As part of EU Green Week the 'NBS EduWORLD' team from, PPMI and Trinity College Dublin, are organising an online workshop on mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). This interactive workshop will bring together stakeholders (teachers, practitioners and policymakers) to discuss how we can best support NBS education and integration. The event will open with diverse examples from across Europe and close with breakout group discussions to identify current challenges and education approaches. We're very excited for the event and hope to have representatives from the EfC community as well!
Register to the event on June 6th today at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/84994dca-8a7c-484f-a525-c23d215bca85@88badb7b-9383-42af-8dcc-46371ac84270
Speakers
Riccardo Cilia (IRIDRA, Italy): 'Integrating Community Engagement into NBS Design: Enhancing Project Outcomes and Community Empowerment'.
Riccardo Cilia is a Landscape Architect who graduated in 2017 with a thesis on Ecosystem Services as a multidisciplinary approach to the landscape. He is now an experienced professional in territorial assessment for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions, NBS potential, project design and implementation, citizen engagement and dissemination. At IRIDRA, he contributes to several projects, assisting in the research, design, and construction supervision of Sustainable Drainage Systems and NBS.
Thalia Tsaknia (Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece): 'Schools as innovation hubs for the green transition: How Nature-based Solutions can lead to the development of skills for sustainable communities'.
Thalia Tsaknia is a science educator and researcher with over 15 years of experience in designing and implementing STEAM and environmental education programs and activities. She is the author of the environmental books that are used in the school of Ellinogermaniki Agogi. Her current work focuses on integrating NBS within the school context following a Whole-School Approach and the GreenComp, and teachers' professional development.
John McNally (Offaly County Council, Ireland): 'How NBS is supporting community resilience and climate actions in Offaly county'
John McNally is the climate action coordinator with Offaly County Council in Ireland. John is a qualified engineer with over 25 years' experience. His team are working on the climate action strategy for Offaly which is one of the most impacted areas of Ireland under the just transition.
Silvia Pirini, winner of EUN's NBS in Education Competition: 'Practical examples of how to integrate NBS in teaching'
Silvia Pirini graduated in mathematics and is a teacher of mathematics and physics since 2005 and a teacher trainer since 2017. She calls herself a Teacher in Progress (TiP): in continuous updating and experimentation. Her interests are STEM, new technologies and student-centred methodologies that she studies with great interest and experiment on together with her students and colleagues.
The EU Green Week is an annual conference and series of events to debate, become familiar with, or even celebrate EU environment policy. In line with the Year of Skills, Partner Events will focus in 2023 on the topics of skills for sustainable, resilient and socially fair communities. Throughout the week, partner events organised by schools, universities, business associations, environmental organisations, civil society, and government agencies will take place across Europe and beyond.
The NBS Education Network (NBS EduWORLD) is a Horizon Europe project, funded by the EU (Grant Agreement No. 101060525), at the crossroads between NBS and education, a forerunner project blending the two topics. It is a unique consortium bringing together researchers, educators, practitioners, and even sports community members with the common goal of creating engaging and locally relevant educational materials centring on the environmental, social, and professional merits of NBS.
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