Biodiversity&policy

SPIRAL was funded by the European Union with the aim enhancing the connectivity between biodiversity research and policy making.

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Applications for this year’s Alternet summer school open until the end of April: Biodiversity and society: transforming science and policy https://t.co/hadRSi0PXt supported by @BiodiversaPlus and taking place in Peyresq, a mountain village in the Haute-de-Provence Alpes, France

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Dates 3-13th September 2025 and, once again, the summer school is held in Peyresq, Haute-de-Provence Alpes, France, with field trip to Lac d'Allos in the Parc National du Mercantour 2/2

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"Biodiversity and society: transforming science and policy": this year's @Alternet_Europe summer school supported by @BiodiversaPlus is open for applicants from postgraduate students and early career researchers, deadline 30th April: https://t.co/hadRSi0PXt 1/2

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Can we reverse the decline of Earth’s habitability? Wolfgang Cramer @imbe_marseille at Alternet Summer School #biodiversity #nature #ipbes #ipcc #climatechange #sustainability

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Communication Strategies for Success in biodiversity - Julie de Bouville, @FRBiodiv at the Alternet Summer School #biodiversity #nature #ipbes

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The end of (big) cities? Transforming rural areas and food systems to conserve biodiversity - Nicolas Dendoncker, Alternet Summer School #farming #transitions #nature #alternetsummerschool

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Communications strategies for success in #biodiversity - Julie de Bouville, another first-time #alternetsummerschool speaker, delivers our aperitif talk. 🥂

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In your vision of a just, sustainable future—are you in a city? A village? Nicolas Dendoncker presents a provocative talk on transforming rural areas and food systems to conserve biodiversity. #alternetsummerschool

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Throwback to yesterday’s lovely outdoor talk and reflective exercise on innovative futures thinking and decolonial praxis, participatory futures methodologies and games - led by first-time #alternetsummerschool speaker Laura Pereira

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“#Biodiversity and challenges in its #conservation.” Convener @ad_watt has been bringing the #AlternetSummerSchool to life for students and speakers alike since its earliest days. We’re very lucky to have him deliver the morning talk on this rainy Peyresq day. 🌧️

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Yesterday’s walk to the shepherds featured an unexpected surprise: three lost patou puppies that had been separated from their flock. The patous and their shepherdess are now reunited. ⛰️🐑 #alternetsummerschool

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Negotiating multifunctional landscapes: Where values and needs clash? Francis Turkelboom, Alternet Summer School #biodiversity #nature #landuse #conflict #stakeholder #engagement #AlternetSummerSchool

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Systems thinking in sustainability - Brooke Wilkerson, Alternet Summer School #biodiversity #nature #urban #watermanagement #stakeholder #engagement @Br_Wilkerson

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Towards a social-ecological system thinking - Emilie Crouzat at the Alternet Summer School #biodiversity #nature #ecosystemservices #SES

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Systems methods and sustainability practices—we’re back in the lecture room to listen to convener and speaker @Br_Wilkerson’s talk at #alternetsummerschool. ⛰️

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Emilie Crouzat, speaker and convener of the #alternetsummerschool, kicks off day #3 with a talk on social-ecological system thinking.

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Wine, biodiversity and climate change Sebastian Candiago at the Alternet Summer School #biodiversity #nature #ecosystemservices

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Weather-affected poster sessions, inside and outside, at the Alternet Summer School “Biodiversity and Society: science, policy and transformative change”

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The history of Peyresq - the traditional village walk led by Jean Vancompernolle at the start of the Alternet Summer School

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Peter Bridgewater opens this year Alternet Summer School: Transformative Change: Much ado about nothing, A midsummer nights dream or All's well that ends well?