Rachel Willis

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Rachel Willis Learning and Programmes Manager
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ALTER-Net A Long-term Biodiversity, Ecosystem
and Awareness Network
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ALTER-Net European Commission Framework 6 5
year programme 24 partner organisations 17
European countries
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ALTER-Net UK France Italy Germany Slovakia Romani
a Belgium The Netherlands Spain
Finland Czech Republic Hungary Norway Denmark Swed
en Poland
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ALTER-Net Finnish Environment Institute Centre
for Ecology and Hydrology, UK European Council
for Nature Conservation, The Netherlands Norwegian
Institute for Nature Research At-Bristol, UK
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ALTER-Net Research scientists Social
scientists Policy makers Science
Communicators Public
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• ALTER-Net
• A Network of Excellence
• Durable European interdisciplinary research
  facility
• Complex relations between ecosystems,
  biodiversity and society

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• ALTER-Net
• A Network of Excellence providing
• Research support for policy assessment and
  development on the conservation and sustainable
  use of biodiversity in the European Union
• Facility for info retrieval and reporting

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ALTER-Net How are ECSITE members important? Work
packages Develop a partnership of biodiversity
research scientists, science communicators and
science-based visitor centres
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• ALTER-Net
• Draw together research and communication
  communities
• communication expertise
• link to public (attitudes and perceptions)
• up-to-date research efforts and news
• tools web based, deliberative events etc

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ALTER-Net Lots more info! Match-making
identify potential partnerships Biodiversity
gallery / exhibition / website Issues based
science eg. climate change Increase dialogue
with research community
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ALTER-Net Register interest today rachel.willis_at_
at-bristol.org.uk www.alter-net.info