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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 01/09/2026

B-Cubed has officially come to an end🎉 🌐For the past three and a half years,we have worked to standardise access to biodiversity data and help transform fragmented biodiversity records into timely, policy-relevant indicators 🙌A huge thank you to everyone who joined us! See our results👉 b-cubed.eu

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 31/08/2026

🚨Today marks the final day of B-Cubed! 👉To celebrate it, we share how one of our stakeholders, SANBI, used B-Cubed tools for South Africa’s national reporting on biological invasions. 📖Read the whole story: b-cubed.eu/news/b-cubed...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 31/08/2026

🤔 Did you know that much of the data needed to manage invasive alien species already exists, but is often fragmented, outdated, or hard to access? 🌐 @b-cubed.eu’s new policy brief provides practical lessons on turning #IAS records into better decisions 📖 Read it: zenodo.org/records/21977633

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 31/08/2026

❓ How can open biodiversity data from @gbif.org streamline #HabitatsDirective reporting? 🌎 B-Cubed has published a policy brief based on the findings of our case study exploring this topic 🔎 Learn the key barriers we identified and the recommendations provided: zenodo.org/records/2199...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 24/08/2026

It’s the final week of B-Cubed, and we celebrate how far we’ve come since the beginning of the project! 🌐 🔎 Learn all about the tools we have developed over the last three years and how to use them in our Legacy Booklet: zenodo.org/records/1962...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 13/08/2026

🌐 In the last month of B-Cubed, we’re taking a moment to look back on our highlights from 2026 and showcase some of the project's key results. 🔎 Learn more in our final newsletter preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4574...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/08/2026

B-Cubed developed pipelines that translate raw biodiversity data into policy-relevant indicators 🌱📊 Today, we spotlight the third key component of these data pipelines 👉 Biodiversity Indicators 🔗 More about how you can use biodiversity indicators: b-cubed.eu/news/how-be-... #HowToBeCubed

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 03/08/2026

Are open biodiversity data hosted in GBIF sufficient to monitor Wetlands of International Importance? 📊🤔 👉 Check out the full policy brief to learn more about the topic and our recommendations: zenodo.org/records/2150...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 30/07/2026

B-Cubed developed pipelines that translate raw biodiversity data into policy-relevant indicators 🌱📊 This time we spotlight the second key component of the data pipelines 👉 Modelled Cubes 🔗 More about how you can use modelled cubes: b-cubed.eu/news/how-be-... #HowToBeCubed

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 24/07/2026

B-Cubed developed pipelines that translate biodiversity data into policy-relevant indicators 🌱📊 Over the coming weeks, we'll spotlight the key components of these pipelines, starting with 👉 Species Occurrence Cubes 🔗 More about how you can use the cubes: b-cubed.eu/news/how-be-... #HowToBeCubed

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 21/07/2026

The next issue of our newsletter is coming soon... 👀 👉 Subscribe now to receive the latest B-Cubed results and highlights directly on your email 🔗 dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/457412...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 09/07/2026

🚀 Ward Langeraert presented a poster on the #b3verse - a collection of 12 interoperable #R packages that support the entire workflow of working with occurrence cubes. #b3verse at the useR! - The R User Conference! Explore the #b3verse 👉 docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/b3ver...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/07/2026

B-Cubed was spotted at the #BEeS2026 conference in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 👀 Stop by the shared booth with other EU Horizon projects and grab one of our policy briefs or new factsheets on the b3verse 📄🤩 💻 Policy briefs: b-cubed.eu/library?type... 🔗 About BEeS2026: www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2026/

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 01/07/2026

Are you a science policy specialist, researcher, or a practitioner? Then, join the @coop4cbd.eu Experts’ Database and participate in UN CBD-related dialogues, policy consultations, capacity-building workshops, and more! 🐛💻 🔗 coop4cbd-expert-database.limesurvey.net/236295?lang=...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 25/06/2026

🎉 Our policy brief on why countries need @gbif.org is now available in a total of 11 languages! 👉 The newest language additions are Spanish 🇪🇦 and Lithuanian 🇱🇹 🌐 Check out the policy brief in your own language on: zenodo.org/records/2081...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 16/06/2026

🌿 Today, at the #WBF2026, B-Cubed partners presented how biodiversity data cubes can turn observations into policy-relevant evidence. 📝 B-Cubed policy briefs are also present at our booth just in front of the Plenary hall Read the briefs here: b-cubed.eu/library?type...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 12/06/2026

