Step another time into the Living Knowledge Labs at the heart of TRANS-lighthouses through our video series, produced by our partner Jangada. These short films give space to the voices, practices and places where nature-based solutions are being co-created every day, with a strong focus on youth engagement, intergenerational dialogue and community-driven communication. From enhancement of natural heritage and restoration of a park to water management and creation of a green classroom, also the last four videos invite us to look beyond outcomes and explore how learning, social mobilisation and care for nature take shape across diverse local contexts.
Inside the series
At the heart of TRANS-lighthouses lies a shared conviction: nature-based solutions are not only technical interventions, but collective processes shaped by people, places and relationships. This new video series, created by our partner Jangada, brings these processes closer to the public by foregrounding the voices and everyday practices emerging from the project’s Living Knowledge Labs.
Rather than showcasing finished results, the videos document how change takes shape in practice, through learning and unlearning, experimentation, dialogue and care. They reveal how diverse forms of knowledge coexist and interact: scientific expertise, local experience, cultural memory and embodied relationships with nature. In doing so, the series invites viewers to see nature-based solutions not as fixed models, but as evolving processes grounded in specific social and ecological contexts.
The journey continues in Estarreja, Portugal, where a participatory process with schools and the community have succeeded in achieving concrete results towards the objective of enhancing the natural patrimony of the area. The video highlights how dialogue through generations is effective in achieving a shared result, beneficial both for people and the planet.
In Strovolos, Cyprus the focus shifts to an urban green area, the Pedios River Linear Park, where Nbs are implemented as systems to rehabilitate river spaces and their services. The video illustrates how the needs of the city's nature and those of the population could be combined and produce a common result while simultaneously serving to mitigate the effects of climate change and providing recreational value.
Two pilot experiences in capital cities further expand this perspective. In Brussels, Belgium the pilot case shows how Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) could be used to tackle flooding, biodiversity loss, and promote social cohesion. The video shows how an integrated stormwater management (ISWM) is promoted through co-creation with residents and associations.
In Rome, Italy the pilot case pursues the goal of restoring and activating an open green space in a central area of the city and to test a prototype of a green classroom. The challenge, here, as told in the video, is to reconcile the various interests, from the historical-artistic to the social ones.
Together, these videos do more than communicate project activities. They function as community-driven narratives that make visible the social dimensions of nature-based solutions and the role of young people as active contributors to change. By involving local actors in shaping the narratives, the series supports more situated and participatory forms of knowledge sharing and interpretation. Each film offers a glimpse into ongoing processes of transformation as they unfold across different contexts.
In TRANS-lighthouses, communication is understood as part of the transformation itself. By sharing these situated experiences, the video series helps bridge the gap between concepts and lived realities, inviting wider audiences to reflect on how nature-based solutions emerge through relationships, participation and care.
Ready to step inside our Living Knowledge Labs?
Promotion and Conservation of Estarreja’s Natural Patrimony | Estarreja, Portugal
Pedieos River Linear Park | Strovolos, Cyprus
Priority Intervention Zone Laeken | Bruxelles, Belgium
A Green Classroom for Rome | Rome, Italy
All videos can also be found on the official TRANS-lighthouses Youtube channel.
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- Pedieos River Linear Park in Strovolos, Cyprus. Caption: Video screenshot highlighting the benefits of the linear park. Credits: Viração & Jangada. Source: Video “Pedieos River Linear Park | Strovolos, Cyprus”.
- Priority Intervention Zone Laeken in Brussels, Belgium. Caption: Video screenshot capturing the co-creation process of water management NBS. Credits: Viração & Jangada. Source: Video “Priority Intervention Zone Laeken | Bruxelles, Belgium”.
- A Green Classroom for Rome in Rome, Italy. Caption: Video screenshot describing the coexisting archeological and NBS aspects of the area. Credits: Viração & Jangada. Source: Video “A Green Classroom for Rome | Rome, Italy”.
