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Smart net metering for promotion and cost-efficient grid-integration of PV technology in Cyprus (LIFE+ SmartPV)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Background Two interrelated and universal problems and challenges remain for those involved in energy production. The first concerns the excessive and unsustainable use of conventional fossil fuels, and the second is the low penetration of clean, sustainable energy sources, in particular PV, in the energy mix of many countries. The rapidly increasing glo ...
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Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat types *1520 and *5220 at the Rizoelia National Forest Park (LIFE-RIZOELIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

Background The Natura 2000 site, Rizoelia National Forest Park, covers only 0.001% of the surface area of Cyprus, yet it is a reservoir of threatened plants (a so called ‘biodiversity hot spot’). The site contains four habitat types that are protected under the Habitats Directive, three of which are priority habitats (1520 * Iberian gypsum vegetation ...
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Sustainable management of livestock waste for the removal/recovery of nutrients (LIFE LIVE-WASTE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Background Intensive livestock farming has greatly affected the use of manure to replenish the soil, leading to the accumulation of macro-nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and heavy metals (in particular, copper and zinc), and consequently to the increased risk of water and atmospheric pollution. Animal farming is responsible for odor ...
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Sustainable management via energy exploitation of end-of-life dairy products in Cyprus (DAIRIUS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Background Agro-industries are major contributors to industrial pollution and Cyprus is no exception to the rule. These industries, which process agricultural raw materials such as milk, fruits, vegetables and meat, generate millions of tonnes of waste and unexploited by-products that end up harming the environment. The production of milk and dairy produ ...
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An awareness-raising campaign in Cyprus for appreciating biodiversity in our life (BIOforLIFE)

Start date: Sep 3, 2012, End date: Sep 15, 2015,

...nmental protection to be personally important to them, only 31% chose biodiversity loss as one of the five most important issues. This low awareness also permeates key stakeholders such as government departments (other than those immediately concerned), politicians, the judiciary/law enforcement, farmers, hunters, fishermen and rural landowners. In contested land-use situations, economic interests ...
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Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat type 9560* (Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.) in Cyprus (JUNIPERCY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Background Endemic forests with Juniperus spp. is listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive as a priority habitat for conservation. In Cyprus, there is currently no documented evidence that active conservation measures have ever been implemented for the protection and restoration of this habitat, which is threatened by natural regeneration, fire, fragme ...
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SedAlp - Sediment management in Alpine basins: integrating sediment continuum, risk mitigation and hydropower (SedAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

SedAlp contributes to integrated management of sediment transport in Alpine basins directed to an effective reduction of sediment-related risk while promoting the enhancement of riverine ecosystems and reducing the impacts of hydropower plants (balancing the implementation of EU Directives e.g. RES, Floods and WFD). The project includes piloting actions in various representative Alpine river basin ...
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Restoration and management of Oroklini Lake SPA (CY6000010) in Cyprus (OROKLINI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

...onservation, management and monitoring targets. It became legally operational through its incorporation into two Ministerial Decrees (one for the SCI and one for the SPA). The Water Development Department included the Oroklini Lake in the list of water bodies monitored under the Water Framework Directive, which will ensure the future monitoring of the water quality parameters suggested in the Acti ...
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Quarry Resource Efficiency Demonstration Project (QuaResE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

Background The reuse of by-products and waste is necessary to ensure a more resource-efficient future. Mining and quarry waste is, globally, the largest category of waste. In Europe about 300 million tonnes of mining waste is produced each year (Eurostat, 2003). The standard methods of managing quarry slurry are disposal in landfill, discharge into ponds, ...
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Improving the Conservation Status of Fauna Species in Cyprus: from microhabitat restoration to landscape connectivity (ICOSTACY)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

Background Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and boasts a rich biodiversity as a result of its biogeographical isolation and 10 000-year civilisation. The LIFE project targeted 20 fauna species and their habitats that are threatened by factors that include land-use changes, destruction of habitat, wildfires, water demand and overexpl ...
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Enabling access to geological information in support of GMES (PANGEO)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

PanGeo is a service proposed in response to FP7 GMES Downstream Call 3 (released July 2009). The objective of PanGeo is to enable free and open access to geohazard information in support of GMES. This will be achieved by the generation of a validated Geohazard Data Layer supported by a Geohazard Summary for 52 of the largest towns listed in the GMES Land Theme’s Urban Atlas involving all 27 coun ...
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BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (ΔΙΑΠΕΡΕΚ)

