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Good ecological status of an agricultural stream - introducing Integrated Buffer Zones in a holistic approach (LIFE-GOODSTREAM)

Start date: Sep 30, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2021,

Background It is estimated that food production must double by 2050 to ensure sufficient food for the world’s growing population (United Nations General Assembly report (GA/EF/3242). Scarcity of water as well as reconciling intensive agriculture with the water quality goals are among the largest challenges for increasing agricultural production. Despite ...
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Grazing and restoration of archipelago and coastal environments (GRACE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

...ture project is to restore specific habitat types to favourable conservation status within 23 Natura 2000 sites associated with the Swedish archipelago in the Counties of Västra Götaland, Halland, Blekinge and Stockholm. A partnership approach between the four counties is expected to provide operational efficiencies and create an increased understanding about nature conservation activity in coas ...
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Kompetensutveckling för framtiden Steg 1

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

Katrinebergs folkhögskola (folk high-school) is active in the field of popular education and adult learning. The school comprises about 200 students and 60 employees, teachers and other staff. The school identifies in its internationalization plan currently a number of different areas of development, some of these are expressed in the objectives below. The countries (UK , Italy, the Netherlands) l ...
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Consortium for Assistive Solutions Adoption (CASA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Today, regions and governments are faced with an unsustainable situation with increasing pressure on health and social care resulting from demographic changes. With an ageing population, citizens are also increasingly living with chronic diseases and this has serious implications on the future provision of welfare and health services. Chronic diseases now account for an average of two thirds of he ...
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Gateways – verktyg för destinationsutveckling (GWD)

Start date: May 31, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The purposes of the project GWD is to support the development of established businesses and support the creation of new businesses within the bike and hiking tourism. One of the purposes of the project is to raise the numbers of visitors on and around our cycling and walking trails. The project wants to make the Öresund, Kattegatt and Skagerrak (ÖKS) region a strong, attractive destination for wal ...
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Coast Alive! (CA!)

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

The project activities consider cultural and natural heritage, as a means to improve public health, the development of SME's and the demographic profile of the region. Nature tourism grows three times faster than the sector as a whole. The project builds on the results of two former Interreg IIIB project; Nave Nortrail and Cycle-on, using the trails set up by these projects as a basis for activity ...
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Entrepreneurial Inspiration for the European Union (ENSPIRE EU)

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

... about how transfer initiative from one region to another. Furthermore the partners have developed policy recommendations and a strategic framework paper, which was presented at a policy seminar in Halland. The papers are a tool that can be used for inspiration and for concrete advice on how to set up an effective policy that inspire people to become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. The papers can b ...
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Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor for Growth and Innovation (SCANDRIA)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Sep 8, 2012,

Against the background of doubling freight transport volumes by 2050 in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), capable transport infrastructures are required for efficient, integrated and sustainable freight and passenger traffic.The Scandinavian-Adriatic Development Corridor is the shortest geographical link between Baltic and Adriatic Sea. It provides freight transport capacities to relieve overloaded Wes ...
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The farmer as water manager under changing climatic conditions (Aquarius)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

The project focuses on enabling farmers to act successfully as water managers in changing climatic conditions. The project will present water risk management practices that will reduce the consequences of flooding, droughts, water shortage and nutrient transport. The emphasis on the farmer as a water manager is contributing towards implementing EU policies, such as the Water Framework Directive. T ...
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LISA

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

LISA (The development of rural communities in Scandinavia) is a collaborative project consisting of Norwegian, Danish and Swedish municipalities and the region, together with universities and colleges. The project has, through cooperation, research, raised competence and various specified measures to increase enterprise and attractiveness in country communities, increased settlement and trading ac ...
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Maritime safety - Transport and Environment in the Baltic Sea Region (Baltic Master II)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,

The Baltic Sea’s unique ecology is under a lot of pressure. Fishing, maritime pollution from ships and substantial additions of nutrition from e.g. sewage and farming all pose a threat to the inland sea where the water is estimated to take 30 years to renew. At all times there are some 2000 ships in movement, and each year we see 120-140 collisions and groundings in the Baltic Sea – both traffic a ...
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Corridor of Innovation and Cooperation (COINCO) North (COINCO North)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

Whilst Europe is expanding its infrastructure, for example by introducing high speed trains in a number of places, the progress of such investments is slow in the Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-region. Environmentally friendly and quick transport of goods and people is crucial when it comes to strengthening the region’s ability to be competitive in a European and global setting.Corridor of Innovation ...
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Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the Kattegat-Skagerrak area (SWOT)

Start date: Mar 7, 2011, End date: Sep 8, 2011,

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and ThreatsThe original SWOT analysis in the Operational program for Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak from 2007 was very general and only based on nationwide statistics regarding trade etc. In 2010, when the financial crisis had led to significant changes in local and regional economic opportunities, which also had significance for the Kattegat/ Skagerrak area's deve ...
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Bridging the gap between science and stakeholders: Phase I – Common Ground (GAP1)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2009,

