BioAgora project

💚 At the meeting point between research and governance, BioAgora is forging a path towards #Science4Biodiversity! 🔁 Check out the core tenets of the project and the #TransformativeChange they facilitate for the biodiversity science-policy interface. 👀 Find out more: bioagora.eu

🌿A buzzing and productive weekend at #COP17Armenia! 🔄BioAgora, @coop4cbd.eu and @respin-project.bsky.social partners joined the 7th Science–Policy Forum for Biodiversity, where diverse perspectives on turning scientific knowledge into effective biodiversity policy and action came together.

#COP17 week 2️⃣! ✅ At the EU Science for Biodiversity Booth: @coop4cbd.eu briefs as well as business, restoration, citizen engagement & taxonomy sessions. ✅ Side events on 27 & 30 Oct with CO-OP4CBD, BioAgora & @respin-project.bsky.social. Programme: linktr.ee/COP17 #Science4Biodiversity

📢Thursday at #COP17: ➕ EU-Armenia morning ➕ BioAgora's Science Service for Biodiversity (13:00) ➕ @coop4cbd.eu FAIR analysis (15:00) at our booth ➕ Rio Conventions side event (Spitak, Room 2, 15:00). 🕰️ All times GMT+4 #Science4Biodiversity

Today at #COP17Armenia, the “Science–Policy–Business: Innovations for Biodiversity” session was co-organised by BioAgora at the Nordic Business Pavilion! 🎯The goal: facilitating meaningful dialogue between decision-makers and the private sector. #Science4Biodiversity

#Spotted yet again - this time at the LTER-BG Scientific Conference 2026! 🤝 BioAgora consortium partners came together with the #eLTERcommunity in Varna, Bulgaria this week and had the opportunity to share details on the project's efforts related to Europe's science-policy interface with atendees.

🎉 Last month, we launched the Knowledge Exchange Network on Agro-ecosystems! 🌱 The new grouping will facilitate science-policy dialogues on this crucial biome type as part of the Science Service for Biodiversity that BioAgora is developing. 🌐 bioagora.eu/news/bioagor... #Science4Biodiversity

👀 On the heels of the 8th #SELINAWorkshop, recently held in Latvia, we will be watching how @project-selina.eu unfolds in its final stages with great interest! #Science4Biodiversity

⏳ 7 days left to have your say on the future of European Partnerships. Our public consultation on Joint Undertakings, Article 185 initiatives, and thematic priorities for European Partnerships under Horizon Europe 2028–34 is open until 16 October. ➡️link.europa.eu/3kFT4P

👀 Coming soon: A new Knowledge Exchange Network, courtesy of the new #HorizonEurope project @tettrix.eu! 🧬 As just announced at the #TETTRIXkickoff, the Taxonomy KEN will support the Science Service for Biodiversity that BioAgora is developing - stay tuned!

✍️ Apply in our latest Call for Experts to help map out future research priorities on the basis of a shared biocultural diversity narrative! 👀 More details on the knowledge request by @ec.europa.eu that the selected specialists are meant to respond to: 🌐 bioagora.eu/news/bioagor...

New report: Open Science needs more than openness. Equitable infrastructures, inclusive peer review and sustainable, community-led approaches are essential to build a fairer European research ecosystem. More: link.europa.eu/bdvvvH #EUResearchArea #OpenScience

Happy to attend the kickoff meeting of the Knowledge Exchange Network on agro-ecosystems in Brussels, organized by @bioagora.eu Looking forward to exciting interactions!

#Spotted: We thank @tettrix.eu, @bmd-project.eu and @aneris.eu for introducing #TDWG2026 attendees to BioAgora and the Science Service for Biodiversity at their joint stand!

📢 On 13 October, #OpenScience will be front and centre on Europe's agenda! 💡 Two events, mere hours from one another, are set to help map out the next chapter for open access to research as a driving force behind innovation. 👀 More details below, courtesy of @ip4os.eu:

New report: implementation of open access in the European Research Area remains uneven. It highlights persistent barriers, including policy fragmentation and weak alignment with research assessment, and calls for stronger action at national and EU levels. ➡️ link.europa.eu/wNPffQ #EUResearchArea

👏 Earlier this year, researchers from the HUN-REN CER published a study on the progress in respecting the role of traditional knowledge holders in biodiversity governance. 🔎 Read more here about this paper, supported by the CO-OP4CBD project: coop4cbd.eu/news/contrib... #Science4Biodiversity

🎉 We can add Denmark to the list of countries where BioAgora has been #spotted! 🤝 At the Nordic Society Oikos (NSO) – GfÖ Conference 2026 in Odense, @pensoft.net and @obsgession.eu are showcasing the project's work this week. 👀 Explore our outputs for yourself: bioagora.eu/promotional-...

📢 Also on the same date, 16 October, don't miss out on the #HorizonEU Info Day for an insider's look into the next chapter for research in Europe and beyond!

Olá, Lisboa! 👋 🦠 #BCOMING’s final meeting is underway in Lisbon. One chapter ends, but a new one focusing on One Health begins this Saturday. 👀 Keep an eye out for news from the 9th Wolrd One Health Congress! 🌍️ @bioagora.eu @zoe-eu.bsky.social @restoreideu.bsky.social @globalonehealth.bsky.social

👏 As we congratulate our partner @biodiversa.eu on the recent release of eight #BioDivRestore policy briefs on ecosystem resilience, we take a look back at BioAgora's own efforts to consolidate research insights in this context: 🌐 bioagora.eu/news/bioagor...

