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MAMBO is pleased to announce a significant development part of its communication and dissemination strategy - the launch of a collection in the open-access scientific journal, Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO). This initiative is a crucial part of our dedication to transparent and collaborative research practices. The RIO journal distinguishes itself by publishing a comprehensive range of research outputs, including project proposals, data, ...

Over the summer, MAMBO partners from the University of Reading conducted an extensive online survey involving biodiversity monitors to gain insights into current monitoring practices, the adoption of innovative tools and technologies, and an exploration of challenges and incentives influencing the uptake of such innovations. They received responses from 119 participants spanning 54 countries globally, representing a diverse array of species and h...

IPBES, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, has exciting news for experts in the field of biodiversity and conservation. IPBES Plenary has officially opened a call for expert nominations for the methodological assessment on monitoring biodiversity and nature's contribution to people. The purpose of the monitoring assessment is twofold:(a) To facilitate national and global endeavors in monitori...

MAMBO successfully convened its second annual consortium meeting from September 18th to 20th this year in Valletta, Malta. Hosted by MAMBO's partners from Ecostack Innovations Limited, Valletta Cluster Design provided the ideal backdrop for the annual consortium gathering. The primary objective of this event was to discuss the outcomes achieved across different work packages within MAMBO. Engaging dialogues were a hallmark of the meeting, fosterin...

The new MAMBO survey is examining experts’ take on biodiversity and habitat monitoring needs. Our dedicated team will be developing and implementing advanced tools and technologies over the next three years to improve the monitoring of species and habitats with knowledge gaps. If you want to explore further details about MAMBO, read more here. The survey, conducted by one of our partners - The University of Reading, aims to shape our project delive...

In a recent episode of WILDLABS Variety Hour, Dr Tom August, a project partner at MAMBO, highlighted the importance of insect monitoring and the development of automated camera traps. Emphasizing the need to understand and protect insect populations, Dr August discussed the work being done in the field. He began by addressing the surprising lack of representation of insects in the widely known Living Planet Index, which primarily focuses on v...

A new publication finds that new image-based monitoring technology using deep learning (DL) algorithms can detect and classify small insects in complex scenes with unprecedented accuracy. The paper titled “Accurate detection and identification of insects from camera trap images with deep learning” is co-funded by MAMBO and co-authored by the project coordinator Toke Høye from Aarhus University in Denmark. The reported decline of insect populations...

MAMBO's sister project Nature FIRST published an article about our project on its website and covered the main priorities and key objectives of MAMBO. MAMBO will continue its collaboration with Nature FIRST in the future so stay tuned for updates about their future progress and events such as their online session "Info and Demo of Solutions for Biodiversity Monitoring" held on 26 April. Visit Nature FIRST's websiteRegister for Nature's ...

EuropaBON project just published a policy brief on the future of biodiversity in Europe. The policy brief acknowledges the fragmented and inconsistent nature of monitoring of species across different European countries and offers five viable solutions to this challenge. EuropaBON is a collaborative research action, which, together with stakeholders works to identify user and policy needs for biodiversity monitoring and investigate the feasi...

MAMBO project was covered in project partner Pensoft Publishers' blog, outlining the details of the project and summarising Pensoft's involvement and tasks in the project and how it supports MAMBO's communication and dissemination activities. The Pensoft blog publishes news about the company, its self-developed scholarly publishing platform (ARPHA) and its portfolio of openly accessible, peer-reviewed scholarly journals. A special focus is p...

Nature FIRST is MAMBO's sister project from Horizon Europe's call on Research and Innovation. It aims to reduce the deterioration of biodiversity on a global scale, particularly in Europe. To achieve this objective, the project adopts a proactive and data-oriented approach so as to achieve an increased understanding of the factors that contribute to the decline of biodiversity, including the what, how, where, and when. Nature FIRST's objective is...

MAMBO held а virtual consortium meeting on 16 March 2023. Exactly six months after its kick-off meeting in Aarhus, Denmark, MAMBO partners gathered in an online environment for a half-day meeting to discuss new developments within the project and assess its trajectory of progress. The day began with an introduction and an overview of current tasks given by project coordinator Toke Høye from Aarhus University (AU), before words of welcome to ...

MAMBO has just produced a fresh set of its first promotional materials! The pack includes a brochure, a poster, and a sticker all designed in MAMBO's branding by our project partner Pensoft Publishers. The materials are an informative way to familiarise oneself with the project, its objectives, workplan, and consortium. They also contain useful resources and links to MAMBO's website and social media as well as more administrative inform...

Biodiversity worldwide is at risk, which is why MAMBO focuses on creating innovative tools for biodiversity monitoring, which allows to keep track of ongoing ecosystem developments and take measures accordingly. MAMBO celebrates this international day and works to improve the state of wildlife in Europe and beyond!

In order to achieve the targets set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, biodiversity monitoring efforts need to be scaled up and refined to allow for an accurate systematisation of the state of ecosystems so as to halt its rapid degradation. Likewise, MAMBO works to contribute to better assessment of biodiversity in Europe by providing knowledge, tools and infrastructure for monitoring habitats more comprehensively. Biodiversa+, the...