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After a COP15 on biodiversity with mixed results - better than expected, not strong enough for what needs to be done - scientific research such as that conducted at INRAE is more necessary than ever. It feeds into the stream of scientific results from around the world, documenting the extent of biodiversity degradation that is jeopardising the provision of associated ecosystem services, and identifying appropriate ways of slowing it down. However, the COP also clearly shows that political interactions largely determine the scope for action. In this respect, research is also urgently needed to gain a better understanding of these negotiation processes in order to develop more effective global and local biodiversity governance arrangements that are tailored to the challenges of agriculture, food and social well-being.

The BIOSEFAIR metaprogramme aims to support the deployment of such research within INRAE so that the very substantial sum of results produced on biodiversity and ecosystem services leads to proposals for transforming the systems in place, going beyond a comprehensive analysis.
This is a difficult task and a high ambition, commensurate with the stakes involved, but also with the very rich capabilities that are present within INRAE.

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