Last September 23 our scientific coordinator Yana Yakushina presented the PLAN-B Project and AquaPLAN sister projects at the EU Science Booth during the CBD COP17 Armenia, sharing a short presentation about our projects and distributed printed materials, including policy briefs and project descriptions, raising awareness of light and noise pollution among the global community.
At this event, Yana was joined by amazing women presenting their initiatives: the SEA-Quester (Paige Hellbaum Eikeland), MarineSABRES (Fenja Kroos, Teresa Spantzel & Emma Verling) and Naturescapes projects (Helen Toxopeus and Charlotte Demonsant), in a great opportunity to exchange experiences on different projects, our work, and the impact these initiatives can have on the EU and globally.
Yana underlined that each project has strong links between science, environmental protection and policy, demonstrating how research can help shape future decisions and policymaking.
Participants exchanged ideas on a range of topics, shared advocacy experiences, and discussed project financing. The latter was particularly interesting. One point that stood out was the importance of recognising the impact of our work at the local and regional levels, where we can often see the results most directly.
We’re truly thankful for this insightful experience. It was a great pleasure to meet and engage with new people, as well as finally meet in person those we had already been in touch with for some time.
It was also a great pleasure to showcase our international collaboration with Brazil. I have invited our friends and colleagues from ABEMA – Associação Brasileira de Entidades Estaduais de Meio Ambiente, who shared their Brazilian experiences on NBSAPs and nature conservation.
