BATS Consortium heads to Tallinn for third partner meeting!
Jointly hosted by Tallinn University of Technology and Union of Harju Municipalities, partners travelled from across the Baltic Sea Region ahead of a fruitful and action-packed few days of collaboration. The location for day 1 of the meeting was the Cabinet of...
Transforming Schools into Plastic-Free Environments
The alarming rise of microplastics in our environment means that each person consumes the equivalent of a credit card’s worth every week. To combat this, we must change our habits now to protect our planet, health, and future generations. The Plastic-Free...
Superpower from school lunch
FoodLoops tackling school food leftover at Waste Week At the start of the national Waste Week in Finland, on 23rd September 2024, FoodLoops project organised with the SISU (Implementing Organized Climate Work in North Savo) Superpower from School Lunch workshop...Woodland Wonders: art and forest for child mental wellness
Second transnational workshop on how cities can mainstream nature-based solutions
City Blues organised a workshop session under the title How cities can mainstream nature-based solutions – Defining the success factors of the Nordic operational model. One goal of the workshop was to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing among...
#Poland is rapidly becoming a hotspot for small and medium-sized enterprises (hasztag#SMEs) from the Baltic region!
🧐 Did You Know? hasztag#Poland is rapidly becoming a hotspot for small and medium-sized enterprises (hasztag#SMEs) from the Baltic region! One interesting reason? The openness of Polish society to new technologies. Recent surveys show that nearly two-thirds of Polish...
Impacts of Gypsum Discussed at a Conference in Falenty, Poland
On September 16–18, the International scientific conference entitled “Problems of Sustainable Agriculture, Protection of Rural Areas, Water Resources, and Environment” was held at the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Falenty, Poland. In...
Drones give water rescue teams a new advantage
At the end of August, in Helsinki, a pilot was conducted to see if a drone could transport a rescue buoy, a flotation device that opens upon water contact. Drones are already used for surveying accident sites and searching for those in need, so transporting a buoy to...