When 2022-10-06 09:00 to 2022-10-06 18:00 Location Centre De Conférences Albert Borschette (CCAB) Address Rue Froissart 36 1040 Etterbeek Belgium Join Biodiversa+ and GBIF for a one-day symposium in the heart of Brussels! Biodiversa+ and GBIF are pleased to invite you to a one-day symposium on the margins of the 29th meeting of the GBIF Governing…
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As part of its work programme, Biodiversa+ is committed to enhancing the interoperability and harmonisation of biodiversity monitoring databases. In this context, a first workshop on data interoperability and harmonisation was held on 1 September 2022. The event brought together representatives from European and international initiatives and databases to present their data architectures and workflows, and…
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When 24 Aug., 14:00-16:00 Location Czech Republic Join Biodiversa+ and EuropaBON’s symposium at the ECCB on Tuesday! This week, Biodiversa+ and EuropaBON are joining forces at the European Conference of Conservation Biology (ECCB). On Tuesday at 14:00, the two initiatives are co-organising a symposium on “The Future of Biodiversity Monitoring in Europe.” The EU Biodiversity…
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In view of the upcoming Transformative Change Assessment of the IPBES, the scientific journal Biodiversity and Conservation is preparing a special issue on how such transformative change can help achieve the 2050 vision of biodiversity. The journal Biodiversity and Conservation invite interested individuals to submit a short synopsis of a topic they would like to…
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How can Research & Innovation help achieve EU goals for Nature-Based Solutions development and deployment? Have your say and help shape the European Research & Innovation Roadmap for NBS! Biodiversa+, as part of NetworkNature, is facilitating the development of the EU R&I Roadmap for Nature-based solutions and is now opening a public consultation on its first draft until the 18th of September. This…
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Results from the Digging Deeper project. While antibiotics help us fight tough diseases, they leave our gut biomes in poor condition. It turns out that pesticides have a similar effect on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), a plant symbiont that is found in our soils and that helps plants acquire nutrients. That is what the Biodiversa-project…
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More than 50 methods and approaches exist to make the diverse values of nature visible, experts say. Following the launch of the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report last Friday, the IPBES has released today a second major scientific report, the Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature (known as the…
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50,000 wild species meet the needs of billions of people – Experts propose options to ensure their sustainable use On 8 July 2022, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) launched the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report, the latest scientific report on the sustainable use of wild species, which millions of…
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The Water4All Partnership has just announced their upcoming call to be launched in September 2022. Water4All is pleased to pre-announce a joint transnational call for research and innovation projects on “Management of water resources for increased resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events”. Topics: Resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events Tools for water…
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3 June 2022 As part of its work programme, Biodiversa+ aims at setting up a forum for evidence-based policy implementation and training driven by the main question of “how to reach the protection targets of Biodiversity Strategy by 2030?”. This science-based policy forum gathering Biodiversa+ Partners, researchers, relevant national representatives/ actors and policy makers will…
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