Biodiversa+ is pleased to announce the publication of the “European Roadmap to 2030 for Research and Innovation on Nature-based solutions”. The Roadmap identifies core action areas for European research and innovation on Nature-based solutions (NBS) that are essential to achieve EU goals for NBS development and deployment. It was facilitated by Biodiversa+ on behalf of…
Biodiversa+ is pleased to announce our new transnational joint research call! The upcoming call will be on Nature-based Solutions for biodiversity, human well-being and transformative change (referred to as BiodivNBS). It will aim at supporting transnational, inter- and transdisciplinary research on biodiversity to gain a better understanding of the tipping points and trade-offs and underlying…
One of Biodiversa+’s objectives is to produce evidence syntheses to aide decision-making and shape research calls on topical issues. A first study has been completed by the James Hutton Institute highlighting existing evidence on the role of biodiversity in the design, delivery, and benefits of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). This scoping review has synthesised a…
The BiodivScen joint call launched in 2017 with the Belmont Forum, is coming to an end this year. Biodiversa+ is happy to invite you to the BiodivScen final conference on 16 May, and to discover the major research results of the 21 BiodivScen projects. The BiodivScen final conference is a unique opportunity to learn…
On 19 April 2023 in Prague, Biodiversa+ together with TA CR (the Technology Agency from Czech Republic) organised the kick-off meeting of the research projects funded under the BiodivProtect research Call on «Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea ». 36 excellent research projects with potential impact on society and policy…
Knowledge and capacity to facilitate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework International community of biodiversity protection and restoration has entered a new phase with the introduction of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) following the COP 15 that took place in Montreal, Canada, in December 2022. Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, contributes to…
We are all set to welcome you next week for our Science-Policy Forum and the BiodivProtect kick off, both in Prague and online!Science-Policy Forum On 18 April 2023 The theme is “Knowledge and capacity to facilitate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework”, and will gather speakers from the CBD secretariat, the European…
Alternet is now officially a key collaborator of Biodiversa+! In February 2023, Biodiversa+ and Alternet officially became key collaborators! Our two initiatives join forces to strengthen the European science-policy/science-society interface and to foster capacity building for researchers from the biodiversity field. Specifically, Biodiversa+ and Alternet collaborate on the development and organisation of the Alternet Summer…
Biodiversa+ is pleased to present its mapping of national and sub-national organisations funding and steering biodiversity monitoring schemes! This mapping covers 23 countries and shows that: In most countries, Ministries of Environment and/or Environmental Protection Agencies are the actors in charge of steering and governing biodiversity monitoring schemes In 2/3 of the studied countries,…
As part of its work programme, Biodiversa+ aims to support interoperability and harmonisation of biodiversity monitoring protocols. In this context, a workshop on strategies to harmonise biodiversity monitoring protocols was held in Paris on 2 March 2023. This workshop gathered 26 actors involved in biodiversity monitoring, representing European and (sub-)national initiatives and institutions, researchers, Biodiversa+…