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Dear reader,
The issue of December provides with a versatile picture of recent
and ongoing PEER activities: From the publication of a position paper
on ecotoxicology to the outcome of our successful scientific conferences organised over the fall, which saw the participation of 360 people in total.
Also, I would take the opportunity to invite you to attend the European Science Open Forum (ESOF) 2012, which will take place
on the 11th-15th July in Dublin, where PEER and ALTER-Net will jointly lead a session.
The latest developments in water research, on pesticides, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as the environmental and socio-economic role of the European forests are only a taste of the topics you will find hereafter.
Hope you will enjoy going through the overall assortment!
Markku Puupponen
PEER Secretary
Markku Puupponen, new PEER Secretary 1 October 2011, PEER
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Starting from the 1st of October, Dr Markku Puupponen, Leading Hydrologist at SYKE, has taken over the task of Secretary of the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER). He...
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Cemagref becomes Irstea - National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (France) 28 November 2011, Irstea
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The name change of the Institute has been officially announced at the Forum organised for its 30th anniversary in Lyon, France.
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Economy and Ecology: Reconciling economic development and the conservation of Europe’s Biodiversity12 December 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, PEER
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As European leaders struggle to avert a second recession a new study finds that future economic growth and the sustenance of the continent’s ecosystem services may be incompatible, unless...
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JRC participation in the UNFCCC COP 17 28 November 2011, Climate Change, JRC - IES
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The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Durban, South Africa, from 28th November to 9th December...
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"Ecotech & Tools" conference, Montpellier, 30 November – 2 December 201130 November 2011, Environmental Technologies, PEER
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The Ecotech&Tools conference "Environmental and integrated assessment of complex systems" took place in Montpellier, France, from the 30th of November to 2nd of December 2011.
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Wind energy lessens under heat wave conditions 8 December 2011, Atmosphere, Alterra, Wageningen UR
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During the summer 2003, high temperatures and drought conditions in Europe led to a reduction of the wind force with direct consequences on the wind energy power, reduced by 22%. The study...
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Researchers provide extensive analysis of the world's water cycle16 November 2011, Water, CEH
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Scientific findings to provide lasting legacy
The final report of the Water and Global Change programme (WATCH), an extensive analysis of the world’s water resources, which was made...
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Insecticides an increasing problem in future for streams in Europe15 December 2011, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, UFZ
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Europe's streams will in future be more heavily polluted with insecticides than before. This is the conclusion of a study by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) for which...
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Nature-dependant Finnish livelihoods must adjust to climate change13 December 2011, Climate Change, SYKE
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Over the last three years, nearly one hundred researchers from the Finnish Environment Institute, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and the Universities of Helsinki, Jyväskylä and Oulu...
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"Science for the Environment" conference, Aarhus, 5 - 6 October 2011 5 October 2011, Society, PEER
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On the 5th and 6th October 2011, DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy at Aarhus University – hosted the international conference ‘Science for the Environment – Environment for...
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Effective arguments for the protection of biodiversity are needed 8 December 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, Alterra, Wageningen UR
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BESAFE - an EU-funded, Framework program 7 (FP7) project investigating how much importance people attribute to alternative arguments for the protection of biodiversity is officially...
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The Blue Gold – Irstea's interdisciplinary research on water use, services and impacts19 December 2011, Water, Irstea
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Water is essential for life and most of human activities: Men are using it to satisfy their primary needs, in the framework of economic activities, for leisure, etc.
The impact of this use...
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Local people's perceptions of ecosystem services in fast-growing tree plantations25 November 2011, Soils, Forests and Agriculture, SYKE
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The rapidly increasing area of tree plantations has raised expectations and concerns as to their impact on ecosystem services. The Academy of Finland financed Corporate Environmental...
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JRC-IES participation at the Pecora 18 Symposium, USA28 November 2011, JRC - IES
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The Pecora 18 Symposium1, sponsored by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and co-organised by the American Society for...
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Pesticides pollute European waterbodies more than previously thought13 October 2011, Water, UFZ
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Pesticides are a bigger problem than had long been assumed. This is the conclusion of a study in which scientists analysed data on 500 organic substances in the basins of four major...
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Franco-German Research Forum, Berlin, 12-13 October 2011: Cooperation agreement between Irstea and UFZ12 October 2011, PEER
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The fourth Franco-German research Forum took place in Berlin on the 12th and 13th October 2011.
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PEER LOCATIONSEventsPublications PEER Position Paper published on the Environmental Pollution Journal, "Towards a renewed research agenda in ecotoxicology" read more>>
PEER on the Government Gazette (issue Oct. 2011) read more >>
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