Effective use of water-related biodiversity monitoring methods

April 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
- April 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Online event

The Water Europe Expert Group on Water & Biodiversity will present innovative methods that can support the effective monitoring of water-related biodiversity. This webinar follows a first session on how to quantify the biodiversity impacts of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for urban water management, and will now focus on practical approaches and concrete methods to address this challenge.

Schedule

Welcome and session overview

11:00 – 11:05

- Sara Eeman, Water Europe Expert Group on Water & Biodiversity

What eDNA monitoring can do for water biodiversity assessment

11:05 – 11:20

- Prof. Florian Lesse (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Sedimentary ancient DNA – using the past to define biodiversity baselines

11:20 – 11:35

- Dr. Heike Zimmermann, (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland)

New ways to evaluate water-related biodiversity using periphyton DNA

11:35 – 11:50

- Hetty Kleinjan, Cebedeau

Discussion with audience - Q&A

12:05 – 12:15

All speakers

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