NCUE actively collaborates with multiple non-governmental organizations to promote environmental education and climate adaptation-related projects, covering ecological art promotion, fisheries and wetland sustainability, climate resilience governance, and invasive species control. Between 2023-2025, a total of 5 collaborative projects are ongoing (as shown in Table 1), not only promoting environmental sustainable development in communities and industries but also strengthening local adaptation capacity under climate change.

Table 1. NCUE's 2024 Collaborative Project List

No.	Programme
1	Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art "Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art Project
2	Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change
3	Changhua Coastal Clam Habitat Survey and Conservation Education Promotion Project
4	Climate Resilience Development and Disaster Prevention Adaptation Governance: A Participatory Approach with Just Transition -- Climate Resilience Development and Disaster Prevention Adaptation Governance: A Participatory Approach with Just Transition
5	Taoyuan International Airport Corporation Project / Commissioned Planning and Design for Invasive Red Fire Ant Control Operations

1. Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art Project

In response to the ecological crisis of global warming, NCUE proposed the Department of Fine Arts USR project "Ecological Homelands and Urban-Rural Sustainability: A Changhua Ecological Art Project" in 2023-2024, focusing on "local care" as the main theme to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development SDGs "13 Climate Action" goal, organizing related free activities as shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Free Activities and Participation in 2024

No.	Activity	Number of Participants
1	Horticultural Therapy/Green Healing: Horticultural Therapy Active Aging Workshop	31
2	Horticultural Therapy/Green Seeds: Horticultural Therapy Workshop	38
3	Green Spirit - Memory of Wind: Wind Chime Handcraft Active Aging Workshop	22
4	Green Spirit - Natural Imprints: Leaf Printing Life Workshop - Active Aging Session	20
5	Green Spirit - Natural Imprints: Leaf Printing Life Workshop - Yi-Kang Care Association Session	43
6	Green Spirit - Plant-Inspired Mirror: Five Senses Self-Portrait Active Aging Workshop	25
7	Green Healing: Horticultural Therapy Active Aging Workshop	26
8	Four Seasons Elegance: Herbal Tea and Solar Terms Dialogue - Horticultural Therapy Workshop	20
9	My Home Also Has a Small Forest - Horticultural Therapy Workshop	26
10	Green Healing: Horticultural Therapy Active Aging Workshop - Active Aging Session	23
11	"Polar Green Ark" Ecological Art Exhibition	300

(1) Collaboration with O-Bank Education Foundation to organize the "Arctic Green Ark" Ecological Art Exhibition.

(a) On August 23, 2024, an opening event and guided tour were held, with ecological art experts and scholars invited to participate in an ecological-themed symposium.

(b) During the exhibition period, two ecological-themed horticultural therapy workshops were organized. One was conducted at Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, inviting medical staff and patients to participate, and the other was an elementary school ecological education horticultural therapy workshop, inviting students from Neihu Elementary School to participate in hands-on experiences. During the exhibition period, ecological guided tours and online ecological-themed psychological testing games were conducted, providing more participants with understanding of how greening can cool temperatures and reduce carbon emissions, serving as the best solution to urban heat island effects.

(c) The exhibition period lasted over one month, from August 19 to September 27, 2024. More than 300 visitors attended. (Figures 1-2)

(d) Related news links:

https://www.o-bankef.org/events/1142

https://artemperor.tw/tidbits/16892

Figure 1. Group Photo from the Horticultural Therapy Workshop Results with Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center

Figure 2. Group Photo of Artists, Distinguished Guests, and Audience at the Opening

(2) Collaborating with Changhua Active Aging Center on "Horticultural Therapy/Green Healing: Horticultural Therapy Active Aging Workshop" with 31 participants (Figures 3-4). Additionally, 4 Green Spirit series workshops were organized (jointly held in collaboration with Changhua Active Aging Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua County Yi-Kang Care Association, David Lan Presbyterian Church, and YMCA Mayu Garden), with a total of 110 participants (Figures 5-6). Project Activity links:
https://www.youtube.com/@USR-p7m

Figure 3. Students Instructing Participants

Figure 4. Group Photo of Teams with Participants

Figure 5. Participants happily sharing

Figure 6. Group photo of participants with their works

2. Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change: This year's USR project continues from 2023 initiatives, actively promoting environmental education activities, including introducing ecological and environmental protection concepts, air pollution awareness, beach cleaning, and wetland conservation actions. Simultaneously, the project collaborates with non-governmental organizations on climate adaptation aspects, promoting energy conservation and carbon reduction, green energy applications, product packaging and marketing research and practical experiences to assist in addressing local environmental protection and aquaculture industry development issues, enhancing local community resilience and sustainable development capacity under climate change.

(1) The project collaborates with the Changhua Aquaculture Association, focusing on aquaculture industry adaptation strategies under climate change. In addition to assisting and investigating association-affiliated fishponds, coastal water intake channels, and groundwater wells, based on stakeholder feedback from the USR project, service scope has been expanded to include assistance for golden corbicula operators and additional survey area investigations. Investigation areas cover the upper, middle, and lower reaches of rivers serving as water sources for fishponds, conducting maintenance and safety testing of water resources for aquaculture operators and coastal areas. All services are provided free of charge. Related activity records are shown in Figures 7-8.

