BIO-CAPITAL Consortium Meeting in Prague

17 Partner organizations from 13 countries meet in Prague for the BIO-CAPITAL consortium meeting.

The BIO-CAPITAL project was launched ten months ago to develop methods for finding new ways to protect biodiversity by linking satellite earth observation data with innovative financial market tools. Since then, the 17 project partners from 13 countries have started their work in the six different work packages. 

The consortium will meet in the Czech capital, Prague, at the end of March. The project partners can expect intensive work days at the Czech University of Life Sciences, where the Biogas Research Team will host the meeting as project coordinator. 

Over three days, the teams involved in the project will hold in-depth technical discussions on the implementation of their research and development projects. The first day of the meeting will be used to bring the numerous participants up to date and to inform each other about the status of the work packages and the five use case areas in the Alps, Southern England, Southern France, Romania and Slovenia. 

On the second day of the meeting, working groups will focus on the next steps in each work package. Close dialogue between partners is important here – after all, the aim is to link concrete environmental protection work, biodiversity monitoring by satellite and financial instruments. The agenda also leaves room for informal dialogue, networking and getting to know each other personally. 

After all, European projects can be carried out in large consortia in a strictly formal way, but only through personal networking do they become truly collaborative projects. This creates multinational and multidisciplinary teams that have a real impact.