The 16th European Bat Research Symposium (EBRS-2024) will be held in Tarragona (Spain) from 2-6 September, 2024. Abstract submission is extended till 10 May.

The symposium is a triennial conference dedicated to the study and conservation of bats in Europe, where researchers and conservationists gather to exchange knowledge and discuss recent advancements in bat science and conservation, covering a wide range of topics (e.g. bat ecology, behaviour, physiology, genetics, and habitat conservation).

GBatNet brings together 18 existing bat diversity networks (including EUROBATS) and affiliated organizations from across the world with the shared vision of sustainable bat diversity in a changing world.

Un ouvrage ludique et pédagogique qui tord le cou aux idées reçues sur les chauves-souris.

Light pollution has been chosen as one of the Ministry’s priorities for the Czech Presidency of the EU. The flagship event of this topic, an international workshop Light Pollution 2022, was held in the Brno Observatory and Planetarium on October 26th 2022. Representatives of 19 member states, the European Commission, the International Dark-Sky Association, the European Environmental Agency or the International Commission on Illumination joined the workshop, as well as lighting professionals, members of the academia and private as well as non-profit companies.