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Conservation of Posidonia oceanica meadows in Andalusian Mediterranean Sea (Life Posidonia Andalucia)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

Background Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) underwater meadows are a priority habitat listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. Some 95% of these meadows are found in six Natura 2000 network marine sites (SCIs) in the Andalusia. Conservation actions within these SCIs will guarantee the conservation of practically all Posidonia oceanica meadows, howev ...
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WATER Development Resources Opportunity Policies for the water management in semi-arid areas (Water-DROP)

Start date: Dec 17, 2013, End date: Dec 16, 2015,

Project in brief Population growth, rapid urbanization and industrialization, the expansion of agriculture and tourism, as well as climate change are all factors which put water under increasing stress. The scarcity of this vital resource for human and social development has placed water at the top of the agenda of many Mediterranean countries. Most of the water problems are due to the mismanageme ...
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Mediterranean Experience of Eco-Tourism (MEET)

Start date: Jan 16, 2013, End date: Dec 15, 2015,

The project in briefAccording to the World Tourism Organization, eco-tourism is a major trend with a growing demand of consumers for packages which offer responsible travel to natural areas, conservation of the environment and improvement of the well-being of local people. The Mediterranean area is the one of the most interesting regions in the world in terms of eco-tourism potential. The high div ...
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Local solutions for future challenges: Community Owned Best practice for sustainable Resource Adaptive management in the Guiana Shield, South America (COBRA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Novel funding initiatives are on the cusp of implementation across the developing world. Community owned solutions for the management of ecosystem services have the potential to act as showcases for determining the most effective and efficient use of these emerging funding streams in order to maximise social justice and ecological sustainability. The COBRA project brings together key South America ...
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North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity (NSBWO)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Ships ballast water is a main source of acute and chronic pollution in the North Sea. The project aims to improve the North Sea environment and economy by facilitating the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC). The implementation of the BWMC creates a new market for innovative products; Ballast Water Opportunity aims to support the NSR industry to enter this market. It enc ...
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European Business and Biodiversity Campaign (B+B Campaign)

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

...ness, NGOs and other stakeholders; Provide information about existing business and biodiversity initiatives, such as the EU Business and Biodiversity Initiative/Technical Platform, IUCN Countdown 2010, Germany’s business and biodiversity initiative and other national and regional initiatives; Disseminate information and demonstrate methodologies and tools that help businesses to assess and mit ...
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Promoting the Protection of Natura and Biodiversity in Urban Areas: Award European Capital of Nature and Biodiversity (Capital of Biodiversity)

Start date: Jan 2, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

Background The loss of biodiversity is one of the main environmental challenges in Europe. Decisions about urbanisation, the construction of infrastructure and the protection of green spaces all impact directly on the conservation of biodiversity in an important way. At the same time, they impact directly on quality of life for European citizens and clima ...
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Transactional Environmental Support System (TESS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

"TESS will assist policy makers to integrate knowledge from the EU, national, regional and local level into the decision making process while also encouraging local people to maintain and restore biodiversity ecosystem services. To achieve this, a transactional environmental decision support system will be designed, linking central policy planning to local livelihoods. To develop this system, TESS ...
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Protection of Biodiversity of the Sava River Basin Floodplains (SAVA RIVER BASIN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2007, End date: Dec 31, 2009,

Background The Sava River is the second largest tributary of the Danube River and of ecological significance because of its outstanding biological and landscape diversity. It hosts the largest complex of alluvial floodplain wetlands in the Danube basin and the largest lowland forests. The Sava is a unique example of a river where the floodplains are still ...
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Bringing Regional Protected Areas of the Leningrad region (Russian Federation) into European Context (PAs for LIFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2005, End date: Dec 31, 2007,

...t regional protected areas of the Leningrad Oblast, and promote their involvement in the management of those areas. Most of these materials are available on the project website: http://pa.iucn.ru. A report on visitors' centres produced by the LIFE project is being used outside the Leningrad Oblast by several of Russia’s federal national parks. Project partners have also expressed a willingness ...
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