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Effective Management of Pests and Harmful Alien Species - Integrated Solutions (EMPHASIS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

EMPHASIS is a participatory research project addressing native and alien pests threats (insect pests, pathogens, weeds) for a range of both natural ecosystems and farming systems (field crops, protected crops, forestry, orchards and amenity plants).The overall goal is to ensure a European food security system and the protection of biodiversity and of ecosystems services while developing integrated ...
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Wetlands conservation and restoration in “Puszcza Kampinoska” Natura 2000 site (LIFE KAMPINOS WETLANDS PL)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Background Rare wetland habitats and associated species are present within the Natura 2000 network site, Puszcza Kampinoska. The site's integrity has however been compromised by excavation works associated with the Łasica Channel and several other minor channels, which has contributed to the gradual drying of the wetlands. Challenges remain in restorin ...
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PLANT AND FOOD BIOSECURITY (PLANTFOODSEC)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

This project will focus on biological threats having the capacity to affect and damage agriculture, infect plants and ultimately affect the food and feed at any stage in the food supply chain.Traditional thinking and planning regarding bioterrorism has focused primarily on humans as the primary target. If the perpetrator’s objectives can be met solely through the creation of human illness, death a ...
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A structured network for integration of climate knowledge into policy and territorial planning (ORIENTGATE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

... tourism sectors. The principal scope of the project is to convey the up-to-date climate knowledge to policy makers who may best benefit from it, that is urban planers, nature protection authorities, regional and local development agencies, territorial and public works authorities. The principal project results include six pilot studies of specific climate adaptation exercises, a data platform con ...
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Green Infrastructure Network (GreenInfraNet)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Biodiversity conservation policies have traditionally been developed and implemented within the nature conservation sector, and local and regional authorities are mainly responsible for implementing the policies and achieving their objectives. However, this presents the authorities with a range of challenges:– many other land uses are increasing in extent and intensity– much of the biodiversity ou ...
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Low Carbon South East Europe  (LOCSEE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

...oss-sectoral low carbon policies a common systematic approach for creation of low carbon policies will be developed. On the basis of involvement and experiences of the main target groups (national or regional public authorities in charge for climate change, expert support level and stakeholders from different sectors) a common cross-sectoral Step by step manual for creation of low carbon policies ...
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Water scarcity and droughts; coordinated actions in European regions (WATER CoRe)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2013,

...ith agreement of their respective Ministers three of the leading regions in Europe in the field of sustainable water management, Aragon, Emilia-Romagna and Hessen initiated in 2007 in Bologna an interregional cooperation on the issue water scarcity and droughts resulting in WATER CoRe. This initiative has been consolidated in a continuous standing platform of ministers, that will meet once a year, ...
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Enhancing connectivity Between Research and Policymaking in Sustainable Consumption (CORPUS)

Start date: Jan 15, 2010, End date: Jan 14, 2013,

The project “CORPUS - Enhancing Connectivity Between Research and Policymaking in Sustainable Consumption” aims to develop novel approaches to knowledge brokering (KB) between policy-making and research. It will foster evidence-based policy-making at the example of sustainable consumption by applying and testing a combination of online and offline KB methods. It will stimulate community-building a ...
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Baltic Sea Challenge - Cities for a Healthier Sea (Baltic Sea Challenge)

Start date: Apr 30, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted brackish water bodies in the world. Its most serious ecological threat is eutrophication caused by high nutrient loading of both point source and scattered loading from the catchment area. Intergovernmental and national legal obligations, treaties etc. have not been enough to improve the state of the Baltic Sea. On the other hand, cities and other local a ...
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Regions for Sustainable Change (RSC)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

The Regions for Sustainable Change (RSC) project is a partnership of 12 organisations working together to develop the potential of regional development programmes to stimulate mitigation and adaptation to climate change in order to deliver sustainable socio-economic development. European regions have great potential to contribute to the overall sustainability of growth in Europe through lower emis ...
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CIVITAS transfer action leading to innovation & sustainable transport (CIVITAS CATALIST)

Start date: Aug 1, 2007, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

The objective of CIVITAS CATALIST is to ensure that the experiences of the CIVITAS Initiative are exploited up to a maximum level. This means deploying actions aiming to:- consolidate, validate and deepen the knowledge of the wider impacts of CIVITAS through an integrated assessment of the CIVITAS measures;- promote the results of CIVITAS through a continuing knowledge transfer process;- increase ...
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MANAGING NATURAL ASSETS AND PROTECTED AREAS AS SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (NATREG)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Jul 30, 2011,

...t is to acknowledge, realise and promote the potentials of natural assets and protected areas (PA) (e.g. Natura 2000, IBA, parks, nature reserves etc.) as drives rather than obstacles for sustainable regional development. This aim will be achieved through the establishment of trans-national and multi-sectorial cooperation network which will develop the "Joint Strategy for Integrated Management of ...
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Evaluation of sustainability: European conferences and training courses "EASY-ECO 2008-2010" (EASY-ECO 2008-2010)

Start date: Oct 1, 2007, End date: May 31, 2011,

[EASY-ECO 2008-2010] is a training and conference programme on evaluations in the specific context of sustainable development. Sustainability evaluations are important for Europe because they support decision-making processes by highlighting strengths and weaknesses of particular policies, programmes and projects, they make policies more transparent and accountable and they support organisational ...
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Conservation and upgrading of habitats for rare butterflies of wet, semi-natural meadows (Wetlands Butterflies)

Start date: Aug 1, 2006, End date: Mar 31, 2010,

Background The project’s target species – the butterflies Maculinea teleius, Maculinea nausithous, Lycaena helle, Lycaena dispar, Coenonympha oedippus, Euphydryas aurinia – occur on wet, semi-natural meadows (Calthion and Molinion) and are decreasing in number across Europe. The host organisms of these target species (plants and also ants for Macu ...
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Developing Initiatives exploiting the Potential of Natural Heritage for Regional Spatial Development (Parks&Economy)

Start date: Mar 31, 2006, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

...pes and their day-to-day management is often too expensive to be done on the pure merits of environmental protection alone. Yet, these natural assets bear a great potential for the development of the regional economy. The original idea of the Parks&Economy project was to help sensible park areas to overcome their weaknesses in regional economic development. The aim of the project is the foundation ...
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Promoting Climate Change Policies in Turkey (CC-TR)

Start date: Jan 10, 2006, End date: Jan 10, 2008,

Background Turkey’s candidature for EU membership has brought with it a commitment to align the country’s policies with the EU environmental acquis and with international agreements and protocols to which the EU is a signatory. Climate change policies have become progressively more significant in Turkey in the past few years, the main milestone being ...
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Greening Regional Development Programmes (GRDP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Oct 30, 2007,

...llaborate and share best practice on how the environment can be better integrated into all programmes benefiting from Structural Funds. This is intended to lead to the development of more effective regional programmes that deliver sustainable results for local people. GRDP will also draft a common European methodology for integrating the environment into regional development programmes, based on t ...
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