Ph314 SERVCO | LifeWatch ERIC Project Manager ENVRIFAIR /h3 ul liEnd of May 2026 – Policy-brief to demonstrate the application of habitat-based mapping in supporting EU strategies (e.g., Biodiversity Strategy, Nature Restoration Law). /li /ul h3Mapping user requirements /h3 ul liEnd of January 2025 – Catalogue of services already available in LifeWatch ERIC or research lines addressing ecological responses to climate change; /li liFebruary 2025 (TBD) – Online working table on setting priorities, timeline and milestones for the mapping service and model requirements by scientists and science stakeholders. /li /ul ul liEnd of January 2025 – Internal distribution of a questionnaire on the most used/relevant model resources in the WG member research activity; /li liFebruary 2025 (TBD) – Online working table on setting priorities, timeline and milestones for the mapping service and model requirements by scientists and science stakeholders. /li /ul h3Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building /h3 ul liEnd of December 2025 – Create a shared repository of guidance documents, tools, templates, and data resources accessible to WG members and broader communities. /li /ul h3Organising WG workshops and conferences /h3 ul liEnd 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”; /li liMarch/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; /li li30 June – 3 July 2025 – Participation to LifeWatch 2025 BEeS Conference on “Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis”. /li /ul h3Fund raising /h3 ul liEnd of January 2025 – Establishing a WG Committee on scouting project application opportunities and fundraising. /li /ul h3Meetings, Webinars, International Conferences Networking (2025/2026) /h3 ul liOrganising and participating at discussions on emerging technologies in biodiversity monitoring; /li liOrganising webinars on machine learning, eDNA analysis, and automated data collection; /li liFostering collaboration between researchers, technologists, and decision‑makers; /li liConducting pilot projects to test new monitoring methods; /li liPublishing scientific and popular science papers and reports on advancements in biodiversity assessment; /li liDeveloping best practices for data curation and sharing; /li liEnsuring that biodiversity data aligns with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) standards. /li /ul h3Development of VREs for Ecosystem Simulation (2026) /h3 ul liCreating virtual models of ecosystems to predict environmental changes; /li liEnhancing conservation strategies through AI‑driven simulations. /li /ul h3Mapping Requirements and Gap Analysis /h3 ul liEnd of December 2025 – Catalogue of services already available in LifeWatch ERIC or research lines Ecosystem services mapping. /li /ul h3Methodological Alignment and Innovation /h3 ul liEnd of January 2026 – Online working table on mapping standards, classification systems, and indicators across members; /li liEnd of January 2026 – Catalogue of advanced techniques (e.g., remote sensing, GIS modelling, and machine learning) for scalable, habitat‑based ecosystem service mapping; /li liEnd December 2026 – Methodological framework to support methodological innovation through joint development and testing of mapping approaches, especially linking ecosystem service supply and demand. /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr