Brussel, 27 oktober 2008
Commissie trekt 186 miljoen euro uitvoor 143 nieuwe LIFE+-projecten
Na de eerste oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen voor het
LIFE+-programma (2007-2013) - het Europese milieufonds - heeft de Europese
Commissie de financiering van 143 nieuwe projecten goedgekeurd. De projecten
komen uit heel de EU en betreffen acties op het gebied van natuurbehoud,
milieubeleid en informatie en communicatie. In totaal bedraagt de
investering 367 miljoen euro, waarvan de EU 186 miljoen euro zal
verstrekken.
Milieucommissaris Stavros Dimas verklaarde: "Ik ben onder de indruk
van de verscheidenheid en de hoge kwaliteit van de voorstellen die dit
jaar zijn ingediend. De geselecteerde projecten zullen niet alleen een
aanzienlijk effect hebben op het milieu maar zullen ook anderen op weg
helpen om dezelfde technieken toe te passen."
Naar aanleiding van de eerste oproep voor het LIFE+-programma heeft de
Commissie meer dan 700 voorstellen ontvangen van openbare of
particuliere instanties in de 27 EU lidstaten, waarvan er 143 zijn
geselecteerd voor medefinanciering via de drie componenten van het
nieuwe programma: LIFE+ Natuur en Biodiversiteit, LIFE+ Milieubeleid
en Governance en LIFE+ Informatie en Communicatie.
Projecten voor LIFE+ Natuur en Biodiversiteit moeten zorgen voor een
betere instandhouding van bedreigde diersoorten en habitats. Van de
264 ontvangen voorstellen heeft de Commissie er 58 geselecteerd, die
in 21 lidstaten gefinancierd zullen worden door partnerschappen van
milieubeschermingsorganisaties, overheidsinstanties en andere
partijen. De totale investering ervoor bedraagt 165 miljoen euro,
waarvan de EU 94 miljoen euro zal verstrekken. In meerderheid gaat het
om natuurprojecten (54) die bijdragen aan de tenuitvoerlegging van de
vogel- en/of de habitatrichtlijn en het Natura 2000-netwerk . De
overige vier vallen zijn biodiversiteitprojecten, een nieuwe categorie
LIFE+-projecten voor proefactiviteiten waarmee bredere
biodiversiteitkwesties worden aangepakt .
Projecten voor LIFE+ Milieubeleid en Governance zijn proefprojecten
die bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van innovatieve beleidsideeën,
technologieën, methoden en instrumenten. Van de 325 ontvangen
voorstellen heeft de Commissie er 74 geselecteerd, die gefinancierd
zullen worden door een brede waaier van organisaties uit de openbare
en particuliere sector. De geselecteerde projecten worden uitgevoerd
in 21 lidstaten en de totale investering ervoor bedraagt 185 miljoen
euro, waarvan de EU 84 miljoen euro zal verstrekken. Het grootste deel
van de EU financiering (ongeveer 26 miljoen euro) gaat naar projecten
die betrekking hebben op afval en natuurlijke hulpbronnen (29
projecten). Klimaatverandering is met 22 projecten het tweede
prioriteitsgebied waar de meeste aandacht naar uitgaat (ongeveer 24
miljoen euro). 24 andere projecten betreffen uiteenlopende onderwerpen
zoals water, stadsmilieu, bodem, geluidshinder, bossen, chemicaliën,
lucht en milieu en gezondheid.
Projecten voor LIFE Informatie en Communicatie zorgen voor
informatieverspreiding, brengen milieukwesties onder de aandacht en
zorgen voor opleiding en voorlichting om bosbranden te voorkomen. Van
de 118 ontvangen voorstellen heeft de Commissie er 11 geselecteerd die
door diverse natuur- en milieuorganisaties uit de openbare en
particuliere sector zullen worden gefinancierd. Deze projecten lopen
in Spanje, Frankrijk, Finland, Italië, Malta, Zweden en het Verenigd
Koninkrijk en de totale investering ervoor bedraagt 16 miljoen euro,
waarvan de EU 8 miljoen euro zal verstrekken.
Het LIFE+-programma
LIFE+ is een nieuw Europees financieel instrument voor het milieu met
een budget van in totaal 2143 miljoen euro (twee miljoen
honderddrieënveertig duizend euro) voor de periode 2007-2013.
Gedurende de looptijd van het programma publiceert de Commissie
eenmaal per jaar een oproep om voorstellen in te dienen voor
LIFE+-projecten.
Meer informatie:
Zie de bijlage voor een samenvatting van alle nieuwe projecten,
opgedeeld per land, die gefinancierd worden in het kader van LIFE+.
Voor alle informatie over LIFE+ zie http://ec.europa.eu/life
Het is ook mogelijk contact op te nemen met de desbetreffende
nationale autoriteit:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/contact/nationalcontact/index.htm
BIJLAGE
Overzicht van de LIFE+-projecten 2008 per land
Annex : Overview of 2008 LIFE+ projects by country
The project acronym is indicated followed by the name of the
beneficiary in brackets
Austria - 4 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
CMA+ (City of Klagenfurt): This project aims to improve the air
quality in the Austrian cities of Klagenfurt and Lienz, and in Bruneck
in the Italian Tyrol. Liquid calcium-magnesium acetate will be used as
a dust-binder to reduce particulate matter (and additionally as a
de-icing agent in winter times). This project builds on the results of
a previous international LIFE project.
EnBa (Ressourcen Management Agentur): The aim of EnBa is to develop a
concept, specifications and management criteria for the sustainable
use of demolition waste, which in terms of volume is the most
important waste stream in the EU. The project will involve all
relevant stakeholders to ensure a wide implementation of its results.
LIFE+ Nature
Mostviertel- Wachau (Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung
Abteilung Wasserbau): This is a river restoration project targeting
the improvement of river habitats and threatened fish species in three
Natura 2000 network sites along the Danube River and the rivers
Pielach and Ybbs. It complements five other LIFE Nature projects along
the Danube in Austria.
Traisen (Verbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG): Located on the river
Traisen and within the Tullnerfelder Donau-Auen Natura 2000 site, the
country's largest alluvial forest, the project targets an improvement
in the conservation status of river habitats. The main focus will be
on the creation of a new and dynamic river bed connecting to the
surrounding floodplain, with the establishment of large-scale flooding
zones as a basis for the restoration of habitats for priority fish
species and for the conservation of alluvial forests.
