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The objectives of the present project can be summarized as follows:
1. Reducing biodiversity loss caused by habitat fragmentation, degradation, and destruction, through the improvement of the functionality of the ecological corridor linking the Alpine bioregion with the Continental bioregion in the Po Plain/Insubria area between the Ticino valley and the Varese Prealps.
 2. Re-establishing the latitudinal connectivity between the Alpine and Continental bioregions for target species (from various taxonomic groups) with different degrees of mobility. The project helps complete the natural ecological corridor between the Ticino River Park and the Campo dei Fiori park. This is the weak link as it is threatened by human activities, but is also the only possible route of dispersal for many species. Currently, this is the most suitable corridor for preserving a functional link between the Alps and the Apennines through the Po Plain.
3. Improving the functionality of critical passages identified along the ecological corridor.
4. Improving, whenever appropriate, the conservation status of Natura 2000 sites, other protected areas, and areas deserving of protection within the framework of the ecological corridor in question.
5. Integrating the needs of generic land use planning with the needs to preserve biodiversity and maintaining coherence with the Natura 2000 network. This can be achieved by strengthening the environmental goals of municipal, provincial, and regional land use planning thanks to the demonstrative intent of the LIFE+ TIB project as a whole, which was conceived within the framework of a major participation and governance initiative.
6. Fighting the spread of invasive exotic species through strategic environmental enhancement interventions.
7. Through the dissemination of results, raising institutional awareness on the urgent need for systemic interventions in favour of large-scale ecological connectivity.
8. Encouraging a culture that acknowledges the intrinsic value of natural capital and the ecosystem services nature provides to the reference community.
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•Expected results: increasing the functionality of the ecological corridor covering about 15,000 hectares and including 14 Natura 2000 sites between Campo dei Fiori and the Ticino River Park, through the improvement of environmental quality and the removal of problems related to the crossing of man-made barriers.
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