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Connecting for #Biodiversity to drive #TransformativeChange and prevent #NatureLoss 🌿🐛🦋│ EU-funded 🇪🇺 N° 101081923 │ Coordinated by @w-u-r.bsky.social │More info: ➡️ biotraces.eu
- Happy New Year from BIOTraCes! 🌿 Here’s to a new year of learning, collaboration, and transformative change for biodiversity. Curious what BIOTraCes is about? Explore our work across Europe: 👉 f.mtr.cool/iupnbunhrd #NewYear #Biodiversity #
- Warm holiday wishes from the BIOTraCes team. 🌿 Thank you for following our work this year and for engaging with stories of biodiversity, people, and transformative change across Europe. #HappyHolidays #Biodiversity
- Our BIOTraCes partners joined Congres Natuurlijk 2025. Rosalie van Dam & Roel During led a reflective session on nature within and around us. Grateful for the inspiring conversations on human–nature relations. Photos by Jitske Seckel – Congres Natuurlijk 2025.
- Tijdens Congres Natuurlijk 2025 waren onze BIOTraCes-partners aanwezig, met aandacht voor de prachtige infographic van Francien Huurman. Een compacte maar krachtige weergave van een dag vol inzichten over mens en natuur. Foto’s: Jitske Seckel; dank aan Provincie Overijssel & Natuur voor Elkaar.
- Új BIOTraCes factsheet! 🇭🇺 A hagyományos magyar pásztorok kulcsszerepet játszanak a fajgazdag gyepek megőrzésében — mégis egyre kevesebben vannak. Esettanulmányunk célja, hogy támogassuk a tudásukat, az alkalmazkodást és a közösségeiket.
- Amsterdam tip! 🇳🇱 📅 2 Dec, 19:30 — screening of Amsterdam – Soil for the Future at Pakhuis de Zwijger. Hosted by our BIOTraCes case study Voedselpark Amsterdam, with a post-film conversation about soil, cooperation & the future of the city. ℹ️ 👇 dezwijger.nl/programma/bu...
- Last week our Transformative Change Cluster welcomed two prospective projects: GoDigiBioS and GoNaturePositive! 🌿 We also thanked Airos Maija for her work as Cluster Chair and congratulated BIOTRAILS on concluding. #Biodiversity #TransformativeChange
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿📢 In a new PLOS Climate Opinion article, the Co-Chairs of the the @ipbes.net Nexus Assessment, @pammcelwee.bsky.social and Paula Harrison, share key lessons for the UNFCCC #COP30 🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
- 🎥 Throwback! On 24 Sept, BIOTraCes joined BIONEXT for a webinar on making biodiversity governance more just, inclusive & effective. Dr. Luciane Lucas dos Santos shared insights on justice & intersectionality in policy. 🌿 🎬Watch the full session👇
- “Living as nature” is what we explored at the Cooplink Day with Koen de Kruif (GEN-NL), Ad Vlems (Ecodorp Boekel) & Zoë van Eldik (BIOTraCes). From ecovillages as nature areas to a new idea: the zooperation — where humans & more-than-humans share power. 📸 Koen & Ad getting into character!
- In our recent BIOTraCes meeting, we explored findings from the case studies and started shaping our theory of transformative change, the foundation for our upcoming Handbook (spoiler alert 👀). A first draft is on the table — more to come soon! 🌿 #TransformativeChange #BIOTraCes
- “Governance is the central point — there’s always someone who can contribute.” 🌿 Rosinda Pimenta, shares how her region tackles climate change & desertification through collaboration and innovation in the #BIOTraCes Mértola Future Lab. 🎬 Watch:
- “If we keep farming the same way, we might not have agriculture left in 200 years.” 🌾 Farmer António Coelho shares how syntropic farming is reshaping the land and community in Portugal’s Mértola Future Lab — part of #BIOTraCes. 🎬 Watch:
- Need a break? ☕ Take a scroll through the BIOTraCes Pageflow — a visual story of how we explore transformative change for biodiversity across Europe! 🌿 🌀 Dive in:f.mtr.cool/bbjrbtbtlz
- In Europe, biodiversity data sends a clear message: 🌳 81% of habitats & 63% of species are in poor condition 🐝 Pollinators down by up to 30% 🌾 60% of soils show degradation At #BIOTraCes, we turn numbers into action for nature. 💚 #WorldStatisticsDay #Biodiversity #EUResearch
- A new article by @easternblot.bsky.social features BIOTraCes research on how project managers in Romania navigate tensions between farmers, investors & conservationists. 🔗 Read👇
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿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
- 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: f.mtr.cool/dhzrghlkby
- How can biodiversity governance be more just, inclusive & effective? Join the webinar for fresh insights, policy briefs & a panel with experts, NGOs & policymakers. Register: f.mtr.cool/wilzrmyfkd
- 🌿 Join the BioAgora SPI Dialogue Workshop, 1–2 Oct 2025, Ghent — connecting science & policy to restore Europe’s rivers. No fee, spaces limited.👇
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿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. women4biodiversity.org/world-mangrove-day-…
- Happy #NationalHoneyBeeDay! No bees = no biodiversity or food. Let's protect these tiny heroes! Plant flowers. Avoid pesticides. Spread the word! 💛 #Pollinators #Biodiversity
- 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 👇
- 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: f.mtr.cool/qmffmgreou
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿#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
- 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 🌱 f.mtr.cool/qmsvvhjjsg
- *Photos from the Facciamo la Valle festival in Sicily’s Simeto Valley in July.