Belgium - 7 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
BACad (Punch Metals): The main objective of the project is to
demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of a full-scale
`bioaugmentation' for the cost-efficient remediation of a large
contaminated groundwater body with chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons
(CAH). By adding laboratory pre-grown CAH-degrading microbial
cultures, the project expects to achieve a 50% reduction in
groundwater contamination over five years and 80% over ten years, as
well as a 50% reduction in remediation costs and time.
MénaVal+ (Intercommunale pour le développement économique durable du
Luxembourg belge scrl): This project aims to produce a high-quality
substitution fuel (Refuse Derived Fuel) from municipal waste and to
implement a new industrial scheme of energy recovery using high
enthalpy heat. A maximum valorisation of the residual stream of
collected municipal waste is expected, thereby reducing by more than
50% the weight of disposed waste.
WALPHY (Ministère de la Région wallonne): This project will develop a
structured approach to improving hydromorphological quality and
obtaining `good ecological status' for the upstream Meuse basin. This
includes the development of a methodology for the identification of
the most relevant hydromorphological rehabilitation actions,
experimental and demonstrative river restoration works,
geomorphological and ecological monitoring, the improvement of
ecological quality indicators along restored sectors, and removing
obstacles and/or installing passes for fish and invertebrates.
WEEELABEX (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Forum): This
project will develop a common and harmonised set of standards for
processing e-waste in an environmentally safe manner and in compliance
with EU legislation. The aim is to create a "WEEE label of excellence"
for environmental standards throughout the recycling process of all
e-waste processing companies.
LIFE+ Nature
Vlaams veldgebied (Natuurpunt Beheer vz): The restoration of Atlantic
heathland habitats of Flanders is the main focus of this project, as
well as the restoration of oak woodland-habitats (Atlantic
acidophilous beech-oak forests and oak woods on sandy plains).
Sustainable grazing management will be established for these habitats.
PAPILLONS (Réserves Naturelles RNOB): The overall objective is to
restore the meadow habitats across 25 Natura 2000 sites in the Walloon
region in order to improve the conservation status of three threatened
butterfly species: the marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), the
violet copper (Lycaena helle) and the large copper (Lycaena dispar).
Hélianthème (Réserves Naturelles RNOB): This project aims to restore
to a favourable conservation status the dry calcareous and rock
grasslands of the lower and middle valleys of the Meuse basin. The
project's actions will take place on 23 Natura 2000 sites, and include
scrub and tree removal/control, restoration mowing and the control of
invasive exotic species.
Bulgaria - 1 project
LIFE+ Nature
BSPB LIFE+ Save the Raptors (Bulgarian Society for the Protection of
Birds): This project will target the conservation of the imperial
eagle (Aquila heliaca) and Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) within key
Bulgarian Natura 2000 sites. The project aims to reduce the direct and
indirect threats to both of these endangered species by actions to
improve nesting conditions and food supply and the implementation of
species conservation and management plans for the sites.
Cyprus - 1 project
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
R.E.P.T- Recycling Environmental Policy Too (Ministry of Interior):
This project aims to facilitate the implementation of the Packaging &
Packaging Waste and WEEE Directives by the development of a decision
support tool (DST) that will allow national authorities to calculate
the environmental and financial cost of the implementation of the
Directives and find alternative ways to implement them.
Denmark - 2 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
Roof Recycling (Karsten Rasmussen Holding Thisted A/S): This project
aims to demonstrate that recycling of bitumen felt roofing material
(bituminous membranes) is an economical and environmentally viable
alternative to land filling or incineration. The system will be based
on the collection and processing of at least 1 000 tonnes of material,
to be subsequently used in road construction.
LIFE+ Nature
REFLOW (Danish Forest and Nature Agency): The project aims to maintain
and restore to a favourable conservation status selected habitat types
and species in the four Natura 2000 sites within the Mølleåen river
ecosystem. The main focus will include works to re-establish the
natural water flow level of the river ecosystem.
Estonia - 2 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
BaltActHaz (MTÜ Balti Keskkonnafoorum): This transnational project is
supported by the Environment Ministries of Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania. It aims to reduce priority hazardous substances discharged
from industrial and municipal point sources by supporting the Baltic
States in implementing the EU Water Framework, IPPC and Marine
Directives, as well as the new HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan.
LIFE+ Nature
HAPPYFISH (Eesti Loodushoiu Keskus): The project aims to restore to a
favourable conservation status the habitats for endangered freshwater
fish species, including the asp (Aspius aspius), the spined loach
(Gobitis taenia), the weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), and the
bullhead (Cottus gobio). The project is located within the Alam-Pedja
Natura 2000 site.
Finland - 6 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
SNOWCARBO (Ilmatieteen laitos): This project will demonstrate an
innovative approach to net carbon balance mapping for northern
latitudes in order to assess the real levels of carbon sinks and
sources for future climate controlling treaties and policy making. The
approach is based on a combination of different information sources
describing snow evolution, phenology, land cover, and CO2 fluxes and
concentrations.
CHAMP (Union of the Baltic Cities): This project seeks to contribute
to fulfilling EU environmental and climate change commitments,
legislation and targets in a cost-effective way by supporting local
and sub-regional authorities through a competence development package
on Integrated Management Systems.
VACCIA (Suomen ympäristökeskus): This project will develop a
vulnerability assessment of ecosystem services for climate change
impacts and adaptation. Expected results include scenario development
and derivation, database development, development and documentation of
tools for vulnerability assessment (i.e. provision of GMES services
based on satellite data), and inventories of adaptation measures.
Julia 2030 (The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council): This project will
demonstrate and verify the positive impact of CO2 calculators in terms
of increasing the knowledge and awareness of different stakeholders
involved in the mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the
Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The project will cover the following
areas: public procurement, use of public premises, transport and waste
management.
LIFE+ Information and Communication
CCCRP (Ilmatieteen Laitos): The project aims to raise the awareness of
global climate change and its implications for Finland. Key objectives
include the development of a web portal to guide users to a number of
tools (`wizards'), designed to address different aspects of climate
change. The basics of climate change will also be explained using
e-learning methods.
LIFE+ Nature
FINMARINET (Suomen ympäristökeskus): This project will contribute to
the ongoing assessment of the main marine Natura 2000 network sites
within Finnish territorial waters and the Finnish EEZ (Exclusive
Economic Zone), including areas suitable for the expansion of the
network. The project's main goal is to produce cartographic images
(thematic maps of the habitats and key species, spatial assessments)
to be used in the preparation of an inventory of the marine habitats
of the Habitats Directive.
