LIFE SAMFIX aims to save natural forests from black twig borer and Asian ambrosia beetle invasions.
In 2016, Xylosandrus species were spotted for the first time in natural areas in French Cote d’Azur and Spanish El Pla de les Clotxes and a first massive outbreak occurred in the Italian Circeo National Park.
These Asian beetles dig galleries in young branches and trunks of trees hosting symbiotic fungi. Infested trees can show wilting, branch dieback, shoot breakage and general decline.
The project LIFE SAMFIX develops specific prevention, early warning and containment protocols, trials them in a wide range of natural sites; and collects and assesses obtained data to better understand Xylosandrus invasion pathways and routes with the final aim of eradicating or containing current infestations and preventing future expansions.
The project is implemented by partners Parco Nazionale del Circeo, Ville d’Antibes Juan les Pins, Insitut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Regione Lazio, Terrasystem, Universidad de Alicante, Università degli studi della Tuscia. Targeted areas are Circeo Park, Antibes, Ile Ste Marguerite, areas around Nice and El Tello, with replications in surrounding Natura2000 Parks.
This project is co-funded by the EU #LIFE programme, under Grant Agreement LIFE17/ NAT/IT/000609.
Company Details
- Employees
- 6
- Founded
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- Address
- Sabaudia, Latina 04100, It
- Industry
- Research Services
- NAICS
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Scientific Research and Development ServicesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Website
- https://www.lifesamfix.eu
- Keywords
- LIFE programme, NATURA2000, natural parks, citizens science, alien invasive species, Xylosandrus.
- HQ
- Sabaudia, Latina
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