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📢French PhD candidate Mattis Cherdon (ENSFEA Toulouse) visited the #RestPoll case study area in Vidzeme to explore stakeholder views on wild pollinators. He observed interview practice on site and showed how collected data will be analysed.
🔗Read more in our blog entry: lnkd.in/dh9bM7eD
#Pollinators
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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5. novembrī #BSC pētnieki E.Dāce & T.Tisenkopfs uzstājās #LAEF sesijā “Pārtikas aprites risinājumi”. Pētnieki dalījās #CIRCLE projekta atziņās par blakusproduktu izmantošanu un par pārtikas atkritumu mērījumiem tirdzniecībā.
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#LAEF | #apritesforums | #pārtikasaprite
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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24.10. Rīgā #FoSSNet darbseminārā #BSC pulcēja pētniekus no #RSU, #LLU, #LU, Dārzkopības institūta un #LZP. Diskutētas sadarbības idejas pārtikas sistēmu pētniecībā no semināriem līdz kopprojektiem. Kā potenciāla kopīgā tēma izcelta bērnu pārtikas izglītība skolās!💡
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Kā mazināt pārtikas atkritumus un stiprināt aprites pārtikas sistēmas Latvijā? ♻️
Elīna Dāce no #BSC dalījās ar pētījuma atziņām no #CIRCLE un #LIFE projektiem par pārtikas pārpalikumu izmantošanu projekta “Social Food Webs” pirmajā sanāksmē.
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#FoodWaste
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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📢Our colleagues Annija Danenberga & Tinotenda Mangadze represented #BSC at the LIFE GoodWater IPconference – where water, land & people meet. 🌿 They shared insights from #ENGAGE project on nutrient governance in the Gauja–Koiva basin.
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#Water4All
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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A warm welcome to Tinotenda Mangadze, joining our #BSC team this autumn! 🎉
💡From South Africa to Latvia, her journey connects ecology, sustainability, and people in the #ENGAGE project here in the Baltics!
🔗Read the blog entry: lnkd.in/dQMB7A8i
#NewBlog | #NewResearcher | #EUProjects
October 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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🎉This September Researcher Madara Dobele joined #BalticStudiesCentre team! Currently she's involved in the #NatureScape project where she studies sustainable, nature-based solutions to improve urban environments.
🔗Read more in our latest blog: lnkd.in/dmEBKbRN
#NewColleague | #NewBlog
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🎉Jauna publikācija no #BSC pētniekiem žurnālā "Frontiers in Sustainability"!
💡Analizējot 107 iniciatīvas, pētījums atklāj, ka arī nebioloģiskās nozares ir būtisks virzītājspēks aprites bioekonomikas attīstībā.
Raksts pieejams šeit: lnkd.in/dxWcH3Qw
#CircularEconomy | #Bioeconomy | #BSC
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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🐝 From 7-9 October BSC researchers Anda Ādamsone-Fiskoviča & Lūcija Ceicāne joined the #RestPoll consortium meeting in Barcelona, focusing on the study of wild pollinators and their habitat protection.
🔗Read more in our blog: lnkd.in/d7DTZYNS
#WildPollinators | #Agroecology | #Biodiversity
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📢 Last week, our colleagues Emīls Ķīlis & Anda Ādamsone-Fiskoviča joined the #AgroecologyEuropeForum2025 in Malmö – a landmark event under the theme “Transformation in Action!”
🔗Read more about it here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#AEEUForum25 | #Agroecology | #BalticSeaRegion | #Agroecology
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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🎉In September, BSC researchers Elīna Dāce, Annija Danenberga and Tinotenda Mangadze traveled to Évora, Portugal, for the first #ENGAGE (Water4All) project meeting.
🔗Read more in our blog entry: lnkd.in/d4ppzEnM

