❌ Learning from failure: an EU-funded project tried to eradicate #invasive red swamp #crayfish by mechanically excavating stream beds. Unfortunately, it failed but lessons can be learnt from this failure – find out more:

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Julia Jones @BangorSNS

The #PlantHealth Newsletter on #HorizonScanning for April 2024 is #AvailableNow ! With the results of scientific and media sources retrieved by the #Medisys platform for 1-31 March.
➡️ bit.ly/4baIlh0
#Potyvirus
#Bactrocera
#ToBRFV
#Scirtothrips

Today is the last day of the CitSciMonth Let's celebrate it with the #𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝟓: Citizen scientists receive feedback from the project. For example, how their data are being used and what the research, policy or societal outcomes are.

' #Malaria mosquitoes (Anopheles sacharovi) return to #Italy
after 50 years' by Philip Willan & Tom Whipple The Times and The Sunday Times
thetimes.co.uk/article/malari…

💡Don't miss out!

⏰Deadline approaching!

#EUHaveYourSay on research 🔬 & innovation 🧑‍💻actions in the EU now!

#HorizonEU

📺 Watched last night's Countryfile? If you're a farmer or a vet, you can help our #tick research by answering a survey on #tick s & tick-borne diseases in UK farmlands 🐄🐏🌳🦌

Farmer survey link: ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/29h7ABVL
Vet survey link: ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/a9GOocAG

#BeTickAware

New #biodiversity resource💻📚

UNEP-WCMC has produced a guide supporting government systems that organize how biodiversity information is produced, analyzed & made available to people.

Available in EN, FR and ES ⬇️

unep-wcmc.org/en/developing-…

👁️What kind of future do we envision?

Humanity’s survival on Earth depends on healthy land & soil. Yet, land degradation continues at an alarming rate.
#WorldEnvironmentDay is a reminder that change starts with all of us – we are #GenerationRestoration .

worldenvironmentday.global

Keeping plants healthy is crucial in mitigating the devastating effects of #climatechange and #biodiversity loss.

Food and Agriculture Organization highlights 5 important reasons why we must prioritize plant health 🌱

The new issue of the EPPO monthly Reporting Service on emerging pests and invasive alien plants is online
gd.eppo.int/reporting/Rse-…

#planthealth #earlywarning #invasive

We are happy to welcome the REACT Project as the first official co-creation partner in IPM Popillia🤝

Are you involved in a monitoring project for invasive or controlled pest species? Join our network🔗 popillia.eu/blog/emerging-…

#metosbypessl #IPMPopillia

JOB OPPORTUNITIES 🎯...
Two technician positions at CREARicerca CREA-DC in Florence to work on #H2020 IPM Popillia Project. Lab and field experiments with #Popillia japonica🪲🐛, #entomopathogenic 🪱🪱🪱 and 🍄. See the link below:

crea.gov.it/bandi-a-tempo-…

EASIN Geodatabase on #AlienSpecies continues growing, thanks to a network of data partners europa.eu/!bkPVdX‼️ Last entries in version 7.1 shared by Artsdatabanken Norway. Would you like to contribute, making data available to research community ?👉 europa.eu/!Nfpj4k

nice new paper:
Impact of invasive species: Invasive species change our soundscape!
I never thought about this before. I can imagine some cool projects for our students on this✨
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fe…

📣🗣️Reminder: Our Scottish Freshwater Group (SFG) Autumn 2024 hybrid meeting on “DNA-based assessments of #freshwater ecosystems: methods to management” led by Pete Hollingsworth & Will Goodall-Copestake @RBGE_Science on behalf of #ScottishDNAHub , Thurs 24 Oct - talks & posters welcome!

The three hottest years on record in Europe have all happened since 2020. 🌡️

The climate crisis is no longer on the horizon — it's here. 🌍

Read the full Copernicus ECMWF report⤵️  climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/tem…

#Climate #CopernicusClimate Copernicus EU

Promoting biosecurity best practice to water users, sites and clubs in Yorkshire can now be accredited. Find out how here;
yisf.org.uk/project/aqua-b…

Do you want to have your say on the #research & #innovation actions the EU will fund next year?

Then don't miss the feedback opportunity for the #HorizonEU Work Programme 2025!

It’s open until midday on 6 May ⏱️

👉 europa.eu/!pVpfr3

#EUHaveYourSay

🌍 Facilitated by BioAgora partners ESSRG & European Citizen Science Association, workshop held at 5⃣th ECSA conference provided insight about the integration of various stakeholders, including citizen science, into the Science Service for Biodiversity (SSBD)! 👏

🦋Read more👉 essrg.hu/en/fostering-t…