Prevention Management Adverse Tender

Start Date: 01/10/2023
End Date: 30/09/2029
Total Eligible Budget: 7,860,114 €
EU Contribution: 4,716,068 €

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the main threats to biodiversity. According to the Natura 2000 Management Programme for Slovenia, 65 terrestrial Natura 2000 sites and an additional 41 aquatic spaces are vulnerable to IAS, which comprise altogether 100 habitat types (HT). Habitats and species of meadows in agricultural land and riparian zones are among the most endangered areas. Some 19 terrestrial HTs are directly threatened by IAP in Slovenia.

IAP have been introduced for horticultural use and their spread to natural habitats poses a danger to species and habitats of EU importance. The project will focus on IAS of Union concern (Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014) and IAS, that negatively affect the conservation status and trends of species and habitats in the EU such as: Ailanthus altissima, Asclepias syriaca, Impatiens glandulifera, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Solidago canadensis, Solidago gigantea, Fallopia spp., Phytolacca americana, Senecio inaequidens, Buddleja davidii, Amorpha fruticosa, Erigeron annuus etc. Different project activities will be implemented across 13 selected project areas, which form part of the following Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance (SCI):
SI3000267 Gorjanci – Radoha

SI3000188 Ajdovska planota

SI3000232 Notranjski trikotnik

SI3000256 Krimsko hribovje – Menišija

SI3000231 Javorniki – Snežnik

SI3000253 Julijske Alpe

SI3000255 Trnovski gozd – Nanos

SI3000263 Kocevsko