Biodiversity’s equivalent to climate’s 1.5 degrees objective has been adopted: the 30 x 30. On 19 December 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreement was reached at the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). It aims “to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, reform $500…
One of Biodiversa+’s objectives is to harmonise biodiversity monitoring schemes across Europe. A key step to tackle this issue was to carry out a literature survey on existing transnational biodiversity monitoring programmes, to get an idea of what is being done and how. This study has analysed fourteen case studies. It shows the possible strategy…
Biodiversa+, through the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) has opened a call for tenders. We are looking for a service provider to carry out a literature review on the capacity of NBS to foster transformative change for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity in socio-ecological systems. Through its subtask “Desk studies and…
Towards a European Biodiversity Observation Network Our Chair and Coordinator, Hilde Eggermont, was at the 8th session of the COP15’s Science-Policy Forum alongside EuropaBON’s Henrique Pereira to present our efforts in setting up a regional observation network for biodiversity monitoring in Europe. In her presentation, Hilde discussed: The context and legal framework of biodiversity…
In the context of its BiodivClim COFUND Action supporting research on “Biodiversity and climate change”, Biodiversa+ developed a mapping of research collaboration in the field of biodiversity and climate change. It is widely acknowledged that climate change and biodiversity loss are twin crises that should be tackled together. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and…
Contribute to shape the IPBES rolling work programme The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) would like to gather requests, inputs and suggestions regarding the rolling work programme of IPBES up to 2030, in time for consideration by the Plenary at its tenth session (2023), and to consider at the same session…
When 19/12/2022 Location Online The network of National Contact Points for Cluster 6, CARE4BIO, invites you to participate in the virtual networking event for the forthcoming 2023 calls in Horizon Europe – Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment! The Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Work Programme 2023-2024 will be published in the next…
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Biodiversa+ is pleased to have supported the development of the NetworkNature database of EU research and innovation projects on nature-based solutions. The database has identified over 250 NBS projects ranging from 2011 to 2021, among which 35 were (co)funded by Biodiversa. The database was used to perform an analysis of EU R&I projects in terms…
As part of its work programme, Biodiversa+ aims to support and reinforce the use of biodiversity data in decision making (public and private). To address this objective, a workshop was organised on the 8 November 2022 in Brussels. This workshop gathered 20 private sector actors including private companies, agricultural representatives, NGOs from the local to the…