On March 2, 2024, the Learning Community of PLANET4B’s Urban Youth case study reconvened at Culture Goes Europe (CGE) in Erfurt for its third workshop. This time, the focus shifted to a critical question: How can we measure the impact of youth-led interventions for biodiversity? Building on the previous session, participants worked together to define indicators for the three selected activities—Night Hike, Outdoor Movie Night, and the Food-Governance Game. The goal was to identify simple, meaningful ways to assess changes in attitudes, wellbeing, and engagement.
Photos from the Workshop 3 presentation. Source: Maryna Bykova.
The working space quickly transformed into a hands-on think tank, with walls covered in sticky notes and handwritten sheets capturing ideas such as pre/post surveys on mental health, voting cards to reflect shifts in biodiversity awareness, and ways to track participation from underrepresented groups. One recurring theme was inclusivity: how to ensure diverse youth voices are reflected not only in participation but in monitoring and feedback. Discussions also touched on the value of informal methods—like follow-up conversations or creative reflection, as tools to capture deeper impact.
Though compact, the session highlighted a key takeaway: monitoring doesn’t have to be technical or distant. With the right questions and tools, young people can lead the process of defining and evaluating change in their own communities.
For more information about the project or to explore opportunities for collaboration, visit the PLANET4B website or email planet4b@zirs.uni-halle.de.
About PLANET4B Project
Horizon Europe research project PLANET4B aims to understand and influence decision making affecting biodiversity and to map existing knowledge that explains why certain decisions are made, to understand better how biodiversity can be prioritised in our decision-making.
PLANET4B receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101082212.
This project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee.
This project receives funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Contact person:
Maryna Bykova, CGE Erfurt e.V.
