TABMON

🌍 Building Europe’s Acoustic Biodiversity Network

TABMON — Towards a Transnational Acoustic Biodiversity Monitoring Network — establishes a standardised, cross-country passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) network to transform large-scale soundscape recordings into policy-relevant biodiversity indicators. We harmonise collection, analysis, and integration of acoustic data across four biogeographic regions so results are directly comparable and actionable for conservation.

🎯 Our Vision

Operationalize a paneuropean network of autonomous acoustic sensors and deploy advanced AI pipelines to convert soundscapes into Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) aligned with global biodiversity frameworks. This approach complements traditional surveys, fills critical gaps in reporting for EU directives and the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, and provides high-frequency temporal resolution for early-warning monitoring.

💡 Why Acoustic Monitoring Matters

Passive acoustic monitoring offers unique advantages:

• Non-invasive, 24/7 monitoring of nocturnal and cryptic taxa often missed by traditional surveys
• Cost-effective scaling across remote and inaccessible landscapes
• High-frequency time series suitable for phenological tracking and population trend detection
• Standardized, comparable data across multiple biogeographic regions and countries

🚀 Network at a Glance

🏛️ Project Leadership

Coordinator: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Project lead: Benjamin Cretois
Project administrator: Carolyn Rosten
Funding: Biodiversa+ (with national agencies)
Duration: 2024–2027
Countries (current focus): Norway, Netherlands, France, Spain
Selected partners: University of Amsterdam, Tilburg University, Naturalis, Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Sovon, CTFC, Université de Toulon/LIS