Biodiversa+

How can #BiodivTransform projects engage with @ipbes@mas.to and other conventions? The #BiodivTransform launch event starts with a capacity-building workshop held by Camille Guibal, Charlotte Le Delliou and Laura Pereira, aiming to bridge projects and international biodiversity policy frameworks.

Why #BioMonWeek26?
As #biodiversity monitoring in Europe remains fragmented, it connects the monitoring community to collaborate and drive impact, offering a space to exchange and align on key challenges, when conservation and restoration efforts are more important than ever.

ℹ️ www.biomonweek.eu

Co-organised by #BioAgora, #AllianceForNature, @gbif@biodiversity.social & #MarcoBolo

Restoration only works if nature is connected, not just protected. Structural indicators (FAD, ProtConn) show where habitats are, but functional connectivity shows whether species can actually move.
Explore the challenges of tracking connectivity across Europe: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/02/connectivity-workshop-report/

How can Europe deliver transformative change for biodiversity?
🗓️ Join our Science-Policy Forum on 21 April (afternoon, online) for discussions on the IPBES TC assessment, KMGBF implemention, EU policy, justice, finance, systemic change and more!
https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/02/25/science-policy-forum-on-biodiversity-and-transformative-change/

#BioMonWeek26 is coming!
🚀 Submit an abstract for a talk, poster or booth under one of the nine conference themes. See details and descriptions of the full programme!
🔗 https://2026.biomonweek.eu/page/programme/
#BioAgora, #AllianceForNature, @gbif & #MarcoBolo

The @ipbes@mas.to #BizBiodiversity assessment flags fragmented data, weak metric comparability and low value chain transparency as major barriers to aligning business decisions with biodiversity goals. Better biodiversity data sharing is part of the fix.
👉 https://www.biodiversa.eu/guides/business-sharing-biodiversity-data

🎉 Registrations and abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek26 are now open!
Bring your biodiversity monitoring work to the European stage and submit your contribution under one of the 9 themes.
ℹ️ Register here: https://www.biomonweek.eu/
#BioAgora, #AllianceForNature, @gbif@biodiversity.social & #Marco-Bolo

Spotlight on monitoring governance at #BioMonWeek26.
Are you working on one of the following topics?
➡️ Submit an abstract by 18 March and bring your work to the European stage!
Info and registration: www.biomonweek.eu
#BioAgora, #AllianceForNature, @gbif & #MarcoBolo

Why is it so hard for businesses to turn biodiversity research into action? In our latest webinar, we unpack the challenges of corporate nature strategies, from data granularity and organisational silos to incentives and governance.
Recording and takeaways:
🔗 https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/10/webinar-research-business-collaboration/

Biodiversity is now the 2nd biggest global threat to business. How does the financial sector respond?

🗓️ Join us on 26 March (11:00 CET) to see how data & R&I are transforming investment decisions, with Emine Isciel from Storebrand, Norway's largest asset manager:
https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/02/27/webinar-how-the-financial-sector-can-address-the-biodiversity-agenda/

🌊💧 Spotlight on marine and freshwater monitoring at #BioMonWeek26!
Are you working on eDNA, invasive alien species, habitats, or any of the many topics covered in our contributed sessions? Submit an abstract and bring your work to the European stage!
Explore the full programme: www.biomonweek.eu
#BioAgora, #AllianceForNature, @gbif & #MarcoBolo

Nature-based Solutions will not operate in a stable world. Our foresight workshop examined how climate risks, polarisation and shifting values shape NbS and transformative change. 2050 biodiversity goals depend on research choices made today.
Report: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/02/27/nbs-foresight-workshop-report/

NbS?
Nature-based Solutions International Congress!
📅 3-6 Nov 2026 | Paris
📢 Call for session proposals open (deadline: 30 March)

Join ~500 researchers, policymakers & practitioners shaping the future of NbS in Europe and beyond:
https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/05/nature-based-solutions-international-congress-2026/

The #BiodivRestore Knowledge Hub aims to empower countries to develop and implement National Restoration Plans (#NRP). Last month, a member of the Hub participated in a conference in Rome to discuss challenges and opportunities related to Italy’s NRP and its consultation process.
ℹ️ https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/02/technical-pathways-for-developing-national-restoration-plans/

📅 6 March 2026 | 10:00-11:00 CET
Biodiversa+ webinar on how research & R&D can better align with nature-positive goals.

Building on the IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment, it’ll combine scientific insight with industry perspectives on implementation.

