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PART A - Project overview A.1 Project identification Programme priority Priority 3 - Liveable Alpine Space SO3.2 - Enhance the protection, the Programme priority specific objective conservation and the ecological connectivity of Alpine Space ecosystems Project acronym Links4Soils Linking Alpine Soil Knowledge for Project title Sustainable Ecosystem Management and Capacity Building Project number 399 Name of the lead partner organisation/original language Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije Name of the lead partner organisation/English Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Start date 2016-11-01 Project duration 36 months 0 days Closure date 2019-10-31 A.2 Project summary Please give a short overview of the project (in the style of a press release) and describe: the common challenge you are jointly tackling in the project; the main objective of the project and the expected change the project will make to the current situation; what makes the project innovative; the main outputs you will produce and who will benefit from them, also after the end of the project; the approach you plan to take to tackle the identified challenges; the added value of the transnational approach: why do you plan to work at transnational level? Alpine soils perform key ecosystem services (ESS) that enable human well-being, ecosystem functioning and contribute to the biodiversity. The importance of sustainable Alpine soil management is being recognised yet insufficiently implemented mainly due to its crosscutting function, fragmented governance structures, diverse sectoral needs, lack of targeted soil information and applicable management tools. The project aims to overcome these gaps by linking Alpine soil knowledge, end-users and experts, elaborate sectoral soil information, create best-case practices and promote soil management. By this, it enhances the applicability of the Alpine Convention Soil Conservation Protocol (SCP) and contributes to the protection, conservation and connectivity of Alpine ecosystems. The project innovatively links expertise and governance on various levels and sectors to jointly develop and implement sustainable Alpine land management policies / strategies. Main outputs: a) The Multi-stakeholder Alpine Soil Partnership joins forces of experts and authorities to introduce soil protection in land management practices and promotes Alpine-wide cooperation on soil protection & ESS management. b) The Alpine Soil Information and Decision Support Platform encourages stakeholders from cross-cutting sectors like forestry, agriculture, spatial planning to benefit from the first Alps-wide soil information system that includes an expert Soil Consultancy Service, sectoral best-case practices etc. in order to integrate them into local and regional management and planning. The outputs, built on common interest of public authorities (e.g. soil, environmental protection, planning,) as well as Alpine and EU org. (AC, EUSALP AG 6,EC-JRC), are integrated to ESDAC, linked to international organisations or NGOs for durability after the project. Alpine soil protection is pushed by bottom-up policy and actions that will be transferred to (trans)-national levels, as required by AC SCP and EUSALP. Page 1 of 70 A.3 Project budget summary ERDF Partner Programme Co-financing Contribution Total Eligible ERDF Total Partner Country ERDF Budget Co-Financing(%) Contribution Kmetijski inštitut SLOVENIJA 336.060,20 85,00 % 59.304,75 395.364,95 Slovenije Zavod za gozdove SLOVENIJA 154.519,37 85,00 % 27.268,13 181.787,50 Slovenije Amt der Tiroler ÖSTERREICH 250.665,00 85,00 % 44.235,00 294.900,00 Landesregierung Klimabündnis Tirol ÖSTERREICH 178.499,57 85,00 % 31.499,93 209.999,50 Institut für Geographie der ÖSTERREICH 202.995,30 85,00 % 35.822,70 238.818,00 Universität Innsbruck Università degli ITALIA 173.291,62 85,00 % 30.580,88 203.872,50 Studi di Torino Regione autonoma ITALIA 172.631,60 85,00 % 30.464,40 203.096,00 Valle d´Aosta LAND-PLAN Büro für landschaftsökologis DEUTSCHLAND 143.588,37 85,00 % 25.339,13 168.927,50 che Gutachten und Planung Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour FRANCE 210.842,41 85,00 % 37.207,49 248.049,90 l'environnement et l'agriculture, Groupement de Grenoble Markt Kaufering DEUTSCHLAND 152.787,50 85,00 % 26.962,50 179.750,00 Total 1.975.880,94 --- 348.684,91 2.324.565,85 Partner Programme Co-financing Contribution Total Eligible Non-ERDF Total Partner Country Non-ERDF Budget Co-Financing(%) Contribution Total 0,00 --- 0,00 0,00 Page 2 of 70 A.4 Project outputs Overview table on project outputs as defined in the work plan Project output Programme Project output Measurement Project output Project output quantification output indicators indicator targets Unit number (title) (target) OI3.2.1 - Number of supported transnational cooperation structures aiming to enhance the Established Alpine 1,00 Number 1,00 T1.1.1 protection, the Soil Partnership conservation and the ecological connectivity of Alpine Space ecosystems OI3.2.2 - Number of developed strategic elements aiming to enhance the Alpine Soil protection, the Information and 1,00 Number 1,00 T4.1.1 conservation and Decision Support the ecological Platform connectivity of Alpine Space ecosystems OI3.2.3 - Number of Web-GIS system developed 1,00 T2.1.1 incl. available Alpine implementation on soil Information elements enhancing the protection, the 8,00 Number conservation and Integration of soil management best the ecological 7,00 T3.1.1 connectivity of practices into Alpine Space management plans. ecosystems Page 3 of 70 PART B - Project partners and observers B.1 Project Partners Lead partner 1 Partner role in the project LP Name of the organisation in original language Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije Name of the organisation in English Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Abbreviation of the organisation AIS Department/unit/division in English Department of Agroecology and Natural Resources Country (NUTS 0) SI, SLOVENIJA Region (NUTS 2) SI02, Zahodna Slovenija Sub-region (NUTS 3) SI021, Osrednjeslovenska Postcode and City 1000 Ljubljana Street Hacquetova ulica 17 Homepage www.kis.si/OKENV Type of partner higher education and research Legal status public Co-financing source ERDF Co-financing rate (%) 85.00 VAT number SI23887729 Entitled to recover VAT? no Legal representative firstname Andrej Legal representative lastname Simoncic Legal representative email [email protected] Legal representative telephone 00386 (0)1 280 52 62 Contact person firstname Borut Contact person lastname Vršcaj Contact person email [email protected] Contact Person Telephone 00386 (0)1 2805290 The AIS is a leading SI national research institute in the field of agriculture. Main AIS activities are research and professional work as well as consultancy services. It supports farmers, authorities, other research institutions, protected areas, general public and NGO’s. The activities in the field of Which are the partner's thematic competences and experiences sustainable management and protection of natural resources relevant for the project? What are the institutional role and in agro-environments, mainly soil and groundwater, are carried policy addressing capacity of the partners? out by the Department of Agricultural Ecology and Natural Resources. The diverse education of the department’s staff reflects the distinctive multi-disciplinary approach to research and expert consultancy. The AIS has excelled as project leader in FP7 (CropSustaIn), H2020 (TREASURE) and in Interreg (AGROTUR) projects. Project, WP M & T2 (WP3) leader. Provision, interpretation & application (A31-34); soil information (A31-A33), case s.(A43), EU What is the partner's role and responsibility in the project? collaboration (A24,A34,A54), Alpine Soil & Decision Support Platform & Consultancy Service (A53). WP C activities. Among others, the department (staff) participated in the If applicable, describe the organisation's experience in following topic-relevant projects: recharge.green; TUSEC-IP, participating in and/or managing EU co-financed projects or ECALP (all AS), GS Soil (eContent plus), Urban-SMS (CE), other international projects. CC-WaterS (SE Europe), Danube Basin Soil Data (JRC), Agrotur (CBC). Page 4 of 70 Project partner 2 Partner role in the project PP Name of the organisation in original language Zavod za gozdove Slovenije Name of the organisation in English Slovenian Forest Service Abbreviation of the organisation SFS Central Unit Ljubljana, Department for Forest Management Department/unit/division in English Planning Country (NUTS 0) SI, SLOVENIJA Region (NUTS 2) SI02, Zahodna Slovenija Sub-region (NUTS 3) SI021, Osrednjeslovenska Postcode and City 1000 Ljubljana Street Večna pot 2 Homepage www.zgs.si Type of partner national public authority Legal status public Co-financing source ERDF Co-financing rate (%) 85.00 VAT number SI 91496080 Entitled to recover VAT? no Other national identifying number Type of identifying number Legal representative firstname Damjan Legal representative lastname Oražem Legal representative email [email protected] Legal representative telephone 00386 (0)1 470 00 50 Contact person firstname Aleš Contact person lastname Poljanec Contact person email [email protected] Contact Person Telephone 00386 (0)1 470 00 50 Slovenia Forest Service (SFS) is a public institution performing public forestry services and preparing and controlling the implementation of all forest management plans, private and state-owned. The SFS is experienced in sustainable/natural Which are the partner's