Figure 1
Leverage points applied for the PLANET4B project (Soliev et al., 2025 building on Meadows 1999 and Abson et al., 2017).
Table 1
Description of case studies.
| NAME OF CASE STUDY | LOCATION | SCOPE | STAKEHOLDERS (LEARNING COMMUNITY) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature recreation in Oslo, Norway | Norway | To advance inclusive outdoor nature recreation and protect biodiversity by identifying social and tangible factors that enable the inclusion of socially excluded groups and their engagement with nature. | Young individuals with disability and parents with disabled children that all have ties to a health-based NGO acting within the outdoor nature recreation space, representatives from (voluntary) outdoor nature recreation organisations, researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research |
| Opening nature to Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities in the UK | UK | To explore and better understand the diverse lenses through which people of colour engage with nature and understand and talk about the biodiversity agenda in its broadest sense with the goal of promoting intercultural nature dialogues within and between communities and with decision- makers. | People of colour (POC) communities, Dadima’s CIC (Community Interest Company, leading the walks and facilitating dialogues), policy actors, NGOs (Non- Government Organisations), local environmental groups, Black, Asian, and ethnic minority community led initiatives. |
| Urban Youth in Germany | Germany | To empower young people especially less privileged through various intervention methods (experiential learning and behavioural games, and creative and deliberative interventions) to influence biodiversity and nature prioritisation in decision making with the goal of fostering a sustainable future with consideration of diverse backgrounds, needs and aspirations of participants. | Youth within the age range of 22 to 27 with a migration background, youth leaders, NGOs working with young people. |
| Swiss attitudes towards agro-biodiversity and religion | Switzerland | To determine how religious beliefs affect farming and food consumption related behaviour relevant to biodiversity-promotion or preservation. | Priests and members from Mennonite community providing support services to farmers. Farmers, politicians and professionals working with farmers. |
| Edible City and inclusion in Graz | Austria | To co-create a biodiverse edible garden in a living lab with disadvantaged women and upscale experiences from the living lab to support city policy stakeholders’ efforts towards participatory designs for inclusive biodiversity and food policies. | Policy level learning community (representatives of city departments, social services, educational and environmental institutions, diversity experts and civic actors). |
Figure 2
Overview of the questionnaire process with case study leaders.