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Raise awareness on biodiversity and promote conservation.

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As a part of the World Biodiversity Day celebrations, ITU Bioblitz 2025 aims to build a bridge between local communities and experts, to raise awareness on biodiversity and promote conservation. "ITU Bioblitz 2025" aims to record as many species as possible living in ITU Ayazaga Campus in one day. Volunteers together with experts will observe and document the flora, fauna, and fungi species of the campus. This event will be held free of charge and will be open to any person interested in biodiversity. ITU Bioblitz 2025 22 - 23 May 2025, Istanbul Contact: Istanbul Technical University Sustainability Office | ITU Sustainability Office

Focus on the importance of world biodiversity.

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International Day for Biodiversity will be celebrated by organizing a seminar where the importance of world biodiversity will be described along with Diverse geography of Pakistan and it's associated fauna and flora will be highlighted. Students from whole university will be invited to create public awareness about biodiversity. Celebration of the International Day for Biodiversity. 22 - 23 May 2025, Okara Contact: Department of Zoology University of Okara Punjab Pakistan

Exhibits and hybrid (onsite and online) lecture-seminars from conservation scientists.

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The Leyte Normal University celebrates the International Day for Biodiversity with the two-day advance activities as a prelude to the IDB on May 22. There will be exhibits and hybrid (onsite and online) lecture-seminars from conservation scientists of BFAR, Talarak Foundation, and UP International Day for Biodiversity 06 - 07 May 2025, Tacloban City Contact: Leyte Normal University

Interactive session on utilizing biotechnology to harness Nigerian biodiversity.

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The mandate of Environmental biotechnology and bio-conservation department includes promoting and deploying biotechnology research for environmental sustainability. The International Day for Biological diversity will be marked in the department through a number of activities 1. 21st - 22nd May 2025: A two day training on The use of Bioinformatics for basic research in biodiversity and bioconsevation. 2. IDB 2025: 22nd May: a. Biodiversity Action Plan 2025 b. Overview of Biodiversity information system c. Interactive session on utilizing biotechnology to harness Nigerian biodiversity d. Departmental Green house flag off.   EBD; National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency, Nigeria Harnessing Nigerian Biodiversity and Creating Harmony with Nature through Biotechnology 21 - 22 May 2025, F.C.T, Abuja Contact: EBD; National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency, Nigeria

Conferenza della Giornata mondiale della biodiversità aperta al pubblico “Io non ho paura del Lupo”.

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Nel corso della Giornata mondiale della biodiversità diverse classi dei licei di Civitanova Marche parteciperanno alla conferenza aperta al pubblico “Io non ho paura del Lupo”, curata da Daniele Ecotti. L’iniziativa è interamente dedicata a Canis lupus italicus, una specie animale tanto carismatica quanto misconosciuta, recentemente osservata anche nell’hinterland civitanovese, per rispondere a domande, dubbi e curiosità che l’incontro - ancorché fortuito - con questo animale può riservare a tutti noi. Chi è il lupo? È pericoloso per l’uomo? Come bisogna comportarsi? Oltre a rispondere a queste e a tante altre domande, si farà il punto sulle conoscenze relative alla bio-etologia di questo predatore, sul prezioso ruolo ecologico, sull’evoluzione della distribuzione nel nostro Paese partendo dal secolo scorso, per poi andare ad analizzare le situazioni di potenziale o reale conflitto con le attività umane e di come minimizzarle (prevenzione, gestione dei cani, scarti e rifiuti). Io non h...

Biodiversity, pollinators and climate change.

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  The conference "WORLD BIODIVERSITY DAY - Biodiversity, pollinators and climate change" will be held on Thursday 22 May 2025 in Palmi (RC) is sponsored and organized by various public bodies, associations and institutions, will take place starting at 9:00 in the conference room of the historic Agricultural Technical Institute of the "Einaudi-Alvaro" high school and will include the presence of students and teachers and the intervention of qualified speakers on the topics of biodiversity connected to the importance of pollinators and bees in particular, as well as the related problems of climate change. At the end of the conference, at the spaces of the agricultural and educational school company "Regina Elena - 1912", the beekeeping oasis will be inaugurated with the herbaceous and shrubby honey plants donated by BEE IT (benefit company) and the students will transfer four swarms donated by BEE IT as part of the "Save the bees" project to the ne...

Scientific and practical seminar: Biodiversity, ecosystem services and well-being.

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The event is organised by the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology together with GreenLabsKNU. The scientific and practical seminar on biodiversity will include a practical component on biodiversity research on the campus of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (22.05.2025) and a seminar component (23.05.2025) to discuss the following issues: the content and importance of biodiversity; levels of biodiversity; role in the development of ecological networks and green and blue infrastructure; ecosystem services of biodiversity; the importance of biodiversity for sustainable development. Young scientists of the department, postgraduate students and masters, will present the results of scientific research on biodiversity in the Continental Biogeographic Region of Ukraine. We will consider the impact of war on the environment. Contact: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Location: Faculty of Geography Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Scientific and...

Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture.

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Sustainable agriculture is key to reversing trends that lead to biodiversity loss, damaged ecosystems, deforestation and the overall deterioration. We @ Kowmara farms spread the importance of Biodiversity in Sustainable Agriculture Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture. 22 Apr 2025, Palani Kowmara Farms Contact: Kowmara Farms | Kowmara Farms

Plan your own International Day of Biological Diversity Day celebration.

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On May 22nd, Invite people to celebrate it! Learn how you can be #PartOfThePlan .