Action A: Preparatory actions, development of management and/or action plans
- A1 Development of administrative and legal support
- A2 Kick-off meeting and staff training
- A3 Screening phase: ecological classification of water bodies, assessment of human impacts, selection of sampling sites
- A4 Biological sampling at 70 sites
- A5 Development of numerical and geographic georeferenced databases
- A6 Development of an indicator system
- A7 Test and validation of the indicator system
- A8 Implementation of the AQUALIFE Package for the calculation of impact indicators on GDE biodiversity
Action D: Monitoring of the impact of the project actions
- D1 “Blind evaluation” of the expert system by non-stakeholder entities
- D2 Validation of the AQUALIFE Package in other EU MSs
Action E: Public awareness and dissemination of results
- E2 Networking with other LIFE or non-LIFE projects and dissemination of all deliverables and products at national and international level
- E3 Organisation and implementation of five local workshops aimed at potential AQUALIFE expert system users
- E4 Dissemination of the ACQUALIFE Package
- E5 Organisation of an international symposium about GDEs and their biodiversity, including issues about the protection/conservation of GDE biodiversity
- E6 Construction and regular updating of a Website dedicated to the project
- E7 Production of project logo, graphic designs, brochures, banners, posters, and layman report
- E8 European Day of Parks (http://www.europarc.org/whats-on/european-day-of-park) - development of educational material on aquatic ecosystems for K-13 schools
Action F: Project operation and progress monitoring
- F1 General project management
- F2 Monitoring of project progress
- F3 Post-LIFE communication planning
- F4 External financial audit