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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Biodiversa+ surveyed transnational biodiversity monitoring programmes to understand current practices…
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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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To keep connecting with our community on the fast growing social network, Biodiversa+ has created an account on Mastodon. Biodiversa+ is currently cross-posting tweets on our Mastodon account. To keep up with our content there too, please follow Biodiversa+!
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Biodiversa+ is pleased to have supported the development of the NetworkNature database of EU research and innovation projects on nature-based solutions. The database has identified over 250 NBS projects ranging from 2011 to 2021, among which 35 were (co)funded by Biodiversa. The database was used to perform an analysis of EU R&I projects in terms…
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On the 8 November 2022, Biodiversa+ hosted a workshop with private sector actors on the use of biodiversity data…
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Biodiversa+ hosted a workshop for (sub-)national initiatives to present their data architecture and workflows.
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Biodiversa+ hosted a webinar explaining the scope of the upcoming IPBES Business & Biodiversity assessment, and how experts can participate.
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Biodiversa+ is happy to announce the launch of two flagship programmes on: Better knowledge to develop, deploy and assess Nature-based Solutions Supporting societal transformation for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity Flagship programmes address a particular biodiversity issue, aligned with the themes identified in our Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). They allow us to tackle thematic issues through the wide portfolio…
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