Funded by:
European Urban Initiative – Innovative Actions New European Bauhaus (NEB)
Total project value:
5,166,425.60 €
Project Value for Croatian Forests:
140,000.00 €
Project duration:
1 March 2024 – 31 August 2027
Lead partner:
City of Varaždin
Project partners:
- City of Ludbreg
- Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin
- Croatian Forests Ltd
- Croatian Forest Research Institute
- Public Institution “Nature of Varaždin County”
- Tourist Board of the City of Varaždin
Transfer partners:
- Kamnik (Slovenia)
- Nyíregyháza (Hungary)
- Sierra Espuña (Spain)
Project implementation area:
- Drava Forest Park
- City of Varaždin
Project objective:
- Revitalization and development of selected parts of the Drava Forest Park, arrangement of trails and walkways through the forest, as well as revitalization of the Drava riverbank and promenade
- Design and implementation of innovative IT solutions for forest and green area management and monitoring for the cities of Varaždin and Ludbreg
- Development of an innovative platform for citizens wishing to visit the forest or access information about its features and activities
Planned activities:
- Project management
- Forest restoration
- Infrastructure development and equipment
- IT platform development
Expected results:
- Forest ecosystem regeneration – detailed forest health assessment and preparation of a Forest Regeneration Programme providing guidelines for regeneration over a 40-year period
- Regeneration of the Drava Forest Park infrastructure – creation of a new, diverse, and inclusive public space aligned with the values of the New European Bauhaus
- Development of a Platform for Interactive Green Infrastructure Management – a digital services framework consisting of an operating system, data services, application services, and websites, integrating management needs and user needs in a single interface
The amount of grants from the European Urban Initiative is
4,133,140.48 €
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