Croatia

Improving mobility for pedestrians in Zagreb (Croatia)

Apr 14, 2025 | Croatia, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

1% Za Grad (1% For the City) aims at civic improvement and respect for public goods.

Empowering Walking Groups in Koprivnica (Croatia)

Apr 13, 2025 | Croatia, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

In the lockdown period of 2020, walking groups tailored to different needs and abilities of members were initiated.

Improving access to cycling in Zagreb

Apr 12, 2025 | Croatia, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

Cylclists’ Union promotes bike use as an efficient, sustainable and healthy form of mobility.

A waterway in service of its local community

Apr 11, 2025 | Biodiversity, Croatia, Inspiring initiative

‘Our Stream’ motivates citizens to support socio-political change aligned with sustainability goals.

Challenging a top-down imposed conservation area

Apr 10, 2025 | Biodiversity, Croatia, Inspiring initiative

Promoting the low-impact tradition of the precarious island existence on Biševo, Croatia.

Scientists speak up about climate change

Apr 9, 2025 | Climate Action, Croatia, Inspiring initiative

Croatian scientists advocate declaration of national climate emergency and increase understanding about climate change.

A Cyclists Union in Croatia

Mar 3, 2025 | Croatia, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

The aim of Sindikat Biciklista (Cyclists Union) is to improve bicycle-based mobility to facilitate the uptake of sustainable and healthy transport options.

Social resilience in primary schools

Jan 25, 2024 | Climate Action, Croatia, Inspiring initiative

This initiative brings together social researchers and educational training practitioners from several Croatian institutions to research aspects of social resilience of schools in situations of natural (climate) disasters, as well as to empower them to enhance their resilience through learning and experience sharing.

An intersectional environmental justice initiative

Jun 20, 2023 | Biodiversity, Croatia, Inspiring initiative

Gradski vrtovi Sisak (Urban Gardening Sisak) in Croatia is a unique concept; ambitious volunteers cleared up construction and heavy industry waste at a site and turned it into an urban community garden in a city with the majority of low-income and elderly people.