A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network

Public consultation on the post-2010 EU biodiversity strategy is now available from the website:
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The University of Leeds, UK, are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to develop and apply spatial ecological and conservation biology theory.  The work would explore spatial aspects of population dynamics, species diversity and conservation practice, focusing on the >> read more

Two ALTER-Net partners, Alterra and ECNC - along with Eurosite - have recently concluded  a European project looking at the causes of conflicts relating >> read more

The BiodivERsA consortium intends to launch a joint call for research proposals on biodiversity and ecosystem services in October 2010, with a closing date in late January 2011.

BiodivERsA is a network composed of national organisations funding or managing research programmes on >> read more

The Department of Information Processing Science, University of Oulu, Finland has a vacant position for a doctoral student in a project that studies e-Research collaboration and e-Infrastructure development in the FinLTSER Network.

One doctoral student to start work on September 1, >> read more

Dr Viera Straškrábová, a researcher at ALTER-Net partner HBI-CAS has guest-edited a special issue of Science for Environment Policy (the EU's news alert service) on water biodiversity. In her editorial, Dr >> read more

An ALTER-Net analysis of the cost effectiveness of conservation policies in four EU Member States has been published recently and is reported upon in the Science for Environment Policy News Alert. >> read more

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), an intergovernmental initiative established to enable free and open access to biodiversity information via the internet to underpin sustainable development, has announced a call for proposals for the first GBIF Young Researchers Award 2010 >> read more

The TEEB for Business Report is published today by the The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) project. TEEB is a global study, initiated by the G8 and five major developing economies and focusing on ‘the global economic benefit of biological diversity, the costs of the loss >> read more

The Department of Conservation Biology at UFZ is offering a full-time position for a Research Scientist. The post is available for 1.5 years conditional on final approval of the EU with an option for extention, starting as soon as possible within the EU-funded project SPIRAL: Science-Policy >> read more

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

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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

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

Annual report on progress in ALTER-Net. >> read more

European Long-Term Ecosystem Research Network (LTER-Europe) is an essential component of worldwide efforts to better understand ecosystems. This comprises their structure, functions, and response to environmental, societal and economic drivers as well as the development of management options. >> read more

Nature and Biodiversity News & Views is a web-based communication tool. The aim >> read more

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

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

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