🧐April is #CitizenScience month. Get to know what does it mean & what you can do, by checking our dedicated webpage, discover projects on biodiversity & #InvasiveAlienSpecies in Europe, take action and support research to protect our unique environment link.europa.eu/3WFvgj%E2%80...

Check out @guardias.bsky.social's new factsheet on #eDna tracking and physical removal of Marbled Crayfish

Stopping the clones! 🦞 #GuardIAS is tackling the invasive Marbled Crayfish with eDNA tracking and physical removal to protect native amphibians. See our latest field results & download the new factsheet: guardias.eu/case-study-1... #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #InvasiveAlienSpecies

Our Eugenio, EASIN Ambassador, talks to 200+ S6 & S7 students at European School Varese on "Biodiversity on the move: climate change and alien species", raising awareness informing on EU action to protect biodiversity & stimulate engagement through Citizen Science to help nature

Freshwater systems are threatened by the spread of aquatic #InvasiveAlienSpecies, such as #PontederiaCrassipes, #WaterHyacint #WorldWaterDay

Rising temperatures are helping the Asian tiger mosquito spread in Europe 🦟 Rather than relying on pesticides, the EU policies focus on: 🌡️climate-health monitoring 🛡️prevention and preparedness ⚕️resilient national health systems More: link.europa.eu/Q3h8ck

🌍 The #EASIN Geodatabase has grown with 35,000+ new #alienspecies occurrence records. New contributions from the Swedish, Finnish and Italian Competent Authorities, and the new Data Partner INVASIVESNET, strengthen alien species data coverage across Europe. 🔗 Read the full news: bit.ly/4rAgwqp

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.

125 Parties have submitted their 7th National Reports under the Convention on Biological Diversity. These reports provide key information on national progress to implement the #KMGBF and will inform the global review of progress at #COP17 in Yerevan. 🔗 www.cbd.int/article/2026...

📢New EFSA Pest Survey Cards: Surveillance of regulated #viruses, #viroids and #phytoplasmas of Cydonia, Fragaria, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Ribes, Rubus and Vitis in the EU Here is the guide for using these pest survey cards🍎🍏: link.europa.eu/TTpgVh #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

📢 #Neobiota2026 – Thematic session: Workflows in Support of Research and Management The rapid growth of alien species data (distributions, traits, first records) creates major opportunities, but inconsistent terminology, harmonisation, and standardization limit comparability.

Two days of training and friendly discussions on plants and climate change, education and citizens' engagement, research in science didactics, #alienspecies and the role of Botanic Gardens @ortobotanicoBG in Bergamo old town.

0lga Mayoral, Botanic Garden Valencia, training technical and education personnel of Lombardy botanic gardens on climate change, biodiversity loss and role of Botanic Gardens as agents of change through education and citizens' engagement. Bergamo old town.

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.

𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 The journey through the #ECSA2026 conference week will find its public highlight at the Citizen Science Festival on 6 March. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽: www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-scie...

🇲🇹 The AMI-trap consists of UV and white lights for attracting and photographing nocturnal insects, containing high-capacity data storage to collate images over long sampling periods. Due to the saline marshlands attracting Lepidoptera, Il-Magħluq ta’ Marsaskala is an ideal site for its deployment.

🌐 Are you ready to level up your data skills? Join the first #BCubedTraining session tomorrow ⬇️

The @EU_Commission JRC hosted a workshop (10-12 Feb 2026) under the MSFD framework to assess progress on monitoring & managing marine #NonIndigenousSpecies🌊. Progress acknowledged, but challenges remain in impact assessment & target-setting. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3Om4Byq

The EU Commission comunication on "Progress to protect Europe’s biodiversity" 👉https://bit.ly/4aj4kVA and the "7th Report to the CBD" include EASIN & the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity scientific support for achieving target 6 on #InvasiveAlienSpecies and targets of the EU #BiodiversityStrategy.

💛🐝 This Valentine’s Day, show some love to the ones who keep our world blooming. The Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators has launched its participation platform, and your voice can help shape the solutions to reverse the decline of wild pollinators: panoramic.make.org/en/partner/e...

Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making 🌎🌐🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Science at EASIN is expertise applied to uncertainty, taxonomy, data, cross-border collaboration. Today we praise the women scientists of our network in strengthening biodiversity knowledge & supporting environmental policy and management decisions in Europe. Inclusive science improves outcomes!

New paper published today in @peerj.bsky.social Based on simple observation and citizen science, we show that cats and dogs can contribute to the spread of invasive land flatworms—no molecular data needed.🧪 Open access: peerj.com/articles/207...

Realizing and assessing social successes in invasive species management 🌎🌐🧪 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In 2025, #GuardIAS partnered with artists and communities in Lombardy, Italy, to explore invasive alien species and river biodiversity through performances, workshops, and co-creation activities. Read more 👉 guardias.eu/social-perfo... #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Our new paper is now published! 🧪 "Cats, dogs, and sticky worms: invasion by land flatworms (Geoplanidae) is facilitated by household pets" doi.org/10.7717/peer...

