Strengthening RDI with two new HORIZON projects on Biodiversity and Infrastructure
MINUARTIA is strengthening its research and innovation activities in the field of transport infrastructure and biodiversity through the award of two new European projects funded by the European Commission under the HORIZON programme. The SHIFTIN and OCTOPUS projects add to the European initiatives already being carried out by the organisation and reinforce its role in research on integrating biodiversity, climate resilience, and sustainability into transport infrastructure. MINUARTIA will lead activities related to the implementation of nature-based solutions, ecological modelling, and the development of decision-support tools, while also contributing to the training of a new generation of researchers focused on climate change challenges. These projects will help advance innovative solutions for transport infrastructures that are more resilient and better aligned with biodiversity conservation goals.
Definition of wildlife monitoring indicators for the HORIZON CARDIMED project
The HORIZON CARDIMED project ‘Climate adaptation and resilience demonstrated in the Mediterranean region’, which will be carried out between 2023 and 2028, establishes a conceptual and methodological framework to develop climate resilience in the Mediterranean biogeographical region, combining the individual efforts of regions and communities from different countries and continents.
Kick-Off of the HORIZON EUROPE SYMBIOSIS project aiming to promote biodiversity in railway and electrical infrastructure
The SYMBIOSIS Project, ‘SYstemic Mobilisation for Joint Biodiversity and Infrastructure,’ funded by Europe’s Rail under the European Union’s HORIZON EUROPE program, begins in September 2024 and will last for 36 months. It integrates more than twenty organizations from 12 countries and aims to accelerate the implementation of policies and tools to improve biodiversity in railway and electrical infrastructure.
Analysis of Eco-Landscape Constraints in the Territorial Planning of Belloch Park
The Belloch Park includes an agroforestry mosaic in the Vallès Oriental region (Barcelona province), which contains a Knowledge Park of about 30 hectares, where it is currently planned to expand the built area, promoting biodiversity and optimizing the integration of design, environmental, and landscape criteria.
