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The conservation and sustainable use of Europe’s nature and biodiversity is ECNC's core business. All our projects directly relate to biodiversity, and are executed in cooperation with a wide range of partners. The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. ECNC will communicate the Year whenever possible in its international project activities throughout 2010. Read more about ECNC >>

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Agrobiodiversity in Baltic Sea Region brings together farmers, scientists and policymakers

01 September - On 25 and 26 August 2010 the ’Seminar on the European Learning Network on Functional AgroBiodiversity (ELN-FAB) in the Baltic Sea Region’ was held in Rakvere, Estonia. The event was...

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New ECNC programme covers management of species and their ecosystems

23 August - Species and ecosystems form the cornerstone of most biodiversity policies and legislation and they are the visible component of the concept ‘biodiversity’. Europe has a large diversity in...

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New issue of ECNC Update published

20 August - The latest issue of the ECNC Update newsletter has been published on the ECNC website. Contents include: Focusing on the ecological connectivity of nature and land uses High-level conference...

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