See more about the Asian EFI Chapter at projects.ecoforecast.org/asian-efi/

See more about the EFI Chapters in general at ecoforecast.org/efi-chapters/

Ideas will be shared for group activities, ranging from exploring funding sources for short courses to developing a horizon-scanning manuscript.

Participants will also have the opportunity to share activities and topics related to ecological forecasting that interest them most.

The Asian EFI Chapter has recently launched and is preparing for a kick-off call on May 18 at 6pm IST, 3:30pm GMT+3.

Register to join the call at bit.ly/4dzJcMP

Please share this opportunity with anyone interested in building a community of practice around ecological forecasting across Asia.

We would love to hear about the ecological forecasting work you are doing at the upcoming EFI2026 Conference in Toronto on August 4-7!

Today is the deadline to submit abstract submissions!

Conference webpage: bit.ly/efi2026

Abstract submissions form: bit.ly/efi2026-abst...

Ecological Forecasting Initiative April 2026 Newsletter Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 57| April 13, 2026 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage There's a lot in this month's newsletter, but in particular I wanted to

The EFI Newsletter Issue 57 is now available at conta.cc/4tHMxOu

Reminder that abstracts for the EFI Conference are due in 3 days on Wednesday, April 15!

See the new EFI Steering Committee members, info about recent and upcoming seminars, EFI chapter announcements and resources, and more!

Site-level covariates that scale the sensitivity of eDNA sampling relative to traditional sampling and estimation of gear scaling coefficients when multiple traditional gear types are used are optional model variations.

The {eDNAjoint} R package provides an interface for fitting a ‘joint’ model that integrates data from paired or semi-paired environmental DNA (eDNA) and traditional surveys in a Bayesian framework.

eDNA = environmental DNA

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {eDNAjoint} R package to analyze environmental DNA data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Abby Keller (University of California, Berkeley), who will talk about “The {eDNAjoint} R package to analyze environmental DNA data.”

Reminder, next Monday, April 13, at noon ET is the next webinar in our Statistical Methods series co-hosted with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social.

Abby Keller will present on “The {eDNAjoint} R package to analyze environmental DNA data”

Register: bit.ly/40TyxVy

Details: bit.ly/efi-esa-stat...

Reminder: Join us tomorrow, 8th April at 1 pm CET for the European EFI Chapter monthly seminar.

Alessio Bulckaen will present on

"Beyond generative AI: integrating expert knowledge in ARIES for ecological forecasting and sustainability assessments."

15 days left! Submit abstracts and travel scholarship requests by April 15 for the EFI2026 Conference.

Join EFI in Toronto on August 4-7 to share cutting-edge research in ecological forecasting, to network, and to build capacity through working groups and workshops.

Find details at bit.ly/efi2026.

Join us on 8th April for the European EFI Chapter monthly seminar.

Alessio Bulckaen will present on

"Beyond generative AI: integrating expert knowledge in ARIES for ecological forecasting and sustainability assessments."

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We are trying something new. EFI is now on LinkedIn!

If you want to follow along with EFI community happenings in another way, find the EFI page at:
www.linkedin.com/company/ecol...

More details about the webinar series and previous sessions are available at: ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...

Site-level covariates that scale the sensitivity of eDNA sampling relative to traditional sampling and estimation of gear scaling coefficients when multiple traditional gear types are used are optional model variations.

The {eDNAjoint} R package provides an interface for fitting a ‘joint’ model that integrates data from paired or semi-paired eDNA and traditional surveys in a Bayesian framework. The model can be used to estimate the probability of a false positive eDNA detection and expected catch rate at a site.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {eDNAjoint} R package to analyze environmental DNA data. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ... This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Abby Keller (University of California, Berkeley),...

Join EFI and the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section for the next Stats Methods webinar on Monday, April 13, at noon US ET.

Abby Keller will present on “The {eDNAjoint} R package to analyze environmental DNA data.”

eDNA = environmental DNA

Register at: bit.ly/40TyxVy

Reminder: The EFI Virtual Community Call is TODAY at 3pm US ET.

We will share updates on what has been happening in EFI and upcoming developments to watch for. Join us to hear the updates, and let us know what questions or feedback you have.

Register to join the call at: bit.ly/3OwLMZD

Join the Ecological Forecasting Initiative on March 19 at 3 pm US ET for the inaugural EFI Virtual Community Call.

This call will provide an opportunity to share updates and get feedback from the community.

Register to join the call at: bit.ly/3OwLMZD

If it isn't already on your calendar, add March 19 at 3 pm US ET for the inaugural Ecological Forecasting Initiative Virtual Community Call.

This call will provide an opportunity to share updates and get feedback from the community.

Register to join the call at: bit.ly/3OwLMZD

Ecological Forecasting Initiative March 2026 Newsletter Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 56| March 2, 2026 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage First up, EFI Steering Committee (SC) elections are upon us and we've go

EFI Newsletter Issue 56 is now available!
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Find information about the EFI Steering Committee elections, new guidelines about grant writing and the EFI logo, announcements about seminars and the EFI2026 Conference, and updates from the working groups, funding, and job announcements.

📈Keen to learn how to quantify ecological stability? Join the EFI webinar by Ludmilla Figueiredo @idiv-research.bsky.social & Viktoriia Radchuk from #IZW to learn about package estar March 2nd, 18:00 CET.
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How to Accelerate Advances in Ecological Forecasting - Eos Developing shared cyberinfrastructure can enhance predictions of ecological change and enable improved decisionmaking for resource management and public well-being.

New article about lessons learned from a series of EFI meetings on "How to Accelerate Advances in Ecological Forecasting" eos.org/science-upda...

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The 2025 Ecological Forecasting Initiative annual report is now available!

Find out the exciting progress and connections that were made by the community in 2025 at: conta.cc/4ry9hjk.

Forecasting challenges have become a powerful catalyst for advancing tools, infrastructure, frameworks, and education within the field of ecological forecasting. Come along to hear (and discuss) how forecasting (challenges) can be used in education and the continued growth of ecological forecasting!

The next European EFI Chapter webinar is on 11th March at 1pm CET by @freyaolsson.bsky.social

Find the abstract and details for joining the call at: euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

More details about the webinar series and previous sessions are available at: ecoforecast.org/workshops/st...

This talk will introduce the ‘functional’ and ‘Jacobian’ stability properties functions, explain options for including reference system dynamics, and touch upon Multivariate autoregressive state space models that underlie the computation of Jacobian stability metrics.

The {estar} R package implements a standardised toolkit for calculating a wide range of ecological stability metrics from time-series and community data, enabling researchers to quantify how individuals, populations, and communities respond to disturbances.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: The {estar} R package to measure ecological stability. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the web... This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Ludmilla Figueiredo (German Centre for Integrativ...

The next Statistical Methods webinar hosted with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section will be at noon US ET next Monday, March 2.

Ludmilla Figueiredo and Viktoriia Radchuk will present on “The {estar} R package to measure ecological stability”

Register at: bit.ly/4anpv8P

Tomorrow! Join the European EFI chapter to learn about PhenoFormer, a deep learning architecture for species-level phenology modeling, and to learn how to make deep learning models more robust to distributional shifts induced by climate change, thereby better suited for ecological forecasting.