Resources
Explore the workshop recordings, summaries, policy briefs, and strategies created through this project. Our first two summaries are coming soon! Photo: Cécile Chauvat.
Online workshop recordings
Between fall 2024 and spring 2025, CAP-SHARE organized a series of four online workshops about how to improve capacity sharing for biodiversity. Each of these workshops included presentations by speakers who gave relevant introductions, examples, and case studies, which were recorded and are available here.
Online Workshop 1: Capacity Sharing for Biodiversity as Community and Regional Development
In this workshop, we discussed the needs and opportunities for community and regional development focusing on capacity sharing for biodiversity. Our guest speakers shared their experiences with community and regional development so that others who are interested in acting locally may have a better understanding of how to do so. All participants who joined us online were invited to breakout rooms to discuss the three questions posed by the workshop.
Online workshop 2: Recognizing Local and Indigenous Knowledge
This workshop was led by the University of Lapland. The discussions covered activities related to nature, biodiversity, and sustainable development, as well as social and cultural knowledge-sharing models. This session explored the value of co-creation with local knowledge holders in the Nordic and Arctic regions, with a special emphasis on intergenerational knowledge, the Arctic ecosystem, and Sámi perspectives. We highlighted how collaboration fosters understanding and promotes sustainable practices.
Online workshop 3: Scientists Collaborating with Communities and Policymakers
Norway and Iceland led this workshop which focused on involving communities in knowledge sharing and creation, including place-based actions from conception to policy. The invited speakers included scientists working with local and national stakeholders; representatives of various community services; and knowledge brokers who shared their experience and outlined ways to work more effectively together for community resilience and biodiversity protection.
Online workshop 4: Policymakers Collaborating with Youth and Communities
In this workshops, policymakers who are actively working with youth groups, elders, and scientists were invited to further the discussion on capacity sharing and biodiversity from local community perspectives, centering around local and traditional knowledge.