Biodiversity
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Improving ecosystem service provision from agricultural practices
07 Sep 2011LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental and nature conservation projects throughout the EU, as well as in some candidate, acceding and neighbouring countries. LIFE support for agricultural communities comes in many forms, including studies that identify practical options to help farmers find economically viable ways of mitigating climate change.
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Urbanisation can be an opportunity or a threat for biodiversity
24 Aug 2010The report '10 messages for 2010 - Urban Ecosystems', published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), provides an overview of the relation between urban ecosystems and biodiversity. It states that urbanisation in Europe can both be an opportunity or a threat for biodiversity.
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Local Action for Biodiversity: City of Barcelona
03 Dec 2008Barcelona’s biodiversity efforts are rooted in the results of a comprehensive Local Agenda 21 process of several years ago which indicated the population’s interest in strong biodiversity protection. The City of Barcelona, which is known for innovative environmental policies, has transformed this interest into a series of concrete on-the-ground projects. The city is already working on the implementation of the 5 new biodiversity initiatives, forming step 5 of the ICLEI’s Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Project.
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Citizens participation in nature protection - managing biological and human diversity
31 Aug 2006Sustainable Urban Planning Networks for Green Spaces (SUN) – sought to increase community involvement in urban biodiversity through citizens participation. In the City of Rome and in London, all communities present were involved in drawing up biodiversity action plans. The project’s success was based upon the notion that to successfully manage the diversity of wildlife within an urban community also involves managing the its social, age, ability and ethnic diversity.
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Making contracts work for wildlife: how to encourage biodiversity in urban parks - UK
01 Jun 2006A guide on how to encourage biodiversity in urban parks.