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	835.854,43 €
ERDF Contribution	710.476,27 €
National Contribution	125.378,16 €
Website	https://mobilebiodiversity.com/

The project is addressing the common challenge of biodiversity protection pursuant to illegal hunting, deforestation, forest fires, road infrastructure, etc. The project objective is to analyze 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 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 behavioral 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 center, 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 behavioral change.

This approach will ensure that all relevant stakeholder groups will be involved and their actions will be aligned to improve the conservation status of CB area habitats (incl. Natura 2000 sites).