Start date: Dec 31, 2006, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Το προτεινόμενο έργο αναφέρεται σε περιοχές με πλούσιο φυσικό περιβάλλον, η προστασία και διαχείριση του οποίου διαμορφώνει σε μεγάλο βαθμό τις αναπτυξιακές προοπτικές τους. Τόσο στην περιοχή των Χανίων όσο και στην Κύπρο καταγράφονται έργα που υλοποιήθηκαν με σκοπό την προστασία και διαχείριση του περιβάλλοντος , ωστόσο εντοπίζονται σημαντικές ελλείψεις όχι μόνο σε επίπεδο υποδομών αλλά και σε ό, ...
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Enrichment Tourism Infrastructure and Services Reorganization and Management and Promotion treadmill in insular areas (i4 WALKer)

Start date: Jun 17, 2012, End date: Sep 18, 2013,

Το έργο αφορά στη διακρατική συνεργασία για την αναβάθμιση της παρεχόμενης πληροφορίας & των τουριστικών υποδομών & υπηρεσιών σε περιπατητικές διαδρομές τριών νησιωτικών περιοχών (Κρήτης, Χίου & Κύπρου). Τόσο στην περίπτωση του Νομού Λασιθίου, όσο και στο Νομό Χίου και την Κύπρο, τα περιπατητικά μονοπάτια στα οποία προβλέπονται οι παρεμβάσεις αφορούν σε περιοχές με ιδιαίτερα περιβαλλοντικά & πολι ...
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Upgrading quality and Promoting Olive Oil Commerce (ΑΠΠΕΕ)

Start date: Aug 17, 2011, End date: Aug 17, 2013,

Η ελαιοκομία αποτελεί κλάδο στρατηγικής σημασίας για την Κρήτη και συνεχώς ανερχόμενης αξίας στην Κύπρο.Το Κρητικό ελαιόλαδο είναι εξαιρετικής ποιότητας, ενώ η κατά κεφαλή κατανάλωση είναι από τις υψηλότερες στον κόσμο. Στην Κύπρο η κατά κεφαλή κατανάλωση είναι χαμηλότερη κι η ποιότητα του θέλει βελτίωση ώστε να γίνει πιο ανταγωνιστικό. Σκοπός του έργου είναι η αναβάθμιση της διεθνούς ανταγωνιστικ ...
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Establishment of a Plant Micro-reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats. (PLANT-NET CY)

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

Background The following priority habitat types and plant species in Cyprus are considered as having threatened conservation status: Four targeted priority plant species: Troodos rockcress (Arabis kennedyae) - a flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family that grows at altitudes of 1 200 – 1 870 m; Astragalus macrocarpus ssp. Lefkarensis – a perenn ...
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actical Use of MONITORing in Natural Disaster Management (MONITOR II)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 29, 2012,

Management of natural hazards constitutes a common challenge in the SEES. Until now, neither hazard mapping nor contingency planning have been transnationally coordinated and defined in a sufficient manner. These gaps will be tackled in MONITOR II with the development of a common methodology and a CSA ("Continuous Situation Awareness") system. The integration of monitoring systems facilitates peri ...
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Creation of a transnational network of innovation and experimentation pools for agriculture in the Mediterranean islands (AGRISLES)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

The general objective of the project is the creation of a new frame of cooperation between islands for innovation in agriculture, mobilizing the « pools of competencies » scattered in the insular MED area. The project belongs to Axis I – Strengthening innovation capacities, Objective 1.2 of the MED Program: « Strengthening strategic cooperation between economic development actors and public author ...
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Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alpine Space (AdaptAlp)

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

Climate change is to a large extent constituted by increasing temperatures and changed precipitation patterns. Any change of these critical factors has implications on the frequency & extent of natural hazards. The uncertainties and the increase of natural hazards due to the impacts of CC requires concerted management in the Alpine Space. AdaptAlp will improve information on impacts of CC esp. on ...
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Conservation management in Natura 2000 sites of Cyprus (Comanacy)

Start date: Nov 1, 2004, End date: Oct 31, 2008,

Background Since Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, it has faced the challenge of adjusting its conservation and management strategies to the concepts, priorities and procedures arising from EU obligations. The European Commission mid-term assessment of implementing the EC Biodiversity Action Plan reported, in 2008, that Cyprus had identified 36 S ...
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Integrated Development and Management of NATURA 2000 Protected Areas through Innovative Techniques in E. Mediterranean (ManagMED)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Apr 29, 2008,

ManageMED is a project aiming to contribute to the sustainable development, protection and management of the protected ΝΑΤURA 2000 areas in the Eastern Mediterranean, which are threatened by a number of aggravating factors that can lead to the complete degradation or even extinction of these areas. The risk management will be based on a scientific model of risk indexes, which will result from the ...
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ECOlogical NETwork for the promotion of convergent conservation strategies in COastal HAbitatS of CommuniTy significance (ECONET COHAST)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

The aim of the project ECONET COHAST is to promote convergent conservation strategies at landscape scale for coastal habitats of Community significance. An ecological network of stakeholders and a knowledge base on impact assessment for coastal habitats will be established, which will support capacity building and policy actions throughout the region. The dissemination of best practices for coasta ...
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