EASIN is online with a fresh new look! 🚀
 We have completed a full website redesign to make your experience more enjoyable and satisfying by making a cleaner and clearer menu and content, easier to explore.
 Take a look 👉 bit.ly/4akCrei #EASIN #InvasiveAlienSpecies

🧐JRC hosts a WS on marine #NonIndigenousSpecies 🐡🦐on 10-12.02 in Ispra. EASIN will coordinate the work of experts on #NIS monitoring, targets, adverse effects on species groups & habitat types, and management measures, aimed at marine biodiversity protection supporting #MSFD.

🚨 EASIN news is out! Early warning and rapid response are key to prevent the spread of invasive alien species. Discover NOTSYS, the European alert system, and recent notifications on invasive terrestrial flatworms threatening soil biodiversity in Europe. 🔗 bit.ly/4knp55N #IAS #Biodiversity #EASIN

📢 Working with biodiversity data? Learn how to make it actionable. The Horizon Europe @b-cubed.eu opened registration for an online training series on applying biodiversity observations in practice. 🔗 Find the programme and register: b-cubed.eu/news/registr... #BcubedTraining

Lionfish case study updates The #GuardIAS team is testing lionfish removals in Greece to protect biodiversity. Acoustic monitoring insights are now guiding new management strategies for the Mediterranean. Read more 👉 guardias.eu/updates-on-t... #InvasiveAlienSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Tracking an invader before it arrives. 🕵️‍♀️ The #GuardIAS team is modelling how Wakame might spread through Danish windfarms using eDNA and 3D hydrodynamics. Read more: guardias.eu/updates-on-t... #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Transnational cooperation is key to monitoring and management of #InvasiveAlienSpecies in Europe & benefits from easy access to data & best practices. EASIN is committed to these goals working with scientific partners and EU Members States competent authorities bit.ly/4k1vsM3

How do #invasivespecies outcompete #native ones when #environmental conditions change? 🔬New #research on the #invasive Eastern Mosquitofish (𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪) and the endangered Spanish Toothcarp (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) sheds light on the physiological mechanisms at play ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🌊 A historic moment for the ocean. The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean. Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/

New video series from our 2025 General Assembly! 🌊 📺 Watch interviews on the marbled crayfish, the African clawed frog, citizen science, & Rugulopteryx okamurae: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 🌐 Explore the project: guardias.eu #GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Don’t miss the Information Webinar on “Importance of cross-sectoral collaboration for the implementation of Target 6 on invasive alien species of the #KMGBF” 📅27 January ⏰9:00AM – 10:00AM (EST) Register here 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f89fc... #InvasiveAlienSpecies #Target6 #IAS

🐦 #CitizenScience supports improved invasive species detection A recent study compared 200M+ citsci records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries and found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citsci. 🔗 gbif.link/citsci_IAS#CitizenScience #DataUse

International ship traffic: a global network that has contributed to biotic homogenisation - or what Charles Elton described (in his book 'The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants') as the breakdown of Wallace's biogeographic realms. #bioinvasions www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...

There is a lot on innovation in plant health. The IPPC Secretariat invites NPPOs, RPPOs, and accredited organizations to submit proposals for the Plant Health Innovation Fair (13 March 2026) Apply by 30 January 2026. www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...

A microsporidian parasite of Japanese beetles has been deployed at cargo airports since 2017 to infest the invasive beetle, in an effort to prevent them from spreading to the western U.S. A new study details improved methods for detecting the parasite's presence in sampled beetle populations.

⏰ REGISTRATION CLOSES on 31st January for the EPPO-REUFIS-BFW Conference ‘Safeguarding Forests in Europe: Emerging Risks of Agrilus Wood Borers (Buprestidae)’ 🔗Find out more: www.eppo.int/MEETINGS/202...

My third PhD chapter has just been published, we assessed the impact of Himalayan balsam invasion on riverbank stability. A massive thanks to @zarahpattison.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The third Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators🐝🦋🪰 is coming up! 📆 6-8 March, 2026 📍Brussels ➡️ Finalizing and presenting recommendations for reversing #pollinator #decline to EU institutions, decision makers and stakeholders. 🙋‍♀️Get involved: t.ly/F0UGd #Citizenaction

The BMD Project, coordinated by @naturalis.bsky.social, enhances access to biodiversity monitoring tools, analyses, and data to support evidence-based conservation efforts across Europe.🪴 Learn more about this project👉 tinyurl.com/mr3pnad7

✍️ REGISTER NOW! WHAT: Webinar on marking of recreational fishing gear 🎣 WHEN: 20 Jan 2026, 9:00-12:30 CET WHO: Government officials, representatives from fishing associations & relevant national, regional & international organisations working at policy/practical levels 🔗 buff.ly/44PLQhk

A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!) 🐟 🧬 🦐 Don’t miss out on the opportunity! @thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social

📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January! phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...

#AsianHornet distribution in Spain, affecting honeybees.

Trophic ecology of the invasive marbled crayfish in ephemeral streams of semi-arid environments @neobiota.pensoft.net doi.org/10.3897/arph...