MARCO-BOLO project

MARCO-BOLO project

@marco-bolo.bsky.social

Strengthening Biodiversity Observation πŸŸπŸ” in support of Decision Making πŸ“ This project has received funding under the Horizon Europe R&I Programme, GA No. 101082021 (MARCO-BOLO). Posts reflect views & opinions of the author only.

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πŸ”¦ Spotlight on the #Freshwater and #Marine Biodiversity Monitoring themes at #BioMonWeek26!

Submit an abstract by 18 March and bring your work to the European stage!

Explore the full programme: www.biomonweek.eu

@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org, @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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An upcoming conference: #BioMonWeek2026!

Co-organised by @biodiversa.eu, Alliance for Nature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org & @marco-bolo.bsky.social, this event will bring together researchers, policy makers and businesses for discussions on advancing the biodiversity monitoring.

#Science4Biodiversity

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πŸ”¦ Spotlight on the public policy and funding theme at #BioMonWeek26!

Submit an abstract by 18 March and bring your work to the European stage!

Explore the full programme: www.biomonweek.eu

@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org, @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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Spotlight on monitoring governance at #BioMonWeek26
Are you working on one of the following topics?
➑️Submit an abstract by 18 March and bring your work to the European stage!
Info and registration: www.biomonweek.eu
@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org, @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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πŸ”¦ Spotlight on the marine monitoring theme at #BioMonWeek2026!

Submit an abstract by 18 March and bring your work to the European stage!

Explore the full programme: www.biomonweek.eu

@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org, @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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πŸ”¦ Spotlight on freshwater monitoring at #BioMonWeek2026!
Submit an abstract by 18 March and bring your work to the European stage!
πŸ”Ž Explore the full programme: www.biomonweek.eu

@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org, @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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@biodiversa.eu rsa.eu | Alliance for Nature | @bioagora.eu gora.eu | @gbif.org | @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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Storylines - Marco-Bolo Storylines Terrestrial protected areas effects on marine ecosystems MARCO-BOLO’s WP3 aims to improve our understanding of biodiversity change, its causes across Europe’s freshwater, coastal, and marin...

Are you interested in how biodiversity is changing across Europe’s rivers, coasts, and seas, and what’s driving those changes?

Explore how our work explores this here: marcobolo-project.eu/storylines/

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Good news for the #MarineBiodiversity community!

🌍 #MBON and @marcobolo.bsky.social have formalised their collaboration, bringing European and global efforts closer together 🀝

Both focus on stronger biodiversity monitoring, open and FAIR data, and indicators that support policy.

#OceanScience

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🌍 As the #biodiversity community grows on #Bluesky, we’re ensuring #EU monitoring & #data projects stay visible and connected. πŸ’š

We’ve launched a Starter Pack & Feed for all past/ongoing #projects in the field.

Join the feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...

See the starter pack: go.bsky.app/7Q82VxV

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🌊 Blue Tech Europe 2026: Marine Observing Technologies

πŸ‘‰ Bringing academia & industry together to strengthen Europe’s #BlueTech sector
πŸ‘‰ Organised by EMBRC

πŸ“… 21–22 Apr 2026
πŸ“ Paris

More πŸ‘‰ https://swll.to/BT26

@marco-bolo.bsky.social @tricuso.bsky.social #AcademinSky #Sensors πŸ§ͺ

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The full #BioMonWeek26 conference program is out!

πŸ“₯ Submit an abstract for a talk, poster or booth under one of the nine conference themes.

See details on the website:
πŸ”— 2026.biomonweek.eu/page/program...

@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org
and @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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#BioMonWeek26 is coming!
πŸš€ Submit an abstract for a talk, poster or booth under one of the nine conference themes. See details and descriptions of the full programme!
πŸ”— 2026.biomonweek.eu/page/program...
@biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu @gbif.org and @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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πŸŽ‰ Registrations and abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek26 are now open!
Bring your biodiversity monitoring work to the European stage and submit your contribution under one of the 9 themes.
ℹ️ Register here: www.biomonweek.eu
@bioagora.eu, #AllianceForNature, @gbif.org & @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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πŸŽ‰ Registrations & abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek26 are open!

Bring your biodiversity monitoring work to the European stage and submit your contribution under one of the 9 themes

Register here: www.biomonweek.eu

@biodiversa.eu @bioagora.eu @gbif.org @marco-bolo.bsky.social #AllianceforNature

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Biodiversity monitoring as data practices: Moving beyond actor-centric science-policy interfaces The uptake of biodiversity monitoring data for policy and decision-making has remained limited. While several studies and initiatives address the gap …

πŸ“’ New Publication Alert! πŸŒπŸ“Š

🌐 Our latest #openaccess article in Environmental Science & Policy β€œBiodiversity monitoring as data practices” by @arnela10.bsky.social, Felix Wurm and @alicevadrot.bsky.social based on @marco-bolo.bsky.social stakeholder survey

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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AZTI SUMMER SCHOOL 2026 "Cumulative effects of multiple human pressures at sea and their impacts on ecosystem components: a practical application for environmental status assessment" - AZTI AZTI Summer School 2026 offers hands-on training on Tikta for assessing cumulative pressures and marine environmental status.

