Webinar: Justice in biodiversity transitions: Insights from Europe | 10 February

10 February 14.00-15.15 CET

This webinar will explore how justice considerations play a role in efforts to change and improve biodiversity-related practices and policies in Europe. Drawing on three case studies—nature-inclusive agriculture in the Netherlands, continuous cover forestry in Finland, and nature-based health initiatives in Belgium—the session will highlight what justice looks like in real decision-making and implementation processes, and how it influences attempts to shift systems toward more nature-positive outcomes.

We will also share insights from our analysis of EU-level biodiversity policies. Through a panel discussion, we will reflect on how these findings can support more just approaches to biodiversity transitions.

The session is aimed at policymakers, researchers, and practitioners of all experience levels who are engaged in or curious about just transitions and biodiversity-related transformation.

Programme:

• 14.00-14.05 welcome, senior researcher, Aniek Hebinck, DRIFT for transition

• 14.05-14.20 presentation: Talk about justice: real-world examples of justice in biodiversity transitions, Thomas Fransen and researcher & advisor Symke Nieboer

• 14.20-14.50 panel discussion: Putting justice into practice? Panel reflections from the EU policy and local practitioner level

• 14.50-15.10 questions

• 15.10-15.15 closing

The webinar is organised by the BIONEXT project. BIONEXT is a research and innovation project that joins the fight for nature and biodiversity. The project produces new evidence to better understand biodiversity loss and demonstrates how biodiversity underpins every aspect of life. The project is coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute and is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program and by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).