EcoystemEvaluation co-funder, Agnes Zolyomi contributed as a contributing-author to the recently published full report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Values Assessment .
EcosystemEvaluation co-funder, Veronika Kiss joined the signatories of CEE civil society stressing the need for a European transition towards independent, clean, peaceful, and affordable energy. Numerous organizations and individuals called on the Czech Presidency to work on progressive climate and energy policy that includes investments into reducing energy consumption, improving energy efficiency, and implementation of…
Ashoka, in collaboration with the science shop and researchers at Corvinus University of Budapest, launched a 12-month research project in January 2022 to address relevant issues affecting social enterprises. Veronika Kiss, Co-Founder of EcosystemEvaluation is coordinating the work. As a first step, colleagues from Corvinus University explored the lack of research data based on the…
Alt-Shift – a Degrowth Festival at August 27th – September 3rd (Arrival August 26th).
For more than a decade, Habitat for Humanity International – Europe and the Middle East (HFHI/EME) has been addressing the issue of energy poverty and energy efficiency in the residential sector in the region of Central and Eastern Europe and Western Balkans. HFHI/EME activities under the Residential Energy Efficiency for Low-Income Households (REELIH) project funded…
Within Teachers as change agents – continued project, HAND Association, with the active participation of students and lecturers from two famous Hungarian universities (ELTE, PTE), examined how and to what extent the aspects and contents of global education appear and prevail in teacher training. During the project, participatory system mapping methodology was applied through which…
Experts from EcosystemEvaluation assessed national Operative Programmes (OPs) under the next Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union, which defines the main directions of European spending between 2021 and 2027. We evaluated the OPs from energy efficiency and renewable energy sources perspectives, considering also how these programmes contribute to just and sustainable energy transition. The work…
Ecosystem Evaluation founder, Agnes Zolyomi published a book chapter, “How to Make Policy-Makers Care about “Wicked Problems” such as Biodiversity Loss?—The Case of a Policy Campaign”. Here, she provides an overview of current biodiversity communication methods (including ecosystem services, flagship species, emotions). Based on experiences drawn from a conservation and advocacy NGO’s work, the chapter also divulges various…
The LIFE LOGOS 4 WATER project aims to improve water management practices of Hungarian local governments with natural water retention solutions, thus reducing the negative water balance, increasing the prevalence of water retention solutions and adapting to the adverse effects of a climate crisis. In addition to a number of awareness-raising and capacity-building activities, the…
The network of Justice and Environment has been operating for around 20 years with the mission to improve EU environmental laws and their implementation for the benefit of the environment and people across Europe. While their two decades of work resulted in many policy outputs and successes, systematic organizational screening of their impact has not yet been carried out…