Environment

Tackling the climate challenge with biodiversity

Droughts, water stress, heat waves, an increase in extreme events, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, etc. The erosion of biodiversity is currently a major global concern. Natural ecosystems need to be better protected and preserved.

Climate change is also a major driver of biodiversity erosion – biodiversity being essential to the natural development of all the planet’s ecosystems. Therefore, these are undeniably two of the greatest environmental challenges of our time.

With this in mind, in 2019 the Foundation decided to rename its international philanthropic programme from “Climate Initiative” to “Climate & Biodiversity Initiative“, shifting the focus of the call for projects on supporting scientific research on climate and biodiversity.

Supporting scientific research on climate and biodiversity

As part of its commitment to the environment , since 2010, the BNP Paribas Foundation has been supporting research on climate and biodiversity by working with international research teams.

The project in numbers

€7M

given in 3 years to promote and fund 11 projects *

*projects connected to scientific research related to coastal ecosystems and seaside