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Bulgaria ranks among the top five countries in Europe for biodiversity, including parts of 3 biogeographical regions: Alpine, Black Sea, and Continental. 🏔️ 🌊 🌍
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Prof. Tatyana Bileva, one of our esteemed plenary speakers at , will illustrate through practical examples the need to protect biodiversity, and its fundamental role in supporting human well-being. In her session, she will take us through success stories of restoration actions to bring back species that had already disappeared from the area.
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Prof. Bileva is Associate Professor of Ecology at Agricultural University-Plovdiv, (the hosting institution of BEeS for this year), and has been Head of the Department of Agroecology since 2024. She holds a PhD in Zoology and she is specialised in Ecology and Environmental protection, with over 70 scientific papers and 2 books published. 📚
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Registration for BEeS 2026 is still open! Info in comments 👇
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Аграрен университет - Пловдив

Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, threatening important ecosystem services with consequences on economy, health and societal stability.
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We are honoured to discuss these topics with Prof. Carl Beierkuhnlein, one of our esteemed plenary speakers at . Prof. Beierkuhnlein will present ongoing research "related to nature conservation, land use, and human health, where climatic conditions and forecasts are linked to ecological processes at different scales from local to continental.”
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Full Professor at University of Bayreuth and Guest Scientist at Universidad de Granada, Prof. Beierkuhnlein has carried out research on , , , and .
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You can still register for BEeS 2026! Don't miss the opportunity to attend this session and engage with experts in biodiversity and ecosystem science.
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Register at the link in comments.