Action Group 7 - Green infrastructure

To develop ecological connectivity in the whole EUSALP territory

Mission

Action Group 7 focuses on developing ecological connectivity and thus to strengthen, improve and restore biodiversity, as well as ecosystem services. Its implementation will increase the degree of connection between natural and semi-natural landscapes in the entire EUSALP territory.

With its broad representation of members from Alpine countries and regions as well as advisors with different institutional and sectoral backgrounds, AG 7 builds on a dialogue including stakeholders from all relevant sectors. It aims at setting up a comprehensive macro-regional scheme by applying the EU Strategy for Green Infrastructure (GI) to regional scales and making the Alps an outstanding candidate for GI in Europe.

The AG 7 provides the framework for developing a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas, including features in rural and urban areas which together – functionally interconnected – ensure diverse advantages for nature, as well as social benefits and economic prosperity for humans.

3rd Thematic Policy Area
"Environment and Energy"

Specific Objectives

  • To identify Alpine GI elements of transnational relevance, improve governance approaches and explore funding opportunities.
  • To promote the various benefits of GI as complementary solutions to Grey Infrastructure and bring GI onto the political agenda of the Alpine Region.
  • To trigger tangible implementation initiatives and liaise with implementation partners from all relevant sectors to make GI visible and close gaps in the trans-European “matrix for life”.
  • To allow the benefits of ecological connectivity to emerge at ecosystem and societal dimensions, enhancing resilience to threats such as climate change. 
  • To develop solutions to halt biodiversity loss and address challenges such as missing connections between natural areas and homogeneous and impoverished lowlands.
Miro Kristan
Role: Leader
Simon Škvor
Role: Leader
Angelika Abderhalden
Blanka Bartol
Raimund Becher
Thomas Boehm
Katalin Czippán
Serena D'Ambrogi
Marion Ebster
Alessandro Gretter
Ruedi Haller
Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst
Harald Ladich
Andrea Mugerle
Gioele Passoni
Luisa Pedrazzini
Sylvia Pintarits
Guido Plassmann
Alfred Ringler
Annapaola Rizzoli
Ursula Schuepbach
Antonella Trisorio
Pierluigi Vinai

Observers

Giacomo Luciani
Giacomo Luciani
Primož Skrt

Projects

AlpGov 2

Jan 2020 to Jun 2022
100% Complete
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AlpGov 1

Jun 2016 to Dec 2019
100% Complete
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CoWorCare - Coworking with children & elderly in the Alps

Jun 2022 to Nov 2023
100% Complete
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EUSALP Innovation Facility

Dec 2020 to Jul 2022
100% Complete
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OpenSpaceAlps

Oct 2019 to Jul 2022
100% Complete
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INNsieme: A Cross-border cooperation for the river Inn

Jul 2019 to Jul 2022
100% Complete
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LUIGI - Linking Urban and Inner-Alpine Green Infrastructure

Oct 2019 to Jul 2022
100% Complete
100%

Project REDIAFOR

Sep 2019 to May 2021
100% Complete
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LOS_DAMA! - Green infrastructure for better living

Nov 2016 to Oct 2019
100% Complete
100%

Results

EUSALP Annual Forum in Trento 2022

The results of workshop organized on SHORT TIMBER SUPPLY CHAINS IN TIMES OF CLIMATE AND GEO-POLITICAL CRISES during the annual forum of Trento, last november 2022, are now available !
AG2...

21 Apr 2023

New graphic for the visualization of Alpine Green Infrastructure

Alpine-specific graphic shows the diversity of Green Infrastructure (GI) in the Alpine Region and the Star Initiatives of the EUSALP AG7

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28 Jun 2022

GI goes business awarding ceremony 2022

High-level attended GI goes business awarding ceremony 2022 in Bolzano shows the great potential of combining...

16 Jun 2022

Results from the "Peatlands in the Alps"

ONLINE WORKSHOPS FOR PEATLAND STAKEHOLDER IN THE ALPINE SPACE

03 Feb 2021

RESULTS of the Workshop EUSALP meets LEADER

Results of the LEADER workshop organised by AG7 on 17 of October 2018 in Torino.

Results are prepared in poster format (as presented at the Annual Forum, 20/21 November 2018 in Innsbruck),...

20 Nov 2018

28 Alpine States and regions adopted the political declaration „Alpine Green Infrastructure – Joining forces for nature, people and the economy”

MInisters' Conference on Alpine Green Infrastructure

Munich, 2nd October 2017

27 Nov 2018

Results from the Workshop »Networking for Ecological Connectivity and Green Infrastructure«, September 2017

 

Workshop »Networking for Ecological Connectivity and Green Infrastructure«, Sept 19, 2017, Koper

Detailed report and presentations are...

06 Apr 2018

Results from the workshop "Going local - green infrastructure meets climate change adaptation"

Workshop: Going local – “Green infrastructure” meets “climate adaptation strategies”

15 Dec 2017