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News and Events from www.peer.euThis feed notifies the subscriber of news and events from the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER)© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Researchhttp://www.peer.eu/news_events/?type=105&cHash=f2ad7c61472010-07-30T03:25:29+02:00Verantwortlichereditor@peer.euhttp://www.peer.eu/uploads/tx_a21feeds/http://www.peer.eu/uploads/tx_a21feeds/tx_libfeedcreatorWorld Water Week, Stockholm, September 5–112010-07-15T10:55:56+02:002010-07-15T10:55:56+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/world_water_week_stockholm_september_511/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=dd928556b4PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual meeting place for the planet’s most urgent water-related issues. Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), it brings together 2500 experts, practitioners, decision makers and ...Bioenergy by-products cannot be ignored any longer2010-07-12T17:39:48+02:002010-07-12T17:39:48+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/bioenergy_by_products_cannot_be_ignored_any_longer/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=ee315e9ea1PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy explains that researchers must recognize the importance of including the environmental effects of bioenergy by-products as part of the lifecycle analysis of bioenergy production ...PEER partners participate in European topic centre on climate change adaptation2010-07-05T00:00:00+02:002010-07-05T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/peer_partners_participate_in_european_topic_centre_on_climate_change_ad_aptation/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=d4c671767fPEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

PEER scientists take part in a new European Topic Centre on climate change adaptation. The new topic centre will provide support to the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its monitoring network, Eionet. This can be seen as the most recent result ...Pleasing to the eye - even brooding female birds are sensitive to visual stimulation2010-06-24T15:16:03+02:002010-06-24T15:16:03+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/pleasing_to_the_eye_even_brooding_female_birds_are_sensitive_to_visual_stimulation/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=9fddbe1269PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

In a breeding experiment with Houbara Bustards ‒ a North African bird species with a very distinctive courtship behaviour, scientists have concluded that visual stimulation from attractive males of the same species positively affects brooding ...PEER initiative to build a European digital atlas of ecosystem services2010-06-21T10:14:30+02:002010-06-21T10:14:30+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/peer_initiative_to_build_a_european_digital_atlas_of_ecosystem_services/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=f97d94283dPEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The PEER institutes have combined their expertise on biodiversity and ecosystem services into a new initiative. The initiative is designed to deliver innovative scientific research products with policy relevance. It is also meant to facilitate ...Staff exchange between PEER centres a focal point for the future2010-06-21T10:14:07+02:002010-06-21T10:14:07+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/staff_exchange_between_peer_centres_a_focal_point_for_the_future/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=a03897a0c8PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The PEER centres are forming a joint staff exchange programme in order to facilitate joint working, knowledge exchange, dissemination of best practices and collaboration at all levels between the centres. The development of collaboration between the ...Benchmarking reveals PEER centres' strong focus on sustainability issues and significant increase in ISI publications2010-06-21T10:13:44+02:002010-06-21T10:13:44+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/benchmarking_reveals_peer_centres_strong_focus_on_sustainability_issues_and_significant_increase_in/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=f957113b86PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

PEER began a benchmarking working group in 2008 in order to monitor its achievements from scientific and societal perspectives. The results show that PEER centres are involved in 295 FP6/7 projects funded by the EC, and in 52% two or more PEER ...World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 20102010-06-17T00:00:00+02:002010-06-17T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/sustainable_land_management_enhances_our_living_soils/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=9074f5b603PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The World Day to Combat Desertification focuses on desertification problems around the world, and this year researchers are joining hands with farmers around the world to stand up to one of the greatest, yet most overlooked environmental problems. ...Consequences of being rich: wealth and population are key drivers of invasive species in Europe2010-06-16T15:04:23+02:002010-06-16T15:04:23+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/consequences_of_being_rich_wealth_and_population_are_key_drivers_of_invasive_species_in_europe/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=3f9fb7b6aePEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

