One of Biodiversa+’s objectives is to produce evidence syntheses to aide decision-making and shape research calls on topical issues. A first study has been completed by the James Hutton Institute highlighting existing evidence on the role of biodiversity in the design, delivery, and benefits of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). This scoping review has synthesised a…
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Biodiversa+ is thrilled to present a first overview of the European governance landscape for biodiversity monitoring. The European biodiversity monitoring landscape is complex and fragmented, involving multiple actors at various governance levels. To ensure compatibility and accessibility across different sources, a standardised approach to data collection and analysis is necessary. Enhanced coordination and broader access…
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Biodiversa+ is proud to present its report on data interoperability, a key step for harmonising biodiversity monitoring across Europe. Ensuring that data from different sources, methods and scales are compatible and comparable is one of the main challenges for biodiversity monitoring. Data interoperability is essential to enable cross-border collaboration and inform policy decisions. However, the…
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Knowledge and capacity to facilitate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework International community of biodiversity protection and restoration has entered a new phase with the introduction of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) following the COP 15 that took place in Montreal, Canada, in December 2022. Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, contributes to…
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Alternet is now officially a key collaborator of Biodiversa+! In February 2023, Biodiversa+ and Alternet officially became key collaborators! Our two initiatives join forces to strengthen the European science-policy/science-society interface and to foster capacity building for researchers from the biodiversity field. Specifically, Biodiversa+ and Alternet collaborate on the development and organisation of the Alternet Summer…
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Biodiversa+ is pleased to present its mapping of national and sub-national organisations funding and steering biodiversity monitoring schemes! This mapping covers 23 countries and shows that: In most countries, Ministries of Environment and/or Environmental Protection Agencies are the actors in charge of steering and governing biodiversity monitoring schemes In 2/3 of the studied countries,…
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Biodiversity and Society: science, policy and transformative change Apply now and make the most of this year’s summer school on Biodiversity and Society: science, policy and transformative change, taking place from 30 August to 9 September 2023! Biodiversa+ is pleased to co-organise this summer school and to make participation grants available to Biodiversa+ researchers! This…
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Biodiversa+ is pleased to announce that our fourth joint call for research will be on Societal Transformation! This call will be embedded in our flagship program “Supporting societal transformation for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity” and will be co-funded by the European Commission. Learn more about our flagship programmes. More information about this call will be…
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Biodiversa+ is happy to announce the launch of the BiodivClim Knowledge Hub! Protecting and restoring biodiversity is crucial to addressing climate change, which is a direct driver of biodiversity loss. Working with Nature to conserve, manage and restore ecosystems – notably through nature-based solutions – is one of the most cost-effective approaches to mitigating and…
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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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