Meet the DEAL Community

札幌市, Hokkaido, Japan

I am exploring how regional well-being and sustainable local economies can be regenerated through embodied experience, place-based value creation, and community participation. My work in rural Japan focuses on how people’s lived experiences, sensory engagement, and cultural narratives shape healthier, more resilient communities. Doughnut Economics inspires me because it connects ecological limits with human flourishing, offering a practical framework that aligns with my research and fieldwork. I hope to learn from global practitioners, share insights from Japanese rural contexts, and co-create new models for nature-positive, community-driven development.

Oskarshamn, Kalmar, Sweden

I’m a part owner, principal and teacher at a upper secondary school i Sweden and we aim to have the SDGs as a backbone in every subject. Our aim is to give all of our staff and students knowledge and ability to act. With science as starting point for information they learn to use the SDGs, Johan Rockströms Planetary Boundries and The Doughnut economy as three ways/models to look at and understand the challenges and possabilities of sustainability.