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-**Econnect**+=====Econnect=====
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   * Duration: 01/09/2008 - 30/11/2011   * Duration: 01/09/2008 - 30/11/2011
   * [[http://www.econnectproject.eu//|Project webpage]]   * [[http://www.econnectproject.eu//|Project webpage]]
-  * [[http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/projects/detail/ECONNECT/show|Project on the website of the Alpine Space Programme]] +  * [[http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/projects/projects/detail/ECONNECT/show/|Project on the website of the Alpine Space Programme]] 
  
  
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 === Project summary === === Project summary ===
-"ECONNECT aims at the enhancement of ecological connectivity in the Alpine Space. Protection of biodiversity and natural heritage – a central necessity to cope with the challenges of climate change – requires an integrated approach which beyond protected areas considers high biodiversity areas and corridors as linking elements of an Alpine ecological network. International umbrella organisations linked to the Alpine Convention, scientific institutions and local implementation partners have joined forces to demonstrate needs and options for action and develop innovative instruments for ecological connectivity. Pilot applications involving different stakeholders result in long-term implementation. To overcome legal and administrative constraints policy recommendations are presented ensuring effective cross-border cooperation and procedural harmonisation. Knowledge transfer and dissemination are guaranteed by the widely ramified structure of partners and the strategic use of networks."  +"ECONNECT aims at the enhancement of ecological connectivity in the Alpine Space. Protection of biodiversity and natural heritage – a central necessity to cope with the challenges of climate change – requires an integrated approach which beyond protected areas considers high biodiversity areas and corridors as linking elements of an Alpine ecological network. International umbrella organisations linked to the Alpine Convention, scientific institutions and local implementation partners have joined forces to demonstrate needs and options for action and develop innovative instruments for ecological connectivity. Pilot applications involving different stakeholders result in long-term implementation. To overcome legal and administrative constraints policy recommendations are presented ensuring effective cross-border cooperation and procedural harmonisation. Knowledge transfer and dissemination are guaranteed by the widely ramified structure of partners and the strategic use of networks." \\ 
-Source: [[http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/projects/detail/econnect/show/|Econnect project summary]]+Source: [[http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/projects/projects/detail/ECONNECT/show/|Econnect project summary]]
  
 === Hypotheses === === Hypotheses ===
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 ===Results=== ===Results===
-Results of a project can be differentiated in [[#outputs|outputs]], [[#outcomes and impacts|outcomes and impacts]] of an intervention.[[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/7/43184177.pdf|OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management]]. +[[Results]] of a project can be differentiated in [[wiki:results#outputs|outputs]], [[wiki:results#outcomes and impacts|outcomes and impacts]] of an intervention. Source:[[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/7/43184177.pdf|OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management]].
-Project outputs can generally be identified very easily. Yet, they represent only a first step towards the ultimate objective of project interventions: Initiating project-related outcomes and having true impacts on the ground.+
  
 ==Outputs== ==Outputs==
-Outputs are an immediate deliverable of a project, which result from a development intervention. They should be finalised and publicly available by the time the project terminates. Outputs comprise tangible project results such as tools, databases, executive summaries, educational material etc.+
 ^ Output^ Category^Language(s)^Target group^Remark            ^ ^ Output^ Category^Language(s)^Target group^Remark            ^
-|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/EN_3.pdf|Webs of life. Alpine biodiversity needs ecological connectivity. Results from the ECONNECT project]]|[[Report]]| EN | Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen |Final project document containing: The project in a nutshell, major achievements, connectivity and selected key species, pilot regions and implemented activities, policy recommendations, after Econnect: how to continue the process| +|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/EN_3.pdf|Webs of life. Alpine biodiversity needs ecological connectivity. Results from the ECONNECT project]]|[[Report]]| EN | Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen |Final project document containing: The project in a nutshell, major achievements, connectivity and selected key species, pilot regions and implemented activities, policy recommendations, after Econnect: how to continue the process. [[In depth information on Results from the ECONNECT project]]| 