Together, the stakeholder and scientist participants in GAP1 will initiate cooperative research by making plans to combine knowledge in future participatory research. They will engage through a series of European and regional workshops. GAP1 represents phase 1 of a three-phase programme that aims to explore the complementary nature of alternative knowledge and investigate how to combine it in wa ...
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Energize Regional Economies (ERE)

Start date: Nov 29, 2005, End date: Jun 30, 2008,

The main aim of the project was to investigate how regions can stimulate their economies by promoting sustainable energy. Achievements: In the ERE project, five regions (the core partners) systematically analysed their regional situation, looking for strong points and o ...
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Facilitating Sustainable Innovation (FSI)

Start date: Nov 29, 2005, End date: May 31, 2008,

The aim was to create an interregional co-operation on sustainable innovation in the North Sea Region between relevant stakeholders in order to foster start-ups and development of innovative companies, products and tools. Achievements: The project has improved facilitie ...
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Maritime Safety - Transport and Environment in the South Baltic Sea Region (Baltic MaSTER)

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

The aim of Baltic Master was to improve maritime safety by integrating and bringing forward local and regional perspectives. This included measures to improve the prevention and the preparedness for ship accidents as well as methods for managing the coastal zones.The issues concerning safe transportations, oil combatting and coastal management has a clear transnational link as they deal with the e ...
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Corridor of Innovation and Cooperation (COINCO)

Start date: Mar 9, 2005, End date: Jul 8, 2007,

COINCO deals with the development and optimization of traffic connections, innovation and clustering along the Scandinavian-Central European North-South axis. The idea of COINCO is the identificatiomn of themes for transnational cooperation in order to create an attractive region that can compete in global markets. ...
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Baltic Tangent

Start date: Jan 3, 2005, End date: May 2, 2007,

The Baltic Tangent (BT) project derives from the unsatisfying socio-economic situation in large parts of the BT area. The peripheral location in relation to the main transport infrastructure corridors in the BSR, constitutes a serious disadvantage for economic and labor market development of partnership regions in the Baltic States, Scandinavia and Russia. The BT project therefore has focused on h ...
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NAVE Nortail : The North Sea Coastal Path (NAVE Nortail)

Start date: Sep 30, 2002, End date: Apr 29, 2007,

The NAVE NORTRAIL project contributed towards the sustainable economic and social regeneration of the North Sea Coastal Region. The basic idea was to regenerate a network of landscapes and footpaths linked with nature and heritage sites in the recreational areas of the coastal regions around the North Sea. In relation with cultural and environmental tourism, outdoor activities and education the pr ...
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CO 2 : The North Sea Cycle Route 2 - Cycling On (NSCR)

Start date: Mar 2, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

In order to secure full and lasting benefits of the North Sea Cycle Route (former Interreg IIB project), the aim of the CO 2 project was to establish a permanent organisational structure, well publicised and branded, to offer a consistently high-quality cycling experience and an insight into the natural and man-made heritage of the North Sea Region as a whole. Cycle tourism gives minimal environme ...
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Culture, Nature and Tourism network (KNOT)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The overall objective of KNOT is to create a lasting network of projects developing cultural and natural heritage in order to promote sustainable tourism and rural development. The partners aim to increase their competences in cultural and natural heritage management and to create joint tools for easier access to tourist information via the Internet and mobile phone. ...
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BioEnergy : Promotion of Bio-Energy by Marketing, Implementation and Trading in the North Sea Region (ProBioEnergy)

Start date: Sep 30, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The project aimed to increase the share of biomass in local energy production. The main focus was on informing and raising awareness about the potential of bio-energy.There have been four main objectives:• To increase awareness;• To increase information and implementation of technology and knowledge;• Full scale demonstration of technology, for instance small scale CHP with new bio fuel;• To initi ...
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Culinary Heritage Europe (Culinary Heritage)

Start date: May 31, 2003, End date: Nov 29, 2005,

This cooperation wants to create new and improve existing strategies relating to regional development within the small-scale food sector. The partners aim to raise the level of economic activity within their regions by combining small-scale food production and culinary experiences. Culinary experiences add value to the products by focusing on cultural, historical or other interesting aspects of th ...
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Rock Art in Northern Europe (RANE )

Start date: Jun 25, 2002, End date: Sep 24, 2005,

Rock art (paintings and carvings on rock formations) is the oldest form of human art. The remaining examples of this historical art form are threatened both by a natural development and our modern way of living. The central objectives of RANE were to initiate measures and promote research that would improve the management and sustainable use of prehistoric rock art in the Baltic Sea Region. The pr ...
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Energy Skill - Development of a Vocational Training Tool

Energy management for a cleaner environment : A training package has been produced with input form property owners and company employees and contains among other things a manual, a guide for trainers and an interactive website. It will provide improved training in energy maintenance and environmental protection. This project started in 2001 and lasted 28 months.
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European Mobility Agreement Customizer

Although there are no exhaustive figures on mobility in IVT, the number of apprentices undertaking training in another Member State is nonetheless estimated at 1% on average, even if the number of opportunities for mobility doubled between 2002 and 2005 thanks to the European Commission’s incentive policy. An in-depth study (Move it) has identified several obstacles to mobility, including legal ...
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