23nd Vilmer Summer Academy

What role can and should nature conservation play within and for the benefit of such a transformation? In large parts of society there is a longing for nature - often unspecific and in very heterogeneous forms. Can this be taken up in order to develop the necessary impetus for a social transformation that is also productive from a nature conservation perspective? Which specific nature conservation projects and measures have transformative potential and which characteristics are important for this? The Summer Academy 2024 takes up the fundamental debates in nature conservation on social change, for example the criticism of nature-destroying industrial modernity and alienation from nature in the technologically shaped world, criticism of growth and the demand for frugality instead of 'more and more'. At the same time, current political transformation movements and approaches relating to climate and biodiversity crises will be addressed. This will be discussed at the Summer Academy and the need for action will be identified, for example in connection with the implementation of a new National Biodiversity Strategy. How can official nature conservation operate with a view to transformation potential and conservation goals? What new tasks arise for nature conservation associations, networks and the many local activities?

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