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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,...
3rd CETAF Directors’ Summit and CETAF60 to take place in Edinburgh
September 7, 2026The 3rd CETAF Directors’ Summit will bring CETAF members together in Edinburgh on 1–2 December 2026 to explore the strategic role of integrative taxonomy. The meeting will also include CETAF60.
TETTRIX launches a call for tenders for the administration of its FSTP mechanism
September 3, 2026The EU-funded project TETTRIX – TETTRIs neXt level for the taxonomy of tomorrow, coordinated by CETAF, is seeking an experienced external service provider to act as Administrator of its Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP)...
From TETTRIs to TETTRIX: a new chapter for European taxonomy
September 1, 2026TETTRIX, the new Horizon Europe project coordinated by CETAF, officially starts today, 1 September 2026. Bringing together 17 partners and two affiliated entities from 10 European countries, the four-year project will strengthen Europe’s taxonomic capacity...
Celebrate 15 years of the European Journal of Taxonomy
August 31, 2026The European Journal of Taxonomy (EJT) will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special symposium on 8 October 2026 at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid. CETAF, which was involved in the journal’s...
CETAF welcomes IUCN statement recognising the vital role of biological collections
August 7, 2026The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognises the indispensable role of natural history museums and biological collections in biodiversity conservation, scientific discovery and evidence-based decision-making. Published by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC),...