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We continue to rack our brains to obtain reliable, scalable, and operational results in carbon cycle assessment. Leading experts in the field who work closely with the European Space Agency shared their knowledge with us on the BETHY & DALEC model for the Terrestrial Carbon Community Assimilation System. #PANGEOS #CarbonCycle #Modelling #ESA

📣 Pre-announcement of the Philippines’ First International Land Subsidence Symposium! The First International Land Subsidence Symposium in the Philippines will gather international and national scientists, experts, practitioners, and decision-makers in Manila for a multi-day event. Beyond exchanging knowledge and fostering global learning and collaboration, the program includes a full-day field trip to North Manila Bay, highlighting the alarming impacts of accelerating land subsidence—exceeding 10 cm/yr in some areas—which increasingly exposes communities to flooding and tidal inundation. The symposium seeks to engage the global land subsidence community in developing solutions and shaping a science-based, common strategy for North Manila Bay. It builds on the First National Expert Roundtable on Land Subsidence (Feb 2025) and is organized by the National Engineering Center at University of the Philippines Diliman and Wageningen University & Research under the Drowning Deltas project funded by the Dutch Science Foundation NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek). Tentative schedule: April 20: Day 1: International Symposium – Science to Science April 21: Mid-symposium excursion: North Manila bay (per bus) April 22: Day 2: International Symposium – Towards science-based solutions - Science to Policy Registration details and symposium fee will be announced during the first circular. 

Earlier this month, Karthik Ashok attended an inspiring few days at IBAC ’25, an incredible gathering of the global bioacoustics community. Here’s what he had to say about the event: “The plenaries were a real highlight, from the science behind the loudest animal on the planet, to tree crickets and even the role of sound in the courtship dances of birds. I was especially intrigued by research into subterranean communication in tree ants, and learning that some species are able to stridulate — a behaviour I’d never seen documented before. Another standout was the panel on general-purpose deep learning, showing just how quickly automated species identification in complex soundscapes is progressing. It’s exciting to see these tools becoming scalable for real-world ecological monitoring. What struck me throughout the conference was how ecoacoustics is evolving as a science, using sound not just to study individual species, but to understand whole ecosystems and the processes that underpin them. It was also great to reconnect with familiar faces like Wendy Lomas, and I’m hopeful these conversations will spark fresh collaborations in the months ahead.” At Soil Acoustics Ltd, we’re excited to see ecoacoustics science advancing so rapidly. It reinforces why we’ve developed the Soil Acoustic Meter (SAM), applying the same principles of bioacoustics to soils. By 'listening' underground, SAM helps to reveal the hidden activity of soil organisms, offering a scalable way to measure and monitor soil health. Find out more 👉 https://soilacoustics.com/ If you’d like to learn more about the event (and maybe attend the next one), you can check it out here 👉 https://www.ibac25.com/ #soilacoustics #soilhealth #bioacoustics #ibac25 #ecoacoustics #livingsoils

🔬 From Lab to Landscape: Shoaib Ahmed’s Dual Role Shoaib A., PhD candidate at NTNU, is a great example of how academic research and industry collaboration can go hand in hand. His work on soil restoration, together with partners like NIBIO Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Skanska, Pro Invenia and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, addresses sustainability challenges while staying grounded in practical needs. By bridging academia and industry, Shoaib gains insights that strengthen both his research and its impact. This is exactly the kind of collaboration Industrial Research School in Complex Systems aims to foster, where knowledge flows both ways and innovation is grounded in real needs. He’s also passionate about making science accessible, sharing his work at events like Industriuka AS and Kongsberg Agenda to spark dialogue beyond the research community. Inge Hoff Elena Scibilia Manon Bajard Monica Jayesingha Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) GreenMove Project Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge #PhDLife #IndustryCollaboration #SustainabilityResearch #SoilRestoration #INRESCOS #NTNU #ResearchImpact #AcademiaMeetsIndustry #GreenInnovation #ScienceCommunication  

🚢 New Case Study: Impact of CECs at a Dredge Disposal Site To maintain safe access to ports and harbours, dredged material is often disposed of at sea — but what about Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)? Within the EU-funded CONTRAST project, the Oostende dredge disposal site has been selected as a case study to:  1️⃣ Measure the concentration and distribution of selected CECs 2️⃣ Assess their impact using biomarker and ecotoxicity tests This collaborative effort involves ILVO (Instituut voor Landbouw, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek) (Belgium, lead),  University of Gothenburg (Sweden), and The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) (Norway). 🛥️ Sampling will take place: 20 October (biota) aboard RV Simon Stevin 20–24 October (sediment) - Pierre Petit Survey This study will help fill critical knowledge gaps, as no action levels currently exist for CECs in dredged material. #CONTRASTproject #CECs #MarinePollution #Dredging #EnvironmentalMonitoring #MarineScience #EUResearch #ILVO #NIVA #UniversityOfGothenburg

