TRANSGREEN Integrated Transport and Green Infrastructure Planning in the Danube-Carpathian Region for the Benefit of People and Nature

  • TRANSGREEN - Minister to declare that "Environment must not stop at the edge of the highway"
    - 05-09-2018
    Minister to declare that "Environment must not stop at the edge of the highway"

    "Environmental protection doesn't sit under one single ministry. Respect for the environment is required across all sectors, and should become part of all investment projects which are implemented and will be implemented in Slovakia. In this...

  • TRANSGREEN - Bears killed in highway car crash. Signal that connectivity measures are imperative!
    - 22-08-2018
    Bears killed in highway car crash. Signal that connectivity measures are imperative!

    Romania. A1 highway Sibiu-Orastie. 2 bears killed in 2 different car accidents over the past 3 days. This pulls an alarm signal about the necessity to take measures for safe crossing for wildlife in biodiversity-rich Carpathians. On the night...

  • TRANSGREEN - Transgreen stakeholder involvement inspires DTP communicators community
    - 31-07-2018
    Transgreen stakeholder involvement inspires DTP communicators community

    "How bold and open of you to invite stakeholders to share sterotypes! You inspired us to do the same!" "Can you give us the contacts of your cartoonist?" These were some of the enthusiastic reactions received by Madalina Corciu, project...

  • TRANSGREEN - Internship stories. Behind the scenes of TRANSGREEN
    - 09-07-2018
    Internship stories. Behind the scenes of TRANSGREEN

    Transgreen is a project that strives to connect as many and varied stakeholders as possible to technical and policy-oriented topic. Each stakeholder has a very important role and voice in building the overall process. And team members are not an...

  • TRANSGREEN - Connectivity as seen by a landuse expert from Slovak Karst National Park
    - 18-06-2018
    Connectivity as seen by a landuse expert from Slovak Karst National Park

    Lubica Hudakova is a landuse manager working at Slovak Karst National Park for 5 years. She has agreed to talk to the TRANSGREEN team and share part of her vision regarding connectivity, stories about roadkill monitoring and also her personal...

  • TRANSGREEN - A project field trip from a personal perspective: climb up the Stone of the Szekler, Alba county, Romania
    - 25-04-2018
    A project field trip from a personal perspective: climb up the Stone of the Szekler, Alba county, Romania

    25 April, Romania, Coltesti – Alba county. While participating in a Project Partners’ meeting, the TRANSGREEN team took a half-day field trip. Such a trip has a lot to offer when biologists are on board, especially to the fresh eye. For Milvus...

  • TRANSGREEN - A wolf tale in the Carpathians: on volunteering, science and well-documented transport planning
    - 10-04-2018
    A wolf tale in the Carpathians: on volunteering, science and well-documented transport planning

    A story directly from the Carpathian forests told by a volunteer brings a grass-roots perspective on the argumentative roots of the TRANSGREEN project: scientific data. The story is as regional as the project itself: a Ukrainian ecology student,...

  • TRANSGREEN - Bringing environment on the table of OECD-organized Expert Workshop on Strategic Investment Packages @International Transport Forum in Bratislava
    - 16-03-2018
    Bringing environment on the table of OECD-organized Expert Workshop on Strategic Investment Packages @International Transport Forum in Bratislava

    15-16 March 2018, Slovakia, Bratislava. TRANSGREEN project was presented as an example of integrated transport planning process taking nature into account on a national and cross-national level, by project partner Prof. Finka from SPECTRA Centre...

  • TRANSGREEN - Experts from 7 countries congregate to take important steps toward the Guidelines on Integrated Transport Development
    - 24-01-2018
    Experts from 7 countries congregate to take important steps toward the Guidelines on Integrated Transport Development

    Bratislava, Slovakia. 22nd-23rd of January, 2018. Experts from fields connected to integrated transport planning congregated in Bratislava on a working meeting that sets an important milestone in developing one key TRANSGREEN output: the...

  • TRANSGREEN - Transgreen present at the European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference
    - 06-12-2017
    Transgreen present at the European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference

    End of November 2017, Budapest. Present at the 2nd European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference, Transgreen project broadened the conversation to green infrastructure in the landscape which is important to maintain for wildlife.  

