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MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS UNDER WATER SCARCITY (GLOBAQUA)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2014, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2019,

Water and water-related services are major components of the human wellbeing, and as such are major factors of socio-economic development in Europe; yet freshwater systems are under threat by a variety of stressors (organic and inorganic pollution, geomorphological alterations, land cover change, water abstraction, invasive species and pathogens. Some stressors, such as water scarcity, can be a st ...
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Intelligent Assessment of Pharmaceutical in the Environment (IPIE)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2015, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2018,

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can be released to the natural environment during the manufacturing process, following use by patients or when unused medicines are disposed of. As APIs are biologically active compounds concerns have been raised about the potential effects of APIs in the environment on human and environmental health. Over the past 15 years, a substantial amount of work has ...
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Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management (SOLUTIONS)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2013, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2018,

"SOLUTIONS will deliver a conceptual framework for the evidence-based development of environmental and water policies. This will integrate innovative chemical and effect-based monitoring tools with a full set of exposure, effect and risk models and assessment options. Uniquely, SOLUTIONS taps (i) expertise of leading European scientists of major FP6/FP7 projects on chemicals in the water cycle, (i ...
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"Landscape connectivity for Cat species: transcending structures, scales and climates" (CONTRASST)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2015, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,

"Anthropogenic pressures drive global biodiversity loss. The loss of landscape connectivity, further exacerbated by climate change, is a key driver of species decline. Hence, it is crucial to identify key elements that ensure landscape connectivity across landscapes and scales. Several challenges in this context include insufficient knowledge of 1) species’ eco-physiology across landscapes and ran ...
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Operational Potential of Ecosystem Research Applications (OPERAs)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2017,

Human use and exploitation of the biosphere is increasing at such a pace and scale that the sustainability of major ecosystems is threatened, and may not be able to continue to function in ways that are vital to the existence of humanity. Re-framing environmental resource use has led to the emergence of the concepts of ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital (NC). This discourse indicates not ...
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Ecohydrological interfaces as critical hotspots for transformations of ecosystem exchange fluxes and biogeochemical cycling (INTERFACES)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2017,

"INTERFACES is a supra-disciplinary training and research network that aims (1) to develop conceptual process understanding of the role of ecohydrological interfaces (i.e. system boundaries) for the transport and transformation of fluxes of heat, energy and water and interlinked biogeochemical cycles (C, N, O) at micro- to landscape-scale; and (2) to create the next generation of supra-disciplinar ...
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EU BON: Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mai 2017,

Sustainable governance of our biological resources requires reliable scientific knowledge that meets the needs of society. Current biodiversity observation systems and environmental datasets are unbalanced in coverage and not integrated, limiting integrative analyses and implementation of environmental policies.EU BON presents an innovative approach towards integration of biodiversity information ...
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OPERATIONALISATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: FROM CONCEPTS TO REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS (OPENNESS)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mai 2017,

Despite improved understanding of the links between ecosystem health, provision of ecosystem services and human well-being, further conceptual and empirical work is needed to make the ideas of ecosystem services (ESS) and natural capital (NC) operational. OpenNESS will therefore develop innovative and practical ways of applying them in land, water and urban management: it will identify how, where ...
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Governing Urban Diversity: Creating Social Cohesion, Social Mobility and Economic Performance in Today's Hyper-diversified Cities (DIVERCITIES)

Date du début: 1 mars 2013, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2017,

The central hypothesis of this project is that socio-economic, socio-demographic, ethnic and cultural diversity can positively affect social cohesion, economic performance and social mobility of individuals and groups. A better social cohesion, higher economic performance and increased chances for social mobility will make European cities more liveable and more competitive. In this period of long- ...
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Biodegradation of xenobiotic tertiary alcohols (BIOTEROL)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2015, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2017,

"Tertiary alcohol groups are not unusual in nature. They can even be moieties of central metabolites, such as citric and mevalonic acid, which are processed by nearly universal metabolic pathways. However, simple tertiary alcohols not possessing additional functional groups are rarely degraded by bacteria or other organisms. These xenobiotic compoundsmight be formed during microbial attack of some ...
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Taking Nanotechnological Remediation Processes from Lab Scale to End User Applications for the Restoration of a Clean Environment (NANOREM)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2013, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2017,

