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The Gonzalez Lab

Welcome to our End of Summer Newsletter 🌻

Highlights from the past few months:

Our work for the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group for the UN CBD meeting in Cambridge and participating in SBSTTA26 in Nairobi for negotiations and meetings about supporting countries with monitoring biodiversity; designing and strengthening Biodiversity Observation Networks; welcoming new members to our Lab!

BIODIVERSITY NEWS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD
 

Tue, Apr 02

Contributing to Global Biodiversity Monitoring: Insights from the AHTEG Meeting

Being part of science for action is a major commitment of the Gonzalez lab and we were extremely grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the leading global agreement on conserving biodiversity.

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Mon, Apr 29

Strengthening Global Biodiversity Monitoring: Insights from Helsinki and Tallinn

In Helsinki and Tallinn, I shared GEO BON's efforts to establish a Global Biodiversity Observing System and learned from Finland’s Ecosystem Observatory (FEO) and Biodiversa+ initiatives. These experiences will inform the development of a similar observatory in Canada (CAN BON) and enhance cross-border collaboration in biodiversity monitoring.

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Fri, Jun 28

GEO BON Workshop at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos

In Davos, Andy co-hosted a well-attended GEO BON workshop with NASA and ESA on designing Biodiversity Observation Networks. The workshop sparked discussions on implementing BONs to support national biodiversity strategies.

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Sun, Jun 30

From AHTEG to SBSTTA: finalising the monitoring framework ahead of COP16

Andy’s work with the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) for the UN CBD concluded in Cambridge with a report on monitoring indicators and gaps. PhD candidate Flavio Affinito contributed significantly to the report. The guidance was well-received at the 26th SBSTTA meeting in Nairobi, supporting the Global Biodiversity Framework’s finalization at COP16.

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BIODIVERSITY NEWS FROM
CANADA

Fri, Jul 05

Assessing Habitat Connectivity: New Analytical Approaches and Projections Presented at NACCB

At NACCB, I presented our analytical approach to assess and project habitat connectivity changes under different climate and land use scenarios. Our work, involving past and present Gonzalez lab members, highlights a decline in connectivity despite stable habitat area. This underscores the urgent need for strategies to conserve and restore connectivity, aligning with the KM-GBF’s targets.

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LAB NEWS
 

Read our latests blog post

When biodiversity science meets international negotiations

Being part of the Gonzalez Lab comes with many perks, one of my personal favourites is the connection to civil society and policy. Most of our work has direct policy implications and applications, and, through Prof Andy Gonzalez’s co-chair positions at GEO BON and the QCBS, we have a direct link with larger organisations that can amplify our work. A recent example is the collaboration between the Gonzalez Lab and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD).

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News from our lab members

Welcome Dr. Francis van Oordt to the Gonzalez Lab!

I have joined the Gonzalez Lab to contribute to the development of the Canadian Biodiversity Observation Network (CAN BON), where I will work on developing decision support, analysis, and visualization tools regarding biodiversity observation and monitoring in Canada, in close collaboration with many partners and stakeholders.

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Welcome Dr. Md Saifuzzaman to the Gonzalez Lab!

My academic and professional background has provided me with a profound understanding of the importance of inclusive and community-focused approaches to addressing the challenges posed by dynamic ecosystems and global change. My current research focuses on the development and application of monitoring and modeling tools for ecosystem services.

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Gonzalez Lab in the media

McGill’s Gault Nature Reserve: Serving biodiversity and the community 

Recently published

Urgent climate action is needed to ensure effectiveness of protected areas for biodiversity benefits A.S. Mori, A. Gonzalez, R. Seidl et al. - One Earth, 2024

Monitoring ecosystem services with essential ecosystem service variables A.M. Schwantes, C.R. Firkowski, F. Affinito, et al. - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2024

A comparison of approaches to quantify carbon for ecosystem service assessments through time A.M. Schwantes, C.R. Firkowski, P.S. Rodriguez et al. - FACETS, 2024

Monitoring Changes in the Enhanced Vegetation Index to Inform the Management of Forests P.S. Rodriguez, A.M. Schwantes, A. Gonzalez, M.J. Fortin - Remote Sensing, 2024

Connectivity mediates the spatial ecological impacts of a glyphosate-based herbicide in experimental metaecosystem J.O. NegrΓ­n Dastis, B. McGuinness, C.P. Tadiri, et al. - Oecologia, 2024

Global monitoring for biodiversity: Uncertainty, risk, and power analyses to support trend change detection. B. Leung, A. Gonzalez - Science Advances, 2024

Connectivity mediates the spatial ecological impacts of a glyphosate-based herbicide in experimental metaecosystems. J.O.N, Dastis, B. McGuinness, C.P. Tadiri, et al. - 2024

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