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The TETTRIs consortium is at the the Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium in Brussels for a year 1 all-hands meeting. Each work package will present the major milestones and deliverables until now, as well as the plan for the next year.
Yesterday the meeting kicked-off with inspirational speeches.
Vujadin Kovacevic from the European Commission works to integrate biodiversity into sectoral policies. He gave an overview of the EU projects working to build taxonomic capacity.
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Team leader of Biodiversity and Nature Based Solutions at the European Commission, Gilles Doignon talked about how #taxonomy is recognised in the #EU as being essential in the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and #NatureRestorationLaw.
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Ashleigh Wiffen from the National Museums Scotland gave us brilliant examples of how we can take #taxonomy out of the museum and engage with a wider audience.
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Work package meetings continue on day two of the project. Day three is the TETTRIs General Assembly.
You can see the agenda for our meeting at https://tettris.eu/all-hands-meeting/