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Dear reader,
In this issue, you may read about the PEER contribution to the public consultation on the European Commissions’ Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding.
Also, you may discover major changes currently occurring within PEER: The appointment of a new chair person, of a new secretary for PR, and some organisational transformations concerning NERI.
I also welcome you to read about the latest environmental news, events, publications, staff exchanges and job offers from the PEER centres.
Jacques Jansen
Secretary General
Lea Kauppi new chair for PEER28 April 2011, PEER
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Professor Lea Kauppi, Director General of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has taken over the task of chairperson of the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER). She...
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INSPIRE – Common yardsticks for Europe's environment still open for public examination21 October 2011, Geoinformation, JRC - IES
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Arranging a cross border emergency rescue, preventing major environmental damage or comparing energy consumption of buildings in different countries will soon be faster and easier thanks to...
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GEOSUD project: Free spatial information online30 June 2011, Geoinformation, Irstea
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Satellite images provide with useful data to understand and manage territories. Cemagref, Cirad and AgroParisTech jointly develop geo-information methods to be applied to the management of...
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Tomorrow's AU and NERI28 June 2011, DCE Aarhus University (AU) has decided a number of comprehensive organisational transformations. For NERI the changes will mean that the present research departments will be distributed into...
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General public requested to send algal observations via smartphones22 June 2011, Water, SYKE
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This summer, the general public can report its own algal observations via smartphones. Algae watch (Levävahti) is a new mobile phone application, aimed at encouraging citizens to...
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Evolution in the back yard27 April 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, UFZ
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Thousands of members of the public across Europe have taken part in one of the largest evolutionary studies ever, by observing banded snails in their gardens and open public spaces. More...
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Flood Resilience in the Bangladeshi and Dutch Deltas28 June 2011, Water, Alterra, Wageningen UR
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Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, has been awarded a NWO WOTRO Integrated Programme Grant to conduct research on flood resilience and flood risk management in Bangladesh and the...
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Erica Roggio new PEER secretary for PR 1 June 2011, PEER
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As the communication officer at JRC-IES, Erica Roggio already had connections to the PEER network, which facilitated her going to France and working as the new PEER secretary for PR at...
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Excessive nitrogen harms the economy and environment – first Europe-wide assessment published11 April 2011, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, CEH Nitrogen is needed to feed a growing world population but pollutes air, soil and water. A major new study has found that nitrogen pollution is costing each person in Europe around £130 -...
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Modern EU agriculture jeopardises biodiversity in new member states26 May 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, UFZ
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Traditional agricultural practices can make a major contribution to preserving biodiversity in the EU’s new member states in Central and Eastern Europe. By contrast, the construction of...
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International Resource Panel met in Helsinki14 June 2011, Fragile Environments, SYKE
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The International Resource Panel, part of the UN environmental programme UNEP, held the eighth official meeting in Helsinki from 29 May to 1 June. Among other issues, the meeting focused on...
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Nature quality in urban areas28 June 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, DCE
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A new report from the National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) at Aarhus University presents methods to calculate nature quality in urban areas based on vegetation and structure....
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