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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 45m

Here's the booth in question! Stop by later today to speak to our CEO and founder Prof Lyubomir Penev, marketing and sales manager Maria Kolesnikova, and illustrator (responsible for our fantastic materials) Denitsa Peneva.

Pensoft @pensoft.net · 1h

Read more about our participation here: natureconservation.pensoft.net/news/979

Pensoft to exhibit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi

Pensoft is pleased to announce its participation as an exhibitor at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 9 to 15 October. The global assembly serv...

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 1h

The #IUCNCongress is underway in Abu Dhabi!

Head to 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟐𝟗 to say helllo and discuss how Pensoft’s publishing endeavours and project participation contribute to advancing research and conservation efforts.

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Biodiversity Meets Data @bmd-project.eu · 3h

🎥 This week in #BMDexplained, Nikol Yovcheva (@pensoft.net) explains two key strategies to ensure BMD’s results have a long-term impact.
🔗 Watch here and subscribe to stay tuned for future videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_my...

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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · 22h

📢 Shoutout to everyone at the #OpenScience Conference today & tomorrow (8-9 Oct) in Hamburg! #OSC2025

🤩 What a wonderful occasion to meet our Editor-in-Chief & co-founder: @evomri.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy & have a chat about our #OpenScience #journal that just turned 10 years! 🎂

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 1d

👍 Keep tabs on @coastscapesproject.bsky.social project, whose mission is to enhance the resilience of land-coast-sea systems under #ClimateChange, as it builds on the work of another project that we keep close at heart: #REST-COAST!

👉 See #REST-COAST 's project outcomes: doi.org/10.3897/rio....!

COAST-SCAPES project @coastscapesproject.bsky.social · 2d

🔛Today marks the first day of our kick-off meeting in Barcelona, taking place from 7 to 9 October at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, @upc.edu.
The day began with a welcoming session from the Vice-Rector of Technology Transfer and Innovation and the Dean of the School of Civil Engineering.💡

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Metabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · 8d

Tiina Laamanen @tiinalaamanen.bsky.social cited her MBMG paper on molecular biodiversity monitoring methods as part of her #BGEconnects session on implementing #eDNA and other molecular monitoring methods in Finland!

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 7d

A new gecko species of the genus Cyrtodactylus is described from Vietnam's Khanh Hoa Province. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#gecko #taxonomy #reptiles @unicologne.bsky.social

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MycoKeys @mycokeys.pensoft.net · 6d

Introducing a new, upcoming special issue: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the International Association for Lichenology.

🔗 mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/998

New special issue: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the International Association for Lichenology

An upcoming special issue of MycoKeys will host the proceedings of the contributions presented at the 10th international conference of the International Association for Lichenology (IAL10). The issue ...

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Biodiversity Meets Data @bmd-project.eu · 1d

See you in Bogotá in 2 weeks! 💚 BMD will contribute to four sessions at the Living Data Conference (21–24 October).
✍️ Register until 10 October: www.livingdata2025.com/registration...

GBIF @gbif.org · 2d

🐸 2 week to go until #LivingData2025!

Have you started packing for your trip to #Colombia yet?

See the activities page for inspo on making the most out of your trip to #Bogotá: www.livingdata2025.c...

#DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt

Purple graphic with text reading theres still time to register

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ForestPaths Project @forestpaths.eu · 1d

🚀Our partners from @pensoft.net are discussing communication, dissemination and exploitation at #ForestPathsAGM3!

📢Their presentation singled out the many tools and channels our project is using to engage with stakeholders from across Europe.

#FutureForests #Biodiversity #EcosystemServices

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Estuarine Management and Technologies @estuarinemt.bsky.social · 5d

🌊 We specialize in #estuarine management & #technology to restore #coasts for a #sustainable future. We're excited that @pensoft.net will showcase us at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi this October!
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Pensoft to exhibit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhab

Pensoft is pleased to announce its participation as an exhibitor at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 9 to 15 October. The global assembly serv...

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 2d

👇 Make sure to explore the @ip4os.eu outputs brought together in their project collection at @riojournal.com!

