Science Service for Biodiversity

From 2023 to 2026, BioAgora will:

Pilot and test different functions and mechanisms of the SSBD to set up dynamic, inclusive and functional Service

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Establish governing bodies, decision-making mechanisms and ethical infrastructure for the SSBB

Apply the business plan canvas as a tested approach to define the profile, characteristics and niche, marketing plan, and financial plan of the SSBD

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Develop an interactive and widely accessible web-platform, enabling all relevant actors to use and benefit from this Service

A service to Biodiversity by improving the Science Policy Society interface in Europe

➜ Builds a trusted knowledge and evidence base on biodiversity
➜ Creates an open and trusted channel for scientists to inform and influence EU policies
➜ Enhances collaboration between different disciplines and expertise across countries
➜ Consolidates and better uses existing data and databases

➜ Creates the scientific pillar of the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) to contribute to the implementation of the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030.
➜ Supports and creates a new dynamic dialogue between science and policy
➜ Supports the ambition of national, European and international biodiversity policies
➜ Supports the EU to take a leadership on a transformative pathway in biodiversity governance
➜ Ensures relevant research priorities
➜ Builds and creates a model for other (interlinked) Science Services
➜ Enhances cost-effectiveness of investment in European research
➜ Enhances responsiveness to policy needs
➜ Ensures policies rooted in scientific knowledge - increasing trust in public policies

Increases the potential of bringing research and knowledge into EU policy-making

Minimizes duplication of work and use resources wisely, by improving synergies between actors, e.g. EU funded projects

Co-develops an official SPI between funder and EU-funded knowledge community

Answers the need of ensuring uptake of generated knowledge into EU policy