2023-01-05T10:10:46Z

Aleksi Salmela:

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Transition arena is a key tool to generate a compelling narrative, a critical mass and a legitimizing analysis for fundamental change. Transition arenas are connected to the approach of transition management, which has been developed to be used for breaking away from business-as-usual. Transition management can be used as a strategy to open up desired transition pathways in societal contexts where people and organisations are stuck in addressing persistent problems with improvements, instead of bringing about transformational change.

This page is part of an ongoing, open-ended online collaborative database, which collects relevant approaches that can be used by city-makers to tackle unsustainability and injustice in cities. It is based mainly on knowledge generated in EU-funded projects and touches on fast changing fields. As such, this page makes no claims of authoritative completeness and welcomes your suggestions.

==General introduction to approach==

Central to Transition Management is a set of principles that are based on understanding the concept of societal transitions as complex, non-linear, long-term processes of societal change. Transition management as a policy and management strategy seeks to anticipate transitions, accelerate and guide the types of emerging changes that could contribute to transitions with desired outcomes.

There are a number of basic principles for a transition management ‘mindset’ and for its operational practice:
* Systemic: engage systemwide with emerging dynamics across societal levels
* Back-casting: taking desired, future transition states as a starting point
* Selective: focus on transformative agency already engaged with transitioning
* Adaptive: experimenting towards multiple goals and transition pathways
* Learning-by-doing and doing-by-learning: ensure monitoring and reflexivity

These principles can be operationalized in different ways whereby transition management always tries to influence change in four dimensions:
* Strategic/orienting: problem structuring, envisioning, and establishment of the transition arena
* Tactical/agenda-setting: developing coalitions, images and transition agendas
* Operational/Activating: mobilizing actors, executing projects and experiments
* Reflexive/reflecting: evaluating, monitoring and learning

The transition arena operationalizes and connects these four types of activities. It acts as temporary innovation network aimed at developing radical ways of thinking and acting beyond ‘business-as-usual’.And it is a collective and co-creative learning process that increases self-organisation capacity of the participants. The main outcome of the arena is a sense of direction, an impulse for local change and collective empowerment

==Shapes, sizes and applications==
''[Provide some general insight on the different shapes, sizes and applications of the approach. You might also provide some insight in the development stage and level of maturity of the approaches, their successes and limitations and level of transferability (max. 1 paragraph).]''

The transition arena process tries to address all of the four dimensions (strategic/orienting, tactical/agenda-setting, operational/activating and reflexive/reflecting) described in the introduction but mainly focuses on the strategic and tactical ones. The operational plans are always developed with the transition team and specified for the contexts. The transition arena process in transitions that are not yet highly developed often follows a similar sequence of steps that include:
a) system and actor analysis,
b) problem analysis,
c) future visioning,
d) transition pathways,
e) transition agenda,
f) dissemination, and
g) transition experiments.

When the transition dynamics are more advanced and niches and/or future transition visions are emerging, the arena steps can be adapted.Depending on the transition analysis and dynamics in the specific context, the order of the steps are adjusted or alternative steps might be taken as part of the process to develop a meaningful transition impact.

==Relation to UrbanA themes: Cities, sustainability, and justice==

''[Describe how the approach addresses and/or tackles unsustainability and injustice in cities, taking into consideration the following four questions (max. 1-2 paragraphs)''

'' Urban: to what extent does the approach focus on the urban? Which scale of the urban or which urban territories?''

'' Justice: to what extent does the approach address (in)justice. What type of (in)justice is addressed, how and at which scale?.''

'' Sustainability: what type of (un)sustainability issues are addressed, how and at which scale?''

'' Linking sustainability and justice: to what extent and how does the approach link or connect sustainability and justice?]''

==Narrative of change==

[''Describe in 1 short paragraph what is the narrative of change of the approach.''

''What is the problem that the cluster/approach addresses? ''

''What is the underlying premise of how the cluster/approach tries to address this problem and achieve change? ]''

==Transformative potential==
''[To what extent does the approach alter, change or challenge existing power relations? (To what extent are) which power relations considered as problematic (unequal, oppressive, unjust, excluding etc.) by the approach, implicitly or explicitly? (How) are these power relations being framed, problematised, challenged, altered or replaced by the cluster/approach? And/or which existing power relations are (at the risk of) being reproduced/ strengthened by the approach, and how?]''

