Workshop: Challenges to scaling up citizen science
We recently held a workshop to support the integration of citizen science in biodiversity monitoring by identifying key bottlenecks and challenges limiting its full potential…
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Become a reviewer for the IPBES transformative change assessment!
The first external review of the thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity, is open from 03 February to 17 March 2023 (6 weeks). You can now become a reviewer for the first draft of the chapters of the IPBES transformative…
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Launch of the BiodivClim Knowledge Hub
Biodiversa+ is happy to announce the launch of the BiodivClim Knowledge Hub on the topic “Potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change”.
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Help co-design the 2023 European Climate Change Adaptation conference
Join the 6th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference in Dublin, from 19 to 21 June 2023! At ECCA2023 you will get to discuss, learn and exchange on state of the art ‘Actionable knowledge for a climate resilient Europe’. The organising committee has opened a call to help co-designing the programme of the conference. Apply by…
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Call for papers – 2023 Radboud Conference on Earth System Governance
The Radboud Centre for Sustainability Challenges (RCSC) is hosting the 2023 Earth System Governance (ESG) conference from 24 to 26 October 2023, on the theme “Bridging Sciences and Societies for Sustainability Transformations”. Interested? Submit your abstract or panel proposal by 15 February 2023! More so than earlier ESG conferences, this edition will have a…
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Save the date: Alternet Summer School 2023
Biodiversa+ is very pleased to be co-organising the 17th Alternet Summer School! This year’s edition will take place from 30 August to 9 September 2023 in Peyresq, France. Save the date! Alternet Summer School Open to graduate and postgraduate scientists, as well as professionals, the Alternet Summer School creates an innovative atmosphere for considering and resolving…
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Indicators of the Global Biodiversity Framework – Expert nomination open!
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted at the biodiversity summit COP15, along with a framework for its monitoring. In this context, it was decided to establish an ad hoc technical expert group to advise on the operationalisation of the monitoring framework. The mandate of this expert group runs until UNCBD’s COP16. The Convention on…
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Become a reviewer for the IPBES nexus assessment
The first external review of the thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health (nexus assessment) is open from 9 January to 19 February 2023 (6 weeks). You can now become a reviewer for the first draft of the chapters of the IPBES nexus assessment! By becoming a reviewer you’ll be involved in…
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Topic of our next joint call is known!
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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BiodivProtect call – 36 projects funded!
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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