The Biodiversity Briefing Series: Making Biodiversity Assessment Count

🌿 Join us for the next GCBC Biodiversity Briefing: Making Biodiversity Assessment Count 

How can scientific approaches to biodiversity assessment generate evidence that is meaningful not only to researchers, but also to local communities, Indigenous Peoples and policymakers? 

This second Biodiversity Briefing in the series, Making Biodiversity Assessments Count, brings together researchers from across the GCBC network for presentations, panel discussion and Q&A exploring how biodiversity assessment can support inclusive, relevant and influential research.

This session will draw on practical experience from GCBC-funded projects to consider different approaches to assessing biodiversity, how these approaches respond to local contexts, and how stakeholders can communicate and apply findings. 

Presenters 

Dr. Leonardo De Sousa Miranda, Senior Research Associate, University of Lancaster, Enabling large-scale and climate-resilient forest restoration in the Eastern Amazon 

Mr Michael Ruggeri, Research Assistant, University of Oxford, The Flourishing Landscapes Programme 

Discussion moderator 

Dr. Julie Nieto, Scientific Researcher, ESPOL, Ecuador, Biodiversity for Climate and Social Resilience: Empowerment of coastal communities in sustainable production practices in Ecuador 

📋 Session outline 

• Welcome and introduction 

• Presentations from GCBC-funded researchers 

• Moderated discussion 

• Audience Q&A 

• Closing reflections 

💬 Why attend? 

The session will be of particular interest to researchers engaged in the implementation or interpretation of biodiversity assessments. 

This briefing provides an opportunity to: 

• Explore different scientific approaches to biodiversity assessment
• Consider how biodiversity evidence can be made relevant to local and Indigenous communities, policymakers and other stakeholders
• Learn from practical experiences across GCBC-funded projects
• Discuss how inclusive approaches can strengthen the relevance and uptake of research
• Identify lessons that can be applied across different ecosystems and contexts
• Connect with researchers, practitioners and policymakers working at the biodiversity–climate interface 

The discussion will reflect GCBC’s commitment to supporting robust, policy-relevant and inclusive research, including approaches that recognise local knowledge and strengthen engagement with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. 

By bringing together perspectives from projects working across different landscapes and contexts, the session will create a space to share learning on how biodiversity assessment can move beyond measurement to support better decisions, stronger participation and meaningful impact. 

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