Meeting at municipal office in Velke Karlovice took place on March 5, 2024. Attendance was rich.  Number of representatives of core group attended, including  majors across the border,  forest managers, the department of the Environment of  NUTS 3 office in Zlín,  forest authority, local school, farmers, tourism  along with CETIP and SlovakGlobe team.

The meeting was opened by Prof. Tatiana Kluvánková from SlovakGlobe by recalling the words of Plato: ‘You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation‘.  She then introduced Ecopoly, a role board game, designed as an interactive simulation of resource dilemma. Ecopoly simulates both individual and collective decision-making in the management of common/community resources and the co-creation of nature-based solutions for long-term sustainability.

A diverse set of roles, including two non human characters explored gameplay moving from individual to collective behaviour, learning the effect of imposed rules, sanctions  compared to self-governance along with  risk of uncertainty.   Six Joli Jokker cards  in “ feets”  of Non humas  increased power of nature.

‘This game help us to get to know each other better and understand the meaning of collaboration for the sustainability and climate resilience of our community’ declared several players in a post-game survey.

The Ecopoly simulation enhanced the discussion on NBS good practices, which were introduced during the November workshop. At the end of the meeting, the participants discussed their participation format for the Beskydy 2024 workshop scheduled for September 24th to 26th, 2024.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation under Grant Agreement No.101084220.