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Ensuring the Integrity of the European food chain (FOODINTEGRITY)
Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,
Food Integrity “the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished or in perfect condition”.Providing assurance to consumers and other stakeholders about the safety, authenticity and quality of European food (integrity) is of prime importance in adding value to the European Agri-food economy. The integrity of European foods is under constant threat from fraudulently labelled imitations that try to ...
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Habitat restoration and management in two coastal lagoons of the Ebro Delta: Alfacada y Tancada (Î-LAGOON)
Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
Background
The Alfacada and Tancada lagoons are located in the Delta del Ebro Natural Park. Though the Alfacada lagoon is a protected area, it was until recently a private estate used for hunting. It is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change on the water and sediment flux of the Ebro river, which has accelerated the rise in sea level and coasta ...
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Recovering the historic distribution range of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Spain and Portugal (Iberlince)
Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
Background
Up until the 19th century, the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) could be found in all the regions of Spain and Portugal. Since then, and particularly in the last decades of the 20th century, its population and distribution area have suffered an alarming decline. The species is the most threatened carnivorous mammal in Europe. There are currently on ...
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Recovery and conservation Program for Galemys pyrenaicus and its habitat in Castilla y León and Extremadura (DESMANIA)
Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
Background
The Iberian/Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small semi-aquatic mammal that is endemic to mountain streams in the Iberian Peninsula. The species is an excellent biological indicator with numbers reflecting closely the state of conservation or degradation of the habitats it occupies. However, the desman is increasingly in danger of exti ...
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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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Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System (FutMon)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,
Background
Forests cover about 30% of Europe, providing high value concerning: biodiversity; carbon sequestration; soil and water protection; and the economic contribution of goods and services. However, climate change, air pollution and changes in land use are threatening the health, stability and sustainability of forests and their values.
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An Exercise to Assess Research Needs and Policy Choices in Areas of Drought (XEROCHORE)
Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2010,
In recent years large parts of Europe suffered from extreme drought, a phenomenon that likely will become more frequent and more severe, as predicted by the climate models. This will lead to significant socio-economic and environmental impacts and associated damages. There is therefore an urgent need to develop a roadmap toward a European Drought Policy, in accordance with the EU-Water Framework D ...
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