NANOREM is designed to unlock the potential of nanoremediation and so support both the appropriate use of nanotechnology in restoring land and aquifer resources and the development of the knowledge-based economy at a world leading level for the benefit of a wide range of users in the EU environmental sector.NANOREM uniquely takes a holistic approach to examining how the potential for nanoremediati ...
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Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability (GLAMURS)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,

The overall aim of GLAMURS (Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability) is to develop a theoretically-based and empirically-grounded understanding of the main obstacles and prospects for transitions to sustainable lifestyles and a green economy in Europe, as well as of the most effective means to support and speed them up. The call states explicitly that for transit ...
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Demonstrating Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Solution to Water Scarcity and Drought (MARSOL)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2013, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2016,

Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region are facing the challenge of managing its water resources under conditions of increasing scarcity and concerns about water quality. Already, the availability of fresh water in sufficient quality and quantity is one of the major factors limiting socio economic development. Innovative water management strategies such as the storage of reclaimed water or ex ...
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Bottom-up Climate Adaptation Strategies towards a Sustainable Europe (BASE)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2012, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2016,

Climate change can disrupt ecological, social and economic systems, with some regions and sectors suffering significantly. Therefore, adaptation plays a paramount role in responding to climate change. Progress has been made, but there are still important obstacles. Knowledge of the benefits and costs of adaptation is sparse, unsystematic and unevenly distributed across sectors and countries. Plan ...
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Integrating bio-treated wastewater with enhanced water use efficiency to support the Green Economy in EU and India (WATER4CROPS)

Date du début: 1 août 2012, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2016,

Water4Crops provides a combination of technical improvements in the field of bio-treatment and agricultural water use within a transdisciplinary identification of novel agri-business opportunities. Water4Crops aims at: a) developing innovative biotechnological wastewater treatments for improved water recycling, b) initiating the co-creation of alternative combinations of bio-treatment, recycling o ...
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Tools, methods And training for CommuniTIes and Society to better prepare for a Crisis (TACTIC)

Date du début: 1 mai 2014, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2016,

The overall aim of the TACTIC project is to increase preparedness to large-scale and cross-border disasters amongst communities and societies in Europe. To achieve this, TACTIC will consider studies on risk perception and preparedness (including good practices and preparedness programmes) in order to develop a participatory community preparedness audit enabling communities to assess, impacts in a ...
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Safeguarding Water resources in INdia with Green and Sustainable technologies (SWINGS)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 29 févr. 2016,

"At a time with an urgent need to conserve water resources, efficient sanitation systems play a key role in sustainability. They can ensure that the vital resource Water is recovered from waste and can be re-used at the same time as protecting human health and the environment. The SWINGS project consortium will establish an optimal methodology for nutrient and energy recovery from wastewater (WW) ...
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Energy-efficient, community-based water- and wastewater-treatment systems for deployment in India (ECO-India)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 29 févr. 2016,

The overall aim of ECO-India is to design and develop innovative cost-effective solutions for community- based water- and wastewater- treatment systems. These systems will be deployed at pilot sites in arsenic-affected water-stressed regions in India. The two consortia, Indian (DST) and European (FP7), will establish pilot schemes for• catchment area and reservoir management• surface water supply ...
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MODeling the EnviRonmental and human health effects of Nanomaterials (MODERN) (MODERN)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,

Nano-sized materials are a common element in many industrial processes mainly due to their unique properties that lead to the production of high technology products. The widespread use of nanotechnology requires the consideration of the environmental and human health risks that may result from the introduction of engineered nanoparticles (eNPs) into the environment. Although toxic effects for cert ...
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Development of reference methods for hazard identification, risk assessment and LCA of engineered nanomaterials (NANOVALID)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2011, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2015,

The growing development, production and use of engineered nanomaterials and associated products will increase exposure of both humans and ecosystems to these new materials. However, current knowledge is still incomplete and established test methods are as yet inappropriate to reliably assess the extent of exposure and risk of materials at the nano-scale. There is an urgent need to develop methods ...
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Innovative biodiagnosis meets chemical structure elucidation – Novel tools in effect directed analysis to support the identification and monitoring of emerging toxicants on a European scale (EDA-EMERGE)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2015,

