As Europe slows down in summer, #insects are as busy as ever, and so are our colleagues from @biopolis-cibio.bsky.social! The #Malaisetraps quietly collect the data that will help shape the future of #biodiversity monitoring @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org

#ERGAReads | A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #genomes @lauradbertola.bsky.social @conservationsp.bsky.social

Big news for European biodiversity conservation. Three major scientific communities have signed a landmark agreement through the @biogeneurope.bsky.social (BGE+) project to build a continent-wide infrastructure for biodiversity genomics. www.embl.org/news/science... #biodiversity #EUPolicy

Fresh video from #Biodiversity #Genomics Europe plus about our cascade grants scheme to fund projects that contribute to #BGE+ goals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW78... 📢 1st call: February 2027. 📖 More: biodiversitygenomics.eu/cascade-fund... @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus -

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TRAINING: DNA barcoding and metabarcoding using ONTOLOGY™ biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/07/09/d... Join us October 5-7 @nhm-london.bsky.social for a 3-day course on #ONTOLOGY a new platform for distributed #DNAbarcoding & #metabarcoding from our partners @cbg-uofg.bsky.social. @iboleurope.bsky.social

BGE+ NEW COURSE: DNA barcoding and metabarcoding using ONTOLOGY™ - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

ONTOLOGY is a new platform for distributed DNA barcoding and metabarcoding—is integrates freeze-dried ‘just-add-water’ PCR plates that complete indexing and amplification in one step, and software tha...

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Good morning, biodiversity genomics! 🌍🧬 ERGA News #39 is live, spotlighting a new ERGA-associated manuscript on community-engaged genomics: bringing Local Ecological Knowledge, early dialogue, and shared benefits into conservation science: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-ne...

ERGA News #39 - June 2026

NewsA new ERGA Framework for community-engaged biodiversity genomicsA new ERGA-associated article in Biological Conservation presents a five-step framework for engaging European Local Communities in b...

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📽️ It's showtime! A new video introduces our community of researchers and practitioners and tells about how DNA barcoding can be applied in different fields – from biodiversity monitoring to food authentication and more. youtu.be/zDSct838o8I?...

Introducing iBOL Europe

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Researchers do not always involve the people who live in, work with, and care for the species and places being studied. Our colleagues at @ergabiodiv.bsky.social want to change that!: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @horizoneu.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Engaging European local communities in biodiversity genomics research: A five-step framework for scientists

Biodiversity genomics research can inform conservation, management, and policy, including implementation and monitoring linked to the Kunming–Montreal…

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On the right of reception as you enter. We welcome all ERGA members current and future! @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @official-smbe.bsky.social #SMBE2026

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The ERGA booth is now set up at #SMBE2026 ... do stop by at any time to learn about our reference #genome community @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @official-smbe.bsky.social

Great to see ERGA community friends at #SMBE2026 --- come visit the booth to say hi and learn about @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, about the community, funding opportunities, and much more! @astridboehne.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Today at #SMBE2026 we kick off with the plenary from ERGA member @emmateeling.bsky.social lead of ERGA Associate Partner Bat1K Project @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @official-smbe.bsky.social

ERGA will be at SMBE @official-smbe.bsky.social in Copenhagen next week - make sure to stop by the booth to say hi, learn about our reference 🧬 #genomes community, find out about funding 💶 and other opportunities ... stickers 😀, pencils ✏️, flyers 📃 too!

World #Biodiversity Forum Davos - WORKSHOP GBF15 🧬 #Genomics is moving fast, but how do we make it useful for biodiversity monitoring, policy, and real-world conservation decisions? 🦋 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess... June 14th 2026 @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social

New publications from our colleagues at @iboleurope.bsky.social: Strategic priorities for boosting #DNA #barcoding research and application in Europe, at the continental and national level. Two must-reads. @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social

iBOL Europe@iboleurope.bsky.social · 3mo ago

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, we are releasing two papers that aim to facilitate the development of a robust network of DNA barcoding practitioners in Europe and beyond: iboleurope.org/acting-local...

Our next community meeting will happen soon – on 01 June! This time, we will get an introduction to @biogeneurope.bsky.social, which started in May, by Dimitris Koureas, Project Director.

Our colleagues at the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO) in Portugal are making it (really) big finding new species! The headline reads "Scientists discover a new species of water MITE in the north of the country". @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social 💪👋

The ERGA BioGenome Seminar Series is back! We return with Jérôme Goudet and Isabela do O for a seminar on the impact of population structure in identifying local adaptation. How do we know when population differences reflect adaptation, and when they are shaped by demography and structure?

Good timing! The feature on @biogeneurope.bsky.social that #CORDIS has just published is a great way to see where our 2nd act - Biodiversity Genomics Europe Plus (starting in May) comes from: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4... @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org

Accelerating the inventory of life on Earth through genomics

Genomic technologies are transforming understanding of biodiversity, unlocking hidden species diversity, and laying new foundations for...

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BGE generated tens of thousands of DNA barcodes in the past 3,5 years 🪲 🪱 🐦‍⬛ and this proved quite difficult in some cases! Well, challenge accepted! 💪 Want to know more? Go to our website and read our interview with Olga Vinnere Pettersson 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/03/30/c...

The BGE project aimed to understand, monitor and protect European biodiversity. But how did we get the data that will help do this? It starts with a sample! 🪱 🦠 🪲 🍄 Want to know more? 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/03/25/f...

🆕 The @biogeneurope.bsky.social project - which now gives way to BGE+ - represented a landmark in European research collaboration, bringing together the #DNAbarcoding (@iboleurope.bsky.social) and #reference #genomes (@ergabiodiv.bsky.social) communities. 🔓 Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....

Have you enjoyed the @iboleurope.bsky.social and @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Genomics Connections podcast? Each episode came with a simple language version named: 'EasyConnections' ✨ All EasyConnections have been collected in one booklet! 🥳Read them here: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/26/c...

BGE is coming to an end, but don't worry: we have amazing news!✨ BGE+, heir to BGE, has been selected for funding 🥳💥 BGE+ aims to build a #biodiversity #genomics infrastructure in #Europe. 💪 Want to know more about what that entails? 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b...

Bioblitz in Bulgaria!💥 More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/20/f... The Ali Botush UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is a biodiversity hotspot in Bulgaria. In this hotspot live a lot of endemic and protected species; a perfect place for a bioblitz! 🌻🪲

🇨🇾 Two citizen science events in #Cyprus brought together researchers, NGOs, students & local stakeholders to learn pollinator identification and field monitoring. 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/wings-b... @ucy1.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social

Wings, Bees, and Barcodes: Citizen Scientists Support Pollinator Genomics in Cyprus

About the hotspot Cyprus is a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot with a rich and distinctive invertebrate fauna, including butterflies, moths, and wild bees. Many pollinator species on the island are ...

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Another new ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas - Biodiversity Genomics Europe reference genome is available! ✨ Meet the eastern mosquito fish: Gambusia Holbrooki! 🐟 More information 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-48

The last BGE workshop in Portugal ✨ More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b... In this workshop the participants learned more about the small animals that live in the soil and about their different characteristics. 🪱 🐜 🪳

Bioblitz in Cyprus! ✨ More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/w...

Another new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome is available! ✨ Have you ever seen this spineless thistle before? Carlina diae! 🏵️ This species of thistle is endemic to Crete, Greece. More information 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-3...

Another workshop in Greece! ✨ More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/09/d... During this workshop over 150 people, students, parents and educators, learned more about how genetics are used to study biodiversity.