EU240581_01 - Diseño de una red transeuropea resistent

The primary aim of the NaturaConnect project is to design and develop a blueprint for a truly coherent Trans-European Nature Network (TEN-N) with the aim to enable protection of at least 30% of the land, with at least one third under strict protection. NaturaConnect will produce, share and mobilise different types of knowledge using best available data and models, while ensuring consistency with policy agendas and stakeholder visions across scales. The six primary objectives of the NaturaConnect project are to (1) Address gaps in coherence and ecological representativeness of existing protection measures; (2) Identify priority areas for protecting and restoring multifunctional corridors; (3) Engage stakeholders involved in design and implementation of the TEN-N and co-design tools and guidelines with them for maximal uptake; (4) Develop future scenarios of nature in Europe based on stakeholders’ societal values and needs; (5) Review and disseminate spatial planning practices and conservation funding mechanisms and demonstrate in case studies how the decision support tools from NaturaConnect can be applied across scales and contexts and; (6) Bring together state-of-the-art biodiversity and ecosystem service data and predictive models to contribute to the design of the TEN-N and a European monitoring system.