EGU 2026

EGU26

The General Assembly of the European GeoSciences Union takes place in Vienna from 3 to 8 May 2026: one of the biggest conferences on environmental and earth sciences.

The event brings together around more than 20,000 geoscientists from all over the world, and covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

LifeWatch ERIC attends the event with two co-organised sessions, on Virtual Research Environments and on Essential Variables, and will join the ENVRI Community booth with other Research Infrastructures.

Read more here: https://www.lifewatch.eu/2025/10/29/egu-2026.

From science to society: Marine SABRES in Fairs lands in Pisa

Marine SABRES in Fairs - Pisa - 14 January 2026

Pisa, Italy

On January 14, 2026, LifeWatch ERIC will attend with “Marine SABRES in Fairs” at the third round of stakeholder consultations, hosted by the Marine SABRES project and organised by HuFoSS (Hummel Foundation for Sustainable Solutions) and the University of Pisa.

From 14:30, students, researchers and all those interested in the topic will join the open session dedicated to the Tuscan Demonstration Area and discover our stand, including posters, thematic videos, the documentary trailer, brochures and best practices that have emerged from the Marine SABRES approach, with simple and replicable tools for administrations, operators and communities.

More info: https://www.lifewatch.eu/2025/12/17/from-science-to-society-marine-sabres-in-fairs-lands-in-pisa/

ENERGYTRAN Final Event

ENERGYTRAN Final event banner

Santiago de Chile, Chile

The ENERGYTRAN Project, dedicated to strengthening cooperation between Europe and LAC area Research Infrastructures, is reaching the end of its mandate. The project’s final event, “Perspectives on the Energy Transition in Ibero-America”, takes place on 28 November 2025 at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) in Santiago de Chile: a key milestone in the bi-regional collaboration between Europe and the Latin America and Caribbean area.

This final meeting brings together project partners, experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to present and reflect on the results and impact achieved throughout the project. It will provide a dedicated space to exchange experiences, explore synergies with regional actors, and advance towards a more connected international community.

Maite Irazábal, on behalf of LifeWatch ERIC, presents the results, tools and collaborations developed by LifeWatch ERIC within the framework of ENERGYTRAN, highlighting the importance of interoperable digital infrastructures, FAIR data, and open science, for assessing the environmental impacts of the energy transition.

Additionally, Maite moderates a panel with four leading experts, presenting the environmental aspects of energy transition.

This meeting is an opportunity to reinforce long-term cooperation between Europe and Latin America: shared digital tools and methodological approaches can consistently contribute to sustainable, knowledge-driven, evidence-based transition across regions.

RESTORE4Cs at the Water Resilience Forum

Water Resilience Forum

Brussels, Belgium

The RESTORE4Cs project, promoting the restoration and protection of European coastal wetlands, has announced its participation in the first Water Resilience Forum, taking place on 8 December 2025 at the European Commission’s Jacques Delors Building in Brussels.

The forum, following the recently adopted European Water Resilience Strategy, will bring together policymakers, scientists, industry representatives, and civil society to discuss ways to address water scarcity, water quality degradation, and climate-related risks by 2050.

This is a particularly relevant topic for RESTORE4Cs, which will be present with a booth showcasing project results and insights, and will also host the première of its documentary series.

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore key findings and tools, discover best practices, and engage directly with project partners.

Learn more about the event on the RESTORE4Cs website: restore4cs.eu/restore4cs-at-the-water-resilience-forum

Wetlands in Action first appointment: Tracking Carbon and GHG Dynamics in Wetland Restoration

Wetlands in action

The RESTORE4Cs Project (https://www.restore4cs.eu), together with its sister Horizon Europe projects ALFAwetlands, REWET, and WET HORIZONS announced the launch of “Wetlands in Action”, a webinar series spotlighting cutting-edge wetland research, cross-project collaboration, and innovation in restoration and policy across Europe.

The first online appointment with the series happens on 18 November 2025, dedicated to “Tracking Carbon and GHG Dynamics in Wetland Restoration”. The launch session will feature the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) European Chapter, highlighting international perspectives and opportunities for collaboration across the wetland science community.

It will be a chance to explore how wetland restoration affects greenhouse gas dynamics and climate outcomes and learn from case studies across Europe’s wetland ecosystems.

Each session in the Wetlands in Action series will feature concise, high-impact presentations followed by an open Q&A, supporting cross-sector dialogue and knowledge exchange among scientists, policymakers, restoration practitioners, and other stakeholders.

Running from November 2025 to April 2026, the series showcases the collaborative strength of four Horizon Europe projects, each contributing unique methodologies and case studies that drive evidence-based restoration and resilience strategies for European wetlands.

