🚀 We’re excited to announce that the successful kick-off meeting of the SONATA project was organized on the 14th and 15th of October by BioSense Institute in Novi Sad, Serbia gathering partners from VITO, IHCantabria, Universidad de Oviedo and NINAnature.

First SONATA online workshop "In-situ Habitat Data Collection and Processing" on Nov 26! Led by the University of Oviedo, the workshop will cover in-situ data collection and its integration into habitat mapping using remote sensing. Register by Nov 23: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

❗Tomorrow is the last day for registration for the first SONATA workshop! Link for registration ⬇ BioSense Institute VITO NINAnature Universidad de Oviedo IHCantabria docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our Coordinator Tijana Nikolic, and Co-Coordinator, Maja Arok, attended "Sustainable Future 2025" where they discussed #NBS and the #SONATA project framework to tackle climate change and sustainable food production challenges.🌾🌦️

🌱 #NBS use nature to address #environmental, social, and economic challenges like #ClimateChanges and #WaterSecurity. The #SONATA project aims to share knowledge and tools to map landscapes, support NBS for #biodiversity protection and #climatechangeadaptation🌍🌿💦

#SONATA webinar on #NBS transferring knowledge is done! 🎉 25 participants from 4 countries joined. From 12+ years of expertise to newcomers - knowledge transfer is in the air!👩‍🏫 #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #Sustainability #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation

🚨 Big News! 🚨 The first #SONATA press release is live! 🌍✨ "Serbia faces a dual climate & biodiversity crisis. SONATA tests Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for nature & people." - Dr. Leonard Sandin, WP3 Lead from NINAnature Read the press release: sonata-nbs.com/the-first-sona…

The first #SONATA face-to-face #workshop wrapped up successfully! 🥳 We discussed what will #NbS SONATA case studies tackle, and how can #RemoteSensing guide our fieldwork planning?🌻🛰️🌍 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation

We’re excited and ready to dive into the world of habitat mapping with the #openEO platform! 🚀✨ Our new workshop will be led by VITO, where we’ll dive into the platform’s features and discover its full potential. 👨‍💻 #NbS #RemoteSensing #knowledgetransfer #HorizonEU

🚀 Knowledge exchange at VITO! Researchers from BioSense Institute visited VITO to explore #openEO workflows, habitat mapping using EO data, and co-create a #habitat map for Vojvodina. Thanks to VITO for hosting, sharing expertise, and strengthening collaboration! 🌍✨

Successfully wrapped up our first field campaign in Kanjiški Jaraši! 🚤 300 depth points mapped the pond, and with AGRODRON we captured a high-res vegetation map. Big effort, great results! 🛰️💧🌾 #SONATA #RemoteSensing #DroneMapping #LiDAR #GIS #Fieldwork

Maria Kireeva, member of the Sonata Twinning BioSense team, presented SONATA case studies at the EGU session “Drought and Water Scarcity: Monitoring, Modelling, and Forecasting to Improve Drought Risk Management”. #NatureBasedSolutions #NetZero2050 #ClimateAction #LivingLab

Fieldwork might be the toughest part of research, but the most fun! According to the #EUNIS Level 3 classification, Vojvodina hosts 100+ habitat types. With sunshine and great energy, we’re continuing data collection toward our goal: classifying habitat types in the region🗺️

Our sunflower 🌻 pollination limitation experiment in SONATA Case Study 1 is nearly complete! 🐝 We're studying how wild pollinators — from bees & bumblebees to hoverflies & butterflies — affect yields, and how their impact changes with surrounding natural habitat.