33 Beiträge in Kategorie: Sustainability

Latest research on measuring the melting of glaciers has been transformed into an engaging article for teens, making climate science accessible and inspiring for young minds. It is now available in Science Journal for Kids and Teens.

Nocturnal illumination is both a hallmark and a driving force of global urbanisation—and increasingly an urgent environmental concern. Light infrastructures stretch the frontiers of economic and social life beyond daylight hours, enabling the expansion of urban networks and infrastructures.

The European beech is a key species in Swiss and European forests. However, due to the increasingly hotter and drier climate, it is facing a growing threat from drought. To study its resilience, we planted 190 four-year-old beech saplings in a biodiversity experiment at Irchel Campus.

How can we transition from knowing about the most pressing challenges of our time—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality—to achieving tangible, lasting transformation? What is needed is not just new technologies or incremental policy fixes, but transformative change.

Wie nehmen wir die Natur wahr? Welche Bedeutung hat sie für uns – persönlich, gesellschaftlich und wirtschaftlich? Und wie können wir ihre Werte und Leistungen langfristig sichern? Diesen Fragen sind 30 Forschende im mehrjährigen Projekt ValPar.CH nachgegangen. Die Zusammenarbeit sei herausfordernd und bereichernd gewesen, berichten die Beteiligten des GIUZ.

How can we engage in science that is not only excellent, but also just? What does it mean to decolonize research and teaching in a discipline like geography, with its historical role in enabling colonialisms? These were the driving questions behind two recent workshops at GIUZ.

How can cities in the Global South finance climate action in ways that are both effective and fair? We recently discussed the findings of our SNSF-funded research project «The Urbanization of Global Climate Finance» with local experts, government officials, international cooperation agencies, and climate activists in Mexico City.

Als transparente Folien verbinden die «erschreckend schönen Bilder» den Innen- und Aussenraum im Pavillon Le Corbusier der Fondation suisse in Paris. Sie zeigen Fakten und Prognosen zum Klimawandel in Form von dekorativen Bildern und wurden in einer Zusammenarbeit des GIUZ mit der Fachklasse Grafik Luzern als Infografiken entwickelt.

If you share my passion for books and the dialogue they engage with our lives and our society – and you speak French (or want to improve it!) –  this is a podcast channel for you! I want to explore how books mirror our lives, cultures, and societal crises — and how they inspire alternative ways of thinking, paving the way for innovative change. 

Mountain regions face challenges like depopulation, climate change, tourism pressures, and biodiversity loss. In the hybrid course «Sustainable Mountain Development», students from Tbilisi State University and GIUZ explored these issues, comparing the Caucasus and the Alps. Their insights are now featured in blog posts tackling key socio-political questions and solutions.