EU BIOTRAILS

🌍 Connecting Ecosystem Services to Global Health: Insights from EU BIOTRAILS at ESP 🌿 At the 5th European Conference of the Ecosystem Services Partnership (November 18 to 22, 2024), BIOTRAILS highlighted the vital linkage between ecosystem services and global health. Our team from Harokopio University of Athens, led by Evangelia Drakou and Charis Chalkiadakis, presented groundbreaking research on transforming supply chains and assessing fisheries in West Africa. These insights underscore the necessity for innovative approaches to drive biodiversity-relevant change. 🌱 Discover more about our transformative mission and methodologies by visiting our website! 🔗 Learn more about BIOTRAILS at ESP: https://lnkd.in/eCZnPNsJ #SustainabilityTransformation #SustainableConsumption #BiodiversityConservation Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi ETH Zürich DRAXIS Environmental S.A. eBOS Resilient Cities Network Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT adelphi White Research  

🐟 New series "Aquaculture & Sustainability: Insights from Greece” on our BIOTRAILS YouTube Channel! 🐠 🌿 After introducing our team last week, we are excited to announce a new video series on the BIOTRAILS YouTube channel, highlighting the efforts of Greece's aquaculture sector to enhance sustainability and fish welfare. 📹 This series provides an inside look on the significant parameters of aquaculture and the way of contributing within BIOTRAILS’ transformative goals. 👉 Discover more and start watching our new series "Aquaculture & Sustainability: Insights from Greece” here: https://lnkd.in/eTysMqnj 🔔 Don't miss out—subscribe to the BIOTRAILS YouTube channel for this series and more on sustainable innovations: https://lnkd.in/eGMKHKGp #Sustainability #Aquaculture #Greece #BIOTRAILS #SubscribeNow #SustainableConsumption #BiodiversityFriendly Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Harokopio University of Athens Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi ETH Zürich DRAXIS Environmental S.A. eBOS Resilient Cities Network Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization adelphi White Research

🌿 Discover the faces behind BIOTRAILS! We are excited to introduce a new video series, "Meet Our Partners," where the BIOTRAILS project unveils the experts and researchers driving sustainable transformation in global value chains. This series offers unique insights into the roles and perspectives of key team members from across Europe. From leveraging system dynamics modelling to understanding human values around nature, our partners are pioneering innovative approaches to ensure biodiversity and economic systems thrive together. Dive into the journey of reshaping global value chains and witness how BIOTRAILS is paving the way for a harmonious future. Explore the series and meet the minds behind the mission by visiting our homepage. Stay tuned for more insights from our dedicated team! 🔗https://adelph.it/LiPL1 #Biodiversity #SustainableDevelopment #BIOTRAILS #CBD #SustainableConsumption #BiodiversityConservation #GlobalGoals #Research Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Harokopio University of Athens Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi ETH Zürich DRAXIS Environmental S.A. eBOS Resilient Cities Network Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization adelphi

📢 Exciting Announcement: BIOTRAILS' "Serious Game" is out now! 📢 Dive into the world of BIOTRAILS with our engaging Serious Game! Discover the impact of your consumption choices on biodiversity and join the global effort for sustainable change. 🌍🌿 Through the game players face engaging challenges and quizzes that help uncover the real-world impacts of their choices on biodiversity. By participating in the game, players become part of a global citizen championship for sustainable behaviour by competing with fellow citizens worldwide to showcase their commitment to sustainability.   Play now and be part of the broader scientific mission of Citizen Science movement! 🌱 🎮 Learn more and start playing: https://adelph.it/SGLi 🎮 #SustainableConsumption #BIOTRAILS #SeriousGame #Biodiversity Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Harokopio University of Athens Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi ETH Zürich DRAXIS Environmental S.A. eBOS Resilient Cities Network adelphi Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT White Research

