Multidisciplinary collaboration to dive deeper into marine biodiversity
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Our June workshop in Spain brought BIOcean5D WP6 team members together to discuss our progress in understanding the economic and social value of biodiversity.
Introducing the BIOcean5D data hub
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We’ve launched the first iteration of our data hub, the sharing platform to facilitate our collaborative science.
The BIOcean5D policy strategy plan
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New deliverable: our strategy to create and distribute three policy briefs that will result from BIOcean5D and other EU-funded research projects is out now
The BIOcean5D initial data management plan
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Project deliverable: our initial data management plan, describing the types of data that will be available from BIOcean5D, as well as the data flow between the local hub and international archives
A big step forward for the High Seas Treaty
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The National Assembly has approved France’s ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty, or High Seas Treaty.
Sparking curiosity: the Curiosity microscope
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In March, we ran our first workshop for teachers, helping to bring inland communities closer to marine science and ocean literacy.
Exploring life beneath the waves: BIOcean5D general assembly 2024
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Marking one year of BIOcean5D, the full team convened for our full general assembly at Nantes University, France, from 30 Jan to 1 Feb 2024.
Building a community of seatizens
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In December, we began a series of workshops to equip citizen scientists with the PlanktoScope – and with it, an efficient way to monitor the ocean’s microscopic inhabitants across exceptional ecological scales.
Save the date: 2024 science-to-policy summer school
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Ever wanted to know more about how science can be used to drive policy change? Find out more about our joint summer school in June 2024, San Sebastian, Spain.
Deliberating over the value of plankton
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BIOcean5D team member Gilles Jean-Louis reflects on a series of successful public deliberation workshops, exploring the monetary valuation of plankton and the marine ecosystem services it provides.