  • TRANSGREEN - In progress
    - 15-11-2017
    In progress

    In progress

  • TRANSGREEN - Nature makes its way into EU Strategy for the Danube Region 6th Forum
    - 20-10-2017
    Nature makes its way into EU Strategy for the Danube Region 6th Forum

    18th-19th October 2017. Budapest. The 6th Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region focused on energy and other major topics, such as: regional infrastructure development, clean connectivity, joint research and Danube Transnational Programme...

  • TRANSGREEN - Sustainable transport in focus at the CoP5 of the Carpathian Convention
    - 17-10-2017
    Sustainable transport in focus at the CoP5 of the Carpathian Convention

    A key event for the future of the Carpathians took place last week, 10-12 October 2017, in Lillafüred, Hungary. The 5th Conference of the Parties of the Carpathian Convention brought together decision-makers from Carpahtian countries to focus on...

  • TRANSGREEN - Success story: Slovakian ecoduct Lučivná is a green bridge worth learning from
    - 05-10-2017
    Success story: Slovakian ecoduct Lučivná is a green bridge worth learning from

    The Lučivná green bridge or “ecoduct” ensures the connection of historical wildlife migration corridors between two mountain ranges Vysoké Tatry (High Tatras) and Nízke Tatry (Low Tatras) and a safe crossing above D1 motorway – section Važec –...

  • TRANSGREEN - TRANSGREEN present at largest music festival in Central and Eastern Europe
    - 27-07-2017
    TRANSGREEN present at largest music festival in Central and Eastern Europe

    July 2017, 5-7. Trencin, Slovakia. TRANSGREEN project was represented at Pohoda Festival in Trencin, one of the biggest summer festivals in Central and Eastern Europe with 30.000 daily visitors. Visitors could learn about the project focus...

  • TRANSGREEN - Local kickoff meetings in Romania bring together local and national stakeholders
    - 01-07-2017
    Local kickoff meetings in Romania bring together local and national stakeholders

    During the last week of June, local and national stakeholders met for the first joint discussions at the Transgreen kickoff meetings in Romania’s two pilot sites: Tirgu Mures-Iasi and Arad (Radna)-Deva. Both local and national actors were open...

  • TRANSGREEN - SLOVAKIA LAUNCHES THE PROJECT IN LOCAL PILOT AREAS
    - 26-06-2017
    SLOVAKIA LAUNCHES THE PROJECT IN LOCAL PILOT AREAS

    Bratislava, Slovakia, June 22nd. The Transgreen project was launched in both Slovak project pilot sites – Beskydy and Miskolc-Kosice-Uzgrorod - at the stakeholders kick-off meetings organised by State Nature Conservancy and WWF. The meeting...

  • TRANSGREEN - Romania's Tirgu Mures-Iasi highway project one step closer to integrated planning. Local launch event
    - 23-05-2017
    Romania's Tirgu Mures-Iasi highway project one step closer to integrated planning. Local launch event

    Tirgu Mures, Romania, May 18th. The Transgreen project was launched in a local press conference organized by Milvus Group in Tirgu Mures, landmark city of the project pilot area Tirgu Mures-Iasi. The event paves the way to the up-coming...

  • TRANSGREEN - Videos of Transgreen kickoff meeting NOW available
    - 03-05-2017
    Videos of Transgreen kickoff meeting NOW available

    Transgreen kickoff meeting launched the project, opened up the dialogue and exchange between partners and stakeholders, and set the stage for upcoming activities. The VIDEOS of the event will help you (re)connect with the speeches, discussions...

  • TRANSGREEN - Knowledge transfer and planning reinforced at Miskolc-Kosice-Uzhgorod (HU-SK-UA) pilot area meeting
    - 12-04-2017
    Knowledge transfer and planning reinforced at Miskolc-Kosice-Uzhgorod (HU-SK-UA) pilot area meeting

    Budapest, April 5th-6th 2017. Project partners directly involved in the pilot area and others working on different pilot areas, joined in Budapest for a meeting dedicated to planning activities for the Miskolc-Kosice-Uzhgorod (HU-SK-UA) project...

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