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The 9th of September 2027, at 9am – 4pm, in Turku Music Centre Fuuga In nature nothing ends, just transforms. We keep this in mind as we prepare for the final BIODIFUL Leadership Forum in September 2027. This all-day event is a celebration of what
BIODIFUL researchers will host three sessions at the upcoming World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from June 14-19, 2026. Under the theme “Leading Transformation Together,” the fourth edition of the WBF will bring together scientists, policymakers, businesses, and civil society to address biodiversity loss and
Abstract Sustainability work requires continuous reflection in a complex system of interconnected and competing demands. To shed light on the complexity and tensions of sustainability work in a controversial field, such as the textile industry, a narrative approach to sustainability work is utilised. The research
Abstract Sustainability transformation requires that Western societies reconsider the values and worldviews they assign to animals. This study examines whether formal education in Finland supports this change by conveying non-anthropocentric and pluralistic ethical perspectives of animals in primary school textbooks. We conducted a theory-based content
Last week, the BIODIFUL research team was well-represented at Finland’s biggest sustainability research event, Science for Sustainability 2025. The three-day conference, from September 30th to October 2nd in Helsinki, brought together multidisciplinary experts under the thought-provoking theme bursting the sustainability bubble. This collaborative effort between
Science for Sustainability is Finland’s largest conference for sustainability researchers. BIODIFUL will participate in the conference held in Helsinki on October 1-2 with numerous researchers. Welcome to meet us at the following sessions! Wednesday, October 1 Marileena Mäkelä brings together people interested in futures that
BIODIFUL Leadership Forum 2027 – Leadership for Biodiversity
The 9th of September 2027, at 9am – 4pm, in Turku Music Centre Fuuga In nature nothing ends, just transforms. We keep this in mind
BIODIFUL at World Biodiversity Forum 2026 in Davos
BIODIFUL researchers will host three sessions at the upcoming World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from June 14-19, 2026. Under the theme “Leading Transformation Together,”
Sustainability work with tensions in textile companies #ScienceNews
Abstract Sustainability work requires continuous reflection in a complex system of interconnected and competing demands. To shed light on the complexity and tensions of sustainability
Animal perspectives in Finnish primary school textbooks #ScienceNews
Abstract Sustainability transformation requires that Western societies reconsider the values and worldviews they assign to animals. This study examines whether formal education in Finland supports
BIODIFUL Leadership Forum 2027 – Leadership for Biodiversity
The 9th of September 2027, at 9am – 4pm, in Turku Music Centre Fuuga In nature nothing ends, just transforms. We keep this in mind as we prepare for the final BIODIFUL Leadership Forum in September 2027. This all-day event is a celebration of what
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Regenerative development aims to increase the vitality and viability of social-ecological systems. However, such change does not automatically translate into higher biodiversity. A new BIODIFUL study bridges biodiversity and place‑based regeneration, arguing that biodiversity should be understood as dynamic variability and that its enhancement should be intentionally integrated into regenerative
Regenerative development aims to increase the vitality and viability of social-ecological systems. However, such change does not automatically translate into higher biodiversity. A new BIODIFUL study bridges biodiversity and place‑based regeneration, arguing that biodiversity should be understood as dynamic variability and that its enhancement should be intentionally integrated into regenerative
