Topic: biodiversity

An open transnational call studies novel ecosystems, their functioning, trajectories of change and equitable sharing of biodiversity benefits. UK researchers may collaborate with international partners under the Biodiversa+ joint call. Mandatory pre-proposals are due on 10 November 2026 at 12:00 CET (11:00 UTC); invited full proposals are due on 16 April 2027 at 12:00 CEST (10:00 UTC). The listed deadline is the mandatory first stage. UK costs may reach £375,000 at full economic cost, with NERC funding 80%, for up to 36 months; this is not a £375,000 cash award.

Rewards internationally significant research in environmental stewardship, biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, remediation and sustainable management of natural resources. The indivisible prize totals EUR 200,000 and includes a plaque and ceremony travel support. The complete application is due 20 November 2026 at 17:00 CET.

Create reproducible maps and perform GIS operations with R and the terra package. Working with raster and vector data, participants develop static, thematic, animated and interactive maps, then apply projections, clipping, resampling, buffers, intersections, zonal statistics and distance calculations. Environmental, geological and biodiversity examples connect visualization with spatial analysis, and participants may bring their own data. 2027-01-11–2027-01-15, 15:00–18:00 daily, Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+01:00). Online course; fee €480. User-level R skills are required; prior GIS experience is

This school and workshop joins physics, applied mathematics and ecology to understand ecological dynamics and biodiversity across scales. Students learn to connect empirical data with individual-based models, differential equations, stochastic dynamics and complex interaction networks. The curriculum addresses marine species fluctuations, metapopulations, microbial ecology, animal movement, spatial scaling of plant communities, habitat fragmentation and evolutionary rescue. The January 23–24 workshop includes invited and contributed talks, posters, and discussion of theoretical ecology's futur

Build and evaluate short-term ecological forecasts by repeatedly linking observations, models and predictions. A biodiversity challenge uses shrub, rabbit and dung-beetle data from Doñana with remote-sensing measurements. Participants process time series and satellite indices, compare autoregressive, hierarchical, correlational and mechanistic models, propagate uncertainty and assess forecasts against benchmarks. Reproducible R workflows lead to a submitted forecast and discussion of how predictions support conservation and adaptive management. Live sessions: 25–29 January, 14:00–18:30 daily,

The congress brings palaeontologists together to examine fossil evidence for the history of life, changing environments and the development of biodiversity. Research presentations and interdisciplinary discussion connect Asian discoveries with broader evolutionary questions. Organized with Thailand’s Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Society and partner universities under the Asian Palaeontological Association, it welcomes established researchers, students and early-career scientists. Optional excursions investigate marine and terrestrial fossil records across Thailand.

The fourth ILTER Open Science Meeting brings long-term ecological research communities together around biodiversity, biological invasions, climate extremes, resilience and sustainability. Proposed themes connect food, energy and water systems, urban and human-influenced environments, and the distinctive value of long-term observations. The programme includes scientific sessions, working groups and training activities, linking sustained monitoring with ecological understanding and environmental responses.

How do elementary biological events give rise to ecological community patterns, epidemic behaviour and collective population dynamics? This seminar develops a mechanistic view using Markov jump processes for birth, death, competition, dispersal, infection and recovery. These models connect individual events to biodiversity gradients, species abundance distributions and disease persistence. It examines the roles of demographic stochasticity, environmental variation, spatial heterogeneity and species interactions, highlighting mathematical similarities and differences across ecological and epide

A global analysis suggests protected areas are more extensive than existing conservation accounts imply, while biodiversity remains under threat. A second research segment examines a large study associating brown fat with a broader range of health benefits. Research highlights consider Solar System stability and differences in brain aging among great apes.

This scientific meeting examines how tropical-forest ecology can guide green finance while safeguarding biodiversity. Field observations, ecosystem models, economic analysis and restoration evidence connect forest condition, climate resilience, carbon storage and species interactions to nature-based investments. Discussions address additionality, landscape risks, conservation outcomes, measurement and research-informed financial policy. Programme participants include Jedediah Brodie (University of Montana, US); Rebecca Senior (University of Durham, UK); Matheus Nunes (University of Maryland,

David Cooper assesses progress towards the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s 2030 targets and 2050 goals. He explains why biodiversity matters for human security and wellbeing, drawing on recent assessments of conditions in the UK and globally. The lecture considers prospects for recovery and argues that conservation efforts need complementary changes across economic sectors and society to address biodiversity loss and support people and nature together.

Agriculture and urban development threaten soil processes that sustain biodiversity, nutrient cycling, water regulation and climate resilience. The seminar examines how ecosystem-based interventions can restore soils, and why soil health must itself be built into the design of those interventions. Examples from the SOLU-BIOD research programme in France and abroad connect ecological restoration with food and water security. The discussion also considers practical barriers to adoption and the public policies needed to support implementation.

Disease emergence reflects interacting changes in land use, intensive livestock production and biodiversity. This seminar brings those relationships together rather than treating each driver separately. It examines One Health and Planetary Health responses to health crises, then considers place-based approaches that use ecosystems and biodiversity, including community-managed forests.

This panel examines the growing need to account for nature and biodiversity in private-sector decisions. Researchers and business practitioners consider the challenges and opportunities involved, in the context of the IPBES assessment of biodiversity and business. The discussion brings perspectives from biodiversity science, management, financial disclosure, industrial leadership and water infrastructure to the relationship between ecosystems and commercial activity.

David Obura draws on IPBES and other assessments to examine interconnected disruptions affecting biodiversity, climate, economies, societies and governance. The lecture asks how underlying drivers and potential tipping points relate to the international order and what constructive transformations could emerge from present crises. It considers differentiated responsibilities across countries and sectors, pathways that recognise ecosystems as foundations of human wellbeing, and ways to balance nature, economies and social outcomes. Existing multilateral institutions offer starting points, but c

Carina Hoorn examines how the Amazon Basin’s geological evolution shaped its extraordinary biodiversity. The discussion connects Andean uplift, fresh sediment supply and marine incursions during the Early Miocene with the diversification of aquatic environments and ecological opportunities.

Professor Amy Dickman established is the joint CEO of Lion Landscapes, which works to help conserve wildlife in some of the most important biodiversity areas of Africa. These areas include some of the most important areas in the world for big cats, but also have an extremely high level of lion killing, as lions and other carnivores impose high costs on poverty-stricken local people. Amy and her team are working with local communities to reduce carnivore attacks, providing villagers with real benefits from carnivore presence, engaging warriors in conservation and training the next generation of

My research interests are centered on animal ecology, and more specifically include the following areas: visual ecology, behavioral ecology, and conservation biology, as well as the interactions between them. My research is question-driven. I answer my questions in a comprehensive manner, using a combination of empirical, theoretical, and comparative approaches. My model species are usually birds, but I have also worked with fish, mammals, amphibians, and insects. ​I was fortunate to enrich my education by attending Universities in different parts of the world. I did my undergraduate, speci

Dr. Sean O'Donnell is a Professor of Biodiversity Earth & Environmental Science at Drexel University, USA. His neuroscience research focuses on how brain structure plasticity & evolution are affected by social behavior, mainly using insects as models. He is also interested in tropical ecology & thermal physiology. He conducts field research & teaches field courses in Central & South America, as well as in the Negev Desert in Israel.