==Illustration==
''[Briefly describe one or two illustrative approach(es) or case study based on the questions 1,2,3 & 4 above]''

== Suggested reading==
[https://drift.eur.nl/publications/an-experiential-guide-for-transition-arenas/ DRIFT: An experiential guide for transition arenas]
[https://sharedgreendeal.eu/sites/default/files/media/files/SHARED%20GREEN%20DEAL%20D1.1%20Arena%20Convention%20methodology.pdf Shared Green Deal Arena guidelines]
[https://drift.eur.nl/publications/transition-management-urban-context-guidance-manual/ DRIFT Transition Management in the Urban Context: Guidance Manual]
[https://sustainablejustcities.eu/sites/default/files/media/UrbanA-just-arenas-guide-FINAL-www.pdf Just Arenas Guide for designing collaborative spaces for just sustainability transitions]
[https://drift.eur.nl/app/uploads/2022/10/TOMORROW_methodological-guidelines_Web.pdf Designing Designing participatory transformative processes for Just and Climate-neutral Cities METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES FOR USING TRANSITION MANAGEMENT]
[https://drift.eur.nl/app/uploads/2022/10/TOMORROW_workbook2_Web.pdf Designing Designing participatory transformative processes for Just and Climate-neutral Cities WORKBOOK FOR URBAN TRANSITION MAKERS VOLUME II]

==References==
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Transition arena manuals

2023-01-05T09:37:40Z

Aleksi Salmela:

2022-11-23T14:09:00Z

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MOBA housing SCE

2022-11-23T14:00:22Z

Aleksi Salmela: Created page with "{{Wikithon1}} MOBA housing SCE is a network of pioneering housing cooperatives from Belgrade (Pametnija Zgrada / Ko Gradi Grad), Budapest (Rákóczi Collective), Ljubljana (Zadrugator), Prague (Sdílené domy / První Vlaštovka) and Zagreb (Cooperative Open Architecture) with support from the Cooperative for Ethical Financing (ZEF), urbaMonde, World Habitat, Socialni inovatori, FairCoop and Heinrich Böll Foundation. The network responds to similar problems of access t..."

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MOBA housing SCE is a network of pioneering housing cooperatives from Belgrade (Pametnija Zgrada / Ko Gradi Grad), Budapest (Rákóczi Collective), Ljubljana (Zadrugator), Prague (Sdílené domy / První Vlaštovka) and Zagreb (Cooperative Open Architecture) with support from the Cooperative for Ethical Financing (ZEF), urbaMonde, World Habitat, Socialni inovatori, FairCoop and Heinrich Böll Foundation. The network responds to similar problems of access to housing and affordability of housing in our cities, has come up with a common approach based on the co-operative model, and has innovative solutions in our work of introducing a novel approach to housing. The network believes that working together can overcome these obstacles and make a breakthrough for a new model of cooperative housing! In 2017, the network decided to join forces and meet regularly to build the necessary pool of expertise, capacities and (financial) instruments to launch their pilot projects in our region. Since 2020, the network has been incorporated as a European Cooperative Society (SCE).

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Housing across South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe is in crisis: Housing is almost entirely left to market forces, but many households do not have the necessary capital to acquire an apartment nor qualify for a mortgage. Households struggle to cover basic housing expenses, with the result that they are under threat of disconnection from utilities (heating, electricity, etc.), and may even be threatened with eviction. Many people are unable to afford their own apartment. Particularly for young people, this leads to an unhealthy dependence on older generations, increasing the existing pressures that cause many to leave the country. Across the region, new co-operative housing developments are being explored by pioneering groups. They respond to this housing emergency – unaffordability, speculation, negligible amount of social housing – and now take the lead in reinventing affordability of housing from the bottom up.

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Housing/shelter.

