Project BioMONITec hosts online workshop on technology-based biodiversity monitoring

BioMONITec project
Fotocredit: FH Kärnten

On 3 December, the UNESCO Chair BioMONITec project team hosted a virtual stakeholder workshop. The goals were to gather conservation managers and practitioners together to provide an overview of the BioMONITec project in the spirit of cultivating further collaborative activities for the coming year.

The workshop was attended by about 25 guests calling in from across Austria. Through the unique digital format, attendees learned about the background and objectives of the BioMONITec project, testing technology-based biodiversity monitoring in protected areas. During the afternoon session, participants visited five ‘tables’ hosted by UNESCO Chair team members on digital data acquisition, remote sensing equipment, monitoring devices and sensors, environmental DNA applications, and a conceptual discussion on setting up efficient biodiversity monitoring systems.

“Today was a very successful workshop, which made the work on this project visible and at the same time showed further ways forward,” remarked UNESCO Chairholder Michael Jungmeier. Indeed, we are excited to work with conservationists and protected area managers to test new technologies and make a positive impact on species and habitat monitoring. We welcome your ideas, suggestions, and cooperation in the implementation of new biodiversity monitoring tools.

To provide feedback or for more information on the BioMONITec project, contact:

Michael Jungmeier m.jungmeier[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at and visit us online at: www.cuas.at/unesco-chair