A Transnational Cooperation for Sustainable Use and Management of Non-Native Trees in Urban, Peri-Urban and Forest Ecosystems in the Alpine Region

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Alpine Space

Date of latest update: 2023-08-11

Description

Description (EN):

The expected benefits and potential risks of non-native trees (NNT) to European geographic regions have polarised the opinions of experts and citizens. Benefits include adaptation to climate change (CC), contributions to bioeconomy, urban&peri-urban green infrastructure and mitigation of natural hazards by NNT, while risks involve NNT invasiveness and effects on native biodiversity. In critical and vulnerable ecosystems such as the Alpine Space (AS), such risks and benefits must be carefully considered before management decisions are made. Experiences in the management of NNT in urban areas, peri-urban, rural terreories and forests are often country-/city-specific and thus rarely shared. Given the challenges in NNT management with respect to both benefits and risks, a transnational approach is needed to qualify the role of NNT in future AS ecosystems. The objective is to provide a transnational strategy for a Decision Support System on responsible use and management of NNT in the AS. The project fits within the context of national and regional site-derived policy aiming to protect & enhance biodiversity to ensure ecological connectivity and cultural resources while maintaining a high level of resilience and ecosystem services (ES) across AS. Implementations include:developing a comprehensive database on NNT; predicting the current and potential distribution of NNT in AS under CC scenarios; determining their invasive potential; analysing the different ES provided by NNT to assess the tradeoffs between risks and benefits. ALPTREES will formulate management recommendations for NNT under different climate and economic scenarios through stakeholder meetings, policy briefs, a handbook of lessons learned and transnational pilot actions for best management practices. An innovative output of the project is the Open ALPTREES Knowledge Hub, that will support the transnational and interdisciplinary knowledge transfer.The overall planned budget is € 2.348.664,64

Achievements (EN):

Originating in environments with warmer and drier conditions, non-native tree species can support the adaptation of European forests and urban areas to climate change and therefore, they have the potential to respond positively to the effects of climate change on the Alpine environment. On the other hand, non-native trees involve risks for biodiversity and ecosystem functions, as some are considered invasive and can alter the ecosystem of the area they grow in. The ALPTREES project investigated the opportunities and risks that non-native tree species provide for the future of our urban and forest areas. Furthermore, it developed guidelines for their use and management within the Alpine Space.

Website: http://www.alpine-space.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Level of integration of the ecosystem services approach in the policy systems of the Alpine Space

Expected Outputs (EN):

The results of the project will increase the level of sustainable valorisation of cultural and natural heritage in the AS by 1-3 % by providing tools allowing stakeholders in the sectors forestry, nature conservation, timber industry, and rural & urban planning to distinguish between negative and positive impacts of NNT species on ecosystem services and functional needs in urban, peri-urban and rural areas. The transnational cooperation strategy will provide technical guidelines for CC adaptation decision-making tools & planning to safeguard the future of green infrastructure, biodiversity functions and ecosystem services in the entire EUSALP territory. ALPTREES will enhance knowledge transfer through capacity building.

Thematic information

Climate change and biodiversity

Specific Objective: Enhance the protection, the conservation and the ecological connectivity of Alpine Space ecosystems

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

Investment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft

Department: Protective Forests and Natural Forest Reserves

Address: Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Wien, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.bfw.ac.at

Total budget: EUR 449 250.00

ERDF budget: EUR 381 862.50

Centre d'études et d'expertises sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement

Name: Centre d'études et d'expertises sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement

Department: Country Planning Department/Coastlines-Energy and Biodiversity Unit

Address: Avenue Francois Mitterrand 25, 69674 BRON Cedex, France

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cerema.fr

Total budget: EUR 141 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 120 275.00

Langhe Monferrato e Roero Società Consortile a r.l. Agenzia di sviluppo del territorio

Name: Langhe Monferrato e Roero Società Consortile a r.l. Agenzia di sviluppo del territorio

Department: /

Address: Via Leopardi 4, 14100 Asti, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lamoro.it

Total budget: EUR 166 600.00

ERDF budget: EUR 141 610.00

Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg (FVA)

Name: Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg (FVA)

Department: Department of Forest Conservation

Address: Wonnhaldestr. 4, 79100 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.fva-bw.de

Total budget: EUR 239 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 203 150.00

Razvojna agencija Sora

Name: Razvojna agencija Sora

Department: /

Address: Poljanska cesta 2, 4220 Škofja Loka, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ra-sora.si

Total budget: EUR 125 750.00

ERDF budget: EUR 106 887.50

Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Name: Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Department: Department of Climate and Environmental Protection

Address: Bahnhofstraße 35/II, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.klagenfurt.at

Total budget: EUR 158 549.50

ERDF budget: EUR 134 767.08

Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Name: Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Department: INRAE Grenoble regional centre, Laboratory Ecosystems and Society in Mountains Research Unit (LESSEM)

Address: INRAE Grenoble regional centre, Laboratory Ecosystems and Society in Mountains Research Unit (LESSEM), 2 rue de la Papeterie BP76, 38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.inrae.fr/

Total budget: EUR 144 075.00

ERDF budget: EUR 122 463.75

Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije

Name: Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije

Department: Department of Forest Ecology

Address: Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gozdis.si

Total budget: EUR 206 204.50

ERDF budget: EUR 175 273.82

Fondazione Edmund Mach

Name: Fondazione Edmund Mach

Department: Department of Sustainable Agroecosystems and Bioresources

Address: Via Edmund Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.fmach.it

Total budget: EUR 205 195.50

ERDF budget: EUR 174 416.18

Comune di Trento

Name: Comune di Trento

Department: Department for Parks and Gardens

Address: Via Del Maso Smalz 3, 38122 Trento, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.comune.trento.it

Total budget: EUR 110 010.00

ERDF budget: EUR 93 508.50

Mestna občina Maribor

Name: Mestna občina Maribor

Department: Intermunicipal Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation Office/Project Office

Address: Ulica heroja Staneta 1, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.maribor.si

Total budget: EUR 115 747.50

ERDF budget: EUR 98 385.38

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Name: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Department: Center for Landscape Resilience & Management, Ecosystems Services and Management Program

Address: Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/esm

Total budget: EUR 286 782.64

ERDF budget: EUR 243 765.24

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Summary

Project name (EN): A Transnational Cooperation for Sustainable Use and Management of Non-Native Trees in Urban, Peri-Urban and Forest Ecosystems in the Alpine Region

Project acronym: ALPTREES

Project start date: 2019-10-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 348 664.64

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 996 364.94

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

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 996 364.94.

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Management of non-native tree species in forest of the Alpine space

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/alptrees/

Publication date: 2023-08-01

Document date: 2022-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Manual for site-specific risk assessment of non-native tree species in the Alpine Space

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/alptrees/

Publication date: 2023-08-01

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Alpine Space

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752 / 752 (100%)

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A Transnational Cooperation for Sustainable Use and Management of Non-Native Trees in Urban, Peri-Urban and Forest Ecosystems in the Alpine Region

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