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Conservation and management of Basque mountain grasslands (LIFE OREKA Mendian)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Nov 1, 2021,

Background The agricultural sector is a major source of pressure on Europe's environment. In the Spanish Atlantic biogeographical region natural and semi-natural grasslands are mostly affected by the abandonment of pastoral systems and associated lack of grazing which represents one of the biggest threats to European terrestrial environments. In the Basq ...
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New approaches for the European mink Conservation in Spain (LIFE LUTREOLA SPAIN)

Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background The European mink (Mustela lutreola) is listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive as a priority species for conservation. During the last 15 years, the expansion of American mink (Neovison vison) has been confirmed as the main threat to the conservation of European mink in Spain. Control actions for American mink to date have not st ...
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TransForm@ - Game based learning course to boost digital transformation of rural commerce sector

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

The project TransForm@ is aimed at impulse digital transformation of rural commerce sector through the creation of a serious game based training on e-commerce in rural areas. The EU's rural areas are a vital part of Europe physical make-up and its identity. According to a standard definition, more than 91% of the territory of the EU is "rural", and this area is home to more than 56% of the EU's po ...
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Nanomaterials for conservation of European architectural heritage developed by research on characteristic lithotypes (NANO-CATHEDRAL)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,

The project NANO-CATHEDRAL aims at developing, with a nano-metric scale approach, new materials, technologies and procedures for the conservation of deteriorated stones in monumental buildings and cathedrals and high value contemporary architecture, with a particular emphasis on the preservation of the originality and specificity of materials. The objective is providing “key tools” for restoration ...
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INTEGRAL RECOVERY OF BONELLI’S EAGLE POPULATION IN SPAIN (LIFE BONELLI)

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

Background For the first time, a specific programme of conservation measures for diverse core populations of the Bonelli’s eagle (Hieraætus fasciatus or Aquila fasciata) has been developed. The programme considers the north-western Mediterranean ‘metapopulation’ in Spain and the south of France as one and studies the relationships between the diffe ...
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Ecosystem Management of the Izki Quercus pyrenaica forest and habitats and species of community interest related to it. (PRO-Izki)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Background Most of the Basque Country is considered as “disfavoured and mountain agriculture area”, according to the European Directive 75/268/CEE. In mountain areas, the primary activity is restricted by the physical limitations of the environment. Traditional farming activities are based on transhumance – the movement of livestock to higher pastur ...
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BIODIVERSIDAD SOSTENIBLE EN LOS PIRINEOS: aves rapaces necrófagas, símbolos de una gestión concertada (NECROPIR)

Start date: Sep 30, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2013,

El estado actual de las rapaces necrófagas es especialmente delicado debido a los cambios en la gestión y legislación ganadera. Actualmente, no existe un marco operativo a escala pirenaica que permita actuar concertadamente. Es necesario diagnosticar el estado actual de conservación de estas aves, afrontando desde una perspectiva amplia la nueva situación creada y facilitando propuestas técnicas a ...
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Ecoturismo en salinas del Atlántico: una estrategia de desarrollo integral y sostenible (ECOSALALTANTIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The main objective of the ECOSAL ATLANTIS project, "Ecotourism in saltworks of the Atlantic: a strategy for integral and sustainable development" is the development of joint, integral and sustainable tourism based on the cultural and natural heritage of traditional Atlantic saltworking sites. The project focuses on three key activities designed to develop tourism in Atlantic saltworking sites: He ...
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RED PIRENAICA DE LOS GALLIFORMES DE MONTAÑA (GALLIPYR)

Start date: Nov 30, 2008, End date: Nov 29, 2012,

Los galliformes de montaña son una especie de gran valor patrimonial inscrita en el Anexo I de la Directiva europea sobre aves. Su estado es precario, sobre todo por las amenazas que su hábitat y supervivencia sufren a causa de la evolución de las actividades humanas. Además, el cambio climático está agravando estas amenazas.OBJETIVOCrear una red pirenaica transfronteriza de Galliformes de montaña ...
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Revaluation of the identity of the Atlantic salt mines. Recovery and promotion of the biological, economic and cultural potential of coastal humid zones (SAL)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

The project aims to promote, within a European network, the different aspects which form the common identity of salt-producing sites:- original potential for biodiversity, similar technical expertise, landscapes, histories.It sets in place the following work priorities:- improving the biological interest of the sites;- restoring the marshlands; - organising and structuring the profession;- creatin ...
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Collaboration actions for the conservation of Mustela lutreola (Visón Co-op)

Start date: Jan 1, 2004, End date: Dec 31, 2005,

Background Until the end of the 19th century, the European mink (Mustela lutreola) was very common throughout Europe. Today, it occupies less than 10% of the areas it once covered and has disappeared in more than 20 countries. The surviving populations are found in Russia, the River Danube delta in Romania and between the south of France and the north of ...
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Conservation of the European mink (Mustela lutreola) in Álava (Visón Álava)

Start date: Jan 1, 2001, End date: Dec 31, 2004,

Background The European mink (Mustela lutreola) used to inhabit the courses and banks of rivers and wetlands in central and northern Europe, but now its distribution is reduced to two small sub-populations. The eastern one, in north-eastern Russia, is rapidly disappearing due to the introduction of a competitor, the American mink (M. vison). The western ...
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Recovery of the Bonelli's eagle in Álava (C.A. Basque country, Spain) (águila Alava)

Start date: Jan 1, 2001, End date: Dec 31, 2004,

Background Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) is restricted in Europe to Mediterranean landscapes with low or little vegetation such as garigue, dry grasslands and rocky habitats. The breeding adults are very territorial and sedentary, nesting on rocky cliffs up to 1500m above sea level. Young juveniles, on the other hand, travel extensively until the ...
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yrénées Information Urbain Rural (PIUR)

Les Info-Points et les Carrefours ruraux sont deux sources dinformation communautaire mises en place par la Commission européenne dans les années 90. Le Massif Pyrénéen –composé des régions Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pays Basque, Navarre, Aragon et Catalogne- dispose de plusieurs Info-Points et Carrefours ruraux que le projet entend regrouper en créant un réseau entre ces diff ...
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