-|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/Policy_Recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Policy recommendations]]|[[(Policy) recommendations]]|EN | Policy makers | "[...] this document has the objective to inform policy makers and decision makers at all levels, from local to regional to trans-national, about key conclusions of the project. It is intended, among others, for government agencies and agencies at EU ministries. The purpose of the policy recommendations is to stimulate further development of and support for the ecological connectivity concept, as its implementation will result in enhanced effectiveness of programmes to conserve biodiversity both in cultural landscapes and in wilderness areas of the Alps, and the ecosystem services associated with it." [[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/Policy_Recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Policy recommendations]], p.1| +|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/Policy_Recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Policy recommendations]]|[[(Policy) recommendations]]|EN | Policy makers | "[...] this document has the objective to inform policy makers and decision makers at all levels, from local to regional to trans-national, about key conclusions of the project. It is intended, among others, for government agencies and agencies at EU ministries. The purpose of the policy recommendations is to stimulate further development of and support for the ecological connectivity concept, as its implementation will result in enhanced effectiveness of programmes to conserve biodiversity both in cultural landscapes and in wilderness areas of the Alps, and the ecosystem services associated with it." [[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/Policy_Recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Policy recommendations]], p.1 [[In depth information on Policy Recommendations]]| 
-|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/implementation_%20recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Implementation recommendations]]|[[Guidelines]]|EN|civil servants / administration; Planner; Specific institutions| "During implementation of the ECONNECT project, seven pilot regions under the leadership of protected area administrations applied a common methodology to elaborate and realize various concrete measures and to establish spatial linkages in order to improve ecological connectivity in their region. The experiences and lessons learnt from this process are summarized in the ‘Implementation Recommendations’. The Implementation Recommendations are aimed at supporting protected area administrations and experts working towards nature conservation at a regional level." [[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/implementation_%20recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Implementation recommendations]], p.1| +|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/implementation_%20recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Implementation recommendations]]|[[Guidelines]]|EN|civil servants / administration; Planner; Specific institutions| "During implementation of the ECONNECT project, seven pilot regions under the leadership of protected area administrations applied a common methodology to elaborate and realize various concrete measures and to establish spatial linkages in order to improve ecological connectivity in their region. The experiences and lessons learnt from this process are summarized in the ‘Implementation Recommendations’. The Implementation Recommendations are aimed at supporting protected area administrations and experts working towards nature conservation at a regional level." [[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/implementation_%20recommendation_printversion_en.pdf|Implementation recommendations]], p.1 [[In depth information on Implementation Reccomendations]]| 
-|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/WP6%20executive%20summary.pdf|The ECONNECT Project and the Work Package 6]]|[[Executive summary / policy oriented summary]]|EN|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen| Study on legal barriers.| +|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/WP6%20executive%20summary.pdf|The ECONNECT Project and the Work Package 6]]|[[Executive summary / policy oriented summary]]|EN|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen| Study on legal barriers. [[In depth information on Study on legal barriers ]]| 
-|[[http://gis.nationalpark.ch/arcgisserver_app/secure/econ_jecami.htm|Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative (JECAMI) – Webservices]]|[[tool]]|EN|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen| "The JECAMI-Webservice (Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative – Webservices) is composed of the CSI-Service (Continuum-Suitability-Index), the SMA-Service (Species Mapping Application) and the PAM-Service (Priority Areas Mapping)." [[http://gis.nationalpark.ch/arcgisserver_app/secure/econ_jecami.htm|Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative (JECAMI) – Webservices]]| +|[[http://gis.nationalpark.ch/arcgisserver_app/secure/econ_jecami.htm|Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative (JECAMI) – Webservices]]|[[tool]]|EN|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen| "The JECAMI-Webservice (Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative – Webservices) is composed of the CSI-Service (Continuum-Suitability-Index), the SMA-Service (Species Mapping Application) and the PAM-Service (Priority Areas Mapping)." [[http://gis.nationalpark.ch/arcgisserver_app/secure/econ_jecami.htm|Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative (JECAMI) – Webservices]] [[In depth information on JECAMI]]| 
