Europe must grasp the true value of biodiversity Source: European Environment Agency (EEA) Apr. 28, 2009 Europe clears forests, ploughs fields, drains wetlands and builds cities and roads, often at the expense of natural ecosystems. But how much does our current consumption and production affect the integrity of ecosystems? How much and how fast is…
The French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) publishes its first call for proposals Sunday, 14 June 2009 The objective is to support small, innovative projects in the field of biodiversity, of fundamental or applied nature. The total budget of the call is 750 000 Euro. This call covers all disciplines and fields of research…
Monday, 22 June 2009 from the European Environment Agency (EEA) As the first indicator-based assessment of progress towards the European target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010, this report serves two purposes. First, it takes stock of the state of biodiversity and its loss in Europe based on the most recent data available. Second, it functions…
EPBRS Meeting: “Targets for Biodiversity beyond 2010: research supporting policy“ Visby, Sweden 29th of September to 1st of October 2009
The EDIT Summer School of Modern Taxonomy 2010 will be held on the island of Madeira (Portugal) The main purpose of this summer school is to provide MSc- & PhD-level students with practical experience in modern taxonomy. To this end, in partnership with experienced taxonomists, field work will be accompanied by theory lectures to provide…
October 2009 from EPBRS’s website A contribution of EPBRS to the discussions on a Network of Networks or Network of Knowledge in the context of an Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). For the past 4 years, scientists and policy makers round the globe have been discussing the creation of an intergovernmental group on…
Midwife toads that live in the mountains are highly likely to die from a serious fungal infection, called chytridiomycosis, whereas their infected relatives in the lowlands are not, according to new research published today in Ecology Letters. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, the Zoological Society of London and the BiodivERsA-project RACE,…
12 projects have been recommended for funding! Access to the projects page.
The BiodivERsA film is now here! The film highlights BiodivERsA’s objectives and achievements and showcases four of the projects funded by the BiodivERsA consortium : – Race : Risk Assessment of Chytridiomycosis to European amphibian biodiversity – LinkTree : Linking genetic variability with ecological responses to environmental changes: forest trees as model systems – Biomarks…
