Community - Protected Areas and Coherent Nature Networks

IPBES Spatial Planning and Connectivity Assessment

The IPBES spatial planning assessment will address the use and change in use of land, inland waters and sea, including areas beyond national jurisdiction. It will provide options for avoiding land and sea use change that negatively affects biodiversity and options for improving planning for effective conservation, restoration and sustainable use of nature and its contributions to people across spatial and temporal scales. The assessment is being conducted using a fast-track approach and will be completed in 2027 and considered by the IPBES Plenary at its 14th session. 

Current Projects

Type  Acronym  Title 
BiodivERsA  PAREUS  Providing Adaptive knowledge for Ratcheting up the EU Biodiversity strategy for Sustainable landscapes and protected areas 
BiodivERsA  GaP  Guiding expansion of protection under the EU Biodiversity Strategy: Threatened species and novel methods for Key Biodiversity Area identification 
BiodivERsA  SPEAR  Scenarios for Protecting European Avian Redistributions 
BiodivERsA  ALPMEMA  ALPine Mountain Hay MEadows Management: Best practices to maintain their Favorable Conservation Status against underuse under different property right regimes inside and outside protected areas 
BiodivERsA  INSPIRE  INtegrated Spatial PlannIng across REalms for biodiversity and human development in a context of change 
BiodivERsA  RECONNECT  Reconciling fragmented and contested landscapes 
BiodivERsA  BridgingVALUES  “Just” conservation? Bridging values for equitable biodiversity governance 
Horizon 2020  SocioEcoFrontiers  Frontiers in social-ecological research: achieving the promise of integration in Marine Spatial Planning for resilient social and environmental outcomes 
Horizon 2020  MEDIX  Marine Environmental DynamIcs and seX-based analysis for climate change adaptation in marine spatial planning 
Horizon 2020  NI  Natural Intelligence for Robotic Monitoring of Habitats 
Horizon 2020  iAtlantic  Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time 
Horizon Europe  ProtectedTrade  The role of area-based conservation measures in reducing impact from agriculture, conserving biodiversity, and supporting local communities’ livelihood 
Horizon Europe  NaturaConnect  NaturaConnect - Designing a resilient and coherent Trans-European Network for Nature and People 
Horizon Europe  BioValue  Biodiversity value in spatial policy and planning leveraging multi-level and transformative change 
Horizon Europe  MPA Europe  Marine Protected Areas Europe 
Horizon Europe  MarinePlan  Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas (MarinePlan) 
Horizon Europe  VegTrends  Assessing long-term trends in the vegetation of European habitats and evaluating the effectiveness of protected areas 
Horizon Europe  CIRAN  CrItical RAw materials extraction in enviroNmentally protected areas 
Horizon Europe  SPACETIME  Econometric Models to Evaluate Environmental and Spatial Effects of Long-Lasting Policies 

 

Organisations, Networks & Initiatives 

Here you can find organisations, initiatives and networks working on Protected Areas and Coherent Nature Networks (including Connectivity). 

IALE - International Association of Landscape Ecology - Home 
SER-Europe Chapter (Society of Ecological Restauration – Europe) 
Home - Alternet (Alternet – the European biodiversity research network) 
European Landowner Organization - European Landowners' Organization 
Home - LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research Network)