Integrating nature-based solutions (NBS) in education is key to ensuring a greener and better future for all. NBS EduWORLD will target all levels and types of education (formal, informal and non-formal) to make citizens aware and supported in the understanding of the value and transformative potential of nature in urban, rural and coastal areas. Through this work, communities should become more prepared, cohesive and participative in engaging with nature and using the benefits of nature to solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental, social and economic challenges.
Other specific objectives of the project are:
- Support integrated STEM teaching and Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) by exploring real-world applications of NBS, feeding into the broader EU STEM education strategy.
- Explore and implement new dissemination and mobilisation strategies to suit broader lifelong learning on NBS through 21st-century technologies and transversal skill development.
- Explore synergies between NBS and the emerging field of education for environmental sustainability (EES).
To achieve these objectives and much more, the project brings together a unique consortium of researchers, educators, NBS practitioners, and even theatre performers and sports community members with the shared goal to create an NBS EduWORLD, a community that makes a difference.
The need for NBS experts and other environmental professionals will only grow as the world faces the social, economic, and environmental consequences of climate change and strives to achieve a climate neutral economy. NBS EduWORLD provides educators with the resources to empower and inspire the decision makers and NBS professionals of tomorrow.