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Members of DigIn attended the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) joint conference hosted in Bogotá, Colombia from October 21–24, 2025. This joint conference in Bogotá brought together members of biodiversity networks, alongside hundreds of scientists, researchers, practitioners and other experts from around the world. Together, we brought our knowledge together to transform our understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity, and learn how together our work contributes towards conserving the living world. The conference was conducted in Spanish and English only, but we are exploring options for interpretation services using new technologies to enhance the conference experience.
The Living Data conference explored three main themes:
Building standards that promote data sharing and interoperability
Bringing together and providing access to diverse sources of information
Monitoring our progress toward conserving and restoring the planet's biodiversity
Using these themes, members of the conference set out to achieve the following objectives:
Promote open, interoperable data.
Advance, implement and refine common standards to promote free and open exchange of and access to biodiversity data.
Support knowledge rights of Indigenous and local communities.
Train and empower the community.
Learn about innovative tools and solutions.
Evaluate the state of biodiversity.
Establish biodiversity monitoring networks.
Strengthen international collaboration.
Ensure equitable participation from the Global South.
Integrate biodiversity into education and public life.
Connect science with policy makers.
Accelerate progress on global goals and targets.
Reconstructing effective science communication: Narrative templates
N. Dean Pentcheff
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA
Abstract
The practice and products of science are humanity’s crowning achievement — science lets us understand the world and apply that understanding to benefit humanity. If we succeed in sharing biodiversity science with everyone else, we will substantially improve human life. But scientists have historically failed to effectively share the value and joy of science — a failing that is glaringly apparent in the current public rejection of science. For our communication to succeed, we must be willing to look beyond academia to find the best tools. It turns out that effective communicators in all fields converge on core narrative templates. Ignoring narrative expertise has put us where we are today. Using effective narrative tools, we can transform the communication of science into a force more powerful than the negative messaging opposing us.
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