Latvia

RDI2CluB – Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart Bioeconomy Clusters and Innovation Ecosystems

Project / The RDI2Club project helps rural Baltic Sea areas to reach their bioeconomy potential.

From swimming pools for snakes, to seatbelt handbags: Design students apply lessons in sustainability

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From ceramic swimming pools for snakes to handbags made of seatbelts – a colourful selection of projects by students of sustainable design

Feature / The first group of students of sustainable design at the Estonian Academy of Art, combining sustainable design and entrepreneurship, presented their projects.

Development of the Baltic Power System for the utilisation of the region’s vast renewable energy potential

SEI brief

BLASTIC

Project / BLASTIC (Plastic Waste Pathways into the Baltic Sea) aims to reduce plastic waste and hazardous substances by mapping and monitoring litter levels.

MIRACLE

Project / MIRACLE – mediating integrated actions for sustainable ecosystems services in a changing climate – aimed to reduce environmental risks in the Baltic Sea Region.

Student innovation labs – a way for sustainable and socially responsible growth

Project / Raising bottom-up innovation capacity for sustainable and socially responsible growth in universities in Latvia, Estonia and Cyprus.

Good environmental status in the Baltic Sea through regional coordination and capacity building via economic and social analysis

SEI brief

Baltic farmers admit water pollution by agriculture but expect improved evidence

SEI brief