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Innovative management strategies for climate change adaptation of mixed subhumid Mediterranean forests (LIFE MixForChange)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2021,

Background Mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests are ecosystems with great relevance at European level and worldwide. The foreseeable effects of climate change are expected to have a strong impact on the value and functions of such forests. These effects will be aggravated by a number of factors, including: the prevalence of species poorly adapted to sev...
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Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation (SI) and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development (RD), and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions. These objectives will be achieved by: 1. Develop...
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Models and decision SUpport tools for integrated FOrest policy development under global change and associated Risk and UNcertainty (SuFoRun)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

Forest policy and decision makers are challenged by the need to balance the increasing demand for forest-based services (e.g. recreation, protection, conservation) and wood-based products (e.g. timber, fuelwood) with the foreseen scarcity of supply in different situations as for example disturbances (e.g. wildfires, droughts). Under these circumstances research on the impacts of different disturba...
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Création et dissémination de e-ressources partagées pour les formateurs et les enseignants du secteur forestier et leurs publics

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The eforOwn + project aims to establish a bank of training and information e -resources freely available for trainers in forest technical centers and forest owners who are their audiences, but also for forest teachers and their students at level 4 and 5 in European nomenclature.These resources will be developed using the methodological framework and the technical standard defined in the previou...
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Combining and improving online bird portals data to display near-real-time spatiotemporal patterns of bird distribution across Europe (LIFE Euro Bird Portal)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background All over Europe, ordinary citizens, especially bird watchers, are increasingly contributing to the provision of up-to-date, reliable and policy-relevant data on nature and biodiversity. The vast amount of data collected through the existing online bird portals offers great potential for understanding the temporal and spatial distribution of bir...
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Life+ SUBER: Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change (Life+ SUBER)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Background Cork oak (Quercus suber) forests are listed in the European Union’s Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) as an important habitat for conservation. This (Annex I-listed) West-Mediterranean habitat grows over approximately 20 000 km2 in the EU – with 65% found mainly in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. Climate change and cork p...
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Sustainable management for conservation of Black pine (Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var pyrenaica) forests in Catalonia (Life+ Pinassa)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2018,

Background The priority habitat (sub-)Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines (Pinus nigra) only occurs in a limited number of fragmented sites in medium and high mountain zones in southern EU countries. Spain hosts more than half the EU total of 169 sites. This forest habitat has suffered a great reduction of its distribution area during the ...
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Securing future-proof environmentally compatible bioenergy chains (SECURECHAIN)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

SecureChain promotes a Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) that meets highest environmental quality standards and targets local biomass suppliers, energy producers and financial sector players to mobilise more biomass, maximise the share of sustainable bioenergy in the final energy consumption, and reduce the transaction costs for further market uptake of most efficient systems in six Europ...
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REINFORCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ADULTS

Start date: Nov 16, 2015, End date: Nov 15, 2017,

The goal of the REAL project is to contribute to the integration of unemployed graduates into the labor market by enhancing their entrepreneurship skills and competencies. The project focused on the needs of those who wants to start their own business but did not have necessary skills and know-how. The fear of unemployment and changes in today's labor market inspired people to look for new paths ...
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Adult training on handicraft production of medicinal and aromatic plants

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

In the Mediterranean area there are plenty of small-scale farms due to the land distribution by legacy and to geographical aspects characterized by mountainous areas. Many entrepreneurs have seen medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), known as well as herbs, as an alternative crop to be implemented in these areas where traditional ones (cereal, vineyard, olive trees…) have no place because they are...
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EU BON: Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2017,

Sustainable governance of our biological resources requires reliable scientific knowledge that meets the needs of society. Current biodiversity observation systems and environmental datasets are unbalanced in coverage and not integrated, limiting integrative analyses and implementation of environmental policies.EU BON presents an innovative approach towards integration of biodiversity information ...
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New and old World perspectives for forest ecology and management in a context of global change (NEWFORESTS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

"The NEWFORESTS exchange program brings together researchers from 5 research institutions: two from public research centres in Spain, Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) and Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), one French institution, Bio-Archaeology and Ecology Centre (CBAE), and two Canadian Universities (University of Quebec in Montreal, UQAM, and in Abitibi-...
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Improvement of TAXUS baccata conservation status in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula (TAXUS)

