📋 Tender Overview
Start Date: 01/09/2022
End Date: 31/08/2027
Total Eligible Budget: 2,597,269 €
EU Contribution: 1,558,361 €
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
The current situation of the landscape and soil in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is characterised by degraded soils (especially increasing rates of dehumidification, acidification and compaction), increased water and wind erosion, and a decline in biodiversity. In Slovakia, for instance, approximately 70% of agricultural soils are threatened by water erosion (35% severe erosion). Moreover, biodiversity declines correspond to the intensification of landscape management; between 1992 and 2012, 7 bird species became extinct and more than 20% of species are declining. Current management in both countries significantly contributes to the vulnerability of the landscape to climate change impacts, resulting in disrupted small-scale water cycles, worsening drought conditions, and increased risk of flooding. These impacts are exacerbated by the historical and current consequences of economic intensification, including surface drainage (land reclamation), soil erosion due to heavy mechanisation, the use of artificial fertilisers, reduced biodiversity due to monocultures, and a decline in landscape features and diversity.