France - 8 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
SEMEAU (Groupe Danone - Société des Eaux de VOLVIC): This project will
develop, test and disseminate a method for `total water body
modelling', based on a digital model, to apply the Water Framework
Directive. In particular, the project aims to preserve treatment-free
drinking water quality in water bodies that are under threat from
diffuse `low-noise' degradation.
DECIBELL (Carbone Lorraine Composants): This project aims to reduce
rail noise by demonstrating the use of efficient, low-noise, safe and
economically viable brake systems in the form of an LL brake shoe.
This will support efforts to achieve a modal shift from road to rail.
Green Pellets (Association d'Initiatives Locales pour l'Energie et
l'Environnement): The aim of this project is to demonstrate new
herbaceous energy crops as a source of solid biomass and as an
effective, sustainable and eco-friendly source of bioenergy.
HotOxyGlass (AGC France S.A.S): This project targets the validation of
an innovative environment-friendly flat glass production process. It
aims to maximise the re-use of heat generated in the production of
flat glass, to reduce energy consumption by 25% (a yearly energy
saving of 87 600 MWh for a pilot furnace), as well as to reduce
specific emissions: 15% for carbon dioxide (CO2), 83% for nitrous
oxides (NOX) and 34.5% for sulphur oxides (SOX).
MAPEOS (ECO-Emballages S.A): In order to test its transferability, an
existing decision-making tool on household waste collection,
management and optimisation (MAPEOS), focussing on the improvement of
collection routes, will be applied in two pilot sites, one in Sofia,
Bulgaria and and one in Oporto, Portugal. Reductions in household
waste collection costs of 15% and CO2 emissions of 10% are envisaged.
LIFE+ Information and Communication projects
EWWR (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie): This
transnational project (involving France, Belgium, Portugal and Spain)
aims to reduce the amount of municipal waste generated in Europe by
involving all players concerned in a number of awareness raising
programmes.
LIFE+ Nature
LAG'Nature (Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels du
Languedoc-Roussillon): The project aims to restore a network of lagoon
and dune habitat sites within Natura 2000 sites on the Mediterranean
coastline of Languedoc-Roussillon. Actions will include the
restoration of hydrological networks, dune restoration, the
elimination of invasive alien species, the sustainable management of
human activities, notably tourism, and the production of technical
publications.
LIFE+ Biodiversity
COREXERUN (Parc National de la Réunion): This project is located in
the French overseas region of Réunion which, while not covered by the
EU nature conservation directives, can nevertheless benefit from LIFE+
Biodiversity funding. The project aims to restore and preserve
approximately 30 ha of semi-xerophilous (semi-dry) habitats by
eliminating invasive plant species and reducing human pressures (from
poaching, fires, grazing). It aims to completely reconstitute a
further 9 ha of these rare and remarkable habitats which now cover
only 1% of their original area in Réunion.
Germany - 11 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
FutMon (Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft): This
international project will be carried out by 38 partners from 24 EU
Member States. It aims to establish a pan-European forest monitoring
system with increased harmonisation and effectiveness, and which can
provide policy relevant information on forests in Europe.
PROGRASS (University of Kassel): This project aims to demonstrate a
technological- and process-orientated approach to producing bio-energy
(electricity and solid fuel) from extensive grassland in European
Natura 2000 sites. It will demonstrate the technical feasibility and
utility of the approach for sustainable grassland biotope protection
and the socio-economic development of disadvantaged and marginalised
rural regions.
Capital of Biodiversity (Deutsche Umwelthilfe): This project aims to
increase nature and biodiversity protection in urban areas by local
authorities. It will focus on organising a competition "Capital of
Nature and Biodiversity" and the elaboration of a concept for a
European Award.
ECOSMA (Coastal Research and Management GbR): This project will
facilitate the production and marketing of ecological mariculture
products by implementing a practical process for the ecological
certification of products from sustainable marine aquaculture.
Best4VarioUse (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten
Forschung e.V.): This project aims to produce raw materials for energy
and material utilisation chains from forestry, landscape and
agriculture wastes and residues. It will determine and evaluate best
practices and technologies in the field to develop economically and
ecologically efficient material flows.
LIFE+ Nature
Steppenrasen Thüringens (Thüringer Ministerium für Landwirtschaft,
Naturschutz und Umwelt): The project targets the conservation and
development of the steppe grasslands in Thuringia.
Bachtäler im Arnsberger Wald (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer
Umweltschutz im Kreis Soest e.V.): This project will focus on the
restoration of the natural habitats in the streams and stream valleys
of the Arnsberger Wald area within the Nordsauerländer uplands,
(between the Möhne river and reservoir to the north, and the Ruhr
valley to the south).
DONAUKEH (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und
Verbraucherschutz): The project will target the restoration,
improvement and expansion of the semi-natural habitats of the Natura
2000 areas of the Danube River in the County of Kelheim (between
Neustadt and Bad Abbach).
Limosa-habitat Hetter (NABU Naturschutzstation e.V.): The project aims
to increase breeding bird populations and bring about the return of
breeding meadow birds in the NSG Hetter-Millinger Bruch Natura 2000
site. The black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) has been chosen as a
target species for habitat improvement actions.
ReHa Federseemoor (Regierungspräsidium Tübingen): The project will
restore the habitats of the Federsee bog situated in the district of
Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. Covering an area of 2 920 ha, the area
is home to a number of habitats of special conservation value,
including alkaline fens, raised bogs suitable for restoration,
transition mires and bog woodland, and also to large populations of
rare animal and plant species such as the mud loach (Misgurnus
fossilis), the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), the narrow-mouthed whorl
snail (Vertigo angustior) and the marsh fritillary butterfly
(Euphydryas aurinia).
Vogelschutz im Albvorland (Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart): The project
will target the protection of endangered birds of the traditional
orchards of the central Swabian Alb foothills and the central valley
of the Rems River, including the collared flycatcher (Ficedula
albicollis), the Eurasian wryneck, (Lutra lutra), the woodchat shrike
(Lanius senator) and the grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus).
Greece - 10 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
RECYCLING-SYMPRAXIS (Development Association of Local Authorities of
Halkidiki S.A): The main focus of the project is to study, develop and
implement at pilot level, advanced waste prevention, recovery and
recycling schemes for mass tourism regions, driven by local/regional
incentive-based public-private partnerships.
