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Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: Analyzing current and potential threats to permafrost ecosystems (Forest and Peatland Permafrost Pilot Project, Russia)
December 5, 2014

A piece of work, recently completed in conjunction with GEOINFORESURS Enterpr, has developed climate change mitigation and adaptation recommendations for the Yugyd va National Park and regional protected areas in Inta, Vorkuta and Usinsk regions of the Republic of Komi.
As a result of the analysis of current and potential… Read more »

Pasture restoration activities started within the framework of Clima East Pilot Project in Azerbaijan
November 5, 2014

On October 25-30, 2014, Jonathan Etzold, international expert on landscape ecology from DUENE Institute and Eltekin Omarov, Clima East Pilot Azerbaijan visited the pilot pasture areas in Ismayilli region to start the first restoration activities according to the project plan. 
During the visit meetings were conducted with local government of… Read more »

Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: The Republic of Komi (Russia) is mainly individualized by forests (Forest and Peatland Permafrost Pilot Project, Russia)

Suffice it to say that the percentage of land covered by forests in the Republic of Komi, which makes up 79%, is above the average in Russia and in European Russia. Being a complex multi-component system, forests participate in many biosphere processes. The share of protected bogs makes up only… Read more »

GHG Modelling Training
November 3, 2014

Clima East Policy Project is organizing in partnership with Clima South Project 5-day seminar on Greenhouse Gas Modelling, based on internationally highly-acclaimed LEAP[1] modelling approach during 10 – 14 November 2014 in Bari, Italy.
The seminar will include one day introduction to the topic of GHG mitigation assessment and its… Read more »

Eastern Partnership Panel seminar on international climate negotiations

On behalf of DG CLIMA, Clima East Policy Project is organizing the “PLATFORM 2: “Economic Integration and Convergence with EU Policies”, Panel on Environment and Climate Change, Seminar on International Climate Negotiations” on 13-14 November 2014 in Berlin (Germany). From the Clima East 2014 work programme perspective, this event is… Read more »

Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: “EcoPechora 2014″ is summing up its results
October 22, 2014

On the second day of the Conference a breakup group on terrestrial ecosystems will continue its work, a round-table discussion will be held, and the Conference resolution will be discussed.
Today the International Theoretical and Practical Conference “EcoPechora 2014” has continued discussing environmental issues and ways of their addressing within… Read more »

Study Tour within the framework of Clima East Pilot Project on “Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change” in Azerbaijan

On June 12-17, 2014, a delegation of the local executive authorities and farmers of the pilot region of the Clima East Pilot Project in Azerbaijan visited Germany. The visit was organized by the DUENE Institute and within the framework of the project according to the Annual work plan and Results… Read more »

Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: “EcoPechora 2014″ has started its work
October 20, 2014

Today the 4th International Theoretical and Practical Conference “EcoPechora 2014” has started its work in Nenets Autonomous Area. The theme of the Conference is “An ecosystem-based approach to nature management in the Arctic: advantageous and prospects”.
A two-day EcoPechora 2014 Programme contains over 30 reports within the framework of two… Read more »

Training on sustainable pasture monitoring and management held in Ismayilli region, Azerbaijan
October 16, 2014

In the framework of the Clima East Pilot Project in Azerbaijan training was provided on pasture monitoring and inventory for 3000 hectares of summer pastures.
These activities were implemented in cooperation with Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Project on “Sustainable Land and Forest Management in the Greater Caucasus Landscape” and GIZ’s… Read more »

“Expert Facility” is open for new applications
October 15, 2014

The Clima East Expert Facility is one of the channels through which the European Commission funded Clima East project provides technical assistance to Partner Countries’ stakeholders to facilitate the development, adoption and implementation of effective and appropriate climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and actions.
Guidance on eligibility for support… Read more »