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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · 6d

🌍✨ Transformative change is urgent — and possible.

A new paper, based on @ipbes.net work, co-authored by Karen O’Brien (DAISY Advisory Board Member) shows why incremental fixes aren’t enough. At DAISY, we’re collecting transformative seeds & intervention mixes to help shifts take root. 🌱

Transformative change to address biodiversity loss is urgent and possible

Transformative change for a just and sustainable world often appears overwhelming. This Perspective highlights the key messages from the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and how everyone can be ...

journals.plos.org

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · 12d

🌟 Meet INTERNÉP, our Budapest-based @emccinno.bsky.social partner!

🏙️ It turns everyday spaces on People’s Theatre (Népszínház) street into hubs for community 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧, art, and climate action—its events spark creative placemaking and sustainable heritage. 🎨🤝🌱 #transformation, #arts, #community

greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · 12d

🚋 We explored urban #transformation with Budapest Public Transport Company and Corvinus University.
🍩 The visionary #DegrowthDonut and 🌼 @daisyproject.bsky.social inspired 60+ colleagues with fresh ideas for resilient and solidary cities.
🤝 Transforming mobility, together! #biodiversity #equity

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · 15d

📢 EMCCINNO Newsalert: Stay up to date with European creative and cultural initiatives driving ecological and social sustainability.

✔️ Minimalist email updates

✔️ Deeper stories on the Newsblog

👉 Subscribe: www.emccinno.eu/emccinnos-su...

#EMCCINNO #CultureForClimate #CreativeTransition

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · 16d

Within Co-Bio project, “Wekerle, naturally!” wrapped up a year of community activities for urban biodiversity in Budapest. 🌿 From garden makeovers to school plantings and nature walks, residents showed how small steps can make a big difference—for people and nature. 🌍✨
#urbanbiodiversity, #Co-Bio

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Earth4All @earth4all.life · 23d

Join us tomorrow, 16 September, for a webinar convened by Earth4All and @weall as we explore the #DrawTheLine demands and how we can reshape our economic system to work for people and the planet.
Register ⏩ vist.ly/46t82

Black and white image of woman shouting into a megaphone, with text: Reclaiming the Economy - exploring systems change. Panel discussion, tuesday 16 september 2pm UTC.

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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · Sep 3

🆕 Modern #technologies & #CitizenScience called to the rescue at the @onestop-project.eu to deliver methods for identification, early detection and surveillance of #invasive alien #animals and #plants.

📑 Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
📌 Funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social.

#Science4EU

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌍 Join ONLINE for the final PLANET4B event – 11 September!

📅 Learn about engaging innovative tools, stories of transformative change & how to make better decisions for #biodiversity with Jeanne Nel @biotraces.eu and @ipbes.net lead author, Julia Leventon.

🔗Register here: tinyurl.com/yba894ut

Tales of Transformation: Turning the Tide for Biodiversity and People - PLANET4B Project - Better decisions for biodiversity and people

The PLANET4B project invites you to tune in online for our final project event on 11 September 2025, taking place in Brussels.

planet4b.eu

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · Sep 5

⚠️ The EU wants to weaken vital nature laws — risking forests, rivers, and wildlife already in crisis. This is called “simplification,” but it’s dismantling protections. ⏳ we have only 10 days to act: handsoffnature.eu
@daisyproject.bsky.social @emccinno.bsky.social
#HandsoffNature

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife

Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

handsoffnature.eu

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Earth4All @earth4all.life · Sep 2

Earth4All provides an "ambitious but doable" blueprint for how to upgrade our economic system to one that benefits all, says Jayati Ghosh.

Watch her powerful analysis of what's wrong with our economic system, and what gives her hope that we can turn it around. ⬇️ vist.ly/45bqt

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Earth4All @earth4all.life · Aug 21

📚 In case you missed it: The latest Earth4All deep-dive explores the connection between material resources, wellbeing and the economy - and how we can ensure there is enough for everyone. Download it now: https://www.clubofrome.org/publication/resources-economic-system-change/

Blue background with a pink report cover and text: New publication – why resources matter for economic system change. Deep dive paper explores the material foundations of our economy and why we must rethink natural resource use to ensure sustainable wellbeing for all.

