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Better decisions for biodiversity and people
We rely on biodiversity for our very existence – it provides us with the basic ecosystem services that allow us to survive and thrive. Yet human lives and the biosphere itself are under threat due to the loss of biodiversity occurring at a massive scale, and at an accelerating pace. Despite the mounting scientific evidence on the importance of biodiversity, it still takes a back seat to political and other agendas. How can we change this alarming situation? How can we make better decisions for biodiversity and people on individual and institutional level?
PLANET4B project
Better decisions for biodiversity and people
We rely on biodiversity for our very existence – it provides us with the basic ecosystem services that allow us to survive and thrive. Yet human lives and the biosphere itself are under threat due to the loss of biodiversity occurring at a massive scale, and at an accelerating pace. Despite the mounting scientific evidence on the importance of biodiversity, it still takes a back seat to political and other agendas. How can we change this alarming situation? How can we make better decisions for biodiversity and people on individiual and institutional level?
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Sparking Change: Working for Equity and Inclusivity in Biodiversity Decision-Making through Amplifying the Voices of Communities
2025.05.22.Communities, Nature, and their role in supporting biodiversity. Images taken on a field visit to the Ruhango district. Around the world, biodiversity is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. This isn’t just a crisis for ecosystems—it’s a crisis for people. Biodiversity supports food security, cultural identity, economic livelihoods, and climate resilience. Yet, the response to this crisis is too often shaped by top-down policies that overlook local communities lived experiences and values. The EU-funded PLANET4B project aims to explore how to [...]
The Secret Ingredients Are Stepping into the Spotlight!
2025.05.9.Big agriculture and globalization have trimmed down the incredible variety of cultivated plants to a bare minimum. But all is not lost! PLANET4B’s Agrobiodiversity management case study explores how we might still preserve the variety of disappearing species and traditional varieties. […]
City Nature Challenge
2025.05.8.By Samantha Green and Geraldine Brown A global bioblitz opportunity for engaging in nature recording and thinking about our local nature and biodiversity ‘City Nature Challenge’ is a global four-day nature-recording extravaganza in April where citizens worldwide compete to record nature and wildlife sightings in their area, usually recording species by using the iNaturalist app. Recordings can be of any wild plant, animal, fungi, slime mould or evidence of life found in the city. Last year, worldwide, nearly 2.5 million [...]
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