Events

Our events are central to our mission. Through them, we foster dialogue between science, politics, practice and the public, creating spaces where knowledge and perspectives meet. We act as a convener, bringing different stakeholders together to co-develop solutions for resilient societies and thriving ecosystems. This page features our own events, including recordings, summaries, and supplementary materials. 

In addition, we contribute to other events by moderating them, giving presentations at them and participating in panel discussions. You can find more information about this under Presentations.

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On 5 and 6 May 2026, the European Networking Workshop, organised by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, with the support of the Ecologic Institute, will take place in Bonn, Germany.

Urban Nature

European Networking Workshop

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Bonn, Germany

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Event:Digital Event
 
How can meaningful community and stakeholder engagement strengthen ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) for coastal areas and make coastal resilience efforts more effective, equitable, and sustainable in the long term? This virtual workshop brings together experts, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how participatory approaches, local knowledge, and strong partnerships can improve the design, implementation, and governance of EbA initiatives in coastal contexts.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Coastal Resilience (II)

In-depth Workshop on Community Engagement and Strengthening Partnerships for Coastal EbA

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online

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Event:Digital Event
 
On 24 March 2026, the European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO) will present its new Clean Industrial Transition Monitor and discuss whether current EU policy creates the enabling conditions needed for a successful industrial transformation.

Reality Checking the Clean Industrial Deal

Launch of the Clean Industrial Transition Monitor


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On 27 and 28 January 2026, the European Commission invited selected experts to the regional workshop "Designing Climate-Resilient Landscapes" in Bucharest. The event aimed to gather practical insights and good practices from diverse governance and landscape contexts, supporting the development of new EU guidance on landscape-based climate adaptation. Participants can look forward to keynoting inputs and hands-on breakout sessions focused on real-world challenges and solutions.

Designing Climate Resilient Landscapes in Europe

Regional Expert Workshop

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Bucharest, Romania

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Event:Workshop
 
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) partnered with the Finnish Meteorological Institute to organise an in-person workshop dedicated to the use and uptake of climate services and C3S products for Finnish users. The workshop took place on 22 January 2026 within the 8th Winter Satellite Workshop in Espoo, Finland.

C3S User Engagement Workshop with the Finnish User Community


Espoo, Finland

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Event:Workshop
 
On 10 and 11 December 2025, the European Commission invited selected experts to the regional workshop "Designing Climate-Resilient Landscapes" in Helsinki. The event aimed to gather practical insights and good practices from diverse governance and landscape contexts, supporting the development of new EU guidance on landscape-based climate adaptation. Participants looked forward to keynoting inputs and hands-on breakout sessions focused on real-world challenges and solutions.

Designing Climate Resilient Landscapes in Europe

Regional Expert Workshop

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Helsinki, Finland

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Event:Workshop
 
On 4 December 2025, Ecologic Institute co-hosted a closed-door workshop in Brussels with DG CLIMA and the World Economic Forum. As part of the EU-Commission funded project Strategy for the Financing of Permanent Carbon Removals, more than 50 representatives from industry, finance, and EU institutions explored how to accelerate private purchases of high-quality permanent carbon removals (CDR). Early corporate purchasers highlighted three drivers: demonstrating climate leadership, meeting voluntary net-zero targets, and positioning themselves for emerging business opportunities in permanent removals. Participants pointed to high costs, reputational concerns, complex contracting, and policy uncertainty as key obstacles. Many stressed the need for clearer long-term EU policy to give companies confidence to buy early.

Learning from Buyers – Unlocking Private Purchases of EU CDR

Closed door workshop


Brussels, Belgium

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Event:Conference
 
ZirTeNet participated in the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference (ADD-ITC) on 27 and 28 November 2025 at the Eurogress Aachen, offering an overview of current research activities within the collaborative projects dedicated to transforming the textile sector. At the information booth in the foyer, Doris Knoblauch and Yannick Heni presented recent developments in the ongoing projects and engaged in extensive discussions with experts from academia, industry, and policy.

ZirTeNet at the ADD-ITC Textile Conference in Aachen

Information Booth on 27–28 November 2025

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Aachen, Germany

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Event:Workshop
 
On 19 November 2025, the EU Blue Parks Community under Mission Ocean & Waters hosted its 5th workshop "Achieving Mission Ocean and Waters Protection Targets: Showcasing the EU Blue Parks Projects." The virtual event gathered around 100 stakeholders from public authorities, businesses, research organisations and civil society.

