Active engagement in environmental and community efforts is crucial for driving meaningful change. By participating in initiatives that promote sustainability, conservation and social responsibility you can make a significant impact on the world around you.
Our Tips
- Join Local Environmental Groups: Become a member of local environmental organizations or community groups focused on sustainability. These groups often organize clean-up events, tree planting activities and educational workshops, giving you the opportunity to take direct action in your area.
- Participate in Public Consultations: Get involved in public consultations or town hall meetings where decisions about local development and environmental policies are made. Your voice can help shape policies that protect the environment and promote sustainable practices in your community!!
- Support Sustainable Businesses: Choose to shop at businesses that prioritize sustainability and ethical practices. By supporting companies that care about their environmental and social impact you encourage more businesses to adopt sustainable principles.
- Advocate for Change: Use your voice to advocate for environmental policies and regulations that promote sustainability. Whether it’s through writing letters to your representatives, signing petitions or participating in peaceful protests, your advocacy can help push for necessary changes at the local, national and even global level.
- Inspire Others: Share your knowledge about sustainability and environmental issues with friends and family. You can help build a community of motivated individuals working towards a common goal.
- Participate in Events: Attend and support events like farmers’ markets and eco-fairs. These events not only offer education and resources but also connect you with like-minded individuals.
Opportunities in Bologna
Local authorities have long been dedicated to raising public awareness about environmental issues. For those interested in deepening their knowledge and accessing reliable information, the websites of the Emilia Romagna Region and the Municipality of Bologna are invaluable resources.
Emilia-Romagna Ambiente
The website offers a comprehensive view of environmental sustainability, addressing topics such as energy, waste management, education, agriculture, food, health, mobility and tourism. It also highlights efforts to protect the environment through initiatives focused on parks, forests, water, air, soil and more.
Iperbole
On the Iperbole website of the Municipality of Bologna you can find:
The Ambiente e Sostenibilità section and the Città Sostenibile section;
Bologna Partecipa
Bologna Partecipa is the digital platform of the Municipality of Bologna designed to encourage citizen participation, civic collaboration and the care of common goods. Every citizen can propose collaboration initiatives, participate in the participatory budget with the possibility of digital voting and project proposals, discover Neighborhood Houses, review signed collaboration pacts and access all active participatory processes, from neighborhood workshops to thematic and zonal ones;
Did you know that depending on the neighborhood you live in, the municipality offers different activities and regulations? Find yours at the section “Your neighborhood”.
Fondazione Innovazione Urbana
is a multidisciplinary urban regeneration research, development, co-production and communication center working to build the city of the future. FIU aims to promote relationships between local government, universities, firms, the tertiary sector and citizens. Its work is designed to foster, guide, facilitate and experiment city transformation processes in both policy planning-civic governance and design terms. It does so by introducing process and design innovation to administrative mechanisms, shining the spotlight on neighborhood, environmental transition and cultural democracy.
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