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ILTER International Long Term Ecological Research
Time span: long term
Aim: To foster and promote collaboration and coordination among ecological researchers and research networks at local, regional and global scales; improve comparability of long-term ecological data from sites around the world, and facilitate exchange and preservation of this data; deliver scientific information to scientists, policymakers, and the public and develop best ecosystem management practices to meet the needs of decision-makers at multiple levels; and facilitate education of the next generation of long-term scientists
Description: ILTER consists of networks of scientists engaged in long-term, site-based ecological and socioeconomic research. Our mission is to improve understanding of global ecosystems and inform solutions to current and future environmental problems
Countries: no field sites. 32 countries worldwide are a member, 11 consider becoming a member
Website:
http://www.ilternet.edu/

 

 
 
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Acknowledgement

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The DESIRE project was 
co-funded by the 
European Commission, 
Global Change and 
Ecosystem.
 
DESIRE brought together the expertise of
26 international research institutes
and non-governmental organisations. 
This website does not necessarily 
represent the opinion of the 
European Commission. The European 
Commission is not responsible for 
any use that might be made of the 
information contained herein.

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