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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🗒️ This webinar will show how to position your Concept Note for transformational change - with examples from current GCBC projects and our definition of Evidence Products. 📄 Can't join live? Register anyway - you'll get the recording and slides. All RGC4 call documents: lnkd.in/gaHQx9j4

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌍 Planning to apply to our 4th research call? Join our next RGC4 webinar: Positioning GCBC Research for Impact and the RGC4 Concept Note. 📅 Tuesday 13 October, 12:00 BST ⏱️ 45 minutes, in English 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/ewPx4_93 📝 RGC4 open to Concept Notes from 1 October (expected). #GCBC #RGC4

RGC4 Webinar 2: Positioning for Impact & the Concept Note, Tuesday 13 October, 12:00-12:45 (BST), Link in post

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌿 Last chance to register: Making Biodiversity Assessment Count. Join the GCBC team and experts from Lancaster, Oxford and ESPOL to explore how assessment can be more inclusive and influential. 📅 Tue 6 Oct, 15:00 BST 🔗 lnkd.in/e5x4nKGd #GCBC #Biodiversity #ClimateResilience #Conservation

Alt text: Image shows Busran and Pak Ilyas from Koperasi Mandiri Pematang Gadung Sejahtera attach a camera trap to a tree trunk in West Kalimantan, as part of biodiversity monitoring work. Text reads Biodiversity Briefing: Making Biodiversity Assessment Count, Tues 6 Oct, 3-4pm (BST).

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌿 Join GCBC for our next Biodiversity Briefing: Making Biodiversity Assessment Count This panel and Q&A brings together GCBC researchers to explore how biodiversity assessment can be more inclusive and influential. 📅 Tues 6 Oct 26 🕒 3-4pm (BST) 🔗 More and Register: tinyurl.com/2z4abp3u

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌎Missed our RGC4 Theme Launch webinar? Catch up now. The recording covers the RGC4 Theme Paper: focal geographies (Amazon, Congo Basin, Coral Triangle), research priorities and eligibility criteria. 🔗 Watch now: tinyurl.com/3ads6c85 📄 More on RGC4: www.gcbc.org.uk/grants/ #GCBC #RGC4

Introducing RGC4. Three regions. One drive for transformative change. Theme Webinar. Recording Available.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌍 Last call: today's webinar presents the theme for GCBC's Research Grant Competition 4 (RGC4): Enabling transformative change by tackling biodiversity loss in the Amazon, Congo Basin & Coral Triangle. 📅 Today, 12:00–12:45 (BST) 🎙️ shorturl.at/ooE7u @unep.org nep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

Introducing RGC4: Theme Launch Webinar, Tuesday 8 September, 12:00-12:45 (BST). Link in post.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The RGC4 Theme Paper, published today, sets out our research priorities, high-level eligibility and indicative research questions ⬇️ 📄 Read more: shorturl.at/cEip0 🎙️ Register for the Launch Webinar: Tues 8 Sept 12:00-12:45 (BST) 🔗https://shorturl.at/ooE7u 🗓️ Concept Notes open Oct 2026

Want more info?
Read the full Themes Paper:
Register for the RGC4 Themes Announcement webinar. Tues 8 Sept, 12:00-12:45 (BST)

Open to Concept October 2026.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔎RGC4 looks beyond individual species and sites to the systems driving loss - commodity markets, financing, governance and political economy. GCBC aims to fund projects across terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems, creating a balanced portfolio of projects across ecosystems under pressure.

Text Reads: In the Amazon, agriculture, extractive industries and weak governance drive deforestation — worsened by fire and climate change.

In the Coral Triangle, Climate change, overfishing and land-use change in terrestrial ecosystems are key drivers of biodiversity decline.

In the Congo Basin, forest loss is linked to smallholder agriculture, fuel production and weak governance, with valuable peatlands facing vulnerability to climate change from oil and gas development

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🌎 Today we're pleased to announce the theme for GCBC's 4th Research Grant Competition (RGC4): ▶️ Enabling transformative change: addressing drivers of biodiversity loss in three critical regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin and the Coral Triangle.

Text reads: Introducing RGC4: Three Regions. One drive for transformative change.

Text Reads: RGC4 Theme: Enabling transformative change: addressing drivers of biodiversity loss in three critical regions.

