UNESCO Chair

Future Regenerative - 2ª Edition

02mar10apr2026
In 2026 we will hold the 2nd edition of the Regenerative Futures course. The course proposes and delves into dialogues necessary for transformation towards more sustainable futures. Based on the premise that we need to relearn to appreciate and coexist with ourselves, with each other, and with the planet, our training brings diverse ways of interpreting reality to the conversation, such as science, art, ancestral knowledge, spirituality, and many others.

COURSE - REGENERATIVE FUTURES - 2nd EDITION

Through the classes, participants will learn about and understand topics such as sustainability and regeneration, how we interpret and deal with time, how to exercise our imagination and create new possibilities, and finally, how to use the future to act in the present. The training is given by Fabio Scarano, professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and curator of the Museu do Amanhã. The UNESCO Chair in Planetary Well-being and Regenerative Anticipation team also participates in the classes and activities.

MENU

The course is organized around the following topics:

Nature and Sustainability; Ecosophy and Regeneration; Affective and Non-affective Capacities; Dealing with Futures: Prediction, Prospectiveness, Anticipation; Anticipation for Emergence and for Futures; Open vs. Closed Utopias; Unconscious Anticipation: Stem Cells, Autopoiesis, Exaptation; Intuition, Duration, and Consciousness: Bergson's Philosophy Applied to Anticipation; Regenerative Anticipation; One Time: Ancestral Futures, Seeds of the Good Anthropocene, and Literacy in Futures.

TEACHER

Fabio Scarano

Fabio Scarano

Forestry Engineer, PhD in Ecology, and Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He served on UN climate and biodiversity panels and was a director at the Rio Botanical Garden, Conservation International, and the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development. He received two Jabuti Literature Awards in the field of Natural Sciences.

Fabio Scarano is a Full Professor of Ecology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Curator of the Museum of Tomorrow, and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Literacy for the Future, a partnership between the Museu do Amanhã (Institute for Development and Management) and UFRJ. He has authored the main national and international scientific panels on climate and biodiversity. He has received two Jabuti Literature Prizes in the Natural Sciences category.

CÁTEDRA UNESCO

The UNESCO Chair in Planetary Well-being and Regenerative Anticipation, a partnership between the Museu do Amanhã and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), is the first UNESCO Chair hosted and managed by a museum. Its main objective is to establish Future Literacy as an essential 21st-century skill and contribute to understanding the role and use of the future for present actions. It represents an ongoing effort to engage and empower all people regarding the urgent need to transform human governance towards more desirable and inclusive models, considering all forms of biological and cultural diversity.

INFORMATION

  • April 6th to April 10th
  • 9am-1pm
  • Observatory of Tomorrow
  • 40 vacancies
  • Registration is open to the public, with reserved spots for partners.
  • Course offered by the Chair and the School of Tomorrow

CRONOGRAMA

  • Course announcement:
  • Registration: March 2nd to March 15th
  • Selection: March 16th to March 20th
  • Waiting list: 03/21 to 03/27
  • Event Dates: April 6th to March 10th

SELECTION

The selection will be carried out by the School of Science team and will take into account diversity criteria, in order to form a heterogeneous group of people interested in the topic of regenerative futures.