The BiodivERsA partners are pleased to announce that the database is now accessible online (data.biodiversa.org)! One of the objectives of the BiodivERsA consortium is to produce a comprehensive ‘map’ of the current state of research on biodiversity and associated ecosystem services in Europe in terms of projects, programmes and funding, to improve the identification of…
DetailsBriefing “Natura 2000 and Europe’s forests“ now available! BiodivERsA partners are pleased to announce the publication of a new BiodivERsA policy briefs. The work, coordinated on behalf of BiodivERsA by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, has procured IUCN Europe – Brussels, to act as interpreters/intermediaries in the dissemination of key BiodivERsA-funded research results to policy-makers,…
DetailsWhen 2014-03-24 09:00 to 2014-03-25 18:00 Location Natural Science Museum Address Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels Belgium The EU-BIOMOT consortium and the BIOGOV unit of the University catholique de Louvain are organizing an international conference and a science-policy-society meeting on “Beyond Economic Valuation: Alternative Ways to express the Value of Biodiversity in Science and Policy”.…
DetailsIn this Newsletter you will find further details on the joint call launched with FACCE-JPI in November. It also includes short summaries of the 2012-2013 funded projects and information on the launch of the BiodivERsA database. The newsletter also features an article about a meting hold in the European Parliament on the EU 2020 biodiversity…
DetailsWhen 2013-10-02 00:00 to 2013-10-03 00:00 Location Oxford United Kingdom The annual Biodiversity Institute Symposium this year (2nd- 3rd October, 2013) will tackle the subject of Biodiversity Resilience. Factors leading to the loss of resilience in social-ecological systems are the focus of many excellent on-going research programmes and symposia. However, this two-day symposium aims to highlight…
DetailsWhen 2013-09-24 00:00 to 2013-09-26 00:00 Location Berlin Germany Towards a future Network of Knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe The second BiodiversityKnowledge conference will be held in Berlin (Jerusalemkirche) from September 24th-26th, 2013. The objective of this meeting is to discuss and finalize the recommended design of a future Network of Knowledge…
DetailsWhen 2013-09-24 00:00 Location Brussels Belgium Meeting the EU 2020 Biodiversity Targets: Mainstreaming Conservation In the context of the conference of the European Parliament intergroup on ‘Climate change, biodiversity & sustainable development’, DG-RTD and IUCN are organising an event including 4 round table debates in the European Parliament (Brussels) on Tuesday 24th of September(09:00 – 18.30). The aim…
DetailsIt includes the pre-announcement of the 2013-2014 joint call and you will also find further details on the 2012-2013 funded projects along with the updated BiodivERsA agenda, news about science-society and science-policy interfacing, and mapping work through the BiodivERsA database. The newsletter aslo features an article about BiodivERsA being identified as a success story by…
DetailsBiodivERsA/FACCE-JPI Pan-European call for international research proposals on : “Promoting synergies and reducing trade-offs between food supply, biodiversity and ecosystem services” The BiodivERsA ERA-Net and the FACCE-JPI have decided to launch a joint call for research proposals on “Promoting synergies and reducing trade-offs between food supply, biodiversity and ecosystem services”, planned to be launched in…
Details2011-2012 Call “Biodiversity Dynamics: developing scenarios, identifying tipping points and improving resilience“ was highlighted on June 13 & 14 in Almeria (Spain) BiodivERsA’s third joint call funded nine research projects of scientific excellence and policy relevance for a total amount of 8.8M€. The call addressed the three following themes: 1/ Developing integrated biodiversity scenarios 2/…
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