Step another time into the Living Knowledge Labs at the heart of TRANS-lighthouses through our video series, produced by our partner Jangada. These short films give space to the voices, practices and places where nature-based solutions are being co-created every day, with a strong focus on youth engagement, intergenerational dialogue and community-driven communication. From enhancement of natural heritage and restoration of a park to water management and creation of a green classroom, also the last four videos invite us to look beyond outcomes and explore how learning, social mobilisation and care for nature take shape across diverse local contexts.
Inside the series
At the heart of TRANS-lighthouses lies a shared conviction: nature-based solutions are not only technical interventions, but collective processes shaped by people, places and relationships. This new video series, created by our partner Jangada, brings these processes closer to the public by foregrounding the voices and everyday practices emerging from the project’s Living Knowledge Labs.
Rather than showcasing finished results, the videos document how change takes shape in practice, through learning and unlearning, experimentation, dialogue and care. They reveal how diverse forms of knowledge coexist and interact: scientific expertise, local experience, cultural memory and embodied relationships with nature. In doing so, the series invites viewers to see nature-based solutions not as fixed models, but as evolving processes grounded in specific social and ecological contexts.
The journey continues in Estarreja, Portugal, where a participatory process with schools and the community have succeeded in achieving concrete results towards the objective of enhancing the natural patrimony of the area. The video highlights how dialogue through generations is effective in achieving a shared result, beneficial both for people and the planet.
In Strovolos, Cyprus the focus shifts to an urban green area, the Pedios River Linear Park, where Nbs are implemented as systems to rehabilitate river spaces and their services. The video illustrates how the needs of the city's nature and those of the population could be combined and produce a common result while simultaneously serving to mitigate the effects of climate change and providing recreational value.
Two pilot experiences in capital cities further expand this perspective. In Brussels, Belgium the pilot case shows how Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) could be used to tackle flooding, biodiversity loss, and promote social cohesion. The video shows how an integrated stormwater management (ISWM) is promoted through co-creation with residents and associations.
In Rome, Italy the pilot case pursues the goal of restoring and activating an open green space in a central area of the city and to test a prototype of a green classroom. The challenge, here, as told in the video, is to reconcile the various interests, from the historical-artistic to the social ones.
Together, these videos do more than communicate project activities. They function as community-driven narratives that make visible the social dimensions of nature-based solutions and the role of young people as active contributors to change. By involving local actors in shaping the narratives, the series supports more situated and participatory forms of knowledge sharing and interpretation. Each film offers a glimpse into ongoing processes of transformation as they unfold across different contexts.
In TRANS-lighthouses, communication is understood as part of the transformation itself. By sharing these situated experiences, the video series helps bridge the gap between concepts and lived realities, inviting wider audiences to reflect on how nature-based solutions emerge through relationships, participation and care.
Ready to step inside our Living Knowledge Labs?
Promotion and Conservation of Estarreja’s Natural Patrimony | Estarreja, Portugal
Pedieos River Linear Park | Strovolos, Cyprus
Priority Intervention Zone Laeken | Bruxelles, Belgium
A Green Classroom for Rome | Rome, Italy
All videos can also be found on the official TRANS-lighthouses Youtube channel.
Featured image
Column images
- Pedieos River Linear Park in Strovolos, Cyprus. Caption: Video screenshot highlighting the benefits of the linear park. Credits: Viração & Jangada. Source: Video “Pedieos River Linear Park | Strovolos, Cyprus”.
- Priority Intervention Zone Laeken in Brussels, Belgium. Caption: Video screenshot capturing the co-creation process of water management NBS. Credits: Viração & Jangada. Source: Video “Priority Intervention Zone Laeken | Bruxelles, Belgium”.
- A Green Classroom for Rome in Rome, Italy. Caption: Video screenshot describing the coexisting archeological and NBS aspects of the area. Credits: Viração & Jangada. Source: Video “A Green Classroom for Rome | Rome, Italy”.
