Circular Bioeconomy Hub - CBioHub

CBioHub – Circular Bioeconomy Hub is a non-profit organisation in Greece. We are registered in Thessaloniki PIC: 875302878.

MISSION
CBioHub connects research with local communities, so that circular bioeconomy solutions are tested, understood and adopted where they are needed. We work directly with citizens, schools, municipalities, farmers and grassroots initiatives. Our approach is place-based: we start from the needs and resources of real territories, mainly rural, mountain and coastal areas of Northern Greece.

WHAT WE DO
- Living Labs and co-creation: set-up and facilitation of multi-actor living labs, co-design workshops and pilot sites with local authorities and communities, including reflexive monitoring and support for replication.
- Biowaste and circular resource management: separate biowaste collection schemes, food waste prevention, local valorisation pathways, citizen engagement and monitoring at municipal level.
- Environmental and climate education: hands-on programmes for children, schools and educators.
- Citizen engagement and communication: participatory processes, citizen science, climate communication and media literacy, dissemination and exploitation in Greek and English.
- Nature-based solutions and biodiversity: community-based NBS in agricultural and peri-urban areas

OUR ROLE IN CLUSTER 6 PROPOSALS
We want to join consortia as a partner and can lead or contribute to work packages on:
- Living lab / pilot site in Greece (Southern Europe, Mediterranean)
- Stakeholder and citizen engagement, co-creation and social acceptance
- Citizen science, data collection and monitoring of behaviour change
- Communication, dissemination, capacity building and training
- Replication and transfer to other municipalities and regions

DESTINATIONS OF INTEREST
- Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors (biowaste, bio-based value chains, local bioeconomy strategies)
- Fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food systems (food waste prevention, short supply chains, food environments)
- Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities
- Biodiversity and ecosystem services (NBS, agro-ecosystems)
- Clean environment and zero pollution (reduction of chemical inputs, waste)

WHAT WE OFFER
- Ready access to a real pilot territory and its local actors - Proven experience in engaging children, schools and households
- Trusted relations with local authorities, which helps policy uptake
- Non-profit status and a small, flexible team