At the end of two and a half years of work, under the combined auspices of the European Commission, the Council of Europe, and the United Nations Environment Programme-led Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP), the international seminar “Transport Infrastructure and Biodiversity at a nexus of challenges has convened diverse national, regional and international high-level actors or stakeholders into an event aiming at engaging in dialogue on the subject of infrastructure and biodiversity.
BISON’s results
WP3 – Existing and future synergies between infrastructure and biodiversity
- Overview of the results of the WP and website ‘Handbook for Action’ Carme Rosell & Luis M. Fernández – MINUARTIA
- Best practice identification: Eric Guinard – CEREMA & Eleni Chalkia – CERTH.
- Emerging trends, and digitalization: Andreas Seiler – SLU & Sylvain Moulherat – UPGE
WP4 – A strategic research agenda for biodiversity-friendly transport infrastructure in Europe
- The Strategic Research Agenda: Denis FRANÇOIS – UGE
- A new framework for research and innova- tion: Yannick AUTRET – MTECT
- Reflexion on implementing the SRA in Central and Eastern European countries: Ivo DOSTÁL -CDV
Testimony of regional networks for research and innovation on infrastructure and biodiversity
- USA – Fraser SHILLING – ICOET – US
- Africa – Wendy COLLINSON – ACLIE – ZA
- Oceania – Rodney VAN DER REE – ANET – AU
- Israël – Edward YOSSILEF – NETIVE- ISR
WP5 – Recommendations, future scenarios and innovation towards the mainstreaming
of Green & Grey infrastructure
- Recommendations towards the mainstreaming of Green & Grey Infrastructure: Matina LOUKEA – CERTH
- The European Defragmentation Map: Marita Böttcher – BfN
- Transport infrastructure life cycle tools, processes, and implementation barriers: Marius NISTORESCU – EPC Consultancy on behalf of WWF RO.
- Scenarios for the future: Catherine DE ROINCÉ – UPGE & Adewole ADESIYUN FEHRL
Capacity training tools for action
- Ceren Sila Husar and Maros Finka (STUBA)
Joint BISON and UNEP seminar entitled “Partnership for sustainable infrastructure”.
International panorama: Overview of Infrastructure and biodiversity nexus of Challenges
Moderator: Nathalie Morata – FRB
- Eoghan KELLY- Bern Convention program coordinator:
- Patrick MALLEJACQ – PIARC – General Secretary
- Nicolas BUCHOUD – G7/G20 – Sustainable Quality Infrastructure Investment
- Robert AMENT – IUCN/CLLC, Senior Conservationist
- Steve PHILIPS (CEDR, General Secretary)
- Pinar YILMAZERUIC – Sustainability Programme Snr. Advisor
How to reach symbiosis between infrastructures and biodiversity? Key results from the BISON project and the strategic agenda for research, Innovation, and Deployment
Moderator: Elizabeth LOSOS – Duke University
- Yannick AUTRET – MTECT, National Research Programme Manager
- Thierry GOGER – FEHRL General Secretary
- Charlotte NAVARRO Executive Secretary of the IENE association
- Carme ROSELL – Minuartia Senior expert on biodiversity and transport
- Andreas SEILER – SLU, IENE Scientific and Expert Committee chair
Research and Innovation as Drivers for transformative changes
Moderator: Yannick AUTRET – MTECT
– Sebastien DENIS – Europe’s Rail – Senior Programme Manager Sustainable and green solutions
– Elke HAHN – BMK – IENE – DACH, President of IENE
– Rainer SODTKE Biodiversa +, Vice Chair
– Nicolas WALTER, CoARA – Coordinator of the CoARA Secretariat European Commission
– Claudia CIUCA – CINEA – DG Research
– Edward Perry, OECD, Analyst – Climate, Biodiversity, and Water
The Role of private investments shaping the Incorporation of biodiversity into infrastructure
Moderator: Nicolas BUCHOUD – G7/G20 – Sustainable Quality Infrastructure Investment
– Introductive presentation “Scenarios for the future” Catherine DE ROINCÉ (UPGE) and Eleni CHALKIA (CERTH)
– Savina CARLUCCIO- ICSI, Executive Director
– Louis DOWNING – Global Infrastructure Basel, CEO
– Caroline LHUILLERY – ISO – TC 331, Committee Manager for Standardisation on Biodiversity
– Claire TUTENUIT – EPE, General Delegate
– Cédric VAN RIEL – Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation, Senior Integration Manager
Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership – a community of learners, the role of Hubs and Perspectives Moderator: Savina CARLUCCIO – Executive Director at International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI)
– Lazaros GEORGIADIS – CERTH
– Elizabeth LOSOS – Duke University
– Mladen MARKOVIC Roads of Serbia, Chief Engineer for the National Integration Program for Road Infrastructure
– Rowan PALMER – UNEP
– Rodney VAN DER REE – WSP in Australia & New Zealand
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 