COMMON CROSS-BORDER POLICIES FOR FORESTRY PROTECTION
Acronym |
FORPRO |
| Project Number – MIS | 5016383 |
| Priority axis | 2 - A Sustainable and Climate adaptable Cross-Border area |
| Investment priorities | 6d - Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure |
| Intervention fields |
085. Protection and enhancement of biodiversity, nature protection and green infrastructure |
| Call | 2nd Call for proposals under priority axes 2 & 4 |
| Lead Beneficiary | Regional Forest Directorate - Kardzhali |
| Beneficiaries |
Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Science Management Body of Dadia – Lefkimi – Soufli Forest National Park |
| Start Date | Oct 06, 2017 |
| End Date | Dec 05, 2020 |
| Budget | 459.652,00 € |
| ERDF Contribution | 390.704,20 € |
| National Contribution | 68.947,80 € |
| Website | http://forpro.trace-route.eu/ |
The project is focused on the application of entomopathogenic fungus E. maimaiga as environmental safe biocontrol agent providing: significant reductions of economic losses caused by the selected model pests in the border forestry, increased resilience of forest ecosystems to biotic and abiotic factors, much lower risks to the environment and human health, tools for risk assessment and management minimizing chemical treatments.
The general project objective is the prompt and effective protection and safeguard of the flora and fauna from biological and human danger and the prevention and minimization of the negative impact of possible disasters. It will be reached through integrated innovative methods for forest protection by using natural pest control and the developed common CBC polices for fighting biohazards; improved qualification and instrumentation of the competent authorities to carry out interventions of preservation, protection and monitoring of biodiversity systems and increased public awareness of the problems and policies for balanced biodiversity protection.
The project's scientific research and innovations will be valuable also for all the forest Directorates, eco-organizations, municipalities, national authorities and academic institutions on local, national and EU level.
The general project objective is the prompt and effective protection and safeguard of the flora and fauna from biological and human danger and the prevention and minimization of the negative impact of possible disasters. It will be reached through integrated innovative methods for forest protection by using natural pest control and the developed common CBC polices for fighting biohazards; improved qualification and instrumentation of the competent authorities to carry out interventions of preservation, protection and monitoring of biodiversity systems and increased public awareness of the problems and policies for balanced biodiversity protection.
The project's scientific research and innovations will be valuable also for all the forest Directorates, eco-organizations, municipalities, national authorities and academic institutions on local, national and EU level.