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European Topic Centre Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE)

The European Topic Centre Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE) is a Consortium of 24 European organisations, led by NIVA and working in partnership with the European Environment Agency (EEA) under a Framework Partnership Agreement for the period 2023-2026. The consortium has expertise in the topic area of terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity and ecosystems. Biodiversity and ecosystems is one of five strategic work areas in the EEA-Eionet Strategy 2021-2030.

About the project

The ETC BE provides scientific and data-technical support to EEA through the following activities:

  • Support to the implementation of the range of EU directives, strategies and policies constituting the environmental acquis.
  • Designing and providing support for monitoring requirements and approaches for tracking progress towards the implementation of the 8th EAP and European Green Deal, including EEA’s input to mid-term reviews of underlying policies, particularly the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, Farm to Fork Strategy, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, and the various sector policies.
  • Contributing to integrated systemic assessments of terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems focusing on effects under climate change and to mitigate climate change, on cumulative drivers and pressures on these ecosystems, as well as socio-economic implications of solutions.

 

In 2025, NIVA leads or co-leads the following tasks:

  • WISE-SoE support (task manager: Jannicke Moe)
  • Update of freshwater indicators (task manager: Kari Austnes)
  • Antimicrobial resistance in the environment (task manager: Pawel Krzeminski)
  • EEA marine indicators (task manager: Therese Harvey)
  • Marine Messages III (task manager: Jesper Andersen)
  • Effects of multiple human pressures and climate change in Europe’s seas (task manager Jesper Andersen; deputy task manager Andy Stock)
  • Content development for information systems (WISE Freshwater and WISE Marine) (deputy task manager: Jannicke Moe)

 

NIVA furthermore contributes to the following tasks (lead contributor in paranthesis):

  • Assessment of chemical mixtures in European surface waters (Jannicke Moe)
  • Nature Restoration Regulation  – Knowledge Services (Laurence Carvalho)
  • Nature Restoration Regulation Reporting (Laurence Carvalho)
  • 25.000 km of free-flowing rivers (Kate Hawley)
  • European Marine Litter Integrated Assessment (Ciarán Murray)