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌍 @greenformation.bsky.social delivered the #EUPP4 project’s impact assessment 📌revealing that to
✅ invest in CSO capacity,
✅ stay adaptive & flexible,
✅ build lasting civil-public dialogue
is essential towards a sustainable EU future.
#Sustainability #EU #CivilSociety #EUPP4 #PolicyImpact

greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · Jul 30

☝️ Big news! 🌱 GreenFormation is now a member of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll), a global movement to put people 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦and the planet 🌍 first in our economic decisions. Excited to learn, share, and help build a future where wellbeing comes before profit. 💚

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Earth4All @earth4all.life · Jul 28

Earth4All's monthly newsletter rounds up our latest research, upcoming events, analysis and more. Don't miss it ⏩ earth4all.life/newsletter/

Mailbox with mail inside with text: science and storytelling for a better future. get monthly news, events and insights on how we can transform the economic system and achieve wellbeing for all.

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Jul 22

DAISY and PLANET4B coordinators @ilkhom-soliev.bsky.social Alex Franklin and @agneszolyomi.bsky.social shared insights at @maiaresilience.bsky.social platform - Alter! 🌿 We explored how behaviour & social sciences can tackle biodiversity loss & boost equity. 🌍 ##Biodiversity #TransformativeChange

“We’ll never prevent biodiversity loss unless we address societal inequality”

The untold story behind our choices about nature

alterclimatechange.com

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌀 Join us on 29 July 2025, 14:00–15:30 CEST, for DAISY’s next transformative change workshop — this time focusing on policy! Explore how projects like DAISY, PLANET4B and @biotraces.eu shape meaningful messages for change.
💻 Online
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/ycx3d3z4

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EMCCINNO @emccinno.bsky.social · Jun 24

#EMCCINNO #transformationsites in action! 💚

In #Coimbra, something subtle but powerful unfolded.

#JACC opened the doors of #SalãoBrazil, not just to a space, but to memory, music, and shared imagination ✨ 🎷

Head over to our website to find out more 😊:
www.emccinno.eu/when-doors-o...

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Jul 1

📣Belgium’s Living Lab has been launched!

On 24 June, the @inbo.be and @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social organised a full-day workshop during which they launched OneSTOP’s Living Lab in Belgium.

🔗Find out more: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...
#Bioinvasions #IAS #LivingLab

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Club of Rome @clubofrome.org · Jun 27

#PODCAST | NEW EPISODE - Why does the vision of a wellbeing economy that serves people & planet remain both urgent and out of reach? 🌍
@katherinetrebeck.bsky.social joins @tillk.bsky.social to explore this critical tension.

🎧 Listen now: clubofrome.podbean.com/e/building-a...

#WellbeingEconomy

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · Jun 24

😊 Great to see the Budapest Degrowth Donut 🏡featured at ISEE-Degrowth 2025 🌎 forming the basis for DAISY’s urban transformation case study. DAISY is now monitoring its implementation and upscaling—stay tuned! ☝️@daisyproject.bsky.social
#transformation, #degrowth

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌀 At #IASC2025, a panel chaired today by Alex Franklin & @ilkhom-soliev.bsky.social from DAISY spotlighted how media, gender, governance, and commons intersect with biodiversity. From news to nature-based solutions—research met action across scales. #SocietalTransformation #Commons #Biodiversity

XX Biennial Conference June 16-20, 2025 | Amherst, MA, USA

Regenerating the Commons: Addressing Pressing Concerns Through Learning about the Past and Innovating into the Future

2025.iasc-commons.org

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Jun 16

👽 Invasive species are often left out of sustainability plans, but they threaten biodiversity, health, and economies.⚠️

📖 Read our blog post to find out more about the effects of #InvasiveAlienSpecies on the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals: onestop-project.eu/news/neglect...

#IAS #Bioinvasions #SDGs

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Jun 16

🌿 At #IASC2025, DAISY & PLANET4B explore how to regenerate the commons through transformation. Join Alex Franklin & @ilkhom-soliev.bsky.social for a session on societal change & biodiversity featuring @arizonastateuni.bsky.social, IUCN & PLANET4B. More: 2025.iasc-commons.org #Commons #EUDR

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · Jun 12

🌍 Interested in protecting the environment and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050? Play Decarbonise! game with us, and experience the complexities of making impactful decisions for our planet.🌱
www.decarbonisegame.com
#Sustainability #Decarbonise #GreenFormation #ClimateAction

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

🌍 Yet another exciting webinar is on the horizon from the transformative change cluster universe. Join experts from @erc.europa.eu, BIONEXT and BIOTRAILS to hear about transformative case studies.

📅Check the agenda and register here: biotrailsproject.eu/join-our-3rd...

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