nathalie MORATA

Oceanographer by training, I'm interested in strengthening the link between science, society and politics, particularly through the valorization of research, scientific communication, citizen science and the science-policy interface.

As a researcher, I investigated during 13 years the impact of climate change on polar marine ecosystems. In parallel, education, outreach and science--society-policy interface have always been central to my concerns. Therefore in January 2023, I joined the French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB), as Head of the European and International Coordination Department. The department covers the FRB’s work on IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) and the CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity), and hosts the secretariat of Biodiversa (European Biodiversity Research Funding Network). We are also involved in EU funded projects aiming at strenghtening the link between scientists/experts and IPBES and CDB (CO-OP4CBD and RESPIN).

I am a member of the “climate crisis” and “education and communication” IUCN commissions.