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Increasing the ecological connections and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in South-west Lapland (NATNET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Background The project area includes 32 Natura 2000 network sites (over a total area of 363 000 ha) located in south-western Lapland. The area is extremely valuable and vulnerable due to its unique biodiversity and rare limestone soil. Areas outside the Natura 2000 sites are mostly commercial forests, where mining districts and claims, peat industry and b ...
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Demonstrating Best Practise in Raised Bog Restoration in Ireland (DBPRBRI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Background Irish raised bogs represent some of the finest examples of their habitat type in the world. Surveys indicate that some 50 000 ha of reasonably intact or uncut raised bog habitat remain in the country, which represents about 16% of the original natural extent of the habitat. Of this, about 21 500 ha is regarded as being of nature conservation va ...
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Conservation of Anser erythropus on European migration route (Anser-Eur)

Start date: Apr 1, 2005, End date: Mar 31, 2009,

Background The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose species breeding in the tundra zone (low-arctic and forest) from northern Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia. Its historical range covers the whole subarctic Eurasia, but nowadays the distribution is patchy. The recent estimate of its world population is 22 000-27 000 individuals. Presen ...
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Emergency Response to Coastal Oil, Chemical and Inert Pollution from Shipping (EROCIPS)

Start date: Oct 31, 2004, End date: Mar 9, 2008,

...chieve this objective, it is organising eight workshops whose actions can be summed up as follows:1) Imagine worst-case pollution scenarios and analyse the necessary actions, the natural and built-up environment and the meteorological processes; 2) Develop various strategies for protection and cleaning; 3) Take stock of the human and material resources available in the event of an intervention; 4) ...
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AGORA -Network Sustainable Tourism Development in the Baltic Sea Region (AGORA)

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

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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Baltic Sea management - Nature conservation and sustainable development in the marine ecosystem through marine spatial planning (BALANCE)

Start date: Jun 19, 2005, End date: Dec 18, 2007,

BALANCE – or in full “Baltic Sea Management–Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ecosystem through Spatial Planning” – is an INTERREG III B co-funded project aimed towards development of informed marine management tools for the Baltic Sea based on spatial planning and cross-sectoral and transnational co-operation.BALANCE is organised into 5 work packages (WPs) which will identify ...
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Bird rich wetlands of international importance, nature reserves and cultural landscapes as resources for sustainable developments in rural areas (BIRD)

Start date: Aug 14, 2004, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

The main focus in the BIRD project was to increase rural development in areas with attractive bird rich wetlands, nature reserves and cultural landscapes. 35 joining partners in 6 Baltic countries have localized areas where a quality secured eco tourism has good assumptions to expand. The six joining countries and numbers of partners are: Estonia (5), Finland (5), Germany (1), Latvia (2), Lithuani ...
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Developing sustainable nature tourism in the UNESCO biosphere reserves of the Archipelago Sea and the Western Estonia islands

Start date: Jun 30, 2002, End date: Jun 29, 2005,

The aim is to develop a model for ecotourism in the participating biosphere reserves. Activities include a survey on locations suitable for ecotourism and collection of development ideas from the tourism enterprises in the area. The criteria and operating models will be applied and tested in practice in a pilot setting of Jungfruskär and corresponding site in Estonia. Target areas: Jungfruskär, ...
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NEw Partnership for Transnational UNderstanding and co-operation in the field of water management

NEw Partnership for Transnational UNderstanding and co-operation in water management aims at the following products:1. web based course about water managementThe core curriculum will be in English, but there also be at summaries in the other languages and some material about national/regional particularities2. didactic material for tutors3. language glossary "water management" (EN, DE; PL, CZ, IT) ...
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