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Reliable data are an important basis for better contributions to the conservation of global biodiversity. This knowledge is our motivation.

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Events

We organise our own events or are guests at external happenings. If you are interested in a summer school, special trainings, workshops or a project presentation, please send us an enquiry via the contact form.

Konferenz

Nutztier-Forum 2025

25.02.-26.02.2025
Online
Konferenz

19th International Digital Curation Conference

17.02.-19.02.2025
The Hague, the Netherlands and online
Workshop

Lebendiger Atlas (LAND): Community-Workshop 2025

20.01.-21.01.2025
Leipzig
Workshop

NFDI Metadata Workshop

14.01.-15.01.2025
Dresden
Konferenz

3rd NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference

04.12.-05.12.2024
Leipzig
Arbeitstreffen (intern)

24. NFDI4Biodiversity Project Forum

03.12.2024
Online
Webinar

FAIR Data Spaces Final Event

03.12.2024
Online
Workshop

Seasonal School on Data Management in Biodiversity...

02.12.-06.12.2024
Online

News

Project results, new publications, event announcements and follow-up reports, and much more - our news blog keeps you informed about news from the consortium. Do you have news that should appear here? Write a message to pr-team@nfdi4biodiversity.org.

Project News

Letting Data Speak

To make more tangible why FAIR research data is so important, a partners of the NFDI4Biodiversity network has developed a new narrative form: digital ...
Report

NFDI4Biodiversity at the German Nature Conservatio...

Data as a basis: At the German Nature Conservation Conference 2024 in Saarbrücken, the largest gathering of its kind in the German-speaking world, it ...
Project News

Proposal for the second funding phase presented to...

“We gave it our all and hope that we were able to convince the experts,” said Frank Oliver Glöckner, spokesperson for NFDI4Biodiversity, after the eva...
New on YouTube

New video explains: What is biodiversity data – an...

A short film jointly produced by the partner institutions of the NFDI4Biodiversity network illustrates how immensely diverse and exciting the informat...
The Consortium Grows!

New use case project launched: “MiCoDa should not ...

New addition to the NFDI4Biodiversity use case projects! In this interview, Stephanie Jurburg talks about how she started the metabarcoding database M...
New on YouTube

BiodiversiTea sessions available on YouTube

Missed a BiodiversiTea? No problem. Recordings of (almost) all contributions are available on our YouTube channel. Take a look – and get in touch with...
Project News

Remarkable data treasure: 180-year-old data collec...

Thanks to the cooperation of several partners in the NFDI4Biodiversity network, a data set with 5,467 georeferenced animal observations from Bavarian ...
Project News

Scary stories from the world of biodiversity data

Inspired by the Research Data Scary Tales of the Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management (TKFDM), the consortium has published its ...
Project News

Around one million ArtenFinder data transmitted to...

Software installation with a big impact: Thanks to the collaboration between NFDI4Biodiversity and the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature and Environment Fou...
Project News

DataPLANT, NFDI4Biodiversity and NFDI4Microbiota i...

The three NFDI consortia have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding to make the offer for biology researchers even more attractive and to facilit...

Our partner network

NFDI4Biodiversity is supported by strong partner organisations, including scientific institutions, research museums, natural history societies, nature conservation initiatives and environmental agencies. In our series of quotes, a selection of our partners explain why they are part of NFDI4Biodiversity.

All partners

"Currently, we have about 1.8 million data points on the distribution of various dragonfly species in Germany. However, these are scattered across different institutions and federal states. We're hoping for a platform where others can also work and learn from them."

Klaus-Jürgen Conze, Chairman of the Society of German-Speaking Odonatologists (GdO)

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"Our passion lies in maps and geovisualizations. In NFDI4Biodiversity, we're working on visualization approaches that make it easier to understand complex data – to support their interpretation by experts and communication with the public. Our goal is to make the vast data treasure of NFDI4Biodiversity partners comprehensible."

Jana Moser, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL)

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"We're examining the genetic diversity of cultivated and wild plants, as well as the processes that led to their development, using over 150,000 seed samples from around 800 genera. We aim to contribute this knowledge because research relies on this diversity of data to address challenges such as climate change."

Uwe Scholz, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

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"The loss of biodiversity isn't confined to tropical rainforests; it affects us here too. Our data on more than 8,000 animal and plant species can help trace this trend. Therefore, we want to contribute to making access to them easier – and perhaps pave the way for other national park administrations."

Jörg Müller, Deputy Head of the Bavarian Forest National Park

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"Our motivation is to collect, consolidate, analyze, and interpret biodiversity-relevant data across Europe in connection with their drivers. We need this data to better understand the consequences of human actions on the environment and to develop options for societal decision-making processes."

Mark Frenzel, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

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"With over 1,000 species in Germany alone, spiders are a fascinating group of animals found in almost all habitats. This makes them ideal for conservation and research inquiries. Therefore, we are working towards a permanent solution for data management by professional societies – ensuring our data is available and can be utilized."

Hubert Höfer, Deputy Chairman of the German Arachnologic Society e.V.

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"As a specialized society for fishes since 1995, we have extensive data on the distribution of marine and freshwater fishes. We want to share this knowledge, irrespective of administrative borders and fishing interests. It should be accessible to those advocating for biodiversity conservation – and thereby, for fish fauna."

Heiko Brunken, Board Member of the Society for Ichthyology (GfI)

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"The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, as a globally operating, interdisciplinary research museum, explores the origin of the Earth and life through more than 30 million collection objects – in active dialogue with society! For the development of the NFDI, we contribute knowledge, expertise, and our networks across various specialist groups."

Jana Hoffmann, Co-Leader of the Research Area Future of Collections at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

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"How does human activity impact natural areas, such as through new settlement areas? Where are the soils sealed – and since when? Knowing how land use and land cover are represented and changing in Germany is a crucial foundation for biodiversity research. We aim to contribute this data through the integration of our IÖR-Monitor."

Gotthard Meinel, Research Area Leader at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IÖR)

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