What is biodiversity? And genomics? How are they related to each other in ways that help species monitoring and conservation? Throughout 2025, the “ ERGA – iBOL Europe Connections ” blog post series addressed these and many other questions about biodiversity genomics, such as the role that citizens play in biodiversity conservation, the difference between DNA barcodes and reference genomes, and all the related disciplines.  This series of blog posts was produced by us, the Biodiversity...

Introduction Welcome to the Biodiversity Genomics Alphabet ! This outreach series introduces one concept each month, using plain language and a short local story to help connect genomics to everyday observations of nature and to biodiversity questions that matter for conservation, management, and education. Each entry includes an audio version to support accessibility and translations into several European languages to help everyone reuse the material across contexts. DNA You pick a seed and...

News Conferences 2026 - Let's connect! 2026 will be a year full of exciting events for the biodiversity genomics community in Europe. These gatherings offer excellent opportunities to meet and connect with fellow ERGA members. Click here to explore the list of key events and let us know which ones you plan to attend! BGE+ selected for funding! The BGE+ project, a a follow-up of BGE , has been selected for funding by the European Commission. This means that the consortium will continue to...