The course - entirely taught in English - enables students to investigate the ecological, social and economic implications of global changes on natural, agricultural and social resources with an interdisciplinary approach. The course provides a solid theoretical and practical knowledge on core natural processes and how global changes affect them, but it also focuses on the increasing need to achieve sustainable development. This track - born to respond to the emerging government requirements concerning natural resources and sustainable development - offers investigation methods and practical activities useful to develop a wide range of skills and trains future professionals to analyze and deal with issues relating sustainable development.