Sustainability, biosphere, and libraries

Name of the Biosphere Reserve: Nordhordland UNESCO Biosfære

Main goal/purpose:

Arouse commitment, interest, and knowledge among the inhabitants in terms of sustainability, nature, craft tradition, local food, cultural heritage, and wool production within the biosphere area.
Visualize and strengthen the library as a knowledge player in the Nordhordland region.
Establish a formal collaboration with Region Nordhordland on the Nordhordland UNESCO biosphere reserve project.

Target groups: Citizens

Stakeholders involved: The libraries in Nordhordland (8 different locations) and Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere

Project period: 2023–2024. If we get more funds, this collaboration will continue.

Description of the project

The library in Nordhordland will work together to plan, develop, and implement interactive events within the Nordhordland UNESCO biosphere reserve.

The purpose of the project is to create a series of events aimed at the public to highlight knowledge about biosphere reserves. During the project, we wish to promote conversation, debate, awaken new knowledge in the local community and focus on sustainability in a social, economic, and environmental perspective.
By raising the biosphere, cooperation, and resilience in and outside the library space in the Nordhordland region, we want to arouse commitment among the citizens. We will invest in creating good meeting places across generations.

3. Research and education

This is done through:

One of the aims of the events at the libraries is for citizens to be replenished with research and knowledge about nature, sustainability, culture, landscape etc.