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BESAFE General Assembly and Project Meeting, Seville
24.10.2013 |
 The BESAFE General Assembly and Project Meeting took place on 15 – 17 October 2013, in Seville, Spain. The aim of the meeting was to mark the progress of the project in the middle of its lifespan, and set clear objectives and steps to be taken in the future.
Among the hot topics during the meeting in Seville were the progress of the 12 case studies, the preliminary results of the two comparative cases and the development of two project products – the online biodiversity arguments database and the final web tool.
The aim of BESAFE is to improve our understanding of the alternative ways in which concepts for the ‘value of biodiversity’ can be used to improve biodiversity policy making. To achieve that BESAFE uses 12 case studies to investigate how much importance people attribute to alternative arguments for the protection of biodiversity and how this relates to ecosystem services. During the meeting in Seville the progress of the 12 case studies was assessed.
Steps were also taken towards the preparation of the planned online biodiversity arguments database and the associated web tool for policy makers. Possible users and uses were discussed and decided on.
It was decided that prior to the scheduled Science policy Meeting in Brussels two policy briefs will be produced to raise awareness on two carefully selected topics. BESAFE is also planning several publications during the second half of the project lifespan, where the consortium is preparing to make tangible project results visible.
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