🌿 More COP 16 Highlights!🌿 On day 5 of COP 16 in Colombia, the BIOTRAILS EU Project highlighted the role of sustainable public procurement and environmental labelling in addressing biodiversity loss. 📅 Date: October 25, 2024 🕒 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 📍 Venue: ECCI University, Lobby Theater, Cali, Colombia (Green Zone - public) 🏷️Sustainable public procurement is key to tackling biodiversity loss by using government purchasing power to favour nature-friendly goods and services. This shift encourages suppliers to adopt practices that reduce habitat destruction, pollution and resource depletion. Although many ecolabels still lack explicit biodiversity criteria, they may implicitly address impact areas relevant to biodiversity. There's a need to explore these links further, but also to promote the integration of biodiversity criteria into credible ecolabels. Discussions also emphasised that circular economy approaches should be considered in the procurement process, as they can significantly reduce the amount of primary resources extracted or cultivated. 📈 We agreed that there are data gaps to be filled in order to assess the positive impact of sustainable procurement practices, but that this should not stop us from doing so. Qualitative or semi-quantitative information derived from expert consultation can guide us towards more nature-friendly practices. The BIOTRAILS project is working to fill data gaps in the value chains under consideration, but also to promote innovative approaches. 🔖 The discussions showed that there's a strong interest in using sustainable public procurement to tackle biodiversity loss and that it is potentially one of the levers that can be part of a transformative pathway.   💡Interested in discovering other COP16 events where BIOTRAILS has participated? Visit our website for more information: https://lnkd.in/eZTmrggV   @Peter Foester (GIZ Colombia), Jan Christian Polania Giese (adelphi), Gloria Elizabeth Arango Builes (Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo), Diana Carolina Alzate Rubio (ICONTEC), Sandra Patricia Montoya Villarreal (Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible), Rocio Jiménez Tapias (ONAC), Alianza Ambiental de América. #forNature #COP16 #PazConLaNaturaleza #Ecolabel #SPP #Procurement

🌿 COP 16 Highlights: Promoting Biodiversity through Consumer Action 🌿 On day 4 of COP 16 in Colombia, the BIOTRAILS EU Project played a pivotal role in two impactful events focused on biodiversity and sustainable consumption. Event 1: Consumers and Nature: Making Trade Work for Biodiversity and Development 📅 Date: October 24, 2024  🕒 Time: 11:25 AM – 12:05 PM  📍 Venue: UN Hub, Place Quebec (Blue Zone) Hosted by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) , the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework-EU project, and Consumers International, this roundtable explored how consumer choices significantly impact ecosystems. The session highlighted the need for sustainable consumption and innovative trade policies to support global biodiversity goals. Key insights were shared by experts like Camila Cosse Braslavsky, María Carolina Ramírez García, and Ivana Padierna. Event 2: 7 Ways to Drive Change with Nature-Friendly Consumption 📅 Date: October 24, 2024  🕒 Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM  📍 Venue: Multistakeholder Auditorium, Place Quebec (Blue Zone) Led by Jan Christian Polania Giese, this session showcased the various approaches that support halting and reversing biodiversity loss with sustainable consumption patterns. The session showed that consumer protection tools can help leverage the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. It was also highlighted that information and awareness building is a key component but more instruments and conditions need to be considered. First access to and affordability of nature friendly product alternatives is a basic requirement otherwise many consumers would be excluded from playing their part. Second choice editing can support to bridge the intention to action gap among consumers and facilitate sustainable lifestyles for nature. To monitor the effectiveness of the initiated actions consumption-based targets should be developed and set as already practiced in the climate context. Nevertheless, innovative policies are needed the use of already available tools and instruments like reliable Ecolabels or the biodiversity communication toolkit should be scaled up. And last but not least “niche” products as the cultural handicrafts in the BIOTRAILS project play an important role in biodiversity conservation. 💡 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBdfqJ-y 📢 Read more about BIOTRAILS participation in COP16 Colombia: https://lnkd.in/eE-Ukx6A   Together, we can make peace with nature! 🌍✨ #SustainableConsumption #Biodiversity #ForNature #COP16 #BIOTRAILS #PazConLaNaturaleza   Camila Cosse Braslavsky Ivana Padierna José Manuel Balta @Alessandro Galli @Garrette Clarke Bianca Brasil adelphi Consumers International Forest Stewardship Council One Planet network - 10YFP

From tomorrow on Jan Christian Polania Giese and Wendy Francesconi will Both represent the EU BIOTRAILS team at #COP16. Jan’s adventures will start as a moderator of the Consumers and Nature session at the UN Pavilion (find details here: https://lnkd.in/eesF7u4N). Jan will share the stage with an excellent panel consisting of Consumers International maker and shaker in all things of sustainable consumption Camila Cosse Braslavsky, UN Trade & Development BioTrade Initiative‘s Biodiversity & Trade specialist Ivana Padierna and last but not least Colombian consumer protection expert María Carolina Ramírez García from the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio. #pazconlanaturaleza #ForNature One Planet network - 10YFP adelphi COP16 Colombia

