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📣 Registration for the BE20 Conference is still open—the deadline has been extended to March 2, 2026!

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Registration: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
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Screen print of a recent paper published in BES Journal People and Nature. Underneath there is a photo from the Conguillío NP in Chile and a QR code referred to in a text saying "Read the full paper and the open access statement"

🧵 New Perspective in People and Nature

“Strengthening responsibilities to face global crises: A call to ecologists, environmental scientists and their societies”

Excited to share our latest paper! @peopleandnature.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

📨 Our newsletter goes out tomorrow, with #BEeS2026 updates, new vacancies, events, and exciting news from the world of research! This month: @envri.bsky.social, @egu.eu, @restore4cs.bsky.social, @marinespecies.bsky.social and much more!
You can join the mailing list here 👉 bit.ly/4qZ06HF

Great news! 🦥
LifeWatch ERIC ICT-Core in Seville, Spain, is looking for three Project Managers with different roles, to support the new #RECUPDAS project.
Have a look at the open positions!
👉 bit.ly/4qY0lmn

As said by Luca Ferraris, president of CIMA Research Foundation "Signing the Crete Declaration means stating that health is a systemic good: there is no human health without healthy ecosystems, and there is no ecosystems protection without shared scientific knowledge."
Sign here 👉 lnkd.in/d_cg6S-Q

Integrating seagrass conservation into #OneHealth frameworks shows the need for proactive, multisectoral approaches. Protecting & restoring is a critical investment in resilient coastal communities, sustainable fisheries, & the overall health of human & planetary systems. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Measuring the Quality of Species List Contents Abstract. Taxonomic lists, usually of species, have many functions. However, there is currently no reliable and convenient way to determine whether a list

📊 Thomas Pape et al. introduce a set of indicators to assess species list quality, a tool to improve biodiversity data and its use in research and conservation 🌍🧬 

👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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A story of change: from cultivated to abandoned fields, from 30,000 to 2,800 hectars of wetland. But also the story of possible collaboration between public administration and local communities. Enjoy the @restore4cs.bsky.social documentary on the Valencian Wetalnds! 👉 bit.ly/46cbkkD

Fossil isotope evidence for trophic simplification on modern Caribbean reefs - Nature Using nitrogen isotopes from ancient and modern fish otoliths and corals, the study shows Caribbean reef food webs are now 60–70% shorter and functionally less diverse, indicating human-driven trophic simplification and increased risk of collapse.

The food chains on modern Caribbean coral reefs may have shortened by up to 70% compared with those on their prehistoric counterparts, according to research in Nature. The findings suggest that modern reefs could be increasingly vulnerable to external stressors and ecosystem collapse. 🌍 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows palaeontological information in an Earth system context.

An analysis in Nature Ecology & Evolution surveys community palaeontological databases, documenting their contributions to science as well as their vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for the future of open science databases. go.nature.com/3ZwTeGl #Paleosky 🧪

🚨🌳 Forwarding forest restoration: Seven key socio-ecological issues for advancing forest restoration in a world in flux

📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/fjJjuSX

Towards Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: A literature review on linking ecosystem condition indicators to ecosystem services Ecosystem services (ES) fundamentally depend on ecosystem condition (EC), yet many ES assessments still rely on land-cover proxies, risking biased assessment results as well as weak uptake, meaning li...

New #research within the @project-selina.eu , based on a systematic review of 128 publications (2018-2022), reveals a critical gap in how we measure nature.

See what the researchers found here 👇

doi.org/10.3897/onee...

#ecosystem #ecosystemhealth

Are karst subterranean cave-sediment bacteria reacting to climate change? Important question, since karst aquifers contribute around 25% of the world's drinking water!🚰
Janez Mulec, Lejla Pasic, and Andreea Oarga-Mulec investigated the question: Read more 👉 bit.ly/4crw1Ni
@lifewatch.si @elter-ri.eu

Today at NAEM2026: focus on "Ecology in a changing world"! Great to co-host a workshop on designing Digital Twins with our partners from LTER-LIFE. 🌳 Thank you, all of you who joined us, for your participation and your feedback that will help us refine our digital infrastructure! 🙌
@elter-ri.eu

Businesses must take responsibility for biodiversity loss – for their sake as much as ours Scientists believe we’re seeing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs – and it’s a risk to the global economy. Governments and companies need to work together on solutions

Businesses must take responsibility for biodiversity loss – for their sake as much as ours

Earlier this week, I participated in the SBDI days. The theme was AI in biodiversity research, and we were a good mixture of biologists and programmers. Fossil records can be used to reconstruct past biodiversity and make use of the software presented here. Stay tuned for more!

