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INTERACT is a network of terrestrial field bases in arctic and alpine areas of the Northern Hemisphere. The network provides an efficient platform for coordinated research, monitoring and logistics by sharing experiences and coordinating activities and by making the network infrastructures available to specialised scientific networks and organisations as well as to research and monitoring programmes and projects. 

A key aim of the network is to build capacity for terrestrial ecosystem research and monitoring to improve our ability to identify, understand, predict and respond to the impacts of diverse environmental changes throughout the environmental and land use conditions represented at INTERACT sites.

INTERACT seeks to improve the logistic and scientific services offered to the science community by providing a platform for activities that will increase our understanding of the processes and our knowledge of the status and trends of biota and physical characteristics. INTERACT provides a one-stop-shop of information for scientists who are looking for one or more sites for their activities in the vast northern areas. INTERACT stations already host and operate numerous top level research and monitoring initiatives, and we welcome proposals for new initiatives from any scientific discipline related to terrestrial environments.