Biodiversity Meets Data

🌿Explore BMD's new training materials, and get: 🔷Tips for camera placement & settings 🔷A practical guide to camera trap surveys, from planning to data management 🔷eDNA sampling tips and guidance on using #PlutoF to publish metadata on @gbif.org 🔗All resources: training.lifewatch.eu/en/categorie...

During yesterday’s @mambo-project.eu Showcase Event, our coordinator @nielsraes.bsky.social highlighted how through BMD some tools developed within MAMBO can be made accessible to #Natura2000 site managers to support practical #BiodiversityMonitoring. 👉 MAMBO's results: zenodo.org/records/2201...

#COP17Armenia is currently underway! 🌱🇦🇲 📍 Visit the EU #Science4Biodiversity booth (Blue Zone) today to learn about BMD and what we’re doing for #BiodiversityMonitoring and conservation. Booth hosted by @coop4cbd.eu, @bioagora.eu, @respin-project.bsky.social, @biodiversa.eu and NetworkNature EU 👏

🌿 #LivingData2027 is coming to Montréal! Submit a proposal for a session, workshop, panel discussion, or other creative format that brings together the biodiversity, data management, and collections communities. 📅 Submission deadline: 31 October 2026 🔗 livingdata2027.com

💚 Join GBIF: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility’s upcoming Data Use Club session to explore the sequence search functionality on the new GBIF.org and discuss best practices for using sequence data in biodiversity research. 👇

🌿 Biodiversity is about connections: between water and soil, plants and pollinators, nature and people. Protecting these connections is a shared responsibility. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏻🌏 This October, Yerevan will host #COP17, bringing global attention to biodiversity from 19–30 October 2026. 💡

🗓️ @aneris.eu is hosting a workshop to showcase the innovative imaging tools and technologies developed throughout the project. Discover how they can make marine #monitoring more efficient, sustainable, and accessible, helping us better understand and protect our oceans. 🐳

Last day at #TDWG2026! 🇳🇴 Learn how BMD is connected to @tdwg.org from BMD's coordinator @nielsraes.bsky.social and don't forget to check out the BMD materials at our shared dissemination booth 📚📍 See you there! 👋

BMD spotted at #EGI2026 🇧🇪🐟 Make sure to stop by @aneris.eu's booth before 25 September to check out our materials 📚 👉 Find the joint policy brief also here: zenodo.org/records/1993...

Highlights from #TDWG2026 so far 🌱 After his presentation on high-throughput biodiversity monitoring, BMD coordinator @nielsraes.bsky.social stopped by our booth to check out BMD's materials. We were also visited by BMD partner Mathias Dillen, participating in both BMD and @tettrix.eu 🌟

BMD's coordinator @nielsraes.bsky.social from @naturalis.bsky.social presented the BMD project and our work towards biodiversity conservation across Europe at #TDWG2026 🌱 💻 Watch our intro video for more info: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqaO...

Today at #TDWG2026, our BMD partner @cabbageleek.bsky.social from @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social presented the joint policy brief "The Lag from Observation to Information" we co-wrote with @b-cubed.eu, @onestop-project.eu, @mambo-project.eu, GUARDEN, and AURORA. 📝🤝 👉 zenodo.org/records/1993...

Why should you attend BMD workshops? 🌱🤔 Stefaniya Kamenova from the National Museum of Natural History, a previous workshop participant, provides insights on what makes BMD workshops valuable. 💻 Full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vt...

Next week BMD travels to Oslo for #TDWG2026 🇳🇴🌱 The Conference, organised by the @tdwg.org, will take place on 21-25 September. You can spot BMD at our shared dissemination booth with @tettrix.eu and @aneris.eu where many project materials will be available. 👉 More: bmd-project.eu/news/bmd-par...

This week BMD can be spotted at the Joint NSO–GfÖ Conference 2026 in Odense, Denmark 🌱🇩🇰 You can spot the BMD materials and our joint policy brief at the @obsgession.eu and @pensoft.net's booth 🌟📑 ❓ Learn more about the event: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/joint-... @nordicoikos.bsky.social

BMD spotted at #NeoBiota2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🌟🇧🇪 📚🫴 Make sure to check out our materials at @onestop-project.eu and @pensoft.net's booth, as well as our joint policy brief! 💻 Find the policy brief there and online: zenodo.org/records/1993...

B-Cubed Project might have come to an end, but its legacy stays on! 🌟👏 💻 Check out everything that B-Cubed has accomplished on their updated homepage: b-cubed.eu 📝🌱 Want to learn how B-Cubed connects to BMD? Read the joint policy brief between 6 research projects here: zenodo.org/records/1993...

BMD partner Rob Waterhouse (@sib.swiss) was featured on @rts.ch in a segment exploring the potential of #eDNA to monitor biodiversity. 🌿 The segment also features the Datarium exhibition, where BMD was represented with a poster. 🎥 Watch here: www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...

#BMDpartners: SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) - @sib.swiss 🌻 SIB maps biodiversity & environmental data resources to support high-throughput monitoring and builds a queryable, metadata-rich catalogue for harmonisation. 📚 Find their publications: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...

