Assessing LArge-scale environmental Risks with tested Methods

Objective

Based on a better understanding of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem functioning ALARM will develop and test methods and protocols for the assessment of large-scale environmental risks in order to minimise negative direct and indirect human impacts. Research will focus on assessment and forecast of changes in biodiversity and in structure, function, and dynamics of ecosystems. This relates to ecosystem services and includes the relationship between society, economy and biodiversity. In particular, risks arising from climate change, environmental chemicals, biological invasions and pollinator loss in the context of current and future European land use patterns will be assessed. There are an increasing number of case studies on the environmental risks subsequent to each of these impacts. This yields an improved understanding on how these act individually and affect living systems. Whereas the knowledge on how they act in concert is poor and ALARM will be the first research initiative with the critical mass needed to deal with such aspects of combined impacts and their consequences. Risk assessments in ALARM will be hierarchical and examine a range of organisational (genes, species, ecosystems), temporal (seasonal, annual, decadal) and spatial scales (habitat, region, continent) determined by the appropriate resolution of current case studies and databases. Socio-economics as a cross-cutting theme will contribute to the integration of driver-specific risk assessment tools and methods and will develop instruments to communicate risks to biodiversity toned users, and indicate policy options to mitigate such risks The ALARM consortium combines the expertise of 53 partners from 26 countries (14 EU, 7 NAS, Israel, Switzerland, and 3 INCO states). ALARM encompasses 7 Sees as full partners with central responsibilities and with a share of more than 10% of the project resources.

Field of science

• /natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/environmental sciences/pollution
• /natural sciences/biological sciences/ecology/ecosystems
• /natural sciences/biological sciences/freshwater biology

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2002-3.III.4.1 - Assessing large-scale environmental risks.

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-GLOBAL-1
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUER UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ

Address

Permoser Strasse 15
Leipzig
Germany

Participants (68)

AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

Address

Nordre Ringgade 1
Aarhus C

BIOMATHEMATICS & STATISTICS SCOTLAND

United Kingdom

Address

James Clerk Maxwell Buildings, The King's Buildings
Edinburgh

BOURGAS "PROF. AS. ZLATAROV" UNIVERSITY

Bulgaria

Address

"Yakimov" St.#1
Bourgas

CAB INTERNATIONAL

United Kingdom

Address

Nosworthy Way
Wallingford, Berks

CENTER ZA KARTOGRAFIJO FAVNE IN FLORE

Slovenia

Address

Antoliciceva 1
Miklavz Na Dravskem Polju

CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

Address

Konopnicka 1
Lomianki

CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE SCIENZE DEL MARE

Italy

Address

Via Isonzo 32
Roma

CREAF - CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL RESERACH AND FORESTRY APPLICATIONS

Spain

Address

Edifici C, Universitat Autònoma De Barcelona
Bellaterra (Barcelona)

EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH

Switzerland

Address

Rämistrasse 101
Zurich

EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR

Mexico

Address

2,5 Km Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto
Tapachula Chiapas

ESTONIAN INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE TALLINN CENTRE

Estonia

Address

Lai Street 34
Tallinn

FACULTAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES SEDE ACADEMICA GUATEMALA

Guatemala

Address

5 Avenida 6-23, Zona 9
Guatemala

FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

Mechelininkatu 34 A
Helsinki

FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LA ECOLOGIA

Bolivia

Address

Campus Universitario, Calle 27 Cota Cota
La Paz

GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN

Germany

Address

Wilhelmsplatz 1
Gottingen

GESELLSCHAFT FUR ANGEWANDTE LANDSCHAFTSoKOLOGIE UND UMWELTPLANUNG DR. OTT MBH

Germany

Address

Friedhofstrasse 28
Trippstadt

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Finland

Address

Vuorikatu 24
Helsinki

INSTITUT FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SINISA STANKOVIC

Address

142 Despota Stefana Blvd
Belgrade

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

Address

147, Rue De L'université'
Paris

INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CLUJ-NAPOCA

Romania

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Republicii 48
Cluj-napoca

INSTITUTE OF BOTANY, ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Czechia

