BIO-CAPITAL links finance, policy, and remote sensing to redefine biodiversity’s value. Led by Oikoplus, the team uses clear narratives—like the zoo metaphor—to explain how geospatial analytics and financial tools can attract private investment for biodiversity protection.
Commentary by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík: For decades, biodiversity was seen as a moral and ecological duty, not a financial one. Now, as climate finance expands and sustainability enters boardrooms, the question has shifted from whether to invest in nature to how. Biodiversity urgently needs a viable business model.
BIO-CAPITAL will be present at the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna to present new research on biodiversity certificates.
The RESTOREID project aims at unnderstanding the links between biodiversity, restoration, and disease spillover. Lucinda Kirkpatrick is the coordinator of the EU-funded initiative and a Lecturer at the University of Bangor. She met with BIO-CAPITAL for an Interview.
At a pivotal gathering in Prague, the BIO-CAPITAL consortium advanced its mission to link biodiversity conservation with innovative financial and geospatial solutions.
BIO-CAPITAL is excited to announce its partnership with the International Multidisciplinary Conference for Young Researchers (MCYR) 2025.
17 Partner organizations from 13 countries meet in Prague for the BIO-CAPITAL consortium meeting.
In a promising move for environmental sustainability and public health, Hynek Roubík, coordinator of the BIO-CAPITAL project, and Lucinda Kirkpatrick, coordinator of the RESTOREID project, recently met to explore ways their projects could collaborate — and the potential is exciting.
In a move set to boost innovation in sustainable finance, two major EU-backed initiatives — BioFin and BIO-CAPITAL — are teaming up to fast-track research and collaboration in the rapidly evolving field of green finance.
In this interview, Diego Ibáñez, Communication Manager of the RESTOREID project, and Hynek Roubík, coordinator of BIO-CAPITAL, talk about the synergies between their projects, their common goals and how stakeholder involvement is crucial to the success of the projects.
The results of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome, are confirmation that BIO-CAPITAL can make an important contribution.
For biodiversity finance to drive real change, it must be widely understood and trusted. BIO-CAPITAL’s Work Package 6, led by Oikoplus is developing a communication, dissemination and engagement strategy to bridge the gap between research and real-world impact.
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