Day 2 at #TICAL2025: Maite Irazábal Plá presented FAIR tools to evaluate the environmental impact of energy transition policies, in the scope of the EU-LAC ENERGYTRAN project mobility programme. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4hTD3Li @espaciooei.bsky.social

#WCMB2026 #ScientificCommittee Dr. Christos Arvanitidis is the CEO of @lifewatcheric.bsky.social. Christos his research focuses on #marinebiodiversity, biodiversity informatics, functional diversity and coastal ecosystems. www.wcmb2026.org/sccombio#Chr... @unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be

🍁 LifeWatch ERIC at #TICAL2025 in Costa Rica, presenting experiences of sustainable and collaborative digital infrastructure for research on biodiversity, climate change, and just energy transition. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4hTD3Li and enjoy a few pictures from the kick-off! @espaciooei.bsky.social

What's new this week on our Board of Opportunities: 📚 S³ School: a one-week training program on good and modern coding practices for scientific software development. @oscarsproject.bsky.social @eosc-everse.bsky.social 🤝 @espaciooei.bsky.social Energytran Network4Collaboration

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 🍁 closed with a joint field trip to Parque del Guadalhorce, where theory met practice! Participants explored restoration measures and the link between #GHG dynamics & #wetland ecosystems🦩 A huge thanks to all participants for your energy, feedback & great discussions! 💦🌱

🌊 Only 2 weeks to go! Join the @marinesabres.bsky.social School Competition 2025: an online Serious Game for teachers, tutoring students (10-18) to explore how the ocean connects to our lives. 🗓️ 21 Nov | World Fisheries Day 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/serious-game...

Today we are attending the @marbefes.bsky.social conference on climate change, biodiversity, and the relationship between humans and the marine environment, where our presentation is focused on the Mediterranean Sea. Here's a few snapshots 👇 👇 👇

Great to see such interest and participation from the RESTORE4Cs Training Schools (3-6 November). Results from this project and its peers can really support wetland restoration through science! 📷 Enjoy a few snapshots from Malaga! @alfawetlands.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu 🌿

💡 Complex global challenges, require integrated and systemic solutions. 🌱 Strengthening strategic collaboration 🌱 Advancing data integration and hashtag#FAIR principles 🌱 Supporting Open Science Ecosystems 🌱 Informing Policy and Practice

How can Europe's research institutions collaborate to deal with global issues such as food safety, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss? Coordinated by @lifewatcheric.bsky.social, European RIs state their commitment to transform scientific cooperation into actionable policy and robust innovation.

@annefouilloux.bsky.social, LifeWatch ERIC's new CTO, is already in action at the EOSC Symposium presenting the @oscarsproject.bsky.social FIESTA initiative. We can't wait to officially introduce her and to share more about her vision. We extend her a warm welcome for now! 👏

The @restore4cs.bsky.social Autumn School is ready to welcome scientists and policy makers, that will learn the science, policy, and practice of wetland restoration. 🌾 We can't wait to learn more! @alfawetlands.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu @univmalaga.bsky.social

Spooky, but fundamental 👻 Through a Biodiversity lens, fear becomes function: 🕷️+🐝 curb crop pests (many wasps pollinate) 🦇 eat insects & spread pollen/seeds 🪲 earwigs are nocturnal pest-controllers & recyclers Happy Halloween from LifeWatch ERIC! 🎃

Join the SBCA 2025 conference and take part in crucial reflections on the economics of climate change.👇 tinyurl.com/4xws588a The event is organised by @sbcasociety.bsky.social under the leadership of Professor Phoebe Koundouri (ReSEES)!

🎃 The October newsletter is coming tomorrow! Don't miss it! 👉 tinyurl.com/3t53suzs This month: @marinesabres.bsky.social @egu.eu @envri.bsky.social @restore4cs.bsky.social @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @espaciooei.bsky.social Energytran, and many more!

