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Joint Call 2026 - Partnering
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Nina Luostarinen
Finland
Humak University of Applied Sciences
Universities
multifunctional forests; cultural ecosystem services; arts-based and participatory methods; place attachment; Living Labs and co-creation; social acceptance of forest management
TOPIC 2 – Adaptive and Multifunctional Forest Management Systems
Humak University of Applied Sciences (Finland) offers social sciences, arts and humanities (SSAH) expertise to a transdisciplinary consortium and seeks to join as a Partner. Our primary interest is Topic 2, in particular the cultural, social and governance factors that influence the implementation of adaptive and multifunctional forest management. We are also open to proposals under Topic 4 (stakeholder engagement, governance, skills and capacity building) and Topic 1 (adaptation pathways at landscape level).
We bring participatory and arts-based research methods that make the relationships between people and forests visible and researchable. These include co-creation workshops, participatory land art in which local communities build large ephemeral works from natural materials around species and habitats, and arts-based data collection on the values, emotions and place attachment connected to forests.
In a consortium we can lead or contribute to tasks such as studying how forest owners, local residents and young people perceive changes in forest management and restoration; analysing trade-offs between cultural ecosystem services and other forest uses; designing and facilitating co-creation and Living Lab activities; and planning dissemination, communication and exploitation that reaches audiences beyond the forest sector.
We are looking for coordinators and partners in forest ecology, forest management research, forest owner organisations or public authorities who want the societal dimension and stakeholder engagement to be built into the research design from the start. Funding would be requested from a Finnish RFO.
We bring participatory and arts-based research methods that make the relationships between people and forests visible and researchable. These include co-creation workshops, participatory land art in which local communities build large ephemeral works from natural materials around species and habitats, and arts-based data collection on the values, emotions and place attachment connected to forests.
In a consortium we can lead or contribute to tasks such as studying how forest owners, local residents and young people perceive changes in forest management and restoration; analysing trade-offs between cultural ecosystem services and other forest uses; designing and facilitating co-creation and Living Lab activities; and planning dissemination, communication and exploitation that reaches audiences beyond the forest sector.
We are looking for coordinators and partners in forest ecology, forest management research, forest owner organisations or public authorities who want the societal dimension and stakeholder engagement to be built into the research design from the start. Funding would be requested from a Finnish RFO.
Humak University of Applied Sciences is a Finnish higher education institution specialising in community education, cultural management and sign language interpreting. Its research, development and innovation work concerns participation, communities and culture, and is carried out in cooperation with municipalities, civil society organisations and local communities across Finland.
The Resilient Societies Research Programme at Humak is coordinated by Dr Nina Luostarinen, Doctor of Arts and Principal Researcher. Within the programme, arts-based and participatory methods are developed and tested, and evidence is produced on how communities build resilience. Its thematic priorities include sustainability, climate and environmental emotions, and arts-based and creative methods, with belonging and trust as a cross-cutting theme.
Dr Luostarinen is an artist-researcher specialising in participatory land art, restoration art and ecocultural animation. She has some 18 years of experience in managing EU-funded projects, works as an expert evaluator for the European Commission.
In a consortium, Humak contributes experience in participatory research design, community and stakeholder engagement, and communicating research results to non-academic audiences.
The Resilient Societies Research Programme at Humak is coordinated by Dr Nina Luostarinen, Doctor of Arts and Principal Researcher. Within the programme, arts-based and participatory methods are developed and tested, and evidence is produced on how communities build resilience. Its thematic priorities include sustainability, climate and environmental emotions, and arts-based and creative methods, with belonging and trust as a cross-cutting theme.
Dr Luostarinen is an artist-researcher specialising in participatory land art, restoration art and ecocultural animation. She has some 18 years of experience in managing EU-funded projects, works as an expert evaluator for the European Commission.
In a consortium, Humak contributes experience in participatory research design, community and stakeholder engagement, and communicating research results to non-academic audiences.