It's my pleasure to annnounce a new @azti.bsky.social #GES4SEAS summer school: assessing cumulative effects from multiple #pressures at sea, a practical application, using our Tikta tool. There is a limited number of places, apply now!
#Research
#MarineEcology

www.azti.es/en/events/su...

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2 months ago
BioMonWeek2026 - The European Conference for Biodiversity Monitoring
4-8 May 2026

πŸ“’ Registrations for #BioMonWeek2026 are opening in early February!
πŸ“ Montpellier
πŸ“… 4–8 May 2026
Join the first edition of the European conference on cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, bringing together science, policy and business communities
ℹ️ www.biomonweek.eu
#BiodiversityData

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Registrations and abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek2026 open on 4 February 2026!

Explore the 9️⃣ conference themes and the list of contributed sessions!

πŸ—“οΈ 4-8 May 2026
🌐 www.biomonweek.eu

Co-organized by @biodiversa.eu, #AllianceforNature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org & @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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2️⃣weeks until registrations and abstract submissions open for May’s #BioMonWeek2026, the European conference for Biodiversity Monitoring!

Choose to apply among the sessions tied to the conference's 9️⃣ themes.

🌐 www.biomonweek.eu

#BiodiversityMonitoring

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2️⃣weeks until registrations and abstract submissions open for May’s #BioMonWeek2026, the European conference for Biodiversity Monitoring!
Choose to apply among the sessions tied to the conference's 9️⃣ themes.
ℹ️ www.biodiversa.eu/wp-content/u...
🌐 www.biomonweek.eu
#BiodiversityMonitoring

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Registrations and abstract submissions for #BioMonWeek2026 open on 4 February 2026!

Explore the 9️⃣ conference themes and list of contributed sessions!

πŸ—“οΈ 4-8 May 2026
🌐 www.biomonweek.eu

Co-organized by @biodiversa.eu #AllianceforNature @bioagora.eu @gbif.org & @marco-bolo.bsky.social

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AquaPLAN Visualisation Portal - AquaPLAN Access to the first interactive map of European marine and freshwater habitats affected by both light and noise pollution (LNP).

✨ Major WP3 milestone - release of the first integrated LNP mapping & the AquaPLAN Visualisation Portal - key tool for environmental assessments focusing on combined LNP risks πŸ‘‰ aquaplan-project.eu/results/data...

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Commission launches consultation on marine protection rules New measures aim to further protect the marine environment, simplify its implementation and reduce administrative burden.

✨ Completion of WP2 with a comprehensive report of policy instruments addressing light & noise pollution (LNP) on aquatic biodiversity, highly relevant for the ongoing EU public consultation on revising marine environmental protection rules! πŸ‘‰ tinyurl.com/37f9snfj

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🌍✨ AquaPLAN has crossed its equator! ✨🌍

Last week AquaPLAN's AGM in Lisbon marked the start of our exciting second half & we celebrated some major achievements πŸŽ‰

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Visual with sea elements, with text on visual saying: "Have your say on EU Ocean Observation"

European Ocean Observation Initiative: We are open for feedback!

Share your views on the future of marine knowledge and help shape this initiative crucial for everyone relying on the ocean.

#EUHaveYourSay until 27 February 2026 β†’ link.europa.eu/hwcfJv

#EUOceanPact

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Visual with the text: Cluster 6 info days - ask your questions via SLIDO.

(1/2) 2026 #HorizonEU Cluster 6 info days start tomorrow!

Follow the sessions online via live streaming on the event website.

Submit your questions beforehand via Sli.do.

More πŸ§ͺ link.europa.eu/pxfccG

#SciComm

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(2/2) This EU funding supports projects focused on food, the bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environmental research.

Join the info days to learn more about this year’s calls for proposals, the policy context and how to craft strong proposals.

πŸ§ͺ #SciComm

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Finding space for freshwater restoration in flagship European policy Image: Christian Wasserfallen | Pexels Creative Commons The EU MERLIN project has released two valuable publications this week, focusing on how freshwater ecosystems can be better protected by majo…

🌊 The @merlin-project.bsky.social has released two publications this week, focusing on how freshwater ecosystems can be better protected by major European policies.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί There's a major policy event on the topic in Brussels in March – and still time to sign up!

freshwaterblog.net/2026/01/20/f...

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πŸ” EU green research

Missed the registration for the #HorizonEU Cluster 6 Info days?
You can still follow them online. Go to the event website to access the live streaming of the sessions.

Submit your questions beforehand via sli.do.

Find out more πŸ‘‰ link.europa.eu/pxfccG

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