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Addressing Med fly with an innovative and environment friendly attractant through an Integrated Pest Management Strategy (LIFE BIODELEAR)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Jun 1, 2019,

Background The Mediterranean fruit fly or ‘med fly’ is considered to be one of the world’s most destructive pests, particularly in regards to agriculture. It has the widest host range of any fruit fly, is a rapid coloniser and can tolerate cooler climates than other species of fruit flies. The med fly attacks more than 260 different fruits, flowers, ...
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Innovative eco friendly traps for the control of Pine Lepidoptera in urban and recreational places. (LIFE PISA)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Background The pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) and pine tree lappet (Dendrolimus pini) are moths of the families Thaumetopoeidae and Lasiocampidae. They are abundant species found in pine woods in north, central and southern Europe. Because their larvae, or caterpillars, feed on the needles of pine trees and some other conifer tree species, t ...
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Conservation and Management of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni*) at three Greek SPA sites (Lesser Kestrel Thessaly)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Background Three SPA sites in Greece account for more than 75% of the country’s total population of the lesser kestrel and 6% of the estimated EU population. In Thessaly, however, the species is threatened, mainly due to the degradation of foraging areas, which in turn reduces the amount of food and, therefore, breeding success. Its prey is also declini ...
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Adapt agricultural production to climate change and limited water supply (Adapt2Change)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Background Water shortages and water pollution constitute major environmental threats in the EU that pose a threat to agriculture in particular. Several northern EU Member States face water and soil pollution. Southern Member States are more susceptible to drought and soil degradation. Climate change is only expected to intensify these natural threats. ...
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BRIDGING THE IMPLEMENTATION GAP: FACILITATING CROSS-BORDER ICZM IMPLEMENTION BY LOWERING LEGAL-INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS IN THE MSB (MARE NOSTRUM)

Start date: Jan 30, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

The project in briefMost Mediterranean countries share the challenges of rapid shoreline development, extreme seasonal fluctuation in populations, vulnerability to coastal hazards and eroding environmental quality. Yet many of these countries are also characterized by inadequate planning, management and enforcement of the regulations, as well as the lack of solid database to assist decision makers ...
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A Location–aware System for Fruit Fly e-Monitoring and Pest Management Control (FruitFlyNet)

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Dec 29, 2015,

Project in brief The Mediterranean, olive, cherry and peach fruit flies are invasive insects which were accidentally introduced in the Mediterranean area in the past, constituting a constant economic burden to the agriculture sector: besides qualitative losses and quantitative degradations of crop production, adverse environmental and economic impacts through the increase of insecticidal applicati ...
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Integrated Actions to Mitigate Environmental Risks in the Mediterranean Sea (Med-IAMER)

Start date: May 31, 2014, End date: May 30, 2015,

Med-IAMER provides recommendations on integrated trans-boundary actions required to mitigate environmental risks in the Mediterranean Sea by putting together knowledge on regional Coastal and Maritime Environmental Pressures (CMEP) and by assessing their gaps. It proposes data Integration and analysis approaches, and maps the condition of existing trans-boundary mechanisms to mitigate these risks, ...
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Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe (ET2050)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion are in need of a future oriented and integrated vision on the development of the European territory. Therefore the ESPON Programme started a territorial vision-building process following a participatory process and involving relevant stakeholders at European, national and regional level. This vision has a strategic character that al ...
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ansnational network for SME support in the animal breeding and horticulture sector  (AGRO-START)

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

The South Est Europe (SEE) economic area is a SME-based economy in which the sectors of horticulture and animal breeding play a vital role regarding economic growth and employment opportunities. However, SMEs face severe common problems in sustainably keeping up their competitiveness in their national and on the European market. Project partners have decided to tackle the urgent need to improve bu ...
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My Modular, Intelligent, Low cost, Do it yourself, nearly zero energy House for our Eco Green Village  (MILD HOME)

