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Description: The focus on economic growth as an instrument to lead societies towards sustainable high well-being is increasingly problematic, as increased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not necessarily equate to improved subjective well-being. WISER aims to create a new economic development framework that balances current well-being without compromising the future. In this project, one aim is to identify non-economic drivers, including urban green and blue spaces, that increase sustainable well-being, leaving no person and place behind through quantitative and qualitative research and case studies emphasizing lessons learnt, e.g. in Africa. Engagement with stakeholders is key, and the relevance of resulting recommendations which will be processed into a dashboard and guidebook supporting decision-making. 
Partners: ITC-PGM, More than 20 partners are teaming up for this project, details can be found here.

HE - OBSERVATION OF ECOSYSTEM CHANGES FOR ACTION (OBSGESSION)
Region: Europe 
Description: The objective and key ambition of OBSGESSION is to predict and monitor biodiversity and its direct and indirect drivers in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems through the integration of state-of-the-art multi-sensor Earth Observation (EO) imagery, innovative in-situ (including citizen science) data, and products, together with next-generation ecological models. This aim goes well beyond the current state-of-the-art in combining the various data sources, modern modelling and uncertainty estimation. The methodological principles include firm anchoring into science and policy needs, true interdisciplinarity between terrestrial and freshwater as well as EO and ecosystem modelling disciplines, and FAIR and open science practices, including sharing of research outputs with both the scientific community and the civil society.
Partners: 
SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS Finland CoordinatorUNIVERSITEIT TWENTE Netherlands PartnerWCMC LBG UK PartnerUNIVERSITAT ZURICH Switzerland AssociatedLUNDS UNIVERSITET SE PartnerVLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZO BE PartnerSTICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH NL PartnerCENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRSFR PartnerPENSOFT PUBLISHERS BG PartnerBROCKMANN GEOMATICS SWEDEN AB SE PartnerBROCKMANN CONSULT GMBH DE Partner
Sponsor: European Commission 

In this project, we remove these limitations by providing a mixed reality (MR) solution that, instead of requiring the participant to be physically present in the venue, brings the concerts and performances to a remote location via mixed reality technology while retaining the immersive experience, and even giving additional dimensions to it by mixing real and virtual content. Our solution also allows for virtually shared, realistic experience together with the selected social circles of the user. The solution removes the geographic limitations as by the mixed reality solution the concerts and performances can be accessed virtually from anywhere and they hence are more inclusive for people with limited access. Likewise, providing a global access to the art and music provides a globally wide audience for musicians and artists while the number of seats are not limited by the size of the physical venue. As this solution removes the necessity to travel to the concerts and performances, it provides a greener alternative to the traditional way of accessing a music and art experience.