Start date: Nov 5, 2012, End date: Nov 4, 2016,

Background The yew tree ( Taxus baccata ) is a flagship tree, one of the longest-living in the world, with tremendous cultural, natural and scientific heritage value. It is a survivor of a previous age, being a species that was more widespread during the last glaciations. However, the yew is now showing evidence of regression in south-western Europe, maki...
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Multipurpose trees and non-wood forest products a challenge and opportunity (STAR TREE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Europe has set a clear and ambitious strategy (Europe 2020 Strategy) to base its economy on a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Part of this concept is to initiate the development towards an innovative, resource efficient and bio-based (bio-economy) European economy. Such development should contribute to economic growth and the creation of jobs, while mitigating climate change effects and p...
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Bridging effectiveness and sustainability in afforestation / reforestation in a climate change context: new technologies for improving soil features and plant performance (SUSTAFFOR)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The aim of SUSTAFFOR (Bridging effectiveness and sustainability in afforestation / reforestation in a climate change context: new technologies for improving soil features and plant performance) is to conceive, produce, develop and on-field validate novel techniques aiming at improving afforestation / reforestation projects from an environmental, technical and economic point of view, as well as to ...
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Innovative and effective technology and logistics for forest residual biomass supply in the EU (INFRES)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

INFRES aims to accelerate the technological development and open new paths to EU’s renewable targets by producing research based knowledge, technological solutions and service innovations for forest residue feedstock supply. INFRES aims at high efficiency and precise deliveries of woody feedstock to heat, power and biorefining industries by: Producing technological and logistic innovations for dev...
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La mycosylviculture et la valorisation des champignons sauvages comestibles comme facteurs de durabilité et de multifonctionnalité forestière (MICOSYLVA +)

Start date: Oct 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

La finalité de MICOSYLVA+ est la mise en place dans l'espace SUDOE d'une gestion multifonctionnelle et durable des espaces forestiers qui intègre et valorise les fonctions écologique, sociale et économique des champignons.Pour atteindre cet objectif, MICOSYLVA+ va travailler en répondant à deux problématiques. La première se centre au niveau écologique. En effet, la méconnaissance du rôle majeur d...
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motion de l'innovation pour améliorer la compétitivité des PME dans l'industrie du bois de l'espace SUDOE (WOODTECH)

Start date: Oct 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

La forêt de l'espace SUDOE est essentiellement de type méditerranéen. Elle présente une grande diversité d'espèces, les propriétés forestières sont très morcelées et les massifs discontinus. Les industries du bois du territoire SUDOE rencontrent des difficultés de compétitivité et elles importent fréquemment le bois et le sciage procédant d'autre pays.WOODTECH est un projet d'innovation et de tran...
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Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptations (CLIMAFRICA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

Africa is probably the most vulnerable continent to climate change and climate variability and shows diverse range of agro-ecological and geographical features. Thus the impacts of climate change can be very high and will greatly differ across the continent, and even within countries. There is a urgent need for the most appropriate and up-to-date tools to better understand and predict climate chan...
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Securing the Conservation of biodiversity across Administrative Levels and spatial, temporal, and Ecological Scales (SCALES)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2014,

Our capacity to effectively sustain biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales is an essential component of European environmental sustainability. Anthropogenic and environmental pressures on biodiversity act differently at different scales. Consequently, effective conservation responses to these threats must explicitly consider the scale at which effects occur, and therefore it is crucial th...
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New Ways to Value and Market Forest Externalities (NEWFOREX)

Start date: Dec 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2014,

"Many forest goods and services are not marketed. Methods for assessing these values are incomplete, and so is an understanding of who benefits from them. Forest owners are not rewarded for the value of these externalities and may make decisions providing less externalities than optimal. We can increase welfare, if we develop ways to enhance their provision. The objectives of NEWFOREX are: 1: To p...
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Greenhouse gas management in European land use systems (GHG Europe)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The GHG-Europe project aims to improve our understanding and capacity for predicting the European terrestrial carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) budget by applying a systematic, comprehensive and integrative approach. GHG-Europe quantifies the annual to decadal variability of the carbon and GHG budgets of terrestrial ecosystems in EU27 plus Switzerland and in six data-rich European regions via data-m...
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"Carbon dynamics in Pyrenean grasslands: a first-time assessment with ecosystem fluxes, isotopic marking, and plant guilds" (CAPACITI)

Start date: Jul 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

"Given the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems and their importance as carbon storage systems, there is a pressing need to understand how mountain grassland ecosystems function –with the aim to asses the impact of global change and to determine the management mechanisms that can ameliorate its effects.This proposal focuses on the study of the annual C dynamics of semi-natural grazed grasslands in...
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Frondosas nobles para la restauración y revalorización en áreas rurales : (PIRINOBLE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

Las áreas rurales pirenaicas presentan actualmente un interés económico y productivo inferior a su potencial, siendo vulnerables al abandono con la consecuente pérdida de valores sociales y ambientales que tradicionalmente han generado. Una alternativa productiva de interés en estas áreas es la realización de plantaciones de frondosas productoras de madera de calidad, especialmente en aquellos ter...
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Sustainable forest management providing renewable energy, sustainable construction and bio-based products (RoK-FOR)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2013,

RoK-FOR aims to create a ‘region of knowledge’ in the forestry sector in Europe, and will significantly contribute to forest sector supporting sustainable use of natural resources, renewable energy, sustainable construction materials and biobased products, without jeopardizing the environment. RoK-FOR is a Coordination Action of five regional research-driven clusters from six European countries: G...
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LA GESTIÓN DE LAS POBLACIONES Y LA VALORIZACIÓN DE LA MADERA DE PINO NEGRO (UNCI'PLUS)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

