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CETAF secures funding for new Horizon Europe project TETTRIX
January 22, 2026CETAF has received the evaluation results of its Horizon Europe proposal TETTRIX, which achieved an outstanding final score of 14.5 out of 15 and has been successfully selected for funding. This represents a remarkable achievement...
Faces of Taxonomy: Rafael Zardoya on biodiversity and CETAF
January 19, 2026Interview with Rafael Zardoya, Director of Spain’s National Museum of Natural Sciences (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales – MNCN), CSIC. During the 2nd CETAF Directors’ Summit, held in November in Berlin, we had the opportunity...
The EU launch the Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2026–2027
December 16, 2025The European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2026–2027, setting out the upcoming funding opportunities available under the programme. With a total budget of €14 billion, the work programme will dedicate at least 35% of its funding to...
CETAF joins the Crete Declaration to advance One Health across Europe
December 4, 2025CETAF has formally joined the Crete Declaration, a new European commitment uniting major research infrastructures, organisations, and scientific projects to advance the One Health approach—a framework recognising the deep interconnection between the health of humans,...
EU launches new pollinator monitoring method with CETAF support
December 3, 2025The European Commission has officially published the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2188, establishing a science-based methodology to monitor pollinator diversity and pollinator populations across Europe. This milestone Delegated Act supplements Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 and marks...
New 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...