The conservation of biodiversity is closely linked to sustainable development. This is particularly evident in the so-called developing countries. Latin America, for instance, hosts some of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world. However, this biodiversity is threatened by...

New media provide new opportunities for networking and exchange about issues of global development between learners from different countries. At the same time, such learning makes new demands on the organisation and design of academic teaching. This paper describes and analyses experiences with...