LIFE COOP CORTADERIA PROJECT
Stop Cortaderia + Development and implementation of a transnational alliance against Cortaderia
LIFE22-NAT-ES-Coop-Cortaderia/101113757
AN ALLIANCE TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY AGAINST CORTADERIA
“Biological invasions are a serious threat to ecosystems, biodiversity and human well-being, causing biodiversity loss and generating economic costs of several trillion euros worldwide”.
The invasive alien species commonly known as the pampa grass (Cortaderia selloana) has invaded places as diverse as North America, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa and Europe. In Europe, the pampa grass is present as an invasive alien species in the Atlantic Arc countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom); as well as in Mediterranean countries (such as Italy and Greece) and Central European countries (such as the Czech Republic).
The project aims to improve public and private governance to tackle the invasion effectively, and to control Cortaderia populations by protecting especially coastal areas of the Natura 2000 network and river corridors, as well as working on the confinement of the species.
The project will favour the transfer of scientific and technical knowledge to other biogeographical regions where Cortaderia selloana is also a problem, thanks to the Transnational Alliance.
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