ALTER-Net is a network of partner institutes from 17 European countries. ALTER-Net integrates research capacities across Europe: assessing changes in biodiversity, analysing the effect of those changes on ecosystem services and informing policymakers and the public about this at a European scale. Originally funded by the European Union’s Framework VI program to stimulate a collaborative approach, ALTER-Net is now operating independently, contributing to the lasting integration of Europe’s research capacity on biodiversity.

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Why study biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services?

Biological diversity plays a vital role in maintaining the health of ecosystems, as well as providing us with many valuable resources and services ('ecosystem services') essential for our survival. For these reasons alone it is important that we understand biodiversity and ecosystems, and the pressures they face, so that we can develop credible responses. This requires effective scientific research.

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