BioValue - Newsletter #3

Issue #3 - November 2024

Dear Reader,

The BioValue project keeps taking more and more steps towards enhancing biodiversity value, while it explores practices of spatial planning, management instruments, environmental assessments and economic and financial instruments.

In the past months, Biovalue partners have organized a webinar series titled "Unlocking Biodiversity Value in Spatial Planning - A Webinar Reflection Journey to Enhance Transformation" to foster dialogues with stakeholders.

The next and fourth webinar will be held on Monday, 18th of November, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm (CET), titled "Biodiversity relevant transformative changes in spatial planning".

The meeting is an opportunity to discuss on enhancing the transformative potential of spatial planning in valuing biodiversity. The focus will be on exploring possible pathways to initiate, accelerate, and scale up biodiversity-relevant transformative changes in spatial planning.

The webinar is open to the public, so do not miss the opportunity to bring your voice into the conversation about biodiversity in spatial planning.

The webinar will be moderated by Instituto Supèrior Tecnico (IST) of the Universitade de Lisbona.

As outlined in the agenda below, the webinar will also include a working group session, during which you will have the chance to actively participate in the discussion and provide your precious inputs on possible transformative pathways.

Did you miss the previous webinars? Watch the recordings

Watch webinar 1

Watch webinar 2

Watch webinar 3

News from the Arenas

All the updates from the three Arenas for Transformation in one place

BioValue at the first Mafra Biodiversity Forum

On the 25th of September, the Mafra Municipality hosted the first Mafra Biodiversity Forum, themed “Coexistence in urban areas”, at the Palace of the Marquises, in Mafra.

Discussing Nature-Based Solutions For Sustainable Urban Development

IST, with BioValue, presented the concept of Nature-Based Urban Planning (NBUP) at the Nature-Based Solutions Summit Urban Edition in Porto, Portugal.

Reimagining urban biodiversity: Trento’s efforts with BioValue and SELINA

At the beginning of July, BioValue partners from Trento University and the Trento Arena met with SELINA project partners to identify and strengthen synergies within different Trento Municipality offices.

News from the world

A summary of the most relavant news from other research projects, initiatives, the EU Commission and other relevant sources

Transformative Change for Biodiversity Cluster

BIOTRAILS launches 1st Transformative Change Webinar

On September 12th, BIOTRAILS, together with SELINA, PLANET4b, and BIONEXT, hosted the first webinar of the Transformative Change Seminar series, supported by the Ecosystem Services Partnership.

CO-OP4CBD, BioAgora, RESPIN, and Biodiversa+ at the UN CBD COP16

The four Horizon projects organised two joint side events focused on how the Science-Policy Interface (SPI) can effectively support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF).

BIOTraCes interviews “Making a Big Difference”

The social media campaign is part of the Mértola Future Lab and one out of nine of the BIOTraCes case studies. The interviews deliver background information, complementing the short interviews of the film about the regenerative (syntropyc) farming project in Mértola, Portugal.

A safe agricultural space for biodiversity

The paper, published under the TC4BE project, identifies the main pressures on biodiversity from agriculture and proposes critical boundaries below/above which negative impacts are minimised or positive impacts arise.

Anthropocentrism and Accounting: Rethinking Biodiversity Perspectives in EU Policies

CircHive stakeholder survey

How will your organization measure its impact on nature? Learn how well organizations understand impacts to biodiversity and related environmental aspects and how organizations track and report these impacts.

Before you go

Upcoming events, reminders and resources not to be missed

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