| 1. Name of Organisation: |
| Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape management (ANL) |
| 1a. Your e-mail: |
| christian.stettmer@anl.bayern.de |
| 2. Organisation address: |
| Bayerische Akademie für Naturschutz
und Landschaftspflege
Seethalerstraße 6
83410 Laufen
Tel. +49 (0) 86 82 / 89 63 - 0
Fax +49 (0) 86 82 / 89 63 - 17 u. 16
poststelle@anl.bayern.de |
| 2a. Country: |
 Germany |
| 3. What geographical area does your organisation cover? |
| An area within a country |
Bavaria |
| A country |
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| Other countries |
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| 4. When did your organisation start? |
| 1976 |
| 5. How many paid staff are in your organisation? |
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11-50
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| 6a. Can members of the public (ordinary people) join your organisation? |
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No |
| 6b. If Yes, how many members of the public (ordinary people) currently belong to your organisation? |
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| 6c. Do members of the public who have joined your organisation pay a membership fee? |
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No |
| 6d. If some members do not have to pay a fee, please explain why |
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| 7a. What aspects of biodiversity your organisation monitors? |
| Species |
| Insects |
Amphibians |
Fish |
Birds |
Mammals |
Plants |
Reptiles |
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| Habitats |
The ANL focusses on Habitats listed in the Habitat´s Directive which can be found in Bavaria. |
| Other |
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| 7b. Please provide a brief description of your organisation's biodiversity monitoring activities. |
| Our monitoring activities are integrated in our various research projects, which all have a nature conservational background and/or private activities of our staff. |
| 8. How long has your organisation carried out biodiversity monitoring activities? |
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| 9. Are any of your organisation's monitoring activities carried out in collaboration with another organisation/s? |
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Yes |
| 10. If Yes, please give the name(s) of the organisation(s) |
| in Bavaria: LFU, various universities
others: UFZ, GO´s in Austria (namely Salzburg) |
| 11. Do you supply or pass on your monitoring data to other organisations? |
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Yes |
| 12. If Yes, please give the name of the organisation(s) |
| see Nr. 10 |
| 13. Are your monitoring data published in a regular report? |
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| 14. Are the report(s) available on the internet? |
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No
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| 14b. Internet address of report(s): |
| http:// |
| 15. Do volunteers contribute to your organisation's monitoring activities? |
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Yes
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| 16. Do volunteers have to be members? |
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No
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| 17. Please estimate the proportion of your organisation's biodiversity monitoring data that is provided by: |
| (a) Your organisation's staff |
50 % |
| (b) Volunteers who are members |
0 % |
| (c) Volunteers who are not members |
50 % |
| TOTAL |
100 % |
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| 18. How long has your organisation used volunteers to assist with monitoring activities? |
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Less than 2 years
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| 19. What biodiversity monitoring information does your organisation ask volunteers to collect? Please list this information: |
| Data for Breeding Birds in South-East Bavaria |
| 20. Does your organisation have enough volunteers for its biodiversity monitoring? |
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No
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| 21. If no, please explain why |
| Difficult to find enough experts and motivating them to contribute. |
| 22. What do you think motivates people to contribute to your organisation's biodiversity monitoring schemes (e.g. hands-on experience)? Please list: |
| guess ....money is a crucial point |
| 23. What methods does your organisation use to recruit volunteers? |
| Articles (newspapers, magazines etc.) |
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Advertisements in newspapers, magazines etc. |
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| Internet/e-mail |
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Invitations sent through the post |
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| Word of mouth |
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Open days, workshops, activity days |
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| Radio/T.V. |
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Other
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| 24. Do volunteers receive any financial support (i.e. expense payments)? |
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No
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| 25. What proportion of volunteers have formal environmental training? (e. g. field courses, university degree in biology, ecology etc.) |
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25-50%
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| 26a. Does your organisation provide any training for volunteers? |
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Yes
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| 26b. If Yes, please describe what training is given to volunteers. |
| ANL is responsible and the major player for nature conservational education of adults in Bavaria. |
| 27a. Does your organisation validate the data received from volunteers? |
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Yes
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| 27b. If yes, how are the data validated? |
| Personal communication |
| 28. Does your organisation provide feedback to volunteers who contribute to your organisations monitoring activities? |
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Yes |
| Additional comments: |
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