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Who validates the numbers? CETAF’s side event at CBD COP17
October 13, 2026CETAF will contribute to the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 30 October 2026. A CETAF side event has been approved as...
DiSSCo UK featured in a BBC report on the digitisation of natural history collections
October 4, 2026DiSSCo UK, the UK national node of the European DiSSCo Research Infrastructure, has been featured in an in-depth BBC report on the digitisation of natural history collections. The BBC article, “Gold beetles to Darwin’s finds...
Webinar: Museomics and Taxonomy in the Genomic Era
September 27, 2026The CETAF Scientific Research Group (SciReG) is organising an online seminar exploring the opportunities, methods and challenges associated with museomics and taxonomy in the genomic era. Taking place on Wednesday, 18 November 2026, from 14:00...
GEODERA online workshop on Earth Science collection data
September 25, 2026CETAF, Meise Botanic Garden and TalTech are organising the online GEODERA Workshop & Demonstrator, taking place on 28 and 29 October 2026. The workshop will comprise two linked training sessions offering practical guidance and examples...
New paper highlights the role of GGBN in connecting biodiversity biobanks
September 25, 2026A new open-access article published in BioScience explores the role of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) in connecting biodiversity biobanks, collections and researchers around the world. The paper, Connecting biodiversity biobanks in the global...
What’s on for the CETAF community this autumn
September 11, 2026A busy autumn lies ahead for the CETAF community, with events covering biodiversity data standards, FAIR knowledge, scientific publishing, international policy and the future of integrative taxonomy. Together, these meetings offer opportunities to exchange knowledge,...