📑 In a new policy brief, B-Cubed joins forces with @bmd-project.eu, @onestop-project.eu, @mambo-project.eu, Guarden Project, and #AURORA to address the data lag from collecting biodiversity data to creating policy-relevant information. 👉 Read the policy brief: zenodo.org/records/1993...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 27/05/2026

Should plants be better integrated in One Health? 🤔 We think so. In our new policy brief with @onestop-project.eu, we explain how to lessen the impact of plant-blindness in the #OneHealth framework 🌱 📑 Read more here: zenodo.org/records/1988...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 26/05/2026

👀 B-Cubed was spotted at #BMDmeets2026 🌐 @bmd-project.eu All-Hands Meeting also included updates on data harmonisation and information about the upcoming first version of the BMD data cubing engine 🟩 Learn more about the data cubes used as basis for the cubing engine: zenodo.org/records/1962...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 22/05/2026

🎉 Happy #BiodiversityDay! 🌱The theme this year, 'Act locally for global impact', is a call for us all to take action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. 📑Check out our results to see how we contribute to this aim: zenodo.org/records/1962... @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #LocalAction

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026

🟩Our session on #data #cubes ended with Ana Luisa Machado presenting our stakeholder-driven case study optimising the Habitats Directive top-down assessment and bottom-up reporting in Europe 📊 Learn more about our case studies: b-cubed.eu/case-studies

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026

🚀 Ward Langeraert unveiled the #b3verse, a modular suite of twelve interconnected R packages that transform heterogeneous biodiversity data into standardized occurrence cubes and policy-relevant indicators. 🔎Explore the b3verse for yourself: docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/b3ver...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026

🌐Lina Estupinan-Suarez showed us how biodiversity data cubes are operationalised for open science and informed policy, allowing efficient data aggregation and harmonizing multiple data sources. 👉Check out some of the workflows we have developed to do that: b-cubed.eu/workflows

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 07/05/2026

🌱Louise Hendrickxx made us look outside the box explaining how plants are essential for the OneHealth framework 👉Check out her key findings in our policy brief on the topic: zenodo.org/records/1982...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/05/2026

➡️Andrew Rodrigues (@gbif.org) introduced how species occurrence cubes bridge the gap between large-scale biodiversity data infrastructures and operational biodiversity monitoring and reporting. 🟩Download your own cube: docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/occur...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/05/2026

➡️Sandra MacFadyen showed how a reproducible workflow architecture for biodiversity monitoring can turn scattered records into indicators, enabling policymaking. 📑More on our policy brief: zenodo.org/records/1960...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/05/2026

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/05/2026

👉Andrew Rodrigues @gbif.org introduced how species occurrence cubes bridge the gap between large-scale biodiversity data infrastructures and operational biodiversity monitoring and reporting. 🟩Download your own cube: docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/occur...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 06/05/2026

💡In the first day of #BioMonWeek2026 we met some partners and talked about the future of biodiversity ➡️We start day 2️⃣ excited about session DT02 Data Workflows and Pipelines for WorkFlowHub starting at 11:30 🕐and featuring @gbif.org species occurrence cube. Stay tuned for more updates! 👀

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 05/05/2026

After #BCubedFinal meeting yesterday, we are still in Montpellier for #BioMonWeek2026 🌱 ➡️Come visit us at the booth we share with @gbif.org Stay tuned for more updates 👀

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 04/05/2026

➡️ #BCubedFinal wraps up with a joint session with @mambo-project.eu on newly started and upcoming EU projects like @onestop-project.eu, @bmd-project.eu, Bon-in-a-Box, GeoPlantNet, and #CamAlien that can help advance the results of B-Cubed and MAMBO 💡 More about them soon 👀

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 04/05/2026

After sharing progress on our 4️⃣ case studies, we got together with @mambo-project.eu to learn more about the project and the technologies it developed for monitoring biodiversity 🔭 📝You can help them develop more technologies by filling the surveys: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 04/05/2026

➡️Last case study at #BCubedFinal sheds light on biodiversity status and trends at RAMSAR sites 📑It assesses how our tools and indicators help streamline national reporting to the RAMSAR Convention and contribute for global biodiversity policy alignment. 🔎 Learn more: b-cubed.eu/library?sear...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 04/05/2026