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The MOBA model puts affordability of housing first, while taking away the pressure from individuals in resolving their housing condition. It is centered around a cooperative of inhabitants that collectively develops, finances, maintains and operates a multi-apartment building. Because it controls the entire trajectory (and does not need to make profit), the resulting apartments are much more affordable for the inhabitants. The cooperative owns the real-estate as well as takes on the necessary loans to pay for its construction. Participating households or individuals (the members of the cooperative) thus collectively own their building. And keep it there, because individual members or households cannot speculate with their apartment – in that way it is not just a safe and affordable option for the first generation, but for many generation of its inhabitants to come. As an inhabitant of a MOBA apartment, you pay a one-time entry fee (deposit) and a monthly contribution (“rent”) that covers both the costs of the apartment as well as a predetermined amount for the utility costs (water, electricity, etc.) – so you always know what you are up to. In short: collective ownership: real estate is bought or constructed and owned by the cooperative credit is assumed by the cooperative, thus handling risks in a more robust way cooperative membership gives access to stable long term use of a unit members contribute financially (on a monthly basis) and through participation (investment) affordable monthly costs ensures that all units are sustainably affordable for their inhabitants MOBA is based on experience from other recent co-operative housing developments: so while it is new to South-Eastern and Central-Eastern Europe, it has been already tested elsewhere in Europe.

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Making housing more affordable from the bottom-up in South Eastern Europe.

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[https://moba.coop/moba-housing-model/ MOBA web page]

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Aleksi Salmela

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La via campesina

2022-11-23T13:53:26Z

Aleksi Salmela: Created page with "{{Wikithon1}} La Via Campesina is a network of local rural agricultural actors engaged in re-valorising local sustainable agriculture and small-holder farming for self- and community sustenance. The network has spearheaded food sovereignty as a concept and practice as an international agenda and is an active voice in the promotion of farmers' rights, indigenous rights, women's rights and sustainable farming practices. Its activity is centred at the intersection of many..."

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La Via Campesina is a network of local rural agricultural actors engaged in re-valorising local sustainable agriculture and small-holder farming for self- and community sustenance. The network has spearheaded food sovereignty as a concept and practice as an international agenda and is an active voice in the promotion of farmers' rights, indigenous rights, women's rights and sustainable farming practices. Its activity is centred at the intersection of many societal domains. Having sprung up in South America, some of the main work has been in relation to the encroachment and degradation of native (rain)forests for industrial agricultural practices.

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Farmer's rights, climate change, indigenous rights, women’s rights.

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Social movement.

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Empowering local actors to stand up to industrial agricultural practices and maintaining sovereignty over one's own food production processes through activism and education.

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Worker/indigenous/women's rights, obstruction of environmentally detrimental practices.

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[https://viacampesina.org/en/ La via campesina web page]

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Yannick at the Wikithon event 15.11.2022.

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International academy of science, health and ecology

2022-11-23T13:46:05Z

Aleksi Salmela:

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The International Academy of Science (IAS) is a global membership organisation of researchers, scholars and intellectuals. The International Academy of Science (IAS) as central body of the International Council for Scientific Development (ICSD) is an independend organisation of distinguished academicians engaged in scientific research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and humanity for global sustainability and universal humanity. It is the central and active ICSD-body which coordinates activities of the sections of IAS as well as of the boards (committees, institutions and honorary senate (members).

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In the IAS-ICSD all today's research areas, humanities and sciences are represented. Main fields are: biophysics, health science, health and ecology, environmental health, environmental education, education for sustainable development, forecasting of earthquakes, global change research, philosophy of science and medicine, planetary health / medicine, physiology and sustainability science.

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[http://www.ias-icsd.org/index.html Please see this website]

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The objective of the Academy is the promotion of innovations in basic,applied and transdisciplinary research and the development of science (scientific development) which could lead to effective and efficient problem solving in the 21 century. Priorities are: to reinforce awarness of scientific responsibility and the social responsiblities of scientists; to develope and support new international, trans- and interdisciplinary approaches; to increase the effectiveness of scientific research (better governance of science); to support a humanitarian approach to science; scientific cooperations between the industrialized and the developing countries; cooperations between scientists and political decision making bodies and support of scientific research; integration of philosophical and ethical subjects into scientific education; to promote public scientific and political discussions on the role of science and future developments. to promote an optimal integration of scientific, public and political goals.

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The International Council of Scientific Development (ICSD), with universities (around the world) and member institutions was founded 1980 with its central body the International Academy of Science (founded 1982) by distinguished academicans and scholars with the aim of developing new scientific approaches which could lead to effective problem solving in the 21. century. The ICSD-IAS serves as an international scientific forum for science without borders. Research is made in the institutions of the the ICSD Network.

