We are pleased to announce that Biodiversa+, the new co-funded biodiversity partnership – jointly developed by BiodivERsA and the European Commission (DG Environment and DG Research & Innovation) is officially starting today, the 1st of October 2021. Being a part of the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 to build the bridge between science, policy and…
On the topic “Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea” The start of Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership marks the launch of the Biodiversa+ first Joint Call for transnational research projects on ‘Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea’. 45 Funding Organisations from 33 countries are joining…
BiodivERsA is glad to present a Mapping of Biodiversity Research Infrastructures This mapping aims at helping both scientists and funders to have a better visibility on existing biodiversity research infrastructures in Europe (including in the Azores and Canary Islands). Our mapping synthesises existing research infrastructures for biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe, at the regional,…
Release of the brochure presenting our 2019-2020 Joint Call Discover the results of our 2019-2020 Joint Call for research projects on Biodiversity and Climate Change, through our just released brochure on the call. 34 funding organisations from 25 countries participated in this call, and 21 projects demonstrating both scientific excellence and societal / policy relevance…
The TALE project wins the 4th edition of the BiodivERsA Prize for Excellence and Impact BiodivERsA and FACCE-JPI are very happy to announce the release of its fourth animated video presenting the results of the TALE research project. TALE was funded under the 2013-14 joint call for research proposals on “Promoting synergies and reducing trade-offs…
Seizing opportunities for cost-effective benefits in natural forest expansion Since 1950, Europe has experienced the greatest proportional gain in tree cover of all continents, expanding by some 300,000 km2, an area the size of Italy. This gain in forest cover is driven by active tree planting and through natural forest expansion, both mainly taking place…
A Handbook on the use of biodiversity scenarios is now available: lots of tools and good practices for using them in decision-making contexts Long-term planning is a risky business. No one can surely know what will happen many years from now. Still, some urgent decisions must be made, that will have great impact on the…
21 transnational projects recommended for funding for over 25Mio€! In the context of its BiodivClim COFUND Action, BiodivERsA launched in September 2019 a joint call to support research on “Biodiversity and climate change”. The call was co-funded by the European Commission and covered four non-exclusive themes: Consequences of climate change on biodiversity and nature’s contributions…
`{`NB: the call includes a focus on aquatic systems but all environments are eligible`}` BiodivERsA and the Water JPI are pleased to announce the publication of their joint call on the following topic: Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems. *** This call will cover the following three non-exclusive themes: Studying…
Discover our new toolkit on Citizen Science BiodivERsA is glad to present its latest publication: a Citizen Science Toolkit aimed at researchers and scientists working in the fields of biodiversity or environmental sciences who are involved or have an interest in involving citizens in their research projects. The objective of this toolkit is to inform…