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Kras4us - Priložnosti za ohranjanje biodiverzitete in identitete Krasa

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Predstavitev projekta Project presentation

Predstavitev projekta

Naslov: Priložnosti za ohranjanje biodiverzitete in identitete Krasa

Akronim: Kras4us

Spletna stran projekta: https://www.ita-slo.eu/sl/kras4us

Koordinator (vodilni partner): UP FAMNIT

Partnerske institucije:

Pridruženi partnerji:

  • Javni zavod za turizem in kulturo Miren Kras
  • Zavod za gozdove Slovenije
  • Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia - servizio biodiversità

Vodja projekta na UP FAMNIT: dr. Sara Zupan

Financer projekta: Program sodelovanja Interreg VI-A Italija–Slovenija za obdobje 2021–2027

Trajanje projekta: 22. 4. 2023–30. 9. 2026

Opis projekta:
Kras4us se ukvarja predvsem s izzivi, skladnimi s cilji Agende ZN 2030 za trajnostni razvoj in strategijami EU opodnebnih spremembah, kjer se poudarja aktivno varovanje in ohranjanje visoke stopnje in razpršenostibiotske raznovrstnosti na edinstvenem in ogroženem območju Krasa. Splošni cilj projekta Kras4us je ohranjatiin obnavljati biotsko raznovrstnost na čezmejnem Krasu z uresničevanjem čezmejnih pilotnih ukrepov inaktivnosti vezanih na spremljanje stanja bioindikatorskih in krovnih vrst, ki so pokazatelji stanja ohranjenostihabitatov in biodiverzitete. S prvim delovnim sklopom (DS) bomo izvedli tri pilotne akcije, ki bodo podprle našecilje vezane na zeleno infrastrukturo. Zeleno infrastrukturo kot so travišča, kali in suhozidi bomo poudarjali nele iz vidika pomena za ohranjanje biodiverzitete temveč tudi kot izjemno kulturno dediščino, katereprepoznavnost je del kraške identitete. V drugem DS bomo preverjali stanje biodiverzitete na območjihpožarišč z različnimi načini upravljanja in identificirali območja, kjer je stanje populacij indikatorskih vrstugodno in kakšen je vpliv različnih upravljavskih praks po požarih na Krasu. Monitoring izbranih indikatorskihvrst bo prvič izveden na manjkrat uporabljenih in spremljanih varstveno pomembnih vrstah. Končna strateškavloga projekta Kras4us pa se zaokroži s pilotnimi ukrepi in študijami v tretjem DS, ker se bo razvijalo možnostikrožnih ekonomij z uporabo biomase iz kraških območij, med drugimi tudi požarišč, zaraščajoče “gmajne” inlesa tujerodnih invazivnih vrst.
Cilj projekta je doseči nove strategije, ki bi območju omogočile trajnostni razvoj, ki bo po eni strani omogočillokalnem uporabniku (predvsem izvajalcem primarnih dejavnosti, kot so kmetijstvo in gozdarstvo) možnostiuporabe biomase kot energije ter po drugi strani omogočil tudi razvoj in ohranjanje biodiverzitete, ker se bokrožne ekonomije razvijalo ob poznavanju in upoštevanju naravovarstvenega znanja in določil. Čezmejnosodelovanje bo omogočilo delitev skupnih pristopov spremljanja in ukrepov za zaščito podobnih čezmejnihhabitatov na Krasu. Opredelitev in razvoj krožnih ekonomij z uporabo biomase kot energije bo prvičuporabljena na čezmejnem območju Krasa.
 
Oddelek UP FAMNIT, v okviru katerega se izvaja projekt:
 Oddelek za biodiverziteto

Project presentationna vrh

Title: Opportunities to preserve Karst biodiversity and identity

Project acronym: Kras4us

Project code: -

Project website: https://www.ita-slo.eu/en/kras4us

Leading institution: UP FAMNIT

Partner institutions: 

Pridruženi partnerji

  • Javni zavod za turizem in kulturo Miren Kras
  • Zavod za gozdove Slovenije
  • Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia - servizio biodiversità

Principal investigator at UP FAMNIT: dr. Sara Zupan

Funding organization: Cooperation Programme INTERREG VI-A Italy–Slovenia 2021–2027

Duration: 22 April 2024–30 September 2026

Description:

The Kras4us project is primarily addressing the challenges consistent with the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the EU climate change strategies, which place emphasis on active protection and conservation of a high level of biodiversity in the unique and highly threatened Karst region. The project will focus on species that are indicative of the conservation status of Karst habitats and biodiversity, such as the Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex, the False Ringlet Coenonympha oedippus, the Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus, the Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, and the Feather Grass Stipa eriocaulis, in a changing landscape. Part of the project will also address green infrastructure conservation. Within the first work package (WP1), we will implement three pilot actions to support our green infrastructure objectives. Green infrastructure such as dry grasslands, ponds and dry stone walls will be highlighted not only in terms of their importance for biodiversity conservation, but also as an outstanding cultural heritage, the visibility of which is part of the Karst identity. In the second work package (WP2), we will examine the status of biodiversity in areas affetcted by fire and identify areas where the status of populations of indicator species is favourable and what is the impact of different management practices after fires in the Karst. The methodology and results of the study will allow to establish a good baseline for future monitoring. In addition, monitoring of the selected indicator species will be carried out for the first time on lesser-known and monitored endangered species (three of the five species are even extremely poorly known: Short-toed Eagle, Nightjar and Feather Grass) which we want to make more visible in light of their charismatic and indicator role. The final strategic role of the Kras4us project will be complemented by pilot actions and studies in the third work package (WP3), which will test the potential for circular economies through the utilization of biomass from karst areas, including fire-affected sites, areas of overgrown grasslands, and wood from invasive alien species. Cross-border cooperation will allow sharing of common monitoring approaches and measures to protect similar transboundary habitats in the Karst. The definition and development of circular economies using biomass as energy will be applied for the first time in the transboundary area of the Karst. Communication will be carried out at three levels: the first is aimed at the partnership (where project partners will develop the project's tasks and strategy together with associated partners), the second is aimed at the professional public and sectoral operators, and the third is aimed at the general public, with the aim of enhancing knowledge and understanding of biodiversity in the wider transboundary area of the Karst.

The overall goal of the Kras4us project is to conserve and restore biodiversity in the transboundary Kras region, through the implementation of cross-border pilot actions and activities related to monitoring the status of bioindicator and umbrella species.
The aim of the project is to achieve new strategies to enable sustainable development in the area, which on one hand will allow local users (especially primary operators such as agriculture and forestry) to use biomass as energy, and on the other hand will also allow the development and conservation of biodiversity, as the circular economy will be developed with knowledge and respect for nature conservation.
 
Department: 
Department of Biodiversity