The purpose of EKLIPSE is to answer questions related to biodiversity and make evidence-based decisions through a request process which involves inviting decision-makers, practitioners or other stakeholders to submit proposals via different types of Calls. EKLIPSE has successfully finalized a number of requests, and we currently have as well ongoing request at various stages o the process.

A request can be categorized in one or more ot the four groups according to the type of procedure to follow for answering the request. Click below on the different categories to learn more about our requests:

TYPES OF REQUESTS

Identify key emerging issues and research priorities jointly with scientific actors from different disciplines, actors from practice, policy and society across sectors and countries in Europe.  In particular, we will analyse best practices in how emerging issues are communicated and integrated in research agendas and policy.

Ongoing requests

No ongoing requests at the moment.

Past requests

• CAP: CfR.1/2016/1 Understanding farmer uptake: what measures are most promising to deliver on supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?
• EMR: CfR.1/2016/4 What are the impacts of artificial electromagnetic radiation on wildlife (invertebrates, vertebrates and plants)? 

KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS

Enable policy-makers and other societal actors to make use of existing studies by synthesising available knowledge. This way EKLIPSE can help to answer decision-makers’ questions about biodiversity and ecosystem services issues that require an in-depth collection, analysis and synthesis of existing knowledge from the scientific literature and other sources of knowledge This process can also help decision-makers identify knowledge gaps. More information on the Knowledge synthesis request process here.

Ongoing requests

Past requests

• Businesses: CfR.1/2016/3 How can environmental regulators support businesses to improve the outcomes of their operations for biodiversity, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises in the food and beverage sector in Europe?
• NBS: 1st Knowledge Synthesis Process : Nature-based Solutions to Promote Climate Change Resilience in Urban Areas - developing an impact evaluation framework.
• CAP: CfR.1/2016/1 Understanding farmer uptake: what measures are most promising to deliver on supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?
• Energy: CfR.2/2017/1 How are European energy policies affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services in countries globally?
• Restoration: CfR.2/2017/2 What are the main knowledge gaps hampering effectiveness and possible integration into existing approaches (including different governance systems and approaches) to restore ecosystem biodiversity, function and services)?
• Global to EU: CfR.2/2017/3 Research and knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services: from global to European level, and vice versa
• CBD: CfR.2/2017/4 Identify methodologies for the assessment of measures to protect biodiversity, as required in 6th National Reports under the CBD
• Pollinators: CfR.3/2018/1 To determine the kind of and how to cultivate hedgerows most beneficial to indigenous pollinator populations

SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT

Encourage societal debate and engagement with policy and research relevant to biodiversity and ecosystem services by:

• improving the understanding of public perceptions and priorities towards biodiversity and ecosystem services;
• facilitating the open exchange of ideas information and research results;
• ensuring that societal actors including civil society and business are adequately informed and engaged in relevant activities.

Ongoing requests

• Post2020: CfR 4/2018/1 To significantly contribute to the development of the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the success of its implementation by, inter alia, ensuring the policy relevance of the ALTER-Net conference sessions and maximise uptake of its outputs.

Past requests

• Values: CfR.1/2016/5 Discussing how diverse values of nature could be integrated into public policy through a series of science cafés in Autumn 2017
• Feedback loops: CfR.2/2017/5 Investigate positive and negative feedback loops of ecosystems contributing to regulating climate.

SUPPORT INITIATIVES

Provide support and facilitate key ongoing discussions and initiatives related to biodiversity and ecosystems services at the local, national and global level (e.g. IPBES 7,  COP-14)  

Ongoing requests

• Post2020: CfR 4/2018/1 To significantly contribute to the development of the EU post 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the success of its implementation by, inter alia, ensuring the policy relevance of the ALTER-Net conference sessions and maximise uptake of its outputs.

• IPBES: CfR.3/2018/2 How could the comments from the scientific community support the comments/questions of the EU negotiators of the IPBES SPM on Global assessment?
• COP-14: CfR.3/2018/3 How to enable a Science-Policy dialogue on biodiversity at the CBD CoP-14 Science forum?  

• CfR.1/2016/4 What are the impacts of electromagnetic radiation on wildlife (invertebrates, vertebrates and plants)? 

• CfR.1/2016/5 How are various ecological, economic and socio-cultural values related to nature and the ecosystem services it provides emphasized in different ways in dynamic social contexts and across policy sectors?

For more information on our Science cafes go here.

Past Calls for requests