EcoPest (Benaki Phytopathological Institute): This project will target
the development, application and demonstration of an economically
viable strategic plan that focuses on the minimisation of hazards and
risks from agricultural inputs in a vulnerable ecosystem, the Viotikos
Kiffisos basin.
HEC PAYT (Municipality of Elefsina): The aim of the project is to
develop "Pay As You Throw" systems in Greece, Estonia and Cyprus. By
demonstrating PAYT on a pilot scale in 600 households in a Greek
municipality, it is expected that at least 20% of waste will be
diverted from landfill, 20% packaging waste recycled, 4kg of WEEE per
participating person managed alternatively, and 20% of organic waste
will be composted. On this basis, the best PAYT model for these
countries will be determined.
Soil Sustainability (So.S.) (Development Agency of Eastern
Thessaloniki s.a.): Following the EU's Soil strategy, the project will
promote sustainable soil management in Greece at basin level. It
foresees the drawing up of a Soil Action Plan using innovative
management tools and the implementation of four pilot projects (on
erosion in mountainous areas, agriculture-related soil degradation,
soil contamination and soil sealing).
PROSODOL (National Agricultural Research Foundation): This project
aims to protect soil and water quality from olive oil mill wastes in
the Mediterranean region. It will develop and disseminate innovative,
environment friendly, low-cost technologies, establish a
knowledge-base system and a monitoring system, and establish an
integrated management plan.
CLIM-LOCAL2020 (Municipality of Volos): This project will implement
climate change mitigation actions at local level. Measures foreseen
include a local greenhouse gases emissions inventory, the
identification of emissions reduction options, and the development of
a cost-benefit analysis tool and a Local Action Plan.
LIFE+ Nature
ConShagAudMIBAGR (Hellenic Ornithological Society): The project aims
to implement conservation actions in 17 Greek SPAs (designated special
areas of protection under the Birds Directive for the conservation of
wild birds) for the protection of the endangered Mediterranean shag
(Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) and Audouin's gull (Larus
audouinii).
PINUS (The Goulandris Natural History Museum/ Greek Biotope Wetland
Centre): The project aims to restore 290 ha of the priority habitat
type "Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pine (Pinus
nigra)" of Mount Parnonas.
PINDOS/GREVENA (Nomarhiakh Autodioikisi Grevenon): The project will
focus on conservation actions for the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the
northern Pindos in Grevena, and the improvement of 60 ha of the
priority forest habitat type "sub-Mediterranean pine forests with
endemic black pines".
JUNICOAST (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic
Studies/Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania): The project will
target the conservation of the rare and priority habitat "coastal
dunes with Juniperus spp." in Crete and the South Aegean - listed as
priority for conservation in Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive.
Hungary - 4 projects
LIFE+ Nature
DANUBEISLANDFORESTS (WWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország
Alapitvány): The project aims to provide a long-term, sustainable
method for the conservation of willow (Salicion albae) alluvial
forests (a priority habitat) on the Szabadság Island and
Béda-Karapancsa side channel. Key objectives include clearing the
project area from invasive species and non-native tree plantations,
and restoring the sound water flow in the side channel in order to
improve water availability for riparian forests during low water
periods.
Eastern Bakony (Ministry of Defence Insfrastructure Agency): The
project will manage Natura 2000 sites in Eastern Bakony and restore
the area's natural habitats, which have been damaged by past military
activity and neglect.
CONVIPURSRAK (Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület): The
project will carry out grassland conservation actions to aid the
Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis) in the Carpathian
basin. Strong emphasis will be placed on PR activities in order to
increase public support and understanding of the need to protect this
critically endangered venomous snake.
HORTOBAGY SODIC LAKES (Hortobágy Environmental Association): The
project will eliminate various unfavourable processes affecting the
Pannonic salt steppe and marsh habitat in the Hortobágy, in order to
promote the revival of sodic lakes (ie lakes with a high soda
content). It will re-introduce traditional grazing at an ecologically
sustainable high level that will favour the long-term conservation of
these sodic lakes.
Ireland - 2 projects
LIFE+ Nature
ShannonSACLAEO (The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board): The project's
aim is to restore the lower Shannon SAC (special area of conservation)
for sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Atlantic salmon (salmo salar)
and European otter (lutra lutra). The project will target, in
particular, the control and reversal of the damage caused by two
invasive alien species: the giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
and the Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica).
LIFE+ Biodiversity
CAISIE (Central Fisheries Board): The project will target the control
of aquatic invasive alien species (IAS) and restoration of natural
communities in Lough Corrib, a lake in the west of the Republic of
Ireland. The project will also aim to exchange and disseminate
information on IAS control methods and progress through links with
other European IAS control teams and policy makers.
Italy - 26 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
LACRe (Provinicia di Livorno): This project aims to develop "Local
alliances" of public and private sector bodies committed to
contributing to European policy on combating climate change. The
alliances will engage local enterprises in adopting a Corporate Social
Responsibility approach towards climate change.
NOVEDI (SASIL S.p.A.): This project aims to eliminate the land-filling
of glass rejects, which are a great threat to the environment due to
their chemical composition. The project will demonstrate the economic
feasibility of new technologies to produce glass-based insulation
materials with high performance thermal insulation, mechanical
strength, fireproof and eco-compatibility.
CARBOMARK (Veneto Region Department for Forests and Mountain Economy):
This project aims to promote voluntary local carbon markets as an
instrument for strengthening EU climate policies and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions. Measures include consolidating the knowledge
base; the definition of a local market model and implementation on a
pilot scale; awareness-raising and dissemination, particularly to
integrate forest owners and SMEs as well as sectors not already
covered by the European Emission Trading Scheme.
GREEN FOOTPRINT (DOW Italia S.r.l.): The aim of this project is to
produce a new, high quality 20-25% bio-based polyurethane (PU) system
suitable for footwear applications. It plans to showcase the reduced
environmental impact and European potential of the new PU material, as
well as the replication potential for the wider chemical and related
industry.
RE-WASTE (Industria Olearia Biagio Mataluni S.r.l): This project will
demonstrate an innovative and clean technology to dispose of olive
mill wastewater. It will include recovering water to be reused within
the process, using the effluents as a valuable source of biogas as
well as for the economically viable extraction of antioxidant phenolic
compounds with high-added value for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical
industries.
