Is taxonomy — the science that identifies and describes species — at risk of decline? This article in @theguardian.com explores the work of taxonomist Art Borkent and the broader challenges facing the discipline.
Full article:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Policy
🌍 Biodiversity must remain a strategic priority in the EU’s next long-term budget.
As negotiations on the #MFF 2028–2034 advance, CETAF calls for clear, legally anchored biodiversity targets within the new Global Europe Instrument.
Read our full position: cetaf.org/cetaf-positi...
📣The CETAF Scientific Research Working Group is organising an upcoming live webinar:
"What Defines a Species in the Molecular Age? Delimitation and Diagnosis with DNA Barcodes"
📅 13 May | 14:00–16:00 CET
👉Registration is now open:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#Taxonomy #Systematics
Soulaine Theocharides, from @dissco.bsky.social tech team, attended @fosdem.org 26 to present #DiSSCover our platform for curation and annotation of #digitalspecimen for experts and AI systems. Watch the presentation: www.dissco.eu/dissco-fosde... @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org @disscoflanders.bsky.social
In the latest #FacesOfTaxonomy, Paula Kankaanpää, Director of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus, reflects on the responsibility of natural history museums to ensure that biodiversity knowledge is effectively used by society and policymakers.
👉 Full interview:
cetaf.org/faces-of-tax...
🌍 CETAF at #IPBES12
CETAF participated as an observer at the IPBES-12 Plenary in Manchester, contributing expertise on taxonomic research and biodiversity data for policy and decision-making.
🔗 cetaf.org/cetaf-ipbes1...
#IPBES12 #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #Taxonomy
🟨 Want to stay up to date with Europe’s biodiversity and #taxonomy landscape?
Subscribe to e-Pulse, CETAF’s monthly newsletter, featuring policy insights, research highlights and updates from across our network — delivered straight to your inbox.📩
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🔬 Yesterday, we attended the @erc.europa.eu Annual Conference
In the keynote, Ilaria Capua presented Circular Health, highlighting the shift from an ego-centred to an eco-centred view of health and the need for convergence across human, animal and environmental systems.
🟡 On European Data Protection Day, CETAF highlights its cybersecurity statement approved at the Directors’ Summit in Berlin, reaffirming the need to protect scientific data, digital collections, and institutional trust.
🎉 Big news! CETAF has secured Horizon Europe funding for the new project TETTRIX, with an excellent evaluation score of 14.5/15.
An exciting new phase for collaboration in biodiversity research across Europe 🌍
👉 Full details on our website: cetaf.org/cetaf-secure...
🟨 An illustrated catalogue revisits bee species collected by Alfred Russel Wallace and described by Frederick Smith, based on historical museum collections.
Published in the @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ej...
🗣️ "Natural history museums play a key role in bridging science and society through education and public engagement." Rafael Zardoya, Director of Spain's Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) - CSIC @mncn-csic.bsky.social
👉Read the complete interview: cetaf.org/why-taxonomy...
Don’t miss the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Info Days!
📅 22–23 Jan 2026
The most relevant cluster for the CETAF community and biodiversity research.
🤝 Brokerage event: 21 Jan 2026 (Brussels)
🔗 Info & registration: register.event-works.europa.eu/dgscic/CL6_I...
#CL6INFODAY #HorizonEurope #EUFunding
If a species has no name, it is invisible to science, policy and conservation
In this article, Michael Magee (@nhmdk.bsky.social ) explains how #TETTRIs is tackling Europe’s taxonomic capacity crisis—making taxonomy visible,connected and future-ready
🔗 Read more
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The @mfnberlin.bsky.social is looking for a Strategic Lead for Collection Development and Senior Scientist.
📍Berlin, Germany
📭Application deadline: 18 January 2026.