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

The project aims at defining, designing and boosting the building the first MILD HOMEs (zero emission, in passive house style, reliable, recyclable and low cost) conceived to be located in an Eco Green Village (energetically self sustainable, zero emission, with eco waste management and low water footprint) in order to make it evident in the SEE area that low environmental footprint villages are f ...
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Development of A Cost Efficient Policy Tool for reduction of Particulate Matter in AIR (ACEPT-AIR)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

...as well as WHO guidelines for the protection of human health. Emission inventories were compiled by associated beneficiary AXON, while emissions from natural sources were assessed by the Technical University of Crete (TUC). Despite significant African dust loads contributing to PM10 concentrations, it was found that most exceedances are still attributed to anthropogenic sources; although severe f ...
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Towards Real Energy-efficient Network Design (TREND)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

... with the minimization of energy requirements;•\texperimentally proving the effectiveness of the proposed approaches.The TREND consortium comprises equipment manufacturers, network operators, and university research centers with complementary expertise, and with strong previous involvements and worldwide reputation in matters related to energy consumption in networking. Their synergistic work and ...
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European Seas and Territorial Development, Opportunities and Risks (ESaTDOR)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

Europe’s seas have become important in terms of policy making on both European and national level. The exploitation of sea and coastal areas for economic purposes is becoming increasingly important but there are also growing concerns on environmental issues. There have been attempts to replace the existing fragmented approaches to sea management with a more collaborative integrative approach on th ...
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European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality of Life (TERCO)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Territorial cooperation is seen as one of the most important factors contributing to innovation which is key in the achievement of sustainable growth and jobs. European territorial cooperation facilitates the exchange between people and regions on experience and best practice in regional policy, irrespective of existing borders. Experiences with territorial cooperation have been gathered in differ ...
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Innovative precision technologies for optimised irrigation and integrated crop management in a water-limited agrosystem (HydroSense)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

Background In Greece and adjacent Mediterranean countries, conventional agricultural practices are affected by water scarcity due to the great demands for water for irrigating crops, the intensive use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers and the depletion and contamination of ground water. Consequently, there is an increased interest in crop production ...
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ENERSCAPES - Territory, landscape and renewable energies (enerscapes)

Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: Nov 29, 2012,

The growing use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is leading to a new awareness about their compatibility with landscape and heritage preservation policies. This project wants to investigate and evaluate the impacts that a non-regulated diffusion of RES could cause on Mediterranean territories and landscapes. By connecting energy and territorial planning, partners will identify suitable strategi ...
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Integration of end-of-life tires in the life cycle of road construction (ROADTIRE)

Start date: Sep 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2012,

Background End-of-life tyres represent a serious disposal and environmental problem, which can cause human health hazards. Both European and Greek legislation have already banned end-of-life tyres from landfill. Tyres are a complex product comprising many high-technology materials from the metallurgical, textile and chemical industries, including syntheti ...
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Regional Policies for Responsible Development: evaluation of CSR and economic performance in the MED area (Responsible MED)

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

In Responsible MED 9 partners use transnational cooperation to evaluate and capitalise on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a tool for competitiveness. Based on regional analyses and comparison, a common methodology and tool is developed and tested to evaluate and monitor links between CSR policy and levels of innovation and competitiveness. In promoting CSR as added value for SMEs, the pro ...
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Evolutionary microfluidics (eFlux)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2012,

Ever since the insightful suggestion of John von Neumann, self-reproducing automata are considered to be a main long-term goal of IT. Biologists are dealing with such systems that arose in the course of evolution by natural selection. The future realization of technological artefacts that will mimic, or be inspired by biological automata, will face many problems that biological evolution had to so ...
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Mediterranean Wireless Innovation (WiNNOVATE)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

WiNNOVATE aims at strengthening the innovation capacity of regional and municipal authorities in Greece, Spain, Italy and Slovenia by transferring knowledge and best practices, as well as coordinating policies, on the introduction and proliferation of wireless applications and services for citizens, government, and economic development actors. More specifically, the project will leverage and cross ...
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Tex-EASTile: sustainable innovation for textile in South East Europe (Tex-EAStile)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

