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MoorLIFE 2020 (MoorLIFE2020)
Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2021,
Background
The South Pennine Moorsâ Natura 2000 site is important for the EU priority habitat, active blanket bog. The conservation status of the site has, over the years, been unfavourable and under threat due to almost two centuries of heavy sulphate and nitrate pollution, leading to the destruction or severe depletion of the essential sphagnum cover ...
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MoorLIFE: Active blanket bog restoration in the South Pennine Moors (MoorLIFE)
Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2015,
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Results
The MoorLIFE project was delivered by the Moors for the Future Partnership (MFFP) led by the beneficiary Peak District National Park Authority. The project restored a total of 893 ha of badly damaged bog, which has protected 2 500 ha of active blanket bog from becoming eroded. Monitoring work showed that ...
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BESST: Business and Environment Linked through Small-Scale Tourism (BESST)
Start date: Sep 29, 2006, End date: Mar 30, 2008,
BESST aimed to stimulate economic development of rural areas based on the environmental distinctiveness of the partner regions. Therefore the project developed and tested a new approach (“Virtuous Spiral”) by linking spatial and economic development with environmental conservation to improve the quality of life in rural areas. ...
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