About Us
Climate change accelerates biodiversity decline and biodiversity loss intensifies climate breakdown. Current national commitments under the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework do not live up to these challenges. Nature-based Climate Action (NBCA) is multi-actor, cross-sectoral collaborative commitments that integrate nature and biodiversity considerations within climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. NBCAs have the potential to complement national commitments, while responding to climate change-induc
Our Vision
BioCAM4 is an interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral research partnership dedicated to:
- Developing methodologies for mapping NBCA trends worldwide and assessing local opportunities and challenges for NBCAs with dedicated deep-dive studies in two world regions: East Africa and Central America.
- Engaging practitioners from local farming and tourism sectors and stakeholders from local governments and communities in the selected focus areas. On-site workshops and webinars will engage global institutions for policy recommendations, e.g., the UNFCCC, CBD, and global funding agencies while strengthening local capacity.
- Fostering leadership in the Global South and research collaboration through our focus areas in Africa and Central America.
News
New Publications: Making Global Climate Action work for Nature and People is a precursor to BioCAM4. This peer-reviewed article, led by project director Idil Boran and published by Environmental Science and Policy, sets the foundations for BioCAM4. The article is open access.
Boran, I., Pettorelli, N., Köberle, A. C., Borges, R. A., De Palma, A., Delgado, D., Deneault, A., Deprez, A., Imbach, P., Jennings, N. R., Salzmann, A. M., Widerberg, O., & Chan, S. (2024). Making Global Climate Action work for nature and people: Priorities for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience. Environmental Science & Policy, 159, 103803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103803
BioCAM4 team met in hybrid for project planning, June 6-7, 2024 in Bonn, Germany. The meeting was held during the Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2024. The meeting was hosted by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability.
We have sent a letter signed by over 140 scientists from nearly 50 countries asking the Parties and Presidents of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP29) to make high levels of integration between biodiversity and climate change agendas a priority both in the upcoming COP16 and COP29 and in the years to come. Specifically, the letter asks them to initiate processes towards the creation of a much-needed joint policy framework between the two conventions. View the letter here and contact Nathalie Pettorelli (Nathalie.Pettorelli@ioz.ac.uk) or Idil Boran (iboran@yorku.ca) to add your name as a signatory
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