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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 2d

A huge thank you to our trainers, coordinators and students! @manoanalu.bsky.social 🙌

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 2d

Last round of pictures from the @marbefes.bsky.social autumn school 2025, that ended today 👇

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 2d

🌊 Teachers across Europe: ready to play for the ocean?
Join the @marinesabres.bsky.social School Competition 2025 on 21 Nov 2025 (World Fisheries Day) and guide your students (10-18) through a free online Serious Game on ocean-human connections.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nDEcc4

Join the Serious Game School Competition 2025
Discover how to register your school!

After a successful 2024 edition Marine SABRES launches a new online Serious Game School Competition to help students explore the links between human activities, changes in marine ecosystems and impacts on our well-being.

WHEN
It will take place online on Friday, 21 November, World Fisheries Day, from 09:00 to 17:00 CET.

WHO
Teachers of natural and social sciences, English and CLIL, citizenship, environmental or sustainability education who can tutor lower (10-13) and upper (14-18) secondary school students across Europe.

HOW
By registering to the Marine SABRES School Competition 2025: you will tutor your students in playing an online serious game for free.

WHY
This informal education activity will let your students discover more about the links between human activities, changes in marine ecosystems, and impact on our well-being.

Ready to play for the ocean?
Registration is open until the day of the event!

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 2d

The students of the @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School "Protecting marine biodiversity for nature and humans" in Seville. Last day today with teachers Gemma Smith (IECS) and Arturas Razinkovas-Baziukas @klaipeda.bsky.social
Thank you for joining us! 🙌

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Ana Luísa Sinde Mano @manoanalu.bsky.social · 3d

First time being a school coordinator. And it was a full first day 😊
#marbefes #lifewatcheric #biodiversity #assessment #ecosystemservices

LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 4d

@unitartupress.bsky.social @usaloficial.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @imedea.bsky.social @awi.de @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 3d

We're looking forward to hear more from tomorrow's sessions! 🙌

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 3d

Second day of training for our students at the @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School, that were joined by a very special guest! 🦚 😎

Thank you to today's trainers and coordinators!

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for joining us! 👏

MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 3d

🇪🇸 That's a wrap for our 2025 General Assembly!

🔎 We've heard lots of ideas and contributions from all the consortium - and the discussions will continue in the final year of the project.

Thank you @lifewatcheric.bsky.social for hosting us this year, Seville was wonderful 💃

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 3d

At the OntoPortal Workshop 2025, representatives from @ecoportal.bsky.social @agroportal.bsky.social, EarthPortal, BiodivPortal, BioPortal, MatPortal, OntoPortal-Astro, ChPortal, Socioportal, HSPortal, and guests from NDFI, gathered to discuss @ontoportal.bsky.social strategies and future steps!👇

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 4d

🇪🇸Day 2 of MARBEFES General Assembly is behind us!

🔎Looking into going beyond the project case studies and tools - through outscaling, upscaling, stakeholder engagement, and publications.

🔑Also, a lot of discussions around lessons learned from the project so far.

@lifewatcheric.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 4d

@unitartupress.bsky.social @usaloficial.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @imedea.bsky.social @awi.de @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 4d

🍂 Enjoy a few pictures from @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School "Protecting marine biodiversity for nature & humans", co-located with the project's General Assembly in Seville.
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be @aboakademi.bsky.social @klaipeda.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 4d

We are all set! 🙌 The @marbefes.bsky.social Autumn School 2025 starts today and our selected students are ready to learn about biodiversity and ecosystem assessment and measurement, and tools for ecological, social and economic evaluation!
👉 bit.ly/3WtJlaG

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MARBEFES @marbefes.bsky.social · 5d

🇪🇸Day 1 of MARBEFES General Assembly in Seville comes to an end.

🔎Topics covered (among many others): data gaps, toolbox applications and challenges stemming from the interdisciplinarity of the project.

@lifewatcheric.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 5d

A few snapshot from the ENERGYTRAN e-course on Open Science and Environmental Challenges: a joint effort by CeNAT, @espaciooei.bsky.social, @inesctec.bsky.social, IPS, and LifeWatch ERIC to promote collaborative, transparent and accessible science!
📖 Read more 👉 bit.ly/3KBBDsy

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 6d

And don't forget that there are only a few days to apply for the RESTORE4Cs Training School! 👇

RESTORE4Cs @restore4cs.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 On #WorldHabitatDay, take action for the planet 🌱
🔔 Last days to apply to 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 💧🍁
🎯 Wetlands restoration, GHG, DSS tools, EU policy
💡 For early-career researchers & restoration pros
✅ Travel & stay covered!
🕛 Deadline: 9 Oct, 12:00 CET

🔗 www.restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-a...

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 6d

World Habitat Day is a time to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic right of everyone to adequate shelter. 🌍
🎙️ One way to contribute to the preservation of natural habitats is through agroecology: we explored this topic in our podcast. Listen here: bit.ly/4nCKR6g

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 11d

Featuring: @marbefes.bsky.social @restore4cs.bsky.social @vliz.be @lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @lifewatchbelgium.bsky.social @tularcavelab.bsky.social @marinespecies.bsky.social @espaciooei.bsky.social @dissco.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 11d

🍂 Welcome October! 🍁
Our newsletter with updates from last month is out: read about our White Paper contributing strategically to the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets.
👉 Catch up on this and other updates: bit.ly/4o2wKHu
@pensoft.net @riojournal.com @marinesabres.bsky.social

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 12d

🔥 The Call for Applications is now officially open! 🔥
Apply by 9 October and don't forget the places are limited! ⏳
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RESTORE4Cs @restore4cs.bsky.social · 12d

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 📢 ✨

📍 Malaga | 🗓️ 3–6 Nov 2025
👩‍🔬 For scientists in wetlands, climate, & biodiversity
🌍 Travel & stay covered
👥 20 participants

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 #𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗘𝟰𝗖𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝘆 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧!
🔗 www1.unisalento.it/bandi-concor...

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 12d

🌊 Science met the public at the European Researchers’ Night in Lecce! Our 'Marine SABRES in Fairs' stand welcomed 80+ visitors with the Serious Game preview 🎮 & documentary trailers 🎬

📸 Gallery: shorturl.at/GfLc4

👉 More: shorturl.at/Oysn4

#ernapuliamed

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 13d

We're getting ready for #LivingData2025! Join LifeWatch ERIC and LifeWatch Italy, and learn about knowledge management and FAIR practices for biodiversity data: bit.ly/46yYA6M
@gbif.org @tdwg.org @obis.org @geobon.org @hiigberlin.bsky.social @minderoo.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @qcbs.ca

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GBIF España/Spain @gbif.es · 16d

Francisco Pando (GBIF España) participó en el curso “Environmental Challenges and Open Science” con el seminario “Open Science and Biodiversity”, en el módulo “Open Scientific Knowledge”, que promueve el acceso libre y colaborativo al conocimiento científico. #EnergyTRAN @lifewatcheric.bsky.social 👇

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 16d

🌊✨ Marine SABRES in Fairs has just started at the European Researchers’ Night in Lecce!

🎮 Sneak preview of our Serious Game
🎬 Documentary trailers
🌍 Discussions on marine biodiversity conservation

📍 Olivetani, Area 3 – join us to explore how science connects us to the ocean!

#ernapuliamed

LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 17d

🔊 Application opening on 29 September!
Mark the date, apply and learn how to carry out reliable cost/benefits estimations in wetlands restoration.
Read more! 👉 bit.ly/3TSCgiP
@univmalaga.bsky.social @uaveiro.bsky.social @wetlandsint.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu @ramsar.org

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