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…
& learn more about the procedures to apply to our call “Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity“ In October 2020, BiodivERsA and Water JPI launched a joint transnational 2020-2021 joint Call on “Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems”. [NB: This joint call includes a…
The first draft presenting the future biodiversity Partnership prepared by BiodivERsA, DG R&I and DG ENV has been released. BiodivERsA, the DG Environment and the DG Research & Innovation of the European Commission are strongly engaged to set-up an ambitious European co-funded Partnership focussed on Rescuing biodiversity to safeguard life on Earth. This Partnership will…
Discover the Call brochure analysing the results of the 2018-2019 BiodivERsA Call on biodiversity and its influence on animal, human and plant health. This call appeared to be very timely in the context of the Covid-19 pandemics, as the selected projects will deepen our understanding of the relationships that exist between biodiversity and health, including…
Guidance document on data management, open data, and the production of Data Management Plans BiodivScen in support of scientists with Data Management & Open Data questions BiodivScen is pleased to announce the publication of the ‘Guidance document on data management, open data, and the production of Data Management Plans’. This document has been developed by…