SDG 15.2.5
SDG 15.2.5 Sustainable management of land for agriculture (educational outreach)
NCUE implements a number of projects and activities, including the Environmental Education Center’s “24-, 33-, and 100-hour Environmental Education Personnel Certification Courses” and “Resilient Changbin: Climate Change and the Sustainability of Changhua's Coastal Environment and Industries” project, as well as the Department of Fine Arts’ “Ecological Healing and Green Sustainability: Changhua Ecological Art Project” project. Department of Biology: "Survey, Conservation, and Restoration Promotion of Asaphis violascens Habitats along the Changhua Coast". The relevant projects are summarized in Table 1, followed by brief introductions.
| Project Activity | Funding Agency |
|---|---|
| Resilient Changbin: Climate Change and the Sustainability of Changhua's Coastal Environment and Industries | Ministry of Education |
| Ecological Healing and Green Sustainability: Changhua Ecological Art Project | Ministry of Education |
| Changhua Coastal Hard Clam Habitat Survey, Conservation, and Restoration Promotion | Changhua Marine Food Research Production Cooperative |
1. 100-Hour Environmental Education Personnel Certification Course
The Environmental Education Center of NCUE is committed to cultivating qualified environmental education professionals. In conjunction with the project “Resilient Changbin: Climate Change and the Sustainability of Changhua's Coastal Environment and Industries,” the Center offered relevant educational courses for local communities and communities nationwide from July to October 2025. The course information is summarized in Table 2, and the activities are shown in Figure 1-2.
| Course Activity | Period | Number of Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Educator 100-hour Certification Class | July–October 2025 | 7 |
Course Photo and Video Information: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1391078049472220&type=3
2. Ecological Healing and Green Sustainability: Changhua Ecological Art Project
In response to the ecological crisis caused by global warming, the University’s Department of Fine Arts proposed the University Social Responsibility (USR) Project, “Ecological Healing and Green Sustainability: Changhua Ecological Art Project,” for the 2025–2027 period. With “local care” as its central theme, the project aims to contribute to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. In 2025, a series of free activities were organized, as summarized in Table 3, relevant photographs are shown in Figures 3–5.
| Activity Name | Date (2025) | Location | Target Participants | Number of Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siangshan Ecological Field Study Workshop | Mar. 31 | Siangshan Community, Changhua City | Siangshan Community residents | 23 |
| Dongfong Park Ecological Tour Guide Capacity-Building Training | Apr. 14 | Siangshan Trail and Dongfong Park, Changhua City | Siangshan Community residents; faculty and students from the Departments of Biology and Fine Arts at NCUE | 49 |
| Changhua Community Climate Change and Environmental Lecture | Apr. 21 | Fengshan Temple, Siangshan Community, Changhua City | Siangshan Community residents; Professor Tu Chien-Yi from Department of Geography at NCUE | 19 |
| Breathe with the Forest: An Ecological Outdoor Workshop through Dongfong Park, Siangshan area in Baguashan | May 3 | Dongfang Park, Siangshan area | Ecological Tour Guide Volunteer Team of Siangshan Community; healthcare personnel and family members of Changhua Christian Hospital; faculty and students of NCUE | 88 |
| Green Moments: My Little Garden (Siangshan Sessions 1 & 2)—Senior Horticultural Therapy Workshop Series | May 5 | Fengshan Temple, Siangshan Community, Changhua City | Horticultural therapy instructor of the NCUE USR Project; faculty and students of the Department of Fine Arts; Siangshan Community residents | 35 |
| Ecological Restoration Project 2: Green Trail Workshop | Jun. 29 | Lawn behind the Yihui Hall, NCUE | Faculty and students of the Department of Fine Arts, NCUE; faculty and students of the Graduate Institute of Architecture and Art, Tainan National University of the Arts | 7 |
| Siangshan Nature Lecture: Exploring Everyday Local Ecology | Aug. 4 | Science Building I, NCUE | Faculty and students of the Departments of Fine Arts and Biology, NCUE; Siangshan Community residents | 25 |
| Nature Enthusiasts of Siangshan: Training in Local Ecological Interpretation | Aug. 11 | Science Building I, NCUE | Faculty and students of the Departments of Fine Arts and Biology, NCUE; Siangshan Community residents | 25 |
| Following Leaves and Scents: Nature’s Stories Among Three Gardens | Aug. 18 | Siangshan Community, Changhua City | Faculty and students of the Departments of Fine Arts and Biology, NCUE; Siangshan Community residents | 26 |
| Siangshan Green Trail Learning: Observation, Interpretation, and Evaluation | Aug. 25 | Siangshan Community, Changhua City | Faculty and students of the Departments of Fine Arts and Biology, NCUE; Siangshan Community residents | 24 |
| Department of Fine Arts—Social, Cultural, and Media Green Survey and Soil Restoration Project: Let the Wildland Bloom—Cosmos Seed-Sowing Action Workshop | Oct. 1 | Lawn behind the Yihui Hall, NCUE | Faculty and students of the Department of Fine Arts, NCUE | 25 |
3. Department of Biology 2025 Marine Conservation Local Stewardship Project—Changhua Coastal Hard Clam Habitat Survey, Conservation, and Restoration Promotion Project.
Under the Ministry of Education Fourth-Phase USR Project, “Resilient Changbin: Climate Change and the Sustainability of Changhua's Coastal Environment and Industries,” NCUE worked with Caohu Junior High School, Hanbao Elementary School, Fangyuan Elementary School, and Houliao Elementary School to promote marine education, intertidal observation, clam identification, water-quality monitoring, blue carbon, environmentally friendly aquaculture, and fisheries-related food education. Caohu Junior High School received the Ministry of Education’s Marine Education Promotion Award in 2021 and 2025, and the Excellence Award in the junior-high category of the Marine Education Innovative Teaching Quality Team Selection.
In collaboration with the Changhua Marine Food Research Production Cooperative and local communities, the University conducted clam-habitat surveys, sediment improvement, and marine citizen-science training at Xinbao Wetland. In 2025, four clam-habitat surveys and volunteer-training activities reached 50 participants; five Little Marine Citizen Scientist activities reached 146 participants; and three outdoor ecological survey and field-operation activities reached 73 participants. Activities included water-quality and dissolved-oxygen testing, sediment analysis, bivalve identification, benthic-fauna surveys, intertidal biodiversity observation, and an oyster-shell sediment-improvement trial. Through a “big hand leading a small hand” model, Caohu Junior High School students led Hanbao Elementary School pupils in intertidal surveys, linking the University, schools, communities, and local industry, relevant photographs are shown in Figure 6.
