Biodiversity relevant transformative changes in spatial planning

Biodiversity relevant transformative changes in spatial planning

When

18 November 2024    
15:00 - 16:30

Where

Event Type

The webinar organized by the Biovalue project, titled “Unlocking Biodiversity Value in Spatial Planning,” aims to present the project’s findings and initiate a dialogue on the opportunities for integrating economic and financial instruments into spatial planning processes and environmental assessments to enhance biodiversity value in society. During the event, 24 generic economic and financial instruments will be analyzed for their impact on biodiversity within the context of spatial planning and environmental assessment, exploring their transformative change potential.

Registration to participate in the event is open until November 15. Interested parties are kindly requested to register at the following link

Program:

Time Activity
14:00 Welcome and introduction to the BioValue project
14:05 Plenary session
Presentation of the relevance of economic and financial instruments for spatial planning
Implications from the EU Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy
14:30 Working sessions
Discussion focused on 3 themes:
– Potential instruments to facilitate biodiversity enhancement in spatial planning and practical examples
– Factors preventing the use of economic and financial instruments in spatial development practices
– Actors and actions for developing and implementing economic and financial instruments to address challenges in spatial planning
15:10 Plenary session
Presentation of results and key elements emerging from the discussion rooms
15:20 Q&A and final remarks