Mistra BIOPATH´s first Annual Report is out!
Mistra BIOPATH has got off to a strong start! In the past fifteen months, we’ve solidified our position as a key hub for applicable research on biodiversity and the integration of biodiversity considerations into financial decision-making processes.
The significance of our programme is underscored by the increasing attention that we are receiving, not least in forms of invitations to join new collaborations and requests to share our findings. There is clearly a need among financial institutions, firms, and policymakers for research and assistance to help them to address biodiversity concerns.
Through our constructive collaborations between academia and high-profile partners we have a unique opportunity to co-create new knowledge and contribute to capacity building among key stakeholders. To date, our efforts have primarily focused on the “MAP & ASSESS” tasks.
We have dedicated ourselves to identifying and analysing leading research, key players, and significant policy frameworks and initiatives at the crossroads of biodiversity and financial decisions. As this phase nears completion, we are gearing up to tackle next tasks where innovative tools and approaches will be developed and tested with the vision to promote transformative change.
During the first phase of our programme, we have also invested in developing a dynamic communication platform. This initiative fosters a vibrant exchange of ideas and proposals within our programme community, laying a robust foundation for our collective work. In this journey, we remain inspired and motivated by the potential to make a meaningful difference in integrating biodiversity considerations into the realm of financial decision-making, setting a new standard for sustainability in the economic landscape.
This journey has only just begun, and we look forward to contributing to reaching its end goal of halting and reversing biodiversity loss. Finally, I want to express my gratitude to the BIOPATH team – experienced researchers, young scholars with new mindsets and engaged partners – all dedicated to take on this grand challenge. Our will to make a different is what unites us.
Susanne Arvidsson, Programme Director Mistra BIOPATH