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Control and eradication of the invasive exotic plant species Ailanthus altissima in the Alta Murgia National Park (LIFE Alta Murgia)
Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
...ategy for the eradication and control of ailanthus and other woody IAS, which increases efficacy and minimises herbicide use to low volume stem application techniques;
The protection of the environment and human health from risks and impacts posed by exposure to herbicides;
A reduction in the negative impact, and the risk of diffusion, of the parkâs most threatening IAS;
An infestation map of ...
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Restoration of salt flats around 27 endorheic wetland areas in La Mancha (HUMEDALES DE LA MANCHA)
Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2016,
...ed by the loss of suitable wetlands;
An increase in the size of the buffer zone (between the wetlands and agricultural lands) and the conservation of the wetlandsâ environment. This should result in improved water quality due to a decrease in sedimentation and nutrient run-off;
An increase in the public estate (262 ha), giving the regional authority more rights over the management of public ac ...
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Vercelli rice fields: integrated plan for environmental requalification and sustainable management of rice agroecosystem (ECO-RICE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Feb 1, 2014,
... together all relevant public and private sector stakeholders; to raise awareness about the aims, actions and benefits associated with the ecological network; and to monitor the socio-economic and environment impacts of the newly-established ecological network.
Results
The ECO-RICE project strengthene ...
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Recovery, conservation and sustainable management of Tronqueira/Planalto dos Graminhais (LAURISSILVA SUSTENTAVEL)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2013,
...A SUSTENTAVEL project reached all the proposed objectives and even surpassed them in some respects, for instance, regarding the surface area of Laurel forest recovered. The change achieve in the environment is already quite visible.
As one of its main achievements, the project allowed the identification and designation of a new NATURA 2000 network site in the Azores, namely the Site of Community ...
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Conservation, restoration and durable management in Small Island of Braila, Romania (RESTOREWETLANDS)
Start date: Sep 1, 2006, End date: Apr 30, 2011,
... The project drew up a management plan â including park regulations for the daily management of the project area â for Small Island of Braila, which was approved by the environment ministry. The plan provides a strong legal basis for the management of the area in the future. It also produced other documents for improving the management of SIB, namely communication and eco-tourism stra ...
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Safeguard of the threatened raptors of the Matera Province (RAPACI LUCANI)
Start date: Oct 1, 2005, End date: Sep 30, 2009,
... and organised two relevant conferences on the target species. âA National Conservation Plan for Egyptian Vultureâ was drawn up by the project and published by the Italian Ministry of Environment. The actual impact of the project on the target species is difficult to assess, but certainly the project contributed to increase the public awareness on the importance of the target species and of th ...
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Conservative management of alpine habitats as a Natura 2000 site in Retezat National Park (Retezat National Park)
Start date: Oct 1, 2005, End date: Dec 31, 2008,
...rtant Bird Area for Europe (2000). Two prime Butterfly Areas for Europe were also identified in the area in 2000. At the establishment of the Retezat National Park Administration in 1999, a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project facilitated the capacity building of the park administration and the drawing up of a management plan for the area. Retezat National Park is the only national park in Ro ...
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Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero: actions of conservation of mountain grasslands and peatlands (Alpe Veglia)
Start date: Jan 1, 2003, End date: Dec 31, 2005,
... peat bogs of community interest. Sustainable management of the pastureland, supported by specific shrub removal operations, helped in restoring the high-altitude meadows, while the peat bog environment could be conserved by shutting off the drainage system.
The project also aimed to help increase knowledge about the Erebia christi, by carrying out special studies. The scarcity of information on ...
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Restoration of habitats and wildlife of the Skjern River (Skjern River)
Start date: Jan 1, 2001, End date: Dec 31, 2004,
... of this strategy.
Objectives
The preparation of a new land use plan for the area was funded through a previous LIFE- Environment project. The part involving restoring areas of conservation value for the Natura 2000 network was to be carried out under this LIFE-Nature project.
The main objective was to restore 875 ha ...
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Conservation and management of the biotope 'S. Genuario Wetland' (San Genuario)
Start date: Jun 1, 2001, End date: Mar 31, 2005,
...ved by regulating the water level in the various ponds and the areas littered by the vestiges of former land use would be cleaned up and re-naturalised. A description of the ecosystems and monitoring environmental values would make it possible to draw up a management plan for the area that could be exportable to similar situations elsewhere. The direct management actions would be accompanied by ed ...
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Environmental protection and enhancement in the coastal territories
Start date: Sep 30, 2000, End date: Oct 30, 2006,
...European Community, and are protected by national and regional legislation, as is the case for Bosco Nordio Integral Nature Reserve and Ca’Mello Oasis. Specifically, the project aims at the environmental protection and requalification of territories and their enhancement by means of educational-information activities and the improvement of the area’s fruition and accessibility. Special web pages w ...
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New technologies and strategies for fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in the phase of recycling and dismantling (HYTECHCYCLING)
Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2019,
...lowing key steps will be followed considering the involvement and validation of relevant FCH value chain actors and the HYTECHCYCLING Advisory Board of manufacturers:1. Pre-study and techno-economic, environmental, RCS assessment related to dismantling & recycling of FCH technologies to detect future needs and challenges 2. Development of new technologies and strategies applied to FCH technologies ...
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European-wide field trials for residential fuel cell micro-CHP (ENE.FIELD)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
...bring the products to market and explore different business models for micro-CHP deployment.The data produced by ene.field will be used to provide a fact base for micro FC-CHP, including a definitive environmental lifecycle assessment and cost assessment on a total cost of ownership basis.To inform clear national strategies on micro-CHP within Member States, ene.field will establish the macro-econ ...
