From s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be Mon Jan 11 11:54:57 2021 From: s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be (Sonia Vanderhoeven) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:54:57 +0100 Subject: [Invasive-species] Fwd: Online public consultation on invasive alien species In-Reply-To: <4c29e5e7dbe24691b9f546a40d50845f@ec.europa.eu> References: <4c29e5e7dbe24691b9f546a40d50845f@ec.europa.eu> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message --------- De : ENV-IAS at ec.europa.eu Date: lun. 11 janv. 2021 ? 11:00 Subject: Online public consultation on invasive alien species To: ENV-IAS at ec.europa.eu Dear Colleagues, The Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of three important and inter-connected EU biodiversity policy initiatives: 1. *Development of legally binding EU nature restoration targets. *As a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the European Green Deal, restoring Europe?s damaged ecosystems will help to increase biodiversity, mitigate and adapt to climate change, and prevent and reduce the impacts of natural disasters. The Commission will put forward a proposal for legally binding EU nature restoration targets by the end of 2021. Public and stakeholder views and insights will contribute to the impact assessment. 2. *The evaluation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 (2011-2020)*. The Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 set the EU biodiversity policy framework for the period 2011-2020. This Strategy is currently undergoing an evaluation, looking into its effectiveness, efficiency, coherence with other policies, relevance and EU added value. Lessons learnt from the evaluation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 will be considered in the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, in order to improve the design and delivery of key actions ? including the proposal for binding EU restoration targets. 3. *The review of the application of the EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species*. The EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species was adopted in implementation of Target 5 of the 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. The review of its application will provide insights for improving its implementation, as well as for the evaluation of Target 5. The surveys on the three initiatives are published in one common questionnaire, accessible from both links below. Respondents can choose to answer one or all of these surveys, by selecting the relevant tabs. These consultations are open over the period 11 January 2021 - 05 April 2021. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1832-Evaluation-of-the-EU-Biodiversity-Strategy-to-2020/public-consultation https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12596-Protecting-biodiversity-nature-restoration-targets/public-consultation Thank you for sharing the survey widely with your networks. Kind regards, The IAS team -- Sonia Vanderhoeven, PhD Science Officer Belgian Biodiversity Platform SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA (Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau) Chair of the IAS National Scientific Council Guest Editor of *Sustainability Special Issue* - Plant Invasions in Ecosystems: From Ecology to Management . Deadline 31/03/2021 ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 Researchgate profile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be Thu Jan 28 08:53:55 2021 From: s.vanderhoeven at biodiversity.be (Sonia Vanderhoeven) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:53:55 +0100 Subject: [Invasive-species] Fwd: Open call for small grant application INVASIVESNET members - deadline 15 february In-Reply-To: <18cffde656d54952bbb1e0fe03878e99@invasivesnet.org> References: <18cffde656d54952bbb1e0fe03878e99@invasivesnet.org> Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Please find below a call for proposals from INVASIVESNET. Best wishes, Sonia ---------- Forwarded message --------- De : INVASIVESNET Media and Communication WG Date: jeu. 28 janv. 2021 ? 07:48 Subject: Open call for small grant application INVASIVESNET members - deadline 15 february To: INVASIVESNET Media and Communication WG Dear INVASIVESNET member, We are welcoming small grant applications from INVASIVESNET Members to fund projects for Improving Communication, Action and Open Data on Biological Invasions and can be linked to one of the following themes: Themes: 1. Organising and facilitating virtual workshops 2. Innovative ways to engage practitioners 3. Virtual bioblitz for IAS 4. Using design for IAS communication You can apply for a maximum of 1000 Euros. In total 5000 Euros is available for funding projects. Applications can be sent to Frances Lucy (lucy.frances at itsligo.ie) and Laura Verbrugge (laura.verbrugge at helsinki.fi) and should include: - Project plan (1-2 pages) including a project description, links to one or more of the four themes, time period, expenditures and expected outcomes. - CV including a web link to INVASIVESNET profile of the applicant. Deadline for applications is 15 February 2021. You can find more information about the call in the attached PDF. Kind regards, Laura Verbrugge -- Sonia Vanderhoeven Science Officer Belgian Biodiversity Platform SPW-DGARNE-DEMNA (Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau) Chair of the IAS National Scientific Council Guest Editor of *Sustainability Special Issue* - Plant Invasions in Ecosystems: From Ecology to Management . Deadline 31/03/2021 ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373 Researchgate profile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: