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Europe’s ecosystem research network
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Why ALTER-Net?
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» Biodiversity is in
crisis
Lars Hansen
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Pollution
Climate change
Habitat loss
Over use
» All take their toll
on species and
habitats
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» Biodiversity is a
precious natural
resource
David Wright
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» It regulates our
climate
Manuel Maass
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» Delivers clean
water
Andrew Sier
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» Provides us with
ecosystem
services like food
and medicines
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» And enriches the
world around us
Riku Lumiaro
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» Governments are
committed to
tackling the
‘biodiversity
crisis’
CBD / EC
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» Effective
biodiversity
policies must be
based on the
best available
knowledge
James Hutton Institute / INBO
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» ALTER-Net
provides this
knowledge
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» ALTER-Net is a unique partnership of
26 European organisations
from
17 countries
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What we do
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» ALTER-Net
members work
together to
develop and
promote research
on biodiversity
and ecosystems
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» Our main
activities are:
» Interdisciplinary research
» Developing research
infrastructures
» Outreach, including policy
engagement
» Training
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Research
» ALTER-Net
promotes
collaborative
research on
biodiversity and
ecosystems
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Research
» We bring together
researchers from
many disciplines
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Research
» And we enable
successful
project consortia
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Research
» ALTER-Net
Valuing nature
Habitat restoration
Protected areas
Climate change impacts
Biodiversity loss
Biodiversity indicators
Ecosystem services
Nature-Based Solutions
Green infrastructure
Urban biodiversity
Pollution impacts
partners’
research on
biodiversity and
ecosystems is
very diverse
← Just some of
the areas we
study
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Infrastructure
» ALTER-Net helps
develop
infrastructures
for European
ecosystem
research
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Infrastructure
»LTER-Europe
unites 24 national
networks of longterm study sites
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Infrastructure
» ALTER-Net
promotes the use
of these unique
research
facilities, e.g. via
Multi-Site
Experiments
Andrew Sier
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Infrastructure
» ALTER-Net helped
extend the LTER
network to
include socioecological
research
platforms
(LTSERs)
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Outreach
» Knowledge
sharing is vital for
collaborative
research
» ALTER-Net is a
knowledge hub
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» We exchange
information with
our members,
researchers,
policymakers and
the public
Outreach
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Outreach
» We organise
stakeholder
events on key
biodiversity
issues
Eeva Furman
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» We’re active in
European &
global policy
arenas
» We support policy
development &
implementation
» We organise and
contribute to key
science-policy
forums
Outreach
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Training
» The ALTER-Net
Summer School
is a unique
educational
experience
A. Watt / PIK / M. Sharman
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Training
» We host 32
students each
year in Peyresq,
France
PIK
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Training
» A first-class
opportunity to
learn about
current issues in
biodiversity and
ecosystem
services
Martin Sharman
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» “A modern day school
of Aristotle where
lecturers learn as
much as students, if
not more.”
Martin Sharman
Training
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Training
»“A network for life.”
Marie Vandewalle
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»“It was awesome!”
2014 student
Training
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Join us
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» Be part of our network
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» New partners welcome
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» “ALTER-Net offers ... a valuable
framework ... to combine the
forces of European
stakeholders in science, policy
and public and to exchange
ideas and knowledge...”
Christiane Zarfl, IGB
Europe’s ecosystem research network
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Presentation
Andrew Sier, CEH
Images
Most images contributed by members of ALTER-Net
Music
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