Authors: Fernández, Néstor; Solheim, Anne L.;Brotons, Lluis;Hernando, Sergi;Jandt, Ute;Bruelheide, Helge;

Enhanced data workflows and models can leverage monitoring data on biodiversity and potential drivers to assess the status of selected terrestrial and aquatic habitats and species of the Nature Directives. Furthermore, regulatory monitoring under the Water Framework Directive can serve as the backbone for better integrated aquatic biodiversity monitoring in Europe. By integrating multiple data sources including remote sensing, coordinated monitoring programs, and citizen science, we propose ways in which data workflows under the European Nature Directives can be effectively enhanced. Ensuring production and distribution of Essential Biodiversity Variables data is key for supporting comprehensive and coherent monitoring within Europe.