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["The DATA-Tab contains the project collection where each line is a single project. In total, there are 1683 projects documented (as of December 2025). Please note, that data extraction has been done manually and is offered here as excel information, but it is not completed across all collected projects and columns. \"NA\" is marked in the database as an entry when there was no further information found; empty cells have not been searched."]
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["id_WP3: unique id assigns to each Project by working Group 3 of the SUPERB project"]
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["project_DB: categorical selection if the Project is EU funded or not (EU/national)"]
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["source: direct Link to Project platform, more can be found under TAB \"dataSources\""]
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["website_1: Project Website where Information can be extracted"]
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["website_2: additional Project Website where Information can be extracted or Project is mentioned"]
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["Project Reference: EU platforms often have unique Project references, so duplicates can be found"]
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["Acronym: short name of the project, often used in Project proposals, official documents or descriptions"]
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["Project Title: full Name of the project"]
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["Abstract, Text: project information from the Website or Project descriptions"]
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["Country (multiple selection): country, where the restoration activity was carried out, multiple selection is possible if several countries are involved/several restoration sites exist (multiple selection, separated by \"/\")"]
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["forest type: classification of the landcover that the restoration aims to restore"]
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["Start Year: start year of the restoration activity"]
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["End Year end year of the restoration activity"]
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["Duration (Months): calculation of the Duration from start to finish "]
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["Total Budget (00,0€): total budget that is available for the project "]
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["funding (€): main Funding amount in Euros (decimal =\",\")"]
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["co funding (€): secondary Funding amount in Euros (decimal =\",\")"]
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["Funding type: categories of the funding sources (multiple selection possible, separated by \"/\")"]
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["degradation causes or signs: categories from TAB C-LOOKUP(multiple selection possible, separated by \"/\")"]
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["restoration Method: categories from TAB C-LOOKUP (multiple selection possible, separated by \"/\")"]
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["Objectives: categories from TAB C-LOOKUP (multiple selection possible, separated by \"/\")"]
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["nb of Partners: number of official Partners that are involved in the project"]
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["restoration Area (ha): area size where restoration activities are carried out in hectars"]
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["nb of trees planted: if restoration area is not specified, sometimes number of trees that are planted is"]
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["Contact Institution: Institution to be contacted when more information is needed"]
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["TAB \"c_LOOKUP\""]
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["the Tab contains the categories of the columns \"objectives\", \"restoration method\", \"Degradation causes or signs\" and \"countries\" in the DATA Tab. "]
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["objectives: objectives and mail goals of the restoration action"]
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["restoration method: the method how the restoration action was executed"]
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["degradation causes or signs: which degradation or environmental problem of the project area is described in the project description"]
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["countries: a list of all the countries where restoration activities were searched"]
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["In the Tab “dataSources”, the most important bigger data-platforms for restoration activities are listed. Here, we provide all the collections, overviews and representations that we stumbled across during our search. In some cases, their content is not fully exploited due to difficulties in downloading possibilities or other reasons."]
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["Date added: the date, when the projects were added to the database"]
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["URL: Website link to the collection"]
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["Name: Name of the collection"]
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["in Restor.eco?: does the database have overlapping projects with the \"restor.eco\" restoration platform?"]
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["nb of projects in Europe: approximate number of suitable projects in Europe"]
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["Projects related countries: the countries where restoration projects can be found in the data source"]
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["Added to SUPERB project DATA?: are the projects screened for suitable projects and added to the DATA tab?"]
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["comments: descriptions, information on background, difficulties on data extraction or peculiarities of the platform "]

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[146,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4614",null,"LIFE12 NAT/DE/000144",null,"LIFE Sandrasen - LIFE Sand Grasslands in the Area Dahme-Seengebiet","\nLIFE sand grasslands in the area Dahme-Seengebiet\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/DE/000144 | Acronym: LIFE Sandrasen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThough the Province of Brandenburg in Germany is home to relatively large areas of xeric sand calcareous grasslands, this is one of the most endangered habitat types in the region and listed in the Annex I of the Habitats Directive Several key areas for the conservation of xeric sand calcareous grasslands are found in Dahme-Seengebiet in the administrative districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree. However, there is a need to address the pressures on this habitat conservation status and to secure its long-term conservation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nLIFE Sandrasen aimed to protect and restore areas where xeric sandy calcareous grasslands (habitat type 6120 of the Habitats Directive). This habitat occurs or can be restored, in 20 Natura 2000 sites covering some 7 100 ha in the Province of Brandenburg, Germany. The objective of the project was mainly to support structures of land use that are compatible with nature conservation and which boost the connection of dry grassland habitat systems and improve its conservation statsus. Furthermore, the project team aimed to adopt an integrated approach that also allows other habitat types to recover in the project areas. Specific project goals included: preservation and stabilisation of existing xeric sand calcareous grasslands; restoration and improvement of different occurrences of xeric sand calcareous grasslands in suitable areas; establishment of land use that is suitable for long-term conservation of xeric sand calcareous grasslands in cooperation with regional land users and farmers; securing ownership of very important and endangered areas of sand grasslands to protect them from changes in land use; and stabilisation of the water balance in moor areas that accompany the xeric sand grasslands.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Sandrasen project restored sand grasslands and other habitats, and ensuring their long-term management mainly by supporting farmers in applying for agri-environmental funds. The project partners improved the conservation status of ‘Xeric sand calcareous grasslands’, a habitat type (6120) of the Habitats Directive, and other connected habitat types; and established suitable structures for the management and maintenance of project areas in cooperation with regional land users and farmers. They established and tested land use that is suitable for the long-term conservation of sand grasslands, and helped stabilise the water balance in peatlands that accompany these grasslands. The project team purchased 76.7 ha of land, leased over 6 ha for 25 years, while another 135 ha was secured under land use contracts for 20 years.\n\nPractical restoration measures implemented included clearance of trees and scrub from 19 ha of sand grasslands; removal of invasive non-native plant species from 14.3 ha; opening clearings in forests and forest edges to create targeted habitat on 62.3 ha; removal of top soil from 10 ha (to re-establish nutrient-poor conditions for targeted habitats); reestablishment of grazing pasture on 102 ha and mowing on 35 ha of sand grasslands (including grazing by goat, sheep and cattle to prevent invasive plant species re-establishing); creation of mostly linear habitat corridors; species reintroductions. 25 species were re-introduced on 36 ha, among them Gypsophila fastigiata, Allium senescens, Scabiosa caenescens, Digitalis grandiflora, Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. nigricans, and Veronica teucrium. About 27 400 seedlings were planted, grown from seed collected locally. Hydrologic restoration was also implemented in three sites to restore 63 ha of meadows.\n\nThe project team improved and stabilised ‘Xeric sandy calcareous grasslands’ on 77 ha, and restored a range of associated habitat types of the Habitats Directive, including the dry habitats, ‘Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista’ (2310), ‘Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands’ (2330), ‘European dry heaths’ (4030), ‘Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains’ (9190) and ‘Central European lichen scots pine forests’ (91T0), and the wetland habitats ‘Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition-type vegetation’ (3150), ‘Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)’ (6410) and ‘Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)’ (6510) on a total of 151 ha. Additionally, ‘Species-rich Nardus grasslands’ (6230) and ‘Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities’ (6430) benefited from project measures on about 5 ha. Through its actions, the project improved a large number of targeted habitats in Natura 2000 network sites on more than 230 ha. Most importantly, it organised long-term management activities for the sustainable development of sand grasslands and the other habitats at these sites. This will be realised through agri-environmental funds that will continue to be available in the future, as otherwise the appropriate land use - a precondition for the conservation of open grasslands - might be changed or abandoned.\n\nThe project contributes to the implementation of a range of EU policy, including the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, due to the removal of non-native forest stands (mainly pine plantations) and invasive alien plant species (mainly Robinia pseudoacacia, Prunus serotina and Syringa vulgaris); the EU biodiversity strategy through actions to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services; and the Habitats Directive, by improving the conservation status of targeted habitats and species.\n\nEconomic benefits were achieved by spending around one million euro on employing external contractors in the region to do the habitat restoration work. Further, the project team supported farmers in applying for agri-environmental funds to manage the grasslands in the long-term. The project established land use concepts on about 100 ha of land, on which the yearly income from agricultural enterprises is about €50 000. Since there is widespread tourism in the project areas, the project team established hiking trails, erected information boards, and constructed an observation tower.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/DE/000144\nAcronym: LIFE Sandrasen\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 30/06/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,384,078 €\nEU Contribution: 1,788,058 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Stiftung Naturschutzfonds Brandenburg\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Heinrich-Mann-Allee 18/19, 14473, Potsdam,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    protected area\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    91T0 - Central European lichen Scots pine forests\n    91U0 - Sarmatic steppe pine forest\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Thesium ebracteatum\n    Lacerta agilis\n    Cephalozia macounii\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nStiftung Naturschutzfonds Brandenburg \tCoordinator\nLandesamt für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Brandenburg, Germany \tParticipant","Germany","Grassland/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2013,2025,72,2384078,1788058,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species/Low biodiversity","Hydrological interventions/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Soil preparation/Weeding/Creation of wildlife crossings/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/stakeholder engagement/knowledge increase","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Increase landscape connectivity/education or science/capacity building",2,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,230,"NA",null,"DGO3 - DEMNA, Sprl Daniel Bemelmans, Asbl Réserves Naturelles (RNOB)","Mixed Forest","x"]
[152,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4917",null,"LIFE13 NAT/AT/000301",null,"LIFE+ Wilderness Wetland Wachau","\nLIFE+ Wilderness Wetland Wachau\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/AT/000301 | Acronym: LIFE+ Wilderness Wachau\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Wachau Valley is one of the last free-flowing sections of the Austrian Danube, hosting several natural habitat types and species of community interest. The area is, however, affected by a number of threats: the regulatory measures put in place in the 19th and 20th centuries have strongly separated the floodplain and the river, preventing regular flooding; the dramatic increase in erosion processes in the main stream of the river als well as sedimentation in the adjacent floodplain due to the construction of a power plant; the occurrence of invasive alien plant species; and massive direct alluvial and riparian forest destruction due to orchards and intensive forestry. These issues have led to habitat loss and degradation, which is having negative effects on the conservation status of a number of species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore alluvial and riparian forests and to improve the conservation status of several species protected under the Habitat and Birds Directives. To achieve this aim, the project planned to:\n\n    Establish the protection of the wilderness areas of the islands of Schönbühel and Pritzenau;\n    Restore alluvial forests in areas currently used as orchards and dominated by non-native tree species;\n    Create a new free-flowing side arm in the area of Rührsdorf/Rossatz from remaining disconnected side arms;\n    Improve the already existing side tributary system Rührsdorf/Rossatz through a new inflow from the Danube; an expanded bridge for higher water discharge; and the creation of new gently sloping river banks;\n    Create 20 ponds for amphibians;\n    Get conservation contracts signed (partly through compensation payments) for 300 old trees;\n    Support the population of white-tailed eagles through the installation of four artificial nests; and\n    Increase public awareness and stimulate sustainable tourism activities through the installation of an educational trail in Rührsdorf/Rossatz.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nBuilding on previous LIFE projects, this project complemented the restoration and conservation of side arms and floodplain forests of the river Danube in the Wachau area. The project successfully improved the sidearm system and alluvial forests near Rührsdorf and Rossatz. The following results were achieved:\n\n    'Island Schönbühel' and 'Pritzenau' were designated as protected wilderness areas on 62,1 ha.\n    A new free flowing sidearm of 1,67 km was created out of remaining disconnected and sedimented sidearms. Together with existing water bodies, the sidearm system was improved resulting in dynamisation and creation of different structural elements (chevrons, structural groynes and deadwood elements, heterogeneous bank structures, etc.) to foster suitable habitat conditions for reproduction of fish.\n    Native alluvial forest with habitat types 91F0 and 91E0* were improved on 15,5 ha, including eradication of non-native invasive tree species (e.g. methods for Ailanthus altissima with the tool “tree popper” and the application of “Ailantex) on 39 ha and planting of native trees. The focus was on planting more than 5.700 autochthonous black poplars.\n    >50 ponds for amphibia were excavated, focusing on Triturus dobrogicus/cristatus, Bombina variegata and others.\n    Conservation contracts (partly through compensation payments) for 352 old trees were concluded, focusing on black poplar, plus fluttering elm, silver poplar, common oak etcetera, in favour of xylobionta and bats.\n    To support the nesting activity of white-tailed eagle six artificial aeries and a protection zone were installed.\n    Visitor guidance has been optimised and adapted to requirements of the Natura 2000 site. Nine thematic information boards and three overview boards were installed. Thematic leaflets, a project video, a flip card and a Layman’s report were produced. During the project, eight big-scale events, excursions and numerous other networking activities were organised. The project website will continue to be updated (news about the project).\n    Monitoring activities were carried out and will partly be continued after the end of the project. An After-LIFE Plan outlines the measures to sustain the project results in the long term.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/AT/000301\nAcronym: LIFE+ Wilderness Wachau\nStart Date: 01/01/2015\nEnd Date: 31/12/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,876,937 €\nEU Contribution: 1,938,468 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: via donau österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Donau-City-Straße 1, 1220, Vienna,\nContact Person: Bernhard KARL\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Zingel streber\n    Zingel zingel\n    Rutilus pigus\n    Hucho hucho\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus dobrogicus\n    Cucujus cinnaberinus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWachau - Jauerling \tAT1205000 \tSPA \tv.2021\nWachau \tAT1205A00 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nvia donau Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH \tCoordinator\nRossatz(Marktgemeinde Rossatz-Arnsdorf), Austria \tParticipant\nAKW(Arbeitskreis-Wachau Regionalentwicklung), Austria \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland",2015,2030,84,3876937,1938468,387694,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Landscape fragmentation/Urban expansion/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Agriculture","Control or removal of (invasive) species","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"3.876.937","3.489.243",387.69400000000002,null,null,null,null,null,101,"NA",null,"Consejería de Agricultura y Agua/None/101","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x"]
[156,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5316",null,"LIFE14 NAT/DE/000278","LIFE Flusserlebnis Isar ","LIFE Flusserlebnis Isar - Restoration of the River Isar and its Floodplains in the Region of the Lower Isar Valley","\nRestoration of the river Isar and its floodplains in the region of the lower Isar valley\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/DE/000278 | Acronym: LIFE Flusserlebnis Isar\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area is located in the Lower Isar Valley in Bavaria, Germany. It covers 699 ha, about 31 km of the river Isar as well as the outstanding alluvial forest and alluvial island system between Loiching and Ettling in the county of Dingolfing-Landau. The river Isar, via the Danube, connects the alpine region with Eastern Europe and therefore plays a very important role in the bio-geographical habitat network, especially for wetland, peatland and dry habitats.\n\nThe original character of the alpine and pre-alpine river Isar, however, has changed considerably. Large-scale modifications to the river have been made to meet the demands of flood protection, energy production and the intensification of land use. The ecological function of the river, as well as the alluvial floodplains and the natural dynamics of the alluvial floodplains, have declined significantly. Multiple damming of the riverbed has moreover created migration barriers for a range of species while also preventing the transportation of sediment. Former structures, habitats or species that were characteristic of this area have now disappeared or are highly endangered.\n\n \n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the project LIFE Flusserlebnis Isar was to improve the habitats at the Isar valley through restoration measures focused on the river Isar and specific tributaries, and by optimising the habitat conditions in the alluvial areas. It was focused on demonstrating scientific and economic synergies created through close cooperation between water management and nature conservation authorities.\n\n \n\nSpecific project aims were to:\n\n    Restore the riverbanks of the Isar and its tributaries to improve river dynamics and habitat functions for organisms living in running watercourses;\n    Optimise, increase and connect soft- and hardwood alluvial forests with typical alluvial water bodies, especially in areas of restored riverbanks;\n    Extend and connect important dry habitats such as alluvial islands;\n    Protect seven habitat types listed in Annex I of the Habitat Directive, including two priority ones, and seven species in Annex II of the Habitat Directive as well as to improve their conservation status; and\n    Raise awareness among the public and land users of Natura 2000, the LIFE nature project with its valuable habitat types and species, as well as the importance of complex alluvial systems for biodiversity.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was completed with success. It has achieved and significantly exceeded its objectives. With the expansion of the project area in one of its most important river sections, the overall project area was also enlarged and the overall impact on aquatic biota and habitats was increased. The large-scale measures implemented contribute significantly to improving the conservation status of targeted habitats and their species and increase coherence in the Natura 2000 network. More specifically, this is the case for the habitats of the river, the riparian forests, and the floodplain waters as well as for the raw and dry sites of the floodplains with their characteristic species inventory.\n\n \n\nAt the project's core were large-scale construction measures aimed at restoring the river and its bank structures. In the end, the massive earthworks caused considerable additional costs totaling over 1 million euros, which were covered by additional state funding from the Free State of Bavaria, in particular from the Water Management Administration. But it was worth it because the ecological added value is considerable.\n\n \n\nThe main results of the concrete restoration measures are as follows:\n\n    Creation of structurally rich riverbanks and development of gravel banks and shallow water zones over a length of more than 4,000 m, leading to an improvement in the habitat situation for typical representatives of the barbel region and to a high occurrence of juvenile fish in the restored areas.\n    Removal of 5000 m of concrete embankments and creation of near-natural bank and bed structures.\n    Revitalisation of an abandoned floodplain oxbow arm over a length of 1.5 km, where the innovative siphon pipe ensures a permanent flow of water.\n    Creation of a new, 650 m long side arm with calm shallow water zones like spawning and juvenile fish habitat and new steep natural banks.\n    Creation and optimisation of 8 floodplain waters over an area of around 5 ha.\n    Creation of 28 small waterbodies in the floodplain as new habitats, especially for amphibian fauna and aquatic insects.\n    Development of deciduous and coniferous forests on 55 ha with the long-term goal of achieving a favourable conservation status for habitat types 91E0*, 91F0.\n    Creation of deciduous and coniferous forests on 7.3 ha to improve the connectivity of existing habitats; revitalisation of 98 old pollarded willows.\n    Creation of dry calcareous grassland on 2.65 ha and lowland hay meadows on 11.27 ha to be developed into the high-quality habitat types 6210 and 6510 in the long term. \n    Creation of 58 small biotope structures as suitable habitats for amphibians, insects and reptiles. \n    Two large bird nesting aids, 178 nesting boxes and a kingfisher breeding wall installed to create sufficient nesting opportunities for birds of prey, cavity-nesting bird species and bats. \n    Securing 33 old biotope trees.\n    Purchase of 3.1 ha of agricultural and forestry land for conversion into nutrient-poor open and forest habitats.\n\n\nThe above-mentioned measures have already had a significant positive impact on nature conservation shortly after their implementation. This applies in particular to the rapid response of several fish. Fish population surveys in the main river before and after the implementation of measures showed increase of Sneep (Chondrostoma nasus) about 100 times. The number of catches of the Danube Roach (Rutilus pigus) increased by a factor of 40. A considerable increase was surveyed also in other endangered rheophilic fish species, such as the Danube Whitefin Gudgeon (Romanogobio vladykovi), the Asp (Leuciscus aspius), the European Bitterling (Rhodeus amarus) and the European Bullhead (Cottus gobio). New steep banks were soon utilised by sand martins (Riparia riparia) - they occupy the new river arm with around 200 breeding tubes, which became one of the most important colonies in Bavaria. Several pairs of Little Ringed Plovers (Charadrius dubius) have successfully bred on the newly created gravel banks.\n\n \n\nBesides all expected above mentioned ecological effects, visible socio-economic benefits were achieved thanks to the improvement of the accessibility of the Isar river with adjacent Natura 2000 habitats and thus, the increase of the recreational value for local and regional inhabitants. A nature trail of exemplary quality with numerous info boards and intercommunicative stations has been planned and built to raise awareness of public about the river and floodplain habitats and species and their values. Many specialists from German-speaking EU countries were invited to learn about the results of the project at a final project conference. The contracts for the implementation measures benefited the regional construction industry, regional agricultural and forestry enterprises. Regional service companies significantly benefit from the subcontracts, specially from the contracts necessary for the implementation of the large-scale restoration actions.\n\n \n\nThe project helped implement the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive and the European Water Framework Directive. It has exemplarily demonstrated conservation scientific and economic synergies created through close cooperation between nature conservation and water management authorities, and all major stakeholders.  The proper management of the project sites after the end of the project is secured on a long-term basis by the responsible Water Authority (WWA Landshut), i.e. by the CB itself. The project has substantial demonstration and replication potential. Already in the intermediate stage, it gave the first impulses to continue the restoration of the Isar elsewhere upstream. Inquiries come from several water authorities.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/DE/000278\nAcronym: LIFE Flusserlebnis Isar\nStart Date: 01/10/2015\nEnd Date: 31/12/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,354,640 €\nEU Contribution: 3,812,784 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925, Mnchen,\nContact Person: Andreas LAUDENSACK\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Fish\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river management\n    freshwater ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Hucho hucho\n    Bombina variegata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nUnteres Isartal zwischen Niederviehbach und Landau \tDE7341301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nUntere Isar zwischen Landau und Plattling \tDE7243301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz \tCoordinator\nSt_DGF(Stadt Dingolfing), Germany \tParticipant\nLkr_DGF(Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau), Germany \tParticipant\nSt_LAN(Stadt Landau an der Isar), Germany \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2015,2032,87,6354640,3812784,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Erosion","Hydrological interventions/Watering, Irrigation/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","Increase landscape connectivity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/education or science",4,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,699]
[162,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=6795",null,"NAT/CZ/000452","LIFE for MIRES ","LIFE for Mires - Trans-boundary Restoration of Mires for Biodiversity and Landscape Hydrology in Sumava and Bavarian Forest","\nTRANS-BOUNDARY RESTORATION OF MIRES FOR BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE HYDROLOGY IN SUMAVA AND BAVARIAN FOREST\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000452 | Acronym: LIFE for MIRES\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe National Park of šumava and the Bavarian Forest are together an important wetland area in the Central European region. The whole area is rich in mires and other wetland habitats that are a priority for conservation within the Natura 2000 network. Natural hydrology and water accumulation are key factors for mire stability. However, more than a half of the mire and other wetland habitats have been negatively impacted both by drainage and peat extraction in the past. This has resulted in reduced biodiversity and unbalanced landscape hydrology, exacerbated by progressive climatic change impacts (extreme drought and floods). One of the most endangered species in the area is the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix). The local population is estimated at only 100-150 birds, as a result of loss of habitats (mires, wet meadows). The population decline of the species is critical and there is an urgent need for conservation measures.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE for MIRES project aims to improve degraded mires and other wetland habitats of the Habitats Directive, and their underlying landscape hydrology, in the National Park šumava and the Bavarian Forest, through transboundary collaboration between partners in the Czech Republic and Germany.\n\nSpecific objectives are:\nRestoration and improvement toward the natural state of all types of wetlands covering an area of 1 672 ha, of which the targeted Natura 2000 habitats ‘Active raised bogs’, ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, ‘Bog woodland, ‘Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration’, and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’ cover 1 428 ha;\nRestoration of landscape hydrology to improve water retention;\nMaintenance and improvement of the population of Tetrao tetrix by restoring its habitats; and\nIncrease of public awareness and support of key landowners to restore mires and landscape hydrology.\n\nThe project implements the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. It also contributes to the Water Framework Directive, EU Biodiversity Strategy, German National Strategy on Biological Diversity, Strategy for Preservation of Biological Diversity in Bavaria, and the State Programme of Nature and Landscape Conservation in the Czech Republic.\n\nExpected results:\nImproved state of previously drained habitats, particularly two priority habitats (‘Active raised bogs’ and ‘Bog woodland’) and three other wetland habitats (‘Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration’, ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’ and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’) listed in the Habitats Directive, on an area of at least 1 185 ha;\nRestored hydrology on an area of over 1 300 ha;\nRegeneration initiated on bogs previously mined for peat on 17 ha;\nImproved habitats for Tetrao tetrix (152 ha), including ‘Bog woodland’, ‘Active raised bogs’, ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, ‘Bog woodland’ and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’ (42 ha);\nRestoration of landscape hydrology over 427 ha, to improve ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, ‘Bog woodland’ and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’ habitats on 136 ha; and\nRestored wetlands near settlements (21 ha), including ‘bog woodland’ habitat (8 ha).\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000452\nAcronym: LIFE for MIRES\nStart Date: 01/08/2018\nEnd Date: 31/12/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,845,002 €\nEU Contribution: 3,507,002 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Správa Národního parku šumava\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1. maje 260, 38501, Vimperk,\nContact Person: Sabina Flahou Navrátilová\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao tetrix\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBischofsreuter Waldhufen \tDE7148301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nŠumava \tCZ0314024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNationalpark Bayerischer Wald \tDE6946301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMoore bei Finsterau und Philippsreuth \tDE7148302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSpráva Národního parku Šumava \tCoordinator\nBUND Naturschutz in Bayern e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nNationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald, Germany \tParticipant\nJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Czech Republic \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Czech Republic/Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2018,2025,77,5845002,3507002,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/Overharvesting/climate change","Hydrological interventions/stakeholder engagement","Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",4,null,null,"Germany,Czech Republic",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1672]
[147,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4616",null,"LIFE12 NAT/DE/000091",null,"LIFE Heide-Allianz - Heathland Alliance: Biodiversity and Habitat Network in Nördlinger Ries and in the Wörnitz Valley","\nHeathland alliance: Biodiversity and habitat network in Nrdlinger Ries and in the Wrnitz Valley\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/DE/000091 | Acronym: LIFE Heide-Allianz\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area comprises calcareous and extensively used grassland and meadows, and woodland across 3 554 ha in the Nördlinger Ries and the Wörnitz river valley. It is situated in the transition area from the Franconian Jura to the Swabian Jura mountains and is a reduced and isolated part of the network of dry habitats at national and international levels. The area is thus of Europe-wide importance. Dispersal routes for many plant and animal species overlap here, resulting in the co-occurrence of species with western/Mediterranean, eastern/Continental and alpine distributions. These factors render the project area a biodiversity hotspot.\n\nAlthough there have been numerous stakeholder activities, habitats and species in the area remain threatened. Dry, open habitats and the species dependent on them are maintained by regular low-intensity grazing, traditionally by large, semi-nomadic sheep flocks. This kind of pastoral activity is at risk of being abandoned for economic reasons, resulting in the overgrowth of open habitats. In addition, within the region, there is a greater density of biogas plants than anywhere else in Central Europe, resulting in incentives for intensified land use. There is also very strong competition for agricultural land, and sheep farmers and other farmers using low-productivity land (e.g. land for cattle rearing) often cannot compete economically.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Heide-Allianz project aimed to restore the region as an internationally important habitat corridor and a biodiversity hotspot. Specifically, it aimed to:\nPurchase of land for the restoration of calcareous grassland and hay meadow habitats, and development of areas for grazing;\nRestore calcareous grassland hay meadows and fens (6410, 7230);\nRestore shallow areas in water bodies that are habitats for the dusky large blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche nausithous) and other species characteristic of river valleys;\nSecure spawning habitats for the great crested newt and yellow-bellied toad;\nCarry out tree and scrub removal (including the removal of invasive neophyte plant species) from dry open grassland habitats and prepare these areas for grazing in order to permanently secure their open character;\nImprove native woodland and their avifauna by increasing the amount of mature trees and deadwood in forest habitats;\nOptimise and create woodland edge vegetation for the integration of open and wooded habitats; and\nInstall signs to direct visitors and provide targeted information about the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE Heide-Allianz project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Heide-Allianz project achieved its overall objectives to improve the status of calcareous and extensively used grassland, meadows and woodland, to improve the grazing facilities for shepherds, to enable grazing as an important management tool and to largely improve the interconnection between valuable grassland and grazing areas. It moreover helped ensure that the region can function as an internationally important habitat corridor and biodiversity hotspot. The project also succeeded in restoring grazing and improving infrastructure for sheep farming – i.e. by improving the options for transferring sheep from grazing sites and drinking troughs. It thus made it easier from sheep farmers to benefit economically from their activities, with working conditions improved by the removal of trees and shrubs and the consequent creation of suitable grasslands. A cook book promoting regional lamb was produced.\n\nSpecifically, the project achieved the following results:\n130 ha of habitat types calcareous grasslands (5130), natural grasslands (6110), semi-natural dry grasslands (6210 and 6230) improved, with 90 ha restored and 40 ha newly created;\n20.6 ha of mesophile grasslands (habitat type 6510) developed or under development;\n0.2 ha of Molinia meadows habitat type 6410 developed and alkaline fens (habitat type 7230) enlarged by 0.8 ha;\n0.2 ha of alkaline fens (habitat type 7230) restoration started with further mowing needed;\n0.17 ha of freshwater habitat type 3150 restored where it had disappeared completely; and\n211 old or dead trees preserved.\n\nFurthermore, an old quarry was developed as habitat for great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegate), while the toad’s conservation status was significantly improved in three additional areas. By clearing covering material and vegetation from eight large rocks and a large rock face stretching 210 m, the rocky habitat types 8210 and 8220 were improved and the landscape made more attractive. The beneficiary also acquired sites outside of the Natura 2000 network, leading to the enlargement of areas at Heroldinger Burgberg and Trockenverbund am Rand des Nördlinger Rieses.\n\nHayseed activities – such as the analysis and preparation of the soil, the composition of the hayseed and further treatment – were well documented, which could serve as a valuable resource when the long-term results of these activities become apparent.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/DE/000091\nAcronym: LIFE Heide-Allianz\nStart Date: 01/08/2013\nEnd Date: 30/09/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,508,469 €\nEU Contribution: 1,254,234 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925, Mnchen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Maculinea nausithous\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRiesalb mit Kesseltal \tDE7229471 \tSPA \tv.2021\nTrockenverbund am Rand des Nördlinger Rieses \tDE7128371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHeroldinger Burgberg \tDE7130302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOberlauf der Ussel bis Itzing \tDE7130372 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMausohrkolonien in der südlichen Frankenalb \tDE7136303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKesseltal mit Kessel, Hahnenbach und Köhrlesbach \tDE7229371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDonauwörther Forst mit Standortübungsplatz und Harburger Karab \tDE7230371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz \tCoordinator\nBund Naturschutz e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nSchutzgemeinschaft Wemdinger Ried e. V., Germany \tParticipant\nRieser Naturschutzverein e. V., Germany \tParticipant\nLandkreis Donau-Ries, Germany \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2013,2023,62,2508469,1254234,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Cattle or wildlife grazing/Invasive alien species/Overharvesting/Agriculture/Landscape fragmentation","Termination of degrading action or factor/Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Fencing/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)/Installation of wildlife refuges","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Change in species composition/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Erosion protection/education or science",5,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,151.16999999999999]
[206,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-BE-000010/habitat-restoration-in-landschap-de-liereman",null,"LIFE04 NAT/BE/000010"," Liereman","Habitat restoration in Landschap De Liereman","\nHabitat restoration in Landschap De Liereman\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/BE/000010 | Acronym: Liereman\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nDe Liereman is a complex area of habitats in Flanders laid out in a mosaic pattern. It includes wet depressions and steep continental dunes. The ecological gradients between sandy, loamy and peaty soils and the associated vegetation communities make this an outstanding landscape. After the deforestation of the Middle Ages, heathland developed in combination with small-scale grasslands and arable fields within a context of low intensity farming.\n\nHowever, when the market for pine increased in the 19th century - timber was urgently needed for the shafts in the coal mines - the depressions were drained and the dunes were afforested with pine to better exploit the land. In the 20th century, agricultural intensification further affected the heathlands and semi-natural grassland, which only survived as relicts inside nature reserves. Most of the oligotrophic lakes disappeared or were turned into fishponds. Small wet heathlands, mire vegetations - small raised bogs and Cladium mariscus vegetations - and brook forests remained, but suffered from desiccation and increased fertilization. The former important Nardetalia grasslands only survived as tiny relicts along road verges.\n\nThus, by the end of the 20th century, the Liereman had lost most of its conservation value to habitat fragmentation, conifer plantations, changes in the natural hydrology and lack of appropriate land use. The project beneficiary had been making efforts since the early 1980s to restore, protect and manage parts of the Liereman, but larger-scale efforts were needed.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Liereman project set out to restore the natural values of the De Liereman complex of habitats - from dry heathland on the hills to oligotrophic ponds in the bottom of the valleys - through a large-scale coordinated programme of action.\n\nThe project sought to deliver a comprehensive management plan to reduce habitat fragmentation and start restoration works. Large conifer plantations would be cleared and a number of cottages removed from strategic locations to enable the natural redevelopment of heath. Locally, cleared areas would be sod-cut to restore the humid-depression fen vegetations of wet heath and, on the slopes, the rare Nardetalia vegetations. Filled and drained oligotrophic ponds would be restored.\n\nTo support and enable these actions, the project foresaw the purchase of 132 ha of land. The aim was that this initial investment should enable the beneficiary to start the long-term sustainable management of the site, including controlling visitor access to the more fragile areas.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project succeeded in purchasing and restoring key areas of the De Liereman habitat. It engaged well with local stakeholders to deliver a coherent management plan that should enable ongoing preservation of the target heathland habitats into the future.\n\nThe project team started by conducting a detailed hydrological study of the project sites. This involved collation of existing data and collection of additional data by means of small-diameter observation wells (piezometers). They modelled the geo-hydrology - infiltration areas, seepage areas and water flows - and applied the model to test five different possible management scenarios for restoring the habitat.\n\nThe project also developed a concept of sustainable recreational land-use and conducted soil analyses. The studies helped inform negotiations with authorities and stakeholders on the agreement of an integral management plan based on relocating the Lieremansloop - the main watercourse crossing the site containing eutrophic water leaching from farmland.\n\nBased on the findings, the beneficiary purchased over 143 ha of land - mainly pine plantations or agricultural land - for habitat restoration. This exceeded the target of 132 ha and helped incorporate strategic sites and reduce fragmentation. The implementation of the management plan led to the following habitat restoration actions:\nRemoval of trees and the litter layer and sod cutting over 44.55 ha;\nRemoval of invasive black cherry trees (Prunus serotina), local deep mowing and sod cutting over 52.6 ha;\nSod cutting over 57.17 ha;\nRemoval of the topsoil layer or intensive mowing and grazing to reduce the dominance of velvet grass (Holcus lanatus) over 21.61 ha;\nDigging of two retention basins to reduce the frequency of flooding of the nutrient rich rivers;\nRelocation of the Lintloop by construction of a dam and dredging of a deeper creek;\nRestoration of five oligotrophic ponds, including removal of surrounding exotic conifers and bank repairs;\nThirty-four cottages were demolished and removed in co-operation with a social employment project;\n\nFor the ongoing management of the mosaic of habitats - including continental dunes, heathland and Nardus grassland - the project introduced extensive grazing over 131.26 ha, intensive mowing over 82.56 ha and small-scale mowing over 10.26 ha. Tree saplings were removed from 15.35 ha to control reforestation. The success of the management actions was shown by the return of important fauna and flora, including the natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita, formerly Bufo calamita), European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), Drosera sp. and Ranunculus ololeucos.\n\nNew hiking trails were constructed and information on the area provided to visitors to encourage ongoing engagement from local people. The project has led to the Flemish Region agreeing to conduct a complementary study and nature project to deviate more creeks and further the management and conservation of the project area.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/BE/000010\nAcronym: Liereman\nStart Date: 01/01/2004\nEnd Date: 30/09/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,042,700 €\nEU Contribution: 1,521,350 €\nProject Location: Turnhout\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w.\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, B - 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lullula arborea\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Luronium natans\n    Rana arvalis\n    Bufo calamita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVennen, heiden en moerassen rond Turnhout \tBE2100024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nArendonk, Merksplas, Oud-Turnhout, Ravels en Turnhout \tBE2101538 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w. \tCoordinator\nToerisme Oud-Turnhout vzw, Belgium \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2004,2025,72,3042700,1521350,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/Eutrophication/Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species/Overharvesting","Removal of non-adapted tree species/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Hydrological interventions/stakeholder engagement","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Change in species composition/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/increase awareness/Erosion protection",2,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2010-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,132,7,null,"Provincia autonoma di Trento - Servizio Parchi e Foreste Demaniali","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x"]
[216,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-B-000091/transboundery-habitat-restoration-in-the-valley-of-the-dommel",null,"LIFE05 NAT/B/000091",null,"Transboundery habitat restoration in the valley of the Dommel","\nTransboundery habitat restoration in the valley of the Dommel\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000091 | Acronym: Dommeldal\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nVast landscapes of wet and dry heathlands, mires and bogs, grassland and lowland river systems once covered much of the Campine regions in Belgium as well as other regions of northwest Europe. The valley of the Dommel is one of the most impressive remnants of those once widely spread landscapes. In the 1950s, the river Dommel was straightened, the water levels became lower and changes in land use practices led to increased input of nutrients, afforestation with exotic tree species and abandonment of extensive uses. This caused a dramatic decrease in the variety of habitats and species. On both sides of the Belgian-Dutch border, volunteers have worked to conserve the most remarkable habitats and species. A great number of habitats types of Community interest can thus still be found in the valley. The entire area has now been designated an SPA and SCI. Because of its north-south orientation, the valley is the most important ecological link between the Belgian Natura 2000 area ‘Hoge Kempen’ and the large heath areas of the southern part of North Brabant in the Netherlands. The two countries are now making efforts to implement coherent management that supports trans-boundary connections between habitats and species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe long-term objective for the area was to establish an ecological corridor between the heath habitats of the Hoge Kempen and the heath habitats in North Brabant by restoring habitats along the valley and thus creating a network of stepping stones for species migration.\n\nThe immediate objectives of the project were to expand and increase the quality of the priority habitats \"Calcareous fens with great fen-sedge (Cladium mariscus)\" and \"Alluvial forests with black alder (Alnus glutinosa) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior)\". Furthermore, the project aimed to expand the breeding habitats of the great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) and other reed-inhabiting birds and to carry out large-scale restoration of a complex of fens, heaths and inland dunes with transition mires and quaking bogs.\n\nFinally, the project will focus on restoring a type of grasslands (‘wateringgraslanden’) that is very specific for the region. These grasslands were in the past irrigated with calcareous water from the river Meuse in order to balance the pH of the soils and now form a unique type of lowland hay meadow.\n\nThe restoration and establishment of trails and observation posts for visitors is also an integrated part of the project to ensure local involvement and acceptance and to reduce the disturbance of nesting bird species. Local farmers and volunteers associated with the beneficiary will be involved in the management of the area after the LIFE project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE project ‘Dommeldal’ illustrated the cross-border character of the Natura 2000 network: it resulted in the restoration of valuable habitats from Peer in Flanders up to Valkenswaard in the Netherlands. Typical Campine nature, such as land dunes, heathlands, ponds, irrigated grasslands (‘vloeiweiden’), orchid-rich hayfields and alluvial forests, were restored, and new opportunities were created for threatened species, such as the European nightjar, the natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) and the alcon blue butterfly (Phengaris alcon).\n\nAs part of the project, many lots were swapped with local farmers to stop soil degradation and area loss. A total of 130 000 m3 nutrient-rich soil was removed and land topography was restored. A dozen ponds were created along with the easing of smooth transitions towards drier sandy land. Around 25ha of uniform softwood stands at Hageven-De Plateaux were removed to restore heath habitats.\n\nIn the upstream parts of the Dommel the network function of heathlands was restored by creating small patches of heath which now serve as stepping stones between the remaining heathlands. In the headwaters of the Bollisserbeek heaths were restored at three locations. Next to it, monotonous softwood stands were cut at Resterheide (Hechtel-Eksel) and Heihuiskens (Peer). By removing the top soil (sod cutting), the long-living seed bank was exposed and heath can now regenerate. Around 15 ha of small heathland patches were restored in this way.\n\nAt Hageven the Dommel marshes are particularly valuable. The extensive reed beds attract rare birds such as Eurasian Bittern, Western Marsh Harrier and Savi’s Warbler. The western marshes are fed by seepage, rising fresh spring water reaching the ground level.\n\nThe area of the rare fens, ‘Calcareous Cladium fens’, which are named after the most the abundant plant species found here, great fen-sedge (Cladium mariscus), was substantially enlarged during the LIFE project. Reed beds were transformed to benefit regrowth of the sedge and accompanying marsh plants. The removal of these reed beds was compensated along the river Dommel. That way, typical reed birds are still able to breed or winter at Hageven. Also, meadows along the Dommel were rewetted by creating small-scale depressions and impounding the ground water level. Around 8 ha of flower-rich, wet Mollinia meadows were restored.\n\nOther results include the removal of man-made woodlands and the control of these alien species such as black cherry (Prunus serotina). During the course of this LIFE project, 20 ha of wet forests were restored. Together with mowing, grazing was encouraged to preserve heaths and nutrient poor meadows. At Hageven and the Dommel valley 16 km of cattle fences were erected to manage grazing on a 55 ha area. This management is cost-effective as local farmers graze their livestock in both areas. Mowing and haymaking were also carried out in the project sites in order to deplete the soil of nutrients.\n\nAs heathland is very nutrient poor, the spreading of manure was necessary. Furthermore, calcareous river water from the River Meuse was conveyed towards grassland complexes. by an extensive network of entrance channels and smaller ducts. The liming effect of the Meuse water allows an exceptionally flower-rich grassland type to develop, and the project preserve these valuable grasslands at Pelterheggen in the Netherlands and at Lommel-Kolonie in Flanders.\n\nFinally hiking paths were reconstructed and new visitor guides were created. Also much information has been disseminated in the area, by means of information panels and exhibitions.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000091\nAcronym: Dommeldal\nStart Date: 08/01/2005\nEnd Date: 30/09/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,818,650 €\nEU Contribution: 2,676,579 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w.\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, B-2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grazing\n    protected area\n    renaturation\n    river\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    border\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3120 - \"Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals generally on sandy soils of the West Mediterranean, with Isoetes spp.\"\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Porzana porzana\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Circus pygargus\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Luronium natans\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Triturus cristatus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVallei- en brongebied van de Zwarte Beek, Bolisserbeek en Dommel met heide en vengebieden. \tBE2200029 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHageven met Dommelvallei, Beverbeekse Heide, Warmbeek en Wateringen \tBE2200032 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLeenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux \tNL9801036 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w. \tCoordinator\nVereniging Natuurmonumenten, Netherlands \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2005,2026,81,5818650,2676579,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/drainage/Overharvesting/Non-management","Soil preparation/Hydrological interventions/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/management and planning and opimization/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Control or removal of (invasive) species/improved tourism ","Increase landscape connectivity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",2,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2005-01-08","2011-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,340]
[168,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=2649",null,"LIFE04 NAT/DK/000020","Rodgid","Restoration of Dry Grasslands in Denmark","\nRestoration of Dry Grasslands in Denmark\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/DK/000020 | Acronym: Rodgid\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs in most parts of Europe, dry grasslands and the specific flora and fauna values linked to these habitats have largely disappeared from Denmark, due the combined effects of lack of grazing, scrub encroachment and invasion of non-native species. Through this LIFE project the Danish Ministry of Environment intends to launch a national strategy to restore the most valuable Danish grassland sites within Natura 2000 back to a favourable conservation status, and to secure their long-term management. The project includes 11 sites harbouring around 70% of the xeric and calcareous grasslands, 25% of semi-natural dry grasslands and 20% of species-rich Nardus grasslands in Denmark. One of the project sites, Mols Bjerge in Jutland, is also selected as a pilot site for developing a national model for national parks in Denmark.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s target was to increase the area of the Annex I dry grassland habitats from 715 ha to 983 ha. This involved the conversion of 178 ha of plantations and arable land back to grasslands, so helping to counteract habitat fragmentation. It also required the clearing of overgrowth and encroaching scrub from over 900 ha. Grazing would be introduced on 599 ha so that by the end of the project more than 1 780 ha in total is to be managed for conservation. Considering that 53% of the project area is in private ownership, cooperation with landowners was an essential prerequisite for the project's final success. The project was thus placing a lot of emphasis on stakeholder dialogue and awareness-raising, as well as on activities to encourage landowners to sign agri-environmental contracts. Finally, for the dissemination of experience gained by the project, a workshop aimed at conservation experts was to be held in late summer 2006.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project exceeded the target of increasing the area of the three grassland habitat types from 715 ha to 983 ha. A total of 1 054.7 ha of these habitat types was found inside the project area at the end of the project. To achieve its objective, the project has carried out a variety of different biotope management actions, including clearing of smaller plantations on former dry grassland, restoration by clearing of various degrees of overgrowth with bushes and trees and establishment or continuation of appropriate grazing regimes through providing the basis for subsequent agreement with farmers. Non native woody species threatening the dry grassland will be removed. All project actions carried out contributed directly to the overall objective of the project.\n\nSpecific results include:\nConversion of 128.2 ha of plantations on former dry grassland habitat types (the target was 65 ha), contributing significantly to counteract the fragmentation of dry grasslands;\nRestoration of dry grassland habitat types on more than 243 ha of land either from conversion of plantations, arable land or other areas (target was 178 ha);\nClearing of 223.6 ha of dry grasslands with dense overgrowth (target was 269 ha);\nClearing of 61.7 ha of dry grasslands with overgrowth (target was 60 ha);\nRemoval of tree encroachment on 623 ha;\nEstablishment or securing of appropriate grazing regimes on 1 952 ha (target was 1 780 ha), including the introduction of grazing on 694 ha (target was 599 ha).\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). The project exceeded the target of increasing the area of the three grassland habitat types from 715 ha to 983 ha. A total of 1 054.7 ha of these habitat types was found inside the project area at the end of the project. To achieve its objective, the project has carried out a variety of different biotope management actions, including clearing of smaller plantations on former dry grassland, restoration by clearing of various degrees of overgrowth with bushes and trees and establishment or continuation of appropriate grazing regimes through providing the basis for subsequent agreement with farmers. Non native woody species threatening the dry grassland will be removed. All project actions carried out contributed directly to the overall objective of the project.\n\nSpecific results include:\nConversion of 128.2 ha of plantations on former dry grassland habitat types (the target was 65 ha), contributing significantly to counteract the fragmentation of dry grasslands;\nRestoration of dry grassland habitat types on more than 243 ha of land either from conversion of plantations, arable land or other areas (target was 178 ha);\nClearing of 223.6 ha of dry grasslands with dense overgrowth (target was 269 ha);\nClearing of 61.7 ha of dry grasslands with overgrowth (target was 60 ha);\nRemoval of tree encroachment on 623 ha;\nEstablishment or securing of appropriate grazing regimes on 1 952 ha (target was 1 780 ha), including the introduction of grazing on 694 ha (target was 599 ha).\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/DK/000020\nAcronym: Rodgid\nStart Date: 01/07/2004\nEnd Date: 31/12/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,244,625 €\nEU Contribution: 2,151,316 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministry of Environment, Danish Forest and Nature Agency\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: SNS Kronjylland - Vasevej 7, DK - 8900, Randers,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    forestry\n    public-private partnership\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    management contract\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Maculinea arion\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMinistry of Environment, Danish Forest and Nature Agency \tCoordinator\nFyn County (Partner until 31/12/2006), Denmark \tParticipant\nAarhus County (Partner until 31/12/2006), Denmark \tParticipant\nViborg County (Partner until 31/12/2006), Denmark \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Denmark","Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2004,2022,54,4244625,2151316,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem/Non-management/Invasive alien species/Erosion/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Thinning","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Increase landscape connectivity/Water quality",3,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,null,"2004-07-01","2008-12-31",null,null,4244625,null,null,null,2151316,null,null,null,null,1054.7]
[145,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4313",null,"LIFE11 NAT/BE/001061",null,"Natuurherstel Most-Keiheuvel: Natuurherstel op de Gradiënt van Veen naar Stuifzand","\nNatuurherstel Most-Keiheuvel: natuurherstel op de gradint van veen naar stuifzand\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/BE/001061 | Acronym: Most-Keiheuvel\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project took place in the nature reserves De Most (a peaty depression) and Keiheuvel (a land dune area), in the upper reaches of the Grote Nete river, Province of Antwerp. The project area has a total surface of 540 ha and is entirely situated within a Natura 2000 network site. The area is unique for the favourable conservation status of the transition from land dunes to peaty depression. The target habitats are threatened by severe fragmentation, afforestation, tourist disturbances, and maladjusted hydrological management.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Most-Keiheuvel project aimed at improving the conservation status of several habitats from Annex I of the Habitats Directive.\n\nSpecific project objectives were:\n\n    To restore and reduce fragmentation of 60 ha of two habitat types - dune dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista, and inland dunes with open grasslands;\n    To restore and reduce fragmentation of some 6 ha of transition mires and quaking bogs to form a robust cluster of 10-15 ha; and\n    To restore 70-90 ha of the two habitat types - alluvial forests, and old acidiphilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains/ Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex. \n\nAchieving a sustainable hydrological management system for the wetland habitats would benefit the conservation status of the fish species brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) and spined loach (Cobitis taenia), which are listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive.\n\nMethods used for restoring the habitats would involve: afforestation, removal of young trees, humus layers, illegal constructions, exotic shrubs and invasive exotic trees; mowing; purchase of key land plots; facilitating fish migration; and implementing an adjusted hydrological management system.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Most-Keiheuvel project restored 55 hectares of dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista/inland dunes with open Corynephorusand Agrostis grasslands, along with 11 ha of the habitat, transition mires and quaking bogs.  It also carried out measures to enhance open water and water-related habitats. \n\nTwo additional habitat types – old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains and Atlantic acidophilous beech forests – were also improved by removing invasive alien species. IAS removal was planned to continue after the project.\n\nActions taken at the target sites at the nature reserves, De Most (a peaty depression) and Keiheuvel (a land dune area), in the upper reaches of the Grote Nete river helped restore the area’s hydrological character. Barriers to fish movement were removed, leading to an increase in the population of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri)and spined loach (Cobitis taenia). The project team designed a fish ladder in one of the ponds that is separated from the existing waterway so that the pond retains its inflow. The hydrological system now holds more water, which became apparent during the dry summer of 2018.\n\nIn general, the target bird species have also responded positively to the project actions, and management practices are in place to ensure the long-term continuation of the project results. Greater wheelchair access to the reserves was another outcome, allowing more locals and tourists to enjoy the area. However, a plan to ensure that recreational use is sustainable has been drawn up.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/BE/001061\nAcronym: Most-Keiheuvel\nStart Date: 01/06/2012\nEnd Date: 31/05/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,095,945 €\nEU Contribution: 2,047,972 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Koning Albert II laan 20, 1000, Brussel,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9120 - Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Lampetra planeri\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor. \tBE2100040 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos \tCoordinator\nBosgroep Zuiderkempen, Belgium \tParticipant\nVZW Kempens Landschap, Belgium \tParticipant\nProvincie Antwerpen, Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland",2012,2030,84,4095945,2047972,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Thinning/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Termination of degrading action or factor/Hydrological interventions/Soil preparation","improve or maintain biodiversity/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Increase landscape connectivity/Hydrological stability against floods/Sustainable Hydrological management",4,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2012-06-01","2019-05-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,132,"NA",null,"Caledonian Partnership, Highland Birchwoods Ltd/ Forestry Commission Scotland/Forest Enterprise/\nScottish Natural Heritage/\nWest of Scotland Water/\nForest Research/\nSouth Lanarkshire Council/\nCentral Scotland Countryside Trust","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x"]
[197,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-A-000010/habitat-management-in-the-spa-weidmoos",null,"LIFE03 NAT/A/000009 ","WACHAU","Wachau","\nWACHAU\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/A/000009 | Acronym: WACHAU\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Danube winds through one of Austria’s most romantic gorges, the Wachau, between Krems and Melk. This important east-west corridor has for a long time been an attractive place to settle, as evidenced by the exquisite cultural legacies of the Venus of Willendorf and the baroque abbey Stift Melk. However, the geography and biodiversity of this area are just as highly regarded. The 33km gorge is one of the only two remaining undimmed and freely-flowing stretches of the Danube in Austria. The Wachau’s mosaic of main river habitats and tributary water systems, dry grassland and species-rich slope woods, of natural habitats and cultural landscapes, is marked by the intermingling of Pannonic and Alpine influences, and is home to many rare and endemic species.\n\nAlthough the main river flows free, a dramatic loss of structural diversity has occurred within the past few decades: elimination of gravel banks and other interventions, and the disappearance of the lateral channels due to increasing sedimentation of cut-off river arms during the periodic floods. Further up the slopes, dry grasslands have been abandoned for more lucrative orchards and vineyards, while intensive forest management and introduction of non-native species is increasingly affecting the slope and floodplain forest remnants.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE-Nature project would be conducted by a regional NGO, of which all municipalities and the two abbeys in the Wachau are members, in partnership with the river authorities and the regional fishing association.\n\nIt would include a pilot project to recreate gravel banks and islets in the Danube using the 400 000m³ gravel dredged annually from the shipping channels. If successful, this recycling of gravel would become river authority policy. Together with the reactivated lateral river channels, the gravel structures were planned to serve as spawning ground for the fish fauna and as resting and breeding sites for aquatic birds.\n\nNew forest management integrating conservation aspects would be introduced to increase the proportion of dead wood and stop the proliferation of exotic tree species. Around 140ha of dry grassland would be restored and its recurring management secured.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project's main achievement was the implementation of river restoration measures. They deserve special attention from other river restoration projects as they took place on a large scale and provided great ecological benefits (especially for fish and bird species). This is noteworthy as the Danube is one of Europe’s most important inland navigation routes. A gravel plan foresees that all gravel excavated from the navigation channel between 2005 and 2020 would be brought back into the Danube River.\n\nAnother key result of the project was the transformation of 64ha of forests to natural forests and the sustainable management of 80ha of dry meadows. The project has undertaken intensive media work and networking activities with experts from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Poland. The project organised the Austrian LIFE-platform in 2005 and was presented at various meetings, conferences and events. Moreover, 37 visits to target groups were made by the project team. The project was awarded first prize in the ‘Milestones - Dr. Erwin Pröll future prize’ in the ‘In Uniso with Nature’ category.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).The project's main achievement was the implementation of river restoration measures. They deserve special attention from other river restoration projects as they took place on a large scale and provided great ecological benefits (especially for fish and bird species). This is noteworthy as the Danube is one of Europe’s most important inland navigation routes. A gravel plan foresees that all gravel excavated from the navigation channel between 2005 and 2020 would be brought back into the Danube River.\n\nAnother key result of the project was the transformation of 64ha of forests to natural forests and the sustainable management of 80ha of dry meadows. The project has undertaken intensive media work and networking activities with experts from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Poland. The project organised the Austrian LIFE-platform in 2005 and was presented at various meetings, conferences and events. Moreover, 37 visits to target groups were made by the project team. The project was awarded first prize in the ‘Milestones - Dr. Erwin Pröll future prize’ in the ‘In Uniso with Nature’ category.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/A/000009\nAcronym: WACHAU\nStart Date: 01/07/2003\nEnd Date: 30/06/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,200,000 €\nEU Contribution: 2,600,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Arbeitskreis Wachau - Regionalentwicklung\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Schlossgasse, 3, 3620, Spitz an der Donau,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mining - Quarrying\n    Freshwater\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    research project\n    decision making support\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    policy integration\n    modelling\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    evaluation method\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    environmental impact of transport\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    flood protection\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    pest control\n    recreational area\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6240 - Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91H0 - Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Hucho hucho\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWachau - Jauerling \tAT1205000 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nArbeitskreis Wachau - Regionalentwicklung \tCoordinator\nVia Donau, Austria \tParticipant\nLANIUS , Austria \tParticipant\nGemeinde Dürnstein, Austria \tParticipant\nGemeinde Emmersdorf, Austria \tParticipant\nGemeinde Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Austria \tParticipant\nGemeinde Spitz, Austria \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland",2003,2023,60,5200000,2600000,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Agriculture/Invasive alien species/Overharvesting","Structural complexity enhancement/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Hydrological interventions/deadwood increase/Control or removal of (invasive) species/management and planning and opimization","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity/Sustainable Hydrological management",7,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2008-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,144,"NA",null,"Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Ostrobothnia-Kainuu, others","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x"]
[188,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-E-007330/sci-parga-ladra-tamoga-recovery-of-bog-woodland-and-dystrophic-lake",null,"LIFE00 NAT/E/007330","Parga-Ladra-Támoga ","SCI Parga-Ladra-Támoga: recovery of bog woodland and dystrophic lake","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe upper catchment area of the river Miño (Lugo) is one of the most exceptional wetlands in the Iberian Peninsula. It holds no less than 15 habitats of Community interest (four of them priority). and for this reason was selected as a Natura 2000 network site. Typical habitats include riverine forests of common alder (Alnus glutinosa) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior), and wooded peat bogs (a very rare habitat in the Iberian Peninsula). This diversity and heterogeneity of habitats has favoured the presence of a remarkably high diversity of flora and fauna; including some Habitats Directive Annex II species (the plants Eryngium viviparum and water-plantain - Luronium natans, and the freshwater mussel Margaritifera margaritifera). The main threat to this wetland lies in the indiscriminate land-use changes, which normally results in habitat and species destruction. The lack of local and national management and planning has been the main cause of this transformation, resulting in an increasing urban and tourist pressure on the area. As a consequence, the sources of diffuse contamination in the catchment’s area have been increasing, directly affecting the wetland ecosystems. The indigenous habitats and species are also endangered by the spread of alien species, especially the aquatic fern Azolla, which has a directly negative impact on the riverine habitats and on the three species of plants and mollusc.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main actions of the project were to rely on the elaboration of a management plan for the Natura 2000 site and on the acquisition of 55 hectares of land containing habitats and species. For this area, the project foresaw restoration and improvement measures for targeted species (three plants and one mollusc) and habitats. This included the restoration of streams and canals, recovery of natural vegetation, elimination of exotic species and installation of vegetation filters for sewage treatment. Also, the project included a monitoring Natura 2000 site plan for species and habitats, and the launch of a public awareness campaign (including a nature trail that highlights the conservation and importance status of the area).\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the proposed project actions were completed, with the exception of the management plan for the targeted Natura 2000 site, which is in the process of being officially approved by the competent regional authority (Xunta de Galicia). The project managed to buy 98% of the initial proposed 55 hectares, with habitats and species. This represents a very successful result. In addition, the project triggered the acquisition of an additional 110 hectares of land with the beneficiary’s own funds and through expropriation by the regional authority. Now, the most important conservation areas of the Natura 2000 site (Pozos do Ollo and Insua de San Roque) are publicly owned. The project undertook an effective removal of alien invasive species (mainly Pinus spp., Populus spp. and Eucalyptus spp.) in different parts of the Insua de San Roque, and restored the natural conditions of these areas. Also, the project conducted a reforestation campaign with local species. The habitat restoration and improvement for the project’s targeted species, (Eryngiym viviparum, Luronium natans and Margaritifera margaritifera), consisted in the cleaning and restoration the channels and streams in the two project areas (Pozos do Ollo and Insua de San Roque). These restoration actions included the establishment of a pond that also favoured the future settlement of the targeted species. These actions will allow the conservation and expansion of the species populations and favour their re-colonisation of other potential areas. The project implemented an environmental monitoring system that provided a large amount of data regarding the characterisation and the conservation status of species and habitats, and the environmental parameters (e.g. water quality) of the Natura 2000 site. This data was also fundamental for drafting the site’s management plan, and for monitoring the success of the project conservation actions. The monitoring of the river water quality was also important to quantify the real effect of the vegetation filter for sewage treatment installed in two locations. The project successfully accomplished the removal of the invading aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides in the site’s section of the river, and the natural conditions of the area were re-established. The project has also implemented a very successful dissemination and awareness campaign that included the production and distribution of a Natura 2000 site book, a DVD, bookmarks, calendars, posters, t-shirts, and bags. The project web page has an online geographical information system on the Natura 2000 site, withed detail cartography of the species and habitat and project actions. All the proposed project actions were completed, with the exception of the management plan for the targeted Natura 2000 site, which is in the process of being officially approved by the competent regional authority (Xunta de Galicia). The project managed to buy 98% of the initial proposed 55 hectares, with habitats and species. This represents a very successful result. In addition, the project triggered the acquisition of an additional 110 hectares of land with the beneficiary’s own funds and through expropriation by the regional authority. Now, the most important conservation areas of the Natura 2000 site (Pozos do Ollo and Insua de San Roque) are publicly owned. The project undertook an effective removal of alien invasive species (mainly Pinus spp., Populus spp. and Eucalyptus spp.) in different parts of the Insua de San Roque, and restored the natural conditions of these areas. Also, the project conducted a reforestation campaign with local species. The habitat restoration and improvement for the project’s targeted species, (Eryngiym viviparum, Luronium natans and Margaritifera margaritifera), consisted in the cleaning and restoration the channels and streams in the two project areas (Pozos do Ollo and Insua de San Roque). These restoration actions included the establishment of a pond that also favoured the future settlement of the targeted species. These actions will allow the conservation and expansion of the species populations and favour their re-colonisation of other potential areas. The project implemented an environmental monitoring system that provided a large amount of data regarding the characterisation and the conservation status of species and habitats, and the environmental parameters (e.g. water quality) of the Natura 2000 site. This data was also fundamental for drafting the site’s management plan, and for monitoring the success of the project conservation actions. The monitoring of the river water quality was also important to quantify the real effect of the vegetation filter for sewage treatment installed in two locations. The project successfully accomplished the removal of the invading aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides in the site’s section of the river, and the natural conditions of the area were re-established. The project has also implemented a very successful dissemination and awareness campaign that included the production and distribution of a Natura 2000 site book, a DVD, bookmarks, calendars, posters, t-shirts, and bags. The project web page has an online geographical information system on the Natura 2000 site, withed detail cartography of the species and habitat and project actions.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/E/007330\nAcronym: Parga-Ladra-Támoga\nStart Date: 01/04/2001\nEnd Date: 31/03/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 722,076 €\nProject Location: Galicia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Instituto Lucense de Desarrolo Economico y Social\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Plaza de Santo Domingo, 6 planta 4, 27001, Lugo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3120 - \"Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals generally on sandy soils of the West Mediterranean, with Isoetes spp.\"\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Luronium natans\n    Eryngium viviparum\n    Margaritifera margaritifera\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nParga - Ladra - Támoga \tES1120003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInstituto Lucense de Desarrolo Economico y Social \tCoordinator\nConselleria de medio ambiente-Xunta de Galicia, Spain \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2001,2023,60,0,722076,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Urban expansion/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides/Invasive alien species","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Promoting natural regeneration/Control or removal of (invasive) species/cleanup, waste removal/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/increase awareness",2,null,null,"Spain ",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2006-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,55,null,null,"Arnika, Ostravská univerzita, Fundacja Ekorozwoju, Český svaz ochránců přírody","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search"]
[205,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-AT-000003/alluvial-forests-and-slope-forests-of-the-upper-danube-valley",null,"LIFE04 NAT/AT/000003"," Donauwaelder","Hang-und Schluchtwälder im Oberen Donautal","\nAlluvial forests and slope forests of the Upper Danube Valley\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/AT/000003 | Acronym: Donauwaelder\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOn either side of the Austrian-German border, the river Danube meanders picturesquely through rocky ranges with steep, wooded slopes. The views from the river are constantly changing from one interesting perspective to another within this deep winding gorge. The forests on the slopes have remained untouched for a long time, mainly due to their steepness and inaccessibility. Consequently, they contain a wide variety of species, especially lime trees and maple, but also ash-alder and ash woodlands on the lower levels. Trees of all ages can be found, and, as a result, the area hosts animals specialised in old woodlands like the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus).\n\nModern technology has brought new advantages to the forestry industry, making areas hitherto inaccessible for machines and dangerous for foresters to work in, attainable and financially favourable for timber exploitation. The trees on the Danube slopes are potentially of great value for the timber industry.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nTo prevent their exploitation, the “Alluvial and slope forests of the Upper Danube Valley” project aimed to protect 440 ha of mature forests through either land purchase or by making special compensation agreements with the landowners in exchange for a cessation in timber production. In addition, many individual trees outside the core areas would be safeguarded against felling, so that they can continue to host birds and insects in the future.\n\nAs the forests are sometimes invaded by non-native spruce trees, as a result of previous forestry practices, clear-cutting of spruce followed by replanting with appropriate native species was planned. Traditional, low-key forestry practices would be reintroduced and new sylvi-environmental schemes tested. Flanking actions were foreseen to improve the breeding situation for stag beetles by providing more dead wood. Actions around forest margins were planned to restore natural forest boundaries, convert intensive grassland to hay meadow and dig new ponds to host Annex II-listed amphibians.\n\nInformation and awareness-raising measures aimed at locals and the many visitors to this area – such as excursions, a mobile exhibition, panels and a folder – were also planned.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project purchased around 170 ha of semi-natural forest areas, which can now become natural forests. An additional 260 ha will be protected from forestry utilisation for the next 150 years. Together with already-existing nature conservation and natural forest areas, these form the ecological heart of the Upper Danube Valley.\n\nSome contracts with landowners foresee the removal of allochtonous trees after the project end. In addition to the area management measures, 224 distinctive old trees were also purchased. Increasing prices for timber did not hamper the project's success.\n\nSome contracts with landowners foresee the removal of allochtonous trees after the project end. In addition to the area management measures, 224 distinctive old trees were also purchased. Increasing prices for timber did not hamper the project's success.\n\nNatural forest is an important habitat for many endangered animal and plant species, such as the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) and the black stork (Ciconia nigra), which are of European importance. Moreover, the creation of artificial stag beetle habitats might be interesting for other projects dealing with the conservation of this species.\n\nFinally, 22 pond series were created and now provide suitable habitats for many amphibian species. Among others the target species yellow-bellied toad and great crested newt could be found in these ponds.\n\nSome of the forests protected have not been utilised for forestry purposes for a long time. Nowadays, such forests are found only very rarely in Central Europe and deserve our protection.\n\nVarious public relation activities were organised including press trips by boat, excursions for locals and stakeholders, and an informative travelling exhibition on the project and its objectives. Similarly, a visitor path aims to inform visitors about natural habitat types and species found in the project area. The project website features webcams, folders for downloading and games for kids.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).The project purchased around 170 ha of semi-natural forest areas, which can now become natural forests. An additional 260 ha will be protected from forestry utilisation for the next 150 years. Together with already-existing nature conservation and natural forest areas, these form the ecological heart of the Upper Danube Valley.\n\nSome contracts with landowners foresee the removal of allochtonous trees after the project end. In addition to the area management measures, 224 distinctive old trees were also purchased. Increasing prices for timber did not hamper the project's success.\n\nSome contracts with landowners foresee the removal of allochtonous trees after the project end. In addition to the area management measures, 224 distinctive old trees were also purchased. Increasing prices for timber did not hamper the project's success.\n\nNatural forest is an important habitat for many endangered animal and plant species, such as the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) and the black stork (Ciconia nigra), which are of European importance. Moreover, the creation of artificial stag beetle habitats might be interesting for other projects dealing with the conservation of this species.\n\nFinally, 22 pond series were created and now provide suitable habitats for many amphibian species. Among others the target species yellow-bellied toad and great crested newt could be found in these ponds.\n\nSome of the forests protected have not been utilised for forestry purposes for a long time. Nowadays, such forests are found only very rarely in Central Europe and deserve our protection.\n\nVarious public relation activities were organised including press trips by boat, excursions for locals and stakeholders, and an informative travelling exhibition on the project and its objectives. Similarly, a visitor path aims to inform visitors about natural habitat types and species found in the project area. The project website features webcams, folders for downloading and games for kids.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/AT/000003\nAcronym: Donauwaelder\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 30/09/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,750,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,500,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Land Oberösterreich\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Klosterstrasse 7, AT - 4010, Linz,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    forestry\n    conflict of interests\n    forest management\n    risk management\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    management contract\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    Regulation 2080/92 - Community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLand Oberösterreich \tCoordinator\nLandkreis Passau, Germany \tParticipant\nStadt Passau, Germany \tParticipant\nLandesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nUmweltministerium Bayern, Germany \tParticipant\nNaturschutzbund Oberösterreich, Austria \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Austria/Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2004,2022,60,3750000,1500000,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Overharvesting/Illegal logging","Full protection - Restriction of all active management/land purchase/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Hydrological interventions/improved tourism /Retention and protection of individual trees and tree groups including habitat and wildlife trees","improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/capacity building",5,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2009-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,430]
[212,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-A-000078/conservation-strategies-for-woodlands-and-rivers-in-the-gesause-mountains",null,"LIFE05 NAT/A/000078","Gesäuse","Conservation strategies for woodlands and rivers in the Gesäuse Mountains","\nConservation strategies for woodlands and rivers in the Gesäuse Mountains\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/A/000078 | Acronym: LIFE - Gesäuse\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nEfforts to preserve the Nationalpark Gesäuse date back to the beginning of the 20th century. The area is now classified as a category II national park, in line with the criteria of the IUCN. The project area focussed on 10 300 ha, encompassing two Natura 2000 sites, and home to an impressive 25 habitats of European importance. Seven of the 25 are listed as priority habitats in the EU Habitats Directive. One such habitat, \"Bushes with dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and Rhododendron hirsutum\", accounts for around 14% of the project area alone. Some 16 bird species listed on Annex I of the Bird's Directive are resident in the area. Brown bears (Ursus actor) have also been observed regularly, albeit in small numbers, since 2003. The Gesäuse and its adjacent areas have the potential to be an important trans-regional corridor for large migrating species. Major threats to the habitats and species in the area stem from regulation of water courses, intensive forestry practices, tourism, traffic and abandonment or intensified use of mountain pastures.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to improve the natural habitats surrounding the River Enns and the Johnsbach brook by encouraging the establishment of an ecologically functioning wetland along the water courses and their main tributaries. Species that would benefit from restoration of the river habitats included otter (Lutra lutra), Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae), bullhead (Cottus gobio) and common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).\n\nThe project also aimed to take important first steps towards the long-term goal of converting the forest from spruce dominated, monoculture forests to natural mixed forests. To preserve mountain pastures and species, such as black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) and yellow bellied toad (Bombina variegata), the project planned to regulate grazing intensity and access to drinking water on mountain pastures in the project area.\n\nOverall, the restoration activities would lead to greater connectivity and complexity of the landscape. All activities would be supported by public relations activities, including information panels and brochures. Specially trained wardens would provide visitors with guidance and information on the habitats and wider landscape.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved and even exceeded its foreseen targets. It created a new estuary where the River Palten flows into the River Enns. Typical riverine structures such as gravel banks, bank erosion areas and piles of deadwood are developing. Bank reinforcement structures were removed on 500 m of the River Enns. Moreover, a large pond for amphibians was created that is completely cut-off from both rivers to prevent the immigration of fishes. Common frogs (Rana temporaria) and European toads (Bufo bufo) breed here. Ongoing erosion processes as well as flooding will continually modify this project site.\n\nThe River Johnsbach, a tributary to the River Enns, was restored on a stretch of several kilometres. Here, bank reinforcement structures were removed by the project and the mouth of the river has been ecologically improved. These measures now enable fish migration along the river and the newly developed gravel banks are important habitats for the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos). Moreover, 306 ha of mainly spruce dominated forests have been converted into natural forests and provide important habitats for endangered species such as black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) and the Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina).\n\nFinally, the project carried out a very good publicity programme that resulted in several articles being published in the press and the organisation of a series of events. In addition, a thematic trail with interactive information facilities was created along the River Johnsbach.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section)The project achieved and even exceeded its foreseen targets. It created a new estuary where the River Palten flows into the River Enns. Typical riverine structures such as gravel banks, bank erosion areas and piles of deadwood are developing. Bank reinforcement structures were removed on 500 m of the River Enns. Moreover, a large pond for amphibians was created that is completely cut-off from both rivers to prevent the immigration of fishes. Common frogs (Rana temporaria) and European toads (Bufo bufo) breed here. Ongoing erosion processes as well as flooding will continually modify this project site.\n\nThe River Johnsbach, a tributary to the River Enns, was restored on a stretch of several kilometres. Here, bank reinforcement structures were removed by the project and the mouth of the river has been ecologically improved. These measures now enable fish migration along the river and the newly developed gravel banks are important habitats for the common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos). Moreover, 306 ha of mainly spruce dominated forests have been converted into natural forests and provide important habitats for endangered species such as black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) and the Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina).\n\nFinally, the project carried out a very good publicity programme that resulted in several articles being published in the press and the organisation of a series of events. In addition, a thematic trail with interactive information facilities was created along the River Johnsbach.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section)\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/A/000078\nAcronym: LIFE - Gesäuse\nStart Date: 01/08/2005\nEnd Date: 01/02/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 149,947 €\nEU Contribution: 1,181,603 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nationalpark Gesäuse GesmbH\nLegal Status: PRI\nAddress: Weng im Gesäuse 2, 8913, Weng,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    rural area\n    wetland\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8240 - Limestone pavements\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Ficedula parva\n    Picoides tridactylus\n    Dendrocopos leucotos\n    Picus canus\n    Tetrao tetrix tetrix\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Lutra lutra\n    Cottus gobio\n    Eudontomyzon spp.\n    Leuciscus souffia\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n    Bombina variegata\n    Rosalia alpina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPürgschachen-Moos und ennsnahe Bereiche zwischen Selzthal und dem Gesäuseeingang \tAT2205000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEnnstaler Alpen/Gesäuse \tAT2210000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNationalpark Gesäuse GesmbH \tCoordinator\nForsttechnischer Dienst für Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung, Austria \tParticipant\nAmt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, FA 19b Schutzwasserwirtschaft und Bodenwasserhaushalt, Austria \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2005,2024,66,149947,1181603,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Overharvesting/Agriculture/Cattle or wildlife grazing","Enrichment planting or sowing/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/Hydrological interventions","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Change in species composition/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase landscape complexity",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2005-08-01","2011-02-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,306]
[174,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/1861",null,"LIFE02 NAT/F/008482"," RIVIER D'AIN ","Conservation of the habitats created by the fluvial dynamics of the lower Ain river","Conservation of the habitats created by the fluvial dynamics of the lower Ain river\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/F/008482 | Acronym: RIVIER D'AIN\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Lower Ain Valley is one of France's best preserved large river corridors. It forms a huge natural delta where it joins the Rhône.\n\nIt hosts a wide variety of aquatic environments, alluvial forests and dry grasslands of Community importance which are closely interwoven. These habitats are home to many Annex II species, notably the otter (Lutra lutra), the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), the Rhone streber (Zingel asper) and the floating water-plantain (Luronium natans).\n\nHowever, interventions and developments upstream such as dams, gravel extraction and catchment systems have altered the river dynamics. These changes have drained secondary channels and the ecosystems which depend on them, posing a direct threat to key species.\n\nThe water planning and management scheme SAGE (Schéma d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux) has been tackling the issues at stake in the Ain basin as a whole and the project took place within this framework.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project intended to concentrate on the lower valley, aiming to maintain or restore the natural river dynamics and the diversity of habitats, wildlife and flora associated with it.\n\nIt planned to carry out a survey of the habitats, fauna and flora in the targeted zone to provide the information necessary to enable discussion on how the river could be allowed to return to its natural state and to plan the necessary interventions. The best approaches would be discussed with relevant stakeholders.\n\nNevertheless, the purchase of private land in areas where there is dynamic erosion was foreseen, as was a charter with the local authorities which own most of the area.\n\nOn the project's main sites, channels were to be reconnected to the river, the alluvial forest restored, and grasslands cleared of bushes and other obstacles to a return to their natural state.\n\nFinal important tasks would be to raise public awareness about the environmental needs and condition of the valley, to establish ways of controlling access and use of the sites, and to disseminate the results, targeting specific sectors of the population. Media events, such as a major operation to clean up the banks and a river festival, would be organised.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Rivière d’Ain LIFE project succeeded in reconnecting channels that benefited least from fluvial dynamics to the main river. It thus achieved the restoration of areas of high biological and functional potential in the river basin. Benefits were seen to key species, such as the otter.\n\nThe project purchased around 30 ha of land and brought protection status to more than 2 000 ha to ensure the appropriate conditions were in place to undertake restoration work. It was able to restore five channels, involving a total length of 2.6 km of water and covering 9.25 ha.\n\nGrasslands covering 258 ha were brought back to their normal functioning status. Grazing was then implemented as a method of maintenance. A group of seven livestock farmers was formed to maintain the area and perpetuate the practice beyond the scope of the project with state support. As well as livestock grazing, warrens and some 300 rabbits were reintroduced.\n\nTo ensure the afforestation of key areas around the river - in particular willows draped over the river's edge and alder-ash forest - the project team introduced a policy of non-intervention over 1 500 ha. This policy was chosen since good conservation of these relatively young environments depends essentially on fluvial dynamics.\n\nThe activities of the LIFE project had a directly beneficial impact on general biodiversity on the project site. More specifically, within two years of restoration, 20 new flora species had reappeared around the Sous-Bresse channel including floating water plantain (Luronium natans), a species of Community interest, which has been able to expand its distribution area.\n\nThe project saw the return to the project site of the nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), a medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular bird, and the woodlark (Lullula arborea), which lives in open heath or woodlands.\n\nTo protect key sites from public interference, 27 signs and barriers were installed, three eco-paths established and surveillance activities undertaken. To raise awareness, the project also produced a range of detailed publications, information packs and a website.\n\nThe River Festival was the high point of the awareness-raising campaign, including 50 events and activities over a week. More than 4 000 people took part and 300 volunteers were mobilized. On this occasion 400 people signed the River Ain Charter, in which they undertook to contribute to the preservation of the site’s natural heritage.\n\nThe success of the project was based on the partnership between stakeholders including farmers, landowners and managers. This co-operation enabled the writing, approval and local acceptance of a \"Action Plan\" (DOCOB) for Natura 2000 site and the proposal to extend the protected zone over 1 100ha, which should ensure the durability of the achievements.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/F/008482\nAcronym: RIVIER D'AIN\nStart Date: 01/06/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 861,097 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: SIVU du Bassin Versant de la Basse Vallée de l'Ain\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Le Prieuré, 38 route de Loyettes, 01 150, BLYES,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    survey\n    land purchase\n    river management\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Lullula arborea\n    Lutra lutra\n    Luronium natans\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBasse vallée de l'Ain, confluence Ain-Rhône \tFR8201653 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSIVU du Bassin Versant de la Basse Vallée de l'Ain \tCoordinator\nConservatoire Rhône-Alpes des Espaces Naturels, France \tParticipant\nFédération des Chasseurs de l'Ain, France \tParticipant\nMEDD, France \tParticipant\nConseil Régional Rhône-Alpes, France \tParticipant\nConseil Général de l'Ain, France \tParticipant\nAgence de l'Eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse, France \tParticipant\n--------------------------","France","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2002,2022,54,0,861097,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/drainage/Non-management/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem","Hydrological interventions/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Promoting natural regeneration/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)/management and planning and opimization/stakeholder engagement/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Water quality/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/capacity building",7,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2002-06-01","2006-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,258]
[186,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-A-007053/wild-river-landscape-of-the-tyrolean-lech",null,"LIFE00 NAT/A/007053","Tiroler Lech ","Wild river landscape of the Tyrolean Lech","\nWild river landscape of the Tyrolean Lech\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/A/007053 | Acronym: Tiroler Lech\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Tyrolean river Lech, with its huge banks of gravel and broad zones of lowland riparian forest, is probably the last river in the northern Alps which is still more or less in its natural state. For over 60 km, the highly braided river occupies a gravel bed that is up to 100 m wide in parts. The course of the Lech is constantly changing due to erosion and deposition.\n\nIn the past, however, flood disasters and increasing pressure from human activities in the valley necessitated hydrological regulation measures, which in certain sections severely narrowed the riverbed. The construction of debris traps across the streams and growing exploitation of gravel also contributed to a deepening of the riverbed and a lowering of the water table.\n\nThe consequent disappearance of floods and of forests which are regularly submerged, was affecting numerous species characteristic for gravel banks, including the German tamarisk (Myricaria germanica), the pink-winged grasshopper (Bryodema tuberculata) and the little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nA central concern of the LIFE-Nature Project was to restore habitats of free-flowing water wherever the demands of flood protection and the socio-economic conditions would allow it. Thus it planned to considerably widen the bed of the river over 6 km of its length. In the widened sections 35 hectares of new Alpine river habitats (gravel banks) would be created. At the same time, the supply of gravel to the main river channel would be increased by gradually opening the debris traps in the lateral streams. The project was to be accompanied by special measures to protect threatened species of dragonfly and amphibians in the riverside meadows, as well as by forestry compensation payments to foresters to improve conditions for bird species dependent on dead wood, such as the grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) and the white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos). Finally, there would also be a section of the project devoted to visitor management in the Natura 2000 site.\n\nRESULTS\n\nRiver restoration measures were carried out on River Lech as well as River Vils on a length of 6km. Due to the river-widening projects the River Lech is getting back large parts of its former river bed within the project area. Removal of two gravel barriers in the frame of this project, significantly increased the bed load transport in the River Lech, an important step to stop the river bed erosion in the River Lech which has caused a substantial lowering of ground-water levels. The lowering of the ground-water level is one of the main threats for some of the project's target habitats.\n\nSmall restoration measures were also carried out at several brooks and ditches. They aimed to remove fish migration barriers as well as to create a mosaic of habitats of ecological importance. A total of 40 small ponds for amphibians and the highly endangered dragonfly species, Coenagrion hylas, were created or restored. A total of 98 bulbs of existing lamps were replaced by insect-friendly bulbs and in 15 lamps insect-friendly bulbs were installed.\n\nThe public awareness-raising work included creative events like school contests, training for nature guides, and a time-lapse movie in addition to more established activities. Good co-operation among the nature conservation administration (beneficiary), the river engineering administration (partner) and an NGO (WWF as partner) was established.\nRiver restoration measures were carried out on River Lech as well as River Vils on a length of 6km. Due to the river-widening projects the River Lech is getting back large parts of its former river bed within the project area. Removal of two gravel barriers in the frame of this project, significantly increased the bed load transport in the River Lech, an important step to stop the river bed erosion in the River Lech which has caused a substantial lowering of ground-water levels. The lowering of the ground-water level is one of the main threats for some of the project's target habitats.\n\nSmall restoration measures were also carried out at several brooks and ditches. They aimed to remove fish migration barriers as well as to create a mosaic of habitats of ecological importance. A total of 40 small ponds for amphibians and the highly endangered dragonfly species, Coenagrion hylas, were created or restored. A total of 98 bulbs of existing lamps were replaced by insect-friendly bulbs and in 15 lamps insect-friendly bulbs were installed.\n\nThe public awareness-raising work included creative events like school contests, training for nature guides, and a time-lapse movie in addition to more established activities. Good co-operation among the nature conservation administration (beneficiary), the river engineering administration (partner) and an NGO (WWF as partner) was established.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/A/007053\nAcronym: Tiroler Lech\nStart Date: 01/04/2001\nEnd Date: 31/03/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 3,873,235 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Abteilung Umweltschutz\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz 3, 6020, Innsbruck,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Mining - Quarrying\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    ecological assessment\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    hydrographic basin\n    integrated management\n    environmentally friendly product\n    tourist facility\n    policy integration\n    modelling\n    forestry\n    conflict of interests\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    risk management\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    mountainous area\n    risk assessment\n    flood protection\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    3230 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n    9420 - Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Coenagrion hylas\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTiroler Lech \tAT3309000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Abteilung Umweltschutz \tCoordinator\nWWF Österreich \tParticipant\nBundeswasserbauverwaltung (vertreten durch das Amt d. Tiroler LR, Abt. Wasserwirtschaft), Austria \tParticipant\nForsttechnischer Dienst für Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung Tirol, Austria \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2001,2025,72,0,3873235,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Erosion/Invasive alien species/drainage/Urban expansion","Hydrological interventions/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Promoting natural regeneration/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)/stakeholder engagement","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Water quality/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",4,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2007-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6]
[214,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-B-000089/rehabilitation-of-natural-habitats-on-the-tailles-plateau",null,"LIFE05 NAT/B/000089","PLTTAILLES ","Rehabilitation of natural habitats on the Tailles Plateau","\nRehabilitation of natural habitats on the Tailles Plateau\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000089 | Acronym: PLTTAILLES\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Tailles Plateau is one of the highest plateaus in Wallonia, Belgium. While the altitude is relatively low (500-650m high) the habitats found on the plateau are characterised by mountain vegetation. They include several types of bog habitats, forests and grasslands and accommodate many rare and endangered species. Examples of species found on the plateau are the Violet copper (Lycanea helle), the Great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor), the Black stork (Ciconia nigra) and the Common crane (Grus grus). The region has great conservation value at European level; the plateau is also an important stepping stone for species moving between the other high plateaus of Wallonia.\n\nSome protected areas have been established on the plateau. However, in recent decades, the natural habitats of the plateau suffered as a result of decrease in size, fragmentation and degradation by the abandonment of traditional agricultural activities, and the plantation of exotic conifers. The designation of large Natura 2000 sites on the plateau increased awareness of the need for more comprehensive and ambitious management.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to enhance the connectivity of the habitats inside the project area and between the project area and other similar areas in Wallonia. The secondary aim was thus to establish the Plateau des Tailles as a base from which species can colonise suitable habitats in the region or re-colonise areas where local extinction has occurred.\n\nTo this effect, the project aimed to restore 13 habitat types of Community interest present on the plateau. The habitats were mostly open, such as Nardus grasslands, heaths, meadows and bogs, but also alluvial forests and bog woodland. The project would also regenerate natural beech forests that have lost a lot of mature trees.\n\nThe project would be implemented on four Natura 2000 sites covering an area of 2800 ha. The primary restoration objectives were to reestablish open areas and natural hydrology by removing trees and shrubs (320 ha), filling in ditches (60 km), stripping topsoil (25 ha), removing isolated trees to reopen 50 ha of bogs and heaths, and creating 150 small ponds.\n\nThe project aimed to put in place long-term conservation management of some 600 ha (including 280 ha of preexisting nature reserves), consisting mostly of conifer plantations in valley bottoms, either by entering into management agreements with the owners (320 ha) or by purchasing the plots (65ha). Some 50 ha of heaths and meadows would be regularly cut, and two 20 ha enclosures were to be created to allow grazing to be introduced at a later stage.\n\nThe project would also take in account the need for future management of the restored areas. Contacts would be established with local farmers and stakeholders potentially interested in extensive use of the open habitats, for example by extensive grazing. Information would be disseminated to the general public and to specific stakeholders, such as private forest owners in order to raise awareness about the natural values of the Tailles Plateau and encourage appropriate management.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the targets were met and in many cases exceeded. The purchase of land, the restoration of open areas and the encouragement of a more favorable water regime was particularly successful. The establishment of land management by mowing and extensive grazing has laid the groundwork for the implementation of the After-LIFE conservation plan.\n\nThe project is a good example for many other projects, demonstrating good practice in the areas of management, technical capacity and finance.\n\nThe project has also been a model of collaboration among very different partners: each partner operates in its field of excellence. The LIFE team was generally very flexible, allowing a rapid flow of information and decision-making at short notice whenever possible.\n\nThe layman's report was published and is available in French and English. The plan for life after LIFE, high quality, is also available in the two languages.\n\nSpecific results of the project include:\nPurchase of around 72 ha with support of LIFE (around 86 ha in total for the project).\nAbandonment of coniferous forestry on 335 ha.\nApproval of around 52 hectares of new nature reserves on private land.\nApproval of 330 hectares of new publically owned nature reserves.\nAnticipated cuts to conifer plantations on 332 ha and the elimination of plantations and recolonisation on 140 ha of land without economic value.\nSod-cutting of 31 ha of land.\nRestoration of the water regime: 341km of blocked drains, 29 under road passages (230 m nozzle), 364 ponds, 15 326 km of dykes, 262 m sheet piles.\nRestoration of deciduous forest on 150 ha.\nPreparation and launch of mowing on 58 hectares of land.\nInstallation of 100 ha enclosures for grazing and pasture.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nAll the targets were met and in many cases exceeded. The purchase of land, the restoration of open areas and the encouragement of a more favorable water regime was particularly successful. The establishment of land management by mowing and extensive grazing has laid the groundwork for the implementation of the After-LIFE conservation plan.\n\nThe project is a good example for many other projects, demonstrating good practice in the areas of management, technical capacity and finance.\n\nThe project has also been a model of collaboration among very different partners: each partner operates in its field of excellence. The LIFE team was generally very flexible, allowing a rapid flow of information and decision-making at short notice whenever possible.\n\nThe layman's report was published and is available in French and English. The plan for life after LIFE, high quality, is also available in the two languages.\n\nSpecific results of the project include:\nPurchase of around 72 ha with support of LIFE (around 86 ha in total for the project).\nAbandonment of coniferous forestry on 335 ha.\nApproval of around 52 hectares of new nature reserves on private land.\nApproval of 330 hectares of new publically owned nature reserves.\nAnticipated cuts to conifer plantations on 332 ha and the elimination of plantations and recolonisation on 140 ha of land without economic value.\nSod-cutting of 31 ha of land.\nRestoration of the water regime: 341km of blocked drains, 29 under road passages (230 m nozzle), 364 ponds, 15 326 km of dykes, 262 m sheet piles.\nRestoration of deciduous forest on 150 ha.\nPreparation and launch of mowing on 58 hectares of land.\nInstallation of 100 ha enclosures for grazing and pasture.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000089\nAcronym: PLTTAILLES\nStart Date: 01/01/2006\nEnd Date: 31/12/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 65,280 €\nEU Contribution: 1,876,650 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direction Générale Opérationnelle \"Agriculture, Ressources naturelles et Environnement\" (DGO3) - Departement de l'Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (DEMNA)\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Avenue Maréchal Juin, 23, B-5030, Gembloux,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Picus canus\n    Grus grus\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Lycaena helle\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHaute vallée de l'Aisne (Erezée; La Roche-en-Ardenne; Manhay) \tBE34013A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nFanges des sources de l'Aisne (Manhay) \tBE34015A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nFagnes de Samrée et de Tailles (Houffalize; La Roche-en-Ardenne; Vielsalm) \tBE34016A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nHaute vallée de l'Aisne (Erezée; La Roche-en-Ardenne; Manhay) \tBE34013B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nFanges des sources de l'Aisne (Manhay) \tBE34015B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nFagnes de Samrée et de Tailles (Houffalize; La Roche-en-Ardenne; Vielsalm) \tBE34016B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin inférieur de l'Ourthe orientale (Gouvy; Houffalize; La Roche-en-Ardenne) \tBE34024B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDirection Générale Opérationnelle \"Agriculture, Ressources naturelles et Environnement\" (DGO3) - Departement de l'Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (DEMNA) \tCoordinator\nSprl Daniel Bemelmans, Belgium \tParticipant\nAsbl Réserves Naturelles (RNOB), Belgium \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2006,2023,60,65280,1876650,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Agriculture/Non-management/Invasive alien species","Hydrological interventions/land purchase/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/management and planning and opimization/political strategy/stakeholder engagement","Increase landscape connectivity/capacity building/increase awareness",3,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2006-01-01","2010-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2800]
[215,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-B-000090/restoration-of-the-lowland-river-system-grote-nete",null,"LIFE05 NAT/B/000090",null,"Restoration of the lowland river system \"Grote Nete\"","\nRestoration of the lowland river system 'Grote Nete'\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000090 | Acronym: Life Grote Nete\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nWet and dry heath vegetation, bogs, mires and lowland river systems covered much of the Campine region in Belgium until the early 20th Century when industrialisation, urbanisation and intensification of agricultural practices largely destroyed this natural landscape mosaic. The valley of the Grote Nete is one of the most representative remnants of the landscape. The valley holds 11 remarkable habitat types, including sand dune and dune-heath vegetations, dry heath, species-rich grasslands, aquatic plant communities and forests on wet soils. Some rare species are also present. For example, the river system is home to more than 15% of the Flemish population of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) and spined loach (Cobitis taenia), two fish species in decline at European level. Natuurpunt and the Flemish Region have established several strictly protected areas in the valley but afforestation, eutrophication, habitat fragmentation, intensification of agriculture, and disturbances of the natural hydrology continue to adversely affect the fragile habitat types.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to restore a landscape mosaic with heathlands, dune habitats, wetlands and grasslands on 1850 ha in the valley of the Grote Nete. An integrated management plan for the site would be prepared and actions implemented to ensure permanent conservation of the habitats. A long-term partnership was planned with the province of Antwerp to preserve and enlarge the populations of brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) and spined loach (Cobitis taenia). Restoration was primarily to be undertaken by means of clearing trees, re-naturalising river courses and landscape hydrology, eradication of invasive water plants and improving spawning possibilities for fish in the river system.\n\nRESULTS\n\nA total of 32 ha of poplar plantations were felled or will die standing to make room for alluvial forest. Additionally, 42 ha of former agricultural land will spontaneously evolve towards forest, as a result of measures taken by the project.\n\nThe project also introduced good grazing management, which will help develop a full gradient of open and heavily grazed as well as closed and almost non-grazed forests with a rich undergrowth of plants. Eighteen weekend cottages were removed and 15 horticultural ponds were restored and re-integrated in the landscape.\n\nAnother important aspect of the project was the re-naturalisation of the river De Kleine Hoofdgracht. This action was implemented by the province of Antwerp, which removed the dikes along a stretch of 690 m and created more than 2 ha of open water, marshland and oxbows etc. The result is an improved habitat for endangered fish, such as the target species, brook lamprey and spined loach.\n\nPine plantations and sod were cut, revealing a land dune of 15 ha. Wind dynamics and free recreation will help keep this area an open habitat.\n\nFor the continuous management of the area a partnership of local farmers was set up. Over 60 ha is currently managed this way.\n\nFinally, the project has boosted the ecotourism value of the region. More hiking trails were installed (with bridges and board walks) and hiking brochures were produced. The area is expected to attract more visitors as a result.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nA total of 32 ha of poplar plantations were felled or will die standing to make room for alluvial forest. Additionally, 42 ha of former agricultural land will spontaneously evolve towards forest, as a result of measures taken by the project.\n\nThe project also introduced good grazing management, which will help develop a full gradient of open and heavily grazed as well as closed and almost non-grazed forests with a rich undergrowth of plants. Eighteen weekend cottages were removed and 15 horticultural ponds were restored and re-integrated in the landscape.\n\nAnother important aspect of the project was the re-naturalisation of the river De Kleine Hoofdgracht. This action was implemented by the province of Antwerp, which removed the dikes along a stretch of 690 m and created more than 2 ha of open water, marshland and oxbows etc. The result is an improved habitat for endangered fish, such as the target species, brook lamprey and spined loach.\n\nPine plantations and sod were cut, revealing a land dune of 15 ha. Wind dynamics and free recreation will help keep this area an open habitat.\n\nFor the continuous management of the area a partnership of local farmers was set up. Over 60 ha is currently managed this way.\n\nFinally, the project has boosted the ecotourism value of the region. More hiking trails were installed (with bridges and board walks) and hiking brochures were produced. The area is expected to attract more visitors as a result.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000090\nAcronym: Life Grote Nete\nStart Date: 17/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/03/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,120,940 €\nEU Contribution: 1,560,470 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w.\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, B-2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    renaturation\n    integrated management\n    public-private partnership\n    restoration measure\n    landscape\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Lullula arborea\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Luscinia svecica\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Lampetra planeri\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor. \tBE2100040 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w. \tCoordinator\nProvince of Antwerpen, Belgium \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2005,2030,87,3120940,1560470,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Agriculture/Landscape fragmentation/Overharvesting/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Removal of non-adapted tree species/Hydrological interventions/management and planning and opimization/improved tourism /Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Sustainable Hydrological management/increase awareness/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",2,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2005-01-17","2012-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,74]
[144,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4077",null,"LIFE10 NAT/BE/000709","Elia","Development of the Beddings of the Electricity Transportation Network as Means of Enhancing Biodiversity","\nDevelopment of the beddings of the electricity transportation network as means of enhancing biodiversity\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BE/000709 | Acronym: ELIA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs a transmitter of electricity, Elia’s priority is to ensure the security of the electricity network. This sometimes means that forest corridors are created to secure overhead lines. These corridors are currently often “no man’s land”, without any vegetation or wildlife. However, these same corridors could form an important network of ecological corridors. At present, public and private owners consider these corridors as non-productive forest sites, while the tourism sector denounces their negative impact on the natural beauty of the landscape. At the same time, transmission system operators spend considerable sums maintaining these areas to ensure that there is no vegetation that can hinder the overhead lines. This corridor maintenance does not currently take into account their potential value in terms of biodiversity.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the ELIA LIFE+ Biodiversity project was to develop innovative techniques for the creation and maintenance of these corridors under overhead lines, allowing the maximisation of their potential benefits for biodiversity. The expected benefits included: the preservation of the natural beauty of the landscape; improved attractiveness to tourists, hunters and local residents; greater acceptance by the general public of line infrastructure in the landscape; and a better public image for the transmission system operator. The new ecological corridors would allow local biodiversity to develop and would help facilitate the movement of species from one natural site to another, which is especially important in the context of climate change. Specificially, the project aimed to restore 130 km of corridors under overhead high voltage lines in Belgium and France. The corridors would be approximately 50m wide. It would also seek to demonstrate that active management for biodiversity can reduce the costs of securing and maintaining corridors under overhead power lines. The project aimed to become an important pilot at European level that would share its experience with other European electricity transmission system operators, representing 300 000 km of potential green corridors. The project deliberately included project actions in corridors in three regions of France with very diverse climatic conditions, so as to develop several sets of guidelines and good practices that can be shared with other European transmission system operators.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe ELIA project team restored/improved 527.8 ha to benefit biodiversity: 486.3 ha in Belgium (428.9 ha when overlapping of more than one action on a same plot is excluded; 158.2 ha in Natura 2000 sites and 270.7 ha outside Natura 2000); and 41.5 ha in France (38.9 ha when overlapping of more than one action on a same plot is excluded; 19.5 ha in Natura 2000 and ha 19.38 outside). In addition, 137 new ponds were created in Belgium and 38 in France. The project therefore contributed substantially to the development and improvement of the Natura 2000 network, especially to connectivity between sites by reinforcing ecological corridors (green infrastructure along power line routes).\n\nThe project team developed a new approach for the management of electricity power lines and created an acceptance of this approach. The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) ELIA and RTE decided (at the highest management level) to continue this work and extend the biodiversity-friendly method to their whole networks. This was supported by the project’s dissemination, communication and networking activities.\n\nSpecifically, the project team:\n\n    Restored forest edges: 255.4 ha (123.3 ha new edges and 132.1 ha restored edges);\n    Restored 21.6 ha of conservation orchards;\n    Restored 88 ha of heath, peat bogs, and nutrient-poor grasslands;\n    Created 175 ponds;\n    Removed invasive alien species (IAS) from 25.3 ha;\n    Created infrastructure for mowing/grazing on 60.5 ha;\n    Diversified grasslands on 34.2 ha.\n\nThese project activities consistently exceeded proposed objectives (by 440% for heaths, peat bogs and grasslands; 302% for mowing/grazing; and 171% for diversified grasslands). \n\nIn Belgium, due to ELIA’s decision to extend the ecological management approach to their entire network another 375 ha is expected to be restored/improved with the same approach during the period 2018-2023 (following ‘After LIFE’ management plans). For this new phase, ELIA allocated a budget of €1 238 000. In France, RTE decided to extend the approach in three pilot regions (Ardenne, PACA and Bretagne), to restore/improve 300 ha more during the period 2018-2021. The most ambitious programme in Ardenne has an agreed budget of €800 000. In both Belgium and France, following public tender, contracts were awarded to companies created by the former members of the LIFE team.\n\nThe demonstration value and replication potential of the project’s approach is high, and it was extensively promoted during networking activities with European TSOs. The potential is the whole European electricity transmission network.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BE/000709\nAcronym: ELIA\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,331,802 €\nEU Contribution: 1,165,901 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ELIA System Operator S.A. (partie duGroupe Elia)\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: Grandrue 12, 6870 , AWENNE (St-Hubert),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    restoration measure\n    environmental impact of energy\n    animal corridor\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nELIA System Operator S.A. (partie duGroupe Elia) \tCoordinator\nCARAH asbl, Belgium \tParticipant\nSolon asbl, Belgium \tParticipant\nRTE, France \tParticipant","Belgium/France","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2011,2025,76,2331802,1165901,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Hydrological interventions/Removal of current vegetation/stakeholder engagement/knowledge increase","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/cooperation or networking/capacity building",4,null,null,"Belgium,France",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2016-08-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"527.8",527.79999999999995]
[159,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=6222",null,"LIFE16 NAT/GR/000606","LIFE Andros Park","Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats of Andros Island Protected Area Integrating Socio-economic Considerations","\nConservation of priority species and habitats of Andros Island protected area integrating socioeconomic considerations\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/GR/000606 | Acronym: LIFE Andros Park\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAndros is the northernmost island of the Cyclades (Greece). Its mountains cause high local precipitation, while the lowlands have very dry summers typical of the Cyclades. These diverse climatic conditions, combined with non-limestone substrates and small rivers crossing the mountain valley, result in a great diversity of habitats, including alluvial forests - a priority habitat for conservation in the Habitats Directive. The marine area around Andros is one of Greece’s most important areas for seabirds and marine mammals. The coastline has numerous partially or totally submerged marine caves - another priority habitat - which are important for Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), a priority species in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. The rocky coasts and 16 adjacent uninhabited islets are important nesting and roosting areas for Mediterranean shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii), Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii) and Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae): all in Annex I of the Birds Directive. The main terrestrial threats to these species include road construction, garbage disposal, wetland degradation, overgrazing, heavy flooding, soil erosion, the abandonment of traditional farming practices and electricity generation infrastructure. The main marine threats include overfishing, illegal and unsustainable fishing, marine debris and abandoned fishing gear (‘ghost fishing’).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of LIFE Andros Park is to implement conservation and restoration actions to significantly restore and improve the conservation status of the Habitats Directive Annex I priority terrestrial habitat, alluvial forests (91E0*), as well as the priority marine species, Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus ), and the priority coastal seabirds, Mediterranean shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii ) and Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii ). The ultimate aim is to establish a holistic management scheme for the Andros Natura 2000 network sites and their protection zones, as adopted by the relevant ministerial decree for Andros Island Park. The main specific project objectives include: protection of alluvial forests habitat from the threats of overgrazing, soil erosion, river flooding and wild fires; and introduction of an effective management system to protect priority marine species from harmful marine debris. The project intends to involve local stakeholders and volunteers actively in the planning and the implementation of project interventions.\n\nExpected results:\nImproved conservation status of 100% (29 ha) of the alluvial forests habitat (91E0*) in the Andros Natura 2000 SAC site and 100% of the local Mediterranean monk seal, Mediterranean shag and Audouin’s gull populations;\nUpdated baseline information for the target priority habitat and species and their associated conservation problems/threats;\nTechnical plans to address erosion, flooding, fire and grazing problems, and to remove marine plastic debris and derelict fishing gear;\nProtection of selected sites within the alluvial forests habitat through measures to mitigate against erosion and flooding (e.g. restoration of 6 km of stone walls along streams), fires (10 water tanks and repair of 5 km of stone walls) and grazing (1.8 km of fencing), as well as targeted interventions to eradicate invasive giant reed;\nRestoration of about 11 ha of destroyed/deteriorated alluvial forest habitat and creation of an 800 m2 plant nursery;\nRemoval of marine plastic debris and derelict fishing gear from at least 6 marine caves, 20 km2 of offshore marine areas, 10 km of coastline, and 10 islets that are vital for marine priority species;\nImplementation of fishing spatial planning for effective mitigation of local fishermen’s reactions against protection measures for Mediterranean monk seal (involving at least 50% of local professional fisheries);\nAn Andros brand for value-added fisheries products established and to boost promotion of fishing tourism;\nReduction of seal and seabird mortality due to marine debris and negative interactions with fisheries, by 50% and 40% respectively;\nGermplasm collection and a seed bank created for essential plant and alder-associated macrofungi species for an effective ex-situ conservation of plant species; and\nA botanical garden created for the preservation of a living plant collection from the targeted habitat and for promoting ex-situ conservation and various educational and public awareness activities.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/GR/000606\nAcronym: LIFE Andros Park\nStart Date: 01/09/2017\nEnd Date: 30/09/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,343,329 €\nEU Contribution: 1,754,918 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: IERA ODOS 75, 11855, Athens,\nContact Person: Georgios Zervakis\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Mammals\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grazing\n    tourism\n    coastal area\n    nature conservation\n    marine environment\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    flood protection\n    fire protection\n    erosion control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2007/60 - Assessment and management of flood risks (23.10.2007)\n    COM(2006)231 - “Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection” (22.09.2006)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Larus audouinii\n    Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii\n    Monachus monachus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nANDROS: ORMOS VITALI KAI KENTRIKOS OREINOS OGKOS \tGR4220001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nANDROS: KENTRIKO KAI NOTIO TMIMA, GYRO NISIDES KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI \tGR4220028 \tSPA \tv.2021\nTHALASSIA ZONI ANDROU \tGR4220035 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS \tCoordinator\nKaireios Library, Greece \tParticipant\nMOm/ Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal, Greece \tParticipant\nFundación CBD para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad y su Habitat, Spain \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Andros, Greece \tParticipant\nNature Conservation Consultants Ltd, Greece \tParticipant\nHellenic Agricultural Organization - Demeter, Greece \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Greece","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Coastal Ecosystem",2017,2023,61,2343329,1754918,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","flooding/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Erosion/waste and debris accumulation","Termination of degrading action or factor/Fencing/cleanup, waste removal/Fire prevention interventions/management and planning and opimization/Full protection - Restriction of all active management","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",7,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2021-09-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"VALUE(AP20)","v":29},29]
[154,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5015",null,"LIFE13 BIO/ES/000556","LIFE Elm","Restoration of Iberian Elms in the Tagus River Basin","\nRestoration of Iberian elms (Ulmus minor and U. laevis) in the Tagus River basin\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/000556 | Acronym: LIFE elm\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nElm groves are included in the EU Habitats Directive (subtype 2.3 of habitat 92A0). They have suffered degradation as a result of alterations to their habitat and the impact of Dutch elm disease (DED). European white elm (Ulmus laevis) groves in Spain have become very fragmented and reduced, while field elm (Ulmus minor) groves are seriously threatened in Europe.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE elm project aimed to apply the knowledge and genetic resources generated over 27 years by the Spanish Elm Breeding Programme, as well as by the EU project RESGEN 78, ‘Conservation of Genetic Resources of European Elms’ funded by the EU through the Council Regulation (EC No 870/2004) on genetic resources in agriculture, to restore the ecological role and functions played by elm groves.\n\nSpecifically, the project aimed to:\nReintroduce Iberian elms to riparian habitats of EU importance (Natura 2000 sites) belonging to the Tagus River basin;\nIntegrate the conservation and use of Iberian elms in forest management plans.\n\nTo achieve these aims, the project planned to:\nDevelop in vitro propagation techniques of seven Iberian elms (Ulmus minor) clones resistant to DED, allowing the use of these clones as forest reproductive material;\nAchieve stable and representative communities of the elm grove habitat in natural areas;\nEvaluate the environmental adaptation of the clones and seedlings planted;\nDisseminate the project results.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE elm project actions led to the inclusion of the seven DED-resistant Ulmus minor clones used in the project in the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), which protects their industrial property throughout the territory of the EU. The project facilitated the mass production of these clones through in vitro propagation, improving traditional propagation protocols and nursery culture techniques. Nearly 10 000 of these trees (9 652) were planted in riverside areas and urban settings along with more than 7 000 U. laevis trees (7 128). An overall survival rate of 85% was recorded at the end of the project.\n\nSpecific results of the project included:\n24.70 ha of natural land restored with elms in Aranjuez and 20.59 ha in S.S. de los Reyes;\n16 km of riverbanks restored, with eight stretches are accessible to the public and containing recreational facilities;\n9 ha of informative plantations with elms in urban settings, which include gardens, parks, schoolyards and peri-urban green areas;\n5 km of tree alignments recovered with elms on historical roads within the Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO;\nAround 30 000 elms planted on public land in 36 of the 50 Spanish provinces, through plant donations made by the Ministry to public entities and associations, thus demonstrating project replicability;\nInitiation in the use of Spanish elms in actions of ecological restoration of river banks by seven of the nine Spanish hydrographic confederations (CH) thanks to donations from the Ministry – CH Duero, CH Ebro, CH Guadalquivir, CH Guadiana, CH Júcar, CH Segura and CT Tajo;\nCharacterization of the relict Spanish populations of U. laevis, allowing their conservation and the use of reproductive materials according to their gene pool.\n\nThe LIFE Elm project can be said to have initiated the recovery of the Spanish elm stands. Its actions were communicated through an extensive dissemination campaign that included:\nInstallation of more than 20 informative panels in the plantation plots in Aranjuez and San Sebastián de los Reyes as well as in the National Centre of Forest Genetic Resources Puerta de Hierro (Madrid);\nElaboration of a Manual for the Sustainable Management of the Spanish Elm Stands in the Tagus River Basin;\nOrganisation of more than 30 informative sessions and the creation of project website in Spanish and English, Facebook page and Twitter account;\nPublication of nine articles in national and international scientific and informative journals;\nTwo radio interviews with the project coordinator and one television report, along with the dissemination of the documentary, ‘Giants with mud feet’, and a project five-minute promotional video; and\nAttendance at nine scientific conferences in which the LIFE Elm project has been presented, six of them international.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/000556\nAcronym: LIFE elm\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/09/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,348,799 €\nEU Contribution: 660,535 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ramiro de Maeztu 7, 28040, Madrid,\nContact Person: Juan Antonio MARTíN GARCíA\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    introduction of plant species\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid \tCoordinator\nCH Tajo(Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo; Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente), Spain \tParticipant\nDGDRyPF(Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural y Política Forestal; Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente), Spain \tParticipant\nAranjuez(Delegación de Medio Ambiente, Parques y Jardines, y Agricultura. Ayuntamiento de Aranjuez), Spain \tParticipant\nSS Reyes(Delegación de Medio Ambiente. Ayuntamiento de San Sebastián de los Reyes), Spain \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2014,2023,62,1348799,660535,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Pests and diseases/Low biodiversity/Previous (re)forestation failed or not completely successful/Invasive alien species","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Pest and disease control/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Fencing/knowledge increase","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",5,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2019-09-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"54.9",54.9]
[176,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000371/restoration-of-beech-and-silver-fir-forests-in-the-toscan-marches-appennines",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000371","RESILFOR","Restoration of Beech and Silver Fir Forests in the Toscan Marches Appennines ","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Italian Apennines (Mediterranean area), climate change is causing particularly extreme, sudden and intense phenomena, suggesting a likely alteration in precipitation rates in the future, with atmospheric humidity reductions and a decrease in annual and summer rainfall. It was feared that this could cause selective pressure – leading to genetic erosion in a very short timeframe – on the most sensitive ecosystems and species located at high altitudes, such as beech and silver fir forests (‘Apennine beech forests with Taxus and Ilex’; and ‘Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis’) which are often isolated and have limited critical mass. These (Annex 1) species of the Habitats Directive have reproduction mechanisms and dynamics of genetic structure that make it difficult for them to respond promptly to this fast phenomenon, leading to a high risk of losing or compromising the existence of key elements of forest diversity in these areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the RESILFOR project was to safeguard mountain habitats with beech-silver fir Apennine forest and beech-yew forest, through restoration of the forest ecosystem by low impact techniques, focusing on sites where temperature increases and rainfall reduction problems were not foreseen in the short term.\n\nSpecific objectives included:\nHalting the loss of area of beech and silver fir Apennine forests due to genetic segregation of Abies alba relict populations, and to recent climate change that is putting the species’ at risk of extinction;\nConsolidating in original locations, beech-yew forest habitats that are strictly linked to beech-silver fir Appennine forest habitat; and\nCarrying out actions to safeguard other species of animals and plants that are part of the same ecosystem: yew (Taxus baccata), spadefoot toad (Salamandrina perspicillata), yellow-bellied toad (Bombina pacyphus), Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpine) and stag beetle (Lucanus cervus).\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Nature project RESILFOR achieved all its expected results, both in terms of conservation actions carried out and in increasing awareness through various dissemination and educational activities. Preparatory actions provided comprehensive data and information on the structure and composition of the silver fir populations and on target fauna species in the five involved Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) within the EU Natura 2000 network. An important result was the simulation of the impact of climatic change on the central Apennine silver fir populations. Genetic analysis carried out on adult silver fir trees showed that the three populations studied (Pigelleto forest, La Verna and Bocca Trabaria) have a high level of genetic diversity. This was significant as it showed that the populations were suitable as source for propagation material for the ‘assisted migration’ of silver fir to colonise new areas and also means they are suitable to counteract the possible impact of climatic change, where the main threat in the area is from a decrease of spring rainfall.\n\nEncouraging results were achieved in the production of 9 000 Taxus seedlings and grafted Abies alba plantlets; and in the many silvicultural interventions carried out in the project SCIs. For example, on 13 ha of Pigelleto forest, stands of non-native black pine were cleared and the area reforested with native species of Sycamore maple, Austrian oak, chestnut and yew. In another example, in the Casenito and Bocca Trabaria forests, thinning of mixed types of silver fir was carried out on 15 ha, to encourage growth of local origin.\n\nRegarding the silver fir, a standardised methodology for the reproduction of the adult conifers through grafting, was established – enabling in the future, wider use of this technique. In terms of the reproduction of native yew, the project built upon a methodology established in an earlier Italian LIFE project TUCAP selecting 20 sites to reintroduce the species through planting of micro-collectives. The technique – involving the planting of 30 seedlings for each micro-collective of 3 x 3 metres – achieved a very high success rate.\n\nIn terms of the amphibians targeted, the spadefoot- and yellow-bellied toads are two species that require special conditions for their reproduction. Eight breeding sites were created for them during the project, through the improvement of the conditions of existing wetlands, the creation of three new springs and four artificial nurseries along the waterways. The latter, a particularly innovative aspect of the project, comprised of special tanks favouring reproduction, while also protecting from fish predation. Monitoring showed five of the eight new breeding sites were used by the target amphibians for reproduction in spring 2014.\n\nConcerning the rare species of saproxylic insects targeted, (Rosalia longicorn and stag beetle), such insects use dead wood as part of their life-cycle. Suitable areas in the beech forests of two sites (the Alta Bacino dell’Arno forest and Bocca Trabaria) were identified, and the quantity of dead wood was increased through the girdling of groups of four trees/ha of Apennine beech forest. The positive impact on the target insect populations, however, was not immediately expected – as some time is required for the wood to become suitably degraded.\n\nIn terms of European policy, the project directly contributed to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive and the EU Biodiversity Strategy. A main environmental benefit in the short term, was the establishment of the network of permanent monitoring plots for the collection of data on the dynamics of the forest stands. This provided useful information on the management of the mixed silver fir-beech stands and on the growth of silver fir trees. Other environmental benefits are expected after several years, i.e. when the grafted seedlings produce cones and seeds enabling the silver fir to spread and to naturally regenerate.\n\nFinally, encouraging results were achieved from the various dissemination and educational activities carried out. Three networking and sharing of information events (instead of the two originally foreseen) were organised. A YouTube documentary-video about the Apennine forests, mankind, and the project’s work was produced. Primary schools in three municipalities were also visited and provided with educational material. Moreover, the project’s findings were featured in many scientific articles and at conferences at national and international level.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000371\nAcronym: RESILFOR\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/09/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,960,000 €\nEU Contribution: 626,100 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Unione dei Comuni Amiata Val d'Orcia\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Grossetana., 53025, Piancastagnaio,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n    Forests\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bombina pachipus\n    Salamandrina perspicillata\n    Rosalia alpina\n    Lucanus cervus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nForeste Alto Bacino dell'Arno \tIT5180002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForeste di Camaldoli e Badia Prataglia \tIT5180018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlpe della Luna - Bocca Trabaria \tIT5310010 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nValle della Corte \tIT5340008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUnione dei Comuni Amiata Val d'Orcia \tCoordinator\nUnione dei Comuni del Casentino, Italy \tParticipant\nRegione Marche, Italy \tParticipant\nC.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Selvicoltura di Arezzo, Italy \tParticipant\nD.R.E.Am. Italia \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010,2022,57,1960000,626100,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","climate change","Promoting natural regeneration/Enrichment planting or sowing/deadwood increase/Watering, Irrigation/trainings or workshops or education/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","increase awareness/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",5,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-09-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,13,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Provincie Fryslân\n\nAddress: Tweebakmarkt 52, 8900 HM Leeuwarden, Netherlands\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.fryslan.frl\n\nTotal budget: EUR 193 426.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 164 412.10\n\nFundatia ADEPT Transilvania\n\n    Name: Fundatia ADEPT Transilvania\n\n    Address: str. Principală, nr. 166, 547510 Saschiz, Romania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.fundatia-adept.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 66 288.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 49 716.00\nAgenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Mureş\n\n    Name: Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Mureş\n\n    Address: str. Podeni, nr. 10, 540253 Tîrgu Mureș, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://apmms.anpm.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 78 972.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 67 126.20\nWojewództwo Łódzkie\n\n    Name: Województwo Łódzkie\n\n    Department: Department of Sport and Tourism\n\n    Address: Al. Piłsudskiego 8, 90-051 Łódź, Poland\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.lodzkie.pl\n\n    Total budget: EUR 108 201.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 91 970.85\nБЪЛГАРСКА МЕНИДЖМЪНТ АСОЦИАЦИЯ\n\n    Name: БЪЛГАРСКА МЕНИДЖМЪНТ АСОЦИАЦИЯ\n\n    Address: 22 Skaptopara St, 2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.bgma.eu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 140 262.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 119 222.70\nInstituto de Estudos do Territorio (Consellería de Medio Ambiente e Ordenación do Territorio)\n\n    Name: Instituto de Estudos do Territorio (Consellería de Medio Ambiente e Ordenación do Territorio)\n\n    Department: Technical Department\n\n    Address: San Lázaro s/n, 15 Santiago de Compostela, Spain\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.cmati.xunta.es/organizacion/c/Instituto_Estudos_Territorio\n\n    Total budget: EUR 147 892.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 125 708.20\nLänsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län\n\n    Name: Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län\n\n    Department: Department of Nature Conservation\n\n    Address: Länsstyrelsen I Västra Götalands län, 403 40 Göteborg, Sweden\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/Sv/Pages/default.aspx\n\n    Total budget: EUR 173 642.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 147 595.70\nGozdarski inštitut Slovenije\n\n    Name: Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije\n\n    Address: Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.gozdis.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 174 070.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 147 959.50\nVlaamse Landmaatschappij ",null,"word search"]
[180,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5273",null,"LIFE19 ENV/DK/000013","LIFEFORFIT","Forest for fit future","In the Horizon 2020 project case study region the Danish Nature Agency (partner to the H2020 project) started the enormous LIFE project (goals i.a.: 3 900 ha of conifer forest converted in Denmark; affecting 23% of the conifer-area scheduled for regeneration in the project period; and 270 ha in Germany); Contact Person: Peter Hahn Email: pehan@nst.dk","Denmark/Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2020,2028,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC23,AD23,\"m\")","v":97},13105598,7191527,null,null,"Agriculture","Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","CO₂ capture/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Foster wood or biomass production/education or science/increase awareness/capacity building/Human health & wellbeing",null,null,null,"Denmark,Germany",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2028-10-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,60070,"NA"]
[181,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5364",null,"LIFE19 NAT/HR/001070","The LIFE CONTRA Ailanthus","Establishing control of invasive alien species Ailanthus altissima in protected habitats of Mediterranean Croatia.","combatting invasive plant species","Croatia","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2020,2025,null,2591937,1555161,null,null,"Invasive alien species","Control or removal of (invasive) species","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,209,"NA"]
[207,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-ES-000036/conservation-and-management-in-the-national-park-duraton-river-canyon",null,"LIFE04 NAT/ES/000036",null,"Conservation and management in the National Park 'Duratón River Canyon'","\nConservation and management in the National Park 'Duratón River Canyon'\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000036 | Acronym: Duratón\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nWith its close meanders and steep cliffs, the Natural Park ‘Duratón River Canyon’, in the north-west of Segovia province (Castilla y León) in Spain, includes a large variety of habitats ranging from aquatic and riparian environments linked to the Duratón River, to cliff and steppe areas. Endangered bird species like golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) and peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) find refuge in this biodiversity hotspot, which is proposed for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network (both as SPA and pSCI). A management plan is being drafted to ensure the long-term conservation of this popular nature reserve, for which sensitive tourism use is sought by the site managers. The main conservation problems include the pattern of smallholding ownership, the past substitution of native riparian woodland by alien vegetation, soil erosion and the ploughing of optimum habitat for Dupont’s lark (Chersophilus duponti).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the Duratón project was to develop a reference management system for Natura 2000 network sites in the region of Castilla y León (Spain). The project did this by demonstrating practices for managing and restoring degraded habitats and strategic breeding areas for EU protected species in the ‘Duratón River Canyon’ National Park. Specific objectives included the acquisition of land comprising different habitat types, the restoration of Alnion glutinoso–incanae riparian woodland, the control of erosion on steep slopes of open Juniperus woodland, and the restoration of habitat for Dupont’s lark (Chersophilus duponti).\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Duratón project restored degraded habitats in the ‘Duratón River Canyon’ Natura 2000 site and National Park, and produced management plans that are useful for all Natura 2000 network sites in the region of Castilla y León (Spain).\n\nThe project drew up plans for restoring riparian forests (in plots belonging to Sepúlveda town council and within the National Park), and for managing Dupont’s lark habitat. To implement these actions in the target area, the project purchased 22.76 ha of riparian habitats, 32.35 ha of moorland, and 60.43 ha of pine-juniper forest. In 2006 the project restored 13 ha of the riverine forest habitat Alnion glutinoso-incanae (11.62 ha in Sepúlveda and 1.38 ha in the municipality of Sebúlcor in the National Park), and in 2009 it restored a further 1.64 ha of this habitat acquired by the beneficiary within the project framework. An additional 0.84 ha of habitat was restored to regulate public use in the area close to the emblematic ‘Ermita de San Frutos’.\n\nDupont’s lark favours open areas, such as the moorlands present in the Duraton Canyon. Therefore, the project’s management plans included clearing areas of vegetation and providing incentives for local shepherds to maintain a certain level of grazing. The project undertook a series of recurring management actions aimed at protecting species in strategic breeding areas. A total of 36 bird chicks of various species were recovered from the Duratón River, an action carried out with the cooperation of companies organising canoeing activities on the river: all chicks (dead or alive) were taken in special boxes to the Recovery Centre of ‘Los Lavaderos’. The project conducted census and monitoring of all the breeding birds of prey and Dupont’s lark in the National Park, and also helped to conduct a sanitary study of chicks of Egyptian vulture, peregrine falcon and red kite (to assess incidence of disease). It also controlled and captured invasive alien American mink (Neovison vison), an action that favours native otter (Lutra lutra), and monitored other riparian carnivores in the Natural Park.\n\nIn terms of awareness-raising and the dissemination of information, the project signposted the ‘Senda de la Molinilla’ path to guide visitors; transformed an abandoned sheepfold into a bird observatory; constructed two innovative semi-underground bird observatories; and installed a video-camera to monitor griffon vultures. The project also produced two information leaflets (one for the general public and the other for landowners), an audio-visual presentation about the project, educational activities for schoolchildren, and a website. Through new infrastructure, guided visits and the signposting of paths, the project has helped to control and reduce the amount of disturbance during the birds’ breeding season.\n\nThe project helped to increase public ownership of land within the Natura 2000 site of the Duratón River. Before the project, the administration in charge of management had no ownership of land in the area, but 66.73 ha (plus 72.72 ha purchased after the project end) now belongs to the management authority. Thanks to this, the project increased autochthonous habitats by gradually removing plantations of poplars (planted for timber production) and by restoring moorland to a more natural state, for the benefit of the target species.\n\nAll the actions and studies developed and demonstrated by the project are useful as planning instruments for the site, to help ensure the long-term conservation of this and other Natura 2000 network sites in areas suffering the same threats. In terms of socio-economic impacts, the project is helping to increase the natural asset value of the Park for visitors and local residents. The project, for instance, has improved visitor infrastructure. An important part of the project budget was invested in land acquisition, so local landowners now look more kindly on the recovery of lands that before the project were abandoned and considered of no economic benefit. Awareness-raising activities have given an important boost to changing the attitude of the local population towards environmental issues, and in understanding the need to conserve natural vegetation. The project’s actions should indirectly benefit the local economy of the area through tourism. In addition, the beneficiary used local companies when contracting external services, to promote the local economy.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000036\nAcronym: Duratón\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 31/10/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,237,532 €\nEU Contribution: 618,766 €\nProject Location: Castilla y León\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Castilla y León.- Servicio de Espacios Naturales y Especies Protegidas\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: C/ Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14, E-47071, VALLADOLID,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    land purchase\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2013) 620 final “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species  (09.09.2013)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Gyps fulvus\n    Neophron percnopterus\n    Chersophilus duponti\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHoces del Río Duratón \tES0000115 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Castilla y León.- Servicio de Espacios Naturales y Especies Protegidas \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2004,2022,60,1237532,618766,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Erosion/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Illegal logging/Excessive homogeneity of the forest","land purchase/Control or removal of (invasive) species/stakeholder engagement/Soil preparation/Hydrological interventions/Watering, Irrigation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape complexity",1,null,null,"Spain ",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2009-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,67.569999999999993]
[182,"EU","LIFE19 NAT/BG/000986","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5370",null,null,"LIFE REFOREST","Enhancing the restoration, climate resilience and biodiversity value of priority forest habitats within Natura 2000 SCIs","Specific project objectives are to:\n\nRestore a total of 275 ha in five Annex I priority forest habitat types of the Habitats Directive in a way that will increase the coverage of priority forest habitats, improve their conservation status and resilience to climate change, and increase biodiversity;\nEnhance the development and implementation of adequate restoration approaches for forest habitats in Bulgaria by providing input for the update of national policies (i.e. normative documents such as strategies and action plans), ensuring baseline scientific/expert data, and demonstrating best habitat restoration practices, i.e. selection of restoration methods, stages and techniques, species composition and grouping, etc.;\nPromote sustainable and efficient forest management in non-state forests in Bulgaria by focused information and capacity building actions targeting forest owners.","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2020,2025,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC26,AD26,\"m\")","v":51},2066611,1537148,null,null,"Overharvesting","Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2020-09-02","2024-12-31",null,null,2066611,null,null,null,1537148,null,null,null,null,275,"NA"]
[661,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-AT-000063/danube-wild-island-habitat-corridor",null,"LIFE20 NAT/AT/000063","WILDisland ","Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor","\nDanube Wild Island Habitat Corridor\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/AT/000063 | Acronym: LIFE WILDisland\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Danube River is a hub of biodiversity and an essential lifeline for Europe. The large number of Natura 2000 sites (over 100 on the Danube and 230 sites along its course) shows Europe's commitment to preserve this natural heritage. Over 2 000 plant and 5 000 animal species live in or by the Danube’s waters. Human intervention has resulted in the loss of around 90% of Europe’s riparian zones in the past century. Beside agriculture, the hydromorphological alteration of rivers have had the most negative effects on nature (as reported in Habitats Directive, Article 17). This points to the enormous importance of a Danube ecological corridor. Danube islands are considered flagship sites for the preservation of intact riverine habitats and make up over one-third of alluvial forests (habitat type 91E0*) surface area in Danube Natura 2000 sites.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE WILDisland project aims to conserve the priority EU Habitats Directive habitat type 91E0* (‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’) by way of coordinated, Danube-wide conservation and restoration actions for the Danube islands.\n\nThe project has the following main objectives:\n\n    Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat 91E0* along the entire course of the Danube;\n    Restoring natural processes and river dynamics to preserve vital Danube islands as key 91E0* sites;\n    Implementing best-practice measures to transform inland waterway infrastructure into Green Infrastructure;\n    Improving conditions in 91E0* stands by best practice forest management, including control of IAS;\n    Increasing the coherence of the Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor by restoration of islands in the sections of the Danube significantly altered by hydropower;\n    Strengthening ecological connectivity and coherence of the Natura 2000 network along the Danube River by establishing the Danube-wide conservation concept;\n    Anchoring wilderness in riverine Natura 2000 sites through the preservation of pristine islands and primeval stands, and promoting non-intervention management;\n    Building bridges between EU policy and local agendas;\n    Using a multilateral approach to maximise both added value for the EU and impact on relevant EU policies.\n\nTogether with transnational stakeholders, the project intends to develop a conservation strategy and prepare the multilateral ‘WILDisland RAMSAR Regional Initiative’, with new (strictly) protected areas on 196.7 ha. The project will deliver a best-practice example for transnational cooperation. Coordinated actions in nine protected areas, covering 39 Natura 2000 sites, will increase the coherence of the Natura 2000 network along the world’s most international river, and contribute to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive by counteracting fragmentation of alluvial forest (91E0*) sites.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Best practice island restoration in the Danube section altered by hydropower (Upper Danube)  and restoration of alluvial forests on 102 ha;\n    Improvement of hydro-morphology for habitat 91E0* through the optimisation of navigation infrastructure on 437 ha;\n    Conservation of habitat 91E0* on Danube islands by hydrology improvement and sediment management (Middle and Lower Danube) on 376 ha; and\n    Improvement of habitat type 91E0* by forest management on 352 ha.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/AT/000063\nAcronym: LIFE WILDisland\nStart Date: 01/09/2021\nEnd Date: 31/08/2027\nTotal Eligible Budget: 14,222,637 €\nEU Contribution: 9,099,154 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Schlossplatz 1, 2304, Orth an der Donau,\nContact Person: Elena Kmetova-Biro\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website \n\n21\nDunav S od Kopačkog rita \tHR2001309 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCiuperceni - Desa \tROSCI0039 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBéda-Karapancsa \tHUDD10004 \tSPA \tv.2021\nCalafat - Ciuperceni - Dunăre \tROSPA0013 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tStatus \tType\nviadonau(via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH), Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nVHP(VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH), Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nPNPD(Persina Nature Park Directorate), Bulgaria \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nUNIPER/DWK(Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH), Germany \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nDINPI(Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság), Hungary \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nDDNPD(Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság), Hungary \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nADUVIZIG(Alsó-Duna-völgyi Vízügyi Igazgatóság (Lower Danube Valley Water Directorate)), Hungary \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nFHNPD(Fertő Hanság Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság), Hungary \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nDDBRA(Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority), Romania \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nROMSILVA(REGIA NAȚIONALA A PADURILOR ROMSILVA RA – SUCURSALA DIRECȚIA SILVICĂ TULCEA), Romania \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nBROZ(Bratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie), Slovakia \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nJUUP KR(Javna ustanova \"Park prirode Kopački rit\"), Croatia \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nHR Forests(Hrvatske šume limited liability company, Croatian Forests ltd.), Croatia \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nVsume(Javno Preduzede \"Vojvodinašume\"), Serbia \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nNationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH \tACTIVE \tCoordinator","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Hungary/Romania/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Ukraine","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2021,2027,72,14222637,9099154,null,null,"Agriculture/Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Non-management","Hydrological interventions/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/management and planning and opimization/stakeholder engagement/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Full protection - Restriction of all active management","Increase landscape connectivity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness",15,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Romania,Croatia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Ukraine",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1267.7,null,null,"viadonau (via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH), Austria / VHP (VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH), Austria / PNPD (Persina Nature Park Directorate), Bulgaria / UNIPER/DWK (Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH), Germany / DINPI (Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság), Hungary / DDNPD (Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság), Hungary / ADUVIZIG (Alsó-Duna-völgyi Vízügyi Igazgatóság (Lower Danube Valley Water Directorate)), Hungary / FHNPD (Fertő Hanság Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság), Hungary / DDBRA (Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority), Romania / ROMSILVA (REGIA NAȚIONALA A PADURILOR ROMSILVA RA – SUCURSALA DIRECȚIA SILVICĂ TULCEA), Romania / BROZ (Bratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie), Slovakia / JUUP KR (Javna ustanova \"Park prirode Kopački rit\"), Croatia / HR Forests (Hrvatske šume limited liability company, Croatian Forests ltd.), Croatia / Vsume (Javno Preduzede \"Vojvodinašume\"), Serbia / Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH (Coordinator)","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[69,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://italiamalta.eu/?lang=en","https://keep.eu/projects/25288/Fight-Alien-Species-Transbo-EN/","FAST",null,"Fight Alien Species Transborder","The activities will be carried out within sites with terrestrial and aquatic environments with a high cross-border character. Four Sicilian sites of the Natura 2000Network have been identified (Riserva naturale Foce del Fiume Simeto and Lago Gornalunga; Riserva naturale Fiume Fiumefreddo; Riserva naturale Foce del Fiume Irminio e Riserva naturale Vallata del Fiume Ippari) and three Maltese sites (L-Inħawi tal-Buskett u tal-Girgenti; L-Inħawi tax-Xlendi u tal-Wied tal-Kantra; Il-Magħluq tal-Baħar ta' Marsaskala). FAST will proceed with the recognition of invasive alien species and their classification into priority scales; their containment and/or eradication and the identification and management of pathways (especially two-way cross-border) and introduction and diffusion vehicles. Guidelines will then be drawn up and best practices adopted. The creation of a dedicated website and communication plans on environment will ensure the maximum dissemination of the results achieved. The FAST project will help to halt the loss of biodiversity of indigenous species in protected areas on the two islands; through the monitoring and conservation of invasive alien species; and the implementation of effective restoration actions.","Italy/Malta","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",{"$f":"YEAR(AC28)","v":2020},2023,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC28,AD28,\"m\")","v":29},1559120,1260227,null,null,"Invasive alien species","Control or removal of (invasive) species/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",null,null,null,"Italy,Malta",null,null,null,"2020-11-12","2023-05-11",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,"NA"]
[2,"national",null,"https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/lainzertiergarten/lebensraum/naturschutz.html",null,null,null,"Lainzer Tiergarten",{"$cut":{"chars":17732,"head":"‘The forests and meadows of the Lainzer Tiergarten are home to rare plant communities. Many endangered animal and plant species live here. Their protection and care are of great importance.\nForests\n\nThe impressive oak and beech forests are characteristic. In the Lainzer Tiergarten, the focus was not on timber utilisation, but on the animal population and hunting. This is why some of the forest stands are over 400 years old. Today, these forests are consciously protected and cared for.\nForest communities\n\n    Oak-hornbeam forest (sparse forest type)\n        This forest type occurs at lower altitudes.\n        It consists of oaks, hornbeams, rare wild fruit species (bird cherry, wild service tree, speierling) and ground plants (lily of the valley, liverwort).\n        The old, often hollow oak trees are the habitat of many animals (woodpeckers, tits, bats, beetles).\n    Turkey oak forest (special feature of the Lainzer Tiergarten)\n        The Turkey oak used to be very popular as its large acorns are excellent game food.\n        A typical shrub in these forests is the dirndl bush, which blooms yellow as early as March.\n    Acidophilous oak forest\n        Acidophilous forests occur on rock that is low in nutrients and lime.\n        The ground is conspicuously covered with moss. Hardly any flowering plants grow.\n        The oaks are often bizarrely grown and remain comparatively small.\n    European beech forest\n        In the wetter and higher areas of the western Tiergarten there is a red beech forest.\n        In summer, the beech trees form a very dense canopy of leaves that hardly lets any light through to the lower layers of vegetation. This is why there are hardly any shrubs and ground plants to be found here.\n        The thick layer of fallen beech leaves provides a habitat for small animals in autumn and winter.\n\n\nExplanation of the nature reserve\nView of the Kaltbründel meadow\n\nThe Lainzer Tiergarten was first declared a nature reserve in 1941. The current Nature Conservation Ordinance of the Vienna Provincial Government dates from 2008 and ensures the preservation of the Lainzer Tiergarten as a nature and recreation area. The Lainzer Tiergarten has also been a European nature reserve since 2008. It is therefore part of an EU-wide network of strictly protected areas.\n\nGlobal and Europe-wide protection programmes\nBeetles from the longhorn beetle family\n\nThe European Union's Habitats Directive (FFH Directive) and Birds Directive require certain species and habitats in Lainzer Tiergarten to be specially protected. Examples of this are\n\n    Alder-ash forests along streams\n    Turkey oak forest\n    rough pastures\n    Pipe grass meadows\n    calcareous tufa springs\n    Yellow-bellied toad\n    Alpine crested newt\n    bullhead\n    Deadwood-dwelling beetle species such as the large oak beetle, Juchten beetle, alpine beetle, scarlet beetle, violet-blue root-necked click beetle\n\nPart of the Vienna Woods Biosphere Reserve\n\nThe Vienna Woods is a cultivated landscape. It owes its present form with species-rich forests, colourful meadows and vineyards to thousands of years of use by our ancestors. In order to preserve it, sustainable utilisation is still necessary. In order to protect the Vienna Woods even better, the provinces of Vienna and Lower Austria decided in 2002 to include the Vienna Woods as a biosphere reserve in the worldwide network of over 700 model regions of sustainability.\n\nSince the Vienna Woods Biosphere Reserve was recognised by UNESCO in 2005, the Lainzer Tiergarten has been declared a conservation zone as a historic cultural landscape. As a core zone, the Johannser Kogel is a ‘primeval forest of tomorrow’, where nature is to develop without direct human influence.\nSpecial protective measures\n\nTo ensure that this special part of the Vienna Woods continues to be preserved, all measures are carried out by the City of Vienna's forestry department in accordance with the prescribed management plan. The most important areas are\n\n    Preservation and improvement of the near-natural forests, especially oak forests through"}},"Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2015,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"Cattle or wildlife grazing, browsing/Non-management","Predator control (hunting)/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Human health & wellbeing",5,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,"urban forestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2450,null,null,"MA 49 (Forst- und Landwirtschaftsbetrieb der Stadt Wien)/MA 22 (Wiener Umweltschutzabteilung)/Tierschutzombudsstelle Wien (TOW)/Wiener Umweltanwaltschaft (WUA)/Verein gegen Tierfabriken (VGT)","Broadleaf Forest/Riparian, alluvial Forests/Mixed Forest",null,"Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49)"]
[283,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-A-004207/horfeld-moor-karnten-steiermark",null,"LIFE97 NAT/A/004207",null,"Hörfeld-Moor","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nBisected by the boundary between the two Austrian Regions (Länder) Styria and Carinthia, Hörfeld is a natural oasis of a quality rarely encountered in today's Alpine valleys, which are overwhelmingly intensively exploited. It is a long, 145 ha mosaic of calcareous fens, bog woodland, transition mires and quaking bogs, remnants of alder and ash forest, humid tall-herb vegetation and fringing Molinia meadows. This damp wilderness, which startles visitors to the narrow Görtschitz valley, evolved out of a post-glacial lake which slowly terrestrialized to a massive eight-metre thick bed of peat cut by brooks, pools and \"Quelltöpfen\", curious wells up to 3 metres deep filled with water. This complex structure provides a habitat for many rare plants and animals: among others, no less than 125 bird species (30 listed on Annex I of the Birds Directive) and 460 butterfly species occur. In the past there were plans to drain the mire or to build a dam to generate hydro-electric power, until it was made a protected nature reserve in 1984 in Carinthia and 1987 in Styria.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nCarinthia and Styria decided to take joint action to preserve the Hörfeld wetland complex. The actual implementation would be the responsibility of a small, local NGO (the Naturschutzverein Hörfeld-Moor). From 1994 onwards, work was carried out for a management plan which was completed at the beginning of 1997. With LIFE support, the following selected objectives of the plan would be implemented: afforestation of parts of the mire as a result of succession would be counteracted; intensification of land use would be prevented by land purchase (c. 35 ha) and management contracts; valuable habitat structures would be preserved and improved, for instance by creating ponds and renaturalising brooks; spruce plantations would be removed to allow indigenous trees to return; meadows would be cleared of shrubbery and intensively used pastures fenced off; PR-work targeted at raising local awareness would be undertaken.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project, whose beneficiary is a small NGO (the Naturschutzverein Hörfeld-Moor) chaired by a local mayor and representing local people, achieved its main objectives. • In terms of land purchased, 34.2 ha were purchased with LIFE-Nature funding = 25.6% of the total pSCI area. With 8.7 ha bought parallel to LIFE, this means 72% of the site was now owned by conservation bodies, thereby making site management easier. The beneficiary made an investigation of what landowners did with the money they received from the sales, and discovered that they reinvested to improve their farms or local business ventures, or paid off debts. Either way, the LIFE funds helped to strengthen the local socio-economic fabric. • Compensation payments for non-use of natural forests (20 year contract) were paid – 2.35 ha grey alder wood was thus secured • Several spruce plantations (3.4 ha) were removed from the site; contracts were made to ensure that the remaining ones (5.1 ha) would be removed within the 4 years that followed the termination of the project • A shallow pond of 0.4 ha was excavated on the location of a cleared spruce plantation to create an attractive feeding and staging area for migrating bird species. • Removal of shrubbery (3.6 ha), flailing (6.2 ha of abandoned and overgrown meadow), cleaning of ditches choked with vegetation (420 metres) and follow-up mowing of cleared sections, helped to prepare recurring mowing management of the wet meadows. It has led to an increase of the area of manageable meadows which are to develop into species-rich wet grassland (with agri-environmental support). • Smaller species-specific measures were carried out during the project and some already showed results within the project period ( e.g. colonisation of new ponds by the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata), increased breeding of the dipper (Cinclus cinclus) on site; release of Phoxinus phoxinus fish in the deep springs of the mire) • A monitoring system was set up to assess the impact of the LIFE-Nature measures carried out, on vegetation and insect groups; • Numerous public awareness measures contributed to an increase in the local, regional and national popularity of the site. Media coverage was good and an information event was organised for the local inhabitants, as well as regular excursions, a newsletter and a folder. • There was exchange of experience with other LIFE-Nature projects and a scientific workshop on mire management was organised and hosted by the project. Land purchase, removal of spruce and long-term lease contributed to an increase in the secured area of riparian grey alder woods (priority Annex I habitat). Removal of spruce and shrubbery contributed to an increase in the area of open or semi-open habitats on the Hörfeld Moor. Yet, as it has been the case with other Austrian and German LIFE Nature projects, a more radical restoration of open habitats within this project has been limited by certain prescriptions within the national forestry law, which act as an important brake for deforestation measures even if these are done inside of Natura 2000 areas and have an undoubted conservation benefit. The measures carried out within this project are foreseen to have a positive effect on a series of species and habitats, including Annex I habitats (grey alder forests, species-rich wet Polygono-Trisetion meadows..), Annex II species (Bombina variegata) and Annex I birds of the Birds Directive (Bonasa bonasia, Dryocopus martius, Ciconia nigra). Altogether this project had a good demonstration effect due to the fact that the beneficiary as a local NGO has good local contacts. It has often been cited in Austria as a positive example for Natura 2000 designation and LIFE-Nature implementation, in publications by conservation NGOs and the Federal Ministry of Environment. The investments made in the visitor infrastructure of the site by LIFE (9 information panels, a nature trail, a small visitor centre) were expected to attract tourists and so to contribute to the local economy. LEADER was being used to further develop nature-based tourism and to employ a site warden. The district in which the project is located is economically depressed (traditionally a mining area, converting itself to tourism to attempt to generate new revenue). Local use of EU funds (LIFE, LEADER, 2078/92) and integrating them amongst each other provides an example of good synergy between EU programmes. \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/A/004207\nAcronym: Hörfeld-Moor\nStart Date: 01/02/1997\nEnd Date: 31/03/2000\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 263,270 €\nProject Location: Hüttenberg\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Naturschutzverein Hörfeld-Moor\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Reiftanzplatz 1, 9375, Hüttenberg, \n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature reserve\n    biodiversity\n    integrated management\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    mountainous area\n    financial instrument\n    ecotourism\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHörfeld Moor - Kärntner Anteil \tAT2103000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHörfeld, Steiermark \tAT2207000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tStatus \tType\nNaturschutzverein Hörfeld-Moor \tACTIVE \tCoordinator\nAmt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, Rechtsabteilung 6 - Rechtsreferat für Naturschutz \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nAmt der Kärntner Landesregierung, Abteilung 20 - Landesplanung und Naturschutz \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nArge NATURSCHUTZ \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nInstitut für Naturschutz und Landschaftsökologie INL \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nÖsterreichischer Naturschutzbund, Landesgruppe Steiermark \tACTIVE \tParticipant\n\n\nthis project; whose beneficiary is a small NGO (the Naturschutzverein Hörfeld-Moor) chaired by a local mayor and representing local people; achieved its main objectives. • In terms of land purchased; 34.2 ha were purchased with LIFE-Nature funding = 25.6% of the total pSCI area. With 8.7 ha bought parallel to LIFE; this means 72% of the site was now owned by conservation bodies; thereby making site management easier.","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",1997,2000,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC30,AD30,\"m\")","v":37},263270,263270,null,null,"Invasive alien species/drainage/Agriculture/Overharvesting","land purchase/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Removal of non-adapted tree species","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",6,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1997-02-01","2000-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,196.4,null,null,"Naturschutzverein Hörfeld-Moor/Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, Rechtsabteilung 6 - Rechtsreferat für Naturschutz/Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung, Abteilung 20 - Landesplanung und Naturschutz/Arge NATURSCHUTZ/Institut für Naturschutz und Landschaftsökologie/Österreichischer Naturschutzbund, Landesgruppe Steiermark","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[391,"national","https://www.szekesfehervar.hu","https://www.vadex.hu/hu/",null,null,null,"Reforestation behind the lakes of Palotaváros","Reforestation behind the lakes of Palotaváros. Planting native Hungarian species as part of the Green City - Fehérvár lung program.","Hungary",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M31-L31)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Hungary","Central transdanubia",null,"completed","2022-04-02","2022-04-12",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,"VADEX Mezőföldi Erdő- és Vadgazdálkodási Zrt.",null,null,null,"VADEX Mezőföldi Erdő- és Vadgazdálkodási Zrt."]
[327,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-ES-000913/improving-key-food-resources-and-preventing-winter-conflicts-for-cantabrian-brown-bears-under-climate-change-scenarios",null,"LIFE19 NAT/ES/000913","LIFE BEARS WITH FUTURE","LIFE BEARS WITH FUTURE","Improving key food resources and preventing winter conflicts for Cantabrian brown bears under climate change scenarios: Project targets the same species and similar habitat restoration actions as the H2020 project case study in Spain. Contact Person: Fernando Ballesteros Email: fop@fundacionosopardo.org\n\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe population of brown bear in the Cantabrian mountains has been steadily growing for the past 25 years, but its conservation status remains unfavorable/inadequate, according to the last State of Nature published in 2020. Climate change, however, is expected to significantly increase temperature and decrease rain and snowfall, with a range of likely impacts on bears and their habitats such as shorter hibernation periods and increased winter activity and energy requirements. These changes in behavior increase the risk of mortality, competition with other species and conflict with humans during winter. Furthermore climate change will adversely affect fruit-bearing plants essential for the brown bear diet, such as blueberries and chestnut trees.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the LIFE BEARS WITH FUTURE project is to improve the adaptability of the brown bear to climate change in the Cantabrian mountains, and thus allow it to achieve a favorable conservation status in the mid to long term. It will adopt an ecosystem-based approach and promote best practices that ensure the availability of food resources and the prevention of human-bear conflicts.\n\nSpecifically, the project aims to:\nContribute to the improvement of trophic availability in climate change scenarios by planting, treating or enhancing small forests of authoctonous species that produce fruitsfor the bears from summer to winter and have low climate vulnerability, and thus compensate for the foreseen reduction in other food resources;\nInform and raise awareness among the stakeholders of potential conflicts with bears less prone to hibernate, providing advice and guidance for winter activities in bear areas; and\nDisseminate information and project best practices that contribute to the adaptation of bear management to climate change and social change, and facilitate the development of integrated adaptation and nature-based strategies by key stakeholders in the concerned territories.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nA Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the bear critical areas and linked conservation proposals;\ntwo working groups set up with regional administrations managers for discussion of adaptation proposals and results;\nPlantation of 150 000 autochthonous trees and shrubs producing fleshy fruits (cherry, apple, alder buckthorn, etc) in 225 small forests (155 ha);\nPlantation of 25,000 chestnut trees in 75 small forests (55 ha);\nRestoration and treatment of 15 ha of abandoned chestnut forests (2.200 trees) to increase fruit production and climatic resilience;\nPurchase of 15 ha of abandoned lands and 15 ha of chestnuts forests;\nStewardship agreements with landowners for plantation of forests on 190 ha and collaboration agreements with at least 10 local administrations or social organisations;\nInformative campaign about the increasing risk of conflicts with bears during winter activities (reaching >100 hunters associations, winter sports associations, tourist establishments and others, with >2 500 people informed and sensitised);\nDissemination materials (6 informative panels, 5000 brochures, 2000 posters, 20000 copiesspecial bulletin, website, social networks, 6 videos, 50 news for the media and volunteer and educational activities);\nPromotion of best practices: best practices document, four on-site training visits for 120 stakeholders and technical support to replicated initiatives, four networking visits; and\nAssessment of socio-economic impact of the project and effects on ecosystem services.\nThe expected impact of the project on brown bear conservation will be an improvement of bear resilience to climate change through 2 complementary ways: increased trophic availability and reduced risk of conflict with human activities. It concerns both nature conservation and climate change policies. Expected production of food resources: - At the end of the project: about 200 t/year chestnuts - 5 years after the project: 450 t/year fleshy fruit and 425 t/year chestnuts Expected results regarding prevention and/or reduction of human-bear conflicts: - Awareness of 2,500 people with potential risk of conflict, with the corresponding multiplier effect on their stakeholder groups, and adaptation proposals for cantabrian bear critical areas. Reduction by at least 30% of the number of human-bear conflicts.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/ES/000913\nAcronym: LIFE BEARS WITH FUTURE\nStart Date: 01/10/2020\nEnd Date: 31/03/2025\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,580,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,935,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundacion Oso Pardo\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: c/ San Luis 17 4A, 39010, Santander,\nContact Person: MARCEL HIRIART TROMBERT\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n    Mammals\n    Ecological coherence\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n\nKEYWORDS\n    biodiversity\n    forest management\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n    climate adaptation strategy\n    climate resilience\n    voluntary agreement\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\nDirective 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nSPECIES\n Ursus arctos\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES","Spain",null,2020,2025,54,2580000,1935000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2020-10-01","2025-03-31"]
[87,"national","websearch","http://www.cnvp-eu.org/eng/project.php?mv=10&id=1483",null,null,null,"Integrated Forest Management along the Drin River Basin","The long-term impact is to contribute to climate change mitigation and sustainable development along the Drin River, through strengthened IFM. Through the set measures the living condition of rural communities in the target areas will be improved. The overall outcome of the project will be increased socio-economic and environmental benefits for local communities through ecosystem services, strengthened by the application of IFM methods, afforestation and the protection of biodiversity.","Albania/North Macedonia/Kosovo/Montenegro",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M33-L33)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Albania,North Macedonia,Kosovo,Montenegro",null,null,"ongoing",2023,2025,null,"afforestation, regneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"CNVP, ICEP, ADA",null,null,null,"CNVP"]
[1003,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0326-01_innervillgraten-ii.php",null,null,null,"Innervillgraten II","Für das Villgratental ist der Objektschutzwald durch die extreme Lage überlebensnotwendig. Leider hat dieser in den letzten Jahren durch Windwurf, Schneedruck und Käferbefall stark gelitten. Im Zuge des Bergwaldprojektes werden wir Bäume pflanzen und kahle Flächen wieder aufforsten, um den wichtigen Objektschutzwald wieder zerzustellen.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Pests and diseases/Snowstorms, windstorms, avalanches…","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing","cultural heritage/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1004,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0311-01_natur-und-waldpflege-im-naturpark.php",null,null,null,"Natur- und Waldpflege im Naturpark","Der größte Lebensraum im Naturpark Weißbach ist der Wald. In einem Naturpark soll der Naturschutz durch eine nachhaltige Nutzung erfolgen. Im Zuge des Bergwaldprojektes werden wir Bäume pflanzen, junge Bäume durch Verbiss von Wildtieren schützen, Wege und Steige pflegen, einmahdige Bergwiesen schwenden und ev. Instandhaltungsarbeiten rund um die Naturpark Infrastruktur durchführen (Themenweg Instandhaltung, Neophytenmanagement sowie einen alten Heustadl sanieren.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Invasive alien species","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing","improve or maintain biodiversity",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1005,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0314-01_hoellental-7.0.php",null,null,null,"Höllental 7.0","Rax/ Schneeberg und das Höllental, der erste Gebirgsstock der Alpen im Osten (immerhin auch über 2.000 m) und DAS bergige Naherholungsgebiet der Wiener, Niederösterreicher und Steirer. Genau dort werden wir Wege und Steige wieder Instand setzen, um allen Erholungssuchenden in geordneten Bahnen das Erwandern der Berge zu ermöglichen. Gemeinsam mit dem Forstamt der Stadt Wien (MA49), der MA31 (Wiener Wasser) und den Naturfreunden machen wir uns so Gedanken über die „Besucherlenkung“ und vermeiden dadurch „Abschneider“ die wiederum für die zusätzliche Bodenerosion mitverantwortlich sind.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Erosion","improved tourism /Removal of current vegetation","Human health & wellbeing",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1006,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0335-01_schutzwald-spitaler-alm.php",null,null,null,"Schutzwald Spitaler Alm","Wir werden auf der Spitaler Alm am Stuhleck den Schutzwald des Kaltenbachgrabens pflegen. Die gesunden Bäume benötigen Platz zum Wurzeln und Wachsen. Rückzugsgebiete für Wildtiere sind dabei ebenso wichtig wie ein gesunder lichtdurchfluteter Waldboden mit erosionshemmendem Niederbewuchs. Im Namen des Natur- und Landschaftsschutzes werden wir auf den Einsatz schwerer Arbeitsmaschinen verzichten und die erforderlichen Arbeiten möglichst schonend und manuell mit Werkzeugen wie z.B. Axt, Zappel, Motorsäge, Holzspalter und Handmotorseilwinde durchführen - selbstverständlich unter sachkundiger Anleitung. Unterstützt werden wir von den Bundesforsten, der steirischen Landeskammer und der HBLA für Forstwirtschaft Bruck. Unser Stützpunkt, das Karl Lechner Haus (1.450 m Seehöhe) des Alpenvereins Stuhlecker befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nähe des Arbeitsgebietes.\n\nFür Umwelt- und Naturbegeisterte gibt es noch wenige Schlafplätze im Winterraum oder am Zeltplatz im Wald neben der Hütte. Bring your equipment!","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Excess density or competition","Thinning","Erosion protection/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1007,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0325-01_innervillgraten-i.php",null,null,null,"Innervillgraten I","Für das Villgratental ist der Objektschutzwald durch die extreme Lage überlebensnotwendig. Leider hat dieser in den letzten Jahren durch Windwurf, Schneedruck und Käferbefall stark gelitten. Im Zuge des Bergwaldprojektes werden wir Bäume pflanzen und kahle Flächen wieder aufforsten, um den wichtigen Objektschutzwald wieder zerzustellen.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Snowstorms, windstorms, avalanches…/Erosion/Pests and diseases","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing","Human health & wellbeing/Erosion protection",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1008,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0336-01_familienprojekt-obernberg.php",null,null,null,"Familienprojekt Obernberg","Kinder und Erwachsene arbeiten gemeinsam mit Fachleuten, um den Schutzwald zu erhalten und die artenreiche Kulturlandschaft zu betreuen. Aufforsten und Jungbaumpflege sind unsere Hauptaufgaben. Wald- und Naturpädagogik sowie kreative und musikalische Aktivitäten ergänzen unseren Arbeitstag. Wir nächtigen im neue renovierten Jugend- und Seminarhaus Obernberg. An unserem Rasttag planen wir eine Wanderung rund um den Obernberger See. Natürlich bleibt auch Zeit zum Spielen, Entdecken und Baden im kühlen Bergsee.\n\n \n\nZusätzlich zur Anmeldung ist auch eine spezielle „Bewerbung“ erforderlich (siehe unter \"Voraussetzungen\").\n\nWir bitten um Verständnis, dass aufgrund der großen Nachfrage, die Anmeldung nur für eines der beiden Familien-Bergwaldprojekte möglich ist.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Low biodiversity","Enrichment planting or sowing/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/stakeholder engagement","capacity building/improve or maintain biodiversity",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1009,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2023/23-0349-01_hoettinger-alm.php",null,null,null,"Höttinger Alm","Das Einsatzgebiet „Höttinger Alm“ liegt direkt auf der Nordkette oberhalb von Innsbruck auf rund 1.500 Metern. Bis knapp über 1.900 m hinauf reicht der oft überalte Bergwald. Ein stabiler Schutzwald ist für die Sicherung des Siedlungsraumes unersetzlich. Die Arbeitsflächen sind gut zu Fuß erreichbar und befinden sich im steilen Gelände, so dass gute körperliche Verfassung (Fitness) und Geländegängigkeit vorausgesetzt werden. Neben Aufforstungen, Verbissschutz und Pflege junger Schutzwälder stehen auch immer diverse Lawinen- und Erosionsschutzmaßnahmen auf dem Programm. Eine unvergessliche Woche voll Arbeit aber auch mit vielfältigen Eindrücken von der „Nordkette“ oberhalb von Innsbruck erwarten dich.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Erosion/Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Enrichment planting or sowing/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/stakeholder engagement","improve or maintain biodiversity",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[1010,"national","Bergwaldprojekt","https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/veranstaltungen/termine/2024/24-0353-01_leobner-huette.php",null,null,null,"Leobner Hütte\n\nThere shall be water ... and trees!","Durch unser Aufforsten unweit der Gipfel der Griesmauer, des Hochturm und der TAC-Spitze unterstützen wir die Natur nach dem Bau einer Wasserleitung für die Leobner Hütte auf 1.582 m, sodass sie wieder möglichst nahe an ihre ursprüngliche Form gelangt. In diesem Bergwaldprojektwoche genießen wir das einfache Leben: Schlafen im Lager, kaltes Wasser, steile Hänge. Uns umgibt eine wunderbare Bergwelt, die mit fantastischen Ausblicken nicht geizt. Vorwiegend steiles Gelände, keine Dusche, Arbeiten in Hüttennähe","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2023,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Termination of degrading action or factor","To promote tree or plant regeneration",11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest"]
[303,"national","BfN database \"Pflanzungen\"","https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe/niedersaechsischer-droemling",null,null,null,"Niedersächsischer Drömling - Niedermoor-Feuchtgrünland und -wälder im Weser-Aller Tiefland","The Lower Saxony Drömling is part of a formerly extensive wetland lowland with nationally significant stands of marsh forest, large sedge meadows and wet meadows and pastures. It is the habitat of numerous endangered species, such as the glossy meadow rue, ditch violet, otter, snipe, curlew, corncrake, crane, white stork, red and black kite, barred warbler, moor frog, tree frog, bitterling, mud whiptail, wet meadow butterfly and common club-tailed dragonfly.","Germany",null,2002,2012,{"$f":"(M42-L42)*12","v":120},null,9050000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Ost-Niedersachsen; östlich von Wolfsburg nahe der Landesgrenze zu Sachsen-Anhalt, Naturraum: Weser- Aller -Tiefland",null,"completed",2002,2012,"-Establishment of higher groundwater levels in the areas of Kl. and Gr. Giebelmoor, Kaiserwinkel/Käsebeutel and Politz with Hegholz.\n-Reactivation of the Aller's floodplain dynamics for the flow of water through the Allerauenwald forest during floods.\n-Extensification of grassland use with, among other things, renunciation of nitrogen fertiliser, pesticides, ploughing up and changes in relief\n-Forest conversion measures and designation of natural forest areas on 280 hectares\n-Preservation or restoration of the unspoilt landscape character\n-Elimination of impairments caused by fish ponds, conifer plantations and arable land use\n-Calming of the area and visitor guidance","restoration",null,9050000,null,null,null,null,null,"BMU, Land Niedersachsen, Landkreise Gifhorn und Helmstedt, Stadt Wolfsburg ",null,4237]
[304,"national","BfN database \"Pflanzungen\"","https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe/entwicklung-von-auenwald-und-gruenland-berkelaue",null,null,null,"Entwicklung von Auenwald und Grünland (Berkelaue) - Erprobungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben ",null,"Germany",null,"2017",1995,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC43,AD43,\"m\")","v":86},null,4840000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","NRW, Berkelaue zwischen Stadtlohn und Vreden, Kreis Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen",null,"Completed","1988-10-01","1995-12-01","-land acquisition, removal of existing drainage systems, and planting.\n\n-scientific monitoring examined flora, vegetation, birds, amphibians, fish, ground beetles, large butterflies, dragonflies and grasshoppers.","restoration",null,4840000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"BfN, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen"]
[644,"national","EC Nature restoration success stories","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/portugal-cork-oak-forest-restoration/",null,null,null,"Cork Oak Forest Restoration - Herdade da Ribeira Abaixo and Monte do Vento","The Southern Portugal Green Belt project was undertaken as part of the larger WWF Mediterranean Cork Oak Landscapes Programme to restore the cork oak forest landscape at two pilot sites in Southern Portugal. Spanning the Portuguese provinces of Alentejo and Algarve in an area of exceptional natural value extending 8,000 km2, the restoration targeted cork oak forests belonging to the warm and humid mixed-oak forest type–dominated by cork-oak (Quercus suber). The project aims to increase forest surface and improve the structure and density of forest habitats through tree/shrub production and plantation and effective long-term management practices. This will facilitate the natural regeneration of the cork forest stands and ensure sustainable livelihoods for local community members while protecting the region’s biodiversity.","Portugal",null,2004,2021,11,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,"Completed","3/26/2004","2/26/2005",null,"A total of 25,000 plants (including: Quercus suber, Q. faginea, Fraxinus spp., Arbutus unedo) were produced by the tree nursery. 4,500 saplings were planted at Monte do Vento in November 2004, and 10,000 saplings were planted at HRA in November 2004.",null,null,null,null,null,null,"NGO, Non-profit",null,null,28.5,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF Mediterranean"]
[2,"EU","EFI Database","http://www.metsa.fi/natural/projects/index.htm","http://dataservices.efi.int/biodiversity/result.php","Aapa Mire Wilderness",null,"Aapa Mire Wilderness","The Natura 2000 nature conservation programme aims to preserve European natural habitats by protecting typical species and biotopes in each area of the continent. Finland has a special responsibility in the conservation of peatland biotopes, as no other European country has such extensive and varied peatlands as Finland.\n\nThe Natura 2000 areas in Litokaira, Olvassuo and Iso Tilansuo-Housusuo, located in the municipalities of Ranua, Pudasjärvi, Puolanka and Utajärvi in northern Finland, are extensive, ecologically significant mire wilderness areas. A common denominator to all of them is a mosaic-like variation of peatland and forest. Typical features of these areas include treeless aapa mires and old-growth forests. These provide ideal living conditions for many endangered animal and plant species. The area has particularly high significance for the conservation of birds. The Natura areas also have great recreational importance. These areas have always had an important role in providing local inhabitants with enjoyment. However, until now no facilities have been set up to serve local recreational purposes or nature-based tourism, a fact that has caused erosion and littering in some areas and, on the other hand, prevented the creation of sustainable nature-based tourism.\n\nThe LIFE project carried out in 2002–2005 in the Litokaira, Olvassuo and Iso Tilansuo-Housusuo Natura 2000 areas aimed to secure an adequate conservation level in the project area, sustainably harmonise various land-use forms, restore areas which have changed due to human intervention, improve awareness and proconservation attitudes in the areas and develop the possibilities for local recreation and nature-based tourism in the area. The total budget of the project was 1.7 million euros, of which the EU LIFE funding accounted for one half.\n\nThe other half was jointly financed by Metsähallitus, the North Ostrobothnia Regional Environment Centre, the town of Pudasjärvi and the municipalities of Puolanka, Ranua and Utajärvi.\n\nThe scope of the project was rather extensive and the goals were ambitious. How to combine the conservation of sensitive habitats with local recreational use and nature-based tourism? When these objectives are considered side by side, they may even appear contradictory. However, each is a part of the greater whole. These individual goals as parts of the whole can yield benefits for both the environment and the local population.\n\nThis publication presents the results and process of the project as aspects of four categories: management and land use plans, restoration, information materials and local recreational use and nature-based tourism. With the project drawing to a close, we can state that the goals have been reached and that the significance of these areas as conservation and recreational areas is broadly recognised and that their adequate conservation is safeguarded far into the future.  ","Finland","mixed",2002,2005,36,1700000,850000,850000,"LIFE (EU)/international funds","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","restoration management and planning and opimization","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)","NA",null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,2002,2005,null,null,null,null,"1,7 mio"]
[189,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://dataservices.efi.int/biodiversity/result.php",null,null,null,"Fire as a tool in managing forest succession","Biodiversity, fire, forest management, restoration","Finland",null,2000,2003,null,null,null,null,"Other EU funding",null,null,null,4,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null," \tMetla - The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Research Centre, PL 68, 80101 Joensuu",null,null,null,"The Finnish Forest Research Institute\nJoensuu Research Centre"]
[190,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://www.metla.fi/tutkimus/index-en.htm",null,null,null,"LIFE to KOLI- Restoration of the forests and meadows in the National Park","The project takes place in the Koli Nationalpark (2900 hectare) in the very east of Finland. The park consists of a diverse landscape and has also value as cultural heritage. The project will draw up a long-term management/restoration plan for forests, meadows and bog woodlands. More specifically, a 50 year controlled burning plan will be drawn up to ensure the continued presence of freshly burnt forests and pastures which are so important to the habitats and their wildlife. A restoration plan will be devised for the cultivated forests and peat lands to ensure there is an abundant supply of decaying wood in the forests and a rewetting of the mires through ditch blocking. Finally, a maintenance plan will be drawn up to manage the meadows and prevent their overgrowth.","Finland",null,2003,2006,{"$f":"M47-L47","v":3},null,null,null,"LIFE (EU)/international funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland","Koli Nationalpark",null,"completed",2003,2006," -45 ha of freshly burnt boreal forest (subtype for boreal forests) and an increase in decayed wood within 50 ha;                                                                -spruce will be removed in priority areas, meadows restored as a demonstration plot and ditches blocked within 25 ha of drained bog woodlands;    -Public awareness of these activities will be raised by educational material for schools and a video about slash-and-burn methods;                               -Guidebooks about controlled burning, restoration of economically used forests and meadows will be produced for biotope management specialists;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   -3 nature trails on these themes as model areas will be built.","improved management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"Nationalpark Gesäuse GesmbH, Forsttechnischer Dienst für Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung, Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung","Mixed Forest/Mountain Forest","x","Metla – the Finnish forest Research institute"]
[191,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://www.metla.fi/tutkimus/index-en.htm",null,null,null,"Natural forests: structure, dynamics and biodiversity as compared with managed forests","Taken from the web page: Objectives The main aim of the project is to produce knowledge about the structure and development of natural forests. This knowledge can be used as reference to improve existing stand-development models, and to revise the guidelines for restoration and biodiversity-oriented silviculture in managed forests. The stand characteristics including dead wood (average values and variation) of natural forests at different site types and in different vegetation zones will be described. The influence of previous cutting on the structure and naturalness of stands, and the re-establishment of natural structures after cutting will be assessed. Growth, mortality, accumulation rate of dead wood, and carbon balance will be studied and modelled, as well as successional trends and regeneration in protected forests in the absence of natural fire regime. The specific links between stand structure and diversity of different species groups will be studied with the emphasis on species that have declined as a result of forest management. The aims and means of restoration will be specified by highlighting the differences between natural and managed forest in those structural features that are the most important for maintaining biodiversity. Regional representativeness of protected forests within the conservation area network will be assessed based on the results of the 9th National Forest Inventory.","Finland",null,2001,2005,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"completed",2001,2005,null,"research, restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"Associação de Produtores Florestais do Paúl /\nDirecção Regional da Beira Interior (DRABI), Portugal /\nParque Natural da Serra da Estrela (ICN), Portugal/\nUniversidade de Évora, Portugal/\nConselho Directivo dos Baldios das Cortes do Meio, Portugal/\nConselho Directivo dos Baldios de Unhais da Serra, Portugal/\nSociedade Agrícola Vale do Pastor, Portugal","Broadleaf Forest/Mediterranean Forest","x","Metla - The Finnish Forest Research Institute"]
[192,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://www.metla.fi/tutkimus/index-en.htm",null,null,null,"Restoration of mires and forests in northern Finland","The project aims at investigating how restoration practices work to re-establish mires and forests to their original state and function. For this purpose a restoration area network will be established in Northern Finland. The research is carried out at soil uplift mires of Bothian Gulf, at European Alder swamps, and at Natura 2000 –areas of Koillismaa and Kainuu. Mires will be restored by damming or blocking ditches and by removing trees. Recovery of mire vegetation, growth dynamics of European Alder, and mire hydrology will be studied prior to and after mire restoration practices. Forests will be restored by controlled burnings, simulations of storm damage, damaging or felling trees and by reforesting disused forest roads. Variables under research will be the recovery of plant, fungi and insect species, structure and regeneration of trees, soil nutrients after controlled burnings, and the development of organic matter and root system after reforestation of forest roads. The scale of impacts of restoration will be investigated using spatial modelling and picture measurement methods. Information obtained from the project will be needed at the development towards more practicable and cost efficient restoration methods.","Finland",null,2005,2009,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland","Northern Finland",null,"completed",2005,2009,null,"research, restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Finnish Forest Research Institute\nMuhos Research Station"]
[210,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://ifff.boku.ac.at/efern/",null,null,null,"Forest restoration dynamics : a functional analysis 100 years after rehabilitation of badlands for erosion control in the south-western Alps",null,"France",null,1994,2025,132,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"Completed",1994,1998,"Forest ecosystem composition and structure, Forest ecosystem creation, improvement, restoration, Monitoring, Vegetation dynamics, Vitality and risk assessment; Viscum album L., biodiversity, earthworm, erosion control, functionning","research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research (Cemagref). Department of Land Management. Mountain Forestry Division"]
[305,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe/lausitzer-seenland",null,null,null,"Lausitzer Seenland - Großflächige ungestörte Entwicklungsprozesse auf ehemaliger Braunkohletagebaufläche","This project is mainly about restoration of former strip-mined brown coal deposits. The mining activities have left huge holes in the landscape. Groundwater is filling these holes, natural regeneration occurs and on many places young bush land and forests begin to cover the ground. This anthropogenic caused landscape is of interest for nature conservation and biodiversity research. These processes are investigated on several sites. The mining activities left poor substrates and the conditions give several endangered species a new habitat (e.g. skylark, hoopoe). Another objective is the integration of Nature conservation in the socio-economic development of this eastern part of the new German “Länder”: recreation, sustainable forest -management/agriculture, hunting and fishing.","Germany",null,2003,2013,{"$f":"(M51-L51)*12","v":120},null,19194355.5,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Freistaat Sachsen, Landkreis Bautzen, nördlich der Stadt Hoyerswerda, angrenzend an die sächsisch-brandenburgische Landesgrenze, Naturraum: Senftenberg-Finsterwalder Becken im Lausitzer Urstromtal",null,"Completed",2003,2013,null,"natural regeneration",null,"Phase I: 426.500,00 € (completed 31.12.2003)\nPhase II: 10.724.546,00 €\nBund: 8.043.409,50 €",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5.76,null,null,null,null,null,"\"Lausitzer Seenland“ gGmbH by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH)"]
[306,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe/mittlere-elbe",null,null,null,"Mittlere Elbe","The “mittlere Elbe” consists of wetland complexes and the biggest alluvial forests in central Europe on the river Elbe (eastern part of Germany). It is a national and international important area for migrating birds. The objectives are to conserve and restore the natural features of this landscape. The natural dynamic of the river and the forests are key elements. The implementation activities are concentrated on restoration of flooding sites (e.g. Reallocation of embankments) and the enhancement of the alluvial forests. The elimination of foreign wooden species is another topic.","Germany",null,2001,2018,{"$f":"(M52-L52)*12","v":204},null,15240000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Sachsen-Anhalt, zwischen Dessau und der Saalemündung, Naturraum: Elbe-Mulde-Tiefland",null,"Completed",2001,2018,"-reactivation of flood channels, the removal of non-native woody plants and the expansion of the floodplain forest complex, dyke relocation ","wetland regeneration",null,"15,24 mio",null,null,null,null,"National Programme since 1979 \"Errichtung und Sicherung schutzwürdiger Teile von Natur und Landschaft mit gesamtstaatlich repräsentativer Bedeutung\"",null,null,5.633,null,null,null,null,null,"Umweltstiftung WWF Deutschland"]
[363,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"",null,null,null,null,"Implementation of management measures at the Agras wetland",null,"Greece",null,2003,2006,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC53,AD53,\"m\")","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2006-07-01",null,"Monitoring, Management"]
[592,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"",null,null,null,null,"Predicting Plant Biodiversity in Changing Dutch Landscapes","Plant biodiversity is declining fast in the Netherlands as well as in other European countries. The presumed causes for this decline are habitat deterioration and fragmentation. The loss of biodiversity affects ecosystem functioning and this might threaten the sustainability of human land use. This has raised great public concern and a number of measures have been put in place with the aim of restoring biodiversity. However, notwithstanding some local successes, our restoration efforts did not stop the general decline in plant biodiversity. This programme aims 1) to analyse whether common traits occur within the groups of 300 decreasing and 150 increasing species on the national level and 2) to develop the scientific insights for better prediction of the results of restoration efforts and thus contribute to a better investment of scarce nature conservation funds. This we hope to achieve by setting realistic targets for the restoration of plant biodiversity by better understanding the constraints that operate on (changes in) species composition in a range of plant communities on a national scale covering the Netherlands. Traditionally the emphasis in nature conservation has been on alleviating the effects of habitat deterioration, but it is now becoming increasingly clear that habitat fragmentation and associated problems for recolonisation after local extinction might play an equally important role. We therefore need to understand the relative importance of both sets of processes at the relevant scale of the landscape unit. For this we intend to exploit the unique database of over 300,000 spatially defined vegetation descriptions that are now available to us covering almost all habitat/community types, using the most recent database management techniques to mine these data, and combine these data with the database of 9,000,000 records from 1902-1999 on flora inventories of every km2 in our country. Based on a hierarchic land unit classification, the available databases wil allow a precise evaluation of the species pool of the given land units and the plant communities that are realised from this pool given their site condition and spatial position. The research will focus on the dry and wet parts of the pleistocene sand area of the Netherlands; here, the inventories on vegetation and flora will be completed with data on seed bank composition and dispersal, partly already available in a national database and partly to be collected in the field. The spatial analysis will then be combined with a functional analysis, relating species frequencies over space and over time - both databases cover several decades - to three traits that define a plant species spatio-temporal mobility: dispersal capacity, seed dormancy and adult longevity. To this end an existing preliminary database for these traits will be expanded and updated. The combination of both approaches will allow an interpretation of local plant biodiversity not only from habitat characteristics but also from species availability and functional traits. These interpretations will then be validated against a number of ongoing nature restoration projects and the results of long-term changes in plant biodiversity in permanent plots in nature reserves. The general perspectives for this programme are: ","Netherlands/Kazakhstan",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,"research, restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"University of Groningen, Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Centre of Ecological and Evolutionary Studies CEES"]
[200,"national","Email","https://www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/lifeplan/about",null,null,null,"LIFEPLAN","There are two main reasons why we understand biodiversity and its drivers so poorly. First, we lack the relevant data, since for the vast majority of species we have either no data or very sporadic data. Second, the processes underlying biodiversity dynamics are complex, and we lack the tools for converting the data that we have into a true understanding of the processes behind them. Through LIFEPLAN, we will overcome both hurdles. We bring together the key expertise needed to generate and interpret Big Ecological Data for a global synthesis of biotic patterning across our planet uniting community ecology, methods for automated species recognition, and Bayesian statistics for immense data. As a basis for the whole LIFEPLAN venture, we will generate a well-standardized global data for a substantial proportion of all species. Such standardization is achieved through semi-automated methods, producing comparable data independent of the exact expertise of the person or team conducting the sampling. Based on a recent revolution in sampling methodology, such a sampling design is now finally achievable.","Finland/Sweden",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Finland,Sweden",null,null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"University of Helsinki, University of Uppsala",null,null,null,"University of Helsinki"]
[5,"EU","EU H2020","http://agroreforest.eu/ ",null,null,"REFOREST","Agroforestry at the forefront of farming sustainability\nin multifunctional landscapes in Europe","The REFOREST project aims to find solutions to overcome the main obstacles to the expansion of European agroforestry. The project mission is to support innovation, exchange knowledge, and provide new solutions that will enable farmers in the EU and associated countries to meet various goals such as food production, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity.\n\nThe great news is that the main coordinator of this project is FFWS CZU. The consortium includes 14 institutions across Europe.\n\nThe project will use a co-creation and multi-actor approach as a fundamental research method to place agroforestry systems in the right balance of farm productivity, socio-economic viability and sustainability.\n\nThe aim of the project is to maximise the use of existing knowledge and data, utilise agroforestry living labs built upon foundationslaid by previous projects, and establish a stakeholder and actor engagement platform to enable knowledge transfer, training and innovation. This project will prioritise enhancing knowledge exchange and transfer, enabling the integration of carbon and biodiversity finance in farm business models, and by proposing targeted policy interventions as solutions to overcoming barriers to agroforestry expansion","Central Europe","not specified",2022,2026,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC56,AD56,\"m\")","v":47},3333691.25,3333691,"NA","international funds","Agriculture","trainings/workshops","education/science",14,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2022-07-01","2026-06-30"]
[7,"EU","EU H2020","https://resonateforest.org/case-studies/",null,"Resilient Forests for Society","RESONATE","Resilient Forests for Society","The 9 regional case studies are located in several biogeographical areas from Boreal to Mountainous forests, and from Continental to Atlantic to Mediterranean forests. They deal with different disturbances, offer a variety of ecosystem services, and engage with different types of forest value chains. \nThe regional case studies are complemented with European scale data analysis and modelling to provide context and enable extrapolation of findings.","Finland/Germany/Spain/Czech Republic/Portugal/France/United Kingdom (UK)/Croatia/Ireland","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2020,2022,24,"NA","NA",null,null,"Pests and diseases/Snowstorms, windstorms, avalanches…/climate change/Fires",null,"Foster wood or biomass production/Improve provision of non-timber products/CO₂ capture/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Water quality/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",null,null,null,"Germany,Finland,Spain,Czech Republic,Portugal,France,UK,Croatia,Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"281300+370000+6000+40928+808848+56658+600000+(1.4*106)+52000","v":2215882.4},"NA"]
[44,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.danubeparks.org/projects/danubeparks-step-20-2012-2014",null,"http://www.danubeparks.org/","DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0","Anchoring the Danube River Network of Protected Areas as Platform for Preservation of Danube Natural Heritage ","European Black Poplar (Populus nigra) is one of flagship species for conservation along the Danube river. Due to habitat loss in last few decades the Black Poplar become an endangered tree species.\n\nImportance of Black Poplar\n\nThe old trees provide suitable breeding habitats for many birds, while young ones serve as indicators for river dynamics as they rejuvenate only on open pioneer habitats like gravel and sand banks. It serves as indicator species for sustainable floodplain forest management.\n\nBlack Poplar characteristics\n\nThe Black Poplar is a Eurasian native species, which probably evolved in fluvial corridors at least 58 million years ago. It is a medium to large-sized deciduous tree, reaching 20–30 m, and rarely 40 m tall. Their leaves are diamond-shaped to triangular, 5–8 cm long and 6–8 cm broad.\n\nIts life cycle, from pollination, seed formation, dispersal and germination or vegetative propagation through mature growth, is well synchronized with the natural flow regime, notably the frequency and timing of periodic and repeated droughts and floods.\n\nDue to their impressive growth rates, poplar species have become some of the most extensively cultivated trees in temperate latitudes around the world, and have been incorporated into managed systems including traditional, wide-spaced plantations, and short-rotation coppice systems.\n\nDANUBEPARKS activities\n\nWithin DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0 project (“Anchoring the Danube River Network of Protected Areas as Platform for Preservation of Danube Natural Heritage”) Black Poplar was promoted as flagship species. Implementation of conservation activities, within the project, for this species contributed to improvement of forest habitat management practice but at the same time it stressed the role of Danube Protected Areas for its preservation.\n\n---\n\nYou can find more information about topic in DANUBEPARKS's monography „Variability of European Black Poplar (Populus nigra L.) in the Danube Basin“.\n\n\n\nThe WILDisland initiative aims to preserve natural Danube islands as flagship habitats for river dynamics. The Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor contributes to strengthen the ecological connectivity and to preserve natural wilderness that exists in the heart of Europe.\n\nInteractive map\n\nThe WILDisland map presents the results of the first inventory of Danube islands: over 900 islands were identified along the Danube River which cover an area of more than 138,000 hectares.\n\nDue to their pristine and natural character, 147 islands could be classified as “category A” – these are completely natural islands, representing true river wilderness. Category B refers to islands with a high ecological value and naturalness, but with small human alterations (forestry, river regulation, land use, etc.). Category C presents all other islands that are subject to major human uses but still: they also have ecological values and functions in the Danube Habitat Corridor.\n\nThe interactive map provides some key details about each island: size, main habitats, origin of its development, river morphology in the respective river section as the main driver for island formation.\n\nTo preserve the wilderness character of the most natural islands (category A), the DANUBEPARKS initiative will award them as WILDislands – as a special and informal certification attributed together with responsible landowners, land users and other key stakeholders.\n\nAnchoring WILDisland on polic level\n\nThe WILDisland initiative already received recognition from the EU-Forum of Nature and Biodiversity Directors for establishing the coherence of Natura 2000 sites.\n\nA Danube-wide commitment signed by all DANUBEPARKS directors anchors the WILDislandinitiative. The path for success has been paved, the Danube wide commitment having already triggered the first national declerations for the protection and non-intervention management of Danube island on policy level.\n\nThe Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor in numbers\n\n- 3,000 river kilometres\n\n- 912 islands\n\n- 138,000 ha of dynamic island habitats\n\n- 147 untouched or completely natural islands\n\n- 14,000 ha of wilderness\n\nProtecting WILDislands\n\nThe WILDisland initiative is currently under the umbrella of the WILDisland - Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor LIFE project, elaborated by DANUBEPARKS and partners representing the waterway, hydropower and forestry sector to protect and revitalize the last near-natural \"wild\" islands on the Danube.\n\nMore about the project and the tool itself can be found at: www.wildisland.danubeparks.org\n\n\nThe Danube River is a green lifeline for biodiversity. While the Network of Danube Protected Areas preserves the most valuable sites, habitat fragmentation limits efforts to preserve a cohesive ecosystem. Also, facing the long-term effects of climate change, rivers are becoming more and more relevant for ecological connectivity.\n\nTo tackle this issue, the Danube River Network of Protected Areas launched the Danube Volunteers Day in 2017 during the project DANUBEparksCONNECTED, funded by the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme.\n\nHelping hands for the corridor management\n\nYouth and school groups, local NGO's, municipalities, representatives of corporate sector and various other stakeholders from nearly all Danube countries were mobilized as helping hands for corridor management. Events were organized in 8 different countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.\n\nAnnual themes\n\nEvery year DANUBEPARKS is announcing the new theme for Danube Volunteers Day.\n\n- 1st year: Dry Habitat Corridor\n\n- 2nd year: WILDislands\n\n- 3rd year: Softwood forest\n\nResults\n\nIn 3 years of successful implementation of action we can proudly say that we mobilized more than 1200 volunteers to spend over 3.500 working hours in 39 different actions aiming to preserve the most valuable natural sites.\n\nSome of the successfully implemented activities:\n\n- waste collection,\n\n- removal of invasive plant species,\n\n- mowing,\n\n- building of educational trail,\n\n- tree-planting,\n\n- citizen science activities.\n\nDry habitats are rare, but not unusual in pristine floodplains. They play a crucial role in sustaining biodiversity by harbouring many rare and endangered species. Unfortunately, these dry habitat patches are very often reduced to small remnants in the floodplain areas, resulting in isolation and habitat fragmentation. The focus of the DANUBE DRY HABITAT CORRIDOR is therefore the protection, restoration, conservation, and appropriate management of the Danube dry grasslands. For the first time, local expertise on the management of dry habitats has been incorporated into a Danube-wide perspective.\n\nThe DANUBEPARKS Canyons Network\n\nA milestone was reached with the establishment of the DANUBEPARKS Canyons Network, resulting in a joint Memorandum of Cooperation between the Danube Canyon Administrations. These Canyons are break-through valleys and gorges often acting as key areas for habitat connectivity along the Danube. The five Protected Area representatives from Germany (Donauengtal near Passau), Austria (Wachau, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage), Hungary (Danube Bend, Duna- Ipoly National Park), Serbia (Djerdap National Park), and Romania (Iron Gate Nature Park) will work on joint strategies to synergize the biodiversity conservation actions of Danube Canyons in the coming years.\n\nDanube-wide Dry Habitat Cadastre\n\nThe first cadastre and Danube-wide map of dry habitats were established in order to fully visualise the Danube Dry Habitat Corridor. Building on existing data and the compilation of habitat specifics of each Protected Area, the finalized map sheds light on the core areas, as well as possible gaps interrupting this corridor.\n\nPilots for dry habitat management\n\nFlood protection dykes act as ecological linkage for semi-dry grassland species in various sections of the Danube. A grazing pilot activity in Germany, in addition to cross-border grazing between Slovakia and Austria, aimed to support this eco-corridor and to develop the dyke as Green Infrastructure between the Protected Areas. The activities raised awareness, brought together key experts, and demonstrated a feasible alternative for the longterm management of dry grasslands.\n\nSince dry habitats host valuable populations of orchids, the management of these areas must be given special consideration. Alongside a Danubewide map of orchids as flagship species, a special botanical study on orchid abundance in a section of the Danube in Hungary was prepared, as well as a study on a rare, flagship butterfly species specific to an important dry habitat in Germany.\n\nBased on a thorough evaluation of local dry habitats, a Danube-wide strategy has been developed to form a better understanding of the habitats of the Danube, and to provide information on directly applicable management measures.\n\nRiparian forest habitats are a substantial part of the river ecosystem. Sadly, around 90% of these zones have been lost in the past century due to human intervention. DANUBEparksCONNECTED aims to restore riparian forests by detecting gaps in the riparian forest corridor for conservation or restoration measures. Such reforestation activities can mitigate climate change significantly by raising the carbon storage capacity of the Danube riparian zones.\n\nDanube Riparian Forest Fitness Check\n\nTo determine the current status of riparian forests as habitat corridors throughout the Danube, a Riparian Forest Fitness Check was carried out, based on satellite data from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Services, a unique dataset on riparian zones. The GIS data was analysed based on factors such as the size of forest complexes and fragmentation, as well as habitat typology. Built upon the Fitness Check, a roadmap towards a Riparian Forest Corridor was jointly developed.\n\nTesting and demonstrating the Riparian Forest Corridor\n\nIn Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia, as well as in Bulgaria and Romania, much focus was put on the reforestation of gap areas in-between intact forest complexes with domestic species, the conversion of plantations used by intense forestry into native stands, and the management of invasive alien tree species.\n\nDiverse and productive riparian forests are of outstanding importance for bat conservation, as they prefer habitats of old growth forests. To put the results of the Riparian Forest Fitness Check to the test, a survey of bats as indicator species was conducted in the Upper, Middle and Lower Danube, examining about 100 sampling sites. Outstanding results show that Protected Areas house an abundance of species of great significance.\n\nThe survey also indicates that 10-20 m3 of standing dead and hollow trees per hectare are recommended for a healthy riparian forest habitat.\n\nA deep-rooted strategy\n\nThe protection of Riparian Forests requires strong cross-sector cooperation. Three study visits in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Danube brought Protected Areas and forest enterprises together.\n\nThese study visits presented a good opportunity to discuss pilot actions, demonstrate good practice projects, and plan follow-up activities regarding the Riparian Forest Corridor.","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania/Moldova","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2012,2014,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC58,AD58,\"m\")","v":23},2200000,2200000,null,null,"Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","cleanup, waste removal/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Removal of current vegetation/Enrichment planting or sowing/trainings or workshops or education/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","Increase landscape connectivity/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2012-10-01","2014-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[12,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/17447/Lower-Morava-Floodplains-EN/ ",null,null,null,"Lower Morava Floodplains","Lower Morava Floodplains\nProgramme Other (EUSDR projects related)\nDate of latest update: 2021-04-06\nDescription\nDescription (EN): \nThe Morava is the largest left-side tributary of the Upper Danube in Central Europe and Austria’s only near natural lowland river with Pannonian character. The frequent flooding is essential for the floodplain’s grassland and forests. Due to regulation and intensification measures in the last century the river is now classified only with a moderate status (according the EC Water Framework Directive) and habitats for endangered species of fauna and flora are limited.\nWithin the EC supported Life+ project “Restoration of the Lower Morava Floodplains” ambitious restoration measures will be implemented between 2011 and 2017.\nThe aim of the project is to extensively restore near-natural river dynamics in the Lower Morava floodplains, as well as to foster land-use practices, which preserve biodiversity and to specifically preserve endangered species and types of habitats.\nDetailed objectives The most important objectives are the redynamisation, the reestablishment of the characteristic island landscape and the improvement of the connectivity between river floodplains in the confluence area of the Morava floodplains. Therefor artificially cut off river branches are reconnected, riprap and traverse barriers will be removed. In the floodplain area the objectives focus on the extensification of land use by converting cropland into grassland in the open landscape surrounding the river restoration measures. The cultivation of relictary floodplain water bodies will be optimised in terms of conservation needs. Furthermore there will be measures to improve the conservation status of the floodplain forest by controlling the introduction and dispersal of invasive alien species like Maple Ash (Acer negundo).\nImplementation of an innovative grassland management by reintroducing grazers (e.g. Konik horses) in the WWF floodplain reserve near Marchegg. Identification of a framework for a sustainable, cross-border fisheries management at the Morava. Furthermore, specific measures for the preservation of characteristic and highly endangered habitats and species (e.g. Storks, Kites, Eagles and Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) will be implemented. Improvement and stabilization of the population of the European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), a characteristic species of lowland rivers, by offspring.\nAround 70% of the total project budget is spent on specific conservation measures and basic assessment and analysis, around 15% on purchase of land and compensation payments and further 15% on the project management.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.life-march.at/\nExpected Results (EN): \nThe main result: the realised infrastructure of the cross-border water supply system. The joint water supply system will result in a better quality drinking water, and in the long term preservation of the water resources. \nFurther results: the consumption peaks of the summer season will be manageable, the consumption of energy will be lowered due to the shortened pumping distances.\n\nRenaturalisation of the river banks along a stretch of 6 km, where potential areas for characteristic river bank formations such as sandbanks, escarpments, and alluvial forests will be generated.\nAdditionally, 4 km of river branches will be revitalised and 16 ha restored through a national programme;\nImprovement of cross-linking of areas through the removal of barriers in at least five spots. As a result, 25 km of near-natural streamed river branches will be created;\nProtection of at least 10 floodplain water bodies in the outer floodplains, which will create good conditions for target species in an area of some 20 ha;\nExtension of cultivation, which will improve and secure a total of 65 ha  of ecologically significant open landscape habitats;\nReintroduction of grazing management, which constitutes a pilot project for the improvement of habitat structures;\nImprovement of habitat conditions of floodplain forests at the river banks by river restoration works and by controlling invasive plants such as box elder (Acer negundo);\nImprovement in the conservation status of six representative target species and three types of habitats of Community interest through specific supporting measures; and\nGreater acceptance of conservation measures through specific information and environmental education in four municipalities. Land users and stakeholders will be directly involved in the project implementation.\nRead more\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers\n\nPartners (1)\n\nLead Partner: via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH\n\nAddress: Donau-City-Straße 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nPartners map\n\nLead partner marker\n\nLead partner\nProject partner marker\n\nProject partner\nSummary\nProject name (EN): Lower Morava Floodplains\n\nProject acronym: Lower Morava Floodplains\n\nProject start date: 2011-10-11\n\nProject end date: 2019-10-31\n\nProject status: closed\n\nTotal budget/expenditure: EUR 3 491 774.00\n\nTotal EU funding (amount): EUR 1 745 887.00\n\nRenaturalisation of the river banks along a stretch of 6 km; where potential areas for characteristic river bank formations such as sandbanks; escarpments; and alluvial forests will be generated. Additionally; 4 km of river branches will be revitalised and 16 ha restored through a national programme; Improvement of cross-linking of areas through the removal of barriers in at least five spots. As a result; 25 km of near-natural streamed river branches will be created; Protection of at least 10 floodplain water bodies in the outer floodplains; which will create good conditions for target species in an area of some 20 ha; Extension of cultivation; which will improve and secure a total of 65 ha of ecologically significant open landscape habitats; Reintroduction of grazing management; which constitutes a pilot project for the improvement of habitat structures; Improvement of habitat conditions of floodplain forests at the river banks by river restoration works and by controlling invasive plants such as box elder (Acer negundo); Improvement in the conservation status of six representative target species and three types of habitats of Community interest through specific supporting measures; and Greater acceptance of conservation measures through specific information and environmental education in four municipalities. Land users and stakeholders will be directly involved in the project implementation.","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2011,2019,96,3491774,1745887,null,"international funds/INTERREG (EU)","flooding/Erosion/Incomplete forest cover/Invasive alien species","(Re)introduction of animal species/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Hydrological interventions","Increase landscape connectivity/improve or maintain biodiversity/Erosion protection",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2011-10-11","2019-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,101,"NA",null,"via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[23,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19245",null,"EcoWET",null,"Wetlands Ecosystem Services Assessment in Croatia; Serbia cross border region","Wetlands Ecosystem Services Assessment in Croatia-Serbia cross border region\nProgramme 2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Croatia-Serbia\nDate of latest update: 2021-12-16\nDescription\nDescription (EN): \nThe main common cross-border problems and challenges to be jointly addressed within the project is degradation of wetland ecosystems caused by varying human activities. Limited capacity to deal with the consequences of ecosystem degradation and low awareness about the value of wetlands and services they deliver to society will be addressed by the project as well.  Main approach to be used is to introduce and apply new EU methodology for ecosystem services (ES) assessment and innovative methods for ecosystems conservation and awareness raising. ES assessment will provide measurable data on services that wetlands provide to local communities. that will be used for planning of ecosystem conservation in pilot areas.  Main objective of the project is to contribute to the protection and sustainable use of wetland ecosystems in Danube floodplain in Croatia – Serbia cross border region by their assessed ecosystems services (ES). Immediate change the project will make are (i) increasing knowledge and skills of target groups to implement new approach to conservation planning based on mapped and assessed ES, (ii) improved awareness on value of wetlands. However, improved conservation status of wetland ecosystems is long term change that is expected after project results are embraced by target groups and imbedded in conservation planning policy of protected areas. \n\nMain project outputs: Guidelines on ES mapping and assessment, Capacitated stakeholders for ES mapping, assessment and action planning, Mapped an assessed ES in pilot areas, Pilot action plans, Operational ecosystems processors (constructed wetland) for water purification and awareness raisingTarget groups: Protected areas manager, Local government, CSOs, Local communities, educational institutions, public utilities companies, resources users.\n\nCBC addedd value is is joining efforts, skills and knowledge to come up with coordinated sustainable conservation planning of shared wetland ecosystems .\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nEcoWet project was funded within the frame of the Interreg IPA Cross Border Programme Croatia-Serbia 2014-2020, and implemented by the nature Conservation Movement of Sremska Mitrovica, Green Osijek, Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Provence and Public Institutions Agency for Management of Natural Assets in Osijek – Baranja County. Purpose of the project was to contribute to the protection and sustainable use of wetland ecosystems in Danube floodplain in Croatia – Serbia cross border region by assessment of their ecosystems services.\n\nMain result of the project is Guideline for mapping, assessment and monitoring of wetland ecosystems services. Guideline was tested in 6 pilot areas:  Special Ornithological Reserve Podpanj and fishponds Donji Miholjac, Northern Middle Podunavlje, Spačva basin, Special nature reserve Zasavica, Bara Trskovača and Bosut forests. Based on assessed ecosystem services, Action plan for their improvement has been developed for each pilot area, which is an important management toll.\n\nWhat is more, in order to demonstrate practical applicability of water purification ecosystem services, constructed wetland for purification of waste water has been installed at Visitor Centre of Special Nature Reserve Zasavica in Serbia. In Croatia, channel Ivovac in Zlatna Greda have been restored.\n\nFinally, EcoWet documentary film, produced within the project, recorded all important steps in the process of ecosystem services assessment and will serve as an inspiration to other regions for similar activities.\nRead more\nWebsite: https://www.interreg-croatia-serbia2014-2020.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Disaster response capability in the programme area.\nExpected Outputs (EN): \n1.Increased capacity of protected areas managers and all relevant stakeholders to take carry out participatory ES mapping and assessment and develop action plans for improving capacity of ecosystems to delivering ecosystems services. This skills will be obtained during capacity building trainings organised based on step by step protocol in form of guidance documents. Trainees will be also capable to understand functions of wetland ES which, if properly managed, could help in minimising negative effects of floods and decrease water pollution.\n\n2. Applied common indicator based methodological approach for ES assessment 6 pilot areas. Results of assessment are base for sustainable wetland ES conservation planning. Particular attention will be given to wetland areas that need restoration in order to increase their potential for flood protection. \n\n3. Strengthened cross border, cross-sectoral cooperation and communication among stakeholders to jointly act towards common vision of integrated management of shared natural assets.\n\n4. Raised public awareness on value of ES delivered by wetland ecosystems. It will create positive climate in the society for their protection and sustainable management. \nAll results contribute directly to the programme result indicator since all of them create conditions for increasing capacities of wetland ecosystems to deliver services important for disaster response capability in the programme area, such as pollution reduction and flooding control.\nRead more\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers\n\nSpecific Objective: To enforce integrated cross-border monitoring/ management systems for key existing risks and environmental and biodiversity protection\nThematic Priority:\n(b) Protecting the environment and promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management through, inter alia: joint actions for environmental protection; promoting sustainable use of natural resources, resource efficiency, renewable energy sources and the shift towards a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy; promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems and emergency preparedness\nRead more\nPartners (4)\n\nLead Partner: Pokret gorana Sremske Mitrovice\n\nDepartment: n/a\n\nAddress: Svetog Save 19, 22000 Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: www.zasavica.org.rs\n\nTotal budget: EUR 142 764.00\n\nPokrajinski zavod za zaštitu prirode\n\n    Name: Pokrajinski zavod za zaštitu prirode\n\n    Address: Radnička 20a, 22000 Novi Sad, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.pzzp.rs\n\n    Total budget: EUR 37 400.00\nJavna ustanova agencija za upravljanje zaštićenim prirodnim vrijednostima OBŽ\n\n    Name: Javna ustanova agencija za upravljanje zaštićenim prirodnim vrijednostima OBŽ\n\n    Address: Kapucinska, 31000 Osijek, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 10 910.00\nUdruga za zaštitu prirode i okoliša Zeleni Osijek ","Croatia/Serbia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2017,2019,{"$f":"(M60-L60)*12","v":24},355013.14,301761.17,null,null,"Landscape fragmentation","trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Croatia,Serbia",null,null,null,"2017-06-15","2019-06-14",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[87,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20969/Conservation-and-protection-EN/",null,null,"AQUARES","Conservation and protection of ecosystems endangered by lack of thermal and freshwater in crossborder area","X - not suitable","Hungary/Romania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2018,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC61,AD61,\"m\")","v":33},1346941.55,1144900.32,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Hydrological interventions/improved tourism ","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/increase awareness/Human health & wellbeing",null,null,null,"Romania,Hungary",null,null,null,"2018-05-01","2021-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[103,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/1941/Forestry-impact-and-water-ma-EN/","http://www.interregnord.com/",null,null,"Forestry impact and water management in Torne International River Basin","The goal is a concrete and detailed action plan that can be used by regional authorities; municipalities; associations of fish and fisheries at the restoration of streams affected by forestry. The action plan should be anchored among local and regional actors along the Torne River so that future action will work as efficiently as possible. Another target is to harmonize the national assessment tools and a common vision for the measure needs in the Torne River tributaries. The long term goal of the Action Plan is to improve conditions for migratory fish like trout and salmon; which in turn can benefit the fishing and tourism. Other species associated with running water; such as mussels; benefit from measures that improve habitat for fish.","Finland/Sweden","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2011,2013,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC62,AD62,\"m\")","v":35},809100,485460,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/improved tourism ","improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Sweden,Finland",null,null,null,"2011-01-01","2013-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[14,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.naturimgarten.at/projekt-sym-bio.html ",null,null,"SYM:BIO","Network of drought-adapted and biodiversity-promoting cultivation in urban and rural areas","The importance of urban green spaces for climate adaptation and biodiversity is currently not given enough attention in CZ and AT. Green spaces in built-up areas have important ecological functions (microclimate; habitat for insects) and also influence people's quality of life (adaptation to climate change). At the same time; the municipal administration can determine how these areas are designed and maintained. In the future; the ecological function of these green spaces should also be taken into account in this direction.\n\nPublic administration can fundamentally influence public opinion. It is the key to success in raising awareness about environmental issues in urban areas. These are burdened by development and climate change. There is increasing dehydration and a lack of near-natural green spaces to retain water and contribute to natural cooling. Last but not least; natural corridors are disappearing (or are much too small); which serve as a habitat for songbirds; mammals and insects; which are valuable for ecological balance; pollination and natural pest control. Municipalities and cities try to solve this problem by making citizens; associations and the like. Involve associations in the area in which they live or work. However; sometimes they do not use the right tools and measures to even get the community to intervene in the problem.\n\nThe project aims to connect those actors who have or could have an impact on the entire community. These include; in particular; state administrative and self-government organizations; municipal services; training institutions; non-governmental non-profit organizations that work with the public and youth; and last but not least; local action groups that work on municipal planning and strategic plans for the development of administrative areas. A prerequisite for achieving the project goals on both sides of the border is cross-border cooperation with an exchange of know-how from existing knowledge and best practice examples; from which all participants in the network and the population in the communities benefit.\n\nThe main output of the project is a cross-border network of actors in the field of biodiversity-promoting and drought-adapted green space design and maintenance; etc. Bioeconomics in which all project partners and numerous other actors are actively involved.\n\nIn general; the citizens of urban and rural communities should be directly involved and participate in activities that not only serve to protect their local environment; but also improve its condition. The innovative approach and goal is to awaken the individual's sense of responsibility - \"I live here and I want to leave a positive mark!\"","Austria/Austria/Czech Republic","Urban land",2020,2022,20,"NA","NA",null,null,"climate change/drought/Pests and diseases","management and planning and opimization/political strategy/stakeholder engagement/decision making tools","increase awareness/education or science/Human health & wellbeing",null,null,null,"Austria,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2020-03-01","2022-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[99,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20632/Management-and-networking-o-EN/","https://www.green-biodiv.eu/",null,"GREEN","Management and networking of natural areas of the Pyrenees","Description (FR):  \nThanks to the variety of its ecosystems, the Pyrenees massif is a true reservoir of biodiversity interwoven with territories characterized by a strong diversity of environments and remarkable habitats. The high natural value of these ecosystems is reflected in the multitude of figures existing in the Pyrenees.\n\nThe presence of identical environments, conservation issues for similar habitats or species or the existence of complementary initiatives in terms of environmental protection, illustrate the need for each of these natural spaces to cooperate with the aim of contribute to the improvement and protection of Pyrenean cross-border ecosystems as a whole.\n\nThe GREEN project therefore aims to strengthen coordination between natural spaces and managers by:\n\n- Realizing the networking of operators of natural spaces in the Pyrenees and thus allowing increased coordination between managers of natural spaces  \n\n- Sharing knowledge, management practices and the challenges of each natural space\n\n- Implementing restoration, conservation or management actions specific to three high-stakes environments: the forest, agricultural environments and lake and peat environments \n\n- Informing society, decision-makers and local stakeholders on the issues specific to the biodiversity of the Pyrenees \nClose \nDescription (ES):  \nThanks to the variety of its ecosystems, the Pyrenees massif is a true reserve of biodiversity, a mosaic of territories characterized by a strong diversity of environments and habitats. The high natural value of these ecosystems is reflected in the multitude of figures that exist in the Pyrenees.\n\nThe presence of similar spaces and problems of conservation of habitats or analogous species or the existence of complementary initiatives in terms of environmental protection, illustrate the need for each of these natural spaces to cooperate in order to contribute to the improvement and protection of the Pyrenean transboundary ecosystems as a whole.\n\nThe GREEN project seeks to strengthen coordination between natural spaces and managers:\n\n- Concretizing the networking of the operators of the natural spaces of the Pyrenees and thus allowing broader coordination between the managers of the natural spaces \n\n- Sharing knowledge, management practices and challenges of each natural space \n\n- Carrying out specific restoration, conservation or management actions in three priority environments: the forest, agricultural environments and lake and peat environments. \n\n- Informing society, those responsible and local actors about the specific challenges of the biodiversity of the Pyrenees \nClose \nDescription (EN): \nThanks to the variety of its ecosystems, the Pyrenean massif is a real reservoir of biodiversity; a patchwork of territories characterized by a strong diversity of environments and habitats. The high natural value of these ecosystems is reflected in the many forms of protection sites that exist in the Pyrenees: National Parks, Regional Nature Parks, Nature Reserves, National Nature Reserves, Regional Nature Reserves, Biodiversity biotope protection zones, Conservatories of natural spaces, etc.\n\nThe existence of these sites on both sides of the Pyrenees with similar habitat and species conservation problems and challenges, as well as the existence of complementary initiatives in terms of environmental protection, illustrate the need for each of these natural areas to cooperate in order to contribute to the improvement and protection of the Pyrenean ecosystems as a whole.\n\nThe GREEN project aims to strengthen coordination between natural areas and managers:\n\n • Encouraging the networking of managers of natural areas of the Pyrenees and promote greater coordination between them.\n\n • Sharing knowledge, management practices and challenges of each natural area among partners.\n\n • Carrying out specific actions of restoration, conservation or management in three priority environments: forest, agropastoral and fresh water habitats.\n\n • Informing society, administrations and local stakeholders on the specific challenges of biodiversity conservation of the Pyrenees. \nClose \nWebsite: https://www.green-biodiv.eu/\nExpected Results (FR):  3R2: Capacity of the territory to adopt and improve joint shared strategies for the management and protection of biodiversity. \nExpected Results (ES):  3R2: Capacity of the territory to provide and improve joint shared management and protection strategies for biodiversity. \nExpected Results (EN):  3R2: Territory’s ability to provide itself, and improve, joint shared strategies for the management and protection of biodiversity. \nExpected Outputs (FR):  3P3: Cross-border tools and models developed for monitoring species and improving the ecological quality of POCTEFA natural areas. 3P4: Natural habitats benefiting from support with a view to achieving a better state of conservation \nExpected Outputs (ES):  3P3: Cross-border tools and models developed for monitoring and improving the ecological quality of natural spaces POCTEFA.3P4: Natural habitats that benefit from aid to achieve a better state of conservation. \nExpected Outputs (EN):  3P3: POCTEFA cross-border tools and models developed for the monitoring and improvement of the ecological quality of natural spaces.3P4: Natural habitats that benefit from subsidies to attain a better state of conservation. \n\n Sustainable management of natural resources\n\nSpecific Objective: Protect and improve the quality of cross border ecosystems\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure \n    Towards awareness\n-------------------------------------","Andorra/Andorra/France/Spain","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2016,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC64,AD64,\"m\")","v":35},2040746,1310924,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","NA","management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",18,null,null,"Spain,France,Andorra",null,null,null,"2016-06-01","2019-05-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[126,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.opcc-ctp.org/es/florapyr ","https://keep.eu/projects/20608/Maintain-and-develop-knowle-EN/",null,null,"Maintain and develop knowledge bases of the Flora of the Pyrenees and follow up indicators link with climate change.","FLORAPYR project represents the continuation; capitalization and enhancement of partnerships; shared resources and results of Biodiversity section of POCTEFA project in the previous program (OPCC - EFA235 / 11). 6 main French and Spanish partners are regrouped; associating also an Andorran partner and the CTP-OPCC. Thus the project proposes the complete coverage of the Pyrenean region for the understanding of the plant diversity; an emblematic feature of the Pyrenees that could be affected by climate changes. The overall project aim is to continue and complete the Atlas of the Flora of the Pyrenees and the monitoring of snowfields to improve the quality of data; their publication and the robustness of their results; to enhance the compiled data in order to assess on conservation problems; to join an international platform on climate change; to develop public participation by the Pyrenean population and to ensure the outreach of the work carried out and the results obtained in the Pyrenees.\n\nFLORAPYR will contribute the new transversal OPCC-2 program; which aims to develop and implement the strategy and action plan of the Pyrenean Observatory for Climate Change.\n\nThe main expected results obtained from the FLORAPYR project are the production of monitoring indicators; the publication of floristic data in relation to climate and also the divulgation and public awareness on this issue.","Spain/France","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2016,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC65,AD65,\"m\")","v":35},822737.92000000004,534779.64,null,null,"climate change","monitoring/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2016-07-01","2019-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[132,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/25110/Support-OPCC-on-flora-and-v-EN/",null,null,"FLORAPYR AVANCE","Support OPCC on flora and vegetation evolution and preservation; and develop knowledge and citizen participation","Reports on climate change (CC) in mountain areas; such as the OPCC (2018); highlight their vulnerability; the lack of information on the effects of CC and the difficulty of identifying factors within global changes. It is therefore necessary to continue to produce data on biodiversity and its evolution; in order to cross-reference them with other information; in particular on climate and uses; and to monitor them over time. \nThe project supports OPCC by maintaining and developing information on flora; monitoring the effects of climate change on biodiversity; involving population and environmental education structures; and producing scientific methods; indicators and information that could be used by OPCC; public authorities for adaptation strategies; land managers and socio-economic actors and researchers at the Pyrenees and territorial levels.\nThe project partnership is composed of leading structures on ecology; flora; fungi and vegetation in the Pyrenees in Spain; France and Andorra; as well as on environmental education. Thanks to cross-border cooperation; a complete coverage of the territory by specialists and data is provided. The project ensures a coherent synthesis and analysis of information at Pyrenean level; as well as the joint deployment of scientific and citizen approaches. The project is a continuation of the previous approach; while including various innovations and new themes of interest for the CC indicators.","France/Spain","Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)/Grassland",2020,2022,null,599854.74,369753.38,null,null,"climate change","monitoring/trainings or workshops or education/knowledge increase","improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[42,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/climate-energy/climate-change-adaptation/adaptation-tools/project-catalog/astra-developing-policies-adaptation-strategies-to",null,null,"ASTRA","Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region","Focusing on the Baltic Sea Region (BSR); the project \"Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region\" (ASTRA) assesses regional impacts of the ongoing global change in climate. Its aim is to develop adequate climate change adaptation strategies and policies; together with relevant stakeholders; such as planners and decision makers.\n\nThe ASTRA project uses climate change models and climate impact research studies to develop regional and local impact scenarios. In the development of adaptation strategies it concentrates on risk awareness and the formulation of policy recommendations.\n\nThe transnational approach is vital for the entire project due to the transnational character of the addressed problem: climate change. The project points out the impacts of a changing climate as a challenge for the entire Baltic Sea Region and assesses the results and develops adaptation strategies to maintain the sustainable environmental and socio-economic development in the region.\n\nAstra's partners comprise various research institutes and regional planning offices around the Baltic Sea Region; broken down to 19 inner and 16 outer circle partners. Lead partner of the project is the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).\n\nThe following activities were undertaken in the course of the project:\n\n- Assessment of climate change impacts (extreme temperatures; droughts; winter storms etc.) on regional and local level.\n\n- Presentation of climate impact research results for the BSR and development of strategies to adapt to the consequences of climate change effects (WP1: Adaptation strategies for regional planning purposes)\n\n-Presentation of climate impact research results for the BSR and discuss the consequences of climate change effects through international conferences; meetings and local seminars (WP2: Dissemination)\n\n- Development of Policies and Adaptation strategies for the BSR (WP3) ","Germany","Marine Ecosystem/Coastal Ecosystem/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2005,2007,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC67,AD67,\"m\")","v":30},"NA","NA",null,null,"climate change","trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization/monitoring/political strategy","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2005-06-06","2008-01-05",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[24,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.bsrinterreg.net/interreg/eic","https://keep.eu/projects/2812/Mire-habitat-restoration-pla-EN/","Mire habitat restoration",null,"Mire habitat restoration planning","The main objectives of this Estonian-Latvian joint project are to strengthen the relations and knowledge exchange in cross-border mire habitat protection and management; and to co-operate in restoration planning for Kuresoo bog (Soomaa National Park Estonia) as model area of mire system highly valuable but partly damaged by drainage. Kuresoo bog (10 842 ha) is the largest compact and nearly pristine plateau bog in Estonia but approximately 50 ha of it is drained by ditches.","Estonia/Latvia/Russia","Marine Ecosystem/Coastal Ecosystem",2000,2006,"NA",65648,49236,null,null,"NA","NA","NA",null,null,null,"Estonia,Latvia,Russian Federation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10842,"NA"]
[114,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/353/Harmonised-River-Basins-Strat-EN/",null,"HARBASINS",null,"Harmonised River Basins Strategies North Sea","the experience gained during the HARBASINS project; especially on estuarine habitat restoration; will be taken up for the further development of the Wadden Sea 2008 - 2010","Belgium/United Kingdom (UK)/Norway/Sweden/Finland/Denmark/Germany","Marine Ecosystem",2004,2008,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC69,AD69,\"m\")","v":43},3090900,1545450,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/management and planning and opimization","Sustainable Hydrological management",null,null,null,"United Kingdom,Norway,Sweden,Finland,Denmark,Belgium,Germany",null,null,null,"2004-11-30","2008-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[115,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/15673/Baltic-Sea-Region-Climate-C-EN/",null,null,null,"Baltic Sea Region Climate Change Adaptation Strategy","The BSR countries are all threatened and concerned by climate change. It will influence precipitation amounts and patterns; lead to an increase in terrestrial and ocean temperatures and a rise in sea levels. The resulting changes will jeopardize the integrity of the ecosystem and increase risks caused by natural disasters. There are good experiences of adaptation in the region but they are somehow fragmented and do not acknowledge the fact that the Baltic Sea is a specific eco-region.\n\nThe EU BSR Strategy recognizes this problem by calling for a BSR-wide climate change adaptation strategy; which should provide a framework to strengthen cooperation and information sharing within the region and help to create a coherent set of adaptation policies and actions from the transnational to the local level. Such an overarching framework; which is badly missing; would help to tackle what the Operating Programme of the BSR Strategy has identified as a major weakness: the “lack of transnational co-operation and joint planning in usage of Baltic Sea space and in minimalisation of risks caused by natural disasters”.\n\nBALTADAPT seeks to develop such a BSR-wide climate change adaptation strategy. This truly transnational strategy will focus on the sea itself and its coastline. While it is understood that such a strategy cannot be adopted by BALTADAPT; the project can ensure its preparation and clear the ground for its adoption. Complementing this main output; the project seeks to achieve the following results:\n• Improved knowledge base: A knowledge brokerage process between political decision makers and researchers leading to improved institutional capacity. The “Baltic Window” in the EU Clearinghouse shall be the hub for decision makers from the Baltic Sea Region.\n• Action plan: Providing the operational basis for implementing the BSR-wide Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and influencing policies; programmes and regulations. Together with the action plan; recommendations on funding mechanisms for financing climate change adaptation initiatives shall be given\nIn order to achieve this ambitious objective; BALTADAPT brings together just the right partners to create a knowledge brokerage process in this field; develop a strategy and set a framework for its future implementation. The partner consortium under the leadership of the Danish Meteorological Institute brings together a mixture of federal policy institutions tasked with dealing with the topic of climate change; and a group of research institutions at the cutting edge of applied science in the region. The German Federal Environment Ministry and Federal Environment Agency; the Finnish Environment Institute as well as the CBSS Secretariat are paying project partners. The project counts also with the direct support of the Danish Energy Agency; who is in charge of coordinating this priority area in the BSR Strategy; and the responsible Ministries in Latvia; Estonia; Finland; Lithuania and Sweden.","Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Finland/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Russia/Poland","Marine Ecosystem",2010,2013,38,2858926,2123817.25,null,null,"climate change","knowledge increase/trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization/political strategy","cooperation or networking/education or science",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2010-06-10","2013-09-09",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[121,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.northsearegion.eu/building-with-nature ","https://keep.eu/projects/19149/Building-with-Nature-EN/",null,null,"Building with Nature","The most serious threat facing the North Sea Region (NSR) is climate change; increasing flood and coastal erosion risk from storm surges in coastal and estuarine areas and heavy rain causing flooding of rivers and lakes inland.The Building with Nature (BwN) project demonstrates BwN solutions that utilize natural processes to deliver flood risk and coastal erosion management whilst enhancing ecosystem services. However; the performance of BwN solutions is uncertain and hampers wider uptake across NSR. A common transnational evidence base is needed to justify investments and optimise the effectiveness of BwN solutions (EC; 2015).The overall objective of the BwN project is to make coasts; estuaries and catchments of the NSR more adaptable and resilient to the effects of climate change. BwN will demonstrate BwN-based climate change adaptation solutions at 7 coastal target sites in NL; D; DK; SE (sand nourishment at North Sea Coasts and Wadden Sea barrier islands) and at 6 catchment scale sites in B; NL; SE; SCO (e.g. river restoration).BwN creates joint transnational monitoring programmes; uses state-of-the-art analysis methods; develops improved designs and business cases. The laboratories generate the evidence-base to incorporate BwN in national policy and investment programmes of each of the NSR countries (worth €200M/y). BwN gathers (national) governments that manage most of the North Sea coast; Wadden Sea and river basins and thus provide critical mass for major uptake.","Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands/Germany","Marine Ecosystem",2015,2021,67,6840000,3399998,null,null,"climate change","monitoring/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2015-12-01","2021-07-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[107,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/7107/Restoring-Mineral-Sites-for--EN/","http://www.nweurope.eu/",null,"RESTORE","Restoring Mineral Sites for Biodiversity. People and the Economy across North West Europe","Description (EN): \nThe aim of RESTORE is to address the challenge of environmental degradation across NWE by developing a framework for the restoration of minerals sites (quarries). to provide benefits for biodiversity. habitats and local people. This will increase the sustainability of NWE by reversing biodiversity declines. protecting and buffering designated sites. enhancing landscapes. providing Green Infrastructure and improving quality of life.    The value of the natural environment is recognised by policy makers throughout the EU. but the challenge of delivering environmental benefits in parallel with economic development is ever present. The restoration of quarry sites – which provide the raw materials crucial to the economic development of NWE – into havens for wildlife and people is a win-win situation which aligns with policy drivers related to both economics and environment.    The project sets out support and facilitates these restorations by:  - developing a clear policy framework  - developing demonstration sites to showcase what can be achieved  - producing an online map to help users identify the best restoration options  - carrying out rigorous economic analysis to serve as the basis of a user friendly tool kit to analyse ecosystem services  - disseminating project results and outputs to stakeholders and interested parties - planners. local communities. industry. NGOs. government agencies. decision makers etc.  These resources and tools will each facilitate engagement between key stakeholders around each restoration site. informing a dialogue on restoration options / best practice. By showcasing demonstration sites within RESTORE. the partners will illustrate how quarry sites can benefit biodiversity. encouraging others to take similar action. Showing the value of biodiversity restoration for people. wildlife and economies will help secure changes in policy and practice across NWE. delivering long-term impact and contributing to sustainability objectives.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nThe project was successfully launched in September 2013 at a reception in London, where Catherine Bearder MEP spoke to endorse the project, alongside representatives from the minerals industry and the partner organisations. Subsequently, Surrey County Council hosted the first of three international policy seminars, bringing together audiences from across the partner countries to discuss and debate pertinent issues around biodiversity-led minerals restoration, and the part this can play in boosting the local economy.\n \nOn the ground, the RSPB have inputted advice into the restoration schemes at nine sites across Great Britain, and are about to embark on a series of eight demonstration events with the aim of disseminating restoration best practice to all mineral sector stakeholders. A hydrological study at the ‘t Pompje former clay extraction site in Belgium has been conducted by VLM which will inform the reed marsh restoration and water purification plan at the site. IKL undertook habitat management measures at abandoned historical quarries in South Limburg, NL to encourage midwife and/or yellow-bellied toad population growth. In addition, several small, temporary breeding waters for yellow-bellied toads were created and four breeding ponds for midwife toads were restored. ENCI Gebeid has chosen the final design for a staircase scaling the ENCI quarry wall in order to re-connect an ancient road running through the site.\n \nILS and the RSPB’s Conservation Science team completed a review document of economic valuation techniques, relevant literature and case studies relating to ecosystem services at mineral restoration sites. The RSPB’s Conservation Science team in RESTORE have undertaken ecosystem service assessments of three restoration sites (Middleton Lakes, Ouse Fen and Fen Drayton) and scientific papers are now in preparation and are in the journal review process.\n \nThe RSPB has also undertaken ecosystem service assessments of three restoration sites (Middleton Lakes, Ouse Fen and Fen Drayton) and scientific papers are now in the journal review process.\nClose\nWebsite: http://www.nweurope.eu/ \n-------------------------------------","Belgium/United Kingdom (UK)/France/Netherlands","Industrial land",2011,2015,52,3850281,1925140,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Mining","Promoting natural regeneration/(Re)introduction of animal species/Hydrological interventions","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase microhabitat abundance or diversity (tree wounds, tree hollows, etc.)",7,null,null,"United Kingdom,France,Belgium,Netherlands",null,null,null,"2011-05-11","2015-09-30"]
[90,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19939/Together-for-strenghthening-EN/","http://www.sk-cz.eu/",null,"C927","Together for strengthening and protecting biodiversity in Strážovské vrchy and White Carpathians","Description (SK):  \nThe main goal of the project is the restoration, preservation and protection of biodiversity in the cross-border area of ​​the White Carpathians and the Strážovské vrchy. The main activity of the project is the implementation of joint measures to prevent the deterioration of species, the preservation of species and habitats in the cross-border area by revitalizing mountain meadow communities, management and monitoring of important meadow and forest habitats. \nClose\nDescription (EN): \nThe main project´s objective is the restoration, preservation and protection of biodiversity in the cross-border area of   the White Carpathians and Strážovské mountains. The main project´s activity is the implementation of common measures for prevention of deterioration of the species status, conservation of species and habitats in the cross-border area by revitalization of mountain meadow communities, management and monitoring of important spawn and forest habitats. \nRead more \nAchievements (SK):  Within the project, 11 system tools were introduced to increase the efficiency of nature and biodiversity protection. As part of the project, mammals and meadow biotopes were monitored. \nAchievements (EN):  The project introduced 11 systemic tools to increase the efficiency of nature and biodiversity protection. As part of the project, mammals and meadow habitats were monitored. \nWebsite: https://14-20.sk-cz.eu/sk/projekty/mapa-projektov\nDelivered Outputs (SK):  Within the project, 11 system tools were introduced to increase the efficiency of nature and biodiversity protection. As part of the project, mammals and meadow biotopes were monitored. \nDelivered Outputs (EN):  The project introduced 11 systemic tools to increase the efficiency of nature and biodiversity protection. As part of the project, mammals and meadow habitats were monitored. \n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Climate change and biodiversity\n\nSpecific Objective: Protecting the biodiversity of the cross border area through the cooperation in the field of protection and coordination management of important natural areas\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure\n-------------------------------------","Slovakia/Czech Republic","Grassland/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2017,2019,29,736042,625635,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","NA","knowledge increase/monitoring","education or science/cooperation or networking",2,null,null,"Slovakia,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2017-07-01","2019-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[62,"EU","EU INTERREG","Good Practice: https://www.interregeurope.eu/good-practices/protecting-of-the-english-oak-in-the-cross-border-area",null,null,null,"Oak protection ","The project’s aim was to stop the deterioration of indigenous tree species habitats (e.g. English oak) in the border region between Hungary and Croatia. Two main actions were taken to achieve that. The first was the creation of a monitoring system consisting of 60 measurement points to provide the data for subsoil water movement modelling. A network of automatic meteorological stations was created within the framework of the project; followed by the collection of precipitation data on both sides of the border. Based on the collected data; an analysis of forest conditions was carried out to examine water ecosystems; forecast development trends of oak ecosystems; and to explore the possibility of setting up an alarm system to forecast and detect malfunctions; and prepare for possible flooding and water retention.\nAnother project objective was to protect indigenous species from the invasive ones by using an assessment framework of invasive species; not only in Hungary; but also in Croatia. Additionally; an area of 155 hectares was cleared of invasive plants such as acacia; false indigo and tree of haven; on the Hungarian side of the border. An educational mobile app was developed as a part of the project; to demonstrate the importance of protecting indigenous plants.","Hungary/Croatia","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",null,null,21,750170.14,638644.62,null,null,"Invasive alien species/climate change","Control or removal of (invasive) species","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2019-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,155.16999999999999,"NA"]
[66,"EU","EU INTERREG","Good Practice: https://www.interregeurope.eu/good-practices/urban-forestation-plan",null,null,null,"Prospera","The Urban Forestation Plan intends to plant 50;000 trees before 2030; in 100 different public green areas determined by the Municipality of Reggio Emilia. The project aims to protect the city of Reggio Emilia from pollution and climate change impacts; making urban parks more enjoyable and resilient. Forestation interventions are a part of a participatory co-designing process involving the residents of affected neighbourhoods; ensuring that both the territorial context and the needs of different communities are respected. As a result; shading; air quality and local microclimate are improved..                                    Incorporated in the forestation intervention; it is an experimental project in a peri-urban area that redevelops an integrated greenery. The project also includes newly built municipal gardens and an orchard area with a selection of fruits trees; helping revitalize sustainable agriculture and conserve biodiversity. The project is implemented through a public-private partnership involving different local actors; such as citizens; local associations; private enterprises and universities.","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2014,2030,47,"NA","NA",null,null,"climate change","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","CO₂ capture/increase awareness/Human health & wellbeing/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2019-08-01","2023-07-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",50000]
[34,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/","https://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/fr/artaclim-adaptation-et-resilience-des-territoires-alpins-au-changement-climatique","ARTACLIM ",null,"Adaptation and resilience of Alpine Territories in front of Climate Change; \"Adaptation et Résilience des Territoires Alpins au Changement Climatique\"","ARTACLIM is a cross-border research-action project with the objective to integrate measures of adaptations to climate change in the territorial planning of local communities \nARTACLIM answers to clearly expressed needs. \nIn front of the importance of climate changing impacts in Mountains; territories try to find a way to adapt themselves. But none cross-border territories have succeeded to a truly adaptation in their public policies; due to the absence of a real method and formal actions. The insufficiency of knowledges and the inefficiency of tools could potentially lead to inaction; or worst; a “wrong adaptation”.   \nAware of this constat and in face of the urgent situation; territories have expressed their needs to develop a better taking in consideration of adaptation strategies in their territorial planning and project for the territory. That’s why; to answer to this problematic; ARTACLIM project has been created. \nThe main objectives of ARTACLIM are: \n• Elaborate; test; and validate a methodology and tools facilitating the appropriation of climate changing issues by territories and the definition of a shared adaptation strategy.\n• Give the means to the beneficiaries to have sustainable measures and adaptation actions I n the planning; to increase the resilience of the territory.  \n• Develop a global methodology reproducible and transferable to other local administrations in ALCOTRA’s area and beyond.","France/Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2017,"still going",42,1775145,{"$f":"140879+125393","v":266272},null,null,"climate change","monitoring/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","Local climate regulation (e. g. cooling)/CO₂ capture/cooperation or networking/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"France,Italy",null,null,null,"2017-05-29","2020-12-03",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[11,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.montclima.eu/en/pilot-projects/actions-prevent-risk-forest-fires-and-improve-protective-function-forest-against",null,null,null,"SUDOE MONTCLIMA","One of the key actions of the SUDOE MONTCLIMA project is the design and implementation (testing and development) of common Action Plans for prevention and management of natural hazards, which will be validated and/or improved through pilot trials.\n\nOne of these pilot trials, led by FORESPIR and AR+I, is being carried out in a Calcareous mountain scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest (Andorra la Vella, Principality of Andorra) the main objective to plan and implement an adaptive forest management action in a protection forest of blocks and rocks, vulnerable to high intensity fires in Andorra. It will also serve as a pilot and demonstration forest of good practices in preventive forestry, to improve the knowledge of these forest structures against the foreseeable impacts of fire risk, and to allow forest managers in the Pyrenees to apply techniques that promote the increase of the resilience of protective forests.\n\n\nActions to prevent the risk of forest fires and improve the protective function of the forest against erosion and falling blocks and rocks in Andorra\nPilot Project\n\nOne of the key actions of the SUDOE MONTCLIMA project is the design and implementation (testing and development) of common Action Plans for prevention and management of natural hazards, which will be validated and/or improved through pilot trials.\n\nOne of these pilot trials, led by FORESPIR and AR+I, is being carried out in a Calcareous mountain scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest (Andorra la Vella, Principality of Andorra) the main objective to plan and implement an adaptive forest management action in a protection forest of blocks and rocks, vulnerable to high intensity fires in Andorra. It will also serve as a pilot and demonstration forest of good practices in preventive forestry, to improve the knowledge of these forest structures against the foreseeable impacts of fire risk, and to allow forest managers in the Pyrenees to apply techniques that promote the increase of the resilience of protective forests.\n\nGeneral location of the study area within the Principality of Andorra and the northern slope of the parish of Andorra la Vella.\n\nThe pilot trial has been carried out at the \"Bosc del Maians\" forest, located on the northern slope of the parish of Andorra la Vella and covers an area close to 100 ha. The stand, which is entirely on public ownership, starts at the foot of the rocky cliff (number 2, photo 2 and 3) close to the viewpoint \"del roc de la Palomera\" (number 1, photo 2 and 3) and runs in the direction of the slope until it reaches the picnic area and the site of the water collection infrastructure and artificial hydrant for the defence and fight against forest fires (number 3, photo 2 and 3) at the end of the \"Maians\" forest track.\n\nDetailed location of the study stand within the \"Bosc dels Maians\" forest.\n\nFor the delimitation of the site and morphology of the 1ha stand, the \"risk-exposure unit\" method proposed by the French National Forestry Office was used together with an analysis of the slopes and orientation of the slope.\n\nTo assess the degree of protection of vegetation against boulder and rock mobilisation, the Hazard Monitoring Index (HMI) was estimated. The HMI takes into consideration the possible impacts of climate change on the forest stand, the current stand characteristics, its resilience, and its natural dynamics. However, it does not incorporate the effects or interaction of other disturbances that could cause a significant alteration in the functioning of the stand, such as the consequences of a forest fire. For the estimation of the HMI, a forest inventory of the study area was carried out in order to characterise the main variables required and a value of 3 was obtained, which corresponds to a medium protection effectiveness of the vegetation against rockfall.\n\nVulnerability to crown fire is moderate and conforms to the B10 typology defined by Fernandez, et al. (2008). In order to minimise the vulnerability of the forest to crown fires, a series of silvicultural treatments have been implemented to transform the B10 forest typology to a C6 forest typology. The C typologies are characterised by a vertical discontinuity between the strata, a situation that prevents the transfer between surface and ladder fuels with the tree canopy.\n\nThen, an action was planned and carried out to minimise the risk of fire, in the short and medium term, by reducing the capacity of fire to spread at high intensity, especially its capacity to affect the tree canopy, without affecting the capacity or degree of protection of the forest structure against falling rocks. This reduces forest mortality and consequently ensures the continuity of the protective function.\n\nSilvicultural treatments have mainly focused on the shrub layer and the lower branches of the trees, these two components being the main drivers of fire propagation between the ground and the tree canopy (ladder fuel or vertical transfer). On the one hand, selective clearing and generalised pruning was carried out over an area of approximately 1 ha. Likewise, selective thinning has been carried out to favour the growth of the hardwood species on the site, and the scrub around the smaller trees or regenerated conifers has been cleared to maximise their survival and future viability. At the same time, the surroundings of the few broadleaved trees present have been cleared, so that they can grow and gain relative importance within the stand, given that mixed structures are of great interest to improve the degree of protection.\n\t\nLeft : pruning of the shrub layer; the left side shows the initial height of the boxwood / Right : shrub layer after the intervention.\n\nThe simulation of the fire behaviour, using BehavePlus 6 software, generates results that point in the same direction as the above. In this sense, the results of the simulation of the initial scenario show that despite not generating active crown fires, the structure, and above all the ladder fuels, can promote the appearance of crown and torch activity, which together with the height of undergrowth, means an average probability of mortality of the tree layer of 100%.\n\nA different situation is observed in the post-treatment scenario, assuming that the remains of the treatments have already been partially mineralised, and a surface fuel pattern dominated by low to medium height scrub is assumed. Under these conditions, crown activity disappears, with most of the fire being surface fires, and the height of undergrowth decreases drastically with respect to the initial scenario, going from 14m to 2m, so that the estimated average mortality is around 58% of the trees.\n\nWith the results at hand, it can be expected that the treatments have significantly reduced the vulnerability of the protective forest to high intensity forest fires.","Andorra","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","NA","NA","NA",null,null,null,null,"Fires","Fire prevention interventions/Thinning","Others",null,null,null,"Andorra",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100,"NA"]
[13,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/25781/Cross-border-forest-risk-ma-EN/ ; https://www.at-cz.eu/at/ ",null,null,"FORRISK","Cross-border forest risk management","The damage situation in the forests of the border region; which has now been going on for years; poses major problems and challenges for forest owners; authorities and stakeholders. In the course of the crisis management; it became clear; on the one hand; how strongly local measures to cope with the disaster influence each other across borders and; on the other hand; how the problems could be alleviated in the future through better information exchange.\nIn the Czech Republic and Austria there is information from the current monitoring systems about drought as a predisposing factor and the spread of bark beetle infestation as a calamity factor; as well as many relevant results from recent research projects that focus on adaptation strategies in forestry under the influence of climate change.\nThe climatic extremes; risks; possible solutions; etc. could; however; be similar in both countries. There is no cross-border exchange of information between CZ and Austria; which is considered to be very important by the various forestry institutions and forest owners due to the crisis situation.\nThe primary project objective is therefore the joint development of important support mechanisms for efficient management of large-scale damaging events (crisis management) and for a future reduction in production and income risks (risk management) in forest management. For the first time; a common knowledge and information platform will be established through cooperation between various forestry institutions in the border region.\nThe project is based on cross-border cooperation for risk assessment; development of suitable adaptation strategies and improvement of the monitoring systems for selected parameters that contribute to the fulfillment of diverse ecosystem services through sustainable; multifunctional forestry.\nThe exchange of information between science; forest owners; managers; political decision-makers and the public and the use / expansion of best practice examples should contribute to solving current and future problems in forest management.\nTherefore; the main goals of the project are to cover these gaps and to link current scientific knowledge with implementation-oriented experience to develop tools and recommendations for a goal-oriented control of future forest development with reduced risks in the selected region. These should be communicated to forest owners; practitioners; political decision-makers; interest groups; the public and also students. Conversely; mutual contact and information transfer can begin to change the scientific focus on the most important or emerging problems in forestry practice.","Austria/Czech Republic","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2017,2021,45,2171069.0699999998,1845408.71,null,null,"climate change/climate change/drought/Pests and diseases","management and planning and opimization/political strategy/stakeholder engagement/decision making tools","increase awareness/education or science/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",null,null,null,"Austria,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2021-01-01","2022-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA",null,null,"Forest-Ecosystem"]
[49,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19494/Resilient-riparian-forests--EN/",null,"DTP2-044-2.3 - REFOCuS",null,"REFOCuS - Resilient riparian forests as ecological corridors in the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve","REFOCuS includes four thematic working packages: 1) Interpreting knowledge; 2) Silviculture & conservation; 3) Planting material availability & 4) The policy interface supported by project management and project communication packages. It shall result in: 1) recommendations on tree species to use & promote; 2) spatial analysis of the riparian corridor; 3) management handbook for threatened riparian forests; 4) pests & diseases riparian forests information system & identification tool; 5) transnational seed transfer zones for seven riparian tree species for the Biosphere reserve & PP countries; 6) database on planting material for riparian forests connected to transnational seed transfer zones; 7) common regional planting material transfer procedure; 8) planting material use & conservation guidelines; 9) whole region riparian species gene bank; 10) holistic strategy for resilient riparian forests all drafted by PPs with support of ASPs; and discussed with target groups and other stakeholders & 11) installed demonstration sites for stakeholder education.","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2018,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC79,AD79,\"m\")","v":40},1652201.78,1404371.51,null,null,"contamination, fertilizer, pesticides/Pests and diseases/Non-management","knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/education or science",null,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2018-06-01","2021-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[97,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20644/Climate-change-and-Adaptati-EN/","http://www.onf.fr/midimed/++oid++5cf9/++conf++752015949/@@display_event.html","Climate change and Adaptation of Pyrenean forests",null,"Climate change and Adaptation of Pyrenean forests","More than a half of the Pyrenean surface is occupied by forests which provide a wide range of  services (protection of the soil; climate regulation; production of wood; recreation) at the local and regional level. Climate change is expected to critically affect the dynamics and functioning of these systems and can induce important changes in their composition via the decline or extinction of some species and habitats. Maintaining the multifunctionality of the Pyrenean forests in the current context of change is an enormous challenge for forest managers. With this regards there is more and more concern about the need of developing both common actions to increase the knowledge on the potential impacts to the forests ecosystems and management strategies to enhance their adaptability face to change.\n\nThe project CANOPEE aims at responding at this need by:\n\n- Guaranteeing the monitoring of phenological aspects on different representative forests on both sides  of the Pyrenean range.\n\n- Developing and implementing a methodology to characterize the capacity of the Pyrenean species and individual trees to respond to declining events.\n\n- Modelling the distribution of the main forest species of the Pyrenean range and their present and future vulnerability to different climate change scenarios.\n\n- Identifying and implementing a common adaptive forest management strategy.","Andorra/Andorra/France/Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2016,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC80,AD80,\"m\")","v":35},926693.61,602350.85,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/Water quality/Soil improvement",null,null,null,"Spain,France,Andorra",null,null,null,"2016-06-01","2019-05-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[111,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/7084/Transnational-Forestry-Manag-EN/","http://www.nweurope.eu/",null,"F4N","Transnational Forestry Management Strategies in Response to Regional Climate Change Impacts","Climate Change reflects itself on the regional level by a changing regional climate and impacts on the environmental. societal and economic worlds. Hand in hand with this will be an inevitable shift in forest site conditions in the next decades with serious implications for sustainable forest management.   Hence the project will show regionalized  climate change impacts on forest site characteristics. on forest  protection functions. on forest yield. biodiversity. water resources and carbon sequestration across North-West Europe; all of this linked to a diverse set of multi-level risk assessments associated with preserving the multitude of forest goods and services. which will be part of the “ForeStClim”-strategies.  The development of transnational coordinated forestry management and forest protection and adaptation strategies will be the principal outcome of the project and help secure the future economic stability of forestry in North-West-Europe. a sustainable timber production. an efficient protection of forest ecosystems. as well as the maintenance of the protection. recreation and other functions of forests.","France/Netherlands/United Kingdom (UK)/Luxembourg/Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2008,2013,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC81,AD81,\"m\")","v":61},11608441.67,5685552.3300000001,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/education or science",null,null,null,"United Kingdom,Netherlands,France, Luxembourg,Germany",null,null,null,"2008-01-01","2013-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[38,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/7910/Landscape-and-Nature-for-All-EN/",null,"LNA",null,"Landscape and Nature for All","Main achievements :\n- Realization of 7 conservation grazing schemes for chalk habitats\n- Organization of 15 children-oriented events (5 guided tours; 3 bicycle rides; 5 nature events; 2 meetings etc.); 400 trees planted by 657 children from 26 schools\n- 8 volunteers involved in the “Pond Warren” scheme and 10 volunteers involved in the renovation of the St Mary’s School pond\n- Organization of a bat trapping session; 5 sites monitored by the CSN; 10 by the MVPC and 1 training session realized\n- 4 cross-border nature events organized in France; Organization of 9 events (“Promener et s’émerveiller” project; Discovery Perry Wood Archaeology event etc.); Implementation of 13 projects (hedge planting; pond conservation etc.)\n- 1 cross-border exchange realized in Site Evegate with the Lycée agricole of Coulogne\n- 5 sites upgraded to improve sites access \n- 1 meeting organized around the theme of sustainable tourism (London – 2010)\n- A study realized on ponds in the Kent Downs AONB","France/United Kingdom (UK)","Coastal Ecosystem/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland",2007,2012,76,4591784.62,2295892.31,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/climate change","Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness/Increase landscape connectivity/education or science",null,null,null,"France,United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2007-01-01","2012-07-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[54,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/22327/COASTS-CO2-interception-sto-EN/",null,null,"COASTS","CO2-Abfang; -Speicherung und Transfer in der Schifffahrt","The project \"CO2 capture; storage and transfer in shipping\" (COASTS) was developed with a consortium of German and Dutch companies and knowledge institutions in order to develop and establish technologies for more environmentally friendly and less CO2 shipping on the market. The COASTS technology to be developed includes CO2 absorption and subsequent liquefaction and storage on board. The liquefied stored CO2 could then be transfered in the port and sold to potential end users. A comparable system of this kind is currently not available for shipping worldwide. \nThe aim of the project is to review existing stationary land-based CO2 capture systems and their adaptation for shipping. To achieve this; the consortium will examine the technical; financial; economic; logistical and legal framework conditions for the use of a CO2 capture and storage facility. This also includes the consideration of a meaningful energetic and structural integration of the system on board on the basis of different ship concepts and ship types. Should the results prove to be technically and economically viable; a structural implementation of a CO2 capture and storage facility on board is being prepared.\nThe project supports the transition to more sustainable and sustainable shipping through cross-border cooperation; thereby implementing the environmental and transport policy goals of Germany; the Netherlands and the EU in the shipping sector and contributing to achieving the climate goals of the Paris Agreement \n\n2015.","Germany/Netherlands","Coastal Ecosystem/Marine Ecosystem",2018,2020,null," € 314 124,86",157062.43,null,null,"Air pollution","management and planning and opimization/knowledge increase","CO₂ capture",null,null,null,"Germany,Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[40,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/7992/LIPARIS-EN/",null,null,null,"LIPARIS","The LIPARIS project has set up a programme to re-introduce an orchid species which had disappeared from Kent by using French root stock. French partners have drawn on the English experience to develop their skills on producing inventories of bumblebees and to create a repository of this species. Several joint action plans have been implemented to preserve other endangered species; along with ecological restoration works involving volunteers from both sides of the Channel.","France/United Kingdom (UK)","Coastal Ecosystem",2011,2015,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC84,AD84,\"m\")","v":43},1001344,500672,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization/(Re)introduction of animal species","cooperation or networking/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"France,United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2011-11-01","2015-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[59,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/1580/Aerobiological-territorial-m-EN/",null,null,null,"Aerobiological territorial mediterranean-oriental systemic network","The main goal of the ATMOSnet project is to improve and support the forecasting of draughts and desertification due to climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean area by transnational cooperation in monitoring and elaboration of pollen concentration in five municipalities and universities in Greece; Malta and South Italy. Southern European areas are predicted to become much drier with facing the risk of draughts and desertification. This might have significant consequences far agriculture; forestry; water supplies and tourism. Monitoring climate change can contribute to a further understanding of the phenomena and its impacts and serves as a basis far decision-makers far mitigation or adaptation measures. Monitoring the concentration of pollens in the atmosphere is a valid bio indicator far studying effects of draughts and desertification due to climate change. In general the increase of temperature which characterized the recent years has determined the modification on the timing of flowering in many herbaceous and arboreal plants. Many scientific works reported the relationships between the climatic changes and the pollen release in the atmosphere. In general in whole Continental Europe; as in the world; these phenological changes have been proved by airborne pollen monitoring: as examples in the United Kingdom (J.Embertin; et al.; 2002); in The Netherlands (A.J.H. Van Vliet et al. 2002) in Austria (S.Jager et al. 1996) and in Italy (G. Frenguelli et al. 2002.) If monitored over time pollen concentration delivers detailed information on draughts and desertification in the monitored area. The change in pollen concentration of an important plant for the specific area over time makes it possible to predict the further distribution of the plant (reduction; extinction; overpopulation). Therefore risk analysis on the future development of the surrounding ecosystems are possible; e.g. Mediterranean \"macchia\"; vegetation of dunes or wetlands; as well as extrapolations for areas with similar geographical; climate and soil conditions.","Greece/Italy/Malta","Coastal Ecosystem",2006,2007,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC85,AD85,\"m\")","v":18},1160620,726642.61,null,null,"climate change","monitoring","education or science/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Greece,Malta,Italy",null,null,null,"2006-06-01","2007-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[109,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/1146/BRANCH-Biodiversity-Requires-EN/","http://3b.nweurope.eu/",null,"F4N","BRANCH - Biodiversity Requires Adaptations in Northwest Europe under a Changing climate","Biodiversity must adapt to climate change. For many habitats and species; this will be difficult because the landscape across Europe is fragmented and past decisions limit the opportunities for adaptation. Spatial planners must act now to create a landscape and coastline that can withstand the effects of climate change. BRANCH (Biodiversity Requires Adaptation in Northwest Europe under a CHanging climate) provides the guidance and evidence to take action. An INTERREG IIIB funded project; BRANCH brought together planners policy makers and scientists from United Kingdom; France and the Netherlands; to show how spatial planning could help biodiversity to adapt to climate change.","Belgium/United Kingdom (UK)/Ireland/France/Netherlands","Coastal Ecosystem",2003,2007,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC86,AD86,\"m\")","v":52},4803579,2305573.96,null,null,"climate change","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/management and planning and opimization","capacity building/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"United Kingdom,Ireland,France,Belgium,Netherlands",null,null,null,"2003-05-01","2007-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[129,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/6368/Adaptive-and-Sustainable-Wat-EN/",null,null,"CLIWAT","Adaptive and Sustainable Water Management and Protection of Society and Nature in an Extreme Climate\n","The project will focus on the effects of climate change on groundwater systems. CLIWAT aims to identify the challenges caused by the higher water levels and to develop climate scenarios focussing on surface water and water supply as well as the impacts on buildings. This will enable the North Sea Region to react more efficiently to the consequences of climate change. The project will build on and improve existing geo-physical methods; these will be tested in the partner regions in order to be able to develop recommendations for the North Sea Region on how to deal with the consequences of increased groundwater levels.","Netherlands/Belgium/Germany/Denmark","Coastal Ecosystem",2008,2012,null,5500126,2750063,null,null,"climate change","monitoring/management and planning and opimization/knowledge increase/Hydrological interventions","education or science/Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[32,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.nweurope.eu/",null,"Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation",null,"Adaptive Land use for Flood Alleviation","The general project aim is:  to protect the North West Europe region against the effects of (the risk of) flooding due to climate changes. This will be done in the project by creating new capacity for storage or discharge of peak floods within river catchments. For example. new floodplains will be created in areas that have not been flooded recently. The need for the creation of  new capacity for water storage or discharge reflects the impact of climate change. Present functions of the target areas will be retained and will be combined as optimally as possible with river and other functions. The foreseen actions will help to protect (more) vulnerable areas up- or downstream  from the project areas.  This aim can be broken down into the following objectives:  \n\n1. To develop and implement technical solutions related to the creation of new capacity for water storage or discharge.  \n\n2. To raise awareness and increase solidarity between and within upstream and downstream areas within river catchments in Europe. The project will focus on adaptation/intervention in one area to protect another more vulnerable (in economical. social and/or ecological perspective) area. The latter can be either an urban or a rural area. situated up- or downstream of the intervention area.   \n\n3. To optimise the combination of functions in the target areas by preserving the current function and developing desirable and suitable new functions. For instance nature and recreation.","Belgium/France/Netherlands/Germany","All ecosystems",2021,2027,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC88,AD88,\"m\")","v":95},310000000,"NA",null,null,"flooding/climate change/Agriculture/Overharvesting/Urban expansion/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science/Human health & wellbeing/capacity building",null,null,null,"France,Belgium,Netherlands,Germany",null,null,null,"2007-01-01","2014-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[37,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/11748/Alpine-space-In-Movement-ta-EN/",null,null,"AIM","Alpine space In Movement; targeted to water & energy capitalization","Alpine space In Movement, targeted to water & energy capitalization\nProgramme 2007 - 2013 Alpine Space\nDate of latest update: 2023-01-07\nDescription\nDescription (EN): \nThe project Alpine space In Movement (AIM) aims at becoming a “megaphone” of the Alpine Space Programme (ASP) projects active in the field of water & renewable energy. AIM will capitalise on the achievements of the numerous ASP projects dedicated to the promotion of energy production from renewables and on the optimization of water resource exploitation. The importance of the issue was highlighted  by the EU directive on renewable energy sources (RES-E Directive) and by the EU Water Framework Directive. AIM will focus more specifically on the hydropower generation and the preservation of natural ecosystems. Indeed while hydropower is the most important renewable energy in the alpine areas, it can also negatively impact the environment. Specific dissemination actions (seminars involving key stakeholders of target groups, web communication, publications, etc.) are foreseen and will address in priority  the relevant  actors at EU, national and regional policy level.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nThe partnership focused on: - the establishment of the stakeholder panel made up of the observers and selected stakeholders. The panel will contribute to the communication and dissemination of the AIM results and to the elaboration of the “Guidelines for setting the scene for the project generation 2014+”; - the organization of the brainstorming seminar in Vienna held in November 2013. During the event, a round table with the direct involvement of stakeholders was organised to discuss the challenges in the Alpine space region in terms of renewable energy production, water resource management and ecosystem preservation & restoration. Feedbacks from the Stakeholders were also collected; - the preparation of the communication plan, brand identity and website in order to promote key messages.\nRead more\nThematic information\nWater management Renewable energy Climate change and biodiversity\n\nPartners (4)\n\nLead Partner: Research on Energy Systems – RSE S.p.A.\n\nAddress: Milano, Italy\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nInstitute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia\n\n    Name: Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia\n\n    Address: Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nEuropean Association of elected representatives from mountain regions\n\n    Name: European Association of elected representatives from mountain regions\n\n    Address: Chambéry, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nInstitute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life\n\n    Name: Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life\n\n    Address: Vienna, Austria\n\n    Legal status: n/a\n","Austria/France/Switzerland/Liechtenstein/Germany/Italy/Slovenia","All ecosystems",2007,2013,72,485000,368600,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","stakeholder engagement/political strategy/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking",4,null,null,"France,Switzerland,Liechtenstein,Germany,Austria,Italy,Slovenia",null,null,null,"2013-10-01","2014-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA",null," Research on Energy Systems – RSE S.p.A. / Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia / European Association of elected representatives from mountain regions / Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life","Mountain Forest/Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[50,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19505",null,"DTP2-072-2.3- ConnectGREEN\n","ConnectGREEN","ConnectGREEN - Restoring and managing ecological corridors in mountains as the green infrastructure in the Danube basin","Restoring and managing ecological corridors in mountains as the green infrastructure in the Danube basin\nProgramme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube\nDate of latest update: 2023-11-06\nDescription\nDescription (EN): \nIn order to cope with the fast and increasing habitat fragmentation in the Danube region. ConnectGREEN aims at improving the ecological connectivity between natural habitats, especially between Natura 2000 sites and other protected area categories in the Carpathian ecoregion of  transnational relevance. As a first step, the project will develop a Carpathian-wide methodology and based on this it will identify core areas and ecological corridors used by large carnivores as umbrella species. Existing tools, instruments and frameworks will be explored and assessed to find ways together with spatial planners to legally and/ or effectively foster the connectivity approach in practice.\n\nAt the level of 4 transnationally relevant pilot sites, the ecological corridors will be identified in more detail by using the above mentioned methodology. Physical barriers and other threats will be identified in these areas and integrated together with other spatial data categories into the Carpathian Countries Integrated Biodiversity Information System (CCIBIS). Specific management and restoration measures will be developed in a participative way with key stakeholders (conservationists, spatial planners, authorities, hunters, foresters, etc.) for safeguarding the ecological connectivity in each pilot site. The Decision Support Tool (DST), created by the spatial planners (and included in CCIBIS) will support this process by overlapping and analysing a broad range of spatial data and various individual scenarios.\n\nA Strategy will be developed based on the methodology and the project’s findings on identifying, preserving, and managing ecological corridors focusing on large carnivores movement needs in the region. It will be enforced by the parties to the Carpathian Convention with the support of relevant ASPs. A capacity building programme will be set up for conservationists and spatial planners to contribute to this endeavour and ensure durable outcomes.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nThe ConnectGREEN project was born out of the need to address these challenges. The biodiversity conservation and spatial planning sectors\nunited their know-how, expertise and experience and made some concrete steps towards maintaining and/ or improving ecological connectivity between natural habitats (especially between protected areas) in the Carpathians. The academia and other research institutions, protected area managers, public bodies and authorities including representative ministries, game managers, environmental NGOs and many more key actors jointly developed practical knowledge, as well as innovative tools and instruments relevant to fostering ecological connectivity in the region and beyond. Some concrete examples are represented by the Methodology for Identifying Ecological Corridors, the International\nAction Plan on Conservation of Large Carnivores and Ensuring Ecological Connectivity in the Carpathians, Training Packages for Identifying and Managing Ecological Corridors, a Decision Support Tool, etc. One of the most valuable results of the project, for both conservation and\nplanning authorities is the Map of Ecological Corridors for Large Carnivores at the Carpathian Ecoregion Level, which has been validated\nthrough expert field studies and stakeholder consultations. Although ConnectGREEN has delivered impressive results and represents an important milestone in the connectivity conservation work, there is a need for continuous and sustained efforts to maintain the ecological connectivity in the Carpathians in the long run, for the benefit of both people and wildlife.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to foster restoration and management of ecological corridors (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nThe Project will foster identification as well as protection, restoration and management of eco-corridors in the Carpathians through their integration into processes of spatial planning and development and environment protection. Key decision-makers in these areas from regional and national levels will be cooperating in defining most appropriate strategy for long-term preservation of eco-corridors as well as in defining and setting-up measures for management and restoration of the transnational corridors, especially addressing critical areas of limited connectivity. Hence the cooperation and collaboration among relevant regional and national stakeholders in mountain areas of the Danube region will be strengthened. ConnectGREEN will improve relevant stakeholders' and policy makers' understanding of the concept of ecological connectivity and its importance for maintaining productive and healthy landscapes and habitats. Management measures developed in the pilot areas will provide opportunity for participation of different actors in the restoration and management of identified eco-corridors. The spatial planning tool in combination with guidelines for minimizing conflicts will improve performance of administration and governance systems and ensure they remain capable of quick and effective responding to new spatial development challenges. Thanks to multi-sectoral meetings and events foreseen at all levels key stakeholders will collaborate more intensively and effectively.\nRead more\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources\n\nSpecific Objective: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors (short title). Strengthen effective approaches to preservation, restoring and management of bio-corridors and wetlands of transnational relevance to contribute to the better conservation status of ecosystems of European relevance\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure\nPartners (13)\n\nLead Partner: WWF Programul Dunare Carpati, Romania\n\nAddress: Dumitru Zosima street, 1st district, 38, 011536 Bucharest, Romania\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: http://www.wwf.ro\n\nTotal budget: EUR 407 931.95\n\nERDF budget: EUR 346 742.16\n\nNacionalni park Đerdap\n\n    Name: Nacionalni park Đerdap\n\n    Address: Kralja Petra I 14a, 19220 Donji Milanovac, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.npdjerdap.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 99 753.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 84 790.05\nUmweltorganisation WWF International Donau-Karpaten Programm\n\n    Name: Umweltorganisation WWF International Donau-Karpaten Programm\n\n    Address: Ottakringer Strasse 114-116, 1160 Vienna, Austria\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.panda.org/dcpo\n\n    Total budget: EUR 370 284.55\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 314 741.87\nCEEweb a Biológiai sokféleségért\n\n    Name: CEEweb a Biológiai sokféleségért\n\n    Address: Széher út 40., 1021 Budapest, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.ceeweb.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 278 603.27\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 236 812.78\nŠtátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Name: Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Address: Tajovského 28B, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.sopsr.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 254 833.70\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 216 608.64\nSlovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave - SPECTRA Centrum excelencie EÚ\n\n    Name: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave - SPECTRA Centrum excelencie EÚ\n\n    Address: Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.stuba.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 187 896.11\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 159 711.69\nAgentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České Republiky\n\n    Name: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České Republiky\n\n    Address: Kaplanova 1931/1, 148 00 Prague, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ochranaprirody.cz\n\n    Total budget: EUR 178 731.21\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 151 921.53\nSlovenská agentúra životného prostredia\n\n    Name: Slovenská agentúra životného prostredia\n\n    Address: Tajovského 28, 975 90 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.sazp.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 159 728.10\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 135 768.88\nInstitutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Construcții, Urbanism și Dezvoltare Teritorială Durabilă\n\n    Name: Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Construcții, Urbanism și Dezvoltare Teritorială Durabilă\n\n    Address: Sos. Pantelimon, sector 2 266, 021652 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.incd.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 156 836.55\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 133 311.07\nMagyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem\n\n    Name: Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem\n\n    Address: Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.uni-mate.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 140 060.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 119 051.00\nR.N.P.Romsilva-Administratia Parcului National Piatra Craiului R.A.\n\n    Name: R.N.P.Romsilva-Administratia Parcului National Piatra Craiului R.A.\n\n    Address: Toplita Str. 150, 505800 Zarnesti, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.pcrai.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 138 376.24\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 117 619.80\nVýzkumný ústav Silva Taroucy pro krajinu a okrasné zahradnictví, v. v. i.\n\n    Name: Výzkumný ústav Silva Taroucy pro krajinu a okrasné zahradnictví, v. v. i.\n\n    Address: Květnové náměstí 391, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.vukoz.cz\n\n    Total budget: EUR 126 731.15\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 107 721.48\nInstitut za arhitekturu i urbanizam Srbije\n\n    Name: Institut za arhitekturu i urbanizam ","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania","All ecosystems",2018,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC90,AD90,\"m\")","v":40},2603415.83,2212903.46,null,null,"Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Creation of wildlife crossings","cooperation or networking/education or science",null,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2018-06-01","2021-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[51,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/18476",null,"DTP1-187-3.1 ","TRANSGREEN","Integrated Transport and Green Infrastructure Planning in the Danube-Carpathian Region for the Benefit of People and Nature","Description (EN): \nThe project aims to contribute to safer and environmentally-friendly road and rail networks in mountainous regions of the Danube Basin with a special focus on the Carpathian Mountains. It will do so by improving planning frameworks and developing concrete environmentally-friendly and safe road and rail transport solutions taking into account elements of Green Infrastructure, in particular ecological corridors. Sharing experience and knowledge will be of great importance. Innovative pilot actions will focus on ecological corridors crossed by EU TEN-T road and rail projects in the Carpathians. An interdisciplinary partnership comprised of planners, economists, engineers, and ecologists will integrate and apply their specific knowledge across the region and cooperate on developing Guidelines on integrated transport infrastructure planning, construction, management and monitoring, taking into account aspects of road safety and biodiversity conservation. Partners will also collaborate on the production of ready-to-use methodologies for stakeholder participation processes,  training modules on Environmental Impact Assessment with a focus on ecological corridors, and Catalogues of measures for each of the four pilot sites located in Beskydy (CZ-SK), Miskolc-Kosice-Uzhgorod (HU-SK-UA), Tirgu Mures-Iasi and Lugoj-Deva (RO). An intersectorial dialogue will be fostered at the policy level that seeks for mutual understanding and implementation of recommendations towards integrated transport infrastructure planning from the local to the transnational including EU level.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nOver 2.5 years, TRANSGREEN demonstrated how a multi-sectoral planning process for transport infrastructure development could look like when key sectors - transport, environment and research - collaborate. The project objectives focused on scientific research, minimisation of conflicts and cooperation. The results are ready for you to explore in the Final TRANSGREEN Brochure and the project publications that are available in the project website library (www.interreg-danube.eu/transgreen).\n\nThe project’s main achievements:\nRepresentatives of more than 480 organisations took part in the project implementation. In this way collaboration between the transport and nature conservation sectors through trust building could be improved. This is true for all participating countries, at the local and national level. An example is Slovakia, where the National Motorway Company and the State Nature Conservancy started to bi-laterally find solutions for critical zones along transport routes.\nTRANSGREEN “Wildlife and Traffic in the Carpathians. Guidelines how to minimize the impact of transport infrastructure development on nature in the Carpathians” are endorsed by the 7 Parties to the Carpathian Convention and adapted to national needs with the involvement of relevant stakeholders in Romania.\n“Keeping nature connected. Environmental Impact Assessment for integrated infrastructure planning – Training Package” and related workshops help increase capacity in Ukraine right on time, where the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment was adopted in autumn 2018.\n“Catalogue of measures. Beskydy-Kysuce cross-border area (Czech Republic-Slovakia)” influences development of the Defragmentation Programme in the Czech Republic provide good solutions for the pilot area. In addition, three more \"Catalogues of measures\" for the pilot areas located in Romania and cross-border in Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine were circulated among and discussed with relevant stakeholders. \nResults of the ecosystem service survey will be incorporated into the Hungarian National Map of Ecosystem Services.\nScientific knowledge increased and collected at the platform “Carpathian Countries Integrated Biodiversity Information System” and capitalized and taken forward within the frame of ConnectGREEN.\n\nTRANSGREEN supported international stakeholders to develop the “Draft Joint Strategic Action Plan related to the Carpathian Convention Protocol on Sustainable Transport Development in the Carpathians” and triggered the ratification of the Sustainable Transport Protocol in January 2019. The adoption of the Joint Strategic Action Plan is expected at the next Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention in October 2020.\n\nMeanwhile, a new project proposal has been developed and submitted to DTP to follow up and to intensify our work on highlighting the importance of ecological corridors and their maintenance/restoration in relation to linear infrastructure development in the Danube basin.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to strengthen environmentally-friendly, safe and balanced transport systems (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nExpected main project result is improved cooperation - in particular related to 4 pilot projects - of the various sectors involved in road and rail transport planning including nature conservation, transport and spatial planning at the local, national and transnational level with the aim of minimising conflicts between transport infrastructure development and environmental protection. It will contribute to the creation of a safer transport network by minimising animal - vehicle collisions and tools for monitoring collisions in the Danube region with a particular focus on the Carpathians. Policy makers and stakeholders from involved sectors will collaborate more intensively through intersectoral platforms/meetings at the local, national and transnational level. \n\nThe improved cooperation will be measured against almost no intersectoral cooperation/platforms/meetings at the beginning of the project (exact level of cooperation needs to be identified at the start of the project) and number of intersectoral dialogue events and platforms (e.g. inter-ministerial working groups, integrated Carpathian Convention working group meetings, environmental NGO involvement in stakeholder fora etc.) established at the end of the project, and the number of agreements on cooperation made.\n\nSpecific Objective:\nSupport environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas (short title). Improve planning, coordination and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly, low-carbon and safer transport network and services in the programme area contributing to a balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas\nRead more\nThematic Objective: (07) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:\nInvestment Priority: (07c) developing and improving environmentally-friendly (including low-noise) and low-carbon transport systems, including inland waterways and maritime transport, ports, multimodal links and airport infrastructure, in order to promote sustainable regional and local mobility ","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania/Czech Republic","All ecosystems",2017,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC91,AD91,\"m\")","v":29},2439086,2073223,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Creation of wildlife crossings","cooperation or networking/Increase landscape connectivity",10,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2017-01-01","2019-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[65,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/bluegreencity/",null,null,"Blue Green City","Blue and Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities","Climate change adaptation is one of the greatest challenges that EU regional and local authorities will face in the 21st century. We cannot address climate change without addressing biodiversity loss since healthy ecosystems will be able to better maintain the supply of ecosystem services on which our prosperity and wellbeing depend. Ecosystem-based approaches should; therefore; be an integral part of the overall climate change adaptation and mitigation effort. It is in this context that Nature Connect City will focus on improving policies that promote the value of green and blue infrastructure (GBI) as an integral part of local or regional climate change adaptation strategies that are relevant to any European region.\n\nIn this regard; the project will: \n\n1. Assess current Policy instruments and explore/evaluate the potential barriers to; and drivers for; adopting GBI for climate change adaptation in the participating cities/regions. \n2. Improve GBI strategies for climate change adaptation for each participating city/region; including an assessment of climate change vulnerabilities and mapping of existing GBI provision; in order to create functional ecological connectivity between cities and peri-urban protected areas (PUPAs).\nThe overall objective of the Nature Connect City is to improve policies that promote the value of green and blue infrastructure (GBI) as an integral part of local or regional climate change adaptation strategies. \n\nHow will this be achieved? The project will increase individual; organizational; stakeholder and external knowledge of the concept of ecosystem services and of the value of GBI through project events; workshops and training. This will be done through interregional Policy learning process and collaboration in finding common solutions to common challenges posed by climate change adaptation; and by sharing experience and exchanging good practices.","Ireland/France/Italy/United Kingdom (UK)/Germany/Croatia/Romania/Sweden","All ecosystems",2019,2023,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC92,AD92,\"m\")","v":35},1348909,"NA",null,null,"climate change/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Creation of wildlife crossings/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/cooperation or networking/Increase landscape connectivity/education or science",null,null,null,"Ireland,France,Italy,United Kingdom,Germany,Croatia,Romania,Sweden",null,null,null,"2019-08-01","2022-07-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[95,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/24031/Market-of-Ecosystem-service-EN/","http://www.ita-slo.eu/",null,null,"Market of Ecosystem services for an Advanced NATURA2K Area Protection Policy","The EU affirmed the strategic role of protecting ecosystems in mitigating the climate changes effects; while supporting the resilience of territories. The ECO-SMART project addresses the challenge of improved capacity of monitoring climate change and planning appropriate adaptation measures to avoid negative effects undermining the quality of biodiversity in the areas NATURA2K. The general objective of the ECO-SMART project is to evaluate and to test the crossborder economic feasibility of biodiversity safeguard actions in NATURA2K areas through the pilot application of payment systems for eco systemic services (PES). ECO-SMART will provide: 1) framework to assess the vulnerability to climate change of the involved NATURA2K areas; 2) sustainable adaptation plans through PES models in 3 pilot application at NATURA2K network sites (2 in ITA and 1 in SLO); 3) wide dissemination of harmonized procedures for the application of Ecosystem Services (ESS) approaches; and PES methods for the design of conservation of biodiversity in NATURA2K areas.","Italy/Slovenia","All ecosystems",2020,2022,24,782076,539586.79,null,null,"climate change","Termination of degrading action or factor/trainings or workshops or education/knowledge increase","education or science/increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Slovenia,Italy",null,null,null,"2020-04-01","2022-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[108,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20733/Co-operation-Across-Borders-EN/","https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview",null,"CABB","Co-operation Across Borders for Biodiversity","The overall objective of the Conservation Across Borders for Biodiversity (CABB) project is to bring about the recovery of protected habitats (active raised and blanket bog) and priority species (breeding waders and marsh fritillary at key sites) on a cross border and cross country basis.  Indicative actions to be delivered include– mapping of protected sites; development and implementation of Conservation Action Plans (CAPs); conservation action for habitats and species; development and sharing of best practice and education and outreach. The CABB partnership was awarded  €4;619;341.32 of funding and for this will contribute to the programme outputs by producing 8 conservation action plans and ensuring 2;2228 ha of habitats are supported to attain a better conservation status.  \nCABB will contribute to delivering the EC Birds and Habitats Directives and Biodiversity Strategies in each of the three countries and will also link with strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation and sustainable development in the three countries; as well as Programme for Government targets.","Ireland/United Kingdom (UK)","All ecosystems",2017,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC94,AD94,\"m\")","v":59},4935983.9000000004,4195586.32,null,null,"climate change/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","CO₂ capture",null,null,null,"United Kingdom,Ireland",null,null,null,"2017-01-01","2021-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3000,"NA"]
[130,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/5486/Adaptive-management-of-clima-EN/",null,null,"HABIT-CHANGE","Adaptive management of climate-induced changes of habitat diversity in protected areas\n","Biodiversity is threatened by habitat degradation and destruction. Human activity comprising intensification of agriculture; urbanisation and expanding infrastructure is the main driver for ongoing habitat loss. Core zones and controlled natural zones in National Parks or Sites of Community Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000 network are established to halt the loss of biodiversity by providing and conserving habitat space for the critical mix of species. Climate change will become an additional important driver influencing habitats and their quality in the next decades. \nThus; the European network of protected sites is challenged by anthropogenic actions and climate change (hereinafter referred to as CC). Nature conservation agencies have to cope with potential modifications of habitat composition induced by CC and the fact that the targeted conservation may no longer be valid. Scenarios and indicators applied for the local scale are missing and likewise there is a lack of knowledge. The direction of future changes and how this matches with a long-term impact of management measures are unclear. At site-level; precipitation might de- or increase and shift its seasonality; leading to different preconditions for the remaining natural habitats; esp. water-based ecosystems such as wetlands and rivers but also the composition of forested areas and grasslands. To monitor changes through time (history; present state; short term future; long term future and to adapt management strategies and consider flexible response to ongoing developments are the main challenges. \n\nThe project Habit Change will identify and monitor past; recent and potential future change processes in protected areas which are driven by anthropogenic activities such as altered land use and climate change and develop adapted and flexible management strategies and guidelines which are able to respond to these changes and thus helping to protect natural resources and heritage. ","Germany/Italy/Slovenia/Ukraine/Romania/Hungary/Austria","All ecosystems",2010,2013,null,3503489,2736814,null,null,"climate change","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/management and planning and opimization","Change in species composition",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[19,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.amice-project.eu/en/"," https://keep.eu/projects/7049/A-coordinated-strategy-for-t-EN/","A coordinated strategy for the Adaptation of the Meuse to the Impacts of Climate Evolutions on floods and low-flows with the perspective of sustainable development in the Meuse international catchment basin.","AMICE","A coordinated strategy for the Adaptation of the Meuse to the Impacts of Climate Evolutions on floods and low-flows with the perspective of sustainable development in the Meuse international catchment basin.","Climate change experts are increasingly pointing-out the importance of adaptation to anticipated changes. as opposed to waiting until impacts are irreversible. Consequences of climate change on river basins can be potentially catastrophic.    The Meuse is a transnational. navigable river. one of the largest in NWE. with a catchment basin incorporating 5 Member States. situated in a densely populated area of NWE. Its discharge fluctuates considerably with seasons: it reached 3100 m3/s in winter 1993 at the Dutch/Walloon border and is only 10-40 m3/s in summers. Classed as a rain-fed river. it has no glacier and little groundwater storage capacity to buffer precipitations. A direct link exists between climate evolutions and changes in high & low-flows. putting at risk the assets of the basin. including major infrastructures. industries. priceless historical and ecological heritage.    The aims of AMICE. which unites public authorities. universities & NGOs from 5 NWE regions. are:  \n\n1) develop a basin-wide climate adaptation strategy. coordinated transnationally. focused on water discharges and the functions influenced by them. The strategy development will take into account climate scenarios. on-going projects. existing measures and the EU Floods Directive (2007/60/EC). with a particular focus on floods & low-flows.  \n\n2) realise a set of measures against low-flows & floods. profitable for the international basin of the Meuse and that can be used by other river basins in NWE.  \n\n3) reinforce and widen the partnership between stakeholders of the Meuse basin. and increase the exchange of knowledge and experience on prevention. preparedness and protection against flood & drought risks.  \n\n4) engage the local population and stakeholders by improving their understanding of climate change. sustainable development. catchment basin functioning. risk consciousness of water hazards and the sense of belonging to a common river basin. across administrative and language borders.","Belgium/Netherlands","<empty>",2008,2014,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC96,AD96,\"m\")","v":72}," € 8 916 919,47",2809075.77,null,null,"climate change","stakeholder engagement/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","increase awareness/education or science/CO₂ capture",null,null,null,"Belgium,Netherlands",null,null,null,"2008-01-01","2014-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[61,"EU","EU INTERREG","Good Practice https://www.interregeurope.eu/good-practices/community-supported-afforestation                                                                         https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/progress/",null,"Progress",null,"PROmoting the Governance of Regional Ecosystem ServiceS","The MyForest Foundation is a platform focused on tackling biodiversity loss and climate change through community-supported afforestation. It brings together environmentally conscious donors (private companies and individuals); tree planting businesses and landowners; whose property was used for the forest planting. Anyone wishing to contribute can simply get involved by buying tree seedlings on the MyForest website.                                        Trees are planted by volunteers as soon as there are enough purchases to afforest a specific area. In the period from 2019 to 2020; 75;226 trees were planted; resulting in three new forests on an area covering a total of 3.55 hectares. This was possible thanks to more than 1500 individuals and 150 companies who made the donations. Apart from ecosystem services restoration; the project raises awareness in the local community.","Italy","<empty>",2019,2023,48,1471850,"NA",null,null,"climate change","monitoring/political strategy/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","capacity building/cooperation or networking/education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2019-08-01","2023-07-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[96,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/21119/LINKS-OF-NATURE-EN/",null,"VEZI NARAVE",null,"VEZI NARAVE / VEZE PRIRODE / LINKS OF NATURE","NA","Slovenia/Croatia","<empty>",2018,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC98,AD98,\"m\")","v":29},2553908.0099999998,2170821.81,null,null,"climate change","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Slovenia,Croatia",null,null,null,"2018-09-01","2021-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3159,"NA"]
[17,"national","EU INTERREG","http://www.viadonau.org/fgp ",null,"IREP",null,"Integrated River Engineering Project on the Danube East of Vienna","This project is part of TEN-T Priority Project 18 and aims at providing a solution to riverbed erosion and at improving the ecological and nautical conditions on the freeflowing section of the Danube between Vienna and Bratislava. The project is the result of an integrative planning approach. On a length of about three kilometres; a pilot project at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg was started in February 2012 in order to test measures of the IREP in natura.","Austria/Slovakia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Erosion","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Sustainable Hydrological management",12,null,null,"Austria,Slovakia",null,null,null,"2007-01-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,null,"viadonau/Donau-Auen National Park/European Commission/NGOs/BirdLife Österreich/Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie/Forum Wissenschaft und Umwelt (FWU)/Internationale Kommission zum Schutz der Donau (IKSD)/Nationalpark Donau-Auen/Niederösterreichischer Landesfischereiverband/Pro Danube Austria/Umweltdachverband/Umweltorganisation VIRUS/Wirtschaftskammer Österreich/WWF Österreich/viadonau","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[134,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3517",null,"LIFE08 NAT/D/000009 ","Life+ Möhneaue ","LIFE+ Möhneaue - Restoration and Improvement of the Möhne Oberlauf and Möhne Mittellauf","BACKGROUND\n\nHydraulic engineering actions in the Möhne valley over previous centuries have had a negative impact on both the river and its floodplain, leading to a reduction of river length by up to 30%. This reduction subsequently led to erosion and eventually to fewer of the floods that enaturally occur in a floodplain. Much of the land within the floodplain has been planted with Norway spruce (Picea abies), which has had an adverse impact on the habitats and species that naturally occur in a floodplain. The “Möhne Oberlauf” SCI is also negatively impacted by a abandonment of land use within the floodplain: farming is no longer profitable in this area. Re-instating a conservation-oriented land use is thus a key aim of the project, through the establishment of species-rich pastures and meadows. The “Möhne Mittellauf” SCI is mainly characterised by grassland but this is mostly cultivated intensively. This leads to inputs of fertiliser and pesticides into the river as well as the need to maintain the structurally degraded status of the river. \n\nSPECIES\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Cottus gobio\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nTHEMES\n    Forests\n-------------------------------------","Germany","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010,2016,null,3021703,1448174,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Erosion/Non-management/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Structural complexity enhancement/Promoting natural regeneration/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Hydrological interventions","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity",4,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"x"]
[136,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3518",null,"LIFE08 NAT/D/000012 ","Soonwald ","Development of Humid and Moist Forests in the Soonwald","BACKGROUND\n\nThe Soonwald, a largely continuous forest area in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, is of very high importance for nature conservation: large parts are covered with variously structured forest types. All of them show a high amount of old growth beech and oak as well as significant numbers of humid sites. A substantial part of this area belongs to the state of Rheinland-Pfalz; the remaining 9% belongs to local communes. Many of the bogs and wetlands in the Soonwald have become degraded by drainage. Today, only small remnants of the “Hangbrücher” (transition mires) and bog woodlands remain. Former humid alder forests are now mainly covered with spruce and are in an unnatural condition. As a result of the continuous forest cover, the light-lowing oak trees, which are of central importance for biodiveristy, are increasingly pushed out of the forests and replaced by species of shade-loving tree species. Habitat features such as small pools, woodland meadows and forest edges are of great importance to the European wildcat (Felis sylvestris) and Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), bats, birds, amphibians as well as other rare animal species. \n\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lynx lynx\n    Felis silvestris\n    Alytes obstetricans\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Bombina variegata\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Coronella austriaca\n    Dicranum viride\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n-------------------------------------","Germany","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010,2014,null,1751852,875926,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Excessive homogeneity of the forest/drainage/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem","Hydrological interventions/Promoting natural regeneration/Structural complexity enhancement/improved tourism /trainings or workshops or education","Change in species composition/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)",2,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5600]
[194,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-FIN-008469/protection-of-aapa-mire-wilderness-in-ostrobothnia-and-kainuu",null,"LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008469","Olvassuo","Protection of aapa mire wilderness in Ostrobothnia and Kainuu","\nProtection of aapa mire wilderness in Ostrobothnia and Kainuu\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008469 | Acronym: Olvassuo\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOlvassuo (27 073 hectares), Litokaira (30 382 ha) and Iso-Tilansuo-Housusuo (3 449 ha) are three extensive aapa mire areas in central Finland. Most (80 percent) of their surface area consists of priority habitats: aapa mires (65 percent), virgin forests, raised bogs and bog woodlands. Olvassuo is one of Europe's most impressive bird nesting areas, and Litokaira is the last natural wilderness area south of the Arctic Circle in Europe for aapa mires, boreal virgin forests and bog woodlands.\n\nThe fauna of the area includes the flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), brown bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus), lynx (Lynx lynx) and otter (Lutra lutra). The strongest population of Hamatocaulis lapponicus (Lapland moss) in Europe is found at Olvassuo. Nesting birds include the red-throated diver, whooper swan, hazelhen, capercaillie, crane, and ruff.\n\nDespite their value, these areas were not subject to integrated management, and had suffered from poorly planned drainage, which altering the altered the water management of the mires, fragmentation of virgin forests, the fragmenting impact of forestry roads, and the lack of public awareness of the importance of the Natura 2000 areas.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to draft and begin the implementation of a 10-20 year management plan for each area. The local population was to take part in drafting of these plans. Under the project, the last privately-owned land in these areas (around 1 000 hectares) was to be brought under state ownership. The project also set out to restore 520 ha of mires, 150 ha of forests and to remove 10 km of old forestry roads.\n\nAt Olvassuo, the project sought to carry out an experimental ecological study of the Hamatocaulis lapponicus. A subsidiary aim was to to promote nature tourism through a mire tourism seminar and a mire tourism guidebook, along with signposting of hiking routes, and establishment of informatin sites at the Ranua animal park and the Juorkuna holiday centre.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project fulfilled all of its objectives:\nExtensive inventories were done (flora-fauna-habitat, fungi, birds, epiphytic lichens, historical land use) as a basis for the management plans. Results were published in good quality publications.\nEcological survey and conservation plan completed for moss species, Hamatocaulis lapponicus.\nManagement plans were completed for all project areas, with future land use and management actions defined. The beneficiary committed to the implement the plans within next decade.\n12 restoration plans were completed for mires, forests, old forest roads and meadows. Plans nearly fully implemented.\n924 hectares of land (mainly aapa mires) were acquired for the state for nature conservation purposes.\n606 ha of aapa mires were restored.\n154 ha of forests were restored (44 ha by controlled burning and 110 ha by increasing decaying wood/creating small openings)\nExperimental harrowing carried out (creating small patches of bare soil) to boost forest regeneration in one forest restoration site.\n10 km of old forest roads was restored. Disturbance to the areas subsequently decreased.\n2.4 ha of meadows were restored and managed. The beneficiary commited to continuing the management of these areas after the close of the project.\nThere was active media work, with 42 press articles and eight radio reports.\nLocal people were involved in the preparation of the management plans (15 public meetings, six field visits, with hundreds of participants).\nThe first recreational facilities were built in the project areas (two nature trails, three bird observation towers, six resting sites (lean-to, huts), 5.7 km of boardwalks to prevent damage to fragile habitats, eight information points). This was important because before the project there were no recreational facilities in the project areas, and this had resulted in uncontrolled use of the areas (e.g. damage to fragile areas, illegal firewood cutting, and littering).\n\nThe project also had socio-economic benefits. It was implemented in an area with severe unemployment problems. The project employed or subcontracted mainly local people to its restoration and construction actions, and the total number of the working years generated by the project was calculated to be 29.3 (including permanent and temporary personnel). One of the employed special planners gained a permanent position in Metsähallitus (the beneficiary) after the project, and the project co-ordinator was employed by the city of Oulu.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008469\nAcronym: Olvassuo\nStart Date: 01/12/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 834,770 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Ostrobothnia-Kainuu\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Torangintaival, 2, 93600, Kuusamo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    ecological assessment\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    research project\n    decision making support\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    environmental training\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    information system\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2320 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLitokaira \tFI1103827 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOlvassuo \tFI1103829 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIso Tilansuo - Housusuo \tFI1200463 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Ostrobothnia-Kainuu \tCoordinator\nTown of Pudasjärvi, Finland \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Puolanka, Finland \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Ranua, Finland \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Utajärvi, Finland \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Finland","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2001,2020,49,0,834770,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/Landscape fragmentation/Overharvesting","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Termination of degrading action or factor/improved tourism ","increase awareness/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity/capacity building",4,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,924]
[218,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-A-000124/untersberg-vorland",null,"LIFE06 NAT/A/000124",null,"LIFE UVOR - Untersberg-Vorland","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 site Untersberg-Vorland is situated north of the Untersberg hill in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The Untersberg hill sits on the northernmost edge of the Austrian limestone alps. Its climate is characterised by high summer precipitation. Farming and forestry are dominant land users. Change in land management practices (e.g. intensification of agriculture and abandonment of straw meadows) have in the past adversely affected the conservation status of some important species and habitats that are found within the Natura 2000 site.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s main purpose focused on restoring species and habitats in the Untersberg-Vorland Natura 2000 site. Target species for conservation work included scarce fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas maturna) because the site hosts one of Europe’s largest remaining meta-populations of this protected insect. Other conservation measures aimed to target the following Annex II species: marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia), scarce large blue (Maculinea teleius), yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) and fen orchid (Liparis loeselii), as well as the Annex IV species woodland brown (Lopinga achine). Particular attention was intended for the conservation of fen meadows (Annex I of the EC Habitats Directive) and of petrifying springs with tufa formation in fen meadows and woodland.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project succeeded and was able to improve habitats for the target species by enhancing connectivity between habitat features. This increased the number of larval habitats for butterflies as well as conserved adult habitats. Some 5.9 ha of fen meadows were restored and 3.5 km of forest margins were optimised. Fen meadows have been enriched with typical plant taxa provided by the botanical garden of the University of Salzburg. Crucial habitats for the yellow-bellied toad were also created.\n\nA scheme was developed by the project to identify and implement the most appropriate methods for managing fen meadows. This scheme is now being applied on many other fen meadows in Natura 2000 areas in the state of Salzburg. The population of the Fen Orchid, one of the rarest orchids in Europe, increased thanks to the project’s optimised hay meadow techniques. In addition, newly created habitats along forest edges were populated by the scarce fritillary butterfly (which relies on ash trees).\n\nOverall, the project made a significant contribution to conserve protected butterfly species and ongoing care of hay meadows will safeguard the Natura 2000 site’s special cultivated landscape.\n\nUseful lessons were learnt regarding the role of agri-environment payments to landowners. These proved essential to help compensate for the un-profitable costs involved in mowing wet meadow lands.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report(see \"Read more\" section).The project succeeded and was able to improve habitats for the target species by enhancing connectivity between habitat features. This increased the number of larval habitats for butterflies as well as conserved adult habitats. Some 5.9 ha of fen meadows were restored and 3.5 km of forest margins were optimised. Fen meadows have been enriched with typical plant taxa provided by the botanical garden of the University of Salzburg. Crucial habitats for the yellow-bellied toad were also created.\n\nA scheme was developed by the project to identify and implement the most appropriate methods for managing fen meadows. This scheme is now being applied on many other fen meadows in Natura 2000 areas in the state of Salzburg. The population of the Fen Orchid, one of the rarest orchids in Europe, increased thanks to the project’s optimised hay meadow techniques. In addition, newly created habitats along forest edges were populated by the scarce fritillary butterfly (which relies on ash trees).\n\nOverall, the project made a significant contribution to conserve protected butterfly species and ongoing care of hay meadows will safeguard the Natura 2000 site’s special cultivated landscape.\n\nUseful lessons were learnt regarding the role of agri-environment payments to landowners. These proved essential to help compensate for the un-profitable costs involved in mowing wet meadow lands.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report(see \"Read more\" section). \n\n\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/A/000124\nAcronym: UVOR\nStart Date: 01/10/2006\nEnd Date: 31/10/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 796,000 €\nEU Contribution: 409,750 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung. Abteilung 13 - Naturschutz\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Friedensstrasse 11, 5010, Salzburg, Development of forest edges and a dynamic gap system to create suitable habitats for Euphydryas maturna larvae\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Bombina variegata\n    Maculinea teleius\n    Lopinga achine\n    Hypodryas maturna\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nUntersberg-Vorland \tAT3227000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tStatus \tType\nAmt der Salzburger Landesregierung. Abteilung 13 - Naturschutz \tACTIVE \tCoordinator\nGemeinde Großgmain, Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant","Austria","Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2006,2012,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC103,AD103,\"m\")","v":48},796000,409750,null,null,"Agriculture/Landscape fragmentation/Low biodiversity/Regeneration problems","Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Promoting natural regeneration/monitoring/management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Erosion protection/Sustainable Hydrological management",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2006-10-01","2010-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5.9,"NA",null,"Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung. Abteilung 13 - Naturschutz / Gemeinde Großgmain, Austria","Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)/Mixed Forest"]
[158,"EU","EU LIFE","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5844",null,"LIFE15 NAT/DE/000745","LIFE-Patches & Corridors ","LIFE Patches and Corridors - Development of a Habitat Network for the Violet Copper to Promote a Sustainable Metapopulation","\nDevelopment of a habitat network for the Violet Copper to promote a sustainable metapopulation\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/DE/000745 | Acronym: LIFE-Patches & Corridors\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe rare butterfly species, violet copper (Lycaena helle), lives in flower-rich meadows with bistort (Polygonum bistorta). The occurrence of this valuable species, listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, indicates pristine and functioning alluvial ecosystems in intact upland landscapes. It can be found in areas where clean streams flow through flower-rich damp meadows. The species thrives in cool,moist conditions on slightly acidic nutrient-poor soils.\n\nThe northern Eifel is one of only six German regions with the necessary qualities and site conditions for the species. However, dispersal of individual butterflies between sites is not possible. Improved migratory movement is needed to ensure that the species survives in the region. Restoration measures could create a habitat network in the “Oberlauf der Rur” Natura 2000 network site. The development and management of wet meadows, hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities and alluvial forests, as patches and corridors, will enable migration and movement of the target species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE-Patches & Corridors project aims to improve the conservation status of the violet copper butterfly and its supporting habitat types, three priority habitats of the Habitats Directive – alluvial- bog- and Tilio-Acerion forests of the Northern Eifel mountains. The overall objective is to establish a habitat network within and between Natura 2000 sites in order to sustain violet copper (sub)-populations. Corridors and stepping stones will be established by removing obstacles and developing new habitats.\n\nSpecific objectives are to:\nIncrease connectivity of existing and potential biotopes of the violet copper by developing, expanding and improving natural alluvial wood and open land habitats e.g. alluvial forests, bog forests, mountain hay meadows and hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities;\nProtect existing populations of the violet copper through land purchase;\nEstablish a habitat management scheme in existing and potential habitats, taking into account the special ecological needs of the species; and\nControl invasive alien plant species to protect the natural species structure of both hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities and alluvial forests, by eliminating Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) in parts of the project area.\n\nExpected results:\nPurchase of up to 27 ha of land;\nLease of up to 10 ha of land;\nRemoval of up to 19.5 ha of fir forests in the alluvial plain;\nRestoration of up to 4.5 ha mountain hay meadows;\nManagement of up to 35 ha of wet meadows including fallows, hydrophilous fringes and headwaters;\nRestoration of up to 15 ha of bog woods, forests of slopes, screes and ravines and alluvial woods;\nImprovement of up to 10 ha of bog woods, forests of slopes, screes and ravines and alluvial woods by selective forestry and initial planting of bistort rootstocks;\nPlanting of up to 1 000 Wych elms (Ulmus glabra) on sites typical for forests of slopes, screes and ravines;\nElimination of the invasive alien plant Himalayan balsam in the Belgenbach, Tiefenbach, Kluckbach and Holderbach valleys; and\nProduction of habitat management guidelines.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/DE/000745\nAcronym: LIFE-Patches & Corridors\nStart Date: 01/01/2017\nEnd Date: 31/12/2025\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,455,479 €\nEU Contribution: 1,473,288 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Biologische Station StdteRegion Aachen e.V.\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Zweifaller Strae 162, 52224, Stolberg,\nContact Person: Christopher Mertes\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    forest ecosystem\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lycaena helle\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPerlenbach-Fuhrtsbachtal \tDE5403301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOberlauf der Rur \tDE5403304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDedenborn, Talaue des Püngel-, Wüstebaches und Erkensruhroberlauf \tDE5404303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBiologische Station StdteRegion Aachen e.V. \tCoordinator\nMinisterium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft - Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2017,1900,108,2455479,1473288,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","Increase landscape connectivity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",2,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"42.5",42.5]
[251,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-BE-000166/restoration-of-natural-habitats-for-critically-endangered-species-by-defragmentation-of-the-sonian-forest",null,"LIFE12 NAT/BE/000166",null,"LIFE OZON - Restoration of natural habitats for critically endangered species by defragmentation of the Sonian Forest","Restoration and reconnection of forest habitats by installing ecological corridors","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2013,2018,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC105,AD105,\"m\")","v":59},6716040,3358020,null,null,"Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Creation of wildlife crossings/Fencing/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity","improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2018-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2761,"NA"]
[164,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=1708",null,"LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007061","Siikalahti","Protection and management of the valuable wetland Siikalahti","Protection and management of the valuable wetland Siikalahti\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007061 | Acronym: Siikalahti\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSiikalahti is a five kilometre bay in Lake Simpelejärvi, located in south Karelia right on the Russian border. The development of Siikalahti as a birding lake dates back to the lowering of the water level in Lake Simpelejärvi, carried out in the 1830s and 1940s. Today Siikalahti is considered one of the best water areas for birds in Finland and, internationally, as a valuable wetlands area. Its importance is based on the diverse nesting species (for example, 4-11 breeding pairs of bittern, Botaurus stellaris) and the birdlife during the migration season. Siikalahti is also one of the most important tourist sights in south-east Finland. Typical for Siikalahti are shallow open water areas flanked by dense beds of reeds, horsetail and bulrushes as well as sedge marshes and willow groves. The shallow water areas however were under threat from overgrowth, which the management arrangements before the LIFE project, although shown to be on the right track by monitoring results, were insufficient to counter.\n\nOBJECTIVES\nThe aim of the project was to slow down overgrowing by increasing the open water area each year. This would be done by excavating new water basins, removing vegetation and trying to achieve a higher summer water level. A new procedure would be tried out for removing bulrushes by freezing. The wet meadows on the banks would be improved by clearing and cutting back the vegetation. In cooperation with local farmers, the project was to experiment with making use of the vegetation removed, for example to produce fertiliser, as well as with using bulrush chips in the local energy plant. The project would also be developing various items of equipment suitable for the management measures and setting up a database of equipment used for restoring water areas for birds. A long-term management and utilisation plan for Siikalahti was to be made in conjunction with local people, organisations, authorities and other interest groups. The plan would be based on models of the restoration and maintenance measures, the history of the wastewater load and the results from previous monitoring and monitoring during the project. Modelling in particular was expected to make a decisive improvement to the prospects for managing Siikalahti. Birdwatching would be promoted and supervised by building a viewing platform and organising guided visits in spring and summer.\n\nRESULTS\nIn the 1950s and 60s the water areas near the shorelines of Siikalahti were typically hosting Carex and Typha and shoreline meadows were well developed. Since then, Siikalahti had suffered from years of neglect and problems, and this LIFE project has made a significant impact towards reversing this trend and initiating the recovery of this important bird area. Siikalahti was first designated as an SPA area, but during the project it has been designated as a pSCI (part of Siikalahti, Sammallahti ja Rautalahti pSCI of 682 ha, of which Siikalahti accounts for 465 ha) as well, in the complementary Finnish national list of Natura 2000 areas. The management plan should ensure the longer-term management of the area, but the project duration turned out to be too short to finalise and adopt it. However, the LIFE project did a lot of work towards completing the plan, including discussions with stakeholders over future management options, and managed to involve different stakeholders actively in project actions and preparation of the management plan. The beneficiary continued this work after the project end. The plan was ready by summer 2005. Its implementation started already during the project and is being actively continued afterwards, i.a. through two Interreg projects worth 4.5 million euros. The results of the hydrological modelling indicated that raising water levels in spring is probably the most important action to prevent overgrowing (i.e. bringing back spring flooding). At the same time it indicated that lowering of the banks, at least partially, would be the best restoration option, but this however would cause damage to fields around Siikalahti. These long-term management issues were discussed during the management plan preparation and opinions of local people were heard. All solutions (including keeping the existing approach) and opinions of the working group are explained in the final management plan. The management plan is strongly supporting hunting alien species like American mink and raccoon dog. The municipality of Parikkala (a LIFE project partner) is helping farmers financially to prepare restoration plans for the meadows next to Siikalahti, as a basis for applying for agri-environment support. The area is visited by 10 000 tourists/year. The actions proposed in the management plan will also be supporting nature tourism. The LIFE restoration and management measures yielded good results in the field: improved nesting success for several bird species; a Habitats Directive Annex II plant species, Najas flexilis, was found and the Najas tenuissima population (thousands of individuals) of Siikalahti is thriving. Good cooperation with stakeholders was achieved. Furthermore, the project obtained additional funds to bolster restoration and management actions (transport of removed vegetation mass, increasing open water areas) and visitor infrastructures (bird hide and boardwalks). The LIFE project beneficiary is also involved in the Co-op project LIFE2002 NAT/CP/FIN/000027 Best practices in Finnish Wetlands - networking for improved wetland management. It is a partner in an Interreg IIIB proposal concerning tourism in bird lakes. Networking between this project and other LIFE-Nature projects was active – this was the first project to organise a LIFE platform meeting to share its experiences with other LIFE-Nature projects in Finland.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007061\nAcronym: Siikalahti\nStart Date: 01/01/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 361,856 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Etelä-Suomen luontopalvelut\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Akselinkatu 8, 57130, Savonlinna,\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    ecological assessment\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    lake\n    migratory species\n    monitoring\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    decision making support\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    modelling\n    local authority\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    environmental impact assessment\n    biomass energy\n    touristic zone\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    flood protection\n    management contract\n    pest control\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n\nSPECIES\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetsähallitus, Etelä-Suomen luontopalvelut \tCoordinator\nKaakkois-Suomen ympäristökeskus \tParticipant\nKaakkois-Suomen tiepiiri \tParticipant\nParikkalan kunta \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Finland","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2001,2013,36,0,361856,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Removal of current vegetation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/management and planning and opimization/stakeholder engagement/Control or removal of (invasive) species/improved tourism ","Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",4,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2001-01-01","2003-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,682,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[193,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-B-008595/minerotrofic-mires-and-heath-ecosystems-in-the-zuiderkempen",null,"LIFE02 NAT/B/008595","Zuiderkempen","Minerotrofic mires and heath ecosystems in the Zuiderkempen","\nMinerotrofic mires and heath ecosystems in the Zuiderkempen\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/B/008595 | Acronym: Zuiderkempen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Zuiderkempen are situated on the border between the sandy Kempen and the loess country of central Belgium. Calcareous water from the surrounding Tertiary hills reaches the surface here in a complex of sandy and loamy soils, resulting in a great diversity of micro-biotopes. Artesian pressure has created a series of wetlands: alkaline bogs (Caricetum lasiocarpae), wet grasslands (Eu-Molinia) and marshy woodlands (Alnetum and Fraxinetum). These host one of the main populations of floating water plantain (Luronium natans) in the EU.Away from the artesian springs in the contact zone to the more acidic sandy and loamy soils, there are mat grasslands (Nardetalia) and, on the sandy soils, dry heaths and mesophilic woodlands. For a long time the whole area was used in a traditional and small-scale manner as hay meadows or pasture. However, because of their marginal situation and isolated location, these small agricultural plots became unprofitable in the middle of the 20th century and were afforested (poplars and conifers), drained or used for weekend homes. This resulted in great fragmentation and degradation of the area. Such fragmentation can be fatal: the entire Flemish population of meadow thistle (Circium dissectum) was almost wiped out a few years ago by exceptionally wet weather.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe beneficiary, Natuurpunt, has been carrying out conservation work at both subsites (Langdonken and Het Goor) for some 10 years prior to the LIFE project, and a good start was made to protecting them (management plan, land purchase) under an earlier LIFE-Nature project (LIFE95 NAT/B/000435 Calcareous marshes). During this LIFE-Nature project a hydrological restoration plan was to be drawn up to serve as the basis for future management. Purchase of 50 ha was foreseen to allow larger continuous plots to be hydrologically renovated and fragmented vegetation to be restored. Furthermore, 50 ha of unnatural forest plantation was to be removed (appropriate equipment would be purchased for this task). The layer of leaf litter would be removed or the turf stripped from small plots to allow endangered vegetation to develop. The site could then be hydrologically restored (ditches filled in and silted-up pools dredged) and hay meadow management reinstated. Once the restoration measures are completed, appropriate recurring management was to be carried out by labourers employed by the beneficiary (under community employment schemes) and where possible by agreements with local farmers. Public relations activities (information meetings, brochures) were also planned.\n\nRESULTS\n\nTThe project collaborated with farmers and engaged numerous volunteers to implement strategies favourable to the further development and sustainable management of the site. An integrated management plan was drawn up, describing the ideal complex of habitat types in the Langdoncken and Goor, based upon the potentialities offered by the terrain, climate and semi-natural land use. This plan formed the basis for land acquisition and management policy. The beneficiary purchased significantly more land than the intended 50 ha. A total of 103 ha were bought during the period of the project, and on 103 ha an improved habitats (specially Nardus grasslands and wet meadows) conservation status was achieved. By clear cutting pine plantations and removing spontaneous vegetation (44 ha), removing pine and popular forest and removing alien species, sod cutting and restoration of hydrology, and start up grazing management on 40 ha. Official recognition of the nature reserve (extended during the Life project) by the Flemish Regional authorities is also an important result of the project. Recognition includes the granting of permits for works, the official legal status of the nature reserve and the opportunities for financial support for the management from the Flemish authorities. The beneficiary has also drawn up an After-LIFE plan. The structure is pragmatic and contains basic information on sources of funding and a table with the main targets for the coming years in terms of effective works in the field (including surfaces and estimation of the budgets). The good collaboration with the farmers and the involvement of numerous dynamic volunteers will ensure further development and sustainable management of the site. The project also demonstrated new technologies, unusual in protected areas, such as an aerial cable to remove trees out of the area without impact for the soils. Awareness-raising activities also have a demonstration value, including the establishment of 40 km of hiking paths, an important step for gaining social acceptance of the protected area.TThe project collaborated with farmers and engaged numerous volunteers to implement strategies favourable to the further development and sustainable management of the site. An integrated management plan was drawn up, describing the ideal complex of habitat types in the Langdoncken and Goor, based upon the potentialities offered by the terrain, climate and semi-natural land use. This plan formed the basis for land acquisition and management policy. The beneficiary purchased significantly more land than the intended 50 ha. A total of 103 ha were bought during the period of the project, and on 103 ha an improved habitats (specially Nardus grasslands and wet meadows) conservation status was achieved. By clear cutting pine plantations and removing spontaneous vegetation (44 ha), removing pine and popular forest and removing alien species, sod cutting and restoration of hydrology, and start up grazing management on 40 ha. Official recognition of the nature reserve (extended during the Life project) by the Flemish Regional authorities is also an important result of the project. Recognition includes the granting of permits for works, the official legal status of the nature reserve and the opportunities for financial support for the management from the Flemish authorities. The beneficiary has also drawn up an After-LIFE plan. The structure is pragmatic and contains basic information on sources of funding and a table with the main targets for the coming years in terms of effective works in the field (including surfaces and estimation of the budgets). The good collaboration with the farmers and the involvement of numerous dynamic volunteers will ensure further development and sustainable management of the site. The project also demonstrated new technologies, unusual in protected areas, such as an aerial cable to remove trees out of the area without impact for the soils. Awareness-raising activities also have a demonstration value, including the establishment of 40 km of hiking paths, an important step for gaining social acceptance of the protected area.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/B/008595\nAcronym: Zuiderkempen\nStart Date: 01/01/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,014,238 €\nProject Location: Herselt\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer vzw.\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    management contract\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor. \tBE2100040 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDemervallei \tBE2400014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer vzw. \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2002,2023,60,0,1014238,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Previous (re)forestation failed or not completely successful/drainage/Non-management/Agriculture","Hydrological interventions/Removal of non-adapted tree species/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/management and planning and opimization/improved tourism ","increase awareness/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity",1,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2002-01-01","2006-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,103]
[199,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-B-000019/rehabilitation-of-peat-and-wet-habitats-on-the-saint-hubert-plateau",null,"LIFE03 NAT/B/000019","Saint Hubert ","Rehabilitation of peat and wet habitats on the Saint-Hubert Plateau","\nRehabilitation of peat and wet habitats on the Saint-Hubert Plateau\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/B/000019 | Acronym: Saint Hubert\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nStrategically located in the centre of the Ardennes, between other natural areas with similar ecosystems, the ca 10,000 ha plateau of Saint-Hubert formerly consisted of a complex of beech forests, bog woodlands, alder forests, transition mires and raised bogs with interesting fringe vegetations along the watercourses. However, most of the area's natural wetlands had disappeared due to spruce afforestation. Because of the difficult soil conditions, this afforestation effort did not prove very successful and was not sustainable. It had caused a number of problems in relation to the soil structure, hydrology and the availability of suitable vegetation for browsing deer, icons of this forest (where Saint Hubert was miraculously converted). Purple moor-grass had also begun to invade the open areas as the wetlands dried up. Nevertheless, these degraded forests offered a great potential for nature conservation and as detailed information on biodiversity, soils, ownership structure and the socio-economic context already existed, the local hunters’ association, in collaboration with the Wallonian (regional) authorities, decided to develop a master plan to restore this area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was the restoration of peatland and wetland habitats in a limited area of the Saint Hubert Plateau. Priority work areas of 842 ha with remnants of peat bogs, peaty moors, or other humid habitats (wet heathlands, sphagnum birch woods) were identified. Many of these areas had been planted with spruces since the second half of the nineteenth century and the biodiversity characteristic of peat habitats had therefore largely decreased. The first action was to identify the most suitable 300 ha where spruce plantations would be abandoned in order to restore the natural habitats. Up to 50 ha of land were to be bought and at least 150 ha were to be restored by cutting and exporting trees and by restoring a more natural water regime (filling drains, building dikes and ponds etc). Tree and purple moor-grass colonisation was to be controlled by cutting young trees and, above all, by ovine grazing (400 sheep), which was to be introduced on at least 100 ha of restored land. An appropriate infrastructure was to be put in place (sheepfold, stationary and mobile enclosures) to support intensive grazing (essentially ovine but also bovine). The project was to be a model for similar restoration efforts in the other high plateau of the Ardennes region. The public awareness-raising activities were to generate support for the conservation initiatives. The beneficiary intended to network and disseminate information about the project to other wetlands in Europe where inappropriate forestry has caused similar conservation problems.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was successful and largely surpassed what was planned at the outset for several of the actions. Although the land covered by the project belonged to very different owners (the Walloon region - 20%, 9 different communes - 63% and about fifteen private owners- 17%), the local hunters’ association, which was well known and had a good reputation in the local area, was quickly able to gain support for its initiatives. Key results of the project are as follows: - 472 ha of peatlands / wetlands restored by removing conifers (significantly more than the 150 ha originally foreseen) - 623,69 ha placed under natural reserve protection (RND) - 81 kilometres of drains neutralized - 24 large ponds and 2449 small ponds dug - 15,5 kilometres of mineral dikes built - 690 metres of sheet piling laid - 110 ha grazed - 3,43 ha of peatmoss seed dispersal - 14,87 ha of cotton grass planted - 85,21 ha of leafy habitats created (Birch, Sorbus aucuparia, oaks) - 6,72 ha of willow (Salix aurita) reproduced from over 15 000 cuttings - 3 observation towers built - 13 educational panels installed - a 13 minute documentary film \"From spruce to peat bogs\" traces the whole development of the project (see \"read more\" section) Grazing was successfully introduced on 110 ha of land (475 sheep). Three races were chosen for their hardiness: Mules (from Scotland), roux ardennais (local race) and Heidschnuncken (or heather sheep from Germany). Races of rustic cows (Galloway) were also introduced on several sites. A sheepfold was constructed along with stationary enclosures (72 ha) and mobile enclosures. Access to incentive schemes for extensive farm practices, the preservation of a local race (roux ardennais) and promotion of organic farming (Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992) should enable these activities to become self-supporting in the future. A unique Nature State Reserve (Réserve Naturelle Domaniale, la « RND du Plateau de Saint-Hubert »), along with detailed management plans, was created on 623,69 ha. This is the largest nature reserve established in the Wallon region in the past twenty years. An advisory Management Committee, formed by scientists, advises the Forestry administration for the day to day management of the RND. The pluridisciplinary nature of this committee will guarantee a global vision for the management of the reserve. To follow the impact of the project on a long term basis, monitoring indicators were identified and put in place, these include: inventory of plant species, peak listening periods of the avifauna, inventory of butterflies and dragonflies, sampling of excrements of stag species, frequentation of stag species on LIFE sites. A hydrological study, carried out by the Agronomics faculty of Gembloux, should provide some information about the role of peat habitats in the regulation of water. The project provided a successful model for a number of other LIFE Nature projects in Wallonia targeting the restoration of peatlands / wetlands. Finally, a success story was reported in November 2007: flocks of Common Cranes (Grus grus), returned to the Domaniale de Saint-Michel forest on the St Hubert plateau. This was the first proven migratory stops of the crane to occur here, which is a great indication that the wetland restoration activities have worked. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/B/000019\nAcronym: Saint Hubert\nStart Date: 01/09/2003\nEnd Date: 31/08/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,127,540 €\nEU Contribution: 1,063,770 €\nProject Location: St. Hubert\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Unit de Gestion Cyngtique du Massif Forestier de St-Hubert ASBL\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: C/O Cantonnement de la Division Nature et fort, Rue de Lahaut 3, 6950, Nassogne,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecological assessment\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    highland ecosystem\n    hunting\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    soil degradation\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    policy integration\n    modelling\n    forestry\n    public-private partnership\n    indicator\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    environmental impact assessment\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHaute-Wamme et Masblette \tBE34029C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêt de Freyr \tBE34030C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUnit de Gestion Cyngtique du Massif Forestier de St-Hubert ASBL \tCoordinator\nCentre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forêts et du Bois (DGRNE), Belgium \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2003,2018,48,2127540,1063770,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Excessive homogeneity of the forest/Erosion/drainage/Cattle or wildlife grazing","management and planning and opimization/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Control or removal of (invasive) species/stakeholder engagement/Hydrological interventions","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness",2,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2003-09-01","2007-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,472,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[133,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/\nProjects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3111 ",null,"LIFE06NAT/RO/000177","GREENDANUBE","CONSERVATION AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT ON THE DANUBE ISLANDS; ROMANIA","BACKGROUND\n\nThe Romanian part of the Lower Danube, which includes the Danube Delta Biosphere reserve, is one of Europe's most outstanding freshwater regions. The hydrological dynamics of the Danube, its erosion and sedimentation processes, and its periodic flooding, have lead to the creation of numerous islands along the boundary part of the Danube between Romania (111 islands covering 11 063 ha) and Bulgaria (75 islands covering 10 713 ha). These islands host rich floodplain ecosystems including natural floodplain forest, sand banks, marshes and natural river channels.\n\nThe main pressures on these natural habitats are the management practices of the floodplain forest (namely, its conversion into poplar plantations) and riverbank erosion due to ship traffic. On the shores of the Danube, most of the natural habitats disappeared a long time ago. Fortunately, on the islands, an average of 51% of this area is still covered with natural habitats (natural floodplain forest, sand banks and marshes) which are listed on Annex I of the Habitat Directive. These islands do also represent important breeding, feeding and wintering sites for globally threatened bird species, including the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), the pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus), the ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) and the saker falcon (Falco cherrug). \n\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    integrated management\n    island\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2160 - Dunes with Hippophaë rhamnoides\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Pelecanus crispus\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n    Falco cherrug\n    Lutra lutra\n    Bombina bombina\n    Triturus dobrogicus\n    Emys orbicularis\n-------------------------------------","Romania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2006,2010,48,804.50599999999997,283977,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Erosion/Excessive homogeneity of the forest/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","management and planning and opimization/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/trainings or workshops or education","Change in species composition/Erosion protection/improve or maintain biodiversity",5,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,2006,2010]
