{"id":25,"date":"2021-10-24T14:55:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connectgreen.patko.sk\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2021-11-14T18:24:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T18:24:44","slug":"about-connectgreen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/connectgreen.patko.sk\/index.php\/about-connectgreen\/","title":{"rendered":"About ConnectGREEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/spectra-perseus.org\/var\/ezwebin_site\/storage\/images\/media\/images\/standard-logo-light-green-ink-image-connectgreen-1\/160365-1-eng-GB\/standard-logo-light-green-ink-image-ConnectGREEN-1_medium.png\" alt=\"standard logo - light green ink-image-ConnectGREEN (1)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Danube-Carpathian region is one of Europe\u00b4s last remaining strongholds for the large carnivore species: gray wolf, Eurasian lynx and brown bear, protected under EU law. Unfortunately, the planned infrastructure developments threaten to cut through the movement corridors of large carnivores and increase the fragmentation of their habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.interreg-danube.eu\/uploads\/media\/approved_project_public\/0001\/25\/1f99ff318b34122bfd7caac7c0529a5b47edf7e5.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>Photo \u00a9 Thomas Hulik\/WWF<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Very few spatial planners have the knowledge and experience to ensure that conflicts between development and nature conservation are minimized as they develop new plans. More importantly,&nbsp;<strong>legally binding mechanisms taking into consideration the requirements of functioning ecological corridors is poorly implemented<\/strong>, mainly because of the lack of reliable data. These effects require a coherent transnational approach as the large carnivores frequently move across state borders in search of food, mates or other needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thorough ConnectGREEN project, partners from different countries and various fields of activity (spatial planning, research, government, biodiversity conservation) joined forces to increase the capacity of ecological corridors identification and management and to overcome the conflict between infrastructure development and wildlife conservation. Valuable knowledge and experience will be made available to spatial planners and vice versa for finding the best ways to develop infrastructure and other plans in order secure \u00a0ecological connectivity in the Carpathians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Long term solutions for wildlife movements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ecological corridors will be identified in more detail by using the new Carpathian-wide methodology in 4 transnationally relevant pilot sites: 1. Piatra Craiului National Park (Romania); 2. Apuseni-SW Carpathians (Romania)\/ National Park Djerdap (Serbia); 3. Western Carpathians (Czech Republic &#8211; Slovakia) and 4. B\u00fckk National Park (Hungary)\/ Cerov\u00e1 vrchovina Protected Landscape Area (Slovakia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.interreg-danube.eu\/uploads\/media\/approved_project_public\/0001\/24\/75304d5e27dbc096814d330092e8c1c13ba9b12f.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Pilot areas in the ConnectGREEN Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining or restoring ecological corridors will secure a viable population of large carnivores in the Carpathians and maintain one of the largest biodiversity hotspots and functioning ecosystems on the continent. Moreover, this new joint approach is meant to accelerate the implementation processes and put into practice much-awaited infrastructure developments that faces the risk of being delayed due to non-conformity with safety and environmental standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>01-06-2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31-05-2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget in Euro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall: 2462923,53<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ERDF Contribution: 1920592,41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IPA Contribution: 172892,55<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ENI Contribution: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call number<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environment and culture responsible Danube region<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specific objective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danube-Carpathian region is one of Europe\u00b4s last remaining strongholds for the large carnivore species: gray wolf, Eurasian lynx and brown bear, protected under EU law. Unfortunately, the planned infrastructure developments threaten to cut through the movement corridors of large carnivores and increase the fragmentation of their habitats. 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