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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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DEMONSTRATION OF SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FOR EUROPEAN CROP PROTECTION (AGROINTEGRA) (LIFEAGROINTEGRA)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Background The predominant model of crop protection in Europe is based on chemical control of pests, diseases and weeds. This model has high environmental risks. The use of chemical pesticides impacts on fauna and flora beyond the targeted pests. Bad practices in relation to the application of chemicals on crops also increases this negative impact, and le ...
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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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Estrategias Ambientales Integradas para la Reducción de las Emisiones (e-AIRE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

El objetivo del proyecto e-AIRE consiste en minimizar y realizar un seguimiento de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero con el fin de contribuir a la lucha contra el cambio climático, así como en controlar y disminuir las emisiones a la atmósfera de sustancias contaminantes nocivas. A través de una serie de herramientas TICs y medidas y protocolos concretos, se buscará mejorar la calidad a ...
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Innovación en servicios de información sobre drogas (prevención y reducción de riesgos) dirigidos a jóvenes, mediante la utilización de las TIC (DROJNET 2)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2012,

En base a las conclusiones y aportaciones de los jóvenes en el proyecto Drojnet y en el programa cómoTVes, el proyecto Drojnet 2 pretende utilizar las nuevas tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación (mensajes a móviles, páginas web y redes sociales virtuales) como sistema de participación y de implicación de los jóvenes en la elaboración y difusión de mensajes preventivos y de reducción ...
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Nouvelles technologies en viticulture et dans l'élaboration du vin (WINETECH)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

El proyecto WINETech - Nuevas tecnologías en viticultura y elaboración de vino tiene su prioridad principal en la promoción de la innovación y la transferencia de tecnología en el sector vitivinícola involucrando a bodegas, proveedores de servicios de I+D+i y organismos intermedios con el objeto de establecer un cruce de información entre la demanda y la oferta existentes y que se mejoren las rede ...
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Standardisation démarches électronique déchets (IBER ETER)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 30, 2011,

El proyecto IBER ETER tiene por objetivo contribuir a la estandarización de la tramitación electrónica en el campo de la gestión de los residuos industriales, de manera que se haga un seguimiento eficaz de dicha gestión respetando el medio ambiente. El proyecto proporcionará los resultados finales siguientes: - Permitir el acceso público a los estándares de lenguaje, totalmente gratuito y sin nin ...
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Cities of the wine, main Inheritance of the Atlantic (TOURVIN ATL)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

The main aim of this project is to group together two major activities: tourism and wine production. This implies working at local level in villages, terroirs and regions to develop a new network of sustainable tourism which will respect the environment, identity and diversities of each. The project considers wine as the common identity of this new tourist offer. It intends to promote wine product ...
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Saving of forest exploitation for obtaining of tanning extracts through valorisation of wine waste (GRAPE TANNINS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2004, End date: Dec 31, 2007,

Background Deforestation is a major problem that should be restricted wherever possible. The use of renewable sources of tannin can make a contribution to reducing deforestation. Tree species such as quebracho and chestnut are currently felled to provide tannin for the leather industry. Alternative sources of tannin exist, chiefly from a by-product (grap ...
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The easy European E- government (eBYGOV)

Start date: Oct 27, 2002, End date: Oct 15, 2006,

Confronted with a crisis of political confidence among their citizens, several European States are looking to e-government. This concept is intended to modernise the practices of government and communication, and improve the services offered to citizens, making them more effective and accessible to all. The e-Bygov project proposes to develop concrete applications for e-government in the Atlantic ...
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SYNERGY, Quality and respect for environment (SINERGIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2003, End date: Jun 1, 2006,

Background The recent intensification of agricultural production has led to a deterioration of the environment in some regions and a decrease in the quality of products. The impacts on the environment mainly relate to contamination problems linked to overuse of phytosanitary treatment. Intensive farming leads to problems such as erosion, high water consum ...
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Atlantic Area E-Community Centers of Excellence Network (AA-ECONET)

Start date: Jul 31, 2003, End date: Apr 29, 2006,

Based on the results of a previous project, “The Virtual Region”, undertaken as part of the INTERREG IIC North-western Europe programme, the AA ECONET project is intended to compensate for a part of the European Union’s democratic deficit through development of “Electronic (E) Communities”. Given the urgency of recreating and reinvigorating political dialogue at the local, regional, national and c ...
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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 european mink (Mustela lutreola) in La Rioja (Visón La Rioja)

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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Integral sustainability of Tourism (SITUR)

Start date: Oct 1, 2001, End date: Sep 30, 2004,

Background Rural tourism is a new product in expansion throughout Europe. It has similar features in every area, particularly in southern Europe where these policies are undergoing vigorous growth at present. However, tourism is not an innocuous business. Europe has long experience of the environmental deterioration that accompanies tourism, especially ...
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Coopération pour un service d’information sur les drogues (DROJNET)

Le projet vise a développer une initiative pilote de service d’information sur les drogues adaptée aux jeunes en utilisant toutes les possibilités des NTIC pour la communication tout en réalisant un des objectifs du Plan d’Action Drogue de l’Union Européenne pour 2005-2008 (mettre en place, développer et améliorer la prévention et les nouveaux moyens d’atteindre les groupes cibles grace aux suppor ...
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On Line Training Needs Assessment - eTNA

The principal objective of the Lisbon strategy was to make Europe the most competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in the world by 2010. Given the importance of the food industry in Europe, the main objective of this project is to enhance knowledge of the professionals sector across the EU by transfer a TNA methodology based on the competitive intelligence elements.The project aims to prov ...
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