ℹ️ Find more about @ip4os.eu, where we are a proud leader of a Work Package, and contribute with services & know-how in #ScholarlyPublishing & project branding, on our blog:

Pensoft @pensoft.net · 5d

✨ The comic series stars #Spongy! Brought to life by our consortia at @spongeboost.eu his role is to simplify #scientific concepts & raise awareness about #wetlands, floods & the environment.

🙌 Available in 9 languages via #Zenodo.

ℹ️ About @spongeboost.eu and our role on our blog:

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 5d

📃 Check out the 2015 study openly published in @zookeys.pensoft.net at: doi.org/10.3897/zook... 🔓

No need to replace an “anomalous” primate (Primates) with an “anomalous” bear (Carnivora, Ursidae)

By means of mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequencing of putative “yeti”, “bigfoot”, and other “anomalous primate” hair samples, a recent study concluded that two samples, presented as from the Himalayas, do ...

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 5d

🤔 What's the link between celebrated #primatologist and #anthropologist Jane Goodall and a 2015 study in our journal @zookeys.pensoft.net that used #sequencing on hair samples collected from the Himalayas?
✅ The legend of yeti.

📰 News story on @forbes.com by @kionasmith07.bsky.social.

🖤RIP, Jane!

8 Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know About Jane Goodall And Her Work

Jane Goodall died at the age of 91 on October 1, 2025. Here are some things you might not know about the world-famous scientist and her work.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 6d

👌 Make sure to follow @estuarinemt.bsky.social who just joined 🦋 BlueSky to share novel #research & openly available findings on #estuarine management & #technologies published in the journal!
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Estuarine Management and Technologies @estuarinemt.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to the official account of #Estuarine Management and Technologies (EMT)! 💎Diamond OA, peer-reviewed journal advancing estuarine science & tech. Published by @pensoft.net. We look forward to sharing the latest research, updates, and initiatives with the Bluesky community.

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Estuarine Management and Technologies @estuarinemt.bsky.social · 6d

🎬 EMT, with @pensoft.net, launches its first 180s Video Paper — a unique, peer-reviewed format combining short videos, citable text, and DOI.
📺 Watch on our YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Estuaries #Remotesensing #VideoPaper

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Estuarine Management and Technologies @estuarinemt.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 2024 was a landmark year for EMT!
1️⃣ Published our first issue in estuarine research. Explore Issue 1: emt.pensoft.net/issue/4748/
2️⃣ Honored Dr. Igor Ljubenkov et al. with the Editor’s Choice Best Paper Award at #TRACE2025.
#Estuaries #AI #Hydrodynamics #EcosystemManagement #Sustainability

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · 7d

🍂 Welcome October! 🍁
Our newsletter with updates from last month is out: read about our White Paper contributing strategically to the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets.
👉 Catch up on this and other updates: bit.ly/4o2wKHu
@pensoft.net @riojournal.com @marinesabres.bsky.social

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 7d

A very important presentation and discussion on the future of biodiversity genomics at #BGEconnects by Dimitris Koureas! And once again an emphasis on the critical role of research infrastructures and how they interact with each other.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 8d

BgBOL, part of @iboleurope.bsky.social, was established two years ago to contribute to the broader dissemination and popularisation of #DNAbarcoding research in the region.

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Newly established Bulgarian Barcode of Life to support biodiversity conservation in the country

As the latest national node to join the International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL), its main task is to coordinate, support, and promote DNA barcoding research in Bulgaria.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 8d

The Bulgarian Barcode of Life, an initiative we strongly support, is presented at the #BGEconnects by Peter Hollingsworth during his talk, #DNAbarcoding - A European perspective

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 8d

We're at the Biodiversity Genomics Connects this week, enjoying fascinating discussions on the ways DNA methods and genomic science can support the conservation and study of biodiversity!

The first session, on Biodiversity Genomics in Europe, is chaired by our friend @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 9d

After more than fourteen years of advancing research on biological invasions, we have published our 100th issue! 🌎

🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/29/a...

Advancing invasion science: NeoBiota publishes its 100th issue

The open-access journal NeoBiota has published its milestone 100th issue, celebrating more than fourteen years of advancing research in invasion science.

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