The BiodivERsA project SIGNAL just published a policy brief on European Gradients of Resilience in the face of Climate Extremes. The BiodivERsA network is pleased to announce the publication of a policy brief by one of its funded projects: SIGNAL. The brief states that extreme weather and the presence of invasive species can act as pressures…
HIGHLIGHT OF THE REEF-FUTURES FUNDED PROJECT In the framework of BiodivScen, the 2017-2018 BiodivERsA – Belmont Forum Joint Action on Scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services, 21 research projects were selected for funding, based on their scientific excellence, their involvement of relevant stakeholders and their promising societal impact. The REEF-FUTURES project (see description here), funded…
New study cofunded by Biodiversa through the project RACE. A paper is just out in PNAS featuring a study that was cofunded by Biodiversa to the project RACE. Matthew Fisher, coordinator of the RACE project and co-author of the study cofunded by BiodiVERsA explains: “It is a complete mystery why we are seeing this outbreak…
“Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores“ Professor Xavier Lambin (University of Aberdeen), project leader of ECOCYCLES project, is the author of a scientific report published in Science magazine (Vol. 340 no. 6128 pp. 63-66, April 5). This project funded under BiodivERsA 2008 Call, brings together scientists from Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland…
Perspectives on Forest Conservation – tackling the frontier between policy and conservation science – Freiburg, Germany, 19th 21th June 2013 The worshop will be conducted jointly by researchers from Wageningen University (NL), Stirling University (UK), the Austrian University of Life Sciences (Boku, Vienna), Technical Universities of Dresden and Munich, Germany, AgoParisTech-ENGREF (France, and the University…
on “Invasive Species and Biological Invasions“ with a focus on alien invasive species Forthcoming BiodivERsA Pan-European call for research proposals on: “Invasive Species and Biological Invasions” Following the yearly update of their common agenda to support European biodiversity research, the BiodivERsA partners have decided to launch their fourth joint call for research proposals on “Invasive…
9 projects to be funded for 8.5M Euros BiodivERsA launched in November 2011 its third joint call on “Biodiversity dynamics: developing scenarios, identifying tipping points and improving resilience of ecosystems.” This call addressed a topic at the forefront of the biodiversity field, and was organised around the three following themes: Developing integrated biodiversity scenarios Understanding…
Publication now online about the LinkTree project funded by the BiodivERsA call 2008. Link to the publication Link to all LinkTree publications
Funded by the BiodivERsA call of 2008, the RACE project now has a well established and live mapping project for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, as well as a blog and several other features allowing Check it out here: http://www.bd-maps.eu/index.php For more information on the RACE project, click here. For more information on the BiodivERsA2008 call, click here.
VITAL: Ecosystem serVIce provision from coupled planT and microbiAL functional diversity in managed grasslands An interview of Dr. Sandra Lavorel, from the BiodivERsA-funded project VITAL, has been published in the International Innovation review, together with a 2 page article on the project. To access the .pdf version, pleae click here. To access the VITAL website,…