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 20 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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Registration Open for A4Cap Assembly

The annual A4Cap Capacity Building Assembly will be held in Spa, Belgium from 8-14 June 2026. The A4Cap network was founded by Alternet Summer School alumni and is now open up to all ECRs from Alternet partner institutes.

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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