Info & registration: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/02/19/webinar-research-business-collaboration/

📢 New call for tenders: We're looking for a knowledge synthesis on soil biodiversity indicators and soil degradation.
• Duration: 18 months
• Budget: up to €88,000 (incl. taxes)
• Submission deadline: 3 April 2026
Details: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/02/18/call-for-tenders-knowledge-synthesis-on-soil-biodiversity-indicators/

Private-sector biodiversity action is happening, but more is needed.
A new Biodiversa+ guide shows how businesses already use public datasets to make decisions and how policy, research, and data infrastructures can help scale this work.
🔗 https://www.biodiversa.eu/guides/business-using-biodiversity-data

Who’s doing what on business & biodiversity?
As part of our toolkit, we mapped the key actors, initiatives, & frameworks shaping private-sector engagement with biodiversity. We also highlight gaps, overlaps, and where better coordination could add value.
🗺️ https://www.biodiversa.eu/business-biodiversity-landscape

2️⃣weeks until registrations and abstract submissions open for May’s #BioMonWeek2026, the European conference for Biodiversity Monitoring!
Choose to apply among the sessions tied to the conference's 9️⃣ themes.
ℹ️ https://www.biodiversa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BioMonWeek_Contributed-sessions_full.pdf
🌐 https://www.biomonweek.eu/
#BiodiversityMonitoring #BiodiversityData #Science4Biodiversity

Biodiversity is rising fast on business & policy agendas (#WEF, #IPBES12), but the landscape is complex.
Today, we release a new toolkit of 3 guides on business & biodiversity: 1️⃣ mapping the landscape, 2️⃣ using data under uncertainty, and 3️⃣ sharing data responsibly.

👉 https://www.biodiversa.eu/the-business-biodiversity-toolkit/

📢 Registrations for #BioMonWeek2026 are opening in early February!
📍 Montpellier
📅 4–8 May 2026
Join the first edition of the European conference on cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, bringing together science, policy and business communities
ℹ️ www.biomonweek.eu
#BiodiversityMonitoring #BiodiversityData #BiodiversityWeek #BusinessForNature #EUEnvironment #Science4Biodiversity

How can we protect our nursery plants from invasive pathogens? On 20 April, PurPest is organising a free webinar on healthy nursery management practices, with the participation of Thomas Jung, a member of the #BiodivRestore Knowledge Hub.
ℹ️ https://purpest.eu/news/webinar-healthy-nursery-plants

What comes next for Biodiversa+?
This question was at the core of discussions with our Stakeholder & Advisory Boards last week. From knowledge uptake to business engagement to better linking biodiversity data…
Take a closer look: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/26/shaping-the-future-of-biodiversa-insights-from-stakeholder-board-discussions/

How do you factor biodiversity into investment decisions?
No single metric. No standardised data. Impacts depend on location...
In this webinar, Emine Isciel, from Storebrand Asset Management, explains how investors are already acting.
▶️ https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/26/webinar-how-the-financial-sector-can-address-the-biodiversity-agenda/

How is biodiversity monitored across Europe?
Go behind the scenes with @BfN@social.bund.de to see how Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, and Austria track nature, ending with a special EBOCC session!
🗓️ Apr 1-Jun 24, every 2nd Wednesday, 11:00 (UTC+1)

Register: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/24/new-lecture-series-monitoring-biodiversity-across-europe/

Post-graduate students, early-career professionals: take part in an unforgettable experience in the French Alps and spend ten days (19-29 August) exploring how to transform #science and #policy.
ℹ️Register by 20 April for the Alternet Summer School: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/20/alternet-summer-school-2026/

35 new R&I projects on transformative change for biodiversity are kicking off!
📅 22 April 2026
💡 First pitches, first exchanges, big questions
Explore the agenda & join: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/03/17/biodivtransform-kick-off/ #BiodivTransform

🦋 @BiodiversaPlus@mas.to will be at the Biodiversity Spring Market dedicated to Business & Biodiversity, organised by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform. See you next Monday in Brussels!
ℹ️ https://www.biodiversity.be/6295/
#SpringMarket2026 #BizBiodiversity

What do urban design, offshore wind farms, Indigenous knowledge, and Arctic governance have in common? They’re all part of the projects funded under #BiodivTransform.
1,500+ teams involved. 35 projects selected.
See what’s coming on 22 April:
👉 https://www.biodiversa.eu/biodivtransform/