Daugavpils Vienibas Elementary School joins BALTIPAST Project to fight against plastic waste
In a proactive move towards environmental consciousness, Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia (BEF Latvia) experts, in collaboration with representatives from the Daugavpils City Municipality, engaged with 8th-grade pupils at Daugavpils Vienibas Elementary School. Over...
A legacy of plastic: Environmental responsibility for future generations
The invention and evolution of plastic Plastic as a material was invented in the 19th century as a revolutionary solution to revolutionise production and consumption. The first synthetic polymer that could be called plastic was created by Alexander Parkes in...
The BalMarGrav project at the Nordic Geodetic Commission Science Week (Reykjavik, Iceland)
On 12-14 March 2024, Project Partners of the BalMarGrav project participated in a conference entitled “Nordic Geodetic Commission Science Week”, as well as in working group meetings of the Nordic Geodetic Commission. The event was organised in Reykjavik by...
BalMarGrav: 16th on-line meeting
The 16th on-line meeting of the BalMarGrav project was held on February 29, 2024 and gathered 20 participants from the Project Partners and Associated organisations. During the meeting Monika Wilde-Piórko (IGiK, Poland) has reminded the audience about the deadlines...
Prototyping the new Carl von Ossietzky Hall with high school students
This mini-series with 11th graders from a local high school specializing in arts and architecture was split into two workshops. During a first workshop, it was decided to lay some groundwork by giving the students an overview of library design and architecture before...
The eRural resilience project empowers rural communities to develop sustainable bio-based solutions for economic growth and resilience.
Bioeconomy is one of the most important economic sectors in Europe which significantly determines the development of rural areas and plays a strategic role in achieving EU climate goals. According to Sven Tobreluts, the CEO of The Association of Municipalities of...
Presentation of the ChemClimCircle project at this year’s Procura+ conference in Lisbon
The ChemClimCircle project was recently presented at the Procura+ Conference 2024 in Lisbon. The Procura+ conference is a dynamic and unique meeting place for exchanging the latest information on high-quality, cost-effective, sustainable, circular and innovative...
Cultivating change towards sustainability: Capacity building programmes for Creative and Cultural Industry Practitioners in Finland, Sweden, and Latvia
The NDPC led project “CCI4Change: Facilitation of Citizens Energy Consumption Behavioural Change in BS Cities and Municipalities” is entering its next stage by launching Creative and Cultural Industry (CCI) capacity building programmes in Finland, Sweden and Latvia!...