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Background Freshwater ecosystems provide a vital service for people, economies and nature. Throughout Europe they are under pressure due to pollution, morphological change, increasing water consumption, climate change and other factors. The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) was introduced in 2000 to impose firm timetables for reversing the long-term decl...
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Background The Celtic Seas Marine Region (CSMR) encompasses the western seaboard of the UK and Republic of Ireland, the coasts and territorial waters to the north of Scotland and south to Brittany in northern France. The European Atlas of the Seas describes this area as a very windy stretch of water that has long been a busy shipping area with intensive f...
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The PANACHE project aims at networking Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Channel area, in order to determine common assessment and management methods, taking into consideration the ecological coherence of those cross-border marine areas. The project also provides for the development of joint strategies for protecting birds in those coastal areas. ...
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GAP2 is about making a difference to an issue of significance to the whole of society; the wellbeing of the marine environment and the sustainability of fisheries upon which society depends for food. It builds on the relationships, processes and plans arising from GAP1 by enabling Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) actions that promote stakeholder participation in the debate on and development...
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Livewell plate for low impact food in Europe (LiveWell for LIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Mar 30, 2015,

Background Food consumption patterns in Europe are currently unsustainable. The EU Environmental Impact of Products (EIPRO) report calculates that the food sector in the EU (considering the entire supply chain from "farm to fork") accounts for some 31% of EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 20-30% of most categories of environmental burden. Few consumer...
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Background The Celtic Sea is a rich ecosystem that extends from the edge of the Atlantic continental shelf. It encompasses deep water features such as seamounts and canyons, as well as varied coastal habitats such as tidal estuaries and rocky reefs. These features and habitats support a wealth of biodiversity, including cold-water corals, sharks, cetacean...
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One Planet Economy Network: Europe (OPEN: EU)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2011,

"The goal of the One Planet Economy Network Europe project (OPEN: EU) is to help transform the EU economy to a One Planet Economy by 2050. As the world’s largest economy, Europe must embark upon an immediate and major transformation to avert dangerous climate change and prevent ecosystem collapse. Currently, the impact of the European economy is nearly three times larger than what is required for ...
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Some relative decoupling of economic growth from materials and energy consumption has been achieved in many EU countries during the past decade. However, this did not lead to an absolute decrease in environmental pressures, because absolute resource use has been generally remained steady over the past two decades. Moreover, due to the ‘rebound effect’, it is unlikely that resource use can be reduc...
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Background The remaining natural Tilio-acerion woodland of the British Isles includes mosaics of woodland habitats associated with steep-sided limestone valleys. The project focused on two such sites, the Wye Valley Woodlands cSAC along the border of England and Wales and the Peak District Dales cSAC in northern England, due to their size and complex con...
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