Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

Programme 2000 - 2006 Alpine Space

Date of latest update: 2023-01-07

Description

Description (EN):

The natural heritage, particular forests as prevailing alpine ecosystem type, play a crucial role for a sustainable development in the Alps. Important functions are the protection from avalanches and mudflows, the economic dimension of forestry, the drinking water supply, the re-creative features for tourism and the biodiversity aspects. Pollutant input endanger this natural heritage and its functions. Particularly the impact of highly toxic and accumulating organic pollutants (POPs) has been long time underestimated. The Alps seem to be a major sink for such by wind long-range transported and globally distributed POPs. As pilot project, MONARPOP will assess for the first time the load of the Alps with POPs (phase 1) and establish - on basis of the results - conclusions (e.g. a common declaration) and implementation steps to reduce this load (phase 2). Target groups for the dissemination of conclusions, for awareness raising and for implementation steps will be local to national authorities, environmental, industrial and agricultural NGOs and international fora under the UN (UNEP-Convention and UN-ECE Protocol on POPs) and the EU.

Thematic information

Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Sustainable management of natural resources Waste and pollution

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Address: Stubenbastei 5, 1010 Wien, Austria

Legal status: n/a

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz

Name: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz

Address: Postfach, 81901 München, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione e Protezione Ambientale del Veneto

Name: Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione e Protezione Ambientale del Veneto

Address: PIAZZALE STAZIONE,1, 35131 PADOVA, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Umweltbundesamt Österreich

Name: Umweltbundesamt Österreich

Address: Spittelauerlände 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: n/a

Gozdarski Institut

Name: Gozdarski Institut

Address: Vecna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft),

Name: Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft),

Address: 3003 Bern, Switzerland

Legal status: n/a

Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambient

Name: Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambient

Address: Viale Restelli, 1, 20124 Milan, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Umweltbundesamt Deutschland

Name: Umweltbundesamt Deutschland

Address: Bismarckplatz 1, 14193 Berlin, Germany

Legal status: n/a

GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Ecological Chemistry

Name: GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Ecological Chemistry

Address: Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany

Legal status: n/a

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Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Regional Agency for Environmental Protection and Prevention of Veneto

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Umweltbundesamt Österreich

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Gozdarski Institut

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft),

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambient

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Umweltbundesamt Deutschland

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Ecological Chemistry

Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Summary

Project name (EN): Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

Project acronym: MONARPOP

Project start date: 2003-07-01

Project end date: 2007-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 845 499.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 699 851.00

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2000 - 2006 Alpine Space

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No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

58 / 58 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

673 / 673 (100%)

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Monitoring Network in the Alpine Region for Persistent and Other Organic Pollutants

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Partners (9)

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