Forestopias — For what, whom, and why?

Postdoc Researcher Ayonghe Nebasifu shares insights from working group 4 (WG4) at the Development Days 2025 conference.

Between 27-28 February 2025, sustainability-minded researchers come together to rethink ways to foster social environmental justice. A policy brief by Postdoc researcher Ayonghe Nebasifu and the participants of session "‘Ecotopias’ of Sustainability: From Maldevelopment to ‘Desirable’ Future Forests" highlights some maldevelopments in forestry using eight case studies. Inspired by Ernest Callenbach’s ‘ecotopia’, envisaging an ecologically balanced future, it deliberates on future policy options for promoting the wellbeing of people and forests.

Read the policy brief here.