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Alien Species Awareness Program (LIFE ASAP)
Start date: Sep 30, 2016, End date: Mar 30, 2020,
Background
The EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation highlights the benefits of preventing the spread of invasive alien species (IAS) in terms of biodiversity and cost. Increased public awareness and effective early warning systems and management are essential to this task. In Italy, there is a need for more public awareness of the problem, in particular o ...
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Management of grey squirrel in Umbria: conservation of red squirrel and preventing loss of biodiversity in Apennines (LIFE U-SAVEREDS)
Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Oct 1, 2018,
Background
The Umbria region is located in the heart of the Italian peninsula. It is threatened by the presence of the non-native Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) that has spread since it was accidentally released in the city of Perugia in the early 2000s. The introduction of the grey squirrel in Europe is one of the most well-known and studie ...
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