ECOPIA – Eco Partnership for Interdisciplinary Action – is an international transdisciplinary network connecting universities, research centers, public institutions, and local actors engaged in the socio-ecological transformation of territories. The network was created with the aim of overcoming sectoral and fragmented approaches, promoting a systemic and multi-level understanding of the major contemporary challenges – climate crisis, territorial governance, social justice, and community resilience.
Through collaborative research, living labs, training, and co-production of knowledge, ECOPIA aims to foster dialogue between academic knowledge, territorial practices, and local knowledge, building spaces for mutual learning and concrete experimentation. The network operates with a particular focus on marginalized territories and North-South dynamics, promoting social innovation, participatory governance, and place-based approaches to imagine and practice just transitions.