Life PollinAction

PREPARATORY ACTION

A.1

Technical planning of interventions

What will LIFE PollinAction do: detailed and strategic planning of concrete restoration actions and definition of landscape elements to be introduced in each project site for the construction of Green Infrastructure; provisioning of Technical Guidelines to ensure that the same protocols are applied in all project areas.

Who is responsible for the action: SELC

Which partners will collaborate: Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia, CITA, Concessioni Autostradali Venete CAV SpA

Expected results: Technical planning of Green Infrastructure; definition of interventions for the creation and/or restoration of habitats for pollinating insects; Technical Guidelines.

When: September 2020 – September 2021

Documents available for download: Technical Guidelines

A.2

Mapping of species-rich semi-natural grasslands

What will LIFE PollinAction do: production of a digital land cover/vegetation map (scale 1:10,000) of species-rich semi-natural grasslands in lowland areas of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions; definition of indicators of grassland quality.

Who is responsible for the action: Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Which partners will collaborate: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region

Expected results: provision of a database of lowland grasslands in eastern Italy that will contribute to the implementation of other actions by identifying possible donor meadows (Action E4) as well as by informing the design of environmental policies (Action E5).

When: September 2020 – March 2025

Documents available for download: digital map of species-rich semi-natural grasslands in lowland areas of eastern Italy; Technical Guidelines for the identification of species-rich donor sites to be used for grassland restoration projects.