The 53rd Annual Conference of the German Ecological Society (GfÖ) took place in Freising, Germany from 9 - 13 September 2024 and was hosted by the research campus in Freising-Weihenstephan. The conference was under the topic “The future of sustainable land use across ecosystems, landscapes and biomes” and welcomed over 700 participants, including ecology, biodiversity, and environmental pollution professionals alongside early career researchers a...

EY denkstatt Bulgaria is looking for a Bulgarian speaker, interested in nature and business, and willing to dive into numbers and standards. What will your job involve? Support clients in implementing requirements and reporting on business standards related to biodiversity - CSRD, TNFD, GRI 304, SBTN, CDP. Calculation of business impacts on biodiversity in the chain value (biodiversity footprint). Work with technical tools and databa...

The 5th ESP Europe Conference, themed "Ecosystem Services: One Planet, One Health," and organised by the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) (a partner in SELINA) and the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) will take place from 18-22 November 2024 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. This conference will refer to how ecosystem services can address the global vision of One Health, emphasising the interdependence of human, animal, plant, and e...

On 1 July 2024, SELINA marked its second anniversary, celebrating another year dedicated to promoting ecosystems and their services, biodiversity conservation, and ecosystem restoration for transformative change across Europe. Highlights from the past year include: Continued hosting the SELINA Thematic Workshops with events in Madrid (October 2023), Leiden (February 2024), and Trondheim (June 2024). Publis...

The 2024 World Biodiversity Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland, from 16-21 June 2024, under the theme "From Science to Action. " The event was organised by the URPP Global Change and Biodiversity of the University of Zurich and the international research network bioDISCOVERY. It brought together researchers from all biodiversity science disciplines, practitioners, and societal actors to explore how to transition from scientific research to act...

Funded by Horizon Europe, the Restore4Life project aims to address European wetlands' crises by developing a "Restore4Life Wetland Restoration Decision Support System" at the Danube Basin level. Restore4Life shares a similar vision with SELINA, and their collaboration has been recognised in the "Synergies" section of the SELINA website. We are pleased to announce the Call for Associated Regions to participate in the Restore4Life project, launc...

As spring blooms around us, SELINA also flourishes with exciting updates and events. Check out SELINA's fourth newsletter and learn about: The results from the third SELINA thematic workshop and details about the upcoming fourth thematic workshop in Trondheim, Norway this June 2024. The official kick-offs of the SELINA Communities of Practice, spanning across Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Spain, ...

A bilateral IPBES capacity-building workshop took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 12-14 March 2024, gathering experts from Bulgaria and Romania. Participants had the opportunity to present practices, projects and national frameworks relevant to invasive alien species and transformative change. The workshop was organised by Axel Paulsch from the Institute of Biodiversity Network (ibn), funded by Umweltbundesamt - the German Environment Agenc...

One of the Norwegian partners in SELINA - the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) - is looking for a researcher on valuation of ecosystems and ecosystem accounting. It is a permanent position at NINA's office in Oslo. The role will entail work on developing and contributing to research projects related to valuation of ecosystems, natural capital/ecosystem accounting, nature risk and related spatial modelling tools, both nationally and ...

The EU parliament has endorsed a novel legislation concerning the restoration of nature, aiming to achieve the restoration of a minimum of 20% of both land and sea areas within the EU by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of restoring all ecosystems in need by 2050. In order to meet these overarching EU objectives, member states are required to restore no less than 30% of habitats specified in the new law—from forests, grassla...

The 35th International Geographical Congress (IGC), themed "Celebrating a World of Difference," will take place from 24-30 August 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. The congress will be organised by the Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) and the International Geographical Union (IGU) and will provide an opportunity to share the best of global geographic research, share common challenges and opportunities, and connect with experts from across the world. ...

As we approach the end of 2023, let's take a moment to reflect on the SELINA achievements throughout the year. It has been a dynamic and fruitful period, marking the start of several key SELINA milestones and providing the opportunity for SELINA partners and external stakeholders to gather in person twice, fostering discussions on the project's progress and future steps. We committed to keeping the SELINA audience engaged through our ...