{"id":1329,"date":"2025-11-25T01:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:48:52","slug":"test-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/?p=1329","title":{"rendered":"Training Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Chilia Veche Summer School, 25\u201331 August 2025<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The Return of Development: Natures and Conflict in the Black Sea \/ Danube Delta Region<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1608\" src=\"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/casute-01-01-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/casute-01-01-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/casute-01-01-01-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/casute-01-01-01-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"586\">Between 25\u201331 August 2025, the village of Chilia Veche hosted the summer school <em data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"391\">The Return of Development: Natures and Conflict in the Black Sea \/ Danube Delta Region<\/em>, a project funded through the BLACK SEA Initiative 2025\u20132026 of the Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG), University of St. Gallen, coordinated by Prof. C\u0103lin Cotoi.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together an interdisciplinary group of researchers conducting work in the Danube Delta region. From the Just4MPA project, three team members contributed presentations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Petru\u021ba Teamp\u0103u<\/li>\n<li>\u0218tefan Constantinescu<\/li>\n<li>Ruxandra P\u0103duraru<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"903\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1633\" src=\"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/team-01-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/team-01-01.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/team-01-01-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/team-01-01-768x258.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"903\">Aims and Format of the Summer School<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1124\">The main goal of the program was to create a space where researchers working in the Delta could exchange insights, methods, and findings across disciplines. The structure of the week reflected this collaborative spirit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1317\">Morning sessions featured presentations and discussions involving participants on site, as well as online contributions from scholars such as Tanya Richardson and Ioana Savin.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1436\">Field visits in Chilia Veche allowed participants to explore local landscapes, infrastructures, and practices.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1559\">Conversations with local fishers provided grounded perspectives on livelihoods, regulation, and ecological change.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1663\">Afternoon and evening sessions offered additional presentations, debates, and thematic workshops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1720\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1635\" src=\"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mal-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mal-01.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mal-01-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/just4mpa.unibuc.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mal-01-768x360.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1720\">Topics Related to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1880\">A wide range of themes connected to MPA governance, environmental history, and socio-ecological dynamics were discussed during the workshop. Among these were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1925\">Hydrofeminism and environmental justice<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1984\">Gender roles in fishing and fish-processing industries<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2064\">Local perceptions of nature and protected areas through the lens of tourism<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2109\">Nature as the backdrop for everyday life<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2158\">Local microtoponymy and its analytical value<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2203\">The study of historical topographic maps<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2293\">Conservation discourses during the socialist period (Romanian and Ukrainian contexts)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2353\">Irrigation infrastructure and the politics it generates<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2402\">The impact of the war on fishing communities<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2460\">Danube embankments and their socio-ecological effects<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2499\">Hydrosocial relations in the Delta<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2555\">Socialist agro-industrial development in the region<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2558\" data-end=\"2607\">Scientific redefinitions of the Delta over time<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2646\">Reed resources and their valuation<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2649\" data-end=\"2680\">Emerging trends in conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"2682\" data-end=\"2723\">Benefits for the Just4MPA Project<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2820\">Participation in the summer school provided several important advantages for the Just4MPA team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2875\">Constructive feedback from fellow researchers<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2954\">Roundtable discussions that deepened conceptual and empirical insights<\/li>\n<li 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