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Publication of EuropaBON's User and Policy Needs Assessment
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How can we improve biodiversity monitoring in Europe?

National biodiversity monitoring programmes in Europe face many challenges: too little money, inadequate technical resources and unclear targets. This is the conclusion of an initial report by the Europe-wide project “EuropaBON”, which is led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). The analysis includes data from more than 350 experts in policy, science and environmental protection. The team is also drafting a proposal for the transnational monitoring of Europe’s biodiversity and ecosystems.

Preprint citation:

Moersberger H, Martin JGC, Junker J, Georgieva I, Bauer S, Beja P, Breeze T, Brotons L, Bruelheide H, Fernández N, Fernandez M, Jandt U, Langer C, Lyche Solheim A, Maes J, Moreira F, Pe'er G, Santana J, Shamoun-Baranes J, Smets B, Valdez J, McCallum I, Pereira HM, Bonn A (2022) Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: User and Policy Needs Assessment. ARPHA Preprints.

https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e84517

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Publication of EuropaBON's User and Policy Needs Assessment
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