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EKLIPSE activities and calls on the post-2020 EU biodiversity strategy

20 March 2019

The EKLIPSE team would like to bring to your attention a number of new activities and calls that need your input and support in relation to the development of the post-2020 EU biodiversity strategy.

The development of the EU post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy is a unique opportunity to make...

New UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

8 March 2019

This press release was originally posted on the EU Environment website .

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, declared today by the UN General Assembly, aims to massively scale up the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems as a proven measure to fight the climate crisis and...

Three ways to improve ecosystem monitoring and evaluation

1 March 2019

Guest article from: Kerry Waylen , Senior researcher at The James Hutton Institute, on behalf of the " Monitoring and Evaluation for Ecosystem Management (MEEM) team.

Ecosystems are increasingly under pressure from unsustainable demands and a changing climate. Adaptive management can...

A strategic agenda to align European R&D with global urban challenges

21 February 2019

The Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe has updated its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The agenda will guide the activities and research priorities in the programme until 2026.

The JPI Urban Europe is an intergovernmental and strategic partnership of...

1st Report on Pollination, Pollinators and Food Production in Brazil Published

7 February 2019

The Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has published its 1st Report on Pollination, Pollinators and Food Production in Brazil. The report has been produced in partnership with Plant-Pollinators Brazilian Network (REBIPP) and is inspired by and structured along the lines of...

EKLIPSE Call for Experts

31 January 2019

EKLIPSE is inviting experts to join an expert working group to support the negotiators from the EU and its Member States to provide relevant comment on the IPBES Global assessment Summary for Policy-Makers (SPM).

In May 2019, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem...

Environmental issues high on the agenda at The World Economic Forum

24 January 2019

The World Economic Forum, the annual meeting of business and political leaders in Davos, has seen celebrities, experts, business leaders and ordinary people call for action on environmental issues.

Broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough, interviewed by Prince William,...

Report: Integrating natural capital in risk assessments

17 January 2019

A new step-by-step guide from Natural Capital Finance Alliance will help financial institutions conduct a rapid natural capital risk assessment. The guide has already been piloted by five banks, including First Rand in South Africa who said it “enabled us to look at our portfolio in a new way...

Oppla members' thoughts for 2019

17 January 2019

In our weekly newsletter, Outline, we asked Oppla members: ‘What are you excited about in 2019?’ We’re delighted to be able to share some of our members' plans and initiatives for the upcoming year:

Marie Fischborn, IUCN PANORAMA Coordinator

I am sure 2019 will be...

BiodivERsA guide on policy relevance of research published

10 January 2019

BiodivERsA has published a new guide for scientists and researchers. The guide aims to help researchers increase the quality of their research proposals in terms of policy relevance. In addition, the guide will likely be helpful in the context of calls for research proposals in other fields...