Name
Forest without invasive species / Floresta sem invasoras
country
Portugal
Goal
"The project's goal is to define a strategy to fight the main plant invasive species, Acácia Spp and Cortaderia Spp, which occupy the rural and forest territory." Project Objectives 1- Direct control actions carried out by the municipality by removing the species to be combated in an area never less than 40 ha/year; 2- Commit the partners to the fight, through awareness-raising actions; 3- Significantly reduce the affected areas in order to allow for the reforestation with autochthonous species, re-establishing more resilient habitats; 4- To try out new methodologies for controlling and combating invasive species.
Main Topic
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
All Topics
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Scale
- City and peri-urban
- Regional (e.g. a province, including multiple cities)
Actors
- Local government
Main Activity
Designing policies and/or (management) strategies;
Activities
- Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs
- Designing policies and/or (management) strategies
- Offering funding (i.e. subsidies, grants and/or other means of financing)
- Developing and/or producing goods
- Showcasing and/or demonstrating practices
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.