-|[[http://blog.zhdk.ch/ecogame/|Ecogame]]|[[Public relation]]|DE|Civil Society / citizen| A game on ecological topics developed within the sphere of the ECONNECT project.| +|[[http://blog.zhdk.ch/ecogame/|Ecogame]]|[[Public relation]]|DE|Civil Society / citizen| A game on ecological topics developed within the sphere of the ECONNECT project. [[In depth information on ECOGAME]]| 
-|[[http://www.alpine-space.eu/uploads/tx_txrunningprojects/ECONNECT_PilotAreas_Overview.pdf.zip|ECONNECT Pilot Areas]]|[[Map]]|EN|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen|Map showing the location of the seven project pilot Areas.| +|[[http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/uploads/tx_txrunningprojects/ECONNECT_PilotAreas_Overview.pdf.zip|ECONNECT Pilot Areas]]|[[Map]]|EN|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions; Civil society / citizen|Map showing the location of the seven project pilot Areas. [[In depth information on Pilot Areas]]| 
-|[[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/sites/default/files/BibliographieFranceReseauxEcologiques_0.pdf|Bibliographie indicative «Réseaux écologiques en France»]]|[[Literature review]]|FR|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions;| Literature overview on ecological networks in France.|+|[[http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/uploads/tx_txrunningprojects/Bibliographie_France_Reseaux_Ecologiques.pdf|Bibliographie indicative «Réseaux écologiques en France»]]|[[Literature review]]|FR|Policy maker; civil servants / administration; Planner; Scientists; Specific institutions;| Literature overview on ecological networks in France. [[In depth information on Bibliography review]]| 
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 +==Résumé of project outputs==
 +__Results which are directly or indirectly suitable or applicable for practitioners / politicians and civil servants / administration:__\\
 +  * The main results of the projects are suitable and applicable for practitioners / politicians and civil servants / administration. They serve to inform and increase the knowledge (state of the art) of ecological connectivity.
 +
 +__Which of the project results are usable for which aspect of SSD and which are the most relevant for practitioners / politicians and civil servants / administration?__\\
 +  * Policy recommendations, Implementation recommendations, Legal_barriers_Executive_summary, JECAMI, French bibliography about ecological networks
 +
 +__Are there results which need further steps to be useful for practitioners / politicians and civil servants / administration?__\\
 +  * It appears essential to better integrate the established pilot regions in all future Alpine-wide initiatives and actions. […]in upcoming initiatives the integration of other essential sectors that markedly influence the decisions in respect to ecological networks in the Alps can be improved on. This urgently calls for trans-sectoral funding schemes, the development of a common  language and a thorough evaluation process. […]information has not reached the actors in the field. […]in order to address the complex issue of the ecological continuum it appears necessary to apply a forward reasoning approach which identifies possible future scenarios and integrates uncertainties (p.65. final booklet).
 +
 +__Which kinds of stakeholders have been involved, how have their competences been used in the project and are there options for a better implementation?__\\
 +  * Non-professional photographers were invited to take pictures showing barriers and corridors in the Alps and to share their images through an on line service (Flickr). A class of photograph students was invited to use their creativity to explore ecological connectivity: images taken at the Alpi Marittime Natural Park (one of the ECONNECT pilot regions) were used to set up an exhibition that was displayed at the Econnect Final Conference.  Moreover, local key stakeholders and communities were targeted by specific  information/communication events in many pilot regions: • stakeholder involvement for road management in Département Isere (F); • stakeholder involvement for grassland management in Berchtesgaden (D); • stakeholder involvement for the Rombach river in the Raethian Triangle (CH). Finally, specific knowledge-transfer activities reached key actors at all levels of governance (stakeholders, managers, NGOs, GOs, scientists) and territorial coverage (local, alpine, European). (p. 27, final booklet)
 +  * It seems necessary to foresee a shift of competences towards a central unit, that should be responsible for transnational, transboundary or trans-provincial projects (at the administrative level). This unit should be provided with sufficient financial and personal resources and able to work in a trans-sectoral dimension. Finally, the administrations of protected areas within the Pilot Regions need to be equipped with adequate financial and personal resources to pursue their complex tasks and functions. (p.57, finalk booklet)
 +
