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Workshop on «Thriving Spaces» at the World Biodiversity Forum

Davos

Time

10:00 - 12:00

Venue

Kongresszentrum Davos

The Sustainability Research Initiative looks forward to discuss the priority theme «Thriving Spaces» Sustainability and Spatial Development in a workshop session at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos.

Thriving Spaces: Sustainability and Spatial Development - Priority themes sustainability research
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Un­der the theme «In­spi­ra­tion for Ac­tion», the sec­ond World Biodiversity Forum in Davos (29.06.-1.07.2022) will bring to­geth­er re­searchers across all dis­ci­plines of bio­di­ver­si­ty sci­ence with prac­ti­tion­ers and so­ci­etal ac­tors in a fo­rum that of­fers in­spi­ra­tion and ex­am­ples for ac­tions and so­lu­tions to con­serve bio­di­ver­si­ty, and set us on a path to­wards trans­for­ma­tion for sus­tain­abil­i­ty.

Workshop

Mobility, housing, and individual choices profoundly impact patterns of land use, both in Switzerland and abroad. In their report "Priority Themes for Swiss Sustainability Research", the Swiss Academies identified “Thriving Spaces” to be one of six priority areas where we need to take action. The concept of thriving spaces relates to how we perceive, use, change, restore, and protect our spaces, and how lifestyle choices and economic activities can be reconciled as part of a sustainable whole. Changing course will require being inspired by the best examples of sustainable land use and developing a shared vision of the way forward. The most important unresolved issues listed in the report include, for example, exploring the factors underlying unsustainable lifestyles; dealing with urban-rural divides and unequal opportunities; the impact of (economic) cost transparency on realising a sustainable use of our space; or realising inclusive processes to shape the future together. These and the other proposed most important unresolved issues are now to be put up for discussion and debated more broadly, with the aim of networking the various specialist communities in science and practice and making the topic a strong, integrative and transdisciplinary field of research.

Thriving Spaces: Sustainability and Spatial Development - Priority themes sustainability research
Thriving Spaces: Sustainability and Spatial Development - Priority themes sustainability researchImage: Hansjakob Fehr

Categories

Contacts

  • Dr. Gabriela Wülser
    SCNAT
    Steering Committee Sustainability Research
    House of Academies
    PO Box
    3001 Bern
    Switzerland


  • Dr. Eva Spehn
    SCNAT
    Swiss Biodiversity Forum
    House of Academies
    PO Box
    3001 Bern
    Switzerland


Registration is now open on www.worldbiodiversityforum.org
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