Login information for the event:
https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/68793042158
Meeting-ID: 687 9304 2158
Password: 459766
The topic of their presentation: “Socio-ecological transformations and conflicts within rural bioeconomies – Insights from empirical case studies in Finland and Estonia”.
More information on the event here: https://ngumweltsoziologie.wordpress.com/2022/08/17/574/
Lilian will present her findings on “Dachas and food democracy – ambivalent roles during times of crisis?” on Thursday, 20 October.
More information: https://www.aesopsfp2022.com
Lilian Pungas participates at the international workshop “Crisis, climate and challenges & opportunities of urban agriculture” on 19 October 2022 which she helps to organise with her second supervisor Dr. Oane Visser at the ISS in the Hague, as part of her pursued Double PhD Degree. She will present her most recent research findings and analysis on Food Democracy in the case of Eastern Estonian dachas. Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, exacerbating inflation levels in Estonia and political tensions between the ethnic Estonians and Russians, democratic deliberation processes within local food systems are more important than ever. In this context of multiple crises, Lilian explores ‘what makes a good food citizen’ in a post-socialist urban periphery.
More information on the event here: https://www.iss.nl/en/events/crisis-climate-and-challenges-opportunities-urban-agriculture-2022-10-19
Philip Koch is organising a transfer workshop at the Universidad de Jaén in cooperation with the Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Olivar y Aceites de Oliva on 03 October. He will present the topic and first results of his dissertation project on mentalities in the olive sector of Jaén. Various experts from the sector will also present their perspectives on future developments in the sector in the context of the emerging bioeconomy. The audience of academics and olive oil producers will discuss various topics in a small group and then visit an organically managed olive grove.
Philip Koch is participating in the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL) “Living Together in European Rural Landscapes” in Jaén and Baeza from 26 to 30 September 2022, where he will present parts of his research. He presents his work as part of the session “Landscapes of Mediterranean woody crops: permanences and transformations, vulnerabilities and challenges” with researchers from the field of landscape planning and geography.
In his contribution “The past and present bio(-based) economy of the olive sector in Jaén” on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 at 12:00, he will explain the historical roots of olive cultivation in the Jaén region and the impact of contemporary policies such as the Andalusian Bioeconomy Strategy on this sector.
On 8th and 11th of September 2022, two public transfer events of the flumen research group will take place in Sillamäe (Estonia). With these events, flumen would like to facilitate an exchange in the research region of Estonia between scientists, actors relevant to the research topic and the population. On the one hand, our PhD candidate Lilian Pungas will present her previous research results. On the other hand, the topic related to her research will be placed in the context of local transformation processes in discussion and conversation rounds. Lilian Pungas is doing her research on dachas as an example of an agro-ecological circular economy and as a place where socio-economic crises can be cushioned. She is particularly interested in the human-nature relationships of the dacha gardeners. Therefore, she interviewed several stakeholders in Sillamäe and the region Ida-Viru. Especially these interviewees, but also other interested people will have the opportunity to learn more about our scientific interest and our results and to contribute their own views, opinions, criticism, questions, and supplementary thoughts. The latter are also important for us for further reflection on our flumen work. Judith Kiss, who coordinates science transfer at flumen, will also attend and write a short report on the events.
On 8th of September 2022, starting at 5 p.m., our colleague Lilian Pungas, a community representative from Sillamäe and scientists from Tallinn will meet with residents of Sillamäe – especially dacha gardeners – in order to discuss the importance of dachas/allotments for the living conditions of the people, but also for the future development of the region. There will be several short lectures on the dacha culture and the special characteristics of Sillamäe, followed by a discussion with the audience on the topic “Dachas and Urban Gardening – for whom and for what?” At the same time, the Finnish photographer Sanni Seppo will show her photographic works on dachas and urban gardens in Finland and Estonia.
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The Day of Open Gardens will then be celebrated on 11th of September 2022. In the Sputnik allotment cooperative, gardeners will open their gardens to an interested public. Home-grown vegetables, fruit and flowers will be sold, there will be music, entertainment and workshops on various gardening topics. The photo exhibition by Sanni Seppo will also be on display there once again.
