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Improving the stability of high-quality traits of berry in different environments and cultivation systems for the benefit of European farmers and consumers (GoodBerry)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

...and to boost consumer and market confidence supported by an improved competitiveness of producers. It is a multidisciplinary, collaborative project based on complementary expertise and skills of internationally recognized berry research institutions, and highly involved key berry SMEs that will combine their effort to secure the robustness of the results.
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Conservation of priority natural values in ‘Turjánvidék’ Natura 2000 site southern unit (HUTURJAN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Background The Turjánvidék Natura 2000 site (SCI) covers 9 740 ha, of which 5 304 ha is the southern area, and the target area of the project. The project will also target 2 022 ha of a recently designated Natura 2000 site, bordering the existing site to the south. The Turjánvidék site is one of the most extensive and continuously humid sand habitat s ...
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Restoration and conservation of priority-listed Pannonic sand land habitats in military owned area of the Hungarian Little Plain (Hungarian Little Plain)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Background Once covering vast areas of the Little Hungarian Plain (western Hungary), between the towns of Győr and Esztergom, as a result of human activity only remnants of the priority habitats Pannonic sand steppe and Pannonic inland sand dune thicket Junipero-Populetum albae remain in the region. A few patches can be found in the military sites near G ...
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SedAlp - Sediment management in Alpine basins: integrating sediment continuum, risk mitigation and hydropower (SedAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

SedAlp contributes to integrated management of sediment transport in Alpine basins directed to an effective reduction of sediment-related risk while promoting the enhancement of riverine ecosystems and reducing the impacts of hydropower plants (balancing the implementation of EU Directives e.g. RES, Floods and WFD). The project includes piloting actions in various representative Alpine river basin ...
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A structured network for integration of climate knowledge into policy and territorial planning (ORIENTGATE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The OrientGate project will foster concerted and coordinated climate adaptation actions across the SEE region. The project will explore climate risks faced by coastal, rural and urban communities; contribute to a better understanding of the impact of climate variability and change on water regimes, forests and agro-ecosystems; and analyse specific adaptation needs in the hydroelectricity, agro-ali ...
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Sustainable Mobility and Tourism in Sensitive Areas of the Alps and the Carpathians (ACCESS2MOUNTAIN)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

...pecially in South-East Europe, as mountain regions are lacking sufficient sustainable transport facilities and facing major ecological impacts caused by individual vehicles . Based on this fact, EU-, national strategies and INTERREG-outcomes a project was jointly developed under the leadership of the Environment Agency Austria. The proposed project aims at achieving 'Durable environmentally friend ...
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Development of a cross-border decision support system for the remote sensing and model-based estimation of the wooden biomass in the forests of the development area POMERANIA (ForseenPOMERANIA) (INT-09-0039)

Start date: Jan 23, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

...mmen. Die fernerkundungsbasierte Vitalitätsüberwachung sowie Ableitung von Oberflächenmodellen aus Luftbildern wurden von der Landesforst Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bearbeitet.Eine internationale Konferenz zum Thema Biomasse fand am 07-09.10.2013 in Mierzęcin statt.Die Abschlusskonfrenz war am 08.Mai 2014 in Eberswalde.
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Transnational Forestry Management Strategies in Response to Regional Climate Change Impacts (ForeStClim)

Start date: Dec 31, 2007, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

...to a diverse set of multi-level risk assessments associated with preserving the multitude of forest goods and services. which will be part of the “ForeStClim”-strategies. The development of transnational coordinated forestry management and forest protection and adaptation strategies will be the principal outcome of the project and help secure the future economic stability of forestry in North-Wes ...
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EUROPEAN FOREST FIRE NETWORKS (EUFOFINET)

Start date: Sep 30, 2010, End date: Sep 29, 2012,

The protection of the world´s environment cannot be effective without national and international fire management for natural, semi-natural and cultural landscapes and ecosystems for they constitute an essential part of the habitable land and the functioning of the global system. As fires do not respect national borders, the fight against fire requires a close cooperation with the national, regiona ...
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MANFRED - Management strategies to adapt Alpine Space forests to climate change risks (MANFRED)

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

...ies able to adapt to changing environmental conditions (WP 8); d) contribute to the implementation of suggested adapted management strategies in cooperation with political decision makers in 4 transnational case study regions. Achievements: The '22nd Century' Book on Fo ...
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Improve the governance and the quality of forestry management in the Mediterranean protected areas. (QUALIGOUV)

Start date: May 14, 2009, End date: May 13, 2012,

...centres and those from periurban, rural and forest areas. QUALIGOUV plans to carry out these innovative experimentations (procedures, techniques…) on partners sites. They will be framed by a transnational collective reflection of a peer group. This peer group will be composed of external partners and experts, which will allow to capitalize the achievements of the local experimentations, on the Med ...
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Water Management Strategies against Water Scarcity in the Alps (Alp-Water-Scarce)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

The main challenges of this project are to create local Early Warning Systems against Water Scarcity in the Alps based on sound and perennial monitoring and modelling and anchored strongly and actively within a Stakeholder Forum linked across comparative and contrasting regions across the Alps. The Early Warning System is based on the linkage and improvement of field monitoring and assemblage of q ...
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maNET - Permafrost long-term monitoring network (PermaNET)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jul 13, 2011,

