LIFE MycoRestore
Mediterranean forests are currently subject to multiple biotic and abiotic stress factors. LIFE MycoRestore intends to use various mycological resources and forest management practices as added value for the improvement of the biological resilience of forests in Spain, Italy and Portugal, also generating new sources of income and ensuring the stability of forest ecosystem services by counteracting the effects of climate change .
LIFE Primed
In the last decades, phenomena of forest decline have been observed across the planet. Throughout Europe, coastal forest ecosystems have been under the pressure of man’s direct or indirect action. This has led to substantial changes in the composition and structure of tree populations, up to extreme cases of high and sudden mortality of forests and loss of the associated habitats. LIFE Primed project will quantify the exact causes that have led to the current unfavourable conservation status and will define and implement appropriate and innovative actions capable to restore the affected ecosystems of Italy and Greece!
LIFE GoProFor
The project aims to “distill” Best Practices from LIFE projects selected at the European level, providing detailed tools for nature conservation implementation. The Best Practices are defined based on an application theme (such as sustainable forest management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, nature and biodiversity conservation), an application context (such as biogeographical region or habitat), and the issues and threats addressed.
LIFE AIRFRESH
The AIRFRESH project focuses on urban and peri-urban reforestation to improve air quality in densely populated cities. Test areas will be set up in Aix-en-Provence and Florence, serving as front-runner cities and living labs. AIRFRESH aims to estimate the capacity of urban trees and shrubs in these reforested areas to remove pollutants (PM, NO2, CO2, and O3), quantify the environmental and health benefits of reforestation, and provide policy recommendations on the number and types of tree species needed to meet air quality standards in both cities.
H2020 FORGENIUS
The FORGENIUS project enhances understanding of the diversity and climate resilience of European forests. By integrating advanced technology and expertise in fields like plant biology, ecology, genomics, and forestry, it is improving data on Genetic Conservation Units and developing user-focused services. These efforts aim to create new adaptive strategies for preserving European forests on a continental scale.
LIFE CARPATHIA
This project aims to protect the remaining wilderness and restore managed forests to their natural state in the Făgăraș Mountains. It focuses on rehabilitating aquatic and riparian ecosystems impacted since the 1980s by a hydro-power plant and river control structures along the Dâmbovița river. The initiative will establish ecologically suitable conditions for key species while maintaining the protective function of these structures.
LIFE SEEDFORCE
This project, through an integrated approach, aims to recover and reinforce the populations of native Italian plants in danger of extinction thanks to seed banks.
