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Open rivers: Improving connectivity and habitats of rivers shared by Navarra and Gipuzkoa (LIFE IrekiBAI)

Start date: Jul 16, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Background Rivers along the Cantabrian coast are threatened by fragmentation. Obstacles interrupting the continuity of the rivers have accumulated over the years to the extent that these obstacles can be found almost every kilometre stretch of the rivers. Moreover, they run for some distances (in the order of tens of kilometres). As a result, the river ec ...
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Intelligent marine LittEr removal and Management for local Authorities (LIFE LEMA)

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

Background UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) defines marine litter as any persistent, manufactured solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. Marine litter is a global and cross-boundary issue; it is found in all seas and oceans, and accumulates on the surface, seafloor and seashore. The presence of ...
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New approaches for the European mink Conservation in Spain (LIFE LUTREOLA SPAIN)

Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background The European mink (Mustela lutreola) is listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive as a priority species for conservation. During the last 15 years, the expansion of American mink (Neovison vison) has been confirmed as the main threat to the conservation of European mink in Spain. Control actions for American mink to date have not st ...
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In situ and Ex situ innovative combined techniques for coastal dune habitats restoration in SCIs of northern Spain (LIFE+ARCOS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background Sand dune ecosystems across Europe are facing threats and pressures from environmental and human factors – especially tourism and recreational activities in coastal areas. This project targets 10 Natura 2000 sites on the Cantabrian coast in the Atlantic bioregion of northern Spain. They contain important priority sand dune habitats, includi ...
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Management and conservation of *Osmoderma eremita, *Rosalia alpina and other saproxylic habitats of Community interest in Gipuzkoa (BIODIVERSIDAD Y TRASMOCHOS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

Background Pollarded trees provide particular habitat features for saproxylic invertebrates (i.e. species that depend on dead or decaying wood). Saproxylic insects are regarded as effective indicators of woodland biodiversity, and it is the most mature and untouched tracts of woodland that have the most diverse communities of saproxylic insects. Spain’s ...
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Litoral, Océano y Ríos de Euskadi-Aquitania. Sistema Interregional de Oceanografía Litoral Operacional (LOREA)

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

El litoral transfronterizo de los Pirineos Atlánticos/ Guipuzcoa ocupa una posición central imprescindible en el Golfo de Vizcaya. Por ello, estos 120 km de costa se encuentran sometidos a una presión antropogénica cada vez mayor. Dicha presión hace necesario el desarrollo de herramientas de apoyo para la toma de decisiones que permitan conocer el estado del medio y predecir la llegada y repercusi ...
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Installation of a network of Indicators of abundance and colonization on the european Eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the south of the central part of its distribution surface (INDICANG)

Start date: Apr 30, 2004, End date: Jul 10, 2008,

INDICANG is a project to maximise both knowledge and the transfers of know-how, with a pooling of this knowledge and know-how among the actors of the administration of eel resources. The project has the aim of slowing the loss of eel populations on the coasts and in the rivers of the Atlantic Area. Plans for restoration of the species will be put together at the level of each river basin. These pl ...
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Etude prospective sur les infrastructures de l’Eurocité basque

Cette étude doit permettre de recueillir un avis d’expert sur les lignes d’actions proposées par les consultants urbanistes dans le domaine du transport, des infrastructures et de la mobilité dans une optique de développement pour l’Eurocité. Achievements: La project a ...
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