27 participants from diverse sectors, including business (denkstatt, Coca-Cola HBC), academia (Sofia University, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research), government (Sofia Municipality, Executive Environment Agency, Executive Forests Agency, Central Balkan National Park, Bulgarian National Focal Point of IPBES), and civil society, gathered on January 19, 2023, in Sofia, Bulgaria, to lay the foundation for the SELINA Community of Practice (CoP) in Bulgaria. The event, organized by the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG-BAS), a key partner in SELINA, aimed to establish a collaborative platform for achieving transformative change.
The meeting kicked off with an introduction to the SELINA project, followed by a comprehensive exploration of the CoP concept, encompassing its terms, goals, and potential achievements. The discussion emphasized the inclusion of new members with a shared objective of contributing to transformative change. [Read more…] about Bulgarian Community of Practice: In the search for seeds of change