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Representing our #iforplan project funded by ForestValue2 at EUFORE meeting in #Brussels. The #iforplan project is leaded by Andrej Boncina (University of Ljubljana) and deals with #forest zoning for multiple #ecosystemservices. Read more at: https://iforplan.eu/ Partners include Natural Resources Institute Finland / Luonnonvarakeskus, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu and Estonian University of Life Sciences.

🎥 BRIDGES x WIOMSA School 2025 – Student Testimonial Meet Pauline Safari, conservationist and marine scientist at Coastal and Marine Resources Development (COMRED) (Mombasa, Kenya) 🌊. In this first episode of our Student Voices series, Pauline shares her key takeaways from the opening session dedicated to marine social-ecological systems. 🔗 Find out more about BRIDGES schools here https://lnkd.in/dX55rSnA CNRS | Ifremer | IRD | Université de La Réunion | WIOMSA - Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association | Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Professional Network (WIOMPAN) | UN Ocean Decade Emmanuelle ROQUE D ORBCASTEL | Arthur TUDA | Joachim Claudet | Adrien Comte | Rodolphe Devillers | PASCAL THOYA, PhD | Dr. Philile Mbatha | Nina Rivers | Ella-Kari Muhl | Shauna Mahajan | Stéphanie Duvail | Stéphanie D'Agata | Brice Trouillet | Julie Furiga | Erwann Quimbert | francois Guilhaumon | Isabel Urbina-Barreto | MARine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation MARBEC | WorldFish | University of Cape Town | One Ocean Hub | Chaire maritime de Nantes Université | UMR LETG | Umr Espace-Dev | Data Terra #BRIDGESResearch #WIOMSA2025 #OneOceanOneFuture #CapacitySharing #WIO

I’m thrilled that our research in the Lünten Forest has been featured in the latest issue of wissen|leben! Together with my team and our partners from the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) and the LWL-Museum für Naturkunde we have established a 30-meter-high Eddy Covariance tower in the Lünten Forest — a site soon to be rewetted and transformed into a near-natural peatland forest. Over the coming years, this “laboratory in nature” will continuously measure greenhouse gas fluxes and microclimatic conditions to assess how restoration impacts the forest’s carbon balance and climate mitigation potential. What makes this project truly special is its co-design approach: developed jointly with local authorities and variety of stakeholders from the very beginning. The tower is already providing data and a unique opportunity for our students to engage in hands-on research at the intersection of climatology, ecology, and restoration practice. 📊 Open data, interdisciplinary collaboration, and societal relevance — that’s the spirit of our work at the Biosphere–Atmosphere Interaction Group at the University of Muenster 😊 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/evZz_PM8 #ClimateResearch #EcosystemRestoration #Peatlands #CarbonCycle #LivingLab #UniversityOfMünster #LWL #Sustainability #OpenScience

💡 The seventh MAMBO work package provides a distinct visual project identity and is tasked with the ongoing promotion, dissemination and communication of the developments and outputs of MAMBO. The objectives of the WP are to: 1️⃣ Provide a distinct identity of the project and its services through branding, visualisation and an elaborated dissemination and communication strategy. 2️⃣ Ensure the ongoing promotion, dissemination and communication of the developments and outputs provided by the MAMBO consortium. 3️⃣ Create an Open Science Collection to centrally feature all MAMBO outputs and make these available beyond the project’s lifetime. 4️⃣ Develop pathways for integrating new technologies and innovations into the EU Pollinators Monitoring Scheme. 5️⃣Integrate MAMBO results into the EU Biodiversity Strategy and an improved EU-wide framework for the mapping and monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem services. 6️⃣ Propose a transformation plan where multisectoral proposals are integrated and provide the EU Commission, IPBES and IPCC with a route-map for implementation. WP7 is led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). 🔗 Find out more about MAMBO here: https://lnkd.in/dEkaz5h6 #MAMBOworkpackages

A new paper in Remote Sensing of Environment, “The progress and potential directions in the remote sensing of farmland abandonment,” showcases the power of international collaboration, featuring Europe-LAND partner Charles University (Czech Republic). Although land scarcity is rising, farmland abandonment is emerging as a global land-use change phenomenon. This review of 131 publications highlights the rapid growth of remote-sensing techniques for monitoring abandonment, while revealing continued reliance on Landsat and Sentinel-2 data. The article makes a conceptual contribution to one of Europe-LAND’s future outputs — developing indicators of LU/LC transition processes. Supported by programs such as 4EU+ Flagship: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Program, Biodiversa+, and ALPMEMA, the work offers clear directions for expanding research, diversifying data sources, integrating socio-economic contexts and improving communication. 🔗Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eu6m-QCw Congrats to all authors who contributed to this collaborative paper: - Alexander Prishchepov (University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Denmark/Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany) - Katharina Anders (Heidelberg University/Technical University of Munich, Germany) - Jan Feranec (Slovenská akadémia vied / Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia) - Tomáš Goga (Slovenská akadémia vied / Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia) - Simona Grădinaru (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland) - Jan Kolář (Charles University, Czech Republic) - Robert Pazur (Slovenská akadémia vied / Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia/Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland) - Marketa Potuckova (Charles University, Czech Republic) - Bogdan Zagajewski (University of Warsaw, Poland) - Lucie Kupkova (Charles University, Czech Republic)

