How can we concretely finance improvements in biodiversity at the territorial level, in line with global, European, and national objectives (KMGBF, SDGs, NRP, etc.), while also meeting the reporting requirements of companies and funding bodies?
This is precisely the challenge addressed by the FORBES project, on which we are working with our partners.
Its ambition is to:
- design and develop hybrid financing mechanisms to deploy territorial biodiversity monitoring tools and equip local authorities
- make these tools accessible to companies—particularly infrastructure developers—to help meet requirements such as CSRD reporting
In other words, the goal is to create a tangible link between ecological data, public policies, and corporate strategies.
Today, these discussions have taken on an operational dimension. Our CEO, Sylvain Moulherat, traveled to Paris alongside our partners from UMI SOURCE at UVSQ (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), including our new PhD student Reina Naaman and Laurent Dalmas, as well as Delphine Albouy (DEB) and Annabelle Cluzeau (DGITM), to work collectively, exchange ideas, and move these topics forward in a concrete way.
At the heart of these discussions: the development of financing mechanisms for territorial biodiversity monitoring tools, led by local authorities and accessible to companies subject to CSRD requirements.
In a context where expectations around biodiversity are rapidly increasing for both businesses and public stakeholders, this work is becoming highly tangible.
The project is progressing, and we will continue to support it by regularly sharing updates as it takes shape.