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Integrated planning tool to ensure viability of grasslands (LIFE Viva Grass)

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

Background Natural and semi-natural grasslands (NSG) are complex ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem functions and services, which are essential for maintaining biodiversity and healthy societies in general. Loss of grassland biodiversity leads to the degradation and even total destruction of ecosystem functions and services, which would require ...
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Baltic Info Campaign on Hazardous Substances (BaltInfoHaz)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

...hops, as well as leaflets for their clients; 2 leaflets for clients of K-Rauta stores; a teachers' handbook; 20 animations and 3 longer videos, and other brochures and gadgets. As a result, the BEF offices in the Baltic States are now regarded as information centres on hazardous substances in consumer goods. The project team took and analysed blood, dust, air and product samples for hazardous sub ...
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Baltic actions for reduction of pollution of the Baltic Sea from priority hazardous substances (BaltActHaz)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

Background Chemicals released into the environment can remain in the environment for very long time due to their persistence. If they are also bio-accumulative, they accumulate in the food chain. If toxic, they can harm living organisms. Emissions into the acquatic environment of certain target substances is subject to regulation, and limiting or stopping ...
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Introducing Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea (BaltSeaPlan)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,

The € 3,7 m project BaltSeaPlan (2009-2012) accompanied the EU Maritime Policy by supporting the introduction of Integrated Maritime Spatial Planning and preparation of National Maritime Strategies within Baltic Sea Region. It also contributed to the implementation of the HELCOM recommendation on broad-scale Maritime Spatial Planning & the VASAB Gdańsk Declaration.BackgroundThe Baltic Sea is a uni ...
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Marine protected areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea (Baltic MPAs)

Start date: Aug 1, 2005, End date: Nov 30, 2009,

Background The Baltic Sea is a unique and fragile marine ecosystem hosting many species and habitats of European and global interest, including the Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) which has its own European Species Action Plan. It is believed that the by-catch of birds and seals in fishing nets is a problem in the Baltic Sea and assumed that habitat ...
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Baltic Haz Control: Development and institutional implementation of a transnational monitoring system for hazardous waste streams in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR Haz Control)

Start date: Jun 13, 2004, End date: Jun 12, 2007,

Hazardous waste poses a major threat to the sustainable economic development of the BSR. Urgent needs arising from the Enlargement focus on boosting waste management efficiency, upgrading waste treatment infrastructure, building an administrative infrastructure to implement EU legislation, establishing a regional waste planning framework for balanced development and creating reliable investment pe ...
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Developement and testing of a blended-learning-arrangement for the qualification of workers in the european waste management sector in the field of biodegradable waste

Europe annually produces about 1.3 billion tons of waste. Large part of it - about 150 million tons – is of biological nature and therefore potentially biodegradable. The topic "Biodegradable Waste" affects two other current as well as urgent topics: the global climatic change and the energy supply. Until today world-wide most of the organic waste still is deposited in an unordered and untreated w ...
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