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354 identify the research gaps and validated research results to support public policies and stakeholder actions on the biodiversity and infectious diseases interface. Advocating Biodiversity Conservation and  Its Sustainable Use Based on  Scientific Results The Foundation produces documents that synthesize research results for better ownership by public and private decision makers. The latest one was related to the epidemic of Lyme disease in Europe. FRB is also a member of several organizations such as IPBES, the European network Eklipse on science-based decision for biodiversity, the European research network on biodiversity (BiodivERsA) and CDB, all of which deal with Biodiversity and health. At the national level FRB is a member of the National group for Environment and Health and co-leader of the group ‘Biodiversity and Health’ with the French Ministry of Environment. 15.3.4.3 What Works Well The networking, at national, European and international levels, is very efficient and several messages related to the preservation of biodiversity have been effectively passed to stakeholders (members of the Foundation’s strategic orientation council), to the ministries, within the French delegation for the CBD and IPBES and to the European or international working groups. The first results (CESAB research project) have found a strong echo among stakeholders and are recognized within the scientific community. For more achievements of the project, see: Ezenwa et  al. 2015; García-Peña et  al. 2016; Suzán et  al. 2015. 15.3.4.4 Main Challenges The first challenge faced by the Foundation is to find money to support research to fill knowledge gaps and contribute to the building of sound evidence bases. The second challenge is to find more effective levers to transform knowledge into relevant action to preserve both biodiversity and the health of humans, animals and plants. Contact information: http://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/fr/ and http://www. cesab.org/index.php/fr/projets-passes/59-biodis H. Keune et al.