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ECNC is an independent European expertise centre for biodiversity and sustainable development. We promote an integrated approach for both land and sea and actively stimulate the interaction between science, society and policy.

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    Witnessing the benefits of ecosystem services

    The benefits of a rich biodiversity and a healthy, functioning, ecosystem are not always obvious. However, that wasn’t the case at Loch Leven, Kinross, Scotland, this week when t... Read more »

    Preparing management plans for protected areas

    From 23 to 25 April 2013 ECNC trained 20 participants at a workshop on preparing management plans for protected areas. The participants were mostly staff from protected areas in Uk... Read more »

    New issue of ECNC Update published

    The April 2013 issue of the ECNC Update newsletter has been published online. You can read it here.... Read more »