The PLANET4B Project at the Telki Eco Week

Eszter Kelemen and Kármen Czett participated at the second Telki Eco Week that took place in the last week of March, focusing on sustainable gardens and green spaces. Our colleagues presented their research on the importance of experiential learning and school gardens in Hungary. In addition, they visited the local primary school, where they conducted a biodiversity lesson for students in grades 5 through 7.

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Projects

Sustainable Forests in the Face of a Changing Climate

Develop solutions to protect biodiversity and enhance the resilience of forest ecosystems.

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Newly Published: Navigating the Participatory Turn in Agricultural and Food Research

A new perspective paper, Navigating the Participatory Turn in Agricultural and Food Research: Best Practices from Citizen Science, explores how participatory methods, particularly citizen science, can address the ethical and socio-economic challenges of emerging agri-food technologies. The authors, including our colleague, Alexandra Czeglédi, revisit the European Citizen Science Association’s (ECSA) Ten Principles of Citizen Science, applying them specifically to agricultural and food research.

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Innovative solutions for amplifying biodiversity and equity

How can social, economic, and political processes be transformed to simultaneously support biodiversity and equity?

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Data and AI for healthy, sustainable food choices

Aiming to develop smart digital applications that empower citizens to make healthier and eco-friendly food choices

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Publication

Cultivating agroecological narratives

Gardeners’ photovoice on underutilised crops’ diversity. A photo essay by Alexandra Czeglédi published in Tabula, the online journal of the Museum of Ethnography.

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Publication

Newly published: Citizen Science for Nature Conservation in Hungary A Three-Dimensional Approach

Citizen science for nature conservation has been thriving in Hungary, but it hasn’t gained enough attention. A new publication co-evaluates 8 key Hungarian nature conservation-related citizen science projects (NCCS), assessing their impact on science, conservation, and participant development. Alexandra Czeglédi from ESSRG contributed to this work, which not only highlights the scientific and societal value of these projects but also boosts the visibility of successful initiatives in Central Eastern Europe.

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