Future events.
Providing feedback on priority areas for implementing European area-based biodiversity targets.
Join us on 17 March 2026, 10:00-12:00 CET
In this webinar, participants will learn about the outputs of the NaturaConnect prioritisation work, highlighting those areas that can be considered ‘Safe-bet’ regions for exploring the implementation of the European Biodiversity targets.
We will explore some of the key outputs from the NaturaConnect project and provide participants with the opportunity:
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to provide spatial-explicit feedback on the results,
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make recommendations for further improvement based on regional and domain knowledge,
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discuss how these results might be relevant for other projects, implementation and their own interests.
For those that participated in the first Webinar, we will also provide a summary of the initial feedback and how we addressed it in the new versions.
Agenda
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Setting the scene and highlighting updates from the first webinar.
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Open questions and feedback on general methods and scope
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Spatial-explicit exploration of the outputs in targeted breakout groups.
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Breakout groups will focus, among others, on:
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Transboundary protection | Strict protection | Restoration | Connectivity & Sectoral risks
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Reporting back from each Breakout group and discussion, including common issues or feedback identified.
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Next Steps and Outlook for 2026.
Navigating Climate Change: Methodologies and Applications for Conservation
Join us on 26th March 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30 CET
Climate change is reshaping the future of biodiversity, especially within and around protected areas. For conservation professionals, understanding and mitigating these risks is now more critical than ever.
Join our upcoming NaturaConnect webinar to explore:
🔹 Quantitative tools for assessing climate change impacts on ecosystems and species-presented by NaturaConnect
🔹 A drought risk index developed by the RedBosques project, alongside adaptation strategies for Mediterranean forests
🔹 Adaptation strategies to address climate-driven food scarcity for large carnivores in the Danube-Carpathian region, as part of the ForestConnect project
Agenda
- Welcome and Checkin
- Introduction to climate-resilient planning and methodologies – Moreno Di Marco, University of Sapienza
- NaturaConnect methodology and application for protected areas – Marta Cimatti, University of Sapienza
- Introduction to available tutorial – Valerio Mezzanotte, University of Sapienza
- Assessing forest vulnerability to drought and supporting adaptation strategies – José Atauri, EUROPARC Spain
- ForestConnect project: Pilot actions to adapt to climate-driven food scarcity for large carnivores – Maria Kachamakova, WWF Bulgaria
- Summary and Closing
