Alternet: Fostering the European Science-Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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Alternet brings together international natural and social science researchers from 22 European countries to integrate our understanding of biodiversity, ecosystems, and the services they provide to society and to create a platform for meaningful communication with policy-makers and the public.

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Alternet Summer School 2026

The 2026 Alternet Summer School will be held from 19-29 August in Peyresq, France. This year’s programme, organised with support from Biodiversa+, is entitled: Biodiversity and society: transforming science and policy. Registration is open through 20 April 2026.

Alternet & LTER RI in Official Partnership

A recently signed Memorandum of Cooperation provides the basis for the European integrated long-term ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological research infrastructure (eLTER RI) and Alternet to collaborate together.

New Member Institute: GESBIO

A new member institute has joined Alternet, becoming its second Spanish institute. GESBIO, a research group from the University of Cordoba, joined Alternet following the participation of one of its researchers in the 2025 Summer School.

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