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Cross-border protection of the Great Bustard in Central Europe (LIFE Great Bustard)

Start date: Jul 11, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2023,

Background Austria and Hungary have undertaken efforts to protect and enlarge the habitat of great bustards, a bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. They have focused on active habitat management and on the maintenance of large areas dedicated to non-intensive farming. But the problem of overhead power lines remains great, causing fatal c ...
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Stepping stones towards ensuring long-term favourable conservation status of Aquatic warbler in Lithuania (LIFEMagniDucatusAcrola)

Start date: Jul 7, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2023,

Background The aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is Europe’s rarest migratory songbird and a globally threatened species (listed as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN and included in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive). It has very specific habitat requirements, being found only on fen mires or wet meadows on peaty soil covered by sedges. The water lev ...
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Conservation of the eastern imperial eagle by decreasing human-caused mortality in the Pannonian Region (PannonEagle Life)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2022,

Background Thanks to conservation efforts started in the 1980s, the Hungarian population of the eastern imperial eagle has come back from the brink of extinction, reaching 160 pairs by 2014. The Pannonian biogeographical region (which includes all of Hungary and parts of Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia and Ukraine) now holds some 220 pa ...
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Restoration and management of Danube floodplain habitats (LIFE Danube floodplains)

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2022,

Background In past 200 years, the water and wetland habitats of the Danube region have undergone great change: dams have been constructed; flood protection introduction; navigation improved; agricultural and forestry activities intensified; and land drained. Large continuous flood areas have been reduced and divided by dykes, while numerous branches have ...
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Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR)

Start date: Dec 31, 2000, End date: Dec 30, 2020,

Intelligent traffic systems in the air transport sector contribute to reduce airports' environmental footprint and to minimise nuisances like noise and air pollution. Technological tools can contribute to a more efficient management of flights both on the ground (airport management systems) and in the air (Functional Airspace Blocks).Air transport contributes significantly to European economic gro ...
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Alternative models and robust decision-making for future forest management (ALTERFOR)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

European forests are expected to provide a broad range of ecosystem services (ES). This capacity is however threatened by the uncertainties of climate change, the complex dynamics of evolving global markets and the pressures for increased use of bioenergy. Such challenges cannot be effectively addressed with an uncritical regional or national commitment to traditional forest management models (FMM ...
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Promoting water efficiency and supporting the shift towards a climate resilient agriculture in Mediterranean countries (LIFE AgroClimaWater)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Background Large parts of southern Europe with low annual precipitation, including Mirabello and Platanias in Crete (Greece) and Metapontino in Basilicata (Italy) are expected to be hit particularly hard by climate change. In addition, these areas are also characterised by competing water uses, including agriculture as well as tourism in Crete and industr ...
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Improving Human-Bear Coexistence Conditions in Municipality of Amyntaio (LIFE AMYBEAR)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

Background The Brown bear (Ursus arctos) is listed in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive. There are estimated to be at least 500 brown bears in Greece, of which around a quarter are found in the project area, the municipality of Amyntaio in the Western Macedonia region of north-west Greece. This bear population is affected by bottleneck phenomena ...
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Large scale grazing management of steppe lakes in the Hortobágy (Steppe lake grazing)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Jul 1, 2020,

Background Salt-affected soils started to form in the Hortobágy area in the Pleistocene era as mineral-rich sediments were deposited by two rivers. Later the area was cut off by the river Tisza and prolonged dry periods became normal. Since that time, large ungulates have been continuously present in the area, and thus a grass-dominated landscape with Pa ...
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LIFE for EUROPEAN FOREST GENETIC MONITORING SYSTEM (LIFEGENMON)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background Sustainable forest management is based on the long-term adaptability of forest ecosystems that starts at the genetic level. Forest genetic monitoring (FGM) is therefore a crucial component of any sustainable forest management operation, as it presents the possibility of detecting potentially harmful changes in forest adaptability before they ar ...
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Conservation of the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) in the Carpathian Basin (ROLLER LIFE+)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

Background Birds of farmland and grassland habitats have the worst conservation status in Europe. The European roller (Coracias garrulous) is one such species whose population has declined due to agricultural intensification. Abandonment and reduced management of meadows and pastures, and the conversion of grassland to other land use, has resulted in lowe ...
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Living River Lahn - one river, many interests (Living River Lahn)

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

Background The river Lahn is a tributary of the river Rhine. It has a catchment area of 5 931 km2 and is located in the German Federal States of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. On its 240 km route to its confluence with the Rhine at Lahnstein, the river Lahn flows mainly through the central Hesse region. Currently, the ecological s ...
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Recovery of degraded coniferous Forests for environmental sustainability Restoration and climate change Mitigation (LIFE FoResMit)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Background Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are the most important greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from agricultural and forest soils, contributing 60%, 15% and 5%, respectively, towards global warming. Forest ecosystems generally act as a net sink for CO2, contributing to climate change mitigation by removing atmospheric CO2 ...
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Role of Early Childhood Education in Positive Transition/Induction Outcomes for New pupils