MHyBus (Regione Emilia-Romagna): The project aims to reduce the
environmental impact of public city passenger transport (in terms of
CO2 and air pollutants emissions) through the use of a gaseous fuel
blend of up to 20% hydrogen and 80% natural gas (known as
hydro-methane). It seeks to implement the first prototype
hydro-methane bus and to support the spread of this technology by
regional policy measures and by raising the awareness among citizens.
PURIFAST (Tecnotessile Società Nazionale di Ricerca Tecnologica r.l.):
This project will show the technical and economic feasibility of an
advanced wastewater treatment system, based on ultrafiltration and an
innovative AOP process (sonochemical treatment) for industrial
effluents and mixed municipal and industrial effluents, especially
textile effluents.
LAKS (Comune di Reggio Emilia): The aim of this project is to make
local actors more aware of and responsible for local action on climate
change. Four cities will commit themselves on a long-term basis to
significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ariel (Publiambiente S.p.A.): The project aims to streamline diversion
from land filling to recycling of a recoverable quota of materials
from the dry fraction of unseparated urban solid waste. A
demonstration site will be set up to treat more than 15 000 tonnes of
dry fraction, resulting in 1 000 tonnes of well-characterised recovery
materials forwarded for recycling.
TRUST (Autorità di bacino dei fiumi Isonzo, Tagliamento, Livenza,
Piave, Brenta-Bacchiglione): The aim of this project is to adapt
groundwater resources to the impacts of future climate change. It
examines the potential of artificial aquifer recharge to increase the
underground water stock using excess surface waters.
SALT (Muliservizi SpA): The project aims to define the most
appropriate strategy to prevent saltwater intrusion in the lower Esino
river valley aquifer. It aims to analyse the trend of salt intrusion
in the project area (e.g. with remote monitoring sensing, GIS, river
and aquifer models), to simulate salt intrusion impacts of climate
change, to define remediation actions, and to develop a tool
evaluating the impact of different management options on the quality
and quantity water in the aquifer.
ECCELSA (Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento
Sant'Anna): The project proposes to raise environmental awareness and
performance of SMEs by developing the "cluster" approach to
Environmental Management Systems. It aims to develop a methodology
that supports the environmental governance and the policy making
process within different groupings of SMEs. The creation of local
Pilot Groups and the involvement of Regional governments will
guarantee the continuity of the processes.
SUSTGREENHOUS (Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e l'Innovazione
dell'Agricoltura del Lazio): This project aims to demonstrate an
environmentally friendly, sustainable greenhouse model compatible with
nature protection. A "Living Greenhouse" will be created, utilising
green technologies to reduce emissions. Expected results include a 10%
reduction in CO2 emissions and a 20% effluent discharge reduction.
LIFE+ Information and Communication
GPPINFONET (Amministrazione Provinciale di Cremoni): The Green Public
Procurement Information Network is a transnational project (involving
Italy, Spain and Belgium). Its main objectives include actions to
reduce resource consumption and pollution resulting from public
procurement, and the promotion of the implementation of GPP at
national and European level.
OWM (Istituto Superiore di Ricerca e Formazione Sui Materiali per le
Tecnologie Avanzate - ISRIM Scarl): This is a transnational project
(involving Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece). Its primary objective
is to raise awareness among the olive industry operators of the
environmental issues arising from the careless disposal of olive mill
waste.
RACES (Comune di Firenze): This project aims to raise awareness of
climate change impact, mitigation and adaptation strategies,
particularly related to different Italian urban environments and
cultural contexts (north, south, seaside, mountain, etc.). The project
will target school teachers, families and local stakeholders,
measuring the effects of the campaign on the urban environment.
LIFE+ Nature
PARC (Ente Parco di Montemarcello-Magra): The aim of this project is
to restore the fluvial and ecological continuity of the Magra and Vara
rivers and to improve the state of conservation of several rare and/or
native fish species, including sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), shad
(Alosa fallax) South European roach (Rutilus rubilio) and Italian
barbel (Barbus plebejus).
MAsCoTTSS (Regione Autonoma della Sardegna): The aim of this project
is to implement an urgent protection strategy to safeguard the last
small populations of the little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) bird species
in Sardinia.
Water SCIs (Provincia di Prato): This project aims to improve the
conservation status of SCIs (designated sites of Community importance
within the Natura 2000 network) in the high Apennine area and the
plains of the Prato province in Tuscany.
ANTIDOTO (Ente Parco nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga):
This project will adopt an innovative approach to combating the
poisoning of large carnivores and scavenger raptors. The project will
establish two anti-poison dog units to patrol the areas of the Gran
Sasso National Park and Aragona. Among other tasks, the units will
investigate allegations of poisonings of carnivores and of deaths of
cattle in suspicious circumstances.
STAR (Comune di Rivignano): This project aims to implement actions to
aid the recovery of rare alluvial forests with alder and ash
(Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) - a priority habitat for
conservation under the Habitats Directive.
Pianura parmense (Provincia di Parma): This project will focus on
actions for the conservation of bird species of Community interest,
notably the red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) and lesser kestrel
(Falco naumanni), in the six Natura 2000 sites in the lowlands of
Parma.
EX-TRA (Ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga): This
project aims to improve the conservation status of wolves and bears.
AVIFAUNA DEL LAGO SALSO (Oasi Lago Salso s.p.a.): This project aims to
carry out wetland conservation actions targeting endangered waterfowl
species such as the pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), bittern
(Botaurus stellaris), ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) and
slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). Works will focus on the
transformation of 90 ha of agricultural land into Mediterranean salt
meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) and the restoration of some 10 ha of
open water areas and channels.
PROVIDUNE (Provincia di Cagliari): The project's main aim is the
conservation and recovery of endangered coastal dune habitats in the
provinces of Cagliari, Caserta, Matera, and Taranto. Notably, the team
will apply best practice and target actions to protect one of the EU's
most threatened coastal habitats - coastal dunes with Juniperus spp,
found in five Natura 2000 sites in Cagliari.
LIFE+ Biodiversity
CENTOLIMED (C.I.H.E.A.M. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari):
This project will focus on the identification, designation and
conservation of the ancient olive groves of the Mediterranean region
as high nature value farmlands. The project also aims to develop
guidelines for the agro-environmental management of these ancient
olive groves.
Latvia - 1 project
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
POLPROP- NATURA (Latvian Country Holiday Association "Lauku
Celotajs"): This project will develop proposals for tourism,
environmental policy and governance based on demonstrating the
environmental, social and economic benefits from tourism in a Natura
2000 site. A sustainable tourism management model will be drawn up,
Natura 2000 awareness-raising activities will be carried out and a
policy proposal on sustainable tourism for biodiversity in Latvia will
be developed.
