ACTION GROUP 7

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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.

MISSIONS

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.

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.

CONTACTS

Leaders

Co-leaders

CO-LEADER

Annalisa CEVASCO
Italy
esperti@anciliguria.eu

CO-LEADER

Miro Kristan
Slovenia
miro.kristan@prc.si

Group Members

Angelika Abderhalden
Serena Arduino
Florian Ballnus
Blanka Bartol
Raimund Becher
Thomas Böhm
Giuliana Cavalli
Chiara Crosta
Serena D'Ambrogi
Florian Danzinger
Nika Debeljak
Matteo DECONSTANZI
Claire De Kermadec
Lukas Egarter
Agnes Erler
Filippo Favilli
Allessandro Gretter
Ruedi Haller
Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst
Julika Jarosch
Polona Kolarek-Novšek
Teresa König
Harald Ladich
Myriam Maraval
Dario Ottonello
Dario Parravicini
Guido Plassman
Simon Poljanšek
Maëlenn Redien
Johannes Schima
Johann Schmid
Daniel Thonon
Guillaume Tournaire
Jana Podgornik
Alessandro Paletto
Simon Škvor
Philipp Vesely
Gianluca Vitali
Pierluigi Vinai
Daniele Zucchelli

Observers

Silvia Buzzetti
Andrea Bianchini
Matteo DECONSTANZI