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Restoration and management of Danube floodplain habitats (LIFE Danube floodplains)

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2022,

Background In past 200 years, the water and wetland habitats of the Danube region have undergone great change: dams have been constructed; flood protection introduction; navigation improved; agricultural and forestry activities intensified; and land drained. Large continuous flood areas have been reduced and divided by dykes, while numerous branches have ...
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Capitalising Climate Change Knowledge for Adaptation in the Alpine Space (C3-Alps)

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

...ransfer and implement in policy and practice results of previous Alpine Space projects on climate change adaptation. The capitalisation approach aims at a) generating new and directly usable forms of state-of-the-art synthesis adaptation knowledge in the Alps, harmonised across sectors and useful to adaptation decision-makers, b) its effective and tailor-made communication and transfer to target g ...
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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,

...n• Map of currently used meteorological indices with respect to climate change• Proposed set of indicators to harmonise climate change monitoring• Reports pilots forestry and agriculture• State of play adaptation policies and sectorial actionFor more information see:http://www.southeast-europe.net/en/projects/approved_projects/?id=163
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Integrated management of biological and landscape diversity for sustainable regional development and ecological connectivity in the Carpathians (BIOREGIO Carpathians)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

BIOREGIO Carpathians is aimed at enhancing the integrated management of the Carpathians protected areas and natural assets in a transnational context and thereby increase the attractiveness of the region. The Carpathians, the largest mountain range of Europe, harbour a unique natural heritage and act as a major ecological link within Europe. Experiences e.g. from the Alpine Space demonstrate that ...
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Sustainable historic park management and development in Finland and Estonia (DEVEPARK)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

U. of Turku in FI has contacts with many EE organizations. In many meetings, the question of nature protection has raised up. There are several old parks in both countries, and their re-establishment would make them more attractive for plants, animals and visitors. Cultural background and historic development of parks are quite different in EE and FI, but there are similar problems like how to add ...
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Forest heritage developer in joint cultural area (Cultural heritage)

Start date: Nov 30, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

There are many points of similarity between cultural heritage in Finland and Estonia due to both historical resemblance and cultural relations between the nations. There are also similar problems to be solved with this project. The project will raise the overall interest and knowledge about preservation of cultural heritage in the forest management related activities in Estonia and in Finland. By ...
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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,

Background Forests cover about 30% of Europe, providing high value concerning: biodiversity; carbon sequestration; soil and water protection; and the economic contribution of goods and services. However, climate change, air pollution and changes in land use are threatening the health, stability and sustainability of forests and their values. On top of th ...
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Increasing the Use of Energy Wood and Assessing Environmental Impacts

Start date: Feb 12, 2007, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

A study based on specific methodology will be conducted in course of the project. The purpose of the study is to find out the changes taken place among the heat producers using wood (stumps, logging waste) as raw material in the years 2003 †2006, the assess the changing of the capabilities of heat production and the changing of the rate of wood-based fuels in it. The study is directed to heat pr ...
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ion and implementation of forestry cultural heritage (FORESTRY CULTURAL HERITAGE)

Start date: Sep 14, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The project utilizes the Finnish partner’s experience in presenting and utilizing the natural and cultural heritage of the forests and carries out an inventory of cultural heritage in the forests of Harju, Lääne and Rapla counties. The aim is to increase the awareness of the public, private forest owners and forest owners’ associations on the cultural and natural heritage of the forests. The ...
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Additional operations: Inventory and Protection of Cultural Heritage in Forestry

Start date: Jan 31, 2007, End date: Dec 2, 2007,

The aim is to enhance the continuation of the ongoing project as well as extend its area of operations. The primary goal is to promote and highlight cultural heritage in nature tourism. In order to achieve this, the Estonian partners will carry out an inventory and report on it in Järvamaa, mark out paths to notable cultural heritage sites in Läänemaa and Raplamaa as well as make a publication ...
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Management of Natura 2000 habitats of the Kopu Peninsula (KopuNatura)

Start date: Oct 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2007,

...covering 14 sites, an important tool for future management of the area. The plan defines the future management actions and parties responsible for each action and is being implemented by the State Nature Conservation Centre. The aim is to continue the restoration and management of the semi-natural habitats with five-year contracts on habitat management and agri-environmental subsidies. Farmers are ...
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Protection of priority forest habitat types in Estonia (EE Priority Forests)

Start date: Nov 1, 2001, End date: Oct 31, 2005,

...ic countries still contain large areas of ecologically intact forest. Included in these is an impressive array of priority habitats found only as highly fragmented and isolated patches in most Member States. Thanks to centuries of non-intervention, many areas in Estonia are still in an almost 'virgin' state. Following a national survey of the overall forestry resources in 1997, 136 forest sites ...
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