LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO Action 1: Project Management and Monitoring Action 2: Development...

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO

Action 1: Project Management and MonitoringAction 2: Development of software for the application of the soil monitoring methodology developed by CRA ABP – Creation of a Manual for the adaption of Soil Monitoring Software web application (SMS) in different EU Regions.Action 3: Implementation - Pilot Application of the SMS in two EU Regions: Sicily and Peloponnese – Identification of risk areas and targets for actionsAction 4: Demonstration of the use of SMS and RAI to other Regional Authorities (RAs)Action 5: Training to potential users (e-course)Action 6: Pilot Application of soil protection measures in two EU Regions: Sicily and Peloponnese (The Regional Plans)Action 7: Use of the SMS to MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOIL PROTECTION MEASURES (and Impact assessment)Action 8 Awareness campaign against soil degradation process targeting soil users and all stakeholders – outreach


Results of Action 1: Project Management and Monitoring RESPONSABLE: CRA-ABP

DELIVERABLES DATE TO DELIVER

DELIVERED(Y/N)

BUDGET BENEF. SPENT (Y/N)

Ext. Ass.

Travel

Implementation fiches

3-monthly Only Reg. Sic. did

- - - -

Web-portal 30/04/2010 Y 8,000 - CRA-ABP

Y

Steering Commitees, other web-meetings,

official letters and e-mail

Continuous Y 25,000

- CRA-ABP

Y


Implementation fiches (3-monthly)

• Region of Sicily did one for the whole 2010 and 3 for the first 3 trimesters of the year 2011. • EKPA did just the first one (from 01/08/2010 to 31/10/2010)• Region of Peloponnese did not at all

To download the implementation fiche model from the website: http://www.soilpro.eu/en/documents/reserved-documents/implementation-fiche-

http://www.soilpro.eu/en/documents/reserved-documents/implementation-fiche-







The web-sitehttp://www.soilpro.eu/en/home

•The web-site is implemented and is functioning, unless the e-learning (result action 5) which has to be implemented.

•The website must be maintained and used (especially the news pages) by all partners. Each partner should find a person responsible for the updating of the web-site.

•Today at 10:15/10:30 I will briefly show you the admin area of the web-site and its functioning.

•We are now working to the web-forum (result of action 8),which will be a part of the web-site.

http://www.soilpro.eu/en/home

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO THE WEB-FORUM: A WORK IN PROGRESS

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO Results of Action 2: Development of software for the application of the soil monitoring

methodology developed by CRA ABP – Creation of a Manual for the adaption of Soil Monitoring Software web application (SMS) in different EU Regions.

RESPONSABLE: CRA-ABP


DELIVERED(Y/N)


Ext. Ass. Travel

Development of SMSSMS

31/01/2011

GREAT GREAT DELAY!DELAY!

N 30.000 - EKPA N

N - 2,700 CRA-ABP

?

Map server software

31/01/2011 N 13,500 - EKPA Y


The SMS Soil Monitoring System is near to be completed.

Some requests need to be fulfilled:

1. A tool to Shapefiles Download2. A tool for Vector File

Management necessary to elaborate the Soil Monitoring Sampling Scheme

3. A user friendly Model Builder Interface

The presentation of Charalambous A. today at 11.00 hours will show us the SMS news.

The SMS Development Team will follow the explaination by skype.


Results of Action 5: Training to potential users

RESPONSABLE: EKPA


DELIVERED(Y/N)

BUDGET BENEF. SPENT (Y/N)Ext.

Ass.Travel

E-course on SMS and RAI

31/05/201131/05/2011GREAT GREAT DELAY!DELAY!

N 30,000 - EKPA N

Hosting of the e-course

N 6,000 - EKPA N

The tender for the e-learning will be launched as soon as the SMS will be finalized.

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO Results of Action 3: Implementation - Pilot Application of the SMS in two EU Regions: Sicily and

Peloponnese – Identification of risk areas and targets for actionsRESPONSABLE: REG_SIC


DELIVERED(Y/N)


Ext. Ass.

Travel

Soil DB of Sicily 31/07/2010 Y - - - Y

Soil DB of Soil DB of PeloponnesePeloponnese


N 25,000 EKPA N

Soil DB of Sicily/Peloponnes

e

31/07/2010 Y/N - 10,000 CRA-ABP N

Satellite Images Satellite Images of Peloponneseof Peloponnese


N 60,000 - EKPA N

Satellite Images of Sicily

31/07/2010 working 68,000 - CRA-ABP Y


DATA COLLECTEDSICILY PELOPONNESESoil DB (1959-2009) and map (geodatabase)

Land use (layers from many different sources)

Lithology

Physiography

DEM

AGEA db (RDP 2007-2013)

Terraces shapefile

Climate

JRC-EFFIS fire data

Satellite images and aero-photographs

Soil point data (1985-89)

JRC soil raster data (pH, SOC)

Land use

Lithology

Physiography

DEM

Climate

JRC-EFFIS fire data

THE THE SOIL DB OF PELOPONNESESOIL DB OF PELOPONNESE IT IT IS URGENTLY NECESSARYIS URGENTLY NECESSARY. IT IS NOT . IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO APPLY THE RAI METHODOLOGY OF THE SMS POSSIBLE TO APPLY THE RAI METHODOLOGY OF THE SMS APPLICATION IN PELOPONNESE WITHOUT THE SOIL DATA!!APPLICATION IN PELOPONNESE WITHOUT THE SOIL DATA!!