Text reads: The UK Government's Nature Security Assessment identified six regions of strategic ecological importance due to their vulnerability. Three of those regions fall within GCBC's remit, and form the focus of RGC4.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"To achieve successful outcomes for people and the planet, the interconnections between biodiversity loss, climate change and livelihoods demand more systemic understanding." – Prof Tim Benton, Chair of GCBC's Independent Expert Advisor Group #GCBC #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Conservation

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢🌍 GCBC's new Research Strategy is live today, setting the direction for our work ahead. Next week, that direction becomes action with the theme launch of GCBC's fourth Research Grant Competition (RGC4). 🚀 Read the full Research Strategy: shorturl.at/OZKbn

Front cover of the GCBC Research Strategy. Image of beach on San Tome.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌍 On World Conservation Day: wildlife and cultural heritage exist side by side and need management that supports both. 📖 Our latest blog from BioRes working in Tama, Ethiopia, shows how we're protecting not just biodiversity, but knowledge and practices built up over generations: shorturl.at/UViN6

Alt Text: Overhead view of community members in the Tama CCA ranking ecosystem service photo cards on a woven mat, with audio recorders capturing the discussion.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎥Watch Now: From Evidence to Engagement What turns biodiversity research into lasting change? 🗣️ We brought together researchers, practitioners and policy stakeholders from across the GCBC network to explore how research moves from evidence to impact. ▶️ Watch the recording here: shorturl.at/Np4Wi

Text Reads: Biodiversity Briefings From Evidence to Engagement. Recording Available. Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

GCBC, a UK ODA programme funded by Defra, helping developing countries protect biodiversity and build climate resilience. 🌿See all 12 funded projects: tinyurl.com/mr2a2xhd 🚀That's not all - RGC4 will launch its themes soon. Follow us to find out more. #GCBC #Biodiversity #ClimateResilience

RGC4 themes launching soon ... Follow GCBC for updates

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Together, the projects will deliver Nature-based Solutions and systems thinking to address key conservation challenges, including: 🌱Restoring mangroves in Malaysia 🐄Sustainable cattle production in South Africa 🌾Climate-resilient agroforestry in Montserrat 🐟Food security in São Tomé and Príncipe

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🌍 £10 million. 12 projects. 5 regions. We're proud to announce the 12 new projects awarded funding through our third Research Grant Competition (RGC3) — supporting solutions for people, nature and climate 🌱👇

£10 million. 12 projects. 5 regions. GCBC Grants Announcement

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🌱 Can climate and nature investments create resilient livelihoods and inclusive opportunity? Join GCBC for an expert-led discussion hosted by DAI for London Climate Action Week. 🌍 Climate, Nature & Jobs: Turning Alignment into Action 📅 23 June, 5:30–8:00 📍 London 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/eAqBI

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Why study bees in smart reforestation? 🐝 In Panama’s Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, communities, scientists and schoolchildren are monitoring bees, restoring ecosystems, and shaping forest recovery through local knowledge and education🌳 📄 Explore the full story: lnkd.in/eYxXqRqZ

A group of local school children taken from behind waiving their colouring books in the air.

Three children holding their colouring books over their faces. One child has eyes visible.

Fromt cover of El Mundo de los Polinizadores—an educational trilingual colouring book on the importance of bees in Ngäbe-Buglé communities. The book was written by Danny Hernández Cuadra and William Wciso, and translated into Buglére by Leon Santos and Ngäbere by Gabriel Santo. The design and illustrations were created by Damond Kyllo.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🌿Great to see Missouri Botanical Garden on KSDK News! Led by Dr Carmen Puglisi, the team is carrying out six missions in Tompotika, Indonesia, with local communities, using traditional knowledge for conservation and climate resilience. 📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsuv...

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St. Louis scientists on a global mission to save rare species

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🌿Good evidence doesn’t always speak for itself. What actually helps policymakers engage with evidence - and what gets in the way? 📘Our new toolkit 'From Evidence to Engagement', built from grantee insights, explores exactly that. 🔗https://shorturl.at/eKlMU #PolicyEngagement #ResearchImpact #GCBC

1. From Evidence to Engagement: A Toolkit for Working with Policymakers

2. Start Where You Are
Engagement doesn’t require finished results or formal influence goals - early engagement builds trust, aligns research with needs, and supports future uptake when timed to local context and readiness.

Trust, Relationships, and Practice
Engagement works best through ongoing relationships built on trust, regular contact, informal exchange, and seeing work on the ground.

There Is No Single Pathway
There is no single route into policy engagement - projects connect through multiple entry points, with stronger impact when aligned with existing decisions and local systems.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🌱 Soil organic matter decline is threatening livelihoods in Ethiopia - but there’s hope. 🌺In the Bilate catchment, our CROSSROADS project, is testing three under-used plants, and the early findings are promising. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eusYW7FN #Biodiversity #ClimateResilience #SoilHealth

Alt Image: Professor Jo Smith measures soil infiltration in a field as a group of children, only feet visible, stand and sit around observing the experiment.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🌱🍫In the Ecuadorian Amazon, Kichwa farmers and Oxford researchers explore soil life to grow sustainable cocoa. 🌎Using co-designed tools blending Indigenous and scientific knowledge, they monitor soil, insects, and pests as a collective response to environmental change. More ▶️ lnkd.in/eBcsV_BT

