5 European Projects Found
Searched on 125080 European Projects
FINISHED
Island conservation in Tuscany, restoring habitat not only for birds (RESTO CON LIFE)
Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,
Background
Several habitat and species found on the islands of the national park are seriously threatened by alien animal species (e.g. rodents, feral cats, hedgehogs, game birds) and by alien plant species (e.g. Carpobrotus spp., Eucalyptus camaludulensis). Control measures to eradicate these alien species are necessary in order to restore the natural is ...
Read Project
4
Partners Participants
FINISHED
Montecristo 2010: eradication of invasive plant and animal aliens and conservation of species/habitats in the Tuscan Archipelago,Italy. (Montecristo 2010)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,
Background
Habitats on the small island of Montecristo, one of seven islands in the Tuscan Archipelago of Italyâs Tyrrhenian Sea, are seriously threatened by the invasive alien tree of heaven species Ailanthus altissima. Meanwhile, the nests and eggs of the shearwater Puffinus yelkouan and other sea birds are vulnerable to black rats (Rattus rattus). Co ...
Read Project
4
Partners Participants
FINISHED
COOPERAZIONE DELLE RETI ECOLOGICHE NEL MEDITERRANEO (Co.R.E.M.)
Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2013,
The project's theme is the projection of the global issues of ecological network, in view of a synergistic sharing of intent to cross-border, cross-sector, cross-cultural and social. The overall project objective is to enhance the natural heritage and biodiversity in particular regions of the Mediterranean, through: • Reduction of human pressure and threats on the unique and rare habitats and site ...
Read Project
28
Partners Participants
FINISHED
Automatic Oil-Spill Recognition and Geopositioning integrated in a Marine Monitoring Network (ARGOMARINE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2012,
"The concept of the ARGOMARINE proposal is the monitoring of the marine traffic due to carriers and commercial ships through environmental-sensitive sea areas. This monitoring will be realized by means of sophisticated electronic, geopositioning, and telematic tools connected through a high speed network along with data transmission through suitable data links. Data from different sources will be ...
Read Project
10
Partners Participants
FINISHED
Tuscan Islands: new actions towards sea birds and habitat (ISOTOSCA)
Start date: Sep 1, 2004, End date: Dec 31, 2007,
Background
The Tuscan Archipelago hosts important bird species including the shearwater (Calonectris diomedaea), the storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), the Audouinâs gull (Larus audouinii) and the Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii). These have been threatened by the presence of alien species, i.e. rats and cats, and by human disturbance, whi ...
Read Project
