Peer‑reviewed articles introduce two Full Articles on technology‑driven biodiversity assessment—a Google Earth Engine–based habitat classification (“Google4Habitat”) and an automated, non‑invasive waterfowl detection framework using high‑resolution UAS imagery and machine learning—alongside a Short Article presenting the IPAM Toolbox 2.0 for conservation area planning and management. Short Notes showcase quick‑to‑apply field implementations: building a “digital forest twin” with action cameras, modernizing rock ptarmigan monitoring with acoustic sensors, and improving the accuracy of automatic visitor counting for cyclists in protected areas. Three Book Reviews round out the issue with critical updates to Carinthia’s Red Lists (flora and fauna) and a review of an IUCN WCPA framework for designing biodiversity monitoring programs, offering regional context and practical guidance for monitoring design.

This issue features peer‑reviewed Short Articles, including a deep‑learning approach for population monitoring of the endangered Gladiolus illyricus and a comparative evaluation of acoustic devices for monitoring the bat Plecotus macrobullaris, providing transferable insights for method selection and field deployment. Short Notes introduce the BioDivTech Lab concept for a new biodiversity monitoring research infrastructure and TREEgital, a school‑focused digital knowledge‑transfer initiative about forests. Two Book Reviews guide readers to a comprehensive overview of Germany’s biodiversity (“Faktencheck Artenvielfalt”) and a richly illustrated field guide to the plants and other taxa of Krk.

Peer‑reviewed articles span citizen science and bio‑inspired computation—an assessment of biodiversity patterns using iNaturalist observations from Carinthia and a slime mold‑inspired algorithm applied to regional network planning—offering transferable insights into data‑driven monitoring and infrastructure design. Short Articles highlight applied sensing workflows, showcasing predictive maintenance with 3D point clouds for efficient damage detection and a LiDAR‑based benchmark for assessing forest structure in the Rohrach Natural Forest Reserve. Short Notes present practical innovations including a portable eDNA water sampler, the establishment of a Miyawaki forest at CUAS in Villach, and advances at the Metschacher Moos outdoor lab. Three Book Reviews round out the issue with hands‑on conservation practice (“Handbuch Naturschutzfachkraft”), state‑of‑the‑art monitoring tools (“Monitoring biodiversity: Conservation Technology”), and a collection of abstracts from “Tage der Biodiversität 2025,” guiding readers to both methodological resources and regional research activities.