[217,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-LT-000094/protection-of-emys-orbicularis-and-amphibians-in-the-north-european-lowlands",null,"LIFE05 NAT/LT/000094","NELEAP ","Protection of Emys orbicularis and amphibians in the north European lowlands","\nProtection of Emys orbicularis and amphibians in the north European lowlands\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/LT/000094 | Acronym: NELEAP\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nPopulations of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) and the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) are declining throughout the North European lowlands, while the decline of the great crested new (Triturus cristatus) has been observed in Denmark, Estonia, Finland and Germany and is suspected in Lithuania and Poland. Considerable knowledge has been acquired on the design and improvement of pond landscapes of high value for amphibians, thanks mainly to three LIFE projects. The first project dealt with the consolidation of the European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) in Denmark (LIFE99 NAT/DK/006454). The two other projects focused on the protection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the Eastern Baltic region and on the management of the Bombina bombina in the entire Baltic region (LIFE04 NAT/EE/000070 and LIFE04 NAT/DE/000028). From basic experience on turtle conservation in Lithuania, Poland and Germany, sufficient data is available to implement protection measures on herpetological (reptiles and amphibians) sites of European interest and to develop a concept of active protection of sites of high herpetological diversity in the North European lowlands.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to ensure the favourable conservation status of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the North European lowlands. The project also planned to ensure a favourable conservation status for the European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) and the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the areas where they occur together with Emys orbicularis. The project would furthermore demonstrate how to protect Bombina bombina in artificial and drained lowland meadows of Brandenburg in Germany and in the large natural swamps and fenland of Zuvintas National Park in Lithuania. The aim was to protect more than 90% of the Emys orbicularis individuals in the north European lowlands and to demonstrate the validity of protection measures for Bombina bombina and Triturus cristatus as well as other amphibian species such as Hyla arborea and Pelobates fuscus.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe NELEAP project improved the conservation status of its targets species: the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) and the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus).\n\nIt first carried out preparatory actions, such as developing monitoring methods and defining the favourable conservation status for turtles and amphibians. It also carried out an evaluation of the ponds, and turtle hibernation and nesting sites, ahead of drawing up action and local management plans and genetic studies. For the foreseen actions, it was necessary to purchase or lease land and develop buffer zones and compensation measures.\n\nConservation work included pond restoration and digging, the creation of nesting and hibernation sites for turtles, and the implementation of a sustainable grazing regime. To ensure the sites’ continued management, agreements were concluded. Furthermore an extensive awareness campaign was carried out to improve the knowledges of experts and local communities.\n\nInternational experience exchange was vital to the success of the project. The impact of the project actions was monitored up to 2009. Data show that restored habitats can be quickly colonised by species. Newly dug or restored ponds acquire within 2-3 years typical vegetation, fauna and ecological qualities favourable for the target species. Knowledge acquired from pond projects for the conservation of amphibians is being transferred throughout Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania and Poland.\n\nThe After-LIFE conservation plan sets out measures for maintaining the restored habitats. The farms in the project sites will ensure long-term management, supported by the agri-environmental schemes and the farming of cattle. In Poland, the Directorate of Forestry in Olsztyn is taking care of the nature reserves in forest areas, while in the west of the country, the sites will be managed by Klub Pzryrodnikov through other national projects. The Bialowezha National Park has a long-term management plan for the nature reserve in Bialowezha forest and its surroundings. In Germany land purchase and registering of the land for nature conservation will help protect habitats.\n\nThe continuation of the project results was also boosted by an educational campaign aimed at schools, which included turtle days. The beneficiaries hope that the value of amphibians will become an interesting conversation topic for visitors in B&Bs on farms in southern Lithuania.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe NELEAP project improved the conservation status of its targets species: the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) and the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus).\n\nIt first carried out preparatory actions, such as developing monitoring methods and defining the favourable conservation status for turtles and amphibians. It also carried out an evaluation of the ponds, and turtle hibernation and nesting sites, ahead of drawing up action and local management plans and genetic studies. For the foreseen actions, it was necessary to purchase or lease land and develop buffer zones and compensation measures.\n\nConservation work included pond restoration and digging, the creation of nesting and hibernation sites for turtles, and the implementation of a sustainable grazing regime. To ensure the sites’ continued management, agreements were concluded. Furthermore an extensive awareness campaign was carried out to improve the knowledges of experts and local communities.\n\nInternational experience exchange was vital to the success of the project. The impact of the project actions was monitored up to 2009. Data show that restored habitats can be quickly colonised by species. Newly dug or restored ponds acquire within 2-3 years typical vegetation, fauna and ecological qualities favourable for the target species. Knowledge acquired from pond projects for the conservation of amphibians is being transferred throughout Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania and Poland.\n\nThe After-LIFE conservation plan sets out measures for maintaining the restored habitats. The farms in the project sites will ensure long-term management, supported by the agri-environmental schemes and the farming of cattle. In Poland, the Directorate of Forestry in Olsztyn is taking care of the nature reserves in forest areas, while in the west of the country, the sites will be managed by Klub Pzryrodnikov through other national projects. The Bialowezha National Park has a long-term management plan for the nature reserve in Bialowezha forest and its surroundings. In Germany land purchase and registering of the land for nature conservation will help protect habitats.\n\nThe continuation of the project results was also boosted by an educational campaign aimed at schools, which included turtle days. The beneficiaries hope that the value of amphibians will become an interesting conversation topic for visitors in B&Bs on farms in southern Lithuania.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/LT/000094\nAcronym: NELEAP\nStart Date: 08/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,346,185 €\nEU Contribution: 1,161,373 €\nProject Location: Germany - Lithuania - Poland\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Lithuanian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Algirdo st. 22-3, LT-03218, Vilnius,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bombina bombina\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Emys orbicularis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPuszcza Napiwodzko-Ramucka \tPLB280007 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPuszcza Białowieska \tPLC200004 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKölpinsee \tDE2847303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPoratzer Moränenlandschaft \tDE2948304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBreitenteichsche Mühle \tDE2950301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBrodowin-Oderberg \tDE3050301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOberes Rhinluch \tDE3243301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStobbertal \tDE3450303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nŽuvinto ežeras ir Buktos miškas \tLTALY0005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKučiuliškės kaimo apylinkės \tLTLAZ0001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPetroškų miškas \tLTLAZ0020 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVeisiejų regioninis parkas \tLTLAZ0022 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBuczyna Szprotawsko-Piotrowicka \tPLH080007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBieńkowo \tPLH280009 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLithuanian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nŽuvintas Biosphere Reserve (ŽBR), Lithuania \tParticipant\nVeisiejai Regional Park (VRP), Lithuania \tParticipant\nMeteliai Regional Park (MRP), Lithuania \tParticipant\nPólnocnopodlaskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków (PTOP) (Poland) \tParticipant\nBiałowieski Park Narodowy (BNP), Poland \tParticipant\nKlub Przyrodników (Klub Prz), Poland \tParticipant\nArbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Artenschutz e.V. (Agena e.V.), Germany \tParticipant\nLandschaftsförderverein (LFV) Oberes Rhinluch e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen (AGUG), Germany \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Lithuania/Germany/Poland","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2005,2023,60,2346185,1161373,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","monitoring/Hydrological interventions/land purchase/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/trainings or workshops or education","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",8,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,"2005-01-08","2009-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[201,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-GR-000092/implementation-of-management-measures-at-the-agras-wetland",null,"LIFE03 NAT/GR/000092",null,"Implementation of management measures at the Agras wetland","\nImplementation of management measures at the Agras wetland\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/GR/000092 | Acronym: AGRAS WETLAND\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Special Protection Area (SPA) of Agras lake is a semi-natural wetland that was created after certain construction works at the site of a former natural wetland (the marshes of Tiavou), undertaken by the Public Power Corporation (PPC) in the mid-1950s. The Agras wetland, which is situated 7 km north-west of Edessa, covers an area of 600 ha and hosts 37 species from Annex I of the Birds directive, including Aythya nyroca, Pelecanus crispus, Phalacrocorax pygmeus, and Botaurus stellaris . The lake was initially managed by the PPC mainly for power generation, but other uses have now been added, such as irrigation, flood prevention and water supply for the Edessa waterfalls, a major tourist attraction in the area. The main problem for efficient conservation is the lack of co-ordination between the various authorities responsible for wetland issues. Some additional factors that affect the site’s ecological value are eutrophication, habitat homogenisation due to excessive reedbed expansion, species disturbance, overgrazing, and low public awareness and motivation for the wetland’s conservation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project aimed to rehabilitate the Agras wetland through the implementation of integrated management measures, taking into consideration the management prescriptions included in the site’s management plan, which was elaborated by a previous LIFE-Nature project (LIFE97 NAT/GR/004243). The following results were expected:\nCo-ordination of management actions affecting the wetland habitats and priority bird species, through the formulation and operation of a wetland management committee.\nImprovement of the wetland’s trophic value for target birds, through vegetation management and rehabilitation of fish spawning grounds.\nIncrease of bird habitat heterogeneity, through vegetation management, and through the improvement of nesting, foraging and refuging habitat.\nSignificant reduction in disturbance to species, through the presence of wardens.\nReduction of overgrazing, through the implementation of a grazing management plan.\nIncrease of public awareness and local participation in conservation compatible economic activities, though a public awareness campaign and through the promotion of ecotourism.\n\nIn order to monitor the success of some of these measures, the project would implement the monitoring scheme that was developed and tested over one year of the previous LIFE-Nature project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nTo ensure joined up management of the SPA, the various stakeholders signed a memorandum of co-operation for the conservation of the wetland, establishing a management committee that will meet twice yearly till the Ministry of the Environment establishes a Wetland Management Body, as required under Greek law.\n\nProject partner Endiatima drew up a restoration plan for the wetland, covering aspects such as restoration of habitats, management of reed beds and improvement of water circulation.\n\nAnother partner, the National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF), produced a site-specific grazing management plan with prescriptions and guidelines for livestock keepers to apply grazing in a controlled and appropriate manner, according to the capacity of the site.\n\nNAGREF also prepared a study for the re-establishment of riparian tree stands. Hundreds of saplings were planted at sites within the project area and fenced to avoid damage from grazing animals. Local students were involved in the planting, increasing public awareness of the project and the wetland.\n\nTo increase the availability of secure sites for water birds to nest or roost, five floating wooden rafts were built and installed within the SPA. These have been heavily used as roosting sites by Dalmatian pelicans, Pygmy cormorants and herons.\n\nFollowing the purchase of suitable equipment, the municipality of Edessa began implementing the reed bed management project in 2006. Some 5 ha of reeds were cut during the project and reed cutting activities are scheduled to continue.\n\nThe project hired two wardens to prevent poaching and illegal logging in the wetland area and surroundings. The continuous guarding of the site has led to a significant reduction in illegal activities in the protected area.\n\nAn integrated monitoring scheme was established to monitor priority bird species, habitats and water quality.\n\nThe Wetland Information Centre, established during the previous LIFE project, increased its opening hours and added a wetland interpretation room, where presentations can be made to schools and other visitors.\n\nThe project created two observation hides for birdwatching and 3 km of signed nature trails. Other dissemination activities included the production of bilingual leaflets, an ecotourism guide and environmental education material. In addition two open public meetings were held and an international workshop was organised to promote sustainable wetland use practices.\nTo ensure joined up management of the SPA, the various stakeholders signed a memorandum of co-operation for the conservation of the wetland, establishing a management committee that will meet twice yearly till the Ministry of the Environment establishes a Wetland Management Body, as required under Greek law.\n\nProject partner Endiatima drew up a restoration plan for the wetland, covering aspects such as restoration of habitats, management of reed beds and improvement of water circulation.\n\nAnother partner, the National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF), produced a site-specific grazing management plan with prescriptions and guidelines for livestock keepers to apply grazing in a controlled and appropriate manner, according to the capacity of the site.\n\nNAGREF also prepared a study for the re-establishment of riparian tree stands. Hundreds of saplings were planted at sites within the project area and fenced to avoid damage from grazing animals. Local students were involved in the planting, increasing public awareness of the project and the wetland.\n\nTo increase the availability of secure sites for water birds to nest or roost, five floating wooden rafts were built and installed within the SPA. These have been heavily used as roosting sites by Dalmatian pelicans, Pygmy cormorants and herons.\n\nFollowing the purchase of suitable equipment, the municipality of Edessa began implementing the reed bed management project in 2006. Some 5 ha of reeds were cut during the project and reed cutting activities are scheduled to continue.\n\nThe project hired two wardens to prevent poaching and illegal logging in the wetland area and surroundings. The continuous guarding of the site has led to a significant reduction in illegal activities in the protected area.\n\nAn integrated monitoring scheme was established to monitor priority bird species, habitats and water quality.\n\nThe Wetland Information Centre, established during the previous LIFE project, increased its opening hours and added a wetland interpretation room, where presentations can be made to schools and other visitors.\n\nThe project created two observation hides for birdwatching and 3 km of signed nature trails. Other dissemination activities included the production of bilingual leaflets, an ecotourism guide and environmental education material. In addition two open public meetings were held and an international workshop was organised to promote sustainable wetland use practices.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/GR/000092\nAcronym: AGRAS WETLAND\nStart Date: 01/07/2003\nEnd Date: 01/07/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 843,500 €\nEU Contribution: 506,100 €\nProject Location: Central Macedonia, Greece\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Municipality of Edessa\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Plateia Aigon, 1, 58200, Edessa,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    grazing\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92C0 - Platanus orientalis and Liquidambar orientalis woods (Platanion orientalis)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMunicipality of Edessa \tCoordinator\nPrefecture of Pella, Greece \tParticipant\nPella Development Agency, Greece \tParticipant\nNational Agricultural Reseach Foundation (NAGREF), Greece \tParticipant\nEndiaitina, Greece \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Greece","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/2003",2003,2018,48,843500,506100,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Eutrophication/Excessive homogeneity of the forest/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Promoting natural regeneration/management and planning and opimization/improved tourism /monitoring/Termination of degrading action or factor","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Increase microhabitat abundance or diversity (tree wounds, tree hollows, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity",5,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2007-07-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,600,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[165,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=1725",null,"LIFE00 NAT/DK/007116","Skjern River","Restoration of habitats and wildlife of the Skjern River","\nRestoration of habitats and wildlife of the Skjern River\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/DK/007116 | Acronym: Skjern River\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSkjern River in western Jutland is, in terms of water flow, the largest river in Denmark, with a catchment area of 250,000 ha. At the mouth of the river, there was once a huge expanse of marshland (4,000 ha) harbouring a mixture of wetland habitats: meadows, reed-swamps, meandering watercourses, fens and shallow lakes. This was a real heaven for wildlife: in addition to the thousands of migrating birds who used it as a stopping over point along the Western Palaearctic flyway there were also stable breeding populations of bittern (Botaurus stellaris), black tern (Chlidonias niger) and corncrake (Crex crex). Other species such as the otter and Atlantic salmon were also relatively common. But all of this was virtually destroyed following a relentless campaign of land reclamation and river canalisation in the 1960s. This was the last major reclamation activity in Denmark. At first, arable crops were fairly successful, providing some income from the newly created fields. But, as time went on, these revenues began to diminish rapidly despite the large quantities of fertiliser used (which ended up polluting the Ringkøbing fjord), and because of soil collapse of arable land. The land was simply not up to sustaining such intensive activities. In 1987, the Danish Government decided to launch a major strategy for marginal lands e.g. farmlands of poor quality and high maintenance requirements in areas which used to be of high conservation value. The overall intention was to restore these to their former natural state and to introduce more compatible land uses such as extensive grazing or recreational activities. The Skjern River was to be the showpiece of this strategy.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe preparation of a new land use plan for the area was funded through a previous LIFE- Environment project. The part involving restoring areas of conservation value for the Natura 2000 network was to be carried out under this LIFE-Nature project. The main objective was to restore 875 ha of the river valley and to improve biological diversity over 1,600 ha by re-introducing grazing. To rectify poor physical conditions in the riverbed and its tributaries (due to channeling), heavy-duty construction works would be undertaken to re-meander the river along a more natural course over a stretch of 20 kms and thus reestablish its capacity for self-purification. Once this was done, appropriate management measures were to be devised and introduced to encourage the return of the wide array of birds and other animals that used to use the area. The targets were as follows: • Improve the living conditions for bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, such as Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Sterna sandvicensis, Chlidonias niger, Sterna hirundo, Circus aeruginosus, Alcedo atthis and Porzana porzana. • Create possibilities for priority bird species, Crex crex and Botaurus stellaris, to re-establish breeding in area. • Improve the conditions for migrating birds in the Palearctic flyway, in particular Anser brachyrhynchus. • Improve the conditions for the Annex I habitats and the Annex II species, as well as for a number of animal species in Annex IV of the Habitats Directive. • Improve the spawning grounds and the possibilities for migration of the wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main project objectives with regard to the restoration of wetland habitats have been reached and the expected nature conservation benefits have been met. The construction of more than 20 km of new riverbeds in the eastern part of the project site has been successfully carried out. By the end of project, about 1,200 ha of grassland were established, which was less than originally foreseen (1600 ha). The reason is that the restoration work finally resulted in increased areas of wetland and shallow lake areas. However, these extended areas of wetland will benefit important species like the Spotted Crake, Avocat and Bittern and consequently lead to more enhanced nature conservation. The targets set up at the start of project for the site to qualify for SPA status were met, as follows: - In 2002, Botaurus stellaris, 4 pairs were breeding; Recurvirostra avosetta, 85 pairs; Sterna hirundo, 1 pair, Porzana porzana , 7-9 pairs, Philomachus pugnax, increased number of migrants. In 2000, there were no pairs of any of these birds. - In 2002, the area had become a roosting locality for Anser brachyrhynchus (1,780 individuals in spring 2003 and around 2,000 individuals in autumn 2002 and 2003) with 0.7 % of European winter population (> 290,000 individuals). Therefore, the restored wetlands reached the qualifying interests for SPA designation by the end of the project. The official designation of the new SPA took almost two years and was finally successfully completed in August 2006. Overall, most of the expected environmental and nature conservation objectives were met during the project, except for the expected result concerning nutrient retention, which was still only around 10% at project end. With regard to flooding, the project was elaborated so as not to increase the risk of this happening outside the area, which might have negative effects on the drainage of farmland. The monitoring results have indicated a water-level increase inside the area but no negative impact outside. A new shallow lake, Hestholm Lake, of around 5 km² was created. Furthermore, there are potential synergies with previous LIFE-Nature projects aimed at the restoration of wetlands along the western coast of Jutland and the Palaearctic flyway, i.e. the Vest Stadil Fjord project in operation 1997-2001 and the restoration project at Varde River/Wadden Sea, 1999-2003. The project has also benefited some plant and animal species listed on Annex II of the Habitats Directive, such as water plantain (Luronium natans, which has spread over large parts of the project site), the otter and the local salmon stock of Skjern River. A management plan for the long-term sustainability of the site, over the period 2005-2020, was elaborated during the project. A proposal for establishment of the Skjern River National park was sent to the Danish Minister of the Environment. This was the result of a joint long-term initiative involving the project’s beneficiaries, municipalities and local/regional NGOs. Progress with regard to the establishment of the national park is expected by the end of 2006. For the long-term sustainability of the project’s results, especially with regard to birdlife, it is essential that the wetland and meadow area are grazed. This includes Kalvholm Island, which is situated between the northern and southern branches in the outlet area of the river. For the transport of cattle to this island, a special barge was constructed, which was the only one of its kind in Denmark. During the project, recreation facilities were established in the project area. The site has attracted an increased number of visitors and by the end of the project the beneficiary estimated that 350,000-400,000 people had attended the site. With the system of 17.4 km of trails and 3 observation towers or hides, financed by the project, large parts of the project sites and its birdlife are accessible without any disturbing impact. Compensations to private landowners to allow for public access were paid by the project (approx. €20,000). An analysis by the Royal Danish Agricultural University in 2002, concluded that the projects along the Skjern River are beneficial at an interest of 5 % or less on a 20 year time scale, and on an infinite time scale even at 7 %, i.e. a good public investment. It was also stated that the overall cost of the project (which is substantial) will be more than compensated for by the local economic opportunities generated through this work. Even if the criteria used for the analysis have the subject of some debate, the study nevertheless deserves credit as a model for this kind of analysis. It clearly demonstrated that investments in nature conservation and restoration have a potential to be beneficial long-term also from the economic perspective, and that it may be too one-sided to consider just the cost of Natura 2000 without considering the financial benefits that may be incurred as well.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/DK/007116\nAcronym: Skjern River\nStart Date: 01/01/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 7,357,210 €\nEU Contribution: 2,207,163 €\nProject Location: Ringkøbing County, Denmark\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Skov- og Naturstyrelsen, Danish Forest and Nature Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Haraldsgade 53,, 2100, Copenhagen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Pollution control\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    eutrophication\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    lake\n    land use planning\n    migratory species\n    monitoring\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    hydrographic basin\n    water quality improvement\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    policy integration\n    public-private partnership\n    indicator\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    pollution prevention\n    agricultural pollution\n    evaluation method\n    pollutant elimination\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    flood protection\n    diffuse pollution\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    river management\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Calidris alpina schinzii\n    Crex crex\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Salmo salar\n    Luronium natans\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n--------------------------","Denmark","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2001,2012,36,7357210,2207163,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/drainage/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/management and planning and opimization/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Sustainable Hydrological management",1,"Ringkøbing County, Denmark",null,"Denmark",null,null,null,"2001-01-01","2004-12-31",null,null,7357210,null,null,null,2207163,null,null,null,null,875]
[173,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4860",null,"LIFE13 NAT/HU/000388","LIFE Old-Drava","Transboundary cooperation for revitalization of riverine habitat complex in Drava region within Natura 2000 sites","Decreasing water levels in the River Old Drava have lowered water levels in a transborder oxbow lake in a Natura 2000 network site. Due to riverbed erosion, only high floods in the river can fill up the oxbow, but the frequency of these floods is very low. There are certain periods of low precipitation, for instance, that negatively affect ecological conditions; neither the Old Drava nor the Rinya stream that feeds into it can drive enough water into the oxbow. Decreased water level, along with abandoned angling infrastructure, endangers aquatic habitats and species listed in the Habitats Directive. Action is therefore required to modify the water regime in the Danube-Drava National Park and within Regionali Park Mura-Drava.","Croatia/Hungary","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2014,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC113,AD113,\"m\")","v":58},833985,623674,null,null,"drainage","Hydrological interventions/trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization","increase awareness/Sustainable Hydrological management/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Croatia,Hungary",null,null,null,"2014-06-01","2019-04-30",null,null,"833 985 €",null,null,null,"623 674 €",null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[200,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-B-000020/restoration-and-management-of-the-lowland-mire-damvallei",null,"LIFE03 NAT/B/000020","DAMVALLEI","Restoration and management of the lowland mire \"Damvallei\"","\nRestoration and management of the lowland mire \"Damvallei\"\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/B/000020 | Acronym: DAMVALLEI\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe wetlands of the Damvallei arose in a former meander of the River Schelde in East Flanders, which filled up over time with peat. Starting in the Middle Ages, this peat was cut away by the inhabitants of the nearby city of Gent and surrounding areas. This exploitation gave rise to about fifty relatively small pools with lush aquatic pondweeds or transition mires.\n\nSurrounding these pools, the micro-gradients of clay, loam and sand yielded a complex of different grassland types, such as sward grasslands, Eu-Molinia, and species-rich hay meadows. Ponds and ditches still harbour populations of Annex II fish species such as the spined loach (Cobitis taenia) or the bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus).\n\nAlthough large areas of the site are protected, several pools and grasslands were either in poor condition or not being managed properly. Uncontrolled angling, plantation of poplar stands, and even waste dumping were affecting the area. Additionally, the introduction of non-native species and changes in land use – notably its becoming a leisure spot for the people of Gent - had further contributed to the decline of this Natura 2000 site.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project aimed to restore threatened habitats, such as aquatic pondweed and charophyte vegetation, transition mires, different types of grasslands and alluvial forests.\n\nLand purchase of around 40 ha of ponds and grasslands was planned to obtain larger blocks for management. Restoration measures would then be implemented, based on an in-depth hydro-chemical study to investigate the recolonisation potential of their natural flora and fauna.\n\nTo preserve the targeted biotopes for the future, the beneficiary intended to elaborate a comprehensive management scheme for the entire pSCI. Finally, several PR-campaigns were planned to gain support from the local population.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its aims of restoring important wetland habitats using innovative techniques. It saw a return of targeted vegetation and demonstrated best practice in its field.\n\nThe beneficiary carried out detailed preparatory research on peat-pond restoration. An eco-hydrological study looked at natural water quality and sources impacting on this quality. This study was crucial in informing better protection of natural values by the Flemish government and can be seen as a model for restoration projects dealing with wetlands and especially oligo-mesotrophic ponds and lakes.\n\nThe project purchased strategic parcels of land, concentrating on areas of great biological interest or zones which would complete wider land sections or provide stepping stones between important habitats. A total of 47.4 ha of land were purchased with LIFE support. An additional 6 ha of land were purchased and 7 ha leased without LIFE support, increasing the total protected area by over 60 ha.\n\nRestoration and dredging of peat ponds was carried out over 3.87 ha, involving 12 different ponds. A further 25.46 ha of historical grassland and transition mires were restored. Topsoil and materials dumped on the land were removed over 1.1 ha and 1 900 m of ditches were restored.\n\nA major operation of the project was the removal of poplar plantations. Around 6.7 ha were removed to restore alder forests; a further 10 ha were cleared to create open habitats. The action included the purchase of a specialised tool for the management of wet areas: the softrack.\n\nThe project is an example of good practice in the way it removed all tree remnants and cut or scraped the stumps at the level of the soil. This enabled the mowing of 31.3 ha of restored grasslands - for their long-term management - to be started immediately. This included areas of abandoned grasslands and former poplar plantations.\n\nThe actions were successful at restoring the original hydrology of the area. Dramatic impacts on vegetation were seen; rare and endangered species returned, including pedicularis palustris and a lot of sedges typical of meso-oligotrophic molinion grasslands.\n\nTo improve sustainable human interaction with the wetlands, 18 km of new paths were constructed, including 351 m of wooden paths and nine bridges over ditches. A bird observation infrastructure and angling ramps for disabled people were installed.\n\nA particularly interesting awareness-raising activity was the holding of a six-month art exhibition. A special Damvallei book was produced, along with information panels and a website providing valuable information about the nature reserve and the LIFE project. The large role of volunteers in the project was a key part of its success and also offers hope for its sustainability in the future.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/B/000020\nAcronym: DAMVALLEI\nStart Date: 01/07/2003\nEnd Date: 31/10/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,266,900 €\nEU Contribution: 1,133,450 €\nProject Location: Ghent\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w.\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    periurban space\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    water monitoring\n    social participation\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    recreational area\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w. \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2003,2008,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC114,AD114,\"m\")","v":63},2266900,1133450,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions/Removal of current vegetation","improve or maintain biodiversity/Human health & wellbeing/Soil improvement",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2008-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,60,"NA"]
[208,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-IT-000159/requalification-interventions-of-sic-gannas-lake",null,"LIFE04 NAT/IT/000159",null,"Requalification interventions of SIC Ganna's Lake","\nRequalification interventions of SIC Ganna's Lake\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000159 | Acronym: Lago Ganna\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Ganna Lake is located in northern Italy’s Lombardia region and covers approximately 100 ha of the Valganna valley in Varese Province. The oligotrophic lake is protected at the regional level and is considered a Site of Community Importance within the Alpine biogeographical region. Peculiar weather conditions in the lake catchment area, characterised by low temperatures and high precipitation, favours the presence of six habitat types of Community importance, two of which are priorities for conservation: the alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior; and the Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae. These habitats host some 240 plants species, a number of which are very rare in Italy. Notable fauna include crustaceans, amphibians, bats and birds, seven of which are of Community importance. Ganna Lake represents the altitudinal limit for particularly interesting species such as Rana latastei. It is also home to Italy’s only known breeding population of Pipistrellus nathusii. Notwithstanding the good quality of the water, mainly due to the absence of human settlements in the entire hydrographic basin, the habitats and species of the site are isolated from other water courses and have experienced a range of threats including silting, decreasing water levels and human disturbance.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of this LIFE-Nature project concentrated on improving and sustaining the environmental quality of Ganna Lake’s habitats. Bog areas were to receive special attention. Hydraulic engineering actions would be implemented to restore natural water levels via removal and control of sediment flows, particularly from the lake’s tributaries. These physical measures would be complemented by scientific monitoring to clarify and calibrate optimal water levels in different parts of the catchment vis-à-vis the conservation status of aquatic fauna (fish, amphibians and crustaceans) and the plants. Results would inform dedicated conservation works to: improve the vegetation status of habitats affected by lower water levels; and create or restore breeding areas for amphibian species and the white clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes). Long term sustainability was to be achieved through the preparation of management documents tasked to integrate conservation actions for the lake area’s flora and fauna. Visitor management facilities would be introduced to minimise trampling or erosion impacts on sensitive areas and raise awareness about the lake’s natural heritage value.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved and exceeded its original intentions. Key conservation interventions included:\nexcavating 4,122 m3 of sediment from the Pralugano bog to help restore its ecological integrity;\nconstructing a weir to facilitate water level control and allow bog water levels to increase by 10 cm, as determined and verified by the project’s monitoring activities;\nestablishing physical works to control sediment flows within the peat bog tributaries. These hydrogeological management measures involved sinking wells, creating stone pathways to regulate water flows and building wooden or stone hydraulic engineering devices along the Valeggio stream to reduce erosion threats;\nincreasing amphibian breeding pond areas to 103 m2 by restoring three existing sites and introducing another three new ponds;\nrestocking the smaller Lake Saint Gemolo with 91 Austropotamobius pallipesindividuals; and\nenhancing the water ecological corridor between Lake Ghirla and Lake Ganna.\n\nA variety of visitor management features were implemented, such as: construction of a new two storey observatory; limiting vehicle access on areas prone to erosion; improving 1.334 meters of footpath; restoring Saint Gemolo's cellars and upgrading access by a new footbridge; preparation and installation of seven interpretation panels; plus a range of printed environmental education materials were published in both English and Italian.\n\nThe monitoring programme collated a large amount of new and useful information concerning local hydrology, water fauna and vegetation. This included the discovery of two previously unknown fish species in the area (Leuciscus souffia, Lethenteron zanandrei) and two new bird species (Dryocopus martiu, Alcedo atthis) which allowed updating of the site’s Natura 2000 attributes. Monitoring also identified a number of alien and invasive species which will be managed over a five year period within the project’s \"Action plan for the freshwater fauna\" and \"the rules for the birds of Community interest of the SCI lago Ganna\". Both documents are incorporated in a new overall management plan for the SCI/SPA \"Lago Ganna\", not foreseen as a deliverable of the LIFE project, which was approved by the Regione Lombardia and adopted by the Regional Park Authority. The plan proposes land purchase to enlarge the SCI/SPA, sylvicultural interventions on artificial conifer plantations, creation of underground passages for amphibians and restoration of old buildings, as well as on-going work on the LIFE-funded ponds, bioengineering features and visitor facilities.\n\nOther legacies from the LIFE project include advanced hydroengineering skills for local contractors which are anticipated to be applied on new works in Varese Province during restoration of a further two bogs (Palude Brabbia and Torbiera di Biandronno). The project also led to the beneficiary setting up an \"Italian bogs network\" that includes several protected areas from Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana, valle d'Aosta and Lombardia.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000159\nAcronym: Lago Ganna\nStart Date: 01/11/2004\nEnd Date: 30/11/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 826,500 €\nEU Contribution: 342,700 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio di gestione del Parco regionale Campo dei Fiori\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Trieste, 40, 21030, Brinzio ( VA),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    lake\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Rana latastei\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLago di Ganna \tIT2010001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio di gestione del Parco regionale Campo dei Fiori \tCoordinator\nRegione Lombardia– Direzione Generale Qualità dell’Ambiente \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Italy","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2004,2012,36,826500,342700,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Invasive alien species","Hydrological interventions/Watering, Irrigation/improved tourism /(Re)introduction of animal species/stakeholder engagement","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Increase microhabitat abundance or diversity (tree wounds, tree hollows, etc.)/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness",2,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-11-01","2007-11-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100]
[209,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-IT-000177/safeguard-and-showing-off-of-the-peat-bogs-in-danta-cadore",null,"LIFE04 NAT/IT/000177",null,"Safeguard and showing off of the peat-bogs in Danta (Cadore)","\nSafeguard and showing off of the peat-bogs in Danta (Cadore)\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000177 | Acronym: Danta2004\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe territory of Danta di Cadore, in the heart of the Dolomites, is covered mostly with conifers woods, interspersed with peat bogs of high naturalistic value. The area, a Site of Community Importance, however, is affected by high numbers of tourists and the survival of several habitats is threatened. These include six bogs – two of which (bog woodland and active raised bogs) are listed as priority in the Habitats Directive – the Nardus grasslands and the acidophilus mountain forests of Vaccinio-Picetea.\n\nThe invasion of the bogs and surrounding grasslands by the reed bed and the wood is draining the soil and transforming humid areas into dry habitats. Salt, which is spread in winter along the road that crosses the bogs to melt the snow, is altering the chemical composition of the water, while the lack of maintenance of the tributaries is affecting the bogs hydraulic balance. Unregulated visitor activity represents another direct threat: trampling of soil increases its density and consequently changes the flora composition of the habitats. Finally, the concrete structure of a disused ski-lift facility has a negative ecological and landscape impact on the bogs.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project beneficiary, the municipality of Danta di Cadore, aimed to define and implement a co-ordinated strategy for the conservation of the bog complex. The actions would also benefit several plants, birds and other animals of EU interest, such as brown bog-rush (Schoenius ferrugineus), Tengmalm’s owl (Aegolius funereus) and yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata).\n\nThe reed beds and the conifers invading the bogs would be cut and removed to avoid the silting of the wetland. Two small canals would be created along the road to collect the salt water and channel it downstream away from the bogs. In parallel, naturalistic engineering works would be carried out on the tributaries to guarantee an optimum inflow of freshwater to the wetland.\n\nFinally, the project would create a trail for visitors and inform them on the importance of the bogs through the distribution of leaflets and the creation of a visitors centre. The cement structure of the old ski-lift facility would be removed and the area re-naturalised in order to restore the continuum of the bogs.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project defined and implemented a co-ordinated strategy for the conservation of the bog area by drafting a detailed intervention plan. It also controlled the spread of reed beds and other invasive species on 38 ha, and the spread of the conifers invading the bogs on another 38 ha. This action was complemented by the yearly monitoring of the biodiversity status in the project site.\n\nAnother key result of the project was the creation of two small canals along the road to collect the salt water and to channel it downstream of the bogs. It carried out seven small naturalistic engineering works on the surrounding creeks in order to guarantee an optimum inflow of freshwater to the wetland area.\n\nVisitors were channelled away from the bog area through the establishment of a didactic trail. They were also informed of the importance of the area through leaflets, an audio-guide and the setting up of an information centre.\n\nThe cement structure of a disused ski-lift facility was removed to allow for the natural re-colonisation of the area and the restoration of the bogs. The beneficiary purchased around 12.5 ha of valuable bog land within the SCI.\n\nThe project, however, demonstrated that the relationship between public authorities and private owners for the proper management of such areas is often a difficult one, partly because private owners are highly suspicious of the plans and interventions of local authorities and partly because these local authorities tend to underestimate such problems, not planning adequate awareness actions and hiring sufficient numbers of staff.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section). The project defined and implemented a co-ordinated strategy for the conservation of the bog area by drafting a detailed intervention plan. It also controlled the spread of reed beds and other invasive species on 38 ha, and the spread of the conifers invading the bogs on another 38 ha. This action was complemented by the yearly monitoring of the biodiversity status in the project site.\n\nAnother key result of the project was the creation of two small canals along the road to collect the salt water and to channel it downstream of the bogs. It carried out seven small naturalistic engineering works on the surrounding creeks in order to guarantee an optimum inflow of freshwater to the wetland area.\n\nVisitors were channelled away from the bog area through the establishment of a didactic trail. They were also informed of the importance of the area through leaflets, an audio-guide and the setting up of an information centre.\n\nThe cement structure of a disused ski-lift facility was removed to allow for the natural re-colonisation of the area and the restoration of the bogs. The beneficiary purchased around 12.5 ha of valuable bog land within the SCI.\n\nThe project, however, demonstrated that the relationship between public authorities and private owners for the proper management of such areas is often a difficult one, partly because private owners are highly suspicious of the plans and interventions of local authorities and partly because these local authorities tend to underestimate such problems, not planning adequate awareness actions and hiring sufficient numbers of staff.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000177\nAcronym: Danta2004\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 01/10/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 841,650 €\nEU Contribution: 504,990 €\nProject Location: Veneto\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comune di Danta di Cadore\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Roma, 19, 32040, Danta di Cadore (BL),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComune di Danta di Cadore \tCoordinator\nServizi Forestali Veneto, Italy \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Italy","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2004,2019,48,841650,504990,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/drainage/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Removal of non-adapted tree species/Hydrological interventions/improved tourism /Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/trainings or workshops or education","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/capacity building",2,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2008-10-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,38,430000,null,"Balchik State Hunting Area, Nesebar State Hunting Area, Executive Forestry Agency, Oak Forest Experimental Station-Burgas","Broadleaf Forest","word search"]
[219,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-A-000127/life-in-upper-drau-river",null,"LIFE06 NAT/A/000127","LIFE Obere Drau II ","Life in Upper Drau River","\nLife in Upper Drau River\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/A/000127 | Acronym: LIFE Obere Drau II\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Upper Drava (Obere Drau) Valley in Austria is the tectonic border between the Southern and Central Alps. The Drava River itself is typical of alpine areas. Formerly, the water system was much more diversified with side branches and alluvial waters, but these were modified to create a faster flowing, more homogenous river.\n\nThis project follows on from the successful LIFE project “Obere Drau - Restoration of the wetland and riparian area at the Upper Drava River\" (LIFE99 NAT/A/006055), which terminated in 2003. It used engineering measures such as riverbed widening and removal of groynes and embankments along 60 km to allow riverbank erosion to occur and return the targeted stretch of the river to its former natural structure and creating new, or reactivating old, water meadows.\n\nThe Drava and its side arms are habitat for 19 autochthonous fish species, among others annex II species like the Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), varione (Leuciscus souffi) and bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus subsp. amarus). The river system contains highly endangered habitat types and is of national importance for Austria in view of nature conservation. It contains the largest Alnus incana alluvial forest (Grauerlen-Auwald) of Austria.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to continue and extend the successful river-revitalisation measures to establish the Upper Drava as a ‘life vein’ for the region. Its efforts were to be focused on improving habitats which are typical for alpine rivers and their adjacent floodplains. It also hoped to improve public awareness and acceptance of the Natura 2000 area.\n\nThe project sought to define innovative management solutions to solve the challenges that were recognised, but not yet solved as part of the first LIFE project, such as:\nImproved swell regime\nStabilised river bed and improved groundwater level\nContinuation of management measures for the biotope system\nImproving visitor information and developing visitor strategies on site\nCo-operation with specialist agencies from countries bordering on the Drava.\n\nIt specifically hoped to use the Upper Drava as a pilot study providing a model for nature-orientated water management. It aimed to promote exchange of experiences across borders and propose cross-border strategies to solve water management tasks and ecological problems that affect the river. It thus sought to implement the cross-border requirements of the Water Framework Directive.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Obere Drau II project provided an excellent demonstration of successfully meeting water engineering, flood protection and nature conservation objectives. The project improved the river course on a length of 5 km both improving the river ecology of the Drava River and the flood protection concept. The project also helped extend the Natura 2000 site ‘Obere Drau’ and nominate it as a bird reserve.\n\nThe project purchased or swapped over 14 ha of land to enable interventions in key locations. These focused on replacing hard embankments with gravel banks, restoration of a sediment retention dam, river widening and the connection of side channels, oxbows and standing waters in key places. In total, around 42 ha – 22 ha more than the target amount - of additional alpine river habitats were created including new side arms.\n\nThe new habitats, which include dynamic gravel banks (3220) and tamarisk and willow pioneer communities (3230, 3240), which will further develop to alluvial forests (91 E0) provide:\nimproved spawning habitats for amphibians and fish, in particular the Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), varione (Leuciscus souffia), European bullhead (Cottus gobio), Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) and Atlantic stream crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes);\nextended habitats for 140 bird species, including 51 on the red list – notably as a resting place for migrating birds crossing the Alps. Typical species that will benefit include the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), the common sandpiper (Acitis hypoleucos), the grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) and the golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus);\nextended habitats for two plants which were both nearly extinct in Austria: German tamarisk (Myricaria germanica) and the dwarf bulrush (Typha minima);\npotential habitats for two bat species: Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) and the Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus).\n\nThe project additionally created about 5 ha of alluvial waters, which connect biotopes for amphibians, such as the Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) and yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata). They provide important habitat for small fish species, such as the amur bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus) and crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and improve valuable food supply for the white stork (Ciconia ciconia). The European otter (Lutra lutra) was also found to have benefited from the project and settled again in the region.\n\nOf particular importance was the International Drava River Symposia organised in Slovenia which led to a Convention regarding the future conservation of the river with all the countries through which it flows. The integration of the avalanche protection agency (WLV) in the project was also highly relevant for the wider catchment area management with reference to the sediment load in rivers. Public relations activities were well accepted by the local population.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/A/000127\nAcronym: LIFE Obere Drau II\nStart Date: 01/09/2006\nEnd Date: 31/08/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,828,262 €\nEU Contribution: 1,531,305 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bundeswasserbauverwaltung vertreten durch das Amt der Kärnter Landesregierung. Abt. 18 - Kompetenzzentrum Umwelt, Wasser und Naturschutz - Unterabteilung SchWW - Schutzwasserwirtschaft\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Flatschacher Strasse 70, 9020, Klagenfurt,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    3230 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Ciconia ciconia\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Anthus campestris\n    Glaucidium passerinum\n    Porzana parva\n    Circus pygargus\n    Emberiza hortulana\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Lanius collurio\n    Picus canus\n    Porzana porzana\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Bubo bubo\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Myotis myotis\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n    Lutra lutra\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Leuciscus souffia\n    Hucho hucho\n    Cottus gobio\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Callimorpha quadripunctaria\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nObere Drau \tAT2114000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBundeswasserbauverwaltung vertreten durch das Amt der Kärnter Landesregierung. Abt. 18 - Kompetenzzentrum Umwelt, Wasser und Naturschutz - Unterabteilung SchWW - Schutzwasserwirtschaft \tCoordinator\nWildbach- und Lawinenverbauung, Sektion Kärnten-Villach, Austria \tParticipant\nAmt der Kärntner Landesregierung-Abteilung 20 (Landesplanung, Unterabteilung Naturschutz) Klagenfurt, Austria \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2006,2023,60,3828262,1531305,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Low biodiversity/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Hydrological interventions/Soil preparation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/stakeholder engagement/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/cooperation or networking/improve or maintain biodiversity",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2006-09-01","2011-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,42,null,null,"Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, Bosgroep Zuiderkempen, VZW Kempens Landschap, Provincie Antwerpen","Broadleaf Forest/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)/Other Forests","word search"]
[191,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-UK-007074/woodland-habitat-restoration-core-sites-for-a-forest-habitat-network",null,"LIFE00 NAT/UK/007074","Core forest sites ","Woodland Habitat Restoration: Core sites for a forest habitat network","\nWoodland Habitat Restoration : Core sites for a forest habitat network\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/UK/007074 | Acronym: Core forest sites\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nScotland hosts a range of UK woodland types including several that are protected by the EU Habitats Directive. A number of these are under threat from problems associated with invasive species, over-grazing and land ownership issues. Such nature conservation concerns can fragment habitat integrity and adversely affect the functionality of woodland ecosystems.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project’s main objective involved improving the conservation status of priority woodland habitats. A network of 12 sites in Scotland was targeted by the project. These sites featured priority woodland types like: Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines; and alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior. Also assisted were old oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles.\n\nLIFE funds were to be used to act as a catalyst for a larger integrated woodland managment initiative. This blended several different Scottish and EU funding sources to general larger scale and synergetic habitat improvements. Core tasks involved facilitating and co-financing practical work in woodlands by landowners to remove exotics, repair and establish fencing, plus carry out necessary structural modifications to promote regeneration on over 4000 ha.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its main objective of providing restorative habitat management and removing threats for three priority woodland habitats at 11 SCIs in Scotland. The project was particularly successful in harnessing nature conservation commitments from private landowners. A strong partnership was developed between these woodland owners and conservation bodies from the public and voluntary sectors.\n\nIntegration with mainstream woodland conservation initiatives and funding mechanisms was considered highly beneficial. This integrated methodology has helped establish management agreements that will safeguard a long-term legacy from LIFE’s initial ‘pump-priming’ funds.\n\nIn total, the LIFE project outcomes covered over 4000 ha, which is a substantial area of woodland habitat in Scotland. Monitoring indicates that LIFE’s support resulted in the required improvements to the conservation status of the target habitats (which are now classified as either in ‘favourable’ or ‘unfavourable – recovering’ conditions). Detailed results include:\nRhododendron ponticum eradicated over 376.9 ha within 8 SCIs and controlled over 72.8 ha adjacent to 4 SCIs;\nExotic broadleaves removed over 577 ha within 8 SCIs and 10.6 ha removed adjacent to 1 SCI;\nNative trees established over 16.5 ha at 3 SCIs;\n3.2 ha non-woodland forest habitats protected at 1 SCI by c. 950 m of stock fencing;\nRemoval of 64 tonnes of rubbish and 12 cars cleared over 16 ha, plus erection of 6 heavy duty gates, 3 anti vehicle chicanes, 360 m heavy duty fencing, and a further 2.3 ha cleared in Clyde Valley SCI;\nRemoval of rubbish from 6.9 ha at one other SCI;\n2 100 m of public access provided at Crieff Woods SCI and access reviewed at 2 SCIs (Cawdor Woods and Trossachs);\nAdditional car park safety works at Clyde Valley.\n\nIn March 2016, 11 years after the project closed, an ex-post follow up visit was carried out by the LIFE external monitoring team. This confirmed that the project had achieved its overall objective, and reached or exceeded most of its key targets. Habitat improvements had been sustained at most sites, and increased for some. A key project achievement was securing 10-year management agreements with 91 private landowners or estates, obliging them to continue nature conservation actions. The project identified the spread of non-native species and overgrazing by deer as the main threats to priority woodland habitats. It successfully cleared invasive rhododendron (and non-native broadleaf and conifer trees) from private land within and adjacent to Natura 2000 sites; though some landowners did not remain in the management agreement scheme and re-incursion of rhododendron has occurred from their land. The regeneration of native woodland in cleared areas had mixed results, due to regrowth of invasive species and overgrazing, with a lack of coordination between adjacent landowners hindering deer management. The ex-post report revealed that, in some cases, the project partners were fighting a constant battle to maintain the gains achieved at the end of the project. The greatest success in engaging private landowners was achieved at sites with dedicated project officers (e.g. Clyde Valley and Sunart). Social benefits arising from the project have continued, for example, at Sunart where a business was established to sell removed rhododendron as wood chips or firewood. Much of the project’s dissemination materials remain online, through some of it has been superseded by new information (e.g. the critical review of rhododendron management carried out by project partners FCS and SNH in 2013).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/UK/007074\nAcronym: Core forest sites\nStart Date: 01/07/2001\nEnd Date: 30/06/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,274,543 €\nProject Location: Scotland\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Caledonian Partnership, Highland Birchwoods Ltd\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Littleburn, Munlochy, IV8 8NN, Munlochy,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    site rehabilitation\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    public-private partnership\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    management contract\n    pest control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91A0 - Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nClyde Valley Woods \tUK0013089 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nSunart \tUK0019803 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nBorders Woods \tUK0030094 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nCawdor Wood \tUK0030112 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nCraighall Gorge \tUK0030123 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nUpper Strathearn Oakwoods \tUK0030125 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nGalloway Oakwoods \tUK0030153 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nKeltneyburn \tUK0030174 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nNess Woods \tUK0030223 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nShingle Islands \tUK0030274 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nTarbert Woods \tUK0030286 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nTrossachs Woods \tUK0030290 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCaledonian Partnership, Highland Birchwoods Ltd \tCoordinator\nForestry Commission Scotland \tParticipant\nForest Enterprise \tParticipant\nScottish Natural Heritage \tParticipant\nWest of Scotland Water \tParticipant\nForest Research \tParticipant\nSouth Lanarkshire Council \tParticipant\nCentral Scotland Countryside Trust \tParticipant\n-------------------------","United Kingdom (UK)","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2001,2019,48,0,1274543,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Non-management","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Removal of non-adapted tree species/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Fencing/stakeholder engagement","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/cooperation or networking",7,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2001-07-01","2005-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4000]
[177,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/3959",null,"LIFE13 NAT/BE/000074","HELVEX-LIFE","Cross-Border heath restoration, inland dunes and pools, integrated invasive plant management.","The project’s main objectives focus on restoring and developing a number degraded habitats, including dune grasslands, dry and wet heaths and freshwater habitats. Project actions also seek to remove invasive alien species (Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra, Rhododendron ponticum) from habitats including those that support oak woods hosting Quercus robur.\n\nHabitat restoration measures are planned to benefit numbers of breeding birds listed in the Birds Directive annexes (e.g. European nightjar, treelark, black woodpecker and honey buzzard). Numbers and distribution of other species are also expected to benefit from the project. These include the smooth snake, natterjack toad, and crested Newt. A variety of nationally-endangered species (e.g. dragonflies, butterflies, beetles and moths) will benefit as well.\n\nExpected results: Anticipated outcomes from this project’s large-scale restoration and sustainable management of Annex I habitats include improvements to:\n\n56 ha of inland dune with Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands in mosaic with dry heaths with Calluna and Genista;\n30 ha of oligotrophic waters of sandy plains and oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters;\n33 ha of a mosaic northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix and depressions on peat substrate of the Rhynchosporion; and\n57 ha of a mosaic of several types of heathland habitats e.g. European dry heaths, dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista and northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix.\nOther results from project activity within an area of 60 ha will see the removal of invasive alien species Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra and Rhododendron ponticum and to prevent their further expansion on sandy plains.\n\nOutcomes of the habitat restoration works are expected to:\n\nIncrease number of breeding pairs of several Birds Directive species;\nIncrease number and distribution of the smooth snake, the natterjack toad and the crested newt, as well as a wide range of nationally endangered species (e.g. dragonflies, butterflies, beetles and moths);\nImprove water quality, following the implementation of a water purification plant;\nIncrease awareness among technical stakeholders and the general public about the area;\nInvolve volunteers in site management; and\nIncrease the socio-economic potential of the site.","Netherlands","Grassland/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)/Dunes or Dry Sand",2016,2018,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC119,AD119,\"m\")","v":76},3227731,1613865,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/climate change","Promoting natural regeneration/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/knowledge increase/monitoring/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2020-11-30",null,null,3227731,null,null,null,1613865,null,null,null,null,3950,"NA"]
[202,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-IT-000134/safeguard-thero-brachypodietea-habitat-sic-area-delle-gravine",null,"LIFE03 NAT/IT/000134",null,"Safeguard Thero - Brachypodietea habitat SIC 'Area delle Gravine'","\nSafeguard Thero - Brachypodietea habitat SIC 'Area delle Gravine'\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000134 | Acronym: GRAVINE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe LIFE project area covers the proposed Natura 2000 site “Area delle Gravine”, meaning literally “ravine area”, which is a 15,000 hectare complex of deep calcareous gorges and plains hosting the priority listed habitat “pseudo-steppes with Thero-Brachypodietea grasses and annuals”, characterised by rare, endemic plant species.\n\nA large number of farmers and other rural residents live in the project area which has experienced habitat losses of up 20 000 hectares in the last twenty years, mainly attributed to over-grazing and limestone quarrying. More recently, the growth of tourism and infrastructure has also increased pressures on the high value environment.\n\nMunicipal conservation guidelines for the Area delle Gravine were produced as part of a previous LIFE-Nature project, “NATURA 2000 network in Italy: management models” (1999/IT/627).\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe primary objective of this LIFE project was the restoration of the Thero-Brachypodietea grasslands, over an area of 200 hectares owned by the Municipality, via a programme of cutting, mowing and indigenous species planting. An adjoining 25 hectares of the same habitat were also to be purchased in order to guarantee habitat continuity, which was further enhanced by restoration of natural habitats at three disused limestone quarries. Other planned activities included: removing five illegal waste dumps within the site; producing information panels on a new nature trail network; creating a seed bank to help ensure the conservation of genetic biodiversity; and establishing a small plant nursery for educational purposes. An awareness raising campaign was also proposed for local people and administrators, together with educational activities for the area’s school children.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has achieved almost all of its intended objectives and has made important contributions to restoring the priority habitat pseudo-steppes with Thero-Brachypodietea grasses and annuals. Herbaceous, shrubby and arboreal species were introduced within a carefully controlled planting regime over sub-divided intervention areas. A management strategy was prepared for each of the species planted in the intervention areas. These included Stipa austroitalica and Quercus ilex L. Small groups of Mediterranean bush were also used to improve the habitat’s conservation status.\n\nPositive conservation results have been attained in the Gravine’s fragile environment by transplanting or sowing these local species and reducing illegal dumping on the site’s borders. Improvements to the area’s network of nature trails and the implementation of a successful information and awareness-raising programme have all also attributed to the project’s achievements, which can be summarised as:\ndirect sowing or transplantation of indigenous species over an area of ca. 100 ha;\nsigning a conservation agreement, including a sustainable grazing plan, with a private landowner, covering an area of ca. 30 ha;\nestablishing the seed bank which contains over 100 local species;\ncreating the didactic nursery, covering 3 000 sqm within the Gravine, where local species are reproduced;\nrestoring three abandoned stone quarries, using natural engineering techniques;\ncleaning and closing five illegal dumping sites around the Gravina;\nopening a 12 km nature trail network in the area, including interpretation panels on the priority habitat features and LIFE project actions; and\nmanaging access to sensitive areas by closing 1.5 km of public road, strengthening walls and installing fencing.\n\nCommunity participation has played an important role in securing the desired results and efforts to involve local schools are expected to generate long term benefits through the Biodiversity Laboratory that was established during the project. Sustainability of the project results will also be assisted by the project area’s inclusion in the Regional Reserve \"Terra delle Gravine\", which should further guarantee the success and continuation of the conservation actions carried out by the beneficiary.\n\nThe main challenge experienced by project involved establishing a cooperation network with other institutions managing similar habitats.\nThe project has achieved almost all of its intended objectives and has made important contributions to restoring the priority habitat pseudo-steppes with Thero-Brachypodietea grasses and annuals. Herbaceous, shrubby and arboreal species were introduced within a carefully controlled planting regime over sub-divided intervention areas. A management strategy was prepared for each of the species planted in the intervention areas. These included Stipa austroitalica and Quercus ilex L. Small groups of Mediterranean bush were also used to improve the habitat’s conservation status.\n\nPositive conservation results have been attained in the Gravine’s fragile environment by transplanting or sowing these local species and reducing illegal dumping on the site’s borders. Improvements to the area’s network of nature trails and the implementation of a successful information and awareness-raising programme have all also attributed to the project’s achievements, which can be summarised as:\ndirect sowing or transplantation of indigenous species over an area of ca. 100 ha;\nsigning a conservation agreement, including a sustainable grazing plan, with a private landowner, covering an area of ca. 30 ha;\nestablishing the seed bank which contains over 100 local species;\ncreating the didactic nursery, covering 3 000 sqm within the Gravine, where local species are reproduced;\nrestoring three abandoned stone quarries, using natural engineering techniques;\ncleaning and closing five illegal dumping sites around the Gravina;\nopening a 12 km nature trail network in the area, including interpretation panels on the priority habitat features and LIFE project actions; and\nmanaging access to sensitive areas by closing 1.5 km of public road, strengthening walls and installing fencing.\n\nCommunity participation has played an important role in securing the desired results and efforts to involve local schools are expected to generate long term benefits through the Biodiversity Laboratory that was established during the project. Sustainability of the project results will also be assisted by the project area’s inclusion in the Regional Reserve \"Terra delle Gravine\", which should further guarantee the success and continuation of the conservation actions carried out by the beneficiary.\n\nThe main challenge experienced by project involved establishing a cooperation network with other institutions managing similar habitats.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000134\nAcronym: GRAVINE\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 01/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 505,360 €\nEU Contribution: 379,020 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comune di Palagianello\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Massimo D'Azeglio, 1, 74018, Paglianello,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    endemic species\n    protected area\n    social participation\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5320 - Low formations of Euphorbia close to cliffs\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9250 - Quercus trojana woods\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComune di Palagianello \tCoordinator\nComunità Montana Murgia Tarantina, Italy \tParticipant\nBari University-Botanical Garden Museum, Italy \tParticipant\nUniversity of Urbino-Faculty of Sciences, Italy \tParticipant\nEcoazioni snc, Italy \tParticipant\nTerre del Mediterraneo, Italy \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Italy","Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2003,2014,38,505360,379020,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Cattle or wildlife grazing/Mining/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/cleanup, waste removal/Enrichment planting or sowing","Change in species composition/increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",6,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2006-12-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,225,"NA",null,"Reserves naturelles RNOB asbl/Commune de Gedinne, Belgium","Broadleaf Forest/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)/Riparian, alluvial Forests","x"]
[220,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-B-000081/habitat-restoration-in-averbode-bos-en-heide",null,"LIFE06 NAT/B/000081",null,"Habitat restoration in Averbode Bos en Heide","\nHabitat restoration in Averbode Bos en Heide\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000081 | Acronym: Life Averbode\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Averbode Bos en Heide area borders the Campine region and is unique to European lowlands. The region’s high geomorphological diversity includes several endangered habitats: the sand dune and dune-heath vegetation that grows on inland continental dunes; Atlantic wet heath with Rhynchosporion depressions; dry heath; species-rich Nardus grasslands; Atlantic acidophilous beech-oak forests and old acidophilous oak woods on sandy plains. The area also used to be famous for its oligotrophic and mesotrophic ponds with Littorellion and Nanocyperetalia vegetation and the presence of water plantain (Luronium natans). The largest population in Belgium of the crested newt (Triturus cristatus) is found here. The area is also home to several rare bird species, such as the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), the honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) and black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius). In winter the bittern (Botaurus stellaris), little bittern (Ixobrychus minutes), great white egret (Egretta alba), black stork (Ciconia nigra) and wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) all migrate here. However, the diversity of habitats and species has severely decreased in the pSCI over the past few decades. The biggest threat to the area is continuing afforestation and lack of adequate management.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main goal was to continue the restoration and sustainable management of ponds that contain Littorelletalia uniflorae, Nanocyperetalia, bogs (Ericion tetralicis), transition mires/quaking bogs and Rhynchosporion. This should help in the recovery of water plantain, Littorella uniflora and Lobelia dortmanna. Other goals included:\nFurthering the restoration of dryer habitats, such as Annex I habitats Corynephorus and Agrostis dune grasslands, dry sand heaths, European dry heaths and the priority habitat species-rich Nardus grasslands; Improving the health of the beech/oak forests and oak woods on sandy plains.\nIncreasing the populations of a wide range of endangered bird species.\nEstablishing a sustainable long-term management for all the target habitats and species.\nCreating a long-term partnership with the local, provincial and Flemish government to ensure their support of the Natura 2000 area, the first partnership of its kind in Flanders.\nIncreasing the area’s socio-economic potential through nature-oriented recreation and informing local people and visitors about the project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project restored around 30 ha of oligotrophic water bodies (2310, 2330). Hereto trees were cut, stubs removed and top soil removed. On the adjacent lands more than 10 ha of open dunes (2310,2330, 4030), 58 ha of heathland (4010,4030) and 21 ha of Nardus grassland (6230+) were restored. More than 300 ha of pine forest is undergoing conversion to Querco-Fagetum, Querco-Betulum, and Stellario carpinetum. Recurrent management to control birch colonisation and Rubus seedlings was started.\n\nThe area was also made more accessible to the public through the creation of nature trails, while information panels informed visitors of its natural value. Project actions were combined with intensive communication and consultation activities in order to ease the initial strong opposition. At the end of the project a workshop was held to address the problem of public opposition to the cutting of trees on such a large scale. Many people involved in Flemish nature restoration projects attended the workshop, and it was clear that it is a common problem. Public opposition has diminished now that the results of the project are starting to show.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project restored around 30 ha of oligotrophic water bodies (2310, 2330). Hereto trees were cut, stubs removed and top soil removed. On the adjacent lands more than 10 ha of open dunes (2310,2330, 4030), 58 ha of heathland (4010,4030) and 21 ha of Nardus grassland (6230+) were restored. More than 300 ha of pine forest is undergoing conversion to Querco-Fagetum, Querco-Betulum, and Stellario carpinetum. Recurrent management to control birch colonisation and Rubus seedlings was started.\n\nThe area was also made more accessible to the public through the creation of nature trails, while information panels informed visitors of its natural value. Project actions were combined with intensive communication and consultation activities in order to ease the initial strong opposition. At the end of the project a workshop was held to address the problem of public opposition to the cutting of trees on such a large scale. Many people involved in Flemish nature restoration projects attended the workshop, and it was clear that it is a common problem. Public opposition has diminished now that the results of the project are starting to show.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000081\nAcronym: Life Averbode\nStart Date: 01/08/2006\nEnd Date: 30/04/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,870,400 €\nEU Contribution: 1,935,200 €\nProject Location: Averbode, Flanders\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w.\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    public-private partnership\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2240 - Brachypodietalia dune grasslands with annuals\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3120 - \"Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals generally on sandy soils of the West Mediterranean, with Isoetes spp.\"\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9120 - Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Luronium natans\n    Triturus cristatus\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDemervallei \tBE2400014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w. \tCoordinator\nVlaamse Landmaatschappij Vlaams Brabant, Belgium \tParticipant\nAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos-Buitendienst Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Grassland/Dunes or Dry Sand/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2006,2024,69,3870400,1935200,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Previous (re)forestation failed or not completely successful/Non-management/Landscape fragmentation/Low biodiversity","Hydrological interventions/Logging/Soil preparation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity",3,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2006-08-01","2012-04-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,119,null,null,"WWF Österreich/ WWF Hungary","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search"]
[198,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-A-000010/habitat-management-in-the-spa-weidmoos",null,"LIFE03 NAT/A/000010",null,"WEIDMOOS - Habitat Management in the SPA Weidmoos","\nHabitat management in the SPA Weidmoos\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/A/000010 | Acronym: WEIDMOOS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in a bog region north of Salzburg, the Weidmoos has evolved during the last 20 years to a high-quality \"second-hand\" habitat. Once a former industrial peat extraction site, it has now turned into a paradise for over 100 bird species, thanks to its fragmented morphological structure with a mosaic of numerous water bodies, vegetation-free areas, several succession phases and spontaneous and planted mixed forest patches.\n\nMost prominent are the 45 breeding pairs of the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) – one of the largest breeding populations in Austria - but many more Annex I bird species are breeding or hibernating here: marsh and hen harrier (Circus aeruginosus and C. cyaneus), spotted crake (Porzana porzana), little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), ruff (Philomachus pugnax) and wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola).\n\nHowever, without recurring management this semi-open site would rapidly turn into a wooded landscape, losing its special habitat mix so attractive to a range of bird species. Growing recreational pressure on this 120 ha site, and creeping degeneration because of changed farming practices, were further jeopardising the future of the Weidmoos.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE-Nature project sought to maintain and optimise the breeding, resting and wintering areas of birds at Weidmoos and increase acceptance of the SPA among the local population. These objectives were helped by the fact that one of the project partners is an association, set up by hunters, landowners and mayors, to promote the Weidmoos as a local heritage.\n\nMany of the bird species in the Weidmoos need an open landscape with areas of wetland and standing water. Specific actions were carried out to conserve and recreate these landscape elements in the Weidmoos.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved all of its objectives. Moreover, some additional measures were implemented which have been financed with external funds.\n\nEnvironmental surveys and monitoring programmes helped the project team to better understand the nutritional balance of the bog, and also enabled the effects of dam construction measures on the water quality to be monitored.\n\nThe existing management plan was used as a basis for drawing up detailed proposals for the LIFE project’s conservation measures. Key habitat restoration work involved the closure of drainage ditches and the construction of dams, both of which helped to prevent the area drying out and degenerating into woodland. Experimental management of wet meadows, reed beds, bare land and bushy areas were also undertaken to optimise procedures for maintaining habitats over the entire SPA.\n\nIn addition to the 80 ha acquired before the start of the project, 22 ha of former peat extraction sites were purchased using LIFE funds and the right of use was also be acquired for a further 16 ha. Some 45 small dams were constructed and landscape modelling was undertaken to hold the water on site. The result is a more open landscape, interspersed with standing water and wetlands, that provides a better habitat for birdlife.\n\nOngoing maintenance plans were developed to sustain the conservation measures demonstrated during the LIFE project such as: ensuring the availability of vegetation-free areas (re-using the tracked excavators originally used in peat cutting) since these are important for the bluethroats; maintaining wetland meadows and reed-beds by regular managed mowing to prevent the wetland meadows and reed-beds becoming overgrown; and regular pruning or felling of individual trees and bushes to safeguard the optimal mix of tree cover and shrubs. This ongoing maintenance is considered particularly important for the peripheral areas of the Weidmoos which are insufficiently irrigated or not irrigated at all.\n\nVisitor pressure was managed by constructing facilities to encourage people into the southern Weidmoos and so leave the other parts of the SAC free from human disturbance. This was achieved by constructing a new 1.5km themed footpath, a bog platform at the peat cutting site, bird observation hides, a 12-metre-high viewing tower and a former peat-workers’ hut was converted into an information centre. Interpretation materials were provided throughout the visitor areas to raise awareness about the ecology and associated conservation actions.\n\nThe project carried out good public relations work with several ‘bog events’, school projects and various press articles. Cooperation between the project participants - a nature conservation administration, two communities and a local NGO - is considered exemplary by the LIFE Programme monitoring team, who have highlighted the project as a best-practice example of incorporating stakeholders and achieving acceptance by local people.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/A/000010\nAcronym: WEIDMOOS\nStart Date: 01/04/2003\nEnd Date: 30/09/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,210,000 €\nEU Contribution: 605,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung - Abteilung 13 (Naturschutz)\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Friedensstrasse 11, Postfach 527, 5010, Salzburg, \n\nNVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    grassland ecosystem\n    hunting\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    public-private partnership\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    touristic zone\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    abandoned industrial site\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    01 - Unknown (site without information)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Porzana porzana\n    Luscinia svecica\n    Circus aeruginosus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWeidmoos \tAT3225000 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tStatus \tType\nAmt der Salzburger Landesregierung - Abteilung 13 (Naturschutz) \tACTIVE \tCoordinator\nGemeinde Lamprechtshausen, Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nGemeinde St. Georgen, Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nTorferneuerungsverein Weidmoos, Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant\nAmt der Salzburger Landesregierung-Abt. Naturschutz, Austria \tACTIVE \tParticipant","Austria","Grassland/Agricultural land",2003,2007,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC122,AD122,\"m\")","v":53},1210000,605000,null,null,"drainage/Agriculture/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Landscape fragmentation/Regeneration problems","Hydrological interventions/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Restricting the passage of people/Fencing/management and planning and opimization/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness/Sustainable Hydrological management/cooperation or networking",4,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2003-04-01","2007-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,120,"NA",null,"Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung - Abteilung 13 (Naturschutz) / Gemeinde Lamprechtshausen, Austria / Gemeinde St. Georgen, Austria / Torferneuerungsverein Weidmoos, Austria","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)"]
[139,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3535",null,"LIFE08 NAT/BG/000281 ","Riparian Habitats in BG","Conservation and Restoration of 11 Natura 2000 Riparian and Wetland Habitats in 10 SCI's Bulgarian Forests","\nConservation and Restoration of 11 Natura 2000 Riparian and Wetland Habitats in 10 SCI's Bulgarian Forests\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/BG/000281 | Acronym: Riparian Habitats in BG\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project’s target area was 10 Natura 2000 network sites that are managed by the State Forestry Agency and designated nature parks. In all these sites timber harvesting activities are carried out by the State Forest Agency. The diversity, quantity and quality of the areas make them sites of considerable national and European significance. Pilot actions, however, are needed to demonstrate and promote good conservation and restoration practices for such Natura 2000 habitat types in the country. In Bulgaria experience of managing and restoring riparian and wetland natural habitat types is very limited.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project Riparian habitats in Bulgarian forests aimed to improve the conservation status of 10 Natura 2000 network sites (SCIs) through the conservation and restoration of 11 riparian and wetland habitats in forests. The project planned to restore or manage 21 000 ha of riparian forest or associated habitats.\n\nThe management of the area would be ensured by constructing specialised facilities, such as fences, grilles, bridges and tourist spots, on 240.6 ha. These facilities would reduce human pressure. Moreover, anthropogenic waste from 97.5 ha would be moved. The project aimed also to create conditions for publicising the lessons learned and the good practices demonstrated at sites managed by the EFA and in the country as a whole. Another important objective was to raise awareness and improve understanding of Natura 2000 among both a specialist audience and the broader public, as well as improve expert capacity. The idea was to further the main stakeholders’ (institutions, local authorities and communities in the project areas) conception of Natura 2000 as an instrument for nature conservation.\n\nThe specific objectives were to:\nRestore six riparian and wetland habitats (9180*, 91D0*, 91E0*, 91F0, 91S0* and 92A0). The forestation practices, which would be used for the habitat restoration, already exist in Bulgaria but until now have only been applied in intensive forestry and not in the restoration of natural habitats;\nRestore in situ 13 plant species characteristic of the target habitats in four of the project sites (white and yellow water lily, water chestnut, European waterclover, Angelica panchicii, Rheum raponticum, Primula deorumw, Drosera rotundifolia, Menianthes trifoliata, Taxus baccata, Ilex colchica and Daphne pontica;\nProtect six target habitats (3150, 3160, 6430, 7220, 91D0* and 91F0) from degradation through placement of specialised infrastructure and facilities to redirect tourist flow and limit access in sensitive areas – wooden fences, wooden grilles to lift tourist routes, wooden bridges, tourist rest and information spots (with shelters, benches, fireplaces and information boards) and information/redirection signs; and\nRemove anthropogenic waste from 100 ha of the target habitats in all 10 sites.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project restored five forest habitat types by planting saplings from local species on an area of 80.6 ha in seven nature parks: Bulgarka, Vitosha, Vrachanski Balkan, Zlatni Pyasatsi, Persina, Lomovete and Sinite Kamani. The composition of species varied from park to park, but generally the species were: black alder, white willow, common ash, black poplar, European white elm, pedunculate oak (91E0), beech, sessile oak, silver lime, sycamore, Turkey oak, field elm (9180*), dwarf mountain pine (92D0*) Caucasian ash (91F0).\n\nOther quantifiable results included:\nThe removal of alien species from 59.38 ha in four parks;\nA gene bank of black poplar and white willow on an area of 2 ha;\nThe restoration of 13 rare plant species, characteristic of four habitat types, in four parks on an area of 1.38 ha;\nThe cultivation of 144.1 ha of young forests, of the rare habitat type 91S0* and other habitats, using the Saarland method in Strandzha Nature Park (securing the production of high-quality timber in line with high environmental standards);\nThe protection of 11 habitat types through the construction of specialised infrastructure on a total area of 303.9 ha.\n\nA one-day event ‘Clean-up Nature Park Day’ was carried out in three consecutive years. Around 9 400 volunteers helped with the removal of 36 tonnes of anthropogenic waste. Many of these people have subsequently formed networks for volunteer work. Thanks to the new park infrastructure – bridges, wooden grates, tourist spots and the information boards – the project is continuing to engage visitors. Also, every nature park administration organised regional stakeholder meetings to present the project work, gain support for nature conservation and raise awareness of Natura 2000. A travelling exhibition visited 10 towns in the country to this end. It was also exhibited in key locations in Sofia, including the airport during the holiday season when potentially around 195 000 passengers would have seen it.\n\nFurthermore, training events and meetings with state and private forest managers were organised on sustainable forest management practices that are compatible with biodiversity conservation. The experience gained by the project could have a long-term impact on the restoration of local species. Additionally, three trips were organised for journalists to Bulgarka, Strandzha and Vitosha, generating coverage on national television. For the specialist audience, the lessons learned were presented in a brochure and distributed among foresters, biologists and students.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/BG/000281\nAcronym: Riparian Habitats in BG\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/06/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,236,834 €\nEU Contribution: 615,199 €\nProject Location: 10 Natura 2000 sites within Nature Parks\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Executive Forestry Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 55, Hristo Botev Blvd., 1050, Sofia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    91S0 - Western Pontic beech forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Marsilea quadrifolia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVitosha \tBG0000113 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nZlatni pyasatsi \tBG0000118 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSinite kamani \tBG0000164 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVrachanski Balkan \tBG0000166 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nShumensko plato \tBG0000382 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPersina \tBG0000396 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBulgarka \tBG0000399 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRilski manastir \tBG0000496 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLomovete \tBG0000608 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStrandzha \tBG0001007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nExecutive Forestry Agency \tCoordinator\nWWF, Bulgaria \tParticipant\n-------------------------------------","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2010,2021,54,1236834,615199,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Overharvesting/Invasive alien species/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/improved tourism /Termination of degrading action or factor","To promote tree or plant regeneration/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/capacity building/education or science/cooperation or networking",2,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-06-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,21000]
[155,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5083",null,"LIFE13 NAT/BG/000801","LIFE Riparian Forests","Restoration and Conservation of Riparian Forests of Habitat Type in Natura 2000 Sites and Model Areas in Bulgaria","\nRestoration and conservation of riparian forests of habitat type *910 in Natura 2000 sites and model areas in Bulgaria\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/BG/000801 | Acronym: LIFE Riparian Forests\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAlthough the priority habitat, Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) is found all over Bulgaria, its total area accounts for only 0.5% of the countrys overall forested area. These marginal and riparian forests create unique conditions that control and influence the transfer of energy, nutrients and sediments between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Due to their accessibility and proximity to towns and villages, however, these riparian forests frequently experience disturbance, which has resulted in a continual decline in their area. In recent decades, the habitats have suffered from a wide range of detrimental actions including clear felling and transformation into arable lands or hybrid plantations for the intensive production of timber. Furthermore, cleaning and correction of riverbeds, and infrastructure projects, such as the construction of small hydropower plants and the extraction of inert materials, have also had a negative impact. Such long-term adverse human impacts lead to degradation of the priority habitat and negative changes in its structure, composition, stability and functionality. No real direct conservation activities have targeted this priority habitat to date in the project sites. According to the National Protected Areas Act of Bulgaria, several protected areas are located within or adjacent to the project sites, which preserve riparian forests, but none of these areas has a management plan.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to improve the conservation status of the priority for conservation listed Annex I of the Habitats Directive habitat 91E0*: Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae), through activities in two Bulgarian Natura 2000 sites: Marten-Ryahovo and Reka Maritsa SCIs. This goal would be achieved by directly restoring and improving the quality of habitat at the sites through the applications of a range of techniques and the testing alternative forestry methods. The project also aimed to improve the knowledge of the habitat to aid its restoration and management of this habitat. It planned to develop a good practice guide, as well as build up the capacities of the EFA, WWF and two of its regional directorates. Public awareness would also be increased, reaching out to local groups within the project area to secure support for the conservation of this target habitat.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe conservation status of habitat 91E0* was unfavourable-unsatisfactory in Reka Maritsa and unfavourable-bad in Marten-Ryahovo SCI. The project improved the coverage and the structure of 91E0* over 16 ha in the Reka Maritsa site, which is an important ecological corridor in the south of Bulgaria. It is home to the largest wintering location of the pygmy cormorant (4 000 to 6 000 individuals). The coverage and the structure of 91E0* at Marten-Ryahovo was also improved over 32,1 ha. The site covers Danube islands of the Aleko group and the bank between the towns of Marten and Ryahovo.\n\nAt Reka Maritsa, around 47 960 saplings of Quercus robur, Ulmus minor, Ulmus laevis, Fraxinus angustifolia, Alnus glutinosa, Populus nigra and Alnus incana were planted on an area of 14.2 ha. Intensive restocking was carried out in order to overcome the low survival rate of saplings caused by the hot and dry summer seasons of 2016 and 2017, as well as tending, manual weeding and watering of the young plants. Around 78 000 saplings were planted in total. At Marten-Ryahovo, saplings of Salix alba and Populus nigra were planted on an area of 9.8 ha, while existing trees were preserved. Here, the survival rate at 80% was significantly higher overall. However, in areas of low survival rates, additional measures were carried out. Young plants were tended, including manual digging and the mechanical loosening the top soil. Around 14000 saplings were planted in total. Additionally, the Saarland method was applied on a total area of 24.1 ha at both sites.\n\nNetworking and dissemination actions including the organisation of a Forests and River Day and the holding of a Riparian Forests Exhibition, along with the hosting of study visits in Bulgaria and Hungary.\n\nOverall, the project interventions had a positive impact on the target priority habitat and have a very good demonstration, replicability and transferability value. Afforestation plans were drawn up for both sites, while the know-how and capacity of the beneficiaries was built up over the project duration. The restored riparian forests may offer opportunities for eco-tourism development.\n\nThe priority habitat in Reka Maritsa covers 0,003 % of the area and in Marten-Ryahovo 19,56%. This coverage will continue to increase in the coming years, mostly in a natural way but also through legally supported measures. The beneficiary has committed to maintaining the projects outcomes and has fostered public support for the continuation of conservation efforts.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the Layman report and the After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/BG/000801\nAcronym: LIFE Riparian Forests\nStart Date: 01/09/2014\nEnd Date: 28/02/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 537,056 €\nEU Contribution: 402,792 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Executive Forestry Agency\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 55, Hr. Botev, Blvd., 1000, Sofia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMarten - Ryahovo \tBG0000529 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nReka Maritsa \tBG0000578 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nExecutive Forestry Agency \tCoordinator\nWWF BG(WWF Danube - Carpathian Programme Bulgaria), Bulgaria \tParticipant\nRFD R.(Regional Forestry Directorate Ruse), Bulgaria \tParticipant\nRFD Pl.(Regional Forestry Directorate Plovdiv), Bulgaria \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2014,2021,54,537056,402792,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Illegal logging","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Promoting natural regeneration/Hydrological interventions/Weeding","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity",4,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2019-02-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"48.3",48.3]
[166,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-FIN-008470/restoration-of-mire-and-bog-ecosystems-in-north-savo-with-reference-to-environmental-education",null,"LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008470","Savo ","Restoration of mire and bog ecosystems in North-Savo with reference to environmental education"," The subsites of this project are of considerable ecological interest, since they are located on the transition between an aapa mire zone and a raised bog zone - within the EU, aapa mires are found only in Finland and Sweden. In addition, the project area includes bog woodlands and boreal forests, flying squirrels (Pteromys volans)and otter (Lutra lutra). This LIFE project is addressing a number of problems: drainage of bogs and mires; the scarcity of deadwood and the paucity of broad-leaved deciduous trees in boreal virgin forests; the invasion of non-native tree species; the clearing of rapids for log-floating; erosion of terrain; and a general lack of awareness concerning the values of Natura 2000 areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project would prepare two long-term management plans and six restoration plans, the implementation of which would begin during the project period. Some 480 ha of mires and bogs will be restored by blocking drainage ditches, and 180 ha of forests would be improved by increasing deadwood, for example by blowing up trees and wide-spread burning. In addition, 17 rapids would be restored by returning rocks from the embankments to the riverbed. In order to prevent and rectify erosion damage, hiking routes would be redirected to areas that can better withstand erosion, and causeways would be constructed. The project would acquire 1 340 ha of land in order to be able to carry out this restoration work. A permanent display, presenting the Natura 2000 network, would be constructed at Metsäkartanon. Environmental education is an important part of the project, which would produce a LIFE computer game incorporating the lessons of the restoration work. The project also aimed to improve methods of monitoring the restoration of mires.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project reached nearly all of its objectives:\nThirteen restoration plans for mires, forests and the removal of unnecessary forest roads were drawn up and were almost completely implemented during the project;\nWith the involvement of the local community, management plans were elaborated for länne and Löytynsuo-Maamonsuo;\nSome 604 ha of mires were restored by filling ditches, removing trees and building dams, enhancing the favourable conservation status of the aapa mires and bog woodlands;\nA total of 253.8 ha of forest was restored by increasing the amount of dead and decaying wood. Methods used to enhance the conservation status of the boreal forests included controlled burning and explosions to create small openings;\nFifteen rapids were restored, enhancing the conservation status of natural rivers and watercourses;\nSome 3.5 km of forest roads were removed and landscaped to end their detrimental effects on the water condition of the mires;\nNew nature trails, hiking routes, information points and resting sites were constructed by the project;\nAll essential restoration actions in Natura 2000 areas in Rautavaara were completed during the course of the LIFE Nature project;\nThe project disseminated its actions widely, holding several press conferences and field visits, which generated 92 examples of media coverage; high-quality site and nature trail brochures were also published. The project organised an environmental education camp that was attended by 4 200 pupils and 500 adults. One innovative project action was the creation of a computer game on the life cycle of a flying squirrel, which is available on the project website;\nMonitoring of mire vegetation, mire birds, bottom fauna and algae of rapids and insects in controlled burned areas is continuing after LIFE.\nThe project reached nearly all of its objectives:\nThirteen restoration plans for mires, forests and the removal of unnecessary forest roads were drawn up and were almost completely implemented during the project;\nWith the involvement of the local community, management plans were elaborated for länne and Löytynsuo-Maamonsuo;\nSome 604 ha of mires were restored by filling ditches, removing trees and building dams, enhancing the favourable conservation status of the aapa mires and bog woodlands;\nA total of 253.8 ha of forest was restored by increasing the amount of dead and decaying wood. Methods used to enhance the conservation status of the boreal forests included controlled burning and explosions to create small openings;\nFifteen rapids were restored, enhancing the conservation status of natural rivers and watercourses;\nSome 3.5 km of forest roads were removed and landscaped to end their detrimental effects on the water condition of the mires;\nNew nature trails, hiking routes, information points and resting sites were constructed by the project;\nAll essential restoration actions in Natura 2000 areas in Rautavaara were completed during the course of the LIFE Nature project;\nThe project disseminated its actions widely, holding several press conferences and field visits, which generated 92 examples of media coverage; high-quality site and nature trail brochures were also published. The project organised an environmental education camp that was attended by 4 200 pupils and 500 adults. One innovative project action was the creation of a computer game on the life cycle of a flying squirrel, which is available on the project website;\nMonitoring of mire vegetation, mire birds, bottom fauna and algae of rapids and insects in controlled burned areas is continuing after LIFE.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008470\nAcronym: Savo\nStart Date: 01/05/2002\nEnd Date: 28/02/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,027,694 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: North-Savo Regional Environment Centre\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Sepänkatu 2B, PL 1049, 70100, Kuopio,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    monitoring\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forest management\n    information service\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    recreational area\n    river management\n    information system\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNorth-Savo Regional Environment Centre \tCoordinator\nMetsähallitus, Finland \tParticipant\nVarpaisjärven kunta (Municipality of Varpaisjärvi), Finland \tParticipant\nRautavaaran kunta (Municipality of Rautavaara), Finland \tParticipant\nMetsäkartano, Finland \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Finland/Sweden","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2002,2017,46,0,1027694,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/Invasive alien species/Erosion/Non-management/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions/Promoting natural regeneration/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Water quality/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",4,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2002-05-01","2006-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1340]
[171,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3359",null,"LIFE07 NAT/H/000320","DANUBEISLANDFOREST","Conservation of alluvial habitats of community interest on the Szabadság Island and side channel in Béda-Karapancsa pSCI","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nUp to 94% of Hungary’s open river floodplains have been lost since the middle of the 19th century. Alluvial forests in the remaining floodplains are under considerable pressure all along the Danube, as well as other rivers in Hungary such as the Tisza, Drava, and Raba. At present, there are very few opportunities to conserve these alluvial forests in an undisturbed condition for the long term. This is in part due to the forest management practices that are widely used on open floodplains. Szabadság Island and the Danube's side-arm in the Lower-Danube region of Hungary have potential for conservation measures in its alluvial habitats. The island is naturally isolated from the surrounding land by the river. This increases its utility as a pilot area for experimental conservation management measures, since the island can be ‘left alone’ after the initial habitat restoration works, and this should allow natural processes to take over on the site.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe DANUBEISLANDFOREST project’s main objective was to demonstrate a long-term, sustainable conservation model for white willow (Salicion albae) alluvial forests in Hungary. A core aim is to eliminate or mitigate the factors that threaten the habitats of Community interest. To achieve these goals, the project consortium intended to clear the project area of invasive species and non-native tree plantations and restore the appropriate water flow in the side-arm to improve water availability for white willow forests during low water periods and to facilitate an undisturbed ecosystem, where natural processes are predominant.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe DANUBEISLANDFOREST project achieved its main objectives: sustainable conservation of natural alluvial forests on the island and mitigating the threats to these habitats. The 150 m wide side branch of the Danube had been blocked by a rock-fill dam in 1982, splitting up the side-arm into two parts and stopping the natural river flow. This caused the riverbed to silt up. Hence, approximately one third of the width of the side-arm was dredged. In total, two dredging ships removed 160 000 m3 of sediment and deposited it safely into the main channel of the Danube. After relocating two water pipes, the project team was able to open up the rock-fill dam. Thanks to these measures, the side-arm now carries water (depth of 180 cm or more) throughout the year. However, some shallow spots remain, ensuring habitat diversity as well as feeding grounds for birds.\n\nBy the end of the project in October 2013, rheophilic fish species that prefer running water such as Eudontomyzon mariae, Gobio albipinnatus, and Gymnocephalus schraetser had reappeared in the side-arm. The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) was nesting on the island in 2012 and 2013, and the European beaver also appeared in 2010. The conservation status of the forests on the 47 ha island was significantly improved in terms of structure and future prospects. Commercial forestry had caused considerable degradation of the forest with the creation of hybrid poplar plantations instead of indigenous forest. In addition, non-native tree species such as Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Acer negundo were spreading on the island. In order to prevent future damage due to commercial forestry, the project consortium bought the island, which is now owned by the Hungarian State and managed by the Duna-Drava National Park Directorate. Forest management was changed to “non-profit”, so that its sole purpose now is nature conservation. Invasive species and non-native plantations were cut down. To achieve long-term success, this work needs to be kept up at regular intervals for several years to come, until the canopy of the forest closes. When replacing the non-native species with a semi-natural native softwood gallery forest, the project employed different planting methods, using the traditional technique in one sub-site and one with more densely planted rows in another with the latter being nursed by hand. The consortium found that planting a greater number of saplings was more effective, as it imitates the high number of seeds that softwoods produce. As the saplings compete for light, they grow faster. Although it proved to be more expensive in the first year and nursing required a lot of manual labour, the survival rate of the saplings was much higher and their development faster. The method also stunted the re-growth of invasive saplings, because the canopy closed more quickly. Keeping in mind the importance of environmental education, the project partners also set up the Aquarius Nature Trail along the banks of the river and the island to make the unique wildlife of the area accessible to the public.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/H/000320\nAcronym: DANUBEISLANDFOREST\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,434,529 €\nEU Contribution: 1,075,896 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország Alapitvány\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Álmos vezér 69/A, HU-1141, Budapest,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    island\n    nature conservation\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBéda-Karapancsa \tHUDD10004 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország Alapitvány \tCoordinator\nDanube-Drava National Park Directorate, Hungary \tParticipant\nLower Danube Valley Environmental and Water Affairs Directorate, Hungary \tParticipant\nTrans-Danubian Regional Water Supplier, Hungary \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Hungary","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2009,2020,48,1434529,1075896,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Urban expansion/Non-management/Invasive alien species/Landscape fragmentation","Hydrological interventions/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Promoting natural regeneration/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Water quality",4,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2013-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,47,25000,null,"QUERCUS - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza","Mediterranean Forest","x"]
[185,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-A-007051/management-of-floodplains-on-the-tisza",null,"LIFE00 NAT/A/007051","Theiss","Management of floodplains on the Tisza","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSince ancient times the gradual rise of spring flood waters has been a regular feature of the middle course of the river Tisza in the Hungarian lowland plain. The water once used to stand for months in the vast expanses of low-lying marshland, providing the abundant birdlife with food and a habitat, but now the situation has changed are different. Much of the marshland has been brought under cultivation and the water goes as soon as it appears.\n\nRegulation of the Tisza, which began in the second half of the 19th century, has led to an deepening of the river bed: erstwhile lateral channels have silted up, lowland riparian forests and meadows have begun drying out, and the once rich biodiversity of floodplain species has decreased. As the land has dried, its use has changed too: extensive use of meadow and pastureland has given way to intensive arable farming.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project, which would be carried out jointly by WWF Austria and WWF Hungary, aimed primarily to reintroduce environmentally-friendly management: arable land would be turned into water meadows, former gravel pits, now filled with water, would be reconnected to the river and new riparian forests would be planted. Up to 700 hectares of floodplain in five sub-sites along the middle part of the Tisza would be specifically targeted by the project activities.\n\nIn co-operation with local farmers, a type of grazing-based land use that meets the requirements of the floodplain meadow ecological communities would be tested. Grazing was planned using Hungarian grey cattle, an ancient breed of long-horned grazing cattle. The grazing concepts to be tested as part of the project would be further developed in other agricultural funding programmes.\n\nThese actions would benefit not only the white-tailed eagle, corncrake, bittern and otter, but also the local population, which would be provided with new sources of income (sustainable agriculture, ecotourism etc.).\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project site was the Tisza river valley, 150 km east of Budapest, near Szolnok. Overall, the project achieved its objectives. The restoration of clay-pits near Nagykörű was completed. First results indicate that this action was successful in improving the breeding conditions for native fish species. Grazing management with Hungarian grey cattle has been installed already on all project sub-sites where this was foreseen. The grazing management was efficient in removing the invasive shrubs that have colonised abandoned pastures/arable lands. As there is a rising demand of Hungarian grey cattle meat in Western Europe, the long-term sustainability of this action seems to be secured. Beaver introduction was carried out successfully. The project also carried an effective publicity campaign. For example, an international press conference in Vienna and Budapest generated many press articles. The project also published four quality brochures/leaflets in Hungarian and English. Conferences were organised where participants discussed the future of floodplain management, nature conservation and rural development within the project area. Since then, local fairs and information days have followed.\n\nHowever, some actions could not be implemented. The most important ones were linked to the hydrological restoration at Tiszajenö, the acquisition of a permit for the removal hybrid poplars at Tiszakürt and the legal protection of the sub-site, Kötelek. Problems arose from the ownership/management status of the lands (Tiszajenö, Kötelek) and difficulties in negotiating with authorities.\n\nMore specifically, the project ran into a number of delays regarding the permit procedures for actions, for which it already received verbal permission and supports from the competent authorities. The Hortobágy National Park Directorate did not grant a permit for several months. The reason for these delays related to the re-organisation of the Hungarian nature protection authorities system – until the end of 2004, the national park directorates were the authorities in charge of issuing regional permits. However, a central nature protection agency was set up in Budapest, which took over the permit responsibility from the national park directorates, and administrative responsibilities took time to be re-established.\nThe project site was the Tisza river valley, 150 km east of Budapest, near Szolnok. Overall, the project achieved its objectives. The restoration of clay-pits near Nagykörű was completed. First results indicate that this action was successful in improving the breeding conditions for native fish species. Grazing management with Hungarian grey cattle has been installed already on all project sub-sites where this was foreseen. The grazing management was efficient in removing the invasive shrubs that have colonised abandoned pastures/arable lands. As there is a rising demand of Hungarian grey cattle meat in Western Europe, the long-term sustainability of this action seems to be secured. Beaver introduction was carried out successfully. The project also carried an effective publicity campaign. For example, an international press conference in Vienna and Budapest generated many press articles. The project also published four quality brochures/leaflets in Hungarian and English. Conferences were organised where participants discussed the future of floodplain management, nature conservation and rural development within the project area. Since then, local fairs and information days have followed.\n\nHowever, some actions could not be implemented. The most important ones were linked to the hydrological restoration at Tiszajenö, the acquisition of a permit for the removal hybrid poplars at Tiszakürt and the legal protection of the sub-site, Kötelek. Problems arose from the ownership/management status of the lands (Tiszajenö, Kötelek) and difficulties in negotiating with authorities.\n\nMore specifically, the project ran into a number of delays regarding the permit procedures for actions, for which it already received verbal permission and supports from the competent authorities. The Hortobágy National Park Directorate did not grant a permit for several months. The reason for these delays related to the re-organisation of the Hungarian nature protection authorities system – until the end of 2004, the national park directorates were the authorities in charge of issuing regional permits. However, a central nature protection agency was set up in Budapest, which took over the permit responsibility from the national park directorates, and administrative responsibilities took time to be re-established.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/A/007051\nAcronym: Theiss\nStart Date: 01/01/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 217,663 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF österreich\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Ottakringerstrasse 114-116, 1160, Wien,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecological assessment\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    cultural heritage\n    environmentally friendly product\n    modelling\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    rural development\n    land restoration\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    river management\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Castor fiber\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTiszakürt-tiszainokai gyepek \tHUHN20158 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Österreich \tCoordinator\nWWF Hungary \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2001,2005,"\t60",0,217663,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/drainage/Invasive alien species","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/(Re)introduction of animal species/stakeholder engagement","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/capacity building",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2001-01-01","2005-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,700,null,null,"101/WWF Österreich / WWF ","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[189,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007166/trebbia-integrated-project",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007166","Trebbia","Trebbia Integrated project","\n'Trebbia' Integrated project\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007166 | Acronym: Trebbia\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe River Trebbia flows from the Ligurian and Emilian Apennines to the Po, which it reaches near Piacenza. The central stretch of the river between the villages of Bobbio and Perino, which is about 12 km long, offers a remarkable diversity of habitats, with hilly terrain, areas of extensive agriculture and zones of riverine sand covered with woods, heath and dry grassland. Among the habitats of Community interest are gallery forests of Salix and Populus and a riparian vegetation with Salix eleagnos and Cenopodietum rubri typical of submontane rivers. There are seven fish species of Community interest in the river, while the woods are home to Pernis apivorus, Circaetus gallicus, Milvus milvus and Milvus migrans. The open areas support communities of birds associated with extensively managed meadowland and pasture.\n\nThe designation of three pSCIs (proposed sites of Community importance) covering a total of almost 7 000 ha reflected the significance at EU level of the habitats and species to be found there. However, simply designating sites of Community importance is not enough to fix the damage caused by human impact, due to the many built-up areas, motorway construction, works to regulate water courses, reafforestation with non native trees, tourism and the abandonment of traditional agricultural practices.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nWith this project the beneficiary intended to launch a campaign to safeguard and enhance the habitats and species of Community interest in the three proposed Natura 2000 sites in the province of Piacenza. The many actions planned included purchasing land, building a fish ladder, stabilising a landslide by appropriate re-planting techniques, carrying out works to benefit benthic fauna, creating and improving wetlands for amphibians, biological waste water treatment operations, conserving nesting habitats for birds of prey, and making environmental improvements for species of open habitats. Also planned were reafforestation and forest maintenance, the building of facilities for wardering and for visitors, and nature and environmental awareness and education campaigns.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project experienced some delays due to slowness of the administrative procedures and poor weather conditions, including a rainy summer during 2002, followed by a severe drought in the summer of 2003. These problems affected the success of some of the main objectives, although all the planned actions were completed.\n\nFor example, the following four actions were completed, but only in the final phase of the project: this meant there was not enough time for monitoring to assess the impacts. And although a planned biotope was built, the beneficiary reported that this restoration action failed due to insufficient waterproofing of the ponds, which resulted in unfavourable conditions for the targeted amphibians.\n\nActions completed were:\n\n    restoration of river ecosystem through removal of cement and stabilising ‘thalweg’ (valley way);\n    removal of obstacles for fish species through the building of fish ladder;\n    reducing impact of landslide; and\n    creation of a biotope.\n\nUnfortunately, planned works to encourage diversification of the river ecosystem through realisation of models to reduce river current speed were not carried out, due to unforeseen bureaucratic constraints.\n\nImprovements in the water quality of the river through the realisation of a new eco-filter and improvements to two phytodepuration plants were successfully implemented. Monitoring indicated that the quality of water has increased after the conclusion of the LIFE actions. The positive impact on habitat and species is expected to be verifiable in some years.\n\nAnother achievement was the promotion of forest management practices aimed at (i) improving the environmental quality of artificial pinewoods for species of Community interest and (ii) improving the riparian woods. The mountain community of Piacenza has agreed to continue the forestry actions started under LIFE, financed under the Regional Development Plan. And the positive effects of the restoration of the riparian woods are expected to be verifiable in the longer-term when the plants placed will be sufficiently mature.\n\nFinally, the project monitoring has resulted in updated information on the status of the site habitats and species of the sites. The beneficiary concluded that this data will be useful for the realisation of future restoration works in these areas. Another positive result has been that the local authorities recognized the importance of the public awareness about the sites, as prior to the LIFE project there was little knowledge about their high nature value.\nThe project experienced some delays due to slowness of the administrative procedures and poor weather conditions, including a rainy summer during 2002, followed by a severe drought in the summer of 2003. These problems affected the success of some of the main objectives, although all the planned actions were completed.\n\nFor example, the following four actions were completed, but only in the final phase of the project: this meant there was not enough time for monitoring to assess the impacts. And although a planned biotope was built, the beneficiary reported that this restoration action failed due to insufficient waterproofing of the ponds, which resulted in unfavourable conditions for the targeted amphibians.\n\nActions completed were:\n\n    restoration of river ecosystem through removal of cement and stabilising ‘thalweg’ (valley way);\n    removal of obstacles for fish species through the building of fish ladder;\n    reducing impact of landslide; and\n    creation of a biotope.\n\nUnfortunately, planned works to encourage diversification of the river ecosystem through realisation of models to reduce river current speed were not carried out, due to unforeseen bureaucratic constraints.\n\nImprovements in the water quality of the river through the realisation of a new eco-filter and improvements to two phytodepuration plants were successfully implemented. Monitoring indicated that the quality of water has increased after the conclusion of the LIFE actions. The positive impact on habitat and species is expected to be verifiable in some years.\n\nAnother achievement was the promotion of forest management practices aimed at (i) improving the environmental quality of artificial pinewoods for species of Community interest and (ii) improving the riparian woods. The mountain community of Piacenza has agreed to continue the forestry actions started under LIFE, financed under the Regional Development Plan. And the positive effects of the restoration of the riparian woods are expected to be verifiable in the longer-term when the plants placed will be sufficiently mature.\n\nFinally, the project monitoring has resulted in updated information on the status of the site habitats and species of the sites. The beneficiary concluded that this data will be useful for the realisation of future restoration works in these areas. Another positive result has been that the local authorities recognized the importance of the public awareness about the sites, as prior to the LIFE project there was little knowledge about their high nature value.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007166\nAcronym: Trebbia\nStart Date: 01/05/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 558,938 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amministrazione Provinciale di Piacenza\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Garibaldi, 50, 29121, Piacenza,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Circaetus gallicus\n    Pernis apivorus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMonte Capra, Monte Tre Abati, Monte Armelio, Sant'Agostino, Lago di Averaldi \tIT4010004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPietra Parcellara e Pietra Perduca \tIT4010005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFiume Trebbia da Perino a Bobbio \tIT4010011 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmministrazione Provinciale di Piacenza \tCoordinator\nAIPO (formerly Magistrato per il Po), Italy \tParticipant","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2001,2002,31,0,558938,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Urban expansion/Invasive alien species/Non-management","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/trainings or workshops or education/Hydrological interventions","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness",2,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-05-01","2003-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,7000]
[190,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007281/nemos-project-improvement-of-alpine-wetland-areas",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007281","Nemos ","NEMOS project - improvement of ALpine wetland areas","\nNEMOS project - improvement of ALpine wetland areas\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007281 | Acronym: Nemos\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe NEMOS project concerns seven SICps, whose total surface area amounts to 193 hectares in the three main valleys running through the southern Alpine area within the territory of the Province of Trento. The prevailing environment in all the sites is wetland habitat. In particular there is valuable alluvial forest, herbaceous river vegetation and underwater vegetation, priority habitats included in the Annex I of the Directive 92/43/CEE, which characterise these Alpine wetlands. These wetland areas provide specific habitats for many rare species, including many species of rare birds who use the sites as important resting points when crossing the Alps. For some decades, human intervention has reduced and impoverished these habitats. Among the most serious reasons for their decline are the intensification of agriculture and the reduction of wetlands caused by draining and modification of the watercourses. Such operations were carried out largely because the local population was unaware that such habitats existed and were of value. Four of the sites have already received LIFE funding in the last decade under the NIBBIO (LIFE95 NAT/IT/000742) and NECTON (LIFE97 NAT/IT/004089) projects. The NEMOS project represents the logical continuation and completion of actions already undertaken with positive results.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore and improve the network of small valley-bottom wetlands in Trento. It sought to integrate and complete two previous LIFE Projects in the same region - \"NIBBIO\" and \"NECTON\" - building on their experiences. It planned to acquire land and carry out restoration work on the wetlands and riverine vegetation. Canals were to be renaturalised and new wetland areas created. It also foresaw the designation of new Special Protection Areas for birds to foster the recovery and improvement of the wetlands. The project envisaged the drawing up of an action plan for the future management of the wetlands using the experience gained over ten years by the Province of Trento in the management of Alpine wetland areas. Efforts would be made to reduce the impact of human activity by improving existing agricultural practices. These efforts would be accompanied by information and publicity campaigns addressed at the local population to increase their awareness of the importance of the wetlands.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project succeeded in increasing biodiversity within the Trento province by the re-creation of humid habitats of EU interest for amphibians, fish and birds listed in the EU Directives on nature conservation. It was able to expand and reinforce the NATURA 2000 network following the establishment of new SPAs. Following difficult negotiations with landowners, the project was able to: plant 3.85 ha of riparial forests - Alnus, Populus, etc; create 0.57 ha of new hydrophytic coenosis; create 2.94 ha of new wetlands; restore 2.2 ha of wet meadow; and restore 2.43 ha of hay meadow. Five out of seven SCIs (Fontanazzo, Inghiaie, Rocchetta, Adige e Lago d’Idro) covered by the project were designated as SPAs, thanks to the study and the lobbying activity carried out within the LIFE project. The restoration and new creation of these priority humid habitats favoured the presence of species linked to water, in particular fish, amphibians and birds. The link between the fluvial wetlands and the river allowed for the re-colonisation of rare species of fish. The new ponds and canals represent new breeding sites for amphibians, among which the Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegate), included in the Annex II of the Habitats Directive. The project is particularly important for migratory birds, many of which are listed in the Birds Directive, along the route from South to North Europe. The new riparian woods, hedges and ponds increased the staging areas and the availability of food. The project successfully implemented didactic activity, including an awareness campaign and the realisation of a trail for visitors. The campaign involved the holding of public meetings and the production and dissemination of press releases, leaflets and brochures. This has helped increase local acceptance of the project’s work and to share the experience acquired with other managers within the NATURA 2000 network. Finally the project produced multilingual management plans to guide the continued maintenance of the wetland sites beyond the duration of the LIFE project. Farmers will continue to be involved in the works carried out and in the transformation of other cultivations from intensive to extensive. Scientific monitoring will continue to consolidate the data acquired during the project in the long-run.The project succeeded in increasing biodiversity within the Trento province by the re-creation of humid habitats of EU interest for amphibians, fish and birds listed in the EU Directives on nature conservation. It was able to expand and reinforce the NATURA 2000 network following the establishment of new SPAs. Following difficult negotiations with landowners, the project was able to: plant 3.85 ha of riparial forests - Alnus, Populus, etc; create 0.57 ha of new hydrophytic coenosis; create 2.94 ha of new wetlands; restore 2.2 ha of wet meadow; and restore 2.43 ha of hay meadow. Five out of seven SCIs (Fontanazzo, Inghiaie, Rocchetta, Adige e Lago d’Idro) covered by the project were designated as SPAs, thanks to the study and the lobbying activity carried out within the LIFE project. The restoration and new creation of these priority humid habitats favoured the presence of species linked to water, in particular fish, amphibians and birds. The link between the fluvial wetlands and the river allowed for the re-colonisation of rare species of fish. The new ponds and canals represent new breeding sites for amphibians, among which the Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegate), included in the Annex II of the Habitats Directive. The project is particularly important for migratory birds, many of which are listed in the Birds Directive, along the route from South to North Europe. The new riparian woods, hedges and ponds increased the staging areas and the availability of food. The project successfully implemented didactic activity, including an awareness campaign and the realisation of a trail for visitors. The campaign involved the holding of public meetings and the production and dissemination of press releases, leaflets and brochures. This has helped increase local acceptance of the project’s work and to share the experience acquired with other managers within the NATURA 2000 network. Finally the project produced multilingual management plans to guide the continued maintenance of the wetland sites beyond the duration of the LIFE project. Farmers will continue to be involved in the works carried out and in the transformation of other cultivations from intensive to extensive. Scientific monitoring will continue to consolidate the data acquired during the project in the long-run.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007281\nAcronym: Nemos\nStart Date: 01/01/2002\nEnd Date: 30/09/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 796,947 €\nProject Location: Trentino\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Provincia autonoma di Trento - Servizio Parchi e Foreste Demaniali\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: VIA ROMANO GUARDINI, 75, 38100, Trento,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    draining\n    reforestation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    environmental awareness\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPalu' di Borghetto \tIT3120077 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTaio di Nomi \tIT3120082 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFontanazzo \tIT3120030 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nInghiaie \tIT3120038 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Rocchetta \tIT3120061 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLago d'Idro \tIT3120065 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAdige \tIT3120156 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProvincia autonoma di Trento - Servizio Parchi e Foreste Demaniali \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Denmark","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2002,2008,33,0,796947,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/drainage/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/trainings or workshops or education","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Sustainable Hydrological management",1,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,null,"2002-01-01","2004-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,193,"NA",null,"Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w., Toerisme Oud-Turnhout vzw","Mixed Forest","x"]
[195,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-P-008478/serra-da-estrela-management-and-conservation-of-priority-habitats",null,"LIFE02 NAT/P/008478","Serra da Estrela ","Serra da Estrela: management and conservation of priority habitats","\nSerra da Estrela: management and conservation of priority habitats\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/P/008478 | Acronym: Serra da Estrela\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Serra da Estrela represents the highest point in mainland Portugal, with an altitude of 1991 m. The area enjoys a high degree of biological diversity caused by a combination of eco-factors including the proximity of the Atlantic ocean and the altitudinal gradient, as well as the geological and climate history related to human activity. The richest flora is to be found above 1 700 m, with a wide range of indigenous species, such as Festuca henriquessi and habitats including Nardus (6230) grasslands. Between 900 and 1 700 m there are degraded residues of Mediterranean Taxus baccata (9580) forests, Quercus rotundifolia (9340) forests and lowland hay meadows (6510). Lower slopes, up to 900 m, contain Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica (9230), which in turn are home to a series of important species such as Centaurea herminii, C. micrantha, Festuca elegans, F. summilusitanica, Veronica micrantha and Narcissus asturiensis. Habitats and species are endangered by changes to traditional agro-silvo-pastoral practices, intense fires, tourism pressures, cutting and removal of riparian vegetation and changes to drainage systems.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore and conserve priority habitats, encouraging sustainable use by traditional practices. This would be achieved by: leasing land; undertaking controlled grazing; restoring habitats through plantation; selective cutting of vegetation; regeneration of drainage systems; management of tourist access to the most sensitive sites; and awareness among the local population.\n\nRESULTS\n\nOverall the project has been considered a success. It suffered a number of difficulties linked to fires in the summer and snowstorms in the winter on the project site that badly affected the target habitats and these were further damaged by insensitive cattle grazing.\n\nDespite these set backs, important habitat restoration outputs were achieved including doubling the size of habitat 6230* (Nardus grasslands) and improving the conservation status of habitat 6510 (lowland hay meadows), which was not originally foreseen in the LIFE proposal. The reopening of traditional livestock paths (“canadas”) provided new access opportunities for sheep herds to the priority areas where traditional grazing patterns assist semi-natural management of the target species. These new shepherd’s trails have allowed sheep numbers to increase by 33% and a considerable amount of capacity building success has been achieved with local shepherds. Awareness has been raised among local shepherds on topics such as appropriate management techniques for Serra da Estrela habitats and the shepherds have been actively involved in the LIFE project activities. Ongoing participation is also anticipated with shepherds being given responsibility for managing the electric fences installed by the project.\n\nThis helps provide employment support in disadvantaged rural areas and the LIFE project itself recruited a total of 62 persons for different paid activities during the project. These activities are predicted to promote appropriate pasture management and provide sustainable solutions to tackle habitat degradation concerns such as overgrazing and bushfires.\n\nResults and experience from the project helped inform new agri-environmental measures for the area, that were approved in 2005 and will help guarantee the longer term conservation status of target habitats in the project area.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). Overall the project has been considered a success. It suffered a number of difficulties linked to fires in the summer and snowstorms in the winter on the project site that badly affected the target habitats and these were further damaged by insensitive cattle grazing.\n\nDespite these set backs, important habitat restoration outputs were achieved including doubling the size of habitat 6230* (Nardus grasslands) and improving the conservation status of habitat 6510 (lowland hay meadows), which was not originally foreseen in the LIFE proposal. The reopening of traditional livestock paths (“canadas”) provided new access opportunities for sheep herds to the priority areas where traditional grazing patterns assist semi-natural management of the target species. These new shepherd’s trails have allowed sheep numbers to increase by 33% and a considerable amount of capacity building success has been achieved with local shepherds. Awareness has been raised among local shepherds on topics such as appropriate management techniques for Serra da Estrela habitats and the shepherds have been actively involved in the LIFE project activities. Ongoing participation is also anticipated with shepherds being given responsibility for managing the electric fences installed by the project.\n\nThis helps provide employment support in disadvantaged rural areas and the LIFE project itself recruited a total of 62 persons for different paid activities during the project. These activities are predicted to promote appropriate pasture management and provide sustainable solutions to tackle habitat degradation concerns such as overgrazing and bushfires.\n\nResults and experience from the project helped inform new agri-environmental measures for the area, that were approved in 2005 and will help guarantee the longer term conservation status of target habitats in the project area.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/P/008478\nAcronym: Serra da Estrela\nStart Date: 01/10/2002\nEnd Date: 30/09/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 933,382 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Associação de Produtores Florestais do Paúl\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Rua do Fondo do Povo, 51-53, 6215-399, Paúl,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    environmental awareness\n    employment\n    rural area\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSerra da Estrela \tPTCON0014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAssociação de Produtores Florestais do Paúl \tCoordinator\nDirecção Regional da Beira Interior (DRABI), Portugal \tParticipant\nParque Natural da Serra da Estrela (ICN), Portugal \tParticipant\nUniversidade de Évora, Portugal \tParticipant\nConselho Directivo dos Baldios das Cortes do Meio, Portugal \tParticipant\nConselho Directivo dos Baldios de Unhais da Serra, Portugal \tParticipant\nSociedade Agrícola Vale do Pastor, Portugal \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Portugal","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2002,2019,48,0,933382,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/drainage/Overharvesting","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/stakeholder engagement/management and planning and opimization","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness/education or science/capacity building",7,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2002-10-01","2006-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[141,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3790",null,"LIFE09 NAT/IT/000212","PP-Icon","Plant-Pollinator Integrated Conservation Approach: A Demonstrative Proposal","\nPlant-Pollinator Integrated CONservation approach: a demonstrative proposal\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/IT/000212 | Acronym: PP-ICON\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAround 90% of flowering plant species profit from animal pollination for their reproduction. Current human activities, for instance the fragmentation of habitat, changes in land use and the modernisation of agricultural practices (e.g. an increase in the use of pesticides and herbicides chemicals) put pollination systems increasingly under threat.\n\nIn addition, wild pollinators are facing a widespread decline. This is brought about by changes to the climate and in the use of soil, habitat fragmentation and pollution which in turn cause floral resources and nesting sites for pollinating species to become ever scarcer.\n\nBoth of these trends affect Europe's natural populations of the rare plant Dictamnus albus (more commonly known as burning bush, dittany, gas plant or fraxinella). This species is declining because of a scarcity of pollination services but also because their preferred habitat (woodland fringes and clearings) is slowly decreasing due to land-use changes as result of the abandonment of traditional agro-forestry activities.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objectives of this LIFE Biodiversity project were to ensure the survival of an isolated population of Dictamnus albus (in a regional park in the province of Bologna and to restore the community of natural pollinators. Management activities, including selective shrub clearings in two sites each of 16 m2, were carried out in the woods in order to halt forest closure. The population of insect pollinators was increased by creating sites for nesting and egg-laying, by reintroducing new colonies of the most important pollinators for the plant and by strengthening populations of other nectariferous plant species in the area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project accessed the relationships linking flora, pollinators and their environment, which are threatened in the project area by various factors and problems. An integrated approach was used and it took into account the complex network of ecosystem interactions. The interconnected elements on which we actively intervened to guarantee effective conservation action were habitat, the plant species and its pollinators, the latter being fundamental to guarantee the reproduction of the targeted plant. The integrated strategy proposed in this pilot project can be applied for the conservation of other Dictamus albus populations in Europe, as well as other entomophilous plant species and their respective pollinators subject to similar threats.\n\nPP-ICON was implemented in the Natura 2000 site Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi della Abadessa in the province of Bologna. Here parts of the deciduous forest were identified where the target population of Dictamnus albus grows and four 16 m2 pilot sites were selected for the purpose of the project. Two of these sites were used for monitoring and two were cleared in order to let more light into both young and mature woodland and to re-create D. albus’ preferred habitat.\n\nIn addition, plants that attract the most pollinators of D. albus were selected in these pilot areas and their seeds and/or adult individuals were collected from these wild populations for reproduction purposes. The seeds were germinated and planted in the Botanical Gardens of Bologna and subsequently reintroduced as adult plants to the pilot area. The target was to collect at least 100 viable seeds for each species in order to produce at least 25 adult individuals for each species. The beneficiaries managed to reach almost 80% of this target.\n\nField surveys were also carried out to identify the most important D. albus pollinators. Insect species that effectively pollinate the plant were observed and sampled in the area studied over six full days (two days at the beginning, two days peak and two days at the end of the flowering period). Plant species visited by pollinators were recorded and specimens of wild bees collected. About 22 pollinator species were identified in total but the main ones pollinating D. albus are: Bombus pascuorum, Bombus terrestris, Bombus lapidarius, Xylocopa violacea and Habropoda tarsata. The surveys also showed that small bees did not contribute to pollination and that woodland margins are the best habitat for D. albus and its pollinators.\n\nOnce the pollinators had been identified specific nesting sites were provided. 10 artificial bumblebee nests were placed in the area and were rearranged and supplied with new litter every year in early spring to increase their attractiveness. Unfortunately, none of the nests were used by bumblebee queens. The project team compensated for this by releasing a higher number of bumblebees from artificially reared and purchased colonies into the area. In total 13 colonies of bumblebees were artificially reared and reintroduced to increase the number of pollinators available in target areas.\n\nNests for solitary bees were also placed in the target areas but the first type of nest did not work well so different nests were installed later that were more effective. Two large \"bee hotels\" were also installed. The exact number of cavities colonised by pollinators was hard to define but the nests were occupied. By the end of the project 25% of the artificial nests were successfully colonised by Osmia, Megachile and Xylocopa species all of which are very good pollinators for the target plant.\n\nEvents and other activities were organised to help disseminate the results of the project and to promote networking amongst people working in the field and stakeholders. Three scientific workshops were organised and attended by 174 people in total. Eight events were also organised for the local population and stakeholders. Finally, a Technical Handbook on plant conservation strategies was published in English and Italian and is available in printed or electronical format.\n\nAfter the end of PP-Icon, the health of the D. albus populations targeted, the advancement of woodland fringes in the project area, and the status of the nectariferous plant populations that were introduced will be monitored by the project coordinator as part of an institutional research activity. Further, the Conservation Measures and Management Plan of the Natura 2000 site now contains advice provided by beneficiaries to help the conservation of the target species and its pollinators.\n\nThe projects method of focusing on rare plant conservation as well as the conservation of its natural pollinator community is one that can be applied to many entomogamous endangered species. This kind of approach would be extremely valuable if implemented on a larger scale. It would help halt the loss of pollinators and biodiversity in general and benefit the whole ecosystem.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/IT/000212\nAcronym: PP-ICON\nStart Date: 01/01/2011\nEnd Date: 30/06/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 602,007 €\nEU Contribution: 300,966 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM Universitàdi Bologna\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Via Zamboni 33, 40126, Bologna,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    introduction of animal species\n    biodiversity\n    nature conservation\n    restoration measure\n    population dynamics\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    02 - Specific (i.e.for technical reasons or specific issue)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa \tIT4050001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nALMA MATER STUDIORUM Universitàdi Bologna \tCoordinator\nConsiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura (CRA), Italy \tParticipant\nFondazione Villa Ghigi, Italy \tParticipant","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2011,2021,54,602007,300966,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/climate change/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides/Agriculture","(Re)introduction of animal species/Clearing of ground vegetation/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science/cooperation or networking/capacity building",3,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2011-01-01","2015-06-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[237,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000371/restoration-of-beech-and-silver-fir-forests-in-the-toscan-marches-appennines",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000371","RESILFOR","Restoration of beech and silver fir forests in the Toscan Marches Appennines ","In the Italian Apennines (Mediterranean area), climate change is causing particularly extreme, sudden and intense phenomena, suggesting a likely alteration in precipitation rates in the future, with atmospheric humidity reductions and a decrease in annual and summer rainfall. This could cause selective pressure – leading to genetic erosion in a very short timeframe - on the most sensitive ecosystems and species located at high altitudes, such as beech and silver fir forests, which are often isolated and have limited critical mass. These species have reproduction mechanisms and dynamics of genetic structure that will not enable them to react promptly to this fast phenomenon, leading to a high risk of loosing or compromising the existence of key elements of forest diversity in these areas. The general objective of the project is to safeguard mountain habitats with beech-silver fir Apennine forest and beech-yew forest, through restoration of the forest ecosystems by low impact techniques, focusing on sites where temperature increases and rainfall reduction problems are not foreseen in the short run.","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2010,2014,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC132,AD132,\"m\")","v":56},1960000,626100,null,null,"climate change","Termination of degrading action or factor/monitoring/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[167,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=2648",null,"LIFE04 NAT/IT/000153",null,"Actions to preserve the NATURA 2000 sites in Alta Tuscia Viterbese","\nActions to preserve the NATURA 2000 sites in Alta Tuscia Viterbese\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000153 | Acronym: Alta Tuscia\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Alta Tuscia Viterbese, in central Italy, is characterised by a volcanic landscape with a unique mosaic of valuable habitats included in seven proposed SCIs. The Rupicolous grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi, the semi-natural grasslands with orchids of the Festuco-Brometalia, the pseudo steppe of the Thero-Brachypodietea and the Apennine beech forests with Taxus and Ilex are only a few examples of the priority habitats present in the area. The sites are also important for amphibians and bats.\n\nThe natural and semi-natural habitats are, however, threatened by agricultural activities. The agricultural practices in the area – periodical fires of the riparian vegetation, the use of chemical fertilisers and the sowing of selected exotic species – contributed to the reduction of the surface of key habitats and to the pollution of local streams and Mezzano lake. In addition, the abandonment of traditional practises, such as the periodical mowing of the pasturages and the maintenance of the channels, allowed shrubs and other species to expand inside the priority grasslands and led to the disappearance of suitable habitats for the Bombina variegata and Rana dalmatina.\n\nAnother threat to the area is the exploitation of the woods for the furniture industry, which affected beech forests with Taxus and Ilex.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Viterbo Province has started a process for the sustainable management of the Alta Tuscia Viterbese. For this purpose, the management plans of six proposed SCIs have already been prepared; the last one will by prepared during the LIFE project. Actions to minimise the impact of agriculture and industrial exploitation of the woods on the natural habitats would also be carried out.\n\nAn intense awareness-raising campaign would be implemented to inform the farmers of the ecological value of the sites and the best agricultural practises. At the same time, the project would help restore riparian vegetation and amphibian habitats as well as regularly mow the grasslands.\n\nThe monitoring of the Mezzano lake and the creation of a phyto-depuration plant would address the water pollution problem, while sylvicultural works would be carried out in order to improve the ecological conditions of the woods that are publicly managed. In addition, the province would promote the adoption of pan-European forest certification criteria for the exploitation of the woods.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project restored priority habitats, characteristic of the wetlands and the steppe environments, compromised or degraded by direct or indirect human activities, in seven SCIs of the heart of Alta Tuscia. A territorial data bank was produced and a Pan European Forest Certification was adopted by the Selva del Lamone Natural Reserve.\n\nSilvicultural interventions (phytosanitary cuttings, thinning, conversion to high stand and elimination of allochthonous species) were mostly carried out in the Selva the Lamone Reserve in a total of 140ha. About 1,500 of riparian channels were restored and phytodepuration interventions were carried out along 800m of the Olpeta river and 650m of the Mezzano lake. Light infrastructures were installed in Crostoletto and Vallerosa SCIs to protect important orchids habitats and about 15km of paths were restored.\n\nWater monitoring of the Mezzano lake was carried out and the knowledge of its trophic dynamics was improved. Bat populations were also monitored. An increased awareness among local stakeholders, above all farmers, was achieved through dissemination activities. Brochures on the project activities were produced and distributed.\n\nAs a result of the project, forestry interventions will be continued following the indications of the Forest Management Plan of the Natural Reserve of Lamone (elimination of invasive species; maintenance and improvement of paths; mowing and restoration of grasslands formations) with regional and provincial funds. Moreover, the building of the St. Maria Church will be restored as an environmental dissemination centre. Fire control interventions will be carried out: maintenance of the fire-breaks, installation of fences, construction of wells. The distribution of the brochures will be continued by the Viterbo province.\n\nThe environmental benefits of the project activities include an improved quality in the management, status and protection of the SCI sites targeted by the project, and better knowledge of the status (also for an improved protection) of the project target species (in particular, bats).\nThe project restored priority habitats, characteristic of the wetlands and the steppe environments, compromised or degraded by direct or indirect human activities, in seven SCIs of the heart of Alta Tuscia. A territorial data bank was produced and a Pan European Forest Certification was adopted by the Selva del Lamone Natural Reserve.\n\nSilvicultural interventions (phytosanitary cuttings, thinning, conversion to high stand and elimination of allochthonous species) were mostly carried out in the Selva the Lamone Reserve in a total of 140ha. About 1,500 of riparian channels were restored and phytodepuration interventions were carried out along 800m of the Olpeta river and 650m of the Mezzano lake. Light infrastructures were installed in Crostoletto and Vallerosa SCIs to protect important orchids habitats and about 15km of paths were restored.\n\nWater monitoring of the Mezzano lake was carried out and the knowledge of its trophic dynamics was improved. Bat populations were also monitored. An increased awareness among local stakeholders, above all farmers, was achieved through dissemination activities. Brochures on the project activities were produced and distributed.\n\nAs a result of the project, forestry interventions will be continued following the indications of the Forest Management Plan of the Natural Reserve of Lamone (elimination of invasive species; maintenance and improvement of paths; mowing and restoration of grasslands formations) with regional and provincial funds. Moreover, the building of the St. Maria Church will be restored as an environmental dissemination centre. Fire control interventions will be carried out: maintenance of the fire-breaks, installation of fences, construction of wells. The distribution of the brochures will be continued by the Viterbo province.\n\nThe environmental benefits of the project activities include an improved quality in the management, status and protection of the SCI sites targeted by the project, and better knowledge of the status (also for an improved protection) of the project target species (in particular, bats).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000153\nAcronym: Alta Tuscia\nStart Date: 01/09/2004\nEnd Date: 31/08/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 658,738 €\nEU Contribution: 322,782 €\nProject Location: Lazio\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amministrazione Provinciale di Viterbo Ass.to Ambiente\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via Saffi, 49, 01100, Viterbo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    nature reserve\n    protected area\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    water pollution\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmministrazione Provinciale di Viterbo Ass.to Ambiente \tCoordinator\nUniversità della Tuscia, Italy \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2004,2009,36,658738,322782,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/Overharvesting/Urban expansion/Erosion/Invasive alien species/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Termination of degrading action or factor/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Watering, Irrigation/Promoting natural regeneration","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase microhabitat abundance or diversity (tree wounds, tree hollows, etc.)/Water quality",2,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-09-01","2007-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,140,"NA",null,"Natuurpunt Beheer vzw.","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Other Forests","x"]
[213,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-B-000087/actions-for-the-valleys-and-turf-moors-of-croix-scaille-belgium",null,"LIFE05 NAT/B/000087","Cx SCAILLE ","Actions for the valleys and turf moors of Croix Scaille; Belgium","\nActions for the valleys and turf moors of Croix Scaille (Belgium)\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000087 | Acronym: Cx SCAILLE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the past, open habitats such as raised bogs, transition bogs, heaths and grasslands covered a great part of the southern border region between France and Belgium. Many of these habitats and related species are now endangered in Belgium but are still present on the Plateau Croix Scaille, where the river La Houille and its tributary la Hulle take their source. The project area boasts an impressive 13 habitat types of Community interest, including the priority habitats bog woodland, Tilio-Acerion and alluvial forests, and Nardus grasslands.\n\nHowever, some 50% of these two river valleys have been planted with exotic conifers in the past fifty years. As well as the direct destruction and fragmentation of semi-natural habitats, this has provoked increased flooding, erosion of riverbanks, reduced shelter for large wildlife and general loss of biodiversity. Many abandoned plots, in particular the bogs, are menaced by spontaneous reforestation and invasion by purple moorgrass (Molinia caerula).\n\nIn the previous two decades, the Réserves Naturelles RNOB and the Walloon Region had established some protected areas in the region. However, while carrying out extensive inventories, it became clear that more ambitious conservation and management actions were needed in the area if the rare habitats and species were to survive.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to improve the quality of the two river valleys, restoring open landscapes and enhancing the connectivity between the currently fragmented habitats. The project planned to restore habitats on three Natura 2000 sites that had been extensively planted with conifer groves.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Cx SCAILLE project succeeded in restoring a significant area of natural and semi-natural heathland, peat bogs and wet meadows from exotic conifer plantations. It exceeded many of its quantitative objectives and demonstrated the success of targeted habitat restoration actions following tree removal.\n\nThe project purchased 113 ha of valley terrain for the establishment of nature reserves. This saw the protected reserves of the valley increase more than four-fold from the pre-project area of 35 ha. Most importantly, it improved the connectivity of the protected spaces by grouping protected pockets together and reducing the distance between them.\n\nThe beneficiary permanently removed exotic conifer plantations - mostly spruce - from 60 ha of public land and came to agreements with around 120 private landowners for the removal and sale of trees from 114 ha. The Municipality of Gedinne agreed to abandon plantation projects over a further 27 ha. Thus, a total of 201 ha was safeguarded for restoration into natural and semi-natural habitats.\n\nFollowing the removal of trees, actions were carried out to restore 227 ha of meadows and heathland. Key activities were windrowing of the remnants from the tree felling on 90 ha, milling of remaining tree stumps over 62 ha and the removal of turf and raking up of the soil to eliminate accumulated mulch and encourage germination of seeds across 20 ha. The project demonstrated the benefits of such actions immediately following tree removal to prepare the ground for restoration.\n\nOn around 70 ha where conifer seedlings were encroaching into areas of hardwood forest or clearings, a technique of girdling was used - removing two rings of bark at 20 and 100 cm high - to kill the tree and create standing deadwood for xylophagous or caverniculous species such as many insects and woodpeckers.\n\nTo restore natural hydrology to the peat bogs, peaty heathlands and wet meadow habitats, the project filled in drains using clay plugs, built low stone barriers to prevent excessive drainage and dug out around 150 new ponds on the valley floors and in peaty areas. The first restorative mowing was conducted on wet meadows in the final year of the project with specially purchased machinery. Grazing cattle were introduced on 15 ha of fenced-off meadow.\n\nThe project benefitted from the organisation of conservation volunteering days on the project sites. An unexpected outcome of the project was the identification of a new threat to the site watercourses from the invasive Himalayan balsam and giant hogweed plant species. Field workers removed what they could from the rivers and streams. Better news was the discovery of clear signs of the presence of the otter (Lutra lutra) and beaver (Castor fiber), which are natural indicators of healthy river eco-systems.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/B/000087\nAcronym: Cx SCAILLE\nStart Date: 01/01/2006\nEnd Date: 31/12/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 160,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,058,350 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Reserves naturelles RNOB asbl\nLegal Status: PRI\nAddress: Rue du Wisconsin 3, B-5000, Namur,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    landscape protection\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    border\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lanius collurio\n    Tetrao tetrix tetrix\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Lutra lutra\n    Cottus gobio\n    Lampetra planeri\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVallée de la Houille en aval de Gedinne (Beauraing; Gedinne) \tBE35039A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nBassin de la Houille en amont de Gedinne (Gedinne) \tBE35041A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nVallée de la Hulle (Gedinne) \tBE35040B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nReserves naturelles RNOB asbl \tCoordinator\nCommune de Gedinne, Belgium \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2006,2017,48,160000,1058350,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Previous (re)forestation failed or not completely successful/flooding/Erosion/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Overharvesting","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Hydrological interventions/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/stakeholder engagement/Termination of degrading action or factor/land purchase/Promoting natural regeneration/Enrichment planting or sowing/Soil preparation","Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management",2,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2006-01-01","2009-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,201,"NA",null,"Associação de Municípios do Norte Alentejano, Instituto da Conservação da Natureza, FloraSul, Universidade de Évora","Mediterranean Forest","x"]
[149,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4720",null,"LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539","LIFE JunEx","Restoration and Conservation of the Priority Habitat Type: Grecian Juniper Woods in Prespa National Park","\nRestoration and Conservation of the Priority Habitat Type *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods in Prespa National Park, Greece\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539 | Acronym: LIFE JunEx\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMediterranean forests are under considerable pressure from a range of negative environmental trends. In the case of Grecian Juniper Woods (GJW), priority habitat type *9562 and a unique habitat within the Greek Prespa National park (also expanding in the neighbouring countries, Albania and FYROM), the major threat is the abandonment of traditional, low intensity human intervention. In the past, human activities like livestock grazing, pruning and cutting for fodder and firewood, helped both the preservation of the GJWs and their slow but steady regeneration.\n\nOver time, however the decline in livestock farming, altered the balance of trees in these forests. The number of broad-leaved tree species increased at the expense of Grecian junipers Juniperus excelsa. This encroachment of broad-leaved species, such as oak, hornbeam and hop-hornbeam, gradually limited the presence and regeneration of Grecian juniper and degraded these forests. At the start of the LIFE JunEx project, 48% of the juniper forests were recorded as mixed forests with deciduous broad-leaved trees. No regeneration of the juniper woods could be observed at that time mainly because the shade from the dense deciduous trees was prohibiting the germination and development of young junipers.\n\nThese broad-leaved species were no longer being logged and this led to the accumulation of biomass in the forests which increased the risk of wildfires spreading in the dry environment of the juniper woods.\n\nAdditionally, illegal waste dumping sites were identified in juniper woods, which both increased the danger of wildfires spreading, and degraded the aesthetic values and the functions of the juniper woods.\n\nThe aforementioned threats and results were a result of a lack of understanding and recognition of the value of juniper woods at local and regional level, as well as the result of a gradual loss of knowledge by managing authorities on how to manage GJWs.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE JunEx project was to restore and conserve the *9562 \"Grecian Juniper woods (Juniperetum excelsae)\" priority habitat type in the Prespa National Park by promoting the organised, controlled and sustainable use of animal husbandry and in particular grazing by sheep/goat herds, as a forest management and conservation measure. In particular the project aimed to improve the structure of Grecian Juniper Woods (GJWs) by restricting deciduous broadleaved species. The removal of broadleaved species would also ensure that the numbers of the habitat’s typical plant species would increase, some of which are rare at national, European and global levels, thus enhancing floristic diversity to reference values. The project also sought to improve the forest functions through the improvement of the GJWs’ conservation status and the reduction of identified threats, such as fires, waste accumulation and low regeneration potential of Grecian junipers.\n\nThe LIFE JunEx project planned to restore the silvopastoral value of the GJWs, through the selective removal of broadleaved species and the reintroduction of grazing, through the construction of related infrastructure. All these actions combined with waste removal would result also in the reduction of the risk of spreading wildfires, which have threatened GJWs in the past. In parallel, the planting of Grecian juniper seedlings was foreseen, as a means to restore the species’ regeneration potential. Finally, another objective of the project was to promote the importance of the habitat and its conservation at local, national and European levels, as well as promote the socio-economic benefits of the conservation of silvopastoral systems, such as GJWs.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE JunEx project successfully improved the conservation status of the priority habitat *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods through the reintroduction of traditional practices, such as the selective removal of broadleaved vegetation, controlled grazing and waste removal. It was also successful in building the capacity of forestry authorities in terms of combining logging and grazing in forests as means to conserve habitats within protected areas. Such practices were incorporated in the next ten year Forest Management Plan of Western Prespa and in the Grazing Management Plan of the Municipality of Prespa.\n\nThe clearing of broadleaved vegetation which was encroaching on the *9562 habitat has shown environmental benefits as oak and hornbeam previously degraded the forest. The younger junipers now have a better chance to grow and survive. The removal of waste and biomass also provide better growing conditions for the species and reduce fire risk.\n\nThe project achieved its six main aims: 1.Conservation of junipers found in good condition with high floristic diversity. 2.Restoration of areas where GJWs had been degraded due to the encroachment of broad-leaved species through selective logging and the reintroduction of grazing, as well as the removal of biomass and debris. 3. Improvement of low regeneration of J. excelsa by planting seedlings and sowing seeds. 4. Reduction of threats, such as wildfire risk. 5.Increase in the scientific knowledge regarding the conservation of the habitat type *9562 and the sharing of practices with relevant audiences, such as management authorities. 6. Promotion of the values of *9562 habitat through communication activities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and the After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe LIFE JunEx project successfully improved the conservation status of the priority habitat *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods through the reintroduction of traditional practices, such as the selective removal of broadleaved vegetation, controlled grazing and waste removal. It was also successful in building the capacity of forestry authorities in terms of combining logging and grazing in forests as means to conserve habitats within protected areas. Such practices were incorporated in the next ten year Forest Management Plan of Western Prespa and in the Grazing Management Plan of the Municipality of Prespa.\n\nThe clearing of broadleaved vegetation which was encroaching on the *9562 habitat has shown environmental benefits as oak and hornbeam previously degraded the forest. The younger junipers now have a better chance to grow and survive. The removal of waste and biomass also provide better growing conditions for the species and reduce fire risk.\n\nThe project achieved its six main aims: 1.Conservation of junipers found in good condition with high floristic diversity. 2.Restoration of areas where GJWs had been degraded due to the encroachment of broad-leaved species through selective logging and the reintroduction of grazing, as well as the removal of biomass and debris. 3. Improvement of low regeneration of J. excelsa by planting seedlings and sowing seeds. 4. Reduction of threats, such as wildfire risk. 5.Increase in the scientific knowledge regarding the conservation of the habitat type *9562 and the sharing of practices with relevant audiences, such as management authorities. 6. Promotion of the values of *9562 habitat through communication activities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and the After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539\nAcronym: LIFE JunEx\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,047,939 €\nEU Contribution: 785,954 €\nProject Location: Prespa National Park\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRESPA\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: AGIOS GERMANOS, 530 77, AGIOS GERMANOS - PRESPES,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    natural park\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON \tGR1340001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRESPA \tCoordinator\nThe Goulandris Natural History Museum/Greek Biotope Wetland Centre, Greece \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Greece","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2013,2021,54,1047939,785954,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem/Excess density or competition/Non-management/Fires","Promoting natural regeneration/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Regulation of wildlife or ungulate populations to reduce herbivory/Fencing/knowledge increase","To promote tree or plant regeneration/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/improve or maintain biodiversity",2,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2017-12-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[169,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=2946",null,"LIFE05 NAT/D/000051","Cuxhavener Küstenheiden ","Large Herbivores for Maintenance and Conservation of Coastal Heaths","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe coastal heaths and coppiced woodland near Cuxhaven are unique in Germany. This area by the North Sea is designated as a Natura 2000 site and borders a marine protected area, the National Park Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer. It is characterised by a mosaic of habitat types, such as dry heaths, sandy dunes, oak woodlands, raised mires and oligotrophic waters. There is no other area in Germany where this habitat composition occurs directly next to the sea.\n\nUntil 2003, the \"Truppenübungsplatz Altenwarde\", located within the Natura 2000 site and covering some 600 ha, was used as a military training site. Overgrowth is threatening the open habitat types and some areas are in need of restoration after having been subjected to intensive training activities.\n\nThe area is very popular with recreational users, including practitioners of erosive sports such as motocross. Furthermore, many visitors are unaware of the obligation to keep dogs on a leash and dogs are often let loose in the area, causing people to wander off marked paths, potentially damaging the habitat.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to improve the conservation status of coastal heaths and coppiced woodland in the Natura 2000 site near Cuxhaven. The project would restore open habitats, and would target threats such as overgrowth, invasion of alien species (particularly black cherry - Prunus serotina) and human disturbance.\n\nTo maintain and develop the targeted habitats, the project would initiate grazing with large herbivores such as Heck cattle, wild horses (Equus przewalskii) and European bison (Bison bonasus). This would suppress the current invasion of shrubs and pioneer grass species. As a result, an area of some 400 ha of open coastal heath landscape with no or few trees would be established and maintained.\n\nForestry measures would be implemented in an area of approximately 80 ha to convert monoculture coniferous forests to mixed deciduous and coppiced woodland. In addition, nine small water bodies would be revitalised or established.\n\nTo establish a more considerate use of the area by visitors and recreational users, a visitor information and guidance concept would be implemented through the installation of a nature trail, an observation platform and information panels.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was successfully completed in September 2009, achieving all its major objectives. The main target - to establish a grazing scheme involving Konik horses, Heck cattle and European bison - has been carried out on an area of some 300 ha.\n\nThe first results of the detailed monitoring of the effects of grazing on the grassland habitats are very promising. The elimination of Prunus serotina with Heck cattle has proved to be very successful, while other woodland species, such as Crataegus sp. and Pinus sp. have also been successfully controlled through grazing.\n\nThe implementation of the project has generated a lot of relevant know-how for other, similar LIFE projects. This includes knowledge of the types of fences that are suitable for grazing; how to ensure the availability of drinking water for the animals; how to manage their movements with electric fences; and how to observe and care for the animals through a subcontractor. Thus, the project offers examples of best practice for the use of robust grazers (Heck cattle, Konik horses, European bison) on coastal heathers and dry grassland.\n\nAnother objective of the project was the conversion of forest plantations to natural oak-beech forests. This conversion has been successfully initiated on some 50 ha. Altogether more than 50 000 trees have been planted, mainly English oak (Quercus robur) and Common beech (Fagus sylvatica). The project has also created a number of new ponds, significantly increasing the population of many threatened species, including Leucorrhinia pectoralis, a dragonfly species listed in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.\n\nUpon completion of the project, the site was taken over by the federal trust “Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt” (DBU) as it is a site of national importance (”Nationales Naturerebe”). The DBU has drawn up a long-term management plan for the site based on the knowledge gained and lessons learned from the LIFE project. The main objectives of the Cuxhaven Coastal Heaths project, such as the maintenance and restoration of open heath lands and the conversion of forest plantations to natural forests, will be developed further after LIFE.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).The project was successfully completed in September 2009, achieving all its major objectives. The main target - to establish a grazing scheme involving Konik horses, Heck cattle and European bison - has been carried out on an area of some 300 ha.\n\nThe first results of the detailed monitoring of the effects of grazing on the grassland habitats are very promising. The elimination of Prunus serotina with Heck cattle has proved to be very successful, while other woodland species, such as Crataegus sp. and Pinus sp. have also been successfully controlled through grazing.\n\nThe implementation of the project has generated a lot of relevant know-how for other, similar LIFE projects. This includes knowledge of the types of fences that are suitable for grazing; how to ensure the availability of drinking water for the animals; how to manage their movements with electric fences; and how to observe and care for the animals through a subcontractor. Thus, the project offers examples of best practice for the use of robust grazers (Heck cattle, Konik horses, European bison) on coastal heathers and dry grassland.\n\nAnother objective of the project was the conversion of forest plantations to natural oak-beech forests. This conversion has been successfully initiated on some 50 ha. Altogether more than 50 000 trees have been planted, mainly English oak (Quercus robur) and Common beech (Fagus sylvatica). The project has also created a number of new ponds, significantly increasing the population of many threatened species, including Leucorrhinia pectoralis, a dragonfly species listed in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.\n\nUpon completion of the project, the site was taken over by the federal trust “Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt” (DBU) as it is a site of national importance (”Nationales Naturerebe”). The DBU has drawn up a long-term management plan for the site based on the knowledge gained and lessons learned from the LIFE project. The main objectives of the Cuxhaven Coastal Heaths project, such as the maintenance and restoration of open heath lands and the conversion of forest plantations to natural forests, will be developed further after LIFE.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000051\nAcronym: Cuxhavener Küstenheiden\nStart Date: 01/10/2005\nEnd Date: 30/09/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 503,248 €\nEU Contribution: 464,498 €\nProject Location: near Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Land Niedersachsen, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Archivstr. 2, 30169, Hannover,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Grasslands\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    coastal area\n    forest management\n    disused military site\n    grazing\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2140 - Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2320 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLand Niedersachsen, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz \tCoordinator\nNiedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (NLWKN), Betriebsstelle Lüneburg mit der Außenstelle Naturschutzstation Unterelbe/Elbe, Germany \tParticipant\nBundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben–Hauptstelle Wense, Germany \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2005,2019,48,503248,464498,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Herbicide application/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Watering, Irrigation/improved tourism /Fencing/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Removal of non-adapted tree species","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/improve or maintain biodiversity",3,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2005-10-01","2009-09-30"]
[172,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4084&docType=pdf",null,"LIFE10 NAT/DE/000008"," Rur und Kall ","Rur and Kall  fluvial habitats","\nRur and Kall fluvial habitats\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000008 | Acronym: Rur und Kall\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area comprises the Natura 2000 sites, Kalltal und Nebentäler (DE-5303-302) and Ruraue from Heimbach to Obermaubach (DE-5304-301). This area makes up a significant part of the largest river basin of the Northern Eifel and is located between the large Rureifel reservoirs, above Heimbach, and the water impoundments in Kreuzau-Obermaubach. Coming from the west, the river Kall flows into the river Rur/Rureifel at the village of Zerkall. The two Natura 2000 sites, located in the Düren and Aachen administrative districts, cover a total area of 883 ha. The greater part of the area consists of water courses and alluvial meadows. Two more Natura 2000 sites are located in the immediate vicinity. These are the Rurtal from Obermaubach to Linnich (DE-5104-302) and the major part of the rocky slopes in the Rur Valley, which includes the bird protection area, Buntsandsteinfelsen im Rurtal (DE-5304-302). The project actions will also have a positive effect on these areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aims to carry out improvements to the Kalltal and Ruraue Natura 2000 sites. Habitat improvement measures are intended not only to qualitatively enhance the alluvial meadow landscapes (lakes, ponds, woodland and open countryside), but also the water courses (in the Kalltal und Nebentäler Natura 2000 site).\n\nThe main objective of the project is to improve and enlarge ‘natural eutrophic water bodies and oxbows’ (3150), as well as optimising the passage of water in the habitat types, ‘water courses with submersed vegetation’ (3260), for migrating species dependent on water and ‘woodland habitats of alder (Alnus glutinosa), ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and softwood alluvial forests’ (91E0*), ‘bog woodland‘(91D0*), and ‘humid meadows with Violet Copper Lycaena helle’(1067).\n\nConservation measures will promote the return or an increase in the density of protected habitats and species in the mid and long term, thereby helping to improve their conservation status. Specific objectives include:\nThe construction and restoration of eutrophic water bodies and oxbow lakes (3150). In the project areas this habitat is hardly ever available, or it has been irreversibly destroyed;\nImproving the linear, ecological passage and the natural dynamism of the water courses, especially with regard to conservation efforts for migrating fish species in the trans-border waterway management group on the River Maas;\nDecreasing the impairment of the gravel armouring system by reducing sediment inflow, thereby optimising fish spawning grounds and increasing species variety;\nThe development, expansion and optimisation of natural woodland and open countryside habitats of the alluvial plain, such as typical alluvial deciduous forests, bog woodland, species-rich hay meadows, and tall-herb humid meadows (LRT 91E0*, 91D0*, 9110, 9130, 6510, 6530);\nEnhancement of the habitat of the Violet Copper Lycaena helle\n(1067). This is a highly sensitive species and therefore an excellent indicatory species for fallow humid meadow habitat;\nImproving the living conditions and the conservation status of wildlife species deserving protection, especially species covered by the Birds and the Habitats Directives in the Natura 2000 sites (including bats, Atlantic salmon and black stork).\n\nExpected results: The restoration and optimisation of eutrophic water bodies in the alluvial plain will enlarge this sensitive and endangered habitat type (3150) to more than 10 000 m² – an increase of more than 100% in the area of this habitat in the Eifel region. In addition to some 35 km of water courses, around 13 ha of natural woodland and open countryside will also be improved. This will upgrade conditions for the targeted Natura 2000 species and habitats and help achieve their favourable conservation status. The project measures will also lead to a stabilisation and increase in the occurrence of the violet copper (1067). After completion of the measures, an area of 8.1 ha in the alluvial plain, springs and bog land areas will have been cleared of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and other non-native conifers. This will enable the re-establishment of native, species-rich biotopes (for the most part woodland habitats) in accordance with Annex I of the Habitats Directive. The project will form the basis for the development and long-term preservation of natural habitats with their associated biocoenoses.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000008\nAcronym: Rur und Kall\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 30/06/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,846,217 €\nEU Contribution: 1,423,108 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Biologische Station im Kreis Dren e.V.\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Zerkallerstr. 5, 52385, Nideggen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    hydrographic basin\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Myotis dasycneme\n    Myotis myotis\n    Castor fiber\n    Felis silvestris\n    Cottus gobio\n    Salmo salar\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Ribes sardoum\n    Bolbelasmus unicornis\n    Lycaena helle\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKalltal und Nebentäler \tDE5303302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRuraue von Heimbach bis Obermaubach \tDE5304301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBiologische Station im Kreis Dren e.V. \tCoordinator\nBiologische Station Städteregion Aachen e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nMinisterium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (MUNLV) \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2012,2025,78,null,1423108,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Erosion/Invasive alien species/drainage/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Lack of food (for one or more animal species important in the ecosystem)","Hydrological interventions/Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Water quality/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",3,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2018-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,883]
[187,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-A-007055/schutt-dobratsch",null,"LIFE00 NAT/A/007055","Schütt-Dobratsch ","Schütt-Dobratsch","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nJust a few kilometres away from the point where Austria borders Italy and Slovenia, in the Gail valley at Arnoldstein, is one of the most impressive pieces of scenery created by landslides in the eastern Alps: Schütt-Dobratsch (a jumble of rocks and scree from Mount Dobratsch). The area was last hit by a massive landslide in 1348 and the boulders which fell off the mountain cover an area of some 24 km². With its bizarre rock formations and heaps of boulders, mountain pine thickets, Norway spruce and broad-leaved forests, the area today forms a unique refuge for a multitude of animal and plant species, including many thermophilic organisms. The landslide area is also of central importance as a migration route for the brown bear. There is clear evidence that in the course of the last few decades brown bears have been wandering into the Austrian Alps from Croatia and Slovenia via the Schütt-Dobratsch region. There are now 25 to 30 bears in the Austrian Alps. However, the completion of a section of the A2 motorway in 1984, cutting through the southern part of the area, made it much more difficult for the brown bear to cross over into Austria from Slovenia. The ensuing reduced genetic exchange was jeopardising the further development of the small brown bear population in the Alps.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe prime objective of the LIFE-Nature Project was to construct a 150-metre-wide motorway overpass for bears and other fauna in the Natura 2000 area. The motorway runs through a cutting at this point, so there would be no need for any major earthmoving works. Judging by previous observations of the bears in the area, and from experience with a similar structure in Croatia, the project was confident that the bears would quickly start using the overpass once it was completed. This would help reinforce the Alpine population of the brown bear. The project would be accompanied by a number of other habitat improvement measures in the Natura 2000 area, such as converting stands of spruce monocultures, bringing botanically valuable valley meadows back into use, excavating spawning pools, etc.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project carried out the following measures: • The A2 motorway, cutting through the southern part of the area, had made it much more difficult for the brown bear to immigrate into Austria from Slovenia. The ensuing reduced genetic exchange was jeopardising the further development of the small brown bear population in the Alps. A concrete bridge over the motorway was successfully constructed and planted with vegetation and trees to make it seem as natural as possible. Although for technical reasons it was only 95 metres wide instead of the original 150, the first bear was observed crossing it in Aug. 2005. Thus a migration corridor has been established which should ensure the future population exchange between Italy and Slovenia on the south side of the motorway and the Austrian Alps on the northern side. • 14.01 ha of valuable meadow types were restored by bush removal and clear-cutting. • 15.09 ha spruce forests were changed into mixed or broad-leaved forests appropriate for the site and their natural succession boosted. • 9.4 ha valuable mountain forest was bought (supplemented by a further purchase of 29.36 ha parallel to the LIFE project) and the spruce pockets within these forests were transformed into natural forest. Because timber exploitation was stopped after purchase, these forests will provide a refuge area for migrating birds. Similarly, by stopping the recurring landslide area rehabilitation actions in the forests(which consists of excavating and removing the debris which is permanently coming down the mountain slope) the LIFE project eliminated disturbance factors, thereby allowing new, rare and valuable pioneer habitats to develop. • Two Natura 2000 sites covering a total of 4,637 ha have been GIS mapped according to habitat types and species and land use; for some habitats, improvement actions were formulated and conservation targets (“Entwicklungsziele”) set. • Through this mapping, two new Annex I habitats were found (9422 and 6510). • The Annex II priority species Rosalia alpina was found in satisfactory population densities. Further management of the area will take into account the mapped occurrences. • A number of species listed in the Birds and Habitats Directives were monitored and their population size, as previously recorded, corrected: • Caprimulgus europeaeus has 40 breeding pairs in the area (and not 10, as assumed before the project) • Dryocopus martius has 15-20 breeding pairs in the area (and not 5, as assumed before the project) • Picus canus has 15-20 breeding pairs in the area (and not 10, as assumed before the project) • Glaucidium passerinum counts 2 to 9 breeding pairs (not known before). • Lanius collurio has 25-30 breeding pairs in the area (and not 10, as assumed before the project). • Annex II species Bupestris splendens found for the first time in Austria Also, first evidence for the area of the spider species Scotina celans and Neon rayi. The monitoring also showed positive trends for certain populations during the project. Thus the Bombina variegata population rose from 100 to 150 individuals, probably due to the creation of ponds and the restoration of former river arms as breeding places for amphibians and dragonflies (including the Annex II species Leucorrhinia pectoralis). The structural composition of butterfly communities changed considerably (towards more endangered species) after the meadow management had started. Finally, there was an enlargement of Liparis loeselii (an Annex II orchid) habitat with 4,000 m²\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/A/007055\nAcronym: Schütt-Dobratsch\nStart Date: 01/02/2001\nEnd Date: 31/01/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,013,978 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung , Abteilung 20-Unterabteilung Naturschutz\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Mießtalerstrasse 13, 9020, Klagenfurt,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    botanical conservatory\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    ecological assessment\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    migratory species\n    monitoring\n    renaturation\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    cartography\n    geographic information system\n    forestry\n    indicator\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    evaluation method\n    land purchase\n    environmental impact of transport\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    management contract\n    population dynamics\n    information system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ursus arctos\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSchütt - Graschelitzen \tAT2120000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der Kärntner Landesregierung , Abteilung 20-Unterabteilung Naturschutz \tCoordinator\nAmt der Kärntner Landesregierung, Abt. 17B - Brückenbau \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2001,2019,48,0,1013978,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Urban expansion/Non-management/Invasive alien species/Landscape fragmentation","Creation of wildlife crossings/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Promoting natural regeneration/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Water quality",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2001-02-01","2005-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,14.01]
[175,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/2222",null,"LIFE03 NAT/E/000059","Hábitats N-E Murcia ","Integral management of the habitats of Northwest region of the Murcia Province","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nTen Natura 2000 sites covering almost 44 000 ha (equivalent to one fifth of the mountainous territory of the area) are located in the mountains of northwestern Murcia (itself located in southeast Spain). These sites host 29 habitats included in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, nine of which are considered a priority. Habitats such as the endemic Mediterranean pine and juniper forests, Iberian gypsum steppes and pseudo-steppes with grasses and annuals contribute to the area's exceptional biodiversity. They are supported by their geographical location and climate as well as by the preservation of age-old practices of extensive grazing and forestry. However, changes in land use since the 1960s have led to habitat degradation through increased fires, land clearance, overexploitation of water resources and overgrazing. Consequently, conservation of the area's natural assets goes hand in hand with the preservation and promotion of farming practices in keeping with nature conservation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective was to make land usage compatible with habitat conservation while allowing improvement of local livelihoods. This goal would be achieved by implementing a comprehensive habitat management plan. Specific actions included adopting obligatory management plans for the ten Natura 2000 sites, purchasing 640 ha of land to restore priority habitats, testing management practices and setting up a monitoring network. Habitat restoration was foreseen on 300 ha of forest, mainly endemic Mediterranean pine, to address serious habitat regeneration problems. Improvements in livestock raising was to be tested on 1 040 ha to address important problems of soil erosion and overgrazing. The monitoring network would include 27 observation-point stations on 660 ha where the conservation status of a variety of SCIs would be followed.\n\nAwareness-raising campaigns tailored to all local economic sectors would also be carried out. Public participation would be a priority in the drafting of the site management plans.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nWith the aim of achieving a favourable conservation status for the different types of habitats and species of community interest, a Management Plan (MP) was drafted for each SCI based on data collection, inventory and environmental assessment work. To this end, the environmental and socio-economic situation of the SCIs and their surroundings were first analysed and an assessment of the different types of habitat and species present was made using specially designed methodology. The management plan is still to be officially endorsed by the competent authority.\n\nThis research by zones could be tailored to their various typologies and priorities for action could be allocated. Furthermore, in order to ensure the conservation and environmental connectivity between the Natura 2000 areas, a buffer zone was set up surrounding the SCI, as well as a series of environmental corridors. Finally, a series of management objectives was established and a range of tools proposed in order to meet them: directives for SCIs and their surroundings, guidelines and action programmes.\n\nEight estates were purchased to increase the surface area under public title within SCIs, to manage according to conservation criteria and to guarantee their protection and conservation. The total surface area of the estates added up 516.23 ha. They are home to important, representative types of habitat and species with Community Interest Demarcation tasks were carried out at 22 public-owned areas, which increased the total surface area to 3,250 ha for the SCIs of Revolcadores, Sierra de La Muela, Sierra de Villafuerte, Casa Alta-Salinas & Sierra del Gavilán.\n\nOne of the more important habitats of community interest in the region, present almost exclusively in the north-western district and afflicted by conservation problems, are the Pinus nigra forests (9530* southern- Mediterranean endemic black pine forests). In order to improve their conservation status, 403.48 ha (the proposal foresaw 300 ha) were subjected to a range of different treatments (felling, pruning, etc.). Additionally, plantations were carried out in certain areas where regeneration was seen to be poor. Activities carried out included clearing, marking out spacing, preparing holes and planting and installing protective devices.\n\nThe rehabilitation and reconstruction of deteriorated drinking troughs was also carried out at the Revolcadores and Casa Alta-Salinas SCIs, with the aim of restoring them for use by livestock. Given that these watering troughs serve as mating grounds for many different species of amphibians, the restoration work included ramps to facilitate the movement of adult specimens. Furthermore, two additional ponds were built, to make the most of spill-over waters, and where these and other groups of fauna can live out their lifecycle.\n\nAnother important part of the project was the implementation of a monitoring network for habitat types, made up of 30 experimental plots, which include 13 types of habitats, representative of treed, bushy, scrubby and pastoral forest or land systems. Studies were made on the influence that silvicultural activities (such as felling, pruning and tipping) can have on habitats. Different traditional silvopastoral practises were applied, such as harvesting of aromatic plants and grazing.\n\nFinally, an essential aspect of the project was to promote the natural wealth of the project area, especially those areas included in the Natura 2000 Network, and the project actions undertaking. In January 2006, informative workshops on ‘The Natura 2000 Network in the North-western District: current situation and future perspectives’ were held in Caravaca de la Cruz, and the lectures, main conclusions and contributions of those attending were later published. Additional informative material was also published with comprehensive data on the project, news and updates.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/E/000059\nAcronym: Hábitats N-E Murcia\nStart Date: 01/01/2004\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,630,899 €\nEU Contribution: 1,973,174 €\nProject Location: Murcia, southeastern Spain\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejería de Agricultura y Agua\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: c/ Catedrático Eugenio Ubeda, 3, 3° planta, E-30071, MURCIA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    monitoring system\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1430 - Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea)\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    1520 - Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6170 - Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRevolcadores \tES6200016 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de Villafuerte \tES6200017 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de la Muela \tES6200018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra del Gavilán \tES6200019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCasa Alta-Salinas \tES6200020 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de Lavia \tES6200021 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCuerda de la Serrata \tES6200038 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRambla de la Rogativa \tES6200041 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Quípar \tES6200043 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de Moratalla \tES0000266 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejería de Agricultura y Agua \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Agricultural land/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2004,2019,48,2630899,1973174,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires/drainage/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Overharvesting","management and planning and opimization/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/monitoring/Hydrological interventions/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/capacity building/education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",1,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2007-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,44000,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[138,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3527",null,"LIFE08 NAT/GR/000533","Framme","Fire Restoration Methodology for Mediterranean Forests - Environmental Safety and Sustainability of 4 Interventions in the Rhodes NATURA 2000 Site","BACKGROUND\n\nThe island of Rhodes is one of the most fire-affected areas of Greece, especially Mount Attaviros which was devastated by a fire in 2008. The problem of forest fires is compounded by a lack of knowledge, in particular regarding the management of Mediterranean forests and their restoration after fires. \n\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    forest fire\n    island\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5420 - Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas\n    9290 - Cupressus forests (Acero-Cupression)\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n-------------------------------------","Greece","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010,2014,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC140,AD140,\"m\")","v":41},1544355,741908,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires/Erosion","Promoting natural regeneration/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Termination of degrading action or factor/management and planning and opimization/Soil preparation/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Watering","To promote tree or plant regeneration/Erosion protection/Soil improvement/improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science/cooperation or networking",3,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2013-06-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[140,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3581&docType=pdf",null,null,"LIFE+ Tétras Voges","Forests for the Capercaillie","\nForests for the Capercaillie\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/F/000474 | Acronym: Life+TétrasVoges\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) is the largest member of the grouse family. It has very specific habitat requirements, needing old coniferous forests with a rich interior structure and dense ground vegetation of Vaccinium species under a light canopy. At the interregional level (Alsace/Lorraine), the Vosges mountain range in north-eastern France is the western limit of distribution and the last refuge of the Vosges capercaillie sub-species Tetra urogallus major. However, only around 100 individuals remain here. Since 2007, the region of Lorraine has been committed to putting in place urgent measures favourable to the survival of the capercaillie. These actions form part of the interregional plan of preservation of forests of high ecological value.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Life+TétrasVoges project focused on maintaining favourable habitats and re-establishing the tranquillity necessary for the survival and development of the capercaillie, the most emblematic species of the Vosges forests and their biodiversity. The specific aims included putting in place forest management policy appropriate to the capercaillie's requirements; training forest managers; limiting tourist access to establish “quiet areas” for the birds, for example, by redirecting forest paths; and raising awareness among the general public of the threats faced by the Vosges capercaillie. The project sought to demonstrate that it is possible to protect the species and its environment, and at the same time continue with economically-important activities.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Life+TétrasVoges project created 803 ha of ageing forest woodlots in Lorraine and Alsace for capercaillie, with more than 30 communes committed to this action. A financial compensation scheme was put in place to help achieve this outcome. This was used to buy or lease land, on which to implement habitat conservation management for capercaillie. The project published a pro-Capercaillie sylviculture guide, which was produced as a result of extensive consultations between forestry stakeholders, especially ONF (L'Office National des Forêts) in Lorraine, and the project beneficiaries. The guide gives management instructions for each type of forest stand found in the Vosges massif. It was included in a specific ONF publication dealing with resinous forest management. Almost all the forestry personnel in charge of public forest management received field training, which is the first step towards a concrete application of the guide.\n\nThe project partners produced an ethno-sociological study using interview techniques to better understand the public's perception of the capercaillie and the worth of the forests. An in-depth and innovative genetic study of the capercaillie population was conducted (that will continue at least until 2017), which has enabled the connections between sub-populations to be determined and priority areas for intervention to be identified, particularly where fragmentation needs to be avoided or reduced. This genetic study was made possible thanks to the implementation of an observers’ network of 882 people trained to identify signs of capercaillie presence. The volunteer observers’ network was composed of people from different backgrounds, who enjoy hiking in the Vosges Mountains. In this way, some data was collected from areas that had not previously been surveyed.\n\nThe project conducted many awareness-raising activities, such as local events targeting the general public. An activity targeting schoolchildren involved 124 school classes, with the production of educational books and videos. The project’s visibility was raised through an article in a national magazine, an information board installed in a highly-frequented wildlife park (250 000 visitors/year) and several other project exhibition boards. The project organised an international seminar in September 2013, with about 130 participants from 8 countries, in parallel with a LEADER project (‘Forest Project’). This joint organisation allowed significant technical exchanges between conservation and forest/wood industry experts and manager from the Jura region (France), Scotland, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Luxembourg, including representatives from areas where the project’s work could be replicated. A partnership between the Vosges and Jura stakeholders, for instance, will facilitate the implementation of actions initiated during the project in the Jura region.\n\nIn the short-term it is difficult to quantify the success of the project with respect to the number of individual birds, due to the small population size and weak reproduction dynamics. The evaluation of the population status will continue to be carried out by project partner France Groupe Tétras Vosges (GTV) every five years. The trend calculated for the 2005-2010 period (just before the implementation of most of the project's concrete actions) revealed an increase of individuals but a diminution of the area of presence, confirming the impact of habitat loss and disturbance on the bird population. The next update of the population status will be made in 2016. Despite the necessity of waiting for robust data, some signs of presence were observed in ageing woodlots created by the project. Furthermore, the project provides a major input to the French national plan to preserve the capercaillie. Other notable species were also observed in the ageing woodlots, such as the Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum). The specific actions to improve the conservation status of the capercaillie (an “umbrella species”) will benefit the entire forest bird fauna and biodiversity in the Vosges forests generally.\n\nThe project worked to reconcile economic and recreational activities (motorised transport, mountain biking, hiking), even in areas within the Natura 2000 network. This was especially the case for activities likely to disturb target species. The project revealed the difficulty and effort required to conciliate all activities on one territory. Nevertheless, significant compromises were reached between different stakeholders, particularly for sylviculture. The project discussions with forest managers will allow the bird species to be protected, while economic activity continues. In terms of recreational activities, discussions are ongoing; though in Alsace an agreement has been made to create a large “quiet area”. The common goal is to implement practices to encourage economic, social and tourism development that are compatible with increasing the Vosges capercaillie population. These agreements should ensure that the 803 ha of favourable habitats are preserved for at least 30 years.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/F/000474\nAcronym: Life+TétrasVoges\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,733,040 €\nEU Contribution: 1,364,640 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Conseil Regional de Lorraine - Direction de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1, Place Gabriel Hocquard, F-57036, Metz Cedex 1,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    mountainous area\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao urogallus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nForêt domaniale de Gérardmer ouest (La Morte Femme, Faignes de Noir Rupt) \tFR4100194 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif du Grand Ventron \tFR4100196 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif de Vologne \tFR4100197 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif de Haute Meurthe, défilé de Straiture \tFR4100198 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif de Saint Maurice et Bussang \tFR4100199 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif forestier de Longegoutte \tFR4100202 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nChaumes du Hohneck, Kastelberg, Rainkopf, et Charlemagne \tFR4100203 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSecteur du Tanet Gazon du Faing \tFR4100204 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTourbière de Lispach \tFR4100205 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTourbière de Machais et cirque de Blanchemer \tFR4100206 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHautes Vosges \tFR4201807 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêts, landes et marais des Ballons d'Alsace et de Servance \tFR4301347 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif vosgien \tFR4112003 \tSPA \tv.2021\nHautes-Vosges, Haut-Rhin \tFR4211807 \tSPA \tv.2021\nRéserve naturelle des ballons comtois en Franche-Comté \tFR4312004 \tSPA \tv.2021\nVosges du sud \tFR4202002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConseil Regional de Lorraine - Direction de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable \tCoordinator\nConseil Régional d’Alsace, France \tParticipant\nParc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges (PNRBV), France \tParticipant\nGroupe Tétras Vosges (GTV), France \tParticipant","France","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010,2018,48,2733040,1364640,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/improved tourism /trainings or workshops or education","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",4,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2013-12-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,803,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[142,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3792",null,"LIFE09 NAT/GR/000326","Verenike","Use of innovative practices and new technology in the production of wide variety and high quality forestry seedlings in order to enhance regeneration success and increase biodiversity","\nUse of innovative practices and new technology in the production of wide variety and high quality forestry seedlings in order to enhance regeneration success and increase biodiversity\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/GR/000326 | Acronym: VERENIKE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nForests are of utmost importance to the Earth’s climate and biodiversity. They make an important contribution to rural development, providing important social, economic and environmental functions. However, every year, thousands of hectares of forests are damaged in the Mediterranean region by wildfires. Conditions that prevail after these fires are favourable to regeneration through the transplantation of seeds rather than natural processes. Planting carried out in this way is limited to a few species that can be easily produced on a large scale, resulting in a ‘restored’ ecosystem characterised by low biodiversity. A major problem for the large-scale production of some ecologically important forest species is the lack of efficient germination treatments that will break down seed dormancy. A second problem is the lack of suitable cultivation protocols that will lead to their successful large-scale production.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE Biodiversity project VERENIKE was to enhance biodiversity during the restoration of fire-disturbed ecosystems by introducing a new technology, based on the pre-cultivation in mini-plugs of a wide range of species. The project activities included: the collection of high-quality seed material and the evaluation of seed germination potential; the development of seed germination and cultivation protocols; and the establishment of a prototype unit for the large-scale production of ecologically important forest species. The project aimed to produce seedlings using the new technology and transplant them into three study areas in Central Macedonia, where their growth will be monitored and evaluated. The plan is that the system for the large-scale production of reforestation material from a wide range of species will be introduced to public forest service nurseries in Greece through training programmes and seminars for forestry staff.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe VERENIKE project developed a new methodology, involving the germination and cultivation of a wide range of forest species in mini-plugs, for the post-fire restoration of forest ecosystems. This was the first time in Greece that seedlings of a great variety of species have been used to reforest burnt areas in an effort to keep intact the area's biodiversity. The project team demonstrated the developed methodology to public forest nurseries, through a series of seminars, workshops and guided visits.\n\nTo demonstrate the new methodology, the project team collected, cleaned and stored more than 65 kg of seed from 26 targeted species. This led to an improved knowledge regarding seed collection and handling (cleaning and storage). Different pre-treatment methods to overcome dormancy were tested and germination protocols were developed for 22 of the 26 targeted species; 12 of these protocols were for species new to such cultivation and therefore particularly valuable for the production of seedlings by forest nurseries. The project team developed growth and cultivation manuals for seedlings in mini-plugs, for 9 of the 26 targeted species (as foreseen).\n\nThe project constructed a prototype system, with the capacity to produce numerous high-quality seedlings for a variety of the targeted species throughout the year. This was operated in the nursery of Nea Chalkidona, where it produced between 20 000 and 75 000 seedlings per cultivation period during the project duration. The project team validated the prototype for its technical and biological operation, and produced a subset of seedlings of the targeted species for reforestation activities. The prototype, which functions automatically with controlled photoperiod, irrigation frequency, temperature and duration of rotation, continues to be used by the nursery for regular production purposes, where it is expected to increase productivity and income. An evaluation conducted by the project team confirmed the necessary quality and behaviour in the field of seedlings produced by the prototype, in comparison to traditional nursery practices.\n\nIn the field, the project reforested three pilot areas using seedlings from the 26 targeted species produced by the prototype or traditional nursery practices (18 different species at each site). The survival and growth characteristics of the transplanted seedlings were monitored for two years to assess the success of the developed methodology, and the ability of the species to overcome transplantation shock and adverse field conditions. The results provided guidelines and advice as to which species are more suitable for each site, and showed that reforestation may be implemented with a large number of different species, in order to conserve the biodiversity of burnt forest ecosystems.\n\nThe new methodology was demonstrated to the wider forestry and tree nursery communities (public, private, academic) through the organisation of seminars, workshops and guided visits to the premises of the Nea Chalkidona nursery and the pilot reforested areas. The project disseminated its results at national and international conferences. All the regenerated sites are in close proximity to residential areas and accessible to visitors, enabling people to enjoy the benefits directly. Scientists, students and the general public can visit the sites to observe the reforested plots, with their information noticeboards.\n\nThe project ensured synergies with EU policies as it contributed to climate change mitigation through an increase of the sequestration and storage capacity of CO2 and also the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy in particular conservation of forest biodiversity. The project demonstrated that more than one native species may be used to regenerate burnt areas in Greece, and provided valuable lessons for foresters, students and other stakeholders. The next step is to introduce the developed methodology into public forest service nurseries in Greece.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/GR/000326\nAcronym: VERENIKE\nStart Date: 01/09/2010\nEnd Date: 30/09/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,306,725 €\nEU Contribution: 653,362 €\nProject Location: Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hellenic Agricultural Organisation \"DEMETER\"/ Forest Research Institute\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Androu 1 and Patision, 11257, Athens,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest fire\n    biodiversity\n    forestry\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    02 - Specific (i.e.for technical reasons or specific issue)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHellenic Agricultural Organisation \"DEMETER\"/ Forest Research Institute \tCoordinator\nRegion of Central Macedonia-Reforestation Department of Thessaloniki (RCM-REDETH), Greece \tParticipant\nRegion of Central Macedonia-Central Forest Office (FoDi), Greece \tParticipant\nVivai Torsanlorenzo (VT), Italy \tParticipant","Greece","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010,2020,49,1306725,653362,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires/Low biodiversity","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Promoting natural regeneration/trainings or workshops or education/knowledge increase/stakeholder engagement","improve or maintain biodiversity/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/education or science/capacity building/cooperation or networking",4,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2010-09-01","2014-09-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[143,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3818",null,"LIFE09 NAT/BG/000229","Black Sea Oak Habitats","Conservation and restoration of Black Sea oak habitats","\nConservation and restoration of Black Sea oak habitats\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/BG/000229 | Acronym: Black Sea Oak Habitats\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Bulgarian Black Sea coastal areas, four types of priority oak habitats are facing similar conservation problems: Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus; Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens; Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp; and Eastern white oak forests. The movement of people and grazing is having a negative impact on these priority habitats, while fragmentation is increasing pressures from the surrounding woodlands. The risk of fires is also high. The Batova Reka Valley protected zone and the Emine-Irakli protected zone, both situated in the Black Sea coastal area, are designated Natura 2000 sites in need of conservation and restoration actions. They contain vast areas of degraded native oak woodlands and areas of sub-continental peri-Pannonic scrub habitat that is suffering from fragmentation and pressure from the surrounding woodlands. Conservation measures are needed that tackle all habitat types in a coherent way. Separately targeting one habitat type could adversely affect another.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the Black Sea Oak Habitats project was to ensure the long-term conservation of priority oak habitats by reforestation measures and management planning. The project planned to implement restoration measures over a total of 115 ha of target habitat. A key action would be the planting of acorns and oak seedlings as well as regeneration cuttings in devastated forestry areas. Seedlings from other tree species of local origin would also be planted. The project also planned to grow seedlings in a nursery and prepare the target soils before the acorns and two-year seedlings were planted. The beneficiary aimed to develop an Action Plan for the restoration and management of the target habitats, which would include measures to decrease the unfavourable impact of people and grazing, and reduce the risk of forest fires. It was expected that the project would also lead to an amendment to the existing Forestry Management Plan and improve its compliance with the Bulgarian Forestry Act and Natura 2000.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its objectives and in some aspects surpassed the set targets. The project team planted acorns and oak seedling as well as implemented different activities for the consecutive regeneration cuttings and cultivation of the seedlings. Before these actions were implemented the beneficiary collected more than 10 tonnes of oak acorns, grew seedlings in nursery and prepared the soil in those areas where sowing and planting would take place. All these activities were implemented for four species of oak trees – Quercus cerris, Quercus robur, Quercus pubescens and Quercus frainetto – and five natural habitats – Pannonic woods with sessile oak (Quercus petraea) and hornbeam Carpinus betulus; Pannonian woods with downy oaks (Quercus pubescens), Euro-Siberian steppic woods with oak Quercus spp., Eastern white oak forests and sub-continental peri-panonic scrub woodlands. Conservation measures were applied on more than 450 ha in the two project sites, Emine-Irakli and Batova River. In total, the project produced 430 000 seedlings of seven species, 30 000 more than foreseen. The species grown were the aforementioned oak species as well as raywood ash (Fraxinus oxycarpa), sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) and Norway maple (Acer platanoides).\n\nThe project was also able to cultivate 115.6 ha of soil, 0.6 ha more than planned. Parts of this area were sown with acorns, but in order to improve survival rates, planting with seedlings then became the norm. Cultivation measures, such as thinning and clearing the non-native vegetation, were then carried out in these areas. For the areas in the project sites, the beneficiary carried out regeneration cuttings to naturally restore the habitats.\n\nDuring the project, the forestry institutions in Bulgaria became interested in restoring the habitats and the different measures for achieving favourable conservation status of forestry habitats. As a result, the official forestry action plans for the two target sites were amended and officially endorsed so that they incorporate long-term measures for the restoration of the project target habitats as well as measures for the already restored areas.\n\nFurthermore, the project restoration measures have good demonstration value. It was the first LIFE project targeting the restoration of forest habitats that has been implemented by the forestry authorities in Bulgaria. It has generated interest among other regional bodies of the forestry sector and as a result several project proposals have been submitted where the leading partner is the regional forestry agency.\n\nAnother result of the project was the creation of jobs and the hiring local people. Most of the forestry tasks related to soil cultivation, sowing of acorns, planting of seedlings and following care of these areas were carried out by local people. Finally, the results were widely disseminated through organised planting events and presentations to different target groups, especially the younger generation.\n\nAn After LIFE conservation plan aims to achieve favourable conservation status of the oak habitats along the Black Sea coastline and the spreading of the project results to other areas.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/BG/000229\nAcronym: Black Sea Oak Habitats\nStart Date: 01/02/2011\nEnd Date: 31/01/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 681,831 €\nEU Contribution: 511,373 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Balchik State Hunting Area\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Cherno more street 9, 9600, Balchik,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91G0 - Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus\n    91H0 - Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens\n    91I0 - Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.\n    40A0 - Subcontinental peri-Pannonic scrub\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDolinata na reka Batova \tBG0000102 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEmine - Irakli \tBG0001004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBalchik State Hunting Area \tCoordinator\nNesebar State Hunting Area, Bulgaria \tParticipant\nExecutive Forestry Agency, Bulgaria \tParticipant\nOak Forest Experimental Station-Burgas, Bulgaria \tParticipant","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2011,2009,36,681831,511373,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Cattle or wildlife grazing/Landscape fragmentation/Fires","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Thinning/Removal of non-adapted tree species/Soil preparation/trainings or workshops or education/stakeholder engagement","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity/capacity building",4,null,null,"Bulgaria ",null,null,null,"2011-02-01","2014-01-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,450]
[148,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4626",null,"LIFE12 NAT/ES/000286","LIFE+ GuGuy","Recover of Native Forests with Juniperus spp; and its Flora and Fauna; in the Special Nature Reserve Güigüí","\nRecover of native forests with Juniperus spp, and its flora and fauna, in the Special Nature Reserve Gig.\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000286 | Acronym: LIFE+ GUGUY\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMountains within the Güigüí Special Natural Reserve in Gran Canaria were previously covered by forests dominated by junipers (cedars), as well as by pine forests in the higher areas. A growing human population and associated development led to significant felling of these forests, such that now only isolated trees are found in inaccessible areas, such as around mountain cliffs. Grazing pressures from livestock, and more recently feral goats, have prevented natural recovery of the former forests and their endemic flora.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE+ GUGUY project’s main objective was to improve long-term prospects for three priority habitats: 9560 * (Endemic forests of Juniperus spp.), 4050 * (endemic Macaronesian heaths) and 9550 (Canarian endemic pine forests). To improve the present state of conservation of these habitats and of their related threatened flora and fauna species, the project would:\n\n    Carry out studies to determine the evolution of the targeted habitats and their management requirements;\n    Work to remove the main threats that affect the Güigüí Special Nature Reserve;\n    Take steps to recover important habitat and ecological processes; and\n    Increase awareness amongst the local population about the importance of the Güigüí Special Nature Reserve as one of the nuclei of the Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE+ GUGUY project set the basis for the recovery of several habitat types of Community interest in the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) \"Reserva Natural de Güigüí\" (Juniper and pine forests, Olea and Ceratonia forests and some heath habitat) and of its related biodiversity. Contrary to expectations, most of the area did not provide suitable conditions for the development of two of the three habitat types initially targeted (the pine forest and heath habitat). However, it provided optimal conditions for the development of thermophilic forests, such as Juniper and Olea and Ceratonia forests, the latter of which was not initially foreseen. For this reason, the beneficiaries decided to focus efforts on the recovery of these habitat types. Nevertheless, the nuclei created of pine forest and heath habitat have conservation value.\n\n \n\nWork to reinforce the only natural population on the island of Juniperus cedrus ssp. cedrus, considered as endangered, was particularly important. Furthermore, the project created three populations of the endemic species J. cedrus ssp. cedrus in the SAC \"El Nublo II\", which will serve as a genetic reservoir and as seed dispersion nuclei. It also carried out population reinforcement of the endangered species E. onosmifolium ssp. spectabile and created a new population of the critically endangered species Dracaena tamaranae.\n\nUnfortunately, for political reasons it was not possible to develop actions for the control of feral goats with professional hunters. Instead, the development of in vivo captures with volunteers was promoted by the competent authority during the project and selected for the control of the species during the post-LIFE period. This system has proven ineffective, though. As a result, and despite the huge amount of work done during the project on habitat restoration in the most difficult conditions, the sustainability of the project in the long term is not ensured.\n\nFrom a communication point of view, the project has promoted greater knowledge of the valuable natural heritage among the local population. It has also allowed the problems caused by feral goats and other invasive species on the island´s biodiversity to be brought to the forefront of public debate.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000286\nAcronym: LIFE+ GUGUY\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 852,808 €\nEU Contribution: 426,404 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Gestin y Planeamiento Territorial y Medioambiental, S.A.U. (GESPLAN)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: C/Francisco Gouri, 107 3, 35002, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    endemic species\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature reserve\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4050 - Endemic macaronesian heaths\n    9320 - Olea and Ceratonia forests\n    9550 - Canarian endemic pine forests\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGüigüí \tES7010008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEl Nublo II \tES7010039 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nGestin y Planeamiento Territorial y Medioambiental, S.A.U. (GESPLAN) \tCoordinator\nCabildo de Gran Canaria \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2013,2021,52,852808,426404,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Low biodiversity/Invasive alien species","Promoting natural regeneration/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Fencing/Full protection - Restriction of all active management","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",2,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2017-12-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[150,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4743",null,"LIFE12 NAT/PT/000950","LIFE Taxus","TAXUS Restoring yew thickets [9580 * Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods]","\nTAXUS Restoring yew thickets [9580 * Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods]\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/PT/000950 | Acronym: LIFE TAXUS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nYew thickets are sciophilous (shaded thriving) formations, common to river banks in encased mountain valleys, though scarce and relict. Such thickets are dominated by the common yew but include to varying degrees several other species, such as the common holly, the white birch, the English oak, the Pyrenean oak and the European mountain ash.\n\nThe common yew, a dioic species, has unisexual reproductive structures, with the feminine and the masculine structures present on different individuals. It has a long lifespan and is found in Portugal only in two Natura 2000 sites: in Peneda-Gers (Atlantic and Mediterranean biogeographic regions) and in Serra da Estrela (Mediterranean biogeographic region). The main threats to its habitat are forest fires, direct cutting, grazing and invasion by exotic species. The habitat 9580* Mediterranean thickets of Taxus baccata.is listed as priority for conservation in Annex I of the Habitats Directive.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nTe LIFE TAXUS project aimed to contribute to the restoration of Mediterranean yew habitat, maintaining the diversity of the forest mosaic by enhancing the existing species and increasing its occupation area in the targeted Natura 2000 sites. It planned to also raise awareness of the urgent need of conservation of a very rare forest habitat that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Conservation actions would take place in the ‘Peneda-Gerês’ Natura 2000 site, focused on improving the habitat’s conservation status, and in the ‘Serra da Estrela’ Natura 2000 site, where in addition to improving the habitat’s conservation status, the project aimed to extend the area occupied by yew thickets.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE TAXUS project helped improve the conservation status of habitat 9580* Mediterranean thickets of Taxus baccata. It produced 25 000 saplings mainly of yew (Taxus baccata), Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) and common holly (Ilex aquifolium) in a plant nursery. More than 20 000 of these saplings were planted in Serra da Estrela, higher than the 18 000 foreseen, including re-planting to replace dead individuals. The remaining number will ensure the continuity of the project after its end. Additionally, the project defined a methodology for seed collection and treatment that resulted in germination rates of 90-100%. The method is based on collecting the seeds when they are ripe and washing them with water immediately after. After they are dried, direct seeding is performed (stratification not needed, contrary to what is reported in the scientific literature).\n\nHabitat management was performed on 60.2 ha in both Natura 2000 sites targeted: 55.1 ha in Peneda-Gerês and 5.1 ha in Serra da Estrela. This action consisted mainly in the control of sun-loving shrub vegetation by mechanical means. To a much lesser extent, other methods were used, such as the elimination invasive alien plant species (but this is a short term measure as they were only cut), the use of controlled fire to foster pastures and the surgical pruning of trees when needed.\n\nTo publicise the results of the project, the team made seven appearances on national TV, while an exhibition attracted almost 5 000 visitors. A school programme engaged nearly 2 000 pupils, mainly from local schools. However, one of the main shortcomings of the project was the lack of a robust monitoring programme that is able to support the results obtained and the long term impact of the project.\n\nThe project demonstrates how to achieve the objectives set out in the Commission Communication COM (2011) 244 - \"Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020”, especially in regards to the \"conservation and development of habitats and endemic endangered species, most of them listed in Annexes I and II of the Habitats Directive\".\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/PT/000950\nAcronym: LIFE TAXUS\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 31/12/2016\nTotal Eligible Budget: 376,820 €\nEU Contribution: 282,615 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: QUERCUS - Associao Nacional de Conservao da Natureza\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Centro Associativo do Bairro do Calhau, 1500-045, Lisbon,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPeneda / Gerês \tPTCON0001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra da Estrela \tPTCON0014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nQUERCUS - Associao Nacional de Conservao da Natureza \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Portugal","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2013,2015,42,376820,282615,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Cattle or wildlife grazing/Invasive alien species/Fires","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Removal of non-adapted tree species/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Fencing/Hydrological interventions","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",1,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2016-12-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"60.2",60.2]
[151,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4866",null,"LIFE13 NAT/ES/000436","LIFE Tetraclinis Europa","Conservation of Habitat Tetraclinis Articulata Forest","\nCONSERVATION OF HABITAT \"9570 * Tetraclinis articulata FOREST\" IN THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/ES/000436 | Acronym: LIFE-TETRACLINIS-EUROPA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nForests of Tetraclinis articulata – a species of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family – are a priority European habitat. Its distribution area on mainland continental Europe is restricted to a population in the Region of Murcia. Other European populations can be found in Malta and in the Spanish territory of Melilla on the African continent.\n\nThe Murcian population was estimated to be 8 455 individual trees, spread over 557 ha in four sub-population areas. Nearly all (96%) of its distribution area was included in Natura 2000 sites. Unfortunately, despite the protection offered, a 2011 forest fire affected 59% of the total surface of this habitat. Its conservation status in Murcia is now poor.\n\nThe natural recovery of this habitat faces several threats including: intense competition from Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) to recolonise the space; difficulties of the younger individuals to sprout; overgrazing of the area; fragmentation and isolation of the populations; and uncontrolled cutting of the trees for ornamental uses.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE-TETRACLINIS-EUROPA project aimed to improve the conservation status and long-term sustainability of the priority habitat Tetraclinis articulata forests in the Cartagena Mountains of Murcia, Spain. As well as increasing the surface area of the forest type, it aimed to combat the genetic erosion of the tree populations and reduce future threats.\n\nThe project planned to reforest significant areas of Tetraclinis articulata as well as to carry out selective clearing of the competitor species Pinus halepensis and additional invasive species. Planting was expected to be organised to improve the genetic diversity of local tree populations as well as to maximise the mitigation of climate change. To further prevent long-term genetic erosion of the species, the project would clear old artificial plantations of Tetraclinis articulata when their genetics are not appropriate.\n\nTo reduce the threat to forest areas from human activities, the team aimed to work on both public awareness and control of public access and use of the forest. They planned to construct fences to control grazing and close inappropriate trails, while improving official trails and roads.\n\nFinally, the project hoped to promote scientific research into the forest habitat to improve understanding of how best to conserve it in the long term. It would also introduce a specific programme to monitor its conservation status.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE-TETRACLINIS-EUROPA project improved the conservation status of the priority habitat Tetraclinis articulata forests in the Cartagena Mountains of Murcia. The habitat management methods implemented in highly degraded areas (i.e. burned forest zones, old mine waste areas) contributed to improving the biological conditions for the recovery of this habitat.\n\nThe project’s main achievements included:\n\n-    Reforestation of almost 50 ha of T. articulata forest habitat with 25 420 individual trees;\n\n-    Clearing of Pinus halepensis from a distribution area of over 61 ha of forest to reduce ecological competition with T. articulata;\n\n-    Clearing of invasive alien plant species from almost 1 ha;\n\n-    More than 12 km of rural roads repaired;\n\n-    Almost 7 km of illegal paths closed;\n\n-    Over 13 km of official trails adapted;\n\n-    3 agreements signed with landowners for habitat recovery actions;\n\n-    More than 2 700 m of cattle fences constructed; and\n\n-    Over 14 800 people participating in educational, awareness and volunteering activities.\n\n \n\nAfter the closure of illegal paths, a total surface area of almost 21 300 m2 was reforested. The recovered habitat showed an average survival rate for T. articulata of 91% at the SCI Monte Roldán, 61% at the area called Batería Las Cenizas and 81% at Peña del Águila, both in the SCI Calblanque.\n\nFencing off areas to halt the impact of cattle grazing resulted, in just one year, in an increase in T. articulata seed germination of 50%, in an improvement in the recruitment rate reaching 138 saplings/ha (a tenfold difference compared to previous years with grazing), in a 65% average survival rate of seedlings and in a total recovery of the habitat of 21% more than in the surrounding areas subject to grazing.\n\nThe invasive alien plant species targeted were Arundo donax, species (sp.) of Austracylindropuntia, agave, aloe, Opuntia, Carpobrotus, eucalyptus, Eleagnus and acacia, Nicotiana glauca, Zygophyllum fabago, Myoporum sp. and Oxalis pes-caprae.\n\nThe project produced a methodological guide on the management of T. articulata forests (in Spanish) and a monographic book on the biology and threats of T. articulata (in French), both valuable documents to improve the conservation status of Tetraclinis forests in other areas. Distribution of the French book to relevant institutions in Morocco constitutes a significant step for the transfer of new knowledge on the species based on the progress achieved by the project.\n\n \n\nIn addition, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Murcian regional government and the Society for Ibero-African Biological Studies (Sociedad de Estudios Biológicos Iberoafricanos - SEBI) to increase collaboration with relevant institutions in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and in Morocco for the conservation of T. articulata in its full distribution range.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/ES/000436\nAcronym: LIFE-TETRACLINIS-EUROPA\nStart Date: 01/06/2014\nEnd Date: 30/06/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,544,168 €\nEU Contribution: 1,065,109 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direccin General de Medio Ambiente. Consejera de Presidencia.Comunidad Autnoma de la Regin de Murcia\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Catedrtico Eugenio beda, n3, 3 planta, 30071, MURCIA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9570 - Tetraclinis articulata forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nEspacios Abiertos e Islas del Mar Menor \tES6200006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCabezo de Roldán \tES6200024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCalblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila \tES6200001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDireccin General de Medio Ambiente. Consejera de Presidencia.Comunidad Autnoma de la Regin de Murcia \tCoordinator\nAYTO_CT(Ayuntamiento de Cartagena), Spain \tParticipant\nANSE(Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste), Spain \tParticipant\nFSM(FUNDACION SIERRA MINERA), Spain \tParticipant\nUMU(UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA), Spain \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2014,2018,48,1544168,1065109,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires/Landscape fragmentation/Invasive alien species/Overharvesting/Non-management","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Watering, Irrigation/Fencing/Creation of wildlife crossings","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Water quality",5,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-06-01","2018-06-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"VALUE(AP146)","v":112.3},112.3,null,null,"Nature Heritage Fund Lithuania/101","Mountain Forest","word search"]
[157,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5837",null,"LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850","LIFE Kedros","Integrated Conservation Management of Priority Habitat Type in the Natura 2000 Site Koilada Kedron-Kampos","\nIntegrated conservation management of priority habitat type 9590* in the Natura 2000 site Koilada Kedron-Kampos\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850 | Acronym: LIFE-KEDROS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Cyprus cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is an evergreen long-lived coniferous tree that is endemic to Cyprus. Its natural distribution is very limited: it occurs only in a small area at the peak of Tripylos mountain, in the Paphos forest, in fragmented, scattered stands, over six separate geographical areas, mostly within the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 network site. These scattered areas cover a total of 290 ha, of which 106 ha are pure stands. Cyprus cedar forests are a priority for conservation habitat (listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive), and the species is classified as “vulnerable” in the Red Data Book of Cyprus flora.\n\nCyprus cedar forests face a number of threats linked to climate change, including dieback caused by periodic droughts, insect blights and the fact that there is no possibility for the species to migrate to higher altitudes as a means of adaptation, because  it grows at the top of the tree line. Other threats include competition from the lone pine (Pinus brutia) and the potential impact of a catastrophic forest fire in relation to the species’ inability to regenerate after fire.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE-KEDROS project was to maintain the priority habitat type in the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 network site in good conservation status in the long term.\n\nThe project would:\n\n    Reduce the possibility of habitat loss, or disappearance, as a result of a single large forest fire;\n    Enhance the habitat's resilience and its capacity to adapt to climate change;\n    Implement ex-situ conservation measures, including storing seeds in a local seed bank and trialing the creation of a high-altitude population of cedar trees within Troodos National Forest Park;\n    Enhance the natural regeneration capacity of the cedar stands;\n    Restore and expand the habitat within the project site and incorporate a patch of Cyprus cedar forest at Exo Milos into the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 site;\n    Mitigate the effects of intense competition by other forest trees/shrubs;\n    Improve other biotic and abiotic factors important for the health and vigor of Cyprus cedar stands and the stability of local ecosystems;\n    Raise public awareness and disseminate the project results to conservation managers and scientists; and\n    Demonstrate that carefully-designed management interventions in natural/valuable ecosystems can contribute to better attainment of conservation objectives and may be preferable to letting nature take its course. \n\nThe project would demonstrate best practices. It would implement several management measures and actions new to forest management in Cyprus, especially in a protected, highly natural area. These were: controlled grazing for reducing fire risk; establishment of a new population of a tree species in another area; silvicultural treatments in cedar stands; and the management of fauna to promote the reproduction success of the core species of Cyprus cedar forests. The techniques tested might be suitable for replication in other Mediterranean mountain coniferous forests.\n\nThe project would also contribute to the implementation of policies and legislation: at the international level, contributing towards achieving the goals set by the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity to 2020; at a EU level contributing to the implementation of the Habitats Directive and the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy. It would also implement several actions that have been included in the national Prioritised Action Framework for Natura 2000 in Cyprus.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE-KEDROS project maintained priority habitats of the EU Habitats Directive in the ‘Koilada Kedron-Kampos’ Natura 2000 network site in Cyprus, ensuring their good conservation status in the long term.\n\nThe project team:\n\n    Produced an updated assessment of the habitat type “Cedrus brevifolia forests (Cedrosetum brevifoliae)\" (9590*), an endemic habitat type of Cyprus;\n    Elaborated an “Action Plan for the sustainable management and conservation of habitat type 9590*” and a “Fire Protection Plan of the habitat type 9590*” - both have been officially adopted;\n    Conducted silvicultural interventions in Cedrus brevifolia stands to create favourable conditions for around 8 500 cedar trees;\n    Planted 3 008 Cedrus brevifolia plantlets and sowed 15 kg of cedar seeds (239 250 seeds), leading to the expansion of habitat type 9590* by 9.4 ha and the restoration of 12.3 ha;\n    Removed dry herbaceous vegetation along roads over a total length of 8 km per year for three years, created a new fire break (300 m), temporarily closed selected forest roads of total length 32 km, cultivated 13 km of old forest roads for enhancing natural vegetation, and carried out other activities to protect targeted habitats from forest fire;\n    Installed logs as erosion barriers (total length of 101.6 m, with the ability for soil retention equal to 34 m3), gabions (156 m) and dry stone terraces (182.6 m), to reduce soil erosion and improve the resilience of habitat 9590*;\n    Established artificial nests for owls (10) and bat boxes (20), and insect pheromone traps (24) for controlling species harmful to habitat 9590*;\n    Collected 200 kg of cedar seeds and stored them in the seed bank of the Department of Forests, to support ex situ conservation;\n    Planted 6 500 plantlets of Cedrus brevifolia in an area of 8.5 ha in Amiantos mine and established a new plantation of Cedrus brevifolia;\n    Monitored the preliminary impacts of all conservation actions;\n    Assessed the ecosystem services and functions of the Natura 2000 site “Koilada Kedron-Kampos”, and the project’s preliminary and projected impact on them.\n\nMany other conservation actions were implemented, including the construction of three artificial lakes within the habitat, construction of an additional 90 ton water tank, and fencing for the electricity generator of the seed bank. In addition, fire patrols were conducted more frequently. The project’s dissemination and networking actions included presentations at meetings and conferences, the production of promotional material, articles in newspapers and radio broadcasts.\n\nThe project team implemented, for the first time in Cyprus, extensive integrated silvicultural interventions and other forest management measures in Cedrus brevifolia forests (habitat 9590*), a protected priority habitat of high natural value. Direct environmental benefits include enhancement of the habitat's growth and regeneration capacity, and the restoration/expansion of the habitat over an area of 5.7 ha due to the planting of Cedrus brevifolia seeds in three locations.\n\nIn terms of policy, the project supports the Cypriot Protection and Management of Nature and Wildlife Law 153(I)/2003 and Forest Law 2012; and contributes to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive and the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy (Targets 1, 3, 6). The project team updated the Standard Data Form of the Natura 2000 site CY2000008, taking into account the expansion of its boundaries to include the patch of Exo Milos where the targeted habitat 9590* grows well.\n\nThe project team identified the main socio-economic impacts as the: (i) creation of an increased feeling of security for the citizens of the project area, through the promotion of activities aiming at environmental protection and conservation, specifically focused on the prevention of forest fires; (ii) promotion of the area as a tourist destination; and (iii) increase of employment for individuals by the Department of Forests.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850\nAcronym: LIFE-KEDROS\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 31/01/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,412,304 €\nEU Contribution: 968,330 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Cyprus, Cyprus\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 26, Louki Akrita, 1414, Lefkosia,\nContact Person: Andreas CHRISTOU\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    endemic species\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    environmental awareness\n    restoration measure\n    preventive measure\n    fire protection\n    climate change adaptation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Convention on Biological Diversity - CBD (29.12.1993)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9590 - Cedrus brevifolia forests (Cedrosetum brevifoliae)\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDASOS PAFOU \tCY2000016 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO TROODOUS \tCY5000004 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDepartment of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Cyprus, Cyprus \tCoordinator\nFrederick University, Cyprus \tParticipant\nCyprus Forest Association, Cyprus \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Cyprus","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2016,2021,53,1412304,968330,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","climate change/Excess density or competition/Fires/Incomplete forest cover/Pests and diseases","Soil preparation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Enrichment planting or sowing/Fire prevention interventions","Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Local climate regulation (e. g. cooling)",3,null,null,"Cyprus",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2020-08-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,290,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[160,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=6670",null,"LIFE Osmoderma 2017","LIFE Osmoderma 2017","Osmoderma Eremita Species Conservation in SCI Pood?í","\nOsmoderma eremita species conservation in SCI Pood\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000463 | Acronym: LIFE Osmoderma 2017\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 site ‘Poodří’ (SCI) in the Czech Republic is the most important site for the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita), a priority species for conservation under the Habitats Directive. Located in the Moravskoslezský region, and in the area of Moravská Brána (Moravian Gate), this is an important migration corridor between the Pannonian and Continental biogeographical regions. However, the current conservation status of the hermit beetle population in the SCI, as all across Europe, is ‘unfavourable’ because of the loss and fragmentation of habitat and the isolation of micro-populations. In the project site, the species mostly lives in old pollarded willows, though sometimes in other tree species. The willows have not been managed for many years and so only very old trees remain suitable for the species. Without restoration of the traditional pollarding management, the habitat of the hermit beetle will soon disappear.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE Osmoderma 2017 project was to improve the conservation status of hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) in the Natura 2000 site ‘Poodří’.\n\n \n\nSpecific objectives were to:\n\n    Restore typical habitat for hermit beetle in the area, by pollarded willows;\n    Connect isolated sites of hermit beetle occurrence within the ‘Poodří’ Natura 2000 site by planting suitable tree species;\n    Create ‘stepping stones’ connecting the ‘Poodří’ with other sites where hermit beetle occurs, in the direction of the natural migration corridor;\n    Mitigate invasion of mistletoe, which is endangering the second most common habitat of hermit beetle in the area – linden trees;\n    Support preservation of standing cavity-trees and dead trees; and\n    Establish an appropriate management of biotopes and create socio-economic conditions for long-term ‘favourable’ conservation status of hermit beetle.\n\nThe project directly implemented the Habitats Directive, under which the target species is a priority for conservation).\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project supported the target species (Osmoderma eremita) as well as other valuable species (Bombina bombina, bats) in Poodří. Treatment of 976 old trees prolonged their life and improved their state as habitat for species. Planting of 2,041 trees has improved the landscape structure and assured future habitat. The project team produced attractive publications and organised a number of events to promote Poodří, the target species and ancient trees, and to provide recommendations and instructions for caring for old trees. They worked intensively with local stakeholders and communities and involved them to the project implementation. The cooperation continues even after the project, and it is a good basis for landscape management and target species conservation in future.\n\n    692 willows pollarded in the ‘Poodří’ Natura 2000 site;\n    Isolated localities of the hermit beetle connected by 1,481 planted trees (willows, poplars, oaks and pears) within the Natura 2000 site;\n    67 willows managed and 560 trees planted in places near the Natura 2000 site;\n    129 linden trees managed to remove infesting mistletoe;\n    151 mature oaks managed;\n    5 publications;\n    At least 170 stakeholders informed;\n    More than 60,000 people reached through awareness raising activities.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000463\nAcronym: LIFE Osmoderma 2017\nStart Date: 01/09/2018\nEnd Date: 30/09/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 954,012 €\nEU Contribution: 694,999 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Arnika - Centrum pro podporu oban, pobon spolek\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Dlnick 541/13, 170 00, Praha 7,\nContact Person: Marcela Klemensova\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n    insects\n    invertebrates\n    tree\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPoodří \tCZ0814092 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nArnika - Centrum pro podporu oban, pobon spolek \tCoordinator\nOstravská univerzita, Czech Republic \tParticipant\nFundacja Ekorozwoju, Poland \tParticipant\nČeský svaz ochránců přírody, ZO 70/03, Studénka, Czech Republic \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Czech Republic","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2018,2023,61,954012,694999,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Landscape fragmentation/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)/management and planning and opimization","Increase landscape connectivity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",4,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2018-09-01","2023-09-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[161,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=6754",null,"LIFE17 ENV/ES/000248","LIFE Reforest","Erosion Prevention and Flora Restoration of Burnt Forest Areas through Innovative Fungal-technosol Solution","\nErosion prevention and flora REstauration of burnt FOREST areas through innovative fungal-technosol solution\n\nReference: LIFE17 ENV/ES/000248 | Acronym: LIFE REFOREST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nForest fires are a huge threat in both environmental and economic terms. In Mediterranean countries, which have about 80% of the total area burned by forest fires in Europe each year, the severe impacts include lost lives, lost carbon sinks, and lost raw materials. Burned areas in Mediterranean countries cover about 4,500 square kilometres annually. Globally, CO2 emissions from forest fires each year are equivalent to more than 50% of the emissions released from fossil fuel combustion.\n\n \n\nIn the Mediterranean area, Portugal suffers the most from forest fires. The most severe fire in 2017, in the centre of the country, killed 64 people and destroyed 45,039 hectares of forest. Spain is also highly affected, with an average annual burned area of 108,282.39 hectares (data from 2005 to 2014). Galicia in north-west Spain has only 10% of the country’s forest area but accounts for half of Spanish wildfires.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nTo regenerate areas scarred by forest fires, LIFE REFOREST aimed to demonstrate the implementation of a strategy to mitigate soil loss using a Technosol, or soil derived from organic waste (including cereal straw, sawdust and wool) treated with fungal species. Use of this material will help boost the natural regeneration of affected areas, improve the soil structure, provide organic matter and nutrients to the soil, and enhance water retention.\n\n \n\nThe project aimed to test the cost effectiveness of the approach in two areas, with the expectation that the costs will be less than €300 per hectare. The project was also to develop and provide recommendations to local, regional and national authorities on post-fire remediation strategies. The project will contribute to realisation of European Union priorities such as the prevention of soil degradation (as in the EU Soil Thematic Strategy, COM (2006) 231), forest restoration (EU Forest Strategy, COM (2013) 659), minimisation of water pollution (Water Framework Directive, 2000/60/EC), and recovery of carbon sinks (2050 EU Low-Carbon Economy Roadmap, COM (2011) 112).\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has validated an innovative, cost-effective approach to mitigate post-fire soil erosion and promote natural regeneration of burnt areas by producing a fungal-based Technosol (mycotechnosol), contained in a tube-shaped biodegradable net (geotube).\n\n \n\nThe LIFE REFOREST solution was very effective in reducing average soil losses over the first post-fire year by 75% to 80% in comparison to untreated areas. The results show that if used in the first days after a forest fire, the solution is very effective; however, if used well after the fire, the results are reduced.\n\n \n\nAfter a fire, water bodies tend to get polluted by the running of water that has been contaminated by washed-off ash and other materials. The geotubes that contain the Technosol helped reduce the runoff of polluted water from burned areas after a fire by acting as an obstacle. Not only was the water retention increased (25-90% higher on average than in non-treated areas), but the quality of the water was also improved and carried fewer polluting elements. Compared to untreated areas, the runoff water carried fewer total solids (10-38 %), suspended solids (22-54%) and organic matter content (25-41%). By including seeds in the composition of the Technosoil, the areas also saw a development in vegetation.\n\n \n\nBased on the results witnessed, a Business Strategic Plan and different guidelines were developed to transfer and replicate this solution. A Road Map with a set of legal and administrative suggestions to guide stakeholders in the process of implementing the LIFE REFOREST solution has also been drafted. A list of policy recommendations at the national (Spain and Portugal) and European levels was developed to facilitate the implementation of this Technosol technology to mitigate erosion and soil loss in areas affected by forest fires.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 ENV/ES/000248\nAcronym: LIFE REFOREST\nStart Date: 01/07/2018\nEnd Date: 31/03/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,576,448 €\nEU Contribution: 937,037 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: FUNDACIóN CENTRO TECNOLóGICO DE INVESTIGACIóN MULTISECTORIAL\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Rúa As Carballeiras s/n, Edificio CICA, 1º, Campus de Elviña, 15071, A Coruña,\nContact Person: Rebeca VARELA\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    reforestation\n    forest fire\n    soil degradation\n    organic waste\n    soil erosion\n    restoration measure\n    mitigation measure\n    resource conservation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2011)112 - \"A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050\" (08.03.2011)\n    COM(2006)231 - “Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection” (22.09.2006)\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFUNDACIÓN CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DE INVESTIGACIÓN MULTISECTORIAL \tCoordinator\nAssociação Florestal de Portugal, Portugal \tParticipant\nUniversidade de Aveiro, Portugal \tParticipant\nHIFAS da Terra S.L., Spain \tParticipant\nINDUTEC INGENIEROS, S.L.U., Spain \tParticipant\nAsociación Forestal de Galicia, Spain \tParticipant\nTRATAMIENTOS ECOLÓGICOS DEL NOROESTE S.L., Spain \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Portugal/Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2018,2016,45,1576448,937037,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Erosion/Fires","Mulching/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Hydrological interventions/Others/trainings or workshops or education/Soil preparation","Erosion protection/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Soil improvement",6,null,null,"Spain,Portugal",null,null,null,"2018-07-01","2021-06-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[179,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5255",null,"LIFE19 CCA/SK/001276","CLIMAFORCEELIFE","Climate-Smart Forest Management for Central and Eastern Europe\n","The overall goal of the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project is to improve management of forests in Central and Eastern Europe by fostering the transition to climate-smart forestry for the benefit of people and nature.\n\nSpecific project objectives include:\n\nReview (proofing) of selected forest management models currently used in Central and Eastern European from the viewpoint of climate change;\nDemonstrate application of the climate-smart forestry measures in 3 countries in Central and Eastern Europe (Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary) and test their economic feasibility and environmental impact comparing to the conventional forestry methods;\nFoster inclusion of climate-smart forestry measures into relevant planning documents related to forest management and/or nature conservation on local to national level (such as forest management plans, nature management plans) as well as into programming documents for EU Regional Funds;\nIncrease awareness of climate-smart forestry methods among professional foresters and other relevant professional groups (researchers, conservationists) in Central and Eastern Europe;\nTransfer experience from project demonstration sites to and replicate climate-smart forestry methods in other areas in Central and Eastern Europe (including neighbouring countries such as Ukraine); and\nGain public support for climate-smart forestry by increasing awareness about forests and climate change.\n \n\nThe project is fully in line with the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change, and also national climate adaptation policies. It contributes to EU policy aiming to increase forest resilience to climate change, as project measures may significantly decrease pest outbreaks, fire risk, and mitigate the effects of prolonged drought. In addition, some sites are located in Natura 2000 network sites, so project measures may benefit the conservation status of habitats and species protected under the Birds and Habitats directives.","Slovakia/Romania/Hungary/Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2020,2027,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC150,AD150,\"m\")","v":87},5398563,2969208,null,null,"climate change/flooding","monitoring/knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization","increase awareness/cooperation or networking/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Erosion protection",null,null,null,"Slovakia,Romania,Hungary,Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2027-12-31",null,null,5398563,null,null,null,2969208,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[192,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-A-008518/restoration-of-danube-river-banks",null,"LIFE02 NAT/A/008518"," Donauufer","Restoration of Danube river banks","\nRestoration of Danube river banks\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/A/008518 | Acronym: Donauufer\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nWith a total area of over 10,000 hectares, the Donau-Auen national park in the floodplain to the east of Vienna contains one of the biggest and best-preserved regions of lowland riparian forest in Central Europe. However, the 30 km stretch of the River Danube which passes through the national park is also used intensively by river barges. The challenge is to demonstrate that the aims of nature conservation are not incompatible with the requirements of a modern navigable waterway. While the barges require a navigable channel which is as stable and safe as possible, the main requirements for the park administration are an adequate water supply for the lowland riparian forest and the extensive restoration of the branches and banks of the Danube to their natural state. Such considerations have led to the introduction of a “global approach to river engineering” adapted to the specific requirements of this part of the River Danube.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nFollowing an earlier LIFE-Nature project in the national park, which focused on reconnecting cut-off branches to the main river, this second project aimed to restore the river banks themselves to a natural state: all artificial elements strengthening the bank would be removed on a 2.8 km pilot stretch of the left bank of the Danube opposite the town of Hainburg, so that erosion and accretion processes again lead to the formation of natural river bank structures. The project foresaw the removal of 24,000 m³ of stone blocks. Within a few years the river as it flows through the restored area is expected to erode the steep bank to form a gently shelving shallow shore, with localised cliffs where the bank has collapsed. Shingle and mud banks, collapsed sections of bank and other elements of the floodplain landscape which have become rare would once again be formed directly on the main course of the River Danube. The project also planned actions for the national park floodplains near Orth. By deliberately steering national park visitors towards less sensitive areas of the floodplain away from the river, thereby reducing the disturbance of forest areas near the river, the foundations would be laid for recolonisation by sensitive species of large bird such as white-tailed eagles and cormorants.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project implemented extensive restoration measures on a scale hitherto not seen on a large European river. Such an achievement is remarkable given that the Danube east of Vienna is one of Europe’s most important shipping lanes. The removal of riprap on 3 km and forestry roads has vastly improved the river dynamics and ecological situation of the floodplains habitats and species within the project area. At least two new bird species – sand martin (Riparia riparia) and common tern (Sterna hirundo) – will soon breed in the area. Both species are typical bird species of natural riverbanks and gravel banks. Many other species of natural floodplains will also benefit from the project actions, including fishes, amphibians and insects. The closure of some of the forestry roads makes the access to remote areas of the project site much more difficult, and it is likely that the breeding success of large birds will increase. Moreover, this project has also contributed to flood protection of the cities of Hainburg (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia). Its approaches and results deserve a Europe-wide distribution and should draw the attention of other European river restoration projects. The project carried out a wide-ranging and highly effective public awareness-raising work. It hosted creative events like school arts contests and computer games in addition to the usual dissemination activities. Due to its ambitious approach the project was visited by river restoration experts from several countries (e.g. Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Hungary and Slovakia). It is noteworthy that the beneficiary will soon start with another ambitious river restoration project on the opposite riverbanks of the present project area. As this new project foresees the removal of bank reinforcements on several kilometres of riverbanks, its approach and objectives are comparable to the present LIFE-project. However, it is financed by the Viadonau – the partner of the present LIFE-project - and by the Austrian government. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.The project implemented extensive restoration measures on a scale hitherto not seen on a large European river. Such an achievement is remarkable given that the Danube east of Vienna is one of Europe’s most important shipping lanes. The removal of riprap on 3 km and forestry roads has vastly improved the river dynamics and ecological situation of the floodplains habitats and species within the project area. At least two new bird species – sand martin (Riparia riparia) and common tern (Sterna hirundo) – will soon breed in the area. Both species are typical bird species of natural riverbanks and gravel banks. Many other species of natural floodplains will also benefit from the project actions, including fishes, amphibians and insects. The closure of some of the forestry roads makes the access to remote areas of the project site much more difficult, and it is likely that the breeding success of large birds will increase. Moreover, this project has also contributed to flood protection of the cities of Hainburg (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia). Its approaches and results deserve a Europe-wide distribution and should draw the attention of other European river restoration projects. The project carried out a wide-ranging and highly effective public awareness-raising work. It hosted creative events like school arts contests and computer games in addition to the usual dissemination activities. Due to its ambitious approach the project was visited by river restoration experts from several countries (e.g. Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Hungary and Slovakia). It is noteworthy that the beneficiary will soon start with another ambitious river restoration project on the opposite riverbanks of the present project area. As this new project foresees the removal of bank reinforcements on several kilometres of riverbanks, its approach and objectives are comparable to the present LIFE-project. However, it is financed by the Viadonau – the partner of the present LIFE-project - and by the Austrian government. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/A/008518\nAcronym: Donauufer\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 30/06/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 711,100 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Schloß Orth, 2304, Orth an der Donau,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    policy integration\n    conflict of interests\n    sustainable development\n    forest management\n    environmental impact of transport\n    restoration measure\n    flood protection\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH \tCoordinator\nWasserstrassendirektion Wien-Via Donau, Austria \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2002,2019,48,0,711100,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/stakeholder engagement/Promoting natural regeneration/Hydrological interventions","increase awareness/cooperation or networking/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Sustainable Hydrological management",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2006-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10000]
[196,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-S-008483/restoration-of-deciduous-forest-in-soderasen-national-park",null,"LIFE02 NAT/S/008483","Söderaasen","Restoration of deciduous forest in Söderåsen National Park","\nRestoration of deciduous forest in Söderåsen National Park\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/S/008483 | Acronym: Söderaasen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSöderåsen National Park harbours one of the largest continuous tracts of species-rich broad-leaf forests in northern Europe, containing six forest habitat types listed in the Habitats Directive, of which three are priority. Nowadays, such large areas of dynamic, naturally developing, deciduous forests are few and far between. Yet their biological diversity is without question since they are amongst the most species rich habitats in southern Scandinavia, thanks to the presence of a significant number of large old trees and decaying wood. In Sweden today only 5% of the remaining broad-leaved deciduous forests are adequately protected and much of the original resource was cut down to make way for commercial plantations, primarily spruce. Even in the Söderåsen National Park significant areas were planted over with conifers and the remainder is gradually being stifled by the systematic invasion of self-seeding spruce and alien trees. For this strategic site to be able to maintain its dynamic functions and expand its range, urgent conservation action is required to rid it of the invasive species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to start the restoration and enlargement of the area of semi-natural deciduous forest, especially broad-leaf forest, and to conserve natural deciduous forests in the Söderåsen National Park. In about 70 % of the affected area (750 hectares), dry to moist, high-level areas, the goal was to conserve and enlarge existing areas and restore areas of Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests (9110), Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests (9130) and Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forest (9170), depending on the ground substrate and other factors. In about 4 % of the affected area (43 hectares), on slopes, screes and in ravines, the goal was to conserve and enlarge existing areas and restore areas of Tilio-acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines (9180). In about 10 % of the affected area (107 hectares), along watersheds and in wetland areas, the goal was to conserve and enlarge existing areas and restore areas of Residual alluvial forests (91E0), and Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods (*9080). A total of 1,070 hectares are covered by the LIFE restoration actions. Various actions have targeted the same piece of land and so some information on hectare coverage in the results sections may overlap.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been considered a beneficial success creating a range of practical achievements in terms of woodland conservation, project management and dissemination of results. Over 512,000 trees of local provenance have been planted during the project’s four and half year term and the control measures on tree-species such as Spruce and Birch have made important contributions to the survival of natural deciduous forest habitats. Scarification activities have penetrated the thick grass layer in some areas allowing regeneration of natural forest habitats and supporting survival of new saplings. High quality fencing has further protected the newly planted areas from wildlife browsing which has had a positive effect on height growth. Overall cost-efficiency has been good due to increased prices for Spruce cuttings which generated additional income that was converted into more nature conservation work and larger areas than predicted being fenced and planted. Innovation was noted in new tailor-made technology for sowing beech which improved the efficiency and reliability of regeneration techniques. Novel proposals for environmentally friendly techniques, using horses to transport wood and pigs to help scarify the ground, were not considered successful. Relatively small economies of scale rendered them more expensive than calculated and conventional methods were assessed to be more manageable. LIFE project staff were commended for their financial management techniques which have been highlighted as good practice and disseminated throughout the LIFE-Nature network and other parties in Sweden, England, Germany, Denmark and Lithuania. Additional recognition of the project’s achievements were demonstrated by its selection as one of five best practice case studies in Europe. An After-LIFE conservation plan sets out the need for long-term maintenance of fences, clearing of competitive vegetation, cutting of spruce and monitoring. The Beneficiary anticipates sourcing on-going financial support to implement these activities which will also allow the project to continue its ability to disseminate results and send strong signals to forest owners and companies about the importance of deciduous forests. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008. The project has been considered a beneficial success creating a range of practical achievements in terms of woodland conservation, project management and dissemination of results. Over 512,000 trees of local provenance have been planted during the project’s four and half year term and the control measures on tree-species such as Spruce and Birch have made important contributions to the survival of natural deciduous forest habitats. Scarification activities have penetrated the thick grass layer in some areas allowing regeneration of natural forest habitats and supporting survival of new saplings. High quality fencing has further protected the newly planted areas from wildlife browsing which has had a positive effect on height growth. Overall cost-efficiency has been good due to increased prices for Spruce cuttings which generated additional income that was converted into more nature conservation work and larger areas than predicted being fenced and planted. Innovation was noted in new tailor-made technology for sowing beech which improved the efficiency and reliability of regeneration techniques. Novel proposals for environmentally friendly techniques, using horses to transport wood and pigs to help scarify the ground, were not considered successful. Relatively small economies of scale rendered them more expensive than calculated and conventional methods were assessed to be more manageable. LIFE project staff were commended for their financial management techniques which have been highlighted as good practice and disseminated throughout the LIFE-Nature network and other parties in Sweden, England, Germany, Denmark and Lithuania. Additional recognition of the project’s achievements were demonstrated by its selection as one of five best practice case studies in Europe. An After-LIFE conservation plan sets out the need for long-term maintenance of fences, clearing of competitive vegetation, cutting of spruce and monitoring. The Beneficiary anticipates sourcing on-going financial support to implement these activities which will also allow the project to continue its ability to disseminate results and send strong signals to forest owners and companies about the importance of deciduous forests. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/S/008483\nAcronym: Söderaasen\nStart Date: 01/06/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 762,461 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen i Skåne Län / Söderåsens Nationalpark\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Skäralid 747, 260 70, Ljungbyhed,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    renaturation\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    restoration measure\n    pest control\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLänsstyrelsen i Skåne Län / Söderåsens Nationalpark \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Sweden","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2002,2021,54,0,762461,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Promoting natural regeneration/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Fencing/stakeholder engagement","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",1,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2002-06-01","2006-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"VALUE(AP152)","v":1070},1070]
[204,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-RO-000027/restoration-forest-habitats-from-pietrosul-rodnei-biosphere-reserve",null,"LIFE03 NAT/RO/000027",null,"Restoration forest habitats from Pietrosul Rodnei biosphere reserve","\nRestoration forest habitats from Pietrosul Rodnei biosphere reserve\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/RO/000027 | Acronym: Piedrosul Rodnei\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in the Pietrosul Rodnei Biosphere Reserve, part of the Rodnei Mountains National Park in the Carpathian Mountains in northern Romania, this project targeted the restoration of three seriously threatened alpine forest habitats: cembra pine (Pinus cembra), spruce (Picea abies) and mugo pine (Pinus mugo). The actions were implemented by planting seedlings over 50 hectares including the avalanche area of Mount Pietrosul Rodnei. The 6,415-ha Pietrosul Rodnei Biosphere Reserve, now also a proposed Natura 2000 site, hosts a number of habitats and species of Community interest, some of which have become damaged by human activities. The main threats include tourism e.g. skiing, hiking, mountaineering, selective logging, livestock-grazing and disturbance from hunting e.g. of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra). Among the habitats of Community interest in the reserve, forests are the most seriously degraded, surviving in some cases in only small patches. Some, such as the cembra pine, mugo pine and spruce from the project area only survive at 1%, 20%, and 21% respectively, of their former area. In the past, a large population of cembra pine was present in the targeted area, but with only around 40 over-aged trees remaining, the species population has become almost extinct locally. In Romania, the cembra pine grows, together with mugo pine and spruce, at high altitudes (1,600-2,000 metres). It also occurs in the Polish, Ukrainian and Slovak Carpathians, as well as the Austrian, Swiss, French and Italian Alps. The species' habitat, which has a priority status according to the Habitats Directive, is important for a number of reasons, including reforestation in the sub-Alpine zone, and landscaping. Its wood is used for the manufacture of furniture and crafts, and its seeds are one of the most important food resources for the bird species, the nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes). The distributional trend of another priority habitat, Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum shrubland, is also decreasing in the Pietrosul. When allowed to grow naturally, its continuous carpet effect helps guard against soil erosion. However, during the 1970s, the P. mugo carpet was cut over a large area in the Pietrosul to create land for livestock grazing. As a result, the area has become more prone to avalanches. For example, in 1996 an avalanche killed four hikers within the LIFE project area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s main objective was the recovery of the cembra pine/spruce and mugo pine habitats in a 50-ha area, located mainly on the very steep (40-60°) northern slopes of Mt. Pietrosul Rodnei, (rising to 2,303 metres it is the highest peak in the Rodnei Mountains). The work included the planting of seedlings originating from neighbouring areas within the reserve, with similar genetic origin and environmental requirements. The conservation of other flora and fauna was also tackled through the drawing up and execution of a management plan for the whole reserve, backed up by surveillance and monitoring. Ahead of the planting of the seedlings, a chalet refuge was built. During the project implementation, the chalet housed the workers, project team, and researchers – providing shelter during activities such as the seedlings’ plantation, the scientific inventory of the woody, herbaceous, bird and carnivore species and GIS measurements. Since the project ended, the chalet has been put to use by the National Park, mainly by the park warden. A GIS distribution map was also prepared for the forest, herbaceous, and stony habitats in the reserve. The planting, together with its associated activities, proved to be the most laborious and difficult of tasks. For example, sticks and seedlings were transported from Borsa (650 m elevation) to the project area (1,800 m elevation) along a very treacherous path, using a primitive caterpillar track. The sticks, used for field marking of the seedlings, were carried on workers’ back to the planting area. Another laborious task was the digging of the seedling beds in spring and the planting in autumn. An awareness-raising campaign was launched at the start of the project, which continued throughout the project period.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project's main achievement was the successful reintroduction of cembra pine and its restoration together with the mugo pine and spruce on 50-ha. In total, 15 500 seedlings were used for the restoration instead of the 10 000 foreseen. The monitoring of the restoration work confirmed that the correct methodology was used, as shown by the high survival rate of seedlings. Another major output was the management plan setting out actions to be taken during the project and establishing a working framework for long-term conservation and management of the reserve. After the establishment of the national park in 2004, the scope of this plan was extended from the foreseen area of the biosphere reserve to the entire area of the national park. The plan includes economic and conservation activities for the sustainable development of the area with special emphasis to specific actions regarding the restoration of woody habitats and conservation of all flora and fauna habitats. This action involved consultation with local administrators, stakeholders and local residents, and the organisation of three workshops the final of which took place in May 2007. The beneficiary also organised an international IUFRO conference (37 participants from 11 countries) focusing on pines, including cembra pine. The project team also produced several awareness-raising products including a brochure, two leaflets and two short films, all of which were distributed to stakeholders both regionally and nationwide. Finally, the project’s after-LIFE conservation plan foresees a continuation of activities, initiated during the LIFE project, especially maintenance of seedlings and young plants and the monitoring of restoration success. This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.The project's main achievement was the successful reintroduction of cembra pine and its restoration together with the mugo pine and spruce on 50-ha. In total, 15 500 seedlings were used for the restoration instead of the 10 000 foreseen. The monitoring of the restoration work confirmed that the correct methodology was used, as shown by the high survival rate of seedlings. Another major output was the management plan setting out actions to be taken during the project and establishing a working framework for long-term conservation and management of the reserve. After the establishment of the national park in 2004, the scope of this plan was extended from the foreseen area of the biosphere reserve to the entire area of the national park. The plan includes economic and conservation activities for the sustainable development of the area with special emphasis to specific actions regarding the restoration of woody habitats and conservation of all flora and fauna habitats. This action involved consultation with local administrators, stakeholders and local residents, and the organisation of three workshops the final of which took place in May 2007. The beneficiary also organised an international IUFRO conference (37 participants from 11 countries) focusing on pines, including cembra pine. The project team also produced several awareness-raising products including a brochure, two leaflets and two short films, all of which were distributed to stakeholders both regionally and nationwide. Finally, the project’s after-LIFE conservation plan foresees a continuation of activities, initiated during the LIFE project, especially maintenance of seedlings and young plants and the monitoring of restoration success. This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/RO/000027\nAcronym: Piedrosul Rodnei\nStart Date: 01/06/2003\nEnd Date: 01/06/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 213,470 €\nEU Contribution: 106,735 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ICAS-Forest Research and Management Institute\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Bd. Eroilor 128, Voluntari, 077190, Judetul Ilfov,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biosphere reserve\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n    9420 - Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nICAS-Forest Research and Management Institute \tCoordinator\nForest State Administration of Maramures County, Romania \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Romania","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2003,2019,48,213470,106735,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Overharvesting/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Erosion/Invasive alien species","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Soil preparation/Pest and disease control/Fencing/stakeholder engagement","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/increase awareness/CO₂ capture/Erosion protection/improve or maintain biodiversity",2,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2003-06-01","2007-06-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,"NA",null,"Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Hunedoara, SPS","Mixed Forest","word search"]
[210,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-P-000214/management-and-conservation-of-the-sites-of-s-mamede-and-nisa-laje-de-prata",null,"LIFE04 NAT/P/000214",null,"Management and conservation of the sites of S. Mamede and Nisa/Laje de Prata","\nManagement and conservation of the sites of S. Mamede and Nisa/Laje de Prata\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/P/000214 | Acronym: NORTENATUR\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe São Mamede and Nisa - Lage da Prata Natura 2000 sites in the north-east of Alentejo, South-Central Portugal cover more than 120 000 ha. They are home to four priority habitats: Mediterranean temporary ponds; Southern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and E. Tetralix; semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates - Festuco-Brometalia; and pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals - Thero-Brachypodietea.\n\nThey are also home to a variety of other habitats of Community importance, specifically floating vegetation, rivers, riparian woods, juniper formations, dry heaths, several types of Quercus forests and meadows. It is the southern limit of many species and plant communities, is home to the otter and could provide habitat for the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus).\n\nHowever, all this diversity is threatened by natural and human forces, in particular inadequate agricultural, forestry and cattle-raising techniques. Actions impacting negatively on the sites include the destruction of natural draining lines and creation of new ones, destruction of temporary ponds by ploughing and the cutting of riparian vegetation and oak species. The sites are vulnerable to forest fires and the expansion of exotic plant species such as Acacia, Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus pinaster.\n\nAfter the occurrence of a devastating fire that destroyed vast extensions of Quercus forests in Alentejo in 2003, the absence of a correct management of the forest areas was identified as the main cause of the fire propagation.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project was set up as a pilot for the future management of the two Natura 2000 sites in the north-east of Alentejo. It sought to promote good synergies between relevant actors for the sustainable management of the sites, including the national authority, a regional university and a regional association of forest producers.\n\nSpecifically, the project sought to produce a management plan for both pSCIs, covering Quercus montados and associated priority habitats, and integrate it into the existing legal planning instruments. A specific protection plan of priority habitats against forest fires was planned.\n\nPilot actions were also foreseen to promote sustainable use of Quercus habitats and minimise the impacts of forest fires, including:\n\n    building of walls and barriers against erosion\n    planting riparian vegetation along water courses affected by forest fires\n    fencing sensitive areas against human pressure and grazing\n    control of herd and cattle density and agriculture and forest practices near sensitive areas\n    restoration of riparian habitats through stabilisation of water courses banks and\n    elimination of invasive species and plantation of native species.\n\nThe project also planned to set up surveillance to avoid juniper cuts inside juniper formations, and a series of awareness-raising measures aimed at the local population.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe NorteNatur project successfully developed management tools and carried demonstrative management good practices that point the way for good and effective future management of the two targeted Natura 2000 sites in Alentejo, Portugal.\n\nThe project carried out habitats and GIS mapping of the two project sites, generating a charter of natural and semi-natural habitats and an associated publication on the distribution of fauna and flora species.\n\nThis enabled it to produce a draft Management Plan for the Natura 2000 sites, setting out techniques to be applied to different habitats and a Priority Habitats Protection Plan Against Forestry Fires. This created a system for predicting risk of forest fires with a view to taking measures to reduce their number and spread.\n\nDespite some delays in land purchasing, a series of distinct demonstrative tasks were implemented aimed at protection or restoration of areas at risk of fires or post-fire erosion, including:\n\n    The protection and recuperation of burned areas with erosion risk over around 55 ha\n    The installation of 2 000 m of fences in the Juniperus habitat around 37ha\n    The conservation of temporary Mediterranean pools or ponds and humid Mediterranean meadows with tall grasses in 45 ha\n    The conservation of 3 ha of humid temperate Atlantic heathlands\n    The recuperation, management and conservation of riparian habitats in two areas of 1.5 km and 10ha, respectively\n    The recuperation, management and conservation of 370 ha of forest oak habitats\n    The conservation of habitats of bushy scrub of Juniperus spp. across 31 ha\n    The control of invasive trees (mainly Acacia spp.) across 47ha.\n\nThe involvement in the project of landowners, local authorities and interested stakeholders was an important success of the project looking towards the long-term sustainable management of the target areas and their protection from fires, soil erosion and the disappearance of the water lines. Additional awareness-raising events included camping activities, walks along the target natural sites, school activities and two workshops directed at the local population. The project produced a 30-minute film, an environmental education publication, the website and the layman's report.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).The NorteNatur project successfully developed management tools and carried demonstrative management good practices that point the way for good and effective future management of the two targeted Natura 2000 sites in Alentejo, Portugal.\n\nThe project carried out habitats and GIS mapping of the two project sites, generating a charter of natural and semi-natural habitats and an associated publication on the distribution of fauna and flora species.\n\nThis enabled it to produce a draft Management Plan for the Natura 2000 sites, setting out techniques to be applied to different habitats and a Priority Habitats Protection Plan Against Forestry Fires. This created a system for predicting risk of forest fires with a view to taking measures to reduce their number and spread.\n\nDespite some delays in land purchasing, a series of distinct demonstrative tasks were implemented aimed at protection or restoration of areas at risk of fires or post-fire erosion, including:\n\n    The protection and recuperation of burned areas with erosion risk over around 55 ha\n    The installation of 2 000 m of fences in the Juniperus habitat around 37ha\n    The conservation of temporary Mediterranean pools or ponds and humid Mediterranean meadows with tall grasses in 45 ha\n    The conservation of 3 ha of humid temperate Atlantic heathlands\n    The recuperation, management and conservation of riparian habitats in two areas of 1.5 km and 10ha, respectively\n    The recuperation, management and conservation of 370 ha of forest oak habitats\n    The conservation of habitats of bushy scrub of Juniperus spp. across 31 ha\n    The control of invasive trees (mainly Acacia spp.) across 47ha.\n\nThe involvement in the project of landowners, local authorities and interested stakeholders was an important success of the project looking towards the long-term sustainable management of the target areas and their protection from fires, soil erosion and the disappearance of the water lines. Additional awareness-raising events included camping activities, walks along the target natural sites, school activities and two workshops directed at the local population. The project produced a 30-minute film, an environmental education publication, the website and the layman's report.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/P/000214\nAcronym: NORTENATUR\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 30/03/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 971,590 €\nEU Contribution: 485,795 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Associação de Municípios do Norte Alentejano\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Praça do Município, 10, 7300-110, Portalegre,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    forest fire\n    forecast\n    soil erosion\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    fire protection\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    3290 - Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nS. Mamede \tPTCON0007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNisa / Lage da Prata \tPTCON0044 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAssociação de Municípios do Norte Alentejano \tCoordinator\nInstituto da Conservação da Natureza, Portugal \tParticipant\nFloraSul – Associação de Produtores da Floresta Alentejana, Portugal \tParticipant\nUniversidade de Évora, Portugal \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Portugal","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2004,2021,54,971590,485795,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/Overharvesting/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Fires/Invasive alien species","land purchase/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Fire prevention interventions","Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",4,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2009-03-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,45,"NA",null,"Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz, Bund Naturschutz e.V., Schutzgemeinschaft Wemdinger Ried e.V., Rieser Naturschutzverein e.V., Landkreis Donau-Ries","Broadleaf Forest","x"]
[211,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-RO-000225/the-forests-with-pinus-nigra-banatica-part-of-natura-2000",null,"LIFE04 NAT/RO/000225",null,"The forests with Pinus nigra banatica - part of NATURA 2000","\nThe forests with Pinus nigra banatica - part of NATURA 2000\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/RO/000225 | Acronym: Pinus nigra banatica\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSub-Mediterranean Pine Forests with endemic black pines are a priority habitat of the Habitats Directive. In Romania, this habitat type is represented by the Pinus nigra banatica forest, which is found in the Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park.\n\nThe main threats to the conservation of this habitat type are tourism, the main human activity in this area, forest fires and the felling of trees for firewood by the local population. Uncontrolled tourism is also causing the degradation of the natural habitats. Moreover, the high temperatures reached in the past few summers caused fires that destroyed some important forest areas. For example, in 2000, 90ha of Pinus nigra banatica forests were destroyed on steep and rocky slopes that made it very difficult to intervene with the limited means available. Furthermore, the Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park doesn’t have a management plan and the forest area targeted in the project is lacking specific conservation measures.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE project aimed to introduce long-term conservation to the sub-Mediterranean forests with Pinus nigra banatica in the Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park. The actions proposed to achieve this objective would include the assessment of the conservation status of natural habitats and species and the implementation of an integrated monitoring system, setting up the management plan of the site, as well as the improvement and development of the warding system. In order to recover an area that has been highly degraded by forest fires in recent years, the restoration of 25ha of Pinus nigra banatica forest would also be undertaken.\n\nThe project also planned to set up appropriate paths and visitor facilities in order to foster sustainable tourism, as well as to develop an information centre to inform the visitors. Moreover, informational materials (leaflets, newspaper articles, radio and TV news, booklets and CDs) would be produced to raise awareness and promote the site and the Natura 2000 network.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main result of the project was the ecological reconstruction of 25ha black pine forest damaged by fire. This was achieved in an area that is hard to reach and where black pine cannot regenerate by itself.\n\nAn extensive assessment of wildlife conservation status, natural habitats status, and the impact of human activities was performed. In addition, threats to the continued conservation efforts in the area were identified. These included extreme natural phenomena – ie, drought and long hot periods drying up vegetation on the site – that can cause large-scale and frequent fires to flare up as well as facilitating pest outbreaks. ‘Internal’ threats were also identified, such as insufficient funding, including the Forestry Administration – National Park Domogled – Valea Cernei, for continuing the actions planned.\n\nThe training of the staff, however, contributed to an increase in the skill level of the warding employees and workforce that process data and information using IT techniques. The project also helped to support sustainable tourism through the structures and facilities created in the project.\n\nAnother result of the project was the proposal of the project site as a Natura 2000 site and the drawing up of a Management Plan. The measures set out in the plan should lead to the development of a sustainable economy. The project established waste collection to reduce the risk to human health.\nFinally, the project produced didactic tools (leaflets, postcards, calendars, CDs, photos, movies, etc.) and held training activities to educate local young people about the importance of conservation. One event, the annual festival “Banat Black Pine”, proved to be a very effective way of promoting the project and Natura 2000 network. Support of the tourism infrastructure aroused the interest of stakeholders and project target groups. As a basic precondition for successful implementation, the project built up lasting partnerships with the partner institutions. It engaged a large number of specialists, scientists and managers experienced in conservation and biodiversity issues. The main result of the project was the ecological reconstruction of 25ha black pine forest damaged by fire. This was achieved in an area that is hard to reach and where black pine cannot regenerate by itself.\n\nAn extensive assessment of wildlife conservation status, natural habitats status, and the impact of human activities was performed. In addition, threats to the continued conservation efforts in the area were identified. These included extreme natural phenomena – ie, drought and long hot periods drying up vegetation on the site – that can cause large-scale and frequent fires to flare up as well as facilitating pest outbreaks. ‘Internal’ threats were also identified, such as insufficient funding, including the Forestry Administration – National Park Domogled – Valea Cernei, for continuing the actions planned.\n\nThe training of the staff, however, contributed to an increase in the skill level of the warding employees and workforce that process data and information using IT techniques. The project also helped to support sustainable tourism through the structures and facilities created in the project.\n\nAnother result of the project was the proposal of the project site as a Natura 2000 site and the drawing up of a Management Plan. The measures set out in the plan should lead to the development of a sustainable economy. The project established waste collection to reduce the risk to human health.\nFinally, the project produced didactic tools (leaflets, postcards, calendars, CDs, photos, movies, etc.) and held training activities to educate local young people about the importance of conservation. One event, the annual festival “Banat Black Pine”, proved to be a very effective way of promoting the project and Natura 2000 network. Support of the tourism infrastructure aroused the interest of stakeholders and project target groups. As a basic precondition for successful implementation, the project built up lasting partnerships with the partner institutions. It engaged a large number of specialists, scientists and managers experienced in conservation and biodiversity issues.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/RO/000225\nAcronym: Pinus nigra banatica\nStart Date: 01/07/2004\nEnd Date: 01/07/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 814,770 €\nEU Contribution: 611,078 €\nProject Location: Caras Severin County, Romania\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Caras-Severin Environment Protection Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Petru MAIOR street, nr.73, 320111, Resita, Caras-Severin County,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    endemic species\n    protected area\n    forest fire\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    8160 - Medio-European calcareous scree of hill and montane levels\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCaras-Severin Environment Protection Agency \tCoordinator\nDomogled-Valea Cernei National Park Administration, Romania \tParticipant\nExplorers Speleological Association (ASER), Romania \tParticipant\nBaile Herculane Mayoralty, Romania \tParticipant\n------------------------------------","Romania","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2004,2012,36,814770,611078,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Fires/Illegal logging/climate change/Overharvesting","monitoring/management and planning and opimization/improved tourism /Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/education or science/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",4,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2004-07-01","2007-07-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,25]
[184,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5826",null,"LIFE20 NGO4GD/LT/000009"," LITPAs for LIFE ","Development of Lithuanian Network of Protected Areas in the Context of European Green Deal ","The European Green Deal emphasises conservation and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity as one of the key elements of the transition towards a sustainable future. The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets a goal to achieve at least 30% of the land and sea to be protected and 10% to be strictly protected in the EU. In order to contribute to this goal, Lithuania has already committed to designate 20% of its territory as protected and 5% as strictly protected by 2024. At the moment, protected areas in Lithuania make almost 18% and strictly protected less than 0.6% of the land area. In 2018, the European Commission noted that the country has to make additional efforts to ensure adequate protection of habitats and species by designating protected areas. Since 2018, Lithuania has implemented a LIFE-funded Integrated Project which aims to respond to the weak implementation of Natura 2000 requirements. The project is filling in the gaps in the Natura 2000 network through inventories of rare species, improving management of already designated protected areas, and establishing protection for species and habitats that are underrepresented within the network. It aims to increase the area under protection by 2% mostly covering currently proposed Natura 2000 sites that have no legal protection. The process of establishing new protected areas or stricter regulations is hindered by opposition from parties representing economic interests, and demands for compensation from private land owners. The country needs to develop a clear strategy on how to achieve the set goals that contribute to the objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LITPAS for LIFE project aims to prepare a proposal for the development of the protected areas network in Lithuania, in order to contribute to the achievement of the goals set in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030.\n\nMore specifically, the project will seek to assess existing shortcomings, and the application of multiple criteria, including provision of key ecosystem services, in decision making processes. It also aims to ensure extensive consultation with different stakeholders, to better reflect the different needs of society and increase public acceptance of the proposed expansion of the terrestrial protected areas network.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Assign national protected areas to “protected” and “strictly protected” status through their assessment in the context of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;\n    Identify protected areas or their parts where stricter protection should be established by performing analysis of shortcomings of available measures to ensure conservation of target habitats, birds and other species;\n    Propose the areas to be added to the protected areas system as a result of assessment of protected areas network according to representation of important bird areas, habitat and species’ habitats of Community interest, habitats of nationally protected species and interconnectivity;\n    Identify areas that exhibit or have potential to exhibit the highest concentrations of ecosystem services, the areas with the highest carbon storage, and the highest potential for restoring and maintaining biodiversity;\n    Identify key areas of target biodiversity outside the current network of protected areas;\n    Prepare maps (1:100 000 - interactive, 1:350 000 – static) of proposed changes in protected areas network along with relevant descriptive information aiming to increase the total area of “protected” areas by 12% (from 18% to 30%) and “strictly protected” by 9.4% (from 0.6% to 10%);\n    Identify legal shortcomings and prepare proposals of amendments to legal acts in relation to the proposed development of the protected areas network;\n    Organise 8-10 consultations with stakeholders about problems of the existing system of protected areas and needs for further developments;\n    Achieve at least 1 000 visitors of the project website and ensure active participation of general public and stakeholders via access to interactive web mapping application;\n    Prepare animated video presenting main objectives of the project to be uploaded on project profiles in social networks and reaching at least 600 views;\n    Publish 3 articles, prepare publication about project results and outputs and organise final conference for at least 40 participants.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NGO4GD/LT/000009\nAcronym: LITPAs for LIFE\nStart Date: 01/11/2021\nEnd Date: 31/10/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 371,478 €\nEU Contribution: 222,886 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: VšĮ Gamtos paveldo fondas\nLegal Status: NGO\nContact Person: Zenonas Gulbinas\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Environmental training - Capacity building\n    Awareness raising - Information\n    Public and Stakeholders participation\n    Knowledge development\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n    Ecological coherence\n    Forest management\n    Birds\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    decision making support\n    biodiversity\n    environmental awareness\n    social participation\n    nature conservation\n    restoration\n    environmental law\n    endangered species\n    carbon capture and storage\n    knowledge development\n    forest ecosystem\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNature Heritage Fund \tCoordinator\n--------------------------","Lithuania","All ecosystems",2021,2023,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC156,AD156,\"m\")","v":23},371478,222886,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Urban expansion/Non-management/Invasive alien species/Landscape fragmentation","knowledge increase/decision making tools/management and planning and opimization/political strategy/stakeholder engagement/Full protection - Restriction of all active management/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/Water quality",1,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,"2021-11-01","2023-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[622,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-IT-000060/conservation-and-restoration-of-calcareous-fens-in-friuli",null,"LIFE06 NAT/IT/000060",null,"Conservation and restoration of calcareous fens in Friuli","\nConservation and restoration of calcareous fens in Friuli\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/IT/000060 | Acronym: LIFE FRIULI FENS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAt the beginning of the 20th century, the area between the rivers Tagliamento and Isonzo was made up of 6 000 hectares of wetlands, most of which were alkaline and calcareous fens. Currently, only 200 hectares of these habitats survive and these are dispersed in small and fragmented patches, most of which are designated as Sites of Community Importance. The remaining fens host many endemic plants and animals of EU and national importance. The project focus was on three SCI that contain the last alkaline and calcareous fens that are home to 90% of the worldwide population of Armeria helodes and 99% of the worldwide population of Erucastrum palustre. In recent years the number of these species has been decreasing despite efforts to halt their decline. Populations are threatened by their small size, the fragmentation of their natural habitat, the lowering of the water table, the eutrophication of surface waters and the abandonment of natural habitat owned by private owners. Both species are at a high risk of extinction.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to stabilise and increase the population size of plant and animal species protected by the EU Habitats Directive that are found in the alkaline and calcareous fens in the Friuli plain. Public awareness and environmental education programmes in local schools, as well as evening courses for the elderly and for the general public, would raise awareness of the conservation and cultural importance of the fens.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project ‘FRIULI FENS’, which was carried out in three SCIs in the plan of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (North Italy), led to the overall improvement of about 85 ha of wet habitats (wet grasslands, fens and alluvial forests).\n\nPreparatory actions focused on the administrative acts necessary to enlarge two Natura 2000 network sites and the drawing up of Management Plans for all the three sites. While less land was purchased than foreseen (2.7 ha less), more agricultural area was bought than anticipated (23.67 ha purchased instead of 20 ha). Given the impact of agricultural practices on the calcareous fens, the purchase of more agricultural land is a more effective way to tackle the threats to this habitat. Moreover, the beneficiary is expecting to purchase 2.39 ha of natural land in the Municipality of Castions di Strada in accordance with the after-LIFE conservation plan.\n\nThe conservation actions consisted of the restoration of 34.5 ha (instead of the foreseen 27.9 ha) and of non-recurring management on 51.1 ha (instead of the foreseen 53 ha) of the following habitats: Alluvial forests , calcareous fens, alkaline fens, Molinia meadows on calcareous. Another success of the project was the establishment of cultivation protocols for more than 80 herbaceous species, including two species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive (Armeria helodes and Erucastrum palustre) and several others in the regional and national red lists.\n\nRecurring management on alluvial forests – the removal of alien species and the conversion of coppice to high forests – and the cutting of shrubs on the fens was carried out on more than 78 ha without incurring any additional cost to the project.\n\nAll interventions were accompanied by detailed monitoring, which contributed to an increase in knowledge of the effects of such measures and improved scientific understanding of the two target species, Armeria helodes and Erucastrum palustre.\n\nThe results of the project were widely spread, with activities carried out by the four municipalities involved in the project, reaching the local public and school children. Public understanding of the importance of biodiversity in the wet ecosystems was raised by the project. Printed materials were of very good quality and the excellent website will be kept active until 2014.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project ‘FRIULI FENS’, which was carried out in three SCIs in the plan of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (North Italy), led to the overall improvement of about 85 ha of wet habitats (wet grasslands, fens and alluvial forests).\n\nPreparatory actions focused on the administrative acts necessary to enlarge two Natura 2000 network sites and the drawing up of Management Plans for all the three sites. While less land was purchased than foreseen (2.7 ha less), more agricultural area was bought than anticipated (23.67 ha purchased instead of 20 ha). Given the impact of agricultural practices on the calcareous fens, the purchase of more agricultural land is a more effective way to tackle the threats to this habitat. Moreover, the beneficiary is expecting to purchase 2.39 ha of natural land in the Municipality of Castions di Strada in accordance with the after-LIFE conservation plan.\n\nThe conservation actions consisted of the restoration of 34.5 ha (instead of the foreseen 27.9 ha) and of non-recurring management on 51.1 ha (instead of the foreseen 53 ha) of the following habitats: Alluvial forests , calcareous fens, alkaline fens, Molinia meadows on calcareous. Another success of the project was the establishment of cultivation protocols for more than 80 herbaceous species, including two species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive (Armeria helodes and Erucastrum palustre) and several others in the regional and national red lists.\n\nRecurring management on alluvial forests – the removal of alien species and the conversion of coppice to high forests – and the cutting of shrubs on the fens was carried out on more than 78 ha without incurring any additional cost to the project.\n\nAll interventions were accompanied by detailed monitoring, which contributed to an increase in knowledge of the effects of such measures and improved scientific understanding of the two target species, Armeria helodes and Erucastrum palustre.\n\nThe results of the project were widely spread, with activities carried out by the four municipalities involved in the project, reaching the local public and school children. Public understanding of the importance of biodiversity in the wet ecosystems was raised by the project. Printed materials were of very good quality and the excellent website will be kept active until 2014.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/IT/000060\nAcronym: LIFE FRIULI FENS\nStart Date: 01/10/2006\nEnd Date: 31/07/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,645,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,058,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - Servizio Caccia, Pesca e Ambienti naturali\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via Sabbadini, 31, 33100, Udine,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    public awareness campaign\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Erucastrum palustre\n    Armeria helodes\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Euphrasia marchesettii\n    Rana lessonae\n    Rana latastei\n    Rana dalmatina\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Emys orbicularis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRisorgive dello Stella \tIT3320026 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPalude Selvote \tIT3320028 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPaludi di Gonars \tIT3320031 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - Servizio Caccia, Pesca e Ambienti naturali \tCoordinator\nBertiolo Municipality, Italy \tParticipant\nTalmassons Municipality, Italy \tParticipant\nCastions di Strada Municipality, Italy \tParticipant\nGonars Municipality, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2006,2012,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC157,AD157,\"m\")","v":69},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2006-10-01","2012-07-31"]
[678,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007139/bats-calcareous-habitats-and-petrifying-sources-in-the-park-of-campo-dei-fiori",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007139",null,"Bats; calcareous habitats and petrifying sources in the Park of Campo dei Fiori","\nBats, calcareous habitats and petrifying sources in the Park of Campo dei Fiori\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007139 | Acronym: Chiroterri II (Campo dei Fiori\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Campo dei Fiori regional park, within which three proposed Sites of Community Interest have been identified, protects a pre-Alpine mountainous area of calcareous and porphyritic substrate. Karst phenomena have created an extensive system of underground grottoes and caves which are of difficult access and which house colonies of bats such as Myotis emarginatus and bechsteini and Miniopterus schreibersi. Apart from the rock formations, which provide nesting sites for peregrine falcons and which support interesting communities of rock flora, there are forest habitats (beech woods and alluvial alder forests), where black kites and goshawks nest. Finally, there are semi-natural grasslands, xerophilous oak woods and petrifying springs which account for the presence of an exceptional formation of travertine, the largest in the province of Varese. Threats to the sites stem from the impact of tourism in the caves, the abstraction of spring water, the silting of the small, but significant, wet environments for amphibians, the abandonment of forestry practices and the exploitation of the meadows used by bats as feeding areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project is a continuation of a similar LIFE project (LIFE96 NAT/IT/003075). It provides for a series of actions to conserve the habitats and species of Community interest which can be found at the sites. Among the major actions scheduled is the renaturalisation of approximately 3 ha of a site from which water has been abstracted, by restoring conditions which favour colonisation by the Cratoneurion species and relaunching the natural travertine formation process. For the bats, structures will be erected aimed at reducing the impact of tourism in the caves and rocky habitats, some of the major wetlands will be restored to enable the bats to forage, action to manage the meadow habitats will be carried out and the bat and amphibian populations will be monitored. Finally, management plans will be drawn up for each of the sites, as will an action plan to protect the petrifying springs, and environmental awareness and education campaigns will be carried out.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007139\nAcronym: Chiroterri II (Campo dei Fiori\nStart Date: 01/06/2001\nEnd Date: 30/11/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 311,373 €\nProject Location: Varese, Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio di gestione del Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Trieste, 40, 21030, Brinzio,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Myotis capaccinii\n    Miniopterus schreibersii\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n","Italy",null,2001,2003,31,0,311373,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy"]
[679,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004140/dune-di-piscinas-monte-arcuentu",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004140",null,"Dune di Piscinas-Monte Arcuentu","\nDune di Piscinas-Monte Arcuentu\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004140 | Acronym: Piscinas/Arcuentu\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThree municipalities (Guspini, Arbus and Gonnosfanadiga) and the Province of Cagliari have joined together in a LIFE project which will take on a sweep of land along Sardinia's west coast, ranging from the Piscinas dunes, one of Italy's most significant and picturesque dune complexes, to the holm oak woods on the summit of Monte Arcuentu and the steppic habitats of Pordu Atzei.\n\nThe four subsites proposed as Sites of Community Interest include habitats classified as priority under Directive 92/43/EEC, such as the endemic Mediterranean forests with Juniperus and the pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals (Thero-Brachypodietea), as well as priority species like the little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)), and the Sardinian red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus). Although 200-250 individuals of this deer occur here, the lack of protection poses a serious threat for this population, which is of strategic importance in terms of the overall conservation of the species. Furthermore, the Piscinas dunes are threatened by the increasing impact of tourism, with a consequent degeneration of the vegetation, while the Mediterranean scrub on Monte Arcuentu is at risk from wildfires.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project's principal target was to create a protected area and set up a structure to elaborate an integrated management plan for the four subsites, thereby guaranteeing the conservation of one of the most vulnerable ecosystems on Sardinia.\n\nAmong the measures foreseen there was the prohibition of access to the dunes complex, work to restore the dune vegetation and, in the interior, on the slopes of Monte Arcuentu, setting up of a system to detect and monitor fires and keep the Sardinian red deer and little bustard habitat under surveillance.\n\nIn addition, an information and awareness campaign, with the involvement of NGOs, was to be launched to underline not only the ecological value of the area, but also its potential for socio-economic development - this area was, until a few years ago, a very important mining zone on accounts of its resources of lead, zinc and silver. It is now undergoing reconversion and the municipality of Guspini, where the last mine was closed in 1992, intended to establish a major cultural centre, using the abandoned mine infrastructures as an example of industrial archaeology.\n\nRESULTS\n\nA great part of the foreseen actions were carried out as foreseen. The changed attitude of local population towards the Natura 2000 network is testified also by the request of enlargement of the pSCI ITB000031: 2000 ha which were identified on the basis of a request of local shepherd. The extension will include the whole slope of a valley, including the entire hydrographic basin.\n\nThe establishment of a protected area has not been obtained, even though several forms of conservation do exist in the area and the recent establishment of the Geominerary Park could give a chance of establishing a management authority which would be responsible also of the proposed Site of Community Importance. The main achievements of the project are listed below.\nA management plan was elaborated, approved and presented in public. The document included sections relative to territorial and legal framework, faunistic inventory, vegetation and flora aspects, geomorphology, mining activities and territorial damages, public and private property, major zoo-technical activities, studies, cartography, photographic materials, maps) and an Operational Plan. The Operational Plan included sections on general management, protection and maintenance, environmental recovery, dune protection, wildlife management, vegetation protection, environmental monitoring, awareness raising. In total 45 actions were described. For each action the plan gave indications on motivations, kind of intervention, site of intervention, responsible actors and a timetable for the period 2002-2004. The plan was approved, with the commitment to implement it immediately, by the Cagliari Province with a deliberation signed on September 30, 2002.According to the inventory of species carried out it was established that the little bustard and the Bonelli’s eagle were not present in the site any longer (the first one due to a contraction of the main distribution area linked to agricultural intensification and the eagle due to a general disappearance of the species in the island).\nAbout 430 ha of land were rented to allow the pasture of deer. Meetings with shepherds were held and the procedure for compensation to allow Sardinian red deer pasture was also provided to the regional administration for its implementation in other areas. The action would continue with regional funds.\nWaste removal was completed with the removal of 48 tonnes of materials (including plastic, wood, glass and metal) dispersed on a total surface of 14,4 ha. Signposts of the project were placed on the cleaned sites.\nRestoration and cleaning of riverine habitats, aimed at reducing the water courses pollution, was carried out by Legambiente. 3,2 tonnes of waste material were collected, a ford was restored and 500 autochthonous plants were placed along the water embankments.\nRealisation of hedges was completed. 280 plants (Juniperus and Tamarix) were placed (one every three meters) on a total length of 875 meters.\nRestoration of pasturelands for red deer was carried out on 6 plots of land, on a total surface of 29 ha, through cutting of shrubs, sowing of grasses and fertilization\nSpring restoration for deer's drinking was completed through a fruitful co-operation with the local shepherds, who helped to locate old springs. Water was also brought during summer season, where needed.\n14 signposts (and 3 stickers on signposts already existing) were placed along the main roads, as well as along 36 km of paths and trails and on beauty spots.\nThe restoration of the natural vegetation was carried out through the placement of 2000 autochthonous plants on 3 dune areas.\nTwo structures in Montevecchio and Ingurtosu were restored and were used. The first one as a central office and the other one as a logistic support for the control and monitoring.\nSurveillance and forestry works were carried out through the involvement of local people, on the basis of three months contracts, and were based in the centre of Montevecchio. Surveillance activities, aimed at avoiding illegal activities such as camping, driving on dunes, waste and sewage dispersion, were carried out by eight people with the support of vehicles, binoculars, radio transmitters and mobile phones.\nThe beneficiary organised a series of public meetings: one conference in Arbus, and several meeting with stakeholders and schools were held.\nA specific tour guide service was organised and two people were employed during the summer season. The guides were provided of vehicles and other materials, as well as of clothes with the LIFE project logo. Some thousands of visitors were recorded during the project.\nMass media were constantly informed by the press office of the Provincial Administration. A tape containing a 44 minutes documentary film, a part of which signed by a local broadcaster (Sardegna Uno Sat), was realised.\nPublications: a brochure and a leaflet were realised.\nStudies and work camps in collaboration with the associations CTS and Legambiente, aimed respectively at Caretta caretta monitoring and spring cleaning activities, were organised.\nUpdating of the faunistic inventory. For each species of EU interest, faunistic status, conservation and legal status, main threats and other brief notes were provided. indications were also provided together with some faunistic maps.\nA 190 hours training course focusing on environmental issues and addressed at local technical personnel was completed.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004140\nAcronym: Piscinas/Arcuentu\nStart Date: 01/09/1997\nEnd Date: 31/12/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 535,861 €\nProject Location: Sardegna\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amministrazione Provinciale di Cagliari\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: viale F. Ciusa, 19, 09100, Cagliari,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    integrated management\n    coastal area\n    waste collection\n    island\n    pollution control\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    2260 - Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs\n    3290 - Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Cervus elaphus corsicanus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCapo Pecora \tITB040030 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonte Arcuentu e Rio Piscinas \tITB040031 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDa Piscinas a Riu Scivu \tITB040071 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmministrazione Provinciale di Cagliari \tCoordinator\nPro-loco di Arbus \tParticipant\nGuspini municipality \tParticipant\nGruppo Territorio Ambiente e Lavoro \tParticipant\nArbus municipality \tParticipant\nGEM (Gruppo Ecologico Montevecchio) \tParticipant\nArcinova \tParticipant\nGonnosfanadiga municipality \tParticipant\nComunità Montana n18 \tParticipant\nLegambiente Sardegna \tParticipant\nELAFOS \tParticipant\nCTS (Centro turistico studentesco giovanile) \tParticipant","Italy",null,1997,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC159,AD159,\"m\")","v":51},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-09-01","2001-12-31"]
[685,"national","expert narrative Romania","https://www.plantamfaptebune.ro/",null,null,null,"Annual Planting Report","Bucharest, June 27 - The national voluntary afforestation initiative Planting good deeds in Romania publishes the Annual Activity Report for 2022 .\n\n More than 730,000 saplings were planted in 2022. Thus, 165 hectares in 40 localities are covered by more than 100 species carefully chosen by the forestry engineers from the organizational team to adapt as best as possible to the specific conditions both in the rural environment where mainly degraded lands were targeted, as well as in the urban environment, where mini-forests and street alignments were established.\n\nThe project team also organized actions with both volunteers and day laborers to plant on behalf of the companies that financially supported the planting of the saplings.","Romania",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M160-L160)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania","Romania",null,"ongoing",2022,2022,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,165,null,null,null,null,null,"EcoAssist Association"]
[18,"national","explorer.land","http://www.plantc.be",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Wallonia, Belgium","Pests (fungi, insects), drought and storms have always affected forests. But climate change is increasing the frequency and concomitance of these disturbances. Thousands of hectares of forest are dying here in Belgium and across Europe. One of the main species affected is spruce because of the biggest forest pests in Europe: the bark beetle, a beetle specific to spruce. When a spruce area is infected, the affected trees must be cut and exported. At the same time, the ashes suffer from the attack of a fungal pest that leads to the death of the trees.\n\nThe progression of these diseases is enhanced by repeated episodes of drought that weaken the trees. The temperature increase and the reduction of frost periods amplified to the multiplication of pests.\n\nThe forest’s decline generates discouragement among most foresters, witnessing that the work done over several generations has been reduced to nothing. In this context, and given the uncertainty induced by climate change, many landowners are giving up investing in reforestation of their areas. However, forests offer many important ecosystem services: carbon storage, habitats for biodiversity, water and air quality, well-being and wood production.\n\nTherefore, the Société Royale Forestière de Belgique (SRFB) and Sylva Nova are joining forces with PlantC and Go Forest to support reforestation in Belgium. The contributions made by the companies give new life to these areas and help prevent forest fallow.","Belgium",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation"]
[98,"national","explorer.land","https://myforestarmenia.org/",null,null,null,"Benjamin Gumuchdjian Nursery","In order to do large-scale reforestation projects, we need hundreds of thousands of plants. For that, we need large nurseries where seeds can grow in a controlled environment.\n\nThe aim of creating different nurseries is to ensure adaptability and biodiversity. We have nurseries in different regions of Armenia and at different altitudes. The reason is to raise our opportunity to grow more tree and shrub species that specifically address reforestation/afforestation requirements.\n\nOur nursery activity is based on ongoing research.","Armenia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,null,"-10 tree and 5 shrub species, addressing regions located in higher altitudes","seedling production",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia",null,null,"word search","My Forest Armenia NGO/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[109,"national","explorer.land","https://myforestarmenia.org/",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia's Afforestation Areas: Jrashen community","The initial goal of our organization is to plant 400.000 trees, or about 120 hectares of new forest every year. Having reached that goal in 2021/2022, we are now aiming to plant 800.000 trees yearly or about 240 hectares of a new forest by 2025.","Armenia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,220,null,"My Forest Armenia",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia NGO/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[645,"national","explorer.land","https://reflorestar.pt/",null,null,null,"Retumbana Velha","This is a 5 year project of ecological restoration and Human integration on the land. The land is property of a collective of people from different nationalities and backgrounds, with the goal to protect and regenerate this land in order to create a Forest where people can heal, live and learn.\n","Portugal",null,2020,2025,{"$f":"(M164-L164)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,2020,2025,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"REFLORESTAR PORTUGAL"]
[646,"national","explorer.land","https://www.rmterra.org",null,null,null,"RMTerra (Reflorestação da Mãe Terra",null,"Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EARTHCARE"]
[648,"national","explorer.land","https://explorer.land/x/project/vinhavelha_restornature/about",null,null,null,"Restore Nature in Southern Portugal\n","Rooted in regenerative practices of Syntropic Agriculture, Permaculture and holistic forest restoration, we regenerate ecosystems and empower people to tune in with nature. We develop a local regenerative movement in the Algarve, Portugal, supporting local regenerators through educational workshops, courses, tours and  through regenerative landscape consultancy.","Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,1982,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Restore Nature Foundation"]
[649,"national","explorer.land","https://ecosanto.com/",null,null,null,"Projeto Cabeço Santo","Associação Cabeço Santo (ACS) is an NGO for environmental knowledge and practice. We deal with the preservation and ecological restoration of the native forest landscapes, for the sake of the health of the soil, water, and for the resilience of the ecosystems. We are on a process of combatting the non-native growth and safeguarding the animal and vegetal niches for biodiversity and for the remanence of the native biomes.","Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,2006,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Associação Cabeço Santo – Recuperação Ecológica e Paisagística"]
[684,"national","explorer.land","https://www.forestswithoutfrontiers.org/",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Romania","The reforestation project in the Carpathian Mountains is on degraded land, where forests have been cut down and would not regenerate without human intervention. We use mixed native species for large-scale plantations and follow rewilding concepts, ensuring forests are as close to their original composition as possible, extending existing natural forests, and enhancing precious ecosystems. The trees we plant are maintained and safeguarded under legal contract and protected for perpetuity.","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,2019,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forests Without Frontiers        non-profit CIC"]
[739,"national","explorer.land","https://broz.sk/en/",null,null,null,"REBORN DANUBE - STEP BY STEP",null,"Slovakia",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,2022,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Regional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development"]
[313,"national","Explorer-land.org","https://explorer.land/x/project/rewilding_oder_delta/",null,null,null,"Rewilding the Oder Delta","The Rewilding Oder Delta team is working to restore fish populations and fish migration in the Szczecin Lagoon and associated rivers, in collaboration with local communities and the State Office for Agriculture and the Environment in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Activities, which focus on rivers in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, include the rewilding of river banks, the restoration of natural hydrodynamics, the removal of obstacles to support fish migration, and the re-wetting of areas adjacent to waterways. Likewise, on the Polish side, Rewilding Oder Delta partner – TPRIIG – is rebuilding spawning gravels and reducing poaching to enable the return of migratory fish such as salmon and trout.","Germany",null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Uckermünde","53.796562, 14.274192","Ongoing",2015,null,null,"river restoration"]
[314,"national","Explorer-land.org","https://explorer.land/x/project/pinaearth/",null,null,null,"Luckaitztal (Brandenburg) - Sustainable forest rebuilding",null,"Germany",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Brandenburg","51.67506467423705, 13.96767125143065","Ongoing",2023,null,"-planting diverse, climate-resilient tree species\n-stimulating natural rejuvenation by single tree harvesting,\n-wildlife management to prevent serious forest damage.","Natural  Forest Management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,672,null,"Pina Earth"]
[315,"national","Explorer-land.org","https://explorer.land/x/project/pinaearth/",null,null,null,"Schlegel (Thüringen) - Sustainable forest rebuilding",null,"Germany",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Thüringen","50.397949341238125, 11.615903104151673","Ongoing",2023,null,"-planting diverse, climate-resilient tree species\n-stimulating natural rejuvenation by single tree harvesting,\n-wildlife management to prevent serious forest damage.","Natural  Forest Management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,499,null,"Callirius"]
[180,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi",null,null,null,"Kintulammin luonnonsuojelualueen soiden ennallistaminen ja ennallistamispoltto","Restoration and restoration of mires in the mires of the nature reserve","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration"]
[181,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Ketosirkka - biodiversity project - Uusimaa district (sll.fi)",null,null,null,"Ketosirkka - luonnon monimuotoisuushanke","Ketoshkka - Biodiversity Project","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,"Restoration of natural riparian forests, habitat types 91F0 and 91E0, on Kovachev\nIsland","restoration"]
[183,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Isosuo nature reserve | Vantaa",null,null,null,"Keimolan Isosuon ennallistaminen","Restoration of Keimola's big","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration"]
[184,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","https://www.kouvola.fi/ajankohtaiset/kalalammen-ulkoilualue-kehittyy/ ",null,null,null,"Kalalammen korven ennallistaminen","Restoration of Kalalampi's ear","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration"]
[174,"national","https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/en/","https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/en/give-back-to-local-nature-in-salla/ ",null,null,null,"Give back to nature - Salla","Get to know the destination and donate to conservation\nThe coniferous forest would be old enough for timber harvesting, and yet it is still young for a natural forest. As the previously thinned forest can go untouched from now on, it will return to its natural state rapidly. More lichen, such as horsehair lichens, will start growing on the trees, and the mammal and bird community will become more diverse.\nA pine mire is a type of wet peatland covered by short growing by pine trees. Such peatlands used to be drained with drainage ditches to speed up the growth of trees. Draining would, however, often not result in the desired outcome as pines did not grow that well and the mire turned into a source of carbon emissions and nutrient discharges. The water balance of the pine mire will be restored by filling up the drainage ditches. This will help with diversifying nature and revert the mire back into a carbon sink.","Finland",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"66.52448818857926, 28.744664227858106","Ongoing",2023,null,"Collect money for restoration actions:\nprotect 90 yo coniferous forest, mixed forest, old-growth forest\nrestore pine more and flooded forest spruce mire","Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"LUONNONPERINTÖ­­SÄÄTIÖ, FINNISH NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION "]
[394,"national","https://parkerdo.hu","https://www.market.hu/",null,null,null,"Regeneration of the Pilisi Park Forest","The forest area transformed by the cooperation of the construction industry which has the Tree Planting Program in its Sustainability Report. The aim is to contribute to the preservation of the biodiversity of Hungarian forests by replanting non-native or non-native tree stands with native tree and shrub species.","Hungary",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M178-L178)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Central Hungary",null,"completed","2023-05-03","2023-05-03",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.11,null,null,null,null,null,"Market Építő Zrt."]
[91,"national","https://www.fld.czu.cz","https://www.fld.czu.cz/en/r-9417-projects-and-partnerships/r-11062-projects/r-12135-external-projects/r-18573-national-research-projects/r-18575-ongoing-projects/r-18579-progressive-methods-of-forest-management-planning-for-supporting-sustainable-forest-management/progressive-methods-of-forest-management-planning-for-suppor.html",null,null,"NAZV ZEMĚ Program 1","Progressive methods of forest management planning for supporting sustainable forest management","Management planning is an essential element to ensure all ecosystem services and to promote sustainable management of forests using close-to-nature management systems. That is why the aim of the project is to create innovative methodological approaches for developing of forest management plans based on multicriteria, optimization and participatory approaches. The sub- objectives of the project are: (i) development of innovative management planning approaches to provide ecosystem services; (ii) optimization and determination of elements of forest management for forest stands in conversion to close-to-nature management, taking into account the constraints related to climate change adaptation measures.","Czech Republic",null,2021,2025,{"$f":"(M179-L179)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"50.13037541456005, 14.369771817866674","ongoing",2021,2025,null,"research, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) - Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences"]
[393,"national","https://www.mme.hu/oakeylife","http://oakeylife.hu/",null,null,null,"OAKEYLIFE","Restoration of the Peszeri forest as a nature conservation area of special importance.","Hungary",null,2017,2022,{"$f":"(M180-L180)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Southern Great Plain",null,"completed",2017,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"KEFAG Kiskunsági Erdészeti és Faipari Zrt."]
[359,"national","https://www.reforestaction.com","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/hemer-germany",null,null,null,"Hemer","The Sauerland is a mid-mountain region with a high afforestation rate. The numerous mountains have sometimes made it referred to as the land of a thousand mountains. Many forests are classified as natural parks. The dominant species in these forest massifs are beech and spruce. Indeed, mixed forests are rather rare.\n\nUnfortunately, in recent years, beech and especially spruce have suffered massively from drought. Even if the effects of global warming also affect other species, it is important to underline that the impact of such phenomena would certainly have been less important if these forests had been more diversified.\n\nIndeed, we can consider that the forests of the region are largely monocultured. Like agriculture, this mode of management is risky for several reasons : soil impoverishment, a decline in biodiversity and an increased risk of biological attack by pathogens or insects. Forests managed in this way are also more sensitive to unfavourable environmental conditions such as storms or droughts. In the context of current climate change with successive heat waves and low rainfall, it is necessary to change this management model.\n\nIt is the case here with the implementation of an ambitious reforestation and species diversification campaign. Three hardwood and softwood species will be planted. In fact, the diversification of species helps to promote the resistance of the stands to diseases and biological attacks. These will indeed have much more difficulty in spreading since they are often specific to one species. The difference in the height and conformation of the canopies will also provide better resistance to strong winds and may slow down the spread of possible fires. Furthermore, the diversity of species allows for increased biodiversity acceptance because each species has its own specific biodiversity procession. ","Germany",null,2020,2022,{"$f":"(M181-L181)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Germany",null,"51.420997, 7.771519",null,2020,2022,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,9.5,null,"Reforest'Action",null,null,null,"Reforest'Action"]
[687,"national","https://www.reforestaction.com","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/projects/3164",null,null,null,"Bobalna - Roumanie","Romania is in dire need for reforestation following abusive and unbridled logging after the fall of the USSR. The plot overlooking the village of Cluj in the Transylvanian region in the center of the country will be replanted with Sessile oaks, Beech and Maple trees whose rapid growth will help maintain the soil and combat identified landslide and flood risks. Eventually, this forest will also contribute to the fight against climate change through carbon capture.\nTotal number of species :3\n\nSupervised by the local forest district \"Beard Brother\", the project is a collaboration between private and associative stakeholders, which gives it a symbolic dimension.\n\nActions in the field\nFencing;\nSoil preparation;\nRow planting;\nParticipatory planting;\nRestocking.","Romania",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,"47.14394082261362, 23.647921146818316",null,2022,null,null,"forest restoration"]
[499,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.ancoranatura.it/",null,null,null,"\"Ancora Natura \" (Still Nature)\nTrento","Project: A national environmental development project, supported by fund raising among companies. Promoted by the non-profit organizations Rete Clima, PEFC and Assofloro, the project is aimed at the renaturalization and reforestation of the mountain areas affected by the disastrous Vaia storm, at the beginning of November 2018: 4 local administrations from 4 regions involved in 4 new forestation projects, to recreate forests that will be managed in a sustainable way (with PEFC certification) and that will be able to return to donating ecosystem services to the local area and to the global climate.\n\nObjectives: Fundraising for the redevelopment of areas damaged by Vaia\n\nRecipients: Companies (request for donations), Local Administrations (they receive the funds donated by the Companies)\n\n4 Local administrations of the 4 affected regions (Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Province of Trento and Lombardy) will be supported in 4 foresting and active management projects of the territory: the interventions will soon be mapped on this website, for the maximum traceability of the activities and the use of the funds raised.",null,null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italia","Provincia di Trento","46.05524182625393, 10.852258785648889",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, PEFC and Assofloro"]
[500,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.ancoranatura.it/",null,null,null,"\"Ancora Natura\" (Still Nature)\nLombardia","Project: A national environmental development project, supported by fund raising among companies. Promoted by the non-profit organizations Rete Clima, PEFC and Assofloro, the project is aimed at the renaturalization and reforestation of the mountain areas affected by the disastrous Vaia storm, at the beginning of November 2018: 4 local administrations from 4 regions involved in 4 new forestation projects, to recreate forests that will be managed in a sustainable way (with PEFC certification) and that will be able to return to donating ecosystem services to the local area and to the global climate.\n\nObjectives: Fundraising for the redevelopment of areas damaged by Vaia\n\nRecipients: Companies (request for donations), Local Administrations (they receive the funds donated by the Companies)\n\n4 Local administrations of the 4 affected regions (Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Province of Trento and Lombardy) will be supported in 4 foresting and active management projects of the territory: the interventions will soon be mapped on this website, for the maximum traceability of the activities and the use of the funds raised.",null,null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italia","Lombardia","46.407357559010265, 10.366351945672433",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage \tCoordinator\nAgricultural University of Athens, Greece \t,\nMunicipality of Rhodes, Greece \t,","Mediterranean Forest","tested","Rete Clima, PEFC and Assofloro"]
[515,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/il-nuovo-progetto-sostenibile-di-conad-prende-vita-forestiamo-insieme-litalia/",null,null,null,"\"CONAD: Forestiamo insieme l’Italia\" (Let's forest Italy together)","Project: CONAD's national forestation campaign launched on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, in collaboration with Rete Clima and with the Campagna Foresta Italia: this CONAD initiative develops forests throughout the national territory, one for each Region\n\nObjectives: Planting of 20,000 trees in 20 Italian regions\n\nRecipients: Company stakeholders","Italy",null,2022,2023,{"$f":"(M185-L185)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,2022,2023,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, Conad"]
[516,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.ancoranatura.it/",null,null,null,"\"Ancora Natura\" (Still Nature) \nVeneto","Project: A national environmental development project, supported by fund raising among companies. Promoted by the non-profit organizations Rete Clima, PEFC and Assofloro, the project is aimed at the renaturalization and reforestation of the mountain areas affected by the disastrous Vaia storm, at the beginning of November 2018: 4 local administrations from 4 regions involved in 4 new forestation projects, to recreate forests that will be managed in a sustainable way (with PEFC certification) and that will be able to return to donating ecosystem services to the local area and to the global climate.\n\nObjectives: Fundraising for the redevelopment of areas damaged by Vaia\n\nRecipients: Companies (request for donations), Local Administrations (they receive the funds donated by the Companies)\n\n4 Local administrations of the 4 affected regions (Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Province of Trento and Lombardy) will be supported in 4 foresting and active management projects of the territory: the interventions will soon be mapped on this website, for the maximum traceability of the activities and the use of the funds raised.","Italy",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Veneto","46.29380547391527, 11.985195659801853",null,2018,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, PEFC and Assofloro"]
[517,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/salviamo-i-pupazzi-di-neve-campagna-di-azione-e-di-sensibilizzazione-climatica/",null,null,null,"\"Salviamo i pupazzi di neve\" (Let's save the snowmen)","Project: A campaign aimed at protecting glaciers and mountain environments thanks to a joint solution of action and communication\n\nObjectives: Raise awareness and act against global warming\n\nRecipients: Company stakeholders, territory, citizens\n\nLaunched on 21 October 2022, a 10-metre snowman was installed in Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan and together a live video was created from the Milanese store with the contribution of expert technicians and influencers, to raise awareness of climate risks and the benefits of forestation in alpine areas .\nThe campaign, which will be financed thanks to the donation to Rete Clima of 10% of the value of the sales of the Ski Collection at the Milan and Turin stores, will in fact provide for the implementation of a reforestation action in the areas of the Italian Alps affected by the Vaia storm . which felled hundreds of thousands of trees in a matter of hours in late 2018.\nRete Clima has offered Colmar both technical support and forest planning to give substance to this intelligent climate action and awareness campaign.\nThe forestry activities, which will be developed in spring 2023 in areas in the province of Bolzano, are part of the Rete Clima National Forest Italy Campaign :\n\n","Italy",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,2023,null,null,"funding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, COLMAR"]
[519,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/riforestazione-21-marzo-2023-pomeriggio-vesuvio-indicazioni-geografiche-e-operative/",null,null,null,"Ferrari Forest","The Vesuvius National Park was established in 1995 to protect the area with high biodiversity that grows on the slopes of the volcano that stands on the Gulf of Naples. The woods that grow on the slopes of the volcano are very varied and particular, so much so that the ecent studies have made it possible to ascertain that the flora present today in the territory of the Park has 744 different species. ","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,"40.819214723970916, 14.43888296923888",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, Ferrari"]
[521,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/boschi-eon/",null,null,null,"Bosco E.ON",null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige, Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Umbria and Puglia",null,null,null,null,null,"plantation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"below 50 hectares",50,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, E.ON"]
[525,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/basta-un-albero-la-foresta-sciuker-ossigeno-al-pianeta-sciuker4planet/",null,null,null,"\"Basta un albero\" (All it takes is a tree)","The first Sciuker Frames Forest was born in Milan with the planting of native trees such as ash and oak, to protect the natural habitat of the city. In the coming months, new green lungs will rise in other Italian and foreign cities.\nOur goal is to neutralize 1,000.0000 kg of CO2 from 2018.\n\nBy joining the initiative, you can also monitor the growth of the project, see your tree and find out how much CO2 in the environment you have managed to reduce.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy"]
[310,"national","https://www.teog.ngo/teog_project/rhein-main-pflanzaktion-2020/","https://www.teog.ngo/teog_project/rhein-main-pflanzaktion-2020/",null,null,null,"Rhein-Main Pflanzaktion","About Project\nBäume dienen nicht nur als CO2-Speicher, sondern haben auch eine wichtige Funktion im Wasserkreislauf, da sie die Wasseraufnahmefähigkeit der Böden steigern und Verdunstung aus den oberen Bodenschichten minimieren. Die RG Rhein-Main wird in einer Pflanzaktion sobald wie die Corona-Pandemie es zulässt zusammen mit der Nachbar-RG Rhein-Neckar und dem Wasserbeschaffungsverband Riedgruppe Ost in 300 Bäume pflanzen. Die Aktion findet im Wildpark auf dem Gelände des Wasserwerks statt, direkt neben den Wildschweinen. Gepflanzt werden Roteichen und Vogelkirsche. Die Vogelkirsche dient neben der Funktion im CO2- und Wasserkreislauf als Futter für heimische Vögel und Insekten. Also heißt es: Ran an den Spaten und Lospflanzen!","Germany",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Hessen",null,"Ongoing",2019,null,"-tree planting and protection;                                                                                                                                  -","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Technik ohne Grenzen e.V."]
[1,"national","https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Oesterr-Bundesforste-div-Publikationen_12_0001.pdf","https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Oesterr-Bundesforste-div-Publikationen_12_0001.pdf ",null,null,null,"Haslauer Moor","The Haslauer Moor was heavily peated in the 19th century and the peat bricks used to fire the Aalfang glassworks. Around 30 hectares of degenerated moorland from the formerly at least 120-hectare rain-moor on the Litschau plateau are still available. Only decades after the peat extraction did the Krems forestry company acquire the area. Up to now, it has been possible to cross this degenerated moor without getting wet feet in the summer. In 2000, the renaturation project was tackled. The start was delayed by almost two years due to the initially critical attitude of private residents and the tedious water rights and clearing process. Only after extensive surveying work up to the properties of the neighboring residents and several revisions of the submitted project did the Gmünd district authority issue the water law and clearing permit - provisionally only for a limited period. The wooden dams in the main drainage ditch were erected within a few hours by the employees of the Krems forestry company on June 6, 2002. Due to the heavy rainfall in August 2002, the moor was optimally dammed up until spring 2003. Level measurements to date have already shown that the dam measures are having far less of an impact than feared by the authorities and residents. It is gratifying that the water level in the center of the bog has only fluctuated by 20 cm since the dams were built and no longer drops by up to 50 cm in summer. This allows the central bog area to regenerate in the longer term.","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2000,2003,36,"NA","NA",null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Overharvesting","Hydrological interventions/Promoting natural regeneration","Sustainable Hydrological management/To promote tree or plant regeneration",1,null,null,"Austria","Torfstich\nbei Amaliendorf, Krems, NÖ",null,"Completed",2000,2003,null,"peatland restration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,30,"NA",null,"Bundeswasserbauverwaltung, Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung, Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Forstbetrieb Krems"]
[311,"national","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org","https://www.pftp-ab.de/",null,null,null,"Reforestation of our Forests in Germany","The condition of our forests is becoming increasingly critical. Climate change and monocultures endanger our livelihoods in the long run. With our actions we want to inform and create awareness for the forest and the environment. Our Spessart is the largest contiguous area of mixed deciduous forests in Germany and we want to keep it that way. The tree species suitable for adapting the forests to climate change should be ecologically and economically well integrated or integrable into our forest. In this way, native as well as alternative tree species can come into play. In particular, close relatives to native species from the European-Asian contact area come into focus here. The origin of the propagation material is of particular importance for adaptability and successful cultivation. (Excerpt from the Guideline for Tree Species Selection in Climate Change of the Bavarian Forestry Administration) In practical implementation, the priority is to strengthen rare native species. The following were selected from the range of rare native tree species: Sweet chestnut, field maple, wych elm, cherry, large-leaved lime, wild pear, Norway maple, yew, tree hazel, copper beech, hornbeam. As the starting signal for a great cooperation, the first planting campaign took place in Mainaschaff on 30 October 2021. Our next goal is now 30,000 new trees for our Spessart.","Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Bavaria",null,"Ongoing",2021,null,"-rare native tree species: Sweet chestnut, field maple, wych elm, cherry, large-leaved lime, wild pear, Norway maple, yew, tree hazel, copper beech, hornbeam;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   -planting 30,000 new trees","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Klimahelden e.V."]
[969,"national","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/maryfield-banchory-scotland?site=site_l6t1NIZEbZ0aGcp",null,null,null,"LARGE SCALE RESTORATION\nMaryfield, Banchory, Scotland","roviding a fantastic opportunity to support the reforestation of a multi-purpose native woodland, the project will in time allow the farm to diversify its business while supporting the local environment and biodiversity. Native silver birch will eventually be thinned and coppiced, providing a supply for fuelwood for both the farm and surrounding houses. Sycamore will be managed on a continuous cover basis, with occasional trees felled to provide a source of hardwood timber for local mills. All the other species in this woodland will help to enhance regional biodiversity and increase the connectivity of forest habitats in a highly agricultural part of Scotland. On top of this, the trees themselves will sequester close to 4,000 tonnes of CO2e during their growing lifetime. The project will be managed under the UK government's Woodland Carbon Code which ensures it is independently monitored and verified.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Scotland",null,"57.052063, -2.459696",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Climate Impact Partners"]
[155,"national","InNovaSilva","https://innovasilva.com/projekter/",null,null,"InNovaSilva","InNovaSilva","InNovaSilva, in collaboration with IUFRO, has proposed the initiative with RFFL – Resilient Future Forests Lab. The aim is to create a global network of demonstration trials on an operational scale within active and objective-driven forestry and afforestation. A range of solutions is being developed, and data and results on the effects of alternative choices in forestry can be provided on an ongoing basis.\n\nThe demonstration trials aim at large (> 50 ha) trial areas to ensure solid data from trials on a practically relevant and long-term scale. The size is also important for communication and credibility. There are more than 30 project areas over Denmark (map).\n\nThe RFFL demonstration trials must function as forestry professional showcases and experiments that can contribute to documenting and thereby ensuring the relevance and existence of the profession and the profession in the future. \nWe have started small in Denmark in Poulsker Plantage on Bornholm (11 ha), Trollerup Forsøgsplantage (120 ha) and St. Hjøllund Plantage (Julianelyst) v. Jelling and in both Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for development funds channeled to the initiative from IUFRO.\n\nInNovaSilva also participates in a consortium with 23 other European partners – mainly forest research institutions – in the project \"Eco2adapt\", starting in 2022 and led by the French research center INRAE.\n\nInNovaSilva plays a significant coordinating and facilitating role for the development and implementation of this new generation of long-term demonstration trials","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","30+ project areas in Denmark",null,"Ongoing",2022,null,"-research demonstration areas","The Resilient Future Forests Lab (RFFL) offers a platform for forestry and forest restoration research to support innovative solutions and strengthen the science-practice linkage. It is implemented and hosted by IUFRO and its member-organizations.\nThe core experiments are operational scale demonstration experiments supported by smaller and more focused experiments.  \n\nThe treatment groups of the experiments are: \n\n    Do nothing (for example natural regeneration). \n    Business-As-Usual (BAU) for purpose of comparison with innovative treatments and across RFFL locations. \n    Innovative treatments.  \n\nInnovative treatments demonstrate and document for example: \n\n    Increased productivity, carbon sequestration, adaptation to climate change by new mixtures of species and genetic material and/or new management systems. \n    Conversion of monoculture plantations to native or mixed species stands. \n    New stock types and regeneration techniques to improve the root systems of planted stock and gain better drought and storm tolerance.  \n    New silvicultural techniques to reduce impact of domestic grazers or wild ungulates.\n\n\n\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"InNovaSilva"]
[316,"national","kohesio","https://kohesio.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/Q3308707",null,null,null,"Rewetting of the slope moor at the forest village of Wildenkiel ","Restoration of a complex of 72 ha of high bog, spring and slope bog areas with organic and mineral wet soils.","Germany",null,2017,2022,{"$f":"(M196-L196)*12","v":60},null,1263983,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Holzminden",null,"Completed",2017,2022,null,"bog restoration",null,"1 263 983,00",null,null,null,null,null,"ERDF - 631 991,50 €"]
[183,"EU","LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/5563",null,"LIFE20 CCM/DE/001802 ","LIFE Multi Peat","Multi-Stakeholder Landscape and Technical Innovation leading to Peatland Ecosystem Restoration","Peatlands are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store. On the other hand, damaged peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, annually releasing almost 6% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions.On the global scale, the EU is the second largest emitter of GHG from drained peatlands (0.22 Gt CO2 eq./yr or 15% of total global peatland emissions). This is equivalent to circa 5% ofthe official EU GHG emissions total of 4.483 Gt CO2 eq./yr in 2017. Peatland emissions are reported by EU countries in their National Inventory submissions to UNFCCC but are not yet fully accounted for in the National Inventories. LULUCF GHG emissions are due to be fully integrated into the EU GHG target by 2030. Peatland restoration, i.e. the revitalisation of the peatland ecosystems, can bring significant emission reductions. Although the value of mires for climate change mitigation, biodiversity and other ecosystem services is undisputed, their degradation and habitat loss across Europe is still ongoing. This unfavourable situation has now been recognised, and an increasing number of peatland restoration projects and programmes have been implemented in peat-rich EU countries to revitalise their function as carbon and greenhouse gas sinks. However, the lessons learned and efforts are highly fragmented. Better EU-wide coordination and networking could lead to more efficient results.","Belgium/Poland/Ireland/Netherlands/Germany","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",{"$f":"AC197","v":2021},{"$f":"AD197","v":2026},{"$f":"(M197-L197)*12","v":60},7763615,4269983,null,null,"climate change/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions","Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/Sustainable Hydrological management/CO₂ capture/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Poland,Belgium,Ireland,the Netherlands,Germany",null,null,null,2021,2026,null,null,7763615,4269983,null,null,null,null,null,null,"689: PL: 252ha; DE: 60 ha; BE: 130 ha; NL: 30 ha; IE: 217 ha",689,"NA"]
[810,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"5202253: Ekobaser på St Hans backar","Heterogeneization of forest groves - a total of 0.5 ha is cleared to create about 10 glades of varying size. School children participate.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Lund",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5]
[811,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"22128620: Restaurering ek- och brynmiljöer","Restoration of oak, pine and brow environments/releases of oak through harvesting mainly spruce, noble spruce and aspen. Ring warning of deciduous trees. Fighting of noble spruce through harvesting and clearing. Harvesting and clearing materials are partly run out and partly gathered as fauna papers to protect oak root systems.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Värmdö",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,80000,"NA",null,"Municipality of Edessa, Prefecture of Pella, Pella Development Agency, National Agricultural Research Foundation, Endiatima","Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x"]
[818,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21137935: Åtgärder för naturvård och friluftsliv i Fontins naturreservat","In order to raise the water level in the Alkärret, a restoration is made of the dam at the outlet.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Kungälv",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,"word search",null,null,null,"Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)"]
[830,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"19136177: Skyddsvärda träd","Maintenance of old trees with urgent maintenance needs. It is added with applied extra grants 2022: 20 pieces scattered in the municipality is vaccinated every year during the project period. The following year the elms are checked. In final reporting, vaccinated almar shall be reported on a map and with photo documentation from implemented measures. Planting of successors. Veteranization of middle -aged trees","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Mark",null,"Confirmed"]
[832,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18144690: Kontinuitetsskog i Östra Vätterbranterna","Restoration of at least two or at least 20 hectares of forest bait within the biosphere area eastern liquids is carried out. Depending on the conditions of the current property, different measures may need to be implemented, for example. timber socket, new target classification and description of action in forestry plan (for the current stock), clearing and abduction of rice, fence set and more.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Jönköping",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200000]
[835,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18115667: Restaurering av värdefulla trädmiljöer","Restoration of 11 valuable tree environments through nature conservation, free chopping and clearing.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Strängnäs",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1300000,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[841,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"17154118: Restaurering och skapande av brynzoner i tätorterna","To restore and create new brows. Clearing, chopping and planting of brown zones suitable bushes and trees.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Motala",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1]
[844,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"17044370: Lövuddens naturområde","At Lövudden there are some older noble deciduous trees that will be preserved. As most of the area's deciduous trees were taken down during the remediation work, a replanting of new deciduous trees is planned. (There has been no inventory in the area since the remediation. We will of course keep track of what comes up and save the shots that are worth preserving.)","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Härnösand",null,"Completed"]
[845,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"17014177: Restaurering av lövskogar på Hertsölandet","Restoration measures in deciduous forest biotopes. Clearing spruce and creation of dead wood.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Luleå",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,800000]
[846,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"16203704: Landskapspark med 1700-talstema vid Lundsgård","About 1.3 ha tree planting in the form of tree groves with new planting of solitaire trees in mixed sizes as well as new planting of medium -sized to large solitary trees with pests","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Helsingborg",null,"Completed"]
[848,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"16123875: Brandalsund, biologisk mångfald och friluftsliv","Biological restoration of leaf -dominated forest. The area today consists of overgrown deciduous forests with elements of spruce and a large element of older deciduous trees of blasp, ash and lime, and borders on a Lindalle with very old trees. The action includes clearing of sly and spruce, fencing for grazing animals, and manual control of giant bear cubs.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Södertälje",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1000,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[850,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"15203506: Naturvårds- och friluftslivsbefrämjande åtgärder i Åbackarna","Performed restoration of approximately 10 ha of forest environments including thinning/gliding, free chopping of selected trees, pruning of \"eternity trees\", veteranization, creation of dead wood (high stumps, flames, \"fauna pools\"), creation of glades, brows and prospects.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Simrishamn",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100000]
[852,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"15133510: Restaurering av Rhododendrondalen","Re -establishment of species. Increase the cultural element in both forest and meadows through planting trees, shrubs and herbal plugs. The measure also consists of restoration of existing locations.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Skövde",null,"Completed"]
[855,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"14203102: Bildande av Björnås naturreservat","Restoration measures performed (clearing) in natural pasture land, around marrow holes and possibly (if necessary) forest measures. Performed with caution, among other things, based on developed maintenance plan to preserve and develop designated values.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Åstorp",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,11000]
[856,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"13212629: Landskapsvårdarna Blekinge","Restoration of the key biotope Sternska Park in Valje, Sölvesborg Municipality. Clearing to benefit biodiversity such as free -cutting of natural value trees. The area houses a number of threatened species that would benefit from a restoration.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Sölvesborg",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt\n\nDepartment: Professorship for Applied Physical Geographie\n\nAddress: Ostenstrasse 26, 85072 Eichstaett, Germany\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.ku.de\n\nTotal budget: EUR 329 327.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 279 927.95\n\nPoljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu\n\n    Name: Poljoprivredni fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu\n\n    Department: Department of Water Management\n\n    Address: Trg D. Obradovica 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://polj.uns.ac.rs\n\n    Total budget: EUR 90 713.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 77 106.05\nUniversität für Bodenkultur Wien\n\n    Name: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien\n\n    Department: Water-Atmosphere-Environment (WAU) / Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management (IHG)\n\n    Address: Gregor-Mendelstraße 33, 1180 Wien, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.boku.ac.at/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 249 250.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 211 862.50\nForschungsverbund Berlin e.V.\n\n    Name: Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.\n\n    Department: Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries\n\n    Address: Rudower Chaussee 17, 12489 Berlin, Germany\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.igb-berlin.de/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 227 997.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 193 797.45\nAsociația WWF Programul Dunare Carpați România\n\n    Name: Asociația WWF Programul Dunare Carpați România\n\n    Department: Freshwater\n\n    Address: Tudor Vladimirescu Blvd, 29, Afi Tech Park 1, 3rd floor, 50881 Bucuresti, Romania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.wwf.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 212 900.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 180 965.00\nKözép-Tisza-vidéki Vízügyi Igazgatóság\n\n    Name: Közép-Tisza-vidéki Vízügyi Igazgatóság\n\n    Address: Boldog Sándor István krt 4, 5000 Szolnok, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.kotivizig.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 207 735.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 176 574.75\nUniversitatea din Bucuresti\n\n    Name: Universitatea din Bucuresti\n\n    Department: RESERACH CENTRE IN SYSTEMS ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY\n\n    Address: Soseaua Panduri 90, 050663 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: https://rcses.unibuc.ro/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 160 352.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 136 299.20\nZavod za gozdove Slovenije\n\n    Name: Zavod za gozdove Slovenije\n\n    Department: Central Unite Ljubljana, Department for Forest Management Planning\n\n    Address: Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.zgs.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 131 526.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 111 797.10\nINŠTITUT ZA VODE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE\n\n    Name: INŠTITUT ZA VODE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE\n\n    Address: Einspielerjeva ulica 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.izvrs.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 119 082.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 101 219.70\nИнститут за изследвания на климата, атмосферата и водите при Българска академия на науките\n\n    Name: Институт за изследвания на климата, атмосферата и водите при Българска академия на науките\n\n    Address: Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd. 66, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://cawri-bas.eu/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 115 348.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 98 045.80\nMinisterul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor "]
[857,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"13132337: Grustäkt i Trävattna","Thinning and clearing of the pine forest to benefit the tree larch. Restoration of sandy surfaces in the cover by clearing pine and spruce rejuvenation, as well as sly. Free chopping of sales.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Falköping",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3]
[860,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"12121875: Restaurering av ekbacke vid Lillträsk","4 ha oak hill is restored based on developed restoration plan, through free chopping of oaks, clearing and removal of rice.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Österåker",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4]
[861,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"11201938: Skötselplan för Skogsbacken","About 1-5 ha recreated swamp forest by opening culvert","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Tomelilla",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,null,"https://iboleurope.org/our-community/#who-we-are"]
[868,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"10072193: Natur-, kultur- och friluftsliv i I2-skogen","Biotop restoration and care of cultural remains. - With the inventories as a substrate, clearing out oak plants and clearing around older coarse trees to strengthen the natural values. Through clearing develop forest bridges as well as care and make visible ancient and cultural remains.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Karlstad",null,"Completed"]
[203,"national","MobBiodiv'Restauration","RESTOR'TETRAS - Un projet Mobbiodiv'2021 - Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura (parc-haut-jura.fr)",null,null,null,"Parc naturel régional du \nHaut-Jura","RESTOR'TETRAS: Restore the functionality and connectivity of forest habitats of the Grand Tétras","France",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Bourgogne-Franche\u0002Comté",null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"restoration"]
[205,"national","MobBiodiv'Restauration",null,null,null,null,"Conservatoire d'espaces naturels PACA","Restoration and preservation of the Rabelle - Malassoque wood plan, fragile supra -mediterranean area of ​​Var","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur\n",null,null,null,null,null,"restoration"]
[206,"national","MobBiodiv'Restauration",null,null,null,null,"Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Rhône-Alpes","Mobilization in favor of the restoration of forest biodiversity in Rhône-Alpes","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Auvergne-Rhône\u0002Alpes",null,null,null,null,null,"restoration"]
[207,"national","MobBiodiv'Restauration",null,null,null,null,"Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes","Restoration of a forest habitat of priority interest La Pinède (sub-) Mediterranean of endemic black pines: Pin de Salzmann","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Auvergne-Rhône\u0002Alpes",null,null,null,null,null,"restoration"]
[527,"national","Mongabay Database https://reforestation.app/explore?search=%22%22&sort=%22context%22 ","https://reforestation.app/explore/project/1054\n\nwww.wownature.eu  ",null,null,null,"Val di Fiemme","A total of 60k trees have been planted as part of the project, spanning an area of 65 hectares. The primary objectives/purposes of the project are: Restore degraded forests, Develop forest products. This project follows a Seedling planting approach. This project has the following follow up type: On-going maintainance, Monitoring up to five years, Management from three to five years\n-->Temperate mountain system","Italy",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Parco Naturale Monte Corno","46.286586387844324, 11.302705867998569","Ongoing",2019,null,null,"forest restoration, active planting",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,65,null,null,null,null,null,"Etifor srl"]
[152,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.growingtrees.dk/ ",null,null,null,"Growing trees","The purpose of Growing Trees Network is afforestation on land owned by municipalities, churches, the Danish Nature Agency or private people in Denmark and abroad to secure ground water, climate protection and CO2 reduction\nhow you can build tree planting into your products, services and activities.\n\nPrice in Denmark: 19 DKK (2.55€) per tree\nPrice abroad: 16 DKK (2.15€) per tree\nPrice: 25 DKK (3.40€) per tree - If CO2 ownership in Denmark\nPrice: 24 DKK (3.25€) per tree - If CO2 ownership in Ecuador\n\nmore projects at: https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/ \n\nThe planting seasons for new afforestation in Denmark are spring and fall. When it is possible we arrange with our public afforestation partners a planting event to celebrate the establishment of a new forest. Everyone are welcome to join and see the new forest area, hand-plant trees and enjoy pancakes over campfire with family, friends, neighbours, colleges etc.    ","Denmark",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","50+ sites in Denmark",null,"Ongoing",null,null,"-afforestation","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Established Foret: 661 ha\nOpen for donation: 95 ha\nCorporate Donations: ~80 ha",836,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[317,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.teog.ngo/teog_project/rhein-main-pflanzaktion-2020/",null,null,null,"Rhein-Main Pflanzaktion 2021","Trees not only serve as CO2 reservoirs, but also have an important function in the water cycle, as they increase the water absorption capacity of the soil and minimize evaporation from the upper soil layers. The RG Rhine Main will plant in a planting action as soon as the Corona pandemic permits it together with the neighboring RG Rhine Neckar and the water procurement association Riedgruppe east in 300 trees. The action takes place in the game park on the area of the waterworks, directly beside the wild boars. Red oaks and bird cherry will be planted. In addition to its function in the CO2 and water cycle, the bird cherry serves as food for native birds and insects. So it's time to get to work and start planting!","Germany",null,2020,2022,{"$f":"(M223-L223)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Germany","Süd-Hessen (Einhausen)","49.709816, 8.521811","Ongoing",2020,2022,"tree planting","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Technik ohne Grenzen e.V.",null,null,null,"technik ohne Grenzen e.V."]
[318,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.waldliebe-neu-anspach.de/",null,null,null,"WaldLiebe Forest Protection Project","THE AREA The Taunus is a mountain range in the center of Germany, located north of Frankfurt. THE CHALLENGE As in many other areas, heat, storm damage and the bark beetle have caused some terrible damage to the Taunus forests in the past years. More than a million trees have been lost and need to be replaced by new ones able to cope with the changing climatic conditions. The biggest challenge, however, is the necessary change of awareness for the many roles of the forest beyond the function as timber provider. THE ANSWER The WaldLiebe is an officially recognized nonprofit organization (“Gemeinnütziger Verein”) and meets these challenges as a holistic multidimensional project for the future of our native forest. It is absolutely neutral regarding politics, religion and special interest groups and led by an elected board. It works very closely with the local authorities representing the community as owner of the forest but remains strictly independent of any influence on its decision making. WaldLiebe is based on the close integration of its members, individual citizens, associations, schools & daycare centers, businesses and the Neu-Anspach city administration for a common goal. It organizes many different activities like tree planting and protection, establishing a new tree nursery unique to the region, renaturation of water sources, an art hiking trail, tree sculptures, bee trees and other activities to provide active help and protection for the forest and to increase awareness for the many different functions of the forest. The project continues to develop dynamically and has developed into an integration point for the local population. Activities are led by forest and marketing professionals and supported by scientific advisors.\n\n\nCause of Degradation\nHeat, droughts, storm damage and the bark beetle have caused terrible damage to the Taunus forests in the past few years. Around one quarter of the forest area has already been de-forested over the last 3 years. WaldLiebe meets these challenges as a holistic multidimensional project for the future of the native forest.","Germany",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Germany","Mittel-Hessen (Neu-Anspach)","50.308798, 8.480261","Ongoing",2019,null,"-tree planting and protection;                                                                                                                                  -establishing a new tree nursery unique to the region;                                                                                         -renaturation of water sources, an art hiking trail, tree sculptures, bee trees","restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WaldLiebe Forest Protection Project",null,null,null,"Verein Waldliebe Neu-Ansbach e.V."]
[319,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.pftp-ab.de/",null,null,null,"Reforestation of our Forests in Germany","With our actions we want to inform and create awareness for the forest and the environment. Our Spessart is the largest contiguous area of mixed deciduous forests in Germany and it should stay that way. Tree species suitable for the adaptation of forests to climate change should be ecologically and economically well integrated or integrable into our forest. Thus, native as well as alternative tree species can be used. In particular, close relatives to native species from the European-Asian contact area come into focus. The origin of the propagation material is of particular importance for adaptability and successful cultivation. (Excerpt from the Guideline for Tree Species Selection in Climate Change of the Bavarian Forestry Administration) In practical implementation, the priority is to strengthen rare native species. The following were selected from the fan of rare native tree species: Sweet chestnut, field maple, fluttering elm, cherry, large-leaved linden, wild pear, Norway maple, yew, tree hazel, copper beech, hornbeam. As the starting signal for a great cooperation, the first planting campaign took place in Mainaschaff on October 30, 2021. Our next goal is now 30,000 new trees for our Spessart.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Nord-Bayern (Aschaffenburg)",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"klimahelden (plant-for-the-planet e.V.)"]
[460,"national","plant for the planet","https://easytreesie.com/",null,null,null,"A million trees for Ireland","Restoring one million trees to our environment with Ireland’s one million school children and their communities by the 2023-2024 planting season","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[502,"national","plant for the planet","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/trees-for-peace-an-ayudh-europe-campaign",null,null,null,"Trees for Peace","AYUDH Europe is an international youth movement, dedicated to empowering young people to contribute to a peaceful and sustainable world and become compassionate leaders with a sense of tolerance, solidarity and global responsibility. Not tax deduction information available yet! As such, AYUDH has been dedicated to plant over 3000 trees in the last 14 years. In July 2018, AYUDH launched \"Trees for Peace\", a new tree planting campaign, celebrating the full dedication of AYUDH Europe to renew its efforts towards tree planting. Trees for Peace is more than a tree-planting campaign, it combines concrete climate action with education for sustainable lifestyles, while fostering a community of young Europeans, dedicated to making a difference. From Lisbon to Munich to Copenhagen – across ten European countries, our youth volunteers meet to plant together. Each Trees for Peace activity is carried out by young people (aged 15 – 30) and is combined with workshops on sustainable living. We believe that planting trees is a powerful way to bring people together, experience community, and strengthen a sense of global responsibility and leadership in young people. It can inspire youth from all backgrounds to be active citizens, bringing them together to build a more sustainable and peaceful future. ","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"AYUDH Europe","Stiftung Natur und Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz \tCoordinator\nForstamt Soonwald, Germany \t,","Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)",null,"AYUDH Europe"]
[773,"national","plant for the planet","Wiederherstellung von Land nach Waldbränden (plant-for-the-planet.org)",null,null,null,"Recover Land after Wildfires","The long-term plan is to gradually recover the native forest and also plant native tree species surrounding eucalyptus fields to act as fire cutters. Planting Density 160-500 trees per ha","Spain",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"43.355249116709324, -4.123936913190055","Ongoing",2022,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Plant for the planet"]
[976,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.mamaplantatree.com/",null,null,null,"Tree planting","Only tree planting program in Ukraine supported by UN and Google. Trees can be bought/ sponsored online and will be planted all over the country. Currently they have planted 100341 trees.","Ukraine",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ukraine","Ukraine",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NGO, Companies",null,null,null,"Mama, plant a tree"]
[105,"national","plant-for-the-planet.org","https://homefortrees.com/",null,null,null,"Home for trees","We plant new forests all over the Czech republic where the climate changes (bark beatle) harm trees the most. \nBecause private owners who had lost their forests have no money to reforest those locations by themselves and it has to be done by the law. Those forests are for all of us no matter who owns it. We have a deal with each owner to let new forest grow. It is not for industrial purpose.","Czech Republic",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic","For the fall season of 2023, we are preparing the following locations:\n\nCentral Bohemian region - Senohraby\nCentral Bohemian Region – Divišov\nPilsen region - Pilsen and surroundings - 6 events \nBrno countryside - Předklášteří near Tišnov\nLiberec region - we will specify the location \nHradec Králové region – Adršpach \nVysočina – Chotěboř ",null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"Afforestation"]
[308,"national","plant-for-the-planet.org","https://www.waldliebe-neu-anspach.de/",null,null,null,"WaldLiebe Waldschutzprojekt Neu-Anspach e.V.","THE AREA The Taunus is a mountain range in the center of Germany, located north of Frankfurt. THE CHALLENGE As in many other areas, heat, storm damage and the bark beetle have caused some terrible damage to the Taunus forests in the past years. More than a million trees have been lost and need to be replaced by new ones able to cope with the changing climatic conditions. The biggest challenge, however, is the necessary change of awareness for the many roles of the forest beyond the function as timber provider. THE ANSWER The WaldLiebe is an officially recognized nonprofit organization (“Gemeinnütziger Verein”) and meets these challenges as a holistic multidimensional project for the future of our native forest. It is absolutely neutral regarding politics, religion and special interest groups and led by an elected board. It works very closely with the local authorities representing the community as owner of the forest but remains strictly independent of any influence on its decision making. WaldLiebe is based on the close integration of its members, individual citizens, associations, schools & daycare centers, businesses and the Neu-Anspach city administration for a common goal. It organizes many different activities like tree planting and protection, establishing a new tree nursery unique to the region, renaturation of water sources, an art hiking trail, tree sculptures, bee trees and other activities to provide active help and protection for the forest and to increase awareness for the many different functions of the forest. The project continues to develop dynamically and has developed into an integration point for the local population. Activities are led by forest and marketing professionals and supported by scientific advisors.","Germany",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Taunus - Hessen",null,"Ongoing",2019,null,"-tree planting and protection;                                                                                                                                  -establishing a new tree nursery unique to the region;                                                                                         -renaturation of water sources, an art hiking trail, tree sculptures, bee trees","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Waldschutzprojekt Neu-Anspach e.V."]
[493,"national","plant-for-the-planet.org","https://www.sealrescueireland.org/2020/03/14/glen-aoibhinn-habitat-restoration/",null,null,null,"Courtown Watershed Restoration","Having recorded the poor water quality in our local river, SRI decided to take action and begin Native Habitat Restoration works. We are working with local farmers, fisheries, landowners, public bodies, community groups and registered foresters to plant 25,000 native Irish trees throughout the Ounavarra Catchment. The Top Five Benefits of our project: 1) Regeneration of habitats that are favourable to life, allowing a diverse range of species to re-colonize degraded areas. 2) Targetted and carefully designed planting provides dappled shade to rivers, as well as maximum remediation of degraded habitats. This protects freshwater ecosystems from warming conditions and agricultural run-off but also allows sunlight for freshwater biodiversity to thrive. 3) Mycorrhizae inoculation allows our plant’s roots to form a symbiotic relationship with the fungi to secure soils from erosion, filter out pollutants and excess nutrients, and regenerate the soil food web. 4) Trees, shrubs, ground cover, and soil microorganisms draw down carbon from our atmosphere and lock it into the soil. 5) Trees and Woodlands provide invaluable community amenity space and wellbeing. We aim to include as many members and groups of our community in the immersive, educational opportunities that our habitat restoration work provides. Between 2019 and 2022 SRI has worked hard throughout the cold, winter months to plant 9,799 native trees in the Owenavarragh Catchment. Many of the trees are now over 10ft tall, they stand proud around the waterways that they will continue to regenerate.","Ireland",null,2019,2022,{"$f":"(M232-L232)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,2019,2022]
[347,"national","presentation","https://www.thueringenforst.de/ueber-uns/standorte/ffk-gotha",null,null,null,"Waldumbauprojekt der Hoch- und Kammlagen des mittleren Thüringer Waldes","The thuringian forestry office carries out forest restoration in the high altitudes of Thüringer Wald. The forest stands are currently dominated by spruce monoculture, which brings risks in future stand stability. Also deer and red deer potuplation damage tree stands.\nThe projects carries out active restoration on an area of about 1.200 ha. This involves a complex game management plan (deer, red deer), planting and protection of young trees.","Germany",null,2013,2023,120,null,7500000,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Germany","Thuringia","forest near Oberhof (Thuringia)","completed",2013,2023,null,"reforestation",null,"7,5 Mio",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1200,null,"ThüringenForst AöR","Partners (7)\n\nLead Partner: Provincie Drenthe\n\nAddress: Postbus 122, Provinciehuis, Westerbrink 1, NL-9400 Assen, Netherlands\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nProvincie Overijssel\n\n    Name: Provincie Overijssel\n\n    Address: 8012EE Overijssel, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nBezirksregierung Weser-Ems\n\n    Name: Bezirksregierung Weser-Ems\n\n    Address: 49090 Osnabrück, Germany\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nDer Senator für Bau, Umwelt und Verkehr\n\n    Name: Der Senator für Bau, Umwelt und Verkehr\n\n    Address: 28195 Bremen, Germany\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nProvincie Groningen\n\n    Name: Provincie Groningen\n\n    Address: 9700 AP Groningen, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nNorfolk County Council\n\n    Name: Norfolk County Council\n\n    Address: NR1 2DH Norfolk, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nSuffolk County Council ",null,null,"ThüringenForst AöR"]
[75,"national","Response LIFE NCP Croatia","https://croris.hr/projekti/projekt/3164?lang=en ",null,null,"FRAXINPRO","The Role of Biotic Agents on Vitality of Narrow-Leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia VAHL.) in Croatian Floodplain Forests.","Close to half of the Croatian flood plain forests (67 470 ha) are represented by narrow-leaf ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), covering 29 748 ha in major river basins. Respective welfare value of these forests amount to 6,4 billion €, 2,8 billion € being attributed exclusively to ash forests. Growing stock in narrow-leafed ash forests reaches 4,3 million m3, binding 11,8 million tons of carbon dioxide acting as an important carbon sink depository. Natural and artificial regeneration of ash stands is under direct impact of numerous biotic and abiotic factors, many of which seriously hamper the viability of ash. Insect pests, pathogenic fungi, large game ungulates and ruminantes and small rodent populations play dominant role in the complex processes of tree decline and stand deterioration. Additionally, in the course of recent Europe-wide dramatic spread of newly identified lethal disease on ashes (Chalara fraxinea), introduction of a highly damaging Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) on the eastern borders of Europe, and increased frequency of climatic extremes urge the need to intensify the research of this phenomena. Through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, in the course of 4 years, the proposed research project targets on several critical aspects of aforementioned biotic detrimental factors analyzing them in the given area and time and aiming to provide a multitude of new details on the mechanisms of their impact. Modern methodological approach covers the following major research topics: presence, local impact and ash disease spread and host resistance tests; additive impact of ash defoliators in the course of recent decline and possibility to manage their populations via entomopathogenic organisms; the impact of small rodents on tree regeneration, acting also as an important human diseases reservoir; negative impact of large game in ash regeneration; geospatial and temporal analysis of major biotic influences in given forest communities.","Croatia",null,2014,2018,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"completed",2014,2018,null,"research"]
[78,"national","Response LIFE NCP Croatia","https://naturavita-project.eu/en/about-project/ ",null,null,null,"NATURAVITA","large-scale restoration project financed from the EU’s Cohesion fund","Croatia",null,2015,2023,96,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"completed",2015,2023,"demining dorest land, Forest and forest land will be restored to a total of 1021 ha by planting forest seedlings:\n\nWhite willow on the area 320 ha\nBlack poplar on the area 226 ha\nWhite poplar on the area 33 ha\nPedunculate oak on the area 316 ha\nPlain ash on the area 126 ha","afforestation"]
[79,"national","Response LIFE NCP Croatia","https://www.sumfak.unizg.hr/en/science-and-international-cooperation/projects/hrzz-projekt-od-terena-do-nasada-karakteristike-i-prilagodljivost-na-stres-prirodnih-populacija-pitomoga-kestena-i-maruna/ ",null,null,"CHESTNUT AND MARRON","From field to orchard: wild sweet chestnut populations and marron characteristics and adaptability to stress - HRZZ project","The main goal of this research is to reveal: (1) neutral and adaptive variability in sweet chestnut natural populations from different environmental habitats in Croatia; (2) associations between genetic structure, morphological variation, chemical variation and environmental differences (climatic and soil) in sweet chestnut natural populations; (3) sweet chestnut seed quality and germination requirements; (4) genetic basis of variation for adaptive traits on seedlings reared in greenhouse; (5) genetic basis of variation for adaptive traits on seedlings reared in reciprocal transplant experiments; (6) epigenetic responses to drought stress; (7) tolerance of selected genotypes to pathogens; (8) resistance to pathogens on seedlings reared in nursery; (9) associations between population genetic approach and greenhouse and reciprocal transplant experiments; (10) continuation of long term monitoring of C. parasitica populations; (11) neutral and adaptive variability in Croatian sweet chestnut cultivars; (12) differences in fruit and leaf morphology and chemical composition of fruits between Croatian chestnut cultivars; (13) associations between genetic, morphological variation, chemical variation and environmental differences (climatic and soil) in chestnut cultivars; (14) delineation of seed zones and definition of seed transfer guidelines for Croatian chestnut populations.\n\nAside from contribution to the basic scientific knowledge on molecular biology and ecology of sweet chestnut, the results of this project will contribute to the development of sustainable management of sweet chestnut in Croatia. Based on the results from this research, we will delineate seed zones and define seed transfer guidelines, which will provide operational, effective criteria, methods, guidelines, and recommendations helping in the optimal management of Croatian sweet chestnut stands. Furthermore, from Croatian natural sweet chestnut populations, genotypes tolerant to abiotic stress, i.e. drought, will be selected. The genotypes with higher tolerance to biotic stress, i.e. infection with C. parasitica, will be selected as well. Additionally, results from this project will contribute directly to the protection of geographic origin of the autochthonous marron cultivars, which is very important for the local population in the Lovran area, Istria and island Cres, but for Croatia as well","Croatia",null,2018,2022,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"completed",2018,2022,null,"research, management"]
[80,"national","Response LIFE NCP Croatia","http://osijek2015.eadsve.org/ ",null,null,"CroFEM","Establishing Long-Term Scientific Monitoring of Natural Forest Ecosystems in Croatia,\n","In the last few decades, in Europe as in rest of the world, the interest in the long-term and extensive monitoring of forest ecosystems has intensified. The reason for this is the lack of original, reference and long-term series of data necessary for the evaluation of anthropogenic impact in relation to natural variability. Old-growth forest reserves are recognized as the reference state of naturalness whose monitoring, together with monitoring of other non-economic forests, provides valuable information that helps explaining the natural dynamics and variability of ecosystems. Croatia, in comparison with most Central European countries, has a relatively natural forest ecosystems in terms of species composition, structure and function. There are number of valuable forest areas with characteristics of a natural old-growth forest.\n\nThe idea of systematic multidisciplinary, environmental monitoring in Croatia appeared in 1965, but has not been successfully implemented. Based on these ideas, and driven by the growing interest in monitoring changes and dynamics of natural ecosystems, in early 80s the long-term, intensive monitoring plots were established according to the principles of the UNESCO MAB program (Man and the Biosphere Programme). Unfortunately, after the initial establishment, these plots were not systematically monitored. Today approximately half of those plots are in an acceptable condition.\n\nInspired by the need for better understanding of the natural dynamics of forest ecosystems and the long-term monitoring we propose this project with the aim of establishing a long-term scientific monitoring. It includes revitalization of existing and establishment of new monitoring plots which will, in the end, represent a network of field laboratories where current and future researchers would build their research capacities. The project aims to consolidate knowledge and establish a long-term interdisciplinary research with one common goal – understanding and monitoring the dynamics of forest ecosystems. The project is designed on two levels of intensity: 1) extensive monitoring-EM (I) and 2) intensive monitoring-IM (II). EM would result in the 50-60 plots across the Croatia while five of the most representative old-growth forest sites will be the object of IM. IM should serve as a representative object of research for all plots of an EM, while EM enables the estimation of the extent to which the results of the IM case study can be generalized for the habitat type, the geological substrate, vegetation characteristics and the like.\n\nThis by using relatively quick and inexpensive survey indicators, which show the status of ecosystem. The results of this monitoring will be the piece in the European puzzle, but very important to the global understanding of the functioning of natural forest ecosystems. Continuous monitoring and experimental research plots are certainly the best legacy for future generations of scientists, who will with ever evolving technology and methods be able to improve understanding of the complex dynamics of forest ecosystems and thereby contribute their knowledge and ultimately preservation.","Croatia",null,2015,2018,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"completed",2015,2018,null,"monitoring"]
[173,"national","Response LIFE NCP Finland","https://julkaisut.metsa.fi/en/publications/show/1111 ",null,null,null,"MetsäLIFE","Ecological restoration and management in boreal forests","Finland",null,2000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",2000,null,null,"A first large forest restoration project in the beginning of 2000; A best practices guide made by the project in english",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Metsähallitus"]
[752,"national","Response LIFE NCP from Slowenia","https://natura-mura.eu/",null,null,null,"Natura Mura","Maintaining and restoring floodplain forests: Restoration of riparian willow, alder and ash woodland (GHT 91E0) and implementation of experimental natural rejuvenation measures,\nRestoration of oak-ash-ash-birch floodplain forests (GHT 91F0) and implementation of experimental natural rejuvenation measures,\nrestoration of floodplain forest in the area of the dried alder stand in the Banuta area.\n","Slovenia",null,2020,2023,{"$f":"(M239-L239)*12","v":36},null,4571854.99,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,"46.603131653292586, 16.141132624437695","ongoing",2020,2023,null,"This project aims to improve the status of three habitat types along the Mura river, including restoring riverine forests, through restoring bank-side tree vegetation and implementing natural regeneration measures.",null,"4.571.854,99"]
[753,"national","Response LIFE NCP from Slowenia","https://www.malabarja-marja.si/",null,null,null,"Mala barja – Marja","The aim of the project is to improve the conservation status of three European important habitat types and two species in poor conservation status, which are linked to bogs and wet meadows in a total of ten special conservation areas in central Slovenia and Gorenjska.\n\nThe project addresses the habitat types basic low bogs (HT 7230), transitional bogs (HT 7140) and molinia spp. meadows on carbonate, peaty and clay-silt soils (Molinion caeruleae, HT 6410), as well as bog cartridge (Coenonympha oedippus, SP 1071) and Loesel sink (Liparis loeselii, SP 1903). A common feature of target habitat types and species is the attachment to elevated groundwater levels and the existence of pressures and threats resulting from anthropogenic changes: fertilisation, changes in the water regime, overgrowth, presence of invasive alien plant species and, in some cases, untargeted visits (trampling by visitors). Due to their small size, areas with these habitat types and species are particularly vulnerable and their conservation status has a deteriorating trend.\n\nBy purchasing land and establishing custody and contractual protection, the project will enable proper management of areas with target habitat types and species. On a total of 53.7 ha, we will improve the conservation status of target habitat types and species through measures to remove overgrowth, eliminate invasive alien species and establish appropriate agricultural practices. On a total of 11.3 ha, we will enable the restoration of HT and species habitats by improving the water regime and removing major overgrowth.\n\nIn some areas where it is reasonable and environmentally acceptable, in addition to direct measures to improve the conservation status of target habitat types and species, we will also arrange visits and experiences of nature and prepare content for interpretation on exemplary nature conservation areas. Information and communication activities will be aimed at raising awareness and educating the local population, children, the professional public and visitors of preserved nature.","Slovenia",null,2017,2021,{"$f":"(M240-L240)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia","Slovenia",null,null,2017,2021,null,"This project mainly aims to restore the condition of bogs by removing overgrowth and invasive species and improving the water regime through appropriate management practices.",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,65,null,null,"Land Niedersachsen, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz/Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (NLWKN)/Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben–Hauptstelle Wense","Mixed Forest/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x"]
[491,"national","Response NCP Ireland, web search","https://www.coillte.ie/coillte-nature/ourprojects/dublinmountainsmakeover/",null,null,null,"DUBLIN MOUNTAINS MAKEOVER","Through the Dublin Mountains Makeover, an area of over 900 hectares across nine Coillte forests will transition away from the clearfell and replanting cycle towards a different model. Multi-generational forests managed under ‘Continuous Cover Forestry’ (CCF) principles will maintain their green canopy on a permanent basis. In other areas, Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine trees will be removed and replanted (R&R) with native species such as Scots pine, birch, rowan, oak, holly and willow to provide habitat for nature and bring autumn colours to the hills.\n\nUntil now, we have managed these areas primarily for timber production. But because of their popularity and proximity to the city, it’s now time to put the needs of people and nature much higher on the agenda.\nThrough the Dublin Mountains Makeover, an area of over 900 hectares across nine Coillte forests will transition away from the clearfell and replanting cycle towards a different model. Multi-generational forests managed under ‘Continuous Cover Forestry’ (CCF) principles will maintain their green canopy on a permanent basis. In other areas, Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine trees will be removed and replanted (R&R) with native species such as Scots pine, birch, rowan, oak, holly and willow to provide habitat for nature and bring autumn colours to the hills.\nWork started on the Dublin Mountains Makeover in June 2020 and will continue for many years, possibly decades. It will be a slow and careful process, conducted in a way that minimises disruption to local residents and visitors, while locking in benefits for nature, recreation and the landscape that will be enjoyed by generations to come.\n\nOverall, around 40% of the Coillte lands in the Dublin Mountains are already managed for biodiversity. Half of these ‘Biodiversity Areas’ are heathland, like the tree-less shrubby area around Fairycastle and Tibradden mountain, which are important breeding habitats for birds like the endangered Red Grouse.\nThe other half includes various types of forests that have value for nature, but these represent a small proportion of the forest total. The overwhelming majority of forests in the Dublin Mountains (92%) are comprised of non-native trees species like Sitka spruce (57%), larch (10%), lodgepole pine (7%), firs (6%), other conifers (6%) and non-native broadleaves like beech and sycamore (6%).\nUsing a mixture of management approaches (including Continuous Cover Forestry, CCF) will help to improve these forests' resilience for the future by increasing the variety of species, creating a mosaic of forest types and improving the structural and age diversity.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"improve species diversity, improve structural diversity and create new habitat through Continuous Cover Forestry and R&R (Removing commercial conifers and Replanting with native woodlands) ",null,null,null,null,null,null,"State",null,null,900,null,null,null,null,null,"Coillite"]
[635,"national","Responses from NCP Poland",null,null,null,null,"Forest regeneration after wind disturbance in the Piska Forest","In July 2002, a hurricane with considerable power damaged 33 thousand ha of forests in north-eastern Poland. In the Pisz forest district (the most severely damaged), the hurricane blew down 12 thousand ha of forest (2.5 milion m3 of wood). Harvesting took place as soon as possible and the sites were replanted. Part of the windblown area was retained for natural development, which created a unique opportunity for extensive research of the processes that occur in a forest ecosystem after a large natural disturbance. An area of 445 ha was retained in the Pisz forest district without any intervention to observe natural processes. The study on regeneration processes has been carried out since 2005 on permanent sample plots.","Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Many aspects of forest restoration have been studied: birds, saproxylic insects, pests, fungi, lichens, impact of ungulates, deadwood, stand structure, regeneration, soil, vegetation. All mentioned above aspects of forest ecosystems were compered between naturally regenerated and artificially planted forests."]
