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ALTER-Net
ALTER-Net is a European network of mainly research organisations which aims to integrate biodiversity research capacity across Europe. ALTER-Net began as a "Network of Excellence" funded by the EU's 6th Framework Programme, and is now self-financed by its member organisations.
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
AMAP is an international organization established in 1991 to implement components of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). AMAP's current objective is "providing reliable and sufficient information on the status of, and threats to, the Arctic environment, and providing scientific advice on actions to be taken in order to support Arctic governments in their efforts to take remedial and preventive actions relating to contaminants".
Biosphere Reserves
Biosphere reserves are sites established by countries and recognized under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme to promote sustainable development based on local community efforts and sound science.
British Atmospheric Data Centre
The role of the BADC is to assist UK atmospheric researchers to locate, access and interpret atmospheric data and to ensure the long-term integrity of atmospheric data produced by NERC projects. The BADC has substantial data holdings of its own and also provides information and links to data held by other data centres.
Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN)
CERN is an ecosystem research network with field stations throughout China covering the fields of agriculture, forest, grassland, lake and marine ecosystems.
Climatic Research Unit
The Climatic Research Unit is concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change. It has developed a number of the datasets including the global temperature record used to monitor the state of the climate system, as well as statistical software packages and climate models.
Countryside Information System
The Countryside Information System (CIS) is a Microsoft Windows-based program developed to give policy advisers, planners and researchers easy access to spatial information about the British countryside.
Countryside Survey
Countryside Survey is a unique study or ‘audit’ of the natural resources of the UK’s countryside. It has been carried out at regular intervals since 1978, allowing scientists to detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK’s countryside over time.
ECN's research partners
ECN monitoring is supported by a range of research partners
ECN's sponsors
ECN monitoring is carried out by a range of sponsoring organisations. Each provides one or more sites and covers the costs of ECN measurements at those sites.
Ecological Continuity Trust
The aim of the Ecological Continuity Trust is to initiate and maintain long-term experiments that are specifically designed to help future generations understand and manage ecological change.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (US)
The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) was a research program run by EPA’s Office of Research and Development to develop the tools necessary to monitor and assess the status and trends of national ecological resources. EMAP collected field data from 1990 to 2006. Monitoring of US aquatic resources is now being conducted by the National Aquatic Resource Surveys.
Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
GTOS is a programme for observations, modelling, and analysis of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development. GTOS facilitates access to information on terrestrial ecosystems so that researchers and policy makers can detect and manage global and regional environmental change.
Ground beetles of Ireland
This site aims to encourage interest in Irish ground beetles. It provides illustrations of the species and distribution maps. It is intended to act as a stimulus to further recording of ground beetles in Ireland by providing a resource which makes these little-studied animals more accessible to interested amateurs, biological recorders, school biology classes and the general public.
ICP Vegetation
The ICP Vegetation was established in 1987 under the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP).The ICP Vegetation is an international research programme investigating the impacts of air pollutants on crops and (semi-)natural vegetation.
Indicators of Climate Change in the UK
A report to identify a set of indicators which could be used to monitor how the climate of the United Kingdom is changing and how it may be affecting aspects of our lives and natural environment. ECN are able to provide data for many of these variables.
International Long-term Ecological Research Networks (ILTER)
ILTER is a 'network of networks', a global network of research sites located in a wide array of ecosystems worldwide that can help understand environmental change across the globe. ILTER's focus is on long-term, site-based research.
Long-term Ecosystem Research - Europe (LTER-Europe)
LTER-Europe is the European regional network of ILTER.
Marine Environmental Change Network
The Marine Environmental Change Network (MECN) is a collaboration between organisations in England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland collecting long-term time series information for marine waters.
Nature and Biodiversity News & Views
'News and Views' is a website by ALTER-Net and CEH which presents short topics on a range of issues concerning the natural world and invites people to voice their views.
