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Natura 2000 online public viewer launched 5 Mar

An interactive tool enabling people to locate Natura 2000 sites and access related information is now available online.

With the assistance of the European Environment Agency, the European Commission has developed a public Natura 2000 viewer which makes it possible to explore Natura 2000 >> read more

Call for posters: 14th meeting of the SBSTTA of the Convention on Biological Diversity 4 Mar

The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological diversity invites Parties, other Governments and relevant United Nations, inter-governmental, non-governmental, regional and international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and the private sector to contribute posters and >> read more

Vacancy: Belgian Biodiversity Platform 4 Mar

The Belgian Biodiversity Platform is presently seeking to reinforce its team by hiring an Biodiversity scientist with a social or socio-economic background. In particular, we seek a Dutch-speaking colleague with the following profile and qualifications: >> read more

ALTER-Net welcomes new partner, IFF 24 Feb

The ALTER-Net consortium welcomes the Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna (IFF) as a new partner of ALTER-Net. IFF has already been an integral partner during our first 5 years period and is now officially joining the ALTER-Net consortium. IFF expertise lies especially in interdisciplinary >> read more

ALTER-Net study explores the effects on biodiversity of forest management 10 Feb

Research by a team of scientists collaborating within ALTER-Net has compared  the effects on biodiversity of managed and unmanaged forests. The team used meta-analysis to review 49 published papers that compared species richness in unmanaged and managed forests throughout Europe. They >> read more

Will earlier springs throw nature out of step? 9 Feb

The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published today (9 February 2010) in the scientific journal Global Change Biology. >> read more

Announcing the 2010 ALTER-Net Summer School 8 Feb

The 5th ALTER-Net Summer School will take place from 5-14 September 2010 in Peyresq, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. This year's theme is 'Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services'. The Summer School, which is organized by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is >> read more

Ponds, soils and headwater streams reports published 5 Feb

Information on the state of Britain’s ponds, headwater streams and soils is presented in three reports published on 4 February 2010 by the Countryside Survey partnership. The publications follow a survey of the countryside conducted in 2007 when a team of specially trained scientists from >> read more

Call for participants: International summer school in Japan 29 Jan

JaLTER, the Japanese LTER network, is organising an international summer school for Ph.D students. The course, entitled 'Cascading interactions among ecosystems' will be held at Akkeshi marine station, a JaLTER core site in northern Japan, and will take place from 19 June to 1 July 2010. The >> read more

European Commission issues new Biodiversity Communication 28 Jan

The Commission has set out possible future options for biodiversity policy in the EU for the period after 2010.

The Communication proposes a long-term (2050) vision for biodiversity, with four options for a mid-term (2020) target - an essential step along the way towards reaching the >> read more

Events

UK National Science and Engineering Week 12 Mar
Summary:  External
ALTER-Net involvement
12-21 Mar 2010
Name:  National Science and Engineering Week
Venue:  Across UK
>> read more
Sustainable Conservation: Bridging the gap between disciplines 15 Mar
Summary:  External
ALTER-Net involvement
15-18 March 2010
Venue:  Trondheim, Norway
>> read more
OECD Agri-environmental Indicators: Lessons Learned and Future Directions 23 Mar
Summary:  External
23-26 Mar 2010
Name:  Agri-env indicators
Venue:  Leysin, switzerland
>> read more
Climate change and birds 6 Apr
Summary:  External
6-8 Apr 2010
Name:  Climate change and birds
Venue:  University of Leicester
>> read more
EPBRS meeting: Evolution and Biodiversity: the Evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change 13 Apr
Summary:  External
ALTER-Net involvement
13-15 April 2010
Name:  EPBRS conference
Venue:  Mallorca, Spain
>> read more
Ecological insights from 65 years of study on lakes in the Windermere catchment 20 May
Summary:  External
ALTER-Net involvement
20 May 2010
Venue:  Bowness-on-Windermere, UK
>> read more
European Green Week. Theme: Biodiversity 1 Jun
Summary:  External
1-4 Jun 2010
Name:  European Green Week
Venue:  Brussels, Belgium
>> read more
Ecsite Annual Conference 2010 3 Jun
Summary:  External
ALTER-Net involvement
3-5 Jun 2010
Early bird registration by 19 March
Name:  ECSITE Annual Conference
Venue:  Dortmund, Germany
>> read more
Forest Ecosystem Genomics and Adaptation 9 Jun
Summary:  External
9-11 June
Name:  Forest Ecosystem Genomics and Adaptation
Venue:  San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid), Spa
>> read more
Seminar on resilience and cultural landscapes 15 Jun
Summary:  External
15-16 Jun 2010
Name:  Resilience and cultural landscapes
Venue:  Berlin, Germany
>> read more

Documents

Published journal papers - 2010

Papers published as a result of ALTER-Net work, or because of research collaborations fostered by ALTER-Net, are listed here. This is not a complete list. >> read more

ALTER-Net final report

This is the shortened version of the final report of the ALTER-Net project 2004-2009 (ALTER-Net I).

Parr, T.W., Sier, A.R.J., Watt, A.D., Thompson, N.J., Braat, L., Mirtl, M., Cil, A.,  Peterseil, J., Singh, S.J., Bredemeier, M.,  Klotz, S., Fischer, A., Skov, F., Baadsvik, K >> read more

BioCRC

Biodiversity and Nature Communication Resource Centre: a directory of resources for anyone interested in public communication of biodiversity and the natural world >> read more

Communication resources: National: UK

These pages bring together a selection of existing resources for communicating biodiversity and other science-related topics to a variety of audiences. The list is not exhaustive. >> read more

Communication resources: European

These pages bring together a selection of useful resources, including possible collaborators, information sources and existing guidelines for communicating biodiversity and other science-related topics to a variety of audiences. The list is not exhaustive. >> read more

News and Views

Nature and Biodiversity News and Views is a web-based communication tool. The aim is to present interesting topics relating to nature and biodiversity to the general public. Read short articles on biodiversity or nature topics, then have your say in the form of quick multi-choice >> read more

Twitter quick links

Twitter icon

Use the quick links below to search for relevant English language Twitter feeds, or visit Twitter and enter your own search >> read more

Communication inspiration: E.O. Wilson

This is a description of a source of inspiration for someone. It motivates him or her to want to communicate science with the public. Perhaps it will also inspire you to. >> read more

BioCRC: Share
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BioCRC: Feedback
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