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The University of Helsinki has a new #ResearchEngineer job opening in their Optics of Photosynthesis Lab for someone interested in buinding innovative measuring systems to quantify and investigate plants and vegetation dynamics.
Learn more: career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...

Formalising eLTER RI means also sites and platforms preparing to become official eLTER Sites and eLTSER Platforms with agreed measurements on Standard Observations. The work on protocols has been ongoing and this spring SPF webinars are focusing on them. Read more: 🔗 www.elter-ri.eu/news/elter-s...

The #IRISCC Third Open Call invites researchers, industry professionals, and public authorities to apply for sponsored access to European research infrastructures.
See catalogue of facilities: catalog.isia.cnrs.fr/catalog/20/i...
Applications can be submitted by: 26 April 2026!
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Call for Abstracts: Advancing MRV through Research Infrastructures at ICOS Science Conference 2026 The Call for Abstracts for the ICOS Science Conference 2026 is now open, and we warmly invite the eLTER community to contribute to Session 27: Research Infrastructures for MRV Development. The de...

Reminder to the #eLTERcommunity: Submit your abstract to Session 27 on advancing MRV through research infrastructures at the ICOS Science Conference 2026.

Deadline: 6 March 2026, 15:00 CET.

Details: www.elter-ri.eu/news/call-ab...

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! 🙌
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Practical Solutions to Desertification: New eLTER Policy Brief Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human wellbeing in dryland regions. Across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, and the Middle E...

eLTER researchers highlight functional restoration as a practical, science-based strategy to rehabilitate degraded and desertified ecosystems where full ecological recovery is no longer feasible. #PolicyBrief #eLTERcommunity

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Call for Abstracts: Advancing MRV through Research Infrastructures at ICOS Science Conference 2026 The Call for Abstracts for the ICOS Science Conference 2026 is now open, and we warmly invite the eLTER community to contribute to Session 27: Research Infrastructures for MRV Development. The de...

Submit your abstract for Session 27 - Research Infrastructures for MRV Development! Deadline: 6 March 2026. Learn more 👇
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Members of eLTER Sites and Platforms Forum (SPF) discussing what aspect of the SPF is most important to preserve during the bridging phase to eLTER ERIC? Dedicated session at the eLTER Consortia Meeting 2026 taking place in Athens, Greece. #eLTERcommunity

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eLTER coordinators Jaana Bäck and Michael Mirtl: “What better place to have the eLTER Consortia Meeting 2026 than Athens - the cradle of European civilization!
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Have a bright and hopeful 2026! Dear eLTER friends, As we step into a time that may bring its challenges, let us remember that we are strongest when we stand together and nurture hope. Only then can we help ensure a better future fo...

Happy New Year! #eLTERcommunity 🌍
Read #2025Highlights and more in the first edition of eLTER's LinkedIn newsletter.

eLTER ambassadors attend the World Conference on Ecological Restoration in the USA Two eLTER ambassadors, Katalin Török (HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary) and Bruna Paolinelli Reis (University of Lisbon, Portugal), represented the Integrated European Long-Term Ecosyst...

Katalin Török and Bruna Paolinelli Reis talked about the strong potential links between eLTER’s activities and ecological restoration, and the evolving concept of a European Topic Centre on Ecological Restoration within the eLTER RI. #eLTERcommunity #2025Highlights
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Understanding the Bălțile Brăilei Research Platform - Romania’s Living Laboratory of Change Welcome to the eLTER Sites & Platforms Series, in which we spotlight individual research stations across the Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research Infras...

Welcome to the eLTER Sites & Platforms Series, in which we spotlight individual research stations across the Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research Infrastructure (eLTER) and explore their distinct research roles. www.elter-ri.eu/news/underst...

eLTER Periodic Summary: SPF Webinar YouTube video by eLTER

The eLTER journey continues! This Sites and Platforms Forum webinar summarises the main achievements, discusses the next steps and the important role of the Sites and Platforms Coordinators in the success of eLTER. #eLTERcommunity
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Main achievements, discussion of next steps and the important role of the Site and Platform Coordinators (SPCs) in the success of eLTER. Register here 👉 www.elter-ri.eu/events/elter...

