THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE LOCAL TERRITORY.IN PARTICULAR, THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY WILL BE ANALYSED AND HYPOTHESES WILL BE PUT FORWARD TO PROTECT AND CONSOLIDATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES. IT WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A STARTING POINT THE CASE OF THE MERCADANTE FOREST IN THE TERRITORY OF CASSANO DELLE MURGE EXAMPLE OF HUMAN INTERVENTION TO PROTECT URBAN SETTLEMENTS AND LATER TRANSFORMED INTO A HAPPY ISLAND FOR THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE AREA AND NOT ONLY.STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO COPENHAGEN DENMARK WHERE THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY EEA IS BASED THAT WILL VISIT AND ELABORATE A 60-HOUR TRAINING COURSE IN ENGLISH BASED ON THE DATA REPORTS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AGENCY.