The course examines rivers and their ecosystems, human impacts, and sustainable management. Students apply interdisciplinary approaches, discuss case studies, and take responsibility in groups by preparing a presentation, moderating a session, and writing a report.

This summer school highlights how an integrated approach that considers the ecological, evolutionary, and social dimensions of freshwater (blue) and terrestrial (green) ecosystems benefits the maintenance and restoration of biodiversity. It is aimed primarily for PhD students to bring themselves up to date with the latest research and to reflect on their own work with an interdisciplinary lens.