"EDA-EMERGE aims to train a new generation of young scientists in the interdisciplinary techniques required to meet the major challenges in the monitoring, assessment and management of toxic pollution in European river basins considering the enormous complexity of contamination, effects and cause-effect relationships. By integrating innovative mode-of-action based biodiagnostic tools including in ...
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Building Resilience Amongst Communities in Europe (EMBRACE)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2015,

In an interdisciplinary, socially inclusive and collaborative context, emBRACE aims to improve the framing of resilience in the context of disasters in Europe. It will develop a conceptual and methodological approach to clarify how the resilience capacity of a society confronted with natural hazards and disasters can be characterized, defined and measured. On the basis of a systematic evaluation o ...
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New BIOtechnologiCaL approaches for biodegrading and promoting the environmEntal biotrAnsformation of syNthetic polymeric materials (BIOCLEAN)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 31 août 2015,

In BIOCLEAN project, novel and robust microorganisms (aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and fungi) able to extensively degrade polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrol (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polymers and plastics will be isolated from actual-site aged plastic wastes obtained from several European marine and terrestrial sites, composting facilities and landfills, and obtained via ...
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Isotope forensics meets biogeochemistry – linking sources and sinks of organic contaminants by compound specific isotope investigation (CSI:ENVIRONMENT)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2010, Date de fin: 31 août 2015,

"The initial training network CSI: ENVIRONMENT aims at training 16 young scientists in the discipline of compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) for environmental and forensic investigations. Linking sources and sinks of organic contaminants is a major challenge in contemporary environmental science. Chemicals can be released to the environment when leaving their field of application, intended o ...
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BESAFE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Arguments for our future Environment (BESAFE)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 août 2015,

In order to protect biodiversity, policy makers increasingly require demonstration of its value. BESAFE will usecase studies to investigate how much importance people attribute to alternative arguments for the protectionof biodiversity and in particular how this relates to ecosystem services. It will focus on the arguments used at different governance levels and in different ecological, socio-econ ...
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Towards a Unified Spatial Theory of Biodiversity (SPATIODIVERSITY)

Date du début: 1 juil. 2009, Date de fin: 30 juin 2015,

One of the biggest and most persistent challenges in contemporary ecology is to explain the high diversity in ecological communities such as tropical forests, grasslands, coral reefs, or plankton ecosystems. The broad objective of our project is to understand the relative importance of processes and factors that govern the composition and dynamics of species-rich communities. Advances in this issu ...
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Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by Means of Torrefaction (SECTOR)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 30 juin 2015,

Torrefaction is considered worldwide as a promising key technology for boosting large-scale implementation of bioenergy. It involves heating biomass in the absence of oxygen to a temperature of 200 to 320 °C. As a result, the biomass looses all its moisture and becomes easy to grind and water resistant, which reduces the risk of spontaneous ignition and biological degradation and permits outdoor s ...
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Distributed Infrastructure for EXPErimentation in Ecosystem Research (EXPEER)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mai 2015,

EXPEER will bring together, major observational, experimental, analytical and modelling facilities in ecosystem science in Europe. By uniting these highly instrumented ecosystem research facilities under the same umbrella and with a common vision, EXPEER will form a key contribution to structuring and improving the European Research Area (ERA) within terrestrial ecosystem research.EXPEER builds ...
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Conservation and management of Mediterranean freshwaters under climate change: An eco-evolutionary and socio-economic modelling framework (EcoEvolClim)

Date du début: 6 mai 2013, Date de fin: 5 mai 2015,

There is increasing acceptance of the existence of a bi-directionality that intertwines ecological and evolutionary dynamics on the short time scales most relevant to conservation and management. Climate change and anthropogenic pressures are key drivers and accelerators of the short-term dynamic feedbacks resulting from these bi-directional interactions. Consequently, understanding how rapid clim ...
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Advancing Sustainable In Situ Remediation for Contaminated Land and Groundwater (ADVOCATE)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,

"This project will develop innovative in situ remediation concepts for the sustainable management of contaminated land and groundwater, as required by the WFD. The proposal has 18 academic and industry partners, with expertise in groundwater remediation issues, ranging from pore-scale processes to field-scale application, as well as technology development, water management/treatment, regulation an ...
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Functional significance of forest biodiversity in Europe (FunDivEUROPE)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,

