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Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities, using co-creation for inclusive, local actions.

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DTecla

Measuring the effects of introducing maker-centered learning in Primary education students from highly complex schools.

Future Learning
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more4nature

Reversing the trend in environmental degradation through collaboration of Citizen Science initiatives with authorities

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Accelerating Europe's ecological transition through community empowerment and climate action

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A tarot deck for interspecies design

A playful tool created by Master on Design for Emergent Futures alumni to rethink biodesign ethics and collaboration across species Introducing The Interspecies Tarot – a collaborative project created by […]

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