{"id":782,"date":"2026-01-22T03:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coco-erasmus.eu\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:09:52","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/?page_id=782","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"782\" class=\"elementor elementor-782\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0279f5 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0279f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e985648 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e985648\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7002c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7002c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature Futures is an Erasmus+ project addressing environmental and climate challenges through innovation in higher education.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92772a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92772a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The project explores how nature-based solutions and citizen science can be integrated into teaching, learning, and institutional practices.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7723cbf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7723cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/detailed-view-of-a-colorful-coral-reef-showcasing-marine-biodiversity-underwater.-17100726-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-125\" alt=\"Detailed view of a colorful coral reef showcasing marine biodiversity underwater.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/detailed-view-of-a-colorful-coral-reef-showcasing-marine-biodiversity-underwater.-17100726-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/detailed-view-of-a-colorful-coral-reef-showcasing-marine-biodiversity-underwater.-17100726-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/detailed-view-of-a-colorful-coral-reef-showcasing-marine-biodiversity-underwater.-17100726-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/detailed-view-of-a-colorful-coral-reef-showcasing-marine-biodiversity-underwater.-17100726-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nf-erasmus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/detailed-view-of-a-colorful-coral-reef-showcasing-marine-biodiversity-underwater.-17100726-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b102c0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b102c0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccae39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ccae39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dacf0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10dacf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b9d6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b9d6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em>Re-imagining higher education as a catalyst for environmental and societal transformation.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da91d9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9da91d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d8835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d8835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Nature Futures responds to this challenge by promoting interdisciplinary approaches that bridge environmental knowledge, social innovation, and practical engagement. The project explores how nature-based solutions can become powerful learning frameworks, enabling students and educators to engage with real-world sustainability challenges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Through collaboration, experimentation, and knowledge exchange, Nature Futures contributes to strengthening the capacity of higher education institutions to support sustainable and resilient futures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cefa46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cefa46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Higher education institutions play a critical role in preparing societies for environmental transition.<\/h4><h4>However, sustainability education often remains fragmented across disciplines.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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Many study programmes still treat these issues separately across disciplines. The project works to integrate environmental knowledge, practical skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration into education and learning practices.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color\">How does the project support higher education?<\/h4><p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color\">Nature Futures supports higher education institutions by developing and testing teaching modules, learning activities, and educational resources focused on nature-based solutions. Through pilot courses, collaborative workshops, and shared learning between partner universities, the project helps educators integrate sustainability into existing curricula.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color\">What are nature-based solutions?<\/h4><p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color\">Nature-based solutions are approaches that use natural processes and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges. 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