AnaEE Science Conference 2026

Session

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

30 Sept 2026, 11:45

Palais de l'Europe

Description

Translating scientific insights into action: how AnaEE's results support ecosystem management and restoration for climate goals, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, and disaster risk reduction. Policy related abstracts are encouraged.

Keywords: science-policy interface, ecosystem services, SDGs, land use, policy impact, Nature-based Solutions

98. Keynote: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Nathalie Hilmi (Monaco Scientific Centre)

30/09/2026, 11:45

Oral

Translating scientific insights into action: how AnaEE's results support ecosystem management and restoration for climate goals, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, and disaster risk reduction.

18. JoNeF: Bringing Fungi into Biodiversity Monitoring and Environmental Decision-Making

Francesca Floccia (ISPRA)

30/09/2026, 12:15

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Oral

Fungi play essential roles in ecosystem functioning, nutrient cycling, soil health, plant interactions and habitat quality, yet they remain largely underrepresented in biodiversity monitoring systems and environmental decision-making processes. Across Europe, monitoring frameworks have traditionally focused on flora and fauna, while fungal diversity has received limited operational use despite...

75. Translating Science into Policy: Plan Bleu's Approach to Nature-based Solutions in the Mediterranean

Ms Eloise Eguerinel (Plan Bleu), Pilar Montaner Pastor (Plan BLeu)

30/09/2026, 12:30

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Oral

Background and objectives
The Mediterranean is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions, facing increasing pressures from biodiversity loss, land degradation, water scarcity and extreme climate events. Although research has significantly advanced the understanding of ecosystem functioning and Nature-based Solutions (NbS), integrating this knowledge into environmental policies...

76. Old-growth and Primary Forests as Nature-based Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

Stjepan Mikac (Univeristy of Zagreb, Faculty of forestry and wood technology, Institute of forest ecology and silviculture)

30/09/2026, 13:30

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Oral

Old-growth and primary forests are essential Nature-based Solutions for climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem resilience, and disaster risk reduction. Although afforestation and reforestation are widely promoted as carbon offset measures, protecting existing mature and undisturbed forests should be recognized as an equally important, and often more reliable, climate action....

81. Introducing BIOFORMA: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Mountain Norway Spruce Forests of the Dinaric Alps

Marko Orešković (University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology)

30/09/2026, 13:45

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Oral

Mountain Norway spruce-dominated forests are highly sensitive to climate warming, drought, windthrow and bark beetle outbreaks, while providing key ecosystem services such as carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, timber production and soil protection. BIOFORMA examines how adaptive forest management can act as a nature-based solution for climate adaptation and mitigation in these...

83. Strengthening agroecological research infrastructures through social and behavioural sciences: Understanding decision-making for sustainable transitions

Livia Madureira (CETRAD (Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies); UTAD (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro))

30/09/2026, 14:00

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Oral

The agroecological transition is not only a technical and environmental challenge but also a societal transformation driven by the decisions, interactions, and values of actors across agri-food systems. While technological and ecological innovations are essential to address climate change, biodiversity loss, food security, and rural sustainability, their successful development and...

74. Enhancing kelp resilience to climate change through phenotyping and conditioning

Neusa Martins (Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR/CIMAR LA), Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal)

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Poster

Kelp forests underpin nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation through biodiversity support, coastal productivity, carbon sequestration and contributions to the blue economy. However, ocean warming and increasingly frequent marine heatwaves are driving widespread declines, reducing their capacity to deliver these benefits. Enhancing kelp thermal resilience is therefore...

87. MICROBES-4-CLIMATE: Advancing climate change research using microbial resources

Joseph Timkovsky (AnaEE-ERIC)

Session 5: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

Poster

MICROBES-4-CLIMATE (M4C) is a Horizon Europe INFRASERV project. It aims to deepen the comprehension of the complex relationships among microorganisms, plants, and soil within the framework of Climate Change. By offering access to advanced Research Infrastructures, training, and assistance, the project seeks to encourage research tackling the multifaceted challenges presented by Climate Change...

19. Workshop 2: Translating Ecosystem Research into Policy

Mr Janko Arsić (AnaEE-ERIC)

Oral

Scope: This stakeholder workshop aims to examine how ecosystem research outputs can be effectively translated into policy-relevant evidence through structured stakeholder engagement, supporting the development of actionable policy briefs or policy papers, supporting the SDG's. It aligns with Session #5 on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) by strengthening the link between scientific evidence...