http://www.alter-net.info daily 1 2011-07-01T11:38:17Z http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/a-z-of-biodiversity An extensive glossary of terms relating to biodiversity, prepared by UNEP-WCMC and the Proteus Partnership, with support from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), IPIECA, the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues and OGP, the international association of oil and gas producers. No publisher Andy Sier 2014-01-24T14:45:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/bise The Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) is a single entry point for data and information on biodiversity in the EU. Bringing together facts and figures on biodiversity and ecosystem services, it links to related policies, environmental data centres, assessments and research findings from various sources. It is being developed to strengthen the knowledge base and support decision-making on biodiversity. No publisher Andy Sier data 2012-09-24T15:25:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/biodiversity-related-eu-projects-listed-on-biota This website lists a large number of current and completed projects concerning biodiversity No publisher Andy Sier 2012-03-27T14:25:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/biodiversityknowledge BiodiversityKnowledge is an initiative by researchers and practitioners to help all societal actors in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services to make better informed decisions. It aims to develop a collaborative Network of Knowledge, an open networking approach to boost the knowledge flow between biodiversity knowledge holders and users in Europe. No publisher Andy Sier 2013-05-16T10:55:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/eu-biodiversity-strategy The EU Biodiversity strategy ('Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020') No publisher Andy Sier 2012-06-26T14:35:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/ebbc Supporting businesses to become more sustainable and help protect biodiversity No publisher Andy Sier 2014-05-20T14:10:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/epbrs The European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy is a forum at which natural and social scientists, policy-makers and other stakeholders identify structure and focus strategically important research protect and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems. No publisher Andy Sier 2013-03-13T13:05:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/horizon-2020 Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the 'Innovation Union', a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. Running from 2014 to 2020 with an €80 billion budget, the EU’s new programme for research and innovation is part of the drive to create new growth and jobs in Europe. It is the successor to FP7. No publisher Andy Sier 2011-12-20T11:15:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/interact EU project with a main objective to build capacity for identifying, understanding, predicting and responding to diverse environmental changes throughout the wide environmental and land-use envelopes of the Arctic No publisher Andy Sier 2011-08-02T10:05:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/ipbes IPBES will be an interface between the scientific community and policy makers that aims to build capacity for and strengthen the use of science in policy making. No publisher Andy Sier 2012-01-23T11:35:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/lter-europe A European network consisting of mainly national Long-Term Ecosystem Research and Monitoring (LTER) networks covering terrestrial and freshwater environments. LTER also includes a growing number of larger Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (LTSER) platforms in which interdisciplinary ecosystem research is carried out. ALTER-Net was intrumental in establishing this pan-European LTER network in Europe. No publisher Andy Sier monitoring science research LTSER LTER 2012-09-24T15:30:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/peer PEER (Partnership for European Environmental Research) is a partnership of seven of the largest European environmental centres founded in 2001 with the aim of combining forces to follow a joint strategy in environmental sciences and to enhance research on ecological sustainability. Six of the seven PEER partners are also members of ALTER-Net. No publisher Andy Sier 2011-12-07T09:55:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/research-participant-portal Latest information on EU research funding calls No publisher Andy Sier 2011-07-29T08:40:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/rio20 No publisher Andy Sier 2012-07-03T14:55:00Z Link http://www.alter-net.info/about-alter-net/links/spiral The overall aim of the SPIRAL project was to enhance the connectivity between biodiversity research and policy making in order to improve the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. No publisher Andy Sier 2014-04-22T13:55:00Z Link