🌐Our next case study at #BCubedFinal focuses on revising South Africa’s national indicator framework for biological invasions and providing automation and standardisation of the process for species and site indicators that require spatial data. 📖Read some of our research: b-cubed.eu/library?sear...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 04/05/2026

#BCubedFinal continues with our case study on biological invasions in Flanders, a region in Europe rich in species occurrence data 🌱 ➡️Learn how we evaluate our tools’ performance and suitability for monitoring biodiversity trends in that region: b-cubed.eu/library?sear...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 04/05/2026

📣Kicking off #BCubedFinal with progress on our 4️⃣ case studies 👉First, our stakeholder-driven case study on optimising assessment and reporting under the Habitats Directive in Europe 📊 Explore how we assess the performance of our tools : b-cubed.eu/library?sear...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 30/04/2026

It seems that for B-Cubed, all roads lead to Montpellier 🇫🇷 B-Cubed is going to #BioMonWeek2026 📅 4-8 May 2026 But that’s not all! On 4️⃣ May, we will have our #BCubedFinal Meeting to take a look back at our progress in making #biodiversity #data more accessible

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 22/04/2026

🌍 It is #EarthDay 2026! 👉This year’s theme #OurPowerOurPlanet reminds us that protecting #biodiversity is part of protecting the systems that underpin our health, livelihoods, and future

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 26/03/2026

➡️Tomorrow, the final #BCubedTraining will focus on the b3verse, a comprehensive suite of interconnected R packages. 📊Participants will be introduced to the b3verse and how it can be used to retrieve, process, explore occurrence cubes and calculate indicators. 🔗More: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 19/03/2026

In #BCubedTraining session 5️⃣, Duccio Roccini will highlight the importance of colouring maps for daltonic people, going over good practices and coding solutions 🗺️To prepare for the session tomorrow, please install the packages here: github.com/ducciorocchi...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 12/03/2026

#BCubedTraining series continues tomorrow! ➡️ In the 4️⃣ session, Sandra MacFadyen will focus on dissmapr, an open-source #R framework that automates compositional dissimilarity and turnover analysis 💻 🔗Learn more and register: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 05/03/2026

Tomorrow, join #BCubedTraining session 3️⃣on Indicators for national invasion reporting 👉 Tsungai Alfred Zengeya will present the process of compiling South Africa’s #biological #invasions reports, its evolution, lessons learnt and challenges encountered. 🔗 More: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 02/03/2026

B-Cubed turned 4️⃣ on 1 March! 🎉 🟩 As we step into the final six months of the project, we look back and celebrate how far we’ve come 🔎 Take a look at some of our progress: b-cubed.eu/storage/app/...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 26/02/2026

#BCubedTraining continues tomorrow with a session on Occurrence cubes and biological invasions 🚀 👉 Sandra MacFayden will explain the Invasibility cube, while Maarten Trekels will showcase the possibilities of the b3alien Python Package. 🔗 Learn more and register: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 19/02/2026

The #BCubedTraining series kick off tomorrow! 🚀 👉 In the first hands-on session, Andrew Rodrigues and Lina Estupinan Suarez will explain the @gbif.org SQL service for creating and downloading species occurrence cubes. ➡️ Register and learn more: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 11/02/2026

💚 Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬On 11 February, we celebrate the achievements of all #WomenInScience and raise awareness of the gender gaps and inequalities they face.

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 05/02/2026

🌐 B-Cubed Member Duccio Rocchini is one of the editors of the special issue of the Progress In Physical Geography journal, entitled Coding Earth: Open Source Solutions in Physical Geography 👉 Submissions are open until 1️⃣March! 🔎 Learn more: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 30/01/2026

🌐 TDWG 2026 will take place in Oslo, Norway from 21 to 25 September 🤖 The theme this year is Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards 💡 You can submit a proposal for an organised session until 25 February 🔗 Learn more: www.tdwg.org/conferences/...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 28/01/2026

✍️ Registrations for the B-Cubed’s hands-on training series are now open! Join the six live sessions, combining presentations, Q&A, and practical exercises. 🔎 Learn more: b-cubed.eu/news/registr...

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B-Cubed Project @b-cubed.eu · 23/01/2026

🔎 Stay informed about all the ways we help decision-makers work with #biodiversitydata 📨 Subscribe to our newsletter now and receive the next issue directly in your inbox 🔗 dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/457412...

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