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Suomen ympäristökeskus - Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) @syke.fi · 13d

More substantial efforts to halt and reverse #BiodiversityLoss are urgently needed.

In this, bottom-up actors have a critical role: meaningful change cannot be forced top-down by public authorities.

Read more in #BIONEXT project's new #PolicyBrief: bionext.squarespace.com/policy-brief-2

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · 21d

How can biodiversity governance be more just, inclusive & effective?

Join us on 24 Sept. for discussions on bottom-up practices, justice and transformative change

Register: https://f.mtr.cool/dhzrghlkby

Promotional banner for BIONEXT webinar “How to make biodiversity governance more just, inclusive, and effective” on 24 September, 14:30–15:45 CET. Image shows an adult and child exploring the forest floor, symbolizing education, sustainability, dialogue for transformative change and future generations. Co-funded by the European Union.

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · 27d

How can biodiversity governance be more just, inclusive & effective?
Join the webinar for fresh insights, policy briefs & a panel with experts, NGOs & policymakers.

Register: https://f.mtr.cool/wilzrmyfkd

Promotional banner for BIONEXT webinar titled “How to make biodiversity governance more just, inclusive, and effective”, scheduled for 24 September, 14:30–15:45 CET. Background shows children walking through nature, symbolizing sustainability, transformative change and future generations. Co-funded by the European Union.

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 28

🌿 Join the BioAgora SPI Dialogue Workshop, 1–2 Oct 2025, Ghent — connecting science & policy to restore Europe’s rivers.
No fee, spaces limited.👇

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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) @besnet.world · Aug 19

Mangroves do more than shield coasts. They hold stories of women’s resilience, leadership and deep-rooted knowledge. 🌱

Putting women at the centre of #MangroveConservation is necessary. 💚
Find out why from Women4Biodiversity.

https://women4biodiversity.org/world-mangrove-day-2025/

Making Space for Women in Mangrove Conservation - Women4Biodiversity

A conversation with Aleyda Capella of Grupo Jaragua on the ground realities of mangrove protection and the gender dynamics often overlooked in coastal economies.

women4biodiversity.org

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 15

Happy #NationalHoneyBeeDay!

No bees = no biodiversity or food.

Let's protect these tiny heroes!

Plant flowers. Avoid pesticides. Spread the word! 💛

#Pollinators #Biodiversity

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 14

Proud to be part of the EU’s biodiversity research spotlight! 🌿 BIOTraCes and other Horizon projects are driving innovative, nature-positive solutions for a sustainable future.
Explore all the projects here 👇

EU-funded research projects

Towards transformative change for biodiversity

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 13

An afternoon on the pasture 🐑

Hungarian herder László Sáfián shares the sounds, rhythms & wisdom of close herded grazing in this slow, beautiful film.

🎥 A lovely look at the application of traditional ecological knowledge.

📺 Check it out for yourself:
https://f.mtr.cool/qmffmgreou

BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 12

Target 8 highlights how deeply climate change and biodiversity are connected.
In BIOTraCes, we explore how transformative governance can strengthen resilience – protecting ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. 🌿

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UN Biodiversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social · Aug 11

#Target8 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF is about minimizing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and building resilience.

Learn more: 🔗https://cbd.int/gbf/targets/8

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 12

*Photos from the Facciamo la Valle festival in Sicily’s Simeto Valley in July.

BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 12

Young people's connection with biodiversity starts where they play.

In Vitoria-Gasteiz, schoolyards are transformed into green, inclusive spaces connecting children with nature.

Planting seeds for a biodiverse future 🌱 https://f.mtr.cool/qmsvvhjjsg

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 11

Every minute, we lose 10 football fields of tropical forest.

New laws in 🇨🇲 Cameroon & 🇪🇺 the EU aim to stop that – but will they work together?

