BIONEXT Guidance to Facilitate Transformative Change in Europe
Year: 2026
Type: report
Abstract: BIONEXT is a Horizon Europe project that promotes transformative change by advancing knowledge, practical tools, and guidance to support the integration of biodiversity as a fundamental consideration in cross-sectoral policymaking. This specific deliverable, D4.2 (Guidance to facilitate transformative change in Europe), provides a structured framework to facilitate systemic change towards a nature-positive and sustainable future in Europe. The scope of this Guidance encompasses the "biodiversity nexus," examining the critical interlinkages between biodiversity, food, water, health, energy, transport and climate, alongside considerations for transformative change. It presents evidence-based policy options that go beyond incremental adjustments by addressing the root causes of biodiversity loss and transforming how natural systems and human well-being are governed, valued and managed. Acknowledgements: We extend our deepest recognition to the BIONEXT stakeholders, whose four years of co-creation and collaboration mean that the outcomes synthesised in this report truly belong to them. We are especially grateful to those stakeholders who engaged in all four workshops, webinars, surveys and directly contributed as co-authors on key publications. As this initiative moves forward, we are proud to share ownership of these results with all our participants and warmly welcome their role as ambassadors for the project. We invite you to visit the BIONEXT repository frequently to find all the project outcomes, which will soon include publications related to this Guidance, as well as other products currently being finalised: https://oppla.eu/bionext/portal.
Institutions: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, University of Edinburgh, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, Global Change Research Institute, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Athena Research and Innovation Center In Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies, Finnish Environment Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222940077