The SeBAS project members Prof. Anja Linstädter, Prof. Olena Dubovyk, Dr. Javier Muro and Sophia Meyer met together at the annual assembly of the Biodiversity Exploratories (BE) in Wernigerode (Germany). Several projects of the current and upcoming phase affiliated to this research platform, provided exciting insights into their progress or future research plans. Fruitful discussions were held and collaborations between the projects were established. We are very much looking forward to next year's BE assembly in Wernigerode.