Call for applications: submissions by April 10
The 2026 CENSE Advanced Training Summer School theme is “People and Nature (lack of) Connectedness”. We welcome contributions exploring critical concepts, innovative tools or models, and group case studies on one or more of the following:
- People–nature connectedness; ecosystem services; nature restoration; urban ecology; environmental governance and resilience
- Advances in valuing nature (e.g., relational & instrumental frameworks, including IPBES)
- Immersive, speculative, and creative approaches to reduce disconnection from nature
- Living in/with Protected Areas and multi-scale environmental governance
- Nature connectedness and risk
- Urban ecology, resilience, and adaptive capacity within/across communities
- Historical perspectives and diverse geographies (Global South/North; urban/rural; marine/other)
- Policy design and analysis to reconnect with nature across scales.
The Summer School seeks innovative ways to reverse declining human–nature relationships, especially in urban contexts. We aim to shape new connections between people and nature in research and everyday life and identify pathways to scale these initiatives.
Speakers include: Alice Nunes (CE3C Univ. of Lisbon & CHANGE) | Christopher Ives (University of Nottingham; online) | Elena Korosteleva (IGSD, University of Warwick) | Francisco Ferreira (CENSE NOVA FCT & CHANGE) | Harini Nagendra (Azim Prezmi University) | Harriet Richmond (Research Development, University of Warwick) | Jane Webb (SCFS, University of Warwick) | Lory Barile (Economics, University of Warwick) | Paula Antunes (CENSE NOVA FCT & CHANGE) | Rita Lopes (CENSE NOVA FCT & CHANGE) | Teresa Pinto Correia (MED Univ. of Évora & CHANGE)
Important dates:
Application submission deadline: April 10 - Apply here
Notification of acceptance: April 30
Summer School: July 26-31
Venue:
Convento da Arrábida, Azeitão, Portugal
The school will be held within the Arrábida Natural Park, 40 km south of Lisbon, Portugal, within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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