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Our project is a 3-year programme of research and development in early years education. It is undertaken by 6 partner institutions integrating primary and pre-school education in Denmark, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Norway. It is focused on what we have termed the RECEPTION challenge: a trans-European need for primary schools to address the diversity of children’s social and educational ...
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Restoration of Pannonic sodic wetlands in the Kiskunság (LIFE sodic wetlands)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

Background Böddi-szék, located in the central part of the Kiskunság national park, is one of the park’s Pannonic sodic lakes (with high concentrations of sodium carbonate). It is a priority habitat of the EU Habitats Directive and is also protected at national level. The extent of its area is significant, as it constitutes 18% of this total habitat t ...
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Restoration and conservation of riparian forests of habitat type *91Е0 in Natura 2000 sites and model areas in Bulgaria (LIFE Riparian Forests)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

... to improve the knowledge base and experience for the restoration and management of this habitat by compiling a manual, as well as building the capacities of the EFA, WWF and two of its regional directorates. Public awareness will also be increased, reaching out to local groups within the project area to secure support for the conservation of this target habitat. Expected results: Restoration of ...
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Combining and improving online bird portals data to display near-real-time spatiotemporal patterns of bird distribution across Europe (LIFE Euro Bird Portal)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background All over Europe, ordinary citizens, especially bird watchers, are increasingly contributing to the provision of up-to-date, reliable and policy-relevant data on nature and biodiversity. The vast amount of data collected through the existing online bird portals offers great potential for understanding the temporal and spatial distribution of bir ...
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Securing prey sources for endangered Falco cherrug and Aquila heliaca population in the Carpathian basin (RAPTORSPREYLIFE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background Lake Fertő and the swamps of Hanság have a rich fauna, including threatened species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. Bird species in the National Park and Natura 2000 network site include great bustard (Otis tarda) and several birds of prey; there are about 10 pairs of Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) and 6-7 pairs of Eastern imperial ea ...
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ERA-NET Plus on Infrastructure Innovation (INFRAVATION)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Europe needs to redefine its transport system for the 21st century. Performance and cost-efficiency of the system need to be improved to meet future challenges. This means there is an urgent need for effective innovation for all components of the system; including vehicles, infrastructure, logistics etc. Transport ministries across Europe are facing ever tougher challenges to cope with the need to ...
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CESBA ALPINE SPACE – SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIES (CESBA Alps)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

Description (EN): Currently available sustainability assessment tools cover buildings and small urban areas, with no support for the territorial scale, typical in the rural, low density Alpine regions. The project aims to facilitate the development, exchange, and implementation of innovative policies and plans at territorial level based on common assessment tools. By developing a tr ...
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Integrated planning tool to ensure viability of grasslands (LIFE Viva Grass)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Background Natural and semi-natural grasslands (NSG) are complex ecosystems that provide a range of ecosystem functions and services, which are essential for maintaining biodiversity and healthy societies in general. Loss of grassland biodiversity leads to the degradation and even total destruction of ecosystem functions and services, which would require ...
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Restoration of proper hydrological conditions in Amalva and Kamanos bogs (WETLIFE 2)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

Background The Kamanos and Amalva mires in Lithuania provide habitats for a significant number of threatened and rare species. Important habitats found within the two mires include active raised bog, bog woodland and fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods. Both sites are protected as parts of sites of Community importance (SCIs) under the European Habitats D ...
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Creation of Continuous Professional Development Programme for Educators

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Malta’s National Curriculum Framework (2012) was designed to reflect the aims and goals of the EU2020 strategy. For this to be successful, the need is felt for the creation of a revised version of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme for educators in Malta, that is consistent with the framework’s underlying EU 2020’s principles of equity, diversity, inclusivity and social justi ...
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Rethinking Democratic Awareness and Collective Responsibility for a whole-school approach.

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The purpose of DEMOKLEOS is, after its lifetime to have empowered and inspired, as a beautiful flower, educational community about Democratic Awareness and Collective Responsibility, both fundamental to a quality European school. Mainly to be a weapon against misguided trends affecting the prosperity of European Democracy: hate crimes, racism, discriminations, political and social extremism ,all o ...
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Conservation of dry grasslands in Central Hungary (HUGRASSLANDSLIFE)

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

Background The 650-hectare project area covers nine project sub-sites within nine Natura 2000 network sites. Three priority habitat types are present: Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands, Pannonic loess steppic grasslands and Pannonic sand steppes. These dry grasslands are generally in good conservation status with many protected species, but are endangered ...
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Quality - 3C Child (cheerful, courageous, creative child)?

