Mark your calendars for 10-11 June 2025, at the Comic Art Museum in Brussels, as we celebrate the culmination of the BiodivClim CoFund Action!
Launched in 2019 under Horizon 2020, BiodivClim supported 21 projects exploring the crucial link between biodiversity and climate change, advancing knowledge on:
✅ The consequences of climate change on biodiversity
✅ Climate-biodiversity feedback processes
✅ The potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate change adaptation and mitigation
✅ Synergies and trade-offs across policies and sectors
This final conference will showcase the results of these projects and mark the closure of the BiodivClim Knowledge Hub, a community of experts focusing on the potential of NbS for mitigating and adapting to climate change.
Join online!
While in-person attendance is limited, key sessions will be accessible online:
- 10 June (morning): BiodivClim Knowledge Hub final conference
- 10 June (afternoon): BiodivClim funded projects final conference, Part 1
- 11 June (morning): BiodivClim funded projects final conference, Part 2
10 June 2025
10:00 – 12:30 BiodivClim Knowledge Hub conference
- Introduction, by Ron Winkler (BiodivClim coordinator)
- Knowledge Hub achievements, by Pedro Pinho (Knowledge Hub co-chair, BiNatUr) & Rita Sousa-Silva (Knowledge Hub co-chair, MixForChange)
- Added-value for researchers, by Pelin Acar (ACORN) & Sonja Gantioler (JUSTNature)
- Interactive session on NbS, by Sonja Gantioler, Amy Oen (EVOKED), Rita Sousa-Silva, & Tom Wild (CONEXUS)
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:20 BiodivClim funded projects’ final conference (session 1)
- Theme: Climate-biodiversity feedback processes
- Projects: Feedbacks, FuturArticLives, GRADCATCH, GenClim
Break
15:40 – 17:20 BiodivClim funded projects’ final conference (session 2)
- Theme: Consequences of climate change on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people
- Projects: ACORN, BioFAIR, CLAMBIO, MicroServices, PlantCline, Range X
17:20 – 17:30 Presentation of the BiodivClim comics, by David Maddox (The Nature of Cities)
11 June 2025
09:00 – 10:35 BiodivClim funded projects’ final conference (session 3)
- Theme: Potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change
- Projects: MixForChange, NAPERDIV, RESTORE, NordSalt, ASICS, BAltVib
Break
11:05 – 12:30 BiodivClim funded projects’ final conference (session 4)
- Theme: Synergies and trade-offs between policies on biodiversity, climate and other relevant sectors, and the role of agents of change
- Projects: SUSTAIN-COCOA, EPICC, PRINCESS, FunPotential, EASMO
12:30 – 12:45 Conclusion
More from Biodiversa+ in Brussels
Several exclusive in-person sessions will also take place:
- 10 June (afternoon): Knowledge Hub experts workshop (invitation only)
- 10 June (evening): Networking cocktail and presentation of comics developed from research projects, translating findings into engaging storytelling!
- 11 June (afternoon): BiodivClim funded projects foresight workshop (invitation only)
For more details, please contact Lison Cowez and Cloé Durieux.
