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Growing some of the daily food ourselves at places where we dwell has a strong potential to deepen our connection with nature and provide new perspectives that naturally lead towards environmentally-friendly habits.  Throughout the event, Biotoopia focuses on the many forgotten, less talked about or yet to be discovered avenues that explore the intersection of…

This past year, mankind has been faced with devastating floods, ravaging wildfires and unbearable heat—all as a result of the man-made climate crisis. The state of our planet raises serious questions as to whether—and under what conditions—a harmonious balance between humans and nature can be struck. Join us on the road to Biotoopia 2021 conference,…

PEETER LAURITS Based on a speech composed for a web conference ‘Before and after Comma’, dedicated to the anniversary of Kalju Komissarov on 7 March 2021 To begin with, I would like to admit that by ‘art’ I mean the creative spectrum in the widest possible meaning – music, theatre, literature and the visual arts….

PEETER LAURITS Plants have a highly developed intellect and they are showing signs of consciousness, and our understanding of it could bring about new, unexpected solutions to prevent the darker scenarios of climate change and mitigate our planet’s anthropogenic fever. This is the hypothesis to which Biotoopia is welcoming confirmations and objections in August. The…