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IPBES sets a new standard for biodiversity conservation in its Transformative Change Assessment

29 April 2025

The 11th Plenary session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) took place in Windhoek, Namibia in December 2024. With the approval of delegations representin...

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CO-OP4CBD’s participation at COP16 highlighted in an article by the Research Executive Agency of the EU

25 April 2025

In October 2024, four EU-funded research projects - CO-OP4CBD, BioAgora, RESPIN, Biodiversa+ - brought the discussion on the science-policy interface to the world’s largest biodiversity summit, COP16 ...

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The IPBES Nexus Assessment maps the linkages between the world’s most pressing crises

10 April 2025

In December 2024, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released the Nexus Assessment, a landmark report addressing the links between biodiversity, water, food,...

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CO-OP4CBD with two showcases at the PESC-RESPIN 2025 meeting

03 April 2025

The Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation (PESC) for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is co-organised by the ECA Network, the RESPIN project...

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UN CBD COP16’s resumption in Rome concludes with crucial decisions on biodiversity financing and monitoring

28 March 2025

Between 25 and 27 February, biodiversity policymakers, researchers, and activists came together at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome for the continuation of the U...

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Save the date: The next CO-OP4CBD training for ecological experts to take place in June 2025

11 March 2025

The French Museum For Natural History (MNHN), supported by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), is set to organise an in-person training session for traditional ecological knowledge (TE...

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Horizon Europe projects come together for a webinar on transformative change for biodiversity

10 March 2025

The last week of February saw seven Horizon Europe projects (CircHive, BIONEXT, BIOTRAILS, MOSAIC, TC for BE, Planet4b and SELINA) come together for the second edition of the Transformative Change web...

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CO-OP4CBD partner Alternet to organise a conference on transformative change for biodiversity

26 February 2025

CO-OP4CBD consortium partner Alternet organises the 2025 Annual Alternet Conference in Aveiro, Portugal, between 13-16 May. Hosted by the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies of the University ...

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CO-OP4CBD and BioAgora release joint COP16 newsletter

25 February 2025

As part of their latest collaboration, Horizon Europe-funded projects CO-OP4CBD and BioAgora have produced a joint newsletter about the world's largest biodiversity summit, COP16. It details ...

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Key Side Events from UNCBD’s COP16 Now Available Online: Discussion on the Role of the Science-Policy Interface in Biodiversity

20 February 2025

The contents of this article were also published in the form of a press release on EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo. On 21 October 2024, the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention ...

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COP16.2 will bring the global biodiversity debate to Rome in February 2025

13 February 2025

Last October, the international community came together in the Colombian city of Cali for the 16th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD’s COP16). Over two weeks, ...

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Past milestones and future horizons discussed at CO-OP4CBD’s third annual consortium meeting

05 February 2025

Between the 27th and 28th of January this year, the city of Paris brought together the consortium of experts behind the CO-OP4CBD project for its most recent annual consortium meeting. Hosted by the F...

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CO-OP4CBD Joins the Global Conversation: Side Event on Open Science and Science Communication in the Science-Policy Interface at COP29

27 December 2024

The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29), an international summit on climate change held in November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, saw a notable appearance by CO-OP4CBD. The event was an opportunity for the...

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CO-OP4CBD looks back on a year of achievements in 2024 highlight video

27 December 2024

2024 was a year of important milestones and exciting collaborations for CO-OP4CBD. Join us as we take a look back on the past 12 months in the realm of the biodiversity science-policy interface via ou...

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Season's greetings from the CO-OP4CBD project

20 December 2024

The CO-OP4CBD project would like to extend its warm wishes for this season's holidays. May 2025 bring sustainability and collaboration for our planet.

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