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Posted in BRIDGES IPO news, News on Mar 24, 2026.

A Strategy for Global Resilience: UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition publish 2026–2028 Strategy

The BRIDGES Coalition has officially published our Strategy Document for 2026–2028, marking a pivotal milestone in our ongoing collaborative mission with the UNESCO Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme. This comprehensive roadmap serves as both a reflection of the Coalition’s core principles and a bold step forward in the evolution of global sustainability efforts. By bridging the gap between academic research and localised action, the 2026–2028 strategy reinforces a shared vision for community-led, humanities-rooted, transdisciplinary sustainability science.

Posted in Blog on Mar 23, 2026.

Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human (Review)

Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human, by Arturo Escobar, Kriti Sharma, and Michal Osterweil (Review) Author: Daniel Creutzfeldt, Educere Alliance. '“The dominant story of life is not working”. So begins a book that despite being written with the rigour one would expect from three academics at the cutting edge of their respective fields, is a radically experimental text that invites its readers to dare to reimagine that which seems so immutable that it has disappeared almost completely from view. It is a book that seeks to challenge not only the foundations of a particular economic system or political philosophy, but of the very fabric of reality within which and out of which such tapestries of meaning are woven.'

Posted in News, UWTSD Hub News on Mar 20, 2026.

Swansea officially joins the Biophilic Cities Network!

Yesterday, as the sun broke through for the first time after a long, wet winter, the first buds of hope appeared in Swansea with the announcement that the city has officially joined the Biophilic Cities Network, marking a major milestone in its drive toward a greener, healthier urban future.

Posted in Cologne News, News on Mar 20, 2026.

Highlighting Publications from 2025: Fresh Ecocritical Voices in African Literatures and Cultures

Continuing our series highlighting publications from 2025, we focus on a volume that brings African environmental humanities to the forefront of global discourse. This edited collection explores how cultural production serves as a vital tool for navigating the complexities of the Anthropocene from the perspective of the Global South. Fresh Ecocritical Voices in African Literatures and Cultures is an interdisciplinary effort that bridges the gap between literary analysis and ecological activism. Co-edited by Chinonye C. Ekwueme-Ugwu, Joyce Onoromhenre Agofure, and Nsah Mala, who also serves as a Hub Coordinator for the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition Hub at the University of Cologne, this work exemplifies the coalition's mission to integrate humanities-led insights into sustainability science.

Posted in ASU news, News on Mar 20, 2026.

‘Storying Just Futures’ Empowering Youth Through Narrative and Agency

A transformative initiative at Arizona State University is equipping the next generation with the tools to actively design the future. Storying Just Futures (SJF) is a Youth-centred initiative of Humanities for the Environment and UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, that empowers young people to imagine, articulate, and co-design the worlds they desire.