Lithuania - 2 projects
LIFE+ Nature
WETLIFE (Vsl Gamtos paveldo fondas): The project will focus on
restoring the hydrology in the Amalvas and Zuvintas wetlands.
White stork conservation (Asociacijja Lieutuvos ornitology draugija):
The project will carry out actions to help to ensure the long-term
protection of the white stork (Ciconia ciconia) and its restoration to
a favourable conservation status in Lithuania.
Luxembourg - 2 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
M3 (Centre de Recherche Public): The project will provide the water
managers in the three participating regions (the Delfland region,
Luxembourg and the Erft river basin) with state-of-the-art means to
optimise decision support, planning and monitoring of the efficiency
of water basin management measures.
LIFE+ Nature
NATURA 2000-LUXEMBOURG (Syndicat Intercommunal de l'Ouest pour la
Conservation de la Nature): The project will protect and restore to
favourable conservation status endangered habitats and species in 10
Natura 2000 sites. The actions will target in particular European dry
heath, moor grass (Molinia) meadows, lowland hay meadows and various
forest habitats - notably Asperulo-Fagetum beech and oak-hornbeam
forests.
Malta - 1 project
LIFE+ Information and Communication
STOP-TRAPPING-MALTA (BirdLife Malta): The project will implement
awareness raising actions to help ensure that illegal trapping is
stopped in Malta. This follows changes in Maltese law, in compliance
with its EU accession treaty, making it illegal to trap wild birds in
Malta after 31 December 2008.
Netherlands - 2 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
PHARMAFILTER (Stichting Reinier de Graaf Groep): This project aims to
demonstrate an innovative waste and waste water management scheme in a
hospital. The Reinier de Graaf hospital and its partners will
introduce biodegradable plastic bed pans and other biodegradable
disposables; install a collection and milling system for organic
waste, biodegradable plastics, human faeces, and wastewater; create a
waste digester installation and an energy recovery unit, as well as a
wastewater treatment installation based on a membrane bioreactor.
LIFE+ Nature
Sand dynamics in inland dunes (Vereniging Natuurmonumenten): This
project will focus on enlarging the area of drifting sands and
improving the quality of the Loonse and Drunense inland sand dunes.
Works will include the removal of some areas of the surrounding
forest, including removing top soil and the establishment of sheep
grazing.
Poland - 1 project
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
Lake recultivation in Gniezno (Town of Gniezno): This project targets
lake recultivation in Gniezno by inactivating phosphorus in bottom
sediments using coagulants. The aim is to stop the progressive
eutrophication of the lakes and related ecological risks, to
restructure fish stocks, and to improve the biotope quality, landscape
and recreational value of the lakes.
Portugal - 6 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
BATinLoko (Centro Technologico das Industrias Têxtil e do Vestuàrio de
Portugal): The focus of this project is the definition of best
environmental performance indicators and goals for the textile sector
in Portugal and to analyse their economic effects. The outcomes will
be incorporated into a Decision Support IT tool and a manual for
companies willing to implement BAT.
ElectroValue (Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade): This project will
develop and improve the recycling market for electrical and electronic
products through the reuse and recovery of their components. It will
support SMEs in the sector in adopting sustainable waste management,
materials and process technologies by Life Cycle Analysis and
valorisation of the end-of-life of electric and electronic products.
LIFE+ Nature
LAURISSILVA SUSTENTÁVEL (Sociedades Portuguesa para o Estudo das
Aves): This project will target the recovery, conservation and
sustainable management of endangered habitats within the
Tronqueira/Planalto dos Graminhais, São Miguel island, and Azores
sites of Community importance. The priority habitats targeted include
endemic Macaronesian heaths, active raised bogs, and Macaronesian
laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea).
CETACEOSMADEIRA II (Municipio de Machico): The aim of this project is
to identify areas of importance for the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops
truncatus) in the coastal waters of Madeira, with the aim of
establishing marine Nature 2000 sites for this species.
EstepÁrias (Liga para a Protecção da Natureza): This project will
focus on conservation measures for the great bustard (Otis tarda),
little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) and lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in
their main Portuguese distribution area - four SPAs (designated
special protection areas for wild birds within the Natura 2000
network) located in the Baixo Alentejo pseudo (or cereal)- steppes.
LIFE+ Biodiversity
Safe islands for seabirds (Sociedades Portuguesa para o Estudo das
Aves): This project will carry out actions to help protect Azores
seabirds, including the eradication of introduced rats (Rattus sp.)
and other predators from the island of São Miguel and from the Corvo
Community Reserve, the removal of invasive alien plants and the
restoration of native vegetation on selected sites in Corvo.
Romania - 4 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
BALKWASTE (Agentia Regionala Pentru Protectia Mediului Bacau): The
main objective of the project is to promote and implement EU strategy
and policy on solid waste management and establish cooperation and
knowledge exchange among the EU Balkan Countries. Romania and Bulgaria
will act as case studies, creating new waste management plants and
carrying out training in the application of a relevant Decision
Support Software Tool.
ECOREG (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development): This
project will demonstrate the industrial symbiosis potential for
sustainable development of the Romanian socio-economic system. Based
on a tight collaboration strategy, the project aims to reduce natural
resource consumption by the partners, reduce the environmental impact
related expenses by 20-50% for each partner, and identify and
disseminate best practices.
LIFE+ Nature
PMH8310SN2000SCC (Regional Environmental Protection Agency Timisoara):
The main focus of the project is the preservation of 11 chiropters
(bat) species and the development of best practice for the
conservation of their habitats, in particular caves not open to the
public.
GREEN BORDERS (Asociatia WWF Programul Duncare Carpati Romania): In
close cooperation with Bulgaria, this project will improve the
conservation status of the pygmy cormorant (P. pygmeus) and the
white-eyed Pochard (A. nyroca) along the Danube river.
Slovakia - 1 project
LIFE+ Nature
Danube birds conservation (Regional Association for Nature
Conservation and Sustainable Development): This project targets the
conservation of endangered bird species populations in their natural
habitats within the Dunajské luhy and Szigetköz SPAs (designated
special protection areas under the Birds Directive) of the Danube
Inland Delta. Among the many species targeted are the kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis), garganey (Anas querquedula), gadwall (A. strepera),
purple heron (Ardea purpurea), short-eared owl (Asio flammeus),
ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), black stork (Ciconia nigra), marsh
harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Montagu's harrier (C. pygargus), and the
black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius).
