From 4 to 8 May, the MAMBO project co-hosted a booth alongside EU-funded projects BMD and OneSTOP at the Biodiversity Monitoring Week (BioMonWeek)Conference in Montpellier, France. Throughout the conference, MAMBO partners delivered cutting-edge presentations on remote sensing technologies and capacity building, contributing to Europe's collaborative approach to biodiversity monitoring.

The conference, co-organised by Biodiversa+, BioAgora, Alliance for Nature, GBIF, and MARCO-BOLO, brought together science, policy, and business communities from across Europe to exchange monitoring knowledge, build networks, and drive tangible societal impact in the fight against the global biodiversity crisis.

Highlights from MAMBO sessions

MAMBO made a strong showing with presentations that showcased the project's innovative approaches to biodiversity monitoring through advanced technology and capacity-building initiatives.

Novel remote sensing approaches

W. Daniel Kissling from the University of Amsterdam and Christophe Botella from Inria represented MAMBO with presentations on novel remote sensing approaches for biodiversity monitoring. Their talks covered data integration and systems contributing to real-time, large-scale biodiversity assessment, demonstrating how cutting-edge technology can transform our ability to monitor biodiversity across vast spatial and temporal scales.

Machine listening for bat monitoring

Leonie Baier Benichov from Naturalis Biodiversity Center delivered an insightful presentation titled "Capacity needs and availability for species identification and naming" during one of the conference sessions. Her presentation focused on machine listening as a capacity-building tool for European bat monitoring, highlighting how acoustic monitoring technologies can expand our capabilities for species identification and support conservation efforts across the continent.

Exhibition

During BioMonWeek 2026, MAMBO co-hosted a booth with the EU-funded projects BMD and OneSTOP. The shared booth showcased various biodiversity monitoring tools and provided attendees with the opportunity to learn about MAMBO's work in advancing biodiversity monitoring in Europe through innovative technologies and collaborative partnerships.

The booth served as a hub for networking and knowledge exchange, where MAMBO representatives engaged with conference participants, answered questions about the project's objectives and methodologies, and discussed opportunities for collaboration in biodiversity monitoring initiatives.

MAMBO's project officer, Colombe Warin, at MAMBO's collaborative booth

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Looking ahead

BioMonWeek 2026 provided an invaluable platform for biodiversity monitoring experts to discuss transnational cooperation and coordination across scales. The conference reinforced the importance of collaborative EU-funded projects like MAMBO in developing the tools, technologies, and partnerships needed to address the biodiversity crisis.

Since BioMonWeek follows a biennial format, the next event will take place in 2028 in Turku, Finland, where MAMBO looks forward to sharing further advances in biodiversity monitoring technologies and capacity building