Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target

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…

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EDIT Summer School of Modern Taxonomy 2010

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…

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Network of Knowledge revised concept paper

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…

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BiodivERsA Film

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…

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World Wetlands and BiodivERsA2

BiodivERsA2, from its Kick-off meeting on February 2nd in Lisbon, Portugal, wishes Ramsar another successful 40 years, and looks forward working with it and other biodiversity-related conventions to deliver sound evidence-based policies. Lisbon, Portugal, 1st and 2nd of February 2011 Following the successful application for a second-generation BiodivERsA ERA-Net, which started on 1st November 2010…

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