Figure 7: Conducting field investigation activities

Figure 8. March 2024 - Water Quality Investigation Team: The 2024 Department of Biology USR project implementation, investigating water quality in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of rivers

(2) Sustainable Development and Practices of Coastal Biological Resources: The course includes workshops on "The Application of Beneficial Bacteria in Aquaculture" and "Aquaculture and Greenhouse Gases" courses. Combined with the USR (University Social Responsibility) project, students are led into local friendly aquaculture sites for hands-on bacterial identification and water quality monitoring. Clam farming is a friendly aquaculture business that can absorb carbon dioxide to reduce greenhouse gases and lower carbon emissions. Ecosystem polyculture methods reduce feed, conserve water, and minimize waste; combined with smart aquaculture and cloud-based AI big data analysis, risks are reduced while quality and production are enhanced. Students not only learn professional biotechnology but also collaborate with clam farmers and local community associations to assist in promoting healthy, low-pollution aquaculture methods. The course emphasizes "knowledge localization" and "sustainable practice," allowing academic energy to benefit communities, promoting industrial upgrading and environmental protection, demonstrating universities and localities jointly promoting friendly ecology. Related activity photos are shown in Figure 9. Project activity Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/photos/?tab=album&ref=page_internal

Figure 9. April 2024 - Sustainable Development and Practices of Coastal Biological Resources, with participants including course faculty, students, and local aquaculture operators and residents, jointly learning techniques for detecting marine bacteria and beneficial bacteria cultivation methods, promoting low-pollution, low-carbon friendly aquaculture models.

3. Changhua Coastal Clam Habitat Survey and Conservation Education Promotion Project

(1) NCUE promotes the "Changhua Coastal Clam Habitat Survey and Conservation Education Promotion Project," implementing a series of marine citizen scientist courses at Xinbao Wetland and Wanggong Fishing Port through industry-academia cooperation, including "Volunteer Investigator Training," "Seed Teacher Training," and "Clam Detective Squad" activities. Course content covers water quality testing, biodiversity surveys, bivalve classification, and coastal tourism and conservation education promotion, integrating with Caohu Junior High School, Hanbao Elementary School, and Lukang Elementary School to closely combine scientific investigation with local education, enhancing environmental protection awareness among teachers, students, and communities.

(2) The same project also emphasizes practical operations in ecological restoration and climate adaptation. Through "Clam Habitat Surveys" (conducted once each in winter, spring, summer, and autumn, including sediment improvement experiments), it was discovered that sediment improvement can effectively promote the growth of indicator species such as venus clams and Asian hard clams, suppress the dominance of Chinese venus, and enhance carbon sequestration potential and benthic biodiversity. (Figure 10)

(3) Through extensive participation of citizen scientists, not only has the volume of survey data significantly increased, but community conservation awareness has also been effectively enhanced, forming a demonstration cooperation model that combines scientific research, educational promotion, and climate adaptation.

(4) Project activity Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/photos/?tab=album&ref=page_internal

Figure 10. Winter joint sampling and investigation of clam habitats by NCUE team and Changhua Marine Food Research Center

4. Climate Resilience Development and Disaster Prevention Adaptation Governance: A Participatory Approach with Just Transition Project

(1) This research promotes just transition strategies under climate resilience through a participatory approach, aiming to strengthen disaster adaptation governance. In spring 2025, the "Climate Action Actors" workshop was held in Huwei Township, Yunlin County, introducing image analysis technology to explore urban development, industrial transformation, and heat risks, consolidating action directions. The research team established a comprehensive awareness system and completed spatiotemporal analysis of heat risks in Yunlin, Changhua, and Taichung, laying the data foundation for local climate justice; conducted comparative analysis of just transition literature and policies, discovering Taiwan's unique characteristics. Regarding offshore wind power issues, pointing out that current compensation mechanisms fail to implement fair participation, the research team combined routine collaboration with international exchange, establishing cooperation with Dartmouth College in the United States to promote long-term research on renewable energy issues. Research results are expected to develop methodologies for incorporating justice principles in climate decision-making and propose fair disaster prevention and adaptation policy recommendations. (Figures 11-12)

(2) Related websites:

(a) https://justransition.wordpress.com/team/

(b) https://justransition.wordpress.com/abstract/

(c) https://eyesonplace.net/2025/03/31/27656/

Figure 11. Wind and Solar Power Survey on Fangyuan Coastline

Figure 12. Yunlin County Radiation Map (upper left), Temperature Map (lower left), Wind Speed Map (upper right), Land Subsidence Map (lower right)

5. Taoyuan International Airport Corporation Project / Commissioned Planning and Design for Invasive Red Fire Ant Control Operations (Figure 13).

Figure 13. NCUE and Taoyuan International Airport Fire Ant Control Team using fire ant detection dogs to assist in searching for invasive red fire ants at Taoyuan Airport

In summary, through collaboration with diverse non-governmental organizations, NCUE has demonstrated cross-sector integration and substantial effectiveness in environmental education and climate adaptation fields. We not only deepen local community participation in climate action but also establish a sustainable development model that combines educational promotion, scientific research, and practical application through data monitoring, friendly industry promotion, and international collaboration, effectively strengthening societal resilience in facing climate change.