 +__Are the results (tool, method, indicator, recommendation) directly or indirectly addressing the strategic objectives for the Alpine Space?__\\
 +  * The results address two of the strategic objectives: Sustainable managed biodiversity and landscapes & Sustainable resource management and production
 +
 +__What could be long-term outcomes of this project? If none, why low impact? Why high impact? What is needed to achieve outcomes in the long-run?__\\
 +  * Econnect contributed significantly to increasing the knowledge about existing ecological barriers and corridors in the Alps and their inherent complexity.By looking at the landscape from a functional,rather than a structural perspective, and evaluating how suitable or unsuitable an area is for the ecological continuum, ECONNECT delivered technical support to those who are improving landscape permeability on the ground. Moreover, this was the very first project to investigate how national and regional legislations affect the Alpine web of life. Finally, ECONNECT explored and put into effect new ways of communicating such complex topics. (Final Report p.19)
  
 ==Outcomes and Impacts== ==Outcomes and Impacts==
-Outcomes are the likely or achieved short-term and medium-term effects of an intervention's outputs, e.g. the outcome of improved, knowledged-based decision-making processes as an effect of a knowledge database (= output) established by a project. Outcomes will in most cases not materialise before project closure. + 
-\\ Impacts are positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects produced by a development intervention, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended.[[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/7/43184177.pdf|OECD Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management]] +Unlike project outputs, outcomes and results cannot be described in a standardised way. Therefore, they are listed as free text:\\  
-\\ As outcomes and impacts are difficult to differentiate, this section contains both of these types of project results.  + 
-\\ The identification of outcomes and impacts requires a deeper insight into the respective project e.g. through project participants or direct interviews with project representatives. Outcomes and impacts are usually not solely influenced by projects, but are a complex combination of project results on the one hand and framework conditions on the other. Unlike project outputs, outcomes and results cannot be described in a standardised way. Therefore, they are listed as free text:\\  +__Further synergies__\\ 
-//<to be filled in>//+The documents on different animal species could be done for other species. 
 + 
 +__Achievements that could be further implemented__\\ 
 +The evaluation of priority areas can be based on the indicators of the JECAMI tool (Continuum-Suitability-Index – CSI) (Affolter et al. 2011). These indicators provide valuable statements on the interface between regional and the Alps wide level of conservation and connectivity objectives. (p.12 implementation recommendations) 
 +The results derived from this analysis process will serve as a basis for future spatial planning processes so that the spaces not yet fragmented and essential for species movements can be preserved (p.26, final booklet) 
 +Establishment of a common management system for geographic data (p.63, final booklet) 
 + 
 +__ 
 +Remaining gaps__\\ 
 +"there is a limited knowledge on the complex theme of ecological connectivity among the administrations, stakeholders and the population;" (p.57, final booklet) 
 +"the administrations of protected areas within the Pilot Regions need to be equipped with adequate financial and personal resources to pursue their complex tasks and functions"(p.57 final booklet) 
 + 
 +__Emerging contradictions__\\ 
 +"landowners and stakeholders are strongly concerned about the establishment of additional protected areas resulting in limitations in land use or even heteronomy;" (p.57, final booklet) this statement continues to be valid although the project has raised the landowners awarenes.\\
  
  
 === Accessibility of project results === === Accessibility of project results ===
   * [[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/?q=download_area/en|Econnect outputs on the official website of the project]]    * [[http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/?q=download_area/en|Econnect outputs on the official website of the project]] 
-  * [[http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/projects/detail/ECONNECT/show|Econnect outputs on the website of the Alpine Space Programme]] +  * [[http://www.alpine-space.org/2007-2013/projects/projects/detail/ECONNECT/show/|Econnect outputs on the website of the Alpine Space Programme]]  
 + 
 +=== Synergies === 
 +  * [[wiki:synergies_environmental_assessment|Environmental assessment]] 
 +  * [[wiki:synergies_climate_change|Climate change]] 
 +  * [[wiki:synergies_gis_based_tools|GIS based tools]] 
 +  * [[wiki:synergies_educational_tool_kit|Educational tool kit]] 
 +  * [[wiki:synergies_reducing_environmental_damage_and_natural_hazard_risk_prevention|Reducing environmental damage and natural hazard risk prevention]] 
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 +{{tag>"legislation" "natural heritage" "environmental policy" "knowledge transfer" "biodiversity" "EU project"}}
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