Environmental Change Network: the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme. It is designed to collect, store, analyse and interpret long - term data from a network of terrestrial and freshwater sites on numerous key physical, chemical and biological variables which drive and respond to environmental changes. NoLIMITS responsibilities: project coordination, Task Force member and development of the Information Exchange Network. [http://www.ecn.ac.uk/]

International Cooperative Programme on Integrated Monitoring: part of the effects monitoring strategy under the Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). It is one of five specialist International Cooperative Programmes (ICPs) which have been set up under the UN/ECE Working Group on Effects to look at relevant issues. NoLIMITS responsibilities: Task Force member and advice from the point of view of an existing International Monitoring Network. [http://www.vyh.fi/eng/intcoop/projects/icp_im/im.htm]

Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungarian Academy of Science: involved in a wide range of research activities in the fields of ecology and botany, including: plant communities dynamics; long-term site monitoring; database development; simulation and modelling. The IEB also provides a focal point for cooperation in international activities like ILTER and CORINE. NoLIMITS responsibilities: Task Force member, advice on Eastern European interests and a focal point for site networks in Eastern Europe.

European Environment Agency: provides, reliable and comparable environmental information at the European level, to enable requisite protection measures, to assess the results of such measures and to ensure that the public is properly informed about the state of the environment. NoLIMITS responsibilities: Task Force member and advice on user requirements. [http://www.eea.eu.int]

Global Terrestrial Observing System: being designed to provide policy makers, resource managers and researchers with the data they need to detect, quantify, locate and understand changes in the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development. NoLIMITS responsibilities: Task Force member and advice on user requirements. [http://www.fao.org/gtos/]

Centre for Earth Observation: Aims to create awareness of the potential in Earth Observation, to encourage the development of EO applications, and to bring together those who could benefit from the use of such data and those who provide it. NoLIMITS responsibilities: Task Force member and advice on user requirements. [http://www.ceo.org]

Date of last update: 11 April 2001