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? IRISCC brings together 14 European Research Infrastructures to provide integrated services for climate risk research. From climate and marine science to ecosystems, health, and socio-ecological data, these RIs empower researchers to tackle complex, multi-domain challenges. By combining observational data, modelling platforms, experimental facilities, and digital services, IRISCC enables collaboration across disciplines and supports evidence-based decision-making. 💡 Explore the participating RIs and their services: www.iriscc.eu AnaEE-ERIC ACTRIS D4Science EGI Foundation European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF EIRENE RI | Environmental Exposure Assessment Research Infrastructure eLTER GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences ICOS - Integrated Carbon Observation System IAGOS_RI together with IS-ENES, OPTED & SeaDataNet

We’re proud to be part of IRISCC, a collaboration of 14 leading European Research Infrastructures working together to support climate risk research. From climate and marine science to ecosystems, health, and socio-ecological data, IRISCC integrates observational data, modelling platforms, experimental facilities, and digital services to empower researchers in addressing cross-domain challenges. 💡 Discover more about the participating RIs and their services: at https://www.iriscc.eu #ClimateRisk #OpenScience #ResearchInfrastructures #IRISCC

R/V Marcus G. Langseth science officer Cody Bahlau (Cody B.) reported from the field during MGL 2510 as the team deployed a next-gen autonomous float powered by the sea. Before launch, the Seatrec infiniTE™ float (seatrec.com) went through a full round of deck testing: health checks, communication tests, confirmation of data transfer with the shore office, and a topped-off battery. Only after the team verified it was 100% ready did it go over the side. This float is a self-powered oceanographic instrument that harvests energy from temperature differences in the water column. As it cycles between warm surface waters and colder depths, phase-change materials inside expand and contract, generating electricity. That means it can operate far longer than conventional floats without relying solely on batteries. This deployment is part of an ONR-funded project led by PI Mark Altabet and co-PIs Eric D’Asaro and Amit Tandon to use novel float technology to study ocean turbulence and biogeochemistry. Altabet’s lab at the School for Marine Science and Technology/U Massachusetts Dartmouth is internationally known for its research on ocean nitrogen cycling. This project is part of a strategy to advance float technology for understanding the interactions of physics and nitrogen biogeochemistry in oxygen deficient zones (ODZs) of the world’s oceans. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the UNOLS research fleet, this deployment marks a step toward sustainable ocean monitoring. The float is now adrift, sending back real-time data, powered by the ocean it studies. 🚢 Learn more about Lamont's R/V Marcus G. Langseth: https://lnkd.in/eKgTUp8R 📷 Cody Bahlau

Meet the CAP 2024 Awarded Projects! Get to know another project in this year’s cohort, the one led by Dr. Joan Anne Kleypas from Raising Coral Costa Rica. This initiative focuses on engineering substrates made from biopolymers containing CCA*-enriched bacteria and their excreted compounds, to enhance coral settlement and reduce early-stage mortality. Although the team has previously been working on early prototypes under laboratory conditions, now the researchers will take a step further towards developing a final product and test it in Costa Rica. Find out how this team is developing a bioink to help corals settle. This is one of seven projects funded under CORDAP’s Coral Accelerator Program (CAP) 2024, supporting researchers from 26 countries with a total investment of USD 8.8 million. Learn more about CAP 2024 and the awarded projects: https://lnkd.in/dchSzEJx *crustose coralline algae ________________ Project title: Recruitment-enhancing living materials for artificial and natural coral reefs Project lead: Dr. Joan Anne Kleypas Co-leads: Dr. Daniel Wangpraseurt, Dr. Linda Wegley Kelly Countries involved: Costa Rica, USA Takes place: Costa Rica, USA Supporting institutions: Raising Coral Costa Rica, UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Duration: 36 months

🔎 Observation technology in action - discover the Manta Net! Later this month,  scientists from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research and the North Aegean LandSeaLot Integration Lab will work with local fishers to deploy these nets, , specially designed to collect microplastic and other microlitter. 🤝🏽 Stakeholders will meet for hands-on training in these novel observation technologies, empowering researchers, local communities and citizen scientists  to observe together and grow our shared knowledge about how human actions are impacting the land-sea interface. ➡️ Read more about the North Aegean LIL here → https://lnkd.in/ez6-yhF3 European Research Executive Agency (REA) Deltares  Ifremer  GeoEcoMar  SMHI  MARIS B.V.  Seascape Belgium  Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon  Dominique Durand  Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche  Hellenic Centre for Marine Research  NORCE Research  University of Liège  TransEurope Marinas  +ATLANTIC  ETT S.p.A.  Brockmann Consult GmbH  Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke)  CNRS  University of Stirling  Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) Deltares Elias Dimitriou George Papaioannou Emilie Breviere