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Posted in Blog on Mar 25, 2026.

Sheet’ká -Sitka Sound

This piece explores the precious ecological and cultural interweaving of Sheet’ká, the ancestral Tlingit territory encompassing what is known today as Sitka, Alaska. Insights into Indigenous Geography and the importance of Tlingit names; Ecological Wealth; The Impact of Modernity on the ancient foundations of the Sound; Climate and Change and the need for community-led environmental monitoring. Culminating in the introduction of the State of the Sound conference, a collective effort to understand the flux of the coastal marine system and to foster a future where the waters of Sheet’ká continue to nourish all who dwell there.

Posted in BRIDGES IPO news, News on Mar 25, 2026.

UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Recognition Spotlight: Creative Encounters in the Wills Tobacco Archive: Exploring Public and Cultural Health Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition is proud to announce the formal recognition of the initiative 'Creative Encounters in the Wills Tobacco Archive: Exploring Public and Cultural Health Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration' as an outstanding example of humanities-anchored, transdisciplinary sustainability science.

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.