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REA Update on NbS / October 2021

See below the latest REA Update sent out by Sofie Vandewoestijne, Project Adviser to the coordinators:

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Dear all,

Again, lot’s happening in the NbS & biodiversity spheres...

Conferences, webinars, podcasts... 

LIFE European Climate Pact satellite event: Supporting action in greening urban areas (europa.eu) 27 October. 

The European Commission is organising a kick-off event to celebrate the projects selected for funding under the Horizon 2020 European Green Deal call: public launch of the GDC projects with the Commissioner 27 October 13-14h CET 

The BiodivERsA final conference (16-17 November) will be an opportunity to go over the BiodivERsA main achievements and BiodivERsA model. The Official Lauch event of Biodiversa+ (the European Biodiversity Partnership) (17-18 November)  will allow to learn more about this new European Partnership on Biodiversity, get more familiar with the opportunities to get involved with Biodiversa+ and learn more about its Strategic Research and Innovation Action. 

The Belgian Biodiversity Platform is happy to invite you to the seventh edition of its Biodiversity X-Mas Market. This year’s program will include a high-level information session in the morning, where selected speakers will outline some of the new programs and mechanisms in Biodiversity research and policy for the coming years. In the afternoon, you can present your own project or organisation at the market as well as browse stands and chat with colleagues from across Belgium, EU member states and associated countries. You can register here. December 15, 2021, Brussels. 

Horizon2020 EKLIPSE podcast about the “Impacts of European energy policy on global biodiversity”  on Spotify or visit our podcast webpage

Consultations 

H2020 EKLIPSE possibility for feedback on the method protocol on Incorporating ecosystem services in mitigation hierarchy policy (Document of Work): Open call for peer-reviewing the Methodological Protocol. Deadline 29 October, please use this form

The IPBES nature futures framework is open to expert review. Do not hesitate to participate: Review of nature futures framework and related online meetings | IPBES secretariat)  

Take care,

Sofie Vandewoestijne

Project Adviser