Soils survey and satellite images

•The soil survey of the Peloponnesus Region is two years is two years delayed!delayed! The company is now selected and must do the work quickly.

•The Tender to purchase and elaborate satellite images of Peloponnesus Region is two years delayed!is two years delayed! . EKPA has prepared the tender now. Vasilakis E. will report us on this activity, today at 12.15 hours.

•The company which will purchase and will elaborate satellite images of Sicily has already signedsigned the contract with CRA-ABP and is now working. Costantini E.A.C. will report us on this activity, today at 13.45 hours.


Results of Action 4: Demonstration of the use of SMS and RAI to other Regional Authorities (RAs)

RESPONSABLE: REG_SIC


DELIVERED(Y/N)


Ass.Travel

DG Green Week 22-25/5/201222-25/5/2012 ? - 1,274(1_person/4

days

CRA-ABP ?

DG Regio Open Days 8-11/10/20128-11/10/2012 Y - CRA-ABP N


days

EKPA ?

DG Regio Open Days 8-11/10/20128-11/10/2012 Y - EKPA N


days

Reg. Sic. ?

DG Regio Open Days 8-11/10/20128-11/10/2012 Y - Reg. Sic. N


days

Reg. Pel. ?

DG Regio Open Days 8-11/10/20128-11/10/2012 Y - Reg. Pel. N

Regional Conference on SMS Reg. Sic.

1 in 2012 N 1,250 - Reg. Sic. N


1 in 2012 N 1,250 - Reg. Pel. N


Results of Action 4: Demonstration of the use of SMS and RAI to other Regional Authorities (RAs)

RESPONSABLE: REG_SIC


DELIVERED(Y/N)


Ass.Travel

DG Green Week 30/06/201330/06/2013 ? - 1,274(1_person/4

days

CRA-ABP ?

DG Regio Open Days 30/10/201330/10/2013 Y - CRA-ABP N


days

EKPA ?

DG Regio Open Days 30/10/201330/10/2013 Y - EKPA N


days

Reg. Sic. ?

DG Regio Open Days 30/10/201330/10/2013 Y - Reg. Sic. N


days

Reg. Pel. ?

DG Regio Open Days 30/10/201330/10/2013 Y - Reg. Pel. N


1 in 2013 N 1,250 - Reg. Sic. N


1 in 2013 N 1,250 - Reg. Pel. N


DG GREEN WEEKS and DG REGIO OPEN DAYS

•The participation of one person of each project partner at the DG Green WeeksDG Green Weeks and DG Regio Open DaysDG Regio Open Days in Brussels is a MILESTONE OF THE PROJECTMILESTONE OF THE PROJECT!•The next DG Green Week is just the next week, 22-25/5/2012!This year's theme is "Water“: EVERY DROP COUNTS - The Water Challenge

http://www.greenweek-2012.eu/ The next DG Regio Open Day is on 8-11/10/2012http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2012/index.cfm

We must discuss in these days on what to do.

http://www.greenweek-2012.eu/

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2012/index.cfm


REGIONAL CONFERENCES TO DEMONSTRATE THE SMS AND RAI

METHODOLOGY

Either the Peloponnesus RegionPeloponnesus Region and the Sicily RegionSicily Region have to organize

Conferences to Demonstrate the use of the SMS Conferences to Demonstrate the use of the SMS and RAI methodologyand RAI methodology.

One in 20122012 and one in 20132013.


Results of Action 6: Pilot Application of soil protection measures in two EU Regions: Sicily and Peloponnese

RESPONSABLE: REG_PEL


DELIVERED(Y/N)


Ass.Travel

Elaboration of plan of soil protection in

Sic.

30/06/201230/06/2012

VERY VERY NEAR!NEAR!

Y/N 40,000 - Reg. Sic. ?

Consulting and legal support Sic.

Y/N 40,000 - Reg. Sic. ?

Elaboration of plan of soil protection in

Pel.

30/06/201230/06/2012

VERY VERY NEAR!NEAR!

? 45,000 - Reg. Pel. ?

Consulting and legal support Pel.

? 45,000 Reg. Pel. ?