A new study of biological invasions in Europe found they were linked not so much to changes in climate or land cover, but to two dominant factors - more money and more people. Wealth and population density, along with an increase in international ...Snake populations decline in tropical and temperate climates2010-06-16T00:00:00+02:002010-06-16T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/snake_populations_decline_in_tropical_and_temperate_climates/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=35a713770aPEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Newly published data from the UK, France, Italy and Nigeria provides evidence that a number of snake species populations declined synchronously over a four-year period. The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, was led by Dr Chris ...IES Brochure 2008-20092010-06-08T00:00:00+02:002010-06-08T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/ies_brochure_2008_2009/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=4dcdc6fdf7PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

On the 8th of June 2010 the IES launched its new brochure: ‘Science for the environment’. The brochure gives an insight into many activities and achievements of the JRC’s Institute for Environment and Sustainability over the past two ...Real-time monitoring commences in the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Proper and the Kattegat2010-06-08T00:00:00+02:002010-06-08T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/real_time_monitoring_commences_in_the_gulf_of_bothnia_the_baltic_proper_and_the_kattegat/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=9d4b28eaeaPEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute SMHI and the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE are increasing their joint monitoring of the state of the environment in the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Proper and the Kattegat. A TransAtlantic ...On the way to solutions to save our tropical forests2010-06-08T00:00:00+02:002010-06-08T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/on_the_way_to_solutions_to_save_our_tropical_forests/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=f3f8b36b72PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

In 2010, proclaimed the ‘International Year of Biodiversity’ by the United Nations, tropical forests are no less endangered than before. Though in some regions, forests are certainly recovering, deforestation and woodland degradation continue ...Politics is a key factor in biodiversity2010-06-03T12:30:58+02:002010-06-03T12:30:58+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/politics_is_a_key_factor_in_biodiversity/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=cb3c76b2a7PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Political decisions are among the main driving forces that influence the survival of biodiversity. They have a direct impact on decisions in key areas of man’s interaction with nature and the countryside, e.g. through agriculture, traffic or ...The Danish Red List has been updated with 2,702 plant and animal species2010-05-28T14:35:11+02:002010-05-28T14:35:11+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/the_danish_red_list_has_been_updated_with_2702_plant_and_animal_species/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=2e33dbaa50PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Aarhus University, has launched the status of 2,702 species of Danish insects, fish, mammals, fungi, lichens and vascular plants in total. The results indicate that 99 species have become ...Specialized species in woodland and grassland are the most threatened species groups2010-05-28T13:25:47+02:002010-05-28T13:25:47+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/specialized_species_in_woodland_and_grassland_are_the_most_threatened_species_groups/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=8ff5c2e51aPEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The revision of the Danish Red List, which was initiated in 2003, has now been completed. The status for the species examined shows that approx. every four of the species on which adequate data exists is categorised as threatened to a higher or ...Environmental contaminants threaten the health of polar bears2010-05-28T12:51:43+02:002010-05-28T12:51:43+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/environmental_contaminants_threaten_the_health_of_polar_bears/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=b74c94025ePEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

A cocktail of industrial chemicals damages the bones and organs of polar bears, their immune system and their reproduction. However, the extent of the detrimental effects remains unknown, concludes senior scientist Christian Sonne, National ...Soil’s impact on Climate Change: First Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region2010-05-25T13:56:30+02:002010-05-25T13:56:30+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/soils_impact_on_climate_change_first_soil_atlas_of_the_northern_circumpolar_region/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=559a7b7e70PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

On the 4th of May 2010, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science M. Geoghegan-Quinn launched the Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region at the European Parliament. This IES’ SOIL Action’s publication is the first ...GEO Biodiversity Observation Network to monitor and study the global biosphere2010-05-25T00:00:00+02:002010-05-25T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/geo_biodiversity_observation_network_to_monitor_and_study_the_global_biosphere/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=6191d2f629PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) has initiated a coordinated global campaign to gather and share information on biodiversity, provide tools for data integration and analysis, and contribute to improved ...Filling the knowledge gaps - PEER ecosystem services project presented at Green Week, 3 June 20102010-05-21T15:58:51+02:002010-05-21T15:58:51+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/filling_the_knowledge_gaps_peer_ecosystem_services_project_presented_at_green_week_3_june_2010/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=166c44478ePEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Giovanni Bidoglio, JRC - IES's Head of Unit for Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources will hold a presentation at the Green Week event in Brussels. The session 'Filling the knowledge gaps' will help to clarify by different speakers how research can ...CEH response to Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash fallout2010-04-29T00:00:00+02:002010-04-29T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/ceh_response_to_eyjafjallajoekull_volcanic_ash_fallout/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=5fc4c26bf1PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

