VIRTUAL AND MOBILE MUSEUM OF BIODIVERSITY

Acronym	MOBILE BIODIVERSITY
Project Number – MIS	5047311
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	Municipality of Kresna
Beneficiaries	HELLENIC DEVELOPMENT CITY NETWORK Municipality of Paggaio Student Media World Association
Start Date	May 20, 2019
End Date	Jan 19, 2023
Budget	733.824,00 €
ERDF Contribution	623.750,40 €
National Contribution	110.073,60 €
Website	https://mobilebiodiversity.com/

The project addresses the common challenge of biodiversity protection pursuant to illegal hunting, deforestation, forest fires, road infrastructure, etc. The project objective is to analyse and sustain/improve the biodiversity status in the habitats on the territory of the Kresna and Paggaio municipalities, which will be achieved through the major project outputs:

• Development of a joint study on biodiversity assessment and a joint monitoring database of the habitats in Kresna and Paggaio, both intended to fill in the gaps in scientific information about common CB species, their behavioural patterns, etc.;

• Elaboration and pilot implementation of a joint strategy on biodiversity protection to ensure that stakeholders are informed and aligned on their future actions and policies;

• Development of innovative educational tools and facilities (2 mobile biodiversity museums, 1 mobile training centre, 1 virtual museum with mobile application, 1 educational game on biodiversity preservation);
• Development and pilot implementation of a 3-month joint educational campaign for biodiversity protection at 6 CB locations, designed to educate the public and trigger a behavioural change.