Towards a whole-system approach for ecosystem science - eLTER Science Conference, June 23-27, 2025

The first eLTER Science Conference (Tampere, Finland, 23-27 June 2025) will bring together scientists across disciplines who are striving for the holistic approaches needed to understand the complex interactions between living organisms, humans, and their physical environment in the critical zone. The conference will nurture disciplinary and  multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary dialogue of researchers and science stakeholders. Such dialogue enables actionable knowledge for maintaining conditions of habitability and wellbeing of current and future generations on our planet. 

We call for scientific sessions, which can span from well-anchored disciplinary research to systems research, syntheses and derived recommendations. Sessions could focus on multiple drivers of change  (climate change, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, pollution and unsustainable resource use) and their compounded impacts; linkages between biophysical, ecological and socio-ecological concepts in place-based research; the spatial and temporal integration of environmental observations and modelling across disciplines; innovative technologies and algorithms for observing environmental change in-situ or remotely; evidencing the value of multivariable long-term place-based observation; methods for responsible and actionable research; and the development of environmental and socio-ecological sciences. Examples of, and opportunities for, collaboration with environment research networks and peer RIs are welcome.

We welcome suggestions for potential keynote speakers in the areas of the respective session proposals. Oral and poster presentations will be organised in parallel scientific sessions, and complemented by workshops (dedicated parallel call).

Session suggestions can be made using this form until 1st June 2024.

We will communicate the outcomes to session proposers at the end of June 2024.