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Strategy for natural history collections in Switzerland
November 26, 2025Thirty-seven institutions, take a decisive step towards unlocking the full potential of natural history collections in Switzerland. Together, they publish and endorse a strategy based on 6 pillars and 52 key activities to better preserve...
COP30 delivers landmark results amid unprecedented geopolitical tensions
November 23, 2025Belém, 23 November 2025. At a moment widely recognized as the most geopolitically challenging and fragile for the Paris Agreement since its adoption a decade ago, COP30 approved a robust package of decisions that fulfilled...
Liberating Data: Insights from Laurence Bénichou at the Berlin Training Workshop
November 18, 2025Berlin, 11 November 2025. The recent Data Liberation Workshop, organised in collaboration with DEST (Distributed European School of Taxonomy of CETAF), the European Journal of Taxonomy (EJT), Plazi, and GBIF, brought together experts and trainees...
Safeguarding Scientific Integrity: Insights from the CETAF 2nd Directors’ Summit
November 12, 2025Berlin, 12 November 2025. One of the central highlights of the CETAF 2nd Directors’ Summit in Berlin—hosted by the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin / Freie Universität Berlin—was a high-level panel dedicated to examining how...
European Natural History Institutions Join Forces with Industry to Face Critical Challenges
November 12, 2025Berlin, 12 November 2025. The Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) concluded its 2nd Directors’ Summit in Berlin. It brought together the leaders of Europe’s major natural history museums and biodiversity research institutions under the...
P2F General Assembly meets in Utrecht
November 8, 2025The first General Assembly of the project took place from Wednesday 5 until Friday 7 November in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The consortium got together to update each other on the progress of their work, had...