14 SERVCO | LifeWatch ERIC Project Manager ENVRIFAIR

14 SERVCO | LifeWatch ERIC Project Manager ENVRIFAIR End of May 2026 – Policy-brief to demonstrate the application of habitat-based mapping in supporting EU strategies (e.g., Biodiversity Strategy, Nature Restoration Law). Mapping user requirements End of January 2025 – Catalogue of services already available in LifeWatch ERIC or research lines addressing ecological responses to climate change; February 2025 (TBD) – Online working table on setting priorities, timeline and milestones for the mapping service and model requirements by scientists and science stakeholders. End of January 2025 – Internal distribution of a questionnaire on the most used/relevant model resources in the WG member research activity; February 2025 (TBD) – Online working table on setting priorities, timeline and milestones for the mapping service and model requirements by scientists and science stakeholders. Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building End of December 2025 – Create a shared repository of guidance documents, tools, templates, and data resources accessible to WG members and broader communities. Organising WG workshops and conferences End of January 2025 – Setting priority research lines and contributions to the BEeS 2025 LifeWatch Conference for the session on the “Ecological responses to climate change”; March/April 2025 (TBD) – Workshop ‘Ecological modelling and eco-informatics to address functional responses of biodiversity and ecosystems to climate change’ co‑organised with the University of Salento; 30 June – 3 July 2025 – Participation to LifeWatch 2025 BEeS Conference on “Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis”. Fund raising End of January 2025 – Establishing a WG Committee on scouting project application opportunities and fundraising. Meetings, Webinars, International Conferences & Networking (2025/2026) Organising and participating at discussions on emerging technologies in biodiversity monitoring; Organising webinars on machine learning, eDNA analysis, and automated data collection; Fostering collaboration between researchers, technologists, and decision‑makers; Conducting pilot projects to test new monitoring methods; Publishing scientific and popular science papers and reports on advancements in biodiversity assessment; Developing best practices for data curation and sharing; Ensuring that biodiversity data aligns with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) standards. Development of VREs for Ecosystem Simulation (2026) Creating virtual models of ecosystems to predict environmental changes; Enhancing conservation strategies through AI‑driven simulations. Mapping Requirements and Gap Analysis End of December 2025 – Catalogue of services already available in LifeWatch ERIC or research lines Ecosystem services mapping. Methodological Alignment and Innovation End of January 2026 – Online working table on mapping standards, classification systems, and indicators across members; End of January 2026 – Catalogue of advanced techniques (e.g., remote sensing, GIS modelling, and machine learning) for scalable, habitat‑based ecosystem service mapping; End December 2026 – Methodological framework to support methodological innovation through joint development and testing of mapping approaches, especially linking ecosystem service supply and demand. J-18808-Ljbffr

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Posted Date: 11/22/2025