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Zamek 1
Pruhonice

INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS, SIBERIAN BRANCH OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

Address

Prospect Lavrentjeva, 10
Novosibirsk

INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION, POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

Address

Mickiewicza 33
Krakow

INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY - CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

China

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25 Beisihuan Xilu, Haidian District
Beijing

INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE INVESTIGACIONES DE LAS ZONAS ARIDAS

Argentina

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Parque San Martin
Mendoza

INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Philippines

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College Los Banos Laguna
Los Banos

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

Address

Oude Markt 13
Leuven

KLAIPEDOS UNIVERSITETAS

Lithuania

Address

Herkaus Manto 84
Klaipeda

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Bailrigg
LA1 4YQ Lancaster

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Paradisgatan 5C
117 Lund

MARINE ORGANISM INVESTIGATIONS

Ireland

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3, Marina Village
- Ballina, Killaloe, Co Clare

MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITAET HALLE-WITTENBERG

Germany

Address

Universitaetsplatz 10
Halle/saale

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

Frederiksborgvej 399
Roskilde

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

United Kingdom

Address

Abbots Ripton
Huntingdon

ODESSA BRANCH OF O.O. KOVALEVSKY INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN SEAS - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE

Ukraine

Address

Pushkinskaya Str. 37
Odessa

OLANIS EXPERTENSYSTEME GMBH

Germany

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Permoserstrasse 15
Leipzig

PENSOFT PUBLISHERS

Bulgaria

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Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bldg. 6
Sofia

POTSDAM-INSTITUT FUR KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

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Telegrafenberg A 31
Potsdam

PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROCOR

Belgium

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Temselaan 100
Strombeek-bever

SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CENTRE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS FOR BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Belarus

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Akademycheskaya St 27
Minsk

SERI NACHHALTIGKEITSFORSCHUNGS UND -KOMMUNIKATIONS GMBH

Austria

Address

Garnisongasse 7/27
Vienna

ST. PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

Russia

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Universitetskaya Nab. 7/9
St. Petersburg

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

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Frescativägen 54
Stockholm

SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Arrheniusplan 2C
Uppsala

TARTU ULIKOOL

Estonia

Address

Ulikooli St. 18
Tartu

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON

United Kingdom

Address

Cromwell Road
London

THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

United Kingdom

Address

Whiteknights House, Whiteknights
Reading

UMEA UNIVERSITY

Sweden

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Umea

UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

Spain

Address

Plaza De La Universidad, 2
Albacete

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Chile

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Concepcion

UNIVERSITAET BAYREUTH

Germany

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Universitaetsstrasse 30
Bayreuth

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

Spain

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Campus Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
Bellaterra

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Belgium

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1, Place De L'université'
Louvain-la-neuve

UNIVERSITY OF BERN

Switzerland

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Hochschulstrasse 4
Bern

UNIVERSITY OF EVORA

Portugal

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Largo Dos Colegiais
Evora

UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA

Israel

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Mount Carmel
Haifa

UNIVERSITY OF HANNOVER

Germany

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Welfengarten 1
Hannover

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

United Kingdom

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Woodhouse Lane
Leeds

UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

South Africa

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Privaatsak X1, Matieland
Stellenbosch

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN

Greece

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Administration Building, University Hill
Mytilene

UNIVERSITY OF VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES

France

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23, Rue Du Refuge
Versailles

UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA

Austria

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Dr. Karl Lueger - Ring 1
Wien

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

United Kingdom

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Heslington, York

UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU

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Trg Dositeja Obradovica 5
Novi Sad

UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI

Poland

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Ul. Golebia 24
Krakow

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

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Heidelberglaan 8
Utrecht

V.N. SUKACHEV INSTITUTE OF FOREST - RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (SIBERIAN BRANCH)

Russia

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Akademgorodok 50
Krasnoyarsk

ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

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Universitetskaya Nab. 1
St. Petersburg