PlanToConnect
Given the current biodiversity and climate crises, promoting ecological connectivity is crucial to enable dynamic adaptation processes in ecosystems, and thus to combat the decline in biodiversity and preserve ecosystem functions.
The PlanToConnect project aims to support the creation of a coherent Alpine-wide network of green and blue infrastructures (GBI) for ecological connectivity (EC) based on harmonised regional networks under a common Alpine planning strategy for EC. The project will provide tools to improve the capacity of planners and planning systems to effectively address connectivity gaps, barriers, and major threats in strategic Alpine connectivity areas by operationalising biodiversity and connectivity concepts into spatial planning and territorial policies.
The project lasts from November 2022 through October 2025 and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Alpine Space Programme.
Facts
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 11
Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 11
Sustainable cities and communities
Climate Change, Forests, Mountain Agriculture, Natural Hazards, Population and Culture, Spatial Planning, Transport
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Climate action
Goal 13
Climate action
Energy, Forests, Green Economy, Natural Hazards, Soil Conservation, Spatial Planning, Tourism, Transport, Water Management
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Life on land
Goal 15
Life on land
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation, Forests, Mountain Agriculture, Soil Conservation, Water Management
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
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