Our goals are:
- Development, implementation and promotion of regenerative land use models and natural resource management, through ecosystem-based solutions;
- Partnerships with local communities, government and scientific institutions to explore the feasibility of regenerative models of living and interacting with nature;
- Advice on the development of business models for climate-smart farming and forestry,as well as ecosystem-based climate adaptation business strategy.
Polina Dikova
Co-founder / Chair
Polina Dikova has a significant background in the financial sector, including also as sustainability manager in a leading bank-insurer group. She is familiar with the EU’s regulations and requirements for a green transition and has advised businesses on creating climate-neutral strategies. Additionally, Polina has worked on climate adaptation projects, helping regions implement various adaptation methods, with financial impact on the risk reduction.
Polina Dikova is involved in engaging people and organisations in climate resilience and decarbonisation policies as a Climate Ambassador for the cutting-edge climate model EN-ROADS. From 2025 she is also European Climate Pact Ambassador.
Polina Slavcheva
Co-founder / Board member
Polina brings extensive experience in media and public relations in state administration and in civil society organizations in the area of the environment, education, and culture. She has been responsible for shaping communication strategies, leading media outreach, and delivering information campaigns. Polina has served as a climate policy expert at the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) and as a climate projects manager at BlueLink. At MOEW, she supported the development of national climate strategies and regulatory updates, as well as the coordination of international climate activities. Polina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the American University in Bulgaria and a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Houston University, USA.
Asen Nenov
Co-founder / Board member
Asen Nenov is an ecologist with biotechnological background, who was a researcher in computational biology and bioinformatics at the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He has experience in EU consumer affairs. He was among the initiators of the first degrowth discussion group in Bulgaria. He has developed and applied non-formal educational courses for sustainable development for many organizations; he is advanced facilitator and national coordinator of the Climate Fresk workshop; co-chair of the Circular Economy Institute (CEE); he is also a member of association „For the Earth“, Hrankoop Cooperative and the Bulgarian Platform of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL). Asen has his own pilot regenerative project on several hectares, close to the Black sea on Via Pontica bird migration route.