Permafrost is highly sensitive to climatic changes. Permafrost degradation and related natural hazards affect traffic routes, tourism areas, settlements and infrastructures. The main problem is a lacking strategy for the consideration of these newly observed specific impacts of climate change in risk prevention and territorial development. With the joint development of a common strategy for dealin ...
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Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System (FutMon)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

...e structure, composition and functioning of forests. The complexity of the cause-effect relationships involved needs sound scientific information as a basis for good political decisions. The International Cooperative Programme (ICP) on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) and National Forest Inventories (NFIs) have worked to provide reliable information on f ...
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Die weitere Behandlung der Naturverüngungen auf den Schadflächen des Orkans Lothar 1999

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

Hauptziel des Projekts ist es, vor dem Hintergrund der Folgen des Orkans Lothar und der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in der Holzwirtschaft die Voraussetzungen für innovativen Waldbau im südpfalzischen Bienwald sowie im Hagenauer Forst im Nordelsass zu untersuchen. Es geht im Besondern darum, grenzübergreifend den Austausch zu Praktiken zur Entwicklung des Holzsektors und zu Fragen des Umweltschutz ...
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Grenzüberschreitendes Holzenergiezentrum (HEZ)

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Ziel des Projekts ist es, eine grenzüberschreitende Infrastruktur einzurichten, welche die bessere Nutzung der im Raum PAMINA vorhandenen Ressourcen zur Vermarktung von Holz als Brennstoff und zur Entwicklung des Wirtschaftszweigs Holzenergienutzung. Damit soll ein Beitrag zur Erhöhung des Anteils erneuerbarer Energien an der Energieerzeugung und -nutzung geleistet werden.. ...
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Nature Centres and Environmental Interpretation in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR EAGLE)

Start date: Sep 2, 2004, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

...c. To realise this, 49 institutions, mostly public and NGOs, carried out an extensive programme of activities in cooperation with partners, colleagues and stakeholders.Achievements WP1 Elaboration of National and BSR Nature Education Strategy; The network of Nature Interpreters and Nature Schools is strengthened by National Strategies for nature education development, project partners Trans Nation ...
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Risk-, Disaster-Management & prevention of natural hazards in mountainous and/or forested regions (RIMADIMA)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Jul 30, 2007,

... Many of the existing structures of risk and disaster management have not yet succeeded in preventing or mitigating major catastrophes. An improvement is required based on a long-term process of transnational co-operation, which also assures the transfer of knowledge and best practices concerning risk and disaster management. After the recent disasters in Romania, the Brasov County Council develop ...
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Demonstration of opportunities on forest land to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (ForestForWater)

Start date: Sep 1, 2003, End date: Jun 30, 2007,

...ted approach to forest management is required to facilitate these contributions which will be based on effective cooperation between key stakeholders in the environmental, forestry and NGO sectors at national, regional and local levels. Objectives The main objective of this LIFE-ENV project was to demonstrate how fores ...
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Tools for integrated regional and business development (Advantage Hardwood )

Start date: Feb 28, 2003, End date: Mar 8, 2006,

...wood marketing and business seminar;• European spatial development perspective-seminar;• Use of hardwood in architecture and building construction;• Drying seminar;• Seminar on international marketing;• European spatial development perspective-seminar;• Small-scale management with hardwood species;• Afforestation of agriculture land and how the local municipality can act to guarantee nature preser ...
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Common strategies, spatial partnerships and actions for sustainable spatial development and integration of regions around transnational corridor in the Southern BSR (BALTIC+ )

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

... well as for sustainable forestry. The guidebooks provide basic knowledge about the challenges of sustainable agriculture and forestry, and are targeted at SMEs in the region.Knowledge transfer over national borders about public transport was another important outcome. The project promoted investments in better regional infrastructure to unite the countryside with regional and local centres. Espec ...
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Rural Development Connection (RDC )

Start date: Jul 31, 2002, End date: Jul 30, 2005,

The project focused on the sustainable development of rural areas as places to live and work, fighting against current problems in the countryside like depopulation, degradation, loss of jobs, brain drain, over aging population and insufficient infrastructure and supporting of rural tourism as one of the few business sectors in the rural areas with potentials. ...
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Demonstration of ways to increase peoples recreational benefits from urban woodlands (Urban woods)

Start date: Apr 1, 2001, End date: Mar 31, 2005,

Background Roughly 80% of the EU’s population lives in urban areas of at least 10,000 inhabitants of which about 20% live in cities of more than 250,000 inhabitants. An increasing number of people no longer live within easy access of woodland areas. Forests have an important role to play, however, in human health. They help decrease stress, stimulate ...
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South-Western Baltic Sea TransRegional Area - Implementing New Geography (STRING II )

Start date: May 31, 2002, End date: Jun 29, 2004,

...area in becoming a leading European region by implementing and improving the STRING Development Concept jointly prepared and approved in June 2001 as well as Establishing and consolidating of transnational and professional networks. The focus of the project lay on political cooperation, environment and landscape, transport/infrastructure/settlement structures, compatible development of business an ...
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ROGRESS (Promotion and Guidance for Recreation on Ecologically Sensitive Sites) (PROGRESS)

...g communities and visitors. The main objective of this project, Promotion and Guidance for Recreation on Ecologically Sensitive Sites – which involves the UKs Forestry Commission, the French Office National des Fôrets, as well as a research institute, countryside agency and tourism bodies from England, Scotland, France and the Netherlands - is to reconcile the high level of demand for woodland rec ...
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