🌍 New release: #GuardIAS Newsletter #1! From early-warning AI systems to field eradication trials, see how we’re turning science into action against #AquaticInvasions across Europe. Read it here: guardias.eu/wp-content/u...

@guardias.bsky.social
#bioinvasions
#InvasiveSpecies
#MarineEcology
🧪🌐🌍🌊🐟

A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data - Nature Ecology & Evolution Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland...

A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data 🌎🌐🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Adding our voice to the celebrations of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as they are still alarmingly underrepresented in STEM roles.
We're happy to highlight the contributions of many amazing researchers we've had the luck to interact with: enjoy them here! 👉 bit.ly/4aHwn0R

With AlgaeBase Taxon Match you can match species and infra-species as part of @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social eLab infrastructure. 🐠 This tool is the result of a long collaboration between AlgaeBase and @marinespecies.bsky.social:
👉 tinyurl.com/2njw5k5s
@vliz.be @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social

Before we say goodbye for the weekend, here's our quick recap of opportunities:
👉 5th EMSO call for physical access to Regional Facilities;
👉 GES4SEAS summer school;
👉 @b-cubed.eu Trainings;
👉 Doctoral Programme in Planetary Health;
plus #BEeS2026 Call for Abstracts coming soon!
Info: bit.ly/3YmGCRh

Phengaris teleius (Scarce Large Blue) in a French meadow. One of the 17 species in the European Grassland Butterfly Index. Photo: Martin Warren)

The latest European Grassland Butterfly Indicator is out. It shows that grassland butterflies have declined by 47% since 1991, indicating a huge loss of grassland biodiversity. The data come from 16,150 transects & 15,000 volunteers. We are calling for urgent action. www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...

This is figure 3, which shows forest plot and regional changes in richness.

A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪

Get to know the EOSC Beyond Pilot Nodes: @lifewatcheric.bsky.social

How can #biodiversity services federate within #EOSC? Integrating its metadata catalogue enhances discovery and interoperability, creating a blueprint for future environmental research nodes.

👉 Video & factsheet: go.egi.eu/mWJmU

Wetlands: a shared heritage for birds and people This World Wetlands Day, we celebrate the theme, ‘Wetlands and traditional knowledge: celebrating cultural heritage.’ As wetlands disappear, birds, livelihoods and knowledge are at risk.

Birds are our compass. Wetlands are the map. 🗺️

Across the BirdLife Partnership, we work where wetlands are lived in and relied upon, bringing scientific evidence together with knowledge shaped by generations of close observation. 🔬

Read the full story here: www.birdlife.org/news/2026/02...

Are you looking for a peaty Christmas gift🎁? Or do you simply appreciate the beauty of peatlands? #PeatSky
Order our 2026 #PEATcalendar, featuring 12 stunning photos of peatland wildlife submitted by the peatland community:
tiny.cc/z4tv001
Your purchase will support early career researchers #PeatECR

🎥💧𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 | #WorldWetlandsDay💧🎥

What happens where land & water meet?

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚, 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, explores EU’s coastal wetlands🇪🇺

6 stories. 6 wetlands. 1 shared future shaped by restoration, science & community action.

🎬🍿 www.lifewatching.tv/tv-show/rest...

@uaveiro.bsky.social @tourduvalat.bsky.social @vertigolabs.bsky.social @univmalaga.bsky.social @ramsar.org @communitywetlands.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social @alfawetlands.bsky.social @wetlandproject.bsky.social @wetlandexchange.bsky.social

What better way to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2026 than with the @restore4cs.bsky.social documentary series on European coastal wetlands? 🦦
Six episodes will take you through real-life restoration actions across six case pilots.
Enjoy them on LifeWatching TV!
👉 bit.ly/3NJZFTR

The longest month of the year is coming to an end, we're ready to share January's updates, featuring:
@unihuelva.bsky.social @restore4cs.bsky.social @marinesabres.bsky.social @gbif.org @itineris-ri.bsky.social @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social and more! 👉 tinyurl.com/3t53suzs