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GreenGap Project general coordination meeting
14 of june de 2024 | Paredes de Coura
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A general meeting of the GreenGap Project took place on June 14th, in Paredes de Coura, with the presence of all project partners. In the morning the coordination meeting took place, followed by a joint lunch. From 2:30 pm onwards, there was a visit to some of the work’s pilot projects, in Paredes de Coura.
From the University of Minho, researchers from the project team, Ivo Pereira de Oliveira and Bruno Branco Castro, were present, as well as the research fellow, Inês Oliveira.
The GREEN GAP project – Local Green Infrastructure Boost for the restoration of biodiversity, for the renaturalization and design of resilient landscapes in the face of Climate Change in urban and rural areas of Galicia and Northern Portugal, approved under the Interreg VI A España Program – Portugal (POCTEP) 2021-2027, aims to promote the development of multifunctional and quality green infrastructures that also contribute to sustainable development, halt the loss of biodiversity and value natural ecosystems, the urban and rural environment, ecosystem services and cross-border landscapes.
The project is the result of a partnership between the following entities from Galicia and Northern Portugal: University of A Coruña; Minho’s university; Guimarães City Council; ICNF – Institute for Nature and Forest Conservation; Portuguese Environment Agency, I.P.; Guimarães Landscape Laboratory; Institute of Territorial Studies; Fundación CEER – Center for Euro Studies (Rexionals) Galicia, Northern Portugal; Council of Pontevedra; Diputación de Ourense; Paredes de Coura City Council.
More information about the project: HERE