A sip of tea 🍵 and a flash of summer: relive our favourite #BEeS2025 moments with us! 📽️ tinyurl.com/46u6c89s @egieinfra.bsky.social @pensoft.net @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @marinespecies.bsky.social @envri.bsky.social @openearthmonitor.bsky.social

A new week has just started! 🗓️ Don't forget to have a look at our job opportunity and apply if you think you're a good fit (deadline: 2 November). Know a peer that might be interested? Share this post, help us find our new amazing Data Management Specialist in Seville! 🧚 Info: tinyurl.com/3tms7vdp

Wrap up of a great time at #LivingData2025! Read more about our symposium co-organised with our @pensoft.net and @naturalis.bsky.social: we discussed how to address the limited duration of research projects and extend the impact of their results! The recording is available too!👇 tinyurl.com/36smrrhx

🎬 Behind the scenes of the @marinesabres.bsky.social documentary! During the GA in Pisa, we filmed inspiring interviews with partners from across Europe, sharing stories, insights & passion for healthier oceans. 🎥 The documentary will be a visual journey through science, collaboration & impact 🌊

A few more snapshots of yesterday's Day 1 at #LivingData2025! 🙌 More to come after the "Long Live Biodiversity Data" symposium with @pensoft.net and @naturalis.bsky.social

Meet us at the "Long Live Biodiversity Data" symposium here at #LivingData2025! Let's talk about knowledge transfer in research projects, together with our peers at @pensoft.net and @naturalis.bsky.social! 🌺

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Day 1 at #LivingData2025 highlights! Great to meet Niels Raes, the LifeWatchERIC team, and Tim Robertson (@gbif.org) at booth No. 9. Kessy Abarenkov featured BMD in her presentation during the @b-cubed.eu workshop. @lifewatcheric.bsky.social | @pensoft.net | @unitartupress.bsky.social

Off to a great start at #LivingData2025! 🎉 #DatosVivos2025 A packed programme full of insights and innovative ways to make the most of biodiversity data! Check out where to find LifeWatch ERIC and LifeWatch Italy 👉 bit.ly/3KRGkOU See you there! 💪

This is it! 🥳The first global biodiversity data conference is starting in Bogotá! If you could not attend, you can still make your voice heard 🔊 Learn how & check our sessions obis.org/2025/09/29/o...

🔔 Save the Date! #EGI2026 is coming to Ghent, Belgium! 🗓️ 21-25 September 2026 A perfect mix of medieval charm & modern science. 👉 Subscribe for updates: go.egi.eu/egi2026-date

Greetings from Colombia! 🇨🇴 This week, representatives of LifeWatch ERIC and are meeting in Bogotá for the #LivingData2025 Conference, organised by @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org and @geobon.org, four major institutions in the biodiversity research landscape!

We are looking for 👀 our next Data Management Specialist! 📍 Location: Seville, Spain 🏢 Office: ICT-Core premises 📜 Contract: Full-time ⏳ Application deadline: 2 November 👉 Info: tinyurl.com/3tms7vdp @womenintech.bsky.social @data-wit.bsky.social @sciencehr.bsky.social @lifesciencenet.bsky.social

The GREENCOOP Project's kick off meeting couldn't be more timely, since it is #WorldFoodDay! 🍏 The project's mission is in line with our idea that a healthier planet starts with research that promote fairer, healthier, and more environmentally responsible food production. 🌱

Today at the Joint ERIC Committee meeting at the @ericforum.bsky.social workshop in Brussels, discussing the future of the ERIC/Research Infrastructure landscape. The ERIC Forum acts as a coordination and networking platform for ERICs across Europe. 💪 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

📈 As part of the FAIR-EASE project, a new tool called Beacon is enhancing data access and improving #FAIRData access Through Beacon, users can easily store and retrieve millions of datasets quickly. 🔗 For more info: fairease.eu/kers/beacon

The #LivingData2025 conference is just around the corner! Discover all the sessions where we’ll be contributing: bit.ly/3KRGkOU

