This autumn, two inspiring eco-placemaking activities brought together children, families, teachers, and local partners to create greener and more connected communities.

🌲 EKO DEŇ OFFLINE – Krompachy

On January 24th, representatives from WWF Portugal gathered approximately 25 people at the Parish Council in Lanheses for a participatory session to introduce the Eco Placemaking event, to be held in March at the same location.

On 5 December 2025, young changemakers from across Europe came together online for the final event of the EcoAction Hackathon, organized within the RurALL Living Lab project. The event brought together around 46 participants online, representing some of the most creative and promising ideas selected from a record number of submissions.

On November 5, 2025, the RurALL project hosted an online workshop titled “Telling the Change: Visual Storytelling for Rural Climate Action”, bringing together over 250 registered participants from rural territories, NGOs, youth groups, environmental activists, and other underrepresented voices - from more than 40 countries across the EU and beyond. The session aimed to strengthen active citizenship in rural areas by equipping participants with creative tools to communicate their experiences, advocate for climate justice, and influence both local and European decision-making.

Think Green. Create Change. Inspire!

Do you care about the planet? Do you have cool ideas to make our world more sustainable and eco-friendly?

Join the EcoACTION Hackathon – an international online challenge for young people from across Europe who want to do something real for the environment!

Date: 5 November | 17:00 (CET) 
Format: Online | Duration: 2h | Free
Language: English, with simultaneous translation into Portugues

Why join?

Do you want to learn how to turn local stories into visual narratives with global impact?
This storytelling workshop will show you how stories can be a powerful tool for:

• Climate action mobilization
• Community engagement
• Valuing rural areas

Pistes-Solidaires, within the framework of the RurALL project (Rural Active Citizenship Labs), organized its Decision-Making Modelling and Simulation Workshop in Loubieng, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The event gathered 27 participants in the inspiring setting of Mirasou, a rural ecoplace that has become a symbol of agroecology, social inclusion, and rural innovation.

On September 25, the University of the Basque Country hosted a one-day participatory workshop inspired by action-research methodologies. The event brought togethe participants—students and professors from the Social Education degree program—who engaged in a collective learning experience aimed at fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and community-oriented action.

On 21 June, we held the second workshop in Sárisáp as part of the RurALL co-creation process. The atmosphere was full of energy and openness, and we were delighted to welcome several new participants to the group.

Together, we created a local value map, exploring what matters most to the people of Sárisáp and how these values can guide a climate-resilient rural future. We also continued developing the previously prioritised local needs and ideas. Focusing on the most supported proposals, we began identifying the necessary resources, implementation steps, activities and sub-tasks that would move them toward realisation.

Participants from across Slovakia gathered for an inspiring workshop that bridged education, environmental awareness, and civic participation. Organized with the support of ADEL Slovakia, this unique event aimed to equip young people with the tools and knowledge needed to actively engage in sustainable development, both locally and globally.