1) The “Soil erosion risk map of SicilySoil erosion risk map of Sicily” produce by the SOILPRO project, WITH THE RAI METHODOLOGYWITH THE RAI METHODOLOGY, was APPROVEDAPPROVED by an official regional act (regional decree # 1835 dated 22 December 2011) with the aim of assessing the effects of rural development program (DPR) Sicilia 2007-2013 agro-environmental measures.

2) A NEW MEASURE IN THE DPR.A NEW MEASURE IN THE DPR. The Map was used as base mapping to process the measure 214/1Gmeasure 214/1G, of Rural Development Program (RDP) Sicilia 2007-2013, “Contrasting hydro geological instability and recovery of traditional agricultural landscape”, in Messina Provincein Messina Province, that will be a part of a Soil protection measure plan for Region of Sicily.

3) The “Soil erosion risk map of SicilySoil erosion risk map of Sicily” will be used also to implement the cross-compliance.

FIRST RESULTS OF THE SOILPRO PROJECTFIRST RESULTS OF THE SOILPRO PROJECTRural Development Program (PSR) Sicilia

2007-2013: measure 214/1G.

MATRANGA G. presentation today at 14:00 hours.MATRANGA G. presentation today at 14:00 hours.

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO EVALUATING AND MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS

OF SOIL PROTECTION MEASURES IN AGRICULTURE


THE RELATED DB…


Results of Action 7: Use of the SMS to monitor the effectiveness of soil protection measures


DELIVERED(Y/N)


Ass.Travel

Sampling soil for monitoring in Sic. and Pel.

From 31/05/2012

to 30/11/2013

N - 10,000 CRA-ABP

N

SMS/RAI validation

N 10,000 - CRA-ABP

N

SMS/RAI validation

N 25,000 - EKPA N

The monitored data, collected through action 3 (remote sensing) and through action 6 (proximal sensing), will be used to test and monitor the effectiveness of soil protection measures.

The soil protection measures and their effectiveness will be added in the models of the sms to estimate the achieved reduction of soil degradation.

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO Results of Action 8 Awareness campaign

against soil degradation process targeting soil users and all stakeholders – outreach RESPONSABLE: EKPA

PAST DELIVERABLES


DELIVERED(Y/N)

BUDGET BENEF. SPENT (Y/N)Ext. Ass. Travel

1 Regional Conferences AWARNESS CAMPAIGN

in Peloponnese

1 before 1 before 15/12/201115/12/2011

N 8,400 - Reg. Pel. N


in Sicily

1 before 1 before 15/12/201115/12/2011

2/12/2011 2/12/2011 Soil Soil

Protection in Protection in VineyardsVineyards

4,200 - Reg. Sic. ?

Annual technical publication

1 before 1 before 15/12/201115/12/2011

Y/N(ESSC

Congress Thess.)

- - All partners should

participate

None to be spent

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO CONFERENCE ON SOIL PROTECTION

IN VINEYARDS, SICILY

The region of Sicily organized a public meeting on the soil protection measures applied in the vineyards, involving the stakeholders.

The Department of Agro-environmental Systems of Agronomy University of Sicily participated actively in the organization of the event, which is the same Department in charge of the external assistance to Evaluate And Monitor The Effectiveness Of Soil Protection Measures In Agriculture (action 6).

LIFE08ENV/IT/428 PROJECT SOILPRO Results of Action 8

FUTURE DELIVERABLES


DELIVERED(Y/N)

BUDGET BENEF. SPENT (Y/N)Ext. Ass. Travel


in Peloponnese

1 before 1 before 15/12/201215/12/2012

VERY NEAR!VERY NEAR!

1 before 1 before 15/12/201315/12/2013

N 16,800 - Reg. Pel. N


in Sicily

1 before 1 before 15/12/201215/12/2012


1 before 1 before 15/12/201315/12/2013

N 8,400 - Reg. Sic. ?

Annual technical publication

1 before 1 before 15/11/201215/11/2012


1 before 1 before 15/11/201315/11/2013

N - - All partners should

participate

None to spent

1 Video in Pel. 15/11/201215/11/2012 N 25,000 - Reg. Pel. N1 Video in Sic. 15/11/201215/11/2012 N 25,000 - Reg. Sic. N

Hand Book on Good Practices

15/12/201315/12/2013 N - - All None to spent


ACTION 8, SUGGESTIONS:

During the monitoring activity (action 6)During the monitoring activity (action 6) it would be usefull to collect images, ideas, interviewscollect images, ideas, interviews, which could be put into the video, the technical publications, and other dissemination materials.

The Region of Peloponnese and the Region of Sicily should find a dedicated personfind a dedicated person (which should be contracted to this purpose) to organize and coordinate all the numerous activities of action 8: regional conferences, press releases, project depliants, questionnaires, web-forum, technical publications and final hand-book of best practices.

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