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[http://www.ias-icsd.org/members.html. IAS web site]

=== Scientific Journals ===

Herald of the International Academy of Science (Russian Section) - twice a year, since 2006. The Herald is a peer reviewed and a international journal.(Link)

=== Proceedings ===

Proceedings of the International Conference : Ecological Culture in the Global World: Russian Education Modernization in the Context of International Strategies”, 2012 (Download)

Proceedings of the International Conference: Human Ecology: Health, Culture and Quality of Life, 2011 (Download 2.5 MB);

Proceedings of the Round Table: «Human Ecology: On a Formation Way on Humanitarian Educational Technology, 2011 (Download 2.5 MB)

Proceedings of the International Conference “Ecology, Technology, Culture in the Modern World: Problems vs. Solutions, Moscow, M.A. Sholokhov MSUH, October 26-27, 2010

Proceedings of the International Conference proceedings "Ecological Problems of the Global World". Moscow, M.A. Sholokhov MSUH, October 26-27, 2009 (Download)

=== Online Publications ===

SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS. Transactions of the International Academy of Science. Vol.1. 2003/2004, ICSD/IAS, Innsbruck, 2004 (Download 8MB)

SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS. Transactions of the International Academy of Science. Vol.2. 2005/2006, ICSD/IAS, Innsbruck, 2006 (Download 8MB)

SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS. Transactions of the International Academy of Science. Vol.3. 2007/2008, ICSD/IAS, Innsbruck, 2009 (Download 3.6 MB)

SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS. Transactions of the International Academy of Science. Vol.4. 2017/2019, ICSD/IAS, Innsbruck, 2019 (Download 25 MB)

Symposium-Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of the Modern Civilisation ICSD-IAS and Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations (708 p.) (Download 8MB), Report GEOLOGICA BALCANICA, 36. 3—4, Sofia, 2007, p. 111—112.

Natural Cataclysms and Global Problems of the Modern Civilization. Proceedings of the World Forum – International Congress, September 19-21, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey – SWB, London, 2012, 599 p. ISBN 978-9952-451-14-6 (Download 44MB)

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To restore the broken bonds between environment, governance, politics, economics, culture and ethics, the regeneration of Earth and the regeneration of humanity should be tackled simultaneously, in space and time, for their mutual support, as sides of the same coin, in view of of the combined role of all dimensions of being in the world (intimate, interactive, social and biophysical), as they interact to elicit, sustain or transform the events. Environmental goals are connected with cultural, social, political and economic aspects and should contemplate a set of values, norms and policies that prioritizes socio-ecological objectives, human well-being, natural and built environments, the aesthetic, ethical and cultural meaning of the existence. The focus should be on the general phenomenon, on the configurations deep inside the boiling pot, where the problems emerge, not on the bubbles of the surface, as they appear in reduced academic formats, segmented public policies, or mass-media headlines.

Please see the link to my ppt presentation: [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338584804_Reframing_Relationships_Between_Humans_and_the_Earth_An_Ecosystem_Approach Reframing relationships between humans and the earth: An ecosystem approach]

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André Francisco Pilon, Correspondent Member

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International academy of science, health and ecology

2022-11-23T13:45:19Z

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Global ecovillage network

2022-11-23T13:09:30Z

Aleksi Salmela: Re-created this page.

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The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a global grassroots network of ecovillages and other intentional communities across the globe.

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GEN addresses several societal problems, including unsustainability and injustice in the broadest sense of the word. In their own words: “The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity”.

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Ecovillages are inherently holistic and integrated, so it is difficult to pinpoint one societal domain. Domains that are addressed in ecovillages include housing, planning, energy, built environment, agriculture, education, health and many more.

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In their own words: “Our shared purpose is to link and support ecovillages, educate the world about them, and grow the regenerative movement – to inspire, scale and facilitate communities and people from all walks of life to become active participants in the transition to a resilient and regenerative human presence on Earth”.

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In their own words on their website, GEN aims “to innovate, catalyze, educate and advocate in global partnership with ecovillages and all those dedicated to the shift to a regenerative world”. I would add that GEN and the ecovillage movement more generally has a very high prefigurative power, in terms of showing what holistic and regenerative alternatives can look like in practice.

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[https://ecovillage.org/ Website of the Global Ecovillage Network]

[https://ecovillage.org/our-work/research-ecovillages/ Research on ecovillages]

[https://wiki.sustainablejustcities.eu/Ecovillages This Wiki 😊]

[http://www.transitsocialinnovation.eu/resource-hub/global-ecovillage-network-gen Example of earlier research on the Global Ecovillage Network from a social innovation perspective]

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What is the transformative power of ecovillages to contribute to just sustainability transitions and how could this transformative power be increased?

