The project will give an insight into the diversity of European forests and their resilience to climate change. The project uses state-of-the-art technology and knowledge in plant and evolutionary biology, ecology, remote-sensing, genomics, genetics, modelling, and forestry. It aims to upgrade the current European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS) platform, by adding new...
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Wildfires represent a significant challenge for both society and the economy. The EU-funded FirEUrisk project will develop, assess, and promote a science-based integrated strategy to improve existing wildland fire risk assessment, create efficient methods to reduce fire risk and adapt management strategies for future climate and socioeconomic changes. The project will connect researchers, stakeholders, and...
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eLTER PLUS will connect major scientific user communities with the site networks and its data/services,l work on detailed site and observation specifications and pilot the technical service development Deadline 31 January 2025 Programme HORIZON 2020  – RIA Institute IBE – Institute of Bioeconomy Contact Giorgio Matteucci giorgio.matteucci@cnr.it Role Partner Link https://www.lter-europe.net/projects/PLUS Area Ottimizzazione dell’uso delle...
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EJP SOIL is a European Joint Programme Cofund on Agricultural Soil Management contributing to key societal challenges including climate change, water and future food security. The objectives are to develop knowledge, tools and an integrated research community to foster climate-smart sustainable agricultural soil management that: Allows sustainable food production Sustains soil biodiversity Sustains soil functions...
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Land degradation and desertification (LDD) in the Mediterranean (MED) is becoming increasingly pronounced due to climate change and increasing pressures on agricultural and forest land. This has negative implications for the provision of ecosystem services, climate change mitigation, food security and the social, economic and political domains. The confluence of climatological, agronomic, social and economic...
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The FREECLIMB project is built to match topic 1.2.1 of the PRIMA (Sect. 2) framework in developing smart and sustainable farming systems in Mediterranean countries, to preserve natural resources (water and land use) by increasing production efficiency. This will be pursued by advancing knowledge on mechanisms of plant environmental adaptation and biotic/abiotic stress resilience. The...
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The project develps a real-time web-gis system for pixel wise parsimonious precise irrigation management optimizing water productivity and economic income integrating farm analysis into water irrigation district one. Deadline 2022 Programme PRIMA PROGRAMME – SECTION2 Institute ISAFOM – Institute for agricultural and forest systems in the Mediterranean Contact Francesca De Lorenzi francesca.delorenzi@cnr.it Role Partner Link...
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SusMedHouse will (1) promote the sustainability and competitiveness of Mediterrane-an greenhouse and intensive horticulture, (2) increase production amount and period for all-year round, overall efficiency of the Mediterranean greenhouses, (3) present cost-effective and socially accepted new cultivation methods aimed at improving hand-labour conditions, while providing novel tools assisting farmers to improve ma-nagement, (4) provide a...
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LIFE Regenerate intends to prove a sustainable and profitable new businessmodel for small and medium-sized farms on oak-based silvopastoral systems inSpain and Sardinia. Its main objective is to demonstrate that these farms canbecome self-sufficient and profitable based on added value production and resource efficiency, while conserving nature. The project has the following specific objectives: Combat...
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The main purpose of the LIFE4FIR project is to increase the genetic diversity and improving the state of conservation of the highly endangered Abies nebrodensis population (only 30 adult plants living in a unique relict natural population). This population is affected by a dramatic genetic erosion and by a poor natural regeneration. Deadline 31/07/23 Programme...
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