Das gemeinsame Portal der deutschen Umweltbibliotheken stellt sowohl ein Angebot an die interessierte Öffentlichkeit dar, die vielfältigen Angebote, Leistungen und Informationen der Umweltbibliotheken in Anspruch zu nehmen, als auch ein Arbeits- und Kommunikationsinstrument für die Umweltbibliotheken selbst. Beide Teile sind allgemein zugänglich. Sie können u.a. in der Datenbank der Umweltbibliotheken nach der Ihnen nächstgelegenen Einrichtung suchen und deren Angebotsprofil ersehen, Sie können in den Katalogen einer ganzen Reihe von Umweltbibliotheken direkt recherchieren oder Sie können das Linkverzeichnis für die Suche nach Umweltinformationen im Internet nutzen. ... [Information des Anbieters]
Mit dem Umweltatlas Hessen wird der interessierten Öffentlichkeit ein Überblick über wichtige Umweltdaten gegeben. Die Entwicklungstrends zeigen auf, in welchen Umweltbereichen zufrieden stellende Ergebnisse erzielt wurden und auf welchen Gebieten noch besondere Anstrengungen erforderlich sind. Die aktuellen Kartendarstellungen und die dazugehörenden Textbeiträge wurden in die üblichen Fachbereiche unterteilt. Der Karteninhalt basiert entweder auf Primärdaten oder resultiert aus der Verschneidung dieser Basisinformationen, so dass abgeleitete neue Informationen entstanden sind. Die Darstellung erfolgt entweder als statisches Bild oder aber in den Fällen, bei denen die Fachinformationen ansonsten nicht mehr erkennbar gewesen wären, als zoombare Karte. ... [Information des Anbieters]
As an initiative of environment agencies from Switzerland, Austria and Germany a new platform was launched: The Environment Observation Conference. More than 20 authorities of 6 nations stand behind it. The 1st resolutions have been published here. The working groups work mainly by electronic means. Since June 2007, the Conference is organised by the Environment Observation and Balance Council (EOBC). The 3rd conference will be in 2008, Berne. To the 4th conference in 2010 - to be held in the ch-de-fr Upper Rhine region - for the first time also participants others than public bodies will be invited. ... [Information of the supplier]
The German network for long term ecological research is intended to be a platform for communication, documentation and collaboration of scientists in long-term, system-oriented and interdisciplinary environmental research in Germany. LTER-D is a member in the international umbrella organisation of LTER (ILTER, www.ilternet.edu). It is an open network, which defines itself exclusively by the commitment of the members to their shared goals. Long-term approaches are particularly important in investigations of environmental changes, because such changes usually occur only gradually and with larger temporal fluctuations overlying the trend. Under such circumstances, only an adequately long observation period can be a sound basis to secure results and to support prognoses. The German LTER is still in the starting phase. The first workshop for mutual information and orientation was held in Duderstadt, central Germany, 24-26 March 2004. At this meeting, scientists from the institutions in Germany, which perform long-term ecological research in all relevant ecosystem types from the high mountains to the Wadden Sea, presented their concepts and results. The diversity, quality and potential of German LTER showed up clearly, and in future it will be further augmented by integrating LTER-D into the global ILTER-process. ... [Information of the supplier]
In the framework of an initiative to advance biodiversity research in Germany, we will establish three exemplary large-scale and long-term research sites (funded by the German Research Foundation). They are termed Biodiversity Exploratories, in contrast to mainly descriptive observatories. The exploratories will establish and sustain the scientific infrastructure and develop the intellectual framework needed to address critical questions about changes in biodiversity and to evaluate the impacts of those changes for ecosystem processes. Thus, in the exploratories biodiversity and ecosystem research will be merged at a large scale and with a long-term perspective. In this first phase the exploratories will address the relationship between land-use intensity, biodiversity change, and ecosystem functioning for selected taxa. After establishment, these exploratories will also integrate further contributing projects proposed by the German research community. Thus, the biodiversity exploratories will serve as a stimulating research platform for the whole German biodiversity research community. ... [Information of the supplier]
A functional prototype of the Biodiversity-Exploratory Information System (BExIS) has been established by Dr. Jens Nieschulze and colleages (group leader Prof. Dr. Ernst-Detlef Schulze), MPI Biogeochemistry Jena. The system is heavily used within the project "Biodiversity Exploratories", mostly by the resources and map functionality but increasingly also by its data management capabilities. ... [Information of the supplier]
The HABMON conference is open for scientists, representatives of administrations, foundations, consultancies, conservation agencies and for anybody interested in nature conservation. The major aim of the conference is to discuss habitat monitoring strategies (best practices, solutions for a successful monitoring and integration of new technologies), applications of habitat monitoring (ways of sharing practical experiences and data comparability in EU member countries - applications to preserve threatened species and areas) and future concepts (recommendations / guidelines for management of habitats and endangered species - bridge from scientific data to application). The conference is organized in frame of the EU funded project "ChangeHabitats2 - Network for Habitat Monitoring by airborne-supported field work - an innovative and effective process in implementation of the Habitat Directive" (Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways, FP7-MC-IAPP). The project aims to develop a cost- and time-efficient airborne-supported habitat assessment approach using innovative image and effective field work techniques for monitoring NATURA2000 habitats. The project involves eight partners (three universities and five small and medium enterprises) from four Central European Countries (Austria, Germany, Hungary and Poland). ... [Information of the supplier]