[636,"national","Responses from NCP Poland",null,null,null,null,"Elaboration of principles of silvicultural management on large post-hurricane areas in RDSF Toruń (2022 – 2026)","The hurricane winds that passed over Poland on 11 August 2017 completely destroyed about 40 thousand ha of forests in several Regional Directorates of State Forests. In RDSF Toruń the area to be restored is 18425 ha and by 2021 already 77.5% has been restored. Large areas of forest cultures have been established, mainly from planting, on different habitats and with the use of various methods of soil preparation. \nSuch large open areas have a microclimate completely different from the forest microclimate, changing moisture, thermal and wind conditions. The restoration, which was introduced at a very high expense, requires special care within the framework of tending operations carried out in the first age class. \nDue to a very high uncertainty of obtaining satisfactory restoration success under stress conditions of very large open areas, research work has been undertaken, the results of which will supplement existing knowledge on the silviculture management of large-area post-hurricane forest cultures. \nThe aim of the project is to develop differentiated principles of silvicultural management in young stands, increasing the stability of regeneration in extremely adverse microclimatic conditions of open areas after a disaster.\n","Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"The project involves comparing growth and development of forest cultures established on post-hurricane areas. Factors differentiating the study sites will include, among others:\n- size of restoration area;\n- forest habitat type;\n- method of soil preparation;\n- mode of regeneration (natural, artificial);\n- species compositions;\n- type of seedlings used for restoration;\n- density of planting;\n- use of pine and oak sowing;\n- application of alternative principles of tending of young stands in the first age class.\n"]
[638,"national","Responses from NCP Poland",null,null,null,null,"Adaptation processes of forest ecosystems to wildfire based on natural regeneration and forestry","It is one of the few studies conducted in the boreal forests of Central Europe that analysed forest ecosystem regeneration after fire disturbance. The project compared different methods of forest restoration; including natural regeneration. Monitoring focused on the following environmental parameters: soil chemistry and enzymatic activity; habitat quality; avian biodiversity; fungi; small mammals; insects; herbaceous vegetation; coarse wood and forest regeneration. The lack of flammability of forest litter one year after the fire due to the short succession of fuels was noted during the study. The soil analyses showed no influence of the type of post-fire surface management on soil chemistry. However; the results showed that both the method of soil preparation and the practice of regeneration (planting; sowing) had a significant impact on seedling survival and growth. Forest plantations established by sowing were less effective than those based on planting; and the tallest and thickest pines came from seedlings with a concealed root system. The most favourable growth conditions for seedlings were found in the variant where the wood crisps were left on the surface.\nStudies of fungal communities in a burnt forest show that the fire changed the structure of the mycorrhizal community. The tree roots here were colonised by Thelephora terrestris; which often occurs at contaminated sites. On the other hand; the fire positively affected the species diversity of deadwood beetles; with the most incredible abundance up to three years after the fire. The number of secondary pests did not increase after the fire. The bird community of the burnt forest was characterised by the high density of one species - the woodlark (Lullula arborea) - and the presence of the following species: Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella); Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris); Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor); Skylark (Alauda arvensis); Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) and Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). The forest fire significantly altered the spatial and species-specific structure of the vegetation and the structure of the environment; which affected the population structure and dynamics of small mammals. More and more diverse species of small rodents were found in the burnt forests than in the control areas (unburned ones).\n","Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland"]
[95,"national","RESTOR","www.pralesy.sk",null,null,null,"Veľký Javorník","A forest remnant below the summit of the highest peak of the Javorníky Mountains (Veľký Javorník 1019 m above sea level). It is the only identified forest on the Slovak side of this mountain range. The forest remnant is located on a south-west facing slope. Relatively well-preserved forests also occur in the surrounding area, but the higher positions are usually affected by former grazing and the lower and surrounding forests are usually affected by local logging or by the introduction of non-native tree species into the natural composition of the beech and beech-fir forests, which are the key habitat of these positions and of this forest remnant as well. The eponymous reserve, established in 1967, is approximately 1km from this remnant and is much more heavily impacted by former human activities than this remnant. Approximately 150m from the upper edge of the forest remnant, several marked hiking trails run along the ridge. The forest remnant is also relatively easily accessible from Papradno or from the Butorka saddle.","Czech Republic",null,2009,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",2009,null,null,"protection"]
[100,"national","RESTOR","Úvod / Brutal Assault",null,null,null,"Brutal Forest-Černá Studánka","Brutal Forest is new planted forest which is reducing carbon track of Brutal Assault Festival. The first part have planted at Černá studánka 2020, the second at locality U pomníku 2021. The event is supported by volunteers and fans of the festival and in cooperation with Lesy České republiky.","Czech Republic",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.43]
[102,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Brložec u štedré",null,"Czech Republic",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,12.32,12.32]
[158,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco/sites/f484dfa0-c1f1-41de-84ff-78b378359d90/?lat=58.238713756467064&lng=24.842270715000012&zoom=18",null,null,null,"Tree planting","Planting of 35000 trees","Estonia",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M248-L248)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Estonia","Estonia",null,"completed",2023,2023,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"390 ha total","32,74",null,"Estravel, Loodushoiu Fond",null,null,null,"ESTRAVEL"]
[159,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco/de/platform/collections/06686687-381b-42fc-8f8b-5c5d1731debf/",null,null,null,"Tree planting","Planting of 4000 trees","Estonia",null,2022,2023,{"$f":"(M249-L249)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Estonia","Estonia",null,"completed",2022,2023,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.47,"4,47",null,"Tapvei, Loodushoiu Fond",null,null,null,"TAPVEI"]
[160,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco/de/platform/collections/f0fff6bd-a095-4f90-a9bf-ee44e0327886/",null,null,null,"Tree planting","Planting of 4000 trees","Estonia",null,2022,2023,{"$f":"(M250-L250)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,"59.018138593251926, 24.32943819175468","completed",2022,2023,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"20 (+20)","2,52",null,"Nordea, Loodushoiu Fond",null,null,null,"NORDEA"]
[196,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco/de/sites/02aa6ce7-41b5-427b-a9d2-f76fa5409dc1/?lat=64.98363862696286&lng=25.610565440000013&zoom=15.96372674714948",null,null,null,"daniel's finnish family forest","Restoration and maintanance","Finland",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"64.98412924112245, 25.607598162805324","ongoing",2021,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"390 ha total","26,53"]
[261,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Wielenbach",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"planning",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.61,0.61]
[263,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Weilheim No.01",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park and Sirente-Velino Regional Park","7,77"]
[266,"national","RESTOR","www.waldgartenprojekt.de",null,null,null,"Waldgartenpilot","Foodforest Pilot of Sarsarale e.V.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation"]
[267,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Vinca maior",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"sustainable agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.65]
[270,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Schnelsener Weg","1. Standort: Der Boden ist Teil eines Ackerlandes/Feldes mit schlechter Qualität aufgrund des feuchten Bodens.\n    Es liegt außerhalb der Stadt.\n2. Standort: Ökologisch: Wiederaufforstung mit sehr vielfältigen Pflanzenarten\n3. Fläche: 320 Quadratmeter\n4. Pflanzen: 775 Sträucher und Bäume verschiedener Arten.\n5. Anlagentermin: 03.10.2021, öffentliche Veranstaltung mit 56 Personen.\n6. Sponsor: CF\n7. Boden. Privates Ackerland","Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"completed",2021,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.04,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald\n\nDepartment: Institute for Botany and Landscape Ecology, chair of plant ecology, chair of Landscape Economy\n\nAddress: Domstraße 11, 17489 Greifswald, Germany\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.uni-greifswald.de\n\nTotal budget: EUR 523 458.99\n\nERDF budget: EUR 392 594.24\n\nMichael Succow Stiftung\n\n    Name: Michael Succow Stiftung\n\n    Department: Peatlands and Climate Change\n\n    Address: Ellernholzstrasse 1/3, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.succow-stiftung.de\n\n    Total budget: EUR 202 327.67\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 151 745.75\nSzkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie\n\n    Name: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie\n\n    Department: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering\n\n    Address: ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.sggw.pl\n\n    Total budget: EUR 236 988.04\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 201 439.83\nOgólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków\n\n    Name: Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków\n\n    Department: Department of External Projects\n\n    Address: Odrowąża 24, 05-270 Marki, Poland\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.otop.org.pl\n\n    Total budget: EUR 73 380.27\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 62 373.22\nLietuvos gamtos fondas\n\n    Name: Lietuvos gamtos fondas\n\n    Address: Algirdo str.22-3, LT-03218 Vilnius, Lithuania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.glis.lt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 212 228.70\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 180 394.39\nГосударственное бюджетное учреждение Калининградской области \"Природный парк \"Виштынецкий\"\n\n    Name: Государственное бюджетное учреждение Калининградской области \"Природный парк \"Виштынецкий\"\n\n    Address: Sovetskiy prospect, 13-17 Kaliningrad , 236022 Kaliningrad, Russia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.vishtynec.gov39.ru\n\n    Total budget: EUR 268 050.00\n\n    ENI budget: EUR 227 842.50\nPolitechnika Białostocka\n\n    Name: Politechnika Białostocka\n\n    Department: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering \n\n    Address: Wiejska 45 A, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.pb.edu.pl\n\n    Total budget: EUR 150 042.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 127 535.91\nVytauto Didžiojo universitetas ","Not Forest","word search"]
[271,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Schalksmuhle_(Nordrhein-westfalen)",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,15.03,15.03]
[284,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Kollesleuken No.01","The original forest was cleared after World War II as part of the Allies' reparation blows and had to be reforested in 1956. As was customary at the time, this was implemented as a spruce monoculture. Due to its rapid growth, the spruce is considered the bread-and-butter tree of the German wood industry and still dominates the wood industry, especially in the construction sector.In 1990 storms Wiebke and Vivien swept the forest like a hurricane. Due to the protected hillside location, only few losses had to be complained about compared to the neighboring stands. The portfolio developed splendidly until 2018 and is currently in good condition. Due to the hot summers of recent years and the resulting persistent drought since 2018 and the resulting strong bark beetle infestation in neighboring populations, the tree population is currently at risk and is therefore increasingly being observed. Due to the current challenges, the conversion to a more climate-friendly forest is inevitable. For this purpose, a long-term conversion concept is being developed with the help of the BLOKOVERDA principle and impending harvest losses as well as reforestation and maintenance costs are financed by rewarding the ecosystem services of the forest.","Germany",null,1956,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",1956,null,null,"restoration"]
[285,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Hemdingen - Vielmoorsweg","Restored 27.11.2021 with 110 people at public event. On the ground of 1900 m2 about 6000 trees have been planted and ground was mulched with straw. Reforestration with dense plantation of trees and shrubs at least 25 different species, (3 species at a m2). The ground was not prepared deeply and had only 40 cm of topsoil from a different location. When planting the trees a lot of plastic wate was discovered. In the south eastern part of the plot there is wet area.","Germany",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"completed",null,2021,null,"reforestation"]
[293,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Bühler Döbeln Restoration","This is a restoration of the site behind the Bühler Döbeln Factory","Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"planning",2022,null,null,"restoration"]
[300,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Am Adels","A private residence built in 1970, being actively restored. Featuring open gardens and a disused swimming pool which were converting to a natural pool. We are planting only indigenous species and hope to actively promote local interest in biodiversity and regeneration projects.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration"]
[365,"national","RESTOR","www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/wienerberg/",null,null,null,"Wienerberg","The clay deposits on the southern slope of the Wienerberg were already used by the Romans for brick production, but were then forgotten until the 18th century (Wienerberger brick factory). After the company closed (in the 1960s), the area came into the possession of the City of Vienna. The area, which was shaped like a pit as a result of the clay mining, was used as a household waste and building rubble dump in the following years. At the end of the 1970s, an urban planning ideas competition was announced in order to find feasible solutions for the landscape design, whereby the condition was to preserve the character of the landscape. Otto Häuselmayer won the competition, after which a recreation area was created in 1983-1990. The 90 hectare area east of Triester Straße (\"Wienerberg Ost\") was divided into seven sections and a landscape plan was drawn up for each; the southern part of the area with the large pond was already under nature protection at that time, a retirement home (\"Wienerberg\") was built on Neilreichgasse in 1984-1986. There is also a playground, two sports fields, two parking spaces, a paddock, a medicinal herb garden, a support point of the MA 49 (Forestry Office) and wild plant observation areas of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. For the purpose of afforestation (170,000 trees and bushes), 300,000 cubic meters of earth (excavated material from the subway construction) were added. Since its completion, the site has developed into a biotope with a diverse flora and fauna; it was declared a protected part of the landscape on June 1, 1995.","Austria","Urban land/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",1985,1995,120,"NA","NA",null,null,"Mining/waste and debris accumulation/Urban expansion","Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Soil preparation","Human health & wellbeing/improve or maintain biodiversity/cultural heritage",1,null,null,"Austria",null,"48.162007077088965, 16.351551908602175","completed",1985,1995,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,90,null,"Government",null,"Mixed Forest/Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[376,"national","RESTOR","https://www.wien.gv.at/kontakte/ma49/index.html",null,null,null,"The Vorarlberg forest",null,"Austria",null,2014,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"NA","NA","NA",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"completed",2014,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"private"]
[387,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Riverside",null,"Austria",null,null,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"NA","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","NA",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"planning",null,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.31,1.31,null,"private"]
[390,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco",null,null,null,"Ranch Cs","Active restoration at the edge of Dél-Mezőföldi protected area.","Hungary",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Southern Transdanubia",null,"planning",2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.22]
[398,"national","RESTOR","www.kalkalpen.at",null,null,null,"NP Limestone Alps",null,"Austria",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,21.23,"21,23",null,"NP"]
[409,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Kollreid",null,"Austria",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10.08,10.08,null,"private"]
[420,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"private restoration activity - monoculture transformation","Restoring transformation from a 60 year old monoculture, single-hight, commercial spruce plantation , to a broadleaf mixed forest. Restoring the hedge belt around the forest and allowing oaks and walnut trees to naturally reproduce under existing elderflower cover. I leave the elderflower since it keeps the weeds low and provides the initial protection from direct sunlight and soil erosion.","Austria",null,2021,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Weeding/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","improve or maintain biodiversity/Change in species composition",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.43,null,"private"]
[431,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco/de/sites/f041e664-df88-483f-832b-7b42fac705a0/?lat=47.188261335&lng=16.112113645&zoom=18",null,null,null,"private restoration activity - soil restoration","Soil restoration with the aim to improve biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Until 5 years ago this field was used for intensive commercial faming for food and feed crops. A major problem was soil errosion after harvest, single plant species coverage and heavy use of agricultural chemicals.","Austria",null,2021,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"Erosion/Agriculture/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Soil preparation","improve or maintain biodiversity/CO₂ capture",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"soil improvement",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.71,null,"private"]
[476,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Central Park Rheintal",null,"Austria",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"planning",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2159]
[494,"national","RESTOR","https://www.reforestnation.ie/",null,null,null,"Curraghmore Farm - Woodlands Project 1","About\nAfter doing an Natura Impact and Archaeological Impact Assessment, we finally had proof that the mountains were once covered in trees. This was the birth of our Native Woodlands project!\nThe assessment revealed that a survey was undertaken in 1656‐1658, the so-called Down Survey. The Down Survey was a national land survey, managed by Sir William Petty then surgeon‐general of the English army. Its purpose was to measure the land that was to be forfeited by Irish Catholics, so that it could be redistributed by the Crown as payment to adventurers and soldiers of the Protestant faith for services rendered.  The survey generated an all‐island map, and more detailed maps on a county, barony, and civil parish basis. The owner of the townland of Curragh More in 1641 is listed as Owen O’Sulleyvanmore (O’Sullivan More) (Catholic). In 1670 the owner is James Napper (Protestant). The land is described as ‘220 plantation acres’, which suggests that this was profitable land. Given that this was mountain land, it is likely that this was covered in forestry at the time.\nWe believe to re-wild Ireland planting diverse native forest is vital, that’s why we plant the most biodiverse species range available and work within the current Native Woodlands scheme guidelines. ","Ireland",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Killarney","31 sites, 1,80 km2 in t","Ongoing",2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Aforestation Ireland"]
[520,"national","RESTOR","https://citizens-forests.at",null,null,null,"Citizens Forests Wolkersdorf","Planting project by the association \"Citizens Forests Wolkersdorf\".\nIn a first step, 100 plants (23 different species) were planted together with the population. In 2023, the entire area of approx. 2500m² should be planted.","Austria",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,"48.38629564834109, 16.535761571768106","ongoing",2022,null,"-reforestation project on community basis using Miyawaki Method","reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5.46,5.46,null,"Citizens Forests",null,null,null,"Community"]
[668,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2021_Area13","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[669,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2021_Area12","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[670,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2021_Area11","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[671,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2020_Area10","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[672,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2020_Area09","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[673,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2020_Area08","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[674,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2020_Area07","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[676,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2019_Area06","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[677,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2019_Area05","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[678,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2019_Area04","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[679,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2019_Area03","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[680,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2019_Area02","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[681,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"FC_SC_2018_Area01","Reforesting Carpathian Mountains","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"completed"]
[738,"national","RESTOR","https://mossy.earth/projects/restoring-floodplain-forests",null,null,null,"Restoring Floodplain Forests\n","With our local partner Broz, we are planting trees along the Danube river in Slovakia. The project aims to restore one of the last remnants of Central Europe’s floodplain forests. Silver poplar (Populus alba), black poplar (Populus nigra), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), narrow-leafed ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), European white elm (Ulmus leavis), field elm (Ulmus minor), common oak (Quercus robur), Norway maple (Acer platanoides)","Slovakia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Slovakia",null,"47.96088532919864, 17.38666538152011","completed",null,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Mossy Earth, Broz",null,null,null,"Mossy Earth"]
[777,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-sierra-del-rincon-1",null,null,null,"Sierra del Rincón (Madrid)","In 2008 WWF Spain started a forest restoration project in the Biosphere Reserve Sierra del Rincón, with the aim of promoting the colonization of native plant communities in the area (beech and oak forests, etc.).  The project included the collection of genetic material for production in a nursery set up in Montejo de la Sierra. Manual planting was carried out in various locations in the Sierra, in some cases inside small enclosures installed to protect the plants from livestock. Maintenance and monitoring tasks were also carried out.  Many of the tasks (planting, seed collection) were carried out with the participation of volunteers, in addition to awareness-raising and educational activities for the local population and schoolchildren. We have collaborated with Comunidad de Madrid Government and local governments (Montejo de la Sierra, La Hiruela, Prádena del Rincón and Puebla de la Sierra).","Spain",null,2008,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"41.08188201866006, -3.4538390462862476","Ongoing",2008,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Budapesti Muszaki és Gazdaságtudományi egyetem\n\nAddress: Műegyetem rkp. 3., 1111 Budapest, Hungary\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.bme.hu\n\nTotal budget: EUR 384 156.96\n\nERDF budget: EUR 326 533.42\n\nUniversität für Bodenkultur Wien\n\n    Name: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien\n\n    Address: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33., 1180 Wien, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.boku.ac.at\n\n    Total budget: EUR 653 543.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 555 511.55\nРепублика СрбијаМинистарство грађевинарства, саобраћаја и инфраструктуреДирекција за водне путеве\n\n    Name: Република СрбијаМинистарство грађевинарства, саобраћаја и инфраструктуреДирекција за водне путеве\n\n    Address: Francuska 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.plovput.gov.rs\n\n    Total budget: EUR 63 959.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 54 365.15\nИзпълнителна агенция „Проучване и поддържане на река Дунав“\n\n    Name: Изпълнителна агенция „Проучване и поддържане на река Дунав“\n\n    Address: Slavyanska str. 6., 7000 Ruse, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.appd-bg.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 49 240.80\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 41 854.68\nBayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt\n\n    Name: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt\n\n    Address: Bürgermeister-Ulrich-Straße 160, 86179 Augsburg, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.lfu.bayern.de\n\n    Total budget: EUR 442 159.80\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 375 835.83\nTechnische Universität München,Lehrstuhl für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft\n\n    Name: Technische Universität München,Lehrstuhl für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft\n\n    Address: Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.wb.bgu.tum.de/en/welcome/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 411 500.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 349 775.00\nAdministrația Națională \"Apele Române\"\n\n    Name: Administrația Națională \"Apele Române\"\n\n    Address: Edgar Quinet 6., 010018 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.rowater.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 276 726.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 235 217.31\nVýskumný Ústav Vodného Hospodárstva\n\n    Name: Výskumný Ústav Vodného Hospodárstva\n\n    Address: Nábr. arm. gen. Svobodu 5, 812 49 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.vuvh.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 270 462.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 229 893.12\nHrvatske vode – pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama\n\n    Name: Hrvatske vode – pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama\n\n    Address: Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.voda.hr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 207 845.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 176 668.25\nOrszágos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság\n\n    Name: Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság\n\n    Address: Márvány utca 1/D, 1012 Budapest, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ovf.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 186 368.40\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 158 413.14\nINŠTITUT ZA VODE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE\n\n    Name: INŠTITUT ZA VODE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE\n\n    Address: Dunajska cesta 156, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.izvrs.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 172 496.40\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 146 621.94\nInstitut za vodoprivredu \"Jaroslav Černi\" AD\n\n    Name: Institut za vodoprivredu \"Jaroslav Černi\" AD\n\n    Address: Jaroslava Černog 80, 11226 Belgrade, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.jcerni.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 168 244.76\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 143 008.05\nInstitutul National de Hidrologie si Gospodarire a Apelor\n\n    Name: Institutul National de Hidrologie si Gospodarire a Apelor\n\n    Address: Ploiesti street, district 1. 97., 013686 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.inhga.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 162 800.75\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 138 380.64\nНационален институт по метеорология и хидрология ",null,null,"WWF"]
[782,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-parque-natural-do-xures",null,null,null,"Parque Natural do Xurés (Ourense)","The Baixa Limia e Serra do Xurés Natural Park is characterized by a set of mountains and an intricate river network that is home to numerous ecosystems and endemisms, whose preservation is a matter of great importance. Forest fires are a recurring problem in Galicia and, particularly, in the mountainous areas of Ourense, such as the Xurés Park.  This problem is seriously affecting the environment and the economy of the area, and even putting many lives at risk. Although in recent years different actions have been carried out to prevent fires and reduce their impacts, the area that burns annually is still important.  The process is highly complex, which is why it is necessary to introduce new approaches that enhance citizen involvement and the participation of the different agents affected.  With the aim of helping to the restoration of forest fire affected areas in the Baixa Lima and Serra do Xurés Natural Park, WWF Spain has teamed up with a teaching innovation project called \"Plantando Cara al Fuego\" with several years of experience. Participating in this project, among others, are the University of Santiago de Compostela, the Xunta de Galicia, as well as forest owners and students of the Superior Cycle of Forest Management and Natural Environment. But also educators, journalists and economists, in this multidisciplinary initiative, where students learn while serving society.","Spain",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"41.94608607691096, -8.010520262148955","Ongoing",2020,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.2599999999999998,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[784,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-parque-natural-del-alto-tajo",null,null,null,"Parque Natural del Alto Tajo (Guadalajara)","After the forest fire of July 2005 that affected the Alto Tajo Natural Park, WWF developed projects in two habitats considered a priority for restoration as natural regeneration was considered slow and difficult.  The first place is the Barranco de El Hocino, a small ravine carved out of the limestone by El Hocino stream, on whose shady slopes there was a copse of 120 yew trees (Taxus baccata). The second area of intervention is a limestone slope, immediately next to the Casares cave, occupied by a phoenicean juniper forest (Juniperus phoenicea) with specimens of Juniperus thurifera.  The work has consisted of collecting genetic material, carrying out manual planting, installing bird feeders, installing a pollinator station, and carrying out maintenance and monitoring work. We have collaborated with Castilla-La Mancha Government and local Government (Riba de Saelices).","Spain",null,2012,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"40.94239883438762, -2.2866258325453193","Ongoing",2012,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,18.57,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[785,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/tablas-de-daimiel",null,null,null,"Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel (Ciudad Real)","The Tablas de Daimiel are one of the last remaining examples of an ecosystem called \"fluvial plains\". It is located in the province of Ciudad Real, between the municipalities of Daimiel and Villarrubia de los Ojos.  The formation of Las Tablas is the result of the confluence of two rivers of different nature: the Cigüela, seasonal and saline waters, and the Guadiana River, which provided fresh water on a permanent basis. This continental wetland is the wintering area, resting place during migratory journeys and nesting place for a great variety of aquatic birds: red-crested pochard, great crested grebe, mallard, grey heron.... The flora, for its part, is characterized by the presence of numerous aquatic plants such as Cladium mariscus, Phragmites australis or Typha latifolia, the only trees present in Las Tablas being the taray trees. In the 1960s, with the canalization of the Guadiana River and some of its affluents, the conservation of Las Tablas began to be endangered. But, it is from the middle of the 70s, when the intensive extraction of groundwater for agricultural uses, broke the natural balance of Las Tablas.  Since 2011, in collaboration with the National Park, WWF has been working on the restoration of natural habitats in agricultural crops acquired by the National Parks Autonomous Organization (OAPN) in the protection area of Las Tablas de Daimiel. In this way, the pressure of water extraction in the areas surrounding the wetland is reduced by transforming agricultural crops into natural forests.","Spain",null,2011,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"39.13862271609614, -3.6970923557410407","Ongoing",2011,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,357.08,null,null,null,null,"word search","WWF"]
[786,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-parque-nacional-de-cabaneros",null,null,null,"Parque Nacional de Cabaneros (Ciudad Real y Toledo)","This project aims to contribute to the restoration of a burned area in the Cabañeros National Park, in the municipality of Navas de Estena (Ciudad Real), where a Great Forest Fire took place in 2012.  We have collaborated with the National Park Government and the Local Government (Navas de Estena). Three planting enclosures were built with native species planted inside. Several participative activities were carried out, as well as maintenance of the fences and plantations, as well as monitoring tasks.","Spain",null,2012,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"39.51205020263456, -4.5519369461950605","Ongoing",2012,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.02,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[788,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-parque-natural-de-donana.-arroyo-de-la-rocina",null,null,null,"Espacio Natural de Donana. Arroyo de la Rocina (Huelva)","La Rocina stream basin forms a wide corridor that connects forested areas with the protected area. La Rocina, along its course, has sections with relatively good conservation status, however, it also suffers different impacts, including deforestation, lack of renewal of plant formations and sediment accumulation. WWF's interest in the restoration of La Rocina is based on the influence that the conservation of the stream has on the ecological health of the marsh, and because it plays an important role as a green corridor.  The restoration work on La Rocina stream, in collaboration with the National Park Government, aims to achieve a better state of conservation of the main river channel responsible for the water supply to the marsh.","Spain",null,2013,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"37.12449159942637, -6.4996100995143795","Ongoing",2013,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,52.93,null,null,"Agricultural University of Athens, Kaireios Library, MOm, Fundación CBD, Municipality of Andros, NCC Ltd, HAO-Demeter","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search","WWF"]
[791,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/elgoibar-1",null,null,null,"Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa)","With the aim of contributing to the recovery of native forests in the Basque Country, WWF Spain launched a forest restoration project in Elgóibar (Guipúzcoa) in collaboration with Lurgaia Foundation.  In the Basque Country, intensive forest plantations with exotic species have led to the fact that only 17% of potential forests (mixed forest, oak, holm oak and laurel forests) remain. In the intervention area, the simple change of land use due to the felling of the Monterey pine crop that occupied the plot, has meant that the first native colonizing shrub and tree species have proliferated.  However, it is necessary to diversify and accelerate this natural process with the introduction, through repopulation, of the typical species of the potential forest in this area (oak, birch, hawthorn, strawberry tree and blackthorn).","Spain",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"43.23292749840363, -2.42533604241591","Ongoing",2020,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,13.48,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[792,"national","RESTOR","https://beta.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-complejo-lagunar-de-la-presa-del-rio-henares",null,null,null,"Complejo lagunar de la presa del rio Henares (Madrid)","The \"Lagunas de la Presa del río Henares\" is an artificial wetland of high ecological interest located near the confluence of the Henares and Jarama rivers. This wetland belongs to a Regional Park that runs through the Community of Madrid from north to south and covers 16 municipalities and more than 30,000 hectares.  Its artificial origin was caused by the abandonment of gravel mining. In addition, the park is surrounded by high-density urban centers that add even more pressure on the fauna and flora that inhabit it.  The forests that accompany watercourses play a fundamental role as they host plant formations with high biodiversity and productivity. The good health of these ecosystems is crucial to ensure the stability of river banks, water quality and the ecological function that these reservoirs of biodiversity represent. The forests that accompany watercourses play a fundamental role as they host plant formations with high biodiversity and productivity. The good health of these ecosystems is crucial to ensure the stability of river banks, water quality and the ecological function that these reservoirs of biodiversity represent. For this reason, WWF considers it essential to promote actions for the conservation of riparian forests through the adoption of measures for the protection and restoration of these ecosystems.","Spain",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"40.406749552994874, -3.493739020714775","Ongoing",2022,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.9,1.9,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[794,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-campo-de-san-pedro",null,null,null,"Campo de San Pedro (Segovia)","In the surroundings of the 'Hoces del Riaza' Natural Park there is a section of Cañada Real Segoviana that is deeply fragmented due to intense agricultural use that hinders the connectivity of species in the territory.  In Spain, the conservation of nature has focused on creating protected spaces that remain as islands in the territory, focused on delimiting and protecting small portions of habitats where certain species that are intended to be conserved live. The result of this isolation determines, in most cases, that the protected spaces conceived in this way constitute isolated fragments of nature that are not self-sustaining from the ecological point of view.  In this way, an ecological corridor has been created through the recovery of native bush and tree-like vegetation, generating dispersion points through the Cañada Real Segoviana. Thus, the permeability of this intense agricultural area will be increased, serving as a corridor for the movement of species. We have collaborated with Castilla y León Government, local Government (Campo de San Pedro) and the NGO GREFA.","Spain",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"41.435369539386784, -3.516460601313273","Ongoing",2019,null,null,"ecological corridor",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.13,null,null,null,"Not Forest",null,"WWF"]
[795,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/andilla-y-alcublas",null,null,null,"Andilla y Alcublas (Valencia)","WWF Spain launched, at the end of 2015, a forest restoration project in the burned area of Andilla and Alcublas (Valencia), in collaboration with Comunidad Valenciana Government, local Governments (Andilla and Alcublas) and the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM).  The aim of the project has been to contribute to the recovery of some of the affected areas by the Andilla forest fire of 2012, which affected more than 20,000 hectares among the municipalities of Andilla, Alcublas, Llíria, Altura, Jérica, Teresa and Sacañet, in the provinces of Valencia and Castellón.  As a result of the fire, some species such as Juniperus phoenicia, Juniperus thurifera or Pinus nigra subsp. salzmanii have reduced their presence due to lack of natural regeneration. In these cases, their reintroduction through plantations has been considered appropriate.","Spain",null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"39.84075327252256, -0.7783111154564779","Ongoing",2015,null,null,"Plantations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,23.6,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[651,"national","restor.eco","Restor | Globale Plattform für die Wiederherstellung und den Schutz der Natur",null,null,null,"Adega","Intervention with felling of burned trees (Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus), with trenching and planting of native species (Arbutus unedo and Quercus suber). Maintaining the natural regeneration of Quercus robur.","Portugal",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,"39.9242363283186, -8.219066366763393",null,2020,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6.82,null,null,null,null,null,"Pedrógão Grande City Hall"]
[238,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/project/iori-river-valley/","https://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/project/iori-river-valley/",null,337,"Restoring Gallery Forest and Grasslands in the Iori River Valley, Georgia","Within the Chachuna Managed Reserve, this project has initiatated restoration of the natural dynamics of the Iori River, significantly improving the condition of gallery forest along its length in Georgia. It has laid the foundations for a rotational grazing scheme that has reduced overgrazing of the biodiversity-rich steppes. The restoration of native biodiversity has increased the resilience of ecosystems and improved the livelihoods of local communities.\n\nA management plan for Chachuna Managed Reserve including biodiversity monitoring, wildfire management, floodplain restoration efforts, communications and education was developed\nRotational grazing has been implemented on over 3000 ha of pasture, lease agreements have been developed with farmers inside protected areas, and progress is being monitored\nA gabion has been installed, re-flooding 2 ha of floodplain forest\nIn order to restore the floodplain forest, a 7km watering corridor was established, which helps to protect the floodplain forest from the entry and grazing of sheep\nThe collaboration between the border police and the administration of Chachuna Managed Reserve was strengthened, demonstrated by the mutual exchange of patrolling plans, sharing of detected violations and hotspots during patrols\nA river basin management plan for the Iori and Alazani rivers has been developed, which envisages the Dali reservoir for the purpose of flooding the floodplain forest by releasing the reservoir in spring and autumn","Georgia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2018,2023,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC298,AD298,\"m\")","v":60},"NA",873228,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Illegal logging/Cattle or wildlife grazing, browsing","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/management and planning and opimization/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/Water quality",10,null,null,"Georgia",null,null,"Ongoing","2018-01-01","2023-01-01",null,"management",null,873.22799999999995,873.22799999999995,"No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)",null,22000,"NA","Bird Life International",null,null,null,"Cambridge Conservation Initiative"]
[85,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://broz.sk/projekty/danubeparks-connected/ ",null,null,55,"Danube Parks - Network of Protected Areas on the Danube: Development and Implementation of International Strategies for the Preservation of the Natural Heritage on the Danube","WILD ISLANDS\n\nIslands are key habitats in river ecosystems that fulfill a number of functions. They create habitat for different species, provide natural protection from floods and serve for recreation for people. The Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor will be implemented through cross-sectoral cooperation between water, navigability and forestry authorities. WILDisland (Wild Islands) form a unique network of pristine dynamic river sites. Only islands in good ecological status will be included in the biocorridor, as good territorial status is one of the main prerequisites for their non-intervention management. In some cases, revitalisation measures may also be needed to qualify islands. Pilot activities focused on flooding, river morphology, elimination of invasive species and removal of unwanted infrastructure will serve to test specific activities and help prepare sites for \"wildness\".\n\nThe WILDisland initiative involves protected area managers, land users, non-profit organisations and legislators in the preparation of non-intervention management agreements on selected islands that represent the last remnants of wilderness in the heart of Europe.\n\nThe five pilot actions planned aim to improve the habitat quality of the islands that will form the cornerstones of the Danube Wild Island Habitat Corridor.\n\nActivities:\n\nRemoving \"grey\" infrastructure\nAdaptation of navigation infrastructure\nRestoring the sedimentation regime\nManagement of invasive plant species (criterion for the qualification of wild islands)\nEnabling win-win solutions between individual sectors and implementing best practices for additional activities that guarantee the long-term implementation of WILDislands.\nDANUBE FREE SKY\n\nProtected areas play an important role as nesting grounds, wintering grounds and resting places for birds.\n\nThe Danube River serves as an important navigation route for birds within Europe and where power lines pose significant obstacles for migrating birds. This issue is becoming increasingly relevant in the creation of legislation, as studies have shown that the impact on birds is indeed large (100 birds killed/10km/year). Fortunately, this situation can be dealt with by standard procedures.\n\nAs part of the DANUBE FREE SKY campaign, we are working with the energy sector to help improve approaches to Europe's rivers. The campaign raises awareness in the regions and aims to create an inventory of the network of power lines over the Danube and thus contribute to the creation of a unified strategy on this issue on the Danube.\n\nActivities:\n\nFree sky educational process\nElaboration of the DANUBE FREE SKY \"baseline\" document.\nPilot actions: Inventory of the power line network over the Danube and their marking\nDANUBE FREE SKY Strategy\nCORRIDOR LAND-DRY HABITAT\n\nIn addition to aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats, forests and meadows, dry habitats are also an important part of natural river ecosystems. However, as a result of hydromorphological changes, these habitats have been reduced over time to small remnants of floodplain sites. These sites provide shelter for now highly endangered species of flora and fauna. In order to avoid the complete isolation of these habitats and their populations, eco-corridors linking these sites need to be restored. Built as flood protection, have become valuable secondary habitats for orchid and insect populations and also serve as hatcheries for the marsh turtle. Thanks to the fact that dams line the Danube along its entire length, this infrastructure can be used as bio-corridors.\n\nActivities:\n\nDANUBE DRY HABITAT CORRIDOR Strategy\nDANUBE DRY HABITAT CORRIDOR Pilot activities – grazing on the dam\nThe pilot actions (Action 5.3) aim to demonstrate the function of bio-corridors (and their fragmentation) and will serve to identify examples of best practice for their management measures. All pilot actions have been strategically selected to ensure the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders (cities, municipalities, local populations, water managers as partners responsible for grazing on, veterinarians, pastoralists, foresters responsible for aerial tree removal and mowing in cooperation with farmers and management of protected areas). The participation of volunteers during the first Danube Volunteer Day contributed significantly to habitat management and the event also served as a good communication tool for the visibility of the Dry Habitat Corridor.\n\nCORRIDOR LAND-FOREST\n\nFloodplain forests are important habitats that provide multiple functions for flora, fauna and humans. During the last century, almost 90% of the Danube wetlands were lost due to human intervention. Today, the last remnants of large-scale floodplain forests are valued for their rich biodiversity and protected under the Danube Protected Areas. In order to avoid over-isolating populations of wild species that inhabit these forests, it is necessary to provide for measures to link them.\n\nTo alleviate pressure on these last remnants of floodplain forests, the European Commission has launched a project built on Copernicus Land Monitoring Services to identify the services offered by these ecosystems. The project focuses mainly on water areas that provide a range of ecosystem services such as chemical filtration, flood control, river bank stabilization, and providing a suitable environment for aquatic species of organisms.\n\nThanks to the cooperation between the European Environment Agency and Copernicus Land Monitoring Services, new data on river basins has been obtained, which will be used for the first time in a macro-regional dimension.\n\nThe document Danube riparian forest Fitness Check, GIS data and results from remote sensing form the basis of the strategic document for the creation of the Riparian Danube Forest Corridor. A coordinated survey of bats along the Hungarian part of the Danube will test the effectiveness of the Fitness Check and pilot actions will serve to demonstrate the implementation of this strategy.\n\nThe creation of the Danube Floodplain Forest Corridor will be communicated to the forestry sector. The strategy will be translated into the field through organized trainings and study visits with foresters.\n\nActivities:\n\nChecking the status of Danube floodplain forests: interpretation of GIS data from Copernicus Monitoring Services\nConversion of plantations into natural forests\nManagement of invasive tree species to improve conditions for domestic species\nAfforestation to compensate for losses of natural stands and combine separate forest units\nPromotion of tree species whose numbers tend to decrease","Austria/Croatia/Germany/Slovakia/Romania/Serbia/Hungary","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2017,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC299,AD299,\"m\")","v":24},3084492,2925859.39,202822,null,"waste and debris accumulation/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","cleanup, waste removal/trainings or workshops or education/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Control or removal of (invasive) species/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/monitoring","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase landscape complexity/cooperation or networking/education or science",null,null,null,"Croatia,Bulgaria,Germany,Slovakia,Romania,Austria,Hungary,Serbia",null,null,"Completed","2017-01-01","2019-01-06",null,"restoration, connectivity",null,"3.128.681","2.925.859",202.822,null,null,"International body","European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)","No data available","NA","NA",null,null,null,null,"LIFE"]
[202,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3543",null,null,331,"Restoration of the Dynamics of Rhine Alluvial Habitats on Rohrschollen Island","Of the many ecosystems found in the great alluvial plains of Europe, the richest and most complex are the dense, temperate and deciduous ‘gallery’ forests that form on regularly-flooded corridors along the banks of rivers flowing from the Alps. They are notable for their wealth of tree, shrub and large creeper species. However, these forests are regressing as a result of the ‘domestication’ of these rivers. Consequently, the four major European rivers flowing down from the Alps - the Rhine, Rhone, Danube and Po - have lost most of their riparian forests. Rohrschollen Island, on the Rhine 10 km upstream from Strasbourg, contains the priority habitats ‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’ and ‘Riparian mixed forests along the great rivers (Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor)’, and another seven habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. These habitats are being lost due to the absence of dynamic flooding and the resulting plant succession.","France","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2010,2015,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC300,AD300,\"m\")","v":60},2080000,1040000,0,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"France",null,null,"Completed","2010-01-01","2015-01-06",null,"river restoration",null,"2.080.000","2.080.000",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Rhine-Meuse Water Agency; Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing of Alsace (DREAL Alsace); Region of Alsace; EU LIFE Programme; Electricité de France (EDF); Bas-Rhin Department, Alsace","No data available","NA","NA"]
[10,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://sgp.undp.org/spacial-itemid-projects-landing-page/spacial-itemid-project-search-results/spacial-itemid-project-detailpage.html?view=projectdetail&id=26766",null,null,281,"Mitigating Negative Climate Effects by Abating the Consequences of the Bark Beetle Epidemics in Krasnapollie District of Mahiliou Region",null,"Belarus","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2018,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC301,AD301,\"m\")","v":23},43982.16,112.38,42847,null,"climate change/Tree mortality/Pests and diseases","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/monitoring","increase awareness/Local climate regulation (e. g. cooling)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Belarus",null,null,"Ongoing","2018-01-08","2020-01-03","-seed bank","reforestation",null,112.38,42.801000000000002,42.847000000000001,null,null,"International body","GEF Small Grants","NA","NA","NA"]
[154,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://erc.undp.org/evaluation/evaluations/detail/8394",null,null,"UNDP project ID# 00073028","Sustainable Management of Pastures and Forest in Armenia to Demonstrate Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Benefits and Dividends for Local Communities","The project addresses the deterioration of natural resources (biodiversity, land, water, forest), especially pastures and forests, by promoting a better understanding of problems related to climate change impact and potential for adaptive management, its socio-economic dimension, agricultural productivity and food security, enhancement of local capacities for sustaining their livelihood level in face of climate change. \nThe project’s strategy is building upon the status of natural rangelands covering 1,244,000 ha in Armenia which is extremely unsatisfactory, as anthropogenic factors have severely affected the pasturelands of Armenia, and a large proportion of grasslands have deteriorated in quality. Almost half of the pastures are exposed to degradation and their biological productivity fell by 1.5-2 times compared with 1950s. Management of these lands has been poor to date, leading to substantial declines in areas suitable for grazing.\nWith regards to forests, the project indicates that Armenia is a forest-poor country. According to the land balance data of 2006, forest lands cover about 373,000 ha, with 308,000 ha forest-covered (10.4% of country's territory). Forests mainly grow on steep slopes in cross-country mountains at 550-2400 m altitude. Grazing patterns, like crop production patterns, have undergone a fundamental shift since the economic transition began. ","Armenia","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2016,2020,{"$f":"(M302-L302)*12","v":48},10000,"NA",null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/climate change","knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization","increase awareness/education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Armenia","Vardenis sub-region of RoA Gegharkunik Marz",null,"Completed",2016,2018,"-Stocktaking and vulnerability assessment of target area resulting in pasture and forest restoration plans;                                                                            -Forest belts establishment pilots (18,2ha and 2400 seedlings in Tsovak community, 15ha in NP);                                                                                            -Pasture rehabilitation pilots (170ha);                                                                                                                                                                                                    -Carbon stock assessment and monitoring","reforestation",null,"1.075.738","1.000.000",75.738,null,null,"International body","United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)","4.092 ha","NA","NA"]
[57,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://rewildingeurope.com/areas/rhodope-mountains/",null,null,345,"Rhodope Mountains","The Rhodope mountains hold a captivating array of of flora and fauna and is a stronghold of vultures in south-eastern Europe. It’s the only breeding spot in Bulgaria for griffon vultures and an important site for the globally threatened Egyptian vulture on the Balkan Peninsula. Additionally, rare cinereous vultures can be spotted soaring above. Among the dozens of other raptor species Eastern imperial eagle, Saker falcon, Levant sparrowhawk, Peregrine falcon and several other eagles can be mentioned.\n\nThe whole region is also a stronghold within Bulgaria for wolf and jackal. In recent years, brown bears have begun naturally recolonizing the Rhodopes, and the possibility of bear-watching is emerging in the landscape, particularly in the western part of the mountains.\n\nBecause of its location at the crossroads between the European and Asian continent, the impact of the Mediterranean, its pristine landscapes and the variety of habitats here in combination with the relatively small human disturbance, the Rhodope Mountains have a huge variety in species and habitats, and have become one of the bird watching hotspots in Europe.","Bulgaria","<empty>",2015,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC303,AD303,\"m\")","v":60},"NA","NA",null,null,"NA","(Re)introduction of animal species/Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/management and planning and opimization","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"Completed","2015-01-01","2020-01-01",null,"increase vultures",null,"No data available","No data available","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Fondation Segré","No data available","NA","NA"]
[540,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4577",null,null,141,"LIFE Birds in Adazi - Improving the Conservation Status of Specially Protected Bird Species in Natura 2000 Site, Adazi",null,"Latvia",null,2013,2018,59,null,1537988,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,"Completed","2013-01-11","2018-01-08",null,null,null,"1.537.988","1.537.988",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Latvia Environmental Protection Fund; EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA","NA",null,"Comune di Danta di Cadore, Servizi Forestali Veneto","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x"]
[808,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://rewildingeurope.com/areas/swedish-lapland/",null,null,380,"Swedish Lapland",null,"Sweden",null,2016,2025,108,null,"NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,"Ongoing","2016-01-01","2025-01-01",null,null,null,"No data available","No data available","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Rewilding Europe","210 kilometre-long Råne River and 400 kilometre-long Pite River",61000]
[809,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5033",null,null,245,"LIFE TripleLakes - Triple Lakes Catchment Restoration and Preventive Action for Aquatic Habitats in a Climate Change Perspective",null,"Sweden",null,2014,2019,60,null,4122299,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,"Completed","2014-01-07","2019-01-12",null,null,null,"4.122.299","4.122.299",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Swedish Maritime and Water Authority; EU LIFE Programme; County Administrative Board of Jämtland County","No data available","NA"]
[958,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/crf_source_to_sea_9.pdf",null,null,370,"Source to Sea - Morecambe Bay","Restoring natural hydrology - the presence of man-made\ngrips on the moorland above the River Kent (Sprint and Mint)\nhas resulted in changes to the hydrology of the catchment.\nThe blocking of certain grips will help to restore natural flow\nregimes, reducing the frequency and intensity of peak flows\nand increasing baseline flows. It will also aid in reducing diffuse pollution. In the first instance, the project will survey and\nmap the grips to prioritise which require blocking.\n Fencing - where agricultural practices are causing the watercourse to fail to meet WFD standards, riparian fencing and\nassociated drinking points will result in multiple benefits. The\npoaching of riverbanks by livestock will be reduced, as will the\nassociated excess sediment inputs. Vegetation will become reestablished along the riverbanks, therefore increasing riparian\nhabitat and biodiversity. This will result in the establishment of\na buffer zone that will reduce the amount of nutrient run-off that\nenters the watercourse from farmland and roads. It will also\naid in reducing pathogens in the water that may cause Bathing\nWater Directive failures in Morecambe Bay.\n Tree planting - where there is sufficient area between the fence and the watercourse, native trees will be planted to provide additional bank stabilisation and habitat. Once matured, the trees will also create shading over the watercourse and\nreduce the effects of the expected rise in water temperature attributable to climate change. If the planting area is sizeable\n(>0.25 ha) this could result in significant grant aid benefiting farmers/landowners.\n Wetland creation – by intercepting contaminated water before entering watercourses, sediments and pollutants can be\nsettled out and improved quality water then discharged to receptor waters. These wetlands themselves help connect important habitats and also offer some buffering to increased flooding and drought.\n Reconnecting habitat - where an obstruction to fish passage exists within the river channel, the project will look to remove\nit or make it passable. This will not only open up more habitat to migratory fish, but where removal occurs it will also return\nsediment movement to a more natural regime.\n Community engagement - as an integral part of integrated catchment management this is essential to the long-term success of the project. It encourages local ownership and support. Engagement activities will include public consultations,\npractical volunteering activities like beach cleans, and tree planting, and awareness-raising through media and face-to-face\ncontact.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2012,2015,35,null,1405816,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"UK,England","Morecambe Bay","TODO","Completed","2012-01-07","2015-01-03",null,"peatland restoration",null,"1.405.816","1.405.816","No data available",null,null,"Government","Catchment Restoration Fund, United Kingdom","No data available","NA",null,"RSPB (lead), Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Cumbria Woodlands, Lune Rivers Trust, Morecambe Bay Partnership, Arnside & Silverdale\nAONB Partnership"]
[16,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/projects/polesia-belarus-ukraine/ ",null,null,407,"Wilderness without Borders: Protecting One of Europe's Largest Natural Landscapes, Polesia","This project is creating a contiguous network of protected areas covering almost one million ha of ecologically functioning natural landscape in the heart of Europe. This is one of Europe’s largest protected natural wilderness areas, providing essential habitat to many threatened species.\n\nTo achieve its aims, the project has:\n\nStrengthened the protected area network within the core area of Central Polesia (“Pripyat Polesia”) through ecosystem restoration and more sustainable use of key natural resources\nProtected 70,000 ha of currently unprotected wilderness through the establishment of new, or enlargement of existing, protected areas.\nImproved connectivity across Central Polesia for large mammals such as wolf, lynx, bison, and brown bear.\nPrepared the restoration of at least 6,000 ha of wetlands affected by drainage.\nFinalised the first bespoke landcover map of Polesia based on field research and satellite data. This can be used for a number of environmental analyses, dynamic monitoring of restoration or degradation of natural areas, assessing landscape connectivity, mapping species distribution as well as planning and justifying protected area enlargements.\nConducted a feasibility study on restoration of degraded peatlands in the Ukrainian part of Polesia. Areas with the best prospects of successful restoration were determined and practical restoration actions are being planned.\nConducted extensive surveys of Polesia’s biodiversity using camera traps and sound-recorders. The data obtained provide the basis for scientific research","Belarus/Poland/Russia/Ukraine",null,2018,2023,60,null,3810528,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belarus,Poland,Russia,Ukraine","Polesia",null,"Ongoing","2018-01-01","2023-01-01",null,"restoration",null,"3.810.528","3.810.528","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)","Protect 100,000 ha; UNESCO World Heritage Nomination for 300,000ha; Restore at least 6,000 ha of wetlands",406000,null,"Frankfurt Zoological Society","Hellenic Agricultural Organisation 'DEMETER'/ Forest Research Institute, Region of Central Macedonia-Reforestation Department of Thessaloniki, Region of Central Macedonia-Central Forest Office, Vivai Torsanlorenzo","Broadleaf Forest","x","Cambridge Conservation Initiative"]
[17,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4048 ",null,null,18,"Ardenne Liégeoise - Restoration of Natural Habitats in the Ardenne Liégeoise Region","The project covers a 5 739 ha area and 18 Natura 2000 sites. These high plateaux and valleys of the Liege Ardennes are strategically located between two other natural areas with similar ecosystems that have already taken advantage of large LIFE restoration projects (the high Hautes-Fagnes Plateau and the Tailles Plateau). It is an area of great ecological value, with at least 14 habitats covered by Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive. Some 64% of the project sites are covered by forests (16% deciduous, 39% coniferous, 9% mixed); 17% by partially humid or mountain hay meadows; and 14% by heaths, grasslands, mires and bogs. The main economic activities in the region are forestry, game and tourism. Some 1 419 ha are occupied by spruce plantations in areas classified as wet soils - including peat, alluvial, wet and very wet soils, as well as spring areas. These are often located in floodplains, which are very important ecological and migratory areas, and are thus candidates for restoration. Moreover, most of the wet open areas in the region are degraded, even in the 755 ha already protected by a Natural Reserve status. They are therefore also candidate areas for restoration actions.\n\n","Belgium",null,2012,2019,84,null,6840350,10,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,"Completed","2012-01-01","2019-01-12","-Restoration of at least 500 ha of open and forest habitats (mainly peaty/wet);\n-Improved connectivity between target high plateau habitats;\n-Increase in population numbers of key bird species relying on these habitats;\n-Involvement of local farmers and NGOs in long-term management measures","restoration",null,"6.840.350","6.830.350",10,null,null,"International body; Government; Private","Spa Monopole S.p.A.; Region of Wallonia; EU LIFE Programme",null,5739]
[73,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://rewildingeurope.com/areas/velebit-mountains/",null,null,398,"Velebit Mountains","Thanks to ongoing rewilding efforts, the diverse wildlife of the Velebit Mountains in Croatia is making a gradual resurgence. With four hunting concessions, Rewilding Velebit controls wildlife management in an area of 22,500 hectares, forming a vital linkage for wildlife moving between the North Velebit and Paklenica National Parks. Here rewilding is offering a fresh approach to wildlife management and underpinning the development of a local nature-based economy. It promotes a more progressive vision for the region – one that works on a transition from traditional hunting practices to developing a wildlife-based economy where wildlife watching, photography and guiding become new drivers.\n\nOn the Lika Plains, a scenic grassland located in the foothills of Velebit Mountains, Rewilding Europe is working with local partner Rewilding Velebit to reintroduce wild and semi-wild grazers; the animals live in social herds without direct human management and are steadily moving toward self-sufficiency. The restoration of grazing on the Lika Plains is already changing the landscape, with the first signs of dynamic mosaic habitats now visible. The comeback of wild herbivores is also supporting the restoration of trophic cascades, as carnivores such as wolves, bears and lynx prey on them. The Lika Plains showcase the benefits of allowing natural processes to create wild, unmanaged landscapes. With part of the site visible from the highway connecting Zagreb with Croatia’s southern coast, the presence of large herbivores a positive synergy between ecological, business and tourism interests.","Croatia",null,2016,"NA",{"$f":"(M310-M310)*12","v":{"$error":"#VALUE!"}},null,"NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"Ongoing","2016-01-01",null,null,"rewilding",null,"No data available","No data available","No data available",null,null,"Foundation; Government","Rewilding Europe; Dutch Postcode Lottery",null,17000]
[237,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://www.climaeast.eu/clima-east-activities/pilot-projects/pilot-project-in-georgia",null,null,379,"Sustainable Management of Pastures in Georgia",null,"Georgia",null,2012,2016,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC311,AD311,\"m\")","v":48},null,1020758,20758,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Georgia",null,null,"Completed","2012-01-01","2016-01-01",null,"pasture restoration",null,"1.020.758","1.000.000",20.757999999999999,null,null,"International body","United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)","No data available","NA"]
[634,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4059",null,null,4,"ActiveKPN - Protection of Natural Resources of Kampinos Forest – Natura 2000 Site, through the Renaturalisation of Bought-up Land",null,"Poland",null,2011,2015,48,null,5568653,278433,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,"Completed","2011-01-09","2015-01-12",null,null,null,"5.568.653","5.290.220",278.43299999999999,null,null,"International body; Government","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, Warsaw; EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA"]
[945,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/support-an-appeal/restore-ancient-woodland/",null,null,15,"Ancient Woodland Restoration Project","Our vision is to breathe life back into all of the UK’s damaged and threatened ancient woodland ecosystems so that they will once again become valued by people, a refuge for wildlife and a part of resilient landscapes fit for the 21st century and beyond.\n\n£15.1 million\nSpent last year alone on ancient woodland restoration.\n\n34,075\nHectares of ancient woodland currently under restoration.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2013,2017,48,null,3571236,1231461,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,"Completed","2013-01-01","2017-01-01",null,"woodland restoration",null,"3.571.236","2.339.776","1.231.461",null,null,"Government","Heritage Lottery Fund, United Kingdom","No data available","NA",null,null,null,null,null,"Woodland Trust"]
[944,"EU","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/CRF012_%20Project_Briefing%20Note%20-%20River%20Nar_1.pdf",null,null,"CRF012","River Nar Restoration Project","This project aims to deliver three\nlarge-scale reach restorations, improving morphology, water quality, biodiversity and hence\necosystem function. In addition, a Farming\nand Water Project Officer is funded for 18\nmonths by Coca-Cola to liaise with farmers,\ninfluence farm practice, involve stakeholders\nand execute a programme of silt-trapping wetlands and other measures to improve water\nquality as close to source as possible. A\nunique feature of this project is funding support\nfrom Coca-Cola, seeking to mitigate the environmental impacts of the sugar beet supply\nchain, especially with regard to water. ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2012,2015,30,null,null,201021.86900000001,"Private company (Coca-Cola, Redbull)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK","UK",null,"Completed","2012-09-01","2015-03-01",null,"river restoration",null,null,null,"£163k",null,null,null,"Coca-Cola",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norfolk Rivers Trust"]
[172,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://rewildingeurope.com/rew-project/jukajoki-restoration-project/ ",null,null,null,"Jukajoki Restoration Project ","Restoration of boreal forest area","Finland",null,2010,2025,180,null,2232532,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"62.63799264396917, 30.05248381124499","Ongoing","2010-01-01","2025-01-01",null,"Restoration",null,"2.232.532","2.232.532",0,null,null,"Foundation","Snowchange Cooperative; Rewilding Europe",null,9000,null,null,null,null,null,"Rewilding Europe"]
[201,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.quarrylifeaward.com/node/57041 ",null,null,null,"Secondary Channel Restoration and Functional Optimization","The river called \"Meuse\" owns many secondary channels. We can find a large diversity of species in these wetlands which participate as well to the good carrying out of the biological cycle of two fish species belonging to the french red list of IUCN, pike and mud loach species.\n\nThe secondary channel of Charny-sur-Meuse is considered as damaged. The cow stamping, the connection level with the Meuse river and superficial flowing coming from quarries explain the damage.\n\nIn 2017, the Meuse Federation of Fishing and Protection of the Aquatic Environment did a study by telemetry about pike and a fish inventory in the secondary channel which enable today to create a project in order to restore and improve its functioning for two species.\n\nSome digging works, future plannings which will be achieved in the quarry and a change of agricultural practice in the meadow will permit to achieve these objectives. Thanks to this project, the impact of GSM company about secondary channel functioning will have a positive evolution. The company which represented a disturbing element for the environment (by the presence of superficial flowing between the quarry and the wetland) will become an incentive factor for restoration and protection of works.","France",null,2017,null,22,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"49.18645685794758, 5.341422107789943","Completed","2017-01-01","2018-11-01","- digging works, future plannings which will be achieved in the quarry and a change of agricultural practice in the meadow","river restoration"]
[770,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.commonland.com/landscapes/the-starting-point-is-inspiration-proving-change-is-possible/",null,null,null,"Altiplano Estepario","The Altiplano Estepario spans five districts at the intersection of Almería, Murcia and Granada, three provinces belonging to Spain’s southernmost region, Andalucía. It is a semi-arid steppe (a large area of flat unforested grassland) and transition zone between desert and Mediterranean forest. In this landscape, water has always been scarce. Despite these conditions, the area has been home to human settlements for centuries. The economy today is mainly based on agriculture. However, desertification and extreme climate conditions, combined with unsustainable land management practices that have reduced local biodiversity and climate resilience, make the AlVelAl Territory a challenging landscape for local communities. Since 2014, Commonland’s landscape partner AlVelAl has been using the 4 Returns Framework to bring together local farmers, conservationists, government, and entrepreneurs to create a common vision for the territory. Currently, AlVelAl Association has more than 490 members, including 280 farmers, and has developed three regenerative businesses now in operation: an almond-focused company, an olive oil cooperative, and a food platform to sell regenerative products from across the territory. AlVelAl and Foundation Aland developed an alliance in 2020. They collaborate to present the AlVelAl Territory as a lighthouse example of holistic landscape restoration based on the 4 Returns Framework in drylands areas. By inspiring other initiatives in Spain and Portugal, the aim is to create a 4 Returns Network across the Iberian Peninsular. By 2034, the AlVelAl Territory is a regenerative landscape where nature and agriculture are in balance. An ecological corridor connects the region’s mountain ranges. Farms with both natural and productive lands form a mosaic of biodiversity hotspots, which act as stepping zones between natural areas. Rural abandonment is reversed as young people return and find new opportunities. The area continues to regenerate, led by a group of diverse, inspired local stakeholders.","Spain",null,2014,2034,240,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-01-01","2034-01-01",null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1000000,null,null,null,null,null,"Commonland"]
[954,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/conservation/projects/hanson-rspb-wetland-project/",null,null,null,"Hanson-RSPB Wetland Project","The Hanson-RSPB Wetland Project is an exemplar project, leading the way for landscape-scale conservation. The project brings industry and conservation together in a way never seen before on this scale. The RSPB and Hanson have found an innovative and inspiring solution to some of the issues facing our natural environment today. \n\nRSPB Ouse Fen will become an expansive mosaic of wildlife-rich wetland habitat which will be over 700 hectares or 980 football pitches in size by 2030.\n\nOver 28 million tonnes of sand and gravel will be excavated at Needingworth Quarry during this 30-year project, which began in 2001. The quarry is being worked in defined sections which are progressively restored by Hanson before being handed over to the RSPB for future management.\n\nThe project is the largest planned nature conservation restoration scheme following sand and gravel extraction in Europe. When complete, it will include the UK’s biggest reedbed. This will cover 460 hectares (644 football pitches), recreating some of the lost wetland habitat that once dominated the entire Fenland landscape.  ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2001,2030,348,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"UK,England","Cambridgeshire",null,"Ongoing","2001-01-01","2030-01-01",null,"wetland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cambridgeshire County Council",null,460,null,"RSPB,\nHanson UK",null,null,null,"RSPB"]
[956,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://restoreourplanet.org/uk-project/sinodun-hills-landscape-biodiversity-project/",null,null,null,"Sinodun Hills Landscape Biodiversity Project","The Sinodun Hills Project uses a landscape approach to conservation, by taking an existing site of high conservation value, the Wittenham Clumps, north east of Didcot, and extending semi-natural habitats outwards from it into the surrounding working landscape.\n\nThe project will restore and recreate 37 hectares of wildlife-rich lowland meadow.This will be achieved through grazing with native hardy breeds of cattle and sheep,implementing suitable hay-cutting regimes, turf removal and reseeding, broadcasting wildflower seed, green hay spreading and plug planting.\n\nBy creating this area of species rich neutral grassland, this project will make a direct and appreciable contribution to the recovery of this priority habitat. It will also guarantee benefits to BAP priority species present on site,such as the skylark, pipistrelle bat and hornet robber fly.\n\nRestore Our Planet has provided Third Party Funding to ensure this project is able to proceed.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Didcot",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"lowland meadow restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,37]
[957,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://restoreourplanet.org/uk-project/ham-fen-habitat-restoration/",null,null,null,"Ham Fen Habitat Restoration","Ham Fen between Sandwich and Dover, is the last remaing fen land in South East England. Currently only 30 hectares of this fenland remain at the site which has been designated as an SSSI. Much of the original fenland has reverted to scrubland through neglect.\n\nRestore helped support the Kent Wildlife Trust in their project to restore this scarce fen habitat. This required clearing land, excavating to the level of the summer water table and introducing sluices in order to regulate the level required to maintain a healthy fenland habitat. Soil barriers were also needed to prevent flooding into the surrounding areas.\n\nEnvironmental benefits of this restoration are significant with species benefitting including spoonbill, balck tail godwit corn crake, southern marsh orchid, marsh frittillary butterfly and water vole.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England",null,"51.300657, 1.180994\n\n","Ongoing",null,null,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Restore our planet\nKent Wildlife Trust"]
[971,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/39_dunruchanfarm.pdf",null,null,null,"Dunruchan Farm Peatland","Restoration of 48,2 ha of extensively drained blanket bog by using approximately 790 peat dams, 10,4 km ditch and gully reprofiling, 6 wooden sediment traps, one 10m bund, 30m worth of in-ditch bunds and 7 plastic dams.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2015,2016,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC321,AD321,\"m\")","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"UK,Scottland",null,"56.304405, -3.940306","Completed","2015-01-01","2016-01-01",null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"River Forth Fisheries Trust,\nScottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage, Drummond Estates and Dunruchan Farm",null,null,null,"River Forth Fisheries Trust"]
[142,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/quarries-rehabilitation-for-landscape-improvement-in-kruja-albania/",null,null,null,"Quarries rehabilitation for landscape improvement in Kruja, Albania","A large number of abandoned quarries, which have served to produce building materials, decorative stones and various inert materials, are located, more or less, throughout the territory between Fushekruja and Kruja cities, in Albania. Albania, as in all of Europe and beyond, is taking more measures strict, imposing more environmental restrictions on the activity of quarries. Also, the decade 2021-2030, promulgated on March 1, 2019 by The United Nations General Assembly as “Decade of Nations United for Ecosystem Restoration”, aims to scale massively restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems.","Albania",null,2020,2022,{"$f":"(M322-L322)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albania",null,null,"Completed",2020,2022,"-rehabilitate territory around quarries and transform into recreational park,                                                                                                                                                                                               -Eliminate existing threats to the ecosystem: Eliminate soil erosion and landslides, Eliminate dusts, air, land, food and water pollution Eliminate forests, plants and fauna damages, Eliminate landscape destruction,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -Reinstate appropriate physical conditions: Improve land covering with grass, plants, shrubs and trees, Improve water management and hydrology Improve land structure and fertility and its physical properties,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      -Creation of nursery for local plants species, planting local plant species and compositions in the park and around, reforestation of the damaged area with local plant species,                -Improve the linkage between forests, recreative park and the cultural and archaeological resources of the area Improve internal and external communication networks Improve the protected areas management using benefits for local community,                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -Combine park and forest management with agroforestry and agriculture development for ensuring local food and products for the community and tourism needs","reforestation, agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EUROMEDALB",null,50,78000,null,"Executive Forestry Agency, WWF BG, RFD R., RFD Pl.","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search"]
[199,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/finland-forest-conservation-and-restoration-under-the-metso-programme/",null,null,null,"Forest Conservation and Restoration under the METSO Programme","In October 2002, the Government of Finland approved the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (METSO). METSO was designed as a land management strategy that would bring important tracts of privately held forest into a national conservation framework. Unlike previous conservation programmes that lacked provisions for interfacing with landowners, and thus failed to protect important areas, METSO centers around close cooperation with forest owners and allows programme managers to tailor a conservation strategy that suits the particular circumstances of a given owner, while simultaneously contributing to larger programme goals. Besides measures to address private land issues, METSO also encompasses the Forest Life project, an initiative implemented in association with the European Union’s Life-Nature programme and managed by the Finnish forestry division MetsÁ¤hallitus. Forest Life has worked to restore and protect 33 nature conservation areas from Southern Finland to Lapland, and outcomes have been favorable to this point. Ultimately, restoration activities are expected to directly benefit more than 33,000 hectares, and partnerships with property owners many more.","Finland",null,2002,2007,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"61.92410999999999, 25.748151099999973","Completed",2002,2007,"-programme managers tailor a conservation strategy that suits the particular circumstances of a given owner, while simultaneously contributing to larger programme goals;                                                                                           -Forest Life project (restore and protect 33 nature conservation areas from Southern Finland to Lapland);              -restoration activities are expected to directly benefit more than 33,000 hectares, and partnerships with property owners many more.","restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,33000]
[657,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/renature-monchique/",null,null,null,"Renature Monchique-Relevance for the Short Term Action Plan for Ecosystem Restoration","The primary objective of this partner-based project is to begin a process that assists private landowners within the municipal district of Monchique, Algarve Region, Portugal, affected by the wildfire of 2018. As most landowners have small-holdings, the project-based process required to access financial support is onerous and in many instances linked to reforestation legislation.\n\nThe one-year project is funded by the Ryanair passengers Carbon Offset Fund. Based on ecological restoration principles, the restoration process focuses on the recovery of agriculturally important endemic and naturalized species in the first instance (Quercus suber, Arbutus unedo, Castanea sativa) as well as threatened endemic species (e.g. Quercus canariensis). In combination with the ‘planting´, land degradation (under SDG 15 and SDG 13) is being assessed via a PhD study on the link between land degradation, land-use typologies, climate change and future demands for ecosystem services. The long-term aim of this study (based on available funds) is to install an ecological restoration process linked to the participation of landowners for the restoration of the Natura 2000 habitats affected by wildfires in this area.\n\nFrom a socio-ecological perspective, ecosystem resilience is being researched along with the socio-economic vulnerability of rural livelihoods affected by land degradation.","Portugal",null,2019,2020,{"$f":"(M324-L324)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,"Completed",2019,2020]
[658,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/terraseixe-environmental-stewardship-in-southwestern-portugal/",null,null,null,"TerraSeixe: environmental stewardship in southwestern Portugal","This is a landscape-based project, using the Seixe River basin (watershed/catchment) as the unit for analysis. Nature Conservation Instruments, a protected area, 2 Natura 2000 network sites and an Important Bird and Biodiversity area overlap to provide protection for 93% of the project area. Ecologically this is an area of high biodiversity, which has legal protection but little, to no, actual protection in place. Socially, around 50% of the area is used for eucalyptus plantations (pulp and biomass) production, the area is used for local small-scale agricultural production and, over the last 30 years or so, has seen a large number of land-plots being abandoned. The goal is to restore biodiversity and ecosystems via an integrated management (plan) as a participative and consultative process as all land is owned privately. Restoration will be done based on current/on-going ecological studies, and will be at the behest of land-owners, or in collaboration with local municipal authorities where land has been abandoned. So far, apart from setting up a strategic partnership platform (11 institutional and organisational partners) the project, which started in July 2016, has a long way to go.","Portugal",null,2016,2021,{"$f":"(M325-L325)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,"37.4078957, -8.716492199999948","Completed",2016,2021]
[659,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/portugal-cork-oak-forest-restoration/",null,null,null,"Cork Oak Forest Restoration","The Southern Portugal Green Belt project was undertaken as part of the larger WWF Mediterranean Cork Oak Landscapes Programme to restore the cork oak forest landscape at two pilot sites in Southern Portugal. Spanning the Portuguese provinces of Alentejo and Algarve in an area of exceptional natural value extending 8,000 km2, the restoration targeted cork oak forests belonging to the warm and humid mixed-oak forest type–dominated by cork-oak (Quercus suber). The project aims to increase forest surface and improve the structure and density of forest habitats through tree/shrub production and plantation and effective long-term management practices. This will facilitate the natural regeneration of the cork forest stands and ensure sustainable livelihoods for local community members while protecting the region’s biodiversity.","Portugal",null,2004,2005,12,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,"Completed",2004,2005,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"D.R.E.AM. Italia Società cooperativa agricolo forestale/\nCompagnia delle Foreste s.r.l., Italy/\nCentre National de la Propriété Forestière, France/\nConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Italy/\nRegione Toscana, Italy /\nDr Wolf S.r.l., Italy/\nRegione Lazio - Direzione Regionale Capitale Naturale, Parchi e Aree protette, Italy/\nRegione Molise, Italy/\nArma dei Carabinieri – Comando Unità per la Tutela Forestale, Ambientale e Agroalimentare Carabinieri, Italy/","Other Forests","x"]
[660,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/spain-portugal-ecoquarry-ecotechnology-for-environmental-restoration-of-limestone-quarries/",null,null,null,"ECOQUARRY – Ecotechnology for Environmental Restoration of Limestone Quarries","ECOQUARRY (LIFE04 ENV/ES000195) was a demonstration project carried out in 11 limestone quarries located in NE-E Spain (Catalonia and Valencia) and South Portugal. Scientific/technical orientation was provided by several academic institutions in both countries. The main objectives were i) to use the best available technologies in quarry restoration in a field scale trial, under Mediterranean climate conditions, ii) to improve restoration interventions, developing standardized quality control processes, iii) to promote the rational and sustainable use of natural resources and an increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide fixation, iv) to transfer processes directly to big and small mining companies.\nThe project was simultaneously implemented in all the quarries of the consortium: 1) Implementation of pilot plot, to test for the most appropriate herbaceous species for each vegetation zone, increasing the diversity of shrub species (through sowing and plantation) and of their spatial distribution. 2) Quality control: optimizing resources and maintenance (e.g. frequency and dosage of irrigation), monitoring vegetation development. 3) Evaluation of results (effectiveness and efficiency). 4) Establishment of an environmental quality system for restoration (quality protocols, restoration manual).\nThe main problems resulted from erosion and instability of slopes, poor-quality of supplies (low viability of seeds and seedlings, non-availability of autochthonous species) and non-specialization of workers carrying out the plantations. A severe drought on the first year also limited the actions and the interpretation of results.\nThe project promoted and demonstrated the use of local materials for substrates, native species, and minimum inputs (especially watering) in the perspective of cost-effectiveness. The handbook “Guidelines for limestone quarry restoration in Mediterranean climate”\u009d will provide practical assessment in limestone quarry restoration to the enterprises and technical staff in the cement and aggregate sectors. ECOQUARRY promoted co-operation between the mining sector and the scientists involved, so facilitating the exchange of experiences, and further contacts. Awareness of the relevance of restoration process has raised among quarry technical staff.","Portugal/Spain",null,2004,2007,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal,Spain",null,"41.5911589, 1.5208623999999418","Completed",2004,2007,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"Caras-Severin Environment Protection Agency, Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park Administration, ASER, Baile Herculane Mayoralty","Coniferous Forest","x"]
[702,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/russia-restoring-mountain-birch-seedlings-in-a-heavily-polluted-industrial-barren-on-the-kola-peninsula/",null,null,null,"Restoring Mountain Birch Seedlings in a Heavily Polluted Industrial Barren on the Kola Peninsula","Denuded landscapes adjacent to big polluters represent an extremely harsh environment for plants due to a unique combination of soil toxicity and physical stress. A 5-year experiment conducted at two barren sites near the Severonikel nickel-copper smelter at Monchegorsk, northwestern Russia tested whether the survival and performace of seedlings of Mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) can be enhanced by physical sheltering and how large the supposed benefits to survival and performance are in relation to liming. Seedling performance was assessed by measuring growth parameters and chlorophyll fluorescence. Physical sheltering was found to be beneficial in some conditions: when soil characteristics were not so harsh as to cause 100% mortality, sheltering increased both survival and performance of birch seedlings. Although the benefits of liming on seedling performance and survival were stronger than the benefits of sheltering, sheltering may still have its uses in restoration when large-scale liming is not applicable, for example, when the ecological side effects of liming are to be avoided.","Russia",null,1999,2004,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Russia",null,null,"Completed",1999,2004]
[797,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/reforestation-climate-change-mitigation-tests-evaluation-and-transfer-of-innovative-methods-based-on-fog-collection/",null,null,null,"Reforestation & Climate Change Mitigation: tests, evaluation and transfer of innovative methods based on fog collection",null,"Spain",null,2020,2024,{"$f":"(M329-L329)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,2024,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Gestión y Planeamiento Territorial y Medioambiental, S.A."]
[802,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/spain-tools-for-integrating-ecological-restoration-into-land-planning-in-the-region-of-valencia-terecova/",null,null,null,"Tools for integrating ecological restoration into land planning in the Region of Valencia (TERECOVA)","Efficient ecological restoration must assess ecological and socio-economic costs and benefits of these actions, valorize and harmonize them, and define priorities to maximize their positive outcomes. TERECOVA will create tools to prioritize restoration actions in heterogeneous Mediterranean landscapes by means of participative processes that integrate society visions and aspirations.\n\nWe have established stakeholder platforms in two Mediterranean regions. Hundred of participants have identified prioritization criteria, the main services provided by ecosystems present in each area and they have weighted all of them. All the criteria, services and indicators identified have been mapped.\n\nBy using expert knowledge and the integrated provision of ecosystem services, we will estimate the difference in the provision of ecosystem services between current and potential (reference) conditions by ecological restoration. We will also estimate the monetary costs of ecological restoration. An effectiveness analysis (by combining priority maps and cost) could identify areas with highest increases in the provision of ecosystem services at the lowest cost. And the adopted protocols allowed to invest in ecological restoration will fulfill society aspirations.\n\nMaps will be used to collectively discuss restoration options, and promote and drive future investments from the public and the private sectors, and private-public cooperation.","Spain",null,2014,2018,{"$f":"(M330-L330)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"40.46366700000001, -3.7492200000000366","Completed",2014,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"University of Alicante"]
[803,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/spain-restoration-of-quercus-pyrenaica-forestssouthern-spain/",null,null,null,"Restoration of Quercus pyrenaica Forests,Southern Spain","This project sought to understand the role of shrubs in the restoration of Quercus pyrenaica forests in southern Spain. The project was an effort to evaluated two treatments associated with the planting of one year old Quercus pyrenaica seedlings: (1) bare soil, using a 30-cm diameter auger bit (conventional technique) and (2) under the canopy of a pioneer shrub, Salvia lavandulifolia, using a 12-cm diameter auger bit. The project monitored survival and growth for six years. The project set out to establish that the use of shrubs as a nurse plant is an alternative technique for reforestation with higher success than traditional techniques, in which pre-existing vegetation has been considered a source of competition. The rationale for this project was that in environments with a dry season, pre-existing vegetation buffers summer drought stress, ameliorates the water status of seedlings and thus usually increases seedling recruitment. After six years the project found that Quercus survival was more than six times higher when planted under individuals of the pioneer shrubs when compared to open areas. Quercus seedlings under shrubs also had shoots 1.8 times longer, while the number of shoots per plant did not differ. While the summer dry season was the main cause of mortality, the use of shrubs as nurse plants for Q. pyrenaica reforestation is a viable technique to increase establishment success.","Spain",null,1998,2003,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"37.59682470446514, -3.5734387500000366","Completed",1998,2003,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Management Body of the Protected Areas of the Maritime Alps\nEcrins National Park\nVanoise National Park\nGran Paradiso National Park – PNGP\nRegional Natural Park of the Ligurian Alps\nManagement body of the Cottian Alps Parks ",null,"word search"]
[804,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/spain-restoration-in-sierra-nevada-protected-area/",null,null,null,"Restoration in Sierra Nevada Protected Area","After a millenarian history of overexploitation, most forests in the Mediterranean Basin have disappeared, leaving many degraded landscapes that have been colonized by early successional shrub-dominated communities. Common reforestation techniques see such shrub communities as competitors against newly planted trees, so such shrubs are commonly cleared before tree planting. However, empirical studies suggest that in stress-prone Mediterranean environments, shrubs have a net positive effect on recruitment of other speces. Between 1997 and 2001, this project examined a series of experimental reforestations in the Sierra Nevada Protected Area in southeast Spain aimed at comparing the survival and growth of seedlings planted in open areas and under the canopy of preexisting shrubs species. Over 18,000 seedlings of 11 woody species were planted under 16 different nurse shrubs throughout a broad geographical area, looking to evaluate the effect on the recruitment of other species. The project found that there were differences in the magnitude of interaction between reforestation success and critical periods for planting as well as the nurse effects. The project found that pioneer shrubs facilitated the establishment of woody, late-successional Mediterranean species, which can positively affect restoration success in many different ecological settings.","Spain",null,1997,2002,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"37.0924307, -3.162057799999957","Completed",1997,2002]
[805,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/spain-la-restauracion-del-rio-alharabe/",null,null,null,"The Restoration of the Alhárabe River","The Alhárabe river basin with its 40 km of streams is an area of ​​degraded riverbanks where a project to restore and recover riverside vegetation is being carried out. This process would practice the reintroduction of native riparian trees and shrubs to the area. In addition, for greater empowerment and ecological virtue, it was considered to prioritize planting species that were in danger of extinction. The reasons for this repopulation are many, and all of them increase the biodiversity and richness of the landscape of the place. Thanks to the restoration that is being carried out, forests with different shades of green will grow, which in autumn oscillate between red and yellow, until they lose their leaves during winter. Schematically, as potential and objective vegetation in the Alhárabe river basin, One can speak of a first row of willows, a second one somewhat further away made up of poplars and poplars, and a third made up of elms and ash trees. Others with strong cultural roots have also been introduced in the area, such as the fig tree, and others such as white poplars and tamarisks. These repopulations are the advance that will create the appropriate conditions for natural regeneration, or to make it possible to carry out subsequent enrichment plantings with more species under the forest that is now growing.","Spain",null,2008,2008,{"$f":"(M333-L333)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"38.197551907521486, -2.1205362899657985","Completed",2008,2008]
[806,"national","SER Platform","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/spain-quercus-restoration-on-abandoned-agricultural-fields/",null,null,null,"Quercus Restoration on Abandoned Agricultural Fields","In abandoned Mediterranean croplands, establishment and growth of woody plants are limited by high radiation and low water availability during summer, and weeds are strong competitors for resources, particularly water. This project was conducted as a 3-year experiment in central Spain to study the response of three Quercus species (Q. coccifera, Q. ilex and Q. faginea) that differ in their habitat requirements under treatment ï¬\u0081eld conditions which were resulting from the combination of full-light versus artiï¬\u0081cial shading and weed presence versus weed mowing. Factors the project measured included seedling survival, resprouting capability and growth, weed production, microclimate (incident photosynthetic active radiation (PAR), air temperature, soil water evaporation and effective precipitation) and soil moisture. Shading and weeds reduced PAR reaching the seedlings and soil water evaporation, and shading also reduced effective precipitation. Shading and mowing increased soil moisture. The project found a clear positive synergic effect of shading and mowing on seedling performance. Weed competition limited seedling survival in all species more than high radiation, whereas the relative importance of these factors in limiting growth depended on the growth measure and species. As hypothesised, the effects of stress release on plot cover, an integrated performance index that combines survival and growth, were most noticeable in Q. faginea, the most mesic species, and least in Q. coccifera, the most xerophytic species. The release of weed competition allowed Q. ilex seedlings to invest resources in above-ground and, apparently, in below-ground growth. Shading increased simultaneous growth in diameter and volume only for Q. faginea. It is important that planted Quercus seedlings in abandoned Mediterranean cropland take advantage of a low competitive environment from weeds during the period before the ï¬\u0081rst dry season. ","Spain",null,2001,2003,24,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"40.81380990244863, -3.8700696093750366","Completed",2001,2003]
[104,"national","ser-rrc.org","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/czech-republic-forest-restoration-in-the-krkonose-mountains-of-northeast-bohemia/",null,null,null,"Forest Restoration in the Krkonoše Mountains of Northeast Bohemia","Krkonoše National Park in northeastern Bohemia, Czech Republic has been the focus of ongoing restoration efforts since the early 1990s. As part of the Sudeten Range shared by Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, the Krkonoše Mountains were severely degraded by heavy industrial pollution resulting from intensified local industry under the Soviet Union. Because the damage was so extensive and the effect on ecological processes so lasting, large sections of forest have continued to decline...","Czech Republic",null,1992,2023,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"50.68894919999999, 15.657069200000024","completed",1992,1996,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2700]
[640,"national","ser-rrc.org","Portugal: Cork Oak Forest Restoration",null,null,null,"Portugal: Cork Oak Forest Restoration","The Southern Portugal Green Belt project was undertaken as part of the larger WWF Mediterranean Cork Oak Landscapes Programme to restore the cork oak forest landscape at two pilot sites in Southern Portugal. Spanning the Portuguese provinces of Alentejo and Algarve in an area of exceptional natural value extending 8,000 km2, the restoration targeted cork oak forests belonging to the warm and humid mixed-oak forest type--dominated by cork-oak (Quercus suber). The project aims to increase forest...","Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal"]
[766,"national","ser-rrc.org","Spain: Restoration of Quercus pyrenaica Forests,Southern Spain",null,null,null,"Spain: Restoration of Quercus pyrenaica Forests,Southern Spain","This project sought to understand the role of shrubs in the restoration of Quercus pyrenaica forests in southern Spain. The project was an effort to evaluated two treatments associated with the planting of one year old Quercus pyrenaica seedlings: (1) bare soil, using a 30-cm diameter auger bit (conventional technique) and (2) under the canopy of a pioneer shrub, Salvia lavandulifolia, using a 12-cm diameter auger bit. The project monitored survival and growth for six years. The project set out...","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[767,"national","ser-rrc.org","Spain: Restoration in Sierra Nevada Protected Area",null,null,null,"Spain: Restoration in Sierra Nevada Protected Area","After a millenarian history of overexploitation, most forests in the Mediterranean Basin have disappeared, leaving many degraded landscapes that have been colonized by early successional shrub-dominated communities. Common reforestation techniques see such shrub communities as competitors against newly planted trees, so such shrubs are commonly cleared before tree planting. However, empirical studies suggest that in stress-prone Mediterranean environments, shrubs have a net positive effect on...","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[369,"national","Sugi Website","https://www.sugiproject.com/projects/greek-oak-restoration",null,null,null,"Greek Oak Restoration\nCalling back Daphne and the Dryads","Greek Oak Restoration is a continuation of SUGi’s revival of ancient oak forests in response to the tragic loss of forests in the region following years of intermittent fires.\n\nThe project will restore this complex ecosystem through the planting of an interconnected mix of native species - from the mighty oaks down to scented and medicinal herbs. This will create one harmonic and resilient ecosystem in which biodiversity will flourish.\n\n2.000 trees, 1 ha, 16 native spezies","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,"38.3032930749283, 23.64099900047773",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,"SUGI"]
[968,"national","Sugi Website","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"LARGE SCALE RESTORATION\nTalla & Gameshope, Tweedsmuir, Scotland","Springburn Park is an important area of green space in northern Glasgow that has become semi-derelict in recent years. Most visible in the collapse of a Victorian greenhouse that sits in its grounds. SUGi is delighted to be a part of the efforts to revitalise this area, creating a Miyakwaki forest that will support the restoration of this historic building, whose former activities celebrated the natural world and made it’s wonders accessible to the people of Glasgow.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Scotland",null,"55.889020, -4.228808",null,2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SUGi Project",null,null,null,"SUGi Project"]
[417,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Environmental recovery project organized by Landsvirkjun - Vistheimt á vegum Landsvirkjunar","11 Vistheimt á vegum Landsvirkjunar (collection by action of Landsvirkjun)\nLandsvirkjun, Iceland's national power company, owned by the state,  has been engaged in various ecological recovery and environmental sustainability initiatives for decades. The company's main objectives in this area include improving biodiversity, combating soil erosion, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from their geothermal operations. Landsvirkjun aims to become carbon neutral by 2025 and has an active plan to limit carbon intensity to below 4 grams of CO₂ per kWh across its operations. This involves innovative mitigation strategies such as capturing and sequestering carbon on-site and restoring disturbed lands around their operational sites.\nOverview of environmental recovery: \nLandsvirkjun has been involved in environmental recovery for decades. The projects span a period of more than 40 years, from the founding of the company, and are mostly related to the power plants in Blönda, Kárahnjúki, Laxá, Þjórsá, Tungnaá and Sogi. The objectives of the ecological restoration projects have varied over time, but in them Landsvirkjun has tried to harmonize ecological and social objectives. Landsvirkjun emphasizes knowing the impact of its operations on the environment and has defined 20 significant environmental factors that are monitored and systematic work is carried out on improvements with regard to these factors. Landscaping is one such environmental factor. In land reclamation projects, efforts should be made to maintain orderly land reclamation with clear objectives and the preparation of reclamation plans for the affected areas of new constructions and structures as a whole. Landsvirkjun has also defined water management as an important environmental factor. Attempts are made to maximize water utilization in accordance with the limits set for the operation of the electricity system. Production plans are made for the production of stations both a year ahead and weekly plans to ensure that there will be no abnormal fluctuations in the flow or sudden water level changes.\nThe ecological recovery projects are divided here according to ecological recovery of terrestrial habitats on the one hand and aquatic habitats on the other hand. The land conservation projects are for the most part in the highlands of Iceland, while the water conservation projects are in the lowlands. Landsvirkjun has had a detailed report compiled describing the company's main projects that may fall within the scope of environmental assessment.\n\nterrestrial habitats:\nEver since 1968, Landsvirkjun has been responsible for reforestation and afforestation around or in the vicinity of its energy production areas. The goals of reforestation operations have followed the priorities that have existed at each time. The main goal of the actions was initially to prevent soil erosion, and the actions consisted mainly of fencing off land to protect it from livestock. In return, Landsvirkjun was required to compensate for lost grazing lands, as was the case on the moors in the vicinity of Blönda and elsewhere. As before, the measures were aimed at stopping soil erosion, but in addition, emphasis was placed on the cultivation of grassland on micro-focused land for grazing. These actions led to a significant increase in the country's vegetation cover and fodder production.5 However, the permanence of the grassland was limited and dependent on constant fertilization.5-7 In the mid-1980s, the focus began to change, although stopping soil erosion was still the main goal of the actions. Today, the focus is on sustainable ecosystems. The land where land reclamation has been carried out by Landsvirkjun is a total of about 140 km2 in area. Reforestation operations have mostly consisted of fertilizing and sowing grass species and planting trees. Forestry projects where native tree species are the main basis of the tree cover are considered here as ecological claims. The land conservation projects are for the most part in the highlands of Iceland, while the water conservation projects are in the lowlands. Landsvirkjun has had a detailed report compiled describing the company's main projects that may fall within the scope of environmental assessment.Tungnar area, from Köldukvísl to Búrfell and in Sog area from Þingvallavatn down to Sog, see figure 11.1 and table 11.1. The ecological recovery projects are divided here according to ecological recovery of terrestrial habitats on the one hand and aquatic habitats on the other hand. It must be consided that the environmental benefits of Landsvirkjun's projects are significant, as they have succeeded in improving water management, increasing the productivity of ecosystems and stopping soil and vegetation destruction in large areas. It can be roughly estimated that the annual sequestration of CO2 in reforestation and forestry areas is around 20 thousand tons of CO2 per year.1 It can also be considered that it has been possible to some extent to preserve and restore biological diversity and increase the resistance of the ecosystems to shocks. However, decreasing grazing pressure in higher altitude areas and warming weather conditions have also played a role in improving the conditions for natural vegetation. Social and economic benefits have included, among other things, increased possibilities for land use such as tourism and outdoor recreation, and the projects have also led to job creation and improved living conditions in the respective areas. The projects have also resulted in increased knowledge due to the research that has been carried out in parallel with the operations and opened up access to areas that were previously little known.","Iceland","TODO wetland, peatland, birch forest",1970,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"NA","National funds","Erosion/Low biodiversity/climate change/Air pollution/drainage","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Promoting natural regeneration/Hydrological interventions","CO₂ capture/Soil improvement/Erosion protection/Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/improve or maintain biodiversity",1,null,null,"Iceland","Þjórsársvæði: Búrfell",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,14000,null,"Landsvirkjun","Landsvirkjun","TODO wetland, peatland, birch forest"]
[423,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Hallormsstaðaskógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains and the utilization of the forest for wooden pipeline and outdoor recreation","Iceland",null,1905,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Hallormsstaðaskógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,350]
[424,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Sauðhússkógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains","Iceland",null,1939,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Ásar og Buðlungavellir",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,110]
[425,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Hálsmelar: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, lupine, bones of birch, vegetation Ecological objectives:Recovery birch forests, reclamation","Iceland",null,"1946 (1989)","Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Arnaldsstaðir",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,327,null,null,"Skógræktarfélag Fnjóskadals"]
[426,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Háls- og Vaglaskógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains and the utilization of the forest for wooden pipeline and outdoor recreation","Iceland",null,1909,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Höfði á Völlum",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,289]
[427,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Þórðarstaðaskógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains and the utilization of the forest for wooden pipeline","Iceland",null,1946,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Eiðar",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,431]
[428,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Sigríðarstaðaskógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains and the utilization of the forest for wooden pipeline","Iceland",null,1928,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Jórvík í Breiðdal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,125]
[429,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Ásbyrgi: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovery birch forests from forest remains","Iceland",null,1928,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Þórsmörk",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,170]
[430,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Þjórsársvæði, Búrfell: Landsvirkjun's ecological project","Main actions:Planting tree plants and fertilizer. Tree species: Ilmbjörk (95%), fragrances, Russian larch, Alaskavid Ecological objectives:To combine operations up healing and forestry to dress a dull and poorly overgrown area of ​​forest","Iceland",null,1991,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","Private company (Coca-Cola, Redbull)/National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Skarfanes",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,123,null,null,"Skógræktarfélag Íslands, Skógræktar\u0002félag Árnesinga, Landgræðsluskógar"]
[433,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Ásar og Buðlungavellir: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, lupine, vegetation sentence Ecological objectives:Recovery of forests, up healing","Iceland",null,1979,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Laugarvatn",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150]
[434,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Arnaldsstaðir: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains","Iceland",null,1977,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Skorradalsgirðing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100]
[435,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Höfði á Völlum: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, planting Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains, new forestry, research","Iceland",null,1992,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Ystutungugirðing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200]
[436,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Eiðar: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovering birch forests on an almost forest country","Iceland",null,1938,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Sauðhússkógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150]
[437,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Þórsmörk: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, SPEK PROVIDED IN THE SPECIFICATION Ecological objectives: Distribution of birch forests from forest remains","Iceland",null,1924,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Jafnaskarðsskógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4000,null,null,"Landgræðslan frá 1986 "]
[438,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Skarfanes: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, planting Ecological objectives:Suspension of erosion, reclamation, recovery of birch forest","Iceland",null,1960,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Hjarðarholt",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1300]
[439,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Þjórsárdalur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, reclamation, planting Ecological objectives:Suspension of erosion, reclamation, recovery of birch forest","Iceland",null,1960,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Skógar á Fellsströnd",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4000,null,null,"Landgræðslan, Skóg\u0002ræktarfélag Íslands, ýmsir fleiri "]
[440,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Laugarvatn: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Restoring Birch Cells from Kjarrleifar","Iceland",null,1914,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Haukagil",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100]
[441,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Skorradalsgirðing: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovery of birch core and new forestry","Iceland",null,2005,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Vaglir á Þelamörk",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Landeigendur"]
[443,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Ystutungugirðing: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovery of birch core","Iceland",null,1986,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Mela- og Skuggabjargar\u0002skógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Landeigendur"]
[444,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Jafnaskarðsskógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains","Iceland",null,1939,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Hálsmelar",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150]
[445,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Hjarðarholt: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, sowing birch seeds Ecological objectives:Recovery of birch forest","Iceland",null,1927,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Háls- og Vaglaskógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Ábúendur á Hjarðar\u0002holti"]
[446,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Skógar á Fellsströnd: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovery of birch core","Iceland",null,1992,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Þórðarstaðaskógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,9]
[447,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Vaglir á Þelamörk: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovery birch forests in a forest -free land and new forest drift","Iceland",null,1936,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Sigríðarstaðaskógur",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Skógræktarfélag Eyjafjarðar"]
[448,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Mela- og Skuggabjargar\u0002skógur: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Distribution of birch forests from forest remains and the utilization of the forest for wooden pipeline","Iceland",null,1948,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Ásbyrgi",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,363]
[449,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Gunnarsholt og grannsvæði: Main ecosystem projects under the auspices of the State Landscaping Agency","Main actions:Grazing protection, fertilizer, sowing of grass seed and melfrace, vegetation phrase birch and Víðir Ecological objectives:Protection and recovery of the vegetation of Urs and soil, recovery of woodland/scratch","Iceland",null,1925,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Þórsmörk",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8100,null,null,"Hekluskógar, Skóg\u0002ræktarfélag Rang\u0002æinga "]
[450,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Stóri-Klofi og nokkrar jarðir í Landsveit: Main ecosystem projects under the auspices of the State Landscaping Agency","Main actions:Grazing protection, fertilizer, sowing of grass seed and melfrace, vegetation phrase birch and Víðir Ecological objectives:Protection and recovery of the vegetation of Urs and soil, recovery of woodland/scratch","Iceland",null,1922,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Gunnarsholt og grannsvæði",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3500,null,null,"Hekluskógar "]
[451,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Árskógar: Main ecosystem projects under the auspices of the State Landscaping Agency","Main actions:Grazing protection, fertilizer, sowing of grass seed and melfrace, vegetation phrase birch and Víðir Ecological objectives:Protection and recovery of the vegetation of Urs and soil, recovery of woodland/scratch","Iceland",null,1970,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Stóri-Klofi og nokkrar jarðir í Landsveit",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6200,null,null,"Hekluskógar, Landsvirkjun, sveitarfélag "]
[452,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://island.is/en/o/land-and-forest-iceland/news/Farmers-grants-for-land-reclamation","https://landvernd.is/english/",null,null,"The main ecological recovery projects organized by the Land Reclamation Agency - Helstu vistheimtarverkefni á vegum Landgræðslu ríkisins 28","Farmers' grants for land reclamation\n15th April 2024\n\nLand and Forest Iceland will provide grants to 418 farmers for land reclamation projects this year, covering approximately 3,800 hectares of land.\nThe allocation of 2024 land reclamation grants under the \"Bændur græða landið\" (e. Farmers heal the Land) project concluded on March 15, 2024, and was conducted through the Ísland.is website. Among the 418 projects approved for grants this year, approximately 3,500 hectares are designated for treatment with artificial fertilizer, while around 300 hectares will utilize organic fertilizer. In most instances, the organic fertilizer consists of manure sourced from farms. \n\nParticipants are also provided with seeds, primarily sourced from red fescue (Festuca rubra) and lyme grass (Leymus arenarius). Additionally, seedlings of downy birch (Betula pubescens) and sea pea (Lathyrus japonicus) are allocated. Red fescue seeds are cultivated in fields surrounding Gunnarsholt in Rangárvellir and harvested during autumn, both locally and from fields across the region. Melgresi is likewise harvested in autumn from various locations, including Landeyjafjara, Mýrdalssandur, and Vatnsbæjargirðing in Kelduhverfi. Sea pea plants are also cultivated by Land and Forest Iceland. Seeds are manually collected, processed, inoculated with fungal roots, and subsequently grown in trays.  \n\nTypically, our consultants visit project participants biennially to review progress, assess outcomes, and make necessary adjustments. Participants provide geospatial confirmation of actions and detailed information about their nature. \n\nThe accomplishments of projects are generally positive, both in terms of land reclamation and relationships between participants and the regional representatives of Land and Forest Iceland. The project \"Bændur græða landið\" is undergoing continuous development with the objective of fostering improved outcomes of land reclamation operations, enhanced efficiency, and better outreach. The Land and Forest Iceland personnel anticipate ongoing fruitful collaboration with farmers and other landowners on land reclamation and land enhancement initiatives across the nation.\n\nLand og skógur Forsíða - Land and forest is the joint institution of the Icelandic Soil Conservation and Forestry Agency as of 1 January 2024. A new website for the Institute will be built here, but in the meantime reference will be made to materials on soil conservation and forestry on the websites of the two older institutes.","Iceland","TODO Grassland and other farm ecosystems, birxh forest",1990,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"NA","National funds","Agriculture/Erosion/Cattle or wildlife grazing","Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)/Enrichment planting or sowing/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/political strategy/stakeholder engagement","Soil improvement/Erosion protection/improve or maintain biodiversity",600,null,null,"Iceland","Árskógar",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,37000,null,"“Farmers Heal the Land” initiative","Icelandic Soil Conservation Service, Icelandic Forest Service","TODO Grassland and other farm ecosystems, birxh forest"]
[454,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://hekluskogar.is/","https://landvernd.is/english/",null,null,"Hekluskógar project ","14 Hekluskógar \nInitial conditions: Hekluskógi's operational area is on rather flat sand-borne lavas and creeks to the south, west and north of the volcano Heklu in Rangár and Árnes counties (fig. 14.1). The Þjórsár, Tungnár and Heklu lavas, which have all flowed in the last few millennia, shape the country and are mostly covered with slag, mainly from Hekla, but also from Katla and volcanoes in the Veiðivatna area. Most of the Heklu forest area was formerly covered with birch forest or scrub. The forests are widely mentioned in written sources and groves of trees can still be found there; for example in river islets and cliffs, in addition to the fact that old forest turfs are still in many places in the middle of the area. Unsustainable land use in terms of both grazing and logging, cooling of the weather in previous centuries and volcanic eruptions with accompanying ashfall and sandblasts caused forests to be destroyed and soil to be blown away in most of the Heklu Forest area. Therefore, most of the area today is poorly vegetated and sandbanks are common.1 Reforestation has been carried out in the area for over 100 years, mainly by the Land Reforestation Agency, but also by other parties, such as farmers in the area, forestry associations, the Forestry Agency and Landsvirkjun.\n\nObjective: Forest is the plant community that can withstand ashfall as well as possible. The goal of Hekluskógi is to restore birch forests and willow thickets in the vicinity of Heklu to reduce pumice flow following volcanic eruptions and thereby protect lands in the vicinity of the mountain from soil erosion. 6","Iceland",null,2007,2030,288,2400000,2400000,"NA","National funds/Crowdfunding or donation base","Erosion/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Others/Snowstorms, windstorms, avalanches…/Overharvesting","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)/Promoting natural regeneration","Erosion protection/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Improvement of other ecological functions not previously mentioned.",6,null,null,"Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,90000,1800000,null,"The Icelandic Forest Service (Skógræktin)/The Icelandic Forest Service (Skógræktin), The Soil Conservation Service of Iceland (SCSI), Forestry Associations of Rangárvellir, Forestry Associations of Árnessýsla, Landowners, Local Farmers"]
[455,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Þórsmörk: Main ecosystem projects under the auspices of the State Landscaping Agency","Main actions:Grazing protection, fertilizer, sowing grass seed, planting birch is and Víðir Ecological objectives:Protection and recovery of the vegetation of Urs and soil, recovery of woodland/scratch","Iceland",null,1990,"Ongoing","NA","NA","NA","NA","National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4000,null,null,"Skógrækt ríkisins, rekstraraðilar ferða\u0002þjónustu í Þórsmörk, o,fl, "]
[620,"national","waldgeschichten.com","https://www.wald4leben.at/",null,null,null,"Wald4Leben","The idea of our project is to use the numerous bare forest areas (initially in the Waldviertel) in a sustainable way - using a completely new model: digital reforestation with a mixed forest adapted to the region. Customers (companies as well as private individuals) have the opportunity to buy trees over the Internet and receive a tree donation certificate in return. Since these forests are also ideal for beekeeping, there is also the possibility of acquiring a beehive sponsorship in the same way as buying trees. The beehives are then optimally looked after by our experienced beekeeper Bernhard and the harvested honey is sent to the bee partners. Our project can be used by both private and corporate customers and represents an enormous technological leap for our company, but also for the entire industry, because for the first time all processes can be handled virtually.","Austria",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Lower Austria: Alberndorf, Luden, Mostbach, Neuriegers, Oberndorf, Rosssa, Süßenbach, Weikertschlag, Wetzles, Zwettl",null,"Ongoing",2021,null,"-reforestation (105612 trees planted by 2023);","reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"volunteers"]
[642,"national","waldgeschichten.com","https://www.waldgeschichten.com/allgemein/erfolgreiches-laubmischwaldprojekt-in-oberoesterreich/",null,null,null,"Successful mixed deciduous forest project in Upper Austria",null,"Austria",null,2003,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Upper Austria",null,"ongoing",2003,null,"-over 20 tree species planted;                                                                                                                                                      -sustainable management","sustainable management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6,null,null,null,null,null,"privat"]
[323,"national","waldklimafonds","https://www.fraxforfuture.de/",null,null,"FraxForFuture","FraxForFuture – Hoffnung für die Esche - Demonstrationsvorhaben zum Erhalt der Gemeinen Esche als Wirtschaftsbaumart ","Within the scope of the joint project, healthy ash trees will be searched for and phenotypically characterized. Selected plus trees of ash will be secured in a clone archive via vegetative propagation and planting. Seeds from plus trees will be harvested and sown. Seedlings will be phenotypically characterized and used to establish a progeny test. In the area of in vitro culture, cryopreserved ash genotypes will be taken back into micropropagation to test the cryopreservation protocol for its usefulness as a conservation method.","Germany",null,2020,2024,{"$f":"(M373-L373)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,2024,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg"]
[325,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2219WK54E4",null,null,"ErWiN","Erweiterung des ökologischen, waldbaulichen und technischen Wissens zu Waldbränden","Warmer, drier summers are now also increasing the risk of forest fires in Germany. In the last two years, there have been several large-scale fires, but also a large number of smaller forest fires. This increasing risk of forest fires is confronted with a lack of knowledge, which affects forestry practice as well as fire departments and other hazard prevention organizations. This is also reflected in the lack of training in fighting forest fires. In the proposed project ErWiN important basics for the knowledge-based handling of forest fires in the fields of silviculture and fire fighting shall be created. Against this background, the subproject of the KIT institutes ITAS and IMK-IFU focuses on the restoration of forests damaged by forest fires in Brandenburg. Specifically, it aims to: 1) compare the cane yield, growth, and ecophysiological performance of several tree species after a forest fire, 2) investigate the growth and vigor of seedlings and saplings grown by natural regeneration from seed and artificial regeneration by planting, 3) determine the influence of forest composition and structure and several other abiotic variables on regeneration after a fire, 4) compare different types of artificial regeneration (e.g.. e.g., troop vs. row planting), and 5) quantify the germination and post-germination growth of the ten most common tree species under different levels of heat stress in soils. Field data collection, planting trials at burned forest sites, and greenhouse germination trials will be conducted. The results of this subproject will help foresters develop plans to restore fire-damaged sites.","Germany",null,2020,2023,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,2023,"Field data collection, planting trials at burned forest sites, and greenhouse germination trials will be conducted","research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (Großforschungsaufgabe) - Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)"]
[326,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=22WC411101",null,null,"Herkunft","Neues Testverfahren zur Bestimmung der Herkunft von forstlichem Vermehrungsgut in Europa","We would like to create a test procedure that can be used to better assess the genetically determined adaptability of forests and thus their stability. A significant proportion of forests have developed from non-native seed and plant material. Depending on the origin of the material, these may be high-risk stands or specially adapted stands. This information is particularly important for approved seed stands that provide the reproductive material for future plantings. We aim to establish genetic reference data on the original, natural-spatial genetic differentiation in Europe for the four main tree species spruce (Picea abies), beech (Fagus sylvatica), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea). These reference data will be used to assess the geographic origin of their parent material based on comparative genetic inventories in approved seed crop stands. These results will serve recommendations for the selection and further use of seed stocks in the face of climate change. see details in pdf-file For each of the four tree species we would like to first develop a large set of modern gene markers so called SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms). For each species, 1000 trees will then be sampled from 100 autochthonous stands in Germany and neighboring European countries. The genetic composition of these stands will then be determined using 180 of the developed SNP gene markers. These data will form the reference data to the original spatial pattern of genetic variation within species. We would then like to sample 1000 trees in each of 100 approved seed stands for each species. These will be analyzed using a genetic inventory at the same 180 SNPs as the autochthonous reference material. We will then use various statistical methods to compare the genetic compositions.","Germany",null,2017,2021,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Completed",2017,2021,null,"research"]
[328,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2219WK50A4",null,null,"PYROPHOB","Strategien zur Entwicklung von pyrophoben und klimawandelresilienten Wäldern auf Waldbrandflächen","The joint project investigates the effects of different management variants on the ecosystem development of forest fire areas. Using permanent observation plots, areas with a history of fire are analyzed and the potential and effectiveness of natural regeneration processes in the ecosystem are recorded in order to formulate recommendations for action for the management of fire-damaged areas. This will also lay a foundation for long-term research as well as teaching and education on the topic. The medium-term result of the reforestation should be the development of forests that are as climate change resilient and pyrophobic as possible. Subproject 1 \"Coordination, Forest Ecology and Synthesis\" is carried out by the network coordinator (HNEE) and comprises the work packages AP1 (Project Coordination & Project Management), AP2 (Site: Soil and Water), AP3 (Biotics: Flora, Fauna, Mycology), AP 4 (Forest Ecology & Restoration Management) and AP 5 (Communication and Education). In this subproject, tree regeneration, biomass volume of lying deadwood will be studied, thermal maps will be made, a geodatabase will be created, and microclimate will be recorded (WP 3, Ibisch). The synthesis of all project results of the individual subprojects and the derivation of conclusions and concrete practical recommendations for forest ecosystem and restoration management are also central components of the subproject (WP 4, Ibisch). In addition, the composition of soil solution, leachate and groundwater will be investigated in this subproject (WP 2, Chmieleski). The transferability of the results and the applicability of the recommendations to forestry practice will be discussed and optimized together with the LFE and communicated to specific target groups (WP 5, Ibisch).","Germany",null,2020,2025,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,2025,null,"management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, St_DGF, Lkr_DGF, St_LAN","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde - Fachbereich Wald und Umwelt"]
[330,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=22WA100101",null,null,"Waldgürtel_MS","Waldgürtel_MS - Fit für den Klimawandel - Maßnahmen für eine nachhaltige, naturnahe Anpassung feuchter Wälder im Münsterland an Klimaveränderungen","South of Münster, forest areas are to be hydrologically investigated and, in some areas, made fit for climate change by restoring water conditions typical of the natural environment, e.g. by securing moorland forests, revitalizing floodplain forests and optimizing wetland forests. Measures planned on a parcel-by-parcel basis are, for example, the degradation of the drainage system in valuable oak-elm forests, on impounded soils with pedunculate oak-hornbeam forests and bog forests. Long-term CO2 fixation is achieved by permanently securing dead and old wood, reactivating a raised bog peat body, converting to climate-stable forest stands on wetland sites or initial reforestation. All measures should simultaneously contribute to the stabilization and increase of biodiversity. A monitoring including CO2-balancing takes place on 12 reference areas with and without utilization. Private forest owners will be offered forestry advice on climate-relevant optimizations and their implementation on a voluntary basis. A symposium, public relations, training modules for children and a climate educational trail are planned. Following preliminary hydrological investigations, sub-areas will be selected for the feasibility of measures to improve the soil water balance. In the process, detailed soil or floristic investigations are to be carried out, for example, as required. The planned measures (including peatland reactivation and floodplain forest optimization) will be implemented in the project. In parallel, 12 permanent reference areas will be established, on which carbon balancing and biodiversity will be compared without and with forestry use. As a model, the impact of old-growth and deadwood to be secured in the long term will be investigated for the project region. Public relations work and training offers will be developed from the start of the project, the conference for the presentation of the results as well as the climate educational trail will form the conclusion of the project.","Germany",null,2014,2018,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Completed",2014,2018,null,"improved resilience",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NABU-Naturschutzstation Münsterland e.V."]
[333,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2220WK10A1",null,null,"Buche-Akut","Buchenkalamitäten im Klimawandel – Ursachen, Folgen, Maßnahmen; Teilvorhaben 1: Bewirtschaftungs- und Handlungsempfehlungen für die Praxis","The basic objective of the overall project is to develop strategies for the management, rehabilitation and reestablishment of copper beech stands under changing climatic conditions. Thus, a central contribution to the protection and preservation of beech stands is to be created. Accordingly, within the framework of the joint project with its three sub-projects or the three project partners involved, practice-oriented action strategies and recommendations for action for forestry with the main target group of forest owners, forest enterprises and forest managers are to be developed. The sub-issues are: 1) to investigate the occurrence of damage in connection with beech calamity using the example of differently managed stands in Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse and Lower Saxony, and in doing so to investigate local predispositions (soil, climate, exposure) as well as correlations to previous silvicultural stand treatment and to tree or stand age as possible reasons for beech calamity. 2) to define and describe the damage characteristics on the trees and the temporal course of beech calamity, also in distinction to other disease and damage processes in beech forests, taking into account phytopathogenic and climatic factors, 3) to investigate the main effects of beech calamity on the further management of damaged stands and on beech regeneration, and 4) to develop practical strategies and recommendations for the future management, rehabilitation, and replanting of beech stands. 4) to develop practice-oriented strategies and recommendations for the future management, rehabilitation and reestablishment of beech stands under changed climatic conditions and to transfer them to the forestry practice (main target group forest owners, forest enterprises and forest managers) within the framework of a comprehensive knowledge transfer with the help of different communication strategies.","Germany",null,2021,2024,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,2024,null,"research, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ThüringenForst - Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts - Forstliches Forschungs- und Kompetenzzentrum Gotha"]
[628,"national","wbsearch","https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/njb.03971",null,null,null,"Restoring heathlands after afforestation on two islands in western Norway","The ongoing loss of red-listed coastal heathlands is a threat to biodiversity and cultural heritage legacies throughout the Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It is possible to restore degraded and afforested heathlands, but restoration interventions are often labour-intensive and costly, and the outcome of specific restoration actions are not well documented. We assess the efficiency of restoring coastal heathlands through natural succession (i.e. ‘passive restoration') after removal of Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. plantations. The study was replicated on two neighbouring islands in a nature reserve in Western Norway. Low-intensity free-range sheep grazing was implemented as part of the reserve management plan. Furthermore, we tested the effect of leaving the clear-felled woody material as chips on site, this being a cost-efficient strategy on islands. Succession was monitored 1, 2, 4/5 and 8 years after clear-felling, and revegetation of vascular plants and bryophytes was compared to target heathland vegetation. Surprisingly, we found different successional trajectories on the two islands. Species composition on one island approached target heathland vegetation during succession, but not on the other. Wood chips reduced species richness and slowed the restoration process, but these negative effects were only short-term (<8 years). Differences in seed bank composition and soil conditions due to land use may explain the deviating successional trajectories on the two islands. We also found that management actions beyond clear-felling and introducing sheep grazing are necessary due to the rapid seed regeneration of the Sitka spruce.","Norway",null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norway",null,"59.70768746813978, 5.5944772690686575",null,null,2023,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,13,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde\n\nDepartment: Faculty for Forest and Environment, Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management\n\nAddress: Schicklerstrasse 5, 16225 Eberswalde, Germany\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.centreforeconics.org\n\nTotal budget: EUR 538 117.18\n\nERDF budget: EUR 430 493.74\n\nZavod za gozdove Slovenije\n\n    Name: Zavod za gozdove Slovenije\n\n    Department: Central Unit\n\n    Address: Večna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.zgs.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 386 840.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 328 814.00\nEuropean Wilderness Society\n\n    Name: European Wilderness Society\n\n    Address: Dechant-Franz-Fuchs Str. 5, 5580 Tamsweg, Austria\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.wilderness-society.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 260 323.27\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 208 258.62\nNationalpark O.ö. Kalkalpen Ges.m.b.H.\n\n    Name: Nationalpark O.ö. Kalkalpen Ges.m.b.H.\n\n    Address: Nationalpark Allee 1, 4591 Molln, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.kalkalpen.at\n\n    Total budget: EUR 231 002.03\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 184 801.62\nNárodné lesnícke centrum\n\n    Name: Národné lesnícke centrum\n\n    Department: Forest Management Planning Institute/ Forest Surveys Department\n\n    Address: T.G. Masaryka 22, 960 92 Zvolen, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.nlcsk.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 171 175.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 145 498.75\nStadtverwaltung Angermünde\n\n    Name: Stadtverwaltung Angermünde\n\n    Address: Rathaus - Markt 24, 16278 Angermünde, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.angermuende.de\n\n    Total budget: EUR 162 983.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 130 386.80\nJavna ustanova Nacionalni park Paklenica ",null,"word search","University of Bergen"]
[9,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Montafon","Schützen durch Nützen - Der Naturpark braucht Pflege! Durch Bekämpfung von Neophyten und Waldrebe an biodiversitätsreichen Standorten, Instandhaltung von Naturpark Infrastruktur und auch Arbeiten rund um den Wald wie, Verbissschutz anbringen, Schälschutz streichen, Bäume pflanzen, Bestandspflege, Wegebau etc. Geländetauglichkeit ist Voraussetzung! Du wirst in der sog. Kaltwasserstube (Berghütte, Achtung kein Mobilfunkempfang) untergebracht. Verpflegung: Selbstversorgung, Lebensmittel werden gestellt. Einkaufsmöglichkeit gibt es direkt in Weißbach. Der Ort Weißbach ist mit der öffentlichen Buslinie 260 gut zu erreichen.","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2025,2025,0.5,"NA","NA",null,null,"Cattle or wildlife grazing, browsing/Invasive alien species","Fencing/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Removal of current vegetation/Protection of patches of old-growth","cultural heritage/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",11,null,null,"Austria",null,"47.033833585447596, 9.950125092532678","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt/Bergwaldprojekt/Landesforstdirektion Tirol/Forstverwaltung Wittgenstein/ÖBf/Wildbach-und Lawinenverbauung/Landesforstdienst Kärnten/NP Hohe Tauern/Tiroler Forstverein/Lebensministerium/Land Oberösterreich ","Mountain Forest",null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[345,"national","web search","https://anw-deutschland.de/eip/pages/weisstanne.php",null,null,null,"Projekt \"Weißtanne\"","The silver fir can be planted on suitable sites planting in the selected stands, whereby the stands, whereby sowing is to be regarded as the is to be considered the \"royal road\". For both planting and seeding, care must be taken to ensure a suitable soil texture, a suitable humus condition and a suitable humus condition and a suitable and a suitable initial stand. The introduction of silver fir in the form of high genetic diversity can be maintained and plants can be can be maintained and plants can be grown plants that are ideally adapted to the stand ideally adapted to the stand conditions. conditions. In addition, the desired formation of the taproot of the taproot system is not impaired (Wald und (Wald und Holz NRW 2017). The essential basis for a successful establishment of silver fir is, in addition to adapted wild the right selection of planting and seed material. Planting and seeding material. Here, particular attention must be paid to the genetic provenance as well as appropriate plant assortments (as young as possible and as old as and as old as necessary).","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia as well as in Rhineland-Palatinate.",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ANW Deutschland"]
[348,"national","web search","https://www.thueringenforst.de/ueber-uns/standorte/forstaemter/forstamt-erfurt-willrode/mitarbeiter-kontakt\n\nhttps://infrastruktur-landwirtschaft.thueringen.de/medienservice/medieninformationen/detailseite/ministerin-karawanskij-eroeffnet-wald-retter-woche-am-forsthaus-erfurt-willrode\n\nhttps://www.treffpunktwald.de/contentview.php?tid=28900 (Termine über Treffpunkt Wald)\n",null,null,null,"Wald-Retter-Woche","During the Wald-Retter-Woche 2021, 1400 participants planted over 6500 trees in 27 locations in all districts of the forestry office. \nThe forest office carries out planting campaigns together with supporters from school classes, non-profit organisations, communities or companies. Damaged areas owned by the state, municipalities or private owners are reforested.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Thuringia","different sites each year","repeating (yearly: 1-1 weeks in october)",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"different doners for every site (ofthen the organisation that carries out the planting)",null,null,"NA",null,"\tLänsstyrelsen i Skåne Län / Söderåsens Nationalpark","Broadleaf Forest","x","ThüringenForst AöR,\nForest Office Erfurt-Willrode"]
[462,"national","web search","https://www.mossy.earth/projects/foraois-reforesting-ireland",null,null,null,"Foraois - Reforesting Ireland","Ireland was once the most forested country in Europe. Today it has just 11% tree cover, only 2% of which is native forest. Working with our tree planting partners Hometree, our Reforesting Ireland project seeks to reforest and rewild a 60 hectare property in an area that currently has no wild forests.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,"52.8907170743188, -9.340678399153358; 52.846109546372865, -9.324197758379006","Ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,60,"NA",null,"Comune di Palagianello, Comunità Montana Murgia Tarantina, Bari University-Botanical Garden Museum, University of Urbino, Ecoazioni snc, Terre del Mediterraneo","Mediterranean Forest/Other Forests","x","Mossy Earth"]
[478,"national","web search","https://www.hometree.ie/ennistymon-hq",null,null,null,"Ennistymon HQ Demonstration Site","Within the site, there are several hawthorn and willow hedgerows. Individual ash and wild cherry trees are also present. Many of the hedgerows follow old dry stone walls. These walls and hedgerows were used to serve the purpose of marking out individual fields. Now, they provide us with the starting points, both for planting and natural regeneration.\n\nIn the northern half of the site rises a sharp hillock or mound. The exposed ground on top is covered by a wildflower meadow. Here, there are already many species of flower associated with low-intensity agriculture. Depending on the season one might spot the yellows of buttercup, dandelions and birdsfoot trefoil the whites and creams of yarrow and ripwort plantain, the pinks of red clover and foxgloves or the beautiful blues of devils bit scabious and the occasional bluebell in spring. With the correct management, the species diversity here will expand and slower growing and perennial wildflowers will be welcomed to the area.\n\nBeneath this mound is a section of exposed rock. This is an old quarry that would have been used by local people as a source of shale for building. Now it provides excellent shelter for a host of plants and animals including some naturally regenerating ash and hawthorn.\n\nThis site has an old history of being a meeting point for people. There is a mass rock, that once served as a discreet marker of where local people could gather during the penal times of the 17th and 18th centuries to celebrate Catholic mass.\n\nThe abandoned farm outbuildings associated with the sites previous use have been dismantled and have been replaced by an education centre and small office","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,140000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Deerpark, Ardnacullia South, Ennistymon  Co. Clare ","52.935157695762236, -9.3029391","Ongoing",null,null,null,"naturally regenerating ash and hawthorn, management",null,"140,000.0",null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,16.5,null,"Hometree",null,null,null,"Hometree"]
[480,"national","web search","https://www.hometree.ie/avoca",null,null,null,"Hometree: Avoca ","The Avoca/Knockanree site is small but diverse and is already bursting with life. It has been left largely undisturbed for the last 30 years allowing nature to reclaim what was a 2.3 acre field used for agriculture (for at least the last 200 years). It is now a wet grassland with spreading hedgerows, young woodland and a small bordering stream. Cronebane stream is a tributary to the Avoca river. Critically, the stream will provide some connectivity between this small woodland and others in the area, both present and future. ","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,32000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Knockanree, Avoca, County Wicklow",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"support natural transition from agriculture to oak dominated woodland; thinning, tree planting, remove invasive trees for less competition",null,"32,000.0",null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,2.2999999999999998,null,null,null,null,null,"Hometree"]
[801,"national","web search","https://www.projecteboscos.cat/",null,null,null,"Projecte Boscos de Muntanya","restoration acticities on a volunteer basis in a great scale\nroad construction, forest maintenance, biotope maintenance, planting, clearing, game protection measures, and fence construction are guided by experienced project leaders and trained and trained group leaders. The work are geared to local forestry needs and fill an important and fill an important gap in the care of the forest and the cultural landscape. cultural landscape.","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[874,"national","web search","www.bergwaldprojekt.ch",null,null,null,"Stiftung Bergwaldprojekt","restoration acticities on a volunteer basis in a great scale","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Switzerland","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,"afforestation, restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt"]
[881,"national","web search","https://www.pronatura.ch/de/es-plaetschert-und-blubbert-im-meggerwald",null,null,null,"Beaver & Co. campaign","The approximately 136 hectare Meggerwald, which extends over five communities, is a popular local recreation area. Valuable moors and many reed areas can also be found scattered throughout this forest. \n\nA piece of forest that was once used as a reed meadow was drained by ditches in the past and reforested with spruce trees. However, due to the hollow location and a nearby spring that constantly supplies water, the plot remained damp and the spruce trees established poorly. The area has not been cultivated in the last 40 years.\n\nThe donations from Club 500 from Pro Natura Luzern made it possible to buy this forest plot in the municipality of Udligenswil near the Neuriedli cantonal conservation area in spring 2022.","Switzerland",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.065864, 8.379500","ongoing",2022,null,null,"rewetting",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,136,null,"ProNatura",null,null,null,"ProNatura"]
[892,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Jura\n","The main work is ecological upgrading measures at the edges of the forest, protective forest care and the reforestation of storm areas.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.49054098700197, 7.6612469266837415","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[894,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Ban Forest Galgenen\n","Various works are carried out for the reforestation and maintenance of the Ober Bawald. The main work is clearing the field, planting, protection against browsing (chemical, mechanical, fence construction), road construction and mowing the young trees.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.18074034326634, 8.875535602542085","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[902,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Lütschental","The main work is forest maintenance, field clearance, road construction and planting.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.63843250055001, 7.950038805465236","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[7,"national","websearch","https://www.bundesforste.at/fileadmin/publikationen/brochueren/Moorbroschuere-fin.pdf \nS. 7",null,null,null,"Peatland restoration projects","With the signing of the cooperation agreement between WWF and ÖBf, both partners have agreed on a moorland protection programme for the period 2000 to 2004. The co-operation includes the planning and implementation of renaturation measures with publicity and technical support from the WWF. To this end, the Institute for Ecology and Nature Conservation at the University of Vienna has selected 25 impaired areas owned by the Austrian Federal Forests. Following consultations and inspections with the forestry companies involved, it was decided that these moors of national and international importance should be restored over the next four years using suitable measures. ÖBf is investing a total of EUR 72,800 per year in this moorland programme. The basic work, such as surveying, defining measures and management plans, is being carried out by the University of Vienna's Institute for Ecology and Nature Conservation.","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2000,2004,48,280000,"NA",null,null,"drainage/Overharvesting/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions/Removal of current vegetation/management and planning and opimization/Fencing/Full protection - Restriction of all active management","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/To promote tree or plant regeneration/Sustainable Hydrological management/increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity","NA",null,null,"Austria","Brandenberg, Mittersill, Tamsweg,  Gosau, Achenkirch, Bad Mitterndorf, St. Michael/ Margareten,  Eben am Achensee,  Altaussee, Bad Ischl, Pichl bei Aussee, Neuberg/Mürz, Annaberg/Lämmertal,  Pichl bei Aussee, Heidenreichstein, Mühlbach, Achenkirch",null,"completed",2000,2004,"-research on management; -rewetting","peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,440,null,null,"Universität Wien/Landesregierung Salzburg/Umweltbundesamt/Österreichische Bundesforste/Universität Wien/Landesregierung Salzburg/Umweltbundesamt/Universität Wien/Landesregierung Salzburg/Umweltbundesamt/Österreichische Bundesforste/Universität Wien/Landesregierung Salzburg/Umweltbundesamt/WWF Österreich","Other Forests",null,"ÖBF  Österreichische Budsforste"]
[11,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/belarus/projects/conservation-oriented-management-forests-and-wetlands-achieve-multiple-benefits",null,null,null,"CONSERVATION-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND WETLANDS TO ACHIEVE MULTIPLE BENEFITS","Expected Outcomes\n\nComponent I\n\nImproved institutional, financial and management sustainability of forest and mire protected areas, which are key areas for conservation of globally threatened species.\n\nEnvironmental legislation aimed at conservation of globally threatened species and their habitats, as well as the system of registration of nature protection areas will be improved within the project.\n\nThe habitat conditions for the European bison micro population will be improved in the Nalibokski Reserve.\n\nFinancially self-sustaining wetland biomass harvesting and processing program will be launched at two Protected Areas (Sporaŭski and Zvaniec ) in partnership with private sector.\n\nEcotourism development at the key Specially Protected Areas will improve their financial sustainability.\n\nComponent II \n\nSustainable management of biodiversity-important forest and wetland ecosystems outside protected areas.\n\nThe project will ensure sustainable management of rare and typical biotopes subject to special protection at an area of 150,000 ha.\n\nDevelopment and implementation of the Scheme of Sustainable Use of Drained Forest Peatlands (260,000 ha) will allow to prevent the degradation of inefficiently drained forest peatlands. The methods of ecological rehabilitation will be demonstrated at the area of about 12,456 ha of inefficiently drained peatlands.\n\nComponent III \n\nIncreased experience and knowledge of innovative measures for habitat restoration and elimination of the most significant threats to globally threatened species. Monitoring of efficiency of the project's measures.\n\nThe habitats of globally threatened species – the Aquatic warbler, the Greater spotted eagle, the Great snipe, the Black-tailed godwit – will be restored at the key protected areas. That will be achieved through control of vegetation succession and the optimization of hydrological regime.\n\nThe project will be implemented in synergy with the initiatives on the conservation of Aquatic warbler implemented by the EU funded “LIFE” project in Lithuania, Germany, Poland.\n\nThe program of exchange between micro populations of European bison will be developed and implemented to improve genetic status of Nalibokskaya Puscha micro population.","Belarus",null,2017,2022,{"$f":"(M393-L393)*12","v":60},null,4501836,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belarus",null,null,"Completed",2017,2022,null,"sustainable Managment",null,4501836,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,15000,null,"Ministry of Environment",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[12,"national","websearch","https://eng.belta.by/society/view/over-65m-trees-planted-in-belarus-during-forest-restoration-campaign-154152-2022/",null,null,null,"Let's restore forests together","The national voluntary campaign \"Let's restore forests together!\" was held in the country from 8 October to 22 October to restore forests affected by severe storms. The campaign involved more than 21,000 people: forest industry workers, volunteers and others. \"Over several weeks, the campaign planted forest seedlings in wind-storm areas. The emphasis was made on the restoration of forests of the most affected Mogilev Oblast. The effort covered more than 1,200 plots. All in all, more than 6.5 million trees were planted during the campaign. Basically, these were pine, birch, spruce and oak,\" the Forestry Ministry explained.\n\nNot only volunteers but also workers from forestries from other regions provided assistance to Mogilev Oblast. The campaign also involved senior executives and officials of various government bodies: the State Control Committee, the Operations and Analysis Center under the President, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Central Election Commission and others.\n\nWithin the framework of the campaign several dozen commemorative allees were planted; other memorable places were tied up.","Belarus",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M394-L394)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belarus",null,null,"Completed",2022,2022,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Forestry",null,null,null,"Ministry of Forestry"]
[13,"national","websearch","https://www.thegef.org/news/planting-hope-belarus-one-million-trees",null,null,null,"Planting hope in Belarus with one million trees","A Belarusian civil society organization has planted more than 1 million trees in a Global Environment Facility-supported effort to help heal damage to the country’s forests inflicted by a widespread outbreak of bark beetles.\n\n“Planting a tree is always about planting hope for the people,” said Anastasia Zhdanovich, Managing Director of the Belarusian Environmental Movement, a non-profit focused on solving environmental problems and fostering a progressive society that values nature.\n\nZhdanovich has reason to know about the value of planting trees.\n\nShe and the organization she leads have added 1.26 million saplings to Belarus’s forests through various initiatives. One million took root during a GEF Small Grants Programme project launched in 2018 that aimed to replenish trees lost to an infestation of the tiny and destructive bark beetle.\n\nBark beetles occur naturally in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America and infestations are known to ebb and flow. However, outbreaks on the scale of those that have ravaged Central Europe’s evergreens in recent years are becoming increasingly common as drought and heat brought on by climate change prevent the beetles from dying off in winter and allow larvae to hatch earlier and breed more prolifically.\n\nIn Belarus’s Krasnopolsky district, forestry workers fighting to halt the spread were forced to clear-cut 150 hectares of trees by the start of 2019, five times the area culled in 2017. The severe losses in the area led the Belarusian Environmental Movement to choose it as the project’s target site.\n\nDrawing on strong partnerships and innovative methods such as the nursery cultivation of mixed forest crops of invasive species invulnerable to the beetle, the project team was able to replace 160 hectares of lost forest, more than triple its 45-hectare target for the project.\n\nA diverse set of volunteers joined the effort. According to the project team, schoolchildren, youths, pensioners, and people with disabilities all helped to plant trees and repair some of the scars left by the bark beetle invasion.","Belarus",null,2019,2021,{"$f":"(M395-L395)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belarus",null,null,"Completed",2019,2021,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"GEF",null,160,null,"NGO",null,null,null,"Belarusian Environmental Movement"]
[14,"national","websearch","https://www.mlh.gov.by/en/our-main-activites/forestry/reforestation/",null,null,null,"Reforestation","Reforestation and afforestation were carried out on a total area of 34.87 thousand hectares (136,7% of the target approved by the Government of the Republic of Belarus), taking into account that due to sowing and planting of the wood 29,73 thousand hectares of the new woods were put (131,1% to the annual plan). In a total amount of silvicultural production coniferous and hard-wooded broadleaved breeds occupy 95,8% (28,49 thousand hectares), soft-wooded (a birch, a linden, a common alder and other) – 4,2% (1,24 thousand hectares).\n\nOverfulfillment of the established plans was caused by need to eliminate consequences of a squally wind in the forest fund and implementation of the project on planting forest in the autumn period on plots of developed windthrowen and windbroken felled areas.\n\nReforestation of damaged (windthrowen and windbroken) plantings was carried out in autumn of 2016 on the area of 5 313 hectares, including forest planting – 4 921 hectares.\n\nReconstruction of invaluable forest plantings by silvicultural methods from the total volume of seeding and planting was done in the area of 2 238 hectares (117,2% to the plan ).\n\nForest plantations from selective sowing and planting materials were created on the area of 12 629 hectares.\n\nIn a total amount of artificial reforestation and afforestation the mixed forest cultures were created on the area of 26 102 hectares (87,8%) or 4 984 hectares more than the actual figures for 2015 Specific weight of the mixed forest cultures exceeds by 2.3% compared to last year and more than 20% of the average annual level of such crops over the last 10 years.\n\nSince 2015, the industry is actively introducing technologies similar to those used in Finland, for the creation and addition of forest crops planting material grown with closed root system. During the reporting year, these activities were carried out in the area of 2 251 ha (7.6% of the total volume of the plantation) or 1 592 hectares more than 2015.","Belarus",null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belarus",null,null,"ongoing",2015,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,34870,null,"Government",null,null,null,"Ministry of Forestry"]
[15,"national","websearch","https://www.mlh.gov.by/en/our-main-activites/forestry/reforestation/",null,null,null,"Belarus Forestry Development Project","We have 115,000 hectares. The forestry enterprise includes 11 forestries. We are a forestry establishment, not a logging one, which means that we are focused on forest regeneration. We need to replace forests within 3 years of felling and this involves controlling competing vegetation, ensuring the trees are healthy and have enough light. Our challenge for this year is to regenerate about 500 hectares. ","Belarus",null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belarus",null,null,"ongoing",2016,null,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,500,null,"Government",null,null,null,"Ministry of Forestry"]
[19,"national","websearch","https://www.janegoodall.be/our-work/forest-planting",null,null,null,"Forest planting","Our annual forest planting event, creating an ecosystem, attracting wildlife and bringing together the local community is the perfect example of how the Jane Goodall Belgium team of volunteers and sponsors work to bring to life Jane Goodall’s dream to live in harmony with nature. It joins people of all ages and cultures to create a forest in one day. Tree planting efforts create forests, reintroduce ecosystems and highlight the importance of the vital role trees play in providing oxygen, storing carbon, stabilising the soil, giving life to wildlife and so much more.\n\nSince starting this event in 2014, we have planted about 100000 indigenous trees in Belgium to create forests. For every tree we plant, we sponsor the planting of several trees in one of our community conservation and reforestation projects in Africa.","Belgium",null,2014,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium","Belgium",null,"yearly repeating",2014,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"word search","Jane Goodall Institute"]
[20,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/resteigne-belgium",null,null,null,"Resteigne (Belgium)\n","Reforest'Action and its partner Sylva Nova, invite you to revitalise this forest!\n\nNumber of trees to be planted: 15 000\nSurface area of the plantation: 6 hectares\nSpecies planted: 65% spruce, 15% larch, 20% common beech.\nType of project: restoration of a neglected forest\nPlanting season : Spring 2020","Belgium",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Belgium","Resteigne",null,"Ongoing",2020,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6,null,"Sylva Nova",null,null,"word search","Reforest'Action"]
[22,"national","websearch","https://plantc.be/actions/reboisement-a-ouffet/",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Ouffet","Your participation from\n€ 14.52 \n\nIn Ouffet , support for a reforestation project where PlantC intervenes in the support of 2,000 trees .\n\nFive species are planted: sessile oak, red oak, beech, larch, sycamore maple. Reforestation management is PEFC certified .\n\nParticipation per tranche of €14.52 including tax  is equivalent to 664 kg of CO 2 over 30 years or nearly 5 trees  planted.","Belgium",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium","Ouffet",null,"Ongoing",2021,null,"-planting of 2000 trees","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"PlantC"]
[23,"national","websearch","https://plantc.be/actions/reboisement-a-ouffet/",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Clavier","Your participation from\n€ 14.52 \n\nIn Clavier, support for a reforestation project where PlantC intervenes in the support of 1,069 trees on nearly 0.93 hectares . Eleven species are planted: silver birch, sessile oak, hornbeam, sycamore maple, wild service tree, Atlas cedar, Nordman fir, black walnut, red oak, chestnut, hybrid elm.\n\nParticipation  per tranche of €14.52 including tax  is equivalent to 505 kg of CO 2 or almost 5 trees  planted.","Belgium",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium","Clavier",null,"Ongoing",2021,null,"-planting of 1069 trees","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.9,null,null,null,null,null,"PlantC"]
[26,"national","websearch","https://www.nassonia.be/fr https://www.ecofirst.eu/en/our-works/nassonia-project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n",null,null,null,"Nassonia initiative","Last year, the team in charge of the project got down to restoring several natural environments in the massif thanks to subsidies from the Walloon Program for Rural Development.\n\nThe purpose of this work was to:\n\nRestore 54 hectares of alluvial forests by acting on the regeneration of beech in favor of species more suited to this type of environment such as maple, ash, alder or even elm and which then lacked light and space.\nRecreate 7 hectares of moorland with heather , by stripping the plateaus invaded by molinia in order to sow freshly mown calluna on the fly.\nDig about thirty ponds within the forest in order to accentuate the network of ponds and ponds in the forest, to create an interesting ecological network and to increase the number of habitats conducive to the reception and development of various species.\nConverting cleared areas into diversified deciduous forests by replacing spruce (planted at the time on unsuitable soils) with oak, birch, mountain ash, ear willow, etc.\nA year later, you can see maple or ash regenerating between the beech bales left behind in the bottom of the valleys, young shoots of heather slowly appearing at the level of strangled areas, a colonization both faunal floristic ponds and oaks and other species that develop in the fences installed during the past year.","Belgium",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,"50.088540, 5.361684","ongoing",2018,null,"-Restore 54 hectares of alluvial forests by acting on the regeneration of beech in favor of species more suited to this type of environment such as maple, ash, alder or even elm and which then lacked light and space.\n-Recreate 7 hectares of moorland with heather , by stripping the plateaus invaded by molinia in order to sow freshly mown calluna on the fly.\n-Dig about thirty ponds within the forest in order to accentuate the network of ponds and ponds in the forest, to create an interesting ecological network and to increase the number of habitats conducive to the reception and development of various species.\n-Converting cleared areas into diversified deciduous forests by replacing spruce (planted at the time on unsuitable soils) with oak, birch, mountain ash, ear willow, etc.","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1650,null,null,null,null,null,"Nassonia initiative"]
[27,"national","websearch","https://www.ugent.be/bw/environment/en/research/fornalab/Projects/projects-fornalab",null,null,"ForNaLab","Forest & Nature Lab","ForNaLab investigates forest and grassland ecosystems in temperate regions to provide advice for policy and management. The research projects of the lab are clustered around four research themes.\n1. Biodiversity – ecosystem functioning\n2. Impacts of global changes\n3. Ecological restoration\n4. Management for multiple ecosystem services","Belgium",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium","Ghent",null,"ongoing",null,null,"-research on ecological restoration","research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"word search","Ghent University, Depatment of Environment,  ForNaLab"]
[28,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/\n",null,null,null,"LARGE SCALE RESTORATION\nNatuurpunt creates 700 ha of new forests in Flanders","Planting trees in Flanders (Belgium) with Natuurpunt Who is Natuurpunt? Natuurpunt is a Flemish NGO dedicated to nature conservation for more than half a century. We specialise in creating and managing nature reserves. We manage 26.000 ha of nature in Flanders at this moment. To do this we can count on several professional field teams and on many thousands of volunteers, who make out the very heart of our organisation. We organise courses, field trips, walks; we study nature and gather scientific information; we give nature a voice when talking to local and national politicians and other organisations. We have gathered a lot of experience in what we do. The government and even the European Commission see us as a reliable partner. They grant us subsidies and projects. 123.000 families are member of our organization and pay an annual contribution to support our work. Urgency Forests everywhere in the world are having a difficult time. Flanders is the less wooded region in Europe. Only 11% of our region is wooded. The existing woods are getting smaller and less biodiverse. That is a problem because woods can play an important part in tackling climate change. They capture carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, retain water and regulate temperature. That is why Natuurpunt has made the commitment to create 700 ha of woods in Flanders by 2024. That means 1.750.000 trees! Half of it will be planted, the other half will be natural regeneration. Quality forests We do not want the plant trees, but woods. A wood is ecosystem with a diversity of plants and animals. We choose the right trees and plants for the right soils. That is where our knowhow on ecology comes in handy. We choose plants that are typical for our region, not exotic plants. Our woods are open for everybody to enjoy them for walking, cycling, sporting, soft recreation, … Planting trees In order to realise our goals we have set up a Fund ‘Woods for everyone.’ In that fund we collect donations and contributions from individuals and companies or organisations. With those financial means and the government grants we can buy terrains and plant trees. We always try to own the land on which we plant so we can guarantee that the new wood will always stay a wood. We also take care of the wood in the year following the planting. We ask for the necessary authorisations, we order the correct trees and then we organise a planting day. We invite people to come and help us with the planting: neighbours, volunteers, donors, schools, youth organisations, companies, …","Belgium",null,2019,2020,{"$f":"(M404-L404)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belgium",null,"50.948118, 4.536943\n\n50.901316, 5.150572\n","completed",2019,2020,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,700,null,"Natuurpunt",null,null,null,"Natuurpunt"]
[29,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/ \n\nhttps://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebied/scheldevallei-moerzeke-kastel ",null,null,null,"RESTORATION\nBlanckaert Bos","Blanckaert Bos is a planting project that lies within a nature reserve \"Scheldevallei Moerzeke-Kastel\" alongside the river Schelde.","Belgium",null,2020,2020,{"$f":"(M405-L405)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belgium",null,"51.065708, 4.183298","completed",2020,2020,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Natuurpunt",null,null,null,"Natuurpunt"]
[33,"national","websearch","https://www.wwfadria.org/what_we_do/all_initiatives/sustainable_forest_management_in_bosnia_and_herzegovina/",null,null,null,"RESPONSIBLE FOREST MANAGEMENT","WWF and IKEA launched a partnership program – A Forest Partnership for Change. Since 2012 the program includes project for promoting responsible forest management to support sustainable development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first phase of the project was committed to FSC certification of forests in Tuzla Canton that prevented and reduced illegal logging and forest products trade. Implementation of the first phase revealed some key problems in forestry sector. Therefore, the later phases of the project were expanded to legal issues, learning about EU regulations and good international practices, and inclusion of local communities and the civil society in forest management. The later phases were focused on FSC forest certification in Central Bosnian Canton, production and dissemination of a new High Conservation Value Forest Guide, learning about EU Timber Regulation at interactive workshops and through dissemination of the EU Timber Regulation Guide, establishment of the legal platform for the key stakeholders involved in development of the new draft Law on Forests that served not only as possibility for opinion exchange but also as a learning tool about regional and EU good practices in private forest management and about financing mechanisms. The development of the BiH FSC Standard took place during last two phases and was successfully completed. The BiH Standard Development Group was carefully balanced and comprised members from both entities and Brcko District. The Standard is effective since April 2020, which means that all forestry companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina should use the new FSC Standard.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2012,2020,{"$f":"(M406-L406)*12","v":96},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"completed",2012,2020,null,"improved management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF, Faculty of Forestry, Ministry",null,null,null,"WWF Adria"]
[34,"national","websearch","https://nodas.ba/projekat-urbane-sume-znanje-i-ucesce-svih/",null,null,null,"Urban forests - knowledge and participation of all","the Association for the Development and Affirmation of Society \"NODAS\" has implemented numerous activities within the project \"Urban forests - knowledge and participation of all\". During the project, more than 300 young and adult residents of Novo Sarajevo learned about the importance of urban ecology and the development of solutions for the preservation of green areas. As part of 20 workshops, they were trained on the correct selection of seedlings, the process of planting and decorating parks, and ways to solve the problem of air pollution. Then they used the knowledge they had learned to arrange parks in their local community through several volunteer planting actions. The goal is to animate and sensitize the public about the advantages of developing such projects in our urban local communities is the imperative of the project, and the project also plans to raise urban forests at two locations.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,"43.85406765791852, 18.385205883975157","ongoing",2022,null,null,"planting",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NODAS, Municipality",null,null,null,"NODAS"]
[35,"national","websearch","https://sarajevotimes.com/lets-do-it-team-organized-large-afforestation-and-tree-planting-actions/#google_vignette",null,null,null,"Afforestation throught the country","At the Igman location, 1,500 white pine seedlings were planted, and in total in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than 3,000 white pine, maple and oak seedlings were planted. This year was also marked by afforestation in the spring (location Igman), where 2,000 white pine seedlings were planted. Poturović points out that everyone who has the desire to help planet Earth participates in all their actions, as well as in all projects.The Let’s do it team in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been carrying out reforestation actions for many years. In more than 10 years, 475,716 seedlings of various types of trees were planted, Fena reports.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M408-L408)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"completed",2023,2023,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lets Do It",null,null,null,"Lets Do It"]
[36,"national","websearch","https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/ba/ba-nbsap-v2-en.pdf",null,null,null,"Strategy and Action Plan for Protection of Biological Diversity in Bosnia and Hezegovina 2015-2020","According to the data in the Forestry Development Strategy of the RS (2003-2008) in the framework of state forests, 9,086 ha were reforested (7,649 ha or 84 % within forests, and 1,437 ha or 16 % out of forests). The index showing increase in forested areas was 1.2. If raising of new forests were to continue, it can be expected that in the next 10 years some 20,000 ha of various categories of forest land in and outside forests would be reforested. Within the private forests and forest lands, no intensive reforestation has been done.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2015,2020,{"$f":"(M409-L409)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"completed",2015,2020,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Government",null,null,null,"Ministry for Forestry"]
[37,"national","websearch","https://islamic-relief.org.my/afforestation-project-in-bosnia-project-completed/",null,null,null,"Afforestation Project","Due to problems caused by cutting of forests, unplanned construction of buildings, air pollution etc, Islamic Relief Bosnia & Herzegovina is planning to implement a project for afforestation of the “Ablakovina” settlement in Sarajevo with trees of different kinds as Abys alba Mill, Maple (Acer Pseudoplatanus L.), Ash ( Fraxisinus Excelsior L.), Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia L.). Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) aim to prevent the landslides in water reservoir area by planting number of trees. The project impacted 5,033 beneficiaries at Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina","Sarajevo","43.86201707928184, 18.372345939150883","completed",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Islamic Relief",null,null,null,"Islamic Relief"]
[38,"national","websearch","https://www.gomakeadifference.global/projects-awarded/europe/rujiste-afforestation/",null,null,null,"RUJIŠTE AFFORESTATION","Planting 1500 trees a year to repair forest fire damage and promote environmental stewardship in BiH","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2019,null,null,null,1000,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,"43.45230228369883, 17.973089972576158",null,2019,null,null,"afforestation",null,1000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Katinka Rokkjær Ødegaard & Hannah Grace Klemmensen",null,null,null,"Go make a difference"]
[40,"national","websearch","https://www.tvojco2.ba/en?page=1&rows=9",null,null,null,"TvojCO2","The final solution product is a digital tool – www.TvojCO2.ba (Your CO2) that for the first time in this part of the world presented a novel way of understanding the climate emergency, showcased impacts of our everyday lives on the environment and facilitated the planting of hectares of new forest across the country, as a mean of carbon emissions offsetting and ecosystem restoration. Once active, in the fall of 2021, the tool enabled the purchase of over 17,000 new trees for natural and urban areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that will over their lifetime absorb 20 kilotons of CO2. For comparison, that is the amount of CO2 that 10,000 cars on gasoline produce on average in a year.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UNDP",null,null,"word search","UNDP"]
[42,"national","websearch","https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/2372",null,null,null,"Forest and Mountain Protected Areas Project","The Global Environmental Objective is to strengthen conservation and management of the country’s globally significant forest and mountain landscapes. The Development Objective of the Forest and Mountain Biodiversity Conservation Project (FMBCP) is to increase the area in forest and mountain ecosystems under formal protection status, and to develop mechanisms in order to conserve these ecosystems while ensuring that these natural assets provide a basis for improved livelihoods in rural areas and for increased tourism revenues. The proposed Forest and Mountain Biodiversity Conservation Project will achieve these objectives through: (a) the expansion and strengthening of the protected areas network; (b) the restoration or enhancement of the capacity of national institutions and other actors to manage protected areas and to preserve biodiversity within production landscapes (forest and agricultural land); (c) more sustainable management of resources outside protected areas (integrated land-use of productive landscapes); and (d) the integration of BiH into transnational biodiversity conservation initiatives. While doing so, the project is expected to provide benefits to local communities through improved livelihoods and increased revenues from tourism.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2008,2014,{"$f":"(M413-L413)*12","v":72},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"completed",2008,2014,null,"protection and restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"GEF, Ministry",null,null,null,"GEF"]
[44,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/bosnia-herzegovina/news/members-zelena-mre%C5%BEa-bih-are-marking-earth-day-2022-cleaning-and-afforestation-activities-seven-7-cities",null,null,null,"Members of Zelena mreža BiH are marking Earth Day 2022 with cleaning and afforestation activities in seven (7) cities","During the period 20 April to 23 April2022, on the occasion of Earth Day, more than 350 young people of the Zelena mreža will take part in cleaning and afforestation actions in Bijeljina, Kladanj, Bihać, Čitluk, Mostar, Konjic and Vareš , in partnership with and with the financial support of the United Nations Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP BiH) and the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo. Earth Day has become a major opportunity to showcase and encourage the engagement and mobilization of civil society worldwide to protect our planet. This year, during the campaign, young activists from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, gathered around Zelena mreža BiH, engage in environmental and nature protection through cleaning up and tree planting activities. Zelena mreža, which for now brings together 22 civil society associations, two (2) informal groups and 11 individuals, aims to encourage activism and connect young people from different communities around environmental and nature protection. Through their involvement in such activities, and jointly gathering in Zelena mreža to reduce the negative effects of climate change,  young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina show their common aspiration to better quality of life and improved health.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2022,2022,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"completed",2022,2022,null,"cleaning and afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UNDP, Italien Embassy",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[46,"national","websearch","https://news.ius.edu.ba/en/news/ius-participates-mass-afforestation-canton-sarajevo",null,null,null,"IUS Participates in Mass Afforestation of Canton Sarajevo","International University of Sarajevo is proud to take part in the mass afforestation campaign in Canton Sarajevo. Acting as a socially responsible institution and supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) during the SDG Week 2022, IUS invited its staff and students to give their contribution to the Sarajevo cantonal government initiative of planting 500,000 trees at environmentally vulnerable areas. Acting in collaboration with the Cantonal Public Company „Sarajevo-šume“ a number of IUS staff members went on Thursday, October 13, to Mountain Igman to plant the seedlings that were provided by „Sarajevo-šume.“ IUS staff was guided and instructed by the host on the planting method and ideal locations and we can proudly say that during the two-hour stay, IUS staff planted more than 100 seedlings of spruce.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2022,2022,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina","Sarajevo","43.86201707928184, 18.372345939150883","completed",2022,2022,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"IUS, Sarajevo-šume",null,null,null,"International University of Sarajevo"]
[59,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestoration_and_conservation_of_the_protected_site_%22Lozenski_pat%22_-_wetland",null,null,null,"Restoration and conservation of the protected site \"Lozenski pat\" - wetland","The project began in the fall of 2009 and was complete in early August 2012. First were carried out detailed hydrogeological surveying and evaluation and technical and design work for the water supply of the area. By building a system for sustainable maintain adequate hydration was restored water regime on the field. The area was cleared of construction and other waste. Done to overhaul the road leading to the protected area and carve him as cycling tracks, fencing and marking the boundaries of the area, permanent monitoring and security in the period of flowering and harvest. For visitors created recreation areas with gazebos, and information and signposting give detailed information about the area and protected species.","Bulgaria",null,2009,2012,36,null,270000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"41.761389, 26.171389\n","completed",2009,2012,null,"wetland restoration",null,"270 k€\n",null,null,null,null,null,"Operative programme \"Environment\"2007-2013\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Svilengrad municipality"]
[60,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestoration,_protection_and_sustainable_development_of_protected_area_%22Zlato_pole%22",null,null,null,"Restoration, protection and sustainable development of protected area \"Zlato pole\"","The Project Objectives are the following: 1. Implementation of the Management Plan for the protected area and of its activities; 2. Improving the conservation status and population status of species and habitats of high conservation value; 3. Limit the impact of negative impacts on biodiversity; 4. Create conditions for sustainable management and use of resources and the biodiversity of the protected; 5. Raising public awareness of the conservation value of the site and involvement of citizens in the measures for its preservation.","Bulgaria",null,2009,2012,36,null,455000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"42.031389, 25.721667\n","completed",2009,2012,null,"wetland restoration",null,"455 k€\n",null,null,null,null,null,"Operative programme \"Environment\"2007-2013\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Dimitrovgrad municipality\n"]
[61,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestoration_and_conservation_of_riparian_forests_-_habitats_of_European_conservation_importance_on_the_territory_of_Dimitrovgrad_municipality",null,null,null,"Restoration and conservation of riparian forests - habitats of European conservation importance on the territory of Dimitrovgrad municipality","Project Objectives are the following:\n\n1. Recovery and long-term conservation of habitats and species of European conservation importance in protected area \"Reka Maritsa\";\n\n2. The restoration of habitat types 92A0, 91F0 and 92 D0; protected in protected area \"Reka Maritsa;\n\n3. Reducing the negative impact and spread of invasive and introduction species.\n\n4. Improvement of habitats and populations of fish species protected in the protected area.\n\n5. Improvement of the populations of hollow-nesting species of European and national conservation importance.\n\n6. Raising public awareness and general environmental awareness related to the environment and species for protection.","Bulgaria",null,2009,2012,36,null,851000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"42.064444, 25.638611\n","completed",2009,2012,null,"wetland restoration",null,"851 k€\n",null,null,null,null,null,"Operative programme \"Environment\"2007-2013\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,"word search","Dimitrovgrad municipality\n"]
[62,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestoration_of_Vesselina_River",null,null,null,"Restoration of Vesselina River","WWF together with local people from Mindya village in the region of Veliko Turnovo, restored the connection of Veselina River, a tributary of Yantra, with its former meander near the village. When the river meander was cut off back in time, the river dug nearly 150 cm deeper into its bed, so now a threshold had to be built to raise its level enough for enabling it run back to its old bed. The project objective is by conducting a number of technical, environmental and forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration of the river Vesselina in particular: • Conservation and restoration of biodiversity in isolated old bed of the river and correction of Vesselina river near by Mindya village; • Create favorable conditions for development of recreation and tourism in the region; • Reduce the level of flood risk; • Optimization of groundwater level and reduce the impact of drought and floods on agricultural land in river terrace; • Reduction of erosion; • Increased self-purification capacity of water flow in the region of isolated old bed of the river.","Bulgaria",null,2005,2008,36,null,76000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"43.030278, 25.826111\n","completed",2005,2008,null,"river restoration",null,"76 kW",null,null,null,null,null,"WWF, DOEN Foundation\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF Danube Carpathian programme Bulgaria\n"]
[64,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3AThe_Bulgarian_Wetlands_Restoration_and_Pollution_Reduction_Project",null,null,null,"The Bulgarian Wetlands Restoration and Pollution Reduction Project","In 2007 the wetlands of the Persin Island were re-linked to the Danube River under the Project for Wetlands Restoration and Pollution Reduction as part of the initiative “Lower Danube Green Corridor”. The project was carried out by the Ministry of the Environment and Water in Bulgaria and the main donor was the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The restored wetland is a man controlled floodplain of about 2200 ha. The depth of flooding varies up to 2.5 m. At this water level, four relatively large marshes shape up in the eastern part of the island – Murtvo Blato, Peschina, Staroto Blato and Dyulova Bara, as well as several smaller ones. The most important and innovative activity of the project is the physical restoration of the wetlands in the two protected areas. In the course of the implementation of this component activities the project has restored 4 035 ha of former wetlands on two specific sites – Belene Island (2 280 ha) within the Persina Nature Park and Kalimok/Brushlen (1 755 ha) within the Kalimok/Brushlen Protected Site – in order to demonstrate the use of riparian wetlands as nutrient traps.","Bulgaria",null,2002,2008,72,null,10000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"44.024167, 26.497222","completed",2002,2008,null,"wetland restoration",null,"more than 10000 k€",null,null,null,null,null,"Global Environment Facility (GEF)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria"]
[66,"national","websearch","https://www.uzdp.bg/yuzdp/moderno-gorsko-stopanstvo",null,null,null,"Afforestation and tree nursery carried out by the Southwest State Forestry\n","Afforestation activities are mainly carried out on bare, non-naturally regenerated areas and after carrying out sanitary felling in forests damaged by fires, windstorms, snow plows, diseases and pests.\n\nAbout 1.5 million saplings are reforested annually on an average area of ​​3,000 acres.\n\nFor the production of the necessary planting material, the enterprise has 53 forest nurseries.\n\n","Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,"Ministry of Environment, Danish Forest and Nature Agency, Fyn County, Aarhus County, Viborg County","Not Forest","word search","Bulgarian State Forest Southwest"]
[67,"national","websearch","https://www.uzdp.bg/yuzdp/proekti/-vazstanovyavane-na-opozhareni-kulturi-i-nasazhdeniya-v-rayona-na-tp-dgs-kresna-i-tp-dgs-simitli-pri-yuzdp-dp-gr-blagoevgrad-1681109211",null,null,null,"RESTORATION OF BURNT CULTURES AND PLANTATIONS IN THE AREA OF TP \"DGS KRESNA\" AND TP \"DGS SIMITLI\" AT YUZDP DP, TOWN OF BLAGOEVGRAD","  Restoration of 3,552 decares of forest areas damaged by fire. The planned activities in the affected areas are related to cleaning, soil preparation, purchase of afforestation material and its storage and planting according to technological plans.","Bulgaria",null,2020,2023,{"$f":"(M422-L422)*12","v":36},null,1714721,207436.19433599999,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed",2020,2023,null,"afforestation after fire",null,null,"BGN 1,457,513.97","BGN 257,208.36",null,null,null,"European funding, \nnational co-funding","42.5","35,52","NA",null,"SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRESPA, Goulandris Natural History Museum","Mediterranean Forest","word search","Bulgarian State Forest Southwest"]
[69,"national","websearch","https://novatagora.bg/",null,null,null,"THE NEW FOREST OF SOFIA\n","Sofia Municipality started planting the New Forest of Sofia in 2017. By 2021, we have planted an area of ​​206.7 decares with over 103,000 saplings of acacia and cypress in the \"Sukhodol\" residential complex.\n\nWith the cooperation and under the expertise of foresters from the municipal enterprise \"Management of Municipal Lands and Forests\" of the Metropolitan Municipality, we are continuing the afforestation of the second forest - near the village of Negovan. After 2 afforestation campaigns in 2022, 30,500 cer saplings are already growing there on a total area of ​​48.8 decares.\n\nIn the spring of 2023, we managed to plant another 32 decares with 20,000 saplings of cer.\n\nDozens of companies and hundreds of volunteers once again helped us make the second \"Sofia's New Forest\" a reality.\nThank you for the support of Kaufland Bulgaria, Higher School of Insurance and Finance (VUZF), Embassy of Israel in Bulgaria, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Postbank, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, A1, Cargotec Bulgaria, Casey, Estée Lauder Bulgaria, Amdocs Bulgaria, GP Group, NEC Group, Medochemie Bulgaria, IT Giks, dm Bulgaria, Yettel, Test Me, HCL Tech, DXC Technology.","Bulgaria",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"42.765401, 23.398707\n","ongoing",2017,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Kaufland Bulgaria, Higher School of Insurance and Finance (VUZF), Embassy of Israel in Bulgaria, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Postbank, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, A1, Cargotec Bulgaria, Casey, Estée Lauder Bulgaria, Amdocs Bulgaria, GP Group, NEC Group, Medochemie Bulgaria, IT Giks, dm Bulgaria, Yettel, Test Me, HCL Tech, DXC Technology",null,23.8,null,null,null,null,null,"THE NEW FOREST OF SOFIA\n"]
[70,"national","websearch","https://www.nestle.bg/bg/nashiyat-prinos/zalesyavane-aktivno",null,null,null,"SOS Afforestation","\" We are actively reforesting \" with a new and large-scale mission\nThis year we are helping the municipality of Stambolovo by reforesting part of\nthe burned over 500 decares of forest massifs in the region, the result of\na series of devastating fires.\n\nNestlé Bulgaria will donate to the municipality of Stambolovo the necessary funds\nfor the implementation of the entire project, which is part of\nNestlé's global mission to plant 200,000,000 healthy trees by 2030 in the regions\nwhere our company has production.","Bulgaria",null,null,2030,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"ongoing",null,2030,null,"afforestation after fire",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"50 (planned)",50,null,null,null,null,null,"Nestlé Bulgaria"]
[82,"national","websearch","https://savaparks.eu/fundamental-studies-for-the-restoration-of-the-sava-river-and-its-floodplain-presented-to-stakeholders-8594",null,null,"Sava.Restore","Connecting the Floodplains for a Healthy Alluvial Forest","Focus of the „Sava river restoration from Brežice to Rugvica“ study was a 53 km long river stretch where many problems for local society and biodiversity have been identified. Some of them are dropping groundwater levels, water sources at risk, unstable foundations of bridges and buildings, loss of natural riverine habitats. The solution is based on widening the river within existing embankments with activating bank erosion which would compensate the lack of sediment and regenerate groundwater levels and natural habitats. This procedure would create an attractive landscape which would significantly increase the touristic potential of this area. The study was developed by REVITAL Integrative Naturraumplanung GmbH (Austria).\n\nIn the „Sava.Restore – Connecting the Floodplains for a Healthy Alluvial Forest“, experts analyzed the Bosut (Serbia) and Spačva forests (Croatia) – in total more than 70.000 ha of alluvial forest. The area suffers from decreasing groundwater, which results in forest diebacks. At the same time, it is an area with a very low altitude that could provide a wide retention area for flood waters . Bringing excess water from Sava to the forest would have a positive impact on the economy, biodiversity, flood prevention and climate resilience. This study was developed by E.C.O. (Austria). ","Croatia",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"ongoing",2018,null,null,"research on alluvial restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,70000,null,"REVITAL Integrative Naturraumplanung GmbH (Austria)\n\nE.C.O. (Austria)","Conseil Regional de Lorraine, Conseil Régional d’Alsace, Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges, Groupe Tétras Vosges","Broadleaf Forest","word search"]
[83,"national","websearch","https://compensatingbyplanting.com/sumoborci/",null,null,null,"Šumoborci \n(CO2MPENSATING BY PLANTING)","Šumoborci is an education and tree planting program through which anyone can plant a tree and do something good for themselves and the environment. The program is based on the comprehensive education of children and young people through active learning and practical activities.","Croatia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia","Croatia",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"education, afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hearth thinking&doing d.o.o."]
[84,"national","websearch","https://www.hrsume.hr/o-nama/",null,null,null,"Karlovac Karst project","The project will demine a total of 1,709.06 ha of forests and forest land.\n\nThis will ensure safe public access to areas where explosive remnants of war are present and the sustainable management and protection of forests, i.e. the smooth implementation of six forest management plans, in accordance with the strict principles of sustainable forest management, and the preconditions for effective management of the Natura ecological network will be achieved. 2000 .\n\nFurthermore, as part of the project, the forest fire protection infrastructure will be improved, which as a result of war operations, i.e. the danger of mines, has been neglected, difficult to pass or completely impassable for more than 25 years, in such a way that 43.60 km will be reconstructed in the project area (21.80 ha) of neglected fire prevention averages with forest road elements (PPsEŠC). The reconstruction of PPsESC will enable better protection of forests and forest land in the project area from forest fires, which will directly contribute to better protection of biodiversity and utilization of forest ecosystem services.\n\nWithin the framework of the project, the restoration of forests and forest land on an area of ​​210.65 ha will be carried out with the aim of rehabilitating and restoring the target habitat type 91L0, Illyrian oak-hornbeam forest, E.3.1.5 (Epimedio-Carpinetum betuli), within the area of ​​the ecological network Natura 2000. This will restore the natural, autochthonous, vegetation on a total of 28.02 ha of forest area, which is now overgrown with non-native species, namely European larch, green Douglas fir, common spruce, American pine and white pine, whose habitat it is not, and will 182.63 ha of degraded areas, stumps and hornbeam thickets will be transformed into a higher cultivation form, which will contribute to improving the structure, stability and resistance of forest ecosystems to climate change and improving the general beneficial functions of forests. An unmanned aerial vehicle with sensors will be acquired for the purpose of creating digital maps, 3D terrain models,","Croatia",null,2010,null,null,null,32023329,30685553,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia","Karlovac",null,"ongoing",2010,null,"-forest fire protection;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -forest restoration","afforestation, fire protection, demining",null,"32.023.329 €",null,"30.685.553 €",null,null,null,"EU Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020\n",null,210,null,null,null,null,null,"Hrvatske šume"]
[86,"national","websearch","https://greencyprus.com/en/",null,null,null,"GreenCyprusCom","GreenCyprusCom is a non-profit organization, which has launched the reforestation project of the island with the support of the Department of Forests of the Republic of Cyprus.\n\nOnly 25 EUR is needed to plant and tree and take a proper care of it for the next three years! 2330 trees have been planted.","Cyprus",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus","Cyprus",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation, fire protection, demining",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"GC GREEN CYPRUS LIMITED "]
[88,"national","websearch","https://tree-nation.com/de/projekte/youreforestcyprus/artikel/14241-",null,null,null,"Tree-Nation","On a hill called Sapounas in Athienou village 560 trees were planted by our volunteers in an effort to fight desertation , since the around area really looks like dessert. ","Cyprus",null,2021,2021,{"$f":"(M429-L429)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus","Athienou ",null,"Completed",2021,2021,null,"afforestation"]
[89,"national","websearch","https://explorer.land/x/project/mavronero/",null,null,null,"MAVRONERO FARM","The Mavronero Farm is going to be developed as a knowledge hub for research and education of integrated farming and sustainable agriculture in Cyprus. Our aim is to reunite a stable food supply in high quality with renaturation, soil reconstruction and biodiversity recovery.","Cyprus",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Cyprus","Larnaca","34.880188564697505, 33.46144541350059","ongoing",2022,null,"Reforestation\nIntegrated Farming & Sustainable Agriculture\nOrganic Farming & Permaculture\nSoil & Water Management\nSmart Farming","sustainable agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"MAVRONERO FARM LTD,\nPanterito Foundation",null,null,null,"Mavronero Farm\n"]
[106,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"LARGE SCALE RESTORATION\nHome for Trees\n\n(same Project as \"Home for trees\" in this list)","We plant new forests all over the Czech republic where the climate changes (bark beatle) harm trees the most. \nBecause private owners who had lost their forests have no money to reforest those locations by themselves and it has to be done by the law. Those forests are for all of us no matter who owns it. We have a deal with each owner to let new forest grow. It is not for industrial purpose.","Czech Republic",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M431-L431)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Czech Republic","3 locations in Czech Republic",null,"completed",2019,2019,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Home for trees",null,null,null,"Home for trees"]
[111,"national","websearch","http://chapter.ser.org/europe/files/2012/12/Ecological-Restoration-in-the-Czech-Republic1.pdf",null,null,null,"Restoration of forests damaged by air pollution in the Jizera Mountains\n","Achieving healthier, ecologically more stable forests with a nearnatural species composition and spatial structure by using native forest tree populations better able to face possible future stress factors,\ne.g. air pollution, climate change and insect pests.","Czech Republic",null,1990,2011,252,null,4440000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"50.816667, 15.333333","completed",1990,2011,null,"Research, Forest Restoration",null,null,"a) €2.6 million\nb) €400,000\nc) €1.44 million",null,null,null,null,"a) Ministry of the Environment, 1992–2011\nb) Foundation for the Preservation and\nRestoration of the Jizera Mountains\nc) Operational Programme Environment through Forests\nof the Czech Republic",null,26900]
[112,"national","websearch","http://chapter.ser.org/europe/files/2012/12/Ecological-Restoration-in-the-Czech-Republic1.pdf",null,null,null,"Spontaneous recovery of mountain spruce forests after bark beetle attack\n","Permanent research plots, 400 m2\n each, were selected in representative parts of available stands of spruce forests both with and\nwithout interventions. In this study, we compared two types of plots:\n1. Dead canopy, i.e. climax mountain spruce forest attacked by bark\nbeetle in 1997 resulting in spruce mortality, le- without intervention. Eight plots were established.\n2. Clear-cut climax mountain spruce forest attacked by bark beetle\nand completely cut in 1997. *e plots were arti,cially reforested\nwith spruce (Picea abies) and rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). Five plots\nwere established.\nVegetation composition was evaluated between 1998 and 2007 using four phytocenological samples of 100 m2\n in each plot. Seedlings\nand saplings of trees were recorded by species, height and age categories. *e data were analysed with multivariate methods and repeated\nmeasurement ANOVA.","Czech Republic",null,1997,2007,120,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"48.933333, 13.416667","completed",1997,2007,null,"Research, Forest Restoration"]
[114,"national","websearch","https://forest-restoration.eu/category/demo-areas-czech-republic/",null,null,null,"Demo areas Czech Republic","In the Vysocina region, mature Norway spruce stands were heavily infested by bark beetles. It resulted in massive salvage logging and an abrupt decrease of the area of older coniferous stands by 20%. In one of the most affected forest districts, Ledeč nad Sázavou (Forest of the Czech Republic; Lesy České republiky s.p.), salvage felling in the period 2018–2022 amounted to 2 219 333 m3. Affected trees were continuously removed, and sites were prepared for restoration. The main restoration measures are natural and artificial regeneration (planting and seeding) of site-specific tree species of local provenances (following national legislation – decree 456/2021) and subsequent weed control. In the Czech demo areas, planting took place in the spring and autumn of 2022. Protection through the fencing of broadleaved and Abies alba was necessary to prevent game browsing. The main tree species used for reforestation are Quercus petraea, Fagus sylvatica, Acer pseudoplatanus, Picea abies, Alnus glutinosa, Pinus sylvestris and Prunus avium. The design of reforestation is based on site-specific conditions, the mosaic of site types and targeted tree species composition. In the coming years, we plan on improvement of afforestation in case of failures, mechanical weed control, and consequent use of repellents outside the fenced areas.","Czech Republic",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Czech Republic","Vysočina Region",null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"Reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SUPERB","\n\nLead Partner: PARK ŠKOCJANSKE JAME\n\nPIC (Participant Identification Code): 907686134\n\nPartner’s ID if not PIC: SI 11690151\n\nAddress: Škocjan , SI-6215 DIVAČA, Slovenia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nOrganisation type: Regional public authority\n\nWebsite: https://www.park-skocjanske-jame.si/\n\nTotal budget: EUR 267 503.00\n\nPartner’s programme co-financing: EUR 214 002.40\n\nPartner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%\n\nPartner contribution: EUR 53 500.60\n\nContractors:\n\n    Name: Deltakom, Dušan Vučak s.p.\n    VAT registration or tax identification number: 46248242\n    Name: Rubikon d.o.o.\n    VAT registration or tax identification number: 93508638\n    Name: Jure Štanta s.p.\n    VAT registration or tax identification number: 88892280\n\nOBČINA HRPELJE - KOZINA\n\n    Name: OBČINA HRPELJE - KOZINA\n\n    Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI96355557\n\n    Address: HRPELJE, REŠKA CESTA , 6240 KOZINA, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Organisation type: Local public authority\n\n    Website: http://www.hrpelje-kozina.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 207 510.00\n\n    Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 166 008.00\n\n    Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%\n\n    Partner contribution: EUR 41 502.00\nGAL VENEZIA ORIENTALE\n\n    Name: GAL VENEZIA ORIENTALE\n\n    PIC (Participant Identification Code): 942957371\n\n    Partner’s ID if not PIC: 03170090272\n\n    Address: VITTORIO CIMETTA, 30026 PORTOGRUARO, Italy\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Organisation type: Other\n\n    Website: http://www.vegal.it\n\n    Total budget: EUR 132 616.66\n\n    Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 106 093.32\n\n    Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%\n\n    Partner contribution: EUR 26 523.34\nCOMUNE DI SAN DORLIGO DELLA VALLE - OBČINA DOLINA ",null,null,"SUPERB"]
[116,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/brno-czech-republic",null,null,null,"Brno","The Czech forest is greatly impacted by bark beetles attacks. The spruces, massively planted in monospecific stands within the region after WWII, are badly aected by these pests attacks. Today, more than a third of the global forest of the area is impacted. The need for reforestation, and above all diversifi- cation of species, is colossal. The authorities and the municipality have now become aware that forest management methods must be reviewed to promote the diversity and naturalness of the forest. Hence, dierent species of trees will be planted on the plot. This approach will provide habitat for a rich biodiversity and help the stand resist natural hazards and pests attacks. The planting project will also help maintain water in the landscape, instrumental in preserving and maintaining ecosystems and forests. 2020-2021 programme: Planting of 32,930 trees from deciduous species (pedunculate oak, common beech) and resinous species (pine, Douglas fir, larch, spruce). 2021-2022 programme: 42,586 trees from deciduous species (pedunculate oak, common beech) and resinous species (spruce and Douglas fir) are being planted. The recovery rate of the trees planted during the previous season is very good, although almost all the deciduous trees were damaged by rabbits, who gnawed the barks and branches. However, this episode does not threatens the survival of the stand but may have weakened the quality of the wood.","Czech Republic",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"49.317731541727056, 16.29867160032328","ongoing",2021,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Established Foret: 661 ha\nOpen for donation: 95 ha\nCorporate Donations: ~80 ha","8,95",null,"Reforest’Action, the Czech Republic Forests and Timber Chamber and Brno’s society of forests",null,null,"word search","REFOREST'ACTION"]
[117,"national","websearch","https://www.sazimebudoucnost.cz/",null,null,null,"Sazime Budoucnost (Planting our Future)","PLANT 10 MILLION TREES ONE CZECH CITIZEN, ONE TREE: We want to connect all those who plant trees in the republic. Whether they are municipalities and cities, associations, state institutions, companies, schools, farmers or landowners, volunteers and donors. Only together we can achieve the goal of planting 10 million trees outside of the forest, over the next 5 years. We want help to cool down Czech cities and support the resilience of the Czech landscape from the effects of climate change. FINANCE FOR PLANTING:We are moving the possibilities of financing tree planting to the lower branches so that they are more accessible and understandable for common people. We bring together public, foundations and private resources, and present them in one place on our website. We get donor finances transparently and efficiently where trees are most lacking. QUALITY PLANTING AND FOLLOW ON CARE: Having planted trees, it does not end there, quite the contrary. In order for the trees planted today to survive in the coming years, we must take care of their consistent and long-term protection and watering. The same emphasis needs to be placed on the appropriate species choice for different locations, because many original tree species may no longer withstand the extremes of the weather in the future. Inspiration in the care of trees is also our traditional Tree of the year contest, which is part of the Planting for the future initiative. EMPOWER COLLABORATION: We provide information on the availability of financing, methodological and legislative support for planting. We offer a space for those who seek help, land or resources to meet with those who offer it. We want to encourage the sharing of capacities and knowledge through examples of good practice and inspiring stories of men and women who plant trees. AMENDMENTS OF RELATED LEGISLATION: Trees in the streets, along roads and above fields lose in conflicts with often contradicting departmental laws and regulations. That is why we are working to remove legislative and other barriers that prevent the planting of new trees and the preservation of existing ones.","Czech Republic",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Environmental partnership foundation, Ministry of the Environment ",null,null,null,"Environmental Partnership Association"]
[119,"national","websearch","https://www.vulhm.cz/en/project/the-reforestation-and-forest-thinning-of-nurse-and-target-tree-species-mixtures-with-the-production-and-non-productive-functions-of-the-forest-in-the-area-of-large-scale-die-of-spruce-stands/",null,null,null,"The reforestation and forest thinning of nurse and target tree species mixtures with the production and non-productive functions of the forest in the area of large-scale die of spruce stands","The main objective of the project will be to establish effective procedures for the restoration of spruce forests in areas of its intensive large-scale subsidence with the use of both nurse and target trees, so that the successive stands are sufficiently differentiated, have a high degree of stability and has production and non-production functions under changing conditions environment. The partial aims will be to verify the methods of planting the stands and introducing target trees as a two-phase restoration in rapidly dying forests, planting nurse stands and optimizing of thinning in these crops to increase their stability, the economic efficiency of the processes will also be assessed.","Czech Republic",null,2018,2022,{"$f":"(M437-L437)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,"completed",2018,2022,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of the Agriculture, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute",null,null,null,"Forestry and Game Management Research Institute"]
[122,"national","websearch","https://zasadzivot.cz/",null,null,null,"Reforestation and carbon offset","Offer Reforestation and carbon calculations for companies and private people, e.g. https://zasadzivot.cz/vysadba-dubu-devin-2023/","Czech Republic",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Zasaď život"]
[123,"national","websearch","https://www.fee.global/news-stories/2023/3/27/growing-tiny-forests-in-the-netherlands-and-the-czech-republic",null,null,null,"Tiny Forests","In October 2021, the first School Forest was planted at Jan Werich Elementary School, covering an area of 400m2 and featuring a variety of local trees such as oaks, hornbeams, lindens, willows, and alders. The success of this first School Forest in the Czech Republic led to Arbor Day celebrations in 2022, during which three new School Forests were planted. The Primary School Husitska in Nova Paka saw 300 students involved in digging holes, planting trees, and mulching to make the outdoor experience fun and engaging for all. At the Primary School and Kindergarten Trebotov, students planted 600 trees and took part in lessons and activities to learn about the vital role forests play in supporting healthy ecosystems. Finally, at the Primary School J.A. Comenius in Prague, students planted 1000 seedlings, promoting biodiversity, and supporting the ecosystem around the school. Given the success of the first Školní les do kapsy, the TEREZA Education Centre team is already planning the next School Forest planting days in 2023","Czech Republic/Netherlands",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Czech Republic,Netherlands",null,null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation, education",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"TEREZA Education Centre",null,null,null,"Foundation for environmental education"]
[124,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Skærsø Folkeskov\n","Skærsø Folkeskov is 3.5 hectares and consists of 14,000 trees. PLUS A/S and Tommerup Heilskov have donated 7,500 and 6,500 trees respectively. The forest will be established on private landowners' land in autumn 2021","Denmark",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.587877, 9.278496\n","completed",null,2021,"-reforestation with 14000 trees","reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.5,"3,5",null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[127,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Klimaskov Næstved\n","Klimaskov Næstved er på 2 ha og består af 8.000 træer. Træerne blev plantet i foråret 2021 plantet på privat lodsejers jord og er doneret af HolmrisB8.","Denmark",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.215665, 11.553120","completed",null,2021,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[128,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Østbirk Klimaskov","Østbirk Climate Forest is 2 hectares in size and consists of 8,000 trees. The trees are planted in spring 2022 and are donated by Ditur A/S.","Denmark",null,null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.972322, 9.705783","completed",null,2022,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[129,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Bymoseskoven\n","Bymoseskoven was planted in 2015 and consists of 15.3 hectares of open forest - approx. 23,500 trees. In addition to being a recreational gem for the local population between Beder and Malling, the forest helps to protect the important aquifers in the area. Aarhus Vand extracts 2 million cubic metres of drinking water annually for the people of Aarhus, corresponding to the annual water consumption of 17,000 families.","Denmark",null,null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"56.051736, 10.209431","completed",null,2015,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"VALUE(AP443)","v":15.3},"15,3",null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[130,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Idomlund Klimaskov\n\n","Idomlund Climate Forest is 2.3 ha, 1.8 ha + 0.5 neighbouring forest consisting of a total of 9,600 trees. The trees are planted on private landowners' land and donated by Steen & Strøm AS.","Denmark",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"56.335194, 8.470146",null,null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"4.092 ha","4,1",null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[133,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Sakskøbing on Lolland","Area: 25 ha\n\nCollaborating partner: Guldborgsund Municipality\n\nProject start:  April 2022\n\nGoal: CO2 fixation. In addition, support for biodiversity, climate adaptation, recreational opportunities and the creation of a meaningful employment offer for vulnerable citizens.\n\nProject content: The area has so far been organically cultivated agricultural land with lots of protected §3 nature, including lakes, which are preserved in the new project. Now travels approx. 15 ha of forest with native tree species managed according to natural principles, and at the same time approx. 5 ha of light-open grazing forest and 5 ha of light-open nature area at the Saxenhøj organic visitor farm, which is part of Guldborgsund Handicap's employment offer.\n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 10,000 tonnes of CO2e","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,25,null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[134,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Kokborg Nyskov near Thyregod\n","Area: 7.6 ha\n\nCollaborator: Karen Hoyer and Tim Christophersen. \n\nProject start:  March 2023\n\nObjective:  CO2 sequestration and urban forest. \n\nProject content:  The forest is only 400 meters from the village of Thyregod. Therefore, the forest owners plan to make a path around the outer edge of the forest, so that nature and wildlife can have peace, but the neighbors in the village can also enjoy the forest. There will be both a light open area and an edible forest with fruit and berries. Different trees are planted to provide a more robust and exciting forest, which at the same time supports a more diverse nature. The project and the forest maps have been prepared by the Liebhaver Forest Warden.\n\nExpected CO2 reduction: 1957 tonnes of CO2","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"963 ha ecosystem services improved; 51.5 ha dung beetle habitat restored","7,6",null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[135,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Kollund and Varnæs by Aabenraa\n","Kollund and Varnæs by Aabenraa\nArea: 3.9 ha\n\nCollaboration partner: Aabenraa Municipality\n\nProject start:  April 2022\n\nGoal: CO2 fixation. In addition, the protection of drinking water areas, consideration of biodiversity and the improvement of recreational opportunities by afforestation near cities are supported.\n\nProject content: Two smaller areas for afforestation in Kollund and Varnæs with particular emphasis on drinking water protection and biodiversity. For both areas, \"afforestation is undesirable\" in the municipal plan, but after having been earmarked for urban and commercial development for a long number of years, Aabenraa Municipality considers that afforestation has greater value. \n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 2340 tonnes of CO2e\n\nAmount from the Klimaskovfonden: DKK 285,000.  ","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.9,"3,9",null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[137,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Vordingborg","Area: 29 ha\n\nCollaboration partner: Vordingborg Municipality\n\nProject start:  April 2022\n\nGoal:  CO2 fixation. In addition, the protection of drinking water areas and the improvement of recreational opportunities are supported by afforestation near the city.\n\nProject content:  Forests are being planted in three areas in the municipality. The one, which is located near the village of Kastrup-Neder Vindinge, is an area of ​​3 ha that has previously been an area for urban growth. The area's location close to the railway between Næstved and Vordingborg means that DSB's contribution to the Danish climate effort via the Klimaskovfonden goes to this particular area. The other areas in the municipality are located near Lundby, where the municipality will ensure protection of groundwater interests through afforestation, and in Bårse, which today has no forest nearby.\n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 10,700 tonnes of CO2e\n\nAmount from the Klimaskovfonden:  DKK 1,690,050.  ","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,29,null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[139,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"The village forest at Ishøj","Area: 5 hectares\n\nCollaboration partner: Ishøj Municipality\n\nProject start:  April 2022\n\nGoal:  CO2 fixation. In addition, the protection of drinking water areas and the improvement of recreational opportunities are supported by afforestation near the city.\n\nProject content: The village forest's total of 42 hectares was laid out during the 2010s to improve the recreational opportunities for the citizens. The new area borders the already established Landsbyskov and today lies as municipal arable land in rotation. It will be a valuable expansion, which will tie the existing areas in Landsbyskoven together, thereby securing corridors for dispersal and increasing the recreational value. The idea is an oak-hazel forest with islets of larch, water fir, real chestnut and walnut, as well as a forest edge consisting of many native species of trees and shrubs. The entire area is located in an area with special drinking water interests and Ishøj Forsyning has just inaugurated a water plant that obtains drinking water from boreholes located in Landsbyskoven.  \n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 1366 tonnes of CO2e\n\nContributors: The Klimaskovfonden has financed the project through contributions to the Danish climate effort through afforestation from Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S, Let's Go and DSB. ","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[140,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Low-level project in Maglemosen\n","Area: 37 ha\n\nCollaboration partner: Rudersdal Municipality\n\nProject start:  March 2023\n\nObjective:  CO2 sequestration and recreational opportunities\n\nProject content:  Raising the water level to restore natural hydrology within the project area, among other things by cutting off ditches. There will be a ban on spraying and fertilizing on the project area and public access and maintenance of recreational paths will be ensured. The Maglebosen at Vedbæk in Rudersdal Municipality is the first low-lying project the Klimaskovfonden has supported. \n\nExpected CO2 reduction: 18,000 tonnes","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,37,null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[141,"national","websearch","https://www.danmarkplantertraeer.dk/",null,null,null,"Danmark Planter Traeer","Danmark plants trees' (Planter Traeer) is a collaboration between TV 2 and Denmark's Nature Conservation Association. Together with the Danes, we will make a positive difference to the climate by planting one million trees. \nThere was great support when TV 2 and Denmark's Nature Conservation Association focused on the climate in September 2019 with the fundraising show 'Danmark plants trees'. Here, money was collected to plant trees in Denmark and to preserve forests threatened by clearing, which can absorb and retain CO2 from the atmosphere.\n\nThe collection continued until the turn of the year and resulted in donations from both at home and abroad, from companies and ordinary Danes. A total of DKK 20,999,651 was collected.\n\nFor the funds collected, 1,081,425 trees will be planted in 46 new Folkeskove around Denmark. At the same time, the Danish Nature Foundation and the WWF World Nature Foundation each receive DKK 2,079,928 to preserve already existing forest in Denmark and abroad. 'Danmark plants trees' is a collaboration between TV 2 and Denmark's Nature Conservation Association. Together with the Danes, we will make a positive difference to the climate by planting one million trees. ","Denmark",null,2019,2020,{"$f":"(M451-L451)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","46+ sites in Denmark",null,"completed",2019,2020,"-1,081,425 trees will be planted in 46 new Folkeskove around Denmark;                                                                                                                                       -the Danish Nature Foundation and the WWF World Nature Foundation each receive DKK 2,079,928 to preserve already existing forest in Denmark and abroad","reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"390 ha total",3900,null,null,null,null,null,"Planter Traeer, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening (Nature Conservation Association Denmark)"]
[143,"national","websearch","https://myforestarmenia.org/reforestation/",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia's Afforestation Areas:  Dilijan National Park","The initial goal of our organization is to plant 400.000 trees, or about 120 hectares of new forest every year. Having reached that goal in 2021/2022, we are now aiming to plant 800.000 trees yearly or about 240 hectares of a new forest by 2025.","Armenia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,20,null,"My Forest Armenia",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia NGO/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[144,"national","websearch","https://invest4nature.eu/2023/06/02/afforestation-projects-and-financing-mechanisms-within-the-aarhus-living-lab/",null,null,null,"invest4nature ","The Aarhus municipality in Denmark invests about 600.000 € per year on afforestation projects on former agricultural land to provide much needed recreational areas for a growing population in the second largest city in Denmark. This serves to protect the drinking water resource and surface water quality, and to sequester carbon and improve biodiversity over time. The afforestation projects are funded using different business models in collaboration with private companies, NGOs, State Forest Agency, the water utility company and national funds, which the municipality aims to develop further.\n\nBelow, you will find three examples of how the Invest4Nature Living Lab Aarhus in Denmark organizes and finances afforestation projects and what funding mechanisms they are considering in the future.\n\nThe Municipality of Aarhus has reached a level of afforestation that it has run out of municipal land to continue afforestation. It is therefore necessary to include the acquisition of land in the business model to continue the cooperation with e.g., the NGOs GTN and “Plant a Tree”. As a result, the municipality now aims to move from a “pay-per-tree” model to a “landscape” model in which the acquisition of land is covered 25% by the municipality, 25% by the private companies, and 50% covered by the water supply company; the latter keen to secure that no pesticides and fertilizers are applied in vulnerable groundwater areas.","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","3 sites",null,"ongoing",2023,null,"-reforestation of municipalities with alternative financing models;\n\n-acquisition of new land","reforestation, alternative funding, area aquisition",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"45-50 ha",50,null,null,null,null,null,"invest4nature, Aarhus Municipality"]
[145,"national","websearch","https://invest4nature.eu/2023/06/02/afforestation-projects-and-financing-mechanisms-within-the-aarhus-living-lab/",null,null,null,"invest4nature: The Spørring People´s Forest","The project entails planting about 24.000 new trees (equaling to 16 hectares) to create a new forest landscape where a water stream connects to surrounding natural areas. The landscape offers recreational areas such as a dog-walking forest, walking paths, cabins, and fruit orchards. The land for afforestation is owned by Aarhus municipality and is financed with funds from a national TV fundraising campaign called “Danmark planter træer” (Denmark plants trees) supported by the television broadcaster TV2 and the Danish Society for Nature Conservation. A national TV2 event, held in 2019, raised funds to plant over 1 million trees nationwide in order to fight the climate crisis. Aarhus Municipality in cooperation with the Growing Trees Network (GTN) allocated funds from the TV-telethon to establish the “Spørring Folkeskov” (Spørring People’s Forest).","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","Spørring ","56.30098593138288, 10.138091268906042","ongoing",2023,null,null,"reforestation, alternative funding, area aquisition",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,16,null,null,null,null,null,"invest4nature"]
[146,"national","websearch","https://invest4nature.eu/2023/06/02/afforestation-projects-and-financing-mechanisms-within-the-aarhus-living-lab/",null,null,null,"invest4nature: The Hasselager Wild Forest project ","The Hasselager Wild Forest project involves establishing a new forest of 30.000 trees in suburban areas (equalling 15 ha). Instead of people imagining just pathways of trees, the Aarhus municipality frames this afforestation project as “forest landscapes”with streams, lakes, meadows, and open spaces within the forest, in addition to pathways of trees.\n\nThe project is implemented on municipal land through a collaboration between Aarhus Municipality and the Growing Trees Network (GTN). The GTN collects donations for afforestation projects from private companies. In this specific project, the private company is a furniture production company called Holmris B8.\n\nThe business model for funding the Hasselager Wildforest is called a ‘pay-per-tree model’, in which a private company (here Holmris B8) pays 2.45 Euros per tree to GTN, and the GTN transfers 1.94 Euros per tree for the afforestation project. The model has been running successfully for 3-4 years. The pay-per-tree model covers seedling, planting, fencing and maintenance for the first 3 years.","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","Hasselager ",null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"reforestation, alternative funding, area aquisition",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,15,16780,null,"Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, CH Tajo, DGDRyPF, Aranjuez, San Sebastián de los Reyes","Broadleaf Forest/Other Forests","word search","invest4nature"]
[147,"national","websearch","https://invest4nature.eu/2023/06/02/afforestation-projects-and-financing-mechanisms-within-the-aarhus-living-lab/",null,null,null,"invest4nature: : The Ajstrup School Forest project","The Ajstrup School Forest project area has been designed and established for and by school children, allowing them to engage and interact with nature (16–20 ha). Schoolchildren from Aarhus Municipality are invited every year to plant trees so that the forest area gradually expands up to a maximum of 20 hectares. Children learn about the processes involved in planting a forest (e.g., CO2 storage, biodiversity) and follow the growth during their school years. In 2022, the first year of the project, 250 school children from 0 to 2nd grades were invited to plant 3000 trees in the Ajstrup School Forest. The theme of the project is “Bushcraft”, where the forest is intended to grow wild with minimum human intervention, hence not requiring maintenance expenses. The project incurs only costs of fencing to prevent deer browsing damage, with fencing to be removed after 5–7 years.\n\nChildren are allowed to roam freely around the Ajstrup School Forest, break down seedlings and young trees, make caves, etc. In that way the children act as the natural ‘thinner’ of the seedlings. Moreover, by letting kids plant the trees, the seedlings are not planted in strict lines, as when you afforest mechanically – hence the forest starts to look very different from the very beginning. This project is done in collaboration between the Aarhus municipality and the NGO “Plant et Træ” (Plant a tree), collating and administering funds for tree planting across Denmark, with funds originating from private companies, foundations, municipalities and individuals.","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark","Ajstrup ",null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation, alternative funding, area aquisition",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"16-20",18,null,null,null,null,null,"invest4nature"]
[149,"national","websearch","https://naturstyrelsen.dk/naturbeskyttelse/naturprojekter/hoejballe-skov/",null,null,null,"Højballe Forest\n","The Norwegian Nature Agency, together with Horsens Municipality and Horsens Vand A/S, has entered into a collaboration on afforestation at Højballegård waterworks.\n\nThe primary purpose of the afforestation is to protect Højballegårdværk's central catchment area around the source site. The large drinking water interests linked to the groundwater reservoirs in the area are thereby secured for the future.\n\nDuring 2021 and the spring of 2022, lot owner meetings and a preliminary investigation (screening) of a larger area of ​​interest of a total of 828 hectares have been carried out. Against this background, a project area is proposed that includes the most sensitive catchment area around Højballegårdværket's source site, corresponding to a gross area of ​​483 hectares. The project area lies on the back of the wide east-west oriented hill tract Gedved Bakke. In late summer 2022, an environmental assessment has been prepared for the entire proposed project area.\n\nThe project area is to be considered as a gross area. By gross is meant that within the area there are homes with gardens and technical facilities, etc., which are not potential afforestation areas. It is estimated that the forest area could potentially amount to a net area of ​​400 hectares, if all relevant areas within the project area can be acquired.","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"planned",2023,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"483 (project area, not reforestation area)",483,null,null,null,null,null,"The Danish Nature Agency, \nHorsens Municipality \nHorsens Vand A/S,"]
[151,"national","websearch","https://olea.ku.dk/english/",null,null,null,"Ecological restoration of the upper river Øle Å","A donation from the foundation VILLUM FONDEN has permitted an ecological restoration of the upper river Øle Å, Bornholm, Denmark. The project is managed by researchers at University of Copenhagen, is running from 2013 to 2017, and is conducted in collaboration and dialogue with local stakeholders through the organization The Green Partnership. In the vicinity of the stream other research projects are also conducted, and this webpage offers you information on all of these subjects.","Denmark",null,2013,2017,{"$f":"(M458-L458)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"completed",2013,2017,null,"scientific research,\nriver restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"University of Copenhagen"]
[157,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/undloese?site=site_4I76LEDiTU8z27y",null,null,null,"Undløse Folkeskov","his treeplanting project called Undløse Folkeskov is located in the Muicipality of Holbæk in Denmark. The size of the forest will be 5 hectar containing 20,000 trees. It will be planted in April/ May 2021. All trees for this project are donated by Salesforce Denmark and their valued business partners 4C, Accenture, Arpedio, Corpital, Conga, Deloitte Digital, DocuSign, Fluido, Isobar, Impact, Jedox, Nordlid & North Consulting. The project is happening in collaboration with www.growingtrees.dk. Undløse Folkeskov - or The Salesforce People's Forest as Salesforce likes to refer to, is located next to the village of Undløse creating a beautiful recreational spot for people to enjoy.","Denmark",null,2021,2021,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.602985, 11.599167","completed",2021,2021,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Salesforce Denmark and their business partners 4C, Accenture, Arpedio, Corpital, Conga, Deloitte Digital, DocuSign, Fluido, Isobar, Impact, Jedox, Nordlid & North Consulting",null,5,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees"]
[161,"national","Websearch","https://www.rmk.ee/organisation/press/news/news-2021/a-record-breaking-forest-plantation-season-will-arrive-at-a-respectable-end-with-the-autumn-planting",null,null,null,"Tree planting","A total of 23 million trees were planted in state forests during the spring: 11.1 million pines, 9.3 million spruces, 2.47 million birches, 170,000 black alders and 1000 oaks. Including the trees that will be planted in the autumn, the State Forest Management Centre will surpass the 24 million mark for the first time ever, planting a total of 24.2 million trees this year.","Estonia",null,2021,2021,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Estonia","Estonia",null,"completed",2021,2021,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,345,null,"State Forest Management Centre",null,null,"word search","State Forest Management Centre"]
[162,"national","Websearch","https://www.etis.ee/Portal/Projects/Display/b50acec0-e293-4d0d-90c9-b2165458ba2c",null,null,null,"Restoration of the Tõrga-Kodaja bog lagg area. In: Integrated Wetland and Forest Management in the Transborder Area of North Livonia. PIN/MATRA project 2002/014.","Aim of the project was compilation of basline survey of hydrological conditions for restoration of the Tõrga-Kodaja (Raessaare) bog lagg area. The recommended lagg-area restoration measures were: a) To build up the surface close inundation via step-by-step damming of existing ditches, b) To decrease the evapotranspiration on the area via selected cutting of the trees, c) To save the tree covered buffer zone for nutrient decreasing capacity, on the surroundings to the main ditchies, and d) To keep up the field survey of the groundwater watelevels at least up to five years after the damming of ditches.","Estonia",null,2005,2005,0,null,1497,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Estonia","Tõrga-Kodaja (Raessaare) bog lagg area",null,"completed",2005,2005,null,"Restoration",null,1497,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Tallinn University",null,null,null,"Estonian Research Information centre"]
[163,"national","Websearch","https://jarvselja.ee/sihtasutusest/arengukava/",null,null,null,"Development plan of the Järvselja Study and Experimental Forest Foundation for 2022–2026","Renewal logging shall be carried out to the extent permitted. When carrying out renewal logging, renewal logging is also planned annually in the forests of the restricted zone. Thinning logging shall be carried out on at least 60 ha per year. The contractor for the felling will be found by public procurement. The annual amount of timber to be stockpiled is estimated at 17,000 m3. In addition to timber, 200-400 m³ of logging waste is stored on demand for use in wood energy, primarily from roadside lanks and deforestation. By cultivation, at least 60% of clear-cut areas are renewed. High-quality planting material for cultivation comes from the vegetable house of the foundation. The area of coniferous renewed lanks must be at least equal to the area of coniferous stands cut down by clear-cutting. Non-wooded areas that are not suitable for experimental areas continue to be afforested. Timely and high-quality cultural and juvenile care works ensure the success of established crops and a new high-quality forest generation. Of the established crops, stands of the same main tree species are grown in 90% of cases. Great emphasis is placed on the state of health of forests, which is improved by timely sanitary logging. By the end of the development plan period, the forest district will have at least one worker with a forest management license to carry out urgent forest management work. By the end of 2022, a plan for carrying out forest management works will be developed, on what basis and in what order these works will be carried out. A similar plan is being drawn up for nature reserves. In order to ensure the fulfillment of the main goals of the foundation, all the income earned must be invested in the development of the foundation, one of the parts of which is the conduct of scientific research. For the distribution of investments, an accurate investment plan is created for a three-year period. This development plan provides input for the preparation of the plan. The foundation today uses Deskis forest management software. In order to get better information and simplify the work, it is necessary to improve the software. This can be done in cooperation with the software manager. A thorough analysis of production capacity and cultivation plans is carried out in the plant, as a result of which the productivity and turnover of the plant must increase. The share of summer flowers and perennials in production is reduced. The production capacity of forest plants and top-graft nurseries will be increased. Data on the cultivation of forestry plants are systematically collected and analysed in cooperation with the EEC. Thereby, the quality of plants is improved and their production is optimized. At least one broad-leaved tree species shall be taken into production each year in the nursery. In order to mechanize plant work, watering systems are improved, investments are made in tillage tools (alternator brush, fertilization spray, etc.). The drainage systems of the Järvselja Study and Experimental Forest and the roads serving them are mostly in poor condition and need to be reconstructed. An overview of forest roads and drainage systems will be carried out by the end of 2022 at the latest. If necessary, operations shall be carried out to record them. A specific order and plan for the reconstruction of the most important roads and drainage systems are created. On the roads, ongoing repairs and maintenance are carried out annually. By the end of 2023, the reconstruction of Agali road, including the drainage system, will be completed and the reconstruction of the Rõka circle, including the drainage system, will begin. By the end of the development plan period, the renewal works of the Ahijärve drainage network will be completed and a plan will be drawn up for the renewal of the Wound Forest drainage network.","Estonia",null,2022,2026,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Estonia",null,"58.275788694975446, 27.31755291130402","ongoing",2022,2026,null,"Restoration and maintanance",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Foundation Järvselja Study and Experimental Forest",null,null,null,"Foundation Järvselja Study and Experimental Forest"]
[164,"national","Websearch","https://mi.emu.ee/userfiles/instituudid/mi/MI/Projektid/2014.%20a.%20projekt%20nr.%207618%20Looduslikkuse%20taastamise%20katseala%20uuringu%20jatkamine%20Karula%20rahvuspargis.pdf",null,null,null,"Naturalization test area study continuation in Karula National Park","natural restoration in Pautsjärve reserve. Assessment through sample plots","Estonia",null,2014,2014,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Estonia",null,"57.70201709653363, 26.49151456914558","completed",2014,2014,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonian University of Life Sciences, the Environmental Investment Centre",null,null,null,"Institute of Forestry and Engineering"]
[165,"national","websearch","https://nfg.no/armenia/",null,null,null,"Community Forest Management – with a specific focus on reduction of illegal logging and improved local environment in Armenia","This involves the transfer of forest land to communities for the purpose of sustainable management and an increase in the planting and maintenance of forests. The purpose of the project is also to establish well-organised and well-managed community forests in selected communities in Armenia that can be managed profitably, contribute to economic development and protect/develop forest resources and eco-systems for the long-term benefit of the population. This also include establishment of a country training program and extension system for forest managers and forest workers. The forest cover in Armenia amounts to 334 thousand ha, or 11.2 percent\nof the territory. The analysis of historic data proves that previous time the country had 3 times more forests than now. In the last 70 years, the forests of Armenia have been subjected to over-logging. The last time began in 1991, connected with the economic and energy crisis in the country. Large forests were eliminated in the regions of Lori, Tavush, Syunik, and Gegharkunik, in particular, which caused erosion and mudslides All forests in Armenia are State-owned, and about one third of the total forest area is in the protected areas. Activities: Establishing of community forest in tree pilot communities, Countrywide vocational training program and extension system, educational materials within selected subjects, Forest Management Planning","Armenia",null,2007,2009,24,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"Completed",2007,2009,null,"Management and restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norskog, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia",null,null,null,"Norwegian Forestry Group"]
[166,"national","Websearch","https://rmk.ee/organisation/press/news-2012/rmk-will-restore-the-most-species-rich-forest-park-of-estonia-in-sangaste",null,null,null,"restoration of the most species-rich forest park of Estonia in Sangaste","Restoration of Forest park ","Estonia",null,2012,2012,{"$f":"(M465-L465)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Estonia",null,"57.92480338445122, 26.32604498379022","completed",2012,2012,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,37.5,null,"RMK, landscape architects",null,null,null,"STATE FOREST MANAGEMENT CENTRE"]
[167,"national","Websearch","https://www.natucate.com/en/trips/volunteer-abroad-estonia-nature-conservation",null,null,null,"Volunteering project in estonian national parks","Maintanance and restoration of habitats in Karula Nationalpark, Matsalu National park, Lahemaa National park, Saaremaa Island,","Estonia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Natucate",null,null,null,"Natucate"]
[169,"national","Websearch","https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/12/07/reforestation-in-estonia-six-months-in/",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Estonia","Plan to reforest different parcels of Land throughout Estonia. Property is bought and and then aforested and restored","Estonia",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,"Thunder Said Energy",null,null,null,"Thunder Said Energy, the research consultancy for energy technology"]
[171,"national","websearch","https://www.europeangreenbelt.org/",null,null,null,"European Green Belt Initiative","By following a course of which large sections were part of the former East-West border – one of the most divisive boundaries in history – the European Green Belt symbolizes the global effort for joint cross-border activities in nature conservation and sustainable development. Moreover, the initiative aims to better harmonise human activities with the natural environment and to increase opportunities for the socio-economic development of local communities.\n\nThe European Green Belt is an initiative that is tailored to fit the current political situation and current developments, with a focus on some of Europe's most impressive and fragile landscapes. The European Green Belt offers the chance to take one of the world’s leading symbols of human division and transform it into a model for future nature conservation in Europe.\n\nToday the European Green Belt Initiative connects 24 countries - 16 EU countries, five candidate countries (Albania, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey), one potential EU candidate (Kosovo (in accordance with UNSCR 1244 and opinion of ICJ)) and two non-EU countries (Russia and Norway). Almost 150 GOs and NGOs from these countries have come together in the Green Belt Initiative. The Initiative is organized in four sections – Fennoscandian, Baltic, Central European and Balkan Green Belt – in order to reflect and highlight the regional diversity of the European Green Belt. Besides its extraordinary ecological importance, the initiative is a living example of how Europe and its diverse cultures can truly grow together. From the European Green Belt we can learn that biological diversity goes hand in hand with cultural diversity. It is a symbol for transboundary cooperation and Europe’s shared natural and cultural heritage.","Whole Europe",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Europe",null,null,"ongoing",2018,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The European Green Belt Association e.V."]
[176,"national","websearch","https://www.adaptation-undp.org/projects/spa-forestry-adaptation-armenia",null,null,null,"Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Mountain Forest Ecosystems of Armenia","The climate of Armenia’s Syunik region is remarkably diverse due to its complex topography. The high altitude above sea level, orientation of the mountain ranges, and occluded borders of the river valleys and basins has a notably large impact on the local climate. In general, the climate is quite dry owing to the high elevation of the terrain above sea level and its relief. The annual precipitation in the Syunik region is irregular, as is the distribution of the rainfall, which varies dramatically in certain areas and increases with elevation. Analysis of observed data from 1978-2007 shows that there has been a significant reduction of precipitation in the area. Projections based on statistical analysis suggest that a further reduction of precipitation is very likely during the next 2-3 decades. Although it is less alarming than reductions in precipitation, air temperature increases have been reported. Average air temperature during the period of 1935-2007 has increased by 0.7°C during the summer season.\n\nIf climate change scenarios become reality, based on these projections, more than 17,000 hectares of forest might disappear in Armenia as a result of the worsening forest growth conditions (5-5.5%). Expected climate changes could adversely affect forest ecosystems by worsening sanitary conditions, enlarging the spread of pests and diseases and increasing fire hazards. In this case, forests in the southeastern forested areas will be the most vulnerable. Moreover, with the expected temperature increases in the already arid climate, the probability of more intensive forest fires will rise. This particular danger is more imminent for forests in central, southern and southeastern forested areas.\n\nIn response to the problems outlined above, the project Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mountain Forest Ecosystems of Armenia has been designed to help Armenia develop strategies to cope with the consequences of climate change. In order to enhance the adaptive capacities of the vulnerable mountain forest ecosystems in the pilot region, the project will undertake activities in the Goris and Kapan districts of Syunik and also in “Arevik” National Park in Meghri district. Selected adaptation measures aim to reduce forest fragmentation, improve ecological restoration and mitigate increased pest outbreak and forest fire risks exacerbated by climate change. With a high value placed on long-term monitoring and careful project documentation, lessons from the project are expected to be replicated in other mountain forest ecosystems of central and northern Armenia.","Armenia",null,2009,2010,12,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia",null,"39.482954545267134, 46.07425981236109","completed",2009,2010,null,"Management and protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UN, Municipalities",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[187,"national","websearch","https://www.worldlandtrust.org/appeals/help-restore-armenias-forests/",null,null,null,"Restoring Armenias Forests","Plant 700,000 trees from carefully selected native species\n\nWith funds raised, FPWC will plant over nine different tree species best suited to the landscape and needs of the local context and ecosystem. This ensures the right trees are planted in the right place. These trees will benefit both the human communities living in this landscape, and other species which find refuge here.\n\nHabitat and migratory route for almost a third of the Caucasus mammal diversity\n\nAround 44 different mammal species inhabit the region in which the trees will be planted. These include Syrian Brown Bear, Grey Wolf, and Eurasian Lynx. Endangered species, like the rare and Endangered Armenian Mouflon, also roam here. Importantly, your contribution to this project will help reforest one of only a few places left in Armenia where the 8-13 Endangered Caucasian Leopards live.","Armenia",null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia",null,"39.949617867037524, 44.88734516592982","ongoing",2016,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,300,null,"WLT, FPWC",null,null,null,"World Land Trust"]
[193,"national","websearch","https://www.metsakeskus.fi/en/forestry-subsidies/afforestation-support",null,null,null,"Afforestation subsidies","Afforestation support can be granted mainly to natural persons, their communities and associations, and jointly owned forests. Support may be granted for areas other than agricultural lands and forest lands. Afforestation support finances the afforestation of treeless unproductive lands suitable for silviculture, such as former peat production areas. Support for regeneration on a sparsely forested site or a site with low-value forest is not eligible. Nor can support be granted for areas of significant environmental and natural value.The support is granted in the form of a flat-rate payment based on the area size. The support is granted in the form of de minimis aid. The amount of aid per hectare varies according to the type of land in the area, the way the forest is regenerated and the tree species to be grown. The afforestation support consists of two parts: 1. Reimbursement of costs for the establishment of a seedling stand (weed control, soil preparation, afforestation fertilization, clearing of sprouts in slightly areas overgrown with sprouts and planting / sowing). The cost compensation will be paid as an average calculated lump sum when the establishment measures have been completed and the implementation notification has been made, submitted to the Finnish Forest Centre, and approved. (2,000 euros / ha on peaty soils (planting),1,500 euros / ha on mineral soils (planting and sowing). On mineral soils, the support may be increased by EUR 300 / ha if at least 25% of the minimum growing density of the main tree species is planted with deciduous trees or alder, In former peat production areas, EUR 1,000 / ha (sowing) or EUR 1,500 / ha (planting)). 2. An management fee to compensate for the costs of work carried out to ensure the further development of the seedling stand (restocking, fertilization, weed copntrol, clearing). The management fee will be paid in two equal installments of EUR 450 two and eight years after the notification of afforestation, once the seedling stand has been tended properly.The management fee on all soils totals 900 euros / ha.","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finnish Forest centre"]
[194,"national","websearch","https://sectorallyfinland.fi/en/2022/06/09/secto-rally-finland-started-a-vast-planting-project-13500-seedlings-to-planted-in-the-first-phase/",null,null,null,"Secto Rally Finland started a vast planting project – 13,500 seedlings to planted in the first phase","Afforestation for carbon compensation purposes, 135000 seedlings","Finland",null,2022,2030,{"$f":"(M472-L472)*12","v":96},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"61.874515038243636, 25.204746617646077","ongoing",2022,2030,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"42.5","27,5",null,null,null,null,null,"Secto Rally Finland"]
[195,"national","websearch","https://www.castren.fi/blogandnews/news-2020/castren--snellman-begins-reforestation-project--three-hectares-of-forest-binds-carbon-and-supports-biodiversity/",null,null,null,"Reforestation Project","Afforestation for carbon compensation purposes","Finland",null,2020,2020,{"$f":"(M473-L473)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"63.97488572421512, 25.781788289855772","completed",2020,2020,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,null,null,null,"Castrén & Snellman"]
[198,"national","websearch","https://www.atreeforyou.org/en/armenia-reforestation-in-the-village-of-dzoraglukh-forestry-and-fruit-trees/",null,null,null,"Dzoraglukh: reforestation with forestry and fruit trees","This forest restoration project involving 20,800 trees across five hectares has several aims:\n\n– the selected trees are extremely good at absorbing CO2,provide substantial shade, and protect the downstream slopes from erosion. They serve as shelter for a wide variety of fauna and flora at risk due to their deteriorating natural environment;\n\n– the involvement of local communities in planning and carrying out the work helps to unite the people around a common goal for the future, which will benefit them directly. Indeed, the fruit from wild shrubs will provide additional income for the local population;\n\n– the project involves the active participation of young people and schoolchildren at every step in its implementation. A course on forestry introduced into the school curriculum and training on environmental protection will help them get involved in tree planting, as well as conservation actions later on;\n\n– the project includes installing an 800-metre-long water pipe for irrigating the village land. Thanks to this new infrastructure, 50 hectares of land adjacent to the village can  then be watered. The villagers will be able to grow high quality vegetables and berries: potatoes, cabbages, carrots, raspberries, etc.\n\nThe project will thus help restore the forest and eliminate soil erosion at the same time.  example of a successful project will stimulate neighbouring local communities to replant new forests, too.","Armenia",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia",null,"40.57644473307834, 44.488856739960774","ongoing",2020,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,"SHEN, locals",null,null,null,"A Tree for you"]
[209,"national","websearch","https://una.city/nbs/yerevan/armenias-tree-project",null,null,null,"Greening the cities","Armenia's climate can be described as highland continental with large variations between summer highs and winter lows. The country's capital, Yerevan, experienced for the first time in 2018 a record temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. Floods also represent a risk for the city capital, and the economy of the country depends heavily on the city. As a response to the many challenges Armenia and its cities has yet to encounter, ATP initiated planting sites throughout Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, as well as in other major cities. ATP aims to focus on the following aspects: 1. To have green areas in cities to protect people against pollutants and dust, and to provide shade and lower temperatures caused by hot summers, traffic, concrete heat and greenhouse gases. 2. To clean the air that the Armenians breathe of carbon dioxide but also to beautify a major part of Yerevan. 3. To plant a variety of climatically suitable seedlings in a given location to help maintain the area's biodiversity and resilience. 4. To engage in an environmental and community building planting program in different urban areas of Yerevan. ATP’s mission is to assist the Armenian people in using trees to improve their standard of living and protect the environment, guided by the need to promote self-sufficiency, aid those with the fewest resources first, and conserve the indigenous ecosystem. ATP’s three major programs are tree planting, environmental education, and sustainable development initiatives. (1,2,3)","Armenia",null,1994,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia",null,"40.18982623084338, 44.51912010602661","ongoing",1994,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ATP, civil population",null,null,null,"Armenias Tree Project/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[213,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-fontainebleau-77/",null,null,null,"Fontainebleau Forest","Species: Poplar, Oak, Acacias\n\nThe forest of Fontainebleau (Cannes-Ecluse) is a young forest that has been left to fend for itself for a long time. When you walk along its paths, you discover different landscapes. Slender trees several tens of meters high, trees fallen to the ground which in a surge of life propel new shoots on its trunk...\n\nA green space full of promise! Today, thanks to the participation of the sponsors, we are taking back control of this forest area. The objective is to have a forest in good health, to highlight the most beautiful trees and give them the opportunity to flourish by providing them with more light and thus the possibility of capturing even more CO2.\n\nThe forestry expert with whom we work takes care of the maintenance of the Fontainebleau forest and the planting of new trees, following the simple management plan submitted to the prefecture. An association takes care of the biodiversity component.","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"48.326514, 3.022817\n","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,26,null,null,null,null,null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[218,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-haut-anjou-49/",null,null,null,"Haut-Anjou Forest","Species: Oak, Ash, Cherry, Alisier, Chestnut, Birch and Field Elm\n\nThe wood of Gouldelière remained without intervention for more than 20 years. The objective today is to create the right conditions for this forest area to evolve. Human intervention will be minimal. It is a rich wood with a diversity of species. The surrounding massifs are quite artificial, so it is important to preserve this natural area of ​​biodiversity so that it is self-regulating.\n\nA natural setting, ideal for recharging your batteries...","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"47.696907, -0.637442\n","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,null,null,"word search","MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[219,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/projets/1931",null,null,null,"Azolette - France\n","Located in the Rhône department, this 3-hectare plot was populated by tall fir trees that have suffered from the summer droughts of recent years. Weakened, the trees were subsequently attacked by bark beetles, beetles that feed on wood. This tree planting project will restore a healthy forest ecosystem. The species chosen will resist attacks by bark beetles and droughts. Several associations of trees will be planted, this will make it possible to accommodate a great biodiversity thanks in particular to the presence of deciduous trees such as maple and lime. This stand will also store significant amounts of carbon.","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Rhône department",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,"NA",null,"Environmental Protection Agency - Tulcea, ECOS Youth Organisation","Mixed Forest/Mountain Forest","x","REFOREST'ACTION\n"]
[220,"national","websearch","https://www.armeniatree.org/",null,null,null,"Reforestation","Since 1994, ATP has been using trees to improve the standard of living in Armenia and Artsakh, focusing on aiding those with the fewest resources. Planting forests in these communities leads not only to clean air, the preservation of groundwater and less dust, but it also creates new employment opportunities. ATP has hired hundreds of seasonal workers every year to support its spring and fall fundraising plantings. To date, ATP has established over 1,200 hectares of new forest, improving and preserving Armenia’s environment and providing economic opportunities to many rural villagers who work for ATP during planting seasons.","Armenia",null,1994,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",1994,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1200,null,"ATP, civil population",null,null,null,"Armenias Tree Project/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[221,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/projets/1621",null,null,null,"Counozouls - France\n","The project concerns the reforestation and diversification of a coppice consisting mainly of beeches on a Natura 2000 site. Due to its peat bogs and the presence of a rich biodiversity within it, the environmental value of this parcel of Aube in the Eastern Pyrenees has indeed been recognized by the European Natura 2000 network established for the preservation of the heritage value of natural or semi-natural sites. This mixed high forest will contribute to the multifunctionality of the forests and will participate in the development of the local economy in the long term thanks to the production of wood. Its trees, conducive to the development of biodiversity, will participate in the fight against global warming through carbon storage and will diversify the landscapes of the area where it is located.","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,null,null,null,null,null,"REFOREST'ACTION\n"]
[222,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/projets/1708",null,null,null,"La Rosiere - France\n","Attacked by bark beetles, this spruce forest located in the \"Crystalline Vosges\" has withered away. The objective today is the reforestation of these plots by planting more than 29,000 trees with 9 varied species: Fir, Spruce, Maple, Linden, Beech... Care will be taken along the watercourse and the pond. in order to plant only deciduous trees. Diversifying this forest will ultimately make it more resilient and resistant to biotic and climatic hazards. The trees planted will store carbon, thus participating in the fight against climate change. They will also ensure forest continuity and participate in the formation of a resilient forest heritage.","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,22,null,null,null,null,null,"REFOREST'ACTION\n"]
[225,"national","websearch","http://envol-vert.org/pro/au-pre-de-mes-arbres/",null,null,null,"Project \"Au pre de mes arbres\" (At the meadow of my trees)",null,"France",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"France","Castres","43.647732912986896, 2.2609369048333154","ongoing",2019,null,"-establishment of agroforestry systems, the establishment of biodiversity ponds, and to raise awareness and mobilize at the local level;                                                     -support for 83 agroforestry projects\nThe planting of 15,600 trees planted with 90 different species\nConversion of 150 hectares to agroforestry\nThe creation or restoration of 24 ponds\nThe mobilization of 1500 citizens of the territory\nCollaboration with 4 schools in the framework of educational projects","agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150,null,"Envol vert",null,null,"word search","envol vert"]
[226,"national","websearch","https://www.onf.fr/vivre-la-foret/+/94e::plan-france-relance-lancement-du-volet-forestier.html",null,null,null,"France Recovery plan","The France Relance plan is dedicating 150 million euros to initiate forest renewal in the context of climate change, by encouraging forest owners to invest in adapting their forests or improving their contribution to mitigating climate change. Thus, it is more than 45,000 hectares of forests that should be able to be adapted, regenerated or reconstituted, ie approximately 50 million trees.\n\nIntended for forest owners, public and private, this financial package should make it possible to:\n\nRenew the forest stands damaged by the effects of climate change (in particular the forests of the North-East quarter of France hard hit by the bark beetle crisis);\nAdapt stands showing signs of vulnerability;\nStrengthen the mitigation effect of the forest carbon sink by improving forest stands to enable the production of timber and the storage of carbon in timber materials.","France",null,2021,2022,{"$f":"(M483-L483)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","France",null,"Completed",2021,2022,null,"reforestation, restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,45000,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Agriculture and Food\n"]
[227,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-dordogne-24/",null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[229,"national","websearch","https://www.pyrenees-parcnational.fr/fr/le-parc-national-des-pyrenees/la-charte/appui-technique-et-financier/appel-projet-2023-restauration",null,null,null,"Call for projects 2023: \"Preserving and restoring our wetlands\"","You are a public, associative or private actor and you wish to implement innovative actions in order to contribute to the restoration and preservation of wetlands in the territory of the Pyrenees National Park?\nThe public establishment can support you financially in your project within the framework of the call for projects “Restoration and preservation of wetlands”.\n\nTotal budget: 50.000 €","France",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Pyrenees national park",null,"planning",2023,null,null,"funding,\nwetland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Pyrenees national park"]
[230,"national","websearch","https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/case-studies/adaptive-restoration-of-the-former-saltworks-in-camargue-southern-france",null,null,null,"Adaptive restoration of the former saltworks in Camargue, southern France","The restoration process was put in place by the Regional Natural Park of the Camargue (coordinating manager) working in partnership with the Tour du Valat Research Institute and the National Society for Nature Protection (co-managers) under the aegis of the Conservatoire du Littoral (landowner).\n\nA large restoration project started in 2011 in the former saltworks of Salin-de Giraud, located in the southeast of the Rhône delta, within the Camargue Regional Natural Park and the UNESCO‘s Man and Biosphere Reserve. This site represents a vast coastal area of 6,500 ha in the municipalities of Arles and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, partially transformed and used for industrial salt production from 1950 to 2008. It was characterised by a strong artificialisation, with seafront dykes and disconnection among different water bodies used as ponds for salt extraction. After the acquisition of the area by the French Coastal Authority (Conservatoire du Littoral), a fundamental shift in the vocation of the site from salt production to wetland restoration guided the new management strategy, turning the forming saltworks into a buffer zone to mitigate storms effects and also sea level rise.\n\nMain objective of the works, still on-going, is the restoration of the natural characteristics and processes of the ecosystem to ensure connectivity among different water bodies, increase the natural resilience and reduce the effects of climate change and the risks of natural disasters. Interventions have been implemented according to the Nature Based Solution (NBS) approach and included restoration of gravitational water flows and abandonment of seafront dykes leading to the creation of a natural littoral. Positive effects have been already detected, from an environmental, social and economic point of view. Restoration works have also created a new space for recreational activities and provided opportunity for knowledge development in the field of coastal dynamics and management.","France",null,2011,null,null,null,10000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Camarque",null,"ongoing",2011,null,"-Restore the natural hydrological functioning of the system, reconnecting the site with surrounding water bodies (inland lagoons, the Rhone river and the Mediterranean sea);\n-Restore the natural ecosystem characteristics of coastal lagoons and sandy coastline, including dunes, salty vegetation and saltmarshes;\n-Maintain or increase the site functioning as breeding site for water birds;\n-Implement adaptive management to protect the coast from storms and sea level rise;\n-contribute to sustainable development, including the development of eco-tourism and recreational activities.","wetland restoration",null,"7 to 13 million €",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands"]
[231,"national","websearch","https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?206674/Forest-landscape-restoration-in-Northern-Armenia",null,null,null,"Forest landscape restoration in Northern Armenia\n","Given the significance to this area in the aspect of biodiversity and preservation of rare and endemic species in July 2012 WWF Armenia together with WWF Germany and WWF Switzerland started a three-year project: “Forest landscape restoration in Northern Armenia”.\n\nThe main goal of the project is restoration of forests and natural habitat of critically endangered plant and animal species as well as income generation for the local population.\n\nFor the project implementation site Trchkan waterfall area has been selected which is Nature Monument located in Lori province of Northern Armenia.\n\nThe site selection was also made due to the fact that in 2011 a private company has decided to build a hydro power plant on the site of the waterfall but against this decision a group of environmental organizations including WWF Armenia organized a campaign which resulted in the cancelation of the hydroelectric power plant project.\n\nIn the current year the project implementers will complete the design activities of developing afforestation and in the spring of 2013 will begin measures of fencing and planting. Within this project training on forest restoration will be conducted for neighboring communities of the area.\n\nBy 2015, at the end of the project, there will be restored 35 hectares of mixed mountain forest, will be increased incomes for at least 100 families of nearby communities throw involvement in the preparation and implementation of afforestation and will be created necessary conditions for the restoration of the natural habitat of plants and animals of Northern Armenia.","Armenia",null,2012,2015,{"$f":"(M487-L487)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Armenia",null,"40.91676969343949, 44.11491118931346","completed",2012,2015,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,35,null,"WWF",null,null,null,"WWF"]
[233,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"France 2022 - Salesforce Trees for a Changing Climate","This project will take place at four planting sites throughout France (La Frette-sur-Seine; Sourcieux-Les-Mines; Metz; and Margny-les-Compiegne) and plant a total of 7,200 trees. All four urban reforestation sites will be planted densely with a diverse mix of native trees, with a key focus on mitigating the impacts of climate change locally to reduce the urban heat island effect.","France",null,2021,2022,{"$f":"(M488-L488)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"France","5 locations in France",null,"Completed",2021,2022,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"One Tree Planted","Danish Forest and Nature Agency","Not Forest","x","One Tree Planted"]
[240,"national","websearch","https://biodivers-southcaucasus.org/countries/georgia",null,null,null,"Management of natural resources and safeguarding of ecosystem services for sustainable rural development in the South Caucasus (ECOserve)","The rural population's high dependency on firewood for cooking and heating is one of the main drivers of forest degradation in Georgia. With the Forest Sector Reform the Government of Georgia aims to use of forest resources more sustainably. The process of National Forest Program (NFP), encompassed the representatives of governmental and non-governmental sector, professionals and academia, aims to improve framework conditions to this end by supporting proposals for administrative procedures to implement ecosystem-based forest management and strengthen the political and administrative conditions. The NFP process has being reformed and has working groups that carry out regular meetings to discuss issues related to forestry legislation, the management, , supervision, information and monitoring systems. A new Forest Code provides the legal basis for the establishment of a national Forest Information and Monitoring System (FIMS) and lies the foundation for addressing various aspects of sustainable forest management. New sub-legal acts on Forest Use; on Forest Protection, Restoration and Maintenance; on Record Keeping System, Categorisation and Monitoring of the Forest are being developed within ECOserve considering elaborated national Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management.\n\nMoreover, planned as part of the Forest Sector Reform (FSR), the phase-out of the social wood programme, and the illegal logging it has brought with it, should offer incentives for promoting energy efficiency and the use of alternative renewable energy sources. Marketable products customised to specific target groups as an alternative to the unsustainable use of biomass (firewood) for heating and cooking purposes such as improved stoves and building insulation are being scaled up in order to generally reduce the demand for fuelwood. Environmental education and information measures are also being implemented, including an awareness raising campaigns (based on communication strategy) on the benefits of sustainable forest management and energy efficiency, the value of forests and the provisions of the FSR. In Georgia education of forest workers is specifically addressed. Through designing an official training programme for forest work specialists together with partner organisations and four VET colleges, ECOserve contributes to a more sustainable implementation of forest management measures through better educated forest workers. More than 150 people already graduated from the supported colleges and many more will be trained to apply their newly gained knowledge on sustainable forest management in the future.\n\nThe programme also supports the optimisation of the Georgian Forest Management Inventory and Planning (FMI/P) as a pilot activity in the municipality of Akhmeta. This is done in order to demonstrate and prove the benefits of statistically solid data collection for close-to-nature forest management planning, and the monitoring as a basis for sustainable forest management. In specific, a new pilot approach of the FMP will be developed based on improved inventory data for future use and more active public participation while planning and decision making to support sustainable forest management activities. For providing nationwide reliable data for strategic decision-making, ECOserve supports the first National Forest Inventory (NFI) of Georgia. Permanent sample plots are measured all over the country and the analysis of their aggregated data will result in detailed information on the current state of Georgia’s forests, e.g. to be used for international reporting obligations and for strategic decisions on state level. In order to establish a centralised database for all official forest-related data, FIMS is developed and being established within ECOserve in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture.","Georgia",null,2021,2028,{"$f":"(M489-L489)*12","v":84},null,90000,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Georgia",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,2028,null,"managment",null,90000,null,null,null,null,null,"GIZ",null,null,null,"Friends of the Earth, Government",null,null,null,"Friends of the Earth Georgia /GIZ"]
[241,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/georgia/projects/sustainable-livelihoods-and-responsible-attitude-environment",null,null,null,"Sustainable Livelihoods and Responsible Attitude to Environment","80 hectares of the burnt forest have been restored with over 120 thousand seedlings of oak, pine and fir-trees. 60 hectares have been planted with assistance from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia, National Forest Agency, Government of Finland and UNDP, and 20 hectares – with assistance from the Government of Austria. A pilot school nursery has been established to provide seedlings for reforestation and support young foresters.\n\nThe Government of Georgia took a lead in the reforestation works since the completion of the project in 2015. The replanted segments of forest are being maintained and safeguarded by the National Forest Agency. ","Georgia",null,2012,2015,{"$f":"(M490-L490)*12","v":36},null,1179677,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.8397284670951, 43.39065842424394","completed",2012,2015,null,"restoration",null,1179677,null,null,null,null,null,"UNDP",null,80,null,"Government",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[242,"national","websearch","https://shen.am/environmental-protection",null,null,null,"Reforestation","Reforestation – planting trees on a large scale and ensuring their survival is one of the main directions to solve the problem mentioned above. Therefore, we took responsibility for filling that gap within our humble capabilities. In 2006, we established a nursery of forest and ornamental trees near the Jraber community, Kotayk Marz, in a 3 ha area. We give produced saplings free to state forestry agencies, environmental NGOs, and rural communities for reforestation. In 2008 in the 8 ha area Hrazdan branch of \"Hayantar\" SNPO planted an oak forest using the saplings from our nursery. Since 2010 we have donated forest and ornamental trees from our nursery to villages in Kotayk, Aragatsotn, and Gegharkunik marzes. Starting in 2017, with the support of the Audemars Puigets Foundation, we launched our first reforestation project. We have planted multicultural forests with a total area of 10 ha in Ttujur and 11 ha in Chambarak communities and continue planting so far. ","Armenia",null,2006,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia","Armenia",null,"ongoing",2006,null,"-nursery establishment and community reforestation;                                                                                                                                                                                                         -Organize regular roundtables with public authorities and other stakeholders concerned with forests, such as universities, NGOs, international organizations, etc., in order to discuss and provide concrete results on various subjects. \n-Organize appropriate working groups with public authorities to ensure practical follow-up. \n-Raise public awareness of the importance of forests and trees in general via different communication methods, such as media, social media, exhibitions, seminars, etc. ","reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,29,null,"SHEN, locals","\n\nLead Partner: EuroNatur - Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe\n\nAddress: Westendstraße 3, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: https://www.euronatur.org/en/\n\nTotal budget: EUR 446 400.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 379 440.00\n\nJavna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim područjima i drugim zaštićenim dijelovima prirode na području Zagrebačke županije ''Zeleni prsten''\n\n    Name: Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim područjima i drugim zaštićenim dijelovima prirode na području Zagrebačke županije ''Zeleni prsten''\n\n    Address: samoborske brigade HV 1 151, 10430 Samobor, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://priroda-zagrebacka.hr/web/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 212 595.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 180 705.75\nJavna Ustanova Park prirode Lonjsko polje\n\n    Name: Javna Ustanova Park prirode Lonjsko polje\n\n    Address: Krapje 16, 44324 Jasenovac, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.pp-lonjsko-polje.hr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 185 106.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 157 340.10\nJavni zavod Krajinski park Ljubljansko barje\n\n    Name: Javni zavod Krajinski park Ljubljansko barje\n\n    Address: Podpeška cesta 280, 1353 Notranje Gorice, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ljubljanskobarje.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 150 090.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 127 576.50\nPokrajinski zavod za zaštitu prirode\n\n    Name: Pokrajinski zavod za zaštitu prirode\n\n    Address: Radnička 20a,, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.pzzp.rs\n\n    Total budget: EUR 139 000.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 118 150.00\nCentar za životnu sredinu\n\n    Name: Centar za životnu sredinu\n\n    Address: Miše Stupara 5, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.czzs.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 133 300.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 113 305.00\nJavno preduzeće Nacionalni park “Una” d.o.o. Bihać\n\n    Name: Javno preduzeće Nacionalni park “Una” d.o.o. Bihać\n\n    Address: Bosanska 1, 77000 Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.nationalpark-una.ba/eng/index.php\n\n    Total budget: EUR 118 161.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 100 436.85\nPokret gorana Sremska Mitrovica\n\n    Name: Pokret gorana Sremska Mitrovica\n\n    Address: Svetog Save 19, 22000 Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.zasavica.org.rs/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 118 010.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 100 308.50\nJavno Preduzeće “Vojvodinašume” Petrovaradin ",null,null,"SHEN/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[244,"national","websearch","https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/906",null,null,null,"restoring floodplain forest in Krtsanisi Forest Park","The Georgian Agency of Wildlife has begun the process of restoring floodplain forest in the Krtsanisi Forest Park, located near the capital city of Tbilisi, with an idea of turning the territory into a “significant recreational area,” the Agency revealed on Friday.\n\nA team of wildlife professionals has been preserving the existing “unique” flora and fauna, and cultivating Red List species of plants on the territory. As a result of the planting, the area now features species typical to floodplain forests, including flood oak, elm, zelkova tree, gean and forest chestnut. \n\nThe Agency, which operates under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, also said it had developed a plan for irrigation and lake restoration in the location, with the first stage of irrigation already carried out. ","Georgia",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.62388992594151, 44.93333782039933","ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Government","ALMA MATER STUDIORUM Universitàdi Bologna, Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura (CRA), Fondazione Villa Ghigi","Broadleaf Forest/Other Forests","x","Georgian Agency of Wildlife"]
[245,"national","websearch","https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275353351_Forest_Habitat_Restoration_in_Georgia_Caucasus_Ecoregion",null,null,null,"Clean up Georgia","Georgian Society of Nature Explorers “Orchis” (GSNE) in the framework of the “Clean up Georgia” – Increasing Public Awareness and Involvement in Solid Waste Management Improvement (Phase II)” project with the financial support of Swedish Government intends to undertake efforts for protection and determination of reforestation methods of forest habitats in Georgia. Georgia as a part of the Caucasus ecoregion maximally contains territories of forest habitats with a very high level of plant endemic species and it is among the planet’s 34 most diverse and endangered hotspots. The refuge of Colchic forest habitat type contains relict species of the Tertiary Period and it needs protection and forest restoration. This book describes biodiversity of forest habitats and the conservation opportunities of their degradation problems, how to protect forest from anthropogenic impacts, global climate change and infectious diseases. It is important to determine that plantation management supports natural tree species and as well invasive and exotic species. Forest restoration can support biodiversity conservation objectives and determines that can be encouraged environmental factors and of nature cleanup, which can contribute to the human society to live in a clean environment.","Georgia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,null,"completed",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,9000,"NGO","Unione dei Comuni Amiata Val d'Orcia, Unione dei Comuni del Casentino, Regione Marche, C.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Selvicoltura di Arezzo, D.R.E.Am. Italia","Mountain Forest","x","Georgia Society of Nature Explorers \"Orchis\""]
[247,"national","websearch","https://forestry.gov.ge/En/Projects/Details/7?menuId=29",null,null,null,"CHARKHISTSKALI FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT, BORJOMI FOREST DISTRICT","This project represents the second stage of the project for the restoration of 234 hectares of Charkhistskali forest, Borjomi forest district, of Samtskhe-Javakheti service, which is under the management of the National Forestry Agency.","Georgia",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M494-L494)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.840495802895504, 43.39306168336825","completed",2019,2019,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,234,"NA","Government","Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w., Province of Antwerpen","Broadleaf Forest","x","National Forestry Agency"]
[248,"national","websearch","https://forestry.gov.ge/En/Projects/Details/9?menuId=29",null,null,null,"FOREST NATURAL RESTORATION SUPPORT IN TSKHUNKURI FOREST, KHONI-TSKALTUBO FOREST DISTRICT, IMERETI FORESTRY SERVICE","Forest natural restoration support in Tskhunkuri forest - 7.3 ha in N16 quarter, liter N14; 18; 19; 24 Khoni-Tskaltubo forest district, Imereti Forestry Service. The project territory is a part of \"Sagorie forest\".","Georgia",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M495-L495)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"42.402255950895594, 42.58547518145943","completed",2019,2019,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,20,null,"Government",null,null,null,"National Forestry Agency"]
[249,"national","websearch","https://forestry.gov.ge/En/Projects/Details/14?menuId=29",null,null,null,"FOREST NATURAL RENOVATION (WITH PLANTING) PROJECT IN RACHA-LECHKHUMI KVEMO SVANETI TSAGERI FOREST DISTRICT, ZUBI FORESTRY ON THE TERRITORY OF 7.9 HA","Forest natural renovation (with planting) in Racha-Lechkhumi Kvemo Svaneti Tsageri forest district, Zubi forestry  quarter N29 liter N2 on the territory of 7.9 ha.\n\n","Georgia",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M496-L496)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Georgia",null,"42.64856592967542, 42.764797157923475","completed",2019,2019,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,7.9,null,"Government",null,null,null,"National Forestry Agency"]
[252,"national","websearch","https://csr.borjomi.com/en/the-borjomi-forest-restoration-project-is-continuing-uninterruptedly/",null,null,null,"The Borjomi Forest Restoration Project","Borjomi Forest Restoration Project has been implemented by IDS Borjomi Georgia since 2012. This joint project with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia has been running for four years. During this time, 3.5 hectares of forest have been restored and more than 15,000 seedlings planted. The project also includes a 5-year seedling care plan. The aim of the campaign is to rehabilitate the Borjomi forest and to actively involve community members in the reforestation process.","Georgia",null,2012,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.840495802895504, 43.39306168336825","ongoing",2012,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.5,null,"IDS Borjomi",null,null,"word search","IDS Borjomi"]
[255,"national","websearch","https://landezine-award.com/tbilisi-urban-forest/",null,null,null,"Tbilisi Urban Forest","The project includes the analysis, design, and replanting of two zones within the larger 700-hectare public Tbilisi Urban Forest: The Narikala Ridge, a north-facing cliffside between the historic city center and National Botanical Garden of Georgia, and Okrokana, a south-facing slope in a peri-urban settlement in the hills above Tbilisi.\n\nRuderal designed forest patches that include low-growing shrubs and taller trees to provide cover for birds and wildlife and provide visual interest. Unlike the pine and cedar monoculture planted in the late 20th century, the new patches create varied conditions and experience. They include texture-rich open shrubland (the ‘Savanna Edge’ patch) to silver-canopied mountain woodland (the ‘Celtis Forest’ patch) to the immersive, colorful, bountiful forest (the ‘Fruit Grove’ patch). Each of the patches is distributed across the mountain in massive drifts.\n\nThe scale and complexity of the urban forest project required innovation in design technology. We developed a custom planting design tool in Grasshopper, a digital modelling software, that allows designers to integrate broad-scale GIS with field-sourced data such as soil depth and composition. These tools produces rapid visualisation of the patches at different scales, optimised plant quantities, and allows us to simulate the interaction of diverse species over time.","Georgia",null,2020,2022,{"$f":"(M498-L498)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.68829134922103, 44.805651329440245","completed",2020,2022,null,"replanting, diversifying",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ruderal",null,null,null,"Ruderal"]
[256,"national","websearch","https://www.ebrd.com/news/2016/reforestation-delivers-worlds-first-carbonneutral-hydropower-project-in-georgia-.html",null,null,null,"Reforestation delivers world’s first carbon-neutral hydropower project in Georgia","The planting operation started in October and is covering an exploratory small strip of land. This first trial area is expected to be extended to up to 160 ha (equivalent to about 140 football pitches) with around 400,000 trees.\n\nThe various sites that will be reforested were selected together with the population and with the assistance of reforestation specialists, so that the carbon sink also helps restoring biodiversity and protects the valleys against erosion and avalanches.","Georgia",null,2016,2016,{"$f":"(M499-L499)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"42.66817151297125, 44.64386401881968","completed",2016,2016,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,"ERBD",null,null,null,"Government of Austria",null,160,null,"JSC Dariali Energy",null,null,null,"JSC Dariali Energy"]
[259,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/press-releases/forest-friend",null,null,null,"Jórvík í Breiðdal: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing Ecological objectives:Recovery of birch core and new forestry","Georgia",null,1960,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Georgia",null,null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,400,null,"Forest Friends, Ministry",null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, UNDP, Biofin"]
[265,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/armenia/stories/trees-are-just-humans-they-require-love-and-care-eu-promotes-community-based-forest-management-and-restoration",null,null,null,"Community based Forest Management and Restoration","120 people from 10 neighboring rural communities have been tirelessly germinating seeds and planting small trees to help the environment. The idea entails expanding the area of Noyemberyan forestry by planting 3,000 trees per hectare. Given that every tree requires 4-5 years of regular care until it becomes solid in soil, creating new green spaces means a lot of work showing results in the next ten years.","Armenia",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Armenia",null,"40.5378280933898, 44.74983626542528","ongoing",2020,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EU4Climate",null,null,null,"Communities",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[276,"national","websearch","https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=45989&lang=3",null,null,null,"Forest Restoration","Under the new program, planting of forests on 150 hectares is  envisaged. <The time has come for \"Hayantar\" to take over the  functions of reforestation>. He said that within the framework of the  grant program, it is planned to attract another 150 million drams to  solve this problem next year. With the assistance of FAO, the Green  Climate Fund (GCF) will provide Armenia $ 19.5 million in the form of  a grant for planting forests, their protection and reproduction. \"And  this is only the beginning,\" the minister assured.","Armenia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150,"NA","Government, FAO, GCF","Comune di Danta di Cadore, Servizi Forestali Veneto","Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x","Ministry of Environment"]
[331,"national","websearch","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_4101/",null,null,null,"Integrated Biodiversity Management, South Caucasus (IBiS)","Afforestation is a key technologies to protect soil against erosion and provide a wide\nrange of ecosystem services. In this case, afforestation at high altitudes, which is\nparticularly challenging, with the primary purpose of erosion control were planted in\nsmall patches with different methods. They form the basis for future community forests\nin Armenia.\nForests are - in terms of biomass accumulation and stability - the most successful\necosystems in the world. Natural forest ecosystems offer multiple ecosystem services,\nsuch as timber and fuel wood provision, water purification, carbon sequestration. In\nmountainous landscapes, forests have an additional protective function against erosion\nand natural hazards (e.g., avalanches, landslides, debris flows or rock falls). In the South\nCaucasus, two natural limits restrict forest expansion: at 2.300-2.600m a.s.l. the upper\ntree line is visible, whereas steppe and semi-desert ecosystems form the lower tree line.\nSocio-economic and geo-physical living conditions:\nThe intervention area is located at the northern to eastern slopes of Mount Aragats\n(4013m). The villages are located at 1600 to 1800 m above sea level where the slope\nmeets a plain with stepic soils and crop production while the slopes of the mountains are\nused for livestock grazing (sheep and cattle).\nPurpose of afforestation:\nBy means of afforestation of degraded pastures, mountainous areas that suffer from\nerosion and overgrazing should be rehabilitated and erosion protection capacity\nenhanced. At the same time, the afforestation sites should form the basis for future\ncommunity forests providing a wide range of ecosystem services, a concept that has not\nyet been established in Armenia.\nImplementation\nBetween 2014 and 2017 more than 200 hectares were fenced for afforestation, 145 ha\nwere actively afforested in 10 different communities around Mount Aragats in Armenia.\nThe average size of the 20 plots is 10 ha (35 ha being the largest site, 1 ha the smallest\none).\nThe afforestation included different species combinations, planting schemes and\nmethods to determine most cost-efficient afforestation methods for Armenian\nconditions. All afforestation took place at elevations between 1900 and 2300 m.a.s.l.. The\nafforestation included fencing of the area to protect the afforestation site against\ngrazing, the preparation of the planting sites according to fixed planting schemes, the\nactual planting in lines with trenches, single plant holes and group plantings. For some\nsites, additional irrigation was established for the first years. Particular attention was\npaid to the species selection which explicitly included fruit trees and shrubs to ensure\nlocal economic returns.\n","Armenia",null,2014,2017,{"$f":"(M503-L503)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"completed",2014,2017,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200,null,"GIZ",null,null,null,"GIZ/ WOCAT"]
[340,"national","websearch","https://www.landesforstbetrieb.de/100-km-waldrand-f%C3%BCr-sachsen--anhalt",null,null,null,"100 km forest edge for Saxony- Anhalt","A project of the state forestry enterprise for the creation of valuable links between open land and forest. \nStability and diversity for the future\n\nThe increasing number of recurring natural disasters in the last 15 years (hurricanes, droughts, fungal diseases) has led to large-scale dieback of individual tree species (spruce, beech, pine, ash, maple). In the state forestry enterprise alone, around 5000 ha of bare areas have been created as a result of the last damage events. In the future, these areas are to be replanted as permanent forest, i.e. ecologically sound forest stands. During these reforestation measures, the forest edge - often forgotten in the forestry past - is to be given the attention it deserves as part of the forest ecosystem.\n\nAs a link between open land and forest, the forest edge has exclusively positive properties for the downstream forest stands.\n\nWith the 100 km forest edge project, the Saxony-Anhalt State Forestry Office has made it its goal to increase the proportion of near-natural and ecologically appropriate forest edges. Our project is only the initialization for the rediscovery of this topic. It is also intended to promote the proportion of near-natural forest edges across all properties in the sense of the statutory role model function of the state forest. ","Germany",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"ongoing",2018,null,"increase the proportion of near-natural and ecologically appropriate forest edges","restoration"]
[341,"national","websearch",null,null,null,null,"Das Lauerholz","In Lübeck, we chose a new and yet ancient way of dealing with our forest over 30 years ago: Use in moderation what nature offers you.\nread more ...\n\nIn a part of our forests, we no longer cut any wood. These are our reference areas. They show how a forest develops when left to nature.\n\nIt turns out that\n\n    trees that germinate on their own grow better than those that are sown or planted.\n    sufficient valuable stems are produced even without thinning.\n    self-regulating forest systems are less risky and more productive, are home to a greater diversity of life, and are more adaptable than human-regulated forests.\n\nOur goal is to make the parts of the forest where we cut trees virtually indistinguishable from the parts where we don't. We want to learn to work as close to nature as possible. And we are well on the way to achieving this:","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Lübeck",null,null,null,null,"natural forest developement","regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Stadtwald Lübeck"]
[342,"national","websearch","https://www.entwicklung.at/en/projects/detail-en/communal-integrated-erosion-risk-management-armenia",null,null,null,"Integrated Erosion Control in South Caucasus","ADA contributes to the regional programme ”Integrated Erosion Control in the South Caucasus“. ADA finances the Armenia country component, while BMZ finances the Georgia and Azerbaijan country components. Erosion has increased in the high mountains of the South Caucasus due to unsustainable pasture management and deforestation. The project will be implemented in the provinces of Aragatsotn and Shirak. In particular, the following results are expected: -) Erosion risks, pasture erosivity and biological degradation are assessed. The capacity in terms of assessment methods of Armenian partners has been increased. -) Integrated erosion control measures are implemented in 6 communities, including afforestation of 200 ha on degraded land. Up to 300 local people will be directly trained in afforestation techniques. The measures serve as examples for the four northern provinces of Aragatsotn, Tavush, Lori and Shirak, comprising more than 800,000 people. -) Incentives for implementing integrated erosion control measures are developed and support local livelihoods of up to 3,000 households, -) Regional exchange on integrated erosion control measures in high mountain areas in the South Caucasus is established, including scientific cooperation. The Ministry of Territorial Administration is the main political partner of the project, while the Ministry of Agriculture and NGOs, such as ATP and SDA are implementation partners. At the sub-national level, the project is cooperating with community administrations (Marzpetaran).","Armenia/Azerbaijan/Georgia",null,2013,2017,{"$f":"(M506-L506)*12","v":48},null,1697000,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia,Azerbaijan,Georgia","Aragatsotn and Shirak",null,"completed",2013,2017,null,"afforestation",null,1697000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200,null,"ADA",null,null,null,"Austrian Development Agency"]
[360,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/dackscheid-germany",null,null,null,"Dackscheid ","The project is rooted in Germany, in the rural area of the High Ardennes, where the network of meadows and woods is highly fragmented. Spread over several German municipalities, among them Dackscheid, Sevenig, Daleiden and Brandscheid, the plots concerned were exclusively populated with spruce trees. Unfortunately, such practices make the stands more vulnerable to climatic hazards or insect attacks. As a result, the spruce stands in the area have been decimated by bark beetles.\n\nThanks to the introduction of 8,500 trees, the enriched stands will host a rich biodiversity. The diversity of species will ensure greater resistance to biological attacks and will encourage biodiversity. Restored, the forest will provide a multitude of ecosystem services and contribute to the fight against global warming thanks to the carbon storage by the trees. ","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Germany",null,"49.946042, 6.481977",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,"Sylva Nova,\nReforest'Action",null,null,null,"Reforest'Action"]
[361,"national","websearch","https://www.myclimate.org/de-at/aktiv-werden/klimaschutzprojekte/detail-klimaschutzprojekte/dachli-agroforst-7841/",null,null,null,"Förderprogramm Agroforst - Agroforestry promotion program in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein","Thanks to the transnational support program, agricultural businesses receive financial support to establish new agroforestry systems. New plantings and regular maintenance work are supported with a subsidy for each tree planted. The funding can be combined with national direct payments (further funding, e.g. from private organizations, is possible if it can be proven that further funding is still required). As part of the program, participating farms receive two free on-site consultations from SilvoCultura so that agroforestry systems adapted to the location and farm can be established that are also adapted to weather extremes such as periods of heat and flooding. Trees offer a range of benefits The fruit, wild fruit and deciduous tree species in agroforestry systems bind CO₂ from the atmosphere with their living, woody biomass. This climate impact of agroforestry trees is referred to as a sink effect and is one of the so-called nature-based solutions. In addition, the trees offer further positive added value such as reduced nutrient and pesticide inputs into water bodies, improved natural nutrient management and, finally, valuable habitats for various animal species, whereby agroforestry systems contribute to the conservation and promotion of biodiversity. \n\n3,372 / 5,000\nRegional climate protection program Agroforestry\nThe funding program for agroforestry trees supports agricultural businesses in the DACHLI region in planting and caring for trees on agricultural land. Businesses receive free agroforestry advice twice on site and a funding contribution for their expenses. The program implementation and advice are carried out by SilvoCultura, myclimate is the program sponsor. You can find more information about the program at: www.silvocultura.ch/programm\nCONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION\n1. The agricultural land and the tree plantings are located in Austria.\n2. New plantings of agroforestry trees in the years 2023 to 2027 are funded.\n3. Participating businesses receive free on-site advice from SilvoCultura (initial advice before planting, second advice after approx. three years).\n4. At the time of registration, the trees have not yet been ordered (date of invoice copy is decisive). Already established agroforestry systems cannot be funded.\n5. Minimum planting in Austria: The aim is to plant at least 70 new trees per farm (by 2027).\n6. The participating farm provides the required monitoring data (copies of invoices for the planting material and details of the plantings implemented in the form of a planting plan).\n7. Each young tree must be provided with at least one support post and tree protection. The farm is responsible for the professional and regular care of the trees.\n8. Only standard trees and other deciduous tree species that are not on SilvoCultura's negative list (see Appendix 1) are eligible for funding. The eligibility of the trees is checked during the initial consultation.\n9. The trees must be cared for for at least 10 years. Planted trees that die within 10 years of planting due to disease or other damage (storms, etc.) must be replaced in the next planting period. The costs are borne by the agricultural company.\n10. Emission reductions or sinks achieved in this funding program are not claimed or sold by participating companies in any other way (e.g. \"CO2 certificates\").\n11. Double funding from other funding programs is only permitted with the approval of the program operator if the additional costs in the project have not yet been demonstrably covered.\n12. The company agrees to an announced company visit (e.g. as part of an on-site audit).\n\nIn consultation with SilvoCultura GmbH, the following are regulated:\n• The qualities of the trees, for example in terms of age, size, number of side shoots and the rootstocks, must be agreed with SilvoCultura as part of the initial consultation.\n• The participants must ensure an appropriate and sufficient supply of nutrients and water for the young trees.\n• A detailed planting plan/sketch must be drawn up for each area/field and handed over to SilvoCultura.\n• The plantations must be documented and documented in an appropriate manner, including photo documentation and documentation of all purchase receipts (trees, material) and supports the monitoring with any other necessary documentation and evidence.\n• Over the course of the project, SilvoCultura can collect and evaluate data on the agroforestry plantations.\nSend feedback\nTranslation results available ","Austria/Germany/Switzerland/Liechtenstein",null,2023,2027,60,"NA","NA",null,null,"Agriculture/Erosion/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Agroforestry or Paludiculture","Local climate regulation (e. g. cooling)/CO₂ capture/improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",null,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Switzerland,Liechtenstein",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"Agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"MyClimate",null,null,null,"MyClimate"]
[364,"national","websearch","https://www.biocarbonfund.org/node/52",null,null,null,"Assisted Natural Regeneration of Degraded Lands","The Assisted Natural Regeneration of Degraded Lands in Albania project has restored 5,357.36 hectares of degraded lands by assisting with the natural regeneration of vegetation. The project supports a participatory approach within the community to arrive at a common agreement on the selection of sites and their protection from grazing, and facilitates the implementation of the interventions needed to accompany this change. The project is being implemented through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF) and its Directorate General for Forests and Pastures (DGFP), under the larger umbrella of the Natural Resources Development Project (NRDP) , a World Bank loan project to the Government of Albania. Activities financed under the NRDP include: (a) protection from grazing to promote natural regeneration; (b) supplemental planting to enrich species diversity and to stabilize highly eroded areas; and (c) silvicultural measures to enhance biomass density. The project has helped in improving biomass accumulation on degraded lands, reducing soil degradation, improving water quality, and conserving biodiversity. A focus on improving livelihoods of the rural poor is alleviating pressure on over-exploited natural resources, promoting sustainable management of forests, pastures, and agricultural lands. In addition, improved land management is providing significant erosion control benefits, helping to moderate runoff, enhance water quality, and protect marine ecosystems.","Albania",null,2013,2021,{"$f":"(M509-L509)*12","v":96},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Albania",null,null,"completed",2013,2021,null,"Afforestation, reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6272.36,null,"UNFCCC",null,null,null,"BioCarbon Fund"]
[366,"national","websearch","https://ypen.gov.gr/parousiasi-tou-ethnikou-schediou-anadasosis-apo-to-taiped-kai-to-ypourgeio-perivallontos-kai-energeias/",null,null,null,"National Reforestation Plan","The flagship project aims at restoring 165,000 acres of degraded forest ecosystems in the country. The National Reforestation Plan, with a total budget of 194 million euros, has been included in the Recovery and Resilience Fund to be financed by the EU - NextGenerationEU and will contribute, among other things, to the response to the climate crisis, the protection of biodiversity and the achievement of national climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the European Green Deal.\n\nThe National Reforestation Plan foresees the preparation of reforestation studies in selected areas and their execution by the contractors to be selected, under the supervision of the local forestry services, with a budget of 185.2 million euros, as well as interventions of 4 million euros for the upgrading of public forest nurseries with the aim of producing the maximum number of seedlings.","Greece",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M510-L510)*12","v":24},null,194000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,2023,2025,null,"funding program afforestation",null,"194.000.000 €",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry Of Environment And Energy"]
[367,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/thessaloniki-greece",null,null,null,"Thessaloniki (Greece)","Project description\nReforest'Action and the Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki collaborate to restore the forest of Thessaloniki in Greece!\n\nThe project at a glance\nNumber of trees to be financed: 9,000\nArea of the operation: 6 hectares\nMain species promoted: Calabrian pine, Italian cypress, umbrella pine, Hungarian oak, Kermes oak, holm oak\nType of project: support for natural regeneration and diversification into enrichment\nRegeneration season: Fall/Winter 2022-2026","Greece",null,2022,2026,{"$f":"(M511-L511)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,"40.639010015547306, 22.994291396137907",null,2022,2026,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6,null,null,null,null,null,"Reforest'Action\n\nForest Research Institute of Thessaloniki"]
[368,"national","websearch","https://www.alphaholdings.gr/en/data-protection-policy",null,null,null,"Restoring forests in Greece\n","In 2021 and 2022 we offered our Private Banking clients 6 issues of structured bonds per year, classified as investments with a positive environmental and social impact.  \n\nFor every €1,000 of nominal participation in Alpha Bank sustainable investment products, environmental enterprise Reforest’Action and the Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki plant 1 tree. The funding is given for: \n\nArona forest, Katerini, across 20 hectares.  \nThessaloniki forest, across 6 hectares.  \nPierian Mountains forest, across 14 hectares. \nKastanolongos forest, Southern Evia, across 62 hectares","Greece",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","different regions",null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"funding afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Αlpha Services and Holdings\n"]
[370,"national","websearch","https://donate.wwf.gr/en/forests/plant-a-tree",null,null,null,"PLANT A TREE","After the devastating fires of 2021, the park needs our intervention to restore its greenery. To this end, we have launched an innovative initiative to plant 25,000 trees in the area, with the hope of setting an example for others to follow. But we can't do it alone - we need your support.\n\nAs of the end of 2022, we have completed the first phase of our reforestation project in the National Park of Sounion. Thanks to the generous donations of our supporters, we were able to plant 15,000 trees in the area, covering approximately 200 acres. Our team planted a total of 14 different species of trees and shrubs, with a focus on broad-leaved species (70%) and conifers (30%). This approach will enhance the biodiversity and fire resistance of the new forest.\n\nMoving forward, we plan to plant an additional 10,000 trees on the adjacent slope of the park. Over the next three years, we'll also be maintaining all the seedlings we've planted, which involves tasks such as forming pits, fertilizing, weeding, and watering.","Greece",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","National Park of Sounio",null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation after fire",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF Greece"]
[371,"national","websearch","https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272495696_Post_fire_forest_restoration_in_a_National_Park_the_Parnitha_case_Greece",null,null,null,"Post fire forest restoration in a National Park: the Parnitha case, Greece","The national park of Parnitha has been protected since 1961 and is of great importance for the wider Athens metropolitan area. Approximately two thirds of the Abies cephalonica forest within its borders was destroyed by the devastating fire of year 2007. Since then continuous efforts take place in order to reestablish and restore the forest in the burned area. The scope of the present study is to compile existing information and review the methods and techniques of vegetation restoration in a national park using forest species.\n\nREFORESTATION MEASURES  Plantings have taken place in order to restore the greek fir forest  and reestablish forest  vegetation. The  strategy adopted  was the  planting  of  firs,  as  well  as  the  planting of  Pinus  nigra  that  would create suitable conditions for the greek fir in the following years. In four different planting seasons (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011) 400 hectares were reforested by, approximately, 192,000 seedlings of Pinus  nigra,  more  than  75,000  seedlings  of  Abies  cephalonica  and  about  1,000  seedlings  of Quercus pubescens, while along the streams Platanus orientalis and Salix species were planted","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","national park of Parnitha",null,null,null,null,null,"afforestation after fire",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,400,null,null,null,null,null,"Agricultural University of Athens"]
[372,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestoration_and_environmental_interpretation_of_the_Riparian_Forest_of_Nestos_Delta",null,null,null,"Restoration and environmental interpretation of the Riparian Forest of Nestos Delta","After the completion of the project natural vegetation in the Riparian Forest of Nestos has been increased by 280 ha, while a set of supportive studies and actions will continue to facilitate a high level of conservation status for the vegetation and the species of the forest. Restoration of forest vegetation in combination with the intepretation and recreation infrastructure will promote the distinctive ecological, aesthetic and recreational values of the Riparian Forest of Nestos, contributing to the creation of sustainable development hot spot in the wider area.","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,"40.890000, 24.808333\n",null,null,null,null,"restoration of ripparian forests",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,280,null,null,null,null,null,"Forest Service of Kavala\n\nGreek Biotope/Wetland Centre"]
[373,"national","websearch","https://www.tap-ag.com/news/news-stories/reforestation-in-northern-greece-with-400000-trees-shrubs-full-replacement-and-reinstatement-of-the-forest-area-used",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Northern Greece with 400.000 trees & shrubs","ΤΑΡ AG will plant ca. 400,000 trees and shrubs, in the context of its reforestation initiative already taking place across the three Northern Greek regions crossed by the pipeline. This includes poplar (ca. 18,700 items); black, Scots and Calabrian pine (210,000, 13,400 and 56,000 items, respectively); cypress (18,000), as well as approximately 75,000 broad-leaved and 7,400 oleander shrubs.","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"word search","Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG\n"]
[374,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/thessaloniki-greece",null,null,null,"Mont Pieria (Greece)","Reforest'Action and the Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki collaborate to restore the forest of Mount Pieria in Greece!\n\nThe project at a glance\nNumber of trees to be financed: 21,000\nArea of the operation: 14 hectares\nMain species promoted: scots pine, beech, spruce and birch\nType of project: support for natural regeneration and diversification\nRegeneration season: Fall/Winter 2022-2026\nThe origin of the project\nThe project is located in the heart of a vast pine forest of more than 20,000 hectares, mainly composed of native Scots pine. The geographical context of this forest is exceptional because, as a high-altitude species, Scots pines generally form the last tree line in the Pieria, Vermio, Orvilos, Lailias and Rhodope mountain ranges in Greece, which constitute the southernmost limits of the species' European distribution. Although in Greece, Scots pine is restricted to specific areas, it is of considerable ecological and economic importance, as climate change makes the survival of Scots pine in these areas uncertain and there is no possibility of moving it to higher elevations.\n\nFor more than 30 years, some parts of the forest have been showing signs of advanced dieback, caused by severe and repeated attacks mainly by fungal pests. These attacks are all the more severe as the trees are weakened by repeated droughts and heat waves. In addition, the area was largely grazed in the past by semi-wild goat herds, which maintained significant pressure on the natural regeneration of the species.\n\nThe FRI has been conducting encouraging experiments for several years to encourage natural regeneration by using scarification (superficial combing of the soil) which favours the recovery and germination of seeds and young pine seedlings from the surrounding adult trees. This method, combined with the fencing of these areas to protect them from the teeth of goats, allows the Scots pine to regenerate.","Greece",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","Mont Pieria",null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,14,null,null,null,null,"word search","Reforest'Action\n\nForest Research Institute of Thessaloniki"]
[375,"national","websearch","https://www.enelgreenpower.com/stories/articles/2020/11/reforestation-wood-kastanologgos",null,null,null,"Kastanologgos, the call of the forest","EGP’s intervention, with an overall investment of 2 million euro, aims to halt the decline, taking action on 24 hectares of the existing forest and planting new trees in the surrounding 40 hectares. In total, then, the project will bring new life to 64 hectares, more or less the equivalent of 90 soccer pitches.\n\nIn detail, the project involves the careful selection of the variety of chestnut to plant; the native species present in the forest is perfectly suited to the environmental conditions in Greece.\n\nThere will be 30 thousand plants strategically positioned so as to restore the continuity of the forest cover. In this way the shade that protects the plants on the ground will also be thicker, thereby recreating the conditions for reconstituting the undergrowth and a vigorous forest ecosystem. Forest roads and fire zones have been constructed for fire protection. In order to protect the area from livestock, more than 13,000 meters of fencing have been constructed. \n\nThe project also includes a supply of water for the plants, through the construction of cisterns and an irrigation network spanning 3,000 meters, which will form the basis for a secondary network and therefore a total length of 126,000 meters, bringing water to practically every plant.","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","island of Euboea",null,null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,64,null,null,null,null,null,"Enel Green Power"]
[378,"national","websearch","https://www.actahort.org/books/494/494_8.htm",null,null,null,"CHESTNUT TREES AND THE LANDSCAPE IN AOSTA VALLEY: INTERVENTIONS FOR RESTORING THE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM","Chestnut grove in many areas where it used to be present is disappearing or is badly threatened by canker blight.\nIn order to avoid the risk of losing this precious resource the Aosta Valley Region Government, in collaboration with the Arboriculture Department of Turin University, a few years ago started several actions aiming at the reclaiming and the improvement of chestnut woods. Thanks to these initiatives, 120 secular chestnut trees have been recovered in 4 years.\n\nThe restoration and protection of these landscape units - besides the recovering of the aesthetical value - are instruments of environment protection useful for fighting against hydrogeological disorder, meaning also the valorization of the cultural identity of these areas by the restoring of traditional agricultural systems and landscape.","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","Aosta Valley Region",null,null,null,null,null,"restoring agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Aosta Valley Region Government\n\nArboriculture Department of Turin University"]
[383,"national","websearch","https://www.etifor.com/en/portfolio/mediterre3-project/",null,null,null,"MediterRE3: Technical advisory on governance and financing of forest protected areas","The MediterRE3 project aims to restore forest landscapes with fire-smart solutions, thus promoting the reduction of fire-related GHG emissions. The project team addresses local and national decision-makers, policymakers and practitioners involved in landscape management and fire prevention in three natural and national parks in France, Greece and Montenegro. As an output, Landscape Action Plans (LAPs) will be produced for the three target areas that, among others, will revolve around identifying the most urgently needed landscape management and restoration measures and a fundraising plan to implement them. As part of this activity, it is paramount to improve good governance in these areas and identify funding sources and mechanisms that guarantee the long-term sustainability of these measures. Etifor will provide the conceptual foundations for governance in forest-protected areas as those considered in the MediterRE3 project. In addition, it is intended to delve into the financing aspect, identifying several mechanisms (traditional and innovative) to make these measures and plans economically viable in the long run. This will increase the capacity to ensure adequate long-term support to address land degradation and climate change in the target areas.","France/Montenegro/Greece",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Greece,Montenegro,France",null,null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"Wild fire protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Istituto Oikos Onlus, Etifor",null,null,null,"ETIFOR"]
[504,"national","websearch","https://www.unipd.it/sostieni/bosco800",null,null,null,"FOREST 800","The project, which is part of the celebrations planned for the 800th anniversary of the University of Padua, is conceived and implemented by the Territory and Agroforestry Systems Department TESAF in agreement with the Municipality of Asiago and Veneto Agriculture. The goal is to reforest the forest surface of an 8-hectare area that was completely destroyed by the Vaia storm and located near the Croce di Sant'Antonio . The overall intervention involves the planting of about 2,000 young plants per hectare, with an average height of 30-40 cm, chosen in such a way as to guarantee a tree composition and structure that meet the ecological, forest and promoting biodiversity for greater resilience and resistance to future extreme events and climate change . ","Italy",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,"45.918445, 11.524799",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8,null,null,null,null,null,"University of Padua"]
[506,"national","websearch","https://www.alberitalia.it/p/paneveggio.html",null,null,null,"AlberItalia: Rinascita del bosco di Paneveggio (Rebirth of the Paneveggio forest)","The reforestation project will affect the state-owned forest of Paneveggio, known as the “violin forest”. \n\nThe goal is to renew the forest after the passage of the Vaia storm by reconstituting the landscape and the habitat for the fauna. 6000-8000 seedlings will be planted in groups of 1500-2000 m2 on an area of 4 hectares. To ensure good resistance to the forest, the spontaneous species of the Paneveggio area will be privileged, which are more suitable for the soil and climate.\n\nThe area identified for the initiative of AlberItalia is part of a larger damaged area of state property, which covers 28 hectares.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,90000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Bosco Monte Pisano, Paneveggio",null,"Planning",null,null,null,"planting after storm Vaia",null,"objective: 90 Mio",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,null,null,null,"AlberItalia"]
[508,"national","websearch","https://forestami.org/en/",null,null,"ForestAmi ","ForestAmi - 3 million trees for Milan","Forestami is a project promoted by the Metropolitan City of Milan, as well as the Municipality of Milan, the Regional Council of Lombardy, Parco Nord Milano, Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, ERSAF (Regional Agency for Agricultural and Forestry) and Fondazione di Comunità Milano. This project is the outcome of the research carried out by the Polytechnic University of Milan thanks to the support of Falck Foundation and FS Sistemi Urbani. \n\nThe collaboration between all the promoters has made it possible to achieve a strategic view on the role of greenery in the metropolitan area of Milan and to start a process of registering, enhancing and implementing all green infrastructures with trees, in order to promote urban forestry projects and policies as well as the construction of a Metropolitan Park in Milan.\n\nForestami is an ambitious project that aims to involve all citizens who live and breathe the Metropolitan City of Milan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Individuals, public entities, associations and private companies unite in their contribution through actions that have a positive impact on our future and the new generations’ future as well.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Metropolitan Area of Milan",null,null,null,null,null,"urban Forestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ERSAF (Regional Agency for Agricultural and Forestry)"]
[530,"national","websearch","https://www.globalgiving.org/pfil/49406/projdoc.pdf",null,null,null,"Planting 1.8 Million trees","The campaign \"Let’s add colors to our country\" aims to mobilize citizens, institutions and \nother stakeholders for the expansion of green spaces in Kosovo, planting as many trees in areas \nwhere it needs to be planted (where trees are missing) and in those which have been damaged / \ndestroyed either by illegal logging or by deliberately set fires. Our goal is to plant 1 million trees \nthroughout the country by 2030","Kosovo",null,null,2030,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,"ongoing",null,2030,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lets add color to our country",null,null,null,"Ta Pastrojme Kosoven"]
[534,"national","websearch","http://www.intersilva.org/projects/",null,null,null,"Establishment and Capacity Development for Reforestation","This one year project in partnership with Agro-Vet Development (AVD) is supporting the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Dragash region of Kosovo.  The work is helping in landscape restoration through reforestation and the introduction of innovative land use practices such as agroforestry, which can help to rebuild and protect the environment and create economic benefits for the region.  Orchard in KosovoThe Dragash communities of Kerstec and Rapca have requested help from UNDP to put reforestation proposals into action; and AVD and InterSilva are implementing plans on the ground in the first phase.  Initially, a small seedling production facility will be constructed to provide a supply of planting stock for the reforestation effort.\n\nTo build the sustainable capacity of the project at community level, AVD is working to ensure public awareness of environmental issues and potential solutions to problems that are within the grasp of community residents.  Assistance is being directed through workshops involving two local NGO’s in order to strengthen links of cooperation and communication between community groups and identify resources available within the region and from outside Dragash.  To take the tree production effort forward young people from the villages are expecting to collect seeds and plant material for propagation and future outplanting in Dragash’s degraded landscapes.  Further cultivation of trees and agroforestry species will take place using seed supplied from international sources.\n\nThe project is currently surveying sites for several tree nurseries and is involving the local NGO’s in developing their capacity to take on the task of producing seedlings for the next autumn planting.  InterSilva will be involved in assessing these activities and the resulting reforestation work on a regular basis during 2012.","Kosovo",null,2012,2013,{"$f":"(M525-L525)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Kosovo",null,"42.07281761537662, 20.608270732091828","completed",2012,2013,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UNDP",null,null,null,"InterSilva, AVD",null,null,null,"InterSilva, UNDP"]
[535,"national","websearch","https://twitter.com/WorldYMCA/status/1480479530049544192",null,null,null,"Tree Planting","Creating Youth-Led Solutions, tree planting to offset deforestation","Kosovo",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,null,2022,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"YMCA",null,null,null,"YMCA Kosovo"]
[537,"national","websearch","https://mbpzhr-ks.net/repository/docs/A._Planit_i_Veprimit_per_SZHP__2022_2024_Final_ENG.pdf",null,null,null,"POLICY AND STRATEGY PAPER ON FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT 2022-2030\nACTION PLAN (2022-2024)","National Afforestation and reforestation program, forest protextion","Kosovo",null,2022,2024,{"$f":"(M527-L527)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,"ongoing",2022,2024,null,"afforestation, protection, reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Government",null,null,null,"MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE,FORESTRY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT"]
[538,"national","websearch","https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1513411/",null,null,null,"Communities benefit from planting and growing forests supported by FAO","Currently, forests are being established in Dragash and Shterpce/Strpce municipalities with help from the local community, including women and youth, ensuring that ultimately the entire community benefits from income generation through forest activities as well as improved biodiversity. This month, FAO completed the work of planting 50 hectares in total with about 140 000 seedlings, in addition to afforestation and reforestation activities implemented by the ministry and the Forest Agency. On the occasion of Earth Day, FAO donated 10 000 trees for a voluntary planting in the village of Kacandoll in northern Kosovo.","Kosovo",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Kosovo",null,"42.06295630651246, 20.649192310703757","ongoing",2022,null,null,"afforestration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,"NA","FAO, Municipality","\tAmministrazione Provinciale di Viterbo Ass.to Ambiente, Università della Tuscia","Mediterranean Forest","x","FAO"]
[539,"national","websearch","https://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail/With-forests-Kosovo-is-getting-closer-to-sustainable-inclusive-development/en",null,null,null,"sustainable and multipurpose forest management","The programme, designed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Rural Development, has received 24 million Swedish Kronor (approximately USD 2.6 million) of financial support from Sweden. A contributions from the European Union Office in Kosovo is expected to follow by the end of 2020. Forest areas, public and private, will be used according to multi-purpose forest management principles. This approach goes beyond the perception that forests serves only as source wood for heating and considers forests’ non-wood products, environmental, social, recreational functions in planning and maintaining forest areas.\n\nActivities will enable Kosovo to meet its target of five percent forest area increase. Afforestation and reforestation activities will mostly focus on single or mixed specie planting, mainly broad leaves, for maximal timber and firewood production. The Kosovo Forest Institute will provide one million seedlings for this purpose.\n\nForesters, forest owners, public officials, and the populations living near forests, especially youth and women, will be targeted with practical trainings including trainings on best practices for value chains of forest products and ecotourism. The programme puts an emphasis on gender equality and helping rural women on using forestry sector opportunities for income generation activities.\n\nThe programme will introduce information and communication technology and remote surveillance tools, such as drones, and blockchain-based technology to better monitor and protect forests. Also, it will bring new impetus and transparency to the Kosovo Forest Information System, established by a previous FAO project.\n\nThe programme supports realization of the Kosovo’s Development Strategy for 2016–2021, Policy and Strategy Paper on Forestry Sector Development 2010 – 2020, Agriculture and Rural Development Programme (2014–2020), the UN Kosovo Team Common Development Plan, and further strategic documents.\n\n“We hope that this cooperation will pave the way for a reflection on the global environmental and climate change issues, and will help create a common vision on necessary policy choices that will address current forestry and climate change challenges of Kosovo”, said Karin Hernmarck Ahliny, Ambassador of Sweden in Pristina.\n\nThe programme aims to improve forest management in three key areas: trade and law enforcement related to timber; transparency, governance and implementation of forestry regulations and programmes; and forest management through adoption of multi-purpose forest management practices. All these will help Kosovo achieve European and international sustainability targets.","Kosovo",null,2020,2024,{"$f":"(M529-L529)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Kosovo","Kosovo",null,"ongoing",2020,2024,null,"management, reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"FAO, Municipality, Ministry",null,null,null,"FAO"]
[542,"national","websearch","https://www.bundesforste.at/service-presse/presse/pressedetail/news/neue-umwelt-baustelle-bundesforste-renaturieren-haslauer-moor-im-waldviertel.html",null,null,null,"Peatland restoration and habitat improvement measures of 2 peatlands","A winter construction site is starting operations these days in the northern Waldviertel region near Heidenreichstein in Lower Austria. The Austrian Federal Forests (Bundesforste Forstbetrieb Waldviertel-Voralpen) are starting construction measures to renaturalize the Haslauer Moor to restore it to its natural state over an area of around 30 hectares. \"Moors are among the most endangered habitats worldwide. In Austria, too, only just under 10% of the former moorland landscapes still exist,\" says Bernhard Funcke, head of the Bundesforste forestry operation Waldviertel-Voralpen. For peat extraction or to create fields, meadows and pastures, many moors have been drained in recent centuries. \"In addition, persistent drought and rising temperatures are causing particular problems for the wetlands in the eastern part of the country,\" Funcke added. Ongoing climate change is, quite literally, continually heating up the situation: If the water level in the peatlands drops, the peat moss can't grow and sequester carbon either. In the worst case, peat shrinkage occurs and the carbon already stored over centuries is released.","Austria",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M530-L530)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Waldviertel",null,"completed",2019,2019,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"LE-Projekt 14-20",null,30,null,null,null,null,null,"ÖBF - Forestry Operations Traun-Innviertel"]
[545,"national","websearch","https://www.lvm.lv/en/news/6920-lvm-has-completed-the-second-phase-of-works-on-the-restoration-of-habitats-of-eu-importance-and-habitats-of-important-species",null,null,null,"Large scale Restoration of Habitats and Species of EU importance","With the start of the bird nesting season, the second phase of the ambitious restoration and improvement of habitats of European Union (EU) importance and habitats of protected species, carried out by JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) in a total area of 778 hectares in 13 specially protected natural areas of EU importance Natura2000 and in one micro-reserve have come to an end. In some areas, the works have already been completed, but in others they will continue until the end of this year. By the end of 2023, LVM, in a total of 14 specially protected natural areas various biotechnical measures will be carried out within the framework of the European Union Cohesion Fund co-financed project No. 5.4.3.0/20/I/001 “Implementation of management measures in specially protected nature territories and micro-reserves to improve the protection status of habitats and species”. The leading partner of the project is the Nature Protection Board.","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,778,null,"LVM",null,null,"word search","LATVIJAS VALSTS MEŽI "]
[546,"national","websearch","https://www.lvm.lv/en/news/7107-310-hectares-more-of-forest-have-been-planted-in-the-spring-season",null,null,null,"Forest resotration","JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) has planted 321 more hectares of young forest in the first half of 2023 than it was originally planned for this period. In general, LVM had restored and planted forests in an area of 12.9 thousand hectares by the end of June, which is 2.5 % more than the volume of forest restoration and planting planned for the first half of this year. During the spring season of forest restoration, the largest share of forests was restored with pine (53 %) and spruce (32 %), and 12 % with birch. Also, in small amounts (3 %) the forest has been restored with black alder. Forest planting works will resume in autumn, meanwhile, agro-technical maintenance of young trees is carried out to take care of the young trees. “This year, the availability of labour force and the use of mechanized solutions contributed to the faster performance of works. For example, last year, 336 hectares of forest were restored by mechanized sowing, and this year – 651 hectares. This type of reforestation saves time significantly because the forest equipment prepares the soil and sows tree seeds at the same time, and all the work can thus be done by one person. By mechanized sowing, the forest is restored with pine,” says Jānis Kažemaks, Head of Forest Restoration and Tending at LVM. A total of 18.3 thousand hectares of forests will be restored this year either by sowing or planting: 0.7 thousand hectares will be restored by sowing, 1.3 thousand hectares – by mechanized planting, 11.4 thousand hectares – by planting with hand tools, while around 4.9 thousand hectares will be left to regenerate naturally. During this year's reforestation season, a total of more than 28 million top-quality seedlings selected at the LVM Sēklas und stādi, grown in tree nurseries, will be planted in the State forests. These seedlings are faster growing, with greater wood growth and ensure healthier future forest stands.","Latvia",null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,"ongoing",null,2023,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,18300,null,"LVM","\n\nLead Partner: BUND Naturschutz in Bayern e.V., Projektbüro Grünes Band\n\nAddress: Hessestraße 4, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: http://www.bund-naturschutz.de\n\nTotal budget: EUR 526 356.75\n\nERDF budget: EUR 447 403.24\n\nR.N.P. Romsilva - Administrația Parcului Natural Porțile de Fier R.A.\n\n    Name: R.N.P. Romsilva - Administrația Parcului Natural Porțile de Fier R.A.\n\n    Address: Banatului Street 2., 225200 Orșova, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.pnportiledefier.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 95 992.93\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 81 593.99\nUniversität Wien, Institut für Naturschutz, Vegetations- und Landschaftsökologie\n\n    Name: Universität Wien, Institut für Naturschutz, Vegetations- und Landschaftsökologie\n\n    Address: Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://cvl.univie.ac.at/department\n\n    Total budget: EUR 317 789.15\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 270 120.78\nUmweltbundesamt GmbH\n\n    Name: Umweltbundesamt GmbH\n\n    Address: Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 175 382.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 149 075.12\nNadacia Ekopolis\n\n    Name: Nadacia Ekopolis\n\n    Address: Komenského 482/21, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.ecopolis.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 153 625.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 130 581.25\nSpolek Ametyst\n\n    Name: Spolek Ametyst\n\n    Address: Nebílovy 37, 332 04 Plzeň, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.ametyst21.cz\n\n    Total budget: EUR 148 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 125 800.00\nŠtátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Name: Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Address: Tajovského 28B, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.sopsr.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 144 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 122 400.00\nJavna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim dijelovima prirode i ekološkom mrežom Virovitičko-podravske županije\n\n    Name: Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim dijelovima prirode i ekološkom mrežom Virovitičko-podravske županije\n\n    Address: Noskovci 2/a, 33 523 Čađavica, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.virovitica-nature.hr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 140 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 119 000.00\nŐrségi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Name: Őrségi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Address: Siskaszer 26/A, 9941 Őriszentpéter, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.orseginemzetipark.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 121 881.91\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 103 599.62\nDuna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Name: Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Address: Tettye tér 9., 7625 Pécs, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ddnp.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 120 467.05\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 102 396.99\nJvno preduzеće \"Nacionalni park Djerdap\" ",null,"word search","LATVIJAS VALSTS MEŽI "]
[547,"national","websearch","Latvijas valsts meži - LVM Increases Forest Regeneration with Pine Trees",null,null,null,"Pine tree forest regeneration","Choosing high-quality planting material and targeted cultivation of pine stands with timely and regular thinning provide favourable conditions for the growth of the remaining trees and growth of stock, reducing the time of forest land circulation. By planting 3 000 new pine trees in a specific forest stand and performing targeted stand tending, the number of trees in the last tending of young stands is reduced to around 1 700 trees per hectare, which provides a good and strong crown. Through continuous periodical thinning, the optimum number of future trees does not exceed 1000 trees. At the same time, undergrowth groups are maintained, which serve as a hiding place for wild animals, providing them with an additional feed base. As a tree reaches the dimensions of a mature stand, about 500 trees are able to grow in an area of a hectare.","Latvia",null,null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,"finished",null,2019,null,"regeneration and afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"LVM",null,null,null,"LATVIJAS VALSTS MEŽI "]
[548,"national","websearch","Latvijas valsts meži - LVM to Restore 15 Thousand Hectares of Forest and Tend Forest in an Area of 54 Thousand Hectares",null,null,null,"Forest restoration and tending","As weather is getting warmer, the volume of forest tending and restoration works starts increasing. In 2017, JSC \"Latvia's State Forests\" (LVM) plans to restore forests in an area of 14 370 hectares, perform agro-technical tending in an area of 27 430 hectares and tending of 27 400 hectares of young stands. 21 600 000 high-quality young trees will be planted in an area of 8000 hectares, while 6370 hectares of forest will be naturally restored. LVM plans to perform young stand tending in an area of 27 400 hectares. Tending of young stands is a measure that is taken to improve forest stand composition and growth conditions for the remaining trees. \"Timely tending of young forest stands ensures the appropriate number and height of tree species suitable for the specific area. This way tree competition for nutrients and sunlight is reduced. Well-tended forests can be identified by their tree crowns and well-developed tree trunks,\" says Dace Ozola, LVM Head of Forest Regeneration and Tending.\n\n","Latvia",null,null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,"finished",null,2017,null,"restoration, tending, planting",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,69000,null,"LVM",null,null,null,"LATVIJAS VALSTS MEŽI "]
[549,"national","websearch","Latvijas valsts meži - The First Forest Drainage System has been Restored in Kurzeme This Year (lvm.lv)",null,null,null,"Forest drainage restoration","This spring, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) completed works in Vanema Forest District in LVM North Kurzeme region, renewing the forest drainage system in an area of 216 hectares. An orderly drainage system is one of the factors that improves the growing conditions of trees, ensuring the optimal amount of moisture in the managed area. It is planned to restore nine forest drainage systems in 2020 in an area of 3853 ha in North Kurzeme region. LVM plans to renovate 45 forest drainage systems in a total area of more than 24 thousand hectares this year. “The justification for the restoration of forest drainage systems is based on the annual increase in wood growth in the drained area: spruce – 4 times, pine – 3 times, and birch – 2 times. Up to 4% of the ditches excavated in the course of use clog every year, depending on the soil conditions, thus worsening the drainage condition of forest drainage systems, which in turn reduces the annual growth of wood. Therefore, it is important to maintain drainage systems on a regular basis,” tells Arvīds Spriņģis, LVM Forest Infrastructure Control Specialist. LVM manages 1.6 million ha of forest land, of which 438 thousand ha have forest drainage systems in place. LVM structural unit LVM Meža infrastruktūra renews the operation of drainage systems on approximately 20 thousand ha every year. Forest drainage systems with an area of 224.4 thousand ha were restored and rebuilt by the end of 2019. The conditions for the operation and maintenance of forest drainage systems are stipulated in laws and regulations. Section 3 of the Land Reclamation Law provides that a land owner or legal possessor has an obligation to operate and maintain a land reclamation system in accordance with the requirements of the relevant laws and regulations.","Latvia",null,null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,"finished",null,2020,null,"restoration of forest drainage",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3853,null,"LVM",null,null,null,"LATVIJAS VALSTS MEŽI "]
[550,"national","websearch","Latvijas valsts meži - LVM to Restore the Very Rare Conifer Forests on the Steep Slopes of Gravel and Sand Ridge Forests in the Grebļukalns Nature Reserve",null,null,null,"Restoration of rate conifer forests in Greblukalns nature reserve","The biotope of gravel and sand ridge forests is extremely rare in Latvia. It is a light and bright pine forest on steep slopes, which is home to rare and protected species. Coniferous forests on such landforms are a rare geomorphological value in Europe, formed 10-14 thousand years ago by the melting of the glacier. To exist in the long term, gravel and sand ridge forests require natural disturbances such as wind action, fire or regular disturbances in the ground cover that maintain open areas of sand and gravel. If these disturbances are missing, the forests gradually overgrow and the living conditions necessary for various plant and animal species disappear. To improve the condition of the gravel and sand ridge biotope and find solutions for its future management, LVM has established a pilot territory of 10.2 hectares in the territory of the Grebuļkalns nature reserve. In this pilot area, LVM will improve the condition of the habitat and at the same time test various nature-friendly management methods of such a habitat. The knowledge gained about the most suitable and cost-effective methods can also be used in other areas where the rare gravel and sand ridge and other ecologically similar forests are to be found in Latvia and elsewhere.T he works in the Grebuļkans nature reserve will be carried out by LVM within the framework of the LIFE-IP LatViaNature project. During this project, in a total area of more than 100 hectares, LVM will carry out habitat restoration works in two more specially protected Natura 2000 areas, in the “Lake Engure” nature park and in the “Ziemeļgauja” protected landscape area, as well as in the inland dunes of Zvirgzde. All these areas are notable for the presence of European rare and protected geologically determined forest habitats that are dependent on natural disturbances: wooded coastal dunes, lichen-rich pine forests, coniferous forests on gravel and sand ridge landforms, as well as old and natural boreal forests in dry growing conditions, part of the areas are important habitats for hunters.","Latvia",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M536-L536)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,"ongoing",2023,2025,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10.199999999999999,null,"LVM",null,null,null,"LATVIJAS VALSTS MEŽI "]
[551,"national","websearch","A look back at 2022 | Latvian Forest Owners Association (mezaipasnieki.lv)",null,null,null,"Winner of \"Golden Cone\" in Tidy Forest Competition 2022","Juris Mālakalns acquired his first forest property back in the nineties – forty-five hectares – privatized using certificates. I have been managing this forest for 27 years now and managing more than 500 hectares of land in Madona county. Almost all the areas that were cut down, he restored by planting. Whether there was an aspen or white alder, I restored with spruce or birch. Then come to care once a year for four years in a row. In the first planted spruce groves, I have already done a stocky care felling. Juris believes that forestry is the backbone of the Latvian economy, which creates great added value for both the country's economy and people.","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,45,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvian Forest Owner Association (MIB)"]
[552,"national","websearch","A look back at 2019 | Latvian Forest Owners Association (mezaipasnieki.lv)",null,null,null,"Winner of \"Golden Cone\" in Tidy Forest Competition 2019","Aivars Vanags manages more than 33.6 hectares of land. In his forest estate, he is passionate about growing various conifers and deciduous trees. The landlord is not afraid to grow different types of spruce on his property, so there you can see spruce varieties that may not be seen elsewhere. Aivars uses more than 30 years of experience in forest management and various scientific studies to care for his forest. The landlord has proven that less frequent forest formation and planting a smaller number of trees creates the basis for the growth of a more productive stand. In turn, the main driver of the landlord to continue to operate in the forestry sector is diversity in forest management. Also, repeatedly performing the same work, it is possible to achieve a different result. Already after a week, looking at the same place, the landlord sees what has changed, how the trees grow or what still needs to be done.","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,"diversification",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,33.6,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvian Forest Owner Association (MIB)"]
[556,"national","websearch","https://www.llv.li/serviceportal2/amtsstellen/amt-fuer-umwelt/publikationen/wald-und-holz/schutzwald_brosch_.pdf",null,null,null,"The protection forest in Liechtenstein Concept for maintaining and improving the protective capacity of the forest","Maintaining and restoring protected forests in the country, reforestation, stability protection, sucessional aid","Liechtenstein",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Liechtenstein",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry for forest, nature and agriculture"]
[557,"national","websearch","https://lanasia.com/blogs/news/1-tag-1-baum#:~:text=In%20Kooperation%20mit%20der%20Gemeinde,Emissionen%20unserer%20logistischen%20Prozesse%20kompensieren.",null,null,null,"Regional reforestation project in Liechtenstein","For greater transparency and traceability of the actual plantings, we decided in April 2023 to protect the native forests in our home country of Liechtenstein. In cooperation with the municipality of Triesenberg, we planted the first 50 trees in April 2023. Since then, we have been planting one tree a day - an important contribution to the protection and preservation of our forests! The reforestation project enables us to offset the necessary CO2 emissions from our logistics processes. Our goal is to leave as small an ecological footprint as possible as a company in 2023.","Liechtenstein",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Liechtenstein",null,"47.110196085915156, 9.557218919272431","ongoing",2023,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lanasia",null,null,null,"Lanasia"]
[560,"national","websearch","NMA: We invite you to submit applications for planting new forests",null,null,null,"Investments in the development of forest areas and improving the vitality of forests","forest breeding (a one-time seeding payment is paid), including the replanting of a forest that was seeded but damaged in the first year of vegetation and/or lichen growth in the first year of an extreme event (a portion of the seeded forest payment is paid, proportional to the amount of seedlings to be replanted); maintenance, protection and development of planted forest (annual compensatory payment is paid for 12 years).","Lithuania",null,2023,null,null,null,10178199,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,2023,null,null,"breeding, replanting",null,"10 178 199",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"National Payments Agency"]
[562,"national","websearch","https://www.electronicspecifier.com/news/vilnius-boosts-afforestation-to-tackle-climate-crisis",null,null,null,"Green Wave Project: Increasing tree canopy cover to reduce deforestation, fight the global climate crisis, and liven up the traffic areas.","The Green Wave initiative has pledged to plant over 100K trees, 10M shrubs, and 300K climbing vines in the next two years to transform the city streets. During the last weekend of October around 200 Vilnius residents got together for the first time to collectively plant over 1,000 dogwood shrubs and more than 70 trees (maples and birches) in one of the main streets in the city centre. Increasing the greenery in the avenue, characterised by a constant heavy traffic, is expected to set an example for other streets to follow the tree planting wave. This marks the first step of the initiative, which is slated to be an ongoing process with the main goal of planting over 100,000 trees, 10m shrubs, and 300,000 climbing vines over the entire duration of the project. The initiative aims for the residents, visitors, and businesses to reach sustainable goals together and feel inspired by millions of plants decorating the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the capital as well as 2,000 kilometers of city streets vibrant with greenery","Lithuania",null,2021,2023,{"$f":"(M542-L542)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Lithuania","Vilnius",null,null,2021,2023,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuanian Forest Research Institute",null,null,null,"Go Vilnius"]
[565,"national","websearch","https://pasodinkmedi.lt/projektai",null,null,null,"Reforestation project","Pasodink medį aims to contribute to the fight against climate change, and combat the fact that large areas of forest are cut down in Lithuania every year, by allowing people to contribute and plant a tree for about the same price as a cup of coffee. The project was started last autumn and until now has received donations to plant just under 2050 trees. That’s a good start but they have much bigger ambitions, the aim is to plant as many new trees as there are people in Lithuania. These trees will be in protected, untouchable forests. The idea for the project came a year ago when the team behind it noticed the popularity of another similar international tree planting initiative. As Karolis Mirinavičius, the founder of the project explains: \"It has received tremendous support and mobilized people to donate more than 22 million trees. That is more than 7 thousand hectares of forest, or the amount of trees that that will remove as much as 400 million tons of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere every year. The forest is one of our greatest Lithuanian values, so we believe we can achieve similar results here in our own country”","Lithuania",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Lithuania",null,"54.43455301073026, 25.25928373034712",null,2021,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Pasodinkmediď, National Inviolable Forest Support Fund",null,null,null,"Pasodink Medį"]
[566,"national","websearch","https://www.artofliving.org/lithuania-tree-plantation",null,null,null,"Tree planting project","The Art of Living Lithuania joined hands with the Lithuanian government on the national tree planting project organized all over the country on the 16th of April, 2016. The Government’s Forest Research Enterprise led the tree-plantation initiative across Lithuania. Members of political parties, soldiers and young children joined in and planted 500,000 trees, which translates to 10 hectares of plantation. 170 Art of Living members from 17 towns took part, planting 33,270 saplings of species native to the country. The Forest Research Enterprise is a large organization with branches all over the country tasked with care of the forests. The residents of each region can buy saplings from them. Corporates and business houses are also involved in this project.","Lithuania",null,null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Lithuania","Lithuania",null,null,null,2016,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10,null,"Art of Living, government research enterprise",null,null,null,"Art of Living"]
[567,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/grand-duche-de-luxembourg-luxembourg",null,null,null,"Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Luxembourg)\n","The project concerns forest plots located in 9 communes in Luxemburg. On these plots, the monospecific stands have been invaded by bark beetles. These xylophagous insects generally feed on dead wood, accentuating its decomposition and thus contributing to soil enrichment. However, with global warming, bark beetles tend to multiply and attack living trees, especially within monoculture stands. The galleries they dig under the bark prevent the sap from circulating and cause the affected specimens to die off.\n\nTo remedy this situation and revitalise the stand, the planting of seven native mixed tree species, adapted to the climate of the site, need to be carried out. This diversity of species will increase the resilience of the various stands to possible climatic or biological hazards. On the long run, the reconstitution of these stands will allow a rich biodiversity to reintegrate the massifs and help the trees to store carbon, thus fighting against global warming.\n\nProgramme 2020 - 2021: 13,075 trees are introduced in the municipalities of Heinerschied, Kalborn, Eselborn, Weiswampach, Asselborn, Harlange, and Tarchamps in order to improve the resilience of stands.\nProgramme 2021 - 2022: Participatory planting in December 2021 in the municipalities of Lieler and Beiler. The project continues in the same vein as the previous season with the introduction of 8,520 trees of local tree species.","Luxembourg",null,2021,2022,{"$f":"(M545-L545)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Luxembourg","Luxembourg\n(9 regions)",null,null,2021,2022,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,12.21,null,"Reforest'Action,\nSylva Nova",null,null,null,"Reforest'Action"]
[568,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/boevange-et-marnach-luxembourg",null,null,null,"Boevange et Marnach (Luxembourg)","The two plots concerned by the project were until now monospecific, i.e. exclusively composed of a single variety of trees, here spruce. Like agriculture, this management method is risky for several reasons: soil impoverishment, loss of biodiversity and increased risk of biological attack by pathogens or insects. Forests managed in this way are also more susceptible to adverse environmental conditions such as storms or drought. In the context of the current climate disruption with successive heat waves and low rainfall, it is necessary to change this model of forest management, which we can now consider obsolete.\n\nThis planting project will create a true forest ecosystem. The establishment of these two adapted species will provide a richer environment for biodiversity than before. The quality of the landscape will also be improved with the restoration of the forest cover. The trees planted will also make it possible to produce timber, which stores carbon sustainably.","Luxembourg",null,2020,2020,{"$f":"(M546-L546)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Luxembourg","Luxembourg",null,null,2020,2020,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.8,null,"Reforest'Action,\nSylva Nova","Lead Partner: Nationalpark Donau-Auen\n\nJavna ustanova \"Park prirode Kopački rit\"\n\n    Name: Javna ustanova \"Park prirode Kopački rit\"\n\n    Address: Titov Dvorac 1, 31328 Lug, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.pp-kopacki-rit.hr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 212 122.75\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 180 304.34\nAdministrația Rezervației Biosferei Delta Dunării (ARBDD)\n\n    Name: Administrația Rezervației Biosferei Delta Dunării (ARBDD)\n\n    Address: Portului 34/a, 820243 Tulcea, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.ddbra.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 349 781.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 297 314.06\nLandkreis Passau\n\n    Name: Landkreis Passau\n\n    Address: Domplatz 11, 94032 Passau, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.landkreis-passau.de\n\n    Total budget: EUR 215 500.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 183 175.00\nBratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie\n\n    Name: Bratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie\n\n    Address: Na Riviére 7/a, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.broz.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 202 822.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 172 398.70\nWelterbegemeinden Wachau\n\n    Name: Welterbegemeinden Wachau\n\n    Address: Schlossgasse 3, 3620 Spitz an der Donau, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.arbeitskreis-wachau.at\n\n    Total budget: EUR 163 952.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 139 359.20\nFertő Hanság Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Name: Fertő Hanság Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Address: Rév-Kócsagvár -, 9435 Sarród, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ferto-hansag.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 160 945.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 136 803.68\nŠtátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Name: Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Address: Tajovského 28/B 28/b, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.sopsr.sk/web/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 160 117.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 136 099.88\nDuna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Name: Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Address: Tettye tér 9, 7625 Pécs, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ddnp.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 159 244.19\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 135 357.56\nDuna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Name: Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\n    Address: Strázsa-hegy 86, 2509 Esztergom, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.dunaipoly.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 151 440.43\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 128 724.37\nJavno Preduzede \"Vojvodinašume\" Petrovaradin\n\n    Name: Javno Preduzede \"Vojvodinašume\" Petrovaradin\n\n    Address: Preradovideva 2, 21131 Petrovaradin, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.vojvodinasume.rs\n\n    Total budget: EUR 145 103.10\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 123 337.64\nPersina Nature Park Directorate\n\n    Name: Persina Nature Park Directorate\n\n    Address: Persina str. 5, 5930 Belene, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.persina.bg\n\n    Total budget: EUR 136 296.30\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 115 851.86\nКлуб Приятели на Народен парк Русенски Лом\n\n    Name: Клуб Приятели на Народен парк Русенски Лом\n\n    Address: bul. Skobelev 7, 7000 Ruse,, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.lomea.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 123 095.64\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 104 631.29\nStadt Ingolstadt\n\n    Name: Stadt Ingolstadt\n\n    Address: Rathausplatz 4, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ingolstadt.de\n\n    Total budget: EUR 106 497.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 90 522.66\nLandratsamt Neuburg-Schrobenhausen ",null,null,"Reforest'Action"]
[569,"national","websearch","https://guichet.public.lu/de/entreprises/sectoriel/agriculture-viticulture/sylviculture/aide-restauration-ecosysteme-forestier-reboisement.html",null,null,null,"Financial aid for the restoration of forest ecosystems through reforestation\n","Financial aid for landowners that reforest their land. The amount of paiment depends on size of land ownership, type of trees amount planted.","Luxembourg",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Luxembourg","Luxembourg",null,null,null,null,null,"afforestation funding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Nature and Forest Agency",null,null,null,"Nature and Forest Agency"]
[570,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/tarchamps-luxembourg",null,null,null,"Tarchamps (Luxembourg)\n","To the north-west of the \"Grand Duchy\", this project is taking root on a 1.75 hectare plot of land near the commune of Tarchamps. The \"Grand Duchy\" has a forest cover of 34.8% for a little more than 90,000 hectares of forest. This is spread over the four major ecological zones of the Oesling, Gutland, Moselle and Minette rivers. The forest is 44.8% public and 55.2% private.\n\nFor several decades, the trend has been towards monospecific inbreeding with pure spruce stands. Unfortunately, like agriculture, this technique impoverishes the soil, weakens biodiversity and increases the vulnerability of stands to hazards. Here it is a beetle, the bark beetle, that has caused a massive dieback of the existing stand. Two softwood species will be introduced. But it is especially important to note the introduction of deciduous trees such as beech and sessile oak, which are naturally occurring species that are particularly well adapted to the soils and climate of this region. The aim of this new afforestation is to increase the resilience potential of the forest massif of which it is part.\n\nProject's objective\n2020-2021 Program: \n2020 marks the beginning of a reforestation of a 1.75 hectare forest plot affected by an insect attack. This year, 4100 trees (Douglas fir, larch, common beech, sessile oak) are planted in a mixture to allow a better resilience potential of the forest massif.\n\n2021-2022 Program:\nIn the continuity of the reforestation project, 6130 trees of 3 resinous species (spruce, Douglas fir, larch) are planted on an area of 2.95 hectares to bring diversity and resilience to the stands. ","Luxembourg",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Luxembourg",null,"49.94966630303714, 5.794540440745822",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.7,null,"Reforest'Action,\nSylva Nova",null,null,null,"Reforest'Action"]
[574,"national","websearch","https://www.moldsilva.gov.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=227&t=/Cooperation/Soil-conservation-project&",null,null,null,"Moldova Soil Conservation Project","The Moldova Soil Conservation Project (MSCP) was officially launched in September 1st, 2002. The main objectives of the project are restoration and conservation through forestation of 20.3 thousand ha of degraded lands, and the major goal of the project is to support the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC, 1992) as well as the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms (1997).\n\nMSCP Project will be implemented and financed by Agency Moldsilva, and the assigned amount of investments required is about UDS 19 million (for the first 20 years: planting, tending, completion, maintenance, security, etc. activities), of which about 80% will be allocated during the first five years. Owners of lands are 383 local public authorities and 23 forest entities throughout the country, except Transnistria region.\n\nThis project will prove the effectiveness of measures for the afforestation of degraded lands and pasturelands under conservation regime and for sustainable use of existing forests and newly planted forests, entailing a positive economic effect, mainly by offering the possibility to harvest wood and non-timber forest products as a result of forestry activities. Additional wood supply to population from rural areas will have a beneficial impact on the overall condition of the forest resources and on the conservation of biodiversity, which will be achieved by the reduction of pressure caused by illegal logging, grazing etc.\n\nThe main project activity, planting of forestry species, is almost complete. Thus, during 2002-2006 the entire area of the MSCP was already planted. At present, tending and completion/restoration works of these forestry species, including in the context of biodiversity conservation are carried out.","Moldova",null,2002,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,"Ongoing",2002,null,null,"reforesttion",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,20300,null,"Agency Moldsilva",null,null,null,"Agency Moldsilva"]
[576,"national","websearch","https://www.moldsilva.gov.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=228&t=/Cooperation/Community-forestry-development&",null,null,null,"Moldova community forestry project","Agency Moldsilva in cooperation with the BioCarbon Fund launched a new project - \"Moldova Community Forestry Project\" (MCFP). The goal of this project is to newly create community forests on 9.4 thousand ha by afforesting eroded and nonproductive lands, sequestrating the carbon and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, improving the regional and local forestry resources, ad­ditional provision with wood products and contributing to local/regional sustainable development. The investment needs for the implementation of the project during 2006-2036 are estimated at $27 million. This amount will be secured by the Agency Moldsilva and the 289 communities participating in the project.\n\nFrom the total area planned for forestation under this project, 8.9 thousand ha (or 94,4%) are owned by local public authorities, about 0.5 thousand ha (or 5,6%) belong to other owners. As many as 21 forest entities of Moldova that undertake forest planting have established cooperation agreements with LPAs in order to improving and protect the degraded lands meant for afforestation. The duration of such contracts is of 5 - 10 years. After the contract termination, the LPAs will be responsible for the management activities in the newly established forest plantations.","Moldova",null,2006,2036,360,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,"ongoing",2006,2036,null,"reforesttion",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,9400,null,"Agency Moldsilva",null,null,null,"Agency Moldsilva"]
[577,"national","websearch","https://gov.md/en/content/moldovan-government-approves-national-programme-extension-rehabilitation-forests-2023-2032",null,null,null,"NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON EXTENSION, REHABILITATION OF FORESTS FOR 2023-2032","The areas of afforested lands will be extended by about 150,000 hectares in the next ten years, both on new lands and on strongly degraded forest lands, state-owned or, for the first time ever, private lands. These provisions are contained in the national programme on the extension and rehabilitation of forests for 2023-2032, approved by the cabinet today.\n \nAccording to Environment Minister Iordanca-Rodica Iordanov, for a long term, the programme is set to attenuate the climate changes and the emissions of carbon, reduce the soil’s degradation, conserve the precious soils, a positive dynamic of sediments in the hydrographic network.     \n \nOther goals of the public policies document regard the planting of river and agricultural protection belts, creation of three regional centres of industrial breeding and reproduction of forest material and the meeting of Moldova’s needs with products and services generated by woods. \n \n„This programme proposed and initiated by President Maia Sandu is fundamental for more aspects of the economy and the living of our citizens. The document will help us become carbon-neutral till 2023; will help us switch to the green energy. This is a programme which will produce a lot of benefits for the agricultural sector, where the humidity is important and the look of the rural areas of the country will change as well,’’ Prime Minister Dorin Recean said.      \n \nPresently, the afforested area occupies 11 per cent of the territory in Moldova, while the EU’s degree of afforestation is of 37.7 per cent.   ","Moldova",null,2023,2032,{"$f":"(M551-L551)*12","v":108},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,"ongoing",2023,2032,null,"afforestation, regeneration",null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,null,null,150000,null,"Government",null,null,null,"Government of Moldova"]
[579,"national","websearch","https://arnika.org/en/news/tree-planting-events-in-moldova-forests-save-our-rivers",null,null,null,"Tree planting events in Moldova: forests save our rivers","In November (7th and 14th), massive tree and shrub planting events were organised by Moldovan NGOs “Eco-TIRAS”, “Parks of Future” and “Renasterea Rurala” in Transnistria (districts Ribnitsa and Slobozia) and on the right bank in the village Budesti and near the town of Anenii Noi. More than 200 villagers and volunteers participated to help afforest the land. Main goal of these events is to ecologize Moldova, contribute to a clean and healthy environment and raise awareness of the importance of forests for ecological balance.","Moldova",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,null,2020,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NGOs",null,null,null,"ARNIKA"]
[580,"national","websearch","https://milliontrees.md/",null,null,null,"Million trees moldova","The Republic of Moldova has the lowest degree of afforestation among European countries. Only 11% of the territory is covered by forests. This directly affects the quality of apt, air and soil. Planting trees is the best and sustainable solution to improve the quality of the environment and the quality of life of citizens in our country.\n\nThe Million Trees Moldova initiative is carried out by the Hai Moldova Public Association.\n\nTogether we plant, care for and grow forests in Moldova.","Moldova",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NGOs",null,null,null,"Million Trees Moldova"]
[583,"national","websearch","https://amdaris.com/bristol-based-amdaris-plants-client-forest-in-moldova-to-mark-launch-of-significant-carbon-reduction-goal/",null,null,null,"‘client forest’ in Moldova to mark launch of significant carbon reduction goal","Bristol-based digital transformation and software development specialist Amdaris today announced its substantial tree planting efforts for the development of a new client-dedicated forest in the Republic of Moldova. The forest, based in the Criuleni District in Moldova, will honour the company’s goal to become carbon neutral.\n\nThe tree-planting effort sees the company dedicate a share of its profits to purchasing and planting trees on pieces of land dedicated to each of Amdaris’ customers. Each client has 30 square meters of forest planted in their name, which is marked with a commemorative certificate.\n\nA similar project is also being extended to other European areas including Romania, where a local NGO is planting trees on behalf of Amdaris (due to Covid-19 restrictions). Staff who wish to purchase and plant a tree via the NGO will then have their tree planting contribution matched by Amdaris, who will plant a second tree.","Moldova",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Moldova",null,"47.20615956382949, 28.98361697089167","ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Amdaris",null,null,null,"Amdaris"]
[584,"national","websearch","https://www.prospect.md/en/news/ekologiya/in-moldova-will-be-restored-forests.html",null,null,null,"Competitive Agriculture in the Republic of Moldova","In the framework of the project \"Competitive Agriculture in the Republic of Moldova\", state agency «Moldsilva» planned works on the restoration of forests. In total this year is planned to restore approximately 750 acres of forest. By the spring of 2017, in the country will be restored 2,200 hectares of shelterbelts. Implementation of the project \"Competitive Agriculture in the Republic of Moldova\", was made possible by financial support from the World Bank.","Moldova",null,2015,2017,{"$f":"(M555-L555)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,"completed",2015,2017,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2200,null,"Agency Moldsilva",null,null,null,"Agency Moldsilva"]
[590,"national","websearch","https://nasagorica.me/uspjesno-realizovana-akcija-posumljavanja-vukovic-300-novih-sadnica-na-gorici-i-isto-toliko-razloga-za-ponos/",null,null,null,"Revitalising Brdo Gorica","After a series of successfully implemented actions to clear the burned part of the Gorica hill, the capital today organized a large planting action, which was attended by hundreds of citizens, as well as a large number of representatives of the diplomatic corps, institutions and socially responsible companies. \"In the past period, we organized several clearing actions and prepared the field for planting. In accordance with the recommendations of our Commission, which worked in cooperation with international experts, around 300 adult seedlings will be planted today. We have provided another 300 that will be planted in one of the next actions\", said Vuković and thanked everyone who made a significant contribution to this and all previous actions. \"With joint efforts, we are restoring the green fund and making our hill and our city a more beautiful and better place to live,\" concluded Vuković. We remind you that all information regarding the revitalization of Gorica hill is available on the website nasagorica.me. We use the opportunity to once again thank everyone who participated, both today and in previous actions, and contributed to the speedy recovery of Gorica, a hill that has a special significance for our community.","Montenegro",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Montenegro","Podgorica","42.44981775435093, 19.270519935330242","ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Naša Gorica"]
[595,"national","websearch","https://explorer.land/x/project/rotterdam-food-forest/site/jHONGf/about",null,null,null,"Food Forest Vlaardingen","Voedselbos Vlaardingen is a semi-public food forest and at 9000m2 is the largest food forest in the area. It is located in the reactional zone around Vlaardingen which marks the transition from city to countryside. With production of food, other crops and through education, it is developed as an alternative model for the ecological and reactional management of similar locations. It is managed by Foundation Voedselbos Vlaardingen.","Netherlands",null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"51.906030, 4.308124",null,2015,null,null,"food forest",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.96,null,null,null,null,"word search","explorer.land"]
[596,"national","websearch","https://www.nature.house/natureprojects/forestrestoration-breda",null,null,null,"Breda area\nForest restoration","By planting trees in small groups in open areas in the forest, we rejuvenate and improve biodiversity.\n","Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"51.549117, 4.798034",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Nature House B.V."]
[597,"national","websearch","https://www.staatsbosbeheer.nl/wat-we-doen/werk-in-uitvoering/oostvaardersplassen-bos-weidelandschap",null,null,null,"Construction of forest-meadow landscape Oostvaardersplassen\n","In the southern part of the core area and in the Triangle, 300 hectares of forest-meadow landscape will be created. Native shrubs and trees are grown on an area of ​​150 hectares, 75 hectares through planting and 75 hectares through spontaneous rejuvenation. That is good for variety in the landscape. Numerous birds, insects and small mammals benefit from it. In addition, the large grazers from the core area can find shelter there. An addition to existing sheltered areas in the form of shelter ledges, shrubs and high reeds. This project follows from the new Management Plan that has been established for the management of the Oostvaardersplassen.","Netherlands",null,2019,2023,{"$f":"(M559-L559)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"52.417220, 5.325927\n",null,2019,2023,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,300,null,"Staatsbosbeheer,\nFeddes and Olthof (Landscape Architects)",null,null,null,"Staatsbosbeheer"]
[598,"national","websearch","https://www.wien.gv.at/kontakte/ma49/konzepte.html",null,null,null,"Green and open space concepts for Vienna","Reforestation and landscaping are essential tasks of the Forestry Enterprise of the City of Vienna. This work has earned the Forstbetrieb an internationally respected role as an important partner in urban green space policy.\n\nHardly any European capital city is endowed with as many urban green spaces as Vienna. Of the total 20,000 hectares of grassland within the city limits - equivalent to about half of Vienna - more than 8,000 hectares are public green space.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,"48.20872846860925, 16.361804013553034","Ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8000,null,null,null,null,null,"Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49)"]
[603,"national","websearch","https://rewildingeurope.com/rew-project/nature-restoration-in-drents-friese-wold-national-park/",null,null,null,"Drents-Friese Wold\n","The main objective of the project is nature restoration off the upper course of the small lowland stream de Vledder Aa, giving back a more natural course to the stream after being channelled. Stimulation for a more natural forest development is another part of the project. Natural grazing by Sayaguesa cattle is taking place and potential to reintroduce red deer, fallow deer in the future are being discussed.\n\nFor the next 10 years work towards clean and species-rich water in the stream, and encouraging a more natural forest development through expansion of grazing in surface as well as welcoming other species of large wild animals. All this in collaboration with Stichting Het Drentse Landschap, Staatbosbeheer en Vereniging Natuurmonumenten.","Netherlands",null,2000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"52.88046082939217, 6.310400384212719","ongoing",2000,null,null,"rewilding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1070,null,"\"Stichting Het Drentse Landschap,\nStaatbosbeheer en Vereniging Natuurmonumenten\"",null,null,null,"Stichting Het Drentse Landschap,\nStaatbosbeheer en Vereniging Natuurmonumenten"]
[607,"national","websearch","https://meerbomen.nu/",null,null,null,"Meer Bomen Nu","Every planting season we plant hundreds of thousands of trees in the Netherlands. Together with thousands of volunteers and many organizations.\nMore Trees Now harvest seedlings that are redundant or unwanted in a nature reserve. For example, they are too close to the walking path and would otherwise be mowed away. We take these trees to a Tree Hub, a temporary storage location, or they are picked up immediately by someone who would like to plant them. Today's planting location could be a harvest location again in 5 years. Circular green management!","Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Netherlands","Netherlands",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Meer Bomen Nu",null,null,null,"Meer Bomen Nu"]
[608,"national","websearch","https://hotelsfortrees.com/de/wiederherstellung-der-waelder-auf-landgoed-zuylestein/",null,null,null,"Restoring the forests on Landgoed Zuylestein","On the estate we are working on three different restoration measures: the restoration of the avenues of the star-shaped forests, the restoration of the forest plots of these forests and the restoration of a coppice forest further on the estate. Hotels for Trees contributed to the latter two measures. Thanks to donations from Hotels for Trees, we were able to plant a total of 10,715 trees: 5,715 for coppice restoration (these are already in the ground) and 5,000 for forest plot restoration (these will be planted in the 2023-2024 planting season).","Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"52.00132800149377, 5.442135454289318",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hotels for Trees",null,null,null,"Hotels for Trees"]
[610,"national","websearch","https://www.bonnchallenge.org/pledges/north-macedonia",null,null,null,"Restore our future","The Bonn Challenge is a global goal to bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. Launched by the Government of Germany and IUCN in 2011, the Challenge surpassed the 150-million-hectare milestone for pledges in 2017.","North Macedonia",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,15000,null,"Government",null,null,null,"IUCN"]
[611,"national","websearch","https://panorama.solutions/en/solution/galicica-national-park-way-forward-desired-protected-area-management",null,null,null,"Galicica National Park - a Way Forward to Desired Protected Area Management","The rich and important forest biodiversity of the Galicica was the principal reason for declaring it a National Park, back in 1958. Restoration of degraded forest habitats was therefore of highest priority in the first three decades after the proclamation. The firewood produced in the process generated revenues that covered the operational costs of the park that started off with limited resources. As the park administration and its operational costs grew over the next few decades, and being financed exclusively from self-generated income, economic goals often trumped nature conservation, hampering the further progress in restoring the forests to a more natural condition. With the predominant income from firewood production for the park, the progress on conserving forest biodiversity was limited. It was only after the financial support from PONT that the park management could decouple the financing of its key operations from the direct use of forests. This was achieved in 2020.","North Macedonia",null,null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,"40.96792470655237, 20.8394725506661","completed",null,2020,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"National Park",null,null,null,"Galicica National Park"]
[619,"national","websearch","https://www.iucn.org/our-work/region/eastern-europe-and-central-asia/our-work/forest-restoration-north-macedonia-and",null,null,null,"Nothern Forest Initiative: Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania","The implementation of Nature-based Solutions, such as Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) on around 40 hectares of degraded forest land in “Bukovikj” in North Macedonia and “Pashtrik-Morina” in Albania will largely contribute to biodiversity and connectivity, including in surrounding protected areas. These FLR interventions will have multiple benefits such as carbon sequestration and ecosystem resilience, while halting biodiversity loss by improving habitat conditions for the Balkan Lynx and other threatened endemic species. The project also aims to raise national capacities and commitments to future restoration efforts and sustainable management of forests by involving relevant stakeholders and decision-makers. Promoting sustainable forest management and forest landscape restoration in Albania and North Macedonia the project will initiate restoration work in key biodiversity landscapes to enable multiple long-term ecological and societal benefits. It will strengthen local, regional and national actors' capacity and commitment in terms of forest management and restoration via training, workshops and advocacy work. Furthermore, the aim is to increase the exchange and bilateral dialogue towards raising commitments to FLR and sound management of forests in both countries.","Albania/North Macedonia",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M566-L566)*12","v":24},null,592710,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"North Macedonia,Albania",null,null,"Ongoing",2023,2025,null,"restoration",null,592710,null,null,null,null,null,"Swedish Postcode Foundation",null,40,null,"IUCN, MES, PPNEA","ELIA System Operator S.A. (partie duGroupe Elia), CARAH asbl, Solon asbl, RTE, France","Broadleaf Forest/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x","IUCN"]
[621,"national","websearch","https://www.scout.org/news/scouts-tree-planting-initiative-aids-wildfire-recovery",null,null,null,"Scouts' tree-planting initiative aids wildfire recovery from Croatia to North Macedonia","The Scout Association of Macedonia adapted the Croatian Scouts Association's reforestation campaign 'Boranka' to their national context, under the name 'Borenka'. The campaign involves planting trees in areas that were affected by fires. By 2022, the Boranka campaign had planted over 100,000 trees in Dalmatia. Scouts in North Macedonia organised a study visit to Croatia in Autumn 2022 with the support of the Ambassador of North Macedonia in Croatia. On December 14, 2022, they organised the first open event in one of the identified burned areas in Northeast Macedonia. They were joined by 300 volunteers and 100 Scouts who planted more than 4,500 stems. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water management and the Ministry of Environment Protection were also in attendance. This was followed by one minister, mayors of two municipalities, embassy representatives, and members of the general public.","North Macedonia/Croatia",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia,Croatia",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Scouts",null,null,null,"Scouts Association"]
[624,"national","websearch","https://www.nina.no/english/Sustainable-society/Restoration-Ecology/Forest-restoration",null,null,null,"Transforest","Expansion of agriculture and other land-use has during the last millennium led to a steep decline of temperate deciduous forest, a biome of outstanding importance for biodiversity. However, the total area and standing volume of temperate deciduous trees are now increasing due to re-colonization on abandoned (marginal) agricultural land. Most of the recent forests within the boreonemoral zone in Scandinavia is a mix of deciduous trees and Norway spruce, and management approaches may be needed to restore biodiversity and ecosystem services. Based on national forest inventories there are > 100.000 hectares of 40–80-year-old mixed forest with temperate deciduous trees to in Norway and Sweden. At 26 field sites we studied the effects on biodiversity of restoration cutting by removal of spruce. Creating a semi-open canopy favored flowering plants, pollination, regeneration of oak, and recreation value.","Norway",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norway","Norway",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norwegian Institute for Nature Research"]
[626,"national","websearch","https://brage.nina.no/nina-xmlui/handle/11250/2725400",null,null,null,"Natural values ​​in Østmarka. Assessment of Østmarka's natural values ​​in accordance with the Natural Diversity Act's requirements for a national park","Nature values, need for management or restoration and landscape ecology has been assessed for terrestrial areas in Østmarka owned by Oslo and Nordre Follo municipality. This project, commissioned by the county governor of Oslo and Viken, is part of a process to assess the potential for a national park in Østmarka. The area assessed in this report stretches from Lutvann in the north to Bindingsvann in the south, with a curved shape including Østmarka nature reserve in the east, bordering other large forest properties such as Losby Bruk. There is great potential for restoration, especially in section 1 and 2. These areas include several homogenous spruce plantations, where restoration through varied thinning could accelerate the development of diversity in tree age, dimension, and vegetation layers. Controlled burning should be considered, both as a means of forest restoration and to reintroduce nature types and species associated with fire to the area. Controlled burning could reestablish unique nature values connected with forest fire that are largely absent in today’s forests. Controlled burning or other measures that reduce spruce dominance will also contribute to maintain the relatively high proportion of aspen and associated species characteristic of several areas in Østmarka. Restoration is a necessity to restore good ecological condition in drained mires and swamp forests. Oslo municipality has already begun restoring mires in the area.","Norway",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norway",null,"59.83851878424188, 11.043326448174799",null,2021,null,null,"assessment",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norwegian Institute for Nature Research"]
[627,"national","websearch","https://www.nibio.no/en/projects/balanc-the-impact-of-increasing-spruce-plantation-area-on-the-carbon-balance-of-forests-in-western-norway",null,null,null,"BalanC - The impact of increasing spruce plantation area on the carbon balance of forests in Western Norway","Tree planting and tree species change has been suggested as a government policy to mitigate climate change in Norway. The aim is to increase the annual CO2 uptake as well as the long-term storage of carbon in forests. The strategy includes replacing native, deciduous species with fast-growing species like Norway spruce in order to rapidly produce biomass and sequester carbon. To focus solely on carbon sequestration in tree biomass will, however, disregard crucial parts of the total carbon sequestration potential of the forest ecosystem, and will give an incomplete picture of the carbon balance of this measure. In addition to carbon stocks in vegetation, the total carbon balance includes soil carbon, emissions from wood-product life-cycles and climatic feedback through albedo. Forests in western Norway host some of the largest soil carbon pools in Scandinavia, estimated to more than 3 times the carbon stock found in vegetation. Thus, these soils may potentially function as a long-term carbon reservoir as well as a large source of CO2 through decomposition. Compared to forests of the cooler and flatter regions of eastern Norway, little is known empirically surrounding the albedo dynamics in coastal forests of western Norway. Whereas a major goal of the tree species change policy is to promote enhanced use of tree biomass for bioenergy, materials, etc., the fate of carbon in the wood-product chain has not yet been accounted for. The BalanC project aims at providing complete carbon budget for parallel stands of birch and planted Norway spruce in western Norway that comprises carbon stocks in biomass and soils, in-depth studies of soil carbon processes, the carbon budget of the wood product chain and the climatic feedback from albedo. By investigating the responses of these factors to tree species change, we intend to contribute to a complete and solid assessment of the overall effect of the proposed policy on carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation in Norway.","Norway",null,2016,2021,{"$f":"(M570-L570)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Norway",null,null,"Completed",2016,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Division of Forest and Forest Resources",null,null,null,"NIBIO"]
[630,"national","websearch","https://www.nina.no/B%C3%A6rekraftig-samfunn/Naturrestaurering/Skogrestaurering",null,null,null,"Restoration of lime birch forest in Junkerdalen","Junkerdalsura nature reserve and the adjacent Junkerdal National Park are located in Saltdal municipality in Nordland county, and are both characterized by species-rich lime birch forest and lime pine forest. Before the nature reserve and national park were established, spruce was planted in some fields here. Spruce does not occur naturally in this area, probably outside or at the very limit of the northern extent of spruce. The dense spruce plantations are not very species-rich and are no longer wanted in the area. Therefore, the national park managers have removed spruce by logging over several years, and in 2021, spruce in a planting field was treated in various ways to weaken the trees and allow them to die over several years. NINA collaborates with NMBU to follow up the effect of these measures on vascular plants and living beetles.","Norway",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Norway","Junkerdalen",null,null,null,2021,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NINA, NMBU",null,null,null,"NINA"]
[655,"national","websearch","Oak Woodland Restoration (mossy.earth)",null,null,null,"Wildfire Reforestation","In partnership with Associação Transumância e Natureza and Rewilding Portugal, our Wildfire Restoration project focused on restoring forests to an area of the Duoro Valley in Portugal under threat from centuries of agriculture and, more recently, the devastating Portugal wildfires of 2017. After planting along all the waterlines and flatter fertile areas of the mountain valley, we successfully reached our tree planting capacity in 2019. Ongoing work will involve monitoring tree survival rates, replanting lost trees, weeding, and watering. We also supported the tagging of 6 griffon vultures with GPS devices for monitoring purposes in the nearby Côa Valley.","Portugal",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,"41.06013966214274, -6.899230709186665",null,2017,null,null,"Reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Mossy Earth"]
[691,"national","websearch","https://www.wildeurope.org/creating-a-new-wilderness-national-park-for-romania/\n\nhttps://www.carpathia.org/endangered-landscapes-programme/ ",null,null,null,"Creating a new wilderness national park for Romania\n\n","Wild Europe has been involved in this vision for the South Eastern Carpathians since its inception in 2009\n\nEstablished by Fundatia Conservation Carpathia with its directors Christoph and Barbara Promberger, the project aims to create an initial 50,000 hectare wilderness reserve adjacent to the Piatra Craiului National Park, and extending Westwards into the Fagaras Mountains. The eventual objective will be to provide a new National Park for Romania covering some 2050,000 hectares.\n\nProject activities include acquisition of extensive tracts of forest, much of it being old growth or virgin (a Romanian definition), as well as Alpine grasslands. Some 22,000 hectares have been purchased to date, with plans for leasing where ownership is not feasible.\n\nLarge hunting concessions have been bought, aiming to boost chamois, red deer and boar numbers, which in turn enables enriched populations of wolf, bear and lynx.\n\nAlongside this are programmes for LIFE+ funded restoration of clear felled or degraded forest and riverine habitats, with reintroduction of ungulates including bison and raptors.\n\nEcotourism and other forms of non-extractive enterprise are also helping to bring income and employment to local communities. FCC additionally manages two model farms that can provide support with husbandry and other management aspects.","Romania",null,2009,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Romania","FAGARAS MOUNTAINS","45.5841169678629, 24.75011715414661","ongoing",2009,null,null,"forest conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,22000,null,"Wild Europe",null,null,null,"Wild Europe"]
[695,"national","websearch","https://www.carpathia.org/endangered-landscapes-programme/",null,null,null,"Endangered Landscapes Programme\n\nSAME PROJECT AS FROM \"Wild Europe\"","The project aims to create a world-class wilderness reserve in the Southern Carpathians, large enough to allow natural processes to take place, to benefit biodiversity and local communities, and to serve as a model for a future National Park movement in Romania.\n\nThe most ambitious objective is developing social sensitivity to conservation issue while at the same time finding solutions to problems on the local communities’ agenda.","Romania",null,2019,null,null,null,4464410,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Romania","FAGARAS MOUNTAINS","45.5841169678629, 24.75011715414661","ongoing",2019,null,null,"forest conservation",null,"5,000,000 $US",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50000,null,"FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CARPATHIA",null,null,null,"FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CARPATHIA"]
[696,"national","websearch","https://www.carpathia.org/clearcut-restoration-project/",null,null,null,"RECONSTRUCTION OF FOREST HABITATS ON DÂMBOVIȚA VALLEY IN SEVERE EROSION AREAS CAUSED BY INAPPROPRIATE LOGGING","Following the forest restitution in 2005, massive clear-cuts have destroyed thousands of hectares in the South-Eastern Fagaras Mountains. Based on the experiences in the FCC LIFE+ project and with financial help of the EEA Grants/Fondul ONG, Foundation Conservation Carpathia has started to restore additional 100 ha of clear-cuts by rebuilding the forest floor on eroded tractor tracks with the help of a small excavator and consequent replanting of them. The project focusses on the areas of Draxin and Baltatu, where large areas have been cleared during the period 2005 to 2010. Pioneer species start to regrow on some of these areas, and we now fix the huge amount of partially eroded skidding tracks, on which the timber had been dragged to the next forest road. Once the forest soil is fully restored again, beech, sycamore, fir, and rowan are being replanted to stabilise the top-soil and to include these species into the next generation of trees again.\n\n","Romania",null,2009,2014,{"$f":"(M575-L575)*12","v":60},null,122279,15000,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Romania","DÂMBOVIȚA VALLEY",null,null,2009,2014,null,"afforestation",null,"EEA grant financing: 122,279 €\n\nFoundation Conservation Carpathia contribution: 15,000 €",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CARPATHIA",null,null,null,"FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CARPATHIA"]
[698,"national","websearch","https://www.carpathia.org/ecoss-project/",null,null,null,"A STUDY INTO THE ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF CONSERVATION ENTERPRISES TO ENHANCE THE LOCAL ECONOMY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE FAGARAS MOUNTAINS NATURA 2000 SITE","To develop a new economy around the future CARPATHIA National Park, Foundation Conservation Carpathia received financial aid from the EEA Grants to explore conservation values and business opportunities around the Fagaras Mountains. Through this project we want to evaluate the socio-economic and conservation context in the Fagaras Mountains Natura 2000 site, the current ongoing business activities, and to synthesise how they could be transformed into a new economy, which would assist in the full restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. The project aims also to analyse the political framework for the development of conservation enterprises, and to come up with policy recommendations to foster such a development not just in the Fagaras Mountains, but in other protected areas of Romania as well.\n\nOur study, which we undertake with the help of Conservation Capital and the Norwegian Institute of Nature Research also includes the development of business plans for conservation enterprises, such as a multifunctional CARPATHIA Centre, policy recommendations for the Ministerial sector how to support the development of conservation enterprises around protected areas, and manuals for the implementation of such programmes.","Romania",null,2015,2016,{"$f":"(M576-L576)*12","v":12},null,449696,49966,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Romania","FAGARAS MOUNTAINS","45.5841169678629, 24.75011715414661",null,2015,2016,null,"research",null,"Financing grant: 449.696 euro €\n\nFCC contribution: 49.966 €",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CARPATHIA,\nConservation Capital,\nNorwegian Institute of Nature Research",null,null,null,"FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CARPATHIA"]
[699,"national","websearch","https://www.galmajjistral.com/projects/",null,null,null,"The importance of forests and woodland within climate change context.","The project is a transnational project between the Majjistral LAG, GAL Microregiunea Somes Codru (Romania) and Prespa LAG (Macedonia). This project will focus on the below six actions: Action 1- Visit to schools providing information on climate change and the environment.\nAction 2 – Tree planting activity.\nAction 3 – Exchange of know-how on tree planting within the Majjistral territory.\nAction 4 – Development of environmental protocol.\nAction 5 – Production of a short documentary of the activities held in Actions 1-3.\nAction 6 – Sharing of best practices to promote local entrepreneurship. These actions will be implemented in each territory simultaneously aside from Action 2 which will only be implemented in Romania and Northern Macedonia and not in Malta. Action 3 will only be implemented in Malta and not in Romania and Northern Macedonia. The actions will allow for the project to fulfil its main aim which is to raise awareness about the environment and climate change and also promote local agricultural produce and entrepreneurship. This aim will be targeted through the following objectives which will be fulfilled in each of the partner countries: To engage in 2 forest/woodland planting activities.\nTo develop 1 environmental protocol.\nTo visit schools and nurseries to provide information about climate change and the environment.\nTo produce one short documentary showcasing the school visits and tree planting activities.\nTo exchange practices in promoting local entrepreneurship.\nTo improve know-how within the Majjistral territory about the environment and climate change through 4 environmental workshop seminars.","North Macedonia/Romania",null,null,null,null,null,127453,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Romania,North Macedonia",null,null,"completed",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,127453,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Majjistral LAG, GAL Microregiunea Somes Codru (Romania) and Prespa LAG (Macedonia)",null,null,null,"Majjistral Action Group"]
[704,"national","websearch","https://resilient-landscapes.org/mf_client_stories/land-restoration-bioenergy-serbia/",null,null,null,"Land Restoration and Bioenergy Production for Local Economic Growth in Serbia","Resilient Landscapes is powered by CIFOR-ICRAF. Our mission is to connect private and public actors in co-beneficial landscapes; provide evidence-based business cases for nature-based solutions and green economy investments; leverage and de-risk performance-driven investments with combined financial, social and environmental returns.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,"short rotation plantation for biomass production for smallholder farming",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"goal: 40,000",40000]
[740,"national","websearch","https://wilderness-society.org/forest-restoration-in-tatra-mountains-national-park/",null,null,null,"Forest restoration in Tatra National Park\n","A study of forest history, including pollen analysis, helped to restore the structure and species composition of mountain forest. This study also helped us to better understand to the previous extension of the tree line. That became a base for the long-term active tree line forest restoration program in Tatra National Park.\n\nThe park management in that time gradually removed all disruptive factors, such as grazing sheep, cows and horses and simultaneously started with the active tree planting. After decades, besides active tree planting, the natural succession also did a great job. Large areas all over the Tatra National Park got a new forest cover. That had a positive impact on the water regime, soil erosion and even partially on avalanche control. However, the most interesting was an opportunity to see and study the spontaneous natural processes, including dynamics and changes of vegetation and habitats.","Slovakia",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,"49.162639743919115, 20.094242589505072",null,2018,null,null,"conservation",null," ",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Europeam Wilderness society"]
[741,"national","websearch","https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318380219_Reforestation_in_Slovakia_History_current_practice_and_perspectives",null,null,null,"Reforestation in Slovakia: History, current practice and perspectives","The history of reforestation in Slovakia is long and rich; from reforestation by seeding, through the small forest nurseries, reforestation of extreme degraded and high-mountain sites to the current The Act on forest reproductive material, nursery centers and reforestation of large windthrow areas. After brief introduction of the history, rather large part of this review is dedicated to the current nursery and especially reforestation practices – planning, pre-planting site preparation, seeding and planting techniques, post-planting care, monitoring of planting performance. Recent nursery and planting research activities are given very shortly. Perspective nursery (e.g. improvement of seedlings’ quality by inoculation with beneficial microorganisms, vegetative propagation) and reforestation treatments and practices (e.g. the use of larger amount of container-grown seedlings, application of hydrogels and ectomycorrhizal fungi, progressive seeding technique, underplanting) are relatively in detail but of course not comprehensively discussed finally. Despite of the lack of a complex reforestation strategy and current and possibly future financial sources and personnel limitations, the introduced perspective practices should contribute to successful solution of reforestation challenges following from endangering the forests by climate change.","Slovakia",null,null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Slovakia","Slovakia",null,"finished",null,2017,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"University Zvolen",null,null,null,"University Zvolen"]
[744,"national","websearch","https://sdgsstory.global.brother/e/environment/447/",null,null,null,"Restoring and Preserving Lost Forests\n","Brother develops their environmental conservation activities under the slogan \"Brother Earth.\" We are working with environmental groups and local communities around the world to protect and restore forests.\nBrother Industries (Slovakia), under the group's environmental slogan \"Brother Earth,\" started a tree-planting program in 2015 with a local NPO, ZASAĎ STROM, to improve this situation.\n\nAfter a severe natural disaster in 2004, 12,000 hectares of forest were lost. In cooperation with a local NPO, ZASAĎ STROM, we started tree planting activities in 2015 to restore the once beautiful forests of the Tatra Maintains that still bear the mark of rough mountain surfaces.","Slovakia",null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Slovakia","Tatra",null,null,2015,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Brother,\nZASAĎ STROM",null,null,null,"Brother,\nZASAĎ STROM"]
[746,"national","websearch","https://www.waterholistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/KSK-EN.pdf",null,null,null,"GREEN RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR THE KOŠICE REGION OF SLOVAKIA: LANDSCAPE AND WATERSHED RECOVERY 2021 -2030","As the Green Restoration Program of Landscape Recovery of the Košice Region introduction asserts, we live through a period of new challenges, calling for the nexus between water, energy, food and climate. Business-as-usual trends alter hydrology and water resources of the region and the country. Water, Energy, and Food are the cornerstones of each community. Investing in ecosystem rainwater management will apply a sustainable holistic approach and improve the water, food, and climate security of the Košice Region. Communities will enjoy further benefits from the plan implementation, which cannot be economically quantified. The recovery plan will certainly make a significant contribution to enhancing biodiversity, reducing health risks, and social benefits in the county. Increased evaporation will reduce air pollution and dust, improving the air quality and public health. The region will become more attractive, transforming the quality of life, developing higher estate property values, and encouraging local tourism, aiding the local economy. Green restoration program with integrative land-and-water management will accelerate the economic recovery on a local level, providing local solutions to global problems. However, greening and re-wilding of our landscapes is not attainable without recovery of the blue watersheds. A green landscape without blue water would become an arid yellow desert. It is no accident that the color green results from combining the colors blue and yellow. The colors of blue water and yellow sun provide a strong visual effect that reminds us that promoting green spaces is impossible without water. Green landscape restoration is not possible without blue watershed restoration.","Slovakia",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Slovakia",null,"48.720405806380654, 21.255662745947834","ongoing",2021,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Kosice Self-Governing Region, Voices of Water for Climate, Water Holistic",null,null,null,"Kosice Self-Governing Region"]
[747,"national","websearch","https://monaco-global-forest.mc/project/slovakia-project-velky-javornik/",null,null,null,"Velky Javornik","Reforestation with beech in a Nature Reserve","Slovakia",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Slovakia",null,"49.319952914776046, 18.367794945324945","ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.1,null,"MGF",null,null,null,"Monaco Global Forest"]
[755,"national","websearch","https://revitalization.org/article/slovenias-regenerate-the-forests-initiative-starts-on-replanting-of-4-million-trees/",null,null,null,"Regenerate the Forests initiative","n October 13, 2018, nearly 10,000 trees were planted at various locations around Slovenia as part of an initiative organized by the state-owned SiDG forestry company in the wake of the December 2017 derecho wind that destroyed about 3 million cubic meters of trees throughout the country.\n\nThe Regenerate the Forests initiative is part of a plan that includes the planting of around 450,000 trees on around 160 hectares this year alone.\n\nA shovel is enough to participate in the reforestation and awareness-raising program, which attracted about 400 volunteers.\n\nSlovenian scouts will also participate in the planting, which will supervised by foresters from SiDG and the national Forest Service.\n\nSlovenian forests have suffered substantially on three occasions in the past three years. In February 2014 they were hit by an ice storm, which then led to a bark beetle epidemic, and finally the derecho knockdown at the end of last year.\n\nThe ice storm caused 216 million euro in damage, the knockdown 48 million euro, while the bark beetle damage is estimated to be around 150 million euro.\n\nAccording to Damjan Oražem of the national Forest Service, much clean-up work has already been done, so restoration is what’s needed now.\n\nNature will take care of much of the regeneration, of course, but manual planting will be needed for around 1,700 of a total of 32,000 hectares. This entails planting around 4,000,000 trees, which he expects will take several years.\n","Slovenia",null,2018,2018,{"$f":"(M584-L584)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,2018,2018,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: FORESTS of the Slovak Republic, state enterprise\n\nAddress: Námestie SNP 8, 97566 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.lesy.sk\n\nForests of the Czech Republic, sp ",null,"word search","SiDG forest company"]
[756,"national","websearch","https://www.norwaygrants.si/en/projects/projects-of-the-programme-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation/jeloviza/",null,null,null,"JeloviZA","The project addresses the challenges of climate change facing the Jelovica forest plateau, lack of a management plan for the Jelovica area, and lack of participation of local population in the preparation of strategic documents of the municipalities. The damaged mountain forest ecosystem at Jelovica needs to be rehabilitated, restored and efficient ecosystem services provided to it as soon as possible. Jelovica is one of the largest concentrated areas of preserved nature in Slovenia, with most of the area with a Natura 2000 site status. Climate change has had a major impact on the area in the past years (extreme weather events, bark beetles), which has reduced its ability for reduction of CO2 and has put at risk the habitats of sensitive qualified species (Tetrao urogallus L, Tetrastes bonasia, Picoides tridactylus, Strix uralensis). Up to 34% of the total timber cover at Jelovica has been cut down in the last 10 years due to climate change. The main objective of the project is to improve climate resilience of Jelovica through ecosystem restoration, develop a Jelovica management model and incorporate it in strategic development documents of the municipalities in the Jelovica area through public involvement, strategic communication, education, and building of a support network in the local area. The following specific objectives are pursued to achieve the main objective: inventory and assessment of ecosystem services (analysis of the status of the forest, collection of data on the status of qualified species, establishment of habitats for the relevant species, analysis of the area from the point of view of activities – zoning); restoration of 20 hectares of affected forest area with more climate-resistant species; training and education of experts (hunters, district foresters, field assistants of Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Protection, representatives of interested NGOs, local communities) responsible for carrying out the activities of the Jelovica management model in the future; elaboration of the model, cooperation of different stakeholders, establishment of a strong regional network of stakeholders committed to the implementation of the Jelovica management model (memorandum of understanding of the main stakeholders); creation of a social environment that supports the Jelovica management model and sustainable development of the area (communication and awareness-raising campaigns, media presence, responsiveness, visibility).","Slovenia",null,2022,2024,{"$f":"(M585-L585)*12","v":24},null,1143298.04,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Slovenia",null,"46.26779023204155, 14.098161061842843","ongoing",2022,2024,null,"restoration with more climate resistant species",null,1143298.04,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,20,null,"CIPRA Slovenia, Association for the Protection of the Alps",null,null,null,"Razojna Agencija Sora"]
[807,"national","websearch","Reforestation and Ecological Restoration | Endesa",null,null,null,"Endesa Forest","The Endesa Forest initiative was created with the aim of contributing to the forest restoration of degraded and burned land at the national level through planting and seeding techniques of native forest species, with which we contribute both to the absorption of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and to regulate the local climate. To date, the initiative has four projects totaling 90 hectares restored and approximately 40,000 trees introduced. To date, half of them are already registered in the National Registry of the Spanish Office for Climate Change (OECC) of the MITERD, specifically the Doñana Endesa Forest (Huelva) and the La Atalaya Endesa Forest (Madrid) and the remaining two, more recent, Endesa Brown Bear Forest (Catalan Pyrenees) and Endesa Teruel Forest, are in the process of being registered.","Spain",null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Ongoing",2016,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,90,null,null,null,null,null,"Endesa"]
[935,"national","websearch","https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/natural-colonisation-as-a-strategy-for-woodland-creation-and-expansion/ecology-of-natural-colonisation/",null,null,null,"Ecology of natural colonisation","Interdisciplinary fieldwork aims to establish a robust methodology to assess the efficacy of ‘natural colonisation’ as an approach to establish new woodland and its impacts on biodiversity and above and below ground carbon.\n\nKey questions being evidenced are:\n\n    Which tree species have colonised and established via natural colonisation?\n    What is the density and height of the colonising trees at different spatial scales across the sites?\n    What is the corresponding impact of natural colonisation on above ground biomass and below ground carbon?\n    Is there an impact of adjacent or nearby tree planting, established at a similar time to the natural colonisation, on the colonisation and establishment processes?\n\nMethodology\n\nAreas of natural colonisation established within agriculturally dominated landscapes and initiated with the previous 10-20 years were selected. Each of the sites contained three distinct areas of woodland:\n\n    an area of mature existing woodland (as a potential source woodland)\n    an adjacent area of natural colonisation\n    an area of supplementary tree planting (planting adjacent to natural colonisation) or control planting (planting nearby, but not adjacent to the natural colonisation).\n\nAt least three rectangular transects were used to capture spatial variation across the sites. All sampling took place within these transects: the whole transect was divided into sub-transects for terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetry flights (results to be presented in the next phase of the project) and plots positioned along the transect were used to manually sample tree size and species, as well as other vegetation cover. Soil samples were taken across the same transects.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry Commission"]
[936,"national","websearch","https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/natural-colonisation-as-a-strategy-for-woodland-creation-and-expansion/ecology-of-natural-colonisation//",null,null,null,"Natural colonisation as a strategy for woodland creation and expansion","Natural colonisation  occurs when tree seed reaches a site and establishes where woodland has not recently existed. This differs from natural regeneration where new trees establish within existing woodland or where woodland has recently been located. \nSupporting woodland expansion through such natural processes, is another method with potential to contribute to current tree cover establishment targets. Natural colonisation has several potential benefits including reduced costs, increased biodiversity value and natural matching of trees/genetic stock to sites (Hutchings and Quine, 2021).  However, evidence of the full range of outcomes associated with natural colonisation across different sites, and over different timescales is limited. Interdisciplinary studies investigating and quantifying the benefits and dis-benefits of natural colonisation, alongside the attitudes of landowners and managers towards this expansion strategy are lacking.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry Commission"]
[937,"national","websearch","https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/biocore-an-interactive-adaptable-landscape-ecology-approach-for-targeting-restoration/",null,null,null,"BioCoRe: An interactive/adaptable landscape ecology approach for targeting restoration","How we manage priority habitats within increasingly fragmented landscapes is a critical conservation issue.   Practitioners and policy makers are often faced with the dilemma of deciding where to focus limited resources, but evidence on where particular actions will have the largest return on investment is lacking.  To aid this decision making process, we have developed a spatial framework in the open source programming environment R for measuring and combining indicators of habitat biodiversity, coherence and resilience.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry Commission"]
[938,"national","websearch","https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/strathard-a-landscape-to-live-work-and-play/",null,null,null,"Strathard: a landscape to live, work and play","This project aims to improve land and water management decisions in Strathard, a rural area of western Scotland located in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. In order to develop more sustainable and resilient land and water management plans, an ecosystems approach is being used. In its most basic form, an ecosystems approach is the acknowledgement that natural and human systems are interconnected. Nature provides many goods and services, from the food that we eat to natural flood management. By improving the way the land is managed we can increase the benefits we get from nature now and into the future.\n\nIn order to improve land management decisions an assessment of what benefits we currently gain from our surroundings was needed. Led by SEPA and working with a number of project partners this project aims to achieve this using a range of techniques to gather information on ecosystems and their services. An important part of the ecosystems approach is taking into account the views of different stakeholder groups and local communities. We did this using surveys, participatory GIS (geographic information systems) mapping, and community events.\n\nThe information gathered from the communities and stakeholders are being integrated with outputs from more detailed modelling of selected ecosystem services, using approaches developed by Forest Research’s Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Changing Physical Environment Science Groups.\n\nThe results are being used to evaluate and compare the effects of different land and water management actions. By considering the wider impacts and benefits of these actions, improved management decisions can be made which address the needs of the local communities whilst promoting sustainable use of the land.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,2015]
[939,"national","websearch","https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-planting-and-woodland-creation-overview",null,null,null,"Tree planting and woodland creation","New planting of trees supported by the Rural Development Programme for England, and other forms of Government support: Report for April 2010 to September 2018 ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry Commission"]
[940,"national","websearch",null,null,null,null,"Woodland Creation Planning Grant","The Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) provides funding to help cover the costs of producing a UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) compliant woodland creation design plan. You can apply for up to £150 per hectare, plus a 70% contribution to any specialist surveys that are needed, capped at £30,000 per project.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry Commission"]
[946,"national","websearch","https://www.nationalparks.uk/net-zero-with-nature/",null,null,null,"Net  Zero  With  Nature","Net Zero With Nature (NZWN) is the collective strategy of the National Parks in the fight against climate change and the biodiversity crisis. It’s about creating virtuous circles between people and place, society and the environment. We work with nature to enhance it. We maximise the impact and scale of this by creating new and innovative economic and social models that allow the largest number and widest variety of partner organisations to join, enhance and grow this work. These models are sustainable in the broadest sense: by being rewarding for landowners, investors, residents, visitors, our landscapes and their habitats.\n\nThere are three elements to the NZWN strategy:\n\nRevere : Investing in Natural Capital\nCollaborative Restoration Projects\nClimate Emergency Leadership","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK","UK",null,null,null,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"National Parks UK"]
[950,"national","websearch","https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/research-site-tours/",null,null,null,"Trials site","A further 8 acres have been provided on the Dartington Estate from 1995 for the A.R.T. to use as main trial and experimental grounds. A variety of projects are designated for this area. Projects already under way include trials of:\n\nChe (Cudrania tricuspidata) seedling plot.\nDate plum (Diospyros lotus) seedling plot.\nAmerican persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) seedling and cultivar trial plot.\nHolm oak (Quercus ilex) seedling plot from sweet-fruited parents, plus ballota and emory oaks (Q.ilex ballota & Q.emoryi).\nTrials of unusual fruits now include American pawpaw, and service trees.\nChestnut variety trials. These are trials of mainly French chestnut cultivars, with 18 selections now planted.\nWalnut variety trials. Trials of French, German and N.American walnut cultivars, with 20 selections now planted.\nHazelnut breeding experiment, aiming to find good selections from N.American hybrid seedlings.\nUnusual nut trials: including butternuts, heartnuts, monkey puzzle, ginkgo, nut pines, sweet-fruited oaks including local holm oaks and N.American hybrids.\nSorbus species evaluation trials, including a planting of the rare Devon species, Sorbus devoniensis with edible fruits.\nTrials of Eastern European black locust cultivars. These 5 selections, obtained from the Hungarian Forest Research Institute, may make black locust silviculture economic in the UK.\nDisease-resistant cultivar trial of 25 pear cultivars and 25 plum cultivars.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,1997,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Dartington",null,null,1997,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.2,"3,2",null,null,null,null,null,"Agroforestry Research Trust"]
[951,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"LARGE SCALE RESTORATION\nUK Community Tree Planting Programme","Since 2000, this programme has supported UK community groups to achieve their tree planting ambitions in their local areas. Focusing on small-scale, publicly-accessible projects, we help to give people access to nature and put communities at the heart of local landscape decision-making. Over the past 20 years, ITF has supported over 100 such tree planting projects across the UK, ranging from planting trees in primary schools, native woodland creation, citizen science projects, community orchards, to the creation a 'food forest' this year at Oxford City Farm.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M595-L595)*12","v":0},null,70000,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"UK,England",null,"52.041737, -0.706592",null,2022,2022,null,"afforestation",null,70000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"International Tree Foundation",null,null,null,"International Tree Foundation"]
[952,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"United Kingdom 2022 - Salesforce Trees for a Changing Climate","This project looks to improve the visual amenity for Furze Green, create a healthier and happier climate, increase canopy cover and biodiversity as well as use of the park by residents. The project includes consultation of local residents on the planting of 250 whips in an urban micro-forest whilst engaging 5 local school groups in the planting of the trees. These trees will complement other planting that Trees for Cities has done, be well maintained and be a valuable resource for an increasingly densely populated area. Salesforce employees in the area will also be engaged in planting the trees.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"UK,England",null,"51.518460, -0.021036",null,null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"One Tree Planted",null,null,null,"One Tree Planted"]
[967,"national","websearch","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"LARGE SCALE RESTORATION\nMaryfield, Banchory, Scotland","Providing a fantastic opportunity to support the reforestation of a multi-purpose native woodland, the project will in time allow the farm to diversify its business while supporting the local environment and biodiversity. Native silver birch will eventually be thinned and coppiced, providing a supply for fuelwood for both the farm and surrounding houses. Sycamore will be managed on a continuous cover basis, with occasional trees felled to provide a source of hardwood timber for local mills. All the other species in this woodland will help to enhance regional biodiversity and increase the connectivity of forest habitats in a highly agricultural part of Scotland.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Scotland",null,"57.052324, -2.459087",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Climate Impact"]
[981,"national","websearch","https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/11/22/ukraine-and-eu-vow-to-plant-three-billion-trees-to-fight-climate-change",null,null,null,"Green Country Program","Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced ambitious plans to plant one billion trees across the country in the next three years. There are also plans to build more than ten modern breeding and seed centres in the next three years in Ukraine.\n\nIn the country's northern Zhytomyr region, workers are putting small tree seedlings into the ground in an attempt to counteract the effects of climate change.\n\n\"[The whole of] Europe declared plans to plant three billion trees in ten years, but our plan is planting one billion in three years,\" said Yuriy Bolokhovets, head of the state forest agency. ","Ukraine",null,2021,2024,{"$f":"(M598-L598)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Ukraine",null,null,"ongoing",2021,2024,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Government",null,null,null,"Government of Ukraine"]
[982,"national","websearch","https://www.terraformation.com/projects/treetrio",null,null,null,"Reforestation","Treetrio will reforest 50 hectares with 100,000 trees of diverse native species, including silver birch, English oak, quince, spruce, alder, and aspen.","Ukraine",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Ukraine",null,"50.67116237476515, 26.26902240938026",null,null,null,null,"Reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"TreeTrio",null,null,null,"Terraformation"]
[983,"national","websearch","https://www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/09/22/first-in-ukraine-innovative-nursery-for-forest-restoration",null,null,null,"First in Ukraine innovative nursery created in live region to contribute to forest restoration","An innovative nursery for the cultivation of highly productive forest species for the restoration of the forests of the Carpathians and the plains has been opened in Lviv region, the Ministry of Community and Territories Development has reported.\n\nThe press service of the Ministry said on Thursday that the innovative forestry complex for growing seedlings with a closed root system was created in Lviv region. The project was implemented on the basis of state-owned enterprise Lviv Forest Seed Breeding Center.\n\n\"This complex is still the only one of its kind in Ukraine. It is a symbol of fundamental steps forward. Similar projects can already receive funding from the State Fund for Regional Development. Their number should grow. I am grateful to everyone involved in the implementation of the project – builders, the city, state-owned enterprises. I consider this facility a good example for the dissemination of experience in other regions of our country,\" Minister of Communities and Territories Development Oleksiy Chernyshev said during the opening of the new facility.\n\nThe press service said that the nursery will use modern technology to grow seedlings of biotic stable, highly productive forest species for the restoration of the forests of the Carpathians and the plains: white fir, forest beech, common pine, common oak, European larch, Menzies pseudo-larch and others. In the future, it is planned to expand the forest nursery and increase the capacity for growing 15 million pieces of seedlings with a closed root system.","Ukraine",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Ukraine",null,null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry",null,null,null," Ministry of Community and Territories Development "]
[984,"national","websearch","https://open4business.com.ua/en/se-forests-of-ukraine-to-launch-large-scale-reforestation-program/",null,null,null,"Large-scale Reforestation program","he State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” will plant more than 5.5 thousand hectares of new forests in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, said Yuriy Bolokhovets, CEO of the state enterprise. The State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” intends to plant mixed forests that are more resilient and resistant to climate change. For planting, the company has selected petiolate oak, maples, pines, ash, and shrubs. The company will supply more than 800 thousand seedlings with a closed root system to the region.","Ukraine",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Ukraine",null,"46.547572925405895, 30.712555505628117","ongoing",2023,null,null,"Reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forests of Ukraine",null,null,null,"Forests of Ukraine"]
[986,"national","websearch","https://www.naftogaz.com/en/eco-projects",null,null,null,"Greening the Planet","Naftogaz sees reforestation and afforestation as one of the measures to offset that part of its own greenhouse gas emissions that will be difficult or impossible to abate.\n\nOn 30 October 2021, Naftogaz as a national partner of the global initiative Greening of the Planet joined a large-scale tree planting within the framework of the Initiative “Planting trees by one million people in a day”. About 1,000 employees of the company and its subsidiaries joined the event. Jointly with the residents of 20 United Territorial Communities from 5 regions of Ukraine, 460 trees up to 3.5 m high and 890 bushes were planted, and a Naftogaz alley was planted in the M.M. Hryshko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv with 15 exquisite Japanese sakura trees and 35 mountain yews in the framework of the eco-project “Energy of the Earth Restoration”.","Ukraine",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Ukraine",null,null,null,null,2021,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Naftogaz","\n\nLead Partner: Forespir\n\nAddress: 64 RUE RAYMOND IV, 31000 TOULOUSE, France\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: www.forespir.com\n\nTotal budget: EUR 120 820.25\n\nERDF budget: EUR 78 533.16\n\nPARC NATUREL REGIONAL DES PYRENEES ARIEGEOISES\n\n    Name: PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DES PYRENEES ARIEGEOISES\n\n    Address: Pôle D'activités-Ferme d'Icart, 9240 MONTELS, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): www-parc-pyrenees-ariegeoises.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 208 225.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 135 346.41\nOffice National des Forets\n\n    Name: Office National des Forets\n\n    Address: 23 bis Boulevard Bon Repos, 31000 TOULOUSE, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: WWW.ONF.FR\n\n    Total budget: EUR 160 862.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 104 560.63\nCONSERVATOIRE DES ESPACES NATURELS DE L'ARIEGE\n\n    Name: CONSERVATOIRE DES ESPACES NATURELS DE L'ARIEGE\n\n    Address: VIDALLAC, 9240 ALZEN, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.ariegenature.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 68 868.54\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 44 764.55\nPARC NATIONAL DES PYRÉNÉES\n\n    Name: PARC NATIONAL DES PYRÉNÉES\n\n    Address: 2 rue du IV septembre, 65000 TARBES, France\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: www.parc-pyrenees.com\n\n    Total budget: EUR 151 358.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 98 382.70\nFEDERATION DES RESERVES NATURELLES CATALANES\n\n    Name: FEDERATION DES RESERVES NATURELLES CATALANES\n\n    Address: 9 rue du Mahou, 66500 PRADES, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.catalanes.reserves-naturelles.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 67 913.34\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 44 143.67\nPARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL DES PYRENEES CATALANES\n\n    Name: PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL DES PYRENEES CATALANES\n\n    Address: LA BASTIDE, 66360 OLETTE, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): www-parc-pyrenees-catalanes.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 142 599.98\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 92 689.99\nCONSERVATOIRE D'ESPACES NATURELS D'AQUITAINE\n\n    Name: CONSERVATOIRE D'ESPACES NATURELS D'AQUITAINE\n\n    Address: Maison de la Nature et de l'Environnement de Pau, Domaine de Sers, 64000 PAU, France\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website (not verified): www.cen-aquitaine.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 24 682.11\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 16 043.37\nCONSERVATOIRE DES ESPACES NATURELS DE MIDI-PYRENEES\n\n    Name: CONSERVATOIRE DES ESPACES NATURELS DE MIDI-PYRENEES\n\n    Address: 75, voie du Toëc, 31076 TOULOUSE, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.cen-mp.org/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 99 760.40\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 64 844.26\nUNIVERSITE TOULOUSE III- PAUL SABATIER\n\n    Name: UNIVERSITE TOULOUSE III- PAUL SABATIER\n\n    Address: 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 TOULOUSE, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.edb.ups-tlse.fr/ www.ups-tlse3.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 25 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 16 250.00\nSYNDICAT MIXTE CONSERVATOIRE BOTANIQUE PYRENEEN AGRÉÉ CONSERVATOIRE BOTANIQUE NATIONAL DES PYRENEES ET DE MIDI-PYRENEES\n\n    Name: SYNDICAT MIXTE CONSERVATOIRE BOTANIQUE PYRENEEN AGRÉÉ CONSERVATOIRE BOTANIQUE NATIONAL DES PYRENEES ET DE MIDI-PYRENEES\n\n    Address: Vallon de Salut, 65203 Bagnères-de-Bigorre Cedex, France\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://cbnpmp.blogspot.fr/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 32 311.73\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 21 002.62\nCOMU d'ORDINO\n\n    Name: COMU d'ORDINO\n\n    Address: Placeta,1, AD300 ORDINO, Andorra\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.ordino.ad\n\n    Total budget: EUR 23 940.00\nOffice national de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage\n\n    Name: Office national de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage\n\n    Address: 85 bis avenue de Wagram, 75017 PARIS, France\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: www.oncfs.gouv.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 30 090.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 19 558.50\nCENTRE NATIONAL DE LA PROPRIETE FORESTIERE\n\n    Name: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA PROPRIETE FORESTIERE\n\n    Address: 47 rue de Chaillot, 75116 PARIS, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.cnpf.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 70 294.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 45 691.26\nGENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA / Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat\n\n    Name: GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA / Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat\n\n    Address: Av. Josep Tarradellas, 2-6, 8029 Barcelone, Spain\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://territori.gencat.cat/ca/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 268 283.47\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 174 384.26\nFUNDACION HAZI FUNDAZIOA\n\n    Name: FUNDACION HAZI FUNDAZIOA\n\n    Address: BARRIO MUNTSARATZ,17A, 48220 Abadiño, Spain\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): www.hazi.eus\n\n    Total budget: EUR 240 033.86\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 156 022.01\nGESTION AMBIENTAL DE NAVARRA S.A.\n\n    Name: GESTION AMBIENTAL DE NAVARRA S.A.\n\n    Address: PADRE ADOAIN 219 BAJO, 31015 PAMPLONA, Spain\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.ganasa.es\n\n    Total budget: EUR 199 803.28\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 129 872.13\nCONSORCI CENTRE TECNOLOGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA ",null,null,"NaftoGaz"]
[988,"national","websearch","https://www.arbonics.com/",null,null,null,"Afforestation and carbon sequestering","Work together with private Landowners to promote afforestation in return for carbon income","Estonia",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,null,2022,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Arbonics"]
[991,"national","websearch","https://lagazettedemonaco.com/en/news/societe/1-birth-1-tree-13000-plants-since-2008",null,null,null,"1 birth = 1 tree","In collaboration with the Office National des Forêts (ONF), the local council has committed to planting a tree for each birth in the Principality since 2008. 13000 trees have already been planted in 15 years. From Cap d'Ail to the Mercantour\nIf at the beginning of the initiative, part of an international campaign for a thousand trees \"Plant for the Planet\", sponsored by Prince Albert II, the Town Council undertook to reforest the neighbouring communes, the reforestation area has since expanded. Fabrice Manzoni, local development project manager - assistant to the territorial unit manager, explained that ONF agents have continued their efforts in the Mercantour Park: \"This commitment with the Principality has enabled us to reforest the mountains to preserve the forest environment. The first plantations were established in the state forest of Val Daluis for two years. Today, for the third year, we are going to plant at the Pali state forest in the Esteron valley in the commune of Ascros.”\n\nRecovery rate: 80%\nAs agreed, the ONF agents will plant a thousand trees and broadleaf trees, including cedars, Aleppo pines, rowan trees, maples, alders and white oaks in autumn. Or, more precisely, seedlings in cups that come from nurseries. \"It's deliberate to plant small plants in rustic locations so that they can learn to stand on their own two feet.” This is not the case in nurseries where they are watered and fed with fertiliser by human hands. Here, in their natural state, the species best adapted to the environment will flourish. The ONF estimates the recovery rate at 80%. Only 20% of the plants will not survive in the wild, said this forestry specialist.","Monaco",null,2008,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Monaco",null,null,"ongoing",2008,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"government, ONF",null,null,null,"Ministry of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development"]
[45,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_4367/",null,null,null,"Afforestation of bare land in karst areas","The afforestation of bare land is a very important SLM technique, which is mainly applied in the southern part of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also in other parts of the country where bare land is widespread. The southern part of the country,Herzegovina, is ecologically very vulnerable and characterized by the dominance of limestone-dolomite rocks, with shallow and poorly developed soils, water deficiency over vegetation period and poor water regime, which is an additional aggravating factor for successful afforestation. Under such conditions, afforestation is the most widely used SLM measure in the area, which is characterized by karst landscapes. Namely, since 1950, there was a combination of vegetation and technical measures that would increase the chances of success when reforesting Herzegovina's bare land. Bare land is a result of the natural features of the given region, but very often is exacerbated by unsustainable forest management, and frequent fires that have an impact on vegetation cover. This creates preconditions for soil erosion and contamination of drinking water springs. Afforestation of bare land is applied throughout the territory of Herzegovina, but mainly on forestland and public owned areas. The specificity of the natural conditions of the Herzegovinian karst, greatly reduces the range of plant species that could be considered suitable for afforestation. Also, limestone-dolomite soils are usually shallow, dry and xero-termophilic and require irrigation to increase success. However, irrigation is still not being applied on forestland, therefore forest managers use other possible measures that could reduce the water deficit in the first years of plant life, including afforestation\nThe Karst Management Center (under the jurisdiction of the Public Forest Enterprize “Šume Republike Srpske” and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management), is located in Trebinje, and manages the forests and forest land of six municipalities in Herzegovina . Every year, as part of the regular forest/karst management measures, bare land is afforested, using plant species produced in forest nurseries of the Republika Srpska. The most used ones are Pinus nigra, Pinus halepensis and Cupressus sempervirens. The newly established forest nursery in Trebinje, is consisted of ecologically adapted species to Mediterranean conditions, which constitutes a step forward to increase success of afforestation. Plants are produced in containers whose root system is coated with high quality substrate and protected by plastic foil. The basic characteristic of the SLM measure “afforestation on bare land” is the deeper holes that need to be dug in comparison to a “regular” afforestation. The dimensions of the holes are 50x50x50cm. Due to the unfavourable conditions (high level of rockiness, shallow soils, steep slopes, water deficit etc.), it is possible to plant maximum up to 1400 plants per hectare. A low-height stonewall is being built around the hole of the tree at the lower part of the mountain, so it can retain the water from the upper parts, reduce degradation and retain soil moisture.This is particularly important for steeper slopes where it is essential to conserve soil and water for improved growth of trees and other vegetation. After putting the seedlings into the holes, soil is being put around the root system, and polyvinyl foil is being placed in funnel form, to collect rainwater and create a compact compound of the substrate in the touching zone with the soil around the root. The best period for afforestation in Herzegovina is October and November. The technology requires manual work due to level of rockiness and steep slopes, which does not allow any use of machines. Planting seedlings is favorable during autumn due to soil compression after the rainfall of September when the contact between the holes and the substratum is fully established. This is especially important for plant resistance against drought, which lead to physiological weakness. Planting seedlings at the beginning of March is favorable only in cases when no drought occurs immediately after planting. This is possible only in the more continental part of the Karst area. When planting a tree, it is important to bear in mind that wind erosion can occur. Therefore, the substrate should be placed below the surface of the soil in the holes, especially if the planting is carried out immediately after the first rainfall followed by a warm summer period. This is a traditional technique of karst and bare land management, but new species better adapted to the landscape have been recently introduced.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,"42.709364592900606, 18.351459357287062","ongoing",2019,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,373,null,"University of Banja Luka, WOCAT",null,null,null,"University of Banja Luka"]
[622,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_6156/",null,null,null,"Small retention ponds in the forest","Small retention ponds, located in the forest, are ponds or pools with sufficient storage capacity to store the surface runoff to prevent flooding during heavy rainfall events. Ponds contain limited or no water during dry weather, but are designed to retain water during rain events.","Norway",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norway"]
[763,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_1618/",null,null,null,"Multi-specific plantation of semiarid woody species on slopes","Plantation of native woody species using planting holes on slopes","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[764,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_1681/",null,null,null,"Contour-felled log barriers","Contour-felled log erosion barriers is a hillslope stabilization technique.","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[765,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_1584/",null,null,null,"Best PractceAfforestation with Pinus Halepensis after the fire of 1979 (La Molinera)","Post-fire afforestation with Pinus Halepensis to reduce soil erosion and to enhance forest growth.","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[919,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_6347/",null,null,null,"Best Practice Silvopastoral Agroforestry with Cattle","A mixture of silvopastoral agroforestry approaches, including extensive and rotational cattle grazing around trees, provide benefits for biodiversity as well as leaf fodder for cattle, edible fruits and nuts, and wood fuel.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Agroforestry or Paludiculture","To promote tree or plant regeneration",null,null,null,"UK"]
[1021,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_7125/",null,null,null,"Best Practice:\nReforestation of degraded agricultural land.","Degraded or abandoned agricultural land is under restoration in an area with a mediterranean climate, and a high risk ofdesertifi cation. Plantations are based on indigenous forest species, mainly holm oak and cork oak, to ensure a sustainable matureforest in the future.\nIn Spanish, the \"Program for Reforestation of Degraded Agricultural Lands\" refers to the concept of \"reforestación,\" which is typically translatedinto English as \"aff orestation.\" This can sometimes lead to translation issues. To ensure the term remains as close as possible to the originalprogram's intent, the English term \"reforestation\" has been chosen.\nDegraded or abandoned agricultural land is under restoration in rural areas in the West and South of the Iberian Peninsula. Here, there is a highrisk and incidence of desertifi cation. Reforestation – meaning restoring the original trees of the area - is a nature-based solution thatcontributes to the rehabilitation of degraded areas. The main objective is to reclaim land, mainly in rural environments, and to give it a secondlife capable of providing ecosystem and forest services.\nReforestation contributes to soil recovery, the increase of biodiversity associated with forest ecosystems, carbon sequestration and storage, theimprovement of the landscape and the regulation of the hydrological cycle. Furthermore, in the arid areas of the West and South of the IberianPeninsula, it provides a brake on the advance of desertifi cation.\nIn order to carry out the reforestation, a technical reforestation project must be planned that includes species adapted to the environmentwhich can accelerate the process of transforming the reforested area from a degraded area to a climax forest. Thus, plantations are based onindigenous forest species, mainly holm oak (Quercus ilex) and cork oak (Quercus suber), to ensure a sustainable mature forest in the future. Theforest species, the planting framework, the soil preparation work, the design of the plantation, the planting season, the forest nursery fromwhich the plants will be brought, and whether or not irrigation is required for planting are selected. It is necessary to design the maintenancework during the years after planting to ensure the long-term success of the reforestation.\nIt is important to have an adequate long-term reforestation plan that includes proper planting and maintenance in the subsequent years. Thisrequires a suffi cient budget to cope with the work, which includes forestry personnel and specialised machinery. In addition, the forestreproductive material used must come from nurseries where the origin of the plants is known and certifi ed.\nThe advantages for land managers are many, mainly related to landscape and ecosystem restoration and erosion control. It can also providelandowners with added value in terms of an income based on livestock or forestry management, or in terms of carbon credits. As for the morenegative aspects, it is a technology that requires economic investment and perseverance over the years, as it cannot be implemented quickly.Thus, most of the objectives are only fully achieved after several decades of eff ort and dedication.\nLOCATION\nLocation:\nCabeza del Buey and Llera (Badajoz, Spain), Extremadura,Spain\nNo. of Technology sites analysed:\n2-10 sites\nGeo-reference of selected sites\n-5.25805, 38.67755\n-6.05425, 38.45547\n-6.05975, 38.41753\nSpread of the Technology:\nevenly spread over an area (approx. 1-10km2)\nIn a permanently protected area?:\nNo\nDate of implementation:\n1996; 10-50 years ago\nType of introduction\nMeasurement of trees in Quercus ilex and Quercus suber reforestation with in situ techniques toobtain biodiversity and carbon values. (Federico Julián)\nSoil sampling with in situ techniques to obtain biodiversity and carbon values at diff erent depths.(Moritz Laub)\nCLASSIFICATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY\nMain purpose\nLand use\nLand use mixed within the same land unit: Yes - Agro-silvopastoralism\nForest/ woodlands\nTree plantation, aff orestation. Varieties: Mixed varieties\nTree types (evergreen): n.a.\nProducts and services: Fuelwood, Fruits and nuts, Nature conservation/ protection\nWater supply\nReforestation with holm oak and cork oak on degraded agricultural land in Extremadura, Spain. (Moritz Laub)\nthrough land users' innovation\nas part of a traditional system (> 50 years)\nduring experiments/ research\nthrough projects/ external interventions ✓\nEuropean subsidies","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",1996,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Erosion/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Agriculture","Soil preparation/Enrichment planting or sowing/Agroforestry or Paludiculture","To promote tree or plant regeneration"]
[1025,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/unccd/view/unccd_163/",null,null,null,"Best Practice: Joint Forestry Management (JFM) [Germany]","Short description of the best practice\n\nJoint Forest Management (JFM) is a participatory approach for the management of forest resources. In GBAO it has been tested and implemented on the forest land belonging to the State Forest Agency (Leskhoz). Through the conclusion of lease contracts (20 years) between the Forestry Agency and local forest tenants the user rights and duties for a specified forest plot are clearly defined and recorded in management plans and annual plans. The Forest Agency receives shares from the harvested products, which is used as a basis for the establishment of a financially sustainable State Forestry Agency. Along with the implementation of JFM, a strong focus is laid on capacity development on all involved levels, from the local forest tenants and the district foresters to the staff of the State Forest Agency. Additionally, the reform of the national forest legislation is supported.|\nLocation\n\nGorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), Tadschikistan|\nIf the location has well defined boundaries, specify its extension in hectares:\n\n6400000.0\nEstimated population living in the location:\n\n210000.0\nBrief description of the natural environment within the specified location.\n\nGBAO is nested within the Pamir mountains, reaching up to 7500m. While the eastern part of GBAO is dominated by a high plateau (4000m), the Western Pamirs are composed of deeply carved valleys, concentrating populated areas on narrow strips of land along the rivers. Due to these topographical features the region is not easily accessible.|\nThe soils in the alluvial valleys of the Pamirs are composed of a very thin humus layer. The soil layers are generally not deep, with a high occurrence of stones and sand. |\nThe prevailing semiarid to arid climate is dominated by the presence of different mountain ranges (see topography). The annual rainfall lies below 200mm for the entire region. The winters are cold, with temperatures falling to -40 degrees in the Eastern Pamirs, and the summers are warm, with temperatures above 30 degrees.|\nPrevailing socio-economic conditions of those living in the location and/or nearby\n\nDue to a lack of productive income opportunities within GBAO, the main income source are remittances, which are sent to their families by migrant workers in Russia. Besides this, small family farms are maintained for subsistance and small-scale sales of agricultural products. |\nIn GBAO land tenure is dominated by smallholders, and land use rights are still in transformation and insecure since the breakdown of the Soviet Union.|\nThe average income per year in Tajikistan is EUR 460. Within Tajikistan, GBAO is the economically poorest province.|\nOn the basis of which criteria and/or indicator(s) (not related to The Strategy) the proposed practice and corresponding technology has been considered as 'best'?\n\nDifferent schemes have been tested and adapted during several years, before focusing on the actually implemented JFM approach. As a first criterion, this management scheme adapts very well to the prevailing challenges in forest resource management in GBAO. Secondly, it opens up opportunities for improving the situation related to forestry and forest resource use simultaneously on an ecological, economical and social level. And thirdly, there is a high interest from other communities and provinces in adopting the JFM scheme.|\nSection 2. Problems addressed (direct and indirect causes) and objectives of the best practice\nMain problems addressed by the best practice\n\nInapropriate management of the State forests due to a lack of financial and human resources.|Energy crisis after the breakdown of the SU. During the Soviet era coal and other fuel materials were provided for a very low price. |Degradation of natural resources and decreased resilience against natural desasters in GBAO.|Lack of income for the local livelihoods and dependence of the local economy on imports of forestry products.\nOutline specific land degradation problems addressed by the best practice\n\nUncontrolled cuttings of  and livestock influence on glacier head and floodplain forests lead to: river bank erosion, increased sand storms and dune formation, disbalance of waterflow due to decreased buffer capacity, loss of biodiversity, soil degradation.|\nSpecify the objectives of the best practice\n\nReform of the forestry management system: Establishment of a transparent, participatory forestry management system, adapted to current socio-economic framework conditions, which strengthens the State Forestry Agency and gives ownership and motivation to local forest tenants.|Firewood supply and energy-efficient technologies: Legal and sustainable supply of firewood and introduction of adapted energy-efficient technologies for the local population.|Forest rehabilitation: Rehabilitation of natural resources and respectively increased resilience against potential shocks emanating from global climate change.|Economic development: Impulses to local economic growth.\nSection 3. Activities\nBrief description of main activities, by objective\n\nReform of the forestry management system:\n1. Testing and implementation of Joint Forestry Management schemes including contract, management plan and annual plans for individual tenant plots\n2. Support of the reform of the province State Forestry Agency towards a financially sustainable and transparent extension and control institution\n3. Support of the reform of the national forestry legislation.|\nFirewood supply and energy-efficient technologies:\n1. Capacity development of the local population on forestry techniques and sustainable management of forests\n2. Capacity development of Forest Agency staff on new rights and duties in the framework of Joint Forestry Management\n3. Market-conform dissemination of energy-efficient technologies (heating and cooking stoves, thermal insulation and solar water heaters).\nEconomic development: 1. Support of a transparent market on timber and non-timber forest products\n2. Support of the establishment of sales points for forest products\n3. Support of processing activities for local value adding\nForest rehabilitation:\n1. Protection, sustainable use and development of remaining forests through Joint Forestry Management and capacity development of the State Forestry Agency\n2. Reforestation of degraded forest plots within the framework of Joint Forestry Management\n3. Afforestation of new forest plots in the floodplains of GBAO within the framework of Joint Forestry Management\nSection 4. Institutions/actors involved (collaboration, participation, role of stakeholders)\nWas the technology developed in partnership?\n\nYes\nList the partners:\n\nState Forestry Agency of GBAO (Tajikistan)\nDeutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH\nGerman Development Service (DED)\nCenter of International Migration (CIM)\nSpecify the framework within which the technology was promoted\n\n    Local initiative\n    National initiative – government-led\n    International initiative\n\nWas the participation of local stakeholders, including CSOs, fostered in the development of the technology?\n\nYes\nList local stakeholders involved:\n\nVillage Organizations (VO) in several villages in GBAO\nMicro-loan Organization (MLO) Madina\nState Forestry Agency\nState Land Use Committee\nFor the stakeholders listed above, specify their role in the design, introduction, use and maintenance of the technology, if any.\n\nVillage Organizations are entry point for identifying willing tenants for the local management of forest resources. The MLO Madina is the key actor for the dissemination of energy-efficient technologies in GBAO, as they provide local people with micro-loans to afford the innovative technologies. The main partners for the introduction of JFM on province level are the State Forestry Agency and the State Land Use Committee.\nWas the population living in the location and/or nearby involved in the development of the technology?\n\nYes\nBy means of what?\n\n    Consultation\n    Participatory approaches\n\nAnalysis\nSection 5. Contribution to impact\nDescribe on-site impacts (the major two impacts by category)\n\nResilience of participating communities increased\nBiodiversity in the JFM area has increased\nArea covered by forest tree species increased\nExpenses of tenants for firewood reduced, which frees financial means for other activities\nForest rehabilitated and biomass increased on JFM plots through livestock exclusion and sustainable cuttings\nState Forestry Agency has accepted business plan for a reform towards financial sustainability and transparency\nDescribe the major two off-site (i.e. not occurring in the location but in the surrounding areas) impacts\n\nhuge interest of other communities to join JFM\nInterest of the National Forestry Agency in adopting lessons learnt from GBAO for the national forestry reform\nImpact on biodiversity and climate change\nExplain the reasons:\n\nThe forests in GBAO are comparatively very small and cannot contribute to large-scale effects on the global climate.\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\n\nNo\nSection 6. Adoption and replicability\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\n\nYes\nWhere?\n\nRoshtkala and Ishkashim districts of GBAO\nWere incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?\nWere incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?\n\nYes\nCan you identify the three main conditions that led to the success of the presented best practice/technology?\n\nThe high pressure of the problems lead to motivation of the State Forestry Agency and the local population to participate in changing the prevailing forestry management system. -> (b)\nThree years of bottom-up testing of approaches and proceedures for JFM. -> (b)\nIntensive coaching of the implementation process by GTZ. -> (b)\nReplicability\nIn your opinion, the best practice/technology you have proposed can be replicated, although with some level of adaptation, elsewhere?\n\nYes\nAt which level?\n\n    Local\n    Sub-national\n    National\n    Subregional\n    Regional\n\nSection 7. Lessons learned\nRelated to human resources\n\n1. Introduction of JFM is labour intensive and requires a motivated team of field extension workers (mobilizers)\n2. Capacity development of forestry staff and local tenants must be a priority\n3. The forest tenants must be carefully chosen and must be willing (and have the capacity) to work on their forest plot\nRelated to financial aspects\n\n1. The facilitation of market access for the sale of forest products is essential\n2. Establishing transparent and non-currupt structures for the financial management of the leased forest must be a priority in order to maintain trust in the JFM system from the side of forest tenants and the State Forest Agency\n3. As the financial benefits of JFM can only be felt after several years, it is crucial to maintain the motivation of the tenants as well as the Forestry Agency\nRelated to technical aspects\n\n1. Technical investments and infrastructures require a sustainable system for their long-term maintenance and management (e.g. creation of associations)\n2. The dissemination of energy-efficient heating and cooking stoves and technologies for local households should only be facilitated via market mechanisms\n3. On some forest plots lacking water access start-up investments in irrigation technologies can be necessary\n\n\nPrevailing land use in the specified location\n\n    Grazing land\n    Woodland\n    Uproductive land\n\nContribution to Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) measures\n\n    Prevention\n    Adaptation\n    Rehabilitation\n\nContribution to the strategic objectives\n\n    To improve the living conditions of affected populations\n    To improve the conditions of affected ecosystems\n\nLinkages with the other best practice themes\n\n    Capacity-building and awareness-raising\n    Policy, legislative and institutional framework\n    Participation, collaboration and networking\n","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6400000]
[1026,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/unccd/view/unccd_254/",null,null,null,"Best Practice: Agro-Forestry Practices [Moldova, Republic of]","Practices:\nThe status of existing forests as well as other forest vegetation in the pilot area was assessed, including water bodies’ protective buffer strips, forest protective belts against erosion, windbreaks, shelterbelts, and others. Based on this data the shrub and tree planting program was prepared and developed. The main components of the program are as follows:\n(i) Planting of forest belts for the protection of water bodies;\n(ii) Tree planting on degraded land;\n(iii) Ecological reconstruction of forests;\n(iv) Agro-forestry practices.\nSilvo-pastoral activities include planting of shrub and trees inside and on the perimeter of the pasture as green hedge in the scope to restrict cattle access to the water, thus reducing the impact of grazing on existing pastures.\nForest species were alternated with fruit tree when planting the new as well as rehabilitation of the existing soil and field shelterbelts. That increased the interest of land owners in project activities due to the economic importance of fruit trees which could be also attractive for the birds that are considered as an efficient preys against the pests.  As a result the following outputs were achieved: 132 hectares of shelterbelts for water protection; 112 hectares of improved anti-erosion forest belts; 50 hectares of improved pasture, 484 hectares of the existing forests rehabilitated and properly managed, a public awareness and education campaign on  environmental and ecological value of the forest developed and organised.|\nLocation\n\nThe eight communes which form the pilot area, namely Pascani, Lapusna, Sofia, Negrea, Carpineni, Minjir, Voinescu, and Tochile Raducani  Hincesti district, Republic of Moldova|\nIf the location has well defined boundaries, specify its extension in hectares:\n\n46603.0\nEstimated population living in the location:\n\n43238.0\nBrief description of the natural environment within the specified location.\n\nThe territory belongs to the Central Moldova Height and the Plain of Upper Prut. The landscape is hilly, very fragmented with a dense network of valleys, hollows and plains. Almost 80% of the land is situated on slope. The predominant length of the hillsides in Lapusna pilot area is 800-1000 m, often longer. The plane areas do not exceed 20% of the total of which the alluvial plains of Lapusna river and its tributaries as well as the many hollows take the biggest part. |\nChernozems (black soils) prevail in the soil composition (70% of the area) divided into several subtypes: argilo-illuvial, cambic, typical, carbonate and vertice. These soils are perfectly suited for agriculture. They are friable, permeable, have good water and air saturation and are easy to till. Chernozems are rich in organic matter (3-6% of humus). Alluvial soils are spread in the floodplain of the Lapusna river and its tributaries. The groundwater table is close to surface in these areas.|\nClimate is moderately continental: the summers are warm and long, with temperatures averaging about 20°C, and the winters are relatively mild and dry, with January temperatures averaging -4°C. Annual rainfall, which ranges from around 500 millimeters; long dry spells are not unusual. The heaviest rainfall occurs in summer; heavy showers and thunderstorms are common.|\nPrevailing socio-economic conditions of those living in the location and/or nearby\n\nThe principal activity of local farmers is crop farming; main arable crops are maize and wheat. The cultivation of grapes and fruits is another traditional element of agriculture in this area. Vineyards and orchards take a significant share in crops’ structure. Income is derived from sale of agricultural produce, including milk and eggs, from wetland products, such as fishing and hunting, but also from seasonal work at the small workshops in the surrounding communities.|\nIn accordance with the State Land Cadastre, the land ownership pattern in the Lapusna pilot area is as follows: from the total area destined for agricultural purposes, 29.1% was allocated to individual farmers as land shares, 10.5% was previously distributed to those villagers who did not have enough land in the household yards and 1.2 % was additionally allocated to private farmers from the reserve funds of the public authorities. |\nIncome depends much on weather conditions and agricultural policies.  Estimated average income per person is 45 US dollars per month for the last three years (no including this year).     \nOn the basis of which criteria and/or indicator(s) (not related to The Strategy) the proposed practice and corresponding technology has been considered as 'best'?\n\n- Forest vegetation planted on the bank of Lapusna River diminishes the impact of run off as well as hinders the direct access of livestock to the water flow. The community effectively contribute to planting primarily with labor and no-specialized equipment and machinery. Broad involvement of young people in planting activities raises their knowledge on environmental issues.\n- Local forestry service in close cooperation with mayoralties, schools, NGOs are involved in dissemination of information on project interventions what contribute to public education and involvement in planting and maintaining in good conditions of new plantations as well as existing forest in the commune/village.\n- Forest service contributes with the available forest monitoring network to the project data base. |\nSection 2. Problems addressed (direct and indirect causes) and objectives of the best practice\nMain problems addressed by the best practice\n\n- Environmentally unsustainable crop and soil management practices;\n|- Over-exploitation and illegal cutting of forests, leading to the destruction of forest belts and buffer strips; - Point and non-point sources of nutrient pollution, - Over-grazing.\nOutline specific land degradation problems addressed by the best practice\n\n(i) Reduction of nutrient discharge into water bodies. Forest vegetation will reduce the impact of run off in terms of nutrient transportation as well as soil fixation, in particular of the fertile top layer. Limitation of livestock access to water bodies through planting of shrub and trees on the banks would be another positive environmental impact.  \n(ii)  Prevention of soil erosion. Shelter belts, windbreaks and other forest vegetation planted on the cultivated land would significantly contribute to the reducing of soil degradation in particular on sloped land.      \n(iii) Improvement of soil structure and soil fertility. Anti-erosion activities combined with nutrient management, conservation tillage and crop rotation will increasingly improve the fertility and physical properties of the soil that would result in long-term beneficial impact on the soil quality and consequently on the agricultural production.  |\nSpecify the objectives of the best practice\n\nDevelopment and implementation of the shrub and tree planting program in order to establish a forest network capable of reducing soil erosion process and mitigation of nutrient pollution on agricultural land.\nSection 3. Activities\nBrief description of main activities, by objective\n\nEcological reconstruction included special silvo-cultural techniques for regeneration of degraded commune forest as well as existing forest protective belts.  \nThe procurement and transportation of the necessary samplings and other generative material were performed according to national tendering procedures.\nMayoralties provided labor and other assistance as available.\nMaintenance of the plantations is ensured by the State Forestry Service “Moldsilva”.\nAgro-forestry consisted in planting of tree rows on cultivated lands, primarily of windbreaks and anti-erosion protective belts as well as creation of new parks.  |\nSection 4. Institutions/actors involved (collaboration, participation, role of stakeholders)\nWas the technology developed in partnership?\n\nYes\nList the partners:\n\nRISP, State Forestry Service “Moldsilva, the Mayoralties”|\nSpecify the framework within which the technology was promoted\n\n    Programme/project-based initiative\n    Programme/project-based initiative\n\nSpecify:\n\n\nWas the participation of local stakeholders, including CSOs, fostered in the development of the technology?\n\nYes\nList local stakeholders involved:\n\nLocal authorities, local population |\nFor the stakeholders listed above, specify their role in the design, introduction, use and maintenance of the technology, if any.\n\nShrub and tree planting was done by the State Forestry Service “Moldsilva” as the only agency which has the necessary technical facilities. It contributed with equipment, samples, and other reproductive material as well as technical assistance. The communes mainly contributed with labor. The Mayors were responsible for the organization of planting on commune land.|\nWas the population living in the location and/or nearby involved in the development of the technology?\n\nYes\nBy means of what?\n\n    Consultation\n    Other (please specify)\n\nSpecify:\n\n- Some participated in discussing the areas and possible impacts\n- Plantation of forest trees.\nAnalysis\nSection 5. Contribution to impact\nDescribe on-site impacts (the major two impacts by category)\n\nThe economic levels stayed practically unchanged, while social cohesion and culture has somewhat improved from exposure to new things, common work, participation in training events. The expected social impact of forests planted within the APCP are significant, especially in the long run. |\nPeople learn to live with the new landscape and with the new problems associated with it (need to guard their crops from greater numbers of wild life, etc.)  |\nExpected changes include change in increased jobs for people, increases in agricultural productivity, and changes in farming systems (e.g., through introduction of agro forestry technologies).  |\n• While the variety of both flora and fauna species has increased, the main environmental indicators are largely the same.  \n• The expected environmental impact of forests planted are significant, especially in the long run. Expected changes include change in existing land use management, change in landscape, changes in erosion rates, etc. These in their turn are expected to lead to social and economic impacts on people.|\nThe shrub and tree planting program contributes to filling gaps in the resource and income flows from other resources, and providing complementary inputs often critical to the continued functioning of agricultural and household systems, particularly for the poor.|\nDescribe the major two off-site (i.e. not occurring in the location but in the surrounding areas) impacts\n\nNo such impact was registered\nImpact on biodiversity and climate change\nExplain the reasons:\n\nIncreasing levels of carbon dioxide should increase forest growth. However, drought may limit these effects and some species may in the near term be more vulnerable to fire, insects and diseases. The rate of change, as well as the number and severity of extreme events, will affect both the magnitude of impacts.\nNewly created forest plantations as well as ecologically rehabilitated forests will enhance the diversity of flora and fauna species in the region. Shelterbelts and other shrub and tree vegetation will improve the connection between other natural habitats and will facilitate the migration, thus providing better feeding and other living conditions for wild animals and birds.  \nThe biologic diversity in the area has definitely improved, but no research data are available yet.  The conclusion about improved diversity is based on local people's observations.  The zone has attracted wild migratory and nonmigratory birds, small animals and insects.  All this is contributing to preservation of endangered species.|\nForests are the major carbon pools, and it is a potential major contributors to the mitigation of climate warming through their carbon sequestering capacity. Newly created forest plantations as well as ecologically rehabilitated forests would have a positively impact on climate change mitigation.\nLocal people have become more aware of their own role in planning for a preparing for extreme weather events.  They realize that they should adapt to nature and plan their interventions carefully. |\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\n\nNo\nSection 6. Adoption and replicability\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\n\nYes\nWhere?\n\nThe shrub and tree planting program was a catalyst for extension of the tree planting practices on the degraded lands, as well as forest regeneration. The area planted with with trees of degraded lands by State Agency Moldsilva in other localities of the country is 721 ha.|\nCan you identify the three main conditions that led to the success of the presented best practice/technology?\n\n1.  Clear explanation of the benefits\n2.  Low productivity in the zone and expectation of its improvement upon change\n3.  Business opportunities related to tourism, etc. |\nReplicability\nIn your opinion, the best practice/technology you have proposed can be replicated, although with some level of adaptation, elsewhere?\n\nYes\nSection 7. Lessons learned\nRelated to human resources\n\nPeople should be consulted not only regarding expected benefits but also in respect to expected problems, such as damage to crops by wild boars, protection regime and less access to the zone for a certain period, degradation of some closely situated agricultural zones through flooding of the wetland. Otherwise the project is compromised to a certain extent. |\nRelated to financial aspects\n\nRural people do not realize the benefits to health through better environment, or through better landscape as financial benefits and opportunities.  These should be explained and  emphasized with figures.|\nRelated to technical aspects\n\nMost rural people are conservative when called upon to change technology or crop.  These should be explained and  emphasized with figures.","Moldova","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2010]
[921,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/fingle-woods/",null,null,null,"Fingle Woods: Ancient woodland restoration ","The Trust has teamed up with the National Trust to restore Fingle Woods. We haven't attempted bringing a wood of this size back to life before and is an adventure for all of us.\n\nWoodland restoration on this scale is likely to be a lifetime’s work. Over the last century, foresters have planted conifers to meet the demand for timber, leaving the wildlife-friendly oak woods to dwindle. Many of these coniferous giants have become a towering timber crop while others have been left to create a dense cloak of shade over the landscape.\n\nNow it’s our job, along with the National Trust, to reverse this trend and bring back the semi-natural woodland habitat more appropriate to this Devon valley.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,"50.6924342,-3.753098",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust, Woodland Management Programm"]
[924,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/scotland/croft-woodlands/",null,null,null,"Croft Woodlands","Woodland can be integrated into productive in-bye land to support agricultural and horticultural productivity, as well as a range of croft diversification enterprises. On the hill there is the potential to work at a landscape scale with common grazings schemes or individual apportionments. Existing woodland can be brought into management to deliver long term benefits.\nTrees can:\n•Provide essential shelter, improving livestock and crop performance.•Offer a sustainable source of firewood.•Protect soils from wind and water erosion and improve water quality.•Help reduce animal health issues, such as hypothermia and liver fluke.•Create natural insulation around houses, polytunnels and outbuildings.\n•\nAttract pollinators to improvecropping.•Enhance the environment forpeople and wildlife.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,"Ongoing",2015,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[925,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/northern-ireland/faughan-valley/",null,null,null,"Faughan Valley: from fragments to thriving forests","As Northern Ireland has only 0.04% ancient woodland cover and one of the key ancient woodland sites is in the Faughan Valley, protecting and restoring this area is of crucial importance. \n\nWe need to protect the ancient woodland found here in order to preserve such a rare habitat. We can do this by removing invasive species such as rhododendron and by buffering these species with native trees in between them. By planting around pockets of ancient woodland we create essential corridors to support wildlife such as the pine marten. ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[927,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/england/restoring-devons-wooded-landscape/",null,null,null,"Restoring Devon's wooded landscape","Devon is a special place with so much to offer. Deep wooded gorges with rushing rivers cut through its hinterland, providing refuges to rare mosses and lichens and forming remnants of incredibly rare temperate rainforests. \nWhat makes Devon special?\nDevon has a rich tapestry of natural landscapes and is home to two national parks with historic moors, rocky outcrops, carbon-capturing peatland and a patchwork of small fields divided by hedgebanks.\n\nIt also holds some of the last remaining fragments of England’s ancient temperate rainforests. Just like the Amazon rainforest, they are a unique and important habitat for wildlife. ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[928,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/scotland/saving-scotlands-rainforest/",null,null,null,"Saving Scotland's rainforest","Scotland's rainforest is under threat\n\nOnly 30,000 hectares of rainforest habitat remains in Scotland, mostly in small, isolated woodlands. Most are smaller than 25 hectares – and not large enough to be self-sustaining.\n\nAlmost all show little or no regeneration due to high levels of grazing; half the area is infested with the invasive, non-native species Rhododendron ponticum; and one fifth have been planted with exotic conifer plantations. They also face threats from:\n\n    diseases like ash dieback\n    nitrogen pollution\n    infrastructure development\n    climate change.\n\nThe result is the remnant oak, birch, ash, native pine and hazel woodlands that cling on in Scotland are small, fragmented and isolated from each other. They offer small reservoirs for wildlife and are less resilient to change.\n\nIf we don’t start taking serious and urgent action to support Scotland’s rainforest, we face the risk of losing this globally-important habitat completely.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[929,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/we-plant-trees/the-northern-forest/",null,null,null,"The Northern Forest","The North of England has significantly less woodland cover than the rest of the country, but not for much longer. With our partners we are planting 50 million trees and transforming the landscape of northern England.\n\nWe're working with The Mersey Forest, City of Trees, White Rose Forest, Humber Forest and the Community Forest Trust to create a new Northern Forest. This will increase woodland cover while bringing endless benefits and opportunities to the people of the North. \n\nThe Northern Forest is already in progress, but once complete it will: \n\n    help tackle climate change and encourage nature-rich landscapes\n    reduce the risk of flooding\n    create thousands of new jobs\n    cool and clean air in towns and cities\n    improve health and wellbeing ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[930,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/england/eastern-claylands/",null,null,null,"Eastern Claylands: creating a resilient landscape","The Eastern Claylands of Essex and Suffolk is an area of beauty and is known for its inspirational scenery. It is a largely agricultural region renowned for its pretty villages, stunning countryside, and historic market towns, and was the inspiration for John Constable's famous paintings. Many of the ancient landscape features, including hedgerows, woodland, individual trees, and beautiful river valleys, that were recorded in Constable's work, still remain. \nWhat makes the Eastern Claylands special?\n\nA third of this is semi-natural ancient woodland or plantations on ancient woodland sites. More than half of the tree canopy is made of trees outside woods (TOWs), mainly in hedgerows and fields, but also in wood pasture and orchards. These trees, which act as refuge for wildlife, contributing to landscape connectivity and enhancing biodiversity, face many threats including disease, urban expansion, and changes in land use. Trees outside woods once formed an important part of the culture and local character of the area. \n\nThe area supports many fine examples of ancient and veteran trees, particularly oak, and has one of the highest concentrations of medieval wood pasture and parkland in England. It is this combination of features that makes the landscape special and essential for biodiversity, local communities, and tourists. \nDid you know?\n\nBetween 1850 and the present day, only 51% of TOWs still exist, and there has been a loss of boundary trees (54%) and scattered trees (84%). \nWhy do we need to take action?\n\nThis important landscape is under threat. \n\nChanges in land use for agriculture and development, coupled with the impact of pests and diseases, such as ash dieback, have resulted in a significant decline in trees, especially trees outside woods.\n\nThe loss of these historic trees is concerning as they represent the loss of the particularly valuable veteran trees that they would have become had they survived. \n\nTrees and woods are integral to a resilient landscape and are essential for people, wildlife, and the environment. Their loss can have far-reaching impacts.\n\nPlanting more trees will help to: \n\n    improve air and water quality, and reduce global warming\n    provide habitats for many species of wildlife, attract pollinators, and improve biodiversity\n    shelter livestock and crops\n    improve drainage and soil stability, reducing flooding and soil erosion\n    alleviate stress by boosting health and wellbeing.\n","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[931,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/wales/dyfi-to-dwyryd/",null,null,null,"Connecting and protecting Welsh woods and trees","We aim to help others expand and restore woodland habitat in Wales, from the mountain ranges to the sea estuaries, and improve biodiversity, all while supporting the wider community. \n\nWith the support of Players of People’s Postcode Lottery, the Dyfi to Dwyryd Treescape project looks to expand and connect more trees and wooded habitats. The project focuses on an area enveloped by the two main artery rivers – the Dyfi to the south and the Dwyryd to the north. \n\nThe Dyfi to Dwyryd landscape includes a thriving mosaic of diverse habitats, with a core of precious Celtic rainforest. Fragments of ancient woodland cling to gullies and river valleys that drip with ferns and lichens.\n\nSmall towns and villages are dotted throughout this area, with the mountainous peaks of Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) drawing visitors from far and wide. We want to work with the local people to embrace natural processes, nature-friendly habitat management and sustainability.\nOne of the least-wooded countries in Europe\n\nWoodlands make up just 14% of the Welsh landscape and less than half of these are native.\nWhy is the project important?\n\nMuch of Wales was once a thriving temperate rainforest or rich wooded habitat. In recent years, we've seen catastrophic nature loss, with our trees and their benefits declining due to:\n\n    pests and diseases, such as ash dieback\n    habitat fragmentation \n    climate change\n    changes in land use for agriculture and development.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[354,"national","workshop GER","https://www.pyrophob.de/",null,null,null,"PYROPHOB","Eight collaborative partners from various disciplines are working together on PYROPHOB to research how forests can protect themselves against fires and global warming: the Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development, the Brandenburg Natural Landscapes Foundation, the University of Potsdam, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, the State Competence Center for Forestry Eberswalde, the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute and the Natural Forest Academy. PYROPHOB will be funded for five years as part of the Forest Climate Fund.\n\nResearch is being carried out on several forest areas in Brandenburg that have burned in recent years. They become, so to speak, an open-air laboratory that allows to follow the development of a forest ecosystem in its entirety. This development takes place on the research plots under different conditions. On some plots, the burned trees have been removed, the soil plowed and young trees planted; on others, tree seeds have been scattered. Still others are left to regenerate on their own, unaffected by human intervention.\n\nThe realization that conifer monocultures are too fragile to be a sustainable model for forestry has already taken hold. Comparative observation of the forest plots at PYROPHOB can now shed light on how mixed hardwood forests can be created as quickly as possible that develop a distinctive microclimate, store a lot of moisture - and are thus climate-resistant and \"pyrophobic\".","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Treuenbrietzen, Jüterbog ",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) within the framework of the Forest Climate Fund (Waldklimafond) coordinated  by the Agency of Renewable Resources (Fachagentur für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe - FNR)","47 + 18",65,null,null,null,null,null,"Die Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (HNEE), FNR"]
[355,"national","workshop GER","https://www.geographie.uni-jena.de/integsaat",null,null,null,"IntegSaat -Integration of deadwood in direct seeding procedures of silver fir (Abies alba) and pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) for the establishment of stable, climate-tolerant mixed forest ecosystems in the municipal forest Hildburghausen","The climate change currently taking place is leading to increased weather extremes and disturbances in all areas of life, including disturbances in the forest ecosystem. These considerably restrict ecosystem services such as carbon storage and the regulation of the water balance as important components of the soil functions of forests. Forest damage has been above average in recent years, especially in the state of Thuringia, clearly demonstrating the weaknesses of current forest systems with monocultures and single-layered forests.\n\nIn order to stabilize or further develop the functionality of the forests, the introduction of adapted tree species with high potential to develop the soils with appropriate regeneration methods is a fundamental necessity.\n\nThe motivation of our project in the municipal forest of Hildburghausen in southern Thuringia lies ...\n-in the sustainable conversion of ecosystems susceptible to disturbance and lacking in nature into multi-layered, climate-tolerant forests with different tree species\n- in the long-term safeguarding of the habitat and production function of the forests\nHildburghausen has a total area of 2204 ha of municipal forest, of which an area of 135 ha has been sown in the past 10 years using silver fir direct seeding in cooperation with the forestry company Robert Schmidt (Sohra/Saxony) (see illustration). Technically, this is currently implemented by means of disc clearing equipment and horse & horse driver as traction means ( Bildjpg, 413 kb). Advantages of this procedure are\n-minimal intervention in the topsoil\n -very flexible reaction to existing advance regeneration of other tree species (bypass)\n  -technologically mature and proven\n\nHowever, there are also disadvantages of direct seeding by horse and horse-drawn driver:\n-only small-scale application, due to the small number of draft horses and horse drivers with the necessary knowledge (no scalability to larger areas possible)\n-Limited when there is a higher proportion of lying deadwood (deadwood as an obstacle / work protection).\n\nDeadwood is currently deposited on working lanes to protect from soil compaction by large & heavy forestry machines. Thus, deadwood as a structural element and valuable nutrients of deadwood are lost on the seeded areas.","Germany",null,2021,2025,{"$f":"(M623-L623)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Hildburghausen",null,null,2021,2025,null,"direct seeding of silver fir and oak, seeds supplemented by southeastern origins (Romania and Slovakia)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) within the framework of the Forest Climate Fund (Waldklimafond) coordinated  by the Agency of Renewable Resources (Fachagentur für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe - FNR)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"FNR, Friedrich Schiller University Jena"]
[706,"national","workshops and websearch","http://www.sumapeva.rs/",null,null,null,"Drveće za grad","Šuma peva is a social service whose mission is to initiate, stimulate, create, organize and realize actions that contribute to the creation of better conditions for people's lives in the field of ecology and environmental protection. The main goal is afforestation and encouraging actions for afforestation.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Šumadija"]
[707,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.vojvodinasume.rs/en/",null,null,null,null,"Cultivation, protection, management of protected natural resources, maintenance and restoration of forests, production of forest seeds and planting material and raising of new forests and forest plantations.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina"]
[709,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.vojvodinasume.rs/",null,null,null,"Ko pošumljava Vojvodinu!",null,"Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities"]
[719,"national","workshops and websearch","https://zelenilosombor.co.rs/",null,null,null,"Rehabilitation project of devastated land near the former \"Proteinka\" pound","\"The land rehabilitation project in Proteinka was the most ecologically problematic location on the territory of our city. By rehabilitating the land and planting 1500 seedlings, we permanently solve this issue and get a significant new green area in the city.\"","Serbia",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M627-L627)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2022-11-14","2022-11-16",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection"]
[720,"national","workshops and websearch","https://zelenilosombor.co.rs/",null,null,null,"Conoplja's windbreak project","\"In Čonoplja, with the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, we started planting a wind protection belt with 450 seedlings. By raising green belts, multiple benefits are realized, wind erosion is prevented, thus we preserve the surface layers of soil that contain the highest percentage of humus, protect roads from snow debris, and increase the green fund in our city.\"","Serbia",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M628-L628)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2022-12-09","2022-12-20",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection"]
[729,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.ddor.rs/eko/",null,null,null,"Za šumu u tvom kraju ","Reforestation action of the insurance company. The goal is to improve the area of living and create an urban forest that will be enjoyed by current and future generations.","Serbia",null,2022,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia",null,null,"ongoing","2022-12-20"]
[730,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.divac.com/rs/Naslovna",null,null,null,"Svaki stepen je važan. Svako drvo je važno.","The Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation is a strategic partner of the P&G company and the Ariel brand, which aims to reforest areas in Belgrade.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Šumadija",null,"ongoing"]
[731,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.exitfondacija.org/",null,null,null,"Zelena Я:Evolucija","In partnership with the EU Delegation, the EXIT Foundation has launched a large environmental platform that is part of the EU Natura2000 project, which aims to mobilize the public and initiate massive reforestation in the country, with the aim of planting over a million trees in Serbia alone in the coming years.","Serbia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"ongoing",2019]
[50,"national","WWF Bulgaria Forest","https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/danubeflrfactsheet.pdf",null,null,null,"Strategy for the conservation and restoration of\nthe Lower Bulgarian Danube islands","In 2000, WWF supported a preliminary financial\nanalysis to identify the economic soundness of\nfurther conversion to poplar plantations in the\nBulgarian Danube island. This analysis\ndemonstrated that further conversion was not\nfinancially attractive. Based on this preliminary\nanalysis, the government of Bulgaria announced\nthat it would halt any further conversion of the\nfloodplain forest and restore one third of the\nislands. At a press conference in October 2001\nthe new government in Bulgaria (ministries of\nagriculture and forestry and environment),\ntogether with WWF, announced their commitment\nto see this Bulgarian Danube island restoration\nstrategy implemented. The implementation plan is\nnow being developed together with local partners.\nIt looks at alternative sources of livelihood for local\ncommunities, awareness raising amongst key\nstakeholders, specific restoration interventions as\nwell as developing a solid monitoring framework\nto monitor the impact of the restoration at a\nlandscape scale.\nIn addition, the organisation of a meeting between\nthe Bulgarian and Romanian government\ncounterparts encouraged the Romanians to adopt\na similar strategy to protect and restore their\nDanube islands (more numerous than the\nBulgarian ones) as well as their floodplain forest\nalong the Danube. These interventions are also\ntimely demonstrations of FLR as a good option for\nafforestation/reforestation with the EU accession\nrequirements likely to provide significant support\nfor such activities in both countries","Bulgaria",null,2000,2005,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed",2000,2005,null,"restoration"]
[52,"national","WWF Bulgaria Forest","https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/krairechnite_gori_brochure_en_low_res.pdf ",null,null,null,"OAK FORESTS RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ALONG THE DANUBE RIVER – KOVACHEV ISLAND, BULGARIA","Different activities have been carried out in the different plots:\nPlot R: planting of pedunculate oak saplings, origin: Vardim, in 2004. The saplings were planted on a dense scheme 4 x 1 m. The existing natural undergrowth of false indigo-bush had a positive infl uence. A substantial annual growth rate of 60 – 80 cm was registered.\nPlot K: sowing of oak acorns, origin: Vardim, in 2014, in holes marked with sticks. Subsequently the acorns were dug out by badgers or rats; they had to be substituted by sapling planting, although individuals sprouting from acorns are stronger. (For example, at 25 cm height acorn-sprouted saplings have about 70-centimetre-long roots.)\nPlot S: after full soil preparation, planting of small-sized pedunculate oak saplings on 3 ha on a scheme 2 х 1 m. Small-sized saplings are thought to sprout more successfully.","Bulgaria",null,2004,2006,24,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed",2004,2006,null,"restoration"]
[53,"national","WWF Bulgaria Forest","https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/krairechnite_gori_brochure_en_low_res.pdf ",null,null,null,"CREATING A ‘VARDIM OAK’ VARIETY PLANTATION ON MALAK VARDIM\nISLAND, BULGARIA","The plantation was started with seed material from selected individual trees from the island’s Stariyat Dab protected area. The plantation was created using an\nexceptionally dense scheme of 1 x 1 m; the aim was to allow natural self-thinning,\nresulting in the survival of individuals with the best qualities (including resilience,\nself-pruning etc.).\n1. Implementation period: beginning – middle of the 20th century (approx. 60\nyears ago)\n2. Restoration target:\nThe plantation was created about 60 years ago and has been used as a seed base\nfor pedunculate oak with Vardim origin for 15 – 20 years. The seeding material is\nparticularly suited for forestation activities in Natura 2000 areas.\n3. Restoration methods used\nThe plantation was started with seed material from selected individual trees from\nthe island’s Stariyat Dab protected area. The plantation was created using an\nexceptionally dense scheme of 1 x 1 m; the aim was to allow natural self-thinning,\nresulting in the survival of individuals with the best qualities (including resilience,\nself-pruning etc.).\n4. Results\nAt present the average diameter of the trees is 45 cm, and the maximum – 80 cm.\nSelf-pruning is at a good level.\n5. Current status of restored area\nA tendency towards the formation of a mixed forest is displayed, with elms and other\ntree species typical of the region settling in.\n6. Experience to share/Lessons learned\nThe wet soil, the fl at terrain and the ground waters are among the benefi cial factors.\nThe negative impact of the unpredictable regulation of the water levels by the Iron\nGates dam should be mentioned. As a result some trees die due to changes in the\nhumidity regime.\n7. Contacts: Dr Kancho Kalmukov, SFH Svishtov\n30 Riparian","Bulgaria",null,1900,1960,720,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed","beginning of the 20s century","1960s",null,"restoration"]
[188,"national",null,"https://mmm.fi/en/sotka-project",null,null,null,"SOTKA","The key focus of the SOTKA project in improving the status of waterfowl populations is on species that are highly demanding with respect to their habitats, but measures to restore the habitats of another one of our threatened species, willow grouse, are also included. In addition, the project examines how we could ensure that the birds can nest in peace in valuable waterfowl habitats, including wetlands and archipelago areas, by effectively capturing small predators.","Finland",null,2020,2024,{"$f":"(M635-L635)*12","v":48},null,9000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"ongoing",2020,2024,null,"habitat improvement",null,9000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"MAA- JA METSÄTALOUSMINISTERIÖ"]
[228,"national",null,"https://www.plantonspourlavenir.fr/",null,null,null,"A private company funding small aforestation projects by private owners (1 to 10 ha). They are financed by sponsers.\n\nKey numbers: 7,8 Mio. € Donations; 320 coporate sponsers; 377 reforestation projects supportet; 2.317 ha reforested; 2,8 Mio. trees planted",null,"France",null,2014,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","France",null,"ongoing",2014,null,"377 reforestation projects supportet; 2.317 ha reforested; 2,8 Mio. trees planted","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sandra Barrot (Administrator/ Forester)\n"]
[403,"national",null,"https://parkerdo.hu/",null,null,null,"Pomázi Park Forest","Process of planting one of the largest parks in the country. Create an ecologically valuable mixed forest of indigenous deciduous tree species that will last for decades and centuries for the joy of the residents living here.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Central Hungary",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,12,null,null,null,null,null,"Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt."]