Tex-EASTtile aims to spread and boost knowledge and application of environmental certification to products and processes in home textile and work wear within SEE area. Assuming that eco-design labels are synonym of high technical products and improved company culture, the project wants to contribute to the reinforcement of the competitive positioning of textile enterprises within the SEE area. Thi ...
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Municipal PROperty Management In South-Eastern Cities (PROMISE)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

Municipal real estate is one of the most underutilized local resources in many cities, especially in the SEES countries. The object of the PROMISE transnational cooperation project is the development of integrative tools and methods and the implementation of a comprehensive system for the efficient municipal property management. The projects outputs and results will support cities in developing to ...
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Enabling Grids for E-sciencE III (EGEE-III)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2010,

A globally distributed computing Grid now plays an essential role for large-scale, data intensive science in many fields of research. The concept has been proven viable through the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE project (EGEE and EGEE-II, 2004-2008) and its related projects. EGEE-II is consolidating the operations and middleware of this Grid for use by a wide range of scientific communities, such as ...
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Bringing the OpenMI-Life (OpenMI-LIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2006, End date: Jan 31, 2010,

...of new standards. The association also provides technical support to both model developers and end users. As part of this support the project established online training courses that could be used at university level. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see "Read more" section).
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New forms of territorial governance for the promotion of landscape policies in the field of water resources management at water territories (NETWET3)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Jul 30, 2008,

Main objective of NetWet 3 project is the development of transnational co-operation in Archimed geographic zone for the elaboration of common methods that contribute to: (a) the promotion of a creative territorial policy for the management of Mediterranean landscapes (ESDP, European Landscape Convention, European Governance), (b) in connection to the promotion of sustainable management practices o ...
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Mediterranean Cooperation for On-Shore Accessibility and Sustainability Themes: Network for managing urban coastal areas (MedCOAST.Net)

Start date: Apr 30, 2007, End date: Jul 30, 2008,

The MedCOAST.Net Project aims to the implementation of collective policies of urban coastal area management, with emphasis on access for all, sustainable development and environmental management, as well as safeguard of the natural and cultural resources or urban coastal areas, support of their comparative advantages, improvement of knowledge, raise of awareness, rejuvenation of declining urban co ...
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ROtect Our Heritage from Fire (PROOHF)

Start date: Apr 30, 2007, End date: Jul 30, 2008,

Cultural Heritage Monuments (Monasteries, Museums, etc) in European Countries have a large number of invaluable treasures, artifacts, holy icons, very old & attract many visitors and pilgrims from around the world. Local population in celebrations gathers in big numbers. Also, categories as elderly, kids, handicapped, participate, or living around them. Often monuments are located in isolated area ...
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Steering Economic and Social Cohesion in the CADSES Space: Valuing Migration as a Development Tool (MIGRAVALUE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2006, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

Although immigration is frequently considered as a factor contributing to development, it often lacks appropriate support services. Immigrant's home investments rely on individual inventiveness or informal networks, while national social systems fail to deal with cross-border movements. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary are the new EU border countries and Romania, the former Yugoslav countries and Alba ...
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Management of Water Resources and Wetland Protection in Tourism Developing Areas (MANWATER)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

The project MANWATER has as main objective to present the existing situation regarding the management of water resources and wetland areas emphasizing on sufficiency, preservation and protection of available resources. The project foresees the application of a sustainable and innovative methodology for water resources management in geographic areas selected in the participating countries as areas ...
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ROactive Management of Water Systems to face Drought and Water Scarcity in Islands and Coastal Areas of the Mediterranean (PRODIM)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

Many areas of the Mediterranean, particularly islands and coastal zones suffer from droughts and water shortages which cause heavy impacts on economies, societies and the environment at local or regional scales. The project PRODIM aims at formulating a methodological framework to confront drought and water shortage through systematic application of principles of proactive planning. Specifically, t ...
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Successful Interreg Project Planning and Implementation – The Case of Remote Areas (FRONTIERS)

