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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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“Necessary, urgent, and challenging, but possible” Scientific assessments of transformative changes
2025.02.3.
By Julia Leventon On 10th December, 2024 in Windhoek, Namibia the global science-policy platform IPBES launched its Transformative Change Assessment. For the assessment, more than 100 experts worked for three years, to draw on more than 7000 sources of evidence, to assess the current state of knowledge on what transformative change is, why it is needed, and how it is created. I was privileged to be one of these experts and serve as a Coordinating Lead Author to Chapter 1 [...]
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Empowering Communities for Biodiversity: Exploring System Mapping and Leverage Points for Transformative Change
2025.01.24.
Who needs to be convinced that children with disabilities should have opportunities to connect with nature and experience its closeness? Can a local chef, a religious leader, or a school principal play a key role in preserving biodiversity? Can Amazonian Indigenous communities influence the ecological footprint of Europeans? What could replace fast fashion if we want to protect the planet? […]
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Innovative experiment in the garden for women
2025.01.10.
A very special small community garden has joined the PLANET4B project. At GAIA Gartenberg, only women farm, and alongside the plants, a strong female community is also flourishing. This unique ecosystem provides an opportunity for the PLANET4B research to gain deeper insights into urban gardening, biodiversity, and the interactions between different social groups as part of the “City food for biodiversity and inclusion” case study. […]
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