In September, BMD is heading to Oslo! 🎉 Together with @aneris.eu & @tettris.eu, we’re excited to join the #TDWG2026 conference. 🌍 📍Our communication partners at @pensoft.net will represent all three projects and share how we’re working towards better conservation across Europe. 💚

As the MAMBO Project wraps up, its technologies will continue to support biodiversity monitoring through our project, Biodiversity Meets Data (BMD). 🌍🦋

#BMDpartners: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) 🦋 In BMD, CNR participates in the development of our visualisation tools and supports the provision of high-throughput biodiversity monitoring methods to the stakeholder community. 📚 Find their publications: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...

@b-cubed.eu, BMD, @onestop-project.eu, @mambo-project.eu, @guarden.bsky.social, and #AURORA collaborated on a policy brief to explore the lag between collecting biodiversity data and making it available in a usable form. 🔎 Discover the full document: zenodo.org/records/1993...

Do you want to gain practical training in biodiversity monitoring and analysis? Join our second High-throughput biodiversity monitoring workshop! 🌍 📍Where: Seville, Spain 📅 When: 5-6 November ✍️ Express your interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 👉 Learn more: bmd-project.eu/news/biodive...

#BMDpartners: Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria (EAA)🌲🇦🇹 As part of BMD, EAA supports data cataloguing, harmonisation, #FAIR data mobilisation, and addressing data gaps and biases. 📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...

📸 Last week, BMD partner Rob Waterhouse (SIB) visited the Swiss TPH in Basel for the Swiss GBIF Advisory Board meeting. 💡

#BMDpartners: Senckenberg Nature Research (SGN) 🦔🇩🇪 In BMD, SGN will ensure that the BATs' workflows are #FAIR and align with the European Green Deal. 📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li...

The #Datarium exhibition, organised by @sib.swiss, had its official opening event on 12 August 2026 🎉 👉 Read more: www.sib.swiss/news/datariu... Check out the BMD poster live at Rotonde du Mont-Blanc, Geneva until 30 August or online at datarium.ch/en/environme... 🌱

BMD partner Olaf Bánki from Catalogue of Life participated in the #BioSystEU2026 conference and highlighted BMD during his presentation on taxonomic data services and infrastructure 🤝🌱 Learn more about the conference: event.trippus.net/Home/Index/A...

Meet our partners: The International Hellenic University 🐟🇬🇷 In BMD, IHU will support the creation and provision of detailed maps or surfaces highlighting gaps and biases in existing biodiversity data. 📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li... #BMDpartners

Still haven't visited the #Datarium exhibition in Geneva? You can do so until 30 August! 🇨🇭 👀 Be on the lookout for the BMD poster or check it out also online: lnkd.in/d2Vdxq2X Thanks @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social, our BMD partner from @sib.swiss, for the sneak peak of the exhibition 🌱📷

Meet our partners: Catalogue of Life 🌼🇪🇺 In BMD, Catalogue of Life will make sure that the mobilised taxonomic data will be made available through Catalogue of Life (COL) ChecklistBank. #BMDpartners

Why should you attend the BMD High-throughput biodiversity workshop? 🌱🤔 Caterina Palombo from Intramontes tell us what makes BMD workshops valuable. 🇪🇸 Join our next workshop on 5-6 November in Seville: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 💻 Full video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfpm...

Meet our partners: University of Tartu 🐝🇪🇪 In BMD, The University of Tartu will facilitate eDNA sampling by providing web-based access to identification and taxon communication tools, as well as tutorials. 📚 Find their publications in our Library: bmd-project.eu/resources/li... #BMDpartners

Meet our partners: @eurosite.org 🌿🇪🇺 Within our project, Eurosite will support the effective engagement of the BMD stakeholder network through its extensive community and experience. #BMDpartners

🌿 Did you miss the news? You can now express your interest in joining our upcoming high-throughput biodiversity monitoring workshop! 📍 Seville, Spain 📅 5–6 November 2026 🔗 Learn more: bmd-project.eu/news/biodive...

Learn more about data spaces from Sharif Islam (@sharifx.bsky.social), one of BMD's partners from @naturalis.bsky.social 📊 🔗 bmd-project.eu/news/demysti...

Meet our partners: @pensoft.net 🌳🇧🇬 Pensoft will plan and implement the communication, dissemination, and exploitation of project results via project branding, promotional materials, and a website. 📚 Check out their relevant publications: bmd-project.eu/resources/li... #BMDpartners

🌿📊 Check out @b-cubed.eu's blog post for one of their project results - modelled cubes! 💻Find it here: b-cubed.eu/news/how-be-... 👉 More #HowToBeCubed blog posts are available on their website: b-cubed.eu/news

🌿 Great news! #LivingData2027: From Living Data to Ecological Intelligence is coming to Montréal, Canada! 🌍

Meet our partners: @lifewatcheric.bsky.social 🌿🇪🇺 LifeWatch ERIC will lead the design, development and operation of BMD’s Biodiversity Explorer and maintain the BMD data catalogue. They will also host the BMD training materials. 📚 Their research here: bmd-project.eu/resources/li... #BMDpartners

🗓️ Join the BMD project in Seville for a high-throughput biodiversity monitoring workshop, providing practical training on biodiversity monitoring and analyses. 🔗 Learn more and express your interest: bmd-project.eu/news/biodive... @gbif.org | @eurosite.org | @lifewatcheric.bsky.social