Introduction
"It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing.”
British Naturalist and Presenter
Biodiversity affects every aspect of life on earth from food production and human nutrition to mental and social well-being.
However, biodiversity is currently being threatened, resulting in a significant loss that impacts our society.
Nature-Based Solutions
Our researchers will develop knowledge, tools and novel approaches towards a society in harmony with nature. We aim at tackling public policies, locals strategies and corporate strategies to be more inclusive and just. Thus, BIOTraCes is in line with the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
At the interface of Nature and Society
Our aims are to:
- Identify power lock-ins
- Discern leverage opportunities and enable stakeholders
- Test co-produced interventions
- Analyse indirect causes of biodiversity loss (e.g. structural factors) that are barriers to sustainable decisions and behaviour
Our Nine Case Studies
Our Nine Case Studies
Geographically they span across Europe. At a local level, a unique feature of the cases is their attention to marginalised and religious groups, gender and youth.
The research from the cases will serve as the basis for our Theory of Transformative Change.
Scroll down and click on the nine tiles below to learn about the individual case studies.
FOOD PARK AGINST INDUSTRY
The building a community-based eco-food park in Amsterdam.
MÉRTOLA FUTURE LAB
An initiative to boost local food production and consumption in Portugal.
URBAN SCHOOLYARDS – BIODIVERSITY LAB
The transformation of schoolyards into gardens to connect pupils with nature in Basque country
HIGH NATURE VALUE FARMING
The preservation of traditional farming and the Saschiz region landscape in Romania.
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY
The tackling of local participation on river dam removal to foster social-ecological opportunities in Lithuania.
HOLISTIC PLACE-BASED FOREST VIEWS
The empowering of small and medium sized forest-owners by providing a forum for their voices on forest management in Sweden.
HERDERS' KNOWLEDGE
The use of values and traditional knowledge to change harmful regulatory frameworks that affect biodiversity in Hungary.
CITIZENS BASED ALLIANCE FOR ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY
A grassroots innovative citizens-based governance to improve the quality of the ecosystem of the Simeto River in Italy.
ECO-COMMUNITIES AS HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY
The boosting of participation and innovation for nature-inclusive buildings and neighbourhoods in the Netherlands.
Our Principles
Our Principles
- Pluralising (acknowledging variety in values)
- Empowering (enhancing agency of marginalised groups)
- Politicising (unveiling the political dimension of obstacles towards transformative change)
- Embedding (bringing transformative change into the economy, social practices and policy)
Our Theory of Transformative Change
Theory of Transformative Change
Our Partners and Social Media Accounts
Project Partners
Wageningen University and Research
University of Gothenburg
Centro de Estudios Sociais (CES)
Okologiai Kutatokozpont (CER)
Asociacion BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Mykolo Romerio Universitetas (MRU)
University of Catania
University of Twente
Universitatea Babes-Bolyai (UBB)
European Science Communication Insititute
Centro de Estudios Ambientales (CEA)
"It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing.”
Nature-Based Solutions
At the interface of Nature and Society
Our Nine Case Studies
Our Principles
Theory of Transformative Change
Project Partners
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