1. Research European Commission FP6-ERA.ppt15/10/01 1 Cooperation with Chile Current status No direct participation in FP4 and FP5 projects Participation in 3 EoI on: –Earth observation of forest fires in the Mediterranean region –Global observation research initiative in the Alps (GTOS contribution) –Integrated organic waste management

2. Research European Commission FP6-ERA.ppt15/10/01 2 EoI “Earth observation of forest fires in the Mediterranean region” Network of Excellence Objective of the project: integration of several remote sensing systems and analysis techniques Chilean partner: Catholic University of Chile Task: field analysis of fire ecological impacts in Chile

3. Research European Commission FP6-ERA.ppt15/10/01 3 EoI “Global observation research initiative in the Alps” Network of Excellence Objective of the project: set up long-term in situ observation network on alpine biodiversity and habitat change Chilean partner: Univ. de Chile, Santiago Task: regional initiator of the global GLORIA network

4. Research European Commission FP6-ERA.ppt15/10/01 4 EoI “Integrated organic waste management” Network of Excellence Objective of the project: define, evaluate and promote a reduction strategy of GHG from manure, organic waste and agriculture Chilean partner: Inst. de Investigaciones, Osorno

5. Research European Commission FP6-ERA.ppt15/10/01 5 Cooperation with Chile Possible topics for cooperation with Chile: Desertification Water management Biodiversity Stratospheric research

6. Research European Commission FP6-ERA.ppt15/10/01 6 Cooperation with Chile Mechanisms to foster cooperation: –Thematic workshops (Chilean key scientists) –CORDIS partner search (http://www.cordis.lu/en/home.html)