Project description
Funding research at the crossroad of biodiversity and climate change to halt loss of biodiversity
Biodiversity, the unique variety of life on our planet, underpins our economy and well-being. However, human-induced changes to ecosystems and the extinction of species have been more rapid in the past 50 years than at any time in human history. The IPBES Global assessment identified climate change as one of the top five direct drivers of biodiversity loss. Stopping the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services is a top priority in the EU, which supports the BiodivClim initiative to gain a better understanding of the interactions between biodiversity and climate change so they can be incorporated into decision-support models and tools. Co-funded by the European Commission to fund transnational research proposals on biodiversity and climate change, BiodivClim is networking more than 33 funding agencies from 22 countries from Europe and other continents. Its aim is to promote coordinated international research and research programmes coordination to provide policymakers and other stakeholders with the tools and solutions to improve the conservation & sustainable use of biodiversity & ecosystems under a changing climate.The BiodivClim cofund action fits the context of the BiodivERsA Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda 2017-2020.
Objective
The biodiversity-climate change interaction is strong, bi-directional, and often positive (actions in favour of one are also beneficial to the other). While the main drivers of biodiversity loss are habitat degradation, the syndrome of factors directly & indirectly associated with climate change is the dominant threat to biodiversity. It is therefore imperative to understand with sufficient detail and confidence the interactions between biodiversity & climate change so they can be incorporated into decision-support models & tools. By networking 36 funding agencies from 25 countries from Europe & other continents, BiodivClim aims to promote coordinated international research on biodiversity & climate change in all environments, incl. agricultural areas. It will strengthen research & research programmes coordination with the ultimate aim to provide policy makers & other stakeholders with adequate knowledge, tools & practical solutions to improve the conservation & sustainable use of biodiversity & ecosystems under a changing climate. The BiodivClim objectives are to: -Coordinate the research agendas of major European & international research funders to agree on shared research priorities related to biodiversity & climate change -Reinforce collaboration with other relevant initiatives in the field to increase synergies & avoid fragmentation -Design & implement a joint co-funded call for research proposals and a knowledge hub in this field -Promote research collaboration across national borders & disciplines in order to build capacity, exchange best practices & have a lasting effect on the international research community & landscape -Support dialogue & collaboration between academia & stakeholders, and stakeholder engagement in research projects in order to increase the impact of research on policy & practice -Ease rapid & efficient uptake of funded research results by the IPBES & IPCC for their future assessments, & by other relevant initiatives -Reinforce data open access
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Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5.1. - Fighting and adapting to climate change
- H2020-EU.3.5.2. - Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems
Funding Scheme
ERA-NET-Cofund - ERA-NET CofundCoordinator
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgium
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Participants (36)
1010 Wien
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1000 Sofia
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160 00 Praha
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1100 Kobenhavn K
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51004 Tartu
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00531 Helsinki
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75013 Paris
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75005 Paris
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97100 Basse Terre
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97801 Saint Denis Cedex 9
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53179 Bonn
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D-53107 Bonn
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53175 Bonn
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51147 Koln
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115 10 ATHENS
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Y35 W821 Wexford
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9195024 Jerusalem
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1050 Riga
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LT-01103 Vilnius
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0283 Oslo
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30 312 Krakow
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1249 074 Lisboa
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9500-094 Ponta Delgada
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010362 Bucuresti
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814 38 Bratislava
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0001 Brummeria
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28071 Madrid
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38071 Santa Cruz De Tenerife
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11182 Stockholm
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3012 Bern
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1002 Tunis
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06000 Ankara
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10623 Berlin
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LV-1050 RIGA
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