🔗https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/33584db482fdece321689ec27be78b233a8c2cec0
✨ Season’s wishes from CETAF! ✨
Wishing our community happy holidays and a New Year full of health, joy, and new opportunities. 🌱🌍
📬 e.pulse #15, our final newsletter of the year, features a round-up of CETAF’s 2025 highlights and the latest taxonomy news 👉 lnkd.in/eDqyFqMB
🌍 Horizon Europe 2026–2027 is here!
🌱 Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment) is the most relevant for the CETAF community.
📅 Join the Cluster 6 Info Days: 22–23 January 2026 (Brussels & online)
🔗 mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...
📣Over 1,000 people attend the Citizen Science Fair at MUSE-Museo delle Scienze in #Trento 🇮🇹
🔗 tettris.eu/2025/12/16/c...
🐝 Pollinators are in decline.
The EU’s new EU PoMS sets a unified, science-based way to monitor them.
🎯 CETAF helped shape the methodology, ensuring taxonomic expertise is central to accurate pollinator monitoring.
🔎 cetaf.org/cetafhelps-s...
#Biodiversity #Pollinators #TaxonomyMatters
🟠TETTRIs goes to Africa!
Maarten Van Steenberge, Dr. Rodrigue Pelebe, and Prof. Maarten Vanhove delivered a four-day workshop at the University of Parakou.
#TETTRIs #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #CitizenScience #Africa #CapacityBuilding
🟨CORE (Collection Research) Grant 2026 – Apply Now!
The OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH in Austria is inviting applications for the CORE program, supporting short-term research visits to study their world-class biological and paleontological collections.
🔗https://www.ooekultur.at/wettbewerbe-und-stipendien
🌍 CETAF joins the Crete Declaration on One Health 🐾🌱
People, animals, plants & ecosystems are connected. Together, we advance #OneHealth, share data, drive innovation & strengthen Europe’s resilience.
Read the complete declaration: lnkd.in/dF4T46wW
#OneHealth #Innovation #Biodiversity #CETAF
📣 Don’t miss the Citizen Science Fair in Trento!
🔬Explore over 20 citizen science projects from the region, learn about their work, and connect with the people behind them.
Join us for a day of discovery!
📅 14 December | 📍 Trento
#TETTRIs #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #CitizenScience #Trento #Italy
The pre-registration period for specimen datasets to join @dissco.bsky.social is almost done (Oct 31) but here is a funny fact: if you have a #DarwinCore archive already, it'll take you 15 minutes to fill in the form. We'll create only 20M #DOIs in 2025 so hurry! dissco.eu/ds-enrollment/
Laura Tilley (CETAF) and Olle Hints (TalTech) presented at the #SwissCollNet Workshop on publishing Earth Science collection data. Highlights: GeoCASe, Estonia’s SARV portal, FAIR data, and open science. 🌍
#CETAF #GeoCASe #EarthScience #FAIRdata #OpenScience
🤝 #CETAF58 was made possible thanks to the active participation of all attendees. Their commitment and contributions were essential to the success of the meeting, reinforcing the spirit of #dialogue, #openness, #cooperation, and dedication that defines the CETAF #community.
🟨 At the 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, Klement Tockner, Gilles Bloch, Ursula Warnke, and Esme Ward discussed key challenges for natural history museums, highlighting their role not only in preserving heritage but also as bridges between science, society, and governance.
#CETAF #ScienceForNature
Today we explored how multi-stakeholder collaboration drives sustainable transformation — with insights from Dr. Helge Maas @capgeminiglobal.bsky.social and Robert-Alexandre Poujade @group.bnpparibas on the Biodiversity Roadmap. 🌱
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
🟨 Day 2 of the CETAF Directors’ Summit in Berlin
We kicked off this second day with opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Thomas Borsch, Director of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, and CETAF President Mr. Edwin van Huis.
#CETAF58 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #ScienceForFuture
Today we kick off our 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, an event hosted together with the Botanic Garden Berlin and the Freie Universität Berlin.
This new edition will continue the dialogue on the ever-evolving role of natural history museums and botanical gardens in a rapidly changing world.