As volcanic ash fallout is predicted to reach ground level following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology have responded rapidly to increase sampling rates of air quality, soils ...ConSoil 2010, 22-24 September 20102010-04-23T00:00:00+02:002010-04-23T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/consoil_2010_22_24_september_2010/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=daa08ed1b2PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The 11th International UFZ- Deltares/TNO Conference on Management of Soil, Groundwater and Sediment takes place in Salzburg, Austria from 22-24 September 2010....

The 11th International UFZ- Deltares/TNO Conference on Management of Soil, Groundwater and Sediment takes place in Salzburg, Austria from 22-24 September 2010....First year experiments of oxygenation research show decreased levels of hydrogen sulphide2010-04-20T00:00:00+02:002010-04-20T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/first_year_experiments_of_oxygenation_research_show_decreased_levels_of_hydrogen_sulphide/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=a2a4f09818PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The three-year joint Nordic project PROPPEN aims at demonstrating whether the state of coastal waters, suffering from oxygen depletion, can be improved by pumping oxygen-rich surface water to the bottom-near water layers. According to preliminary ...Atmospheric dispersal of the Icelandic volcano plume over Europe2010-04-19T00:00:00+02:002010-04-19T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/atmospheric_dispersal_of_the_icelandic_volcano_plume_over_europe/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=3b9d29151aPEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Denmark's National Environmental Research Institute NERI provides continuous calculations of how the plume with polluted air from the volcano underneath the Icelandic glacier Eyjafjallajökull will spread over Europe during the coming 3 days. The ...Living with water in New Orleans2010-04-06T00:00:00+02:002010-04-06T00:00:00+02:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/living_with_water_in_new_orleans/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=afc36d4cb3PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Three Wageningen MSc students have designed a Dutch-style 'water city' for New Orleans. Peter Hermens, Jaap van der Salm and Chris van der Zwet drew up designs for New Orleans that show how the city could live with water and enjoy it. ...Intensive agriculture homogenizes butterfly communities2010-03-25T13:42:28+01:002010-03-25T13:42:28+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/intensive_agriculture_homogenizes_butterfly_communities/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=b6f09d2b02PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Increased efficiency in the use of agricultural farmland is resulting in homogenisation of butterfly communities and a lower number of butterfly species. As cultivated areas grow in size, important butterfly habitats, such as field margins, meadows ...New Alliance for the environment : "Food, Water, Climate, Territories"2010-03-04T00:00:00+01:002010-03-04T00:00:00+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/new_alliance_for_the_environment_allenvi_food_water_climate_territories/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=49d43b9bc0PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Twelve major institutions involved in scientific research have pooled their resources to create the National alliance for environmental research. AllEnvi is the fourth research alliance, following those for health (Aviesan), energy (Ancre) and ...Henrik Sandbech new chair for PEER2010-03-03T12:23:28+01:002010-03-03T12:23:28+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/henrik_sandbech_new_chair_for_peer/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=d7f079fa02PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Director General Henrik Sandbech, National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) at Aarhus University, has taken over the task as chairman of the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER) for the next two years. An essential focal ...New European research project on greenhouse gas balance in agriculture and forestry2010-03-03T00:00:00+01:002010-03-03T00:00:00+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/new_european_research_project_on_greenhouse_gas_balance_in_agriculture_and_forestry/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=771be94c25PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

