DNA is changing the future of biodiversity conservation. 🌿🧬 BGEplus, ERGA, iBOL Europe and CETAF are building a coordinated infrastructure for biodiversity genomics, connecting expertise, data and technology to better understand and protect nature 🔗 cetaf.org/using-dna-sa... #Biodiversity #Genomics

ERGA, iBOL Europe and CETAF join forces to strengthen biodiversity genomics in Europe - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities - CETAF

This means the start of an unprecedented effort to build a continent-wide system that applies genomics for protecting European biodiversity.

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🎉 Tomorrow, CETAF kicks off #TaxonomyRecognitionDay at the 8th Knowledge of Chamber! We'll be at the House of European History & Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences talking about taxonomy & @tettris.eu Join our #NameItToSaveIt campaign! 📸🌱 #TRD2026 #Biodiversity

🟡 🌿 Wrapping up a busy week at #BioMonWeek2026 #CETAF contributed to discussions on biodiversity monitoring and highlighted TETTRIs-linked outcomes supporting taxonomic capacity building in Europe. Excited to see @tettris.eu featured in the new #CORDIS Results Pack 🔗 cetaf.org/cetaf-biomon...

Join us at #BioMonWeek2026 🌿 CETAF will be in Montpellier (4–8 May) presenting TETTRIs-linked work on capacity building for biodiversity monitoring. 📍 Come say hello at our booth! 
🗓 We’ll take part in a session on capacity needs for species identification, 6 May. 🔗 2026.biomonweek.eu/page/home/

🚀 Tomorrow the TETTRIs Final Event kicks off in Brussels 🇪🇺 Organised by @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org & @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social , bringing together experts, researchers & policymakers to share insights and shape the future of taxonomy in #Europe (Apr 27–29).

🎥 New in Faces of Taxonomy Patrick Michaely on why collaboration is key in times of crisis—and how museums can act as trusted bridges between science & society. “Together, we are a real force.” 🔗 cetaf.org/faces-of-tax... #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #CETAF

Faces of taxonomy: Patrick Michaely

Patrick Michaely on collaboration, collections, and how natural history museums can remain resilient and relevant in times of global change.

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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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Every species has a story—but without a name, that story may never be told. 🌍✨ On May 23, we celebrate #Taxonomy, the science that names, classifies, and describes life on #Earth. We invite you to join us—discover how on our website 🔗 tettris.eu/trd/

Citizen science apps like iNaturalist are transforming biodiversity data 📱🌿 But behind every record, experts verify observations — ensuring quality data for platforms like GBIF. AI helps, but human expertise is key. Do you use these apps? 👇 #CitizenScience #Taxonomy #Biodiversity

🟡 CETAF was represented by its Executive Director at the Biodiversa+ Enlarged Stakeholder Board meeting in #Paris At a key moment for Biodiversa+, discussions focused on strengthening biodiversity monitoring—connecting efforts, improving usability, and clarifying priorities. 🔗 goo.su/RnCicb

Shaping the future of Biodiversa+: insights from stakeholder board discussions

From 23 to 26 March 2026, members of Biodiversa+’s Enlarged Stakeholder Board (ESB) and Advisory Board (AB) met to discuss the Partnership's activities and its future...

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📣 CETAF workshop: Access and Benefit Sharing in 2026 📅 21–22 April | Bonn 🇩🇪 Focusing on the EU ABS Regulation, 10 years after the Nagoya Protocol. Free to attend (registration required by 10 April): cetaf.org/cetaf-worksh...

CETAF workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing in 2026

CETAF’s Legislations and Regulations Working Group is organising an ABS workshop in Bonn to discuss 10 years of the EU ABS Regulation.

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📣 Applications open for the E-SCoRe Award 2026 by CETAF. The award celebrates Early Career Researchers using natural history collections to document and understand life on Earth. 🗓 Deadline: 1 May 2026 👉 Apply via: cetaf.org/template-act... #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #ECR #CETAF

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

‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?

Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be ...

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🌍 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

We brought DiSSCo's community curation to FOSDEM 2026 - DiSSCo

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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.📩 👉 Subscribe: mailchi.mp/cetaf/cetaf-...

🔬 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 misc.pagesuite.com/pdfdownload/...

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)
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📣Over 1,000 people attend the Citizen Science Fair at MUSE-Museo delle Scienze in #Trento 🇮🇹 🔗 tettris.eu/2025/12/16/c...