The sixth webinar of the MOD Alliance webinar series will be on AI Technology in Biodiversity Monitoring on Thursday 5 March 2026 at 11am CET (UTC+1).
Hosted by the OBAMA-NEXT project, the speakers will be Dr. Josean Fernandes (AZTI) and Dr. Mihailo Azhar (Aarhus University).
The European Ocean Days is a week-long event with a series of dynamic and interconnected sessions focused on key ocean-related themes, all designed to encourage participants to engage across topics and contribute to a shared vision for the prosperity, competitiveness, security and sustainability of our ocean.
Inspired by the European Ocean Pact, the 3rd edition of the event will bring together industry leaders, startups, investors, policymakers, scientists, SMEs, representatives from fisheries and aquaculture, islands and coastal communities, the Mission Ocean and Waters community, and civil society, including youth voices. Participants will engage in consultations, panel discussions, workshops, and community events to exchange ideas, discuss upcoming challenges, scale up innovative solutions, and jointly pave the way for concrete actions supporting the implementation of the European Ocean Pact.
Connecting The Global Ocean Technology Community
Explore cutting-edge technologies and solutions from across the entire ocean science and technology spectrum. Collaborate, share knowledge, and forge new partnerships with a global network of ocean pioneers.
Experience innovative live on-water demonstrations: witness the future of ocean tech come to life with interactive displays.
Join interactive seminars led by experts: gain insights and shape the course of the ocean’s future alongside leading minds.
Be part of the most successful ocean tech and science show in the world. Get the latest event news, industry updates and insights and connect with a growing and vibrant community.
Join us for the first BioMonWeek from 4-8 May 2026 in Montpellier. BioMonWeek is the new European conference dedicated to advancing biodiversity monitoring!
Co-organised by MARCO-BOLO, Biodiversa+, GBIF ECA, BioAgora and Alliance for Nature, this event will bring together Europe’s biodiversity monitoring community, from researchers and monitoring professionals to policymakers, private sector, and students.
Together, we’ll explore how to boost biodiversity monitoring by:
More information coming, check back soon!
The EMD is the occasion to pay tribute to “maritime Europe” and put all maritime sectors and activities in the spotlight to help European citizens realise the real outreach and variety of sea-related activities going on in Europe and provoke reflection on the crucial role the seas play in our everyday life.
It is the annual event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy.
The EMD is also the place where ‘Ocean Leaders Meet’. It provides an engaging and interactive experience to catch up on the current state of play on a broad range of issues concerning the blue economy and the marine environment and to discuss ways of moving forward. It features inspirational speakers, thematic sessions, stakeholder workshops, exhibition and lots of networking opportunities. The EMD targets professionals from businesses, governments, public institutions, NGOs and academia as well as EU citizens interested in the sea.
The EMD2026 is organised by the European Commission, the Shipping Deputy Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus and the Limassol Municipality.
Under the theme of Leading Transformation Together, the fourth edition of the World Biodiversity Forum WBF will take place from Sunday, 14 June to Friday, 19 June 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
Bending the curve of biodiversity loss, and addressing the interconnected planetary crises that negatively impact planetary health and social justice requires the development of actionable solutions based on the best available knowledge, jointly across sectors and generations.
Participate in ECSA 61 and contribute your recent findings in all aspects of coastal and estuarine sciences. Building on the results of several Horizon Europe projects it is a unique opportunity to show the most recent advances of coastal marine research and their applications for European and international policies.
For this purpose, ECSA 61 brings together a global multi-disciplinary community of researchers and professionals.
For the first time ECSA invites you for a ‘Science-meets-Policy’ day (24 August 2026), during which you have the chance to discuss research findings and applications for a sustainable future of coasts with managers and decision-makers from Europe and all over the world, and the ways in which these can be used in current monitoring and assessment policies.
The 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026. Find out more about the venue here.
The WCMB 2026 will fly the UN Ocean Decade flag, as it has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Event. The overall theme of the Conference is “The marine biodiversity insights we need, for the ocean we want”. As the Conference will take place a little over halfway through the UN Ocean Decade, it will provide an excellent opportunity to take stock of ongoing actions and initiatives, but also evaluate what still needs to be tackled by the end of the Decade.