- 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👇
- 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👇
- 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
- 🌿 How can biodiversity data better support conservation? 📍 Join the @bmd-project.eu workshops this autumn & share your needs! More info 👇
- 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. 🧵1/3
- 🧵2/3 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
- 🧵3/3 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: f.mtr.cool/vlmjcepwjo
- 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. 🎬🐑👇
- 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. 🧵1/3
- 🧵2/3 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
- 🧵3/3 More than a workshop — this was a step toward farming that regenerates. The event strengthened networks, local knowledge, and solidarity. Read more: f.mtr.cool/enwquvfwzr
- 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
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿📚Explore 50+ FREE biodiversity courses at Learning4Nature by @undp.org! From Indigenous knowledge to gender linkages, climate action to ecosystem restoration, enhance your skills & contribute to conservation efforts.🌿🦋🌏🧪 Available in multiple languages:
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿Real-world examples in the @IPBES.net #NexusAssessment highlight the benefits of #EcosystemRestoration for tackling nexus challenges: 🌱 Boosts biodiversity 💧 Secures clean water 🍽️ Improves food production 🌡️ Mitigates climate change Discover more: ipbes.net/node/85582
- Who decides what happens in our forests? On #WorldNatureConservationDay, we spotlight the often-overlooked role of small forest owners. In Sweden, they hold deep ecological knowledge, but are rarely included in biodiversity and climate policy. 🧵👇
- 🧵 Through BIOTraCes, University of Gothenburg is working with forest owners to co-create fair, sustainable ways to manage forests that support both people & nature. Because real conservation starts from the ground up.
- And the answer to our earlier quiz is… D. 🌿 Traditional meadow! Old meadows can host over 40 plant species per square metre, plus a rich web of insects, fungi, birds and more. 🌼🦋🌾 Protecting and restoring these habitats is key to halting biodiversity loss.
- 🌍 It's #WorldEmojiDay and here’s your biodiversity challenge! Which of these supports the MOST biodiversity per square metre? A. 🌲 Pine plantation B. 🌾 Cereal field C. 🐄 Grazed pasture D. 🌿 Traditional meadow Post your guess below! 👇 (We’ll reveal the answer later today…)
- Half the tree of life is disappearing as insect populations collapse, even in protected reserves. Climate change is driving this catastrophic loss. Read more to understand the urgency. f.mtr.cool/jktqzvvtoa
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿EU identifies key steps to Nature Restoration through its new regulation. Member States to develop national recovery plans 🌍 #RestorationEcology #Ecosystems #Europe #EU phys.org/news/2025-07...
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿Our 1st Biodiversity Science-Policy 'starter pack' is now full (150 accounts). Access at: go.bsky.app/LjV86zg There's a 2nd starter pack already filling up: go.bsky.app/GzM8eok NB: these are mainly IPBES authors & stakeholders regularly engaged with IPBES work. Please follow & share widely! 🌍🧪at://did:plc:q5dy2sxcoahc6hjkx4wv2ind/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3liol3iabr42y
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿❌ Myth: Human activities don’t harm biodiversity! ✅ Fact: Human actions have already driven at least 680 vertebrate species to extinction since 1500, including the Pinta Giant Tortoise in the Galapagos in 2012. — @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment 🌏🧪 Let’s turn the tide #ForNature!
- In Sicily’s Simeto Valley, mega-solar projects are reshaping the land — but at what cost? 🌾 Loss of farmland 💸 Profits leave the region 🗣️ Little local input Our new factsheet explores the challenges & invites a community response.
- Reposted by BIOTraCes 🌿🫵As part of the #HorizonEU 2025 Work Programme, you have the chance to work with BioAgora in strengthening #Science4Biodiversity! 👀 Find out more about the many ways you can join us in building up the future Science Service for Biodiversity: bioagora.eu/news/bioagor...
- 🔎 @bioagora.eu citizen science survey closes on 16 July - don't miss this chance to help them build up the future Science Service for Biodiversity! survey.hifis.dkfz.de/765688?lang=en #Biodiversity #CitizenScience
- Powerful conversations in Brussels on 4 June: From ethics in participation to avoiding global inequities in regulation, BIOTraCes and four Horizon EU projects including @daisyproject.bsky.social came together to face the dilemmas of just, inclusive research. @rosalievandam.bsky.social
- How can research truly reflect diverse voices? On 4 June in Brussels, BIOTraCes joined Horizon Europe projects BEDROCK, TransPath, Planet4B & @daisyproject.bsky.social to explore how we activate agency for non-dominant perspectives in research & innovation. #Equity #TransformativeChange #HorizonEU
- Il 5 giugno, ricercatori, attori locali ed esperti nazionali si sono riuniti per: ⚡ Mappare i progetti solari e le comunità energetiche 🗣️ Discutere di potere, territorio e partecipazione 🚶♀️ Camminare nel paesaggio con gli organizzatori di base Per saperne di più 🧵👇
- L'evento ha mostrato come la governance partecipativa possa guidare transizioni positive per la biodiversità, dal basso verso l'alto. Parte del festival Facciamo la Valle e oltre 10 anni di azione civica nella Valle del Simeto. #BIOTraCes #TransizioneEnergetica #Biodiversità
- Che aspetto ha una transizione energetica giusta nella pratica? Il 5 giugno, il caso italiano BIOTraCes ha ospitato un evento nella Valle del Simeto in Sicilia, esplorando i legami tra energia, biodiversità e comunità. f.mtr.cool/ufdddqmwnp
- Mega-impianti solari nella Valle del Simeto: quale impatto hanno sugli ecosistemi e sulle comunità locali? 🌾🗣️ Leggi la nuova scheda BIOTraCes: f.mtr.cool/ykkodljxrp #EnergiaSolare #Biodiversità #Sicilia #BIOTraCes