[405,"national",null,"https://nyirerdo.hu/",null,null,null,"Sóstó Forest afforestation","Voluntary tree planting in Nyíregyháza, in the Sóstó forest. ","Hungary",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M638-L638)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Northern Great Plain",null,"completed","2023-03-31","2023-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Nyírerdő Nyírségi Erdészeti Zrt."]
[406,"national",null,"https://nyirerdo.hu/",null,null,null,"Sóstó Forest afforestation","Due to the drought that happened in the previous year, three quarters of the planted saplings died. Now these were replaced. A total of 600 saplings were planted: in addition to the pedunculated oak, which is the main tree species here, hazelnut and birch were also planted.","Hungary",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M639-L639)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Northern Great Plain",null,"completed","2023-04-03","2023-04-03",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.8,null,null,null,null,null,"Nyírerdő Nyírségi Erdészeti Zrt."]
[407,"national",null,"https://www.zalaerdo.hu/hu",null,null,null,null,"\"During the reforestation, our goal is to create valuable forests in Zala consisting of indigenous tree species that best suit the growing area and landscape as a result of our activities. Zalaerdő Zrt. hardly has excess land suitable for planting new forests. Areas with growing conditions suitable for forestry have already been planted in recent decades.\nIn case of favorable conditions, we would like to contribute to the increase of our country's forest area by carrying out additional forest plantations.\"","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Zalaerdő Zrt.\n"]
[408,"national",null,"http://www.eszakerdo.hu/",null,null,null,"Restoration in the forested area near Jávorkút","Restoration action carried out on a location which was destroyed due to the fire, leading to loss of 65 ha of wood.","Hungary",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M641-L641)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Northern Hungary",null,"completed",2022,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Északerdő Zrt."]
[412,"national",null,"https://www.kaeg.hu/",null,null,null,"A Fertődi Esterházy-kastély parkjának helyreállítása","The project is part II of the restoration of the park complex which is one of the largest, internationally important and best-known historical gardens in Hungary.","Hungary",null,2014,2015,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC642,AD642,\"m\")","v":17},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Western Transdanubia",null,"completed","2014-01-01","2015-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,176,15500,null,"ICAS-Forest Research and Management Institute, Forest State Administration of Maramures County","Mountain Forest","word search","Kisaföldi Erdőgazdaság Zrt."]
[416,"national",null,"https://www.hnp.hu/hu",null,null,null,"Rehabilitation of Woody Pastures in Szatmár-Bereg","\"During the restoration of the area, which is home to a diverse wildlife, the specialists carried out, among other things, shrubbery and stem crushing to suppress the aggressively expanding, so-called invasive species.. Attention was paid to keeping dead or fallen beech trees in the area.\"","Hungary",null,null,2012,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Northern Great Plain",null,"completed",null,2012,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,565,null,null,null,null,null,"Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park"]
[498,"national",null,"https://www.bundesforste.at/leistungen/naturraum-management/foerderprojekte/biodiversitaet-und-multifunktionale-bewirtschaftung-im-wald.html",null,null,"LE-Projekt 14-20 ","Biodiversität und multifunktionale Bewirtschaftung im Wald ","As part of the approved Rural Development 14-20 funding project \"Biodiversity and Multifunctional Management in Forests\", a concrete guiding concept for biodiversity conservation in forests, based on voluntary action, is being developed and tested in a model region. For this purpose, the model region PEFC Region 6, based on the regional structure of the PEFC certification system, was selected in parts of Styria and Carinthia. The project is carried out together with forestry stakeholders and environment-related organizations. \nWith almost 50% area share, Austria's forests play a major role in the conservation and promotion of biodiversity. Also for the implementation and achievement of the visions and goals of both the Austrian Forest Strategy 2020+ and the Biodiversity Strategy Austria 2020+, the conservation of biodiversity in forests is of high importance.\nThe pilot project aims to demonstrate how aspects of ecological forest management can be successfully implemented in forests in Austria, regardless of any protection status. The focus is on the integration of sustainable forest management into daily practice.\nThe aim is to promote the conservation of biodiversity in forests, especially of endangered Red List species and habitats. Through the activation of voluntary biodiversity promoting measures on the field, target group specific awareness raising and the cooperation with stakeholders from different sectors, a significant contribution to the comprehensive biodiversity conservation shall be made.","Austria",null,2014,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"ongoing",2014,null,null,"ecological forest management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Forests - Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf)"]
[992,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index_detail.php?veranstaltung_id=655f1b7a-6011-4cf8-86c7-1ec8941c3ec6",null,null,null,"Biosphärenpark Großes Walsertal","As part of this mountain forest project (Bergwaldprojekt e.V.) in the middle of the Großes Walsertal biosphere reserve, we are attempting to restore the protective forest function after disasters such as windthrow, snow breakage and beetle infestation by means of reforestation and reforestation measures. If the snow conditions allow, we will also devote ourselves to maintenance measures and repair work in an existing high-altitude afforestation. Depending on the weather and time, maintenance work on access routes is also on the agenda.\n\nTranslated with DeepL.com (free version)","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[993,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index_detail.php?veranstaltung_id=b65b40d7-f1fd-445c-b4b1-c5da97501ca3",null,null,null,"Schutzwald-Aufforstung Innervillgraten 2.0","The snowy winter, storms and the bark beetle have done a great job in Innervillgraten. We will also do a great job and work on reforestation in the Eggeberg and Kralberg areas. In this way, we will help to protect the forest from avalanches, mudflows, etc. in the long term.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[996,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index_detail.php?veranstaltung_id=1c6223e3-4b87-4aca-b601-1894070fe212",null,null,null,"Familienprojekt Obernberg","Children and adults work together with experts to preserve the protection forest and look after the species-rich cultural landscape. Reforestation and young tree care are our main tasks. Forest and nature education as well as creative and musical activities round off our working day. We spend the night in the newly renovated Obernberg youth and seminar house. On our rest day, we plan a hike around Lake Obernberg. Of course, there will also be time to play, explore and swim in the cool mountain lake.\n\nIn addition to registration, a special \"application\" is also required (see under \"Requirements\").\n\nWe ask for your understanding that due to the high demand, registration is only possible for one of the two family mountain forest projects.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[997,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index_detail.php?veranstaltung_id=55183666-80be-4630-b925-3a2051e91c8d",null,null,null,"Natur- und Waldpflege im Naturpark","Protect by using - the nature park needs care! By combating neophytes and woodland vines in biodiversity-rich locations, maintaining nature park infrastructure and also working around the forest, such as installing browsing protection, painting peel protection, planting trees, maintaining stands, building paths, etc. All-terrain ability is a prerequisite! You will be accommodated in the so-called Kaltwasserstube (mountain hut, please note: no mobile phone reception). Catering: self-catering, food will be provided. Shopping facilities are available directly in Weißbach. The village of Weißbach can be easily reached by public bus line 260.\n\nWe ask for your understanding that due to the high demand, registration is only possible for one of the two family mountain forest projects.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[998,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index_detail.php?veranstaltung_id=b783e486-10b3-4566-ad08-ce79b140b571",null,null,null,"Leobner Hütte: There shall be water ... and trees!","By reforesting not far from the summits of the Griesmauer, the Hochturm and the TAC-Spitze, we support nature after the construction of a water pipeline for the Leobner Hütte at 1,582 m, so that it returns as close as possible to its original form. During this mountain forest project week, we enjoy the simple life: sleeping in the camp, cold water, steep slopes. We are surrounded by a wonderful mountain world with fantastic views. Mostly steep terrain, no shower, working near the hut","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[999,"national",null,null,null,null,null,"Höttinger Alm",null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria"]
[1002,"national",null,"https://www.nationalparksaustria.at/de/nationalpark-hohe-tauern.html",null,null,null,"Hohe Tauern",null,"Austria",null,1981,"NA",null,"NA","NA",null,null,"climate change/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Full protection - Restriction of all active management/improved tourism /monitoring/knowledge increase","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/increase awareness/To promote tree or plant regeneration",4,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,16704,null,null,"Nationalpark Hohe Tauern GmbH\nLandesregierungen von Kärnten, Salzburg und Tirol","Mountain Forest/Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[112,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/957/Climate-Change-Adapting-to-Th-EN/",null,"Clim-ATIC",null,"Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts; by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions 1.15",null,"Denmark/United Kingdom (UK)/Norway/Sweden/Finland","Urban land/Grassland",2008,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC652,AD652,\"m\")","v":37},2348139,1317143,null,null,"climate change","political strategy/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education/improved tourism ","improve or maintain biodiversity/Human health & wellbeing",null,null,null,"United Kingdom,Norway,Sweden,Finland,Denmark",null,null,null,"2008-01-01","2011-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[55,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/22514/Alps2050-Common-spatial-per-EN/",null,null,"ESPON","Alps2050 – Common spatial perspectives for the Alpine area. Towards a common vision","The Alpine area is composed of territories with different demographic; social and economic trends and a rich cultural; linguistic and biological diversity. This diversity goes along with a variety of governance systems and traditions. The region has a strong identity and a longstanding tradition in cooperation. This unique territory has important potentials for dynamic development; but is facing major challenges at various levels including the pan-Alpine; regional and local levels as well as in cross-border areas. These challenges refer for instance to the specific geographical position; globalisation; demographic trends; climate change and its impact on the environment; biodiversity; territorial pattern of activities and living conditions. The major challenge for the Alpine area is to balance economic development and environmental protection through common innovative approaches which go beyond administrative borders and strengthen the area as a living space for people and as a natural habitat; as well as a field for sustainable economic and social activities in a sustainable way. The perimeter of spatial perspective covers the different administrative extensions of the Alpine Convention; the Interreg Alpine Space and the EUSALP.During the German presidency of the Alpine Convention (2015-2016); the ministers responsible for territorial development of the Alpine states signed a Declaration for sustainable spatial development in the Alps. The Declaration identifies the following ten main challenges and topics: climate change; the adaptation to climate change and natural hazards; demographic changes and organization of work; transport and connectivity; settlement structure and land use; saving; production; supply and storage of energy; tourism; ecosystem functioning; ecological networking and biological diversity; vitality of the mountain regions and their small and medium-sized towns; preservation of cultural and natural heritage; improving governance; cooperation and organizational needs.Ministers expressed the need to develop spatial perspectives and a vision for the Alpine area. The process to build such a vision and perspectives as well as the perspectives and vision themselves would greatly contribute to policy making by helping reduce obstacles to a common sustainable territorial development as well as strengthening joint actions. The latter aim at coping with challenges for the Alpine area; considering the wider context of cooperation provided i.e. by EUSALP and the Interreg Alpine Space Programme. In a unique; fragile and yet dynamic area such as the Alpine area; a common approach to spatial development is particularly important. A vision and common spatial perspectives would facilitate and improve harmonized cross-border territorial development. They would address the need for planned and coordinated development in the ten fields identified by the Declaration (see above) – and others; if relevant – and the latter’s influence on the regional economy; innovation landscape; rural areas; settlements; protection of landscapes and nature; transport and mobility as well as on quality of life. A vision and perspectives could be a foundation for further place-based cross-border and transnational cooperation and would help to identify further options for development for the Alpine area. The vision and spatial perspectives could also be used to contribute to other strategic cooperations in the Alpine area; such as Alpine Convention; EUSALP; and the Interreg Programmes.The topic of Alps2050 is very relevant to many other European regions as a similar territorial diversity can also be found in many other mountain ranges in different countries of Europe. Some of them have established similar treaties to the Alpine Convention; e.g. the Carpathian Convention. These regions could benefit from the results of Alps2050 to develop their own strategies for common spatial development. In general; not only mountainous regions; but also other types of regions engaged in territorial cooperation could benefit from the outcomes of this targeted analysis.","Austria/Germany/Switzerland/Italy/France","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2017,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC653,AD653,\"m\")","v":19},252589,206543.04,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization/Creation of wildlife crossings","increase awareness/capacity building/education or science/cooperation or networking/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Germany,Switzerland,Italy,Austria,France",null,null,null,"2017-10-27","2019-06-25",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[39,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/7943/Adaptation-de-la-Gestion-For-EN/",null,"Adaptation de la Gestion Forestière",null,"Adaptation de la Gestion Forestière","ADAFOR aims to find common solutions to ensure sustainable forestry management within the cross-border area.","France/United Kingdom (UK)","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2012,2015,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC654,AD654,\"m\")","v":32},1267315.78,633657.89,null,null,"NA","monitoring/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"France,United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2012-10-11","2015-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[21,"national","websearch","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/resteigne-belgium",null,null,null,"Mousny","Reforest'Action and Sylva Nova invite you to reforest and diversify this forest plot!\n\nThe project at a glance  \nNumber of trees to be planted: 4,875\nPlantation area: 1.95 hectares\nSpecies planted: sspruce, Douglas fir, birch\nProject type: reforestation and diversification of a decaying forest\nSeason of plantation: Spring 2020","Belgium",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Belgium","Mousny",null,"Ongoing",2020,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,"NA","Sylva Nova","Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH, Wasserstrassendirektion Wien-Via Donau, Austria","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Reforest'Action"]
[52,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19509",null,"DTP2-096-2.3","Sava TIES","Preserving Sava River Basin Habitats through Transnational Management of Invasive Alien Species","Description (EN): \nWith a catchment area of over 97,800 km2 and a length of 926 km, flowing through 4 countries, the river Sava is the largest tributary of the Danube by discharge. The river Sava is an important natural ecological corridor, its importance reflected in the size and number of protected areas.\n\nRiver corridors, vital parts of ecological networks, are proved to be pathways of alien invasive species (IAS) expansions, demanding transboundary river-basin wide approach. Invasive plants destroy the natural habitats and the corridor connectivity, demanding increasing input into biodiversity conservation activities, at the same time causing damage also to water management, forestry, agriculture and other key sectors.\n\nThe SavaParks network of protected areas in the Sava River basin, established in 2015 to jointly respond to nature conservation challenges in the area, has identified the spreading of IAS as one of key challenges, threatening the connectivity in the Sava River basin, mainly due to lack of cooperation of cross-sectoral stakeholders to find harmonised solutions for best practices for habitat preservation and restoration, lack of data to understand the extent of the threat of IAS and consequently lack of efficient common approach to tackling the issue, as well as lack of cross-sectoral, coordinated policies to efficiently tackle the issue.\n\nThe Sava TIES project will address these challenges and develop a strategic framework for cross-sectoral, transnational management, control and eradication of IAS in the Sava River basin.Through development of tools, mapping and monitoring protocols, capacity building and joint development and pilot implementation of measures, we will reduce habitat fragmentation and improve the connectivity of the transnational ecological corridor.\n\nThis will be the first ever attempt to tackle this demanding issue on a transnational corridor level in the region, with lessons learned bringing benefits to the wider Danube region and beyond.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nThe SavaTIES project has been in progress for the past three years with the objective to develop an effective solution for permanent elimination of invasive alien species, and any organism whatsoever which is not native to a specific ecosystem but imported as a result of human activity. Invasive alien species are hard to manage, difficult to remove, and have a negative impact on natural European habitats. The losses that ensue from their presence are substantial as they affect not only the environment, but also the economy and public health. This project also included courses on the removal and eradication methods of invasive alien species which truly proved to be to the benefit of all the project partners, providing them with a valuable opportunity to share their specific experience and the know-how in dealing with invasive species. Intersectoral and international collaboration certainly contributed to building a stronger and closer connection within the whole transnational corridor, as well as a thriving future of the ecosystems which can be found there.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to foster restoration and management of ecological corridors (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nThe project’s main result will be the established coordination and cooperation of protected areas and other stakeholders in the Sava River Basin for better management, control and eradication of invasive alien species in the Sava River basin, contributing in the long run to greater connectivity and reduced fragmentation of this important transnational ecological corridor. \n\nThe project will connect over 30 organisations directly involved in managing the protected areas in the project area - protected areas and relevant government institutions on regional and national level, while also establish cooperation with over 50 sectoral agencies active on local/regional and national level. Through the capacity building and training activities, 300 stakeholders (local communities, NGOs, businesses, policy makers) will be impacted, their capacities for dealing with IAS will be improved.\n\nThrough pilot activities and awareness raising actions, over 500,000.00 members of the wider public will become aware of impact of IAS and what they can do to prevent the spreading, thus contributing to preserving the precious ecological corridor of the Sava River basin.\n\nThis project will intensify the cooperation of key actors in the Sava River basin to foster restoration and management of ecological corridors, contributing directly to the programme result indicator.\n\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers\n\nSpecific Objective: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors (short title). Strengthen effective approaches to preservation, restoring and management of bio-corridors and wetlands of transnational relevance to contribute to the better conservation status of ecosystems of European relevance\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania/Czech Republic","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2018,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC656,AD656,\"m\")","v":35},1604137,1363516,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Invasive alien species/Landscape fragmentation","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Creation of wildlife crossings/Control or removal of (invasive) species","improve or maintain biodiversity",9,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2018-06-01","2021-05-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[63,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/13105","http://www.ddnp.hu/water-and-life-for-drava-and-vuka",null,"WATER AND LIFE FOR VUKA&DRAVA","Revitalization and landscape development of riverine ecosystem in the Drava-Danube area","Description (EN): \nRestoration of natural habitats alongside the rivers Vuka and Drava with the aim of restoring the original hydrological situation and providing proper habitat for protected and rare aquatic species – the interventions into the environment will also induce the forming of a new water ecosystem on Laslovo oxbow that will develop the landscape in rural surroundings and restore its ecology, forming a more sustainable and valuable natural environment and attractive ecotourism destination on the Vuka in the long run.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nThe rehabilitation of several unique natural areas devastated by previous regulation included an intervention into the environment restoring the original hydrological situation alongside the rivers Vuka and Drava, providing a renewed natural habitat for protected and rare aquatic species. A new water ecosystem was formed, developing the landscape in the rural surroundings and establishing a more sustainable and valuable natural environment and attractive ecotourism destination in the border area.\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers Agriculture and fisheries and forestry ","Hungary/Croatia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2010,2012,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC657,AD657,\"m\")","v":23},2623300,2225555,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Promoting natural regeneration/Hydrological interventions/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","Sustainable Hydrological management",4,null,null,"Hungary,Croatia",null,null,null,"2010-03-01","2012-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[73,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/10389/Environmental-restoration-o-EN/",null,null,null,"Environmental restoration of Selvote peat bog biotope","Description (EN): \nThe project aims at the environmental restoration of Karst springs in the Selvote peat bog natural biotope (at Castions di Strada), in order to recreate wetlands where the flora species of greatest naturalistic interest can take root. The management plan of the biotope envisages the maintenance of the habitat naturalistic value and the conservation of biodiversity; the naturalistic restoration of lands that have been abandoned by intensive agriculture, also by experimenting and assessing various types of plans and crops; the removal and the environmental restoration of artificial ditches, drainage, and embankments; interventions on the hydrographical grid in order to restore favourable water conditions for the natural habitat. The main activity on cultivated land is the removal of the surface layer of agricultural soil - tilled and mixed by ploughing - thus favouring the removal of nutrients from cultivated land, bringing to light the deposits with a lower content of nutrients, which are suitable to the oligotrophic species of peat bogs. The removal of the earthy layer tends to bring to the surface the gravelly-sandy deposits, that guarantee a better colonization by autochthonous species. The next stage is the removal of canals and ditches that contribute to the drainage of the water bed to the detriment of the most characteristic and valuable habitats. At the end of the morphological remodelling, the herbaceous cenosis reimplantation will be carried out, after working on the land by bringing in propagation material (seeds, hayseed and chaff, sods) suitable to the specific stational conditions. Scrub-clearance will be performed in the remaining part of the peat bog and on its wooded edges.","Italy/Slovenia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2003,2008,72,500000,"NA","NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","drainage/Agriculture/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Termination of degrading action or factor/Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)/trainings or workshops or education/NA","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity",1,null,null,"Italy,Slovenia",null,null,null,"2003-09-01","2008-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[102,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20099/Development-of-Sustainable--EN/","http://www.interreg-baltic.eu/home.html",null,"DESIRE","Development of Sustainable (adaptive) peatland management by Restoration and paludiculture for nutrient retention and other ecosystem services in the Neman river catchment","Description (EN): \nThe DESIRE project improves the management of drained peatlands around the Neman river to reduce their nutrient and greenhouse gas emissions. The Neman river basin serves as a model area for EU-Russia/non-EU cooperation. DESIRE rehydrates selected drained peatlands and establishes a sustainable form of land use. Such wetlands serve as filters for water running into the river. The project provides instruments and incentives for others to copy the approach, e.g. adapted river basin management plans and agri-environmental schemes.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nNew tools to manage peatlands with a focus on water quality:\nDESIRE helped ministries of environment and agriculture, water management authorities, environmental protection agencies, agricultural advisory centres, and NGOs to make wise peatland management decisions on the catchment level, as well as on particular peatland sites. The functional tool to calculate rewetting requirements, the interactive online peatland database and the paludiculture strategy supported managing peatlands with a focus on water quality in the Neman river catchment. The partners analysed the river basin management plans for the Neman river, in particular, in Lithuania and Poland, and proposed how peatland rewetting could improve water quality. The partners also contributed to the consultation process of the strategic plan for the Common Agriculture Policy by preparing proposals for new agri-environmental schemes for wet peatland management, water retention and paludiculture.\n\nRewetting peatlands:\nIn Lithuania, the partners successfully restored the water level at three pilot peatland sites of Liepakojai, Ąžuoliniai and Beržinė in Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, which is a Natura 2000 area. They constructed regulatory dams on the draining channels in order to rewet the restoration sites and regulate water outflow. In order to maintain rewetted areas suitable for paludiculture, they also performed tree and shrub clearing and removal of stones. Almost 40 hectares of wetland were cleared and 10 m3 of stones were removed. Altogether, the works had a positive impact on 140 ha of peatlands in Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, which were further managed by the farmers as part of agri-environmental schemes. The biomass from rewetted peatlands was used by local farmers for cattle fodder and as bedding material. In Russia, the preparation of the pilot plots Wittgirrenskoye and Visnevoye in the Kaliningrad region was done. The Wittgirrenskoye site was included in a national programme on carbon polygons for rewetting with national funds.\n\nhttps://interreg-baltic.eu/project/desire/\nRead more\nWebsite: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/desire/\nDelivered Outputs (EN): \nInteractive map of peatlands in the Neman basin with several layers on distribution, status and land use online\n\nStrategy for paludiculture in the Neman basin\n\nPeatland chapters for RBMPs (drafts)\n\nDraft of agri-environmental schemes for nature-friendly paludiculture\n\nReport on economic effectiveness of paludiculture for nutrients retention\n\nPeatlands as nutrient sinks - publication and factsheet\n\nReport - manual for peatland rewetting\n\nRewetted pilot peatlands\n\nTraining, excursion and workshops on paludiculture\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers\n\nSpecific Objective: ‘Clear waters’: To increase efficiency of water management for reduced nutrient inflows and decreased discharges of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea and the regional waters based on enhanced capacity of public and private actors dealing with water quality issues\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements\n\nStrategy and economic assessment of paludiculture for nutrient retention and other ecosystem services in the Neman River basin \n-------------------------------------","Finland/Sweden","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2019,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC659,AD659,\"m\")","v":29},1716082,1386091,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)",null,"management and planning and opimization","Water quality/Pollution mitigation/capacity building",8,null,null,"Sweden,Finland",null,null,null,"2019-01-01","2021-06-30"]
[106,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/7928",null,null,"WATER","Wetted land: the Assessment; Techniques and Economics of Restoration","Description (FR):  \nGeneral objective:\nThe WATER project aims to protect rivers and biodiversity through the restoration of wetlands. Indeed, the quality of water as well as its quantity in watercourses have deteriorated in the recent past following the degradation of wetlands which act as a natural filter for water from inland. . Poor water quality as well as an insufficient quantity of water in the watersheds have social, economic and environmental consequences in all areas of the Channel: increase in droughts and floods; loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystem functioning; increase in the quantity of fresh water leading to the deterioration of aquatic ecosystems through the proliferation of certain plants; reduction in the capacity of watersheds to adapt to the effects of climate change. All these issues require integrated management of water resources.\nMain actions:\n- Identification of the current distribution of wetlands and reconstruction of a map of their distribution in the past.\n- Restoration and management of old wetlands by working with land owners.\n- Evaluation of the cost/benefit ratio of wetland restoration.\n- Dissemination and communication of information by the Channel zone partnership. \nClose\nDescription (EN): \nMain objective :\nThe WATER project aims to preserve rivers and biodiversity via the restoration of wetlands. Indeed, water quality and quantity of the rivers have weakened over recent history due to the deterioration of the wetlands, which buffer the water coming from the land. Poor water quality (and quantity) in river catchments have many important social, economic and environmental implications in the Channel area: increased droughts and floods; reduced biodiversity and ecosystem function; increased freshwater and marine eutrophication; and reductions in the river catchment’s ability to cope with\nthe effects of climate change. These issues require channel wide cooperation through integrated water resource management.\nMain actions :\n- Assessment of current wetland distribution and modelling of former wetland distribution\n- Restoration and management of former wetlands by working with landowners\n- Evaluation of the economics of wetland restoration\n-Dissemination and knowledge transfer of the project findings via the cross-border partnership. \nRead more \nAchievements (FR):  \nMain achievements/results: - Identification of the current distribution of wetlands: 9 maps of wetlands and uses. 1 GIS tool created. 4 surveys carried out. - Restoration and management of old wetlands: 60 visits carried out on farms. 2 methodological guides for use by owners produced. 300 ha of reconstituted marshes. 21 restoration projects completed. 8 agricultural workshops providing advice and practices. 2720 ​​meters of fencing installed to improve wetlands. - Evaluation of economic aspects: 1 economic guide published. 3 meetings between public and private financiers. 1 technical workshop to include economic conditions. - Dissemination and communication of information: 1 educational course set up. 2 new Rivers Trusts in the South East of England. 34 educational wetland visits carried out. \nRead more \nAchievements (EN):  \nThe bilingual book “History of European cooperation around wetted-lands” was created by ten partners involved in the WATER project to highlight the environmental benefits of the wetlands that the partnership  studied and restored together, in Brittany and in Southern England. Marshes, ponds, lakes, rivers and estuaries play a significant role in preserving the quality of water and biodiversity, but also in preventing floods. The book has been prepared over the past two years, and written by French and English experts, coordinated by two French partners in Brittany, proofread and translated by the English lead partner of WATER, and match-funded by the whole partnership and by ERDF. Over 1,000 copies of the book were printed and circulated to French and English stakeholders involved in managing wetlands at the local, regional and national levels. This crossborder story is full of pictures and testimonies. Not to be missed!   \n Main achievements : - Assessment of current wetland distribution: 9 inventories mapping wetted land usages Creation of 1 GIS tool Realization of 4 surveys - Restoration and management of former wetlands: 60 visits to farms Redaction of 2 practical methodology guides for owners 300 hectares of wetted land restored 21 restoration works achieved 8 agricultural workshops delivering best practice advice 2720 meters of fencing to improve wetlands - Evaluation of the economics: Design of an economic guide 3 meetings between public and private financers 1 technical workshop to include economic requirements - Dissemination and knowledge transfer: Creation of a learning tour 2 new Rivers Trusts in South East England 34 education wetland visits \n-------------------------------------","France/United Kingdom (UK)","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2008,2012,59,3898172,1949086,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)",null,"knowledge increase/Others/trainings or workshops or education/Fencing","Water quality",10,null,null,"United Kingdom,France",null,null,null,"2008-01-01","2012-12-31"]
[70,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20475","https://italiamalta.eu/?lang=en",null,"SIMASEED","Protecting biodiversity in Sicily-Malta Natura2000 sites through Seed Banks and population reinforcement","Description (EN): \nSIMASEED aims to contribute to arrest the loss of biodiversity and to promote a transborder sustainable development, improving the conservation status of wild flora and promoting its use in environmental restoration and in the nursery sector. These objectives will be achieved through the seeds conservation in germplasm banks (ex situ conservation strategy), the macro- and micropopagation of the targeted species and the restocking (in situ conservation strategy) of their populations in threatened natural habitats of Natura 2000 network.\nClose\nWebsite: https://italiamalta.eu/?lang=en\nExpected Results (EN): 4 Kmq of Natura 2000 sites where habitat biodiversity is reinforced and monitored\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nN. 200 wild species seeds collected and stored.\nN. 20 germination protocols.\nN. 3 seed banks created.\nN. 40000 plantlets of 20 targeted species produced.\nN. 12000 wild orchids produced.\nN. 20  plant species identied through DNA barcoding.\n4 Kmq Natura 2000 habitats restocked.\nN. 40 skilled technicians in restocking activities.\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Climate change and biodiversity\n\nSpecific Objective: To contribute towards the arrest of the loss of terrestrial and marine biodiversity in the area, maintain and reactivate the ecosystem and the protected area\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure","Italy/Malta","Grassland",2018,2021,43,1806877,1535846,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","improve or maintain biodiversity",4,null,null,"Italy,Malta",null,null,null,"2018-03-01","2021-10-27",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,40,"NA"]
[53,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/25333",null,null,"SaveGREEN","Safeguarding the functionality of transnationally important ecological corridors in the Danube basin","Description (EN): \nMany valuable ecological corridors of the Carpathian and other mountain ranges in the Danube region are impeded or threatened by economic development such as linear transport infrastructure construction or intensive agricultural, forestry, or water management practices. The reason for this conflict is that they are not sufficiently planned with the goal to maintain ecological connectivity and flow of multiple ecosystem services that these Green Infrastructure elements provide. Mitigation measures such as green bridges are often missing or dysfunctional because of inadequate design, location and inappropriate management of surrounding land use by e.g. agriculture or forestry. The impacts are traffic-kills and lowered reproductive success of key species dependent on functional corridors. The project SaveGREEN aims to demonstrate ways of designing appropriate mitigation measures and maintaining or improving the functionality of ecological corridors through integrated planning. It thereby builds on key results of the DTP projects TRANSGREEN, ConnectGREEN, and HARMON. Monitoring the impact of such measures will help us to learn and derive proper recommendations for follow-up action and policy design. The focus of the project will be on critical ecological corridors of the Alpine-Carpathian Corridor, SW-Carpathians, Zakarpattia, Beskydy, Lyulin and Balkan mountains impacted by linear transport projects and unsustainable land use. We will foster cross-sectoral collaboration, build capacity for replication of pilots and upscale results through improved policy frameworks. The project partnership covers key sectors to be involved in integrated planning of mitigation measures: nature conservation (ministries, agencies, authorities, NGOs), research and education (universities, research institution), transport (ministries, motorway companies) and consultancy business (limited company) and ASPs from complementary sectors from AT, BG, CZ, FR, GE, GR, HU, RO, SK and UA.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nFor the past two-and-a-half years, the SaveGREEN project has focused on identifying, collecting, and promoting the best solutions for safeguarding ecological corridors in the Carpathians and other mountain ranges in the Danube region. Ecological corridors in the region are currently under threat, due mostly to a lack of adequate planning for economic development initiatives. Basing its work on integrated planning, SaveGREEN has monitored the impact of mitigation measures in eight pilot areas and has drafted relevant recommendations for follow-up actions and policy design.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to foster restoration and management of ecological corridors (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nContributing to the programme-specific result indicator, improved cross-sectoral cooperation in the fields of nature conservation, natural assets management (wildlife, forests, water), transport and land use/spatial planning will enhance GI coherence in Carpathian, Alpine and Balkan mountain valleys by planning and implementing coherent integrated mitigation measures for minimising negative impact of economic development. Key stakeholders incl. public authorities will be trained on 1) SEA targeting ecological connectivity, 2) EIA for projects in ecological corridors (based on TRANSGREEN and ConnectGREEN outputs), 3) developing integrated mitigation measures for maintenance of corridors (based on TRANSGREEN and ConnectGREEN results), 4) developing action plans for GI improvement in pilot areas, 5) securing funding for implementation of mitigation measures. They will use this new knowledge in their professional environment. Local cross-sectoral operational plans developed for 7 locations across 7 countries will present innovative and integrated solutions for increasing ecological functionality. The participatory approach of development will create ownership decision makers. Pilot area stakeholder groups will benefit from lessons learnt from other pilot areas with complementary foci and results of ConnectGREEN and TRANSGREEN at the transnational level. Policy-wise, decision-making bodies will be influenced to include financial allocations for environmental measures in new national programmes for disbursements of EU funds in line with EUSDR PA6 and EU Biodiversity Strategy \n\n2030. The Carpathian Convention Action Plan on Sustainable Transport and the Strategy on Ecological Corridors will be adopted at COP6; ecological connectivity mainstreamed into EU, EUSDR and cross-macro-regional policy. The link between the revised Directive on Combined Transport (2021) under the Green Deal and project results will have been understood by transport stakeholder reached by this project.\n\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks\n\nSpecific Objective: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors (short title). Strengthen effective approaches to preservation, restoring and management of bio-corridors and wetlands of transnational relevance to contribute to the better conservation status of ecosystems of European relevance\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania/Czech Republic","All ecosystems",2020,2022,29,2681728,2279469,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Creation of wildlife crossings/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity",13,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2020-07-01","2022-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[252,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-BE-000596/habitat-restoration-of-alluvial-forests-and-creeks-within-the-flood-controlled-scheldt-estuary-site-kruibeke-bazel-rupelmonde",null,"LIFE12 NAT/BE/000596","LIFE+SCALLUVIA","Habitat restoration of alluvial forests and creeks in the Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde flood control area","\nHabitat Restoration of alluvial forests and creeks within the flood controlled Scheldt estuary site Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde.\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/BE/000596 | Acronym: LIFE+SCALLUVIA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nTThe ‘Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde’ (690 ha) is located in Flanders, near the border of the province of East Flanders and Antwerp. Here, the Sigma plan is being implemented by the Flemish authorities, in collaboration with stakeholders in the agricultural and nature sectors. Among the aims of the plan – which is linked to the economic development of the port of Antwerp – are to construct a flood area that can absorb flood waters that threaten urban areas, and to make the river Scheldt more natural, safer and more accessible. This forms part of a long-term vision for the Scheldt estuary, which was agreed by authorities in Flanders and the Netherlands. Work is also needed to restore degraded habitats, in particular alluvial forests and small lakes that are in an unfavourable conservation state. The project area is the first and the largest flood area covered by the Sigma plan to combine safety and nature conservation, so it could serve as a model for other projects.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE+SCALLUVIA project was to develop a sub-area of Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde (89.97 ha) as a high-quality site, in a good state of conservation, that functions as a flood-defence and recreational area. The project aimed to restore a total of 79.64 ha of alluvial forests and 10.23 ha of small lakes through diverse measures. Such restoration will have a beneficial impact on species of European importance, including European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus), spined loach (Cobitis taenia), bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) and purple heron (Ardea purpurea). The project also planned to introduce a specially-tailored forest management plan for Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde; to regulate recreation through an accessibility plan; and to increase public support for these actions and involve local volunteers in participatory actions.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE+SCALLUVIA project successfully met all its objectives, with many stakeholders collaborating to efficiently combine nature conservation, flood protection and recreation in an area of the Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde in Flanders, Belgium.\n\nIn terms of forest restoration, the project team increased the area of alluvial forests, specifically ‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’ (Habitats Directive priority habitat type (91E0) from 37.9 to 40.3 ha. This area is expected to reach 69 ha within the next few years. The ‘favourable’ conservation status of the alluvial forests habitat increased from 3.9 ha to 6.8 ha after only 2 years of managing the water level and is expected to grow further. The project also restored creeks, in particular increasing the surface area of the habitat ‘Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition-type vegetation’ (3150). This habitat was previously not present at the project site, but reached 9.7 ha and is expected to reach 11 ha in the future.\n\nHabitat restoration enabled the re-establishment of critical species, listed in the annexes of the Habitats Directive. Healthy populations were observed for European bitterling, bluethroat and common kingfisher. Little bittern, European beaver and European otter are breeding at the project site; purple heron is using the site as a resting area; European pine marten has been spotted; and the spined loach has been reintroduced.\n\nThe project team designed and implemented a fish-passable weir to promote fish migration. Eight fish species were observed passing through this weir. Furthermore, the numerous catches of the ‘trachurus’ monotype of the three-spined stickleback indicated an influx of fish from the Scheldt river to the new flooding area. This was further corroborated by the presence of twaite shad and European flounder downstream of the weir.\n\nRecreational infrastructure was installed, based on the accessibility plan, to make the area more attractive to visitors, including a ‘Landart’ walking route and a ‘time capsule’ activity. The infrastructure was compatible with conservation goals and helped keep visitors away from sensitive nature areas. Noticeboards, and other dissemination methods, informed people about the Polders and how to behave to help protect them. Local support has evolved into co-ownership with entrepreneurs focusing on visitors; an active group of volunteers who conduct nature education, numerous guided walks and monitoring of project actions; and the support of the municipality. The project demonstrated the important role that volunteers can play in LIFE projects and how this enables capacity building for nature conservation. The project team developed ‘10 keys to project co-ownership', which could be used in many other projects. The integration of nature, tourism and forest management plan provide robust grounds for the sustainability of the project's results. In addition to implementing the Habitats Directive, the measures are beneficial to several species listed in the Birds Directive. The project is also relevant to the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) regulation; the EU Biodiversity Strategy; and, through hydrological improvements and the creation of a controlled flooded area, the Water Framework Directive, the Floods Directive, and the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change.\n\nThe project has important economic benefits in terms of climate change adaptation. By creating increased water buffering capacity in the area, the project offers flood protection to the urbanised area, thus preventing potentially huge economic damage and human suffering due to floods. In addition, habitat restoration and enhanced recreational opportunities are beneficial for human health and wellbeing. For example, many people commute through the site to school or work by bicycle or on foot. The socio-economic study showed that restaurants and cafés had more visitors, and may benefit B&Bs in the Kruibeke municipality. The project also brought many local people together who have different interests (e.g. nature conservation, artists, recreationists, fishermen), as well as different generations, so was beneficial for increasing social cohesion.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/BE/000596\nAcronym: LIFE+SCALLUVIA\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 31/08/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,744,732 €\nEU Contribution: 872,366 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Havenlaan 88, bus 75, 1000, Brussel,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    protected area\n    integrated management\n    management plan\n    recreational area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 2007/60 - Assessment and management of flood risks (23.10.2007)\n    COM(2013)216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change (16.04.2013)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Luscinia svecica\n    Cobitis taenia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSchelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent \tBE2300006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDurme en Middenloop van de Schelde \tBE2301235 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos \tCoordinator\nGemeente Kruibeke, Belgium \tParticipant\nWaterwegen en Zeekanaal NV, Belgium \tParticipant\nKruin vzw, Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2013","2018",59,1744732,872366,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","NA","management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Sustainable Hydrological management",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2018-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"79.64+10.23","v":89.87},"NA"]
[243,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-BG-000146/conservation-of-the-genetic-fund-and-restoration-of-priority-forest-habitats-in-natura-2000-sites",null,"LIFE10 NAT/BG/000146","BGNaturaGeneFund","Conservation of the Genetic Fund and Restoration of Priority Forest Habitats in Natura 2000 Sites","\nConservation of the Genetic Fund and Restoration of Priority Forest Habitats in Natura 2000 Sites\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BG/000146 | Acronym: BGNATURAGENEFUND\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nTwo types of natural forest habitats found in western Bulgaria, identified as a priority for conservation in the EU Habitats Directive, face similar threats and conservation problems. They are are: Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens and Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior. In recent decades, vast tracts of these natural forests, rich in biodiversity, have been cut down and replaced with more productive, commercial monocultures of non-native species such as Pinus nigra, Pinus Sylvestris, Gleditschia triacanthos, Robinia pseudoacacia and others. Biodiversity aspects were neglected or underestimated. Two designated Natura 2000 network sites – Plana and Dragoman – situated in low mountainous areas of western Bulgaria, have been selected as target sites for conservation and restoration actions.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the BGNATURAGENEFUND project was to improve the conservation status of two Natura 2000 network sites - Plana and Dragoman in Western Bulgaria - by reintroducing Pannonian woods (with Quercus pubescens) and Alluvial forests (with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior). This indirectly benefited a number of other priority habitats. The project also established a genetic seed bank for tree species to help the ex-situ conservation and restoration of seven priority habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe BGNATURAGENEFUND project restored target priority for conservation habitats in a way that stimulated natural regeneration patterns. This was done by collecting genetic material from different regions, reforesting with a broad variety of forest species typically found in the target Natura 2000 sites (SCIs), planting seedlings and sawing acorns.\n\nThe project planted 40 ha of Pannonian woods with Quercius pubescens and Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior which directly contributed to increasing the overall coverage of the two target habitats within the target SCIs. The growth and development of this newly planted forest enhanced habitat connectivity and contributed to the future improvement in the conservation status of the target habitats of the Plana and Dragoman Natura 2000 sites. The works also brought indirect benefits to a number of priority forest habitats such as Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines; Pannonic woods with Quercus petrae and Carpinus betulus; Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp; (Sub) Mediteranean pine forests with endemic black pines; and endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nThese habitat restoration works which were implemented after consultation of all relevant stakeholders, brought results that clearly demonstrated to the Bulgarian forestry sector that reforestation and restoration of forest habitats is possible and financially viable. The works also demonstrated that reforestation/restoration provides sustainable results with long term environmental, economic and social benefits. Another main project action was to establish a gene bank for forest reproduction material and provision of plants for restoration that ensured that the genetic fund of the priority species and habitats was conserved. The project established a gene bank for the storage of reproductive material collected for 26 species as well as a nursery for seedlings at Lokorsko facility. By establishing the gene bank the project ensured that the necessary genetic resources for habitat restoration will be available in future.. In terms of innovation and demonstration value, the project developed a cooperation model between various state institutions as well as management approaches and conservation methods that proved to be effective and produced positive conservation results. According to the feedback from biodiversity and forestry experts, the achieved results have clear replication potential both at regional and national levels.\n\nThe project also carried out awareness-raising activities among the local and general population on the need to adapt forest management to factors such as climate change. The project had clear socio-economic impacts by hiring a number of seasonal workers for the restoration work and the activities relating to seed collection and seeding production. Indirect social and economic benefits were also achieved through the services provided by the newly recreated forests such as timber production, sources of mushrooms, herbs and game for the local community. The recreational opportunities and ecosystems services provided by the project also brought positive effects on human health and well-being.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BG/000146\nAcronym: BGNATURAGENEFUND\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 589,602 €\nEU Contribution: 439,602 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Forest Seed Control Station - Sofia\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: “Iskarsko Shose” Str., 5, 1528, Sofia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    forest ecosystem\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91H0 - Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDragoman \tBG0000322 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPlana \tBG0001307 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nForest Seed Control Station - Sofia \tCoordinator\nVitosha Initiative Group Association, Bulgaria \tParticipant","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2011","2014",39,589602,439602,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem/Species poorly adapted to current climatic conditions/Incomplete forest cover/Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Enrichment planting or sowing/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/stakeholder engagement","increase awareness/cooperation or networking/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2014-12-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[242,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-BE-000709/development-of-the-beddings-of-the-electricity-transportation-network-as-means-of-enhancing-biodiversity",null,"LIFE10 NAT/BE/000709",null,"ELIA - Development of the beddings of the electricity transportation network as means of enhancing biodiversity","\nDevelopment of the beddings of the electricity transportation network as means of enhancing biodiversity\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BE/000709 | Acronym: ELIA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs a transmitter of electricity, Elia’s priority is to ensure the security of the electricity network. This sometimes means that forest corridors are created to secure overhead lines. These corridors are currently often “no man’s land”, without any vegetation or wildlife. However, these same corridors could form an important network of ecological corridors. At present, public and private owners consider these corridors as non-productive forest sites, while the tourism sector denounces their negative impact on the natural beauty of the landscape. At the same time, transmission system operators spend considerable sums maintaining these areas to ensure that there is no vegetation that can hinder the overhead lines. This corridor maintenance does not currently take into account their potential value in terms of biodiversity.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the ELIA LIFE+ Biodiversity project was to develop innovative techniques for the creation and maintenance of these corridors under overhead lines, allowing the maximisation of their potential benefits for biodiversity. The expected benefits included: the preservation of the natural beauty of the landscape; improved attractiveness to tourists, hunters and local residents; greater acceptance by the general public of line infrastructure in the landscape; and a better public image for the transmission system operator. The new ecological corridors would allow local biodiversity to develop and would help facilitate the movement of species from one natural site to another, which is especially important in the context of climate change. Specificially, the project aimed to restore 130 km of corridors under overhead high voltage lines in Belgium and France. The corridors would be approximately 50m wide. It would also seek to demonstrate that active management for biodiversity can reduce the costs of securing and maintaining corridors under overhead power lines. The project aimed to become an important pilot at European level that would share its experience with other European electricity transmission system operators, representing 300 000 km of potential green corridors. The project deliberately included project actions in corridors in three regions of France with very diverse climatic conditions, so as to develop several sets of guidelines and good practices that can be shared with other European transmission system operators.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe ELIA project team restored/improved 527.8 ha to benefit biodiversity: 486.3 ha in Belgium (428.9 ha when overlapping of more than one action on a same plot is excluded; 158.2 ha in Natura 2000 sites and 270.7 ha outside Natura 2000); and 41.5 ha in France (38.9 ha when overlapping of more than one action on a same plot is excluded; 19.5 ha in Natura 2000 and ha 19.38 outside). In addition, 137 new ponds were created in Belgium and 38 in France. The project therefore contributed substantially to the development and improvement of the Natura 2000 network, especially to connectivity between sites by reinforcing ecological corridors (green infrastructure along power line routes).\n\nThe project team developed a new approach for the management of electricity power lines and created an acceptance of this approach. The electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) ELIA and RTE decided (at the highest management level) to continue this work and extend the biodiversity-friendly method to their whole networks. This was supported by the project’s dissemination, communication and networking activities.\n\nSpecifically, the project team:\n\n    Restored forest edges: 255.4 ha (123.3 ha new edges and 132.1 ha restored edges);\n    Restored 21.6 ha of conservation orchards;\n    Restored 88 ha of heath, peat bogs, and nutrient-poor grasslands;\n    Created 175 ponds;\n    Removed invasive alien species (IAS) from 25.3 ha;\n    Created infrastructure for mowing/grazing on 60.5 ha;\n    Diversified grasslands on 34.2 ha.\n\nThese project activities consistently exceeded proposed objectives (by 440% for heaths, peat bogs and grasslands; 302% for mowing/grazing; and 171% for diversified grasslands). \n\nIn Belgium, due to ELIA’s decision to extend the ecological management approach to their entire network another 375 ha is expected to be restored/improved with the same approach during the period 2018-2023 (following ‘After LIFE’ management plans). For this new phase, ELIA allocated a budget of €1 238 000. In France, RTE decided to extend the approach in three pilot regions (Ardenne, PACA and Bretagne), to restore/improve 300 ha more during the period 2018-2021. The most ambitious programme in Ardenne has an agreed budget of €800 000. In both Belgium and France, following public tender, contracts were awarded to companies created by the former members of the LIFE team.\n\nThe demonstration value and replication potential of the project’s approach is high, and it was extensively promoted during networking activities with European TSOs. The potential is the whole European electricity transmission network.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BE/000709\nAcronym: ELIA\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,331,802 €\nEU Contribution: 1,165,901 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ELIA System Operator S.A. (partie duGroupe Elia)\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: Grandrue 12, 6870 , AWENNE (St-Hubert),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    restoration measure\n    environmental impact of energy\n    animal corridor\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVallée de la Lembrée et affluents \tBE33027C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée de la Lienne \tBE33029C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée du Wayai et affluents \tBE33033C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallées de la Warche et du Bayehon en aval du barrage de Robertville \tBE33042C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMardelles d'Arbrefontaine et vallons fangeux de Fosse \tBE33049C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCamp militaire de Lagland \tBE34058C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSources de la Lienne \tBE34018C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHaute-Wamme et Masblette \tBE34029C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêt de Freyr \tBE34030C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPlateau ardennais \tFR2112013 \tSPA \tv.2021\nBassin supérieur de la Salm (Gouvy; Vielsalm) \tBE34020B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nRéseau hydrographique du Dropt \tFR7200692 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBassin fagnard de l'Eau Noire (Doische; Hastière; Philippeville) \tBE35029B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de l'Amblève du Pont de Targnon à Remouchamps (Aywaille; Stoumont; Theux) \tBE33028B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nFagnes de Malchamps et de Stoumont (Aywaille; Spa; Stoumont; Theux) \tBE33032B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nFagnes de Stavelot et vallée de l'Eau Rouge (Jalhay; Malmedy; Stavelot) \tBE33040B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nLa Calestienne entre Barvaux et Bomal (Durbuy) \tBE34005B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nLa Calestienne entre Oppagne et Barvaux (Durbuy; Erezée) \tBE34006B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nHaute-Lomme (Libin; Libramont-Chevigny; Saint-Hubert) \tBE34037B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Semois de Florenville à Auby (Bertrix; Florenville; Herbeumont) \tBE34046B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nHaute-Vierre (Bertrix; Herbeumont; Libramont-Chevigny; Neufchâteau) \tBE34047B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Semois de Jamoigne à Chiny (Chiny; Florenville; Herbeumont) \tBE34048B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de l'Attert (Attert) \tBE34053B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée du Ruisseau de Breuvanne (Chiny; Tintigny) \tBE34055B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nMarais de la Haute-Semois et Bois de Heinsch (Arlon; Attert; Etalle; Habay) \tBE34057B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin du Ruisseau du Messancy (Arlon; Messancy) \tBE34062B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Meuse de Dinant à Yvoir (Anhée; Dinant; Yvoir) \tBE35012B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Meuse en amont d'Hastière (Beauraing; Doische; Hastière; Houyet) \tBE35019B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nLa Famenne entre Eprave et Havrenne (Rochefort) \tBE35025B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de l'Eau Blanche entre Aublain et Mariembourg (Chimay; Couvin) \tBE35027B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Houille en aval de Gedinne (Beauraing; Gedinne) \tBE35039B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Hulle (Gedinne) \tBE35040B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Houille en amont de Gedinne (Gedinne) \tBE35041B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nLa Bassée \tFR1100798 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonts d'Arrée centre et est \tFR5300013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPiolit - Pic de Chabrières \tFR9301509 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nELIA System Operator S.A. (partie duGroupe Elia) \tCoordinator\nCARAH asbl, Belgium \tParticipant\nSolon asbl, Belgium \tParticipant\nRTE, France \tParticipant","Belgium/France","Bare areas","2011","2017",75,2331802,1165901,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Installation of wildlife refuges/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Hydrological interventions/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","improve or maintain biodiversity/Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/Increase landscape connectivity",null,null,null,"Belgium,France",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2017-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[262,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-AT-000496/life-salzachauen-riparian-forest-restoration",null,"LIFE14 NAT/AT/000496",null,"LIFE Salzachauen - Riparian Forest Restoration","\nLIFE Salzachauen - Riparian Forest Restoration\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/AT/000496 | Acronym: LIFE Salzachauen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 site “Salzachauen” covers an area of 1 145 ha and is located on the right side of the River Salzach. It stretches from the north of the town of Salzburg up to the border to the Upper Austria region. The Natura 2000 site includes an SCI site and a SPA site (Salzachauen), which largely overlap.\n\nWithin the project area the lower parts of the River Salzach belong to the few rivers in the alpine upland that are not dammed. About 60 km of free flowing river course stretches from Salzburg to the mouth of the River Salzach into the River Inn. The floodplains of the Salzach belong to the largest wetlands of Austria. Despite being surrounded by urban structures of a densely populated region, the alluvial area is home to numerous endangered species and habitats. It provides important habitats for protected breeding and resting birds.\n\nCurrently, the ecological conditions in the Salzachauen are unfavourable and the natural potential of the region is not satisfactorily developed. The main problems are intensive forestry associated with a high share of non-natural vegetation, insufficient morphologic dynamics, hunting, lack of alluvial water bodies, as well as unsatisfactory cooperation with the fishery and tourism sectors.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Salzachauen project aimed to significantly improve the condition of the Salzachauen as one of Austria's most important alluvial forests. This would be achieved in a demonstrative way by using the high potential of Salzachauen’s habitats and species and by adopting sustainable tourism practices. The project would carry out conservation measures on 118 ha of alluvial forest ecosystem and optimise natural processes for target habitats and species.\n\nThe specific objectives of the project were to: 1. Optimise the habitat qualities of the alluvial forests in the Weitwörther Au; 2. Improve hydrological and morphological dynamics; 3. Carry out ecological wildlife management instead of trophy hunting; 4. Increase the spawning grounds for amphibians; 5. Transform the “Ausee” into a rich habitat for fish and birds; and 6. Inform visitors about Natura 2000 conservation objectives.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Salzachauen project resulted in the successful restoration of the alluvial area of the Weitwörther Au in Austria, and the creation of an exemplary visitor infrastructure.\n\nThe core measure was the purchase of 127 ha of land by the state of Salzburg, where the following ecological improvements were realised:\n\n    6.6 ha of the floodplains of the Reitbach creek were lowered (by about 1.5 m) to improve local characteristics in the riparian zone, by removing topsoil. On a length of 1.4 km, water body structures were modified to restore dynamic water flow aspects; the Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) was reintroduced in the Reitbach creek;\n    14 amphibian ponds were created;\n    The lake Ausee was transformed and revitalised on an area of 10.5 ha, for example, using excavated soil to create shallow banks, fishing was terminated and fishing infrastructure removed, and populations of the native fish species, including European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus), were boosted through habitat improvements;\n    Spruce stands were converted on around 15 ha by harvesting, 14 000 individuals of native tree species were planted. 54 ha of near-natural alluvial forests were left to natural processes, and an additional 35 ha of forest conserved after implementing the initial measures;\n    A management concept for wildlife ecology was developed, for example, on 247 ha hunting is now aligned with ecological targets of the Natura 2000 site;\n    An attractive and barrier-free riparian forest experience path (“Auenerlebnisweg”) with points of interest, and a bird hide and viewing platforms were built. Ten information boards and an accompanying brochure tell stories that invite people to discover more about the site and related wildlife issues;\n    Intensive public relations work was done (39 excursions and 2 actions days). Visitor regulation and awareness raising for Natura 2000 were significantly improved;\n    Two expert symposiums and further networking activities were organised, resulting in an \"expert publication\" with valuable good practice content.\n\nThe project's activities are well embedded in the overall concept for the Natura 2000 site.\n\nWith the complementary project \"Auenwerkstatt\", two jobs (FTE) were created for site management and educational activities. All actions are being continued and sustained after the LIFE project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/AT/000496\nAcronym: LIFE Salzachauen\nStart Date: 01/10/2015\nEnd Date: 30/06/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 10,490,169 €\nEU Contribution: 6,294,101 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung, Abteilung 5 Natur- und Umweltschutz, Gewerbe\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Michael-Pacher-Str. 36, 5020, Salzburg,\nContact Person: Bernhard Riehl\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Egretta alba\n    Ficedula albicollis\n    Milvus migrans\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Mergus albellus\n    Dendrocopos medius\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Picus canus\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Nyctalus noctula\n    Cottus gobio\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Aspius aspius\n    Gobio albipinnatus\n    Hucho hucho\n    Rana dalmatina\n    Rana lessonae\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Hyla arborea\n    Cucujus cinnaberinus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSalzachauen, Salzburg \tAT3209022 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSalzachauen, Salzburg \tAT3223000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der Salzburger Landesregierung, Abteilung 5 Natur- und Umweltschutz, Gewerbe \tCoordinator","Austria",null,"2015","2021",68,10490169,6294101,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Low biodiversity/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Non-management/Incomplete forest cover","Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Installation of wildlife refuges/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Sustainable Hydrological management/Increase landscape connectivity",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2015-10-01","2021-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,127,null,null,"Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung, Abteilung 5 Natur- und Umweltschutz, Gewerbe","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[230,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-H-000320/conservation-of-alluvial-habitats-of-community-interest-on-the-szabadsag-island-and-side-channel-in-beda-karapancsa-psci",null,"LIFE07NATH000320",null,"CONSERVATION OF ALLUVIAL HABITATS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST ON THE SZABADSÁG ISLAND AND SIDE CHANNEL IN BÉDA KARAPANCSA PSCI (DANUBEISLANDFORESTS; LIFE07NATH000320)","\nConservation of alluvial habitats of community interest on the Szabadság Island and side channel in Béda-Karapancsa pSCI\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/H/000320 | Acronym: DANUBEISLANDFOREST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nUp to 94% of Hungary’s open river floodplains have been lost since the middle of the 19th century. Alluvial forests in the remaining floodplains are under considerable pressure all along the Danube, as well as other rivers in Hungary such as the Tisza, Drava, and Raba. At present, there are very few opportunities to conserve these alluvial forests in an undisturbed condition for the long term. This is in part due to the forest management practices that are widely used on open floodplains. Szabadság Island and the Danube's side-arm in the Lower-Danube region of Hungary have potential for conservation measures in its alluvial habitats. The island is naturally isolated from the surrounding land by the river. This increases its utility as a pilot area for experimental conservation management measures, since the island can be ‘left alone’ after the initial habitat restoration works, and this should allow natural processes to take over on the site.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe DANUBEISLANDFOREST project’s main objective was to demonstrate a long-term, sustainable conservation model for white willow (Salicion albae) alluvial forests in Hungary. A core aim is to eliminate or mitigate the factors that threaten the habitats of Community interest. To achieve these goals, the project consortium intended to clear the project area of invasive species and non-native tree plantations and restore the appropriate water flow in the side-arm to improve water availability for white willow forests during low water periods and to facilitate an undisturbed ecosystem, where natural processes are predominant.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe DANUBEISLANDFOREST project achieved its main objectives: sustainable conservation of natural alluvial forests on the island and mitigating the threats to these habitats. The 150 m wide side branch of the Danube had been blocked by a rock-fill dam in 1982, splitting up the side-arm into two parts and stopping the natural river flow. This caused the riverbed to silt up. Hence, approximately one third of the width of the side-arm was dredged. In total, two dredging ships removed 160 000 m3 of sediment and deposited it safely into the main channel of the Danube. After relocating two water pipes, the project team was able to open up the rock-fill dam. Thanks to these measures, the side-arm now carries water (depth of 180 cm or more) throughout the year. However, some shallow spots remain, ensuring habitat diversity as well as feeding grounds for birds.\n\nBy the end of the project in October 2013, rheophilic fish species that prefer running water such as Eudontomyzon mariae, Gobio albipinnatus, and Gymnocephalus schraetser had reappeared in the side-arm. The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) was nesting on the island in 2012 and 2013, and the European beaver also appeared in 2010. The conservation status of the forests on the 47 ha island was significantly improved in terms of structure and future prospects. Commercial forestry had caused considerable degradation of the forest with the creation of hybrid poplar plantations instead of indigenous forest. In addition, non-native tree species such as Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Acer negundo were spreading on the island. In order to prevent future damage due to commercial forestry, the project consortium bought the island, which is now owned by the Hungarian State and managed by the Duna-Drava National Park Directorate. Forest management was changed to “non-profit”, so that its sole purpose now is nature conservation. Invasive species and non-native plantations were cut down. To achieve long-term success, this work needs to be kept up at regular intervals for several years to come, until the canopy of the forest closes. When replacing the non-native species with a semi-natural native softwood gallery forest, the project employed different planting methods, using the traditional technique in one sub-site and one with more densely planted rows in another with the latter being nursed by hand. The consortium found that planting a greater number of saplings was more effective, as it imitates the high number of seeds that softwoods produce. As the saplings compete for light, they grow faster. Although it proved to be more expensive in the first year and nursing required a lot of manual labour, the survival rate of the saplings was much higher and their development faster. The method also stunted the re-growth of invasive saplings, because the canopy closed more quickly. Keeping in mind the importance of environmental education, the project partners also set up the Aquarius Nature Trail along the banks of the river and the island to make the unique wildlife of the area accessible to the public.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/H/000320\nAcronym: DANUBEISLANDFOREST\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,434,529 €\nEU Contribution: 1,075,896 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország Alapitvány\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Álmos vezér 69/A, HU-1141, Budapest,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    island\n    nature conservation\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBéda-Karapancsa \tHUDD10004 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország Alapitvány \tCoordinator\nDanube-Drava National Park Directorate, Hungary \tParticipant\nLower Danube Valley Environmental and Water Affairs Directorate, Hungary \tParticipant\nTrans-Danubian Regional Water Supplier, Hungary \tParticipant","Bulgaria/Hungary","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2009","2013",48,1434529,1075896,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Overharvesting","Promoting natural regeneration/Full protection - Restriction of all active management/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Hydrological interventions","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Increase landscape complexity",null,null,null,"Bulgaria,Hungary",null,null,null,"2009-07-01","2013-07-05",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[235,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-BG-000281/conservation-and-restoration-of-11-natura-2000-riparian-and-wetland-habitats-in-10-scis-bulgarian-forests",null,"LIFE08 NAT/ BG/000281",null,"Conservation and restoration of 11 Natura 2000 riparian\nand wetland habitats in 10 Sites of Community Importance (SCIs)\nin Bulgarian forests’ (LIFE08 NAT/ BG/000281) on Persina Nature\nPark – Gradina Island – led by the Forest Agency with support from\nWWF (2010-2014)","\nConservation and Restoration of 11 Natura 2000 Riparian and Wetland Habitats in 10 SCI's Bulgarian Forests\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/BG/000281 | Acronym: Riparian Habitats in BG\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project’s target area was 10 Natura 2000 network sites that are managed by the State Forestry Agency and designated nature parks. In all these sites timber harvesting activities are carried out by the State Forest Agency. The diversity, quantity and quality of the areas make them sites of considerable national and European significance. Pilot actions, however, are needed to demonstrate and promote good conservation and restoration practices for such Natura 2000 habitat types in the country. In Bulgaria experience of managing and restoring riparian and wetland natural habitat types is very limited.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project Riparian habitats in Bulgarian forests aimed to improve the conservation status of 10 Natura 2000 network sites (SCIs) through the conservation and restoration of 11 riparian and wetland habitats in forests. The project planned to restore or manage 21 000 ha of riparian forest or associated habitats.\n\nThe management of the area would be ensured by constructing specialised facilities, such as fences, grilles, bridges and tourist spots, on 240.6 ha. These facilities would reduce human pressure. Moreover, anthropogenic waste from 97.5 ha would be moved. The project aimed also to create conditions for publicising the lessons learned and the good practices demonstrated at sites managed by the EFA and in the country as a whole. Another important objective was to raise awareness and improve understanding of Natura 2000 among both a specialist audience and the broader public, as well as improve expert capacity. The idea was to further the main stakeholders’ (institutions, local authorities and communities in the project areas) conception of Natura 2000 as an instrument for nature conservation.\n\nThe specific objectives were to:\nRestore six riparian and wetland habitats (9180*, 91D0*, 91E0*, 91F0, 91S0* and 92A0). The forestation practices, which would be used for the habitat restoration, already exist in Bulgaria but until now have only been applied in intensive forestry and not in the restoration of natural habitats;\nRestore in situ 13 plant species characteristic of the target habitats in four of the project sites (white and yellow water lily, water chestnut, European waterclover, Angelica panchicii, Rheum raponticum, Primula deorumw, Drosera rotundifolia, Menianthes trifoliata, Taxus baccata, Ilex colchica and Daphne pontica;\nProtect six target habitats (3150, 3160, 6430, 7220, 91D0* and 91F0) from degradation through placement of specialised infrastructure and facilities to redirect tourist flow and limit access in sensitive areas – wooden fences, wooden grilles to lift tourist routes, wooden bridges, tourist rest and information spots (with shelters, benches, fireplaces and information boards) and information/redirection signs; and\nRemove anthropogenic waste from 100 ha of the target habitats in all 10 sites.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project restored five forest habitat types by planting saplings from local species on an area of 80.6 ha in seven nature parks: Bulgarka, Vitosha, Vrachanski Balkan, Zlatni Pyasatsi, Persina, Lomovete and Sinite Kamani. The composition of species varied from park to park, but generally the species were: black alder, white willow, common ash, black poplar, European white elm, pedunculate oak (91E0), beech, sessile oak, silver lime, sycamore, Turkey oak, field elm (9180*), dwarf mountain pine (92D0*) Caucasian ash (91F0).\n\nOther quantifiable results included:\nThe removal of alien species from 59.38 ha in four parks;\nA gene bank of black poplar and white willow on an area of 2 ha;\nThe restoration of 13 rare plant species, characteristic of four habitat types, in four parks on an area of 1.38 ha;\nThe cultivation of 144.1 ha of young forests, of the rare habitat type 91S0* and other habitats, using the Saarland method in Strandzha Nature Park (securing the production of high-quality timber in line with high environmental standards);\nThe protection of 11 habitat types through the construction of specialised infrastructure on a total area of 303.9 ha.\n\nA one-day event ‘Clean-up Nature Park Day’ was carried out in three consecutive years. Around 9 400 volunteers helped with the removal of 36 tonnes of anthropogenic waste. Many of these people have subsequently formed networks for volunteer work. Thanks to the new park infrastructure – bridges, wooden grates, tourist spots and the information boards – the project is continuing to engage visitors. Also, every nature park administration organised regional stakeholder meetings to present the project work, gain support for nature conservation and raise awareness of Natura 2000. A travelling exhibition visited 10 towns in the country to this end. It was also exhibited in key locations in Sofia, including the airport during the holiday season when potentially around 195 000 passengers would have seen it.\n\nFurthermore, training events and meetings with state and private forest managers were organised on sustainable forest management practices that are compatible with biodiversity conservation. The experience gained by the project could have a long-term impact on the restoration of local species. Additionally, three trips were organised for journalists to Bulgarka, Strandzha and Vitosha, generating coverage on national television. For the specialist audience, the lessons learned were presented in a brochure and distributed among foresters, biologists and students.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/BG/000281\nAcronym: Riparian Habitats in BG\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/06/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,236,834 €\nEU Contribution: 615,199 €\nProject Location: 10 Natura 2000 sites within Nature Parks\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Executive Forestry Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 55, Hristo Botev Blvd., 1050, Sofia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    91S0 - Western Pontic beech forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Marsilea quadrifolia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVitosha \tBG0000113 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nZlatni pyasatsi \tBG0000118 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSinite kamani \tBG0000164 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVrachanski Balkan \tBG0000166 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nShumensko plato \tBG0000382 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPersina \tBG0000396 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBulgarka \tBG0000399 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRilski manastir \tBG0000496 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLomovete \tBG0000608 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStrandzha \tBG0001007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nExecutive Forestry Agency \tCoordinator\nWWF, Bulgaria \tParticipant","Bulgaria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2010","2014",53,1236834,615199,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","NA","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Full protection - Restriction of all active management/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,21000,"NA"]
[290,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-A-005422/restoration-and-management-of-the-alluvial-flood-plain-of-the-river-danube-alluvial-zone-national-park",null,"LIFE98 NAT/A/005422",null,"Restoration and management of the alluvial flood plain of the River Danube (Alluvial Zone National Park)","\nRestoration and management of the alluvial flood plain of the River Danube (Alluvial Zone National Park)\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005422 | Acronym: Donauauen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nUntrammeled flooding, gravel and mud shifted to and fro, steep banks, oxbow lakes, nutrient-rich woods and meadows are just a few of the hallmarks of dynamic floodplain ecosystems. Such an ecosystem on the Danube east of Vienna, part of central Europe's greatest coherent floodplain forest zone, was the scene of a pitched battle in 1984 to prevent a hydro-electric power project putting an end to these very dynamics. Demonstrations, occupations of the building site, a Cabinet crisis followed each other in succession. In 1996 the floodplain was made a national park. The competent authorities for nature conservation and water management at federal and regional level (Vienna, Lower Austria) as well as the NGOs rolled up their sleeves, for there was work to be done: a century of Danube river regulation had cut side channels off from the main stream, deepened the river bed and led to the terrestrialization of associated stagnant waters, culminating in the loss of valuable habitats. The recipe for dealing with this was clear: more water and greater dynamics for the Danube floodplains.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nA concept to connect the various bodies of water in the floodplain with the main river had already been made before the LIFE project, which would draw up the detailed technical plans and carry out the first reconnections at Orth and Untere Lobau. Among others, this would entail lowering the river dyke at several points, changing weirs and dams, re-arranging banks and constructing a gravel island. This would not only revitalise the floodplain ecosystem, but would also serve the very practical purpose of protecting Vienna against floods. Instead of following conventional wisdom and strengthening the dykes, the river would be given more room to sprawl. In the medium term the dyke closest to the river was to be breached so that the old floodplain itself would become a retention basin. Wetland habitats and their denizens, such as the fish Umbra krameri which was considered extinct in Austria until its sensational rediscovery in 1992, would of course profit, but so would less obvious cases such as the valuable dry grasslands on the dykes along the river. Intensive PR-work was envisaged to secure the support and comprehension of local inhabitants and visitors for all these measures.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project's most important aim was the restoration of more natural dynamics to the floodplain system of the Danube i.e. a higher \"permeability\" of the riparian forests for flood events. This was achieved by lowering the river banks and changing existing weirs so that the natural hydrological regime was not hindered and more water would flow into the forests and former side channels, creating more natural structures. The effects of these works were impressive and the subsequent self-restoration process of the floodplain dynamics topped all expectations. The project actions thus have considerable demonstration value and conservation benefit. All measures required an extensive technical planning, status quo inventories and permits. The following measures re-opened outlets from the main river into the floodplain area, or tackled river morphology. Apart from successfully boosting the dynamics of the floodplain morphology, they also served as examples for further hydrological restoration actions: Restoring a permanent water flow through the Lower Lobau by the technical modification of a weir at \"Gänsehaufentraverse\", including platforms for visitors, plus elaboration of ecological monitoring reports and of a general hydrological management plan for the future functioning of the restored weir; Hydrological restoration of two large side channels running through the floodplain forests near the village of Orth (\"Großer Binn\" and \"Kleiner Binn\") - near-permanent water flow ensured by lowering the \"Treppelweg\" dyke, removing weirs, clearing channels, etc.: three 20 m water inlets at Gollingscharte/Kleine Binn and two at Große Binn, construction of a small bridge at Tiertraverse, removal of weir at Badwandltraverse and removal of block embankments. Construction of a tower to allow three years' photo documentation of the site; Restoration of near-permanent flow conditions through the side channel at Schönau by lowering the \"Treppelweg\" dyke, removing two weirs and constructing two small bridges at Obere and Untere Traverse; Preparatory planning and creation of six new gravel islands in the main channel of the Danube and reshaping of banks using gravel. Furthermore, the project undertook species and habitat conservation actions: Development of a management plan for the recurring management of meadows in the foredyke area of the \"Lower Lobau\" (Viennese part of the National Park), with special reference to the corncrake and ecological monitoring; the actual corncrake-friendly mowing management of the foredyke meadows was not charged to LIFE-Nature; Preparatory botanical inventories of the calcareous meadows on the dyke \"Marchfelddamm\", management concept for the dyke meadows and ecological monitoring, annual mowing of the dyke meadows (to be continued with regional funds after the end of the project); Actions for the threatened fish species Umbra krameri (European mud-minnow), consisting of habitat improvement actions (restoration of ditches and digging of 'survival ponds' at 16 places around Orth and Eckartsau) and re-introduction of mud-minnows (7 re-introductions, of which 5 were successful), as well as ex situ conservation (\"aquarium and garden pond project\": school aquarium, 4 museum and zoological institution aquariums, 8 private breeding partners). The project developed a global concept for hydrological restoration in the National Park area which, based on the experience when carrying out the measures, includes more radical river and floodplain channel restoration measures, which would not have been accepted some years ago. Following on from this, it did the detailed planning for 8 target sites (re-dynamisation of floodplain area, lowering of dykes)to be tackled after the LIFE project, started the permit preparation for the hydrological restoration of Stopfenreuth and Spittelauer Arm/Tiergartenarm and launched continuous data collection in order to prepare further hydrological projects (gauge recording). Meanwhile some of the LIFE project's innovative side channel re-connection actions have been transposed to other river engineering projects along the Austrian Danuber river. In terms of communication and dissemination, the beneficiary carried out intensive press work, published a National Park newspaper four times a year informing about the LIFE project (“Aublick”), included a LIFE presentation in the National Park yearbook, set up a website www.donauauen.at, held information seminars in all communes of the National Park area as well as presentations at local schools, and produced information folders, brochures and panels. There was extensive networking - national and international (SK, DE, HR, YU, HU, RO, BU).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005422\nAcronym: Donauauen\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/03/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,411,015 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Fadenbachstr., 17, 2304, Orth,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    introduction of animal species\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    endangered species\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 2001/42 - Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (21.07.2001)\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Crex crex\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDonau-Auen östlich von Wien \tAT1204000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNationalpark Donau-Auen (Wiener Teil) \tAT1301000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH \tCoordinator\nStadt Wien, Nature protection authority \tParticipant\nLand Niederösterreich, Nature protection authority \tParticipant\nMagistrat der Stadt Wien, Abteilung 45 (Viennese water authority) \tParticipant\nWasserstrassendirektion Wien (river authority) \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","1998",2004,68,1411015,1411015,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/drainage","Hydrological interventions/(Re)introduction of animal species/monitoring/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","Sustainable Hydrological management/improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",5,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2004-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,null,"\nNationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH/Stadt Wien, Nature protection authority/Land Niederösterreich, Nature protection authority/Magistrat der Stadt Wien, Abteilung 45 (Viennese water authority)/Wasserstrassendirektion Wien (river authority)","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[298,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-A-005915/management-of-natural-forests-in-the-national-park-kalkalpen",null,"LIFE99 NAT/A/005915",null,"Nationalpark Kalkalpen - Management of Natural Forests in the National Park Kalkalpen","Management of Natural Forests in the National Park Kalkalpen\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/A/005915 | Acronym: Nationalpark Kalkalpen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 area covering about 21 000 ha around the Upper Austrian Limestone Alps national park is part of the largest unbroken forest area in Austria. In previous centuries it was a source of wood for the metal industry, but as the industry declined tranquility returned to this karst area with its many springs, forming a major drinking water reservoir: the population dwindled, although initially intensive forestry and hunting continued. However, the far corners of these mountain forests remained untouched: thus, major forest habitats in the area have been preserved, in particular various types of mountain beech forest and their inhabitants (e.g. all four species of grouse). When the national park was designated in 1997, forestry ceased, the idea being for mixed forests to develop where once were 'spruce plantations'. But the forest road is paved with good intentions: the conifer forests planted earlier are not suitable for local conditions, and have changed the soil superstructure and water balance. Overpopulation by large game animals makes natural forest rejuvenation difficult and the wet biotopes and springs on the Alpine pasturelands are suffering from trampling damage and nutrient inputs.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nIt was planned, with the support of LIFE and in close cooperation with the main landowner, the Austrian Federal Forest AG, to convert about 260 ha of land under non-indigenous forest trees at the core of this area into semi-natural mixed forest. In accordance with the management plan to be drawn up within the LIFE project, it was foreseen to cut back young spruce stands, space out old stands by removing individuals or groups of trees and promote natural rejuvenation. This would require a new form of cooperation between ecologists, foresters and forest workers. Proceeds from the sale of wood would be re-invested into the LIFE project. Large game animal overpopulation across the national park was to be addressed by regular hunting by professional huntsmen, keeping intrusion to a minimum. Wetlands and springs were to be leased and fenced off to shield them from any kind of inappropriate exploitation, and the forest road and track network reduced to check the rise in tourist traffic. Finally, to observe the impact of the measures, a wide range of parameters were to be monitored, involving, among other things, the purchase of new laboratory equipment with LIFE project funding.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project's results fall into four principal fields: FOREST HABITATS - Tree cutting in young spruce plantation (\"Konkurrenzregelung\") to give more room to beech and fir saplings and so gradually change the forest composition: more done than foreseen (223.5 ha instead of 100 ha). Cutting plan adapted to each forest section (costs per ha lower than calculated). - Forestry measures in mature stands of spruce, again to give competitive advantage to beech and fir, to allow natural regeneration of spruce (leading to mixed-age instead of even-aged stands) and to increase dead wood (12.970 cubic metres timber cut on 162 ha, 4.053 cubic metres dead wood remained in forest stands). Several forest sections, each treated in a different way. For some areas, this involved a technique (new for Austria) to prevent bark beetle infestations. - Removal of forestry roads: more done than foreseen (108 km). - Assessment of erosion risk on slopes (GIS mapped). - Ecological surveillance of the forestry work. - New quality criteria drawn up for the forestry work : applied to all works subcontracted by the beneficiary. This catalogue proved successful and was widely disseminated in Austria during the project. - Management planning in forested areas was done by the LIFE project, and continued after LIFE. The National Park area was enlarged during the project and some management plans were already elaborated for the enlarged sections by the project. SPRINGS AND WETLAND HABITATS (GROUNDWATER PROTECTION) - Extensive hydro-biological inventories were done: 150 water control points; 24 traps at 15 control points, 1070 hydrochemical analyses. Thesis about microbial activity produced. A new invertebrate species for Austria was found and Bombina variegata proved more numerous than expected. Hydrological and microbiological monitoring of springs done (697 instead of 672 originally planned samples). Interesting conclusion: Most springs are not fulfilling hygienic standards, although this area seems to be “pure nature” at first sight. Regeneration potential of springs is higher than expected. - Lease with compensation of use rights on 5.8 ha (contracts lasting between 18 years and forever) in small wetlands (to avoid grazing). According to habitat mapping, about 20 ha small wetlands should be fenced, which has partly been achieved without compensation payments. - Restoration of springs and wetland habitats: 10.5 ha springs and wetlands fenced (4635 m of fencing). Removal of old fences. Maintenance of new fences and extensive mowing done partly by farmers, partly by beneficiary, partly with volunteers from agricultural and polytechnical schools and mountaineers' associations (over 40 persons involved). WILDLIFE - Game management (by controlled hunting) of roe and red deer and chamois. During the project, 776 animals were shot in the project area. Game documentation (inventory, mapping, records)was performed. To assess browsing pressure of game on natural tree regeneration, fences were erected against browsing of young trees by game in 105 control areas. Monitoring is foreseen every 3 years. Surprising result of first monitoring: for 48% of the control areas, no fencing would have been necessary. - Initial mowing of 29 ha abandoned grasslands done and additional 1.2 ha new hay meadows created. Purpose is to improve species diversity and to reduce browsing pressure in nearby forests - after mowing, the second growth provides nutrient-rich food for red and roe deer. Recurring mowing partly done by farmers via agri-environmental contracts. - Habitat & vegetation mapping done (GIS mapped). - Habitat suitability for Tetraonidae (grouse) species studied. Monitoring of Tetraonidae showed a sink population of capercaillie (maximum 25 individuals) and black grouse (maximum 38); stable population of hazel grouse (maximum 300); strong predation (mostly golden eagle). This research led to an enlargement of the SPA. - Lynx, bear and otter documentation was done. Lynx management plan developed, possible lynx and otter reproduction in project area. No bears documented. SURVEILLANCE AND COMMUNICATION - Information meetings for locals, more than 3000 people attended. - Rangers were involved 577 times in surveillance work during the project. - 4 seminars and the Austrian LIFE platform 2002 were organised. - Information panels placed at strategic spots. - Inauguration of mountain bike track with discussion of actions. - Exhibition about forest management. - 2 trails opened (including accompanying folder, 5.000 copies). - Folder on nature management within the national park published. - book about the project area published (7.500 copies).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/A/005915\nAcronym: Nationalpark Kalkalpen\nStart Date: 01/02/1999\nEnd Date: 31/01/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,240,155 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nationalpark Oberösterreichische Kalkalpen GmbH\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Nationalpark-Allee 1, 4591, Molln,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    controlled hunting zone\n    forest ecosystem\n    natural park\n    renaturation\n    wetland\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 91/676 - Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (12.12.1991)\n    Directive 80/778 - Quality of water intended for human consumption (15.07.1980)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n    9420 - Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNationalpark Kalkalpen und Umgebung \tAT3111000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNationalpark Oberösterreichische Kalkalpen GmbH \tCoordinator\nÖsterreichische Bundesforste AG - Nationalpark Forstverwaltung \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","1999",2003,47,1240155,1240155,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Regeneration problems/Cattle or wildlife grazing/Erosion/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Predator control (hunting)/Thinning/deadwood increase/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/monitoring/Promoting natural regeneration/trainings or workshops or education/Termination of degrading action or factor","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Change in species composition/improve or maintain biodiversity/To promote tree or plant regeneration/increase awareness",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1999-02-01","2003-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,260,null,null,"Nationalpark Oberösterreichische Kalkalpen GmbH/Österreichische Bundesforste AG - Nationalpark Forstverwaltung","Mountain Forest/Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[232,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-RO-000681/cross-border-conservation-of-phalacrocorax-pygmeus-and-aythya-nyroca-at-key-sites-in-romania-and-bulgaria",null,"LIFE07/NAT/RO/000681","GREEN BORDERS","CONSERVATION OF PHALACROCORAX PYGMEUS AND AYTHYA NYROCA IN KEY SITES FROM ROMANIA AND BULGARIA; GREEN BORDERS","\nCross-border conservation of Phalacrocorax pygmeus and Aythya nyroca at key sites in Romania and Bulgaria\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/RO/000681 | Acronym: GREEN BORDERS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Pigmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) and the Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) are two species of birds that are commonly found in Europe but whose numbers are steadily declining. This decline, which has led them to be considered priority species, is due to the destruction of their habitat and the loss of wetland caused by the disruption of hydrological regime and conversion to arable land. The unsustainable management of fishponds and the shooting by fishermen are also important factors in the population decline of these two species. The Phalacrocorax pygmeus and the Aythya nyroca particularly need protection along the lower Danube in Romania and Bulgaria where sustainable conservation measures are not considered a priority. The project identified 11 key Natura 200 sites along the lower Danube where degradation, restriction and disturbance of the breeding, feeding and wintering areas are critical threats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE Green Border project was to achieve and maintain favourable conservation status for both the Phalacrocorax pygmeus and the Aythya nyroca in Romania and Bulgaria. The pygmy cormorant and the ferruginous duck get some protection within the Danube Delta’s biosphere reserve but are not protected throughout the rest of its range along the lower Danube. They use the inland wetlands for breeding, feeding and wintering, and are dependent on the conservation of this natural habitat.\n\nSpecifically the project sought to coordinate the conservation efforts for the two target priority species on both sides of the Danube and to increase the knowledge about the species status and their ecological needs. The key aim of the project was to improve breeding and feeding conditions for the species at key sites and ensure that they were disturbance free. To achieve this it implemented best management practices for fishponds, reedbeds, forests and wetlands and improved the ecological status of the wetlands used as breeding and feeding sites.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Green Border project successfully achieved its objective of improving and maintaining the favourable conservation status for the two priority bird species in Romania and Bulgaria by implementing best management practices for fishponds, reedbeds, forests and wetlands. It achieved this by better coordinating the conservation efforts for the two species through improved cross-border management of the Natura 2000 network along the lower Danube and by raising awareness among stakeholders in both countries of the need to improve the species status and respects their ecological needs. Four key breeding sites have seen the mortality rate for the pygmy cormorant and the ferruginous duck due to hunting and fishing stop totally thanks to the awareness raising work carried out by the project.\n\nThe project achieved even more than what it had set out to do. For example, the following results were reached:\nThe beneficiary (WWF) took over custody of 4 Natura 2000 sites;\nThree transboundary RAMSAR sites were designated;\nFour management guidelines were finalised in Romania and 3 in Bulgaria;\nTwo feasibility studies for wetland restoration works have been elaborated;\n4.5h of willow and poplar have been planted;\n1 200 ha of open water are now available at key feeding sites (Balta Geraiului, Ferma Rotunda and Kaikusha marsh);\nTwo information centres were established, communication material was produced and distributed, information session were organised for hunters and fishermen and four training seminars were organised for Natura 2000 site custodians and administrators.\n\nThe project improved the conservation status for 11 Natura 2000 sites covering some 75.066 ha and contributed to the nature conservation and environmental protection of a region that includes many of Europe’s most spectacular remaining wilderness areas.\n\nThe project also contributed to the implementation of the Fisheries Operational Programme in Romania and Bulgaria while the wetland restoration work was used both to demonstrate the importance of flood plains as non-structural measures under the Flood Directive and to improve water quality as called for by the Water Directive. The project contributed to the Partnership Agreement between Romania and Bulgaria with the EU for the next programming period by ensuring a better integration of synergies between different programmes focused on biodiversity conservation measures for preventing/mitigating the negative impacts of investments on biodiversity and Natura 2000 sites.\n\nThanks to Green Borders, those working in fish farms are now aware that environmentally-friendly fishing is not only just as profitable but is also better in the long term than intensive fishing.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/RO/000681\nAcronym: GREEN BORDERS\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 30/06/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,305,390 €\nEU Contribution: 979,042 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Asociatia WWF Programul Duncare Carpati Romania\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Ioan Voda Caragea, no.26, RO-010537, Bucharest,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    management plan\n    border\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSrebarna \tBG0000241 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPersina \tBG0000396 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRibarnitsi Orsoya \tBG0002006 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKompleks Belenski ostrovi \tBG0002017 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKompleks Kalimok \tBG0002030 \tSPA \tv.2021\nNikopolsko plato \tBG0002074 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSvishtovsko-Belenska nizina \tBG0002083 \tSPA \tv.2021\nOstrov Lakat \tBG0002091 \tSPA \tv.2021\nBistreț \tROSPA0010 \tSPA \tv.2021\nBlahnița \tROSPA0011 \tSPA \tv.2021\nConfluența Olt - Dunăre \tROSPA0024 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGruia - Gârla Mare \tROSPA0046 \tSPA \tv.2021\nIezerul Călărași \tROSPA0051 \tSPA \tv.2021\nValea Alceului \tROSPA0103 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAsociatia WWF Programul Duncare Carpati Romania \tCoordinator\nEnvironment Protection Agency Teleorman, Romania \tParticipant\nEnvironment Protection Agency Olt, Romania \tParticipant\nSC Mediator Trans SRL, Romania \tParticipant\nRomanian Ornithological Society, Romania \tParticipant\nAssociation WWF Danube Carpathian Programme, Bulgaria \tParticipant\nPersina Nature Park Directorate, Bulgaria \tParticipant","Bulgaria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2009",2021,48,1305390,979042,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Urban expansion/Agriculture","trainings or workshops or education/knowledge increase","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2009-07-01","2013-07-05",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[234,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-B-000033/restoration-of-natural-habitats-in-the-lomme-river-bassin-and-in-surrounding-areas",null,"LIFE08 NAT/B/000033",null,"Restoration of natural habitats in the Lomme river bassin and in surrounding areas","\nRestoration of natural habitats in the Lomme river bassin and in surrounding areas\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/B/000033 | Acronym: LOMME\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Lomme river basin is located in the Libin high plateau in the centre of the Ardennes in Belgium’s Walloon region. The Libin plateau sits between the Saint-Hubert and Croix-Scaille plateaux, both of which have benefited from LIFE restoration projects. The Lomme river basin is made up of a network of peaty and wetland habitats included in the Habitats Directive: sphagnum birch woods, alder woods, bogs, heathlands, transition mires, tall-herb communities of humid meadows, watercourse fringes and associated habitats such as dry heaths, mountain hay meadows and Nardus strica pastures. These peat bogs shelter rare species such as Boloria aquilonaris, Somatochlora arctica, Dactylorhiza sphagnicola, and Erica tetralix. The area is designated as a Special Area of Conservation, but the habitats and associated species had been threatened by habitat fragmentation as a result of spruce plantation, drying of soils and re-colonisation by purple moor grass. In addition, forestry production was causing problems in relation to soil structure, water quality, and biodiversity.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE LOMME project aimed to restore 230 ha of peaty and wetland habitats. It would purchase 40 ha and make compensation payments to land-owners so that they definitively abandoned forest production on a further 120 ha. The spruce and pine plantations on 100 ha would be cut and selective cutting and clearing was planned for a further 70 ha.\n\nHydrology of the different sites would be restored by blocking 20 km of drains, digging some 40 ponds, building 1 km of dikes and 10 culverts. In addition some 20 ha of deciduous forest were to be restored within fenced enclosures. Long-term management of the restored areas would be assured by putting in place the necessary procedures, material and infrastructure for regular mowing, cutting, grazing and coppicing with the help of local farmers. Improving connectivity between habitat features and sites would reduce fragmentation, as well raise awareness among local communities and stakeholders as to the wider value of these restored areas. A wide range of other endangered species and habitats were also expected to benefit from these comprehensive restoration actions.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project restored 430 ha (180 ha more than the initial objective [172%]) and hydrological networks within the area have been significantly improved. This leads to a rapid transition of some areas into transition mires.\n\nSome 310 ha were brought under conservation management control and 26 new nature reserves (RND or ZHIB) were established. Other quantitative results include:\nAbandoning silvicultural speculation on 231 ha;\nRemoving resinous trees on 201 ha and controlling regeneration of resinous trees on 56 ha;\nImproving hydrology levels by filling-in 24 km of drains, establishing 6 water circulation structures, digging 96 ponds and building 1.5 km of mineral dykes;\nRemoving topsoil from 15 ha;\nMowing actions on 30 ha;\nEstablishing 21 fenced enclosures for broad-leafed trees on 23 ha.\n\nThe introduction of grazing and mowing on more 100 ha was achieved through collaboration with 11 local farmers and installing 19 km of fences. Awareness-raising action led to the installation of 15 welcoming boards and 5 information boards as well as general leaflet being published in 4 languages and other publications about the project’s work.\n\nOverall sustainability will be aided by the positive relationships and joint management agreements that were put in place by the project between local stakeholders (including foresters, hunters and conservation bodies).\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project restored 430 ha (180 ha more than the initial objective [172%]) and hydrological networks within the area have been significantly improved. This leads to a rapid transition of some areas into transition mires.\n\nSome 310 ha were brought under conservation management control and 26 new nature reserves (RND or ZHIB) were established. Other quantitative results include:\nAbandoning silvicultural speculation on 231 ha;\nRemoving resinous trees on 201 ha and controlling regeneration of resinous trees on 56 ha;\nImproving hydrology levels by filling-in 24 km of drains, establishing 6 water circulation structures, digging 96 ponds and building 1.5 km of mineral dykes;\nRemoving topsoil from 15 ha;\nMowing actions on 30 ha;\nEstablishing 21 fenced enclosures for broad-leafed trees on 23 ha.\n\nThe introduction of grazing and mowing on more 100 ha was achieved through collaboration with 11 local farmers and installing 19 km of fences. Awareness-raising action led to the installation of 15 welcoming boards and 5 information boards as well as general leaflet being published in 4 languages and other publications about the project’s work.\n\nOverall sustainability will be aided by the positive relationships and joint management agreements that were put in place by the project between local stakeholders (including foresters, hunters and conservation bodies).\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/B/000033\nAcronym: LOMME\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,379,050 €\nEU Contribution: 1,189,525 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direction Générale de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: avenue Maréchal Juin 23, 5030, Gembloux,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    forestry\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lycaena helle\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMassif forestier de Daverdisse (Daverdisse; Libin; Tellin; Wellin) \tBE34026A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nBassin de la Lomme de Poix-Saint-Hubert à Grupont \tBE34027C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHaute-Lomme (Libin; Libramont-Chevigny; Saint-Hubert) \tBE34037A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nMassif forestier de Daverdisse (Daverdisse; Libin; Tellin; Wellin) \tBE34026B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nHaute-Lomme (Libin; Libramont-Chevigny; Saint-Hubert) \tBE34037B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDirection Générale de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement \tCoordinator\nCRLESSE (Contrat de rivière pour la Lesse), Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2010",2014,59,2379050,1189525,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Agriculture","Hydrological interventions/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Termination of degrading action or factor","increase awareness/Sustainable Hydrological management/Soil improvement/To promote tree or plant regeneration",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,430,"NA"]
[238,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-PL-000257/active-conservation-of-waterfowl-and-waders-in-the-area-of-the-northern-polder-in-the-warta-mouth-national-parkwetlands-work-wonders-stage-2-",null,"LIFE09 NAT/PL/000257","Bagna s Dobre! ","Active conservation of waterfowl and waders in the area of the Northern Polder in the Warta Mouth National Park.Wetlands Work Wonders!  Stage 2 ","\nActive conservation of waterfowl and waders in the area of the Northern Polder in the Warta Mouth National Park. Wetlands Work Wonders! Stage 2\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/PL/000257 | Acronym: Bagna s Dobre!\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Warta Mouth National Park includes part of the “Warta River Mouth” (PLC080001) Natura 2000 site, which provides protection for unique wetlands, spacious meadows and pastures. It is considered to be a crucial aquatic bird habitat; some 270 bird species have been recorded here and about 170 of these use the area as a breeding ground. Species include the black-tailed godwit, corncrake, spotted crake, great snipe, montagu`s harrier, shoveler, garganey and whiskered tern.\n\nDrainage works have adversely affected the quality of wetland habitat in some parts of the Warta River basin and other land use changes have led to meadows becoming overgrown with willows. These changes create unsuitable conditions for nesting birds and as a consequence, some species have almost entirely disappeared from the area.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE Nature project’s main objective is to restore degraded habitats located within the borders of the Warta Mouth National Park. Interventions will target breeding, feeding and resting grounds for birds in order to improve conditions for species that rely on open meadows and wetland habitats during migration and wintering.\n\nThe \"Wetlands Work Wonders!\" project vision is to work in partnership with local stakeholders to ensure extensive pasture management and maintenance of flood control functions in the project area.\n\nExpected results:\nThe restoration and protection of nesting, feeding, resting and wintering sites for wetlands birds species in an area covering at least 2 800 ha;\nHalting land degradation and loss of wet meadow habitats by establishing an appropriate water regime in an area of at least 2 800 ha;\nThe introduction of a water management system in an area of 5 000 ha;\nImproved water management as a result of the refurbishment and expansion of four weirs (including three fish ladders), the repairing of 36 valves and culverts, and the refurbishment of drainage / irrigation ditches on a total length of over 187km;\nThe removal of willow thicket from an area of 200 ha.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/PL/000257\nAcronym: Bagna s Dobre!\nStart Date: 01/01/2011\nEnd Date: 31/07/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,315,866 €\nEU Contribution: 2,095,908 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Towarzystwo Ochrony Przyrody Ptaki Polskie\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: ul. Kociuszki 26/11-, 19-110, Gonid,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nUjście Warty \tPLC080001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nTowarzystwo Ochrony Przyrody Ptaki Polskie \tCoordinator\nWarta Mouth National Park, Poland \tParticipant","Poland","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2011",2025,78,4315866,2095908,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage","Installation of wildlife refuges/Hydrological interventions/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Termination of degrading action or factor","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2011-01-01","2017-07-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2800,"NA"]
[247,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-RO-000740/improving-the-conservation-status-for-the-priority-species-and-habitats-in-the-iron-gates-wetlands",null,"LIFE10 NAT/RO/000740",null,"Improving the conservation status for the priority species and habitats in the Iron Gates wetlands","\nImproving the conservation status for the priority species and habitats in the Iron Gates wetlands\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/RO/000740 | Acronym: Iron Gates wetlands\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in southwest Romania, the Natura 2000 network site Danube water course Bazias Iron Gates includes a large area of priority habitats for the pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus). It is also an important stopover point for migrating birds. The pygmy cormorant is one of 23 bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive found at the site, which is also home to three amphibian species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive (Bombina bombina, Bombina variegata and Bufo bufo), a reptile, the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) and four fish species (Gymnocephalus schraetzer, Gymnocephalus baloni, Zingel streber and Zingel zingel). The area is threatened by eutrophication, aquatic invasive alien species, habitat degradation, unsuitable fishing and wetlands pollution. A lack of understanding of the importance of the Natura 2000 network is another difficulty.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe purpose of the Iron Gates wetlands project was to provide long-term Favourable Conservation Status for priority for conservation species and their habitats in the Natura 2000 site Danube water course Bazias Iron Gates, by implementing and disseminating state-of-the-art conservation measures. The project aimed to restore river habitats, as nesting, resting and feeding areas for bird species. The actions will directly benefit two Annex I-listed birdspecies of the Birds Directive, pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) and ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) in the Natura 2000 site. The project also aimed to improve the conservation status of priority habitats by demonstrating the removal of aquatic and riverside invasive species, implementing a modern early warning system for invasive alien species, and increasing public awareness of the importance of biodiversity in the Natura 2000 site.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Iron Gates wetlands project paved the way for improvements in the conservation status of species and habitats in the Danube water course Bazias Iron Gates Natura 2000 network site in south-west Romania, which has been classified as the third most important bird area in Romania. This site contains large areas of priority habitats listed in the Annexes of the Habitats Directive, where core populations of two Annex I-listed species of the Birds Directive occur - pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) and ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca). The project team implemented and demonstrated conservation measures to restore wetland habitats.\n\nAn important component of wetland habitat restoration is aquatic weed removal. To determine the weed harvesting safety area (e.g. limits, depths, bottom structure), the project performed bathymetric mapping and hydrological characteristics of wetlands using high-performance cartographic methods based on sub-metric GPS. The mapping actions were conducted especially in seven areas of the Natura 2000 site (Gurile Nerei, Calinovat Island, Divici, Pojejena, Moldova Noua, Liborajdea, and Cozla).\n\nThe project beneficiaries conducted weed harvesting activities in Calinovat, Divici, Pojejena, Susca, Moldova Noua, and Liborajdea wetlands. These activities were organised in four sessions to reduce total biomass and especially eliminate aquatic invasive alien species. Also, two sessions along the Danube River were performed with Natura 2000 administrators and managers trained to transfer the method to further areas they work in.\n\nEliminating invasive alien trees species (Robinia pseudoaccacia, Rhus hirta and Alianthus altissima) was realised by identifying growth areas, tree marking, cutting, extraction and transportation to warehouse areas. Furthermore, leaves and seeds were collected and burnt to reduce dissemination possibilities. The wood obtained was donated to schools located in the project area. Live traps were also installed for eliminating an invasive alien predator, American mink (Neovison vison), in the areas used by pygmy cormorant for feeding and resting.\n\nThe project team enlarged riparian habitat areas, particularly the habitats types Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (91E0*) and Salix alba and Populus alba galleries (92A0), for example, by planting 55 ha with Salix alba. After removal of invasive species, the trees were planted following the plan designed by the beneficiary in three planting steps, with planting in the first year and maintenance during the following two years. Beneficiaries implemented a range of conservation actions to restore habitats to sustain the pygmy cormorant population, including using 100 posts that could accommodate 700 pygmy cormorants and installing 160 decoys on posts. A special designed harvester was used to eradicate invasive trees (Ailanthus altissima and Amorpha fruticosa) on 55 ha in the Iron Gates wetlands.\n\nThe project is highly relevant to the implementation of the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive in Romania. Moreover, the project results comply and contribute directly to the European Action Plan for the Danube. All the project findings were included in the Management Plan of the Iron Gates Natural Park, which represents the approved governmental policy for the project areas. By implementing the project, Aythya nyroca was included in the site Standard Data Form (SDF) of the Iron Gates Natura 2000 site; this means that at EU level species range data has increased.\n\nIron Gates wetlands results promote long-term financial sustainability for stakeholders who are mainly dependent on fishing and tourism in the project area, as a direct result of invasive species eradication from ponds. By installing nature trails, local and national tourist companies, especially those focused on nature such as bird watching tours, can now provide supplementary services with the potential to increase the number of people employed.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/RO/000740\nAcronym: Iron Gates wetlands\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 15/12/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,272,540 €\nEU Contribution: 954,405 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Environmental Protection AgencyCaras-Severin\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Petru Maior 73, 320111, Resita,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    migratory species\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2006/44 - Quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life – Fish Directive (consolidated) (15.10.2006)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n    Aythya nyroca\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPorțile de Fier \tROSCI0206 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCursul Dunării - Baziaș - Porțile de Fier \tROSPA0026 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnvironmental Protection AgencyCaras-Severin \tCoordinator","Romania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2011","2015",51,1272540,954405,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Eutrophication/Invasive alien species/waste and debris accumulation/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Control or removal of (invasive) species/trainings or workshops or education/monitoring","increase awareness/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2015-12-15",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[249,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-ES-000707/inland-wetlands-of-northern-iberian-peninsula-management-and-restoration-of-mires-and-wet-environments",null,"LIFE11 NAT/ES/000707",null,"Inland wetlands of Northern Iberian Peninsula: management and restoration of mires and wet environments","\nInland wetlands of Northern Iberian Peninsula: management and restoration of mires and wet environments\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/ES/000707 | Acronym: TREMEDAL\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nPeaty and wet habitats are types of wetlands found mainly in Northern Europe with its cold and damp climate. Whilst scarce in the Iberian Peninsula, some isolated examples are found in mountain areas. These ecosystems are not well-known or valued by the local population, or wider society, thus contributing to their degradation (and in some cases destruction) through use in ways not compatible with conservation. The project involves a group of inland wetlands in Northern Iberia that are included in the Natura 2000 Network or are important for the connectivity of Natura 2000 sites. They contain habitats of Community interest, some of them priority habitat types, including seven different types of peat habitat, as well as other wet habitats. The sites also contain important populations of key species. For example, there are estimated to be 1 150 examples of the plant Eryngium viviparum within the Parga-Larda-Támoga SCI, 5.7% of the population for the whole of Spain.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall intention of the 'TREMEDAL' project is to improve the conservation status and resilience of the peaty and wet habitat types in the project locations. It will conduct restoration actions and look to implement good management measures to reduce the threats that negatively impact on the habitats. The project will increase understanding and awareness of the habitat types by collating and updating information about the presence, distribution and description of the wet and peaty habitats in and around the Atlantic Biogeographic Region of the Iberian Peninsula. It will look to define management guidelines as well as common indicators to monitor the conservation status of the target habitat types. Concrete restoration actions will include taking hydrologic and topographic measures to halt degradation and implementing targeted management actions to reduce threats and causes of habitat destruction. These will include actions to eradicate invasive species, remove harmful infrastructure introduced for livestock management, and change forestry and recreational practices that have a negative impact on the target habitats. The project will also establish a germplasm bank of threatened structural plant species to ensure their long-term survival. Beyond the specific actions on the target sites, the project will seek to increase knowledge about the management and restoration of these types of habitats at local, national and EU levels. It will also aim to inform and raise awareness about the values and environmental benefit provided by inland wetlands in general and peaty and wet environments in particular.\n\nExpected results\nQuantified results will include:\nRestoration and improved conservation status of: some 85 ha ha of habitats 4020*, 7140 and 7150 at eight locations in Navarra; 6 000 m2 of mires habitat and 5 000 m2 of habitat 7210* at six locations in Jaizkibel SCI; habitat type 3180 in Lago de Arreo SCI - providing also a protection area with natural vegetation to habitat types 7210*, 7230, 1410 and 1510*; habitat types 7130 and 7230 in two peat locations within the Picos de Europa SCIs; 1.3 ha of habitat types 4020*, 6410 and 3110; 1 ha of 7210*and 91E0*; and 2.6 ha of 3110, 6410, 6430 and 91E0* inside the Parga-Larda-Támoga SCI; and habitat type 7140 at Usabelartza in the Río Leizarán SCI;\nIncreasing by 50% of the population of the target species Eryngium viviparum* (within the Parga-Larda-Támoga SCI); Carex hostiana (in Belate and Arxuri); and Rhynchospora fusca and Spiranthes aestivalis (in Arxuri);\nImproved biodiversity in the target habitats;\nCreation of a germplasm bank of threatened structural plant species;\nReports and a (GIS) database on the presence, distribution and description of wet and peaty habitats in the Atlantic Biogeographic Region of the Iberian Peninsula;\nIncreased connectivity and ecologic coherence of the Nature 2000 network, potentially including the extension of some SCIs; and\nIncreased awareness of these important habitats and their protection in the project area and in other regions.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/ES/000707\nAcronym: TREMEDAL\nStart Date: 01/07/2012\nEnd Date: 31/10/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,824,867 €\nEU Contribution: 1,412,433 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: GESTIóN AMBIENTAL, VIVEROS Y REPOBLACIONES DE NAVARRA (GAVRN)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Padre Adoain, 219 - bajo, 31015, Pamplona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Spiranthes aestivalis\n    Narcissus pseudonarcissus ssp. nobilis\n    Eryngium viviparum\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSierra de Artxuga, Zarikieta y Montes de Areta \tES0000129 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPicos de Europa \tES0000003 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nParga - Ladra - Támoga \tES1120003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPicos de Europa (Asturias) \tES1200001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLeitzaran ibaia / Río Leitzaran \tES2120013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nJaizkibel \tES2120017 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRegata de Orabidea y turbera de Arxuri \tES2200015 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBelate \tES2200018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonte Alduide \tES2200019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSistema fluvial de los ríos Irati, Urrobi y Erro \tES2200025 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCaicedo Yuso eta Arreoko lakua / Lago de Caicedo Yuso y Arreo \tES2110007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nGESTIÓN AMBIENTAL, VIVEROS Y REPOBLACIONES DE NAVARRA (GAVRN) \tCoordinator\nUniversidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI) \tParticipant\nUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) \tParticipant\nDiputación Foral de Álava (DFA) \tParticipant\nHAZI Kontsultoria SA (HAZI) \tParticipant","Spain","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2012,"2015",{"$f":"_xldudf_NUM_AI(\"Extract the number of month of the duration in number format (dont create text):\",#REF!)","v":{"$error":"#REF!"}},2824867,1412433,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Cattle or wildlife grazing, browsing","knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization/Hydrological interventions/Others","Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2012-07-01","2015-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[287,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-A-005413/water-world-march-thaya-auen",null,"LIFE98 NAT/A/005413",null,"Water World March-Thaya-Auen","\nWater World March-Thaya-Auen\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005413 | Acronym: March-Thaya-Auen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe floodplains along March and Thaya, which form the frontier with Slovakia and the Czech Republic, are among the most remarkable large-scale wetlands in Austria. This mosaic of watercourses, humid meadows and floodplain forests is a habitat for species such as the beaver, pond terrapin, various 'living fossil' crustaceans and a range of birds: a large colony of white storks nests on the banks of the March, the shy black stork inhabits the floodplain forest and the corncrake breeds in the meadows. However, this elongated site faced several problems. River regulation had altered fluviatile dynamics, valuable floodplain meadows had been ploughed under or afforested, tourism was increasing and a new frontier crossing was planned smack across a sensitive area. A LIFE project was already carried out here between 1995 and 1998 which drew up a comprehensive river regeneration concept and implemented an initial batch of rehumidification and river restoration works. It also preserved and re-established meadows and floodplain forests, carried out measures to guide visitors and sought cooperation with important land users like hunters and anglers.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nFormer river meanders were to be reconnected to the river over a length of 8.5 km. At some points strips of land along the banks would be bought and the rock walls installed against erosion removed, so that the natural dynamics of erosion and sedimentation are made possible again. Special arrangements and agreements were to be sought and negotiated with local hunters to create refuges for waterfowl. A beaver management plan would be produced, coupled to direct actions in favour of the species. Measures to promote nature-oriented forestry and to restore meadows would be continued; astute use of the opportunities under the Austrian ÖPUL programme for meadows (co-financed by Regulation 2078/92) would secure these LIFE investments in the longer run. Last but not least, close collaboration with partners from the Czech Republic and Slovakia would continue to be an important part of the job.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project carried out a range of actions, of which the largest block consisted of engineering work to improve river dynamics and hydrology. - The river engineering work began with technical planning of all construction works, based on proposals of the river development concept elaborated during the previous LIFE project “Ramsar management March-Thaya-Auen”. Hydraulic modeling was done for 10 kms of March river length with specific studies on re-connecting meanders (meander XVIII, meander XVI). After the end of this LIFE project, further works additional to the LIFE-cofinanced work will be done, based on these documents, under the responsibility of the WSD (authority for navigable watercourses). - Already on the basis of these plans, 39 separate riverbank restoration measures were carried out along the March river during the LIFE project. These works, with a significant demonstration value, have dismantled the current bank stabilisation and replaced it with nature-like riverbank structures. This leads to a local diversification of bank and river bed profiles, flow velocities, erosion and sedimentation pattern etc. In addition to the immediate impact, the measures provide a kick-start for the reinstatement of dynamic river processes (erosion, sedimentation, river meandering…) and hence contribute to permanent improvement of the habitat conditions for many species linked to the river ecosystem. In detail, these measures covered the following: - 14 former channels through which the water can easily run into the floodplain during periods of higher water level were re-opened, - as an experiment, a controllable inlet was made at the downstream end of a meander (meander XVIII) to improve currents and oxygen levels in its water, - two meanders (IV and VI) were re-opened to ensure that water fills them again, - at 12 points, existing sand islands were enlarged or new sandy islands (each app. 240 m long)and shallow-water areas were created, as habitats for fish and breeding place for birds, - 8 sub-aquatic thresholds (current deflectors) were inserted extending up to 20 metres into the river to protect the sandbanks and downstream ends of meanders, - rock embankments were removed along 1460 metres to allow natural clay cliffs to form again, - gradients of banks were reduced, - and, finally, over a length of three km trees and stumps removed during the works were placed into the river to act as natural barriers. Different riverbank restoration techniques were carried out side by side, so that their effect can be compared after a few years. A particular project circumstance led to additional expertise being gained in river restoration: As the river March constitutes the boundary between Austria and Slovakia (centred in the riverbed), no measures were allowed which would have changed the river course. Thus, the construction measures listed above had to take place without altering the mid-river line – which meant that sandbanks were created in the river without widening it. The beneficiary had to deliver studies proving that no displacement of the borders had taken place. Besides this main block of river engineering, other actions were: - restoration works to improve the hydrological situation in ten floodplain forests were carried out. The largest block restored is over 120 ha. - a strip of woodland 30 metres wide was taken out of use along 5.3 km of the Thaya river via a long-term lease, in order to allow erosion processes to take place. - pilot projects in conservation-oriented forestry were done: protection of individual trees bearing raptor nests, re-planting of cleared areas with appropriate species, fencing against browsing by game, pollarding, removal of Robinia and American ash. - A beaver management plan was elaborated, which led to the adoption of the species protection project “Beaver management in Lower Austria” by the authorities. The LIFE project itself compensated non-use of beaver habitat for 10 years at various sites (25 ha in total). A beaver brochure was produced by the LIFE project and demand was such that a second edition of 10.000 copies was printed. The management plan proposed the instatement of a \"beaver manager\", i.e. a central contact person who should intervene in case of damage and decide, on a case-by-case approach, what kind of actions should be taken. The Lower Austrian authorities have hired such a beaver manager in follow-up to the plan. - Specimens of the crustacean Astacus astacus were bred and released in the wild, while seeds from Annex I meadow habitat types were collected for use in parallel projects (funded by the Rural Development Regulation) to convert arable land to meadow. - Detailed status quo inventories were made as basis for future monitoring. - A workshop on 'Hunting and Natura 2000' was organised with the local hunters. - Trilateral meetings and conferences with conservation NGOs and competent authorities across the border in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, were continued. - An information flyer (4.000 copies) was produced at the end of the project to inform about its targets and achievements.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005413\nAcronym: March-Thaya-Auen\nStart Date: 01/09/1998\nEnd Date: 28/02/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,186,179 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Distelverein\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Franz-Mair-Strasse 47, 2232, Deutsch-Wagram,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    modelling\n    border\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6260 - Pannonic sand steppes\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Castor fiber\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMarch-Thaya-Auen \tAT1202000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDistelverein \tCoordinator\nWasserstrassendirektion (authority for navigable watercourses) \tParticipant\nAmt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung (regional government of Lower Austria) \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","1998","2003",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC676,AD676,\"m\")","v":53},1186179,1186179,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Agriculture/Landscape fragmentation/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Termination of degrading action or factor/Hydrological interventions/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/management and planning and opimization/Full protection - Restriction of all active management/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1998-09-01","2003-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,145,null,null,"Distelverein/Wasserstrassendirektion/Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung","Non Forest-Ecosystem/Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[289,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-A-005420/region-wildernessriver-lafnitz",null,"LIFE98 NAT/A/005420",null,"Region Wildernessriver Lafnitz","\nRegion Wildernessriver Lafnitz\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005420 | Acronym: Lafnitztal\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nCoiling its many meanders along the border between Burgenland and Styria, the Lafnitz is a true lowland river where erosion and sedimentation still shape and re-shape parts of its middle and lower stretches. Structures like sandbanks, islets, deep whirlpools, shallow fords and oxbow lakes, and vegetation like bankside gallery woods and bushes, alder-ash floodplain forest, dead timber, humid meadows and nutrient-poor lowland hay meadows, mark these areas. Otters, fire-bellied toads and pond terrapins are characteristic denizens. Yet here too the late 20th century saw floodplain forest converted to arable land, humid meadows drained or afforested and the land's morphology modified. Sand and gravel extraction and infrastructure projects loomed over the natural environment.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nLIFE funds would be used to buy sections, both in areas which need to be protected in their own right as in other areas. These latter would be swapped for unpurchased sections in the 'riverside wilderness protection zone', so that a coherent strip along the Lafnitz is secured. Not only conservation would benefit. The river catchment authorities, important partners in the project, wanted to secure strips along the river banks so that they could furthet implement their concept of passive protection against floods. In a convenient marriage between the two disciplines, the land acquired would be given to succession or managed, depending on the case, to preserve or re-establish river sections where fluviatile dynamics operate unfettered, as well as floodplain forests and species-rich meadows. All of these would simultaneously be retention areas for floodwaters. Furthermore, besides LIFE other funds would contribute to sustainable land use here: EAGGF-Guidance, 2078/92 and (to support grazing development and 'soft' tourism) LEADER.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project ended successfully and its positive aspects were the strong local support, synergy with two LEADER projects (a farmer-led experiment to develop sustainable recurring grasslands management and a project on tourism promotion), model collaboration between water and nature authorities and use of a rural land consolidation procedure for conservation purposes, The LIFE-Nature project was a step forward in securing the Lafnitz valley as an area where the aims of nature conservation, flood protection, sustainable agriculture and heritage-based tourism are combined. The overall aim was to have a section of river 50 km long, in a natural state and flanked by a corridor of floodplain forest and alluvial grasslands. The project concentrated on 6 subsites along the river Lafnitz from Loipersdorf to Fürstenfeldbruck. The Lafnitz river was not canalised and regulated, but as a free-flowing river it kept meandering, eroding land away and rendering areas unproductive for farming. Consequently, calls by landowners and farmers to take action against this on-going loss of land, increased. In the late 1980s the idea of ‘passive flood protection’ came to the fore within the water authorities and Lafnitz became a pilot project. Instead of canalising the river, flood retention areas would be designated in areas which are already more or less natural (floodplain forests) or used extensively (hay meadows). By creating such a corridor of land along the river in public ownership, private landowners and farmers would be shifted away from the river through purchase or compensation so that complaints would stop. At the same time, this corridor would allow the Lafnitz to continue to flow free and riverside habitats to develop naturally, it would be ideal for passive flood protection, and, by moving intensive farmland away from the waterside, reduce water pollution from seepage and run-off. The trend to convert grassland to maize field was increasing polluting run-off of fertiliser and phytopharmaceuticals and washing soil into the river. Before the LIFE project began, 155 ha had been purchased along the section of river constituting the project area, as ‘Öffentliches Wassergut’ i.e. property of the Republic of Austria’s water authorities. The LIFE project added another 52.3 ha, i.e. increasing it by 1/3. Of this, 25 ha was earmarked for floodplain forest and left to natural succession. This land simultaneously contributes to the aim of passive flood protection. In the passive flood protection scheme there is a buffer zone between the ‘wilderness zone’ (i.e. the central corridor where land has been left to natural dynamics - floodplain forests, erosion of the banks at one place and sedimentation at another) and the farmland. It is 10-50 metres broad and ideally ought to be, or become, extensively used grassland. Here the problem arises, who will manage the grassland? The land in the Lafnitz valley is intensively used for crops and livestock is traditionally kept in stables. Grass was mown from hay meadows and brought to the stables, but the trend is towards maize, so that grasslands along the river were disappearing. Prior to LIFE one-off compensations had been paid in return for keeping meadows intact for 25 years or contractors had been hired to mow former hayfields and compost the grass. However, these solutions were expensive and did not always give a good result in terms of grassland biodiversity. Of the 52.3 ha bought during the LIFE project, 27.3 ha was to become buffer zone alluvial grassland. This target was achieved largely thanks to a LEADER project, with the same beneficiary, which ran in parallel to the LIFE project. Purpose of this project, by the local farmer-based NGO Weideverein Ramsargebiet, was to show that Natura 2000 does not only bring restrictions on farming, but can also open up new possibilities. In the Lafnitz, ploughing up Annex I meadows in the pSCI to plant maize would breach Article 6, i.e. a restriction, but preservation of the grasslands (the Natura 2000 objective) can be done through cattle grazing, a new activity in the Lafnitz compared to keeping animals in stables and bringing hay to them. LEADER provided the investment funds for fences, equipment etc and the Weideverein began its experiment on land already within the passive flood protection corridor at Loipersdorf in 1998. One obstacle it had to face – lack of suitable land – was removed during the project thanks to the LIFE purchases and the accompanying rural land consolidation scheme. By 2001 it had 100 cows grazing 50 ha, with another 80 ha as hay meadow for winter fodder. The viability of the system is assured by agri-environmental funding as well as through CAP suckler cow premia. Within the highly intensified agricultural context of the Lafnitz valley and the trend to transform meadows into arable land, the Weideverein was creating an agricultural need for grazing pasture and late-mown hay meadows, thus contributing to the conservation/restoration of these habitats and removing a financial burden for recurring management from the conservation and water authorities. Rural land consolidation was used as instrument in the LIFE project. In the Lafnitz, land ownership is very fragmented and prevents farmers from working rationally. Rural land consolidation was an ideal instrument to create coherent blocks. Instead of a mix of small maize fields and small meadows, consolidation allowed all maize fields to be merged into a distinct block and all grasslands into another. It also helped the experiment with suckler cow grazing by providing the larger coherent grassland areas needed to make this viable. Also, larger meadows make hay mowing by tractor easier. 2-3% of the total budget of the rural land consolidation procedure was used to create a biotope network out of isolated sections of nature. The LIFE project also carried out a vegetation inventory and a management plan for one subsite. On some of the land purchased, non-native trees were cut and re-planted with deciduous trees to stimulate floodplain forest development, 200 trees were planted along boundaries as well as 500 shrubs, and 10 ha of arable land was converted to meadow. The measures undertaken under this LIFE project should have a beneficial effect on floodplain habitats and the associated bird species (Ciconia nigra, Ciconia ciconia, Alcedo atthis, Ficedula albicollis, Dryocopus martius, Picus canus)and other animal species such as the otter Lutra lutra and the two Maculinea butterfly species. The project organised guided excursions and village events and produced an information brochure and a video film aimed at the wider audience and providing a good overview over the project area. An encyclopaedic book, 'Das Lafnitztal. Flußlandschaft im Herzen Europas', about the LIFE project area is scheduled to be published in 2005 by the Umweltbundesamt. There was networking with similar projects in Germany, Austria and Hungary and participation in the LIFE Week and Green Week. LIFE also backed up a LEADER project to build up a visitor guidance system/information centre, by financing equipment for this centre and part of the information boards along touristic routes. Another incentive effect has been that since March 1 2002 the middle section of the Lafnitz valley is included on the list of internationally important wetlands. It is thanks to the initiative taken by the LIFE beneficiary Weideverein Ramsargebiet Lafnitztal that this entire middle section, 50 km long with a total area of 2,000 ha, has been declared Ramsar site after the end of the LIFE project. The Ramsar site Lafnitztal includes all subsites of the LIFE project; the territories of 19 municipalities extend into it.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005420\nAcronym: Lafnitztal\nStart Date: 01/06/1998\nEnd Date: 30/06/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 360,789 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Weideverein Ramsargebiet Lafnitztal\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Loipersdorf, 115, 7411, Loipersdorf ,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    cultural heritage\n    public-private partnership\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    nature conservation\n    rural development\n    land purchase\n    flood protection\n    river basin development\n    agricultural method\n    ecotourism\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLafnitztal - Neudauer Teiche \tAT2208000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLafnitztal \tAT1122916 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWeideverein Ramsargebiet Lafnitztal \tCoordinator\nAmt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, FA IIIa - Wasserwirtschaft \tParticipant\nAmt der Burgenländischen Landesregierung, XIII/3, Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft \tParticipant\nAmt der Burgenländischen Landesregierung, Abteilung IV Naturschutz \tParticipant\nWasserverband Mittleres Lafnitztal \tParticipant\nGemeinde Loipersdorf-Kitzladen \tParticipant\nAmt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, RA 6 Naturschutz \tParticipant\nBundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Sektion IV, Wasserwirtschaft und Wasserbau \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","1998","2001",36,360789,360789,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Overharvesting/drainage/Agriculture/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","land purchase/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Hydrological interventions","Sustainable Hydrological management/improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",8,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1998-06-01","2001-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,52.3,null,null,"Weideverein Ramsargebiet Lafnitztal/Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, FA IIIa - Wasserwirtschaft/Amt der Burgenländischen Landesregierung, XIII/3, Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft/Amt der Burgenländischen Landesregierung, Abteilung IV Naturschutz/Wasserverband Mittleres Lafnitztal/Gemeinde Loipersdorf-Kitzladen/Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, RA 6 Naturschutz/Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Sektion IV, Wasserwirtschaft und Wasserbau","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[241,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-BE-000706/restoration-of-natural-habitats-in-the-ardenne-ligeoise-region",null,"LIFE10 NAT/BE/000706",null,"Restoration of natural habitats in the  Ardenne ligeoise  region","\nRestoration of natural habitats in the Ardenne ligeoise region\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BE/000706 | Acronym: Ardenne ligeoise\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project covers a 5 739 ha area and 18 Natura 2000 sites. These high plateaux and valleys of the Liege Ardennes are strategically located between two other natural areas with similar ecosystems that have already taken advantage of large LIFE restoration projects (the high Hautes-Fagnes Plateau and the Tailles Plateau). It is an area of great ecological value, with at least 14 habitats covered by Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive. Some 64% of the project sites are covered by forests (16% deciduous, 39% coniferous, 9% mixed); 17% by partially humid or mountain hay meadows; and 14% by heaths, grasslands, mires and bogs. The main economic activities in the region are forestry, game and tourism. Some 1 419 ha are occupied by spruce plantations in areas classified as wet soils - including peat, alluvial, wet and very wet soils, as well as spring areas. These are often located in floodplains, which are very important ecological and migratory areas, and are thus candidates for restoration. Moreover, most of the wet open areas in the region are degraded, even in the 755 ha already protected by a Natural Reserve status. They are therefore also candidate areas for restoration actions.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project aims to restore a range of peaty and wet habitats, and therby increase and improve the connectivity between peaty and wet habitats in the Ardennes plateau chain. It will complete the restoration of the network of wet habitats, started in 2002 within the framework of five LIFE projects and further reduce the risks associated with fragmentation. The project will tackle the degrading of sites from spruce plantation, the drying of soils and the recolonisation of areas by purple moor grass. It will eradicate both deciduous and coniferous seedlings on 750 ha and stop natural spruce regeneration on 100 ha. 200 ha of spruce plantations will be purchased for restoration, and 250 ha of spruce plantations will be cut and affected to nature conservation, through contracts or natural reserve status. Hydrological restoration of peaty or very wet soil will be facilitated by: ditch blocking (40 km); building small and large dams (2 km); and digging small ponds (2,5 ha). The project will also restore heaths, meadows and grasslands and introduce measures for their long-term management by appropriate and targeted use of sod cutting (15 ha), rotovating (75 ha), mowing (20 ha) and the introduction of cattle grazing in 10 km2 enclosures. It will also control natural regeneration on 325 ha of deforested areas and restore natural deciduous forest within 20 km2 of enclosures.\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Restoration of at least 500 ha of open and forest habitats (mainly peaty/wet);\n    Improved connectivity between target high plateau habitats;\n    Increase in population numbers of key bird species relying on these habitats; and\n    Involvement of local farmers and NGOs in long-term management measures. \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/BE/000706\nAcronym: Ardenne ligeoise\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 30/06/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,840,350 €\nEU Contribution: 3,420,175 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direction générale opérationnellede l'Agriculture, des Ressources naturelles et de l'Environnement\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Avenue Prince de Lige, 15, B-5100, JAMBES (Namur),\nContact Person: Marc HERMAN\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lycaena helle\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVallée du Wayai et affluents \tBE33033C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMardelles d'Arbrefontaine et vallons fangeux de Fosse \tBE33049C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFagne de la Gotale et affluents du Ruisseau de Chavanne \tBE33050C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Amblève entre Montenau et Baugné \tBE33054C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHaute vallée de la Lienne \tBE33060C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSources de la Lienne \tBE34018C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFagnes de Malchamps et de Stoumont (Aywaille; Spa; Stoumont; Theux) \tBE33032B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Lienne et affluents entre Les Trous de Bras et Habiémont (Lierneux; Manhay; Stoumont; Trois-Ponts) \tBE33048B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nMa Campagne au sud de Malmedy (Malmedy) \tBE33052B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nFagne de la Crépale et prairies de Malempré (Lierneux; Manhay) \tBE34014B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nFagnes de Bihain (Gouvy; Houffalize; Vielsalm) \tBE34017B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nEnnal et Grand Fond (Trois-Ponts; Vielsalm) \tBE34019B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin supérieur de la Salm (Gouvy; Vielsalm) \tBE34020B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDirection générale opérationnellede l'Agriculture, des Ressources naturelles et de l'Environnement \tCoordinator\nASBL “Domaine de Bérinzenne”, Belgique \tParticipant","Belgium","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2012",2020,101,6840350,3420175,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Agriculture","Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)/trainings or workshops or education","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/improve or maintain biodiversity/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2020-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[227,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-B-000024/restoration-of-intermediate-atlantic-heathland-habitats-in-flanders",null,"LIFE07 NAT/B/000024",null,"Restoration of Intermediate Atlantic heathland habitats in Flanders","\nRestoration of Intermediate Atlantic heathland habitats in Flanders\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/B/000024 | Acronym: Vlaams veldgebied\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLarge areas of West and East Flanders were covered with the Bulskampveld, Maldegemveld and other open landscapes of mixed heathlands, nutrient-poor grasslands, forests and ponds until the mid-19th century, at which point the land was cleared for agriculture. Some of the land later naturally developed into valuable oak and birch forests but a large part was planted with conifers. Small remnants of heath and Nardus grassland can now only be found along forest lanes in non-developed areas but most of these areas are not protected or properly managed. Other problems include the decreasing viability of the seed bank (after years in the ground, under trees or in agricultural fields); isolation and fragmentation of habitats; eutrophication; intensification of land use (agriculture and plantations of mainly larch and pine); artificial hydrology and invasion by exotic plant species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Vlaams veldgebied project's aim was to restore, develop, expand and preserve the intermediate Atlantic type of the following Annex I habitats in the project area: Atlantic wet heath; European dry heaths and the priority habitat species-rich Nardus grasslands; Corynephorus and Agrostis dune grasslands; psammophilous heathlands with Calluna and Genista species; and fresh standing water habitats (Nanocyperetalia). In addition the team hoped to restore and connect a mosaic of these unique heathland habitats in combination with several woodland habitats (Atlantic acidophilous beech-oak forests, old acidophilous oak woods on sandy plains and locally Alnion glutinosa-incanae). Another objective was to increase the quality of woodland habitats by introducing sustainable (grazing) and mechanical management involving local volunteers.\n\nTo achieve these aims, the project aimed to buy 40 ha of land and implement large-scale restoration measures in around 200 ha. Measures included were:\nThe removal of branchwood and sod-cutting to remove the nutrient-rich top soil and restore of the original soil profile of former agricultural land (12ha);\nThe removal of soil for pond restoration;\nEradication of alien invasive species (65 ha); In addition, the project team wanted to erect fences and equipment acquired to restore and manage the area.\n\nThe large-scale restoration of these Annex I habitats in the project area is expected to lead to an increase in populations of several bird species, such as Lullula arborea and Caprimulgus europaeus. The socio-economic aims were related to nature-oriented recreation, the integration of volunteers in nature management, informing local people and visitors and creating new partnerships as examples of good practice.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was able to buy a significant amount of land and restore it. In addition, management plans were drafted and the area was designated. Necessary equipment was installed for recurrent management by volunteers but maintaining long term sustainability in the area will be difficult. In general, the condition of the heathland that required urgent attention was improved dramatically. This was achieved mainly because of the good cooperation that took place between many different actors. Further, purchase and restoration targets were surpassed in all action areas (large scale heath restoration, transforming former agricultural land, creating mosaic habitats, restoration of pond habitats and Invasive Alien Species removal) which led to a considerable improvement in the conservation status of the Natura 2000 sites.\n\n    42.5 ha of land was purchased and the target of restoring 200 ha of habitat surpassed;\n    36 ha of heath restoration was implemented instead of the foreseen 25 ha;\n    On nearly 13 ha of former agricultural land topsoil was removed and grazing/mowing management implemented;\n    60 ha (the original aim was 45 ha) were transformed into a mosaic of heath and wood habitats;\n    20 small and seven large ponds (originally nine small and seven large ponds) were restored; and\n    The removal of invasive species was implemented well.\n\nIn this highly populated area with its high agricultural pressure this LIFE nature project was a notable challenge. Many people (local volunteers, local farmers, residents) were involved due to a huge effort by the coordinating beneficiary to organise a number of information events and information folders to involve the local population as much as possible. In addition, the beneficiary created hiking routes in the area and made it an enjoyable nature area. Due to these efforts the awareness of the public did rise and collaboration with farmers was possible.\n\nA partnership with local volunteers was set up to ensure the continuous management of the area (including monitoring) after the project ends together with the coordinating beneficiary. In addition, grazing management will be continued by the beneficiaries own cattle and sometimes in collaboration with local farmers.\n\nUnfortunately fragmentation of the landscape, ignorance, drainage and eutrophication remain major threats to the area. The implementation of buffer zones around agricultural areas has been suggested. An additional plan for the future is to maximise the surface of the target habitats and create sufficient corridors and small intermediate areas that can be recolonised out of the core areas.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/B/000024\nAcronym: Vlaams veldgebied\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 30/06/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,602,364 €\nEU Contribution: 1,801,182 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer vzw\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    9120 - Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lullula arborea\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel \tBE2300005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel \tBE2500004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer vzw \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Belgium","Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)","2009","2014",65,3602364,1801182,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Landscape fragmentation/Agriculture","Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)/Control or removal of (invasive) species","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/Soil improvement/Increase landscape complexity",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2014-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[244,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-DE-000009/acidophilous-oak-woods-with-bogs-and-heaths",null,"LIFE10 NAT/DE/000009","Eichenwlder bei Wesel","Acidophilous oak woods with bogs and heaths","\nAcidophilous oak woods with bogs and heaths\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000009 | Acronym: Eichenwlder bei Wesel\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe aim of the proposed LIFE+ project is to improve the conservation status of habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive in North-Rhine Westphalia. Actions will take place across six Natura 2000 sites with a total area of 1,762 ha. The main threatened habitat is ‘old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains,’ which covers small areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aims to restore the old oak woods habitat to a favourable conservation status by removing the invasive black cherry (Prunus serotina) and to improve the conservation status of heath moors within the oak forests by restoring the habitat ‘degraded raised bogs’ that are capable of regeneration. The original hydrological level of bogs and mires habitats will be restored and buffer zones created around the bogs. At the Natura 2000 site ‘Schwarzes Wasser’, one of the only two natural dystrophic lakes in North-Rhine Westphalia, actions are planned to prevent the loss of local pond Littorelletea habitats. The project will also aim to restore dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista, inland dunes with open Corynephrus and Agrostis grasslands and European dry heaths. It will also create additional North Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix in the boundary areas of the bogs. The management and restoration of existing habitats and the creation of new habitats provide an opportunity for the conservation of existing species included in the Habitats Directive – for each habitat at least one key species has been defined. These are the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), moor frog (Rana arvalis), yellow-spotted whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis) and floating water-plantain (Luronium natans). A further aim of the project is to involve as many local people as possible in the project actions.\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Development of new habitats within ‘Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains’, including the conversion of 25 ha of non-indigenous coniferous forests to oak woods habitat; conversion of up to 70 ha of coniferous forest to habitat 9190; and planting of up to 2.5 ha of oak forest as a compensation for the conversion of pine forests to heaths;\n    Development of 1.6 ha of bog woodland, including measures to combat invasion by black cherry (Prunus serotina);\n    Improvement in the state of preservation of peatland habitats 7120, 7140 and 7150, including a reduction in the height of trees on 14.5 ha of bog boundary areas; the removal of trees on bushes on 6 ha of bog; and an increase in the yellow-spotted whiteface population through improvements to breeding places for larvae;\n    Development of two new dystrophic ponds with a surface area of approximately 0.3 ha as spawning waters for moor frog (Rana arvalis);\n    Prevention of the extinction of Luronium natans at the site “Schwarzes Wasser”;\n    Development of an additional 3 ha of wet heaths with Erica tetralix;\n    Development of an additional 3 ha of European dry heaths on historical places;\n    Restoration of 22 ha of dry heaths, dry sand heaths and inland dunes with open grasslands and installation of a 4.6 km-long fence to enable grazing by sheep on these areas; and\n    Purchase of approximately 150 ha of land to implement measures in areas not owned by the project partners.\n\nSome measures are also intended in areas directly adjacent to the existing sites of Community interest (sCI). An application to include these areas in the sCI will then be made, and, if granted, would increase these sites by up to 80 ha. In addition to extensive general publicity and public relations work during the project, permanent information boards will be erected on four walking routes to provide information on the value of the local Natura 2000 areas and their habitats and species.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000009\nAcronym: Eichenwlder bei Wesel\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 30/06/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,254,676 €\nEU Contribution: 1,627,338 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Biologische Station im Kreis Wesel e.V.\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Freybergweg 9, 46483, Wesel,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2320 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lullula arborea\n    Luronium natans\n    Rana arvalis\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Coronella austriaca\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGrosses Veen \tDE4205301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDiersfordter Wald/ Schnepfenberg \tDE4205302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSchwarzes Wasser \tDE4305304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNSG Lippeaue bei Damm u. Bricht und NSG Loosenberge, nur Teilfl. \tDE4306301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNSG - Komplex In den Drevenacker Dünen, mit Erweiterung \tDE4306302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKaninchenberge \tDE4306303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBiologische Station im Kreis Wesel e.V. \tCoordinator\nLandesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW-Regionalforstamt Niederrhein, Germany \tParticipant\nRegionalverband Ruhr, Ruhr Grün, Germany \tParticipant\nNordrhein-Westfalen-Stiftung Naturschutz, Heimat und Kulturpflege, Germany \tParticipant","Germany","Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)","2012",2018,77,3254676,1627338,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species","Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)/trainings or workshops or education/Enrichment planting or sowing/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness/Increase landscape complexity",null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2018-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1762,"NA"]
[299,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-A-005916/the-wengermoor-project",null,"LIFE99 NAT/A/005916",null,"Wengermoor-Projekt","\nThe Wengermoor Project\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/A/005916 | Acronym: Wengermoor-Projekt\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Wenger Moor, an approximately 300 ha mosaic of raised bogs and fens, silt flats, reedbeds, Molinia meadows and forest, is the largest stretch of unbroken peat bogland in the foothills of the Salzburg Alps. Situated on the shores of the Wallersee, the water regime is closely linked to that of the lake. From 1993 to 1998 the lake was raised to its original level under a project run by the Wallersee Water Authority, thus enabling the water balance of the Wenger Moor to be stabilised, and laying the foundations for the LIFE project. Much work remained to be done: old drainage ditches carried water away from the area where peat used to be cut, which is why the previously open raised bog was becoming increasingly wooded. The channelling of the Eisbach stream, which runs right through the bog, accelerated water runoff, intensifying the drainage effect of the ditches. Intensive farming, pine tree planting and unmanaged tourism were affecting the surrounding habitats for meadow-breeding species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim was to improve what is left of this mosaic of diverse habitat forms, in particular its raised bog areas fringed by forests and meadow-breeding bird habitat. This would require closure of the drainage ditches and raising the water level. Affected landowners, who were already aware of the project, would have to be compensated, or in some cases land would have to be purchased. In the raised bog areas, one-off bush clearance measures were planned, and the Eisbach stream was to be restructured to improve the bogland's water balance. The meadow-breeding bird habitats were to be expanded by removing non-indigenous pine tree plantations and developing environmentally compatible meadowland farming (financed by the ÖPUL (Österreichisches Programm zur Förderung einer umweltgerechten extensiven und den natürlichen Lebensraum schützenden Landwirtschaft - \"Austrian Programme to Promote Environmentally Friendly Extensive Farming Protecting the Natural Environment\" under Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92). A \"straw exchange\" was foreseen to ensure a long-term market for the straw produced. Measures to improve the bogland forests and restore the Wallerbach stream to a semi-natural state, together with visitor management measures (laying a nature trail), were also planned.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe following was done during the project lifetime: • Hydrological studies, installation of gauges, terrestrial relief mapping (preconditions for technical planning) • Technical planning in order to obtain permits for the stream revitalisation works. All (water, forest and nature) permits obtained. • Management plan (Landschaftspflegeplan) elaborated. It includes the implementation of LIFE actions and the long-term management after LIFE (site inventory incl. Annex-I habitats, action planning, GIS mapping). • Elaboration of land price estimations; purchase/compensation of 45.29 ha land (more than 60 land sections). • Subsites Wallerbach and Eisbach: 1,150 m of stream reactivated and 1,400 m optimised as a free-flowing brook section; road relocation to allow free erosion processes; reconnected meander; creation of 600 m buffer strip along the brook; extensification of wetland meadows on 1.99 ha; initiation of 2.3 ha ash-alder forest (*91E0); improvement of kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) habitats. • Subsites Zellermoor/Wengermoor: protection of 30 ha typical bog vegetation (7110), incl. stabilising the hydrological situation by closing 12 main and several small ditches with 42 dams, up to 6 m depth and 60 m length; active restoration of 30 ha degenerated bog (7120, 7140, 7150) by cutting 10 ha spruce forest and closing ditches (see above); protection and improvement of 5 ha bog forests (91D0). • Subsite Molinia hay meadows: enlargement of wet hay meadows with 25 ha (6410, 6430, 6510), incl. cutting of 3.25 ha spruce forests and reconversion into grassland; promotion of corncrake-friendly management; habitat improvement for corncrake (Crex crex), red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) and the annex-II butterflies Maculinea nausithous, M. teleius and Euphydryas aurinia. • Visitor guidance: reduction of disturbance; awareness-raising in the local population; LIFE nature trail with 8 stations; temporary panels on site explaining the construction works; project information panels installed; installation of visitor guidance steering group (semi-annual meetings). • Intensive media work was done yielding articles, press releases, excursions with journalists, and radio and TV reports. • LIFE project website: http://www.land-sbg.gv.at/naturschutz/wengermoor • Information meetings with landowners, excursions for the interested public within the project area, project presentation at university of Salzburg, school work, LIFE fest 2000, Austrian LIFE platform 2003, closing event 12/2003. • Information materials: project folder (30.000 copies), layman’s report (1.000 copies, of which 100 in English). • An itinerant exhibition used during all project events and circulated through local school and administration buildings. • Scientific monitoring: ex-post surveys done in 2003. Long-term monitoring will be financed and organised by regional authorities. Orthophoto documentation of project area before and after LIFE (1953, 1999, 2002, 2003). • Birds and butterflies monitoring (ex-ante mapping), vegetation mapping, fish monitoring (at Eisbach), insect mapping (at Wengermoor).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/A/005916\nAcronym: Wengermoor-Projekt\nStart Date: 01/02/1999\nEnd Date: 31/01/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 822,366 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Friedenstr. 11, 5020, Salzburg,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    cartography\n    conflict of interests\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    drainage system\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWallersee-Wengermoor \tAT3201014 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der Salzburger Landesregierung \tCoordinator\nWasserverband Wallersee \tParticipant","Austria","Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","1999","2004",59,822366,822366,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/Agriculture/Invasive alien species/Excessive homogeneity of the forest/Non-management/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Termination of degrading action or factor/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Hydrological interventions/Logging/monitoring/management and planning and opimization/improved tourism /land purchase","Sustainable Hydrological management/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/increase awareness",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1999-02-01","2004-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100,null,null,"Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung/Wasserverband Wallersee","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[222,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-B-000084/large-scale-habitat-restoration-in-turnhouts-vennengebied",null,"LIFE06 NAT/B/000084",null,"Large-scale Habitat Restoration in 'Turnhouts Vennengebied'","\nLarge-scale Habitat Restoration in \"Turnhouts Vennengebied\"\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000084 | Acronym: LIFE Turnhouts Vennengebied\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nTurnhouts Vennengebied is situated in the northern part of the Campine region, a few kilometres north of Turnhout, between the communities of Merksplas and Ravels. The project area was once renowned for its vast complex of species-rich ponds and heaths. The clay surface produces oligo-mesotrophic pond complexes, in which well-developed Annex I-listed habitats ‘ponds with vegetation of the Littorelletalia uniflorae and Nanocyperetalia’ are found. The ponds are surrounded by Atlantic wet heathlands, alternating with large peat depressions with vegetation of the Rhynchosporion, making the site of European importance. Though species-rich Nardus grasslands remain, they have severely declined in recent years.\n\nExtensive inland sand dunes with Corynephorus and Agrostis dune grasslands and dry sand heathlands are unique in Europe. Dry heathlands are found throughout the project area. Several rare bird species are also found, including the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) and black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius).The presence of these habitats and species, however, has decreased severely in the pSCI. The most significant threats are the fragmentation of habitats and populations, intensive farming and large-scale afforestation.\n\nThis LIFE project was the result of the cooperation between the NGO, Natuurpunt Beheer, and two public bodies, Agentschap natuur en bos and Vlaamse Landmaatschappij.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of this project was the restoration of a key Flemish Natura 2000 site, ‘Turnhouts Vennengebied’. Foreseen measures included:\nLarge-scale redevelopment of the species rich Nardus grasslands.\nOptimal restoration of internationally important pond habitats.\nRestoration of a large heath and land dunes complex, existing of special Annex I-listed habitats, such as wet heathlands, peat depressions, dry inland dune grasslands and dry heathlands.\nImprovement and enlargement of the habitats for diverse species especially water plantain (Luronium natans), yellow-spotted whiteface (Leucorrhinia pectoralis), black tern (Chlidonias niger), ruff (Philomachus pugnax), woodlark (Lullula arborea) and nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).\n\nIn addition to these conservation objectives, the project organisers wanted to increase the socio-economic potential of this Natura 2000 area, through recreation, a volunteer workforce and informing local people and visitors about the project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nDuring the LIFE project, the beneficiary acquired a further 64 ha to add its nature reserve while another 26 ha were freed of any rights. This land acquisition has had a positive effect on biodiversity by arresting the fragmentation of the heathland ecosystem.\n\nThe project carried out a range of restoration measures:\nAround 97 000 m3 of soil was excavated and removed to farmland outside the Natura 2000 site.\nAround 8 400 m3 of sludge from four large ponds was removed and processed according to Flemish and European environmental standards.\nAround 23 000 m3 sods were removed and re-used in agriculture land to restore heathland habitat to ameliorate soil structure and soil carbon content.\nA total of 50 000 poles were situated to create a 16 km fence for grazing management.\n\nFinally, around 30 km of hiking trails were marked to allow visitors to enjoy the natural beauty of the Turnhouts vennengebied. A hiking folder, brochures, information panels and the project’s website provide useful and up-to-date information.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\nDuring the LIFE project, the beneficiary acquired a further 64 ha to add its nature reserve while another 26 ha were freed of any rights. This land acquisition has had a positive effect on biodiversity by arresting the fragmentation of the heathland ecosystem.\n\nThe project carried out a range of restoration measures:\nAround 97 000 m3 of soil was excavated and removed to farmland outside the Natura 2000 site.\nAround 8 400 m3 of sludge from four large ponds was removed and processed according to Flemish and European environmental standards.\nAround 23 000 m3 sods were removed and re-used in agriculture land to restore heathland habitat to ameliorate soil structure and soil carbon content.\nA total of 50 000 poles were situated to create a 16 km fence for grazing management.\n\nFinally, around 30 km of hiking trails were marked to allow visitors to enjoy the natural beauty of the Turnhouts vennengebied. A hiking folder, brochures, information panels and the project’s website provide useful and up-to-date information.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000084\nAcronym: LIFE Turnhouts Vennengebied\nStart Date: 01/08/2006\nEnd Date: 31/10/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,197,525 €\nEU Contribution: 1,679,010 €\nProject Location: Turnhout, Flanders\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w.\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    public-private partnership\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2230 - Malcolmietalia dune grasslands\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tringa glareola\n    Recurvirostra avosetta\n    Porzana porzana\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Pandion haliaetus\n    Luscinia svecica\n    Lullula arborea\n    Lanius collurio\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Circus pygargus\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Chlidonias niger\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Asio flammeus\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Anthus campestris\n    Luronium natans\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVennen, heiden en moerassen rond Turnhout \tBE2100024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w. \tCoordinator\nVlaamse Landmaatschappij, Belgium \tParticipant\nAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos (former Administratie Natuur en Milieu, Afdeling Natuur), Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium","Grassland/Dunes or Dry Sand",2006,2011,62,4197525,1679010,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/improved tourism ","Soil improvement/Sustainable Hydrological management",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2006-08-01","2011-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[231,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-IT-000499/actions-for-the-bird-species-of-eu-interest-in-the-natura-2000-sites-in-the-lowlands-of-parma-italy",null,"LIFE07 NAT/IT/000499",null,"Actions for the bird species of EU interest in the Natura 2000 sites in the lowlands of Parma (Italy)","\nActions for the bird species of EU interest in the Natura 2000 sites in the lowlands of Parma (Italy)\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/IT/000499 | Acronym: Pianura parmense\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Parmesan lowlands are home to several bird species of EU interest, particularly the red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) and lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni). The birds are there because the lowlands have a rural landscape that, in comparison to the rest of the river Po plain, retains specific wildlife features partly because of the more traditional agricultural production carried out in the region.\n\nThe lowlands, however, still face specific threats from intensive agriculture, road development, urban expansion and other human activities. The running of the artificial water management network is not consistent with conservation objectives. Indeed there is a general lack of knowledge regarding the habitats and target species by local authorities and businesses. Nesting sites of the falcon and the kestrel are particularly vulnerable.\n\nThis project covered six Natura 2000 sites in the Parmesan lowlands. These sites were included because of similar geographic, socio-economic, management and wildlife aspects.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe primary objective of the project was to improve the conservation status of the target species: the red-footed falcon, lesser kestrel, red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) and lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor). A secondary objective was to improve the conservation status of present heron (Ardeidae) and common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) populations. In addition, specific interventions were foreseen for other species of EU interest or species that had recently become extinct in the six project sites, such as the four leaf clover (Marsilea quadrifolia) and summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum).\n\nThe project foresaw the implementation of an Ecological Network covering the Parma lowlands for species of EU interest. The expected end result was to increase the habitats available for use by the target species and other species of conservation interest. The results of the project were to be disseminated effectively to stakeholders to encourage them to become active partners in the maintenance of the species and their habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Pianura parmense project improved the conservation status of six SCIs located very close to Parma city (northern Italy). All foreseen actions were performed and relevant results were achieved despite a number of difficulties that were encountered during implementation. Land purchases, in particular, caused many delays but they were eventually concluded with the purchase and restoration of about 12 ha of land instead of the 7.6 ha that was originally planned.\n\nThe conservation status of red-footed falcon was improved with much better results than those foreseen: in the last project year this migratory bird occupied 60% of the artificial nests that were installed (foreseen 5%) and an increase in its presence in the project area observed. The breeding couples of lesser kestrel also increased during project implementation though, as expected, only one artificial nest was used by this species.\n\nOne great project result was the creation of an Ecological Network (extended from the 80 000 ha that was originally planned to 112 524 ha for the same amount of money). This was done by means of an innovative method discussed with stakeholders and it was successfully included in the Provincial Territorial Plan of Coordination, an action that was necessary for its actual implementation. This should guarantee the long-term sustainability of the project’s actions. Specific Local Action Plans were also produced and their indications were included in the approved Conservation Measures for the SCIs.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe Pianura parmense project improved the conservation status of six SCIs located very close to Parma city (northern Italy). All foreseen actions were performed and relevant results were achieved despite a number of difficulties that were encountered during implementation. Land purchases, in particular, caused many delays but they were eventually concluded with the purchase and restoration of about 12 ha of land instead of the 7.6 ha that was originally planned.\n\nThe conservation status of red-footed falcon was improved with much better results than those foreseen: in the last project year this migratory bird occupied 60% of the artificial nests that were installed (foreseen 5%) and an increase in its presence in the project area observed. The breeding couples of lesser kestrel also increased during project implementation though, as expected, only one artificial nest was used by this species.\n\nOne great project result was the creation of an Ecological Network (extended from the 80 000 ha that was originally planned to 112 524 ha for the same amount of money). This was done by means of an innovative method discussed with stakeholders and it was successfully included in the Provincial Territorial Plan of Coordination, an action that was necessary for its actual implementation. This should guarantee the long-term sustainability of the project’s actions. Specific Local Action Plans were also produced and their indications were included in the approved Conservation Measures for the SCIs.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/IT/000499\nAcronym: Pianura parmense\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/12/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,144,900 €\nEU Contribution: 572,450 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Provincia di Parma\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Piazzale della Pace n. 1, I-43100, Parma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    wetland\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Lanius minor\n    Lanius collurio\n    Falco vespertinus\n    Falco naumanni\n    Marsilea quadrifolia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAree delle risorgive di Viarolo, Bacini di Torrile, Fascia golenale del Po \tIT4020017 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPrati e Ripristini ambientali di Frescarolo e Samboseto \tIT4020018 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGolena del Po presso Zibello \tIT4020019 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProvincia di Parma \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Italy","Grassland","2009",2012,47,1144900,572450,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Urban expansion","trainings or workshops or education/stakeholder engagement","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2012-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[221,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-B-000082/habitat-restoration-of-alluvial-forests-and-heath-in-the-stropers-area",null,"LIFE06 NAT/B/000082",null,"Habitat restoration of alluvial forests and heath in the 'Stropers' area","\nHabitat restoration of alluvial forests and heath in the \"Stropers\" area\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000082 | Acronym: Stropersbos\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Stropers area of woods and sandy heaths is situated in Flanders. It has a mix of both coniferous - mainly Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - and broad-leaved forest, arable land and grasslands. The diversity of land use and the rare plant species that grow here mean the area is of high botanical value.\n\nThe main habitats include a mesotrophic alder swamp forest - a subtype of priority habitat type 91E0*: alluvial forests with alder (Alnus glutinosa) and common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - European dry heaths and inland dunes that consist of small areas of Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands.\n\nThe main threats to these habitats are fragmentation and the knock-on effect to species diversity, low groundwater levels, a lack of proper nature and forest management, lack of public involvement, uncontrolled recreational land use and modern agricultural practices. An eco-hydrological study of the area had been conducted in 2002.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objectives of the Stropersbos project were the protection, restoration and development of the different habitats of the Stropers pSCI. This aimed to benefit the flora and fauna of each habitat type and increase the area’s biodiversity in general.\n\nThe priority action of the project was to expand the mesotrophic alder swamp forest habitat by increasing groundwater levels and groundwater upflow to induce spontaneous development. The project also aimed to restore and develop other habitats such as European dry heath, Northern Atlantic wet heaths, inland dunes with Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands, species-rich Nardus-grasslands on siliceous substrates and Moor-grass meadows on peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils.\n\nThe managers planned to convert coniferous forest to mixed deciduous forest and heath to create a wasteland-type landscape characterized by a high diversity of open and tree-covered habitats. Planned actions to achieve this were: thinning out of trees; cutting of non-endemic species; removal of acidic humus layer; formation of grazing units and construction of fences, cattle-grids, gates and watering places.\n\nIt was hoped that habitats with old acidophilous oak woods that grow on sandy plains would increase in area as a result of coniferous forest conversion measures. An increase in forest edges and forest diversity should boost insect life, leading to a consequent increase in numbers of bats living in the Stropers area.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Stropersbos project successfully implemented habitat restoration measures, leading to durable results which provide a good base for ongoing future management. After much difficult negotiation with local landowners, the project purchased a total of 15ha of land - 6.5 ha of agricultural land and 8.5 ha of degraded habitat. This was less than had been hoped, but meant that strategically important sections that linked up land already owned by the regional authority were brought within the scope of the project’s planned restoration actions.\n\nThe project implemented actions to optimise the hydrological regime of the project area. These were based on the existing eco-hydrological study, hydrological modelling and consultation with local stakeholders. A planned dam at Linie was replaced by a series of dams forming a stair in order to allow the migration of fish. The project constructed 39 earth dams and cleaned out ditches to restore micro-topography.\n\nA management plan for coppiced wood management was developed for approval. The following habitat restoration actions were successfully implemented:\nSelective cutting and eradication with herbicide of black cherry (Prunus serotina) on 6.5 ha;\n19.6 ha of forest were cut and spontaneous encroachment removed on 1.5 ha - whilst still leaving areas of trees for important bird species, such as European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) and northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis);\n7 589 m of internal forest edges were created;\nInstallation of fences to define two grazing blocks and the necessary facilities such as a drinking pond;\nGrazing by sheep and ponies;\nPathways were created between banks to enable access for mechanical mowing after the restoration of water levels.\n\nAdditional measures included the removal of top soil and cleaning of ditches. This combination of infrastructure works and specific habitat restoration actions strongly improved the hydrology of the Stropersbos habitat area as demonstrated by higher groundwater levels. This will enable the long-term natural restoration of mesotrophic alder swamp forest. It also improved forest diversity.\n\nSeedlings of common heather (Calluna vulgaris) were seen to naturally develop on the heath and plant species typical of wet heath, such as festuca ovina grassland (Juncus squarrosus), marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) were seen to prosper. This is a positive indication for future evolution of these habitats. An after-LIFE management plan guarantees durable heath and deciduous forests in the area.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000082\nAcronym: Stropersbos\nStart Date: 01/08/2006\nEnd Date: 30/06/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,881,369 €\nEU Contribution: 940,684 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Vlaamse Landmaatschappij\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Gulden-Vlieslaan, 72, 1060, Brussel,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lullula arborea\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel \tBE2300005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVlaamse Landmaatschappij \tCoordinator\nAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos (former AMINAL, Division Nature and Division Forest and green areas), Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2006",2017,46,1881369,940684,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Non-management/Overharvesting/Landscape fragmentation/Agriculture","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Thinning/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Soil preparation/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","To promote tree or plant regeneration/Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)/Increase landscape complexity/Soil improvement",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2006-08-01","2010-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[236,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-GR-000533/fire-restoration-methodology-for-mediterranean-forests-environmental-safety-sustainability-of-4-interventions-in-the-rhodes-natura-2000-site",null,"LIFE08 NAT/GR/000533",null,"Fire Restoration Methodology for Mediterranean Forests -environmental safety & sustainability of 4 interventions in the Rhodes NATURA 2000 site","\nFire Restoration Methodology for Mediterranean Forests -environmental safety & sustainability of 4 interventions in the Rhodes NATURA 2000 site\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/GR/000533 | Acronym: FRAMME\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe island of Rhodes is one of the most fire-affected areas of Greece, especially Mount Attaviros which was devastated by a fire in 2008. The problem of forest fires is compounded by a lack of knowledge, in particular regarding the management of Mediterranean forests and their restoration after fires.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to close the knowledge gap on Mediterranean forests and to restore target habitats, such as matorrals Juniperus spp, which the 2008 fire damaged. In parallel, restoration work was planned to be carried out in areas with cypress forests (Acero-Cupression) and Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mediterranean pines. As well as restoring these seriously damaged Natura 2000 habitats on Rhodes, the project aimed to produce a restoration guide for fire-afflicted Mediterranean forests, based on its findings.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Commission terminated the project on 30 June 2013 instead of the end of 2014 as originally foreseen. This decision was taken because of delays in the implementation of the conservation actions relating to increased bureaucratic procedures of the Municipality of Rhodes, the beneficiary. These impacted irreversibly on the expected results that would be greatly reduced and unreliable if the project had been allowed to continue. Moreover, the conservation interventions foreseen lost their usefulness, five years after the fire, since extensive natural regeneration was already occurring without these interventions.\n\nConservation interventions partially implemented included:\nAnti-erosion interventions: Progress was limited to maintenance and repair of existing log barriers that had been put in place by the Rhodes Forestry Service soon after the fire, outside the project, in 15 of the 32 plots designated for this action. No further anti-erosion interventions took place as natural regeneration worked against erosion in the remaining plots;\nSoil improvement interventions: Wet sludge (as opposed to dry sludge foreseen in the proposal) was applied in 12 of the 32 plots designated for this action;\nPlanting interventions: around 1,500 plants – compared to 40 000 plants initially estimated – were planted in 14 of the 32 plots designated for this activity;\nIrrigation interventions: irrigation proceeded in 12 of the 32 plots designated for this action. The intervention also was only carried out for three months – compared to the 27 months foreseen. In addition, the irrigation network foreseen was not acquired or installed. Irrigation proceeded manually using the tanker trucks purchased by the project.\n\nA draft version of the Good Practice Guide (GPG) was drawn up, giving a financial analysis of the interventions, the environmental safety of the applications (based on the a priori analysis of treated wastewater and sludge that were applied in the irrigation and soil improvement actions). The effectiveness of the interventions evaluated in the guide, however, refers only to the anti-erosion intervention, with inconclusive results.\n\nNevertheless, the project’s achievements include: the Special Purpose Environmental Study (SPES) for part of the Natura 2000 site and the six thematic studies (Biodiversity Study, Geological Study, Climate Study, Water Resources Study, Impact Study of the 2008 forest fire, Risk Assessment Analysis) produced under the preparatory actions; the implementation plan and inherent experimental design of four types of restoration interventions (to be implemented singly or in combinations), topographic mapping of the project area and a GIS tool for the comparative assessment of the interventions through remote monitoring. The methodology and GIS tool are valuable given that they may be applied in other forest restoration projects/actions. But since the interventions were delayed and only partly implemented, there are no results available regarding their effectiveness. The beneficiary intends to promote use of the SPES and thematic studies by the competent authorities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/GR/000533\nAcronym: FRAMME\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,544,355 €\nEU Contribution: 741,908 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Tripodon 28, 10558, Athens,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    forest fire\n    island\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5420 - Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas\n    9290 - Cupressus forests (Acero-Cupression)\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRODOS: AKRAMYTIS, ARMENISTIS, ATTAVYROS, REMATA KAI THALASSIA ZONI (KARAVOLA-ORMOS GLYFADA) \tGR4210005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage \tCoordinator\nAgricultural University of Athens, Greece \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Rhodes, Greece \tParticipant","Greece","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2008","2014",59,1544355,741908,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Fires","knowledge increase/Soil preparation/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/monitoring","education or science",null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[246,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-NL-000023/restoration-of-inland-dunes-and-psammophyle-heathland-in-the-north-western-veluwe",null,"LIFE10 NAT/NL/000023",null,"Restoration of inland dunes and psammophyle heathland in the North-western Veluwe","\nRestoration of inland dunes and psammophyle heathland in the North-western Veluwe\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/NL/000023 | Acronym: Wuthering heaths\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\nRestoration of boreal forest area\n'De Veluwe', which is home to large areas of threatened habitats and several threatened species, is part of the Natura 2000 network. Important habitats in the Veluwe include dunes, heathlands and wet moist heathlands. These habitats also occur in the project area in the north-western Veluwe. The project area is home to many breeding birds, including the European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla) and the woodlark (Lullula arborea).\n\nThe Veluwe is also the most important area in the Netherlands for inland sand drifts, and more than 90% of the inland sand drifts in Europe are found in the Netherlands. The Hulshorsterzand sand drift is a rich habitat for lichens and mushrooms species, several of which are classified as Red List species. The project area is also important for reptiles such as the sand lizard (Lacerta viridis), adder (Vipera berus) and slow worm (Anguis fragilis). Other species found in the project area include the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) and giant earwig (Labidura riparia).\n\nThe sand drift areas, however, have been severely reduced in the past few centuries. The value of the sand drifts was not always recognised and, for an extensive period (the end of the 19th century until approximately 1950 in the Veluwe), attempts were made to control these sand drifts, mainly by planting pine trees (Pinus sylvestris). This proved to be highly successful and the remaining sand drifts are now surrounded by coniferous forests. The extent of open areas with sand drifts and heathlands has decreased and the populations of many species associated with sand drifts and heathlands are currently highly fragmented. This is especially the case for less mobile species, such as the ground beetles (carabids), solitary bees and reptiles. A number of species have already disappeared from the area, including breeding birds such as the northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), the great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) and the tawny pipit (Anthus campestris).\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project is to enlarge and/or improve the area of sand drifts and dry and moist heathlands in the north-western Veluwe. The project aims to connect different sub-areas with a view to enhancing the dispersion of target species and increasing populations. The implementation of the project actions will contribute to the enlargement and restoration of habitats and associated species in the project area. The project will specifically focus on inland sand drifts in the Hulshorsterzand area, one of the largest and best preserved areas of inland sand drifts in Europe.\n\nExpected results:\nEnlargement of the area of dune and heatland habitats by 89 ha. These habitats will develop where the forest has been removed;\nImprovement of dune and heathland habitats in an area of around 250 ha;\nRemoval of invasive blackberry (Prunus serotina) in an area of 300 ha. Both forest and open habitats of sand drifts and heathland are expected to benefit from this action;\nThe zoning of Hulshorsterzand as a recreation area, which will result in the creation of new (and improved) viewpoints, the closing of a footpath (420 m) and the creation of an alternative footpath (415 m) in another part of the project area;\nOngoing management through the project's restoration and enlargement measures. This management will be carried out by contractors and employees/volunteers of Natuurmonumenten. The continued management of the area will be assured by the work of volunteers and the purchase of the necessary equipment (e.g. monitoring tools).\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/NL/000023\nAcronym: Wuthering heaths\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2016\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,268,940 €\nEU Contribution: 1,134,470 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Vereniging Natuurmonumenten\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Noordereinde 60, 1243 ZS, 's-Graveland,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    coastal area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    9120 - Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVeluwe \tNL9801023 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVeluwe \tNL3009017 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVereniging Natuurmonumenten \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Netherlands","Dunes or Dry Sand/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2011","2016",63,2268940,1134470,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Creation of wildlife crossings/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2016-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[288,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-A-005418/pannonian-sanddunes",null,"LIFE98 NAT/A/005418",null,"Pannonian sanddunes","\nPannonian sanddunes\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005418 | Acronym: Pannonische Sanddünen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the 19th century large stretches of eastern Austria as well as Hungary and Slovakia were still covered by dunes. Expanses devoid of vegetation gave the wind opportunities to erode the dunes and carry the sand far and wide. This problem of shifting sands and dunes was brought under control from the mid-18th century onwards, essentially by tying the sand down through afforestation. Stability instead of dynamics, was the message, and even now the mention of shifting sands makes farmers frown. Yet today these selfsame Panonnic sand dunes qualify as endangered habitat and were even added to the Habitats Directive as priority habitat when Austria acceded, as they are found nowhere else in the EU. The dynamic environment of the bare sand and the succession stadia which follow are inhabited by some peculiar but very threatened sand-loving animals and plants. Open expanses of sand are however rare. They are threatened by intensive agriculture and forestry, sand quarrying, the proliferation of shrubbery and insufficient erosion and deposition by the wind.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project was not about to make the dunes mobile again, so there was no reason for ancient fears to be revived. What it did intend to do was preserve and develop the various scattered habitat types which make up the last relics of the sand dune ecosystems, so that their long-term existence as biotope for the endangered associated species is ensured. Pioneer stadia of these ecosystems were to be formed on a small scale by removing trees, opening up the grass sward and stripping off topsoil. Management plans based on the principles of restoring natural dynamics would be prepared, drawing on international experience, and implemented on-site in collaboration with the municipal authorities. There were already close contacts with experts from Hungary, Yugoslavia and Slovakia and these were to be intensified during the LIFE project, which should also create opportunities to carry out tangible protection measures as demonstration actions in these states.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project carried out actions at the following sites: Sandberge Oberweiden, Weikensdorfer Remise, Wacholderheide Obersiebenbrunn, Gerichtsberg, Erdpresshöhe, Lassee, Windmühle bei Lassee and In den Sandbergen bei Drösing - Plans for management measures for each site were drawn up and regularly revised and updated. - 28 ha of potential priority habitats were purchased/compensated. - A total of 36 ha of bushes have been cut at locations scattered over the project sites, in order to open up sand habitats and stop their overgrowth. - 20 ha sandy arable land has been converted into sand grassland (will develop into priority habitats). - Recurring management: Most important actions done during LIFE are grazing, mowing and the periodical removal of neophytic vegetation. Long-term management contracts have been financed via agri-environmental funds (ÖPUL). - Awareness-raising outputs: exhibition on sand habitats which ran for two years, events, excursions, publications (including on Panonnic sand dune habitats in Slovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia), DVD, website (www.sandduene.at). The project started seed collections and experimental plantations of rare sand dune species, in collaboration with the Botanical Garden of Vienna and a commercial seed-producing company of the Marchfeld region. This action has produced good results. Already, some of the seeds produced have been released on the restored sites. Several regionally protected areas within the pSCIs were created or were increased in size. At least 17 ha have thus been allocated definitively to the purpose of nature conservation as a direct result of this LIFE-Nature project (Sandberge Oberweiden: 10,8 ha; Erdpresshöhe: 3,2 ha; Windmühle: 3 ha). In terms of non-recurring management on the different sand dune sub-sites targeted (removal of invasive trees,shrubs and neophytes, opening of the turf layer, treatment of coppice shoots…), the project achieved the maximum possible given the requirements of landowner and authority permission. Because the problems encountered with getting permits to remove trees covering the priority sand dune habitats were hampering project implementation, the project co-ordinator became actively involved in the revision of the Austrian federal forestry law in 2001. As a result of this work, several important improvements were made to the new law as regards the coherence between the forestry law and the EU nature conservation directives. The main problem was that afforestation and forestry operations were threatening valuable FFH-habitat types of (a) open landscapes and (b) late-successional forests. The legal situation has much improved with the revision of the law. Subsequently, the Lower Austrian regional forestry law was revised as well in early 2003. Due to a new forest definition more adapted to the Lower Austrian forest habitats, populations of non-indigenous trees like Ailanthus altissima and Robinia pseudacacia will not fall under forestry law when they are still under 8 m height. The follow-up of the LIFE project will clearly benefit from this, as young stands can be cut now for sand dune restoration purposes without the lengthy and uncertain permit procedures required in the past.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/A/005418\nAcronym: Pannonische Sanddünen\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 452,905 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Nö Landesregierung, Abteilung Naturschutz\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Landhausplatz, 1, 3109, St. Pölten,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of forestry\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    biodiversity\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2340 - Pannonic inland dunes\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPannonische Sanddünen \tAT1213000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der NÖ Landesregierung, Abteilung Naturschutz \tCoordinator","Austria","Dunes or Dry Sand/Grassland/Bare areas","1998",2002,53,452905,452905,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/Overharvesting/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem","management and planning and opimization/land purchase/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2002-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,84,null,null,"Amt der NÖ Landesregierung, Abteilung Naturschutz","Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[229,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-F-000188/conservation-restoration-and-reconstitution-of-the-semi-xerophilic-habitats-of-the-massif-de-la-montagne-in-reunion",null,"LIFE07 NAT/F/000188",null,"Conservation; restoration and reconstitution of the semi-xerophilic habitats of the \"massif de la Montagne\" in Reunion","\nConservation, restoration and reconstitution of the semi-xerophilic habitats of the \"massif de la Montagne\" in Reunion\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/F/000188 | Acronym: COREXERUN\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLa Reunion is one of the world’s top 25 hotspots for biodiversity. Scattered on the western part of the island, its semi-xerophilous forest habitats are especially precious. Although they have completely disappeared in other places of the Mascarenes, in La Reunion relics are estimated to cover just 1% of their original area of 56 800 ha. These last relics, however, are subject to high natural and human threats, and are only present today in a degraded form and in inaccessible areas, such as gullies and cliffs. The Massif de la Montagne, which contains around 255 ha of more or less substandard semi-xerophilous habitat, provides an important example of this type of vegetation in La Reunion. Today, the main threat is the rapid and uncontrolled growth of exotic and invasive species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe COREXERUN project aimed to ensure the ecological viability of semi-xerophilous habitats in La Reunion. Specifically, it aimed to:\nRestore and preserve around 30 ha of domestic relic habitat that are subject to high anthropic and natural pressures, in order to ensure their ecological functionality;\nArtificially reconstitute the functioning of 9 ha of semi-xerophilous habitats on a small plateau between two gullies and resting on existing relics in order to potentially to restore an ecological corridor;\nCombat the erosion of biodiversity by preserving the unique species sheltered by these habitats through the reintroduction of populations of rare flora species, especially protected species that are close to extinction, while avoiding the risk of genetic pollution;\nDefine innovative protocols for the restoration and the reconstitution of semi-xerophilous habitats in La Reunion, which can be transferred to similar areas;\nAcquire greater knowledge of the semi-xerophilous habitats; and\nExchange experiences and raise awareness of the need to protect biodiversity, especially this type of habitat.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project’s main achievement was to restore 30 hectares of deteriorated and fragmented dry forest, and to entirely recreate 9 ha of dry forest on a site where the forest had recently disappeared. The project moreover tested methods to combat invasive exotic species. The survival rate of reintroduced native species was shown to be nearly 100% and pests have been controlled at the managed plots to allow the native species to thrive. More than one million seeds were collected to produce seedlings to be used for these restoration and recreation actions.\n\nThe project also demonstrated that rainfall is a decisive factor for the success of the planting operations. However, the technique used is very costly and cannot be carried out on a large scale. Therefore, a follow-up LIFE project is developing a new method for preserving the dry forest habitats.\n\nTo foster a sense of ownership and responsibility for the habitats within the local community, the project carried out a wide range of communication activities and produce many valuable documents. The local population have made a significant contribution to regenerating and recreating the dry forest plots. It is estimated that around 1 700 people participated in voluntary planting.\n\nDuring the project 500 ha were acquired outside LIFE by the associated beneficiary, the Conservatoire du littoral. This acquisition, which ensures that the land is assigned to nature conservation activities, helped the beneficiaries to implement the conservation actions.\n\nFurthermore, the project had a significant socio-economic impact on the island, employing the services of 20 local companies. It resulted in 17 short-term contracts and 10 internships during the project’s lifetime. A further 30 partnerships with schools, companies, associations, the general public and the army were established.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project’s main achievement was to restore 30 hectares of deteriorated and fragmented dry forest, and to entirely recreate 9 ha of dry forest on a site where the forest had recently disappeared. The project moreover tested methods to combat invasive exotic species. The survival rate of reintroduced native species was shown to be nearly 100% and pests have been controlled at the managed plots to allow the native species to thrive. More than one million seeds were collected to produce seedlings to be used for these restoration and recreation actions.\n\nThe project also demonstrated that rainfall is a decisive factor for the success of the planting operations. However, the technique used is very costly and cannot be carried out on a large scale. Therefore, a follow-up LIFE project is developing a new method for preserving the dry forest habitats.\n\nTo foster a sense of ownership and responsibility for the habitats within the local community, the project carried out a wide range of communication activities and produce many valuable documents. The local population have made a significant contribution to regenerating and recreating the dry forest plots. It is estimated that around 1 700 people participated in voluntary planting.\n\nDuring the project 500 ha were acquired outside LIFE by the associated beneficiary, the Conservatoire du littoral. This acquisition, which ensures that the land is assigned to nature conservation activities, helped the beneficiaries to implement the conservation actions.\n\nFurthermore, the project had a significant socio-economic impact on the island, employing the services of 20 local companies. It resulted in 17 short-term contracts and 10 internships during the project’s lifetime. A further 30 partnerships with schools, companies, associations, the general public and the army were established.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/F/000188\nAcronym: COREXERUN\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 30/09/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,569,398 €\nEU Contribution: 1,284,699 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parc National de la Réunion\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 258 rue de La République, F-97431, La Plaine des Palmistes,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biodiversity\n    island\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Convention on Biological Diversity - CBD (29.12.1993)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    02 - Specific (i.e.for technical reasons or specific issue)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParc National de la Réunion \tCoordinator\nConseil Régional de La Réunion \tParticipant\nConseil Général de La Réunion \tParticipant\nConservatoire du Littoral, France \tParticipant","France","All ecosystems","2009","2014",68,2569398,1284699,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species","Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/increase awareness",null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2014-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[255,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-LT-000965/restoration-of-raised-bog-of-aukstumala-in-nemunas-delta-regional-park",null,"LIFE12 NAT/LT/000965",null,"Restoration of raised bog of Aukštumala in Nemunas Delta Regional Park","\nRestoration of raised bog of Aukštumala in Nemunas Delta Regional Park\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/LT/000965 | Acronym: LIFEAukstumala\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nProject actions took place in Nemunas Delta Regional Park (Natura 2000 site), in the Šilutė district of western Lithuania. Aukštumala raised bog is stituated in the interstream area between the Nemunas and Minija rivers. The Nemunas delta, including the Aukštumala raised bog, is also a Ramsar wetland site.\n\nAt the beginning of the 20th century, the whole wetland area was trenched by shallow drainage ditches for peat excavation purposes. A dense network of ditches in the eastern part and a less dense network in other parts of the reserve are still active today. This ongoing drainage is causing the typical raised bog habitats to be displaced by forests of birch (Betula pubescens) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). At present, around half of the raised bog is also still excavated for peat. These excavated areas lie next to a still untouched high moor, which is also being damaged by the drainage.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFEAukstumala project´s main objective was to restore and maintain the favourable conservation status of the \"7110 Active Raised bog\" habitat within the Aukštumalės Telmological Reserve. This was done by damming old drainage ditches within the high moor, thus raising the water table within the project area and increasing sphagnum growth. The large-scale removal of invading bushes and trees from overgrown high moor areas will also take place. These conservation actions will also support other Annex II habitat types (\"3160 natural dystrophic lakes\") and species (e.g. black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) and wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola).\n\nSecondary project objectives were:\nTo establish an international board of experts dedicated to the protection of Aukštumala;\nTo train local nature guides about the bog;\nTo disseminate the project´s experiences and raise awareness about the importance of high moor protection in Lithuania;\nTo restore and develop an existing educational path and observation tower.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFEAukstumala project achieved its main objective to restore the Aukštumala bog to favourable conservation status. They also managed to increase the area of active raised bog by 15.17%.\n\n1 170 dams were installed on small ditches and 15 dams on collective ditches. In addition, 85 km of small ditches and 15 km of larger ones were blocked using peat and plastic pile sheets. This created favourable conservation status in 600 ha of the habitat. Further, wooded vegetation was removed in 105 ha of the bog and repeated clearing of regrowth took place in 67 ha.\n\nThe rise in water level (20-30 cm) that the damming and filling of ditches caused and the removal of vegetation led to the regeneration of 91 ha of degraded bog into active raised bog. This was confirmed by the appearance of sphagnum mosses, which were not present before the project, in 20 – 25 % of monitored plots. The long-term maintenance of the favourable conservation status achieved will depend on the continued success of damming and vegetation clearing activities in the future.\n\nA conflict between forestry management and nature conservation in Lithuania caused problems at the beginning of the project. The majority of the wetlands in Lithuania are managed by foresters as woodland. Any forest cutting activities required in wetlands for habitats and species conservation contradicts with the strategic goal to increase the forest area in the country. The project initiated intensive discussions at national level about this issue, which may result in amendments of the Law on Forestry that would help improve the management of Natura 2000 sites.\n\nA number of wetland restoration experts were approached and two international groups were established to enable them to share experiences. The first group was a Yahoo group and included experts from different Baltic countries with experience in implementing similar projects dealing with wetland restoration issues. The second group was established in cooperation with NABU, a German Nature Conservation NGO. Close cooperation with the expert group from the Baltic states, the Tallin and Riga universities as well as Polish and German NGOs has resulted in a new LIFE climate project called LIFE PEAT restore.\n\nTwo study tours were also organised at the beginning of the project to facilitate the exchange of experience. The first was in Scotland to visit the LIFE projects Restoration of Scottish raised bogs (LIFE00 NAT/UK/007078) and Border Mires (LIFE 98 NAT/UK/005432). The second was to Denmark and Germany to look at restoration techniques in raised bogs.\n\nIn the south of the project area there is a 0.7 km long educational trail with an observation tower at the end. The trail was built in 2004 and prior to the project had almost decayed and was hardly accessible. The project restored the path and extended it by 400m using techniques that will ensure its longevity. The trail leads to the centre of the bog and enables visitors to observe its natural dystropic lakes. There are six information boards along the path that contain information about the bog, the species living there and the restoration work. A new observation platform was financed by a peat extracting company at the end of the trail. The path is very popular among local visitors and tourists with approximately 5000 people visiting per year.\n\n15 locals were trained to become nature guides for the Aukštumala high moor and received official certificates. The training materials were prepared by raised bog experts and introduced the trainees to different aspects of the bog and its management. During the project, the guides helped to organise four excursions to the bog for the general public on International Wetlands Day. Almost 200 people attended.\n\nA number of communication and dissemination activities were also carried out:\nA website was created for the project (www.aukstumala.lt);\nAn old German book about the Aukštumala raised bog (WEBER monography) was translated and 1000 copies printed;\nA book about Aukštumala containing information about the value, history and restoration activities of the bog was written by Dr. Romas Pakalnis and 1000 copies were published;\nTwo mobile exhibitions were created and shown at around 16 locations to approximately 3000 students and 15 000 inhabitants;\nThree notice boards about the project were created and placed at the beginning of the educational trail;\nA 25 minute long documentary film about Aukštumala (\"Aukstumala comes back to life\") was produced and broadcast on national TV.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/LT/000965\nAcronym: LIFEAukstumala\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 30/06/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 733,077 €\nEU Contribution: 549,807 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Lithuanian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Algirdo st. 22-3, 03218, Vilnius,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tringa glareola\n    Pluvialis apricaria\n    Rana lessonae\n    Rana arvalis\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNemuno delta \tLTSLUB001 \tSPA \tv.2021\nNemuno delta \tLTSIU0013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLithuanian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nAdministration of Nemunas Delta Regional Park, Lithuania \tParticipant\nAmphiConsult, Denmark \tParticipant","Lithuania",null,"2013","2017",47,733077,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,"Termination of degrading action or factor",null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2017-06-30"]
[256,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-BIO-FR-000259/dry-forest-conservation-in-reunion-islandconservation-de-la-foret-seche-de-lile-la-reunion",null,"LIFE13 BIO/FR/000259",null,"Dry forest conservation in Réunion island\nConservation de la forêt sèche de l'île La Réunion","\nDry forest conservation in Réunion island Conservation de la forêt sèche de l'île La Réunion\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/FR/000259 | Acronym: LIFE+ Forêt Sèche\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSemi-xerophilous (semi-dry) forest is one of the most emblematic habitats of Reunion Island. Today only about 1% of its original area of 56,800 ha remains, scattered in small plots across the western coast (Mafate and Cilaos cirques) and the La Montagne mountain range. The main causes of this regression include heavy demographic pressure, loss of connectivity between relict areas, invasion by exotic species, decline or extinction of native species (respectively the endemic Reunion day gecko and the Giant Tortoise), and the lack of awareness among the local population. Reunion National Park coordinated a previous LIFE project on semi-dry forests (LIFE07 NAT/F/000188 - COREXERUN), which committed the Park and its partner to an ambitious conservation project to save the endangered forests. Results from that project pointed out the need for low-cost restoration of greater areas to guarantee long-term conservation success.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Forêt Sèche project aimed to preserve unique semi-xerophilic forest habitats on Reunion Island and to re-establish the connectivity between restored and relict plots. It would demonstrate that the long-term conservation of this habitat can be achieved at lower cost, with a reduction goal of 20%, by the implementation of innovative measures. To achieve this objective, a set of demonstration actions and innovative approaches would be implemented in a coordinated and integrated manner. These actions would serve to directly and indirectly promote cost-effective and sustainable conservation on a greater area of the semi-dry forest on Reunion Island.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE+ Forêt Sèche project team successfully conserved unique dry (semi-xerophilic) forest habitats on Reunion Island, and re-established connectivity between restored and relict forest plots.\n\n \n\nAn area of 45.5 ha of the seriously-endangered dry forest was restored and connected to the 39 ha of dry forest restored within the previous LIFE Corexerun project (LIFE07 NAT/F/000188), leading to a total area of 84.5 ha of restored and connected dry forest plots. The project team collected close to 1,200,000 seeds of 56 dry forest species and from these produced 117,076 seedlings, of which 80,239 were planted on the sites being restored. One million euro has already been secured to carry out maintenance and monitoring actions for the 3 years following this project.\n\n \n\nCommunity engagement was a strength of the project. A total of 3,741 volunteers contributed in growing seeds, clearing project sites and planting trees. 65 voluntary planting sessions were organised. The project team also worked with schools, with 800 students and pupils taking part in the project's restoration activities.\n\n \n\nThe project team produced a broad range of communication tools, which were widely used and disseminated. They set up 3 arboretums; and a network of tree nursery owners, municipal green space units and other public organisations who are now raising and planting dry forest species, and managing dry forest plots.\n\n \n\nSome of project actions had to be cancelled (final conference) or could not be fully implemented (using terrestrial tortoises in dry forest management), due to COVID-19 and other unforeseen reasons beyond the project team’s control. This, however, had no significant detrimental impact on the overall very positive achievements of the project.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman's report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/FR/000259\nAcronym: LIFE+ Forêt Sèche\nStart Date: 01/10/2014\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,852,003 €\nEU Contribution: 1,426,001 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parc national de La Réunion\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 258 rue de La République, 97431, Plaine des Palmistes,\nContact Person: Paul FERRAND\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    island\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n    biotope network\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParc national de La Réunion \tCoordinator\nCdL(Conservatoire de l’Espace Littoral et des Rivages Lacustres), France \tParticipant","France",null,"2014","2020",74,2852003,1426001,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2014-10-01","2020-12-31"]
[263,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-AT-000167/dynamic-river-system-lech",null,"LIFE15 NAT/AT/000167",null,"Dynamic River System Lech","\nDynamic River System Lech\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/AT/000167 | Acronym: LIFE Lech\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Tyrolean Lech River, with its huge banks of gravel and broad zones of lowland riparian forest, is among the last rivers in the northern Alps that remain more or less in a natural state. For over 60 km, the highly braided (multi-channelled) river occupies a gravel bed that is up to 100 m wide in parts. The river’s course is constantly changing due to erosion and deposition. In Austria, including the border stretch with Germany, its dynamically braided course forms large-scale gravel and sand bars, and it still features unimpaired wild stretches. It is among the most threatened type of landscapes in Central Europe.\n\nFloods and increasing pressure from human activities in the valley, however, have necessitated hydrological regulation measures. In certain sections these hydrological works have severely narrowed the riverbed. The construction of debris traps across the streams and growing exploitation of gravel have also contributed to a deepening of the riverbed and a lowering of the water table. The consequent disappearance of flooding and forests that are regularly submerged has adversely affected numerous species associated with gravel banks, including the German tamarisk (Myricaria germanica), the pink-winged grasshopper (Bryodema tuberculata) or the little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius).\n\nFrom 2001 to 2007 the Tyrolean Lech Natura 2000 site was the focus of a LIFE project, Wild River Landscape Tyrolean Lech (LIFE00 NAT/A/007053). The project was a first successful step towards the reintroduction of natural dynamics into the river habitat. Continuation of works, however, is required to ensure the lasting success of habitat and species conservation.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Lech project aimed to conserve the natural dynamics of the Lech river system and surrounding riparian landscapes, along with its characteristic habitats and species. Specifically, it aimed to protect and develop the dynamically shaped gravel bars, which have been declining since the Lech regulation in the 19th century. Bank stabilisation structures would be removed, the river widened, side streams created and groynes shortened, thus affording spaces for the river to redevelop its natural dynamics. The upper reaches, in particular, possess great potential for the development of the gravel bars and pioneer habitats, which provide necessary living conditions for several highly specialised and endangered species.\n\nThe project also aimed to stop the deepening of the river bed and thus stabilise groundwater levels. This measure was expected to preserve the surrounding riparian landscape along with Alpine river habitats and alluvial forest priority habitat and species, such as the Siberian bluet (Coenagrion hylas), the stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium), the northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and the European bullhead (Cottus gobio).\n\nAnother goal was to improve the way the visitors are managed in the area. Better and targeted information and awareness raising should help protect the breeding areas of disturbance-sensitive bird species (e.g. common sandpiper and little ringed plover) and at the same time increase the acceptance of the Natura 2000 network of sites among local people.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Lech project team helped restore the natural dynamics of the Lech river system and surrounding riparian landscapes, by restored 13 river sections (12 in Austria and 1 in Germany). They implemented a range of measures, including removal of bank stabilisation structures, removal or shortening of groynes, river widening, and the creation of side streams. In total, significant new space was established for the river to re-create its natural dynamics: the creation of around 14 km of \"soft\" banks resulted in the development of 23 ha of new, dynamically-shaped river areas.\n\nOn 7.1 ha, new gravel habitats were created in favour of common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) and little ringed plover (Charadius dubius). In connection with flood prevention, the potential of additional dynamic areas was increased by up to 62 ha. Near the municipality of Forchach, on the Lech River in Austria, the project team built an attractive new suspension bridge that enabled river widening by more than 200%.\n\nIn addition, the project team implemented an extensive set of species conservation measures:\n\n    Creation of 38 water bodies for amphibians, to favour northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus), European tree frog (Hyla arborea), natterjack toad (Bufo calamita), and other species.\n    Creation of 8 water bodies to provide habitat sites for the Siberian bluet (Coenagrion hylas).\n    Creation of 4 additional tributaries (total length 2.6 km) for small fish, particularly European bullhead (Cottus gobio) and common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus).\n    Improved habitat for the scarce heath butterfly (Coenonympha hero) on 7.4 ha of riparian meadows.\n    Revitalisation of dwarf bulrushes (Typha minima) on 4 sites through the plantation of 1 000 specimens.\n\nThe project team elaborated an integrated Natura 2000 Management Plan, which was discussed with stakeholders and adopted by the relevant authorities. For instance, it sets out plans for the continuous implementation of 175 individual measures in the Tiroler Lech Nature Park management plan. The After-LIFE plan puts in place a framework for the continuation and maintenance of these measures.\n\nVarious communication and networking activities accompanied the restoration effort. These included the production of 17 information boards, a touring exhibition, a leaflet, a new edition of the \"Lech River Experience Guide\", a tilt-effect postcard, and five short films. In addition, the project team organised 40 excursions and 11 action/event days, gave 17 project presentations, and participated in an international Wild River Symposium. They provided continuous visitor information at the Nature Park house (about 8 000 visitors a year), and they built a visitor facility near the new suspension bridge at Forchach with a rest area and fireplace, playground and information boards.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/AT/000167\nAcronym: LIFE Lech\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 30/09/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,093,220 €\nEU Contribution: 3,655,932 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bundwasserbauverwaltung Tirol, Baubezirksamt Reutte\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Allguerstrae 64, 6600, Reutte,\nContact Person: Bernhard KOGELBAUER\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river\n    freshwater ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3230 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica\n    7240 - Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Actitis hypoleucos\n    Charadrius dubius\n    Cottus gobio\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Austropotamobius torrentium\n    Coenagrion hylas\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTiroler Lech \tAT3309000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFalkenstein, Alatsee, Faulenbacher- und Lechtal \tDE8430303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAmmergebirge mit Kienberg und Schwarzenberg sowie Falkenstein \tDE8330471 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBundwasserbauverwaltung Tirol, Baubezirksamt Reutte \tCoordinator\nWasserwirtschaftsamt Kempten, Germany \tParticipant\nAmt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Abteilung Umweltschutz, Austria \tParticipant","Austria",null,2016,2022,72,6093220,3655932,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Erosion/Non-management/Low biodiversity/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Installation of wildlife refuges/monitoring/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Sustainable Hydrological management/Increase landscape connectivity",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2022-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,62,null,null,"Bundwasserbauverwaltung Tirol, Baubezirksamt Reutte / Wasserwirtschaftsamt Kempten, Germany / Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Abteilung Umweltschutz, Austria","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Mountain Forest"]
[264,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-BE-000774/restoration-and-conservation-of-semi-natural-and-natural-habitats-in-eastern-ardennes-belgium",null,"LIFE15 NAT/BE/000774",null,"Restoration and conservation of semi-natural and natural habitats in eastern Ardennes (Belgium)","\nRestoration and conservation of semi-natural and natural habitats in eastern Ardennes (Belgium)\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/BE/000774 | Acronym: LIFE NARD-US\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nUntil the mid-nineteenth century, the High Ardennes region of Belgium consisted of vast areas of heathland and grasslands, shaped by agro-pastoral management with herds of sheep and cattle. In between the high pastures lay valleys where farmers used specific irrigation techniques (‘abissage’) for hay management. As these traditional methods became unprofitable, mechanisation and intensification increased. Areas where this was not feasible were abandoned or planted with conifers. This has resulted in fragmentation and even disappearance of semi-natural habitats and associated species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the LIFE NARD-US project is to recreate and restore semi-natural heathland and grassland habitats, improve their connectivity and conservation status and assure adequate management. The project targets four grasslands, meadow and bog woodland habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive (including two that are priority for conservation (Nardus grasslands and bog woodland - 6230 and 91D0). It also targets two butterfly species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, the marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) and violet copper (Lycaena helle).\n\nThere are four specific objectives:\nTo improve knowledge of the habitats and target species through a detailed analysis of 25 Natura 2000 network sites within which the project area is located and in a 5 km buffer zone;\nTo recreate habitats and species habitats in order to increase the connectivity between them;\nTo improve the conservation status of the targeted butterfly species through the restoration of the target habitats; and\nTo develop exchange of expertise between scientific partners, NGOs and public sector agencies in Wallonia.\n\nExpected results: The project expects to restore 250 ha of the target habitats, of which:\nMore than half for priority habitats - species-rich Nardus grasslands (110 ha) and for bog woodland habitats (25 ha);\n60 ha of lowland and mountain hay meadows; and\n55 ha of habitat for the two target butterfly species.\n\nThe project also aims to stimulate the engagement of local farmers in the management of meadows with low productivity through an increased understanding of the value of the mowing products.\n\nFinally, the project will work towards increasing the interest of local people in the conservation of nature as well as their knowledge on the Natura 2000 network and the existing nature reserves.\n\nThe project will contribute to water retention and hydrologic control on several local rivers.\n\nThe work to be carried out in support of the recreation and restoration of violet copper will be complementary to actions implemented by two earlier LIFE projects: PAPILLONS (LIFE07 NAT/B/000039) and LIFE Eislek (LIFE11 NAT/LU/000858). In addition, measures will be taken to try to keep and develop the small marsh fritillary population that has been recently discovered in the project area.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/BE/000774\nAcronym: LIFE NARD-US\nStart Date: 07/07/2016\nEnd Date: 31/12/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,491,262 €\nEU Contribution: 3,368,446 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natagora\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Rue Nanon 98, 5000, NAMUR,\nContact Person: Dominique Lafontaine\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grazing\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lycaena helle\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatagora \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Belgium",null,"2016",2040,89,4491262,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2016-07-07","2023-12-31"]
[265,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-ES-000790/conservation-and-restoration-of-mediterranean-taxus-baccata-woods-9580-in-the-cantabrian-mountains",null,"LIFE15 NAT/ES/000790",null,"Conservation and restoration of mediterranean Taxus baccata woods (9580*) in the Cantabrian Mountains","\nConservation and restoration of mediterranean Taxus baccata woods (9580*) in the Cantabrian Mountains\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/ES/000790 | Acronym: LIFE BACCATA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Mediterranean region, yew (Taxus baccata) usually grows with other tree species in mixed forests. Wooded formations made up solely of Mediterranean yew are listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive as priority for conservation, and are very rare. They are often reduced to small enclaves in remote mountain areas. Climatic and anthropogenic factors seem to have led to the isolation of this yew population for a long period of time, which may have significantly contributed to increasing the distinctiveness of the population, due to a restricted gene flow and genetic drift. The Iberian Peninsula is the southernmost limit of yew distribution in Europe, and is currently subject to extreme environmental conditions, typical of a marginal distribution area.\n\n \n\nAccording to Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive, both Spain and the EU are not doing enough in relation to the conservation problems of this priority habitat type. In both the Mediterranean and Atlantic region, the indicators “area of occupancy”, “structure and functions” and “future prospects” are assessed as “unfavourable-inadequate”. The situation is worse in the Mediterranean region, with the indicator ‘structure and functions’ estimated to be “unfavourable-bad”. At European level, the conservation status of Mediterranean yew is also unfavourable for all indicators. This situation reflects the serious problems it faces in both the EU and Spain (with the yew forests of the Cantabrian mountain range).\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the LIFE BACCATA project was to improve the conservation status of the priority habitat type, Mediterranean yew, in 15 Natura 2000 network sites in the Cantabrian mountains, by focusing on three conservation status indicators: “area of occupancy”, “structure and functions” and “future prospects”. Specific project objectives were to:\n\n    Develop targeted actions to increase the area covered by Mediterranean yew woods including silviculture activities, removal of exotic species, and cultivation and planting of characteristic species of plants;\n    Implement measures designed to improve the structure and functions of the woods, including silviculture works to promote characteristic species and control exotic species, and establishing infrastructure to stop herbivores having a negative impact;\n    Apply measures to achieve an improvement in the future survival prospects of the woods, including establishing Mediterranean yew ‘genetic resources conservation units’ (GRCUs) and two gene banks, drafting a management plan and storing a collection of DNA tissue samples in five arboretums;\n    Improve habitat knowledge and protection measures against human induced pressures;\n    Establish a specific strategy to disseminate and transfer knowledge on the measures developed during the project to ensure their replicability at EU level. The GRCUs will be part of the EU programme EUFORGEN (the European Forest Genetic Resources Programme);\n    Inform and raise public awareness on the relevance, values and ecosystem services provided by Mediterranean yew woods; and\n    Involve regional and local administrations, landowners, stock-breeders and forestry associations in the long-term conservation of this priority habitat.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nOverall, the project was implemented satisfactorily and its main objective, to improve the conservation status of habitat 9580* in 15 SACs in the Cantabrian Mountains, by acting on three habitat conservation status indicators (area of occupancy, structure and functions and future prospects), has been achieved but not in its entirety. The reason for this failure is that in 3 of the 12 target SACs of Castilla y León (ES0000210 Alto Sil, ES4130149 Omañas and ES4130037 Hoces de Vegacervera) no action was carried out. In the SACs ES4130035 Valle de San Emiliano and ES4120025 Ojo Guareña the only action undertaken was the creation of one of the planned arboreta.\n\n \n\nThe conservation works undertaken in the other 11 SACs have allowed the increase of 146.03 ha in the area occupied by habitat 9580* (vs 146 ha envisaged) and the improvement of this habitat by 472.3 ha (vs 541 ha envisaged). It should be mentioned that actions A1 (characterisation and diagnosis of habitat 9580*) and A2 (planning of actions) revealed that the number of spots where habitat 9580* would be enlarged or improved should be increased, even if each of them was smaller than those planned. Also, it should be taken into account that the previous information and cartography on habitat 9580*, on which the proposal was drafted, were not particularly accurate and that these were improved in the framework of Action A1, allowing a more adequate design of the conservation actions to be developed within the framework of the project and without losing the objective of the project at any time.\n\n \n\nThe project has made a major contribution to improve the knowledge, and hence, the information available about the distribution, characterisation and conservation status of habitat 9580* in northern Spain. However, this has not yet been reflected in the SDF, as committed by the competent authorities (Regional Governments of Galicia, Castilla y León and the Basque Country) before the project start.\n\n \n\nThe project has defined the variability and the genetic relationships between the different populations of Taxus baccata and the degree of genetic connectivity, establishing their kinship structure and producing a genotypic database. It is worth highlighting that the territorial scope of the genetic analysis was far increased from the 15 SACs initially envisaged, to 82 localities (1,151 yew trees sampled) that include 49 natural populations (1,114 yew trees sampled) covering 30 SACs from northern Iberian Peninsula (Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Euskadi, northern Portugal), and 37 monumental yews. The information of the 49 natural populations was shared with EUFORGEN. As a result, the EUFORGEN core network has added a new Forest Genetic Conservation Unit in EUFGIS, and one of the existing ones has been redistributed. The information available on the rest of the Northern Iberian Peninsula units has been improved. Thanks to the involvement of INIA-CSIC, CITA and MITECO in this process, 49 yew Genetic Conservation Units have been incorporated at Spanish level.\n\n \n\nThe awareness raising activities accumulated an important delay during the two first years of the project and started gathering pace over the course of 2019. However, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted seriously on them. From the onset, this part of the project was not very ambitious in terms of audience targeted and the type of activity organised. Main efforts were focused on the display of the itinerant exhibition and the implementation of activities aimed at schoolchildren and the general public in Castilla y León and in Galicia for which several dissemination and merchandising materials were produced. In the Basque Country, apart from the display of the exhibition, an informative route is open in the Natural Park of Pagoeta since July 2020 (and it seems that is being well received by the visitors to this protected site). Two workshops were organised in 2017 and 2018 with an attendance of about 30 people in each event. The effort invested in the project website and the social media was the minimum necessary. Three articles were published in scientific journals. The layman’s report (ES/EN) was attached to the FR.\n\n \n\nIn relation to networking, the initial approach (creation of a communication platform and working groups to work through the project website) was completely unsuccessful. Only during the last phase of the project implementation, the beneficiaries organised several exchange visits to other projects dealing with the same topics and two virtual workshops to inform relevant stakeholders and interested parties about the project results.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/ES/000790\nAcronym: LIFE BACCATA\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 30/09/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,925,104 €\nEU Contribution: 1,441,649 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Praza do Obradoiro s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela,\nContact Person: Pablo Ramil Rego\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Ecological coherence\n    Knowledge development\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n    Ex-situ conservation\n    Habitat monitoring\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    reforestation\n    environmental awareness\n    management plan\n    preventive measure\n    fire protection\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPicos de Europa \tES0000003 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlto Sil \tES0000210 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAncares - Courel \tES1120001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPagoeta \tES2120006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMontes Obarenes \tES4120030 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBosques del Valle de Mena \tES4120049 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPicos de Europa en Castilla y León \tES4130003 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de los Ancares \tES4130010 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nValle de San Emiliano \tES4130035 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHoces de Vegacervera \tES4130037 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMontaña Central de León \tES4130050 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina \tES4140011 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOmaña - ZEPA \tES0000364 \tSPA \tv.2021\nAralar \tES2120011 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEmbalse del Ebro - Monte Hijedo \tES4120090 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOmaña \tES4130149 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela \tCoordinator\nEmpresa de Transformación Agraria S. A. (TRAGSA), Spain \tParticipant\nJUNTA DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Spain \tParticipant\nFundación HAZI Fundazioa, Spain \tParticipant\nFundación Centro de Servicios y Promoción Forestal y de su Industria de Castilla y León, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2016","2021",60,1925104,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2021-09-30"]
[270,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE18-NAT-AT-000733/dynamic-life-lines-danube",null,"LIFE18 NAT/AT/000733",null,"Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube","\nDynamic LIFE Lines Danube\n\nReference: LIFE18 NAT/AT/000733 | Acronym: Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAlluvial forests and pioneer vegetation of mountain rivers like the upper Danube are among the most endangered habitat types in Europe. Their surface area has decreased dramatically in recent decades due to river regulation, hydropower plants, flood protection measures and forestry. Beyond that, riverbed degradation in free-flowing sections results in separation of the alluvial forests and drying out of the natural river branches. Fish biomass is decreasing dramatically and rheophilic (i.e. preferring fast-moving water) fish species are seriously affected.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube project focuses on threatened riverine and alluvial habitats and endangered species along the Danube in eastern Austria and western Slovakia. Habitats along more than 100 km of the river will be involved, with improvements planned from the Danube-Auen National Park, east of Vienna (Austria), to ovsk luhy (Slovakia). Rheophilic fish species will benefit from measures in the whole project area, as will many other target species of the Habitats and Birds directives. A substantial amount of floodplain forests and muddy banks will be restored in both countries as well as natural hydromorphologic processes in order to ensure a favourable status in thelong run. Sites currently strongly affected by regulatory structures or other threats (e. g. invasive alien species) will be able to develop naturally. Hydrologic engineering measures will help reduce riverbed degradation. The idea is to achieve effective, sustainable results through minimal interventions and by stimulating natural processes. This best practice approach will be published on an international platform.\n\nThe projects main objectives are:\nimprovement of around 1 600 ha of alluvial forests;\nreconnection of some 14 km of river branches;\ndynamisation of about 11 km of river branches; and\nrenaturation of almost 4 km of riverbank.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nsubstantial improvements in these ecosystem functions and services: productivity of riverine and alluvial ecosystems, including fish and increased carbon sequestration; water retention capacity and flood protection; and river ecosystems capacity for natural degradation of organic pollution;\nreconnection of Haslau-Regelsbrunn (Austria) river branch: dynamisation of about 10 km of river branch system, improving floodplain forests and muddy banks habitats on around 450 ha of floodplain. Improvement of 10 km of system for rheophilic fish;\nrenaturation of Haslau-Regelsbrunn river bank: almost 4 km of natural shores and river banks created as well as additional tributaries parallel to the Danube;\nreconnection of Spittelauer Arm (Austria) river branches:reactivation and dynamisation of some 4 km of river branch system; calming of about 100 ha of alluvial forest and water habitats with prospective island creation. Additional benefit for an existing LIFE project at Thurhaufen by impeding accessibility;\nreconnection of river branches within the Danube (Slovakia): connectivity of 11 km of river branches restored, mainly at Gabkovo, Bratislava, Medveov and Kovec;\nover 1 000 ha of floodplain forests restored in the Danube floodplain area in Slovakia;\ngenetic sources of native tree species secured to restore target habitats; and\nat least three best practice methodologies (on removal of invasive alien species, securing the genetic sources of native tree species, and restoration of native alluvial forests).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE18 NAT/AT/000733\nAcronym: Dynamic LIFE Lines Danube\nStart Date: 15/07/2019\nEnd Date: 30/06/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 10,730,658 €\nEU Contribution: 6,438,393 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: via donau Oesterreichische Wasserstrassen-Gesellschaft mbH\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Donau-City-Strasse 1, 1220, Vienna,\nContact Person: Robert Tögel\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Fish\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    river\n    restoration measure\n    river management\n    flood control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDonau-Auen östlich von Wien \tAT1204000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDonau-Auen östlich von Wien \tAT1204V00 \tSPA \tv.2021\nČíčovské luhy \tSKUEV1182 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKlucovske rameno \tSKUEV1293 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nREAD MORE\nType \tResource\nProject web site \tProject's website ","Austria",null,"2019",2026,83,10730658,6438393,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Erosion/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/climate change","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Removal of non-adapted tree species/Promoting natural regeneration","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management/Erosion protection",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1600,null,null,"via donau Oesterreichische Wasserstrassen-Gesellschaft mbH / Partner organizations from Slovakia","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[272,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE18-NAT-IT-001020/restoration-of-alluvial-forests-and-cladium-mariscus-habitats-in-ramsar-and-natura-2000-sites",null,"LIFE18 NAT/IT/001020",null,"Restoration of Alluvial Forests and Cladium mariscus habitats in Ramsar and Natura 2000 sites","\nRestoration of Alluvial Forests and Cladium mariscus habitats in Ramsar and Natura 2000 sites\n\nReference: LIFE18 NAT/IT/001020 | Acronym: LIFE FORESTALL\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Valle Averto area is a fish farm of 524 ha; it is a Ramsar site and an Italian State Reserve. The Valle Averto Oasis in the Venetian Lagoon area is owned by WWF Italia and was given on loan to the associated beneficiary WWF Oasi. It is devoted to nature conservation, wildlife research and eco-tourism, with guided tours throughout the year. The high conservation value habitats on the site are threatened by the presence of invasive species, such as black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), sea myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia), Rubus spp. and Wels catfish (Silurus glanis). Regulation and control of freshwater and salt water fluxes must be carefully carried out because water levels must be favourable to improve the occurrence of water birds, to allow a faster restoration of priority habitats and to reduce Rubus spp. occurrence.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nLIFE FORESTALL aims to protect, restore and manage the Valle Averto Oasis (78 ha) Nature 2000 site in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy. The specific objectives are:\nconservation and restoration of the existing patches, and creation of new areas of, the priority habitats Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae and Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae);\nimproving water level management and circulation to improve the regulation of water levels, in order to flood when needed the intervention sites, favouring the development of the two target habitats;\nreducing the occurrence of invasive plant species (Robinia pseudoacacia and Baccharis halimifolia);\nreducing the occurrence of the invasive Wels catfish, which is threatening the fish community of Valle Averto Oasis;\nincreasing the occurrence of breeding bird species through the installation of rafts;\nimproving existing facilities and attractiveness for educational purposes and for visitors;\nproviding a framework to identify and quantify the benefits provided by ecosystem services and their increase after restoration; and\nintegrating sustainability tools (carbon footprint, ecological footprint, ecosystem services) within a before-after restoration scheme.\n\nThe project contributes to the implementation of the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, and the European Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 (targets 1, 2, 5 and 6). The project interventions will be in accordance with the Water Framework Directive and the EU Regulation for Invasive Species (1143/2014). The project respects the Prioritised Action Framework (PAF) recently issued by the Regione del Veneto government.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\ndredging of 340 m of channels; 9 new floodgates, 3 piezometers; protection of 500 m of channel banks using soil bioengineering works; increase from 20% to 50% in numbers of birds wintering in the project area; increase of nesting pairs of bittern (Botaurus stellaris\n); 42 ha of ponds, 6.19 ha of Calcareous fens, 11.60 ha of Alluvial forests will be directly managed and will benefit from the foreseen activities. Periodic flooding of 13.5 ha of terrestrial habitats will prevent establishment of invasive Rubus spp. and Baccharis halimifolia;\noccurrence of the new Calcareous fens habitat on about 6.19 ha, with Cladium mariscus as dominant species (10 000 plantings transplanted) and occurrence of other species (4 300 plantings);\noccurrence of new Alluvial forests habitat on 11.60 ha, with 24 400 plantings;\ninstallation of10 wooden rafts for nesting birds; expected nesting populations of 20-50 pairs of Himantopus himantopus (10% to 25% of the population of the whole SAC); 10-30 pairs of Recurvirostra avosetta (12%-20%); 2-5 pairs of Charadrius alexandrinus (20-25%) and 30-40 pairs of Sterna hirundo (4%-5%);\nreduction of 70% of the R. pseudoacacia and complete eradication of B. halimifolia;\nat least 80% reduction of S. glanis compared to the before-action occurrence; and\n100 m of reed screens;\nOver 1 200 local workers among disadvantaged groups involved; Technical blueprints of habitat/species management and of the hydraulic works; Communication and transferability packs and plans; and eco-tourism maps (10 000 copies); Increase of about 50% of visitors; and 40 special open/school-days, and educational materials for schools.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE18 NAT/IT/001020\nAcronym: LIFE FORESTALL\nStart Date: 01/10/2019\nEnd Date: 30/06/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,800,547 €\nEU Contribution: 1,344,941 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: CORILA - Consorzio per il coordinamento delle ricerche inerenti al sistema lagunaredi Venezia\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: San Marco 2847, 30124, VENEZIA,\nContact Person: Alessandro Meggiato\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n    Fish\n    Birds\n    Invasive species\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    flood\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    restoration measure\n    ecosystem-based approach\n    flood control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSELC(SELC soc coop), Italy \tParticipant\nPROVV(Provveditorato Interregionale per le Opere Pubbliche per il Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige e Friuli Venezia Giulia), Italy \tParticipant\nCoopPrimav(Cooperativa Sociale Primavera Società Cooperativa Sociale), Italy \tParticipant\nWWFOASI(WWF Oasi Società Unipersonale a responsabilità limitata con Socio unico) till 31/12/2021, Italy \tParticipant\nFondazione WWF Italia (FOND WWF) from 01/01/2022, Itlay \tParticipant","Italy",null,"2019","2024",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC695,AD695,\"m\")","v":47},1800547,1344941,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2019-10-01","2023-09-30"]
[284,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004089/necton-project-new-ecosystems-on-the-noce-river-urgent-action-for-renaturalisation-in-the-la-rocchetta-biotope-trentino-italy",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004089",null,"N.EC.TO.N Project (New Ecosystems on the Noce River) : urgent action for renaturalisation in the La Rocchetta biotope (Trentino; Italy)","\nN.EC.TO.N Project (New Ecosystems on the Noce River) : urgent action for renaturalisation in the La Rocchetta biotope (Trentino, Italy)\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004089 | Acronym: NECTON\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nWith the adoption in 1986 of a provincial law for the preservation of habitats important for plant and animal life, the Trentino Region launched a programme for the identification and establishment of nature areas, 38 of which have been set up since then. Among these is La Rocchetta, embedded deep in an alpine valley, the Valle di Non, and located on the Adige valley corridor used by migrating birds.\n\nThis site, covering a surface area of 74 hectares, where the Forest and Park Service is undertaking a series of nature restoration measures, contains two kinds of habitat listed in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC: Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks; alluvial alder forests (Alnion glutinoso-incanae), the latter considered a priority habitat.\n\nHowever, the Noce river is barred by a hydro-electric power plant, responsible for a drastic reduction of the stream's natural flow and a concentration of pollutants in its waters. At the time of presentation of the LIFE Nature project, the hydro-electricity concession had come to an end and the beneficiary considered that negotiations for its renewal could take improvement of the biotope on board, with the aim of obtaining more suitable river flow levels.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project was in fact the second phase of a programme to restore 7 nature areas which began with LIFE co-finance in 1995 and whose objective was to set up a system of wildlife refuges along the alpine bird migration corridor.\n\nThe measures foreseen at La Rocchetta included work to broaden and deepen existing bodies of open water and to create meanders, inlets and chains of wetland habitat, in order to improve the ecological quality of the site and favour its wildlife. Systems for monitoring fauna and water quality would allow studying the environmental changes brought about by the project.\n\nThe project included an intense awareness campaign on the ecological value of the site vis-à-vis the local inhabitants, with an eye to obtaining backing from public opinion in the negotiations to revise the hydro-electricity concession.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved the objectives foreseen. In November 2000, when almost all the actions had been completed, a flood seriously damaged most of the works carried out. However by July 2001, when the Commission carried out a mission on the site, the Trento Province, using its own funds, had repaired a great part of the damage. Particular achievements in the so-called “La Rocchetta” proposed Site of Community Importance, were:\nan increase of the environmental diversification of the main watercourse and the biodiversity of the area through a series of works, including: modelling of sites suitable for the reproduction of salmon species (and in particular Salmo marmoradus), opening of new meanders and free water surfaces over which to extend reed ticket vegetation for aquatic birds nesting and for amphibians (in particular Bombina variegata), reconstitution of hedges and widening of areas of relic wood shelters for migrating birds.\nan increase of almost 4 ha of the area with habitats of community interest (Residual alluvial forests of Alnion glutinoso-incanae” and “Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaegnos);\ncreation of a depuration lagoon to clear from pollutants the waters.\nthe elaboration of a management plan of the Site of Community Importance.\n\nAnother success has been the contribution of the LIFE Nature project to the revision of the conditions for the renewal of the concession to the hydro-electric power plan, and the consequent concession of a minimum vital flow at all times of the year. The Trento Province has also realised a didactic trail, with a starting point at a train station in which a visitor’s centre will be set up.\n\nThis is a first case in Italy in which a naturalistic path within a proposed Site of Community Importance is linked to a station of a local railroad tourist route. The \"La Rocchetta\" site should become, according to the Province, one of the tourist attractions in the area. It would be the first case in the Province of a proposed Site of Community Importance offered as a tourist attraction.\n\nOther minor actions were carried out in 2 other proposed Sites of Community Importance, Palù di Borghetto and Taio di Nomi, where two new ponds were created, as part of a larger project for the reconstitution of a new wetland, aimed at bird species and in particular at Ixobrychus minutus and Milvus migrans, and creation of a fauna corridor underneath a state highway.\n\nThe project achieved the objectives foreseen. In November 2000, when almost all the actions had been completed, a flood seriously damaged most of the works carried out. However by July 2001, when the Commission carried out a mission on the site, the Trento Province, using its own funds, had repaired a great part of the damage. Particular achievements in the so-called “La Rocchetta” proposed Site of Community Importance, were:\nan increase of the environmental diversification of the main watercourse and the biodiversity of the area through a series of works, including: modelling of sites suitable for the reproduction of salmon species (and in particular Salmo marmoradus), opening of new meanders and free water surfaces over which to extend reed ticket vegetation for aquatic birds nesting and for amphibians (in particular Bombina variegata), reconstitution of hedges and widening of areas of relic wood shelters for migrating birds.\nan increase of almost 4 ha of the area with habitats of community interest (Residual alluvial forests of Alnion glutinoso-incanae” and “Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaegnos);\ncreation of a depuration lagoon to clear from pollutants the waters.\nthe elaboration of a management plan of the Site of Community Importance.\n\nAnother success has been the contribution of the LIFE Nature project to the revision of the conditions for the renewal of the concession to the hydro-electric power plan, and the consequent concession of a minimum vital flow at all times of the year. The Trento Province has also realised a didactic trail, with a starting point at a train station in which a visitor’s centre will be set up.\n\nThis is a first case in Italy in which a naturalistic path within a proposed Site of Community Importance is linked to a station of a local railroad tourist route. The \"La Rocchetta\" site should become, according to the Province, one of the tourist attractions in the area. It would be the first case in the Province of a proposed Site of Community Importance offered as a tourist attraction.\n\nOther minor actions were carried out in 2 other proposed Sites of Community Importance, Palù di Borghetto and Taio di Nomi, where two new ponds were created, as part of a larger project for the reconstitution of a new wetland, aimed at bird species and in particular at Ixobrychus minutus and Milvus migrans, and creation of a fauna corridor underneath a state highway.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004089\nAcronym: NECTON\nStart Date: 01/10/1997\nEnd Date: 31/12/2000\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 170,705 €\nProject Location: Trentino\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Provincia autonoma di Trento - Servizio Parchi e Foreste Demaniali\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: via G.B. Trener, 3, 38100, Trento,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    migratory species\n    renaturation\n    public awareness campaign\n    emergency plan\n    land purchase\n    mountainous area\n    environmental impact of energy\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Milvus migrans\n    Salmo marmoratus\n    Bombina variegata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLa Rocchetta \tIT3120061 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProvincia autonoma di Trento - Servizio Parchi e Foreste Demaniali \tCoordinator","Italy",null,"1997",2000,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC696,AD696,\"m\")","v":38},170705,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-10-01","2000-12-31"]
[291,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-B-005168/actions-for-oligo-mesotrophic-aquatic-habitats-in-de-kempen",null,"LIFE98 NAT/B/005168",null,"Actions for oligo-mesotrophic Aquatic Habitats in de Kempen","Actions for oligo-mesotrophic Aquatic Habitats in de Kempen\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/B/005168 | Acronym: Kempen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe colloquial term 'ven' in Flemish refers to oligotrophic aquatic habitats which originated when peat extraction created depressions reaching down to the sand or clay subsoil, in which small lakes ('vennen') formed. These lakes were traditionally used for extensive fish farming among others, and were often temporarily drained to be used as arable land. In their shallow water a species-rich vegetation, thriving in a context low on nutrients, developed (Litorella uniflora, Isoetes lacustris, Luronium natans, etc). Around these fen-lakes, small-scale agriculture shaped heaths and mat grasslands. Traditional agriculture ceased in the 20th century, which led to a degeneration of these habitats. In addition, large areas were drained and planted with pine, in order to supply pit poles for the upcoming coal mines nearby. Fish farming gradually became more intensive. The most recent development was that ever more maize was being planted in the surrounding area and the number of pigs was growing exponentially; the disposal of their manure was having some very pernicious effects. The two project subsites, the Vennen near Turnhout and the Maten near Genk, were brought under legal protection quite a while ago but the designated nature reserves were much too small to safeguard the oligotrophic aquatic habitats occurring there.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of this LIFE-Nature project was to secure oligotrophic lakes, wet heathlands and related habitats in the two project sub-sites: the \"Vennengebied\" (Turnhout)and \"De Maten\" (Genk). In the sub-site \"Vennengebied Turnhout\", the project would focus on the development of a comprehensive management plan. Oligotrophic lake restoration will only work if the surroundings are also drawn into the restoration plan, because, to keep the lakeshores sandy and therefore devoid of nutrients, enough sunlight and wind need to reach them. Next, to restore the oligotrophic lakes, mat grassland and heaths, 45 ha of land would be purchased and thoroughly modified: lake bottoms experimentally dredged of sediment and - to foster the regeneration of heath - pine forests chopped down and the topsoil stripped off. Fences were to be installed to start up a grazing management to allow these habitats to develop further. Homeless people from a refuge near the subsite would be involved in the restoration work. In the sub-site \"De Maten\", Natuurpunt also aimed to restore oligotrophic lakes, Nardus grasslands and wet heaths. Here the main action would be to repair the dikes separating the lakes and to restore Nardus grassland. Finally, the beneficiary planned several public relations actions with the aim to promote a more sustainable land-use around these sensitive areas.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project met its targets, and even exceeded some. The most tangible results were: - a management plan for entire Turnhoutse Vennen subsite - 48.35 ha of land purchased (target 45.0) - trees cut over 22.6 ha of land to restore heaths and Nardus grassland (target 14 ha) - sods stripped over 4.5 ha to restore heaths - 5.1 km of dyke repaired around the ponds in De Maten subsite - experimental excavation of a 0.25 ha former ‘ven’ (= oligotrophic pond) - experimental excavation of part of shores of an oligotrophic lake - experimental silt removal from the bottom of an oligotrophic pond, 1.5 ha - fencing of blocks of land acquired, followed by intensive initial management (a regime of mowing and grazing) to kick off restoration towards heathland habitats - 32 information panels for visitors to the two subsites - 2 information folders for visitors and locals (one per subsite, 50,000 copies each) Note that the two subsites present quite different pictures. At De Maten the beneficiary already controlled most of the land. Consequently, site restoration predominated here: the system of dykes which contains the chain of oligotrophic ponds making up De Maten, was falling into disrepair and LIFE allowed the whole system to be thoroughly and systematically restored (5.1 km of dykes treated). In addition, over 8 ha of Nardus grassland overgrown with shrubs was restored. In the other sub-site “Turnhouts Vennengebied”, the beneficiary only controls a small part of the land. LIFE-Nature did allow this managed area to increase by 40% thanks to the land purchase it cofinanced. However, at the end of the project hydrological impacts and increased nutrient input from intensive agriculture in the vicinity still affected the site. Nevertheless, the restoration of the land purchased via LIFE (clearing afforested areas, the removal of the enriched topsoil through sod cutting and, where necessary, restoration of the original micro-topography) indicated a trend shift, away from the intensive production-oriented land use. This provided the targeted biotopes the necessary “oxygen” to survive in the otherwise suffocating environment. Encouraging is that during the project, the competent Flemish authority for nature, AMINAL-afdeling Natuur, began its own programme of land purchase and site restoration in the Turnhouts Vennengebied. Both bodies (AMINAL and Natuurpunt) are continuing their efforts after the LIFE project. Besides the habitats, for which an ex ante monitoring was done during the project (with follow-up monitoring foreseen after LIFE by the beneficiary), some Annex I bird species are also benefiting directly from the restoration measures. For instance, the bittern (Botaurus stellaris) with 3 breeding pairs in the Maten, and the little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus). Socially interesting was the involvement in biotope management of homeless people who are given shelter by a charity home near the Turnhouts Vennengebied. For future recurring management of the Turnhouts Vennengebied, at project end the beneficiary was planning to set up an employment scheme for socially disadvantaged people.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/B/005168\nAcronym: Kempen\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 448,839 €\nProject Location: Turnhout and De Maten\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer vzw\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Kardinaal Mercierplein 1, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    lake\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVennen, heiden en moerassen rond Turnhout \tBE2100024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDe Maten \tBE2200028 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer vzw \tCoordinator","Belgium",null,1998,2002,{"$f":"_xldudf_NUM_AI(\"Extract the number of month of the duration in number format (dont create text):\",#REF!)","v":{"$error":"#REF!"}},0,448839,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2002-12-31"]
[292,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-B-005171/dijlevallei",null,"LIFE98 NAT/B/005171",null,"Dijlevallei","\nDijlevallei\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/B/005171 | Acronym: Dijlevallei\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe valley of the river Dijle south of Leuven has long been a bone of contention between nature conservation and flood prevention. Here the valley is relatively narrow, and contains valuable wet hay meadows, sedge complexes, ponds and, along the edges, small alder swamp forests. However, the implementation of strategies to boost agricultural output lessened the valley's natural capacity to retain floodwaters, so that the more low-lying sections of the city of Leuven were flooded whenever water levels peaked. For decades, demands were voiced by local political bodies to build a large retention basin, but, as this would threaten the ecological qualities of the valley (promoted to SPA in the meantime), local conservation bodies questioned this option. Instead, they developed an alternative plan based on natural retention and succeeded in winning over the competent regional authorities. Simultaneously, as a result of the Common Agricultural Policy's milk quotas, the pasture-based dairy farms were disappearing from this district, which was threatening to become exclusively arable. This would be fatal for the grassland habitats in this SPA, which had moreover, because of its valuable hay meadows and associated valley biotopes, also been proposed as SCI, and as a component of the Flemish ecological network.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe purpose of the project was to restore the natural retention capacity of the area and give an impetus to the complete restoration of the alluvial valley habitats. As first priority, land would be purchased. Once these purchases had been done, additional financing (parallel to LIFE-Nature) would be deployed by the competent authority for river catchments (AMINAL - Afdeling Water) to carry out the hydrological engineering works, such as the removal of a culvert under the Ijsse river and filling of the Leigracht drainage ditch, needed to restore the natural retention capacity of the river. This, it was intended, would liberate the inhabitants of Leuven from the periodic floodings - a win-win situation, which could be a model for others. To restore the grassland habitats, the LIFE-Nature project would remove poplar plantations and sow former arable land with seed mixtures taken from the local hay meadows. The banks of the ponds to be purchased would be excavated to make room for reed fringes, to give a chance for the bittern and the little bittern, which both disappeared as breeding bird in the 1980s, to return.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved two main results. It contributed towards the work by the competent authorities to reinstate a more natural flooding regime in the Dijle valley, which would increase water retention upstream and so prevent flooding in Leuven. It secured and restored large coherent blocks of land to Annex I habitat status, by removing poplar plantations, weekend cottages, overgrowth etc, re-modelling former fishponds and installing appropriate recurring management - partly in close collaboration with local farmers via a direct marketing scheme for environmentally sound produce. Hydrology and vegetation had been mapped before the project began. Building on this comprehensive eco-hydrological assessment of the valley, a management plan was produced by the project covering all land within the Doode Bemde perimeter of 500 ha, whether it was owned by the beneficiary or not. This is quite innovative in comparison to the traditional Natuurpunt management plans, which only cover land owned by the NGO. The target set in the management plan is to have 50-60% open land (grassland, swamp, pond) and the rest as succession landscape evolving to ash-alder woods. Land purchase targets changed markedly during the project, as the competent authorities began acquiring land originally earmarked for purchase by the beneficiary. 54.3 ha was bought by Natuurpunt within the LIFE project - mostly former grasslands planted with poplars or overgrown as a result of abandonment, fish ponds and patches of degraded woodland. In parallel there were other land acquisition initiatives: 44.8 ha was expropriated by the competent authorities (AMINAL-Natuur and AMINAL-Water) and leased to Natuurpunt to manage, while a VLM (agri-structural authority) project for nature rehabilitation acquired another 10 ha which was also leased to Natuurpunt to manage. So altogether during the LIFE project over 109 ha came under conservation control. The beneficiary now owns or manages the most important 'depression areas’ in the project area. These are the Doode Bemde, the Dijlebroek-Leigracht area and the Grote Bron, the depression zone with the Langerodevijver. Before the LIFE project Natuurpunt only managed 99 ha (20% of the project area), this has now gone up to 208 ha (42% of the project area), mainly in large coherent blocks. The land purchase and acquisition allowed the competent authority (AMINAL-Water) to block a culvert bringing a drainage ditch (the Leigracht) under the IJsse river. This action, done parallel to LIFE, allowed the retention zone to fulfill its natural function. Since then, the drainage of the alluvial woods has stopped and wintertime flooding of the Dijle valley in the project area has started again. The project itself undertook an extensive list of one-off restoration works. - Whereas 20 ha were foreseen, in total 43 ha poplars have been removed by the LIFE project. On 18 ha of this, stumps were totally removed as well. - Four weekend cottages were demolished. - 4 ha maize field was converted into extensively managed grassland, 7.6 ha of production grassland was restored to Annex I habitat status by appropriate recurring mowing and grazing and shrubby overgrowth removed to restore 3.4 ha of former habitats for the benefit of the species Vertigo moulinsiana. - 4 km fences were installed to expand grazing management: 10 ha of the Doode Bemde is now managed by grazing and 40 ha by hay mowing followed by grazing. This recurring management is done by local farmers. - The banks of the 24 ha Langerode pond were cleared of trees and bushes and graded in order to stimulate reed growth. A small pond was restored in order to act as amphibian habitat and as a nature education site. - 5 ha of degraded woods were taken out of use and poplars ring-barked to provide standing dead wood. 400 metres of ditch draining the Langerode wood was filled in. This work was done by own staff (4 labourers were hired), a local employment initiative for disadvantaged youth and volunteers (regular camps were organised). Equipment was bought for the staff and volunteers using LIFE funds (tractor, trailer, shredder). The beneficiary and its partner, the NGO Vrienden van Heverleebos en Meerdaalwoud, are working closely with local farmers on recurring management – the farmers market the meat from their grazing livestock through a local cooperative, Veeakker cvba, as “nature meat”, thereby getting premium prices. This collaboration is one of the case studies in the LIFE-Focus report “LIFE and agri-environment supporting Natura 2000”. In terms of PR and awareness raising, and to channel the growing recreational use of the area, the following was done: - A folder ‘Welkom in de Doode Bemde’ explaining LIFE and the project, was distributed door-to-door in surrounding villages. - Open door day of May 30 1999, to which 1800 people came. - 6 information panels, a 300 m boardwalk, a hide and two bird observation huts were installed on site. - To create a trail across the site, an old tramway was cleared. The footbridge needed to cross the river was built by the Belgian military (Ecole du Génie) as goodwill gesture. The LIFE project was active in networking. The LIFE-Nature projects Obere Drau (Austria) and Alzette (Luxemburg) visited the site, as well as the Dutch NGO Natuurmonumenten involved in several LIFE projects. The project was presented to an international symposium on water retention (Leiden, 2001) and collaborated with a research project by the University of Cardiff on the role of LIFE in Natura 2000 sites. There were also contacts with the Schelde Convention.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/B/005171\nAcronym: Dijlevallei\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 30/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 760,986 €\nProject Location: Brabant\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt Beheer vzw\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Kardinaal Mercierplein 1, 2800, Mechelen,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    urban area\n    land purchase\n    flood protection\n    agricultural method\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3250 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Glaucium flavum\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt Beheer vzw \tCoordinator\nMinisterie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (AMINAL-Afdeling Water) \tParticipant\nMinisterie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (AMINAL-Afdeling Natuur) \tParticipant\nVrienden van Heverleebos en Meerdaalwoud \tParticipant","Belgium",null,"1998","2003",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC698,AD698,\"m\")","v":65},0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2003-12-30"]
[300,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-B-006296/cross-border-recovery-and-conservation-of-wet-ecosystems",null,"LIFE99 NAT/B/006296",null,"Cross-border recovery and conservation of wet ecosystems","\nCross-border recovery and conservation of wet ecosystems\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/B/006296 | Acronym: Cross-border wet ec.\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe poor sandy subsoil in the Kempen and the terrace landscape along the Maas were never well suited to farming, with the result that extensive agriculture and biological diversity coexisted for many years. Even now, the two Limburg Provinces are the biologically most diverse regions in the Low Countries and have the potential to make a major contribution to the Natura 2000 network. Population increase, urbanisation and the rise of intensive agriculture, however, are putting pressure on numerous natural resources. Especially wet ecosystems dry up and become polluted: oligotrophic lakes, wet grasslands, humid heath - habitat types of Community interest - are the subject of this LIFE project. For a number of years, the two Limburgs Landschap foundations have been involved in cross-border cooperation to develop their natural assets. Their cooperation focuses not only on nature, but also on appropriate tourism, with environmental protection being an important factor in the sustainable development of the region. It should be remembered that the region lies within easy reach of major cities such as Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne and Düsseldorf.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project intended to restore poor hay meadows and wet fenlands in Belgian Limburg (Grootbroek and Itterbeek-Bosbeekvallei) and oligotrophic lakes, groundwater source areas and humid river dunes along the River Maas in the Dutch Province of Limburg. In the southern part of the Dutch province (Zuid-Limburg, Geuldal) the accent was on sustainable recreation and public awareness. The main thrust of the measures was one-off work in order to enhance the ecological and hydrological environment of the degraded biotopes and to link fragmented areas to form larger units. More specifically, this would entail the purchase of land, followed by the actual restoration work: removing excessively manured soil, digging fens and ponds, sealing them off, getting grazing started, clearing overgrown areas and felling non-native trees. Experience had shown that once ponds have been dug and sealed, aquatic vegetation soon regenerates and the unique flora associated with oligotrophic ponds bursts into life. The typical biotopes associated with the Kempen and Maas valley areas would then develop under their own dynamics, with the help of appropriate recurring management.\n\nRESULTS\n\nDuring the project, the following was achieved: - 305 ha of land purchased, of which 162 ha charged to LIFE; - removal of topsoil to create new oligotrophic lake at Heerenven subsite (Netherlands) and indirectly rehumidify surrounding land; 160,000 m³ soil enriched by nutrients was removed from 55 ha former arable land, to create a broad oligotrophic lake, 82 ha indirectly rehumidified; - conversion of poplar forest in De Zig (Belgium) to 30 ha wetland: trees removed and land excavated to pools, meandering brooks and wet grassland; - diverse actions to restore habitats in other subsites: excavation of 19 pools and 3 humid depressions, closure or modification of ditches, renaturalisation of brooks, removal of exotic trees, clearing overgrowth to restore heaths or grasslands, restoration of bare sand ecosystems in former sand quarry, cutting birches from banks of an oligotrophic lake; - purchase equipment for recurring management; a test was begun to see if late mowing, or late mowing & grazing, is best recurring management (at subsites Tösch and Itterbeekvallei, Belgium); - guided excursions, work camps, school visits: number of participants varied from 10 to 30 per event, over 70 such events in last project year alone; - 30 nature guides trained; they qualified in Sept. 2003 and began working in the two Dutch subsites; - two new wardens employed: one for Belgian subsites, one for Geuldal, plus support for on-going wardening in Maasduinen; wardening was very important in the Dutch subsites, which had severe problems with littering, vandalism and disturbance, especially Geuldal; the two new wardens were given permanent jobs at the end of the LIFE project; - one brochure explaning the LIFE project distributed by post (25.000 issues) to all households in the four municipalities surrounding the Belgian subsites; - two leaflets about the Dutch subsites; - ex-ante and ex-post monitoring. The main conservation benefit was through the pilot action to create a new 55 ha oligotrophic lake (habitat code 3130) with 82 ha associated humid terrestrial habitats, at Heerenven, following acquisition by LIFE of the corresponding block of land. Monitoring showed that several threatened species have returned (especially pioneers, which must have been in the seedbank, e.g. Erica tetralix, Genthiana pneumonanthe) and that plovers, geese and herons have quickly colonised the new lake. 5 of the 6 amphibian species present have increased in population (especially Rana arvalis, R. lessonae and Bufo calamita). Diversity and populations of grasshoppers, butterflies (30 species compared to 21 before restoration) and dragonflies (27 species compared to 19 before restoration) increased. These results demonstrate it is possible to convert heavily-fertilised arable land to oligotrophic and mesotrophic pools/lakes and heaths in a short space of time. At the other subsites, land purchase allowed many gaps between land already owned by the beneficiary to be closed, creating larger coherent blocks. This in turn made management much easier. The target was to restore the mosaic of wet grassland, pools, meandering brooks, alder swamp forest, heath and oak-dominated deciduous woodland, which existed at these sites in recent historic times. One-off restoration works were followed by appropriate recurring management. Habitat types which benefit are: 3130 oligotrophic waters; 4030 dry heath; 9190 acidic oak wood; 91E0 Alnion glutinosae; 6510 lowland hay meadows. The sites in question together have a regional significance. First results are apparent: increased breeding success of birds such as Caprimulgus europaeus and increased occurrence of plant species of oligotrophic habitats (Utricularia, Ranunculus lingua). The Annex II fish Misgurnus fossilis was rediscovered in the Zig area in 2003 and 25 migrating cranes rested there in Oct. 2003. Parallel to LIFE, Interreg funds were used for habitat restoration and for visitor infrastructure. The beneficiary and his partner will continue to manage the sites after LIFE, using national and regional subsidies, and try to expand them.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/B/006296\nAcronym: Cross-border wet ec.\nStart Date: 01/04/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 993,096 €\nProject Location: Nederland/Belgium Limburg\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Stichting Limburgs Landschap vzw\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Domherenhuis , Dekenstraat 39, 3550, Heusden Zolder,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    employment\n    environmental training\n    wetland\n    regional development\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    border\n    pest control\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAbeek met aangrenzende moerasgebieden \tBE2200033 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nItterbeek met Brand, Jagersborg en Schootsheide en Bergerven \tBE2200034 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMaasduinen \tNL1000028 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGeuldal \tNL9801041 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nStichting Limburgs Landschap vzw \tCoordinator\nStichting het Limburgs Landschap \tParticipant","Belgium",null,1999,2003,56,993096,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"1999-04-01","2003-12-31"]
[301,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-B-006298/intermediate-atlantic-heathlands-in-the-flanders",null,"LIFE99 NAT/B/006298",null,"Intermediate Atlantic heathlands in the Flanders","\nIntermediate Atlantic heathlands in the Flanders\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/B/006298 | Acronym: Heathlands Flanders\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Bulskampveld, an open landscape of mixed heathlands, poor grasslands, forests and ponds, covered until the middle of the 19th Century, large areas of West and East Flanders. In the 19th Century, this landscape was cleared to make way for agriculture. Some of the land was planted with conifers, and some developed naturally into valuable oak and birch forests. Small remnants of heath and Nardus grassland can now only be found along forest lanes, in non-“developed” areas, but most of these areas are not protected nor managed properly. The main reason why the woods and heaths in the sandy areas of eastern Flanders were given pSCI status is the presence of intermediate Atlantic heath and scrub. These heath habitats are quite exceptional in phytogeographic terms because they form the north-eastern extremity of the geographical distribution of many Atlantic plant species. Effective protection is made difficult by the fact that many heathland areas are insufficiently inventoried and that the viability of the seed bank is rapidly deteriorating after years in the ground under trees or in fields. This is harming the prospects for the area's recovery. The Kraenepoel (LIFE Nature project 98/435), although a totally different kind of biotope, is also part of the former Bulskampveld.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe “Atlantische heide” LIFE-NATURE project was designed to enhance isolated fragments by enlarging the gene pool of heath flora and fauna. Its first phase is an inventory of the heath biotopes with a potential for restoration. Some important heaths might still be present in areas which are managed by the authorities (provincial land, state forests, military ranges). Once available, the results of this inventory would also help in drawing up a “Noodplan Vlaamse Heide” (Flanders Heath Emergency Action Plan), which would be designed to identify areas where intermediate Atlantic heath can be developed and to serve as a “guidance manual” for the government departments responsible for restoring and managing that type of heathland. Once about 60 ha of monotonous conifer plantations in the Drongengoed near Maldegem had been purchased and cleared, volunteers would help the further recovery of the heath biotope, which should result in a trebling of the area under Atlantic heath. Experience has shown that the involvement of volunteers is an ideal way of increasing public support for nature protection.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project achieved the following: - preparation of a “Rescue Plan for Atlantic Heathlands in Flanders”: this rescue plan is based upon a detailed inventory of the ca 500 km2 large area between Gent and Brugge; the entire area covered by the inventory was systematically inventoried with the help of several volunteers and site managers, while other experts provided additional information; - development of a management plan for two sub-sites (Maldegemveld and Gulke Putten); - the land purchase objective of this project (60 ha) was exceeded: the beneficiary was able to purchase 99 ha and obtained a lease agreement for another 53 ha; the area managed in both subsites Maldegemveld and Gulke Putten together increased from 20 ha before the start of the project to 173 ha at the end of the project; - in Maldegemveld, a 22 ha block of forest (pine and larch plantations) was cleared to allow heathland restoration; additional small-scale restoration took place in this sub-site as well as in the Gulke Putten; - after on-site restoration, a 33 ha area in Maldegemveld and 50 ha in Gulke Putten were fenced to start recurring grazing management with Galloways; in the Vorte Bossen and Ursel subsites, recurring mowing management was initiated along the forest paths; - the beneficiary purchased the necessary equipment to restore and manage the heathland vegetation; - the LIFE-Nature restoration measures were publicised through folders, door-to-door information to the surrounding households, and several publications in membership magazines and scientific journals. Conservation benefits for the Natura 2000 site and species/habitats targeted: - the inventory confirmed the unique intermediate position in the EU of these heathland habitats, situated between the truly Atlantic (Brittany, UK, Galicia) and the Continental heathlands (Germany); - the “Rescue Plan” contributed to an increase of the two pSCIs concerned by the LIFE project. pSCI BE250004 (Bossen en Heiden van Zandig Vlaanderen - westelijk deel)was increased from 380 ha to 3064 ha and pSCI BE250004 (Bossen en Heiden van Zandig Vlaanderen - oostelijk deel) from 500 ha to 3377 ha. Socio-economic effects: - a good relationship was achieved with the military authorities in Gulke Putten, who agreed that Natuurpunt would manage the land around their radio communication installations for the conservation of wet heathlands and related habitats; - the project sub-sites are now being managed by volunteers from the local population. This project achieved the following: - preparation of a “Rescue Plan for Atlantic Heathlands in Flanders”: this rescue plan is based upon a detailed inventory of the ca 500 km2 large area between Gent and Brugge; the entire area covered by the inventory was systematically inventoried with the help of several volunteers and site managers, while other experts provided additional information; - development of a management plan for two sub-sites (Maldegemveld and Gulke Putten); - the land purchase objective of this project (60 ha) was exceeded: the beneficiary was able to purchase 99 ha and obtained a lease agreement for another 53 ha; the area managed in both subsites Maldegemveld and Gulke Putten together increased from 20 ha before the start of the project to 173 ha at the end of the project; - in Maldegemveld, a 22 ha block of forest (pine and larch plantations) was cleared to allow heathland restoration; additional small-scale restoration took place in this sub-site as well as in the Gulke Putten; - after on-site restoration, a 33 ha area in Maldegemveld and 50 ha in Gulke Putten were fenced to start recurring grazing management with Galloways; in the Vorte Bossen and Ursel subsites, recurring mowing management was initiated along the forest paths; - the beneficiary purchased the necessary equipment to restore and manage the heathland vegetation; - the LIFE-Nature restoration measures were publicised through folders, door-to-door information to the surrounding households, and several publications in membership magazines and scientific journals. Conservation benefits for the Natura 2000 site and species/habitats targeted: - the inventory confirmed the unique intermediate position in the EU of these heathland habitats, situated between the truly Atlantic (Brittany, UK, Galicia) and the Continental heathlands (Germany); - the “Rescue Plan” contributed to an increase of the two pSCIs concerned by the LIFE project. pSCI BE250004 (Bossen en Heiden van Zandig Vlaanderen - westelijk deel)was increased from 380 ha to 3064 ha and pSCI BE250004 (Bossen en Heiden van Zandig Vlaanderen - oostelijk deel) from 500 ha to 3377 ha. Socio-economic effects: - a good relationship was achieved with the military authorities in Gulke Putten, who agreed that Natuurpunt would manage the land around their radio communication installations for the conservation of wet heathlands and related habitats; - the project sub-sites are now being managed by volunteers from the local population.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/B/006298\nAcronym: Heathlands Flanders\nStart Date: 01/04/1999\nEnd Date: 31/03/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 719,003 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natuurpunt vzw\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Kardinaal Mercierplein 1, 800, Mechelen,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    decision making support\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel \tBE2300005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatuurpunt vzw \tCoordinator","Belgium",null,"1999",2003,47,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"1999-04-01","2003-03-31"]
[302,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-F-006315/preservation-and-restoration-of-the-habitats-of-the-ill-wetland-at-selestat",null,"LIFE99 NAT/F/006315",null,"Preservation and restoration of the habitats of the Ill wetland at Sélestat","\nPreservation and restoration of the habitats of the Ill wetland at Sélestat\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006315 | Acronym: Ried de l'Ill/Sélestat\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis is the site of the largest alluvial forest in France, which covers 1.600 hectares and consists of over 80 % Alno-padion, a priority habitat of Community interest. The municipal forest of Illwald is located at the heart of Ried, the Alsatian name for a wet plain area fed by surface and underground water. It is a continuous alluvial massif regularly flooded by the river Ill and criss-crossed by an exceptional network of small branches of the river. Apart from the forest, the site comprises a mosaic of forest, meadow and river habitats of Community interest. However human activities in the past and certain current developments (e.g. hydraulic power, agricultural practices and the deer population) are leading to the loss of character of these habitats, which it is possible to halt.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe maintenance and restoration of the alluvial system was the main point of this project. The focus as regards both studies and work was on restoring the stream network and the habitats which depend on it. However, this project was presented as a consistent set of measures aimed at the coordinated management of the four main types of habitat found on the site (forest, waterway, meadows and marshland). A “document d’objectifs” (management plan of Natura 2000 site) was to be drafted to conclude the conservation and restoration measures (connection of watercourses, network of small ponds and maintenance of marsh areas) were planned. Communication actions, including guided visits and the production of a CD-Rom, were also foreseen to raise the awareness of the local population.\n\nRESULTS\n\nNumerous inventories and studies were carried out on the different habitats (forest, meadow, marsh, and river) and species groups (insects, fish and amphibians) found in Sélestat. The knowledge was then considerably improved and not less than 7 new species of community interest were discovered. The threats on the different habitats were also more clearly identified. These studies have proven to be essential for the realisation of the management plan of the area. The project foresaw the realisation of the “document d’objectifs” of the site, which is a management plan specific to Natura 2000 sites, validated by the national authorities. However, it was not possible to produce such a document as the site of Sélestat (2.200 ha) is part of a very large Natura 2000 site (called “Rhin-Ried-Bruch”, an area of 24.124 ha) while the French legislation foresees only one “document d’objectifs” per site. Therefore, it was only possible to contribute to this document, with the write up of a report following the same rules and planning as a real “document d’objectifs”. The document is thus the results of an intensive dialogue between all stakeholders involved, who agreed on common objectives and management options for the different site habitats. Finally, the project has permitted to reinforce the dialogue between administrations, foresters, farmers, local NGO, users (fishermen, kayakers…) concerned by the management or use of the natural habitats of Sélestat. The “document d’objectifs” will be produced within the framework of another LIFE-nature project “Bande Rhénane” (LIFE00 NAT/F/007277) targeting the same Natura 2000 site. A local expertise and positive example for the restoration and the management of the river have also been acquired during the project. 2 streams were concerned by restoration works. With the first one, the Mittlengraben, the action was related to the diversification of the river course while with the second one, the Holzerlach, it consisted of improving the water flow and removing the mud. Besides, the banks of both streams and two other ones occupied by the Beaver, Castor fiber have been restored by removing logjam and planting 3000 willows and wild poplars. Moreover, a network of small pond was created to increase the number of habitats favourable to the Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata, species of community interest, present in Sélestat with a unique small population. These ponds were created close to the natural reproduction site of the species and were colonised almost immediately by toads. However, monitoring will be necessary to fully assess the effect of this action on the population of Bombina variegata. 13.4 ha of land were also acquired by the beneficiary. The land is representative of all types of habitats found in Sélestat (forest, meadows and marsh). At last, the project enabled to raise awareness among the local population through numerous guided visit organised by the municipality mainly to pupils from local school, but also to the general public, tourists and professionals; Almost 7.500 persons visited the site. In addition, a CD-Rom and a brochure was produced to present the natural richness and the functioning of the site. The continuation of the project will now go through the realisation and the implementation of the Document d’objectifs, of the Natura 2000 agreements with land owners and managers and through the implementation of the 2000-2010 restoration plan of the streams and rivers of Sélestat.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006315\nAcronym: Ried de l'Ill/Sélestat\nStart Date: 01/06/1999\nEnd Date: 31/05/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 310,424 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ville de Sélestat - Hôtel de Ville\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 9, Place d'armes B.P. 188, 67604, Sélestat Cédex,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    site rehabilitation\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Castor fiber\n    Bombina variegata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSecteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Bas-Rhin \tFR4201797 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVille de Sélestat - Hôtel de Ville \tCoordinator\nOffice National des forêts \tParticipant","France",null,"1999","2004",59,0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1999-06-01","2004-05-31"]
[308,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-SK-000096/restoration-of-water-regime-in-sur-fen-nature-reserve",null,"LIFE03 NAT/SK/000096",null,"Restoration of Water Regime in Sur Fen Nature Reserve","\nRestoration of Water Regime in Sur Fen Nature Reserve\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/SK/000096 | Acronym: SUR FEN NATURE RESERVE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSur Fen National Nature Reserve is located in the Danubian lowland, immediately northeast of Slovakia's capital, Bratislava. This 1 100 ha reserve represents the probably largest area of natural alder swamp forest in Central Europe, with associated habitats such as mixed oak-elm-ash forests and eutrophic lakes with pondweeds. It also harbours Annex II species such as the beaver (Castor fiber), the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)and a large population of fire-bellied toads (Bombina bombina). Although the first small-scale drainage works started as long ago as 1858, the large-scale drainage projects of the 1940s had a very negative impact on these wet forests. Indeed, in an attempt to improve agricultural conditions, water levels were lowered by over one metre in places. Sur Fen was designated a nature reserve in 1952 and dams and sluices have been built to keep water inside the area. However, these constructions have not had the expected success, partly because of a lack of maintenance, partly because they were inadequate to the task. Sur Fen's international importance led to it being designated a Ramsar site in 1994 and as a possible Site of Community Importance. The local municipality of Svaty Jur, together with the Slovak Water Management Enterprise, the Slovak Land Fund and the State Nature Conservancy, joined with APOP to co-ordinate the rescue of Sur Fen through this LIFE Nature project.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of this project was to restore the natural hydrology of Sur Fen and to reach a favourable conservation status for the wetland habitats within the reserve. As a first step, a “Rescue and Management Plan” would be elaborated to restore the fen's hydrology and to identify the management prescriptions. Simultaneously, the nature reserve would be increased in size.\n\nHowever, the bulk of the project would consist of the reconstruction of dams and sluicegates, blocking of drainage ditches and creation of a hydrological network to allow water coming from the Little Carpathians to flow through the reserve. The improved hydrological conditions would help bring about the favourable conservation status of the largest and most important natural complex of priority habitat type “alder swamp wood” (residual alluvial forest) in Slovakia, and improved habitat conditions and conservation status of the plant and animal species targeted.\n\nIn order to gain full local support, information and education material was to be developed for the local inhabitants and schools. An exhibition on the project would be set up at the Sur Fen Biological Station and hiking trails through the reserve would be built.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nAlthough several activities were successfully completed, including the elaboration of the Rescue and Management Plan, installation of an exemplary education trail in the reserve, and the publication of high quality dissemination products, the main objective of the project – i.e. the restoration of the water regime in the Sur Fen nature reserve - was not achieved as the reconstruction and construction of water management facilities was not completed within the project time.\n\nUnfortunately, without the completion of the foreseen restoration measures, the SurFen Nature 2000 site will continue to suffer from a lack of water, mainly in the late summer period. The situation is made worse by to the fact that massive urbanisation was endorsed by the Ministry of Environment and other relevant decision-making authorities. In the near future, 4 000 new houses will be built in the direct vicinity of the site. It is planned that by 2010, the 1 700 inhabitants of the southern part of the reserve will increase to as many as 20 000 inhabitants. Consequently substantial effects on the immediately adjacent Nature 2000 site may be expected.\n\nHowever, despite this unfortunate failure, the threats regarding the inappropriate use of non-forest land in the Nature 2000 site and the lack of awareness of the public were mitigated. The proposed zoning of the Sur Fen National Nature Reserve and identification of conservation measures in each protected zone and buffer zones provides a solid basis for transparent determination of competencies of public institutions and private landowners as well.\n\nNonetheless, the overall situation regarding the proper ecological status of Sur Fen remains critical and the intensive co-operation of all stakeholders is required for the necessary improvement.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nAlthough several activities were successfully completed, including the elaboration of the Rescue and Management Plan, installation of an exemplary education trail in the reserve, and the publication of high quality dissemination products, the main objective of the project – i.e. the restoration of the water regime in the Sur Fen nature reserve - was not achieved as the reconstruction and construction of water management facilities was not completed within the project time.\n\nUnfortunately, without the completion of the foreseen restoration measures, the SurFen Nature 2000 site will continue to suffer from a lack of water, mainly in the late summer period. The situation is made worse by to the fact that massive urbanisation was endorsed by the Ministry of Environment and other relevant decision-making authorities. In the near future, 4 000 new houses will be built in the direct vicinity of the site. It is planned that by 2010, the 1 700 inhabitants of the southern part of the reserve will increase to as many as 20 000 inhabitants. Consequently substantial effects on the immediately adjacent Nature 2000 site may be expected.\n\nHowever, despite this unfortunate failure, the threats regarding the inappropriate use of non-forest land in the Nature 2000 site and the lack of awareness of the public were mitigated. The proposed zoning of the Sur Fen National Nature Reserve and identification of conservation measures in each protected zone and buffer zones provides a solid basis for transparent determination of competencies of public institutions and private landowners as well.\n\nNonetheless, the overall situation regarding the proper ecological status of Sur Fen remains critical and the intensive co-operation of all stakeholders is required for the necessary improvement.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/SK/000096\nAcronym: SUR FEN NATURE RESERVE\nStart Date: 01/01/2003\nEnd Date: 01/01/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 400,000 €\nEU Contribution: 300,000 €\nProject Location: Bratislava\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: APOP Association of Industry and Nature Conservation\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Heydukova 25, 81108, Bratislava,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    local authority\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    information system\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAPOP Association of Industry and Nature Conservation \tCoordinator\nState Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic (SOP SR) \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Sväty Jur, Slovak Republic \tParticipant\nSlovak Water Management Enterprise (SVP-OZ) \tParticipant\nSlovak Land Fund (SPF ) \tParticipant","Slovakia",null,"2003","2007",48,400000,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2003-01-01","2007-01-01"]
[310,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-RO-000172/conservation-restoration-and-durable-management-in-small-island-of-braila-romania",null,"LIFE06 NAT/RO/000172",null,"Conservation; restoration and durable management in Small Island of Braila; Romania","\nConservation, restoration and durable management in Small Island of Braila, Romania\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/RO/000172 | Acronym: RESTOREWETLANDS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSmall Island of Braila (SIB) is a very diverse area comprising many different habitats and several large populations of species listed in the Birds and Habitats directives as well as in the Bern Convention. SIB is a component of Lower Danube System and together with the Danube Delta Biosphere reserve and other ecological systems (e.g. Iron Gate Natural Park), it forms an important part of the Danube Green Corridor. The area is also very important as a stopover site on migration routes for many aquatic bird species and has been designated an Important Bird Area. The Small Island of Braila Natural Park has already received financial support from LIFE through another project (LIFE99 NAT/RO/006400) that developed an ‘integrated management plan’. As a result, SIB received international recognition as a Ramsar site under no.1074/2001. Its high biodiversity (habitats and species) has also resulted in it being proposed as a Special Protection Area in the Natura 2000 Network. Further action based on the existing integrated management plan is vital for the protection and conservation of this area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to guarantee the long-term conservation of priority habitats and species of European importance in the entire area of the SIB Natural Park. This aim would be achieved through the implementation of conservation plans developed in close cooperation with all the interested stakeholders that were engaged during the previous LIFE project. A total area of about 2 949 ha of important habitats would be restored in different areas of the park. A publicity campaign that maintains and opens communication channels with local people and tourist would be another key aspect of the project.\n\nThe specific objectives of this project were:\nRestoration of former floodplain forest (over a total surface of 449 ha);\nRestoration of the natural hydrological regime over an area of almost 2 500 ha (1 366 ha of lakes) affected by siltation;\nRemoval of Amorpha fruticosa, an invasive species, from 212 ha; and\nManagement of the Small Island of Braila as a ‘pilot area’ for gaining knowledge and acquiring managerial experience.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project drew up a management plan – including park regulations for the daily management of the project area – for Small Island of Braila, which was approved by the environment ministry. The plan provides a strong legal basis for the management of the area in the future. It also produced other documents for improving the management of SIB, namely communication and eco-tourism strategies. The proposal of the area as a Natura 2000 site was also completed and delivered to the ministry, and the project area was designated a SCI and a SPA site.\n\nThe target area of the alluvial forest was successfully restored: the former alluvial forest was rehabilitated by planting native tree species in 449 ha and the invasive shrub Amorpha fruticosa was removed from 237 ha. The long-lasting floods in the project area, however, affected measures to improve the hydrological conditions of lakes in the Danube islands; while some were completed as planned, other were only partially carried out (e.g. actions planned for the Fundu Mare lake) or failed completely (e.g. Navodari). Also, the planting of an enclosure along the alluvial meadow was not successfully carried out. The first planting was damaged by drought and the second one by floods.\n\nAlmost all activities, however, started during the project should continue in the future, based on the After-LIFE Conservation Plan. The ornithological study carried out by the project should be used for management of the bird populations in the park and as a background for the future management and monitoring.\n\nNevertheless, the project was successful in its efforts to develop and maintain the basic tourism infrastructure and raise public awareness of the need for nature conservation. It produced and distributed printed materials, a CD and a movie, as well as organising public events and publishing the journal articles. The project also developed the eco-tourism strategy and provided support for the development agro-tourism.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project drew up a management plan – including park regulations for the daily management of the project area – for Small Island of Braila, which was approved by the environment ministry. The plan provides a strong legal basis for the management of the area in the future. It also produced other documents for improving the management of SIB, namely communication and eco-tourism strategies. The proposal of the area as a Natura 2000 site was also completed and delivered to the ministry, and the project area was designated a SCI and a SPA site.\n\nThe target area of the alluvial forest was successfully restored: the former alluvial forest was rehabilitated by planting native tree species in 449 ha and the invasive shrub Amorpha fruticosa was removed from 237 ha. The long-lasting floods in the project area, however, affected measures to improve the hydrological conditions of lakes in the Danube islands; while some were completed as planned, other were only partially carried out (e.g. actions planned for the Fundu Mare lake) or failed completely (e.g. Navodari). Also, the planting of an enclosure along the alluvial meadow was not successfully carried out. The first planting was damaged by drought and the second one by floods.\n\nAlmost all activities, however, started during the project should continue in the future, based on the After-LIFE Conservation Plan. The ornithological study carried out by the project should be used for management of the bird populations in the park and as a background for the future management and monitoring.\n\nNevertheless, the project was successful in its efforts to develop and maintain the basic tourism infrastructure and raise public awareness of the need for nature conservation. It produced and distributed printed materials, a CD and a movie, as well as organising public events and publishing the journal articles. The project also developed the eco-tourism strategy and provided support for the development agro-tourism.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/RO/000172\nAcronym: RESTOREWETLANDS\nStart Date: 01/09/2006\nEnd Date: 30/04/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,017,396 €\nEU Contribution: 489,209 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Small Island of Braila Natural Park Administration\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Golesti, 29, 810024, Braila,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    natural park\n    protected area\n    island\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Crex crex\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLacul Sărat - Brăila \tROSCI0307 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSmall Island of Braila Natural Park Administration \tCoordinator\nBucharest University/Department of Systems Ecology and Sustainable Development, Romania \tParticipant","Romania",null,"2006","2011",55,1017396,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2006-09-01","2011-04-30"]
[313,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-SK-000080/restoration-of-natura-2000-sites-in-cross-border-bratislava-capital-region",null,"LIFE10 NAT/SK/000080",null,"Restoration of Natura 2000 sites in cross-border Bratislava capital region","\nRestoration of Natura 2000 sites in cross-border Bratislava capital region\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/SK/000080 | Acronym: Natura 2000 BA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Bratislava capital region and its surrounding area is characterised by a high diversity of natural conditions supporting a high number of habitats and species of European importance. The cross-border region of Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, which includes valuable Natura 2000 network sites, represents a strategically important region whose natural heritage should be preserved trans-nationally. Within the project site, the Pannonian and the Alpine bio-geographical regions meet and there are important flowing water (lotic) and still water (lentic) aquatic habitats, as well as diverse man-made habitats and pristine natural forest. A total of 60 species listed within Annex II of the Habitats Directive occur within the project site six flora species of plants (two of which occur in Slovakia only in this project site) and 54 species of fauna. These valuable habitats face threats from the abandonment of traditional land-use practices, and a high density of unregulated tourists and day-trippers.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the Natura 2000 BA project was to establish a functional network of Natura 2000 sites in the trilateral border region close to Bratislava (Slovakia) and to secure a favourable conservation status for the habitats of European interest found there. The project team planned to carry out restoration and management activities on 16 Natura 2000 sites in Slovakia and in one site in Hungary. A wide range of Annex I habitats of the Habitats Directive (e.g. forest, grassland, wetland and rocky) was targeted. Various Annex II species could also benefit from the conservation actions (e.g. amphibians, fish, dragonflies, beetles, butterflies and crayfish). Specifically, the project aimed to plan and implement conservation measures for five different habitat groups: forests; forest steppe; grassland; wetland; and rocky habitats and caves. Some measures are cross-cutting, as they concern more than one habitat group. The project also aimed to draft management plans for four sites, compile species inventories, purchase land, and hire two rangers to reduce negative impacts by visitors.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Natura 2000 BA established a functional network of Natura 2000 sites in the Bratislava region. It succeeded in securing favourable conservation status for a range of habitat types listed in the EU Habitats Directive. The project team restored 47 ha of forest habitats by planting native trees, 118 ha of forest steppe habitats, 158 ha of grassland habitats, 1.8 ha of rocky habitats and caves, established grazing on 144 ha, restored wetlands and re-connected 6 300 meters of Danube river branches.\n\nLong-term conservation was secured through the approval of management plans for four Natura 2000 sites, by the long-term lease on 156 ha of land for nature conservation activities, and by reducing disturbance on 739 ha of targeted habitats. Furthermore, the restoration of river branches and native tree plantations will have long-term impacts without demanding maintenance in the after-LIFE period.\nA range of restoration measures were implemented in the target habitat types. In forest habitats, the project team conducted forest management planning, removed invasive species, planted native tree species and preserved individual trees from logging. In forest steppe habitats, trees and shrubs were removed, followed by mulching, mowing and grazing. For grassland habitats, the project team removed trees and shrubs and established mowing and grazing regimes. In wetland habitats, bank reinforcements were removed, backwaters were dredged, sediments and waste were removed, and artificial barriers were reconfigured. Finally, for rocky habitats and caves, the team removed trees and shrubs, and regulated public access.\n\nGrassland restoration, including grazing, was implemented with local stakeholders, and the maintenance of these areas will continue through state agricultural support or with other funding. The project was very successful in engaging with local communities and, due to close proximity to Bratislava city, often attracted favourable media coverage. The project team installed infrastructure, including educational features and wildlife-watching facilities for visitors, and significantly raised public awareness of the importance of the habitats in the Natura 2000 sites.\n\nThe improvement of conservation status in the Natura 2000 sites positively contributes to the implementation of the EU Habitats and Birds Directives, the Water Framework Directive, and European and Slovak biodiversity strategies. The elaboration of management plans for four NATURA 2000 sites and cooperation on the approval of the forest management plans contributed significantly to nature conservation in the Natura 2000 sites. The project also contributes to local policy, by presenting experience, knowledge and lessons learnt from the implemented actions on target habitats to policymakers.\n\nThe project had a significant demonstration value, with many approaches and methods used to restore the different habitat types being implemented with the active involvement of multiple stakeholders. Many of the restoration actions were unique and often implemented for the first time in this region. In particular, the elimination of invasive species in forest habitats, and grazing in non-forest areas, have a high demonstrative value for other initiatives. The economic value of the restored habitats, which were often abandoned, will increase, as they can now provide various products or services. Some of grassland habitats can become targets for agricultural subsidies, as the maintenance of restored habitats can be further financially supported by local government. The recreational and aesthetic value of the restored habitats was increased, with potential benefits for the local economy.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/SK/000080\nAcronym: Natura 2000 BA\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 31/03/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,490,059 €\nEU Contribution: 1,745,029 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: BROZ Regional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Godrova 3/b, SK-81106, Bratislava,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n    Rocky and Caves\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    restoration measure\n    border\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1340 - Inland salt meadows\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6240 - Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91G0 - Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus\n    91H0 - Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSzigetköz \tHUFH30004 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBratislavske luhy \tSKUEV0064 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDunajske luhy \tSKUEV0090 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHomolske Karpaty \tSKUEV0104 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAbrod \tSKUEV0117 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHorny les \tSKUEV0168 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOstrovne lucky \tSKUEV0269 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHrusov \tSKUEV0270 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKuchynska hornatina \tSKUEV0276 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSur \tSKUEV0279 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDevinska Kobyla \tSKUEV0280 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBiskupicke luhy \tSKUEV0295 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDevinske aluvium Moravy \tSKUEV0312 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDevinske jazero \tSKUEV0313 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMorava \tSKUEV0314 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVydrica \tSKUEV0388 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBROZ Regional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development \tCoordinator\nDAPHNE–Institute of Applied Ecology, Slovakia \tParticipant\nComenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia \tParticipant\nState Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic \tParticipant\nTrout Circle Association , Hungary \tParticipant\nNationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH, Austria \tParticipant","Slovakia",null,"2012","2018",74,3490059,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2018-03-31"]
[315,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-E-006336/conservation-of-the-imperial-eagle-black-vulture-black-stork-and-iberian-lynx-on-private-protected-land-in-extremadura-and-castilla-la-mancha",null,"LIFE99 NAT/E/006336",null,"Conservation of the Imperial eagle; Black vulture; Black stork and Iberian lynx on private protected land in Extremadura and Castilla-La-Mancha","\nConservation of the Imperial eagle, Black vulture, Black stork and Iberian lynx on private protected land in Extremadura and Castilla-La-Mancha\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006336 | Acronym: CBD/especies\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe imperial eagle, black vulture, black stork and Iberian lynx are four priority species for conservation in Europe. Their populations are concentrated primarily in Spain's Mediterranean forests. Degradation of their natural habitat is the principal threat to all four of these species, since they are highly sensitive to changes in and destruction of their habitats and human presence during the critical breeding season. Similarly, the shortage of food has a highly adverse impact on their survival rates. Conservation of these species depends, to a large extent, on maintaining them on private land subject to different management systems.\n\nThis project proposed a series of management measures on private land, with the agreement of the owners, to protect the populations and help these four species to recover in Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha, bringing direct benefits to a large proportion of the population in Europe. One important challenge for nature conservation was to involve private landowners in sustainable use of natural resources without endangering the survival of protected habitats and species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general aim of the project was to promote the recovery of the imperial eagle, black vulture, black stork and iberian lynx on private lands of Extremadura and Castilla La Mancha. The project hoped to demonstrate that traditional use of private land is compatible with conservation of the above-mentioned species.\n\nTo this end, the project included management plans for the estates, monitoring of the populations of the species, and specific actions to foster breeding and feeding of the species and improve their habitat. A public awareness campaign was also planned, targeted on the stakeholders as well as the general public. The project had financial support from the landowners, national authorities and from other private sources.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved the main objectives with respect to the conservation of the 3 bird species: the imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), the black stork (Ciconia nigra) and the black vulture (Aegypius monachus). Populations of the 3 species increased and breeding parameters showed positive trends. Moreover, an increase in nesting and/or habitat use was detected either in the target estates or their surrounds. This was achieved thanks to the combination of the management implemented and the surveillance of the critical areas, which allowed the species to breed with quietness and without any resource limitation.\n\nAs regards the lynx, no positive results were obtained. In fact, only indirect hints of some remnant population in the target areas were found. Nevertheless, the habitat management activities implemented are considered to be among the most relevant ones for the conservation of the species targeted and particularly for the lynx. For example, rabbit restocking measures were designed, applied and monitored with scientific criteria. As a result, the project developed a rabbit restocking protocol that seemed to be highly successful. For the first time, reinforcement works showed clear indicators of success in most cases. In the past, all previous trials to restock rabbit populations failed despite the many efforts and money spent. This is of extreme importance since the rabbit is the principal prey both of the imperial eagle and the iberian lynx. Furthermore, the drastic decrease of the rabbit population is considered to be the principal threat for the conservation of these two species.\n\nOther measures, such as the construction of ponds or the set of agro-forestry practices contributed critically to the restoration of the patchy habitat that is optimum for the species. Indirectly, these actions have improved the habitat situation for many other species.\n\nAbove all, the main success of the project was the collaboration with private owners. In fact, this is one of the main challenges of Natura 2000, to make possible an adequate management of resources making compatible traditional uses with conservation. This management has to be necessarily sustained on good understanding with private owners and other stakeholders. This is indeed not something easy to achieve, and it is important to take into account that in many occasions private estates are owned, managed and used by persons or sectors not traditionally committed to nature conservation.\n\nThis project signed agreements with 10 private estates. All the measures implemented were previously agreed with the private owners. The actions foresaw in each estate included the design of a working plan which involved actions such as improvements of pastureland, increases of rabbit populations and support and fostering of good pruning practices. The estates co-financed the project assuming the surveillance costs made by their guards. The experience was very positive and successful and received a lot of attention from the involved sector so the project opened a trail to ease the management of many Natura 2000 areas with similar problems.\n\nThe main demonstration value of the project was the preparation of a Handbook for the management of estates in Mediterranean Environment. This handbook summarises the knowledge created through out the project. As a consequence of the project, an agreement was signed with the Spanish Hunting Federation. The objective is to continue, improve and disseminate the management practices carried out among the hunting sector. The private owners created an association and invited CBD foundation to participate, in order to disseminate and further promote the management designed by the project. Furthermore, as a consequence of the successful results attained in this project, different NGOs and the Spanish Ministry of Environment began to implement the same strategy mainly with the aim to recover Lynx populations.\n\nThe project had therefore a very important pump priming effect. Looking to the future, it is necessary that public administrations as well as private owners commit themselves to the maintenance of the management model. Implementation of alternative ways of funding should be found, (e.g. through specific programmes of the regional governments, agro-environment framework, etc.) In addition, some of the implemented actions such as the supplementary feeding, rabbit restocking or some habitat management will require further evaluation and reinforcement.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006336\nAcronym: CBD/especies\nStart Date: 01/06/1999\nEnd Date: 31/05/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,196,495 €\nProject Location: Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundación CBD para la conservación de la biodiversidad\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Nieremberg, 8 - Bajo A., 28002, MADRID,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    conflicting use\n    endangered species\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    9260 - Castanea sativa woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Aegypius monachus\n    Lynx pardinus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValle del Tiétar y embalses de Rosarito y Navalcán \tES0000089 \tSPA \tv.2019\nZEPA Montes de Toledo \tES0000093 \tSPA \tv.2019\nMonfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno \tES0000014 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSierra de San Pedro \tES0000070 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRíos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes \tES4220003 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundación CBD para la conservación de la biodiversidad \tCoordinator\nThe project signed agreements with 10 landowners. \tParticipant","Spain",null,"1999",2002,35,0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-06-01","2002-05-31"]
[321,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-DK-000102/restoration-of-active-raised-bog-lille-vildmose",null,"LIFE10 NAT/DK/000102",null,"Restoration of active raised bog - Lille Vildmose","\nRestoration of active raised bog - Lille Vildmose\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DK/000102 | Acronym: Lille Vildmose\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nActive raised bogs are a priority habitat for conservation and are included in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. This habitat has suffered a steep decline in Europe in recent years. In Lille Vildmose (and in Denmark overall) active raised bogs have an unfavourable conservation status. This is mainly due to drainage, the invasion of trees, in particular birch, and deposition of airborne nitrogen from agricultural use and long-distance transport.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the Lille Vildmose project was to restore the largest remaining raised bog in lowland northwest Europe, Lille Vildmose in Denmark. The project aimed to improve the conservation status of this priority habitat by facilitating re-growth of sphagnum moss and raising the water table in areas of degraded raised bogs or in areas where peat has been excavated. These actions will result in a significant enlargement of the habitat area. Other wetland habitat types, such as natural dystrophic lakes and ponds, transition mires, and quaking bogs will also increase in size and number. Bog woodland coverage will decrease in areas selected for active raised bog restoration but will increase in other areas thanks to restoration – many areas have until recently been used for peat extraction.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Lille Vildmose project achieved all its objectives to protect and improve the Lille Vildmose active raised bog in Denmark, by enhancing ecological coherence and connectivity. This resulted in the improvement of the conservation status of the entire Nature 2000 site. Most of the effects of the projects measures are expected to unfold over many years, as the raised bogs habitats gradually respond to the restored hydrological system. However, in many areas the response has been immediate and is already visible.\n\nSignificant improvements in hydrological conditions have occurred, particularly in the impacted edge areas where active raised bog borders farmland. The large-scale clearance of tree growth and the introduction of grazing by large herbivores is expected to significantly improve the conservation status of 2 100 ha, mapped as the habitat type Active raised bogs (7110*), which was in unfavourable conservation status mainly due to birch invasion and desiccation. The projects actions also restored and improved other habitat types in Annex I of the Habitats Directive: Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration (7120), as well as Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds (3160), Transition mires and quaking bogs (7140) and Bog woodland (91D0*) on more than 900 ha.\n\nDue to the significantly enlarged wetland areas, combined with a predator-control programme for securing breeding sites for ground-nesting birds, living conditions for the Annex I species black stork, wood sandpiper, hen harrier, white-tailed eagle, crane, and short-eared owl have been improved. However, due to initial low national population sizes, it will take more time to see significant results. Furthermore, the predator-control actions have revealed that even with a large effort, especially for racoon dog, populations still seem to increase. This trend is also seen in the rest of the country and in neighbouring countries. Several rare moth and butterfly species occur in the central parts of the raised bog areas, including two with their only Danish occurrence here (Orgyia recens and Idaea pallidata).\n\nToday, the overall Natura 2000 site is one of the largest and most coherent natural area in Denmark, with unique opportunities to experience large areas of a unique type of natural wetland. With the designation as a wetland of international importance through the Ramsar Convention in 2013, Lille Vildmose is today used as a case study in how to restore peatland areas. In August 2013, Lille Vildmose was the first wetland site in the history of the Ramsar Convention to be considered for a Ramsar criterion on climate regulation.\n\nThe many actions to raise the water table have initiated the succession towards bog. The intention of the 770-ha new established wet areas in Mellemomrdet was to establish a more coherent bog that over time will bind together the fragments of existing raised bog. The raised water level in Hstemark Fenner increased sphagnum moss populations spontaneously in former peat excavation sites, revealing the right conditions for a succession towards raised bog vegetation.\n\nThe project helps implement the EU Habitats Directive; Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030 Biodiversity Strategy (by protecting species/habitats and maintaining and restoring ecosystems); and climate change policy by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases from drained peatlands. The estimated carbon content in the organic soil (peat) of Lille Vildmose is approximately 7.4 million ton or approximately 10% of the Danish peat carbon volume.\n\nThe inoculation of sphagnum mosses on former grass fens has provided valuable knowledge on how to design, prepare and maintain a site for conversion to bog. The construction of large dams unique in Denmark also led to innovate new tools, such as a metal box for incorporating watertight PE membrane in peat soil.\n\nThe project raised interest in raised bogs ecology and conservation at local, regional and national levels. Lille Vildmose Naturfond (LVNF) funded the production of a film, shot using a drone, showing the many project activities. The film can be viewed on the project website. Project actions significantly increased visitors, especially attractive being the restored Lake Birkes, new public facilities, and grazing by deer and moose. More people passing through the visitor centre in Lille Vildmose generated additional funding for visitor facilities. The economic benefit of Lille Vildmose has been estimated at around 1.4 million per year, with increased economic flow in the area generating 16 to 18 new jobs.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DK/000102\nAcronym: Lille Vildmose\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 30/06/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,592,528 €\nEU Contribution: 4,194,396 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Danish Nature Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Haraldsgade, 53, 2100, Copenhagen,\nContact Person: Peter HAHN\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Tringa glareola\n    Asio flammeus\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Recurvirostra avosetta\n    Botaurus stellaris\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLille Vildmose \tDK00FX007 \tSPA \tv.2021\nLille Vildmose, Tofte Skov og Høstemark Skov \tDK00FX125 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDanish Nature Agency \tCoordinator\nAalborg municipality, Denmark \tParticipant\nAage V. Jensen Naturfond, Denmark \tParticipant","Denmark",null,"2011","2020",105,5592528,4194396,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2020-06-30"]
[326,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-E-000213/wetland-restoration-and-management-canal-de-castilla-special-protection-area",null,"LIFE06 NAT/E/000213",null,"Wetland restoration and management: Canal de Castilla Special Protection Area","\nWetland restoration and management: Canal de Castilla Special Protection Area\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/E/000213 | Acronym: Canal de Castilla\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Channel of Castilla, Palencia, Spain, is an artificial watercourse 207 km in length; it was built in the 18th century to connect the centre of the Castilian plains with the sea. With the onset of the railway at the beginning of the 20th century, the idea of using the channel for the transportation of people and goods was abandoned. The 207 km covered by this watercourse include 2 SPAs – La Nava-Campos Norte and La Nava-Campos Sur – and a SPA/SCI, Lagunas del Canal de Castilla. The two first SPAs are open areas of great importance for the steppe birds and apart from the ponds of the Channel of Castilla, include two important steppe lagoons, La Nava and Boada.\n\nThe channel hosts a series of 35 ponds in its banks distributed between the North Branch (15 ponds) and the Branch of Campos (20 ponds), with an area which ranges between 0.2 and 15 ha. All these wetlands have legal protection under both the Community (as SPA or SCI) and the autonomous legislation (Regional Catalogue of Wetlands). They make up a geographical unit independent of the steppe area in which they are included and therefore share common problems. These wetlands are threatened with serious alteration and even destruction due to a range of factors including: drainage initiatives; soil breakdown for crops or livestock activities; lack of actions aimed at water control of lagoons and helophytic vegetation management; water extraction for crops, marsh vegetation burning; illegal hunting and fishing, dumping; lack of consideration for wetlands among the local populations; lack of information on flora and fauna communities related to the wetlands; and the negative impact of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) and the American Mink (Mustela vison). The condition of the marsh habitats is very important for the conservation of birds, in particular species the bittern (Botaurus stellaris) and the aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). The three sites are also host to sizeable populations of other bird species (many of which can be found in Annex 1 to Directive 79/409/EEC) and to valuable stands of vegetation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to implement a programme for the recovery, management, and monitoring of 35 small wetlands associated to the Channel of Castile including three SPAs and one SCI.\n\nThe project proposed to recover wetlands that have been seriously disturbed and even drained in recent years, as well as the management of helophytic vegetation to achieve habitats that are suitable for the needs of species of water birds listed in Annex I of Directive 79/439EEC. This concerns particularly species such as the bittern (Botaurus stellaris) and aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola).\n\nIt was also proposed to enhance the appreciation of the wetlands of the Channel of Castile among the local community by producing dissemination materials and organising environmental education and information activities. These actions should lead to the direct or indirect creation of local employment.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe CANAL de CASTILLA project was carried out in a group of 34 small wetlands located throughout the Norte and Campos branches of the Channel of Castilla. The final aim of the project was to re-establish a favourable condition of the wetlands connected to the channel, improving and favouring all the conditions needed for the recovery of species, which are priority in terms of conservation.\n\nThe achievements of the project can be summarised as follows:\n\nManagement Plan of the Wetlands of the Channel of Castilla: This plan was developed within the framework of the present LIFE project and approved just before the project end. Its main purpose is to establish active and preventive actions in order to maintain or restore a favourable conservation condition of natural habitats, species and ecological processes present at the wetlands and banks of the Norte and Campos branches of the Channel of Castilla, thus safeguarding the ecological integrity of this area and contributing to the consolidation of the Natura 2000 network. The execution of the management measures present in this project will be carried out by the Environmental Department of the Junta de Castilla y León, the Duero Hydrographical Confederation and other public and private administrations and institutions. Its initial term will last for six years.\n\nHydrological restoration: This action has allowed the improvement of the flooding levels in 14 wetlands by annulling the existing drainage and installing 12 inlets.\n\nReforestation: Action carried out in 30 wetlands, creating 15,140 lineal metres of hedges in their banks and surrounding areas by planting 109 087 trees and bushes.\n\nMarsh vegetation management: Measures carried out in 14 wetlands consisting of the mowing and removal dead marsh vegetation, diversifying the marsh vegetation structure, alternating free water areas with growing marsh vegetation and old marsh vegetation areas, thus achieving a more productive and interesting habitat for species conservation. Around 14 ha were mowed.\n\nYearly monitoring of the breeding populations of bittern, purple heron and marsh harrier: Monitoring has not verified bittern reproduction, but it did demonstrate its isolated presence during migration and wintering passages. The isolated breeding of purple heron was verified after the extinction of the main breeding colony in one of the wetlands of the Channel of Castilla and its resettlement in the nearby pool of La Nava. Furthermore, the importance of these wetlands and the channel as a feeding place has also been shown. The breeding population of marsh harrier represents approximately 12% of the regional population and 2.5% of the national population. Its population differs, depending on feeding availability.\n\nRadio-monitoring of marsh harrier and purple heron: 15 marsh harriers were captured and marked, from which four were marked using conventional telemetry and 11 by means of GPS satellite transmitters. These data revealed some interesting and unknown information on habitat uses and the threat to this species. This information is crucial in order to carry out different conservation measures for the species accurately. Two purple herons were also marked, and one completed its trip to the African continent. The beneficiary was thus able to track the usage that this species makes of the Channel of Castilla and from other small wetlands before it starts its post-nuptial migration.\n\nMarsh passerines: Four ringing campaigns were carried out during the post-nuptial migration passage. Two of them were taken at the Pool of La Venta de Valdemudo and two in the Ponds of El Cruce. The campaigns demonstrated the importance of these of wetlands for several species of European marsh passerines, specially the extremely rare aquatic warbler, from which 19 birds were captured during the project’s time. This work shows the need for wetlands to have correct flooding levels and the importance of varied and young marsh vegetation.\n\nEnvironmental interpretation and diffusion\n.\n\nSeveral actions were carried out:\nWetlands signalling: 38 information panels were erected in all the wetlands included in the project. These signs display information on the characteristics and administrative limitations of each wetland.\nInterpretative Routes: seven panels and 14 tables were used to create three routes covering 44 km of the Channel of Castilla.\nBirds observatories: two observatories were positioned close to two of the wetlands with the greatest ornithological interest along the Channel of Castilla: the Venta de Valdemudo (Becerril de Campos) and the Valdemorco (Boadilla del Camino) lagoons. These observatories complement the one already existing in Toja de las Ribas (Ribas de Campos) before the LIFE project.\nInformation Panels: two information panels about the LIFE Project were installed at two points of maximal influx along the Channel of Castilla; where the channel crosses the road C-615 and the Fromista’s sluices/ floodgates.\nInformation Leaflet: 20 000 leaflets were produced: half of these at the beginning of the LIFE project and the other half featuring news of the channel and the results at the end of the project.\nDigital Bulletins: eight bulletins were digitally published and distributed (in Spanish and English), containing information on the project actions as well as information on the channel’s ecosystems and species and other projects linked to wetlands.\nDVD: 2 000 copies of a DVD have been published. Both the channel and its wetlands are visually described in it, as well as the project’s actions and results.\nWebsite: the site (www.lifecanaldecastilla.org) was the project’s main communication tool and was visited 109,897 times by 44,199 different users.\nInformative Material: 2 000 key rings, 5 000 stickers, 2 000 posters and 2 025 t-shirts were distributed throughout the project’s area.\n\nEnvironmental Education: The Channel of Castilla riverside population has undervalued these ecosystems and therefore it was essential to improve locals’ appreciation of these wetlands. Actions were mainly aimed at schools.\nTravelling exhibition: a mobile exhibition visited municipalities attracting more than 5 000 visitors.\nEducational talks: To complement the exhibition, 48 educational talks were given in the 22 municipalities. These talks were attended by 1 180 people, 517 from which were schoolchildren.\nEducational primer: 3 000 copies of an educational primer were published, as well as 500 copies accompanied by a teacher’s notebook that aimed to make teachers’ work easier.\n\nEnvironmental surveillance: Extensive monitoring was carried out in the Channel of Castilla and its wetlands and several threats were identified and recorded in nine incident reports. The surveillance work was brought into line with other actions such as the environmental interpretation of the natural values for people visiting the Channel of Castilla; wetlands cleaning; and the extension of the knowledge on environmental diversity surrounding the Channel of Castilla that helped to improve the knowledge about the distribution of more than 13 interesting botanical species.\n\nControl of Invasive Exotic Species (IES): During the project several control actions on the American mink (Neovison vison) were carried out. The aim of this action was to reduce its populations and to aid the recovery of species affected by predation or competition, such as the southern water vole or the European polecat. During the project, 220 specimens were captured.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/E/000213\nAcronym: Canal de Castilla\nStart Date: 01/10/2006\nEnd Date: 30/09/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,787,463 €\nEU Contribution: 637,379 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundación 2001 Global Nature\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Corro Postigo, 1, 34337, Fuentes de Nava (Palencia),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetland\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1520 - Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Acrocephalus paludicola\n    Botaurus stellaris\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLagunas del Canal de Castilla \tES0000205 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Nava-Campos Sur \tES0000216 \tSPA \tv.2021\nLa Nava-Campos Norte \tES4140036 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundación 2001 Global Nature \tCoordinator\nFundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León (Junta de Castilla y León), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2006",2010,47,1787463,637379,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2006-10-01","2010-09-30"]
[329,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-E-000073/ecosystemic-management-of-rivers-with-european-mink",null,"LIFE05 NAT/E/000073",null,"Ecosystemic management of rivers with European mink","\nEcosystemic management of rivers with European mink\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/E/000073 | Acronym: GERVE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project targeted one of the few remnants of the priority species European mink (Mustela lutreola) and its riparian habitats in the Aragón and Arga River systems. The project sites host one of the largest remnant populations of European mink in Europe, and 10% of the Spanish population. Other animal and bird species of European importance found in the area include the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), otter (Lutra lutra), French nase (Chondrostoma miegii), escalo roach (Rutilus arcasii), purple heron (Ardea purpurea) and night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). Riparian galleries with willow (Salix alba) and poplars (Populus alba) cover a large part of the sites and these represent one of the favoured habitats of the European mink.\n\nHabitat degradation and fragmentation, and competition with the American mink (Mustela vison) were thought to be the main threats to a viable European mink population. Fragmentation of habitats has also led to the genetic isolation of populations, which is now threatening the genetic viability of the remaining European mink. The project area included two habitats of community interest (92A0 and 92D0).\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore and secure European mink habitats at a proposed Site of Community Interest (pSCI) in Spain’s Navarra region. The objective was to ensure a viable population of European mink in the area and to provide the species with possibilities for expansion. Riparian habitats in the Aragón and Arga River systems were restored in order to improve the habitat connectivity. To decrease competition from the American mink (Mustela vison), actions were implemented to control its presence in the project area. An information campaign and guidance to recreational users, particularly anglers, aimed to increase the knowledge and understanding about the European mink and its habitats among the local and general public.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was a success and achieved its desired objectives. The restoration works made important improvements to the European mink habitats which included creation of new biotopes as well as improving the connectivity of existing ones. New habitat features such as gullies (24.03 ha), meanders (30.30 ha), wetlands (5.9 ha) and breeding areas (1.7 ha) were created, while alterations to dykes and ripraps helped to facilitate beneficial fluvial dynamics and an enhanced floodplain. Some 33 black spots in the road network and on irrigated lands were eliminated to reduce mink mortality rates. Furthermore, a dump site of 1 250 m3 was sealed and rehabilitated to boost desired habitat cover.\n\nIn total, 13.04 ha of riparian galleries forest habitats (92A0 and 92D0) were restored and 70.52 ha experienced improved quality. Outcomes from this combined package of practical conservation work are judged to have helped increase the habitats’ carrying capacity for European minks.\n\nProject staff generated a great deal of useful data during the LIFE project regarding European mink population dynamics. This confirmed the absence of American minks in the target area as well as verified the fact that Aleutian Disease has little relevance in the Navarre population of European mink. Information determining a slight genetic variability in western populations of the species was also collated.\n\nLocal communities and other stakeholders were actively involved throughout the project and this succeeded in engendering support for the new riparian zone management activities.\n\nLong term sustainability of the project actions has been assisted by a 45% enlargement of the SCI ‘Tramos bajos de los ríos Arga y Aragón’. A new management plan agreement for the SCI is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2008 and this will strengthen legal protection for the mink habitats.\nThis project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.The project was a success and achieved its desired objectives. The restoration works made important improvements to the European mink habitats which included creation of new biotopes as well as improving the connectivity of existing ones. New habitat features such as gullies (24.03 ha), meanders (30.30 ha), wetlands (5.9 ha) and breeding areas (1.7 ha) were created, while alterations to dykes and ripraps helped to facilitate beneficial fluvial dynamics and an enhanced floodplain. Some 33 black spots in the road network and on irrigated lands were eliminated to reduce mink mortality rates. Furthermore, a dump site of 1 250 m3 was sealed and rehabilitated to boost desired habitat cover.\n\nIn total, 13.04 ha of riparian galleries forest habitats (92A0 and 92D0) were restored and 70.52 ha experienced improved quality. Outcomes from this combined package of practical conservation work are judged to have helped increase the habitats’ carrying capacity for European minks.\n\nProject staff generated a great deal of useful data during the LIFE project regarding European mink population dynamics. This confirmed the absence of American minks in the target area as well as verified the fact that Aleutian Disease has little relevance in the Navarre population of European mink. Information determining a slight genetic variability in western populations of the species was also collated.\n\nLocal communities and other stakeholders were actively involved throughout the project and this succeeded in engendering support for the new riparian zone management activities.\n\nLong term sustainability of the project actions has been assisted by a 45% enlargement of the SCI ‘Tramos bajos de los ríos Arga y Aragón’. A new management plan agreement for the SCI is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2008 and this will strengthen legal protection for the mink habitats.\nThis project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/E/000073\nAcronym: GERVE\nStart Date: 07/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 818,856 €\nEU Contribution: 1,015,009 €\nProject Location: Navarra, Spain\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra, S.A.\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Padre Adoain, 219 - bajo, 31015, Pamplona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Mustela lutreola\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSotos y Riberas del Ebro \tES2300006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN \tES0000284 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nGestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra, S.A. \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Sweden",null,"2005",2011,35,818856,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2005-01-07","2007-12-31"]
[332,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-LT-000084/restoration-of-proper-hydrological-conditions-in-amalva-and-kamanos-bogs",null,"LIFE13 NAT/LT/000084",null,"Restoration of proper hydrological conditions in Amalva and Kamanos bogs","\nRestoration of proper hydrological conditions in Amalva and Kamanos bogs\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/LT/000084 | Acronym: WETLIFE 2\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Kamanos and Amalva mires in Lithuania provide habitats for a significant number of threatened and rare species. Important habitats found within the two mires include active raised bog, bog woodland and Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods. Both sites are included in Natura 2000 as of sites of Community importance (SCIs) under the European Habitats Directive and special protection areas (SPAs) under the Birds Directive.\n\nHowever, both sites have been heavily drained for forestry and agricultural uses since the 19th Century. Altered hydrology has resulted in the weakening or total loss of important peatland ecosystem functions in different locations across the sites. This deterioration has had a negative impact on climate, water quality and biodiversity.\n\n \n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe WETLIFE 2 project aimed to restore important habitats within the Amalva and Kamanos wetlands in Lithuania. Its primary focus for rehabilitating the targeted habitats was the restoration of proper hydrological conditions. Such an outcome would benefit rare and endangered species as well as secure the provision of ecosystem services provided by the mire habitats.\n\nSpecifically, the project planned to implement direct restoration activities to restore the hydrology of targeted areas of bog habitat, principally by blocking drainage ditches. It aimed to improve the quality of degraded bog and to raise water levels in previously reclaimed land to restore wetland habitats. It also planned to re-establish Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods.\n\nFurthermore, the project aimed to restore the conditions for the natural regeneration of features typical of active raised bogs. To further support this aim, the project would encourage the development of more sustainable agricultural practices in the areas surrounding the core area of Amalva wetland. It aimed to agree land management contracts with farmers of surrounding land to facilitate the significant expansion of the bog habitats.\n\nFinally, the project aimed to raise awareness among local stakeholders on the importance of peatland ecosystem services and their intrinsic and economic value, in order to improve public co-operation and support for the aims of the project.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe WETLIFE 2 project restored hydrological conditions in the parts of Natura 2000 Amalva wetland site and in Kamanos wetlandsite, while encouraging the development of more sustainable agricultural practices in the areas surrounding Amalva wetland and raising public awareness of peatland ecosystem services, their economic value and importance of mire conservation.\n\nAt the Amalva site, the following specific results were achieved:\n\n    6.6 km of dykes raised, restored or newly built to maintain the water level in the wetland and reduce the inflow into the adjacent territories;\n    Protection of nearly 30 ha of land that would be affected by the raising of water level via the adjustment of the melioration system;\n    Restored of a meadow in 6 ha of arable land in cooperation with a local farmer, along with consultations on the restoration of meadows in a pre-selected 40 ha area;\n    16 beef cattle purchased and provided to a local farmer for the maintenance of wet peat meadows;\n    A section of the polder's magistral ditch cleaned and automatic equipment for measuring the level of groundwater installed to better regulate the water level;\n    Cutting of trees over 140 ha to provide conditions for the recovery of habitats in open raised bogs;\n    Blocking of underground drains in more than 20 ha of bog; and\n    Two overflow spillways and a dam in the ditch surrounding the Amalva mire installed to maintain the water level close to that which is was before land reclamation covering 370 ha.\n\nThe cutting of trees in open bog habitats was carried over a slightly smaller area in Amalva than planned (210 ha were foreseen) due to the failure of a best practice for removing woody vegetation; repeated cutting of shoots within two years proved to be efficient only in less degraded areas, while in more degraded locations with compacted peat and abundant nutrients the method was not successful and had to be replaced with herbicide application. However, the approved management plan for the site includes the clearing and maintenance of 300 ha after the end of the project. As a result of the implemented activities, the regeneration of active raised bog is expected to occur over 775 ha in the central and southern parts of Amalva mire, while bog woodland is expected to develop over 26 ha in the south of the site.\n\nAt the Kamanos site, the following results were achieved:\n\n    37 km of ditches blocked in the territory of the nature reserve via the installation of almost 300 different dams; and\n    40 ha of lag zone restored by the higher water level created by the above result.\n\nThe blocking of the drainage ditches in the Kamanos Natura 2000 site is expected to benefit 670 ha of mire habitats, along with a wide range species that they host (Pluvialis apricaria, Tringa glareola, Tetrao tetrix, Dendrocopos leucotos, Dendrocopos medius).\n\nThe project organised 14 seminars and voluntary actions to raise awareness of the importance of mire ecosystems and the problems caused by their drainage. It also published an assessment of the use of peatlands in Lithuania, which cover around 10% of the country's area.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/LT/000084\nAcronym: WETLIFE 2\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 31/10/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,564,386 €\nEU Contribution: 1,173,289 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: VsI Gamtos paveldo fondas\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Juozapaviciaus g. 9, LT-09311, Vilnius,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n    wetland\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nŽuvinto, Žaltyčio ir Amalvo pelkės \tLTALYB003 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKamanų pelkė \tLTAKMB001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVsI Gamtos paveldo fondas \tCoordinator\nMMA(Marijampoles savivaldybes administracija (Administration of Marijampole municipality)), Lithuania \tParticipant\nMSFE(Marijampoles misku uredija (Marijampole State Forestry Enterprise)), Lithuania \tParticipant\nKSSNRD(Kamanu valstybinio gamtinio rezervato direkcija (Directorate of Kamanos state strict nature reserve)), Lithuania \tParticipant\nŽBRD(Žuvinto biosferos rezervato direkcija (Directorate of Žuvintas biosphere reserve)), Lithuania \tParticipant","Lithuania",null,"2014",2018,51,1564386,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2018-10-31"]
[335,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-PL-000208/conservation-of-baltic-raised-bogs-in-pomerania-poland",null,"LIFE04 NAT/PL/000208",null,"Conservation of baltic raised bogs in Pomerania; Poland","\nConservation of baltic raised bogs in Pomerania, Poland\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/PL/000208 | Acronym: PLBALTBOGS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Baltic raised bogs have a very limited distribution next to the Baltic Sea. Typically ombrotrophic, oligotrophic and acidic, these natural peat producing areas are covered by a specific vegetation type and are home to several rare/endangered plant species. The Baltic raised bogs include several natural habitat types of European importance: active raised bogs, degraded raised bogs still capable of regeneration, and bog woodlands. The bogs are typically dome-shaped, with a flat treeless plateau covered by a microrelief of hollows and hummocks, and slopes covered by bog woodlands. However, Baltic bogs affected by past drainage activities are often densely covered with pine or birch trees. Until recently, passive management was the rule in Poland for this type of habitats, but it has been proved to be inappropriate for a successful long-term conservation. Active management, including removing of invasive trees and old draining systems, appears to be necessary in a number of cases.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project targeted 23 of the 80 Baltic raised bogs have been recorded in northern Poland. Its overall objective was to maintain or restore active raised bogs and pine/birch bog forests in these sites in Pomerania, Poland. It aimed to: • Halt the process of drainage and subsequent water loss of peat bogs through the building of sluices and dams and through the filling of ditches. • Eliminate local threats to biodiversity, such as the extension of birch, pine trees and spruce. • Increase the knowledge of the natural values, ecology and hydrology of each raised bog and adapt management plans on the basis of knowledge gained. • Disseminate active raised bogs conservation, including innovative management techniques tested by the project. • Increase public awareness of Baltic raised bogs and their conservation needs, especially among the most influential stakeholders groups, but also among local communities and the general public.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project, the first LIFE Nature project in Poland, was very successful. The habitat restoration activities, including blocking 724 points of drainage systems, construction of 4 km of ditches,and cutting of trees in 13 bogs sites (approx.720 ha), undertaken within the scope of the project were effective. The water level conditions in 17 project sites have been significantly improved, though the continuous After-LIFE monitoring is necessary and will be performed in order to evaluate the final success of the bogs habitat restoration work. The drawing up of management plans (17 sites have plans) and the Habitats’ Action Plan for Baltic raised bogs in Poland will make a great contribution to the future conservation and management of the Baltic raised bogs habitats. These documents include the short- and long-term objectives appropriate for each relevant site. As a result of the project actions, 13 new protected areas of national importance have been created, including ten new nature reserves – areas exclusively allocated for the nature conservation purposes now. Besides its original objectives the project has significantly contributed to the overall extension of the Natura 2000 network in Poland. By the end of the project 22 of 23 project sites were on the Polish Natura 2000 network site list and 15 of them are now included in the list as a result of the project. An influential group of around 30 specialists in bog conservation was created by the project. The group can call upon a wide range of experience and knowledge of Polish conservation actions and those of other countries. This collaboration initiative will continue after the end of the project. The project collaborated with a wide range of stakeholders, including foresters (site managers), nature conservation institutions and NGOs. It also raised public awareness of the conservation of the bogs’ habitats, including the importance of the Natura 2000 network, and created a set of convenient public access pathways. Such measures were crucial for the further sustainability and After-LIFE continuation of the project objectives. Disclaimer : This « results » section should be considered as a draft until the Commission has completed its evaluation . The project, the first LIFE Nature project in Poland, was very successful. The habitat restoration activities, including blocking 724 points of drainage systems, construction of 4 km of ditches,and cutting of trees in 13 bogs sites (approx.720 ha), undertaken within the scope of the project were effective. The water level conditions in 17 project sites have been significantly improved, though the continuous After-LIFE monitoring is necessary and will be performed in order to evaluate the final success of the bogs habitat restoration work. The drawing up of management plans (17 sites have plans) and the Habitats’ Action Plan for Baltic raised bogs in Poland will make a great contribution to the future conservation and management of the Baltic raised bogs habitats. These documents include the short- and long-term objectives appropriate for each relevant site. As a result of the project actions, 13 new protected areas of national importance have been created, including ten new nature reserves – areas exclusively allocated for the nature conservation purposes now. Besides its original objectives the project has significantly contributed to the overall extension of the Natura 2000 network in Poland. By the end of the project 22 of 23 project sites were on the Polish Natura 2000 network site list and 15 of them are now included in the list as a result of the project. An influential group of around 30 specialists in bog conservation was created by the project. The group can call upon a wide range of experience and knowledge of Polish conservation actions and those of other countries. This collaboration initiative will continue after the end of the project. The project collaborated with a wide range of stakeholders, including foresters (site managers), nature conservation institutions and NGOs. It also raised public awareness of the conservation of the bogs’ habitats, including the importance of the Natura 2000 network, and created a set of convenient public access pathways. Such measures were crucial for the further sustainability and After-LIFE continuation of the project objectives. Disclaimer : This « results » section should be considered as a draft until the Commission has completed its evaluation .\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/PL/000208\nAcronym: PLBALTBOGS\nStart Date: 02/11/2003\nEnd Date: 30/09/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 968,337 €\nEU Contribution: 681,080 €\nProject Location: Pomerania\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Klub Przyrodników\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: 1 Maja 22, 66-200, Swiebodzin,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    draining\n    ecological assessment\n    nature reserve\n    protected area\n    environmental awareness\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nKlub Przyrodników \tCoordinator\nPomorski Urząd Wojewódzki-Wydział Środowiska i Rolnictwa, Poland \tParticipant\nZachodniopomorski Urząd Wojewódzki-Wydział Środowiska i Rolnictwa, Poland \tParticipant\nLasy Państwowe-Nadleśnictwo Kliniska, Poland \tParticipant\nNadleśnictwo Szczecinek, Poland \tParticipant","France",null,2003,2017,46,968337,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2003-11-02","2007-09-30"]
[337,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-LV-000160/restoring-the-hydrological-regime-of-the-kemeri-national-park",null,"LIFE10 NAT/LV/000160",null,"Restoring the hydrological regime of the Kemeri National Park","\nRestoring the hydrological regime of the Kemeri National Park\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/LV/000160 | Acronym: HYDROPLAN\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nĶemeri National Park was founded in 1997 on an area of 36 000 ha, which makes it the third largest national park in Latvia. It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Riga and includes forests, swamps and mires, shrubs, lakes or lagoons, natural mineral-springs and muds. The present-day landscape has been formed by the joint effects of natural processes and different historical land-uses: from fishing villages in the coastal area to intensive agricultural landscape on the marginal inland area. The park represents a landscape with relatively low anthropogenic and agricultural impact, where natural ecosystems prevail, though in many cases natural habitats historically are considerably affected by negative human impacts such as drainage. More than 900 plant species, a large diversity of moss, lichen and fungus species, 257 bird, 10 amphibian, seven reptile and 47 mammal species are recorded in the park. Many of the species, however, are threatened both nationally and internationally. The international aspect is significant because the territory acts as a bridge in species migrations, which is of particular importance in the intensively modified, agricultural region of the nearby Zemgale Lowland. There are eight bogs covering 30% of the park area, making it the second largest bog complex in Latvia. All three wetland types are found here – fens, transition and raised bogs. The Kemeru tirelis raised bog is an internationally important wetland site. However, drainage systems built in the 1930s and 1970s have caused a reduction of the water table of the raised bogs and black alder swamps within the park. Despite this, the majority are considered capable of regeneration if appropriate management measures are applied. Urgent action is needed to maintain the favourable status of the high quality habitats and to improve the condition of the habitats affected by altered hydrological regimes.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s main objective is to establish a hydrological restoration programme and and to carry out hydrology restoration measures within three different ecosystems:\n\n    Bog woodland and swamp forest habitats - the peripheral forests at the western edge of the Kemeru tirelis raised bog;\n    Raised bog habitats - the Zalais purvs raised bog; and\n    Floodplain meadows - the floodplain of the river Skudrupite and the Melnragu meadows.\n\nSecondary objectives are:\n\n    Creation of a hydrological restoration programme for priority areas within the national park, serving as an example for hydrological modelling in the region;\n    Implementation of hydrology restoration measures to improve the conservation status of bog woodland and swamp forest habitats, raised bog habitats and riparian meadow habitats;\n    Adaptation of airborne remote sensing data interpretation methods for hydrological modelling, habitat conservation status assessment and hydrology restoration planning, and distribution of know-how to other countries; and\n    Awareness-raising to change the attitude of local people about hydrology restoration measures targeting habitats of EU importance.\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Inventory data on drainage systems and conservation status of the habitats of EU importance within raised bog Zaļais purvs and Skudrupite – Melnragu meadows and forests and the site's Natura 2000 data sheet updated;\n    Creation of a hydrology restoration programme;\n    Implementation of restoration activities on some 1 000 ha of bog woodland and swamp forest, some 550 ha of raised bog habitat and some 85 ha of floodplain meadows (restoring the meandering course of the river);\n    The areas of hydrological restoration will be used as demonstration sites for nature conservation experts and other stakeholders; and\n    Various dissemination activities will be carried out, including project leaflets and reports, exchange trips and a project website. \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/LV/000160\nAcronym: HYDROPLAN\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/08/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,303,100 €\nEU Contribution: 702,337 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nature Conservation Agency\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Baznicas 7, LV-2150, Sigulda,\nContact Person: Andris šIROVS\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    biodiversity\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKemeru nacionalais parks \tLV0200200 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNature Conservation Agency \tCoordinator\nInstitute for Environmental Solutions (IES), Latvia \tParticipant\nLatvian Fund for Nature (LFN) \tParticipant\nFoundation “ELM MEDIA”, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,"2011","2019",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC711,AD711,\"m\")","v":95},1303100,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2019-08-31"]
[339,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-DE-000012/improvement-of-the-breeding-and-feeding-habitats-for-the-lesser-spotted-eagle-aquila-pomarina-as-well-as-for-the-corn-crake-crex-crex-and-the-aquatic-warbler-acrocephalus-paludicola-in-the-spa-schorfheide-chorin",null,"LIFE10 NAT/DE/000012",null,"Improvement of the breeding and feeding habitats for the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina); as well as for the Corn Crake (Crex crex) and the Aquatic Warbler  (Acrocephalus paludicola) in the SPA Schorfheide-Chorin.","\nImprovement of the breeding and feeding habitats for the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), as well as for the Corn Crake (Crex crex) and the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) in the SPA Schorfheide-Chorin.\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000012 | Acronym: Schreiadler Schorfheide\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe presence of the lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) in Schorfheide-Chorin, northeast Germany, is of great significance. The species can be found 25 km away from the project area, but it has very complex habitat requirements. As a result its numbers are in decline in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, where there is increasing loss of grasslands, drainage of wetland areas and intensification of forestry. Apart from a breeding pair in Saxony-Anhalt, these two German federal states are the only ones that still have considerable numbers of territories where the lesser spotted eagle can be found; nine are included in project area (four of which are currently occupied). The corncrake (Crex crex) and the black stork (Ciconia nigra) have also suffered the same downward trend as a result of loss of large, continuous, richly structured grassland and open areas of sedge marshland. Hunting on the migration routes and in the wintering grounds are further causes for their declining numbers.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aims to stop the negative population trends of the lesser spotted eagle and corncrake in eastern Germany and to contribute to the recovery of the endangered aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) population. Further endangered bird species will also benefit from the planned measures, such as the black stork and the spotted crake (Porzana porzana). The measures of the project aim to improve and safeguard the habitats of these species.\n\nThe following areas will be targeted:\nForest reserve – improving breeding grounds for the lesser spotted eagle;\nFeeding habitats – bringing them closer together for the lesser spotted eagle;\nOpen sedge marshland and reed beds – extending the feeding habitat for the lesser spotted eagle, the breeding habitat for the corncrake and the potential breeding habitat for the aquatic warbler; and\nMoist grasslands rich in species and structures – extending the feeding habitat for the lesser spotted eagle and the feeding habitat for the corncrake.\n\nExpected results: The main result will be the development and protection of the habitats of the three target species. Specific results will include:\nSecuring 600 ha of forest, grassland and peatland;\nDevelopment of at least 50 ha of forest reserves in four occupied and five currently unoccupied lesser spotted eagle territories;\nSafeguarding at least 60 ha of grassland in the immediate surroundings of the nine forest reserves;\nExpansion of suitable corncrake breeding habitats from 400 ha to 600 ha;\nDevelopment and restoration of at least 200 ha of open alkaline and calcerous fens as an aquatic warbler habitat;\nIncreasing the total reservation area by some 150 ha;\nRecreating 300 ha of waterlogged spring marshland;\nRecreating the near-natural water supply and the corresponding water dynamic of an 11 km-long stretch of the Sernitz; and\nRecreating at least seven internal drainage areas.\n\nThe results and knowledge gained by the project – in particular, the safeguarding and development of breeding and feeding habitats – will be valuable for the protection of the lesser spotted eagle, corncrake and aquatic warbler throughout Europe. Furthermore, the large-scale use of several processes to re-establish open alkaline and calcareous fens as the best habitat for the aquatic warbler is of particular significance. The measures are designed to result in open sedge marshland that does not require maintenance and can be readily repopulated.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000012\nAcronym: Schreiadler Schorfheide\nStart Date: 01/10/2011\nEnd Date: 31/03/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 7,800,000 €\nEU Contribution: 5,795,415 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Landesamt fr Umwelt\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Seeburger Chaussee 2, 14476, Potsdam, OT Gro Glienicke,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Porzana porzana\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Acrocephalus paludicola\n    Aquila pomarina\n    Crex crex\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSchorfheide-Chorin \tDE2948401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nArnimswalde \tDE2848301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEulenberge \tDE2848302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKronhorst-Groß Fredenwalde \tDE2848303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHintenteiche bei Biesenbrow \tDE2849301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMelzower Forst \tDE2849302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSuckower Haussee \tDE2849303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSteinhöfel-Schmiedeberg-Friedrichsfelde \tDE2849304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBollwinwiesen/Großer Gollinsee \tDE2947302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nReiersdorf \tDE2947303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLübbesee \tDE2947304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEndmoränenlandschaft bei Ringenwalde \tDE2948302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKrinertseen \tDE2948303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPoratzer Moränenlandschaft \tDE2948304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nWinkel \tDE2948305 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFischteiche Blumberger Mühle \tDE2949301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGrumsiner Forst/Redernswalde \tDE2949302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSernitz-Niederung und Trockenrasen \tDE2949303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKienhorst/Köllnseen/Eichheide \tDE3047301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nWerbellinkanal \tDE3048302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGroß-Ziethen \tDE3049302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nParsteinsee \tDE3049303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBrodowin-Oderberg \tDE3050301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTiefer See \tDE3050302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNiederoderbruch \tDE3149302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPlagefenn \tDE3149303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTongruben Neuenhagen \tDE3150302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGabower Hangkante \tDE3150303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLandesamt fr Umwelt \tCoordinator\nMichael-Succow-Stiftung zum Schutz der Natur, Germany \tParticipant\nStiftung NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg, Germany \tParticipant\nNABU-Stiftung Nationales Naturerbe, Germany \tParticipant\nWorld Wilde Fund for Nature Deutschland, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,"2011","2019",89,7800000,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2011-10-01","2019-03-31"]
[341,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-E-006343/restoration-of-an-integral-reserve-zone-in-the-spa-for-birds-riberas-de-castronuno",null,"LIFE99 NAT/E/006343",null,"Restoration of an integral reserve zone in the SPA for birds 'Riberas de Castronuño'","\nRestoration of an integral reserve zone in the SPA for birds \"Riberas de Castronuño\"\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006343 | Acronym: Castronuño\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs it passes through Castronuño, the River Duero follows a long meander which, combined with the reservoir upstream, forms extremely valuable wetlands. The Riberas de Castronuño are home to a rich variety of water fowl. Species such as the purple heron and marsh harrier breed in the vast riverside reedbanks. On both banks stands of riverside vegetation, in which poplar predominate, provide habitats for one of the largest colonies of night heron, little egret and, in particular, grey heron in Castile-Leon. Part of the site was relatively degraded, particularly the area covered by a former commercial plantation of aged and deteriorating exotic poplars and the large reedbed submerged by sediment from the reservoir.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe purpose of the project was to convert the site into a patchwork of high-quality riverside habitats. To this end, the restoration of the poplar plantation and other degraded areas was planned, with their reafforestation with indigenous species. The acquisition of 17.5 hectares of private land and handing it over to public ownership in order to ensure the long term viability of the restorative work was also a priority for the regional government. Another objective was to clean up the reeds and create a lake. Other measures to promote birdlife and improve the visual environment included the burying of the medium-voltage power lines that crossed the site, installation of hides and floating platforms for the water fowl and fencing off of the entire integrated reserve. Finally, publication of a newsletter and putting up noticeboards at strategic points around the site to keep visitors and the local population informed about work on the project, were planned.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe restoration of the reserve area was partially achieved during the project period. Compared to the situation before the start of the project, some of the wetland habitats significantly improved as a result of the following accomplishments:\nThe water surface area available was increased with the creation of a 3-hectare new lagoon, the clearing out of reedbed areas and the removal of old fishermens' docks, giving way to new wet zones, which encourage the increasing heron breeding population.\nThe burial of a mid-power transmission line, significantly reducing threats to bird species in the Special Protection Area (SPA).\nFencing-off of the project area in order to promote the evolution of native vegetation, the upgrading of a trail for reed-bed management, the construction of observatories for wildlife monitoring and the refurbishment of a building for management purposes.\nPublic ownership was secured for the whole reserve area, to help in controlling threats. According to the surveys carried out, the numbers of Ardea purpurea (9-11 pairs) and Circus aeroginosus (8-9 pairs) had increased by the end of the project in 2002. Although these were promising results, the beneficiary was cautious in linking the short-term effects of the works carried out with the population increase. The benefits on the SPA's bird populations of habitat improvement will need some time before they can be clearly assessed. The restoration of the riparian forest involved the removal of the most degraded old-growth plantation of exotic poplars and its replacement with riparian native species and other species that favour bird life. This was a first phase in minimumising the impact on habitat conditions. After the end of the project, the regional authorities endeavoured to control the remaining exotic poplar trees and their replacement with native riparian species. Special emphasis was given to the plantation of fruit producer species, in order to increase food resources for bird species. The beneficiary had to overcome many difficulties during the restoration works, such as the loss of the native species plantations due to weather conditions. This has provided valuable experience for approaching the post-LIFE project restoration phases. The regional authorities subsequently endeavoured to provide the site with an adequate infrastructure for research and public use. Amongst such initiatives, the construction of a 'Reserve House' next to the site is notable. This centre will host a permanent exhibition and information tools, and will promote the creation of itineraries within the reserve. The beneficiary is also promoting the acquisition of land in other sites within the reserve to undertake further restoration of the riparian habitats. The most remarkable innovative action undertaken was the limnology study, which set the basis for all water-related management activities on the site. With respect to the demonstration effect, the project has been important at regional level for starting similar restoration activities in other riparian habitats. In this sparsely populated area the implementation of the project did not have any social or economic effect, but it is expected that the public facilities established will contribute to increasing visitor flows into the nearby village and other neighbouring localities, where income will very likely increase and the search for new development activities based on nature conservation may be prompted. In the future, the site will benefit from the additional stages of riparian restoration planned by the beneficiary in the reserve and elsewhere within the SPA and the Duero River basin. The purchase of riparian habitats has also become a priority for the regional government, in accordance with regional legislation (Act 8/91 of Natural Areas in Castilla y León). Other planned activities include the ongoing monitoring of water and wildfowl in the river Duero, specific monitoring plans for reservoirs and lagoons, and the drafting of new monitoring plans for other fauna species, such as otter, fish and amphibians. The beneficiary will also give priority to the establishing of facilities for public use and public activities at the project site and other areas within the reserve.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006343\nAcronym: Castronuño\nStart Date: 01/02/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 325,301 €\nProject Location: Castilla y Leon\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Junta de Castilla y León - Consejería de Medio Ambiente.\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: C/ Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14, E-47071, Valladolid,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature reserve\n    site rehabilitation\n    decision making support\n    wetland\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRiberas de Castronuño \tES4180017 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nJunta de Castilla y León - Consejería de Medio Ambiente. \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Spain",null,"1999","2002",46,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-02-01","2002-12-31"]
[344,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-ENV-ES-000179/early-detection-and-advanced-management-systems-to-reduce-forest-decline-caused-by-invasive-and-pathogenic-agents",null,"LIFE14 ENV/ES/000179",null,"HEALTHY FOREST - Early detection and advanced management systems to reduce forest decline caused by invasive and pathogenic agents","\nEarly detection and advanced management systems to reduce forest decline caused by invasive and pathogenic agents\n\nReference: LIFE14 ENV/ES/000179 | Acronym: LIFE HEALTHY FOREST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nForests are multifunctional, offering economic, social and environmental benefits. They provide habitats for animals and plants, and ecosystem services that have environmental benefits and mitigate climate change. Nearly a quarter of the EUs forest area is protected under the Natura 2000 network, and much of the rest is home to species protected under EU nature legislation. However, studies show that forests ecosystem health and vitality are seriously threatened. According to State of Europes Forests 2011 (Forest Europe), about a fifth of all trees in Europe are damaged or dead; while the considerable impacts caused by insect attack, fungal diseases and extreme weather conditions are predicted to worsen in the coming years due to climate change. The forests of the Basque Country are a fundamental pillar in the environmental and socio-economic development of the region. Forests cover around 68% of the surface area of the Basque Country and are mainly composed of pine and eucalyptus plantations. However, according to the Fourth National Forest Inventory, around 40% of these trees are damaged.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the LIFE HEALTHY FOREST project was to design, apply and monitor advanced methodologies for achieving more sustainable forestry management at an EU level. These methods would especially target forest decline caused by invasive and pathogenic agents, taking into account both environmental and socio-economic impacts.\n\nThe specific objectives were to:\nDevelop an innovative and unique integrated system for the early detection and evaluation of the impact of forest decline through a combination of expertise areas, from molecular biology to remote sensing techniques;\nImplement an early detection system in large-scale demonstration plots to give a comprehensive overview of the status of forest health for informing EU policy. This system encompasses field monitoring and sampling, morphological, molecular and physiological techniques, and remote sensing. It will have a positive effect on biodiversity by intervening against invasive and pathogenic agents that are directly related to forest decline and mortality. A guide book would be produced to explain the system;\nImplement accurate and cost-effective sustainable forest management techniques based on the results of the innovative early-detection system, adapted to different pathogenic organisms and scenarios of forest decline;\nDevelop and implement GIS infrastructure, focused on the combined use of diagnostic methods, remote sensing, forestry treatments and biological control. This would consist of a web-based information system for technicians of the forestry administration and technical staff of forest owner associations, as well as software tools for forest health researchers;\nProvide baseline data and information on the status of forest decline at different scales of analysis in relation to the main invasive and pathogenic agents;\nEngage public and private stakeholders to achieve replicability and transferability at EU level, as well as to increase awareness among the general public about the importance of sustainable forests; and\nContribute to the objectives of the new EU Forest Strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE HEALTHY FOREST project developed of protocols for the early detection of decline agents. The protocols not only permit the detection of native agents but also have been designed to detect quarantined organisms introduced to Spain and elsewhere in Europe that represent a serious threat for European forests. They were validated on small-scale plots and tested at larger plots. Furthermore, tests for the virulence of the pathogens were concluded both in field and in greenhouse conditions.\n\nThe project also developed and implemented a GIS infrastructure tool for estimating the economic and environmental impact of forest decline, along with the causal agents. This led to the detailed proposal of forest management activities applicable in the EU and the assessment of a key set of protocols of early detection of decline at different levels. Additionally, beneficial organisms with a high potential for use in biological control were identified. The detection aspect of the project was more successful than anticipated. Remote sensing information combined with forest dataobtained for its validation and diagnostic results obtained in the laboratory using conventional and molecular techniques led to a 50% improvement in the capacity of early detection of forest decline caused by different diseases. The development of environmentally-friendly management strategies for controlling forest diseases based on the application of natural substances and beneficial organisms and avoiding the use of chemical products, along with the right selection of optimal conditions for the development of forest species, were shown to improve botanical and fauna diversity by 10-20% and the health of forests by more than 25%.\n\nThe designed integrated early detection system combines different disciplines and technologies in a unique integrated system that gets the best of molecular, morphological, physiological and remote sensing methods. That, combined with the GIS infrastructure, allows to act directly against invasive pathogens. This system was applied at regional level, but it can be easily transferred to other European and non-European territories.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 ENV/ES/000179\nAcronym: LIFE HEALTHY FOREST\nStart Date: 02/11/2015\nEnd Date: 30/04/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,487,960 €\nEU Contribution: 892,776 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigacin y Desarrollo Agrario\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: St/Berreaga 1, E-48160, Derio,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Environmental training - Capacity building\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2152/2003 - Monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (17.11.2003)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigacin y Desarrollo Agrario \tCoordinator\nFSU(Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena), Germany \tParticipant\nDEX(Desarrollo de Estrategias Exteriores, S.A.), Spain \tParticipant\nHAZI(Fundación Hazi Fundazioa), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2015","2019",41,1487960,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2015-11-02","2019-04-30"]
[48,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/25332/Improving-water-quality-in--EN/","https://networknature.eu/ridb/improving-water-quality-danube-river-and-its-tributaries-integrative-floodplain-management","IDES - PR-INT-75",null,"Improving water quality in the Danube river and its tributaries by integrative floodplain management based on Ecosystem Services","Nutrient loads transported by the Danube affect its ecological status and have to be reduced, active floodplains can have a significant retention potential. But floodplains are subject to multiple human uses which strongly affect water quality of rivers. So far, these uses were sectorally managed (e.g. flood retention, nature conservation, agriculture), rarely regarding water quality and interactions between sectors. The current DTP-Danube Floodplain Project (DFP) links attempts of improving flood retention and restoration, while water quality is not yet in focus. IDESproject aims to add water quality targets to this effort and improve water quality by developing an integrative floodplain management based on Ecosystem Services (ES). The ES concept in the Danube region is actually not used to proactively manage different activities holistically. The use of a River Ecosystem Service Index in Germany has even shown that water management can be significantly improved by the identification of synergies between the various ES, which reflect the various sectoral interests and targets.\n\nHence, existing ES evaluation methods in the Danube region with a focus on water quality issues will first be harmonized to the IDES tool and adjusted according to data availability. A spatial analysis will document the actual drivers of water quality along the Danube and its tributaries and of relevant ES in their floodplains. In five pilot areas IDES Danube will be applied: the effect of water quality management scenarios on relevant ES will be assessed in order to derive an optimized concept. Key actors will be trained in using the IDES tool for water quality management, a manual on the implementation of the tool will be elaborated. Based on the results, national action plans with prioritized areas and a joint strategy will be developed to improve water quality at transnational level regarding the Danube river basin management plan and targets of PA4 and PA6 of the EUSDR.Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to improve transnational water management and flood risk prevention (survey based composite indicator)The provision of a new assessment tool together with a manual and a strategy on how to implement the tool in the future will improve the co-operation of the key actors in the field of water quality management at transnational level to make a more effective and sustainable water quality management at regional and local levels along the Danube and its tributaries possible. This will result in a holistic and sustainable view as well as in a joint approach for accelerating and harmonizing actions including other sectors beyond the water sector and speeding up the implementation.\n\nThe main results are in a nutshell:\n\n- A well-functioning and reinforced expert network, integrating public authorities from different levels, NGOs and research institutes from the 10 participating countries.\n\n- Capacity building among the involved partners and related institutions, beyond in the overall Danube region by providing exchange of experiences and technical know-how during stakeholder workshops and trainings on the newly developed IDES tool, documented in the IDES manual.\n\n- Strengthened cooperation pathways of project partners and local/regional stakeholders by joint implementation of pilot actions which serve as best practice examples, guidance and blueprint for further concrete solutions, concepts and measures.\n\nAn integrative strategy for improving water quality creating a common understanding and a basis for decision-making and stakeholder communication in and beyond the water sector.\n\nNutrient loads transported by the Danube affect its ecological status and have to be reduced, active floodplains can have a significant retention potential. But floodplains are subject to multiple human uses which strongly affect water quality of rivers. So far, these uses were sectorally managed (e.g. flood retention, nature conservation, agriculture), rarely regarding water quality and interactions between sectors. The current DTP-Danube Floodplain Project (DFP) links attempts of improving flood retention and restoration, while water quality is not yet in focus. IDESproject aims to add water quality targets to this effort and improve water quality by developing an integrative floodplain management based on Ecosystem Services (ES). The ES concept in the Danube region is actually not used to proactively manage different activities holistically. The use of a River Ecosystem Service Index in Germany has even shown that water management can be significantly improved by the identification of synergies between the various ES, which reflect the various sectoral interests and targets.\nHence, existing ES evaluation methods in the Danube region with a focus on water quality issues will first be harmonized to the IDES tool and adjusted according to data availability. A spatial analysis will document the actual drivers of water quality along the Danube and its tributaries and of relevant ES in their floodplains. In five pilot areas IDES Danube will be applied: the effect of water quality management scenarios on relevant ES will be assessed in order to derive an optimized concept. Key actors will be trained in using the IDES tool for water quality management, a manual on the implementation of the tool will be elaborated. Based on the results, national action plans with prioritized areas and a joint strategy will be developed to improve water quality at transnational level regarding the Danube river basin management plan and targets of PA4 and PA6 of the EUSDR.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nFLOODPLAINS ARE ABLE TO REDUCE NUTRIENT POLLUTION, BUT NOT ENOUGH. THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR NEEDS TO STEP UP EFFORTS:\nA new scientific modelling shows that Danube River Basin floodplains - if restored - could retain more nitrogen and phosphorus. But for pollutant values to drop significantly the agricultural sector needs to reduce emissions as well.\n\nThe IDES project* developed a tool that was used to model the retention capacity of the Danube River Basin floodplains – now and in the case the floodplains benefit from works of Ecological Restoration.\n\nReconnected floodplains in the Danube River Basin would remove more pollutants.\n\nThe scientists involved in the project modelled that rivers and large active floodplains (3,842 km2) remove around 33,200 tons of nitrate from the rivers per year, which represents \n\n6.5% of the entire nitrate emissions in the Danube River Basin.\n\nThe reconnection of potential floodplains (1,298 km2) and disconnected water bodies would increase this function. The floodplains would increase their capacity of retaining nitrate by 2,500 tons per year. In this scenario, the specialists estimate a total of 38,100 tons or \n\n7.4% of emissions retained by the Danube River Basin, every year.\n\n“Floodplains play a limited but critical role in reducing nitrate and supporting water quality”, said Martin Tschikof of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU). “Reconnection measures substantially improve this function but are not able to compensate for excess nitrate emissions, which are dominated by diffuse sources,” he added.\n\nThe conclusion that the specialists in the IDES project arrived at is that emissions, especially from agriculture, the main emitter, need to be further reduced and also other types of wetlands need to be restored, in order to substantially reduce nutrient loads.\nClose\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to improve transnational water management and flood risk prevention (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nThe provision of a new assessment tool together with a manual and a strategy on how to implement the tool in the future will improve the co-operation of the key actors in the field of water quality management at transnational level to make a more effective and sustainable water quality management at regional and local levels along the Danube and its tributaries possible. This will result in a holistic and sustainable view as well as in a joint approach for accelerating and harmonizing actions including other sectors beyond the water sector and speeding up the implementation. \n\nThe main results are in a nutshell:\n-\tA well-functioning and reinforced expert network, integrating public authorities from different levels, NGOs and research institutes from the 10 participating countries.\n-\tCapacity building among the involved partners and related institutions, beyond in the overall Danube region by providing exchange of experiences and technical know-how during stakeholder workshops and trainings on the newly developed IDES tool, documented in the IDES manual.\n-\tStrengthened cooperation pathways of project partners and local/regional stakeholders by joint implementation of pilot actions which serve as best practice examples, guidance and blueprint for further concrete solutions, concepts and measures.\nAn integrative strategy for improving water quality creating a common understanding and a basis for decision-making and stakeholder communication in and beyond the water sector.\n\n Specific Objective:\nStrengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention (short title). Strengthen joint and integrated approaches to further develop and implement River Basin Management Plans in the Partner States in line with the overall Danube River Basin Management Plan in order to improve transnational water management and flood risk prevention contributing to the sustainable provision of ecosystem services\nRead more\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements ","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2020,2022,29,1951170,1658494,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","waste and debris accumulation/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Promoting natural regeneration/trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking/capacity building",11,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2020-07-01","2022-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[45,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-danube.eu/","https://keep.eu/projects/18452/Bridging-the-Danube-Protect-EN/","DTP1-005-2.3","DANUBEparksCONNECTED","Bridging the Danube Protected Areas towards a Danube Habitat Corridor","Corridor Land - Dry Habitat\nBeside aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats, forests, meadows, and even dry habitats are also part of natural river ecosystems. Due to hydro-morphological alterations, today these dry habitats (e.g. so called Heisslands) are very often reduced to small remnants in the floodplain areas. These sites are home to highly endangered plant and animal communities. To avoid isolation of these habitat patches, eco-corridors for dry habitats have to be restored. Dykes, primarily erected as flood prevention infrastructure, have often become valuable secondary habitats - today hosting populations of orchids and insects and breeding sites for the European Pond Turtle. This linear structure, following the Danube along its entire length, qualifies this Grey Infrastructure to be further developed into a habitat corridor.\n\nFor the first time, Danube DRY HABITATS are in the spotlight. A new DANUBEPARKS partner will erect a subsidiary network that unites DANUBEPARKS canyons. A cadastre and a Danube-wide map of dry habitats and orchids as flagship species will be drawn based on existing data (Natura 2000, Copernicus) in order to visualise the corridor and to identify gaps.\n\nCorridor Land - Forests\nWetland forests are vital habitats serving multiple functions for flora, fauna and humans. In the past century, around 90% of the original Danube wetlands have been lost due to human intervention. Today, most of the last remaining large-scale floodplain forest complexes are protected by the Danube Protected Areas, famous for their richness in biodiversity. To counteract isolation of their wildlife population, ecological connectivity measures are needed.\n\nThe Danube riparian forest Fitness Check, GIS data interpretation and remote census work are the base for the elaboration of strategic documents towards a Riparian Danube Forest Corridor. A coordinated survey on bats along the Hungarian Danube section will test the efficiency of the Fitness Check, different pilot actions will demonstrate the implementation of the strategy.\n\nDescription (EN): \nThe Danube River is a green lifeline for biodiversity. While the Network of Danube Protected Areas preserves the most valuable sites, habitat fragmentation limits efforts to preserve a cohesive ecosystem. DANUBEparksCONNECTED has initiated the DANUBE HABITAT CORRIDOR campaign to counteract fragmentation. It offers Danube-wide strategies and exemplary pilot actions aiming to restore and maintain connectivity in all habitat elements:\n\nThe cross-sector Danube WILDisland CORRIDOR program protects the islands, which are flagship habitats for intact river dynamics and home to characteristic species.\n\nCopernicus Land Monitoring Services form the base of vital habitat connectivity in RIPARIAN FORESTS. Pilot actions will bring the satellite-based Danube floodplain forest strategy onto the ground.\n\nNatural river systems also host dry habitats, today often fragmented to isolated patches. DANUBE DRY HABITAT Green Infrastructure will be developed to foster ecological connectivity. Cross-border grazing herds will manage dry habitats and will test the long-distance functionality of the habitat corridor.\n\nFinally, DANUBE FREE SKY ensures collision-free bird migration along the Danube flyway. In cooperation with power line operators, technical solutions against bird collision with electricity wires crossing the Danube will be installed.\n\nKey stakeholders from waterway, forestry and energy support DANUBEparksCONNECTED, to ensure the cross-sectoral approach in all work packages. International institutions and policy drivers accompany the process and stand for long-term capitalisation of the Danube Habitat Corridor. CYCLING THE DYKE invites stakeholders and interested people to bike the Danube Corridor and to visit project results. Helping hands for the corridor management are welcome at the 1st DANUBE VOLUNTEERS DAY.\n\nThe transnational DANUBEPARKS Network’s know-how and experience on the ground make it best equipped to implement an innovative project building on existing policies.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nBridging the Danube Protected Areas towards a Danube Habitat Corridor The Danube River is a green axis of life, hosting highly valuable biological diversity, and functioning as an essential eco-corridor of Europe. Sadly, fragmentation of ecosystems has become a major threat to biodiversity in Europe. When it comes to ecological connectivity along the Danube, Protected Areas preserve the most important natural sites. Transboundary conservation is crucial in protecting large ecosystems, which is why only transnational cooperation can restore and maintain habitat connectivity along the world‘s most international river. DANUBEparksCONNECTED presents an integrative approach that is key to\ndeveloping Green Infrastructure. \nStrong partnership: Through two previous projects, the DANUBEPARKS Network has already significantly improved coherence in the management of the Danube Protected Areas. The partnership has focused on the protection of flagship species, the preservation and restoration of river dynamics, as well as strengthening nature tourism and environmental education programmes. This successful cooperation led to the foundation of the DANUBEPARKS Association.\n\nThe DANUBEparksCONNECTED project, connecting Protected Areas from 9 Danube countries, launched the Danube Habitat Corridor campaign to counteract ecological fragmentation. Local pilot activities and Danube-wide strategies deliver important findings to improve ecological connectivity in the long term. The project’s emphasis on collaboration has involved various sectors, stakeholders and the local public. The support of partners like the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) and the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) has further anchored the strategic approach of DANUBEparksCONNECTED as a good practice initiative on a policy level as well. \nDanube Habitat Corridor: Guiding Principles: DANUBEparksCONNECTED aims to establish and further develop the Danube Habitat Corridor by implementing best practice examples for ecological connectivity in all elements: DANUBE FREE SKY (air element), WILDisland (water element), Dry Habitat Corridor and Forest Corridor (land element). This is the driving force behind the development of the Danube Habitat Corridor Guiding Principles, which compile experiences from the project focuses and define follow-up actions. The result is an overarching guiding document for future activities concerning ecological connectivity.\nClose\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to foster restoration and management of ecological corridors (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nTHE DANUBE HABITAT CORRIDOR LAUNCHED BY POLICIES AND MODEL PILOT ACTIONS: \n\nConnecting 5 biogeographic regions, the Danube eco-corridor has become especially relevant due to the effects of climate change. This is the first Danube-wide concept for habitat connectivity to be launched.\n\nThe DANUBE HABITAT CORRIDOR in water (WILDisland), air (DANUBE FREE SKY) and on land (dry habitats, forest) is reinforced by 30 pilot actions.\n\nDANUBEparksCONNECTED is anchored on the policy level by 2 strategic documents; existing policies are supported by 3 tools.\n\nDANUBEPARKS raised its capacity by 7 expert workshops and has the capacity to manage the eco-corridor.\n\nCross-sector cooperation with energy, transportation and forestry is ensured by 3 interdisciplinary documented learning interactions, including 21 cross-sector events.\n\n2 communication campaigns raise public awareness for Green Infrastructure and ecosystem services.\n\n1 cross-over capitalisation process brings together relevant partner projects and multipliers on a European scale. As best-practice model for eco-corridors, DANUBEparksCONNECTED will enable other macro-regions to capitalise on its success.\n\nThe Danube Habitat Corridor is a long-term process. DANUBEparksCONNECTED inspires at least 2 follow-up projects to contribute on a bilateral or multilateral level.\n\nSynergies by Green Infrastructure directly triggers follow-up investments into the eco-corridor approx. in the ratio 1:8 (e.g. by power line operators, waterway).\nClose\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers\n\nSpecific Objective: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors (short title). Strengthen effective approaches to preservation, restoring and management of bio-corridors and wetlands of transnational relevance to contribute to the better conservation status of ecosystems of European relevance\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2017,2019,34,2961740,2517479,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Landscape fragmentation","Promoting natural regeneration/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase landscape complexity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",15,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2017-01-01","2019-11-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[25,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/462/EUROPEAN-FOREST-FIRE-NETWORKS-EN/",null,"EUFOFINET","EUFOFINET","EUROPEAN FOREST FIRE NETWORKS","The protection of the world´s environment cannot be effective without national and international fire management for natural, semi-natural and cultural landscapes and ecosystems for they constitute an essential part of the habitable land and the functioning of the global system. As fires do not respect national borders, the fight against fire requires a close cooperation with the national, regional and local authorities. After the 2003 disastrous summer, 9 Mediterranean regions decided to cooperate in a RFO INCENDI within the framework of IIIC South.The subproject results added to the fruitful cooperation made it possible to create a successful framework for the continuity of the cooperation with an aim of capitalizing the results of the first project.The Greek tragedy during three consecutive summers reinforced the partnership convictions of the need for continuing the cooperation explaining in the project the strong representativity of the Greek regions affected by the disaster.\nWe have to keep in mind that the Region of Western Greece was experienced a tremendous catastrophe : 64 people dead and 200 000 hectares destroyed at the end of August 2007. Facing the disaster, the european community mobilized itself. It was efficient, but not sufficient however that confirmed that an effective co-operation could be an answer to this ecological plague. Starting from this \"black\" period, the Union of Attica Municipalities with the support of their region decided to lead a capitalization project about the risk management of forest fire gathering 13 partners representing 8 Member States.\nWithin the EU territory, the competences on the management of forest fires are very different according to the Member States: this competence can be completely under the responsibility of the State (as it is the case for France, Poland, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom for example), under the responsibility of the Regions (Spain, Greece) or under shared responsibilities...\n...between the State, the Regions and the Provinces (Italy) or mixed between forest private owners and municipalities (Denmark). It is why the institutional portrait of our partnership is very varied and reflects this diversity of competences.\nThe partners have identified as top priority 5 good practices gathering in 3  thematics to develop during the two years of duration. These thematics and good practices are :\na) Strategy of intervention (1-Interventions on starting fires, techniques of intervention)\nb) Innovative Technologies/Cartography (2-Training with simulation tools; 3-Strategies of territory’s surveillance, detection and prevention, 4-Cartography of risk,hazard)\nc) Restoration of burnt spaces (5-Technical restoration process of burnt territories).\nThe objectives and the results will be presented during 2 conferences (kick-off and final) where existing forest fires networks, policy makers, stake holders and EC representatives will be invited.\n\nThe main objective of the European Forest Fire Network- “EUFOFINET”- project is the transfer of good practices in order to improve national and/or regional policies on both forest fires risk prevention and management. In this framework concrete knowledge transfer will take place between all project partners, featuring feasibility and integration of the “imported elements” to their regional policy. The five good practices identified are: 1. Intervention on starting fires, 2. Training on simulations tools, 3. Strategies of territories, detection, 4. Cartography or risk, hazard, 5. Technical restoration of burnt territories. Project started with a kick-off meeting in Athens on Dec.2010 hosted by PEDA as Leadpartner. The technical activities started on May 2011 in Valabre (France) where ONF hosted the 1st good practice workshop (WS) about restoration of burnt territories (23 people were present). In each partner country, restoration techniques are now under control and have been improved… … thanks to studies and feedback conducted on past achievements, accumulated experience and transmitted through years. During the 2d WS on Sept.2011 in Denmark where Frederikssund FRS hosted the good practice WS: prevention plan on starting fires (35 people) where an interesting point to focus on was multi-agency working to share the competencies of different partner organizations involved in prevention. During the 3d WS in Valabre (France) on Nov.2011 hosted by Entente, partners (29 people) were shared strategies and methodology of work using the simulation like training tool in real situation. The simulator creates situations of emergencies. The 4th WS in León (Spain) on Feb.2012 hosted by CESEFOR was to work around cartography of risks using GIS technologies. The partners (67 people) presented their experience. Other European projects participated in the meeting: IVC \"EFFMIS\" and IVB SUDOE \"PYROSUDOE”. Another aim was to advance on a European forest fires prevention network.During.. the last day of the WS, an open Forum was the dialogue space where a proposal of the creation of a European Forest Fire Prevention Network was presented. This action, one of the planned activities of EUFOFINET project, is identified as a need from different fields of forest fire fighting. During the first part representatives of FAO,the Joint Research Centre, Lead partners of six related European projects and the hosting regional partner, Junta de Castilla y León (Spain), presented their perspectives.The main objective of the Network is to put prevention policies, based on the causes and underlying factors of fires, at the forefront of the strategies to fight against forest fire. The point is to gather,together into a network, institutions that perform preventive actions on the ground or are connected with it. In particular, those that integrate prevention into land management in a broad sense.Working on this way, the partners will go forward thinking how the network should be created. The 5th WS in Morpeth (UK) on March 2012 hosted by Northumberland was to work and to compare strategies of intervention (suppression tactics). During the WS (55 people), EUFOFINET delegates and representatives invited from other fire and rescue service in the UK, Portugal and USA have discussed a number of suppression tools and techniques that have been developed during the last decade. For this good practice, seven partners were donors and eleven were recipients. For the last WS in Zvolen (Slovakia) on May 2012 hosted by NFC where 45 people were present. In conclusion, all partners use detection systems for monitoring whether human or camera. Concerning the camera monitoring, there are two types of detection and monitoring system, one is terrestrial system based on monitoring from ground monitoring stations with video or infrared cameras or, this is the system more used in Europe and the other one is based on satellite system (i.e using in very large landscape as Canada and Siberia).","France/Denmark/Spain/United Kingdom (UK)/Slovakia/Greece/Italy/Poland","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2010,2012,23,2183246,"17+AS24+R24",null,"international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Fires","Fire prevention interventions/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,"2010-10-01","2012-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[89,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20583/Strengthening-biodiversity--EN/","http://www.sk-at.eu/",null,"3E Morava Nature","Strengthening biodiversity and habitat networking in the March region through habitat management and environmental education (awareness raising) in eco-centers","Description (EN): \nThe River Morava is a unique natural phenomenon in Austria and Slovakia. Together with its wetlands - in the form of natural and semi-natural habitats on both sides of the river and a rare paleontological site - it is part of the Natura 2000 network, cross-border Ramsar area and stepping stone of the Alpine-Carpathian Corridor. The currently unfavorable state of several rare natural sites and a lack of management measures cause the continuous decline of rare habitats and endangered species. The targeted cross-border natural space management, technical supervision, improvement of the environmental awareness as well as the financial capacity make an improvement possible. The project´s main aim is therefore to manage the habitats in such a way that habitat networking, biodiversity and valuable ecosystem services are maintained on both sides of the River Morava. The project activities include revitalization and management of 50 hectares of terrestrial and water biotopes, strengthening environmental education combined with nature tourism. In addition, 4 eco-centers will be established to strengthen the future cross-border cooperation and conscious care for the natural heritage of the River Morava area. At least 100,000 visitors a day will be informed about the natural values and care for this cross-border area by means of environmental education and the acceptance of the protective measures for its protection will  increase. The activities will appeal to citizens and visitors from 6 to 99 years of age, professionals, and public. The balance between Austrian and Slovak partners and cooperation with key strategic partners ensure successful cross-border cooperation and measurable results in the protection of the common landscape and a visible impact on the target groups. This will also result in acceptance and cooperation for future nature conservation activities in the River Morava area.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.sk-at.eu/\nExpected Results (SK): \nProjektové aktivity zahŕňajú revitalizáciu a manažment suchozemských a vodných biotopov na tomto území, posilnenie environmentálnej výchovy spojenej s prírodnou turistikou a vybudovanie potrebnej infraštruktúry v podobe ekocentier tak na slovenskej, ako aj na rakúskej strane. Jednotlivé aktivity projektu sú určené pre všetky vekové kategórie obyvateľov, odbornú aj laickú verejnosť. Pozornosť sa sústreďuje na revitalizáciu zdevastovaných a neudržiavaných vybraných biotopov resp. prvkov ekologickej siete pozdĺž rieky Moravy a ich dlhodobý trvalo udržateľný rozvoj. Úspešná realizácia týchto aktivít jednoznačne prispeje k relevantnému špecifickému cieľu cezhraničného Interreg programu.\nRead more\nExpected Results (DE): \nDie Projektatkivitäten beinhalten die Revitalisierung und das Management von terrestrischen und aquatischen Lebensräumen im Gebiet, die Stärkung der Umweltbildung und damit verbunden auch des Ökotourismus, sowie die Errichtung von Infrastruktur – Ökozentren – auf österreichischer und slowakischer Seite. Die individuellen Projektaktivitäten orientieren sich an alle Altersgruppen, sowie an professionelle und interessierte Personengruppen. Das Projekt fokussiert auf die Wiederherstellung von ausgesuchten, zerstörten und ungepflegten Biotopen, respektive auf ökologische Netzwerk-Elemente entlang der March und auf die nachhaltige Entwicklung dieser. Die erfolgreiche Realisierung dieser Aktivitäten tragen zum einschlägigen, spezifischen Interreg-Programm Ziel bei.\nRead more\nExpected Results (EN): \nThe project activities include the revitalization and management of terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the area, strengthening the environmental education and, consequently, ecotourism as well as the construction of infrastructure in the form of eco-centers on both the Austrian and Slovak side. The individual project activities are geared to all age groups as well as to professional and interested groups of people. The project focuses on the restoration of selected destroyed and unkempt biotopes, respectively on ecological network elements along Morava and on the sustainable development of these.\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers Climate change and biodiversity\n\nSpecific Objective: Foster restoration and management of ecological corridors\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure\n-------------------------------------","Slovakia/Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2017,2020,42,2751942,2339150,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","trainings or workshops or education/improved tourism /monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness/cooperation or networking",10,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2017-04-01","2020-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50]
