Ghent, Belgium, 15-18 April 2013 A poster presentation “The BiodivERsA database: a webportal to identify resources and network opportunities for biodiversity research” by Hilde Eggermont (BELSPO, WP5 leader), setting out the main objectives and current status of the BiodivERsA database (to be launched in May 2013)
“International and European Biodiversity policy and research strategies: an overview of priority research thematics for biodiversity research“ Part of BiodivERsA Task 2.3 activity led by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BelSPO), this report develops an analysis of EU and global biodiversity agendas and strategies for biodiversity, to identify knowledge gaps. Download the report (PDF) HERE!
Following a procurement led by SEPA about science policy communication, IUCN European Union Representative Office was chosen to help translate the results of the projects funded by the network into a series of policy briefs targeted primarily to EU policy makers. BiodivERsA and IUCN are currently collaborating to produce the first three policy briefs. They…
Two BiodivERsA presentations on the 2012 Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES), Birmingham, UK, 17-20 December 2012 The 2012 Annual BES meeting was hosted by University of Birmingham, Birmingham (UK), and attracted ecologists in a range of areas in academia, education, policy and public engagement. The annual meeting was set around a number…
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) is leading a procurement of science-policy communication based on research syntheses from BiodivERsA projects. The task of the interpreter will be to produce summarized, synthesized and comprehensible information about BiodivERsA research results in the format of “policy briefs” for policy- and decision-makers. Tender documentation available HERE. Deadline for submission…
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) is leading a procurement of science-policy communication based on research syntheses from BiodivERsA projects. The task of the interpreter will be to produce summarized, synthesized and comprehensible information about BiodivERsA research results in the format of “policy briefs” for policy- and decision-makers. Tender documentation available HERE. Deadline for submission…
& learn more about the procedures to apply to our call “Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity“ It includes the announcement of the BiodivERsA 2012-2013 joint call and you will also find interesting read on the scientific summaries of the 2011-2012 funded projects. In addition, this issue highlights two BiodivERsA members’ profiles:…
One of the BiodivERsA partners, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), is organising and hosting a 2-day workshop on stakeholder engagement for BiodivERsA funded projects’ researchers. The workshop is by invitation only, and will be held at the JNCC offices in the UK, on 23-24 April 2013. Using inputs from BiodivERsA partners, the JNCC prepared…
BiodivERsA symposium at the 3rd European Conference on Conservation Biology (ECCB), Glasgow, August 28-September 1, 2012 August 28 to September 1, 2012, Glasgow (UK) hosted the 3rd European Conference on Conservation Biology marking the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Society of Conservation Biology (SCB-Europe). The central theme of the congress was “Conservation on the…
Stockholm, Sweden, May 31-June 1, 2012 BiodivERsA’s second joint call funded seven research projects of scientific excellence and policy relevance, on the topic of “biodiversity and ecosystem services and their valuation.”The kick-off meeting (May 31 and June 1, 2012, in Stockholm, SE) was the opportunity for a presentation and a short discussion of each projects,…