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Climate activism: between hopes, challenges and new strategies

Climate activism: between hopes, challenges and new strategies

Climate activism has a significant impact on public opinion and politics, but it must evolve to be more effective. This is what emerges from the study “The impacts of climate activism” by Yale University, in the United States.

TRANS-lighthouses at TERRAenVISION 2025

TRANS-lighthouses at TERRAenVISION 2025

Our project “TRANS-Lighthouses" will also be present at the TERRAenVISION 2025 Conference, which will be held from 8 to 11 July 2025 at the University of Granada in Spain.

An urban river

An urban river

The city of Trento tries to benefit from its watercourse creating a closer link between the urban and the natural context.

Esplorando la Natura e le Aule Verdi con Sapienza e l’Istituto Comprensivo Tiburtina Antica! 

Esplorando la Natura e le Aule Verdi con Sapienza e l’Istituto Comprensivo Tiburtina Antica! 

Il 4 dicembre si è svolta un’entusiasmante passeggiata educativa presso il Pratone di Economia della Sapienza (Via Scarpa), organizzata dall’Università di Sapienza in collaborazione con l’Istituto Comprensivo Tiburtina Antica. 40 alunni della quinta elementare, accompagnati dai loro insegnanti e dai ricercatori della Sapienza, hanno intrapreso un percorso di scoperta della natura e di ripensamento degli spazi di […]

Συμμετοχή στο Πρώτο Αειφόρο Φεστιβάλ Πεδιαίου… Ροή Ζωής!

Συμμετοχή στο Πρώτο Αειφόρο Φεστιβάλ Πεδιαίου… Ροή Ζωής!

Στις 3 Νοεμβρίου 2024, το Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου σε συνεργασία με το Δήμο Στροβόλου και την υποστήριξη της νεοφυούς εταιρείας PaleBlue Apps, διοργάνωσε το Διαδραστικό παιχνίδι ‘ΣτροβοΔΡΑΣΗς’, στα πλαίσια του ‘1ου Αειφόρου Φεστιβάλ Πεδιαίου…ροή ζωής’. Το παιχνίδι στοχεύει στην εξερεύνηση του ποταμού, δίνοντας γνώση για τη Χλωρίδα και Πανίδα του Πεδιαίου, μέσα από διάφορες προκλήσεις και quiz. […]

CONSORTIUM MEETING #5 – Cáceres

CONSORTIUM MEETING #5 – Cáceres

Los días 28, 29 y 30 de octubre, dentro del Espacio UEx de la Universidad de Extremadura en Cáceres tuvo lugar el 5° Consortium Meeting del proyecto Horizonte Europa “TRANS-lighthouses: More than green: Lighthouses of transformative Nature-Based Solutions for inclusive communities”, un proyecto internacional en el que participan 19 socios europeos de 10 países, entre los que se encuentra la Universidad de Extremadura.   

Conoce el proyecto Living Knowledge Lab.

Conoce el proyecto Living Knowledge Lab.

Living Knowledge Lab es un laboratorio vivo de compostaje local distribuido en el territorio de Extremadura que aspira a ser uno de los faros de soluciones basadas en la naturaleza y la comunidad (SbNC) del proyecto TRANS-Lighthouses.  Para ello ha movilizado la inteligencia territorial – saberes, tradiciones, personas, colectivos y agentes diversos – para conformar […]

Nature-Based Solutions: The Emerging Frontier in Combating Climate Change By Daniele Savietto

Nature-Based Solutions: The Emerging Frontier in Combating Climate Change By Daniele Savietto

At the end of COP28, held in December in Dubai, the “Global Stocktake”, the first global climate assessment report, issued a critical alert about the delay in global climate goals. This scenario highlighted the growing importance of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) as vital strategies not only for addressing the challenges posed by climate change but also […]

Why we need women’s leadership for NBS

Why we need women’s leadership for NBS

A recent working paper from the World Resources Institute highlights the pivotal role rural women play in implementing Nature-based Solutions (NBS). Emphasizing their significance, the study stresses the necessity of increased support for women’s participation in NBS, highlighting their crucial role in the success of such initiatives. Recognizing gender as integral to climate change solutions, […]

NBS in Italy

NBS in Italy

In 2023 Italy moved a step forward in the field of Nature-based solutions, by creating the Italian Hub for NBS. The main aim of this new-settled entity – created last May in Rome – is connecting researchers, administrators, enterprises and the public sector in order to promote initiatives, gather and disseminate information about Nature-based solutions.  […]