Two days of training and friendly discussions on plants and climate change, education and citizens' engagement, research in science didactics, #alienspecies and the role of Botanic Gardens @ortobotanicoBG in Bergamo old town.
0lga Mayoral, Botanic Garden Valencia, training technical and education personnel of Lombardy botanic gardens on climate change, biodiversity loss and role of Botanic Gardens as agents of change through education and citizens' engagement. Bergamo old town.
Climate change and #alienspecies: new risks for #biodiversity. EASIN contributes to the training of technical and educational personnel of Lombardy botanic gardens, organized by Bergamo Botanic Garden in the old town.
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The journey through the #ECSA2026 conference week will find its public highlight at the Citizen Science Festival on 6 March.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ: www.ecsa2026.ngo/citizen-scie...
๐ฒ๐น The AMI-trap consists of UV and white lights for attracting and photographing nocturnal insects, containing high-capacity data storage to collate images over long sampling periods. Due to the saline marshlands attracting Lepidoptera, Il-Magฤงluq taโ Marsaskala is an ideal site for its deployment.
๐ Are you ready to level up your data skills?
Join the first #BCubedTraining session tomorrow โฌ๏ธ
The @EU_Commission
JRC hosted a workshop (10-12 Feb 2026) under the MSFD framework to assess progress on monitoring & managing marine #NonIndigenousSpecies๐.
Progress acknowledged, but challenges remain in impact assessment & target-setting.
๐ Read more: bit.ly/3Om4Byq
The EU Commission comunication on "Progress to protect Europeโs biodiversity" ๐https://bit.ly/4aj4kVA and the "7th Report to the CBD" include EASIN & the Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity scientific support for achieving target 6 on #InvasiveAlienSpecies and targets of the EU #BiodiversityStrategy.
๐๐ This Valentineโs Day, show some love to the ones who keep our world blooming.
The Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators has launched its participation platform, and your voice can help shape the solutions to reverse the decline of wild pollinators: panoramic.make.org/en/partner/e...
Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision making ๐๐๐งช www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Science at EASIN is expertise applied to uncertainty, taxonomy, data, cross-border collaboration.
Today we praise the women scientists of our network in strengthening biodiversity knowledge & supporting environmental policy and management decisions in Europe.
Inclusive science improves outcomes!
Photo from Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/fr/photos/un-chien-et-un-chat-couches-dans-lherbe-ouo1hbizWwo
New paper published today in @peerj.bsky.social
Based on simple observation and citizen science, we show that cats and dogs can contribute to the spread of invasive land flatwormsโno molecular data needed.๐งช
Open access: peerj.com/articles/207...
Realizing and assessing social successes in invasive species management ๐๐๐งช conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In 2025, #GuardIAS partnered with artists and communities in Lombardy, Italy, to explore invasive alien species and river biodiversity through performances, workshops, and co-creation activities.
Read more ๐ guardias.eu/social-perfo...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
Figure 2: Example of photographs, received via citizen science, showing Caenoplana variegata collected from domestic pets. (A) Collected from a dog, (BโD) collected from cats. Cat hair still attached to the flatworm is visible in B and C. A, Case #07 in Table 1; B, Case #11; C, Case #12; D, Case #13. A, photograph by Catherine Vaillant; B, C, photographs by anonymous contributors; C, photograph by Floriane Delaval. Anonymous contributors signed a copyright consent for their photographs, but did not wish to have their name included in a publication.
Our new paper is now published! ๐งช
"Cats, dogs, and sticky worms: invasion by land flatworms (Geoplanidae) is facilitated by household pets"
doi.org/10.7717/peer...
EASIN is online with a fresh new look! ๐โจ
We have completed a full website redesign to make your experience more enjoyable and satisfying by making a cleaner and clearer menu and content, easier to explore.โจ
Take a look ๐ bit.ly/4akCrei
#EASIN #InvasiveAlienSpecies
๐งJRC hosts a WS on marine #NonIndigenousSpecies ๐ก๐ฆon 10-12.02 in Ispra. EASIN will coordinate the work of experts on #NIS monitoring, targets, adverse effects on species groups & habitat types, and management measures, aimed at marine biodiversity protection supporting #MSFD.
๐จ EASIN news is out!
Early warning and rapid response are key to prevent the spread of invasive alien species. Discover NOTSYS, the European alert system, and recent notifications on invasive terrestrial flatworms threatening soil biodiversity in Europe.
๐ bit.ly/4knp55N
#IAS #Biodiversity #EASIN
๐ข Working with biodiversity data? Learn how to make it actionable.
The Horizon Europe @b-cubed.eu opened registration for an online training series on applying biodiversity observations in practice.
๐ Find the programme and register: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...
#BcubedTraining
Lionfish case study updates
The #GuardIAS team is testing lionfish removals in Greece to protect biodiversity. Acoustic monitoring insights are now guiding new management strategies for the Mediterranean.
Read more ๐ guardias.eu/updates-on-t...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
Tracking an invader before it arrives. ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
The #GuardIAS team is modelling how Wakame might spread through Danish windfarms using eDNA and 3D hydrodynamics.
Read more: guardias.eu/updates-on-t...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies
#BioInvasions
Transnational cooperation is key to monitoring and management of #InvasiveAlienSpecies in Europe & benefits from easy access to data & best practices. EASIN is committed to these goals working with scientific partners and EU Members States competent authorities bit.ly/4k1vsM3
How do #invasivespecies outcompete #native ones when #environmental conditions change?
๐ฌNew #research on the #invasive Eastern Mosquitofish (๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช) and the endangered Spanish Toothcarp (๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด) sheds light on the physiological mechanisms at play โคต๏ธ doi.org/10.3897/neob...
๐ A historic moment for the ocean.
The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean.
Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/
New video series from our 2025 General Assembly! ๐
๐บ Watch interviews on the marbled crayfish, the African clawed frog, citizen science, & Rugulopteryx okamurae: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
๐ Explore the project: guardias.eu
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
Donโt miss the Information Webinar on โImportance of cross-sectoral collaboration for the implementation of Target 6 on invasive alien species of the #KMGBFโ
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27 January
โฐ9:00AM โ 10:00AM (EST)
Register here ๐ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f89fc...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #Target6 #IAS
Pigeon in front of a cathedral
๐ฆ #CitizenScience supports improved invasive species detection
A recent study compared 200M+ citsci records accessed via GBIF with official data from 30 European countries and found that 50% of invasions were detected earlier or in the same year by citsci.
๐ gbif.link/citsci_IAS
#DataUse
International ship traffic: a global network that has contributed to biotic homogenisation - or what Charles Elton described (in his book 'The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants') as the breakdown of Wallace's biogeographic realms. #bioinvasions
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
There is a lot on innovation in plant health. The IPPC Secretariat invites NPPOs, RPPOs, and accredited organizations to submit proposals for the Plant Health Innovation Fair (13 March 2026)
Apply by 30 January 2026.
www.ippc.int/en/calls/cal...
A microsporidian parasite of Japanese beetles has been deployed at cargo airports since 2017 to infest the invasive beetle, in an effort to prevent them from spreading to the western U.S. A new study details improved methods for detecting the parasite's presence in sampled beetle populations.
