Nordregio is an international research institute established by the Nordic Council of Ministers

July 2019 – January 2021

BeUBio – targeting youth in the Baltic Sea Region for the SDG:s and Bioeconomy

BeUBio aims to promote youth involvement across the Baltic Sea Region for transition to a bio-based economy, and create synergies with other actors and initiatives addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

A platform for youth involvement will be established to bring young people together with politicians and decision-makers in companies and create synergies with other actors and initiatives enabling youth participation in the development of a circular bioeconomy within the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) and other relevant frameworks.

Examples of regional initiatives working with similar goals are the ‘Baltic Leadership Programme on Youth’, ‘Bioeconomy (BLP Youth)’, ‘ReGeneration 2030’ and the ‘Baltic Youth Festival’, which we need to connect. There is a need for more and harmonised initiatives and methods for attracting and involving youth. That will be a role for BeUBio.

The BeUBio started as an idea within the BLP Youth and has been approved seed money funding from the Swedish Institute to prepare for a larger project concept including identified possible other actors and hopefully more.

Projects facts

Date: July 2019 – January 2021

Lead partners:
Swedish Board of Agriculture & the NCM office in Lithuania

Other partners:
• Vidzeme Planning Region, Latvia
contact: Santa Vītola, santa.vitola@vidzeme.lv
• The Region of Kalmar County, Sweden
contact: Antje Schreyer antje.schreyer@regionkalmar.se
• Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia, Centre of Bioeconomy
contact: Katrin Kepp Katrin.Kepp@emu.ee
• Nordregio, Sweden
contact: Alberto Giacometti alberto.giacometti@nordregio.org
• JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
contact: Mari Hakkarainen Mari.Hakkarainen@jamk.fi
• South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
contact: Marita Mattila Marita.Mattila@xamk.fi

Client

The Swedish Institute

Project manager

Senior Research Advisor

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