From 26 until 29 of August 2024, the Faculty of Environmental Protection in Velenje once again hosted young researchers at the 2nd Summer School entitled “Small steps for big environmental changes”.
The »Laboratory in Nature« workshop focused on water bodies, while the »Footprints in the Soil« workshop dealt with soils and their important role in the environment. The topics of the workshops are highly intertwined and complementary, and over the course of three days, participants became well informed about the importance and issues of these areas of Nature.
At the same time the yought learned about microplastics in water bodies and in soils. This kind of practical teaching raises young people’s awareness of the importance of proper management of plastics and plastic products and encourages creative thinking on how to prevent the waste of plastics in the environment or how to reuse used plastics.
