ISEE-Degrowth 2025: Building socially just postgrowth futures – linking theory and action

In June 2025, the ISEE-Degrowth Conference took place in Oslo under the theme “Building socially just postgrowth futures – linking theory and action.” This unique event combined the 18th International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) Conference and the 11th International Degrowth Conference, drawing over 1,200 participants from 60 countries, supported by approximately 70 volunteers. The... Continue Reading →

30.9.2025 0

Transformative experiences: reflections from two interventions in Leeds & York, UK.

Thanks to the wonderful work of and support from the Transformers COST Action (🔗), I recently had the opportunity to participate in two consecutive events, both focused on transformative change for sustainability. Both allowed me to broaden my experience, my views, the community with which I interact and work, and finally to broaden the way I... Continue Reading →

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Výsledky projektu “Just Scapes: Spravedlivá transformace krajiny”

Oddělení sociálně-ekologické analýzy (SE Lab) dokončilo v nedávné době práci na projektu Just Scapes, který se zaměřil na spravedlivou transformaci venkovských oblastí v Evropě. Šlo o projekt v mezinárodní spolupráci, přičemž česká případová studie, kterou zpracovávalo právě oddělení SE Lab, probíhala na Slovácku a Valašsku. Zkoumali jsme vztah mezi ochotou místních obyvatel přijímat změny v... Continue Reading →

16.10.2024 0

Environmental justice in the context of Elba’s mass tourism

Elba is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and the third largest one in Italy. Its terrain is very diverse, with the eastern and western areas being largely mountainous and most of the large cities concentrated in the central flat; some 31 309 permanent residents inhabit the seven communes of the island. One... Continue Reading →

10.8.2023 0

Ideas for just landscape transformation: the last round of Just Scapes workshops

What are the possible solutions that would help remove barriers to landscape change and transition towards sustainable land management from the perspective of local stakeholders? In February 2023, we held the last round of Just Scapes participatory workshops. For the past two years, we have been doing research focused on possible landscape and land management... Continue Reading →

29.3.2023 0

2022 Toronto Conference on Earth System Governance (ESG 2022): reflections on contributions to just transformation topics

October 21, 2022: Earth System Governance Project 2022 conference in Toronto. Photo by Dave Chan. ESG 2022 took place from 20-24 October at Toronto University, CA. The central theme linking all the presented contributions was "Governing Accelerated Transitions". ESG 2022 hosted over a hundred sections, covering a wide range of topics connected to acceleration and... Continue Reading →

9.11.2022 0

Project update: what are the conservation-development conflicts when it comes to wolves in the Czech countryside?

Last summer I started my research on conservation-development conflicts in the process of returning large carnivores in Europe (namely wolves in the Czech Republic) to the wild. A year later I returned to the field and spent two weeks among farmers in the cultural landscape of the Beskid Mountains area. Preliminary results show social injustices... Continue Reading →

18.10.2022 0

Just Scapes: Participatory workshops addressing just transformations of the European countryside from the perspective of Slovácko, Horňácko, and Valašsko regions

What changes do we see in local landscape and society, and what would we like to happen in the future? How do we ensure that the effects of these changes are just for everyone? The European countryside is undergoing great social and natural changes, including climate change. However, the impacts of these changes affect various... Continue Reading →

30.3.2022 0

Spravedlivá transformace krajiny z pohledu lidí na Slovácku a Valašsku

Naše případová studie, která v rámci projektu Just Scapes v současnosti probíhá na Slovácku a Valašsku, se zaměřuje na průzkum vazeb mezi ochotou lidí přijmout a realizovat transformativní změny v krajině kolem nich a tím, jak vnímají environmentální spravedlnost...

26.1.2022 0

Vznikla česká pracovní skupina sítě POLLEN

POLLEN je globální síť pro politickou ekologii (výzkumnou oblast řešící, jakým způsobem se politické a společenské uspořádání podepisuje na správě přírodního prostředí a zdrojů). Cílem sítě POLLEN je podporovat spolupráci mezi lidmi, kteří se věnují otázkám politické ekologie, zprostředkovávat výměnu zkušeností a propagovat význam politické ekologie po celém světě mezi akademiky i dalšími skupinami. Činnost... Continue Reading →

26.10.2021 0

Just landscape transformation in the perspective of people from Slovácko (Moravian Slovakia) and Valašsko (Moravian Wallachia) regions

Our current case study within the Just Scapes project (see https://sustainablecz.org/2021/05/03/launching-the-just-scapes-project/) in Slovácko and Valašsko regions focuses on exploring the relationship between people’s willingness to accept and implement transformative changes in landscapes around them and their perception of environmental justice of these changes. In particular, we are interested in landscape changes related to climate change adaptation and tree cover in agricultural landscapes (alleys,... Continue Reading →

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