FunDivEUROPE (FUNctional significance of forest bioDIVersity in EUROPE) proposes to quantify the effects of forest biodiversity on ecosystem function and services in major European forest types in the main bioclimatic regions of Europe. FunDivEUROPE will be based on four scientific platforms and seven cross-cutting Work Packages.The project will combine a global network of tree diversity experimen ...
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Status and Trends of European Pollinators (STEP)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2015,

Pollinators form a key component of European biodiversity, and provide vital ecosystem services to crops and wild plants. There is growing evidence of declines in both wild and domesticated pollinators, and parallel declines in plants relying upon them. STEP will document the nature and extent of these declines, examine functional traits associated with particular risk, develop a Red List of some ...
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Forecasting conservation needs for endangered fauna:integrating landscape ecology and ethnoecology to predict habitat quality for the kodkod cat (Leopardus guigna) in the Chilean temperate rainforest (KODKOD)

Date du début: 1 juin 2010, Date de fin: 9 nov. 2014,

"Habitat loss, alteration and fragmentation represent severe threats to biodiversity globally. Wild cats, which generally require large areas over which to forage, are particularly affected by fragmentation and human-felid conflicts. Whereas considerable research has been directed towards large carnivores, smaller more cryptic species have received comparatively little attention. The kodkod or güi ...
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"Health and Environmental Risks: Organisation, Integration and Cross-fertilisation of Scientific Knowledge" (HEROIC)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2014,

"Today, human risk assessment and environmental risk assessment are typically separated. Existing risk assessment (RA) experience and regulations are challenged by future RA needs.- There is a lack of mutual understanding between subject matter experts of individual disciplines.- Data from toxicological and ecotoxicological studies is not readily accessible by risk assessors across disciplines.- T ...
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Securing the Conservation of biodiversity across Administrative Levels and spatial, temporal, and Ecological Scales (SCALES)

Date du début: 1 mai 2009, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2014,

Our capacity to effectively sustain biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales is an essential component of European environmental sustainability. Anthropogenic and environmental pressures on biodiversity act differently at different scales. Consequently, effective conservation responses to these threats must explicitly consider the scale at which effects occur, and therefore it is crucial th ...
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Mechanistic Effect Models for the Ecological Risk Assessment of Chemicals (CREAM)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2009, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2014,

There is widespread concern about how production and use of chemicals affect the environment. Yet food production and benefits of chemical products are vital for the functioning of European societies. In order to ensure sustainable use, EU regulations require extensive risk assessment before a chemical is approved for use. Current risk assessments focus on risk at the level of individual organisms ...
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Old-Field Recolonization: Incorporating Allee Effects and Disperser Behaviour into Complex Recruitment Kernels (AlleeMod)

Date du début: 2 juil. 2012, Date de fin: 1 juil. 2014,

Environmental and socio-economic changes are causing increased levels of land abandonment worldwide, leading to noticeable changes in landscape cover. Throughout the European backcountry, forests and shrublands are spreading due to the decline of agricultural practices, pastoralism, etc. Importantly, when source populations are small or sparse, a positive relationship between population size and ...
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An Integrated Framework of Methods, Technologies, Tools and Policies for Improvement of Brownfield Regeneration in Europe (TIMBRE)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2011, Date de fin: 30 juin 2014,

Brownfield regeneration is essential for sustainable land management in European Member States. Currently, the success in brownfield regeneration is unsatisfying in terms of financial and eco-efficiency or social acceptance. Many useful and innovative technologies site clean-up as well as methods to support decision making processes exist, but they are only rarely applied using their full potentia ...
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Developing a Knowledge Network for EUropean expertise on biodiversity and ecosystem services to inform policy making economic sectors (KNEU)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2010, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2014,

"Knowledge about biodiversity and ecosystem services is well advanced in the European scientific community, as demonstrated by many excellent projects and their scientific impact. However, on the global as well as the European scale, there is a failure to communicate the knowledge gained into the policy-making process and society as a whole. Such communication efforts, must ensure that all relevan ...
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Linking Impact Assessment Instruments to Sustainability Expertise (LIAISE)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2009, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2014,

Existing research points out that the full potential of Impact Assessment (IA) for delivering sustainable development is not being realised. Many tools to support IA are not yet being fully employed by policy makers. This is symptomatic of a large and deep gap between the two broad communities of IA researchers and IA practitioners. Practitioners tend to look for tools that are simple and transpar ...
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