5th EU Blue Parks Community Workshop

Achieving Mission Ocean and Waters protection targets


online

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Event:Conference
 
On 17 and 18 November 2025, the closing event of the project "Natural Climate Adaptation!" commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Environment Ministry took place in Berlin. The event was organised in cooperation with the 14th KlimAdapt network meeting.

Ways to Successful Nature-based Climate Adaptation

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Berlin, Germany

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Event:Conference
 
At the MoorNet Final Conference 2025, results and approaches from the research and development project were presented. The event also offered space to discuss further developments and to identify additional needs for action. Key topics included overcoming implementation barriers, funding issues, and the need for communication strategies and networking concepts to strengthen and accelerate the rewetting of peatlands.

MoorNet Final Conference 2025

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Berlin, Germany

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Event:Workshop
 
To gather input and contribute to building a network, Ecologic Institute organized and hosted a virtual workshop on 30 October 2025, with input presentations. The workshop continued with a moderated exchange with 15 external experts, building on guiding questions on flexible governance arrangements, potential gaps, and ideas for practical next steps and potentials for collaboration.

Navigating Arctic Futures: Adaptive Governance for Resilient Ecosystems and Communities

An expert workshop under the YESSS project


online

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Event:Workshop
 
On 28 and 29 October 2025, the European Commission invited selected experts to the regional workshop "Designing Climate-Resilient Landscapes" in Bilbao. The event aimed to gather practical insights and good practices from diverse governance and landscape contexts, supporting the development of new EU guidance on landscape-based climate adaptation. Participants were looking forward to keynoting inputs and hands-on breakout sessions focused on real-world challenges and solutions.

Designing Climate Resilient Landscapes in Europe

Regional Expert Workshop

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Bilbao, Spain

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Event:Conference
 
A promotional banner for the final 3-CO event titled "Empowering Bio-Based Choices Through Smart Certification", featuring a woman scanning a product in a supermarket. The event takes place on 21 October 2025 from 9:00 to 13:30 CEST and is advertised as a free webinar. The 3-CO logo appears in the top left corner.
The 3-CO project hold on 21 October 2025 an online event showcasing how consumer perspectives and attitudes can drive impactful communication for sustainability. Noemi De Santes (Junker App), Florian Birk (SIGU Platform) and Zoritza Kiresiewa (Ecologic Institute) discussed in the second session of the event the role of social innovation in fostering sustainable consumption and production.

The Role of Social Innovation in Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production

3-CO Final Event


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Event:Workshop
 
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), with the support of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and Charles University, organised an in-person workshop dedicated to the use of climate data and services for Czech users. The half-day workshop took place in Prague, as a side event of the Czech National Copernicus User Forum. The workshop was designed for scientists, policy officers, businesses and students who currently use or are interested in using C3S data for their work in the field of climate change.

C3S User Engagement Workshop with the Czech User Community


Prague, Czech Republic

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Event:Discussion
 
On 18 October 2025, Ecologic Institute and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) organised a panel discussion “Dynamic Ocean Management in Arctic Waters – New Dynamic with the BBNJ Agreement?” as part of the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The panel, moderated by Fenja Kroos, Researcher at Ecologic Institute (Germany), brought together five experts to explore and discuss the potential for dynamic marine biodiversity conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) in the Arctic, as well as possible links to adjacent national jurisdictions.

Dynamic Ocean Management in Arctic Waters – New Dynamic with the BBNJ Agreement?

Panel session at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025


Reykjavik, Iceland

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Event:Workshop
 
The workshop, held on 7 and 8 October 2025, brought together experts from around the world to discuss how ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) can address sea-level rise and strengthen coastal resilience. Around 40 participants exchanged experiences, explored practical and financial approaches – including blue carbon initiatives and blended funding models – and deepened collaboration across science, policy, and practice.

Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Coastal Resilience (I)

In-depth workshop on stocktake and finance perspectives

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Berlin, Germany

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Event:Conference
 
Our Biodiversity Coordinator, Dr. Benjamin Kupilas, presented how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can drive the systemic shift toward a Nature-Positive Economy. The conference gathered policymakers, researchers, and practitioners across the Nordic region.

