| Name of the organisation: Center for Environment | |||||
| Project title: Preserving Sava River Basin Habitats through Transnational Management of Invasive Alien Species (Sava TIES) within Danube Transnational Cooperation Programme | Sector: Biodiversity and protected areas | ||||
| Location | Cost of the action
(EUR) |
Role: Coordinator,
co-beneficiary, affiliated entity |
Donors to the action (name) | Amount contributed (by donor) | Dates |
| Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina | Total project budget: 1.604.137,00 €
CZZS budget: 133.300,00 € |
Project partner | ERDF, IPA | ERDF: 845.062,35 €
IPA: 518.454,1 € |
01/06/2018 – 31/05/2021 |
| Objectives and results of the action | Project objective is to reduce habitat fragmentation and improve the connectivity of the transnational Sava River basin (SRB) ecological corridor by developing cross-sectoral measures for monitoring, controlling and eradication of invasive alien species in the protected areas network of the SRB.
Project activities: Strengthening SavaParks • Establishment of cross-sectoral stakeholder committees • Trainings and study visits for the transfer of good practice on IAS management from other areas • Preparation of the SavaParks network afterproject Roadmap • Establishing Online Services to improve the IAS management Transnational Invasive Alien Species Management Approach • Development of protocols for IAS mapping and monitoring • Mapping of IAS in the SRB • Preparation of a study on land-use practices and a risk assessment study for key IAS along the SRB Pilot Implementation • Planning and implementation of measures for the eradication of IAS in pilot areas along the SRB Policy Uptake • Preparation of policy recommendations to include in strategic documents • Trainings on the use of Strategic Framework for IAS management • Policy impact actions Communication • Project promotion and IAS topic education • Communication strategy preparation IAS are identified as one of the most significant • Public awareness raising |
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