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Dear reader,
In this issue, you may read about the first results from PRESS, the PEER joint research initiative on Ecosystem Services, which were presented to the European Commission in January. I also welcome all colleagues at the PEER centres (researchers and other staff categories) to read about staff exchange possibilities and interviews with people who already experienced a period at another PEER centre.
Jacques Jansen
Secretary General
PEER presents European Commission novel methods to map ecosystem services 7 February 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, PEER
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In the PRESS initiative (PEER Research on EcoSystem Services) the PEER institutes combined their knowledge and information to provide methodologies for mapping ecosystem services backed up...
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Continued loss of biodiversity in the Danish landscape 7 February 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, DCE
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The loss of biodiversity has not stopped in any of the nine Danish ecosystems. This is the conclusion in a new report from The National Environmental Institute (NERI) at Aarhus University,...
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PEER seminar on ecotoxicology joined researchers to discuss the most pressing research needs 4 February 2011, PEER
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Cemagref welcomed 33 researchers from the PEER centres, universities of Lyon and Metz, and representatives of EurAqua to Lyon last November for a seminar on ecotoxicology. Denis Despréaux,...
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Kittiwakes’ trans-Atlantic winter odyssey linked to breeding success 3 February 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, CEH
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One of Britain's best known seabirds winters on opposite sides of the Atlantic depending on whether its breeding attempt has been successful according to new research published today in the...
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New European Topic Centre on climate 3 February 2011, Climate Change, PEER
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Four PEER-partners, NERI, Alterra, SYKE and UFZ, take on active roles in the new European Topic Centre on Climate Change impacts, vulnerability and Adaptation, CEH was moreover active in...
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LIAISE activities well received by stakeholders from EC, Member States and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 3 February 2011, PEER
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On February 1st the LIAISE Network of Excellence on Impact Assessment tools presented its results after the first year of the project at a Policy Board meeting in Brussels to 9...
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New IES key publications on Land Use Change for biofuels and Air Emissions from Shipping 2 February 2011, Biodiversity and Land Use, JRC - IES
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Within the JRC's Thematic Programme on Biofuels, involving its Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) and that for Energy (IE), a topical report was published in August 2010.
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PEER and EurAqua to strengthen collaboration 2 February 2011, Water, PEER
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The Partnership for European Environmental Research and the European Network of Freshwater Research Organizations (EurAqua) have decided to intensify their collaboration in order to further...
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Weaker carbon sink capacity of forests undermines the majority of climate benefits from forest energy 2 February 2011, Soils, Forests and Agriculture, SYKE
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If forest energy production is increased as planned by the Government, the carbon sink capacity of Finnish forests will suffer. A weaker carbon sink capacity will cut actual reductions in...
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Alterra and Ethiopia combine efforts to raise food production 2 February 2011, Alterra, Wageningen UR
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In 2009, 6.2 million Ethiopians were still dependent on emergency food aid. With the recent signing of the CASCAPE project agreement, a three-year research and capacity building initiative...
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Highlighting staff exchange 1 February 2011, PEER
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Staff exchange between the PEER centres is the next strategic step in developing PEER from a 'hunting community' to a 'living community'. On the PEER website, we have added a section...
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Cemagref celebrates its 30th anniversary, Lyon, 28-29 November 201128 June 2011, Irstea
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Cemagref celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2011. On the occasion, it invites you to find out more about its scientific adventures through a series of articles which will be published...
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Globalisation burdens future generations with biological invasions20 December 2010, Biodiversity and Land Use, UFZ
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A new study on biological invasions based on extensive data of alien species from 10 taxonomic groups and 28 European countries has shown that patterns of established alien species richness...
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