The biennial Conference on Biology in Iceland (IceBio) will be held October 9 – 11 2025.
Biodice seminar on the importance of knowledge and research in the biodiversity strategy for Iceland (deCODE Fróði, on Thursday 9 October at 14:45-16:15)
Seminar will be mostly in English. Málstofan fer fram að mestu á ensku.
Moderator is Rannveig Magnúsdóttir, specialist at the Icelandic Museum of Natural History (Náttúruminjasafn Íslands). Speakers are:
Skúli Skúlason og Ole Sandberg: Biodice and the Nordic Biodiversity Framework project
Sæunn Júlía Sigurjónsdóttir: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework status report for topics of the Ministry of Business and Industry
Cécile Chauvat: CAP-SHARE: Capacity sharing for biodiversity in the Nordic countries – international needs and opportunities to local actions
Guðrún Óskarsdóttir: Terrestrial biodiversity studies – Challenges and opportunities specific to Iceland
Christophe Pampoulie: Challenges related to marine biodiversity studies
Björn Barkarson: Presentation on the White Paper on Biodiversity and the status of the strategy, with a special emphasis on the importance of research (Guiding Principle F in the draft strategy).
Discussion on biodiversity research needs in Iceland: Moderator is Álfur Birkir Bjarnason. Participants are invited to use Mentimeter to suggest key research topics, knowledge gaps, and the role of the scientific community in implementing the strategy, among other things. Hægt verður að taka þátt bæði á íslensku og ensku.
Biodice is a collaborative platform on biodiversity in Iceland, which is named after the initials of its English title, Biological Diversity of Iceland. It brings together institutions, experts, enthusiasts, organizations, and companies that wish to promote action and raise awareness about the importance of this issue. More info on biodice.is.