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Background Freshwater habitats are among the most threatened habitat types globally. In the 2007-2012 conservation status assessment of the EU Habitats Directive (Article 17), none of the freshwater, coastal, and groundwater dependent wetland habitats in Europe fully met favourable conservation status, and most are in unfavourable conservation status. Alm ...
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Safeguarding the Saimaa Ringed Seal (LIFE Saimaa Seal)

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

Background Once widespread in Finland, the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) is now found only in the Saimaa fragmented freshwater lake complex. With a small population of about 310 seals, it is probably the world’s most endangered seal species and is categorized by the IUCN as Critically Endangered. In Annex II of the Habitats Directive, it ...
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Conservation of root vole *Microtus oeconomus mehelyi (Microtus)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background The Mehely’s subspecies of root vole, Microtus oeconomus mehelyi, is restricted to the western (especially north-western) Hungary, eastern Austria and south-western Slovakia, occupying habitats formed by sediments of freshwater marshes, swamps, floodplains or watersides with dense vegetation. The current status of Hungarian Mehely’s root vo ...
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licy and Public-Private Partnerships for Offshore Wind EneRgy (4 POWER)

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

OSW: HUGE POTENTIAL, INVOLVEMENT OF REGIONS CRUCIAL BUT PATCHY4POWER (Policy and Public Private Partnerships for Offshore Wind EneRgy) focuses on the role of regions in relation to Offshore wind energy (OSW). OSW has an enormous potential as a renewable energy source: EEA has calculated that it is economically feasible to generate over 60 to 70% of EU’s total energy demand by OSW in 2020. Regions ...
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BEtter management and implementation of NATURa 2000 sites (BE-NATUR)

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

One of the current most important and demanding challenges is to face the loss of biodiversity, encompassing the diversity of both habitat and species types. A strong EU legal basis for the nature conservation provides the foundation for the preservation of the EU natural heritage. We refer in particular to Habitats and Birds Directives, whose design of Natura 2000 network is based on. The SEE Cou ...
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Sustainable Uses of Baltic Marine Resources (SUBMARINER)

Start date: Jun 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2013,

The Baltic Sea faces significant challenges: fishery declines, severe marine pollution, the effects of climate change as well as an increasing competition for space. At the same time new scientific and technological developments provide opportunities for innovative uses of marine resources which do not only have the power to generate sustainable regional economic development but also proactively c ...
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Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Network - North (MEDPAN NORTH)

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

MedPAN is the network of marine protected areas (MPAs) managers in the Mediterranean. The objective of the MedPAN North project is to improve the management effectiveness of MPAs, including marine Natura 2000 sites, to benefit the marine environment. It will be reached through activities in 5 components: Innovative aspects of MPA management Sustainable management of fisheries in MPAs Sustainable ...
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Based on existing partnership among Protected Areas (PA) along the river Danube the "Danube River Network of Protected Areas" will be established in accordance with the appeal launched by the "Declaration of Tulcea" in April 2007 (http://www.ramsar.org/mtg/mtg_danube_regional_2007a.htm). For the first step, the partnership includes 10 PAs from 6 Danube countries, additional partners (e.g. in Germa ...
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ion and valorisation of the longest habitat system in Europe (GREEN BELT)

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

Borders separate, nature unites: Along the former "Iron Curtain", the longest European system of habitats has been preserved due to decades of inaccessibility. However, the location within border areas did not only help to protect nature, but also limited the economic development of the adjacent regions. GREEN BELT aims at transforming the former "death belt" into a green "life line" by focusing o ...
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Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge (COASTSUST)

