FOOTPRINT Project consortium: organisations

  1. BRGM (Co-ordinator).
  2. AERU, University of Hertfordshire.
  3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
  4. GEUS.
  5. Arvalis-Institut du Végétal.
  6. University Giessen.
  7. NSRI, Cranfield University.
  8. Agricultural University of Wroclaw.
  9. ICPS.
  10. iNovaGIS.
  11. INRA.
  12. University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
  13. Joint Research Centre.
  14. University of Ljubljana.
  15. NAGREF.
BRGM (Co-ordinator)
Avenue C. Guillemin, BP 6009
45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France

BRGM is the French national institute for research on earth and environmental sciences. The Bureau is responsible for the sustainable management of subsoil resources, including groundwater, in France.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Igor Dubus, Faïza Boulahya, Vincent Mardhel, Fabrice Dupros, Nicolas Surdyk & Olivier Cerdan.

AERU
STRI, University of Hertfordshire,
College Lane Hatfield, Herts.
AL10 9AB, UK

The Agriculture & Environment Research Unit (AERU) carries out applied research related to measuring the impacts of agriculture on the environment. AERU has significant experience in agricultural policy and regulation, agri-environmental impact assessment and indicator development, agricultural sustainability and farm software development.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Kathy Lewis, Andrew Green, John Tzilivakis & Douglas Warner.

Department of Soil Sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Box 7014,750 07 Uppsala, Sweden

The departement of Soil Science is part of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). A part of the Department of Soil Sciences researches is directed towards improved understanding of critical processes that govern the impacts of agricultural pollutants on surface water and groundwater.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Nick Jarvis, Jenny Kreuger, Fredrik Stenemo, Mats Larsbo, Lars Bergström & John Stenström.

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Øster Voldgade 10
DK 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark

The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is a research and advisory institution in the Danish Ministry of Environment. GEUS's overall mission is to provide, to use and to disseminate knowledge of geological materials, processes and relations that are important for the use and protection of the natural resources of the country.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Jeanne Kjær, Anker Højberg & Per Rassmussen.

ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal
2 Chaussée Brunehaut
Estrées
Mons, BP 156, 80203 Péronne Cedex, France

ARVALIS-Institut du Végétal (French Institute for Arable Crops) is an applied research institute with the role of evaluate and recommend cropping practices to limit the impact of agricultural activities on the environment and ensure quality standards for crops.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Benoît Réal.

Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management
University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32
35392 Giessen, Germany

The Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management is part of the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Giessen University. One of its main research objectives is the development of sustainable land use systems in agricultural ecosystems and the implementation of agricultural best management practices.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Martin Bach, Stefan Reichenberger & Hans-Georg Frede.

National Soil Resources Institute
Cranfield University
Silsoe, Bedfordshire MK45 4DT, UK

Cranfield University's National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI) was established to promote the sustainable management of soil resources both nationally and internationally through its teaching, research and consultancy.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: John Hollis, Michael Dufour & Patricia Bellamy.

Institute of Environmental Engineering
Agricultural University of Wroclaw, pl. Grunwaldzki 24
50-363 Wroclaw, Poland

The Institute of Environmental Engineering (IEE) is a part of the Agricultural University of Wroclaw, its main research and educational activities are devoted to the field of water-agriculture-soil environment. Problems of groundwater and surface water management constitute a major part of the IEE's activities.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Wieslaw Fialkiewicz & Ireneusz Kajewski.

International Centre for Pesticides and Health Risk Prevention
University Hospital L. Sacco, via G.B. Grassi
20157 Milano, Italy

The International Centre for Pesticides and Health Risk Prevention (ICPS) is a WHO Occupational Health Collaborating Centre in the pesticide area. ICPS functions, as a public independent organisation, carrying out research, documentation and training on pesticide risks for human beings and the environment.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Giovanna Azimonti & Domenica Auteri.

iNovaGIS
Wilhelmshöher Allee 272
D-34131 Kassel, Germany

iNovaGIS is a private company specialised in the development of bespoke software applications involving Geographical Information Data and Systems.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Björn Feisel, Moritz Wurm.

INRA
INRA-INAPG, Environment and Arable Crops
78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France

The National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) is a national public scientific and technological establishment. One of its objectives is to acquire and disseminate information on scientific knowledge and innovation, particularly in the fields of agriculture, food and the environment.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Enrique Barriuso, Pierre Benoit, Yves Coquet, Valérie Pot, Julien Moeys, Emmanuelle Vaudour & Jean-Marc Gilliot.

Water Resource Systems Research Laboratory
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences,
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK

The Water Resource Systems Research Laboratory (WRSRL) research aims to develop new modelling technologies for planning a sustainable water environment; to this end WRSRL has pioneered the fields of hydroinformatics, stochastic modelling of precipitation in space and time and physically-based hydrological modelling.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Hayley Fowler, Chris Kilsby & Aidan Burton.

Joint Research Centre
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
21020 Ispra (VA), Italy

The Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) is a Directorate General of the European Commission. Its mission is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Giovanni Bidoglio, Faycal Bouraoui & Declan Mulligan.

Center for Soil and Environmental Science
University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Center of Soil and Environmental Science (CSES) is a part of the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana. Research activities of CSES are focused on soil mapping and GIS processing, soil pollution assessment and monitoring, soil and land-use relations and sustainable use of soils as natural resource.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Franc Lobnik, Metka Suhadolc, Marko Zupan & David Graham.

Soil Science Institute of Athens
National Agricultural Research Foundation, 1 S.Venizelou Str
14123 Lykovrisi, Athens, Greece

The Soil Science Institute of Athens (SSIA) is a part of the National Agricultural Research foundation. Some of the SSIA main research activities cover erosion, conservation and protection of soil and soil pollution through nitrate and heavy metal.

Scientists involved in FOOTPRINT: Evangelia Vavoulidou-Theodorou, Polykarpos Lolos, Avramides Liz, Dimitrios Arapakis & Pericles Papadopoulos.