Slovenia - 2 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
UNISASH (Kovinaplastika Loz, Industrija kovinskih in plasticnih
izdelkov d.d): The project will develop and disseminate innovative
window prototypes, Expected results include a reduction in raw
materials of 20-35% per unit, a reduction in CO2 emissions by 10-20%
due to a decreased heating requirement, an increase in thermal
insulation by 7-12%, an improvement in security to higher resistance,
an increase in sound insulation by 5-8%, and a reduction in production
costs by 5-15% per unit.
INCOME (Javno podjetje vododod-kanalizacija d.o.o): This project aims
to develop an integrated decision-making support system and a
programme of activities for the sustainable management of extremely
vulnerable groundwater in an alluvial aquifer below a highly urbanised
area.
Spain - 23 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
RECYSHIP (Reciclauto Navarra S.L.): The project aims to achieve
environmentally sound and economically feasible dismantling and
decontamination of end-of-life ships. Measures include an analysis of
relevant EU and national legislation, the development of suitable
methodologies for decontamination and dismantling and for creating an
integrated management system, capacity and impact studies, as well as
the creation of prototypes and their testing.
COWtoPLANT (Zurko Research S.L): This project aims to demonstrate a
new technology based on the bio-hydrolysis of two animal wastes: flesh
and bovine hair. These wastes will be transformed into organic
amendments with direct application in plants as bio-stimulants and
bio-pesticides. A prototype will be constructed and the effect of
these bio-pesticides tested.
LEGIOTEX (Asociación de Investigación de la Industria Textil): This
project aims to reduce and eventually eliminate the Legionella problem
in the textile sector. It will develop a Europe-wide legislative
proposal, based on the validation and demonstration of a new
eradication technique for the Legionella pneumophila bacteria, which
will stop it from reaching at-risk facilities.
WGF-PP (Befesa Plásticos S.L.): The aim of the project is to
demonstrate a process to recycle glass fibre wastes to be used for
producing polypropylene composites for several applications, such as
bumpers, mechanical parts inside car doors and air intake manifolds.
The environmental impact of glass fibres will be reduced, as well as
the related energy and raw material consumption.
EDEA (Junta de Extremadura. Consejería de Fomento): This project's
main objective is to develop an efficient methodology for the
sustainable and energy-efficient design and building of social
housing. By comparing the performance of two newly constructed houses
- a "Pattern house" and an "Experimental house" - the project seeks to
test, evaluate and disseminate methodologies and technologies for
eliminating CO2 emissions and constituting best practices in the field
of Bio-climatic Architecture.
3R-FISH (Centro Tecnológico del Mar. Fundación CETMAR): The project
aims to improve the quality of water and the seabed by supporting the
proper use and recycling of devices and equipment used in the fishing
industry. It foresees the development of a management and recycling
system for the three most relevant solid wastes, implementing best
practices, and promoting co-operation.
INTEGRAL-B (Asociacíon de Investigacion de la Industria
Agroalimentaria): The project will demonstrate a sustainable,
multi-feedstock biodiesel production scheme that enables a reduced
energy and material input to the system through the use of local raw
materials (energy crops and wastes) and the on-site exploitation of
process by-products, namely biogas and glycerine.
LIFE+ BOSCOS (Consell Insular de Menorca): The project aims to
contribute to the adaptation of the Mediterranean forest ecosystems of
Menorca to climate change through sustainable forest management at
estate level. This will include the development of a forest inventory
and of a set of planning and management guidelines, both feeding into
a management plan. Forest management actions aimed to decrease forest
vulnerability will be demonstrated in a pilot area of about 200 ha.
Capacity building among forest owners, forest managers and other
stakeholders related to forests, as well as public awareness raising
are also foreseen.
AQUA-PLANN PROJECT (Ayuntamiento de Abegondo): The project seeks to
safeguard the current and future ecological state of water in the
hydrographic basins of the rivers Mero and Barcés and of the Natura
2000 SCI `Embalse Abegondo-Cecebre' through integrated water resources
management.
BIOGRID (Naturgas Energia Distribucion S.A.): This project will
demonstrate the feasibility of producing a substitute natural gas
(bio-methane) from biogas, for injection into the natural gas grid and
use as vehicle fuel. To achieve this goal, coupling biogas production
with an innovative biogas upgrading system will be carried out
combining biological and cryogenic technologies to capture and store
the CO2 in the biogas and to remove other contaminants (SH2,
volatiles, moisture, etc).
BATsGRAPH (Asociacíon Industrial de Óptica, Color e Imagen): This
project aims to develop a free e-tool for reducing the emissions of
Volatile Organic Compounds by SMEs in the European printing industry,
according to the Best Available Techniques. On the basis of a Best
Practices Guide to be developed, the self-diagnosis e-tool will guide
European printers on the optimal implementation of the BATs, thereby
helping to minimise the environmental impact of the European graphic
industry.
WEEE-NET (Inkoa Sistemas SL): This project aims to demonstrate the
viability of an innovative technological platform, based on
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), for the sustainable
management of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in
compliance with EU policy. The platform will allow producers to
incorporate design procedures to ensure greener products.
WATER CHANGE (Centro technologico del Agua): This project aims to
establish a methodology and develop tools for medium- and long-term
water resource modelling according to different global change
scenarios. Based on the results from simulations, adaptation measures
will be proposed and analysed according to their cost-benefit ratio. A
case study will be carried out in the Llobregat river basin.
BIOCELL (Centro technologico del Agua): This project will demonstrate
the feasibility, environmental impact and economic viability of energy
production from biogas via fuel cells - both, Proton Exchange Membrane
Fuel Cells (PEMFC) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) - adapted to
wastewater treatment plants. It will develop two complete pilot units,
as well as the tools for their industrial implementation.
LIFE+ Information and Communication
CHANGING THE CHANGE (Unions Agrarias - UPA): This involves a climate
change campaign for the Galician agriculture and forest sector. The
project's awareness raising activities will also promote the use of
renewable energies in the region's agriculture and forest sector.
SEDUCCIÓN AMBIENTAL (Ayuntamiento de Valencia): The project will
develop awareness raising actions to promote the nature and
conservation values of l'Albufera Nature Park, a Natura 2000 network
site.
LIFE+ Nature
SECANS (Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya): The project will
target the conservation of steppe habitats for bird species in central
Catalonia.
INDEMARES (Fundación Biodiversida): This project targets the
preparation of an inventory and the designation of a complete network
of Spanish marine Natura 2000 sites.
BEAR CORRIDORS (Fundación Oso Pardo): The project targets the recovery
of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Cantabrian Mountains of Spain.
PrioriMancha (Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Rural de
Castilla-La Mancha): The project's overall aim is to support and to
improve the conservation status of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus),
the Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), Bonelli´s eagle
(Hieraaetus fasciatus) and the black vulture (Aegypius monachus) in
project areas within the region of Castilla-La Mancha.
RENEIX (Consell Insular de Menorca): The project will focus on the
restoration of several habitats and species on the island of Minorca
that are listed as priority for conservation under the Habitats
Directive. Notably the project will target rare Minorcan flora species
including Anthyllis hystrix, Femeniasia balearica, Paeonia
cambessedesii and Vicia bifoliolata.
INAGUA (Gobierno de Canarias. Dirección General del Medio Natural):
The project will focus on the restoration of endemic Macaronesian pine
forests of Gran Canaria, which were severely damaged by forest fires,
and actions to improve the conservation status of other flora and
fauna species threatened by forest fires.
Campanarios de Azaba (Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre): This is a
transnational project (involving Spain and Portugal) targeting an
overall improvement in biodiversity of the habitats and species of
western Iberia. The project area covers the Campo de Azaba and Campo
de Argañán (both designated special protection areas and sites of
Community importance within the Natura 2000 network of sites), and the
Malcata (Portugal) Natura 2000 site (a mainly open Mediterranean
woodland ecosystem used intensively for livestock rearing).
Sweden - 8 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
Glass Fiber (Stena Metall A): The project's main objective will be to
develop and demonstrate a microwave pyrolysis method for recycling
glass fibre reinforced plastic (mainly from windmill blades), thereby
reducing its land filling by 90%.
GreenClimeAdapt (City of Malmö): This project aims to demonstrate
climate adaptation in urban areas using innovative green tools such as
open storm water systems, green façades and a new type of green roofs,
and to thereby play an important role in cooling European cities and
avoiding energy consuming air conditioning devices.
CLEANHEAT (Lantmännen Doggy AB): The project aims to demonstrate and
evaluate the full-scale industrial application of the
CLEANHEAT-process in the pet food industry, based on a combustion
technique using a biofuel heated steam boiler.
FEATHERS (Lantmännen Kronfågel AB): This project aims to eliminate CO2
emissions from the combustion process in the food industry by using a
fuel mixture of biofuels as well as of feathers and other by-products
from poultry slaughterhouses to produce process hot water and steam.
CO2 emissions will be reduced by about 1 600 tonnes; the transport of
2 500 tonnes of feathers per year will also be avoided.
TOSCA (Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry AB): The aim of this project is to
support sustainable value chains by formulating a common approach for
sustainable business strategic work and daily operations. As a result,
the environmental impact of businesses will be reduced.
SUNRISE (M2 Engineering AB): This project will demonstrate and
evaluate the functionality and the effectiveness of a highly
innovative solar cell production technology. Expected results include
significantly lower production costs, increased energy efficiency and
more environmentally friendly end products.
LIFE+ Information and Communication
COM-U (Stifelsen Håll Sverige Rent): Communicating environmental
actions to young people (schoolchildren and teenagers). The project
will develop and implement an awareness raising campaign on EU
environmental policy, in particular the 6th EAP, targeting young
people in schools and colleges.
LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity
MIA (Länsstyrelsen i Västmanlands län): The project will produce
guidelines for the management and monitoring of habitats and species
in 42 Natura 2000 sites located within the Lake Mälaren Inner
Archipelago. Located in Svealand, Lake Mälaren is the country's third
largest lake.
United Kingdom - 6 projects
LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance
GRACC (Groundwork Sheffield): This project aims to address climate
change by increasing the quality of green roofs. Measures foreseen
include the establishment of a UK green roof code of best practice and
the encouragement of its adoption through a Green Roof Innovation
Awards scheme.
PISCES (WWF-UK): The project aims to improve Community marine policy
and governance by focusing on the implementation of the ecosystem
approach in the Celtic Sea. It will produce new guidelines for
effective management developed by key marine stakeholders and in close
collaboration with the region's governments.
LIFE+ Information and Communication
RENEW (Energy Saving Trust Limited): The project aims to help to raise
consumer awareness on energy and water saving issues. Domestic water
saving advice will be combined with domestic sustainable energy saving
messages (on energy efficiency, renewables and road transport).
Actions will include local awareness raising campaigns, using the
Energy Saving Trust's UK Sustainable Energy Network advice
infrastructure.
ECO-ANIMATION (Business Solutions Europa Limited): This is a
transnational project (involving the UK, Belgium and Italy) to produce
and promote animated cartoons to help European children learn more
about the environment, sustainability and climate change. The
cartoons, aimed at five to eight year olds, will show that small
actions (using less water, asking where your food comes from,
recycling and reusing, turning off switches, etc...) can improve our
quality of life and our future (e.g. less carbon, reduced pollution
and waste, a better and more secure supply of water, a better
environment to live in, etc...).
LIFE+ Nature
TaCTICS (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds): The project
will tackle climate change-related threats to the North Norfolk Coast
SPA (special protection area within the Natura 2000 network) in
Eastern England. The project's first objective is to protect vital
freshwater habitats from destruction due to coastal erosion and
climate-induced increases in sea levels and storminess. The second is
to mitigate and compensate for the unavoidable loss to the sea of
important brackish marsh habitat in the same area.
Anglesey and Lleyn Fens (Countryside Council for Wales): The project
aims to restore to a favourable or recovering condition, 751 ha of
alkaline and calcareous fens within the Corsydd Mon a Llyn (Anglesey
and lleyn Fens) SACs - special areas of conservation, or sites of
Community importance - in Wales.
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Richtlijn 79/409/EEG van de Raad van 2 april 1979 inzake het
behoud van de vogelstand
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/birdsdirective/inde
x_en.htm.
Richtlijn 92/43/EEG van de Raad van 21 mei 1992 inzake de
instandhouding van de natuurlijke habitats en de wilde flora en fauna
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/i
ndex_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/index_en.htm
Mededeling van de Commissie COM (2006) 216 def.; "Het
biodiversiteitsverlies tegen 2010 - en daarna - tot staan brengen"
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/comm2006/index_en.
htm
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