On 27 January a new large European project on greenhouse gas balance in agriculture and forestry was launched. The ambitious aim of this project is to establish a greenhouse gas budget for Europe, including the order of magnitudes of various ...Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?2010-03-02T00:00:00+01:002010-03-02T00:00:00+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/will_earlier_springs_throw_nature_out_of_step/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=eb83121ba0PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published on 9 February 2010 in the scientific journal Global Change Biology. The collaborative study, involving scientists from 12 UK research ...Last call for applications – A few places still available for Joensuu Forestry Networking Week 2010, 23-28 May 20102010-02-23T15:00:41+01:002010-02-23T15:00:41+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/joensuu_forestry_networking_week_2010_forest_water_interactions_in_europe_23_28_may_2010/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=c79c4d6732PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The Joensuu Forestry Networking Week 2010 welcomes young scientists, professionals and stakeholders in forestry from across Europe to participate in a unique forum with the objective to improve participants' expertise and knowledge on forest-water ...New scenarios for climate change research needed2010-02-11T16:21:42+01:002010-02-11T16:21:42+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/new_scenarios_for_climate_change_research_needed/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=3f76eaea73PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

Climate change analysts are increasingly making use of scenarios, which help them to think about plausible future developments in society, economy and the environment and the possible consequences of different policy actions. The current set of ...Soil contributes to climate warming more than expected - Finnish research shows a flaw in climate models2010-02-08T11:43:42+01:002010-02-08T11:43:42+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/soil_contributes_to_climate_warming_more_than_expected_finnish_research_shows_a_flaw_in_climate_mo/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=8595373c45PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The climatic warming will increase the carbon dioxide emissions from soil more than previously estimated. This is a mechanism that will significantly accelerate climate change. Already now the carbon dioxide emissions from soil are ten times higher ...Ageng 2010, 06 September2010-02-04T00:00:00+01:002010-02-04T00:00:00+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/ageng_2010/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=63d6e24c60PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

On behalf of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers, EurAgEng and of the French Society of Engineers and Technicians in Mechanization and Agricultural Engineering, SitmAFGR, Cemagref organizes the International Conference on Agricultural ...INSPIRE Conference, 23 June 2010, Call for papers2010-02-03T00:00:00+01:002010-02-03T00:00:00+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/inspire_conference_2010_call_for_papers/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=109b2c1b62PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The INSPIRE Conference 2010 will take place from the 23rd to the 25th June 2010 in Krakow, Poland. On the 22nd June pre-conference workshops will be organized. The theme of this year's edition is "INSPIRE as a Framework for Cooperation"....Less beekeepers throughout Europe2010-01-29T14:59:53+01:002010-01-29T14:59:53+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/less_beekeepers_throughout_europe/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=896d7f3082PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

The number of bee colonies in Central Europe has decreased over recent decades. In fact, the number of beekeepers has been declining in the whole of Europe since 1985. This is the result of a study that has now been published by the International ...21st IAPS conference, 27 June 2010: Vulnerability, Risk and Complexity: Impacts of Global Change on Human Habitats2010-01-29T00:00:00+01:002010-01-29T00:00:00+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/21st_iaps_conference_vulnerability_risk_and_complexity_impacts_of_global_change_on_human_habitats/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=96d2b9a503PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

In accordance with the IAPS mission, the conference will address the study of the interrelations between the social, the built and the natural environment and the impacts on them by what is called ‘global change’. This includes climate impacts, ...Finnish experts will study reduction of the environmental risks of acid sulphate soils2010-01-21T09:36:08+01:002010-01-21T09:36:08+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/finnish_experts_will_study_reduction_of_the_environmental_risks_of_acid_sulphate_soils/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=451ab0d082PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

In Finland there are some 100 000 to 200 000 hectares of acid sulphate soils under cultivation, mostly in Southern Ostrobothnia, The acid and metal loadings from these soils have degraded the water quality in rivers, lakes and coastal waters. The ...PEER climate change project highlighted in Change Magazine2010-01-08T15:33:56+01:002010-01-08T15:33:56+01:00http://www.peer.eu/news_events/detail/item/peer_climate_change_project_highlighted_in_change_magazine/?tx_list_pi1%5Bmode%5D=2&cHash=66f1204753PEEReditor@peer.eu© 2009 Partnership for European Environmental Research

PEER's recent project on climate change adaptation in Europe and its final report were highlighted in Issue 3 of Change Magazine which was published at the end of 2009. The magazine includes a foreword by Connie Hedegaard, the future European ...