[91,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/16449/Memory-of-Nature-restoratio-EN/",null,"Memory of Nature – Pamäť prírody; revitalizácia a zachovanie prírodných kultúrnych pamiatok v Česko – Slovenskom prihraničí",null,"Memory of Nature; restoration and conservation of natural cultural heritage in the Czech - Slovak border region","The project focused on monitoring and practical application of RES in Trnava and the South Moravian region; presenting Best Practices in this area; processing possibilities of using renewable energy to provide autonomous zásovania energy for public buildings; waste management and education. The following is a given project who presented the related elimination factor in climate change action of human activity. As protection of green as well as the use of renewable energy sources is closely related to reducing the share of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and also with keeping unchanged the quality of nature and landscape.","Slovakia/Czech Republic","Grassland/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Urban land/Agricultural land",2015,2015,7,250919.88,198484.25,null,null,"climate change","Promoting natural regeneration/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","improve or maintain biodiversity/CO₂ capture",null,null,null,"Slovakia,Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2015-02-01","2015-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[9,"EU","EU H2020","https://b4est.eu/",null,null,"B4est","Adaptive BREEDING for productive, sustainable and resilient FORESTs under climate change","B4EST was an EU-funded H2020 project which focused on adaptive breeding for productive, sustainable and resilient forests under climate change.\n\nClimate change can increase forest vulnerability to damage and disease, reduce forest health and productivity, and cause economic losses. B4EST’s goal was to increase forest survival, health, resilience and productivity under these circumstances, while maintaining genetic diversity and key ecological functions, and fostering a competitive EU bio-based economy.  B4EST aimed to provide forest tree breeders, forest owners, managers and policy makers with better scientific knowledge to deal with these issues.\n\n\nForest tree breeding and operational forestry\n\nForest tree species\n\nIn B4EST we focus on eight of the most economically, ecologically and socially important tree species in Europe, covering a wide range of current and potential habitats, industrial uses and societal values. Find out more.\n\nWhat is forest tree breeding?\nFind out more about tree breeding by downloading our leaflets:\n1. What is forest tree breeding?\n2. Where and how is tree breeding used?\n3. How does forest tree breeding support the EU green deal, forest strategy and biodiversity policies? \n\nTools:\nClimate Matching Tool\nClimateDT – Climate Downscaling tool\nPlanter’s guide\nLuberon2","Whole Europe","NA",2018,2022,{"$f":"(M720-L720)*12","v":48},6478662,115785,null,"international funds","climate change","Others","education or science",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2018,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA"]
[46,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/18492/Danube-Sediment-Management--EN/","http://www.interreg-danube.eu/","DTP1-195-2.1","DanubeSediment","Danube Sediment Management - Restoration of the Sediment Balance in the Danube River","Danube Sediment Management - Restoration of the Sediment Balance in the Danube River\nProgramme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube\nDate of latest update: 2023-11-06\nDescription\nDescription (EN): \nIn the Danube Basin an increasing discrepancy between surplus and lack of sediment can be observed. This leads to an increase of flood risks and a reduction of navigation possibilities, hydropower production and biodiversity. Thus, sediment transport and sediment management are urgent issues, which can only be treated in a transnational basin wide approach as sediments don’t regard administrative or political borders. The lack of sediment management has been recognized by the ICPDR in the Danube River Basin Management Plan in 2009 and 2015. Thus, the main objective of this project is to improve Water and Sediment Management as well as the morphology of the Danube River. To close existing knowledge gaps, sediment data collection will be performed providing information to the sediment data analysis and will lead to a handbook on good practices of sediment monitoring methods. Furthermore, a baseline document on the Danube Sediment Balance will be prepared, which explains the problems which arise with sediment discontinuity negatively influencing flood risk, inland navigation, ecology and hydropower production. Possible answers to these problems will be be provided by a catalogue of measures. The main outputs of the project are the first Danube Sediment Management Guidance comprising measures to be implemented and a Sediment Manual for the stakeholders consisting of approaches how to implement the measures, which deliver key contributions to the Danube River Basin Management Plan and the Danube Flood Risk Management Plan. By a better and sustainable sediment management in the Danube Basin, improved navigation conditions, reduced flood risks, enhanced ecological status and durable hydropower production will be obtained. Furthermore, International Stakeholder Workhops, training 100 experts, will be organized to reach the target groups and users of the project results as well as to establish an efficient interaction with them.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nWHAT DID THE DANUBESEDIMENT PROJECT ACHIEVE?\nBetween January 2017 and November 2019, the DanubeSediment project worked on a large number of activities – each having the overall goal to improve sediment and water management in the Danube River Basin!\n\nFirst of all, we compared the different monitoring instruments and methods used to collect sediment data by the Danubian countries. Our handbook offers recommendations to improve sediment monitoring. For example, we recommend installing new monitoring stations and establishing a harmonized transnational sediment quantity monitoring network with a centralised sediment data bank.\n\nAnother major package was the analysis of the sediment balance of the Danube and its major tributaries. Our results (see The Sediment (Un-)Balance of the Danube) show that the sediment regime has severely changed, with free-flowing sections being prone to erosion, whilst impoundments lead to sedimentation. Socio-economic development, namely flood protection, hydropower, navigation, water supply and commercial dredging are the main drivers of these changes.\n\nBuilding on the results of a preliminary risk assessment, which analysed how changes in the sediment regime may cause an environmental risk, our project recommends a sustainable management of sediment in the Danube. Read more on the methodology applied for pilot sites in the Upper, Middle and Lower Danube and the results in the report. To improve sediment management in the Danube, our project collected good-practice measures.\n\nAnother main objective was to raise awareness about the importance of sediment for water management. In this sense, we reached a major milestone: The ICPDR identified the alteration of the sediment balance as a new sub-item under the existing Significant Water Management Issue “Hydromorphological alterations”. This means that sediment will be directly addressed in their upcoming Danube River Basin Management and Flood Risk Management Plans.\n\nWHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT?\nBesides analysing the sediment balance of the Danube, our project aimed to improve sediment management in the river. To achieve this, we need to work together on the river basin scale, placing an emphasis on cross-sectoral cooperation. We therefore recommend to develop an integrated Danube River Basin sediment management concept, which operates on a transboundary level. This concept must balance environmental and socio-economic values, operate on different spatial and temporal scales and include upstream–downstream relationships.\n\nWe also recommend that sediments, respectively sediment management, become an integral part of the National River Basin and the Flood Risk Management Plans. \nhttp://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/danubesediment/campaigns\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to improve transnational water management and flood risk prevention (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nImproved and sustainable transnational sediment management in the Danube River Basin.\n\nThe project will contribute to an intensified cooperation in transnational water management by improving sediment management. This leads to reduced flood risk, improved navigation conditions, better ecological status and enhanced sustainable hydropower production in the Danube River. The most important target groups are policy makers, water management authorities responsible for water and sediment management, stakeholders (e.g. hydropower or navigation companies), the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), the Danube Commission (DC). Many of these beneficiaries will directly be involved in the project implementation either as PPs or as ASPs ensuring the durability and sustainability of the project results. Other relevant target groups (even from other territories) will be reached in the frame of the three International Stakeholder Workshops, to be organized during the project implementation, to ensure the knowledge transfer by training 100 experts that will continue the project implementation in their daily work. The project outputs are not specific to the Danube River, thus with the application of the Danube Sediment Management Guidance, the results will be transferable to tributaries of the Danube River, other river basins in Europe and globally via a direct link to the UNESCO World´s Large Rivers Initiative.\nRead more\nThematic information\nWater management Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Waterways, lakes and rivers\n\nSpecific Objective:\nStrengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention (short title). Strengthen joint and integrated approaches to further develop and implement River Basin Management Plans in the Partner States in line with the overall Danube River Basin Management Plan in order to improve transnational water management and flood risk prevention contributing to the sustainable provision of ecosystem services\nRead more\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements\nPartners (14)\n\nLead Partner: Budapesti Muszaki és Gazdaságtudományi egyetem\n\nAddress: Műegyetem rkp. 3., 1111 Budapest, Hungary\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.bme.hu\n\nTotal budget: EUR 384 156.96\n\nERDF budget: EUR 326 533.42\n\nUniversität für Bodenkultur Wien\n\n    Name: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien\n\n    Address: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33., 1180 Wien, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.boku.ac.at\n\n    Total budget: EUR 653 543.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 555 511.55\nРепублика СрбијаМинистарство грађевинарства, саобраћаја и инфраструктуреДирекција за водне путеве\n\n    Name: Република СрбијаМинистарство грађевинарства, саобраћаја и инфраструктуреДирекција за водне путеве\n\n    Address: Francuska 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.plovput.gov.rs\n\n    Total budget: EUR 63 959.00\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 54 365.15\nИзпълнителна агенция „Проучване и поддържане на река Дунав“\n\n    Name: Изпълнителна агенция „Проучване и поддържане на река Дунав“\n\n    Address: Slavyanska str. 6., 7000 Ruse, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.appd-bg.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 49 240.80\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 41 854.68\nBayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt\n\n    Name: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt\n\n    Address: Bürgermeister-Ulrich-Straße 160, 86179 Augsburg, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.lfu.bayern.de\n\n    Total budget: EUR 442 159.80\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 375 835.83\nTechnische Universität München,Lehrstuhl für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft\n\n    Name: Technische Universität München,Lehrstuhl für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft\n\n    Address: Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich, Germany\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.wb.bgu.tum.de/en/welcome/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 411 500.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 349 775.00\nAdministrația Națională \"Apele Române\"\n\n    Name: Administrația Națională \"Apele Române\"\n\n    Address: Edgar Quinet 6., 010018 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.rowater.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 276 726.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 235 217.31\nVýskumný Ústav Vodného Hospodárstva\n\n    Name: Výskumný Ústav Vodného Hospodárstva\n\n    Address: Nábr. arm. gen. Svobodu 5, 812 49 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.vuvh.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 270 462.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 229 893.12\nHrvatske vode – pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama\n\n    Name: Hrvatske vode – pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama\n\n    Address: Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.voda.hr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 207 845.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 176 668.25\nOrszágos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság\n\n    Name: Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság\n\n    Address: Márvány utca 1/D, 1012 Budapest, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ovf.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 186 368.40\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 158 413.14\nINŠTITUT ZA VODE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE\n\n    Name: INŠTITUT ZA VODE REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE\n\n    Address: Dunajska cesta 156, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.izvrs.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 172 496.40\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 146 621.94\nInstitut za vodoprivredu \"Jaroslav Černi\" AD\n\n    Name: Institut za vodoprivredu \"Jaroslav Černi\" AD\n\n    Address: Jaroslava Černog 80, 11226 Belgrade, Serbia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.jcerni.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 168 244.76\n\n    IPA2 budget: EUR 143 008.05\nInstitutul National de Hidrologie si Gospodarire a Apelor\n\n    Name: Institutul National de Hidrologie si Gospodarire a Apelor\n\n    Address: Ploiesti street, district 1. 97., 013686 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.inhga.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 162 800.75\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 138 380.64\nНационален институт по метеорология и хидрология\n\n    Name: Национален институт по метеорология и хидрология\n\n    Address: Tsarigradsko Shose blvd 66., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: https://www.meteo.bg\n\n    Total budget: EUR 109 078.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 92 716.30\n\nPartners map\n\nLead partner marker\n\nLead partner\nProject partner marker\n\nProject partner\nSummary\nProject name (EN): Danube Sediment Management - Restoration of the Sediment Balance in the Danube River\n\nProject acronym: DTP1-195-2.1 - DanubeSediment\n\nProject start date: 2017-01-01\n\nProject end date: 2019-11-30\n\nProject status: closed\n\nTotal budget/expenditure: EUR 3 558 581.62\n\nTotal EU funding (amount): EUR 3 024 794.38\n\nTotal EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%\n\nCo-financing sources:\n\n    ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 827 421.18.\n    IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 197 373.20. ","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2017,2019,35,3558581,3024794,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","monitoring/trainings or workshops or education/Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)","increase awareness/education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",14,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2017-01-01","2019-11-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[81,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/398/TEN-3-Transnational-Ecologica-EN/",null,"TEN 3",null,"Transnational Ecological Network III","Description (EN): \nTEN 3 aimed to create an ecological network of wetland habitats in the North Sea area and to support and implement interdisciplinary concepts for the restoration of wetland systems. This took into account the integral ecosystems and the implementation of projects in the spatial planning of the regions involved.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nThe main achievement of TEN 3 was a sustainable approach where ecological design, water management, spatial planning and economic development of rural areas have all been taken into account for development of ecological corridors. Simultaneously this is so far a unique element on ecological design. Guided by the regional perspective of the ESDP and the NorVision TEN 3 has concentrated on implementing cross border thinking into spatial planning.\nSeveral innovative and appealing projects have been carried out to create ecological corridors on regional and transnational level in the Netherlands, Germany and UK. For example, the prime project of TEN 3 was the project “Runde” (NL) along the watercourse Runde, which is a part of the corridor between the Natura 2000 sites 'Dollard' and 'Bargerveen'. The project involved main authorities and governmental organisations. Main achievements were measures to reconstruct and revitalise the former water course in a more ecological way, which included benefits for freshwater resources as well as economic benefits in horticulture. Moreover the construction of a walk trail along the course enhanced environmental tourism opportunities.\n\nThematic information\nWater management Sustainable management of natural resources Rural and peripheral development ","Netherlands/Germany/United Kingdom (UK)","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2003,2006,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC722,AD722,\"m\")","v":38},4004000,2002000,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","NA","Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/monitoring","Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/education or science",7,null,null,"Netherlands,Germany,United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2003-02-26","2006-04-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[72,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/28196/Capitalising-on-the-strengt-EN/","http://www.ita-slo.eu/",null,"ENGREEN","Strengthening of green infrastructures in IT-SI cross-border environment","Description (EN): \nThe challenge common to the PA and addressed by the ENGREEN2 project is to preserve biodiversity and natural ecosystems and to enhance green infrastructure for the strategic management of the cross-border area.\nThe overall objective of the project is to promote cross-border cooperation with a view to improving the protection and conservation of nature, biodiversity and GI in the IT-SI programme area. This will be achieved by capitalising on the results and outputs of the Engreen project and transferring them to new partners, stakeholders and areas. Through pilot actions and a communication campaign, we will help consolidate and replicate the same results and promote the inclusion of good practices in public policies, thus bringing about a positive change to the current situation.\nThe project is innovative because it aims to protect and conserve biodiversity and natural ecosystems through the restoration of different types of green infrastructure. It implements equally innovative environmental interpretation activities that raise the public awareness on and draw the attention to biodiversity and GI as an important element for a sustainable spatial development. \nCross-border cooperation is indispensable since there are unique ecosystems and habitats on both sides of the border and only by creating synergies will it be possible to guarantee their adequate protection.\nOutputs include pilot activities to mitigate threats and pressures on GI in the cross-border area, environmental interpretation activities for GI restoration and biodiversity conservation. Joint guidelines for the effective management of GI in the cross-border area will be implemented, including guidance on their application and examples of environmental interpretation. These activities will be integrated by dissemination and communication actions for the general public in order to strengthen the knowledge on biodiversity and GI and thus promote the implementation of environmental protection.\nRead more\n\nExpected Achievements (EN): \nConsolidate and develop the implementation of 7 pilot actions for nature protection, biodiversity conservation and the restoration of green infrastructure \nPromoting joint planning and the inclusion and restoration of green infrastructure, relevant for nature and biodiversity conservation in local, regional and national public policies.\nRead more\n\nPriority: (VI-A_I-Sl_2) Priority 2\nPriority specific objective: RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution\nPriority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility\nType of intervention: 079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure ","Italy/Slovenia","Urban land/Agricultural land/Bare areas/Grassland/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,2025,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC723,AD723,\"m\")","v":23},749999,599999,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Creation of wildlife crossings","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",4,null,null,"Italy,Slovenia",null,null,null,"2020-04-01","2022-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[35,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/fr","https://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/fr/biodivtouralps",null,"BIODIVTOURALPS - BIODIV'CONNECT\n","Protecting species and ecosystems through dynamic and innovative transalpine ecological connectivities","BiodivTourAlps aims to meet the challenge of preserving biodiversity by reducing the effects of tourist activities on the environment and natural resources in protected areas, by improving knowledge and management of interactions between man and nature.\n\nRecent years have been marked by a significant increase in visitor flows to natural areas, both in terms of quantity and type of users. It is therefore necessary to manage these flows in order to reduce their impacts on biodiversity, and at the same time to support the region's tourism operators towards more sustainable management models, capable of responding to the challenge of climate change.\n\nBiodivTourAlps intends to develop common protocols and tools to understand and manage the effects of tourist activities on protected areas, starting from sustainable practices already present at European level and by identifying case studies of human-nature interaction for the implementation of pilot interventions, with particular attention to high altitude refuges. Through training activities for operators and awareness events for visitors, the objective is to strengthen the knowledge base on the theme of the preservation of natural resources, in order to better reconcile tourism and the protection of biodiversity .\n\nActivities, impacts, results:\n\nThe project proposes to implement 4 main typologies of interventions:\n\n    actions for knowledge and management of the impacts of tourist flows on biodiversity in cross-border protected areas through the creation of a standardized data management methodology and the development of a common monitoring protocol, in order to implement forms of preserving biodiversity by controlling flows\n    supporting tourist operators (notably refuge managers) in the deployment of practices that generate the least possible impact on the natural environment and towards a model in line with the issues of biodiversity and climate change\n    raising awareness among visitors and tourist operators of their role in the conservation of biodiversity within protected areas, through specific communication and training actions, seminars and events.\n    concrete interventions in the territories aimed at reducing the anthropogenic pressures generated by attendance\n\nThe expected results are, on the one hand, better consideration of the issues of preserving biodiversity on the part of visitors, operators and tourism prescribers and, on the other hand, the implementation of measures to management to better reconcile tourist activities and heritage protection. \n\nALCOTRA, Alpes Latines COopération TRAnsfrontalière, is one of Europe's cross-border cooperation programmes. It covers the Alpine region between France and Italy.\nThe objectives of the programme are to respond to environmental challenges, revitalise cross-border economic and social systems and overcome the main cross-border obstacles through local, integrated and inclusive cooperation.\nALCOTRA is financed by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), an instrument for implementing the European Union's Cohesion Policy designed to finance multi-annual regional development programmes.\n\nTranslated with DeepL.com (free version)","France/Italy","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023,{"$f":"YEAR(DATA!AD590)","v":1900},"in progress",2998189,2398551,599637,"international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","improved tourism /trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,"Savoie, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Aosta Valley, Torino, Cuneo, Imperia ",null,"France,Italy",null,null,null,"2018-09-03","2022-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[36,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/fr","https://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/fr/coeuralp-hautes-vallees-au-coeur-des-alpes","CŒUR'ALP CŒUR RESILIENT","CœurAlp, HAUTES VALLEES au CŒUR DES ALPES","Upper Valleys resiliency","\nSummary\n\nLocated in the heart of the Alpine Arc, the High Valleys is a mountainous territory which, despite its diversity, has the same geographical, cultural and economic characteristics. For more than 20 years, local authorities have been working to translate development priorities into concrete actions on themes of common interest.\n\nAt the heart of efficient international tourist destinations, the High Valleys have developed an innovative cross-border strategy “High Vallées Smart Destination”. The aim is to meet the challenge of maintaining this tourism performance as a pillar of the valley economy and to consolidate it in terms of offers and services, after residents and visitors alike.\n\nThe Conference of the High Valleys was created in 2007 to bring cross-border added value to the territories and their populations. It guarantees the implementation of the strategy, the actions and their impact. This French-Italian association is at the initiative of the PIP CoeurAlp which, thanks to an enlarged and experienced partnership, aims to implement this cross-border strategy by strengthening the attractiveness, the economy, the governance and local life through four axes:\n\n    Boosting the fabric of local businesses by encouraging innovation,\n    Providing alternative and sustainable mobility solutions\n    Contribute to the resilience of the territory through new practices for managing hydrological natural hazards\n    Ensuring a quality standard of living with tailored and innovative public services\n\nActivities, impacts and results:\n\nThe Plan's cross-border strategy aims to make the Territory more attractive to new residents, tourists and productive activities, while ensuring a high quality of life for those who live there.\nThe partners intend to pool their complementary skills to cross visions, develop cross-cutting and multi-level approaches, optimise projects and co-build solutions to better enrich territorial innovations.\nOn the basis of a careful analysis of the territory, the actions are carried out jointly in order to achieve shared and priority results:\n    Creation of networks of actors, cross-border services and innovative opportunities to strengthen their capacities and competitiveness, particularly in the tourism sector, through the development of innovative sectors\n    Pilot projects to mitigate hydrological risks, awareness-raising and prevention among businesses and people to better control risks in mountain areas and make the cross-border territory safer and more resilient\n    Innovative and incentive mobility services, actions in favour of intermodality, car-sharing, organised hit-up, use of bicycles, e-bikes, to make the Hautes Vallées more accessible and reduce the use of individual vehicles\n    Experiments with new services and organisations to ensure that mountain people benefit from quality and community services, within a framework of social innovation.","France/Italy","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2018,{"$f":"YEAR(DATA!AD589)","v":1900},"finished",8417647,7155000,1262647,"international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/climate change","improved tourism /management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"France,Italy",null,null,null,"2019-06-12","2022-06-11",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[84,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/22196/Common-actions-for-the-rest-EN/","https://www.lesy.sk/lesy/o-nas/projekty-spolupraca/projekty-eu/projekty/pl-sk-2014-2020/pl-sk-2014-2020.html","Wspólne działania na rzecz przywrócenia i utrzymania różnorodności biologicznej karpackich ekosystemów górskich",null,"Common actions for the restoration and maintenance of biodiversity in the Carpathian mountain ecosystems","Description (EN): \nThe project targets the development of mountain ecosystems, ensuring their sustainability and supporting biodiversity over ca. 130 ha of selected areas in the Regions of Žilina and Prešov. Plant samples will be collected in order to determine dry matter yield and nutrient content. Soil samples will also be collected and analysed. Sedentary deer’ germinal products will be collected as part of wildlife monitoring, in order to verify their health condition and check for the presence of heavy metals in forest biotopes. Hydrological studies will also be carried out. Based on information from monitoring, management-level measures will be proposed to prevent biotopes of European and national significance from overgrowing and to support biodiversity (mowing, mulching, eco-renovation). The measures undertaken will result from the recommended management of the specific biotope, in line with the specific requirements of fauna and flora species. Damaged surfaces, or surfaces where volunteers have been removed, will undergo eco-renovation by mulching with freshly mowed grass clippings with a sufficient content in mature seeds of rich grassland and herb formations. To carry out these measures appropriate equipment will be ensured, which will also be used in the project’s durability period. Mountain ecosystems monitoring will be repeated after the planned activities have been completed, to compare their condition with the condition of undeveloped ecosystems. A development methodology will be drawn up to ensure sustainability of mountain ecosystems, as a model to apply in other mountain regions, since the problematics is pertinent in the whole of Europe. The project’s effects and the elaborated methodology will be presented in the framework of the project conference and at foreign and national symposiums organised outside the scope of the project, as well as on partners’ websites. \nRead more \nWebsite: https://www.lesy.sk/lesy/o-nas/projekty-spolupraca/projekty-eu/projekty/pl-sk-2014-2020/pl-sk-2014-2020.html\nExpected Results (PL):  \nProgram Result: Appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of the borderland by tourists from outside the area.\nThe main results of the project are joint newly developed methods for applying the best scientific and practical experience in the field of sustainable management in mountain ecosystems and the revitalization of 130 ha of mountain ecosystems through the implementation of appropriate management measures in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. This will also result in a qualitative improvement of the environment by increasing biodiversity in the area that will directly implement the proposed optimal measures. The project also results in a recreational area that is more attractive to tourists and guests. Another result of the project are the promotional activities of the project through - 2 joint traditional manual mowing of meadows that are difficult to access with mechanical equipment and for the general public, conducting an introductory and final conference, participation of non-project partners in conferences in the context of disseminating information about the jointly implemented project and its benefits. Project presentation: means and methods used for organizations participating in cross-border projects related to the protection of cultural and natural heritage; joint traditional manual mowing of meadows that are difficult to access by mechanical equipment and the general public; increasing the level of awareness among residents and guests about the natural and cultural heritage of the borderland; direct presentation of the obtained Program indicators. \nRead more \nExpected Results (SK):  \nProgram result: Level of visitors' awareness of the natural and cultural heritage of the cross-border area.\nThe main results of the project are a joint newly created methodology with proposals for scientifically and practically proven procedures for the sustainable management of mountain ecosystems, direct revitalization of 130 ha of mountain ecosystems with the actual implementation of suitable management measures in accordance with the principles of sustainability and subsequent qualitative improvement of the environment by increasing the biodiversity of the territory, on in which the suggested optimal measures are directly implemented. As a result of the implementation of the project, the recreational area has become more attractive for tourists and visitors. Another result of the project is the implementation of the project's soft and promotional activities - 2 joint traditional manual mowing of mechanized inaccessible meadows for the general public, the implementation of the opening and closing conference, the participation of partners' representatives in non-project conferences as part of the dissemination of information about the jointly implemented project and its contribution. Presentation of the project, proposal of measures and methodology to organizations involved in cross-border projects related to the protection of cultural and natural heritage, as well as to the general public - visitors to joint mowing of meadows inaccessible to mechanization, increase the level of awareness of the local population and visitors about the natural and cultural heritage of the cross-border area and directly fulfill the indicators of the Program result. \nRead more \nExpected Outputs (PL):  \nNumber of hectares of ecosystems covered by cross-border projects for the protection of natural heritage (130.00 ha); Number of common standards or guidelines developed/implemented (1.00); Number of organizations participating in cross-border projects for cultural and natural heritage (6.00); Number of \"soft\" cross-border activities promoting the cultural and natural heritage of the border (4.00). \nRead more \nExpected Outputs (SK):  \nNumber of hectares of ecosystems involved in cross-border projects related to the protection of natural heritage (130.00).\nNumber of organizations involved in cross-border projects related to cultural and natural heritage (6.00).\nNumber of created / implemented common standards / guidelines (1.00).\nNumber of \"soft\" cross-border activities supporting the cultural and natural heritage of the border region (4.00). \n\n\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Climate change and biodiversity\n\nSpecific Objective: Increasing the level of sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for visitors and residents\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage","Poland/Slovakia","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2019,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC726,AD726,\"m\")","v":23},594387,505229,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","NA","Mulching/Weeding/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/monitoring","improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science",3,null,null,"Poland,Slovakia",null,null,null,"2019-02-01","2021-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,130,"NA"]
[71,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/24030/Biodiversity-improvement-th-EN/","http://www.ita-slo.eu/",null,"BEE-DIVERSITY\n","Biodiversity improvement through innovative ecosystem management and bee monitoring","Description (EN): \nBee-diversity creates an innovative cross-border system for improvement and monitoring of biodiversity in co-financed habitats, which allows sustainable and integrated management of ecosystems. This system will be implemented in 10 case studies for a total of 8000 hectares spread between Italy and Slovenia, structuring protocols and a joint model transferable to Europe even after project conclusion. Bee-diversity integrates, for the first time, the monitoring of the health status of the areas with a process of collection, sowing and diffusion of native herbaceous plants. Monitoring is done through pollinators (API) and through an innovative ICT system and an APP for the collection, management and aggregation of data, . The task is performed in Natura 2000 areas with the direct collaboration of owners, management companies and stakeholders (farmers, beekeepers, technicians, etc.). The APP shall allow communication both of technical information to professionals and for geberal public awareness-raising. In addition, Bee-diversity provides training and awareness-raising actions for companies, stakeholders and technicians in order to disseminate the application of the created protocols.\nRead more\n\nAchievements (EN): \n\"Overall Objective of the Project: \nBee-diversity has created an innovative cross-border system for the improvement and monitoring of biodiversity in the co-financed habitats which has enabled the sustainable and integrated management of ecosystems. This system was structured in protocols and in a joint model transferable in Europe. For the first time the project integrates monitoring of the state of health of areas through pollinators with a process of harvesting sowing and spreading native herbaceous plants.\n\nProject summary: \nBee-diversity has created an innovative cross-border system for the improvement and monitoring of biodiversity in the co-financed habitats which has allowed for the improvement and sustainable and integrated management of ecosystems. This system was implemented in 10 case studies for a total of 8000 hectares spread between Italy and Slovenia structuring protocols and a joint model that can be transferred to Europe even after the formal conclusion of the project. Bee-diversity has integrated for the first time the monitoring of the state of health of areas with pollinators (Bees) through an innovative ICT system and an APP for the collection management and aggregation of data with a process of collection sowing and diffusion of native herbaceous plants. The work was carried out in Natura 2000 areas with the direct collaboration of the owners and management companies and stakeholders (farmers, beekeepers, technicians, etc.). Through the APP the project communicates in different ways technical information to professionals and general information to raise awareness among the population. In addition Bee-diversity has planned training and awareness-raising actions for companies stakeholders and technicians in order to disseminate and train in the application of the protocols created.\n\nMain results: \nThe main result of the project consisted in realizing protocols and a system for the innovative management and improvement of biodiversity. The development of a model developed for integrated ecosystem management to enable beekeepers farmers and stakeholders to develop environmentally and economically sustainable methods. This system was implemented in 10 case studies for a total of 8000 hectares spread between Italy and Slovenia structuring protocols and a joint model that can be transferred to Europe even after the formal conclusion of the project. Bee-diversity has promoted an innovative system for connecting hives using ICT software to promote monitoring of environmental quality and biodiversity through bees which play a fundamental role in the conservation of the so-called spontaneous flora through an innovative ICT system and an APP for the collection management and aggregation of data with a process of collection sowing and dissemination of native herbaceous plants. Furthermore BEE-DIVERSITY has worked in Natura 2000 areas with the direct collaboration of the owners and management companies and stakeholders (farmers, beekeepers, technicians, etc.) and through the APP the project has communicated in different ways technical information to insiders and general information to sensitize the population. Ultimately the project has favored the restoration of local plant biodiversity and its correct management ensuring better protection of ecosystem services located in areas with naturalistic-environmental value.\nRead more\nWebsite: http://www.ita-slo.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): \nBee-diversity creates an innovative cross-border system for the improvement and monitoring of biodiversity in co-financed habitats, which allows sustainable and integrated management of ecosystems. This system will be structured in protocols and in a joint model transferable to Europe. The project integrates for the first time the monitoring on the health of the areas through pollinators to a process of collection, sowing and diffusion of native herbaceous plants.\nRead more\n\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nThe main expected result is to create protocols and a system for innovative management and improvement of biodiversity. The development of a model for integrated ecosystem management is pursued through protocols and action plans for the sustainable management of biodiversity in stable meadows, procedures for collection and dissemination of native spontaneous herbaceous plants seeds, as well as through collection of good practices on biodiversity conservation and enhancement. The aim is to allow beekeepers, farmers and stakeholders to develop environmentally and economically sustainable methods. This system will be implemented in 10 case studies for a total of 8000 hectares between Italy and Slovenia and a joint model shall be transferable elsewhere in Europe even after the formal project conclusion. Bee-diversity promotes an innovative system of connection of hives through an ICT software to monitor environmental quality and biodiversity through bees. Bees have a fundamental role in the conservation of the so-called spontaneous flora. An innovative ICT system and an APP will be created for collection, management and aggregation of data, altogether with collection, sowing and dissemination of native herbaceous plants. In addition, BEE-DIVERSITY works in Natura 2000 areas with the direct collaboration of owners, management companies and stakeholders (farmers, beekeepers, technicians, etc ..) and through the APP the project will communicate to technicians and to promote awreness raising to general public. The project will encourage the restoration of local plant biodiversity and its correct management by ensuring better protection of ecosystem services located in areas with a naturalistic-environmental value.\nRead more\n\nThematic information\nEvaluation systems and results Agriculture and fisheries and forestry Climate change and biodiversity\n\nSpecific Objective: Enhance the integrated management of ecosystems for a sustainable development of the territory\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem ","Italy/Slovenia","Grassland",2020,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC727,AD727,\"m\")","v":23},695650,591302.5,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Lack of food (for one or more animal species important in the ecosystem)/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Enrichment planting or sowing/trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking/improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness",5,null,null,"Italy,Slovenia",null,null,null,"2020-02-01","2022-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[60,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.ecoplantmed.eu/project/","http://www.ecoplantmed.eu/en/publications/results_of_germination_experiments",null,"ECOPLANTMED","ECOlogical use of native PLANTs for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the MEDiterranean region","The project ECOPLANTMED: “ECOlogical use of native PLANTs for environmental restoration and sustainable development in the MEDiterranean region” is a joint Mediterranean initiative based on the collaboration among seed banks, research institutes and institutions dealing with native plant conservation and management.\n\nThe project aims to contribute to halting the loss of biodiversity and to promote a sustainable development model in the Mediterranean region by enhancing the conservation of native plants and promoting their use in habitat restoration and the plant production sector.\n\nECOPLANTMED is co-financed by the European Union through the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme. The project was selected under the 2nd call for standard projects and addresses Priority 2: Promotion of environmental sustainability at the basin level, and Measure 2.1: Prevention and reduction of risk factors for the environment and enhancement of natural common heritage.\nWhy does ECOPLANTMED promote the use of native plants?\n\nThe Mediterranean Basin is one of the most bio-diverse regions and the third most significant plant diversity hotspot worldwide with 25,000 plant species, over half of which are found nowhere else in the world. A mere 5% of the original extent of the hotspot remains with relatively intact vegetation and this is mainly due to human activities.\n\nUsing native plants for habitat restoration or as a substitute for exotic ornamental plants on both public and private land can contribute to long-term protection and enhancement of our natural and cultural heritage as well as landscape protection, management and planning. Furthermore, using native plants can increase ecosystem resilience to climate change and combat the proliferation of invasive alien plants.\nFunding\n\nThe project ECOPLANTMED total budget is 1.050 million Euro and it is financed, for an amount of 0.945 million Euro (90%), by the European Union (ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme) through the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument.\nDuration\n\n24 months: January 2014 – December 2015\n\nThe ECOPLANTMED project has a total budget of 1.050 million Euro and it is financed, for an amount of 0.945\nmillion Euro (90%), by the European Union under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme\n2007-2013.\nThe European Union is made up of 28 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their knowhow,\nresources and destinies. Together, during a period of enlargement of 50 years, they have built a zone of\nstability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual\nfreedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries and\npeoples beyond its borders.\nECOPLANTMED is one of the 95 projects funded under this Programme, a multilateral cross-border\ncooperation initiative financed by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), which\ninvolves 14 countries (Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine,\nPortugal, Spain, Syria -participation currently suspended- and Tunisia). The Programme, managed by the\nAutonomous Region of Sardinia on behalf of the European Commission and participating countries,\naims to promote a sustainable and harmonious cooperation process at the Mediterranean Basin level by\naddressing common challenges and enhancing the endogenous potential of the area. It has a total budget of\n200 million Euro (www.enpicbcmed.eu).\nECOPLANTMED project duration: January 2014 – December 2015","Greece/Portugal/Italy/Albania/Spain","Coastal Ecosystem",2014,2015,24,1050000,945000,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",5,null,null,"Greece,Spain,Italy,Lebanon,Tunisia",null,null,null,"2014-01-01","2015-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[26,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/921/Adaptation-and-Mitigation-an--EN/ ",null,"Adaptation and Mitigation – an Integrated Climate Policy Approach"," AMICA","Adaptation and Mitigation – an Integrated Climate Policy Approach","AMICA is looking at ways to address climate change at local and regional level. The project seeks to increase the effectiveness of climate policy and strike a balance between precautionary and responsive measures to deal with both the causes and the short and long-term consequences of this global phenomenon.\n\nClimate change is already affecting regions in Europe and even the most stringent mitigation efforts cannot avoid future impacts, therefore adaptation measures are a must. However, without mitigation the climate change impacts will probably reach a magnitude that some natural systems can not adapt to, while for most human systems it would determine very high social and economic costs. Hence the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) recognises the value of win-win strategies that address climate change impacts and contribute to mitigation objectives as well. Based on this perspective, the Climate Alliance has worked – together with its partners – during the last two and a half years on the AMICA project (Adaptation and Mitigation: an Integrated Climate Policy Approach). Policies and measures both suitable to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impacts of climate change were reviewed. Thus prepared the ground for integrated local climate policies. The fields of construction (Lead Partner Dresden), energy (Lead partner Upper Austria) and land use planning (Lead Partner GranLyon) were identified as areas of main potential for the integration of adaptation and mitigation. Local and regional partners exchanged their experiences in 4 working group meetings and they analysed integrated measures in these areas (2007). In addition to booklets with illustrative examples (in English, Italian and German), an online tool demonstrating the measures is available. AMICA’s work has attracted widespread public interest. AMICA was memntioned as a positive example in the IPCC Report. Events at which the results have been presented including a workshop at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities on adaptation to climate (Strasbourg, September 2007) and the Consultation Workshops of the European Commission in Helsinki and Lisbon. The closing conferences were held in Nov. 2007 in Venice and Linz. AMICA contributed to the climate adaptation and mitigation policies in the partner regions and municipalities like the local climate protection program of Dresden, the climate protection plan of Greater Lyon, the Upper Austrian Climate Plan, the Lord Mayors climate- and energy policy paper for Stuttgart and the environmental plan of the Province Ferrara. On the basis of AMICA’s findings recommendations to the Green Paper on Adaptation of the EU were drawn up and sent to MEPs. These recommendations include a call for climate change mitigation to be taken into account whenever adaptation measures are considered. Climate Alliance has also commented on the Commission’s 28 'key questions' (2007). A follow-up project for 2008 ­ AMICA+ ­ has been submitted.","Whole Europe","All ecosystems",2005,2007,12,827561,423861.66,null,"international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change","knowledge increase","cooperation or networking/education or science",null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,"2005-07-01","2007-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[41,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/14805/Balancing-nature-and-recrea-EN/",null,null,"BALANCE","Balancing nature and recreation in peri-urban and rural areas","Description (EN): \nThe BALANCE project aims to develop and to evaluate new methods and practices enhancing the availability and quality of green areas in peri-urban areas in order to provide a safe and healthy living environment. It will involve the local communities during the different project phases. Respecting the balance between nature, development and recreation is of major importance to make the 2 Seas area attractive for inhabitants and visitors. Another goal of the BALANCE project is to increase political attention for green areas with a socio-economic study and by communicating throughout the project implementation. The project supports crossborder development of sustainable tourism in ecologically vulnerable areas and creates a better living environment for the inhabitants as an important building block for the regions competitiveness and attractiveness.\nClose\nExpected Results (EN): \nWhat are the key results of the project?\n\nStudies/reports\n- A study on the ecological opportunities for nature and landscape directly linked to greenways in Schelde-Leie region\n- regional management plan Schelde-Leie region\n- 1 standard socio-economic questionnaire and 1 transnational study with socio-economic data for all Balance regions\n- In Flanders : 1 action plan for local entrepreneurs\n- in Kent : 1 study on contribution of natural heritage to economy and quality of life\n- in Suffolk : 1 detailed socio-economic study of three long distance routes\n- final report with cross border recommendations for local and regional policymakers\nStakeholder engagement\n- case study on process and method for consulting with the community to create more sustainable wildlife habitats in peri-urban area in Kent\n- visitor & recreation strategy to help manage and plan for increased visitor pressure to the protected landscape in Suffolk County\n\nPhysical accessibility and Investments\n- 5 regions with improved accessibility\n- partly realised greenway network in the region Schelde-Leie, development of tidal nature areas along the river Spui in Holland\n- development of 5 hectares of chalk grassland and 5 hectares of woodland in Kent\n- restoration and enhancement of heathlands, wetlands and coastal habitats in England\nMental accessibility Investments\n- 2 transformed visitor centre with interactive educational methods (SW England and Zuid-Holland)\n- interactive information centre around Haringvliet and Hollands Diep;\n- study, guidebooks, visitors' information and a list of projects activities to inform future planning in Suffolk\n- Improved visitor interpretation facilities in key wildlife areas in SW England.\nVisits and communication\n- 4 expert visits including joint workshops\n- transnational website on the BALANCE project\n- plans, maps, flyers produced\n\nAre all partners and territories benefitting from the results?\n\nThe main target group and beneficiaries of the cross-border BALANCE project are users of the project areas. These are the inhabitants and visitors of the cities in the neighbourhood of the BALANCE projects. They will greatly benefit from the project results/investments. The beneficiaries are school children, commuters, walkers, cyclists, horse riders, mountain bikers and other recreational users of green space, of all different ages. The partnes will also pay attention to minority groups. Another target group of the BALANCE project are the professionals in nature and recreational infrastructure management. They will be invited to the project conferences and expert workshops in the Netherlands, the UK and Flanders and develop new skills and innovative methodologies.\nLocal entrepreneurs will be final beneficiaries with more recreation and more visitors, tourism provides opportunities to local entrepreneurs. Also, local owners and farmers can benefit from the project by implementing agro-environmental or agro-tourism measures in cooperation with the project partners.\n\nPolicymakers at the local, provincial, regional and European level, responsible for ensuring the development of rural and (peri) urban areas will benefit from the results of the BALANCE project which can inform future policy decisions. They will also be invited on the cross-border conferences organised during the project period.\n\nWhat are the effects / outcomes for the territories involved?\n\nThere will be an effect on the management of nature, landscape, natural heritage and urban-rural relations. The project encourages and improves the joint protection and management of the environment. The Balance project will also improve cross-border understanding.\nThe users of the project areas are the inhabitants of the cities in the neighbourhood of the BALANCE projects. They will greatly benefit from the project results/investments. In addition, visitors and tourists will benefit from the recreation possibilities in these regions. This will improve their overall well-being and progress.\nCooperation in a cross-border partnership leads to more efficiency in balancing natural sites in and in the neigbourhood of major cities. By sharing expertise and jointly designing an implementing the measures, partners prevent making unnecessary mistakes and enhance quality of life for all.\n\nThe combined activities will increase public participation and awareness in managing sensitive wildlife without compromising conservation leading to improved public participation in management of sensitive wildlife sites. The final report, the socio-economic study and the conferences will increase the attention of local and regional policymakers for balanced projects. With the communication about the project and its promotion, the effect on tourism will be positive. The return of the investments will be higher, as more local people and tourists will visit these green areas. Local enterpreneurs can benefit from these opportunities. This way, the sustainable, long-term impact of the project results is ensured.\n\nSummary\nProject name (EN): Balancing nature and recreation in peri-urban and rural areas\n\nProject acronym: BALANCE\n\nProject start date: 2009-06-01\n\nProject end date: 2013-12-31\n\nProject status: closed\n\nTotal budget/expenditure: EUR 6 696 319.00\n\nTotal EU funding (amount): EUR 3 348 159.75","Belgium/United Kingdom (UK)/France/Netherlands","All ecosystems",2009,2022,55,6696319,3348159,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization/Termination of degrading action or factor","Human health & wellbeing",5,null,null,"France,United Kingdom,Belgium,Netherlands",null,null,null,"2009-06-01","2013-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[47,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-danube.eu/","https://keep.eu/projects/19501/DaRe-to-Connect-Supporting--EN/","DTP2-007-2.3 - D2C","DaRe to Connect","DaRe to Connect - Supporting Danube Region’s ecological Connectivity by linking Natura 2000 areas along the Green Belt","\nDescription\nDescription (EN): \nWith the European Green Belt, an extraordinary ecological network and living memorial landscape has been developed along the former Iron Curtain. In the area of the INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme (DTB) the European Green Belt connects 10 countries. It forms a backbone of the Pan-European ecological network and can provide a significant contribution to EU Green Infrastructure (GI) and TEN-G. However, the Green Belt still suffers from a certain level of not sufficiently connected habitats and valuable landscapes. The main objective of the „DaRe to Connect (D2C)“ project is therefore the implementation of the EU Danube Strategy by further transnational development of the connectivity of the Green Belt as backbone of EU Green infrastructure (EU GI) by maintaining and enhancing ecosystems and their services. The project defines feasible ecological corridors between Natura 2000 areas on transnational and macro-regional level and will provide concrete guidance and recommendations on planning and establishment of transnational ecological corridors connecting Natura 2000 areas on local and regional level, derived from pilot actions. Results will be mainstreamed via a transnational strategic vision \"Green Belt in the Danube Region 2030” to be endorsed by national political stakeholders. The identification of ecological corridors on local, regional and transnational level is based on innovative GIS approaches, partly based on newly available EU-Copernicus (Sentinel) data. The improvement of capacities of responsible public bodies and NGOs will lead to better understanding as well as to an improved knowledge exchange and cooperation. PR-work and events will give local/regional people and politicians an understanding of how connectivity and ESS can contribute to human wellbeing. Project participation and learning interaction will enhance individual capacities of the PP's staff and other involved institutions to further develop the European Green Belt in the DTP area.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nGIS TOOL PUBLISHED TO USE BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT:\nLocal and regional stakeholders with the D2C Pilot regions and beyond have got the tool which help them to identify natural features and potential ecological corridors on local and regional level along the European Green Belt with specific focus on the project area. The user friendly online GIS tool takes advantage of using High Resolution Layers and Sentinel-2 satellite data to classify the Broader Habitat Types and their connectivity as well as for identifying ecosystem service provisions and by GIS data processed during the implementation of the D2C project. \n\nBased on the developed methods that take advantage of using High Resolution Layers and Sentinel-2 satellite data to classify the Broader Habitat Types and their connectivity as well as for identifying ecosystem service provisions and by GIS data processed during the implementation of the D2C project, a user-friendly GIS tool was developed. It offers local and regional stakeholders, that are dealing with ecological network preservation and restoration in the DTP Programme area - especially within the Pilot Regions but also beyond, a tool to identify natural features and potential ecological corridors on local and regional level along the European Green Belt.\n\nParticularly staff members of authorities responsible for nature conservation and Natura 2000 sites can profit from the GIS tool by identifying the condition status of Natura 2000 habitats by remote sensing data instead of conducting or commissioning expensive field work. The geodata provided by the GIS-tool can also serve as a basis to select areas and plan for a more detailed and targeted assessment of habitats in the field. Thus, using Sentinel-2 data, crutial regions for the Natura 2000 network as well as negative or positive developments of the European Green Belt can be recognized due to the current available spatial data (short time series of data collection by Sentinel-2 satellites of 2017 and 2018).\n\nThe small and user-friendly free GIS tool is accompanied by an online manual in order to guide the user through the functions of this web tool and benefit from the provided results asmuch as possible.\nIn addition, you can read the presentation provided at the GIS Tool training webibar to get a context and further details.\nClose\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to foster restoration and management of ecological corridors (survey based composite indicator)\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nMain result of the project are planning provisions accompanied by strategic political declarations endorsed on local, regional and macro-regional level on future establishment of ecological corridors between Natura 2000 areas along the Green Belt in the Danube Region. D2C will make a valuable contribution with regard to intensifying and improving the cooperation of public authorities and civil society organizations (NGO) to  improve the ecological connectivity of the Natura 2000 network along the Green Belt. The project will ensure knowledge exchange on previous good practices and from novel approaches implemented. Macro-regional, regional and local alliances assembling key stakeholders leading and contributing to activities addressing this ecological challenge will be institutionalized beyond project’s lifetime. Alliances will commit to the implementation of the transnational strategic vision through elaboration and endorsement of local and regional action plans to support and enhance ecological connectivity. Participation in the transnational project and planned learning interactions will enhance individual capacities of staff of PPs and further institutions engaged in nature protection, public administration and ecological development. Finally, Transnational Strategic Vision “Green Belt in the Danube Region 2030” will not only align to the addressed Danube Region’s policies but sets a framework for collaboration and mutual learning beyond project lifetime.\nClose\nThematic information\nSustainable management of natural resources Regional planning and development\n\nSpecific Objective: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors (short title). Strengthen effective approaches to preservation, restoring and management of bio-corridors and wetlands of transnational relevance to contribute to the better conservation status of ecosystems of European relevance\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure","Austria/Germany/Slovakia/Slovenia/Hungary/Croatia/Serbia/Bulgaria/Romania","All ecosystems",2018,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC731,AD731,\"m\")","v":41},2048935,1741595,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","monitoring/Others","improve or maintain biodiversity",11,null,null,"Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary,Croatia,Slovenia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Romania",null,null,null,"2018-06-01","2021-11-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[253,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-BG-001218/preserve-key-forest-habitats-of-the-lesser-spotted-eagle-aquila-pomarina-in-bulgaria",null,"LIFE12 NAT/BG/001218","LIFE for Eagles Forests ","LIFE for Eagles Forests - Preserve Key Forest Habitats of the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) in Bulgaria","\nPreserve Key Forest Habitats of the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) in Bulgaria\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/BG/001218 | Acronym: LIFE for Eagles Forests\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) is classified as a globally threatened species. Bulgarias population of the lesser spotted eagle represents the southern tip of the species distribution, and thus its conservation status is important for its overall population range. Bulgarian habitats for the lesser spotted eagle also act as important parts of the birds migration route along the second largest flyway in Europe the Via Pontica.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE for Eagles Forests projects main objective was to support the long-term conservation status of the lesser spotted eagle by securing the protection and sustainable management of the forest habitats that are crucial for its existence. This goal was to be achieved by carrying out a series of actions in 16 Natura 2000 network sites, which will involve: strengthening the strategic planning framework that guides the conservation of the lesser spotted eagle and its key breeding andhunting grounds; maintaining and enhancing feeding, breeding and roosting habitats for the lesser spotted eagle through developing and deploying a model for sustainable forest management; reducing the detrimental effects of unintended disturbance and direct persecution of the lesser spotted eagle; and enhancing public understanding of and support for the conservation of priority bird species, their habitats and the wider Natura 2000 sites that are crucial for their long-term existence.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE for Eagles Forests project inventoried and identified the breeding areas of lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) in 16 Natura 2000 sites (SPAs) in Bulgaria. About 90 pairs of eagles were found, with 73 active nests and 77 occupied territories. In Sakar, Dervent Hills and Western Strandja were the SPAs with the highest numbers of nests. A Lesser Spotted Eagle National Action Plan was prepared and endorsed by the relevant authorities in May 2019. However, the proposed implementation of the measures adopted and included in the EU 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (sub-measure 15.1 for the lesser spotted eagle) was not started due to a lack of political will, which is beyond the responsibility of the project beneficiary.\n\nThe project team produced the first report on the distribution of lesser spotted eagle in Bulgaria. They established a Habitat Distribution Model for the species, incorporating information on known nests, land use, terrain and bioclimatic variables, to identify potential new areas of distribution (from unsuitable to optimum areas). The project also increased knowledge of the stop-over sites for migrating lesser spotted eagle in Bulgaria, using data from birds with satellite transmitters released in Germany, Romania and Hungary, on their way to wintering grounds in Africa. Ten of the most significant stop-over sites were located.\n\nIn addition to gaining new knowledge of lesser spotted eagle distribution, the project team recorded the presence of other bird species in the 16 Natura 2000 sites during their field research, including 91 nests of other birds of prey and black storks.\n\nThe projects work led to the amendment of existing forest inventory regulation to incorporate biodiversity concerns. Including biodiversity inventory methods within the work of forest inventory companies represents an innovative concept. The project team developed a methodology for the measurement of the quantity and characteristics of deadwood and biotope trees in forest ecosystems, which was adopted by the national Executive Forest Agency in October 2018. The projects feasibility study also showed the way towards an entirely digital national forest information system that will include the forest database, forest management plans, online tracking of timber transportation, online checking of felling permits, 24/7 monitoring, forest fires reporting and statistics, pests and diseases, old-growth forests, Natura 2000 forests, and zoning of forest ecosystem services. Through the management plans for forests in Natura 2000 sites, the biodiversity-friendly management inventory was being applied on a territory of 133 000 ha by the end of the project.\n\nThe projects monitoring methodologies were developed and implemented with a view to them becoming national. Good knowledge and know-how was established for forest management practices aiming for the conservation of lesser spotted eagle and other bird species of conservation importance. Over 190 professional foresters were trained in eagle conservation and the implementation of eagle-friendly forest management practices. The project led to the nomination of 17 forestry extension services in 16 Regional Forestry directorates and the Executive Forestry Agency, to ensure the better implementation of biodiversity-friendly forest management practices. The I protect the forests and eagles in Bulgaria campaign was aimed at tackling wildlife crime in the project areas, especially direct persecution of eagles. The project team also tested a model for the protection of nesting sites against direct destruction by timber harvesting and other threats, which regularly monitored and protected about 20 pairs of lesser spotted eagle.\n\nThe project contributes to the fourth thematic priority of the 7th EU Environment Action Programme, and the development and approval of the Lesser Spotted Eagle National Action plan directly supports the responsibility of Bulgaria to the EU Birds Directive and Habitats Directive.\n\nMost of the project funds were invested in less-developed regions, such as Strandzha and Sakar, and in local communities. To support their development, the project worked in partnerships to diversify the incomes of forest practitioners, such as the promotion of Eagles Forests honeydew honey and other non-timber forest products, and wildlife tourism. Temporary or long-term employment was created for local people and companies in the project area.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/BG/001218\nAcronym: LIFE for Eagles Forests\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 01/07/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,784,335 €\nEU Contribution: 1,336,335 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Executive Forest Agency\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 55, \"Hristo Botev\" blvd., 1040, Sofia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aquila pomarina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKotlenska planina \tBG0000117 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nReka Tundzha 1 \tBG0000192 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSakar \tBG0000212 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDerventski vazvishenia 1 \tBG0000218 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAtanasovsko ezero \tBG0000270 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStrandzha \tBG0001007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRodopi - Iztochni \tBG0001032 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOstar kamak \tBG0001034 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKrumovitsa \tBG0002012 \tSPA \tv.2021\nStuden kladenets \tBG0002013 \tSPA \tv.2021\nMadzharovo \tBG0002014 \tSPA \tv.2021\nByala reka \tBG0002019 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSakar \tBG0002021 \tSPA \tv.2021\nDerventski vazvishenia \tBG0002026 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKotlenska planina \tBG0002029 \tSPA \tv.2021\nStrandzha \tBG0002040 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSinite kamani - Grebenets \tBG0002058 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKamenski bair \tBG0002059 \tSPA \tv.2021\nZapadna Strandzha \tBG0002066 \tSPA \tv.2021\nMost Arda \tBG0002071 \tSPA \tv.2021\nHarmanliyska reka \tBG0002092 \tSPA \tv.2021\nAdata - Tundzha \tBG0002094 \tSPA \tv.2021\nYazovir Ivaylovgrad \tBG0002106 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nExecutive Forest Agency \tCoordinator\nDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Germany \tParticipant\nBulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Bulgaria \tParticipant","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2013","2019",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC732,AD732,\"m\")","v":66},1784335,1336335,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","knowledge increase","education or science/improve or maintain biodiversity",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,"1905-07-11",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,133000,"NA"]
[224,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-SI-000066/conservation-of-biodiversity-of-the-mura-river-in-slovenia",null,"LIFE06 NAT/SI/000066",null,"Conservation of biodiversity of the Mura river in Slovenia","\nConservation of biodiversity of the Mura river in Slovenia\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/SI/000066 | Acronym: BIOMURA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe bed of the river Mura that flows through NE Slovenia is well preserved, especially in the middle and lower stream, where it is characterised by embankment erosion, deposition of the sand, flooding and side-channels. Deepening of the riverbed due to send accumulation behind the dams of hydropower stations in Austria, however, has resulted in a greater risk of flooding. There are no dams on Slovenian river section, but plans to alter this situation are resurfacing.\n\nAlluvial forests listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive are spreading along the river and its branches and some wet grasslands. The changing ground water level is no longer optimal for the long-term growth of alluvial forests and grasslands and could lead to the growth of other types of vegetation that might affect the management and introduction of fast-growing tree species.\n\nThe project area is part of the Natura 2000 network of sites (pSCI and SPA), but without adequate management of the area – for example, opening and cleaning of the side channels – ecologically sensitive flooded vegetation and other species cannot survive.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the project was to ensure conservation of existing natural resources and biodiversity and to restore the ecological character of the Mura river corridor to meet the needs of the wetland ecology. The project was particularly focused on conservation of four habitat types, listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive, including the priority habitat type (Alluvial forests with alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior) and a number of Annex II-listed species (an amphibian, five types of fish, a dragonfly and the priority butterfly species, Jersey tiger - Callimorpha quadripunctaria). There are also 10 targeted bird species, listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. The project area covers 15 km² and lies within the high water protection embankments of the Mura.\n\nThe main planned actions were the removal of heightened banks to stimulate side erosion and widening the river profile, introduction of rock-fill riffle (rocky shoal just below the surface of the waterway) to raise water levels during low and average flows, reopening of the side-channels and introduction of a system of wooden sluices to raise groundwater tables. Moreover, standing water habitats would be restored for amphibians and dragonflies, and wet grasslands improved providing habitats for butterflies and birds. Information and awareness-raising materials including a film on the importance of restoration for biodiversity would also be produced.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its objectives. The main result was the creation of favourable conditions to meet the needs of wetland and river ecology, which enables high biodiversity of the river Mura. The connectivity between the main river and side channels and introduction of higher river morphological structure in the river bed (erosion banks, gravel bars, river islands) and flood forest were re-established. Hydrological works: With the removal of 9990 m3 of bank protections, an area of 1.7 ha for the gravel feeding was established. Two rock-fill riffles were also established. At two locations a total of 5 070 m side-channels were improved. Clearing of trees and shrubs was carried out on 27 000 m2 and oxbow lakes, overgrown with vegetation and sediment, were cleaned (more than 13 000 m3).\n\nLand purchase: Targeting the long-term conservation and improvement of the wetland and water habitats along the Mura, 26 plots of land on 3.57 ha, were bought from private owners during the project period. Proper maintenance of the river channel over the next few years will result in certain improvement of ecological conditions needed for the existence of wetland and water habitats in the purchased plots. In connection with the above-mentioned actions, this will help improve hydraulic connections between surface waters and groundwater.\n\nDissemination: Information and awareness-raising was another important aspect of the project. Ten issues of the BIOMURA newsletter were published, along with five leaflets/booklets for a wider public. A high-quality DVD film was also produced with English subtitles; and three local and two regional workshops were successfully held. Moreover, an information centre with educational trail has been opened and is already reporting many visitors. These high profile educational and demonstration effects are considered especially important due to increasing pressure to build the hydro power plants on the Mura river.\n\nTo summarise, the project enabled favourable conditions for many target habitats and species by maintaining good status and/or by improving the good status of species and habitats. Water conditions, in terms of water table levels, periodicity and amount of inundated water channels, oxbows etc. are improving both habitat and species. Monitoring has showed that populations of target species are now higher than before. However, more time (at least 10 years, according to the beneficiary) is considered necessary, to show in full the positive effect that the changed river morphology will have on the target fish populations, due to the lifespan of individual fish species and their sexual maturity.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report(see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/SI/000066\nAcronym: BIOMURA\nStart Date: 31/10/2006\nEnd Date: 31/10/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,938,769 €\nEU Contribution: 969,385 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Instute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia / Institut za Vode Republike Slovenije\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Hajdrihova 28C, PO Box 3401, 1000, Ljubljana,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    management plan\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Sylvia nisoria\n    Ficedula albicollis\n    Dendrocopos medius\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Porzana parva\n    Porzana porzana\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Gymnocephalus schraetzer\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n    Aspius aspius\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Umbra krameri\n    Bombina bombina\n    Ophiogomphus cecilia\n    Callimorpha quadripunctaria\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMura \tSI5000010 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInstute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia / Institut za Vode Republike Slovenije \tCoordinator\nInženiring za vode , Slovenia \tParticipant\nMura vodnogospodarsko podjetje, Slovenia \tParticipant\nZavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave, Slovenia \tParticipant\nRegionalna razvojna agencija Mura, Slovenia \tParticipant\nPrleška razvojna agencija GIZ, Slovenia \tParticipant\nSociety of bird research and nature protection, Slovenia \tParticipant\nWorld Wide Fund for Nature Austria – WWF Austria \tParticipant","Slovenia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2006",2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC733,AD733,\"m\")","v":60},1938769,969385,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Slovakia,Slovenia",null,null,null,"2006-10-31","2011-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150,"NA"]
[226,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-A-000012/living-space-in-the-estuary-stretch-of-the-river-traisen",null,"LIFE07 NAT/A/000012",null,"Living space in the estuary stretch of the river Traisen","\nLiving space in the estuary stretch of the river Traisen\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/A/000012 | Acronym: Traisen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe River Traisen, one of the largest Danube tributaries in Lower Austria, runs for 7.5 km as a regulated, straight-line channel through the Natura 2000 site, Tullnfelder Donau-Auen. This site is the largest alluvial forest in Austria. However, the River Traisen is a heavily modified water body following the construction of the hydropower plant, Altenwörth, in 1976. The regulated river is missing aquatic and terrestrial habitats that are usually found on flood plains. The connection between the river and the surrounding riparian forest is cut off. This situation leads to an unfavourable conservation status for the whole Natura 2000 site. High waters of the regulated Traisen rarely reach the surrounding habitats because of flood protection dams.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main project objectives are to:\nCreate a new and dynamic river bed;\nRestore large-scale flooding zones to restore and maintain the alluvial forest priority habitat type 91E0 with typical white willow woods;\nLink numerous floodplain waters to the new main river;\nCreate a free passage for fish and other water species.\n\nThe project is expected to implement its measures on a 12.5 km stretch of the meandering River Traisen with dynamic banks and natural riparian forest areas. It is also expected to create a new running water habitat at mean-flow of some 69 ha, where dynamic riparian development can take place. The project foresees the creation of:\nVarious natural river structures in the riparian area between water and land;\nSome 82 ha of frequently flooded areas, which are suitable for the restoration of the priority habitat type of white willow woods (91E0). It will Increase this habitat type in the target area from 6% to approximately 100%;\nStagnant water zones to enrich the water variety of the floodplain by 12 ha;\nFish passable cross-links on the floodplain area and various existing water bodies with the new River Traisen and the Danube. This will make permanent fish migration possible in the new River Traisen. At least 40 fish species will benefit from this measure, of which 25 species are listed in annex II of the Habitats Directive.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/A/000012\nAcronym: Traisen\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/12/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 12,841,632 €\nEU Contribution: 5,297,173 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Verbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG\nLegal Status: OPB\nAddress: Am Hof 6a, 1010, Wien,\nContact Person: Gerd FRIK\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTullnerfelder Donau-Auen \tAT1216000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVerbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG \tCoordinator\nBWV Niederösterreich, Austria \tParticipant\nVia Donau, Austria \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2009","2019",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC734,AD734,\"m\")","v":131},12841632,5297173,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","flooding/Landscape fragmentation/Incomplete forest cover/drainage","Hydrological interventions/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Structural complexity enhancement/monitoring/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2019-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,263,null,null,"Verbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG / BWV Niederösterreich, Austria / Via Donau, Austria","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[228,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-DK-000100/re-establishing-a-natural-water-flow-level-in-the-river-system-molleaen",null,"LIFE07 NAT/DK/000100",null,"Re-establishing a natural water flow level in the river system 'Mølleåen'","\nRe-establishing a natural water flow level in the river system \"Mølleåen\"\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/DK/000100 | Acronym: REFLOW\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nFour Natura 2000 sites are located within the Mølleåen river system situated just north of Copenhagen (Denmark). These unique sites are of regional, national and European importance: the river system contains 16 Annex I Habitat Directive listed species, of which five are prioritised by the Community, and six Annex II and/or IV species. However, the conservation status for several habitat types and species of Community importance is considered unfavourable or uncertain. The natural water flow level in the river system has been greatly reduced, mainly due to water extraction for drinking purposes and a reduced influx of rainwater due to urbanisation in the catchment area. Insufficient water flow and reduced water quality directly impacts a range of habitat types and species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the REFLOW project was to contribute to a favourable conservation status of European river systems, by demonstrating how to re-establish a natural water flow level by transporting treated wastewater back into the river ecosystem. The aim of this demonstration project was to implement a concerted conservation action plan to restore and maintain a favourable conservation status for selected habitat types and species in the four Natura 2000 sites within the Mølleåen river ecosystem in Denmark. The project also addressed the threats of eutrophication, watercourse modification, encroachment and biodiversity loss through specific conservation actions in localities with high conservation value.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe REFLOW project restored watercourses in the upstream part of the Mølleåen river system (approximately 30% of the foreseen stretch), with direct and beneficial impacts on two Natura 2000 areas. The project reached its target of clearing around 15.8 ha of trees and scrub, and expanding grazing enclosures (13.4 ha), at two important localities (Klevads Mose and Vaserne). Although the project did not achieve many of its objectives during its LIFE time, the knowledge gained during the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has demonstrated that the project idea is still viable. The issuing of the EIA after the project finalisation means that the project’s remaining work programme can be implemented, and the beneficiary, municipalities and wastewater treatment plant in the area are strongly committed to doing so.\n\nREFLOW improved the conservation status of approximately 500 m of watercourses within the Habitats Directive type 3260 ‘water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation’ and also developing towards a favourable conservation status several other habitat types, in particular 2.6 ha of 7140 ‘transition mires and quaking bogs’, 0.5 ha of 7220* ‘petrifying springs’, 1.1 ha of 7230 ‘alkaline fens’, and an area of 6230 ‘species-rich Nardus grass lands’. The project has probably also improved the conservation status of three annex-listed species: Triturus cristatus cristatus, Leucorrhina pectoralis and Vertigo moulinsiana.\n\nThe project team built a pipeline to Kalvemosen and 200 l/s of sufficiently treated wastewater is now being lead to Kalvemosen, and further via Kirkeskov bæk. Methodology developed during the project is being used to restore Lakes Vejle and Søllerød, while Lake Furesø remains in a good ecological condition. However, the project was unable, as foreseen, to demonstrate an approach to integrated nature and environmental management using an innovative cost-efficient method to improve the water quality in the degraded river system. Nevertheless, the beneficiary and cooperating partners have demonstrated the feasibility of cleaning wastewater to a degree that would allow it to be returned to river systems of good ecological quality. Through modelling, the beneficiary has demonstrated that this can be done within the objectives of the Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive (WFD).\n\nAdvanced wastewater treatment methodology implemented at the WWTP Mølleåværket will certainly have a demonstration value (though it was not developed through the LIFE project as such), with good potential for replication in other areas. Knowledge on immobilisation of sediment-phosphorous gained by the project also has a demonstration value, although the theoretical results need to be underpinned by practical implementation of the measures.\n\nThe project increased public awareness and support for conservation actions in Natura 2000 network sites in the river system. The two restored Natura 2000 open grassland areas, as well as the restored stretch of watercourse, in the Greater Copenhagen area are intensively used for recreation and have a high landscape value. The project’s restoration actions in both areas have enhanced them for recreation and visitors. REFLOW’s objective of restoring Lake Vejle, Lake Søllerød and Kirkeskov bæk will depend on the beneficiary being allowed to implement its proposed measures. The EIA permit is in place, but it has been appealed and a final decision will be taken by the Environmental Appeal Board.\n\nThe waterflow of the lower part of river Mølleå has been restored to close to natural conditions and is developing towards a favourable conservation status. This approach, of returning treated wastewater to enhance water flows, is now being implemented in other EU rivers.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/DK/000100\nAcronym: REFLOW\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/03/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,669,642 €\nEU Contribution: 2,334,821 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Danish Nature Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Haraldsgade, 53, 2100, Copenhagen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Porzana porzana\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n    Vertigo moulinsiana\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nFuresø med Vaserne og Farum Sø \tDK002Y109 \tSPA \tv.2021\nØvre Mølleådal, Furesø og Frederiksdal Skov \tDK002X212 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNedre Mølleådal \tDK002X273 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDanish Nature Agency \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Denmark","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2012,"2012",{"$f":"_xldudf_NUM_AI(\"Extract the number of month of the duration in number format (dont create text):\",#REF!)","v":{"$error":"#REF!"}},4669642,2334821,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Logging","improve or maintain biodiversity/Water quality",null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2012-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[239,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-AT-000015/restoration-of-the-lower-morava-floodplains",null,"LIFE10 NAT/AT/000015","Untere March-Auen","Restoration of the Lower Morava floodplains","\nRestoration of the Lower Morava floodplains\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/AT/000015 | Acronym: Untere March-Auen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project is based on the trans-national contracted action plan of the bilateral general project, the management plan for the Natura 2000 site \"Morava-Dyje floodplains\", and the management strategy of the nature reserve \"Lower Moravia floodplains\". It will build on the experiences and findings of a previous LIFE Nature project to ensure a sustainable implementation. The measures already carried out will be also applied to adjacent areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Untere March-Auen project's overall aim was to restore near-natural river dynamics in the Lower Morava floodplains in the eastern part of Austria. Before the project, the river bed was regulated, the connection of 36 oxbows to the river cut off and 75% of the banks were reinforced. The project aimed to restore floodplains and foster land-use practices that preserve biodiversity and endangered species and habitats. Project actions sought to improve the conservation status of EU Habitats Directive habitats, such as floodplain forests and floodplain meadows, as well as of a wide variety of Habitats Directive species including the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina), Danube crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus), European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), European weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis), green snaketail (Ophiogomphus cecilia), red and black kite (Milvus spp.) and common tern (Sterna hirundo). In total, the project measures will affect an area of at least 200 ha, improving the conservation status of seven habitat types and 11 species included on the Annexes of the Habitats Directive, and 15 species listed in the EU Birds Directive.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Untere March-Auen project restored near-natural river dynamics in the Lower Morava floodplains in the eastern part of Austria.\n\nSpecifically, the project team restored natural river sections and side arms over a total length of 7.3 km, including at the river mouth and restored seven islands of the Morava wetlands.\n\nThe project team introduced a traditional grazing regime using Konik horses on 76 ha, , around which they constructed fences and shelters and identified two suitable areas for grazing by heck cattle. They maintained and restored typical meadows on 17.6 ha; maintained and restored small water bodies (\"Sutten\") on 21.3 ha; and constructed 15 artificial nest platforms for raptors, storks and terns.\n\nThey released more than 3 000 young weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis) into floodplain water bodies and side arms of the river Morava to improve the conservation status of this species; improved the connectivity of the river Morava with its side arms and the adjacent alluvial plain; and improved the conservation status of target species of natural lowland rivers.\n\nProject actions led to the improvement of the conservation status of target habitat types of the EU Habitats Directive that are typical for lowland rivers, in particular, alluvial forests and alluvial meadows of river valleys.\n\nThe project contributed to the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy through actions aimed at halting the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services; the Habitats Directive through actions aimed at improving the conservation status of target habitats and species; and the Birds Directive by implementing actions to improve the conservation status of target bird species, such as providing 13 artificial nesting platforms for white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and black stork (Ciconia nigra) in the project area.\n\nThe project contributed to the implementation of EU regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species (IAS). For example, the removal of bank reinforcement structures had a negative impact on round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), which is an alien fish species living in the river Morava; and the removal of recently-established box elder (Acer negundo) and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), both fast-growing trees native to North America.\n\nThe project's river restoration measures contributed to achieving a good qualitative and quantitative status of water bodies within the project area, as required by the EU Water Framework Directive. The project also aligns with the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC), as the river restoration measures improve the flood protection of residential areas further downstream. In addition, the project actions support the European Climate Change Programme and the European Green Deal, both climate change mitigation (e.g. conversion of arable land to pastures) and climate change adaptation by reducing the vulnerability of habitats to the effects of climate change (e.g. river restoration measures).\n\nIn terms of socio-economic impacts, the project actions to restore habitats and protect species will boost eco-tourism to the benefit of local communities. Local companies were also subcontracted to implement project measures.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/AT/000015\nAcronym: Untere March-Auen\nStart Date: 01/10/2011\nEnd Date: 01/03/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,491,774 €\nEU Contribution: 1,745,887 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: via donau Oesterreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Donau-City-Straße 1, 1220, Wien,\nContact Person: Franz STEINER\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    renaturation\n    river\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Ciconia ciconia\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Porzana porzana\n    Milvus migrans\n    Milvus milvus\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Crex crex\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Tringa glareola\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Lanius collurio\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n    Gymnocephalus schraetzer\n    Gobio albipinnatus\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Zingel zingel\n    Triturus dobrogicus\n    Bombina bombina\n    Ophiogomphus cecilia\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Unio crassus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nvia donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH \tCoordinator\nWWF Oesterreich \tParticipant\nNiederoesterreichischer Landesfischereiverband \tParticipant\nRenaturalisation of the river banks along a stretch of 6 km, where potential areas for characteristic river bank formations such as sandbanks, escarpments, and alluvial forests will be generated. Additionally, 4 km of river branches will be revitalised and 16 ha restored through a national programme; Improvement of cross-linking of areas through the removal of barriers in at least five spots. As a result, 25 km of near-natural streamed river branches will be created; Protection of at least 10 floodplain water bodies in the outer floodplains, which will create good conditions for target species in an area of some 20 ha; Extension of cultivation, which will improve and secure a total of 65 ha of ecologically significant open landscape habitats; Reintroduction of grazing management, which constitutes a pilot project for the improvement of habitat structures; Improvement of habitat conditions of floodplain forests at the river banks by river restoration works and by controlling invasive plants such as box elder (Acer negundo); Improvement in the conservation status of six representative target species and three types of habitats of Community interest through specific supporting measures; and Greater acceptance of conservation measures through specific information and environmental education in four municipalities. Land users and stakeholders will be directly involved in the project implementation.","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2011,2020,108,3491774,1745887,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","flooding/Landscape fragmentation/Incomplete forest cover/Invasive alien species","Termination of degrading action or factor/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Fencing/Installation of wildlife refuges/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/cleanup, waste removal/improved tourism ","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2011-10-01","2020-03-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200,"NA",null,"via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH / WWF Oesterreich / Niederoesterreichischer Landesfischereiverband","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[240,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-AT-000016/danube-network",null,"LIFE10 NAT/AT/000016",null,"Danube Network","\nDanube Network\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/AT/000016 | Acronym: Netzwerk Donau\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSome 352 km of the Danube flows through Austria. Its course has been shaped by measures taken to regulate the river flow, with the exception of the two sections in the Wachau and east of Vienna. The development of the Danube for hydroelectric power has additionally reshaped about 80% of its course. The dams have a significant ecological impact and the power plants have split up the river into environmentally unconnected sections. Moreover, the floodplains and floodplain water bodies along the river are now for the most part cut off from the Danube by dams. As a result, the Danube’s tributaries are in most cases no longer connected with the Danube or one another.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Netzwerk Donau project aimed to implement measures to improve the conservation status of habitats along the entirety of the Danube in Austria. A total of four Natura 2000 sites were expected to benefit directly from the actions and all the Natura 2000 sites on the Danube in Austria would profit indirectly from the project as a whole. The project region extended from the vicinity of Vienna to the German border in Upper Austria. The Danube downstream from Vienna was not included because one section of the river, along the Donau-Auen National Park, was already the focus of comprehensive restoration projects and has been targeted by an earlier LIFE project.\n\nSpecific objectives were to:\n\n    Improve the conservation status of the habitats up- and downstream of the power plants by creating gravel structures - these are no longer abundant in the Danube today, yet are necessary for the survival of the majority of the endangered fish species;\n    Improve the habitat status by reconnecting existing or newly created habitats, thus making them accessible. To achieve this aim, ecologically effective facilities for fish to bypass barriers will be created.\n\nWith a view to protecting fish species, a significant improvement in the habitat of 17 Annex II and IV species was expected to be achieved within the entire Danube in Austria. Many of the protected species were fast water gravel-spawning fish, which during reproduction and in the juvenile stage would benefit greatly from the planned actions. The creation of structures at the heads of the reservoirs and the bypass branches were expected to result in a significant increase in fish populations. An improvement in the habitat conditions for several ‘slow-water’ species would also be achieved by the creation and reactivation of backwater systems. The entire fish fauna of the Austrian Danube, including 57 domestic fish species, would benefit from the project. The project aimed thus to make a significant contribution towards maintaining and improving the river’s biodiversity. In the long term, these benefits would be felt upstream and downstream beyond the borders of Austria, thus benefiting neighbouring Natura 2000 sites as well. The project would have a great demonstration value. The method carried out in Austria – i.e. the development of a complete plan that covers a large region with a high number of individual measures (including LIFE Nature projects) – was intended to serve as an example for other countries bordering the Danube.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE+ Netzwerk Donau enables migratory fish species to bypass three hydropower stations along the River Danube, and improves habitats for resting and spawning fish species.\n\nThe project team constructed three fish passes that provide upstream and downstream movement for fish, at three previously impassable hydropower plants in the river Danube. It is expected that these will contribute to improve the conservation status of the many targeted migratory fish species.\n\nInside the three fish migration facilities, new habitat for the target species was installed along more than 23 km. Results from the project’s monitoring programme have already shown the success of these measures. In addition, gravel habitats (gravel banks, gravel islands) were created in the River Danube and along the nearby banks of the Danube, using 425 000 cubic metres of gravel. Such gravel habitats provide important spawning grounds and juvenile habitat for endangered fish species.\n\nAmong the information dissemination actions, the project team produced more than 300 press articles.\n\nProject actions will be continued by the coordinating beneficiary, VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH, as set out in the After-LIFE Conservation Plan.\n\nThe project team adopted a new approach for fish passes compared to other fish migration facilities, in that the facilities were developed to be much more than just migrating 'channels'. These nature-like bypass rivers also serve as typical river habitat and as spawning and wintering grounds for the targeted fish species.\n\nMonitoring has shown the success for endangered fish species, with more than 17 000 individuals of different fish species recorded. Some 60 species verified in the project area are native to the Danube. Fifty fish species were shown to be using the fish migration bypass rivers. Among them are also rare species and 13 FFH Annex II species. Just two months after first commissioning, an impressive catfish measuring 125 centimetres in length was found in one bypass river showing the suitability for large fish.\n\nFish migrations were tracked online using implanted passive transponder chips. A total of 10 000 chips were used for tagging. This method is also compatible with other projects and is already used in the follow-on LIFE projects on the Danube.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/AT/000016\nAcronym: Netzwerk Donau\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 8,759,424 €\nEU Contribution: 4,379,712 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Verbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: Am Hof 6a, 1010, Wien,\nContact Person: Herfried HARREITER\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Fish\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature conservation\n    environmental impact of energy\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Castor fiber\n    Lutra lutra\n    Cottus gobio\n    Aspius aspius\n    Zingel zingel\n    Zingel streber\n    Sabanejewia aurata\n    Rutilus pigus\n    Rutilus frisii meidingeri\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n    Leuciscus souffia\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Hucho hucho\n    Gymnocephalus schraetzer\n    Gobio uranoscopus\n    Gobio albipinnatus\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Triturus dobrogicus\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Bombina variegata\n    Bombina bombina\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n    Ophiogomphus cecilia\n    Unio crassus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTullnerfelder Donau-Auen \tAT1216000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNiederösterreichische Alpenvorlandflüsse \tAT1219000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTraun-Donau-Auen \tAT3114000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOberes Donau- und Aschachtal \tAT3122000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVerbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2011","2020",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC737,AD737,\"m\")","v":111},8759424,4379712,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/drainage/Low biodiversity/Incomplete forest cover","Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Installation of wildlife refuges/monitoring/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/Full protection - Restriction of all active management","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2020-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2300,"NA",null,"Verbund- Austrian Hydro Power AG","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[245,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-GR-000637/management-of-the-spa-site-of-andros-island-to-achieve-a-favourable-conservation-status-for-its-priority-species",null,"LIFE10 NAT/GR/000637",null,"Management of the SPA site of Andros Island to achieve a favourable conservation status for its priority species","\nManagement of the SPA site of Andros Island to achieve a favourable conservation status for its priority species\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/GR/000637 | Acronym: ANDROSSPA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe island of Andros has a great diversity of habitats, the most important of which is the alluvian forest of common alder (Alnus glutinosa), European chestnut (Castanea sativa) woodland and strands of white willow (Salix alba) and white poplar (Populus alba). There are many bird species endemic to Andros. Its rocky coasts host important nesting areas for the shag (Phalocrocorax aristotelis), Andouin’s gull (Larus andouinii) and Eleonora’s falcon (Falco eleonorae). Bonelli’s eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) and peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) are resident species. The area is also important for seabirds such as Cory’s shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and the Yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), as well as for migrating birds. Threats to these species include: invasive alien species such as the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis); a lack of suitable nesting habitats for island nesting birds; the reduction and abandonment of traditional agricultural practices on terraces; and degradation of local wetlands resulting in reduced insect and bird prey. These threats and exacerbated by the lack of management planning for the Natura 2000 site and the absence of any management authority to conserve the site. Lack of public awareness of these threats also results in a lack of public support or participation in conservation actions.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe AndrosSPA project aims to significantly improve the management and conservation of the Natural 2000 site in Korthi. The primary tools will be the drafting of a Natura 2000 site (SPA) Management Plan and four species-specific action plans. In addition, the project will develop monitoring and surveillance plans and a GIS-compatible system to provide the information infrastructure necessary to manage conservation of the target area. It will conduct technical studies for concrete conservation actions and a feasibility study for SPA management, identifying key parameters for its long-term financial viability. During the project, a pilot operation of the SPA Management scheme, action plans and surveillance programme will be conducted, including the implementation of a number of conservation actions. Planned actions include:\n\n    Introduction of at least 200 artificial nests;\n    Planting of 100 endemic shrubs for ground-nesting;\n    Rat eradications;\n    Revitalisation of at least 10 ha of terraced fields and traditional crop farming;\n    Restoration interventions on 5 ha of coastal wetland;\n    Installation of three pigeon lofts;\n    Installation of 15 wildlife ponds;\n    Installation and promotion of the use of seagrass-friendly mooring buoys; and\n    Delineation of seasonally restricted fishery areas.\n\nThese actions aim to improve the availability of suitable nesting, increase the availability of prey and reduce the risk of predation for target species.\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Improved nesting habitat and breeding success for the islet’s nesting bird species;\n    Improved prey abundance - including insects, Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukka) and pigeon - for priority bird species; and\n    Protection of primary marine foraging habitats for the shag and Eleonora’s falcon.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/GR/000637\nAcronym: ANDROSSPA\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 28/08/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,805,749 €\nEU Contribution: 1,354,312 €\nProject Location: Andros island\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Municipality of Andros\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Ormos Korthiou, 84502, Andros,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    island\n    management plan\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1120 - Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Larus audouinii\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii\n    Falco eleonorae\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nANDROS: KENTRIKO KAI NOTIO TMIMA, GYRO NISIDES KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI \tGR4220028 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMunicipality of Andros \tCoordinator\nHellenic Ornithological Society, Greece \tParticipant\nNCC Ltd., Greece \tParticipant","Greece","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Coastal Ecosystem","2011","2017",71,1805749,1354312,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/Agriculture/drainage/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Control or removal of (invasive) species/Predator control (hunting)/Installation of wildlife refuges/Restricting the passage of people","Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species/increase awareness",null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2017-08-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[250,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-AT-000321/natural-wood-lands-bogs-and-habitat-network-around-aussee",null,"LIFE12 NAT/AT/000321","LIFE Ausseerland ","Ausseerland","\nNatural wood lands, bogs and habitat network around Aussee\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/AT/000321 | Acronym: LIFE Ausseerland\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area encompasses two main Natura 2000 (N2000) network sites, the “Styrian Dachstein plateau\" (7 455 ha) and \"Totes Gebirge\" (16 178 ha). Two smaller N2000 network sites and several habitat connectivity corridors are also included within the project area. The main habitat type targeted by the project is forest and its inhabitants. During recent centuries, monocultural spruce forests have been developed that are characterised by low diversity and structure and increasing sensitivity to pests and heavy wetter conditions.\n\nThe alluvial and riparian forests have become degraded through regulation of rivers and drainage of wetlands. Open areas, which formerly were used as alpine pastures, are often abandoned and the valuable grassland habitats are progressively overgrown by spruces.\n\n \n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe focus of the project was to improve the structural diversity in the forests, as well as the function of ecological corridors between the mountainous areas.\n\nThe main objectives were:\n\n    To develop forest areas characterised by an ecologic diversity and high share of dead wood within the “Dachstein plateau” and “Totes Gebirge” N2000 sites;\n    To create a “grouse habitat network” for Tetraonidae (grouse/ capercaillie) through the development of “stepping stones” between the two Natura 2000 sites on some 300 ha;\n    To create the “Mitterndorfer habitat network”, a system consisting of peatlands and wetlands. After the restoration of target habitats, some 150 ha will be nominated for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network;\n    To integrate regional partners and non-governmental organisations into the project and carry out public relations activities fo\n\nAbout 16 km of river were restored, providing a continuous habitat (that had been fragmented) for stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium) and other species. Monitoring revealed that the improved river continuum was immediately used by the crayfish. The project team introduced some stone crayfish into rivers, concluding that the crayfish should not be stressed during transport and recommending long-term monitoring of water temperature. The project team also created ponds for amphibians, which were soon populated with yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) or alpine crested newt (Triturus carnifex). The project team demonstrated that escape hatches can be installed in cattle grids with minimal expense. They created a broad network of these hatches, with some also outside Natura 2000 sites, to assure the connectivity of amphibian habitats. The population of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) remained constant, but the sites prepared by the project team were used by the birds.\n\n    cusing on LIFE and the N2000 network.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Ausseerland project team developed structure-rich, diverse forests, with a high share of deadwood to create microhabitats, on about 3 000 ha in Austria. They also created the \"Grouse habitat network\" on 408 ha, as stepping stones between the Natura 2000 sites. The project team created a new Natura 2000 site \"Mitterndorfer Biotopverbund\" on 261.5 ha, which was designated and reported to the European Commission; and already existing Natura 2000 sites were extended by 600 ha. In total, the enlargement of Natura 2000 sites covers 861.6 ha.\n\nProject actions succeeded in initiating the development of spruce-dominated mountain forests into protected forest habitats (namely, Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius, Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion, Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests, Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests, Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines, and Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels).\n\nAbout 16 km of river were restored, providing a continuous habitat (that had been fragmented) for stone crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium) and other species. Monitoring revealed that the improved river continuum was immediately used by the crayfish. The project team introduced some stone crayfish into rivers, concluding that the crayfish should not be stressed during transport and recommending long-term monitoring of water temperature. The project team also created ponds for amphibians, which were soon populated with yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) or alpine crested newt (Triturus carnifex). The project team demonstrated that escape hatches can be installed in cattle grids with minimal expense. They created a broad network of these hatches, with some also outside Natura 2000 sites, to assure the connectivity of amphibian habitats. The population of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) remained constant, but the sites prepared by the project team were used by the birds.\n\nProject actions succeeded in initiating the development of spruce-dominated mountain forests into protected forest habitats (namely, Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius, Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion, Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests, Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests, Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines, and Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels).\n\nThe most important project outcome was the development of near-natural, structurally diverse forests. These are expected to be better adaptation to climate change, and will thus provide higher economic value in the long-term compared to monocultures of spruce plantations. Peatland exploitation was stopped on the \"Rödschitzmoor\" site, which will prevent the further deterioration of this valuable habitat, for example, preserving its role as a carbon sink to mitigate climate change. Creating stepping stones and corridors support protected species action plans and they contribute to achieving EU biodiversity targets. Project actions also contribute to EU Water Framework Directive objectives.\n\nThe project positively influenced tourism, because information spots are attractive, the juvenile fish habitat is inviting, and the wooden platform at the mire Ödensee is a popular excursion destination. The project’s brochures on stone crayfish and dead wood in forests were very successful; in particular, schools integrated them into their teaching.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/AT/000321\nAcronym: LIFE Ausseerland\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 30/06/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,727,240 €\nEU Contribution: 2,863,619 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: sterreichische Bundesforste AG\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: Pummergasse 10-12, 3002, Purkersdorf,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2020) 380 EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing nature back into our lives (20.05.2020.) \n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3180 - Turloughs\n    4060 - Alpine and Boreal heaths\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7240 - Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae\n    8120 - Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii)\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8240 - Limestone pavements\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9140 - Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n    9420 - Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Actitis hypoleucos\n    Lanius collurio\n    Ficedula albicollis\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Falco peregrinus\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Aegolius funereus\n    Bubo bubo\n    Glaucidium passerinum\n    Ficedula parva\n    Picus canus\n    Dendrocopos leucotos\n    Picoides tridactylus\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Alectoris graeca\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Tetrao tetrix\n    Tetrao urogallus all others\n    Cottus gobio\n    Chalcalburnus chalcoides\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Bombina variegata\n    Cucujus cinnaberinus\n    Carabus variolosus\n    Stephanopachys substriatus\n    Rosalia alpina\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n    Austropotamobius torrentium\n    Buxbaumia viridis\n    Dicranum viride\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSteirisches Dachsteinplateau \tAT2204000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTotes Gebirge mit Altausseer See \tAT2243000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÖdensee \tAT2206000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nZlaimmöser-Moore / Weißenbachalm \tAT2224000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nsterreichische Bundesforste AG \tCoordinator\nGovernment of Styria, Dep. 14 – Wasserwirtschaft, Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit, Austria \tParticipant\nWildbach- und Lawinenverbauung, Austria \tParticipant\nGemeinde Grundlsee, Austria \tParticipant\nGemeine Altaussee, Austria \tParticipant","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","2013","2019",71,5727240,2863619,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Incomplete forest cover/Low biodiversity/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Landscape fragmentation/Erosion","Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/monitoring/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management",5,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2019-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"861.6","NA",null,"Österreichische Bundesforste AG / Government of Styria, Dep. 14 – Wasserwirtschaft, Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit / Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung / Gemeinde Grundlsee / Gemeine Altaussee","Mountain Forest/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)"]
[254,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-CY-000758/improving-the-conservation-status-of-the-priority-habitat-types-1520-and-5220-at-the-rizoelia-national-forest-park",null,"LIFE12 NAT/CY/000758",null,"Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat types *1520 and *5220 at the Rizoelia National Forest Park","\nImproving the conservation status of the priority habitat types *1520 and *5220 at the Rizoelia National Forest Park\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/CY/000758 | Acronym: LIFE-RIZOELIA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 site, Rizoelia National Forest Park, which covers only 0.001% of the surface area of Cyprus, is a hot spot of biodiversity comprising many threatened plants. The site contains four habitat types that are protected under the Habitats Directive, three of which are priority habitats (1520 * Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia), 5220 * Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus, 5420 Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas, and 6220 * Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea). It is also home to 179 indigenous species (11% of the indigenous flora of Cyprus) of which 11 are endemic (7.9% of the endemic flora). Furthermore, the site provides habitat for 34 birds (one listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive and 33 migratory birds) and 31 important fauna species.\n\nRizoelia is close to heavily populated areas and has suffered intense human-related pressure over the years. The most harmful impacts relate to the afforestation of the park that took place from 1974 to 1977. Plantations of exotic, invasive species dominate between the fragmented patches of the targeted habitat types. Habitat fragmentation has led to a decrease in the size of two protected habitats (1520 * Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia) and 5220 * Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus) and leisure infrastructure (e.g. playing fields, picnic sites and parking spaces) has disrupted the continuity of the site. The dense road network also allows vehicles to access all areas of the park. Such fragmentation is having a major impact on the genetic variability of the keystone species and populations in both priority habitats, leading to a reduction in the number of species, mean population sizes and genetic diversity, as well as an increased incidence of inbreeding. These effects can lead to the genetic drift of populations and a loss of species evolutionary potential.\n\nThe risk of forest fires is also extremely high in the area due to the long dry season, and such fires can favour the further expansion of the invasive species Acacia saligna. The targeted habitats are also threatened by leisure activities such as asparagus collection, hiking, motoring and motorcycling.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the LIFE-RIZOELIA project was to promote and facilitate the long-term conservation of Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus and gypsum steppes in Cyprus by quantifying and halting natural and human threats to the long-term degradation of these habitats.\n\nThe specific objectives of the project were to:\nContribute to the consolidation and dissemination of a knowledge base for the protection, restoration, monitoring and evaluation of these two priority habitat types;\nIncrease habitat connectivity for Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus;\nReduce the risk of fire affecting both targeted priority habitat types;\nEradicate competitive vegetation for both priority habitats; and\nManage leisure activities and accessibility in the park in a way that is favourable to the conservation of the priority habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE-RIZOELIA project promoted the long-term conservation of the priority habitat types Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus and gypsum steppes within the Natura 2000 site of Rizoelia National Forest Park, by quantifying and halting natural and anthropogenic pressure and threats that contribute to the long-term degradation of these habitats. It restored 1.97 ha of Ziziphus habitat, a larger area than foreseen, and recreated 1.95 ha of the habitat on a site that was previously a landfill. The project also eradicated Acacia from 42% of the total area it occupied in the Rizoalia NFP. These habitat restoration activities helped reduce the problem of fragmentation in the park.\n\nThe project moreover generated know-how on restoration of these habitats through carrying out nursery trials that aimed to reduce the seed mortality rate in Ziziphus. Public awareness and networking activities were successful despite the targeted habitats being home to relatively unpopular and non-emblematic species. The project improved the management of visitors by closing roads and erecting soft fencing.\n\nGiven that the targeted habitats are restricted in Europe to southwest and southeast margins of the Mediterranean area (Cyprus, Italy and Spain), the project had a significant impact on their overall conservation status and on implementing European legislation on biodiversity and the connectivity of Natura 2000 sites. It also helped achieve several objectives of the National Biodiversity Strategy of Cyprus, such as the detailed mapping of natural habitat types and the improved scientific knowledge on habitat composition and structure. Furthermore, by increasing the total carbon storage of the study area by 14 247.33 tonnes, the project contributed to climate change mitigation.\n\nThe After-LIFE Conservation Plan ensures the continuation of the project activities for the next three to six years, while the monitoring and management plans further ensure long-term conservation aimed at the targeted habitat types. These plans can also be implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus in other Natura 2000 sites. Though localised the project generated innovative knowledge that can be utilised in similar contexts in Spain and Italy, while its methodology and results on minimising the impacts of competitive vegetation are also replicable. The project has already received requests from other authorities in Cyprus for protocols on the eradication of Acacia.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan/After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/CY/000758\nAcronym: LIFE-RIZOELIA\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 28/02/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 766,271 €\nEU Contribution: 574,703 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Department of Forests, Cyprus\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Loukis Akritas, 1414, Lefcosia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    natural park\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1520 - Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)\n    5220 - Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO RIZOELIAS \tCY6000006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDepartment of Forests, Cyprus \tCoordinator\nDepartment of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of Cyprus, Cyprus \tParticipant\nFrederick University, Cyprus \tParticipant\nOpen University of Cyprus, Cyprus \tParticipant","Cyprus",null,"2013","2017",41,766271,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2017-02-28"]
[257,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-ENV-SI-000148/life-for-european-forest-genetic-monitoring-system",null,"LIFE ENV/SI/000148",null,"LIFEGENMON","\nLIFE for EUROPEAN FOREST GENETIC MONITORING SYSTEM\n\nReference: LIFE13 ENV/SI/000148 | Acronym: LIFEGENMON\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSustainable forest management is based on the long-term adaptability of forest ecosystems that starts at the genetic level. Forest genetic monitoring (FGM) is therefore a crucial component of any sustainable forest management operation, as it presents the possibility of detecting potentially harmful changes in forest adaptability before they are seen at higher levels. By introducing genetic monitoring into conservation programmes and sustainable forest management, it is possible to assess information on relevant changes of a species’ adaptive and neutral genetic variation through time.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the LIFEGENMON project was to develop a system for forest genetic monitoring (FGM) to serve as an early-warning system to aid in the assessment of a species’ response to environmental change on a long-term temporal scale.\n\nKey project objectives were:\n\n    To define optimal indicators and verifiers for monitoring changes in genetic diversity across a transect from Bavaria to Greece for two selected target species (Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba);\n    To prepare guidelines for FGM for these two, and an additional five species, which differ in their biology and distribution, for the implementation of FGM at a national, regional and EU scale;\n    To prepare a manual for FGM, for implementation at EU level;\n    To prepare a decision support system for an optimal choice of the level of FGM, based on needs and means;\n    To organise a series of training courses for the forestry sector for implementation of FGM in their territories;\n    To establish a well-functioning internationally-linked team of forestry professionals working on FGM; and\n    To provide access to all information directly, through existing networks or beneficiaries, and if requested, to transfer data to the EU Forest Data Centre of JRC.\n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFEGENMON project established six forest genetic monitoring sites in Slovenia, Germany and Greece, with initial and final samplings taken for the genetic and other analyses. This analysis led to the drawing up of protocols for long-term genetic monitoring of forest habitats.\n\nFurthermore, the project defined optimal indicators and verifiers for monitoring changes in genetic diversity across a transect from Bavaria to Greece for two selected target species: European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and silver fir (Abies alba). Detailed guidelines for genetic monitoring of seven tree species were prepared (Fagus sylvatica, Abies alba/borisii-regis complex, Fraxinus excelsior, Prunus avium, Populus nigra, Quercus petraea/robur complex, Pinus nigra).\n\nAnother outcome of the project was the development of a decision-support system for an optimal choice of the level of forest genetic monitoring based on needs and means. These results were included in a comprehensive manual for forest genetic monitoring for implementation at EU level, which was published in English, German, Greek and Slovenian).\n\nAdditionally, the project organised a series of training courses on the implementation of forest genetic monitoring. At the end of project, a well-functioning internationally linked team of forestry professionals working on forest genetic monitoring had been established. It is supported by the web portal, Knowledge for Forests, which was developed by the project.\n\nProject events reached more than 5 000 experts, foresters, teachers, schoolchildren and other stakeholders from a range of countries. Several educational publications were produced and were very well received by teachers and pupils. An innovative game, Seed Hunter, was developed for mobile devices.\n\nThe project was presented at the plenary session at the 125th Conference of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations in Freiburg, Germany. The final conference was held in Ljubljana in September 2020. Background documents and guidelines for policy-makers at the national, regional and the EU level were prepared based on the results of the project, presented and discussed during the final conference.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 ENV/SI/000148\nAcronym: LIFEGENMON\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,470,662 €\nEU Contribution: 2,734,952 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTEGOZDARSKI INTITUT SLOVENIJE\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Vena pot 2, 1000, Ljubljana,\nContact Person: Tjaša BALOH\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Environmental training - Capacity building\n    Forest management\n    Plants\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    decision making support\n    biodiversity\n    monitoring system\n    indicator\n    forest management\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTEGOZDARSKI INTITUT SLOVENIJE \tCoordinator\nASP(Bayerisches Amt für forstliche Saat- und Pflanzenzucht BAVARIAN OFFICE FOR FOREST SEEDING AND PLANTING), Germany \tParticipant\nGDDAY-DAMT(General Directorate of Forests and Agricultural Affairs - Decentralized Administration of Macedonia - Thrace (GDDAY-DAMT)), Greece \tParticipant\nCNVOS(Zavod Center za informiranje, sodelovanje in razvoj nevladnih organizacij Centre for information service, co-operation and development of NGOs), Slovenia \tParticipant\nSFS(Zavod za gozdove Slovenije / SLOVENIA FOREST SERVICE), Slovenia \tParticipant\nFGL-AUTH(ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THSSALONIKI - SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR RESEARCH FUNDS), Greece \tParticipant","Slovenia",null,"2014","2020",77,5470662,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2020-12-31"]
[258,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-BE-001067/connectivity-of-the-natura-2000-network-across-the-belgian-dutch-borders-in-the-meuse-basin",null,"LIFE13 NAT/BE/001067",null,"Connectivity of the Natura 2000 network across the Belgian-Dutch borders in the Meuse basin","\nConnectivity of the Natura 2000 network across the Belgian-Dutch borders in the Meuse basin\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/BE/001067 | Acronym: LIFE Pays mosan\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis project area contains 41 Natura 2000 sites (covering over 24 600 ha) in Belgium and the Netherlands, within the basin of the Meuse River and its tributaries between Andenne and Maastricht. The river basin has supported highly species-rich habitats related to former pastoral systems. These habitats have become extremely fragmented and are undergoing progressive qualitative and quantitative regression.\n\nThe calcareous character of the bedrock is responsible for the presence of numerous caves and cavities that are used by bats during the winter months. Although knowledge about their population status is still incomplete, it is known that the Walloon part of the project area still shelters reproductive populations of four highly threatened species: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; Rhinolophus hipposideros; Myotis emarginatus and Myotis myotis. These species are strongly dependent on grassland quality and structural diversity. Furthermore, connections between foraging habitats and roosts seem to be a key factor for their survival.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective centres on restoring a mosaic of five threatened habitats in order to improve their conservation status and connectivity. The objectives will be achieved through the following project activities:\n\n    Improving the conservation status of the five habitats (6210*, 6110*, 6230*, 6130 and 6510), both in terms of quantity and quality;\n    Improving grassland ecological connectivity in the Natura 2000 sites and between them;\n    Improving the efficiency of the implemented restoration actions by reinforcing knowledge concerning the distribution of habitats and testing of new restoration and management methods;\n    Improving the conservation status of the four bat species whose conservation status is unfavourable or inadequate: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; Rhinolophus hipposideros; Myotis emarginatus; and Myotis myotis;\n    Developing exchange of expertise between scientific partners, NGOs and public sector agencies in Belgium and the Netherlands; and\n    Raising awareness among managers, scientists and the general public concerning bats and their conservation, particularly regarding their roosting and feeding requirements.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    benefits to four bat species targeted: restoring 40 km of hedgerows, planting 500 fruit trees, creating 50 ponds, improving the quality of at least 10 nursery colonies, establishing a network of nursery roosts by equipping 15 additional unoccupied buildings, and raised awareness among the public and land managers concerning the value of grassland ecosystems for conservation of biodiversity (through leaflets, newsletters, information boards, thematic activities, and a website).\n    Restoration of 400 ha of habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive (6210*, 6110*, 6230*, 6130 and 6510);\n    Establishment of infrastructure required for recurrent management after the end of the project;\n    Reduced fragmentation levels and improved connectivity for the target habitats;\n    Improved local expertise in terms of restoration and management of habitat 6210*; and\n    The purchase of 198.2 ha of private land, which can therefore benefit from the nature reserve status.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/BE/001067\nAcronym: LIFE Pays mosan\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/09/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 15,632,867 €\nEU Contribution: 11,724,650 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Réserves Naturelles RNOB asbl\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Rue Nanon 98, 5000, NAMUR,\nContact Person: Joelle HUYSECOM\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6130 - Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Myotis myotis\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPlateau van Caestert met hellingbossen en mergelgrotten. \tBE2200036 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVoerstreek \tBE2200039 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOvergang Kempen-Haspengouw \tBE2200042 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée du Geer \tBE33002B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMontagne Saint-Pierre \tBE33003C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse Meuse et Meuse mitoyenne \tBE33004C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Gueule en aval de Kelmis \tBE33006C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Gueule en amont de Kelmis \tBE33007C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Burdinale \tBE33008C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Mehaigne \tBE33009C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Meuse à Huy et vallon de la Solières \tBE33010C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallées du Hoyoux et du Triffoy \tBE33011C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAffluents de la Meuse entre Huy et Flémalle \tBE33012C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBois de la Neuville et de la Vecquée \tBE33013C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Ourthe entre Comblain-au-Pont et Angleur \tBE33014C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBois d'Anthisnes et d'Esneux \tBE33015C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée de la Vesdre \tBE33016C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée de l'Amblève \tBE33017C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCoteaux calcaires de Theux et le Rocheux \tBE33018C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Vesdre entre Eupen et Verviers \tBE33019C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Ourthe entre Hamoir et Comblain-au-Pont \tBE33026C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Lembrée et affluents \tBE33027C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBois de Staneux \tBE33067C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée et affluents du Néblon \tBE34001C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Ourthe entre Bomal et Hamoir \tBE34002C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Ourthe entre Hotton et Barvaux-sur-Ourthe \tBE34003C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Calestienne entre Barvaux et Bomal \tBE34005C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Calestienne entre Oppagne et Barvaux \tBE34006C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée de l'Aisne \tBE34007C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Calestienne entre Marenne et Hotton \tBE34009C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Calestienne entre Hotton et Oppagne \tBE34011C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Ourthe entre La Roche et Hotton \tBE34012C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLa Calestienne à Marche en Famenne \tBE34021B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée de la Wamme \tBE34022C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Lomme de Grupont à Rochefort \tBE34028C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Meuse de Marche-les-Dames à Andenne \tBE35006C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNoorbeemden & Hoogbos \tNL2003033 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSint Pietersberg & Jekerdal \tNL9801025 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGeuldal \tNL9801041 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRéserves Naturelles RNOB asbl \tCoordinator\nService Public de la Wallonie - Département de la Nature et des Forêts \tParticipant\nDe Vlaamse Waterweg nv \tParticipant\nVereniging Natuurmonumenten \tParticipant\nAgentschap voor Natuur en Bos \tParticipant\nNatuurpunt Beheer vzw \tParticipant\nGhent University - Forest and Nature Lab \tParticipant","Belgium",null,"2014",1998,98,15632867,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2022-09-30"]
[260,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-SI-000314/conservation-of-natura-2000-sites-koevsko",null,"LIFE13 NAT/SI/000314",null,"LIFE Kočevsko","\nConservation of Natura 2000 sites Koevsko\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/SI/000314 | Acronym: LIFE Koevsko\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nInappropriate forestry and hunting practices, lack of active management and uncontrolled human leisure activities have resulted in the loss of living, feeding, breeding and wintering habitats of targeted species in the Koevje municipality territory. Consequently, a significant decline in some species populations has been detected. Additionally, waste dumping in karst caves and unsustainable agricultural practices by local farmers are polluting underground karst habitats and underground water, resulting in degradation of cave habitats and a decline in the olm or proteus (Proteus anguinus) population.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe projects main objective was to re-establish a favourable conservation status for five priority species listed in the Birds Directive the western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia), white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotus), Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus), white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) one priority species listed in the Habitats Directive olm (Proteus anguinus) and a priority habitat type listed in the Habitats Directive (caves not open to the public, 8310). By addressing the main causes of their decline, the project planned to upgrade existing management of Koevsko Natura 2000 sites.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Koevsko LIFE project cleaned seven water caves, producing a technical report on the cleaning and condition of the cave for each one. This action helped improve habitat conditions of Proteus anguinus. The habitat and population of Eurasian three-toed woodpecker and white-backed woodpecker were improved by establishing a network of eco-cells with conservation measures, as well as by thinning trees with tree griddling over an area of 200 ha.\n\nTo improve conditions of the habitat and population of the western capercaillie and hazel grouse, around 7 500 seedlings were planted, 21 hunting objects removed, 30 feeding fences signposted (20 of which were newly erected), 20 traffic signs put up, 20 road barriers established, 20 traffic routing boards erected, and 1 794 ha of quiet zones established.\n\nHabitat trees and eco-cells were leased for the period of 20 years and will be left to develop naturally. This will allow deadwood to accumulate, which is a key component in the woodpeckers habitat. With regards to the white-tailed eagle, three observation towers were built and pathways to them redirected; a winter feeding station was established; a floating barrier on the lake was set up; 500 meters of wooden fence for cattle was redirected; and two digital cameras installed, one filming the nest and one for the winter feeding station. All these measures helped improve conditions for the white-tailed eagle including the conditions for nesting: two successful nesting seasons were recorded during the project.\n\nAwareness raising activities included the production of an excellent film, numerous lectures, field trips, educations days and exhibitions. The response from the public was good. The confirmed financing of two follow-up projects will ensure the continuation of the project conservation goals, while changes to regulations on forest management, hunting management, and criminal investigations into pollution from agriculture will also help maintain momentum.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/SI/000314\nAcronym: LIFE Koevsko\nStart Date: 01/09/2014\nEnd Date: 28/02/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,270,013 €\nEU Contribution: 1,135,006 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: OBINA KOEVJE\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ljubljanska cesta 26, 1330, KOEVJE,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Picoides tridactylus\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Dendrocopos leucotos\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Proteus anguinus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKočevsko \tSI5000013 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKočevsko \tSI3000263 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nOBINA KOEVJE \tCoordinator\nLU Kočevje(Ljudska univerza Kočevje), Slovenia \tParticipant\nZGS(Zavod za gozdove Slovenije), Slovenia \tParticipant\nZRSVN(Zavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave), Slovenia \tParticipant","Slovenia",null,"2014",2016,53,2270013,1135006,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2019-02-28"]
[261,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-CCM-ES-001271/assessment-of-forest-carbon-sinks-and-promotion-of-compensation-systems-as-tools-for-climate-change-mitigation",null,"LIFE14 CCM/ES/001271 ",null,"LIFE FOREST CO2","\nAssessment of forest-carbon sinks and promotion of compensation systems as tools for climate change mitigation\n\nReference: LIFE14 CCM/ES/001271 | Acronym: LIFE FOREST CO2\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nDespite increasing awareness in the land use, land use change and forestry sectors (LULUCF) concerning climate change action, reflected in Decision 529/2013/EU, the emissions and carbon sink effect generated by sustainable forest management (SFM) strategies are not included in the EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction objectives (40% by 2030).\n\nAs it is not yet considered as a key tool, the climate change mitigation potential offered by SFM strategies is reduced. One of the main limitations preventing a value being put on forestry systems has been gaps in the mathematical models used for assessing the carbon sink effects of Mediterranean conifer forests. For this reason, the development of precise prediction tools, and their application through SFM practices for the conservation of natural carbon sinks, is one of the main goals in the context of mitigation planning. This will improve the knowledge base, and the accounting and notification system, for the carbon sink potential of the LULUCF sectors.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE FOREST CO2 project was the promotion of SFM systems in Mediterranean areas as a tool for climate change mitigation. This would be achieved through the application of European legislation related to the accounting of emissions and carbon sink removals in the LULUCF sectors. This would facilitate an integrated implementation involving the main stakeholders, including those responsible for offsetting through voluntary markets. Specific objectives included:\n\n    Modelling and accounting of CO2 emissions and carbon sequestration as a result of SFM systems;\n    Raising awareness and creating positive attitudes toward the role of forestry in climate change mitigation, among major stakeholders involved in the development of forestry projects;\n    Encouraging a change in corporate culture towards a low-carbon economy within the business and institutional sectors, especially for diffuse-source related economic activities, through the promotion of the calculation, reduction and voluntary offsetting of carbon footprint; and\n    Promoting forestry projects as a tool for climate change mitigation among the non-regulated sector, with special emphasis on the implementation of emissions offsetting systems based on SFM.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE FOREST CO2 project helped promote carbon sinks generated through sustainable forest management (SFM) actions as a tool for climate change mitigation, as well as a source of investment for non-community sector organisations through carbon credits to offset their GHG emissions. It modelled CO2 levels in line with SFM and provided these to private and public forest managers. Forestry stakeholders were further encouraged to become partners in promoting and enhancing the benefits of forest ecosystem conservation and the development of local economies. In this way, the project fostered a change in business culture, facilitating the transition towards a low-carbon economy through the promotion of voluntary carbon footprint calculation, reduction and offsetting.\n\nSpecific results of the project include:\n\n    The commitment of forest owners, managers and technicians to 185 absorption projects, of which 68 have been fully implemented, increasing the area of SFM by 1 725.24 ha with net CO2 absorption of 116 206.76 tonnes.\n    The commitment of 121 non-EU ETS organisations to implement reduction and compensation measures in the short and medium term, amounting to emissions saving of 12 276 t CO2-eq.\n    The evaluation of the methodology by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition ahead of its integration into its official carbon offsetting initiatives.\n    The development of an online application offering carbon sequestration simulations, while also providing a contact point for VCM supply and delivery.\n    The creation of a proprietary VCM that has been officially integrated at national level and to date includes 23 854 075 tonnes of CO2 for sale to non-EU ETS organisations.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 CCM/ES/001271\nAcronym: LIFE FOREST CO2\nStart Date: 02/01/2016\nEnd Date: 30/06/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,335,417 €\nEU Contribution: 1,401,223 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: DIRECCIN GENERAL DE MEDIOAMBIENTE DE LA CONSEJERIA DE AGRICULTURA, AGUA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE DE LA REGIN DE MURCIA\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Catedrtico Eugenio beda, n 3, 3, 30071, Murcia,\nContact Person: Faustino Martinez\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Carbon sequestration\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental awareness\n    forestry\n    forest management\n    carbon sequestration\n    greenhouse gas accounting\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    Decision 529/2013 - Accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities (21.05.2013)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDIRECCIN GENERAL DE MEDIOAMBIENTE DE LA CONSEJERIA DE AGRICULTURA, AGUA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE DE LA REGIN DE MURCIA \tCoordinator\nCNPF(Centre National de la Propriété Forestière), France \tParticipant\nAGRESTA(AGRESTA Sociedad Coorporativa), Spain \tParticipant\nUCO(Universidad de Córdoba), Spain \tParticipant\nCESEFOR(FUNDACION CENTRO DE SERVICIOS Y PROMOCION FORESTAL Y DE SU INDUSTRIA DE CASTILLA Y LEON), Spain \tParticipant\nXUNTA(Secretaría Xeral de Calidade e Avaliación Ambiental . Consellería de Medio Ambiente, Territorio e Infraestruturas. Xunta de Galicia), Spain \tParticipant",null,null,"2016",2001,65,2335417,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,"2016-01-02","2021-06-30"]
[275,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-BE-000054/ecological-restoration-of-rivers-and-forests-in-the-deep-valleys-of-ourthe-amblve-vesdre-and-our-basins",null,"LIFE19 NAT/BE/000054",null,"Ecological restoration of rivers and forests in the deep valleys of Ourthe; Amblve; Vesdre and Our basins","\nEcological restoration of rivers and forests in the deep valleys of Ourthe, Amblve, Vesdre and Our basins\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/BE/000054 | Acronym: LIFE VALLEES ARDENNAISES\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe conservation status of habitats and species found in the deep forest valleys of the Ourthe, Amblve, Vesdre and Our basins in Belgium has been adversely affected by several human-related disturbances, both direct and indirect. This has caused the reduction and loss of habitat as well as the isolation and extinction of local species populations. Furthermore, it has degraded the ecological integrity of natural habitats and resulted in a loss of ecological connectivity, with severe impacts on local biodiversity. The main disturbances are: the loss and fragmentation of natural alluvial and slope forests resulting from spruce (Picea abies) plantations; construction of artificial dams preventing free movement of aquatic species and degradation of river habitat quality caused by artificial modifications of river beds and banks; release of fine sediments into the rivers caused by plantation management measures (such as clear-cuts); and spontaneous colonization of aquatic and riverine habitats by invasive alien species (e.g. Impatiens glandulifera, Fallopia japonica and alien crayfish species).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of LIFE VALLEES ARDENNAISES is the ecological restoration of rivers and forests in the deep valleys of the Ourthe, Amblve, Vesdre and Our basins.\n\nSpecifically, the project will:\nRestore forest habitats (including alluvial, slope, ravine and beech forests) through clear-cutting 150 ha of spruce plantations on alluvial soils and steep slopes;\nImprove the ecological connectivity of watercourses by remediation of 38 physical obstacles;\nImprove the conservation state of forest habitat remnants (e.g. alluvial, slope, ravine and beech forests) on a total area of 300 ha and of aquatic river habitats covering a total length of 2 600 m;\nStrengthen two remnant populations of the thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) in the Our and Ourthe occidental rivers and reintroduce the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaretifera margaretifera) in the upper Our basin; and\nRaise awareness among land owners, stakeholders and citizens about the value and utility (through an ecosystem services approach) of the habitats and species involved, as well as the importance of protecting and restoring them.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nRemoval of spruce plantations from 150 ha, restoring this to 60 ha of alluvial forests, 55 ha of acidophilous (i.e. acid-loving) beech forests, 25 ha of slope and ravine forests, 5 ha of siliceous rocky slopes, and 5 ha of upland siliceous screes;\nBetter ecological connectivity between patches of alluvial forests and slope forests through the strategic choice of location of the restored sites;\nImproved ecological integrity in 125 ha of alluvial forests, 125 ha of acidophilous beech forests, 40 ha of slope and ravine forests, 2.5 ha of siliceous rocky slopes, and 7.5 ha of upland siliceous screes;\nEnhanced ecological connectivity fora minimum of 200 km of watercourses;\nImproved ecological integrity for watercourses of plain to montane levels on individual stretches covering a total length of 2 600 m;\nLong-term protection of 300 ha of public or private forest land with remnant or restored habitats of community interest, through land purchases (100 ha) or long-term contracts with private or public land owners (200 ha);\nRelease of 4 000 specimens of U. crassus and reintroduction of M. margaretifera (2 000 individuals released); and\nAwareness raising through measures such as field activities, targeted training, activities in schools and various publications.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/BE/000054\nAcronym: LIFE VALLEES ARDENNAISES\nStart Date: 01/09/2020\nEnd Date: 01/09/2028\nTotal Eligible Budget: 8,975,945 €\nEU Contribution: 5,385,567 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Service Public de Wallonie Agriculture, Ressources Naturelles et Environnement (SPWARNE)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Avenue Prince de Liege 15, 5100, Namur,\nContact Person: Eric JOIRIS\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n    Plants\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    reforestation\n    landscape protection\n    hydrographic basin\n    restoration measure\n    river management\n    ecosystem-based approach\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    8150 - Medio-European upland siliceous screes\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVallée de l'Amblève entre Montenau et Baugné \tBE33054C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée du Medemberbach \tBE33058C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHaute vallée de la Lienne \tBE33060C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAffluents de l'Our entre Setz et Schoenberg \tBE33061C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée supérieure de l'Our et ses affluents \tBE33062C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée et affluents du Braunlauf \tBE33063C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Ulf \tBE33064C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBassin inférieur de l'Ourthe occidentale \tBE34032C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Soor \tBE33023C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Helle \tBE33024C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Lembrée et affluents \tBE33027C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasse vallée de la Lienne \tBE33029C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Amblève de Chêneu au Pont de Targnon \tBE33030C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée du Wayai et affluents \tBE33033C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallées de la Warche et du Bayehon en aval du barrage de Robertville \tBE33042C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFagne de la Gotale et affluents du Ruisseau de Chavanne \tBE33050C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de l'Amblève entre Wanne et Coo \tBE33051C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPNHFE(Commission de Gestion du Parc naturel Hautes Fagnes-Eifel ASBL), Belgium \tParticipant\nPROVLUX(Province de Luxembourg), Belgium \tParticipant\nDBZ(Asbl Domaine de Bérinzenne), Belgium \tParticipant\nPNDO(Commission de gestion de Parc naturel des deux Ourthes asbl), Belgium \tParticipant\nPROVLG(Province de Liège), Belgium \tParticipant\nPNS(Commission de Gestion du Parc naturel des Sources asbl), Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium",null,"2020","2028",96,8975945,5385567,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2028-09-01"]
[276,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-BE-000093/priority-actions-for-grasslands-forests-and-associated-species-connexions-in-wallonia-be-and-great-east-region-fr",null,"LIFE19 NAT/BE/000093",null,"Priority actions for grasslands, forests and associated species connexions in Wallonia (BE) and Great East region (FR)","\nPriority actions for grasslands, forests and associated species connexions in Wallonia (BE) and Great East region (FR)\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/BE/000093 | Acronym: LIFE Connexions\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nGrassland habitats have disappeared during the 20th century due to the ending of grazing and manual mowing on poor, steep or wet soils. This is because such actions were no longer profitable and access to payments from the Common Agricultural Policy is restricted to intensive farming. Followed by planting of conifers and poplars or scrub encroachment, this leads to a significant fragmentation of grassland species populations, resulting in genetic loss. The area of meadow habitats protected at EU-level, including calcareous grasslands, semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland, and species-rich Nardus grasslands, in Wallonia (Belgium) and the Great East region (France) shrunk by more than 90% in the past century. They degraded into species-poor meadows due to infrequent mowing, overgrazing, non-organic N and P fertilisers and/or ploughing to convert into maize or ryegrass fields. If located in Natura 2000 sites, these habitats are protected, but biodiversity is still decreasing due to population fragmentation, lack of a seedbank, and soil eutrophication. The targeted forests - bog woodland and alluvial forests - were mainly drained or substituted by planting exotic trees. These trees naturally spread, affecting the habitat quality by bank erosion, water acidification or light competition.\n\nThe freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is in a bad conservation status in the targeted sites because they are too old (60-80 years) and reproduction rate is too low. This results in unviable populations. Water quality is good or very good and host fishes are not rare, but old drainage ditches still release sediments in the targeted rivers.\n\nThe violet copper butterfly (Lycaena helle) is in a bad conservation status because wet meadows with its host plant common bistort (Persicaria bistorta) degrade due to their abandonment or their transformation into spruce plantations. This leads to contraction and fragmentation of the species range, progressive isolation of the populations, genetic impairment and local extinctions.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Connexions project aims to improve the conservation status of a number of grassland and forest habitats listed in the annexes of the Habitats Directive, in both quantity and quality, on at least 500 ha (including 260 ha of priority habitats). This will help prevent the local extinction of species typical to the target habitats, which are most sensitive to fragmentation, by strengthening their populations while restoring their habitat.\n\nSpecifically, the project aims to:\n\n    Prevent the extinction of Margaritifera margaritifera by improving knowledge, applying innovative techniques, restoring mussel and host-fish habitats, and by breeding and restocking populations with 2 000 young post-parasitic mussels;\n    Improve the conservation status of Lycaena helle by restoring more than 30 ha of wet meadows with its host plant Persicaria bistorta, ensuring better connectivity between populations, extending breeding sites, consequently resulting in more viable metapopulations;\n    Improve the efficiency of restoration and management (cost/benefit ratio) with regard to the biodiversity associated with habitats (especially wild bees and soil biodiversity) and their resilience to climate change, which will be supported by monitoring actions; and\n    Communicate about the Natura 2000 network and LIFE project results to the public and stakeholders, and transfer and replicate the results and expertise to other regions/countries.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    500 ha of Habitats Directive Annex I habitats restored and reconnected, including 260 ha of priority habitats: 70 ha of Xeric sand calcareous grasslands (6210*); 85 ha of Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) (6230*); 5 ha of Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (*important orchid sites) (6120*); 35 ha of Bog woodland (91D0*); 65 ha of Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) (91E0*); 15 ha of Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) (6410); 40 ha of Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpinelevels (6430); and 185 ha of Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) (6510);\n    Conservation status and connectivity of some 25 plant species, typical for most of the targeted habitats, improved;\n    250 ha of private land purchased or leased to receive the status of natural reserve;\n    Pearl mussel population with at least 20% of young individuals in the Anlier and Rulles rivers, providing a basis for repopulation of the rivers in the medium term;\n    Violet copper butterfly conservation status improved, with > 30 ha of its wet meadow habitat restored; and\n    Contribution of 7% up to 36% to the conservation objectives in the Continental part of the Walloon Region, as included in the regional prioritised action framework (PAF) 2020-2027.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/BE/000093\nAcronym: LIFE Connexions\nStart Date: 01/01/2021\nEnd Date: 31/12/2027\nTotal Eligible Budget: 15,175,531 €\nEU Contribution: 11,381,590 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natagora\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Traverse des Muses 1, 5000, Namur,\nContact Person: Joelle Huysecom\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n    Ecological coherence\n    Grasslands\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n    land purchase\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lycaena helle\n    Margaritifera margaritifera\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVallée du Ruisseau de la Goutelle (Vresse-sur-Semois) \tBE35048B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée du Ruisseau de Rebais \tBE35047C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée du Ruisseau de Gros Fays (Bièvre) \tBE35046B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nPelouses et milieux cavernicoles de la vallée de la Chiers et de l'Othain, fort du Chenois, buxaie de Montmédy \tFR4100155 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBassin de la Semois de Bouillon à Alle (Bouillon; Vresse-sur-Semois) \tBE34042B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Semois du Maka à Bouillon \tBE34043C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée du Ruisseau des Aleines (Bertrix; Bouillon; Paliseul) \tBE34044B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nForêts de Muno \tBE34045C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHaute-Sûre (Fauvillers; Léglise; Libramont-Chevigny; Neufchâteau; Vaux-sur-Sûre) \tBE34039B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Semois de Florenville à Auby (Bertrix; Florenville; Herbeumont) \tBE34046B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nHaute-Vierre (Bertrix; Herbeumont; Libramont-Chevigny; Neufchâteau) \tBE34047B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Semois de Jamoigne à Chiny (Chiny; Florenville; Herbeumont) \tBE34048B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBasse-Vierre \tBE34049C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBassin de la Semois entre Tintigny et Jamoigne (Chiny; Habay; Léglise; Tintigny) \tBE34050B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallées du Ruisseau de Mellier et de la Mandebras (Habay; Léglise; Neufchâteau) \tBE34051B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nForêt d'Anlier \tBE34052C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBassin de l'Attert (Attert) \tBE34053B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Marche (Chiny; Florenville; Meix-devant-Virton) \tBE34054B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée du Ruisseau de Breuvanne (Chiny; Tintigny) \tBE34055B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallées de l'Eisch et de Clairefontaine (Arlon) \tBE34059B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin supérieur de la Chevratte (Meix-devant-Virton; Tintigny) \tBE34060B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallées de Laclaireau et du Rabais (Etalle; Saint-Léger; Virton) \tBE34061B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin du Ruisseau du Messancy (Arlon; Messancy) \tBE34062B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallées de la Chevratte (Meix-devant-Virton; Rouvroy) \tBE34063B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallées de la Vire et du Ton (Rouvroy; Virton) \tBE34064B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin supérieur de la Vire et du Ton (Aubange; Messancy; Musson; Saint-Léger; Virton) \tBE34065B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée du Ton et Côte bajocienne de Montquintin à Ruette (Rouvroy; Virton) \tBE34066B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Meuse de Dinant à Yvoir (Anhée; Dinant; Yvoir) \tBE35012B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Meuse en amont d'Hastière (Beauraing; Doische; Hastière; Houyet) \tBE35019B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Meuse d'Hastière à Dinant (Dinant; Hastière; Onhaye) \tBE35020B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallées des Ruisseaux de Rempeine et de la Scheloupe (Beauraing) \tBE35034B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Houille en aval de Gedinne (Beauraing; Gedinne) \tBE35039B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de la Hulle (Gedinne) \tBE35040B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nBassin de la Houille en amont de Gedinne (Gedinne) \tBE35041B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée de l'Almache en amont de Gembes (Bièvre; Daverdisse; Gedinne) \tBE35042B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nVallée du Ruisseau de Saint-Jean \tBE35043C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBassin du Ruisseau du Ru au Moulin \tBE35044C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Semois en aval d'Alle (Bièvre; Vresse-sur-Semois) \tBE35045B0 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2014\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSPW Département de l'Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole \tParticipant\nSPW Departement de la Nature et des Forêts \tParticipant\nConservatoire d'Espaces Naturels de Champagne-Ardenne \tParticipant\nConservatoire d'Espaces Naturels de Lorraine \tParticipant\nAgentschap Plantentuin Meise \tParticipant","Belgium",null,"2021","2027",83,15175531,11381590,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2021-01-01","2027-12-31"]
[278,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE95-NAT-IT-000757/conservation-and-restauration-programme-for-habitat-of-community-interest-in-rauccio-sorgenti-dellidume-masseria-la-loggia",null,"LIFE95 NAT/IT/000757",null,"Conservation and restauration programme for habitat of Community interest  in Rauccio-Sorgenti dell'Idume-Masseria la Loggia","\nConservation and restauration programme for habitat of Community interest in Rauccio-Sorgenti dell'Idume-Masseria la Loggia\n\nReference: LIFE95 NAT/IT/000757\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Sorgenti dell'Idume (Idume springs), Rauccio forest and Masseria la Loggia in the municipality of Lecce constitute a biotope that is one of the last remaining unspoilt natural areas on Puglia’s Adriatic coast. In a relatively small area (400 ha), whose core consists of a remnant holm oak (Quercus ilex) forest, several habitats of EU importance are concentrated: Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi), Mediterranean tall-herb and rush meadows (Molinio-Holoschoenion), pseudo-steppes with grasses and annuals (Thero-Brachypodietea) and Mediterranean temporary ponds (fed by the Idume springs). The latter two types are also priority habitats listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. In one area in particular, covering only 80 ha, 13 different species of orchid can be found.\nUnfortunately, this remarkable site, just a few kilometers away from the town of Lecce, has gradually deteriorated over the past decade as a result of chaotic and even illegal building activities. The impact of this wildcat construction has been aggravated by overgrazing and by indiscriminate hunting in the area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s main goal was to purchase 80 ha of land to be integrated in a 400-ha zone to be designated as protected reserve. The land purchase was originally proposed by an NGO and a scientific society as an incentive measure to bring about statutory protection of the site. The municipal and regional authorities had adopted the idea and now intended to take the necessary steps to ensure the protection of the entire site. The LIFE project would provide the means to do so and so start the process of protecting an important area.\nAlongside the land purchase, other main project objectives were to: draw up a management plan for the area; protect and restore the residual Quercus ilex forest as well as other priority habitats in the area; and to regulate access to the site.\n\nRESULTS\n\nMost of the planned actions were successfully completed.\n- Land acquisition was the main project measure: Plots of land were acquired by the beneficiary (c. 70 ha). Although all safeguard measures foreseen in the management plan did not become effective until the end of the project in 2000 (when the area became a regional protected area), the land acquisition represented a clear commitment of the municipality to safeguard the area. Note, prior to the start of the project none of the plots of land had any protection;\n- A management plan was developed: This identified the threats and included zoning, legal management, management interventions and an action plan for the individual land plots;\n- Restoration measures: These included the building of 450 m of wall (to restrict access to grazing animals), the restoration of 360 m of pathway (to facilitate access to the pool/ spring), the cultivation of c. 5 000 plants to help the recovery of the Quercs ilex residual forest (although the plants were not actually planted during the project period) and the placement of signs;\n- Monitoring of the vegetation was carried out during project period, although this showed no significant changes in the short-term of the vegetation.\n- An awareness raising campaign was run for local schools. Other information actions included the production of a leaflet (15 000 copies), press releases and a public meeting (with local and regional authorities).\nFinally, the project raised awareness of the importance of the site to local authorities who, as a result of the project, started two other projects to the safeguard the area: one project financed through structural funds and another financed through the Environment Ministry (Programma Triennale) and a wetlands programme.Most of the planned actions were successfully completed.\n- Land acquisition was the main project measure: Plots of land were acquired by the beneficiary (c. 70 ha). Although all safeguard measures foreseen in the management plan did not become effective until the end of the project in 2000 (when the area became a regional protected area), the land acquisition represented a clear commitment of the municipality to safeguard the area. Note, prior to the start of the project none of the plots of land had any protection;\n- A management plan was developed: This identified the threats and included zoning, legal management, management interventions and an action plan for the individual land plots;\n- Restoration measures: These included the building of 450 m of wall (to restrict access to grazing animals), the restoration of 360 m of pathway (to facilitate access to the pool/ spring), the cultivation of c. 5 000 plants to help the recovery of the Quercs ilex residual forest (although the plants were not actually planted during the project period) and the placement of signs;\n- Monitoring of the vegetation was carried out during project period, although this showed no significant changes in the short-term of the vegetation.\n- An awareness raising campaign was run for local schools. Other information actions included the production of a leaflet (15 000 copies), press releases and a public meeting (with local and regional authorities).\nFinally, the project raised awareness of the importance of the site to local authorities who, as a result of the project, started two other projects to the safeguard the area: one project financed through structural funds and another financed through the Environment Ministry (Programma Triennale) and a wetlands programme.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE95 NAT/IT/000757\nStart Date: 01/01/1996\nEnd Date: 30/06/1998\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 369,300 €\nProject Location: Comune di Lecce\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comune di Lecce\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Rubichi, Palazzo Carafa, 73100, Lecce,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature reserve\n    public awareness campaign\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    environmental education\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRauccio \tIT9150006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComune di Lecce \tCoordinator","Italy",null,"1996","1998",29,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1996-01-01","1998-06-30"]
[279,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE96-NAT-A-003226/wetland-management-in-the-upper-waldviertel",null,"LIFE96 NAT/A/003226",null,"Wetland management in the Upper Waldviertel.","\nWetland management in the Upper Waldviertel.\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/A/003226\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nA discreet tip for nature lovers: the Waldviertel in the northern part of Lower Austria, where the LIFE project area (Gmünd district, close to the Czech border) offers a landscape marked by wooded hills, swift streams and a spectrum of wetlands. Centre stage are the still very natural Lainsitz and Reiszbach streams, escorted by galleries of ash and alder trees and eutrophic tall herbs, as well as centuries-old fish ponds with their banks and terrestrialization zones, which harbour a range of species. The origin of some of these fishponds goes back to the 13th century. Today they are important secondary habitats for little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), white-eyed pochard (Aythya nyroca) and spotted crake (Porzana porzana), to name but a few. The sizeable otter population is also worthy of mention. This natural heritage was threatened in the 1990s by regulation of the streams, intensive agriculture and fish farming and the dredging of the terrestrialization zones in the fishponds.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nA wide range of measures was foreseen to tackle the threats effectively. As the project was divided into 7 subsites (2 sections of stream, 4 fishponds, 1 bog), not all of which had yet been sufficiently examined scientifically, the missing data would be collected and management plans drawn up. The lease of angling concessions and the purchase of strips along the banks was to pave the way for removing fir monocultures and establishing protection zones along the edges of watercourses. Concerning the fishponds, the LIFE project intended to embark on a programme for ecological fish farming in which pond owners contractually commit themselves to exploit the ponds extensively and preserve terrestrialization zones. This programme would benefit nature without generating financial drawbacks for fishpond owners, which should guarantee general acceptance for the LIFE project amongst the local communities.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project carried out actions in 11 subsites: two river sections and adjacent meadows (Lainsitz, Reißbach), six fishponds (Gebhartsteich, Brüneiteich, Jägerteich, Großradischenteich, Schandachenteich, Winkelauer Teich) and three bogs (Bummer Moos, Gemeindeau, Rottalmoos). Three main habitat types were concerned: fishponds with their reed margins and Molinion wet meadows; bogs and the riverine associations (streambed, wet grassland, alluvial woodland). For each of the sites, an inventory was drawn up. Many volunteers participated in this action. On the basis of the inventories, management plans were drawn up for a total of 1000 ha. They were produced in 20-40 copies each and sent to landowners and local authorities. The restoration works done by the project were based on the plans: • 20.8 ha of planted forest (mainly spruce) was thinned and either converted to meadow or made more diverse by planting deciduous trees • 13 small dams were built across ditches draining bogs, rehumidifying 24 ha of bog (one-off compensation for the loss of land use as water levels rose, was paid for 20.5 ha in all) Dam building and tree cutting have been effective in allowing the rehumidification and regeneration of a peat-forming vegetation and in increasing the area of open space. In so doing, the LIFE-Nature project contributed to improve the regional conservation status of several species, including the annex II dragonfly Leucorrhinia pectoralis. • scrub was cleared from a bird islet in one pond and two artificial nests built • debris was removed from a pond • a hedge was planted as barrier to the industrial estate Waidhofen • native fish were supplied to an angler to restock a section of river • angling rights were leased for the duration of the LIFE Nature project. 249 ha of fishpond was brought under extensification agreements. LIFE paid for the ecologically more beneficial management of the ponds, but after project end there was initially a period in which follow-up funding from regional public sources proved to be uncertain. However, in 2000 the extensification scheme was included in Austria’s Rural Development Programme 2001-2006 under Regulation 1257/99 by the competent authorities. Here the LIFE project actions had an incentive effect. The project also promoted agri-environment, bringing 89.8 ha of alluvial meadows under management contracts (focusing on mowing) co-financed by Regulation 2078/92. In terms of nature education, a special issue of the WWF youth magazine “Panda Club” dedicated to wetland protection in the Waldviertel was published in 1997 and distributed to all primary schools in the district. In it, the Waldviertel ecology and the LIFE project were explained as a sort of treasure hunt with clues and questions. A real outdoors treasure hunt was actually organised in the district, in which 100 children participated. A special issue of the adult WWF magazine, Panda, which described the project, LIFE and Natura 2000, was produced in 1998 in 40,000 copies and widely distributed in the district (municipalities, interest groups). A report for the general public “Natura 2000 in Waldviertel” was published at project end. Contacts were built up with an INTERREG project just north of the LIFE project and the project also shared experience with similar LIFE-Nature projects elsewhere in Austria and Germany. Overall, in this project, LIFE-Nature supported pioneering work by WWF in a district where not all that much practical conservation had been done previously. Many of the areas surveyed and inventoried by the project had not yet been described from a scientific point of view. Although some sites had been protected under regional law by the competent authorities, the LIFE-Nature project was the first attempt to get practical conservation work off the ground in a coherent way, and so had a significant incentive role in the Waldviertel district as the first systematic practical conservation programme undertaken in the area. The LIFE-Nature project brought in several locally new ideas such as fishpond extensification, keeping streamside meadows open instead of afforesting them or allowing them to become overgrown, and mire restoration. By promoting fishpond extensification and meadow management agreements it opened up new sources of income for land users. During the project, there were many meetings with farmers, mayors, hunters, landowners and anglers (about 1200 people altogether, plus 34 schools) to promote the idea of extensive use of meadows and fish ponds and to stop the practice of afforesting meadows. A public meeting, attended by 100 stakeholders, was organized in Sept. 1998 in Litschau with as theme ‘Natura 2000 – what does it mean in practice?’ The project created 2 full-time jobs for its duration and one of these was continued beyond, thanks to the establishment of a WWF office in the district as a centre to continue and coordinate conservation work in the Waldviertel. At the end of the project, there were plans by local authorities to build a Ramsar centre at Gmünd from which this whole area (including the LIFE subsites) could be managed.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/A/003226\nStart Date: 01/07/1996\nEnd Date: 30/06/1999\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 434,209 €\nProject Location: Waldviertel\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF österreich\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Ottakringerstraße 114-116, 1162, Wien,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Awareness raising - Information\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    public awareness campaign\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    agricultural method\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWaldviertler Teich-, Heide- und Moorlandschaft \tAT1201A00 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Österreich \tCoordinator","Austria",null,"1996",1999,36,434209,434209,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Agriculture/drainage","riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Enrichment planting or sowing/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/management and planning and opimization/Termination of degrading action or factor","improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"1996-07-01","1999-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1000,null,null,"WWF Österreich","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[280,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE96-NAT-F-003200/the-mediterranean-holm-oak-grove-integrated-management",null,"LIFE96 NAT/F/003200",null,"The mediterranean holm oak grove integrated management.","\nThe mediterranean holm oak grove integrated management.\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/F/003200 | Acronym: chênaie verte\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOne of the most widely distributed ecological complex in the Mediterranean basin is the evergreen oak wood, consisting of various dynamic stages (from grassland to forest). The Office National des Forêts (the national public forestry authority which is the principal management body responsible for this ecosystem in the French Mediterranean regions) has launched a project on two evergreen oak wood representative sites: the Montagne de la Clape, a small limestone massif rising between the coastal strip and the Aude plain, and the gorges of the Gardon in the north-east of Nîmes. Both sites designated as SPAs and pSCIs host several bird species of Community interest, such as the Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus), as well as species on Annex II of the Habitats Directive and various habitat types on Annex I such as the Thero-Brachypodietea pseudo-steppe, a priority habitat. These species and habitats are currently threatened by changes in land use: abandonment of grazing and forestry which is gradually leading to the disappearance of open areas and their associated species and expansion of leisure activities which disturb certain sensitive species and degrade fragile environments.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project overall aim was to implement, as a demonstration measure, a strategy for integrated management of the evergreen oak wood ecosystem on both sites of the Gardon and the Montagne de la Clape. A framework document drawn up before the project for each of these natural complexes, was to be used as a reference instrument for the forestry management of these habitat types and as an educational tool to assist communities and private owners in adopting forms of management conform to the requirements of Natura 2000. This document was also meant to act as a management plan laying down the measures to be carried out within the context of the LIFE project: restoring foraging areas and protecting nesting areas for the Bonelli's eagle, preserving the habitat of the beaver (Castor fiber) along the Gardon and rehabilitating substeppic grasslands. Furthermore, to guarantee preservation of these natural habitats biodiversity, pilot and demonstration projects were foreseen in holm oak copses and riverbank woodlands. The results of these integrated actions were to be spread through training programmes and the publication of a summary brochure.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main results of the project are the followings: A better knowledge of species and habitats on both sites of the project. The area covered by the different habitat types of community interest is now well defined; the population of the endemic plant of the Clape Mountain, Centaurea corymbosa, has been exactly counted and its extinction risks assessed. The threats to the breeding sites of the three pairs of Bonelli's eagles have been identified. On the basis of these different studies and inventories, two management plans have been produced and the LIFE project implemented part of the actions of theses plans:\nThe areas hosting the priority habitat, Thero-Brachypodietea pseudo-steppe, have been restored representing about 30 ha on the Clape mountain and 50 ha in the gorges of Gardon.\nThe protection of the breeding sites of Bonelli's eagles was undertaken. Some paths and tracks, which were too close to the nests and could generate disturbances, have been closed. Climbing ways have been suppressed and moved to other places where there are no risks of disturbing eagles.\nThe restoration of the riparian forest of the Gardon river has also been experimented: willows plantations and pruning of poplars have been carried out in order to rehabilitate the habitat itself but also to improve the quality of foraging ressources for Castor fiber.\nOthers actions, such as closing caves hosting bats and cutting down burnt holm oaks have also been carried out.\nAll these measures have been implemented in close collaboration with stakeholders, climbers and hunters in particular. This partnership has been a good means to increase the local population's awareness of their natural heritage. The main results of the project are the followings: A better knowledge of species and habitats on both sites of the project. The area covered by the different habitat types of community interest is now well defined; the population of the endemic plant of the Clape Mountain, Centaurea corymbosa, has been exactly counted and its extinction risks assessed. The threats to the breeding sites of the three pairs of Bonelli's eagles have been identified. On the basis of these different studies and inventories, two management plans have been produced and the LIFE project implemented part of the actions of theses plans:\nThe areas hosting the priority habitat, Thero-Brachypodietea pseudo-steppe, have been restored representing about 30 ha on the Clape mountain and 50 ha in the gorges of Gardon.\nThe protection of the breeding sites of Bonelli's eagles was undertaken. Some paths and tracks, which were too close to the nests and could generate disturbances, have been closed. Climbing ways have been suppressed and moved to other places where there are no risks of disturbing eagles.\nThe restoration of the riparian forest of the Gardon river has also been experimented: willows plantations and pruning of poplars have been carried out in order to rehabilitate the habitat itself but also to improve the quality of foraging ressources for Castor fiber.\nOthers actions, such as closing caves hosting bats and cutting down burnt holm oaks have also been carried out.\nAll these measures have been implemented in close collaboration with stakeholders, climbers and hunters in particular. This partnership has been a good means to increase the local population's awareness of their natural heritage.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/F/003200\nAcronym: chênaie verte\nStart Date: 01/01/1997\nEnd Date: 30/06/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 408,063 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Office National des Forêts, Direction Régionale Languedoc-Roussillon\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 505, rue de la Croix Verte, 34094, Montpellier Cedex 5,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    environmental awareness\n    forestry\n    environmental training\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    endemic species\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Castor fiber\n    Centaurea corymbosa\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMontagne de la Clape \tFR9110080 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGorges du Gardon \tFR9110081 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nOffice National des Forêts, Direction Régionale Languedoc-Roussillon \tCoordinator\nCentre ornithologique du Gard (COGARD) \tParticipant\nConservatoire des espaces naturels du Languedoc-Roussillon \tParticipant\nLPO -Aude \tParticipant\nConservatoire National botanique de Porquerolles \tParticipant\nGroupe de Recherche et d'Information sur les Vertébrés et leur Environnement (GRIVE) \tParticipant\nOffice National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (ONCFS) \tParticipant","France",null,"1997","2002",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC749,AD749,\"m\")","v":65},408063,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1997-01-01","2002-06-30"]
[285,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004143/conservation-and-increase-of-the-abruzzo-chamois-rupicapra-ornata-in-natura-2000-sites-of-the-gran-sasso",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004143",null,"Conservation and increase of the Abruzzo chamois - Rupicapra ornata - in \"NATURA 2000 Sites\" of the Gran Sasso","\nConservation and increase of the Abruzzo chamois - Rupicapra ornata - in \"NATURA 2000 Sites\" of the Gran Sasso\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004143 | Acronym: Rupicapra\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Abruzzo chamois (Rupicapra ornata), a priority species according to the Habitats Directive, has a 500-strong population in the Abruzzo National Park and, thanks to a recent LIFE project, has been re-introduced to the Maiella and Gran Sasso-Monti della Laga national parks.\n\nThe Gran Sasso park had a nucleus of 25-30 individuals at the start of the project, insufficient to guarantee a minimum viable population (MVP). On top of this comes the risk of a possible epidemic and the disturbance inflicted on the chamois by tourism, still poorly regulated as the national park was only established recently. Cases of poaching affecting the chamois have also been recorded, which highlights the necessity of having a more effective wardening service.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project focused on two sites inside the park, where the principal actions would be carried out. The first target was to boost the numbers making up the chamois nucleus to ward off the threat entailed by possible epidemics. Through a monitoring programme and a series of thorough veterinary studies, an up-to-date picture of the chamois' demographic and health status was to be obtained.\n\nTo control the causes of excessive disturbance, the most important and vulnerable areas would be identified and tourist flows and livestock grazing regulated on the basis of the outcome. The park wardening service was to be beefed up sufficiently to ensure application of the regulations and to be able to prevent poaching. To reduce disturbance to a minimum, visitors interested in observing chamois would be accompanied by specialized nature guides.\n\nThe project also foresaw re-introducing a further 10-15 chamois to the park. These animals would be taken from the Abruzzo National Park, or from the two wildlife reserves established on the Gran Sasso by the previous LIFE project, where they had repeatedly bred.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved all its objectives. Results in terms of nature conservation were significant, considering the stabilization, growth and expansion of the chamois nuclei.\n\nAmong the actions carried out and the results obtained there were:\nPreparatory course of 120 hours to train 15 nature guides specialized in chamois watching.\nRealisation of 8 hiking paths, with a total length of 4,8 km, for Chamois watching. The paths were identified on the basis of the minimum disturbance for the species, analysing the distribution of the grassland and pasture types sought after by the species (i.e. Festuco-Trifolietum thalii or Avena versicolor and Koeleria splendens association).\nSanitary analysis of the Chamois population did not identify significant problems. Parasitological analyses evidenced the presence of a parasite of domestic herds, suggesting the need of a sanitary management of the pasture areas. Data on health status of domestic herds were collected by the local veterinary service and inserted in the data bank of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale in Teramo.\nGenetic analysis were carried out to assess the genetic variability of the Gran Sasso population, which was confirmed to be low.\nReintroduction of 8 specimens of chamois,and placing a radio tracking collar on 7.\nImproving and restoration of two faunistic areas for the Chamois in the National Park were completed .\nMonitoring of the population. Four Chamois groups were present in the Gran Sasso National Park at the time of the project. An increase of the known chamois population has been ascertained, up to a total observed number of 71 specimens and an estimate of the total population of 76, with an increase of 10 individuals from the previous census of 1999. The experience gathered in censusing the Gran Sasso chamois population has been exported to the Maiella National Park for the census of that chamois population.\nAnalysis of chamois distribution through the year and of the territorial preferences was carried out. Preliminary analysis on the effects of tourist disturbance underlined that, more than the total number of tourists, was their behaviour to affect the chamois groups.\n\nThe project achieved all its objectives. Results in terms of nature conservation were significant, considering the stabilization, growth and expansion of the chamois nuclei.\n\nAmong the actions carried out and the results obtained there were:\nPreparatory course of 120 hours to train 15 nature guides specialized in chamois watching.\nRealisation of 8 hiking paths, with a total length of 4,8 km, for Chamois watching. The paths were identified on the basis of the minimum disturbance for the species, analysing the distribution of the grassland and pasture types sought after by the species (i.e. Festuco-Trifolietum thalii or Avena versicolor and Koeleria splendens association).\nSanitary analysis of the Chamois population did not identify significant problems. Parasitological analyses evidenced the presence of a parasite of domestic herds, suggesting the need of a sanitary management of the pasture areas. Data on health status of domestic herds were collected by the local veterinary service and inserted in the data bank of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale in Teramo.\nGenetic analysis were carried out to assess the genetic variability of the Gran Sasso population, which was confirmed to be low.\nReintroduction of 8 specimens of chamois,and placing a radio tracking collar on 7.\nImproving and restoration of two faunistic areas for the Chamois in the National Park were completed .\nMonitoring of the population. Four Chamois groups were present in the Gran Sasso National Park at the time of the project. An increase of the known chamois population has been ascertained, up to a total observed number of 71 specimens and an estimate of the total population of 76, with an increase of 10 individuals from the previous census of 1999. The experience gathered in censusing the Gran Sasso chamois population has been exported to the Maiella National Park for the census of that chamois population.\nAnalysis of chamois distribution through the year and of the territorial preferences was carried out. Preliminary analysis on the effects of tourist disturbance underlined that, more than the total number of tourists, was their behaviour to affect the chamois groups.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004143\nAcronym: Rupicapra\nStart Date: 01/01/1998\nEnd Date: 31/05/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 185,326 €\nProject Location: Gran Sasso\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: via Roio, 12 - Palazzo Dragonetti, 67100, L'Aquila,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    introduction of animal species\n    natural park\n    monitoring system\n    environmental training\n    mountainous area\n    ecotourism\n    population dynamics\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGran Sasso \tIT7110202 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnte Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga \tCoordinator","Italy",null,"1998",2001,40,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1998-01-01","2001-05-31"]
[286,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004145/strategic-area-of-pian-della-faggeta-urgent-actions-of-protection-of-priority-habitat-and-planning-of-the-agricultural-and-touristic-activities",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004145",null,"Strategic area of \"Pian della Faggeta: urgent actions of protection of priority habitat and planning of the agricultural and touristic activities","\nStrategic area of \"Pian della Faggeta\" : urgent actions of protection of priority habitat and planning of the agricultural and touristic activities\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004145 | Acronym: Pian delle Faggeta\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated about 80 km south of Rome, the Pian della Faggeta, a plain surrounded by beech woods and hemmed in by the peaks of the Monti Lepini, is a splendid example of upland pasture. Although 70% of the site is covered by Apennine beech forests with Taxus and Ilex, a priority habitat under Directive 92/43/EEC, and also includes calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) with important orchid sites, it had not yet been placed under protection at the time of the presentation of this LIFE project, and this total absence of restrictions obviously had dire consequences for it.\n\nLivestock grazing, conducted without any form of planning, has damaged the vegetation. The survival of some species present in the many springs dotting the site, such as the amphibian Salamandrina terdigitata, listed on Annex II of the Habitats Directive, had been imperilled by works to clean these springs and plans to restructure them completely. Not a single study had yet been carried out on the impact the stockraising could have on the site's hydrogeology.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nBesides the Province of Rome, the municipality of Carpineto Romano, which owns part of the Pian della Faggeta, took part in the LIFE project, which had to undertake an interconnected package of measures to safeguard the site.\n\nTen hectares of land were to be purchased in a zone adjoining the municipal lands which is largely made up of priority habitats. This acquisition would allow measures to regulate grazing to be applied and possible illicit construction to be prevented. The springs were to be mapped and the status of their aquatic ecosystems assessed. A study of maximum permissible stocking densities was to be carried out.\n\nOn the basis of the data gathered, management plans were to be elaborated for the pastures as well as for the springs. These plans were to be be submitted to the municipality of Carpineto Romano, which would carry them out. Finally, a co-operative of local young people, which was to be involved in the principal phases of project implementation, was to carry out an awareness-raising campaign among local inhabitants addressing the biological importance of the site and promoting livestock farming compatible with its ecology.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project reached all the objectives foreseen. In particular:\nSafeguard of 10 ha of Festuco-Brometalia. The interventions carried out for this purpose were the cutting of the ferns, the realisation of basketworks and the rational management of grazing. All actions were successful: about 20 ha of the priority habitats have been recovered. The only problem still remaining for the conservation of the Festuco Brometalia is the presence of pigs, that are still grazing in the area of intervention, notwithstanding the legal prohibition of the competent authority.\nSafeguard of 30 ha of beech forest with Taxus baccata. The main problem of the wood was overgrazing; the realisation of the fence around the entire area prevented the passage of the cattle, allowing the recovery of the plant of EU interest.\nRestoration of 5 drinking toughs. They have been restored, respecting both the ecological (presence of amphibians) and the traditional value of the structures.\nManagement of visitors. Some actions, such as prohibition of parking on the grassland and placement of iron bars on the dirty roads, have been carried out in order to avoid an irrational fruition of the Pian della Faggeta area by tourists. Moreover, an intense awareness campaign and guided visits allowed a good management of visitors.\nAwareness of local population. The beneficiary raised local population awareness of the importance of the site, through individual meetings, in particular with local breeders. This created a general consensus of locals both for the LIFE project and for the implementation of the management indications elaborated for the habitats of EU interest. This climate of consensus contributed to a concrete change in the management of the cattle drinking points and of the pastureland. The stakeholders were and are still part of the table of consultation responsible for the implementation of the interventions in the area of the Life project.Students of local schools were also involved in the project, through an intense didactic activity.\nCreation of new jobs and new work opportunities. The beneficiary involved 5 local young unemployed in the realisation of the fences around the wood. Conservation benefits for the Natura 2000 site and species/habitats targeted\n\nThe status of a great part of the Pian della Faggeta area was substantially improved by the actions carried out during the LIFE project and in particular by its correct management.\nFestuco-Brometalia. This habitat, at the start of the project, was very degraded and rapidly disappearing due to an irrational grazing that favoured both an extensive erosion and the growth of the Pteridium aquilinum, antagonist of many heliophylous orchid species. The interventions carried out by the beneficiary substantially reduced the erosion and the presence of the fern and allowed the re-colonisation of the area by the species characteristics of the priority habitat, in particular six orchids (Orchis morio, O. pauciflora, O. tridentata, O. papilionacea, Ophrys lacaite, Ophrys apifera, Anacamptis pyramidalis and Aceras antropophorum). The surface of the priority habitat increased from 10 to 20 ha.\nFagus and Taxus woods. Fencing of 30 ha of this wood guaranteed the protection of the natural renovation of the plants from grazing. This allowed for the restoration of the habitat of EU interest and will allow in the future the self-preservation of the wood.\nSalamandrina terdigitata. This species, present in all the Monti Lepini (including the pSCI object of the project), had disappeared from the Pian della faggeta area probably due to the bad conditions of the wells and of the drinking though and to the wrong methods used for the cleaning of them. Following the interventions realised with the LIFE project, two reproductive sites were observed in the area, sign that the species is re-colonising the pSCI. In addition to the S. terdigitata the final scientific monitoring showed an increase of other amphibians populations.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004145\nAcronym: Pian delle Faggeta\nStart Date: 01/09/1997\nEnd Date: 31/08/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 205,918 €\nProject Location: Provincia di Roma, Reg. Lazio\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amministrazione Provinciale di Roma, Assessorato Ambiente - Settore Ambiente\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via IV Novembre 119 A, 00186, Roma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grazing\n    cartography\n    public awareness campaign\n    employment\n    social participation\n    emergency plan\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    underprivileged people\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Salamandrina terdigitata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMonte Semprevisa e Pian della Faggeta \tIT6030041 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmministrazione Provinciale di Roma, Assessorato Ambiente - Settore Ambiente \tCoordinator\nAmministrazione Comunale di Carpineto Romano-IT \tParticipant\nCooperativa La Montagna a.r.l-IT \tParticipant","Italy",null,"1997",2002,59,205918,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-09-01","2002-08-31"]
[296,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-P-005267/porphyrio-project-reintroduction-of-the-purple-gallinule-in-the-lower-mondego-river-valley",null,"LIFE98 NAT/P/005267",null,"Porphyrio project - Reintroduction of the Purple Gallinule in the Lower Mondego River Valley","\nPorphyrio project - Reintroduction of the Purple Gallinule in the Lower Mondego River Valley\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/P/005267 | Acronym: Porphyrio\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe purple gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio) is considered a priority species because it is very threatened in Europe. In Portugal, only a small population remains in the south, but in the 1920s purple gallinules were still breeding as far north as the lower Mondego valley where they were observed sporadically until 1975. Illicit hunting was the main cause for its disappearance. The Paul de Arzila nature reserve was established in 1988 to protect what was left of the natural heritage in the region; more recently two SPAs and a pSCI were designated.\n\nThe project aims at restoring a viable population of purple gallinules in the lower Mondego by re-introducing birds from Spain. The lower Mondego is a string of wetlands, permanently inundated and covered by sedges, reeds and bullrushes, a type of vegetation much to the gallinule's liking.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project had five main objectives: (a) to establish a free breeding population in Arzila through the reintroduction of at least 30 animals, (b) to achieve captive breeding for reinforcement of the areas subject to reintroduction, (c) to improve the habitat quality for the target species, (d) to raise the awareness of the population and (e) to develop and apply a monitoring technique based on the identification of individual vocalisations. To prepare for its return, habitat restoration works to eliminate exotic plants and favour the expansion of the indigenous vegetation which provides shelter and foraging opportunities for the purple gallinule, were undertaken. Installations to breed and acclimatise gallinules were built, while the released birds were monitored through surveys and radio tracking in particular. The project also informed the local population, wetland users in particular, about the significance of these habitats and the uniqueness of their wildlife, the avifauna in particular.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe global objective of this project – reintroduction and captive breeding of the Purple Gallinule in the Mondego SPAs – was achieved with success. While awareness raising aimed at students was a clear success, that aimed at the local adult population was weak in some areas, which may be partially explained by the illiteracy of the population, traditionally unaware of nature conservation issues. As regards bird life, the main results include: • SPAs’ aquatic bird fauna in general benefited from the habitat improvement measures undertaken by the project. • A new expanding population of the target species in Portugal was achieved and due to this, its status according to the Portuguese Red Data Book was reviewed to be changed from “threatened” to “vulnerable”. • The project also contributed to the preparation of the EU Purple Gallinule Action Plan. This project was innovative in Portugal, for it was the first time that a soundly structured and monitored bird reintroduction plan was implemented. Although not yet calibrated, the development of a monitoring technique based on the registers of the bird's calls was also an innovation for this species, which is particularly difficult to detect through other census methods. Habitat management measures are still required in Arzila wetland to prevent reversion to the previous unsuitable situation. In addition, several important threats that remain outside the SPAs – illegal hunting and habitat degradation – may act negatively on the birds’ movements between wetlands. Industrial water pollution generated outside of the SPA also affects it directly, since the tributary streams crossing the wetland bring it down. Although a ditch ringing Arzila drains away the polluted water and keeps water in the reeds reasonably pure, it can be overflow during winter floods and pollute the core wetland. Both problems are being tackled, at least partially, through a new Life project that begun just after this one ended. The regular activity of the breeding centre is assured by ICN and the monitoring of the reintroduced population will go on by IMAR plus ICN. Although in a modest way, the project also contributed to the local economy, by hiring 4 to 5 rural workers per year for the habitat improvement works. This continues throughout the new project focused on habitat management started in Arzila. In addition, the experience of the Porphyrio Life team has resulted in that they are being contacted to collaborate in the possible reintroduction of the species in southern wetlands. The global objective of this project – reintroduction and captive breeding of the Purple Gallinule in the Mondego SPAs – was achieved with success. While awareness raising aimed at students was a clear success, that aimed at the local adult population was weak in some areas, which may be partially explained by the illiteracy of the population, traditionally unaware of nature conservation issues. As regards bird life, the main results include: • SPAs’ aquatic bird fauna in general benefited from the habitat improvement measures undertaken by the project. • A new expanding population of the target species in Portugal was achieved and due to this, its status according to the Portuguese Red Data Book was reviewed to be changed from “threatened” to “vulnerable”. • The project also contributed to the preparation of the EU Purple Gallinule Action Plan. This project was innovative in Portugal, for it was the first time that a soundly structured and monitored bird reintroduction plan was implemented. Although not yet calibrated, the development of a monitoring technique based on the registers of the bird's calls was also an innovation for this species, which is particularly difficult to detect through other census methods. Habitat management measures are still required in Arzila wetland to prevent reversion to the previous unsuitable situation. In addition, several important threats that remain outside the SPAs – illegal hunting and habitat degradation – may act negatively on the birds’ movements between wetlands. Industrial water pollution generated outside of the SPA also affects it directly, since the tributary streams crossing the wetland bring it down. Although a ditch ringing Arzila drains away the polluted water and keeps water in the reeds reasonably pure, it can be overflow during winter floods and pollute the core wetland. Both problems are being tackled, at least partially, through a new Life project that begun just after this one ended. The regular activity of the breeding centre is assured by ICN and the monitoring of the reintroduced population will go on by IMAR plus ICN. Although in a modest way, the project also contributed to the local economy, by hiring 4 to 5 rural workers per year for the habitat improvement works. This continues throughout the new project focused on habitat management started in Arzila. In addition, the experience of the Porphyrio Life team has resulted in that they are being contacted to collaborate in the possible reintroduction of the species in southern wetlands.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/P/005267\nAcronym: Porphyrio\nStart Date: 01/08/1998\nEnd Date: 31/07/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 198,752 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: IMAR - Instituto do Mar\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: a/c Dep. Zoologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000, Coimbra,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    hunting\n    introduction of animal species\n    endangered species\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Porphyrio porphyrio\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPaul de Arzila \tPTZPE0005 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPaul da Madriz \tPTZPE0006 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPaul de Arzila \tPTCON0005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nIMAR - Instituto do Mar \tCoordinator\nInstituto da Conservação da Natureza \tParticipant","Portugal",null,"1998",2001,35,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"1998-08-01","2001-07-31"]
[309,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-ES-001172/conservation-strategy-for-steppe-birds-in-bardenas-reales-navarra-spain",null,"LIFE20 NAT/ES/001172",null,"Conservation strategy for steppe birds in Bardenas Reales (Navarra; Spain)","\nConservation strategy for steppe birds in Bardenas Reales (Navarra, Spain)\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/001172 | Acronym: LIFE FARMINGBARDENAS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAgri-environmental aid is provided for the conservation of steppe birds in Natura 2000 sites in Spain, by compensating farmers for the income loss caused or by the use of agricultural production methods compatible with the protection of the environment. But the promotion of extensive farming with an added value linked to biodiversity protection as a differentiated element to increase their profitability and to ensure the long-term competitiveness is not financed. This is a main factor since this farming activity is endangered due to depopulation, and the challenge is linked to the maintenance of both territory, culture and high natural values in order to ensure that the traditional activities that produce and sustain biodiversity are preserved. Avoiding overlap with existing agri-environmental measures already financed through the Rural Development Programme, the creation of long-term collaboration strategies between farmers, conservation entities and the Administration itself is not possible under agri-environmental measures. Therefore, it is expected that, in the medium-term, more sustainable agriculture and livestock global models may be generated, specifically for the Bardenas Reales’ Natura 2000 site (SAC) and the whole steppe surrounding region. This would involve the creation of land stewardship networks, establishing organic and biological pest control methods or the differentiated commercialisation and marketing of these productions based on biodiversity criteria.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of LIFE FARMINGBARDENAS is to halt the population declines of steppe bird species included in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive, and according to the latest reports of EIONET (2013-2018). Therefore, the project aims to improve conditions for species classified as threatened, declining, endangered or depleted, such as little bustard (Tetrax tetrax), Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti), pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata), black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis), Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) and Calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra). Other species of Annex I, with stable or increasing populations but of decreasing breeding range or of special interest, will also be targeted, such as great bustard (Otis tarda), lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), tawny pipit (Anthus campestris), and greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla). Furthermore, the project will reduce threats to steppe birds derived from changes in farming systems.\n\nThe project also aims to:\n\n    Implement production models that ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of farms, coordinating farming activities with the conservation of biodiversity;\n    Optimise the use of agrochemicals and increase the area under grazing;\n    Remove specific threats to birds and recover the ecological infrastructures of the territory, such as ponds or vegetated field margins to promote biodiversity;\n    Improve the knowledge on the status and threats for the targeted bird populations;\n    Sensitise local population (e.g. farmers, hunters, companies, students) on socio-economic benefits of the birds and their compatibility with traditional land uses;\n    Test new measures for steppe bird conservation, to be included in the SAC Bardenas Reales Management Plan, creating a General Protocol for a Sustainable Farming Activity in Bardenas Reales;\n    Produce a programme to improve steppe bird habitat, including good practices and system for its integration in the socio-economic and legal structure of the region; and\n    Promote the programme’s implementation in Navarre and ensure its replicability in other territories for this group of birds, especially in the Natura 2000 network.\n\nThe project is in line with the EU Habitats Directive and Birds Directive, 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), EU Action Plans for the little bustard, great Bustard and lesser kestrel, EIONET (European Environment Information and Observation Network), and the Rural Development Plan of Navarre.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    20 meetings organised to explain the strategy to farmers in the municipalities and institutions with the rights to use land in Bardenas Reales. At least 400 farmers are expected to attend, along with other stakeholders;\n    50 farmers and 5 livestock breeders or cooperatives (1 500 and 3 000 ha, respectively) in Bardenas Reales voluntarily join a Land Stewardship Network;\n    Creation of 30 km of margins/patches for the establishment of native vegetation (min. 3 m wide), and planting of 10 000 plants of 10 different species in key locations;\n    Creation or restoration of 20 biodiversity ponds (1 125 m3), increasing steppe bird populations by 20% in the surrounding area;\n    50 action plans for farms (1 500 ha), with at least 3 measures implemented per action plan (e.g. increased grazing by over 10%, increased in legume crops by over 10%, and biodiversity-friendly pest and disease control;\n    GPS livestock monitoring and development of 5 action plans for livestock breeders (3 000 ha), increasing by 10% the grazed surface (300 ha);\n    3 new crop models tested on more than 450 ha, substituting current models with low-pressure ones (e.g. organic aromatic plants or cereal/legume associations);\n    Increase biodiversity indicators by 10% in operational areas;\n    General Protocol for a Sustainable Farming Activity in Bardenas Reales;\n    Economic and socioeconomic assessments of 55 farms;\n    Report of indicators of ecological infrastructures and connectivity;\n     A travelling exhibition visiting 49 municipalities, and at least 60 schools;\n    100 talks in schools and 50 for adults, and 15 reports on Spanish TV and radio; and\n    Programme for the Improvement of the Steppe Birds Habitat in Navarre. \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/001172\nAcronym: LIFE FARMINGBARDENAS\nStart Date: 01/10/2021\nEnd Date: 30/09/2025\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,171,205 €\nEU Contribution: 1,302,723 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comunidad de Bardenas Reales de Navarra\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: San Marcial, 19, 31500, Tudela,\nContact Person: José María Agramonte Aguirre\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Heath and Scrublands\n    Green infrastructure\n    Spatial planning\n    Amphibians\n    Ecological coherence\n    Birds\n    Invertebrates\n    Mammals\n    Reptiles\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    heathland\n    coastal area\n    land use\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    1430 - Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea)\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    1520 - Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Circus pygargus\n    Falco naumanni\n    Tetrax tetrax\n    Otis tarda\n    Burhinus oedicnemus\n    Chersophilus duponti\n    Pterocles orientalis\n    Pterocles alchata\n    Neophron percnopterus\n    Gyps fulvus\n    Falco peregrinus\n    Melanocorypha calandra\n    Calandrella brachydactyla\n    Galerida theklae\n    Anthus campestris\n    Alauda arvensis\n    Oenanthe leucopyga\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Hydrobates pelagicus\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\n    Bubo bubo\n    Ardea cinerea\n    Arvicola sapidus\n    Lutra lutra\n    Mustela lutreola\n    Vipera latastei\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Chalcides bedriagai\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBardenas Reales \tES2200037 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nINTIA(INSTITUTO NAVARRO DE TECNOLOGIAS E INFRAESTRUCTURAS AGROALIMENTARIAS SA), Spain \tParticipant\nGAN(Gestión Ambiental de Navarra, S.A.), Spain \tParticipant\nFGN(FUNDACIÓN GLOBAL NATURE), Spain \tParticipant\nComunidad de Bardenas Reales de Navarra \tCoordinator","Spain",null,"2021","2025",47,2171205,1302723,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2021-10-01","2025-09-30"]
[314,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE93-NAT-E-011300/recovery-of-the-laurisilva-in-gran-canaria",null,"LIFE93 NAT/E/011300",null,"Recovery of the laurisilva in Gran Canaria","\nRecovery of the laurisilva in Gran Canaria\n\nReference: LIFE93 NAT/E/011300\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nCanarian Laurisilva (Macaronesian laurel forest) is a type of relict forest that was part of the vegetation that covered Europe and the Sahara in the Tertiary period. It is a priority habitat according to the Habitats Directive. Today, the only area where relicts of this once important ecosystem are to be found are in the Canary Islands the Azores and Madeira. Laurel forests are located on the northern side of the islands, oriented towards the trade winds, at an altitude of 800 -1 500 m in the condensation belt of marine humidity. In addition to their rich biological diversity, laurel forests also carry out various important ecological functions. Not only do they help increase the rainfall, which replenishes the aquifers, but they also provide protection against soil erosion.\nOn the island of Gran Canaria, the relicts of laurel forests have been reduced to tiny enclaves scattered along the slopes and ravines of the Monte de Doramas. These represent little more than 1% of its original distribution.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project objectives were to recover a fragment of original laurel forest and to carry out public information and environmental education to publicise the importance of this habitat. The final target would be to connect the fragmented patches of laurisilva and increase the area covered by this forest through the promotion of reforestation on private lands.\nThe measures included in the project involved the purchase of land and the implementation of reforestation using special techniques as demonstrative actions. Moreover, a major education programme would be set up, including the construction of infrastructure (nature centre, tree nursery, etc.) in order to promote public awareness about the ecological value of laurel forest.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved most of its objectives, generating a very positive attitude towards laurel forest recovery in the area.\nThe main results:\n-Preparatory actions including an inventory of relict sites of laurel forest in Gran Canaria. This had two objectives: to obtain seeds of autochthonous trees; to design a recovery plan to connect through ecological corridors those laurisilva spots. This plan included also a study on land use and property rights.\n- Purchase of an estate of 62 ha (Cortijo Pavón). On this estate demonstrative reforestation was undertaken and a tree nursery was built. One of the outputs was a methodological guide compiling the experience gained.\n- Restoration of Valleseco lagoon (an old volcanic crater filled up with sediments and covered with a plastic sheet in order to use the basin to catch water for banana groves) and creation of a wetland. Actions to recover this area included the removal of the plastic covering the lagoon, laurel forest plantation and creation of a pond with a hide for birdwatching. These measures had a very strong impact in the area of the project given the large amount of people that visit this site every weekend.\nThe total surface area reforested directly by the project was 81.5 ha. A further 15.3 ha of private land was planted by the owners under the encouragement of the project managers.\n- Construction of a lodge and a nature education centre (including construction and restoration of buildings, implementation of a pedagogic tree nursery, creation of nature paths and a grove of laurel forest fruit trees). The educational centre was completed and well equipped (including facilities for handicapped people).\n- Awareness raising was addressed through publications in the local press, the edition of a video about the laurel forest and the LIFE project, educational packs, informative panels in the nature paths, leaflets and a trekking programme. Positive press coverage also included a close follow up of the project. Materials produced are of very high quality and the local population has very positive attitude about the results of the project.\nThe project led to the proposal of SCI ES7010005 Los Tilos de Moya.The project achieved most of its objectives, generating a very positive attitude towards laurel forest recovery in the area.\nThe main results:\n-Preparatory actions including an inventory of relict sites of laurel forest in Gran Canaria. This had two objectives: to obtain seeds of autochthonous trees; to design a recovery plan to connect through ecological corridors those laurisilva spots. This plan included also a study on land use and property rights.\n- Purchase of an estate of 62 ha (Cortijo Pavón). On this estate demonstrative reforestation was undertaken and a tree nursery was built. One of the outputs was a methodological guide compiling the experience gained.\n- Restoration of Valleseco lagoon (an old volcanic crater filled up with sediments and covered with a plastic sheet in order to use the basin to catch water for banana groves) and creation of a wetland. Actions to recover this area included the removal of the plastic covering the lagoon, laurel forest plantation and creation of a pond with a hide for birdwatching. These measures had a very strong impact in the area of the project given the large amount of people that visit this site every weekend.\nThe total surface area reforested directly by the project was 81.5 ha. A further 15.3 ha of private land was planted by the owners under the encouragement of the project managers.\n- Construction of a lodge and a nature education centre (including construction and restoration of buildings, implementation of a pedagogic tree nursery, creation of nature paths and a grove of laurel forest fruit trees). The educational centre was completed and well equipped (including facilities for handicapped people).\n- Awareness raising was addressed through publications in the local press, the edition of a video about the laurel forest and the LIFE project, educational packs, informative panels in the nature paths, leaflets and a trekking programme. Positive press coverage also included a close follow up of the project. Materials produced are of very high quality and the local population has very positive attitude about the results of the project.\nThe project led to the proposal of SCI ES7010005 Los Tilos de Moya.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE93 NAT/E/011300\nStart Date: 01/01/1994\nEnd Date: 28/02/1998\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 750,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria - Consejería de Política Territorial, Medio Amb.\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: C/Bravo Murillo, 23, 35003, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    forest ecosystem\n    public awareness campaign\n    tourist facility\n    island\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    environmental education\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCabildo Insular de Gran Canaria - Consejería de Política Territorial, Medio Amb. \tCoordinator","Spain",null,1994,"1998",49,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1994-01-01","1998-02-28"]
[316,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-SK-000114/conservation-of-senne-and-medzibodrozie-spas-in-slovakia",null,"LIFE06 NAT/SK/000114",null,"Conservation of Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs in Slovakia","\nConservation of Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs in Slovakia\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/SK/000114 | Acronym: SENNERESTSK\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project focused on two SPA’s located in eastern Slovakia – Senne SPA and Medzibodrozie – which both belong to the most important breeding and resting sites of rare, endangered and vulnerable water birds in Slovakia, including globally threatened and migratory species. The international importance of both sites is recognised in their status as Important Bird Areas and designation as RAMSAR sites.\n\nThe Senne depression and Medzibodrozie plains flooded regularly before river regulation took place in the 1960s and 70s. In 1970s, a fishpond system was built in the Senne depression to support commercial fishing as well as bird protection. Nowadays, however, due to the unfavourable water regime caused by improper water management, wetland habitats are neither suitable for good aqua-cultural production nor for sufficiently supporting wildlife. The conflicting interests of local stakeholders (commercial fishing, hunting etc.), disturbance, lack of public support and insufficient capacity of nature conservation authorities to address the problems have also contributed to the unfavourable conservation status of target bird species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to achieve a favourable conservation status for breeding and migrating birds listed in Annex I of the Birds and Habitats Directive in the Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs through improving habitats in key locations.\n\nManagement plans would be drawn up for both SPAs targeted by the project, and restoration projects would be developed to ensure the implementation of the restoration works that aim to improve small water management infrastructure and achieve favourable water regimes at the respective localities. An aqua-environmental scheme would be developed and tested in order to secure sustainable financing of environmentally friendly management of wetlands.\n\nThe project also aimed to purchase land within Senne SPA site in order to secure control over the core areas for breeding and migrating identification birds. Conservation management of meadows leading to the restoration and subsequent maintenance of the favourable conservation status of bird habitats would be achieved through the acquisition of land under agro-environmental schemes at both SPAs. New localities with breeding and feeding habitat for qualifying birds would also be created in the Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs.\n\nFinally, small tourist infrastructure (bird-watching towers, visitor boards etc.) would be installed, including facilities for regulating visitors’ access to the SPAs. Lessons learned and knowledge gained within the project would be disseminated both in popular and in scientific presentations. An After-Life Conservation Plan would be developed to ensure sustainability of conservation measures set-up and implemented in a framework of the LIFE Project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved nearly all its objectives. Legal approval of the Management Plan for the SPA Senné is still to be granted and the aqua-environmental scheme still remains to be successfully tested. In order to reach its overall objective, 33 specific actions were implemented.\n\nPreparatory actions: A high-quality Management Plan for Senne SPA was drawn up; technical/construction projects were prepared for the building of water gates in both project sites as well as for the restoration of the main dyke in Senne National Nature Reserve. The proposal for the pilot aqua-environmental scheme on fishponds was developed and submitted to the ministry of agriculture. However, it was not formalised through inclusion into the operational programme “Fisheries of the Slovak Republic 2007-2013”, neither was it tested by fish farming company Dona at Senne Fishponds. Procurement of all works, goods and services was implemented in accordance with the Procurement Act.\n\nLand purchase: The targeted purchase of 50 ha of wet meadows important for birds in Senne SPA was exceeded. A total of 54.4 ha of land was purchased by SOS/BirdLife Slovakia at Ostrovik Meadows.\n\nNon-recurring measures: The non-recurring management in the project sites was focused on restoration of water regime and habitats for birds and on the development of the tourist infrastructure. Two larger water gates and three smaller sluices were built in Senne SPA and two water gates were built in Medzibodrozie SPA. Thanks to these constructions, the water regime was improved on 990 ha of wet meadows. The main dyke at the Senne NNR was restored and consequently the water table level on the pond in the reserve was stabilised at levels favourable for water fowl. The improved water level in the NNR positively affected bird habitats and populations including two species of European importance – the the common crane (Grus grus) and the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – that started to breed for first time ever in the NNR. More than 200 ha of meadows and 14.5 ha of wetlands were restored directly through implementing tailored restoration measures. A total of 0.91 ha and 2.17 ha of breeding and feeding habitats respectively were restored in Senne SPA. The size of the restored breeding and feeding habitats in Medzibodrozie SPA totals 0.3 ha. The small infrastructure that was established within a framework of the project includes an instructional trail with 13 information boards, five bird watching towers and five rest places in Senne SPA, as well as an instructional trail, information centre and two watching towers in Medzibodrozie SPA.\n\nRecurring measures: Recurring management in Senne SPA was focused on maintaining favourable habitats and conditions for birds in purchased land at Ostrovik meadow. Attempts to implement of aqua-environmental scheme on Senne fish-ponds, however, failed. But the failure has not had thus far a substantial negative impact on other vegetation at commercial fish ponds iin Senne.\n\nPublic awareness and dissemination: In total 35 presentations were given in local schools and for the public; 24 guided tours and 14 conservation camps were organised in Senne SPA. Also, 56 meetings and other events with various stakeholders, including two excursions to properly managed Natura 2000 sites, took place. Several well-designed informational and dissemination materials, such as T-shirts, a poster, a brochure, stickers, a book called Birds of the Senne in the past and present, were produced and distributed. A mobile exhibition, ‘Natural values of SPAs Senne and Medzibodrozie’ was also created and exhibited at various locations. It was seen by more than 9 700 visitors In total seven information signs with the project logo were installed at both project sites. Close contact with media was established and maintained throughout the project. A 30-minute film, ‘Bird Paradise Senne and Medzibodrozie’, was made and broadcasted on national Slovak TV channels.\n\nMonitoring: Experts monitored the status of birds and habitats in the project sites, and results were published in annual and summary monitoring reports. The environmental benefits of the project were clearly visible and measurable following the finalising of all planned construction works (sluices, water gates, reparation of dyke etc.). The status of breeding/feeding/migrating birds, especially Annex I species in Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs, in restored habitats have generally improved. Regular monitoring of the birds established under the project allows for informed management of the species in the long term. Degraded meadows and wetlands at Senne SPA (Blata and Ostrovik locations) were abandoned for more than 10 years and they suffered from lack of water, but also from the spreading of invasive weed species as a consequence of long-term abandonment. After mulching most of bushes and weeds were removed, and after recovery of the hydrological regime through building of water gates and sluices these habitats now support breeding of several threatened bird species. Furthermore since the habitat restoration efforts started, thousands of birds have now stopped here during spring migration.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/SK/000114\nAcronym: SENNERESTSK\nStart Date: 15/11/2005\nEnd Date: 14/05/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,325,556 €\nEU Contribution: 662,778 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky / The State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Lazovna 10, 974 01, Banska Bystrica,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    migratory species\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6240 - Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands\n    6260 - Pannonic sand steppes\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Chlidonias niger\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Ciconia ciconia\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Recurvirostra avosetta\n    Platalea leucorodia\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Grus grus\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Chlidonias hybridus\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n    Crex crex\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Aythya nyroca\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMedzibodrozie \tSKCHVU015 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSenianske rybniky \tSKCHVU024 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nŠtátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky / The State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic \tCoordinator\nSociety for the protection of Birds in Slovakia (SOVS) \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Blatná Polianka village, Slovakia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Hažín village, Slovakia \tParticipant\nHunting Association Ostrovík, Senné (HA Ostrovik), Slovakia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Senné village, Slovakia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Iňačovce village, Slovakia \tParticipant\nZemplínksé Múzeum Michalovce, Slovakia \tParticipant","Slovakia",null,"2005",2011,65,1325556,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2005-11-15","2011-05-14"]
[318,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-CCM-ES-000065/forest-management-promotion-for-climate-change-mitigation-through-the-design-of-a-local-market-of-climatic-credits",null,"LIFE16 CCM/ES/000065 ",null,"LIFE CLIMARK - Forest management promotion for climate change mitigation through the design of a local market of climatic credits","\nForest management promotion for climate change mitigation through the design of a local market of climatic credits\n\nReference: LIFE16 CCM/ES/000065 | Acronym: LIFE CLIMARK\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nEuropean forests play a crucial role in carbon balances, with an impact on climate change mitigation of around 13% of total EU emissions. However, in the past decade, saturation in the carbon sink capacity of European forests have been recorded, and no improvement is expected in the near future. There are not enough incentives for forest owners to manage their forests for mitigation purposes, which hinders forest management in difficult socio-economic contexts such as that of Mediterranean forests. Sustainable forest management is therefore a key tool to maintain and enhance the mitigation capacity of forests, while contributing to their adaptation to the new climate context.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall purpose of the LIFE CLIMARK project was to promote multifunctional forest management for climate change mitigation and adaptation, through the design of a local market of ‘climatic credits’. Climatic credits are devised from a holistic perception of forest management –aligned with newly developed climate smart forestry – which takes into account i) the local characteristics of the territory to identify the most cost-effective management options, and ii) the application of solutions that capitalise adaptation/mitigation synergies. The project takes place in Catalonia (Spain) and it is replicated in Veneto (Italy). The specific objectives of the project were to:\n\n \n\n    Maintain and improve the mitigation capacity of European Mediterranean forests through the application and promotion of locally identified forestry practices and to assess their impact on three ecosystem services, namely climate regulation, water flow regulation and biodiversity. Three key indicators have been identified (carbon sink capacity, water use efficiency and biodiversity), whose valuation will allow the definition of the new ’climatic credit’ concept;\n    Design a local market of ’climatic credits’ as a tool to promote multifunctional forest management in a rural abandonment context, and to provide the means for its replication in other European regions; and\n    Raise awareness, build capacities and provide tools to all stakeholders interested in compensating CO2 emissions through the generation of ’climatic credits’ by means of forestry projects and to disseminate them internationally. \n\n \n\nLIFE CLIMARK aimed to  have a direct impact over the land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector by addressing the following challenges:\n\n \n\n    Compilation of robust carbon data and development of transparent accounting rules;\n    Proposed measures to enhance forests’ contribution to EU mitigation goals through multifunctional and sustainable forest management; and\n    The inclusion of forest fire prevention within the mitigation forestry measures envisaged, to allow, for the first time, for carbon emissions reduced or avoided through fire prevention measures to be part of compensation schemes. \n\nIn addition, CLIMARK project’s objective to improve and conserve biodiversity in managed forests is in line with the EU biodiversity strategy.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE CLIMARK promoted multifunctional forest management for climate change mitigation, by designing a local market for “climatic credits”. These were devised from a holistic forest management perspective, and aligned with new climate-smart forestry principles, namely, (i) taking into account the local characteristics of the territory to identify the most cost-effective management options, and (ii) applying solutions that capitalise on adaptation and mitigation synergies.\n\nThe project team implemented 8 pilot trials for buying and selling transactions of climate credits, better than was expected thanks to the good acceptance of the idea both from forest owners and the potential buyers of the credits. In addition, the Catalan government formally committed to supporting the new voluntary climate credit market through a government agreement to be launched in 2023.\n\nThe project:\n\n    Designed a pioneering regional funding mechanism for ecosystem services generated by forest management: the new Voluntary Climate Credit Market.\n    Published a methodology for estimating the impact of forest management on carbon and water balances and on biodiversity, agreed with the main research experts and participating stakeholders.\n    Proposed and introduced Forestry Projects for Climate Change Mitigation and. Adaptation (PROMACC) - land management based on local participation and co-governance.\n\nThe project yielded two types of quantitative environmental/climate benefits. Firstly, those directly related to the forest treatments, including a 32% reduction of the risk of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forest fires in 12 adult forests, by integrating fire prevention measures into forest planning and execution; and the conservation of biodiversity and increased resilience of over 100 ha of forests in Catalonia.\n\nSecondly, benefits linked to the functioning of the market for “Climate Credits”, due to PROMACC’s execution on carbon sequestration, blue water supply, and the capacity to host biodiversity in the next 15 years. These benefits included:\n\n    Over 450 ha made resilient to climate change, with the total impact expected in the first 5 pilot schemes over the next 15 years to be 14 500 tCO2 sequestered or avoided, 757 000 m3 of water generated, and a 26% improved ability to host biodiversity of the managed forests.\n    Over €225 000 raised to support multifunctional forestry management; when the 8 pilot trials are completed this amount would rise to €1 400 000.\n    8 local and regional associations of forest owners trained and collaborating towards joint forest management to foster climate change mitigation and adaptation.\n    Over 30 public and private organisations committed to supporting multifunctional forestry management in Catalonia. \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 CCM/ES/000065\nAcronym: LIFE CLIMARK\nStart Date: 01/10/2017\nEnd Date: 30/09/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,194,916 €\nEU Contribution: 716,947 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centre de la Propietat Forestal\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Finca Torreferrussa, crta. Santa Perpetua a Sabadell, km 4,5, E08130, Santa Perpetua de Mogoda,\nContact Person: Teresa Cervera\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Carbon sequestration\n    GHG reduction in non EU ETS sectors\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest fire\n    biodiversity\n    forestry\n    forest management\n    biomass energy\n    preventive measure\n    carbon sequestration\n    greenhouse gas accounting\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2014)15 - Policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 (22.01.2014)\n    Decision 529/2013 - Accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities (21.05.2013)\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentre de la Propietat Forestal \tCoordinator\nConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto per i sistemi Agricoli e Forestali del Mediterraneo, Italy \tParticipant\nGeneralitat de Catalunya, Oficina Catalana del Canvi Climàtic, Spain \tParticipant\nCentre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Spain \tParticipant\nUniversitat de Lleida, Spain \tParticipant",null,null,"2017",2022,59,1194916,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,"2017-10-01","2022-09-30"]
[323,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-ES-000595/landowners-club-for-the-conservation-of-western-spain",null,"LIFE12 NAT/ES/000595",null,"Landowners Club for the conservation of Western Spain","\nLandowners Club for the conservation of Western Spain\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000595 | Acronym: LIFE \"Oeste Ibrico\"\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis LIFE project could be considered as a continuation of the LIFE project, ‘Campanarios de Azaba’ (LIFE07 NAT/E/000762), which carried out a series of actions aimed at improving the populations of the black vulture and black stork, and their habitats – temporary ponds, the dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp., gallery forests, etc. This project also included a strong environmental awareness and dissemination component. However, despite its success, much work remains to be done to protect the valuable species and habitats that can be found in this western part of the Iberian Peninsula.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis transnational project, which would be implemented in Spain and Portugal, had the overall aim of improving the conservation status and population trends of the main habitats and species (mainly birds) of the Western Iberian Peninsula. It would carry out actions in a total of ten Natura 2000 sites. The specific objectives were to:\n\n    Raise awareness at local, regional and national levels about the Western Iberian territory as a transnational ecological unit of enormous value for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe;\n    Improve the conservation status of seven habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive (two of which are priority habitat types). These include freshwater habitats, forests of temperate Europe and Mediterranean deciduous forests, and dehesas (a type of grassland formation);\n    Improve food resources for the Spanish imperial eagle, golden eagle and owl eagle;\n    Increase the populations of the black vulture, Egyptian vulture, Bonelli’s eagle, black stork and lesser kestrel. \n\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE OESTE IBERICO restored and protected seven habitat types listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive (including two priority habitats) in western Spain and Portugal. It also enhanced food resources for a set of bird species of Community interest in unfavourable conservation status (e.g. Spanish imperial eagle, golden eagle, owl eagle, Bonelli’s eagle, black vulture, Egyptian vulture and black stork), and increased the number of nesting sites available for the black vulture, the black stork and the lesser kestrel. The project team implemented a comprehensive monitoring plan to analyse project performance, and conducted an awareness-raising programme at local, regional and national levels.\n\n \n\nSpecifically, the project team:\n\n    Improved the phytosanitary status and condition of dehesa Quercus spp. habitat through the implementation of silvicultural treatments, the protection of seedlings and proper pruning practices over more than 350 ha.\n    Restored riparian forest along 5 km of denuded meadows and springs by planting native tree species, such as white willow, alder and ash, and installing individual protection around seedlings to prevent browsing by wild and domestic herbivores.\n    Enhanced the habitat for black stork through the promotion of feeding and nesting sites.\n    Creation of 28 temporary ponds and their subsequent stocking with tench, and the restoration of another 13 temporary ponds by removing invasive Azolla filiculoides and by regrading eroded banks to more natural slopes and subsequent revegetation.\n    Increased bird nesting site availability through the installation of 11 nesting platforms in remote sites known to be used by the target species.\n    Improved the prey base for Bonelli´s eagle, golden eagle and eagle owl, through the implementation of actions to enhance the habitat mosaic favoured by wild rabbit, red legged partridge and wood pigeon over 190 ha, the creation of more than 50 refuge and breeding sites for rabbits, and the translocation of rabbits and partridges to these areas. Prey availability for Bonelli´s eagle was also increased through the creation or restoration of 8 dovecotes.\n    Created and maintained 3 supplementary feeding sites to increase food and nesting site availability for black vulture and other necrophagous birds, as well as the erection of 12 artificial nesting platforms for black vulture.\n    Increased the availability of breeding sites for lesser kestrel through the provision of numerous nesting boxes, and the use of hacking and subsequent controlled release of young individuals in farmland dominated areas.\n\n \n\nTo raise awareness, the project team produced and installed information panels; organised field visits to nature reserves in Campanarios de Azaba (Spain) and Faia Brava (Portugal) that were attended by more than 2 000 people; disseminated information through the press and social media/networking sites; and promoted their activities in schools, universities, and via other educational programmes in both Spain and Portugal. Four workshops were organised on relevant topics, such as dehesa conservation and management techniques, biodiversity conservation and the use of land stewardship agreements for conservation. More than 300 people from Spanish and Portuguese municipalities also participated in training courses on related topics.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000595\nAcronym: LIFE \"Oeste Ibrico\"\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 30/10/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,103,209 €\nEU Contribution: 1,049,627 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundacion Naturaleza y Hombre\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Avenida de Espaa, 25 Entlo, 39610, El Astillero,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature reserve\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n    forest ecosystem\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Neophron percnopterus\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Falco naumanni\n    Aquila adalberti\n    Bubo bubo\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Aegypius monachus\n    Ciconia ciconia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCampo de Azaba - ZEPA \tES0000202 \tSPA \tv.2021\nCampo de Argañán - ZEPA \tES0000218 \tSPA \tv.2021\nEl Rebollar \tES4150032 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCedillo y Río Tajo Internacional \tES4320002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Erjas \tES4320021 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de Gata \tES4320037 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMalcata \tPTCON0004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Tajo Internacional y Riberos \tES0000368 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSierra de Gata y Valle de las Pilas \tES0000370 \tSPA \tv.2021\nCampo de Argañán \tES4150098 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCampo de Azaba \tES4150100 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra da Malcata \tPTZPE0007 \tSPA \tv.2021\nTejo Internacional, Erges e Pônsul \tPTZPE0042 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundacion Naturaleza y Hombre \tCoordinator\nUniversity of Salamanca, Spain \tParticipant\nAssociação Transumância e Natureza, Portugal \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2013",2023,63,2103209,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2018-10-30"]
[324,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-ES-000699/green-belt-of-bay-of-santander-connecting-nature-and-city",null,"LIFE14 NAT/ES/000699",null,"Green Belt of Bay of Santander: connecting nature and city","\nGreen Belt of Bay of Santander: connecting nature and city\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/ES/000699 | Acronym: Life Anillo Verde\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Bay of Santander is the largest estuary on the north coast of Spain extending over 41 675 ha. Due to the influence of the city of Santander and its metropolitan area, nearly half the region’s population is situated around the bay area. Despite its relative shallowness, the bay serves as the city’s main seaport and has consequently undergone dramatic changes. A significant part of the original marsh was drained to build industrial areas, highways and meadows, for instance, and one runway of Parayas Airport extends into the bay. Today, 38% of the estuary is still a natural environment of great ecological value. However, continual pressures threaten biodiversity and ecosystem services in the bay.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main LIFE Anillo Verde project objective was to contribute to nature conservation in seven municipalities of the Bay of Santander, by improving and restoring ecosystems and habitats, and enabling the population recovery of species. It would also aim to halt the loss of biodiversity, to sustain ecosystem services, and to restore, insofar as possible, estuarine and bay ecosystems by creating a green and blue infrastructure: the \"Green Belt of Bay of Santander\".\n\nFurther to these aims, the project would:\n\n    Design the \"Green Belt Bay of Santander\" as a permanent and long-term sustainable infrastructure, and develop appropriate management tools and funding;\n    Restore characteristic ecosystems of the bay, including the removal of invasive alien species;\n    Improve the connectivity of natural areas of the bay from ecological and sustainable mobility perspectives;\n    Raise public awareness of the natural, cultural, and social values of the bay through the green belt , and promote the territory as a sustainable tourist destination; and\n    Foster the expansion of the bay's green belt, through land stewardship agreements with owners of public and private properties.\n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Anillo Verde project aimed at establishing a long-lasting green infrastructure, the Green Belt of Santander Bay, connecting nature with the city of Santander. The project partially achieved this result as ultimately the area targeted was lower than originally planned. However, the project represents a step forward for conservation of littoral habitats and relict forest habitats, even though further restoration actions are required to fully realise the planned green infrastructure.\n\nThe project concluded land stewardship agreements or land concessions for 10 reserves covering 201.48 hectares. Three of the reserves were coastal wetlands, two were inland wetlands, four were relict holm oak forests and one comprised several bay islets. .\n\nIn terms of ecosystem restoration, the following quantifiable results were achieved:\n\n- 11.95 ha of inland wetlands reforested;\n\n- 56.26 ha of holm oak forest improved\n\n- Removal of invasive alien plant species over 105.49 ha inside reserves and 48.62 ha outside; and\n\n- 64 noticeboards installed.\n\nAlthough the project found that it is difficult to improve the connectivity in the area Santander Bay due to the high level of fragmentation of the landscape, the targeted areas could become stepping-stones for some fauna species. .\n\nThe project carried out several education and awareness raising activities, and produced various dissemination materials, such as handbooks and booklets. Another outcome of the project was the construction/refurbishment of two centres for the promotion of environmental activities. The 'Casa de la Naturaleza' centre at Alday contains several noticeboards, posters, aquariums and other material that introduces visitors to the LIFE project. The centre also comprises a garden populated with local species, a small pond for amphibians and an insect ‘hotel’. At the 'El Pendo' centre, the project refurbished an existent building for use as a location for environmental talks, courses and workshops. The team also improved an arboretum that surrounds the building.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/ES/000699\nAcronym: Life Anillo Verde\nStart Date: 01/10/2015\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,568,132 €\nEU Contribution: 1,540,887 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundacin Naturaleza y Hombre\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Avenida de Espaa, 25 Entlo, 39610, El Astillero,\nContact Person: Carlos Sánchez Martínez\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Urban biodiversity\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n    invasive species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/968 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to risk assessments in relation to invasive alien species (30.04.2018.)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Pandion haliaetus\n    Milvus migrans\n    Gyps fulvus\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Platalea leucorodia\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundacin Naturaleza y Hombre \tCoordinator\nMARE(Medio Ambiente, Residuos y Energía), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2015","2020",62,2568132,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2015-10-01","2020-12-31"]
[325,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-ENV-UK-000182/demonstration-of-sustainable-forestry-to-protect-water-quality-and-aquatic-biodiversity",null,"LIFE99 ENV/UK/000182",null,"Demonstration of sustainable forestry to protect water quality and aquatic biodiversity","\nDemonstration of sustainable forestry to protect water quality and aquatic biodiversity\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/UK/000182 | Acronym: Forestry Commision\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAll land use can affect water quality. Forestry operations can affect aquatic ecosystems negatively in two ways: • through forestry operations e.g. clear cutting and scarification, • through forest design and operations in the near water areas (the riparian zone). Many of these effects are cumulative; i.e., many small changes may contribute to large total effects and may also be synergistic. Impairment of the freshwater quality also affects the quality of coastal waters. However, the full environmental impact of commercial forestry on surface water quality in areas affected by acid deposition has so far been largely neglected. This problem is Europe wide. Forestry is a large scale land use in Sweden and in several other less densely populated European countries. In the UK and other European countries it is smaller in scale, but is carried out mainly on marginal agricultural land – fragile hill and mountain watersheds, lower riparian and other poor drainage areas that are sensitive to changes in acidity. These less intensively managed areas are often areas of high biodiversity. It is becoming increasingly clear that management of water quality and biodiversity in freshwater habitats requires the adjustment of forestry methods.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to demonstrate how to minimise the negative impact of commercial forestry on water quality and aquatic biodiversity, in two contrasting, significant water catchments in the UK and Sweden. The main target groups were (a) land and water interests, and (b) forest managers and contractors. The project thus aimed to: • sustainably prevent negative effects of forestry through water catchment planning with all key players; • identify sensitivities and damaged biotopes needing, respectively, protection and restoration; • promote best management practice for forestry near surface water; and • reach most stakeholders in the catchments.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has achieved most of its objectives. A large number of demonstrations were successfully implemented. The interactive web site has been particularly impressive. The project has produced a wide range of products for dissemination and these appear to have reached a wide and appropriate audience – they are available in hard copy, CD Rom and Web-based formats. Products have been produced and distribution by the partners in Scotland and in Sweden, although the Green Plans developed in Sweden are not as detailed as the Strategic plan in Scotland. The project has had a significant effect on the development of strategic plans in the Cree Catchment Area and may also have a bearing on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, in the UK in particular. The techniques demonstrated are new to the forestry industry and are relevant to other areas of northern Europe where similar types of forestry are practised. The waterways in the Cree Valley and similar areas are valuable resources for game fishing, and the acidification caused by forestry can kill these fish populations as well as affecting other economic activates downstream from the forests. Some of the practices demonstrated by this project have a significant beneficial effect on water quality and therefore are of significant economic benefit to the local community. Forest Enterprise continues to use the demonstration sites to illustrate to other foresters how the techniques used by the project can significantly improve the riparian environment. SEPA has continued to maintain the website after the official closure of the project. There is evidence that foresters are taking up some of the demonstrated techniques: • use of the demonstrations for ongoing dissemination. • cntinuing management of the web-based resources. • number of foresters that did apply the techniques (although with the necessary adaptations to their specific situation). The project has achieved most of its objectives. A large number of demonstrations were successfully implemented. The interactive web site has been particularly impressive. The project has produced a wide range of products for dissemination and these appear to have reached a wide and appropriate audience – they are available in hard copy, CD Rom and Web-based formats. Products have been produced and distribution by the partners in Scotland and in Sweden, although the Green Plans developed in Sweden are not as detailed as the Strategic plan in Scotland. The project has had a significant effect on the development of strategic plans in the Cree Catchment Area and may also have a bearing on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, in the UK in particular. The techniques demonstrated are new to the forestry industry and are relevant to other areas of northern Europe where similar types of forestry are practised. The waterways in the Cree Valley and similar areas are valuable resources for game fishing, and the acidification caused by forestry can kill these fish populations as well as affecting other economic activates downstream from the forests. Some of the practices demonstrated by this project have a significant beneficial effect on water quality and therefore are of significant economic benefit to the local community. Forest Enterprise continues to use the demonstration sites to illustrate to other foresters how the techniques used by the project can significantly improve the riparian environment. SEPA has continued to maintain the website after the official closure of the project. There is evidence that foresters are taking up some of the demonstrated techniques: • use of the demonstrations for ongoing dissemination. • cntinuing management of the web-based resources. • number of foresters that did apply the techniques (although with the necessary adaptations to their specific situation).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/UK/000182\nAcronym: Forestry Commision\nStart Date: 12/08/1999\nEnd Date: 12/06/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 388,592 €\nProject Location: SW Scotland, SW Sweden\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Forestry Commission\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 55 Moffat Road, DG1 1NP, Dumfries,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biodiversity\n    forestry\n    water resources management\n    preventive measure\n    aquatic ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nForestry Commission \tCoordinator\n Forest Enterprise (FE) \tParticipant\n Forest research Agency (FRA) \tParticipant\n Cree Valley Community Woodland Trust (CVCWT) \tParticipant\n Galloway Fisheries Trust (GFT) \tParticipant\n Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) \tParticipant\n Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) \tParticipant\n West of Scotland Water \tParticipant\n River Cree District Salmon Fisheries Board (RCDSFB) \tParticipant\n Dumfries and Galloway Council \tParticipant\n Tilhill Economic Forestry Ltd (TEF) \tParticipant\n National Board of Forestry (NBF) \tParticipant\n The County Forestry Board Västra Götaland \tParticipant\n The County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland. \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,"1999",2003,46,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"1999-08-12","2003-06-12"]
[330,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-ES-000237/migratory-fish-recovery-and-improved-management-in-the-final-stretch-of-the-ebre-river",null,"LIFE13 NAT/ES/000237",null,"Migratory fish recovery and improved management in the final stretch of the Ebre River","\nMigratory fish recovery and improved management in the final stretch of the Ebre River\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/ES/000237 | Acronym: LIFE MIGRATOEBRE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAnadromous (migratory) fish in the lower Ebre River and the Ebre Delta in Catalonia face several conservation challenges, including: insufficient river connectivity; water eutrophication and contamination; low availability of freshwater for the river and delta; inappropriate water temperatures; alien species; fisheries; and chemical pollution.\n\nCurrently, the conservation status of targeted species in the area is poor. European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) is no longer present in the lower Ebre and its delta, and other important populations, such as European eel (Anguilla anguilla), twaite shad (Alosa fallax) and sea lamprey (Petromizon marinus), are below their normal capacity levels.\n\nThe issue of restoring appropriate conditions in Europe’s rivers for migratory fish is addressed by the Water Framework Directive and the European Eel Recovery Plan (Regulation 1100/2007). Several European countries have already tested measures to help restore targeted migratory fish species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE MIGRATOEBRE project aims to restore the ecological connectivity of the Ebre River through mitigation measures to improve the river’s hydromorphology. The goal is to improve the long-term conservation of endangered anadromous fish species in the lower Ebre River. It hopes to act as a demonstration project for ecological improvements of other major European rivers.\n\nThe project plans to adapt all the obstacles in the final stretch of the Ebre River to allow upstream and downstream fish migration. It aims to increase by more than tenfold the river spawning habitat available for European sturgeon, twaite shad and sea lamprey, as well as the distribution and growth area for European eel. It will thus restore the conditions for the natural recovery of healthy and sustainable populations of migratory fish species in the lower Ebre River and Delta within 20-30 years.\n\nThe project plans to fully engage and involve local communities and a network of nature managers, farmers, fishermen, anglers, water managers, electricity companies, tourism stakeholders, and regional and local authorities. Such engagement will result in the sustainable ecological management and long-term investment in the final stretch of the Ebre River. The project is also intended to initiate steps towards improving the connectivity of the Ebre River with its main tributaries, such as the Segre River and the middle Ebre basin.\n\nExpected results:\nAdaptation of all the obstacles in the lower Ebre – Xerta’s weir, Ascó’s weir, and Flix dam;\nMore than tenfold increase in the available spawning area for European sturgeon, twaite shad and sea lamprey, and the distribution (and growth) area for European eel, making available 64km of new river habitat in four years;\nMore than tenfold increase in the presence of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the area upstream of the adapted river obstacles in four years;\nPresence of twaite shad (Alosa fallax) and sea lamprey (Petromizon marinus) during the spawning period in the area upstream of the adapted river obstacles in four years;\nPresence of reproductive individuals of the European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the area upstream of the adapted river obstacles within 20-30 years;\nCreation of a permanent group of volunteers (minimum 10 people) working on improved ecological management in the final stretch of the Ebre River; and\nMore than 10 000 interested stakeholders engaged by the project.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/ES/000237\nAcronym: LIFE MIGRATOEBRE\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/06/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,568,574 €\nEU Contribution: 784,285 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Institut per al Desenvolupament de les Comarques de l'Ebre (Institute for the Development of the Regions of the Ebre)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Av. Generalitat, 116, 43500, Tortosa,\nContact Person: Norma PUJOL FARRé\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Freshwater\n    Fish\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    migratory species\n    protected area\n    river\n    management plan\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1140 - Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1210 - Annual vegetation of drift lines\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1320 - Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae)\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    1430 - Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea)\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2190 - Humid dune slacks\n    2210 - Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes\n    2230 - Malcolmietalia dune grasslands\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Petromyzon marinus\n    Acipenser sturio\n    Alosa fallax\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDelta de l'Ebre \tES0000020 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInstitut per al Desenvolupament de les Comarques de l'Ebre (Institute for the Development of the Regions of the Ebre) \tCoordinator\nIRTA(INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIES AGROALIMENTÀRIES), Spain \tParticipant\nFCatLP(FUNDACIÓ CATALUNYA LA PEDRERA), Spain \tParticipant\nDAAM(Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural - Direcció General de Pesca i Afers Marítims), Spain \tParticipant\nCERM(FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA MUSEU DEL TER), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2014",2024,119,1568574,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2024-06-30"]
[333,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-EE-000073/management-of-natura-2000-habitats-of-the-kopu-peninsula",null,"LIFE04 NAT/EE/000073",null,"Management of Natura 2000 habitats of the Kopu Peninsula","\nManagement of Natura 2000 habitats of the Kopu Peninsula\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/EE/000073 | Acronym: KopuNatura\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nKõpu Peninsula, on the westernmost tip of Hiiumaa Island in Estonia, harbours a complex and highly diverse range of habitat types in a relatively small area, making it a biodiversity hotspot. There are no less than 23 habitat types, including eight priority habitats such as grey dunes, Baltic coastal meadows, bog woodlands, western taiga and wooded meadows. In order to assure the long-term protection of these important nature values, a process was initiated in 2000 to establish a national park on the Kõpu peninsula.\n\nAs a result of its scenic attraction, Kõpu is under increasing pressure from visiting tourists and recreationists (some 60 000 visitors per year). There is, however, a lack of facilities available to these visitors to channel them away from sensitive areas. The habitats also face a range of other threats: The meadows and grasslands are becoming overgrown and neglected now that they are no longer used for haymaking and grazing, while the commercial value of the peninsula’s forests means are also at risk.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of this project was to ensure a favourable conservation status to the various habitats on the peninsula. Finding ways to canalise the large number of visitors to attractive sites without damaging nature values was one of the main challenges to be tackled within the project. The first step was to draw up a detailed management plan and zoning scheme for planning visitor management and then begin to implement this through the project. Thus, some basic facilities would provided to redirect visitors away from the most sensitive areas. This would be further supported by various dissemination activities aimed at the local community and visitors, such as a permanent exhibition, a seminar room and a nature trail at Ristna Nature School.\n\nThe management plan would also elaborate on other activities required to ensure the favourable conservation status of the complex mosaic of habitat types present at the project site. Some of these activities were also to be implemented: for instance, 292 ha of meadows and grasslands would be cleared of overgrowth before re-introducing regular management such as grazing and mowing.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe beneficiary successfully prepared a management plan for the period 2007-2016 covering 14 sites, an important tool for future management of the area. The plan defines the future management actions and parties responsible for each action and is being implemented by the State Nature Conservation Centre. The aim is to continue the restoration and management of the semi-natural habitats with five-year contracts on habitat management and agri-environmental subsidies. Farmers are responsible for the maintenance work and applying for these subsidies.\n\nThe nature conservation status of the project areas was improved through the establishment of Special Protection Area (SPA) status for Hirmuste, Kõpu and Suureranna. Nature conservation areas were also created at Paope and Kõpu.\n\nA total of 22.5 ha, out of the planned 30 ha, of various kinds of semi-natural habitats were restored, including coastal and wooded meadows. Some 6.4 km of fencing was installed, including approximately 3 km of traditional wooden fences.\n\nManagement through grazing/mowing was introduced on a total of 210-292 ha of semi-natural habitats (or 70-90% of the area targeted). Restoration and management actions were mainly implemented by local farmers with national semi-natural habitat support, although the level of support was considered low compared with the costs.\n\nCourses such as fence building, painting, photography and handicrafts were organised for the young people of Hiiumaa, helping to promote the Natura 2000 network. A network of well-structured recreational sites was established on Kõpu Peninsula to direct recreational use and to prevent unnecessary human impact on valuable dune and other coastal habitats. These sites have proved popular with both local residents and tourists. This activity was supported by publications on the recreational possibilities in the project areas. Other dissemination activities included a web portal about the LIFE Nature project and the natural values and recreational possibilities of the Kõpu Peninsula. Ristna Nature School was renovated and opened with a permanent exhibition on N2000 values, attracting more than 1 000 visitors during the first season.\nThe beneficiary successfully prepared a management plan for the period 2007-2016 covering 14 sites, an important tool for future management of the area. The plan defines the future management actions and parties responsible for each action and is being implemented by the State Nature Conservation Centre. The aim is to continue the restoration and management of the semi-natural habitats with five-year contracts on habitat management and agri-environmental subsidies. Farmers are responsible for the maintenance work and applying for these subsidies.\n\nThe nature conservation status of the project areas was improved through the establishment of Special Protection Area (SPA) status for Hirmuste, Kõpu and Suureranna. Nature conservation areas were also created at Paope and Kõpu.\n\nA total of 22.5 ha, out of the planned 30 ha, of various kinds of semi-natural habitats were restored, including coastal and wooded meadows. Some 6.4 km of fencing was installed, including approximately 3 km of traditional wooden fences.\n\nManagement through grazing/mowing was introduced on a total of 210-292 ha of semi-natural habitats (or 70-90% of the area targeted). Restoration and management actions were mainly implemented by local farmers with national semi-natural habitat support, although the level of support was considered low compared with the costs.\n\nCourses such as fence building, painting, photography and handicrafts were organised for the young people of Hiiumaa, helping to promote the Natura 2000 network. A network of well-structured recreational sites was established on Kõpu Peninsula to direct recreational use and to prevent unnecessary human impact on valuable dune and other coastal habitats. These sites have proved popular with both local residents and tourists. This activity was supported by publications on the recreational possibilities in the project areas. Other dissemination activities included a web portal about the LIFE Nature project and the natural values and recreational possibilities of the Kõpu Peninsula. Ristna Nature School was renovated and opened with a permanent exhibition on N2000 values, attracting more than 1 000 visitors during the first season.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/EE/000073\nAcronym: KopuNatura\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 30/09/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 412,891 €\nEU Contribution: 176,304 €\nProject Location: Hiiumaa\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hiiumaa Protected Areas Administration\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Vabrikuväljak 1, EE - 92411, Kärdla,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecological assessment\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    monitoring\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    touristic zone\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    coastal management\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Recommendation 2002/413 EC - \"Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe\" (30.05.02)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1140 - Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide\n    1160 - Large shallow inlets and bays\n    1210 - Annual vegetation of drift lines\n    1220 - Perennial vegetation of stony banks\n    1620 - Boreal Baltic islets and small islands\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHiiumaa Protected Areas Administration \tCoordinator\nState Forest Management Centre, Estonia \tParticipant\nKorgessaare Municipality Government, Estonia \tParticipant\nIsland and Coast Research Centre Arhipelaag, Estonia \tParticipant\nHiiumaa County Environmental Department, Estonia \tParticipant\nEducational Society Edu, Estonia \tParticipant\nKõpu Boarding School, Estonia \tParticipant\nHiiumaa Forest Society, Estonia \tParticipant","Sweden",null,"2000",2011,35,412891,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2007-09-30"]
[336,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-IPE-LV-000010/optimising-the-governance-and-management-of-the-natura-2000-protected-areas-network-in-latvia",null,"LIFE19 IPE/LV/000010",null,"Optimising the Governance and Management of the Natura 2000 Protected Areas Network in Latvia","\nOptimising the Governance and Management of the Natura 2000 Protected Areas Network in Latvia\n\nReference: LIFE19 IPE/LV/000010 | Acronym: LIFE-IP LatViaNature\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Priority Action Framework (PAF) for 2021-2027, developed pursuant to Article 8 of the EU Habitats Directive, provides a list of habitats and species for which actions should be taken, and an overall assessment of the costs related to the improvement of their conservation status. The PAF also outlines the main legal and administrative challenges which should be tackled to facilitate achievement and/or maintenance of the favourable conservation status. The Natura 2000 network in Latvia was established in the period from 2000 to 2004, mainly on the basis of the existing protected nature areas. There are 333 Natura 2000 sites in Latvia (326 terrestrial and 7 marine areas). There are 59 terrestrial habitat types and 2 marine habitat types of EU importance, as well as 113 non-bird species of EU importance. The latest Article 17 reporting, under the Habitats Directive, shows an overall decrease of the unfavourable-bad assessments in comparison with the previous report, and a slight increase of the favourable assessments. However, the number of unfavourable-insufficient and unknown assessments is still high. Article 12 reporting under the Birds Directive shows the trends for 210 species. Short-term trends from Latvias last Article 12 report show similar proportions of increasing, stable and decreasing species, and the data-deficient group also remains as high as 21%. Long-term trends show 39% of increasing populations and 31% of decreasing populations.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the LIFE-IP LatViaNature project is to ensure implementation of the Priority Action Framework (PAF) for 2021-2027, according to Article 8 of the EU Habitats Directive, by strategically addressing the main ecological and administrative challenges to achieving the goals of EU nature legislation. The ultimate aim is to ensure favourable conservation status for the natural and semi-natural habitats and species of EU importance in Latvia, by developing best practices and creating and adopting innovative solutions. The project is based on a stepwise approach that includes identification of problems, finding solutions and providing tools to solve the identified problems, with a focus on solutions that will have a long-term impact.\n\nThe project has the following specific objectives:\nTo improve the conservation status of habitats and species through wise planning and effective management;\nTo improve the efficiency of the Natura 2000 network;\nTo improve the nature management planning system at the site level by making it more flexible and effective;\nTo develop effective motivating mechanisms to support consistent nature conservation on private lands;\nTo develop an effective system for control and management of invasive alien species;\nTo create a modern, centralised data portal for the nature conservation sector;\nTo strengthen the capacity of stakeholders, including national authorities, and to enhance collaboration among governmental, non-governmental sectors and scientific institutions;\nTo increase stakeholder involvement and to raise awareness of specific target groups, especially private landowners, regarding nature conservation in general and specific areas of the IP; and\nTo raise awareness of the general public on nature conservation issues and to increase their knowledge and voluntary involvement in biodiversity conservation.\n\nComplementary actions will include the implementation of habitat action plans developed within the project; the development of site management plans for Natura 2000 sites; extending the contribution of agriculture and forestry to biodiversity conservation; improving the coordination of nature conservation actions through cross-sectoral cooperation; restoring ecosystem functions of peatlands; and better linking science and nature conservation practices.\n\nIn addition to implementing the PAF for 2021-2027, the project also contributes to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive and Birds Directive, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (EIA Directive), and the European Green Deal.\n\nIn addition to the IP budget itself, the project will facilitate the coordinated use of 94 038 760 EUR of complementary funding from CF, ERDF, ESF, EAFRD, EAGF, Horizon 2020, ENI, other public funds, state budget, national and private funds, Norwegian Financial Mechanism, and JSC Latvia State Forests (LVM) funding, as applicable.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nLIFE-IP LatViaNature will contribute to 50% of the implementation of the PAF measures, as a direct consequence of project actions or through complementary actions;\nFavourable reference values at a national level both for all terrestrial and freshwater habitat types (59) and species (115) of EU importance;\nSite conservation objectives for all terrestrial Natura 2000 sites (in total 326 sites);\nMonitoring methods for assessing the effectiveness of forest and grassland management;\n59 habitat action plans for terrestrial and freshwater habitat types of EU importance;\nImproved process of site management planning;\nMore coherentNatura 2000 network in Latvia;\nA direct increase of semi-natural grassland habitat area of EU importance by up to 625 ha in pilot sites, achieved through voluntary involvement in results-based pilot scheme;\nDevelopment of motivation mechanisms to support biodiversity on private lands;\nNovel forest habitat restoration and management methods for Latvia;\nImproved administration, prevention, management and monitoring of invasive alien species;\nDevelopment of biodiversity demonstration areas in the botanical garden; and\nModern, multi-functional national data portal for the nature conservation sector, well integrated with other relevant sectors.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 IPE/LV/000010\nAcronym: LIFE-IP LatViaNature\nStart Date: 01/08/2020\nEnd Date: 31/12/2028\nTotal Eligible Budget: 19,484,173 €\nEU Contribution: 11,690,504 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nature Conservation Agency\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nContact Person: Ieva SALENIECE\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Integrated management\n    Ecological coherence\n    Invasive species\n    Grasslands\n    Forests\n    Environmental training - Capacity building\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    integrated management\n    nature conservation\n    software development\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2011/92 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (13.12.2011)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPausales dabas fonds \tParticipant\nMinistry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia \tParticipant\nUniversity of Latvia \tParticipant\nDaugavpils University-Latvia \tParticipant\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tParticipant\nLatvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies \tParticipant\nJSC “Latvia’s state forests” \tParticipant\nLatvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre \tParticipant\nVidzeme University of Applied Sciences-Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,"2020",2028,100,19484173,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2020-08-01","2028-12-31"]
[338,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-LV-007134/implementation-of-management-plan-for-lake-engure-nature-park",null,"LIFE00 NAT/LV/007134",null,"Implementation of management plan for Lake Engure Nature Park","\nImplementation of management plan for Lake Engure Nature Park\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/LV/007134 | Acronym: ENGURE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLake Engure Nature Park, 18,000 ha with its marine territory, has been protected since 1998. It has been a bird reserve since 1957. The 3,500 hectare lake, which also includes several islands, is the centre of the park. Over 20 km of Baltic Sea coast is within the park; along its shoreline are fens, reedbeds and rushes, beyond which the forests start. In terms of habitat types and species biodiversity is very high: 18 habitat types and 12 species listed in the Habitats Directive and 22 bird species on the Birds Directive, of which Botaurus stellaris, Aythya nyroca, Aquila pomarina and Crex crex are priority species for LIFE funding and breeding in the area. Aquila clanga is staging here. However, a decline in water bird population during the 1990s had been observed. The lake was filling with reeds, meadows were overgrowing, tree cutting was uncontrolled and the increasing tourism was not being managed. A management plan was drawn up for the nature park in 1999 and LIFE-Nature would enable the park to implement it.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project would tackle the overgrowing of the lake's shorelines and islands and of the coastal meadows by cutting reed from 330 ha, restoring 107 ha of coastal meadows and starting up grazing again together with local farmers. The effects of these management measures would be closely monitored. About 49 ha of forest was to be bought from local owners to prevent forest cutting in Haliaetus albicilla breeding territory and potential breeding areas of Aquila clanga and A. pomarina (this action was later replaced by the more effective measure of establishing 45 micro-reserves covering a total of 700 ha). At least 2,000 visitors per year were expected to visit the nature park, thus contributing to the economic development of the region, which had a high unemployment rate. Tourism would be organised and supported by building two bird observation towers, one nature path and a summer lecture room where the area can be presented to visitors. Also a film, seminars and booklets about the area were foreseen. Wardens would be hired to prevent illegal activities in the vast park.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main output was the implementation of the management plan (from 1998-99) through the restoration and maintenance of habitats, a detailed inventory of nature values, involvement of local stakeholders into the nature park management and protection activities and raising public awareness. · The main actions for the long-term maintenance of the nature conservation value of the area were carried out as foreseen: evaluation of the nature values, restoration and maintenance of shore and coastal grassland habitats and of freshwater habitats, establishing micro-reserves in the forests and regular wardening control of the protection regime. · Information material (leaflets, booklets, information panels, video, websites) was produced. A summer lecture facility, 2 bird-watching towers and an \"orchid trail\", attracting a noticeable number of visitors, were built. The conservation benefits for the Natura 2000 site, and the species and habitats targeted, include: · The introductory inventories resulted in an extended list of FFH habitats identified for the project sites: 22 habitats in total, including three priority types. This includes five new habitats (including the three priority ones) not listed in the project application: European dry heaths (4030), Juniperus communis formations on calcareous grasslands (5130), Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands (*6270), western taiga (*9010, large areas) and alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (*91E0). The restored meadow areas host the following habitats: Molinia meadows (6410), calcareous fens (*7210), Juniperus communis formations on calcareous grasslands (5130), boreal Baltic coastal meadows (*1630) and lowland hay meadows (6510). · The monitoring already indicated positive responses in 2004 with reference to vegetation and bird fauna in the areas restored in 2002, showing that the efforts to stop the degradation of meadow areas had been successful. Reed beds decreased by 80% in sample plots over the 2 years management took place within the project. Typical meadow and fen communities had recovered, thus expanding the meadow habitat area, including Molinia meadows (habitat 6410). Five nationally protected plant species were found in the restored areas as well. · The habitat improvements benefited several birds, including species listed in annex 1 of the Birds Directive. Lake Engure is among the best 5 best sites in Latvia for common tern (Sterna hirundo) and from 2002 to 2004 their nests on the islands increased from 68 to 179. Two wader species, lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) and redshank (Tringa totanus), returned as breeders and the black–tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) was observed. Other species, such as common cranes (Grus grus) and greylag geese (Anser anser), were observed feeding, as well as many ducks. The introduction of grazing animals and the implementation of reed cutting brought positive results for red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio): 3 pairs were recorded in 2004. · With the establishment of a network of microreserves, a direct legal protection was achieved for sites with habitat types such as transition mires (7140), calcareous fens (*7210), alkaline fens (*7230), residual alluvial forests (*91E0), western taiga (*9010) and deciduous swamp woods (*9080*), as well as for bird species such as lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina), eagle owl (Bubo bubo), white–tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)and white–backed woodpecker (Dendrocopus leucotos) and for rare plants such as Dactylorhiza cruenta, Ophrys insectifera, Hydrocotyle vulgaris and Corallorrhiza trifida. The site was included in the first Latvian proposal for the Natura 2000 network, submitted in April 2004, and proposed both as SPA and pSCI. · The Engure project was the first project in Latvia to introduce a system of breeding meat cattle for nature conservation purposes, combined with support to farmers. · The project facilitated the development of nature-friendly tourism in the nature park, and the number of visitors to Lake Engure Nature Park (LENP) increased fivefold since the project commenced. About 8600 people visited LENP in 2004. As an added value to the project activities, the Lake Engure Nature Park fund was entrusted by a municipality to manage a boating station in Mersrags (a coastal village) and obtained funding from the Dutch Embassy in Latvia to develop a small information centre there. Following the park's initiative, Mersrags municipality, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Latvia and the state-owned enterprise Latvian State Forests invested in the development of tourism infrastructure in LENP. · Nationally, the project activities served demonstration purposes, notably the recurring and non-recurring biotope management actions – reed cutting, restoration of meadows, introducing cattle. The reed-cutting machine bought for the project was the first one of its kind in Latvia and will be further used for the management of Lake Engure and also other protected areas. · The project put a lot of emphasis on local dialogue, transparency and co-operation with local communities. It showed that nature and local sustainable development initiatives can work hand in hand and that nature conservationists are open to dialogue. This approach was recorded in the film produced by the project which could be an important communication tool for what Natura 2000 means in practice for stakeholders, not only in the project area but also in other regions, as local inhabitants and municipal leaders express their point of view showing a clear understanding of the need for maintaining nature values as well as caring for the lake's sustainability. · The project encouraged local farmers to re-start grazing in the park and they received cattle and support payments when they concluded a contract with the project partner Lake Engure Nature Fund. Unfortunately there is still scepticism amongst farmers about starting up grazing, as they have doubts about it in economic terms and many landowners/farmers can not handle grazing supervision due to their age. · Re-introduction of cattle to coastal meadows for grazing was appreciated by locals, the general public and the media and there is a willingness to have or see cattle and horses in more areas, especially a native breed, the Latvian blue cow. · The project had a local employment effect: most of its actions were using local staff to assist – e.g. for fencing, scrub clearance, building the lecture centre, bird-watching towers and boardwalk, etc. · Some commercial reed harvesting is done by private enterprises (the reed is used for roofing), but this exploitation is not enough to balance the overgrowth by Phragmites. Provided that the commercial activities are monitored, they are judged by the beneficiary to be primarily to the benefit of bird-life and other nature conservation values.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/LV/007134\nAcronym: ENGURE\nStart Date: 01/10/2001\nEnd Date: 30/09/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 390,203 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Latvian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Raina bulvaris 31-6, 1050, Riga,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    ecological assessment\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    lake\n    landscape conservation policy\n    monitoring\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    environmentally friendly product\n    tourist facility\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    coastal management\n    management contract\n    population dynamics\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    1640 - Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    2190 - Humid dune slacks\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nLake Engure Fund \tParticipant","Latvia",null,"1998","2004",35,390203,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2001-10-01","2004-09-30"]
[343,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-IPE-SI-000011/life-intergrated-project-for-enhanced-management-of-natura-2000-in-slovenia",null,"LIFE17 IPE/SI/000011",null,"LIFE IP NATURA.SI","\nLIFE intergrated project for enhanced management of Natura 2000 in Slovenia\n\nReference: LIFE17 IPE/SI/000011 | Acronym: LIFE-IP NATURA.SI\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSlovenia is among the EU countries with the highest biodiversity. Around 38 % of the territory is included in the Natura 2000 network, targeting the conservation of 60 habitat types and 236 species. Managing this large area represents a big challenge. Despite considerable improvements in the conservation status of many habitats and species, other habitats are still deteriorating due to the intensification of agriculture in lowland areas, the abandonment of agricultural land use in high or remote areas, urbanisation and other factors. As a result of the LIFE project SI Natura2000 Management Slovenia, the Natura 2000 Management Programme for Slovenia (2014-2020) adopted key objectives and measures for Natura 2000 sites to implement the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive. The main stakeholders strive to meet these common objectives, but are not united in support of the approaches and means leading to their achievement. To overcome these barriers, and to fund the best possible approaches, a strong inclusive approach is needed.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE IP NATURA.SI project is to enhance the implementation of the Natura 2000 Management Programme for Slovenia (2014-2020). It aims to improve the conservation status of targeted habitat types and species by establishing a long-term and inclusive management approach. This will enhance cooperation and communication between policymakers, landowners, research institutions and NGOs, thus turning stakeholders into more effective partners. Specific project objectives are to:\nimprove conservation status of selected habitats and species by implementing measures listed in the Natura 2000 Management Programme for Slovenia;\nenhance management of Natura 2000 sites by increasing the capacity of key nature conservation organisations in Slovenia;\nimprove knowledge on habitat types and species in Natura 2000 sites, for example, by establishing a long-term and sustainable national monitoring scheme;\nraise awareness and knowledge of Natura 2000 sites, and their habitat types and species.\nExpected results:\nimplementation of at least five priority projects listed in the Natura 2000 Management Programme for Slovenia (2014-2020), with concrete conservation actions taken to improve conservation status and reverse downward trends for habitat types andspecies in grassland, forest and wetland ecosystems;\nsignificantly raised capacity and management skills of key nature conservation actors in Slovenia, including the training of at least 300 employees of project partners, 300 public servants (e.g. agriculture, forestry), and 200 members of Slovenian NGOs;\nestablishment of a Warden Service covering at least half of Slovenias territory, and the establishment of an inter-sectoral cooperation network with working groups to advise at least 600 landowners, farmers and foresters;\nimproved knowledge on habitat types and species (distribution, conservation status and threats) through the development of better monitoring protocols;\nimproved communication skills and raised awareness, with at least 100 000 people (including 25 % of inhabitants in Natura 2000 sites) reached through communication activities;\nas a result of the IP project, 15 projects listed in the Natura 2000 Management Programme for Slovenia (2014-2020) co-financed from ERDF, and conservation status of targeted habitat types and species improved due to these projects.\nIn addition to the IP budget itself, the project will facilitate the coordinated use of approx. 58 million of complementary funding from ERDF, EARDF and the National Forest Fund.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 IPE/SI/000011\nAcronym: LIFE-IP NATURA.SI\nStart Date: 05/09/2018\nEnd Date: 31/12/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 17,007,204 €\nEU Contribution: 10,200,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning (MNVP)\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Dunajska cesta 48, 1000, Ljubljana,\nContact Person: Maja CIPOT\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n    Integrated management\n    Environmental training - Capacity building\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental awareness\n    environmental management\n    nature conservation\n    monitoring\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInstitute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (ZRSVN) \tParticipant\nMinistry for Agriculture. Forestry and Food (MKGP) \tParticipant\nFisheries Research Institute of Slovenia (ZZRS) \tParticipant\nSlovenia Forest Service (ZGS) \tParticipant\nThe Slovenian Forestry Institute (GIS) \tParticipant\nChamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia (KGZS) \tParticipant\nCentre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora (CKFF) \tParticipant\nChamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia Agriculture and Forestry Institute Ljubljana (KGZ LJ) \tParticipant\nChamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia Nova Gorica. Agriculture and Forestry Institute (KGZ NG) \tParticipant\nSlovenian Water Agency (DRSV) \tParticipant\nštirna. zavod za trajnostne rešitve (štirna) \tParticipant\nNational biological institute (NIB) \tParticipant\nUniversity of Ljubljana (UL) \tParticipant\nChamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia. Agriculture and Forestry Institute Ptuj (KGZ Ptuj) \tParticipant","Slovenia",null,"2018","2026",99,17007204,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2018-09-05","2026-12-31"]
[345,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-PT-001377/life-snails-support-and-naturalization-in-areas-of-importance-for-land-snails",null,"LIFE20 NAT/PT/001377",null,"LIFE SNAILS - Support and Naturalization in Areas of Importance for Land Snails","\nLIFE SNAILS - Support and Naturalization in Areas of Importance for Land Snails\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/PT/001377 | Acronym: LIFE SNAILS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis project targets three mollusc species endemic to Santa Maria Island, in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal), namely: Plutonia angulosa, Oxychilus agostinhoi, and Leptaxis minor . The first two are assessed as Critically Endangered and the third one as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. These species have distinct though overlapping geographical distributions, and face similar threats. All are very dependent on improvements in habitat availability and quality - especially native woods and shrubland, with their underlying bryophytes and ferns. However, these habitats are also under threat due to declining areas and fragmentation (caused by land use change, especially through conversion to commercial forests and agriculture, and increased pressure for conversion to pasture land); quality loss due to Invasive Alien Species (IAS) (especially Hedychium gardnerianum and Pittosporum undulatum, which critically occupy key overlapping areas for distribution of the three species, over about 27 ha). Changes in adequate micro-climatic conditions induced by loss of shadowing conditions and, more recently, climate change effects (especially an increase in drought frequency and duration).are adding further pressure on these species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE SNAILS project aims to increase habitat quality and quantity to ensure the long-term conservation of the endangered endemic snails (Oxychilus agostinhoi and Leptaxis minor) and the semislug (Plutonia angulosa) on Santa Maria Island, the Azores. To that end, the project will increase availability and reduce fragmentation of suitable habitat, on current/historical areas of the target species distribution, through an inter-connected green infrastructure. They will also improve habitat quality by controlling invasive alien species (IAS) of flora and fauna, restricting cattle access, and setting up nature-based solutions to retain soil moisture and enhance ground cover. These will allow for significant improvement in habitat conditions, which can leverage a medium/long-term increase in distribution area, population size and conservation status. The project team aims to disseminate their results and promote replication/transfer through a range of actions, including with other EU and Macaronesian authorities. A pilot environmental education programme is planned, to raise awareness on biodiversity conservation and the European Green Deal.\n\nThe project is in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030; EU Habitats Directive; EU Regulation No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species; and the Convention on Biological Biodiversity.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Increase of available habitat and decrease of fragmentation, on a “green infrastructure” that is expected to embrace up to 10% of historical distribution of the 3 species (100% of current hotpots), as set by the IUCN; \n    Identification of cost-effective and time-effective solutions to increase habitat diversity and quality within at least 27 ha of productive forest areas; \n    Improved IAS control protocols to species listed as Macaronesia’s top invaders (including progressive substitution of strata, with minimum disturbance, on Pittosporum undulatum); \n    Eradication of mature individuals of Hedychium gardnerianum in 100% of hotspot areas for conservation of snails, as identified by project operational plans;\n    Engagement of at least 10 cattle breeders with voluntary practices for increasing habitat and reducing habitat fragmentation, along over 25 200 linear metres of pastureland margins;\n    Full operational capacity to rapidly detect and control/suppress new invasions by IAS occurring within the project intervention areas, in force for post-project operation;\n    At least 80% of volunteers willing to contribute and repeat the “impact tourism” programmes to which they were engaged;\n    Visitors to mobile exhibit gain increased awareness on the relevance of endemic snails;\n    One reformulated Official Teaching Programme for over 220 (first cycle) students completed, and disseminated to all Azorean students;\n    At least 680 students engaged with non-formal environmental education activities; and\n    Approval and delivery of a Transfer and Replication Strategy, encompassing the start of at least one replication of the approach within the project’s timeframe.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/PT/001377\nAcronym: LIFE SNAILS\nStart Date: 01/01/2022\nEnd Date: 31/12/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,994,078 €\nEU Contribution: 1,096,742 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Alterações Climáticas\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Av. Antero de Quental, 9 C, 3º, 9500-160, PONTA DELGADA,\nContact Person: Teresa Maria Escobar Da Silva\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n    Invertebrates\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    invertebrate\n    forest management\n    invasive species\n    forest\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Convention on Biological Diversity - CBD (29.12.1993)\n\nRED LIST SPECIES\n\n    HYGROMIIDAE Leptaxis minor\n    VITRINIDAE Plutonia angulosa\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDDL(Desafio das Letras Unipessoal Lda), Portugal \tParticipant\nDRRF(Direção Regional dos Recursos Florestais), Portugal \tParticipant\nDRAAC(Direção Regional do Ambiente e Alterações Climáticas), Portugal \tParticipant\nSecretaria Regional do Ambiente e Alterações Climáticas \tCoordinator","Portugal",null,"2022",2023,59,1994078,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2022-01-01","2026-12-31"]
[348,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-D-000056/upper-hotzenwald",null,"LIFE05 NAT/D/000056",null,"Upper Hotzenwald","\nUpper Hotzenwald\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000056 | Acronym: Oberer Hotzenwald\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Upper Hotzenwald is a mountainous area of the Black Forest, which contains an exceptional variety of habitats, amongst which 21 are listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive and several rare plants and animals. Large areas have thus been included in the Natura 2000 network and it has an outstanding significance for the European network of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).\n\nThe project area covers 2 105 ha at an altitude of between 900 and 1 000 m in the district of Waldshut in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is more than 50% mixed forests and around 20% is a mosaic of pastures, fens, meadows, streams and standing water bodies. This mosaic is the result of centuries of juxtaposition of large areas of natural or near-natural habitats and extensive rural land-use.\n\nA inventory study just prior to this project underlined the significance of the project area as a major biodiversity hotspot, including the habitat types: species-rich ‘Nardus grasslands’; ‘bogs’ and ‘bog woodland’; ‘mountain hay meadows’; and ‘alluvial forests with alder, ash and willow’. However, it also highlighted a number of negative trends in the conservation status and development of the landscape, notably through draining, afforestation, reforestation, land-use changes, fertilisers and larger grazing animals.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to improve the conservation status of existing priority habitats, to expand their geographical coverage and to interconnect them into a coherent biotope-network.\n\nThe project sought to intensify the close cooperation between authorities, local farmers and forest owners, which was initiated during the previous conception of nature conservation plans for the Upper Hotzenwald. Special efforts would be made to involve the local population in the primary landscape management, to establish a forum for discussion and exchange of experiences as well as to offer educational activities with a focus on NATURA 2000.\n\nConcrete actions foreseen included: forestry works on private and communal lands; clearing of conifers and overgrowth from species-rich grasslands and dry heaths; re-instatement of extensive grazing; and removal of drainage systems. Through improving the mosaic of habitats, the project hoped to benefit populations of the capercaillie or wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Bonasia bonasia).\n\nAdditionally, the project hoped to make a contribution to climate protection by enhancing the area’s fens and bogs to act as carbon sinks and promote the development of sustainable eco-tourism to the area.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Oberer Hotzenwald project succeeded in bringing different stakeholders together to implement long-lasting ecological improvements in the region. It improved the mosaic of important habitats in the area through non-recurrent actions and initiated the implementation of conservation-friendly forest management schemes and long-term co-operation between foresters and nature conservation.\n\nA mapping of habitats and species was carried out over the project area and a draft management plan elaborated. The project identified 483 ‘habitat trees’ to be maintained in the area for birds, prioritising strong, old trees of historical interest, but also providing a mix of species and growth habitats, including nesting holes and dead wood. Peat analysis and hydrology assessments identified the quality of raised bogs, mires and fens and assessed the likely success of rewetting efforts by blocking ditches.\n\nNon-recurring management actions implemented include:\nClearing and thinning of trees and shrubs from 43.8 ha to extend and connect areas of species-rich Nardus grassland;\nImprovement of 63 ha of forest habitat through removal of spruces, promotion of berry wood species and creation of stepped forest borders;\nRestoration of seven bogs over more than 20 ha through the closure of many drainage ditches and the cutting of spruce vegetation;\nRemoval of spruce along 8.4 km of riverbanks to favour the development of alluvial forests with alders and ashes;\nRestoration of calcareous fens and mountain hay meadows on 17 ha by removal of spruce, succession wood and brushwood, with follow-up clearance measures.\n\nThe recurring management of the cleared sites was mainly done by grazing. Here, the common local cattle \"Vorderwälder\" was favoured, although new grazing schemes with goats (0.5 ha),Galloways (6.5 ha) and a special sheep breed (Moorschnucken) were tested. Around ten km of fencing were erected to define areas of pasture.\n\nThe engagement of local stakeholders is paramount to the long-term success of such a project. These were engaged in the development of project (and subsequent) action plans and local farmers received money from agri-environmental funds for extensive grassland management. Local volunteers were a key part of the project’s achievements and a Natura 2 000 classroom scheme proved successful.\n\nHydrology monitoring of the bogs continues beyond the project and action plans are transforming more spruce plantations into natural forest to benefit the capercaillie. The 20 nature guides trained by the project continue to engage the public and the improved ecology of the area is seen in the benefits to typical mosses, meadow plants and birds in the relevant areas.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000056\nAcronym: Oberer Hotzenwald\nStart Date: 01/11/2005\nEnd Date: 28/02/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 594,011 €\nEU Contribution: 845,926 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regierungspräsidium Freiburg, Ref. 56 - Naturschutz u. Landschaftspflege\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Bissierstrasse, 7, 79114, Freiburg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    forestry\n    agricultural method\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Picus canus\n    Picoides tridactylus\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Lanius collurio\n    Glaucidium passerinum\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Aegolius funereus\n    Cottus gobio\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nOberer Hotzenwald \tDE8214343 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegierungspräsidium Freiburg, Ref. 56 - Naturschutz u. Landschaftspflege \tCoordinator\nRegierungspräsidium Freiburg, Abteilung 8, Forstdirektion, Ref. 83 Forstpolitik – Süd – Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant\nForstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt, Baden-Württemberg, Abtl. Landespflege, Germany \tParticipant\nLandratsamt Waldshut, Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Dachsberg, Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Ibach, Germany \tParticipant\nStiftung Naturschutzfonds beim Ministerium für Ernährung und Ländlichen Raum Baden-Württemberg, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,"2005","2011",63,594011,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2005-11-01","2011-02-28"]
[350,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-D-007039/life-project-grindenscharzwald",null,"LIFE00 NAT/D/007039"," Grindenschwarzwald","LIFE-Project 'Grindenscharzwald'","\nLIFE-Project 'Grindenscharzwald'\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/D/007039 | Acronym: Grindenschwarzwald\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nJust a stone's throw from the urban sprawl in the plain along the upper Rhine, the Grindenschwarzwald in the northern Black Forest is one of the strongholds of the Natura 2000 Network in the region. At altitudes of 900 to over 1,100 metres it comprises a mosaic of woods, bogs and species-rich mountain heaths. Remarkably, this area is also one of the few remaining strongholds for mountain birds in Germany outside of the Alps, hosting capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus) three-toed woodpeckers (Piciodes tridactylus) and pygmy owls (Glaucidium passerinum). But the Grindenschwarzwald is also an important recreational region that attracts up to 3,000 tourists per day. Bird species that are sensitive to disturbance bear the brunt of this visitor pressure and, prior to the launch of the project, their populations were decreasing The abandonment of ancient land uses is also a major conservation problem. Paradoxically, many plant and animal species depend on the maintenance of traditional land uses, such as grazing and pasturing on sub-mountain grasslands. Unfortunately, the characteristic 'Grinden' (local mountain heaths created through grazing and mowing) have been considerably reduced in size since the beginning of the 20th century. As a result, many of its typical plant, insect and bird species were on the verge of local extinction. By the end of the 20th century there was however a general awareness that the more these areas lose their value for nature conservation, the more the region loses its tourist potential. Headed by the Bezirksstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Karlsruhe (Now the department for nature conservation of the regional authority 'Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe') –10 local partners, public and private, agreed to undertake a joint LIFE initiative for an integrated approach towards preserving the Grindenschwarzwald's nature and landscape value.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nFaced with two main threats – the discontinuation or transformation of land-use of the heaths and woodlands; and increased pressure from tourism – the projects objectives were twofold: 1. The conservation, optimisation and linkage of the different habitat types of the Grindenschwarzwald region. 2. The establishment of good cooperation between different sectors – nature conservation, forestry, agriculture and tourism. The objectives would be met through the improvement of the conservation status of mountain heaths and their extension, an increase of the conservation status of high moors through visitor guidance measures, the development of habitats for grouse, and intensive public relations work in order to make the general public more aware of the need for nature conservation in the area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project team concentrated its efforts on habitat conservation and visitor guidance measures. Habitat conservation focused chiefly on mountain heaths and natural woodland areas. Around 110 hectares of mountain heaths were identified for restoration by scrub clearance and just under 200 hectares of forest area were optimised for grouse and other woodland birds, through selective tree cutting and opening-up of the canopy. These habitat conservation measures were accompanied by intensive public relations work and direct visitor management actions. The results showed that the project’s objectives were reached and even surpassed. The project achieved an increased conservation status of peat bogs through re-humidification and visitor guidance measures, an enlargement and an improvement of the conservation status of degenerated heaths and Nardus grasslands through the removal of shrubs and through the re-instatement of a grazing management. The project’s communication efforts between partners and other stakeholders were particularly noteworthy. As a result of all these efforts, the LIFE project has become extremely well-known in the region with both visitors and local people alike supporting its aims and activities. For example, over 200 events were hosted in order to provide information on the project and the habitats concerned. Fifteen information points, two info-trails, many new brochures, a book and even a short film were produced. A ranger service was also established to advise visitors on appropriate conduct and ensure that the conservation regulations were complied with. Three information trails were created and nine information boards have been erected by the project. The trails are part of the visitor guidance and are proving both attractive and informative for adults and children alike. A remarkable innovation of the project was the establishment of the first-ever large-scale \"storm trail\" in Europe, a visitor trail crossing through an forest area devastated by a violent windstorm a few years ago, where visitors can experience at first hand the natural forest regeneration in a particularly scenic setting. This trail raised is a success and was extensively reported on in the German press. Detailed project actions included: • Elaboration of a detailed site management plan – this plan was the basis for the project activities and was updated throughout the project period. The plan (available on the project website) was provided in an electronic version. It includes an interactive map that allows users to view data on topographical or aerial maps on planning, measures implemented, habitat types, tourist data etc. • Actions concerning the preparation of recurring grazing on mountain heath biotopes were originally planned to be carried out over 23 ha. In the end, the team succeeded in increasing this area to over 80 ha. The beneficiary gave emphasis to the establishment of corridors between biotopes – thereby creating a functional habitat connectivity. • The extension and linking of mountain heath biotopes was achieved over 34 ha, which was over 50% more than foreseen. Finally, the project team also succeeded in establishing good cooperation between nature conservation, forestry, agriculture and tourism in the region. Ideas to improve foreseen actions, or simply ways of doing things better, were developed and then disseminated within the large group of people involved in this project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/D/007039\nAcronym: Grindenschwarzwald\nStart Date: 01/01/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 893,457 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Karl-Friedrich-Str. 17, 76131, Karlsruhe,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    highland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    information system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    8150 - Medio-European upland siliceous screes\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Picoides tridactylus\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegierungspräsidium Karlsruhe \tCoordinator\nNaturschutzzentrum Ruhestein im Schwarzwald, Germany \tParticipant\nForstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg, Germany \tParticipant\nLandesforstverwaltung B-W, Forstdirektion Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant\nBezirksstelle für Naturschutz u. Landschaftspflege Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,"2001","2005",59,0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2001-01-01","2005-12-31"]
[351,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-DE-000004/rhine-wetlands-near-rastatt",null,"LIFE09 NAT/DE/000004",null,"Rhine wetlands near Rastatt","\nLIFE-Project 'Grindenscharzwald'\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/D/007039 | Acronym: Grindenschwarzwald\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nJust a stone's throw from the urban sprawl in the plain along the upper Rhine, the Grindenschwarzwald in the northern Black Forest is one of the strongholds of the Natura 2000 Network in the region. At altitudes of 900 to over 1,100 metres it comprises a mosaic of woods, bogs and species-rich mountain heaths. Remarkably, this area is also one of the few remaining strongholds for mountain birds in Germany outside of the Alps, hosting capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus) three-toed woodpeckers (Piciodes tridactylus) and pygmy owls (Glaucidium passerinum). But the Grindenschwarzwald is also an important recreational region that attracts up to 3,000 tourists per day. Bird species that are sensitive to disturbance bear the brunt of this visitor pressure and, prior to the launch of the project, their populations were decreasing The abandonment of ancient land uses is also a major conservation problem. Paradoxically, many plant and animal species depend on the maintenance of traditional land uses, such as grazing and pasturing on sub-mountain grasslands. Unfortunately, the characteristic 'Grinden' (local mountain heaths created through grazing and mowing) have been considerably reduced in size since the beginning of the 20th century. As a result, many of its typical plant, insect and bird species were on the verge of local extinction. By the end of the 20th century there was however a general awareness that the more these areas lose their value for nature conservation, the more the region loses its tourist potential. Headed by the Bezirksstelle für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Karlsruhe (Now the department for nature conservation of the regional authority 'Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe') –10 local partners, public and private, agreed to undertake a joint LIFE initiative for an integrated approach towards preserving the Grindenschwarzwald's nature and landscape value.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nFaced with two main threats – the discontinuation or transformation of land-use of the heaths and woodlands; and increased pressure from tourism – the projects objectives were twofold: 1. The conservation, optimisation and linkage of the different habitat types of the Grindenschwarzwald region. 2. The establishment of good cooperation between different sectors – nature conservation, forestry, agriculture and tourism. The objectives would be met through the improvement of the conservation status of mountain heaths and their extension, an increase of the conservation status of high moors through visitor guidance measures, the development of habitats for grouse, and intensive public relations work in order to make the general public more aware of the need for nature conservation in the area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project team concentrated its efforts on habitat conservation and visitor guidance measures. Habitat conservation focused chiefly on mountain heaths and natural woodland areas. Around 110 hectares of mountain heaths were identified for restoration by scrub clearance and just under 200 hectares of forest area were optimised for grouse and other woodland birds, through selective tree cutting and opening-up of the canopy. These habitat conservation measures were accompanied by intensive public relations work and direct visitor management actions. The results showed that the project’s objectives were reached and even surpassed. The project achieved an increased conservation status of peat bogs through re-humidification and visitor guidance measures, an enlargement and an improvement of the conservation status of degenerated heaths and Nardus grasslands through the removal of shrubs and through the re-instatement of a grazing management. The project’s communication efforts between partners and other stakeholders were particularly noteworthy. As a result of all these efforts, the LIFE project has become extremely well-known in the region with both visitors and local people alike supporting its aims and activities. For example, over 200 events were hosted in order to provide information on the project and the habitats concerned. Fifteen information points, two info-trails, many new brochures, a book and even a short film were produced. A ranger service was also established to advise visitors on appropriate conduct and ensure that the conservation regulations were complied with. Three information trails were created and nine information boards have been erected by the project. The trails are part of the visitor guidance and are proving both attractive and informative for adults and children alike. A remarkable innovation of the project was the establishment of the first-ever large-scale \"storm trail\" in Europe, a visitor trail crossing through an forest area devastated by a violent windstorm a few years ago, where visitors can experience at first hand the natural forest regeneration in a particularly scenic setting. This trail raised is a success and was extensively reported on in the German press. Detailed project actions included: • Elaboration of a detailed site management plan – this plan was the basis for the project activities and was updated throughout the project period. The plan (available on the project website) was provided in an electronic version. It includes an interactive map that allows users to view data on topographical or aerial maps on planning, measures implemented, habitat types, tourist data etc. • Actions concerning the preparation of recurring grazing on mountain heath biotopes were originally planned to be carried out over 23 ha. In the end, the team succeeded in increasing this area to over 80 ha. The beneficiary gave emphasis to the establishment of corridors between biotopes – thereby creating a functional habitat connectivity. • The extension and linking of mountain heath biotopes was achieved over 34 ha, which was over 50% more than foreseen. Finally, the project team also succeeded in establishing good cooperation between nature conservation, forestry, agriculture and tourism in the region. Ideas to improve foreseen actions, or simply ways of doing things better, were developed and then disseminated within the large group of people involved in this project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/D/007039\nAcronym: Grindenschwarzwald\nStart Date: 01/01/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 893,457 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Karl-Friedrich-Str. 17, 76131, Karlsruhe,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    highland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    information system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    8150 - Medio-European upland siliceous screes\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Picoides tridactylus\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegierungspräsidium Karlsruhe \tCoordinator\nNaturschutzzentrum Ruhestein im Schwarzwald, Germany \tParticipant\nForstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg, Germany \tParticipant\nLandesforstverwaltung B-W, Forstdirektion Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant\nBezirksstelle für Naturschutz u. Landschaftspflege Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,2001,2023,61,0,893457,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Non-management/Agriculture","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Thinning/Watering, Irrigation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/stakeholder engagement/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking/Increase landscape connectivity/education or science",null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2011-01-01","2015-12-31"]
[58,"EU","EU INTERREG","NA",null,"NAT - PRO",null,"STRATEGIC PLANS FOR RESTORATION; PROTECTION & ECO TOURISM PROMOTION IN NATURA 2000 SITES WHICH DEVASTATED BY NATURAL DISASTERS ","NA","Greece/Italy","<empty>","NA","NA",null,"NA","NA",null,null,"NA","NA","NA",null,null,null,"Greece,Italy",null,null,null,"2012-02-28",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[128,"EU","EU INTERREG","NA","NA",null,null,"Support OPCC on flora and vegetation evolution and preservation; and develop knowledge and citizen participation","Reports on climate change (CC) in mountain areas; such as the OPCC (2018); highlight their vulnerability; the lack of information on the effects of CC and the difficulty of identifying factors within global changes. It is therefore necessary to continue to produce data on biodiversity and its evolution; in order to cross-reference them with other information; in particular on climate and uses; and to monitor them over time. \nThe project supports OPCC by maintaining and developing information on flora; monitoring the effects of climate change on biodiversity; involving population and environmental education structures; and producing scientific methods; indicators and information that could be used by OPCC; public authorities for adaptation strategies; land managers and socio-economic actors and researchers at the Pyrenees and territorial levels.\nThe project partnership is composed of leading structures on ecology; flora; fungi and vegetation in the Pyrenees in Spain; France and Andorra; as well as on environmental education. Thanks to cross-border cooperation; a complete coverage of the territory by specialists and data is provided. The project ensures a coherent synthesis and analysis of information at Pyrenean level; as well as the joint deployment of scientific and citizen approaches. The project is a continuation of the previous approach; while including various innovations and new themes of interest for the CC indicators.",null,"<empty>","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"NA","NA","NA",null,"NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA","NA"]
[170,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3348","NA","LIFE07 NAT/GR/000296","JUNICOAST","Actions for the conservation of coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. in Crete and the South Aegean (Greece)","The JUNICOAST project achieved the following results:\n\n239.31 ha of coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. have been demarcated in Crete and 327 wooden sticks have been installed for habitat demarcation;\n30 rubbish bins have been installed and all Cretan habitats have been cleared of litter;\n340 m of wooden boardwalks have been constructed and installed;\n113 directional sticks have been installed along 4.5 km of main trails;\n200 m of sand trapping fences have been constructed;\n16 information signs have been installed;\n184 juvenile Juniperus macrocarpa and other keystone species have been planted;\n12 naturally established juveniles of Juniperus macrocarpa have been fenced\nThousands of seeds from Juniperus macrocarpa and other 30 keystone species have been collected, cleaned and stored at the seed bank of MAICh; and\n134 individuals of invasive species of Pinus brutia have been removed from all Cretan sites.","Greece","<empty>","NA","NA",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC771,AD771,\"m\")","v":55},1501210,"NA",null,null,"NA","NA","NA",null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2013-08-31",null,null,1501210,null,null,null,1125908,null,null,null,null,239,"NA",null,"\tNatuurpunt Beheer v.z.w., Vereniging Natuurmonumenten","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x"]
[103,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/",null,null,null,"Biodiversity - Restoration of forests\n\nERROR Website",null,"Czech Republic",null,1996,"NA","NA",null,null,null,"Other EU funding",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,1996,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"GEF",null,null,null,"GEF"]
[294,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-IT-005075/environmental-restoration-of-the-area-of-the-river-arno-offsprings",null,"LIFE98 NAT/IT/005075",null,"Environmental restoration of the area of the river Arno offsprings","\nEnvironmental restoration of the area of the river Arno offsprings\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005075 | Acronym: Arno\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nBetween an altitude of 1350 and 1500 metres on the southern slopes of Mount Falterona, inside the Foreste Casentinesi-Monte Falterona-Campigna National Park, is an area of great historic, archaeological and ecological importance, containing two pSCIs with profoundly different characteristics. The pSCI 'Foreste alto bacino dell'Arno' is almost entirely covered by Apennine beech forests (a priority habitat) while the pSCI 'Crinale Monte Falterona, Monte Falco, Monte Gabrendo' consists exclusively of secondary meadows. The presence of 5-6 wolves in both of them is worth noting. Because the springs of the Arno River, described by the great poet Dante Alighieri, and the Etruscan archaeological site Lago degli Idoli are both located here, and access is easy, the area is much frequented by visitors. Their excessive trampling of the undergrowth hinders its rejuvenation. Inappropriate forestry management was, until a few years ago, another leading factor contributing to the degeneration of the beech woods. Conversely, invading junipers, brambles and sloe are gradually overwhelming the Montelleri meadows and threatening this habitat of Community importance.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project had two principal objectives: on the one hand, the improvement and restoration of 100 ha of Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests, on the other, maintaining 7.5 ha Alpine and sub-alpine heaths at Montelleri. The first objective was to be achieved through a series of measures including sylvicultural interventions to improve the composition and structure of the tree stands, measures to eliminate traces of the degradation wreaked by the previous forestry practised here and actions to promote a more sustainable tourism use. The meadows in the Montelleri clearing were to be safeguarded by removing the invading vegetation and this would have provided deer and wild goats with a first-class foraging area. In turn, this would have boosted the availability of prey (wild ungulates) for the wolves, so that they would have better opportunities for stabilising their population in the area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was not implemented.The project was not implemented.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005075\nAcronym: Arno\nStart Date: 01/01/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2000\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 123,173 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Brocchi, 7, 52015, Pratovecchio (AR),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4060 - Alpine and Boreal heaths\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCrinale Monte Falterona - Monte Falco - Monte Gabrendo \tIT5180001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForeste Alto Bacino dell'Arno \tIT5180002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna \tCoordinator","Italy",null,"1999","2000",{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC773,AD773,\"m\")","v":23},0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-01-01","2000-12-31"]
[320,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-SI-000550/population-level-management-and-conservation-of-brown-bears-in-northern-dinaric-mountains-and-the-alps",null,"LIFE13 NAT/SI/000550",null,"LIFE DINALP BEAR","\nPopulation level management and conservation of brown bears in northern Dinaric Mountains and the Alps\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/SI/000550 | Acronym: LIFE DINALP BEAR\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nConflicts with humans are an ongoing threat to the conservation status of brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations, not only in the project area, but in Europe generally, and steps must be taken to improve coexistence. Measures need to tackle such challenges as a lack of understanding of bears’ socio-economic and environmental value, inflated estimations of the risk of bear attacks leading to a lower tolerance of bears, and high traffic-related mortality, associated with increased fragmentation of its habitat as a result of growing traffic infrastructure and urbanisation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE DINALP BEAR project’s main objective was to establish a more strategic population - level approach to the conservation, management and monitoring of brown bear populations in Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Austria. Other key aims included decreasing human-bear conflicts and promoting better coexistence between bears and humans. The ultimate goal was to encourage the natural expansion of brown bear from the Dinaric Mountains into the Alps.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project developed management plans for the core brown bear population in Slovenia and Croatia. Bear populations in Slovenia have grown 40% in the past 10 years, and to ensure this trend continues, the project established population-level management and monitoring of brown bears across the Northern Dinaric Mountains and the Alps over four neighbouring countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Italy. Furthermore, the project carried out measures to protect sheep populations from bear depredation, which resulted in a 43% decrease in incidences. Sheep farmers and beekeepers, who received the protection equipment through the project, reported a 97.5% decrease in annual damages.\n\nOverall in Slovenia and Croatia, the project actions helped reduce bear mortalities on the road by 25% in the period 2016–2018 compared to the period 2013–2015, despite increases to the bear population. On mitigated road and railway sections in Slovenia and Croatia, bear traffic mortality was reduced by 63% over the same period. Additionally, 143 bear-proof garbage containers (100 foreseen) were produced in Slovenia, including: 68 innovative housing boxes for containers and 75 bear-proof small rubbish bins. In Croatia, 26 bear-proof containers were set on the selected locations on the highway Rijeka – Zagreb.\n\nAnother outcome of the project was the inclusion of spatial requirements for bears in environmental impact assessment studies and the identification of key habitat areas for connectivity. Public authority experts were additionally trained in bear monitoring, damage assessment and damage prevention using non-lethal measures. Finally, more than 70 companies, which produce over 100 products and services applied for the bear-friendly label in Slovenia and Croatia, and nearly 90 000 items received the label.\n\nThe project raised awareness in the region of the challenges of bear conservation, producing a range of printed materials, while organising activities such as lectures, workshops, exhibitions. The response from the public was exceptional, and media reports on bears in the project area (more than 350 in total) were largely positive. A total 77 workshops were held in schools, kindergartens and scouting and environmental organisations, reaching 1 535 students, 396 scouts and 4 500 visitors of scouting events, while 83 public events about the project attracted 30 596 visitors.\n\nThe upgrading of management plans in Italy and Croatia ensures the continuation of many aspects of the project. The project contributed to the creation of two measures (protection of livestock with electric fences and livestock guarding dogs) in the Slovenian EU’s rural development plan (RDP) financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Electric fences are being subsidised by the state. The initially planned range of the Guidelines for Common Management of northern Dinaric brown bear population with the attention to management of Alpine brown bear population was significantly extended on the WISO platform – they were adopted on the level of the Alpine Convention for all its members. Guidelines for Bear Intervention Groups were approved by all project partners and implemented in the project areas in Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/SI/000550\nAcronym: LIFE DINALP BEAR\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/06/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,985,578 €\nEU Contribution: 4,149,202 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ZAVOD ZA GOZDOVE SLOVENIJE\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: VECNA POT 2, 1000, LJUBLJANA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    monitoring system\n    management plan\n    mountainous area\n    conflicting use\n    animal corridor\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ursus arctos\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nZAVOD ZA GOZDOVE SLOVENIJE \tCoordinator","Slovenia",null,"2014",2045,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC774,AD774,\"m\")","v":59},5985578,4149202,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2019-06-30"]
[683,"EU","EU Med Programme","https://triplecplatform.com/project/cypfire-multiple-rowed-cypress-barriers-against-fires-a-feasible-ecological-and-economical-solution-for-the-protection-of-mediterranean-regions/",null,null,"CYPFIRE","Barriers of Cypress - A Preventative and Economic Measure Against Forest Fires","CypFire – Multiple-rowed cypress barriers against fires: a feasible, ecological and economical solution for the protection of Mediterranean Regions\nFunding Programme (Specific name): Interreg Cooperation Programmes (MEDITERRANEAN)\nProgramming Period: 2007 - 2013\nThematic Area: Forest, Land use\nRisk: Fire\nCountry Coordinator: Italy\nCountries involved: France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia\nStart Date: Jan, 2010\nEnd Date: Jan, 2013\nProject Overview\n\nThe data Forest fires in Europe, 2007 (Eur 23492, 2008) require a revision of the methods and an orientation towards new solutions. The objective of CypFire is to demonstrate that a green cypress fence with a horizontal crown can prevent, control and limit the damage of natural hazards (fire, desertification) by promoting weak territories (islands) and Mediterranean landscapes. Since the severity of fires, in number and hectares burned, is increasing in Europe, CypFire has highlighted the urgency of moving to new fire control strategies.\nProject Results\n\nThe Cypfire Project established demonstration plots in 6 MED countries. The target groups can visit them and directly assess the pros and cons of the “cyprus barrier” solution and weigh up which cyprus clones offer the best adaptability and growth in the soil and climate conditions of a particular region.\n\nScientific studies were conducted on the role of morpho-physiological traits, on the effect of barriers in reducing wind speeds and on the composition of cyprus tree litter, which are all factors that influence the outbreak and development of fires.\n\nCyprus plantations also have other functions, such as protecting natural and lucrative resources, reducing CO2 in the atmosphere and cutting the size of burnt areas.\n\nThe most convincing results came to light in Jérica (Spain) and in Tuscany after fires in 2012 where plots of cyprus trees, forming green islands in the midst of a completely burnt landscape, were the sole survivors. The media, press and political world showed considerable interest in these findings.","France/Italy/Greece/Malta/Turkey/Spain/Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece,Italy,Malta,Turkey,Spain,Portugal,France",null,null,null,"2010-01-01"]
[543,"national","FOURTH HANDBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICES INTERREG Project Progress",null,null,null,null,"LIFE VIVA GRASS – Integrated Planning Tool to ensure viability of grasslands","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia"]
[544,"national","FOURTH HANDBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICES INTERREG Project Progress",null,null,null,null,"Land Sea Act: Latvian case study on balancing the use of land-sea resources in the Southwestern Kurzeme Region","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia"]
[6,"EU","EU H2020","https://www.wilde-project.eu/",null,null,"wildE ","Climate-smart rewilding: ecological restoration for climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity support in Europe","wildE unites experts from the environmental sciences, social sciences and economics to address climate-smart rewilding solutions. In-depth research at eight carefully selected sites across Europe and with a broad range of stakeholders will assess how such solutions can effectively support nature and people whilst being economically viable. Through the use of detailed surveys and models, wildE will evaluate the potential impact of rewilding on carbon and biodiversity, as well as its ability to help the EU achieve its climate, land use, economic and societal goals, today and in a warmer future. \nwildE will work closely with policy makers, local communities and companies to produce new insights, methods and tools for climate-smart rewilding. A new web platform, the Rewilding Knowledge Hub, will provide space for stakeholders to collaborate on rewilding challenges and opportunities.\n\nCASE STUDIES\nThree of the case studies (Barcelona Metropolitan Region, Westliches Ruhrgebiet and Gelderse Poort) cover (peri-)urban landscapes near or within densely populated areas, while two (Baixo Sabor and High Tatras) involve remote rural areas. The result is a highly diverse combination of socio-economic situations, involving a rich and varied community of stakeholders with different perceptions and expectations of rewilding outcomes.\nResearch has already been carried out on all these cases by the wildE partners, and an empirical data series on climate change mitigation, adaptation and/or biodiversity are available. These will feed into the planned analyses. Importantly, the wildE partners are maintaining fluid and stable relationships with the main local stakeholders.\nThree further rewilding concern rural areas in which commercial enterprises - i.e., our non- academic partners ANTARR, SVEASKOG and COILLTE - are currently testing innovative restoration solutions that aim at explicitly or implicitly combining carbon sequestration with biodiversity support. This will ultimately generate incomes based on carbon offset credits to enable the projects’ long-term economic viability. In an additional case (Baixo Sabor), a commercial company is using rewilding together with traditional restoration to offset impacts of a hydroelectric development.\nAll three commercial enterprise cases aim to implement cost-effective restoration approaches that will require minimal follow-up interventions. The knowledge obtained through wildE will directly feed into the practices of these three pilot initiatives and enhance their potential for application over (sometimes considerably) more extensive areas.","Whole Europe","not specified",2023,2026,48,8555016.25,8555016.25,null,null,"climate change/Low biodiversity/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Promoting natural regeneration/Enrichment planting or sowing","CO₂ capture/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[79,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://2014-2020.latlit.eu/","https://keep.eu/projects/19070/Conservation-of-biodiversit-EN/","Open landscape",null,"Conservation of biodiversity in open wetland habitats of the LV-LT cross-border region applying urgent and long-term management measures","Preservation of wetland ecosystems in Latvia-Lithuania cross-border region faces such similar challenges as lack of knowledge and experience in preservation of valuable wetland habitats. This requires common solutions and strong cooperation. The project aims to create a common methodology of wetland habitat management for the region. All project activities will be carried out in Natura 2000 network sites or other protected areas. During the project open wetland habitats of pilot project areas will be mapped; their diversity and status will be assessed. This information will serve as a basis for the preparation of two nature management plans for Natura 2000 sites in Latvia. It will also be used for the development of joint solutions for improvement of habitat mapping methods; and recommendations how to select the best management tools and equipment; nature management measures (for example cutting and removal of shrub and prevention of their re-sprouting; cutting and removal of grasses) for the different types of wetlands. A manual on wetland management practices in Latvia and Lithuania will be prepared; as well as methodology on long-term monitoring of restoration and management effectiveness will be developed. Implementation of management measures will be demonstrated in 6 small (~1 ha) and 2 large (~5 ha) plots in both countries. Also; capacities of different stakeholders will be increased in 6 trainings for local communities and private land owners; 2 workshops for local authorities and state institutions; experience exchange visit; and final project conference.","Latvia/Lithuania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2018,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC779,AD779,\"m\")","v":23},379342.04,322440.73,null,null,"NA","management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","education or science/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Latvia,Lithuania",null,null,null,"2018-02-01","2020-01-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[82,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/15822/Restoration-of-the-E40-wate-EN/",null,"IPBU.01.03.00-60-809/11",null,"Restoration of the E40 waterway on the Dnieper-Vistula section: from strategy to planning","Development and undertakings to approve on all levels one priority scenario of the Dnieper-Vistula waterway restoration that would consider the interests of all stakeholders in the sphere of transport development in border regions and would be developed in cooperation with them; raising awareness of the priority scenario of the Dnieper-Vistula waterway restoration on the regional; national and European level; laying down institutional foundation for implementation of further activities aimed at restoration of the Dnieper-Vistula waterway with involvement of all stakeholders.","Poland/Belarus/Ukraine","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2013,2015,25,912657,821281,null,null,"NA","stakeholder engagement/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/education or science",null,null,null,"Poland,Belarus,Ukraine",null,null,null,"2013-12-01","2015-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[110,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/21316","http://www.nweurope.eu/",null,"Care-Peat","Carbon loss reduction from peatlands: an integrated approach","\nDescription\nDescription (DE): \nPeat soils in the northern hemisphere contain approximately 33% of the carbon (C) in the soil, although they only account for 3-5% of the total soil area. Many moorland areas are damaged and emit C rather than absorb it. The global greenhouse gas emissions from organic soils are approximately 1,600 MT CO2 eq/J (twice the total aviation). In NWE this is around 150 MT/yr, more than the annual output of Belgium. However, these estimates are not adequate and there is a lack of effective strategies and methods to counteract this and promote improvement. Complicated land ownership complicates the situation and limits the replication and transferability of effective management measures. Care-Peat will demonstrate through innovative technologies and collaboration that a net emissions reduction is feasible. In Care-Peat, nature organizations work together with landowners to demonstrate the potential for C-gain using pilots of 10-250 ha. 5 scientific institutes from 3 countries are working together to develop and test new measurement methods for better C-flux measurements in moor areas and to make the potential for C storage understandable. The project also works with innovative companies and will develop partnerships with local-regional stakeholders to increase the impact of the Pilots and maximize socio-economic benefits. Tested and validated methods are distributed throughout NWE so that other management organizations can take the best measures. The (sub)partners who manage many peatland areas offer a great perspective for restoration in other areas, with benefits for both nature and EU-C policy. Care-Peat will maintain intensive contacts with CConnects partners to maximize exchange, collaboration and dissemination. The effect of the pilots is a C reduction of 7800 tons/y after expiration, of 0.14 MT/y after 5 and of 1.4 MT/y after 10 years in NWE natural areas. \nClose \nDescription (FR):  \nPeatlands in the Northern Hemisphere represent 3-5% of the land surface but contain ~33% of soil carbon (C). Many of these peatlands are degraded and function as a C source instead of a C sink. Annual GHG emissions from drained organic soils are ~1600 MT CO2 eq., double those from aeronautics. In the ENO ~150 MT/year are emitted, more than the emissions of Belgium. However, estimates of GHG emissions from degraded peatlands are not correctly established and strategies/methods are lacking to combat degradation and promote restoration. Locally, the nature of land ownership complicates the situation and limits the reproducibility and transfer of effective alternative peatland management. Care-Peat will develop innovative restoration technologies and appropriate partnerships in order to reduce GHG emissions in the ENO. Within Care-Peat, a close partnership is established between naturalist organizations and owners of pilot sites of 10 to 250 ha . In addition, 5 research institutes from 3 countries will develop and test new techniques in these pilots to improve the assessment of C emissions and target the C reduction potential in these regions. The project includes innovative companies in the catering field and a partnership with local/regional stakeholders to increase the impact of the pilots and optimize socio-economic benefits. The tested and validated methods will be transferred to partners who manage other sites in the ENO in order to target appropriate biodiversity management policy measures and reduction of C emissions. A close link with CConnects will make it possible to optimize exchanges, cooperation and dissemination. At the end of the project, the C gain is estimated at 7800 T/year on the pilots, 0.14 MT/year after 5 years and 1.4 MT/year after 10 years on other natural sites in the ENO. \nRead more \nDescription (EN): \nNorthern hemisphere peatland soils contain ~33% of global soil carbon, while accounting for only 3-5% of total land area. Many of these peatlands are degraded and emit rather than store carbon. Global annual GHG emissions from drained organic soils are ~1,600 MT CO2 eq., twice that from aviation. In NWE this is ~150 MT/year, more than Belgium’s emissions. Yet emission estimates  from degraded peatlands are inadequate and we lack effective strategies and methods to combat degradation and promote recovery. Regional differences in land ownership complicate the situation and limit the replicability and transferability of effective alternative management of peatlands. Care-Peat will demonstrate innovative technologies and partnerships that achieve net emissions savings from novel restoration and accounting techniques in NWE.Within Care-Peat, nature organisations work with landowner groups to demonstrate carbon savings potential using pilots ranging from 10 to 250 ha. Five knowledge institutes from 3 countries work together to develop and test new techniques for improved peatland carbon assessment and accounting to highlight the region’s natural potential for significant carbon reduction. The project works with innovative companies in the field of restoration and develops partnerships with local and regional stakeholders to increase the impact of pilots and maximize socio-economic benefits. Methods tested and validated will be transferred and replicated to users across NWE to determine the most appropriate management measures. Partners, who manage additional peatlands, will facilitate further restorations after project end to benefit both biodiversity and carbon reduction policies. The project will continuously liaise with our CConnects partners to maximise exchange, cooperation and dissemination. The effect of pilots at project end is a C reduction of 7,800 tonnes/year, after 5 years 0.14 MT/y and after 10 years 1.4 MT/y across other NWE nature reserves. \nRead more \nWebsite: http://www.nweurope.eu/\nExpected Outputs (EN):  Currently C-losses on 5 pilot sites (in total approx. 630 ha) together is about 2,950 tonnes of CO2-eq/year. This figure is based on both assumptions from comparable sites and measurements from specific pilot sites. \n-------------------------------------","Belgium/United Kingdom (UK)/Ireland/France/Netherlands","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2019,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC781,AD781,\"m\")","v":59},7027049,4216229,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change","knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/CO₂ capture",12,null,null,"United Kingdom,Ireland,France,Belgium,Netherlands",null,null,null,"2019-01-10","2023-12-31"]
[22,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.ipacbc-bgrs.eu/; http://www.ipacbc-bgrs.eu/contact","http://www.ipacbc-bgrs.eu/projects-funded/everyone-saved-tree-forest",null,null,"For everyone saved a tree (FOREST)","Seminar for Awareness raising and willingness for cooperation of young people for forest preservation; Youth training course on nature protection; Afforestation campaign; Detecting and control of forest pests and diseases; Mapping; assessing and improving the status of valuable species' populations; Creation and exhibitions of herbarium of forest plants; Creating a joint Database of project activities' results; Development of Long-term Strategy for involvement of young people into activities for nature protection; Conference on the project result.","Bulgaria/Serbia","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2019,2022,23,185906.26,{"$f":"O782*0.85","v":158020.321},null,null,"Others","trainings or workshops or education/Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity/management and planning and opimization","increase awareness/education or science/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",null,null,null,"Bulgaria,Serbia",null,null,null,"2019-05-16","2020-08-16",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",1000]
[85,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/1714/Adaptation-of-Mediterranean--EN/",null,null,"FOR CLIMADAPT ","Adaptation of Mediterranean woodlands to climate change effects.","Mediterranean forest ecosystems now show the first damages linked notably to climate change. Their managers are mostly unable to react properly. Through the project; the partners aim to develop; share and disseminate efficient management tools and techniques to foster the adaptation of these natural areas to a modified climate. All commonly-agreed solutions will be made available not only to territorial managers and decision-makers.","Andorra/France/Spain/Italy/Greece/Portugal","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2010,2013,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC783,AD783,\"m\")","v":35},1744500,1300500,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/cooperation or networking/education or science",null,null,null,"Portugal,Spain,Andorra,France,Italy,Greece",null,null,null,"2010-06-01","2013-05-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[98,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/20597/Characterisation-of-evoluti-EN/","https://opcc-ctp.org/es/climpy",null,null,"Characterisation of evolution of climate and provision of information for adaptation in Pyrenees.","The CLIM´PY project aims to determine the evolution and climate trends of the Pyrenees in the context of global change; considering these priority actions: creation of a comprehensive temperature; rainfall and snow database which will be quality controlled and homogenized; the development of climatic indicators in order to perform a complete diagnosis of the trends observed and will be updatable within the framework of the OPCC; to analyze the distribution of the snow cover and its spatial and temporal variability; finally; the developing of regional climate projections in order to implement policies for adapting to climate change.\n\nCLIM´PY proposal gives continuity to the climate action of the OPCC-EFA235/11 project; and relies on the cooperation established between the main research centers on both sides of the Pyrenees. At the same time; it fits the need to offer a long-term; updateable initiative that will enable the possibility to perform useful wide projection of future climate diagnostics.\n\nThe results are intended to contribute to the development of the strategy and plan of OPCC action. In addition; they will provide knowledge that enables to assess impacts on the territory (water resources; ecosystems; biodiversity; tourism; energy; etc.); and consider options for adapting to climate change.","Andorra/Andorra/France/Spain","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2016,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC784,AD784,\"m\")","v":35},913268,567189,null,null,"climate change","monitoring/management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape complexity",null,null,null,"Spain,France,Andorra",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2019-08-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[122,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/11746/Climate-Change-Adaptation-b-EN/ ",null,null,"CLISP","Climate Change Adaptation by Spatial Planning in the Alpine Space","Climate change impacts; esp. growing risks from natural hazards; increasingly threaten settlements; infrastructure; lives and future development in the Alpine Space. CLISP aims at preventing increasing climate change-related spatial conflicts; vulnerability; damages and costs by providing \"climate proof\" spatial planning solutions as a substantial basis for future sustainable territorial development in the Alps. As climate change adaptation&mitigation is a novel field for spatial planning policy and administration; CLISP is a strategic pilot project. Its main pillars are assessment of the vulnerability of Alpine regions/municipalities to climate-change related risks; evaluation of the \"climate change fitness\" of current spatial planning systems and intense risk communication & governance in model regions. finally building the basis for the elaboration of \"climate proof\" spatial planning strategies for the Alpine Space & the Alpine countries and providing practical support for sustainable development decisions on reg./local level.","Italy/Switzerland/Austria/Germany/Slovenia","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2008,2011,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC785,AD785,\"m\")","v":35},2522989.9900000002,1650712.4,null,null,"climate change","Termination of degrading action or factor","Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2008-09-01","2011-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[123,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/25376/Integrated-Drought-Manageme-EN/ ",null,null,"GWP – IDMP CEE","Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe","Need for regional and national drought policies:\nIn recent years; drought planning has been moving from a crisis management approach; based on national or regional drought emergency programmes; to a risk management approach; based on the development of comprehensive; long-term drought preparedness policies and plans of actions intended to significantly reduce the risks of; and vulnerabilities to; extreme weather events.\n\nIn response; in 2013; the Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) initiated the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP CEE) within the framework of the joint; global GWP/WMO Integrated Drought Management Programme. The scope of this programme is “to support stakeholders at all levels by providing them with policy and management guidance through the globally coordinated generation of scientific information and sharing best practices and knowledge for integrated drought management”.\n\nDrought in Central and Eastern Europe:\nIn terms of water resources management and climate change adaptation; countries in Central and Eastern Europe are sensitive to variability and changing precipitation patters. Each time a drought occurs; many of the same issues are raised in the region; such as: How much damage was inflicted; on whom; and where? Who is going to pay for it? How can we prevent; or at least reduce damages and their costs in the future?\n\nIn February 2013; the IDMP CEE was launched with the involvement of over 40 organizations from 10 CEE countries. The primary beneficiaries of the IDMP CEE are government institutions and agencies responsible for developing drought management policies and/or implementing systems for drought monitoring and prediction and drought risk mitigation and response; at multiple time scales and regional; national and local spatial scales.\n\nThe secondary beneficiaries are decision makers and managers whose task is to implement these policies; including drought mitigation and adaptation.\n\nFrom reactive to proactive drought management:\nThe Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) supports the governments of Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Hungary; Lithuania; Moldova; Poland; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia and Ukraine in the development of drought management policies and plans. It aims to build the capacity of stakeholders at different levels to use a proactive integrated drought management approach; and also tests innovative approaches for future drought management planning.\n\nAfter the end of the 1st phase of the programme (2013-2015) special final publication was prepared; which provides an overview of the programme’s outputs and accomplishments achieved in the period from 2013 to.\n\n2015. In 2017 IDMP CEE started its 2nd phase which will last untill.\n\n2019. You can follow the programme on the official webpage.","Germany","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2013,"ongoing","in progress","NA","NA",null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education/stakeholder engagement/political strategy","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2013-02-01","ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[57,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://blacksea-cbc.net/","https://keep.eu/projects/24594/Cross-Border-Alliance-for-C-EN/",null,null,"Cross-Border Alliance for Climate-Smart and Green Agriculture in the Black Sea Basin","Agriculture sustains its high economic and social value for the Black Sea countries. However; its development has been seriously challenged by insufficient sustainability; poor adaptation to climate change; underutilization of the regional resources and of the enlarging marketing niche for organic produce. A marked improvement can occur when the main stakeholders in the agricultural sector – farmers; cooperatives; business support organizations; interest groups – joint forces to establish the philosophy and practice of climate-smart agriculture in the region. \nAccordingly; AGREEN project aims to build capacities for networking and transnational knowledge transfer of the development of clime-smart agriculture in the Black Sea Basin; in view of increasing the trade opportunities; economic and social performance of the sector as a development driver in the Black Sea Basin. It pools the efforts of higher education institutions who lead in applied research for agriculture and agri-business – Dobrudzha  Agrarian and Business School (BG); Ovidius University of Constanta (RO); Tekirdag Namik Kemal University (TR); International Centre for Agribusiness Research and Education (AR); a business support organization – ELKANA (GE) and a sectoral agency - ANATOLIKI S.A.- ORGANISATION FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (EL). \nThe complementary expertise and target-group outreach of AGREEN partners is to guarantee the achievement of the project targets and the delivery of sustainable outcomes; which include:*a community of practice (COP) and Alliance of organizations for regional branding; internet connectivity and learning in climate-smart agriculture;\n*regional brand for agricultural products originating in the Black Sea Basin and produced in a climate-smart way;\n*interactive map of logistic centres for wholesale and retail trade in sustainably delivered agricultural produce from the BSB;\n*climate-smart crop models; adapted to the environmental; social and economic conditions in the BSB region;\n*Internet Platform for liaising sustainable producers;\n*Integrative blended mobility training “Entrepreneurship for Climate-smart Agriculture in the BSB;\n*3 international business conferences on climate-smart agriculture.\nIn this way; AGREEN contributes to the increase of cross-border links for trade and modernization of agricultural and connected sectors in the Black Sea Basin - priority \n\n1.2 of the JOP BSB.  The outputs shall bring benefits to farmers and the enterprises in agriculture; young farmers and professionals in particular; business sectoral organizations; interest groups (NGOs); higher education and research institutions. The transnational cooperation has a high added value since it mobilizes the capacity of the regional actors and leads to tailor-made solutions; economic and social viability in agriculture.","Greece/Turkey/Bulgaria","Marine Ecosystem/Coastal Ecosystem",2020,2023,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC787,AD787,\"m\")","v":29},799279.6,735337.23,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","management and planning and opimization/political strategy","improve or maintain biodiversity/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Greece,Bulgaria,Turkey",null,null,null,"2020-06-01","2022-11-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[118,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://interreg-med.eu/en ","https://keep.eu/projects/23483/Mainstreaming-biodiversity--EN/",null,"Biodiversity Protection ","Mainstreaming biodiversity management efforts for environmental sustainability","The Med Biodiversity Protection Community/MBPC (\"PANACeA2\") is a horizontal project focusing on objective “maintaining biodiversity and natural ecosystems through strengthening the management and networking of protected areas”. It builds on achievements to increase the impact of modular projects’ towards common identified targets and links through:1) Synthesizing and tranferring outcomes on ecosystem protection efforts;2) Engaging a stakeholders’ community & transferring knowledge beyond the community and the project´s lifetime;3) Enhancing the communication & dissemination strategy;4) Developing the long term capitalization tool ensuring evidence based policy enforcement.The activities ensure an active community of Mediterranean actors meant to overcome sectoral borders by integrating knowledge; allowing a better informed multilevel decision-making and management of biodiversity.The MBPC facilitates multisectoral dialogue with the scientific community to ensure an effective policy-management-science interface in the Mediterranean related to biodiversity protection and sustainable development. It pursues the long term strategic goal of the Interreg MED programme by reaching beyond EU Member States into the whole Mediterranean basin. It aims to feed EU; UNEP/MAP Barcelona Convention and CBD policies linked to the protection of natural resources for sustainable development in Mediterranean protected areas and key ecological function units and ecosystems.",null,"Marine Ecosystem/Coastal Ecosystem",2019,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC788,AD788,\"m\")","v":37},1896937.01,1612396.46,null,null,"climate change","trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization/political strategy","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2019-11-01","2022-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[10,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.cbc-mne-alb.org/projects-of-the-1st-cfp/green-lands/",null,null,null,"Green Lands","Overall objective: To contribute to the environmental protection in Montenegro and Albania; through a more efficient waste management (reduction; separation and recycling).\n\nSpecific objective: Improved efficiency of the waste management system in the target areas; raised awareness of the population and strengthened capacity of public institutions for a proper waste collection in the Municipalities of Berane and Malesi e Madhe.\n\nActivities:\n\n1.1. Partner meetings and MoU signing.\n\n1.2. Cross-border trainings for employees in public institutions.\n\n1.3. Lectures for employees in public institutions.\n\n2.1. Promotional campaign.\n\n2.2. Lectures for Primary school children.\n\n2.3. Photo competition.\n\n2.4. Meetings and workshop in local communities.\n\n2.5. Environmental actions of High school children.\n\n3.1. Realization of a pilot project for two types of waste (dry and wet component) selection.\n\n3.2. Collaboration with the members of communal police in this field.\n\n3.3. Signing of MoU with relevant stakeholders.\n\n3.4. Equipment for Utility Company and/or Communal police.\n\n3.5. Green islands.","Albania/Montenegro/Kosovo","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)","NA","NA",30,469816.92,399215.22,null,null,"waste and debris accumulation","knowledge increase/cleanup, waste removal","education or science/increase awareness",null,null,null,"Albania,Montenegro,Kosovo",null,null,null,"2018-04-25","2020-10-24",null,null,469816.92,null,null,null,399215.22,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[100,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/25093/Adaptation-to-climate-chang-EN/","https://www.poctefa.eu/","Adaptation to climate change for the Pyreneen's forests.","ACCLIMAFOR","Adaptation to climate change for the Pyreneen's forests.","Forests represent 59% of the surface area of the Pyrenees. They play a central role; both as a socio-economic sector providing essential local activity and as a major instrument in the regulation of current and extreme natural phenomena. To implement effective adaptation measures; knowledge must be real about impacts and response capacities at different scales (Ecosystemic; Temporal etc).\nThe ACCLIMAFOR project proposes to: Measure the effects of climate change on Pyrenean forest species; analyze defoliation indicators measured in the past. -Implement adaptation measures in critical forest areas.-Transfer knowledge and practices to the relay actors of the forest sector. \nTo achieve these objectives; the project will be based on: - The achievements of the CANOPEE project: a) diagnostic mapping tools which make it possible to identify forest stands on which vigilance must be maximum; b) phenological measurements on representative stands; c) the first adaptive management experiments. - A strong cross-border partnership: a) With strong expertise in forest management and climate change; b) With strong statutory and operational legitimacy; c) Demonstrating a strong capacity for training with forest sector actors. - The capitalization capacities of OPCC and in particular of the ADAPYR project.","Andorra/Andorra/France/Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2019,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC790,AD790,\"m\")","v":30},559960.92000000004,324513.76,null,null,"climate change","knowledge increase","education or science",null,null,null,"Spain,France,Andorra",null,null,null,"2019-11-01","2022-05-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[105,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/24990","https://kolarctic.info/",null,"IMPRESS","Adapting management of Barents forests to future climate and economy conditions","IMPRESS aims at accumulating; critically analyzing and distributing information on the potential climate change adaptation measures across Barents sea region. We aim to establish efficient information sharing web-based tool in the area of sustainable forest management of high latitude forests. To reach this goal IMPRESS will rely on a expertise of project members in forest management and outreach activities; which will be supported through a cooperation with major players on the regional timber market and evaluation of emerging approaches in Russian forestry; which draw heavily on the experience of Scandinavian management. IMPRESS will analyse and secure forest landscape sustainability under various management and climate regimes; develop online tool for sharing information of emerging sustainable forest use practices and promote for an active hearing between the forest stakeholders.\n\n-------------------------------------","Finland/Sweden/Russia","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2019,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC791,AD791,\"m\")","v":36},985201,636077,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change","stakeholder engagement/decision making tools/trainings or workshops or education/management and planning and opimization",null,5,null,null,"Sweden,Finland,Russian Federation",null,null,null,"2019-09-20","2022-09-30"]
[31,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://kolarctic.info/","https://kolarctic.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ex-post-evaluation-of-the-eni-cbc-kolarctic-2014-2020-final-report-1162024.pdf","ReArc",null,"Kolarctic CBC","The aim of the four country project ReArc is to restore previously modified arctic rivers. The project will map watercourses for preparation; carry out restoration measures; remove migration barriers; restore spawning beds of e.g. fish; and renovate flooding- or erosion protection constructions. This will be done in order to increase the fulfillment of the environmental objectives of the EU Water Framework Directive and the main goals of the Russian Water Codex and Federal Programme. In a broader perspective this will result in a greater potential for river ecosystems to adapt to climate change and contribute to the viability of arctic nature; environment and economy.","Finland/Sweden/North Macedonia","Coastal Ecosystem/Marine Ecosystem",2014,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC792,AD792,\"m\")","v":35},63400000,"24 700 000 € EU;  14 000 000 € Norwegian equivalent \nand national co-financing; 12 400 000 € national co-financing from Finland and \nSweden;  12 400 000 € Russia (until 2022, when it was excludet)",null,null,"climate change/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","improved tourism /political strategy/management and planning and opimization","Human health & wellbeing/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Finland,Sweden,Norway",null,null,null,"2019-01-01","2021-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[131,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19172/Flood-infrastructure-Asset--EN/",null,null,"FAIR","Flood infrastructure Asset management and Investment in Renovation; adaptation and maintenance","Flooding is a major risk for loss of life and economic damage in the North Sea Region (NSR). Flood protection is the cornerstone of our strategy to reduce these risks with benefit-cost ratio of 6:1. The >100Bn Euro worth infrastructure assets that protect us from flooding in NSR; such as dykes; sluices and dams are ageing (many are 70-100y old) and often its performance is no longer at the desired level. The flood protection infrastructure needs renovation; adaptation; and maintenance all across NSR.  The overall objective of the FAIR project is to reduce flood risk across the NSR by demonstrating climate change adaptation solutions to improve the performance of flood protection infrastructure. FAIR demonstrates improved approaches for cost-effective upgrading and maintenance; optimising investments across national-system-asset levels; as well as applying adaptive; innovative technical designs.  FAIR builds upon NSR INTERREG IV results (ia MARE; SAWA) and state-of-the-art EU research from its partners (Deltares; TUHH; Sayers). FAIR guides the full-scale implementation of reinforcement; upgrade and maintenance programmes of dykes; sluices; dams; flood gates and pumping stations at target sites in UK; B; NL; D; DK; SE worth >1Bn/y until 2020. A transnational approach is vital to accelerate learning; as there is no budget or time for ‘trial and error’. FAIR gathers the major asset owners in the NSR (eg RWS; LSBG; MOW); the first international collaboration of its kind.","Netherlands/United Kingdom (UK)/Germany/Denmark/Norway/Sweden","Coastal Ecosystem/Marine Ecosystem",2015,2020,null,4593750,2276873,null,null,"flooding","monitoring/Hydrological interventions","improve or maintain biodiversity/Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)/Sustainable Hydrological management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[68,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.italy-croatia.eu/web/response",null,null,"RESPONSe","Strategies to adapt to climate change in Adriatic regions","The project aims at empowering local policy-makers to enable climate-smart governance approaches and promote sustainable living in Adriatic marine and coastal areas. RESPONSe will provide the tools to foster effective policy-making on climate adaptation at local level and support strategic decision-making on how best to address the effects of climate change on the coastal areas of the Adriatic basin. Building on the development of tailored climate services tackling vulnerabilities of the Adriatic region; RESPONSe will promote the engagement of local policy-makers and help mainstreaming adaptation planning into policy frameworks.","Ireland/Croatia","Coastal Ecosystem",2019,2022,30,2144048,1820000,null,null,"climate change","political strategy/management and planning and opimization","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Italy,Croatia",null,null,null,"2019-01-01","2022-04-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[119,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-npa.eu/ ","https://keep.eu/projects/23425/Sustainable-Resilient-Coast-EN/",null,null,"Sustainable Resilient Coasts","Where? Coastal zones are at the frontline of sustainability challenges; arising from the exploitation of natural resources such as fish stocks; loss of cultural heritage; changing demographics; waste disposal; and climate change impacts. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA). The coast is one of the most significant unifying habitats in the region.\n\n\n\nWhat? It is imperative to build the resilience of coastal communities around the world; and in the Arctic and northern periphery in particular. The project will provide a roadmap for protecting; promoting and developing the cultural and natural heritage of sparsely populated and remote coastal communities. Local authorities play a pivotal role in enabling resilience building and coastal sustainability. The project will produce a COAST Toolbox for local authorities; focusing on SMART Blue Growth; which is based on principles of sustainability; mitigation; planning; adaptation; resilience and transition.\n\n\n\nHow? COAST-project seeks to establish the NPA region as a demonstration of how to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the coast. The project brings together five partners and six associate partners from Iceland; Finland; Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. The approach includes four demonstration cases; addressing the challenges of sparsely populated; remote coastal communities. Each case is strongly supported through the partners; associates and letters of support; to ensure effective delivery and implementation at the local authority level. COAST applies a three step conceptual framework called Our Coastal Futures; designed to:\n\n\n\ni) Enable regional stakeholders and institutions to develop a common understanding of future coastal scenarios.\n\nii) Craft robust strategies for charting a desired coastal future.\n\niii) Create mechanism to achieve these desired outputs.","Iceland/Finland/Ireland/Albania","Coastal Ecosystem",2020,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC795,AD795,\"m\")","v":29},999014.36,638231.82999999996,null,null,"climate change","monitoring/political strategy/management and planning and opimization","increase awareness/cooperation or networking/capacity building",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2020-03-01","2022-08-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[101,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/14780/Adaptation-au-Changement-Cl-FR/","http://www.interreg-sudoe.eu/FRA","Adaptation au Changement Climatique dans le SUDOE","ADAPTACLIMA II","Adaptation au Changement Climatique dans le SUDOE","Description (FR):  \nThe ADAPTACLIMA II project has its origins in the ADAPTACLIMA project, approved as part of the first call for projects, and in other projects approved by the SUDOE program. The new project arises from the need to capitalize on the studies, conclusions and recommendations of previous projects, in order to be able to incorporate them into visible actions. The target agents for the adoption of these measures are public policy decision-makers, businesses and all agents involved in the fight and adaptation to climate change.\n\nIn order to achieve this objective, the ADAPTACLIMA II project will update and pool all the know-how obtained on climate change in the different grouped projects. The capitalization of these results will be done in technical, socio-economic and training terms of the projects integrated into ADAPTACLIMA II. To do this, the partnership will carry out pilot actions which will make it possible to establish a joint action protocol for their development, intended for a critical mass with the power to influence this fact. The purpose of this action is to exert influence in the design of respectful policies in terms of climate change legislation. The entrepreneurial fabric will also be a target audience for the measures developed by ADAPTACLIMA II. The project partnership\nwill undertake training and dissemination actions to raise public awareness of this phenomenon. Finally, ADAPTACLIMA II will transfer the results acquired to all regions of SUDOE, in terms of climate change by territories, sectors of activity and objective audiences. \nClose \nAchievements (ES):  \nThis event planned in the project was held on December 9, 2014 at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels.\nThe day was designed as a final dissemination event in which the main results of the cooperation of this project were presented, as well as the intention to consolidate this line of work and transfer it to other regions of the European Union.\nOur objective has been to generate a cluster of initiatives on climate change that has an impact on future environmental policies and companies. Promoting innovative activities in the territories. Opening new channels of training and communication and generating strategic content within the SUDOE space.\nThe contents of the same are presented below with the aim of sharing results and expanding their dissemination.\nFor more information: http://www.adaptaclima.eu/ \nRead more \nWebsite: http://4.interreg-sudoe.eu/ESP/f/138/Los-Proyectos-SUDOE/Los-proyectos-aprobados \n\n Evaluation systems and results Governance, partnership Climate change and biodiversity\n-------------------------------------","France/Portugal/Spain","All ecosystems",2012,2014,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC796,AD796,\"m\")","v":26},1377500,1033125,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","climate change","knowledge increase","education or science",9,null,null,"Spain,Portugal,France",null,null,null,"2012-10-01","2014-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[116,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://i4c.eu/ ","https://keep.eu/projects/545/Regional-cooperation-towards--EN/",null,"REGIOCLIMA","Regional cooperation towards adaptation to climate change","Societies have come to a point where they are asked to adapt to a changing climate irrespectively of the result of global mitigation efforts. To this respect; the overarching objective of the project is to assist societies to adapt to the new climate conditions both by minimising the risk of damage and exploiting the new opportunities arising from a changing climate. The action aims at enhancing cooperation among selected EU regions towards facilitating the elaboration of climate change adaptation strategies and the implementation of policy guidelines. The foreseen approach places emphasis on the implementation of joint initiatives; the project partners will have the opportunity to work together in (among other activities) a series of joint thematic seminars and workshops; the identification of good practices and the elaboration of adaptation strategies. Action is structured in four components; namely management and coordination; communiucation and dissemination; exchange of experiences; and policy formulation. Key outputs of the project action include: Launch and closing joint Public Information meetings; a Good Practice guide for regional authorities and a Layman’s booklet on best adaptation practices; a mini-documentary on adaptation strategies and best practices; central and regional events as part of the participation in DG Regio/CoR “Open Days”; a series of Joint thematic seminars and workshops; a web-portal for information exchange and e-cooperation on Climate change adaptation; numerous reports on the themes tackled by the project action; such as the coordination with other regional policies / integration of adaptation strategies; Climate change adaptation strategies for North; Central and South Europe and a consolidated adaptation strategy report; a networking event for policy makers. The project action is expected to result in: - Raised awareness about the need to adapt to a changing climate; among citizens; policy makers; and other stakeholders across EU regions; including academic/research institutions and the private sector. - Regional authorities in at least 9 countries; with sufficient capacity to facilitate the implementation of climate change  - the integration of climate change adaptation strategies and best practices into sectoral policies and legislation. - EU Regions with widely developed capacities that enable them to minimise risk and maximise benefits from a changing climate.adaptation measures; in terms of trained and experienced staff; policy tools at strategic level and draft policies. - An EU-wide regional network for cooperation on climate change adaptation at both strategic (policy) and operational (implementation) levels.",null,"All ecosystems",2008,2011,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC797,AD797,\"m\")","v":35},1999970,1621793,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization/political strategy","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2008-10-01","2011-09-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[125,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas ","https://keep.eu/projects/22520/Linking-networks-of-protect-EN/",null,null,"Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development","This targeted analysis addresses mountain territories where high degrees of biodiversity and natural capital hotspots are localised; and experiences on their preservation; management and monitoring were gathered. Mountains cover 41% of the territory in the ESPON space and are home to 17% of its population with 16 massifs (ESPON GEOSPECS 2013). Mountains can be seen as “inner peripheries”; “marginal” areas from a socio-economic perspective (ESPON; “Inner Peripheries”; 2016); where the issue of accessibility to services should also include ecosystemic ones (MiSE; “Inner areas”; 2015). Mountain issues assume relevance in key themes for sustainable territorial development such as ecological connectivity and natural resources management (e.g. water; forests; soil). The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals mention mountains with reference to water management; efficient use of natural resources; ecosystem and biodiversity; ensuring mountain ecosystems conservation and enhancing their ability to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development. In this sense NPAs contribute to defining common visions and scenarios for sustainable development of homogeneous areas. Endogenous natural capital can thus contribute to sustainable regional economic cycles and provide inputs for a green economy that NPAs should be able to promote. The ecological conditions and vulnerability of the territory require also strategic and integrated policies for both natural and urban areas. According to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) a protected area is a clearly defined geographical space; recognised; dedicated and managed through legal or other effective means; to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Europe’s Natura 2000 and the Emerald network under development are international European networks of protected areas that catalyse biodiversity conservation.The topic deserves being tackled with a wider territorial and spatial planning perspective; embracing core natural areas and related buffer zones and urban areas. At EU level; valuable experiences are the specific Protocols of the Alpine and Carpathian Conventions recalling the necessity for NPAs and the integration of the objective of conservation and sustainable use of natural assets into sectoral policies. In this sense; NPAs contribute to achieve EU and international objectives. The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 encourages cooperation and dialogue with key sectors and stakeholders; as well as the development of mechanisms for biodiversity (e.g. Business@Biodiversity Platform; The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity initiative); ensuring that these issues are reflected in decision-making at all levels. A territorial development approach based on NPAs could also be transferred to other types of territories; whether they are mountainous (Pyrenees; Dinaric Alps) or not (e.g. coast-maritime areas as with the Adriatic Protected Areas Network; DANUBEPARKS; the network of protected areas along the Danube River). It represents a perspective for both ESPON countries with no experience in NPAs and non-ESPON countries (e.g. Bosnia Herzegovina; Serbia; Montenegro; Albania) seeking to integrate natural capital into territorial strategies and meet EU targets.","France/Italy/Bulgaria/Austria","All ecosystems",2017,2018,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC798,AD798,\"m\")","v":17},186733.44,152692.68,null,null,"climate change","management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","cooperation or networking",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2017-06-06","2018-11-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[113,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/312/F4N-Farmers-for-Nature-EN/",null,null,"F4N","F4N: Farmers for Nature","Description\nDescription (EN): \nThe aim of the project was to identify new ways to maintain and improve rural landscapes with enhanced ecological value and with preserved cultural identity. This was done in co-operation with farmers as well as regional organisations and volunteers in order to test best practices with respect to European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other relevant EU legislation.\nClose\nAchievements (EN): \nSeven regional pilots have been carried out, which all resulted in the improvement of biodiversity and living conditions. \nIn Germany, the pilot project realized the implementation of the EU-Water Framework Directive in the intensely used and at the same time highly efficient agricultural area around the Lethe River. As a result, improvements were achieved both for the biological and chemical quality of the river’s water. The future observation and maintenance of the Lethe restoration is assured by the project partners.\nAnother main achievement was the development of a public-private model for agrarian goods. The model is of high relevance regarding EU politics on agriculture. It offers a new way of encouraging closer ties between the public and rural affairs to help financing changes in farming practice.\nMoreover, an efficient production chain from cattle grazing in natural landscape to the end-product has been set up and implemented. Another focus was put on the relation between agriculture, landscape and regional identity. In Norway, a regional symbol as carrier for cultural heritage was developed and implemented. The Flemish pilot worked on a sustainable agricultural production system, which provides better ecological quality of farmland, a restored landscape and the preservation of cultural heritage. Another initiative implemented a biodiversity action plan, which in the end resulted in a positive impact on biodiversity.","Belgium/United Kingdom (UK)/Norway/Sweden/Finland/Denmark/Germany","Agricultural land/Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2004,2006,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC799,AD799,\"m\")","v":27},3810210,1905104,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","Agriculture/Eutrophication","political strategy/management and planning and opimization/stakeholder engagement","Water quality/Pollution mitigation/capacity building",7,null,null,"United Kingdom,Norway,Sweden,Finland,Denmark,Belgium,Germany",null,null,null,"2004-02-27","2006-06-15"]
[64,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/8396/Joint-Centre-for-Local-Adapt-EN/",null,"Joint Centre for Local Adaptation and Distribution of Up-to-date Agricultural Technologies for Environmental Land-use",null,"Joint Centre for Local Adaptation and Distribution of Up-to-date Agricultural Technologies for Environmental Land-use","The primary goal of the project is the propagation of environmental land-use; distribution of ecology-based technology methods in this region with professional consultancy in plant nutrition; plant protection; soil cultivation-protection and farm- and waste management with the local co-adaptation of experiences. Within the project common training programmes and education assistance booklets (in Hungarian and in Romanian) are produced in 1000-1000 copies + CD-ROM annexes; also common professional courses (40-40 hours) for bio-farmers (30-30 people) in Hungary and in Romania. Locally adapted and up-to-date technology databases for plant protection; plant nutrition; soil cultivation and farm management (4 pieces) are realised. Electronic access to the databases as well as a common extension service system is provided and operated as a non-profit organization for a long term.\nThe general objective of the project is co-operation between Hungarian and Romanian partners to locally adapt up-to-date plant protection; plant nutrition; soil cultivation and waste management technologies for more extensive environmental land-use in the Hajdú-Bihar-Bihor region. \nThe primary target group of our project is the agricultural professionals in the Hungarian Észak-Alföld region and in the West-Romanian regions; whose number is about 9000. The number agriculturists are directly involved in the project is about 600 persons who are expected to use the online professional consultancy system and attend the professional trainings (30-30 people) as well as the joint professional conference (100 participants). The project members experienced earlier that the local professionals want to have more information about the bio-technological transfer; the co-thinking in the course of bio-farming. The idea to create a professional consultancy system at high level standard came from personal meetings with the involved professionals.\n","Hungary/Romania","Agricultural land",2012,2013,12,88943.6,72665.31,null,null,"Agriculture","cleanup, waste removal/Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)","cooperation or networking/education or science/Others",null,null,null,"Hungary,Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[18,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/17757/BSR-Climate-Change-Dialogue-EN/",null,null,null,"BSR Climate Change Dialogue Platform","The platform is following-up the further implementation of the EUSBSR and its action plan to adaptation to climate change; as developed by the EUSBSR flagship Baltadapt. Thereby; the process contributes to the implementation of EU climate policies; promotes cooperation in the area of climate change adaptation; informs about policy development; catalyzes exchange of information and/ or best practices; fosters synergies among existing initiatives; explores further cooperation opportunities and contributes to the identification and development of concrete joint initiatives and/ or activities by: \n\n• contributing to the implementation of the relevant EU; macro-regional strategies and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) declarations and chairman’s conclusions agreed by member states; \n• providing a platform to stimulate exchange of experiences; best practices in climate change adaptation and harmonizing policies and measures; also considering relevant mitigation; low emission and energy efficiency instruments; where applicable; \n• elaborating a shared understanding of common cross border challenges in climate change adaptation; in order to address international; national and sub-regional concerns; \n• fostering the elaboration; implementation; monitoring and/ or revision of national and sub-regional adaptation plans; \n• ensuring and facilitating cooperation between CBSS member states; the Baltic Sea sub-regions and the science in order to pool knowledge; experiences and resources in adapting to a changing climate for increased climate resilience; \n• catalyzing the identification and development of concrete projects; initiatives and activities related to climate resilient development. \n\nParticipating organisations are relevant national ministries and agencies from Estonia; Denmark; Finland; Germany; Latvia; Poland; Sweden and Russia as well as EEA; EU Comm (Clima); UBC; BSSSC; BEAC; CPMR; Coastal Union Baltic (German Branch); VASAB; International Baltic Earth Secretariat; HELCOM and Baltic University Programme Secretariat. With regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) good cooperation has been established mainly in relation to the update of the macro-regional section for the Baltic Sea region at the EU Climate-Adapt website and database.\n\n","Belgium/Netherlands/Denmark/Sweden/Albania/United Kingdom (UK)","<empty>",2013,"in progress","in progress","NA","NA",null,null,"climate change","trainings or workshops or education","cooperation or networking",null,"Scotland and others",null,"Belgium,Netherlands,Denmark,Sweden,Scotland",null,null,null,"2013-12-05","ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[93,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/18898","https://www.interregeurope.eu/policy-solutions/good-practices/projects?keywords=&projects=BIOGOV",null,"BIOGOV","BIOGOV - Celebrating Biodiversity Governance","Description (EN): \nCelebrating Biodiversity Governance (BioGov) uses participatory governance to improve natural and cultural heritage policies. Participatory governance focuses on stakeholder cooperation; governance structure, size and scope of the multistakeholder partnership, and number of stakeholders influencing policies varies according to regional context. Stakeholders include nature organization staff, land owners, citizens and government staff. Stakeholder cooperation includes information sharing, dialogue, deliberation and exploring new models of shared decision-making. This involves formal and informal rules for decision-making and how to enforce those rules. These models are described in our action plans for policy improvement.\n\nBioGov focuses on Operational Programmes that include Thematic Objective 6 - Environment and Resource Efficiency - Biodiversity, Green Infrastructure, Ecosystem Services and Natura 2000 and other regional policies that deal with biodiversity conservation. Expected changes include more effective policies due to improved governance and broad stakeholder support, projects using participatory governance and/or policy instruments that actively encourage participatory governance as a new priority. \n\nInterregional meetings and peer reviews complement online meetings. As outcomes, partners will increase their capacity to facilitate Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in their region, to engage in interregional learning, to learn to produce and communicate best practice narratives. Study visits - as part of interregional partner meetings - enable project staff to meet regional stakeholders and dialogue about policy improvement. Biodiversity and cultural landscapes are at the core of our regional identities. In our view, effective natural and cultural heritage policies are rooted in deliberation about, as well as care for and celebration of nature that sustains us.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nIn terms of activities, the project has organised a total of 89 policy learning events. It has also identified 20 good practices, produced 8 action plans and led to the increased capacity of 70 people. In terms of results, the project has succeeded in improving 3 regional development policies for a total amount of funds influenced of EUR 525,536.\n\n39.\nRead more\nWebsite: https://www.interregeurope.eu/interreg-europe-2014-2020\nExpected Results (EN): \nThe overall objective is to develop and improve regional policies for natural heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation in complementary European policy contexts through new forms of participatory governance.\n\nSub-objectives include:\n1. To identify methods and tools to develop broad stakeholder support for policy plans for natural heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation.\n2. To develop concrete action plans for regional policies for natural heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation.\n3. To design and implement the project in such a way that collaborative leadership and peer learning emerges among partners.\nRead more\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nOUTPUTS:\nExchange of experiences.\n6 Interregional project partner meetings: 4 in Phase 1, 2 in Phase 2.\n8 Regional stakeholder groups created.\n74 regional stakeholder group meetings.\n1 Peer Review handout.\n8 Peer Reviews visits.\n8 Baseline/Endline studies.\n16 best practices (2 per partner region) based on the seven principles for facilitating effective MSPs.\n8 Regional Action Plans for policy improvement.\n54 people with increased professional capacity.\n\nCommunication & Dissemination:\n1 Communication Strategy.\n1 Website (integrated in Interreg Europe website) – frequently updated.\n1 Project visual identity (integrated with Interreg Europe identity).\n9 Project posters put up at partner locations.\n1 Set of rollup banners.\n8 Regional editions of joint project brochure .\n64 narratives posted as podcasts or short videos.\n10 Local press releases - peer review related.\n27 appearances in press/media (9 partners x 3).\n1 final conference in Phase 2 (150 participants).\n1000 New unique visitors/semester of project website.\n\nProject management:\n6 Steering Committee meeting reports.\n1 BioGov inception meeting report.\n1 Partnership agreement.\n6 Progress reports.\n1 Final report (Phase 2).\n\nRESULTS:\nImproved implementation of 8 regional policy instruments help halting biodiversity loss:\n1. NL: increased rural areas with biodiversity targets with participatory governance.\n2. BE: increased area with biodiversity measures under 'Compensation for services'.\n3. RO: increased area in Mures county under participatory governance for biodiversity conservation.\n4. ES: increased number of landscape action plans on forest and pastures zones as green infrastructure endorsed by stakeholders applying collective criteria.\n5. SE: increased area within the existing nature reserves in the Valle area is brought under governance of (participatory) management plans.\n6. SI: increased number of forest management plans using participatory governance.\n7. PO: Increased number good practices of participatory biodiversity governance to improve the regional operational programme.\n8. BG: Increased number of Natura 2000 management plans developed with protected area managers, public authorities, land owners and communities.\nRead more\n\n\nCelebrating Biodiversity Governance (BioGov) is about the improvement of natural and cultural heritage policies. We want to reach our goal through participatory governance, by way of  stakeholder cooperation. \n\nStakeholders include\n\n    nature organization staff,\n    land owners,\n    citizens\n    government staff. \n\nStakeholder cooperation means\n\n    information sharing,\n    dialogue,\n    deliberation\n    exploring new models of shared decision-making. \n\nThe expected changes are more effective policies due to improved governance and broad stakeholder support, projects using participatory governance and/or policy instruments that actively encourage participatory governance as a new priority.\n\nAs outcomes, partners will increase their capacity to facilitate Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in their region, to engage in interregional learning, to learn to produce and communicate best practice narratives. Study visits - as part of interregional partner meetings - enable project staff to meet regional stakeholders and dialogue about policy improvement.\n\nBiodiversity and cultural landscapes are at the core of our regional identities. In our view, effective natural and cultural heritage policies are rooted in deliberation about, as well as care for and celebration of nature that sustains us. \n\nThe Provincial Development Framework is a new policy instrument, connecting 26 laws dealing with the development of nature, landscape, environment, economic activity, cultural heritage, tourism and infrastructure at regional level in the province of Fryslân.  For nature-related topics, it addresses the protection of species in the National Ecological Network, ecological corridors, meadow bird grasslands, and foraging areas for geese. Despite nature protection policies of the last decades, many species are in a strong decline.\n\nSilent Spring is becoming a reality in Fryslân. A new approach is needed. The provincial government is aware that citizens and stakeholders want more responsibilities and that the roles and relationships between government and its citizens are changing.\n\nThe province is looking for ways to develop and reinforce these new roles and relationships. The public dialogue phase of the Provincial Development Framework runs parallel with the Interreg project. Hence it is a good opportunity to address nature-related policy issues that can be improved with new governance models.\n\n\nThematic information\nCultural heritage and arts Regional planning and development Climate change and biodiversity\n\nSpecific Objective: Improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, ETC programmes, in the field of the protection and development of natural and cultural heritage\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage\n\nGives Best Practice Examples (Governance): https://www.interregeurope.eu/policy-solutions/good-practices/projects?keywords=&projects=BIOGOV&page=0\n-------------------------------------","Slovenia/Netherlands/Belgium/Romania/Spain/Serbia/Poland/Bulgaria","<empty>",2018,2022,null,1274301,1076527,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","NA","trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/education or science",9,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[163,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=1707",null,"LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007060","Aapa & Avi ","Protection and usage of aapa mires with a rich avifauna","\nProtection and usage of aapa mires with a rich avifauna\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007060 | Acronym: Aapa & Avi\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nBogs are an important element in the Finnish countryside. Their ecological and regional diversity in terms of both species and natural habitat types is greater in Finland than in any other area of the same size in the world. The central Lapland aapa mire zone forms a broad belt of wetland areas from east to west in northern Finland. It is important both as a nesting area for birds and as a resting and feeding area for migrating and moulting birds. Among the species nesting in the 48,200 ha covered by the LIFE project are 1,800 pairs of wood sandpipers (Tringa clareola), 400 pairs of ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) and 180 pairs of golden plovers (Pluvialis apricaria). The area is also home to large predators: some 20 bears (Ursus arctos), 10 or so wolves (Canis lupus), and about five wolverines (Gulo gulo). Of the plant species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, Hamatocaulis lapponicus, Ranunculus lapponicus and Saxifraga hirculus grow in the area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to prepare conservation and management plans for five areas within the central Lapland aapa mire zone, so that ecotourism and recreational use can be organised on a sustainable basis. The plans were to be drawn up in conjunction with the local people, providing an opportunity to work on improving attitudes that stand in the way of nature conservation. The project also aimed to organise an international ecotourism seminar. In addition, there would be restoration work on the natural habitats that have been degraded by drainage and felling. About 80% of the total project area was already in state ownership, but in order to have comprehensive management of the area, the private land remaining in the restoration areas would be purchased.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe management plans for the five project areas were approved by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment. More than 6,300 ha of land was acquired for nature conservation purposes and a further 225 ha leased on a five-year contract. Some 80 ha of mires, 15 ha of wet meadows and ha of forest was restored by the LIFE project. As a result of the project, the threat to herb-rich forests caused by invading spruces was evaluated and eliminated from key sites. The increase in decaying wood and controlled burning has created a continuum of suitable habitats for species dependent on fire and decaying wood, which will be maintained through the implementation of the restoration plan. The project has established and initiated a very thorough monitoring scheme for studying the effects of the restoration actions. The monitoring system includes nearly 350 monitoring sites, where data on the effects on forest structure, vascular plants, potential forest damaging insects (Ips typographus and Tomicus sp.), macrophytes and soil of the slash-and-burn areas were collected before and after the restoration actions. The monitoring methods, background and preliminary results were compiled in three monitoring reports. The preliminary results showed that several rare mushroom species prefer the controlled burned forests - the number of individuals of Ips typographus was slightly higher in controlled burning areas than control areas. The ecological effects of the restoration actions cannot be assessed based on one-to-two years of monitoring. The beneficiary will continue the monitoring actions after the project for five-to-10 years in order to make more reliable conclusions on the ecological effects of the restoration actions. In addition the data collected in the project have been used in several other research projects by the beneficiary. Several Directive plant and bird species were found within the project areas. For the meadow plan, the beneficiary carried out a butterfly inventory. Very good public relations and dissemination work, including more than 90 newspaper articles, television and radio coverage, a photo exhibition and television and public information meetings, increased local people’s confidence in Natura 2000 and nature conservation in general. A sign of the international recognition of the project: Dr Johan Goldhammer of the Global Fire Monitoring Centre in Freiburg, Germany published information the slash-and-burn plan on the organisation’s website. Koli National Park also made good parallel use of other EU funding (structural funds used for recreational facilities and social funds for developing of the nature tourism related to the mires). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007060\nAcronym: Aapa & Avi\nStart Date: 01/11/2000\nEnd Date: 31/10/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,589,314 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Lapland Regional Environment Centre\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Hallituskatu 5C, PL 8060,, 96101, Rovaniemi,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    migratory species\n    ecotourism\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    rural development\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4080 - Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNäätävuoma-Sotkavuoma \tFI1300604 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTeuravuoma-Kivijärvenvuoma \tFI1300701 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLuiron suot \tFI1300904 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nJoutsenaapa - Kaita-aapa \tFI1301404 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nViiankiaapa \tFI1301706 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLapland Regional Environment Centre \tCoordinator\nMetsähallitus-Perä-Pohjolan Luontopalvelut, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus-Laatumaa, Finland \tParticipant\n--------------------------------","Finland","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2000,2023,60,0,1589314,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","drainage/Excess density or competition","management and planning and opimization/improved tourism /stakeholder engagement/trainings or workshops or education/Full protection - Restriction of all active management/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Control or removal of (invasive) species/Removal of current vegetation/monitoring","capacity building/education or science",3,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2000-11-01","2005-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6540,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[153,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4967",null,"LIFE13 NAT/RO/000990","LIFE+ ReHabHu","Recovery the natural habitats of community interest from Hunedoara County","\nRecovery the natural habitats of community interest from Hunedoara County\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/RO/000990 | Acronym: LIFE+ReHabHu\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Poiana Rusca mountains, volcanic activity generated the cone-shaped Dealul Cetatii (Fortress Hill). This landscape has a rich biodiversity, with 375 identified important plant species, numerous species of rare fauna and several natural habitat types of European interest listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. However, these habitats have become heavily degraded. Beech forests and oak-hornbeam forests have undergone a loss in area, and degradation due to intensive development and the large-scale exploitation of mineral resources. Negative impacts on the priority habitat ‘Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines’ have occurred due to the establishment of plantations of acacia, an invasive alien species that has led to changes in the flora composition of this habitat. This situation has been accentuated by illegal grazing and uncontrolled tourism.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE+ReHabHu project aimed to return to a favourable conservation status the three natural habitat types of European Community interest in the Poiana Rusca mountains. To achieve this goal the project aimed to:\nRestore ‘Medio-European beech forests of Cephalanthero-Fagion’ habitat located in a former bauxite quarry in Ohaba valley (7.11 ha), which was destroyed by mining activities before 1990;\nRestore ‘Dacian oak-hornbeam forests’ destroyed by the limestone quarry of Craciunesti (Magura Baitei) up to 1999, on an area of 11.04 ha;\nReturn to a favourable conservation status the priority habitat type ‘Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines’ affected by uncontrolled expansion of Acacia plantations, uncontrolled tourism and illegal grazing activities; and\nRaise awareness among local communities and children in the region of the importance of conservation and restoration of the three forest habitat types targeted by this project.\n\nExpected results:\nEcological reconstruction of 7.24 ha of the habitat ‘Medio-European beech forests of Cephalanthero-Fagion’;\nEcological reconstruction of 11.04 ha of the habitat ‘Dacian oak-hornbeam forests’;\nRecovery of the favourable conservation status of 30.92 ha of priority habitat ‘Tilio-Acerion forests on slopes, screes and ravines’; and\nIncreased information and awareness on the importance of conservation and restoration of these natural habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was terminated without results by the beneficiary on 1 August 2015.The project was terminated without results by the beneficiary on 1 August 2015.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/RO/000990\nAcronym: LIFE+ReHabHu\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 22/03/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 740,213 €\nEU Contribution: 370,106 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Agentia pentru Protectia Mediului Hunedoara\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: str. Aurel Vlaicu, nr. 25, 330007, Deva,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    natural park\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91Y0 - Dacian oak & hornbeam forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDealul Cetății Deva \tROSCI0054 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGrădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina \tROSCI0087 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMăgurile Băiței \tROSCI0110 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGrădiștea Muncelului - Ciclovina \tROSPA0045 \tSPA \tv.2021\nMunții Metaliferi \tROSPA0132 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAgentia pentru Protectia Mediului Hunedoara \tCoordinator\nSPS(Societatea Progresul Silvic), Romania \tParticipant\n-------------------------","Romania","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2014,2022,56,740213,370106,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Mining/Illegal logging/Agriculture/Non-management/Invasive alien species","Termination of degrading action or factor/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/stakeholder engagement","improve or maintain biodiversity/education or science/capacity building",2,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2019-03-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[178,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/4948#    ",null,"LIFE17 GIE/IT/000561","GOProFOR LIFE ","GOod PRactices implementation netwOrk for FORest biodiversity conservation - GoProFor","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\nHundreds of LIFE projects have taken action to improve the structure and composition of forests and/or increase their suitability for protected species. Despite many good results, there has been little exchange of experiences between projects. To improve networking, the European Commission launched the Natura 2000 biogeographical process in 2012. This cooperation initiative is designed to improve the implementation, management, monitoring, funding and reporting of the Natura 2000 network. Further exchange of forestry good practices will add to the impact of the biogeographical process.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nGoProFOR LIFE aims to encourage the exchange of knowledge and good practices for the management of biodiversity of forest habitats in Natura 2000 sites. The aim is to increase awareness among local authorities managing those areas, and among stakeholders who have an impact on the conservation of habitats and species. This includes promoting active forest management to improve the conservation status of species and habitats. The project shares good practices with forestry technicians in Italy working in forests that are part of the Natura 2000 network and fosters their adoption in forest planning tools. It also encourages Italian policy-makers to adopt good practices in forestry management in the country’s next Rural Development Plan. GoProFOR LIFE seeks to achieve a lasting impact by establishing a networking platform for forest experts and by making citizens more aware of the importance of proper forest management, including through an ecotourism app.\n\nExpected results:\nA database of good forest management practice in Natura 2000 network sites aimed at the 20 000 forest technicians in the EU;\nAt least 1 700 project managers, technical managers and technicians in the forest sector in Italy to be better skilled at managing forests in the Natura 2000 network;\nAdoption of guidelines for the management of forest habitats for the Natura 2000 network by Italy’s National Rural Network (Rete Rurale Nazionale);\nAdoption of good forest management practices and forest planning tools for about 10 000 ha of the Natura 2000 network in Italy;\nLaunch of training modules on forest biodiversity, forest habitats, invasive alien forest species, climate change, planning, management and governance;\nEstablishment of a team of experts for each of these categories;\nEstablishment of an Italian network for the management of forest habitats in Natura 2000 sites;\nThree events to promote good practices in a European thematic network;\nAt least 60 000 citizens informed about forest management through the project website;\nIncreased ecotourism (at least 5 000 people) with guests using an app for augmented reality and experience of good practices;\nPresentation of project results in the biogeographical seminars.\n\n \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 GIE/IT/000561\nAcronym: GOProFOR LIFE\nStart Date: 01/09/2018\nEnd Date: 31/03/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,511,818 €\nEU Contribution: 1,506,452 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: D.R.E.AM. Italia Società cooperativa agricolo forestale\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Via Garibaldi 3, 52015, Pratovecchio-Stia,\nContact Person: Marcello Miozzo\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Awareness raising - Information\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental awareness\n    public awareness campaign\n    environmental training\n    forest management\n    information network\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nD.R.E.AM. Italia Società cooperativa agricolo forestale \tCoordinator\nCompagnia delle Foreste s.r.l., Italy \tParticipant\nCentre National de la Propriété Forestière, France \tParticipant\nConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Italy \tParticipant\nRegione Toscana, Italy \tParticipant\nDr Wolf S.r.l., Italy \tParticipant\nRegione Lazio - Direzione Regionale Capitale Naturale, Parchi e Aree protette, Italy \tParticipant\nRegione Molise, Italy \tParticipant\nArma dei Carabinieri – Comando Unità per la Tutela Forestale, Ambientale e Agroalimentare Carabinieri, Italy \tParticipant\n--------------------------","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2018,2022,55,2511818,1506452,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","<empty>","trainings or workshops or education/knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization","education or science/cooperation or networking/capacity building",9,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2018-09-01","2023-03-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[203,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-RO-000026/participatory-management-of-macin-mountains-protected-areas",null,"LIFE03 NAT/RO/000026",null,"Participatory management of Macin mountains protected areas","\nParticipatory management of Macin mountains protected areas\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/RO/000026 | Acronym: Macin Mountains\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Măcin are the oldest mountains in Romania. Located in the southeast of the country in Tulcea County, these mountains host a very rich and diverse flora and fauna, including characteristic forests, such as the Euro-Siberian steppic woods with oaks. The area represents the northern limit of the distribution range of hundreds of Mediterranean, Balkan and Pontic species, the southern limit of the central European and Caucasian species, and the western distribution limit of several Asiatic species. The Măcin Mountains are the only national park of the country that protects natural steppe vegetation which is now very rare in Europe. This area shelters 27 endemic plant species and subspecies. Măcin is also one of the most important nesting areas in Romania for raptors. A range of threats to the natural assets of the area, however, have been identified such as disturbance to flora and wildlife due to commercial activities, the presence of exotic species, the low involvement of stakeholders in site management and the lack of visitor facilities.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of this project was the development and implementation of a management plan for the Măcin Mountains area. Such a plan would involve the design of a proper zoning (including core areas, buffer areas and economic areas) for a suitable management of resources and activities, the creation of a database on biodiversity, natural resources, human activities and other relevant issues, and the design and implementation of an integrated monitoring plan. Another important component of the project was the planned construction of necessary facilities to regulate the access and the use of the area by visitors and the improvement of surveillance activities. The project would engage the public through the regular meetings with local stakeholders, the publication and dissemination of information materials and the creation of a website.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has experienced an important delay, only the preparatory actions and some awareness-raising activities have been undertaken, while the on-site actions, which represent 60% of the total budget, were not implemented by the project's end. Nevertheless, the main achievement of the project was the drawing up of a management plan of the Măcin Mountains area. The plan will be implemented by the National Park following approval by national authorities. Other results (some only partial) of the project include:\n\nPreparatory actions – a database with previous and preliminary information on wild flora and fauna containing records on about 700 plant species and more than 1600 animal species was created and distributed on 200 CDs. Standard forms were prepared for field data recording. Assessment reports on the use and exploitation of natural resources in the area were prepared, including the issue of abandoned quarries and their ecological restoration. More than a 100 boundary marks and 96 standardised signs were installed in the Măcin Mountains National Park.\n\nNon-recurring management activities – while the project did not complete the building the visitor facilities, watching towers (in Cuzluc valley and Cardonul peak) and the field station in Cuzluc valley, blueprints were created. The information centre in Cetăţuia area is also yet to be established.\n\nRecurring management actions – monitoring of flora, fauna, habitats and human activities in the Măcin Mountains was undertaken. Ecological rehabilitation of forested areas on 50ha failed because of financial reasons and only the detailed technical documentation for effective plantation on 9.62 ha was compiled. Maintenance of wire-fenced enclosures was not performed, but a blueprint was prepared.\n\nDissemination activities – a seminar and several meetings with local stakeholders were held and a website was created. Also, leaflets, thematic brochures on the biodiversity of Măcin Mountains and database CDs were distributed, and the objectives of the project were outlined in a PowerPoint presentation. A list of endangered wild plants and animals from Măcin Mountains was edited, printed and distributed.\nThe project has experienced an important delay, only the preparatory actions and some awareness-raising activities have been undertaken, while the on-site actions, which represent 60% of the total budget, were not implemented by the project's end. Nevertheless, the main achievement of the project was the drawing up of a management plan of the Măcin Mountains area. The plan will be implemented by the National Park following approval by national authorities. Other results (some only partial) of the project include:\n\nPreparatory actions – a database with previous and preliminary information on wild flora and fauna containing records on about 700 plant species and more than 1600 animal species was created and distributed on 200 CDs. Standard forms were prepared for field data recording. Assessment reports on the use and exploitation of natural resources in the area were prepared, including the issue of abandoned quarries and their ecological restoration. More than a 100 boundary marks and 96 standardised signs were installed in the Măcin Mountains National Park.\n\nNon-recurring management activities – while the project did not complete the building the visitor facilities, watching towers (in Cuzluc valley and Cardonul peak) and the field station in Cuzluc valley, blueprints were created. The information centre in Cetăţuia area is also yet to be established.\n\nRecurring management actions – monitoring of flora, fauna, habitats and human activities in the Măcin Mountains was undertaken. Ecological rehabilitation of forested areas on 50ha failed because of financial reasons and only the detailed technical documentation for effective plantation on 9.62 ha was compiled. Maintenance of wire-fenced enclosures was not performed, but a blueprint was prepared.\n\nDissemination activities – a seminar and several meetings with local stakeholders were held and a website was created. Also, leaflets, thematic brochures on the biodiversity of Măcin Mountains and database CDs were distributed, and the objectives of the project were outlined in a PowerPoint presentation. A list of endangered wild plants and animals from Măcin Mountains was edited, printed and distributed.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/RO/000026\nAcronym: Macin Mountains\nStart Date: 01/07/2003\nEnd Date: 30/06/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 600,000 €\nEU Contribution: 300,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Environmental Protection Agency - Tulcea\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: 14 November street, 5, 820009, Tulcea County,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Public and Stakeholders participation\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    social participation\n    management plan\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91I0 - Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnvironmental Protection Agency - Tulcea \tCoordinator\nECOS Youth Organisation, Romania \tParticipant\n","Romania","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2003,2011,36,600000,300000,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Invasive alien species/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","management and planning and opimization/monitoring/stakeholder engagement/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing/improved tourism /Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)","improve or maintain biodiversity/increase awareness/capacity building",2,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2006-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,50000,null,"via donau österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft, Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Arbeitskreis-Wachau","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search"]
[385,"national","FOURTH HANDBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICES INTERREG Project Progress",null,null,null,null,"The Green Office has an integrated approach for green Financing ecosystem developments at Budapest 12th District","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary"]
[461,"national","FOURTH HANDBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICES INTERREG Project Progress",null,null,null,null,"Environmental Sensitivity Mapping (ESM) Webtool to Support Strategic Environmental Assessment and Plan-making","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Empowering Web- tools https://airomaps.geohive.ie/ESM/"]
[774,"national","FOURTH HANDBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICES INTERREG Project Progress",null,null,null,null,"Landscape Charter","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[775,"national","FOURTH HANDBOOK OF GOOD PRACTICES INTERREG Project Progress",null,null,null,null,"Forest Restoration and Amelioration Program","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Barcelona Province Council offers technical and financial\nsupport to the city councils of the province to promote forest\nmanagement to meet two basic objectives:\n- Enhance the restoration of forest land affected by forest fires.\n- Promote planning and management associated with priority\nareas for the action that have a direct impact on fire prevention.\nForest planning and management are basic for achieving the goals\nof restoration and fire prevention.\nThe promotion of the use of forest biomass in municipal facilities\nmakes it possible for a lower quality wood to have an economic\noutlet and, therefore, stimulate the local forest management."]
