One Health WMP Summit – Key Highlights
On June 20, 2025, the One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit convened at the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris (hybrid format), marking the official launch of the WMP initiative and setting its strategic agenda. The summit brought together approximately...
FAIR Microbiome Data
Dr. Stéphane Pesant, EBI, pointed out, during his presentation at WMP of the working group on FAIR Microbiome Data, that Ocean Microbiome will be the key focus to start with. Also referring to the Ocean science conferenses in Nice, France, beginning of this month...
Changing how we support environmental microbiomes
Dr. Alice Ortmann, DFO, at the WMP Summit: Changing how we support environmental microbiomes requires us to think broadly, collaborate widely and overcome fragmentation. WMP can help by: A. Foster collaborations across specialities in microbiome science across...
Environmental Microbiomes and Climate Change
At the WMP Summit Rob Knight, UCSD, and Emma Rocke, Univ. Capetown, spoke about the interconnected Earth's Landscape. Ecosystem don't care about national boundaries. The Ocean is covering 70% of the plantet and marine microbiomes ought to be given more focus. Emma...
Importance of Marine Microbiome for Human Health
At a talk by Mr. Jim Versalovic at Baylor Coll. Med. on Human Microbiome he stressed the importance of the Marine Microbiome as a source adding to the biodiversity benefitting human health. The human microbiome has a strong link between microbes - especially in the...
The Missing Link?
An interesting talk by Mr. Thanawat Tiensin, Assistant Director-General FAO on the inter connection of microbiome in animal and soil. More information on the talk when it will be public.