The conference “Fit for Biodiversity – Solutions for the Agri-Food Sector” will take place on 6. and October 7, 2026 in Brussels (Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union, Rue Belliard 60-62). It brings together stakeholders from the agricultural and food sector to discuss practical solutions for more biodiversity along the value chain.
Who is the event for?
The English-language conference is aimed at specialists and managers as well as decision-makers from food companies, science and research, standardization organizations, NGOs, politics, biodiversity-related expert groups, associations of the agricultural and food industry and cross-sector initiatives. The language of the event is English.
About the conference
Fit for Biodiversity – Solutions for the Agriculture and Food Sector brings together different perspectives to address key challenges of biodiversity management in agricultural and food systems. By combining proven approaches, new methods and current regulatory developments, the conference provides orientation and supports well-founded decisions along the entire value chain.
The entire venue is wheelchair accessible. Vegetarian and vegan catering is provided.
Key topics
- Making an impact: Best practices for biodiversity in agricultural supply chains
- Understanding: Successfully implementing biodiversity assessments along the value chain
- Insights: Relevant knowledge on biodiversity certificates and credits
- Discover: Incentive models to promote biodiversity-friendly agriculture
- Communicate: Communicating biodiversity measures clearly and credibly
- Take into account: Important legal framework conditions and requirements
The complete, current program can be found here on the conference website.
About Fit for Biodiversity
The conference is part of the EU-LIFE project Fit for Biodiversity, officially “Biodiversity Governance and Performance in the Food Sector”. The Global Nature Fund (GNF) is the project partner responsible for coordinating the EU-LIFE project. Other project partners are the Food for Biodiversity association, Meo Carbon Solutions, Justus Liebig University Giessen and the Lake Constance Foundation.