[453,"national","RESTOR","www.wien.gv.at/kontakte/ma49/index.html",null,null,null,"Forest active 2016",null,"Austria",null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"completed",2016,null,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.43]
[55,"EU","restorationfunders.com2","https://sgp.undp.org/spacial-itemid-projects-landing-page/spacial-itemid-project-search-results/spacial-itemid-project-detailpage.html?view=projectdetail&id=17403 ",null,null,null,"Ensure Sustainable Management of Natura 2000 Areas Key to the Survival of Globally Threatened Species",null,"Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2011,2013,36,23735.27,11927.58,null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/climate change","knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education","increase awareness/improve or maintain biodiversity/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed",2011,"2013-12-01",null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[78,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/19050","https://2014-2020.latlit.eu/","Clean brownfields",null,"Life in clean environment - a better future!","Description (EN): \nThe project will provide sustainable and resource-efficient restoration of degraded territories, owned by municipalities. It will create several economic, social and environmental benefits for the local communities. Establishing cross border cooperation will ensure more efficient resource usage and applying best practices.\n\nThe project will carry out regeneration of brownfields in the territories of six partners, provide innovative and professional brownfield planning, and promote the qualitative development of brownfields in the future. Within project following activities will be carried out: 2 degraded building scheduled for the disassembly is not suitable for living in Saldus and Ventspils county municipalities, regeneration of a ditch and pond polluted with oil products in Kuldiga, regeneration of urban area (former Soviet military base) in Skrunda with an area of 11,34 ha, cleaning and to reconstruction ofa stadium in Kauna with an area of 1,04 ha and regeneration of \"Military town\" in Telsiai with an area of 3 ha. Klaipeda district municipality will prepare water pond recreational project. Specialists from all partners will increase their professional knowledge by participating in training and experience exchange trips.\n\nAs a result of the project, 16,32 ha in the partners territories will have a clean environment in Kurzeme, Kaunas, Klaipeda and Telsiai.\nRead more\nDescription (LT): \nProjekta rezultātā tiks nodrošināta tīra vide16,32 ha partneru teritorijās Kurzemē, Kauņā, Klaipēdā un Telšos.\n\nProjektas sudarys galimybę regeneruoti apleistas teritorijas šešių partnerių savivaldybėse, organizuoti inovatyvų ir profesionalų apleistų teritorijų planavimą, kokybiškai vystyti apleistas teritorijas ateityje. Projekto metu numatomos šios veiklos: 2 sunykusių pastatų, netinkamų gyventi, išardymas Saldaus ir Ventspilio rajono savivaldybėse, naftos produktais užteršto tvenkinio ir griovio išvalymas Kuldigoje, urbanistinės 11,34 ha ploto teritorijos (buvusios sovietinės karinės bazės) regeneravimas Skrundoje, 1,04 ha ploto stadiono išvalymas ir rekonstrukcija Kaune ir 3 ha ploto „Karinio miestelio“ regenaravimas Telšiuose. Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė parengs vandens telkinio rekreacijos projektą. Visų partnerių specialistai pagilins savo profesines žinias, dalyvaudami mokymo ir pasikeitimo patirtimi vizituose.\n\nProjekto rezultatas – švari aplinka projekto partnerių Kurzemės, Kauno, Klaipėdos ir Telšių 16,32 ha ploto teritorijose.\n\nAs a result of the project, 16,32 ha in the partners' territories will have a clean environment in Kurzeme, Kaunas, Klaipeda and Telsiai.\nRead more\nDescription (LV): \nProjekts nodrošinās ilgtspējīgu un resursu ziņā efektīvu pašvaldībām piederošo degradēto teritoriju atjaunošanu. Tas radīs vietējām kopienām virkni ekonomiskos, sociālos un vides labumus. Pārrobežu sadarbības tīkla izveide nodrošinās efektīvāku resursu izmantošanu un labās prakses izmantošanu.\n\nProjektā tiks veikta degradēto teritoriju atjaunošana sešu partneru teritorijās, nodrošināta inovatīva un profesionāla degradēto teritoriju plānošana un veicināta degradēto teritoriju kvalitatīva attīstība nākotnē. Projektā tiks veiktas šādas aktivitātes: demontētas 2 ēkas, kas nav piemērota dzīvošanai Saldus un Ventspils novada pašvaldībās, notiks ar nafta produktiem piesārņotu grāvju un dīķu tīrīšana Kuldigā, attīrīs teritoriju (bijusī padomju militārā bāze) Skrundā 11,34 ha platībā, veiks Kauņas stadiona attīrīšanu un rekonstrukciju 1,04 ha platībā un \"Militārās pilsētas\" atjaunošanu Telšos ar 3 ha platībā. Klaipēdas rajona pašvaldība sagatavos ūdens dīķu teritorijas attīrīšanas tehnisko projektu. Visu partneru speciālisti palielinās savas profesionālās zināšanas, piedaloties apmācībās un pieredzes apmaiņas braucienos.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): \nDuring the project specialists from 23 municipalities in Kurzeme and Kaunas region raised their professional competence in brownfield management, cleaning and development planning. Altogether 268 specialists participated in 5 seminars, 3 thematic workshops, 3 round-table discussions and two study visits.\n\nExperts from universities of both countries – University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, University of Agriculture of Latvia, Kaunas University of Technology were invited to share newest approaches and solutions for degraded territories. Project partners and representatives of other municipalities were encouraged to work at incorporation of degraded territories theme in the local and regional planning documentation to proceed with further projects in this direction.\n\nMaterials from the events can be found here: https://www.kurzemesregions.lv/projekti/pievilciga-dzives-vide/brownfields/\n\nPutting degraded territories in order brings several important benefits:\nclean and safe environment,\nterritories returned to public and business life,\neconomic use of the existing resources (land, buildings, technical networks, roads).\n\nKlaipeda District Municipality prepared technical documentation (geological survey) for 150 ha territory in Gargždai that will be used to develop former gravel quarry area for tourism and sports activities in future.\n\nTerritories in 6 municipalities were cleaned for public use benefiting local businesses and at least 21 000 local residents who have received clean and safe environment with a perspective to be developed in territories for public and business activities.\n\nCleaned sites in Telšiai and Skrunda are prepared for local businesses, at least 50 companies can start long term planning of their activities there in future. One of the potential business use examples is warehousing and logistics.\n\nCleaned territories:\n\nKuldīga County Municipality – a ditch and a pond in the former municipal gardening cleaned of black oil, 212 m2 area prepared for public activities to be developed in future, address: Siltumnīcu Str. 12, Kuldīga, Kuldīga County, Latvia;\n\nSkrunda County Municipality – a former military territory cleaned, 11,34 ha area prepared for business activities in future, address: Kalna Str. 17, Skrunda, Skrunda County, Latvia;\n\nVentspils County Municipality –  a five story derelict, polluted building demolished, territory cleaned, 5223 m2 area for public use developed, address: Rūpnīcas Str. 7, Ugāle, Ventspils County, Latvia;\n\nKaunas City Municipal Administration – a former military territory cleaned (10 400 m2), a football stadium for public use built instead, address: Kareiviniu Str. 13, Panemune, Kaunas, Lithuania;\n\nTelšiai District Municipality – a former military oil polluted territory cleaned from oil products, 3,0 ha area prepared for business activities in future, address: former military barracks, Telsiai, Telsiai district, Lithuania;\n\nSaldus County Municipality – a two story derelict, polluted building demolished territory cleaned, 450 m2 area for public use developed, address: “Ceļinieki”, Rubas, Saldus County, Latvia.\nRead more\nWebsite: https://2014-2020.latlit.eu/\nExpected Results (EN): Number of households not facing pollution, grime and other municipal environmental problems\nExpected Outputs (EN): \nExpected changes based on the result of the project, what are in direct accordance with the performance indicators:\n\n-\tpollution free and attractive environment for households and business is ensured;\n\n-\tpolluted places are liquidated;\n\n-\tdegraded and polluted objects are destroyed;\n\n-\tdocumentation about regeneration of degraded and polluted objects are worked out;\n\n-\tsamples for development of degraded territories are create and popularized;\n\n-\tcooperation between all interested parties is ensured;\n\n-\texperience and knowledge are gained;\n\n-\tthe sustainable and innovative development of degraded territories is provided.\n\n\n\nThematic information\nTraditional energy Sustainable management of natural resources\n\nSpecific Objective: Regenerate public areas with environmental problems\nThematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:\nInvestment Priority: (06e) taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures","Latvia/Lithuania","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2018,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC813,AD813,\"m\")","v":29},1046494,889520,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","cleanup, waste removal","Erosion protection/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",9,null,null,"Latvia,Lithuania",null,null,null,"2018-05-01","2020-10-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[56,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/27131/Modern-Tools-for-wildfires--EN/","https://park-pelister.com/en/%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8/",null,"PREVEN-T","Modern Tools for Wildfires’ and Floods’ Risk punctual forecast and monitoring and innovative techniques for citizens’ safeguard awareness and preparedness","designing of a procedure for rapid forest fire suppression and assessing forest (fire) risks for priority habitats and species and proposal for its mitigation","Greece/North Macedonia","Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2022,2023,null,687585,584447.25,null,null,"climate change/Fires","management and planning and opimization/trainings or workshops or education/Fire prevention interventions/monitoring","increase awareness/education or science",null,null,null,"Greece,North Macedonia",null,null,null,"1905-07-06",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[4,"EU","EU H2020","https://homed-project.eu/ ",null,null,"Homed","holistic management of emerging forest pests and diseases","HOMED will provide a full set of science-based, innovative practical methods, and tools to assess and control emerging or invasive pests and pathogens threatening EU forests, following a holistic and multi-actor approach. Holistic because it will improve strategies of risk assessment and management by targeting the successive phases of invasion (transport, introduction, establishment, spread), and developing mitigation methods for each phase, i.e. prevention, detection and diagnosis, surveillance, eradication, and control tools. Multi-actor because scientists will communicate with stakeholders all along the project; forest managers, biosecurity agencies, policy makers and environmental NGOs will be asked to express their needs and constraints and validate the tools as they develop.","Bulgaria/Czech Republic/Finland/France/Italy/Netherlands/Portugal/Sweden/Switzerland/United Kingdom (UK)","not specified",2018,2022,{"$f":"(M815-L815)*12","v":48},5754828,4999296,755532,"international funds","Invasive alien species","Pest and disease control","capacity building",23,null,null,"Bulgaria,Czech Republic,Finland,France,Italy,Netherlands,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland,UK,USA,Australia,China,New Zealand,South Afrika"]
[104,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://keep.eu/projects/21673/Development-of-Sustainable--EN/","https://projects.interreg-baltic.eu/",null,"DESIRE_seed money","Development of Sustainable wetland management by Restoration and biomass utilisation of peatlands in the Neman river catchment to improve water quality of the Baltic Sea","Description (EN): \nEssential ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea, e.g. biodiversity, fisheries and tourism, are threatened by eutrophication caused by excess loads of nutrients to the sea. Discharge from rivers is one of the main pathways how nutrients get to the sea. One idea how to tackle the issue is to decrease the amount of nutrients leaking to the rivers by e.g. reactivation of already drained wetlands. The DESIRE project focuses on the numerous disturbed peatlands in the Neman river catchment and ways to restore some of them to act as wetland buffer zones.\nRead more\nAchievements (EN): https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/desire/\nWebsite: http://www.interreg-baltic.eu/home.html \n\n The challenge\nNutrients leaking to rivers\n\nEssential ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea, e.g. biodiversity, fisheries and tourism, are threatened by eutrophication caused by excess loads of nutrients to the sea. Discharge from rivers is one of the main pathways how nutrients get to the sea. One solution how to tackle the issue was to decrease the amount of nutrients leaking to the rivers by reactivating already drained wetlands and converting their management to paludiculture, which is crop cultivation on wet peatlands.\nA model area in the Neman river\n\nThe DESIRE project focused on the numerous disturbed peatlands in the Neman river catchment and ways to restore some of them to act as wetland buffer zones. The solutions to test were to rehydrate selected drained peatlands and establish a sustainable form of land use, so that such wetlands could serve as filters for water running into the river. There was a need for new knowledge, instruments, and incentives for others to copy the approach, e.g. adapted river basin management plans and agri-environmental schemes.\ndetails\n\n    Implementation\n    January 2019 - December 2021\n    Go to\n    Website\n    Status\n    Completed\n    Contribution to EUSBSR\n    Policy Area Nutri\n\nTags\n\n    Environmental protectionForestryWater management\t\n\n(click to view similar projects)\nBudgets\nDESIRE\nin numbers\n\n    1.72\n    Million\n    Total\n    1.16\n    Million\n    Erdf\n    0.23\n    Million\n    Eni + Russia\n    0.00\n    Million\n    Norway\n\nAchievements\nNew tools to manage peatlands with a focus on water quality\n\nDESIRE helped ministries of environment and agriculture, water management authorities, environmental protection agencies, agricultural advisory centres, and NGOs to make wise peatland management decisions on the catchment level, as well as on particular peatland sites. The functional tool to calculate rewetting requirements, the interactive online peatland database and the paludiculture strategy supported managing peatlands with a focus on water quality in the Neman river catchment. The partners analysed the river basin management plans for the Neman river, in particular, in Lithuania and Poland, and proposed how peatland rewetting could improve water quality. The partners also contributed to the consultation process of the strategic plan for the Common Agriculture Policy by preparing proposals for new agri-environmental schemes for wet peatland management, water retention and paludiculture.\nRewetting peatlands\n\nIn Lithuania, the partners successfully restored the water level at three pilot peatland sites of Liepakojai, Ąžuoliniai and Beržinė in Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, which is a Natura 2000 area. They constructed regulatory dams on the draining channels in order to rewet the restoration sites and regulate water outflow. In order to maintain rewetted areas suitable for paludiculture, they also performed tree and shrub clearing and removal of stones. Almost 40 hectares of wetland were cleared and 10 m3 of stones were removed. Altogether, the works had a positive impact on 140 ha of peatlands in Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, which were further managed by the farmers as part of agri-environmental schemes. The biomass from rewetted peatlands was used by local farmers for cattle fodder and as bedding material. In Russia, the preparation of the pilot plots Wittgirrenskoye and Visnevoye in the Kaliningrad region was done. The Wittgirrenskoye site was included in a national programme on carbon polygons for rewetting with national funds.\nOutputs\n\nStrategy and economic assessment of paludiculture for nutrient retention and other ecosystem service\nThe strategy creates the basis for the implementation of paludiculture projects in the whole catchment of the Neman river. It describes different options for paludiculture, measures to be realised towards change to paludiculture, framework conditions for wet peatland utilisation for optimised nutrient retention and potential for implementation. The strategy guides the identification of priority areas for upscaling of rewetting and paludiculture in the catchment and avoid conflicts. The strategy is helpful for ministries of environment and agriculture, water management authorities, environmental protection agencies, environmental NGOs, and farmers on peatlands. \n\nThematic information\nWaterways, lakes and rivers Waste and pollution\n\nSpecific Objective: ‘Seed Money’: To increase capacity for transnational cooperation implementing the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and working on common priorities with the partner countries\nThematic Objective:\n(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.\nRead more\nInvestment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies\n-------------------------------------","Finland/Sweden","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2017,2018,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC816,AD816,\"m\")","v":11},50000,42500,"NA","international funds/international funds/INTERREG (EU)",null,"management and planning and opimization","Water quality/Pollution mitigation/capacity building",4,null,null,"Sweden,Finland",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2018-08-31"]
[297,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-ENV-F-000497/arboretum-de-beauregard-the-local-plants-at-service-for-the-restoration-of-the-usual-nature",null,"LIFE99 ENV/F/000497",null,"Arboretum de Beauregard- the local plants at service for the restoration of the usual nature","\nArboretum de Beauregard- the local plants at service for the restoration of the usual nature\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/F/000497 | Acronym: Arboretum Beauregard\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Vaucluse, for more than one century, agriculture has stopped using local vegetation in its fundamental functions: - Riparian woodlands were often removed or enriched by exotic vegetation without taking care of the consequences which can be measured today with the increase of the hydrological and phytosanitary risks. The excessive use of the hybrid plane tree followed by the disease of the \"colored canker\" (fungal disease) has today caused the destabilization of hundreds of kilometres of banks and has had a very strong negative impact on the landscape. - The fruit or enclosure hedges of the past were gradually replaced by single-species alignments with allochtonous or hybrid plants. In Provence, the phenomenon is very visible in agricultural landscape: regular alignments of tall poplars or American species of cypress block fields. These hedges have become commonplace in the landscape and are very sensitive to epidemics. - The site is situated in the northern limit of the natural distribution area of the olive tree. During the last decades, it has suffered considerably, including from climatic and economic problems, causing the progressive disappearance of orchards and of traditional terrace cultivation. The Beauregard Arboretum serves as an experimental site for research which has been conducted with the Porquerolles Botanical Conservatory for the past four years, on tree breeding (genetic upgrading) and improvement of the natural landscape for damaged natural habitats (riverbank woods, hedges and related habitats).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project submitted by the Vaucluse General Council covers the development and installation of a 5-hectares site for public information and enjoyment of the natural habitat along the banks of the Ouvèze River. This project includes: - development of the site to welcome the general public; - reconstitution of the damaged riverside tree population; - planting of an arboretum of river bank trees and vegetation; - creation of an olive grove orchard featuring every variety of olive trees grown in France; - planting of fruit trees and rows of trees; - experimental ornamental planting; - publication of public information documents; - publication of scientific works in the framework of international co-operation. The planting to be done will show the advantages of using wild native species to reconstitute the river bank forests. Likewise, the utilitarian planting (hedges) and the ornamental planting (urban or rural development, roadside planting) will also be done using local vegetation. Other planted areas will pay homage to the cultivation of forgotten varieties of fruit trees (olive trees, fig trees, mulberry etc). The objective is to show the everyday user the value of \"ordinary nature\" (as opposed to protected sites), in particular for people living near river, the importance of the natural heritage for which they are responsible, and the need to maintain and use native species. Conservation, and indeed enrichment of biodiversity and of the local landscape are among the most important consequences for the environment. The positive results obtained by this program are a reference, demonstrating what can be done with native vegetation, such as: * salvaging vanishing natural habitats or genetic improvement of damaged habitats, * reviving and restoring of habitats upset by infrastructure installations (roads, etc.) * ornamental planting adapted to the soils, the climates, the landscapes\n\nRESULTS\n\nEcological management of the river The Arboretum of Beauregard site is located along the Ouvèze river. Since the arboretum is intended as an experimentation and demonstration site, plant engineering works have taken place to provide for river bank protection. The objective was to verify that this type of development performs well and is sustainable along the banks of a Mediterranean type stream susceptible to flash flooding. The plant engineering techniques known as the 'Lachat techniques\" were used, sometimes in combination with civil engineering: - One portion of the river bank was consolidated with gabions and planted with willow cuttings; - One portion was laid out with willow fascine; - One portion was consolidated with plant fibre from indigenous herbaceous species; - One portion is testing the performance of chestnuts stakes. The cuttings were taken at the time of planting. With a view to maintaining and increasing the biodiversity, practically all the willows – approximately one-half dozen –observed in the department of Vaucluse were tested (Salix albal, Salix purpurea, Salix eleagnos, Salix cinerea, Salix triandra, Salix viminalis). In order to emphasize and accelerate the stability of the river bank, seedlings of indigenous herbaceous plants were planted. At first, good resistance to relatively small floods was observed. However, unfortunately, in late 2001 the river changed its flow route, and covered all the work done with gravel. How to reconstitute riparian vegetation ? The diversity in the topography has enabled to experiment with several types of riparian vegetation, taking into account the differences in the depth of the underground water table. A \"riparian arboretum\" has been installed for the general public. Here, the public can get to know, identify and appreciate the trees and bushes along the rivers and streams. Promoting the use of local vegetation in ornamental development The project, located along a major traffic zone, also includes a visitor's area. There is an access road, a shady parking area, and an information point. This area has been the most prominently developed and it includes the most formal planting. There are shade trees and avenue trees, hedges, wind-breaks, and decorative planting of all kinds. As visitors move on, they will discover increasingly free, natural planting. One thing is shared by all the plantings in this sector: they are all entirely made up of selected local vegetation. The objective here was to show, that it is not necessary to systematically turn to exotic plants in order to produce an interesting effect, and that the local plants are more likely to adapt to local conditions than are others. This part of the arboretum shows, in situ, various types of vegetation as follows : - ground cover on normal land; - ground cover for dry embankments; - ground cover for extremely arid embankments; - low trimmed hedges; - composite wind-break hedges; - free low hedges; - low copse on poor soil; - decorative low groves; - high groves. The plants are currently very young and it will take several years for the planned effect to be reached. Disease-resistant trees The project presents several varieties of trees, obtained by breeding for characteristics resistant to several serious diseases. Thus, some specimens which have so far avoided Dutch elm disease, are presented – RESISTA elms. They provide shade for the parking area. The collection of varietal olive trees The olive tree is enjoying a true renaissance in the South of France. It is sought for both its ornamental qualities and for the production of olive oil, a strong commercial success. The collection of olive tree presented at the Beauregard arboretum includes most of the varieties living in France. The Beauregard collection has 35 varieties including 15 of economic interest, and they will be part of the \"Olive tree Charter\", in order to preserve the genetic resources of the different varieties. The target public This project has been designed to provide managers of \"ordinary nature\" with the information they need to improve the management of our planted heritage. This mostly concerns rural landowners, in particular those who are located near streams and rivers. It also concerns everyone who establishes or renews hedges, whether farmers or garden owners and growers. The project also targets many different professional groups: nursery owners, landscape architects, engineering offices and businesses specialized in river works, road planners, urban planners, rural planners, olive tree growers and others. In the long run, when the site will have acquired a very interesting appearance due to the growth of the trees, the general public and school groups can visit Beauregard and find the information and documentation they need to consider and further study the subject.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/F/000497\nAcronym: Arboretum Beauregard\nStart Date: 08/10/1999\nEnd Date: 08/10/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 115,785 €\nProject Location: lieu-dit Beauregard, comm. de Jonquières\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Conseil général de Vaucluse\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Immeuble le Montaigne AGROPARC, 84000, Montfavet,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    River basin management\n    Soil and landscape protection\n    Spatial planning\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental awareness\n    natural environment\n    reforestation\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2080/92 - Community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture (30.06.1992)\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConseil général de Vaucluse \tCoordinator","France",null,"1999",2002,{"$f":"(M817-L817)*12","v":36},0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"France"]
[223,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-B-000091/rehabilitation-of-heaths-and-mires-on-the-hautes-fagnes-plateau",null,"LIFE06 NAT/B/000091",null,"Rehabilitation of heaths and mires on the Hautes-Fagnes Plateau","\nRehabilitation of heaths and mires on the Hautes-Fagnes Plateau\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000091 | Acronym: PLTHautes-Fagnes\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe high Hautes-Fagnes Plateau, located in the northeast of the Ardennes, consists of acidic and nutrient-poor soils developed on old sediments. It is a region of great ecological value. Heaths, fens and bogs occupied between 15 000 to 20 000 ha at the end of the 18th century, but at present occupy just 5 000 ha. These habitats are often in a degraded state, mainly as the result of drainage, widespread spruce plantation and the abandonment of traditional agricultural and pastoral use. Most areas of special interest are recognised as state nature reserves and are in addition protected as Council of Europe biogenetic reserves. The area also forms part of an international natural park that crosses into Germany, the Natural Park Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel, which occupies 65 000 ha in Belgium. The main economic activities are forestry, hunting and tourism. Two-thirds of the land is publicly owned, local communities own nearly a fifth, and just over an eighth is in private ownership.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE PLTHautes-Fagnes project aimed to restore some 1 800 ha of endangered peat and wet habitats including peat moss (Sphagnum) and birch woods, raised bogs, damaged or inactive bogs, wet heathlands, transition mires, wet acid peat with white beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba), old acidophilous oak woodlands on sandy plains, as well as other habitats including dry heathlands, mat-grass swards, mountain hay meadows, rivular alder woods, transition mires, tall-herb communities of humid meadows and watercourse fringes. The project focussed on a 9 724 ha working zone located in six Natura 2000 sites. Planned actions included purchasing coniferous forest for habitat restoration, negotiating with forest owners to abandon forestry speculation for nature conservation, restoration work such as deforestation, and the introduction of extensive grazing to ensure the sustainable management of open landscapes.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe PLTHautes-Fagnes project was part of a series of six LIFE-Nature projects implemented on the plateau of the Ardenne region. The project aimed to restore open habitats on peat soils, to restart the activity of peat-accumulating vegetation, and to improve the connectivity of similar habitats between six Natura 2000 sites on the plateau to enhance species mobility.\n\nForestry speculation was abandoned in a number of areas to promote nature conservation. Within the framework of the PLTHautes-Fagnes project, 141 ha of privately-owned land was purchased and its use changed to state nature reserve. The cultivation of exotic conifers (spruce) was stopped by agreements on 262 ha of privately-owned (150 ha) and of municipalities-owned land (112 ha), and 341 ha of state-owned land. Conifers were removed by cutting from 941 ha and spontaneous encroachment by spruce was prevented on 480 ha; 22 ha of exotic deciduous trees were also removed. The land was cleared and vegetation restored after tree cutting. Many habitat types were restored during the PLTHautes-Fagnes project. Around 2 800 ha of peaty habitats, and wet and dry heath, was restored; of which 1 300 ha received a strong restoration, involving top soil removal and the cutting of groves of exotic conifers, while 1 500 ha were submitted to lighter restoration, such as the cutting of isolated trees. The first 30 cm of top soil was removed from degraded peat bogs in order to restore peat-building vegetation over 8.5 ha (332 basins), while mulching (5 cm deep) on 156 ha of degraded peat bogs and heath helped restore open habitats. Mulching (5 cm deep) was also carried out on 22 ha in the vicinity of sub-intact raised peat bogs.\n\nThe project restored water regimes to increase water availability, including sod-cutting and the creation of small ponds in several locations. The filling of 178 km of drains ensured wetter conditions on peat bog and wet heath, while 8 km of dams were built to flood 23 ha of degraded peat bogs in order to restart peat-accumulating vegetation. The project restored 98 lithalsas, by building dams on breaches in these natural walls.\n\nThe project also completed a comprehensive hydrological impact study. Fences were established on 373 ha by the project to manage grazing, including the enclosure of 126 ha for sheep to maintain open habitats. A further 125 ha was protected from deer by fences to encourage birch and oak woodland regeneration. The restoration work also involved the mowing on 50 ha of Molinia caerulea and Pteridium aquilinum. A monitoring programme set-up during the project will continue as part of the After-LIFE Conservation Plan: botanical monitoring in 405 permanent quadrants, bird monitoring along nine pathways, dragonfly monitoring on 44 water bodies, and butterfly monitoring. Target bird species, for which the project aimed to raise population numbers, included black grouse (Tetrao tetrix), hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia), European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) Northern shrike (Lanius excubitor), grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) and black stork (Ciconia nigra).\n\nThe project results were widely disseminated, through publications, two films, educational materials, information panels on project sites, field visits, and the final project congress.\n\nA socio-economic study concluded that the project will have positive impacts on biodiversity, recreation use of the land, CO2 emission reductions, and well-being in seven local communities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/B/000091\nAcronym: PLTHautes-Fagnes\nStart Date: 01/01/2007\nEnd Date: 31/12/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,500,300 €\nEU Contribution: 2,250,150 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direction Générale Opérationnelle \"Agriculture, Ressources naturelles et Environnement\" (DGO3) - Departement de l'Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (DEMNA)\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Avenue Maréchal Juin, 23, B-5030, Gembloux,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pluvialis apricaria\n    Picus canus\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Milvus milvus\n    Milvus migrans\n    Lanius collurio\n    Grus grus\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Crex crex\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Asio flammeus\n    Aegolius funereus\n    Tetrao tetrix tetrix\n    Lycaena helle\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nFagnes du Nord-Est (Eupen; Raeren; Waimes) \tBE33025A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nPlateau des Hautes-Fagnes \tBE33035C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFagnes de la Roer (Bütgenbach; Waimes) \tBE33036A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nFagnes de Stavelot et vallée de l'Eau Rouge (Jalhay; Malmedy; Stavelot) \tBE33040A0 \tSPA \tv.2014\nFagnes de la Polleur et de Malmedy \tBE33041C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée de la Helle \tBE33024C0 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDirection Générale Opérationnelle \"Agriculture, Ressources naturelles et Environnement\" (DGO3) - Departement de l'Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole (DEMNA) \tCoordinator\nCommission de Gestion du Parc naturel Hautes-Fagnes/Eifel, Belgium \tParticipant","Belgium","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2007",2012,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC818,AD818,\"m\")","v":71},4500300,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Agriculture/drainage","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing/Removal of current vegetation/Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management","improve or maintain biodiversity/Sustainable Hydrological management/Soil improvement",null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"2007-01-01","2012-12-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1800,"NA"]
[225,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-A-000010/living-space-in-the-rivers-of-mostviertel-wachau",null,"LIFE07 NAT/A/000010",null,"Living space in the rivers of Mostviertel- Wachau","\nLiving space in the rivers of Mostviertel- Wachau\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/A/000010 | Acronym: Mostviertel- Wachau\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nHuman activities over the past few decades have reduced the number of gravel banks and lateral-flowing waters in the project area. However, such habitats are crucial for fish spawning, reproduction and wintering. Fish that prefer to live in fast-flowing water (rheophile species) migrate to the tributaries of the River Danube in the Mostviertel region, to reproduce at sites where gravel banks still exist. Most of the fish species in the Danube itself need lateral (side) arms, particularity as wintering habitats. Moreover, juvenile fish find shelter in lateral waters, where they are protected against waves caused by boats in the main river. The rivers within the project area contain habitat for some 40 fish species, including 13 listed in the annexes of the Birds and Habitats Directives.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Mostviertel-Wachau project aimed to improve river habitats and the conservation status of threatened fish species included in the annexes of the Habitats Directive. Extensive river restoration measures included the construction of new side arms and backwaters for the River Danube and the creation of a new mouth for the River Pielach. Additional project objectives included ensuring the free passage of fish between a detached sidearm (the Lateiner) of the Danube and the main river channel, designating a nature protection area (Naturschutzgebiet), and implementing river restoration measures at three locations on the River Ybbs.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Mostviertel-Wachau project undertook a range of river restoration actions to improve habitat conditions for fish species, and a few that also improved terrestrial habitats. This ambitious river restoration project required specialist landscape design and river engineering inputs. The coordinating beneficiary, the Lower Austrian water authority, collaborated with associated beneficiaries the City of Amstetten, Stadtwerke Amstetten (an energy supplier), viadonau (a state-owned company responsible for the Danube River) and Lanius (a nature conservation association in the Wachau area). Although some land parcels were provided by land owners without any cost to the project, several parcels were purchased in a Natura 2000 network site, totalling 14 ha, within the project’s framework, to enable the river restoration work to proceed. In addition, the project purchased 1.4 ha of land (not charged to LIFE) as a buffer for nearby alluvial forests.\n\nOn the project site 'Wachau', two large side arms of the River Danube were reconnected to the river, which provided important habitats for fish and also bird species. The first of these, on the Danube near Schallemmersdorf, involved the restoration of 2 km of a former sidearm, which created new spawning and wintering grounds for target fish species; in addition, 160 old trees on the island between the sidearm and the Danube were conserved as they are an important habitat for a rare Habitats Directive annex-listed flat bark beetle species (Cucujus cinnaberius). The second sidearm, near Schönbühel, was restored over a length of 1.5 km, with an island between the River Danube and the restored side-arm completely cut-off from the 'mainland' - to the benefit of species sensitive to human disturbance like the black stork (Ciconia nigra) and the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). A smaller lateral arm (Frauengärten, about 300 m long) was also re-connected to the Danube at Dürnstein to provide shelter and spawning grounds for target fish species.\n\nThe project restored the mouth of the River Pielach, where it joins the Danube, which created new fish spawning and wintering grounds, and attracted little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) to breed in the vicinity. A small brook was also built to connect the River Pielach with the Lateiner Altarm, a former sidearm of the River Danube, which enables migratory fish to reach spawning grounds in the Lateiner Altarm. According to the monitoring results, 28 fish species subsequently used the brook to migrate into the Lateiner Altarm.\n\nThe project created a 27 ha nature reserve (Pielach Unterlauf), with 20 ha of forest and meadow land being purchased from private landowners; this land is now owned by associated beneficiary Lanius.\n\nOther restoration work on the River Ybbs included the construction of a new 1.5 km sidearm, the addition of two fish ladders at the hydropower station in Greinsfurth, and the creation of 19 000 m2 of gravel banks as fish spawning grounds. In addition, five ponds for amphibians were created. New, though smaller, side arms were also created at Winklarn and Hausmening. Among the target species observed using the fish passes and accessing the new side arms of the river was the Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), one of Europe’s most endangered fish species.\n\nThe river restoration actions have enabled willow-dominated woods to develop along the flooded banks of restored river sections, to the benefit of bird species that live in this type of habitat.\n\nThe project disseminated its results through a website, information boards, leaflets, meetings with stakeholders, events (such as a fish pass opening ceremony), short project films, articles in the press and through other media, and the layman’s report. The project demonstrated river restoration actions that can be considered as 'best-practice' examples for similar work along other European rivers.\n\nTourism will benefit from the project measures, as the restored river areas are attractive to visitors. However, tourism needs to be regulated to avoid negative impacts on target habitats and species by leisure activities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/A/000010\nAcronym: Mostviertel- Wachau\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 30/06/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,685,000 €\nEU Contribution: 3,342,500 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung Abteilung Wasserbau\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Landhausplatz 1, 3109, St. Pölten,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Fish\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Charadrius dubius\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Actitis hypoleucos\n    Cottus gobio\n    Telestes souffia\n    Hucho hucho\n    Cucujus cinnaberinus\n    Natrix tessellata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWachau - Jauerling \tAT1205000 \tSPA \tv.2021\nNiederösterreichische Alpenvorlandflüsse \tAT1219000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nWachau \tAT1205A00 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPielachtal \tAT1219V00 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung Abteilung Wasserbau \tCoordinator\nviadonau, Austria \tParticipant\nCity of Amstetten, Austria \tParticipant\nLANIUS, Austria \tParticipant\nStadtwerke Amstetten, Austria \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2009",2024,65,2551277,1530766,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Erosion/Incomplete forest cover/Low biodiversity","Hydrological interventions/Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/Installation of wildlife refuges/monitoring","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase landscape connectivity/Sustainable Hydrological management",5,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2014-06-30",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,27,null,null,"Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung Abteilung Wasserbau / viadonau, Austria / City of Amstetten, Austria / LANIUS, Austria / Stadtwerke Amstetten, Austria","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Non Forest-Ecosystem"]
[233,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-A-000614/mur-experience-alpine-river-management-upper-mur",null,"LIFE08 NAT/A/000614",null,"Mur experience - Alpine river management Upper Mur","\nMur experience - Alpine river management Upper Mur\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/A/000614 | Acronym: Murerleben\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 site, Ober- und Mittellauf der Mur mit Puxer Auwald, Puxer Wand and Gulsen, covers an area of 1 309 hectares. Long stretches of the Upper River Mur originally consisted of a forked riverbed, but engineering measures have narrowed the bed to its present shape with an average width of around 20 m. The entire river, however, was not targeted but such action, and thus much of the path of the main riverbed has been preserved.\n\nSuch unsystematic river regulation also led to the widening of the river channel in some places, allowing the formation of typical river structures such as gravel islands. Due to this development, the Upper River Mur still contains meanders with slip-off and undercut banks, sediment bars and islands and well-structured stretches with a rich variation of wide and deep areas. Along with the connectivity with backwaters and riverine forests, these factors support the river’s rich diversity of species and habitats. The Upper Mur is one of the most ecologically valuable stretches of a large river in Austria.\n\nHowever, the narrowing of the river to its present main channel and, consequently, the deepening of the riverbed, has caused the River Mur to be disconnected from the landscape and has led to the loss of river-specific habitats and dynamism. Many riverine forest habitats (pools, oxbow lakes, etc.) and alluvial forests have disappeared.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project LIFE Murerleben in the Austrian region of Styria was to maintain, improve and regenerate the characteristic river landscapes of the Upper River Mur in the long term as a prerequisite for maintaining rare and endangered species of fauna and flora. Specifically, the project aimed to:\nInitiate type-specific riverine structures such as pool-riffle sequences, slip-off- and undercut banks or sediment bars and islands as crucial habitat types for riverine fish species (e.g. Hucho hucho as well as for Eudontomyzon spp., both listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive);\nMaintain, regenerate and ecological improve the vegetation stocks of the floodplain forests, especially along the remaining river sections, with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior and Salix eleagnos of Annex I of the Habitats Directive;\nRegenerate, improve and reconnect the floodplain water bodies to ensure the creation of a diverse aquatic, semi- and terrestrial habitat for yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegate) and Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) (both listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive);\nImprove the longitudinal connectivity within the River Mur and its tributaries with respect to migration (requirements), in particular for Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) and European bullhead (Cottus gobio), both listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive;\nEnhance the ecological value of existing LIFE measures as well as the planned measures; and\nRaise awareness among the local population.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project Murerleben achieved all its objectives, helped by the purchase of 9.46 ha of land for nature conservation purposes and the enlargement of existing Natura 2000 site by 5.5 ha. New side arms of the River Mur were created, totaling 3.9 km in length, while several ponds for amphibians with a total surface of 15.520 m2 were excavated. Bank reinforcement structures along the River Mur were partly removed on a length of 2.8 km and the development of alluvial forests was initiated on 21.6 ha. The populations of target species, such as common sandpiper, kingfisher, yellow-bellied toad, Danube salmon and bullhead, will benefit from the project measures in the long term, along with the targeted habitats.\n\nThe project represents a good example of flood prevention, demonstrating the benefit of giving rivers more space and that river restoration measures and flood protection are two sides of the same coin. Reconnected side arms and new alluvial forests increased flood plain areas and added a socio-economic benefit to the project. Floods regularly cause great damage to villages and infrastructure in the valley of the River Mur. A stretch of the River Mur was restored near the village of Pöls. Here shallow waters and gravel banks now offer the opportunity to enjoy recreational activities and the chance to learn more about the environment. More than 30 press releases were produced during the project and six press conferences were held. In addition, several innovative school projects were launched.\n\nThe After-LIFE plan recognises the need to maintain the ponds for amphibians and dragonflies, given that ponds tend to silt up and sludge must be removed every 10 years or so. The management of meadows will be covered by the Austrian agri-environmental scheme ('ÖPUL') until 2020, while post-project monitoring will be financed by the associated beneficiary, the nature conservation department of the Styrian government.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project Murerleben achieved all its objectives, helped by the purchase of 9.46 ha of land for nature conservation purposes and the enlargement of existing Natura 2000 site by 5.5 ha. New side arms of the River Mur were created, totaling 3.9 km in length, while several ponds for amphibians with a total surface of 15.520 m2 were excavated. Bank reinforcement structures along the River Mur were partly removed on a length of 2.8 km and the development of alluvial forests was initiated on 21.6 ha. The populations of target species, such as common sandpiper, kingfisher, yellow-bellied toad, Danube salmon and bullhead, will benefit from the project measures in the long term, along with the targeted habitats.\n\nThe project represents a good example of flood prevention, demonstrating the benefit of giving rivers more space and that river restoration measures and flood protection are two sides of the same coin. Reconnected side arms and new alluvial forests increased flood plain areas and added a socio-economic benefit to the project. Floods regularly cause great damage to villages and infrastructure in the valley of the River Mur. A stretch of the River Mur was restored near the village of Pöls. Here shallow waters and gravel banks now offer the opportunity to enjoy recreational activities and the chance to learn more about the environment. More than 30 press releases were produced during the project and six press conferences were held. In addition, several innovative school projects were launched.\n\nThe After-LIFE plan recognises the need to maintain the ponds for amphibians and dragonflies, given that ponds tend to silt up and sludge must be removed every 10 years or so. The management of meadows will be covered by the Austrian agri-environmental scheme ('ÖPUL') until 2020, while post-project monitoring will be financed by the associated beneficiary, the nature conservation department of the Styrian government.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/A/000614\nAcronym: Murerleben\nStart Date: 01/02/2010\nEnd Date: 01/02/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,784,131 €\nEU Contribution: 1,392,065 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: FA 14, Stempfergasse 7, 8010, Graz,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Eudontomyzon spp.\n    Cottus gobio\n    Hucho hucho\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Bombina variegata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nOber- und Mittellauf der Mur mit Puxer Auwald, Puxer Wand und Gulsen \tAT2236000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung \tCoordinator\nDepartment of Nature Protection of Styria, Austria \tParticipant\nBauhof Judenburg, Austria \tParticipant","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas","2010","2017",84,2784131,1392065,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)","Landscape fragmentation/Erosion/Incomplete forest cover/Low biodiversity","Hydrological interventions/Structural complexity enhancement/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)/monitoring/management and planning and opimization","improve or maintain biodiversity/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Sustainable Hydrological management/Increase landscape connectivity",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,"2010-02-01","2017-02-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,26,"NA",null,"Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung / Department of Nature Protection of Styria, Austria / Bauhof Judenburg, Austria","Riparian, alluvial Forests"]
[277,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-ES-001128/conservation-and-restoration-of-relict-taxus-baccata-woods",null,"LIFE20 NAT/ES/001128",null,"Conservation and restoration of relict Taxus baccata woods","\nConservation and restoration of relict Taxus baccata woods\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/001128 | Acronym: LIFE Teixeres\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMediterranean Taxus baccata woods is a Natura 2000 priority habitat (9580*) of an extremely reduced extension with severe conservation problems. Yew (Taxus baccata) woods are relict formations that are in severe decline all over their distribution range. The European Environment Agency shows that its current conservation status, “structures and functions” and “future prospect” in the Mediterranean biogeographical region is U2 (‘Unfavourable-bad’). In the Valencian region, yew woods are located in the highest Mediterranean mountains, occupying the wettest ravines and the bases of slopes facing north, often in rocky areas. These forests barely exceed one hectare and, for the most part, they are interpreted as the remains of bigger yew communities, progressively reduced and destroyed by a combination of human actions and climate change. The current main threats are: 1) very small, dispersed and fragmented habitat spots; 2) low seed productivity and seedling recruitment;3) herbivory and trampling by both domestic and wild ruminants; 4) climate change, and 5) wildfires. The small cover and fragmented distribution are the result of historic human activities over recent centuries, like soil transformation into agriculture and rangeland, forest uses and overgrazing. Until the 1980s, eliminating the understory and non-productive woody species as competence to the productive species was a common forest management practice. In addition, the abandonment of marginal mountainous lands during the past century allowed a fast development of the forest cover, generating very high densities that competed for resources with the yew habitat and increased forest fire risk.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE Teixeres project is to improve the conservation status of the ‘Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods’ habitat and its resilience capacity to the main threats. The project will take place in 10 Natura 2000 sites where the habitat type is present, distributed in 84 spots and with an extension of 130 ha.\n\nTo achieve these targets, the project will:\n\n    Increase habitat cover of small yew stands through reintroductions and/or reinforcements of existing populations to establish the minimum viable population in the most compromised localities;\n    Reduce habitat fragmentation by implementing actions in suitable sites (following historical data, current distribution and ecological ranges of the species, distance from the nearest natural populations);\n    Reduce competition through forest management. Many of the sites have been abandoned following human management and colonised by pioneer tree species. The reduction of their density and biomass will have as a secondary benefit the increase of forest fire resistance;\n    Passive defence measures may consist in reduction of herbivory and trampling of big ruminants by fences or by individual plant protectors;\n    Germplasm collection and storage in the seed banks at CIEF (Valencia);\n    Plant production in nurseries;\n    Knowledge updating by a monitoring programme of the target areas and habitat, which will include preliminary assessments and monitoring during all stages of the project. This will be supported by maps and field data of plant and animal communities living in the target habitat as well as climatic conditions registered by local data weather stations;\n    Communication via social media and websites; project information leaflets and newsletters; technical reports and scientific papers; dissemination at local and international events of the project aims and key issues related to the native flora conservation and Natura 2000 network. These events will be open to local inhabitants and key stakeholders; and\n    Sensitisation campaigns addressed to key stakeholders (e.g. forest owners, mountain sport organisations, conservation and volunteering NGOs) to reduce habitat pressures.\n\nThe project is in line with the EU Habitats Directive, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the EU Green Deal, and the new Forest Strategy, by restoring the target habitat, increasing the quantity of forests, and improving their health and resilience.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    A report with the indicators as well as the methodology to measure them. Stakeholders will be identified and involved;\n    Delivery of project plans for the conservation actions;\n    230 ha of improved habitat type through forestry treatments that will reduce competition of native and introduced tree species, and at least 10 ha of habitat protected from herbivores;\n    6 seed lots of Taxus baccata and, at least, 1 lot of 10 other accompanying species of the habitat types. 12 living Taxus collections installed, at least one per SCI. Each of these clonal orchards will include around 100 seed-producing female yews and 20 male trees for pollination, and will be on average 0.5 ha;\n    At least 28 000 plants of 37 different species for transplanting (some species specific to the site, others common all over the project area);\n    Habitat restored by reconstituting the adequate species composition through the plantation of 23 000 plants. The rest will be used for replanting and environmental education activities;\n    A report on the evaluation of habitat improvement and at least one scientific paper;\n    Assessment of the quality of collected seed lots;\n    Reports on the impact of dissemination activities, the project’s global success, and the socio-economic impact;\n    At least 3 technical seminars in Valencia. Organisation of one international congress to coincide with the GENMEDA biannual general congress focused on the conservation of the yew habitat in the Mediterranean, and the production of a best practice manual; and\n    Networking activities to exchange information, experiences and good practices with similar LIFE projects and institutions. \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/001128\nAcronym: LIFE Teixeres\nStart Date: 30/09/2021\nEnd Date: 31/12/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,406,410 €\nEU Contribution: 1,804,807 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Generalitat Valenciana/ Conselleria de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Emergencia Climática y Transición Ecológica.\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: C/ de la DEMOCRACIA 77; Cdad Adva. 9 d'Octubre -Torre 1 - Planta 3, 46018, Valencia,\nContact Person: Emilio Laguna Lumbreas\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana \tES5233001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPuebla de San Miguel \tES5233006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerres del Ferrer i Bèrnia \tES5213020 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerres de Mariola i el Carrascar de la Font Roja \tES0000213 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPenyagolosa \tES5223004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAitana, Serrella i Puigcampana \tES5213019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra d'Espadà \tES5222001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra del Negrete \tES5233009 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlt Palància \tES5223005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nL'Alt Maestrat \tES5223002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nGeneralitat Valenciana/Conselleria de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Emergencia Climática y Transición Ecológica \tCoordinator\nVAERSA(Valenciana d'Aprofitament Energètic de Residus S.A.), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,"2021","2026",63,2406410,1804807,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2021-09-30","2026-12-31"]
[282,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE96-NAT-IT-003068/proposed-sites-of-conservation-importance-scis-bioitaly-environment-restoration-on-the-groane-regional-park",null,"LIFE96 NAT/IT/003068",null,"Proposed sites of conservation importance (CIs - Bioitaly) environment restoration on the Groane Regional Park.","\nProposed sites of conservation importance (SCIs - Bioitaly) environment restoration on the Groane Regional Park.\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/IT/003068 | Acronym: Groane\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Groane woods and Cesate pine forest, northwest of Milan, represent the last tracts of woodland remaining in the Province of Milan, the territory encompassing Italy’s greatest industrial conurbation. The clayey nature of the terrain nurtures a very specific vegetation, in serious danger in the lowlands south of the Italian Alps on account of the intense urbanisation of the area. The Groane woods and the Cesate pine forest both contain wetlands in which numerous species threatened with extinction occur, both animal (black-shouldered kite, little bittern, pallis harrier) and vegetable (Oak-hombeam stands of the Stellario-Carpinetum type). Continuous comings and goings of visitors, and free-for-all mountain-biking and horse-riding are damaging the soil, causing the vegetation to disappear. The entire zone is furthermore seriously at risk from wildfires.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe beneficiary intended to buy 11 hectares of land, consisting of the nuclei of the Stellario-Carpinetum oak-hombeam stands and areas bordering the pools where the little bittern nests, to put them out of reach of property speculation. Besides encouraging the re-establishment of forest and conservation of the habitat type in which the black-shouldered kite nests, within the Groane woods, measures to improve access for fire-fighters and to lay out fire breaks were to be carried out.\n\nFinally, a system of routes for visitors were to be implemented in order to facilitate keeping access restricted to pre-established itineraries.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been successfully implemented on a surface larger than what was initially foreseen, revealing a good management capacity.\n\nThe works carried out increased the naturality of the sites and favoured the expansion of the habitats of EU interest targeted by the project.\n\nIn both pSCIs the removal of invasive allochthonous species (Rubus sp. and Prunus serotina) and planting of autochthonous plants has improved the conditions for the Stellario-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests.\n\nFires are a major concern throughout Italy. The restoration of fire-cutting paths blocks the expansion of fires in the wood, and potential danger of reduction of the biodiversity.\n\nManual removing of Tipha from the water pools has reduced the tendency towards silting and restored open spaces used by birds. A small section of the reed beds has been kept so as to provide a refuge for amphibians of EU interest: Triturus carnifex, Hyla intermedia, Rana esculenta, Rana latastei and Rana dalmatina.\n\nThe removal of the Pteridium aquilinum resulted in the increase of the diffusion of Molinea caerulea. This will favour the expansion of the Calluna vulgaris, an important peat bogs species.\n\nDeepening of a small wet area in Foppa di San Dalmazio and placing of 72 nests of vespids resulted in an improvement of the habitat of the Pernis apivorus, a bird listed in the Birds Directive.\n\nThe creation of draining canals have benefited amphibians of EU interest, such as Rana latastei and R. dalmatina.\n\nThe project has been successfully implemented on a surface larger than what was initially foreseen, revealing a good management capacity.\n\nThe works carried out increased the naturality of the sites and favoured the expansion of the habitats of EU interest targeted by the project.\n\nIn both pSCIs the removal of invasive allochthonous species (Rubus sp. and Prunus serotina) and planting of autochthonous plants has improved the conditions for the Stellario-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests.\n\nFires are a major concern throughout Italy. The restoration of fire-cutting paths blocks the expansion of fires in the wood, and potential danger of reduction of the biodiversity.\n\nManual removing of Tipha from the water pools has reduced the tendency towards silting and restored open spaces used by birds. A small section of the reed beds has been kept so as to provide a refuge for amphibians of EU interest: Triturus carnifex, Hyla intermedia, Rana esculenta, Rana latastei and Rana dalmatina.\n\nThe removal of the Pteridium aquilinum resulted in the increase of the diffusion of Molinea caerulea. This will favour the expansion of the Calluna vulgaris, an important peat bogs species.\n\nDeepening of a small wet area in Foppa di San Dalmazio and placing of 72 nests of vespids resulted in an improvement of the habitat of the Pernis apivorus, a bird listed in the Birds Directive.\n\nThe creation of draining canals have benefited amphibians of EU interest, such as Rana latastei and R. dalmatina.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/IT/003068\nAcronym: Groane\nStart Date: 01/01/1997\nEnd Date: 30/06/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 587,982 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio Parco delle Groane\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: via della Polveriera, 2, 20020, Solaro (MI),\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    natural park\n    renaturation\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    fire protection\n    pest control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Milvus migrans\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Bufo viridis\n    Rana dalmatina\n    Rana latastei\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPineta di Cesate \tIT2050001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBoschi delle Groane \tIT2050002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio Parco delle Groane \tCoordinator","Italy",null,"1997",2001,53,0,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-01-01","2001-06-30"]
[293,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-B-005172/preservation-protection-and-restoration-of-the-kranepoel-and-surroundings-aalter",null,"LIFE98 NAT/B/005172",null,"Preservation, Protection and Restoration of the Kranepoel and Surroundings (Aalter)","\nPreservation, Protection and Restoration of the Kranepoel and Surroundings (Aalter)\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/B/005172 | Acronym: Kranepoel\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Kraenepoel near Aalter is one of the remnants of the once desolate lands of the Bulskampveld, dominated by heathlands, open relict woodlands, and pools. By the 19th century the pond of the Kraenepoel may well have been no more than a humid depression which largely dried up in summer. However, in this shallow and nutrient-poor lake, a unique oligotrophic aquatic fauna and flora thrived. During the 2Oth century, the water quality gradually declined. Several factors contributed to this decline, such as abandonment of the traditional water level maintenance and extensive fish farming, an increase in silt from the surrounding forest litter, the diffuse inflow of nutrients and pollutants from the intensively-used surrounding farmland and from upmarket residential subdivisions, which conveniently drained their wastewater straight into the Kraenepoel. The last survivors of the oligotrophic plantlife disappeared. Furthermore, a dyke was built cutting the lake in two. After consultation with the previous owner and the competent authorities, a management agreement was concluded for the southern half of the pond in the 1980s, but it was never implemented because the municipality of Aalter did not succeed in getting effective control of the area. In 1996, however, the municipality acquired the southern half and concluded agreements with the owner of the northern half. The competent regional authorities for nature conservation (AMINAL-Natuur) were brought in as a partner to restore this biotope and this collaboration between private landowner, municipality and Flemish Region created the preconditions to restore the Kraenepoel.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nIn order to restore the nutrient-poor conditions, the beneficiary had to achieve two results: internally, the removal of silt deposited over the years in the lake, and externally, control of the water level/quality to stop further input of polluted and nutrient-enriched water into the lake. To achieve optimum control of the water level, two constructions to regulate the in- and outflow of water were to be built, together with a temporary re-routing of the feeder rivulet Bloembeek. The next measure was to dredge the accumulated sediment from both parts of the pond. Also, the beneficiary planned to restore the reed fringes and to clear the non-native trees along the pond as an additional measure to restore the water quality. Simultaneous to this LIFE project, the regional water authorities (AMINAL-Water) and the provincial authorities planned wastewater treatment and sewer reticulation works in the vicinity, so as to end the diffuse pollution of the site.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its objectives: - preparatory research was carried out concerning the seed bank, macro-invertebrates, protists, zooplankton, fish and macrophytes in the site (partly with additional funds parallel to LIFE); - the entire lake was dredged (partly with additional funds parallel to LIFE); - the Bloembeek feeder rivulet was re-routed, following the acquisition of use rights to 0.2 ha. of land, so that polluted water no longer enters the lake; - an inflow and an outflow construction, with a fish-trapping device, were built to allow water levels to be controlled; - part of the dyke bisecting the pond was removed to restore connection between the two halves (with additional funds parallel to LIFE); - scrub and all non-native trees around the lake were removed to reduce eutrophication of the water by falling leaves and to increase the amount of light reaching the lake; - pond edges were restored with limestone in the northern part of the lake; - information panels were erected; - a monitoring system was put in place for tracking future ecological developments. The first vegetation association expected to expand as a result of the habitat restoration works are pond weeds of the Magnopotamion association. The restoration of the Kraenepoel proved technically more difficult and expensive than initially foreseen but thanks to an effective involvement of the regional competent conservation authorities (AMINAL-Natuur), the Commission for Monuments and Sites of the Regional Flemish Government and several scientists, these challenges were overcome. Completion of the sewer system and treatment of the water which would normally enter the lake via the Bloembeek is planned by the municipality of Aalter as part of its integral watercourse management for the Kraenepoelloop catchment. The project achieved its objectives: - preparatory research was carried out concerning the seed bank, macro-invertebrates, protists, zooplankton, fish and macrophytes in the site (partly with additional funds parallel to LIFE); - the entire lake was dredged (partly with additional funds parallel to LIFE); - the Bloembeek feeder rivulet was re-routed, following the acquisition of use rights to 0.2 ha. of land, so that polluted water no longer enters the lake; - an inflow and an outflow construction, with a fish-trapping device, were built to allow water levels to be controlled; - part of the dyke bisecting the pond was removed to restore connection between the two halves (with additional funds parallel to LIFE); - scrub and all non-native trees around the lake were removed to reduce eutrophication of the water by falling leaves and to increase the amount of light reaching the lake; - pond edges were restored with limestone in the northern part of the lake; - information panels were erected; - a monitoring system was put in place for tracking future ecological developments. The first vegetation association expected to expand as a result of the habitat restoration works are pond weeds of the Magnopotamion association. The restoration of the Kraenepoel proved technically more difficult and expensive than initially foreseen but thanks to an effective involvement of the regional competent conservation authorities (AMINAL-Natuur), the Commission for Monuments and Sites of the Regional Flemish Government and several scientists, these challenges were overcome. Completion of the sewer system and treatment of the water which would normally enter the lake via the Bloembeek is planned by the municipality of Aalter as part of its integral watercourse management for the Kraenepoelloop catchment.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/B/005172\nAcronym: Kranepoel\nStart Date: 01/09/1998\nEnd Date: 30/11/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 337,613 €\nProject Location: Aalter\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Gemeente Aalter\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Europalaan 22, 9880, Aalter,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    research project\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    lake\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 91/676 - Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (12.12.1991)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel \tBE2300005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nGemeente Aalter \tCoordinator\nAMINAL, Afdeling Natuur (Regional competent authority for nature conservation) \tParticipant","Belgium",null,"1998",2002,50,337613,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium",null,null,null,"1998-09-01","2002-11-30"]
[295,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-P-005235/natura-2000-network-of-the-setubal-peninsula-sado",null,"LIFE98 NAT/P/005235",null,"NATURA 2000 network of the Setúbal Peninsula/Sado","\nNATURA 2000 network of the Setúbal Peninsula/Sado\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/P/005235 | Acronym: Setúbal/Sado\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nWithin one of the most industrialised and populated regions of the country, lies a group of areas of outstanding natural value. They are located in the valleys of Tejo and Sado rivers, also including Arrábida, Cabo Espichel, Cabrela e Comporta-Galé, all of them designated as pSCI and two of them bearing SPAs within its range. These areas include a high number of priority habitats and species according with the “Habitats” and “Birds” Directives. In fact, although the area of the five sites totals less than 100,000 ha, it bears 12 priority habitats and 11 priority species. Contrarily to what happened in other areas of the country with similar industrial and population characteristics, in the Setúbal Peninsula/Sado, these values have persisted. Urban and tourism pressure, water pollution due to industrial, agricultural and domestic waste and illegal hunting are the main threats to the viability of populations and habitats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aims were to prepare and partially implement management plans for the five pSCIs in co-operation with the competent authorities. It was foreseen to do that through the establishment of co-operation protocols not only with the competent authorities but also with scientific institutions, municipalities, local landowners and land users. Another goal was to update the existing inventory of habitats carried out in the target areas through a previous LIFE project managed by the ICN (Institute of Nature Conservation, Life project “Natural Habitats and Flora of Continental Portugal”, Contract nº B4-3200/94/763).\n\nThe project also intended to design and implement suitable management measures for some of the most important habitats present in the target areas. To this end, it was planned to carry out several demonstration projects to maintain or improve the quality of these habitats (riverine forests, oak woods, dunes, etc.). Other actions to be implemented were signposting and control of access to sensitive areas, native vegetation restoration and the implementation of demonstrative sustainable productive activities. The project also included an important monitoring work of habitats and species, as well as a program of awareness-raising designed for local people and visitors.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project had four specific objectives:\n\nTo establish an effective co-operation between the public bodies, local authorities, landowners and research institutions to define management plans in terms of nature conservation;\n\nTo implement the management plans;\n\nTo define a regional network of natural areas integrating areas of community, national, and regional interest with a global management strategy; and\n\nTo raise the awareness towards the natural heritage of the sites as a regional development factor.\n\nThe best results were obtained for the last one of these objectives, and the first and second objectives were partially achieved. The project had the merit of joining together an impressive array of institutions, which gave their contributions to the preparation of management proposals for the five SCIs involved: three universities, competent authorities (including 17 municipalities) and landowners. Associations of land managers and hunters also participated. In spite of this, it was not possible to achieve a final management document to be publicly discussed before the end of the project. As regards implementation, several management measures were carried out in the form of demonstration projects during the four years of the project and included the restoration of dune, cork oak, Quercus faginea oak and riverine habitats. To accomplish the third objective, the beneficiary proposed a re-definition of the N2000 sites’ boundaries that, in general, coincided with those of the national protected areas.\n\nIn spite of these contingencies, the benefits for the Natura 2000 sites targeted were outstanding. The update of information on the priority species and the cartography of habitats done within the project were a major conservation achievement before the project end. Indeed, the contribution of all competent authorities and stakeholders to the proposals for management plans were also very important, although their public debate did not take place within the project. In addition, a model was created that allows determining the nature conservation value of each area within the Natura 2000 sites, as well as the evaluation of costs and benefits of specific management options. It also permits the assessment of impacts of specific barriers on the occurrence and mobility of priority wildlife species. This was innovative and potentially useful for other N2000 areas.\n\nThe incentive and pump priming effects, both in financial and in policy terms, were remarkable. The project’s initiative to create a visitor centre and trails raised the interest from other agents, mainly municipalities and private bodies, to develop similar initiatives elsewhere within the project’s intervention area. The project’s team provided technical support to the development of four of these initiatives.\n\nThe project contributed to the local economy by hiring 27 people while it lasted. Five new jobs were kept after the project's end: three officers permanently assigned to the Zambujalinho visitors’ centre, which is now self-sustainable, and two officers hired by Aflops. A different kind of impact was achieved through the awareness raising measures, which were well conceived and apparently would have continuity in several schools. In the future, the consensus over the plan proposals, and their public discussion and final implementation, are the most important indicators of the project’s success.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/P/005235\nAcronym: Setúbal/Sado\nStart Date: 01/10/1998\nEnd Date: 30/09/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 2,788,084 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: AFLOPS\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Rua José Augusto Coelho, 133 - 1°Dto, 2925-543, Azeitao,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Forests\n    Public and Stakeholders participation\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    cartography\n    employment\n    public-private partnership\n    management plan\n    protected area\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1240 - Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp.\n    1430 - Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea)\n    2190 - Humid dune slacks\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    2260 - Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9320 - Olea and Ceratonia forests\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Falco naumanni\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Tetrax tetrax\n    Armeria rouyana\n    Convolvulus fernandesii\n    Thymus camphoratus\n    Limonium lanceolatum\n    Festuca duriotagana\n    Hyacinthoides vincentina\n    Linaria ficalhoana\n    Myosotis lusitanica\n    Narcissus fernandesii\n    Spiranthes aestivalis\n    Thymus capitellatus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nEstuário do Tejo \tPTZPE0010 \tSPA \tv.2021\nEstuário do Sado \tPTZPE0011 \tSPA \tv.2021\nEstuário do Tejo \tPTCON0009 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nArrábida / Espichel \tPTCON0010 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEstuário do Sado \tPTCON0011 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCabrela \tPTCON0033 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nComporta / Galé \tPTCON0034 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFernão Ferro / Lagoa de Albufeira \tPTCON0054 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAFLOPS \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Portugal",null,"1998","2002",47,2788084,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"1998-10-01","2002-09-30"]
[303,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-P-006441/montados-of-the-cabecao-site-management-of-habitats-and-species",null,"LIFE99 NAT/P/006441",null,"Montados of the Cabe&ccedil;&atilde;o Site : management of habitats and species","\nMontados of the Cabeção Site : management of habitats and species\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/P/006441 | Acronym: Sítio de Cabeção\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAt the start of this project (i.e. in 1999) the Cabeção site was a proposed site of Community importance (pSCI) to be included in the Natura 2000 network. It is an area of gently rolling plains where Portugal's best preserved, most representative oak groves are found. In addition to groves of cork and holm oaks, the plant cover comprises mainly sclerophyllous brushwood and riparian vegetation as well as some arable crops. The area includes 20 habitats of the types listed in Annex I to the Habitats Directive, including four priority habitats.\nAgriculture and combined farming, forestry and grazing are the main economic activities in the area. By the time the project began, unsuitable practices existed and were beginning to affect the integrity of certain habitats of EU importance. There was an urgent need for a management plan for the area to be drawn up and implemented in order to regulate such activities.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project sought to achieve the sustained management of the area by reconciling the demands of rural development and nature conservation.\nThe measures planned included the drawing-up and partial implementation of a management plan for the proposed Natura 2000 site and the dissemination of the results to the owners, municipalities and the remaining local population. Various degraded habitats would be restored through the planting of indigenous species, animal husbandry and the restoration of natural drainage lines damaged by bad practices.\nThe works would be carried out in accordance with agreements made with land-owners and the transfer of rights over the areas concerned. The project also called for the co-operation of the relevant authorities, with care taken to ensure that the management measures were incorporated into the management plans applying to the area concerned.\n\nRESULTS\n\nA management plan was developed for the Cabeção site and management/ leasing right agreements were obtained for seven plots.\nThe project succeeded in leasing 359 29 ha (far more than the planned 340 ha). Management measures were implemented for all habitats found on the leased land plots. In addition, measures were also carried out for another three habitats, not found on the leased land, as well as for two species (Halimium verticillatum and Leuzea longifolia).\nThese measures focused on conserving the natural habitats while maintaining their use, namely for cork extraction and cattle raising. The actions included: fencing and planting of native species; restoring river beds, reintroducing Leuzea longifolia and management of montados, riparian, pseudo-steppe and dunes and dry heaths.\nFor each habitat, detailed measures were developed. For example, the management of montados – the most widespread habitat in the pSCI – entailed the selective cutting of scrubland (54.68 ha); controlled grazing of 400 pigs (on 54.68 ha); planting of Quercus suber (on 32.78 ha); maintenance of draining lines; promotion of cork removal practices and natural fertilisation through the planting of nitrogen-fixing plants. These measures contributed to the recovery of a significant area – 359 29 ha – covering several community interest habitats, including four priority habitats.\nThe management measures were tested, implemented and disseminated to local forest producers, farmers, forestry technicians, as well as to institutions linked to nature conservation.\nThe project results were disseminated to local stakeholders mainly through the distribution of a management guide of the montado habitat (1 000 copies) and a management code for the Cabeção site. The latter guidance document for the pSCI included estimations of costs for implementing each advised management measure for each habitat.\nRaising awareness:\nFinally, the project’s dissemination effort raised awareness of the opportunities to maintain the use of natural habitats – such as for cork extraction – while guaranteeing conservation of important habitats. Other awareness raising activities included school activities (that reached a total of approximately 900 students), media coverage (e.g. a ‘Green Day’) and production of a video. The involvement of a beneficiary that is an association of landowners i.e. concerned with those most directly concerned with the management of the land, is thought to have greatly aided the dissemination of the project results.A management plan was developed for the Cabeção site and management/ leasing right agreements were obtained for seven plots.\nThe project succeeded in leasing 359 29 ha (far more than the planned 340 ha). Management measures were implemented for all habitats found on the leased land plots. In addition, measures were also carried out for another three habitats, not found on the leased land, as well as for two species (Halimium verticillatum and Leuzea longifolia).\nThese measures focused on conserving the natural habitats while maintaining their use, namely for cork extraction and cattle raising. The actions included: fencing and planting of native species; restoring river beds, reintroducing Leuzea longifolia and management of montados, riparian, pseudo-steppe and dunes and dry heaths.\nFor each habitat, detailed measures were developed. For example, the management of montados – the most widespread habitat in the pSCI – entailed the selective cutting of scrubland (54.68 ha); controlled grazing of 400 pigs (on 54.68 ha); planting of Quercus suber (on 32.78 ha); maintenance of draining lines; promotion of cork removal practices and natural fertilisation through the planting of nitrogen-fixing plants. These measures contributed to the recovery of a significant area – 359 29 ha – covering several community interest habitats, including four priority habitats.\nThe management measures were tested, implemented and disseminated to local forest producers, farmers, forestry technicians, as well as to institutions linked to nature conservation.\nThe project results were disseminated to local stakeholders mainly through the distribution of a management guide of the montado habitat (1 000 copies) and a management code for the Cabeção site. The latter guidance document for the pSCI included estimations of costs for implementing each advised management measure for each habitat.\nRaising awareness:\nFinally, the project’s dissemination effort raised awareness of the opportunities to maintain the use of natural habitats – such as for cork extraction – while guaranteeing conservation of important habitats. Other awareness raising activities included school activities (that reached a total of approximately 900 students), media coverage (e.g. a ‘Green Day’) and production of a video. The involvement of a beneficiary that is an association of landowners i.e. concerned with those most directly concerned with the management of the land, is thought to have greatly aided the dissemination of the project results.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/P/006441\nAcronym: Sítio de Cabeção\nStart Date: 01/10/1999\nEnd Date: 30/09/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 764,941 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: AFLOSOR - Associação de Produtores Florestais da Região de Ponte de Sôr\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Avenida da Liberdade, 115 (Apdo 51), 7400-909, Ponte de Sôr,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    forestry\n    nature conservation\n    rural development\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    agricultural method\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2260 - Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Halimium verticillatum\n    Leuzea longifolia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCabeção \tPTCON0029 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAFLOSOR - Associação de Produtores Florestais da Região de Ponte de Sôr \tCoordinator","Portugal",null,"1999","2003",47,764941,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"1999-10-01","2003-09-30"]
[304,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-RO-006411/habitat-conservation-in-the-bucegi-national-park-romania",null,"LIFE99 NAT/RO/006411",null,"Habitat conservation in the Bucegi National Park/Romania","\nHabitat conservation in the Bucegi National Park/Romania\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/RO/006411 | Acronym: Bucegi\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in the southern Carpathians karst region, the National Park of Bucegi has 25% of the forest habitat types in Romania. The project focuses on 19 alpine or sub-alpine forestry habitats in the EU Habitats Directive, five of which are priority Habitats. Some 1 245 species of spermatophytic plants can be found in the park, many of them endemics. The site hosts 27 vertebrate species, including three large carnivores - bear, wolf and lynx (Ursus arctos, Canis lupus and Lynx lynx). Birds present include three large eagle species (Aquila clanga, A. pomarina and A. chrysaetos). The main threats come from the current forestry management resulting in the destruction of habitats and the abandonment of the traditional maintenance of meadows in certain mountain areas. On top of that, intensive pressure from uncontrolled tourism is increasing and causing problems to the conservation of the site.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aims to reconcile the conservation of the National Park and the uses of its natural resources through management of forestry, mountain agriculture and tourism. One of the main results of the project will be the restoration of certain degraded areas hosting interesting habitats, mainly pine woods and meadows. Detailed plans for habitat conservation activities would be drawn up in a preparation phase, including the precise areas to be restored, the material needed and the estimated budget for each action. Restoration work would include plantation and conservation of mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and Swiss pine (P. cembra), and weeding of alpine meadows. Erosion in the park would be brought under control through the organisation of nature trails and fencing, which will also help to restrict tourism pressure. An information and awareness campaign aimed at the local population and tourists will support the habitat management actions of the project.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project did not achieve its objectives. The administration and wardening of the park was to be set up with financial support from the World Bank-GEF. The Life project was to have been carried out with the support of this management staff. The park administration was not set up as foreseen and this constrained the ability of the project to achieve its objectives. Elections in 2000 led to changes in relevant administrative structures. A new legislative framework for land ownership (giving land back to private owners that had been taken by the communist state) and the designation and management of protected areas was established in the same year. Working plans were prepared for five target areas. Limited activities were undertaken by volunteers, including the reconstruction of 6 km of trails and a bridge. A webpage was available for the duration of the project.The project did not achieve its objectives. The administration and wardening of the park was to be set up with financial support from the World Bank-GEF. The Life project was to have been carried out with the support of this management staff. The park administration was not set up as foreseen and this constrained the ability of the project to achieve its objectives. Elections in 2000 led to changes in relevant administrative structures. A new legislative framework for land ownership (giving land back to private owners that had been taken by the communist state) and the designation and management of protected areas was established in the same year. Working plans were prepared for five target areas. Limited activities were undertaken by volunteers, including the reconstruction of 6 km of trails and a bridge. A webpage was available for the duration of the project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/RO/006411\nAcronym: Bucegi\nStart Date: 01/09/1999\nEnd Date: 30/04/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 79,929 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Agentia de Protectie a Mediului\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Str. Politehnicii 3, Judetul Brasov,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of forestry\n    natural park\n    tourist facility\n    conflicting use\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBucegi \tROSCI0013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAgentia de Protectie a Mediului \tCoordinator","Romania",null,"1999",2002,31,79929,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"1999-09-01","2002-04-30"]
[305,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-S-006348/forest-and-flora-influenced-by-jamtlands-limestone-bedrock",null,"LIFE99 NAT/S/006348",null,"Forest and flora influenced by Jämtlands limestone bedrock","\nForest and flora influenced by Jämtlands limestone bedrock\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/S/006348 | Acronym: Jämtlands limestone bedrock\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe western taiga and herb-rich spruce forest are two habitats which are characteristic of northern Europe and which in the EU are found only in Finland and Sweden. Normally they would be found on a granitic or gneissic bedrock, but in Jämtland in northern Sweden they are located on limestone. The combination of calciferous soil and the harsh northern climate have contributed to the development of special plant communities which are unique to Europe. This is the \"heart of Europe\" for plants such as lady's slipper, fairy slipper, Lapland buttercup and mire saxifrage. In bygone times, the land was used extensively for pasturage and as hay meadows, and both are important for preservation of the Arctic flora. Today, commercial forestry, combined with the fact that the land has ceased to be used in the traditional manner, is the main threat to these types of natural sites. The aim of the project was to protect six areas, totalling 961 hectares and consisting of natural forest sites such as western taiga and herbaceous spruce forests.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective was the purchase and protection of natural forest sites (primarily western taiga and Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forests), with specific characteristics linked to the limestone bedrock, at six sites (961 ha in total) in the central parts of Jämtland County, Sweden. The main action to be taken was thus purchasing the land or compensating the owners for forestry restrictions. In addition, steps would gradually be taken to enable visitors to study and inform themselves about the areas' natural beauty. At one of the sites, Storholmsjö, a mountain hay meadow was to be restored within the project duration, and this action was to be linked to efforts outside the project to restore the cultural heritage at this site and the cultural value attached to haymaking. Knowledge was still limited as regards the existence and extent of the areas where the natural sites to be protected under the project were still intact. The herbaceous spruce forests on limestone bedrock would therefore be inventoried through a \"Cypripedium\" inventory. The areas with qualifying interests for Natura 2000 would be proposed as sites of Community interest (pSCI) on completion of the project. Results to be expected by the end of project were: · Six pSCIs protected as nature reserves, 961 ha in total. · Facilities for public access and public awareness ready at the sites concerned. · Inventory and restoration of mountain hay meadow at one site, Storholmssjö. · \"Cypripedium\" inventory of sites, including brochure and proposed pSCIs for the Natura 2000 network.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe achievements of this project were, when it ended in June 2003: · Acquisition and protection of 976 ha at six sites, compared to 961 ha foreseen in the application. The difference was due to revised surface area estimates at five sites and expansion of one site. · In terms of representation of habitats on Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC, the 976 ha covered proportions of western taiga (9010) and Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forests (9050) close to that foreseen. · The \"Cypripedium\" inventory of herb-rich forests was done. It provided important information for the implementation of the Natura 2000 network, especially concerning the representation of Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forests and two orchids, Cypripedium calceolos and Calypso bulbosa. In total, 23 sites were identified and proposed for the Natura 2000 network. A brochure (in Swedish, \"Jämtlands läns kalkbarrskogar\") on the specific features of the vegetation and flora of the sites, was produced by the end of the project. · 5 ha of mountain hay meadow (6520) at the site Storholmsjö was restored. In parallel, some traditional buildings were restored with national funds for cultural heritage management, to create a genuine entity of a traditional shieling or \"chalet\". · Small-scale facilities for visitors, such as information boards, footbridges over wet ground etc, were built at most sites. The project was one of twelve with a similar strategy, i.e. land acquisition of natural forest and/or mire habitats, which were co-financed in Sweden during LIFE II in 1995-99. With its focus on natural forest habitats on limestone bedrock in northern Europe, this project added an element not previously covered in the LIFE-Nature programme. In terms of conservation benefit, this gives it a profile quite distinct from most of the other eleven targeting natural forest habitats in Sweden and launched under LIFE II. The focus on habitats on limestone bedrock resulted in increased public attention for the specific characteristics and nature conservation values linked to these sites. Within the beneficiary's own organisation, the project created incentives for further actions. The most apparent manifestation is the beneficiary's follow-up with a LIFE-Nature project for another set of habitats specific for this part of Europe, namely meadow habitats linked to small-scale farms in the coniferous forest and \"fjeld\" regions. The main objective of the new project is the restoration of 31 sites where the future management will be linked to agri-environmental agreements (LIFE03NAT/S/0070). The achievements of this project were, when it ended in June 2003: · Acquisition and protection of 976 ha at six sites, compared to 961 ha foreseen in the application. The difference was due to revised surface area estimates at five sites and expansion of one site. · In terms of representation of habitats on Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC, the 976 ha covered proportions of western taiga (9010) and Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forests (9050) close to that foreseen. · The \"Cypripedium\" inventory of herb-rich forests was done. It provided important information for the implementation of the Natura 2000 network, especially concerning the representation of Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forests and two orchids, Cypripedium calceolos and Calypso bulbosa. In total, 23 sites were identified and proposed for the Natura 2000 network. A brochure (in Swedish, \"Jämtlands läns kalkbarrskogar\") on the specific features of the vegetation and flora of the sites, was produced by the end of the project. · 5 ha of mountain hay meadow (6520) at the site Storholmsjö was restored. In parallel, some traditional buildings were restored with national funds for cultural heritage management, to create a genuine entity of a traditional shieling or \"chalet\". · Small-scale facilities for visitors, such as information boards, footbridges over wet ground etc, were built at most sites. The project was one of twelve with a similar strategy, i.e. land acquisition of natural forest and/or mire habitats, which were co-financed in Sweden during LIFE II in 1995-99. With its focus on natural forest habitats on limestone bedrock in northern Europe, this project added an element not previously covered in the LIFE-Nature programme. In terms of conservation benefit, this gives it a profile quite distinct from most of the other eleven targeting natural forest habitats in Sweden and launched under LIFE II. The focus on habitats on limestone bedrock resulted in increased public attention for the specific characteristics and nature conservation values linked to these sites. Within the beneficiary's own organisation, the project created incentives for further actions. The most apparent manifestation is the beneficiary's follow-up with a LIFE-Nature project for another set of habitats specific for this part of Europe, namely meadow habitats linked to small-scale farms in the coniferous forest and \"fjeld\" regions. The main objective of the new project is the restoration of 31 sites where the future management will be linked to agri-environmental agreements (LIFE03NAT/S/0070).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/S/006348\nAcronym: Jämtlands limestone bedrock\nStart Date: 01/02/1999\nEnd Date: 30/06/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,742,454 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: 831 86, Östersund,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    land purchase\n    mountainous area\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBlektjärn \tSE0720244 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStorholmsjö \tSE0720248 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGröntoppen \tSE0720249 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBollsberget \tSE0720256 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMjövattenberget \tSE0720257 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÖrnbergskilen \tSE0720258 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLänsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län \tCoordinator\nThe Regional Forestry Board (Skogsvårdsstyrelsen Mellannorrland) \tParticipant\nThe National Forestry Board (Skogsstyrelsen) \tParticipant\nThe Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA; Naturvårdsverket) \tParticipant\nThe Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen) \tParticipant\nSCA Forest and Timber \tParticipant","Sweden",null,"1999",2021,52,1742454,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"1999-02-01","2003-06-30"]
[306,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-IT-000112/ardeides-and-amphibians-habitat-conservation-in-monticchie-natural-reserve",null,"LIFE03 NAT/IT/000112",null,"Ardeides and Amphibians: habitat conservation in Monticchie Natural Reserve","\nArdeides and Amphibians: habitat conservation in Monticchie Natural Reserve\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000112 | Acronym: MONTICCHIE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Monticchie nature reserve is a proposed site of community interest in a network of protected areas close to the Po river, in northern Italy (Lombardy). The area, originally marsh but reclaimed over the centuries, is now characterised by riparian vegetation, including 19 ha of the priority habitat, and the common alder (Alnus glutinosa incanae). There are also a number of springs and canals, home to several species of community interest, including the Italian agile frog, the Italian crested newt, the European pond turtle and the spined loach, as well as some invertebrates, such as the white-clawed crayfish and large copper butterfly. The area has been also proposed for designation as a special protection area for birds, due to the presence of several hundred breeding pairs of little egret (Egretta garzetta) and night heron (Nycticorax nyctorax), in addition to a few pairs of grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis). Most disturbances are the result of intensive agriculture surrounding the reserve which creates numerous problems, in particular splitting up of the habitat, reduced water availability and water pollution. Amphibians and reptiles on the site are also threatened by lack of breeding sites, human disturbance and road traffic.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to extend the area of alluvial forests with common alders. The condition of the forest was also to be improved in order to provide additional nesting and resting opportunities for the little egret and night heron. This would be achieved through selective cutting of exotic species and planting of indigenous trees. Other proposed measures included renting land, specific agreements with landowners and compensation for damage caused by herons on fish farms. In order to guarantee the conservation of other small vertebrates and invertebrates both aquatic and terrestrial, the project aimed to create hedges to serve as ecological corridors along cultivated fields and to improve the general management and restoration of water bodies, canals and springs restoration. Control of coypus, construction of shelters and barriers to reduce roadkills were also planned. All activities would be monitored. An information campaign supported by the production of various educational tools such as booklets, leaflets, maps, panels and a website was also foreseen to raise awareness among stakeholders and the general public. One kilometre of paths with an observation point for visitors was also planned.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project succeeded in encouraging farmers to adopt more sustainable practices for the management of the agricultural lands around the SCI. A key result of the measures to improve the quality of the habitats in the SCI was the conservation of old trees as a suitable habitat for woodpeckers. Other habitats in the SCI that benefited from interventions performed as part of the project included: alluvial forest Alnion glutinoso-incanae; mixed forests of Quercus, Ulmus and Fraxinus along the big river; natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or hydrocharition-type vegetation; water courses of plain with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation. Hydraulic intervention improved the quality of the water. In addition to measures to improve the existing channel network, new wetland areas were created. Preliminary results of the project’s activities to conserve endangered bird species have been presented at two scientific meetings. The results showed stable or positive population trends of the birds targeted by the project. The presence of birds of prey was also fostered.The project succeeded in encouraging farmers to adopt more sustainable practices for the management of the agricultural lands around the SCI. A key result of the measures to improve the quality of the habitats in the SCI was the conservation of old trees as a suitable habitat for woodpeckers. Other habitats in the SCI that benefited from interventions performed as part of the project included: alluvial forest Alnion glutinoso-incanae; mixed forests of Quercus, Ulmus and Fraxinus along the big river; natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or hydrocharition-type vegetation; water courses of plain with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation. Hydraulic intervention improved the quality of the water. In addition to measures to improve the existing channel network, new wetland areas were created. Preliminary results of the project’s activities to conserve endangered bird species have been presented at two scientific meetings. The results showed stable or positive population trends of the birds targeted by the project. The presence of birds of prey was also fostered.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000112\nAcronym: MONTICCHIE\nStart Date: 01/06/2003\nEnd Date: 01/06/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 590,100 €\nEU Contribution: 295,050 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comune di Somaglia\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Municipio, Via Matteotti, 10, 26867, Somaglia (Lodi),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    protected area\n    river\n    water quality improvement\n    land purchase\n    conflicting use\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComune di Somaglia \tCoordinator\nWWF Sezione Lombardia, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,"2003",2001,24,590100,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2003-06-01","2005-06-01"]
[307,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-IT-008526/restoration-of-ecological-balance-for-conserving-the-habitats-of-species-of-community-interest",null,"LIFE02 NAT/IT/008526",null,"Restoration of ecological balance for conserving the habitats of species of Community interest","\nRestoration of ecological balance for conserving the habitats of species of Community interest\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/IT/008526 | Acronym: Equilibri ecologici\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Valle Santa and Valle Campotto area is an important wetland situated in the intensively cultivated Emilia-Romagna plain. Although a man-made wetland, artificially created in the early 1900s, it became the habitat for a wide variety of animal and plant species associated with the constant presence of water. The site, located in the Po Delta Regional Park, was therefore declared a Special Protection Area for birds and has been proposed as a site of Community importance under the Habitats Directive. In addition to extensive reedbeds and bodies of standing water, the site features wet woodlands, including stands of oak, elm and ash, and galleries of white willow and poplar. Subatlantic xerocline grasslands, a habitat of Community interest that is increasingly rare and under threat, have been preserved along the embankments. The bird species include the bittern, the ferruginous duck, the cormorant and the squacco heron. The main risks to the site are the poor water exchange, causing harmful anoxia phenomena, and the massive presence of non-native plant and animal species, including coypu and some species of fish and crustaceans, seriously disturbing the balance of the ecosystem. Unfortunately, the species present an unfavourable conservation status as a result of the reduced level of wetland vegetation diversity and also from inappropriate human activities.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project is to restore the ecological balance of the site. To that end, water exchange will be improved by dredging the channels in the wetlands and reactivating a sluice gate to promote water circulation therein. The presence of non-native animal species will be reduced by appropriate control measures, grassland habitats will be restored, and the structure of the wetland vegetation will be diversified in order to favour native plant and animal species. Environmental characteristics will be studied and environmental values monitored in order to assess the effects of the project actions and to define a management plan for the area. In addition, facilities to reduce the disturbance to wildlife caused by visitors will be set up. The direct site management activities will be backed up by public education and awareness campaigns.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project managed to achieve the large majority of its envisaged objectives, such as the adoption of the site management plan focusing on the regulation of human activities and specially the proper management of humid lawns. Project actions included: - the restoration and monitoring of water courses and permanent wetlands, - a wide set of forestry interventions aimed at increasing local biodiversity (including a nursery and an elimination of poplar areas), - eradication and control of alien animal species, especially alien fish and invertebrate species, and the control of the invasive coypu (Myocastor coypus), - restoration of hydraulic structures, - re-naturalisation of 2 ha of agricultural plots, - an exhaustive monitoring programme of the fauna and flora and ecological characteristics of the project area, - water quality monitoring. Furthermore, the project implemented an awareness-raising campaign that included the realisation of guided visits, the production and distribution of leaflets and a website. The project managed to achieve the large majority of its envisaged objectives, such as the adoption of the site management plan focusing on the regulation of human activities and specially the proper management of humid lawns. Project actions included: - the restoration and monitoring of water courses and permanent wetlands, - a wide set of forestry interventions aimed at increasing local biodiversity (including a nursery and an elimination of poplar areas), - eradication and control of alien animal species, especially alien fish and invertebrate species, and the control of the invasive coypu (Myocastor coypus), - restoration of hydraulic structures, - re-naturalisation of 2 ha of agricultural plots, - an exhaustive monitoring programme of the fauna and flora and ecological characteristics of the project area, - water quality monitoring. Furthermore, the project implemented an awareness-raising campaign that included the realisation of guided visits, the production and distribution of leaflets and a website.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/IT/008526\nAcronym: Equilibri ecologici\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 573,928 €\nProject Location: Emilia Romagna\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regione Emilia-Romagna-Direz.Gen.Ambiente e Difesa del Suolo e della Costa-Servizio Parchi e Risorse Forestali\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via dei Mille, 21, 40100, Bologna,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Osmoderma eremita\n    Lycaena dispar\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValli di Argenta \tIT4060001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegione Emilia-Romagna-Direz.Gen.Ambiente e Difesa del Suolo e della Costa-Servizio Parchi e Risorse Forestali \tCoordinator\nParco Delta Po, Italy \tParticipant\nConsorzio Bonifica Renana, Italia \tParticipant\nComune Argenta, Italy \tParticipant\nARPA, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,"2002",2014,41,0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2005-12-31"]
[312,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-SK-001306/restoration-and-management-of-danube-floodplain-habitats",null,"LIFE14 NAT/SK/001306",null,"Restoration and management of Danube floodplain habitats","\nRestoration and management of Danube floodplain habitats\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/SK/001306 | Acronym: LIFE Danube floodplains\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn past 200 years, the water and wetland habitats of the Danube region have undergone great change: dams have been constructed; flood protection introduction; navigation improved; agricultural and forestry activities intensified; and land drained. Large continuous flood areas have been reduced and divided by dykes, while numerous branches have been cut off from the main river course. This process resulted in stagnant water in river branches for most of the year, and several habitat types and species have declined, especially those dependent on river dynamics, flowing waters and fluctuating water levels.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Danube floodplains project aims to restore the key natural habitats of Danube floodplains and to introduce sound sustainable management. Habitat restoration will be achieved by the improvement of water regime in the vast river branch system and by direct interventions to secure favourable conservation status of targeted habitats.\n\nSpecific objectives are to:\nOptimise water level and distribution of water within the Danube river branch system and in Danube floodplains;\nRestore the water regime of selected disturbed localities;\nRestore targeted habitat types and improve their conservation status;\nIncrease biodiversity of floodplain forest habitats, production potential and ecosystem services of forest management;\nImprove the conservation status of the last remaining fragments of non-forest habitats within the project site; and\nRaise awareness of the importance of floodplain restoration, disseminate knowledge for replication and transfer results and best practices.\n\nExpected results:\nSome 70 ha of the land acquired by purchase and long-term lease for restoration actions;\nMinimum of five technical objects created or reconstructed and the water regime of an area of 1 850 ha improved;\nTwo major river branches restored on at least 4 500 m, and branches re-connected;\nDecrease of human disturbance on 135 ha;\nFour wetlands restored covering 37 ha;\nNative tree species represented in the repository of genetic resources, with 45 000 seedlings for reforestation grown and a gene pool established on 3.8 ha;\nPlanting of 57 500 native tree species on an area of 45 ha;\nInvasive tree and plant species removed on 40 ha;\nTargeted habitat types restored and their conservation status improved on the area of 745.5 ha;\nWaste clean-up and removal of ammunition on 5 ha;\n84 ha of grasslands restored and their regular management initiated;\nAt least 150 pollard willows restored;\nOverall 200 pollard willows planted;\nProject web page in three languages; and\nTwo two-day study visits for 30 people organised; guided excursions for 400 students, members of the public, teachers and guides; 20 five-days camps for a total of 240 children.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/SK/001306\nAcronym: LIFE Danube floodplains\nStart Date: 01/08/2015\nEnd Date: 30/09/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,999,420 €\nEU Contribution: 3,599,651 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bratislavsk regionlne ochranrske zdruenie - BROZRegional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Na Rivire 7A, 841 04, Bratislava,\nContact Person: Andrej Devecka\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n    Grasslands\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    introduction of plant species\n    river\n    biodiversity\n    water monitoring\n    wetland\n    forest management\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n    91G0 - Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bombina bombina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDuna és ártere \tHUDI20034 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKlatovske rameno \tSKUEV0075 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDunajske luhy \tSKUEV0090 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDolnovazske luhy \tSKUEV0092 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVelkolelsky ostrov \tSKUEV0183 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDunaj \tSKUEV0393 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBratislavsk regionlne ochranrske zdruenie - BROZRegional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development \tCoordinator\nDINPD(Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate), Hungary \tParticipant\nVVB(Vodohospodárska výstavba, š.p./ Water management construction, state enterprise), Slovakia \tParticipant\nVUVH(Výskumný ústav vodného hospodárstva / Water Research Institute), Slovakia \tParticipant\nNLC(Národné lesnícke centrum / National Forest Centre), Slovakia \tParticipant","Slovakia",null,2015,2024,108,5999420,3599651,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2015-08-01","2024-01-31"]
[331,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-P-005236/recovery-of-madeiras-priority-habitats-and-species",null,"LIFE98 NAT/P/005236",null,"Recovery of Madeira's priority habitats and species","\nRecovery of Madeira's priority habitats and species\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/P/005236 | Acronym: Espécies/habitats/Madeira\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Madeira Archipelago is particularly important for nature conservation due to the wide coverage and high quality of its native laurel forest, and because of its terrestrial and marine fauna. The laurel forest is a priority habitat as stipulated in the Habitats Directive. The native fauna includes several classified as priority under the Habitats Directive and also endemic species. In recent decades, the area of laurel forest has been progressively reduced. The main reasons for this are conversion of the land for agricultural use, woodcutting and grazing by domestic cattle. At present, the laurel forest area is confined to the North coast of Madeira, in areas where there are steep slopes and access is difficult. The project set out to build on and improve some of the actions carried out under another LIFE project: “Urgent Measures for the Conservation and Restoration of Species and Habitats of Community Interest on the Madeiran Archipelago” (LIFE94 NAT/P/001052).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of this project was to develop tangible on-site conservation actions targeting one priority habitat (the laurel forest), and three priority species (the Monk seal, Monachus monachus; the Madeira Laurel Pigeon, Columba trocaz; and Fea’s Petrel, Pterodroma feae). Actions to be taken regarding the laurel forest were the purchase of 325 hectares of land with good quality forest, the management of herding and tourism, and the establishment of a surveillance centre in a strategic site. For the Madeira Laurel Pigeons a census was to be taken the damage caused to crops by the species was to be monitored and evaluated. For the Monk Seal, actions were planned that would permit better tracking of the colony, inluding aquisition of new equipment. The actions relating to Fea’s Petrel followed the recommendations of the species action plan (Council of Europe/BirdLife International, 1996). The project also included actions to raise the awareness level of the local population relative to the natural heritage of the archipelago.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAlthough there were some setbacks, the project achieved its objectives overall. The conservation and restoration of the laurel forest and the Columba trocaz were mostly achieved. Nevertheless, the project experienced some difficulties and conflicts. It worked to protect agriculture against damage caused by the Laurel Pigeon, but did not receive full co-operation from farmers as expected, meaning that follow-up activities were needed for some measures. The continuity of the surveillance and damage prevention work was considered the best way to slowly achieve acceptance by a larger number of farmers, through practical demonstration of the reduced damage to crops. Although the pigeon population has recovered in the last few decades, monitoring shows it has recently declined. The population was fewer than 2700 individuals in 1986, rising to 10400 in 1995, and then falling to 8365 in 2001. This decrease is probably due to natural causes, but the beneficiary proposed to maintain close monitoring of the population to follow the ongoing trend. On the other hand, the protection and conservation of the Monk Seal and its habitat was clearly achieved: the population increased from 6-8 animals in 1988 to 23 in 2000. All planned measures were implemented successfully, except for the most innovative: the close monitoring of the seals' caves via remote image transmission, which was not achieved during the project’s lifetime. The integral reserve status of the southwest area of Deserta Grande – confirmed during the project's lifetime as an important breeding and resting ground – proved adequate. Monk Seal individuals were observed with increasing frequency in diverse spots around Madeira Island, including the south coast, near the highly used beaches around Funchal, the island capital. Although caution must be applied (as few observations were made during the project’s lifetime), this was interpreted as a sign of population recovery and the improving conditions of the area as a monk seal habitat. Regarding Fea's Petrel, the planned actions were finally financed using other funds and LIFE supported only the installation on Bugio islet of a surveillance lodge that would also be used for monitoring the Monk Seal. Through the purchase of two areas of good quality laurel forest and its effective management, the project guaranteed the real and durable conservation of a large core area of the Site of Community Interest (SCI) “Laurel Forest of Madeira”. The project also created the necessary logistical conditions for working with priority species in remote areas. During the project a large number of jobs were also funded, one of which (a warden) was ultimately absorbed into the Natural Park’s staff. The project further achieved the involvement of the local electricity company, through an agreement that allowed the use of a house as a surveillance post near the laurel forest areas that were acquired. In the future it will be important to follow-up on the implementation of the management guidelines for the new laurel forest areas that were drawn up as part of the project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/P/005236\nAcronym: Espécies/habitats/Madeira\nStart Date: 01/10/1999\nEnd Date: 30/09/2000\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 515,092 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parque Natural da Madeira\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Quinta do Bom Sucesso - Caminho do Meio , 9050, Madeira,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal damage\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature reserve\n    conflict of interests\n    island\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    preventive measure\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    8330 - Submerged or partially submerged sea caves\n    9360 - \"Macaronesian laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Columba trocaz\n    Pterodroma feae\n    Monachus monachus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nIlhas Desertas \tPTDES0001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLaurissilva da Madeira \tPTMAD0001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParque Natural da Madeira \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Portugal",null,"1999",2000,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC831,AD831,\"m\")","v":11},515092,null,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"1999-10-01","2000-09-30"]
[334,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-GR-000093/rehabilitation-of-coppice-quercus-frainetto-woods-9280-and-quercus-ilex-woods-9340-to-high-forest",null,"LIFE03 NAT/GR/000093",null,"Rehabilitation of Coppice Quercus frainetto woods (9280) and Quercus ilex woods (9340) to high forest","\nRehabilitation of Coppice Quercus frainetto woods (9280) and Quercus ilex woods (9340) to high forest\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/GR/000093 | Acronym: FRAINETTO WOODS Mnt.ATHOS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAthos peninsula is located on the southern part of Chalkidiki in the northeast of Greece. This peninsula is a mountainous area which dominates the sea and is home to large forests consisting mostly of deciduous species (Castanea sativa, Quercus sp, Fagus sp.) as well as some conifers (Pinus halepensis, P. nigra ans Abies borissii-regis). The site is very important for the conservation of Quercus frainetto woods. A habitat of community interest (9280), Mount Athos is home to a quarter of the total area of this habitat in Greece.\n\nDue to the presence of the monasteries in the area, the number of visitors and land uses have been controlled since the 9th century. Until now, oaks forests have been managed as coppice for fuel for the monasteries. Such a management practice maintains an unmixed, even-aged make up of the forests, substantially reducing biological diversity. It results in large surfaces of totally bare understory soil with no vegetation and leads to drastic impairments to the soil and water retention of the forest. Additionally, this type of woodland can spread very quickly and is prone to fires, which are difficult to extinguish due to the dense vegetation.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the project was to change the coppice Quercus frainetto and Quercus ilex woods to high forest in the pSIC Athos peninsula. The main task was the implementation of selective-inversion thinning on an area of 500 ha during a three-year period. This action would be facilitated by a preliminary technical study and a wide knowledge of the inversion thinning process. The impact of this rehabilitation would increase diversity by enhancing flora, especially understory vegetation, and by increasing the structural diversity of the forest. Rehabilitation would also reduce fire risk to these habitat types.\n\nA monitoring system was planned to assess the results of this action. Members of the target groups of professionals working in the forest and nature conservation sectors would become acquainted with the benefits of this process for sustainable management. Finally, the project would produce a guide to forest rehabilitation that could become a valuable tool for the restoration of all coppice forest habitat types. These woods are important for nature conservation on a European scale, and very few occur in Natura 2000 sites. The conversion aimed to return the woods to their natural condition as of the end of the 19th century.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe rehabilitation of Holm oak and Hungarian oak woods on Mount Athos was achieved through pilot applications at 45 plots. 15 of the 20 monasteries that belong to the Holy Community of Mount Athos participated in this work. 19 of the 20 monasteries took part in training and helped raise public awareness of the project's actions. The restoration (over 500 ha) improved the structure of the forest, enhanced biodiversity, reduced the risk of fire and rehabilitated the landscape. The benefits to biodiversity are high, since the single-age coppiced forests will eventually be replaced by mixed-age and mixed-species forests which will reach maturity. It also helped to restore the image of the peninsula's once flourishing virgin forests, creating a landscape worthy of the spiritual and cultural importance of Mt. Athos and its monasteries.\n\nThe need for coppiced wood has been reduced, and as a result it is likely that more of the forested areas will be converted to high forest as demonstrated through this project. The monastic community is receiving training along with the workers. It will continue to manage the forest in this way in the future. Monitoring programmes have been established for the forest understory, and a regular review period is in place.\n\nAnother positive achievement of the project was the identification of an important ecological area which was not originally designated as a Natura 2000 site, although several of its habitat types are listed in the Habitats Directive. As a result, the area of the original site(SCI GR 127003) was expanded and it is now included in the Natura 2000 network, enabling the Holy Monastery of Chilandariou and other holy convents to better manage their forests.\n\nThe After-LIFE conservation plan details the resources that would be required to convert all the remaining Holm oak and Hungarian oak woods on Mt. Athos to high forest. The plan includes the establishment of a management body for the Natura 2000 site and guaranteed funding for its operation for at least five years; the development of a Special Environmental Study for the Natura 2000 network site; and the development of a business plan for the entire peninsula. The Holy Community intends to seek funding in order to accomplish this goal.\n\nA follow-up ex-post evaluation visit was carried out by the LIFE external monitoring team in May 2015. Nine years after the project was completed the results of the thinning in the 530 ha area are still visible. In the short term the work has provided a clear conservation benefit for the oak trees which have grown significantly. In order to achieve long-term success, however, a management strategy, recurring thinning and other follow up activities are needed. These are currently not planned because of a lack of funds for follow-up actions. Conversely, the will for the area’s continuous sustainable management remains: thanks to the awareness-raising activities carried out during the project, the Holy Community of Mount Athos is very keen to continue with conservation activities as well as the preparation and implementation of a management plan for the site.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/GR/000093\nAcronym: FRAINETTO WOODS Mnt.ATHOS\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,942,100 €\nEU Contribution: 971,050 €\nProject Location: Athos Mountain\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: The Holy Community of Mount Athos\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Karyes, 63086, Mount Athos,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Public and Stakeholders participation\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n    monitoring system\n    forest management\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9280 - Quercus frainetto woods\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCHERSONISOS ATHOS \tGR1270003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nThe Holy Community of Mount Athos \tCoordinator\nThe Greek Biotope/Wetland Centre (EKBY) \tParticipant\nGreek Ministry of Agriculture \tParticipant","Greece",null,"2003",2006,38,1942100,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2006-12-31"]
[342,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-CY-000013/conservation-management-in-natura-2000-sites-of-cyprus",null,"LIFE04 NAT/CY/000013",null,"Conservation management in Natura 2000 sites of Cyprus","\nConservation management in Natura 2000 sites of Cyprus\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/CY/000013 | Acronym: Comanacy\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSince Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, it has faced the challenge of adjusting its conservation and management strategies to the concepts, priorities and procedures arising from EU obligations.\n\nThe European Commission mid-term assessment of implementing the EC Biodiversity Action Plan reported, in 2008, that Cyprus had identified 36 SCIs under the Habitats Directive, covering 711 km2 and 7 SPAs under the Birds Directive covering 788 km2. However, it was noted that none of the Natura 2000 sites had completed/agreed management plans.\n\nCyprus proposed the acquisition of a management planning tool for its SCIs and SPAs, as well as implementation of urgent actions in five threatened SCIs - three of which are also SPAs.\n\nA number of factors are exerting pressure on these SCIs due to past and present human activities, including recreation, fisheries, wildfires, water management, exotic species plantations and expansion of cultivations. These factors have been degrading and/or shrinking the extent of priority habitats Posidonia beds*, Zizyphus lotus mattoral*, Vernal pools*, Alnus orientalis riparian woodland*, Quercus infectoria woodland* and Pinus nigra forest*.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis first ever LIFE Nature project to be financed in Cyprus aimed to move the country forward in its protection of Sites of Community Interest. It thus targeted effective conservation of several targeted habitats and species.\n\nHaving two strands, the project aimed on the one hand to elaborate specific management plans and create national management guidelines, which would ensure the effective long-term management of SCIs in Cyprus.\n\nOn the other hand, the project planned to implement specific, immediate and one-off actions in five pilot pSCIs to secure a favourable conservation status for key habitat types and species. As well as having direct benefits on the target areas, it was hoped that the pilot actions would set standards and create experience in the management of Natura 2000 sites in Cyprus.\n\nFinally, the project planned to prepare and maintain a systematic monitoring and data storage scheme and develop capacity and experience in competent administration of SCIs. Raising the awareness by site users and the general public of the Natura 2000 network and its importance was another element.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Comanacy project succeeded in implementing conservation and protection measures in five Natura 2000 sites and in establishing the agreements and developing the capacity necessary for their long-term management. The project marked an important step forward in Cyprus’ nature conservation story.\n\nThe major success of the project was that it established management plans for four of the five SCIs covered: Kavo Gkreko; Diarizou Valley; Vouni Panagias; and Troodos National Forest Park (NFP). These were approved by the central authorities in June 2008, although their finalisation is pending deliberations at the local level.\n\nNon-recurring interventions in the SCIs were carried out to have immediate impact on their conservation status. In Kavo Gkreko, the project removed exotic species and planted native Zizyphus lotus mattoral (5220*), and installed an anchoring system for vessels to protect Posidonia beds*. It conducted detailed mapping and signposting of Vernal Pools (3170*) in Kavo Gkreko and Serpentinophilous grasslands (62B0*) in Troodos NFP. It created pools in Diarizou Valley and undertook garbage clearing and removal of acacia plantations for the re-establishment of halophytic vegetation in Alykes Larnakas.\n\nOther habitat restoration and pilot management efforts included:\nenhancement of Alnus orientalis riparian woodland*\npilot restoration works for Querqus infectoria woodland (93A0)*\nenhancement of the population of Scilla morrisii*\npilot management of Pinus nigra forest (9536*)\nprotection of Peat grasslands (6460*)\n\nprotection of the populations of Chionodoxa lochiae* and Pinguicula crystallina*\nenhancement of the population of Arabis kennedyae*\n\nThe project introduced sophisticated GIS tools for recording data on all the protected areas of Cyprus. Complementary to and integrated into the management plans, eleven monitoring plans were prepared for targeted habitats and species of flora and fauna. Following the project’s actions and systematic monitoring these plans were revised and developed.\n\nThe management plans, monitoring plans and the data on priority habitats, species and aquatic parameters recorded in a new system during the project all contribute to building the capacity of the competent authorities to manage the entire Natura 2000 network in Cyrpus. The project instigated the preparation of another 21 management plans for Natura 2000 sites: 8 of these were completed within the project duration.\n\nThe project contributed to public awareness on the environment and Natura 2000 through radio and TV spots, participation in events, brochures, open air and mobile exhibitions, and signposting at the project sites.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/CY/000013\nAcronym: Comanacy\nStart Date: 01/11/2004\nEnd Date: 31/10/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,551,277 €\nEU Contribution: 1,530,766 €\nProject Location: Cyprus\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Environment Service, Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: CY - 1411, Nicosia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    High Nature Value farmland\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    marine ecosystem\n    monitoring\n    reforestation\n    site rehabilitation\n    tourism\n    wetland\n    forest management\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    mountainous area\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1120 - Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    5220 - Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    62B0 - Serpentinophilous grassland of Cyprus\n    6460 - Peat grasslands of Troodos\n    93A0 - Woodlands with Quercus infectoria (Anagyro foetidae-Quercetum infectoriae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Arabis kennedyae\n    Scilla morrisii\n    Chionodoxa lochiae\n    Pinguicula crystallina\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnvironment Service, Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment \tCoordinator\nForestry Departement (MANRE), Cyprus \tParticipant\nDepartment of Fisheries and Marine Research, Cyprus \tParticipant\nGame Fund Service (MOI), Cyprus \tParticipant\nNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece \tParticipant\nGreek Biotope Wetland Center (EKBY), Greece \tParticipant\nOIKOS-Nature Management Ltd, Greece \tParticipant\nAtlantis Consulting Cyprus Ltd \tParticipant","Cyprus",null,"2004",2017,47,2551277,1530766,null,"international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus",null,null,null,"2004-11-01","2008-10-31"]
[346,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-RO-007171/iron-gates-natural-park-habitat-conservation-and-management",null,"LIFE00 NAT/RO/007171",null,"Iron Gates Natural Park - habitat conservation and management","\nIron Gates Natural Park - habitat conservation and management\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/RO/007171 | Acronym: Iron Gates\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe 'Iron Gates' Natural Park is located in the south-western part of Romania on the Yugoslavian border, on the left bank of the Danube river. This protected area hosts species and natural habitats of great importance at the European level and it is considered an Important Bird Area. The most interesting species present are wetland birds such as Egretta garzetta, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus or Ardea purpurea. Other important species directly targeted by the project include the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) and two reptiles, Vipera ammodites and Testudo hermanni. 196 different habitat types have been described on the site, of which 17 are endemic to this area. The main threats to the area are the habitat degradation and the species decline caused by the illegal and irrational exploitation of the natural resources and the lack of a management plan or specific conservation programmes for the area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed at recovering the habitats of species of special interest within the Natural Park, particularly Testudo hermani, Vipera ammodites, Phalacrocorax pygmeus and Falco naumanni. To attain this objective, it was foreseen to raise the population of Testudo hermanni by reintroducing individuals bred in captivity. Likewise, the first bird census in the area was to be carried out to improve knowledge on the species present and to set up the base for their future protection. In addition, it was planned to develop a suitable management plan for the area, a guide which would help in the implementation of all necessary conservation measures for the habitats present on site. Moreover, an important awareness raising campaign was to be launched and the project was to involve the main local actors and management stakeholders in the natural area. The creation of an Information and Documentation Centre and the promotion of the management structure for the park were also planned.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was successful and the general objective was reached. Indeed, even if the direct project effects on habitats and species status within the Park cannot be quantified after only 3 years, significant impacts on a long term basis can be expected with the implementation of the management plan. More important, the project has enabled the capacity building of the Natural Park, which was virtually non existing before. It is now endowed with status, official bodies, a management plan, 4 Documentation & Information centres with qualified staffs and brochures to be distributed, offices fully furnished and equipped, a pool of 17 persons originating from the park and trained to become rangers and numerous panels placed in the main strategic spots. Thus, the conservation, management and restoration work regarding the Park vulnerable habitats and fauna can be undertaken. Moreover, the project led to an improvement of the legal protection of the most important area of the park. An additional Nature Reserve was designated as well as 6 Special Conservation Area (both for Testudo hermanni and Vipera ammodytes) and 2 Special Conservation Bird Area. This was possible thanks to the inventories carried out by the project. The intense scientific work has indeed permitted to identify areas and localise new populations of Testudo hermani and Vipera ammodites whom habitats were partly unknown before the project. The reintroduction of Testudo hermani was carried out as foreseen. Great successes were obtained regarding the number of young produced. The protocol is now mastered and the University will continue to run the captive breeding centre. 302 youngs were reintroduced (the initial objective was 250) in 5 sites identified as suitable for the species. However, it is difficult to fully assess action results after only 3 years of reintroduction. Yet it was successful for the knowledge improvement of the species and it has raised awareness of the local population on this species. Deliberated killing of turtles seems to have disappeared and illegal trade have decreased. The project has also considerably improved the knowledge on Vipera ammodytes, with proposals to take appropriate measures through a management plan. The main threats are the intentional destruction of the Viper by the local population and its removal by illegal breeders. Recommendations have been made in the management plan (such as wardening the main species habitat to avoid destruction), the frontier police was trained (in parallel to the Life project) and an awareness campaign for the local population was carried out (more than 15.000 visitors in the Information & Documentation centre!). The issue is to convince local people that the Viper is not dangerous if you leave it in alone. Regarding birds, the first inventory was carried out. It showed that the Park is an important wintering place. This study has also permitted to identify most interesting bird areas, and following the project, 3 sites were designated as Important Bird Area. More generally, the intensive awareness campaign has enabled to promote the natural value of the area but also the idea of a \"Natural Park\", a entirely new concept in this region, if not in the country itself. It should help local population (especially main stakeholders, such as municipalities) getting involved into sustainable development project integrating environmental, social and economical aspects.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/RO/007171\nAcronym: Iron Gates\nStart Date: 01/06/2001\nEnd Date: 31/10/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 233,635 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: University of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1 Nicolae Balcescu, 010041, Bucharest,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Reptiles\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Nature protection and Biodiversity\n    Development of new legislation\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    8240 - Limestone pavements\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    8330 - Submerged or partially submerged sea caves\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n    Falco naumanni\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Testudo hermanni\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUniversity of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies \tCoordinator\nCaras-Severin County Council \tParticipant\nMehedinti County Council \tParticipant\nEnvironmental Protection Agency – Caras-Severin County \tParticipant\nEnvironmental Protection Agency – Mehedinti County \tParticipant\nForestry Department – Caras-Severin County \tParticipant\nOrsova Town Hall \tParticipant\nBerzasca Town Hall \tParticipant\nCarpathian-Danubian Center for Geoecology \tParticipant\n“Iron Gates” Museum \tParticipant","Romania",null,"2001","2004",40,0,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2001-06-01","2004-10-31"]
[347,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-PL-001427/life-podkowiec-plus-back-to-the-forest-holistic-conservation-of-bat-breeding-habitats",null,"LIFE20 NAT/PL/001427",null,"LIFE PODKOWIEC PLUS: back to the forest – holistic conservation of bat breeding habitats","\nLIFE PODKOWIEC PLUS: back to the forest – holistic conservation of bat breeding habitats\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/PL/001427 | Acronym: LIFE+ PODKOWIEC TOWERS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Central and Eastern Europe, nine bat species listed in the annexes of the EU Habitats Directive are threatened by deteriorating roost conditions, increasing distances from roost sites to feeding areas, landscape fragmentation and the disappearance of tree and shrub belts serving as flight routes, artificial lighting, and human disturbance. The lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is a flagship species for the conservative of endangered bats and their habitats, as it occurs in all target countries and has a history of successful interventions, which are acceptable to the public.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE+ PODKOWIEC TOWERS project aims to improve the conservation status of nine endangered bat species in Central and Eastern Europe. The project team will implement actions to address the main threats to the breeding sites of these species in a holistic way, with a special focus on lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros).\n\nSpecific objectives are:\n\n    Securing and enriching sites of high importance to key bat species;\n    Shifting from a reactive to a proactive approach in bat protection;\n    Expanding institutional support for the conservation of bats.\n\nThis project will help implement the EU Habitats Directive, by improving environmental conditions for nine Annex II bat species.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Improved maternity and winter roosts in 18 Natura 2000 sites in 4 countries;\n    Creation of 36 new roosts and 10 new habitat features in Slovakia;\n    Providing large replacement roosts and habitats near 10 of the most vulnerable roosts in Poland (10 towers, 100 bat huts, 5 hibernacula) – with two-thirds of these colonised within the project duration;\n    Enhanced feeding habitats in 6 Natura 2000 sites in Poland and Slovakia (enhancing oak pasture woodland, and restoration/creation of water ponds: 3 in Poland and 10 in Slovakia); and\n    Reduced human-bat conflicts in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and the Czech Republic.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/PL/001427\nAcronym: LIFE+ PODKOWIEC TOWERS\nStart Date: 01/10/2021\nEnd Date: 30/09/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,924,974 €\nEU Contribution: 2,954,984 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO PRZYJACIóŁ PRZYRODY PRO NATURA\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: PODWALE 75, 50-449, WROCŁAW,\nContact Person: RENATA PASZKIEWICZ\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Awareness raising - Information\n    Forests\n    Mammals\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape protection\n    public awareness campaign\n    environmental education\n    tourism\n    endangered species\n    monitoring\n    population dynamics\n    nature-based solutions\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Myotis myotis\n    Miniopterus schreibersii\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Myotis capaccinii\n    Rhinolophus mehelyi\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n    Rhinolophus euryale\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nČESON(Česká společnost pro ochranu netopýrů), Czech Republic \tParticipant\nDGLP(Dyrekcja Generalna Lasów Państwowych), Poland \tParticipant\nCCCL(Asociația Centrul pentru Cercetarea și Conservarea Liliecilor), Romania \tParticipant\nSON(Spoločnosť pre ochranu netopierov na Slovensku Slovak Bat Conservation Society), Slovakia \tParticipant\nPOLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO PRZYJACIÓŁ PRZYRODY PRO NATURA \tCoordinator","Poland",null,"2021","2026",59,4924974,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2021-10-01","2026-09-30"]
[349,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-D-000003/rohrhardsberg-upper-elz-and-wilde-gutach",null,"LIFE06 NAT/D/000003",null,"Rohrhardsberg; Upper Elz and Wilde Gutach","\nRohrhardsberg, Upper Elz and Wilde Gutach\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/D/000003 | Acronym: Rohrhardsberg\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Rohrhardsberg area is located in the central part of the Black Forest, southwest Germany. This region, an important stepping stone between the northern and the southern parts of the Black Forest, has been the focus of several other LIFE Nature projects, including ‘Grindenschwarzwald’, ‘Integrated habitat protection for Grouse’, ‘Coop - Grouse and Tourism’ and ‘Upper Hotzenwald’. At 1155 m above sea level, the Rohrhardsberg is one of the highest mountains in the project area. It is bordered by two rivers – the Elz and the Wilde Gutach. Three quarters of the project area are covered with forests, while the rest is dominated by species rich grasslands, in particular Nardus grasslands (priority for conservation). Other priority habitat types targeted are active raised bogs, bog woodlands, alluvial forests and Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines. These woodlands are of national importance for several bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive: the Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus), pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum), capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia). The populations of hazel grouse, in particular, have greatly declined over the past ten years.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to develop and optimise a number of habitat types of EU importance found in the project area and to restore viable populations of bird species such as capercaillie and hazel grouse. Concrete actions included:\nThe restoration of around 50 ha of species-rich Nardus grasslands, through the removal of shrubs and invasive bracken, and through the re-instatement of a grazing management of these mountain pastures.\nThe restoration of around 17 ha of peat bogs, through the removal of spruce forests.\nThe re-naturalisation of a 600 m-stretch of alluvial forests along the Wilde Gutach river.\nThe partial removal of spruce on a 3-10 m-wide strip along 14.6 km of watercourses in the project area.\nA small-scale pilot measure for the restoration of mountain heaths and capercaillie habitats, through prescribed burning.\nAfforestation with 23 000 young trees of native non-commercial tree species.\nA pilot project for managing 6 ha of coppice forests for bioenergetic purposes, while optimising their value as habitat for hazel grouse.\nPilot forestry management actions on 49 ha of spruce forests, either private or state-owned, aimed at optimising their value as a habitat for capercaillie.\nSeveral small-scale measures aimed at maintaining open patches in the forest to promote species features and rare habitats, such as rock outcrops, on around 5 ha.\n\nThe project also planned to carry out preparatory actions for achieving a sustainable financing, organisation and communication of Natura 2000 management. Effort would be made to involve the local population in the management of Natura 2000, establish a forum for discussion and exchange of experience, and to develop Natura 2000 promotion material.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully completed the planned actions – the development and optimisation of the habitats (6230*, 7110*, 91D0*, 91E0*, 9180) and the development of viable populations of priority fauna species, such as European bullhead (Cottus gobio) and capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). Specifically, around 100 ha of Nardus grassland habitats were improved, 25 ha of mires were restored and more than 60 ha of forests with grouse habitats were managed. In fact, the project exceeded its original expectations. The foreseen measures proved to be more cost effective than predicted, due to the involvement of volunteers and increases to the price of timber during the project duration. These factors allowed the project to exceed its conservation targets without significantly overspending the budget. The Nardus grassland conservation effort focused on introducing goat grazing, which leads to a successful repression of shrubs and little trees. In total 12 goat herds were created and these manage 64 ha of grasslands (mostly in combination with cattle). Implementing measures to manage forests by fire, however, was more difficult as expected, as conditions for setting fires in the higher regions of the Black Forests are rather unfavourable. The project team reacted to this difficulty and, in agreement with the LIFE Unit, slightly modified this action. The new approach allows a very flexible fire management on a smaller scale with a reduced administrative and organisational burden. The increased flexibility of the firemen permits them to make short-term decisions on burning and thus periods of fine weather can be used for fires at short notice. The extensive awareness-raising work contributed to the high acceptance of the project in the region. The project successfully communicated the goals of the Natura 2000 network and established an excellent relationship with the local public. The local population was actively engaged in Natura 2000 management in the creation of nature trails and guides.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). The project successfully completed the planned actions – the development and optimisation of the habitats (6230*, 7110*, 91D0*, 91E0*, 9180) and the development of viable populations of priority fauna species, such as European bullhead (Cottus gobio) and capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). Specifically, around 100 ha of Nardus grassland habitats were improved, 25 ha of mires were restored and more than 60 ha of forests with grouse habitats were managed. In fact, the project exceeded its original expectations. The foreseen measures proved to be more cost effective than predicted, due to the involvement of volunteers and increases to the price of timber during the project duration. These factors allowed the project to exceed its conservation targets without significantly overspending the budget. The Nardus grassland conservation effort focused on introducing goat grazing, which leads to a successful repression of shrubs and little trees. In total 12 goat herds were created and these manage 64 ha of grasslands (mostly in combination with cattle). Implementing measures to manage forests by fire, however, was more difficult as expected, as conditions for setting fires in the higher regions of the Black Forests are rather unfavourable. The project team reacted to this difficulty and, in agreement with the LIFE Unit, slightly modified this action. The new approach allows a very flexible fire management on a smaller scale with a reduced administrative and organisational burden. The increased flexibility of the firemen permits them to make short-term decisions on burning and thus periods of fine weather can be used for fires at short notice. The extensive awareness-raising work contributed to the high acceptance of the project in the region. The project successfully communicated the goals of the Natura 2000 network and established an excellent relationship with the local public. The local population was actively engaged in Natura 2000 management in the creation of nature trails and guides.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/D/000003\nAcronym: Rohrhardsberg\nStart Date: 01/11/2006\nEnd Date: 31/10/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,917,133 €\nEU Contribution: 958,566 €\nProject Location: Black Forest, SW Germany\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regierungspräsidium (RP) Freiburg, Abteilung 5, Ref. 56 Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Bissierstrasse 7, 79114, Freiburg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    8150 - Medio-European upland siliceous screes\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Lanius collurio\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Glaucidium passerinum\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Aegolius funereus\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Cottus gobio\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRohrhardsberg, Obere Elz und Wilde Gutach \tDE7914341 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegierungspräsidium (RP) Freiburg, Abteilung 5, Ref. 56 Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege \tCoordinator\nLandratsamt Emmendingen, Germany \tParticipant\nStadt Elzach, Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Gutach, Germany \tParticipant\nStiftung Naturschutzfonds, Germany \tParticipant\nFVA Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant\nLandratsamt Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Germany \tParticipant\nLandschaftserhaltungsverband Emmendingen e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nInstitut für Forstbenutzung und Forstliche Arbeitswissenschaft, Germany \tParticipant\nSchwarzwaldverein e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Simonswald, Germany \tParticipant\nGlobal Fire Monitoring Centre, Germany \tParticipant\nPlanet Film und Fernsehproduktions GmbH, Germany \tParticipant\nLandratsamt Ortenaukreis, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,"2006",2023,59,1917133,null,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2006-11-01","2011-10-31"]
[302,"national","BfN database \"Aufforstung\"","https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe/lueneburger-heide",null,null,null,"Lüneburger Heide - Großflächige Heidelandschaft Mitteleuropas, Birkhuhn-Vorkommen","In the Lüneburg Heath, a last remnant of the pre-industrial geest landscape characterised by extensive heath farming has been preserved. This historically grown cultural landscape was still widespread in northern Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, the Lüneburg Heath is the largest heath nature reserve in Central Europe. The project area contains all typical north-west German landscape components such as: Calluna heaths of various types, sandy grasslands, heath streams, different types of moor, still waters, old-growth forests, shrub and hute forests as well as extensively used agricultural land. In addition to numerous Red List species such as Great Grey Shrike, Black Stork, Woodlark, Nightjar, Whinchat, Stonechat, Wryneck as well as Adder and Smooth Snake, the Lüneburg Heath is home to the second largest lowland population of Black Grouse in the Federal Republic of Germany.\n\nThe aim of the large-scale nature conservation project was to preserve, protect and develop this landscape area, which is unique in Central Europe in terms of its international and national importance. This included in particular\n\n    the conservation and networking of the heathland areas,\n    the conservation and rewetting of the moors,\n    the conservation and partial renaturation of the heath streams and their valleys;\n    the conservation and near-natural development of the forests and the preservation of historical forest forms such as oak groves and hute forests.","Germany",null,1991,2004,156,null,14900000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Niedersachsen","53.16635343937796, 9.919123046030858","completed",1991,2004,"-Removal of non-native afforestation and woody plants,\n-Seeding of heath,\n-Initial maintenance measures such as ploughing and chopping,\n-Establishment of new sheep flocks and construction of a new sheep pen,\n-Closure of drainage ditches and removal of weeds from moorland,\n-Removal of weirs and other structures in some heath streams,\n-Renaturation of deepened, straightened and piped stream sections,\n-Establishment of semi-open pasture landscapes, thinning out of non-native afforestation.","restoration",null,14900000,null,null,null,null,null,"BMU, Land Niedersachsen, Verein Naturschutzpark e.V. ",null,12080,null,null,null,null,null,"Verein Naturschutzpark e.V."]
[307,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"",null,null,null,null,"Restoration of floodplains and floodplain forests along rivers",null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt fur Naturschutz; BfN)"]
[872,"national","EFI database \"national\" and \"restoration\"","http://www.svek.slu.se/defaulte.htm",null,null,null,"Heathdegenerated forest ecosystems. Regeneration and restoration to productive forest sites","Over the past years there has been an considerable interest in the effects by an reduced biodiversity on ecosystem function. Betula pendula was previously commonly occurring on nutrient-poor soils in the boreal forests. In this project we test the hypothesis that B. pendula was important in promoting seed regeneration of Scots pine. The project is addressed to study the interactions between B. pendula, Scots pine and ectomycorrhizal species.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology"]
[518,"EU","EU - Union Civil Protection Mechanism Programme","https://www.prevailforestfires.eu/",null,"LIFE19 ABC/IT/826400",null,"PREVAIL - PREVention Action Increases Large fire response preparedness","Extreme weather conditions (long dry spells, strong wind) and fuel-rich rural landscapes represent ideal conditions for wildfires to spin out of control. Fire management organizations are increasingly confronting with extreme wildfire events, characterized by fire-line intensities well exceeding the possibilities of fire suppression by ground means. It is when a forest fire gets too big for a country to extinguish on its own, that the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) can be activated to provide a coordinated, rapid and effective international response, through a direct link with national civil protection authorities. \n\nBetween 2007 and 2018, some 30% of all requests for assistance through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism were in response to forest fires.\n\nFuel management can contain the risk of fires developing into large and uncontrollable events, by controlling some factors that affects the dimensions of the forest fire (fuel load and type, fuel spatial pattern and continuity).\n\nPREVAIL (PREVention Action Increases Large fire response preparedness) aims at demonstrating that the close link between fuel management, preparedness and response to fire is more than a mantra. PREVAIL key concept is that fire prevention can make large fire suppression more effective and less costly.\n\nBuilding on state-of-the-art technology to simulate the effect of fuel treatments on fire development and by setting up a web-facility for experience sharing of fire “smart” land management solutions, PREVAIL project pools resources and competences to improve effectiveness in fire management, in terms of cost optimization and large fire risk reduction.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,2021]
[29,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://www.sll.fi/2020/05/12/suomalais-venalaisella-yhteistyolla-edistetaan-luonnonsuojelua-ja-virkistysta-laatokalta-saimaalle/",null,"Shore protection",null,"The best practices of shoreline biodiversity protection","Shore protection project aims to enhance the shoreline biodiversity through biotope restoration and protection. Project activities will also improve the sustainable recreation at the shore areas by developing related activities and their management.","Finland/Russia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Coastal Ecosystem",null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC841,AD841,\"m\")","v":23},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland,Russian Federation",null,null,null,"2020-04-01","2022-03-31"]
[33,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.interreg-alcotra.eu/",null,"AdaPT Mont-Blanc",null,"Adaptation of the Territorial Planning to climate changes within Mont Blanc Space","AdaPT Mont-Blanc project aim to integrate the adaptation at the climate change into the tools of Mont Blanc’s space territory planning; in its capacity of leader region in Mountain field.","France/Italy","Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC842,AD842,\"m\")","v":35},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France,Italy",null,null,null,"2017-08-18","2020-08-17"]
[27,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://kohesio.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/Q4297799"," ","SUSTREE",null,"Conservation and sustainable utilization of forest tree diversity in climate change","The overall aim of the Interreg Cooperation SUSTREE was to promote the adaptation of forest\n\n\n\n ecosystems to climate change (CC) by enabling transnational management of forest genetic resources. This included\n\n1) the development of transnationals model for assisted migration and gene flow for seven major forest tree species;\n\n2) the development of a database with harmonised access to the national registers of the partner countries;\n\n3) the pilot testing of the developed tools for vulnerability assessments and seed management scenarios of a large forest enterprise and national parks;\n\n4) and the provision of freely available tools to inform forest and conservation managers as well as forest nurseries about forest vulnerability and seed transfer.","Poland, Austria, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2016,2019,38,"1 810 247,67 €","1 482 850,90 €",null,null,"climate change","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing","improve or maintain biodiversity/cooperation or networking",null,null,null,"EU",null,null,null,"2016-08-01","2019-07-31",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA","NA"]
[30,"EU","EU INTERREG",null,null,"Kulturmarksvård; länken mellan människa och natur",null,"Restoration of cultivated land; the link between man and nature","The aim of the project ’’Kulturmarksvård’’ was to create or restore a viable countryside by the coast and in the archipelago by increasing the activity within landscape management; thereby benefiting natural and cultural values as well as outdoor activities. The best utilisation of this cultural landscape would be to combine production of food and biological diversity as well as recreational; cultural and historical values. The project strove to develop ideas and solutions to improve the care and use of the landscape; for example regarding meat from natural grazing; local slaughterhouses; marketing and procurement of animals and grazing land. The project also provided assistance and training to new entrepreneurs and businesses as well as courses about restoration of cultivated land. The overall objective of the project was to improve the local entrepreneurs’ possibilities regarding landscape preservation in the archipelago; and to provide information about the cultural landscape for purposes of tourism. Furthermore; one wished to increase cooperation between the project partners; local entrepreneurs and other nature preservation organisations in the three regions.","Finland/Sweden","Agricultural land",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland,Sweden"]
[20,"EU","EU INTERREG","https://airthings-project.com/",null,null,null,"Fostering resource efficiency and climate change resilience through community based Air Quality Internet of Things","Air pollution has been one of the first environmental problems to be addressed by the EU; in that sense clean air is considered essential to good health and a basic human need. EU law has recognised this need and given legal protection to it through Directive 2008/50/EC by imposing stringent limits on levels of harmful air pollution in ambient air. Late reports confirm that up to one-third of the EU urban population are exposed to air pollution which exceeds EU limit values. Direct economic damage includes €15bn from lost workdays; €4bn healthcare costs; €3bn crop yield loss and €1bn damage to buildings. Air pollution is the number one environmental cause of death in the EU; responsible for 406;000 premature deaths. In addition to premature mortality there are also substantial quality-of-life impacts; ranging from asthma to exacerbation of cardiovascular symptoms. Health-related external costs range between €330 - €940bn per year depending on the valuation methodology. Currently the primary responsibility for complying and monitoring of the air quality is assigned to respective environmental ministries and agencies; although it is evident that all public bodies; including regional and local authorities; must take coherent proactive measures to secure clean air. The transboundary component of air pollution is significant. A state's pollution emissions are not just its own problem but affect also its neighbors. To address this issue; common environmental objectives must be agreed; and these can only be achieved if a common multi country approach is in place. The project will leverage the emerging technologies through Internet of Things intelligent air quality measuring sensors providing new; real time data through internet - forming network of connected cities jointly monitoring air quality; cloud based \"Open data\" system with predictive analytics and advanced machine learning capabilities enabling public bodies timely actions and feeding the general public with easy understandable information fostering sustainable way of living.  In combination with city specific guidelines and methodologies for air quality monitoring; establishment of common policy framework analysis towards decrease of regional pollutants and  3D MEMO; 3D MARS-aero and 3D MIMO air quality assessments models the project will effectively address the air pollution and will enable information driven decisions to be taken by public authorities; citizens and businesses. Essentially; it will result in increased public authorities control over air pollutants which will naturally lead to decrease of air pollution levels; thus guaranteeing compliance with Air Quality Directive objectives on one side; and on the other; preserving citizens health and ensuring clean air as basic human right.","Bulgaria/Greece/Albania/North Macedonia/Cyprus","<empty>",null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC845,AD845,\"m\")","v":34},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria,Greece,Albania,North Macedonia,Cyprus",null,null,null,"2017-11-15","2020-10-14"]
[43,"EU","EU INTERREG","http://www.alpine-space.eu/; https://www.alpine-space.eu/contacts/js-ma-acp/#managing",null,null,null,"Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alpine Space","Climate change is to a large extent constituted by increasing temperatures and changed precipitation patterns. Any change of these critical factors has implications on the frequency & extent of natural hazards. The uncertainties and the increase of natural hazards due to the impacts of CC requires concerted management in the Alpine Space. AdaptAlp will improve information on impacts of CC esp. on regional level (e.g. high resolution modeling;design events) and evaluate different methods of risk assessment;hazard mapping & risk management in the Alpine Space.The activities concentrate on identification of best methods & transferring of best practice experiences into adaptation measures in model regions.Risk reduction by raising the awareness of local stakeholders is a further issue in AdaptAlp. The know-how generated in AdaptAlp will be synthesized and integrated into practice of technical authorities.Recommendations will be given to policy makers and local stakeholders.","Germany","<empty>",null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC846,AD846,\"m\")","v":35},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany,",null,null,null,"2008-09-01","2011-08-31"]
[259,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-BG-000801/restoration-and-conservation-of-riparian-forests-of-habitat-type-910-in-natura-2000-sites-and-model-areas-in-bulgariahttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-BG-000801/restoration-and-conservation-of-riparian-forests-of-habitat-type-910-in-natura-2000-sites-and-model-areas-in-bulgaria",null,"LIFE13 NAT/BG/000801","LIFE Riparian Forests","LIFE Riparian Forests - Rehabilitation and conservation of riparian forests of the habitat type *91E0 in Natura 2000 sites and model areas in Bulgaria","Restoration and conservation of riparian forests of habitat type *910 in Natura 2000 sites and model areas in Bulgaria - LIFE Riparian Forests ","Bulgaria",null,2014,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC847,AD847,\"m\")","v":53},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2019-02-28"]
[266,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-BG-000817/restoration-and-improvement-of-the-conservation-status-of-priority-forest-habitats-within-bulgarian-natura-2000-network",null,"LIFE16 NAT/BG/000817","LIFEFORHAB","Restoration and improvement of the conservation status of priority forest habitats within Bulgarian Natura 2000 network","Priority forest habitats restoration","Bulgaria",null,2017,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC848,AD848,\"m\")","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2021-09-01"]
[281,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE96-NAT-FIN-003028/biodiversity-management-in-natura-2000-areas-of-the-yyteri-peninsula",null,"LIFE96 NAT/FIN/003028",null,"Biodiversity management in Natura 2000-areas of the Yyteri Peninsula","Biotope restoration and visitor control are thus the two pillars of this project. Work to keep abandoned shore meadows open has been going on under a job creation scheme since 1988 (the district has a high unemployment rate!) but this is now threatened by cuts in government funding. LIFE will provide the means to continue, securing ten jobs in biotope restoration work. Wood from the trees and bushes cut down will be used to make panels, boardwalks and observation platforms to improve visitor access. Livestock will be brought in and through movable fences, grazing can be adapted to the seasons and management prescriptions. To obtain coherent blocks for clearing and management, private sections between the public reserve lands will be bought. Forest owners will be asked to agree to wise use plans. Much effort will go into consultation with local citizens, e.g. through a forum to hammer out land use options and influence the local zoning plan. The local authority and ornithologists will develop guided hiking packages for nature tourists to seek an economic spin-off from the conservation work.","Finland",null,null,1900,"1999",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland"]
[436,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-IT-000095/eradication-and-control-of-grey-squirrel-actions-for-preservation-of-biodiversity-in-forest-ecosystems",null,"LIFE09 NAT/IT/000095",null,"EC-SQUARE - Rossoscoiattolo. Eradication and control of the grey squirrel: actions for the conservation of biodiversity in forest ecosystems.","Guidelines for forest management suitable for the red squirrel","Italy",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC850,AD850,\"m\")","v":54},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-09-01","2015-03-31"]
[437,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-ENV-IT-000514/shaping-future-forestry-for-sustainable-coppices-in-southern-europe-the-legacy-of-past-management-trials",null,"LIFE14 ENV/IT/000514",null,"FutureForCoppiceS - Sustainable management of coppice forests in southern Europe: indications for the future from the legacy of experimental trials","Sustainable Forest Management Indicators suitable for agamic forests","Italy",null,null,null,41,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2015-10-01","2019-03-31"]
[438,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-ENV-IT-000388/improvement-of-policies-toward-local-voluntary-carbon-markets-for-climate-change-mitigation",null,"LIFE07 ENV/IT/000388",null,"CARBOMARK - Development of policies for the creation of local voluntary carbon markets for mitigating climate change ","A model for the implementation of local and voluntary carbon market for climate change mitigation","Italy",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2011-12-31"]
[439,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-IT-000053/management-of-the-network-of-pscis-and-spas-in-the-cilento-national-park",null,"LIFE06 NAT/IT/000053","Cilento in Rete","Management of SIC and SPA network in Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park","\nManagement of the network of pSCIs and SPAs in the Cilento National Park\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/IT/000053 | Acronym: CILENTO IN RETE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe National Park of Cilento is the second largest National Park in Italy and includes a wide range of habitat types. However, it lacks a coordinated strategy for the management of its many Sites of Community Interest (SCIs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs), which are now included in the Natura 2000 network. For some of these sites, notably those in the forests, population losses have been recorded for priority species. Coastal dune habitats are threatened by tourism, with particular damage resulting from people crossing the dunes on vehicles or on foot. Offshore, the mooring of boats is causing damage to the Neptune grass habitat while the Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) beds habitat is being damaged by the mooring of boats. Finally, local communities need to be made aware of the character and fragility of their natural environment.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to establish a regulatory system for the network of Natura 2000 sites within the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park. The elaboration and adoption of management plans would be conducted through a participatory process. The project would also undertake several urgent conservation actions to benefit plant and animal species in a variety of habitat types.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project succeeded in establishing a coherent Management Plan covering all 16 Natura 2000 sites in the Cilento National Park. The plan was approved by Campania Region. A number of conservation actions were also successfully implemented:\nIn mountain beech forests, “old growth” stands were established for the benefit of rare fauna species linked to mature forests;\nDune habitats were protected with fences and pathways, whilst metal grids were used to protect caves that host bat colonies;\nTree thinning was carried out in coastal pine forests and local plant species were planted to conserve dune habitats; and\nSteps were taken to reduce the impact on the Neptune grass beds. Specifically, two mooring buoy fields were installed to limit the damage done by ships' anchors and an underwater trail was established to confine tourist activity.\n\nIn addition, the beneficiary erected information panels in the national park as part of a programme to raise awareness of local environmental issues. The fact that the management plans for all sites were officially approved by the regional administration should guarantee the future continuation of activities and the maintenance of the project's achievements.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project succeeded in establishing a coherent Management Plan covering all 16 Natura 2000 sites in the Cilento National Park. The plan was approved by Campania Region. A number of conservation actions were also successfully implemented:\nIn mountain beech forests, “old growth” stands were established for the benefit of rare fauna species linked to mature forests;\nDune habitats were protected with fences and pathways, whilst metal grids were used to protect caves that host bat colonies;\nTree thinning was carried out in coastal pine forests and local plant species were planted to conserve dune habitats; and\nSteps were taken to reduce the impact on the Neptune grass beds. Specifically, two mooring buoy fields were installed to limit the damage done by ships' anchors and an underwater trail was established to confine tourist activity.\n\nIn addition, the beneficiary erected information panels in the national park as part of a programme to raise awareness of local environmental issues. The fact that the management plans for all sites were officially approved by the regional administration should guarantee the future continuation of activities and the maintenance of the project's achievements.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/IT/000053\nAcronym: CILENTO IN RETE\nStart Date: 01/01/2007\nEnd Date: 31/12/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,598,932 €\nEU Contribution: 1,039,306 €\nProject Location: Regione Campania\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ente Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via Filippo Palumbo 16, 84078, Vallo della Lucania (SA),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    natural park\n    protected area\n    coastal area\n    social participation\n    management plan\n    information network\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1120 - Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)\n    1210 - Annual vegetation of drift lines\n    1240 - Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp.\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    3250 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Glaucium flavum\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9320 - Olea and Ceratonia forests\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n    93A0 - Woodlands with Quercus infectoria (Anagyro foetidae-Quercetum infectoriae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Dendrocopos medius\n    Lanius collurio\n    Lutra lutra\n    Miniopterus schreibersii\n    Myotis myotis\n    Myotis blythii\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Rosalia alpina\n    Coenagrion mercuriale\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnte Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano \tCoordinator\nTemi srl, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2024,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2007-01-01","2010-12-31"]
[440,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-ENV-IT-000414/demonstrating-remote-sensing-integration-in-sustainable-forest-management",null,"LIFE14 ENV/IT/000414",null,"FRESh LIFE: Demonstrating remote sensing integration in sustainable forest management","Implementation of a Forest Information System to support Sustainable Forest Management","Italy",null,null,null,50,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2015-09-07","2019-11-30"]
[441,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-IT-000433/improvement-of-the-conservation-status-of-scis-in-the-high-appenine-area-and-in-the-plain-around-prato",null,"LIFE07 NAT/IT/000433","LIFE Water SCIs"," Improving the conservation status of Species of Community Interest in the Upper-Apennine and Prato plain area","\nImprovement of the conservation status of SCIs in the high appenine area and in the plain around Prato.\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/IT/000433 | Acronym: Water SCIs\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe scattered wetlands in the plain surrounding Florence, Prato and Pistoia, between the Arno and Ombrone Pistoiese rivers, represent what remains of the original natural ecosystem of this area. Today, the plain is the most densely populated area in Tuscany, with more than 1 000 inhabitants per square kilometre. Human activities such as hunting, intensive farming and the expansion of urban areas, industries and infrastructure - particularly roads - have both degraded and fragmented the wetlands. Key issues are poor water-level management and the lack of protection status afforded to the wetlands. The cumulative effect of these factors has been pronounced low seasonal water levels, the loss of ponds, and a significant negative impact on the conservation of fragile habitats and their vulnerable species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the Water SCIs project was to improve the conservation status of key species of Community interest that are inadequately represented or exposed to risks in the high Apennines area and in the plain surrounding Prato. The project aimed to reduce the threats caused by human activities, by securing and increasing the overall wetland surface area and expanding the Special Protection Area (SPA) to cover more wetland. It also sought to mitigate the impact of urban infrastructure on bird species and endorse a Natura 2000 network site management plan to regulate activities not compatible with conservation of the ecosystem. These activities were designed to improve the conservation status of bird species covered by the Birds Directive (Annex I and migratory species); the Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive; the white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes); and European bullhead (Cottus gobio), a fish included in Annex II of the Habitats Directive.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Water SCIs project contributed to improving the conservation status of key species of Community interest in Natura 2000 network sites in the high Apennines area and in the plain surrounding Prato. It did this through the enlargement of the \"Stagni della Piana Fiorentina\" SCI, by 1 902 ha into the new \"Stagni della Piana Fiorentina e Pratese\" SCI/SPA, and the designation of the 4 191 ha \"Appennino Pratese\" SCI. The project mitigated the impact of human activities such as hunting, urban infrastructure, and the presence of invasive species, through the endorsement and implementation of the Management Plan for the new SCI/SPA and Action Plans for white-clawed crayfish and European bullhead. The project produced positive impacts on the conservation status of white-clawed crayfish and European bullhead by restocking activities, control of predators, ex-situ conservation (collection of reproductive individuals in the field, breeding in captivity and release of juveniles into rivers), in-situ conservation (installation of artificial structures as micro-habitats favourable for reproduction), and the installation of two fish ramps to link two Apennine streams. The successful captive breeding and release of European bullhead in the \"Appennino pratese\" SCI, and the construction of fish ramps for this species, serve as good examples for interventions at other sites.\n\nTo extend and enhance available habitat for the target species, the project restored two artificial wetlands of the Prato Plain that are managed by hunters: the Pantanelle (6.2 ha) and Ombrone (10.5 ha) lakes. In particular, actions at Pantanelle included restoring 0.7 ha of the lakeshore, installing four artificial nests for birds, removing non-indigenous (allochthonous) vegetation and planting native (autochthonous) vegetation, and installing two nurseries for amphibians. Two amphibian nurseries were also installed at Ombrone lake, where the project team planted a vegetation buffer zone of 0.7 ha and a small woodland area (0.4 ha). The project restored and enlarged the natural wetland at Bogaia lake, by about 1 ha, and installed two islets for birds and three pools for amphibians. About 2 ha of banks were restored by removing invasive species, planting autochthonous vegetation and a small wood. The project monitored the presence of invasive fauna and flora species and trialled methods to control them.\n\nBy implementing the Management Plan, the project identified problems in the Prato Plain relating to human activities that require additional solutions. The project’s Action Plans for white-clawed crayfish and European bullhead were accepted by Prato Province and the National Park in 2012. Restoration work on the wetlands in the SCI/SPA \"Stagni della Piana fiorentina e Pratese\" contributed to increasing the conservation status of the target birds, ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), little egret (Egretta garzetta), black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), and also the Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex).\n\nThrough its conservation actions, the project directly implements the objectives of the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive.\n\nThe project carried out a range of dissemination activities, including the organisation of public events, and the publication of materials including a brochure and the booklet \"Vademecum for fisherman\".\n\nLocal companies and associations benefitted from the project’s implementation, particularly through its educational activities. For instance, local environmental associations \"Via del Campo\" and \"Polisportiva Aurora” manage the educational facility created near Pantanelle lake, and they will continue to organise environmental education in the project sites. Social benefits were created in terms of increased local awareness about the existence of natural wetlands and rivers as a source of biodiversity in the Prato Plain. The return of white stork (Ciconia ciconia) in the project sites after 300 years highlighted the importance of protecting the few remaining natural sites in this area.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/IT/000433\nAcronym: Water SCIs\nStart Date: 15/04/2009\nEnd Date: 15/04/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,148,535 €\nEU Contribution: 574,268 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Provincia di Prato\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Via Ricasoli, 25, I-59100, Prato,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Fish\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    nature conservation\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lanius collurio\n    Himantopus himantopus\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Cottus gobio\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nStagni della Piana Fiorentina e Pratese \tIT5140011 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProvincia di Prato \tCoordinator\nParco Regionale dei Laghi di Suviana e Brasimone, Italy \tParticipant",null,null,null,2022,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2009-04-15","2014-04-15"]
[442,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-F-000474/forests-for-the-capercaillie",null,"LIFE08 NAT/F/000474",null,"Forests for the Capercaillie","\nForests for the Capercaillie\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/F/000474 | Acronym: Life+TétrasVoges\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) is the largest member of the grouse family. It has very specific habitat requirements, needing old coniferous forests with a rich interior structure and dense ground vegetation of Vaccinium species under a light canopy. At the interregional level (Alsace/Lorraine), the Vosges mountain range in north-eastern France is the western limit of distribution and the last refuge of the Vosges capercaillie sub-species Tetra urogallus major. However, only around 100 individuals remain here. Since 2007, the region of Lorraine has been committed to putting in place urgent measures favourable to the survival of the capercaillie. These actions form part of the interregional plan of preservation of forests of high ecological value.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Life+TétrasVoges project focused on maintaining favourable habitats and re-establishing the tranquillity necessary for the survival and development of the capercaillie, the most emblematic species of the Vosges forests and their biodiversity. The specific aims included putting in place forest management policy appropriate to the capercaillie's requirements; training forest managers; limiting tourist access to establish “quiet areas” for the birds, for example, by redirecting forest paths; and raising awareness among the general public of the threats faced by the Vosges capercaillie. The project sought to demonstrate that it is possible to protect the species and its environment, and at the same time continue with economically-important activities.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Life+TétrasVoges project created 803 ha of ageing forest woodlots in Lorraine and Alsace for capercaillie, with more than 30 communes committed to this action. A financial compensation scheme was put in place to help achieve this outcome. This was used to buy or lease land, on which to implement habitat conservation management for capercaillie. The project published a pro-Capercaillie sylviculture guide, which was produced as a result of extensive consultations between forestry stakeholders, especially ONF (L'Office National des Forêts) in Lorraine, and the project beneficiaries. The guide gives management instructions for each type of forest stand found in the Vosges massif. It was included in a specific ONF publication dealing with resinous forest management. Almost all the forestry personnel in charge of public forest management received field training, which is the first step towards a concrete application of the guide.\n\nThe project partners produced an ethno-sociological study using interview techniques to better understand the public's perception of the capercaillie and the worth of the forests. An in-depth and innovative genetic study of the capercaillie population was conducted (that will continue at least until 2017), which has enabled the connections between sub-populations to be determined and priority areas for intervention to be identified, particularly where fragmentation needs to be avoided or reduced. This genetic study was made possible thanks to the implementation of an observers’ network of 882 people trained to identify signs of capercaillie presence. The volunteer observers’ network was composed of people from different backgrounds, who enjoy hiking in the Vosges Mountains. In this way, some data was collected from areas that had not previously been surveyed.\n\nThe project conducted many awareness-raising activities, such as local events targeting the general public. An activity targeting schoolchildren involved 124 school classes, with the production of educational books and videos. The project’s visibility was raised through an article in a national magazine, an information board installed in a highly-frequented wildlife park (250 000 visitors/year) and several other project exhibition boards. The project organised an international seminar in September 2013, with about 130 participants from 8 countries, in parallel with a LEADER project (‘Forest Project’). This joint organisation allowed significant technical exchanges between conservation and forest/wood industry experts and manager from the Jura region (France), Scotland, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Luxembourg, including representatives from areas where the project’s work could be replicated. A partnership between the Vosges and Jura stakeholders, for instance, will facilitate the implementation of actions initiated during the project in the Jura region.\n\nIn the short-term it is difficult to quantify the success of the project with respect to the number of individual birds, due to the small population size and weak reproduction dynamics. The evaluation of the population status will continue to be carried out by project partner France Groupe Tétras Vosges (GTV) every five years. The trend calculated for the 2005-2010 period (just before the implementation of most of the project's concrete actions) revealed an increase of individuals but a diminution of the area of presence, confirming the impact of habitat loss and disturbance on the bird population. The next update of the population status will be made in 2016. Despite the necessity of waiting for robust data, some signs of presence were observed in ageing woodlots created by the project. Furthermore, the project provides a major input to the French national plan to preserve the capercaillie. Other notable species were also observed in the ageing woodlots, such as the Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum). The specific actions to improve the conservation status of the capercaillie (an “umbrella species”) will benefit the entire forest bird fauna and biodiversity in the Vosges forests generally.\n\nThe project worked to reconcile economic and recreational activities (motorised transport, mountain biking, hiking), even in areas within the Natura 2000 network. This was especially the case for activities likely to disturb target species. The project revealed the difficulty and effort required to conciliate all activities on one territory. Nevertheless, significant compromises were reached between different stakeholders, particularly for sylviculture. The project discussions with forest managers will allow the bird species to be protected, while economic activity continues. In terms of recreational activities, discussions are ongoing; though in Alsace an agreement has been made to create a large “quiet area”. The common goal is to implement practices to encourage economic, social and tourism development that are compatible with increasing the Vosges capercaillie population. These agreements should ensure that the 803 ha of favourable habitats are preserved for at least 30 years.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/F/000474\nAcronym: Life+TétrasVoges\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,733,040 €\nEU Contribution: 1,364,640 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Conseil Regional de Lorraine - Direction de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1, Place Gabriel Hocquard, F-57036, Metz Cedex 1,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    mountainous area\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao urogallus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nForêt domaniale de Gérardmer ouest (La Morte Femme, Faignes de Noir Rupt) \tFR4100194 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif du Grand Ventron \tFR4100196 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif de Vologne \tFR4100197 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif de Haute Meurthe, défilé de Straiture \tFR4100198 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif de Saint Maurice et Bussang \tFR4100199 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif forestier de Longegoutte \tFR4100202 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nChaumes du Hohneck, Kastelberg, Rainkopf, et Charlemagne \tFR4100203 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSecteur du Tanet Gazon du Faing \tFR4100204 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTourbière de Lispach \tFR4100205 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTourbière de Machais et cirque de Blanchemer \tFR4100206 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHautes Vosges \tFR4201807 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêts, landes et marais des Ballons d'Alsace et de Servance \tFR4301347 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif vosgien \tFR4112003 \tSPA \tv.2021\nHautes-Vosges, Haut-Rhin \tFR4211807 \tSPA \tv.2021\nRéserve naturelle des ballons comtois en Franche-Comté \tFR4312004 \tSPA \tv.2021\nVosges du sud \tFR4202002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConseil Regional de Lorraine - Direction de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable \tCoordinator\nConseil Régional d’Alsace, France \tParticipant\nParc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges (PNRBV), France \tParticipant\nGroupe Tétras Vosges (GTV), France \tParticipant","France",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,null,2013]
[443,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-F-000471/restoration-of-the-dynamics-of-rhine-alluvial-habitats-on-rohrschollen-island",null,"LIFE08 NAT/F/000471","Life+TétrasVoges","Rohrschollen island - Restoring the dynamics of the alluvial habitats of the Rhine on Rohrschollen island","\nRestoration of the dynamics of Rhine alluvial habitats on Rohrschollen island\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/F/000471 | Acronym: Rohrschollen island\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOf the many ecosystems found in the great alluvial plains of Europe, the richest and most complex are the dense, temperate and deciduous ‘gallery’ forests that form on regularly-flooded corridors along the banks of rivers flowing from the Alps. They are notable for their wealth of tree, shrub and large creeper species. However, these forests are regressing as a result of the ‘domestication’ of these rivers. Consequently, the four major European rivers flowing down from the Alps - the Rhine, Rhone, Danube and Po - have lost most of their riparian forests. Rohrschollen Island, on the Rhine 10 km upstream from Strasbourg, contains the priority habitats ‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’ and ‘Riparian mixed forests along the great rivers (Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor)’, and another seven habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. These habitats are being lost due to the absence of dynamic flooding and the resulting plant succession.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the Rohrschollen island project was to restore the alluvial dynamics based on the natural hydrological regime of the river Rhine. The project aimed to demonstrate that dynamic flooding is a means of preserving the character of the alluvial and riparian forest habitats, and restoring the necessary conditions for plant succession. The project also aimed to re-establish functional exchanges between the river and the aquifer, and restore the ecological connections between the island and the Rhine.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Rohrschollen island project restored dynamic flooding on this island in the Rhine, and restored alluvial forest habitats and favourable conditions for the many species associated with those habitats included in annexes I and II of the Habitats and Birds Directives. These species include the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), great egret (Egretta alba), great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and, most notably, the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), which is scarce in the Rhine-Ried-Bruch alluvial sector of the Lower Rhine. The project also restored connections between the island and the Rhine.\n\nThe project firstly carried out studies (e.g. topography, sedimentology, water connectivity, and concerning the spined loach population) to determine the most appropriate works to be implemented. Many authorisations had to be obtained, given the fact that the island is located in international waters and that it is adjacent to a power station that depends on water flow to produce energy. Following these preliminary studies, the proposed conservation actions were designed to meet safety, legal and technical requirements.\n\nThe main project action was the creation of a water intake structure on the southern part of the island, so that the island’s hydrographic network (the Bauerngrundwasser) could be supplied directly from the Rhine with between 5 and 80 m3 per second of water, depending on the river's natural hydrological conditions. Additional work on the secondary branches of the main stream on the island established effective exchanges with the river.\n\nTo restore dynamic flooding, substantial earthworks and civil engineering works were carried out on the island. In addition to setting up the water intake and regulation structure, a channel more than 1 km long was dug to bring water from the Rhine to the island’s existing water network. The channel was deliberately undersized to enhance forest flooding and for it to evolve into a near-natural watercourse. Downstream, a submersible 22 metre-wide water connecting construction was created and fitted with passages at different levels, permitting the passage of upper and bottom feeding fish. An integrated nozzle removed sediment accumulated during floods and a device enabled a permanent water flow onto the island. This represents an added value to the restoration of the alluvial forest, notably for spined loach habitats. By 2014, a significant number of young spined loach were observed on the island.\n\nIn 2015 the island was successfully flooded twice, with a maximum water flow of 80 m3/s. It is too early to produce data showing the favourable impact this will have on the targeted habitats and species. Nonetheless, a number of interesting observations were made after the flooding. For example, the banks of the watercourses on the island have changed (creating new habitats), and mud accumulated in the riverbed has been evacuated (favouring the colonisation by other species). Up to 6 to 8 induced annual floods are planned with an average of 50 submersion days each year. Scientific monitoring is being carried out in the framework of a partnership between the City of Strasbourg and the University of Strasbourg. It will be continued over the coming years in a reduced form by the City of StrasbourgThe project has therefore contributed to the wider aim of restoring Europe’s gallery forest habitats along the rivers flowing from the Alps. It also contributes to the presence of willow and alder wood habitats at the Rohrschollen site; these are essential for the regeneration of alluvial forest dynamics, but are increasingly rare elsewhere in the Rhine valley.\n\nThe ambitious nature of the project, in artificially recreating a hydrosystem to improve the ecological state of the Rohrschollen island nature reserve, has provided an interesting and valuable demonstration of this approach. A number of individual techniques used within the project were also innovative, such as 3D visualisation using lasers, photographs and airborne infrared thermal imagery, and the use of a hydrophone. The project generated employment to carry out the works, for example, for consultants, engineers, and building companies, thereby contributing to the local economy. A number of awareness-raising activities were carried out aimed at the general public, explaining the value of restoring and maintaining the threatened habitats, and advising when planned flooding events will occur.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/F/000471\nAcronym: Rohrschollen island\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/06/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,080,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,040,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ville de Strasbourg\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1 Parc de l'Etoile, 67076, Strasbourg Cedex,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    river\n    island\n    restoration measure\n    population dynamics\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2006/44 - Quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life – Fish Directive (consolidated) (15.10.2006)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Egretta alba\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Triturus cristatus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSecteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Bas-Rhin \tFR4201797 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallée du Rhin de Strasbourg à Marckolsheim \tFR4211810 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nVille de Strasbourg \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,null,2015]
[444,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-FR-000082/headwater-streams-and-faunistic-heritage-associated",null,"LIFE04 NAT/FR/000082","LIFE TBFPA","LIFE TBFPA - Basin headwater streams and related protected fauna","\nHeadwater streams and faunistic Heritage associated\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/FR/000082 | Acronym: LIFE TBFPA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe ecological importance and the functional key role of headwater hydrosystems are very often underestimated and largely unknown. Four major species of community interest covered by the Habitats Directive are linked to those hydrosystems: the white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes), freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera), brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) and the bullhead (Cottus gobio). Both the white-clawed crayfish and the freshwater pearl mussel are endangered and as a result of damage to their habitats. The project will take place on 13 pSCIs and some 54 km of rivers and streams in the Bourgogne and Franche-Comté regions of France.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to test different techniques in order to preserve, to restore or to improve the quality of the headwaters and their associated habitats, and to manage species associated with headwater streams. The main project actions foreseen included restoration of targeted streams, both at river bed and floodplain level, removal of migration barriers, protection against cattle trampling and mitigation of damage caused by forestry work.\n\nThese actions would benefit all species of aquatic flora and fauna within the 13 pSCIs. The project also planned to control invasive alien species and to reintroduce the native white-clawed crayfish on two sites.\n\nThe project would publicise its actions to the general public and nature management professionals. It was hoped that these communication actions would help to develop collective concern about the fragility of small rivers, as well as highlighting the key biological and hydrological roles they play and their natural heritage value.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project experimented with a wide range of techniques for preserving or restoring the quality of the headwaters and their associated habitats and for managing species associated with headwater streams.\n\nSpecific works to restore the physical integrity or ecological continuity of streams included the removal of nine obstacles and the installation of a fish ladder to help migrating fish species. Six ponds were removed and two bypassed so that habitats and ecological continuity were restored and better water quality was obtained. Four streams were worked on to restore their natural course.\n\nA total of 63 permanent crossing points and watering places were set up to protect streams from machinery crossing during farming or forestry activities or from cattle. Temporary crossing devices were also acquired for use during forestry activities. The project erected 10.5 km of fences to prevent cattle trampling. Riparian woods were restored through the eradication of Japanese knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) and the planting of trees along 5.4 km of river banks.\n\nA new approach to forest management was developed, which takes into account water issues during the preparation of itineraries for wood hauling – by reducing the number of stream crossing points without impacting the profitability of the operation. A strategy was developed to study the potential for setting up purification systems in rural areas, to deal with the issue of poor water quality. However, plans to set up a purification system for domestic wastewater were scrapped because the estimated cost exceeded the available budget. Nevertheless, the work done by the project did help raise awareness among local stakeholders.\n\nThe project also failed to find efficient solutions to control invasive crayfish species. Different techniques were tested out but none of them were conclusive. The project concluded that it is urgent to put forward research programmes aiming at finding such techniques to control invasive species.\n\nInventories were carried out, leading to an improved knowledge of the four target species, their ecology and biology as well as an assessment of the effects of the activities carried out throughout the LIFE project. The results showed that some of the works had a positive impact on some species or their related habitats. For example, inventories showed that populations of brook lamprey and bullhead had returned into streams after ponds were removed or restored. They also indicated that two populations of white-clawed crayfish were connected again after an obstacle was removed. It was also shown that the densities of bullhead and river trout (host fish to the pearl mussel’s glochidia) had increased following the restoration of two streams.\n\nIn order to fully assess the impact of the project's actions on habitats and species, monitoring activities will continue after-LIFE. However, it is believed that the project has strongly contributed to diminishing most identified threats in the target area. The beneficiary plans to continue or extend many of the project tasks, having developed management plans for the 13 project sites in the course of the LIFE project. Another key output is a series of technical guidelines that can be used to reproduce the project actions elsewhere.\n\nDissemination activities aimed to raise awareness among different audiences and included demonstration days for the general public and events for forest workers. A seminar organised at the end of the LIFE project attracted 220 participants from 41 French departments and seven other European countries.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/FR/000082\nAcronym: LIFE TBFPA\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 30/09/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,224,142 €\nEU Contribution: 1,612,071 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parc Naturel régional du Morvan\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Maison du Parc, F - 58230, Saint-Brisson,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    introduction of animal species\n    hydrographic basin\n    water quality improvement\n    land purchase\n    water resources management\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    pest control\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Cottus gobio\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n    Margaritifera margaritifera\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMilieux forestiers du Châtillonnais avec marais tufeux et sites à sabot de Vénus \tFR2600959 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTourbière du Vernay et prairies de la Vallée du Vignan \tFR2600989 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nRuisseaux patrimoniaux et milieux tourbeux et paratourbeux de la haute vallée du Cousin \tFR2600992 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPrairies marécageuses et paratourbeuses de la vallée de la Cure \tFR2600995 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nForêts de ravin de la vallée de l'Oussière en Morvan \tFR2600999 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nVallons de la Drésine et de la Bonavette \tFR4301283 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallées de la Loue et du Lison \tFR4301291 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPlateau du Lizon \tFR4301316 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVallons forestiers, rivières, ruisseaux, milieux humides et temporaires de la forêt de Chaux \tFR4301317 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nReculées de la Haute Seille \tFR4301322 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPetite montagne du Jura \tFR4301334 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPiémont vosgien \tFR4301348 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParc Naturel régional du Morvan \tCoordinator\nOffice National des Forêts, France \tParticipant\nParc Naturel Régional du Haut-Jura, France \tParticipant\nAssociation pour le Développement et l'Aménagement de la petite Montagne, France \tParticipant","France",null,null,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC858,AD858,\"m\")","v":59},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2009-09-30"]
[445,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-IT-006245/bosco-fontana-urgent-conservations-actions-on-relict-habitat",null,"LIFE99 NAT/IT/006245",null,"Bosco Fontana: urgent actions on a relict habitat","\nBosco Fontana : urgent conservation's actions on relict habitat\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006245 | Acronym: Bosco Fontana\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\n'Bosco Fontana' is the last and most important fragment (235 ha) of the original Mediterranean forest in the Po valley. Moreover, because of its unique habitat, it was included on the list of forests of Community importance for the conservation of saproxylic fauna, which live on dead wood and decaying vegetation.\n\nThe forest includes some important woodland habitats like remnant alluvial forests of Alnion glutinoso incanae, the Stellario-Carpinetum oak woods and the mixed oak, elm and ash woods. The area also has numerous species of birds of Community interest, but by far of greatest interest is that it contains examples of Cerambix cerdo and Lucanus cervus, two priority species of saproxylic coleopterans.\n\nOver the last century, the quality and size of the wood has deteriorated in terms of the quantities of dead wood available, because of massive removals of wood and the introduction of a foreign species, the American oak (Quercus rubra), which was replacing local trees. The problem is so serious that it has been estimated that, unless something is done, it would take between 30 and 40 years to restore the natural dynamics of the forest habitats.\n\nThis problem, and a lack of the open spaces these saproxylic species need for feeding and reproduction, were restricting the numbers of these animals.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to conserve the last remaining plain forest habitat in the Po basin and in particular its stocks of dead wood, aging trees and the saproxylic fauna which depends on them. Another aim of the project was to help to extend this aspect of conservation to forests managed for commercial purposes.\n\nBy removing non-indigenous species, it should have been possible to restore the quality of the forest habitat and to increase the quantities of the dead wood and open spaces, which would improve the habitat for saproxylic fauna.\n\nMoreover, to help restore these habitats of Community interest,planting of Quercus robur plants was foreseen.\n\nThe project was to be accompanied by an intensive public awareness campaign, concluding with an international symposium on the management and conservation in Europe of habitats and fauna which depend on dead wood.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been successfully completed. This is one of the first really successful experience of alien species management among Italian LIFE Nature projects, with a scientifically and methodically sound base. The benefits of this approach are multiple: alien trees which have been cut were used as biomass in the forest ecosystem or for habitats for saproxylic fauna.\nThe results of the monitoring activities are outstanding, both in terms of data collected (e.g. a grater number of birds and insects have resulted present than previously known) and of the methodology developed. Two additional species (one bird and one bat) have been recorded and will be added to the Natura 2000 form.\nHalf of the artificial nests created have been occupied by forest birds.\nAbout 70% of \"habitat trees\" created have been used by saproxylic fauna.\nMore than 10.000 people visited the project’s site in three years. The beneficiary has shown that the techniques used to eliminate exotic tree species and to create dead wood can improve the conservation of forest habitats of EU interest and of the saproxylic fauna. The techniques used are innovative, at least in Italy, and cost effective, as no maintenance is required. Also the use of explosives to produce dead trees is innovative for Europe (it is used only in the United States). The pSCI coincides with a Reserve managed by the Italian Forestry Corp. The future management of the pSCI is guaranteed by a management plan that foresees the continuation of the actions of the LIFE project for at least 10 years. The saproxylic fauna monitoring carried out with the project will be continued, according to the beneficiary.The project has been successfully completed. This is one of the first really successful experience of alien species management among Italian LIFE Nature projects, with a scientifically and methodically sound base. The benefits of this approach are multiple: alien trees which have been cut were used as biomass in the forest ecosystem or for habitats for saproxylic fauna.\nThe results of the monitoring activities are outstanding, both in terms of data collected (e.g. a grater number of birds and insects have resulted present than previously known) and of the methodology developed. Two additional species (one bird and one bat) have been recorded and will be added to the Natura 2000 form.\nHalf of the artificial nests created have been occupied by forest birds.\nAbout 70% of \"habitat trees\" created have been used by saproxylic fauna.\nMore than 10.000 people visited the project’s site in three years. The beneficiary has shown that the techniques used to eliminate exotic tree species and to create dead wood can improve the conservation of forest habitats of EU interest and of the saproxylic fauna. The techniques used are innovative, at least in Italy, and cost effective, as no maintenance is required. Also the use of explosives to produce dead trees is innovative for Europe (it is used only in the United States). The pSCI coincides with a Reserve managed by the Italian Forestry Corp. The future management of the pSCI is guaranteed by a management plan that foresees the continuation of the actions of the LIFE project for at least 10 years. The saproxylic fauna monitoring carried out with the project will be continued, according to the beneficiary.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006245\nAcronym: Bosco Fontana\nStart Date: 01/10/1999\nEnd Date: 31/05/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 340,862 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministero per le Politiche Agricole - Corpo Forestale Stato Gestione ex-ASFD\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Carducci, 5, 00187, Roma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of forestry\n    forest ecosystem\n    public awareness campaign\n    emergency plan\n    restoration measure\n    pest control\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBosco Fontana \tIT20B0011 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMinistero per le Politiche Agricole - Corpo Forestale Stato Gestione ex-ASFD \tCoordinator","Italy",null,1999,2006,43,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-10-01","2003-05-31"]
[446,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-F-000142/protection-of-the-forests-of-basse-lauter-and-vosges-moyennes",null,"LIFE06 NAT/F/000142",null,"Lauter-Donon – Protection of forests in the Lower Lauter and the Middle Vosges","\nProtection of the forests of Basse Lauter and Vosges moyennes\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/F/000142 | Acronym: Lauter-Donon\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Alsace, actions concerned with Natura 2000 have generally focused on the Rhine valley, the “Hautes Vosges” and the large state forests of the plains. Other places have been relatively neglected: either they were already nature reserves, and/or forestry management has taken account of the natural environment. Nonetheless, these area contain priority habitats and require actions in order to be well protected over the long term. This project dealt with two large forest areas: (1) the Lauter valley (2 000 ha - habitat codes: 91E0 and 6230); and (2) the ridges of the “Vosges moyennes” [(Donon and Champ de Feu) c. 7 000 ha - habitat codes: 9180, 7110, 91D0, 91E0, and 6230].\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main project objectives were to carry out preliminary studies, including writing the “documents d’objectifs” (documents defining the project aims); to carry out land acquisition; and start restoration works favouring the conservation of important Community habitats and species in the two project sites. These actions would also involve local communities.\n\nThe Natura 2000 network would provide support and the means to start to publicise the project and work on the sites. Thus, another hoped for consequence would be to alter the way local people, including the forest rangers, regard the forest areas concerned i.e., the idea was that perceptions would change from that of big timber production forests belonging to the state or commons, to forests that would have a great natural interest, and whose protection is of interest to all.\n\nLand acquisitions and upkeep or restoration of sites would be useful for the target habitats and species. Thanks to management plans, the planned actions would be taken into account in other local projects. This would help to ensure the continuous smooth operation of the Natura 2000 network.\n\nSpecific actions involved/project approach 1. Lauter valley This area provides an example of the way good forest management can improve the quality of river- and wetland areas. An initial aim, therefore, would be to gain a good knowledge of the habitats and of the relationships between the forests and the water table hydrology. A second goal was the acquisition by local communities, of fallow lands and their afforestation. This would enable the coherent management of the water table and forested lands. Restoration work would also be planned for: improving the riparian forests, replacement of non-native trees and construction of small water retention structures/mechanisms. Finally, communication tools such as education trails would be created.\n\n2. “Vosges moyennes”/ Donon & Champ de Feu This site, characterised by degraded peat bogs (Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines (9180), active raised bogs (7110) and bog woodland (91D0) also supports valuable species, identified for protection under the EU nature directives and including certain, important indicator species of biodiversity e.g the western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). The site is part of a large forest massif and provides an example of the strong links between species and habitats and thus, of the importance of a linked and global management policy. The actions for these areas would include: cutting trees on the peat bogs and diverting of forest tracks and trails to ensure the priority bird species, western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) remains undisturbed. A key objective would be to show that targeted (cost-effective) actions can be carried out to protect habitats and species.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nMost project actions were completed and the majority of objectives were met. There are separate results for the two project sites: 1. Lauter valley Here, the LIFE project worked to increase knowledge of the wetland habitats and the species behaviour in order to adapt the management toward a better conservation of alluvial forests and humid meadows. Inventories were carried out (on 2 000 ha) covering the mapping of the forest habitats, open areas (meadows, marshes, etc.) and river morphology. With the assistance of the German Natura 2000 site coordinator, this provided sufficient data to identify: another habitat of European interest (alluvial forests (91E0) and species rich grasslands (6230); as well as the habitats of two butterfly species of European interest (Lycaena dispar and Maculinea nausithous). The hydromorphological study has enabled the LIFE team to better understand the groundwater table structure and behaviour and to prepare actions to increase the groundwater level. Following these studies, the beneficiary and partners purchased c. 13 ha of uncultivated lands (mainly forests) in the Lauter valley and adapted their management strategy in order to prioritise the restoration and conservation of habitats. Note, however, only 2.6 ha were purchased through the LIFE project. Some restoration work was also undertaken on humid meadows (15.2 ha), alluvial forests (24.4 ha) and rivers’ (3 900 m and five ponds). These works provided positive results – e.g. there have already been new sightings of some species of amphibians, fish and birds. Finally, the resulting management plans for the valley have been used to improve the Natura 2000 objectives’ documents that are now partially approved.\n\n2. “Vosges moyennes”/ Donon Thanks to the project, an inventory was drawn up of the natural habitats’ of Tetrao urogallus in the project area, following the required \"STORCH\" protocol. This sets out the mapping of the birds' habitat potential on 1 394 ha. In addition, the project has finalised new management plans for five peat bogs. Restoration works were also carried out on c. 90 ha. The goal was to restore the peatbogs’ and the habitats of Tetrao urogallus. But, as these works were only finished towards the end of the project, it is too early to assess their effectiveness.\n\nOn both sites (i.e. Lauter and Donon) the LIFE team carried out visitor studies to assess the impacts on the habitats/ species and to provide a basis for education and communication campaigns. Following these findings, some equipment has been constructed and installed on the sites to better-channel visitors, and education panels and leaflets have been created and posted/distributed to increase people’s awareness. On the Lauter site, public events were successfully held to inform people about the importance of these sites.\n\nFinally, due to the relatively short time-period, it is too early yet, to draw firm conclusions as to the effectiveness of all the project actions. Further monitoring studies are required to fully assess their effectiveness. Nevertheless, the project has undoubtedly contributed to improving the future prospect for the conservation of these peatbogs, alluvial forest and humid meadows.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/F/000142\nAcronym: Lauter-Donon\nStart Date: 01/09/2006\nEnd Date: 31/12/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 845,429 €\nEU Contribution: 422,714 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Office National des Forts\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Cit administrative - 14, rue Marchal Juin, 67084, Strasbourg cedex,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    site rehabilitation\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Maculinea nausithous\n    Lycaena dispar\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLa Lauter \tFR4201796 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif du Donon, du Schneeberg et du Grossmann \tFR4201801 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nChamp du Feu \tFR4201802 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCrêtes du Donon-Schneeberg, Bas-Rhin \tFR4211814 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nOffice National des Forts \tCoordinator\nCommune de Niederlauterbach, France \tParticipant\nCommune de Salmbach, France \tParticipant\nConservatoire des Sites Alsaciens, France \tParticipant\nVille de Wissembourg, France \tParticipant\nConseil Général du Bas-Rhin, France \tParticipant","France",null,2006,2012,75,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2006-09-01","2012-12-31"]
[447,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000332/measures-for-the-conservation-of-chiroptera-and-avifauna-in-central-italy",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000332",null,"SAVE THE FLYERS - Measures for the conservation of chiroptera and avifauna in central Italy","Forest thinning and grasslands cleaning to encourage the presence of Chiroptera","Italy",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[448,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000316/urgent-long-term-nature-conservation-actions-for-the-spa-and-the-pscis-of-the-monti-della-tolfa-area",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000316",null,"Tolfa Mountains. Urgent nature conservation interventions in the SPA and SCIs of the Tolfetano-Cerite-Manziate area","Naturalistic management of mature coppice woods for ornithic species of community interest","Italy",null,null,null,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2015-06-30"]
[449,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-ENV-SI-000148/life-for-european-forest-genetic-monitoring-system",null,"LIFE13 ENV/SI/000148",null,"LIFEGENMON - Life for Forest Genetic Monitoring System","European forest genetic monitoring system","Germany/Slovenia/Greece",null,null,null,77,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany,Slovenia and Greece",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2020-12-31"]
[451,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-ENV-GR-000554/adaptation-of-forest-management-to-climate-change-in-greece",null,"LIFE08 ENV/GR/000554",null,"AdaptFor - Adaptation of forest management to climate change in Greece","\nAdaptation of forest management to climate change in Greece\n\nReference: LIFE08 ENV/GR/000554 | Acronym: AdaptFor\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe development of scientific knowledge has resulted in greater certainty that climate change is an inevitable consequence of past and present human activities. Forests interact with climate systems, acting as carbon dioxide sinks when growing, and as a source of carbon dioxide when being destroyed by natural or by human-driven processes. Climate change is expected to result in major shifts in the geographic distribution of forest vegetation, and die-back and decline are expected. The Mediterranean region seems more prone than other regions to serious changes in its ecosystems, flora and fauna, with a shift to more drought-tolerant species. The implications of these changes for forest management and conservation are profound. Adaptive forest management strategies are urgently needed to enable the planning and management of healthy, productive forests, capable of additional carbon storage in forest ecosystems, combined with sustainable provision of forest goods and services.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe AdaptFor project aimed to demonstrate that forest management can be adapted to climate change, while enhancing the capacity of forest services. To achieve this, the project aimed to select four pilot forest sites, where changes in vegetation attributable to climate change have already been observed, on which to demonstrate their approach. The aim was to work at local level, and then to integrate the findings to give guidance and training at regional and national level.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe AdaptFor project demonstrated a new approach for adapting forest management to climate change, while enhancing the capacity of Forest Services to adapt forest management. The project implemented its approach in four pilot forest areas in Greece, distributed throughout the country and which all face different problems that can be attributed, at least in part, to climate change (e.g. dieback of Scots pine, intrusion of coniferous species into broadleaves, dieback of fir). In the light of this, the project disseminated the need for forest management adaptation to other stakeholders and the public.\n\nThe project initially assessed the vulnerability of four pilot forest ecosystems to climate change, namely Ritini-Vria Forest at Pieria Ori, Aspropotamos-Kalampaka Forests, Parnitha National Park, and Taygetos Forest. Past climate trends were assessed by creating time series for temperature and precipitation, using data retrieved from existing meteorological stations in the study areas. The past and current health status of the forests and relevant vegetation changes were studied through historic data, fieldwork conducted by a group of experts, and remote sensing techniques (e.g. satellite images); with the project also collecting information on pathogens (fungi and insects), and phyto-sociological, eco-physiological and soil parameters. From this, possible correlations between climatic factors and the observed health/vegetation phenomena were drawn; predicted future precipitation and temperature time series were created; and the expected response of/impacts on the forests under different climate change scenarios was assessed. Based on all the data and information collected, the project team developed measures for adapting forest management in each pilot area. Proposed measures included immediate logging of trees infected with pathogenic fungi or bark beetles, removal of dead wood, changes in rotation periods, establishing permanent monitoring plots, protecting soil resources, and the promotion of mixed stands. Extensive consultation was conducted with the Forest Services of the four pilot areas and other competent authorities to finalise the adaptation measures, which were then incorporated into the management plans for the four forests. All the revised Forest Management Plans were officially approved by the relevant authorities, which should guarantee their implementation.\n\nThe project established four new meteorological stations and sixteen (4x4) permanent monitoring plots, to monitor the status of the forests vis-a-vis climate change and to assess the effectiveness of the implemented measures, which also established baseline data for long-term comparisons. This is an innovative approach, because it is the first national demonstration of the adaptation of forest management to climate change. The project integrates climate change considerations, biodiversity conservation priorities, and also socio-economic aspects into forest management practice.\n\nIn terms of training, the project organised a two-day seminar for foresters from throughout Greece regarding early detection of and response to climate change impacts. The project published ‘Guidelines for the adaptation of forest management to climate change in Greece’, which was distributed to Forest Services and other competent authorities. A number of environmental benefits arise from the project. Direct and immediate benefits include the diagnosis of the causes and descriptions of climate change impacts occurring in the four pilot forests; the overall six revised Forest Management Plans (the Aspropotamos - Kalambaka area includes three different forest complexes, each one with its own forest management plan) with climate change adaptation measures (covering a total area of 33 000 ha); and the establishment of a permanent monitoring programme with baseline measurements in the project areas. In the long-term, the project contributes to habitat and biodiversity conservation.\n\nThe project is highly relevant to EU environmental policy, particularly to the objectives related to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Apart from its clear goal to propose measures for the enhancement of forest health and resilience to climate change, it will subsequently lead to increased capacity for carbon sequestration and storage as well as to the adaptation and conservation of forest biodiversity, ensuring synergies with other EU policies related to climate change mitigation and the preservation of biodiversity. The project is in line with the COM (2013) 0216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to Climate Change, the EC Green Paper ‘Adapting to climate change in Europe – options for EU action’ (COM(2007) 354) and COM(2011) 244 - EU Biodiversity strategy 2020 as well as the EC 2006 Action Plan ‘Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – and beyond’ (COM(2006) 216), particularly regarding Policy Area 3: Biodiversity and climate change. Regarding socio-economic benefits, the project contributes to increased forest productivity, both in terms of quantity and quality, and the enhancement of the services that forest ecosystems provide to local communities, such as flood protection and recreation.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 ENV/GR/000554\nAcronym: AdaptFor\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,666,712 €\nEU Contribution: 833,356 €\nProject Location: Pieria Ori, Aspropotamos, Parnitha, Taygetos\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Section of Biotic Resources and Management of protected areas/ Greek Biotope Wetland Centre\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Po Box 60394, 57001, Thermi,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Forest management\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    forest management\n    management plan\n    climate change adaptation\n    knowledge development\n    vulnerability assessment\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change (16.04.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSection of Biotic Resources and Management of protected areas/ Greek Biotope Wetland Centre \tCoordinator\nDirectorate General for the Development and Protection of Forests and the Rural Environment - Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Greece \tParticipant","Greece",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[453,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-IT-000837/growing-avian-in-apennines-tuscany-heathlands",null,"LIFE15 NAT/IT/000837",null,"GRANATHA - GRowing AviaN in Apennine's Tuscany HeathlAnds","\nGRowing AviaN in Apennine's Tuscany HeathlAnds\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/IT/000837 | Acronym: LIFE GRANATHA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nHeathlands are mostly habitats of anthropic origin, which have flourished thanks to active human management and relevant socio-economic activities, such as the exploitation of heath and pastures for agriculture. In the last decades, as a consequence of the abandonment of traditional activities, the target area has been subjected to major environmental changes. In fact the original dry heath vegetation cover is being replaced by trees and shrubs. These changes are leading to the reduction of suitable breeding areas and feeding grounds for many birds listed in the EU Birds Directive.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nSituated in the in the Natura 2000 network site, \"Pastures and mountain bushes of Pratomagno\", the LIFE GRANATHA project’s overall aim is to improve the conservation status of the populations of a number of Annex I-listed species of the Birds Directive. The target species are: the Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata), woodlark (Lullula arborea), red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), tawny pipit (Anthus campestris), European nightjar (Caprimulgus aeuropeus), short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), and the European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus).\n\nIn particular, the project aims to reverse the negative trend affecting the conservation status of the heathland habitats (due to the abandonment of traditional activities), and to ensure their sustainable management in the long term, i.e. by restoring their ecological functionality (mainly through the removal of invasive trees and shrubs) and by fostering the development of the production and marketing of brushes and related products/tools from the heath scrubs.\n\nSpecific objectives are to:\nImprove the conservation status of Dartford warbler, woodlark, red-backed shrike, Montagu's harrier, tawny pipit and European nightjar and an increase in their numbers by restoring their nesting habitat;\nImprove the conservation status and increase the populations of short-toed snake eagle and the European honey buzzard through the restoration and improvement of their feeding habitats;\nLaunch a local chain for the production and sale of household products/tools made from a perennial evergreen shrub, Erica scoparia, thus linking socioeconomic activities and Natura 2000 network habitat management under the EU Business and Biodiversity Initiative; and\nIdentify a management model of heathland habitats that could improve the conservation status of the target species.\n\n \n\nExpected results:\nA 20% increase in the breeding population of the Dartford warbler, woodlark, red-backed shrike, Montagu's harrier, tawny pipit, European nightjar;\nA 20% increase, at least, in the distribution area of all target bird species;\nRestoration and management of 73 ha of heathland for the production of the marketable brush products;\n\n \nRestoration and management of 80 ha of heathland for nature purposes;\nRestoration and management of 10 ha of heathland for nature purposes, through the use of controlled fire;\nInvolvement of private landowners to ensure the availability of an extra 20 ha of heathland for active management;\nProduce and market the brushes and related consumer products from sustainably managed heathlands;\nIdentify and develop protocols for the sustainable management of heathlands to be applied in other, similar contexts, and to involve regional and provincial administrations, responsible for the management of Natura 2000 sites, in the dissemination of protocols relating to the conservation management of heathlands; and\nRaise awareness among the local communities (by targeting students of primary and middle schools in the municipalities of the Natura 2000 network site, plus at least 20% of the local population) of the importance of the management of the target habitat and the species.\n\n \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/IT/000837\nAcronym: LIFE GRANATHA\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 31/03/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,327,499 €\nEU Contribution: 796,499 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: D.R.E.AM. ITALIA Soc. Cooperativa Agricolo Forestale\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: Via Garibaldi 3, 52015, Pratovecchio-Stia (AR),\nContact Person: Marcello MIOZZO\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    migratory species\n    wood product\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Circus pygargus\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Lullula arborea\n    Circaetus gallicus\n    Sylvia undata\n    Anthus campestris\n    Lanius collurio\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPascoli montani e cespuglieti del Pratomagno \tIT5180011 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nD.R.E.AM. ITALIA Soc. Cooperativa Agricolo Forestale \tCoordinator\nDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari - Università di Torino, Italy \tParticipant\nUnione dei Comuni del Pratomagno, Italy \tParticipant\nBETADUE COOP. SOCIALE DI TIPO B ONLUS, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2021,78,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2023-03-31"]
[454,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-ENV-ES-000730/life-cost-efficient-integration-of-megafire-prevention-into-forest-management-in-the-mediterranean",null,"LIFE12 ENV/ES/000730",null,"LIFE+ DEMORGEST - Cost-efficient integration of megafire prevention into forest management in the Mediterranean","Network of experimental and demonstrative sites for different types of silvicultural treatments ","Spain",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2017-12-31"]
[455,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE95-ENV-F-000542/integrating-biodiversity-in-the-management-of-forest-ecosystems",null,"LIFE95 ENV/F/000542",null,"Integrating biodiversity into the development and management of forest ecosystems","\nIntegrating biodiversity in the management of forest ecosystems\n\nReference: LIFE95 ENV/F/000542\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe creation of the NATURA 2000 network required by the Habitats Directive has deeply disturbed the French country actors, especially the forest owners and managers. In fact, they are not yet familiarized with such environmental questions as forest biodiversity, though they officially appear on the forest policies in France, Wallonia and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Therefore it was necessary to initiate a broad programme of awareness-raising, information and training for the locally elected councillors and the forest professionals : · on the forest habitat types and species from the annexes I and II, including birds (Directive 79/409/CEE), · on the principles and the good practices for sustainable management of forest sites with ecological interests in the three member countries. The first aim of the project is to search for representative field examples of various habitat types and species habitats on directive 92/43/CEE whose past management operations are known. Some of them will make up a demonstration system of reference in the field. A Field-guide recognition an sustainable management of the forest species and habitats of European interest within the Atlantic and continental biogeographic regions of France, Wallonia and Luxembourg, will be published. It will include a descriptive part and an operational one, stemming from previous field observations. This book will be the educational aid of an awareness-raising, information and training programme for the local elected councillors, the professionals in charge of forest economic organizations and the managers of public and private forests. In that respect, the demonstration system of reference will serve to assist the field trips.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE95 ENV/F/000542\nStart Date: 01/03/1996\nEnd Date: 01/07/2000\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 406,008 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Institut pour le développement forestier\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: avenue BOSQUET, 23, 75007, PARIS,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biodiversity\n    environmental training\n    forest management\n    protected area\n","France",null,null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,null,2000]
[456,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-ENV-UK-000731/life-observatree-an-integrated-early-warning-system-for-tree-pests-and-diseases-using-citizen-science",null,"LIFE12 ENV/UK/000731",null,"Observa TREE - An integrated early warning system for tree pests and diseases using citizen science","An early warning system for tree health","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC868,AD868,\"m\")","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,"2013-10-01","2017-10-01"]
[457,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-ENV-ES-000660/sustainable-management-of-shrubs-formations-for-energy-purposes",null,"LIFE13 ENV/ES/000660",null,"LIFE ENERBIOSCRUB – Sustainable management of shrubs formations for energy purposes","Sustainable shrubs land management for energy use and reduction of wild fires risk","Spain",null,null,null,42,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-06-01","2017-12-31"]
[458,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-ENV-ES-000148/identification-monitoring-and-sustainable-management-of-communal-forests-in-extremadura",null,"LIFE12 ENV/ES/000148",null,"LIFE Comforest - Identification, monitoring and sustainable management of communal forests in Extremadura","A new method of forest inventory with LIDAR technology","Spain",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-01-01","2017-12-31"]
[459,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-ENV-ES-000504/innovative-eco-friendly-traps-for-the-control-of-pine-lepidoptera-in-urban-and-recreational-places",null,"LIFE13 ENV/ES/000504",null,"LIFE PISA - Innovative eco-friendly traps for the control of Pine Lepidoptera in urban and recreational places.","New monitoring and control strategies against Pine Processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in urban areas","Spain",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2017-06-30"]
[460,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-ENV-ES-000255/life-suber-integrative-management-for-an-improved-adaptation-of-cork-oak-forests-to-climate-change",null,"LIFE13 ENV/ES/000255",null,"LIFE+ Suber - Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change","\nLife+ SUBER: Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change\n\nReference: LIFE13 ENV/ES/000255 | Acronym: Life+ SUBER\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nCork oak (Quercus suber) forests are listed in the European Union’s Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) as an important habitat for conservation. This (Annex I-listed) West-Mediterranean habitat grows over approximately 20 000 km2 in the EU – with 65% found mainly in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy.\n\nClimate change and cork production are among the main threats to the conservation of this important habitat. Of all the bioclimatic zones, the Mediterranean is considered one of the most vulnerable to climate change. The main foreseen effects of climate change in the Western Mediterranean region are a reduction in rainfall, increased temperatures and an increase in extreme weather events.\n\nFor the oak forests, impacts are already starting to appear and include: lower vitality and productivity due to increased water stress; an increase in pests, especially the cork beetle (Coraebus undatus); and an increased frequency of wide-spread forest fires.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE SUBER project aimed to implement and demonstrate new forest management techniques for European cork oak (Quercus suber) forests, in order to improve their adaptation and resilience to climate change and to enhance their conservation and management prospects. The techniques proposed addressed the main threats identified: climate change, increased pests and the increased frequency of forest fires.\n\nSpecific objectives were to:\nImprove the vitality of cork oak (Quercus suber) forests and mitigate the effects of reduced water availability, while using new forestry techniques to increase the production of cork and associated revenues; li>Improve the structure of forests in order to reduce the impacts of fires, using new forestry techniques;\nImprove the ecological functions and resilience to climate change of degraded cork oak forests, using innovative forestry restoration techniques;\nReduce the damage caused by the cork beetle (Coraebus undatus) using appropriate forestry techniques to control populations and reduce the susceptibility of the cork oak to this pest;\nDevelop forest management tools and make them available to the forest administration, ensuring that climate change adaptation strategies are integrated into forest policy, specifically into regulations for the Catalonian cork forestry sector; and\nDisseminate the techniques and tools developed at local level (forest owners, managers and cork companies) and within the EU countries concerned (Portugal, France, Italy) in order to: a) improve the management of cork oak forests in Catalonia and southern Europe; and b) raise awareness of the problems addressed and demonstrate that sustainable economic activity based on the management of cork oak forests is the only way to ensure their long-term conservation.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE SUBER project produced a first-time analysis of the vulnerability of cork oak according to 3 predicted impacts of climate change: water shortages, large forest fires and the impact caused by the cork beetle Coraebus undatus. It focused on implementing pilot demonstrations with innovative silvicultural techniques which will be used by the most important local actors (forest owners, managers, administration and the cork industry) and other actors in the European sub-farming sector. In order to explore how to produce the best results, as well as to test previously established hypotheses, these techniques were implemented collectively. The project achieved the following environmental benefits in the stands in which the new forest management techniques have been implemented:\nImprovement of growth and vitality of the forests;\nImprovement of carbon sequestration capacity;\nReduction of fire risk and the restoration of degraded cork oak forests, which improves the conditions for natural regeneration.\n\nLIFE+ SUBER put into practice the sustainable forest management proposed by the ORGEST models for cork oak forests and edited by the Forest Ownership Center (CPF). One of these models is produced for unevenly-aged tree stands (a contiguous area of trees that contains a number of relatively homogenous characteristics) which have high tree cover to restrict helophytic (marshy) scrub growth, reducing risk of forest fires. The guidelines introduced an innovative clearing system which selectively clears areas, leaving between 30-40% shrub cover intact.\n\nThe project put new silvicultural (forestry) techniques into practice to restore and recover degraded cork oak forests which have been damaged by fire or abandoned by forestry management authorities. It also implemented management guidelines which create a low-density forest structure in strategically-positioned stands. These methods help separate fuel layers and prevent forest fires.\n\nThe team produced various tools to integrate climate change adaptation into forestry policy and the cork subsector regulations. Examples included\nA GIS (Geographic Information System) application with 3 vulnerability maps. This helps forestry management understand the three main expected impacts of climate change (reduction of water availability, large forest fires and the impact caused by Coraebus undatus);\nA memorandum of normative (evaluative) aspects which needed to be modified; and\nA guide with recommendations and measures for cork oak forests to adapt to climate change.\n\nThese tools were handed over to the different administrative bodies which are responsible for forest management and conservation in the Catalan area.\n\nOn the whole, the project was able to demonstrate new forestry management techniques that can provide the following benefits to the sector:\nBetter maintenance of economic activity linked to the use of cork;\nA strengthened cork processing industrial sector and its competitive capacity in the face of substitute products;\nConservation of the cork oak landscape as a tourism and educational asset;\nReduction of large forest fires and related emergencies; and\nSupport for the cultural heritage of cork and its uses;\n\nIt is expected that 5 years after the completion of the project the area of cork oak forests managed following the models implemented in the project will be 7 000 hectares. These techniques, together with the developed tools for management and decision support, will contribute to the adaptation and greater resilience of the cork oak forests to climate change, favouring their conservation and the maintenance of the associated value chain.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 ENV/ES/000255\nAcronym: Life+ SUBER\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/06/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,094,676 €\nEU Contribution: 547,337 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorci Forestal de Catalunya\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Jacint Verdaguer, 3, 17430, Santa Coloma de Farners,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Integrated management\n    Forest management\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Plants\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    forest fire\n    decision making support\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    climate protection\n    forest management\n    pest control\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorci Forestal de Catalunya \tCoordinator\nAFL(Amorim Florestal, SA), Portugal \tParticipant\nFCSA(Forestal Catalana SA), Spain \tParticipant\nCPF(Centre de la Propietat Forestal), Spain \tParticipant\nCTFC(Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2023,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2018-06-30"]
[461,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-ENV-GR-000617/mediterranean-fuel-maps-geodatabase-for-wildland-forest-fire-safety",null,"LIFE10 ENV/GR/000617",null,"ArcFUEL - Mediterranean fuel maps geodatabase for wildland & forest fire safety","New methodology for developing forest fuel maps","Greece/Portugal/Italy/Albania/Spain",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece,Portugal,Italy and Spain",null,null,null,"2011-10-01","2014-09-30"]
[462,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-ENV-PL-000459/evaluation-of-the-health-state-of-forests-and-an-effect-of-phosphite-treatments-with-the-use-of-photovoltaic-sle-uav",null,"LIFE11 ENV/PL/000459",null,"HESOFF - Evaluation of the health state of forests and an effect of phosphite treatments with the use of photovoltaic SLE UAV","Phosphite as effectors of resistance against phytopatogenes oak trees of the genus Phytophthora sp","Poland",null,null,null,72,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2012-08-01","2018-08-01"]
[463,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-ENV-FI-000063/knowledge-based-data-services-improving-the-life-cycle-and-accessibility-of-environmental-data-provided-for-public-interest",null,"LIFE10 ENV/FI/000063","LifeData ","Knowledge based data services -improving the life cycle and accessibility of environmental data provided for public interest","New database management methods and user application systems for generating an integrated data management process","Finland",null,null,null,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2015-12-31"]
[464,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-ENV-FR-000208/ozone-and-climate-change-impacts-on-french-and-italian-forests-refinement-of-criteria-and-thresholds-for-forest-protection",null,"LIFE10 ENV/FR/000208",null,"FO3REST - Impacts of ozone and climate change on French and Italian forests: definition of criteria and thresholds for forest protection","\nOzone and Climate Change Impacts on French and Italian Forests: Refinement of criteria and thresholds for forest protection\n\nReference: LIFE10 ENV/FR/000208 | Acronym: FO3REST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOzone (O3) is a secondary pollutant produced during the atmospheric photo-oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which also acts as a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) in the troposphere (the lowest layer of the atmosphere). As mean temperature and global radiation rise, so does the level of tropospheric ozone. Recent studies have shown an increasing impact of ozone on ecosystems and forests. When deposited on leaves, ozone impacts both superficially and internally; with necrosis appearing hours after exposure. The absorption of ozone molecules also acts on transpiration and stomatal opening, reducing the rate of photosynthetic activity. A good knowledge of ozone concentrations in the air is not sufficient to obtain a reliable picture of the development of foliar damage. It is considered more appropriate to establish cause-effect relationships, based on the amount of ozone going into the foliage.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the FO3REST project was to refine the criteria and establish validated thresholds for forest protection against ozone and climate change. By comparing measured and modelled canopy-level stomatal fluxes, FO3REST aimed to provide knowledge for updating the current Deposition of Ozone and Stomatal Exchange (DO3SE) model for calculating ozone flux and for including plant defence in the model for European beech and Aleppo pine. The project aimed to establish new standards, based on the quantity of ozone absorbed by plants as opposed to external exposure.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe FO3REST project developed new criteria and thresholds for assessing the impacts of ozone on vegetation. For European policy purposes, monitoring of the detrimental impacts of ozone on forests has been done using an ozone exposure index called AOT40 (Accumulated Ozone exposure over a Threshold of 40 Parts Per Billion), which measures ambient concentrations in the atmosphere. However, ozone effects on vegetation do not only depend on atmospheric concentrations, but also on the ozone uptake by the plants through their stomata. A new index, based on the stomatal ozone flux, called Phytotoxic Ozone Dose above a threshold Y of uptake (PODY), has been under discussion as a new standard.\n\nHowever, until the project, this index had only been studied under controlled ‘laboratory’ conditions. To address this, the project evaluated the performance of different ozone risk metrics, namely POD0, POD1 and AOT40 under field conditions, and assessed the large-scale impacts of ozone on Mediterranean forests.\n\nThe project team conducted experimental studies on exposure to ozone and visible ozone damage in forest plots in south-east France and northern Italy. They demonstrated that POD0 is the most effective of the metric indices to represent plant injury due to ozone pollution, being better correlated with observed ozone-induced injuries in field plots than the other indices. The presentation of sound field-based results, showing that POD0 was more appropriate to assess the impact of ozone than the currently-used AOT40 index, represents considerable methodological progress for quantifying ozone effects on vegetation at the regional scale.\n\nCritical levels of POD0, based on observations of ozone-induced injury, were defined for six tree species typical of the Mediterranean area: Pinus cembra (Swiss pine), Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine), Pinus sylvestris (Scot’s pine), Pinus pinea (stone pine), Pinus pinaster (maritime pine) and Fagus sylvatica (European beech), taking into account a percentage of needle or leaf area affected with ozone-induced injury of 5 to 15%. The project team ranked species in order of sensitivity to ozone, and identified the most useful indicator species.\n\nThe project team measured and modelled ground-level ozone in the forest plots. This allowed a validation of the DO3SE model, used to calculate ozone stomatal flux from ozone concentrations and meteorological data, with new parameters utilised for several tree species. These results will contribute to better monitoring and assessment of the impacts of ozone on forests, especially in a context of climate change, because the two factors (ozone pollution and climate change) interact and both affect forest health. The project outcomes are especially relevant to Mediterranean forests, which are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and ozone pollution.\n\nThe FO3REST project team disseminated their results via a website, workshops and seminars, reports and scientific papers. In particular, they addressed the International scientific community and policymakers, so as to induce changes in the legislation on forest protection against ozone (e.g. EC Directive 2008/50). More appropriate standards (based on stomatal uptake rather than exposure indices) should contribute to more appropriate forest protection strategies and more effective ozone abatement policies, hence to a better preservation of European forests. The project demonstrated a novel integrated approach to derive scientifically-based thresholds and critical levels for protecting forest vegetation against ozone in a changing climate, which combined several fields of expertise: forest pathology, tree physiology, statistics, modelling, forestry and atmospheric sciences. The beneficiaries ensured that their innovative methods were readily transferable to similar geographic area around Europe.\n\nBy contributing to the protection of European forests against ozone pollution in a climate change context, the project contributes to preserving the social and economic benefits provided by these forests. The identification of particularly sensitive species will be useful for forest managers to adapt their management, for example, while the project also contributed to raising environmental awareness among school children and local authorities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 ENV/FR/000208\nAcronym: FO3REST\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,316,139 €\nEU Contribution: 658,063 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ACRI-ST SAS\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: 260 route du Pin MontardBP 234, 06904, Sophia Antipolis CEDEX,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Air pollutants\n    Pollution control\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    research project\n    biodiversity\n    monitoring system\n    air pollution\n    climate protection\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nACRI-ST SAS \tCoordinator\nGIEFS, France \tParticipant\nIPP-CNR, Italy \tParticipant\nENEA, Italy \tParticipant","France/Italy",null,null,2030,39,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France,Italy",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2014-12-31"]
[465,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-ENV-F-000477/sustainable-management-of-deciduous-non-even-aged-high-forests",null,"LIFE99 ENV/F/000477",null,"SF Franche-Comté - Development of sustainable management of uneven-aged hardwood high forests","\nSustainable management of deciduous non-even-aged high forests.\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/F/000477 | Acronym: SF Franche-Comté\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThere is increasing debate nowadays between those who advocate regular treatment, i.e. the development of even-aged stands, in forestry, and the proponents of irregular treatment (uneven-aged stands). Such discussions are often marked by heated arguments in which the opposing position is wilfully caricatured or distorted. The truth of the matter is that, while we can call upon long experience in the management of even-aged plantations, it has to be admitted that technical references are few and far between in the case of uneven-aged plantations, such experiments as exist being rare and recent. Some tools for sustainable uneven-aged deciduous high forest management already exist. But there is a real need for complementary tools, and above all for ensuring the demonstration, development and diffusion of all these tools, in order that they can be widely and efficiently applied. Whereas even-aged high forest management has been used for a long time and is now well-known, uneven-aged high forest management is innovative and remains poor in deciduous forests: it is therefore handled in an intuitive and limited way.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nIn order to achieve sustainable forest management, it is necessary to have several well-mastered management methods at our disposal to adapt to the diversity of local situations. In particular, uneven-aged high forest management sometimes allows better environmental integration. Lastly, the intuitive approach to uneven-aged management which is often adopted risks deviating from sustainable management. The project aims to provide forest-owners (\"communes\" i.e. public authorities and private owners) and forest-managers with reliable technical tools to sustainably manage uneven-aged deciduous high forest. The expected results were: - sustainable uneven-aged high forest management of deciduous forests (regeneration, equilibrium, stability), - biodiversity enhanced through diversification of management methods, - in some contexts, better preservation of the ecosystem and sensitive landscapes, - economic advantages for owners, - additional rural employment.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was conducted in Franche-Comté, the most forested region in France, where the various players have experience of working together. Supported by European funding, the Regional Council of Franche-Comté, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, it associated partners of public and private forests (SFFC, ONF, CRPF and owners), experts and scientists. The project was set up in four operational phases: -Elaborating the decision making and management and monitoring of complementary tools. These were to be constructed by studying existing information (forest management plans, data bases etc.) and by discussions between experts of various kinds. -Setting up a demonstration network of these tools in conjunction with forest-owners: a forest management plan on 1000 pilot hectares and 50 demonstration sites. -Carrying out development operations (training, raising awareness, publicising) aimed at forest owners and managers: some 1100 persons concerned. -Ensuring a wide and efficient dissemination of the results through the distribution of informative documents (sylviculture guides, decision-making documents for the choice of treatments, forest management plan schemes, documents describing monitoring tools, videotapes), publications (Bulletin de la Société Forestière de Franche-Comté, Revue Forestière Française, Bois National etc.) and international meetings. The \"Communes\" (public authorities) were closely associated with the whole process as forest-owners. The initiatives implemented in the context of the LIFE project were based on the use of previously developed technical tools : -environment description tools (station catalogues), -stands description tool (typology of plantings), -forestry reference segments (regional demonstration network, scientific networks of the AFI and ONF). Development of additional tools This involved devising tools in addition to those already developed, which are reliable, easy to use and to the benefit of owners and managers: Some studies were carried out to enable the development of tools: -tests of the use of the typology, -reports on existing experiments, -creation and analysis of a production database. 3 types of tools were developed: -Decision aids for growing woodland: grid for selecting an approach and method for the use of classification for cartography. -Management tools for the definition of management policies for each type of planting, in the context of each station and according to their composition and richness, in order to maintain them or redirect them towards the desired objective. -Management monitoring tools for managers wishing to know if an adequate diffuse tree renewal method and a transition to stands status were being provided and if development of their plantings respected the natural environment and encouraged conservation (regeneration, composition, structure). Establishing demonstration tools This involved the establishment, in consultation with the owners, of a demonstration network for all tools needed for the controlled management of irregular broadleaf stands. Pilot management units were put in place with 15 pilot forests (public) for monitoring the irregular stands. A network of 51 demonstration sample plots was set up in both public and private forests, geographically well distributed, complementary to the scientific network (AFI and ONF) and serving as a medium for training. An economic study was carried out by AFI forestry experts to establish management and working costs. Realisation of development initiatives Development initiatives have been and will continue to be implemented in order to provide training and raise awareness by the various participants in the procedures (managers, owners, operators, etc.) Educational workshops were put in place with: - 6 typological trail with \"perchodromes\" (land where young trees are selected for their planting suitability and for staff training purposes) illustrating the main types of planting, - 4 \"martelodromes\" (land where mature trees are selected to study the next stage in their management, i.e. felling or retention, mainly used for staff training). Demonstration sample plots and pilot forests can also be used for training. Two kinds of regional training initiatives were put in place : - training in description, strategy and management monitoring tools, forest structuring and biodiversity, - publicity and raising awareness.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/F/000477\nAcronym: SF Franche-Comté\nStart Date: 22/11/1999\nEnd Date: 22/11/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 296,327 €\nProject Location: Besançon\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Société Forestière de Franche-Comté\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Maison de la Forêt et du Bois, 20 rue François Villon, 25041, Besancon CEDEX,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    employment\n    rural area\n    forest management\n    environmental protection advice\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSociété Forestière de Franche-Comté \tCoordinator\nOffice national des Forêts \tParticipant\nCentre Régional de la Propriété forestière de Franche-Comté \tParticipant","France",null,null,null,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1999-11-22","2003-11-22"]
[466,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-ENV-GR-000574/building-a-structured-indicator-based-knowledge-system-for-sustainable-forest-policy-and-management",null,"LIFE08 ENV/GR/000574",null,"INFORM - Building a structured, indicator based knowledge system for sustainable forest policy and management","Innovative forest governance structures for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and policy","Greece",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[467,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-INF-PL-000673/biodiversity-protection-in-forest-areas-including-nature-2000-areas-promotion-of-best-practices",null,"LIFE10 INF/PL/000673",null,"BEST FOR BIODIVERSITY - Biodiversity Protection in Forest Areas, Including Nature 2000 Areas - Promotion of Best Practices","\nBiodiversity Protection in Forest Areas, Including Nature 2000 Areas - Promotion of Best Practices\n\nReference: LIFE10 INF/PL/000673 | Acronym: BEST FOR BIODIVERSITY\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMost forests in Poland are state-owned and play a key role in biodiversity protection. Appropriate conservation and management strategies are therefore required for forest areas that are included in the Natura 2000 network. Such strategies can help to ensure a long-term sustainable future for the valuable forest ecosystems.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the BEST FOR BIODIVERSITY project was to promote best practices related to biodiversity protection in state-owned forests, particularly within Natura 2000 sites.\n\nThe specific objectives of the projects were to:\nPresent methods of biodiversity protection and sustainable management to key stakeholders;\nCreate a platform of dialogue and co-operation among different parties focused on biodiversity issues;\nDevelop a road map for 11 chosen species or habitats, that could be applied as a regulation for all forest districts managed by the Directorate of the State Forests; and\nIncrease public awareness of both the richness of biodiversity of Polish forest areas and the importance of their protection.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe BEST FOR BIODIVERSITY project identified the best practices in biodiversity protection in forest areas, especially within Natura 2000 sites and presented methods of their protection and sustainable management to key stakeholders. It created 11 guidelines for the effective protection of each of the selected species (such as the European bison, forest hens, hare, partridge, reptiles, amphibians and the big predators, predatory birds, bats and insects) and two habitats (wetlands and xerothermic grasslands). The project demonstrated that there is a demand for educational and promotional activities related to nature conservation. There was a high degree of interest in the films, manuals and press articles produced as well as the high number of applications for training workshops and requests for continuation of the project activities. As a result, the Natura 2000 network and the selected species and habitats will be better protected in Poland.\n\nThe project produced all expected quantified results and in some cases exceeded expectations thanks to financial savings:\nA total of 11 films were produced to present the best practices for protecting the selected species and habitats. These films attracted nearly 8 million TV viewers, while 44 films trailers were seen on TV by more than 12 million viewers. As planned, the beneficiary produced 22 000 DVD copies of the films, which they distributed among the stakeholders interested in the project. The films were presented at a number of film festivals and received the 1st prize in the film festival in Nowogard in 2014.\nMore training workshops were organised than expected (29 instead of the planned 22) and trained more people than foreseen (1 310 instead of 1 100). Additionally the project team organised six expert conferences to discuss the best way to protect the selected five species and one habitat (a total of 150 experts took part). A closing conference attracted around 200 attendees.\nThe best Polish experts were selected and working groups were set up to precisely identify and propose best practices, to prepare technical assumptions for future activities and to develop road maps for the protection of the selected species and habitats. A total of 16 roadmaps and 11 ‘Guidelines on best practices in protection of the selected species and habitats’, were produced. The guidelines were widely disseminated among stakeholders – i.e. schools, NGOs and libraries.\nA media campaign was carried out, consisting of 55 articles on the conservation requirements of the selected species and habitats. The articles emphasised the benefit of the Natura 2000 network and how the LIFE programme made it possible through co-financing. The articles were available to more eight million newspaper readers.\n\nTo conclude, the project increased Polish citizens' knowledge and understanding of the necessity for nature protection and the benefits of the Natura 2000 network. It demonstrated that widespread and well-coordinated educational activities can promote Natura 2000 areas and the need for their protection.\n\nThe After-LIFE plan foresees the continuation of the project website and the promotion of the project at conferences, seminars and workshops including the events organised by the LIFE National Focal Point and the workshops for the students of the Forestry Departments from Warszawa, Kraków and Poznań. The beneficiary also plans to encourage broadcasters to continue to show the films that were produced by the project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 INF/PL/000673\nAcronym: BEST FOR BIODIVERSITY\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,093,790 €\nEU Contribution: 1,046,895 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centrum Koordynacji Projektów Środowiskowych\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. nr 3, 02-362, Warszawa,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Awareness raising - Information\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental awareness\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    biodiversity\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2152/2003 - Monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (17.11.2003)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentrum Koordynacji Projektów Środowiskowych \tCoordinator","Poland",null,2012,2005,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[468,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-ENV-IT-000215/resilience-to-climate-change-in-mediterranean-forests",null,"LIFE11 ENV/IT/000215",null,"RESILFORMED - Resilience to climate changes in mediterranean forests","Procedure for evaluating silvicultural interventions for the improvement of the resilience of the mediterranean forests","Italy",null,null,null,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2012-06-01","2017-06-30"]
[469,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-ES-000286/recover-of-native-forests-with-juniperus-spp-and-its-flora-and-fauna-in-the-special-nature-reserve-gig",null,"LIFE12 NAT/ES/000286",null,"LIFE+GUGUY - Recover of native forests with Juniperus spp, and its flora and fauna, in the Special Nature Reserve Güigüí.","Fog collectors - an irrigation system for spaces with difficult access ","Spain",null,null,null,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2017-12-31"]
[470,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-ENV-ES-000535/operation-co2-integrated-agroforestry-practices-and-nature-conservation-against-climate-change",null,"LIFE11 ENV/ES/000535",null,"Operation CO2 - Integrated agroforestry practices and nature conservation against climate change","\n\"Operation CO2\": Integrated agroforestry practices and nature conservation against climate change\n\nReference: LIFE11 ENV/ES/000535 | Acronym: OPERATION CO2\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nClimate change is a well-known and urgent challenge for international, national, regional and local environment policies and actions. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been identified as a vital and shared worldwide aim to mitigate the effects of climate change. LIFE projects and many other initiatives across Europe have looked at ways to reduce such emissions from a whole range of human activities, industries and processes. In addition to reducing emissions however, efforts to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere can also contribute to mitigating climate change. Plants can play an important role through their natural extraction of CO2 from the atmosphere via the process of photosynthesis. Reforestation of land leads to the capture of carbon by the trees through turning CO2 from the atmosphere into biomass. However, although agroforestry techniques could contribute significantly in the fight against climate change, they have not yet been developed in a meaningful way in the EU.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the 'OPERATION CO2' project was to demonstrate the economic viability and environmental validity of agroforestry carbon sequestering projects in Europe. It aimed to demonstrate new agroforestry approaches at three different locations in Spain with a multinational team of nine partners from three Member States: Spain; the Netherlands; and the UK.\n\nThe first pillar of this project would promote active nature conservation and carbon management in natural forests over an area of 4 500 ha. This would seek to implement a series of targeted forest and carbon actions resulting in the long-term improvement of carbon sequestering in natural forests. The project thus hoped to deliver the certification of carbon credits for the forest area that would subsequently be released on the Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market.\n\nThe second pillar of the project would involve the transformation of two naturally degraded areas – each covering 25 ha - into integral agroforest ecosystems. It aimed to successfully plant a large variety of species on a range of soil types in degraded, non-irrigated agricultural lands that face the negative effects of climate change in the form of ever increasing dryness. It foresaw the planting of four components of integral systems: timber; biomass; cash crops; and fruit trees and shrubs.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe OPERATION CO2 project demonstrated that protecting existing forests and investing in integral agroforestry carbon capture projects is economically and environmentally beneficial. The five-year project was  carried out in three regions of  Spain, each with different climates and environmental challenges: a forest area in Catalonia (Espai Natura Muntanya d´Alinyà) and a naturally degraded and abandoned agricultural area in Castilla y León (Ayoó de Vidriales) and in Aragón (San Mateo de Gállego).\n\nThe forest and carbon plan, which was implemented in Catalonia, comprised two different approaches: improved forest management of a preexisting forest stand to increase biodiversity and carbon fixation in the long run; and afforestation and reforestation of abandoned terraces and eroded areas to increase biodiversity, carbon fixation in the short run and to reduce erosion. In the other two areas, the project carried out integral agro-forestry programmes based on the combination of crops and trees while taking into account the specific soil and climatic conditions. This integral land-use plan can be considered an agro-forestry system.\n\nThese measures were shown to increase carbon storage along with biodiversity in the project areas, while the economic benefits of the project techniques were demonstrated. Furthermore, new carbon credits were introduced to the market. However, the process of certification of carbon credits in Muntanya d´Alinyà highlighted the barriers that currently prevent the certification of many absorption projects in line with international standards. Difficulties arise in proving that there is no double counting between the carbon fixated in the project and the national inventories. Efforts must be made to address this challenge on a European level, such as the production of guidelines.\n\nIn addition, it was concluded that the current international standards are not adapted to the reality of the Mediterranean forests but to evergreen tropical rainforests. They do not consider the scenario of a forest improvement project that results in net fixation of carbon after a period of 30 to 40 years. In fact, thinning practices also reduce the high risk of forest fires, thereby reducing the risk of transformation of wood into CO2 should the project site experience fires. \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 ENV/ES/000535\nAcronym: OPERATION CO2\nStart Date: 01/09/2012\nEnd Date: 30/08/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,505,906 €\nEU Contribution: 1,752,950 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Universidad de Valladolid\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Plaza de Santa Cruz, 8 Palacio de Santa Cruz, 47002, Valladolid,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Carbon sequestration\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    emission reduction\n    greenhouse gas\n    nature conservation\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUniversidad de Valladolid \tCoordinator\nTransfer Latin Business Consultancy S.L., Spain \tParticipant\nForestry Service Group, Spain \tParticipant\nPlant Health Care, United Kingdom \tParticipant\nFundació Caixa Catalunya, Tarragona i Manresa, Spain \tParticipant\nViveros Fuenteamarga S.L., Spain \tParticipant\nBeral Ingeniería S.L., Spain \tParticipant\nAlternativas Ecológicas Edena S.L.U., Spain \tParticipant\nFundación General de la Universidad de Valladolid, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2012-09-01","2017-08-30"]
[471,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-ES-000706/conservation-and-restoration-of-tilio-acerion-forests-in-the-north-of-the-valencian-region",null,"LIFE11 NAT/ES/000706",null,"LIFE + Renaix el Bosc - Conservation and restoration of habitat 9180 * (Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines), in the north of the Valencian Community","Conservation and restoration of habitat 9180 * (Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes; screes and ravines)","Spain",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-01-01","2017-12-01"]
[472,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-ENV-E-000402/development-and-implementation-of-an-integrated-system-for-the-sustainable-management-of-wild-fungus-producing-forest-ecosystems-in-valdorva-navarra",null,"LIFE00 ENV/E/000402","MYCOVALDORBA","Development and implementation of an integrated system for the sustainable management of wild fungus-producing forest ecosystems in Valdorva, Navarra","\nDevelopment and implementation of an integrated system for the sustainable management of wild fungus-producing forest ecosystems in Valdorva, Navarra\n\nReference: LIFE00 ENV/E/000402 | Acronym: MYCOVALDORBA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Valdorba region’s main ecosystems are meadows, woodlands and traditionally cultivated land. The area boasts a wide variety of wild mushrooms, the demand for which has increased greatly in recent years. Mushroom collection and cultivation is an important economic resource in country areas with depressed economies, and is considered to have a great potential for rural economic development in areas such as Valdorba. In Navarra, most mushrooms of interest grow in woodland areas owned by local authorities and managed by the Navarra Regional Government. However, mushroom production and collection is generally not controlled and managed in a sustainable manner. The lack of management often leads to conflicts between landowners and mushroom collectors, as well as among collectors from different communities. Furthermore, in the long-term, unsustainable picking practices are threatening to have important negative impacts on the mushroom populations, affecting soil fertility, plant development, and the overall equilibrium of the natural ecosystems. A system was needed for regions like Valdorba that enables rural communities to achieve a sustainable balance between economic development on the one hand and, on the other, the protection of their mushrooms as a natural resource, as well as the related ecosystems and landscapes, be they natural or cultivated.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project sought to demonstrate the need and viability of a sustainable management for mycological (i.e. fungi) resources. The overall objective of the project was to establish an integrated management system for mushroom-producing ecosystems in the Valdorba region, promoting a responsible and sustainable use of mycological resources. The aim was to ensure the conservation and enhancement of the ecosystem’s biodiversity, while generating social and economic benefits for the region’s rural populations. A framework was to be established, for the integration and participation of the various socio-economic actors involved in the management of mycological resources, involving representatives of the rural population, from the processing and packaging industry, as well as the tourist and the forestry sector. The project involved the beneficiary and four partners: the Technological Forest Centre of Catalonia, Valladolid University, Orbalan S.L., and the “Trigo Limpio” Ecologic Agriculture Community.\n\nRESULTS\n\nManuals and guidelines were elaborated with sustainable management tools and methodologies, such as innovative mycological management plans, technical plans and forestry programmes. These integrated environmental and economic criteria to achieve a sustainable production of mushrooms. A draft proposal for local regulations controlling mushroom picking was drawn up, based on ecological criteria, but taking into account social and economic considerations. Guidelines were established for the ecological labelling of truffle and mushroom production at the European level. The project achieved high media coverage and an effective dissemination at local, regional and national levels. Numerous events were organised, including conferences, nine technical courses, tree planting days, and even cookery lessons. 250 landowners were informed through seminars, courses and visits. Though not originally foreseen, an annual truffle fair was brought to life and held twice, which proved very successful and effective in spreading the project’s results. The project created various development models for the sustainable use of mushrooms. One, the commercial model, was based on improving the production and sale of truffle and other mushrooms. The model, however, proved unviable due to the generally low productivity of the various mushroom species in the Valdorba area. A tourism-based model, on the other hand, proved suitable and successful. It included the creation of a series of six routes for mushroom collecting, and eco-tourism offers that combine accommodation, gastronomic offers focusing on mushrooms, courses and guided walks. It is estimated that the project contributed directly to a 30% increase in the project area’s hotel occupancy, with 500 visitors/year attributable to region’s mushrooms and truffles. The innovative aspect of the project lies precisely in the application of forestry practices and land management methods that combine the sustainable management of mycological resources with rural economical development. The development of tools aimed at integrating mycological resource management concerns into the official land-use policies and natural resources planning systems at local and county level is totally innovative. It is probable, that these documents, together with the mycological plan drawn up as part of the project, are the first official documents of their kind to be developed in all of Europe. In total, 72 ha of woodland were managed using forestry practices based on sustainable mycological resources management. 17 ha of land were reforested and mycorrhized trees planted. The technical team employed for the LIFE project is now considered a specialist reference team for mushroom-related project development, and is regularly requested to provide support and advice to other initiatives. The motivation of the local and regional governments was crucial to the projects success. Their support is reflected in the recent approval of a LEADER project, which seeks to continue the work started by the LIFE project. This project has been selected as one of the 21 \"Best\" LIFE Environment projects in 2005-2006\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 ENV/E/000402\nAcronym: MYCOVALDORBA\nStart Date: 03/09/2001\nEnd Date: 03/09/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 174,763 €\nProject Location: Navarra\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Leoz Council (Ayuntamiento de Leoz)\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: San Esteban, 26 N/A, 31395, Iracheta,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biodiversity\n    mushroom\n    forest management\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLeoz Council (Ayuntamiento de Leoz) \tCoordinator\nTechnological Forest Centre of Catalonia, Spain \tParticipant\nValladolid University, Spain \tParticipant\nOrbalan S.L., Spain \tParticipant\n“Trigo Limpio” Ecologic Agriculture Community, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2001,2019,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2001-09-03","2004-09-03"]
[473,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-E-000055/restoration-of-habitats-of-community-interest-in-the-basque-countrys-estuaries",null,"LIFE08 NAT/E/000055",null,"LIFE + Estuarios del País Vasco - Restoration of habitats of Community interest in the Basque Country’s estuaries","Techniques for restoring estuarine habitats invaded by Baccharis halimifolia","Spain",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2013-12-31"]
[474,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-ENV-E-000544/model-for-the-valorisation-and-sustainable-management-mycological-resources",null,"LIFE00 ENV/E/000544",null,"MYAS - Model for the valorisation and sustainable management mycological resources","Mycology Valuing and Sustainable Management Model ","Spain",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2001-08-01","2004-07-31"]
[475,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-E-000075/management-and-conservation-of-osmoderma-eremita-rosalia-alpina-and-other-saproxylic-habitats-of-community-interest-in-gipuzkoa",null,"LIFE08 NAT/E/000075",null,"LIFE+ Biodiversidad y Trasmochos","Management of pollard forests with Fagus sylvatica for the conservation of Rosalia alpina","Spain",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-06-30"]
[476,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-ENV-E-000824/sustainable-forestry-management-of-menorca-in-a-context-of-climate-change",null,"LIFE07 ENV/E/000824",null,"LIFE+ Boscos - Sustainable forestry management of Menorca in a context of climate change","Interventions aimed at adapting Mediterranean forests to climate change","Spain",null,null,null,77,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2015-06-30"]
[477,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-IT-000498/recovery-of-forested-wetland-with-habitat-91e0-alluvial-forests-with-alnus-glutinosa-and-fraxinus-excelsior-alno-padion-alnion-incanae-salicion-albae",null,"LIFE07 NAT/IT/000498","S.T.A.R.","ST.A.R. - Conservation and expansion of the wet forests belonging to habitat 91E0 (alluvial forests of Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior)","NA","Italy",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2012-12-31"]
[478,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-ENV-GR-000975/floods-and-fire-risk-assessment-and-management",null,"LIFE11 ENV/GR/000975",null,"FLIRE - Floods and Fire Risk Assessment and Management","A web based Decision Support System for the management of ﬂoods and wildﬁres ","Greece",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2012-10-01","2015-09-30"]
[479,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-ENV-FI-000571/climate-change-induced-drought-effects-on-forest-growth-and-vulnerability",null,"LIFE09 ENV/FI/000571",null,"Climforisk - Climate change induced drought effects on forest growth and vulnerability","Creation of models to predict changes in forest growth and vulnerability under climate change in boreal forest","Finland",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2011-01-02","2014-12-31"]
[480,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-HU-000593/restoration-and-conservation-of-alluvial-forests-with-alnus-glutinosa-and-fraxinus-excelsior-in-the-kaszo-area",null,"LIFE12 NAT/HU/000593",null,"KASZO-LIFE - Restoration and conservation of Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior in the Kaszo area","Conservation of habitat 91E0* from degradation due to the decrease of the ground water level","Hungary",null,null,null,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2018-12-31"]
[481,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-ENV-E-000454/project-for-implication-of-social-and-economic-partners-in-the-sustainable-and-multifunctional-management-of-forests",null,"LIFE98 ENV/E/000454",null,"ADF MIG PALLARS - Project for implication of social and economic partners in the sustainable and multifunctional management of forests","Creation of multi-functional sustainable management model for local forests","Spain",null,null,null,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1998-09-21","2001-09-21"]
[482,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-E-000072/recovery-of-riparian-habitats-of-the-ter-river",null,"LIFE08 NAT/E/000072",null,"RIPARIATER – Recovery of the riparian habitats on the Ten river","\nRecovery of riparian habitats of the Ter river\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/E/000072 | Acronym: Riparia-Ter\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe quantity and quality of riparian habitats along the River Ter in Catalonia (Spain) has decreased in most areas of the river basin. In many places, only impoverished woodland habitats remain in a narrow belt along the river’s course. A key factor has been the loss of natural river dynamics following agricultural, urban or industrial development. Changing river morphology has most acutely affected habitats in temporal flooding areas, and in habitats containing lagoons, ponds and mature alluvial forests.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE Riparia-Ter project was the recovery of riparian habitats of the River Ter, especially ‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa’ (Habitat 91E0*), ‘Salix alba and Populus alba galleries’ (92A0) and ‘Mediterranean temporary ponds’ (3170*). The actions were aimed at conserving the diversity of the existing vegetation and creating sustainable habitats, with complementary measures to manage development and organise access to avoid further habitat degradation by human activity.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Riparia-Ter project was carried out by the Alba-Ter Consortium in four areas in the mid and lower stretches of the Ter river, which are included in the Natura 2000 network area ‘Riberes del Baix Ter’. The municipal councils of Bescanó, Sant Gregori, Salt, Girona and Jafre actively cooperated with the project. The main habitat restoration actions involved woodland management, the control of invasive species, and reforestation. During the course of the project, the coordinating beneficiary applied specific criteria to encourage vigorous, well-structured riparian woodlands. Native species typical of riverside habitats were given priority, especially those species that provide food, shelter or nesting sites for wildlife. The treatment of the woods and riverside communities also took into account the existing plant communities and their condition, the presence of dead wood and the presence of urban areas and infrastructures. Actions in alluvial forests in the four project areas included selective logging, tree thinning, scrub clearance, grazing management, and the control of exotic species.\n\nMuch of the project’s efforts were invested in controlling invasive alien species. An in-depth study assessed the most effective and economically-viable methods for managing invasive species, while actions were implemented to remove invasive species so that riverside habitats could recover. The main invasive species causing riparian habitat degradation were box elder (Acer negundo), tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) and giant cane (Arundo donax). The project’s actions produced very good results, though it is a relatively costly management system that requires training and the commitment of personnel to guarantee success. The protocols developed for the control of invasive species are available on the project’s website.\n\nIn order to improve riparian woodlands, typical native riverside species were planted, such as black alder (Alnus glutinosa), narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), white poplar (Populus alba), white willow (Salix alba), field elm (Ulmus minor) and elder (Sambucus nigra). More than 7 000 specimens of these trees were utilised by the project team, enabling them to recover areas that had previously been colonised by invasive species. Supplementary planting also encouraged denser growth in other deteriorated areas. It was necessary to obtain certified native seedlings, to guarantee optimum adaptability and survival, and these were collected in nearby areas. Around 500 students from local municipalities were involved with the tree planting activities.\n\nThe project’s activities led to the recovery of 75 ha of river forest habitats (91E0*, 92A0). Forest management and the control of invasive species also benefitted other habitat types in the area, such as holm oak woods (9340), pine woods (9540) and dry meadows (6220*). In total, actions were undertaken in an area of over 80 ha. One of the project’s main objectives was to restore seasonal flood zones, especially temporary Mediterranean lagoons and ponds. These are a very scarce habitat type, both locally and in European terms. The work undertaken to change the river’s morphology resulted in the recovery of six wetland areas on old branches of the River Ter, with a total surface area of 0.82 ha. Three ponds were created in Salt; another restored in the Quirze Marsh; and three further ponds were created around the Illa d’Avall in the municipality of Jafre. The restoration of temporary flood habitats has bought back characteristic vegetation (including halophyte plants) and wildlife (amphibians, invertebrates and marshland birds).\n\nThe LIFE project regulated public use of the restored areas, to help prevent habitat degradation and fragmentation, disturbance to wildlife and fly-tipping. Vehicular access was restricted in all four project areas, using wooden barriers and rocks to deter motorists. Two walking itineraries were created in the ‘Riberes del Baix Ter’ area, to raise awareness and encourage public access compatible with the protection of local habitats and heritage. The first route runs for approximately one km around the Illa de la Pilastra and has a wildlife observatory; while the second walk at Illa d’Avall runs for around 1.65 km. Information panels have been erected along these pathways and in the other project areas.\n\nA project website (www.liferipariater.com) was launched in 2010 to disseminate a wide range of relevant information; eight editions of the Riparia-Ter newsletter were published during the project; and thousands of leaflets have been distributed locally. Public awareness was also raised through meetings with schools, universities, environmental organisations and the general public (involved some 1 400 people); 77 guided tours around the areas (attended by 1 656 people); and through an itinerant exhibition (BiodiversiTER) displayed in 27 municipalities that highlighted the threat of invasive species.\n\nThe involvement of local people in tree planting, bird-ringing and other activities, including those initiated after a serious fire in the Illa d’Avall area in 2013, has helped facilitate the town councils’ willingness to continue participating in habitat restoration projects within the After-LIFE Conservation Plans.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/E/000072\nAcronym: Riparia-Ter\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 929,100 €\nEU Contribution: 464,550 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: CONSORCI ALBA-TER\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Plaça Fra Bernadí, 6, 08560, Manlleu,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    river\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Ardea cinerea\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Lutra lutra\n    Emys orbicularis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRiberes del Baix Ter \tES5120011 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCONSORCI ALBA-TER \tCoordinator\nAjuntament de Bescanó, Spain \tParticipant\nAjuntament de Girona, Spain \tParticipant\nAjuntament de Salt, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2010,2013,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2013-12-31"]
[483,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-ENV-S-000868/demonstration-of-ways-to-increase-peoples-recreational-benefits-from-urban-woodlands",null,"LIFE00 ENV/S/000868",null,"Urban woods - Demonstration of ways to increase peoples recreational benefits from urban woodlands","Increase the recreational value of urban woodlands","France/Sweden",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France,Sweden",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2005-03-31"]
[484,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-GR-000539/restoration-and-conservation-of-the-priority-habitat-type-9562-grecian-juniper-woods-in-prespa-national-park-greece",null,"LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539",null,"JunEx - Restoration and Conservation of the Priority Habitat Type *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods in Prespa National Park, Greece","\nRestoration and Conservation of the Priority Habitat Type *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods in Prespa National Park, Greece\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539 | Acronym: LIFE JunEx\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMediterranean forests are under considerable pressure from a range of negative environmental trends. In the case of Grecian Juniper Woods (GJW), priority habitat type *9562 and a unique habitat within the Greek Prespa National park (also expanding in the neighbouring countries, Albania and FYROM), the major threat is the abandonment of traditional, low intensity human intervention. In the past, human activities like livestock grazing, pruning and cutting for fodder and firewood, helped both the preservation of the GJWs and their slow but steady regeneration.\n\nOver time, however the decline in livestock farming, altered the balance of trees in these forests. The number of broad-leaved tree species increased at the expense of Grecian junipers Juniperus excelsa. This encroachment of broad-leaved species, such as oak, hornbeam and hop-hornbeam, gradually limited the presence and regeneration of Grecian juniper and degraded these forests. At the start of the LIFE JunEx project, 48% of the juniper forests were recorded as mixed forests with deciduous broad-leaved trees. No regeneration of the juniper woods could be observed at that time mainly because the shade from the dense deciduous trees was prohibiting the germination and development of young junipers.\n\nThese broad-leaved species were no longer being logged and this led to the accumulation of biomass in the forests which increased the risk of wildfires spreading in the dry environment of the juniper woods.\n\nAdditionally, illegal waste dumping sites were identified in juniper woods, which both increased the danger of wildfires spreading, and degraded the aesthetic values and the functions of the juniper woods.\n\nThe aforementioned threats and results were a result of a lack of understanding and recognition of the value of juniper woods at local and regional level, as well as the result of a gradual loss of knowledge by managing authorities on how to manage GJWs.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE JunEx project was to restore and conserve the *9562 \"Grecian Juniper woods (Juniperetum excelsae)\" priority habitat type in the Prespa National Park by promoting the organised, controlled and sustainable use of animal husbandry and in particular grazing by sheep/goat herds, as a forest management and conservation measure. In particular the project aimed to improve the structure of Grecian Juniper Woods (GJWs) by restricting deciduous broadleaved species. The removal of broadleaved species would also ensure that the numbers of the habitat’s typical plant species would increase, some of which are rare at national, European and global levels, thus enhancing floristic diversity to reference values. The project also sought to improve the forest functions through the improvement of the GJWs’ conservation status and the reduction of identified threats, such as fires, waste accumulation and low regeneration potential of Grecian junipers.\n\nThe LIFE JunEx project planned to restore the silvopastoral value of the GJWs, through the selective removal of broadleaved species and the reintroduction of grazing, through the construction of related infrastructure. All these actions combined with waste removal would result also in the reduction of the risk of spreading wildfires, which have threatened GJWs in the past. In parallel, the planting of Grecian juniper seedlings was foreseen, as a means to restore the species’ regeneration potential. Finally, another objective of the project was to promote the importance of the habitat and its conservation at local, national and European levels, as well as promote the socio-economic benefits of the conservation of silvopastoral systems, such as GJWs.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE JunEx project successfully improved the conservation status of the priority habitat *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods through the reintroduction of traditional practices, such as the selective removal of broadleaved vegetation, controlled grazing and waste removal. It was also successful in building the capacity of forestry authorities in terms of combining logging and grazing in forests as means to conserve habitats within protected areas. Such practices were incorporated in the next ten year Forest Management Plan of Western Prespa and in the Grazing Management Plan of the Municipality of Prespa.\n\nThe clearing of broadleaved vegetation which was encroaching on the *9562 habitat has shown environmental benefits as oak and hornbeam previously degraded the forest. The younger junipers now have a better chance to grow and survive. The removal of waste and biomass also provide better growing conditions for the species and reduce fire risk.\n\nThe project achieved its six main aims: 1.Conservation of junipers found in good condition with high floristic diversity. 2.Restoration of areas where GJWs had been degraded due to the encroachment of broad-leaved species through selective logging and the reintroduction of grazing, as well as the removal of biomass and debris. 3. Improvement of low regeneration of J. excelsa by planting seedlings and sowing seeds. 4. Reduction of threats, such as wildfire risk. 5.Increase in the scientific knowledge regarding the conservation of the habitat type *9562 and the sharing of practices with relevant audiences, such as management authorities. 6. Promotion of the values of *9562 habitat through communication activities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and the After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe LIFE JunEx project successfully improved the conservation status of the priority habitat *9562 Grecian Juniper Woods through the reintroduction of traditional practices, such as the selective removal of broadleaved vegetation, controlled grazing and waste removal. It was also successful in building the capacity of forestry authorities in terms of combining logging and grazing in forests as means to conserve habitats within protected areas. Such practices were incorporated in the next ten year Forest Management Plan of Western Prespa and in the Grazing Management Plan of the Municipality of Prespa.\n\nThe clearing of broadleaved vegetation which was encroaching on the *9562 habitat has shown environmental benefits as oak and hornbeam previously degraded the forest. The younger junipers now have a better chance to grow and survive. The removal of waste and biomass also provide better growing conditions for the species and reduce fire risk.\n\nThe project achieved its six main aims: 1.Conservation of junipers found in good condition with high floristic diversity. 2.Restoration of areas where GJWs had been degraded due to the encroachment of broad-leaved species through selective logging and the reintroduction of grazing, as well as the removal of biomass and debris. 3. Improvement of low regeneration of J. excelsa by planting seedlings and sowing seeds. 4. Reduction of threats, such as wildfire risk. 5.Increase in the scientific knowledge regarding the conservation of the habitat type *9562 and the sharing of practices with relevant audiences, such as management authorities. 6. Promotion of the values of *9562 habitat through communication activities.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and the After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/GR/000539\nAcronym: LIFE JunEx\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,047,939 €\nEU Contribution: 785,954 €\nProject Location: Prespa National Park\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRESPA\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: AGIOS GERMANOS, 530 77, AGIOS GERMANOS - PRESPES,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    natural park\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON \tGR1340001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRESPA \tCoordinator\nThe Goulandris Natural History Museum/Greek Biotope Wetland Centre, Greece \tParticipant","Greece",null,2013,2017,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2017-12-31"]
[485,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-CCM-IT-000905/recovery-of-degraded-coniferous-forests-for-environmental-sustainability-restoration-and-climate-change-mitigation",null,"LIFE14 CCM/IT/000905","LIFE FoResMit","Recovery of degraded coniferous Forests for environmental sustainability Restoration and climate change Mitigation","To reverse current forest degradation; an innovative management plan is required that supports and facilitates all the functionalities of peri-urban forests in the context of climate change mitigation. The reduction in the capacity of these forests to provide goods and services is often related to the absence of appropriate silviculture practices; which increases the risk of fires and compromises their value for recreational purposes.","Greece/Italy",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece,Italy",null,null,null,"2015-09-01","2019-08-01"]
[486,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-E-000762/biodiversity-conservation-in-western-iberia",null,"LIFE07 NAT/E/000762",null,"Campanarios de Azaba -  Conservation of Biodiversity in Western Iberian Peninsula","\nBiodiversity conservation in western Iberia\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/E/000762 | Acronym: Campanarios de Azaba\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project site is located in a biodiversity hotspot in the Iberian Peninsula, which represents one of the best examples of Mediterranean ranges and foothills to be found in Spain and Portugal. The site includes well-preserved forests of holm oak, cork oak and Mediterranean scrub with a low density of human presence. It is home to important populations of imperial eagle, black vulture and black stork among many other relevant species and held, until very recently, populations of Iberian lynx. The area is currently threatened by over-exploitation, unsuitable farming and forestry practices, and man-made forest fires.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of this project was the overall enhancement of biodiversity on around 133 000 ha of Mediterranean woodland ecosystems in the Natura 2000 network sites (SCIs-SPAs) of Campo de Azaba, Campo de Argañán and Malcata (the former two in Spain, the latter in Portugal).\n\nAn estate of nearly 500 ha was to be purchased, creating a reserve area for the introduction of suitable management practices. Several species of the EU Birds and Habitats directives would be targeted, such as the black vulture (Aegypius monachus), black stork (Ciconia nigra), imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo Bubo), great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) and the marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia).\n\nRestoration actions to improve the conservation status of valuable habitat types of the Habitats Directive would also be undertaken, especially in the case of holm oak forests, river gallery forests and temporary Mediterranean ponds. Finally, a series of biodiversity indicators would be developed for habitats showing a clear demonstrative value for similar areas. All the measures would be implemented in the framework of a management plan for the estate, which would provide a pilot experience for the management of these valuable habitats.\n\nSeveral public use infrastructures and a series of dissemination activities, as well as specific awareness-raising campaigns, would enable the transmission of the project’s objectives to relevant stakeholders and the general public.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nAs planned, the project created a natural area in Natura 2000 network site that works as a biodiversity source for the nearby areas. And also as envisaged, the Campanarios de Azaba estate was bought in 2009-2010.\n\nThe project enabled the recovery of Mediterranean forestry habitats by the sustainable management of the natural resources. Several management techniques were implemented to recover from the threats of past actions. For instance, the intensive use of the estate for cattle production had caused the degradation of natural resources and a significant loss of biodiversity.\n\nSome innovative tools, e.g. studies on insects and funghi, provided useful results for sustainable management actions, as well as ensuring compatibility of biodiversity conservation with rural activities. Thus, for instance, non-intensive, traditional pruning methods proved to be especially advantageous for vulnerable insect species. A study of invertebrates, meanwhile demonstrated that the use of non-intensive, farming/grazing of land was especially beneficial for the promotion of insect biodiversity.\n\nAs a result of the fungi study, the beneficiary made the following recommendations to:\nReduce the intensive farming of forest- and grassland areas;\nIncrease the use of native livestock breeds to reduce the pressure on the habitats using their resources more efficiently;\nControl the scrub areas by use of animal grazing;\nPromote the forested areas, especially on steep slopes (i.e. to combat problems of erosion);\nRenew trees in the forested areas, especially Q. pyrenaica; and\nAvoid levels of high organic matter in grassland areas.\n\nHabitat restoration activities focused on the recovering the soils, reducing erosion, improving water quality, enhancing rabbit populations and increasing the forestry areas. A ‘midden’ for feeding scavenger birds was created. Eleven artificial nests were installed for black stork and black vultures, six ‘pre-release’ refuge structures for rabbits and in each of them four additional refuge structures were built. Six water ponds were restored/created and more than 4 000 trees were planted.\n\nAs a result, some vulnerable and threatened bird species e.g. golden eagle, black stork, black vulture and Egyptian vulture, were observed on the estate. Also recorded were the great capricorn beetle and the marsh fritillary butterfly species. Although conservation actions generally need considerable periods of time to be assessed as successfully implemented, the foundations were certainly laid for an increase of the targeted populations.\n\nDetailed monitoring actions were also carried out in order to assess the degree of the conservation problems within the three Natura 2000 areas affected by the project. These clearly identified how certain management activities e.g. excessive pruning and intensive cattle usage had resulted in the degradation of the Mediterranean habitats. An important deliverable, therefore, was the project’s “Manual for the sustainable management of open Mediterranean forest”. It details the experiences gathered over the course of the project and the resulting conservation and management actions. It should serve as a useful tool to promote the management of similar land areas in line with conservation priorities.\n\nPublic awareness actions and dissemination of results were targeted in particular at the local population. An environmental awareness programme was organised around three groups: schools, adult locals and university students. A guided visit programme began in spring 2011 and was used by around 2 000 visitors. All of the schools situated in the area around the estate participated in the environmental activities. For the local adult population, the awareness raising activities included events (environmental workshops, exhibitions, guided visits and talks) as well as leaflets and a volunteer programme for university students.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/E/000762\nAcronym: Campanarios de Azaba\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 01/10/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,869,850 €\nEU Contribution: 1,934,925 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundacin Naturaleza y Hombre\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Calle 18 de julio, 25 - entresuelo, 39610, El Astillero,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    monitoring\n    nature reserve\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bubo bubo\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Aegypius monachus\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCampo de Azaba - ZEPA \tES0000202 \tSPA \tv.2021\nCampo de Argañán - ZEPA \tES0000218 \tSPA \tv.2021\nMalcata \tPTCON0004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundacin Naturaleza y Hombre \tCoordinator\nUniversity of Salamanca, Spain \tParticipant\nUniversity of Alicante, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2013,2005,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2018-10-30"]
[487,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-ES-000711/improvement-of-taxus-baccata-conservation-status-in-north-eastern-iberian-peninsula",null,"LIFE11 NAT/ES/000711","TAXUS","Improvement of Taxus baccata conservation status in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula","\nImprovement of TAXUS baccata conservation status in north-eastern Iberian Peninsula\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/ES/000711 | Acronym: TAXUS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe yew tree ( Taxus baccata ) is a flagship tree, one of the longest-living in the world, with tremendous cultural, natural and scientific heritage value. It is a survivor of a previous age, being a species that was more widespread during the last glaciations. However, the yew is now showing evidence of regression in south-western Europe, making it a vulnerable species. It has a wide range across Europe but only appears in small, reduced population sizes, isolated from each other. It has special status under the laws of some EU countries and some of its populations are included within the habitat-type “Forests Mediterranean Taxus baccata”, which is a priority for conservation in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. There are seven sites where yew populations are protected in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula. The main threats to yew populations seem to be the influence of climate change and human pressures. Processes and activities including the changing landscape of buildings and infrastructure, excessive use of yews for therapeutic purposes and for livestock, plus losses from fire and logging have significantly contributed to the current worrying situation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe broad aim of the 'TAXUS' project is to contribute to conservation of yew habitats in the north-east Iberian peninsula through specific forestry measures and environmental education activities. To ensure the future of yew populations, the project has the following specific aims:\nImprove seed dispersal and seedling survival;\nGrowing 10.000 seedlings and replanting 3.500 juveniles;\nReduce grazing damage to young yew trees (10 ha);\nPruning of 430 trees to improve resistance to Armillaria fungi;\nReduce the risk of wildfire affecting yew populations (39 ha);\nReduce competition between species for light and water (82 ha);\nIncrease knowledge about the conservation status of yew populations in north-eastern Spain;\nImprove public understanding about the conservation value of yews and their habitats through education programmes; and\nDisseminate the project results to all stakeholders.\n\nExpected results\nThe project expects to deliver concrete conservation measures in four of the seven sites where this habitat is protected in north-eastern Spain, with the following results:\nAn improvement in the conservation status of the targeted yew populations;\nReduced risk to yew populations – particularly from fires and grazing;\nIncreased public awareness about yew conservation – particularly amongst local inhabitants, forestry workers and shepherds; and\nIdeas and suggestions for further conservation measures.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/ES/000711\nAcronym: TAXUS\nStart Date: 05/11/2012\nEnd Date: 04/11/2016\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,220,947 €\nEU Contribution: 915,710 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia (CTFC) / Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Crta Sant Llorenç, Km2, 25280, Solsona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n7\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nForest Sciences Center of Catalonia (CTFC) / Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) \tCoordinator\nConsorcio Sierra de Llaberia \tParticipant\nAyuntamiento de Rasquera \tParticipant\nParatge Natural de Poblet \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2022,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2012-11-05","2016-11-04"]
[488,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-ES-000724/sustainable-management-for-conservation-of-black-pine-pinus-nigra-subsp-salzmannii-var-pyrenaica-forests-in-catalonia",null,"LIFE13 NAT/ES/000724","LIFE+ Pinassa","Sustainable management for conservation of Black Pine forests in Catalunya","\nSustainable management for conservation of Black pine (Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii var pyrenaica) forests in Catalonia\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/ES/000724 | Acronym: Life+ Pinassa\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe priority habitat (sub-)Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines (Pinus nigra)) only occurs in a limited number of fragmented sites in medium and high mountain zones in southern EU countries. Spain hosts more than half the 169 sites found in the EU. This forest habitat has suffered a great reduction of its distribution area over the past three decades, mainly due to forest fires.\n\nIn Catalonia, around 30% of this habitat was lost to fire between 1994 and 1998. Around two-thirds of this forest habitat in Spain (96.2 ha) is considered at very high risk of fire. The pine forests of the Pyrenees and Sistema Central mountain ranges are considered the most vulnerable largely due to predictable increases in dry periods and temperatures caused by climate change.\n\nDuring large fires, all seedlings and saplings are burned and tree survival rates are usually very low. After fires, the European black pine suffers a lack of regeneration and strong competition with other species, such as the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) and the sub-Mediterranean oak (Quercus pyrenaica), limiting the natural regeneration of this habitat of Community interest.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE+ Pinassa aimed to contribute to the conservation of (sub-)Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pine (Pinus nigra) in Catalonia.\n\nThe project aimed to protect the few remaining areas of black pine with exceptionally mature trees, and high biodiversity and landscape quality. It would also regenerate over-exploited, damaged or destroyed areas of forest of different levels of maturity, aiming to create heterogeneous, stable areas of black pine forest.\n\nThe project also planned to increase the resilience of both new and old areas of black pine forest to both large fires and climate change. The project team would also seek to reduce other disturbances and regulate scientific and public use. The team also expected to develop planning and management tools as well as training aimed at managers and owners of forest sites.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE PINASSA project contributed to the conservation of Black Pine (Pinus nigra) forests in Catalonia (habitat 9530*), surpassing initial expectations and pioneering conservation actions with a strong demonstration value over a total of 457.03 ha of habitat listed in the Annex I of the Habitats Silviculture-type of operations were carried out in 283 ha (53 groves). It addressed in an integrated way the main problems and threats that this habitat is facing: destabilised structures with no regeneration capacity; undiversified and strongly exposed to future fires; the abandonment of management practices; and the effect of large forest fires.\n\nSpecific results of the project include:\nSigning of agreements with forest owners.\nDiagnosis of the project area and ecological inventories.\nThe establishment of specific conservation programmes.\nContracts to ensure the conservation of unique stands.\nImproved biodiversity, structure, regeneration and resilience over 283 ha of black pine forests.\n132.79 additional ha assigned to free evolution and nature valuing.\nImproved conservation state of unique stands of black pine over 174.12 ha (in 24%, treatments were made to improve the conservation of the habitat).\nImproved biodiversity, heterogeneity, stability and resilience over 44.4 ha of young and dense stands of low vitality, low structural diversity and high fire risk, along with 51.62 ha of mature forests, intensively exploited without regeneration, with a very simplified structure and low biodiversity.\nImproved structure, maturity and biodiversity over 39.94 ha of intensively exploited forests with an irregular structure.\nRecovery actions of black pine forest stands implemented over 31.57 ha of areas affected by large wildfires.\nDecreased fire risk/enhanced fire prevention over 81.24 ha in critical areas through the implementation of sylvicultural treatments improving the strength and resilience to large wildfires.\nEmulation of the natural dynamics associated with low intensity fires in adult stands of black pine improved over 34.14 ha.\nThe specialised technical staff of the Fire Brigade of the Catalan Government (GRAF) selected 81.24 ha located in Strategic Management Points (SMPs). The protection area of a SMP represents between 5% and 10% of the territory. In this area, it is possible to conserve existing habitats, avoid carbon emissions and maintain rural development.\nPublication of four handbook and informative technical guides.\n10 scientific and/or technical communication presentations at seven events. Publication of six technical articles in journals specialised in the forest sector.\nPublication of 31 communication and dissemination articles in digital press and 17 in written press; as well as a specific publication aimed at schools.\nCreation of a system of biodiversity indicators for the study and evaluation of the black pine forests.\n\nThe project moreover fostered good cooperation among the beneficiaries, establishing a consortium that has committed to continuing the monitoring of areas targeted by this project. The aim is to improve knowledge of the habitats and to study the impact of the models implemented, while facilitating the transfer of knowledge. Dissemination activities helped raise awareness in the forestry sector, and also increase the capacity building of forest owners and forest professionals in sustainable ways to manage black pine forests. It provided training and capacity building opportunities to managers, owners and technicians to implement a new kind of management that ensures the conservation of this habitat.\n\nA key project result was the drawing up of technical guides and material for multifunctional management of the black pine habitat. The results and experiences gained in the project will be instrumental in guiding solutions to conservation issues shared in the whole of Southern European distribution of habitat 9530*. Previously no tools for conservation management had been developed specifically for this habitat.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/ES/000724\nAcronym: Life+ Pinassa\nStart Date: 01/06/2014\nEnd Date: 31/05/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,440,247 €\nEU Contribution: 1,080,184 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centre de la Propietat Forestal\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ctra. Santa Perpetua a Sabadell, km 4.5, E-08130, SANTA PERPETUA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n    management plan\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPrepirineu Central català \tES0000018 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMontserrat-Roques Blanques-riu Llobregat \tES5110012 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerres de Cardó- El Boix \tES5140006 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMuntanyes de Prades \tES5140008 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTivissa-Vandellòs-Llaberia \tES5140009 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSistema Prelitoral meridional \tES5140011 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerres de Queralt i Els Tossals-Aigua d'Ora \tES5130029 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra de Montsant-Pas de l'Ase \tES5140017 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRibera Salada \tES5130028 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra de Boumort-Collegats \tES5130010 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentre de la Propietat Forestal \tCoordinator\nCTFC(Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya), Spain \tParticipant\nDINT(Departament d'Interior), Spain \tParticipant\nFUNCAT(Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-06-01","2018-05-31"]
[489,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000353/montecristo-2010-eradication-of-invasive-plant-and-animal-aliens-and-conservation-of-species-habitats-in-the-tuscan-archipelagoitaly",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000353",null,"Montecristo 2010: eradication of invasive alien floro-faunistic components and protection of species and habitats of the Tuscan Archipelago","\nMontecristo 2010: eradication of invasive plant and animal aliens and conservation of species/habitats in the Tuscan Archipelago,Italy.\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000353 | Acronym: Montecristo 2010\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nHabitats on the small island of Montecristo, one of seven islands in the Tuscan Archipelago of Italy’s Tyrrhenian Sea, are seriously threatened by the invasive alien tree of heaven species Ailanthus altissima. Meanwhile, the nests and eggs of the shearwater Puffinus yelkouan and other sea birds are vulnerable to black rats (Rattus rattus). Control measures to eradicate these two alien species are deemed necessary, but these measures must not negatively impact a third exotic species, a species closely related to the wild goat (Capra aegagrus), which was introduced in pre-Roman times. On the island of Pianosa, there is a threat to the habitat ‘Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.’ (habitat type 5210) caused by the spreading of umbrella pine (Pinus halepensis), while ‘vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp.’ (1240) are threatened by the invasive species Carpobrotus sp., Acacia pycnacantha and Ailanthus altissima.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Montecristo 2010 project aimed to eradicate two of the three invasive alien species that are currently impacting local biodiversity on the islands of Montecristo and Pianosa in the Tuscan Archipelago – Rattus rattus and Ailanthus altissima – and to reduce the impact of the goat species without losing its local presence in the wild or subjecting it to the possible effects of rat poisoning. On Pianosa, although less secluded from human activities, the problem of alien plant species was addressed. The project aimed to eradicate three alien plants (Carpobrotus sp., Ailanthus altissima and Acacia pycnacantha) that still have a relatively limited distribution, and to control over a limited area (10 ha) a fourth species (Pinus halepensis) that has spread from plantations and is slowly invading a habitat listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Montecristo 2010 project was implemented from 2010 to 2014 on two islands of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, on the western coast of central Italy. The project eradicated rats on the island of Montecristo, to protect Puffinus yelkouan and other sea birds; improved natural habitats through the eradication of Ailanthus altissima; and protected Quercus ilex and other indigenous species. Moreover, invasive alien plant species were also eliminated from the island of Pianosa, to favour coastal populations of Juniperus phoenicaea and, consequently, migrating birds.\n\nA plan for rat eradication was prepared and submitted to international experts. Brodifacoum was selected as the most suitable product for the baits, which were distributed using a helicopter. The project team mapped the presence of alien tree species on the two islands, and identified the areas for effective intervention actions. The positive effects of the project’s actions were soon measurable on Montecristo. The number of Puffinus yelkouan pairs colonising nesting sites increased, while their breeding success also improved following the eradication of the black rat on Montecristo. The increased population and reproductive success of Puffinus yelkouan exceeded expectations and led to a 10% increase in the number of fledgings. The project placed artificial nest boxes on the island and the first Puffinus yelkouan egg was found in one in April 2014. The goats (about 40) were fed artificially in specially-built mangers during rat eradication operations.\n\nSurveys carried out in sampling plots demonstrated the increased status of the indigenous vegetation after the removal of Ailanthus altissima, with a recorded increase in colonisation by local species. Conservation of Quercus ilex, through the erection of fencing around the oldest population nuclei, has already improved its status, with natural regeneration being observed. The felling of Pinus halepensis on the island of Pianosa is already favouring Juniperus phoenicea, and the elimination of invasive species, such as Carpobrotus sp., is enabling natural vegetation to regenerate, most notably for species on the coastal dunes.\n\nAction Plans were developed for the islands of Montecristo and Pianosa by the project beneficiaries, for the long-term protection of natural habitats on the two islands. These were officially approved by the relevant institutions before the end of the project. The partnership established within the project framework contributed to increasing the environmental awareness of the general public, visitors to the islands, students in local schools, and administrators of the protected areas in the region. The project’s final event (April 2014) was attended by experts and researchers from other LIFE projects, and from institutions in Italy and other EU Member States. It had a high scientific relevance and formed the basis of the final publication available on the project’s website. From the point of view of environmental policy, the project contributed to the application of the Habitats and Birds Directives, by protecting biodiversity on the two islands thanks to the removal of non-native invasive plant and animal species. On the legislation side, the project actions for rat eradication, with particular reference to the use of poisoned baits, contributed to raising two crucial issues for nature conservation activities: the legislative deficiencies regarding the use of poisoned baits in protected areas and the risk that this kind of operations is strongly opposed by misinformed public audiences.\n\nThe approach used for rat eradication in Montecristo was innovative in the European and Mediterranean context and therefore had a strong demonstration value, particularly regarding the presence of wild goats on Montecristo that needed safeguarding. The project also demonstrated the most appropriate treatment techniques and times for the removal of Ailanthus altissima. The implementation of invasive alien species control and eradication, with accurate computation of actual costs, will help other managing bodies to carry out similar actions using the most cost-effective techniques.\n\nThe project benefits sustainable forms of eco-tourism by improving the natural environment, with beneficial effects for tourism operators, nature guides, taxi boats, accommodation, restaurants, and the creation of other employment opportunities within the local community.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000353\nAcronym: Montecristo 2010\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/06/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,584,856 €\nEU Contribution: 792,428 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Ufficio Territoriale per la Biodiversita\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Via Bicocchi 2, 58022, Follonica (GR),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    biodiversity\n    island\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013) 620 final “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species  (09.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Puffinus yelkouan\n    Discoglossus sardus\n    Phyllodactylus europaeus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nIsola di Pianosa - area terrestre e marina \tIT5160013 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIsola di Montecristo e Formica di Montecristo - area terrestre e marina \tIT5160014 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCorpo Forestale dello Stato, Ufficio Territoriale per la Biodiversita \tCoordinator\nEnte Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano, Italy \tParticipant\nIstituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale , Italy \tParticipant\nNature and Environment Management Operators (NEMO)S.r.l., Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2025,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-06-30"]
[490,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-MT-000182/soil-stabilisation-measures-to-protect-annex-i-habitats-in-buskett-girgenti-natura-2000-site",null,"LIFE12 NAT/MT/000182",null,"LIFE SAVING BUSKETT - Soil stabilisation measures to protect Annex I habitats in Buskett-Girgenti Natura 2000 site","Soil stabilisation measures to protect forest habitats (9540; 9320; 92A0; 5230*; 9340)","Malta",null,null,null,58,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Malta",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2018-05-31"]
[491,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-CY-000717/improving-the-conservation-status-of-the-priority-habitat-type-9560-endemic-forests-with-juniperus-spp-in-cyprus",null,"LIFE10 NAT/CY/000717","JUNIPERCY","Improving the conservation status of the priority habitat type 9560* (Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.) in Cyprus","Conservation actions to provide sustainable management and effective restoration of habitat 9560*","Cyprus",null,null,null,41,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2015-06-30"]
[492,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-IT-000149/conservation-and-restoration-of-habitats-and-species-in-the-incoronata-regional-natural-park",null,"LIFE07 ENV/FI/000133",null,"SNOWCARBO - Monitoring and assessment of carbon balance related phenomena in Finland and northern Eurasia","New innovative approach for the net carbon balance mapping ","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,2012]
[493,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-IT-000149/conservation-and-restoration-of-habitats-and-species-in-the-incoronata-regional-natural-park",null,"LIFE09 NAT/IT/000149","LIFE+ BOSCO INCORONATA","LIFE + CROWNED FOREST - Conservation and restoration of habitats and species in the “Bosco Incoronata” Regional Natural Park ","Increase of the Chiroptera species through the increase of artificial shelters (bat-roost and bat box)","Italy",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC905,AD905,\"m\")","v":71},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2011-01-01","2016-12-30"]
[494,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-ENV-GR-000553/local-authorities-alliance-for-forest-fire-prevention",null,"LIFE08 ENV/GR/000553",null,"Forest Cities - Local Authorities Alliance for Forest Fire Prevention","A simplified Informative System for the Dynamic Assessment of the Forest Fires Risk","Greece",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC906,AD906,\"m\")","v":41},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2013-06-30"]
[495,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000371/restoration-of-beech-and-silver-fir-forests-in-the-toscan-marches-appennines",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000371 ","RESILFOR","Restoration of forests dominated by beeches with Silver Fir in the Apennines between Tuscany and Marche","\nRestoration of beech and silver fir forests in the Toscan Marches Appennines\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000371 | Acronym: RESILFOR\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Italian Apennines (Mediterranean area), climate change is causing particularly extreme, sudden and intense phenomena, suggesting a likely alteration in precipitation rates in the future, with atmospheric humidity reductions and a decrease in annual and summer rainfall. It was feared that this could cause selective pressure – leading to genetic erosion in a very short timeframe – on the most sensitive ecosystems and species located at high altitudes, such as beech and silver fir forests (‘Apennine beech forests with Taxus and Ilex’; and ‘Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis’) which are often isolated and have limited critical mass. These (Annex 1) species of the Habitats Directive have reproduction mechanisms and dynamics of genetic structure that make it difficult for them to respond promptly to this fast phenomenon, leading to a high risk of losing or compromising the existence of key elements of forest diversity in these areas.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the RESILFOR project was to safeguard mountain habitats with beech-silver fir Apennine forest and beech-yew forest, through restoration of the forest ecosystem by low impact techniques, focusing on sites where temperature increases and rainfall reduction problems were not foreseen in the short term.\n\nSpecific objectives included:\nHalting the loss of area of beech and silver fir Apennine forests due to genetic segregation of Abies alba relict populations, and to recent climate change that is putting the species’ at risk of extinction;\nConsolidating in original locations, beech-yew forest habitats that are strictly linked to beech-silver fir Appennine forest habitat; and\nCarrying out actions to safeguard other species of animals and plants that are part of the same ecosystem: yew (Taxus baccata), spadefoot toad (Salamandrina perspicillata), yellow-bellied toad (Bombina pacyphus), Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpine) and stag beetle (Lucanus cervus).\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Nature project RESILFOR achieved all its expected results, both in terms of conservation actions carried out and in increasing awareness through various dissemination and educational activities. Preparatory actions provided comprehensive data and information on the structure and composition of the silver fir populations and on target fauna species in the five involved Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) within the EU Natura 2000 network. An important result was the simulation of the impact of climatic change on the central Apennine silver fir populations. Genetic analysis carried out on adult silver fir trees showed that the three populations studied (Pigelleto forest, La Verna and Bocca Trabaria) have a high level of genetic diversity. This was significant as it showed that the populations were suitable as source for propagation material for the ‘assisted migration’ of silver fir to colonise new areas and also means they are suitable to counteract the possible impact of climatic change, where the main threat in the area is from a decrease of spring rainfall.\n\nEncouraging results were achieved in the production of 9 000 Taxus seedlings and grafted Abies alba plantlets; and in the many silvicultural interventions carried out in the project SCIs. For example, on 13 ha of Pigelleto forest, stands of non-native black pine were cleared and the area reforested with native species of Sycamore maple, Austrian oak, chestnut and yew. In another example, in the Casenito and Bocca Trabaria forests, thinning of mixed types of silver fir was carried out on 15 ha, to encourage growth of local origin.\n\nRegarding the silver fir, a standardised methodology for the reproduction of the adult conifers through grafting, was established – enabling in the future, wider use of this technique. In terms of the reproduction of native yew, the project built upon a methodology established in an earlier Italian LIFE project TUCAP selecting 20 sites to reintroduce the species through planting of micro-collectives. The technique – involving the planting of 30 seedlings for each micro-collective of 3 x 3 metres – achieved a very high success rate.\n\nIn terms of the amphibians targeted, the spadefoot- and yellow-bellied toads are two species that require special conditions for their reproduction. Eight breeding sites were created for them during the project, through the improvement of the conditions of existing wetlands, the creation of three new springs and four artificial nurseries along the waterways. The latter, a particularly innovative aspect of the project, comprised of special tanks favouring reproduction, while also protecting from fish predation. Monitoring showed five of the eight new breeding sites were used by the target amphibians for reproduction in spring 2014.\n\nConcerning the rare species of saproxylic insects targeted, (Rosalia longicorn and stag beetle), such insects use dead wood as part of their life-cycle. Suitable areas in the beech forests of two sites (the Alta Bacino dell’Arno forest and Bocca Trabaria) were identified, and the quantity of dead wood was increased through the girdling of groups of four trees/ha of Apennine beech forest. The positive impact on the target insect populations, however, was not immediately expected – as some time is required for the wood to become suitably degraded.\n\nIn terms of European policy, the project directly contributed to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive and the EU Biodiversity Strategy. A main environmental benefit in the short term, was the establishment of the network of permanent monitoring plots for the collection of data on the dynamics of the forest stands. This provided useful information on the management of the mixed silver fir-beech stands and on the growth of silver fir trees. Other environmental benefits are expected after several years, i.e. when the grafted seedlings produce cones and seeds enabling the silver fir to spread and to naturally regenerate.\n\nFinally, encouraging results were achieved from the various dissemination and educational activities carried out. Three networking and sharing of information events (instead of the two originally foreseen) were organised. A YouTube documentary-video about the Apennine forests, mankind, and the project’s work was produced. Primary schools in three municipalities were also visited and provided with educational material. Moreover, the project’s findings were featured in many scientific articles and at conferences at national and international level.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000371\nAcronym: RESILFOR\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/09/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,960,000 €\nEU Contribution: 626,100 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Unione dei Comuni Amiata Val d'Orcia\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Grossetana., 53025, Piancastagnaio,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n    Forests\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bombina pachipus\n    Salamandrina perspicillata\n    Rosalia alpina\n    Lucanus cervus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nForeste Alto Bacino dell'Arno \tIT5180002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForeste di Camaldoli e Badia Prataglia \tIT5180018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlpe della Luna - Bocca Trabaria \tIT5310010 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nValle della Corte \tIT5340008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUnione dei Comuni Amiata Val d'Orcia \tCoordinator\nUnione dei Comuni del Casentino, Italy \tParticipant\nRegione Marche, Italy \tParticipant\nC.R.A. Istituto Sperimentale Selvicoltura di Arezzo, Italy \tParticipant\nD.R.E.Am. Italia \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,1905,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,2014]
[496,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-PT-000950/taxus-restoring-yew-thickets-9580-mediterranean-taxus-baccata-woods",null,"LIFE12 NAT/PT/000950","LIFE TAXUS","TAXUS Restoring yew thickets [9580 * Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods]","The main lines of actions for restoration; improvement and increase of habitat 9580*","Portugal",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC908,AD908,\"m\")","v":41},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2016-12-31"]
[497,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-SE-001139/saving-wooded-natura-2000-habitats-from-invasive-alien-fungi-species-on-the-island-of-gotland-sweden",null,"LIFE12 NAT/SE/001139",null,"LIFE- ELMIAS - Saving wooded Natura 2000 habitats from invasive alien fungi species on the Island of Gotland, Sweden","Conservation actions to ensure sustainability of forest habitats affected by DED and ADB","Sweden",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC909,AD909,\"m\")","v":65},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2018-12-01"]
[498,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-FI-000047/increasing-the-ecological-connections-and-coherence-of-the-natura-2000-network-in-south-west-lapland",null,"LIFE10 NAT/FI/000047","NATNET ","Increasing the ecological connections and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in South-west Lapland","\nIncreasing the ecological connections and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in South-west Lapland\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/FI/000047 | Acronym: NATNET\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area includes 32 Natura 2000 network sites (over a total area of 363 000 ha) located in south-western Lapland. The area is extremely valuable and vulnerable due to its unique biodiversity and rare limestone soil. Areas outside the Natura 2000 sites are mostly commercial forests, where mining districts and claims, peat industry and building also take place. This includes some small conservation areas protected by the Finnish Nature Conservation Act and Forest Law. Some state-owned areas are protected by the decision of the Forest and Park Service of Finland. The land use of the project area (i.e. areas outside the Natura 2000 sites) is diverse, but approximately 90% is used for forestry and wood production.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s overall objective is to increase ecological connectivity and establish a green infrastructure that will improve the vitality and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in south-western Lapland and raise the biodiversity of the forests in the project area. A series of actions will target the species and habitats of Community importance within the project area, either to improve and restore their conservation status or, in some cases, to maintain a 'favourable' conservation status. Another objective is to increase the biodiversity in the commercial forests and to protect important areas around and between the Natura 2000 sites. The project will specifically target rare, forest-dependent species like the fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa), which is an important indicator species of the good conditions of the respective forest/ mires’ habitats and will benefit from conservation actions in areas where its numbers are in decline. A further goal is to develop the functional co-operation between different authorities concerning voluntary nature and forest protection. The project will also improve the networking of the forest owners in matters concerning the management of biodiversity and the natural and recreational values of their forests. The Zonation conservation prioritization framework will be used in the planning section.\n\nExpected results: Conservation actions are expected to result in:\n\n    Protection agreements over 2 800 ha; and\n    Restoration actions in the Natura 2000 sites (forest restoration on 50 ha; mire restoration actions on 120 ha).\n\nRestoration and nature management practices outside the Natura 2000 sites are expected to result in:\nMire restoration over a total of 600 ha;\nProduction of dead wood over a total of 200 ha;\nProduction of charred and burned wood on 150 ha;\nNature management plans over a total of 5 000 ha; and Green infrastructure and ecological connections across some 250 km in total.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/FI/000047\nAcronym: NATNET\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,110,246 €\nEU Contribution: 2,555,123 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centre for Economic Development,Transport and the Environment forLapland\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Hallituskatu 5 PO Box 8060, 96101, Rovaniemi,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Calypso bulbosa\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKIRVESAAPA \tFI1300505 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMUSTIAAPA-KAATTASJÄRVI \tFI1301301 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSuuripään alue \tFI1301811 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKusiaiskorpi, Palo-Isokummun jänkä, Alkumaa \tFI1301903 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentre for Economic Development,Transport and the Environment forLapland \tCoordinator\nForestry Centre of Lapland, Finland \tParticipant\nNatural Heritage Services-Lapland Region, Finland \tParticipant\nThe Forest and Park Service of Finland-Western Lapland, Finland \tParticipant\nFinnish Forest Research Institute, Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC910,AD910,\"m\")","v":71},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2017-12-31"]
[499,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-BIO-ES-000726/dehesa-ecosystemsdevelopment-of-policies-and-tools-for-biodiversity-conservation-and-management",null,"LIFE11 BIO/ES/000726",null,"BioDehesas - The dehesa (grassland) ecosystem: Development of policies and tools for the management and conservation of biodiversity","\nDEHESA ECOSYSTEMS:DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND TOOLS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT\n\nReference: LIFE11 BIO/ES/000726 | Acronym: bioDEHESA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\n'Dehesas' are part of Spains natural heritage. They are areas of mediterranean oaks (Quercus ilex, Q. suber) woodland transformed by humans to provide pasture for livestock. This type of transformation creates an agro-silvicultural ecosystem of high ecological value, especially in relation to pasture biodiversity (habitat code 6310 Habitats Directive). However, increasing numbers of dehesas have been in decline over recent decades and so has their conservation status, with a notable decrease in the biodiversity value of these areas. Sometimes this decline has been because of abandonment and sometimes because of agricultural intensification or unsuitable agricultural practices. The Region of Andalusia has tried to address the problem by introducing a new law on dehesas (7/2010) to favour conservation of these agro-silvicultural habitats on the basis of their relevant contribution to biodiversity, their support to many endangered species that depend on them, and the ecosystems services provided by this singular habitat.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe bioDEHESA project aimed to promote sustainable, integrated management of dehesas by demonstrating and disseminating action plans, which deal with the main challenges involved in their conservation. The project aimed to create a network of 40 pilot dehesas to trial activities and management practices that enhance dehesa conservation and biodiversity. The plan was for this network to be used to develop a monitoring system and identify indicators, compile information on dehesa-related biodiversity, and make environmental evaluations. The project aimed to focus on the exchange of scientific and technical knowledge, in order to finalise a model Integrated Management Plan as a basic tool to provide solutions to the most serious management problems for dehesas.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe bioDEHESA project demonstrated sustainable and integrated management of dehesa, which can maintain and enhance the biodiversity of this habitat and provide economic benefits. The beneficiaries produced management plans and showed how conservation actions can be sustained over the long term.\n\nThe projects model Integrated Management Plan (IMP) is of great importance for the Dehesas Law (7/2010), under which a master plan is being developed to favour conservation of these agro-silvicultural habitats. It provides an input that acts as a reference for transferring the knowledge acquired during the project to other locations. The project team developed new software for the management plan, adapting GIS for dehesas mapping and monitoring.\n\nIndividual IMPs included concrete conservation actions to be implemented in each pilot dehesa. The network of pilot dehesas was composed of 35 private and 7 public plots. Project beneficiaries signed 35 private agreements with land owners. In each plot, different conservation activities were implemented, as appropriate, to improve the quality of the dehesa and related habitats. Some of these plots are located in Natura 2000 sites, where the biodiversity was also reinforced. In each pilot area, the beneficiaries increased the knowledge regarding biodiversity, established more biodiversity indicators, and consolidated biodiversity as one of the main aspects to be considered in the decision-making process. Concrete conservation actions were implemented to enhance biodiversity. Key actions in woodland were the sowing of acorns and planting of holm oaks, and tree management by pruning. Other conservation actions included appropriate livestock management, various habitat diversification measures, and the revegetation of riverbanks. The project team provided explanations of their work on noticeboards and via other media to raise public awareness. In the 7 public dehesas plots, they focused on actions that were more likely to be negatively perceived by land owners, such as improving areas for amphibians (due to loss of productive land) or creating refuges for wild rabbits.\n\nIn addition to making an important contribution to boosting the developing and helping implement the Dehesas Law, the public administration of Andalusia is also considering the projects results in the Andalusian EU Rural Development programme 'Desarrollo Rural 2014-2020', which includes a specific sub-programme about dehesa.\n\nThe project also contributed to the implementation of the EU Omnibus regulation, which modifies the definition of permanent pastures; rural development under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); Article 23 of FEADER (Fonds Europen Agricole pour le Dveloppement Rural) on funding for the regeneration of agro-forestry systems; the definition of wood pasture and woodland in the CAP; and the European Strategy on Biodiversity 2020.\n\nProject beneficiaries identified the biodiversity linked to dehesas, conducted field demonstrations of actions and management practices that benefit the conservation of dehesas and their biodiversity; and contributed to the implementation of horizontal services related to dehesas conservation, such as decline assessment service, dehesas GIS, protocols and indicators. They disseminated information about dehesa and its characteristics as an agro-forestry system, to establish appropriate European, national and regional orientations. The project team also organised numerous networking activities, and many training and educational workshops. One of the main socio-economic effects of the project is that, after the project's implementation, the management of the dehesa will be improved and therefore its economic performance. The know-how gained by the project has been transmitted to the interested sectors through training sessions and other activities (and uploaded to the project website).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 BIO/ES/000726\nAcronym: bioDEHESA\nStart Date: 01/10/2012\nEnd Date: 15/12/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 7,921,436 €\nEU Contribution: 3,938,545 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejera de Medio Ambiente y Ordenacin del Territorio (Junta de Andaluca)\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: AVENIDA MANUEL SIUROT, 50, 41071, SEVILLA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    High Nature Value farmland\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    grassland ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    integrated management\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejera de Medio Ambiente y Ordenacin del Territorio (Junta de Andaluca) \tCoordinator\nConsejeria de Agricultura Pesca y Desarrollo Rural (Junta de Andalucia)-Spain \tParticipant\nAgencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera (Junta de Andalucía) \tParticipant\nInstituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (Junta de Andalucía) \tParticipant\nForo para la Defensa y Conservación de la Dehesa ENCINAL \tParticipant\nUniversidad de Córdoba \tParticipant\nCoordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos \tParticipant\nFederación Andaluza de Empresas Cooperativas Agrarias \tParticipant\nUnión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos \tParticipant\nAsociación de Propietarios Rurales, Productores de Caza y Conservadores del Medio Natural de Andalucía \tParticipant\nAsociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,null,2018]
[500,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-ENV-GR-000558/development-of-an-integrated-analysis-system-for-the-effective-fire-conservancy-of-forests",null,"LIFE08 ENV/GR/000558",null,"CALCHAS - Development of an integrated analysis system for the effective fire conservancy of forests","Development of an Integrated Forest Fire Analysis System (IFFAS) for the effective fire conservancy of forests","Cyprus/Greece",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC912,AD912,\"m\")","v":41},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece,Cyprus",null,null,null,"2010-03-01","2013-08-31"]
[501,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-ES-000240/ecological-restoration-garajonay-national-park-and-its-surroundings-after-the-great-fire-of-2012",null,"LIFE13 NAT/ES/000240",null,"Garajonay Vive – Ecological restoration In the Garajonay National Park and its surroundings after the great fire of 2012","Actions for the restoration of Habitat 9360 in areas overrun by fire","Spain",null,null,null,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2018-12-31"]
[502,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-E-000209/conservation-and-reintroduction-of-the-iberian-lynx-in-andalucia",null,"LIFE06 NAT/E/000209",null,"Reintroducción Andalucian Lynx - Conservation and reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx in Andalusia","Maintenance of wild rabbit populations in areas frequented by Lynx pardinus","Spain",null,null,null,66,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2006-08-01","2012-02-28"]
[503,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-ES-000572/ecosystem-management-of-the-izki-quercus-pyrenaica-forest-and-habitats-and-species-of-community-interest-related-to-it",null,"LIFE10 NAT/ES/000572","PRO-Izki - ","Ecosystem Management of the Izki Quercus pyrenaica forest and habitats and species of community interest related to it","\nEcosystem Management of the Izki Quercus pyrenaica forest and habitats and species of community interest related to it.\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/ES/000572 | Acronym: PRO-Izki\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIzki Natural Park lies on a high plateau surrounded by mountains in the very far southeast of Alava. It contains a rich variety of fauna and flora, including some of the most representative Iberian species and habitats. It covers 9 081 ha, of which 3 500 ha is the largest forest of Pyrenean oak trees (Quercus pyrenaica) in Europe. The absence of nearby population centres and access roads has left the park virtually untouched. The oak woods thus provide ideal habitat for several important species of wild animals, including middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii ) and the agile frog (Rana dalmatina). There are also large numbers of free ranging cattle and horses. However, encroachment by acidophilic beech is a potential threat to these oak woods. Furthermore, Izki is home to an important representation of ‘depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion’ (7150), which are pioneer communities of humid exposed peat or sometimes sand with the presence of the Rhynchospora genus of fungi. This is unique in the Natura 2000 network within the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe PRO-Izki project's main objective was the long term favourable restoration and preservation of the Izki tauzin oak forest and all the habitats and species of community and regional interest that interact in this ecosystem.\n\nIts specific objectives were:\n1) Ensure the long-term permanence of the Izki tauzin oak mass, improving the strength of the trunks and preventing their replacement by the surrounding acidophilic beech.\n\n2) Encourage the establishment and permanence of the medium-spotted woodpecker population (Dendrocopos medius) in Izki, promoting favourable forest structures for nesting and feeding.\n\n3) Increase the availability of shelters and feeding areas for the Myotis bechsteinii and other forest bats in the Izki forest.\n\n4) Establish guidelines for livestock management that allow the restoration and maintenance in  a favourable conservation status of marshy sites of community interest to be found at the site, mostly in 7140 “Transition Mires” and 7150 \"Depressions on peat substrates of the                  Rhynchosporion”.\n\n5) Strengthen the stability and permanence of the habitat 7150, by reintroducing Rhynchospora fusca plants.\n\n6) Favour colonising ability and dispersal of a large fauna community, with special emphasis on the Rana dalmatina, Myotis bechsteinii and other amphibians and forest bats, through the creation of new water points within the Izki tauzin oak forest.\n\n7) Make the local population aware about the needs for the proper management of resources of Izki, particularly of livestock, according to the site's conservation objectives.\n\n8) Involve all local authorities and agencies with interests in the Izki SCI/SPA in the management of the site, to ensure the conservation of its natural values in the long term.\n\n9) Increase the community´s knowledge and awareness about the natural values of Izki in particular and the Natura 2000 network in general.\n\n10) Promote supra-regional working groups and exchange networks related to the Izki SCI/SPA conservation elements.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe PRO-Izki project achieved its main objective, namely the long-term restoration and preservation of the Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) forest of Izki (Spain), and of the habitats and species of Community interest that interact in this ecosystem.\n\nSpecifically, the project team:\n\n    Guaranteed the long-term presence of the Quercus pyrenaica forest of Izki by improving the vigour of saplings and avoiding their replacement by the nearby acidophile beech woods. The forestry practices implemented within the course of the project over 170 ha were the first set of actions described in the 15-year Izki Forest Management Plan, drafted by the beneficiaries within the framework of the project.\n    Favoured the long-term settlement and maintenance of the middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus medius) by creating forest structures over 52 ha suitable for the nesting and feeding of this species.\n    Increased the availability of refuge and feeding zones for Bechstein`s bat and other forest bats in Izki through the installation of 125 artificial roosts.\n    Established preliminary guidelines for livestock management aimed at maintaining the wet peat enclaves (habitats 7140 ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’ and 7150 ‘Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion’) in a good state of conservation, based on the monitoring of 8 fenced and livestock-free plots.\n    Increased the stability of habitat 7150 by producing the sedge species Rhynchospora fusca (from rhizomes collected in the project area) and the reinforcement of its population through the planting of 240 specimens.\n    Favoured the colonisation and dispersal of forest bats and amphibians, particularly agile frog (Rana dalmatina) and Bechstein`s bat (Myotis bechsteinii), by creating five new water sources within the Izki forest.\n    Promoted the long-term conservation of Izki natural assets by involving all local bodies and public organisations linked to its management.\n    Raised the public`s knowledge and awareness of the natural value of Izki through the organisation of activities.\n    Boosted networking with experts related to the conservation of Izki by holding meetings, exchange visits, and other events. \n\nFrom a technical point of view, the main success of the project was the formulation of the Forest Management Plan of Izki, which provided a 15-year operative planning instrument to improve the integral and sustainable management of the Quercus pyrenaica forest of Izki.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/ES/000572\nAcronym: PRO-Izki\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 30/09/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,137,207 €\nEU Contribution: 556,348 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Diputación Foral de álava\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Plaza de la Provincia s/n, 01001, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    biodiversity\n    indicator\n    nature conservation\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 - “Communication on a Biodiversity Action plan for Agriculture” (27.03.2001)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9120 - Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Dendrocopos medius\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Rana dalmatina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nIzki \tES2110019 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDiputación Foral de Álava \tCoordinator\nIKT Nekazal Teknologia S.A., Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2020,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2015-09-30"]
[504,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-ENV-S-000478/demonstration-of-methods-to-monitor-sustainable-forestry",null,"LIFE98 ENV/S/000478",null,"Forestry - Demonstration of methods to monitor sustainable forestry","SFM quantitative indicators and monitoring methods: gap-analysis","Sweden",null,null,null,43,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2002-02-28"]
[505,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-IT-000946/safeguard-and-valorization-of-the-plant-species-of-eu-interest-in-the-natural-parks-of-the-abruzzo-apennine",null,"LIFE15 NAT/IT/000946",null,"FLORANET - Safeguard and valorization of plant species of EU interest in the Natural Parks of the Abruzzo Appennine","Manual fertilization of Cypripedium calceolus","Italy",null,null,null,64,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2016-07-18","2021-12-15"]
[506,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-DE-000147/ville-forests",null,"LIFE13 NAT/DE/000147",null,"Ville Forests LIFE Forests-waterworlds","\nVille Forests\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/DE/000147 | Acronym: LIFE Forests-waterworlds\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLarge proportions of Germany’s oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli habitat are found in North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). This project covers one of the two main sites of this habitat type in NRW. Due to the large extension of this habitat type, the project site is of national and European value.\n\nChanges in natural hydrology patterns remain a key threat for this forest type. Therefore, it is of crucial importance to optimise the site’s hydrology through a closure of drainage ditches and raising of the water level. Such measures should also help to stabilise populations of several endangered amphibian species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Forests-waterworlds project’s main objective centred on conserving and developing oak-hornbeam forests, beech forests and lowland hay meadows in the targeted areas. The project also seeked to preserve and support woodland bird species (black, middle spotted and grey-headed woodpeckers) through the protection of dead wood and the management of suitable areas. The improvement of valuable water and wet habitats in the areas was also planned, in order to preserve and support the existing populations of warty newt, midwife toad and agile frog.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Forests-waterworlds project conserved oak-hornbeam forests, beech forests, lowland hay meadows (and other habitat types of the EU Habitats Directive), and woodland bird species, in North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany.\n\nThe project team protected and restored the natural water balance in the targeted areas through management actions. They extensively re-wetted 533 ha via controls on drainage ditches. In particular, this will improve the long-term conservation status of oak-hornbeam forests.\n\nThey initiated the development of forest habitats on nearly 234 ha. Natural processes of ecological succession were also supported, especially in beech woodlands. These actions will improve the connectivity between existing forest habitats.\n\nIn the actively-managed forests, the project team secured a total of 11 713 trees as biotope and habitat trees. This corresponds to an average of 13.3 trees/ha in the forest stand of native tree species older than 100 years.\n\nThe project team introduced coppice structures, in combination with permanent protection and management of dead wood to benefit species such as woodpeckers, particularly in oak-hornbeam forests. Coppice with standard management was introduced on 40 ha.\n\nManagement of meadows was carried out on 12 ha. The project team restored, and improved connectivity between, patches of Nardus grasslands, Molinia meadows, and Lowland hay meadows.\n\nThe project team constructed or improved a total of 81 water bodies of differing sizes (11 outside the LIFE project, but within project areas). These have been accepted as spawning sites by the targeted amphibian species, such as agile frog, great crested newt, warty newt, and midwife toad (listed in the Habitats Directive). In one of the water bodies, the very rare plant Luronium natans (Habitats Directive Annex II, IV) reoccurred from the dormant seed bank.\n\nAll 18 project sites were transferred to the voluntary nature conservation contract scheme of the federal state NRW, and are being further managed by the farmers of the region.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan/After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/DE/000147\nAcronym: LIFE Forests-waterworlds\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,298,299 €\nEU Contribution: 1,649,149 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW, Regionalforstamt Rhein-Sieg-Erft\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Krewelstrae 7, 53783, Eitorf,\nContact Person: Klaus STRIEPEN\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Dendrocopos medius\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Picus canus\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Rana dalmatina\n    Alytes obstetricans\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAltwald Ville \tDE5207303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nWaldville \tDE5207301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVillewälder bei Bornheim \tDE5207304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVogelschutzgebiet Kottenforst-Waldville \tDE5308401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nWaldreservat Kottenforst \tDE5308303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLandesbetrieb Wald und HolzNordrhein-Westfalen, Regionalforstamt Rhein-Sieg-Erft, Germany \tCoordinator\nBiologische Station Bonn / Rhein-Erft e.V., Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,77,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2020-12-31"]
[507,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-ENV-PL-000048/comprehensive-monitoring-of-stand-dynamics-in-biaowiea-forest-supported-with-remote-sensing-techniques",null,"LIFE13 ENV/PL/000048","LIFE+ ForBioSensing PL","Comprehensive monitoring of stand dynamics in Białowieża Forest supported with remote sensing techniques","\nComprehensive monitoring of stand dynamics in Biaowiea Forest supported with remote sensing techniques\n\nReference: LIFE13 ENV/PL/000048 | Acronym: LIFE+ ForBioSensing PL\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nBiałowieża Forest (Puszcza Białowieska) is the last natural forest in Central Europe. Around half of its area is currently protected and excluded from direct human influence. No forest management is carried out in stands of trees older than 100 years. Therefore, the Białowieża forest is a unique nature site, because it is subject to only marginal anthropogenic influence. The determination of forest dynamics, such as the changing competitiveness of tree species with different thermal requirements, indirectly reveals current trends in climate change. The observed changes in the tree species composition of semi-natural forests can therefore be the basis for adaptation of forest management practices to changing climate conditions and for conservation of valuable natural habitats that are sensitive to climate change.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the ForBioSensing PL project was to develop and apply a monitoring methodology for large forest areas using innovative techniques. This would involve point-scale monitoring (field measurements on sample plots) through to large-scale area monitoring using remote sensing techniques. This information would improve the efficiency of operations carried out for forest ecosystems protection and would further the study of forest biodiversity. Identification of changes in forest structure and tree species composition that occur in the forest stands was expected to help to identify the determinants and dynamics of these processes, and help national park and forest district managers implement relevant protection activities. Therefore, the project was expected to contribute to modifications of forest management and nature conservation practices in Polish forests that take into account projected climate change.\n\nThe main project objectives were:\n\n    Monitoring of stand dynamics in Białowieża forest, including analysis of tree species composition, monitoring of forest stand changes caused by spruce and ash dieback, and hornbeam expansion;\n    Analysis of natural forest regeneration and rejuvenation, including the role of gaps; and\n    Identification of the combination of various remote sensing techniques and datasets that would be optimal for forest monitoring needs.\n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe ForBioSensing PL project developed an innovative remote sensing method for monitoring a large forest area, such as the Białowieża Forest, with a view to identifying changes in the forest structure and tree species composition. This approach was able to identify individual trees and assess their health status using satellite and aerial images.\n\n \n\nThe project achieved this goal by integrating the remote sensing data with measurements taken on the ground, thus enabling extensive maps to be created. It also collected reference data to help determine the health of trees. To verify the results of the aerial observation the project team inventoried 685 permanent sample plots, which served as ground-based monitoring plots. They included 355 plots distributed in a 1 300m by 1 300m grid, 160 objectively distributed research plots in the Białowieża national park strict reserve (in a grid of around 267m by 1 067m) with longer measurement histories, and 170 subjectively distributed research plots of the Forest Research Institute in the best preserved fragments of the Polish part of the Białowieża Forest.\n\n \n\nThe project team obtained data from 100 dendrometric samples and almost 900 additional monitoring samples in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Additionally, the beneficiary collected ground-based laser scanner data and hemispherical images from 100 plots for those years. Remote sensing data were also obtained: three sets of airborne laser scanner data, five sets of hyperspectral data and 14 sets of multispectral data.  In addition, 278 dendrometers were installed to continuously measure the current radial growth of trees in the Białowieża Forest.\n\n \n\nThe monitoring results improved understanding of the processes taking place in the Białowieża Forest and the changes that occur in spruce stands due to climate change. Moreover, monitoring of forest stand changes caused by spruce and ash dieback and the expansion of the bark beetle will enable more effective methods of protecting the forest and the tree species to be developed.   \n\n \n\nThe beneficiary provided the obtained results free of charge to more 80 interested institutions, including public administration, scientific units, forest-related institutions and NGOs. Information about the project activities were widely disseminated and reached a documented number of almost 5 million recipients. The results were published in 27 scientific articles in well-known scientific journals, while a monograph on the Białowieża Forest was also published (500 copies in Polish and in 500 copies in English, with both versions are available online on the project website) along with 400-page book, The current status of Białowieża Forest based on the results of the LIFE + ForBioSensing project. The book explains the processes of changes taking place in Białowieża Forest, including the effects of climate change. The project also produced the map of the  plant communities in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, covering information on growing stock and biomass, canopy cover and its diversity, forest diversity, tree species composition, vertical structure, biomass, number of dead standing trees, location and size of gaps, location and size of dying spruce stands, locations of ash dieback, natural forest regeneration dynamics, quantity of lying dead wood, large-scale spatial distribution of forest stands in different age classes and of different structure. The maps are available on the geoportal launched by the beneficiary.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 ENV/PL/000048\nAcronym: LIFE+ ForBioSensing PL\nStart Date: 01/10/2014\nEnd Date: 30/04/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,917,976 €\nEU Contribution: 1,958,988 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Instytut Badawczy Lenictwa\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: ul. Braci Lenej 3, 05-090, Skocin Stary,\nContact Person: Stereńczak Krzysztof\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n    Forest management\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    cartography\n    monitoring system\n    remote sensing\n    forest management\n    protected area\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInstytut Badawczy Lenictwa \tCoordinator","Poland",null,2014,2008,90,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2014-10-01","2022-04-30"]
[508,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-RO-000828/environmental-restoration-and-support-of-natural-processes-in-the-forests-and-eutrophic-marshes-from-prejmer-and-harman",null,"LIFE11 NAT/RO/000828","FOR MARSH","Environmental restoration and support of natural processes in the forests and eutrophic marshes from Prejmer and Harman","\nEnvironmental restoration and support of natural processes in the forests and eutrophic marshes from Prejmer and Harman\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/RO/000828 | Acronym: FOR-MARSH\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project concerned two Natura 2000 network sites near the city of Brasov in central Romania.\n\nThe first is a complex reserve containing a forest and a marsh ecosystem with rare fauna and flora. The other is a marsh area that also hosts a number of well preserved rare species. Some, such as the marsh fritillary butterfly, endemic plants and red-listed carnivorous plants appear in both. The sites are under threat from numerous directions. They have suffered through grazing by various types of animals and trampling during their passage through the forest and marsh, from an excessive development of invasive species, from attacks by various insects and from diseases that affect the vegetation. They have also been adversely affected by modifications to the natural hydrological regime of the area - land has been drained and water catchments created for various purposes - by habitat and property fragmentation and by a lack of defined boundaries on the ground.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe 'FOR-MARSH' project aimed to improve the conservation status of three priority Annex I habitats in two sites in central Romania: the \"Forest and Eutrophic Marshes of Prejmer” and “Dealul Cetatii Lempes - Harman Marshes”.\n\nIt would seek to buy land, make necessary compensation payments, map water and soil in target areas and introduce best-practice restoration techniques for: alluvial forests with alnus glutinosa and fraxinus excelsior; calcareous fens in the Prejmer and Harman swamps and Eurosiberian silvo-steppe with Quercus sp. Habitat. It would also target preservation of three target Annex II Habitats Directive plant species: liparis loeselli, ligularia sibirica and adenophora lilifolia.\n\nNumerous targeted conservation or restoration measures would be implemented across the project sites, including improving forest habitat, eliminating invasive species and unsilting streams in the marsh. The project also aimed to reduce the adverse impact of human activities by a series of actions: meetings with mayors and farmers to raise awareness of the sites' importance; creating a team of rangers to patrol the area on regular basis; preventing open fires, protecting areas with natural fences and marking SCI boundaries. Work planned to be carried out to mark site boundaries - including with natural fence in some areas. A geographical information system (GIS) would be set up and a public information campaign carried out to promote the SCIs and their socio-economic benefits for the neighboring communities.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project FOR-MARSH enhanced the conservation status of three priority habitats in two Romanian Natura 2000 sites: the eutrophic forest and marshes of Prejmer and Lempes Fortress Hill - Harman marshes complex. The habitat \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior\" was restored through the planting of around 8 000 alder saplings sourced from the surrounding area. Their development was supported by protecting the site with electric fences. The beneficiaries also leased 0.6 hectares of alluvial forest in Prejmer area to ensure its conservation.\n\nRestoration activities also focused on the marshes of Prejmer and Harman, remnants of an old and wider wetland. Sheep grazing on these areas was stopped for two years to allow a range of actions to be carried out: cleaning of the marsh springs, elimination of invasive plants, protection of the area with fences and ranger patrols. These measures helped the habitats to return to a favourable conservation status.\n\nThe improvement of the habitat quality is indicated by the widespread reemergence of endangered flower species: fen orchid (Liparis loeselii), ladybells (Adenophora lilifolia) and Ligularia sibirica. These species had all but disappeared from the sites. However, efforts to purchase marsh areas were only partially successful. The beneficiaries acquired 28 hectares, just 26% of the targeted area, although they plan to continue this initiative over the coming years.\n\nAnother major outcome the project’s actions is the natural regeneration of Euro-Siberian silvo-steppe with Quercus sp. vegetation on Lempes Hill, near the villages of Harman and Sanpetru and close to the city of Brasov.\n\nFinally, the project’s communication activities helped improve local attitudes towards nature conservation in the two Natura 2000 sites. The team carried out local cleaning campaigns and offered site visits, creating two thematic trails in the area and two picnic facilities. They also produced a range of publications about the sites, installed information boards and held local meetings, engaging all sectors of the local population. The increased level of local knowledge of these sites is vital for their good maintenance.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see the \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/RO/000828\nAcronym: FOR-MARSH\nStart Date: 01/10/2012\nEnd Date: 01/10/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,266,068 €\nEU Contribution: 885,731 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: FUNDATIA CARPATI\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: PAVILIOANELE CFR nr. 100, sc.B ap.9, 500233, BRASOV,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    nature conservation\n    restoration measure\n    forest ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91I0 - Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Adenophora lilifolia\n    Ligularia sibirica\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDealul Cetății Lempeș - Mlaștina Hărman \tROSCI0055 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPădurea și mlaștinile eutrofe de la Prejmer \tROSCI0170 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFUNDATIA CARPATI \tCoordinator\nFacultatea de silvicultura si exploatari forestiere Brasov - Universitatea Transilvania \tParticipant\nInstitututul de cercetari si amenajari silvice–Statiunea Brasov \tParticipant","Romania",null,null,2020,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2012-10-01","2017-10-01"]
[509,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-ENV-IT-000183/monitoring-ozone-injury-for-setting-new-critical-levels",null,"LIFE15 ENV/IT/000183",null,"MOTTLES-MOnitoring ozone injury for seTTing new critical LEvelS","Innovative monitoring system of ozone effects on European forests; based on active monitoring rather than passive monitoring","France/Italy/Romania",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France,Italy,Romania",null,null,null,"2016-07-01","2020-06-30"]
[510,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-CCA-ES-000125/restore-desertified-areas-with-an-innovative-tree-growing-method-across-the-mediterranean-border-to-increase-resilience",null,"LIFE15 CCA/ES/000125",null,"LIFE The Green Link - Restore desertified areas with an innovative tree growing method across the Mediterranean border to increase resilience.","The Cocoon technology; an innovative growing method to plant trees in desertiﬁed areas","Greece/Italy/Spain",null,null,null,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece Italy,Spain",null,null,null,"2016-07-01","2020-03-31"]
[511,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-FI-000048/improving-the-conservation-status-of-species-rich-habitats",null,"LIFE10 NAT/FI/000048","Species-rich LIFE","Species-rich LIFE - Improving the Conservation Status of Species-rich Habitats ","Planning and restoration of herb-rich forests","Finland",null,null,null,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2016-12-01"]
[512,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-BIO-IT-000213/control-and-eradication-of-the-invasive-exotic-plant-species-ailanthus-altissima-in-the-alta-murgia-national-park",null,"LIFE12 BIO/IT/000213",null,"Control and eradication of the invasive exotic plant species Ailanthus altissima in the Alta Murgia National Park","Eco-friendly techniques with low environmental impact for tree of heaven control","Italy",null,null,null,74,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2013-10-01","2019-12-31"]
[513,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-GIE-ES-000809/networks-of-knowledge-and-training-for-the-effective-management-of-mediterranean-forest-habitats-of-nature-2000",null,"LIFE15 GIE/ES/000809","LIFE Redcapacita 201","Networks of knowledge and training for the effective management of Mediterranean forest habitats of Nature 2000","\nNetworks of knowledge and training for the effective management of Mediterranean forest habitats of Nature 2000\n\nReference: LIFE15 GIE/ES/000809 | Acronym: LIFE_Redcapacita2015\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change emphasise the importance of addressing climate change through the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. It is necessary to integrate adaptation to climate change in biodiversity policies, including those that relate to Natura 2000 site management.\n\nSome 27% of Spanish territory is part of the Natura 2000 network and thus legally protected for nature conservation purposes. One of the goals of the 2014-2020 work programme of Spain’s National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change is the “development of guidelines for integrating adaptation into instruments of management of natural resources and planning and management of protected areas\".\n\n \n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE_Redcapacita2015 project aimed to improve the management of forests in the Spanish Mediterranean regions included in the Natura 2000 network, incorporating biodiversity conservation objectives and adaptation to climate change. It planned to achieve this aim by training Natura 2000 managers and developing management tools for Natura 2000 forest areas that harness scientific knowledge and expertise. Specifically, the project aimed to:\n\n    Provide benchmarks for evaluating the conservation status of Mediterranean forest habitats – the project planned to identify a network of forests that could serve as a reference of good conservation status for different types of forest habitat, based on a system of indicators agreed between researchers and managers (This network should be available to final users on an online collaborative platform);\n    Incorporate criteria for biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change in forest planning and management – the project aimed to identify and disseminate good practice regarding the inclusion of conservation and adaptation criteria in forest planning and management, and to develop demonstrative forest conservation pilot plans and management actions; and\n    Ensure the transfer of knowledge to the target audience and stakeholders through improved capacity building (training, exchange of expertise, enhanced access to information) – the project would provide managers of state forests with tools for new management approaches and engage key stakeholders in the management of Mediterranean forests (private owners, policymakers, and others), taking into account biodiversity and climate adaptation objectives.\n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE_Redcapacita2015 project provided forest agents and managers with the knowledge and tools necessary to manage Mediterranean forests habitats listed in the Habitats Directive with a focus on conservation and forest maturity. Such tools included reference models for assessing the conservation status of Mediterranean forests habitats. The project also established a framework of cooperation and monitoring to facilitate the transfer the knowledge and to help define the conservation status of mature forests in Spain. An online catalogue was created of well-preserved mature forests habitats of reference and stands that will be further enhanced in the future.\n\nTo promote the incorporation of preservation of biodiversity and adaptation to climate change in forestry planning and silvicultural management, the following results were achieved:\n\n    Best practices in forestry planning and management following conservation and adaptation criteria were identified (27 in total) and published online;\n    Protocols for the design and implementation of silvicultural actions in Natura 2000 sites aimed at conservation and adaptation were disseminated, including a protocol for implementing the forests of reference network (indicators and joining procedure);\n    Natura 2000 sites management plans compliant with the results of the project were completed for 877.37 ha of forests, with actions carried out on more than 12.8 ha; and\n    13 public administrations have set up processes for the identification and characterisation of old-growth stands following the Red Bosques project methodology, including the planning projects for more than 26 000 ha of woodlands in four Spanish autonomous regions.\n\n \n\nTo ensure the transfer of knowledge to the target audience and stakeholders, the following results were achieved:\n\n \n\n    57 forestry and Natura 2000 site and protected areas managers (target audience) improved their level of training;\n    Three courses attended by 75 Natura 2000 network professionals in total;\n    Distribution of \"Mediterranean Old- Growth Forests: Characteristics and Management Criteria in Protected Areas” to 1,726 stakeholders.\n    Three videos produced and made accessible online.\n\n \n\nThe Red Bosques network is continuing to operate in EUROPARC-España woodlands. Its directory contained more than 1 700 contacts at the end of the project. The reference group was composed of 123 contacts, all from the target audience. Efforts to establish a network of reference forests had identified 43 forests at project end, while 169 candidate forests to form part of the network of reference had been identified. The RedIris Forum continues to be a valuable information source of the project. Finally, the project contributed to the development of a new European strategy for adaptation to climate change and a new European Forest Strategy.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 GIE/ES/000809\nAcronym: LIFE_Redcapacita2015\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 30/04/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 590,154 €\nEU Contribution: 354,092 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundacin interuniversitaria Fernando Gonzlez Bernldez para los espacios naturales\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: C/Jose Antonio Novais, 28040, Madrid,\nContact Person: Marta Múgica de la Guerra\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    environmental training\n    forest management\n    restoration measure\n    climate action plan\n    climate adaptation strategy\n    climate resilience\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    COM(2013)216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change (16.04.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundacin interuniversitaria Fernando Gonzlez Bernldez para los espacios naturales \tCoordinator\nGeneralitat de Catalunya - Departamento de Territorio y Sostenibilidad - Dirección General de Políticas Ambientales, Spain \tParticipant\nCentre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Spain \tParticipant\nFundació Catalunya-La Pedrera, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2026,37,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2019-10-01"]
[514,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-RO-000823/ecological-restoration-of-forest-and-aquatic-habitats-in-the-upper-dimbovita-valley-muntii-fagaras",null,"LIFE11 NAT/RO/000823",null,"CARPATHIA Restoration - Ecological restoration of forest and aquatic habitats in the Upper Dimbovita Valley, Munții Făgăraș","\nEcological restoration of forest and aquatic habitats in the Upper Dimbovita Valley, Muntii Fagaras\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/RO/000823 | Acronym: CARPATHIA Restoration\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Fagaras Mountains in the Central Carpathians contain some of Romania's highest peaks and are surrounded by some of Europe's most ecologically valuable, unfragmented woodlands. The mountains are also the source of the Dambovita River. The upper Dambovita valley is the south-eastern part of the Muntii Fagaras Natura 2000 network site. The integrity of this ecosystem is threatened by uncontrolled logging, due to the restitution since 2004 of formerly nationalised forests to their private owners. Unfortunately, the Natura 2000 site designation in 2007 has had no tangible effect on the protection of these forests clear-cutting has continued and all forests are under threat. The privatisation process is still underway and new owners are keen to convert their trees into cash. There is no enforcement, not even of obligations under national law such as re-planting following clear-cutting. Aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the area have also been affected by the building of a hydro-power plant and numerous river-control structures during the 1980s. The project beneficiary (FCC) has been pursuing its aim of preserving and extending wilderness areas through direct purchase of forests. It now owns a relatively large part of the upper Dambovita valley.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe CARPATHIA Restoration project aimed to restore 20 000 ha of forests inside the Muntii Fagaras Natura 2000 site. The target area includes four Habitats Directive Annex I forest habitats and two Annex I fluvial habitats, while various Annex II species will benefit indirectly. The beneficiary (FCC) planned to buy the remaining forest areas in the upper Dambovita Valley to ensure their total protection within the Natura 2000 site management plan. The project also aimed to restore the original riverbank vegetation along the watercourses and rehabilitate the aquatic ecosystem of the Dambovita river basin in order to allow upstream fish migration, which has been interrupted for several decades; and to reduce the negative impact of human-induced erosion that is causing pollution of waterways and the degradation of forest productivity through loss of topsoil.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe CARPATHIA Restoration project in its six years of implementation, achieved most of its proposed objectives to restore forests in the south-eastern part of the Muntii Fagaras Natura 2000 network site in Romania. This included four Habitats Directive Annex I forest habitats and two Annex I fluvial habitats, and the species these habitats support. The project saved over 290 ha of virgin forest from felling in the upper Dambovita Valley and the Fagaras Mountains Natura 2000 site.\n\nTo begin, the project produced an inventory and maps of potential natural (virgin) forests in the south-eastern part of the Natura 2000 site. In total, 1 000 ha of natural and semi-natural, but also managed forest, were purchased in the upper Dambovita and Leresti Valleys of the. These areas are now permanently dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity. The project team analysed 400 ha of clear-felled areas, with respect to their initial forest composition, and this formed the basis for the replanting plan to restore them. Three tree nurseries (3 000 m3) were established, which produced over 1.2 million saplings in 5 years. Most of these were planted in clear-felled areas.\n\nSpecialists in the project team assessed the ecological state of the aquatic ecosystem in the upper Dambovita river, and a riparian habitat assessment was done as a basis for future restoration work of riverbanks and riverine habitats. A study on fish fauna was also completed. The restoration works on rivers could not be implemented, however, due to legal constraints beyond the projects control, but the basis exists and state authorities were informed about the necessary first steps. FCC entered a major partnership with the National Forestry Department and the Ministry of the Environment, for the rehabilitation of tributary streams on the Upper Dambovita Valley.\n\nThe beneficiary (FCC) restored over 20 km of eroded tree-removal skidding tracks in clear-felled areas in land they had purchased. A total of 376ha of clear-cut forest was re-planted with beech, fir, rowan, elm, ash and other species, about one million saplings in total. Spruce monocultures on 405 ha were rejuvenated, and over 62 000 beech and fir saplings were planted in these forests to enable their conversion into natural forests.\n\nThe project produced a wilderness guidebook in adult and childrens versions, for local people and visitor, which included a map of the area. The project team placed 13 information noticeboards in project areas, and organised over 19 visits and workshops in various locations (Romania and abroad) to disseminate its methodology to similar initiatives. The project set a precedent for forest rejuvenation and the conversion of spruce monocultures into natural forest habitats.\n\nBy stopping erosion on over 350 ha of former clear-cuts and therefore preventing the influx of soil into the river system, the project prevented further unwanted alteration of the water courses in the upper Dambovita basin. The project also contributed to the regeneration of 342 ha of Luzulo-fagetum (beech) forests and 62.5 ha of natural spruce forests, by securing the regeneration on clear-cuts towards a natural tree composition. The project initiated the restoration of alder galleries through the replanting of alder, fencing to prevent livestock grazing, and stopping the cutting of alder for fire wood in purchased riparian areas in the upper Dambovita valley.\n\nFCC offered safer and better-paid conservation management jobs, as an alternative to forestry jobs. The number of people is these jobs increased from 19 in 2012, to 392 in 2017 (including annual temporary jobs for reforestation, erosion control, nursery maintenance, etc.). Related jobs in tourism should also be sustainable, given FCCs investment in tourism infrastructure (e.g. wildlife-watching hides, training programme for nature guides). In 2016, conservation and tourism accounted for one third of the total income in the project area.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/RO/000823\nAcronym: CARPATHIA Restoration\nStart Date: 01/08/2012\nEnd Date: 31/07/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,835,248 €\nEU Contribution: 2,917,624 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundatia Conservation Carpathia\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Str. Principala 67b, 507210, Sinca Noua,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMunții Făgăraș \tROSCI0122 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFundatia Conservation Carpathia \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Romania",null,null,2020,71,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2012-08-01","2018-07-31"]
