INTERREG CENTRAL EUROPE project 2CE168P3
Adaptive management of climate-induced changes of habitat diversity in protected
areas
The project’s overall objective is to evaluate, enhance and adapt existing management and
conservation strategies in protected sites to pro-actively respond to impacts of climate change
threatening habitat integrity and diversity. The project identifies potential climate-change induced
threats, evaluates existing conservation practices, derives a set of indicators reflecting local-scale
effects, establishes monitoring measures in support to protected site managing and informed
decision making. Recommendations for managing climate-change induced changes on regional,
national and European level are also derived. The project is based on transnational understanding of
the necessity of action as this is the only way to successfully face challenges of climate change for
habitat integrity. Moreover, transnational cooperation allows for the transfer of knowledge and
mutual exchange of experiences with specific types of threats to habitats. The project partnership is
built by local 17 site management agencies, nature conservation authorities, partners from the
private sector and scientific institutions from 9 countries in Central Europe.
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HABIT-CHANGE – Adaptive management of climate-induced changes of
habitat diversity in protected areas
CENTRAL EUROPE
2CE168P3
Project
Number:
6/2013
3/2010
End date:
Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development (IOER),
Germany
 University of Vienna, Austria
 National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Centre for Aerospace
Research of the Earth, Ukraine
 Thuringian State Institute for Forestry, Game and Fishery, Germany
 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
 Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
 Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate, Hungary
 Szent Istvan University, Hungary
 Biebrza National Park, Poland
 Environmental Protection Institute – National Research Institute,
Poland
 Triglav National Park, Slovenia
 University of Bucharest, Romania
 Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Austria
 Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development,
Romania
 SOLINE Pridelava soli d.o.o., Slovenia
 University of Maribor, Slovenia
 European Academy Bolzano, Italy
Marco Neubert, m.neubert@ioer.de, +49 351 4679-274
Sven Rannow, s.rannow@ioer.de, +49 351 463-42359
www.habit-change.eu
The project is organized around work packages with responsibilities shared by respective institutions
in participating countries according to the scheme:
Work packages & Responsible partners
WP 1 (obligatory)
Project Management and Coordination
(IOER)
WP 2 (obligatory)
Communication, Knowledge Management and Dissemination
(IOER)
WP 3 (user requirements)*
Evaluation and enhancement of
management strategies and practicies
(TUB)
WP 4 (techniques and modelling)**
Compilation of indicators,
Advanced monitoring techniques,
Modelling climate change ef f ects, Risk maps
(PIK)
WP 6 (implementation in guidelines)
WP 5 (implementation and transfer)
CC adapted management strategies
and practices in guidelines and directives
(IOS)
Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS),
Adaptation of Management Plans (CAMPs)
(EURAC)
* Climate Change
Land use change
Pollution
Fragmentation
Our main focus
Already covered by European
regulations (FFH, WFD)
** Habitat diversity
Remote Sensing
GIS
Spatial Modeling
Fit for scenarios (IPCC)
Downscaling
This project is implemented through
the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme
co-financed by the ERDF
„Projekt realizowany w ramach Programu dla Europy Środkowej i współfinansowany z
Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego.”