Join the Biodiversa+ Call for Transnational Research on "Biodiversity and Transformative Change"
The Biodiversa+, the European Partnership is excited to announce the launch of a new joint call for transnational research on "Biodiversity and Transformative Change" (#BiodivTransform). This call, opened on September 10th, aims to foster interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research to address the complex challenges surrounding biodiversity and transformative change.
The BiodivTransform Call aims to support interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and/or cross-sectoral research and innovation projects that will:
- Help understand trade-offs and cross-linkages between the worldwide crises of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution;
- Identify, analyse, and comprehend transformation processes that may safeguard biodiversity by mitigating its threats and halt – even reverse – its decline, as well as the benefits it may provide to people.
Why This Call is Unique
This call takes an open, bottom-up approach, deliberately avoiding predefined research themes to encourage a wide variety of innovative projects.
Submissions should exhibit high academic quality and show potential for making substantial societal and policy contributions to biodiversity. The aim is to foster connections between science, society, policy, and practical action to enable transformative change.
The call does not limit the scope to specific environments or regions. It invites research on all ecosystems—whether terrestrial, marine, coastal, or freshwater—that are experiencing different types and levels of disturbances. This includes transitional areas and interfaces, such as coastal zones, wetlands, urban–rural boundaries, and forest–agriculture landscapes, as well as integrated land and seascapes.
Call details
>>> Deadline for pre-proposal submission is 8th November 2024 15:00 CET!
General information on the call can be found here, and further details on the scope of the call are available here.
What's more, there will be an online information session on 24 September, a good opportunity for interested parties to learn more about the call and ask questions.
>>> Registration is mandatory and can be done here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kcZ1WXRrSY-h9ealxtIqFQ#/registration
Join the Movement for Transformative Change
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to an international research effort aimed at addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time. By combining insights from natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, we can develop comprehensive strategies for biodiversity conservation and the transformative change needed to achieve it.
You can also help by sharing this announcement, and encouraging colleagues to participate in the information session. Your support is vital in bringing together diverse research communities to foster transformative change for biodiversity.
Let’s work together to shape a sustainable future for biodiversity and society!
Photo by Afdhal N. on Unsplash. Painted stork flying in the Pusat Apresiasi Wetland, Malaysia.