Ecosystem services of karst protected areas – driving force of local sustainable development

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube

Date of latest update: 2023-11-06

Description

Description (EN):

Major challenge in the Danube region is finding the right balance between conservation, protection and improvement of ecosystems, as well as their sustainable use. ECO KARST addresses 7 protected karst areas in 7 different countries with common features (e.g. special biological/hydro-morphological features, etc.) and similar problems (flawed nature and forest management, water exploitation and pollution, etc.). Limited capacity to deal with the impacts of ecosystem degradation is exacerbated by the lack of adequate knowledge and action on the tangible and intangible benefits of ecosystem services (ES). Thus, the main objective is to contribute to the protection and sustainable development of karst bio-regions in the Danube basin based on their valued ES. ECO KARST project builds on the opportunity to use the natural heritage of 7 protected areas as an economic development factor, based on a sustainable management, which is aware of the vulnerability of karst ecosystems, the importance of their ES and real pro-biodiversity business (PBB) opportunities. ECO KARST will involve various public and private actors who will, through capacity building, networking and know-how transfer, perform local participatory ES valorisations and jointly develop 7 local action plans and 1 common strategy that will upgrade nature conservation and facilitate starting PBB in the Danube region. Result will be improved management and sustainable development of karst bio-regions driven by raised awareness about ES and increased number of committed PBB entrepreneurs. ECO KARST will introduce PBB as realistic, promising new business model for entrepreneurs in the pilot areas (best PBB ideas will be widely promoted). PP, key stakeholders and target groups will establish/increase their cooperation and form new local and transnational networks for experience sharing and promotion. Resulting guidance on how to introduce ES and PBB will serve as a toolkit for the entire Danube and Dinaric region.

Website: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to strengthen sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources (survey based composite indicator)

Expected Outputs (EN):

Result will be improved management and sustainable development of karst bio-regions driven by a raised awareness about ecosystem services and an increased number of committed pro-biodiversity business entrepreneurs. ECO KARST will engage all PP, key stakeholders and target groups in PP countries for recognising the ES values and for developing local action plans and a common strategy on sustainable karst ecosystem management, as well as on facilitating/ starting PBB. After innovative participatory mapping, assessment, and valuation of ES, new integrated action plans for seven pilot areas will improve local nature conservation/ biodiversity and resource uses. Project activities will result in introduced PBB as realistic, promising new business models for entrepreneurs in the pilot areas (best local PBB ideas will be awarded and widely communicated). PP, key stakeholders and target groups will establish/ increase their cooperation and form new local and transnational networks for experience sharing and promotion in karst areas. The resulting guidance on how to introduce ES and PBB will serve as a toolkit for the entire Danube region. The result will contribute thus to the result indicator 2.2 Intensity of cooperation to strengthen sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources.

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources (short title). Strengthen joint and integrated approaches to preserve and manage the diversity of natural and cultural heritage and resources in the Danube region as a basis for sustainable development and growth strategies

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: Zavod za gozdove Slovenije

Address: Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.zgs.si

Total budget: EUR 506 455.00

ERDF budget: EUR 430 486.75

Global Nature Fund – Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur

Name: Global Nature Fund – Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur

Address: Fritz - Reichle - Ring 4Radolfzell, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.globalnature.org/en/home

Total budget: EUR 253 567.50

ERDF budget: EUR 215 532.38

Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, Ökológiai Kutatóközpont

Name: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, Ökológiai Kutatóközpont

Address: Klebelsberg Kunó u. 3, 8237 Tihany, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.okologia.mta.hu/

Total budget: EUR 250 040.00

ERDF budget: EUR 212 534.00

Centar za energiju, okolinu i resurse

Name: Centar za energiju, okolinu i resurse

Address: Nova 24, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cener21.ba

Total budget: EUR 191 608.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 162 866.80

Parkovi Dinarida – mreža zaštićenih područja Dinarida

Name: Parkovi Dinarida – mreža zaštićenih područja Dinarida

Address: Trg Vojvode Bećir-bega Osmanagića 16, 81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.parksdinarides.org/en/

Total budget: EUR 166 465.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 141 495.25

Nationalpark O.ö. Kalkalpen Ges.m.b.H.

Name: Nationalpark O.ö. Kalkalpen Ges.m.b.H.

Address: Nationalpark Allee 1, 4591 Molln, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kalkalpen.at

Total budget: EUR 150 325.00

ERDF budget: EUR 127 776.25

Bükki Nemzeti Park Igazgatósága

Name: Bükki Nemzeti Park Igazgatósága

Address: Sánc u. 6, 3304 Eger, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.bnpi.hu/

Total budget: EUR 133 190.00

ERDF budget: EUR 113 211.50

RNP Romsilva - Administraţia Parcului Natural Apuseni R.A.

Name: RNP Romsilva - Administraţia Parcului Natural Apuseni R.A.

Address: Loc. Sudrigiu, 136, COD 417419 Com. Rieni, Jud. Bihor, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.parcapuseni.ro

Total budget: EUR 132 385.00

ERDF budget: EUR 112 527.25

Javni zavod Notranjski regijski park

Name: Javni zavod Notranjski regijski park

Address: Tabor 42, 1380 Cerknica, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.notranjski-park.si/

Total budget: EUR 128 240.00

ERDF budget: EUR 109 004.00

Javna ustanova „Park prirode Žumberak - Samoborsko gorje“

Name: Javna ustanova „Park prirode Žumberak - Samoborsko gorje“

Address: Sošice BB, 10457 Sošice, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://pp-zumberak-samoborsko-gorje.hr

Total budget: EUR 125 535.00

ERDF budget: EUR 106 704.75

Javno preduzeće” Nacionalni park Tara”

Name: Javno preduzeće” Nacionalni park Tara”

Address: Milenka Topalovica 3, 31250 Bajina Basta, Serbia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.nptara.rs

Total budget: EUR 113 850.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 96 772.50

Kantonalna javna ustanova za zaštićena prirodna područja

Name: Kantonalna javna ustanova za zaštićena prirodna područja

Address: Branilaca Sarajeva 28/1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.zppks.ba/

Total budget: EUR 112 000.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 95 200.00

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Project name (EN): Ecosystem services of karst protected areas – driving force of local sustainable development

Project acronym: DTP1-159-2.2 ECO KARST

Project start date: 2017-01-01

Project end date: 2019-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 263 660.50

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 924 111.42

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 427 776.88.
IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 496 334.55.

Documents

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Reports

Action plan_NRP

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/eco-karst

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action_plan_JUPPZSG

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/eco-karst

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-04-01

Languages: hr

Attachment file: Download

ECO KARST_Common Strategy_web edition

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/eco-karst

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Charter on Establishing a Network for the Conservation of Karst eco-regions

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/eco-karst

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action plan_BPL

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/eco-karst

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-05-01

Languages: hr

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube

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2023-09-22

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1 582 / 1 582 (100%)

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Ecosystem services of karst protected areas – driving force of local sustainable development

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