#NutrientManagement | #BalticStudiesCentre | #CoDesign
October 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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🎉 Proud of our colleague Jessica Girardi, who represented #BalticStudiesCentre at #NanoInnovation2025 in Rome with 2 talks on the COST Action FoodWaStop & her PhD research on sustainable food systems. 🌍
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#COST #WWOOF #Research #Innovation #Sustainability
October 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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🐝Šovasar LU Bioloģijas 3. kursa studente, BSC praktikante Aleksandra Koliņa kopā ar zinātnisko asistenti Džesiku Girardi darbojās projektā #RestPoll, pētot apputeksnētāju daudzveidību Vidzemes lauku saimniecībās.
🔗Bloga raksts par praktikantes pieredzi: lnkd.in/dCbvJZ8J
#EUProjects #WildPollinators
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🎉We are proud!
Congrats to Raimonda Soloha (LU) & Elīna Dāce (BSC) on their article in prominent environmental science journal "Resources, Conservation & Recycling".
It reviews methods for quantifying food loss & waste in Europe – key for reaching SDG 12.3 by 2030.
🔗Learn more here: lnkd.in/dKedxYFZ
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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💡 Baltic Studies Centre 26.09.2025. piedalījās LR IZM seminārā par Latvijas rezultātiem ES programmā Apvārsnis Eiropa. BSC ir starp 🇱🇻 TOP10, īpaši izceļoties klāsteros:
🔹6. Pārtika, bioekonomika, vide – 2. vieta
🔹5. Klimats, enerģētika, mobilitāte – 9. vieta
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September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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🎉We thank our intern Eva Āboliņa for five inspiring months at BSC! In out latest blog entry, she shares how collaboration, trust & support shaped her growth during the internship.
🔗Read her story here: lnkd.in/d64UEAEK
#BalticStudiesCentre #Internship #Research #InternationalExperience
September 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🌱This summer assistant Mārcis Juris Fricbergs joined BSC through #RestPoll project to explore how farmers, society & policymakers in Vidzeme view wild pollinators.
💡Key insight: biodiversity = human well-being
🔗Full story here: lnkd.in/dgjpy8hY
#BalticStudiesCentre | #EUProjects | #HorizonEurope
September 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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📢 New blog post: “Science in the market? A conversation with the founder of SkeptiCafe and why it works”. Featuring the 3 July event “Diet Battles: SkeptiCafe on Nutrition at Āgenskalns Market” within #IN-HABIT & #FoSSNet.
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#EUHorizon | #Science | #SkeptiCafe | #Interview
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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📢 On 27Aug, Baltic Studies Centre joins the Latvian Council of Science seminar on the Multi-Actor Approach in #HorizonEurope. Insights from the Baltic researchers on stakeholder engagement & proposal design.
🔗Info in Latvian: lnkd.in/dNpFeakT
#MAA | #BalticStudiesCentre | #EUProjects | #BalticStates
August 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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How can we better protect wild pollinators in Latvia?
At a recent #RestPoll workshop, farmers, NGOs & researchers discussed barriers, trust, & action for restoring habitats. 🐝🌾 Thanks to all who joined! Learn more in our blog: lnkd.in/ef8x4SVG
#Biodiversity #Agroecology #GrassLIFE2 #Pollinators
August 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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📢 BSC researchers took part in the 30th #ESRS2025 Congress in Riga 7-11 July – presenting research papers, leading excursions & co-organising sessions on rural futures, food systems & digitalisation.
🔗Read more in our blog: lnkd.in/d_EJD8tn
#RuralStudies #Agroecology #Digitalization #SocialSciences
August 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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📢 We are pleased to announce that Baltic Studies Centre has joined three influential European networks: EIT Food, Agroecology Europe and Bio-based Industries Consortium!
🔗 Read our latest blog entry: lnkd.in/dCvYAWhN
#FoodSystems #Agroecology #Bioeconomy #Research #Sustainability #Innovation
July 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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🌱 Reflecting on a successful 30th ESRS Congress in Riga.

BSC led a field trip to Dobele’s Institute of Horticulture, co-moderated the agroecological transitions group with international colleagues, and shared research insights on engaging stakeholders. Sincere thanks to all participants!

#ESRS2025
July 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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On June 14, the University of Latvia's Sustainability Week concluded with the event “Sadzīves Simpozijs” – highlighting the role of community gardens in sustainable urban development.
Read the full story in our blog post: lnkd.in/dxXBdcsM
#NatureBasedSolutions #Biodiversity #NbS #NatureScapeProject
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🌱 Join us on June 14 at the University of Latvia's "Symposium on Social Life" for the new community garden unveiling, where BSC will hold a story session on urban gardening governance models.

🔗Read more: lnkd.in/daXctZ2P

#LatvijasUniversitate I #NatureBasedSolutions I #NbS I
June 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM