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Alpine Forest FIre waRning System (ALP FFIRS)

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

The project aims to improve forest fire prevention in the AS with the creation of a shared warning system based on weather condition affecting fire potential. Main goal is the development of a decision support tool for actors involved in forest fire prevention and suppression, consisting in a daily fire danger level assessment and forecast to identify critical periods in advance of their potential ...
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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,

With the expected Climate Change (CC), the ecological conditions for forests in the Alpine Space will be fundamentally changing – with unknown effects on the forests essential protective, ecological, economical and social functions. Under different climate and land-use change scenarios only an adaptive management can provide the conservation of the natural heritage and the multiple functions. MANF ...
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Climate Change and Territorial Effects on Regions and Local Economies in Europe (ESPON CLIMATE)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2011,

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been pivotal in raising awareness on the costs of human inaction and interference with the climate system. The IPCC also indicated the urgency for studies disaggregated to the regional and even local scale. Furthermore, the IPCC identified a strong need for scenarios at regional and local scales to enable appropriate impact assessments. In i ...
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KnowForAlp - Knowledge Network Forestry in the Alpine Space (KnowForAlp)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

In view of the various challenges affecting forests and forest ecosystem management (natural & climate change, natural hazards, econom. crisis..), the precious natural heritage of forests & the forestry sector in alpine spaces are becoming increasingly endangered. In order to deal with these challenges, the self-organised cooperation & coordination of all involved partners in the field is indispen ...
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