Conservation education- the building and implementation of Bug Hotels

Placement focus with the MSC environmental science and climate change programme

About this Placement

As part of a conservation-education initiative, students build and familiarise themselves with the role of bug hotels in the community and within insect sampling. Bug hotels are introduced in various locations around Gibraltar.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Conservation- education
  • Community outreach
  • Insect sampling

Stakeholders

  • Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
  • Department of the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change
  • University of Gibraltar