Soil pilot: First year report
The pilot combines traditional morphological and DNA-based methods into a unified framework and develops standardised procedures for soil biodiversity assessment and reporting, in Europe and beyond.
IAS pilot: First year report
This pilot is developing new methods to monitor invasive alien species, focusing on plants and insects. It uses image recognition techniques based on computer vision and deep learning.
2023 Highlights
2023 is coming to an end, and with it the second anniversary of Biodiversa+ as co-funded European Partnership. We are proud of what we have achieved so far and are grateful for the fantastic support of all Biodiversa+ Partners and collaborators. You will find below 10 key highlights from the past twelve months, together with a glimpse into what to expect for the coming year…
New Release: Priorities for Biodiversity Indicator Work
One of Biodiversa+’s major objectives is to improve biodiversity and ecosystem services monitoring in order to provide data for indicators that inform policy. That is why we are happy to present a first overview of major policies and work on biodiversity indicators within Europe and globally, with key priorities.
Call for Tenders: Literature Review on Measuring the Effectiveness of Terrestrial Protected Areas
How are terrestrial protected areas evaluated for their effectiveness in conserving biodiversity? Biodiversa+ is seeking a subcontractor to conduct an evidence synthesis on the topic.
Upcoming AGROECOLOGY Call for Joint Research
AGROECOLOGY is the new “European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures”. It should officially start in January 2024 and it has pre-announced its first upcoming joint call for research on the preliminary working topic “Fostering agroecology at farm and landscape levels”.
INTEGRADIV Survey
5 minutes to help protect the Mediterranean forests!
Protecting biodiversity requires to understand not only how many species there are (taxonomic diversity), but also how they are related to each other (phylogenetic diversity) and how they function in ecosystems (functional diversity).
SAVE THE DATE: BiodivMon Kick-Off
Join us to learn more about the 33 BiodivMon funded projects at the kick-off meeting, on 17 April 2024 (full day), in Tallinn, Estonia.
The event will be open to all online and upon invitation for physical participation.
BiodivMon Call: 33 projects funded!
In September 2022, Biodiversa+ launched its BiodivMon call, seeking proposals for 3-years research projects aimed at improving transnational monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change…
Shared goals and priorities for biodiversity indicators
A report giving an overview of the main policies and initiatives related to biodiversity indicators across Europe and globally, and identifying the key areas for indicator work within Biodiversa+.