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🦋📑 A new study explores how current policy objectives and scenarios may affect common biodiversity 👉 Learn more: bioagora.eu/news/predict...

Are Member States ready for nature restoration? Eight new policy briefs translates a decade of restoration science into practical guidance to support the implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation. #BiodivRestore ➡️ Explore: www.biodiversa.eu/2026/08/26/e...

👀 This week, BioAgora is in the French city of Brest for the #SERE2026 conference! 💚 Our materials have been #spotted at the joint booth of our partner @pensoft.net and fellow #HorizonEurope initiatives @spongeboost.eu and @ferroproject.eu. #Science4Biodiversity

🛑 In the face of increasingly prominent abiotic stressors like salinisation, freshwater ecosystems require comprehensive support at the science-policy interface. 👀 Explore BioAgora's contributions in this context via our Freshwater Knowledge Exchange Network: bioagora.eu/knowledge-ex...

👀 During the recent UN CBD events in Nairobi, Kenya - #SBSTTA28 & #SBI7, Climate Lens News had the opportunity to interview the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker. 🔎 Read more about this interview: coop4cbd.eu/news/un-cbd-... #Science4Biodiversity

📢 BioAgora's next workshop, “Incentivising voluntary contributions by EU businesses to benefit-sharing mechanisms”, is right around the corner! 🗓️ 02 September 2026 📍 Online 👀 Find out more: bioagora.eu/news/bioagor... #Science4Biodiversity

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Negotiations at #SBSTTA28 and #SBI7 have closed Nairobi. 🌍🌿 Parties advanced work on key biodiversity issues and reviewed the first global assessment of progress paving the way for #COP17Armenia. Read more ⬇️ www.cbd.int/doc/press/20... #UNBiodiversity #ForNature

Dr. Tiffany Straza works on filling the gap between science & policy. She loves that AGRI4POL is not just about bees and sunflowers, but about creating a system where we have a healthy relationship with nature. 👉 Find more in the new #FacesBehindAGRI4POL video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=36NF...

❗ Don't miss out on the third #SPIDialogue workshop by BioAgora, the event which will mark the kick-off of the Knowledge Exchange Network on agro-ecosystems! 👀 Find out more about the two-day programme we have in store for late September: #Science4Biodiversity #Agroecosystems #ForOurPlanet

Asad Naqvi, Director of the Economic and Societal Transformation Division of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, and Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of #SBI7, speak about the importance of the meeting, which opened on 4 August, ten weeks before the start of #COP17Armenia.

🔎 The workshops organised by fellow #HorizonEU initiative @bmd-project.eu are a valuable opportunity to get involved in the next chapter for biodiversity monitoring in Europe. 👀 Find out more below and look out for the next edition! #Science4Biodiversity

👏 Congratulations to our #HorizonEurope sister initiative @coop4cbd.eu on the publication of its new technical briefs! 👀 Find out more about the series' exploration into #UNCBD processes across various global contexts below: #Science4Biodiversity

Our final post from the #SpongeBoostResearch campaign is here! 🌱💡 Today’s publication: 📄 “Landslide ecological restoration using Nature-based Solutions: A case study in the Azores” 📚 Read it here: open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-1...

⬇️ A new knowledge synthesis developed by the Science Service for Biodiversity through @bioagora.eu and the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity (KCBD) provides the scientific foundation for assessing the ecological condition of #peatlands and coastal lagoons under key EU environmental legislation. 💡

🌿 New knowledge synthesis for policy! New report developed through the Science Service provides a synthesis for assessing & monitoring Europe's #peatlands & coastal #lagoons in support of the EU Nature Restoration Law. Read here ➡️ publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h... #Science4Biodiversity

🌊 Technical Brief on Marine & coastal ecosystem restoration! These ecosystems provide key ecosystem services, including biodiversity support, but they are also undergoing rapid degradation due to climate change & human activities. Read more: coop4cbd.eu/library?type... #Science4Biodiversity

📢 Die #BiodiversityKnowledgeAgora (@bioagora.eu) lädt Forschende ein, ihr Fachwissen in einen Science-Policy-Dialog einzubringen. #CitizenScience stärkt dabei die wissenschaftliche Evidenz durch wertvolle Daten und gesellschaftliche Perspektiven! 👥 ℹ️👉 shorturl.at/jOsI7 © Unsplash/Stephan Eickschen

📢 New Calls for Engagement by BioAgora! 💡 The project is seeking specialists to work towards a better understanding of how to incentivise and mobilise meaningful and sustained contributions from the private sector in European and global biodiversity governance. 🌐 bioagora.eu/news/bioagor...

📢 A special edition of our newsletter has dropped, all about how new #HorizonEurope project proposals can plan their engagement with the Science Service for Biodiversity that BioAgora is developing! 👀 Read the full issue: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4976...

🎤 New interview alert! 💧 BioAgora co-coordinator Marie Vandewalle (@ufz.de) shares her impressions from the project's first #SPIDialogue Workshop, which took place in October 2025 and focused on the restoration of freshwater ecosystems. 👀 Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv4Z...

Have you wondered who’s behind BMD’s work and mission? 🤔❓ Follow our new social media campaign to learn what each project partner does behind the scenes, put a face to a name, and explore some of their previous scientific research 🌱🌟 #BMDpartners

👀 Save the date for the third #SPIDialogue workshop of @bioagora.eu ! 29-30 September | Brussels, Belgium In the spotlight of this upcoming event will be the launch of the Knowledge Exchange Network on agro-ecosystems. 🌱