La multifuncionalidad y el fuerte valor medioambiental de estos particulares ecosistemas suponen la definición de técnicas silvícolas precisas y adaptadas que concilien los objetivos de preservación de la biodiversidad, la producción y la gestión silvopastoral en un contexto de fuerte presión turística. El valor económico de esta especie constituye un objetivo importante para aplicar la silvicultu...
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RED PIRENAICA DE LOS GALLIFORMES DE MONTAÑA (GALLIPYR)

Start date: Nov 30, 2008, End date: Nov 29, 2012,

Los galliformes de montaña son una especie de gran valor patrimonial inscrita en el Anexo I de la Directiva europea sobre aves. Su estado es precario, sobre todo por las amenazas que su hábitat y supervivencia sufren a causa de la evolución de las actividades humanas. Además, el cambio climático está agravando estas amenazas.OBJETIVOCrear una red pirenaica transfronteriza de Galliformes de montaña...
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RED TRANSFRONTERIZA PARA LA DETERMINACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE FLUJOS DE AGUA, CARBONO Y ENERGÍA (FLUXPYR)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

Los Pirineos son especialmente vulnerables al cambio climático y podrían sufrir una degradación de los bienes y servicios ecosistémicos que proveen. FLUXPYR aporta recursos humanos, metodologías y herramientas necesarias para abordar el carácter transfronterizo del cambio climático, fomentando la pluridisciplinaridad, el desarrollo e integración de tecnologías y protocolos innovadores y la producc...
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DINAMIZACIÓN Y ESTRUCTURACIÓN PARA LAS ENTITADES PROPIETARIOS DE BOSQUES PÚBLICOS TRANSFRONTERIZOS (DYNAFOREST)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

Teniendo en cuenta la gran cantidad de bosques pertenecientes a entidades públicas existentes, es necesario poner en marcha con carácter de urgencia acciones que permitan reunir a los elegidos de las dos vertientes del macizo con el fin de sensibilizarlos sobre los distintos aspectos de la gestión multifuncional y sobre las distintas soluciones conjuntas susceptibles de ser llevadas a cabo para ha...
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Récupération de rivières dans le SUDOE européen (RICOVER)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

El proyecto tiene por objetivo definir e implementar (a través de intervenciones piloto) estrategias y metodologías conjuntas de protección y conservación de los ríos del SUDOE, teniendo en cuenta, entre otros elementos, las características naturales y la biodiversidad, la preservación de hábitats prioritarios y del Patrimonio de la Red Natura 2000, la importancia de los ríos como corredores ecoló...
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Gestion sylvicole de montagnes productrices de champignons sauvages comestibles d'intérêt socio-économique comme source de développement rural (MICOSYLVA)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2010,

MICOSYLVA es un proyecto científico técnico cuyo objetivo es promover en Europa una gestión forestal multifuncional y sostenible que integre y valorice las funciones ecológicas y socioeconómicas de los hongos silvestres comestibles (HSC). En cuanto a los resultados que se pretenden conseguir, estos son: - Establecimiento de una red de cooperación entre los distintos agentes involucrados, ya sean c...
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ROMOTION OF THE USE OF THE FOREST BIOMASS WITH ENERGETICAL OBJECTIVES IN THE SOUTHWEST OF EUROPE (ENERSILVA )

Start date: Dec 31, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

This project aims to ensure the sustainable development of the SUDOE forests, through the utilization of biomass to energetic ends. The partners of this project intend to promote the capitalization of the forests through an integrated management of the resources and valuing the products so far considered as residuals. Many actions will be taken to implicate forest proprietors on the biomass explor...
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MED-BIO-DISTRI-NET : Mediterranean Biological Products Distribution Network (MED-BIO-DISTRI-NET)

Start date: May 31, 2004, End date: May 30, 2006,

« Med-Bio-Distri-Net » sintéresse aux produits biologiques produits au sein de lespace Medocc. Le projet prévoit de réaliser un benchmarking sur lensemble des segments concernés par ces produits biologiques (agroalimentaire, produits santé, cosmétiques) entre les régions participantes : Rhône-Alpes, PACA, Lombardie, Toscane, Catalogne, Murcie. Par une étude quantitative et qualitative, les partena...
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Actions communes et actions spécifiques (SYLVAPIR)

Il sagit dun programme sylvicole dans les Pyrénées. Ce projet, constitué dactions dintéret commun a tous les membres du GEIE et dactions spécifiques, sarticule autour de six axes stratégiques : - la politique forestiere et lorganisation de la filiere - le développement économique et la promotion de la filiere foret-bois - le transfert de technologie et de savoir-faire - la formation et lemploi - l...
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