Forum "Application and Research in Dialogue"

The forum "Application and Research in Dialogue" enables broad participation in the work of the Monitoring Centre and promotes regular exchange between those active in monitoring and science. It is thus a central component of the networking work of the Monitoring Centre.

The exchange between practitioners and researchers on an equal footing is the foundation for a stable and effective cooperation network.

Thus, we work closely with:

federal and state authorities
specialised societies
associations and voluntary nature conservation
research institutes and organisations
as well as stakeholders at European and international level

Each forum aims to focus on specific and current topics that that will help to advance the biodiversity monitoring in Germany.

The aims of the forum "Application & Research in Dialogue" are:

Promoting regular exchanges on an equal footing between practitioners and researchers
Establishment of a stable and effective cooperation network
Developing framework conditions to enable or facilitate provision and exchange of data
Strengthening of voluntary work, associations, and citizen science projects in order to integrate them into the nationally representative monitoring process
Discussing gaps in national biodiversity monitoring and the potential to close them
Keeping all stakeholders informed and briefed on the results of monitoring programmes
Further development of methods to advance the national monitoring of biodiversity