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Eco-innovative, Safe and Energy Efficient wall panels and materials for a healthier indoor environment (ECO-SEE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
...evelop new eco-materials and components for the purpose of creating both healthier and more energy efficient buildings. We will create and symbiotically use natural eco-materials for healthier indoor environments through hygrothermal (heat and moisture) regulation and the removal airborne contaminants through both chemical capture and photocatalysis. Our objectives include advancing state of the a ...
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Improving the Knowledge in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology for Technicians and Workers (KNOWHY)
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
KnowHY aims to provide the FC&H2 sector with a training offer for technicians and workers featuring quality in contents, accessibility in format and language, practicality for the targeted audience, ease of scalability and update, and at competitive costs which make the training offer economically sustainable after project completion. Thanks to this project both OEMs as well as professionals can r ...
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Selective collection of the organic waste in tourist areas and valorization in farm composting plants. (SCOW)
Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2015,
...rk, SCOW focuses on the collection of organic waste in tourist areas with a view to valorizing biowaste as compost for sustainable agriculture practices.Specific objectiveTo develop an integrated and environmentally organic waste management system, ensuring sustainable methods for collection and treatment by involving all the relevant waste treatment stakeholders and enhancing their knowledge. ...
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Fluid Management component improvement for Back up fuel cell systems (FluMaBack)
Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,
The FluMaBack (Fluid Management component improvement for Back up fuel cell systems) project aims at improving the performance, life time and cost of balance of plant (BOP) components of back up fuel cell systems specifically developed to face back-out periods of around 1,000h/year for specific markets: USA, Africa and North Europe where hard operative conditions are present (high and low temperat ...
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Low temperature hydrogen production from second generation biomass (HyTime)
Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,
The aim of HyTime is to deliver a bioprocess for decentral H2 production from 2nd generation biomass with a productivity of 1-10 kg H2/d. The novel strategy in HyTime is to employ thermophilic bacteria which have shown superior yields in H2 production from biomass in the previous FP6 IP HYVOLUTION.Biomass in HyTime is grass, straw, molasses or unsold organic goods from supermarkets. The biomass is ...
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High Performance Insulation based on Nanostructure encapsulation of air (HIPIN)
Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,
...e thermal efficiency in new and retrofitting buildings. The insulating material will have enhanced performance compared with the state of the art products and will contribute to the protection of the environment through the reduction of greenhouse gases generated in heating and cooling the building.The concept described in HIPIN develops technology which is affordable and easily applicable. Insula ...
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"Fuel cell field test demonstration of economic and environmental viability for portable generators, backup and UPS power system applications" (FITUP)
Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2014,
"A total of 19 market-ready fuel cell systems from 2 suppliers (ElectroPS, FutureE) will be installed as UPS/ backup power sources in selected sites across the EU. Real-world customers from the telecommunications and hotel industry will utilize these fuel cell-based systems, with power levels in the 1-10kW range, in their sites. These units will demonstrate a level of technical performance (start- ...
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Introduction of Regional Energy Concepts (CEP-REC)
Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,
The classic central energy systems based on fossil fuels and nuclear power have a central supply distributing the energy to the consumers. Contrary to this, renewable energies and energy efficiency need the action of many persons, citizens, municipalities and enterprises in order to succeed. In addition the acceptance of the population plays important role in the change towards renewable energies. ...
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Project for Optimisation of Water and Emissions Reduction (POWER)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,
Background
The European IRENA programme, coordinated by the European Environment Agency, identified the agriculture sector as having the highest water consumption (50%) in Southern European countries. Spain has the biggest irrigation area in the EU and 68% of available water is consumed by the agricultural sector. However, there is a high percentage of in ...
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A pilot line of antibacterial and antifungal medical textiles based on a sonochemical process (SONO)
Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2013,
Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections are a major financial issue in the European healthcare system. The financial impact of these infections counteract medical advances and expensive medical treatments by increasing the length of hospital stay by at least 8 days on average per affected patient, hence adding more than 10 millions patient days in hospitals in Europe per year. The statistics on ...
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Development of educational programmes and training initiatives related to hydrogen technologies and fuel cells in Europe (HYPROFESSIONALS)
Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
"Today’s technicians and students are the next generation of potential fuel cell users and designers, and education now is a critical step towards the widespread acceptance and implementation of hydrogen fuel cell technology in the near future.Development of training initiatives for technical professionals will be started aiming to secure the required mid- and long-term availability of human resou ...
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Platform for Integration of Trans regional Energy R&D activities (PITER)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2010,
"The project aims at creating a trans-national platform to facilitate the exchanges between the members of the consortium in terms of: research, technological development and transfers, joint political and economical actions for the development and diffusion of renewable energy. This project contributes to the implementation, at a local and national level, of the European directives concerning a b ...
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The project is aimed to design a curriculum and to elaborate the associated training materials for trainers and trainees in the professional profile “technicians for fuel cell installation and maintenance”. The approach will address the need for a new professional profile related to hydrogen-based technologies and fuels cells, adapted to the technological developments and in agreement with the Eur ...
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This project transfers the results of two projects of innovation carried out at international level in the ambits of the Life Plus Programme and Intelligent Energy for Europe, since their applications, techniques and methodologies have a high pedagogical value and they bring a practical approach for reinforcing the vocational competencies ; in the context of the new Community Directive on "energ ...
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