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Flor Avelino at the Wikithon event 15.11.2022.

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Global ecovillage network

2022-11-23T13:08:35Z

Aleksi Salmela: Created page with "{{Wikithon1}} The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a global grassroots network of ecovillages and other intentional communities across the globe. {{Wikithon2}} GEN addresses several societal problems, including unsustainability and injustice in the broadest sense of the word. In their own words: “The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building..."

{{Wikithon1}}

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a global grassroots network of ecovillages and other intentional communities across the globe.

{{Wikithon2}}

GEN addresses several societal problems, including unsustainability and injustice in the broadest sense of the word. In their own words: “The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity”.

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Ecovillages are inherently holistic and integrated, so it is difficult to pinpoint one societal domain. Domains that are addressed in ecovillages include housing, planning, energy, built environment, agriculture, education, health and many more.

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In their own words: “Our shared purpose is to link and support ecovillages, educate the world about them, and grow the regenerative movement – to inspire, scale and facilitate communities and people from all walks of life to become active participants in the transition to a resilient and regenerative human presence on Earth”.

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In their own words on their website, GEN aims “to innovate, catalyze, educate and advocate in global partnership with ecovillages and all those dedicated to the shift to a regenerative world”. I would add that GEN and the ecovillage movement more generally has a very high prefigurative power, in terms of showing what holistic and regenerative alternatives can look like in practice.

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[https://ecovillage.org/ Website of the Global Ecovillage Network]
[https://ecovillage.org/our-work/research-ecovillages/ Research on ecovillages]
[https://wiki.sustainablejustcities.eu/Ecovillages This Wiki 😊]
[http://www.transitsocialinnovation.eu/resource-hub/global-ecovillage-network-gen Example of earlier research on the Global Ecovillage Network from a social innovation perspective]

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What is the transformative power of ecovillages to contribute to just sustainability transitions and how could this transformative power be increased?

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Flor Avelino at the Wikithon event 15.11.2022.

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Fire adapted communities learning network

2022-11-23T12:57:46Z

Aleksi Salmela:

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Community-led ecological wildfire restoration.

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Wildfire crisis and institutional incapacity.

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Landscape health.

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Empowering leaders, resource strategic action, develop tools, and create and share approaches to increase wildfire resilience.

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Scaling by developing networks of networks.

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[https://fireadaptednetwork.org/ Fire adapted network web site]

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How to engage conservative/managerial fire institutions in broader agenda of societal transitions?

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Bruce Goldstein at the Wikithon event 15.11.2022.

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Fire adapted communities learning network

2022-11-23T12:57:14Z

Aleksi Salmela: Created page with "{{Wikithon1}} Community-led ecological wildfire restoration. {{Wikithon2}} Wildfire crisis and institutional incapacity. {{Wikithon3}} Landscape health. {{Wikithon4}} Empowering leaders, resource strategic action, develop tools, and create and share approaches to increase wildfire resilience. {{Wikithon5}} Scaling by developing networks of networks. {{Wikithon6}} https://fireadaptednetwork.org/ Fire adapted network web site {{Wikithon7}} How to engage co..."

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Community-led ecological wildfire restoration.

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Wildfire crisis and institutional incapacity.

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Landscape health.

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Empowering leaders, resource strategic action, develop tools, and create and share approaches to increase wildfire resilience.

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Scaling by developing networks of networks.

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[[https://fireadaptednetwork.org/ Fire adapted network web site]]

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How to engage conservative/managerial fire institutions in broader agenda of societal transitions?

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Bruce Goldstein at the Wikithon event 15.11.2022.

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FEBEA - European Federation of Ethical Banks and Alternative Financiers

2022-11-23T12:47:39Z

Aleksi Salmela:

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It gathers all the Ethical finance’s banks and non banks around Europe that want to change the world and make a better society through finance.

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The actual Economic system is unsustainable since eternal growth is not possible. Ethical finance and social economy value not only economic profit but also social and environmentally positive investments.

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Finance.

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Change the world to a more social and sustainable one by changing the financial systems.

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Ethical banks finance all kind of project that have both a positive environmental and social impact, that goes from small businesses that are positive for the area they are build in, sustainable farms, co-housing initiatives, transition to renewal energies etc.

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[https://febea.org/ FEBEA web site]

Our members’ impact reports

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FEBEA

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