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Reduction of sea turtle mortality in commercial fisheries (TARTALIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

Background The conservation of the sea turtle (Caretta caretta) – an EU priority species, listed in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive, and protected under various international conventions – is of strategic importance for the whole Mediterranean basin. Fishing represents the main threat to the species’ survival. Researchers (Casale, 2011) ...
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Strategy for the Natura 2000 Network of the Umbria Region (SUN LIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Background Italy’s central region of Umbria hosts transitional areas located between the Mediterranean and Continental biogeographical regions. These areas are rich in biodiversity and include many endemic species. Such diversity is reflected in the 104 SCI and SPAs located in the region, accounting for more than 15% of its land surface. However, the co ...
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SPIN Strategy for the Implementation of Natura 2000 in Sicily (SPIN4LIFE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

Background Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean, and its geographic isolation, proximity to Africa, and the geomorphological diversity of its mountains, plains, rivers, dunes, estuaries and islets, mean that its biodiversity is among the most varied in Europe. Sicily has 238 Natura 2000 sites, which are threatened by fire, grazing, erosion, l ...
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