Internép has been delivering a placemaking process on Népszínház street, named after the former People’s Theatre, located in the centre of Budapest, until 1965. This multicultural street has always been an important city artery, connecting the outside with the inside, the new with the old, the resident with the foreigner. Today, the street, deprived of…
Our EMCCINNO project, just kicking off in Marseille, brings together five Cultural and Artistic Social Enterprises and seven scientific and advocacy entities striving for climate transition and deeper economic-social transformation. It aims to refine, test, validate, and scale sustainable business models, implementing them for real-world impact within small and medium-sized entities of Cultural and Creative…
Do you ever wonder why we fail to take sufficient action against biodiversity loss and inequity, even when they threaten the very foundations of our society? Perhaps we lack the right tools. The recently launched DAISY project (DigitAl, technologIcal and Social innovation mixes enabling transformation for biodiversity and equitY) aims to fill this gap. It…
Two ambitious multi-stakeholder projects that aim to tackle the threat of invasive alien species have been launched at a conference in Europe. OneSTOP project aims to tackle the threats caused by invasive alien species (IAS) on terrestrial ecosystems, while its sister project, GuardIAS will cover marine and freshwater-related challenges, thus both of these projects will…
GreenFormation is part of three consortia of three successful Horizon Europe projects. We are very much looking forward to working within these international partnerships, striving to enhance nature and society. Our DAISY project aims to understand how interventions (innovations, regulations, financial incentives, and tools affecting social norms and emotions) and their mixes can drive systemic…
GreenFormation Kft., together with Transition Wekerle civil organisation, Kiserdő Egyesület, and volunteers, organised a successful event within the framework of the Co-Bio project’s local case study. We launched a program series called “Wekerle, természetesen!” (Wekerle, naturally!) that aims to provide useful information and practical ideas to Wekerletelep residents, supporting them in taking nature-friendly steps to…
In the framework of the Co-Bio project, GreenFormation is implementing a local case study in Budapest, aiming to support urban biodiversity. The case study is located in the XIX district in Budapest, called “Wekerletelep” (Wekerle estate), a unique garden suburb with many green areas. We are working in cooperation with local organisations -the Transition Wekerle…
The Degrowth Doughnut model is based on the original Doughnut visualisation of ecological boundaries and social foundations. (You can read more about these models in our previous article here.) The Budapest Degrowth Doughnut was formulated in a participatory way during an expert-workshop series in spring, 2024. The process was combined with intense bilateral consultations with…
The Co-Bio (Co-creating Biodiversity in Urban Areas) project had its Train-the-Trainers event in Athens last month, which equipped partners with the necessary co-creation methods, mindset, tools, and insights for urban biodiversity enhancement to act as effective facilitators in their national case development process. During the event, we shared our project-related experiences, dilemmas, and methods, while…
The Co-Bio (Co-creating Biodiversity in Urban Areas) project started last October with seven partners from six countries in Europe aiming to enhance urban biodiversity through co-creation. Check out the first newsletter of the project summarising the project’s goals and activities. Currently, project partners are revealing the state-of-the-art of co-creating urban biodiversity in participant countries. For…