A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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