To learn about this and next appointments, visit RESTORE4Cs: https://www.restore4cs.eu/wetlands-in-action-launches-with-session-1-tracking-carbon-and-ghg-dynamics-in-wetland-restoration

ENERGYTRAN: Advancing a Sustainable Energy Transition in Ibero-America

environmentally sustainable energy transition

In the framework of the EULAC ENERGYTRAN Project, a virtual thematic event titled “Towards an Environmentally Sustainable Energy Transition” will take place on 8–9 October, providing a forum to examine the ecological implications of alternative energy systems and to share successful cases in public policy and regulation.

Date: 8–9 October
Time: 16:00 – 18:00 (CEST)
Open event with prior registration
Audience: civil society, private sector, policymakers, and all those interested in the topic.
The event will feature simultaneous subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

Key speakers will include experts such as Fernando Valladares (Spain) and Natalia Andrea Restrepo Vélez (Commission for Environmental Cooperation), among others.

The objective of this event is to foster the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and best practices among researchers, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. By doing so, it aims to address the shared environmental challenges of the energy transition and to promote collaboration in research and innovation.

We invite you to join the dialogue, explore collaborative paths, and help disseminate this initiative’s relevance in promoting innovation, equity, and sustainability across Ibero-America.

Registration link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=RCDnxlDvVUG4M1R-c13LgrfJnaUTBTJMmr50KbQZVqRUOENFNE1XTFMySjVOQTNOVEdOSURUTjBPVC4u&route=shorturl

ERSAC 2025: European Services on Agroecology Conference

European Research Services on Agroecology

Kaunas, Lithuania

The second ERSAC – European Research Services on Agroecology Conference takes place in Kaunas, Lithuania, on October 1 and 2, 2025. Organised in partnership with the Department of Agriculture at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), the event shares the program with the Rural Development international scientific conference.

The AgroServ project (of which VMU is a consortium partner), will also be present at the Rural Development event with a keynote speech by its coordinator Michel Böer, on sustainable agrifood systems. The project will also curate the second day’s scientific sessions on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Technologies, and conclude the conference with its General Assembly.

Info: https://agroserv.eu/blog/ersac-2025

“Marine SABRES in Fairs” at the European Researchers’ Night 2025

Marine SABRES inFairs - European Researchers Night 2025

Lecce, Italy

On September 26, 2025, LifeWatch ERIC participates in the European Researchers’ Night, contributing to its programme and engaging with participants, thanks to its research stand “Marine SABRES in Fairs: protecting and restoring biodiversity, sustainable blue economy, and ecotourism”.

At the ‘Marine SABRES in Fairs’ stand, LifeWatch ERIC will present the project’s results and materials: thematic videos, the documentary trailer and, in preview, a demonstration of the scientific game dedicated to students (aged 10-18) to explore the links between human activities, changes in marine ecosystems and impacts on people’s well-being.

More info: https://www.lifewatch.eu/2025/09/12/marine-sabres-in-fairs-europeans-researchers-night-2025/

High-Level Meeting on Energy Transition and Climate Sustainability

ENERGYTRAN High-Level Meeting

San José, Costa Rica

On September 18th, 2025, LifeWatch ERIC will participate in the High-Level Meeting on Energy Transition and Climate Sustainability, hosted at the Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE). International experts will be presenting the preliminary results of the ENERGYTRAN project, which seeks to foster collaboration between Europe and Latin America to address shared challenges in the fields of energy transition and climate action.

The meeting will gather a wide range of high-level participants, including representatives of international cooperation organizations, national institutions, and academia, strengthening dialogue between Europe and Latin America on the pressing issues of climate sustainability and energy transition. Among the confirmed institutions are: Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI); Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología (CeNAT); Fundación CRUSA; Costa Rica por Siempre; German Cooperation (GIZ); Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE); Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC); Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica; Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM); Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE),.

The programme will cover a diverse set of themes, from international cooperation in energy transition and sustainability, to the role of public institutions and academia, concluding with the presentation of initial results of ENERGYTRAN. Maite Irazabal will represent LifeWatch ERIC, showcasing the preliminary results of the project.

The event will be live-streamed on Facebook through the following link: https://www.facebook.com/centro.nacional.de.alta.tecnologia

For more information about the ENERGYTRAN project, please visit the official website: https://energytran.oei.int/

MARBEFES Autumn School 2025

MARBEFES Autumn School

Seville, Spain

The Autumn School “Protecting marine biodiversity for nature and humans” will take place in Seville (Spain) from 8 to 10 October 2025. It will offer participants travel, accommodation and lunch (see terms and conditions), for the duration of the programme, and has the objective of presenting one of the main project’s results: a set of easy-to-use-tools to help practitioners and policy makers maximise the ecological value and optimise a sustainable socio-economic use of the marine system for current and future generations.

Info: https://www.lifewatch.eu/marbefes-autumn-school-2025