Science-Policy Forum on Knowledge and Capacity for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Knowledge and capacity to facilitate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework International community of biodiversity protection and restoration has entered a new phase with the introduction of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) following the COP 15 that took place in Montreal, Canada, in December 2022. Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, contributes to…

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Launch of key collaboration between Biodiversa+ and Alternet!

Alternet is now officially a key collaborator of Biodiversa+! In February 2023, Biodiversa+ and Alternet officially became key collaborators! Our two initiatives join forces to strengthen the European science-policy/science-society interface and to foster capacity building for researchers from the biodiversity field.   Specifically, Biodiversa+ and Alternet collaborate on the development and organisation of the Alternet Summer…

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New publication – Mapping organisations funding and steering biodiversity monitoring

Biodiversa+ is pleased to present its mapping of national and sub-national organisations funding and steering biodiversity monitoring schemes!   This mapping covers 23 countries and shows that: In most countries, Ministries of Environment and/or Environmental Protection Agencies are the actors in charge of steering and governing biodiversity monitoring schemes In 2/3 of the studied countries,…

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Workshop on harmonising biodiversity monitoring protocols

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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Science-Policy Forum – Registrations open

When 18 April 2023 From 13:30 to 17:45 CEST 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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Alternet Summer School – Registrations Open!

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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NICHES International Symposium on Nature-based Solutions in Urban Water Systems

Join the ‘NICHES International Symposium on Nature-based Solutions in Urban Water Systems: Fostering Just, Sustainable and Resilient Urban Transformations’ on 6 March 2023 from 10:00 to 13:00 CET in the Casa Convalescència in Barcelona!  The Biodiversa-funded project NICHES, Nature’s Integration in Cities’ Hydrologies, Ecologies and Societies, invites you to its first symposium! The project was funded under our BiodivRestore call. NICHES…

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