Nature-Based Solutions as Enablers of a Nature-Positive Future

Holistic Framework for Successful Development of NbS

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Aarhus, Denmark

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Event:Visitors Program
 
On 25 September 2025, Ecologic Institute welcomed the International Climate Protection Fellows of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to its Berlin office as part of their study tour of leading German institutions engaged in climate protection. During the visit, the fellows explored how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can foster resilient and just cities and how marine conservation contributes to climate protection.

Study Visit of Alexander von Humboldt International Climate Protection Fellows


Berlin, Germany

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Event:Workshop
 
How can circular principles be effectively integrated into corporate strategies beyond recycling? Which approaches work in practice? These questions guided the online workshop "From Thread to Cycle: Business Models for a Circular Future", held on 25 September 2025 as part of the BMFTR funding initiative "Resource-Efficient Circular Economy - circular sustainable textiles."

From Thread to Cycle: Business Models for a Circular Future

Online Workshop


Online, Germany

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On 23 September 2025, experts from policy, finance, research, and civil society gathered in Berlin for the technical workshop “Opportunities and Limits of Nature-based Solutions”, hosted by the Fair Finance Institute. The event aimed to highlight and critically discuss the risks and potentials of nature-based solutions (NbS). The focus was on how financing for NbS can be made more effective and equitable, tapping the potential to deliver on sustainable development worldwide, protect biodiversity, and empower people in countries of the Global South. Ecologic Institute’s McKenna Davis opened the event with a keynote address entitled “Nature-based Solutions: More than just green? What counts, what works, and what is missing.” The event was organised with funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and support from GLS Bank and Engagement Global as part of an ongoing project.

Opportunities and Limits of Nature-based Solutions


Berlin, Germany

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Event:Conference
 
The agricultural sector holds enormous potential to reduce GHG emissions, enhance carbon removals, and support climate adaptation. Delivering these environmental objectives requires adequate funding and support to unlock opportunities that drive the transition toward greater sustainability and are a useful tool as part of a broader policy mix to promote the transition.

Incentivizing Farm-level Climate Action through Rewarding Mechanisms

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Seinäjoki, Finland

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Event:Digital Event
 
As part of the expert dialogue "Second-Hand Instead of New – Calculating and Communicating CO₂ Savings Potential", taking place online on September 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Berlin Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment invited participants to explore current approaches to quantifying CO₂ savings in the context of waste prevention.

Second-Hand Instead of New

Calculating and Communicating CO₂ Savings Potential


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Event:Workshop
 
On 17 and 18 September 2025, the European Commission invited selected experts to the regional workshop "Designing Climate-Resilient Landscapes" in Berlin. The event aimed to gather practical insights and good practices from diverse governance and landscape contexts, supporting the development of new EU guidance on landscape-based climate adaptation. Participants looked forward to keynoting inputs and hands-on breakout sessions focused on real-world challenges and solutions.

Designing Climate Resilient Landscapes in Europe

Regional Expert Workshop

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Berlin, Germany

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Event:Workshop
 
On 15 September 2025, Ecologic Institute and BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change hosted the ACCREU Workshop: "Heat Resilient European Regions", focusing on what drives or hinders the implementation of health-related adaptation to heat at regional and local levels. This interactive workshop gathered insights and experiences on enabling factors and barriers, helping us understand why adaptation efforts have succeeded – or struggled –on the ground.

Heat Resilient European Regions


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The adoption of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) marks a turning point in European biodiversity policy. To meet its binding targets, all Member States must prepare National Restoration Plans (NRPs) by 2026 – with a dedicated focus on cross-border cooperation. Against this backdrop, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the Alpine Convention, and Ecologic Institute convened the international online workshop "Synergies for Nature Restoration in the Alpine Region" on 4 September 2025.

Enhancing Synergies in Alpine Nature Restoration Planning


online

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Event:Digital Event
 
On 3 September 2025, the European Climate Neutrality Observatory presented their latest findings on EU's progress toward climate neutrality and discussed the ensuing recommendations with high-profile EU policy stakeholders, including members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the business community.

Tracking the Transition to a Clean, Competitive and Fair EU Future

Launch of the 3rd Assessment by the European Climate Neutrality Observatory


online

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