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8th session of the OBIS Executive Committee: towards community-driven delivery in the first phase of the OBIS Work Plan 2026–2027
8th session of the OBIS Executive Committee: towards community-driven delivery in the first phase of the OBIS Work Plan 2026–2027

1 September 2026

OBIS Governance Work Plan 2026-2027 OBIS Nodes
All the OBIS-related content at TDWG 2026 at a glance!
All the OBIS-related content at TDWG 2026 at a glance!

26 August 2026

TDWG 2026 OBIS Nodes
MOZAIEK: a tiled approach to a bigger ocean picture
MOZAIEK: a tiled approach to a bigger ocean picture

3 August 2026

MOZAIEK GOOS BioEco EOVs FUST IOCARIBE
Node Spotlight: OBIS Malaysia, turning Malaysia's largest marine collection into global open data
Node Spotlight: OBIS Malaysia, turning Malaysia's largest marine collection into global open data

17 July 2026

OBIS Malaysia Node Spotlight
Increasing the capacity of the OBIS Community to publish DNA-derived biodiversity data
Increasing the capacity of the OBIS Community to publish DNA-derived biodiversity data

10 July 2026

eDNA Capacity Development OBIS Nodes
OBIS publishes its first eDNA dataset based on Event Core
OBIS publishes its first eDNA dataset based on Event Core

6 July 2026

eDNA Event Core BioEco EOVs

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