Two main projects are reaching their endpoint in Jan 2026.
The eLTER journey continues! 🌍 #eLTERcommunity

How fast can you type? Abstract deadline TODAY at 23:59 CET! Don't miss your chance to contribute to session 'Trends and drivers of long-term changes in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the Anthropocene' at the World Biodiversity Forum 2026! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess...

Deadline this Wednesday 3 December! Don't miss your chance to contribute to session 'Trends and drivers of long-term changes in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the Anthropocene' at the World Biodiversity Forum 2026! Submit your abstract to meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess...

Delegation from Chinese #GERI partners CERN/CAS met with the eLTER Coordinators and high-level strategic representatives from Europe and abroad at #ICOS10 week. Excellent opportunities for celebrating @icos-ri.eu achievements and networking from site to national and global levels. #eLTERcommunity 🌍

Deadline coming up on 3 December! Don't miss your chance to contribute to session 'Trends and drivers of long-term changes in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the Anthropocene' at the World Biodiversity Forum 2026! Submit your abstract to meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess...

🌄 Apply now for research scholarships in Austria’s Hohe Tauern National Park! Funded projects can explore ecology, climate change, geology, conservation & human–nature interactions in a unique high-alpine environment. Details 👉 hohetauern.at/de/forschung...

New Research Highlights Co-Location as Key to Reducing Sampling Bias in eLTER Research Infrastructure The Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research Infrastructure (eLTER RI) is pleased to announce the publication of a significant study on the potential of co-...

Ohnemus et al. demonstrate co-location, the strategic integration of multiple research infrastructures at the same in-situ facility, can significantly reduce sampling bias, enhancing the geographical and thematic representativeness of infrastructures. #eLTERcommunity
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🌿 eLTER researchers! Submit your abstract to #WBF2026 Davos for BEF8 on long-term biodiversity & ecosystem change by 3 Dec. Seeking work on multi-decadal biodiversity & ecosystem function change, links to drivers, socio-economic impacts & ways to overcome data gaps. 👉 worldbiodiversityforum.org

Submit your abstract for the @actris.bsky.social ACTRIS Science Conference 2026 by November 21st! 📢 #eLTERcommunity

Webinar: GeoGPT: Transforming Earth Science with Open and Ethical AI Join the webinar 'GeoGPT: Transforming Earth Science with Open and Ethical AI' with Dr. Grant Bonquet (Zhejiang Lab)

🌍 Discover how AI is reshaping Earth science! Join the #EGIeinfra GeoGPT Webinar on 10 Dec (10:00 CET) to explore the world’s first open, ethical LLM for geoscience—turning maps & papers into interactive insights. 💡 Speaker: Dr. Grant Boquet (Zhejiang Lab) 👉 www.egi.eu/event/webina...

🌊 Europe’s waters are full of life — and a few oddballs! From seagrass meadows to deep-sea realms, explore how MARCO-BOLO helps protect aquatic biodiversity across rivers, coasts & oceans. 💙 Find out which aquatic oddball you are 👉 marcobolo-project.eu/the-waters-w...

Fête internationale de la science La représentation permanente de la France auprès des Nations unies à Rome, le Cirad, INRAE et l'IRD coorganisent la fête internationale de la science.

The fifth edition of the "International Science Festival: agriculture, food, environment" is devoted to the issues surrounding food security, food system sustainability and natural resource preservation in a context of population growth and climate change.

Learn more: www.cirad.fr/les-actualit...

🌊 Dive into Blue Carbon! The 5th MOD Alliance Webinar, hosted by @marco-bolo.bsky.social , explores mapping carbon in Europe’s seagrass beds using remote sensing, ocean data & the new EURO-CARBON database. 🗓️ 27 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12:00 CET | 💻 Zoom | 🎙️ Natalya Gallo (NORCE) #BlueCarbon #Biodiversity

🌿 Looking for long-term ecosystem data? The eLTER Market Place links researchers with coordinators of 100+ Sites & Platforms across Europe. Request specific data, explore collaborations & join EU research efforts 👉 elter-ri.eu/elter-market...