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AMU coordinates projects in the Horizon Europe programme

The AMU Collegium Geographicum Builidng

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, has become the coordinator of the international GreenEsteem project entitled Collaborative Knowledge Valorisation for Sustainable Nature-Based Solutions within the EU's Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation. Employees of the Department of Integrated Geography, the Department of Regional and Local Studies, and the Critical Geography Research Unit of the AMU Faculty of Human Geography and Planning (WGSEiGP) represent the university. The coordinators of the project are Prof. Katarzyna Fagiewicz and Dr Lidia Poniży.

The GreenEsteem project aims to develop good practices in the deployment of nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban areas.

Such efforts will be achieved through pilot studies in two urban centres: Konin and Sofia. "In both locations, so-called living labs will be created, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders representing civil society, academia, entrepreneurs and local authorities (quadruple helix model)," explains Prof. Katarzyna Fagiewicz from WGSEiGP.

"The team's task will be to jointly design and evaluate (co-design and co-evaluation) NBS supporting the green transition. Based on the results of the pilot and with the strong support of expert groups, a comprehensive training programme for stakeholders shall be established to strengthen the process of collaborative knowledge and valorisation in the area of NBS. Through a dedicated online platform containing toolkits, online training modules, a digital handbook and recommendations for decision-makers, the project's findings will reach practitioners, citizens and researchers, ensuring the replication of best practices in collaborative knowledge valorisation across Europe," announces Prof. Katarzyna Fagiewicz.

The project consortium consists of six partners from Poland, Bulgaria and Austria. The budget's total is nearly €1 million, and its realisation is designed for two years.