[515,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-ES-000077/project-of-range-expansion-and-population-size-of-the-priority-species-fringilla-teydea-polatzeki",null,"LIFE14 NAT/ES/000077",null,"Pinzon - Project for the expansion and increase of the population of the Gran Canaria blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea polatzeki)","\nProject of range expansion, and population size of the priority species Fringilla teydea polatzeki\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/ES/000077 | Acronym: LIFE+PINZON\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe blue chaffinch is a species endemic to the Canary Islands. It has two distinct subspecies, each restricted to a single island: Fringilla teydea teydea inhabits pine forests on Tenerife and Fringilla teydea polatzeki occupies only certain pine forests on Gran Canaria. The blue chaffinch population on Gran Canaria is currently very restricted. The central core of the island is home to almost the entire population of the subspecies (about 200 individuals in 2014). Currently, its small population size, predation (especially by feral cats), coupled with the degradation and decline of its habitat, form a set of factors which together threaten the population’s survival. The species is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive and included on the Red List of Threatened species of the IUCN as “endangered”.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE+PINZON project’s objectives were fourfold. They were to:\n\n      Create sustainable population centres of blue chaffinch in the pine forests around the summit of Gran Canaria;\n      Improve the viability of the population through release of birds into the wild from the captive breeding centre as well as from the      source population in the Inagua pine forest;\n      Increase the population size of blue chaffinch on the island of Gran Canaria; and\n      Enhance the operation of ecological corridors, established in an earlier project (LIFE07 NAT/E/000759). \n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE+PINZON project helped create sustainable population centres of blue chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) and increased population size in pine forests in Natura 2000 sites in the mountainous areas of Gran Canaria.\n\nAt the beginning of the project, the population of the blue chaffinch was estimated to be about 275 individuals. The population was separated into two nuclei, the Inagua pine forest (around 250 individuals) and the Central Summit (Cumbre Central) pine forests (around 25 individuals). By the end of the project, the population was around 430 individuals spread out across Inagua (around 362 individuals) and the Central Summit (around 68 individuals). The main action to achieve this was the release of a total of 107 individual blue chaffinch in the Central Summit (42 captive-born specimens and 65 translocated from Inagua). To reduce predation of the released birds, the project team trapped and removed 170 feral cats from these introduction areas.\n\nThe project team restored ecological corridors established by a previous LIFE project (LIFE07 NAT/E/000759) to facilitate the spread of the blue chaffinch. At the end of the project, about 65 000 Canary Island pine trees (Pinus canariensis) and 3 000 Chamaecytisus proliferus scrub were planted over 210 ha. This result was made possible by the collaboration of 30 private landowners (23 plots totalling 89.8 ha).\n\nAmong the other main project achievements were the formulation of a Viability/Risk Plan and a Translocation Plan, with clear guidelines for translocations and subsequent monitoring; and assessment of the pine forest of Gran Canaria as habitat for the breeding of the blue chaffinch.\n\nThe project team organised 235 information and awareness-raising activities aimed at the inhabitants of Gran Canaria, which reached an audience of about 12 000 people, and 5 round-tables with different stakeholders (about 123 participants in all). They also organised an International conference to increase the visibility of the project and to encourage exchanges of experiences with similar projects. In addition, the project conducted networking activities with other projects/entities dealing with similar topics.\n\nA noteworthy achievement was the designation of the pine forests of the Central Summit of Gran Canaria as a Natura 2000 site (SPA) in order to include the new nuclei of the blue chaffinch in Gran Canaria. The SPA ES0000551 Cumbre de Gran Canaria covers an area of 3 614 ha. The other bird species for which the area has been included in the Natura 2000 Network are the Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus granti), and great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major thanneri).\n\nThe implementation of the captive breeding programme for the blue chaffinch and the successful reintroduction of the captive specimens in the wild, together with translocations, are processes of great interest from the point of view of demonstration, replicability and transferability for the conservation of this and other rare bird species.\n\nOver the course of the project, 8 direct jobs were created. The project has contributed directly and indirectly to the island's GDP and has guaranteed an investment in the region of €674 860 from Community funds. The project’s socio-economic impact study concluded that the conservation of natural resources can go hand-in-hand with the development of communities and ecosystem services that promote their well-being and security, such as water and erosion control. The work done by the project has favored companies dedicated to ornithological tourism on the island.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/ES/000077\nAcronym: LIFE+PINZON\nStart Date: 16/09/2015\nEnd Date: 15/02/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,123,860 €\nEU Contribution: 674,316 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: TRAGSA,S.A.\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Plaza de La Candelaria, n1 - Edificio Olympo Ofic. 273-274, 38003, Santa Cruz de Tenerife,\nContact Person: Ruth DE ONATE CALVIN\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    island ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9550 - Canarian endemic pine forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Fringilla teydea polatzeki\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nOjeda, Inagua y Pajonales \tES0000041 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTamadaba \tES0000111 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRiscos de Tirajana \tES7010018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRoque de Nublo \tES7010019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBarranco de La Virgen \tES7010038 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEl Nublo II \tES7010039 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHoya del Gamonal \tES7010040 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nTRAGSA,S.A. \tCoordinator\nCGC(Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Emergencias del Cabildo de Gran Canaria), Spain \tParticipant\nVMA(Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,1905,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,null,2020]
[516,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-CCA-ES-000049/common-methodology-for-the-development-of-sustainable-energy-and-climate-action-plans-in-european-municipalities",null,"LIFE16 CCA/ES/000049",null,"LIFE ADAPTATE - Common methodology for the development of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans in European municipalities","Creation of a wooded area with drip irrigation using treated water","Spain",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC928,AD928,\"m\")","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2021-09-30"]
[517,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-LV-000159/forest-habitat-restoration-within-the-gauja-national-park",null,"LIFE10 NAT/LV/000159","FOR-REST","Forest Habitat Restoration within the Gauja National Park","\nForest Habitat Restoration within the Gauja National Park\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/LV/000159 | Acronym: FOR-REST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe ancient valleys of the Gauja River and its tributaries, along with their nearby erosion relief belt, occupy the central part of The Gauja National Park (NP) in Latvia. The relief forms of the ancient Gauja River valley are unique within the whole East Baltic region. The Gauja River valley is distinguished as a united geographic region. The length of the ancient valley has deepened into the bedrock of the Devonian Period. A large number of sandstone and dolomite outcrops provide habitats that distinguish the Gauja NP from other protected areas in Latvia. As more than half of the Gauja NP area is occupied by forests and those forests are located in ancient valleys and on riverbanks, the territory includes large areas of broadleaved forests on slopes and alluvial forests of high nature conservation value. However, there are several challenges and developing problems that, if left unresolved, may jeopardise the achievement of nature conservation goals within the Gauja NP. Forests are ecosystems with a long regeneration cycle, demanding long-term planning for restoration and management measures. Fragmented and discontinued approaches to habitat restoration are often at the core of insufficient results of restoration measures. Moreover, considerable financial resources and innovative approaches are needed in order to obtain comprehensive and actual data on large areas of forest habitats representing complex structures and even more complex terrain structures (wide river valley, interconnected systems of tributaries, slopes, screes and ravines).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe FOR-REST project’s main objective was to establish a long-term forest habitat restoration and management programme for selected priority species and habitat types, to test and demonstrate innovative habitat inventory methods, and implement best practice habitat restoration measures in the Gauja NP Natura 2000 site in Latvia. Secondary objectives were to draft a long-term forest habitat restoration and management programme for selected priority species and habitat types; demonstrate and promote innovative habitat restoration and management measures; adapt airborne remote sensing technologies for forest habitat distribution evaluation and conservation status assessment; and increase the knowledge and awareness of nature conservation specialists, local municipalities and local residents on restoration and management measures for forest habitats of EU importance.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe FOR-REST project inspected a total of 8 502 ha of targeted forest habitats on the ground, with remote sensing data collected for more than 60 000 ha. The project team elaborated two long-term forest habitat restoration and management programmes for Gauja National Park: one for mixed broadleaved forests of the habitat type ‘Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines’ (9180*) and threatened hermit beetle species that live in hollowed aged trees, and one for ‘Western taiga’ (9010*). They prepared a long-term hydrology restoration programme for the habitat type ‘Bog woodland’ (91D0*). In total, 65 ha of broadleaved forests, 281 ha of Western taiga and 138 ha of bog woodland were restored.\n\nSeminars were organised for experts and for the general public. The project team produced and distributed four films, for each targeted habitat type and one about remote sensing technologies. An interactive exhibition was produced, which is a useful tool for educating society about forest habitats of European importance. Project beneficiaries also published three leaflets with information on forest management activities, the ‘Layman’s Report’ that disseminates project results to tourists and others visiting Gauja NP, and a printed technical report (book) for experts entitled ‘Current management practices for specially protected habitats and species in Latvia: Forests’ (in Latvian and English).\n\nThe project improved the conservation status of hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita), which is listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, and directly improved the conservation status of the three priority woodland habitats, which are listed in the annexes of the Habitats Directive. Long-term forest habitat restoration and management programmes for the three targeted habitats, and population assessment of hermit beetles, within the Gauja NP were used as guidelines for management actions, and will form the basis for future actions in Gauja NP and other protected habitat sites in Latvia. All the project activities can be replicated on similar habitats in Latvia and elsewhere. For instance, the project team has inspired nature conservationists and other stakeholders to use the innovative LiDAR (remote sensing) technologies for obtaining hyperspectral data in other projects. During the project, almost all Gauja NP was photographed by LiDAR technologies.\n\nThe restoration activities in ‘Bog woodlands’ demonstrated techniques like building peat and wooden dams. After some years, when the restored habitats stabilise, the site will serve as a good example of restoring this habitat. In ‘Western taiga’, the creation of dead wood with tree ring barking was used for the first time in Gauja NP. The project partners also clearly demonstrated how remote sensing techniques and methods can be used for large-scale nature conservation planning and monitoring needs in forests.\n\nDuring the project implementation, new areas suitable for grazing were created, giving good opportunities for livestock farming in the areas of Ungurmuiža and Sigulda. The project team subcontracted local companies to conduct the restoration work, and to construct information boards from local resources. Restored areas will also enhance the nature tourism sector. Areas of broadleaved forests and habitats suitable for hermit beetle are easily accessible to the public, and nature trails have been established there with the support of the EU Cohesion Fund.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/LV/000159\nAcronym: FOR-REST\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/08/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,502,400 €\nEU Contribution: 493,946 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nature Conservation Agency\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Baznicas 7, LV-2150, Sigulda,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGaujas nacionalais parks \tLV0200100 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNature Conservation Agency \tCoordinator\nInstitute for Environmental Solutions, Latvia \tParticipant\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tParticipant\nElm Media, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,null,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC929,AD929,\"m\")","v":47},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2015-08-31"]
[519,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-CCA-FR-000021/forest-climate-change-adaptation",null,"LIFE15 CCA/FR/000021",null,"FORECCAsT : Forest : Climate Change Adaptation ","The Haut Languedoc forest covers an area of more than 200 000 hectares. This mountainous rural area is located at the intersection of the Mediterranean and Atlantic bio-regions. As a result; it is an ecosystem that is highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change; as can be seen in areas of reforestation following the forest fires of 2003. Such impacts are expected to become more pronounced in future. There is a lack of information and tools for forest managers and stakeholders in the forestry-wood sector which increases the vulnerability of this natural habitat and economic environment to future threats. The development of such tools will help guarantee the sustainability and resilience of forest ecosystems.","France",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC930,AD930,\"m\")","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2016-07-01","2020-07-01"]
[520,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-ENV-IT-000153/increase-biodiversity-through-wood-production",null,"LIFE12 ENV/IT/000153",null,"InBioWood - Increase Biodiversity through Wood Production","Tree farming plantation schemes of Potentially Permanent Polycyclic Plantations (3P Plantations) with a dual purpose; which take place in open field","Italy",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC931,AD931,\"m\")","v":57},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2018-06-30"]
[521,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-H-000321/restoration-and-conservation-of-priority-habitats-and-species-in-the-eastern-bakony-area",null,"LIFE07 NAT/HU/000321",null,"Eastern Bakony - Restoration and conservation of priority habitats and species in the Eastern Bakony area","Safety measures interventions to decrease the magnitude and damages caused by fires in military training fields","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,null,2014]
[522,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-ES-000192/habitat-defragmentation-for-brown-bear-in-the-cantabrian-mountains",null,"LIFE12 NAT/ES/000192",null,"LIFE BEAR DEFRAGMENTATION - Habitat defragmentation for brown bear in the Cantabrian mountains","Creation of small forests connectivity to improve connectivity and habitat quality for the brown bear.","Spain",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC933,AD933,\"m\")","v":41},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2016-12-31"]
[523,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-IT-006244/brown-bear-ursus-arctos-conservation-in-central-apennines",null,"LIFE99 NAT/IT/006244",null,"Apennine Bear - Conservation of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the Central Apennines","\nBrown bear (Ursus arctos) conservation in Central Apennines\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006244 | Acronym: Orso appennino\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn 1999, when this project was launched, there was little known about the brown bear sub-species (Ursus arctos marsicanus) except that it lived only in the central Appennines and had a very small population, but was still capable of reproducing.\nThis project covered a significant proportion of its distribution area: including 10 proposed sites of Community importance (pSCI) and one special protection area (SPA). Throughout this area, there are various kinds of social and economic human activities that adversely affect conservation of the bear (tourism, stock rearing, farming, use of woods, hunting, etc).\nThe main problems for survival of the sub-species was a lack of information on the exact size of the population, together with demographic details (age, distribution of sexes, etc) and state of health, all of which affect its reproduction potential. Other threats were poor legal protection, lack of co-ordination between the various organisations responsible for conservation, land use management, and finally, conflict between those who would like to use the land for purposes incompatible with nature conservation and protection of the bears.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s global objective was the conservation of the brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) in the central Apennines. Specific objectives were to:\n- Carry out a census of the brown bear sub-species through DNA techniques;\n- Identify a conservation area for the bear;\n- Check and monitor its health status\n- Draw up an action plan and management plan for the state forests and pSCIs;\n- Develop legislation for its conservation, including habitat management measures.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved most of its objectives.\n- DNA analysis was carried out to implement a census of the brown bear. From 643 biological samples taken from fur traps (no bears were captured) the project estimated a population of at least 26 bears in the study area, indicative of a very low bear population density.\n- Various habitat management measures were successfully implemented including the recovery and plantation of thousands of fruit trees, as well as the provision of food sources in set-aside cultivated fields.\n- A number of important studies were also conducted including a study to define the conservation area/ home range of the brown bear. This showed the distribution of suitable areas for the brown bear and current obstacles, namely the fragmentation of its habitat in the central Apennines.\nLess successful were measures towards the development of conservation and management plans. Although a conservation plan for the brown bear was developed, practical measures for the conservation of the bear were vague. For example, there was no time-table for implementation included and actions were not prioritised). Furthermore, the plans developed by the project were too generic (i.e. they referred to the state forests rather than Natura 2000 sites). In addition, a bill on the conservation of the bear that was foreseen at the start of the project eventually only included a proposal for the management of hunting.\nVarious awareness raising actions were also carried out involving the majority of the local schools and the organisation of numerous public events. The project achieved most of its objectives.\n- DNA analysis was carried out to implement a census of the brown bear. From 643 biological samples taken from fur traps (no bears were captured) the project estimated a population of at least 26 bears in the study area, indicative of a very low bear population density.\n- Various habitat management measures were successfully implemented including the recovery and plantation of thousands of fruit trees, as well as the provision of food sources in set-aside cultivated fields.\n- A number of important studies were also conducted including a study to define the conservation area/ home range of the brown bear. This showed the distribution of suitable areas for the brown bear and current obstacles, namely the fragmentation of its habitat in the central Apennines.\nLess successful were measures towards the development of conservation and management plans. Although a conservation plan for the brown bear was developed, practical measures for the conservation of the bear were vague. For example, there was no time-table for implementation included and actions were not prioritised). Furthermore, the plans developed by the project were too generic (i.e. they referred to the state forests rather than Natura 2000 sites). In addition, a bill on the conservation of the bear that was foreseen at the start of the project eventually only included a proposal for the management of hunting.\nVarious awareness raising actions were also carried out involving the majority of the local schools and the organisation of numerous public events.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006244\nAcronym: Orso appennino\nStart Date: 01/08/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 526,786 €\nProject Location: Abruzzi\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministero per le Politiche Agricole - Corpo Forestale Stato Gestione (ex-ASFD)\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Carducci, 5, 00187, Roma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    public awareness campaign\n    monitoring system\n    survey\n    forest management\n    mountainous area\n    conflicting use\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ursus arctos\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nParco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise ed aree limitrofe \tIT7120132 \tSPA \tv.2021\nParco Nazionale della Maiella \tIT7140129 \tSPA \tv.2021\nMonte Genzana \tIT7110100 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCerrete di Monte Pagano e Feudozzo \tIT7110104 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonti Pizi - Monte Secine \tIT7140043 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGran Sasso \tIT7110202 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMinistero per le Politiche Agricole - Corpo Forestale Stato Gestione (ex-ASFD) \tCoordinator","Italy",null,1999,2007,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-08-01","2003-12-31"]
[524,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-ENV-ES-000506/demonstration-of-a-new-agro-silvo-pastoral-land-use-to-improve-farm-profitability-in-mountain-areas",null,"LIFE15 ENV/ES/000506",null,"LIFE+ Polyfarming: Demonstration of a new agro-silvo-pastoral land use to improve farm profitability in mountain areas","\nDemonstration of a new agro-silvo-pastoral land use to improve farm profitability in mountain areas\n\nReference: LIFE15 ENV/ES/000506 | Acronym: LIFE+ POLYFARMING\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMediterranean mountain ecosystems are characterised by low production capacity, mainly due to three factors: climatic conditions, difficulties using machinery and low organic matter content of the soils (low fertility). These factors have led to the abandonment of traditional multifunctional management, which has contributed to soil degradation, disappearance of open spaces in forests and therefore loss of biodiversity, and the development of high-density forest areas that increase the risk of fires. In Europe, around 271 000 km2 of Mediterranean mountain ecosystems (31% of the total area) have degraded soils. In order to improve soil productivity in these mountain areas and therefore increase productivity, adequate management systems are required.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE+ POLYFARMING project was to test an innovative and cost-efficient multifunctional agro-silvo-pastoral system, in order to halt the abandonment of multifunctional agriculture in the Mediterranean mountains. This system would help to reverse the adverse environmental (e.g. soil degradation, vulnerability to climate change, risk of fire and loss of biodiversity) and socioeconomic impacts of land abandonment. The new system would adapt different techniques for improving the structure, fertility and water retention capacity of the soil, and defines a new way of interrelating these techniques at farm scale to facilitate an improved land use with the following components:\n\n    Integrated forest management based on the use of by-products (e.g. from thinning and cleaning of understory) as a resource for other farm activities and, in particular, the improvement of soil organic matter;\n    Management of cattle through programmed intensive grazing, which is also an important tool for forest management (e.g. improvement of fertility);\n    Multiple management of fruit trees with the production of grasses to meet the needs of livestock; and\n    Self-sufficient management of mountain orchards using forest resources. \n\nThe project would demonstrate the proposed agro-silvo-pastoral system on a pilot farm. The techniques will be disseminated among farmers to ensure its replicability in the territory. The project would create an opportunity for putting abandoned farms back into production, with subsequent benefits for the local economy, in particular job creation. The project’s model was aimed to contribute to the implementation of the Soil Thematic Strategy and the 7th Environment Action Plan that prioritises increasing soil organic matter.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE+ POLYFARMING project demonstrated a cost-effective agro-silvo-pastoral system for managing abandoned Mediterranean mountain areas. The team achieved the foreseen results at the demonstration Planeses farm: products obtained from the forest (bois raméal fragmeté, biochar, trunks and biofertilisers) are produced regularly and used for different purposes in the farm. The livestock are managed following the Voisin's Rational Grazing methodology, creating high-quality pastures and producing meat and milk, while the non-tillage vegetable garden is fully operational.\n\n \n\nThe information gathered throughout the project was compiled in the Agro-Silvo-Pastoral Management Manual on designing and implementing the agri-food regenerative model. Additionally, the project team carried out economic assessments of the different farming methodologies, which confirmed the viability of the project’s approach, thus ensuring its continuation after the end of the project. The implementation of this model is also expected to yield long-term environmental and socio-economic benefits, including improvement of the structure and fertility of the soil and its water retention capacity, job creation and increase in employee income.\n\n \n\nFinally, the project is in line with the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy and has had some policy impact at regional level. It has contributed to the development of the Strategic Food Plan for Catalonia 2021-2026 and the Catalan Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation under the group focused on the rural agenda. Furthermore, the team presented the benefits of the regenerative model to policymakers at national and EU level.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 ENV/ES/000506\nAcronym: LIFE+ POLYFARMING\nStart Date: 01/07/2016\nEnd Date: 31/12/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,127,087 €\nEU Contribution: 672,863 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centro de Investigacin Ecolgica y Aplicaciones Forestales\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Universitat Autnoma Barcelona, Edifici C, E-08193, Cerdanyola del Valles,\nContact Person: Marc GRACIA\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Soil and landscape protection\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    Agriculture\n    forestry\n    agroforestry\n    agricultural method\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2006)231 - “Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection” (22.09.2006)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentro de Investigacin Ecolgica y Aplicaciones Forestales \tCoordinator\nFaustina de Solà-Morales Capdevila SL, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2016,2019,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2016-07-01","2021-12-31"]
[525,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-SE-000065/reintroduction-of-burning-in-boreal-western-taiga-woodlands",null,"LIFE13 NAT/SE/000065","LIFE TAIGA","Reintroduction of burning in Boreal western taiga woodlands","finished April 2021; worked with restoration burnings for Taiga habitats and forests; download Final Report here: http://lifetaiga.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Final_report2021-Life-Taiga-21.pdf","Sweden",null,null,null,75,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2015-01-01","2021-04-30"]
[526,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-ENV-ES-000447/the-green-deserts-new-planting-techniques-for-tree-cultivation-in-desertified-environments-to-face-climate-change",null,"LIFE09 ENV/ES/000447",null,"LIFE+ THE GREEN DESERTS - New planting techniques for tree cultivation in desertified environments to face Climate Change","Reforestation technique in areas characterized by water scarcity ","Spain",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2010-09-01","2015-08-31"]
[527,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-CCA-IT-000011/preparing-desertification-areas-for-increased-climate-change",null,"LIFE16 CCA/IT/000011",null,"LIFE DESERT-ADAPT: preparing desertification areas for increased climate change","Desertification Adaptation Models (DAMs)","Spain/Italy/Portugal",null,null,null,72,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain,Italy,Portugal",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2023-09-01"]
[528,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-LT-000701/ecological-network-for-osmoderma-eremita-and-other-species-dependent-on-veteran-trees",null,"LIFE16 NAT/LT/000701",null,"LIFE OSMODERMA - Ecological network for Osmoderma eremita and other species dependent on veteran trees","\nEcological network for Osmoderma eremita and other species dependent on veteran trees\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/LT/000701 | Acronym: LIFE OSMODERMA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita), which is listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive and Annex II of the Bern Convention, is a near threatened species in Europe. It is restricted to old-growth (primary-, primeval- or virgin forest) forests as it inhabits decaying tree hollows, notably old oaks and also other deciduous hardwood trees, so any activities that destroy such trees (e.g. stand-replacing disturbance) are strongly detrimental to the species. The main overall threat is likely to be degradation or loss of habitat quality, involving the removal of the older dead and dying trees from forest/ woodland areas. There are three habitat types in Lithuania related to the hermit beetle.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE OSMODERMA project aims to:\nTo develop a cross-border Lithuania-Latvia ecological network plan and identify the functional ecological network for the beetle and other saproxylic invertebrates (dependent on dead or decaying wood) from Kaunas oak forest to the slope of the Neris river by Verkiai;\nTo prepare the necessary documentation for implementation of practical conservation actions in the area of the ecological network and ensure long-term conservation of restored habitat sites;\nTo prepare a methodology for reintroduction of the beetle and to restore a viable population;\nTo create favourable conditions for the hermit beetle and other saproxylics in core project areas by suitable management of the areas of old-growth forests/woodlands, creation of migratory corridors and eradication of alien species;\nTo create stepping stones between these project areas and other potential areas, or creation of temporary artificial habitats;\nTo improve monitoring techniques and equipment;\nTo raise public awareness on the importance of these older, hardwood tree species for biodiversity conservation, socioeconomic impacts and ecosystem functions; and\nTo share knowledge about conservation strategies for the beetle species and practical experience on habitat restoration among experts, and ensure the transfer and replicability of the project methods.\n\nExpected results:\nA cross-border Lithuanian-Latvian ecological network plan;\nIdentification of an ecological network for the target species and other saproxylics between Kaunas and Vilnius;\nPreparation of (two) management plans for Kaunas oak forest and for the slope of the Neris river by Verkiai;\nGuidelines on management of old-growth trees and deadwood for three Natura 2000 sites;\nA methodology for reintroduction of the beetle species;\nInstallation of ‘smart pheromone traps’ (e.g. to limit pest populations);\nRestoration and management of 300-400 old-growth trees and other valuable older trees/deadwood;\nElimination of invasive alien species on a total of 12 ha;\nCreation of dispersal corridors for the beetle species and control of invasive species inside core zones on a total area of 10 ha;\nRestoration of at least one viable hermit beetle population;\nAssessment of direct or indirect employment growth and raising the profile of the project area;\nAssessment of the project's impact on the ecosystem functions and of seven ecosystem services; and\nVarious awareness raising activities.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE OSMODERMA project tackled the isolation problem of the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita), an umbrella species that is very rare and protected throughout Europe, by creating an ecological network between Kaunas and Vilnius –two of Lithuania’s major cities. The network was created by selecting Natura 2000 sites that are designated for the beetle Osmoderma eremita as the core areas (Kaunas Oak Forest, Surroundings of Neris River Loops, and the Slope of Neris River by Verkiai) and then linking the isolated patches of habitat by a corridor. Throughout the ecological network’s territory, arboristic management measures were applied to restore the vitality of veteran trees and extend their longevity. LIFE OSMODERMA’s ecological network is part of a wider Lithuanian-Latvian ecological network where fragmentation of hermit beetle populations has been identified. The project created an interactive map showing all potential habitats of O. eremita. Management plans for two Natura 2000 sites (Kaunas Oak Forest and the Slope of Neris River by Verkiai), developed and approved during the project, not only served as a basis for practical conservation measures but also ensure long-term conservation of the restored habitats.\n\nOf 1,591 veteran broad-leaved trees identified in the ecological corridor created, agreements were signed with landowners for protection and arboristic management of the most valuable 643 trees. Management work was carried out by specialists holding international arborist certificates. Lighting conditions were improved through dispersal corridors created for hermit beetles by eradicating the invasive ash-leaved maple (Acer negundo) in an area covering more than 67 ha. Parts of the felled overshadowing trees were left on site to increase the amount of deadwood present and help the habitats and saproxylic species move towards favourable conservation status. Information boards and signs were installed on the managed trees in urban forests, and several events were held to raise public awareness about the importance of veteran trees for species conservation. In cooperation with the associated beneficiary Kaunas City Municipality, an educational trail with 22 information boards produced by the project was opened in Kaunas Oak Forest.\n\nSeeking to increase the number of hermit beetles, project partner the Lithuanian Zoological Garden successfully started breeding O. eremita in captivity. As a result, a total of 441 larvae and 80 cocoons were released in special wooden boxes designed by the project in the species’ historical habitat the Slope of Neris River by Verkiai. The first adult beetles were observed flying in the habitat in 2021, proving successful re-establishment. The methodology of O .eremita reintroduction was shared with different target groups in Lithuania and across Europe.\n\nTo evaluate whether improved habitat conditions had a positive impact on the hermit beetle population, monitoring activities were implemented using 50 smart pheromone traps, a prototype of which was developed during the project. Mini cameras installed in the traps ensured a fast response time after a successful beetle catch by sending pictures via the internet to a database constantly checked by the project team. In total, 247 potential hermit beetle locations were monitored and this rare beetle was found in 97 locations.\n\nA number of project publications contributed to spreading good practice and providing possibilities for replication, namely: Guidelines for Management of Veteran Trees and Deadwood (in Lithuanian, Latvian and English); Methodology for Rearing and Breeding the Hermit Beetle (in Lithuanian and English); and Maintenance and Management Guidelines for Veteran Trees and Deadwood (in Lithuanian, Latvian and English).\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/LT/000701\nAcronym: LIFE OSMODERMA\nStart Date: 01/09/2017\nEnd Date: 31/03/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,378,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,033,180 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Lithuanian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Algirdo 22 - 3, 03218, Vilnius,\nContact Person: Adelė BANELIENĖ\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Mammals\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    forest ecosystem\n    monitoring\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (01.06.1982)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pipistrellus pipistrellus\n    Myotis nattereri\n    Myotis brandtii\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Cucujus cinnaberinus\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKauno marios \tLTKAUB008 \tSPA \tv.2021\nStrėvininkų miškas \tLTKAI0002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVaiguvos miškas \tLTKAI0004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKauno marios \tLTKAU0007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKauno ąžuolynas \tLTKAU0020 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDūkštų ąžuolynas ir Dūkštos upės slėnis \tLTVIN0007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2018\nNeries upės šlaitas ties Verkiais \tLTVIN0012 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLithuanian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nKauno miesto savivaldybė, Lithuania \tParticipant\nLithuanian Zoological Garden, Lithuania \tParticipant\nDaugavpils University Nature Studies and Environmental Education Centre, Latvia \tParticipant","Lithuania",null,null,2020,54,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2022-03-01"]
[529,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-ES-001213/integration-of-human-activities-in-the-conservation-objectives-of-the-natura-2000-network-in-the-littoral-of-cantabria",null,"LIFE14 NAT/ES/001213",null,"Convive - Integration of human activities with conservation aims of Natura 2000 in Cantabric estuaries","Recovery of the conservation status of habitats of community interest by the elimination of Baccharis halimifolia","Spain",null,null,null,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2015-10-20","2020-10-30"]
[530,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-GR-000286/restoration-of-pinus-nigra-forests-on-mount-parnonas-gr2520006-through-a-structured-approach",null,"LIFE07 NAT/GR/000286",null,"LIFE+ PINUS - Restoration of the Pinus nigra Forests on Mount Parnonas (GR 2520006) through a structured approach ","A structured approach for the post-fire restoration of Black Pine forests","Greece",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2013-06-30"]
[531,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-GIE-SI-000770/awareness-raising-training-and-measures-on-invasive-alien-species-in-forests",null,"LIFE15 GIE/SI/000770",null,"LIFE ARTEMIS - Awareness, training and measures on invasive alien species in  forests","\nAwareness Raising, Training and Measures on Invasive alien Species in forests\n\nReference: LIFE15 GIE/SI/000770 | Acronym: LIFE ARTEMIS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Slovenia, problems caused by invasive alien species (IAS) have been overlooked for many years, partly due to the lack of systematic research and monitoring, which has so far only provided limited data to evaluate trends. A 2012 survey revealed that, between 2000 and 2011, the number of alien plant species increased by 11% while alien animal species increased by 22%. Several IAS invade forests and affect tree health or alter ecosystem structures and functions. It is therefore essential to set up an efficient early warning system to enable foresters to limit further ecological and economic damage.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE ARTEMIS project aimed to contribute to the reduction of the harmful impacts of IAS on biodiversity by increasing public awareness and by setting up an efficient early warning and rapid response (EWRR) system to manage their impacts on forests. The specific objectives of the project were as follows:\n\n    Increase awareness among the general public and forest owners on the question of IAS in forests;\n    Establish a national institutional framework and information system for early detection and rapid response (EWRR) to alien species in forests; and\n    Improve national capacity to manage the EWRR by mobilising and training both professionals and volunteers. \n\nThe project contributed significantly to achieving Target 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, specifically in terms of identifying IAS and their pathways by 2020, controlling or eradicating priority species and managing pathways to prevent the introduction and establishment of new IAS. The project also directly contributed to the implementation of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (Regulation (EU) No. 1143/2014) and to the EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (COM (2013) 659 final).\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE ARTEMIS contributed to reducing the harmful impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on biodiversity, by increasing public awareness using an innovative mobile phone application, and through an efficient early warning and rapid response institutional framework for IAS in forests in Slovenia.\n\nThe project team developed a central Information System, called Invazivke (Invasives). This is online as a web application, and also available as a mobile application for smart phones and similar devices. It enables easy reporting of new sightings of invasive species.\n\nThe LIFE ARTEMIS team developed an efficient early warning and rapid response (EWRR) institutional framework for invasive alien species in forests, which is also applicable for invasive species generally. The framework was coordinated and approved by all involved stakeholders. It was officially proposed to the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, to be formalised for integration into the relevant legal framework.\n\nThrough numerous dissemination activities, the project increased awareness of the general public regarding invasive alien species in Slovenia.  Surveys showed that 20% of the Slovenian public is aware of the LIFE ARTEMIS project, which is a very good result for a relatively small project.\n\nThe project team organised a successful international conference on invasive alien species in September 2019. The proceedings from this conference were published as a special edition of the international scientific journal Management of Biological Invasions.\n\nEven though the project was primarily aimed at raising awareness and preparing the information system and the early warning and response framework, the project team were also involved in several eradication activities. In seven eradication actions at the Landscape Park Rožnik, 18 targeted invasive plant species were removed from 20 ha of the urban forest area. In the second eradication action, nearly 500 maple trees, infected by the fungal pathogen Eutypella, were identified across Slovenia and half of them felled by the end of the project.\n\nThe invasive non-native plant species kudzu (Pueraria montana), newly discovered in Slovenia as a direct result of the project's activities, was successfully removed from two localities in south-west Slovenia. Similarly, the invasive butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) was removed in early 2020 from the gravel beds of the river Nadiža in north-west Slovenia, in the “Nadiža s pritoki” Natura 2000 site.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 GIE/SI/000770\nAcronym: LIFE ARTEMIS\nStart Date: 07/07/2016\nEnd Date: 31/10/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,079,503 €\nEU Contribution: 647,701 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Slovenian Forestry Institute (Gozdarski intitut Slovenije)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Vena pot 2, 1000, Ljubljana,\nContact Person: Maarten de Groot\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Awareness raising - Information\n    Forests\n    Public and Stakeholders participation\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    introduction of animal species\n    introduction of plant species\n    environmental awareness\n    forestry\n    environmental training\n    forest management\n    information system\n    early warning system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSlovenian Forestry Institute (Gozdarski intitut Slovenije) \tCoordinator\nInstitute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (Zavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave), Slovenia \tParticipant\nInstitute Symbiosis (Zavod Symbiosis), Slovenia \tParticipant\nSlovenia Forest Service (Zavod za gozdove Slovenije), Slovenia \tParticipant","Slovenia",null,2016,2003,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2016-07-07","2020-10-31"]
[532,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-CY-000850/integrated-conservation-management-of-priority-habitat-type-9590-in-the-natura-2000-site-koilada-kedron-kampos",null,"LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850",null,"LIFE KEDROS - Integrated conservation management of priority habitat type 9590* in the Natura 2000 site Koilada Kedron-Kampos","\nIntegrated conservation management of priority habitat type 9590* in the Natura 2000 site Koilada Kedron-Kampos\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850 | Acronym: LIFE-KEDROS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Cyprus cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is an evergreen long-lived coniferous tree that is endemic to Cyprus. Its natural distribution is very limited: it occurs only in a small area at the peak of Tripylos mountain, in the Paphos forest, in fragmented, scattered stands, over six separate geographical areas, mostly within the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 network site. These scattered areas cover a total of 290 ha, of which 106 ha are pure stands. Cyprus cedar forests are a priority for conservation habitat (listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive), and the species is classified as “vulnerable” in the Red Data Book of Cyprus flora.\n\nCyprus cedar forests face a number of threats linked to climate change, including dieback caused by periodic droughts, insect blights and the fact that there is no possibility for the species to migrate to higher altitudes as a means of adaptation, because  it grows at the top of the tree line. Other threats include competition from the lone pine (Pinus brutia) and the potential impact of a catastrophic forest fire in relation to the species’ inability to regenerate after fire.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE-KEDROS project was to maintain the priority habitat type in the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 network site in good conservation status in the long term.\n\nThe project would:\n\n    Reduce the possibility of habitat loss, or disappearance, as a result of a single large forest fire;\n    Enhance the habitat's resilience and its capacity to adapt to climate change;\n    Implement ex-situ conservation measures, including storing seeds in a local seed bank and trialing the creation of a high-altitude population of cedar trees within Troodos National Forest Park;\n    Enhance the natural regeneration capacity of the cedar stands;\n    Restore and expand the habitat within the project site and incorporate a patch of Cyprus cedar forest at Exo Milos into the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 site;\n    Mitigate the effects of intense competition by other forest trees/shrubs;\n    Improve other biotic and abiotic factors important for the health and vigor of Cyprus cedar stands and the stability of local ecosystems;\n    Raise public awareness and disseminate the project results to conservation managers and scientists; and\n    Demonstrate that carefully-designed management interventions in natural/valuable ecosystems can contribute to better attainment of conservation objectives and may be preferable to letting nature take its course. \n\nThe project would demonstrate best practices. It would implement several management measures and actions new to forest management in Cyprus, especially in a protected, highly natural area. These were: controlled grazing for reducing fire risk; establishment of a new population of a tree species in another area; silvicultural treatments in cedar stands; and the management of fauna to promote the reproduction success of the core species of Cyprus cedar forests. The techniques tested might be suitable for replication in other Mediterranean mountain coniferous forests.\n\nThe project would also contribute to the implementation of policies and legislation: at the international level, contributing towards achieving the goals set by the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity to 2020; at a EU level contributing to the implementation of the Habitats Directive and the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy. It would also implement several actions that have been included in the national Prioritised Action Framework for Natura 2000 in Cyprus.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE-KEDROS project maintained priority habitats of the EU Habitats Directive in the ‘Koilada Kedron-Kampos’ Natura 2000 network site in Cyprus, ensuring their good conservation status in the long term.\n\nThe project team:\n\n    Produced an updated assessment of the habitat type “Cedrus brevifolia forests (Cedrosetum brevifoliae)\" (9590*), an endemic habitat type of Cyprus;\n    Elaborated an “Action Plan for the sustainable management and conservation of habitat type 9590*” and a “Fire Protection Plan of the habitat type 9590*” - both have been officially adopted;\n    Conducted silvicultural interventions in Cedrus brevifolia stands to create favourable conditions for around 8 500 cedar trees;\n    Planted 3 008 Cedrus brevifolia plantlets and sowed 15 kg of cedar seeds (239 250 seeds), leading to the expansion of habitat type 9590* by 9.4 ha and the restoration of 12.3 ha;\n    Removed dry herbaceous vegetation along roads over a total length of 8 km per year for three years, created a new fire break (300 m), temporarily closed selected forest roads of total length 32 km, cultivated 13 km of old forest roads for enhancing natural vegetation, and carried out other activities to protect targeted habitats from forest fire;\n    Installed logs as erosion barriers (total length of 101.6 m, with the ability for soil retention equal to 34 m3), gabions (156 m) and dry stone terraces (182.6 m), to reduce soil erosion and improve the resilience of habitat 9590*;\n    Established artificial nests for owls (10) and bat boxes (20), and insect pheromone traps (24) for controlling species harmful to habitat 9590*;\n    Collected 200 kg of cedar seeds and stored them in the seed bank of the Department of Forests, to support ex situ conservation;\n    Planted 6 500 plantlets of Cedrus brevifolia in an area of 8.5 ha in Amiantos mine and established a new plantation of Cedrus brevifolia;\n    Monitored the preliminary impacts of all conservation actions;\n    Assessed the ecosystem services and functions of the Natura 2000 site “Koilada Kedron-Kampos”, and the project’s preliminary and projected impact on them.\n\nMany other conservation actions were implemented, including the construction of three artificial lakes within the habitat, construction of an additional 90 ton water tank, and fencing for the electricity generator of the seed bank. In addition, fire patrols were conducted more frequently. The project’s dissemination and networking actions included presentations at meetings and conferences, the production of promotional material, articles in newspapers and radio broadcasts.\n\nThe project team implemented, for the first time in Cyprus, extensive integrated silvicultural interventions and other forest management measures in Cedrus brevifolia forests (habitat 9590*), a protected priority habitat of high natural value. Direct environmental benefits include enhancement of the habitat's growth and regeneration capacity, and the restoration/expansion of the habitat over an area of 5.7 ha due to the planting of Cedrus brevifolia seeds in three locations.\n\nIn terms of policy, the project supports the Cypriot Protection and Management of Nature and Wildlife Law 153(I)/2003 and Forest Law 2012; and contributes to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive and the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy (Targets 1, 3, 6). The project team updated the Standard Data Form of the Natura 2000 site CY2000008, taking into account the expansion of its boundaries to include the patch of Exo Milos where the targeted habitat 9590* grows well.\n\nThe project team identified the main socio-economic impacts as the: (i) creation of an increased feeling of security for the citizens of the project area, through the promotion of activities aiming at environmental protection and conservation, specifically focused on the prevention of forest fires; (ii) promotion of the area as a tourist destination; and (iii) increase of employment for individuals by the Department of Forests.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850\nAcronym: LIFE-KEDROS\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 31/01/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,412,304 €\nEU Contribution: 968,330 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Cyprus, Cyprus\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 26, Louki Akrita, 1414, Lefkosia,\nContact Person: Andreas CHRISTOU\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    endemic species\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    environmental awareness\n    restoration measure\n    preventive measure\n    fire protection\n    climate change adaptation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Convention on Biological Diversity - CBD (29.12.1993)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9590 - Cedrus brevifolia forests (Cedrosetum brevifoliae)\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDASOS PAFOU \tCY2000016 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO TROODOUS \tCY5000004 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDepartment of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Cyprus, Cyprus \tCoordinator\nFrederick University, Cyprus \tParticipant\nCyprus Forest Association, Cyprus \tParticipant","Cyprus",null,null,2022,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2021-01-31"]
[533,"EU","EU LIFE","https://www.metsa.fi/en/project/boreal-peatland-life/",null,"LIFE08 NAT/FI/000596",null,"Boreal Peatland Life - Working for the Finnish Peatlands","Ecological restoration in drained peatlands","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,2014]
[534,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE06 NAT/CZ/000121",null,"MORAVKA - Preservation of alluvial forest habitats in the Morávka river Basin","Knotweed (Reynoutria spp.) alien plants elimination ","Czech Republic",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC945,AD945,\"m\")","v":47},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2007-01-01","2010-12-31"]
[535,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE10 NAT/PT/000075",null,"BRIGHT - Bussaco's recovery from invasions generating habitat threats","Conservation of adernal habitat through control and eradication of invasive species","Portugal",null,null,null,75,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2017-12-31"]
[536,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE07 NAT/LT/000530",null,"WETLIFE - Restoring Hydrology in Amalvas and Žuvintas Wetlands","Restore hydrological and ecological functions of wetlands to achieve a favourable conservation status for swamp wood habitats","Lithuania",null,null,null,38,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2012-03-31"]
[537,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE06 NAT/P/000191",null,"Lince Moura/Barrancos - Recovery of Iberian Lynx habitat in Moura/Barrancos Site","Recover and conserve the Mediterranean landscape for Iberian lynx conservation","Portugal",null,null,null,38,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2006-10-01","2009-12-31"]
[538,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE06 NAT/PL/000105",null,"BISON-LAND European Bison conservation in the Bialowieza Forest, Poland","Creation and implementation of ecological corridors and other measures for bison's dispersal","Poland",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2006-10-01","2010-09-30"]
[539,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-EE-000126/conservation-and-restoration-of-mire-habitats",null,"LIFE14 NAT/EE/000126",null,"LIFE Mires Estonia - Conservation and restoration of Mire Habitats","\nConservation and restoration of Mire Habitats\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/EE/000126 | Acronym: LIFE Mires Estonia\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe priority habitat types – active raised bogs (7110), bog woodlands (91D0) and Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods (9080) – have become very rare in the EU. This is mainly due to the negative impact of drainage. Based on overall biogeographical assessments of Estonia, the status of the habitat types targeted by the project is neither favourable nor secure.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the LIFE Mires Estonia project is to secure the favourable conservation status of wetlands, especially mires and priority habitats protected by the Habitats Directive: active raised bogs, bog woodland and Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods.\n\nThrough the restoration of the hydrological regime and the abandoned peat mining areas, the project also aims to benefit fauna affected by drainage such as birds, amphibians, dragonflies and butterflies. The project will also raise awareness among the local population, present the project results nationally and internationally and develop a methodology and guidelines for the restoration of degraded mire habitats sites concurrently supporting western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), moor frog (Rana arvalis) and dragonfly (Leucorrhinia) populations.\n\nThe restoration and management activities will be carried out on six Natura 2000 areas and the hydrology improved on around 5800ha of which 3450 ha are Natura 2000 priority habitats.\n\nExpected results:\nSignificant and sustained improvement of conditions of the EU priority habitats active raised bog habitats (2447.2 ha restored), bog woodland (567.8 ha), Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods (159 ha) and western taiga (276.2 ha);\nConditions sustained for western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), amphibian moor frog (Rana arvalis), and Leucorrhinia dragonfly populations;\nSpatial planning methodology developed for reducing the potential negative impacts to these species due to restoration activities, e.g. removal of trees or sudden closure of drainage ditches; and\nPublic events to introduce restoration activities, study days for schoolchildren and teachers and the establishment of a LIFE trail.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/EE/000126\nAcronym: LIFE Mires Estonia\nStart Date: 01/09/2015\nEnd Date: 31/12/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,815,576 €\nEU Contribution: 2,100,713 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Estonian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Riia St. 185A, 51014, Tartu,\nContact Person: Juri-Ott SALM\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    wetland\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lagopus lagopus\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Rana arvalis\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLahemaa \tEE0010173 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOhepalu \tEE0020205 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTudusoo \tEE0060209 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAgusalu \tEE0070171 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSirtsi \tEE0070173 \tSPA \tv.2021\nAlam-Pedja \tEE0080374 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSirtsi \tEE0070104 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEstonian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nTartu Un.(University of Tartu), Estonia \tParticipant\nARHV(Arheovisioon MTÜ), Estonia \tParticipant","Estonia",null,2015,2012,75,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,null,"2015-09-01","2021-12-31"]
[540,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE08 NAT/LV/000449",null,"Raised Bogs - Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia","Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats","Latvia",null,null,null,42,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2010-02-01","2013-08-31"]
[541,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-BIO-ES-000556/restoration-of-iberian-elms-ulmus-minor-and-u-laevis-in-the-tagus-river-basin",null,"LIFE13 BIO/ES/000556",null,"LIFE+ Elm - Restoration of Iberian elms (Ulmus minor and U. laevis) in the Tagus River basin","\nRestoration of Iberian elms (Ulmus minor and U. laevis) in the Tagus River basin\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/000556 | Acronym: LIFE elm\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nElm groves are included in the EU Habitats Directive (subtype 2.3 of habitat 92A0). They have suffered degradation as a result of alterations to their habitat and the impact of Dutch elm disease (DED). European white elm (Ulmus laevis) groves in Spain have become very fragmented and reduced, while field elm (Ulmus minor) groves are seriously threatened in Europe.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE elm project aimed to apply the knowledge and genetic resources generated over 27 years by the Spanish Elm Breeding Programme, as well as by the EU project RESGEN 78, ‘Conservation of Genetic Resources of European Elms’ funded by the EU through the Council Regulation (EC No 870/2004) on genetic resources in agriculture, to restore the ecological role and functions played by elm groves.\n\nSpecifically, the project aimed to:\nReintroduce Iberian elms to riparian habitats of EU importance (Natura 2000 sites) belonging to the Tagus River basin;\nIntegrate the conservation and use of Iberian elms in forest management plans.\n\nTo achieve these aims, the project planned to:\nDevelop in vitro propagation techniques of seven Iberian elms (Ulmus minor) clones resistant to DED, allowing the use of these clones as forest reproductive material;\nAchieve stable and representative communities of the elm grove habitat in natural areas;\nEvaluate the environmental adaptation of the clones and seedlings planted;\nDisseminate the project results.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE elm project actions led to the inclusion of the seven DED-resistant Ulmus minor clones used in the project in the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), which protects their industrial property throughout the territory of the EU. The project facilitated the mass production of these clones through in vitro propagation, improving traditional propagation protocols and nursery culture techniques. Nearly 10 000 of these trees (9 652) were planted in riverside areas and urban settings along with more than 7 000 U. laevis trees (7 128). An overall survival rate of 85% was recorded at the end of the project.\n\nSpecific results of the project included:\n24.70 ha of natural land restored with elms in Aranjuez and 20.59 ha in S.S. de los Reyes;\n16 km of riverbanks restored, with eight stretches are accessible to the public and containing recreational facilities;\n9 ha of informative plantations with elms in urban settings, which include gardens, parks, schoolyards and peri-urban green areas;\n5 km of tree alignments recovered with elms on historical roads within the Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO;\nAround 30 000 elms planted on public land in 36 of the 50 Spanish provinces, through plant donations made by the Ministry to public entities and associations, thus demonstrating project replicability;\nInitiation in the use of Spanish elms in actions of ecological restoration of river banks by seven of the nine Spanish hydrographic confederations (CH) thanks to donations from the Ministry – CH Duero, CH Ebro, CH Guadalquivir, CH Guadiana, CH Júcar, CH Segura and CT Tajo;\nCharacterization of the relict Spanish populations of U. laevis, allowing their conservation and the use of reproductive materials according to their gene pool.\n\nThe LIFE Elm project can be said to have initiated the recovery of the Spanish elm stands. Its actions were communicated through an extensive dissemination campaign that included:\nInstallation of more than 20 informative panels in the plantation plots in Aranjuez and San Sebastián de los Reyes as well as in the National Centre of Forest Genetic Resources Puerta de Hierro (Madrid);\nElaboration of a Manual for the Sustainable Management of the Spanish Elm Stands in the Tagus River Basin;\nOrganisation of more than 30 informative sessions and the creation of project website in Spanish and English, Facebook page and Twitter account;\nPublication of nine articles in national and international scientific and informative journals;\nTwo radio interviews with the project coordinator and one television report, along with the dissemination of the documentary, ‘Giants with mud feet’, and a project five-minute promotional video; and\nAttendance at nine scientific conferences in which the LIFE Elm project has been presented, six of them international.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/000556\nAcronym: LIFE elm\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/09/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,348,799 €\nEU Contribution: 660,535 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ramiro de Maeztu 7, 28040, Madrid,\nContact Person: Juan Antonio MARTíN GARCíA\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    introduction of plant species\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid \tCoordinator\nCH Tajo(Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo; Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente), Spain \tParticipant\nDGDRyPF(Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural y Política Forestal; Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente), Spain \tParticipant\nAranjuez(Delegación de Medio Ambiente, Parques y Jardines, y Agricultura. Ayuntamiento de Aranjuez), Spain \tParticipant\nSS Reyes(Delegación de Medio Ambiente. Ayuntamiento de San Sebastián de los Reyes), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,62,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2019-09-30"]
[542,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-CCA-ES-000060/innovative-management-strategies-for-climate-change-adaptation-of-mixed-subhumid-mediterranean-forests",null,"LIFE15 CCA/ES/000060",null,"LIFE MIXFORCHANGE - Innovative management strategies for adapting mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests to climate change","\nInnovative management strategies for climate change adaptation of mixed subhumid Mediterranean forests\n\nReference: LIFE15 CCA/ES/000060 | Acronym: LIFE MixForChange\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests are ecosystems with great relevance at European level and worldwide. The foreseeable effects of climate change are expected to have a strong impact on the value and functions of such forests. Within the project area, these effects will be aggravated by a number of factors, including: the prevalence of species poorly adapted to severe droughts; the low profitability of their management and the subsequent abandonment of traditional forestry practices; their location, in many cases, in highly populated and urbanised areas; a lack of public awareness; and the lack of integration of forest management and climate change adaptation into local and regional policies.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the project was to contribute to the adaptation to climate change of European mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests by increasing their resilience, ensuring their conservation and enhancing their productive, environmental and social functions. In particular, the project aimed to:\n\n    Develop, implement and demonstrate innovative forest management techniques designed to increase the resilience and intrinsic adaptation capacity of different types of sub-humid Mediterranean forests. The project would test these silvicutural techniques on pilot demonstration forest stands;\n    Develop new tools for integrating the adaptation to climate change of sub-humid Mediterranean forests in the policy and legal framework related to forest management, such as enhanced local policy actions where this type of forest is located in areas highly dependent on its social and environmental functions;\n    Develop new tools to strengthen the economics of forest management, linked to the products that sub-humid Mediterranean forests can provide, in order to foster economic sustainability of mid- and long-term forest management aimed at climate change adaptation, and to prevent the abandonment of forest activities; and\n    Transfer implemented techniques and developed tools to regional and European stakeholders (forest owners and managers, public bodies, companies and decision-makers) from areas hosting sub-humid Mediterranean forests, in order to improve the long-term management and conservation of these habitats, to raise social awareness about the relevance of the problems addressed within the project and to maintain sustainable economic activities that guarantee the conservation of these forests. \n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE MixForChange project contributed to climate change adaptation and the increased resilience of sub-humid Mediterranean mixed forests in Europe in the face of climate change, favouring the conservation and maintenance of productive, environmental and social functions.\n\n \n\nTo that end, the project team developed and implemented an innovative silvicultural approach, based on climate change adaptation criteria and close-to-nature management principles suited to sub-humid Mediterranean forests. These models were developed for each of the four main forest types of the project area and then fine-tuned at stand level. In total, interventions were carried out on 218 ha (164 ha demonstrative stands and 54 ha replication stands) in Catalonia (Spain). The team also developed a robust methodology for monitoring the outcomes and impacts of the actions.\n\n \n\nThe silvicultural method resulted in:\n\n    Increased forest vitality (individual and collective), to promote resistance to climate change impacts.\n    Increased complexity of structures and species. Despite silvicultural interventions, in the short term biodiversity was not negatively affected and further positive trends are expected in the future. Complexity and diversity support resilience.\n    Reduced vulnerability to forest fires.\n    Improved availability of blue water and the overall water balance, water being the most limiting factor for plant growth in the Mediterranean.\n\nThe project team developed actions to strengthen the bio-economy of forest products. In particular, they (i) obtained a better understanding of the logistic and socio-economic challenges associated with the proposed management, and (ii) promoted the valorisation of quality timber, foreseen to become more abundant thanks to the proposed management, to improve economic sustainability in the medium term. Economic results for both MixForChange and traditional silviculture were negative (ranging from -600 to -1 800 €/ha); being similar in diverse and more stocked forests, and unfavourable to the silviculture implemented in MixForChange in forests with predominantly small trees and less stocked. However, it should be noted that these results correspond to the first application of this silviculture and, therefore, it is expected to become more favourable as it is repeatedly applied.\n\n \n\nTo enhance the application of its new silviculture approach, the project team developed several tools (e.g. valuable trees identification and assessment, logistic system to improve forest products marketing), which were transferred to forestry practitioners, forest owners and students. They also raised awareness of local policymakers on the need to integrate climate change adaptation of sub-humid Mediterranean forests into their policy and legal frameworks. In Catalonia this type of forest is often in peri-urban areas, strongly dependent on its social and environmental functions. The project team successfully collaborated with some local and supra-municipal actors, but the main challenge going forward is fostering larger scale implementation and the mainstreaming of this management approach, which will depend on the active involvement of competent local and regional authorities for achieving a supportive legal and policy framework.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 CCA/ES/000060\nAcronym: LIFE MixForChange\nStart Date: 01/10/2016\nEnd Date: 30/06/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,302,051 €\nEU Contribution: 781,229 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centre Tecnolgic Forestal de Catalunya\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ctra vella Sant Lloren Km 2, 25280, Solsona,\nContact Person: Míriam Piqué\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    decision making support\n    biodiversity\n    forest management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change (16.04.2013)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM/2018/811 final Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Progress in the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy 'A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest sector' (07.12.2018.)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentre Tecnolgic Forestal de Catalunya \tCoordinator\nAssociació de Propietaris Forestals Serra de Bellmunt-Collsacabra, Spain \tParticipant\nCentre de la Propietat Forestal, Spain \tParticipant\nAssociació de Propietaris del Montnegre Corredor, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,null,2022]
[543,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-CY-000453/establishment-of-a-plant-micro-reserve-network-in-cyprus-for-the-conservation-of-priority-species-and-habitats",null,"LIFE08 NAT/CY/000453",null,"Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats","\nEstablishment of a Plant Micro-reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats.\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/CY/000453 | Acronym: PLANT-NET CY\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe following priority habitat types and plant species in Cyprus are considered as having threatened conservation status: Four targeted priority plant species:\nTroodos rockcress (Arabis kennedyae) - a flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family that grows at altitudes of 1 200 – 1 870 m;\nAstragalus macrocarpus ssp. Lefkarensis – a perennial plant of the milkvetch genus in the legume family that grows in low vegetation with limestone and volcanic soils;\nAkamas centaurea (Centaurea akamantis) - a flowering shrub with hanging stems in the Asteraceae family that grows in rock fissures at 70 – 100 m;\nCyprus bee orchid (Ophrys kotschyi) – a species of perennial orchid found in scrub, grasslands and sparse woods up to 900 m.\n\nTwo targeted priority habitat types:\nCedrus brevifolia forests (Cedrosetum brevifoliae) – made up of one of the four cedar species that grow in Cyprus between 900 and 1 400 m;\nScrub and low forest vegetation of Quercus alnifolia – made up of an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows on rocky slopes from 400 to 1 700 m.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe PLANT-NET CY project aimed to improve the conservation status of the targeted four endemic priority plant species and two priority habitat types in Cyprus. Its chosen approach was to establish and manage a network of five Plant Micro-Reserves (PMRs) in the country.\n\nDelivery of the PMR concept would firstly involve the identification and classification of small plots of land of great value in terms of their populations of the target species and habitats. The project expected to define the network of PMRs to include a significant part of the existing plant populations – between 20 and 85% for most species – and of the two priority habitats.\n\nThis would be followed by implementation of specific and targeted conservation measures aiming to:\nReduce the impact on the ecological targets from human disturbance, notably from recreational and agricultural activities;\nReduce the impact of fires;\nIncrease the targeted species and habitats quantitatively;\nDevelop an ex-situ conservation programme to secure the long-term survival of endemic endangered species;\nIncrease the genetic diversity of the natural populations; and\nIncrease public engagement on the importance of the targeted species and habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nPLANT-NET CY successfully established a Plant Micro-Reserve (PMR) network within four Natura 2000 sites in Cyprus. The network protected the identified plant species in small plots, where targeted conservation measures were implemented. These were usefully supported by an ex situ conservation programme. This project was the first time the PMR approach had been used for plant conservation in Cyprus and is now part of official government policy.\n\nThe project team defined the boundaries of five PMRs of less than 20 ha each based on an initial inventory of the target species and habitats in four Natura 2000 locations. Meanwhile, environmental scientists in Cyprus engaged in international visits and training to familiarise themselves with how PMR has been used effectively in other EU countries.\n\nGPS devices and GIS software were used to provide more detailed mapping of the PMRs and an assessment of the status of the habitats and species and their relationship to potential threats. Specific attention was paid to assessing the genetic variation of the target species using DNA analysis of fresh leaf tissue from each plant, except Quercus alnifolia.\n\nPMR monitoring and management plans identified the conservation objectives and suitable indicators for each micro-reserve. Each management plan comprised a description of the existing situation and the definition of in situ and ex situ conservation management actions to be carried out. These were completed, approved and validated by the official management authorities of the Natura 2000 network in Cyprus.\n\nAccording to the monitoring plans, 33 smaller monitoring plots were identified within the PMRs to be used to facilitate focused monitoring of species composition changes over time. The project installed digital environmental sensors and data loggers to monitor the chosen biotic and abiotic indicators, leading to the delivery of monitoring reports for the five PMRs.\n\nIn the field, signs were placed to mark out the PMRs, patrols conducted by forest wardens and protective fencing and pathways installed to reduce intrusion where necessary. Continuous mild conservation interventions were implemented on site. These included installation of artificial covers to protect emerging plants, sustainable control of fruit/seed predators, and clearing, pruning and weeding of seedlings and saplings of competitor species.\n\nTo enrich populations of the target species, the project collected seeds of the target species and developed germination experiments based on international germination procedures. The team undertook hand pollination of 140 individuals of the orchid species and ten Astragalus macrocarpus subsp. Lefkarensis. The plantlets of each species grown in nursery were later planted across the PMR network along with Centaurea akamantis seeds at 28 positions.\n\nTo ensure their long-term survival in the face of ongoing and future environmental threats, plantlets of each species were also planted in dedicated sections of local botanical gardens. Seeds of Arabis kennedyae, A. macrocarpus subsp. Lefkarensis, Centaurea akamantis and Cedrus brevifolia were also found to be suitable for storing in the seed bank of the Agricultural Research Institute in Cyprus.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nAn ex-post visit was carried out by the external monitoring team in 2018, 4 years and 11 months after the end of the project. This confirmed that the project had established five PMRs and provisions for long-term monitoring, with naturally-emerging seedlings of protected species and selective fencing to reduce predation. The project team planted seedlings reared from collected seed to enrich the populations of targeted species, and removed competing species and flammable biomass. Seed is stored ex situ in three seed banks, and propagated ex situ at the Botanic Gardens of the Department of Forests. The protected status of the PMRs established by the project has been codified in Cyprus Forest Law since 2013, ensuring sustainability in their protection and conservation. The ex-post visit concluded that there was an overall improvement, or at least maintenance of the conservation status, of the four priority species and the two habitats. The project’s study of genetic diversity, for the four targeted priority species and Cedrus brevifolia, led to the conclusion that a satisfactory level of genetic diversity exists, despite the species being endemic and their habitat fragmented. In total, 10-30 people were trained in the methodology of PMR establishment, monitoring and conservation actions, mainly forestry personnel and field scientists, but also NGOs, teachers and students. ‘Chersonissos Akamas’ was included in the Natura 2000 network of Cyprus on November 2011; this site hosts the priority species Centaurea akamantis in the Avakas Gorge. Continued funding for project actions has been assured through a subsequent LIFE project, LIFE KEDROS (LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850), and MAVA’s CARE MEDIFLORA project. Other long-term funding has been secured through the Structural Funds administered by the Government of Cyprus. It was reported that €8 million have been earmarked for Natura 2000 site conservation until 2021, including €2 million for the Akamas Natura site.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/CY/000453\nAcronym: PLANT-NET CY\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/06/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,547,297 €\nEU Contribution: 1,070,265 €\nProject Location: Cyprus\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Environment Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 28th October, 20-22, 2414, Nicosia,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    endemic species\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n    mountainous area\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9390 - Scrub and low forest vegetation with Quercus alnifolia\n    9590 - Cedrus brevifolia forests (Cedrosetum brevifoliae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Arabis kennedyae\n    Ophrys kotschyi\n    Centaurea akamantis\n    Astragalus macrocarpus ssp. lefkarensis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnvironment Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment \tCoordinator\nFrederick University (Nature Conservation Unit), Cyprus \tParticipant\nNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens-Faculty of Biology-Department of Botany, Greece \tParticipant\nForestry Department-Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus \tParticipant\nFederation of Environmental and Ecological Organisations of Cyprus \tParticipant\nUnited Nations Development Programme-Action for Cooperation and Trust \tParticipant","Cyprus",null,null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus",null,null,null,null,2013]
[545,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-BIO-PT-000386/invasive-species-control-through-public-participation",null,"LIFE13 BIO/PT/000386",null,"LIFE Biodiscoveries – Invasive species control through public participation","\nInvasive species control through public participation\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/PT/000386 | Acronym: lifeBiodiscoveries\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nFollowing a decision by the municipality of Barreiro to create a local protected area for the Machada forest and Coina marshes, surveys of flora and vegetation were carried out. These identified the need to protect the native woods of Machada, including the plant species Euphorbia uliginosa that is under threat from the spread of various invasive acacia species. In the surrounding marsh areas, the less aggressive ice plants (Carpobrotus edulis (L.), also posed a threat to native vegetation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe lifeBiodiscoveries project was aiming to develop an alternative to the traditional models of invasive species control, combining a public component and strong support for volunteering. It also aimed to take into account the experiences gained from other LIFE projects targeting invasive species control.\n\nSpecifically, it aimed to show through its management model based on public participation that it is possible to achieve a better cost/benefit ratio, in terms of the allocation of resources and environmental impact, and also in terms of the social involvement in the control of invasive species.\n\nAs well as improving biodiversity, an important aspect of the project would be a strong dissemination campaign.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe lifeBiodiscoveries project carried out measures to control invasive alien species in the Machada forest and Coina marshes in Portugal. However, it first discovered that the area invaded by seven species of acacias or ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis) was around 50% larger than initially estimated. The area occupied by acacias amounted to 45.5 ha and that by ice plant to 28.02 ha in 2015. Control activities, which were initiated in the periphery of these areas before progressing towards central parts, included ring-barking for the acacias and plucking for the ice plants. Peeling off acacias avoids re-sprouting to a large extent but the impact is not visible for several months and vary according to the species of acacia.\n\nThe project team divided the invaded area and its surroundings into plots with variable densities of IAS.  These plots totaling 42 ha were then assigned to different types of volunteers for the control of existing IAS and the prevention of their re-establishment over time accordingly. For example, schools were allocated plots with young and regenerating plants, scout groups were given plots requiring a greater amount of work and companies were allocated large-scale plots.  A total of 5 860 volunteers were engaged. At the end of the project, the area invaded by acacias had been reduced by 21.5 ha, leaving it contained in a core area of around 24 ha, while ice plant was reduced by 27.88 ha to just 0.14 ha.\n\nControl of ice-plant proved to be relatively simple and was often performed by groups of school children. By contrast, the control of acacias progressed slowly after 2018, when focus switched to a central valley containing a challenging century-old dense acacia forest. Additionally, de-barking can be easily done under favourable conditions (wet and warm), but it becomes difficult and less efficient under the drought conditions that prevailed for part of the project.\n\nAdditionally, as the controlled area expanded, the need to monitor the germination or re-sprouting in areas already intervened increased, limiting the capacity of the project to increase efforts in other areas. Maintaining the project’s achievements and slowly progressing control activities, while avoiding new expansions, remains a key challenge for the after-LIFE period.\n\nBy implementing some nature-based engineering solutions for ‘re-naturalising’ the Zebro riverbed that was drained a century ago, the project also set the foundations for the restoration of over a hectare of hygrophilous habitats. However, the planned measures in the areas occupied by degraded hygropilous habitats were not carried out in view of the stress they suffered during the drought period.\n\nFinally, the project engaged prisoners from the Montijo Prison in the preparation of the plots, an activity that will be maintained after the project, while the municipality has integrated regular activities to combat IAS into its agenda.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/PT/000386\nAcronym: lifeBiodiscoveries\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,322,947 €\nEU Contribution: 661,473 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Camara Municipal do Barreiro\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Rua Miguel Bombarda, 2834 355, Barreiro,\nContact Person: Ctia Isabel DOS SANTOS CORREIA\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    social participation\n    voluntary work\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCamara Municipal do Barreiro \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Portugal",null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,null,2020]
[546,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-SE-000772/bridging-the-spatial-and-temporal-gaps-in-threatened-oak-habitats",null,"LIFE15 NAT/SE/000772",null,"Bridging the Spatial and Temporal Gaps in Threatened Oak Habitats - LIFE BTG ","\nBridging the Spatial and Temporal Gaps in Threatened Oak Habitats\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/SE/000772 | Acronym: LIFE BTG\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nPoor maintenance and a complete lack of management have led to a decline in the conservation status of Fennoscandian wooded pastures and meadow habitats (listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive). The same problem is occurring in other rare deciduous forest habitats, such as oak and natural old broad-leaved forests.\n\nSome sites have been completely abandoned and, as a result, the landscape has changed and habitats have become fragmented. This has led to declines and even extinctions of local deadwood vertebrates that depend upon these habitats to survive. The species most affected are the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita), great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo), stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) and the pseudoscorpion, Anthrenochernes stellae.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE BTG project focused on 30 Natura 2000 network sites in south-eastern Sweden. It aimed to reconnect the fragmented landscape of Fennoscandian wooded pastures, thus reducing the extinction rates of the local beetles that depend upon the wood for a habitat.\n\nThe specific project objectives were as follows:\n\n    Initiate the process of recovery to a favourable conservation status of 1 405 ha of Fennoscandian wooded pastures and meadow habitats;\n    Initiate the process of recovery to a favourable conservation status of the Annex II-listed hermit beetle, great capricorn beetle, stag beetle and the pseudoscorpion A. stellae in 30 Natura 2000 network sites;\n    Initiate the creation of decaying wood habitats within these sites; and\n    Increase and update the knowledge about the management of the targeted habitats and species among stakeholders, site managers and scientists by the dissemination of project experiences and results, in order to ensure transferability and replicability.\n\n \n\nTo encourage transferability and replicability, local stakeholders, conservation experts and policymakers would be involved at different stages of the project implementation.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Bridging the Gap (BTG) project improved oak environments in 30 Swedish Natura 2000 sites, by restoring habitats including oak woods and grazing meadows; setting up wood mould boxes for hermit beetles (Osmoderma eremita and Anthrenocernes stellae); creating stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) log pile habitat; artificially aging (veteranising) trees; planting trees and bushes; and rearing and reintroducing great capricorn beetles (Cerambyx cerdo).\n\nSpecifically, the project team:\n\n    Cleared vegetation on 842 ha, and put up fences in most of these areas to control grazing. In addition, 120 ha was managed by grazing animals, so in total 964 ha of pastures are in better condition than before the project. In total, conservation actions were implemented on 1 407 ha. At project end, 857 ha are in good condition and the rest is in a strong recovery process.\n    Initiated the recovery process for the four Habitat Directive Annex II beetle species by improving habitat suitability, creating decaying wood habitats, planting trees and bushes, and by informing landowners and site managers of what they can do for these species. The breeding and introduction of Cerambyx cerdo has worked well and preliminary results show that the species are reproducing on the Swedish mainland for the first time since the 1960s.\n    Created decaying wood habitat, by putting up 480 wood mould boxes in 28 sites, building 197 stag beetle habitat piles at 26 sites, and veteranising 1 458 trees. Project monitoring showed that all these actions worked well. Stag beetle responded quickly to the actions, with beetle larvae soon found during the monitoring.\n    Provided information to stakeholders, site managers and scientists, especially on the creation of decaying wood habitats, and networked with several other LIFE projects. Almost 400 people participated in project walks and talks, and project beneficiaries presented their work at many events organised by other organisations, in total reaching over 3 000 people. A handbook and several films were also produced, with the films having over 6 000 views by project end.\n\nProject actions have improved many oak environments and the diversity of species associated with them. This has laid the groundwork for the future, in which there is a functioning management with grazing, and the possibility for cattle owners to receive compensation. A supply of grazing animals, and collaboration with livestock owners and landowners, are vital in the ongoing management. Also, clearing and felling of forest areas must continue to achieve the goal of a functioning oak landscape.\n\nLIFE Bridging the Gap has improved the chances of linking the areas that have been restored, though it will take a long time before all the effects of the conservation measures can be seen.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/SE/000772\nAcronym: LIFE BTG\nStart Date: 03/10/2016\nEnd Date: 30/11/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 8,343,675 €\nEU Contribution: 4,999,784 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: County Administrative Board of stergtland\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: stgtagatan 3, 58186, Linkping,\nContact Person: Carina GREIFF\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n    Grasslands\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Anthrenochernes stellae\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCounty Administrative Board of stergtland \tCoordinator\nCounty Administrative Board of Kalmar, Sweden \tParticipant\nLinköpings kommun, Sweden \tParticipant\nCounty Administrative Board of Blekinge, Sweden \tParticipant\nSwedish Environmental Protection Agency \tParticipant","Sweden",null,null,2006,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,null,2022]
[547,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-FI-000099/light-fire-open-the-doors-for-biodiversity-life",null,"LIFE13 NAT/FI/000099",null,"Light & Fire ","\nLight & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/FI/000099 | Acronym: Light & Fire -LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nUnder Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, EU Members States are required to periodically report on the conservation status of Annex I natural habitat types and Annex II species that fall within their territory. Finland’s country report for the period 2001-2006 assessed the overall conservation status of 18 of 19 Annex I natural habitats types in the boreal biogeographic region of Finland as being ‘unfavourable-bad’ or ‘unfavourable-inadequate’ (the only exception being habitat 1220). Urgent action is therefore required to increase the protection of nature and biodiversity in Finland.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe  Light & Fire LIFE project aimed to restore structural features that are important for the maintenance of biodiversity habitats and increase the extent of the target habitats by restoring severely degraded areas. Activities would be carried out on Natura 2000 habitats where ecological characteristics are shaped by fire (fire-born habitats) or extreme solar radiation and luminosity (sunlit habitats).\n\n \n\nA specific aim of the project was to improve the conservation status of several species protected under the Habitats and Birds Directives, such as Pulsatilla patens (a nationally endangered plant species restricted to esker forests in Häme region), and the bird species Lanius collurio and Sylvia nisoria, which were expected to directly benefit from restoration measures targeting their breeding habitat. The plan was to focus on 69 Natura 2000 sites across Finland.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Light & Fire LIFE project focused on improving the conservation status of 17 EU priority habitats, two fewer than foreseen due to more accurate classification of the habitats carried out during the project. Also, the project actions targeted one site fewer than the 68 Natura 2000 site initially planned as other nature values were found in the area such as bird nests.\n\nOverall, restoration actions were carried out over 1124 ha of habitats of which 458 ha were priority habitats. Through burning activities, around 433 ha of degraded forest habitats were restored to habitat 9010 Western Taiga. Some of the prescribed burnings were conducted in already existing habitat type 9010 or type 9060 Coniferous forests on/connected to, glaciofluvial eskers. When burning these habitats, the aim was to improve the ecological quality and representativeness of the habitat types, and to enhance natural fire regimes in Natura 2000 areas. After the burning the species representativeness of the habitat types improved.\n\nRestoration of inland eskers sites included burning and the removal of trees and bushes as well as the litter layer, lichen, moss and other excess vegetation to reveal the mineral soil. LIFE funding was essential to support the translocation of species, such as Pulsatilla patens, which was shown to be an effective conservation practice. Habitat restoration and translocation of Pulsatilla patens was carried out on 16.9 ha (8.10 ha foreseen) in seven sites.\n\nEndangered habitats in coastal area were restored using a range of techniques from burning and the removal of trees and bushes, along with the litter layer, lichen, moss and other excess vegetation, to the cutting of hay, grazing and machine work to reveal the mineral soil. In some sites actions were repeated over several years to achieve the required results. Thanks to conservation actions the priority bird species, red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) and barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria), can now be found in newly created semi-open habitats. Finally, a total of 10.7 ha of Baltic sandy beaches were restored at six sites (6.61 ha in five sites foreseen). The invasive species beach rose (Rosa rugosa) was eradicated from over 6 ha.\n\nSpecific achievements of the project include:\n\n    32 restoration plans completed for 539 ha;\n    Species inventories on 20 sites;\n    Biotope inventories on 11 sites covering around 200 ha;\n    Cultural heritage surveys or inspections on 57 sites;\n    Management plans and NATA evaluation for 2 Natura 2000 sites, covering 7 267 ha;\n    11 fire continuum plans for 17 Natura 2000 sites covering more than 40 000 ha;\n    Monitoring plan, communication plan and Pulsatilla patens translocation and monitoring plan;\n    One-off compensation payment for 20.5 ha of valuable land for protection;\n    487 ha of forest burning in 38 sites carried out;\n    404 ha of sun-lit habitats in 34 sites restored;\n    Thymus seedlings collection, cloning, nursing and planting at three sites;\n    Tree removal in 15 sites covering 162 ha;\n    Nine volunteer camps held over 68 days attracting 180 volunteers for 54 ha of habitat restoration;\n    Two two-day training workshops, two field training sessions and an international workshop;\n    93 temporary and 13 semi-permanent notice boards at 69 project sites; and\n    Restoration trail completed. \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/FI/000099\nAcronym: Light & Fire -LIFE\nStart Date: 01/08/2014\nEnd Date: 31/07/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,062,410 €\nEU Contribution: 2,031,206 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natural Heritage Services of Metshallitus\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Vernissakatu 4, 01301, Vantaa,\nContact Person: Sanna-Kaisa RAUTIO\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Coastal\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    coastal area\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1210 - Annual vegetation of drift lines\n    1220 - Perennial vegetation of stony banks\n    1610 - \"Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and sublittoral vegetation\"\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    1640 - Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2140 - Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    2190 - Humid dune slacks\n    2320 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6280 - Nordic alvar and precambrian calcareous flatrocks\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Sylvia nisoria\n    Lanius collurio\n    Pulsatilla patens\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNatural Heritage Services of Metshallitus \tCoordinator\nHAMK(Hämeen ammatillisen korkeakoulutuksen kuntayhtymä), Finland \tParticipant\nSMK(The Finnish Forest Centre), Finland \tParticipant\nPOSELY(North Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment), Finland \tParticipant\nWWF(Maailman Luonnon Säätiö - World Wide Fund for Nature, Suomen rahasto), Finland \tParticipant\nUPM(UPM-Kymmene Corporation), Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus Forestry Ltd \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,2020]
[548,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE03 NAT/IT/000109",null,"LOMELLINA - Conservation of Alnus glutinosa forests in Lomellina","Forestry and hydraulic interventions for maintaining and/or restoring suitable conditions for Alnus glutinosa formations (habitat 91E0*) ","Italy",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC958,AD958,\"m\")","v":35},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2006-12-31"]
[549,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE11 NAT/IT/000044",null,"GESTIRE - Development of a strategy to manage the Natura 2000 network in Lombardy","Development of a strategy for the management of Natura 2000 Network of a wide area","Italy",null,null,null,40,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2012-10-01","2016-02-29"]
[550,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE10 NAT/IT/000241",null,"TIB - Trans Insubria Bioneet - Habitat connection and improvement along the insubria ecological corridor between the Alps and the Ticino Valley","Eradication of exotic tree species (Platanus hybrida; Robinia pseudoacacia; Prunus serotina; Quercus rubra; Populus hybrida) for increasing deadwood in favour of saproxylic fauna","Italy",null,null,null,50,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2011-10-01","2015-12-31"]
[552,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE09 NAT/IT/000160",null,"Arctos - Conservation of the brown bear: coordinated actions for the Alpine and Apennine area","Interventions aimed at redeveloping; recovering and redistributing the buckthorn (Rhamnus alpinus); to ensure a long-term trophic resource availability for brown bears","Italy",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-09-01","2014-08-31"]
[553,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE09 ENV/IT/000087",null,"PProSpoT  - Policy and protection of sporadic tree species in Tuscany forests ","Forestry of sporadic species in mixed coppice forests","Italy",null,null,null,45,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-09-01","2014-06-30"]
[554,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-IT-000433/life-res-maris-recovering-endangered-habitats-in-the-capo-carbonara-marine-area-sardinia",null,"LIFE13 NAT/IT/000433",null,"RES MARIS – “Regenerating threatened habitats in the marine area of Capo Carbonara, Sardinia”","\nLIFE RES MARIS - Recovering Endangered habitatS in the Capo Carbonara MARIne area, Sardinia.\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/IT/000433 | Acronym: LIFE RES MARIS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project Natura 2000 site is home to three priority habitats posidonia beds, coastal dunes and wooded dunes all of which are under threat from a range of problems. For the terrestrial habitats (i.e. the coastal dunes and wooded dunes) the main threats come from high human pressure, due to mass tourism, and from the introduction of invasive alien species, as highlighted in the studies carried out by an earlier LIFE project, Providune. Other threats are the accumulation of waste, the cuttingdown of trees and branches, and dune erosion.\n\nThe site also includes the marine habitat, the underwater posidonia meadows, that are also under pressure due to mass tourism, especially during the summer. It is estimated, for instance, that every summer (July and August) around 4 000 boats anchor on the posidonia meadows, which causes direct damage and fragmentation. In addition to the direct damage caused by anchors on the seabed, threats include waste discharge and uncontrolled scuba diving.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE RES MARIS projects main objectives were to:\nReduce and/or eliminate the threat to the target habitats due to the presence of invasive plant species;\nApply best practices and actions to protect and restore the three priority habitats in the Natura 2000 site;\nReduce and/or eliminate the anchorage threat to the underwater posidonia beds;\nFavour the reappearance of the spontaneous native vegetation onthe priority habitats, especially along the dune ridges;\nRestore and to recover the sensitive areas from the impacts of IAS on the priority habitats;\nRaise awareness among local people and stakeholders about the work; and\nShare knowledge and conservation skills with the administrative authorities about the integrated management of the sea and coastal systems for the long-term protection of these habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE RES MARIS project, which was implemented within the Natura 2000 SCI, Isola dei Cavoli, Serpentara, Punta Molentis e Campulongu, addressed the problem of invasive alien species and the threats that they pose to priority habitats with Posidonia seagrass, coastal dunes with Juniperus and wooded dunes with Pinus that needed to be restored.\n\nSpecifically, the project carried out the following actions:\nInstallation of 31 mooring buoys to reduce the impact of the boats on the Posidonia oceanica beds;\nProduction of around 30 000 of seedlings of native plants (Pancratium spp., Eryngium spp, Juniper spp., Achillea spp.) that were used in the dune restoration;\nTransplantation of Posidonia scions and restoration of damaged patches of Posidonia beds (survival rate assessed at around 80%) carried out on 1 000 m2;\nRemoval of Caulerpa spp. (manual and experimental) from an area of around 18 000 m2 of sea bed;\nRemoval of alien species from around 19 000 m2 of dune habitat;\nInstallation of infrastructures and plantation of native species to restore the vegetation on the dune and improve the habitats (overall survival rates assessed at around 14% for the seeds and 90% for the seedlings); and\nSignificant increase in the awareness level of the local population.\n\nThe project demonstrated several innovative practices, particularly inits efforts to improve the ecological situation of the dune habitats and of the Posidonia beds. It carried out two experimental methods: the use of mulching cloths to suffocate the new sprouts of Acacia spp. on the cut stumps; and the use of dark cloths to kill Caulerpa spp. underwater, which was successful on a small scale. Furthermore, the use of germplasm collected in situ avoided the risk of genetic pollution and facilitated a successful growth of the planted seedlings. Similarly, the use of Posidonia scions, which are naturally detached from the rhizomes by the action of waves, increased the scion's compatibility with the features of the sand and their survival after transplantation.\n\nThe projects interventions moreover were in line with EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species, the Habitat Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The project actions can be easily replicated elsewhere and the beneficiary plans to carry out a follow-up project in region of Sardinia that aims to remove terrestrial alien species from the SCI, Stagni di Cagliari. The After LIFE Plan foresees the Mayor of Villasimius asking local residents to improve the diffusion of the native vegetation and reduce the presence of the alien species from the private sites in the SCI. The germination protocols identified for the project species will be useful for further restoration of native dune vegetation.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/IT/000433\nAcronym: LIFE RES MARIS\nStart Date: 01/06/2014\nEnd Date: 31/05/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,510,805 €\nEU Contribution: 1,121,479 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Citt Metropolitana di Cagliari\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: via Diego Cadello, 9B, 09121, Cagliari,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Marine\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    protected area\n    marine environment\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2008/56 - Framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (17.06.2008)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1120 - Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae)\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nIsola dei Cavoli, Serpentara, Punta Molentis e Campulongu \tITB040020 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCitt Metropolitana di Cagliari \tCoordinator\nTECLA(TECLA - Associazione per la Cooperazione transregionale, locale ed europea), Italy \tParticipant\nAMPCC(Area Marina Protetta Capo Carbonara - Comune di Villasimius), Italy \tParticipant\nUNICA-CCB(Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Sezione Botanica, Centro Conservazione Biodiversità), Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2023,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2014-06-01","2018-05-31"]
[556,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-IT-000190/conservation-actions-in-natura-2000-sites-managed-by-the-state-forest-service",null,"LIFE04 NAT/IT/000190",null,"Conservation of the Natura 2000 sites managed by the National Forest Corps","\nConservation actions in NATURA 2000 sites managed by the State Forest Service\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000190 | Acronym: Corpo Forestale\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Italian Forestry Corps is responsible for the management of an important network of State Natural Reserves, which in many cases are included, or include, Natura 2000 sites. These protected areas are scattered over the Italian peninsula from the Alps to Calabria and host many habitats of EU importance such as mountain forests, lowland woodlands, Mediterranean forests and scrubland and coastal lagoons. Many species of high naturalistic interest live in these territories, and among them, wolves, brown bears and lynxes. These sites have been historically managed with a pure forestry approach. Today, considering the objective of the Habitats Directive, conservation of species and habitats of EU interest, need a change of approach that will be faced also through this LIFE project. The main threats are the abandonment of traditional agricultural and livestock breeding activities, with a consequent loss of habitat diversity, the lack of specific actions to manage the rarest and more endangered habitats and species and the increasing tourist pressure. Presence of alien species is a further threat that needs to be urgently faced.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main goal of this wide ranging and ambitious project was to guarantee the long term, satisfactory conservation status of the biodiversity heritage of 34 Natura 2000 sites managed by the CFS. The actions would be tailored according to the specific environmental conditions of the sites. The ecological functionality of forest and the conservation of the related biological communities would be significantly improved by means of thinning, planting of native species and diversification of the structure of the woods.\n\nActions would also include interventions in lowland forest aimed at the elimination of invasive alien species and the opening of clearings in canals and ponds overgrown by reed beds in the coastal lagoons. The idea was that fauna would benefit from the improved conditions of the habitats, whose management was at the core of this project. In particular, predators would benefit from the restoration of trophic chains based on the increased productivity of pastures. Bears would benefit from the planting of native fruit trees and the pruning of the existing ones. Bats would profit from the improved environmental conditions for their reproduction, resulting from the establishment of breeding sites. In four areas, a description of the environmental features and the monitoring of environmental parameters would enable the drawing up of specific management plans, two of which will be Natura 2000 management plans. Field actions would be accompanied by education and public awareness campaigns supported by the distribution of informative material.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis LIFE Nature project was one of the biggest projects implemented in Italy: the works were carried out over 30 Natura 2000 sites distributed across nine regions. The coordination aspects were particularly successful and almost all the expected results were achieved.\n\nSeveral aquatic habitats, terrestrial habitats and fauna species of EU importance for conservation – e.g. bears, lynx and the beetle, (Rosalia alpina) – were the targeted objectives of non-recurring and recurring management.\n\nConcerning the restoration and conservation of the habitats – various practical works were carried out, which almost all concluded positively. These included:\n\n    Mowing on 17.23 ha and sowing (with a mixture of Leguminosae and Graminacea) to restore pasture and grassland habitats;\n    Tree cutting (Picea abies, Salix caprea, Larix decidua, Fagus sylvatica, Acer pseudoplatanus, Pinus sylvestris, P. mughus: Sorbus aria, Betula alba, Laburnum anagyroides, Alnus viridis) to control the invasion of alpine grasslands on 10.18 ha;\n    Restoration of “naturalness” in the Vincheto di Cellarda SCI on 14 ha. This was achieved through: the removal and girdling of alien species (mainly spruce, Ailanthus and false acacia plants); the establishment of new clearings, as well as of 60 \"habitat trees\" hosting artificial nests for small birds and owls, including the little owl (Athene noctua) and tawny owl (Strix aluco) directly within firs that were not eradicated or girdled; and new plantations of seedlings of Quercus peduncolata (460), Carpinus betulus (80), Alnus glutinosa, Alnus incana, Salix sp., Virbunum lantana (250), Quercus robur (30), Betula pendula(30), Cornus mas (125), Euonimus europaeus (250), Fraxinus excelsior (290), Prunus padus (200), Crataegus monogyna (250). In spring 2008, the following seedlings were planted: Cornus mas (125), Acer campestre (52), Fraxinus excelsior (20), Quercus robur (26), Sorbus aucuparia (26);\n    Improvement of wetland habitats through cleaning of 25 000 m2 of water ponds and small water channel beds, the restoration of 600 m2 of channels and water ponds and the establishment of 12 000 m2 of new wetlands;\n    Shrub cutting to conserve the meadows habitats;\n    Silvicultural works included thinning carried out on 18. 5 ha, the restoration of former habitat on 3.5 ha, girdling on 2.5 ha, pruning on 11 ha and non selective cuts - \"Sfolli\" on 10 ha. New plantations were created on 23 ha using a total of 22 000 trees and 3 800 shrubs. Alien species were eradicated on 3 ha in the Mediterranean pine forests of Alto Adriatico. Other silvicultural actions were the conversion to high forest carried out on 48.73 ha, thinning on 49.73 ha, plantations of 2 400 young (4 year-old) trees of Fraxinus ornus, Acer pseudoplatanus, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Abies albain pure beech forests. Thinning was also carried out on 10.58 ha in natural and artificial Pinus nigra stands;\n    Removal of Phragmites at lago di Lesina: the total area free from the weeds was 30 ha.\n\nConcerning the targeted species, various actions included:\n\n    The installation of artificial structures (e.g. 100 bat boxes) and the establishment of new tree habitats for bats in the Mediterranean pine forests of Alto Adriatico;\n    The preparation of habitat-trees for saproxylic fauna using \"chablis\" techniques: a total of 70 plants in Guadine Pradaccio and 11 plants in Agoraie Moggetto were treated over a total area of 140 cubic metres;\n    The establishment of micro-habitats for Picidae and invertebrates involving 12 conifer plants in Guadine Pradaccio and 4 in Agoraie Moggetto. In addition, micro-habitats for bats were established: 48 in Guadine Pradaccio and eight in Agoraie Moggetto;\n    The planting of local old varieties of apple, pears and cherries in the Tarvisio area to increase the food availability for bears;\n    An authorised feeding point for large carnivores was supplied with carcasses (e.g. roe deer, deer, chamois, cows, pigs);\n    Monitoring of bears and lynx was carried out in four SCIs in Friuli. Unfortunately, three photo-traps were stolen and three more broke down, which obviously reduced the potential impact of the monitoring.\n\nAll the produced informative and scientific material is available in the website of the project.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000190\nAcronym: Corpo Forestale\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 30/06/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,505,297 €\nEU Contribution: 1,252,649 €\nProject Location: Various locations\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali - Corpo forestale dello Stato - Ufficio per la Biodiversità\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Carducci, 5, 00187, Roma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    management plan\n    mountainous area\n    coastal area\n    forest management\n    nature reserve\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    4060 - Alpine and Boreal heaths\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Circaetus gallicus\n    Milvus migrans\n    Milvus milvus\n    Pernis apivorus\n    Dendrocopos medius\n    Tetrao tetrix tetrix\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n    Ursus arctos\n    Lynx lynx\n    Tadarida teniotis\n    Plecotus auritus\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Eptesicus serotinus\n    Nyctalus leisleri\n    Myotis nattereri\n    Myotis daubentonii\n    Myotis blythii\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Canis lupus\n    Bufo viridis\n    Hyla arborea\n    Triturus carnifex\n    Salamandra atra\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nParco dell'Aveto \tIT1331104 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLago di Busche - Vincheto di Cellarda - Fontane \tIT3230032 \tSPA \tv.2021\nMonte Auernig e Monte Corona \tIT3320004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nValloni di Rio Bianco e di Malborghetto \tIT3320005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nConca di Fusine \tIT3320006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nJof di Montasio e Jof Fuart \tIT3320010 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVene di Bellocchio, Sacca di Bellocchio, Foce del Fiume Reno, Pineta di Bellocchio \tIT4060003 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBosco di Volano \tIT4060007 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPineta di Casalborsetti, Pineta Staggioni, Duna di Porto Corsini \tIT4070005 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPialassa dei Piomboni, Pineta di Punta Marina \tIT4070006 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOrtazzo, Ortazzino, Foce del Torrente Bevano \tIT4070009 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlta Val di Merse \tIT5190006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonte Genzana \tIT7110100 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCerrete di Monte Pagano e Feudozzo \tIT7110104 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCosta Ionica Foce Bradano \tIT9220090 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nValle Basento Grassano Scalo - Grottole \tIT9220260 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPianori di Macchialonga \tIT9310084 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonte Gariglione \tIT9330114 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPinete del Roncino \tIT9330117 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVal Tovanella Bosconero \tIT3230031 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMinistero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali - Corpo forestale dello Stato - Ufficio per la Biodiversità \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Italy",null,2004,2008,56,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2009-06-30"]
[557,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE13 ENV/IT/000813",null,"SMART4Action - Sustainable Monitoring And Reporting To Inform Forest and Environmental Awareness and Protection","Redesign of forest monitoring network in Italy","Italy",null,null,null,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2018-12-31"]
[558,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-IT-000262/actions-for-the-recovery-and-the-conservation-of-dune-and-back-dune-habitats-in-the-molise-region",null,"LIFE10 NAT/IT/000262",null,"LIFE Maestrale - Actions aimed at restoring and preserving dune and behind the dune habitats in Molise","\nActions for the recovery and the conservation of dune and back dune habitats in the Molise Region\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/IT/000262 | Acronym: MAESTRALE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOver the past few decades, coastal areas in Europe have been subjected to major changes and pressures. Threats to coastal habitats include uncontrolled tourism, the spread of invasive exotic flora, and natural and/or human induced erosion. Coastal ecosystems are severely constrained systems and contain a distinctive biodiversity in which flora and fauna are highly specialised. Mediterranean coastal dunes could be classified as two major groups: western and eastern Mediterranean types, with the separation line passing through the Italian peninsula.\n\nThe coast of Molise, on the Adriatic sea, still contains areas of great natural value and is home to 19 habitats of Community interest and three SCIs: “Foce Trigno - Marina di Petacciato (IT7228221), “Foce Saccione-Bonifica Ramitelli” (IT7222217) and “Foce Biferno – Litorale Campomarino” (IT7282216). These SCIs are important areas for the biodiversity of sandy coastal ecosystems of the Italian Adriatic coast, but, similar to the other European coastal areas, they are increasingly threatened by anthropic pressure.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project is the conservation of both dune habitats and humid brackish areas, as well as the protection of flora and fauna species in the costal habitats of Molise. The specific project objectives include:\n\n    Increasing the value and recovery rate of coastal habitats, in particular costal dune habitats, temporary Mediterranean ponds and Mediterranean salt steppes present in the three Natura 2000 sites. Recovery and monitoring activities will also target other habitats of Community interest, such as the mobile dunes (seaward dunes);\n    Protecting fauna species of Community interest (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus mehely, Rhinolophus hypposideros, Rhinolophus euryale, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis capaccinii, Myotis myotis, Miniopterus schreibersii Myotis capaccinii, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii, Myotis daubentonii e Miniopterus schreibersii, Testudo hermanni and Emys orbicularis);\n    Educating and raising awareness among those who operate on the coast – i.e. stakeholders, tourists, the local population and students.\n\nExpected results: The main expected results include:\nThe restoration and improvement of the state of conservation of dune pine forest habitat through the elimination of exotic trees, increasing the cover of native species, and the planting of autochthonous bushes and shrubs. These measure will be carried out over a surface area of 51 ha;\nImprovement in the conservation status of dune habitats with Juniperus by increasing the cover of native species over an area of 9 ha;\nPropagation of at least 10 000 plants of native woody species and ex-situ conservation of at least 10 000 seeds of the species considered most important for the conservation of dune habitats;\nIncreasing the area of temporary ponds and salt meadows and improving their conservation status;\nIncreasing Chiroptea populations (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus mehely, Rhinolophus hypposideros, Rhinolophus euryale, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis capaccinii, Myotis myotis, Miniopterus schreibersii Myotis capaccinii, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii, Myotis daubentonii e Miniopterus schreibersii), increasing the frequency of foraging, and improving their conservation status through the installation of 400 bat boxes and a roost in a dune pine forest habitat;\nIncreasing the population of Testudo hermanni and Emys orbicularis and the improvement in their conservation through the establishment of a recovery centre for individuals that have been injured;\nThe implementation of an environmental education programme and the establishment of teaching laboratories.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/IT/000262\nAcronym: MAESTRALE\nStart Date: 19/09/2011\nEnd Date: 30/06/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,479,986 €\nEU Contribution: 1,109,989 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comune di Campomarino\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: C. Alberto Dalla Chiesa, 1, 86042, Campomarino (CB),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    coastal area\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Testudo hermanni\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nFoce Saccione - Bonifica Ramitelli \tIT7222217 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFoce Trigno - Marina di Petacciato \tIT7228221 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComune di Campomarino \tCoordinator\nUniversità degli studi del Molise, Italy \tParticipant\nCentro Studi Naturalistici, Italy \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Petacciato, Italy \tParticipant\nAmbiente Basso Molise, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,2017]
[559,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-BIO-IT-000282/innovative-silvicultural-treatments-to-enhance-soil-biodiversity-in-artificial-black-pine-stands",null,"LIFE13 BIO/IT/000282",null,"SelPiBioLife -Innovative silviculture to improve the biodiversity of soils in artificial stands of black pine","\nINNOVATIVE SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS TO ENHANCE SOIL BIODIVERSITY IN ARTIFICIAL BLACK PINE STANDS\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/IT/000282 | Acronym: SelPiBioLife\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe decay of forest cover and soil erosion is a consequence of continual intensive forest exploitation, such as grazing and wildfires, over the past few centuries. From the end of the 18th Century up to the mid-1900s, black pine plantations were established throughout the Apennines range in Italy in order to improve the soil quality of forested areas. The main aim of this reafforestation was to re-establish pine as a first cover, pioneer species. It was a preparatory step to the reintroduction of broadleaf trees, such asoaks and beech trees, and thus the reestablishment of mixed forest. A series of thinning activities were planned by foresters when these plantations were designed. Many stands, however, remain untreated and over time the trees in the plantations have weakened as a result. Alternative forms of regeneration have been and are being tested to improve the natural and artificial establishment of indigenous species. Thinning, however, remains the most common and one of the most successful regeneration methods used in pine forests.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe SelPiBioLife projects main objective was to demonstrate the potential of an innovative silvicultural treatment to enhance the level of biodiversity in the soil of black pine stands. In particular, the project aimed to evaluate the effects of selective thinning on soil biodiversityon young black pine stands. These effects would be compared to traditional thinning methods (selecting trees from below, leaving well-spaced, highest-quality trees) and to areas of forest where silvicultural treatments (e.g. weeding, cleaning, liberation cutting) are not carried out.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe SelPiBioLife project demonstrated how innovative silvicultural treatment in black pine artificial pine forests can increase the stability of forest stands and the biodiversity of the ground (fungi, bacteria, flora, mesofauna, nematodes). To this end, it evaluated the benefits of selective thinning over traditional thinning from below and the absence of treatment, on young stands of black pine in Pratomagno and Amiata in the region of Tuscany. The project showed that the selective thinning, by changing the horizontal and vertical structural diversity of the forest stand and/or the crown coverage, affects light, water and temperature at ground level in favour of the growth of biodiversity and the overall ecosystem functionality.\n\nMonitoring of the biodiversity components carried out in 2015 (observations before thinning) and during 2016, 2017 and 2018 (observations after thinning out), both in Pratomagno and Amiata demonstrated the following results:\nThe volume of deadwood and the volume of dead trees lying on forest floor increased. Before thinning in the Pratomagno the volume of the lying deadwood was 33.31 m3ha1, and in the Amiata study area 10.82 m3ha1. After thinning in the Pratomagno study area the volume of the lying deadwood was 64,77 m3ha1 (due to damages related to wind storms) and 12.91 m3ha1 in the Amiata study area;\nIn the areas managed by thinning a greater increment of standing volume has been registered. The growth is greater in the areas managed by selective thinning than the areas managed by thinning from below. The same results are obtained for crown volume and stability of individual trees. The best performances generally occurred in the Amiata black pine plantations, which are younger and therefore more reactive than those of Pratomagno;\nThe floristic diversity, evaluated in accordance with the phytosociological method, did not change before and after thinning and between selective and thinning from below, but the numberof species increased after the treatment especially in Amiata area;\nMacromycetes: Silvicultural treatments have significantly changed the fungal communities. Before thinning: 106 and 105 species were observed in Amiata and in Pratomagno respectively; After thinning: in Amiata, 147 species were counted, with an increase especially in saprobic humicolous. In Pratomagno, 88 species were observed, a decrease especially of mycorrhizal species, but this reduction was less evident in the selective thinning plots;\nArthropods and nematodes: thinning resulted in a greater improvement in biodiversity than no management; thinning from below increased soil fauna after just three years, while it takes several years for selective thinning. In particular, free living nematodes involved in nutrient mineralisation were more efficiently regulated by predation in thinning from below than the other management monitored in Pratomagno. Thinning from below promoted Coleoptera and euedaphic taxa (species perfectly adapted to soil conditions) in both sites; and\nMicroflora (bacteria and fungi): selective thinning resulted in small but consistent changes in terms of microbial diversity with positive effects on soil biological fertility, especially in Pratomagno. In fact, this treatment seems to negatively affect oligotrophic organisms by increasing the saprophytic ones, thus enhancing the turnover of the soil organic matter derived by the litter and the dead wood.\n\nOverall the project showed that selective thinning has a range of advantages over traditional methods in terms of biodiversity, productivity and protection. It guarantees a high functionality and simplifies future silvicultural decisions, especially the length of the cycles and the adoption of treatments aimed at enhancing the succession phase towards stands of greater ecological value.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/IT/000282\nAcronym: SelPiBioLife\nStart Date: 02/06/2014\nEnd Date: 31/05/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,549,975 €\nEU Contribution: 768,594 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Via Nazionale 82, 00184, Roma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    Soil and landscape protection\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    biodiversity\n    forestry\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 - “Communication on a Biodiversity Action plan for Agriculture” (27.03.2001)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura \tCoordinator\nUCAVO(Unione dei Comuni Amiata Val d’Orcia), Italy \tParticipant\nUCP(Unione dei Comuni del Pratomagno), Italy \tParticipant\nCdF(Compagnia delle Foreste s.r.l.), Italy \tParticipant\nUNISI(Università di Siena), Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC967,AD967,\"m\")","v":59},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2014-06-02","2019-05-31"]
[560,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE09 NAT/IT/000093",null,"ECORICE - The rice fields of Vercelli high plain: integrated program for environmental requalification and sustainable management of the rice agro-ecosystem","Forest management interventions for the conservation of reproductive habitats of the Ardeidae species of conservation interest","Italy",null,null,null,41,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-09-01","2014-02-01"]
[561,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE99 ENV/IT/000003",null,"SUMMACOP - Sustainable and multi-purpose management of coppices","Silvicultural interventions and valorisation of coppices in Umbria","Italy",null,null,null,30,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2000-03-29","2002-09-29"]
[562,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE11 ENV/IT/000168",null,"MAKING GOOD NATURA - Making public Goods provision the core business of Natura 2000","Mapping and economic valuation of the ecosystems services and drafting of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes","Italy",null,null,null,45,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2012-09-01","2016-06-15"]
[563,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE10 NAT/IT/000224",null,"C.I.SPI.VE.HAB - \"Conservation and promotion of the Spina Verde SCI habitat\"","Creation ex-novo of ponds for the reproduction of amphibians of Community interest","Italy",null,null,null,19,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2013-04-01"]
[564,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-IT-000135/fagus-forests-of-the-apennines-good-practices-to-conjugate-use-and-sustainability",null,"LIFE11 NAT/IT/000135",null,"FAGUS - Forests of the Apennines : good practices to conjugate use and sustainability","\nFAGUS - Forests of the Apennines: Good practices to conjugate Use and Sustainability\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/IT/000135 | Acronym: FAGUS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nA large part of the project area in the Apennines is covered by beech forests (about 21%), widely represented by habitat 9210* (7% of the SCI) and habitat 9220* (2% of the SCI). In recent decades (1955-1990) major changes occurred. In particular, a general increase of forest areas was recorded, especially in the mountain areas, where agricultural lands and pastures declined. The forest habitats targeted by the project are characterised by the rare occurrence of three species: European yew (Taxus baccata ), European holly (Ilex aquifolium ), and silver fir (Abies alba ). The main threats to the conservation of such species are non-sustainable silvicultural practices, grazing, and plant gathering.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe FAGUS project targeted beech forests habitats in the Apennines, aiming to enhance their biological value and biological diversity whilst maintaining revenue for the local population. The general objective of this project was to ensure the long-term conservation of the priority for conservation Apennines beech forests habitats in two Italian national parks: Cilento and Vallo di Diano, and Gran Sasso Laga. The specific objectives were:\n\n    To develop and implement a strategy of sustainable habitat management for the priority habitats by integrating biodiversity conservation and socio-economic issues;\n    To enhance biodiversity levels in beech forest habitats;\n    To monitor beech forests habitats in the Apennines in the long term; and\n    To promote the participation of all relevant public and private stakeholders and raise their awareness about the benefits associated with the sustainable management of the forests. \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe FAGUS project enabled the recovery of wood production at sustainable levels by local communities in two protected areas, the National Parks of Gran Sasso and of Cilento, in Italy. This was achieved by increasing the heterogeneity of forest structure and tree species composition, through a number of concrete actions which are expected to provide long-term benefits to the target habitats.\n\nThe project team implemented a series of techniques aimed at preserving the biodiversity associated with Apennine beech forests. They replaced the traditional management of forests, which just aims at production and the exploitation of the wood resources, with techniques that promote the multi-functional importance of forests. For example, a number of techniques were implemented to retain and manage deadwood in the forest to increase the diversity of saproxylic organisms. Other techniques also increased the number of microhabitats available to forest species. The potentialities of such techniques were tested and the monitoring activities confirmed the positive impact of the actions for conserving the priority habitats of Apennine beech forests (habitat types 9210* and 9220*).\n\nMany non-target species also benefitted from the project actions, such as the Rosalia longicorn beetle (Rosalia alpina), and the longhorn beetle Morimus asper (Annex II of the Habitats Directive).\n\nThe project also offered the opportunity to launch \"community contracts\", which represent agreements between different stakeholders in relation to the use of mountain forests as an economic and cultural resource (with a focus going beyond biodiversity). The After-Life Conservation Plan, to be used in synergy with the project’s Best Practice manual, will ensure the maintenance of the measures implemented, along with the long-terms agreements established with landowners in the National Park of Gran Sasso.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/IT/000135\nAcronym: FAGUS\nStart Date: 01/09/2012\nEnd Date: 31/08/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,244,038 €\nEU Contribution: 851,450 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ENTE PARCO NAZIONALE DEL CILENTO E VALLO DI DIANO\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Piazza Santa Caterina, 8, 84078, VALLO DELLA LUCANIA (SA),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGran Sasso \tIT7110202 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonti Alburni \tIT8050033 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonte Motola \tIT8050028 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nENTE PARCO NAZIONALE DEL CILENTO E VALLO DI DIANO \tCoordinator\nUniversità degli Studi della Tuscia - Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest System \tParticipant\nEnte Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga \tParticipant\nDepartment of Environmental Biology - Sapienza University of Rome \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2021,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2012-09-01","2017-08-31"]
[565,"EU","EU LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-IT-000362/conservation-actions-habitat-and-species-improvement-and-preservation-of-sic-colli-berici-nature-reserve",null,"LIFE08 NAT/IT/000362",null,"COLLI BERICI NATURA 2000 - Conservation actions, habitat and species improvement, and preservation of SIC Colli Berici nature reserve","\nConservation actions, habitat and species improvement, and preservation of SIC Colli Berici nature reserve.\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000362 | Acronym: COLLI BERICI NATURA 2000\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Berici Hills are situated on the Venetian plains, an area that has been extensively altered by human activity. Some 16-18% of the area lies in the Veneto Region, with 28-30% of this located inside urban townships. The Berici Hills are recognised as an important “oasis” for the preservation of habitats and animal and plant species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of this project is the conservation and preservation of both habitats and species living inside the SCI, – Colli Berici”. li>\n\nSpecific objectives include:\nConservation and protection of semi-natural dry grassland and scrubland found on calcareous substrates, which are threatened by scrub invasion and by the conversion of this habitat into agricultural land;\nWetland restoration or creation to help the presence of amphibious and reptile species protected at the community level, such as Bombina variegata, Triturus carnifex, Rana latastei, Emys orbicularis\n\nand other species;\nPreservation of Austropotamobius pallipes from Procambarus clarkii invasion and species habitat improvement;\nConservation of calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation and rocky calcareous or basophil grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi from degradation caused by rock climbing;\nConservation of the priority for conservation lime tree ravine forests habitat from invasion of exotic species such as Robinia pseudoacacia and Ailanthus altissima.\n\nExpected results:\nCreation of a spatial database and GIS;\nRestoration of 25 ha of dry grasslands (habitat *6210);\nIncrease in biodiversity and its evaluation through the monitoring of Syrph Diptera (insect biodiversity indexes) as well as the creation of an index on avian species such as Lanius collurio, Caprimulgus europaeus and Emberiza hortulana;\nGrazing on at least 10 ha of dry grasslands;\nProtection of three of the most important caves through gates or grates conserving habitat 8310 and the chiropterans Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis myotis, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Myotis blythii and Myotis emarginatus that live inside the caves;\nImprovement of 15 ha of woodlands belonging to habitat 9180* (Tilio-Acerion sloping forests, screes and ravines);\nCreation of four botanical micro-sanctuaries, which could provide the nucleus of a wider network;\nImprovement of Austropotamobius pallipes habitat in at least eight sites within the SCI;\nRestoration of 10 ponds and improvement of about 2 000m of surface water bodies;\nProduction of 35 000 seedlings of Saxifraga berica, Himantoglossum adriaticum and other species belonging to habitat 6210* and the protection of humid environments;\nCreation of habitat 3150 in a former opencast mine.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/IT/000362\nAcronym: COLLI BERICI NATURA 2000\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 30/06/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,530,298 €\nEU Contribution: 765,149 €\nProject Location: Veneto\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: PROVINCIA DI VICENZA\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: CONTRA’ GAZZOLLE, 1., 36100, Vicenza,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Myotis blythii\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Myotis myotis\n    Miniopterus schreibersii\n    Saxifraga berica\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nColli Berici \tIT3220037 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPROVINCIA DI VICENZA \tCoordinator\nConsorzio di Bonifica Riviera Berica, Italy \tParticipant\nServizio Forestale Regionale di Vicenza, Italy \tParticipant\nVeneto Agricoltura, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2010,2008,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-06-30"]
[566,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE05 NAT/IT/000050",null,"HABI.COAST - Actions for protecting the coastal priority habitats of Torre Guaceto","Interventions for the forest improvement of forests of Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia (habitat 9340) ","Italy",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2006-01-01","2008-12-31"]
[667,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE00 ENV/IT/000054",null,"BIOSIT - GIS-based planning tool for greenhouse gases emission reduction through biomass exploitation","Development of an innovative GIS-based planning tool for the optimal use of biomass exploitation","Italy",null,null,null,24,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-10-01","2003-10-01"]
[668,"EU","EU LIFE",null,null,"LIFE10 ENV/IT/000399",null,"EMoNFUr - Establishing a monitoring network to assess lowland forest and urban plantation in Lombardy and urban forest in Slovenia","Designing; planning and management of urban and peri-urban forests (UPF) to improve ecosystem services","Italy",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2011-10-01","2014-09-30"]
[370,"EU","EU LIFE PROGRAMM","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-EE-000074/restoring-and-promoting-a-long-term-sustainable-management-of-fennoscandian-wooded-meadows-in-estonia-and-latvia",null,"LIFE20 NAT/EE/000074",null,"Restoring and promoting a long-term sustainable management of Fennoscandian wooded meadows in Estonia and Latvia","The Estonian-Latvian joint LIFE project (LIFE20 NAT/EE/000074) “Restoring and promoting a long-term sustainable management of Fennoscandian wooded meadows in Estonia and Latvia” focuses on the restoration of wooded meadows in Estonia and Latvia, creation of sustainable solutions for maintenance and on raising public awareness of the natural and cultural heritage of wooded meadows and their protection and management.\n\nToday, disused wooded meadows have largely become overgrown, and their area has shrunk to almost non-existent throughout Europe. Today, unfortunately, wooded meadows are no longer important on farms, but they continue to be an extremely important habitat for rare animal and plant species, carrying the values of both open meadows and forests. Wooded meadows are also carriers of great species richness – more than 70 different plant species can grow on one square meter, which is also very special on a global scale.\n\nIn 2021, 1,100 ha of wooded meadows were maintained, 1100 ha in Estonia, and 343 ha in Latvia, which is not enough to ensure the long-term preservation of these species-rich habitats. According to the “Action Plan for Semi-Natural Meadows 2021-2027” and the Latvian Natura Financing Action Plan (PAF), the goal is to maintain 2,000 ha of wooded meadows in Estonia and 992 ha in Latvia by 2027.\n\nIn order to increase the maintenance area of wooded meadows in both countries and to help ensure the preservation of natural values in the future, a LIFE project has been launched with the support of the European Union, one of the goals of which is to restore overgrown areas.\n\nIn addition to improving the condition of wooded meadows, the project aims to promote the sustainable maintenance of wooded meadows, monitor the effectiveness of the project, and increase public awareness of the natural and cultural heritage of wooded meadows and their protection and management.\n\nThere are a total of 33 project areas in Estonia and Latvia, of which 25 project areas in Estonia are located in Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Pärnu County, Lääne County, Lääne-Viru County, Rapla County, Tartu, and Valga County, and 8 project areas in Latvia.\n\nDuration:\nNovember 1, 2021 – December 31, 2026\n\nPartners:\nEstonian Environmental Board (Lead Partner)\nEstonian Seminatural Communities Conservation Association\nEstonian Fund for Nature\nUniversity of Tartu\nEstonian Academy of Arts\nLatvian Fund for Nature\nEuropean Section of the Society for Ecological Rehabilitation.\n\nFinancing:\nThe total budget of the project is 6,697,642 euros, of which the participation of the Environmental Board is 3,756,9877 euros, and the participation of the partners is 2,940,765 euros.\n\nThe European Commission will finance the project with 75% or 5,023,229 euros, and the remaining funding will be covered by the project partners and the Environmental Investment Center.\n\nMore information about the project on the website of the Environmental Board.\n\nWooded Meadows Interdisciplinary Summer School 2023","Estonia/Latvia",null,{"$f":"AC977","v":2021},{"$f":"AD977","v":2026},{"$f":"(M977-L977)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia,Latvia",null,null,null,2021,2026]
[267,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-IT-000245/conservation-management-tools-for-increasing-structural-and-compositional-biodiversity-in-natura2000-oak-forests",null,"LIFE16 NAT/IT/000245 ","Life4oakforest","Conservation management tools for increasing structural\nand compositional biodiversity in Natura2000 oak forests ","Conservation management tools for increasing structural and compositional biodiversity in Natura2000 oak forests. It is coordinated by an Italian organisation; the Authority for the management of Parks and Biodiversity; Romagna; but several actions are implemented in Hungarian Natura 2000 sites; within the area of Bükki National Park Directorate; Balaton-felvidéki National Park Directorate and Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate. Furthermore Centre for Ecological Research/ Hungarian Academy of Sciences; WWF Hungary and Ermellek Nature Conservation and Multipupose Association are also partners in the projects.","Hungary",null,2017,2026,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC978,AD978,\"m\")","v":113},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2017-07-01","2026-12-31"]
[268,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-CCA-ES-000063/coupling-water-fire-and-climate-resilience-with-biomass-production-in-forestry-to-adapt-watersheds-to-climate-change",null,"LIFE17 CCA/ES/000063 ","LIFE RESILIENT FOREST","Coupling water; fire and climate resilience with biomass production in Forestry to adapt watersheds to climate change","promote a forest management approach at the watershed scale that improves forests resilience to wildfires; water scarcity; environmental degradation and other effects induced by climate change\n\ndevelop a Decision Support System (DSS) for forest managers; which introduces them to the climate change adaptation processes. This system will comprise updated management practices on the watershed scale and climate change-related issues. The support system will be then demonstrated on two levels; sub-catchment and catchment; in Germany; Portugal and Spain. At each location the DSS will be modified by involving the relevant stakeholders","Germany/Portugal/Spain",null,2018,2023,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany,Portugal,Spain",null,null,null,"2018-10-01","2023-03-31"]
[269,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-NAT-HU-000577/wise-water-management-for-the-conservation-of-riverine-and-floodplain-habitats-along-the-drava-river",null,"LIFE17 NAT/HU/000577","WISEDRAVALIFE ","WISEDRAVALIFE  - Wise water management for the conservation of riverine and floodplain habitats along the Drava River","Multilevel and multisite complex restauration of key ecosystem services of the calcareous sand forest steppe habitat. It is a fully Hungarian project; coordinated by  KEFAG Forestry Zrt; and implemented together with Kiskunság National Park Directorate and MME Birdlife Hungary.","Hungary",null,2018,2023,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2018-07-01","2023-06-30"]
[271,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE18-NAT-BG-001051/conservation-measures-for-the-lesser-spotted-eagle-and-its-habitats-in-bulgaria",null,"LIFE18 NAT/BG/001051 ",null,"LIFE for eagles habitats","The overall objective of the LIFE for Eagles habitats project is to contribute to the long-term protection of the Bulgarian breeding population of the lesser spotted eagle; and to the European population crossing Bulgaria during migration; by securing the protection and sustainable management of its existing breeding and feeding habitats; and by creating new habitats. ","Bulgaria",null,2019,2024,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,"2019-08-02","2024-08-02"]
[273,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-CCA-NL-001218/towards-climate-resilient-forests-and-forest-management",null,"LIFE19 CCA/NL/001218",null,"Towards climate resilient forests and forest management","demonstrate a tree-oriented management approach for improving climate resilience of forest ecosystems on sandy soils; which are characteristic of Dutch forests. This improved resilience will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance forest ecosystem services; including increased carbon sequestration; water retention; and recreational value. Coordinating beneficiary is also local partner in the Dutch case study region of H2020 project.","Netherlands",null,2020,2027,83,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2027-08-31"]
[274,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-CCM-NL-001200/europes-single-biggest-citizen-driven-initiative-to-plant-and-monitor-500-million-trees-to-mitigate-climate-change",null,"LIFE19 CCM/NL/001200 ","LIFE TERRA","Europes single biggest citizen-driven initiative to plant and monitor 500 million trees to mitigate climate change","tree planing initiative","Netherlands",null,2020,2025,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,null,null,"2020-07-01","2025-06-30"]
[311,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-NL-000821/making-ecosystems-resilient-to-invasive-alien-species",null,"LIFE19 NAT/NL/000821",null,"Making ecosystems resilient to Invasive Alien Species","Resilias","Netherlands",null,2020,2027,84,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2027-09-30"]
[317,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-ENV-IT-000380/implementation-of-a-water-saving-and-artificial-recharging-participated-strategy-for-the-quantitative-groundwater-layer-rebalance-of-the-upper-vicenzas-plain",null,"LIFE 10 ENV/IT/380","AQUOR project","Bosco Limite","The Forest Infiltration Area (FIA) is proving to be an effective tool in Northern Italy, helping to address the challenges of water scarcity and/or achieve long-term environmental benefits. FIA is a method of recharging groundwater aquifers by channeling surface water during periods of excess into designated areas that have been planted with various species of trees and/or shrubs. With an area of ​​2.5 hectares, the FIA ​​of Carmignano di Brenta (Padua) — called Bosco Limite — is the largest in the Veneto region, built on private land previously used for growing corn. The Bosco Limite FIA ​​has a multifunctional character. On the one hand, the artificial water network connected to the Brenta river allows the aquifer to be recharged every year by one million cubic meters of water per hectare. On the other hand, the reforestation project, which includes about 2,300 native plants, as well as promoting water purification, has a significant naturalistic value for the local ecological network, providing ecosystem services such as the production of biomass and the sequestration and storage of carbon.","Italy",null,1905,1905,{"$f":"(M985-M985)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1905-07-03","1905-07-05"]
[319,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-CZ-000015/restoration-of-thermophilous-habitats-in-the-moravian-karst",null,"LIFE04 NAT/CZ/000015",null,"Restoration of thermophilous habitats in the Moravian Karst","The valuable areas consist mainly of sub-pannonic steppic grasslands, pannonic white-oak woods, pannonic oak-hornbeam forests, lime-alder forests of slopes, screes and ravines, and calcareous scree. The grasslands of the Moravian Karst and in the northeast of Brno, the second largest city of the country. The limestone of the Moravian Karst represent one of the most interesting areas, botanically speaking, of the country; a little more north of this area is a large cave area, with the largest cave in Central Europe, the Amaterska Cave. Both areas are included in the ca 9000 ha large Moravian Karst protected Landscape and are an important tourist destination. Already 130 hectare (of 150 hectare project area) are proposed as NATURA 2000. To conserve the unique nature and rare species, like Pulsatilla grandis, restoration actions are planned (e.g. removal of invasive tree species, especially Robinia pseudoacacia; appropriate grazing management). The sub-pannonic steppic grasslands and the oak forests will be managed sustainable. A CD about information of the local nature will be produced.","Czech Republic",null,2004,2007,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC986,AD986,\"m\")","v":38},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2007-12-31",null,null,null,"549,675.00",null,null,"412,256.00"]
[322,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-CCA-ES-001809/adaptive-management-of-mediterranean-pinus-halepensis-forests-in-the-face-of-climate-change",null,"LIFE20 CCA/ES/001809","LIFE ADAPT-ALEPPO","Adaptive management of Mediterranean Pinus halepensis forests in the face of climate change","The main objective of this project is to develop new tools aimed at adapting Iberian Aleppo pine forests to climate change and demonstrate their application through forest management actions. Includes restoration activities","Spain",null,2021,2025,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2021-09-01","2025-08-31"]
[328,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-CCA-ES-001624/nature-based-solutions-to-improve-adaptation-of-forests-to-climate-change",null,"LIFE20 CCA/ES/001624","LIFE RedBosques_Clima","Nature-based solutions to improve adaptation of forests to climate change","achieve a greater capacity for adaptation to climate change in forests; promoting forestry with conservation objectives (promoting maturity; increasing heterogeneity and diversity) under the umbrella of ecosystem-based adaptation. Project includes restoration activities.","Spain",null,2021,2025,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2021-09-01","2025-08-31"]
[352,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-DE-000025/living-rhine-floodplain-near-karlsruhe",null,"LIFE04 NAT/DE/000025",null,"Living Rhine floodplain near Karlsruhe","\nRohrhardsberg, Upper Elz and Wilde Gutach\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/D/000003 | Acronym: Rohrhardsberg\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Rohrhardsberg area is located in the central part of the Black Forest, southwest Germany. This region, an important stepping stone between the northern and the southern parts of the Black Forest, has been the focus of several other LIFE Nature projects, including ‘Grindenschwarzwald’, ‘Integrated habitat protection for Grouse’, ‘Coop - Grouse and Tourism’ and ‘Upper Hotzenwald’. At 1155 m above sea level, the Rohrhardsberg is one of the highest mountains in the project area. It is bordered by two rivers – the Elz and the Wilde Gutach. Three quarters of the project area are covered with forests, while the rest is dominated by species rich grasslands, in particular Nardus grasslands (priority for conservation). Other priority habitat types targeted are active raised bogs, bog woodlands, alluvial forests and Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines. These woodlands are of national importance for several bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive: the Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus), pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum), capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia). The populations of hazel grouse, in particular, have greatly declined over the past ten years.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to develop and optimise a number of habitat types of EU importance found in the project area and to restore viable populations of bird species such as capercaillie and hazel grouse. Concrete actions included:\nThe restoration of around 50 ha of species-rich Nardus grasslands, through the removal of shrubs and invasive bracken, and through the re-instatement of a grazing management of these mountain pastures.\nThe restoration of around 17 ha of peat bogs, through the removal of spruce forests.\nThe re-naturalisation of a 600 m-stretch of alluvial forests along the Wilde Gutach river.\nThe partial removal of spruce on a 3-10 m-wide strip along 14.6 km of watercourses in the project area.\nA small-scale pilot measure for the restoration of mountain heaths and capercaillie habitats, through prescribed burning.\nAfforestation with 23 000 young trees of native non-commercial tree species.\nA pilot project for managing 6 ha of coppice forests for bioenergetic purposes, while optimising their value as habitat for hazel grouse.\nPilot forestry management actions on 49 ha of spruce forests, either private or state-owned, aimed at optimising their value as a habitat for capercaillie.\nSeveral small-scale measures aimed at maintaining open patches in the forest to promote species features and rare habitats, such as rock outcrops, on around 5 ha.\n\nThe project also planned to carry out preparatory actions for achieving a sustainable financing, organisation and communication of Natura 2000 management. Effort would be made to involve the local population in the management of Natura 2000, establish a forum for discussion and exchange of experience, and to develop Natura 2000 promotion material.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully completed the planned actions – the development and optimisation of the habitats (6230*, 7110*, 91D0*, 91E0*, 9180) and the development of viable populations of priority fauna species, such as European bullhead (Cottus gobio) and capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). Specifically, around 100 ha of Nardus grassland habitats were improved, 25 ha of mires were restored and more than 60 ha of forests with grouse habitats were managed. In fact, the project exceeded its original expectations. The foreseen measures proved to be more cost effective than predicted, due to the involvement of volunteers and increases to the price of timber during the project duration. These factors allowed the project to exceed its conservation targets without significantly overspending the budget. The Nardus grassland conservation effort focused on introducing goat grazing, which leads to a successful repression of shrubs and little trees. In total 12 goat herds were created and these manage 64 ha of grasslands (mostly in combination with cattle). Implementing measures to manage forests by fire, however, was more difficult as expected, as conditions for setting fires in the higher regions of the Black Forests are rather unfavourable. The project team reacted to this difficulty and, in agreement with the LIFE Unit, slightly modified this action. The new approach allows a very flexible fire management on a smaller scale with a reduced administrative and organisational burden. The increased flexibility of the firemen permits them to make short-term decisions on burning and thus periods of fine weather can be used for fires at short notice. The extensive awareness-raising work contributed to the high acceptance of the project in the region. The project successfully communicated the goals of the Natura 2000 network and established an excellent relationship with the local public. The local population was actively engaged in Natura 2000 management in the creation of nature trails and guides.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). The project successfully completed the planned actions – the development and optimisation of the habitats (6230*, 7110*, 91D0*, 91E0*, 9180) and the development of viable populations of priority fauna species, such as European bullhead (Cottus gobio) and capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). Specifically, around 100 ha of Nardus grassland habitats were improved, 25 ha of mires were restored and more than 60 ha of forests with grouse habitats were managed. In fact, the project exceeded its original expectations. The foreseen measures proved to be more cost effective than predicted, due to the involvement of volunteers and increases to the price of timber during the project duration. These factors allowed the project to exceed its conservation targets without significantly overspending the budget. The Nardus grassland conservation effort focused on introducing goat grazing, which leads to a successful repression of shrubs and little trees. In total 12 goat herds were created and these manage 64 ha of grasslands (mostly in combination with cattle). Implementing measures to manage forests by fire, however, was more difficult as expected, as conditions for setting fires in the higher regions of the Black Forests are rather unfavourable. The project team reacted to this difficulty and, in agreement with the LIFE Unit, slightly modified this action. The new approach allows a very flexible fire management on a smaller scale with a reduced administrative and organisational burden. The increased flexibility of the firemen permits them to make short-term decisions on burning and thus periods of fine weather can be used for fires at short notice. The extensive awareness-raising work contributed to the high acceptance of the project in the region. The project successfully communicated the goals of the Natura 2000 network and established an excellent relationship with the local public. The local population was actively engaged in Natura 2000 management in the creation of nature trails and guides.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/D/000003\nAcronym: Rohrhardsberg\nStart Date: 01/11/2006\nEnd Date: 31/10/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,917,133 €\nEU Contribution: 958,566 €\nProject Location: Black Forest, SW Germany\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regierungspräsidium (RP) Freiburg, Abteilung 5, Ref. 56 Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Bissierstrasse 7, 79114, Freiburg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    8150 - Medio-European upland siliceous screes\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bonasa bonasia\n    Lanius collurio\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Glaucidium passerinum\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Aegolius funereus\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Cottus gobio\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRohrhardsberg, Obere Elz und Wilde Gutach \tDE7914341 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegierungspräsidium (RP) Freiburg, Abteilung 5, Ref. 56 Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege \tCoordinator\nLandratsamt Emmendingen, Germany \tParticipant\nStadt Elzach, Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Gutach, Germany \tParticipant\nStiftung Naturschutzfonds, Germany \tParticipant\nFVA Freiburg, Germany \tParticipant\nLandratsamt Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Germany \tParticipant\nLandschaftserhaltungsverband Emmendingen e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nInstitut für Forstbenutzung und Forstliche Arbeitswissenschaft, Germany \tParticipant\nSchwarzwaldverein e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Simonswald, Germany \tParticipant\nGlobal Fire Monitoring Centre, Germany \tParticipant\nPlanet Film und Fernsehproduktions GmbH, Germany \tParticipant\nLandratsamt Ortenaukreis, Germany \tParticipant","Portugal",null,null,null,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2004-12-01","2010-05-31"]
[353,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-D-000233/restoration-of-habitats-in-the-federsee-bog-reha-federseemoor",null,"LIFE07 NAT/D/000233",null,"Restoration of habitats in the Federsee bog (ReHa Federseemoor)","\nRestoration of habitats in the Federsee bog (ReHa Federseemoor)\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/D/000233 | Acronym: ReHa Federseemoor\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Federsee bog, in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg, covers an area of 2 920 ha and is designated a Natura 2000 site. It is the largest bog in south-west Germany and includes several habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive: Molinia meadows on chalk and clay (6410), eutrophic tall herbs (6430), alkaline fens (7230), raised bogs suitable for restoration (7120), transition mires (7140), and bog woodland (*91DO). It is also home to rare animal and plant species (e.g. Annex II species: Misgurnus fossilis, Cobitis taenia, Vertigo angustior, Vertigo geyerii, Euphydryas aurinia, Bombina variegata, Triturus cristatus and Liparis loeselii, and ice-age relics such as Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum, Betula humilis, Formica uralensis, Limnephilus dispar and Thiasophila bercionis). Though habitats are mostly healthy, on larger areas there are considerable deficiencies caused by drainage and intensive exploitation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe ReHa Federseemoor project aimed to remove a gliding field, restore and re-irrigate drained and intensively-used meadows, re-establish Annex I habitats, expand sites with endangered plants, prevent the spread of invasive alien species, improve the scenic landscape, and promote visitor guidance and awareness-raising activities.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project partners started dismantling the glider airfield in the middle of Federsee bog in the winter of 2009/2010. This included the removal of an aircraft hangar, restaurant, tower, fuel depot and tarmac driveways. The remaining gravel sites were covered with peat, while trees and shrubs were cleared. Birds are no longer disturbed by gliders and by 2014 the first typical wetland plants were reappearing. Since 2012, the site has been mown by a farmer and this management continues post-LIFE. The permit for rewetting this area was delayed due to nearby landowner objections, but it was finally gained two days before the end of the project (29 March 2014). The blocking of the ditches was done in April 2014, which included the construction of fish passes for Misgurnus fossilis. This newly rewetted area of about 15 ha includes a privately-owned area, bought decades ago by the Forschner family to protect Bronze Age archaeological finds. There are five central ditches (Bruckgraben) for the drainage of the southern Federsee bog. The project initially planned to block one ditch and redirect its water into another central ditch, though in the end this new connecting drainage ditch was not necessary. In early 2014, the ditch (no. 4 Bruckgraben) was just blocked at three places along 830 m, with its water running into the peatland. As Misgurnus fossilis might be affected, the blocking of the ditch was done in such a way to allow the fish to pass at times of high water levels. Overall, the action here resulted in an improved water regime on about 8 ha. A total of about 72 ha were rewetted by blocking 5 km of ditches. The project partners proposed to just rewet about 90 ha on both sides of the river Seekircher Ach in the northern Federsee bog, but succeeded in raising the water level in two rivers (by up to 0.8 m). By the end of the project, about 30 km of large and small ditches were closed completely and further ditches were blocked at 180 places. Two small rivers (Seekircher Ach and Brasenberger Bach) were reshaped from canalised waterways to near-natural meandering condition along about 2 km. Around 100 ha in this area was permanently rewetted and this will hopefully stop the process of peat soil loss (about 1-3 cm per year). Wetland bird species were quick to exploit improved habitat created by raised water levels. In October 2013, there were about 80 resting Gallinago gallinago and 15 Numenius arquata on site; both species had not been seen in this area for many years. In 2014, four pairs of lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) were breeding, for the first time in decades. A corncrake (Crex crex) was calling in May and ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) were recorded for the first time. At some sites (about 7.5 ha total), vegetation and the upper degraded peat soil layer was removed. Seeds from recorded plant communities in southern areas close to the Federsee were spread on most of these sites to initiate the growth of typical wetland habitat vegetation. Ongoing monitoring will identify the most suitable seed donor sites. Archaeologists and nature conservationists worked together during the project’s rewetting actions. Raised water levels are helping to preserve archaeological finds in peat layers from mineralisation. This work contributed to the area becoming an UNESCO World Heritage site in 2011. Nature conservation has gained from the archaeological findings, because the preservation of cultural heritage has made more stakeholders and local people accept large-scale rewetting measures. Moreover, the rewetting actions are an important contribution to the mitigation of climate change (carbon sequestration). Shrub was removed from a calcareous and alkaline fen site (1 ha). This led to increased numbers of targeted mollusc species (Vertigo angustior and Vertigo geyeri). Over the whole project area, invasive plants (e.g. Solidago canadensis and Impatiens glandulifera) were removed by mowing, mulching, eradication, cutting and coverage with dark foil. The project partners conducted an extensive public awareness campaign, through guided tours, information boards, an informative website, a monthly newsletter and other dissemination materials. An observation platform was constructed in the northern part of the area with LIFE funding, which gives good views and lessens visitor impact on the ground.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/D/000233\nAcronym: ReHa Federseemoor\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/03/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,304,960 €\nEU Contribution: 652,480 €\nProject Location: Federseemoor, Ldkr. Biberach, Baden-Württemberg\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regierungspräsidium Tübingen\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 20, 72072, Tübingen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n    Bombina variegata\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n    Vertigo geyeri\n    Vertigo angustior\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nFederseeried \tDE7923401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nFedersee und Blinder See bei Kanzach \tDE7923341 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegierungspräsidium Tübingen \tCoordinator\nNABU-Naturschutzzentrum Federsee Bad Buchau, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,62,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2014-03-31"]
[354,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-FIN-000035/life-to-koli-restoration-of-the-forests-and-meadows-in-the-nature-park",null,"LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000035",null,"LIFE to Koli - Restoration of the forests and meadows in the nature park","\nLIFE to Koli - Restoration of the forests and meadows in the nature park\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000035 | Acronym: Life to Koli\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Koli National Park in Finland includes a mix of boreal forests habitats , Fennoscandian herb-rich forests, different meadow types, lakes, eskers (ice gravel deposits) and bog woodlands. The Finnish tradition of slash-and-burn agriculture has been in use in Koli for more than 250 years, and the region’s national heritage landscapes have attracted tourists for some 100 years. However, prior to being declared a national park in 1991, more than 20% of Koli’s forests had been economically exploited: the forests lacked the decayed wood and natural fires necessary for regeneration and, in herb-rich forests, spruces were taking over. Other threats to the landscape included the overgrowth of meadows and earlier drainage of bog woodlands. Awareness of the park’s natural values among locals and visitors also needed improving.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to draw up long-term management/restoration plans for the forests, meadows and bog woodlands of the national park. A controlled burning plan lasting up to 50 years would be introduced so that by the end of the project there would be 15 ha of freshly burnt boreal forest to provide the conditions to restore cultivated forests in a total area of 100 ha. Other steps to be taken would include the removal of spruces in 5 ha of herb-rich forests, restoration of meadows in 5 ha and filling in of in ditches in 25 ha of drained bog woodlands. Public awareness of these activities would be raised by producing educational materials for schools and by producing a video about the slash-and-burn method. Guidebooks about controlled burning, and forest and meadow restoration would be produced for biotope-management specialists and the project planned to build three thematic nature trails within the national park.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project reached its targets, developing and beginning to implement long-term action/management plans for the boreal forest, bog woodlands, herb-rich forests, and the slash-and-burn practice and management of semi-natural grasslands. Some 107 ha of cultivated forests were restored (approximately 76 ha through increasing the amount of decaying wood and some 31 ha by controlled burning). The slash-and-burn actions increased the area of western taiga in Koli National Park from 423 ha to 547 ha. In addition, the project restored 28.3 ha of bog woodlands and 3.7 ha of various semi-natural grasslands (6520, 6510 and 9070). The project increased the area of the area of managed (mainly grazed) semi-natural grasslands within Koli National Park from 26 ha to 30 ha. Slash-and-burn agriculture (burning, sowing and harvesting) with traditional rye and turnip seeds was carried out in a 17 ha area with the involvement of the local community. To publicise the project activities, three guidebooks on the restoration actions were published, on forest and mire restoration, slash-and-burn practice and meadow management respectively. These were distributed to the educational establishment, professionals and local community. In addition, three thematic nature trails - herb-rich forests, slash-and-burn and restoration of forests and mires - were built and related educational material produced for students. A monitoring scheme was established to assess the effects of the restoration actions on forest structure, vegetation, macrophytes, forest damaging insects and slash-and-burn practice on soil. Three monitoring reports were filed during the course of the project. The monitoring scheme will continue after the project’s conclusion. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.The project reached its targets, developing and beginning to implement long-term action/management plans for the boreal forest, bog woodlands, herb-rich forests, and the slash-and-burn practice and management of semi-natural grasslands. Some 107 ha of cultivated forests were restored (approximately 76 ha through increasing the amount of decaying wood and some 31 ha by controlled burning). The slash-and-burn actions increased the area of western taiga in Koli National Park from 423 ha to 547 ha. In addition, the project restored 28.3 ha of bog woodlands and 3.7 ha of various semi-natural grasslands (6520, 6510 and 9070). The project increased the area of the area of managed (mainly grazed) semi-natural grasslands within Koli National Park from 26 ha to 30 ha. Slash-and-burn agriculture (burning, sowing and harvesting) with traditional rye and turnip seeds was carried out in a 17 ha area with the involvement of the local community. To publicise the project activities, three guidebooks on the restoration actions were published, on forest and mire restoration, slash-and-burn practice and meadow management respectively. These were distributed to the educational establishment, professionals and local community. In addition, three thematic nature trails - herb-rich forests, slash-and-burn and restoration of forests and mires - were built and related educational material produced for students. A monitoring scheme was established to assess the effects of the restoration actions on forest structure, vegetation, macrophytes, forest damaging insects and slash-and-burn practice on soil. Three monitoring reports were filed during the course of the project. The monitoring scheme will continue after the project’s conclusion. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000035\nAcronym: Life to Koli\nStart Date: 01/11/2002\nEnd Date: 30/10/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 664,127 €\nEU Contribution: 332,064 €\nProject Location: Joensuu, Estern Finland\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Finnish Forest Research Institute\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Headquarters, Vantaa Unit P.O. Box 18,, FI-01301, Vantaa,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    modelling\n    forestry\n    environmental training\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    information service\n    land restoration\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    water resources management\n    recreational area\n    information system\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFinnish Forest Research Institute \tCoordinator\nJoensuun yliopisto; \tParticipant\nPohjois-Karjalan ympäristökeskus; \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2023,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2002-11-01","2006-10-30"]
[355,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE94-NAT-P-001032/conservation-of-the-azorian-bullfinch-pyrrhula-murina",null,"LIFE94 NAT/P/001032",null,"Conservation of the Azorian bullfinch; Pyrrhula murina","\nConservation of the Azorian bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina\n\nReference: LIFE94 NAT/P/001032\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Azorean bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) is an endemic bird found only in the Azorean archipelago. Its last surviving refuge is on the Island of S. Miguel where it lives in the natural laurel forests of the Pico da Vara (a Birds Directive special protection area – SPA – within the Natura 2000 network).\nDetailed research into this species in the 1990s revealed that its population was around 80 to 150 pairs. Although the adults are rather sedentary, juveniles had been spotted in the Vale das Furnas, a site of previous distribution on the island. Over the last century numbers fell dramatically as a result of the degradation and disappearance of the laurel forests. The current status of this species and its natural habitat called for immediate intervention to try and reverse these trends.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main purpose of the project was to begin the recovery and the enlargement of the native forest in order to stimulate the expansion of the Azores bullfinch population.\nAs part of the project, actions would be taken to manage the forests for their conservation benefit and to control invading species. This would include planting new areas with young trees grown in a nursery to help expand the range of laurel forest habitat. Because the area has very steep slopes, tree felling and planting would have to be done manually with the help of the latest scientific techniques and a large stock of tree seedlings from the nurseries.\nThe Azores bullfinch population would be monitored and information campaigns, brochures and press releases would take place in order to provide information about the species and its habitat.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe beneficiary succeeded in implementing numerous habitat recovery measures for the Azores bullfinch.\n- A total of 2 64.9 Kg of native species seed (Prunus lusitanica ssp. Azorica and Vaccinium cylindraceum, Ilex perado spp. azoric) were collected, far exceeding the 100 kg that had been foreseen. Seed from some other species were also collected (namely, Juniperus brevifollia, Viburnum tinus spp. subcordatum , Picconia azorica and Persea indica) and a total of 27 862 seedlings produced – again more than had been foreseen (the project’s target was 20 000 seedlings).\n- The project resulted in the management and restoration of 11 ha of laurel forest habitat and the planting 11 420 native plants in the field. The beneficiary also removed all exotic species (e.g., Hedychium gardnerianum) in study areas except those that could be used by the Azores bullfinch as a food source (e.g. Leicesteria formosa, Polygonum capitatum and Rubus sp).\n- Continuous monitoring of the Azores bullfinch population by the project indicated that although there was a slight increase in the bullfinch population in 1995 (namely attributable to good weather conditions) that in 1996 the population decreased by 50% (namely due to adverse weather conditions). Although the project did not achieve a recovery of the Azores bullfinch, it did contribute significantly towards the recovery of the habitat of this highly endangered bird.\n- Another important achievement of the project was the involvement of young people through the work done with the schools. The project’s information campaign included working with schools through a conference and field trip that was integrated in the curricula of one of the schools of the São Miguel island; in the same school an environmental club called “Amigos do Priôlo” (Friends of the Azores Bullfinch) was created. Awareness raising outputs furthermore included the publication of a booklet on the bullfinch and the native forest, media coverage on the booklet and press releases.The beneficiary succeeded in implementing numerous habitat recovery measures for the Azores bullfinch.\n- A total of 2 64.9 Kg of native species seed (Prunus lusitanica ssp. Azorica and Vaccinium cylindraceum, Ilex perado spp. azoric) were collected, far exceeding the 100 kg that had been foreseen. Seed from some other species were also collected (namely, Juniperus brevifollia, Viburnum tinus spp. subcordatum , Picconia azorica and Persea indica) and a total of 27 862 seedlings produced – again more than had been foreseen (the project’s target was 20 000 seedlings).\n- The project resulted in the management and restoration of 11 ha of laurel forest habitat and the planting 11 420 native plants in the field. The beneficiary also removed all exotic species (e.g., Hedychium gardnerianum) in study areas except those that could be used by the Azores bullfinch as a food source (e.g. Leicesteria formosa, Polygonum capitatum and Rubus sp).\n- Continuous monitoring of the Azores bullfinch population by the project indicated that although there was a slight increase in the bullfinch population in 1995 (namely attributable to good weather conditions) that in 1996 the population decreased by 50% (namely due to adverse weather conditions). Although the project did not achieve a recovery of the Azores bullfinch, it did contribute significantly towards the recovery of the habitat of this highly endangered bird.\n- Another important achievement of the project was the involvement of young people through the work done with the schools. The project’s information campaign included working with schools through a conference and field trip that was integrated in the curricula of one of the schools of the São Miguel island; in the same school an environmental club called “Amigos do Priôlo” (Friends of the Azores Bullfinch) was created. Awareness raising outputs furthermore included the publication of a booklet on the bullfinch and the native forest, media coverage on the booklet and press releases.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE94 NAT/P/001032\nStart Date: 01/11/1994\nEnd Date: 30/11/1996\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 350,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direcção Regional dos Recursos Florestais\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Largo de Camoes, n° 38, 9500, PONTA DELGADA,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    public awareness campaign\n    island\n    restoration measure\n    endemic species\n    environmental education\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pyrrhula murina\n    Picconia azorica\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme - Ilha de S. Miguel \tPTZPE0033 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDirecção Regional dos Recursos Florestais \tCoordinator","Portugal",null,1994,2017,24,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"1994-11-01","1996-11-30"]
[356,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-D-000057/optimisation-of-the-psci-lippe-flood-plain-between-hamm-and-hangfort",null,"LIFE05 NAT/D/000057",null,"Optimisation of the pSCI \"Lippe flood plain between Hamm and Hangfort\"","\nOptimisation of the pSCI \"Lippe flood plain between Hamm and Hangfort\"\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000057 | Acronym: Lippe-Aue\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe River Lippe is a tributary of the Rhine. It runs westwards along the southern edge of the Westphalia lowlands. The river floodplain has been heavily modified by water engineering works and agricultural use, but it still hosts some areas with high potential conservation value. One of these areas is the Natura 2000 network Site of Community Interest (SCI) \"Lippeaue zwischen Hamm and Hangfort\". This SCI is characterised by grassland, backwaters and oxbows, and small pockets of alluvial forests, which are a priority habitat under the EU Habitats Directive. Part of the area is also designated as a Natura 2000 Special Protection Area (\"Lippeaue zwischen Hamm und Lippstadt mit den Ahsewiesen\") for its breeding populations of corncrake (Crex crex), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore the natural river and floodplain dynamics in the pSCI. Along a 5 500 m section of the River Lippe, the river bank reinforcement would be removed in order to promote the re-instatement of natural erosion and sedimentation processes. Additionally, a 585 m stretch of a small side stream would be renaturalised. As a result, new natural river habitats would be established and the frequency of flooding would be increased on 110 ha of land. Several weirs and small barriers in the River Lippe were planned to be removed, to facilitate the migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) and asp (Aspius aspius). On 40 hectares of wet grasslands, the restoration of the natural hydrology would be achieved by blocking ditches, and 2.6 ha of arable land would be converted into grassland. For the general public, a nature trail and an observation tower would be created, along with guided access to the nature area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved all the main objectives: it restored the floodplain of the river Lippe at a length of some 17 Km in an area close to a large city. New oxbows, flood channels and shallow ponds were created and the bank stabilisations at the river Lippe were removed. As a consequence, typical alluvial habitats for a high number of threatened species were created. Moreover, areas of intensive land use were transformed to more ‘natural’ extensive grassland areas and alluvial forests.\n\nAll restoration measures were accompanied through intensive media work, both at local and regional level. In fact, the success of the project is very much the result of intensive public relation measures, the very good co-operation with local stakeholders (especially with farmers) and the initiation of additional conservation measures.\n\nThe beneficiary organised two large public relation events (Lippeauenfest) in the project site together with various local associations. The first event attracted more than 3000 locals.The project produced a high number of information materials, including 12 volumes of the newsletter “Auenpost” which was distributed during information events and via wooden boxes on site. Temporary information boards at the construction sites provided detailed information to the local population during the implementation of the large-scale project measures. The local and regional press reported on the project more than 200 times. School and kindergarten classes were reached with specific events.\n\nThe good co-operation with farmers (both land owners and tenants) was crucial for the success of the project. This ensured that the necessary land parcels could be purchased and that the change of land use (from intensive grassland management to alluvial forests, extensive grazing and extensive meadow use) was accepted. No serious conflicts with farmers arose, even though some 25 ha of agricultural land was transformed to water bodies or forests and all remaining arable land was transformed to grassland through the project.\n\nIt was very important that before the detailed restoration works began a detailed agricultural study was carried out in order to assess which farmers would be affected by the project and how the impacts on the project on farmers can be minimised. The project was able take into account the results of this study without reducing the targets of the project.\n\nThe long-term sustainability of the project measures is ensured. Lease contracts were signed that ensure that the grasslands are ecologically managed, which will promote the development of typical floodplain meadows and the occurrence of rare bird species. Local authorities are responsibility for the maintenance of the new infrastructure for natural observation, such as the observation tower and the nature trail, and the general public relation activities will be continued.\n\nThe project can serve as a best practise example for many other LIFE Nature projects. Conservation efforts will continue through the beneficiary and its partners in the same floodplain. These actions will further improve the ecological connectivity of the Lippe floodplain.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000057\nAcronym: Lippe-Aue\nStart Date: 08/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/07/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 258,186 €\nEU Contribution: 2,757,297 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Stadt Hamm, Umweltamt\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Caldenhofer Weg, 10, 59065, Hamm,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    migratory species\n    protected area\n    renaturation\n    land purchase\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Cottus gobio\n    Triturus cristatus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLippeaue zwischen Hangfort und Hamm \tDE4213301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nStadt Hamm, Umweltamt \tCoordinator\nLippeverband, Germany \tParticipant\nKreis Warendorf, Germany \tParticipant\nArbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer Umweltschutz (ABU) Soest, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2028,66,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2005-01-08","2010-07-31"]
[357,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-BG-001133/eradication-of-ias-recreation-and-conservation-of-priority-forest-habitats-within-natura-2000-network-in-ne-bulgaria",null,"LIFE19 NAT/BG/001133",null,"Eradication of IAS; recreation and conservation of priority forest habitats within Natura 2000 network in NE Bulgaria","\nEradication of IAS, recreation and conservation of priority forest habitats within Natura 2000 network in NE Bulgaria\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/BG/001133 | Acronym: LIFE IASHAB\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIntensive agriculture in northeast Bulgaria has caused a significant decrease in natural forest cover, leading to large-scale loss of biodiversity, wind erosion, a reduction of soil fertility, droughts and a reduction of agricultural yields. To address these problems, 70 years ago a network of field protection forest zones (800 km of greenbelts) was created through reforestation on a total area of 7 400 ha. In addition to the immediate benefits of such improved green infrastructure on erosion control and crops yields (up by 30%), these field protection forests ensured habitats for numerous species and served as corridors between those areas of natural forests scattered amid arable lands. Since preserved intact forests in region were considered crucial for biodiversity conservation, many of them were declared protected areas and later included within Natura 2000 SCIs. Today, however, the conservation status and the ecosystem services by these forests in northeast Bulgaria face a range of threats, which LIFE IASHAB aims to address:\n\nSpread of IAS forestry practices in the past (prior to the establishment of Natura 2000 network) included replacement of natural forest habitats with invasive alien mono-plantations mainly Robinia pseudoacacia or Gleditsia triacanthos. Such plantations were also part of the established greenbelts as species, such as Robinia which is considered an IAS in Europe, were believed to have better growth and high anti-erosion potential. While having adverse impacts on biodiversity, IAS mono-plantations have not proven effective from an economic, social or environmental perspective. Facing the aggressive spread of IAS, foresters recognise the need to replace such plantations with naturally occurring forests in the region (i.e. priority forest habitats) since they have demonstrated higher sustainability, productivity, erosion control and conservation importance. However, it is a difficult task due to the high invasive potential of IAS, their far-reaching presence (i.e. Robinia plantations cover 22 000 ha of NESCs territory) and the lack of know-how and resources for effective eradication.\n\nReplacement of natural alluvial forests with plantations of non-native species another forestry practice applied in the past was the replacement of natural alluvial forests with fast-growing mono-plantations of hybrid poplars. As many of these plantations have not proven to be sustainable and now fall within the boundaries of Natura 2000 SCIs, they need to be replaced with naturally occurring alluvial habitat types (such as 91E0*) which are better suited to the conditions of growth, provide valuable ecosystem services (i.e. erosion control and prevention of floods) and are of higher importance for biodiversity conservation. This is also encouraged by the requirements of forest certification (the entire NESC territory is FSC certified), as the newly introduced Bulgarian FSC standard requires the reduction of forest stands of non-native species, IAS monitoring and eradication.\n\nLoss of forest habitat coverage and worsening of conservation status in recent years, pressure from agriculture and climate change on forest habitats within Natura 2000 SCIs has increased. Some forest areas are damaged by dry-outs, forest fires and pest infestations, while others require subsidies under the Rural Development Programme. Often farmers are ploughing every possible acre of land including dirt roads and transition/border areas with forest lands (ecotone) covered with shrub or grass vegetation. Some agricultural producers have begun a public debate, claiming that forests neighbouring arable lands and field protection forests are not properly managed by foresters, pose obstacles to agriculture and need to be reduced in area, restructured or removed. This is an alarming trend as such processes have already led to the destruction of almost all field protection belts and the remaining forest land in bordering southeast Romania.\n\nLack of a strategic management approach and public support currently, no clear strategic approach for the management of forest bordering arable lands has been adopted on a national level. A new national strategy for the development of the forestry sector in Bulgaria (post-2021), and the mid-term update of the Strategic Plan for the development of Bulgarian forestry sector (2014-2023) was expected to be drawn up in 2020, and LIFE IASHAB aims to contribute to the update of these documents by including specific measures for the conservation, restoration and management of field protection forests/forest bordering arable lands in northeast Bulgaria. This update will serve as an opportunity for increasing public awareness and support for the conservation of these forests.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nLIFE IASHAB project aims to enhance the eradication of IAS species and the recreation of priority forest habitats within Natura 2000 SCIs in northeast Bulgaria by applying best practices, incorporating advanced methodology for data collection and assessment, providing input for improving national forestry policies, involving key stakeholders, ensuring public support and utilising the capacity developed under other LIFE funded projects. Specifically, the project aims to:\nDevelop and implement an effective approach for invasive alien species eradication by clearing forest plantations of IAS (mainly Robinia pseudoacacia) on a total area of 105.3 ha within five SCIs;\nReforest the areas cleared from IAS and plantations of non-native species by recreating in total 192.8 ha of four Annex I priority habitats within10 SCIs;\nEnhance the development and implementation of the strategic management approach for field protection forests and forests bordering arable lands in northeast Bulgaria by providing input for the update of national policies and strategic documents, ensuring baseline data and know-how, and demonstrating best practices;\nPromote the importance of field protection forests and forests bordering arable lands for biodiversity conservation and agriculture protection by structured capacity building and communication actions targeting key stakeholders, decision-makers, media and the public; and\nEnsure the baseline for broader replication of project results related to IAS eradication and priority habitat restoration (i.e. methodology, equipment, capacity and know-how) on a national and EU level.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nForest plantations of invasive alien species (Robinia pseudoacacia) eradicated on 105.3 ha within five SCIs through the combined use of mechanical, biological and chemical means;\nRecreation of priority forest habitats within 10 SCIs 192.8 ha of four priority forest habitats (91H0*, 91G0*, 91I0* and 91E0*);\nImproved forest policies and regional planning, including updated national strategic documents outlining the priorities and objectives for the sustainable management of field protection forests and forests bordering arable lands (The project is expected to deliver strategic planning documents on a regional level such as a plan for IAS monitoring and a programme for IAS eradication on the territory of all NESCs managed forests);\nAn established baseline for sustainable forest management and replication of project results, including the delivery of a targeted survey report with maps and a GIS database that will allow conservation actions to be implemented;\nKey stakeholders involved in project implementation, facilitating the scaling up and transfer of project results;\nMeetings and media events, study trips and practical trainings targeting forestry experts, key stakeholders and decision makers;\nDemonstrated best practices, developed capacity, delivered equipment and developed/updated planning documents, ensuring further replication of project results in Bulgaria (i.e. the North-central State Forestry Enterprise) and elsewhere in the EU (e.g. neighbouring northeast Romania); and\nIncreased public support for the restoration and conservation of priority forest habitats through capacity building and dissemination actions that demonstrate the effective recreation, conservation and management of field protection forests and forests bordering arable lands in NE Bulgaria. (The positive effects of such sustainable management will be highlighted in project communication actions to ensure better understanding of the biodiversity value and ecosystem services provided by forests to all stakeholders and local communities in the project target region.).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/BG/001133\nAcronym: LIFE IASHAB\nStart Date: 01/09/2020\nEnd Date: 31/12/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,386,763 €\nEU Contribution: 1,031,751 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Northeast State Company\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 1 Petra str., 9700, Shumen,\nContact Person: Nikolay VASILEV\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    forest management\n    nature conservation\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91G0 - Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus\n    91H0 - Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens\n    91I0 - Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.\n\nARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSWSFE(Southwestern State Forest Enterprise), Bulgaria \tParticipant\n","Bulgaria",null,null,2020,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria ",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2024-12-31"]
[358,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-E-005348/restauration-and-management-of-the-estanys-de-sils",null,"LIFE98 NAT/E/005348",null,"Restauration and management of the 'Estanys de Sils'","\nRestauration and management of the \"Estanys de Sils\"\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/E/005348 | Acronym: Estanis de Sils\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Estanys de Sils, in Catalonia, is a wetland proposed as a Site of Community Interest, the remain of an ancient lagoon and mainly remarkable for its variety of habitats: a mosaic of meadows, ponds and streamside woods, surrounded by Mediterranean forests and grassland. These habitats host a rich fauna: over two hundred bird species plus an important colony of European pond terrapins (Emys orbicularis) in particular. The principal factors threatening its conservation are infiltration of untreated waste water, habitat destruction as a result of land use changes and the periodic lowering of water levels carried out to facilitate the maintenance of drainage ditches. Other problems such as hunting, the impact of infrastructure, the introduction of noxious exotic species and a very fragmented property ownership situation, come on top and render site management even more complex.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE project sought to revive wetland dynamics and improve the conservation status of its habitats. To achieve this, it was planned to:\ndraw up a management plan;\ncarry out various ecosystem restoration works. On more than a hundred hectares, habitats would be restored, either following by outright purchase or by means of management contracts concluded with the owners;\nimprove water quality via a system of treatment in which wastewater percolates through reedbeds;\neradicate exotic species and re-establish the native vegetation.\nTo raise environmental awareness among the public, the project also intended to convert a disused railway station into a visitor centre, to lay out a nature trail and to produce information material for the centre.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nDue to some delays that occurred in land acquisition, the project scope was reduced and some recovery measures planned could not be achieved. The main results of the project are therefore the purchase of 31 hectares of land, the habitat recovery carried out on 18 hectares and a good involvement of all the stakeholders. Besides, it should be noticed that the actions included in the project fit perfectly with the Management Plan officially approved in 1998 by the regional government in parallel to the project.\n\nLand purchase: The project started with the inventory of all the lands available for purchase and the identification of priority plots. At the end of the project, more than 31 hectares were purchased, both by the Sils Town Council and its partner, the Fundación Natura. However, only one agreement with a landowner was concluded within the project deadline and two others were about to be put into practice. The beneficiary identified about 21 private estates (totalling 55 hectares) in which similar actions could be carried out.\n\nManagement plans: A strategic management model was prepared and agreed with the different stakeholders. This document has three main objectives: the conservation of the natural environment, the promotion and control of the public use, and to involve the site management into the socio-economic context of the village. It also includes practical guidelines for the future management of the site. Moreover, it should be noted that all the project actions and the guidelines included in the strategic model completely fit with the management plan of the pSCI (“Plan Especial de Protección del Medio Natural”, 2/12/1998), officially approved during the LIFE-Nature project. This plan defined four types of areas in the pSCI according to their conservation objectives: 1) protection of fresh water habitats, 2) protection area with agrarian and forestry activities (temporary flooded), 3) surrounding agrarian and forestry area, and 4) forestry areas other than riparian. According to these documents and apart from the habitat recovery, the first issues to be faced are the declaration of a protection figure (fauna refuge) and the zoning of hunting activities in the whole pSCI. Both matters are crucial for the future management of the area once the wetland is recovered.\n\nHabitat management : A pilot experiment was carried out in the area bought by the Fundación Natura (17 hectares) and through agreement with a landowner on 1,7 hectares. Different management practices were carried out in the meadows (mowing, removal of Phragmites spp.) in collaboration with the local workshop-school (\"Escuela Taller del Consell Comarcal de la Selva\") to recover the habitats of Community importance: Plantation of 500 plants for the recovery of the habitats and the setting up of vegetal barriers; Removal of pines and removal of vegetal wastes (including roots of former poplar trees plantation; Removal of exotic vegetation (Phytolacca americana and Arundo donax); Cleaning up of 3 illegal dumping areas.\n\nThe result was a mosaic of different habitat types as they were before the intensification of the tree cultivation. The participation of the local workshop-school is noteworthy. This school is partially supported by the European Social Fund and about 8 people are being trained to become specialists in habitat recovery and management. The restoration work for the lagoon (about 13 hectares) that was initially planned for September 2000, was about to start at the end of the project.\n\nAwareness-raising: The main remarkable achievement is that the beneficiary and his partner kept the local population informed of the project objectives. As a result of that the attitude of the local inhabitants towards the project became more positive.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/E/005348\nAcronym: Estanis de Sils\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 282,593 €\nProject Location: Cataluña\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ayuntamiento de Sils\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Passeig Sants Cosme i Damià s/n, E-17410, Sils,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    environmental awareness\n    waste collection\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    agricultural method\n    pest control\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    8320 - Fields of lava and natural excavations\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nEstany de Sils-Ribera de Santa Coloma \tES5120017 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAyuntamiento de Sils \tCoordinator\nFundacion Natura \tParticipant\nCatalonian Water Agency \tParticipant","Spain",null,1998,2001,41,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2001-12-31"]
[359,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-NAT-UK-000020/restoring-the-celtic-temperate-rainforest-of-wales-toward-favourable-conservation-status",null,"LIFE17 NAT/UK/000020 ","Celtic Rainforests LIFE ","Restoring the Celtic Temperate Rainforest of Wales toward Favourable Conservation Status","Celtic Rainforests are regarded as the ‘temperate rainforests’ of Europe; owing to their open woodland structure; mild and humid conditions; and rich plant assemblages. They mainly comprise a mosaic of two Annex 1 Habitats Directive woodland habitats: ‘Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles’ and ‘Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes; screes and ravines’. However; the conservation status of these two habitats is ‘unfavourable-bad and declining’ and ‘unfavourable-bad’ at the Atlantic biogeographic level. The primary cause is invasion by non-native plant species. Among the other threats are over- or under-grazing; a lack of management; and atmospheric nitrogen pollution. The UK holds around 95% of the old sessile woods and 70% of the Tilio-Acerion forest habitats; and therefore has a particular responsibility to return these habitats to a ‘favourable’ conservation status. ","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,107,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2018-08-01","2027-07-31"]
[360,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-DE-000406/restoration-and-conservation-of-sloping-and-transition-mires-in-low-mountain-range-hunsrck-area-hochwald",null,"LIFE13 NAT/DE/000406",null,"Restoration and conservation of sloping and transition mires in low mountain range Hunsrck (area Hochwald)","\nRestoration and conservation of sloping and transition mires in low mountain range Hunsrck (area Hochwald)\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/DE/000406 | Acronym: LIFE Hochwald\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe wooded landscape of the Hunsrück low mountain range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate hosts the severely endangered habitat type ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, as well as the priority habitat type ‘Bog woodland’. These key habitats are affected by various disturbances, such as afforestation with non-native tree species and drainage. Other habitat types of European interest, such as ‘Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils’ and ‘Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests’ are degraded and in need of restoration. In addition, the degraded alluvium along the Thranenbach brook requires revitalisation, while conservation actions are also needed in alluvial forests.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE Hochwald project was the regeneration and protection of transition mires and bog woodlands inside the Natura 2000 site Hochwald in the Hunsrück low mountain range. Additionally, the project seeked to restore ‘Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests’ in the adjacent areas on drier ground, and to develop the priority habitat type ‘Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’ along Thranenbach brook inside the Natura 2000 area Obere Nahe. The project also aimed to initiate and develop the endangered habitat type ‘Molinia meadows’.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Hochwald project improved the conservation status of peatland and forest habitats in two Natura 2000 sites (SCIs) in the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park in Germany.\n\n \n\nTo achieve this objective, the project team restored the natural/near-natural water regime through appropriate rewetting measures, mainly the closure of drainage ditches. They also built more than 1 650 water retention dams, and decommissioned and partly dismantled more than 7 km of forestry roads to improve hydraulic connectivity. The hydrological impact of these measures is expected to cover an area of about 110 ha.\n\n \n\nThe project team removed non-site-specific spruce afforestation, which has been severely impairing drainage on sloping peatland sites for many years, as well as causing increased transpiration and shading. By removing these old spruce plantations, in combination with rewetting, the re-establishment of the original wetland vegetation, namely peatland and wet meadow habitats, bog forests and wetland woodland, was substantially supported and accelerated. Afforestation and encroaching woodlands were removed from an area of about 136 ha, using a cable crane, caterpillar shredder and other specialised machinery.\n\n \n\nAll the project’s restoration actions were accompanied by ecological and socio-economic monitoring. The final monitoring reports proved the positive impact of the measures, and also provides an important basis for further monitoring in the After-LIFE period. The ecological monitoring showed a slight expansion of the target habitats 91D0*, 7140 and 91E0*, as well as a positive trend in the improvement of their conservation status. Significant new areas of habitat were created, which are suitable for the further expansion of these habitat types in the coming decades.\n\n \n\nSeveral universities conducted scientific studies in parallel with the restoration work, the results of which were incorporated both in the planning and in the assessment of the impact of the measures.\n\n \n\nThe project team implemented many public relations activities that raised awareness and promoted acceptance of the project’s work and the Natura 2000 network. They also organised training courses for foresters, and numerous excursions and information events for experts and the general public. In addition, the project team designed, produced and disseminated numerous information and awareness-raising materials, and constructed boardwalks with information panels through the restored peatlands.\n\n \n\nThe smooth cooperation between the project partners was key to the project’s success, though equally important was close cooperation with the administration of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park who are responsible for the implementation of the After-LIFE Plan.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/DE/000406\nAcronym: LIFE Hochwald\nStart Date: 01/01/2015\nEnd Date: 31/12/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,054,593 €\nEU Contribution: 1,027,296 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Stiftung Natur und Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Rheinallee 3a, 55116, Mainz,\nContact Person: Jochen KREBüHL\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cladonia spp. (subgenus Cladina)\n    Sphagnum spp.\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHochwald \tDE6208302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nObere Nahe \tDE6309301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nStiftung Natur und Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz \tCoordinator\nMULEWF 105(Landesbetrieb Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany \tParticipant\nBWP(Bergwaldprojekt e.V.), Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,2015,2021,83,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2015-01-01","2021-12-31"]
[361,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-P-000630/recovery-conservation-and-sustainable-management-of-tronqueira-planalto-dos-graminhais-",null,"LIFE07 NAT/P/000630",null,"Recovery; conservation and sustainable management of Tronqueira/Planalto dos Graminhais ","\nRecovery, conservation and sustainable management of Tronqueira/Planalto dos Graminhais\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/P/000630 | Acronym: LAURISSILVA SUSTENTAVEL\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMillions of euros are spent every year on the attempted eradication or control of invasive alien species – often with little result. This kind of work is very demanding on human and financial resources. The behaviour of these species requires the use of very efficient techniques and the continuous monitoring of new invasions.\n\nThe problem is even greater for islands that often have unique habitats and species. Two of the difficulties for islands with a large number of invasive alien plants (for example, São Miguel) are the need for specially qualified teams and the availability of native flora to plant in the spaces freed of exotic species through control measures. Projects, such as the LIFE Priolo/Azores bullfinch project, have demonstrated the possibility of adopting a habitat approach to combat some alien plant species. Previous initiatives have resulted in several policy-related actions, management plans and new regional laws, but it is still difficult to find enough native plants for the restoration of habitats. It is also difficult to find workers who already have experience with invasive species control.\n\nIndependent funding allocated to the conservation of a Natura 2000 site (SPA and SCI) is crucial for its long-term sustainability. Economic activities that depend on the maintenance of the rich local natural heritage can contribute to the continuity of the conservation efforts after the end of a LIFE project. It would also be beneficial to assist local producers in the development of products and services that could benefit the conservation of the area or support these efforts economically, e.g. handcrafts, gastronomy, tourism, etc.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LAURISSILVA SUSTENTAVEL project aimed to achieve the future management of native habitats and control of invasive alien species by addressing the basic needs that were not being met, including a nursery dedicated to the production of native plants for conservation purposes and a qualified team that can launch a programme for alien species control for the management of natural sites. Sustainable management will also be ensured by the creation of a network of protected areas.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LAURISSILVA SUSTENTAVEL project reached all the proposed objectives and even surpassed them in some respects, for instance, regarding the surface area of Laurel forest recovered. The change achieve in the environment is already quite visible. As one of its main achievements, the project allowed the identification and designation of a new NATURA 2000 network site in the Azores, namely the Site of Community Importance Serra da Tronqueira/Planalto dos Graminhais (PTMIG0024), which had already been classified as a Special Protection Area due to the presence of the Azores bullfinch or ‘Priolo’ (Pyrrhula murina), a bird endemic to this site. The site covers an area of 2 010 ha.\n\nFurther objectives included the conservation of priority natural habitats of the Azores, in particular, areas of Azorean natural forest (including the following priority habitats for conservation: 9560 * endemic Juniper forests; 9360 * Macaronesian laurel forest; 4050 * endemic Macaronesian heaths ) and mires (e.g. 7110 * active raised bogs; 7120 degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration; 91D0 * bog woodland).\n\nThe project successfully tested and implemented methodologies for the recovery and management of important areas of priority habitats, conducted dissemination and awareness-raising activities regarding the importance of the habitats’ preservation as well as activities to foster and promote alternative and sustainable ways to improve the local economy, coupled with the conservation of ecosystems, for example through nature tourism. Direct actions for the recovery of natural areas were implemented by controlling invasive exotic vegetation and planting various types of native species grown in nurseries. During this project, 52 ha of natural forest habitats in four different areas (Pico Bartolomeu, Malhada, Labaçal and Mata dos Bispos) were treated. The interventions in these areas, which exhibit different characteristics regarding exposure to sun and wind, altitude and rainfall patterns, allowed to recover areas of native forest with variations in terms of floristic composition. In the areas, where interventions took place, more than 86 000 native plants, produced in a nursery built specifically for the purpose, were planted. The project’s control measures have high demonstrative value for the removal of exotic vegetation and the recovery of native Macaronesian habitats. To achieve their objectives, the team applied innovative mechanical and chemical methods that could be replicated in other Macaronesian islands.\n\nTo ensure that lessons learnt are not lost, the project included a practical guide to the eradication of exotic species as part of its final report. It is a 52-page document, including detailed information about the different exotic species found in Azores Islands. For each species, it details the distribution, types of reproduction, description, ecology, and general impact as invasive species, and control methods. The creation of an original Azorean blueberry orchard and restructuring of the only active raised bogs area in Sao Miguel to restore the water regulation system that affects all the remaining natural habitats downstream also exhibit high demonstrative value. During the runtime of the project, this nursery produced over 126 000 specimen of 21 endemic and native species to support the recovery of the intervention areas during as well as after the completion of the project.\n\nIn the peatland areas, the team took additional actions beyond invasive alien species control measures to restore the soil water level and thus allow the recovery of the plant communities that make up these habitats. These actions involved recovering old penetration roads, closing drainage ditches, preventing cattle grazing, and improving walking trails, among others.\n\nAs a result of these actions, the project recovered 81 ha of peatlands and potential habitat on the plateau of Graminhais. In addition, the forestry services Serviços Florestais do Nordeste contributed to the conservation of over 24 ha of peatland adjacent to the intervention areas of the LIFE+.\n\nThe project developed several territorial management tools and also conducted a review of the European Action Plan for the Azores bullfinch for the period 2009-2019 and the Management Plan 2013-2017 for the areas of the Natural Park of São Miguel Island covering the SPA and SCI, both plans already under implementation. Moreover, the team prepared and submitted an application to the ‘European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of Priolo’, officially approved in 2012. Its plan of action (2012-2016) is also in implementation in the target territory (municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação). Within this charter, the project also established and promoted the Priolo Brand, which already counted 19 companies from the tourism sector as members only one year after its inception.\n\nAll of the actions were monitored to assess their effects as well as of the actual recovery rate in the intervention areas, enabling an adaptive management of the project according to the observed results. The monitoring schemes helped to analyse the success of invasive species control, the recovery of native vegetation, the water level of the bogs, the production of plants, the evolution of some indicator species including the Azores bullfinch, and the effectiveness of the project’s awareness-raising and dissemination actions.\n\nRegarding the dissemination and public awareness actions, the team carried out a wide range of activities targeting schools as well as the general population. At the end of the project, more than 10 600 young people from across the island had participated in 261 activities developed in their schools. Moreover, more than 90 activities for the general population had been implemented, reaching a total of over 820 participants. These actions included guided tours in the intervention areas, volunteer activities, lectures, courses, and exhibitions.\n\nThe consortium also developed various dissemination and awareness-raising materials such as brochures about the habitats to be protected and recovered, activity books, educational blogs and sites, etc. During the project, the dissemination of the actions was considered a key issue, using different media such as the internet (website, blog, video channel), newspapers, TV and radio. The good results of the project have also led to several invitations to give presentations at seminars and workshops in Portugal and in other European countries related to different topics covered by the project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/P/000630\nAcronym: LAURISSILVA SUSTENTAVEL\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 30/06/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,297,598 €\nEU Contribution: 1,642,323 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Avenida da Libertade 105-2°Esq, P-1250-140, Lisboa,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4050 - Endemic macaronesian heaths\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    9360 - \"Macaronesian laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea)\"\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pyrrhula murina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme - Ilha de S. Miguel \tPTZPE0033 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves \tCoordinator\nSecretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar (SRAM), Portugal \tParticipant\nCâmara Municipal de Povoação (CMP), Portugal \tParticipant","Portugal",null,2009,2013,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2013-06-30"]
[362,"EU","EU LIFE PROGRAMME","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE22-NAT-DE-LIFE-Godwit-Flyway-101113618/conservation-of-the-black-tailed-godwit-along-the-flyway",null,null,"LIFE VIVA GRASS ","Integrated Planning Tool to ensure viability of grasslands","The objective of the PROGRESS project Third Handbook of Good Practices (GPs) is to present 6\nGood Practices of project partners presented during the 4th Interregional Thematic Seminar (ITS)\nthat took place online on 20 October 2021. The policy theme of the 4th ITS was “Improve\nlandscape governance for economic and environmental sustainability”.","Estonia/Lithuania/Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia,Lithuania,Estonia"]
[363,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-HR-000115/drava-life-integrated-river-management",null,"LIFE14 NAT/HR/000115",null,"DRAVA LIFE  Integrated River Management","\nDRAVA LIFE Integrated River Management\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/HR/000115 | Acronym: DRAVA LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nRiver ecosystems are extremely threatened in Europe. The Drava in the project area, along with the connected Mura and Danube reaches, is one of Europe's most important examples. The creation of a Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve \"Mura-Drava-Danube\" in Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Serbia is a central part of Europe's largest river protection initiative.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project is the first inter-sectorial cooperation and integrated management initiative focusing on Croatian rivers. It aims to implement EU Directives (e.g. Water Framework, Floods, Birds and Habitats) to solve river ecosystem problems. Its specific aims are to:\nIncrease pristine, dynamic river habitats – Dynamic river habitats (gravel, sand and steep banks) are extremely rare along the Drava, but are key for many habitat types and species;\nPreserve and create new floodplain waters and improve water level dynamics – Floodplain waters are the most threatened parts of the Drava river ecosystem due to riverbed deepening and disconnection from the main river by bank revetments and groynes. Actions will focus on the ‘re-dynamisation’ of the side-arms to benefit habitats and species;\nReduce human disturbance of birds – Visitor guidance to avoid negative impacts of uncontrolled human activities is key for the preservation of typical riverine bird species;\nIncrease awareness of Natura 2000 – Natura 2000 sites have just been established along the Drava and in Croatia, but there’s a lack of awareness, which the project will address, to ensure local support;\nIntroduce inter-sectoral river management cooperation in Croatia; and\nIncrease cross-border cooperation along the Drava.\n\nExpected results:\n40.8 ha land acquired for river restoration;\n13 ha new dynamic river zone with gravel, sand and muddy banks and succession stages of floodplain forests (91E0*);\n1 000 m dynamic river banks restored/preserved;\n11.9 km side-arms restored and 2.6 km newly created;\n306 ha floodplain forest (91E0*) improved;\nIncreased breeding populations of gravel/sand breeding birds e.g. little tern (Sterna albifrons)and sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos);\nReduction of human disturbance of black stork (Ciconia nigra);\nEstablishment of awareness raising instruments: a new information centre, six info points, a nature educational corner, two monitoring towers, Drava rangers, a toolkit, and other information and educational material;\nSynergies among water management, nature conservation and NGOs visible due to successful restoration actions;\nInternational Drava symposium;\nThree excursions to other LIFE projects abroad; and\nThree transnational conservation actions.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/HR/000115\nAcronym: DRAVA LIFE\nStart Date: 01/12/2015\nEnd Date: 30/11/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,592,898 €\nEU Contribution: 2,755,739 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hrvatske vode, Pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama (Croatian waters, Legal entity for water management)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ulica grada Vukovara 220, 10000, Zagreb,\nContact Person: Igor Tošić\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3230 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Egretta alba\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Milvus migrans\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Sterna albifrons\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Lutra lutra\n    Castor fiber\n    Pelecus cultratus\n    Rhodeus amarus\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n    Umbra krameri\n    Gymnocephalus schraetzer\n    Gymnocephalus baloni\n    Zingel zingel\n    Zingel streber\n    Aspius aspius\n    Triturus dobrogicus\n    Bombina bombina\n    Ophiogomphus cecilia\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Unio crassus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDravske akumulacije \tHR1000013 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGornji tok Drave \tHR1000014 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSrednji tok Drave \tHR1000015 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPodunavlje i donje Podravlje \tHR1000016 \tSPA \tv.2021\nDravske akumulacije \tHR2001307 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDonji tok Drave \tHR2001308 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGornji tok Drave \tHR5000014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSrednji tok Drave \tHR5000015 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHrvatske vode, Pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama (Croatian waters, Legal entity for water management) \tCoordinator\nWWF AT(Umweltverband WWF Österreich / WWF Austria), Austria \tParticipant\nJU ZDP VŽ(Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim prirodnim vrijednostima na području Varaždinske županije (Public institution for management of protected natural values in Varaždin County)), Croatia \tParticipant\nJUZPVKKZ(Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim prirodnim vrijednostima na području Koprivničko-križevačke županije), Croatia \tParticipant\nJU VPŽ(Javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim dijelovima prirode i ekološkom mrežom Virovitičko-podravske županije), Croatia \tParticipant\nZeleni Os(Udruga za zaštitu prirode i okoliša Zeleni Osijek / Association for nature and environment protection Green Osijek), Croatia \tParticipant","Croatia",null,2015,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1000,AD1000,\"m\")","v":107},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,null,"2015-12-01","2024-11-30"]
[364,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-FIN-000105/conservation-of-anser-erythropus-on-european-migration-route",null,"LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000105",null,"Conservation of Anser erythropus on European migration route","\nConservation of Anser erythropus on European migration route\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000105 | Acronym: Anser-Eur\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose species breeding in the tundra zone (low-arctic and forest) from northern Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia. Its historical range covers the whole subarctic Eurasia, but nowadays the distribution is patchy. The recent estimate of its world population is 22 000-27 000 individuals. Presently numbers of breeding pairs in the Nordic countries is 20-30 and an unknown number on the Kola Peninsula (Russia). Nowadays the majority of the world population is breeding in the central parts of Siberia.\n\nThe nesting habitat is typically low-arctic open tundra of forest-tundra dominated by dwarf shrubs (e.g. Betula nana), and the typical feeding habitat in the breeding season is sedge marshes/mires around lakes. During the migration, the species prefers low growth salt marshes/coastal meadows, and natural steppes. Due to the transformation of the original staging and wintering habitats in the southern parts of the range, the main feeding habitat in many areas is today agricultural land.\n\nDuring the autumn migration, the Fennoscandian population has an important staging site in the northern part of Kanin Peninsula (NW arctic Russia), and here the population divides in two parts for the winter: supposedly more than 50% of the Fennoscandian species follow the ‘European migration route’ from Kanin via the Baltic States to Hungary, and further south to the wintering sites in northern Greece.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the project was to improve and monitor the conservation status of the Anser erythropus at the most important breeding, staging and wintering sites along the European flyway of the critically endangered Fennoscandian breeding population. This would be quantified by halting or slowing down the negative trend of the population size at the monitoring sites, increased survival during the wintering period, an increase in the time that the goose spend in safe, managed project sites, increased awareness of hunters, farmers and land-owners about the species and it’s conservation.\n\nIn the vast potential breeding grounds in the mountainous Fennoscandian tundra, the project aimed to localise the most important breeding areas, and to secure favourable conservation status of these areas. At the staging and wintering sites, the project aimed to eliminate the most important threats to the species (i.e. high mortality due to hunting and poaching, loss of original feeding and roosting habitats, and human disturbance).\n\nThe project also aimed to identify further needs for conservation measures along the flyway. In general, the project aimed to put in to practice the actions defined in the international Action Plan for the species, published by the EU in 1996, and to eliminate the most important threats to the geese at the project sites. The ultimate objective of the project was to achieve a favourable conservation status of the breeding population of the Fennoscandian Anser erythropus. In the short term, the goal was to halt the population decline.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was very successful. It achieved its objectives and managed to safeguard the most important breeding areas and several important staging areas in Finland, Norway, Estonia and Hungary. Problems however, remain in Greece.\n\nSatellite/GPS transmitters attached to three individuals revealed major new information on the species’ migration route from Fennoscandian breeding grounds to moulting sites of non–breeding birds in Siberia, and from there back to the wintering sites in Greece along an eastern route via Kazakhstan, southern Russia and Ukraine. Several formerly unknown important staging sites were also revealed e.g. in Lithuania and the core breeding area found in Norway. Unfortunately, one of the tagged birds was shot in Byelorussia and another was found shot in the protected area of Lake Kerkini in Greece – demonstrating that hunting (poaching) is still a serious threat to the species along the migration route.\n\nNational action plans for the species were drawn up and approved for Estonia, Norway and Finland. Implementation of an action plan was also started in Norway. This included a protection plan for core breeding areas (which is ongoing), hunting of red foxes (carried out) and hunting (banned in Porsangen fjord). The preparation of an action plan for Hungary was started after the project officially ended. The restriction of hunting in the Hortobágy national park area was initiated; with a ban on hunting in autumn until December 1 (the geese leave the area in November).\n\nRestoration and site management were carried out over 70 ha of coastal meadows in Matsalu (western Estonia) including two small islets used as staging areas. These actions also benefited several other valuable birds, i.e. listed in Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directive, found in the area such as the Redshank (Tringa stagnalis) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii).\n\nSpecific management actions were carried out annually in Hortobágy national park to attract staging birds to the safe areas inside the park. Other restoration works included the cultivation of some 150 fields for the benefit of the geese i.e. not harvesting part or all of the crops and managing over 200 ha of grasslands by grazing and/or management of water levels to boost fresh growth of grass for the geese in autumn, as well as filling fish ponds to optimal water levels for the birds. As a measure of the success of these actions, by the end of the project the geese remained 98% of their time in the Hortobágy in the managed areas.\n\nPublic awareness campaigns were organised in Estonia, Hungary and Greece. The efforts targeted in particular hunters and farmers to promote the protection of the geese among hunters and farmers at a local and national level. These featured for example, meetings with hunters and farmers, workshops, brochures and posters, websites and articles in hunting magazines.\n\nFinally, the project team carried out monitoring of spring staging sites (in Greece, Hungary, Estonia, Finland and Norway). For all sites, except in Norway, the numbers remained stable, or were slightly increased during the project years (2005–2008). At the Valdak Marshes (Norway) the spring numbers of the geese still decreased.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nAn ex-post visit was carried out by the external monitoring team in 2018, 9 years after the end of the project. It confirmed the project’s main results: GPS/satellite tracking and ringing to map the key sites; preparation of the National Action Plans in Norway, Finland and Estonia; habitat restoration and management in Estonia and Hungary; and public awareness campaigns, especially for hunters and farmers to reduce the risk of Anser erythropus being shot. The systematic monitoring of the wintering population in Greece provided for the first time accurate and comprehensive information about population size, age structure, and the arrival, departure and duration of stay at the wintering sites. Anser-Eur took part in the preparation of the new International Single Species Action Plan for the conservation of the Western Palearctic Population of the Lesser White‐fronted Goose (LWfG), which was adopted by AEWA in 2008 and revised in November 2015. The network of experts established during the project was still active in 2018, while the project’s impact is still communicated to stakeholders through conservation presentations, project materials, and websites (www.wwf.fi/en/lwfg and www.piskulka.net). Anser-Eur established the basis for the follow-up LIFE project, SAFEGUARD LWfG (LIFE10 NAT/GR/ 000638), which implemented concrete conservation actions in Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary. In Greece, the project’s innovative patrol/warden monitoring system continues to operate, and the habitat management and restoration activities are still implemented at the Evros Delta. The National Action Plan produced was officially endorsed in 2017 by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The Joint Ministerial Decision for the implementation of the agri-environment schemes in Greece, which included the project’s proposals, was signed in 2011 for the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013. The relevant action concerning agri-environment schemes was also included in the RDP 2014-2020. Funding was secured for the implementation of the National Action Plan 2017-2022. The monitoring activities at Lake Kerkini and Evros Delta are being funded (2018), two years after the end of the follow-on SAFEGUARD LWfG project, the Norwegian authorities. In Estonia, the National Action Plan was implemented, and the areas restored in Haeske are still managed. Favourable conditions for the LWfG were established, but unfortunately the goose was rarely seen in the four years prior to 2018. As a result, there is no funding for monitoring of the species in Estonia. The Finnish Action Plan was implemented and is now being updated. Its implementation is being funded by the Finnish state. In Norway, the 2018 ex-post visit noted that conservation actions proposed by the project for the National Action Plan continue to be implemented. The hunting of all geese is banned in the autumn staging area in the Inner Porsangen Fjord area. The culling of red-fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the core geese breeding area has proven very effective, with a positive impact on breeding success. The Norwegian state is funding the implementation of the National Action Plan. In Hungary, the positive effects of grazing on the marsh vegetation of Rókás site was still visible during the ex-post visit. The project’s bird-friendly water management regime in Hortobágy Fishponds, and the spring and autumn monitoring in the Hortobágy area, are also still in practice. Several actions continued in the subsequent Safeguard LWfG and Steppe lake grazing (LIFE11 NAT/HU/000924) LIFE projects, and other EU-funded projects. The Hungarian LWfG Conservation Plan was prepared in 2013 and endorsed in the same year by the Ministry of Agriculture. Funding has been available to continue the project’s objectives from EU sources (LIFE and regional operative programmes) and by national contributions. These cover the monitoring of LWfG, the conservation of former target sites, and the maintenance of the educational trail and observation towers.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000105\nAcronym: Anser-Eur\nStart Date: 01/04/2005\nEnd Date: 31/03/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 50,057 €\nEU Contribution: 749,025 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Maailman Luonnon SäätiöWorld Wide Fund for Nature, Suomen rahasto\nLegal Status: PRI\nAddress: Lintulahdenkatu, 10, 00500, Helsinki,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    monitoring\n    protected area\n    endangered species\n    migratory species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1110 - Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1160 - Large shallow inlets and bays\n    1530 - Pannonic salt steppes and salt marshes\n    1620 - Boreal Baltic islets and small islands\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    6250 - Pannonic loess steppic grasslands\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Anser erythropus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSäärenperä ja Karinkannanmatala \tFI1105201 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIsomatala-Maasyvänlahti \tFI1100203 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMaailman Luonnon Säätiö World Wide Fund for Nature, Suomen rahasto \tCoordinator\nFinnish Forest and Park Service, Northern Lapland District for Wilderness management, Finland \tParticipant\nFinnish Forest and Park Service, Natural Heritage Services Ostrobothnia-Kainuu, Finland \tParticipant\nBirdLife Finland, Finland \tParticipant\nFinnish Environment Institute, Finland \tParticipant\nDirectorate for Nature Management, Norway \tParticipant\nNorwegian Ornithological Society (BirdLife Norway), Norway \tParticipant\nMatsalu National Park, Estonia \tParticipant\nHortobágy National Park Directorate, Hungary \tParticipant\nHellenic Ornithological Society (BirdLife Greece), Greece \tParticipant","Finland",null,2005,2013,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2005-04-01","2009-03-31"]
[365,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-D-000214/rehabilitation-of-streams-in-the-arnsberger-wald",null,"LIFE07 NAT/D/000214",null,"Rehabilitation of streams in the ' Arnsberger Wald'","\nRehabilitation of streams in the \" Arnsberger Wald\"\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/D/000214 | Acronym: Bachtäler Arnsberger Wald\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Arnsberger Wald forest forms part of the Nordsauerländer uplands. It is located between the Möhne River and reservoir in the north and the Ruhr valley in the south. This large, continuous forest features a network of small and medium size streams. Because of changes in forestry policy beginning in the 19th Century, there are today uniform spruce populations on about half of the sites that would be typical for beech, oak and alder. The project area contains four Natura 2000 sites: the \"Arnsberger Wald\" (DE- 4514-302), Heveoberlauf (DE-4515-302), \"Kleine Schmalenau und Hevesee\" (DE-4514-304) and \"Hamorsbruch und Quellbache\" (DE-4515301). The proposed project would allow the development of natural habitat types in the streams and stream valleys of the four sites. The size of the project area was 1 300 hectares, 71 ha of which were not included in Natura 2000 but would be designated at the end of the project.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objectives of the project were to:\nDevelop near natural habitat types in the stream valleys;\nCreate of a near natural water regime in the stream valleys;\nEstablish near natural stream dynamics;\nIncrease the structural diversity of the streams;\nRestore the linear connectivity in the streams; and\nImprove the water regime of bog woodland.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe ‘Bachtäler Arnsberger Wald’ project transformed spruce forest into oak and alder forests on 123 ha. It planted around 3 500 alders and 1 000 oaks to support the development of native alluvial vegetation. Furthermore 1 200 sampling trees were protected against damage by roe, red and sika deer. Spruce rejuvenation was removed on 34 ha, particularly in valleys. This action was followed by river restoration measures to increase the ground and surface water levels. Such hydrological actions included the extension of river courses, the creation of side channels and restoration of old river arms, the insertion of dead wood, closing of drainage ditches and the removal of migration barriers. In total, 9.5 km stream courses were restored to a near natural condition. The river courses were extended by 3 760 m (more than the 3 000 planned), side channels were created on 1 090 m (750 m was planned), and 130 trees were brought into the rivers to increase the deadwood share. During the project, it became apparent that it would be necessary to construct a ramp over the River Heve in order to stabilise the bed. Furthermore, in the wetland Harmorsbruch the hydrologic water regime was restored on 8.5 ha through the closure of 2 060 m of drainage ditches. A further 1 690 m of ditches were filled in in the river valleys within the Arnsberger Wald. Seven obstructed road crossing structures were replaced with new ones.\n\nThe restoration methods of the project were based on available best practices. One innovative practice, however, was the use of cable cranes in sensitive floodplain areas in order to protect the alluvial forest structures and the sensitive soil. The long-term impacts on biodiversity (fishes, birds and vegetation) will only be visible several years after the project end. However, protected aquatic species, such as Cottus gobio and Lampetra planeri, are believed to have benefited from the LIFE project, along with the bird species, Alcedo atthis and Ciconia nigra. Other species living in streams and wetlands that were improved by the project and are thus expected to have also benefited are the golden-ringed dragonflies Cordulegaster boltonii and Cordulegaster bidentata and the very rare carabid beetle (Carabus nodulosus).\n\nThe After-LIFE Conservation Plan will ensure the continuation of the project’s aims. The plan details specific actions that are necessary as well as specifying which project participant is responsible. As a result of the project, 200 ha of land were nominated as Natura 2000 sites.\n\nMoreover, the project had an economic impact on the area, benefiting local small enterprise that provided services for more than €690 000. In particular, it engaged forestry enterprises and building companies.\n\nFurthermore, awareness raising measures promoted the aims of the LIFE project and the Arnsberger Wald region in general. The Arnsberger Wald Nature Park was a key partner in the project and it now more attractive as a tourist spot, offering numerous information points, brochures, leaflets and two nature trails.\n\nThe LIFE project cooperated as well with social institutions, such as international youth camps and agencies for the long-term unemployed. The project participants BS Hochsauerlandkreis and ABU Soest engaged a high number of volunteers that supported the project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/D/000214\nAcronym: Bachtäler Arnsberger Wald\nStart Date: 02/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/07/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,110,816 €\nEU Contribution: 555,408 €\nProject Location: Arnsberger Wald, Germany\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer Umweltschutz im Kreis Soest e.V.\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Teichstr. 19, 59505, Bad-Sassendorf-Lohne,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    protected area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Cottus gobio\n    Carabus (variolosus) nodulosus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nArnsberger Wald \tDE4514302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKleine Schmalenau und Hevesee \tDE4514304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHamorsbruch und Quellbäche \tDE4515301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHeveoberlauf \tDE4515302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nArbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer Umweltschutz im Kreis Soest e.V. \tCoordinator\nNaturschutzzentrum-Biologische Station Hochsauerlandkreis e.V, Germany \tParticipant\nZweckverband Naturpark Arnsberger Wald, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,2009,2014,66,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2009-01-02","2014-07-31"]
[366,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-LV-000900/coastal-habitat-conservation-in-nature-park-piejura",null,"LIFE15 NAT/LV/000900",null,"Coastal Habitat Conservation in Nature Park 'Piejura'","\nCoastal Habitat Conservation in Nature Park 'Piejura'\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/LV/000900 | Acronym: LIFE CoHaBit\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nPiejūra Nature Park harbours valuable habitats and species of the Boreal region and is an important nature area both nationally and in Europe. Valuable protected coastal habitats found there include embryonic dunes, white dunes, grey dunes and wooded dunes, which are spread over an area of more than 30 km and are characterised by high biodiversity. In the EU, conservation of these sensitive habitats is becoming more and more important due to the increase of anthropogenic pressure on coastal territories, as well as the increasing strength of storms and subsequent destructive level of coastal erosion. Such climate change consequences are being observed in the park.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objectives of LIFE CoHaBit were to mitigate heavy anthropogenic pressures and to restore vulnerable coastal habitats of Piejūra Nature Park, a Natura 2000 network site. Conservation and restoration actions would be implemented and sustainable management introduced for 13 coastal habitat types (seven of which are priority) listed in the Annex I of the Habitats Directive.\n\nSpecific project objectives were to:\n\n      Update the park’s nature management plan;\n      Implement concrete conservation and restoration actions;\n      Control alien species invasion; and\n      Involve the local community including landowners, local residents and other stakeholders in sustainable management of the park by implementing an effective awareness raising/educational campaign.\n\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE CoHaBit project achieved its objectives of restoring the vulnerable coastal habitats of the Nature Park (NP) Piejura in Latvia, and mitigating heavy anthropogenic pressure on those habitats. The project’s habitat restoration measures impacted around 830 ha.\n\nProject actions had a positive effect on at least 26% of EU Habitats Directive habitat types in the NP Piejura. According to the monitoring report, overall anti-erosion measures have significantly improved the conservation status of ‘Embryonic shifting dunes’ (2110), ‘Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (“white dunes”)’ (2120) and ‘Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (“grey dunes”)’ (2130*), due to reduced maturation effects and gradual regeneration of the natural dune vegetation. New formations of wind-blown sand dunes have also formed, thus facilitating the stabilisation and continuous regeneration of the dunes. The coastal “grey dunes” underwent significant changes after the implementation of biotechnical measures - almost 70% of the dunes of the entire coastal area of NP Piejura were cleared of tree growth. In general, the condition of “grey dunes” has improved throughout the NP, and can be assessed as good. Habitat conditions have significantly improved for a number of rare plant species, including EU Habitats Directive-protected plant species such as sand pink (Dianthus arenarius), as well as the tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive.\n\nAs a result of the restoration of the forest habitat type ‘Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region’ (2180), the density of forest stands has decreased and the naturalisation of the once densely-seeded or planted forest dunes was achieved. The vegetation monitoring showed an increase in the number and coverage of characteristic species in all grassland plots in ‘Boreal Baltic coastal meadows’ (1630*). The common reed (Phragmites australis) has significantly decreased (by 5-75%) in all sampling plots. The biotechnological measures carried out by the project have created favourable habitat conditions for a number of plant species protected under the EU Habitats Directive. The biotechnical measures in the Daugavgrīva Lagoon, including the habitat type ‘Coastal lagoons’ (1150*), have also significantly improved the biodiversity of the reed-lagoon complex.\n\nThe project demonstrated nature conservation site management in sensitive and unique coastal habitats, where human pressures are high due to nearby densely-urbanised areas, as well as a complex stakeholder structure. It provides good examples of management measures that can be replicated elsewhere, including the control and coordination of visitor flows around the sites to minimise impacts on the protected habitats and species targeted by the project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/LV/000900\nAcronym: LIFE CoHaBit\nStart Date: 01/09/2016\nEnd Date: 31/03/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 970,067 €\nEU Contribution: 582,041 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Carnikava Municipality\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Stacijas Street 5, LV-2163, Carnikava,\nContact Person: Vilis Zinkevics\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    coastal area\n    restoration measure\n    coastal erosion\n    environmental awareness\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Recommendation 2002/413 EC - \"Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe\" (30.05.02)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPiejura \tLV0301700 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAdazi Municipality \tCoordinator\nNGO Baltic Coasts, Latvia \tParticipant\nRiga City Council - City Development Department, Latvia \tParticipant\nNature Conservation Agency, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,2016,2007,54,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2021-03-31"]
[367,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-ES-000180/monitoring-network-for-plant-species-and-habitats-of-community-interest-in-aragn",null,"LIFE12 NAT/ES/000180",null,"Monitoring network for plant species and habitats of Community interest in Aragn","\nMonitoring network for plant species and habitats of Community interest in Aragn\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000180 | Acronym: LIFE RESECOM\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nArticle 11 of the EU’s Habitats Directive states that the Member States are responsible for monitoring the conservation status of species and habitats, especially those considered priority. In addition, article 17 of the directive states that the conservation statuses should be assessed every six years. To this end, it is necessary to monitor species and habitats. However, the surveillance of plant species and habitats of Community interest in the very diverse territory of Aragon is highly complex, because of the sheer number of items to be considered.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE RESECOM project was to accomplish the goals set out in articles 11 and 17 of the Habitats Directive.\n\nConcerning plant species of community interest (EIC), the objective would be to estimate population trends, using individual counts or other abundance measures, in permanent plots. Only habitats of community interest (HIC) items that are not effectively surveyed by remote sensing would be included, and the project would try to detect changes in the diversity of these communities as temporal variations in the abundance of species in permanent transects and in the populations of target plant species. Changes would be linked with in situ environmental changes (quantified via micro-climate, monitored with mini-loggers, and land use change, measured by comparing aerial pictures).\n\nA key project priority would be the establishment of a user-friendly system to obtain all the information, based on electronic data-collection devices.\n\nThe project would also seek to demonstrate that the coordination of a diverse set of monitoring teams (rangers, volunteers, scientists, freelance specialists, and technicians) can facilitate a robust and self-sustaining monitoring network programme able to continue on its own after the project (and to be replicable in other regions).\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE RESECOM project established a user-friendly system to obtain all the information needed for reporting on implementation of the EU Habitats Directive, based on the use of electronic data-collection devices. The project demonstrated its methodologies, in particular for flora, in the Spanish region of Aragón (47 500 km2, with two biogeographic regions - ALP and MED). The focus was on improving implementation of Article 11 of the Directive (Monitoring), where quality improvement relies also on Article 17 (Reporting) and Article 18 (Research).\n\n \n\nThe project team developed and improved the capacity for reporting. More than 60 citizen science volunteers and 84 statutory nature conservation wardens were trained for fieldwork during the five-year project duration. In the 2018 campaign (last), 132 people participated in LIFE RESECOM activities.\n\n \n\nThe project team designed and fine-tuned the monitoring network and monitoring methodology, for all regional flora of Community interest, with three levels of verification for robustness and including feedback for years of field data. This has allowed the improvement of the contribution of the Region of Aragón to the official report on the Habitats Directive coordinated by the national authority representing the Spain before the European Institutions.\n\n \n\nBased on the LIFE project outcomes, the public regional administration competent for biodiversity management and planning in Aragón has elaborated detailed planning of plant monitoring tasks enforcing Article 11 of the Habitats Directive for the 10 years subsequent to the project end (i.e. 2019- 2028). This largely covers the next official reporting on the Habitats Directive.\n\n \n\nThe project's core document available for all participants are the monitoring protocols issued for species and for habitats. Scientific publications based on the range of data collected during the project will appear in future years.\n\n \n\nAt a complementary level, the continued engagement of citizen science volunteers in activities in remote areas to record biodiversity is proving, for the coordinating beneficiary, a valuable rural development asset.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000180\nAcronym: LIFE RESECOM\nStart Date: 01/07/2013\nEnd Date: 31/12/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,312,180 €\nEU Contribution: 656,090 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: GOBIERNO DE ARAGONDEPARTAMENTO. AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTEDIRECCION GENERAL DE CONSERVACIN DEL MEDIO NATURAL\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: PLAZA SAN PEDRO NOLASCO, 7, 50071, ZARAGOZA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    monitoring system\n    survey\n    population dynamics\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    1520 - Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia)\n    4060 - Alpine and Boreal heaths\n    6140 - Siliceous Pyrenean Festuca eskia grasslands\n    6170 - Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    8110 - Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani)\n    8120 - Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii)\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ruscus aculeatus\n    Petrocoptis pseudoviscosa\n    Narcissus asturiensis\n    Gentiana lutea\n    Galanthus nivalis\n    Spiranthes aestivalis\n    Narcissus triandrus\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n    Apium repens\n    Sideritis javalambrensis\n    Puccinellia pungens\n    Lythrum flexuosum\n    Arnica montana\n    Petrocoptis montsicciana\n    Marsilea strigosa\n    Erodium paularense\n    Centaurea pinnata\n    Borderea chouardii\n    Boleum asperum\n    Androsace pyrenaica\n    Androsace cylindrica\n    Lycopodium spp.\n    Sphagnum spp.\n    Orthotrichum rogeri\n    Riella helicophylla\n    Buxbaumia viridis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nName \tType\nGOBIERNO DE ARAGONDEPARTAMENTO. AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTEDIRECCION GENERAL DE CONSERVACIN DEL MEDIO NATURAL \tCoordinator\nAgencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2025,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-07-01","2018-12-31"]
[368,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE96-NAT-E-003098/restoration-of-riparian-ecosystem-in-the-natural-reserve-of-galachos-spain",null,"LIFE96 NAT/E/003098",null,"Restoration of riparian ecosystem in the natural reserve of Galachos; Spain","estoration of riparian ecosystem in the natural reserve of Galachos, Spain\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/E/003098 | Acronym: Galachos\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe nature reserve of 'Los Galachos de La Alfranca' is located along the middle reaches of the Ebro River in the Aragón Region and contains three oxbow lakes, locally known as “Galachos”. The reserve was designated as Special Protection Area because of its importance as breeding site for swifts, the large numbers of herons and ducks present, and its value as staging and wintering area for birds. The many different environments found in this wetland stuck in the middle of an arid region, ensure that a varied and interesting avifauna can be found here. A floodplain forest is associated with the oxbow lakes and provides a vital refuge for migrating birds. The reserve has also been proposed as Site of Community Importance.\n\nThis floodplain forest is, however, threatened by the spread of irrigated crop farming across the river floodplains, afforestation with exotic species, extraction of sand and gravel and dumping of solid waste. The dams and dykes in the river are modifying the natural geomorphological and hydrological dynamics and leading to the disappearance of the oxbow lakes. Eutrophication of the water by seepage from surrounding intensively farmed land is affecting the quality of the aquatic environment.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project objective was to increase the surface of the reserve dedicated to the conservation of its natural habitats in favour of the bird species. In order to achieve this aim, the recovery of part of the floodplain forest was foreseen, by restoring the riverbanks, re-planting the adjoining farmland with trees and restoring the degraded and scarp areas to avoid debris and rubbish dumps. The increase of aquatic environments for the beneficial effects in terms of waterfowl habitat was also foreseen, mainly through the creation of a new lagoon and the cultivation of small plots of rice.\n\nThe project included a permanent monitoring to allow the compilation and evaluation of information on the wetlands and their associated birds, as well as the improvement of surveillance. All this was backed up by information to be provided to local inhabitants and visitors on the value of the area and the actions undertaken to improve its conservation status.\n\nRESULTS\n\nMost of the expected results were achieved and the natural status of the reserve was considerably enhanced after the implementation of the project. A total of 60 hectares were restored within the SPA, including reforestation of riverine woodland with native species, the recovery of degraded and scarp areas, and their revegetation. A new lagoon area was also created (1,5 hectares), which contributed to increasing the resting and refuge areas for birds.\n\nAs important as the restoration carried out was the experience gathered and the methodology obtained for the restoration of riverine ecosystems with native species, based on scientific criteria. This included the creation of a tree nursery of the most important native species, for which seeds and other vegetative material were collected in the wild. This stock could be used for future reforestations, not only in the reserve but also in other similar areas of the Ebro basin. Other added results obtained were very positive for the conservation of the site, and included the improvement of public use by means of the installation of signposting and the enhanced preparation of visitors regarding the reserve values, achieved through the distribution of information material produced.\n\nRegarding the Natura 2000 site, the most important project success was the area increase of habitats mentioned above, followed by the improved status of the populations of bird species. These, in practice, entailed the dedication of most of the site’s public land to nature conservation. At the end of the project, the beneficiary communicated its intention to continue the restoration works, not only within the reserve but also in other areas of the Ebro basin.\n\nAt a national scale, the restoration of such a big area following scientific models was innovative. The experience of this restoration was compiled in a publication, showing failures and successes, aimed at having a demonstration value for other restoration initiatives in riverine ecosystems in the Ebro valley and elsewhere. Another innovative aspect was the implementation of a monitoring plan for the site and, notably, for the restoration carried out, which was continued after the end of the project.\n\nBut the beneficiary also had to face problems during the project implementation. The most important were the difficulties to increase public land ownership for nature conservation purposes and a road widening proposal that affected the SPA limits. The problem with the road was finally solved and the regional Government continued with the efforts to increase public land for nature conservation after the project ended. Finally, adverse weather conditions, such as draughts or floods, that delayed the plantations foreseen on several occasions, have to be mentioned.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/E/003098\nAcronym: Galachos\nStart Date: 01/04/1996\nEnd Date: 31/03/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 368,600 €\nProject Location: Aragón\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Diputación General de Aragón, Departamento de Medio Ambiente\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Paseo María Agustín, 36, 50071, Zaragoza,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Birds\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    nature reserve\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nGALACHOS DE LA ALFRANCA DE PASTRIZ, LA CARTUJA Y EL BURGO DE EBRO \tES0000138 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGALACHOS DE LA ALFRANCA DE PASTRIZ, LA CARTUJA Y EL BURGO DE EBRO \tES2430152 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDiputación General de Aragón, Departamento de Medio Ambiente \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1996-04-01","2001-03-31"]
[369,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-GR-005262/application-of-management-plan-for-caretta-caretta-in-southern-kyparissia-bay",null,"LIFE98 NAT/GR/005262",null,"Application of Management Plan for Caretta caretta in southern Kyparissia Bay","\nApplication of Management Plan for Caretta caretta in southern Kyparissia Bay\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/GR/005262 | Acronym: Caretta caretta/Kiparissia\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe pSCI of Kyparissia (GR 2550005) in western Peloponnese comprises the extensive sand dune system along the coastal zone of the Bay of Kyparissia, split into two by the river Neda. The present project focused only on the southern part of the bay which is the most significant one for sea turtles, and which belongs to the Prefecture of Messinia. The project area is a 10-km strip coastal zone and is the second most important breading area for Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean (the first one being in Zakynthos) hosting an average of 600 nests per breeding season. So far, the area has been spared by intense tourist pressure, but the mere length and relatively pristine state of the beach has been attracting more and more visitors in the last few years. The main threats for the area, and consequently for the Caretta caretta, are the degradation and erosion of the sand dunes and the coastal forests, caused by road construction and building activity and the encroachment of land for touristic and agricultural use. The population of Caretta caretta is also threatened from the destruction of its nests by animals (dogs, foxes) and from human interventions during the breeding season. The high level of mortality at sea level, due to incidental catch by fishermen, is another factor that endangers the long-term survival of the species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s objective was to undertake the necessary management actions in order to conserve and restore the coastal zone of southern Kyparissia bay. The expected results were:\nProtection and restoration of sand dunes and associated vegetation from erosion and habitat destruction (relative actions to be undertaken by the forest service – cost not charged to the project)\nMaintenance and long-term increase of the sea turtle population\nIncrease of public awareness and information of local target groups\nPromotion of legislative protection for the site and the sea turtle\nImprovement of scientific knowledge and management practices on sea turtles and habitat restoration.\nThe aforementioned results were tackled with four groups of actions:\nRestoration, protection and maintenance of sand dunes and associated coastal forest\nManagement of the species population through protection of nests with eggs from predation and inundation and of hatchlings from disorientation and reduction of sea mortality through the collaboration with fishermen\nPublic awareness increase\nElaboration of species management plan and Specific Environmental Study.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nIn order to achieve the expected result, the beneficiary worked in different yet complementary directions:\nFor the protection of nests and hatchlings, all necessary actions for nest management (patrolling, recording and measurement of turtles and hatchlings, protection of nests and hatchlings, tagging, creation of hatchery) were conducted annually by permanent staff and volunteers between May and October. The number of nests recorded (total: 2,288) confirmed that Kyparissia Bay hosts the second largest nesting population of Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean. About 90% of those nests were fenced, and according to the final report, nest predation by animals decreased to 10%, as opposed to about 50% if no fences had been placed. In addition, a total of 507 nests that would have been destroyed (e.g. by inundation) were saved by being relocated to safer spots on the beach. According to the beneficiary’s calculations, a total of 149,000 hatchlings emerged from the nests out of which 60% are considered as being saved thanks to project’s actions. Over 200 volunteers from 15 countries were trained for the execution of summer activities. Their contribution was key to the project’s success, since the management actions related to nest protection are very labour-intensive.\nContinuous contacts and interviews were conducted with fishermen in the main ports of Eastern Peloponese (Patra, Killini, Katakolo and Kiparissia) and their views about sea turtles were collected. Fishermen supplied valuable information to the project about turtles in the sea and reported throughout the project 143 incidental captures and 17 injuries. The 143 captured turtles were released on the spot, while the 17 injured were sent to the Glyfada rehabilitation centre. The work with fishermen led to the discovery that sea turtles are mainly captured by coastal fishing vessels using gill nets. Archelon and the Fishing Association of Katakolo also co-signed a Memorandum of Agreement. This document contains specific proposals/statements for the improved protection and management of the marine environment such as compensation for damage caused to fishing equipment by protected species through one-off payments and/or compensation measures (reductions in prices of fishing nets, etc.), continuation of registration of damage, immediate and continuous awareness-raising of fishermen by scientific experts. This output was not originally foreseen, but can be considered as a major success and innovative element of the project, since it makes the first step towards solving an issue considered of prime importance by fishermen and that has a direct impact on the species.\nThroughout the project, Archelon was very vigilant about activities that might have a negative impact on the coastal habitat and/or the species. For example, an entire NATO military exercise that was going to take place in 2000 in the southern part of the bay was relocated to the northern part, which is less important for sea turtles and, for the last year of the project, an annual beach volley tournament that used to take place on the nesting beach was relocated to an area close to a sensitive part of the Kyparissia beach. Actions towards beach cafes also took place to avoid sound and light pollution, particularly at night, and municipal light sources disorienting hatchlings were reduced, with some public and private light sources turned off, particularly during the hatching season.\nThe Specific Environmental Study, required by law for the establishment of a National Park, and the Management plan for Caretta caretta, were elaborated as part of the project in order to promote the legislative protection of the site. The SES was officially submitted to the Ministry of Environment. It proposed the designation of three zones: a Nature Protection Area which includes the sand dune zone and runs from river Neda to the village of Kalo Nero, a Protected Natural Formation which was added following the request of the local community so as to protect the Neda river, and an Eco-development Area which covers the inland area along the aforementioned coastal zone.\nThe scientific knowledge on sea turtles was improved thanks to innovative genetic analysis undertaken in order to check the ongoing theory that adult sea turtles return to their beach of origin in order to lay their eggs. A total of 288 samples (dead nestlings) were collected in 1998 from all the main breeding areas in Greece (Zakynthos, Crete, Lakonikos and Kyparissia). A first analysis indicated no genetic difference between turtles in the main nesting areas in Greece. Furthermore, the results gave evidence of multiple paternity (i.e., eggs in one nest coming from more than one males), while they gave no evidence of restricted genetic diversity, implying that the populations are healthy from a genetic point of view.\nAn extensive campaign was undertaken through the media, through the information kiosks and the information centre. It increased awareness of five key local target groups: beach users, hotel owners, local inhabitants, school children and fishermen. The project also participated in a number of workshops, and various scientific publications were elaborated, some of which were published in scientific journals, and some of which were presented in workshops. The topics covered a wide range of conservation issues related to the species (genetic analysis, public awareness, and interaction with fisheries).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/GR/005262\nAcronym: Caretta caretta/Kiparissia\nStart Date: 01/04/1998\nEnd Date: 30/06/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 431,772 €\nProject Location: Peloponissos\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Archelon/The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: 35, solomou Str., 106 82, Athens,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Reptiles\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    public awareness campaign\n    coastal area\n    environmental training\n    voluntary work\n    management plan\n    population dynamics\n    protected area\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2220 - Dunes with Euphorbia terracina\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    5420 - Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Caretta caretta\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTHINES KYPARISSIAS (NEOCHORI - KYPARISSIA) \tGR2550005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nArchelon/The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece \tCoordinator","Greece",null,2013,2001,50,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"1998-04-01","2002-06-30"]
[371,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-E-000067/recuperation-of-the-aquatic-environment-of-porqueres-and-the-lake-of-banyoles",null,"LIFE03 NAT/E/000067",null,"Recuperation of the aquatic environment of Porqueres and the lake of Banyoles","\nRecuperation of the aquatic environment of Porqueres and the lake of Banyoles\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/E/000067 | Acronym: Lago Bañolas\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLake Banyoles is the second largest lake in the Iberian Peninsula. Its privileged location has given rise to a unique Mediterranean wetland. Surrounding the lake is a diverse environment of temporary and permanent lagoons and springs that are host to a range of valuable EU-listed habitats, some of which have priority status.\n\nThe lake is also a traditional recreation area for boating, particularly rowing – it was the site of the rowing events of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics – as well as for picnics, fishing and hunting. Naturally, this sort of water-based tourism provides income opportunities for the local population. Unfortunately, however, it can also have some negative repercussions. The eastern shore of the lake has undergone considerable urban development with subsequent negative effects on the environment. In contrast, the western shore has retained its lakeside woods and floodplains, even though much of the land has been given over to agricultural use.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the project was the recuperation of and an increase in the area of the wetlands and lakeside woods which surround the lacustrine basin: the alluvial forests (Alnus glutinosa and Salix alba), the Fraxinus angustifolia woods, and the Salix alba and Populus alba galleries. To this end, the project aimed to develop new lagoons, redevelop artificially created streams and recuperate floodplains. Priority was to be given to the intermittent Mediterranean lagoons, which before the project, had all but disappeared from the zone.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project facilitated the purchase by local town councils and the private foundation, Territori i Paisatge, of a total of 37 ha of land, some 27 ha more than had originally been envisaged. Additional land is also to be acquired in the future, through land cessions agreed with several private owners.\n\nAfter preliminary topographic and hydrogeological studies, the construction of four lagoons took place from December 2005 to December 2006 in the areas of Can Morgat and Amaradors-Lió. In total, four semi-permanent lagoons have been created in these areas, all of which have been recovering well. The new lagoons are already showing evidence of colonisation by different bird types (some of them already breeding), amphibians, dragonflies, fish and, surprisingly, even otter. Most of these species were not found in the project area before. Thanks to this project, the whole north-western area of the lake is now devoted exclusively to nature conservation.\n\nOther restoration activities included the naturalisation of brooks, the restoration of ditches, clearance of the area, pruning and plantations.\n\nEradication of exotic species (in particular Prunus sp., Arundo donax) and planting autochthonous vegetation, carried out in different areas of the lake basin, helped to enlarge and protect habitats under the Directive: mainly ‘3170, Temporary Mediterranean ponds’, ‘7210, Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus’ and ‘91E0, Residual alluvial forests of Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior’. Glyfosates were applied in a controlled fashion to an area from which alien species had already been removed. The cutting of alien species was undertaken by specialised personnel to avoid sprouting. Three brigades, comprising a monitor and two workers, now uproot these unwanted species every year from September to December. These workers come from an occupational centre for people with disabilities. All such activities are supervised by an expert botanist. This work has been successful in eliminating the problematic alien species, but the brigades will continue their pruning and clearance work in the future nonetheless.\n\nThe most important outcomes for the future conservation of this site are: a) the approval of a revised ‘Regulation of lake activities,’ a legal protection instrument for the town councils, which prescribes what activities are sustainable and compatible with nature conservation and the public-use regulation of the Banyoles lake; b) the approval of a Special Conservation Plan for the whole lake basin - a regional legal protection instrument that covers the complete site of community importance (SCI); c) the creation of a consortium to oversee the management of the natural and cultural assets of the lake, including all the relevant administrations with powers relating to the lake; and d) the creation of a new natural park that will include the SCI.\n\nThe project also engaged in a range of public-use-oriented actions, including the conditioning of paths, signposting, refurbishment of recreational areas, and the construction of gangways and viewpoints. Access to the shore of the lake and to the new lagoons have been limited to certain areas.\n\nAn awareness campaign was also undertaken. This involved the use of attractive materials (webpage, DVD, etc) and recieved widespread coverage in the specialised media. The project also organized an international symposium to disseminate the project results and to exchange experience between nature conservation managers working on temporary ponds in Spain and abroad.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/E/000067\nAcronym: Lago Bañolas\nStart Date: 01/11/2003\nEnd Date: 30/04/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 864,544 €\nEU Contribution: 432,272 €\nProject Location: Banyoles, Provincia de Gerona\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ayuntamiento de Banyoles\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Passeig de la Indústria, 25, 17820, Banyoles,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    lake\n    protected area\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    3290 - Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nEstany de Banyoles \tES5120008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAyuntamiento de Banyoles \tCoordinator\nTown Hall of Porqueras, Spain \tParticipant\nGeneralitat de Cataluña, Spain \tParticipant\nFundacio Territori i Paisatje, Spain \tParticipant\nUniversitat de Girona, Spain \tParticipant\nConsorci de l'Estany, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2003,2007,41,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain ",null,null,null,"2003-11-01","2007-04-30"]
[372,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-D-000008/near-natural-river-and-flood-plain-development-of-the-river-ems-at-einen-river-dynamics-and-habitat-diversity",null,"LIFE08 NAT/D/000008",null,"Near-natural river and flood plain development of the River Ems at Einen &ndash; river dynamics and habitat diversity","\nNear-natural river and flood plain development of the River Ems at Einen – river dynamics and habitat diversity\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/D/000008 | Acronym: Ems-Dynamik+Habitate\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Ems is one of Germany’s smallest navigable rivers. Its floodplain areas, many of which are designated as Natura 2000 network sites, contain a number of species and habitats protected by the Habitat Directive. As a result of previous conservation actions (including two recent LIFE Nature projects) some of the areas within the Ems river floodplain have recently been re-colonised by rare species of fauna. Further river habitat restoration actions are now proposed to reinforce this process.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the Ems-Dynamik+Habitate project was to restore near-natural river and floodplain dynamics in the River Ems. Specific objectives included lengthening and widening around 4 km of the river course at Einen; removing river bank stabilisation structures to facilitate natural river erosion and sedimentation dynamics; strengthening existing and new floodplain areas; creating uninterrupted passages for fauna; and demonstrating best practice in these types of conservation actions.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Ems-Dynamik+Habitate project restored near-natural river and floodplain dynamics along a total length of 4.5 km on the rivers Ems and Hessel at Einen (Germany). The project team changed the appearance of the rivers completely, from canalised water stretches with fixed banks to meandering rivers of diverse structure.\n\nRiver and floodplains were restored by widening rivers and increasing their effective length by reinstating dynamic meanders. The rivers were widened by about 15 to 20 m over 160 m (covering about 2 100 m2). The project re-created steep banks at intervals along the rivers (about 330 m in total), alternating with sloped sides, to ensure a diverse riverbank. As a result, autodynamic processes now take place along 4.5 km of the rivers to maintain them in a near-natural state.\n\nThe project initiated a new main river course of 360 m along the Ems, partly filling the existing canalised channel. Two oxbow lakes were reconnected to the river, and a new one was created (160 m length and 5 to 7 m width) that connects to the Ems via a brook. Important part of the process was land swapping with other private owners. Start of the land swapping management process dates back to 1995 and in this process 94 ha of land on both Ems riverbanks were swapped, in the project area covering 232 ha this was done with 45 farmers. The beneficiary was swapping gradually the privately-owned land owned for other parcels of land along the Ems (owned by farmers) with other parcels of land nearby owned by the beneficiary. In the end the state owned 3,7 km of the river Ems and 0,8 of the river Hessel partly on one or both riverbanks. This allowed for a stretch of the river which became available for the project to improve the continuity of its actions, enabling the deconstruction of flood protections along about 1 800 m of the river Ems without risking the flooding of private property. The project team also relocated a dam to enlarge the floodplain area – increasing the area directly influenced by floods by about 38 000 m2 - and making additional sites available for the development of riparian forest.\n\nNatural regeneration of (mainly) Salix species and Alnus glutinosa initiated the development of alluvial forests. Small trees had already reached a height of more than 5 m by the project end. In 2014, about 28 500 m2 of alluvial forest of alder and seven willow species was under natural development due to the restored water dynamics. The development of riparian forest by natural means will take much longer, and so the success of this action can only be assessed in years to come. To initiate the development of riparian forests, areas were mown and planted with (mainly) Quercus robur, Carpinus betulus and Alnus glutinosa on about 16 900 m2. The project is also encouraging the development of extensively-used grassland (aiming at habitat type 6510), by mowing, fencing and grazing extensively with Galloway cattle.\n\nTrees will now fall into the river naturally as the banks erode, further diversifying water flows and habitat for aquatic species. To start this process, the project team placed dead wood (20 trunks at 8 places) into the river. Whereas the rivers previously had a consistent depth due to canalisation, the combined project actions have created a mosaic of deep and shallow water areas, with the target water courses habitat type (3260) developing at several locations.\n\nAt four places where new river courses were initiated, it was decided not to build completely new water courses but to construct small initial channels and then block the main course. Thus, all the water of the Ems had to pass by the new channels and immediately shaped the new course in a dynamic way. This innovative method enabled sandy flat floodplain to be created, which then evolved near-natural structures. This concept for the initiation of new river course stretches was taken up in a guidance document on the development of near-natural water courses in the German state of Nordrhein-Westfalen ('Blaue Richtlinie - Richtlinie für die Entwicklung naturnaher Fließgewässer in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ausbau und Unterhaltung').\n\nThe project area was situated directly next to the commune of Müssingen-Einen. The project team increased levels of interest and awareness among local people, and achieved a high level of acceptance for the implemented measures, by organising numerous guided walks, placing noticeboards along footpaths and publishing information in various formats. The floodplain of the Ems has become much more attractive due to the LIFE project and it now attracts more visitors, who participate in leisure activities such as swimming and hiking. As a consequence, the project team implemented guidance for visitors, to keep people away from sensitive areas like the newly-developed peninsulas. Given the successful engagement of nearby communities, the local heritage society (Heimatverein) helps to reduce disturbance and maintain the positive effects of the project.\n\nThe project directly implements the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and has relevance to the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and other EU water-related policy.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/D/000008\nAcronym: Ems-Dynamik+Habitate\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,048,565 €\nEU Contribution: 1,421,673 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bezirksregierung Münster\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Nevinghoff 22, 48147, Münster,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river\n    nature conservation\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nEmsaue, Kreise Warendorf und Gütersloh \tDE4013301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBezirksregierung Münster \tCoordinator","Germany",null,null,2026,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[373,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-D-000001/medebacher-bucht-building-block-for-natura-2000",null,"LIFE03 NAT/D/000001",null,"Medebacher Bucht - Building block for Natura 2000","\nMedebacher Bucht - Building block for Natura 2000\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000001 | Acronym: Medebacher Bucht\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Medebacher Bucht (east of the Rothaar ranges, Sauerland) is an area of high value for nature conservation in Europe. Due to its geographically isolated location it was not affected by earlier attempts at uniformity by means of land consolidation procedures. Many rare, nutrient-poor, small-scale habitats have survived within this traditional semi-natural landscape of hedge-rimmed meadows and pastures, field and road verges rich in wild plants, gorse-covered ridges and meandering streams in the valleys. The various wet and sub-montane grassland habitats found here and listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive, have led to its designation as a Site of Community Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000 network; while the birdlife supported by the structural diversity of the area, particularly the shrikes Lanius collurio and Lanius excubitor, justify its Natura 2000 Special Protection Area (SPA) status. Nevertheless, the district faces challenges. Wherever farming is being abandoned, the land has fallen prey to succession, or has been planted with fast-growing and economically important conifers e.g. Norway spruce (Picea abies). Several streams have been embanked with stone blocks, while weirs built across them stop important Habitats Directive Annex II-listed fish species from migrating.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s overall aim was to reverse negative ecological developments such as the land abandonment, afforestation and river regulation that are threatening the high nature value of the Medebacher Bucht district. The threats and measures to address them were intensively discussed beforehand with the local farming community, and the sections where restoration measures were planned had already been mutually agreed. The project focused on two main areas:\n\n1. The “Annex I grasslands”: This part of the project would involve the purchase of land and the clearing of overgrowth or planted conifers from it, sowing it with material from grasslands in good condition, in order to restore 70 ha of these habitats. Once ready, the areas would be fenced off and grazed or mown. The project would purchase a mowing machine specially adapted for conservation-oriented management. The mowing machine would not only be used for these sections, but also made available to any farmers who wanted it for their own land (thereby hopefully assisting low-intensity part-time farming to continue).\n\n2. The “Annex II fish/river habitats”: Under this aspect of the project, actions would target the removal of weirs and embankments, which had been forcing streams into unnatural corsets, in order to restore the natural stream dynamics and allow spawning migration of fish.\n\nOverarching these measures, the project would carry out an extensive information and public relations campaign, aimed both at the local community and stakeholders, as well as the many visitors from the nearby urban areas. Note, Natura 2000 was controversial here, so it was crucial to improve public relations and knowledge on conservation issues.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main successes and results can be summarised as follows:\n\nLand purchase This was very successful, mainly due to the progress in the final year of the project. Instead of the expected purchase of 95 ha of land a total of 104 ha were bought. The increase was possible because more owners of spruce plantations were willing to sell their land after a hurricane destroyed many of their plantations.\n\nRemoval of spruce plantations and establishment of heather vegetation A total of 47 ha of spruce plantations were cut. The largest open sites were created at the “Hilmesberg” site. Restoration measures were then carried out on these open sites to create mountain heathland vegetation. Before the start of the project, there was only limited experience available concerning the development of this vegetation type. Therefore, the project team had to develop and test new methods to initiate the establishment of heathland vegetation. The impacts of the different methods were monitored and important lessons learnt. The ecological monitoring has revealed that this initiation of heathland vegetation has been successful. This action is of high demonstration value and the project beneficiary has begun to disseminate these positive early results.\n\nDevelopment of extensive grassland schemes A total of 49 ha of extensive grasslands were developed through the transformation of intensive grassland into traditional grassland schemes. The project tested various methods of establishing species-rich grasslands, such as ploughing the intensively-used grasslands and collecting hay from meadows with target vegetation and distributing it on the treated sites. The results were scientifically monitored and provide useful information for other similar problems.\n\nGrassland innovations: (1) For the management of grassland resources – the project introduced the “Heugrassaat” approach (sowing autochthonous seeds from neighbouring extensive grasslands and by using the cut grass directly without drying). The aim is to increase the species diversity of species-low grassland by bringing in seeds of target species, which still occur on neighbouring sites. (2) Special mowing equipment – an \"exctractigator\" from Canada) was used to remove shrubs efficiently without the need for heavy machinery. This proved especially useful for sites that are difficult to access.\n\nRiver restoration through the removal of migration barriers Altogether 74 migration barriers were removed to allow fish migration on the Orke, Gelänge and Nuhne rivers. This was considerably more than originally planned as additional migration barriers were identified during the preparation of this measure. The project successfully restored the ecological connectivity along a river stretch of 24 km on the three rivers. This serves as a best practice example for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive at a small-size river in a rural area. Remarkably, shortly after the removal of the migration barriers several cases of successful fish migration (e.g. of Cottus gobio) were already observed.\n\nPublic relations The project carried out several PR activities that proved both innovative and effective in communicating its aims and results. These included the establishment of various nature trails that were opened with large PR/ publicity events. Events were also carried out with local farmers in order to demonstrate the use of the special machinery for conservation-friendly mowing techniques. A large multimedia-exhibition was also developed to present the main habitats and target species of the project, and to illustrate the project’s relevance within the Natura 2000 network.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report(see \"Read more\" section).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000001\nAcronym: Medebacher Bucht\nStart Date: 01/08/2003\nEnd Date: 30/09/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,083,498 €\nEU Contribution: 1,541,749 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Naturschutzzentrum/Biologische Station Hochsauerlandkreis e.V.\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: St.-Vitus-Schtzenstr. 1, 57392, Schmallenberg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    migratory species\n    renaturation\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    social participation\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    flood protection\n    management contract\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    8150 - Medio-European upland siliceous screes\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWissinghauser Heide \tDE4717307 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKahle Pön \tDE4717308 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nWaldreservat Glindfeld- Orketal (mit Nebentälern) \tDE4817304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLiesetal-Hilmesberg \tDE4817305 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNuhnewiesen, Wache und Dreisbachtal \tDE4817306 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNaturschutzzentrum/Biologische Station Hochsauerlandkreis e.V. \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2025,73,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2003-08-01","2009-09-30"]
[374,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-D-000003/restoration-of-the-habitat-type-oligotropic-low-mountain-stream",null,"LIFE03 NAT/D/000003",null,"Restoration of the habitat type 'oligotropic low mountain stream'","\nRestoration of the habitat type \"oligotropic low mountain stream\"\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000003 | Acronym: Mittelgebirgsbach Euskirchen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe freshwater streams on both sides of the German-Belgian border of the Eifel Hills region, contain few nutrients and even less calcium. This makes them ideal habitat types for endangered species such as the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) – as well as other rare or threatened fish species (Cottus gobio and Lampetra planeri) and aquatic invertebrates. The many watercourses of the Eifel region alternate between narrow gorges hemmed in by cliffs of bare slate and broader valleys with floodplains and wetlands.\n\nOver the past decades, however, large parts of the valleys have been afforested with spruce and much of the rest has come under more intensive use. The banks of the streams were enclosed by retaining walls, while ponds for fish farming were excavated next to the streams, tapping into their water supply. Many artificial constructions were built on the river and stream beds, blocking the movement of Annex II fish and other aquatic invertebrates. Vehicles crossing the streams via fords made matters worse by stirring up sediment which interferes with the metabolism of the more sensitive fauna.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of this LIFE Nature project was to restore the ecological structures and habitats of the oligotropic streams and their valleys. This would benefit Annex II species such as fish and the pearl mussel, as well as the various Annex I riverine habitats associated with stream floodplains.\n\nThe spruce plantations would be cut down, where feasible. In some parts of the project area, traditional low-level grassland farming would be reintroduced after restoration works, with the intention of encouraging the return of wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) and areas of Arnica montana grassland. Other areas would be left to free succession to deciduous floodplain woodland, which in turn, in some cases, would be accelerated by initial tree planting.\n\nThe retaining walls would be removed and replaced by gallery fringes of trees and bushes along the stream banks, while other barriers to water flow, such as weirs, pipes and inappropriate fords would be removed, or the negative impacts mitigated. The fish ponds would be re-integrated into the natural fluvial system. This should greatly improve conditions for fish and mollusc species.\n\nLocated in a rural setting, this LIFE Nature project also placed a strong emphasis on collaboration with important key stakeholders including farmers, foresters, fishing interests and local municipalities. The project area is very popular for leisure activities. Therefore the project aimed to carry out activities to promote its restoration and connectivity work to visitors, as well as to the local stakeholders.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully met its targets and has initiated several activities that will continue after the end of the project.\n\nImproving species’ connectivity: A total of 106 obstacles, which had prevented the migration of fish and invertebrates for many decades, were removed from sections of the waterways. Through these actions, some 200 km of streams along the river Rur, 40 km along the river Perlenbach and 32 km along the river Kyll were reconnected. Monitoring results showed, that several river sections that were completely free of fish before the implementation of the project measures, are once again inhabited by fish species.\n\nImproving habitat connectivity: Spruce plantations were cut on 78 ha, which was more than originally foreseen. After the removal of the spruce trees, some 40 ha were converted to meadow and pasture lands, partly through the application of hay from the species-rich meadows in order to initiate the establishment of target species. These areas are now integrated into agri-environmental schemes in order to ensure the long-term conservation of the sites. Some of the areas will be transformed to natural deciduous forests through the initial plantation of tree species, such as Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus excelsior and Acer pseudoplatanus.\n\nInformation and PR: The project also carried out a series of public relations measures. These included the development of a nature trail along the river Rur and the creation of a mobile exhibition.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). The project successfully met its targets and has initiated several activities that will continue after the end of the project.\n\nImproving species’ connectivity: A total of 106 obstacles, which had prevented the migration of fish and invertebrates for many decades, were removed from sections of the waterways. Through these actions, some 200 km of streams along the river Rur, 40 km along the river Perlenbach and 32 km along the river Kyll were reconnected. Monitoring results showed, that several river sections that were completely free of fish before the implementation of the project measures, are once again inhabited by fish species.\n\nImproving habitat connectivity: Spruce plantations were cut on 78 ha, which was more than originally foreseen. After the removal of the spruce trees, some 40 ha were converted to meadow and pasture lands, partly through the application of hay from the species-rich meadows in order to initiate the establishment of target species. These areas are now integrated into agri-environmental schemes in order to ensure the long-term conservation of the sites. Some of the areas will be transformed to natural deciduous forests through the initial plantation of tree species, such as Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus excelsior and Acer pseudoplatanus.\n\nInformation and PR: The project also carried out a series of public relations measures. These included the development of a nature trail along the river Rur and the creation of a mobile exhibition.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000003\nAcronym: Mittelgebirgsbach Euskirchen\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 31/08/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,323,735 €\nEU Contribution: 1,161,867 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Biologische Station im Kreis Euskirchen e.V.\nLegal Status: PRI\nAddress: Steinfelder-Strasse 10, 53947, Nettersheim,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    highland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    hydrographic basin\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    social participation\n    environmental impact assessment\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    river management\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n    fishing industry\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lampetra planeri\n    Cottus gobio\n    Lycaena helle\n    Margaritifera margaritifera\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPerlenbach-Fuhrtsbachtal \tDE5403301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGebirgsbach Rur bei Monschau \tDE5403302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFelsen am Unterlauf des Perlenbaches \tDE5403303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOberlauf der Rur \tDE5403304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVennhochfläche bei Mützenich \tDE5403305 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBiologische Station im Kreis Euskirchen e.V. \tCoordinator\nBiologische Station im Kreis Aachen, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,70,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2009-08-31"]
[375,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-SI-000882/riparian-ecosystem-restoration-of-the-lower-drava-river-in-slovenia",null,"LIFE11 NAT/SI/000882",null,"Riparian Ecosystem Restoration of the Lower Drava River in Slovenia","iparian Ecosystem Restoration of the Lower Drava River in Slovenia\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/SI/000882 | Acronym: LIVEDRAVA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAlmost the entire project area is located on a plain called ‘Dravska ravan’ in northeast Slovenia. The Drava River is a designated Natura 2000 site and is home to eight habitat types and more than 10 protected fauna species listed in Annex I and Annex II of the Habitats Directive. However, the natural habitats and dependent species have been deteriorating for decades. The main reason for this has been the construction of hydro-power plants in the 1960s and 70s, which caused enormous changes in the natural dynamics of the river. Allied to human pressure from uncontrolled recreational activities, winter hunting and greater public access to the most sensitive areas, this had led to the widespread decline and even regional extinction of bird populations associated with riverine habitats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIVEDRAVA project aimed to preserve and enlarge populations of species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive (birds typical for lowland rivers) and Annex II of the Habitats Directive (fish and beetles) by managing alluvial forest habitats (Habitats Directive Annex I) along the Lower Drava River in Slovenia. The project also aimed to improve cooperation between the most important stakeholders along the river and to inform the public about the natural value of these Natura 2000 sites. Specific objectives included: transforming 61 ha of former wastewater basins into a wetland as a stopover site for migrating birds; declaring site as Nature Reserve; establishing a grazing system for wetland management; improving the status of 15 ha of alluvial forests; removing illegally-built fishing and hunting platforms; restoring three side arms of the Drava River for fish species; creating an artificial island; managing gravel bars for little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius); and modifying river banks to enable breeding of kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and sand martin (Riparia riparia)\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIVEDRAVA project achieved its objectives to help conserve and enlarge populations of species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive (birds typical of lowland rivers) and Annex II of the Habitats Directive (fish and beetles) by managing alluvial forest habitats (Habitats Directive Annex I) along the Lower Drava River in Slovenia. At the end of the project, monitoring revealed an increased number of breeding pairs of common tern (Sterna hirundo) and black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), and increased breeding populations of little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius), common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and sand martin (Riparia riparia), at Lake Ptuj, Lake Ormož, the Ormož Basins and on river gravel bars in the Drava River. This success was due to project actions that improved habitat conditions, such as the creation of artificial islands for bird breeding, vertical sandy river banks for nesting sites, and bare gravel bars as well as improved management of the sites. The breeding islands were successfully used for breeding by terns. Common tern breeding pairs increased form 100 (2004-12) to 128 (2013-17), and black headed gull increased from 343 (2004-12) to 707 (2013-17). The new breeding banks were used by kingfishers and sand martins. Five new breeding pairs of kingfishers were recorded (a 25% population increase), while the sand martin population increased by 200%. The project restored three river arms of the River Drava. This created a greater diversity of habitats for fish and led to increased populations of target fish species, along with a new Natura 2000 fish species being recorded for Slovenia. Specifically, 29 fish species were recorded during fish monitoring. Though mudminnow (Umbra krameri) was not confirmed during the monitoring, all the other target fish species - spined loach (Cobitis taenia), asp (Aspius aspius) and bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus amarus) were recorded and their ecological conditions improved after the river restoration. The project team restored the Ormož Basins (former wastewater basins) as wetland, created several islets and a permanent water influx. The water inflow to the Ormož Basins from Lake Ormožwas increased from 30 l/s to 200 l/s to raise the water level in the basins, after additional water pipes were laid. Large flocks of water birds now use the area as stopover site. The Ormož Basins was declared a Nature Reserve in 2017. Two land parcels were purchased for conservation and one leased. Long-term conservation management agreements, with support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, were made for these and other areas to ensure appropriate grazing and forest management (e.g. no logging areas) that favours the presence of saproxylic beetle species, including two target species (Osmoderma eremita and Cucujus cinnaberinus). Water buffaloes were introduced to Slovenia to demonstrate their use for wetlands management by grazing. The project improved cooperation between the water management and conservation sectors, and between stakeholders along the river, particularly farmers. Among its other environmental benefits, the project stopped illegal hunting in the Ormož Lake by removing hunting and fishing platforms. This helped wintering population of water birds to recover: from around 2 400 individuals in the 2012/2015 to more than 10 000 in 2017. Modifications to river embankments helped restore natural river dynamics, an important step for future conservation projects. Visitor facilities were established at Ormož Basin Nature Reserve, and an observation tower erected at Ptuj Lake that is attracting many visitors. Awareness was raised concerning the natural values of the Natura 2000 sites and the importance of nature conservation. A socio-economic study revealed how the project has engaged many local people, for example, as subcontractors or to provide guided tours. The project team helped an eco-social farm “Korenika”, which is marketing a conservation-branded elder tea and is exploring the potential of producing organic mozzarella from buffalos grazing wetland areas. The project directly addressed a range of EU policies, including the Biodiversity Strategy 2020, the Habitats Directive, the Water Framework Directive, and the Floods Directive. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan/After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/SI/000882\nAcronym: LIVEDRAVA\nStart Date: 01/09/2012\nEnd Date: 31/12/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,377,483 €\nEU Contribution: 2,188,741 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: DOPPS - BirdLife Slovenia\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Tržaška cesta 2, 1000, Ljubljana,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n    environmental impact of energy\n    population dynamics\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tringa glareola\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Charadrius dubius\n    Actitis hypoleucos\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Umbra krameri\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Aspius aspius\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDrava \tSI5000011 \tSPA \tv.2021\nDrava \tSI3000220 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDOPPS - BirdLife Slovenia \tCoordinator\nDravske elektrarne Maribor d.o.o. \tParticipant\nDRAVA Vodnogospodarsko podjetje Ptuj, d.d. \tParticipant\nZavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave (Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation) \tParticipant\nVGB Maribor d.o.o. \tParticipant\nMestna občina Ptuj (Urban Municipality of Ptuj) \tParticipant","Slovenia",null,null,null,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2012-09-01","2017-12-31"]
[376,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-D-005100/improvement-of-the-spa-moore-und-heiden-des-west-munsterlandes-moorland-and-heaths-of-the-western-munsterland-region",null,"LIFE98 NAT/D/005100",null,"Improvement of the SPA Moore und Heiden des west. Münsterlandes (moorland and heaths of the western Münsterland region)","\nImprovement of the SPA Moore und Heiden des west. Münsterlandes (moorland and heaths of the western Münsterland region)\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/D/005100 | Acronym: Moore und Heiden\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nHundreds of years ago the landscape in what is now the German-Dutch border area looked very different. Sweeping expanses of 'useless' mire and fen rimmed the southern edges of the north German plains, a trap for the unwary, such as the Roman soldiers enticed into these wastes by their Teuton opponents. Centuries later doom would befall the habitats and species of this peculiar landscape when the descendants of these ancient tribes sought to civilise their wilderness through intense peat digging and massive drainage. Remnants of these once extensive mires still occur in the Netherlands and in the Borken district (Nordrhein-Westfalen). On the German side, the nature reserves Amtsvenn/Hündfelder Moor and Zwillbrocker Venn/Ellwicker Feld together constitute the last reasonably-sized fen and mire complex of Nordrhein-Westfalen. In spite of massive human influence, their raised bog relicts still consist of thick peat strata in places. The heaths and bogs are a refuge for many ground-nesting birds, which can no longer adjust to the very intensely used farmland around. They are also staging points along European flyways. Species like crested newt, corncrake, bluethroat and nightjar as well as cotton grass and bogmosses find shelter here, but ruff and whinchat have disappeared for the time being as a result of the impact from human land use.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project builds on previous conservation work undertaken here and on the lengthy experience acquired by the Zwillbrock biological station. First of all, the dessication process of the peat bogs needs to be stopped. Extensive renaturalisation measures to preserve and restore raised bog relicts with their characteristic range of species will be carried out. Water levels will be raised and their fluctuations dampened so that a true bog hydrology would be restored, which should also have positive effects on nutrient cycles. The removal of trees and the interconnection of wetlands by this LIFE (Nature) project is expected to create large coherent blocks of habitat, improving the conditions for species once occurring here. Many waders such as common snipe, lapwing and black-tailed godwit should in future also feel at home again.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE project addressed two distinct ecosystems within the SPA Moore und Heiden des westlichen Münsterlandes: 1. degraded bogs and associated habitats (heaths), where desiccation and succession were the leading threats. Planned actions were removal of birch succession followed by rehumidification. Sites: Amtsvenn, Hündfelder Moor, Zwillbrock Venn Results: - Topographic survey of Amtsvenn/Hündfelder Moor, showing exact location of the dams (over 500). No detailed topographic maps existed of the drainage ditches, contours etc before the project began. The survey discovered that topography was more uneven than expected so that about 220 ha of the Moor was technically feasible for rehumidification – the rest was too high relative to the average level of the ground. - 42.8 ha land purchased to add to land already in public ownership. For some sections, owners did not want to sell but gave their permission for rehumidification. Removal of 77.7 ha of birches as a necessary preliminary measure and to reduce water loss through evapotranspiration. - 11.7 ha of birch left standing to enhance the habitat restoration work by providing suitable habitat for Caprimulgus europaeus, leaving nuclei which can develop into bog woodland (habitat 91D0) and creating buffer zones along the margins of the rehumidification area. - Follow-up work was done to counteract shoots and suckers from the stumps of the birches cut down: part by hand (inaccessible areas) but most by intensive grazing by sheep. For this grazing, one area of 8 ha had to be fenced in and the levels of several tracks into the bog had to be raised and culverts installed to keep abreast of rising water levels. - Technically, the strategy used to rehumidify the degraded bogs was to close individual drainage ditches, as prior experience had shown that mire regeneration (Sphagnum growth) begins in such closed ditches with higher water levels and expands from there. Instead of oakwood, which eventually rots, polyethylene was used for the dams. With a motor saw, slits were cut in the banks of the ditch and then polyethylene plates were pressed down by an excavator, which scooped up peat from the ditch to cover the top of the plate. Besides these small dams, of which 545 were built, long peat dykes were laid down to stop diffuse outflow from areas where there were no distinct ditches (total length of these dykes 870 metres). Together these measures rehumidified an area of 216 hectares in one coherent block. Because of the uneven topography within the degraded bog, rehumidification had to be done in small-scale compartments, and was not homogeneous, but a patchwork of higher/drier and lower/wetter areas. I.e. a diversity in ecotones was achieved. 2. wet grasslands, important habitats for meadow-breeding birds such as Limosa limosa, Gallinago gallinago, Numenius arquata, Motacilla flava, Saxicola rubetra etc, but much reduced in surface area and surrounded by intensive farmland. High land rents because of the intensive farming of housed livestock, make agri-environmental measures financially unattractive for farmers. Planned action: purchase of arable land, conversion to wet grassland and lease-back to farmers with management prescriptions. Sites: Ellewicker Feld, Ammeloer Venn Results: - and purchase was done via a rural land consolidation procedure and 37.5 ha was acquired, closing gaps between land already owned by public authorities or foundations and adding sections around the edges of existing core zones. The coherent blocks thus created increase the total area of the wet grassland by 20-25%. After harvesting maize and other crops from the land acquired, it was sown with grass seed supplied by the beneficiary. - Rehumidification works: on 7.45 ha, drains were destroyed, on 7.22 ha, drains were closed and on the rest existing drains were equipped with controllable outlets or adjustable culverts (9 in total). This will allow water level to be kept high in spring and early summer (to improve the breeding success of meadow birds), and to be lowered later on during the season, when the meadows need to be accessed with heavy machinery for the mowing of the grass. - By project end, 7 farmers interested in using this new wet grassland had already been found, for 30 ha together. Most of the work in the field was done by local firms, using labourers who knew the mires well. The beneficiary considers that consequently their relationship to the work was more personal and they could consider future improvements to the site’s flora and fauna as something they had contributed to, acting as multipliers in favour of conservation among the local population. In addition to the site-based actions, the project produced the following horizontal outputs: - A 2-day seminar on bog restoration was held on April 19th and 20th 2002. Ca. 50 people attended the workshop, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, including LIFE-Nature beneficiaries from projects dealing with peat-bog restoration. The seminar led to a 172 page book for professionals called ‘Naturschutz in Moor und Heide’. - A project folder about the restoration actions on the Amtsvenn-Hundfelder Moor, a booklet about birds occurring in the SPA and a project web-site were produced. - An observation tower and information panels were erected, complementing other visitor infrastructure financed with INTERREG support. - A LIFE exhibition presenting the results of the project was installed at the Zwillbrock visitor centre. It includes an electronic touch screen with a choice of pathways. Choosing the ‘LIFE’ option, for instance, yields a series of screens which explain LIFE in general, the project, the continuation of the project after LIFE. - To allow monitoring of the water level, 30 water gauges were installed and a special hydrological examination was done in part of the Hundfelder Moor, which proved that the measures were indeed stabilising water levels. - Habitat mapping to give baseline data for the development of the 9 habitat types listed on Annex I of the Habitats Directive which occur in the project area and are affected by the project actions. During the project, a plan to extract salt from underneath the project area was assessed for its impact on the Natura 2000 area and its consequences for the work cofiannced by LIFE. The LIFE project created two full-time temporary jobs: a project coordinator, and a second shepherd to manage the sheep used for the intensive grazing of birch shoots, both hired for the entire duration of the project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/D/005100\nAcronym: Moore und Heiden\nStart Date: 01/08/1998\nEnd Date: 31/07/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,377,976 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Biologische Station Zwillbrock e.V.\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Zwillbrock 10, 48691, Vreden,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    renaturation\n    survey\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 85/337 - Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (27.06.1985)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAmtsvenn u. Hündfelder Moor \tDE3807301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nZwillbrocker Venn u. Ellewicker Feld \tDE3906301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVogelschutzgebiet 'Moore und Heiden des westlichen Münsterlandes' \tDE3807401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBiologische Station Zwillbrock e.V. \tCoordinator","Germany",null,1998,2022,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"1998-08-01","2003-07-31"]
[377,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-ES-000309/long-distance-non-motorized-routes-such-as-green-infrastructures",null,"LIFE20 NAT/ES/000309",null,"Long Distance Non Motorized routes such as Green Infrastructures","\nLong Distance Non Motorized routes such as Green Infrastructures\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/000309 | Acronym: Steps for LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLong Distance Non-Motorized Routes (LDNMRs) are a type of linear development that enables the integration of biodiversity management by creating ecological corridors, extending beyond protected nature sites and regional/municipal borders. Currently, in Europe, a dense network of more than a million km of routes (historical, cultural, livestock, greenways, waterways) is travelled each year by millions of people (300 million around the world) on foot, horseback and by bicycle, for cultural, religious, sports or touristic purposes. Today, LDNMRs are one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry, growing by 10% annually (up until the COVID-19 crisis). They resist economic and health crises, providing affordable tourism conducted in the open air (enabling safe distances in the case of the pandemic). Planning environmental conservation and recreation in an environment favourable to health can combine many objectives, including ecological and landscape connectivity. However, trail networks are typically developed without regard for ecological corridors. Lack of alignment of biodiversity values and human use results in lost opportunities to maximise benefits in an environment of limited economic resources.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the Steps for LIFE project is to transform cultural and tourism infrastructures (LDNMW) into multifunctional green infrastructures (GIs), integrating conservation and improvement of biodiversity, optimising ecological connectivity, providing ecosystem services and raising awareness of tourists. This is consistent with the general design principles of GIs, understood as a network of ecologically connected natural and semi-natural sites, and able to become ecological corridors that are part of the Trans-European Nature Network (EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030). With this, it is intended to link the objectives of biodiversity conservation, culture, human health and recreation in natural environments through a multifunctional GI (ecological, cultural and tourism) functioning as an ecological corridor providing a profitable return on investment. This transformation will serve as a basis to be replicated in other LDNMRs in Europe. Thus, it is proposed to work on two levels: concrete actions in two LDNMRs in two countries, and strategic actions for replication.\n\nAt the territorial level, it is intended to:\n\n    Improve internal ecological connectivity of each LDNMR to act as ecological corridors, by connecting different natural areas of interest through ‘stepping stones’;\n    Improve the conservation status of habitats and species that are most threatened, scarce or of greatest conservation interest;\n    Ensure that the thousands of tourists who travel these routes annually and the inhabitants of the regions know the importance of ecological connectivity and the concept of GI;\n    Improve the ecosystem services provided (e.g. habitat, climate change adaptation, cultural services, recreation and health).\n\nAt a strategic and European level it is intended to:\n\n    Provide technical tools to LDNMR managers across Europe to guide managers towards the principles of GI for existing routes and in the design and marking of new ones;\n    Create and stimulate a forum of LDNMR managers at a European level to exchange experiences, share methodologies and promote management of LDNMRs as GIs.\n\nOn the social level, the project team aims to align cultural, tourist and nature aspects so that territorial policies are profitable. They will work with local producers, so that they assume the conservation of biodiversity as part of their work.\n\nThe project is in line with the EU Habitats Directive and Bird Directive; 7th EU Environment Action Programme (EAP) to 2020 (priority objectives 1, 3 and 7); EU pollinators Initiative; Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species; and the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    ­ Drafting, approval and implementation of Strategic Plans;\n    ­ Creation of 300 stepping stones (100 in countryside, 140 in forests and 60 aquatic) and restoration of alluvial forests (habitat 91E0);\n    ­ Checked genetic exchange between specimens of target species. Presence of target species in at least 50% of stepping stones and populations improved by 15% at the end of the project for at least half of the species;\n    ­ Improvement of 6.5 ha of estuarine systems;\n    ­ Improvement of 6 ha of oak or oak-hornbeam forests (habitat 9160);\n    ­ Creation of 5 new grey partridge groups;\n    ­ Protection of the breeding and wintering area of Miniopterus screibersii and other troglobian (cave dwelling) bats;\n    ­ An increase in maximum staff of 35% is expected;\n    ­ Decrease of 35% of attacks to apiaries and 20 apiaries protected. Disappearance of dangerous encounters between bears and humans;\n    ­ Elimination of non-native species in the Lebaniego Way and Way of St. James environment\n    ­ Become a European reference in the LDNMR sector, known to all citizens of the working regions;\n    ­ Participation of more than 2 500 schoolchildren in field days, transmitting to them the message of the multifunctionality of GIs and the value of the biodiversity on each route;\n    ­ Involvement of 600 people on guided visits. Interpretive signalling of the main habitats crossed (50 posters), at least 6 new interpretative areas, 1 000 downloads of App;\n    ­ Creation of the networking forum BioTrailNet, with at least 12 members for at least 12 countries. It will continue operating without a time limit after the project is finished;\n    ­ Production of a toolkit with all the documentation resulting from the project aimed at managers of LDNMRs to adapt existing routes or design new routes as GI;\n    At least 3 LDNMRs apply some GI criteria before the end of the project.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/000309\nAcronym: Steps for LIFE\nStart Date: 01/01/2022\nEnd Date: 31/12/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,472,215 €\nEU Contribution: 2,083,325 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundación Camino Lebaniego\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Calle Isabel Torres 11A. Mod 18-19. Edificio 3000. PCTCAN, 39011, Santander,\nContact Person: Marta Valle Agudo\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Ecological coherence\n    Coastal\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n    Heath and Scrublands\n    Forest management\n    Green infrastructure\n    Marine and Coastal management\n    Spatial planning\n    Amphibians\n    Birds\n    Invertebrates\n    Mammals\n    Reptiles\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    heathland\n    coastal area\n    forest management\n    invasive species\n    forest\n    coastal management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Chioglossa lusitanica\n    Discoglossus galganoi\n    Rosalia alpina\n    Phengaris nausithous\n    Eriogaster catax\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n    Osmoderma eremita\n    Limoniscus violaceus\n    Lacerta schreiberi\n    Iberolacerta monticola\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDesfiladero de la Hermida \tES0000248 \tSPA \tv.2021\nRias occidentales y Duna de Oyambre \tES1300003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Nansa \tES1300009 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRio Deva \tES1300008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLiébana \tES1300001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLiébana \tES0000198 \tSPA \tv.2021\nCueva del Rejo \tES1300019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCMVNG(Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia), Portugal \tParticipant\nFIRE(Fundación Internacional para la Restauración de Ecosistemas), Spain \tParticipant\nAmica(Asociación Amica), Spain \tParticipant\nSEO(Sociedad Española de Ornitología), Spain \tParticipant\nAmpros(Asociación Cántabra en favor de las personas con discapacidad intelectual), Spain \tParticipant\nFundación Camino Lebaniego \tCoordinator","Spain",null,null,2023,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2022-01-01","2026-12-31"]
[378,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-ES-000309/long-distance-non-motorized-routes-such-as-green-infrastructures",null,"LIFE18 NAT/RO/001082",null,"Creation of a Wilderness Reserve in the Southern Carpathian Mountains; Romania","\nLong Distance Non Motorized routes such as Green Infrastructures\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/000309 | Acronym: Steps for LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLong Distance Non-Motorized Routes (LDNMRs) are a type of linear development that enables the integration of biodiversity management by creating ecological corridors, extending beyond protected nature sites and regional/municipal borders. Currently, in Europe, a dense network of more than a million km of routes (historical, cultural, livestock, greenways, waterways) is travelled each year by millions of people (300 million around the world) on foot, horseback and by bicycle, for cultural, religious, sports or touristic purposes. Today, LDNMRs are one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry, growing by 10% annually (up until the COVID-19 crisis). They resist economic and health crises, providing affordable tourism conducted in the open air (enabling safe distances in the case of the pandemic). Planning environmental conservation and recreation in an environment favourable to health can combine many objectives, including ecological and landscape connectivity. However, trail networks are typically developed without regard for ecological corridors. Lack of alignment of biodiversity values and human use results in lost opportunities to maximise benefits in an environment of limited economic resources.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe general objective of the Steps for LIFE project is to transform cultural and tourism infrastructures (LDNMW) into multifunctional green infrastructures (GIs), integrating conservation and improvement of biodiversity, optimising ecological connectivity, providing ecosystem services and raising awareness of tourists. This is consistent with the general design principles of GIs, understood as a network of ecologically connected natural and semi-natural sites, and able to become ecological corridors that are part of the Trans-European Nature Network (EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030). With this, it is intended to link the objectives of biodiversity conservation, culture, human health and recreation in natural environments through a multifunctional GI (ecological, cultural and tourism) functioning as an ecological corridor providing a profitable return on investment. This transformation will serve as a basis to be replicated in other LDNMRs in Europe. Thus, it is proposed to work on two levels: concrete actions in two LDNMRs in two countries, and strategic actions for replication.\n\nAt the territorial level, it is intended to:\n\n    Improve internal ecological connectivity of each LDNMR to act as ecological corridors, by connecting different natural areas of interest through ‘stepping stones’;\n    Improve the conservation status of habitats and species that are most threatened, scarce or of greatest conservation interest;\n    Ensure that the thousands of tourists who travel these routes annually and the inhabitants of the regions know the importance of ecological connectivity and the concept of GI;\n    Improve the ecosystem services provided (e.g. habitat, climate change adaptation, cultural services, recreation and health).\n\nAt a strategic and European level it is intended to:\n\n    Provide technical tools to LDNMR managers across Europe to guide managers towards the principles of GI for existing routes and in the design and marking of new ones;\n    Create and stimulate a forum of LDNMR managers at a European level to exchange experiences, share methodologies and promote management of LDNMRs as GIs.\n\nOn the social level, the project team aims to align cultural, tourist and nature aspects so that territorial policies are profitable. They will work with local producers, so that they assume the conservation of biodiversity as part of their work.\n\nThe project is in line with the EU Habitats Directive and Bird Directive; 7th EU Environment Action Programme (EAP) to 2020 (priority objectives 1, 3 and 7); EU pollinators Initiative; Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species; and the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    ­ Drafting, approval and implementation of Strategic Plans;\n    ­ Creation of 300 stepping stones (100 in countryside, 140 in forests and 60 aquatic) and restoration of alluvial forests (habitat 91E0);\n    ­ Checked genetic exchange between specimens of target species. Presence of target species in at least 50% of stepping stones and populations improved by 15% at the end of the project for at least half of the species;\n    ­ Improvement of 6.5 ha of estuarine systems;\n    ­ Improvement of 6 ha of oak or oak-hornbeam forests (habitat 9160);\n    ­ Creation of 5 new grey partridge groups;\n    ­ Protection of the breeding and wintering area of Miniopterus screibersii and other troglobian (cave dwelling) bats;\n    ­ An increase in maximum staff of 35% is expected;\n    ­ Decrease of 35% of attacks to apiaries and 20 apiaries protected. Disappearance of dangerous encounters between bears and humans;\n    ­ Elimination of non-native species in the Lebaniego Way and Way of St. James environment\n    ­ Become a European reference in the LDNMR sector, known to all citizens of the working regions;\n    ­ Participation of more than 2 500 schoolchildren in field days, transmitting to them the message of the multifunctionality of GIs and the value of the biodiversity on each route;\n    ­ Involvement of 600 people on guided visits. Interpretive signalling of the main habitats crossed (50 posters), at least 6 new interpretative areas, 1 000 downloads of App;\n    ­ Creation of the networking forum BioTrailNet, with at least 12 members for at least 12 countries. It will continue operating without a time limit after the project is finished;\n    ­ Production of a toolkit with all the documentation resulting from the project aimed at managers of LDNMRs to adapt existing routes or design new routes as GI;\n    At least 3 LDNMRs apply some GI criteria before the end of the project.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/000309\nAcronym: Steps for LIFE\nStart Date: 01/01/2022\nEnd Date: 31/12/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,472,215 €\nEU Contribution: 2,083,325 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundación Camino Lebaniego\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Calle Isabel Torres 11A. Mod 18-19. Edificio 3000. PCTCAN, 39011, Santander,\nContact Person: Marta Valle Agudo\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Ecological coherence\n    Coastal\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n    Heath and Scrublands\n    Forest management\n    Green infrastructure\n    Marine and Coastal management\n    Spatial planning\n    Amphibians\n    Birds\n    Invertebrates\n    Mammals\n    Reptiles\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    heathland\n    coastal area\n    forest management\n    invasive species\n    forest\n    coastal management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Chioglossa lusitanica\n    Discoglossus galganoi\n    Rosalia alpina\n    Phengaris nausithous\n    Eriogaster catax\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n    Osmoderma eremita\n    Limoniscus violaceus\n    Lacerta schreiberi\n    Iberolacerta monticola\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDesfiladero de la Hermida \tES0000248 \tSPA \tv.2021\nRias occidentales y Duna de Oyambre \tES1300003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Nansa \tES1300009 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRio Deva \tES1300008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLiébana \tES1300001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLiébana \tES0000198 \tSPA \tv.2021\nCueva del Rejo \tES1300019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCMVNG(Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia), Portugal \tParticipant\nFIRE(Fundación Internacional para la Restauración de Ecosistemas), Spain \tParticipant\nAmica(Asociación Amica), Spain \tParticipant\nSEO(Sociedad Española de Ornitología), Spain \tParticipant\nAmpros(Asociación Cántabra en favor de las personas con discapacidad intelectual), Spain \tParticipant\nFundación Camino Lebaniego \tCoordinator","Romania",null,null,2024,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2019-07-15","2024-07-14"]
[379,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-ES-000059/recovery-of-the-habitat-of-amphibians-and-emys-orbicularis-in-the-baix-ter",null,"LIFE04 NAT/ES/000059",null,"Recovery of the habitat of amphibians and Emys orbicularis in the Baix Ter","\nRecovery of the habitat of amphibians and Emys orbicularis in the Baix Ter\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000059 | Acronym: EmysTer\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Baix Ter wetlands (“Humedales del Baix Ter”) are the natural southward extension of the Empordá wetland system. Today, from the once extensive marshes, only a few lagoons remain. One saline lagoon (La Pletera) and one freshwater lake fed by the river system (Ter Vell) are the largest vestiges of this system.\n\nThe site – an SCI (site of Community importance) within the Natura 2000 network – nevertheless still hosts an extensive dune ecosystem; and a population of the endangered Iberian toothcarp (Aphanius iberus) – a priority species for conservation according to the Habitats Directive – is also found there. This very rare small fish species, which is found only in or around Spanish coastal waters, has been the subject of other LIFE conservation efforts (e.g. “Conservation of Aphanius iberus genetic stocks (Murcia)” - LIFE04 NAT/ES/000035).\n\nThe project area has also been enhanced, by improvements to the freshwater quality and the creation of new saline lagoons under a 1999-2004 project: “Arrangement and management of the Baix Ter Coastal lagoons and marshes” (LIFE99 NAT/E/006386).\n\nOther valuable assets that once contributed to the site’s ecological wealth, such as a local population of another priority species, the European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) and a variety of habitats of Community importance are however, still undergoing significant declines, not least due to the substantial public use of the area.\n\nThe first urgent measures, carried out under the earlier LIFE project, promoted a shift in land use favourable to the conservation requirements of a Natura 2000 site. Under this project a wider objective was defined, in order to further the ecological improvement of this valuable coastal ecosystem.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of this LIFE project is the recovery of the populations of various amphibian species and of the pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis, in the area, by means of improving their natural habitat: the temporary or permanent freshwater wetlands. The measures proposed include the recovery of freshwater wetlands in the Ter Vell floodplain, the restoration of riparian and floodplain habitats and the reinforcement of local populations of Emys orbicularis at their natural locations in the area. The improvement of freshwater quality and an increased control of public access to prevent habitat degradation resulting from human disturbance were also to be addressed.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project’s main target i.e. conservation actions to promote the recovery of the natural habitats of populations of amphibian species and of the European pond terrapin, were successfully carried out. Key measures included:\n\n(1) A management plan for the SCI – this establishes the actions to be undertaken in the area in order to guarantee the conservation of its natural values, and contains guidelines for the vegetation maintenance, etc. The plan will be included in the management tool that will be developed after the creation of a proposed national park, “Montgrí, Medes i Aiguamolls del Baix Empordà”, which will include the project area. Administrative procedures are still ongoing.\n\n(2) Purchase of 3.6 ha of land adjacent to the Ter Vell lagoon (northern sector) -here actions focusing on habitat recovery have been accomplished. Acquisition of 37.27 ha, shared among the areas of Ter Vell and Mas Pinell (central sector). Works aimed at improving and maintaining habitats have been carried out in these areas.\n\n(3) Recovery of habitats and lagoons: Grasslands of temporary flooding, suitable for amphibians (known locally as “closes”) around the Ter Vell lagoon have been recovered thanks to the ending of land use, such as in Closa d’en Mascort, and to land purchase, after having removed debris. Another area with wetlands and restored flood areas is the Cul de les Senyores (central sector). Here, besides the extraction of debris and litter, the riparian forest was restored. Also in the central sector, in the Mas Pinell area, a permanent and temporary network of lagoons placed between a forest area and crops was created to introduce and recover the original population of the pond turtle.\n\n(4) Fauna recovery: A reintroduction programme for the pond turtle in the Baix Ter was started successfully. The existing captive breeding programme was improved, increasing the breeding success and the number of viable specimens. As a result, 32 specimens were released into the Mas Pinell new lagoons, setting up a stable population in this area with very few losses. In addition, a new pond was created to support the captive breeding programme.\n\n(5) Increase of amphibians related to the temporary wetlands: The habitat recovery has increased the reproduction possibilities of several amphibian species such as the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), western spadefoot (Pelobates cultripes) and parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus) which were in visible decline in the area. For example, Closa d’en Mascort has been successfully colonized with amphibian species.\n\n(6) Removal of alien species: 52 specimens of Trachemys scripta were removed using different capture techniques and a methodology to control alien chelonians was established. Regarding flora, actions against the Pampa grass (Cortaderia selloana) and other alien plants were carried out following guidelines drawn up by the project’s vegetation and flora inventory.\n\n(7) Scientific studies: Several studies were developed focusing on the water dynamic of the “les Basses d’en Coll” and the nutrient composition and water quality for actions in the paddy fields of this area. In addition, monitoring of amphibians, turtles and birds was carried out.\n\n(8) Awareness raising: An intensive dissemination campaign was developed. Activities included organising meetings and talks, guided visits to the project area; editing biannual newsletters, leaflets, stickers, a children’s storybook and a publication about the project, a mobile exhibition, etc.\n\nThe beneficiary also participated in numerous scientific events promoting the project. Representatives of the media also attended several project events. Finally, a network has been created that connects the different project areas and also the network created under the earlier LIFE project. Access to the beaches, wetlands and lagoons have been improved and vehicular traffic restricted.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000059\nAcronym: EmysTer\nStart Date: 01/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,398,300 €\nEU Contribution: 699,150 €\nProject Location: Cataluña\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ayuntamiento de Torroella de Montgrí\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Plaça de la Vila n° 1, E-17257, TORROELLA DE MONTGRÍ,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    water quality improvement\n    coastal area\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1130 - Estuaries\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    2210 - Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes\n    2220 - Dunes with Euphorbia terracina\n    2240 - Brachypodietalia dune grasslands with annuals\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Emys orbicularis\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAyuntamiento de Torroella de Montgrí \tCoordinator\nAyuntamiento de Pals, Spain \tParticipant\nFundació Territori i Paisatge de Caixa de Catalunya, Spain \tParticipant\nDepartement de Medi Ambient-Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2005,2008,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2005-01-01","2008-12-31"]
[380,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-CCM-ES-001778/quercus-pyrenaica-forest-management-to-obtain-cascading-use-of-timber-products-as-a-tool-for-mitigation-in-castilla-leon",null,"LIFE20 CCM/ES/001778",null,"LIFE +REB - Quercus pyrenaica forest management to obtain cascading use of timber products as a tool for mitigation in Castilla-Leon","\nQuercus pyrenaica forest management to obtain cascading use of timber products as a tool for mitigation in Castilla-Leon\n\nReference: LIFE20 CCM/ES/001778 | Acronym: LIFE +REB\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nQuercus pyrenaica (Pyrenean oak) forests cover an area of more than one million hectares in Spain (5.7% of the national forest area). Up to 70% of this area is located in the region of Castilla y León, with 707 497 ha. Overall, the Iberian oak forests are subject to a degradation process, with a high risk of fire. The possible outputs from these stands have currently little commercial value or easy market access, therefore the active management of this type of forest has been gradually abandoned. In the absence of active forestry activities or adequate management, these forest stands cannot develop complex structures, significantly increasing the risk of fire. Currently, wood from Iberian oak forests is almost only used for energy purposes (firewood), with an average production of 20 000 t/y. This management model entails a fast conversion of stored carbon into atmospheric CO2, and leads to a ‘bad’ conservation status of the forests. The same trend is also observed at European scale: gradual abandonment of forest management in areas with a tradition of high human intervention. Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) offers a more sustainable alternative to approaches based on quick economic profit or the maximum production of goods.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE +REB project will apply a Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) approach to the Quercus pyrenaica forests of Castilla y León in Spain. The aim is to manage the forests to improve their capacity to mitigate climate change, while ensuring their adaptation to climate change and greater resilience through the conservation and improvement of biodiversity. As a key element of this strategy, the cascading use of wood products with good market penetration capacity will be incorporated. The model will be evaluated in 20 forest stands of 5 ha each, distributed in different provinces of Castilla y León. These stands will generate 300 tonnes of wood.\n\nThe project will provide a good example of the capacity and limits of the LULUCF sector for climate change mitigation. It will also contribute to achieving the commitments established for this sector in Regulation 2018/841 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from LULUCF in the 2030 climate and energy framework. Furthermore, the Quercus pyrenaica stands in this project are included as the habitat type ‘9230 - Galician and Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica’ in Annex I of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). 75% of the area of Quercus pyrenaica included in the project’s demonstrative stands is part of the Natura 2000 network. More generally, 27% of the area of Quercus pyrenaica in Castilla y León (193 641 ha) is part of the Natura 2000 network, so the proposed management model will significantly contribute to the improvement and conservation of these forest habitat.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n-       Sequestration of 510 tonnes/year of CO2 in new long-life Quercus pyrenaica wood products, during the life of the project;\n\n-       Compilation and publication of useful information on the status of 707 497 ha of Quercus pyrenaica forest stands in Castilla y León through a web-based viewer available for public and private owners;\n\n-        Identification of Quercus pyrenaica stands of priority interest for conserving biodiversity;\n\n-        8% of the wood currently used as firewood will become wood products with a longer shelf life and longer cycles of carbon storage (25 to 75 years).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 CCM/ES/001778\nAcronym: LIFE +REB\nStart Date: 01/09/2021\nEnd Date: 31/08/2025\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,030,344 €\nEU Contribution: 1,116,687 €\nProject Location: Spain\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundación Centro de Servicios y Promoción Forestal y de su Industria de Castilla y León\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Pol. Ind. Las Casas, Calle C, Parcela 4, 42005, Soria,\nContact Person: Gonzalo Caballe\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Carbon sequestration\n    Forests\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    Certification\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape protection\n    emission reduction\n    monitoring system\n    climate protection\n    forest management\n    certification\n    wood product\n    management planning\n    land use planning\n    resource conservation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2014)15 - Policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 (22.01.2014)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nFSC España(Asociación Promover el Uso Racional de los Productos y Servicios del Monte), Spain \tParticipant\nAEIM(Asociación Española del Comercio e Industria de la Madera), Spain \tParticipant\nPEFC spain(PEFC ESPAÑA – Asociación para la Certificación Española Forestal), Spain \tParticipant\nDGMN-JCYL(JUNTA DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN. CONSEJERÍA DE FOMENTO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE), Spain \tParticipant\nINTONA(INDUSTRIAL TONELERA NAVARRA, S.L.U.), Spain \tParticipant\nGª VARONA(Maderas Garcia Varona S.L.), Spain \tParticipant\nGAMIZ(Elaborados y Fabricados Gámiz, S.A.), Spain \tParticipant\nUVA(Universidad de Valladolid), Spain \tParticipant\nFUNGE(Fundación General de la Universidad de Valladolid), Spain \tParticipant\nFundación Centro de Servicios y Promoción Forestal y de su Industria de Castilla y León \tCoordinator","Spain",null,2021,2025,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2021-09-01","2025-08-31"]
[381,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-BIO-ES-001407/strengthening-associated-biodiversity-of-habitat-92a0-and-control-of-invasive-alien-species-in-the-segura-river",null,"LIFE13 BIO/ES/001407",null,"Strengthening associated biodiversity of habitat 92A0 and control of Invasive Alien Species in the Segura River.","\nStrengthening associated biodiversity of habitat 92A0 and control of Invasive Alien Species in the Segura River.\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/001407 | Acronym: LIFE RIPISILVANATURA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Almadenes and Cañaveros nature reserves of Murcia, biodiversity is seriously threatened by invasive alien species (IAS): Opuntia maxima, Washingtonia filifera, Eucaliptus camadulensis, Robinia pseudoacacia, Phoenix canariensis , Arundo donax among others. These IAS have colonised original habitats and pose a threat to riparian species. The problem of invasive species is compounded by pollution, direct land clearing for farming and a high incidence of fires. Urgent action is needed to restore original habitats and maintain biodiversity. The project area covers 550 ha of the Segura river basin.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the LIFE RIPISILVANATURA project was to recover and protect the riparian forest, mainly those areas dominated by willows and poplar (habitat 92A0) and associated habitats in the high stretches of the Segura river basin in Murcia (surrounding the municipalities of Moratalla, Calasparra and Cieza).\n\nTo achieve this aim, the project planned to:\n\n      Create green infrastructure among the two natural riparian reserves of the region;\n      Increase the area of riparian forest habitat in the project area and protect relevant flora and fauna species;\n      Eliminate IAS;\n      Create a land custody network for the Vega Alta;\n      Use the latest technology to monitor IAS and detect forest fires;\n      Publish a guide on how to eradicate IAS from streams in the region of Murcia; and\n      Raise public awareness.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE RIPISILVANATURA project contributed to the recovery and protection of the river Segura's riparian forests. This main objective was achieved by applyingdemonstrative techniques to fight against invasive alien species, namely giant reed (Arundo donax). The tested techniques included the plantation of native species after an initial trimming, and then repeated trimming of the plant species for more than two years. The aim of these repetitions was to weaken the plant’scapacity to quickly re-sprout after trimming,  and moreover to provide sufficient time for reintroduced native species to grow and to compete with the reed.\n\nThe technique was proved to be more cost efficient than other management options (eg taking no action against the giant reed, which is more environmentally costly and leads to greater damage in the event of flash floods) and other techniques for combating the reed species.\n\nThe project team implemented treatments in 39 plots with a total area of 10.69 ha. The equivalent total area considering the whole of the treatments undertaken reached 101 ha. A total of 14 793 new individuals were planted in 52 plots covering a total area of 119 250 m2. Furthermore, the team established a successful Ripisilva-Segura’ land stewardship network for preserving the habitat 92A0 biodiversity based on 16 private agreements and four public agreements, as well as six verbal agreements. Almost 1 000 ha were included in the agreements.\n\n \n\nOther achievements of the project included:\n\n    Establishment of a RIPISILVANATURA 2.0 web server.\n    Creation of a multi-platform RIPI_NATURA mobile app.\n    Arboreal and non-arboreal IAS control, by means of ecological engineering strategies.\n    Native riparian habitats restoration, through the natural succession stages.\n    Creation of leisure areas, ecotourism routes and camouflages bird observatories, along with the installation of ecological and integrated information boards\n    Drawing up of an awareness and dissemination plan for Cieza and Calasparra schools.\n    Holding of an international seminar on Habitat 92A0 and an international seminar on riparian IAS.\n    Production of an awareness program on IAS-related problems and an IAS elimination manual.\n    14. Volunteer work program to support all project stages.\n\nThe riverbank restoration actions carried out within the project led to a short-term improvement (after three years of initial actions) of the ecological status of the riverbanks and the river, and a significant decrease in the height, density and coverage of the targeted invasive species.\n\nThese actions are recommended in sections of rivers not completely invaded by A. donax and containing threatened species and protected habitats. The project’s approach could also be successfully applied to riparian areas dominated by monospecific stands of A. donax, such as plastic blanket covering.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/001407\nAcronym: LIFE RIPISILVANATURA\nStart Date: 01/09/2014\nEnd Date: 31/08/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,454,611 €\nEU Contribution: 1,221,168 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Confederacin Hidrogrfica del Segura.\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Plaza Fontes 1, 30001, Murcia,\nContact Person: Adolfo MéRIDA ABRIL\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    river\n    management plan\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConfederacin Hidrogrfica del Segura. \tCoordinator\nANSE(Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste), Spain \tParticipant\nAyto Cieza(Ayuntamiento de Cieza), Spain \tParticipant\nAyto Calas(Ayuntamiento de Calasparra), Spain \tParticipant\nUMU(Universidad de Murcia), Spain \tParticipant\nCARM(Dirección General de Medio Ambiente. Consejería de Presidencia.Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2019-08-31"]
[382,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-ENV-IT-000171/innovative-action-of-reforestry-by-means-of-environment-restoration-by-using-advanced-biologic-technologies-of-the-areas-covered-with-fire-in-san-mauro-cilento-and-pollica-sa-territories",null,"LIFE98 ENV/IT/000171",null,"Innovative action of reforestry by means of environment restoration by using advanced biologic technologies of the areas covered with fire in San Mauro Cilento and Pollica (SA) territories","\nInnovative action of reforestry by means of environment restoration by using advanced biologic technologies of the areas covered with fire in San Mauro Cilento and Pollica (SA) territories\n\nReference: LIFE98 ENV/IT/000171 | Acronym: Cilento Life\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project aimed at implementing an innovative methodology to restore the tree and shrub vegetation in areas where the green cover had been destroyed by fire. The project considered as its main justification the problem of forest fires and successive restoration, a problem present throughout Europe, and particularly in the Mediterranean regions. The methodology consisted of: collection of local species seeds; treatment and storage of seeds; preparation of mixes of seeds with nutrients, fertilisers, and glue-like matters; spreading of the mix on the test areas by helicopter or, near the roads, by tractor-mounted pump; manual sowing of heavy seeds (oak) monitoring of the actions; organisation of high-level scientific conferences and production of CD, technical manual and dépliants to disseminate the methodology and its results The innovative aspects consisted mainly of: 1. using seeds of tree and shrub species instead of herbaceous species (commonly used in hydro-sowing); 2. using locally collected seeds. The action was successfully carried out in two areas, and a special section of the technical report and manual thoroughly shows the positive balance of the cost-benefit ratio, both in economical and environmental terms.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective was to prevent hydrogeological upheavaling of fire, passed soils, by means of improving and experimenting with innovative and advanced biotechnologies of reforestation. In particular the technologies to be improved are intended to restore vegetation in very steep slopes, within a time up to 10 times shorter, an improved costs-benefits ratio and no negative environmental impact, defending the previous biodiversity. Operative records and experimentation phases are described shortly: Damage study; Territorial study; Native flora study in the near areas (phytosociological surveys to provide a detailed view on the pre-existing flora); Area reclamation; Vegetal material collection (seeds and rhizomes); Vegetal material treatment with advanced and innovative biotechnologies in laboratories and mobile seeds banks; Material preparation and mixture pre-treatment which will be used in the hydroseeding; Optimized hydroseeding on the base of flora phases also by means of selected rhizomes; Monitoring about intermediate results; Monitoring and settlement of detail interventions also over smallest scale to optimize the ecology of species used for the final objective.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe technical solution adopted by the project – hydro-seeding with indigenous species after ad-hoc pre-treatment - was highly innovative in that tree and shrub species were used in place of the usual herbaceous ones. Another innovative element was the exclusive use of locally collected seeds, thus rendering the activity more eco-compatible and eliminating the risk of genetic contamination. Finally, this technique was used for the first time in areas damaged by forest fires. The hydro-seeding was carried out in two areas (about 120 hectares in total) characterised by high visibility and heavy tourism to emphasise and effectively publicise the project action. The monitoring of results carried out a few months after the intervention showed a good growth of the species used for reforestation (see photo below). The species used for hydro-seeding were: Arbutus unedo, Calicotome villosa, Ceratonia siliqua, Cistus incanus, Cistus monspeliensis, Cistus salvifolius, Erica arborea, Myrtus communis, Pinus halepensis, Pistacia lentiscus, Rosmarinus officinalis, An additional post monitoring visit was carried out in November 2002 and confirmed the good growth. There were no major technical difficulties in the implementation of the planned activities as the partner “Codra Mediterranea” possesses both the technical expertise as well as the necessary equipment. The project is in compliance with the recent Italian legislation on reforestation after fires (Law 353/2000) and with the Italian law 394/91 which forbids the introduction of non-indigenous species in protected areas. Moreover, the adopted technology complies with the Italian law (R.D. 3267/1923) regulating soil preparation and ploughing in steep slope areas. The project produced a detailed analysis if the cost/benefits ratio which illustrates the advantages of the adopted technique. In particular a set of parameters were taken into account to assess which one among three different options (present status, traditional reforestation, CILENTO LIFE method) offers the best cost/benefits ratio, and the project methodology proved the most preferable of the three. The potential for transferability is very high, as the methodology was applied in “extreme” conditions (very steep slopes) whereas forest fires often occur on easier terrain. The community interest is high, as confirmed by the quantity and quality of the participants in the public meetings organised by the project. The technical solution adopted by the project – hydro-seeding with indigenous species after ad-hoc pre-treatment - was highly innovative in that tree and shrub species were used in place of the usual herbaceous ones. Another innovative element was the exclusive use of locally collected seeds, thus rendering the activity more eco-compatible and eliminating the risk of genetic contamination. Finally, this technique was used for the first time in areas damaged by forest fires. The hydro-seeding was carried out in two areas (about 120 hectares in total) characterised by high visibility and heavy tourism to emphasise and effectively publicise the project action. The monitoring of results carried out a few months after the intervention showed a good growth of the species used for reforestation (see photo below). The species used for hydro-seeding were: Arbutus unedo, Calicotome villosa, Ceratonia siliqua, Cistus incanus, Cistus monspeliensis, Cistus salvifolius, Erica arborea, Myrtus communis, Pinus halepensis, Pistacia lentiscus, Rosmarinus officinalis, An additional post monitoring visit was carried out in November 2002 and confirmed the good growth. There were no major technical difficulties in the implementation of the planned activities as the partner “Codra Mediterranea” possesses both the technical expertise as well as the necessary equipment. The project is in compliance with the recent Italian legislation on reforestation after fires (Law 353/2000) and with the Italian law 394/91 which forbids the introduction of non-indigenous species in protected areas. Moreover, the adopted technology complies with the Italian law (R.D. 3267/1923) regulating soil preparation and ploughing in steep slope areas. The project produced a detailed analysis if the cost/benefits ratio which illustrates the advantages of the adopted technique. In particular a set of parameters were taken into account to assess which one among three different options (present status, traditional reforestation, CILENTO LIFE method) offers the best cost/benefits ratio, and the project methodology proved the most preferable of the three. The potential for transferability is very high, as the methodology was applied in “extreme” conditions (very steep slopes) whereas forest fires often occur on easier terrain. The community interest is high, as confirmed by the quantity and quality of the participants in the public meetings organised by the project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 ENV/IT/000171\nAcronym: Cilento Life\nStart Date: 19/11/1998\nEnd Date: 19/05/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 419,293 €\nProject Location: Comune di San Mauro Cilento - Pollica (SA)\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via O. De Marsilio, 84078, Vallo della Lucania (SA),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forest management\n    Forests\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    cost-benefit analysis\n    biodiversity\n    environmental performance\n    preventive measure\n    reforestation\n    forest fire\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano \tCoordinator\nComune di San Mauro Cilento (SA) \tParticipant\nComune di Pollica (SA) \tParticipant\nCodra Mediterranea SpA – Vallo della Lucania (SA) \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2022,30,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1998-11-19","2001-05-19"]
[383,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-P-000018/gaps-site-of-monfurado-active-and-participated-management",null,"LIFE03 NAT/P/000018",null,"GAPS - Site of Monfurado Active and Participated Management","APS - Site of Monfurado Active and Participated Management\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/P/000018 | Acronym: GAPS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe mountainous area of Monfurado is a proposed Site of Community Importance for Natura 2000. It covers almost 4000 ha and holds a mix of listed habitats and species which rely on the site’s Atlantic and continental climate influences. Threats had been detected here that risked adversely affecting the natural regeneration potential of protected habitats like cork and oalm oak montados. Pressures from over-grazing, water pollution, water course barriers, illegal dumping, tourism, forest fires and changes in traditional rural practices were all combining to create long-term escalating problems for the mountain habitats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project’s main objective focused on improving the conservation status of the Annex I habitats and Annex II species present in the site. Raising awareness among the local population about the site’s importance and value was a high priority for this goal, which also involved a coordinated programme of habitat management actions. Management plans, GIS inventories of species and habitat features, practical restoration work, access and hunting controls, fire prevention, and monitoring activities were all included in the LIFE project’s habitat conservation toolkit.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its ambitious objectives and a conservation framework is now in place to manage and protect Annex I habitats and Annex II species at the Natura site. Habitats and species benefitting from the LIFE interventions include Quercus sp populations, ichthyic fauna, Mediterranean temporary wetlands, chiropters, Microtus cabrerae, Discoglossus galganoi and Halimium verticillatum.\n\nWorks involved: sowing 670 ha of pseudosteppes with grasslands and annuals and implementing protection measures on the natural regeneration of 307 ha of Quercus plantations; recovery of 14 km of degraded riparian habitats including the installation of 15 km of fences and the plantation of 2878 specimens from the species Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia, Rosa canina, Rhamnus alaternus, Prunus spinosa, Crataegus monogyna, Salix salvifolia, Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus faginea; establishing a water quality monitoring system which uses aquatic moss species as bio-indicators; propagation of forestry and riparian species using specimens produced in the beneficiary’s nursery garden (840 Quercus faginea, 300 Q. Pyrenaica, 300 Q. Suber, 350 Q. Rustifolia, 800 Fraxinus angustifolia, 350 Salix salvifolia, 50 Myrtus communis, 100 Arbustus unedo, 40 Ruscus aculeatus, and 120 Rosa canina); and carrying out management trials to expand populations of Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus faginea via planting 180 specimens of Q. Faginea and 200 of Q. Pyrenaica.\n\nWorks carried out have also helped to increase populations of priority flora species F. duriotagana and H. Vicentina. In addition the project improved and managed 30km of public access for visitors. LIFE funds were used here to regulate and clean rural roads, fence 1.55 of habitat, install 284 new directional and informative signs, and build 2 parking areas for bicycles. Furthermore, capacity was built to help authorities to better deal with forest fire risks using GIS technology that improves detection and response management.\n\nA new management system for hunting was introduced covering approximately 3000 ha of game area, and the project’s public awareness campaign reached a wide range of important local stakeholders. Information dissemination actions included preparing publications and organising events. Results were considered successful in improving people’s understanding of, and support for, long-term nature conservation plans at the Natura site.\n\nAlternative arrangements were put in place to the land purchase activities that were originally envisaged. These outcomes created cost savings as well as generated social benefits by involving stakeholders with special needs.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/P/000018\nAcronym: GAPS\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 31/03/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,835,770 €\nEU Contribution: 1,788,338 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Largos dos Paços do Concelho, 7050-127, Montemor-o-Novo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    controlled hunting zone\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    protected area\n    rural area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Hyacinthoides vincentina\n    Festuca duriotagana\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMonfurado \tPTCON0031 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCâmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo \tCoordinator\nCâmara Municipal de Evora, Portugal \tParticipant\nICNB, Portugal \tParticipant\nLPMA, Portugal \tParticipant\nCEBV-FCUL, Portugal \tParticipant\nUniversidade de Evora, Portugal \tParticipant\nERENA, Portugal \tParticipant\nACARAC, Portugal \tParticipant\nFALVES, Portugal \tParticipant\nComenda, Portugal \tParticipant\nFigueiredo, Portugal \tParticipant\nGonzalez, Portugal \tParticipant\nLince, Portugal \tParticipant\nMonfurado, Portugal \tParticipant\nPadeira, Portugal \tParticipant\nSousa, Portugal \tParticipant\nVacas, Portugal \tParticipant","Portugal",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2008-03-31"]
[384,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-IT-005130/safeguard-of-the-habitat-and-nesting-places-in-delta-of-the-po",null,"LIFE98 NAT/IT/005130",null,"Safeguard of the habitat and nesting places in Delta of the Po","\nSafeguard of the habitat and nesting places in Delta of the Po\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005130 | Acronym: Delta Po\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe wetland complex constituted by the delta of the river Po is the biggest and most important on the Adriatic. The LIFE project concerns two pSCI, which cover various side channels of the Po, fossil dunes and natural riverbanks, in which many birds, especially herons, rails and passerines, occur, protected by the reeds. These sites are of great ornithological significance as staging and nesting sites for migrating waterfowl. Priority species such as bittern, Mediterranean shag, white-eyed pochard and slender-billed curlew have been observed here.\n\nThe area's flora is also important, including habitat types such as gallery woods with Salix alba and Populus alba along the riverbanks and forests with Pinus pinea and Pinus pinaster on the dunes.\n\nBirds and habitats are both threatened by poplar cultivation, as the project sites, located between the main bed of the Po and the levees protecting inland areas, are ideal for intensive poplar growing. This kind of land use presupposes eliminating the natural riverbank structure and applying herbicides and fertilisers, which pollute the site. Poplar cultivation, coupled to the irregular but destructive flooding of the riverbanks by the Po, is leading to the rapid disappearance of the original habitats, which is having negative effects on bird populations.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe principal goal of the project, in which three local authorities (the municipalities of Porto Viro, Taglio di Po and Porto Tolle) joined forces, was the restoration of the original ecological conditions of the area.\n\nIn order to come to grips with the problems entailed by poplar cultivation, meetings were to be organised with farmers to spread the word about Regulation 2078/92/EEC and the development of techniques for sustainable poplar production.\n\nParallel to this information campaign, poplars were to be substituted in some areas by ecologically more appropriate species and existing vegetation was to be integrated into the plantations. Particular attention was to be devoted to restoring the hydrological regime of wetlands damaged by the Po's floods. To this end, channels were to be excavated in the riverbanks and dykes protected. The administrative procedure to designate the two pSCIs as SPA was to be prepared.\n\nRESULTS\n\nMost of the foreseen actions were completed successfully. They included forestry interventions on habitats of EU interest, such as “Forestry galleries with \"Salix alba and Populus alba\" and \"Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus Pinaster\", work on the canals, realisation of infrastructures (visit centres, naturalistic paths, observation points) planting of autochthonous species, regulation of water level in canals, elimination of infesting species, have been carried out successfully.\n\nPositive results in term of conservation benefits on habitats and species of EU interest have been obtained. In particular:\nA new SPA has been designated to protect bird species present in the area.\nForestry interventions have been completed over an area of 3 ha, consisting in cutting of infesting species and in planting of native ones, among which Acer campestre, Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia , Cornus sanguinea, Populus alba and Populus nigra, Salix alba and Salix cinerea.\nThanks to forestry measures, the protection and the status of priority habitat “Forestry galleries with Salix alba and Populus alba has been significantly improved.\nThe entire area of the project (Dune di Donada and Contarina) has been cleaned with the removal of waste material.\nA metallic fence (1690 m) has been completed in order to prevent cars and motorbikes to enter the most fragile area of the site and make sure that no new waste material is deposited.\nThree visitor centres have been realised and equipped within the territory of Porto Viro, Porto Tolle and Taglio di Po.\nTwo new naturalistic paths (for about of 300 m)and been realised and others (for about 3.300 m) have been restored. The paths were equipped with observation points, informative panels on flora and fauna, indication panels one panel with map.\nExcavation and restoration of a canal (600 m) to regulate the water flow has been completed.\nAwareness campaign directed at local people and farmers on poplar has been carried out, including the publication of a brochure, placing of informative panels on flora and fauna within the intervention sites and creation of a web site.\n\nMost of the foreseen actions were completed successfully. They included forestry interventions on habitats of EU interest, such as “Forestry galleries with \"Salix alba and Populus alba\" and \"Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus Pinaster\", work on the canals, realisation of infrastructures (visit centres, naturalistic paths, observation points) planting of autochthonous species, regulation of water level in canals, elimination of infesting species, have been carried out successfully.\n\nPositive results in term of conservation benefits on habitats and species of EU interest have been obtained. In particular:\nA new SPA has been designated to protect bird species present in the area.\nForestry interventions have been completed over an area of 3 ha, consisting in cutting of infesting species and in planting of native ones, among which Acer campestre, Alnus glutinosa, Fraxinus angustifolia , Cornus sanguinea, Populus alba and Populus nigra, Salix alba and Salix cinerea.\nThanks to forestry measures, the protection and the status of priority habitat “Forestry galleries with Salix alba and Populus alba has been significantly improved.\nThe entire area of the project (Dune di Donada and Contarina) has been cleaned with the removal of waste material.\nA metallic fence (1690 m) has been completed in order to prevent cars and motorbikes to enter the most fragile area of the site and make sure that no new waste material is deposited.\nThree visitor centres have been realised and equipped within the territory of Porto Viro, Porto Tolle and Taglio di Po.\nTwo new naturalistic paths (for about of 300 m)and been realised and others (for about 3.300 m) have been restored. The paths were equipped with observation points, informative panels on flora and fauna, indication panels one panel with map.\nExcavation and restoration of a canal (600 m) to regulate the water flow has been completed.\nAwareness campaign directed at local people and farmers on poplar has been carried out, including the publication of a brochure, placing of informative panels on flora and fauna within the intervention sites and creation of a web site.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005130\nAcronym: Delta Po\nStart Date: 01/10/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 168,166 €\nProject Location: Veneto\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comune di Porto Viro\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Piazza Repubblica, 23, 45014, Porto Viro (RO),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    waste collection\n    wetland\n    forest management\n    information service\n    restoration measure\n    ecotourism\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDune di Donada e Contarina \tIT3270003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDelta del Po: tratto terminale e delta veneto \tIT3270017 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDelta del Po \tIT3270023 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComune di Porto Viro \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,null,38,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1998-10-01","2001-12-31"]
[385,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-E-005362/restoration-and-protection-of-the-coastal-laguna-of-valdovino",null,"LIFE98 NAT/E/005362",null,"Restoration and protection of the coastal laguna of Valdoviño","\nRestoration and protection of the coastal laguna of Valdoviño\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/E/005362 | Acronym: Valdoviño\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nValdovino is a freshwater coastal lagoon on Spain's Atlantic coast. Formed when a row of dunes closed off the Rio Vilar estuary, Valdovino is typical of the north Galician lagoons that contain habitats listed in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC, such as the lagoons themselves, coastal dune formations and riverside woods. The combination of marine and terrestrial influences creates a heterogeneous landscape of stunning ecological value, hosting up to 250 vertebrate species, 80 percent of which are birds. The site is furthermore an important wintering point on the Atlantic flyway for migrating birds. The area covered by the LIFE project has been proposed as a Site of Community Interest (SCI) for the Natura 2000 network. The main threat to the lagoon is a road around its edges. This exposes the site to pollution (exhaust gases, dumping of waste from the roadside) and to uncontrolled access. Additionally, drainage episodes have been recorded as a consequence of agricultural pressure; residential building has spread around the lagoon; and tourism has increased without being regulated or controlled. These factors have caused disturbance to birdlife and have hindered the normal development of vegetation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project set out to restore and protect the Valdovino lagoon by tackling the main causes of its degradation, while bearing in mind that the lagoon is a complex ecosystem in which conservation, recreation, education and socio-economic aspects come together. The planned restoration measures consisted of closing the existing road, re-establishing the original topography and restoring the shore's natural vegetation that had been destroyed by the road infrastructure. In addition, it was considered necessary to remove a power line that crossed the lagoon on its southeastern side. To allow sustainable recreational use, tourist infrastructure such as a visitors' centre, a nature trail with birdwatching points, a cycle track along the route of the former road, containers for garbage and barriers to shield the areas of great natural value were planned. These activities would be complemented by the establishment of a team of wardens and environmental education officers.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project contributed to the integration of the Natura 2000 site into its rural-urban environment. The following works were implemented successfully: Removal of the asphalt layer of the road running alongside the lagoon and subsequent restoration works (which were partially completed). A cycling and walking path was created using the former road route, resulting in a 2 metres wide path and a median strip where a belt of autochthonous vegetation was created using common alders (Alnus glutinosa) as the main plant species. The works were announced through signboards displaying the LIFE logo and the name of the project. Removal of the abandoned power lines was completed before June 2000. The operation owed a great deal to the direct involvement of FENOSA, the electricity company that owned the infrastructure. It carried out and funded the removal work. The promenade around the lagoon was created as a low impact infrastructure by simply clearing a vegetation corridor around the lagoon. Two birdwatching hides were constructed along the route, one on each side of the lagoon. A series of signboards bearing information about the project and the conservation value of the site were placed onsite, as well as waste containers and barriers to prevent cars from using the path. Unfortunately, the project also encountered a number of problems and the beneficiary was unable to give the project the continuity necessary to complete the planned proposals, which would have ensured long-lasting protection and educational use of the site. The plans were dependent on a series of accompanying activities (surveillance, awareness raising, drafting of a management plan, maintenance of paths), and should have been carried out together with the construction of a new road (outside LIFE), but the project was suddenly and unexpectedly stopped.The project contributed to the integration of the Natura 2000 site into its rural-urban environment. The following works were implemented successfully: Removal of the asphalt layer of the road running alongside the lagoon and subsequent restoration works (which were partially completed). A cycling and walking path was created using the former road route, resulting in a 2 metres wide path and a median strip where a belt of autochthonous vegetation was created using common alders (Alnus glutinosa) as the main plant species. The works were announced through signboards displaying the LIFE logo and the name of the project. Removal of the abandoned power lines was completed before June 2000. The operation owed a great deal to the direct involvement of FENOSA, the electricity company that owned the infrastructure. It carried out and funded the removal work. The promenade around the lagoon was created as a low impact infrastructure by simply clearing a vegetation corridor around the lagoon. Two birdwatching hides were constructed along the route, one on each side of the lagoon. A series of signboards bearing information about the project and the conservation value of the site were placed onsite, as well as waste containers and barriers to prevent cars from using the path. Unfortunately, the project also encountered a number of problems and the beneficiary was unable to give the project the continuity necessary to complete the planned proposals, which would have ensured long-lasting protection and educational use of the site. The plans were dependent on a series of accompanying activities (surveillance, awareness raising, drafting of a management plan, maintenance of paths), and should have been carried out together with the construction of a new road (outside LIFE), but the project was suddenly and unexpectedly stopped.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/E/005362\nAcronym: Valdoviño\nStart Date: 01/01/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2000\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 64,395 €\nProject Location: Galicia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ayuntamiento de Valdoviño\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Porta do Sol s/n, 15552, Valdoviño,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n    Awareness raising - Information\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    renaturation\n    coastal area\n    restoration measure\n    ecotourism\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCosta Ártabra \tES1110002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAyuntamiento de Valdoviño \tCoordinator","Spain",null,1999,2000,23,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-01-01","2000-12-31"]
[386,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-F-005216/preserve-the-natural-inheritance-of-the-upper-vezere-valley",null,"LIFE98 NAT/F/005216",null,"Preserve the natural inheritance of the upper Vezere valley","\nPreserve the natural inheritance of the upper Vezere valley\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/F/005216 | Acronym: Haute-Vézère\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe 'Haute-Vézère' site lies on 'the Plateau de Millevaches', at an altitude of about 800 meters, in the 'Massif Central'. Rainfall is high (1500 mm per annum). It includes 220 ha of priority habitats (active raised bogs and Nardus grasslands) as well as vast stretches of dry and wet heaths of Community interest. The heathlands which covered almost 80% of the Plateau de Millevaches in 1950, now only occupy a third. They used to be maintained by livestock grazing, but this activity was gradually abandoned as a result of the rural exodus which has severely affected the municipalities on the plateau. Once grazing stops, the heaths rapidly became overgrown with rowan, birch and Scots pine. Furthermore, the spread of conifer plantations has fragmented the space occupied by these habitats. During two previous LIFE projects, 'Management plans for future Natura 2000 sites' and 'Peat bogs in France', a document outlining the conservation objectives for this area and a management plan for a bog have been prepared and approved by local stakeholders. Because 85% of the habitats of Community interest on the site are open habitats requiring extensive grazing, maintaining and/or restoring extensive appropriate grazing on this habitats was the priority.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nImplementing the management plans already drawn up, the project sought to bring back extensive grazing to heaths and bogs and to encourage a style of forestry favourable for the maintenance of these habitats. The LIFE project planned to : - Elaborate the technical terms of reference for the Agri-environment measures already planned in the sector and to direct their funds towards the management and maintenance of 600 ha of habitats of Community interest. - Acquire 80 ha of land in order to carry out restoration work before handing over to grazing management - In parallel, elaborate detailed technical references for an 'extensive forestry ' scheme for private foresters, on the basis of a study on remnant beech forests with Ilex and Taxus. The project also foreseen to involve livestock farmers and foresters in habitat management to get local people on the plateau closely associated with the implementation of the project.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved most of its objectives:\nThe acquisition/restoration programme carried out was a success. Espaces Naturels du Limousin managed to gain control of 83 ha, on the 80 ha initially planned, mainly through acquisition. Thanks to LIFE-Nature funds, the beneficiary now controls 44% of the area of the outstanding Longeyroux peatbog. They also restored or managed 120 ha which they controlled at the beginning of the programme. Espaces Naturels du Limousin was able to sign management contracts with about 8 local breeders to reinstate grazing on about 120 ha of heath in the Natura 2000 area. Some of these plots had been abandoned for the last twenty years or so. The restoration work, mainly carried out by the beneficiary's management team, made the plots of land accessible to the herds once again, and diversified the habitat, rendered too monospecific by a prolonged neglected state (overrun by ligneous and colonising plants).\nThe local agro-environmental operation in partnership with the stakeholders had also very positive results even if it did not reach its initial objectives of 600 ha under contractual protections, due to a complex administrative process. At the end of the project, contracts were about to be signed on 226 ha but the beneficiary argued that the initial objective of 600 ha would be reach in 2002. Prior to the launch of the measure, the \"Chambre d’Agriculture\", following a consultation, drew up specifications for each type of Habitat of Community Interest involved. The measure initiated under the LIFE Haute Vézère programme is part of the national agro-environmental scheme, with contracts made between the State and the agricultural operator, for a duration of 5 years. The experimental and innovative nature of setting up contractual and concerted protection on the site should be emphasised. Indeed, the collective approach implemented in a whole pSIC is to be noticed (Haute Vézère pSIC in summer 2001).\nThe elaboration of the \"sylvo-environmental\" specifications was undertaken by the CRPF (Limousin Regional Centre for Forest Property), partner of the project. The document describes the work to be done by landowners wishing to commit themselves to forestry management favourable to Habitats and Species of Community Interest. The project will have an important economic impact on the agriculture of the pSCI : The agro-environmental measures will permit the valorisation of heathland and moorland, that are of poor agricultural interest. The project achieved most of its objectives:\nThe acquisition/restoration programme carried out was a success. Espaces Naturels du Limousin managed to gain control of 83 ha, on the 80 ha initially planned, mainly through acquisition. Thanks to LIFE-Nature funds, the beneficiary now controls 44% of the area of the outstanding Longeyroux peatbog. They also restored or managed 120 ha which they controlled at the beginning of the programme. Espaces Naturels du Limousin was able to sign management contracts with about 8 local breeders to reinstate grazing on about 120 ha of heath in the Natura 2000 area. Some of these plots had been abandoned for the last twenty years or so. The restoration work, mainly carried out by the beneficiary's management team, made the plots of land accessible to the herds once again, and diversified the habitat, rendered too monospecific by a prolonged neglected state (overrun by ligneous and colonising plants).\nThe local agro-environmental operation in partnership with the stakeholders had also very positive results even if it did not reach its initial objectives of 600 ha under contractual protections, due to a complex administrative process. At the end of the project, contracts were about to be signed on 226 ha but the beneficiary argued that the initial objective of 600 ha would be reach in 2002. Prior to the launch of the measure, the \"Chambre d’Agriculture\", following a consultation, drew up specifications for each type of Habitat of Community Interest involved. The measure initiated under the LIFE Haute Vézère programme is part of the national agro-environmental scheme, with contracts made between the State and the agricultural operator, for a duration of 5 years. The experimental and innovative nature of setting up contractual and concerted protection on the site should be emphasised. Indeed, the collective approach implemented in a whole pSIC is to be noticed (Haute Vézère pSIC in summer 2001).\nThe elaboration of the \"sylvo-environmental\" specifications was undertaken by the CRPF (Limousin Regional Centre for Forest Property), partner of the project. The document describes the work to be done by landowners wishing to commit themselves to forestry management favourable to Habitats and Species of Community Interest. The project will have an important economic impact on the agriculture of the pSCI : The agro-environmental measures will permit the valorisation of heathland and moorland, that are of poor agricultural interest.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/F/005216\nAcronym: Haute-Vézère\nStart Date: 01/08/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 181,660 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Espaces Naturels du Limousin\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Le Theil, 87510, Saint-Gence,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    High Nature Value farmland\n    Heath and Scrublands\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of forestry\n    grazing\n    social participation\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    preventive measure\n    agricultural method\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2078/92 - Agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (30.06.1992)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLandes et zones humides de la Haute Vézère \tFR7401105 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEspaces Naturels du Limousin \tCoordinator\nChambre d’agriculture de la Corrèze (Chamber of Agriculture for Corrèze District) \tParticipant\nCentre Régional de la Propriété Forestière du Limousin - CRPF Limousin -(Regional Centre for Forest Property) \tParticipant\nDirection Départementale de l'Agriculture et de la Forêt de la Corrèze - DDAF Corrèze - (Corrèze District Agriculture and Forestry Department) \tParticipant","France",null,1998,2001,40,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1998-08-01","2001-12-31"]
[387,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-CCA-IT-000089/adaptation-of-forest-management-to-climate-variability-an-ecological-approach-aforclimate",null,"LIFE15 CCA/IT/000089 ",null,"LIFE AFORCLIMATE  - Adaptation of FORest management to CLIMATE variability: an ecological approach - AForClimate","Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is an economically and ecologically important tree species. There are some 15 million ha of beech forests in Europe; primarily in mountainous areas of central and southern Europe (the species is found from sea level up to 1 800 m).\n\nThe beech forests with the highest biodiversity in the EU are located in the Apennines mountain range in central Italy; including examples of two habitats listed as priority for conservation in the annexes of the EU Habitats Directive - 9210 - Apennine beech forests with Taxus and Ilex; and 9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis.\n\nCurrently; Italian beech forests are mainly stored coppices (i.e. stands left growing beyond the customary coppice rotation); representing 89% of the whole coppice area in Italy; as well as managed coppices in transition to high forest; occupying about 150 000 ha.","Italy",null,null,null,87,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2016-09-01","2023-12-31"]
[388,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-ES-000369/restoration-of-aquatic-ecosystems-of-protected-areas-from-the-alps-and-pyrenees",null,"LIFE20 NAT/ES/000369",null,"Restoration of aquatic ecosystems of protected areas from the Alps and Pyrenees","\nRestoration of aquatic ecosystems of protected areas from the Alps and Pyrenees\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/000369 | Acronym: LIFE RESQUE ALPYR\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Alps and the Pyrenees, specific aquatic and water-related species and habitats (lakes, bogs, mires and meadows) of mountain areas have an ‘unfavourable/inadequate’ conservation status or a decreasing status trend. This is because they have been subjected to long-standing and significant anthropogenic alterations, such as the proliferation of invasive fish species, overgrazing and trampling by livestock. More recently, mires afforestation and land abandonment have emerged as additional conservation issues in mountain areas.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project will provide replicable solutions for some of the most urgent ecological threats to high-mountain lakes and aquatic habitats. The project team aim to eradicate alien fish species, improve livestock management, and control the spread of forests. In particular, the project aims at improving the conservation status of 11 habitats of Community Interest in 4 Natura 2000 sites located in the Spanish Pyrenees and the Italian Alps. These habitats include mountain lakes, mires, bogs and grasslands. The project also targets 11 species of Community Interest linked to these aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats. Most targeted habitats and species have an ‘unfavourable’ conservation status in the Alpine bioregion.\n\nThe project is expected to produce innovative results and to advance knowledge in the field of restoration ecology of aquatic and water-related habitats in mountain areas. It will contribute to the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive, the Habitats Directive, and to EU policies on invasive alien species.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    Complete eradication of invasive minnows in 9 mountain lakes and salmonids in 10 lakes using mechanical methods (Habitats Directive habitat types 3110 and 3130);\n    Complete eradication of invasive minnows in 3 mountain lakes using chemical methods;\n    Restoration of local biodiversity and ecological functions through fish removal in a total of 21 high-mountain lakes;\n    Establishment of new populations of Pyrenean brook salamander (Euproctus asper), an endemic species, and recovery of common frog (Rana temporaria) and midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) and aquatic invertebrates in the 21 targeted lakes;\n    Improvement of the conservation status of the endemic semi-aquatic mammal Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) and the several bat species (Barbastrella barbastellus, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Plecotus macrobullaris, Myotis myotis, Myotis blythii, Myotis bachsteinii, and Nyctalus lasiopterus);\n    Recovery of oligotrophic levels and water quality in 10 mountain lakes impacted by nutrient input from livestock or minnow-induced trophic alterations;\n    Restoration of Nardus grasslands, active raised bogs, mires, fens and bog woodland (habitat types 6230*, 7110*, 7140, 7220*, 7230 and 91D0*) and meadows (6410, 6520) by tackling the main threats (trampling and eutrophication due to livestock and afforestation);\n    Restoration of wet mountain hay meadows and molinia meadows (6410 and 6520) through selective mowing; and\n    Successful conservation actions transferred, and replicated in other European and non-European mountain areas.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/ES/000369\nAcronym: LIFE RESQUE ALPYR\nStart Date: 01/01/2022\nEnd Date: 31/12/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,776,469 €\nEU Contribution: 2,865,865 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Serrano, 117, 28006, Madrid,\nContact Person: Marc Ventura\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Grasslands\n    Amphibians\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Invasive species\n    Mammals\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    bog\n    environmental education\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    lake\n    monitoring\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    environmental awareness\n    water monitoring\n    wetland\n    water quality\n    alpine area\n    invasive species\n    eradication\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    wetland ecosystem\n    endemic species\n    eutrophication\n    multidisciplinary cooperation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n    Myotis myotis\n    Galemys pyrenaicus\n    Nyctalus lasiopterus\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Myotis blythii\n    Plecotus macrobullaris\n    Rana temporaria\n    Alytes obstetricans\n    Euproctus asper\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAlt Pallars \tES5130003 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nParco naturale Mont Avic \tIT1202000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMont Avic e Mont Emilius \tIT1202020 \tSPA \tv.2021\nParco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso \tIT1201000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAigüestortes \tES0000022 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUNIPV(UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA), Italy \tParticipant\nIRSA(Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque), Italy \tParticipant\nMANP(Ente Parco Naturale Mont Avic), Italy \tParticipant\nFC(Forestal Catalana, S. A.), Spain \tParticipant\nARAN(Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia e Miei Naturau Conselh Generau d'Aran), Spain \tParticipant\nUB(UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA), Spain \tParticipant\nGENCAT(Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural), Spain \tParticipant\nSORELLONA(ASSOCIACIÓ LA SORELLONA), Spain \tParticipant\nAgencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas \tCoordinator\nSorelló, Estudis del Medi Aquatic S.L \tParticipant\nUniversità della Calabria \tParticipant","Spain",null,2022,2026,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2022-01-01","2026-12-31"]
[389,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-ES-000768/restoration-conservation-and-governance-of-the-alnus-aluvial-forests-in-the-mediterranean-region",null,"LIFE16 NAT/ES/000768",null,"Restoration; conservation and governance of the Alnus aluvial forests in the Mediterranean Region","\nRestoration, conservation and governance of the Alnus aluvial forests in the Mediterranean Region\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/ES/000768 | Acronym: LIFE ALNUS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe latest report issued by the European Commission under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive for the period 2007-2012 determines that the conservation status of the priority habitat type, alluvial forest with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (91E0*), is ‘unfavourable-inadequate’ both for the Mediterranean biogeographical region and for Spain. Moreover, Article 17 assessment evaluations of the structure and function and of the future prospects for the habitat in Spain are both also considered as ‘unfavourable-inadequate’. As 48.2% of the distribution area of this habitat type and 56.3% of its distribution range in the Mediterranean region is located in Spain, the country bears a great responsibility for its conservation. Despite the efforts made in connection to the implementation of the Habitats Directive and the Natura 2000 network, the current situation reflects the need to strengthen conservation efforts of this habitat and revise strategies at different scales.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nLIFE Alnus aimed to better understand the causes of decline in Mediterranean alder forests at different ecological levels, as well as to design alternative conservation strategies that are transferable and replicable throughout the Mediterranean basin, to improve their conservation status at regional level. New approaches were tested in three pilot basins in Catalonia, with the aim of reversing the unfavourable conservation status of the target priority habitat type.\n\n \n\nObjectives for directly improving the conservation status of alluvial forest were:\n\n    Setting up a legally-protected corridor to interconnect Natura 2000 network sites;\n    Enhancing connectivity and restoring habitat network structure (river continuum) and its function into and between Nature 2000 network;\n    Increasing the area of alluvial forest, by restoring the habitat along water courses and recovering its presence in alluvial lowland valleys;\n    Restoring the habitat where it is fragmented in large floodplains; and\n    Improving the conservation status, structure and associated biodiversity of pre-existing alluvial forest.\n\nObjectives for replication and transferability were:\n\n    Improving river and riparian governance through a coordinated implementation of the Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive, and Floods Directive;\n    Generating knowledge to support sustainable forest management for alluvial forest;\n    Testing different solutions for ecological restoration that address obstacles to habitat conservation arising from climate change and changing river dynamics; and\n    Exchanging technical experiences and disseminating the need to change current habitat conservation strategy to establish river basins and their networks as functional units of river ecosystems.\n\nSocial and environmental objectives were:\n\n    Promoting restored river continuum as green infrastructure;\n    Disseminating environmental, functional, cultural and experiential values of alluvial forests among the general public; and\n    Produce new criteria for ecological habitat management agreed upon with the stakeholders.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project tested an alternative conservation strategy for habitat 91E0* in three large pilot basins (Besòs, Ter and Segre) at the regional level (Catalonia) for the first time. It laid the groundwork for the long-term conservation, restoration, and governance of alder forests and other related riparian forests, by means of Conservation Plans for the river basins concerned. These plans address conservation and restoration problems and proposals at the basin level, using ecogeographic indicators and systematic planning models.\n\nIn order to reach this objective, effective coordination among the competent authorities (the Department of Climate Action, Food, and Rural Agenda of the Catalan Government -DACC-, the Catalan Water Agency -ACA-, and the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation -CHE-) was initiated to ensure proper integration of the Habitats Directive, the Water Framework Directive, and the Floods Directive. Additionally, the integration of the habitat restoration and conservation plans into the legal management plans was achieved through the protection of alder and other riparian forests in the Management Plan of the hydrographic demarcation of Catalonia, approved by DECREE 91/2023, of May 16, published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Spain.\n\nThe project also achieved many of its specific objectives, particularly those related to directly improving the conservation status of riparian habitat and generating knowledge and experience. A working group was formed between the partners of Life ALNUS and the Environmental Planning Service of the Catalan Government for the expansion of the Natural 2000 network. The working group prepared a proposal for the expansion of the Natura 2000 network for habitat 91E0*, as well as the designation of a new SCI, which was agreed upon and delivered to the environmental administration for its initial approval. A participatory process was carried out with stakeholders from the three river basins.\n\nThe proposal incorporated 911 hectares of riparian areas with habitat 91E0* presence with 385 hectares expanding the existing Natura 2000 network and the remaining 526 hectares as newly designated. While the Catalan Government initiated the declaration process and is working on its approval, this however remains incomplete at project closure.\n\nIn terms of technical implementation, activities to improve habitat continuity and ecological quality were implemented across 35 hectares in the Besòs river basin, and the preparation of the technical documentation and pre-agreements with the owners for the restoration of 121 hectares in the Ter basin were executed by the ACA with its own budget. In each river basin (Besòs, Segre and Ter), pilot projects to demonstrate hydromorphological and flow restoration were carried out. These pilot projects aimed to be innovative and serve as learning experiences for future projects in Catalan basins and across the entire Mediterranean region of Europe.\n\nThe pilot projects were as follows: 1) Elimination and relocation of barriers and habitat restoration in the urban stretch of the Congost River (Besòs basin) in the Granollers conurbation, covering 72 hectares; 2) Restoration of the hydromorphological sediment dynamics and removal of barriers on two river islands in the middle Ter River (covering 19.2 hectares); and 3) Hydromorphological and riparian restoration in the alluvial plain of the Segre River (covering 4.5 hectares); 4) Flow restoration in two hydroelectric power plants on the Ter River. Additionally, guidelines and recommendations have been developed in collaboration with various groups, including hikers, fishermen and naturalists, to make the use of riparian forests more environmentally friendly. Fishing spots have been organised in cooperation with local fishing associations.\n\nIn terms of governance actions, the project organized 5 thematic debate classrooms (agroforestry activities, municipality governance, recreational uses, environmental flows related to hydropower plants). Ten-item lists of recommendations were agreed upon and disseminated among stakeholders and administrations.\n\nDissemination efforts led to substantial local and regional visibility. The project produced a technical handbook for the conservation and restoration of riparian areas. This handbook compiles a wealth of technical recommendations, experiences, and results gathered over the project's duration.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/ES/000768\nAcronym: LIFE ALNUS\nStart Date: 03/07/2017\nEnd Date: 31/12/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,509,684 €\nEU Contribution: 1,882,263 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centre Tecnolgic Forestal de Catalunya\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ctra. St. Lloren de Morunys, Km. 2, 25280, Solsona,\nContact Person: Jordi Camprodon\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Green infrastructure\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    flood\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    river\n    wetland\n    forest management\n    restoration measure\n    flood control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2007/60 - Assessment and management of flood risks (23.10.2007)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Galemys pyrenaicus\n    Lutra lutra\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPrepirineu Central català \tES0000018 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRiu de la Llosa \tES5130011 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRiera de Sorreigs \tES5110016 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra de Prada-Castellàs \tES5130026 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentre Tecnolgic Forestal de Catalunya \tCoordinator\nFundació Universitària Balmes - CERM - UVic - UCC, Spain \tParticipant\nFundació Catalunya-La Pedrera, Spain \tParticipant\nAgència Catalana de l'Aigua, Spain \tParticipant\nAjuntament de Granollers, Spain \tParticipant\nMN Consultors en Ciències de la Conservació SL, Spain \tParticipant","Romania",null,null,null,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2017-07-03","2022-12-31"]
