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The Road Ahead After TOWARDS: Insights from Four Years of Sustainable Collaboration
On May 20, 2025, NMBU brought together researchers, students, and community stakeholders for an inspiring closing seminar for TOWARDS, the university’s sustainability arena for sustainable cities and communities. After four years of interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration, the day was both a celebration and an important knowledge workshop for the road ahead.
Read about the road ahead here (Norwegian)
Music video: Climate Resilient Development – A Musical and Scientific Journey

Article: If interdisciplinarity is the goal, what are the means?
Interdisciplinarity is necessary to solve society's complex challenges. But when academia is largely organized into distinct disciplines and structures do not facilitate interdisciplinarity, how can we encourage more collaboration across fields?
Read the article here (Norwegian)
The IPBES NEXUS Report was launched on December 17th
With contributions from TOWARDS members Siri Eriksen and Frode Degvold, the report highlights how climate change and biodiversity loss are mutually reinforcing crises with significant negative impacts on health, water resources, and food security. The report identifies 71 concrete actions to promote integrated progress across sectors and outlines the necessary changes in financial, economic, and governance systems to ensure a sustainable and just future.
Find the report here
Siri Eriksen and Frode Degvold with article in Nature climate change
Read the paper hereSiri about COP29: "NMBU Researchers on Climate Financing: – Far From Enough" Read the article here (Norwegian)

Are area neutrality and ecological compensation the path toward sustainable land management?
In collaboration with the Follo region, TOWARDS and KRED held a policy dialogue on area neutrality and ecological compensation, gathering experts to discuss challenges, solutions, and legal frameworks.
Read about it here
Center for Climate Resilient Development – CRED
The Center for Climate-Resilient Developemnt (CRED) is a collaboration between NMBU, the Follo region, politicians, businesses, and civil society in the Oslofjord area, with the goal of creating local solutions to climate challenges.
Read about CRED here
New TOWARDS Policy Brief
Jelle Philippus Ronaldus Buijs - former NMBU Master student - writes about his research on the lived experiences of protesters and how it can lead to a better understanding of the personal sphere of transformations.
Read the brief here

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New Report by the IPCC
Climate Adaptation Is Happening Too Slowly - PRIO blog
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