Policy Brief: “Resilient Urban Waters” Published: June 2026 | doi Urban rivers, ponds, and wetlands deliver multiple benefits, from biodiversity and water quality to flood regulation and climate resilience, but only when designed and managed as functioning ecosystems rather than drainage infrastructure. Urban freshwater systems are often under-resourced and underplanned. Climate change and urbanisation are…
Policy Brief: “Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Restoration under the Nature Restoration Regulation” Published: June 2026 | doi Restoring marine ecosystems is not simply about restoring more places. With limited resources and rapidly changing oceans, the priority question is not whether to restore but where. Spatial risk mapping, climate resilience screening, and standardised monitoring should determine…
Policy Brief: “Integrating the Biodiversity – Climate – Water Nexus into Forest Landscape Restoration” Published: June 2026 | Forest ecosystems are home to much of the Earth’s biodiversity. They play a key role in maintaining healthy freshwater ecosystems by improving water quality, regulating the water cycle, protecting riparian habitats and ensuring ecological connectivity for species.…
Policy Brief: “Freshwater Restoration under the Nature Restoration Regulation” Published: June 2026 | Restoring rivers and wetlands can’t just happen site by site. It requires taking care of the whole area of land that drains into a river, not just one isolated stretch, tackling several causes of degradation at once, reconnecting habitats to each other…
Policy Brief: “Reducing zoonotic risk through nature restoration” Published: June 2026 | Over 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, and land-use change is a major driver of zoonotic spillover risk. Restoration can strengthen ecosystem resilience while mitigating existing disease risks; it is a primary tool to reshape habitats, wildlife populations, and human-wildlife interactions, moving…
Policy Brief: “Need for Seeds: Securing a Safe Supply Chain for Successful Nature Restoration” Published: June 2026 | Seeds lie at the foundation of ecosystem restoration: because plants form the structural basis of ecosystems, the choice of seeds used in restoration is a critical policy decision, not a minor technical detail. The origin of seeds…
Policy Brief: “Successful Ecosystem Restoration through Biosecure Nursery Production” Published: June 2026 | To align with the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, at least 3 billion additional trees will be planted across Europe in the coming years. At this scale, restoration activities need to be particularly cautious about invasive soilborne pathogens, to ensure that restoration…
Policy Brief: “Enabling Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to Finance EU Nature Restoration” Published: June 2026 | Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are collaborative agreements between government entities and private sector companies to finance, build, and operate projects that serve the public. As pressure on public funding increases, and as nature-related risks affect a growing number of economic sectors,…
Biodiversa+ has published a new White Paper contributing scientific evidence to the ongoing discussion around the European Commission’s 2026 stress test of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives.
Safeguarding Europe’s Biodiversity Legislation – Scientific Evidence in Support of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives under the 2026 Stress Test Published: June 2026 | 10.5281/zenodo.20811352 In 2026, the European Commission is conducting a stress test of the Birds and Habitats Directives as part of its broader agenda on regulatory simplification and competitiveness. The exercise…