When science and the earth speak: an agroecology student and a farmer explore how the soil breathes. Together, they listen to the sound of hydrogen peroxide reacting - revealing the hidden vitality of organic matter.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🌱Across GCBC projects in Madagascar, Cambodia, Kenya, and Indonesia are exploring how finance mechanisms can empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) as decision-makers and entrepreneurs. 📖 Read our blog from West Kalimantan: Turning Biodiversity into Livelihoods: shorturl.at/e1JxL

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🌍 As the UK hosts #IPBES12 in Manchester, Business and Finance Day puts the spotlight on the private sector’s role in accelerating #NaturePositive outcomes. 🔑But mobilising capital is only the first step. Real impact depends on who holds power, where finance flows, and how it’s used, by whom.

The inset image shows Terita Deare, Plan Vivo and Putra from YIARI on location in West Kalimantan. The quote by Terita reads 'closing the climate and nature funding gap depends on practical pathways for the private sector to invest in a nature-positive future – one that incentivises private finance and channels it directly to the communities and landscapes that need it most.'

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

💧Wetlands are more than just water and reeds; they’re where culture and environment intertwine. On #WorldWetlandsDay, we spotlight funded project ILWGAWS, working to protect one of Ghana’s most ecologically significant wetlands: the Greater Amanzule🌿 Discover more on ILWGAWS: shorturl.at/goKrm

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

📖 Learn to take inclusive action for nature with our Inclusive Nature Action Principles: lnkd.in/eFbW3MGp #SustainableDevelopment #Conservation #Biodiversity #climatechange

6. Discover points 6–8 and explore the full article on what our research projects taught us about partnering with IPLCs - link in the post!

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🌍 GCBC projects from Panama to Ethiopia, Madagascar to Vietnam show how local partnerships make research equitable, meaningful and grounded in real community needs. Inclusive engagement boosts conservation success and shared outcomes. #IndigenousKnowledge #CommunityEngagement #GCBC

3. Informed Consent
Free, Prior and Informed Consent is essential to building trust and long-term collaboration, giving communities time, information, and agency needed to shape research in ways that reflect their knowledge and priorities.

4. Communications and Transparency
Clear, inclusive, and transparent communication is vital to research, supporting trust, informed decision-making, social inclusion, and stronger connections with and between local community groups.

5. Power Dynamics
Understanding and addressing power dynamics - among researchers, communities, and within households - is essential to ensuring equitable participation, confident engagement, and shared ownership of research outcomes.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🌿 Working with Indigenous Peoples & local communities: 8 GCBC Research Lessons 📄Read the full article: lnkd.in/edTD3RzK Effective conservation & sustainable development relies on inclusive research with IPLCs built on trust, shared benefit, and respect for Indigenous knowledge. #InclusiveResearch

Image says: Working with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs): 8 Lessons from GCBC Research

Image says: 1. Early and Continued Engagement

Meaningful partnerships with IPLCs work best when engagement starts early, continues throughout the research, and is built on long-term relationships, ongoing dialogue, and shared evaluation.

2. Community-Led Research Framing
Research is most effective when IPLCs help co-create the research questions from the outset, ensuring agendas align with their own priorities, knowledge, and ways of working.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🌱 The training covered seagrass value, degradation trends, restoration methods, site selection & monitoring, plus a field visit to Cù Lao Chàm. Partners are now refining plans and turning research into action for livelihoods & seagrass 💪 🗺️ Discover where GCBC is working: www.gcbc.org.uk/projects

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🌿 At GCBC, our Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) provides light-touch, on-demand support shaped by partner needs. 🌊 Recently, WWF Viet Nam and Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area, joined a 3-day, locally led training to strengthen seagrass restoration capacity.

The image shows five members of the GCBC project team during their first field survey in Cù Lao Chàm, Vietnam, on 21 August 2025. The team is pictured on a boat (four men and one woman). Photo credit: GCBC project team, Vietnam. The text reads TRIALS: Translating Research into Action for Livelihoods and Seagrass.

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🌍 Don’t miss the next ENHANCES Global Lectureship Talk 📅 27 Jan | 15:00 GMT Ms Gaitrie Usha Satnarain, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, will explore how reflexive governance shapes stakeholder engagement in mangrove conservation and coastal resilience. 👉 Register enhancesproject.org/lecture-5/

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The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate @gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

🌍🌿The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC) works with partners globally to connect science, policy, and practice to drive conservation action, protect livelihoods, and build climate resilience. Stay Updated – Explore Now: www.gcbc.org.uk

Two Southern Yellow-Crested Gibbons (mother and child) in a tree in the Keo Seima Wildlife Park, Cambodia. Photo taken by Wildlife Conversation Society, Cambodia.

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