71 ICT-Core | Bioinformatics Processes Assistant -BioInfPA-
* End of May 2026 – Policy-brief to demonstrate the application of habitat-based mapping in supporting EU strategies (e.g., Biodiversity Strategy, Nature Restoration Law).
Mapping user requirements
* End of January 2025 – Catalogue of services already available in LifeWatch ERIC or research lines addressing ecological responses to climate change;
* February 2025 (TBD) – Online working table on setting priorities, timeline and milestones for the mapping service and model requirements by scientists and science stakeholders.
Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building
* End of December 2025 – Create a shared repository of guidance documents, tools, templates, and data resources accessible to WG members and broader communities.
Organising WG workshops and conferences
* End of January 2025 – Setting priority research lines and contributions to the BEeS 2025 LifeWatch Conference for the session on the “Ecological responses to climate change”;
* March/April 2025 (TBD) – Workshop ‘Ecological modelling and eco-informatics to address functional responses of biodiversity and ecosystems to climate change’ co-organised with the University of Salento;
* 30 June – 3 July 2025 – Participation to LifeWatch 2025 BEeS Conference on “Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis”.
Fund raising
* End of January 2025 – Establishing a WG Committee on scouting project application opportunities and fundraising.
Meetings, Webinars, International Conferences & Networking (2025/2026)
* Organising and participating at discussions on emerging technologies in biodiversity monitoring;
* Organising webinars on machine learning, eDNA analysis, and automated data collection;
* Fostering collaboration between researchers, technologists, and decision-makers.
* Conducting pilot projects to test new monitoring methods;
* Publishing scientific and popular science papers and reports on advancements in biodiversity assessment.
* Developing best practices for data curation and sharing;
* Ensuring that biodiversity data aligns with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) standards.
Development of VREs for Ecosystem Simulation (2026)
* Creating virtual models of ecosystems to predict environmental changes;
* Enhancing conservation strategies through AI-driven simulations.
Mapping Requirements and Gap Analysis
* End of December 2025 – Catalogue of services already available in LifeWatch ERIC or research lines Ecosystem services mapping.
Methodological Alignment and Innovation
* End of January 2026 – Online working table on mapping standards, classification systems, and indicators across members;
* End of January 2026 – Catalogue of advanced techniques (e.g., remote sensing, GIS modelling, and machine learning) for scalable, habitat-based ecosystem service mapping;
* End December 2026 – Methodological framework to support methodological innovation through joint development and testing of mapping approaches, especially linking ecosystem service supply and demand.
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