Services We offer the following services to public & private institutions and to NGOs: Basic and applied research: planning, organisation and management of research projects, wildlife surveys (vertebrates and invertebrates), vegetation assessments, radiotracking, behavioural observations, food habit analyses (faecal/intestinal analyses), biometric analysis, GIS, remote sensing, statistical analyses of data, PVA, compilation of reports. Ecosystem & population management: planning and organisation of projects for management of ecological communities and wildlife populations. Monitoring of wildlife and ecological communities. Reintroduction and translocation of wildlife species. Environmental impact assessments: study, identification and evaluation of relevant effects of projects on the environment. Habitat restoration: planning and management of habitat restoration projects, e.g. new linking habitats (woodland, hedgerows, buffer strips), existing habitat improvement. Management planning of protected areas. Game management. Sustainable management techniques. Human dimension: management of environmental projects in consideration of social economic aspects. GAP analysis: efficiency analysis of environmental and conservation projects. Capacity building: advanced training of students and professionals in ecology and nature conservation topics. Organisation and promotion of symposia and conferences. Networking: promotion and maintenance of networks between environmental experts. Popular scientific publications of relevant topics in nature conservation. |