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Nature in Action: ᴇNᴀBʟS Plenary Meeting Blooms in Wageningen
Earlier this May, the ᴇNᴀBʟS project partners came together in Wageningen, the Netherlands, for a two-day plenary meeting set quite literally in nature. Against the lush backdrop of the Wageningen University campus and the surrounding green cityscape, the group explored progress and next steps for Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in education and practice.
From engaging inspiration sessions and practical workshops on curriculum development to outdoor meetings beneath leafy canopies, the programme was both hands-on and future-focused.
As the project grows, so does our shared commitment to making NBS part of everyday learning and living across Europe.
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Latest ᴇNᴀBʟS Highlights
UEF Sustainability Days 2025
For the second year in a row, the University of Eastern Finland organised a sustainability-themed event across its Kuopio and Joensuu campuses. At a dedicated stand, the ᴇNᴀBʟS team presented the project’s work on biodiversity and NBS education, as well as the Finnish Living Lab. Read more
Earth Day at VMU Agriculture Academy
Vytautas Magnus University celebrated the International Earth Day through a series of meaningful and action-oriented events, highlighting the role of local communities in global environmental efforts. Among these activities, the Lithuanian Living Lab was prominently featured. Read more
NBS Education Summit 2025
The ᴇNᴀBʟS coordination team shared key project findings at the NBS Education Summit 2025, a high-level event focused on advancing NBS in education by highlighting policy recommendations and best practices for a just transition. Read more
ᴇNᴀBʟS’ New Online NBS Course
ᴇNᴀBʟS has launched a new course on NBS, which is currently being pilot-tested in Finland. It will be made available to all lifelong learners through UEF’s Open University in autumn 2025. An Open Access version is also ready for all those interested. Read more
More Nature Deeper Education
ᴇNᴀBʟS’ Dutch Living Lab, coordinated by Wageningen University, co-hosted a symposium exploring nature’s fundamental role in education for sustainability and how this can be translated into educational interventions in specific educational settings. Read more
Field Trip for Recreation Planning
Students from BOKU University embarked on a two-day excursion through Vienna to explore NBS in practice. The aim was to make their potential, challenges, and social dimensions visible—especially in relation to biodiversity, physical activity, recreation, and social justice in urban public spaces. Read more
Learn in Nature Lab: NBS101 Session 1
Coordinated by KomBioTa/ University of Hohenheim, ᴇNᴀBʟS’ German Living Lab — Learn in Nature Lab — has launched its NBS101 series, marking the onset of the summer semester with a dynamic exchange of ideas, critical thinking and creativity. Read more
Integrating AI & Architecture in NBS
ᴇNᴀBʟS’ Greek Living Lab co-hosted a seminar on the role of Artificial Intelligence and architecture in promoting NBS. Participants discussed the synergies between technology, architectural design, urban environmental planning, and NBS as a response to the decline in urban biodiversity. Read more
What’s Coming Next for ᴇNᴀBʟS?
Interesting News from Our Partner Projects
NBS Academy Roadmap & Infographic
NBS Academy has updated its Roadmap and Strategic Plan and designed a comprehensive infographic summarising it. The roadmappresents the project’s vision, mission, and identity, the mapping of stakeholders in NBS education as well as the structure and monitoring mechanisms for creating a European network primarily consisting of teacher trainers, teachers and school leaders, NBS experts and other education stakeholders, including policy makers. Read more
Virtual Innovation Hub
TALLHEDA’s VIH brings together and links different stakeholders from the education and agricultural sectors, organises a permanent dialogue between them, highlights success stories in the sector, and ensures the continuity of the communication activities after the project’s end. Read more
Online Tools Supporting Wetland Restoration
REWET has launched two online tools to support wetland restoration across Europe: the Stakeholders Platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange, and WETSET, a centralised index of wetland datasets. These platforms make it easier for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to access data and connect for climate-smart conservation efforts. Read more
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Read the 1st issue of our newsletter to learn everything that went down in the first months of ᴇNᴀBʟS.
