The GreenFrontier team at the POLLEN Conference in Barcelona
Full week ahead for the GreenFrontier team at the POLLEN – Political Ecology Network Conference in Barcelona, from 29 June to 3 July.
We invite you to join us in conversation as part of a double panel, a roundtable, and a poster session where we will tell you more about our ongoing research into the expanding conservation frontiers in Europe’s marginal areas:
Monday 29 June:
Panel ‘Political Ecologies of Conservation Frontiers: Understanding conservation justice in Europe’s marginal areas’ – this is a double session followed by an open roundtable discussion.
Where: UB-306 Facultat de Geografia i Història
When: Session 1: 13:30-15:00; Session 2: 15:30-17:30
More details: https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/pollen2026/p/17461#
Team’s involvement: George and Eleonora convene the panel, Marco contributes a paper.
Wednesday 1 July:
Panel: Political Ecologies of the Mediterranean: Decolonial approaches, Southern Thought, and Pluriversal Futures.
Where: UB-305 Facultat de Geografia i Història
When: 14:30-16:00, and 16:30-18:30
More details: https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/pollen2026/p/17534#
Team’s involvement: Eleonora acts as discussant.
Thursday July 2:
Poster Panel: Understanding Conservation Frontierization in European Uplands
Where: UB: 3rd Floor Facultat de Geografia i Història
When: 13:00 – 14:00
More Details: https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/pollen2026/p/17687#
Team’s involvement: George presents the project poster.
Friday 3 July:
Panel: The ERC (European Research Council) and its funding opportunities.
Where: UB-207 Facultat de Geografia i Història
When: 12:45-14:15
Team’s involvement: George will share tips and reflect on his experience applying for and winning an ERC Starting grant.
Marco, Eleonora and George are very much looking forward to connecting with you!
Further details about the conference programme can be accessed here.

