Governance and Ecosystems Management for the CONservation of BIOdiversity

Project Information

GEM-CON-BIO

Grant agreement ID: 28827

Start date 1 February 2006

End date 30 April 2008

Funded under

• Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 1 854 598,00

EU contribution € 1 359 557,00

Coordinated by

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI - RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Greece

Objective

The strategic objective of GEM-CON-BIO is to explore the interactions between governance modes and sustainable development objectives in view of identifying what governance processes and institutions can best contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. To achieve its objective, GEM-CON-BIO will investigate types and modes of governance that are related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, identify the critical characteristics and threshold factors that exist the environment of an ecosystem management authority (environmental, social and economic factors), as well as who controls them, and conduct research on a range of thematic and case studies, with particular emphasis on innovative and market-based approaches to govern the use of ecosystems and individual species.

Lessons will be drawn from community and private sector experiences, from region-specific practices and conditions and from efforts to link ecosystems in order to achieve a broad management and governance level (regional, national and global). Co-management approaches, currently flourishing all over the world, will be an important focus of discussion. Research will draw conclusions on the strengths, weaknesses and impact the governance structures had in each case, and assess the transferability of best practices to wider contexts.

A participatory process through a science-policy interface will lead to the development of a set of policy guidelines applicable at different levels of government and in a variety of biodiversity contexts. Results will be disseminated to those involved in the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies - at the European, national, regional and local level, involving public authorities, legislators and citizens and their organisations.

Fields of science

• social sciences › sociology › governance
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biodiversity conservation
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management

Keywords

• Environment
• biodiversity
• collective action
• commons
• community
• economy
• management
• natural resource
• sustainable development

Programme(s)

• FP6-CITIZENS - Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• CITIZENS-2004-4.2.2 - Governance for sustainable development

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-CITIZENS-5
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Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI - RESEARCH COMMITTEE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Administration Building - University Campus ; THESSALONIKI ; Greece
• Total cost: No data

Participants (11)

IUCN- BUREAU AUPRES DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE, ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Boulevard Louis Schmidt 64 ; BRUSSELS
• Total cost: No data

STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universitetsvaegen 10 ; STOCKHOLM
• Total cost: No data

ECOLOGIC - INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY GGMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Pfalzburger Strasse 43-44 ; N/A BERLIN
• Total cost: No data

ANATRACK LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Princecroft Willis LLP, Fleet Court, New Fields, Stinsford Road ; POOLE
• Total cost: No data

TERO LTD

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 21 Antoni Tritsi st., Building B ; 60211 THESSALONIKI
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN

Hungary

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: EGYETEM TER 1 ; DEBRECEN
• Total cost: No data

DANUBE DELTA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Romania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Babadag street 165 ; TULCEA
• Total cost: No data

SAXON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tauchnitz-Str. 1 ; LEIPZIG
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Iran

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 142 Azerbaijan Avenue ; TEHERAN
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION YANGAREKO

Bolivia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Plaza Libertad Oficina 235, 899 calle Libertad, Equina Canada Stongest ; SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA
• Total cost: No data

CIFOR - CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH

Indonesia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: JL.CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindang Barang ; 6596 jkpwb BOGOR
• Total cost: No data