🌿 What can you expect from our BIOTraCes policy webinar on 3 Nov? ✅ 7 recommendations for transformative change 🌍 Lessons from 9 case studies across Europe 💬 Q&A with BIOTraCes researchers & stakeholders 🕑 14:00 CET | Online 👉 Register: https://f.mtr.cool/tze61jhzzu

🥣 What is the recipe for transformative change? The short answer: there isn’t just one. Across 9 BIOTraCes cases, we found common ingredients — but how they come together depends on the people, place, history & challenges involved. 🌿🧵1/3

Local biodiversity action shaping European policy Join our webinar to explore policy recommendations drawn from 9 european case studies. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/f1cne8xjai

🔄 Analyse. Imagine. Act. Our BIOTraCes handbook shows transformative change not as a fixed blueprint, but as an ongoing movement between understanding problems, imagining alternatives and putting them into practice. 🌿🧵1/3

🌿 How can bottom-up initiatives drive transformative change for biodiversity? 🧵1/3 Our BIOTraCes handbook identifies 4 strategies that appeared across very different local contexts: 🌱 Pluralising 💪 Empowering 📣 Politicising 🔗 Embedding

🌿 Why does biodiversity matter for businesses? Our final BIOTraCes factsheet draws on 9 cases across 8 European countries to show how healthy ecosystems support sustainable farming, tourism, local food economies and new business models. 🧵1/2 #BIOTraCes #Biodiversity

🌿 Who benefits when SDGs are achieved? Our findings show that local people are often recognised as beneficiaries of biodiversity, but ecosystems, species, and nature itself are less often seen this way. Transformative change asks us to rethink that. 📄 https://f.mtr.cool/g1yxz8mqik

🌿 Wetland restoration is about more than bringing water back. It also asks how we make better decisions for nature, climate & communities. @wethorizons.eu final video shows how degraded wetlands across Europe can become living ecosystems again. 🎬 Watch:

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Biodiversity loss is about more than species, it’s about power, decisions and how we live. 🌍  The BIOTraCes Handbook highlights four strategies for transformative change  🧵1/2 🌱 Pluralising  🤝 Empowering  ⚖️ Politicising  🔗 Embedding  📖 Read: https://f.mtr.cool/13eiudjujn

🌾 Traditional herders are more than livestock farmers. In our new BIOTraCes video from Hungary, we meet herders, ecologists & nature protection experts working to keep pastoralism alive and protect biodiversity-rich grasslands.

📊 The SDGs are relevant to biodiversity work, but not always part of local conversations. Our findings show that global goals need translation into practical, relatable tools for communities working on biodiversity. Listen locally, connect globally. 📄 https://f.mtr.cool/qoviahvmxh

🌍 How do the #SDGs unfold in real biodiversity contexts? Across BIOTraCes’ 9 case studies, the goals take on different meanings depending on local realities — from rivers and grasslands to cities and food systems. Global goals need local grounding. 🌿 📄 More: https://f.mtr.cool/ycxrutairp

🌱 Can empathy help restore degraded landscapes? A new study from the BIOTraCes community explores how empathy, collective care, and participatory planning can support more sustainable futures. 📖 https://f.mtr.cool/tfasenkbot

How does BIOTraCes bring transformative change towards a just and nature positive society to life? The factsheet below represents two important layers of transformativeness at BIOTraCes  1)    its contribution to transformative change 2)    its practice of working in transformative ways

BIOTraCes believes in the concept of Transformative Change; and it also believes in its four core principles, the PEPE: -    Politicising -    Empowering -    Pluralising -    Embedding Want to learn how this works in practice? Check out our factsheet or learn more on our website!

Nature and culture shape how we experience landscapes. 🌱 Research explores what motivates biocultural tourism in Romania. https://f.mtr.cool/cnyshbpwzm

Europe’s nature is shaped by people and their knowledge. 👥 New research confirms: Recognising and supporting traditional knowledge holders is essential for conserving nature. https://f.mtr.cool/yhsfexlwbh

Many voices are being overheard in biodiversity research. BIOTraCes researchers aim for a more inclusive and just way of knowledge gathering; providing more space for valuable knowledge sources that are being ignored too often. Check out our factsheet to learn more!

Science can help shape better policy for nature. 🌿 New research explores how science–policy platforms like IPCC and IPBES can go beyond sharing knowledge and help drive real societal change to address biodiversity loss. https://f.mtr.cool/sweuopuzdk

Day 2 of #TransformativeChange4Biodiversity: from exploring pathways to turning knowledge into action. BIOTraCes contributed to synthesis & policy dialogue on building governance that truly supports local biodiversity innovation. 🌿

Cities are expected to lead climate action but funding structures shape what is possible. New research explores how NextGenerationEU funding influences municipal climate projects. https://f.mtr.cool/axxdlmewzn

Art meets sustainability. New research shows how co-created, place-based methods can help imagine more just and sustainable futures. https://f.mtr.cool/mocgnyivlw

Along with @biotraces.eu and 7 other transformative change projects, DAISY has presented its outputs of TRD2, transformative potential assessment tool and transformative intervention mixes framework thanks to Alex Franklin, @coventrycawr.bsky.social and @ilkhom-soliev.bsky.social.

Land degradation affects ecosystems and communities alike. 🌱 New research highlights how local knowledge and community-based approaches can help address its causes and build resilience. https://f.mtr.cool/dbmptawvzp

🌿 Today is #BiodiversityDay! At #BIOTraCes, we explore how transformative change for biodiversity grows from local communities, landscapes, and collaborations across Europe. 🦋 Real change starts locally — but its impact can reach far beyond borders. #IDB2026 #TransformativeChange4Biodiversity

Biodiversity projects succeed or fail based on stakeholder dynamics. 🌿  New research shows how power imbalances and conflicts shape Natura 2000 projects — and how academia can act as a mediator. https://f.mtr.cool/quilcvqcxa

🌍In May, we spotlight #TransformativeChange4Biodiversity once again in celebration of #BiodiversityDay! 🌱Meaningful change goes beyond policy - it is about reshaping how we live and collaborate with nature every day. 🦋It all begins with one action, one wingbeat, #ForOurPlanet.

Europe’s traditional wood pastures are changing. New research shows how culture, land use, and landscape features evolve together under modern pressures. https://f.mtr.cool/bqtoljcvbd

How can we rethink the rural beyond a “background” to cities? 🌿 Join us May 21st at 17:15 in Enschede for the keynote: “Break Your Urban Gaze” 🎟 Free (registration required) 👉  https://f.mtr.cool/thjyxmcuky

📢 Registrations open for #Cohab3 🗓 14–17 Sept 2026 | Galway 🇮🇪 A global conference on biodiversity & health, bringing together policy, science & communities to explore solutions for people & planet 🌿 #PlanetaryHealth #Biodiversity #ForNature 👇

Third International Conference on Health and Biodiversity

Under the theme of Partnerships for People and Planet, Cohab3 will bring national and local governments, IGOs, NGOs, academia, businesses, indigenous peoples and local community projects together to discuss the interlinkages between the global health and biodiversity crises. 

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