On 25 - 27 May, BMD will host its first All Hands Meeting in the beautiful Barcelona, Spain, to discuss plans for the project 🌴 We're excited to share this journey with you, so stay tuned for live updates on Bluesky 📸 #BMDmeets26

BMD coordinator Niels Raes collaborated with project participants from @b-cubed.eu, @onestop-project.eu, @mambo-project.eu, Guarden Project, and AURORA Project (H2020) on a policy brief titled “The Lag from Observation to Information” 📝🐦 ➡️ Check it out on Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1993...

📊 In this episode of #BMDexplained, @sharifx.bsky.social from @naturalis.bsky.social outlines the challenges of integrating biodiversity data from diverse sources. Watch the full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3EE...

Are you a #biodiversity researcher? 🐟 Here's some good news - the @lifewatcheric.bsky.social #BEeS2026 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 15 May for early submissions and 2 June for late submissions 📅 👉 Check out the topics and send your abstract: www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2026-ab...

🦦 If you missed the @b-cubed.eu training that showcased emerging approaches on how to make biodiversity data more actionable in practice, you can still access the training materials here: b-cubed.eu/news/b-cubed...

Still haven't watched our introductory video? 👀 👉 Find it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqaO...

Had fun searching for the 🐆? Why not try it in real life too? 🌍 For Natura 2000 Day, @ec.europa.eu wants you to join or organise a small "nature challenge"! The Bioblitz 2026 will allow you to record as many wild species as you can from #Natura2000 sites between 14-25 May. 👉More: lnkd.in/dKwVvE-2

What did we accomplish during #BioMonWeek2026? And why is BioMonWeek so important for BMD and all other biodiversity monitoring projects? Our project coordinator @nielsraes.bsky.social says it all 👀 🌳 Curious to know how BMD was present at the conference? Read our overview blog: lnkd.in/gnrTW_r5

#BioMonWeek2026 Day 3 is in full motion! 🌟 At today's session on "Biodiversity Data Cubes", at 10:00 AM, Niels Billiet explained how BMD uses a data cubing engine to analyse biodiversity monitoring data 📊

Today at the @egu.eu General Assembly, BMD partners will talk about the BMD project and how it utilises the FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs) for data-driven decision making! 🕛 7 May, 14:05 - 14:15 📍Austria Center Vienna, room 2.33 Read the abstract here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-...

Highlights from #BioMonWeek2026 Day 2 💧🫶 Yesterday at 10:00, BMD partner Olaf Bánki presented during the session "Tools for data use, curation, and management". He talked about the connection between policy-relevant species data and the Catalogue of Life 🐦

Today, you can find us at #BioMonWeek2026 sharing a booth with @mambo-project.eu and @onestop-project.eu 🌿 Our stakeholder engagement rep Tami Wooldridge will answer any questions you might have about working with us. Come find out more about how we support biodiversity monitoring in Europe 🫶

Today's the day! 🌟 #BioMonWeek2026 has officially begun and we can't wait to show you what BMD has done so far. See you at our booth tomorrow from 8:30 onwards! 👀 👉 Learn more about the sessions BMD will contribute to here: bmd-project.eu/news/bmd-wil...

We're counting down the days until #BioMonWeek2026! Will we see you there in 4 days? 🤩 👉 Check out the sessions where BMD will participate here: bmd-project.eu/news/bmd-wil...

Now live: the Biodiversity Meets Data (BMD) introductory video! 🌍 👉 Watch the video on YouTube and learn more about BMD and the Biodiversity Explorer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqaO...

BMD is joining #BioMonWeek2026 as a co-host of a booth with @mambo-project.eu and @onestop-project.eu to showcase biodiversity monitoring tools🌳🫶 Find out more about the event here: bmd-project.eu/news/bmd-wil...

🌊 Check out @marco-bolo.bsky.social's new infographic on the link between Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) here: marcobolo-project.eu/eovs-ebvs-in...

📢 ARISE is seeking a new Programme Manager. As BMD relies on ARISE’s AI species identification portal, we’re happy to share this opportunity with our community. 🔗 Details of the vacancy are shared here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

👉 You can now sign up for the ECCB, hosted on the 6 - 10 July in Leiden, The Netherlands via this link: eccb26leiden.eu/registration/ Our coordinator, Niels Raes, will speak about biodiversity monitoring and AI species identification 🐟

BMD, together with the @mambo-project.eu and the @onestop-project.eu, will host a booth at #BioMonWeek2026, taking place from 4 to 8 May in Montpellier, France. The event aims to strengthen coordination and drive effective biodiversity action with impact across Europe 🐝 #BiodiversityMonitoring

🌱 B-Cubed Project’s new policy brief shows how automated, interoperable data pipelines help turn raw #biodiversity data into real-time, actionable insights for policymakers. 📄 🔗 zenodo.org/records/1960...

🌱 In this episode of our #BMDexplained series Mathias Dillen from Meise Botanic Garden discusses the challenges of #biodiversity data and highlights the need for #reproducible harmonisation to build trustworthy science. Watch the full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpl8...

💡The EU-funded @mambo-project.eu is running a series of short surveys to understand what incentives and barriers exist around the use of the project's developed tools for biodiversity monitoring. ⤵️

In this episode of #BMDexplained: Robert Waterhouse discusses three key challenges currently facing #biodiversity research: the lack of available data, the diversity of data types and sources, and the integration of data from multiple emerging technologies. 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kce...

