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Month: February 2025

Does a consensus on biodiversity-friendly practices effectiveness exist ?

 

As part of the discussions during the Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Colombia last November, biodiversity protection and restauration are confronted with financial issues. Furthermore, questions about effectiveness assessment of measures established to restore and maintain biodiversity in a social-ecosystem are also raised.

 

A scientific consortium composed of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) (The French National Natural History Museum), the Fondation pour la recherché sur la biodiversité (FRB) (French Biodiversity Research Foundation) and Carbone 4 launched, in early 2024, a methodological research project based on biodiversity-friendly practices certification. The assessment of the anticipated biodiversity gains associated with the maintenance or set-up of these practices will be achieved thanks to expert consultation and consensus building.

 

The scientific consortium has designed a method to assess the biodiversity gains associated with biodiversity-friendly practices. It is launching the compendium for two case studies: ‘Arable land and permanent grassland’ and ‘Utilised forests’ in Western Europe. The assessment of gains will be reached thanks to a platform developed in order to allow semi-quantitative ranking of the practices relative to each other. A large-scale expert consultation will be launched soon to validate the hypothesis that a sufficiently robust consensus exists in order to publish the first biodiversity-friendly practices’ ranking.

 

Temperate mixed-farming or forestry associated biodiversity is in your field of expertise?

We invite you to take part in this assessment on biodiversity gains associated with biodiversity-friendly practices.

The more people who contribute, the stronger the results will be!

 

Many of you attended the webinar presenting the project and the method for assessing biodiversity gains! If you were unable to attend or would like to see it again, the video of the webinar is now online.

 

(Re)discover the webinar

 

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📆 See you in spring

 

The Puzzling Biodiversity platform, which will enable biodiversity gains associated with forestry and agricultural practices to be assessed, will open in spring 2025.

 

 

🔎 More informations about … 

 

Experts consultation : open to academic and non-academic experts. A particular attention will be given to quantifying the degree of consensus to the underlying assumptions of additivity of the various practices listed and the conditions of validity of associating an average gain in biodiversity with the maintenance and/or implementation of a given practice. A critical analysis of the results from the statistical analysis of the data collected during the study will be carried out, including the profile of the respondents. The whole assessment process will take place on an online platform specifically developed for the matter. It has been specifically designed to provide an easy and fluid experience for the users.  

 

The project : the scientific consortium is developing a methodology to evaluate biodiversity-friendly practices. Another part of the project is dedicated to mapping the risks, opportunities, and use cases in connection with a certification process. 

 
 

[FRB-CESAB] Newsletter 12 CESAB – January 2025

A few words from Claire Salomon, deputy director of the FRB-CESAB

 

 

Welcome 2025!

This year marks, even more than previous ones, the transition into a new era: that of ecological and social transformation towards the “transformative change” called for by IPBES. It is high time that we, as researchers and societal actors, rise to the challenges ahead and adopt a systemic vision. More than ever, we must break out of silos, innovate in governance and solutions, and evolve our shared values and perspectives.

So let’s say it: Biodiversity, climate, food, water, health… same fight!

In this context, rigorous and independent knowledge and data synthesis becomes more essential than ever. Synthesis centers such as CESAB, the synthesis center of FRB, are key tools in achieving this goal in the most relevant way. FRB and its founding members are fully committed to this mission and continue to offer the international scientific community regular calls for projects, combining funding for traditional synthesis projects (three-year research projects bringing together an international and transdisciplinary research team) and DATASHARE projects (two-year projects aimed at compiling and facilitating data sharing). This year, in 2025, we are renewing the DATASHARE call, alongside an exciting new addition: IDEASHARE, a two-year project designed to compile and facilitate the sharing of ideas and concepts. Stakeholders are also increasingly involved in data synthesis and research project funding, further proof—if any were needed—of the growing maturity of this field and the importance of making biodiversity databases widely accessible.

 

2025 also marks another transition for CESAB, with changes in its scientific leadership and scientific committee. We have a year ahead of us to organize and find the best balance of expertise to continue along the path we have set.

 

The FRB excels thanks to a team with diverse and complementary expertise, making its Cesab a key hub for data and knowledge synthesis on biodiversity.

 

 

More informations about the CESAB

 

 

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