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Restoration of Boreal Nordic Rivers (ReBorN LIFE)

Start date: Jul 7, 2016, End date: Jul 6, 2021,

Background The economy of Västerbotten is linked to its forests. However, the activities of the forest products industry can have negative impacts on protected species, habitats and biodiversity. The rivers targeted by this project have been heavily influenced by measures taken to facilitate large-scale timber floating during the 19th and 20th centurie ...
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Reintroduction of burning in Boreal western taiga woodlands (LifeTaiga)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background Controlled burning can support the conservation of many sites of priority habitat type 9010 (*Western Taïga) and, to some extent, habitat 9060 (Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers) Up until 150 years ago, 1% of the wooded area burned annually. Today less than 0.016% burns annually. The reduction in the frequency of fir ...
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Remediation of migratory barriers in Nordic/fennoscandian watercourses (ReMiBar)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background There are a huge number of migratory barriers in the rivers of northern Sweden, primarily consisting of road infrastructure and dams to facilitate the floating of logs by the forestry industry. Inventories show that approximately 30-50% of all culverts are migratory barriers and it is estimated that some 5 000 to 8 000 culverts within valuable ...
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Bothnian Green Logistic Corridor (BGLC)

Start date: Jun 8, 2011, End date: Mar 7, 2013,

The railway infrastructure of the Bothnian Corridor is of great importance for transnational cargo flows within EU and to the rest of the world and it is listed in the Baltic Sea Strategy action plan as an optional flagship project. The corridor is of great importance for all the states in the Baltic Sea Region and central Europe, for transports of cargo as well as for sustainable passenger transp ...
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Saving the endangered Fennoscandian Alopex lagopus (SEFALO+) (Arctic Fox)

Start date: Jun 1, 2003, End date: Jun 1, 2008,

Background The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is found in mountain (fjeld) and tundra areas on the Northern Hemisphere. To a large extent it feeds on small rodents and the population size fluctuates greatly depending on the availability of food. Carrion from reindeer and other animals, which have been killed by large carnivores, is another important componen ...
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Intermodality and Interoperability in the Baltic Sea Region - InterBatlic (InterBaltic)

Start date: Dec 27, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...production sites in the Norwegian region of Nordland to the consumption area in Poland. In effect of the project, an action plan for seafood transport will be endorsed by the Nordland county authorities. Further, following the discussion in the cluster of seafood producers and seafood processing industry, the train services between the origin and destination areas for this chain are envisaged for ...
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SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN THE BARENTS REGION - PHASE II (STBR II)

Start date: Jan 10, 2006, End date: Dec 29, 2007,

The objective of the STBR process is to develop a transport strategy for the whole of Barents Region jointly, and as an outcome propose and prepare concrete measures, which in due time can be included in national investment programs of each country. The strategy will rest on the realisation that the transport authorities of all countries need to see the Barents Region as a common transport area an ...
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Stimulating new ways of entrepreneurship - STIMENT (STIMENT)

Start date: Apr 30, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

STIMENT aims to improve entrepreneurship conditions in the four regions that are lagging behind, and provide new and innovative approaches to entrepreneurship in the Brescia region. The aim is to stimulate the development of partnerships between local and regional actors of the five participating regions in order to enhance their entrepreneurial knowledge and skills by exchanging experiences and t ...
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Delivering Services in Remote and Rural Areas: A Transnational Exchange of Ideas and Practices - DESERVE (DESERVE)

Start date: Mar 7, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

All the participating partners across the Northern Periphery region share concerns for the difficulties faced by service providers, as well as service users in remote and rural areas. Each participating region has topographical, geographical and demographic similarities to overcome that create problems in accessing services, as well as in the delivery of services. The DESERVE project seeks to esta ...
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Rock Art in Northern Europe (RANE )

Start date: Jun 25, 2002, End date: Sep 24, 2005,

Rock art (paintings and carvings on rock formations) is the oldest form of human art. The remaining examples of this historical art form are threatened both by a natural development and our modern way of living. The central objectives of RANE were to initiate measures and promote research that would improve the management and sustainable use of prehistoric rock art in the Baltic Sea Region. The pr ...
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Integrated Management System for the Bothnian Bay (Bothnian Bay Life)

Start date: Aug 1, 2001, End date: Jan 31, 2005,

Background The Bothnian Bay, the Northernmost basin of the Baltic sea, is located between Sweden and Finland. With its exceptional marine environment, fauna and flora, it is unique in a European perspective. Covered with ice for several months each year, the Bay is characterised by low biological production, relatively low biodiversity and brackish water ...
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