Past Events

GENOA’s WG2/WG3 joint workshop on Ne/Nc ratios and genetic indicators in the wild-to-domesticated continuum took place on July 23 and 24 in the Herman Teirlinck Building Brussels. Thirty participants worked in two groups and held short plenary sessions to inform on reciprocal progress. A WG2 team led by Joachim Mergeay and Ivan Paz Vinas critically examined scientific papers containing estimates of ratios of effective to census population size in order to strengthen emerging scientific evidence that Ne/Nc ratios correlate with life history strategies, and ultimately to develop an estimation method for these ratios from life history traits. They

The GENOA COST Action Training School on the Legal and Policy Dimensions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): A Focus on Genetic Diversity Indicators was held on 23-25 June 2026 in Brussels to strengthen capacities on biodiversity governance ahead of COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia. The training brought together 25 participants from more than 18 countries across Europe and neighbouring countries, creating an interdisciplinary learning environment for researchers and governmental officers working at the science–policy interface. This training school acted as a platform in which participants including, natural science researchers, CBD National Focal Points, and governmental

At the World Biodiversity Forum (14-19 June, 2026) in Davos, Switzerland, GENOA's co-chair Isa-Rita Russo contributed to two oral presentations highlighting the work of the GENOA COST Action and its role in advancing genetic diversity monitoring across Europe. Both talks were delivered within the thematic track focused on implementing and achieving the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), specifically Target 4 on genetic diversity. The first presentation, titled “Integrating genetic diversity monitoring in Europe: The GENOA COST Action,” was delivered within the session on methods, tools, and lessons learned for integrating genetic diversity