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Summary of the ProjectThe project of the European partnership are related to the various national early childhood educational authorities. Estonia is the coordinating country. The partner countries are Croatia, Greece, Latvia and Portugal with whom are also considered negotiations with. The complier of the project is the NGO AEECEL. The project team has 17 leaders in early childhood education fro ...
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Managing the refugee and migrant flows through the development of educational and vocational frames for children and adults

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

...t is in the context of producing material and implementing it on children and adult refugees in the specific hotspots of Peonia and Delta Municipalities of Central Macedonia.To this end, the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education cooperates with the above municipalities and experts in refugees issues as well in Greek as a second language emanating from the Faculty of Education of ...
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Language Education and Speech Therapy for People with Special Education Needs

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Social integration of people with disabilities is a major issue for the European society today. People with different diagnostics have special educational and therapeutic needs to improve their communication abilities. In order to ensure quality educational and therapeutic services to them it is necessary for these services to be implemented by specialists with a high level of professional trainin ...
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Lister moving on

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2018,

The background for this project is twofold, but in more than one way they are integrated. First, one of the most important challenges in upper secondary school today is reducing the number of so-called "early leavers". The politicians in our area have stated that this is job no 1, and our school has worked continuously to improve the situation for our students. However, this is an international pr ...
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Hungarian forest fire prevention and training program (FIRELIFE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Background The incidence of forest fires has greatly increased in the last few decades in Hungary. This is due to climate extremes, less precipitation, the increase of mean annual temperature and a series of winters without snowfall. As a result, the period of risk of fire has extended. Not only has the frequency of fires increased, but also their intensi ...
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Soil stabilisation measures to protect Annex I habitats in Buskett-Girgenti Natura 2000 site (LIFE SAVING BUSKETT)

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

Background Wied il-Luq (Valley of Poplars) is one of the tributary valleys feeding the Wied il-Kbir system, which is the largest valley system in Malta. Wied il-Luq now carries water only during the wet season, draining runoff from the higher ground and from the land surrounding its course. Over the past 200 years, gardens and woodlands were planted and g ...
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CAPacity Building Technical Assistance to the BulGarian Ministry of Environment and Water for implementing the LIFE programme (LIFE CAPTA BG)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Background The LIFE programme introduced action grants for capacity-building projects for the 2014-2017 funding period. These are projects designed to build Member States' capacity to participate more effectively in the LIFE Programme. Specifically, these projects propose interventions to develop the capacity to submit successful applications for funding ...
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Improved communication, cooperation and capacity building for preserving biodiversity in Natura 2000 forests (LIFEinFORESTS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

...ry. This includes 412 000 ha forests under national protection as well. Most of the state-owned forests are managed by state forest companies; only a minor part is in the trusteeship of national park directorates. Because of the unique biogeographical features of Hungary – the majority of Pannonian biogeographical region is within its borders – several forest types are considered to have uniqu ...
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CONSERVATION OF FALCO VESPERTINUS IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN (REDFOOT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Background The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), which is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, has a recorded population of 2 372 to 2 861 pairs in the EU. Some 1 000-1 100 pairs are in Hungary (as recorded in 2009) and a further two are in Slovakia (2010). In Slovakia, unsuitable management practices, including the improper application of che ...
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Multicultural Schools - Enhancing Cultural and Linguistic Treasure of Europe through Teachers

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

...ciences. The main impact of the project: - involvement of at least 10.000 teachers in project activities thanks to wide network of partners (The European Teachers Association and Regional Directorate of Education in Greece); - establishment of EU network through online learning & networking platform; - Handbook on Culturally Inclusive Education easily exploited in all EU countries thanks to transl ...
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Innovative postgraduate programme: Addressing market needs and pioneering new delivery modes

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

The proposed Strategic Partnership primarily addresses the specific priority in the field of higher education related to support to higher education institutions in implementing reforms in line with the “Communication from the Commission: modernisation of Europe's higher education systems”. It will contribute to “Improving the quality and relevance of higher education”. Secondly, the proposal prom ...
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Dare to care

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

Project "Dare to care" was initiated to empower young people from all over Europe to take an action in the sphere of society life they care for – children at risk, environment, promoting reading culture in society, non-formal, inter-cultural learning. By acting upon the cause they care the most, volunteers will increase their awareness about the phenomena and improve skills necessary to be effecti ...
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Teenagers : the Road with Autism to Independant Living

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...e - SAMO (France) the promoter is an association dealing with the accompaniment of people with all kind of handicap and more recently with yound adults with autism - REGIONAL DIRECTORATE FROM THESSALY (Greece) will help teenagers for the transition from school to independent life as they work in close relationship with families associations - FORO TECNICO DE FORMACION (Spain) a national certified ...
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Conservation of priority natural values in ‘Turjánvidék’ Natura 2000 site southern unit (HUTURJAN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...are found. The area is home to the venomous viper (Vipera ursinii rakosinesis) and the park also cooperates with the ex situ conservation programme of the CONVIPURSRAK LIFE+ project). The directorate has carried out botanical research in the southern part of the Turjánvidék (including the Dabasi Turjános nature conservation area and the central and southern parts of the Táborfalva military sho ...
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Conservation and restoration of Natura 2000 rheophilic fish species and their migratory routes in key SCIs in Bulgaria (LIFE FREE FISH)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Background The biggest threat to Bulgaria's rivers and their dependent species is fragmentation caused by the construction of artificial barriers, such as hydropower plants, bridges and erosion control features. Bulgaria has no national requirements for river infrastructure works to take into account the protection of river habitats by allowing for the ...
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