Get to know the new governance measures for databases that make Digital Sequence Information publicly available.
www.dsiscientificnetwork.org/wp-content/u...

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is seeking a programme management officer to support the work on biodiversity and health, and invasive alien species.
Montreal, Canada
Deadline: October 14, 2026
Apply now!
careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...

Starting today!
Webinar on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) Readiness in National Genebanks
12-16 October 2026 at 15h CET
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Natural History Museum London is seeking a Head of Digitisation and a Head of the Technical Innovation (Catalysis) Centre to help shape DiSSCo UK.
Deadline: October 14, 2026 😮
Apply here: jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... and jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

The Biodiversity Genomics Europe Plus project is organising an online course on Environmental DNA metabarcoding and its applications for policy & industry.
Only 20 places are available for Policy & Industry practitioners.
More info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/training/edn...
20 November 2026

A recent perspective published in PNAS highlights nine adjustments necessary to ensure that the substantial influx of biodiversity data leads to better decision-making.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Take part in the webinar “From Anthropology to Zoology: Arctos as a Shared Solution for Diverse Collection Types" to learn how Arctos can help you support your collection.
October 20, 2026
2:00–4:00 PM ET
Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AjO1QkYy6...

The Illegal Plant Trade Coalition is organising a series of talks including conservation, genetic resources, community engagement, horticulture, restoration, and the role of botanic gardens in plant conservation throughout October.
Registration via Eventbrite is required
www.bgci.org/news-events/...

The Desert Botanical Garden is hosting a free virtual workshop, 'Plant Cryobiorepositories in the Genomics Era: Standards for Biodiversity Conservation'.
November 18-20, 2026
10-13h MST
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The incredible project ‘The Mass Experiment’ that engaged community scientists has revealed previously unknown dark taxa in Denmark!

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

How are San Diego scientists working to safeguard Earth's wildlife? Find out by joining this panel conversation organised by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
In person
Monday 5 October
16:00 - 18:00 GMT-7
Register here: luma.com/o7cf87q8

Another GGBN paper has been recently published! A fresh perspective from the joint GGBN-ISBER 2925 conference that examines how the medical, environmental, and biodiversity communities can collaborate to address global challenges!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The Global Microbiome Conservancy is celebrating its 10-Year Anniversary and hence, has decided to reopen the webinar registration! So do not miss your chance!
If their Zoom webinar reaches full capacity, you’ll simply be redirected to their YouTube channel.
bit.ly/GMbC-2026

🦇 Bat1K's biggest paper yet is out. Largest bat genome + fossil study ever: 103 genomes, 44 fossils, 137 researchers. We rewrote the bat family tree! Bats likely originated in Europe ~65 million years ago, not Asia, Africa or Americas. @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11007-3

Interested in conservation genomics, designing and implementing breeding programmes for small populations, bioinformatics, or One Health?
Then do not miss your chance to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Master in Animal Biodiversity and Genomics Scholarship 2027
Deadline January 15, 2027

www.emabg.eu

Congrats to the NEON Biorepository at Arizona State University for receiving funding from NSF to co-lead a project aimed at creating a national resource for sequencing and analysing the DNA of important species!

news.asu.edu/20260924-env...