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Urgent conservation actions of *Posidonia beds of Northern Latium (POSEIDONE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

Background Neptune Grass, or Mediterranean tapeweed (Posidonia oceanica) is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. The priority seagrass species forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the marine ecosystem. However, there have been declines in its population, especially in the western Mediterranean, due to mechanical damage from trawling a ...
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Under the Etruscan sun - Environmental friendly Transport to RedUce Severe Climate change ANthropic factors (ETRUSCAN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jan 1, 2014,

Background Rapid and efficient transportation of people is essential in modern society. However, greenhouse gas emissions from transport have continued to increase in recent years, in contrast to the emission reductions achieved in other sectors. This is largely down to the fact that transport is heavily dependant on oil and other non-renewable sources. I ...
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Urgent conservation measures for biodiversity of Central Mediterranean Sea (Co.Me.Bi.S.)

Start date: Oct 1, 2006, End date: Sep 30, 2009,

Background Many of the Mediterranean coastal and marine habitats of the Lazio region in central Italy and of Calabria in the south are under threat directly, or indirectly, from human activities. The ancient coastal/ marine landscapes boast a “mosaic” of rare and threatened habitats listed in the EU habitats directive. The areas boast eight coastal or ...
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Actions to preserve the NATURA 2000 sites in Alta Tuscia Viterbese (Alta Tuscia)

Start date: Sep 1, 2004, End date: Aug 31, 2007,

Background The Alta Tuscia Viterbese, in central Italy, is characterised by a volcanic landscape with a unique mosaic of valuable habitats included in seven proposed SCIs. The Rupicolous grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi, the semi-natural grasslands with orchids of the Festuco-Brometalia, the pseudo steppe of the Thero-Brachypodietea and the Apennine b ...
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Findhorn Foundation College - Butterfly Effect 2011

Start date: Jul 1, 2011,

Butterfly Effect 2011 brings together 30 young people and 8 group leaders from 6 countries (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) for two weeks (13th - 26th August 2011) to the Findhorn eco-village to experience a light-weight community-like event and to learn about sustainability whilst in close contact to nature.The main theme of the exchange is 'sustainability', a th ...
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