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Dear reader,
as the new PEER Secretary, I am pleased to inform you that the PEER Report 3: "A spatial assessment on ecosystem services in Europe: Methods, case studies and policy analysis - phase I" has been recently published , together with an interview to the project coordinators. Download the full publication at our site! In this issue, you can find a very rich program of scientific conferences as well as events suitable to everybody. I would also invite you to learn more about the latest environmental news and discover attractive job opportunities available at the PEER centres.
Markku Puupponen
PEER Secretary
PEER report 3 on ecosystem services (phase I): Interview to the project coordinators G. Bidoglio and L. Braat21 September 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, PEER
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The PEER Research on Ecosystem Services report (phase I) has been published online and is currently in press. The project coordinators explain the importance and streghts of this joint...
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Productivity of land plants may be greater than previously thought30 September 2011, Climate Change, UFZ
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The global uptake of carbon by land plants may be up to 45 per cent more than previously thought. This is the conclusion of an international team of scientists, based on the variability of...
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Waste as raw materials27 September 2011, Environmental Technologies, Irstea
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An interesting insight on Cemagref studies and communication activities about decontamination procedures, waste water treatment, drinkable water production and distribution and urban waste...
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European river habitat to suffer water shortage22 September 2011, Climate Change, SYKE
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In many locales, Eastern Europe’s river habitat ecosystems will suffer due to global warming. According to new EU research, water resources available for human consumption will also reduce...
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Late summer fires in Greece: The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) in action 3 October 2011, JRC - IES
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Summer is known as an active fire season in many parts of Mediterranean Europe. Recent severity of forest fires in Greece has shown that the situation can change in a few days from a mild...
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New UK Land Cover Map launched12 August 2011, Geoinformation, CEH
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The UK’s new Land Cover Map was published on Wednesday 6 July, providing a continuous coverage of habitat distributions across the countryside at a 25m resolution. The map was developed...
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International innovation needed for more efficient nitrogen management16 September 2011, Soils, Forests and Agriculture, Alterra, Wageningen UR
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Nitrogen is essential to life. Its use in chemical fertilisers has had enormous benefits: feeding the ever-increasing world population would be an impossible task without chemical nitrogen...
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Migratory birds in the Wadden Sea are sensitive to climate change19 July 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, DCE
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A new report on status of 34 migratory bird species in the international Wadden Sea shows that 14 bird species had declining numbers, while 20 species such as Eurasian Spoonbill, Bar-tailed...
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If insurance companies pay out too often, farmers will be threatened with ruin in the long term20 September 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, UFZ
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Insurance can help farmers to survive dry periods. However, it can also result in the long term in overgrazing and therefore threaten their existence if insurance companies pay out in...
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Neste Oil and the Finnish Environment Institute to begin joint algae research 13 September 2011, Marine, SYKE
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Neste Oil has launched a joint algae research program with the Marine Research Centre at Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). The program is part of Neste Oil’s efforts aimed at using...
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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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High-quality climate research in the Netherlands guaranteed by ICOS-nl12 September 2011, Climate Change, Alterra, Wageningen UR At Thursday August 18th 2011, eight knowledge institutes in The Netherlands launch their climate research partnership in the form of ICOS-nl. The launch will take place at the KNMI...
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PEER LOCATIONSPublications PEER Report 3 “A spatial assessment of ecosystem services in Europe: Methods, case studies and policy analysis - phase I" read more>>
JRC-IES and PBL Report "Long-term trend in global CO 2 emissions" read more >>
JRC-IES Food Security Bulletin on Horn of Africa read more >> Events 6th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Leipzig, 1-5 July 2012
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2nd International Conference on Hydropedology, Leipzig, 22-27 July 2012
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