From Water Samples to eDNA Identifications: PlutoF Workflows

25-03-2026 May 11-12 2026, Laelatu Biology Station of the University of Tartu.

Brown-banded cockroach recorded in Estonia for first time

22-03-2026 A cockroach found in a dormitory in Tartu has never been previously recorded in the Baltic states and probably arrived in a resident's luggage, Estonian University of Life Sciences researchers say.

New ground beetle species found in Estonia for first time

05-03-2026 A new insect has been added to Estonia's official bug roster after entomologist Uno Roosileht identified a previously unlisted ground beetle collected in Southern Estonia.

Festival "Loodusloovusfestival 2026" will take place from June 3 to June 7

04-02-2026

The concluding seminar of the Nature Observation Mini Marathon 2025 will take place on September 30th

16-09-2025

The first time the Nature Observation Marathon was won abroad

27-06-2025

Estonian Mycological Society invites to participate in citizen science project "FunDive"

09-09-2024

More than 10 000 nature observations were made in a 24-hour period during the Nature Observation Marathon

01-07-2024 During the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 Arts of Survival Creative Nature Festival on 8-9 June, over 10,300 nature observations were recorded within 24 hours.

New species of bumblebee arrived from the north and settled in Estonia

13-10-2023 In mid-July, Villu Soon, a biology researcher at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum, spotted the Bombus sporadicus Nylander near Lahemaa National Park.

Fourth Estonian Taxonomy Day conference "Biodiversity in our gardens" on the programme of the Nature Festival

03-05-2023 The Fourth Taxonomy Day is dedicated to the 220th anniversary of the University of Tartu Botanical Garden and focuses on preserving the biodiversity of gardens.

Conference "Species, their status in today's Estonia - how to proceed?"

24-08-2022

The 3rd Estonian Taxonomy Day: Hybrid conference "Biodiversity Digital Services"

24-03-2022 The conference is part of the programme of the 220th anniversary of the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and the Faculty of Science and Technology, and its main topic is services provided by global digital infrastructures, including publishers.

Eesti teadustaristu teekaart NATARC II taksonoomia päev "Taksonoomia ja loodusharidus"

28-01-2020

Liiginimede kõrval hakkavad paralleelselt kehtima DOI-koodid

17-10-2018

Estonian Natural History Collections and data will be part of European scientific research infrastructure

27-09-2018

Global and national biodiversity portals

25-05-2018 Video recording of 10th European GBIF Nodes Meeting Workshop in Tallinn. 16 May 2018

RDA meets estonian researchers

01-09-2017