🌍✨ Exciting News! BIOTRAILS at COP16! 🌿🐾   We are thrilled to announce that BIOTRAILS will be actively participating in the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), happening in Cali, Colombia from October 21 to November 1, 2024.   COP16 is the premier global event where nations come together to discuss and make crucial decisions on biodiversity conservation. This year's theme, "Peace with Nature," underscores the importance of integrating ecosystem protection and human well-being into a unified vision.   BIOTRAILS Events at COP16 🌱🌍 The conference will take place in two main spaces: the Blue Zone for official negotiations and the Green Zone for citizen mobilisation and participation. We will be active in both spaces: 1)     Consumers and Nature: Making Trade Work for Biodiversity and Development (24.10.2024, 11:25 AM – 12:05 PM) 🔹 Consumers play a vital role in biodiversity conservation. This session will explore tools and strategies to promote sustainable consumption and production globally, contributing to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 2)   7 ways to driving the change with nature friendly consumption (24.10.2024, 4:30-6:00 PM) 🔹 Here we will showcase the output of the working group for Biodiversity & Consumption of the OnePlanet network and its member organisations.   3) International Symposium: Environmental Labeling and Sustainable Public Procurement (25.10.2024, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM) 🔹 This event will highlight the role of sustainable public procurement and environmental labeling in addressing biodiversity loss.   4) Towards Food Forward NBSAPs: Enhancing National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans for Agriculture and Food Systems (30.10.2024, 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM) 🔹 This workshop will discuss the integration of agriculture and food systems into national biodiversity strategies. 5) Social session: Stocktaking and Reflections on Biodiversity Conservation Compensation at COP16 (31.10.2024, 17:45 - 19:15 PM) 🔹 Let’s close COP16 by exchanging ideas, building connections, and advancing practical solutions for biodiversity conservation!   Stay tuned for more updates and detailed insights on these events on our social media channels! Together, let's make a significant impact on global biodiversity conservation. 🌿🌏 For more information on COP16 and BIOTRALS' participation, visit our website: https://adelph.it/COP16li   #COP16 #Biodiversity #SustainableDevelopment #BIOTRAILS #CBD #SustainableConsumption #BiodiversityConservation #GlobalGoals Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT adelphi UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) UN Biodiversity World Trade Organization UNEP-WCMC UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) One Planet network - 10YFP COP16 Colombia USAID

🌱 Exciting News from Peru! 🌱 Check out the latest article on the #BIOTRAILS Project website about the 1st Learning Workshop hosted by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Peru. This workshop is a significant step towards advancing agroecological transitions in the cacao value chain. Discover how experts and stakeholders are working together to promote sustainable practices, improve livelihoods for cacao farmers, and protect biodiversity. Read more here: https://adelph.it/PeruLI #Agroecology #SustainableFarming #Cacao #Biodiversity #CIAT #Peru 🌍🍫 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Harokopio University of Athens Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi ETH Zürich DRAXIS Environmental S.A. eBOS Resilient Cities Network adelphi White Research

📢 We are thrilled to share the successful completion of BIOTRAILS Indigenous Women consultation workshop, held on October 3rd and 4th in Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil! ✨ This event brought together talented indigenous artisans from the Roosevelt, Sete de Setembro, and Igarapé Lourdes territories.   The workshop provided a unique forum for indigenous producers to discuss the challenges and potential solutions to strengthen the artisanal socio-biodiversity value chain. We were honored to have representatives from the Coopaiter, Tecê, Karo Paygap, and Wanzeej Pakup Pit communities participate.   The event highlighted the importance of preserving indigenous culture as a vital biodiversity conservation strategy and emphasised the value of their crafts as expressions of identity, traditional knowledge, and heritage.   Key challenges discussed included:   🔹 The impacts of climate change and deforestation, which threaten biodiversity and the availability of materials needed for their crafts. Also noted were the climate change issues that affect their wellbeing and daily lives such as dried-up rivers affecting fish availability as a food source, poor air quality from forest clearing fires, and more frequent and increased experience of heat waves. 🔹 Other issues included difficulties in receiving fair prices for their cultural products, as distributors and consumers often undervalue the time and effort involved in creating them. 🔹 The women also pointed out the challenges in bringing their products to the market and promoting their art, which is crucial for preserving cultural diversity.   The workshop was organised by the #BIOTRAILS consortium partners: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Wendy Francesconi, Thaissa Sobreiro), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Raffaele Giordano, Pompilio Vergine), adelphi (Jan Christian Polania Giese, Johannes Stahl, Maren T. ) in partnership with #Forest Trends and #GREENDATA (Nicia Coutinho, Suellen Mangueira, Tatiana Tareto Tintino). Visit our website for more insights into our workshops and webinars: https://lnkd.in/ewpJDrAQ 💡