Prevention and management of adverse impact of ornamental invasive alien plant species on endangered habitat types and species of EU importance
Acronym: LIFE OrnamentalIAS
Competition title: LIFE-2022-SAP-NAT
Funding: LIFE+
AFZ role: partner
Total value: €7,860,114.05
Funded amount: €4,716,068.43
Contract No: 101107725
Start date: 2023/10/01
End date: 2029/09/30
Abstract
Many invasive alien plants (IAP) have been introduced for horticultural use and their
spread to natural habitats threats species and habitats of EU importance . Project will
focus on IAS of Union concern and IAS, that negatively affect the conservation status
and trends of species and habitats of EU importance.
Leaders
Prof. Dubravka Dujmović Purgar, PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Associates
Martina Šipek Penić, MSc. agr.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assoc. Prof. Vesna Židovec, PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Anamarija Peter, MSc. agr.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assoc. Prof. Jana Šic Žlabur, PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Mihael Kušen, MSc. agr.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture