In October, the annual Environmental Communication Day opened its doors in Lund, in southern Sweden. The event attracted a large local turnout and it was a fantastic day filled with conversations, discussions, and reflection. “For me, the day was valuable in helping me put into words many of the challenges I face,” said one participant.

A webinar on how encounters with wild animals – or the anticipation of such encounters – influence our experience of nature and our relationship with it. The webinar is held in Swedish.

Experiences, dialogue and the sharing of insights on communicating biodiversity measures for nature guides and others!

In a student led initiative for democracy, Uppsala University, Mistra Environmental Communication and the Environmental Communication and Management programme at SLU invited five local youth political organizations to a dialogue forum to answer student’s burning questions for the upcoming September elections. Present at the dialogue forum were Ung Vänster (UV), Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund (CUF), Moderata ungdomsförbundet (MUF), Grön Ungdom (GU) and Liberala Ungdomsförbundet (LUF). The parties discussed public transport prices, the gap between recent graduates and the job market, the new law for international students limiting the allowed work time outside of university to 15 hours/week for students with residence permits, as well as local food production and food security.

Growing up in Storuman, a small town in the north of Sweden, a path to academia was far from a given. Today, Sara Holmgren’s research takes her from Kenya’s bustling cities to the forests of Hälsingland within the space of just a few weeks. Through her co-creative research, she challenges established ways of thinking and works to create change in practice.