–> Funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Interreg V-A Italy-Austria

Content: The Interreg project aims to improve biodiversity in urban areas. Since, on average, more than 70% of urban green spaces are private, it is important to promote measures that can be imitated by garden owners to improve biodiversity. The Cross-border Biodiversity Toolbox (BioBox) project aims to promote measures to improve biodiversity in urban and rural areas in the program region. The BioBox contains easy-to-implement and cost-effective measures to increase the diversity of pollinators, birds and bats, as well as proposals for low-threshold monitoring methods for private and public users. The feasibility of the BioBox is being tested at public pilot sites in Austria and Italy, and the effectiveness of the measures is being verified through specific monitoring methods. A public awareness campaign for the public, businesses and municipalities will explain the importance of biodiversity and promote the use of the BioBox. Overall, the project makes an important contribution to understanding and protecting biodiversity in the program region.

For more information, please contact the project manager Christina Paril.