5th ALTER-Net Summer School in France
5.9. - 14.9.2010, Peyresq, France
ALTER-Net ́s mission is to improve the sustainable use, management and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems through the integration of European interdisciplinary research capacity and knowledge.
ALTER-Net ́s mission is to improve the sustainable use, management and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems through the integration of European interdisciplinary research capacity and knowledge. It will do this by working in partnership with its main European stakeholders in scientific, policy and public sectors, and by a training programme featuring an annual Summer School.
The 5th ALTER-Net Summer School will focus on five main areas:
- Biodiversity and ecosystems in Europe
- Ecosystem processes, function, services and benefits
- Resilience of social and natural systems
- Valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Linking biodiversity research with policy and the public.
In case you are interested you can have a look at the previous programmes:
2006 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Ecological and Socio-economic Aspects
2007 - Trends in Biodiversity: European Ecosystems and Policy
2008 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
2009 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
ALTER-Net is a partnership of 23 research organisations in Europe, developed in the EC´s Sixth Framework Programme.
Further Information:
http://www.pik-potsdam.de/alter-net/
Organiser: ALTER-Net Summer School Secretariat:
Sabine Lütkemeier Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Telegrafenberg A51 14473 Potsdam, Germany E–mail: Sabine.Luetkemeier@pik–potsdam.de
The project is supported through LIFE, a programme of the European Union.