PLUS Change Project Launch & Kick off Meeting
The PLUS Change project—Planning Land Use Strategies: Meeting biodiversity, climate and social objectives in a changing world—a collaborative Horizon Europe project involving representatives from 14 countries and 23 institutions, commenced with a highly successful kick-off meeting held in Prague from June 12th to 14th.
Workshop 1 launches in Practice Cases
The PLUS Change workshops have begun in our Practice Cases! This first round of workshops brings together relevant stakeholders to introduce the project and start discussions on key land use challenges in each of the Practice Case areas.
Possible Landscapes kicks off in Amsterdam
The Possible Landscapes sessions have kicked off in our Practice Cases, starting with Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA), hosted by the Vrije Universiteit and centered around the Zaanstreek-Waterland region.
Workshop 1: Nitra City
On 24 January 2024, Nitra Practice Case held its first workshop, attended by 40 stakeholders from a range of backgrounds.
PLUS Change In Depth: Raising awareness of ethics, equity and justice in land use change processes
As part of Work Package 1 dedicated to supporting transdisciplinary integration, Guido Caniglia and Marina Knickel of the KLI team are now guiding the project partners’ to reflect and learn whether and how issues of ethics, equity and justice are considered in land use change processes.
Workshop 1: Île-de-France
On March 29, 2024, Practice Case Île-de-France hosted its first workshop with stakeholders from the region. The workshop served to introduce the PLUS Change project and begin the process of identifying key actors to champion the integration of climate change, biodiversity, and human well-being into local land-use planning.
Workshop 1: Flanders
On March 20th, Flanders held its first workshop, led by the Vlaamse Landmaatschappij.
Workshop 1: Surrey
Workshop 1 was held in a community setting in Ashford, Surrey, aligning with their ongoing work with Natural England as part of a pilot for a Health, Wellbeing, Nature & Sustainability toolkit.
Workshop 1: Green Karst
On the 17th of April 2024 we held the first workshop in the frame of the PLUS Change project. The event was integrated with the introduction to regional spatial planning in our region, which is starting this year.
PLUS Change General Assembly in Brussels
The PLUS Change project held its first General Assembly in Brussels, Belgium, from May 27th to 29th, 2024. Hosted by the Vlaamse Landmaatschappij, the assembly brought together all 23 project partners for a series of productive discussions and collaborative sessions.
Workshop 2: Narratives of Land Use Change
Over the course of the PLUS Change project, several multi-actor, participatory workshops are planned for each Practice Case. Tailored to the unique contexts of each area, these workshops are designed to facilitate an ongoing process of transdisciplinary co-creation with stakeholders.
Seminar Series: The Story of PLUS Change – Land use (decision making) challenges in a changing world
In the first seminar of our series, The Story of PLUS Change, the project team came together to share their diverse perspectives on land use challenges in a changing world.
PLUS Change In Depth: A trip into Possible Landscapes
Have you ever thought about how we could live with our land? Not just use it, but really live with it? Possible Landscapes x PLUS Change was all about that: imagining ways to make our landscapes more sustainable, inclusive, thriving.
Workshop 3: Drivers of Change
Prior to Workshop 3, Workshop 1 introduced the project to relevant stakeholders in the Practice Cases, initiating discussions on core land use challenges, while Workshop 2 focused on constructing narratives of land use change and tracing the historical evolution of these transformations. Building on these foundations, Workshop 3—held in December 2024 and January 2025—shifted the focus to well-being and values as key drivers of land use change, using causal loop diagrams (CLDs) to guide discussions and insights.
Seminar Series: The Story of PLUS Change – Conflicts and synergies in our normative futures
In the second seminar of our series, the Story of PLUS Change, the project team came together to explore why and how land use decision-making is a challenge in a changing world.
Science Fair 2025: Engaging kids & students in shaping a sustainable future
On 5-7 June 2025 CzechGlobe, the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), participated in the Science Fair 2025 (Veletrh vedy), the largest popular educational science event in the Czech Republic.