🌊 Making Waves in Deep-Sea Science! 🌏 Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) and Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore (LKCNHM) have joined an exciting deep-sea scientific expedition, launched in partnership with OceanX. The 24-day voyage aboard the OceanXplorer sets out to explore the Monsoon Rise — a remote seamount chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. Researchers from Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and the US will be mapping and documenting biodiversity at depths of up to 4,000m using state-of-the-art tools such as submersibles, benthic landers, and eDNA sampling. This mission marks Singapore’s first major scientific effort in international waters following the adoption of the UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, and contributes to the global understanding and protection of marine life in the high seas. As Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan shared, this mission reflects a new paradigm — one that values protection and knowledge-sharing over extraction. Specimens collected will be curated at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, supporting future research for the global scientific community. Wishing the entire expedition team fair weather and fruitful discoveries! The Straits Times has featured a full article on the expedition: https://str.sg/N79n NUS news also have an article on this expedition: https://lnkd.in/gFY7u9d2 #TMSI #MarineScience #MarineBiodiversity

🎥 What’s really going on beneath the surface in Haderslev Fjord? In this video, our water environment researcher Flemming Gertz retrieves sensors from both the seabed and surface waters of Haderslev Fjord. These sensors, along with water samples sent for lab analysis, help us understand how nitrogen and phosphorus interact in the aquatic ecosystem. The goal? To generate valuable insights that can improve the ecological status of Haderslev Fjord — and inspire similar efforts in other Danish fjords facing oxygen depletion challenges. 🌊 Transparency matters. That’s why we share this work openly — so farmers, municipalities, utilities, advisors, and citizens can engage with the realities and development of their local water environment. At SEGES Innovation, we truly value the strong collaboration with our partners: Spiras, Haderslev Kommune, Provas Forsyningsservice, Aarhus University, Longline Environment, Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, Sønderjysk Sportsfiskerforening (Angling Association) #HaderslevFjord #WaterEnvironment #TransparencyMatters #StakeholderEngagement #EnvironmentalMonitoring #DanishFjords Video production by Martin Stoltenberg Hansen

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo is excited to be Co-PI on the newly launched Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Integrative Conservation Biology Research and Training. The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities and African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) support the Clusters of Research Excellence as clusters accelerating collaborative research. The new CoRE answers a call from over 200 researchers on both continents to safeguard Eastern Africa’s biodiversity amid climate change, while addressing local community needs. We look forward to advance integrative conservation and strengthen global research partnerships. - with Charlotte Sletten Bjorå, Nils Chr Stenseth, Desalegn Chala (PhD), University of Oslo, Anagaw Atickem, Addis Abeba University, Nicholas Otienoh Oguge, University of Nairobi, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Margaret Owuor, University of Bern https://lnkd.in/dvPGtzMN

🏆 EUKI Success Story: Building Climate Resilience along the Danube 🌿 EUKI project EDAPHIC-BLOOM Danube has strengthened climate adaptation and ecological restoration in the Lower Danube and Delta regions. 📗 Its comprehensive guidelines now support local authorities, regional planners, and research institutions in developing sustainable land-use and restoration strategies. Through workshops and demonstration sites, community groups and farmers are exploring climate-smart agricultural practices that enhance soil health and biodiversity. 🤝 A strong partnership network and a digital energy platform ensure that knowledge and collaboration continue beyond the project’s duration — providing enduring benefits for policy, science, and society. EDAPHIC-BLOOM Danube’s success has already inspired new Horizon Europe initiatives and ongoing efforts in CO₂ reduction and carbon sequestration, contributing to Europe’s long-term climate goals. 🌍 Discover how EUKI projects foster innovation and collaboration across Europe 👉 https://lnkd.in/dfivyj7s #ClimateActionEurope #EcologicalRestoration #SustainableLandUse Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) National Research and Development Institute for Soil Science, Agrochemistry and Environment - ICPA Steinbeis Innovation & Management GmbH Hochschule Karlsruhe (HKA) / University of Applied Sciences

📣 Strengthening international research ties! 📷 Oregon State University visited our Marine Science Station in Toralla #ECIMAT to explore the cutting-edge 👩🔬👨🔬 research infrastructure we offer and to discuss future collaborations 🤝 and synergies with #CIM and Universidade de Vigo. The meeting, which concluded the #BarrierPassabilityExpertWorkshop coordinated by CIM researcher Carlos Garcia de Leaniz, 👉 aims to strengthen research cooperation, 🔬 exchange, and the development of academic programs 👩🎓👨🎓 related to aquatic biodiversity. 🌊 #RedeCIGUS #EuropeanFunds #HR