A good read on policy, power & biodiversity👇

Losing Forests by the Minute: New Laws in Cameroon and the EU’s Global Push - Clever

Tick-tock. With every minute that passes, roughly ten football (soccer) fields of irreplaceable tropical primary forest vanish from our planet.

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 8

Indigenous knowledge is biodiversity knowledge.

Our BIOTraCes case study highlights how herders conserve biodiversity through traditional pasture use – rooted in coexistence, not control.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Biodiversity

Learn more👇

TRADITIONAL HERDER´S KNOWLEDGE - Biotraces

TRADITIONAL HERDERS´ KNOWLEDGE Herder communities have traditional knowledge on how to utilise pastures to conserve biodiversity – as opposed to mainstream biodiversity conservation management. The herders’ view on human-nature relations will be made explicit and discussed to integrate their values, voices and knowledge in new biodiversity conservation approaches. Impact sector: Forestry Country: Hungary BIOTraCes research ... Read more

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 6

Prof. Dr. Esther Turnhout (@estherturnhout.bsky.social) , Professor of Knowledge, Transformation & Society TU Twente, explains why urban agriculture such as Food Park Amsterdam is of great importance in today's times.

See also @voedselpark.bsky.social

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 5

🌿 How can biodiversity data better support conservation?
📍 Join the @bmd-project.eu workshops this autumn & share your needs!
More info 👇

Biodiversity Meets Data (@bmd-project.eu)

Join our workshops this autumn! Explore practical data needs for natural site management & help shape a "Single Access Point" for biodiversity monitoring & analysis. Нosted by Eurosite. 📍Lithuania (Sept 9–11): https://www.eurosite.org/event/eurosite-annual-meeting-2025 📍Sweden (Sept 29–Oct 2): https://www.eurosite.org/event/6th-natura-2000-monitoring-workshop

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 4

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Più che un workshop, questo è stato un passo avanti verso un'agricoltura rigenerativa.

L'evento ha rafforzato le reti, le conoscenze locali e la solidarietà.

Per saperne di più: https://f.mtr.cool/vlmjcepwjo

BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 4

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Guidato da Filip Micoletti (Vallone delle Pezze), il gruppo ha esplorato:
🌿 La vita sociale delle piante
🔁 La coevoluzione delle specie
🌾 Come seminare una MUVUCA, un mix di semi per la resilienza dell'ecosistema
🧑‍🌾 Tecniche locali per affrontare il cambiamento climatico

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Aug 4

L'agricoltura può risanare il territorio e la società?

Il 3 giugno BIOTraCes ha ospitato un workshop sull'agricoltura rigenerativa nella Valle del Simeto in Sicilia.

🌱 Una giornata intera dedicata alla teoria e alla pratica sui suoli viventi e la biodiversità.

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Jul 31

Only 12% of land in Europe is managed by women, but ownership is still mostly in men’s hands.

In Hungary, a women’s herders’ association is changing that.

This short film tells their story through the eyes of founder Ibolya Sáfián.
Don’t miss it. 🎬🐑👇

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Jul 30

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More than a workshop — this was a step toward farming that regenerates.

The event strengthened networks, local knowledge, and solidarity.

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Jul 30

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Led by Filip Micoletti (Vallone delle Pezze), the group explored:
🌿 The social life of plants
🔁 Co-evolution of species
🌾 How to sow a MUVUCA — a mix of seeds for ecosystem resilience
🧑‍🌾 Place-based techniques to face climate change

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Jul 30

Can farming heal land and society?

On 3 June, BIOTraCes hosted a regenerative agriculture workshop in Sicily’s Simeto Valley — co-organised with local farmer-researcher Jennifer Harumi Tanaka.

🌱 Full day of theory + practice on living soils and biodiversity.

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BIOTraCes 🌿 @biotraces.eu · Jul 29

Earth Overshoot Day was last week.
We’re using more than the planet can regenerate and biodiversity pays the price.
It’s time for real change. #Biodiversity #OvershootDay #BIOTraCes

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