🔔 Early bird registration for Eurosite’s 2026 Annual Meeting is now open! Find out how to secure your spot in the post below. ⤵️

🫱🏻‍🫲🏻 BMD is featured in the MAMBO Project’s Results in Brief on CORDIS. 💻 Learn how MAMBO tools will feed into BMD’s centralised digital platform – the Biodiversity Explorer – to support high-throughput monitoring for #Natura2000 site managers and policymakers. 🔗 cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

BMD promotes mobilising data to FAIR platforms like @gbif.org, @obis.org, Catalogue of Life & ENA. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏻 💻 Our Access Gate offers access to tutorials from these platforms and serves as a base for the BMD training portal, hosted by @lifewatcheric.bsky.social. 🔗 training.lifewatch.eu/en/categorie...

✍️ Secure your spot at the #BEeS2026 Conference by 15 May: www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2026-re...

Did you register for BMD’s high-throughput biodiversity monitoring workshop yet? 🤔 Expressions of interest are open until tomorrow, 31 March! ⌛ 📍 Venue: Hotel HCC St. Moritz, Barcelona, Spain ✍️ Express your interest: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🔗 Learn more: bmd-project.eu/news/high-th...

👉 Join us from 27 to 29 May 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, for BMD's three-day hands-on workshop. 📖 Learn more: bmd-project.eu/news/high-th... ✍️ Express your interest: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ❗ Please note that there are limited spaces in this workshop (approx. 30 participants).

🌿 If you are working to monitor, protect and restore biodiversity in Europe's protected areas and #Natura2000 sites, join us on 30 March for an interactive webinar with an opportunity to help design our Single Access Point! 💡 ✍️ Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3affcf...

BMD invites you to contribute to the "Biodiversity monitoring in terrestrial protected areas (including Natura 2000)" session, hosted by our coordinator - Niels Raes. 🗓 Deadline: 18 March 2026 🔗 2026.biomonweek.eu/page/program...

Join us on Monday, 30 March 2026, for an interactive webinar with an opportunity to help design our Single Access Point! 💡 ✍️ Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3affcf...

The countdown to #BioMonWeek is on. ⌛ 👉 We invite you to contribute to the "Biodiversity monitoring in terrestrial protected areas (including Natura 2000)" session, hosted by BMD. 🗓 Deadline: 18 March 2026 🔗 2026.biomonweek.eu/page/programme

Join us for a three-day hands-on workshop on the deployment of plug-and-play devices. 🗓️ 27-29 May 📍 Barcelona, Spain 📖 Learn more: bmd-project.eu/storage/app/... ✍️ Express your interest: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our second newsletter is just around the corner! 💚 📬 Subscribe to receive it directly in your inbox and learn the latest project updates: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/118442...

💚 At the eLTER Consortia Meeting 2026, Niels Raes highlighted how BMD’s biodiversity monitoring & analysis tools complement the datasets and monitoring infrastructure of the 83 eLTER sites within the #Natura2000 network. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏻 🔗 More information & full talk: bmd-project.eu/news/connect...

"All businesses depend on and impact biodiversity and can be agents of positive change." 🌍 📄 IPBES released the Business and #Biodiversity Assessment - Summary for Policymakers. 🔗 Read it here: ipbes.canto.de/pdfviewer/vi...

Submit an abstract for a talk, poster or booth under one of the nine #BioMonWeek26 conference themes. 👇

Join the growing biodiversity community on Bluesky! 💙 Our partners at Pensoft are making it easier than ever. 👉 Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack... 👉 Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

⌛ Just 1️⃣ week left to submit your proposal for an organised session at #TDWG2026, taking place in Oslo, Norway, 21-25 September 2026!

Through the #BMDexplained series, discover how our project is developing a digital toolbox to provide easy access to monitoring devices, data mobilisation and biodiversity analysis tools, and an online map viewer. 📽️ Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Ch...

💚 At the end of this #LoveDataWeek, we celebrate the power of data to connect ideas, solve problems, and the people who make it meaningful every day. 📊 🌱 Protecting biodiversity depends on better monitoring and smarter use of data to understand how nature is changing and make informed decisions.

🔎 #BMDexplained: Chris Ellis from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh describes how BMD will engage stakeholders through integrated biodiversity data, shared datasets, and tailored tools. 📽️ Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x20... 🔗 Get involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

💐 Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the remarkable contributions women make across STEM disciplines. 💚 #WomenInScience

Missed our #BMDexplained series? 😮 In the first episode, Niels Raes dives into the key challenges facing biodiversity monitoring today – and how our project is working to tackle them. 📽️ Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Kc... 🔗 About BMD: bmd-project.eu/about#what-w...

🗓️ Registrations and abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek2026 are open! The Conference will bring together science, policy, and business communities to exchange knowledge, build networks, and drive impact for biodiversity. ✍️ Register here: www.biomonweek.eu

The B-Cubed Project is organising a training series that will focus on emerging approaches that help make biodiversity data more actionable in practice. 🌳💻 ⬇️ The series consists of six live sessions, held on consecutive Fridays, starting on 20 February. 🔎 Learn more: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

Call for Sessions 💡 Share expertise and insights at #TDWG2026, exploring how collections and standards advance the documentation and understanding of #biodiversity. 🗓 Submission deadline: 26 February 2026 👉 Learn more: www.tdwg.org/conferences/...

The sessions accompanying each theme of #BioMonWeek 2026 have officially been announced. 💡 ⏳ Registrations will open in less than two weeks, alongside the call for conference abstracts. Learn more 👇