Start date: Jan 11, 2005, End date: Jan 10, 2008,

The coastal areas of the Baltic Sea are facing new challenges and pressures. The problems are often the same on the coasts and in different coastal national parks and biosphere reserves, and that is why, not only local, but also transnational cooperation and communication is needed. The main goal of the project was to strengthen the cooperation and information exchange between the protected areas ...
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The BSR is characterised by large areas of unspoilt countryside. Because of strong economic problems just in these rural areas tourism seems to be a promising opportunity to support regional development. Sustainability considered as a guiding principle can ensure that such a development will lead to economical benefits without threaten the nature and the social structure. Consequently a lot of sus ...
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Interreg IIIB project BSR EAGLE Nature Centres and Environmental Interpretation in the Baltic Sea Region brings together nature interpreters and nature education centres from 10 Baltic Sea Region countries to network and to improve skills.The vision of the project was to improve the role and contribution of nature centres and environmental interpretation as a part of the society's strengthening of ...
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CER² is a valuable activity to boost regional development and to increase local economic growth and regional employment by promoting environmentally friendly energy technologies and the rational use of energy. The project supports the regional resource management and reduction of CO2 (Kyoto protocol and EU-"White Book of Renewable Energy", 1999), because its activities assist the realisation and u ...
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Background The Karjaanjoki River basin (2050 km²) consists of numerous lakes, rivers and brooks of various types and sizes, which cover 12% of the river basin area in total. The river basin is characterised by the large Lakes Lohjanjärvi (92 km²) and Hiidenvesi (29 km²). In addition, the numerous small lakes and clear-watered rivers form a beautiful m ...
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Creativity - Door to your employment will be a youth exchange that will be implement in Ohrid,Macedonia in the period between 20/05-30/05/2012.It will gather 40 participants, young unemployed people from 8countries who are interested in development of creative skills as a door to their future employment.Macedonia,Serbia,Bosnia,Croatia,Italy, Spain,Portugal and Bulgaria will unite their creative m ...
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Solutions to Pollutions

Start date: Dec 1, 2011,

The youth exchange “Solutions to Pollutions” will happen in Veles,Macedonia and will unite 42youngsters from 6countries, Macedonia;Serbia;Croatia;Italy;Romania and Bulgaria and around 200local kids from this countries will be involved later in the local actions following the project. The main theme is to protect the environment by volunteer actions; problems connected to environment and the road t ...
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Stop the Fire!

Start date: Mar 1, 2012,

40 youngsters from Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy and Spain will gather in Mavrovo, Macedonia FYR to learn more about fire and flames, how they effect the environment, how to fight them and stop them. Fires and flames we see a lot in the summer period, especially in areas with forests, some caused by man, some by accident but most of them leaving a devastating consequ ...
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The SEMINAR "Sharing-Leaming-Protecting: Volunteering as the tool for sustainable environmentalprotection" Kljuc, Bosnia-Herzegovina, M* of March- 22nd of March 2011 in the fiamework of the YOUTHin ACTION program is dedicated to the discussion of working experiences and strategies in their work withyouth within the fields of education for sustainable development, pedagogical aspects of environment ...
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Earth calling for help!

Start date: Aug 1, 2011,

Earth calling for help! - Youth exchange that will unite three main aspects of environment.Water-Soil-Trees.Trees alter the environment in which we live by moderating climate,improving air quality,conserving water and harboring wildlife.Plant a tree and you plant your future.How much do youngsters know about the role of trees in our life? How much do we know about the benefits that we can have if ...
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Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

Start date: Dec 1, 2012,

"Reduce - Reuse - Recycle" is a project about the concept of 3R and the importance of understanding and accepting this concept as part of our daily life. When everyone works together, we can make the best use of our planet’s natural resources. When you recycle the products you use every day, like cardboard boxes, milk jugs, and soda cans, you give new life to items that used to be thrown away, you ...
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Recycle me!

Start date: Aug 1, 2011,

"Recycle me" is a project about art and culture with putting aspect on alternative art technics - using materials that can be recycled and making something out of nothing. This exchange will raise the awareness of the protection of the environment, pollution that man kind is making, selection of garbage and garbage removal. When everyone works together, we can make the best use of our planet’s nat ...
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Through the implementation of the Hungarian-Romanian Environmental Conferenceand Study Tour, the publishing of related publications and the disclosure thereof onthe Inspectorate’s website, the objective of the applicant was to inform as many ofthe region’s citizens as possible of the changes in the environmental status of BékésCounty as well as of the activities of the Inspectorate. As a result of ...
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