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Discover the Mátra's wild heart at our new Nature Visitor Center! Explore interactive exhibits showcasing the region's unique volcanic landscapes, diverse wildlife, and rich cultural heritage. Step onto the Saw Beetle and Almond educational trails and immerse yourself in nature's wonders. We offer guided tours, educational programs, and hands-on activities for all ages, fostering a deeper connection with the environment. Visit us and experience the magic of the Mátra!

This eco-project was born from a desire to merge tradition with design. On one hectare of land, we plant and grow gourds - or, as we call them in Albanian, Leka - which have deep significance in our culture. Once used for showers, they hold a special place in our heritage. By reusing these gourds, we give them new meaning and purpose. Grown with care and with my family's help, these gourds go through a year-long process of planting, nurturing, and drying before being transformed into lamps.

Revolutionizing fashion with nature’s colors—our project blends sustainable wool with eco-friendly microbial pigments to create beautiful, biodegradable textiles. By combining cutting-edge technology and traditional craftsmanship, we’re paving the way for a more ethical, long-lasting future in fashion. Join us in making a bold, colorful statement for the planet!

“A come Ambiente Museum” plays a key role in linking the urban landscape with nature through educational initiatives. Its engaging exhibitions and interactive experiences promote environmental awareness for generations to come. Housed in a transformed industrial building within Parco Dora, a former industrial district turned green space in 2006, the museum exemplifies the shift from industrial heritage to an environmental education hub, inspiring action for a sustainable future.

An alpine building with a facade made by hand by locally sourced stones which have been collected by hand from places of natural erosion within the valley. The building houses an unusal combination of touristic accomodation and an art gallery displaying stone and bronze sculptures by local artist Herbert Albrecht.

This experimental picnic meadow in Nitra, part of the IN-HABIT project, revitalises a river floodway with native meadows, countersunk grills, an acupressure playground, and terrain modulations. Using a "zero-sum approach," it maintains ecological balance while enhancing biodiversity and public use. Co-created with citizens, students, volunteers, urban planners and other experts it fosters environmental literacy, recreation, and resilience, offering a multifunctional green space for all​.

The SOBROTERHOOD Project provided a well aligned collaboration between the youngsters and the elderly community in the Neighbourhood of Sobreiro, in the city of Maia (Portugal), as to develop an ideas contest aimed to incorporate biophilic design for the re-activation of an area at the core of the neighbourhood with no function at the present date. What was later developed was a true mentorship logic where these two very different groups of individuals designed the future of this space.

The Peterbos 9 project in Anderlecht, Brussels, concerns the renovation of a building with 80 social housing units and 4 small commercial spaces, part of a large social housing development from the 1970s.The design of the project is twofold: on the one hand, it renews the technical equipment and (common) interior spaces of the existing building. On the other hand, it introduces an independent structure on both long facades, adding a winter garden to each apartment located on the upper floors.

[15:21, 2/11/2025] Marnela: tributes to the co… [15:41, 2/11/2025] Marnela: The project aims to engage students in caring for the environment. We ourselves are the cause of environmental pollution. Creating a small corner in our school where we plant flowers, trees and take care of them would enable a better quality education for students. The future is the new generations. Educating them with love for the environment will bring a change in the future. The garden in our school does not only aim

The WaaMooM project is about bringing young people closer to nature through building with natural materials such as earth, straw and wood. It is also about community building, social inclusion and reconnection with tradition. WaaMooM brings people from different countries, cultures and backgrounds together through the creative art of building with nature. It provides tangible solutions for living in a healthy environment, in harmony with nature and others, while reducing the carbon footprint.