BiodivERsA: Supporting a solid knowledge base on biodiversity and nature-based solutions to tackle societal challenges Dr. Hilde Eggermont Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences/Belspo BiodivERsA Vice-Chair www.biodiversa.org @BiodivERsA3
Pan-European network of agencies: funding and programming research on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and • nature-based solutions promoting innovative solutions for the conservation, sustainable • management and use of biological resources > tackle societal challenges BiodivERsA1: FP6 ERA-net 2005-2010 (13 countries) BiodivERsA2: FP7 ERA-net 2010-2014 (15 countries) BiodivERsA3: H2020 ERA-net 2015-2019 (21 countries, 32 partner organisations)
BiodivERsA3: 32 partners in 21 countries, from both mainland & overseas National and regional partners funding research on biodiversity - Austria (FWF) - Norway (RCN) - Belgium (BelSPO et FWO) - Poland (NCN) - Bulgaria (NSFB) - Portugal et Azores (FCT et FRC) - Estonia (ETAG) - Romania (UEFISCDI) - Finland (AKA) - Slovakia (SAS) - France and Overseas (FRB, ANR, MEDDE, - Spain and Canary islands (MINECO et ADECAL, GUA-REG, GUY-REG, RR) GOBCAN) - Germany (DFG et DLR) - Sweden (FORMAS et SEPA) - Hungary (VM) - Switzerland (SNSF) - Lithuania (RCL) - Turkey (MFAL) - The Netherlands (NWO) - United Kingdom (JNCC) + Latvia (MOEPRD) as an associate partner
‘BiodivERsA ERA-net reached a level of maturity and efficiency comparable to that of full-fledged JPIs - The enlargement of the network for an improved geographic and thematic coverage - Joint calls with co-funding by the European Commission - Stronger link with Joint Programming Initiatives , with international programmes and organisations, including infrastructures - Intensified links with practitioners and policy-makers , increased outputs specifically targeting these audiences - Work on the alignment of national programmes
Main functions of BiodivERsA Knowledge Mapping & Foresight activities brokerage & dissemination Effective stakeholder Research Programming: engagement Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Other joint initiatives (national Funding joint calls for programme alignment, young research scientist mobility scheme, research- business mobility scheme)
Medium-sized projects that are selected based on criteria of academic excellence, societal/policy relevance, and Pan-European added-value In cash contributions to joint calls to date (7 calls for over 100M €) + 25M € for 2017 Call (COFUND with Belmont Forum) 73 pan-european projects awarded
BiodivERsA funded projects with marine focus BIOMARKS: Biodiversity of marine eukaryotes – its importance for global biogeochemical • cycles and for monitoring the health of marine ecosystems (2008 Call) BUFFER : Partially protected areas as buffers to increase the linked social-ecological • resilience in coastal ecosystems (2011-2012 Call) SALMOINVADE : Causes and consequences in aquatic ecosystems by non-native salmonids • (2012-2013 Call) BIOTIDE : The role of microbial biodiversity in the functioning of marine tidal flat sediments • (2015-2016 Call) MARFOR : Functional Variability of dynamics of responses of marine forests to global change • (2015-2016 Call) PERCEBES : Tools for the transition to spatial management of coastal resources: the stalked • fishery in SW Europe (2015-2016 Call) RESERVEBENEFIT : Evaluating and managing connectivity in a network of MPA to maintain • genetic diversity and deliver fish beyond protected limits (2015-2016)
Main functions of BiodivERsA Knowledge Mapping & Foresight activities brokerage & dissemination Effective stakeholder Research Programming: engagement Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Other joint initiatives Funding joint calls for (national programme research alignment, young scientist mobility scheme, research- business mobility scheme)
Main functions of BiodivERsA Knowledge Mapping & Foresight activities brokerage & dissemination Effective stakeholder Research Programming: engagement Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Other joint initiatives (national Funding joint calls for programme alignment, young research scientist mobility scheme, research-business mobility scheme)
Interfacing science – society - policy
Interfacing science – society - policy
Main functions of BiodivERsA Mapping & Foresight activities Knowledge brokerage & dissemination Research Programming: Effective stakeholder Strategic Research & engagement Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Other joint initiatives (national Funding joint calls for programme alignment, young research scientist mobility scheme, research- business mobility scheme)
Mapping & Foresight – some examples…. NBS typology in Eggermont et al (2015) – BiodivERsA database archiving 12.000+ biodiversity projects GAIAI Ecological Perspectives 24: 243-248 http://www.biodiversa.org/database
Main functions of BiodivERsA Mapping & Foresight activities Knowledge brokerage & dissemination Effective stakeholder Research Programming: engagement Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) Other joint initiatives (national Funding joint calls for programme alignment, young research scientist mobility scheme, research- business mobility scheme)
BiodivERsA SRIA: Common agenda with research priorities that will guide BiodivERsA activities over the coming 4-5 yrs ⇒ Input from wide range of SH ⇒ Strong emphasis on better understanding of the role of biodiversity for the delivery of ES and resilience/resistance of (social)- ecological systems to global change ⇒ Europe as global leader in conserving, restoring and managing biodiversity and developing NBS ⇒ Implementation plan updated every 2 years Download @ www.biodiversa.org/968
Core themes: Mission-oriented, with high expected societal • impact Ground-breaking for science • Of urgency for policy and management at the • European and international levels Comprehensive for building the overall • BiodivERsA strategy, and promoting synergies between sectors, actors and policies Transversal themes: Dealing with general issues that are relevant • to all cores themes => Themes will not necessarily translate into specific calls for projects or joint activities
promoting strategic cooperation on biodiversity research and related disciplines at Pan-European scale • promoting systemic, cross-sectoral and cross-policy approaches to reinforce the knowledge-base on • nature-based solutions > openess for collaboration possible joint 2013 joint call + call + common common activities activities Belmont Forum 2017 joint call Future Earth IPBES Research EKLIPSE LIFE Infrastructures
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