Start date: May 31, 2005, End date: May 29, 2008,

Problems addressed• The insufficient access of European remote areas to information, mainly due to their geographical isolation, constitutes an obstacle either to approaching the Community Initiative Interreg or to their effective cooperation with other areas in terms of common planning and joint implementation of Interreg Projects of all strands.• The lack of know-how of local actors and benefici ...
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Urban Green as a Key for Sustainable Cities (GreenKeys)

Start date: Apr 30, 2005, End date: Apr 29, 2008,

GreenKeys focuses on the improvement of urban green spaces as a step for more sustainable cities. The three main objectives are (1) to provide incentives for structural changes in cities by offering possibilities for improvement of green spaces. The partner cities will develop together with local stakeholders a strategic approach for the pilot project to create new or improve existing green areas ...
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Establishing a Media Observatory for Strengthening the Civil Protection in the Central and Southeastern Mediterranean Basin (MEDIA-TERRA)

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

The project MEDIA-TERRA aims at determining categories / dimensions of natural disasters in Central and Southeast Mediterranean (CSEM), recording prevention and treatment practices of currently used Civil Protection Systems (CPS), bringing out weak/ strong points in citizens active participation, determining capacities - building strategies – producing material for Media in raising awareness and a ...
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Connected Cities (CC)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

European citizens travel much further to work and leisure facilities today than in the past. Despite bringing benefits, this huge increase in mobility has led to traffic congestion and pollution, holding back efforts to achieve sustainable development. Public transport can form the basis of more sustainable approaches to mobility. However, the mismatch between older public transport networks and m ...
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Agriculture and Climate Changes: how to Reduce human Effects and Threats (ACCRETe)

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

All actors are called together to oppose climate change. Different attitudes, along with the introduction and dissemination of sustainable resources’ managing systems are necessary to reduce the risks and tone down the human-induced effects on climate change. Climate change will have dramatic repercussions on agricultural and economical stage in Europe. Agriculture interferes with planet climate c ...
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Creation of telecenters to support learning, entrepreneurship and access to IS, in isolated areas (TELEACCESS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

More than 14 million households in remote areas of Europe have difficulties in accessing information and communication technologies (ICTs). Particularly in rural regions tele-density is low compared to urban centres. Despite many programmes focusing on this issue, the so-called digital divide is ever increasing. Until now transfer rates tend to be lower in rural areas which limits the introduction ...
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Fire Risks in Touristic Islands and their impact on Economic and Social Life/A Fire Shield for Tourists, Population and Monuments (FIRETOURIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The overall objective of the FIRETOURIS operation is to improve fire risk (FR) management capabilities of the regions with touristic islands, focusing on their special needs and their impact on touristic SMEs, local economies and societies. The sub-objectives encompassing the main objective are as follows: (1) to collect, document, discuss and understand all aspects of FR and FR management plans a ...
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Spatial aspects of the Information Society (Information Society)

Start date: Jun 9, 2005, End date: Mar 18, 2007,

The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the liberalisation of the telecom sector have given a growing number of people the possibility to access to all type of information and also have contributed to promote the communication among citizens, businesses and public administrations, removing the constraints of time, place and distance, making the world a "global vill ...
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Impacts of cultural heritage and identity (Cultural heritage)

Start date: Oct 12, 2004, End date: Nov 30, 2006,

The concept of cultural heritage and identity includes a multitude of tangible as well as intangible components. The project has to focus mainly on tangible components, such as cultural landscapes, sites, monuments, cultural facilities, but also on more intangible components, such as events, identity, cultural jobs, intellectual productions, which are all considered as key assets for territorial d ...
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Networking Perspectives of Transnational Co-operation and Participatory Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management through the promotion of new forms of Spatial Governance (NETWET 2)

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

NetWet 2 focuses on various important problems in the field of water (salinity of groundwater aquifers, ecological balance of sensitive aquatic ecosystems, drinking water, environmental impact of organic agricultural practices on waters, protection of flood risk areas, protection of drought areas in relation to flood development, protection of areas with high environmental hydraulic risk, economic ...
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