B-Cubed Project

As aftermath to the 7th national report to the CBD BE, IT, FR, DE and UK shared their approaches to target 6 on #InvasiveAlienSpecies and their current status in a meeting organised by the @BCubedProject. EASIN contributed to the discussion at Brussels meeting.

🎧 A new episode of #InsideBiodiversity is out now — and it is a must‑listen for anyone working in conservation, policy, or environmental science. 🌍 iDiv's Volker Hahn speaks with Dr. Taylor Dotson (@dots_t, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) about his new book "Conservation by the People" and rising polarisation around #biodiversity. In this episode, Dotson argues that conservation conflicts are not simply scientific disputes — they are deeply political, cultural, and emotional. And unless we recognise that, we risk repeating the mistakes made in the climate debate. Topics explored include: • Why biodiversity conflicts may surpass climate polarisation • How climate change became a “knowledge problem” — and why that approach failed • The dangers of politicising science • Why people can see the same landscape and the same science yet reach different conclusions • What “biodiversity democracy” could look like in practice A sharp, timely, and thought‑provoking conversation. Don’t miss it. 🔥 🔗 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

We need to protect and conserve at least 30% of the planet, but how do we decide where to protect? Key Biodiversity Areas are a critical tool for focusing on the most important places #ForNature. bit.ly/3Hddy6H #KBAs

📢 Submit your abstract for the final Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop! Join us in Barcelona and share your work on: 🌳Forests & Biodiversity, 🌾Soil–Water–Agriculture, 🔬Climate & Health through #EO, #GeoAI & #opendata. 🌐 earthmonitor.org/global-worksho…

See how climate change can rapidly reshape South Africa’s #avian landscape, with new MaxEnt modeling predicting significant range shifts and #biome crossings for both native and invasive species by 2070 under future #climate change model scenarios.⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14…

🚨Applications are now being accepted for iDiv’s Summer School 2026: Passion for Collecting – Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology! Meet the lecturers: 🔬Solveig F. Bucher – Herbaria & digital Collectomics @Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function 🌿Sebastian Gebauer – Collection-based biodiversity research @Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function 🌼Robert Rauschkolb – @PhenObs & phenological research using living collections 📅24–28 Aug 2026 📍Leipzig, Germany 🗓️Apply by 31 Mar 2026 🔗idiv.de/events/summers…

Climate change and #alienspecies: new risks for #biodiversity. EASIN contributes to the training of technical and educational personnel of Lombardy botanic gardens, organized by Bergamo Botanic Garden in the old town.

we performed a survey with experts on feasibility & urgency of structured monitoring for #UnionList #invasivespecies first step towards surveillance schemes for the #EURegulation pureportal.inbo.be/files/13695741…

#Monitoring is needed to track changes in biodiversity and support nature conservation efforts. 🪲 Researchers propose a roadmap for improving Europe’s biodiversity monitoring system 🇪🇺 A new article in @NatRevBiodiv Nature Reviews Biodiversity outlines a blueprint for a coordinated European biodiversity observation system, which aims to transform how we track and understand biodiversity change across the continent. By aligning diverse data streams — from field surveys and remote sensing to genomics and sensor networks — and identifying Essential Biodiversity Variables, this roadmap moves Europe closer to a truly integrated, transnational monitoring system for #biodiversity 🦉🦋🐿️🌿🍄 🔹 A harmonised system connecting monitoring efforts across countries and ecosystems 🔹 84 Essential Biodiversity Variables for consistent measurement 🔹 Establishment of a proposed European Biodiversity Observation Coordination Centre (EBOCC) to drive data integration and provide key information for decision-making. Read our press release: idiv.de/roadmap-for-eu… @Nestor_Fdez @miguel @AlettaBonn @MartinaViti1 @JoseValdezPhD @hmlfpereira @EuropaBon_H2020

📢 Call for submissions: "Beyond Digitization: Open Digital Curation of Collections-based Biodiversity Data." This topical collection aims to explore how AI and human annotations can enhance biodiversity data and flow back to source systems. See more: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1127