On 19 February 2025, the MARCO-BOLO project hosted the second webinar in the MOD Alliance webinar series, titled “Improving Biodiversity (meta)data flow: Standards and Strategies”. Featuring experts Dan Lear and Dr. Pier Luigi Buttigieg, from MARCO-BOLO WP1. The session explored how open, transparent, and trusted data can strengthen marine biodiversity monitoring and policy-making.
Key Topics Covered
- The critical role of FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) in biodiversity monitoring
- Technical standards and protocols enabling better (meta)data flow
- Challenges in implementing global data-sharing frameworks
- Strategies for achieving marine data interoperability
- How MARCO-BOLO is actively developing FAIR data pipelines that extend beyond marine ecosystems to support science and policy
Why Watch the Recording?
This webinar provides essential insights for anyone working with biodiversity data. The recording offers a deep dive into making (meta)data more actionable, examines real-world interoperability solutions, and showcases MARCO-BOLO‘s role in advancing global data standards. Researchers, policymakers, and conservationists will gain valuable perspectives on overcoming data-sharing challenges.
Missed the live session? The full recording is available to watch here.
🔗 Learn more about the MOD Alliance: https://marcobolo-project.eu/mod-alliance-sister-projects/
OBAMA-NEXT will host the next webinar on 08 May 2025 at 11:00 am CET (UTC+1). Titled “Mapping blue forests and coastal habitats: A drone’s eye perspective”, the session will feature Hege Gundersen and Kasper Hancke (NIVA Norway) discussing innovative drone-based approaches to coastal ecosystem monitoring.
The MOD Alliance is made of three sister projects: MARCO-BOLO, OBAMA-NEXT, and DiverSea.