Publication of the Guide on Policy Relevance

New BiodivERsA guidance for project applicants BiodivERsA is pleased to annouce the publication of new guide on policy relevance and effective science-policy interfacing in research proposals. The objective of the present guide is to help researchers to: Better understand what is policy relevance of research Be aware of what the criteria are for evaluating policy relevance…

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Results of the joint Belmont Forum-BiodivERsA Call for proposals on biodiversity scenarios

21 international projects recommended for funding for over 28 Million euro! In October 2017, the Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA launched the BiodivScen joint call on “Scenarios of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” with the support of the European Commission. Supported by 26 national/regional funding organisations from 23 countries, this internationalcall covered the two following themes: Development…

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Networking event on the 2018 Call – NEOH Conference

When 2018-09-10 07:00 to 2018-09-11 23:00 Location Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna Address Viale Giuseppe Fanin n. 44, Bologna Italy Introduction to next BiodivERsA call on Biodiversity & Health at the NEOH Final Conference The BiodivERsA network will be attending the Final Action Conference organized by the Network for Evaluation…

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New newsletter available

Learn more about BiodivERsA latest activities with the March 2018 Newsletter! In this newsletter, you will learn more about the BiodivScen Action and joint call. You will also find information on the three latest BiodivERsA policy briefs. As regards the impacts of BiodivERsA-funded projects, you will discover the societal outputs of the SalmoInvade project, funded through the 2012-2013 BiodivERsA call…

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BiodivERsA Implementation plan for 2017-2019

BiodivERsA partners are pleased to announce the publication of the 2017-2019 Implementation Plan! Building on the priorities identified in the 2017-2020 BiodivERsA Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, BiodivERsA partners have developped an Implementation plan covering the period 2017-2019. The BiodivERsA implementation plan details the activities in relation to one or more of the core and…

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New policy brief by the SalmoInvade project

The need to manage salmonid invasions in Europe to protect native biodiversity BiodivERsA is pleased to announce that the SalmoInvade project, funded under the 2012-13 joint call, has published a policy brief on the need to manage salmonid invasions in Europe. SalmoInvade studied how the variable ecological conditions in Europe affect both the natural distribution of…

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Is missing knowledge hampering the effectiveness of approaches that aim to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function and services?

Contribute to the EKLIPSE call for knowledge in support of a request by BiodivERsA EKLISPE is a knowledge and learning mechanism on biodiversity and ecosystem services aiming to support better decisions about our environment, based on the latest available knowledge. One of its key activities is about synthesising available knowledge in response to a given…

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Launch of the Call “Scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services”

BiodivERsA and the Belmont Forum are pleased to announce the 2017-2018 international call for research proposals on “Scenarios of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services”. The Call will address the two following major (non-exclusive) priorities: Development and application of scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services across spatial scales of relevance to multiple types of decisions  Consideration of multiple dimensions…

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New policy brief on Alien Invasive Species

New BiodivERsA policy brief based on the WhoIsNext, INVAXEN and Resipath projects’ results BiodivERsA is pleased to announce the publication of a new policy brief entitled “Action on invasive alien species should better anticipate climate change effects on biological invasions in Europe”, based on the combined results of the WhoIsNext, INVAXEN and Resipath projects. This 4-page brief presents key recommendations…

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Access the recording of the webinar on Nature-based Solutions

Joint BiodivERsA and EKLIPSE webinar on Nature-based solutions: Pandora box or reconciling concept? BiodivERsA and EKLIPSE have jointly organised a webinar on “Nature-based Solutions: Pandora box or reconciling concept?” on 4th of October 2017. The recordings of the four presentations and the questions and answers session of the webinar are now fully available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmbLthY1JfSpmlxMLMyyGyGFSOJqvvuwp You can also…

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