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🌿 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐍-𝐄𝐔 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! 🌍 Exciting news! Our upcoming BIOFIN-EU newsletter is a special issue dedicated to Nature-based Solutions (NbS)—sustainable, cost-effective, and resilient solutions that enhance biodiversity and support our ecosystems. 🔎 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞? 🌱 The power of NbS in 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🌍 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐛𝐒 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in urban, coastal & rural areas 📚 Scientific 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 to deepen your knowledge 🎓 A 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 on designing and implementing NbS Stay ahead in the sustainability conversation! 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 & 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 👉 biofin-project.eu #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #sustainablefinance #biodiversity

🌍🌾 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 🌾🌍 How will climate change impact 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 and 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 in 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐨? What solutions can we implement, and how will they be financed? Join our partners Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali & Etifor | Valuing Nature, together with ANBI Veneto to discuss these challenges with 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, and 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. 📅 March 14, 9:30 AM | Legnaro, Italy 🔹Climate risks & water challenges 🔹Nature-Based Solutions 🔹Sustainable strategies for the future 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭👉 https://lnkd.in/d9cgZKt2 More info: Prof. Mauro Masiero (mauro.masiero@unipd.it) #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #sustainablefinance #biodiversity

🌍𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 2025 𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞? 🌿 As 2025 unfolds, the EU is shaping policies that will impact nature, climate, and agriculture for years to come. From the ‘Vision for Agriculture and Food’ to the Nature Restoration Law and urgent climate action, the stakes are high. 🐺 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 – The EU risks rolling back conservation progress. 💧 𝐁𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 – The delay is poisoning wildlife and people. 🌳 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 – A crucial law to protect Europe’s forests. 🌊 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐭 – A chance to restore marine ecosystems. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 👇 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #sustainablefinance #biodiversity

🌍🐾𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 🐾🌍 Wildlife is at the heart of a healthy planet, yet it faces growing threats from habitat destruction, climate change, and illegal trade. #WorldWildlifeDay is a call to action—protecting #biodiversity means securing our future.🦥 🌿At BIOFIN-EU, we work to 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, ensuring resources flow toward conservation and sustainable development. 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dTpKw5Qt #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #sustainablefinance

🌍𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 & 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡🌿 Did you know? 🐝 75% of global food crops depend on pollinators. 🌳 Forests absorb 2.6 billion tonnes of CO2 annually. 💊 Over 50% of modern medicines come from nature. 🚨 Invasive species cause $423 billion in global damage each year. #Biodiversity loss threatens food security, human health, and our climate. It's time to act! Learn more about why biodiversity matters and how we can protect it. 👇 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #sustainablefinance

🌍 𝐖𝐖𝐅’𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲: 5 Key Pillars for Economic & Financial Reform🌿 The global economic system drives environmental decline. WWF’s new #roadmap outlines five key areas of action: 🔹 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 – Sector-specific roadmaps 🔹 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 & 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 – Strengthening disclosure & natural capital accounting 🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 – Aligning financial flows with sustainability 🔹 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – Supporting nature-positive strategies 🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 & 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 – Reforming trade rules for environmental resilience Effective policy and financial reforms are essential to reversing #nature loss. 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #sustainablefinance #biodiversity #report

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫? 🌍💶 Our financial system shapes the future—but too often, profit comes before the planet. The 𝐄𝐔 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 (𝐒𝐅𝐓) helps guide investments toward environmentally friendly activities by setting clear definitions for what qualifies as 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 🔎 What it does: ✔️ Directs investments toward climate-friendly projects ✔️ Fights greenwashing with clear criteria ✔️ Supports the EU’s 2050 climate goals 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧? Read our latest blog!👇 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #nature #sustainablefinance #biodiversity

🌿 Call for Early Career Scholars: Naturescapes Spring School 2025 🌿 Are you researching nature-based solutions? Interested in how nature is valued, governed & contested across urban, peri-urban & coastal spaces? 📅 8–10 April 2025 | Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 Join us for a 3-day immersive event designed for PhD students & postdocs working on the benefits & trade-offs of NBS. The Spring School offers: 🔹 Workshops & feedback on your research 📖 🔹 Keynotes from leading scholars & policymakers 🎤 🔹 Q&A on publishing & career strategies 📚 🔹 Networking & site visit to an NBS project in Lisbon 🌱 Confirmed speakers include Prof. Harriet Bulkeley, Prof. Kes McCormick, Prof. Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, & Prof. Olivia Bina. Apply now✅https://lnkd.in/e-RrGKaG #NatureBasedSolutions #EarlyCareerResearchers #Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #GreenCities

🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬! 🌱  💡This report by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) highlights the urgent need to close the 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐩 to achieve the 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐒𝐃𝐆𝐬). The benefits far outweigh the costs—protecting nature boosts economies, improves public health, and strengthens resilience against climate change: 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝟒𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 $𝟕.𝟒 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: $𝟏𝟓𝟐 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧+ 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬! It also provides a roadmap for action, offering region-specific insights and a methodology for closing the natural capital gap at the country level. Now is the time for system-wide change to ensure a sustainable future. 💚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 👇 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #nature #sustainablefinance #biodiversity

🌿 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬! 🌎 What if nature itself held the key to tackling climate change, water crises, and #biodiversity loss? 🌱 From restoring wetlands to greening our cities, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) offer powerful, sustainable solutions. But to make them work, we must overcome funding gaps, policy barriers, and knowledge challenges. 💡 The BIOFIN-EU project is connecting the dots—mobilizing resources and shifting investments toward nature-positive solutions. 🚀 Ready to explore how NbS can shape a greener future? 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰! #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #greenfinance #finance #nature #sustainablefinance