Inspiredd by Biodiversity Research is published by K&DM International Publishers in co-operation with ALTER-Net.

 

Never before has our planet's biological diversity been so threatened by human activity. Yet it plays a vital role in maintaining the health of ecosystems, as well as providing us with many valuable resources essential for our survival. For these reasons alone it is important that we understand biodiversity and the pressures it faces, so that we can develop credible responses. This requires effective scientific research.

European biodiversity research is rich and varied. It is also dispersed and disconnected and cannot be easily marshalled to deliver the information and knowledge required to address major biodiversity issues at a European scale. ALTER-Net is a five year project funded by the European Union's Framework VI programme. ALTER-Net is a Network of Excellence: its 24 partner institutes from 17 European countries are aiming to build lasting integration of biodiversity research, monitoring and communication capacity.

www.alter-net.info

 

Editor-in-chief

Dr. Jurgen Tack
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Kliniekstraat 25
1070 Brussels
Belgium
Jurgen.tack@inspiredd.org

 

Publisher

Inspiredd by Biodiversity Research is published by K&DM International Publishers with the support of ALTER-Net.

K&DM International Publishers
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Belgium
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