BioAgora presents: the B-Cubed project

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Alongside BioAgora, there are many other insightful European projects aiming to improve the biodiversity policy landscape. We are pleased to introduce the B-Cubed project as the fourth entry in our series. B-Cubed The recently funded B-Cubed project – Biodiversity Building Blocks for policy – aims to transform biodiversity monitoring from a disconnected, labour-intensive activity into…

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BioAgora’s first newsletter is out!

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The BioAgora project has released the first issue of its newsletter in June 2023. Here is what you will find in this issue: Welcoming words from Kati Vierikko, BioAgora’s Project Coordinator BioAgora’s introductory video How BioAgora works with Europe BioAgora’s consortium meeting: a productive exchange between project partners BioAgora’s high-level external advisory board Developing the…

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Developing the SSBD’s functions: First fast request

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A new function for the SSBD BioAgora is currently developing and piloting the functions of the Science Service for Biodiversity (SSBD), which, for example, will include Horizon Scanning and Research Prioritization, Building Topical Networks and the Answering Requests function, to encompass in-depth processes of response as well as the possibility to answer to the so…

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BioAgora’s high-level External Advisory Board

The role of the External Advisory Board (EAB) is to help ensuring BioAgora develops the Science Service for Biodiversity functions and provide independent external advice on BioAgora strategic directions and transformative dimensions of the Science Service for Biodiversity. BioAgora’s EAB is composed of 9 members who have been selected considering their expertise, field of experience,…

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BioAgora to collaborate with NetworkNature on biodiversity

NetworkNature’s Taskforces cluster meeting In its efforts to build a community of researchers and stakeholders, BioAgora participated in last week’s ‘taskforces cluster meeting’ of NetworkNature. The meeting, attended by some 80 participants, took place in Brussels on 7 June and  offered a great opportunity for fruitful cooperation in further developing the Science Service for Biodiversity.…

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How BioAgora works with Europe

Close cooperation between BioAgora and the European Union BioAgora develops the Science Service for Biodiversity (SSBD), for it to become the scientific pillar of the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD). The KCBD was established by the European Commission in 2020, in the framework of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. This Strategy also referred to…

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BioAgora presents: the CO-OP4CBD project

Alongside BioAgora, there are many other interesting European projects aiming to improve the biodiversity policy landscape. We are pleased to introduce the CO-OP4CBD project as the third entry in our series. CO-OP4CBD: A new Horizon Europe project gathering the European science and policy experts to support the Convention on Biological Diversity The Biodiversity crisis brings…

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BioAgora has nominated observers for the EU Biodiversity Platform

BioAgora has been officially nominated as an observer to the EU Biodiversity Platform (EUBP). The consortium has selected 17 experts and researchers to step in as BioAgora observers in the EUBP and its sub-groups. They will join the EUBP meetings regularly and participate in the discussions. BioAgora is creating an External Research and Stakeholders Network…

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Achieving better gender equality in BioAgora

The BioAgora consortium has published its initial gender and equality action plan (Deliverable D6.3). Gender Equality Equality and non-discrimination are an essential part of human resources policy and of a good working community at all levels of institutions and projects. The objective of a gender and equality action plan is to achieve better gender equality…

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Biodiversity boost: A cluster of projects working on transformative change is established

On 17 March 2023, the European Research Executive Agency’s (REA) Unit B.3, Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment, in collaboration with the Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), Unit B.3, organised an in-person workshop for a number of Horizon Europe projects contributing to Transformative Change for Biodiversity.  BioAgora participated as an observer and contributed…

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