2027 TERN Science Symposium
On 28 July 2027, Brisbane will once again become the meeting point for Australia’s ecosystem science community as TERN hosts its Biennial Science Symposium under the theme “The Power of Ecosystem Science in a Changing World”. Building on the momentum of the 2023 and 2025 Symposiums, this milestone event arrives at a pivotal moment in […]
A FAIR go: helping to build globally-harmonised drought datasets
Originally shared on TERN News Scientists studying ecological drought can now access the world’s first globally-harmonised environmental datasets, thanks to a major milestone achieved by the Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI). In a landmark proof‑of‑concept project, the US‑based National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), TERN Australia, SAEON in South Africa, along with ICOS and eLTER in […]
BIOGEOMON 2026: ecosystems in transition, with field visits to Krycklan and SITES
The 12th BIOGEOMON conference takes place 8–11 June 2026 in Umeå, Sweden, under the theme “Ecosystems in Transition,” with field excursions to the SITES network and the Svartberget Research Station.
ICRI 2026 in Rome: research infrastructures as drivers of impact and diplomacy
The International Conference on Research Infrastructures returns 2–4 December 2026 in Rome, hosted by Italy’s CNR, with the 2026 ESFRI Roadmap launch and a programme structured around socio-economic impact and science diplomacy.
GERI at EGU 2026: federation overview presented in Vienna
Representatives from all six GERI partner infrastructures will present the federation’s organisational overview and ongoing development at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, 3–8 May 2026.
New paper presents the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations for long-term, integrated environmental monitoring
Originally posted on: https://www.elter-ri.eu/news/new-paper-presents-elter-framework-standard-observations-long-term-integrated-environmental-monitoring A new study published in Earth’s Future introduces the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations (eLTER SO) – a structured, harmonized system designed to support consistent long-term environmental observation across Europe. The paper, “Achieving harmonized and integrated long-term environmental observation of essential ecosystem variables – The eLTER Framework of Standard Observations“, explains […]
Australia’s Environment 2025: above-average year masks accelerating marine damage
The 2025 Australia’s Environment Report, led by ANU in collaboration with TERN, finds the country scored 7.4/10 nationally — but climate change continues to drive marine ecosystem damage and species decline.
NEON publishes RELEASE-2026 with 169 data products and 136 DOIs
The U.S. National Ecological Observatory Network has published RELEASE-2026, its annual frozen dataset spanning 81 field sites. Each dataset is tagged with a unique DOI for citation, with updated R and Python neonUtilities packages alongside.