“Rethinking circularity in bioeconomy: challenges, good practices and future perspectives“
5 September 14:00-16:00 (CET) on Zoom platform.
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In the context of bioeconomy, circular solutions are considered a means to address climate and environmental challenges, and create new job opportunities and boost economic growth. Circularity is high on the policy agenda, including the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy. However, there is still little evidence from agriculture, forestry and aquaculture about the transition process from the ‘take-make-waste’ model towards circular business and consumption practices. There is also limited discussion of the social aspects of the circular bioeconomy. This online event aims to provide insight into good circular practices in bioeconomy and deepen our understanding of the challenges and opportunities underlying the development of circular bioeconomy. It collects evidence from real-life experiences and facilitates an interdisciplinary discussion on circularity in and across agriculture, forestry and aquaculture.
The discussion will be organised around three key topics each of which will be introduced by a pair of discussants:
2. What are promising good practices of the circular use of bioresources in and across agriculture, forestry and aquaculture? Opening remarks by
3. What are promising development directions for the circular use of bioresources? Opening remarks by
The chair of the discussion: MIĶELIS GRĪVIŅŠ, researcher at Baltic Studies Centre, Latvia.
More information about the event: sandra.sumane@bscresearch.lv.
The event is organised by the Baltic Research Programme’s project “CIRLCE: Promoting collaboration for sustainable and circular use of bioresources across agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture”, No. EEZ/BPP/VIAA/2021/9, under the EEA Grant of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
More information about the project: https://circle-eea.eu/. Follow CIRCLE on twitter: @CircleEEA.
We hereby warmly invite you to our next “Scientific Coffee HFR” session. To join the event, please use the Zoom Link below.
14 September 2022
13-15 CET / 14-16 EEST
Input: Ronja Mikoleit (University of Freiburg)
Climate heroes in the forest – Heroic (self-)representations in forestry and their consequences
Ronja Mikoleit is a PhD student and researcher at the Chair of Sustainability Governance at Freiburg University, Germany, part of the DFG research training group ConFoBi (Conservation of Forest Biodiversity in Multiple-Use Landscapes of Central Europe), and is currently also working at the Department of Societal Change of the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg (FVA). In her PhD project on “professional epistemologies”, she explored various fields of practice in forestry, using the management of public forests in the southern Black Forest region as a specific study context. Interested in the dimension of practical and incorporated knowledge, she studied foresters’ everyday work situations inside and outside the forest from a practice-theoretical perspective, conducting participatory observation and interviews. In her talk, she will present a current paper written together with Roderich von Detten, which engages with representations of foresters as ‘climate heroes’ and the tensions and challenges arising from this conceptualization.
zoom-link: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/61027392103, Meeting-ID: 610 2739 2103, code: 513063
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Let’s sit and talk in the scientific café! The “Scientific Coffee HFR” sessions give room for open and relaxed discussions on current research subjects related to human and society relations to forests. It warmly welcomes all interested in forest-related research to join online sessions.
Each session lasts approximately two hours. It starts with a 30-minutes presentation of a guest speaker. After the presentation, with coffee or tea and cookies at hand, participants have plenty of room for an open discussion and exchange.
The “Scientific Coffee HFR” takes place two to three times per semester on Wednesday afternoons.
Guest speakers wanted! If you are interested in contributing to the “Scientific Coffee HFR”, please contact either judith.kiss(at)uni-jena.de or tuulikki.halla(at)uef.fi with info on your subject (title and short abstract) and a preferred Wednesday (13-15 CET / 14-16 EET).
The idea for a scientific coffee HFR came up during a cooperation between Finnish and German researchers in 2021. The Finnish research project Human-Forest Relationships in Societal Change and the German research group Mentalities im Flux (flumen) organized the workshop “Contested Society-Nature-Relations. Forest related Emotions, Practices & Conflicts in Times of Societal Change” in May 2021. The first “Scientific Coffee HFR” session was held in September 2021.
The “Scientific Coffee HFR” is organized by:
