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Upcoming events

The thirtieth Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC COP 30

Nov 10, 2025 00:00 CET - Nov 21, 2025 00:00 CET

The meeting comprises the thirtieth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 30), the twentieth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 20), and the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting [...]

National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Conference 2025

Nov 20, 2025 08:45 CET - Nov 20, 2025 17:15 CET

The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) is holding its 25th annual conference at the SS Great Britain in Bristol, UK.
To celebrate the 25th year of the conference, the theme is "25 years of making data work for nature." The conference will have opportunities for network participants to showcase their work [...]

Second Ibero-American Open Science Conference (Spanish and Portuguese)

Nov 24, 2025 23:00 CET - Nov 26, 2025 23:00 CET

The conference facilitates Ibero-American dialogue between stakeholders in academia, government, and the private sector to promote inclusive, open, participatory and responsible perspectives in science.
Seven thematic areas are covered across the conference:
* AI and Open science * Predatory journals, APCs and bad practices * Citizen and participatory science [...]

2025 Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Asia in December

Dec 08, 2025 04:00 CET - Dec 12, 2025 08:00 CET

The GBIF Asia Support Team are hosting a data mobilization workshop to address capacity needs and to promote data publication in the region. The workshop will be held in December 2025 to allow participation from those who had a busy summer schedule. This course is based on theGBIF Biodiversity Data [...]

Data Use Club seminar: 2025 Graduate Researchers Award winners

Dec 11, 2025 15:00 CET - Dec 11, 2025 16:30 CET

Join us for the December Data Use Club <> to hear about the research of the two 2025GBIF Graduate Researchers Award <> winners. The Graduate Researchers Award (formerly Young Researchers Award) is an annual scholarship programme that promotes and encourages innovation in biodiversity-related research using data shared through the GBIF [...]

BES2025 British Ecological Society

Dec 15, 2025 10:00 CET - Dec 18, 2025 18:00 CET

This meeting will bring together ecologists from across the UK and elsewhere, all producing or working with biological survey and monitoring data.
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IPBES 12 Plenary

Feb 02, 2026 23:00 CET - Feb 07, 2026 23:00 CET

The IPBES 12 Plenary is open for participation of IPBES members and observers. Stakeholder participation inIPBES 12 is open only to delegates who are officially nominated by their organizations that have been accredited as observers to previous sessions of the Plenary (https://ipbes.net/accredited-organisations) Each nominated delegate must complete the online [...]

SBDI Days 2026 - Artificial Intelligence in Ecology and Biodiversity Research

Feb 10, 2026 10:00 CET - Feb 11, 2026 16:00 CET

SBDI Days 2026 explores how artificial intelligence influences the field of ecology and biodiversity research. The conference is hosted by the [Swedish Biodiversity Data Infrastructure](SBDI - https://biodiversitydata.se), which includesthe Swedish GBIF node . The program features current developments in areas such as machine learning, digital twins, genetic monitoring using [...]

International Conservation Technology Conference 2026

Feb 18, 2026 14:00 CET - Feb 20, 2026 14:00 CET

The first International Conservation Technology Conference (ICTC) is hosted by WILDLABS and a coalition of partner organizations in Lima, Peru. The conference consists of two days of pre-conference workshops and three days of the core events that bring together conservation technology adopters, innovators, scalers and enablers from across various sectors. [...]

4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference

Apr 12, 2026 11:00 CET - Apr 15, 2026 19:00 CET

Expanding on the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative 's previous events (GSBI), the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria, Canada will convene the world’s leading experts in this interdisciplinary field of soil biodiversity science to present and discuss recent advances addressing the urgency of meeting global challenges which link to [...]

The Future of Open Research: Reliable, Responsible, Equitable

May 04, 2026 00:00 CET - May 06, 2026 00:00 CET

This conference brings together scholars, activists, and policymakers to consider this challenging landscape and discuss the future of open research. The goal is to facilitate the development of open research practices explicitly geared to serve the public interest, which involves interrogating what may constitute that ‘public interest’ to different audiences [...]

Asia-Pacific Conference on Mosquito and Vector Control (AMV) 2026

Aug 05, 2026 00:00 CET - Aug 07, 2026 00:00 CET

The conference aims to strengthen the Asia-Pacific regional mosquito and vector control capacity and network and review new technologies, AI for mosquito control, and approaches to address the rapidly changing landscape for mosquito control in the region.
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