{"id":5792,"date":"2026-09-10T08:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/predstavitev-na-konferenci-dovolj-za-vse\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T07:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:16:23","slug":"presentation-at-the-dovolj-za-vse-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/presentation-at-the-dovolj-za-vse-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation at the \u201cDovolj za vse\u201d Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our colleague <strong>Dr. Ur\u0161a Koce<\/strong> yesterday, 9 September 2026, presented a contribution titled <em>\u201cPublic Participation in the Process of Co\u2011creative River Stewardship \u2013 The Case of the P\u0161ata River\u201d<\/em> at the <strong>11th National Conference on the Sustainable Management of Community Resources \u2013 Dovolj za vse<\/strong>, held in Ljubljana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ur\u0161a introduced the concept of <strong>co\u2011creative river stewardship<\/strong> \u2013 an approach that brings together people and diverse forms of knowledge to build a shared understanding of river-related challenges and to explore ways forward. At the same time, it supports the implementation of <strong>nature\u2011based solutions (NBS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000022495-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5373\" style=\"width:593px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000022495-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000022495-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000022495-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000022495-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000022495-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional work on river restoration is often too narrow and insufficiently connected across different fields. We see solutions in <strong>linking disciplines<\/strong>, integrating international experience, and learning from good practices, all of which help shape a more comprehensive view of how rivers should be managed. Such processes require time, open dialogue, and a willingness to connect different types of expertise. Scientific knowledge is complemented by the local and experiential knowledge of residents. It is precisely this combination of perspectives that enables a more holistic understanding of challenges and the development of solutions that are better aligned with the needs of the environment and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Caring for rivers is not solely the task of institutions and professional services.<\/strong> Rivers are part of the spaces in which we live, work, and co\u2011create. This is why long\u2011term solutions must also include the voices of people who are connected to the river in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the <strong>LIFE2RIVERS<\/strong> project, we are testing this approach on the <strong>P\u0161ata River<\/strong>. P\u0161ata is one of the areas where, together with local stakeholders and residents, we explore how diverse perspectives, knowledge, and experiences can help us better understand the river\u2019s challenges and jointly shape possibilities for its restoration. We place particular emphasis on public participation, as we want the future of the P\u0161ata to be shaped not only by experts and competent institutions, but also by the people who live with the river and experience it daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our colleague Dr. Ur\u0161a Koce yesterday, 9 September 2026, presented a contribution titled \u201cPublic Participation in the Process of Co\u2011creative River Stewardship \u2013 The Case of the P\u0161ata River\u201d at the 11th National Conference on the Sustainable Management of Community Resources \u2013 Dovolj za vse, held in Ljubljana. Ur\u0161a introduced the concept of co\u2011creative river [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[65,29],"class_list":["post-5792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novice-en","tag-our-approach","tag-psata-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5792"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5795,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions\/5795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/life2rivers.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}