On 20 March (10:00-11:30 CET), discover how AgroPortal, EcoPortal, EarthPortal, and BiodivPortal now enable federated browsing and search for seamless access to distributed semantic artefacts. During the workshop, you will learn the new OntoPortal’s federated functionalities and the benefits of cross-portal interoperability. You will also be...
FAIR-IMPACT invites you to take part in a series of interactive workshops designed to enhance FAIR data practices and support the adoption of FAIR-enabling tools: Using F-UJI to Assess the FAIRness of your Data📅 20 March 2025, 13:00–14:00 CET OAIS version 3 – What does it...
The BEeS (Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience) Conference 2025 will gather researchers, policymakers, and experts to tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution) through eScience and European Research Infrastructures (RIs). This year’s conference will explore synergies between LifeWatch ERIC services and emerging...
To mark the third annual meeting of the European INFRAEOSC FAIR-EASE project the coordinating committee will organize an OPEN DAY dedicated to Open Science for Earth Systems (Volcanoes, Soil, Water, and Biodiversity). This event is dedicated to policy makers, institutional authorities, external scientists and stakeholders,...
On 10 and 11 April 2024, the Symposium 'Biodiversity Change in the Anthropocene' will be held at the Fano Marine Centre. The symposium is open to all experts dealing with biodiversity in Italy, both terrestrial and aquatic. The symposium will be divided into three sessions: ...
“Hic sunt leones“ is an expression used in cartography to describe unexplored, unknown territory. Similarly, the Hic Sunt Lupi project aims to understand the causes of a hitherto unknown situation: the wolf’s return to Salento (Italy). Partners of this project are Regione Puglia, CNR-IRET, and the Sapienza University of Rome, which...
We are excited to announce the launch of the sRedList platform. A collaboration between the sRedList working group and LifeWatch Italy, sRedList aims to simplify the work of experts in the process of assessing threatened species by providing reliable support and advanced analysis tools....
Prepare for a journey that celebrates the wonders of biodiversity, the importance of ecosystem services, and the future of sustainable tourism. From October 15th to 18th, this immersive experience organized by the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Italia, sponsored by LifeWatch Italy, CNR-IRET, and UniSalento,...
On 17th of March, the workshop “Approaches towards findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) zooplankton trait data as stepping stones to improved functional ecology” will take place, organised by Jessica Titocci and Ilaria Rosati from CNR-IRET and LifeWatch Italy, in collaboration with Dr. Kieran...
On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day and the recent exhibition at CNR "Anthropocene: Earth on Fire," seven national experts will come together to discuss one of the most dramatic transformations characterizing our era. Their aim is to stimulate reflections on the critical relationship...
EcoLogicaCup is a national team-based ecology competition, organized by the University of Salento - Museum on Ecology of Mediterranean Ecosystems and LifeWatch Italy. It aims to make ecological and Environmental Education and Sustainability topics accessible, in the context of the United Nations' Agenda 2030,...
Abstracts are now open for the LifeWatch ERIC “BEeS” Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference “Threats and challenges to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation from an eScience perspective”, which is scheduled to coincide with Biodiversity Day 2023.Set in Seville, home to the statutory seat and ICT-Core of LifeWatch...