From July 21 to 24, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the project ”Climate-proofing ecological restoration plans in the middle and lower Danube Region (CLIMANATRES)” was held at the National Botanical Garden in Vácrátót, Hungary.
The chief motivation of the project is to provide scientifically supported decision support and planning tools for harmonising ecological restorations overarching borders along the Sava and Danube corridor. The support is intended to aid the implementation EU Nature Restoration Law and further harmonised ecological planning (Green Deal) taking expected climate change patterns, too.
As part of the collaboration, freely accessible online maps and databases will be developed to provide broad, user-friendly support for local and regional ecological restoration planning — and thereby also assist in implementing the EU Nature Restoration Regulation. The maps will indicate the suitability of specific sites for various habitat restoration objectives — such as habitats of community interest or ecological corridors.
The meeting was attended by partners from six European countries, including members of the project team from the Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb – Assoc. Prof. Mateo Gašparović, PhD, and Ivana Jarak.
You can learn more about the project on the official website: CLIMANATRES.
