NCUE has at least four ongoing projects and activities, including: Environmental Education Centre’s “Environmental Educator 24-hour and 100-hour Certification Course”, the Department of Biology’s “Commissioned Planning and Design for Invasive Red Fire Ant Control Operations”; Department of Geography’s “Changhua County Landscape Conservation Promotion Project”, as listed in Table 1. The following section contains project description.

Table 1. Related activities and projects

1. Environmental Educator 24-hour and 100-hour Certification Course

The Environmental Education Center (EEC) aims to nurture environmental education talents. In conjunction with the project “Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change" project, EEC provided relevant education courses for the local and nationwide communities from July to October 2024, with the details shown in Table 1 and the activities shown in Figure 1-2:

Table 2. Environmental education course activities

Figure 1. NCUS’s Specialized Program for Environmental Education Personnel

Figure 2. Environmental Educator 100-hour Certification Course – Classroom Instruction

Links to relevant course activities
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2. Commissioned Planning and Design for Invasive Red Fire Ant Control Operations

In order to protect navigational and public facilities in the airport area, uphold the nation’s image, and reduce fire ant attacks on airport staff and travelers, monitoring and controlling invasive of red fire ants at Taoyuan International Airport are a must, and we must remain vigilant until their eradication in the Dayuan District. This project aims to continue red fire ant control across the airport, where operations must comply with strict aviation safety rules and adjust accordingly to different weather conditions. Tasks such as manpower planning, field monitoring, treatment planning and execution require a team equipped with both red fire ant control expertise and airport-specific experience (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Mixing pesticide

3. Changhua County Landscape Conservation Promotion Program

Through a series of workshops and events, this program sought to raise public awareness of the Bagua Mountain landscape. It aimed to deepen understanding of the local environment fostering a sense of pride and responsibility toward preserving it.

In 2024, activities engaged 52 participants:

(1) “Capturing Landscape Beauty with Drones”: a combination of theoretical and hands-on practice held on August 31 at Fangyuan Putian Temple and Haikong Trail. Participants learned how to operate drones to document landscapes gaining new perspectives on their beauty and the importance of conservation from above.

(2) Two “Mineral and Rock Soap Workshop” sessions held on September 28 and 29 at National Changhua University of Education’s Shengyang Hall. Participants soaps modeled after natural minerals and rocks, enhancing their understanding of geology and reinforcing their appreciation for landscape preservation (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Landscape Conservation Promotion Program: Mineral and Rock Soap Workshop