In partnership with the JRC

“Only what gets measured, gets done” said the President of the Commission when presenting the European Green Deal. The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 calls for sound science, knowledge, monitoring, reporting and assessment to underpin progress. Data on biodiversity and indicators will be improved through better in-situ monitoring, mapping, modelling and the digital transformation. Citizen science will contribute data and knowledge to complement the improvement of the evidence base for policy making. The Commission is launching, in close cooperation with the EEA, a Biodiversity Knowledge Centre to track and assess progress and to underpin the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making.

Panel:

John Bell, Director, Healthy Planet, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

Corli Pretorius, Deputy Director of the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

Carla Montesi, Director for Planet & Prosperity, Directorate-General for International Cooperation & Development, European Commission

Ronan Uhel, Scientific Adviser to the Executive Director, European Environment Agency

Jane Smart, Global Director, IUCN Biodiversity Group and Director, Global Species Programme, IUCN

Marc Abadie, President, CDC Biodiversité

Moderators:

Humberto Delgado Rosa, Director, Natural Capital, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission

Giovanni De Santi, Director, Sustainable Resources, Joint Research Centre, European Commission