Coordinating this school was an amazing experience🎉✨️ truly rich in backgrounds and #stakeholders 🎣👩‍🔬👷‍♂️🎨 Shouting out for more initiatives like this one for our #oceans and #coastalseas 🌊🐚🦀🐡

Job vacancy 🧪 Principal Conservation Scientist, RSPB Cymru Can you provide the evidence needed to save and restore the iconic species and landscapes of Wales? Deadline: 3rd Nov Location: Flexible within Wales Duration: Permanent Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Jake Stephen

Today we join the EuroGEO Workshop 2025 #EGW25, working together under the message #OneEuroGEO to advance collective Earth Intelligence! 🙌 Christos Arvanitidis will present LifeWatch ERIC's Virtual Research Environments. Read more 👉 bit.ly/46YC6xP

Last round of pictures from the @marbefes.bsky.social autumn school 2025, that ended today 👇

🌊 Teachers across Europe: ready to play for the ocean? Join the @marinesabres.bsky.social School Competition 2025 on 21 Nov 2025 (World Fisheries Day) and guide your students (10-18) through a free online Serious Game on ocean-human connections. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nDEcc4

The students of the @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School "Protecting marine biodiversity for nature and humans" in Seville. Last day today with teachers Gemma Smith (IECS) and Arturas Razinkovas-Baziukas @klaipeda.bsky.social Thank you for joining us! 🙌

First time being a school coordinator. And it was a full first day 😊 #marbefes #lifewatcheric #biodiversity #assessment #ecosystemservices

Second day of training for our students at the @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School, that were joined by a very special guest! 🦚 😎 Thank you to today's trainers and coordinators!

Thank you for joining us! 👏

At the OntoPortal Workshop 2025, representatives from @ecoportal.bsky.social @agroportal.bsky.social, EarthPortal, BiodivPortal, BioPortal, MatPortal, OntoPortal-Astro, ChPortal, Socioportal, HSPortal, and guests from NDFI, gathered to discuss @ontoportal.bsky.social strategies and future steps!👇

🇪🇸Day 2 of MARBEFES General Assembly is behind us! 🔎Looking into going beyond the project case studies and tools - through outscaling, upscaling, stakeholder engagement, and publications. 🔑Also, a lot of discussions around lessons learned from the project so far. @lifewatcheric.bsky.social

🍂 Enjoy a few pictures from @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School "Protecting marine biodiversity for nature & humans", co-located with the project's General Assembly in Seville. 👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG @cefasgovuk.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @aboakademi.bsky.social @klaipeda.bsky.social

We are all set! 🙌 The @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School 2025 starts today and our selected students are ready to learn about biodiversity and ecosystem assessment and measurement, and tools for ecological, social and economic evaluation! 👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG

🇪🇸Day 1 of MARBEFES General Assembly in Seville comes to an end. 🔎Topics covered (among many others): data gaps, toolbox applications and challenges stemming from the interdisciplinarity of the project. @lifewatcheric.bsky.social

A few snapshot from the ENERGYTRAN e-course on Open Science and Environmental Challenges: a joint effort by CeNAT, @espaciooei.bsky.social, @inesctec.bsky.social, IPS, and LifeWatch ERIC to promote collaborative, transparent and accessible science! 📖 Read more 👉 bit.ly/3KBBDsy

And don't forget that there are only a few days to apply for the RESTORE4Cs Training School! 👇

World Habitat Day is a time to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic right of everyone to adequate shelter. 🌍 🎙️ One way to contribute to the preservation of natural habitats is through agroecology: we explored this topic in our podcast. Listen here: bit.ly/4nCKR6g

🍂 Welcome October! 🍁 Our newsletter with updates from last month is out: read about our White Paper contributing strategically to the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets. 👉 Catch up on this and other updates: bit.ly/4o2wKHu @pensoft.net @riojournal.com @marinesabres.bsky.social