The Grønlikaia development in central Oslo has become a showcase for how digital innovation, ecological knowledge and collaborative planning can come together to support nature-positive urban transformation. Through a partnership between Asplan Viak, the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the municipal real estate company Hav Eiendom, and supported by the SELINA project, a pioneering digital platform has been created that is ...

The first Norwegian Community of Practice (CoP) was held at the beginning of October 2025, and it was focused on discussing recent results from modelling regulation and maintenance ecosystem services at the national scale. Statistics Norway shared four presentations, covering topics such as air filtration, local and global climate regulation, as well as flood protection ecosystem services. A key focus of the exchange was the methodolog...

The second German Communities of Practice (CoP) was held between 18-19 September 2025 at the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany, and it was focused on the “Knowledge transfer from ecosystem services, natural capital and biodiversity research”. Around 25 participants comprised representatives from a wide range of institutions, including research organisations such as IÖR Dresden, ZALF Müncheberg, IZT Berlin, UFZ Leipzig a...

The fourth meeting of the Belgian Platform for Transformative Change took place on 23 October 2025 at Vrijplaats in Ghent. Organised by our partners from VITO, the gathering focused on exploring how learning spaces can serve as catalysts for societal transformation, providing a platform for reflection, exchange, and co-creation among participants from diverse institutions and backgrounds. The session opened with an interactive exerci...

This press release was published by EurekAlert! and AlphaGalileo. Between 27–30 October 2025, the partners of the SELINA project convened in Trento, Italy, for the project’s 6th thematic workshop, hosted by the University of Trento. The event brought together around 70 participants in person and 10 online, marking another milestone in SELINA’s ongoing mission to bridge science, policy, and practice in biodiversity and ecos...

Between 27-30 October 2025, the SELINA partners gathered in Trento, Italy, for the project’s 6th workshop, hosted by the University of Trento. Around 70 participants attended in person, with an additional 10 joining online. The theme of the workshop, “Evidence-based decision-making in the public sector,” focused on the latest updates and results from SELINA’s public Demonstration Projects. Over four productive days, participants built on the c...

The sixth SELINA workshop will take place from 27-30 October 2025 in the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento, Trento, Italy. Approximately 80 participants are expected to attend the workshop titled “Evidence-based decision-making in the Public sector. ” The event will focus on the needs of decision-makers, the enabling factors and barriers to integrating biodiversity (BD) and ecosystem services (ES) int...

On 26 September 2025, the Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso (FGF) attended MACARONIGHT, the Macaronesian edition of the European Researchers’ Night, held at Pavilhão do Mar in Ponta Delgada, Azores. As representatives of SELINA, the FGF team engaged with the public through interactive outreach activities aimed at bringing science closer to society. At the FGF booth, visitors were introduced to the Nature’s Benefits Card Game, developed by US Environmen...

We are pleased to share the 10th edition of the SELINA Newsletter, offering fresh updates on project outputs, new opportunities for engagement, and highlights from across our growing network. As SELINA continues to support the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into policy and practice, this issue brings together the latest milestones and resources now available to partners and stakeholders. Here’s what you’ll find inside: ...

SELINA has launched a new topical article collection in the open-access peer-reviewed journal One Ecosystem. The collection is designed to bring together scientific results from the project that focus on innovative methods, practical case studies and policy-relevant insights. It will continue to grow over the course of the project and beyond, as outcomes from collaborative work across the consortium become ready for public dissemination. ...

In October 2024, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16), was held in Cali, Colombia. This landmark event brought together governments, researchers, NGOs and civil society to discuss global progress in implementing the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and to set new priorities for action. SELINA was represented through the participation of partners including the Capita...

We are delighted to present the ninth edition of the SELINA Newsletter, showcasing the latest project achievements, international engagements, and new resources that continue to support the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making across Europe and beyond. Here’s what you can explore in this issue: Highlights from the 5th Project Workshop in the Azores, Portugal - This edition features insights from th...