DRAGONS project launches on 1st June 2026
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From growth to care: ecological economics and the care economy in Budapest
Ecological economists from across Hungary gathered at Corvinus University of Budapest on 27 April for an inspiring afternoon workshop and Tim Jackson’s public lecture on his latest book, The Care Economy. The event was organised by the Research Center for Ecological Economics at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies (CIAS), Corvinus University of Budapest, which hosted both the…
Budapest Degrowth Doughnut in action: city actors co‑design transformative pathways
Mid April, a DAISY workshop was held in Budapest to discuss how to move the Budapest Degrowth Doughnut (BDD) from an inspiring concept toward a more operational pathway for urban governance. The core group of the BDD DAISY seed innovation includes representatives of the Budapest Municipality, Corvinus University of Budapest, and the Budapest Public Transport…
DAISY in Budapest: walking the Degrowth Doughnut
DAISY’s second consortium meeting brought 18 partners from Hungary, Germany, Greece, the UK and the Netherlands to Budapest from 24–26 March 2026, combining intensive work sessions with an urban field trip through one of the inner district of Budapest. Based at Impact Hub Budapest, researchers from different fields took stock of DAISY’s progress so far,…
Students from Dublin explore Budapest’s Degrowth Doughnut in practice
On Thursday 19 March, a group of Planning and Environmental Management students from Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) joined GreenFormation for a short afternoon walk in Budapest to explore how degrowth donut related ideas are taking shape in the city’s neighbourhoods. The visit built on our collaboration within the Horizon Europe DAISY project, which focuses…
Dialogues in motion: OneSTOP consortium meets in Almería
The OneSTOP consortium held its latest project meeting in Almería, Spain, from 19 to 22 January, hosted by EEZA-CSIC. Over three days, partners reviewed the progress of the different work packages, discussed links and dependencies between activities, and clarified open questions to ensure smooth continuation of the upcoming tasks. The meeting provided a structured space…
Co-creating urban nature futures: Co-Bio at the “Adaptation? Naturally!” Conference
On 6 February 2026, GreenFormation presented the Co-Bio project at the “Adaptation? Naturally!” UPSURGE final conference. The event provided a valuable platform for knowledge sharing and networking among international and directly EU-funded projects, featuring Hungarian case studies on nature-based solutions. GreenFormation contributed with a short Co-Bio introduction as part of the morning mini-presentations, and then…
One turning point. Roots connecting. Shared futures.
The EMCCINNO team, GreenFormation is part of, is pleased to share the release of a new short, 7-minute video produced within the project, built around the question “What was the turning point for you?”. The video features reflections from project partners, including two colleagues from GreenFormation, to explore personal experiences that inspire climate action and…
Learning from local action: six countries, six pathways to co-create urban biodiversity
As the Co-Bio project draws to a close, we reflect on the diversity and creativity of the local case studies that took place across six European countries. From micro-forests in Portugal and biodiversity gardens in Italy, to urban campus greening in Austria, schoolyard and park transformations in Greece, biodiversity boxes in Denmark, and neighbourhood-scale co-creation…
The 2nd EMCCINNO gathering in Budapest: advancing progress and strengthening ties across five European hubs
At the start of December, Budapest became the vibrant meeting point for the second EMCCINNO project gathering, bringing together five pilot sites from across Europe: ZK/U (Germany), Be.Time (Spain), KÖME (Hungary), JACC (Portugal), and Friche la Belle de Mai (France). Hosted by GreenFormation and Internép, the event centered on exchanging updates, refining strategies, and deepening…