Milestones

Discover the significant milestones reached throughout the eDNAqua-Plan project, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to advancing aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA) research. Our milestone achievements mark key progress points in our journey toward addressing the challenges and harnessing the potential of eDNA in biodiversity monitoring and conservation efforts. From establishing standardized data formats to fostering global collaboration networks, each milestone represents a pivotal step forward in advancing our understanding of aquatic ecosystems and their vital role in our planet’s biodiversity. Explore our milestones and join us in our mission.

Milestone 7: First version of digital ecosystem landscape proposals prepared

The widespread adoption of NGS sequencing technologies has revolutionised aspects of biodiversity…

Milestone 9: Operational input from all use cases on existing workflows and tools to be used in WP3

Milestone 9 gathers feedback from freshwater and marine use cases from Work Package 4 to the tasks…

Milestone 8: Operational input from all use cases to the inventories made in T2.1 and T2.2

Environmental DNA has gained popularity in the last decades due to its non-invasive analysis options…

Milestone 6: Workshop for conceptualizing and writing on eDNA data ecosystem

The eDNAqua-Plan WP3 workshop, held on the 5th of February 2025, brought together eDNA experts and…

Milestone 5: Workshop for discussion on standards requirements

The fifth milestone of eDNAqua-Plan concerns the proceedings of a workshop for discussion on…

Milestone 4: Gap analyses complete

Milestone 4 was achieved through a report that summirzes the main findings from Tasks 2.1, 2.2 and…

Milestone 2: Agreement on search criteria

The first milestone of the eDNAqua-Plan project (M2.1), achieved in November 2023, had the aim to…