Objective AMAZALERT will enable raising the alert about critical feedbacks between climate, society, land-use change, vegetation change, water availability and policies in Amazonia. We will:1) analyze and improve coupled models of global climate and Amazon, land use, vegetation and socio-economic drivers to quantify anthropogenic and climate induced land-use and land cover change and non-linear, irreversible feedbacks among these components2) assess the role of regional and global policies and societal responses in the Amazon region for altering the trajectory of land-use change in the face of climate change and other anthropogenic factors and finally3) propose i) an Early Warning System for detecting any imminent irreversible loss of Amazon ecosystem services, ii) policy response strategies to prevent such loss.We first prioritise the functions of Amazonia and threats to these. We then will analyse uncertainties in biogeochemistry, land cover (vegetation), land-use change and regional hydrology , as well as nonlinear responses and feedbacks using existing and new simulations from state of the art models in which land surface is coupled to global climate. The way in which policies and possible future response strategies of policy makers, trade and economy will affect land-use change will be modelled. This will lead to (A) understanding the impact on and effectiveness of a range of international and regional policy options, including REDD+; and (B) identification of both biophysical and socio-economic indicators of irreversible change.AMAZALERT integrates the multidisciplinary knowledge and research of world-renowned, highly influential climate, land cover, land use change scientists and also policy analysts from 14 European and South-American institutions that have been collaborating for 10 to 30 years. Thus, this project can achieve maximum impact on EU (2020 climate goals), international and South-American strategies, including REDD Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciencesland-based treatmentnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistry Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2011.1.1.5-1 - Impacts of climate and land use changes in the Amazon Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Coordinator STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH EU contribution € 713 784,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen Netherlands See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nies Springer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS Brazil EU contribution € 482 270,00 Address Avenida dos astronautas 1758 12227-010 Sao jose dos campos See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Julia Reid (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MET OFFICE United Kingdom EU contribution € 319 115,00 Address Fitzroy road EX1 3PB Exeter See on map Region South West (England) Devon Devon CC Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paula Newton (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 339 345,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Julie Zittel (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING VU Netherlands EU contribution € 188 808,00 Address De boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yvonne Kops (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA EMBRAPA Brazil EU contribution € 309 240,00 Address Prq estacao biologica pqeb edificio sede plano piloto 70770901 Brasilia See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Claudio Bragantini (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT GENT Belgium EU contribution € 156 600,00 Address Sint pietersnieuwstraat 25 9000 Gent See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Gent Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nathalie Vandepitte (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH Austria EU contribution € 185 679,00 Address Leonhardstrasse 59 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Hannes Schwaiger (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom EU contribution € 228 001,00 Address Old college, south bridge EH8 9YL Edinburgh See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gordon Marshall (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION AMIGOS DE LA NATURALEZA Bolivia EU contribution € 52 330,00 Address Kilometro 7 1 2 doble via a la Santa cruz de la sierra See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Yamile Bravo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POTSDAM-INSTITUT FUR KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 213 114,00 Address Telegrafenberg a31 14473 Potsdam See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christine Bounama (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS United Kingdom EU contribution € 227 998,00 Address Woodhouse lane LS2 9JT Leeds See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber West Yorkshire Leeds Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin Hamilton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO Brazil EU contribution € 36 936,00 Address Rua da reitoria 109 butanta 05508 900 Sao paulo sp See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Sonia Da Silva (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA Colombia EU contribution € 41 200,00 Address Carrea 45 26-85 edificio uriel gutierrez quinto pi ciudad universitaria 111321 Bogota See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Monica Maria Montoya Velez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution No data Address De boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hetty De Wilde (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data