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+…
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When 18 April 2023 From 13:30 to 17:45 CET Location Online – open to all Prague, CZ – invitation only Address Evropská 15, 160 41 Prague, Czech Republic Knowledge and capacity to facilitate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Sign up to virtually attend this science-policy forum on 18 April 2023! The…
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Biodiversity and Society: science, policy and transformative change Apply now and make the most of this year’s summer school on Biodiversity and Society: science, policy and transformative change, taking place from 30 August to 9 September 2023! Biodiversa+ is pleased to co-organise this summer school and to make participation grants available to Biodiversa+ researchers! This…
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Biodiversa+ is pleased to announce that our fourth joint call for research will be on Societal Transformation! This call will be embedded in our flagship program “Supporting societal transformation for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity” and will be co-funded by the European Commission. Learn more about our flagship programmes. More information about this call will be…
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Biodiversa+ is happy to announce the launch of the BiodivClim Knowledge Hub! Protecting and restoring biodiversity is crucial to addressing climate change, which is a direct driver of biodiversity loss. Working with Nature to conserve, manage and restore ecosystems – notably through nature-based solutions – is one of the most cost-effective approaches to mitigating and…
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Biodiversa+ is pleased to announce that our next joint call for research will be on Nature-based Solutions! Nature-based solutions are understood as ‘actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems, which address social, economic and environmental challenges effectively and adaptively, while simultaneously providing human well-being,…
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In October 2021 Biodiversa+ has launched its BiodivProtect call on “Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea”. The call funds 3-year transnational research projects, and was co-funded by the European Commission. It addressed the following three (non-exclusive) themes: Knowledge for identifying priority conservation areas, establishing effective and resilient ecological networks, enhancing…
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Biodiversity’s equivalent to climate’s 1.5 degrees objective has been adopted: the 30 x 30. On 19 December 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreement was reached at the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). It aims “to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, reform $500…
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One of Biodiversa+’s objectives is to harmonise biodiversity monitoring schemes across Europe. A key step to tackle this issue was to carry out a literature survey on existing transnational biodiversity monitoring programmes, to get an idea of what is being done and how. This study has analysed fourteen case studies. It shows the possible strategy…
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Biodiversa+, through the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) has opened a call for tenders. We are looking for a service provider to carry out a literature review on the capacity of NBS to foster transformative change for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity in socio-ecological systems. Through its subtask “Desk studies and…
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