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How is technology transforming the way we understand biodiversity? 🌍🔬 From revealing centuries of plant and fungal knowledge to using AI to unlock specimen data and accelerate biodiversity knowledge, international experts are coming together at our State of the World’s Plants & Fungi 2026 Symposium to explore the digital biodiversity revolution. Across three days, we’ll explore how emerging technologies, digitised collections and global collaboration are reshaping biodiversity science. Expect global perspectives, cutting-edge science and big questions about the future of biodiversity research, including a special session on the powers and pitfalls of AI hosted by Penny Sarchet, managing editor of New Scientist. Join us online from 29 June to 1 July and be part of the unmissable conversation shaping the future of biodiversity 🌿 Find out more and view the programme 👇 https://ow.ly/8CH750ZcbKS