The third event of the Naturethon+ series took place on February 24th. Twenty-nine MSc-level students participated in a dedicated session of the “Environmental Management in Planning” course led by Jerker Jarsjö – professor of Hydrology at Stockholm University and member of the Naturance project.

After a short overview of the importance of citizen engagement in the Nature-based Solutions deployment, Andrea Staccione (KIT), Nicoletta Boi, and Davide Michielin (CMCC) facilitated the discussion among the eight student groups in completing a realistic environmental planning project. Groups were invited to fill in the board of a digital collaboration platform with specific tasks.

The subject of each project was relatively open. Students could choose among different environmental management issues and aspects (biodiversity, water, climate, nature-based solutions, energy planning, etc.) and various spatial and temporal scales. In the end of the course, students will submit the final thesis version both for grading and for the Naturethon intitiative.