[390,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-CCA-ES-000060/innovative-management-strategies-for-climate-change-adaptation-of-mixed-subhumid-mediterranean-forests",null,"LIFE15 CCA/ES/000060 ","LIFE MIXFORCHANGE ","LIFE MixForChange - Innovative management strategies for climate change adaptation of mixed subhumid Mediterranean forests","Mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests are ecosystems with great relevance at European level and worldwide. The foreseeable effects of climate change are expected to have a strong impact on the value and functions of such forests. These effects will be aggravated by a number of factors; including: the prevalence of species poorly adapted to severe droughts; the low profitability of their management and the subsequent abandonment of traditional forestry practices; their location; in many cases; in highly populated and urbanised areas; a lack of public awareness; and the lack of integration of forest management and climate change adaptation into local and regional policies. ","Spain",null,null,null,68,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2016-10-01","2022-06-30"]
[391,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-LV-007127/measures-to-ensure-the-nature-conservation-management-of-teici-area",null,"LIFE00 NAT/LV/007127",null,"Measures to ensure the nature conservation management of Teici Area","\nMeasures to ensure the nature conservation management of Teici Area\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/LV/007127 | Acronym: Teici\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Baltic States harbour relatively large and intact areas of forest and wetland habitats, compared to elsewhere in central and western Europe. The Teici area consists of two extensive nature reserves (with external zones) in eastern Latvia. It comprises a total of more than 45 000 ha, dominated by forest and wetland habitats, including priority habitats such as active raised bogs, bog woodland and western taiga.\n\nConsidering the very large area of intact habitats, this site would make a very important contribution to the Natura 2000 network of protected sites in the EU if the problems afflicting it in the late 1990s, such as inappropriate management and illegal logging, could be tackled appropriately.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nIn order to improve the conservation status of the area, the LIFE project was to undertake a series of actions, including the purchase of at least 300 ha of the most valuable forest habitats still suffering from inadequate legal protection, and the restoration of some 1 000 ha of drained mires (essentially to be achieved by blocking ditches).\n\nThese actions would also benefit the lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina), a significant part of the European population of which is found in Latvia.\n\nThe decline in quality of meadow habitats suffering from overgrowth was to be halted through the restoration of a total of 1 359 ha. Once restored, long-term solutions were to be found for their management, eventually through SAPARD (the EU's Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development) if appropriate.\n\nFor the long-term success of the actions, a better knowledge and understanding among stakeholders and the local community of the nature conservation values linked to the site, is crucial. To tackle this, facilities for visitors (including a nature trail and information boards), a film and seminars were planned. Involvement by the local community in these activities would be emphasised.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has, in general, achieved its objectives. A detailed inventory of habitats and species of EU conservation concern was carried out and two action plans drafted that will inform future nature management activities on the site - \"Management of meadows in Teici area” and “Preservation of EU habitats in Teici area”.\n\nLIFE support was used to purchase 29 land units for nature conservation with a combined area of 409.61 ha. These land purchase agreements have saved significant areas of ecologically connected forest and bog ecosystems from clear cutting.\n\nOther significant restoration actions included the removal of overgrowth (shrubs etc) from 858 ha of grasslands in the project area and the insertion of 42 dams to block ditches and restore bog hydrology.\n\nTo improve knowledge about the targeted conservation area and public access to it, various dissemination materials were produced as well as two programmes for interactive field workshops on wetland biodiversity. In addition, 1.92 km of new boardwalk was constructed.\n\nFinally, three new Natura 2000 sites were established within the project in 2004, helping to ensure the long-term protection of the nesting area of the lesser spotted eagle, along with other target species and habitats.\nThe project has, in general, achieved its objectives. A detailed inventory of habitats and species of EU conservation concern was carried out and two action plans drafted that will inform future nature management activities on the site - \"Management of meadows in Teici area” and “Preservation of EU habitats in Teici area”.\n\nLIFE support was used to purchase 29 land units for nature conservation with a combined area of 409.61 ha. These land purchase agreements have saved significant areas of ecologically connected forest and bog ecosystems from clear cutting.\n\nOther significant restoration actions included the removal of overgrowth (shrubs etc) from 858 ha of grasslands in the project area and the insertion of 42 dams to block ditches and restore bog hydrology.\n\nTo improve knowledge about the targeted conservation area and public access to it, various dissemination materials were produced as well as two programmes for interactive field workshops on wetland biodiversity. In addition, 1.92 km of new boardwalk was constructed.\n\nFinally, three new Natura 2000 sites were established within the project in 2004, helping to ensure the long-term protection of the nesting area of the lesser spotted eagle, along with other target species and habitats.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/LV/007127\nAcronym: Teici\nStart Date: 01/10/2001\nEnd Date: 30/09/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 625,447 €\nProject Location: Teici area, Latvia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Teici Nature Reserve\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Aiviekstes 3, 4862, Laudona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    policy integration\n    forestry\n    public-private partnership\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    information system\n    drainage system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aquila pomarina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTeicu dabas rezervats \tLV0100500 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nTeici Nature Reserve \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Latvia",null,null,2025,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2001-10-01","2005-09-30"]
[392,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-ES-000707/managing-land-in-common-a-sustainable-model-for-conservation-and-rural-development-in-special-areas-of-conservation",null,"LIFE16 NAT/ES/000707",null,"IN COMMON LAND - Managing land in common; a sustainable model for conservation and rural development in Special Areas of Conservation","\nManaging land in common, a sustainable model for conservation and rural development in Special Areas of Conservation\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/ES/000707 | Acronym: LIFE IN COMMON LAND\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project LIFE IN COMMON LAND was born from a collaboration of three regional public bodies in Galicia with experience in planning and management of Natura 2000 network sites and from an interest in harmonising environmental conservation and land use in rural areas. Nature conservation is closely linked to economic activities in the areas of Atlantic wet heaths and peatland habitats, linked to agricultural systems with high nature value in the Natura 2000 site Serra do Xistral. These habitats have unfavourable or unknown conservation status.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE IN COMMON LAND project was a demonstration project whose main objective was to improve the conservation status of three priority habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive - Atlantic wet heaths, raised bogs and blanket bogs - in the Natura 2000 network site Serra do Xistral, while reducing the social conflicts originating from the use of land for grazing by implementing integrated result-based management schemes. It followed successful examples applied in other areas of the Atlantic biogeographical region, with the particularity of taking place on land with collective ownership by the community of residents who live in the area (commoners).\n\n \n\nThe specific objectives, in order of importance, were to:\n\n    Implement result-based management schemes on common land to improve the structure and function of the target habitats through management of livestock density, correction of livestock impacts and installation of livestock management infrastructure. This objective also included the capacity-building and training of the different stakeholders involved in the conservation of the habitats and Natura 2000 network sites;\n    Design and implement result-based payment schemes that might be integrated along with the management schemes in the upcoming regional rural development plan (RDP) of Galicia, improving the future prospects of habitats and long-term sustainability of the project results;\n    Disseminate and transfer management measures, result-based payments on common land, and a methodology of results monitoring using multispectral cameras mounted on drones;\n    Develop actions for increasing and improving the area of wet heaths and peatlands habitat by replacing non-native woodland areas; and\n    Raise awareness on the ecosystem services provided by the habitat diversity and their economic value to rural development in mountain areas. Evaluation of the common management of land as a nature conservation tool. The achievement of these objectives will take advantage of the outputs of previous projects and EU programmes (Horizon 2020 and LIFE).\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis was a good and well-managed project, delivering almost all the planned outputs just under budget (slightly below 100%). As a result, the project successfully achieved its main objective: to improve the conservation status of habitats 7130*, 7110* and 4020* in the SAC Serra do Xistral (ES1120015) while reducing the social conflicts caused by livestock management through the implementation of a pioneering Results-Based Payments Scheme for Conservation. This was possible thanks to the correct implementation of a well-designed set of preparatory and conservation actions. The success of the project is largely due to the key role played by the owners of the 11 communal areas (Montes Vecinales en Mano Común in Spanish – MVMCs) where the project has been implemented, who actively collaborated and participated in the project.\n\n \n\nAmongst the results achieved by the project, the mentioned Results-Based Payments Scheme for Conservation should be highlighted. Under this novel scheme, the 11 MVMCs participating in the project have received payments (totalling almost €300,000) based on the surface area of the habitats and their conservation status. This financial tool aims to make cattle managers have confidence in their ability to adopt best practices and incentivise their collaboration in preserving the wet heath and bog habitats. As a negative note, it should be pointed out that one of the project's objectives was to integrate this model into the upcoming regional Rural Development Plan of Galicia if it proved to be a success, improving the future prospects of habitats and the long-term sustainability of the project results. However, this has not been possible despite the efforts made by the project team to elicit a response from the policy makers within the Regional Government of Galicia.\n\n \n\nThe project has implemented direct conservation actions that involved the restoration and improvement of 443.55 ha of HIC*: 235.02 ha of wet heathlands (4020*), 15.73 ha of raised bogs (7110*), and 192.80 ha of blanket bogs (7130*). The works carried out to achieve this consisted of the installation of 3,792 m of new fences, removal of existing fences, installation of one cattle grid, shrub clearing of 61.72 ha, improvements along 3.4 km of roads, modification of soil profiles and naturalisation in the surroundings of the track works in 4.59 ha, building or improving 4 livestock crushes, installation of 200 m of exclusion fencing, and cutting exotic trees in 151 ha.\n\n \n\nThroughout the project, a sound monitoring was conducted using drones (RPAs) and permanent monitoring plots in order to track the evolution of the vegetation in the project area. Also, vegetation indexes were calculated by using multi-spectral images captured with drones and satellites to allow before-and-after assessment of the results of the conservation actions. Other aspects assessed were the cost-effectiveness of the application of drones in the mapping and assessment of the conservation status of habitats or the socio-economic impact of the project and the impact on ecosystem services.\n\n \n\nDissemination, communication and networking actions matched in quality the sound implementation of the conservation actions and the results obtained despite the COVID-19 pandemic impact. The development of the dissemination plan yielded very good results. Among these, it is worth noting: participation or hosting 64 events and many more meetings with the commoners of the site, 128 media appearances, 5 radio interviews, 17 videos of the project (11 own, 6 external), 7 scientific papers published, 3 posters presented in scientific events, 10 newsletters and 10 bulletins published on the project website, 56 panels installed in the project area, book of abstracts and conclusions of the final congress produced and available on the project website, a wide range of merchandising materials produced (lantern, pocket magnifier, binoculars, notebooks, backpack, cup, windbreaker, rubber boots, neck warmer, t-shirt, umbrella, pen-drive, water bottle, cloth bag, sticker, page markers, etc), 3 brochures, a nature conservation card game specifically designed by the project, 2 roll-ups and a didactic unit produced, an itinerant exhibition made up of 13 roll-ups displayed in strategic places within the project area and of Galicia, etc. The 64 events above mentioned have reached more than 4,000 people (1,454 specialised public), from 186 different types of entities (associations, NGOs, research centres, landowners, public bodies, universities, companies). Likewise, through the media, more than 500,000 people would have been reached, highlighting the value of the Natura 2000 site Serra do Xistral and the conservation activity developed by the commoners.\n\n \n\nThe communication platform integrated into the project’s website to facilitate and promote discussions about project topics did not work as expected and other communication channels had to be sought for this purpose.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/ES/000707\nAcronym: LIFE IN COMMON LAND\nStart Date: 01/09/2017\nEnd Date: 31/12/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,001,469 €\nEU Contribution: 1,493,460 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Deputacin Provincial de Lugo\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: San Marcos, n 8, 27001, Lugo,\nContact Person: Luis Reija\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Heath and Scrublands\n    High Nature Value farmland\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    highland ecosystem\n    rural area\n    rural development\n    mountainous area\n    agroforestry\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSerra do Xistral \tES1120015 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDeputacin Provincial de Lugo \tCoordinator\nUniversidade da Coruña, Spain \tParticipant\nUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2024,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2022-12-31"]
[393,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-BIO-ES-000094/integrated-silvopastoral-management-plan-an-innovative-tool-to-preserve-biodiversity-and-prevent-wildfires",null,"LIFE13 BIO/ES/000094",null,"Integrated silvopastoral management plan: An innovative tool to preserve biodiversity and prevent wildfires","\nIntegrated silvopastoral management plan: An innovative tool to preserve biodiversity and prevent wildfires\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/000094 | Acronym: LIFE MONTSERRAT\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area is the Montserrat Mountain and surroundings in the Barcelona province. The area is mostly forest (64%) and covers 42 487 ha. Montserrat is an emblematic mountain in Catalonia. The mountain and its surroundings are a great natural resource and a significant part of the project area is included in the Natura 2000 network of sites. The mountain is also the location of a cultural, religious and spiritual pilgrimage centre, which is visited by both locals and tourists.\n\nThis area, however, has suffered from major forest fires in recent years and the risk of fire remains as a result of fuel load accumulation, the disappearance of crops and the decline of traditional forestry practice. Climate change has also increased the risk of wildfire.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Montserrat project aimed to:\n\n    Develop ecosystem-based measures to increase the resilience and stability of forests against fires, and to improve the prevention of wildfires in the project area by creating and/or maintaining strategic areas to help prevent the spread, facilitate the extinction and decrease the intensity and extension of wildfires;\n    Contribute to the conservation and improvement of biodiversity in the Montserrat area, with habitats and species of high conservation value included in the EU Birds and Habitats directives. In particular, the project seeks to contribute to the conservation of the 16 threatened species that are found in the project area by maintaining and restoring some priority habitats, and improve the habitat of 121 species protected by the international, national or regional legislation by means of the recuperation of open habitats; and\n    Contribute to biodiversity conservation by increasing connectivity through the creation of a mosaic of scrub, natural grasslands and forests that will link two Natura 2000 sites (Montserrat-Roques Blanques-Riu Llobregat and Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac).\n\nIn order to meet these objectives, the project will implement, evaluate and disseminate an integrated silvopastoral management plan that will include a specific grazing management plan and a forest restoration plan. This plan will foster the multifunctionality and services of ecosystems. The total area covered by the project is 2 782.5 ha.\n\nA local community awareness campaign would also be undertaken and results would be publicly disseminated.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE MONTSERRAT developed and implemented a model of land management in the Montserrat area of Catalonia (Spain) based on extensive livestock farming in forests and open habitats. This helps prevent forest fires and enhances biodiversity and connectivity, while providing income to livestock farmers. The farming activity was targeted on strategic areas established by the forest fire service of the Catalonia Regional Government.\n\nThe main project achievements are as follows: \n\n    Forestry works implemented over a total of 1 289 ha, including tree and scrub clearing to reduce the density of Aleppo pine forests and to prepare the land for subsequent pasture. \n    Restoration of 117 ha of open habitats using mechanical means, and the creation of 65 ha through prescribed burning practices. \n    Creation of 10 livestock farming units covering 3 614 ha on 39 private estates. At project end, the livestock farming system was operational in all these units with 1 420 ha under grazing. \n    Livestock farming units managed on 8 farms (14 farmers in total): 5 farms are breeding goats as a result of the project, 1 farm donkeys, and the other 2 cows. \n    25 long-term (20-year) grazing contracts signed between farmers and landowners.\n    Construction of 4 new livestock pens, and installation of fences and water supply points. \n    Acquisition of livestock by beneficiaries: 499 goats and 32 cows. \n    Creation of a local livestock farmers' association in 2018.  \n\nMonitoring indicators confirmed the effectiveness of the livestock farming units in reducing fire propagation and helping fire suppression, and their cost-efficiency compared to existing forestry practices. The project’s model also delivers a range of ecosystem benefits related to the reversal of land abandonment and economic rural development, biodiversity and connectivity enhancement, and resilience to climate change. Overall, it was estimated that project actions benefit a much larger area, of around 32 000 ha. \n\nRegarding biodiversity, monitoring indicated a positive trend for some butterfly populations and an increase in the flora species richness and diversity in areas with combined interventions (forestry and grazing). Further benefits will probably be seen in a few years’ time. The prescribed burning actions had a high demonstration value, because they showed the technical feasibility of such practices over large areas and confirmed their effectiveness in reducing fuel loads in strategic areas. In addition, the project team demonstrated that with adequate preparatory information and dissemination work, prescribed burning could be accepted by the local population. \n\nBeneficial socio-economic impacts include the development of new livestock farms, and activities such as cheese-making and meat production that had nearly disappeared from the area. The long-term continuity of the land management model presents a challenge, for example, due to extensive farming in forests being ineligible for CAP funding. A compensation or payment scheme for ecosystem services would be one solution to ensure economic viability.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 BIO/ES/000094\nAcronym: LIFE MONTSERRAT\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 30/06/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,561,825 €\nEU Contribution: 1,763,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Diputaci de Barcelona\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Rambla de Catalunya 126, 08008, Barcelona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    forest fire\n    cultural heritage\n    integrated management\n    management plan\n    mountainous area\n    fire protection\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDiputaci de Barcelona \tCoordinator\nGENCAT(Generalitat de Catalunya), Spain \tParticipant\nAPFEM(Associació Propietaris Forestals Entorns de Montserrat), Spain \tParticipant\nPATRONAT(Patronat de la Muntanya de Montserrat), Spain \tParticipant\nFCLP(Fundació Catalunya- La Pedrera Fundació Especial), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2022,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2019-06-30"]
[394,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-IT-000131/habitat-preservation-in-dolomiti-bellunesi-",null,"LIFE03 NAT/IT/000131",null,"Habitat preservation in Dolomiti Bellunesi ","\nHabitat preservation in Dolomiti Bellunesi\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000131 | Acronym: DOLOMITI BELLUNESI\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project targets two Natura 2000 sites: the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and the Vedana lake. Established in 1990, the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park, one of the youngest national parks in Italy, extends over 30.000 ha of the alpine chain in Veneto region. Among the numerous habitats of EU interest present in the area, the project will focus on four classified as priority ones by the Habitats Directive. These habitats are currently affected by several factors which are contributing to their gradual disappearance. Shrubs are progressively invading the grassland habitats, while abandonment of pastures is resulting in a loss of biodiversity in the areas covered by dwarf mountain pine and Rhododendron hirsutum. Part of the actions of the project will be directed at the second Natura 2000 site, the Vedana Lake, outside the national park perimeter, where the presence of a discotheque is threatening the calcareous fens with great fen-sedge, Davall’s sedge and valuable fauna.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of this project was to protect EU-priority habitats within the Dolimiti Bellunesi national park and the species of EU interest linked to them. Favourable conservation of grasslands would be achieved through removal of weeds and invading trees and shrubs. These actions would have beneficial effects on the corncrake, nightjar and golden eagle. They will be followed by a campaign to encourage local farmers to take up again grazing of alpine pastures and the promotion of sustainable development. Selective felling of trees and creation of clearings in dwarf mountain pine stands would increase biodiversity and favour the presence of the white lady's slipper orchid. The population dynamics of the black grouse would be used as a bio-indicator of the effects of the actions. The acquisition of the Vedana Lake, the re-conversion of the discotheque into a visitors centre, followed by the inclusion of the lake within the perimeter of the park, would facilitate the restoration of the habitats of EU interest. Action plans will be drawn up for management of the grasslands and dwarf mountain pine stands.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was terminated prematurely.The project was terminated prematurely.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000131\nAcronym: DOLOMITI BELLUNESI\nStart Date: 01/09/2003\nEnd Date: 31/08/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,174,250 €\nEU Contribution: 704,550 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parco Nazionale Dolomiti Bellunesi\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: P.le Zancanaro, 1, 32032, Feltre,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    6170 - Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParco Nazionale Dolomiti Bellunesi \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,2021,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2003-09-01","2007-08-31"]
[395,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-H-000167/restoration-of-pannonic-forests-and-grasslands-on-the-szenas-hills",null,"LIFE03 NAT/H/000167",null,"Preservation and restoration of the habitats of the Ill wetland at Sélestat","\nRestoration of Pannonic forests and grasslands on the Szénás-hills\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/H/000167 | Acronym: SZENAS HILLS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe area of the Kis- and Nagy-Szénás hills, just a stone’s throw away from the Hungarian capital of Budapest, has due to the diversity of its vegetation attracted the attention of botanists since the middle of the 19th century. The steep and dry dolomite slopes are difficult for forests to invade, and they provide favourable conditions for the development of species-rich grassland habitats and for the survival of endemic and relict species (i.e. species that were once abundant in a large area, but now occur at only one or a few small areas) within their highly diverse relief structure. Smaller outcrops of Hárshegy sandstone, loess (silty soil) covering the foothills and shifting sands enrich the geological landscape. Moreover, the geographical situation between the closed forests of the nearby mountains and the great plains of the forested steppe and its historical function as a major post-glacial migration corridor, make this relatively small area home to a stunning number of plant communities. This includes sub-continental steppic grassland, Pannonic woods with downy oaks and Pannonic woods with sessile oak and hornbeam - listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. Important plant (2) and invertebrate (11) species listed in the Annexes of the Directive are also found. However, deforestation, exotic tree plantation and grazing have affected the site in the past, while the overstocked game population and the expansion of residential areas continue to threat the rich botanical diversity of the Szénás hills.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore to their natural condition areas of Pannonic oak woodlands and dry grasslands found in the Szénás hills, and to assure their favourable protection status in the long-term. To achieve these goals, the following measures would be carried out:\nOpening up of Austrian pine stands to encourage the gradual regeneration of the forest vegetation.\nReduction of game populations, including fallow deer and the introduced mouflon sheep (Ovis ammon musimon) by fencing an enclosure, and by trapping/culling within this area.\nInforming the public about the goals of the project. Training an environmental teacher to involve local schools in some of the habitat restoration activities.\nEmploying a forest technician as a full-time ranger.\nMonitoring activities to assess the effectiveness of habitat restoration measures.\nSuccession studies to assess the regeneration of Pannonic oak forests.\nAssessment of grassland regeneration by the monitoring of an indicator species, the very rare, Dolomite flax (Linum dolomiticum).\nMonitoring game density to assess the effectiveness of population reduction measures.\nMonitoring, through fenced control plots, of the damage caused by big game.\n\nInformation to the public about the aims of the project and lobbying of the planning authorities to preserve the buffer zones around the project area would support the above practical measures.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the planned activities were completed and the project objectives were met. In a number of cases, the original targets for specific measures were surpassed. For example, the opening up of Austrian pine stands to encourage natural regeneration, exceeded the wood production target by 280 m3, twice as many information boards were installed (30 instead of 15), 3 000 nature trail booklets were published instead of the planned 2 000, and the initially, leased LIFE project office in the nearby village of Pilisszentiván, has been developed into an environmental education centre, bought by the end of the project to guarantee its long-term future.\n\nHabitat reconstruction: This work was significantly delayed due to the fact that the beneficiary does not own the project area (see result 5). Nevertheless, the technology applied for habitat restoration works, proved successful for pine wood conversion, and may serve as a model for the management of other Natura 2000 sites in Hungary. Austrian pine conversion is a general problem throughout the country. The trees were planted in the past, over large areas. However, conversion poses a high risk of erosion. The technology applied in the Szénás hills i.e. the construction of erosion blocks, and the use of a ‘skidding slide’ and horses – can be useful for other slopes on similar terrain.\n\n1. Reduction of game from the enclosure: This activity encountered difficulties. Unfortunately, the big game traps employed did not catch mouflon or fallow deer effectively. The population reduction was therefore primarily achieved by culling. However, the fencing of the enclosure has also prevented disturbance by human activities, notably from motocross riding. This initially provoked local opposition, a problem which was overcome by the dissemination of appropriate information – articles, boards, public forums etc, and by the installation of rotary and swing gates and the conversion of stiles to allow continued public access on foot.\n\n2. Ranger: Thanks to the ranger employed by the project on a full-time basis, the level of wardering of the area is higher than the Hungarian norm. However, as in other areas close to a large city, vandalism poses a threat to project installations, such as the information boards.\n\n3. Environmental education: Environmental education programmes, in particular the organisation of volunteer work, and the establishment of an education centre in Pilisszentiván, proved particularly successful. The community of Pilisszentiván previously offered a limited choice of after-school activities and the (free) courses and workshops for youngsters proved both popular and successful in spreading knowledge on the importance of nature conservation.\n\n4. Project monitoring: Four different monitoring programmes were carried out over the project life-time. These provide valuable information on the effects of management practices. At the same time, these studies are of significant scientific value, e.g., the data on the occurrence and population dynamics of the endemic Dolomite flax.\n\n5. Future sustainability: Finally, the beneficiary’s original efforts to transfer the legal rights for the management of the area from the current forest manager, Pilis Forest Management Company (PFC), to the national park, were not successful. However, an agreement has been reached for the creation of ‘management zones’ and for co-operation after-LIFE in the area to assure the implementation of conservation management. After decades of opposition, this is a remarkable success.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/H/000167\nAcronym: SZENAS HILLS\nStart Date: 01/08/2003\nEnd Date: 01/08/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 847,283 €\nEU Contribution: 635,462 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Duna-Ipoly National Park Authority\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Huvösvölgyi út 52, 1021, Budapest,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal damage\n    botanical conservatory\n    controlled hunting zone\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    hunting\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    monitoring\n    site rehabilitation\n    periurban space\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    residential area\n    development planning\n    environmental impact assessment\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    pest control\n    recreational area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6240 - Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands\n    91G0 - Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus\n    91H0 - Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDuna-Ipoly National Park Authority \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Hungary",null,null,null,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2003-08-01","2008-08-01"]
[396,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-H-008630/the-practical-protection-of-angelica-palustris-habitats",null,"LIFE02 NAT/H/008630",null,"The practical protection of Angelica palustris habitats","\nThe practical protection of Angelica palustris habitats\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/H/008630 | Acronym: Angelica palustris\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe herb, Angelica palustris, is a flowering species listed in the annex II of the Habitats Directive. It thrives in wet alluvial meadows and alder swamps, where it can locally form dense populations if conditions are favourable. The continental species has a western range limit in Germany. Although still relatively abundant in Russia and Estonia, populations elsewhere are declining because of the threat to their main habitats from increased agricultural activity and abandonment as well as active drainage and afforestation. Some sites have even been destroyed through the creation of fishponds. Within the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Hajdú-Bihar counties of eastern Hungary, the beneficiary has identified 11 sites holding populations of Angelica palustris, all of which have a good restoration potential but are in urgent need of conservation actions.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main project aim was the conservation of the most important stands of Angelica palustris in eastern Hungary. This would be achieved through the improvement and restoration habitats. Once the necessary land is brought under control via purchase, drainage ditches would be closed and the natural hydrology restored. In order to create buffer zones around the wet habitat core areas, arable lands were planned to be sown with grass and transformed into meadows. Shelter belts of trees were also planted. Comprehensive management plans would be drawn up, focusing on the requirements of Angelica palustris. Their implementation will involve the collaboration of local farmers and municipal workers. This requires public awareness actions at the local level, such as training of 'village masters' to become trustees for the species.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project experienced significant delays, however, and unforeseen rises in the price of land meant that the target of 1033ha foreseen land purchase was not achieved. Targets were modified as a result and only part of the total budget was spent. Nevertheless, the project had a positive impact on Angelica palustris and vulnerable wetland habitats. As a result of the project, the proportion of Angelica palustris habitats in nature conservation ownership increased from 38% to 66%. In addition, the number of individuals in nature conservation property increased from 44% to 72%. It implemented a programme of practical field activities (land purchase, water retention, grassland reconstruction, manual and machine management) on 84 hectares (86%) of the habitats of Angelica palustris (the equivalent of 75,397 individuals, which is 92% of the population). During the project implementation, the area of known Angelica palustris habitats benefitting from nature conservation activities increased from 38% to 89%.\n\nOther results of the project included:\nThe purchase of 255 hectares.\nThe management of 209 hectares.\nMonitoring activities (both botanical and zoological).\nThe drawing up of 11 management plans and plans identifying reconstruction possibilities.\nThe increased co-operation of relevant organisations.\nContinuous contact with local residents to safeguard the habitats and significantly decrease threats to the populations of Angelica palustris.\nFinally, the project has opened up a great opportunity for larger management and reconstruction work (37 hectare grassland reconstruction, 50 hectare afforestation), which will strengthen the conservation of the Angelica palustris populations. The project experienced significant delays, however, and unforeseen rises in the price of land meant that the target of 1033ha foreseen land purchase was not achieved. Targets were modified as a result and only part of the total budget was spent. Nevertheless, the project had a positive impact on Angelica palustris and vulnerable wetland habitats. As a result of the project, the proportion of Angelica palustris habitats in nature conservation ownership increased from 38% to 66%. In addition, the number of individuals in nature conservation property increased from 44% to 72%. It implemented a programme of practical field activities (land purchase, water retention, grassland reconstruction, manual and machine management) on 84 hectares (86%) of the habitats of Angelica palustris (the equivalent of 75,397 individuals, which is 92% of the population). During the project implementation, the area of known Angelica palustris habitats benefitting from nature conservation activities increased from 38% to 89%.\n\nOther results of the project included:\nThe purchase of 255 hectares.\nThe management of 209 hectares.\nMonitoring activities (both botanical and zoological).\nThe drawing up of 11 management plans and plans identifying reconstruction possibilities.\nThe increased co-operation of relevant organisations.\nContinuous contact with local residents to safeguard the habitats and significantly decrease threats to the populations of Angelica palustris.\nFinally, the project has opened up a great opportunity for larger management and reconstruction work (37 hectare grassland reconstruction, 50 hectare afforestation), which will strengthen the conservation of the Angelica palustris populations.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/H/008630\nAcronym: Angelica palustris\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 30/06/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 665,000 €\nProject Location: Northern plains region\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: E-misszió Nature Conservation and Environmental Organisation\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Szabolcs u. 6, 4400, Nyíregyháza,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    grassland ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    reforestation\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    social participation\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6260 - Pannonic sand steppes\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Angelica palustris\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nE-misszió Nature Conservation and Environmental Organisation \tCoordinator\nDirectorate of the Hortobágy National Park, Hungary \tParticipant\n(Nyírség Nature Conservation Fund changed to) Liget Public Foundation for Nature Conservation, Hungary \tParticipant\nSociety of Young Botanists, Hungary \tParticipant","Hungary",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1032,AD1032,\"m\")","v":59},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2007-06-30"]
[397,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-GR-001014/conservation-of-priority-forests-and-forest-openings-in-ethnikos-drymos-oitis-and-oros-kallidromo-of-sterea-ellada",null,"LIFE11 NAT/GR/001014",null,"Conservation of priority forests and forest openings in 'Ethnikos Drymos Oitis and Oros Kallidromo of Sterea Ellada","\nConservation of priority forests and forest openings in \"Ethnikos Drymos Oitis and Oros Kallidromo of Sterea Ellada\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/GR/001014 | Acronym: FOROPENFORESTS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area comprises two mountainous Natura 2000 sites in central Greece: the National Forest Park of Oiti, \"Ethnikos Drymos Oitis” (GR2440004), and “Oros Kallidromo” (GR2440006). The main threats to the target habitats and species include: reduced grazing and the abandonment of traditional farm practices; the intensification of forest management and deforestation, which cause habitat deterioration and a resultant lack of nesting sites and prey availability for Tengmalm's owl and three woodpecker species; modifications of the hydrological cycle of temporary ponds; damage caused by off-road vehicles; illegal waste disposal, causing soil and water pollution; wild fire incidents, which are very destructive for mountain conifer species (Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana and Juniperus foetidissima) that do not possess a post fire regeneration mechanism; illegal hunting and poaching, including the mass releases of captive-bred Chuckar partridge (i>), which dilutes the genetic purity of certain rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) populations and also impacts on the populations of other bird species (e.g. Alectoris graeca); human-induced mortality of the brown bear; and climate change, which threatens the high altitude habitats targeted by the project.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the project is to implement a conservation management system for the forests and forest openings in the two Natura 2000 sites. Specific objectives include:\nMaintenance of forest openings in order to conserve the mountain grasslands and temporary ponds;\nRestoration of the hydrogeology and of the biotic communities of temporary ponds, including enhancing the population of the priority plant species Veronica oetaea;\nProtection of grasslands and temporary ponds habitats from degradation caused by human pressure;\nRestoration of the foetid juniper (Juniperus foetidissima) forests, including restoring their regeneration potential and expanding the area covered;\nProtection of conifer forests from destructive wild fires;\nEx-situ conservation of target habitat and plant species;\nProtection of five Annex I bird species, including enhancing their populations and expanding the area of occurrence;\nEnhancement and protection of the bear population;\nActive involvement of stakeholders in conservation management;\nLegal protection of the project sites.\n\nExpected results:\nA series of studies, specifications, monitoring protocols and manuals for the management of the target habitats and species;\nAccess control measures (fencing, lifting bars and parking lots, signboards etc.) and visitor infrastructure (information kiosks, camp sites and recreation sites, paths, public education and an information centre on Mount Kallidromo and upgrading of the National History Museum of Mount Oiti);\nProtection and restoration of mountain grasslands and improvement of their rangeland quality in an area of more than 400 ha on Mount Oiti and in a large area of Mount Kallidromo;\nProtection and restoration of seven temporary ponds including four new localities for Veronica oetaea;\nProtection and restoration of foetid juniper forests habitats;\nImplementation of fire protection measures including the establishment of two fire-guardhouses and two water reservoirs;\nCreation of a gene seedbank for keystone plant species;\nPreservation of the habitat and food sources of five Annex I bird species, including the installation of 100 nests;\nPreservation of the bear population, including planting of 500-1000 wild fruit trees, distributing 10 Hellenic livestock guard dogs, and installing 20 electric fences;\nTwo legal documents on the protection and management of Natura 2000 sites on Mount Oiti and Mount Kallidromo;\nStakeholder involvement, public education and awareness raising;\nAfter-LIFE Conservation Plan and layman’s report;\nReport on the socioeconomic impact of the project.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/GR/001014\nAcronym: FOROPENFORESTS\nStart Date: 01/09/2012\nEnd Date: 30/11/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,750,840 €\nEU Contribution: 1,309,840 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: NIKIS 20, 10557, ATHENS,\nContact Person: NIKOS PETROU\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Picus canus\n    Dendrocopos leucotos\n    Dryocopus martius\n    Aegolius funereus\n    Ursus arctos\n    Veronica oetaea\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nETHNIKOS DRYMOS OITIS \tGR2440004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nETHNIKOS DRYMOS OITIS - KOILADA ASOPOU \tGR2440007 \tSPA \tv.2021\nOROS KALLIDROMO \tGR2440006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHellenic Society for the Protection of Nature \tCoordinator\nNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece \tParticipant\nInstitute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems & Forest Product Technology (NAGREF), Greece \tParticipant\nRegion of Sterea Ellada, Greece \tParticipant\nCivil Society for the Protection of Natural Environment and Wildlife (Arcturos), Greece \tParticipant","Greece",null,2012,2016,86,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2012-09-01","2019-11-30"]
[398,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-GR-008489/habitat-management-and-raptor-conservation-in-nestos-delta-and-gorge",null,"LIFE02 NAT/GR/008489",null,"Habitat Management and Raptor Conservation in Nestos Delta and Gorge","\nHabitat Management and Raptor Conservation in Nestos Delta and Gorge\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/GR/008489 | Acronym: Nestos\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe River Nestos is 230 km long, flowing from the Rila Mountains into the Aegean Sea through Bulgaria and northern Greece. Before it reaches the sea, the main river spreads over the coastal plain of Chrysoupolis and expands as a deltaic system with freshwater lakes and ponds forming the Nestos delta. The river also traverses a unique gorge towards the end of its course, which is home to many raptors, including the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus).\n\nThe delta comprises extensive sand dunes, residual riparian forest, lagoons, water meadows and other important habitats for birds and various mammals such as the otter and the jackal. It has been classified as a wetland of international importance (Ramsar site) and the gorge as an \"Aesthetic forest\" in accordance with national forestry legislation. The region has the most extensive riparian forest in Greece.\n\nThe complex mosaic of habitats gives the region particularly rich biodiversity, but there are major problems, the main of which are: the lack of water resource management; the expansion of agricultural activities; species disturbance by various human activities; the degradation of key habitats, such as breeding islands in the lagoons; and various illegal activities, such as poaching or use of poisoned baits.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe basic objective of this LIFE project was the protection and management of raptors and terns and their habitats in three sites across two neighbouring Natura 2000 Special Protection Areas along the River Nestos.\n\nThe project targeted improved management of water resources. It sought to achieve this by reconnecting tributaries at four points on the river in order to restore some of the functions of the natural ecosystem, including freshwater marshes and riparian forests.\n\nIt also specifically aimed to restore around 35 hectares of riparian forest in such a way as to join up the remaining forest sections.\n\nAt the same time, the project wanted to implement activities for specific bird species, including a system of artificial feeding for vultures in the Nestos gorge and rehabilitation of breeding islands for pelicans and terns in the lagoons.\n\nHuman activities would be controlled by setting up a surveillance team and by reducing fishing in return for compensatory measures for fishermen. Nature trails were to be constructed to improve understanding by the public of the valuable ecosystems and to allow controlled human interaction with the habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project met its main objectives, carrying out significant restoration tasks and high quality research and monitoring activities across the project sites.\n\nThe project reforested 60 ha of natural riparian forests on former agricultural land by planting 12 790 seedlings of autochthonous species of riparian trees, wild fruit trees and bushes. It then protected it with fencing and carefully monitored it, finding 85% growth success. Although many positive effects will only be seen in the long term, this work is already credited with the recolonization of an abandoned white tailed eagle's nest.\n\nBased on detailed mapping research, four old river branches were reconnected with the main river to enable the recovery of freshwater marshes and riparian forests. The reconnections allow for ground water recharge and protect against salt-water intrusion at the river mouth, thus enhancing the habitat for aquatic species such as water turtles, otters and fish species.\n\nEight specially designed fenced floating rafts - 5x4 m - were installed in the lagoons of the Nestos delta to provide roosting and nesting sites for terns. The rafts were immediately used by terns in the breeding season. They were especially designed and constructed to deter land predators such as stray dogs or jackals from accessing the nests and this has been seen to be effective.\n\nThe preparatory studies and scientific work of the project partners was of excellent quality. Automatic water and sediment monitoring stations were installed at a lagoon and at the main river stream to provide continuous data which is sent automatically to the Fisheries Research Institute of the National Agricultural Research Foundation.\n\nA fenced feeding site was set up for birds of prey to replace natural prey that have declined in numbers. This was especially targeted at the griffon vulture colony residing on the cliffs of the Nestos gorge as well as vulture populations nesting in Dadia and Bulgaria. Unfortunately, delays in establishing the site meant that regular feeding of the vultures did not take place during the project's duration.\n\nProblems were experienced in cooperation between local authorities - and with the national authorities. This contributed to delays in the construction of a stone observation hide opposite the feeding site - to observe the vultures without disturbing them - and prevented the successful development of other planned visitor infrastructure during the timeframe of the project.\n\nA more positive experience of cooperation was the networking with four other LIFE-Nature projects undertaken in Ramsar sites: Prespa; Evros; Amvrakikos; and Kotychi.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/GR/008489\nAcronym: Nestos\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 936,000 €\nProject Location: Macedonia - Nestos Delta and Gorge\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Prefectural Local Authority of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Central Square - Thermopilon 1, Xanthi,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    monitoring system\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPrefectural Local Authority of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi \tCoordinator\nForestry Service Kavala, Greece \tParticipant\nForestry Service Stavroupolis, Greece \tParticipant\nNational Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF), Greece \tParticipant\nSociety for Protection of Nature and Development (EPO) , Greece \tParticipant\nHellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), Greece \tParticipant\nMASTER HELLAS Consulting SA , Greece \tParticipant","Greece",null,null,2021,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2006-12-31"]
[399,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-FIN-007062/herb-rich-forests-forests-of-dencrocopos-leucotus-and-western-taigas-in-north-karelia",null,"LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007062",null,"Herb-Rich Forests; Forests of Dencrocopos Leucotus and Western Taigas in North Karelia","\nHerb-Rich Forests, Forests of Dencrocopos Leucotus and Western Taigas in North Karelia\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007062 | Acronym: Pohjois-Karjala\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nBecause of its location northern Karelia, which borders on the vast forest areas of Russian Karelia, forms an important propagation route for many species which occur in boreal habitat types. For example, the main stand of Diplazium sibiricum in the EU is located in this area. The project area is also home to the most southerly boreal groves in the EU. In addition, the flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) and wide-leaved wood reed grass (Cinna latifolia), which are species on Annex II of the Habitats Directive, are found here. The flying squirrel, which is a species living in old-growth mixed forest, has been declining, owing to clear-felling and the homogenisation of the forests resulting from forest management favouring coniferous trees. Most of Finland's white-backed woodpecker population (about 30 nesting pairs of Dendrocopos leucotus) lives in a small area in central and eastern Häme and in south Savo. In autumn the Finnish population is supplemented by woodpeckers from Russia, so northern Karelia is the first to welcome the new arrivals. However, the lack of deciduous forests with enough rotting wood makes it difficult for the white-backed woodpecker to spread.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE-Nature project was to produce management and restoration plans for all 14 subsites. It would also carry out management work on the basis of these plans: removing spruce trees which are blocking out light and other excessively dense tree stands; increasing the number of decaying trees, blocking drainage ditches and mowing meadows over a total area of 220 hectares. The purpose was to improve the living conditions for the Annex II species and Annex I birds and the favourable conservation status of the five FFH priority natural habitat types. The project intended to make forest management guidelines for those flying squirrel and white-backed woodpecker sites outside the Natura 2000 boundaries which serve as feeding areas and/or ecological corridors between the nesting areas proper. Winter feeding would also be organised for the white-backed woodpeckers to see them through the winter. At the same time, feeding would have a direct effect on the success of individual birds' reproduction.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project made a significant contribution to the conservation and management of the northern Karelian Natura 2000 areas. The main results are as follows: • Management plans/restoration plans were made for all project sites and implemented during the project. Guidelines for forestry practice outside Natura 2000 areas (feeding areas for white-backed woodpeckers/ecological corridors for flying squirrel) have been linked to legally binding forest plans. • Shading spruce was cut back and decayed wood increased in herb-rich forests (76 ha). • 46.8 ha of herb-rich forests, 32.4 ha of boreal forest and 30.7 ha white-backed woodpecker forest was either purchased, or compensation has been paid to landowners, in order to ensure their proper management. • Trees were removed from too dense stands in white-backed woodpecker forest (78 ha). • Restoration of alkaline fens and petrifying springs including Cypripedium calceolus distribution areas: in total 4.2 ha. • Annual mowing of 0.5 ha lowland hay meadow • Mapping of important feeding areas of the white-backed woodpecker outside SPAs and preparation of guidelines for forest practices benefiting woodpeckers, over a total area of 2,200 ha. The same actions were done in important ecological corridor areas for flying squirrels outside pSCIs (84 ha). The project formulated forest management guidelines for those flying squirrel and white-backed woodpecker areas outside the Natura 2000 areas which serve as feeding areas and/or ecological corridors between the nesting areas. In practise this meant that the Forest Centre contacted forest owners. If the forest owner was willing, the forest management plans of the privately-owned forest was complemented with guidelines how to manage white-backed woodpecker habitats. Otherwise, the information on key habitats etc. was kept within the Forest Centre, to be taken on board when the forest owner starts managing his forest (he or she is obliged to inform the Forest Centre in advance). The project restoration work concentrated on prime habitats. By project end, already one new white-backed woodpecker couple inhabited a restoration area. This is promising because there are only approximately 50 nesting couples in all of Finland. The restored areas form a network of “stepping stones” to eastern populations of flying squirrel and white-backed woodpecker. The restoration of herb-rich forests safeguarded the future of many endangered plant species (e.g. Diplazium sibiricum, Cinna latifolia and Cypripedium calceolus). The project developed new monitoring methods for Diplazium sibiricum and Cinna latifolia, for which the beneficiary received extra funding from the Finnish Environment Institute. Besides the full-time coordinator hired via LIFE, the project provided work for numerous local people on the basis of ad hoc contracts. In total 81,000 euros was spent on restoration work done by local entrepreneurs. Working together with the local communities created a more positive atmosphere towards Natura 2000 and nature conservation in general. The project contacted over 100 landowners, and was able to get permission to do inventories on over 350 ha of private land. After these personal contacts, many landowners appreciated the conservation value of their estates in a new way. As a result, landowners participated in the restoration work and several private conservation areas were established. Encouraged by the LIFE-project, local stakeholders started a new project in 2005 for the herb-rich forests of central Karelia (Forest Centre in partnership with Regional Environment Centre). The main aim of this project is to create ecological corridors and stepping stones between conservation areas.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007062\nAcronym: Pohjois-Karjala\nStart Date: 01/04/2001\nEnd Date: 31/03/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 473,173 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Pohjois-Karjalan ympäristökeskus\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: PL 69, 80101, Joensuu,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    migratory species\n    monitoring\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    research project\n    cartography\n    integrated management\n    policy integration\n    forestry\n    public-private partnership\n    indicator\n    environmental training\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    evaluation method\n    rural development\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    population dynamics\n    drainage system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Dendrocopos leucotos\n    Pteromys volans\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVärtsilän laakson luontokokonaisuus \tFI0700004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPolvelan luontokokonaisuus \tFI0700012 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHuurunlampi-Sammakkolampi - Huurunrinne \tFI0700021 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHiidensaari-Valkolansaari \tFI0700031 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSopensuo \tFI0700034 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTohmajärven lehdot \tFI0700038 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAkankangas \tFI0700040 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPapinniemen ukonhattulehto \tFI0700041 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOinasvaara \tFI0700054 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOtravaaran ängelmälehto \tFI0700088 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPyhäjärven alueen luontokokonaisuus \tFI0700091 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPohjois-Karjalan ympäristökeskus \tCoordinator\nMetsähalliltus, Itä-Suomen luontopalvelut \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2022,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2005-03-31"]
[400,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-FIN-006272/conservation-and-management-of-boreal-groves",null,"LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006272",null,"Conservation and management of boreal groves","\nConservation and management of boreal groves\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006272 | Acronym: Boreal groves\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis LIFE project included 10 sites located near the city of Tampere. Most of these are small boreal groves, but the largest site, within the Nokia town limits, covers almost 90 hectares. The sites are located on the shores of the large lakes Näsijärvi, Pyhäjärvi and Vanajavesi or along the banks of natural streams - where they have been spared the pressures of forestry, construction or farming. Although the sites are small and scattered, they represent broad-leaved deciduous, hazel, fern-rich and tall-herb forest types of national significance. These groves provide habitats for, among others, the flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) and several woodpecker species. The groves were threatened not only by land use pressures but also by the advance of spruce in the natural succession of the grass-herb forest ecosystem. Spruce trees shade the underbrush, reducing the diversity of grass-herb species and impairing their growing conditions by root competition. Their acidic needle litter impoverishes the soil. Deciduous forests located near built-up areas were threatened further by wear and littering.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE project sought to maintain and restore the greatest possible biodiversity in boreal groves. To this end, site management and use plans would be drawn up, determining the need for special care and the extent to which the sites can be used for recreational and educational purposes. The Pirkanmaa Environment Centre would be drawing up these plans together with landowners. The landowners would no longer be permitted to engage in forestry operations, but they would be allowed to collect firewood for home use, for example. In the course of the project, some trees (mainly spruce) would be removed, the number of rotting trees would be allowed to increase, and nature trails and signposts would be set up to direct the movements of visitors. Since many of the areas concerned are privately owned, the landowners would be employed where possible to carry out these improvements, and they would be encouraged to continue to manage the forests after the project. This would relieve some of the pressure arising from conflicting types of land use. The Tampere Botanical Society would prepare an inventory of the vegetation in the project area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project covered 11 subsites located in Pirkanmaa. Most of these are small boreal herb-rich forests, but the largest site (Myllypuro) lies within the Nokia town limits and covers almost 90 hectares. In general, herb-rich forests are small in size in Finland and they cover only 1% of Finnish forests, because they have been heavily exploited by past farming use as their soil is richer. Typically herb-rich forests are now found on land more difficult to access, like steep slopes, rocky areas, river edges. The project tackled the most urgent management issues to improve herb-rich forest conservation status: shading trees were removed so that the ground flora could get more light, thereby increasing typical herb-rich forest vegetation, which includes trees and bushes like Tilia and Corylus as well. The long-term management of these forests was ensured through management plans which are valid for 10 years. In detail, the project produced: - An inventory concentrating on vascular plants, but also checking on mosses, lichens and mushrooms. The results were used in the management plans. - 15 management plans, covering 9 subsites, and determining the need for special care and the extent to which the sites can be used for recreational and educational purposes. The Pirkanmaa Environment Centre drew up these plans in close co-operation with land owners, which helped land owners to understand which kind of land use activities are allowed within Natura 2000 sites and which are not allowed. According to the plans, the landowners will no longer be permitted to engage in forestry operations, but they will be allowed to collect firewood for home use, for example. Since many of the areas concerned are privately owned, the landowners were employed, wherever possible, to carry out any measures to improve habitats, and they signed the management plans, committing themselves to continue to manage the forests after the project. The management plans are legally binding, once approved by the Regional Environment Centre, and they are all valid for 10 years (covering period 2001-2011, 2002-2012 or 2003-2013). The management plans are structured following a typical model of a management plan in Finland: - introduction - description of the area - methods - general principles of the biotope management actions - description of the subsites and their management actions - documentation of the work and monitoring - literature The management plans include also an assessment under §65 of the Finnish Nature Conservation Act concerning possible significant deterioration for Natura 2000 values. The most urgent measures to improve conservation status of boreal herb-rich forests were done during the LIFE project by land owners, Metsähallitus and the city of Nokia. During the project, 89.8 ha in total was acquired, broken down by subsite as follows: Sasi 13.7 ha, Hepomäki 9.7, Alhonlahti 8.0, Vainoniemi 2.2, Mälkiäinen 2.4, Sydänniemi 14.5 ha; Valkeekivi 7.2, Kuohijo 12. 1 ha and Myllypuro 20 ha. Most landowners preferred to give up their rights (for example to practise commercial forestry) and receive a compensation for the ensuing loss, but keep the ownership of the land. Only a few hectares were purchased outright. A further 8 ha scattered over 4 subsites is under an expropriation process which continued after the LIFE project. Habitat improvement work was done gradually to avoid too drastic changes like too much increase of light, changes in microclimate etc. The tree felling and removal was done during winter (when the soil was frozen), because otherwise the work would damage the vegetation. Concretely, work consisted of thinning of bushes (understorey), cutting and removing young spruce, ring-barking aspen and poplar, removing shading trees to improve habitat conditions for Acer, Tilia and Ulmus; thinning trees around hazels; increasing decayed wood. One ditch was filled in to improve the hydrological conditions of a herb-rich forest. Lop and top was collected in piles so as not to increase soil acidity and sometimes burned, sometimes removed from the site. Where relevant, measures took account of white-backed woodpeckers and flying squirrel requirements. These biotope management measures have been carried out in 7 subsites out of 11. Area treated by subsite: Hepomäki-Kalkku 10.9 ha, Luodonsaari 31.4 ha, Mälkiäinen 3.3 ha, Sydänniemi 9.9 ha; Valkeekivi 3.9 ha, Kuohijoen-Kalkkilehdot 6 ha and Kauttakala 1 ha. In two subsites, Vainoniemi-Rauttunrahka and Alhonlahti, the land owner has committed himself to implement the biotope management measures defined in the management plan after the project, while in the last, Sasi, work will be carried out after the acquisition of the whole subsite is completed via expropriation. Some of the herb-rich forests are located near built-up areas (e.g. city of Nokia) and are threatened by erosion and littering caused by people. This problem was tackled by increasing public awareness about herb-rich forests, getting local people to participate in project actions to clear litter from Myllypuro and building a small bridge over a brook to decrease erosion by people using the hiking route crossing the brook. Information panels were erected in subsites Myllypuro, Mälkiäinen and Valkeekivi (10 in total). A nature trail with boardwalks was built in the subsite of Mälkiäinen, which gives information about the ecology of boreal herb-rich forests and their species and Natura 2000. This trail is now being visited by school camps from all over Finland. A brochure about the project was produced for the general public. A 30-page report for professionals summarising all project results in one document was made. Because the management methods for the herb-rich forest habitat type are not standardised in Finland, there is little readily-available information how to implement biotope management concerning herb-rich forests. Knowledge is currently rather scattered in Finland, so this report is potentially useful to other boreal herb-rich forest managers. Moreover, large scale herb-rich biotope management has been limited so far, so that the project’s biotope improvement actions, covering over 60 ha, are quite significant in terms of gaining experience on herb-rich forest management Monitoring of vegetation has started in each restoration area and in some sites the herb-rich forest vegetation has already started to recover, according to the project’s final report. Continuation of the monitoring is included in the management plans. Pteromys volans, the flying squirrel, which occurs in the subsite Hepomäki-Kalkku, will benefit from the project actions, as removal of spruces will increase its food resources while increasing the proportion of large aspens will increase potential breeding places for the squirrel. Management planning took into account the requirement to leave enough big spruces and spruce thickets for flying squirrel shelter.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006272\nAcronym: Boreal groves\nStart Date: 01/10/1999\nEnd Date: 30/09/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 233,394 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Pirkanmaa Regional Environment Centre\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: P.O. Box 297, 33101, Tampere,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    periurban space\n    emergency plan\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    land use planning\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pteromys volans\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVanajaveden alue \tFI0303006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHuutisuo-Sasi \tFI0309008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHepomäki-Kalkunvuori \tFI0316004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLuotosaari \tFI0333003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMyllypuro \tFI0345001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlhonlahti \tFI0346001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVainoniemi-Rauttunrahka \tFI0349004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTarjannevesi \tFI0354004 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nValkeekivi \tFI0356003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPirkanmaa Regional Environment Centre \tCoordinator\nCity of Nokia \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus \tParticipant","Finland",null,1999,2009,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"1999-10-01","2003-09-30"]
[401,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-FIN-006251/protection-of-taiga-and-freshwater-ecosystems-in-central-finland",null,"LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006251",null,"Protection of Taiga and Freshwater Ecosystems in Central Finland","\nProtection of Taiga and Freshwater Ecosystems in Central Finland\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006251 | Acronym: Taiga/Central Finland\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe boreal forest habitat type, or western taiga, covers a rather mixed bag of different biotopes and geographical locations. Nowadays most of Finland's remaining taiga is in the northern and eastern parts of the country; in the south, only traces of virgin forest remain. The taiga in this LIFE project consists of forests dominated by pine or by hardwood species, as well as mixed forests. Their fauna includes some 50 pairs of flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), some 80 pairs of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and up to 150 pairs of hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia). Many of Central Finland's boreal forests are located near lakes, rivers or brooks. The project would therefore also benefit these freshwater habitats and the living conditions of their fauna, such as the black-throated diver (Gavia arctica).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE project sought to maintain and upgrade the protection status of boreal forests in many different ways. It would expand the forest domain in public ownership from 102 to 300 ha. In some of the areas acquired, forestry operations were to be discontinued altogether, and the forest ecosystem would be allowed to develop naturally. Elsewhere, various active improvements would be undertaken. Spruce would be removed to increase the proportion of deciduous species, and the proportion of rotting trees would be allowed to increase. Some forest would be burnt over in order to provide certain species with appropriate habitats (slash-and-burn farming was practised in these forests until the early twentieth century). An inventory would be prepared of the fauna and flora encountered in a further 400 hectares of privately-owned natural forest. Landowners would be asked to help draw up forest management plans on the basis of the information thus obtained. Landowners who committed themselves to implementing the plan would receive compensation from LIFE funds or, after the project, from other sources. The plans would serve as an example of how to implement a Natura 2000 area on the basis of the Finnish Forest Act - economic use of the forests would continue, but in harmony with the Natura 2000 objectives.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project helped improve and maintain the conservation status of boreal forest in Central Finland in several different ways. Innovative about the project was the way it implemented Natura 2000 in forest habitats. Instead of declaring a site protected under the national Nature Conservation Act, as was usual practice in Finland, and imposing a ‘nature management plan’ under the Act (which does give the landowner automatic right to compensation for loss of use), the beneficiary decided to implement Natura 2000 through voluntary arrangements under the Forest Act. First, forest inventories were carried out. Landowners were asked if they were interested in jointly drawing up forest management plans on the basis of these inventories. Landowners who agreed, and then committed themselves to implementing the plan, received compensation from LIFE and after the project from other sources (national sylvi-environment schemes). The negotiations were very time-consuming but it was important to invest the time so that the landowners understood the proposed management actions and committed themselves to apply them. In total the project succeeded in making forest management plans for 446 ha, more than foreseen. In Vaarunvuori subsite 6 plans covering 136 ha and in Iilinjärvi subsite 2 forest management plans covering 310 ha were drawn up. All these plans have a written commitment of the landowner to follow them for 10 years, managing the forest while taking nature values better into account. From the landowners’ perspective, economic use of the forest will continue but in conformity with the Natura 2000 requirements - the advantage of the plans is that they make it clear for landowners what they can not and can do within their Natura 2000 areas. The Forestry Centre, which drew up the plans, received many contacts from other landowners in other Natura 2000 areas. In the forest management planning special attention was paid to the occurrence/potential of habitat types and species of the Habitats and Birds Directive. These plans were thus a first example of how to implement Natura 2000 in Finland on the basis of the Forest Act. The work also helped strengthen ties at local site level between the Regional Environment Centre and the Forest and Park Service. Four forest owners were compensated for concluding a 30 years contract not to do any forest management measures at all in certain forest habitats. Special management plans for deciduous forests with white-backed woodpecker were drawn up with the Forest and Park Service. These plans covered 120 ha. In total 381 ha forest was acquired during the project, including areas financed by national funds, within the pSCIs. One big forestry company did not want to sell, but wanted a compensation for reducing use because if it remained landowner and agreed to a forest management plan, it could profit from this in its forest certification. In some of this public land, forestry ended altogether after acquisition and the ecosystems were left to develop naturally. In other parts, active habitat restoration took place. The project improved the habitat quality of boreal forests and herb-rich forests by controlled burning, increasing decayed wood, removing shading spruces and exotic trees and ensuring good foraging forests for the white-backed woodpecker (more decayed wood). Work to convert coniferous to deciduous forest was carried out in Liukosaari-Korpisaari, Tarmola, Hipeli, Edessalo-Haukkasalo, Kuruvuori, Suonteen eteläosa and Onkisalo. Altogether 119.4 ha was been treated, well above the target of 75 ha. WWF-Finland organized a volunteer camp to clean the site Tarmola of branches – material costs for the camp were LIFE-financed. The main work was spruce cutting; some spruces were killed by girdling. The purpose of the girdling is to increase the amount of decayed wood in the forests. For the same reason, some of the cut trees were left in the forest. Not all spruces were removed, because they are important for example for flying squirrels. The project used skilled forest workers to remove timber from the forest with horses, in order to reduce damage to the soil and herb layer. This was quite innovative and was broadcast by Finnish TV. Controlled burning was carried out over a total of 17 ha. In terms of information work, the project produced: • A brochure (2000 copies) describing the principal actions of the project and especially explaining the use of controlled burning; • A film, an A3 poster and photos. Target group was forest professionals and other stakeholders interested in forest management techniques for biodiversity (increasing decayed wood, controlled burning, using horses etc.).. The project distributed the material to forest professionals so that the “increasing biodiversity” forest management practices would also be used outside Natura 2000 sites. A seminar for 38 forestry professionals was held in Sept. 2000. A meeting with stakeholders was organized after the end of the project to present results and promote nature management methods also in sites outside Natura 2000 areas. The monitoring by the project showed that the management measures were successful. The monitoring results from the biotope management actions supported the views about the negative effects of spruce on characteristic features of deciduous tree-dominated forests. When there is too much shading spruce, this decreases the possibilities for species which are dependent on decayed wood or bright deciduous forests. One interesting result of the monitoring was that even though the project did not aim to increase the quantity of decaying wood from deciduous trees, the clearing and cutting of shading spruces uncovered decayed deciduous wood lying on the ground which until then was not hospitable for beetles owing to wrong temperature and light conditions. An Annex II species, Oxyporus mannerheimii, was found after the LIFE-financed management measures in the subsite Kuruvuori. It clearly had benefited from the biotope measures, because the area had been surveyed before the measures started without finding this invertebrate. A beetle species, Hymenophorus doubieri, which was considered extinct in Finland and very rare elsewhere in Europe, was found, as well as a bark beetle species, Carphoborus cholodkowskyi, was found for the first time in Finland. Gavia arctica benefited from the conservation of the shoreline forests; it is expected to have better nesting success. The project carried out inventories of white-backed woodpeckers to gather baseline data to gauge the long-term success of measures for this species. Without the support of LIFE-Nature this kind of project, gathering a large expert group together, could not have been possible to carry out, the beneficiary reported. The project itself networked with two similar LIFE-Nature projects in Finland (Boreal groves in Pirkanmaa and Pohjois-Savo) and also in Estonia. It gave a presentation in May 2002 at the Latvian seminar on “Management of national protected areas and Natura 2000 sites”.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006251\nAcronym: Taiga/Central Finland\nStart Date: 01/04/1999\nEnd Date: 31/05/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 538,790 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regional environment centre in Central Finland\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Ailakinkatu 17 PO Box 110, 40101, Jyväskylä .,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    information network\n    management contract\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVaarunvuoret \tFI0900039 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSuonteen pohjoisosa \tFI0900075 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSuonteen eteläosa \tFI0900076 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOnkisalo-Herjaanselkä \tFI0900077 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEdessalo-Haukkasalo \tFI0900078 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVanhanselkä-Ruppavuori \tFI0900079 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVahervuori \tFI0900080 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIilijärven alue \tFI0900083 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIsojärvi-Arvajanreitti \tFI0900101 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegional environment centre in Central Finland \tCoordinator\nKeski-Suomen metsäkeskus \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus \tParticipant\nWWF-Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,1999,2002,37,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"1999-04-01","2002-05-31"]
[402,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-D-000006/near-natural-river-dynamics-on-the-river-ems-in-lower-saxony",null,"LIFE03 NAT/D/000006",null,"Near-natural river dynamics on the River Ems in Lower Saxony","\nNear-natural river dynamics on the River Ems in Lower Saxony\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000006 | Acronym: Ems Niedersachsen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Ems is the most westerly of Germany’s major rivers and has a total length of 371 km. Since the middle ages, the natural river course and its floodplain have been changed to a largely man-made landscape. Floodplain forest was gradually cleared to create meadows, pastures and, in modern times, intensively-used arable land. Large sections of the river were straightened in the 1930s and riverbank covered with stone embankments to prevent erosion. Dams and other constructions were built to control the river and facilitate shipping traffic. By 2003, the river’s natural dynamics had been completely altered and only a few elements of the former natural habitats could be found.\n\nA 1999 LIFE Nature project (Emsaue NRW - Ems flood plain: LIFE99 NAT/D/005931) worked to restore the natural river dynamics and alluvial plains along 91km of the river. It reconnected former meanders, removed some small weirs and collapsed bridges, built a bypass around a weir, removed solid embankments and restored natural conditions to tributaries, creeks and drains. Other regionally-funded actions also took place, including the “Untere Haseniederung” project.\n\nThis project covers the middle section of the Ems river and its floodplain, to the north of the area treated by the 1999 project. In the run-up to the project, the beneficiary already invested considerable efforts to prepare the ground. For example, it purchased some key areas needed to develop the Natura 2000 site, while illicit weekend cottages and landing stages for motorboats were removed from sensitive spots.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objectives of the project were the restoration and conservation of natural river structures and traditional extensively used semi-natural landscapes along 30km of the Ems River and its floodplain.\n\nThe plan was to re-initiate dynamic processes by removing the stone blocks reinforcing the banks, to restore sandbanks by morphological riverbed development and to restore natural vegetation to the river and its banks. Works to modify the Listrup weir across the river would seek to re-establish the natural flow.\n\nIn the floodplain, the project sought to turn arable land into extensively used grassland, characterised by a typical riverine landscape with moist depressions, temporary pools and ponds, floodwater channels and trenches and sedimentation areas. Planned actions included the planting of indigenous floodplain forest on land which is currently intensively used for agriculture, while existing forests consisting of hybrid poplars and exotic conifers would be changed into woodlands of deciduous trees. Suitable areas would be given back to natural succession and former meanders re-opened.\n\nThe project intended to develop collaboration with all stakeholders to find solutions to the potential conflicts between nature conservation, agriculture and water management and mark a further step towards fulfilling the vision of an extensive ecological corridor along the whole of the River Ems. The project therefore aimed to pay considerable attention to public relations and information work.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project made a useful contribution to the overall objective of creating an extensive ecological corridor along the whole of the River Ems. It purchased land, constructed an important fish bypass, removed stone embankments and restored more natural floodplain dynamics.\n\nThe project conducted a status survey of fauna and flora and a hydrological evaluation of the feasibility of measures in the project area. A number of important species were identified on the project area, including black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), common woodpecker (Alcedo atthis), stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), European beaver (Castor fiber), common barbell (Barbus barbus); Amur bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus); and European bullhead (Cottus gobio).\n\nThe project purchased 49.7 ha of land and land-use rights covering 1.27 ha for carrying out restoration work. It had hoped to purchase more land-use rights, but demand for land was very high, increasing prices and reducing the willingness of landowners to sell to the project.\n\nThe beneficiary removed stone embankments along 4.01 km to allow the natural development of the river. The most appropriate sections for this were selected in co-operation with the water authority to agree minimised risks to navigation of the river. However it was not possible to remove more bank due to higher than foreseen costs and inability to engage the regional river navigation authority in additional bank removal. The water authority has nevertheless agreed to stop repairs of the embankments which should therefore erode away over time.\n\nThe transformation of the weir at Listrup to allow small fish to cross it for the first time since 1828 was the most obvious achievement of the project. After detailed investigation and discussion it was decided to construct a rough ramp with gradient 1:40 on the full 60 m width of the weir. Although the action was more expensive than foreseen and required additional repair work after flooding, it was a good solution and gained co-operation from the water authority and additional funding from an environmental fund. The ramp is a good practice example towards making the whole River Elms passable to fish.\n\nThe project was able to plant trees to reforest 5.84 ha. Some initial afforestation with willow plantations was not successful because the willow cuttings were too old. However the process of afforestation through succession extended to an impressive 10.38 ha. Where purchase of land or use rights allowed, the project used surface modelling by removing soil and allocating it to small hills to create a mix of small ponds, moist and dry areas. It created 20.22 ha of floodplain meadows, 4.92 ha of eutrophic tall herbs and 0.36 ha of shallow, temporary ponds.\n\nThe project completed the installation of a nature trail and produced accompanying flyers, as well as producing general project leaflets, information boards and a website, and organising an initial public meeting and final conference.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000006\nAcronym: Ems Niedersachsen\nStart Date: 01/01/2004\nEnd Date: 30/06/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,000,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,000,000 €\nProject Location: Ems river floodplain in Lower Saxony\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Landkreis Emsland, FB Naturschutz\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Ordeniederung, 1, 49716, Meppen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    hydrographic basin\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    flood protection\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n    river management\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLandkreis Emsland, FB Naturschutz \tCoordinator\nBiologische Station Aachen, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2026,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2008-06-30"]
[403,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-IT-000139/reticnet-5-sci-for-the-conservation-of-wetlands-and-main-habitats",null,"LIFE03 NAT/IT/000139",null,"RETICNET. 5 SCI for the conservation of wetlands and main habitats","\nRETICNET. 5 SCI for the conservation of wetlands and main habitats\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000139 | Acronym: RETICNET VALCHIAVENNA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Rhetian Alps, in northern Lombardy, contains five Natura 2000 sites, covering more than 12,000ha and home to a rich diversity of wetlands and alpine meadows of the region. At the bottom of the valley, there is a Ramsar site (Pian di Spagna) consisting of alluvial forests, reed beds and open water. It is ecologically connected to the other four, passing through several vegetation types up to the alpine level (highest point at 3.37m), with typical alpine flora and fauna. Some of the habitats of Community importance identified in the sites are particularly sensitive to human activities. These include species-rich Nardus grasslands, alpine pioneer formations of Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae, residual alluvial forests and Tilio-Acerion (mix of ash, elm and lime) ravine forests. Among the major threats to the sites are the spread of alien species, reed-bed and forest fires, degradation of forest natural structure, silting up of wetland habitats and overgrowth of grasslands. The area is also subject to increasing tourist pressure, which needs to be managed to avoid further damage.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe beneficiary, the Lombardy Regional Forestry and Agriculture Service, aimed to introduce effective management of the five Natura 2000 sites as a network. As a first step, a GIS database would be created in order to define the location and state of conservation of the habitats, identify priority areas of intervention and provide data for the site management plans. These would then be adopted and implemented by local authorities on behalf of the regional administration. Habitat management actions were to be based on the most urgent conservation needs, including the restoration of canals, opening up fire breaks in reed beds, elimination of alien species in alluvial forest through selective felling and re-creation of plots of this habitat in selected sites. The actions foreseen in mountain areas included elimination of sweet chestnut trees from Tilio-Acerion forests, restoration of silted up springs and bogs, mowing of Nardus grasslands and beech forest management to protect the beetle ( Rosalia alpine ). The impact of tourism on sensitive areas would be reduced through the creation of paths and observation hides to drive and regulate movement and access of visitors. The awareness-raising campaign would include the construction of a website, information panels and handouts, environmental education in local schools, guided visits and seminars. Finally, a scientific monitoring programme will assess the success of the habitat management actions.\n\nRESULTS\n\nForestry works were carried out in five different SCIs of the Rethian Alps in Lombardy and allowed for the conservation and improvement of the following habitats: • Species-rich Nardus grassland on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (about 20ha in Val Masino and Val di Mello). • Alpine pioneer formations of Caricion bicoloris-atrofusca. • Residual alluvial forests of Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (about 6ha in Pian di Spagna-Lago di Mezzola). • Tilio-Acerion ravine forests (about 5 ha in the Val Codera). Five Management Plans were drawn up and adopted by the managing bodies. In the \"Pian di Spagna\" 3,000m of channels were dug and then the banks were planted with alluvial vegetation, about 1,500m of new channels were constructed to reduce the area affected by wild fires, about 6ha of woodland were improved by cutting exotic plants and planting allochthonous species and six ponds were restored. In Val dei Ratti, the recovery of springs habitat was carried out in an area of 1ha. In Val Masino, an information centre and a laboratory were restored for tourism and training activities and conservation of beech woods was undertaken for preserving the habitat of Rosalia alpina. Moreover, wooden infrastructures were installed to limit the damage to high-altitude alluvial plains both in Val Masino (40 m) and in Val di Mello (total area of 3,500 m2).Three peat bogs were restored and an observation point was installed in Val di Mello. Interventions for the restoration of the xerophile-submediterranean environments were carried out in Val Codera (about 7ha). The 75km \"LIFE path of the Retiche Alps\" was restored and opened to the public. The project produced high quality information tools and carried out the planned dissemination activities.Forestry works were carried out in five different SCIs of the Rethian Alps in Lombardy and allowed for the conservation and improvement of the following habitats: • Species-rich Nardus grassland on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (about 20ha in Val Masino and Val di Mello). • Alpine pioneer formations of Caricion bicoloris-atrofusca. • Residual alluvial forests of Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (about 6ha in Pian di Spagna-Lago di Mezzola). • Tilio-Acerion ravine forests (about 5 ha in the Val Codera). Five Management Plans were drawn up and adopted by the managing bodies. In the \"Pian di Spagna\" 3,000m of channels were dug and then the banks were planted with alluvial vegetation, about 1,500m of new channels were constructed to reduce the area affected by wild fires, about 6ha of woodland were improved by cutting exotic plants and planting allochthonous species and six ponds were restored. In Val dei Ratti, the recovery of springs habitat was carried out in an area of 1ha. In Val Masino, an information centre and a laboratory were restored for tourism and training activities and conservation of beech woods was undertaken for preserving the habitat of Rosalia alpina. Moreover, wooden infrastructures were installed to limit the damage to high-altitude alluvial plains both in Val Masino (40 m) and in Val di Mello (total area of 3,500 m2).Three peat bogs were restored and an observation point was installed in Val di Mello. Interventions for the restoration of the xerophile-submediterranean environments were carried out in Val Codera (about 7ha). The 75km \"LIFE path of the Retiche Alps\" was restored and opened to the public. The project produced high quality information tools and carried out the planned dissemination activities.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000139\nAcronym: RETICNET VALCHIAVENNA\nStart Date: 01/06/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,811,379 €\nEU Contribution: 905,689 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ente Regionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via N.Copernico 36/38, 20125, Milano,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    geographic information system\n    wetland\n    management plan\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7240 - Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Rosalia alpina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVal Codera \tIT2040018 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBagni di Masino - Pizzo Badile \tIT2040019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVal di Mello - Piano di Preda Rossa \tIT2040020 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna \tIT2040022 \tSPA \tv.2021\nValle dei Ratti \tIT2040023 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnte Regionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,42,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2003-06-01","2006-12-31"]
[404,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-IT-000147/biocenosis-restoration-in-valvestino-corno-della-marogna-2",null,"LIFE03 NAT/IT/000147",null,"Biocenosis restoration in Valvestino Corno della Marogna 2","\nBiocenosis restoration in Valvestino Corno della Marogna 2\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000147 | Acronym: Valvestino-Marogna 2\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nVal Vestino and Corno della Marogna are adjoining proposed Sites of Community Importance, on the mountain slopes of lake Garda, in northern Italy. A previous LIFE project was completed there successfully in 2001. The sites represent a macrohabitat of transition between alpine and submediterranean areas. They have also been proposed by Lombardy region for designation as a Special Protection Area, in order to protect numerous species listed in the Birds Directive, which breed in the area or use it as ecological corridor.\n\nAccess to the area is difficult and this partly explains the drastic reduction in farming activity, which has caused a deterioration of pasture habitats. These have been invaded and become overgrown by surrounding forest, leading to loss of biodiversity and reduction of ecological corridors for the fauna.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe beneficiary aimed to continue and develop actions started in the earlier LIFE project by maintaining and restoring grasslands in the two SCIs (Valvestino IT 2070021 and Corno della Marogna IT 2070022) located in an area covering over 8 000 ha of the Alto Garda Bresciano Park. Mowing and controlled grazing was to be carried out in new sites, while selected felling would continue to improve forest habitats. This was also intended to benefit local fauna. Restoration of 10 water troughs was planned in order to increase the presence of deer, amphibians and invertebrates. Sites suitable for the priority plant species Saxifraga tombeanesis, an endemic plant living on cliffs, would be extended by removal of tree coverage. A restocking programme of the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, was to be carried out, after assessing the existing population, in order to halt its decline.\n\nExtensive monitoring of fauna and flora in the area would be undertaken in order to complete a Geographic Information System database. Awareness raising activities would be directed at local residents and the project also aimed to work with the Alto Garda Bresciano regional park to create 25 new jobs during the project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved all its ambitious objectives in a highly satisfactory manner. Good project management also allowed additional and unforeseen objectives to be achieved. Key results include:\nRemoval of invasive plants and re-moulding of ecotones over 14.2 ha;\nGrazing with sheep and donkey across 30 ha;\nConservation activities on 33.2 ha of the forest habitat 91K0;\nEleven drinking pools were constructed and 25 existing pools were restored;\nForest coverage was opened for Saxifraga tombeanensis in four sites and a database, with descriptive sheets of all Saxifraga tombeanensis sites (11 new sites and 10 confirmed ones), was elaborated;\nBreeding techniques for Austropotamobius pallipes were improved and 610 young crayfish were released in nature;\nA wooden hut for fauna monitoring was built and an electronic monitoring network for the fauna was installed;\nAn information and interpretation centre was restored;\nDissemination tools of very good quality were produced; and\nA didactic project with local schools was carried out.\nThese results have made important contributions to increasing biodiversity within the two SCIS. Grasslands habitats (6170-6210-6230-6510-6520) and the forest habitat 91K0 were successfully managed and project work with Saxifraga tombeanensis has already had a positive impact on flowers and fruit production. Analysis of fauna around pools identified four butterflies (Coenonympha oedippus, Lopinga achine, Maculinea arion, Parnassius mnemosyne) that are included in the Habitat Directive. The presence of predators (Lynx lynx, Ursus arctos, Aquila crisaetus, etc) and locally threatened species (Bonasa bonasia, Tetrao tetrix, Tetrao urugallus, Alectoris graeca) was also encouraged. The beneficiary’s commitment to collaborate with local farmers and hunters has been underlined as a key element of the project’s success. Fauna monitoring methodologies and data collection techniques defined during the project have been mainstreamed by the beneficiary and will facilitate ongoing conservation activities at the two SCIS. The project achieved all its ambitious objectives in a highly satisfactory manner. Good project management also allowed additional and unforeseen objectives to be achieved. Key results include:\nRemoval of invasive plants and re-moulding of ecotones over 14.2 ha;\nGrazing with sheep and donkey across 30 ha;\nConservation activities on 33.2 ha of the forest habitat 91K0;\nEleven drinking pools were constructed and 25 existing pools were restored;\nForest coverage was opened for Saxifraga tombeanensis in four sites and a database, with descriptive sheets of all Saxifraga tombeanensis sites (11 new sites and 10 confirmed ones), was elaborated;\nBreeding techniques for Austropotamobius pallipes were improved and 610 young crayfish were released in nature;\nA wooden hut for fauna monitoring was built and an electronic monitoring network for the fauna was installed;\nAn information and interpretation centre was restored;\nDissemination tools of very good quality were produced; and\nA didactic project with local schools was carried out.\nThese results have made important contributions to increasing biodiversity within the two SCIS. Grasslands habitats (6170-6210-6230-6510-6520) and the forest habitat 91K0 were successfully managed and project work with Saxifraga tombeanensis has already had a positive impact on flowers and fruit production. Analysis of fauna around pools identified four butterflies (Coenonympha oedippus, Lopinga achine, Maculinea arion, Parnassius mnemosyne) that are included in the Habitat Directive. The presence of predators (Lynx lynx, Ursus arctos, Aquila crisaetus, etc) and locally threatened species (Bonasa bonasia, Tetrao tetrix, Tetrao urugallus, Alectoris graeca) was also encouraged. The beneficiary’s commitment to collaborate with local farmers and hunters has been underlined as a key element of the project’s success. Fauna monitoring methodologies and data collection techniques defined during the project have been mainstreamed by the beneficiary and will facilitate ongoing conservation activities at the two SCIS.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/IT/000147\nAcronym: Valvestino-Marogna 2\nStart Date: 01/01/2004\nEnd Date: 30/09/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 973,462 €\nEU Contribution: 389,385 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regione LombardiaEnte Regionale per i Servzi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via N. Copernico 36/38, 20125, Milano,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    monitoring\n    protected area\n    biodiversity\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6170 - Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9140 - Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValvestino \tIT2070021 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCorno della Marogna \tIT2070022 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegione LombardiaEnte Regionale per i Servzi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste \tCoordinator\nAlto Garda Bresciano Park Mountain Community, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2004,2004,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2007-09-30"]
[405,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-F-006313/conservation-of-the-lower-essonne-and-juine-valleys",null,"LIFE99 NAT/F/006313",null,"Conservation of the lower Essonne and Juine Valleys","\nConservation of the lower Essonne and Juine Valleys\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006313 | Acronym: l'Essonne et la Juine\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe \"Fontenay and Itteville'' wetlands form a vast area of marsh and peat downstream of the Essonne and its tributary the Juine. These wetlands, which have been known to naturalists since the eleventh century, are home to outstanding bird fauna and flora considering their situation on the urban fringe. For instance, there is a population of Ixobrycus minutus which accounts for 4% of the national population, and a population of Callimorpha quadripunctaria. There are also four types of habitat of Community interest, two of which are priority habitat types. Past exploitation of peat, the planting of poplars and the abandonment of pasture management are compromising the long-term biological richness of this wetlands area. The proximity of the Paris conurbation exacerbates the problem, with unregulated visiting of the site and increased cases of unauthorised rubbish dumping. Given this situation, the Conseil général de l'Essonne (County Council) has set itself the objective of conserving the site as part of its departmental policy on sensitive natural sites.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project combined the objective of conserving habitats and species of Community interest with that of developing the site by allowing reasonable access to the public. The LIFE-Nature project was part of a much larger programme implemented by the Conseil Général, but only the most important measures relevant to the Habitats Directive are covered by LIFE. One such measure concerns the acquisition and control of 90 ha of land, in addition to the 200 ha already acquired by the Conseil Général. Rehabilitation and management measures will be applied to the land already controlled, which are covered by a management plan. Such plans will be developed for the newly purchased sectors, and restoration and maintenance work then carried out, notably making it possible to reintroduce grazing. A study on the feasibility of reintroducing Osmoderma eremita (a priority species under the Habitats Directive) will be carried out on site using the original strain, kept in a vivarium. The opening of the site to the public focusses both on the creation of a nature trail and on converting an existing building into a museum centre.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThree sites were involved in the project: the Itteville marsh on the lower Juine valley, the main wetland formed by the Misery and Fontenay marshes separated by the Essonne River, and the small marsh called \"la Grande Ile\" located near the previous one. In such valleys where lands are mostly private, land purchase is the unique opportunity to implement restoration and management programmes. The project purchased 86.37 ha (72,2 ha in Fontenay, 10.2 ha in Itteville and 3.9 ha in Misery). For each plot, inventories and management plans were drawn up immediately afterwards. The Conseil Géneral de l’Essonne is now the main owner in this area. In its policy to preserve Sensitive Natural Areas, restoration works were undertaken in different parts of the marshes, mainly in the core area of Misery/Fontenay. Cultivated poplars were removed to restore wet grasslands. The slopes of the bank ponds were redesigned to improve reed bed development. Grazing was introduced in the site with small herds of cattle and sheep. The main result was a population increase of four bird species which now stop or breed there for the first time: the osprey (pandion haliaetus), bittern (Botaurus stellaris), great white egret (Egretta alba) and ...i. In particular one pair of osprey made two breeding attempts in 2002 and 2003 in the Misery marsh. Bitterns are also more and more wintering in the site, up to three birds altogether. Opening these sites to the public and scholars was a big challenge. The beneficiary succeeded in combining both the preservation of the natural heritage while cautiously opening the new Misery and Fontenay purchased sites to the public. Wooden paths and observatories were set up in the margins of the wetlands, while the central part of the marshes was safely kept out to avoid any disturbance. The public is now discovering these natural sites right next to Paris in the southern urban area, and which had previously remained unknown since they were private property before this project. Three sites were involved in the project: the Itteville marsh on the lower Juine valley, the main wetland formed by the Misery and Fontenay marshes separated by the Essonne River, and the small marsh called \"la Grande Ile\" located near the previous one. In such valleys where lands are mostly private, land purchase is the unique opportunity to implement restoration and management programmes. The project purchased 86.37 ha (72,2 ha in Fontenay, 10.2 ha in Itteville and 3.9 ha in Misery). For each plot, inventories and management plans were drawn up immediately afterwards. The Conseil Géneral de l’Essonne is now the main owner in this area. In its policy to preserve Sensitive Natural Areas, restoration works were undertaken in different parts of the marshes, mainly in the core area of Misery/Fontenay. Cultivated poplars were removed to restore wet grasslands. The slopes of the bank ponds were redesigned to improve reed bed development. Grazing was introduced in the site with small herds of cattle and sheep. The main result was a population increase of four bird species which now stop or breed there for the first time: the osprey (pandion haliaetus), bittern (Botaurus stellaris), great white egret (Egretta alba) and ...i. In particular one pair of osprey made two breeding attempts in 2002 and 2003 in the Misery marsh. Bitterns are also more and more wintering in the site, up to three birds altogether. Opening these sites to the public and scholars was a big challenge. The beneficiary succeeded in combining both the preservation of the natural heritage while cautiously opening the new Misery and Fontenay purchased sites to the public. Wooden paths and observatories were set up in the margins of the wetlands, while the central part of the marshes was safely kept out to avoid any disturbance. The public is now discovering these natural sites right next to Paris in the southern urban area, and which had previously remained unknown since they were private property before this project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006313\nAcronym: l'Essonne et la Juine\nStart Date: 01/02/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 237,516 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Conseil Général de l'Essonne\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Hôtel du Département, Bd. de France, 91012, Evry Cedex,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grazing\n    migratory species\n    nature reserve\n    tourist facility\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMarais des basses vallées de la Juine et de l'Essonne \tFR1100805 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConseil Général de l'Essonne \tCoordinator","France",null,1999,2017,58,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1999-02-01","2003-12-31"]
[406,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-IRL-000342/restoration-of-the-lrshannon-sac-for-sea-lamprey-atlantic-salmon-and-european-otter",null,"LIFE07 NAT/IRL/000342",null,"Restoration of the Lr.Shannon SAC for Sea lamprey; Atlantic salmon and European otter","\nRestoration of the Lr.Shannon SAC for Sea lamprey, Atlantic salmon and European otter\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/IRL/000342 | Acronym: IShannonSACLAEO\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe river Mulkear, part of the Lower Shannon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Natura 2000 site, is important for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), European otter (Lutra lutra), sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and other lamprey species. The conservation status of the SAC has come under pressure due to prolonged mismanagement of both the river itself and its catchment. Since the 1850s, river modification has straightened the river channel and removed meanders, resulting in a uniform channel with high embankments unsuitable for juvenile salmon. The installation of a series of weirs impedes the upstream passage of sea lamprey, while many species are affected by the decline of the riparian areas of the river. Contributing to this decline has been the planting of exotic conifers and the spread of invasive plants, such as giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) and Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the IShannonSACLAEO project was the sustained enhancement of the Lower Shannon SAC and, in particular, increased populations of sea lamprey, Atlantic salmon and European otter through the restoration of degraded habitat in river reaches along the river Mulkear. The project also aimed to remove obstacles to the upstream passage of sea lamprey to open up most of the catchment for spawning and recruitment; to reverse the damage caused by invasive exotic plants, such as giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, and non-native conifers, in the river’s riparian zone; and to improve breeding and resting habitat, and food supply, for otters.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe IShannonSACLAEO project was delivered by Inland Fisheries Ireland in partnership with Limerick County Council and the Office of Public Works. It enhanced and extended habitat for Atlantic salmon, sea lamprey and European otter in the Mulkear catchment, and generally raised awareness and understanding of the issues affecting the Lower Shannon Natura 2000 network site (SAC) to facilitate better management.\n\nA wide range of actions were conducted to enhance the river and riparian areas. The project installed 28 rubble mats in the Mulkear River, using over 5 000 tonnes of rock, to create diverse habitats and improve in-stream and riparian biodiversity. In total, in-stream measures, such as random boulders and stone weirs, enhanced the river for wildlife over 16 km, while 1.1 km of bank protection and re-profiling work was done. The project beneficiaries researched, designed, manufactured and successfully installed fish passes to help sea lamprey ascend major barriers on the river. The Ballyclogh Weir was partially removed to open up the entire River Mulkear catchment for migratory fish. Over 200 km of riparian habitat was treated to control non-native invasive plant species, such as giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam, which negatively impact on native vegetation and river bank stability, and increase the sedimentation of fish spawning beds. The project team improved otter habitat and installing artificial holts. Working directly with local farmers, the project also addressed water quality concerns and installed alternative watering solutions away from rivers.\n\nAtlantic salmon have benefited from the instream work, and the water flow complexity and diverse environments it has created. Electro-fishing surveys showed that sites, not previously used by salmon, attracted increasing numbers over a three year period; the average density of salmon fry in the newly-created rubble mats at the end of this period was 0.72 fry/m². Sea Lamprey benefitted from the modification of two weirs, which assisted their annual upstream migration for spawning. At the Annacotty weir, upwards of 95% of all ascents were achieved on the two sea lamprey passes; while at the Ballyclogh weir, the barrier removal opened up an additional 184 km of spawning habitat and also removed the main location for illegal fishing activity. The results for 2014 showed that sea lamprey redds increased more than three-fold (from 85 to 296 redds) in the space of a single year. European otter benefitted from the work to reinstate wildlife corridors to reconnect habitats, primarily through tree planting and creating scrub cover. The project's work to improve sea lamprey passage has benefitted otter by increasing the availability of food for them in the watershed, which should allow for a higher density of otters. The installation of 10 artificial otter holts was based on the results of the project’s annual rapid assessment survey work, and by the end of the project two of these holts were occupied by otter.\n\nThe project’s conservation actions, and awareness raising and educational work, provide wider benefits to biodiversity by highlighting the importance of habitat protection and enhancement in the Mulkear catchment. The project established the Mulkear Conservation Volunteers to undertake practical, river-based conservation activities. It established an Environmental Education Programme, which undertook 74 classroom visits and field trips to the river that engaged almost 2 000 children in total. The project produced a series of five best practice guides, for the practical sustainable management of river catchments in Ireland and a Management Plan for the Mulkear River. The project also established links with a range of conservation groups, national state and semi-state bodies, and other stakeholders.\n\nThe project has helped implement the conservation objectives of the Lower Shannon SAC and the Habitats Directive for Annex species. The project also indirectly assists the aims of the Water Framework Directive. The project required innovation on many fronts, as in many cases the river restoration procedures and methodologies were being carried out in Ireland for the first time; for example, the project developed an innovative sea lamprey pass. The empowerment of the local community within the catchment has proven to be one of the most innovative and successful outcomes of the project. In socio-economic terms, the Mulkear River is one of the most important salmon angling rivers in the River Shannon catchment. Ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Atlantic salmon fishery not only protects this species, it also provides an important source of income for the local rural community.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/IRL/000342\nAcronym: IShannonSACLAEO\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,740,818 €\nEU Contribution: 869,830 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Inland Fisheries Ireland\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Ashbourne Business Park, Dock Rd, Limerick,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lutra lutra\n    Salmo salar\n    Petromyzon marinus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLower River Shannon SAC \tIE0002165 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInland Fisheries Ireland \tCoordinator\nOffice of Public Works, Ireland \tParticipant\nLimerick County Council, Ireland \tParticipant","Ireland",null,null,null,71,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[407,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-NAT-ES-000568/innovative-forest-management-strategies-to-enhance-biodiversity-in-mediterranean-forests-incentives-management-tools",null,"LIFE17 NAT/ES/000568",null,"Innovative Forest Management Strategies to Enhance Biodiversity in Mediterranean Forests. Incentives & Management Tools.","nnovative Forest Management Strategies to Enhance Biodiversity in Mediterranean Forests. Incentives & Management Tools.\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/ES/000568 | Acronym: LIFE BIORGEST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Mediterranean region hosts a great diversity of forest habitats, but they are under threat. The Mediterranean region of Spain hosts 22 habitat types of Community interest, of which 77% have an ‘unfavourable’ conservation status. The main problems for the forest habitats of the Mediterranean region in Spain and France are the abandonment of rural communities and the use of forests for wood production exclusively. In this sense, forest areas with a specific planning instrument only represent around 13% of Spanish forests, and the applied management usually does not include criteria for biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change, or does so in a very limited way. To reverse this situation, it is essential to develop new models for forest management that integrate the objectives of biodiversity conservation, adaptation to climate change and the provision of ecosystem services, both in the management models themselves and in forest planning.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the BIORGEST project is to improve the biodiversity of Mediterranean forests. This will be achieved by integrating specific measures and innovative practices into forest planning and management instruments, and through new financing and compensation mechanisms. It is therefore intended to reconcile the improvement of biodiversity with the economic sustainability of forest management, also ensuring forest resilience and therefore the ability of habitats to adapt to climate change. The project's objectives are in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020, objective 3 (\"Increase the contribution of agriculture and forestry to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity\"), the EU Strategy of Adaptation to Climate Change 2013-2020; the EU Communication on Green Infrastructure, and the EU Forest Strategy.\n\nExpected results:\nDirect improvement of 208 ha of representative Mediterranean pine and oak forests, including the habitat types of Community interest ‘Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests’, ‘Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines’, ‘Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods’ and ‘Quercus suber forests’, in Catalonia (Spain) and Occitanie (France), demonstrated through improvements in biodiversity indicators, reductions in water stress, and increases in tree growth rates, vitality, resilience and adaptation to climate change;\nDevelopment of innovative compensation mechanisms (including quantification methods and suitable custody options) that compensate forest owners for loss of income caused by the integration of practices that promote biodiversity;\nDevelopment of tools and indicators to integrate biodiversity promotion into forest management, including a Potential Biodiversity Index for Mediterranean forests, and technical guides to promote the adoption of these practices;\nIntegration of the measures developed into regional policies and regulations governing Mediterranean forest management in Catalonia, through territorial and sectoral planning, forest management instruments, and sustainable forest management guidelines; and\nIncreased awareness of forest owners, managers and the general public about the issues addressed and the solutions provided by the project.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/ES/000568\nAcronym: LIFE BIORGEST\nStart Date: 01/10/2018\nEnd Date: 30/09/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,576,374 €\nEU Contribution: 945,822 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorci Forestal de Catalunya\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Jacint Verdaguer, 3, 17430, Santa Coloma de Farners,\nContact Person: Joan Rovira Ciuró\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest management\n    climate change adaptation\n    biodiversity\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2014)15 - Policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 (22.01.2014)\n    COM(2013)659 - A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector (20.09.2013)\n    Regulation (EC) No. 2152/2003 “Monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus)” (17.11.2003)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMassís del Montseny \tES5110001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSistema Transversal català \tES5110005 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerres del Litoral Septentrional \tES5110011 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEl Montgrí- Les Medes - El Baix Ter \tES5120016 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif des Albères \tFR9101483 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFenouillèdes \tFR9101490 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerra de Collserola \tES5110024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorci Forestal de Catalunya \tCoordinator\nCentre National de la Propriété Forestière, France \tParticipant\nCentre de la Propietat Forestal, Spain \tParticipant\nConsorci Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya, Spain \tParticipant\nXarxa de Custòdia del Territori, Spain \tParticipant\nCentre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2018-10-01","2023-09-30"]
[408,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-CCM-ES-001199/reforestation-climate-change-mitigation-tests-evaluation-and-transfer-of-innovative-methods-based-on-fog-collection",null,"LIFE19 CCM/ES/001199","LIFE NIEBLAS","Reforestation & Climate Change Mitigation: tests, evaluation and transfer of innovative methods based on fog collection","The general objective of the project is to test innovative fog collectors and innovative ways of reforestation in degraded areas and prove their effectiveness; costs and benefits.","Spain",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2020-07-01","2024-12-31"]
[409,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-ES-000186/open-rivers-improving-connectivity-and-habitats-of-rivers-shared-by-navarra-and-gipuzkoa",null,"LIFE14 NAT/ES/000186"," LIFE IrekiBAI ","Open rivers: Improving connectivity and habitats of rivers shared by Navarra and Gipuzkoa","\nOpen rivers: Improving connectivity and habitats of rivers shared by Navarra and Gipuzkoa\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/ES/000186 | Acronym: LIFE IrekiBAI\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nRivers along the Cantabrian coast are threatened by fragmentation. Obstacles interrupting the continuity of the rivers have accumulated over the years to the extent that these obstacles can be found almost every kilometre stretch of the rivers. Moreover, they run for some distances (in the order of tens of kilometres). As a result, the river ecosystems have been altered and the range of the most sensitive species (semi-aquatic mammals and fish) have been reduced or fragmented. Together with genetic isolation and other associated impacts, such fragmentation jeopardises the ecosystems’ ability to recover from or withstand other pressures.\n\nRiver obstacles are therefore extremely relevant to the management of Cantabrian Natura 2000 sites and are the main focus of River Basin Management Plans. These obstacles have also been the main focus of several public authorities responsible for river management in both the Basque Country and Navarra. Conservation efforts in both territories are combined with recent projects to increase cooperation among regions. As a result, the scope of the LIFE project includes two shared river basins: the Bidasoa and Oria basins.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nBuilding on previous studies, the LIFE IrekiBAI project aimed to improve the conservation status of river habitats and species listed in the Habitats Directive that are found in the Natura 2000 sites located in the Bidasoa and Oria river basins.\n\nSpecific objectives were to:\n\n    Improve river connectivity by increasing the permeability of obstacles in rivers, restoring habitats and reducing impacts on watercourses, especially carrying out those measures identified as most effective;\n    Increase knowledge of how to manage and restore these resources; and\n    Disseminate project results and raise public awareness on the environmental values and services the rivers provide. \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE IrekiBAI achieved its objective of improving the conservation status of river habitats and species of the Habitats Directive in Natura 2000 sites in the Bidasoa and Oria river basins in Spain. The project team removed 10 obstacles to animal movement, facilitated passage through two other obstacles, removed dams over more than 7 km, and naturalised 1.5 ha of industrial ruins.\n\nA range of species benefitted from the project actions, for example, due to an increase in their habitat by the removal of dams in rivers, the control of invasive species, and the improved river connectivity. The effect on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) was the most notable, as it can now complete its lifecycle in the Leitzaran river on its own (before the project, it was transported in vehicles past obstacles) and in the Bidasoa river.\n\nIn addition to the improvements that this species has experienced in terms of the availability of suitable habitat and reduction of threats, the monitoring team made improvements in the methods used for its detection. Thanks to this, it has been possible to document the presence of Atlantic salmon in river basins, whereas until now its presence had only been suspected due to indirect indications.\n\nThe project team conducted extensive and effective dissemination and awareness-raising activities at local and regional level aimed at different audiences, and workshops for the involved stakeholders.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report  (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/ES/000186\nAcronym: LIFE IrekiBAI\nStart Date: 16/07/2015\nEnd Date: 31/12/2020\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,999,372 €\nEU Contribution: 1,799,624 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Diputacin Foral de Gipuzkoa\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Plaza de Gipuzkoa s/n, 20004, Donostia - San Sebastin,\nContact Person: Iñigo Mendiola\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013) 249 final “Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructure (GI) - Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital” (06.05.2013)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Galemys pyrenaicus\n    Mustela lutreola\n    Cottus aturi\n    Chondrostoma toxostoma\n    Petromyzon marinus\n    Alosa alosa\n    Salmo salar\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSeñorío de Bértiz \tES2200017 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Bidasoa \tES2200014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBelate \tES2200018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRío Baztan y Regata Artesiaga \tES2200023 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nArtikutza \tES2200010 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLeitzaran ibaia / Río Leitzaran \tES2120013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDiputacin Foral de Gipuzkoa \tCoordinator\nHAZI(Fundación HAZI Fundazioa), Spain \tParticipant\nGAN(Gestión Ambiental de Navarra, S.A.), Spain \tParticipant\nURA(Agencia Vasca del Agua - URA - Ur Agentzia), Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2027,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2015-07-16","2020-12-31"]
[410,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-E-005346/environmental-restoration-of-plaiaundi-txingudi",null,"LIFE98 NAT/E/005346",null,"Environmental restoration of Plaiaundi  (Txingudi)","\nEnvironmental restoration of Plaiaundi (Txingudi)\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/E/005346 | Acronym: Txingudi\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Bidasoa estuary in the bay of Txingudi, located on the boundary between Spain and France, is used as a refuge and a foraging area by birds travelling the east Atlantic migration route. In spite of the intense industrial and urban development of this district, 280 bird species were observed at the Bidasoa wetland, which is rated the second most important site in the Basque country in terms of capacity to host birds. Old zoning plans marked the estuary down for port development and construction of sports infrastructure. They would have destroyed the natural habitat forever had they been carried out. Fortunately, these plans were modified and the current degradation of the site is not irreversible, even though considerable recovery work will be needed.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nA comprehensive strategy to restore Txingudi bay had been drawn up with the participation of public and private bodies before the project. The general objective was to ensure that the bay would be preserved as staging point for migrating birds, that its fauna and flora heritage would be restored and that this nature area would be integrated into the heavily settled and developed surroundings. Within this framework, the LIFE project focused on biotope restoration work in part of the estuary (Plaiaundi). This work planned consisted of:\nCreating several lagoons and an intertidal zone for the benefit of wildlife (birds, fish, amphibians) as well as laying out meadows and wooded areas.\nRelocating sport infrastructures and the aggregate producers as soon as alternative sites are found.\nClearing, preparing and replanting the land which becomes available. The project also foresaw the building of installations for visitor access so that the natural values of the site can be displayed and promoted.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE project was focusing on a small part (23,4 hectares) of an ambitious restoration programme for the whole Txingudi bay (Bidasoa estuary, 554 hectares), which is located along the Spanish-French border, close to several urban areas (Irún, Hondarribia in Spain and Hendaye in France). The general objective of the programme was to recover the Txingudi bay as a stopping-place for migrating birds, which involved the restoration of natural areas in heavily settled and developed surroundings. LIFE contributed to reach this objective:\nThe project area was designated as Special Protection Area (on 134 hectares) and a Management Plan was drawn and approved. It should be stressed that the project site is a small area and the beneficiary estimated that between 50.000 and 100.000 people visit the place each year. A careful control of activities allowed and banned was then put into practice. The plan proposed a zoning into two area types: “Special protection” area, affecting 45% of the surface, specifically devoted to the conservation of nature and “Agrarian protection” area, for the remaining 55%, allowed to traditional agrarian practices compatible with nature conservation. First steps for acquiring the entire “special protection” surface were being taken. Moreover, a technical document for the habitat recovery to be carried out in the area was drawn up.\nRestoration works was carried out. It consisted with removing buildings (120), clearing the area (12 hectares), moving land, setting up new dikes (442 m) and three channels to connect the lagoon system with the estuary, installing public use infrastructures and equipments (parking, picnic area, paths, fences, towers….), reforestation, flooding control… The works undertaken involved an effective restoration of natural habitats, particularly lagoons, Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand, Spartina swards, Atlantic salt meadows and Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilus scrubs. The final result is a mosaic of different habitat types, from the marine area (estuary) to freshwater habitats surrounded by mixed forest. In all, around 91% of the target area were recovered. The scientific monitoring confirmed that the area was starting to function as a natural wetland. The initial idea of creating a peri-urban park (where the public use had a very high weight) was progressively substituted by a more accurate ecological restoration.\nThanks to the bird populations monitoring, it was easy to verify the presence of very interesting species, and some of them were recorded for the first time in this area. 212 species were recorded during the project (versus 176 species in 1990-97) and at least 30 of them bred successfully. Furthermore, the staging period of most of the species found in this site increased thanks to the new habitats re-created.\nAround 21,5 hectares were purchased, among them 1,4 hectares where the rugby field was located. Before the removal of this installation, the beneficiary and the local authorities had to find out a new location. To that end, an agreement was reached between the beneficiary, involved Town Councils (Irún and Hondarribia) and a local administration (Diputación de Guipuzcoa). This was a complex process, not completed at the end of project.\nA broad awareness-raising campaign was developed and in parallel to the LIFE project. An information centre was set up in the project area and many awareness-raising material was produced and disseminated.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/E/005346\nAcronym: Txingudi\nStart Date: 01/02/1998\nEnd Date: 31/03/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,415,639 €\nProject Location: Pais Vasco\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Dpto de Ordenación del Territorio, Vivienda y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno Vasco\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Duque de Wellington, 2, 01010, Vitoria-Gasteiz,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    marine ecosystem\n    periurban space\n    public awareness campaign\n    tourist facility\n    coastal area\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    border\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1320 - Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae)\n    1330 - Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTxingudi-Bidasoa \tES2120018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTxingudi \tES0000243 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDpto de Ordenación del Territorio, Vivienda y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno Vasco \tCoordinator","Spain",null,null,2020,37,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1998-02-01","2001-03-31"]
[411,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-E-000067/conservation-and-restoration-of-aiako-harria-lic-es2120016",null,"LIFE05 NAT/E/000067",null,"Conservation and restoration of 'Aiako Harria' LIC (ES2120016)","\nConservation and restoration of \"Aiako Harria\" LIC (ES2120016)\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/E/000067 | Acronym: LIFE AIAKO HARRIA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe SCI ‘Aiako Harria’ is located at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains, in the west corner of Gipuzkoa province (Basque Country). This 6 913 ha area is characterised by a succession of deep valleys and high slopes. While most of its surface is now covered by pine, there are still remarkable areas of native forest, such as the Añarbe oak-beech forests, the Endara oak forest and the Oieleku beech forest. The area is also home to other ecosystems with high biodiversity, such as silica rock formations and those linked to small rivers. The wildlife is typical of the Euro-Siberian area, with more than 147 species of vertebrates, including wild boar and roe deer in forest areas, griffon vulture on rocky slopes and salmon in the rivers. However, pressure on land for recreational uses is increasing; in particular, picnic areas have been created, with direct road access.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to conserve and restore habitats and species of Community interest in an area which is predominantly forested. The project would focus on the protection, restoration and expansion of two natural habitats of Community interest in the Aiako Harria Special Protection Area (SPA): the Atlantic acidophilus beech forests and the Galaico-Portuguese oak woods. These measures would have a positive impact on populations of coleopterons (beetles) such as Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpine) and stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), and would allow the establishment of others, including the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremite) and the great Capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo), all of which are of Community interest (and, as such, listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive). Measures would also be taken to restore fluvial habitats and species, particularly the Alpine snowbell (Soldanella villosa), given the importance of Aiako Harria for the global conservation of this species.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project completed most of the foreseen actions by its end date. It contributed to the restoration and improvement of the conservation status of the target Community habitats and species populations. The actions linked to the improvement of the Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) were not undertaken, however. After a thorough analysis of the constraints and collateral effects on the habitat alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior , the cost-effectiveness of the actions was not sufficiently clear.\n\nA major achievement of the project was the launch of several innovative lines of research (such as entomofauna monitoring). Such research initiatives are expected to yield useful information for implementing sustainable forestry management. Prior to the project, information on techniques to improve the conservation status of the forest ecosystem was lacking in Spain. The project introduced some pioneering techniques that can carried out in other similar areas.\n\nSpecific results of the project include:\n\n    Drawing up of a restoration plan for the replacement of 287.7 ha of land (19% more than initially expected) covered with exotic conifer masses with habitats of Community interest in the communal forestry areas ‘Añarbe’, ‘Usoko-Epelerreka’ and ‘Kausua’.\n    Purchase of 54.2 ha (8% more than foreseen) of private land to restore habitats Atlantic acidophilous beech forests and Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus pyrenaica.ha\n    Study of the conservation status of Galemys pyrenaicus habitat (Pyrenean Desman) and minimum flow critic for species in the stream Tornola (basin of the river Oiartzun).\n    Study of the physical habitat and retention capacity of the riverbeds flowing into the Añarbe reservoir. This study was undertaken with the objective of determining the simplest riverbeds in terms of structure and functionality where wood introduction was conducted.\n    Designing of a technical project to increase the structural complexity and the retention capacity of organic matter and sediments in the riverbeds flowing into the Añarbe reservoir.\n    Determination of the habitat cartography in EUNIS format in the context of the SCI.\n    Study on the diversity of forest invertebrate species of Community interest in the context of the SCI, emphasising threatened coleopterons species typical of forest environments and dependent on the availability of dead or decrepit wood, included in the Annexes II and IV of the Directive 92/43/CEE.\n\nSeveral key improvements were also made to the following habitats: Acidophilus beech forest (habitat 9120):\n\n    Increase of the area by 236 ha, starting from grown up exotic conifer plantations (38% more than the existing habitat surface in 2005) and protection of indigenous understorey in 22.5 ha of fully grown exotic broadleaved plantations.\n    Improvement of the conservation status of 32 ha by means of increasing the structural complexity of the habitat. Natural regeneration started in 20 ha of the Oianleku acidophilous beech.\n    Restoration of an additional 64 ha of this habitat after the project end.\n\nGalicia-Portuguese oak wood (habitat 9230):\n\n    Increase of the area by 12 ha (more than 50% of the mapped area in 2006).\n    Improvement of the conservation status of 3.3 ha by means of the creation of a firebreak band. \n\nRivers and riparian habitat (91E0*):\n\n    Increase of the structural complexity of the riparian habitat along 700 m of four different streams. Increase of the fish biomass, invertebrate density and dead leaves and sediments retention. Contribution to the improvement of the water resources of the Añarbe reservoir.\n    Increase of the knowledge on the habitat, its ecology, dynamic, and measures for better management.\n\nFinally, the conservation of the 1 ha area, where the Killarney fern (Trichomanes speciosum) can be found, and a strip of 20 m in each side of the riverbeds of the upstream tributaries of the stream ‘Karrika’ for the protection of the Hairy snowbell (Soldanella villosa) was ensured.\n\nA wide dissemination campaign of the project’s result was carried out. As well, bi-monthly news bulletins, an interactive CD and booklet for schoolchildren and teachers and a travelling exhibition, the project organised an ‘International Workshop on Conservation, Restoration and Management of forest and fluvial SCIs’.\n\nEven the external companies involved in the project helped to publicise the project, which has led to a shift in attitude in favour of forest conservation and restoration within the SCI Aiako Harria among the general public and private landowners. As a result, the pollarding tradition is gradually being restored in order to maximise biodiversity.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/E/000067\nAcronym: LIFE AIAKO HARRIA\nStart Date: 01/10/2005\nEnd Date: 31/03/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 316,460 €\nEU Contribution: 1,130,159 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direción General de Montes y Medio Natural.Departamento para el Desarrollo del Medio Rural\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Plaza de Gipuzkoa, s/n, 20004, Donostia-San Sebastián,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n    land purchase\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9120 - Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Galemys pyrenaicus\n    Soldanella villosa\n    Trichomanes speciosum\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n    Osmoderma eremita\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Rosalia alpina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAiako harria \tES2120016 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDireción General de Montes y Medio Natural.Departamento para el Desarrollo del Medio Rural \tCoordinator\nBasoa Fundazioa, Spain \tParticipant\nNaturgintza Fundazioa, Spain \tParticipant\nAyuntamiento de Irún, Spain \tParticipant","Romania",null,2005,2011,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2005-10-01","2010-03-31"]
[412,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-GR-005264/conservation-measures-for-the-palm-forest-of-vai-greece",null,"LIFE98 NAT/GR/005264",null,"Conservation measures for the Palm Forest of Vai; Greece","\nConservation measures for the Palm Forest of Vai, Greece\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/GR/005264 | Acronym: Vai\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe palm forest of Vai in Eastern Crete is composed of the species Phoenix theophrastii, one of the two endemic palm species in Europe (the other one, Phoenix canariensis, can be found in the Canary islands). P. theophrastii is encountered only in Crete and in south-western Turkey, and is included in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. It is also covered by the priority habitat type \"Palm groves of Phoenix\". However, it is only in Crete that the specific species forms a grove. In all other cases (other parts of Crete and Turkey) it is only encountered in small clusters. The Vai forest is designated as a Specially Protected Area according to the Barcelona convention, an Aesthetic Forest according to the Greek legislation, a SPA according to the Birds Directive, and is part of a broader site designated as a pSCI according to the Habitats directive. The palm forest used to occupy almost 300 ha but in 1957, extensive land reclamation took place and most of the forest was destroyed. Since then it has decreased and today it covers only an area of 15.6 ha (prior to the project it was thought that the remaining forest covered 12 ha). At the perimeter of the palm forest, existing agricultural activities limit the possibility of a natural regeneration. Furthermore, being one of the main tourist attractions in Crete (approximately 200,000 tourists per year), the forest is threatened by uncontrolled tourist activities and infrastructure development, which pose a major threat not only to its ecological value but also to its aesthetic value. A Specific Management Plan exists for the area, that was elaborated by EKBY in the context of a previous LIFE-Nature project, but which has not yet been validated in any official way by the competent authorities.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project was based on the existing Specific Management Plan, and aimed at the conservation and restoration of the priority habitat type 'Palm groves of Phoenix'. The specific objectives were a) to improve the structure and vigour of the existing forest by limiting existing negative factors influencing it, b) to expand the distribution of the palm trees to another 26 ha, c) to regulate tourist activities, and d) to involve competent authorities and local stakeholders in conservation actions. To achieve the forest expansion/restoration, farmers were voluntarily relocated from the areas around the forest to a new area in the region (land offered by the Monastery of Toplou, who was a project partner), so that the areas surrounding the existing palm forest could be used for its restoration. The main actions were:\nLand exchange of 9.2 ha\nPlanting and fencing of an additional area of 26 ha with Phoenix theophrastii.\nManagement of the planted area and monitoring of the water level.\nMaintenance and silvicultural treatments of the existing Phoenix plants.\nRelocation of tourist facilities.\nPreparation of a blueprint for the re-designation (expansion) of the Aesthetic Forest.\nPublic awareness actions.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nDoubling of habitat’s surface by restoration and by securing natural regeneration: The project managed to increase the surface of the habitat type 'Palm groves of Phoenix' from 15.6 to 31.7 ha. This can be considered as a significant success, particularly given the extremely limited distribution of this habitat type (with Palm groves of Phoenix theophrastii). The Vai forest was and is the best remaining specimen of this habitat type (with P. theophrastii) in the EU. The project increased its surface by restoring the habitat in an area of approximately 13.4 ha, and by securing its natural regeneration in another area of 2.7 ha. The restoration actions (fencing, planting, setting up of irrigation system, watering) proved to be quite successful, as the rate of planting success was about 95%. The pressure upon the forest from the private agricultural plots on the its western part was alleviated through land exchange. In those plots, natural regeneration proved to be satisfactory and no restoration actions were needed. Land exchange achieved was far below the initial aim (2.7 ha instead of the expected 9.2 ha). However, the beneficiary and its partner (the Monastery of Toplou, the land owner of lands offered for exchange with farmers) are planning to continue the land exchange procedures even after the end of the LIFE project. Organisation of visitor influx: The \"blessing\" and the \"curse\" of Vai is that it is an extremely visited area. About 200,000 visitors have been estimated to visit the Vai beach (the core of the forest was partly fenced even before the project). This implies that people recognise its aesthetic value, locals associate it with potential revenues related to tourism, and therefore there is an incentive to safeguard the forest. On the other hand, the uncontrolled influx of tourists, and the lack of infrastructure planning put a significant pressure on the forest, and particularly both its natural regeneration and aesthetic. The LIFE project proposed and implemented some tangible solutions. By re-organising the main visitor infrastructure (parking lot), by limiting vehicle access to the beach, and by creating complementary visitor information infrastructure, the project set the basis for organising visitor influx, and for increasing the visitors’ appreciation of the forest. However, given the delayed completion of the works, the project did not have the chance to test the effectiveness of the infrastructure and the visitors' response during the last tourist season in the course of the project. However, the beneficiary has committed himself to working on that after the end of the LIFE project. Involvement of local authorities - promotion of the concept of \"sustainable\" tourism: From its outset, the project managed to implicate all the main local stakeholders, either as direct partners (monastery of Toplou, forest service), or as \"advisory\" members (municipality of Itanos), which participated at the decision-making process of key issues related to the forest’s management. In particular, the project accumulated significant knowledge on the ecology of the Palm trees, and on their management and conservation needs. It successfully managed to transfer this knowledge to the forest service, which is the key authority for the forest’s protection, and which lacked until now some basic tools, like an underground water level monitoring system or, even more importantly, a concise forest strategy. The project provided all that (it set up a water monitoring system and elaborated management guidelines based on the project experience), and even provided some training to the forest service. The reason the project focused particularly on the forest service is that it is the authority that will carry on certain key actions after the end of the LIFE project. Given the importance of the site as a tourist destination, the project promoted the concept of sustainable tourism, a notion that has never been promoted before through a Life-nature project in Greece. This was done on a national level, through the seminar and its proceedings, as well as on a local level, through the continuous discussions with local stakeholders about the development of activities compatible with the natural character of the North-eastern edge of Crete.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/GR/005264\nAcronym: Vai\nStart Date: 01/01/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 768,726 €\nProject Location: Crete\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: The Goulandris Natural History Museum/EKBY\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: 14th Km Thessaloniki - Thermi, 57001, Thessaloniki,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    touristic zone\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9370 - Palm groves of Phoenix\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Phoenix theophrasti\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVOREIOANATOLIKO AKRO KRITIS: DIONYSADES, ELASA KAI CHERSONISOS SIDERO (AKRA MAVRO MOURI – VAI – AKRA PLAKAS) KAI THALASSIA ZONI \tGR4320006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nThe Goulandris Natural History Museum/EKBY \tCoordinator\nForest Directorate of Lasithi \tParticipant\nMonastery of Toplou \tParticipant","Greece",null,1999,2013,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"1999-01-01","2002-12-31"]
[413,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-E-000759/restoration-of-burnt-endemic-pine-woods-and-recovery-of-its-threatened-flora-and-fauna-",null,"LIFE07 NAT/E/000759",null,"RESTORATION OF BURNT ENDEMIC PINE WOODS AND RECOVERY of ITS THREATENED FLORA AND FAUNA ","\nRESTORATION OF BURNT ENDEMIC PINE WOODS AND RECOVERY of ITS THREATENED FLORA AND FAUNA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/E/000759 | Acronym: Inagua\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe SPA, SCI and Natura 2000 area ‘Ojeda, Inagua y Pajonales’ is included in the Biosphere Reserve of Gran Canaria. This nature reserve is publicly owned and unoccupied (apart from park staff and fire brigade), but is used by the public and for scientific research. It represents an excellent example of the habitat Macaronesian Pine Forest. The area is ecologically vulnerable, with a large number of endemic species and significant birdlife; including 95% of the total species’ population of Canarian blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea), which is in danger of extinction. In 2007, the area was devastated by an intense fire. About 14% of the area was greatly affected, 80% was partially affected, and only around 6% was untouched by the fire. The whole habitat range of Canarian blue chaffinch was affected; the species population declined to 48% and is further threatened by habitat fragmentation and a higher risk of predation. Endemic plant species, such as Dendriopoterium pulidoi, Teline rosmarinifolia, Helianthemum bystropogophyllum and Isoplexis isabelliana, were also badly affected by the fire. The recovery of the ecosystem needs close monitoring. Species with small population size may need extra help to boost their conservation status and ensure their survival in the long term.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE project was to supplement the natural recovery of burnt areas of endemic Macaronesian pine woods (Habitat 9950) in the protected area of Ojeda, Inagua y Pajonales. The project aimed to enhance the conservation status of several threatened plant species and the population of blue chaffinch through habitat restoration and other management actions. Surviving pines were to be protected and restored to help their propagation, with goat and rabbit populations controlled to allow natural regeneration. Further aims were the establishment of a fire plan to reduce future risk and a plan to assess the monitoring of habitat recovery, an exchange of experiences between managers facing similar problems, and the design of an awareness-raising campaign concerning the value of Macaronesian pine woods.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Inagua project had direct positive effects on the conservation status of the endemic Macaronesian pine woods in the Biosphere Reserve of Gran Canaria and its threatened bird and plant species. The project also provided a series of tools, knowledge and best practices that will be of high value for the area’s long-term management and recovery. Practical conservation measures, such as the reduction of grazing pressure and habitat enhancement, have speeded up the recovery of habitat damaged by the severe fire event in 2007. A major practical outcome is the recovery of the blue chaffinch (Fringilla teydea) population, back to an optimal pre-fire level of around 280 individuals. The project updated and completed a Blue Chaffinch Recovery Plan (which was first drafted in the framework of project LIFE98 NAT/E/005354) using information collected during the field studies; this was officially approved in November 2013. The project has also improved the conservation status of the most threatened endemic plant species: Dendriopoterium pulidoi, Teline rosmarinifolia, Helianthemum bystropogophyllum, Limonium sventenii and Isoplexis isabelliana. Most of these species were in a critical state due to the fire before the project (e.g. Isoplexis isabelliana was down to four individuals in the wild), but they started an impressive recovery as a result of restoration activities; though this was lower for Dendriopoterium pulidoi due to difficulties in accessing and fencing the sites. A particular challenge the project had to overcome to implement activities was working in very remote, hardly-accessible mountainous areas.\n\nThe project team, comprising the Regional Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo (local government) of Gran Canaria and the public company GESPLAN, delivered useful information about the recovery of the pine woodland ecosystem after fire events. A Study of Fire Regime document was produced, which will be of value for the future management of the Inagua reserve and similar ecosystems affected by fire. Among the other project activities was the control of rabbit and goat populations with adapted methods of capture; the implementation of innovative irrigation techniques to make the best use of the existing water resources; the maintenance of water points for blue chaffinch; and seed collection, seedling growth in nurseries and planting of threatened plant species. Fencing and stand-alone drip-irrigation were key measures in the recovery of the plant species, facilitating high germination, survival and regeneration rates.\n\nThe dissemination activities made the project’s results known to the local population and tourists on Gran Canarian. In particular, a mobile exhibition and a book about the Inagua reserve reached a wide audience. This publicity resulted in an increase in requests for access permits, with possible beneficial knock-on effects for the local economy. A continuation of dissemination activities by the beneficiaries is serving to reach conservation and management bodies outside Spain, as well as policy makers and land managers, to promote the future transferability of project results.\n\nField sampling and data collection are being continued post-LIFE. This is particularly important for assessing the pine wood restoration process after fire events, as few definitive conclusions could be reached during the relatively short duration of the project. Continuing some actions, such as the control of goats, will also be necessary. The project has importantly contributed to the implementation of the Habitats and Birds Directives.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/E/000759\nAcronym: Inagua\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 31/12/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,169,369 €\nEU Contribution: 584,685 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Gobierno de Canarias. Dirección General de Protección de la Naturaleza\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: C/ Profesor Agustín Millares Carló, n. 8. Edificio de Usos Múltiples II, planta 4 - Ala Tierra, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biosphere reserve\n    forest ecosystem\n    forest fire\n    island\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9550 - Canarian endemic pine forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Fringilla teydea\n    Limonium sventenii\n    Isoplexis isabelliana\n    Helianthemum bystropogophyllum\n    Teline rosmarinifolia\n    Dendriopoterium pulidoi\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nOjeda, Inagua y Pajonales \tES0000041 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEl Nublo II \tES7010039 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nGobierno de Canarias. Dirección General de Protección de la Naturaleza \tCoordinator\nCabildo de Gran Canaria, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,2009,2012,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain ",null,null,null,"2009-01-01","2012-12-31"]
[414,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-IT-006235/actions-of-environmental-restoration-of-alserio-lake",null,"LIFE99 NAT/IT/006235",null,"Actions of environmental restoration of Alserio Lake","\nActions of environmental restoration of Alserio Lake\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006235 | Acronym: Lago di Alserio\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis proposed site of Community importance, called Lake Alserio, is an important wetland in the pre-alpine area south of Milan, with considerable biodiversity of habitats and species. It includes two priority habitats: calcareous Cladium mariscus and Carex davalliana marshland, and residual alluvial forests of Alnion glutinoso-incanae, and many species of Community interest, including the Rana latastei and the bittern. Recently, eutrophication of the waters caused by the introduction of organic substances has done considerable damage to the lake ecosystem, resulting in the disappearance of the otter, the freshwater crayfish and Emys orbicularis, together with depletion of the peat-bogs and an increase in fish mortality. There is also a danger that the peat-bogs will become silted up because of the considerable spread of Phragmites australis and the fall in the water table. Finally, normal renewal of woodland habitats has been hampered by fires and the invasion of non-indigenous species like Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus strobus and Platanus hybrida, so that it is gradually deteriorating.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to restore and conserve the site as a whole, to increase its biodiversity and to allow Lake Alserio to become a centre, from which its animal and plant species can spread out to other areas with similar features. The lake waters were to be restored by draining off the water and cutting away the plants, which have invaded the lake bed. Afterwards, in order to combat eutrophication, the phosphorus in the water would be precipitated to the bottom by dissolving calcium salts directly into the lake water (liming).\n\nActive conservation of the peat-bogs would then be achieved by selectively cutting back the cane-break, improving the quality of water and preventing natural silting. The peat-bog would also be monitored constantly and its components subjected to chemical, physical and biological tests.\n\nThe residual alluvial forests of Alnion glutinoso-incanae were to be restored by reducing the number of non-indigenous species, cultivating plants typical of the habitat, protecting against fire, maintaining the forests and cutting back during the growing season.\n\nPreparation of a plan to manage the pSCI would ensure coordination and compatibility of all the measures undertaken.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the foreseen actions/conservation measures have been concluded as scheduled.\n\nAll interventions were supported by specific studies, technical blueprints and the realisation of the actions was constanlty monitored.\n\nOne of the most important results achieved by the project was the involvement of local administrations to solve the problem of the lake pollution, even though the not all Municipalities sewages inflows into the lake have been closed. Main results:\nA hydro-plant has been realized to remove phosphorus sediment from the bottom of the lake. Reduction of the P rate ranged between 74% and 87%.\nEnclosures for the experimental elimination of phosphate from sediments have been installed (liming). The quantity of P eliminated amounted to 9-24%, with a minimum flow of water and to 20-50% with a maximum flow of water.\nInterventions to restore the existent reproduction sites of Rana latastei and to create new ones have been completed. Two new reproduction sites of Rana latastei have been identified.\nRestoration and re-naturalization of an old quarry have been completed, through restoration of slopes, realisation of canals, improving of the surrounding forest areas, planting of autochthonous species (Fraxinus sp. Ulmus sp. Alnus glutinosa) and elimination of the exotic ones (i.e. Robinia pseudoacacia).\nFire-cutting strips have been realized in correspondence of the main inflowing watercourses, in order to obtain a more efficient barrier against the fire and to reduce the impact on vegetation, in particular the reed bed.\nMonitoring activities on the reed bed showed that cutting interventions carried out twice per year represent the best option to reduce the presence of Phragmites austrialis and to favour the Molinietum species, in order to maintain the natural reed bed vegetation.\nMonitoring of nutrient concentration within the plant roots showed a maximum concentration of nitrogen in May and in September, and a decrease in July and in August. Moreover, the results show that the soil for the Phragmitetum is richer in nutrients (P and N) than the Molinietum.\nConservation measures on forestry habitats, provided positive results in terms of elimination of exotic species, such as Robinia pseudoacacia and in terms of high success percentage of the autochthonous plants used for reforestation, even though consolidated effects will be available only in 5-10 years.\nTwo scientific seminars were held, on “Environmental restoration and active conservation of ecosystem of natural importance” and on “Experimental management of the peat bogs”.\nA number of sensibilization measures (e.g. leaflets, public meetings, guided tours) have been carried out to reach as wide a range of people as possible. Among the indirect results obtained by the LIFE project:\nThe sewage system of the municipalities in the project area has been partially restored, reducing the polluted inflows within the Alserio lake.\nExperimentation of liming activities provided positive results in terms of Phosphate reduction. The hydro-plant realised allowed eliminating polluted sediments. The beneficiary will continue monitoring activity of the water quality and with clearing activity of the hypolimnic waters by means of hydro-plant. More consolidated results will be available in about 5 years.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006235\nAcronym: Lago di Alserio\nStart Date: 01/11/1999\nEnd Date: 31/10/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 727,076 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio Parco della Valle del Lambro\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Vittorio Veneto, 19, 20050, Triuggio (MI),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    renaturation\n    water quality improvement\n    restoration measure\n    lake\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Rana latastei\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLago di Alserio \tIT2020005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio Parco della Valle del Lambro \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-11-01","2002-10-31"]
[415,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE20-NAT-FR-001515/conservation-of-threatened-habitats-and-species-which-form-the-garrigues-gardoises-mediterranean-ecological-mosaic",null,"LIFE20 NAT/FR/001515",null,"Conservation of threatened habitats and species which form the Garrigues Gardoises' mediterranean ecological mosaic","\nConservation of threatened habitats and species which form the Garrigues Gardoises' mediterranean ecological mosaic\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/FR/001515 | Acronym: LIFE TERRA MUSIVA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe territory of Garrigues Gardoises, covering about 900 km², is a hotspot for biodiversity and offers a representative sample of Mediterranean biodiversity. As a genuine mosaic landscape, it includes a large variety of habitats and species of Community interest. Unfortunately, as in the rest of the Mediterranean region, a significant part of these habitats and species are under ‘unfavourable’ conservation status due to different types of pressures. These threats include the abandonment of extensive livestock farming practices, agricultural intensification and specialisation, light pollution, unsustainable forest management, invasive alien species, and the development of road/urban infrastructures.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE TERRA MUSIVA project aims to restore and improve the conservation status of threatened habitat types of the Garrigues Gardoises Mediterranean ecological mosaic listed in the EU Habitats Directive, and consequently the conservation status of associated species listed in the Habitats Directive and Birds Directive, in particular by strengthening insect populations. The project area covers six Natura 2000 network sites.\n\nSpecifically, the project aims to:\n\n    Restore 4 habitat types with ‘unfavourable’ and declining conservation status: Mediterranean temporary ponds (3170*); Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea (6220*); Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (91E0*); and Salix alba and Populus alba gallery forests (92A0);\n    Improve habitat quality for 9 species with 'unfavourable' conservation status:Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata*), little bustard (Tetrax tetrax*),woodlark (Lullula arborea), tawny pipit (Anthus campestris), lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii),greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum),Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus),northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus), and thespadefoot toad Pelobates cultripes;\n    Enhance insect populations: (i) as a species assemblage and indicator of the lower risk conservation status of habitat types (e.g. Odonates including Oxygastra curtisii for habitat type 3170*), (ii) as prey species on which species of Community’s interest depend directly or indirectly (Orthoptera), and (iii) as ecosystem service providers (e.g. dung beetles);\n    Improve the coherence of the Natura 2000 network, backbone of the Green Infrastructure network on the territory, through the extension of the network and/or the establishment of protection status for natural areas outside the Natura 2000 site in the interest of ecological continuity;\n    Develop biodiversity-friendly agricultural and pastoral practices;\n    Engage local stakeholders for nature conservation, especially elected representatives;\n    Consolidate, disseminate and transfer knowledge and methods for the protection, restoration, monitoring and assessment of these Mediterranean habitats and species.\n\nThe project contributes to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive and Birds Directive. By seeking to extend the Natura 2000 network in the project area, set up favourable conditions for the effective management of the Natura 2000 sites in the long term, and restore degraded habitats, it is also fully in line with the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\n\n    554 ha of dry grasslands restored;\n    Favourable conditions established for extensive grazing management: 10 km of fences installed, 4 watering holes created, pastoral management plan validated with 7 livestock farmers;\n    Small structures created for prey species of Aquila fasciata: 18 rabbit warrens created, 300 rabbits released, 3 dovecotes installed with 600 pigeons, 10 ha of small game crops;\n    1 conservation easement signed on a reproduction site of Aquila fasciata (60 ha) and 15 conservation easements signed on plots with high value for habitat type 3170*;\n    Natura 2000 site SPA FR9110081 extended by 1 200 ha in the plain of Saint-Chaptes for Tetrax tetrax;\n    Strict protection tool established along the Cèze and Gardon rivers, covering 10 ha of habitat type 91E0* and 160 ha of habitat-type 92A0;\n    Favourable habitats restored or created for Tetrax tetrax in the plain of Saint-Chaptes: 15 ha of grasslands restored, 25 ha of grasslands or lucerne fields created, 25 ha of vineyards with grass cover between the rows;\n    14 voluntary livestock farmers engaged in alternative management of parasites and 15 veterinarians trained;\n    10 farmers engaged in biodiversity-friendly farming practices following an individual diagnosis and 5 pilot agri-environmental projects financed;\n    20 farmers involved in the national observatory of farmland biodiversity;\n    15 ponds restored and 5 created;\n    Barriers and crossing devices installed to prevent road mortality for amphibians;\n    8 capture sessions of Procambarus clarkii and release of predator fish; and\n    Lights out or reduced use of 6 public lights around an important roost for bats.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE20 NAT/FR/001515\nAcronym: LIFE TERRA MUSIVA\nStart Date: 01/09/2021\nEnd Date: 01/09/2026\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,106,375 €\nEU Contribution: 4,579,781 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Syndicat Mixte des gorges du Gardon\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Hotel du Département Rue Guillemette, 30044, Nîmes Cedex 9,\nContact Person: Mélissa Hoffmann Bernard\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Birds\n    Invertebrates\n    Mammals\n    Amphibians\n    Grasslands\n    Freshwater\n    Sensitive and protected areas management\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    High Nature Value farmland\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    bird species\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    invertebrate\n    mammal\n    odonate\n    protected area\n    Agrienvironment\n    invasive species\n    ponds\n    sensitive area\n    amphibian\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Anthus campestris\n    Lullula arborea\n    Tetrax tetrax\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Myotis blythii\n    Pelobates cultripes\n    Triturus cristatus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLa Cèze et ses gorges \tFR9101399 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÉtang et mares de la Capelle \tFR9101402 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCamp des Garrigues \tFR9112031 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGarrigues de Lussan \tFR9112033 \tSPA \tv.2021\nLe Gardon et ses gorges \tFR9101395 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGorges du Gardon \tFR9110081 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLCM(Commune De La Capelle Et Masmolène), France \tParticipant\nSyndicat mixte des gorges du Gardon \tCoordinator\nCA30(Chambre d'Agriculture du Gard), France \tParticipant\nCOGard(Centre Ornithologique du Gard), France \tParticipant\nCENO(Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels d'Occitanie), France \tParticipant\nCD30(Conseil départemental du Gard), France \tParticipant\nEE(Ecologistes de l'Euzière), France \tParticipant\nCPIE30(Maison de la Nature et de l’Environnement - Réseau d’Education à la Nature et à l’Environnement du Gard, labellisée Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement), France \tParticipant\nFDCIVAM30(Fédération Départementale des Centre d’Initiatives pour Valoriser l’Agriculture et le Milieu rural du Gard), France \tParticipant","France",null,2021,2017,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2021-09-01","2026-09-01"]
[416,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-UK-000147/life-in-the-ravines-restoration-of-ravine-woodland-in-the-peak-district-dales-sac-to-mitigate-effects-of-ash-dieback",null,"LIFE19 NAT/UK/000147",null,"in the ravines Restoration of ravine woodland in the Peak District Dales SAC to mitigate effects of Ash Dieback","LIFE in the Ravines aims to bring almost 900 ha of the target habitat in the Peak District Dales SAC into favourable/unfavourable recovering conservation status; using sustainable best practice techniques to address the impacts of ADB. The project will secure the SACs biodiversity value and its role as a key wildlife refugia site through the following:\nLarge-scale restoration across 170 ha of high forest in the target habitat; resulting in a more natural tree composition/canopy cover and significant re-introduction of foundation tree species to ensure long-term viability of the woodland; and\nMaintaining ash as a viable species within the SAC by identifying and promoting trees with ADB tolerance (estimated 5-10% of the ash population); whilst also encouraging and protecting natural ash regeneration.\nOther specific objectives include:\nPioneering and advocating tailored sensitive restoration/management techniques on the difficult terrain of the SACs steep-sided ravines; developing and adopting best practices from previous projects.\n","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,62,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2025-11-30"]
[417,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-D-008457/restoration-of-a-freshwater-section-of-the-estuary-of-the-river-elbe-especially-for-oenanthe-conioides",null,"LIFE02 NAT/D/008457",null,"Restoration of a freshwater section of the estuary of the River Elbe especially for Oenanthe conioides","\nRestoration of a freshwater section of the estuary of the River Elbe especially for Oenanthe conioides\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/D/008457 | Acronym: Oenanthe conioides (Elbe)\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOne of the few remaining freshwater estuaries in Europe is to be found on the River Elbe. This includes a 64 km stretch that is subject to tides.\n\nThe inconspicuous Oenanthe conioides, a flowering plant with a total population of 2 200 individuals, is endemic to the Elbe estuary, found here and nowhere else in the world. However, the presence of the great port city of Hamburg in the middle of the estuary means that Oenanthe conioides and its habitat face significant challenges.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nBy re-opening an area of meadows beside the Elbe between Hamburg and Geesthacht to tidal influence, the LIFE-Nature project intends to breach an existing dyke to create new habitat for Oenanthe conioides. Although it is not yet found on the meadows, it is expected to stand a good chance of quickly establishing itself once the dyke between the meadows and the Elbe is breached.\n\nCnidion dubii riverside meadows are also expected to reappear on 6 ha of the site and a tidal riparian woodland on 12 ha. Fish (Coregonus oxyrhynchus) and birds (Crex crex, Botaurus stellaris) are expected to follow.\n\nThe whole ecosystem is to be based on the dynamic natural movements of the Elbe and will require no further human intervention after the massive construction works are completed, so that this project should have long-lasting results. The future reedbeds, sedges and riparian woodlands, together with the existing inland dune, will be an unaccustomed sight in the suburbs of a large city. Given the social context, this project intends to ensure appropriate public presentations and consultations. There will also be cooperation through networking and transfer of knowledge with similar dyke-opening projects.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE-project ended in December 2006 without success. The main project objective, the creation of new freshwater tidal habitats, has not been achieved, since the planning permit was not obtained. The main reasons for its failure appear to be related to the high complexity of the planning procedure and to the lack of acceptance of the planned actions by some of the stakeholders.\n\nThe main controversial issue for the planning approval procedure was the assessment of possible negative hydrological effects on buildings of neigbouring residents and companies. The beneficiary has provided extensive hydrological studies on this issue, which were questioned by local opponents of the LIFE-project. This resulted in considerable delays to the planning approval procedure.\n\nThe beneficiary is still confident and willing to continue the project with unchanged objectives and without LIFE-funding. Its financing will be secured through a regional compensation scheme, without any intervention of European funding.\n\nIn the short term the beneficiary intends to establish low-intensity grassland management methods in order to create hay meadows and Cnidion-meadows. However, the conservation benefit will be much more limited compared to what was foreseen in the original LIFE-project.\nThe LIFE-project ended in December 2006 without success. The main project objective, the creation of new freshwater tidal habitats, has not been achieved, since the planning permit was not obtained. The main reasons for its failure appear to be related to the high complexity of the planning procedure and to the lack of acceptance of the planned actions by some of the stakeholders.\n\nThe main controversial issue for the planning approval procedure was the assessment of possible negative hydrological effects on buildings of neigbouring residents and companies. The beneficiary has provided extensive hydrological studies on this issue, which were questioned by local opponents of the LIFE-project. This resulted in considerable delays to the planning approval procedure.\n\nThe beneficiary is still confident and willing to continue the project with unchanged objectives and without LIFE-funding. Its financing will be secured through a regional compensation scheme, without any intervention of European funding.\n\nIn the short term the beneficiary intends to establish low-intensity grassland management methods in order to create hay meadows and Cnidion-meadows. However, the conservation benefit will be much more limited compared to what was foreseen in the original LIFE-project.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/D/008457\nAcronym: Oenanthe conioides (Elbe)\nStart Date: 01/05/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 3,051,923 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, Amt für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Billstrasse, 84, 20539, Hamburg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    botanical conservatory\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    introduction of plant species\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    periurban space\n    public awareness campaign\n    urban area\n    residential area\n    conflict of interests\n    local authority\n    social participation\n    environmental impact assessment\n    risk management\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    risk assessment\n    flood protection\n    coastal management\n    population dynamics\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Recommendation 2002/413 EC - \"Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe\" (30.05.02)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1130 - Estuaries\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Oenanthe conioides\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBehörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, Amt für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege \tCoordinator\nMinisterium für Umwelt, Natur und Forsten Schleswig-Holstein, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,2002,2006,55,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2002-05-01","2006-12-31"]
[418,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-FIN-008466/evo-forest-awareness-raising-and-protection-of-southern-finalnd-forest-biotopes",null,"LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008466",null,"Evo Forest - Awareness-raising and protection of Southern Finalnd forest biotopes","\nEvo Forest - Awareness-raising and protection of Southern Finalnd forest biotopes\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008466 | Acronym: Evo\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Evo forest area is one of southern Finland's most important remaining predominantly natural forest areas. In total, Evo, which has been left quite homogeneous and intact, covers over 20,000 hectares, 7,860 of which were included in the Natura 2000 network. It is famous for its forests, but mires, bogs and lakes also form a significant part of the landscape. An exceptionally long history of large-scale burning has added its own characteristic stamp to the area. The flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is an established resident of the area with six to ten pairs, as is the otter (Lutra lutra) with one to five pairs. Evo is the only place in Finland where the Annex II Habitats Directive beetle, Cucujus cinnaberinus can be found. Bird species found in Evo worth mentioning include 15-20 pairs of the three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus), 90-110 wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus), 10-20 pairs of black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) and one to five pairs of the red-throated diver (Gavia stellata). Each year over 50,000 hikers visit the forests which also boast a tradition of scientific research going back over 100 years. The problems affecting it included the lack of an overall management and conservation plan, the paucity of dead wood in the commercial forests, changes to the natural state of mires and running waters and the general lack of information on the values of this Natura 2000 area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE-Nature project aimed to draw up a long-term conservation plan for the Natura 2000 area and to initiate its implementation. This plan would look to take into account and accommodate the diverse forms of land use in the area in close cooperation with the various interest groups. Although 90 percent of the area is already owned by the state, the project targeted the purchase of 170 ha of key land. This would enable the geographic scope of the habitat restoration work to stretch to around 300 ha. The project planned to prepare a GIS-based nature database, from which both hikers and researchers could access data on nature in Evo by using their mobile telephones. It sought to help train nature tourism entrepreneurs and produce teaching materials on Evo's Natura 2000 values for schools. It also planned to feature interesting ‘themes-of-the-month’ on its website.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project succeeded in purchasing important forest land, developing a management plan and starting its implementation through restoration work. It also provided much improved information and guidance on the natural importance of the area. For nature conservation purposes, a 132.5 ha land parcel was purchased from the forest company UPM-Kymmene. This land contained 51 ha of mature forest and 3 ha of other biotopes of the Habitats Directive. The purchase increased the existing Evo Natura conservation area by one-fifth. A ten-year management plan for the whole Evo Natura 2000 area of 7,860 ha was developed in co-operation and consultation with other organisations operating in the area. The plan included information on the habitats in Evo and set guidelines on how the area can be utilized and managed in the future so that its natural value will not be endangered. The project planted 11,000 aspen (Populus tremula), 345 lime (Tilia cordata) and 173 goat willow (Salix caprea) saplings in a combined area of around 14 ha. Iron and wood fences were used to protect a total of 3.8 ha from browsing by animals. To encourage the nesting of flying squirrels, over 100 artificial houses were hung in the Evo area - within a year, a flying squirrel was found in one of the houses. The project removed young individuals of exotic tree species such as Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) that were not conducive to the restoration efforts. Forest fires were imitated by the burning of seven small spruce- or pine-dominated stands totalling around 20 ha. This provided more than 1,000 m³ of charred wood, so essential for certain rare species. Also, around 6,000 trees were felled or girdled in an area of 100 ha to provide fallen and decaying wood for saproxylic species. Other measures included the draining and blocking up of 100 spruce swamps and the restoration of 320 m of rapids in Keltaoja Brook. The project website provides an Evo nature guide covering themes such as geology, water, forests, mires and threatened species. It also presents maps and slide shows of the natural environment to be found at Evo and learning packs for schools.The project succeeded in purchasing important forest land, developing a management plan and starting its implementation through restoration work. It also provided much improved information and guidance on the natural importance of the area. For nature conservation purposes, a 132.5 ha land parcel was purchased from the forest company UPM-Kymmene. This land contained 51 ha of mature forest and 3 ha of other biotopes of the Habitats Directive. The purchase increased the existing Evo Natura conservation area by one-fifth. A ten-year management plan for the whole Evo Natura 2000 area of 7,860 ha was developed in co-operation and consultation with other organisations operating in the area. The plan included information on the habitats in Evo and set guidelines on how the area can be utilized and managed in the future so that its natural value will not be endangered. The project planted 11,000 aspen (Populus tremula), 345 lime (Tilia cordata) and 173 goat willow (Salix caprea) saplings in a combined area of around 14 ha. Iron and wood fences were used to protect a total of 3.8 ha from browsing by animals. To encourage the nesting of flying squirrels, over 100 artificial houses were hung in the Evo area - within a year, a flying squirrel was found in one of the houses. The project removed young individuals of exotic tree species such as Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) that were not conducive to the restoration efforts. Forest fires were imitated by the burning of seven small spruce- or pine-dominated stands totalling around 20 ha. This provided more than 1,000 m³ of charred wood, so essential for certain rare species. Also, around 6,000 trees were felled or girdled in an area of 100 ha to provide fallen and decaying wood for saproxylic species. Other measures included the draining and blocking up of 100 spruce swamps and the restoration of 320 m of rapids in Keltaoja Brook. The project website provides an Evo nature guide covering themes such as geology, water, forests, mires and threatened species. It also presents maps and slide shows of the natural environment to be found at Evo and learning packs for schools.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008466\nAcronym: Evo\nStart Date: 01/05/2002\nEnd Date: 30/09/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 431,780 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Saarelantie 1,, 16970, Evo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    monitoring\n    site rehabilitation\n    geographic information system\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    environmental training\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    information service\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    recreational area\n    information system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pteromys volans\n    Cucujus cinnaberinus\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHämeen ammattikorkeakoulu \tCoordinator\nHämeen ympäristökeskus, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus, Finland \tParticipant\nGame and Fishery Research Institute, Finland \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Lammi, Finland \tParticipant\nUniversity of Helsinki-Biological Station of Lammi, Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2020,40,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2002-05-01","2005-09-30"]
[419,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-UK-008544/sustainable-wetland-restoration-in-the-new-forest",null,"LIFE02 NAT/UK/008544",null,"Sustainable Wetland Restoration in the New Forest","\nSustainable Wetland Restoration in the New Forest\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/UK/008544 | Acronym: New Forest\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSouthern England’s 'New' Forest’ covers around 290km2 and is considered a biological 'hot spot'. This large Natura 2000 network site includes outstanding examples of thirteen habitats of European importance including the priority habitat types bog woodland and riverine woodland. An earlier LIFE II project (LIFE97 NAT/UK/004242) tackled some of the most obvious conservation problems over 4 000 ha (invasive species, exotic plantations, erosion caused by visitors) and drew up a comprehensive coordinated management plan for the whole area. This management process noted that the SCI's priority woodlands were in particular need of restoration, having suffered from the lack of a holistic approach to the hydrological networks on which they depend.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nBuilding on the experiences gained under the first LIFE project, this project’s aims addressed holistic hydrological issues through the creation of a Water Basin Management Forum, made up of key statutory agencies and stakeholder groups. Once established the Forum would coordinate conservation works within three (Lymington River, Avon Water and Hampshire Avon) of the six water basins of the New Forest. The overall objective was to restore and introduce sustainable management practices on over 600 ha of priority habitat and supporting areas using practical actions including: mire restoration; re-instatement of debris dams to restore natural river channel features; restoration of riverine woodland, bog woodland and wet grassland habitats; and the creation of conditions to allow the natural regeneration of these habitats.\n\nBecause the New Forest is situated in one of the more densely populated areas of England, public acceptance was paramount to the success of the project. A communication programme was therefore planned by the project’s partners to raise awareness about the importance of integrated management within local water basins.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been a considerable success, having achieved almost all of the objectives. The main achievements of the project are as follows:\nA Water Basin Management Forum was established between the project partners, all of which are significant conservation organisations. This forum provides an important structure for conservation within the SAC. Its main output has been a 10-year wetland management plan for the SAC.\n604 ha of woodland wetland habitat have been restored to recovering conditions as a result of the project. This area includes riverine woodland (269 ha), bog woodland (20 ha), wet grassland (141 ha) and valley mires (184 ha).\nRiver restoration work has been carried out on 10km of the Black Water and Highland Water rivers. The work reconnected old meanders, raised bed levels and installed debris dams. Project works represent one of the largest river restoration projects in the UK.\nThe project has carried out a range of useful surveys within the SAC. Baseline surveys were undertaken at the beginning of the project. A subsequent survey by Southampton University has monitored physical features of the Black water and Highland Water Rivers. The project has also surveyed macro-invertebrates, fisheries and wading birds.\nA thorough dissemination programme was carried out that produced high quality materials, including a dedicated project website and a DVD.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).The project has been a considerable success, having achieved almost all of the objectives. The main achievements of the project are as follows:\nA Water Basin Management Forum was established between the project partners, all of which are significant conservation organisations. This forum provides an important structure for conservation within the SAC. Its main output has been a 10-year wetland management plan for the SAC.\n604 ha of woodland wetland habitat have been restored to recovering conditions as a result of the project. This area includes riverine woodland (269 ha), bog woodland (20 ha), wet grassland (141 ha) and valley mires (184 ha).\nRiver restoration work has been carried out on 10km of the Black Water and Highland Water rivers. The work reconnected old meanders, raised bed levels and installed debris dams. Project works represent one of the largest river restoration projects in the UK.\nThe project has carried out a range of useful surveys within the SAC. Baseline surveys were undertaken at the beginning of the project. A subsequent survey by Southampton University has monitored physical features of the Black water and Highland Water Rivers. The project has also surveyed macro-invertebrates, fisheries and wading birds.\nA thorough dissemination programme was carried out that produced high quality materials, including a dedicated project website and a DVD.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/UK/008544\nAcronym: New Forest\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 4,584,262 €\nEU Contribution: 1,833,705 €\nProject Location: Hampshire\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hampshire County Council\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: The Castle, SO23 8UE, Winchester,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    biotope network\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    management plan\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nThe New Forest \tUK0012557 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHampshire County Council \tCoordinator\nEnglish Nature \tParticipant\nEnvironment Agency \tParticipant\nForestry Commission \tParticipant\nNational Trust \tParticipant\nRSPB \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2006-12-31"]
[420,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-UK-004242/securing-natura-2000-objectives-in-the-new-forest",null,"LIFE97 NAT/UK/004242",null,"Securing Natura 2000 objectives in the New Forest","\nSecuring Natura 2000 objectives in the New Forest\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/UK/004242 | Acronym: New Forest\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nOriginally created as a hunting forest by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, the 'New' Forest is an extensive site covering nearly 300 km². It is probably best known as an area of ancient woodland and swathes of 'open forest' grazed by roaming herds of New Forest ponies. Its EU nature conservation interest lies in its 13 habitat types (including the priority habitats bog woodland and alluvial forests) and 3 species of the Habitats Directive and the 5 Annex I Birds Directive species present. Situated in the densely populated south of England, the New Forest is a magnet to visitors - estimated at 20 million annually. This popularity brings with it problems: recreational pressure causes erosion and disturbance. Afforestation with non-indigenous species leaves a legacy of conifer plantations that are out of keeping with the natural character of the area. Other invasive species like bracken and rhododendron threaten its integrity. A Strategy for the New Forest, which was published by the New Forest Committee in April 1996, recognised the European importance of the New Forest and identified a strategic framework for its conservation and enhancement. The LIFE project grew from this initiative. A consortium of 10 organisations - from graziers and foresters to conservationists - put together an ambitious programme to undertake a wide range of habitat management and restoration measures designed to tackle the key threats to the New Forest. The main targets were to produce a management plan to cover the entire pSCI; to increase the land owned and managed for nature conservation purposes; and to restore 4000 ha of the pSCI habitats to favourable conservation status. Much of the habitat restoration work would involve clearance of rhododendron, removal of planted and invasive conifers, introducing traditional broadleaved woodland management (like pollarding), and repairing/controlling erosion. One of the more innovative elements of the project was the action to secure the long term viability of grazing animals in the New Forest. Since much of the nature conservation interest is bound up with traditional grazing practices - ponies, cattle and pigs - it is important that these should not decline. New Forest pony grazing is thought to be most at risk and project activities thus focused on stock improvement through incentive payments linked to competitions and stock management by pony owners.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project contained 26 specific objectives and over 100 individual actions. To summarise, the project focused on the New Forest cSAC. The main aims were to deliver practical conservation work on the ground, ensure that nature conservation had a secure future in the New Forest and ensure that traditional activities such as grazing remained viable. The main conservation issues facing the New Forest cSAC and addressed by the project were: - The lack of integrated management due to the absence of an overall plan for the New Forest cSAC; - Disturbance and erosion caused by recreational pressure and the continuing increase in tourism; - The decline in traditional grazing due to the decreasing numbers of Commoners; - Loss of habitats through neglect, and the spread of non-native species within the forestry plantations; - Habitat degradation due to artificial manipulation of water levels. The overall objective of this project was thus threefold: 1. Preparation of a management plan to cover the entire New Forest cSAC, 2. Restoration of c. 4000 ha of New Forest cSAC habitats to favourable conservation status, 3. An expansion of the land owned and managed primarily for nature conservation. The main targets were to produce a multi-ownership management plan to cover the entire cSAC, to increase the land owned and managed for nature conservation purposes and to restore 4000 ha of habitat to favourable conservation status. Habitat restoration work would involve clearance of rhododendron, removal of planted and invasive conifers, the restoration of mires, the introduction of traditional woodland management practices (like pollarding), and repairing and controlling erosion. One of the more innovative elements of the project was the action to secure the long term viability of grazing animals in the New Forest. Since much of the nature conservation interest is bound up with traditional grazing practices - ponies, cattle and pigs - it is important that these should not decline. New Forest pony grazing is thought to be most at risk and project activities thus focused on stock improvement through incentive payments linked to competitions and stock management by pony owners.\n\nRESULTS\n\nA critical output from the project has been the production of a New Forest cSAC-wide management plan. This detailed 4-part plan sets out management prescriptions for the different habitat types within the New Forest cSAC. The plan is endorsed by the partners and the main landowners. Its preparation was supported by survey work and research to establish baseline data. A ‘Condition Assessment Monitoring’ technique has also been developed to support and inform the management process in the long term. Not all the land within the New Forest cSAC was within public ownership. Several commons on the western edge were in private ownership. The project helped the National Trust to acquire a significant block of about 500 hectares of this land. To manage this and the rest of the New Forest cSAC effectively, the project partners purchased specialist equipment such as forage harvesters, technology such as Geographic Information Systems and employed specially trained staff. Practical conservation work has been a dominant element of the project and included the restoration of more than 2000 hectares of dry and wet heathland through the clearance of conifers, rhododendron, bracken and seedling pine. The clearance of exotic species from heathland and woodland has restored 160 hectares of this habitat, and traditional grazing management has been reintroduced to more than 600 hectares of wood pasture. Wetland programmes have included the restoration of 5 hectares of bog woodland, the improvement of conditions for Rhynchosporion on more than 170 hectares of wetland, and restoration of three temporary ponds. The southern damselfly and Dartford warbler have also benefited from more than 120 hectares of scrub clearance and gorse restoration. Part of the project has involved repairing damage caused by recreational pressure. Following studies of recreational usage and erosion, existing recreation damage has been repaired and measures have been taken to reduce the visitor pressures on vulnerable habitats on over 890 hectares of the New Forest cSAC. The project assisted the verderers in introducing the New Forest Pony Premium Scheme to encourage the breeding of good quality ponies that are well adapted to the rigors of their semi-wild existence on the New Forest. The offspring of these ponies attract better prices when sold, thus helping to defray some of the costs accrued by the commoners in depasturing their stock. This has greatly assisted with maintaining the habitats that are dependent upon grazing. Throughout the project, partners were active in disseminating information about the conservation importance of the New Forest cSAC and management issues that face it. Numerous leaflets, newspaper and magazine articles, newsletters, press releases and display panels were produced. Educational materials and information and interpretation panels were also produced and erected on sites throughout the New Forest cSAC. Intensive work programmes made possible by LIFE funding, allowed project partners to trial and develop many innovative, environmentally sound and cost-effective techniques for habitat restoration. Techniques were disseminated through demonstrations and technical articles. The new cSAC-wide management plan will continue the process of improving the quality of New Forest cSAC habitats and protecting them for future generations. The management plan has been the focus in bringing together the land-owning project partners to agree and begin implementing the cSAC-wide management plan for their individual cSAC land holdings. New plans were created for 90% of the New Forest cSAC where no formal, long-term conservation planning was in place. The ‘Condition Assessment Monitoring’ technique, developed as part of the management plan process, identified a set of indicators to be used in the long-term monitoring of the New Forest cSAC. This, combined with a new methodology to measure the condition of the important Natura 2000 habitats, will allow the effectiveness and appropriateness of management to be evaluated. The project partners’ extensive education campaign has greatly improved the public’s understanding of the conservation importance of the New Forest cSAC and the issues surrounding its management. This has benefited the New Forest conservation aims by increasing the public’s sympathy with many of the initially controversial practical works. The local community has been encouraged to take an active role in protecting the European importance of the New Forest by attending public consultation meetings and conservation volunteer events. Overall the project resulted in the improvement in habitat quality of 4,350 hectares of the New Forest cSAC. As a result of the project, an estimated 20 years worth of restoration work was completed in four years. The restoration of habitats such as wet and dry heath has already shown significant improvements and re-establishment of important species. Grazing has been reinstated in areas where it had been discontinued, encouraging the restoration of rare habitats like pasture woodland. The removal of exotic species has resulted in the regeneration of native flora and fauna, and innovative techniques have been developed to tackle difficult tasks such as the restoration of mires. Habitats eroded as a result of recreational pressures have also been successfully restored. Land purchased as part of the project has ensured that almost 500 hectares of prime heathland habitat is under sympathetic management and protected in perpetuity. Details of the project are given on the website www.newforestlife.org.uk.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/UK/004242\nAcronym: New Forest\nStart Date: 01/02/1997\nEnd Date: 30/09/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 3,744,912 €\nProject Location: Hampshire\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Hampshire County Council\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UE, Hampshire,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    natural park\n    research project\n    public-private partnership\n    survey\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    environmental impact of recreation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Lullula arborea\n    Sylvia undata\n    Coenagrion mercuriale\n    Lucanus cervus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nThe New Forest \tUK0012557 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHampshire County Council \tCoordinator\nEnglish Nature \tParticipant\nForestry Commission \tParticipant\nNew Forest Committee \tParticipant\nNational Trust \tParticipant\nWiltshire Wildlife Trust \tParticipant\nNinth Centenary Trust \tParticipant\nRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds \tParticipant\nVerderers of the New Forest \tParticipant\nHampshire Wildlife Trust \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,55,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"1997-02-01","2001-09-30"]
[421,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-P-006439/geres-valley-natural-habitats-restoration",null,"LIFE99 NAT/P/006439",null,"Ger&ecirc;s valley natural habitats restoration","\nGerês valley natural habitats restoration\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/P/006439 | Acronym: vale do Rio Gerês\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nWhen this project started, in 1999, the mountains of Peneda and Gerês were jointly proposed as a single site of Community importance (pSCI) for integration within the Natura 2000 network. They occupy an area of 88 840 ha in Northwest Portugal, close to the transition between the Atlantic and Mediterranean biogeographical regions. This location makes them particularly relevant from a botanical point-of-view. A total of 16 Annex I habitat types of the Habitats Directive are found there, seven of which are priority; as well as 10 flora species of Annex II, one of which is a priority.\nWithin the pSCI is the Gerês river valley, which supports eight Annex I habitats, threatened by various problems.For example, in 1989, a large fire destroyed 1 600 ha on the right bank of the river. Part of this area was being invaded by a non-native exotic species, the extremely invasive, Acacia dealbata. Its dominance over the native species was a major threat to the natural habitats of the area. But there were other problems such as tourism pressure, illegal plant collection, fire and grazing by cattle.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project's main objective was to restore the natural habitats of the river Gerês valley through the elimination of the invasive Acacia dealbata on an area of 120 ha. A detailed restoration/ management plan of the different habitats would be drawn up.\nAs well as the elimination of the invasive species from the project area, an awareness raising campaign would be run, targeting local people and visitors. In addition, a technical seminar on the threat to natural habitats by invasive species would be organised.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project’s overall objective was not attained. As recognized by the beneficiary at the beginning of the project, this seemed to have been a long term, rather than short term, objective that was probably too ambitious for the short duration of the LIFE project.\nThe beneficiary initially succeeded in removing the invasive mimosa on 120 ha (through direct cuttings to the plants and local application of a chemical, Glifosate). Unfortunately, the natural habitats did not recover at a good rate and the main threat continued to be the invasive mimosa species.\nThe main lesson learnt was that the methodology followed by the project, based only on the removal of the alien species, was not sufficient to restore the natural habitat. Based on the lessons learned, a number of recommendations were made by the project for a future different approach using complementary methodologies. These included specific actions for the recovery of the native vegetation using different methods and a broader participation of the local people.\nFinally, despite the disappointing results, a technical seminar was successfully organised by the beneficiary (90 participants) and a brochure produced (2 600 copies). The project’s overall objective was not attained. As recognized by the beneficiary at the beginning of the project, this seemed to have been a long term, rather than short term, objective that was probably too ambitious for the short duration of the LIFE project.\nThe beneficiary initially succeeded in removing the invasive mimosa on 120 ha (through direct cuttings to the plants and local application of a chemical, Glifosate). Unfortunately, the natural habitats did not recover at a good rate and the main threat continued to be the invasive mimosa species.\nThe main lesson learnt was that the methodology followed by the project, based only on the removal of the alien species, was not sufficient to restore the natural habitat. Based on the lessons learned, a number of recommendations were made by the project for a future different approach using complementary methodologies. These included specific actions for the recovery of the native vegetation using different methods and a broader participation of the local people.\nFinally, despite the disappointing results, a technical seminar was successfully organised by the beneficiary (90 participants) and a brochure produced (2 600 copies).\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/P/006439\nAcronym: vale do Rio Gerês\nStart Date: 01/01/2000\nEnd Date: 30/04/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 363,633 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parque Nacional da Peneda Gerês (ICN)\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Quinta das Parretas, 4700, Braga,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    natural park\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPeneda / Gerês \tPTCON0001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParque Nacional da Peneda Gerês (ICN) \tCoordinator","Portugal",null,null,2021,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2000-01-01","2004-04-30"]
[422,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-E-006352/ancares-project-co-ordinate-management-of-two-adjoining-comunitarian-sites-of-interest-lic",null,"LIFE99 NAT/E/006352",null,"Ancares project : co-ordinate management of two adjoining comunitarian sites of interest (LIC)","\nAncares project : co-ordinate management of two adjoining comunitarian sites of interest (LIC)\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006352 | Acronym: Ancares/Castilla León\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Sierra de Ancares mountains, straddling the regions of Galicia and Castile-Leon, are an area of great natural wealth, with numerous habitats and species of Community interest. They also mark the south-western limit of the range of the brown bear and could be the key to its future expansion. The Ancares de León have been declared a site of Community importance and, like the Ancares de Galicia, have been proposed for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network.\n\nThe biggest threats faced by the Sierra de Ancares were rejection by the local population of the management of the area by the authorities, growing tourism in the area and the failure of the managers of the hunting grounds which cover much of the area to take account of the presence of protected species there. This all led to destruction of habitats by fire, disturbance of wildlife, and killing of bears in hunting accidents or by poachers.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of this project was to ensure coordinated management of two adjoining protected sites under different regional authorities: Castile-Leon and Galicia. The conservation measures for these areas would be brought together in a joint management plan and some of them would be implemented jointly in the two adjoining regions during this LIFE project.\n\nThe joint action in this project focused on habitats and species classified as priority for the purposes of the Habitats Directive. In particular, action would be taken against the threats to bears, such as tourist pressure and hunting, by introducing a monitoring system based on consensus with the sectors of society concerned. Attempts would also be made to promote expansion of the species throughout the Ancares mountains and the creation of biological corridors with the aid of measures to restore forest habitats of Community interest in the area. Finally, an extensive awareness-raising campaign would attempt to involve all sectors of local society in the conservation of its natural resources.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAn important achievement of this project was the effective establishment of an inter-regional coordinated framework to tackle conservation issues in the framework of the Natura 2000 network. The approach followed could contribute to generate useful models for joint management of natural areas split into different administrative boundaries, where the distribution of competencies among regions makes it difficult to implement a coherent management system. This was achieved through setting up a coordination committee between the Ancares pSCI in León and an adjacent pSCI of Galicia. The committee met regularly and adopted decisions that settled common foundations for topics such as the planning of both sites or the adoption of synergetic measures for the management of habitats and species. The activities effectively coordinated, dspite some initial delays, finally rendered the most satisfactory results of the project. Unfortunately, the coordination scheme was not fully applied, e.g. for the direct management of habitats in the boundaries of the two administrations involved. This approach to coordinated planning and decision making should be maintained in the future, at least for certain species of Community interest and their habitats.\n\nManagement planning drafts for both pSCIs involved in the project were important project outcomes, which would be rounded off on the date they are officially adopted. Both documents propose the creation of Natural Parks in the overall surface area of the Natura 2000 sites, seeking the recovery of the sites’ natural features and their socioeconomic activity, and propose a zoning and basic management guidelines. These documents contain measures dealing with the conservation of the habitats and species of the annexes I and II present in the target sites, though a tighter integration of the Natura 2000 objectives in the documents would have been desirable.\n\nA particularly innovative experience of this project was the development of an noteworthy approach to the problem of connectivity, applied to the case of the species of Community interest found in the project's site. A study work was implemented to identify landscape corridors useful for Habitats Directive species and for birds listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, based on the current scientific methodological approaches to address them, but with clear management purposes. By the project end, its results were being applied to plan the restoration and management needs of the two adjacent pSCIs, contributing to dealing with the growing concern of allowing the movement of wildlife between optimum habitat areas.\n\nImproving the conservation status of the brown bear Ursus arctos and other significant species, such as the capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, was an important objective that was satisfactorily met. The Ancares area is important for the expansion of the Western Cantabrian brown bear nucleus, and several activities were carried out to consolidate its increasing role as a passing area for dispersion and also as feeding habitats for some animals:\nThe management plans and the study on corridors carried out jointly with the Galicia region set the regulatory and technical bases for action.\nAfforestation projects aimed at providing continuous habitat patches adequate for the bears were carried out.\nA surveillance system was set up through the “Hunting and Bear” programme, which controlled successfully the usual threats for the species (poaching, snares).\nThe awareness raising done would also help to increase the chance of survival for the bears that enter this area.\nAs to the capercaillie, a secondary target of the activities implemented, unfortunately it still was under important threats in the Cantabrian range by the end of the project: its decline had not stopped, and more resources should be sought for research and the direct conservation measures it needed.\n\nRestoring habitats of Community interest, i.e. 9230, 9260, 9380, and 4030, was one of the project’s expected results, but the forestry actions finally gave priority to the brown bear habitat and gave less attention to the formerly mentioned habitats. A coordinated approach to habitat restoration with the neighbouring Galician authorities, which could have been a very interesting experience, was finally dismissed too. No specific management measures were proposed for the annex I habitats in the management plans either, as they focused mainly in the conservation of the brown bear and the capercaillie. This could have been due to a higher background and settled awareness as regards species management than habitats, a problem to be addressed after the project's end.\n\nThe final major objective of the project was to integrate the local society in the conservation management of the site. The awareness of local people was satisfactorily improved, thanks to a widespread presence of the project in the area, achieved by means of a good distribution of a series of information bulletins regularly edited, the presence of the bear patrol, which played an important information role, and a conference cycle carried out about opportunities for sustainable development. This measure focused on the development opportunities created by the Natura 2000 network for such a severely depressed rural area. However, a lot of work still needed to be done and in the near future the effort should be maintained in order to settle the new ideas and guarantee a stronger development of new economic activities.\n\nIn the end some of the main problems linked to the uses of the local population were successfully addressed, such as the problems of unaware hunting, poaching and other inadequate practices (e.g. snares). Arson fires, an endemic problem to this area that threatens the forest habitats and the species linked to them, is the most relevant pending problem to be solved.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006352\nAcronym: Ancares/Castilla León\nStart Date: 01/07/1999\nEnd Date: 30/06/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 430,682 €\nProject Location: Castilla y Leon\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Junta de Castilla y León - Consejería de Medio Ambiente\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: C/ Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14, E-47071, VALLADOLID,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    controlled hunting zone\n    forest ecosystem\n    monitoring system\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    mountainous area\n    conflicting use\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    6160 - Oro-Iberian Festuca indigesta grasslands\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    9260 - Castanea sativa woods\n    9380 - Forests of Ilex aquifolium\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao urogallus\n    Ursus arctos\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nJunta de Castilla y León - Consejería de Medio Ambiente \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,1998,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-07-01","2002-06-30"]
[423,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-EE-008559/conservation-of-natura-2000-biotopes-in-karula-national-park",null,"LIFE02 NAT/EE/008559",null,"Conservation of Natura 2000 biotopes in Karula National Park","\nConservation of Natura 2000 biotopes in Karula National Park\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/EE/008559 | Acronym: KARULA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nEstablished in 1993, Karula National Park has a tremendous diversity of nature values ranging from forests and mires to freshwater habitats and semi-natural meadows. Many of these are listed on the Habitats Directive, such as the Fennoscandian natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests, a priority habitat type under the Habitats Directive. The avifauna is even more impressive: no less 156 bird species have been recorded in the park, of which 120 are breeding there. 27 are listed on Annex I of the Birds Directive, such as the corncrake Crex crex (around 50 calling males), the lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina (2-4 nesting pairs), and the black stork Ciconia nigra (7-15 pairs). Much of this natural wealth is due to the way in which the area has been managed extensively over centuries. It has never been lucrative, but in recent years it has become harder and harder for small-scale farms to remain viable. As a result, many semi-natural areas, so important for the bird populations, were abandoned and left to overgrow with scrub.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project was concentrated on the restoration of meadows. Around 10 % (approx. 1,100 ha) of the national park was classified as meadow habitats at the project start. The decline of the nature conservation qualities started already with the establishment of collective farms in the 1940s when meadows were abandoned. With the collapse of the collective farms during the early 1990s, a second and more rapid phase of habitat degradation started. Around half of the meadows were so seriously degraded that they could be restored only with a very large effort, so instead the beneficiary decided to concentrate on restoring the 350-380 ha of meadows with the best option for a long-term sustainable success. The main target of this project was thus to restore these semi-natural grasslands to their original high conservation status and to develop a mechanism, based on best-practice experience, for their long-term management. The idea was to develop results that could then be used by the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture to develop their own larger-scale agri-environmental scheme for meadow management. All this would be accompanied by an awareness-raising campaign, amongst locals and visitors alike, about Karula's natural wealth. The sub-objectives of the project thus were: • To prepare a management strategy to manage 350 hectares of semi-natural meadow during the project period • To stabilise the populations of the bird species corncrake, Crex crex and lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina, by conserving the habitat of these meadows. • To assist the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture in developing a compensation system for meadow management that would ensure management of valuable semi-natural meadows and habitats for the future • To inform the local population and involve them in the nature protection activities • To develop the infrastructure necessary for redirection of tourism in order to alleviate the pressure of tourism on vulnerable natural communities\n\nRESULTS\n\nAround 250 people live inside the park. Working in close collaboration with the local farmers, the project started by preparing a detailed management strategy for the 350 ha of semi-natural meadows identified as being of high conservation value and feasible for restoration. It then undertook the necessary restorative actions needed to bring the land back up to a level where it can be grazed or mowed. Once this was achieved, management contracts were drawn up with local farmers for the long-term maintenance of the land. If necessary, the owners were loaned cattle or equipment from the National Park in order to encourage them to build up their own stock for the future (offspring became property of the farmer). The project objectives were achieved. In total, 391 ha of meadow habitats were restored by the project, i.e. a 12 % overdelivery with reference to the target of 350 ha. So the effort to halt the degradation of meadow habitats in the national park appears to have been successful. In addition, it became possible to manage an additional area of 260 ha through support from national agri-environmental measures, so in total an area of around 650 ha could be brought under management during the project period. The beneficiary assessed that 70-80 % of potential habitat for corncrake (Crex crex, 45-55 pairs) and 72-85 % of potential feeding habitats for lesser spotted eagles (Aquila pomarina, 2-4 pairs) had been managed in 2004, i.e. a clear nature conservation and Natura 2000 benefit for two bird species considered a priority for LIFE-Nature funding. The prospects for the long-term sustainability of the project results seem to be reasonably good. With the possibility to \"loan\" livestock over a period of 2-5 years and the purchase of a tractor and mowing equipment which were made available to landowners to use, various incentives were created. The project successfully lobbied for adjustments to the legal framework for national subsidies paid to farmers, so that for 2003 and 2004 it was possible to support farmers with subsidies for grazing and for building fences in meadow habitats. The subsidy regulations also stipulate the grazing intensity on various kinds of meadows, a good example of the catalyst potential of LIFE-Nature projects. With the preparation of notices to landowners, the beneficiary wanted to inform about the particular natural values and their need of management for individual sections of land, as well as which compensatory mechanisms exist. In summer 2004, the beneficiary also assisted private landowners to prepare various documents for the transfer of their land to agri-environmental schemes. The beneficiary considers that it will be possible to link all management of restored meadow habitats to the national agri-environmental scheme from 2006 onwards and, more long-term, to the EU scheme which will start to operate in Estonia in 2007. Furthermore, the project was involved in arranging training activities aimed at involving and encouraging the local community (farmers etc) to take an active part in the management of nature conservation values, and finding ways to launch profitable yet sustainable and nature-friendly methods for land use, tourism, small-scale manufacturing etc. The number of participants was generally up to 108 people per session. Already by the end of project in December 2004, there were three big farms (with more than 30 animals, all started in 2003), 8 farms with more than 10 animal units and around 20 small farms with 1-10 animal units. Taking the project's efforts plus the private initiatives together, the number of sheep increased from 110 to 180 animals between 2000 and 2004, and the number of meat cattle from just one in 2002 to 110 in 2005, whilst the stock of milk cattle decreased from 130 to 90 animals. Karula National Park attracts 10,000-15,000 visitors per year and the number is currently increasing by around 10 % annually. Consequently, the LIFE project invested in facilities for visitors, in order to make it possible to experience the nature value of the site but to lessen damage to the nature conservation values themselves. By the end of the project in December 2004, 11 farm tourism ventures were operating, 10 of them united under a common brand name, \"Metsamori Perepark\".\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/EE/008559\nAcronym: KARULA\nStart Date: 01/11/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 197,996 €\nProject Location: Vorumaa, Valgamaa, Estonia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Karula National Park\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Ähijärve, Antsla Municipality, 66405, Võru county,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agritourism\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    environmentally friendly product\n    tourist facility\n    environmental training\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    management contract\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nKarula National Park \tCoordinator\nEstonian Fund for Nature \tParticipant\nKarula Municipality \tParticipant","Estonia",null,2001,2015,37,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,null,"2001-11-01","2004-12-31"]
[424,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-PL-000655/protection-of-natural-resources-of-kampinos-forest-natura-2000-site-through-the-renaturalisation-of-bought-up-land",null,"LIFE10 NAT/PL/000655",null,"Protection of natural resources of Kampinos Forest &ndash; Natura 2000 Site; through the renaturalisation of bought-up land.","\nProtection of natural resources of Kampinos Forest – Natura 2000 Site, through the renaturalisation of bought-up land.\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/PL/000655 | Acronym: ActiveKPN\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe protection of European habitat types and species within the Puszcza Kampinoska Natura 2000 network site has been facilitated by the renaturalisation of areas bought by the state and permanently managed by the Kampinos National Park (KPN) authority. The land purchase programme began in 1975 and continues today with various minor modifications. As soon as land is acquired, KPN begins the renaturalisation activities. This normally includes scientific research, monitoring and implementation of the park's protection plan. Protection measures are determined after evaluating the natural quality of each plot of land and its surroundings. The opinion of the park's Scientific Council is sought and permission is requested from the Minister of the Environment.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall strategic objective of the project, ActiveKPN, was to conserve several valuable European habitats and species through concrete conservation activities. The location of the project area in the vicinity of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, causes enormous pressure for the site, specifically the threat from urbanisation. The project actions therefore aimed to stimulate an increased level of activity to address these pressures and other conservation threats to several target habitats and species found within the project area; and to increase their rate of progress towards a favourable conservation status. This would be achieved by carrying out renaturalisation activities on areas of purchased land in the Kampinos National Park. A Management Plan for the park highlights how such actions are in line with EU Biodiversity Strategy targets.\n\nSpecific objectives were as follows\nTo improve the conservation status of important European habitats and species found in the park (i.e. these are protected by national legislation and also listed in the annexes of the Habitats and Birds directives). Target species included: beaver (Castor fiber), otter (Lutra lutra), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), various amphibians and reptiles, the corncrake (Crex crex), crane (Grus grus), bittern (Botaurus stellaris), and the scarce large blue butterfly (Maculinea teleius) and large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar);\nTo reduce the pressure of urbanisation on the purchased land;\nTo improve the hydrological condition of marshland areas within the Kampinos National Park;\nTo improve the effectiveness of ecological corridors by eliminating strips of privately-owned land (often fenced) within the park. This was identified as an especially important measure for the large mammals, as well as the reptiles and amphibians;\nTo stop intensive farming activities and the associated use of chemical fertilisers/pesticides causing groundwater pollution;\nTo increase the park’s CO2 absorption capacity as a result of the growth of biomass in forest ecosystems introduced on former arable land;\nTo eliminate or reduce various threats, including from forest fires, road accidents, poaching, the picking of forest fruits, the destruction of raptor nests and beaver dams, littering, and uncontrolled visits to protected areas;\nTo increase, through awareness raising activities, public acceptance and support for conservation measures aimed at the preservation of the park’s natural resources and, notably, the renaturalisation of the land purchased by the state.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe overall objective of the ActiveKPN project (i.e. to conserve the target European habitats and species through concrete conservation activities) was successfully achieved through the planned renaturalisation actions carried out on purchased areas of land. These actions also helped mitigate threats such as habitat fragmentation and pressures from urbanisation.\n\nAll the specific project objectives were met. In total, thanks to the works, the conservation status of six habitat types and 11 species including mammals, birds, insects and plants are expected to show significant improvements in the long term. And, as well as these individual outputs, the wider project goals were also achieved, for example, by increasing public awareness of the conservation measures within the Natura 2000 network site through the dissemination of information about the project.\n\nA total of 200.56 ha of land was purchased under the project (i.e. a fraction over the planned land purchase). Eighteen farmsteads located on these newly purchased areas of land were demolished under the project. The initial stage of the project also included acquisition of all material necessary for the monitoring of the habitats and species and for carrying out the concrete renaturalisation actions which included afforestation, removal of shrubs, mowing and selective planting supporting natural succession. Initial estimates made under the project’s application, were subsequently adjusted to reflect the actual conservation needs on the purchased land, established through monitoring.\nRenaturalisation works were carried out on each of the purchased plots of land. However, due to different natural conditions, (for example, high water, or advanced stage of natural succession) it was found to be not always necessary, or even advisable, to perform these works across the entire area of the land plots. Indeed, in some cases these activities were conducted on only fragments of a given plot, according to nature expertise and the practical knowledge of park employees. Nevertheless, in order to strengthen the ecological impacts of the project, these works were also extended to other parts of the Puszcza Kampinoska Natura 2000 network site. In all, the works were carried out on 234 ha of land i.e. slightly more than initially forecast.\n\nAll of the information activities planned within the project were implemented. These included printed publications, construction of information boards and organisation of various educational activities both in education centres of the park and during special events, such as KPN Open Days or classes with students from universities in Warsaw. Monitoring of natural conditions on purchased land were also carried out. In total, the state of natural conditions was assessed on more than 200 ha of purchased land, as well as on adjacent areas. Botanical surveys also covered the monitoring of invasive species and identified the location of the various protected and valuable species on the purchased land.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/PL/000655\nAcronym: ActiveKPN\nStart Date: 01/09/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2015\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,858,754 €\nEU Contribution: 2,784,326 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Kampinoski Park Narodowy\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Tetmajera 38, 05-080, Izabelin,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Sylvia nisoria\n    Lanius collurio\n    Ciconia nigra\n    Grus grus\n    Aquila pomarina\n    Crex crex\n    Lynx lynx\n    Maculinea teleius\n    Lycaena dispar\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPuszcza Kampinoska \tPLC140001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nKampinoski Park Narodowy \tCoordinator","Poland",null,2011,2015,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2011-09-01","2015-12-31"]
[425,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-CZ-000001/optimalization-of-natura-2000-sites-management-delivery-in-the-south-bohemia-region-and-the-territory-of-south-slovakia",null,"LIFE16 NAT/CZ/000001",null,"Optimalization of Natura 2000 sites management delivery in the South Bohemia Region and the territory of South Slovakia","\nOptimalization of Natura 2000 sites management delivery in the South Bohemia Region and the territory of South Slovakia\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/CZ/000001 | Acronym: CZ-SK SOUTH LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAlthough Natura 2000 network sites in the South Bohemian region of the Czech Republic and in southern Slovakia have legal protection and base management plans, management is still insufficient in many sites to improve the conservation status of species and habitats of Community importance (including priority ones) that are considered to be of ‘unfavourable’ or ‘unfavourable-bad’ status. Until now, habitats have decreased in size and suffered degradation, with resulting negative trends in species composition and population size. The loss of species biotopes, in particular, reduces the possibility of natural population recovery. The main ongoing threats to habitats and species in Natura 2000 networks sites include the abandonment of traditionally-managed pastures and meadows and their overgrowth with dense vegetation, shrubs and trees; the spread of invasive species; changes to water regimes in wetland and peat bog habitats caused by drainage; intensive forest management and the removal of old trees; and the termination of pollarding and grazing in willow stands.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of CZ-SK SOUTH LIFE is the long-term improvement in conservation status of priority habitats in 25 Natura 2000 network sites in the South Bohemia region of the Czech Republic and in 30 sites in southern Slovakia. Specific project objectives will target a range of species and habitats that are listed as a priority for conservation in the Habitats Directive.\n\nThe endemic plant species Gentianella praecox subsp. bohemica*:\nExpansion of the species’ habitat;\nStabilisation and further increase of the species’ population; and\nEnsuring sustainable after-life management based on the best practice.\n\nThe ground beetle Carabus menetriesi subsp. pacholei*:\nImprovement in suitable active raised bogs habitat;\nExpansion of the species biotope; and\nIncrease of the population.\n\nThe hermit beetle Osmoderma eremita*:\nMaintenance of the current species biotopes and their further expansion; and\nIncrease of the population.\n\nGrassland habitats (1340*, 1530*, 6110*, 6120*, 6210*, 6250*, 6260*):\nRestoration and increasing coverage of the habitats; and\nEnsuring optimal and sustainable management in the long term.\n\nForest habitats (91D0*, 91E0*, 91N0*):\nRestoration and expansion of the habitats.\n\nExpected results: Improvement of the conservation status of priority species:\nImproving the conservation status of endemic species Gentianella praecox subsp. bohemica and increasing its population by at least 10%;\nEnlarging the habitat of priority species by 8.8 ha - an increase of 50% compared to the present state;\nPopulation of the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) increased by over 10%, with an increase in suitable habitats by 50%;\n1 000 existing cavity trees stabilised with improved health conditions, 300 willows with restored pollarding, and 1 500 new trees planted to secure habitat continuity; and\nExtension of the ground beetle (Carabus menetriesi pacholei) habitat by 20 ha and an increase in the population by 15%.\n\nPriority habitats restored on following areas:\nActive raised bogs (7110*) restored on 79 ha by sensitive and nature-friendly mowing;\nBog woodlands (91D0*) restored on 125 ha and enlarged by 20 ha by restoring the degraded forest stands, with the water regime improved on 13 ha;\nAlluvial forests (91E0*) restored on over 100 ha, with 31 000 native trees planted to restore degraded areas and invasive plants removed on more than 47 ha;\nConservation status of priority grassland habitats improved on 225 ha, sustainable and nature-friendly grazing management restored on 210 ha;\n2 000 m of drainage channels removed; and\n42 ha of salt marsh habitats with restored water regime.\n\nMoreover:\nAt least 25 new jobs created, followed by significant indirect employment growth;\nIncreased tourist numbers at selected project sites;\nStrengthened self-sufficiency of at least 10 local communities;\nInvolvement of at least 10 NGOs, and research and educational institutions;\nIncreased public interest and support from local communities and key stakeholders for nature conservation; and\nReplication of the best practice methods developed by the project achieved on a minimum of 20 other sites.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/CZ/000001\nAcronym: CZ-SK SOUTH LIFE\nStart Date: 01/09/2017\nEnd Date: 30/06/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 7,024,703 €\nEU Contribution: 5,085,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: South Bohemia Region (Jihočeský kraj)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: U Zimniho stadionu 1952/2, 37076, Ceske Budejovice,\nContact Person: Pavol Littera\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Invertebrates\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    endemic species\n    grazing\n    tourism\n    employment\n    nature conservation\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1340 - Inland salt meadows\n    1530 - Pannonic salt steppes and salt marshes\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6250 - Pannonic loess steppic grasslands\n    6260 - Pannonic sand steppes\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91N0 - Pannonic inland sand dune thicket (Junipero-Populetum albae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Gentianella bohemica\n    Carabus menetriesi pacholei\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSouth Bohemia Region (Jihočeský kraj) \tCoordinator\nKrajske skolni hospodarstvi, Czech Republic \tParticipant\nSNC(State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic (Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky)), Slovakia \tParticipant\nBROZ- Bratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie (Regional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development), Slovakia \tParticipant\nZO CSOP Onyx, Czech Republic \tParticipant","Czech Republic",null,null,2027,81,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2024-06-30"]
[426,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-S-000113/restoration-of-the-wetland-area-of-hejnum-kallgate",null,"LIFE06 NAT/S/000113",null,"Restoration of the Wetland Area of Hejnum Kallgate","\nRestoration of the Wetland Area of Hejnum Kallgate\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/S/000113 | Acronym: RestHejK\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nHejnum Kallgate is a valuable wetland complex and Natura 2000 site in the north of Gotland. The site is situated between the Ancylus shingle beach ridge in the west and the Litorina shingle ridge in the east. Between these two ridges the ground is very flat, leading to slow outflow of water. The exceptionally distinctive hydrologic conditions prevailing in the area have created a suitable habitat for many distinctive species of vascular plants and fauna. Several species and subspecies are endemic to this area, and several other species of vascular plants cannot be found anywhere else on Gotland.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s overall objective was to prepare a framework for achieving a successful balance between the nature conservation and land-use for grazing in the Hejnum Kallgate wetland area.\n\nThis would be achieved through the following interrelated objectives:\nprotecting the priority bog woodland habitat within the site;\nprotecting its unique distribution of rare alkaline fens (260 ha);\nprotecting Gotland’s main population of the marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) butterfly;\nprotecting Gotland's sole population of the lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) i.e., maintaining the number at 50-100 specimens, or if possible, increasing the overall numbers.\n\nThese specific aims would be met through various actions. Firstly, various preparatory actions would be carried out. These would cover the preparation of work plans and hydrological study and include aerial photos. The main bulk of the work would then focus on the implementation of protection plans, i.e. the restoration and conservation of the targeted habitats and species. Among the planned habitat improvement actions, the project aimed to clear some 160 ha bog woodland and put up 16.3 km of fencing. It also aimed to create a permanent closure of 3.2 km near a main road with heavy traffic. Finally, the project aimed to carry out various awareness-raising activities including creating a small parking and information area, an observation tower and foot paths of 7.3km.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project generally achieved its objectives and was able to maintain or improve the conservation status of the targeted habitats and species. As planned, the project team first carried out the preparatory work covering the work plans for the restoration activities, the aerial study of the historical land use of the site, hydrological study and securing of the long term facilities for the grazing livestock.\n\nThe project team manually restored a total of 83 ha of the targeted habitats – Juniperus communis formations on heaths and calcareous grasslands, alkaline fens, Fennoscandian wooded pastures and bog woodlands.\n\nConcerning the restoration of areas of grazed woodland, in the initial phase of the project the team marked the bushes and trees to be removed manually for thinning/ clearance. The method of marking was mainly to enlarge already existing glades and combine them with small openings where grazing cows already had their paths. It proved a very effective restoration method, demonstrating to landowners (farmers) the desired structures of a mosaic, grazed landscape with both open glades, and in parts, more dense areas. Later the farm workers carried out this work themselves, with some guidance from the LIFE team.\n\nThe project also secured the protection and favourable habitat status for the lady’s slipper orchid and Marsh Fritillary butterfly species. This was achieved through the restoration of habitats, adjustment of grazing schemes and an information campaign.\n\nFinally, the project put a large effort into raising public awareness of the importance of the site. Activities included establishing an information centre for the site, preparation of various dissemination materials, guided tours and meetings and the construction of a walking trail.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\nThe project generally achieved its objectives and was able to maintain or improve the conservation status of the targeted habitats and species. As planned, the project team first carried out the preparatory work covering the work plans for the restoration activities, the aerial study of the historical land use of the site, hydrological study and securing of the long term facilities for the grazing livestock.\n\nThe project team manually restored a total of 83 ha of the targeted habitats – Juniperus communis formations on heaths and calcareous grasslands, alkaline fens, Fennoscandian wooded pastures and bog woodlands.\n\nConcerning the restoration of areas of grazed woodland, in the initial phase of the project the team marked the bushes and trees to be removed manually for thinning/ clearance. The method of marking was mainly to enlarge already existing glades and combine them with small openings where grazing cows already had their paths. It proved a very effective restoration method, demonstrating to landowners (farmers) the desired structures of a mosaic, grazed landscape with both open glades, and in parts, more dense areas. Later the farm workers carried out this work themselves, with some guidance from the LIFE team.\n\nThe project also secured the protection and favourable habitat status for the lady’s slipper orchid and Marsh Fritillary butterfly species. This was achieved through the restoration of habitats, adjustment of grazing schemes and an information campaign.\n\nFinally, the project put a large effort into raising public awareness of the importance of the site. Activities included establishing an information centre for the site, preparation of various dissemination materials, guided tours and meetings and the construction of a walking trail.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/S/000113\nAcronym: RestHejK\nStart Date: 01/09/2006\nEnd Date: 31/08/2011\nTotal Eligible Budget: 863,768 €\nEU Contribution: 381,287 €\nProject Location: Gotland island, Baltic sea\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen Gotlands lan\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Visborgsalle 4, 621 85, Visby,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetland\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLänsstyrelsen Gotlands lan \tCoordinator\nHejnum Hällar Ekonomiska förening, Sweden \tParticipant\nHögskolan på Gotland, Sweden \tParticipant\nGotlands Bro Orienteringsklubb, Sweden \tParticipant\nNaturskyddsföreningen på Gotland, Sweden \tParticipant","Sweden",null,null,null,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2006-09-01","2011-08-31"]
[427,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-S-006359/protection-of-aapa-mires-in-the-county-of-norrbotten",null,"LIFE99 NAT/S/006359",null,"Protection of Aapa mires in the county of Norrbotten","\nProtection of Aapa mires in the county of Norrbotten\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/S/006359 | Acronym: Aapa mires/Norrbotten\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe aapa mires, unique to Finland and Sweden within the EU, are a type of natural habitat to which priority status is given in the Habitats Directive. They are characterised by little or no tree growth and often occur together, or form a mosaic with the western taiga, another type of priority habitat. Aapa mires are home to a variety of interesting species of birds, such as the whooper swan, the bean goose, the black-throated diver and the wood sandpiper, which are listed on Annex 1 of the Birds Directive. Many of these species have few or no breeding grounds within the EU outside the Scandinavian countries. In bygone times, the aapa mires often served as a haymaking area. Sedge and grass grew during the summer and were stored in small barns out in the mires, often at a distance of several kilometres from farms, until winter when they could more easily be brought back through the thick blanket of snow. This use of the land has almost completely ceased since the 1940s, though remains of old barns are still to be found as a reminder of how the land was used in the past. Even in the most thinly populated parts of northern Sweden and Finland, the aapa mires have been exploited in different ways. Today the greatest threat comes from the direct or indirect influence of commercial forestry, which requires drainage of the surrounding area to improve the forest's growth and make it easier to remove timber. Even peat cutting represents a latent but constant threat, though no licences for peat cutting have been granted for the areas covered by the project.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project was intended to protect five of the most intact aapa mire areas of northern Sweden, totalling more than 14,500 hectares, and would therefore be an important contribution to the long-term protection of this type of area in the EU. Once the initial costs of land purchase and compensation to the landowners for the restrictions on forestry use had been paid, the areas would be able to develop freely without human intervention. As areas of natural beauty, they would also become more accessible for visitors, since it was planned to put up signs and create paths. Thus the main objective was the acquisition and protection of five aapa mire sites (14,654 ha in total) in the European core area of this priority habitat. Measures foreseen included legal protection decisions (with management plans) for the five sites, land acquisition (purchase and compensation payments), small-scale facilities for visitors (information boards etc) and monitoring of bird fauna and habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\n· By end of project, 14,691 ha at the five project sites had been legally protected as nature reserves, very close to the original target of 14,654 ha. The small difference was a combined effect of revised surface area estimation and minor adjustments to the site demarcation. · Of the area legally protected, 14,153 ha (96 %) had been acquired through purchase or compensation by the end of the project. · In proportional terms, the representation of habitats was very close to what was foreseen. Priority habitats under the Habitats Directive (primarily aapa mires and western taiga) cover around 90 % of the project sites. · Bird inventories were done at four of the five sites, in order to find out about their qualifying interests with reference to any SPA designation, and to have as a reference for future monitoring. The beneficiary communicated a proposal of SPA designation to the competent national authority. · Information brochures were produced for all sites. At most sites, some small-scale investments in facilities for visitors were done; e.g. information boards and small parking lots. A 5 km walking trail was laid out at the site Tervavouma. The project was one of twelve with a similar strategy, i.e. land acquisition of natural forest and/or mire habitats, which were co-financed in Sweden during LIFE II in 1995-99. As a result of this particular project, five of the best and ecologically most intact aapa mire complexes in northernmost Sweden now benefit from the most relevant legal protection status. This habitat seems to have been left intact to a larger extent than in northern Finland, where several LIFE-Nature projects, which ran more or less simultaneously to this one, were more directed towards the restoration of damaged sites, rather than the protection of the remaining intact ones. · By end of project, 14,691 ha at the five project sites had been legally protected as nature reserves, very close to the original target of 14,654 ha. The small difference was a combined effect of revised surface area estimation and minor adjustments to the site demarcation. · Of the area legally protected, 14,153 ha (96 %) had been acquired through purchase or compensation by the end of the project. · In proportional terms, the representation of habitats was very close to what was foreseen. Priority habitats under the Habitats Directive (primarily aapa mires and western taiga) cover around 90 % of the project sites. · Bird inventories were done at four of the five sites, in order to find out about their qualifying interests with reference to any SPA designation, and to have as a reference for future monitoring. The beneficiary communicated a proposal of SPA designation to the competent national authority. · Information brochures were produced for all sites. At most sites, some small-scale investments in facilities for visitors were done; e.g. information boards and small parking lots. A 5 km walking trail was laid out at the site Tervavouma. The project was one of twelve with a similar strategy, i.e. land acquisition of natural forest and/or mire habitats, which were co-financed in Sweden during LIFE II in 1995-99. As a result of this particular project, five of the best and ecologically most intact aapa mire complexes in northernmost Sweden now benefit from the most relevant legal protection status. This habitat seems to have been left intact to a larger extent than in northern Finland, where several LIFE-Nature projects, which ran more or less simultaneously to this one, were more directed towards the restoration of damaged sites, rather than the protection of the remaining intact ones.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/S/006359\nAcronym: Aapa mires/Norrbotten\nStart Date: 01/02/1999\nEnd Date: 30/06/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 727,555 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen i Norrbottens län\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Stationsgatan, 5, 971 86, Luleå,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature reserve\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nStormyran \tSE0820614 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRappomyran \tSE0820615 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPäivävuoma \tSE0820616 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVännijänkkä \tSE0820617 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTervavuoma \tSE0820618 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLänsstyrelsen i Norrbottens län \tCoordinator\nNaturvårdsverket (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, SEPA) \tParticipant","Sweden",null,1999,2003,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"1999-02-01","2003-06-30"]
[428,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-SE-000131/restoration-of-ancient-agricultural-landscape-natural-forests-and-wetlands-at-the-baltic-coast",null,"LIFE12 NAT/SE/000131",null,"Restoration of ancient agricultural landscape; natural forests and wetlands at the Baltic coast","\nRestoration of ancient agricultural landscape, natural forests and wetlands at the Baltic coast\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/SE/000131 | Acronym: LIFE Coast Benefit\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe majority of the project areas are protected as nature reserves, or bird sanctuaries, as well as being Natura 2000 network sites. In recent years, the habitats have begun to deteriorate because of a lack of management. The grassland habitats and grazed forests have become overgrown with bushes and trees, following the ending of grazing and hay- making activities. The overgrowth has had a serious negative impact on the birdlife, plants, animals and fungi dependant on old semi-natural grasslands. Forestry plantations have created uniform forests with insufficient clearings and decaying wood – necessary for biodiversity. Exotic tree species used in surrounding forestry areas have invaded the natural forest habitats. Species connected to the old, sun exposed Pinus sylvestris trees, or deciduous trees, forest fires and coarse woody debris are now rare and threatened in the project area, as elsewhere in Sweden. Drainage of wetlands is another problem, dramatically changing the habitats resulting in loss of biodiversity.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Coast Benefit project’s overall aim was to improve the conservation status and habitats of the Natura 2000 network sites of the Western Baltic Archipelago. The main focus was the species and habitats favoured by traditional agricultural management, natural structures and disturbance regimes in forests and in shallow waters.\n\nSpecific objectives were (in order of importance):\n\n    To restore to a favourable conservation status the habitats and species of overgrown grassland habitats and grazed forests. This includes birds, plant, fungi and insects associated with grazed meadows, grassland bushes and forest edges, as well as wood-swelling beetles, fungi and lichens connected with wide-crowned old trees. The lifespan of pollarded and old trees will be prolonged through management;\n    To reduce predation of bird colonies by the invasive American mink (Mustela vison);\n    To carry out actions targeting commercial monoculture forest plantations to ensure they become more varied and to secure a more favourable status with more clearings and coarse woody debris. Species connected with the old, sun exposed trees, should benefit and numbers of invasive tree species will be reduced; and\n    To restore wetland habitats and associated flora and fauna.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Coast Benefit project team worked to preserve nature along the Baltic coastline of Sweden. Actions were conducted in 45 Natura 2000 network sites, including in grassland, forest, and wetland landscapes.\n\nSpecifically, the project aimed to improve the conservation status of species and habitats listed in the EU Habitats Directive in the Western Baltic Archipelago. The focus was on species and habitats that are favoured by traditional agricultural management, natural structures, and disturbance regimes in forests and in shallow water environments. In total, nature conservation status was improved on 2 600 ha and/or the solutions for future management were improved.\n\nThe project team restored 1 708 ha of semi-natural grasslands, through management measures that including the removal of overgrowth vegetation and encroaching woodland (e.g. mowing, grazing). In addition, a total of 1 639 old trees were re-pollarded. In total, 1 117 ha benefitted from the stables established within the project, as part of the improved infrastructure for grazing animals. The project team built networks, establishing contacts and relationships with landowners and farmers, with grazing animals established at each site. This helps secures the future sustainable management of semi-natural grasslands.\n\nThe project team reduced predation of bird colonies by the invasive exotic American mink (Mustela vison) . As the American mink is continuously re-colonising the archipelago from the mainland, work/hunting went in  reoccurring management.\n\nProject actions resulted in uniform forest plantations over 144 ha becoming more varied. This resulted in a more favourable conservation status, for example, due to larger canopy gaps and the presence of coarse woody debris. Forests now have a different texture and composition of tree species. Conifer plantings were removed to enhance deciduous forests. At one site, planting ensured a higher recruitment of oak trees. In addition, the project team implemented prescribed burning on 79 ha to restore forest habitats. Over time, the measures will help the forests to gain features that characterise natural forests.\n\nThe project team created 26 ha of new wetlands, mainly by filling in ditches. Water returned to these areas, as did characteristic wetland bird species. Some work was also done to restore overgrown marine lagoons.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/SE/000131\nAcronym: LIFE Coast Benefit\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 31/08/2019\nTotal Eligible Budget: 9,671,976 €\nEU Contribution: 4,835,987 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: County Administative Board of stergtland\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: stgtagatan 3, 58186, Linkping,\nContact Person: Anneli LUNDGREN\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    coastal area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Sterna paradisaea\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Sterna caspia\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Limosa lapponica\n    Tringa glareola\n    Botrychium simplex\n    Anthrenochernes stellae\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCounty Administative Board of stergtland \tCoordinator\nSwedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden \tParticipant\nCounty Administrative Boards of Södermanland and Kalmar, Sweden \tParticipant","Sweden",null,2013,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1064,AD1064,\"m\")","v":71},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2019-08-31"]
[429,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-S-000108/natural-meadows-and-pastures-of-ostergotland-restoration-and-maintenance",null,"LIFE05 NAT/S/000108",null,"Natural meadows and pastures of östergötland - restoration and maintenance","\nNatural meadows and pastures of östergötland - restoration and maintenance\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/S/000108 | Acronym: ROSORIS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMeadows and grasslands contain a broad diversity of plant species, which provide the conditions for a wealth of insect life. Grazed shore meadows provide habitats for many species of birds.\n\nDuring the past decades, the modernisation of agriculture has resulted in a drastic reduction in the acreage of natural hay meadows and grazing land as small land plots were abandoned or incorporated into large intensified agricultural units. Where small plots still exist, lack of management has resulted in overgrowth of the plots and caused many connected species of flora and fauna to become rare or even disappear.\n\nThe county of Östergötland holds a considerable proportion of Sweden’s acreage of natural hay meadows and grazed pastures. Östergötland is also an important region for many species connected with old oaks. These old, often hollow, trees host a myriad of insects, lichen and moss species. For example, the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremite), a priority species in the Habitats Directive, has its largest populations in Östergötland and occurs in no less than eight of the project sites.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe ROSORIS project aimed to restore natural meadows and pastures on 41 Natura 2000 sites in Östergötland. It specifically sought to target natural meadows, wooded pastures and shore meadows typical for extensive agricultural landscapes. The project areas were to cover a total of 965 ha and include eight of the habitats in the Habitat Directive.\n\nThe project foresaw a number of management and restoration actions to meet the habitats’ requirements. These were to include the clearing of overgrowth from meadow and wooded pasture, extensive grazing by horses or cattle and the restoration of natural hay meadows.\n\nTo encourage wildlife, pollarding of old deciduous trees was to be resumed to benefit the many species of flora and fauna that need old trees for their survival. New oaks were to be planted to provide old trees in the future. The project also planned to establish pasture on shore meadows to encourage the rich birdlife in these areas.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe ROSORIS project successfully restored the natural meadows and pastures on 41 project sites. All the sites have now either already achieved favourable conservation status or are expected to achieve it naturally as the flora and fauna develop with time.\n\nThe project cleared overgrowth from 434.8 ha of meadow and wooded pasture and erected over 80 km of protective fencing to create enclosed pasture. To ensure ongoing and continuous management of pastures, grazing by horses and cattle was resumed or grazing conditions improved on 392 ha. The beneficiary constructed watering facilities for animals at 24 sites and built collecting pens at six sites.\n\nNatural hay meadows were restored on six ha and shore/littoral meadows over 252 ha. This was only 58% of the foreseen area, because some meadows were actually in better condition than expected and specific interventions were not required there.\n\nIn the project areas Hallstad and Tinnerö, experts re-pollarded old trees, including 15 old lime trees (Tilia) and 2 ash trees (Fraxinus). A group of experts from the UK were invited to carry out some of the pollarding activities and discuss techniques and best practice. The differences in approach between British and Swedish experts - including whether to always cut back to a previous pollarding point - were interesting and thought-provoking.\n\nAround 160 local oaks of about 3m in height were planted strategically in three different areas. This aims, in the long-run to connect currently isolated areas of thick oak trees which are important and valuable, but also vulnerable.\n\nMuch of the project area was successfully entered into Sweden’s agri-environmental support scheme. As of 2010, 30 sites, 73% of the project areas were covered by the system, which will support and ensure the continued traditional use of these sites. Money for the remaining eleven sites will come from the funds for management of valuable habitats.\n\nThe final seminar of the project conducted a now published comparison of the agri-environmental schemes in Sweden, Denmark, Poland, England and Bayern. It is hoped that this study will be used to improve these schemes in the future. The project also produced eight information signs for the project sites and five different information folders.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section). The ROSORIS project successfully restored the natural meadows and pastures on 41 project sites. All the sites have now either already achieved favourable conservation status or are expected to achieve it naturally as the flora and fauna develop with time.\n\nThe project cleared overgrowth from 434.8 ha of meadow and wooded pasture and erected over 80 km of protective fencing to create enclosed pasture. To ensure ongoing and continuous management of pastures, grazing by horses and cattle was resumed or grazing conditions improved on 392 ha. The beneficiary constructed watering facilities for animals at 24 sites and built collecting pens at six sites.\n\nNatural hay meadows were restored on six ha and shore/littoral meadows over 252 ha. This was only 58% of the foreseen area, because some meadows were actually in better condition than expected and specific interventions were not required there.\n\nIn the project areas Hallstad and Tinnerö, experts re-pollarded old trees, including 15 old lime trees (Tilia) and 2 ash trees (Fraxinus). A group of experts from the UK were invited to carry out some of the pollarding activities and discuss techniques and best practice. The differences in approach between British and Swedish experts - including whether to always cut back to a previous pollarding point - were interesting and thought-provoking.\n\nAround 160 local oaks of about 3m in height were planted strategically in three different areas. This aims, in the long-run to connect currently isolated areas of thick oak trees which are important and valuable, but also vulnerable.\n\nMuch of the project area was successfully entered into Sweden’s agri-environmental support scheme. As of 2010, 30 sites, 73% of the project areas were covered by the system, which will support and ensure the continued traditional use of these sites. Money for the remaining eleven sites will come from the funds for management of valuable habitats.\n\nThe final seminar of the project conducted a now published comparison of the agri-environmental schemes in Sweden, Denmark, Poland, England and Bayern. It is hoped that this study will be used to improve these schemes in the future. The project also produced eight information signs for the project sites and five different information folders.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/S/000108\nAcronym: ROSORIS\nStart Date: 10/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 274,193 €\nEU Contribution: 1,079,467 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen östergötland\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Östgötagatan, 3, 58186, Linköping,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    grassland ecosystem\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLänsstyrelsen Östergötland \tCoordinator\nLinköping municipality, Sweden \tParticipant","Sweden",null,null,2025,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2005-01-10","2009-12-31"]
[430,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-SE-000105/restoration-of-habitats-rich-in-trees-and-shrubs",null,"LIFE13 NAT/SE/000105",null,"Restoration of habitats rich in trees and shrubs","\nRestoration of habitats rich in trees and shrubs\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/SE/000105 | Acronym: BushLIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSkåne is traditionally one of Sweden’s most highly productive farming counties. It is also rich in biodiversity. Habitat conditions in the southern part of the county are particularly dependent on recurrent management by farmers, but changes in agricultural practices have had a negative impact on the quality of important biodiversity areas. Habitat degradation and fragmentation now represent significant threats to the long-term sustainability of key areas. Urgent remedial action is therefore required to improve the conservation status of grassland habitats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the BushLIFE project was to restore a favourable conservation status for several semi-natural grassland habitat types and create optimal conditions for associated species in a total of 629 ha in 18 Natura 2000 sites in the county of Skåne. The project also aimed to increase the habitat quality and conservation status of three species listed in Annex II of the Habitat Directive, one species in Annex IV and one bird listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project BushLife carried out habitat restoration in 18 Natura 2000 sites in Scania, the southernmost county of Sweden, in line with site-specific action plans that were drawn up for each site. In preparation, the project also launched calls for tenders for the provision of machines and fencing. \n\nRestoration work comprised of installing fencing totalling nearly 9.5 km for new pastures at six of the project sites. Additionally, the project erected 14.5 km fences to protect tree and bush plantations against grazing animals, creating around 200 enclosures around young trees.  Conversely, at 15 of the target sites totalling 239 ha, the project cleared encroaching trees and bushes to restore open grassland habitats.  Similarly 10 ha of woodland were converted to wooded grassland\n\nIn total more than 20 000 trees and 1 500 bushes were planted in four of the project sites, while controlled burning was carried out over 14 ha to restore old grass, shrubbery and encroachment into grassland at two of the sites, especially targeting low dense stands of juniper intermingled with other bushes. The project moreover carried out veteranisation of old trees and created large stumps to bridge gaps in the age of the trees. Up to 400 trees were targeted for veteranisation in six project sites, while 37 large stumps were created and installed in four sites to imitate old tree trunks.\n\nAlthough the project had planned to install 700 nest boxes for dormouse, this action was abandoned after 200 had been installed due to predation by cats and owls. Fourteen stiles were constructed on the new fences to allow access where needed.\n\nFinally, monitoring of butterflies, birds, bats, dormice and vascular plants was carried out to show the impact of the restoration work, including the benefits of veteranisation. Demonstration sites were also established to show the results of the project activities, with guided tours organised. A short film was produced, along with two thematic leaflets and three thematic display boards. The project held several meetings with landowners and users as well as the general public to inform them of the value of the restoration work. \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/SE/000105\nAcronym: BushLIFE\nStart Date: 01/09/2014\nEnd Date: 31/10/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,206,781 €\nEU Contribution: 1,603,390 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: County administrative board of Skne\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Kungsgatan 13, 205 15, Malm,\nContact Person: Måns BRUUN\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lanius collurio\n    Muscardinus avellanarius\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHallands Väderö \tSE0420002 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBäckhalladalen \tSE0420130 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKlingavälsån \tSE0430087 \tSPA \tv.2021\nStenshuvud \tSE0420134 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSvabesholm \tSE0420135 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBjärekusten \tSE0420232 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDjurrödsbäcken \tSE0420249 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKronovall \tSE0420285 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMåryd-Hällestad \tSE0430026 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKungsmarken \tSE0430030 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMöllehässle-Kullens havsbad \tSE0430082 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKullaberg \tSE0430092 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKlingavälsån-Karup \tSE0430110 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSkoghejdan \tSE0430115 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFredriksbergs mosse \tSE0430122 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHumlamaden-Enelyckan \tSE0430161 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFulltofta \tSE0430100 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHallabäckens dalgång \tSE0430105 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSkäldervikens östra klippkust \tSE0430099 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCounty administrative board of Skne \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Sweden",null,null,null,85,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2014-09-01","2021-10-31"]
[431,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-SE-000132/restoration-of-breeding-sites-and-habitats-in-lake-vnern-archipelago-and-coastland",null,"LIFE12 NAT/SE/000132",null,"Restoration of breeding sites and habitats in Lake Vnern archipelago and coastland","\nRestoration of breeding sites and habitats in Lake Vnern archipelago and coastland\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/SE/000132 | Acronym: LIFE+ Vnern\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLake Vnern is the largest freshwater lake in the European Union, covering an area of 5 650 km2. The project area includes the EUs largest freshwater archipelago with 22 000 islands, islets and skerries (small rocky reefs). The lake is home to a large population of seabirds and waterfowl, and is an important staging site for migrating birds in the spring and autumn. The white-tailed eagle, or sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and osprey (Pandion haliaetus) breed on the islands of the archipelago. The rich birdlife is dependent on open nesting environments for colony nesting species such as terns and gulls. Changes in land use and water management during the 20th century, however, have caused a severe decline in habitat quality. The skerries and shores, which were once bare, are today under threat from intense overgrowth of bushes and trees. This is also threatening the regions flora and fauna, particularly on islands where management is more difficult than on the mainland. Small-scale restoration work has been carried out in parts of the archipelago. But a coordinated effort is needed to make a noticeable improvement in both the area and quality of breeding sites and habitats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE+ Vnern projects main objectives were to restore important breeding and staging sites at Lake Vnern in Sweden for 11 bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive; to restore to a 'favourable' conservation status several habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive; and to facilitate continuing management after the project ends. Specific aims included reducing the disturbance on breeding sites through information and sensitive channelling of visitors, as well as through the building of nest platforms for two target bird species (Haliaeetus albicilla and Pandion haliaetus); and to benefitting nationally-listed (i.e. Swedish Red-listed) species, in particular the ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres), a wading bird.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE+ Vnern project restored important habitats listed in Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive and important breeding and staging sites for bird species listed in Annex 1 of the Birds Directive, around Lake Vnern in Sweden. The project also decreased disturbance at bird breeding sites.\n\nThe project produced 10 restoration plans for the project sites, and compiled a management strategy for important breeding sites for birds. Concrete conservation actions included the clearing of vegetation overgrowth on 214 skerries, which are important for colonies of breeding birds; the clearing of grassland habitats on 98 ha; the restoration by burning of grassland and heather on 28.7 ha; and the restoration of 17.7 ha of Western Taiga habitat through controlled burning.\n\nThe project team reintroduced grazing on 114 ha of pastures; erected 8 992 meters of fencing around pastures; and constructed a gangway for cattle to facilitate grazing in the archipelago. Two breeding islands for birds were built, totalling 1 240 m2. The project produced high-quality monitoring reports of bird species, to inform conservation actions. Visitor facilities were installed, visits were organised for visitors, and information campaigns conducted. These activities helped to reduce disturbance in sensitive bird breeding sites.\n\nThe projects main target policy area was the Birds Directive. It also restored to favourable conservation status several habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. Furthermore, project actions contribute towards the implementation of Target 1 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy.\n\nIn addition, the project contributed to discussions about a wider problem in Lake Vnern, namely, regulation of the lakes water level. This is a core problem for the habitats and species dependent on the lake. The project provided important data on the cost of mitigation measures for offsetting the negative impacts of lake regulation.\n\nThe project provided a good best practice demonstration of restoration methods, which can easily be replicated, transferred and demonstrated in similar conditions elsewhere in the EU. The experiences and knowledge gained during the project can lead to improvements in the restoration of overgrown habitats on shorelines and islands in lakes and seas, for example, restoration of grasslands on islands, reintroduction of grazing on islands, restoration of wetland pastures, fire management of Western Taiga on islands (sub-type natural old pine forests), clearing of skerries in an archipelago, building semi-natural nesting platforms for raptors, and building breeding islands for terns and gulls.\n\nBy improving the quality of the ecosystem in the largest freshwater lake in the EU the beneficiaries are contributing to improved ecosystem services, such as the provision of clean water. A long-term, qualitative economic benefit that comes from the open landscapes is that they are highly appreciated by visitors. By helping to attract more visitors, the project will benefit the tourism industry and the local economy. During the project's implementation, approximately 100 companies have delivered services and products, most of which have been local companies, which has also contributed to the local economy.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/SE/000132\nAcronym: LIFE+ Vnern\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 31/12/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,439,546 €\nEU Contribution: 1,219,773 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: County Administrative Board of Vrmland / Lnsstyrelsen i Vrmlands ln\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Vxnsgatan 5, 65186, Karlstad,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    coastal area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Gavia arctica\n    Sterna paradisaea\n    Sterna hirundo\n    Sterna caspia\n    Larus minutus\n    Tringa glareola\n    Philomachus pugnax\n    Porzana porzana\n    Pandion haliaetus\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Branta leucopsis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nVärmlandsskärgården \tSE0610006 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNötön-Åråsviken \tSE0610010 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNorra Vänersnäs skärgård \tSE0530113 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDjuröarna \tSE0540076 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBrommö Skärgård \tSE0540077 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKalvö Skärgård \tSE0540078 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKållands skärgårdar \tSE0540085 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFågelöarna \tSE0540107 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMillesvik och Lurö skärgård \tSE0610001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nInre Kilsviken \tSE0610004 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKlarälvsdeltat \tSE0610190 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVärmlands Säby \tSE0610248 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÅråsvikens norra skärgård \tSE0610249 \tSPA \tv.2021\nDyrön \tSE0610250 \tSPA \tv.2021\nVaraskogen \tSE0540329 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCounty Administrative Board of Vrmland / Lnsstyrelsen i Vrmlands ln \tCoordinator\nCounty Administrative Board of Västra Götaland, Sweden \tParticipant","Sweden",null,2013,2018,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2018-12-31"]
[432,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-S-008484/kinnekulle-plateau-mountain-restoration-and-conservation",null,"LIFE02 NAT/S/008484",null,"Kinnekulle plateau mountain - restoration and conservation","\nKinnekulle plateau mountain - restoration and conservation\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/S/008484 | Acronym: Kinnekulle\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in the southern part of Sweden, the ‘mountain’ of Kinnekulle, actually a plateau 265 m high, rises majestically above the surrounding fields and Lake Vänern. This unusual geological formation has, over the last thousand years, been extensively grazed and mowed. As a result, Kinnekulle hosts a particularly rich and diverse set of habitats and species. No less than 17 habitat types of the Habitats Directive are to be found here, including 9 priority ones. These range from calcareous grasslands and wooded pastures to deciduous and coniferous forests. The richness of the area was recognised already by Carolus Linnaeus, who visited the site in 1746.\n\nUnfortunately, as with so many of these traditional low-intensity agricultural landscapes, small-scale farming lost much of its economic viability during the last century. This forced many of the local farms to lessen or abandon their grazing and mowing practices and to seek more lucrative land use activities, such as commercial forestry. The rich local biodiversity inevitably suffered. Many grassland areas were abandoned and are now in urgent need of management. As for the forests, they were under constant threat from logging.\n\nYet despite all these negative trends the local stakeholders became increasingly aware of the high conservation value of the site and of alternative farming possibilities such as agri-environment schemes. This led the County Administrative Board, in close cooperation with local farmers, the regional forestry organisation and Götene municipality, to apply to LIFE-Nature to help kick-start the process of restoring the site.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective was to restore and, in a long-term perspective, maintain a favourable conservation status of the Natura 2000 species and habitat values at Kinnekulle, in cooperation with landowners, the local community and other interested parties. Project actions will include:\nThe restoration of habitats which depend on grazing or haymaking for their favourable conservation status, to the level that they qualify for uptake in the EU agri-environment scheme. Open and wooded grasslands, threatened by overgrowth, are to be cleared, fenced and re-opened for grazing and/or hay-making. The habitats concerned are Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands (5130), rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands (*6110), semi-natural dry grasslands on calcareous substrates (6120), Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands (6270), Molinia meadows (6410), lowland dry meadows (6510), petrifying springs with tufa formation (*7220), alkaline fens (7230) and Fennoscandian wooded pastures (9070). At sites with particularly high conservation values and/or large restoration efforts, the long-term management will be regulated through legal designation as nature reserve.\nForest habitats that depend on specific management to maintain or improve conservation status are to be designated as nature reserves or biotope reserves, or to be properly managed within the framework of management agreements. Habitats concerned are transition mires and quaking bogs (7140), western taiga (*9010), Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved forests (*9020), Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forests (9050), Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods (*9080), sub-Atlantic oak forests (9160), Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines (*9180) and residual alluvial forests (*91E0). For other forest habitats, the management will be determined, in accordance with the Habitats Directive, within the framework of set targets and consultation.\nOak trees and other old and large broad-leaved deciduous trees are to be mapped. The areas around a sufficient number of these trees will be cleared, in order to assure the continuous presence of old and large trees, and to improve the conditions for a favourable conservation status for Osmoderma eremita (a priority species).\n\nAs a consequence of these actions, around 400 ha of forest will be purchased or brought into conservation agreements with their owners. A further 600 ha of grasslands and wooded pastures will be restored to a level where they can qualify for agri-environment payments and the local farmers will be given logistical support to encourage them to enter these schemes.\n\nThese core measures will be accompanied by the preparation of new and updated conservation plan for the management of the SAC, and a public awareness campaign to highlight the area’s unique natural heritage. The campaign will aim at heightening knowledge and understanding of the nature conservation values and Natura 2000 among the large and increasing number of visitors to Kinnekulle, and channelling their movements in order to avoid damage of sensitive habitats and species.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nCalcareous grasslands and wooded pastures with values threatened by overgrowth due to ceased or insufficient management have been restored by removing bushes and trees. Land where grazing had ceased have been fenced and grazing resumed. Through these actions 600 ha of natural grasslands have been restored to a favourable conservation status. The number of Lanius collurio doubled and numbers of typical grassland plants have increased in restored areas. In order to assure the long-term management of restored pastures, three stables have been built and an additional 300 grazing animals have been introduced. Almost 700 ha of particularly valuable grasslands and 400 ha of forest where preservation of the natural values is incompatible with commercial forestry have been protected as nature reserves, habitat protection areas or under nature conservation agreements to ensure suitable long-term management. Some 4 500 old deciduous trees have been monitored and more than 800 trees have been cleared of surrounding bushes and trees in order to create suitable habitats for the beetle Osmoderma eremita.\n\nBy the end of the project, 17 nature reserves covering a total of 1541.3 ha were established. For each nature reserve a management plan was elaborated which has been approved by the competent authority and the plans are attached to the decision of the relevant nature reserves.\n\nThe project produced a number of high-quality publications, including a visitor guide in three languages (Swedish, English and German). English versions of these brochures are uploaded in the \"Read more\" section.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nIn April 2016, eight years after the project closed, the LIFE external monitoring team carried out an ex-post follow up visit. This concluded that the project had more than achieved its main objective of creating 17 nature reserves in the Kinnekulle Plateau Mountain. The ex-post considered the sustainability of the project actions to be very high: management plans for the reserves were being implemented and all actions (e.g. shrub clearance, fencing, grazing, an exhibition building and three cattle stables) were still evident. The mission noted considerable improvements in the habitats, and that the grasslands would have continued to deteriorate without the project interventions. The conservation work has helped make the area more attractive to the public, with a year-on-year increase in visitor numbers. The project’s visitor guide (information folder) on Kinnekulle is still valid and has been updated three times. One of the notable project successes was the cooperative agreements established with landowners and owners of grazing animals, with beneficiary CAB developing a specific concept (the Kinnekulle Concept) for making payments to secure ongoing sustainable land management. The ex-post visit confirmed that the RDP agri-environmental fund schemes established by the project were still active, though an alternative means of funding (from the County Administrative Board) was needed in some cases due to changing national criteria.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/S/008484\nAcronym: Kinnekulle\nStart Date: 01/11/2001\nEnd Date: 30/09/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 2,863,875 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen Västrä Götaland\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: 542 85, Mariestad,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    site rehabilitation\n    cartography\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Lanius collurio\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKinnekulle \tSE0540063 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLänsstyrelsen Västrä Götaland \tCoordinator\nGötene Kommun (Götene Municipality), Sweden \tParticipant\nSkogsvårdsstyrelsen Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland Regional Forestry Board), Sweden \tParticipant\nSkogsstyrelsen, Sweden \tParticipant","Sweden",null,null,2023,70,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2001-11-01","2007-09-30"]
[433,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-D-000002/measures-of-optimisation-of-petrifying-springs-with-tufa-formation-cratoneurion-and-their-surroundings-in-the-franconian-alb",null,"LIFE03 NAT/D/000002",null,"Measures of optimisation of petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) and their surroundings in the Franconian Alb","\nMeasures of optimisation of petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) and their surroundings in the Franconian Alb\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000002 | Acronym: Kalktuffquellen Frankenalb\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAmong the more unusual priority habitat types listed on the Annex I of the Habitats Directive are the petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion). Such habitats are often only a few square metres in area – the spring and its immediate surroundings, but provide unique living conditions for its specialized species.\n\nThese micro-habitats are formed where spring water with a high calcium carbonate content comes out of the ground. When specific mosses and algae - with the genus Cratoneurion as the leading type - extract carbon dioxide from this water, the calcium forms mineral deposits - tufa - on the plants. These coatings create bizarre shapes, rather like those found in caves with stalactite and stalagmite formation.\n\nThe limestone formations of the Franco-Swabian Jura running across southern Germany are the basis for one of the largest concentrations of these petrifying springs in the EU. Unfortunately, many of these springs have suffered from past direct interventions: encasing them in constructions, with the best of intentions, to make them more “attractive”, or - at the other extreme - trying to drain them or using them as rubbish dumps.\n\nSimilarly, these habitats are very sensitive to changes in their surroundings. Threats include the discharge of liquid manure and pesticides and the inflow of warmer drainage water from farmland. The mosses and algae on which the habitat depends will decline if conditions concerning shade, microclimate and acidification are not perfect. Replacing native deciduous forests around the springs by monotonous stands of planted spruce is therefore another threat.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to restore and optimise at least 54 springs and their priority habitat in a sustainable way. Specific actions were planned to tackle both the direct and indirect threats identified. All the actions would be planned and carried out with the participation of as many stakeholder groups as possible.\n\nTechnical actions would reverse the particular past interventions that had damaged each individual spring site. Initiatives would include removing depositions, inflows, walls, basins and pipes and diverting drains.\n\nThe project intended to promote adapted and appropriate farming and forestry practices in the areas surrounding the springs to improve buffering of the habitats. It aimed to stop intensive forest exploitations in surrounding areas by purchase and lease of land, or by contracts with the actual users. It would reduce non-native forest plantations and replacing them where necessary with well adapted tree species and/or fencing.\n\nFurthermore, being one of the first LIFE projects dedicated to this specific habitat type, the project intended to fill a knowledge gap concerning the restoration and enhancement methods for Cratoneurion springs, to develop transferable techniques and to give scientific references for specific actions. There was little awareness of the effects of renaturisation measures at tufa springs before this project.\n\nFinally, stimulating awareness of this inconspicuous habitat type through broad public relations work was another important objective.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis demonstration project successfully achieved its main target by restoring 56 spring habitats. The project carried out a number of small-scale but important initiatives to renaturise individual springs. Each site required different specific actions. For example: 1) In agreement with the Water Authority of Nuremberg and the real estate administration office of the Pommelsbrunn local authority, use of water from a spring near Hohenstadt was abandoned. Households were connected to the central drinking water supply, while concrete shafts were removed and the layout of the new downstream area planned. 2) At one site, a concrete wall acting as a dam was removed to restore the free-flowing character of the stream fed from the spring 3) Spruce monoculture was cleared from an area covering around 2 000 m² around one spring. The exposed slope was then planted with more appropriate trees. 4) Deadwood and loppings from the forestry industry that had been deposited on the site of one tufa spring near Kainsbach were removed. 5) A spring in the community of Dittenheim that suffered contamination and damage from the grazing and excrement of sheep was protected by a youth welfare organisation erecting a fence - less than one metre high and made of oak and spruce wood - around the site. 6) At a site near Rohrbach, spruce trees were removed, the area around the spring was fenced off and a concrete pipe enclosing the stream was replaced by a wooden bridge. A plot of land was purchased to ensure long-term protection for several springs.\n\nAs well as specific technical activities such as these and monitoring of the various sites, the project worked extensively to raise public awareness of the need to protect the micro-habitats. Efforts included Internet presentations, leaflets, brochures, talks, excursions and site-specific information boards.\n\nCrucially, the project demonstrated how much consultation and negotiation with different stakeholders is required to both undertake and ensure the sustainability of this kind of conservation work. This project engaged successfully with landowners, various public authorities, communal administrations and associations.\n\nThis work has already inspired another project to restore springs with the Bavarian Forest Authority (Bayerische Landesforsten). It has informed Natura 2000 management plans, driven local authorities in the region to ensure public paths do not encroach on sensitive areas and fed into a regional ‘Springs in Bavaria’ campaign. This demonstration project can act as an inspiration to other initiatives to protect springs.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000002\nAcronym: Kalktuffquellen Frankenalb\nStart Date: 01/07/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 536,000 €\nEU Contribution: 268,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern e.V. - Verband für Arten- und Biotopschutz (LBV)\nLegal Status: PRI\nAddress: Eisvogelweg, 1, 91161, Hilpoltstein,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    botanical conservatory\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    water quality improvement\n    manure\n    pollution prevention\n    agricultural pollution\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    diffuse pollution\n    conflicting use\n    drainage system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLandesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern e.V. - Verband für Arten- und Biotopschutz (LBV) \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2025,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2007-12-31"]
[434,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-LV-000196/implementation-of-mire-habitat-management-plan-for-latvia",null,"LIFE04 NAT/LV/000196",null,"Implementation of mire habitat management plan for Latvia","\nImplementation of mire habitat management plan for Latvia\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/LV/000196 | Acronym: MIRES\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nA habitat management plan for Latvia drawn up in 2003 outlines the priority areas for urgent management activities: Cena, Stikli, Klani and Veseta Mires. The sites are nationally and internationally important as include habitats and species of both Latvian and European concern. Cena Mire and Stikli Mires are included in the EU list of Important Bird Areas (IBA). The total area of the project sites – Cena, Stikli, Klani and Veseta Mires Nature Reserves – comprises 9947 ha of which 501 ha are in critical need of management.\n\nIn total 13 habitats and seven species of the Habitat Directive Annex I can be found in the project sites, including four priority habitats. These habitats are home to 28 species included in the Birds Directive Annex I, two of which are priority bird species (Crex crex and Aquila pomarina). In the project sites the active raised bog habitats have been damaged by drainage, and restoration of the natural hydrological regime is needed.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to carry out the priority conservation and management activities for the mires as included in the Mire Habitat Management Plan for Latvia of 2003.\n\nThe specific aims were to:\n\n    Draw up four management plans and regulatory documents;\n    Carry out restoration measures on active raised bog at three project sites (320 ha of raised bog restored), on 91 ha of transition mires and quaking bogs;\n    Maintain and manage 1 ha of Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and spring fens, and 61 ha of western taiga;\n    Educate the local population about the conservation and value of the project sites;\n    Exchange knowledge among protected area managers.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved very good results in all every aspect: management planning, direct habitat management and raising of public awareness of the target mire habitats of EU importance, project sites and Natura 2000 network.\n\nThe management plans prepared by the project and approved by the government’s environment department for all four project sites (Cena Mire, Stikli Mires, Klani Mire and Veseta Floodplain Mire Nature Reserves) have set management goals and measures for these Natura 2000 sites for the next 10 years. Project management activities were very effective.\n\nThe greatest success of the project was bringing to an end the desiccation of the active raised bog habitats over an area of 320 ha by building dams on the drainage ditches in the project sites Cena Mire, Stikli Mires and Klani Mire. After raising the water level the degradation of the raised bog habitats was stopped. The results of the project monitoring activities show that the condition of the target priority habitats of EU importance – active raised bogs and bog woodland – has substantially improved and the typical raised bog species have started to re-establish themselves in the degraded areas.\n\nAdditionally 4.9 ha of transition mires and quaking bogs and Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and spring fens were restored in the project site Veseta Foodplain Mire, and 64.9 ha of Western taiga forests were managed in Stikli Mires and Klani Mire.\n\nDissemination activities included the production of materials in mostly Latvian and English: a general booklet about the project and four site booklets were published and distributed during different public events. The materials for the teachers and schoolchildren, including a field guide for mire excursions and colourful drawings, was also produced and distributed to the local schools. The guidelines on the conservation and management of mire habitats and species, ‘Mire Conservation and Management in Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia’, was another important output of the project; it serves as a very useful guidance tool for similar activities in the future. Finally, the project layman’s report was produced and distributed to participants of the final seminars, project partners, stakeholders and other interested parties.\n\nA nature trail and a watching tower were established at two project sites – the Cena Mire and the Stikli Mires complex. Along the nature trails attractive information boards and signs about the LIFE project and mire habitats and species were set up. Both trails are of a great interest for the visitors and have become a popular eco-tourism destination in all seasons.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/LV/000196\nAcronym: MIRES\nStart Date: 01/09/2004\nEnd Date: 01/12/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,055,682 €\nEU Contribution: 791,762 €\nProject Location: Cena, Stikli, Klani and Veseta mires Nat Reserves\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Latvian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Mazcenu aleja 3, Jaunmarupe, Marupes pagasts, LV-2166, Riga rajons,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    forestry\n    local authority\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9140 - Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nStiklu purvi \tLV0518900 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCenas tirelis \tLV0519800 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKlanu purvs \tLV0517000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVesetas palienes purvs \tLV0524800 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nRiga Forest Agency, Latvia \tParticipant\nNature Protection Board, Latvia \tParticipant\nState Joint - Stock Company \"Latvia's State Forests\" \tParticipant\nForest Research Station, Latvia \tParticipant\nMarupe Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nBabite Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nVentspils Regional Environmental Board, Latvia \tParticipant\nOlaine Museum of History and Art, Latvia \tParticipant\nUsma Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nPuze Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nAiviekste Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nKalsnava Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nVietalva Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nLatvian State Forestry Research Institute “Silava” \tParticipant\nStock Company \"Olaines kudra\", Latvia \tParticipant\nPope Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,null,2022,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2004-09-01","2008-12-01"]
[435,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-D-000004/regeneration-of-grosses-torfmoor",null,"LIFE03 NAT/D/000004",null,"Regeneration of 'Grosses Torfmoor'","\nRegeneration of \"Grosses Torfmoor\"\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000004 | Acronym: Grosses Torfmoor NRW\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe densely populated district northeast of the Wiehengebirge, crossed by the Mittellandkanal - a major shipping waterway - might be an unexpected place to find a raised bog. Nevertheless, the 550 ha Große Torfmoor has managed to survive relatively intact until the present day.\n\nThe bog is home to a large number of rare and partly endangered plant and animal species, including remnants of intact Sphagnum vegetation. The area is designated as a NATURA 2000 network site.\n\nHowever, drainage channels and trenches from past small-scale peat digging were gnawing at the bog’s edges and lowering its humidity. Consequently, birches and Molinia were spreading across the bog. These further dehydrate the bog, repressing native plants and destroy the open landscape that provided specific habitat for certain animals.\n\nKreisverband Minden-Lübbecke e.V. has been involved in the management of the Torfmoor since its establishment, for example by supervising a flock of sheep in the Torfmoor margin for active grazing management.\n\nThe Große Torfmoor lies right beside the town of Minden and is a favourite destination for day trippers.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe beneficiary applied for LIFE funding to carry out more extensive conservation work to rehumidify the Torfmoor raised-bog and raise the conservation status of habitats and species included on the Habitats Directive. It aimed to secure and develop the habitats and species of Annex I and II of the Habitats Directive and other characteristic plant and animal species of the raised-bogs.\n\nA first priority would be to purchase remaining private plots to enable conservation work to rewet 430 ha of bog. The restoration work planned was to clear overgrowth and reduce the spread of invasive species on the bog, even out some of the ground, install small dams, dykes and blocking ditches to raise water levels and introduce measures to control disturbance by human visitors.\n\nAs well as reducing disturbance from visitors, the project also sought to improve the socio-economic integration of the bog in the local area by raising awareness of the habitats and species there and improving visitor information.\n\nBesides the Annex I bog habitat itself, Annex I birds of the Birds Directive like the corncrake (Crex crex) and white stork (Ciconia ciconia) were expected to benefit from the project via the open humid grassland which would be created as buffer zone.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis LIFE project fully realised its target of rewetting 430 ha of raised bog and considerably improved the area’s conservation status. The success of the project was seen as based on detailed hydrological understanding of the area, a good long-term vision for the bog’s management and useful cross-border exchanges.\n\nThe project was able to purchase 13.5 ha of private land - not quite all - on the bog. Large birch trees were cut down across 55 ha, mowing or clear cutting of shrubbery took place across 105 ha and specific invasive species were removed: Prunus serotina from 4.6 ha and Pteridium aquilinum from 2 ha. Wood collected was later reused within the project’s construction measures.\n\nTo retain rain in the bog and raise water levels, 22.3 km of peat dams were created, 11 km of draining ditches were filled and 17 weirs were built, one of which was adjustable. To ensure optimum rehumidification, the steep banks of the peat digging trenches were graded, topsoil removed from 13 ha and 3 km of turf cutting edges were bevelled.\n\nTo ensure maintenance of the vegetation on the bog and keep the surface open, the project introduced a managed flock of moorland sheep to take care of recurring follow-up grazing. Ten spawning ponds were also created to provide optimum habitat conditions for key species and 210 m of roads were removed.\n\nTo both control visitor impact and increase their awareness at the site, the project erected barriers, signposts, information panels and an observation platform as well as building a nature trail with 624 m of raised paths, including a section showing how tracks of logs used to be laid out across the bog in ancient times.\n\nWater levels were seen to rise considerably during the project. Positive vegetation developments were seen at monitoring areas across the bog, with an increase in sphagnum mosses and an obvious reduction in trees. The population of target species considerably increased from 2004 to 2007, for example: common snipes (Gallinago gallinago) from 4 to 15 breeding pairs; and lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) from 9 to 36 breeding pairs. A pair of common cranes have also been seen on the bog.\n\nThese are clear indicators that the restoration measures were successful and given the slow and steady nature of bog growth and the long-term management introduced, can be expected to lead to even better results in the future.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).This LIFE project fully realised its target of rewetting 430 ha of raised bog and considerably improved the area’s conservation status. The success of the project was seen as based on detailed hydrological understanding of the area, a good long-term vision for the bog’s management and useful cross-border exchanges.\n\nThe project was able to purchase 13.5 ha of private land - not quite all - on the bog. Large birch trees were cut down across 55 ha, mowing or clear cutting of shrubbery took place across 105 ha and specific invasive species were removed: Prunus serotina from 4.6 ha and Pteridium aquilinum from 2 ha. Wood collected was later reused within the project’s construction measures.\n\nTo retain rain in the bog and raise water levels, 22.3 km of peat dams were created, 11 km of draining ditches were filled and 17 weirs were built, one of which was adjustable. To ensure optimum rehumidification, the steep banks of the peat digging trenches were graded, topsoil removed from 13 ha and 3 km of turf cutting edges were bevelled.\n\nTo ensure maintenance of the vegetation on the bog and keep the surface open, the project introduced a managed flock of moorland sheep to take care of recurring follow-up grazing. Ten spawning ponds were also created to provide optimum habitat conditions for key species and 210 m of roads were removed.\n\nTo both control visitor impact and increase their awareness at the site, the project erected barriers, signposts, information panels and an observation platform as well as building a nature trail with 624 m of raised paths, including a section showing how tracks of logs used to be laid out across the bog in ancient times.\n\nWater levels were seen to rise considerably during the project. Positive vegetation developments were seen at monitoring areas across the bog, with an increase in sphagnum mosses and an obvious reduction in trees. The population of target species considerably increased from 2004 to 2007, for example: common snipes (Gallinago gallinago) from 4 to 15 breeding pairs; and lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) from 9 to 36 breeding pairs. A pair of common cranes have also been seen on the bog.\n\nThese are clear indicators that the restoration measures were successful and given the slow and steady nature of bog growth and the long-term management introduced, can be expected to lead to even better results in the future.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/D/000004\nAcronym: Grosses Torfmoor NRW\nStart Date: 01/07/2003\nEnd Date: 31/05/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,800,400 €\nEU Contribution: 900,200 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Naturschutzbund Deutschland Kreisverband Minden-Lübbecke e.V.\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Erichstr. 4, 32423, Minden,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNaturschutzbund Deutschland Kreisverband Minden-Lübbecke e.V. \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Germany",null,2003,2008,58,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2003-07-01","2008-05-31"]
[568,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-NAT-RO-000825/conservative-management-for-4070-and-9260-habitats-of-rosci0129-north-of-western-gorj",null,"LIFE11 NAT/RO/000825",null,"Conservative management for 4070 and 9260 habitats of ROSCI0129 North of Western Gorj","\nConservative management for 4070 and 9260 habitats of ROSCI0129 North of Western Gorj\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/RO/000825 | Acronym: NORTHWESTGORJ\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Natura 2000 network site “Nordul Gorjului de Vest” in south-western Romania can boast extensive ecological and biological diversity. It contains six types of ecosystem, from woods and bushes to caves, as well as 873 ha of natural sweet chestnut forest - one of only two such areas in the country. The area’s attractions provide great opportunities for tourism. But local organisations seeking to exploit the commercial benefits of tourism are very aware that only through prevention of degradation and pollution, and by actively managing the area’s ecosystems, can tourism be a sustainable activity. Parts of the area are already degraded or at risk of being destroyed because of bad management, over-grazing and deforestation of mountain pine and juniper to make way for more grazing land. Other problems come from an invasive fungus attacking the chestnut trees – chestnut blight and an overall lack of habitat management activities.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe NORTHWESTGORJ project aimed to restore two of the degraded habitats of the “Nordul Gorjului de Vest” Natura 2000 network site and to establish conservation measures to secure their survival and long-term future. The targeted habitats are ‘Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron myrtifolium’ and ‘Castanea sativa woods’ (Habitats Directive Annex I habitat types 4070* and 9260, respectively). Restoration work involved planting Pinus mugo and applying biological and silvicultural methods to eliminate chestnut blight - combined with hygienic and cultural operations. In areas where an invasive fungus has compromised the efficacy of biological control - 25 ha in total - the beneficiary aimed to re-plant the chestnut trees using seedlings created within the project. Additional measures were expected to create long-term benefits for the biodiversity of the area through the development of appropriate infrastructure for habitat protection and tourism control. The project also planned to raise awareness about these issues by increasing public participation in nature-protection decision-making processes and conservation schemes.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe NORTHWESTGORJ project achieved all its objectives, often exceeding the planned targets, for the restoration of two habitat types listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive. The project team restored 10.35 ha of ‘Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron myrtifolium’ (habitat type 4070*). They rehabilitated ‘Castanea sativa woods’ (9260) through, a) biologic treatments against chestnut blight on 305 ha (planned 60 ha), b) silvicultural measures on 10 demonstration plots (5 planned), and c) restoration of 47 ha of plantations (25 ha proposed).\n\nProject actions minimised or eliminated the negative impact of tourism on the restored areas. These included the creation of visitor infrastructure for controlling eco-tourism, including the creation of two information points, two tourist trails to the habitats, six camping sites, and two caravans for accommodation.\n\nThe project team raised public awareness on nature conservation and Natura 2000, as part of the concept of sustainable development. This was achieved through 6 round-tables, 6 workshops, a project seminar and final conference, participation in 26 national and 10 international events, and through the project’s information materials. The project also organised training courses for children, focusing on habitat restoration, and intense media campaigns on the promotion of habitat restoration and conservation.\n\nProject beneficiaries established measures for the long-term conservation of the restored habitats, in the After-LIFE Conservation Plan. This included plans for extending the area of the two habitats (50 ha for habitat 4070* and 33 ha for habitat 9260), and the continuation of monitoring activities, and awareness-raising and education campaigns.\n\nNORTHWESTGORJ has wider relevance as a demonstration project for good practices relating to the management of protected areas on a large-scale and in difficult environments, especially practices developed for the management of areas with degraded areas of the two targeted habitats. At the same time, the project contributed to the improvement of habitat conservation in Romania by implementing complex treatment and restoration activities, and by fostering communication activities related to conservation, environmental education and information campaigns. These activities also raised awareness about the benefits that the Natura 2000 network, in particular sites containing the two target habitat types, provide to both the environment and human communities.\n\nProducts obtained from chestnut forests represented in the past an important source of income for the local community. Through the restoration of ‘Castanea sativa woods’ habitat, the project contributes to the improvement of a traditional source of revenue for local people, which has declined and even been lost in these areas. The habitat with Castanea sativa is a very good example of a habitat that provided multiple ecosystem services to human population. Conservation of such habitat types is clearly demonstrating to the general public the benefits of biodiversity conservation. For the project this was realised using different communication tools, including a Chestnut Festival organised by the LIFE project team. This successful event has been taken over by the local authorities and transformed into an annual cultural event.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE11 NAT/RO/000825\nAcronym: NORTHWESTGORJ\nStart Date: 02/07/2012\nEnd Date: 30/06/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,987,742 €\nEU Contribution: 993,871 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Environmental Protection Agency Gorj\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: 76, Unirii Street, 210143, TG. Jiu,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    management plan\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    9260 - Castanea sativa woods\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNordul Gorjului de Vest \tROSCI0129 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnvironmental Protection Agency Gorj \tCoordinator\nChamber of Commerce and Industry Romania Japan \tParticipant\nForest Research and Management Institute, Romania \tParticipant","Romania",null,2012,2018,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2012-07-02","2017-06-30"]
[570,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE18-ENV-IT-000124/close-to-nature-forest-sustainable-management-practices-under-climate-changes",null,"LIFE18 ENV/IT/000124","LIFE SySTEMiC ","Close-to-NAture forest sustainable management practices under climate changes","\nClose-to-NAture forest sustainable management practices under climate changes\n\nReference: LIFE18 ENV/IT/000124 | Acronym: LIFE SySTEMiC\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAccording to The State of the Worlds Forest Genetic Resources published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in 2014 roughly half of forest species are at risk or subject to genetic erosion, leaving forests less resilient to changes in environmental conditions. Meanwhile, over 60% of forest habitat types identified by the Habitats Directive are reported to be in 'unfavourable conservation status'. Threats include climate change, air pollution, unsustainable forest management, invasive species, urbanisation and forest fragmentation. All these reduce forest biodiversity, may adversely affect genetic diversity and put at risk the ability of EU forests and their ecosystems to adapt and sustain themselves. They could also threaten wood supplies and the environmental and social services forests provide.\n\nMaking an informed choice of a silvicultural system is key to forest planning, and can have major consequences for sustainability and forest ecosystem biodiversity. But variations in forest resources and the impacts of different management measures over time pose complications when assessing forestry practices. Forest genetic resources are the basis of the long-term evolutionary processes to maintain the adaptive potential of forests.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nLIFE SySTEMiCs main objective is to create a selection of the best silvicultural practices for sustainable forest management, taking into account forest genetic resources, resilience to climate change, and forest productivity over time. The project will use a combination of landscape genomics, genetics and silvicultural methods and build an innovative genetic biodiversity and silvicultural model (GenBioSilvi) to be used for sustainable forest management. The selected silvicultural practices will then be implemented in three European countries, in three different European forest types, with the support of local stakeholders.\n\nLIFE SySTEMiC will contribute to the new EU Forest Strategy: For Forests and the Forest-based Sector, the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, the Habitats Directive and the EU Adaptation Strategy by increasing the resilience of forests to climate change.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nevaluation of sustainable forest management impact on genetics and biodiversity in 225 ha of woodland, distributed over 45 areas, targeting four forest species/genera: Abies alba, Pinus spp., Fagus sylvatica and Quercus spp.;\ndevelopment of best practice sustainable forest management guidelines for each of the four targeted forest species; and\na new GenBioSilvi model to serve as a forest management tool for forest managers and public authorities.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE18 ENV/IT/000124\nAcronym: LIFE SySTEMiC\nStart Date: 01/09/2019\nEnd Date: 31/08/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,974,245 €\nEU Contribution: 1,635,709 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (UNIFI-DAGRI)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Firenze,\nContact Person: Donatella Paffetti\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    forest ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    decision making support\n    biodiversity\n    landscape protection\n    forestry\n    forest management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change (16.04.2013)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUCCAS(Unione dei Comuni Montani del Casentino), Italy \tParticipant\nDREAM(D.R.E.AM. Italia sco. coop. agricolo forestale), Italy \tParticipant\nCFRI(Croatian Forest Research Institute), Croatia \tParticipant\nSFS(Slovenia Forest Service - Zavod za gozdove Slovenije), Slovenia \tParticipant\nSFI(Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije / Slovenian Forestry Institute), Slovenia \tParticipant\nMSRM(Ente Parco Regionale Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli), Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2019,2007,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2019-09-01","2024-08-31"]
[571,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-D-005061/restoration-of-the-recknitz-valley-fen-special-protection-area",null,"LIFE98 NAT/D/005061",null,"Restoration of the Recknitz valley fen (pecial Protection Area)","\nRestoration of the Recknitz valley fen (Special Protection Area)\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/D/005061 | Acronym: Recknitztalmoores\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Ice Age moraine landscape of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is marked by extensive, peculiar riverine fens, found nowhere else in the EU until Poland's accession. These riverine fens form in valleys with very low gradients, in which a scala of wetland types develop: near the rivers the fens are regularly inundated, further away they are characterized by lateral movements of groundwater and along the edges of the valleys springs occur. Many rare birds are at home in these fens; even before the LIFE project, when the fens were drained and used for agriculture, attentive observers could often hear or see red-backed shrikes in the Recknitz valley, or, with more luck, corncrakes, bittern or even white-tailed eagles. Many other endangered animal species found a refuge here to breed, rest or forage. Besides the wet meadows and reedbeds of the fens, relatively extensive bog woodlands and alder-ash forests also stayed intact. However, human intervention here was aimed at boosting grassland productivity through drainage and progressive intensification of land use. Consequently, not only did many species become ever rarer, but processes of fen degeneration and peat mineralisation were releasing greenhouse gases, and nutrients which eventually washed into and polluted the Baltic.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis, the second LIFE-Nature project in the district, aimed to build on the results of its 1994 predecessor in the similar Trebel valley, by stopping the loss of fens in the Recknitz valley and reinvigorating peat formation. Local contractors have been hired to fill ditches, reverse drainage and reconnect former river channels, with the aim of restoring the natural function of the fens as sink for water, carbon dioxide and nutrients. The restored fens provides a more suitable habitat for the district's extraordinary birdlife, and simultaneously fulfill important hydrological objectives such as flood protection (by increasing retention capacity) and improvement of water quality. Close collaboration between the water and conservation authorities, and a project steering committee, has ensured that the project would be implemented successfully. For areas which were being intensively farmed but where rehumidification was planned, acceptable, socially responsible solutions have been found.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project carried out the following: • a management plan of the Recknitz valley was elaborated based on inventories made during an earlier LIFE-Nature project targeting fens in the Trebel valley. • environmental impact assessments and technical planning for the permit procedure. • the Recknitz river was restored to its former bed over a length of 9.4 km between Dudendorf and Bad Sülze: the meandering riverbed, cut off and partly filled in when the new, straight, artificial Recknitz channel was built in the 1960s, was re-opened and excavated. 158,000 m³ of soil was removed from the bed. Much of this excavated soil was used to build dams across the artificial channel - 21 in total, at each point where the channel crossed the former bed of the Recknitz - creating a chain of standing waters. The water which used to flow through the artificial channel was redirected into the old bed when the works were completed. • to raise water levels, a new weir with fish migration ladder was built at Bad Sülze, downstream from the project area. Water levels were raised by up to one metre in places. • 2 km of drainage ditches in farmland on either side of the river between Schabow and Bad Sülze were closed and/or filled in, in such a way that groundwater coming down off the slopes will seep through the fen soil, humidifying it. • redundant hydraulic infrastructure (drainpipes in the farmland, culverts, the weir across the Recknitz at Schabow) was demolished. • a passage for otter and beaver was built under a road and barriers to fish migration removed at two places. • the touristic walkway near Bad Sülze was reconstructed to take account of higher water levels and upgraded with a new observation platform and LIFE information panels. The section of the Recknitz valley between Bad Sülze and Schabow was humidified over its full extent, including the farmland on either side by actively destroying drainage ditches and pipes, and would largely revert to nature. In the section between Schabow and Dudendorf, the old river bed was re-opened but humidification was less intensive - no measures in the farmland on either side. Land here would be flooded in winter but could be used for extensive grazing and mowing during the rest of the year - groundwater levels will however be so high that the peat soil will no longer mineralise. In total, 550 ha was humidified by the project. The hydrological engineering works required 332 ha land which would become too wet to be used any longer, to be purchased (182 ha co-financed through LIFE and the rest through other funding sources). On 130 ha, tenant farmers were compensated for termination of lease. 160 ha were swapped. Six farms were affected. On the land taken out of agricultural use, natural succession was expected to evolve and the land to develop into fens. In higher-lying areas increased water levels would still allow farming, but of an extensive type. Adjustable weirs (higher water levels in winter, lower in summer) were installed. The beneficiary promoted agri-environment contracts among farmers. To monitor the evolution of the project area, a groundwater monitoring network was established and plots laid out for vegetation monitoring. The work done by the project was expected to improve the conditions for fen development and the habitat of Aquila pomarina, Crex crex and Botaurus stellaris. Two Annex II species (Triturus cristatus, Leucorrhinia pectoralis) were discovered in the site during the project. The project was accompanied by public relations work. Besides many public meetings and an exhibition held during the permit procedure for the hydrological engineering measures, a video and three leaflets were produced.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/D/005061\nAcronym: Recknitztalmoores\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/03/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,479,050 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Landesamt für Umwelt und Natur Mecklenburg-Vorpommern\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Boldebucker Weg 3, 18276, Gülzow,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    renaturation\n    land purchase\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    \"Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Declaration Official Journal L 130, 15/05/2002 \"\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLandesamt für Umwelt und Natur Mecklenburg-Vorpommern \tCoordinator\nMinisterium für Bau, Landesentwicklung und Umwelt des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern \tParticipant\nMinisterium für Landwirtschaft und Naturschutz des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern \tParticipant\nStaatliches Amt für Umwelt und Natur Stralsund \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,32,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2001-03-31"]
[572,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-P-006436/restoration-of-the-laurel-forest-in-funduras",null,"LIFE99 NAT/P/006436",null,"Restoration of the laurel forest in Funduras","\nRestoration of the laurel forest in Funduras\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/P/006436 | Acronym: Funduras\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLaurissilva (laurel forest) is considered primeval forest and dates back to the Tertiary period when it covered vast expanses of southern Europe and north Africa. The ice ages brought about a drastic reduction in the area of distribution, now confined to the islands in the biogeographical region of Macaronesia and certain pockets in southern Morocco and on the coast of west Africa.\nNowadays the most extensive and best preserved expanse of laurel forest is found on the island of Madeira. The area has shrunk progressively since the archipelago was discovered. In 1999, when this project begun, the main pockets of laurel forest were protected because they fell within the Madeira nature reserve and a proposed site of Community importance (pSCI of the Natura 2000 network). Even so, serious dangers still threatened their existence, such as encroachment by invasive non-native species and fires, and efforts to combat them needed to continue, particularly in the areas surrounding the best preserved pockets.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project sought to preserve an area of 67 ha of laurel forest in the course of rehabilitation and to restore 125 ha significantly affected by fast-growing invasive alien species.\nThe measures to be applied included the elimination of invasive non-native species and the planting of indigenous plants. Existing facilities for monitoring the area would be strengthened and provision made to channel visitors towards less sensitive areas. Awareness-enhancement methods would be used to prevent fires and combat problems due to the illegal gathering of native species. Among other activities, a travelling exhibition on Madeira's laurel forests would be established, talks would be organised in local schools and the project would be promoted in the media.\n\nRESULTS\n\nA management plan was developed for the site in which different interventions were proposed for 19 sub-areas that were classified according to vegetation and accessibility (e.g. steepness and existence of trails). The implementation of the management plan – that focused on the eradication of exotic plants on 125 ha and the planting of native species on another 67 ha – was in practice however too ambitious. For example, it was found that the complete removal of exotics from the 125 ha could greatly damage the regenerating undergrowth of laurel species. To do such a removal properly a much larger budget would be necessary. Therefore, the beneficiary rather more cautiously addressed the removal of invasive non-native species through gradual tree chopping and trunk ringing. This was over a smaller area than had been foreseen. C. 50 ha were, for example, intervened through tree cutting and removal, trunk ringing and planting of native species (including of Ocotea foetens, Laurus azorica, Persea indica, Myrica faya and Clethra arborea).\nThese activities entailed the:\n- Removal of exotics (including of Pinus) on 22.3 ha and planting of more than 20 000 native seedlings;\n- Controlling of exotic resprouting on 7 ha;\n- Cleaning up of a footpath (5 km) and of the forest area perimeter (another 5 km). In addition to the cleaning up of the forest area perimeter, native species were also planted in this perimeter area to help reduce the risk of forest fire.\nInfrastructure was developed by the project that included the: development of 10 km of trails (for which maintenance was conducted monthly); improvements in 2 575 m of rural roads (e.g. pavement and drainage) and development of a house (to support field work).\nSurveillance of the area against illegal collection of plants and fire was strengthened, particularly through the development of an agreement with local rangers that surveyed the area, as well as through a technician hired by the project.\nAn important achievement of the project was the increased awareness on the importance of conserving the laurel forest, especially of the municipality and local students. A travel exhibition was developed for students and the public. Guided visits to areas in which native species had been planted were organised that were also geared towards students. Awareness was also raised through media coverage (two at regional and one at national level), newspaper articles, participation of conferences and distribution of leaflets (5 000 copies), videos (100 copies) and posters (500 copies).\nFinally, although the project did not meet its specific targets – for the recovery of laurel forest on 125 ha, and in increasing the recovery of native species on 67 ha – it did achieve an improvement in conservation, especially in the easternmost area of the Macronesian laurel forest in Madeira. And as a direrct result of the project, as well as through studies of another Interreg III B project, the regional government approved a resolution considering the enlargement of the actual limits of the Laurissilva SCI by 88 ha, towards including better preserved areas in Funduras.\nThe regional government also assumed the continuity of actions started by the LIFE project, through its regional investment plans for 2004 and 2005. The experiences gained under this project were also considered important in strengthening other initiative addressing the restoration of laurel forest in the Macaronesian region.A management plan was developed for the site in which different interventions were proposed for 19 sub-areas that were classified according to vegetation and accessibility (e.g. steepness and existence of trails). The implementation of the management plan – that focused on the eradication of exotic plants on 125 ha and the planting of native species on another 67 ha – was in practice however too ambitious. For example, it was found that the complete removal of exotics from the 125 ha could greatly damage the regenerating undergrowth of laurel species. To do such a removal properly a much larger budget would be necessary. Therefore, the beneficiary rather more cautiously addressed the removal of invasive non-native species through gradual tree chopping and trunk ringing. This was over a smaller area than had been foreseen. C. 50 ha were, for example, intervened through tree cutting and removal, trunk ringing and planting of native species (including of Ocotea foetens, Laurus azorica, Persea indica, Myrica faya and Clethra arborea).\nThese activities entailed the:\n- Removal of exotics (including of Pinus) on 22.3 ha and planting of more than 20 000 native seedlings;\n- Controlling of exotic resprouting on 7 ha;\n- Cleaning up of a footpath (5 km) and of the forest area perimeter (another 5 km). In addition to the cleaning up of the forest area perimeter, native species were also planted in this perimeter area to help reduce the risk of forest fire.\nInfrastructure was developed by the project that included the: development of 10 km of trails (for which maintenance was conducted monthly); improvements in 2 575 m of rural roads (e.g. pavement and drainage) and development of a house (to support field work).\nSurveillance of the area against illegal collection of plants and fire was strengthened, particularly through the development of an agreement with local rangers that surveyed the area, as well as through a technician hired by the project.\nAn important achievement of the project was the increased awareness on the importance of conserving the laurel forest, especially of the municipality and local students. A travel exhibition was developed for students and the public. Guided visits to areas in which native species had been planted were organised that were also geared towards students. Awareness was also raised through media coverage (two at regional and one at national level), newspaper articles, participation of conferences and distribution of leaflets (5 000 copies), videos (100 copies) and posters (500 copies).\nFinally, although the project did not meet its specific targets – for the recovery of laurel forest on 125 ha, and in increasing the recovery of native species on 67 ha – it did achieve an improvement in conservation, especially in the easternmost area of the Macronesian laurel forest in Madeira. And as a direrct result of the project, as well as through studies of another Interreg III B project, the regional government approved a resolution considering the enlargement of the actual limits of the Laurissilva SCI by 88 ha, towards including better preserved areas in Funduras.\nThe regional government also assumed the continuity of actions started by the LIFE project, through its regional investment plans for 2004 and 2005. The experiences gained under this project were also considered important in strengthening other initiative addressing the restoration of laurel forest in the Macaronesian region.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/P/006436\nAcronym: Funduras\nStart Date: 01/01/2000\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 517,677 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Secretaria Regional de Agricultura, Florestas e Pescas - Dir. Reg. de Florestas\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Estr. Comandante Camacho de Freitas, 308, 9000, Funchal,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Environmental training - Capacity building\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    forest fire\n    environmental awareness\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    pest control\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9360 - \"Macaronesian laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLaurissilva da Madeira \tPTMAD0001 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSecretaria Regional de Agricultura, Florestas e Pescas - Dir. Reg. de Florestas \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Portugal",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,"2000-01-01","2003-12-31"]
[573,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-LV-000083/management-of-the-lubana-wetland-complex-latvia",null,"LIFE03 NAT/LV/000083",null,"Management of the Lubana Wetland Complex; Latvia","\nManagement of the Lubana Wetland Complex, Latvia\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/LV/000083 | Acronym: Lubana wetlands\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSituated in Eastern Latvia, the Lubana Wetland Complex (LWC) covers a huge area of 48 000 ha, containing an impressive range of wetlands. It has long been recognised for having the highest biotope diversity of any inland wetland area in Latvia.\n\nIt is a place of remarkable geography, containing Latvia’s largest: shallow freshwater lake - extending over 8 000 ha; fishponds - covering 2 700 ha; fens; and non-fragmented expanses of inundated grassland. It is also home to one of the biggest bog complexes - 14 bogs in the area - in the country.\n\nStudies have identified 186 bird species in the wetlands, including 43 that are listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. The area is also home to no less than 23 species of animals, including one of the most important populations of wolves in Eastern Latvia.\n\nThe complexity and sheer scale of this area presents a number of important management challenges. Its conservation values are highly dependent on the correct management of the dense drainage network and nine rivers that feed the area and maintain the hydrological conditions needed for the wide range of habitats and species. Added to this is the problem that the area extends over three administrative regions and 13 local communities.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe primary aim of the LIFE project was to develop a coherent management system for the entire area in close cooperation with all the administrative authorities and stakeholder groups concerned.\n\nThree main groups of priority management activities were planned within the project: 1. practical habitat management measures - including removing vegetation, installing dams, deepening the fish wintering area, creating artificial islands, restoring sluices and introducing monitoring points for water level control 2. strengthening of the overall management structure - including establishing an efficient management structure for the whole project area, involvement of all stakeholders and efficient control over nature protection observation 3. public awareness raising - including organising public meetings and creating a small field information station, information boards and other information materials\n\nImplementation of these priority management measures should limit the degradation of the key habitats of European importance at the Lubana Wetland Complex and ensure continuous nature management of the LWC.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully improved the hydrological management of the Lubana Wetland Complex and set up the structures to ensure its ongoing management. It restored the following habitats: degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration (7120); active raised bogs (7110); transition mires and quaking bogs (7140) and alluvial meadows of river valleys (6450).\n\nBushes and trees were removed from 341 ha and grass cut back across 1 000 ha of inundated meadows. Restoration work was carried out on two key sluices - at Kalngala and Aiviekste. One concrete and 57 wooden dams were constructed. This work ensured the successful functioning of the hydrological system of the whole Lubana Wetland Complex. It crucially prevented the drying out of the Salas bog area.\n\nTo support these efforts, four water-level hydrometric points were established and the operational rules for water-level regulation updated. Regular patrolling was also organised across the site to monitor water levels, the presence of waterfowl and particularly to ensure compliance with fishing regulations and the removal of illegal nets, which also pose a hazard to birds.\n\nFish wintering beds were created and nesting areas for birds were created or maintained. Maintenance work was undertaken on 10 nesting islands in fishponds and 15 existing nests. The project also built four new groups of islands, 210 artificial nests for waterfowl and 16 artificial nests for rare birds of prey.\n\nDuring the project, experts found that two pairs of white-tailed sea eagles (Haliaaetus albicilla) and one pair of osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) had settled in artificial nests and one pair of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetus) had moved from an old nest to new one. Great Snipe (Gallinago media) and Corncrake (Crex crex) were seen to benefit from the opening up of their nesting places in the inundated grasslands.\n\nA website was set up, five booklets were published and 19 information boards and 13 signs placed in the area. A basic information facility was built in the heart of the area and two nature watching towers constructed. Local unemployed people participated in management activities, meetings were held with local landowners and two one-day project seminars were also conducted.\n\nThe project established a Lubana Wetland Complex Board, which held three thematic meetings. It also set up a Lubana Complex Fund, which should support the ongoing efforts of the Board to manage the wetlands effectively beyond the scope of the project. It is hoped that this will lead to LWC becoming a NATURA 2000 site.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/LV/000083\nAcronym: Lubana wetlands\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 01/09/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,346,208 €\nEU Contribution: 969,270 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Madona Regional Council\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Saieta laukums, 1, 4800, Madona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    environmental education\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    migratory species\n    monitoring\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    hydrographic basin\n    integrated management\n    water monitoring\n    local authority\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    management contract\n    drainage system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMadona Regional Council \tCoordinator\nRugaji Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nGaigalava Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nNagli Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nBarkava Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nAiviekste State Department of Land Reclamation Systems (ASDLRS), Latvia \tParticipant\nTeici Nature Reserve, Latvia \tParticipant\nRezekne Regional Council, Latvia \tParticipant\nOsupe Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nIndrani Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nLazdukalns Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant\nBerzpils Local Municipality, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,null,2024,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2007-09-01"]
[575,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,null,null,"NA ",null,"Finland",null,null,null,76,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2017-08-01","2023-12-31"]
[576,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE95-NAT-FIN-000097/protecting-flying-squirrel-habitats-in-the-nuuksio-area",null,"LIFE95 NAT/FIN/000097",null,"Protecting flying squirrel habitats in the Nuuksio area","\nProtecting flying squirrel habitats in the Nuuksio area\n\nReference: LIFE95 NAT/FIN/000097\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nNuuksio National Park was established in 1994, northwest of Helsinki. Its habitats consist of ecologically valuable coniferous and mixed forests, swamps, bogs and more than 100 lakes and ponds. Flora and fauna include 31 species listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), or Annex I of the Birds Directive (79/409/EEC). In Finland, 51 species are listed as endangered by the on the national Red Book. These include the flagship species, the Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), a specialist mammal typical for taiga forest which, within the European Union, is only found in Finland. It is a priority species included in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. Nuuksio boasts the densest known population of flying squirrels in Finland. The great challenge for conservation management there is the area's proximity to large cities, which means that it is a favourite destination for people wanting to get outdoors. This offers opportunities for environmental education (school excursions etc.) but also raises problems (including disturbance and active leisure pursuits). Furthermore, the national park covering part of the area is new and much needs to be done to restore sections damaged by past activities, whilst the remainder of Nuuksio is still open to intensive forestry use that threatens flying squirrel habitats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe central aim of the project was to integrate nature protection, outdoor recreation, environmental education and forestry by developing and implementing a management master plan. Practical implementation would begin through land purchase (100-200 ha), starting up a team of rangers and nature guides, information to visitors and schools, trails and other measures to channel access, and consultation with and advice to forest owners to encourage logging in ways more compatible with flying squirrel requirements. Work to restore and maintain damaged habitats would be carried out. Forest fires would be used as a means to regenerate certain forest biotopes.\n\nRESULTS\n\nDetailed studies were undertaken and a master plan was produced, not just for the benefit of flying squirrels, but for a wide range of species and habitats. An area of 209.4 ha was purchased (this was complemented with 255 ha bought using national funds and 605 ha that was swapped - not part of LIFE). Habitat restoration was carried out including:\nClearance of afforested meadows (3 ha);\nMowing meadows (3 ha);\nRestoration of drained peatlands (30 ha);\n750 m of streams were restored;\nPlanted conifers in broadleaf forests were removed (3 ha);\nSome 15 ha of forest were burned under controlled conditions to simulate a forest fire – but this was problematic.\nOther project actions included the setting up of a 2 km nature trail and the creation of an exhibition (attracting 7000 visitors). By the end of the project, 1 500 pupils were coming to the park each year to receive environmental education. In addition, 15 eco-tourism companies became established (not directly as a result of the project, but because of the popularity of a well-managed park). A ranger wardened nest sites, managed habitat areas and visitor access – he was employed by the park after the end of the project.Detailed studies were undertaken and a master plan was produced, not just for the benefit of flying squirrels, but for a wide range of species and habitats. An area of 209.4 ha was purchased (this was complemented with 255 ha bought using national funds and 605 ha that was swapped - not part of LIFE). Habitat restoration was carried out including:\nClearance of afforested meadows (3 ha);\nMowing meadows (3 ha);\nRestoration of drained peatlands (30 ha);\n750 m of streams were restored;\nPlanted conifers in broadleaf forests were removed (3 ha);\nSome 15 ha of forest were burned under controlled conditions to simulate a forest fire – but this was problematic.\nOther project actions included the setting up of a 2 km nature trail and the creation of an exhibition (attracting 7000 visitors). By the end of the project, 1 500 pupils were coming to the park each year to receive environmental education. In addition, 15 eco-tourism companies became established (not directly as a result of the project, but because of the popularity of a well-managed park). A ranger wardened nest sites, managed habitat areas and visitor access – he was employed by the park after the end of the project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE95 NAT/FIN/000097\nStart Date: 01/06/1995\nEnd Date: 31/03/1998\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 459,700 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Suomen Metsähallitus (State Forest Service')\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: PL 94, 01301, Vantaa,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    natural park\n    forestry\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    ecotourism\n    endangered species\n    environmental education\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pteromys volans\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNuuksio \tFI0100040 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSuomen Metsähallitus (State Forest Service') \tCoordinator","Finland",null,1995,1998,33,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"1995-06-01","1998-03-31"]
[577,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE17NAT/FI/000469",null,"Liito-orava LIFE","Flying Squirrel","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland"]
[578,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE13/NAT/FI/000099",null,"Paahde LIFE","Light & Fire LIFE","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland"]
[579,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-FIN-000034/restoration-of-boreal-forests-and-forest-covered-mires",null,"LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000034",null,"Restoration of boreal forests and forest-covered mires","\nRestoration of boreal forests and forest-covered mires\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000034 | Acronym: Boreal forests\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nBoreal natural forests, esker forests and bog woodlands are considered priority habitats under the Habitats Directive due to their scarcity in the EU. Southern and western Finland in particular has few such forest ecosystems remaining, as most have been substantially modified or replaced by commercial forest operations. Yet even so, their conservation value remains high and extends beyond the habitat itself, since they are also important refuges for a wide range of species. No less than one third of the bird species found in Finland listed in Annex 1 of the Birds Directive use these forests for breeding or during migration. Species such as the highly endangered whitebacked woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) are still clinging on here, even though numbers are now reduced to a mere 40 pairs in the whole of Finland.\n\nIt is estimated that there are around 225 000 ha of boreal forests, mires and esker forests remaining in southern and western Finland but little of this is in truly ’natural’ or favourable condition. This is because over time the forests have succumbed to a range of pressures from commercial forestry. As a result, they have not only shrunk in terms of their surface area but their structure and function has also been dramatically altered. A natural forest will have trees of different ages, a lot of decaying wood on the ground, and occasional openings in the forest canopy as a result of storms etc. This creates ideal micro habitats for a wide number of species. Commercially used forests on the other hand are uniform, have very little dead wood or forest clearings and are consequently relatively uninhabitable for most species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nWhen this LIFE-Nature project began in 2003, it was the largest forest restoration project in Finland. It is working on 33 sites in southern and western Finland to improve the conservation status of these Natura 2000 areas. In doing so, the project aims not only to introduce changes to the forests that will allow them to become more natural in due course, but also to reduce the degree of fragmentation between them. This in turn should provide the multitude of species that depend on the forests with a more coherent network of safe refuges and so encourage greater exchange between them.\n\nThe project intends to draw up comprehensive restoration plans for all 33 sites. These should then begin to be implemented during the project. Restoration work foreseen includes burning circa 5 000 ha of boreal forests, increasing decayed wood and creating small openings. Some 350 ha of bog woodlands and 300 ha of eskers are also be restored, through methods such as the blocking of drainage ditches and the removal of forest roads.\n\nApplying forest restoration techniques on this scale is still uncommon, so the project should therefore provide invaluable best practice experience in ‘renaturalising’ forests (including information on costs), potentially useful for other site managers across the boreal region. Concerted efforts will also be made to raise the profile of forest restoration activities through the project. For instance, a “restoration trail” is to be built in Savonlinna – not only will this be useful for restoration training, but it will also be able to show journalists and visitors of the Savonlinna Opera Festivals what forest and bog woodland restoration is all about.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis LIFE Nature project was successfully completed in line with objectives.\n\nA total of 290 ha of the central parts of the Kolovesi-Vaaluvirta-Pyttyselkä Natura 2000 site were purchased by the state to be designated as a statutory conservation area in order to improve the ecological integrity of the Natura 2000 site. Besides natural boreal forests and forest-covered mires, the purchased area also had forests where a sustainable supply of decaying wood needed to be initiated by restoration.\n\nLarge-scale ecological restoration of forests and mires was a relatively new method of conserving biodiversity at the time the LIFE forest project was launched, although such methods had been introduced through various small-scale restoration experiments since the late 1980s.\n\nIn 2003 and 2004, more than 300 forest workers and a number of other forestry employees as well as supervisors of natural heritage services were trained for practical restoration work. The training, largely carried out as field training, focused on the objectives of restoration and on how these objectives are achieved. Forest workers have actively participated in the development of restoration methods.\n\nThe restoration work was preceded by making inventories of the structure of the tree stock in each area and by assessing the need for restoration measures in forests and mires. Based on the field visits, restoration plans were drawn up for 30 Natura 2000 sites to form the basis for the practical work.\n\nIn mature forests, a sustainable supply of decaying wood was initiated by felling, girdling and blowing up trees on 2 700 ha. A total of 350 ha of forests were treated with controlled burning. Through the increase of decaying wood and the controlled burns, small gaps in the forest canopy were also created, which will encourage a more varied age structure of the tree stock as new seedlings gradually appear in clearings.\n\nIn young forests, large clumps of trees were felled or girdled around deciduous trees, so that the growth of deciduous trees would be speeded up through increased light. Small clearings using this method were created on 2 800 hectares in order to promote the structural diversity of the forests.\n\nDendrocopos leucotos breeds and feeds in lush, well-lit deciduous forests. Decaying wood is an essential element of these forests because that is where insect larvae, which woodpeckers feed on, live. 200 ha of white-backed woodpecker forests on the Natura 2000 sites of Linnansaari, Puulavesi and Kuĳärvi-Sonnanen were managed by removing spruce trees and small rowans from deciduous forests in order to increase the amount of light in them. Decaying wood was increased by both girdling and felling birches.\n\nThe esker forests on the Maakylä-Räyskälä Natura 2000 site were becoming over¬grown. Therefore hundreds of hectares of sunny habitats were recovered by small-scale controlled burning, by making small clearings and by increasing decaying wood.\n\nDrainage ditches of forest-covered mires on an area totalling around 400 ha on 10 Natura 2000 sites were dammed and filled. Thus water will return to its natural course and the drained area will become a mire again.\n\nOn the Maakylä-Räyskälä Natura 2000 site, 1 km of unused logging roads were removed, and on the Rokua Natura 2000 site, 2 km of such roads were removed.\n\nPhoto monitoring of the restored forests and mires will over the years reveal the effects of the restoration. The restored areas were photographed before the res¬toration and photo monitoring has been continued post-restoration.\n\nRedirecting the water flow in mires to be restored by filling and damming drainage ditches is often very challenging. Aftercare monitoring shows that the recovery process has been successfully initiated.\n\nTo promote the LIFE project, web pages, brochures and a DVD (‘Back to Nature’) were produced and a restoration-themed nature trail was built on the Hevonniemi Natura 2000 site. The project was featured by various media on more than 150 occasions. While forest burning appeared to be of prime interest to the media, other restoration methods also attracted plenty of coverage. Restoration is thus also be¬coming better known to the general public.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been awarded the title of \"Best of the Best\" from a shortlist of 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000034\nAcronym: Boreal forests\nStart Date: 01/12/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,680,467 €\nEU Contribution: 1,840,234 €\nProject Location: Southern Finland\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Etelä-Suomen luontopalvelut\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: PL 94, 01301, Vantaa,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    forestry\n    environmental training\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    conflicting use\n    information system\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetsähallitus, Etelä-Suomen luontopalvelut \tCoordinator\nMetsähallitus-Pohjanmaa Kainuun luontopalvelut, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus, Metsätalous, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus Laatumaa, Finland \tParticipant\nPuolustusvoimat-Karjalan prikaati, Finland \tParticipant\nUPM-Kymmene, Finland \tParticipant\nSuomen WWF, Finland \tParticipant\nJoensuun yliopisto, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus-Lapin luontopalvelut, Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,2002,2007,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1081,AD1081,\"m\")","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2002-12-01","2007-12-31"]
[580,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-FIN-000104/restoration-of-dune-and-coastal-habitats-in-the-vattaja-military-area",null,"LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000104",null,"Restoration of dune and coastal habitats in the Vattaja Military Area","\nRestoration of dune and coastal habitats in the Vattaja Military Area\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000104 | Acronym: Vattajan dyyni LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe state−owned Vattaja Natura 2000 area covers 1 200 ha. It accounts for 37% of Finland's grey dunes and is the largest boreal dune area in Europe. It is characterized by crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), willow (Salix repens), and the endemic Juncus balticus. The area contains six priority habitats - mainly dunes and coastal lagoons - and eight other habitats of interest to the European Community.\n\nIn front of the dune coast there is a uniquely wide area of sandbanks, with both longshore and transverse bars. The highest dunes are over 15 m. In the southern part, there are wide bays and lush coastal meadows. Due to land upheaval of 8-9 mm per year, the shore habitats are in constant change. Several small ponds and wetlands are now locked in behind dunes, representing the flada (narrow inlets) and gloe lake development stage of coastal land upheaval.\n\nHowever, the Vattaja habitats are subject to a number of significant pressures. Vattaja has been one of the most important military exercise and artillery practice areas of the Finnish Defence Forces since the 1950s. The area is subject to significant recreational use and tourism. Furthermore, there has been a transition from extensive farming to intensive forestry with monocultures.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objectives of the project was to conserve and restore the dune habitats in the Vattaja and to enhance users’ awareness of the importance of these habitats, as well as the conservation objectives of the Natura 2000 network.\n\nA significant aim of this process was to adjust the activities of the Finnish Defence Forces in order to prevent damage caused to Natura 2000 habitats during military exercises. The project planned to train military personnel to take into account the vulnerability of the natural habitats on the site.\n\nAreas affected by military use, such as transition mires, forests and a part of the adjacent glo-lake, will be restored. Other planned interventions include the introduction of grazing animals to meadows and pastures - in cooperation with local farmers - to prevent overgrowth and to encourage the development of open and semi-open habitats. The project also intended to explore and test the relatively new method of blowing up the top of mature trees to make them more interesting for insects and birds.\n\nEfforts to better guide and inform recreational visitors to the site were to aim to reduce their negative impact on the habitats. Finally, the project would develop methods for monitoring and managing dune habitat types.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project is a good demonstration of how military use and nature conservation can be combined to respect one another. It has led to a general management plan for the Vattaja, including detailed restoration plans for dunes, pastures, forests and mires and plans to adjust both military and recreational activities on the site.\n\nAll restoration objectives for the site were either reached or exceeded. Restoration of habitats - meadows - and dunes was achieved by clearing 15.4 ha of wooded pastures and 8.5 ha of coastal meadows and by clearing stumps and young pines from 70 ha. The project blocked 7.2 km of ditches to restore mires and increased decaying wood and created small clearings across 140 ha of forests.\n\nLake Vatunginjärvi was restored to a gloe lake through the clearing of 15 ha of young forest, constructing a bottom dam and raising the embankment along 450 m of road. Over 18 locations, 30 000 m2 of dunes were recreated, dune plants sown at 10 sites across 17 000 m2 and trees planted at 24 sites over an area of 2 000 m2. Grazing of meadows and some dunes was initiated and agri-environmental support agreements signed to ensure their continuity. The pasture area increased from 20 to nearly 110 ha.\n\nSignificant agreements were reached on adjusting, restricting and standardising military actions on the site. Many activities were successfully removed from the habitats, involving the relocation of firing stations and related military infrastructures. The military introduced signs and poles to limit access to the dunes and standardise military actions.In total, these measures achieved that use of priority sand dune habitats in military actions decreased by 90% and for other habitats at least 50 %.\n\nGood engagement with the military was key to the long-term success of the project. New guidelines were incorporated into the code of conduct of the Defence Forces and a general management plan to guide the use of the area in future was officially approved. Furthermore, the awareness and understanding of the military on nature conservation was vastly improved. Military personnel were even directly involved in many of the project’s restoration actions.\n\nAs well as the excellent cooperation with the military, the active media work, new dissemination materials and recreational facilities helped improve public understanding and reduce their negative impact. Meanwhile, technical information on the successful restoration and management of dune habitats was provided by monitoring of the project’s actions and is published in reports and DVDs.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nIn May 2015 the LIFE external monitoring team carried out an ex-post follow up visit: The team confirmed the main results of the project, namely the quantitative restoration measures and the awareness raising activities that is continuing. In fact, the project team is still being invited to speak about the restoration and management of dune habitats at international conferences and seminars. Furthermore, the LIFE-built infrastructure is being maintained by Metsähallitus, the Finnish Defence Forces and the Municipality of Kokkola. Grazing is secured from the agri-environmental subsidies and through good cooperation with farmers being expanded to other areas, but some management measures, such as the removal of pine seedlings, requires secure funding. Good cooperation with the local community in general is one of the lasting impacts of the project. Such cooperation was key to achieving acceptance of the need to relocate locally owned cabins away from the military areas, a plan that initially met great resistance.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000104\nAcronym: Vattajan dyyni LIFE\nStart Date: 01/04/2005\nEnd Date: 31/03/2009\nTotal Eligible Budget: 124,736 €\nEU Contribution: 903,665 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services, Western Finland\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Hietasaarenkatu, 6, 65100, Vaasa,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    public awareness campaign\n    environmental training\n    land purchase\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2140 - Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Sterna albifrons\n    Sterna paradisaea\n    Grus grus\n    Cygnus cygnus\n    Podiceps auritus\n","Finland",null,2005,2009,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2005-04-01","2009-03-31"]
[581,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-FIN-007059/conservation-of-cypripedium-calceolus-and-saxifraga-hirculus-in-northern-finland",null,"LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007059",null,"Conservation of Cypripedium calceolus and Saxifraga hirculus in Northern Finland","\nConservation of Cypripedium calceolus and Saxifraga hirculus in Northern Finland\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007059 | Acronym: Lady's slipper\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) and yellow marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus) are circumpolar species which have been seriously declining, principally as a result of the disappearance of suitable habitats. In the EU these species are to be found most abundantly in Finland and Sweden, although here too they are steadily decreasing. In these two countries ldy's slipper grows mainly in wild boreal forest, while yellow marsh saxifrage grows on treeless alkaline fen. These species are the special target of the project, since the areas where they occur also have, in addition to wild boreal forest, other Annex I natural habitat types, such as aapa mires and bog woodlands. These in turn are home to a series of other threatened plant species, such as Hamatocaulis lapponicus, Drepanocladus vernicosus, Meesia longiseta, Ranunculus lapponicus and Diplazium sibiricum, which will all benefit from the project. Furthermore, the size of the Finnish lady's slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage populations will make it possible to try out new management procedures without endangering their survival - this is no longer possible in most other EU countries.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to assess the conservation status of lady's slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage and coordinate rehabilitation measures in the Nature 2000 areas where they occur. Sites where lady's slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage occur would be rehabilitated by blocking drainage and removing any stands of trees that had grown as a result of drainage. In addition, in the lady's slipper sites any conifer trees that were blocking out light and acidifying the soil would be removed, while in the yellow marsh saxifrage sites scrub would be cleared and meadows mowed. Small-scale transplants of seedlings would also be part of the project, and be based on the project's seed bank results. Land acquisition would be necessary for the rehabilitation and management measures and to ensure that the areas are under single ownership. The project also intended to experiment with forestry in the lady's slipper sites. This option had not previously been explored. The beneficiary would train forest owners and forestry professionals to take account of lady's slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage as part of forest management, both inside and outside the Natura 2000 area. The project would also poduce forest management guidelines and support the objectives of sustainable forestry and forest certification. Finally, it was intended to establish two nature trails for educational purposes. The results would be monitored and there would be cooperation with, among others, the Swedish authorities.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThanks to this project, a considerable amount of information on location and status of the two species is now available through inventories. Especially for Saxifrage hirculus this was the first time in Finland that systematic information on location, size and status of populations was gathered. The project produced two comprehensive status reports on the target species. These reports are important document to assess the favourable conservation status of these species and they propose measures to be taken to improve the conservation status. They were prepared using the most recent guidelines of the European Commission about favourable conservation status assessment. The reports cover the species over the whole of Finland (except the Aland Islands), which increases their value, facilitates the conservation work of the authorities and prioritises protection needs. These species are currently one of the few FFH species in Finland for which there is so much information available. The beneficiary concludes that without the LIFE-Nature project similar work would have taken 20 years to complete. The project drew up a plan for an experiment to compare different forest management practices in the lady's slipper distribution area. These forests were state-owned, commercially-used forests outside pSCIs. Natura 2000 sites nearby were selected as control areas. The management work mainly consisted of removing spruce and other trees blocking out light and acidifying the soil. According to the beneficiary, the project could have experimented with even rougher measures, but these were considered too risky, because many sites contain other threatened species; like Calypso bulbosa. Based on the experience gained, the project produced forest exploitation recommendations which support the objectives of sustainable forestry and forest certification. After the LIFE project, the beneficiary continued promoting inclusion of the recommendations as part of national forest management guidelines. The experimental forest management measures in economically used forests outside Natura 2000 areas yielded good foundations for future practices in forests containing lady’s slipper. The direct involvement of forest professionals and forest owners in the project gave a good opportunity to train them to manage such forests correctly. The beneficiary trained forest owners and forestry professionals to take account of lady’s slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage as part of forest management outside the Natura 2000 areas. Training courses and educational material were produced, both for private landowners and forest professionals. The landowners were also actively informed about the existence of these flagship species in their land. The project promoted actively the idea that forest centres conduct systematic lady’s slipper and marsh saxifrage inventories in privately-owned forests. It drew up two restoration plans in co-operation with forest centres, which was a new activity for the forest centres. The Forest Centre of Northern Ostrobothnia created its own project to deal with lady’s slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage, to complement the work done under the LIFE project. This project was funded by national forest improvement funds, and mapped the lady’s slipper and yellow marsh saxifrage sites in privately-owned forested areas of Kuusamo, planning the required restoration work following the example of the LIFE-Nature project. This project included partners from both the nature conservation and forestry sectors. These participants had not previously worked closely together on species protection, but the 5 years LIFE project work together gave an excellent opportunity to share opinions, compare working routines, exchange information etc. The partners from the forestry sector concluded that building a network between nature conservation and forestry through the project was the most important result of the project for them. The project implemented a seed bank study for lady’s slipper and saxifrage, to help plan management actions and possible restoration of extinct populations. The project duration was rather too short to gain substantial results, but the results for marsh saxifrage indicated that marsh saxifrage seems to have at least a short-term seed bank and thus restoration measures for recently extinct populations may be successful. During the project, it was agreed between Metsähallitus and the Ministry of Environment that Metsähallitus will have the monitoring responsibility for lady’s slipper in northern Finland and for marsh saxifrage over the whole of Finland. The monitoring experience of the project should be useful in organizing national monitoring schemes for other FFH plant species as well. The monitoring guideline for marsh saxifrage has already proved to be useful in monitoring Primula nutans. The project’s employment impact was 26 man months during 5 years. The project area has a high unemployment rate, so the employment effect of the project can be considered significant. Two persons from the temporary project personnel were employed at Metsähallitus after project end. The forest workers who were involved in nature management work gained special experience which may help them to adjust to future needs in their sector, as the work description of forest workers may change in future more towards nature management.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007059\nAcronym: Lady's slipper\nStart Date: 01/12/2000\nEnd Date: 31/05/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 951,690 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Lapin luontopalvelut\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: P.O. Box 8016, 96101, Rovaniemi,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Plants\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    ecological assessment\n    forest ecosystem\n    introduction of plant species\n    land use planning\n    monitoring\n    research project\n    cartography\n    decision making support\n    environmentally friendly product\n    policy integration\n    modelling\n    forestry\n    indicator\n    environmental training\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    population dynamics\n    information system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    4060 - Alpine and Boreal heaths\n    4080 - Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n    Saxifraga hirculus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSeipikangas ja Seipikankaan korpi \tFI1103800 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHeposuo \tFI1106603 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSäkkisenlatvasuo - Jännesuo - Lamminsuo ja Peuravaara \tFI1200055 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLikolampi ja Koikerojärven kaakkoisranta \tFI1200303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSiikavaaran - Korpijoen seutu \tFI1200401 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKurikkavaaran aarnialue ja lehdot \tFI1200411 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVuorisuo ja Iso Vuorilampi \tFI1200462 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLauttolahden - Soidinvaaran kohteet \tFI1200600 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLohivaaran - Matarasuon alue \tFI1200708 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSiirasojan lehto \tFI1200804 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTollovuoma-Silmäsvuoma-Mustaoja-Nunaravuoma \tFI1300608 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSerrijoki-Kätkävuoma \tFI1300905 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAATSINKI-ONKAMO \tFI1301409 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetsähallitus, Lapin luontopalvelut \tCoordinator\nKainuun metsänhoitoyhdistysten liitto \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus, Pohjanmaan-Kainuun luontopalvelut \tParticipant\nUniversity of Oulu \tParticipant\nPohjois-Pohjanmaan metsäkeskus (Forestry Centre of North Ostrobothnia) \tParticipant\nLapin metsäkeskus (Forestry Centre of Lapland) \tParticipant\nPohjois-Pohjanmaan ympäristökeskus (Environment Centre of North Ostrobothnia) \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus, Metsätalous \tParticipant\nPohjois-Suomen metsänhoitoyhdistysten liitto \tParticipant\nKainuun metsäkeskus (Forestry Centre of Kainuu) \tParticipant\nKainuun ympäristökeskus (Environment Centre of Kainuu) \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus, Laatumaa \tParticipant","Finland",null,2000,2015,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2000-12-01","2005-05-31"]
[582,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-FI-000078/natural-forests-and-mires-in-the-green-belt-of-koillismaa-and-kainuu",null,"LIFE04 NAT/FI/000078",null,"Natural Forests and mires in the \"Green Belt\" of Koillismaa and Kainuu","\nNatural Forests and mires in the \"Green Belt\" of Koillismaa and Kainuu\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/FI/000078 | Acronym: GreenBelt\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project targeted the conservation of forests and mires in 13 Natura 2000 sites in Koillismaa and Kainuu in eastern Finland. The sites form part of the regional “green belt” – an extensive network of forests, mires and fells in Finland, Russia and Norway. The close proximity of these sites to the Russian border is particularly important as they can provide a vital stepping stone, allowing species and habitats that are still abundant in Russia to recolonise areas in Finland, once their habitats have been restored to a favourable condition. In this respect, the project aimed to complement the work already started by a number of other Finnish LIFE Nature projects on boreal forests and aapa mires.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nForests were to be restored by enhancing the development of natural features and processes. This would involve periodic controlled burnings, simulations of storm damage or other controlled damage to increase the amount of decaying wood etc. Mires were to be restored by blocking ditches and removing trees in order to increase their water retention. For each site, a detailed restoration plan would be drawn up in order to best orientate the restoration work. In total it was expected that 601 ha of forests, of which 123 ha restored by controlled burning in 11 sites and 362 ha of mires in 6 sites would be restored. Three forest roads were also to be reforested (total length 4 km) and two gravel pits restored (2 ha). Finally, the project planned to construct four eyries for the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), which is protected in Europe under Annex 1 of the Birds Directive. Guidance to promote sustainable utilisation would also be provided by for example, brochures, photographic exhibitions and a DVD-film. A nature trail and signposts would also be established. People’s awareness of Natura 2000 areas, restoration methods and natural habitats would also be promoted. The project aimed to encourage active exchange of information between different countries (especially Finland and Russia) and organisations on the restoration and sustainable use of these habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\nRestoration plans were drawn up for all the 13 project sites, covering some 1 100 ha of boreal forests and mires. The plans were almost fully implemented during the project period.\n\nBoreal forests: The project restored 578 ha of boreal forests (mainly former commercial forests): 85 ha by controlled burning and 492.6 ha by increasing decaying wood and the variability of the forests (e.g. creating small opening to boost the growth of deciduous trees in forests dominated by conifers). Notably, fire-dependent insects invaded the burned areas very rapidly and several rare and threatened species were found.\n\nAapa mires and bog woodlands: The project restored 390 ha of aapa mires and bog woodlands by filling and blocking ditches and by clearing excess trees. Innovative methods were used (recreating ‘flarks’, peat banks and former streams).\n\nOther restoration works: Almost 4 km of former forest roads were afforested and 2 ha of former gravel pit were restored (landscaping.)\n\nGolden eagle: As planned, four artificial eyries were constructed for golden eagle, although as yet, no nesting has been detected.\n\nDissemination: Active media work has included the production of high quality publicity and information material (e.g. a DVD and education material on forest and mire restoration). Three photographic exhibitions were also organised over the course of the project. These explored themes such as the social impacts of restoration, meadow plants and species benefiting on restoration of mires and forests. In addition, the project constructed a 6.7 km nature trail to Lentua (located 10 km from Kuhmo. This is already attracting over 1 000 visitors/year. On a wider (international) level, the project organised an international seminar, “Fire and Forest” in Kajaani in November 2007. This event featured presentations by forest fire specialists from Nordic countries and Russia and produced a seminar publication published in February 2008. Finally, the project team worked in close co-operation with Russian colleagues from Kalevala National Park.\n\nDemonstration value: In general, the restoration plans made in the project were very good and can therefore be used as best practice examples. Of particular benefit were the special instructions prepared for the staff responsible for carrying out the plans in the field. These guidelines helped to ensure the restoration actions were implemented as foreseen. Several innovative methods, which were already included in the restoration plans, were tested in several sites. These methods included testing different ways of ring barking e.g. with respect to the width of the peeling and testing the effects of ring barking the roots. Concerning the preparation of the mire restoration plans, the original water flow directions and levels were carefully studied. This was also reflected in the restoration actions, which included recreating flarks, peat banks and streams in Hyöteikönsuo. The results were successful as the water level has increased as expected and also the water has found the former streams. This is an innovative restoration method of mires in Finland and it can be used also in other mire restoration projects.\n\nAfter-LIFE: Project partner Metla has carried out also several monitoring actions using national funding - concentrating on the restoration of mires (e.g. effects on climate change), cost-efficiency of restoration actions and various methods for the afforestation of old forest roads. These monitoring actions are designed as scientific studies and the results will be published in scientific journals. As a direct result of the LIFE “Green Belt” project, Metla established a special working group for studies related to the monitoring of the restoration of forests and mires in northern Finland.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/FI/000078\nAcronym: GreenBelt\nStart Date: 01/01/2004\nEnd Date: 31/05/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,174,348 €\nEU Contribution: 587,174 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Pohjanmaan luontopalvelut\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Torangintaival 2, FIN - 93600, Kuusamo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    land restoration\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    information network\n    water resources management\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetsähallitus, Pohjanmaan luontopalvelut \tCoordinator\nMetsäntutkimuslaitos-Muhoksen tutkimusasema, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus-Länsi-Lapin metsätalous, Finland \tParticipant\nKainuun liitto, Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2025,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2008-05-31"]
[583,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-EE-008555/protection-of-priority-forest-habitat-types-in-estonia",null,"LIFE02 NAT/EE/008555","EE Priority Forests","Protection of priority forest habitat types in Estonia","\nProtection of priority forest habitat types in Estonia\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/EE/008555 | Acronym: EE Priority Forests\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nCompared to many other parts of Europe, the Baltic countries still contain large areas of ecologically intact forest. Included in these is an impressive array of priority habitats found only as highly fragmented and isolated patches in most Member States. Thanks to centuries of non-intervention, many areas in Estonia are still in an almost 'virgin' state. Following a national survey of the overall forestry resources in 1997, 136 forest sites were selected for conservation and management through the Estonian Forest Policy. This LIFE project targets 20 of these, considered to be the most important from a Natura 2000 perspective. Taken together they cover over 50,000 ha. At the time of the project starting, logging restrictions were still valid on the state-owned sites, however there are increasing economic pressures on people to cut down the rest for its timber value. As people face a less certain future in the agricultural sector and are able to claim their private land back, the forests provide an immediate and additional source of revenue for them.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of this LIFE project was to make a significant contribution to the conservation of these unique forest habitats in Estonia and in due course to the establishment of the NATURA 2000 network in the country. The project foresaw the purchase of 500 ha of the top-quality private forest areas and the compilation of management plans for 19 forest conservation areas, including a large share of priority forest habitat types, but also other habitat types of European concern. It aimed to start the implementation of the management plans to help secure a favourable conservation status of the targeted forest habitats and connected species. Habitats expected to benefit were primarily western taiga (*9010), Fennoscandian hemiboreal swamp woods (*9080), bog woodland (*91D0) and alluvial forests (*91E0). In addition, the project also looked to cover smaller areas of Fennoscandian herb-rich spruce forest (9050), coniferous forests on or connected to glaciofluvial eskers (9060) and riparian mixed deciduous forests along rivers (91F0). Species that were hoped to benefit included Pteromys volans, Canis lupus, Lynx lynx, Ursus arctos, Ciconia nigra and Tetrao urogallus. The project sought to bring about increased regulation of the recreational exploitation and tourism of the areas and to raise public interest in natural forests and improve nature education. This aimed to develop greater public willingness and involve different interest groups in the protection of forests of biological diversity.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAlthough the project was not able to meet its land purchase targets - six private land units totalling 49 ha were purchased - it did succeed in establishing 20 forest protection areas and elaborating 19 management plans for securing the best available conservation status of these forest habitats. The project has strategic importance for the representation of several forest habitats in northern and eastern Europe within the Natura 2000 network. As part of the implementation efforts, over 200 ha of semi-natural grasslands, which had been previously abandoned, were restored and regularly mowed leading to clear changes in their species composition. To restore the natural state of drained forest communities, 22 draining ditches were closed in three sites. This provided valuable practical experience for the future about which type of blocking should be used in different conditions and forest communities. A first comprehensive strategy for the restoration of less valuable forest monoculture stands was developed, leading to forest restoration cuttings on 350 ha of such habitat. Special nets, made of coconut fibre, were used to fix 300 m² of eroded sandy soils in the habitat of wooded dunes to help prevent further erosion and restore the eroded undergrowth and vegetation. This already produced signs of vegetative growth during the project. As part of its efforts to manage human impact on the forest whilst maintaining local interest in the sites, eight study trails and 17 camping places were established. Furthermore, 84 local forest roads were blocked to minimize the impact to sensitive habitats from the pressure of visitors. The locations of recreational infrastructure were very carefully designed in close cooperation with local community groups. The project established three nature study centres with nature education exposition and technical equipment in Puhatu, Muraka and Saarjõe nature reserves. It also produced a study film shown on national television, leaflets – in Estonian, English and even Russian - and information boards. It networked with other LIFE projects and participated in the Latvian LIFE-Nature Coop project “Experience exchange on habitat management among the Baltic LIFE-Nature projects”.Although the project was not able to meet its land purchase targets - six private land units totalling 49 ha were purchased - it did succeed in establishing 20 forest protection areas and elaborating 19 management plans for securing the best available conservation status of these forest habitats. The project has strategic importance for the representation of several forest habitats in northern and eastern Europe within the Natura 2000 network. As part of the implementation efforts, over 200 ha of semi-natural grasslands, which had been previously abandoned, were restored and regularly mowed leading to clear changes in their species composition. To restore the natural state of drained forest communities, 22 draining ditches were closed in three sites. This provided valuable practical experience for the future about which type of blocking should be used in different conditions and forest communities. A first comprehensive strategy for the restoration of less valuable forest monoculture stands was developed, leading to forest restoration cuttings on 350 ha of such habitat. Special nets, made of coconut fibre, were used to fix 300 m² of eroded sandy soils in the habitat of wooded dunes to help prevent further erosion and restore the eroded undergrowth and vegetation. This already produced signs of vegetative growth during the project. As part of its efforts to manage human impact on the forest whilst maintaining local interest in the sites, eight study trails and 17 camping places were established. Furthermore, 84 local forest roads were blocked to minimize the impact to sensitive habitats from the pressure of visitors. The locations of recreational infrastructure were very carefully designed in close cooperation with local community groups. The project established three nature study centres with nature education exposition and technical equipment in Puhatu, Muraka and Saarjõe nature reserves. It also produced a study film shown on national television, leaflets – in Estonian, English and even Russian - and information boards. It networked with other LIFE projects and participated in the Latvian LIFE-Nature Coop project “Experience exchange on habitat management among the Baltic LIFE-Nature projects”.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/EE/008555\nAcronym: EE Priority Forests\nStart Date: 01/11/2001\nEnd Date: 31/10/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 900,386 €\nProject Location: 20 sites in Estonia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metsahoiu Sihtasutus\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Rõõmu tee 2, 51013, Tartu,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    site rehabilitation\n    cartography\n    public awareness campaign\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKolga lahe \tEE0010171 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOhepalu \tEE0020205 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTudusoo \tEE0060209 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPuhatu \tEE0070106 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAgusalu \tEE0070171 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMuraka \tEE0070172 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetsahoiu Sihtasutus \tCoordinator\nEesti Metsakeskus OÜ, Estonia \tParticipant\nState Forest Management Centre, Estonia \tParticipant\nPublic Foundation \"Kodumetsa\", Estonia \tParticipant\nEstonian Ministry of Environment \tParticipant\nEstonian Scout Association \tParticipant","Estonia",null,2001,2005,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,null,"2001-11-01","2005-10-31"]
[584,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-E-007348/management-of-the-psa-sci-la-serena-y-sierras-perifericas",null,"LIFE00 NAT/E/007348",null,"Management of the PSA-SCI 'La Serena y Sierras periféricas'","\nManagement of the PSA-SCI 'La Serena y Sierras periféricas'\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/E/007348 | Acronym: ZEPA La Serena\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe La Serena district of Badajoz province contains some of the largest and best-conserved areas of steppe in the European Union. It is surrounded by low mountain ranges covered with Holm oak (Quercus ilex), sub-Mediterranean (Quercus pyrenaica) oaks, and/or cork oak (Quercus suber) woods and bounded or crossed by the river Zujar. The Orellana and La Serena reservoirs lie inside it. Due to this diversity of habitats there are large populations of priority species here, especially birds. Great bustard (Otis tarda), little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) and lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) are striking because of the numbers found here, while others are remarkable for their rarity, such as Bonelli's eagle, Imperial eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) and Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus).\n\nHowever, a lack of planning and changes in land-use are leading to the destruction of the habitats. Threats to the conservation of the area’s natural resources include overexploitation of resources (grazing, hunting pressure), the abandonment of activities that maintained a traditional landscape (dry-farming crops), or the promotion of more productive and environmentally aggressive systems.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project targeted the conservation of the region’s habitats and species through the integrated management of the three Natura 2000 sites (La Serena-Sierra de Tiros and the mountain ranges of Siruela and Moraleja).\n\nProject actions comprised of preparatory measures (inventories, plans and studies) and other measures to conserve the habitats or species (surveillance, habitat improvement, impact minimisation, species monitoring, etc). Provision was also made for follow-up and evaluation of the measures carried out. The project worked in cooperation with another project already under way in the area, carried out by NGO, SEO BirdLife also with the support of LIFE Nature (LIFE00 NAT/E/007617). Finally, the project team carried awareness-raising activities to ensure the involvement of the various stakeholders concerned, i.e. landowners, farmers, hunters and stockbreeders, as well as the local population in general.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThere were some delays due to administrative problems in the first two years of the project. This resulted in a shorter implementation period than forecast for some of the (31) project actions. Despite this, most of the project’s objectives have been met and the actions for the most part, have been effective resulting in an improvement of the birds conservation status in La Serena, in particular Otis tarda, Tetrax tetrax, Circus pygargus, Hieraaetus fasciatus, Aegypuis monachus, Falco naumanni, Aquila adalberti and Ciconia nigra.\n\nSome notable actions results included:\nManagement tools to control and protect species have been set in place and detailed knowledge of populations and their distribution is now available. Based on this information, a zoning of the area has been established.\nAn improvement in the conservation status of steppic habitats. Detailed knowledge of the management of these habitats has been attained with actions implemented over the project life-time.\nPreparation of a draft land-use management plan, incorporating the results from all the project actions. This has still to be formally approved, as official adoption is first awaiting a modification of the Extremadura region’s nature protection law to accommodate the creation of management mechanisms for Natura 2000.\nAn improvement in management tools to maintain the pasture quality.\nPublication of a study on suitable livestock density for maintenance of good quality pastures: this is a particularly significant achievement – determining rates of supplementation that will avoid damaging of pasture by overgrazing.\nDefinition of adequate and specific agri-environmental measures for La Serena (7 agro-environmental rules and 9 general commitments).The agro-environmental measures proposed are: harvest delay to avoid disturbance during birds reproductive period, cattle density adjustment, pasture improvement by sowing leguminous, preservation of the border of cultivation without harvest, and restoration of the cultivation borders. For each measure, the project calculated its real cost, in order to define the exact compensation value to be supported.\n\nThe measures applied have been prized by the farmers involved in the project, and at the same time becoming increasingly interested on the project objectives all along its implementation. In fact, during the project they proposed additional measures that they implemented without costs to the project. Other farmers have been convinced by the proposed management measures, and some of them, not collaborating with the project, have begun to apply some of the measures by themselves (i.e. sowing of legumes) This proposal has been submitted to the Extremadura regional Agriculture DG, and will included under the next Rural Development Programme.\nReduction of mortality due to human causes: modification of power lines, modification of agrarian practices incompatible with wildlife; signposting of fences. All of these actions have also proved very successful.\nCollaboration with sanitary services to avoid indiscriminate use of pesticides.\nAwareness-raising among local people has increased. This has helped to enhance perceptions of the value of the landscape and its natural assets. This work has been especially effective among the farming community. It has also helped to promote awareness of the Natura 2000 network.\n\nFinally, the opportunity for the transfer of project results has been created through the various guidelines created for the management of steppic habitats – for instance, the installation of nesting boxes, modification of power lines, roof repairs, agri-environmental measures, the management plan, etc.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/E/007348\nAcronym: ZEPA La Serena\nStart Date: 01/05/2001\nEnd Date: 31/08/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,297,223 €\nProject Location: Extremadura\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejería de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente - Dir. Gral de Medio Ambiente\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Avenida de Portugal s/n, 06800, Mérida,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    environmental awareness\n    integrated management\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aquila adalberti\n    Otis tarda\n    Tetrax tetrax\n    Falco naumanni\n    Hieraaetus fasciatus\n    Aquila chrysaetos\n    Circus pygargus\n    Aegypius monachus\n    Neophron percnopterus\n    Ciconia nigra\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejería de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente - Dir. Gral de Medio Ambiente \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2024,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain ",null,null,null,"2001-05-01","2005-08-31"]
[585,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-E-006333/biodiversity-conservaation-and-recovery-in-the-river-basin-of-ason",null,"LIFE99 NAT/E/006333",null,"Biodiversity conservaation and recovery in the river basin of Asón","\nBiodiversity conservaation and recovery in the river basin of Asón\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006333 | Acronym: Cuenca del Asón\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nFrom source to estuary, the River Asón houses an interesting cross-section of ecosystems typical of the Cantabrian coast. It flows through habitats classified as of Community interest, including caves and rocks, peat bogs, beech and oak forests, Mediterranean holm-oak forests and gallery forests along its banks. These are the habitats of species of great interest such as Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus), wolf (Canis lupus), salmon (Salmo salar) and European bison (Bison bonasus). Downstream, where the waters from the river meet the sea, lie the Santoña salt marshes. This site is an important staging post on the migration route for hundreds of species of birds, which congregate there during the winter. Three sites representative of the valuable ecosystems along this river were proposed for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network. The principal threats to this site were pressure from human activities and over-use of resources: draining of the marshes, unauthorised shellfish farming, illegal fishing, poaching and the spread of exotic species. Inappropriate planning and management of tourism were having an adverse impact on conservation of some of these sites.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective is conservation of the entire Asón basin, by means of optimum management of the three sites in this project: the Montaña Oriental, the Rivers Asón and Gándara, and the Santoña salt marshes. With the support of local, regional and national institutions, a series of measures will be taken, co-ordinated by an NGO, including application of a management plan and conservation schemes for specific endangered habitats and species. An awareness-raising campaign will attempt to provide all concerned (local managers, local population and visitors) with the means to enjoy the amenity value of these sites without endangering their survival.\n\nRESULTS\n\nTechnical studies were completed, authorisations obtained and management plans were prepared for the three sites.\nA total of 25 Cantabrian chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica parva) were reintroduced and seven young were born, bringing the total to 32 animals present at the end of the project.\nSome 62 ha of land was bought (34 plots) and reforested with beech (Fagus silvatica) forest, and agreements were signed for the reforestation on an additional 23 ha. An agreement to lease 30 ha of holm oak forest was obtained. Agreements with hunting associations to lease hunting rights and create no-hunting zones were signed for 4 226 ha within the SCIs. Forestry management included planting of trees, protecting trees with photodegradable guards, creating fire breaks, and scrub clearance. As a result of this project work, monitoring showed that numbers of the following species had increased: wolf, European hare (Lepus europaeus), Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) and Golden eagle (Aguila chrysaetos). Fencing was erected at the entrance to a cave, which was being used for sheltering livestock, to reduce disturbance to several colonies of two Habitats Directive Annex II bat species (Rinolophus ferrumequinum and R. hipposideros). Since its installation, the colonies have increase from 12 to 22. Three dams were to be removed on the Asón river – but this was revised to the building of fish passes instead. These were not established in the project duration although the necessary permissions were obtained. After an environmental impact assessment and hydrological studies, 12.5 ha of the Montehano salt marsh was re-flooded and 13 ha of exotic species, such as Eucalyptus, were removed. Surveillance patrols managed fire risk and hunting, as well and ecological monitoring. An interpretive centre was set up and outreach included school children, farmers, fishermen, hunters, tourists and cavers. In addition to the land the project purchased, a further 63 ha were ceded by councils and associations for restoration and conservation.\nAt the end of the project, the Foundation obtained an Interreg IIIB [Interreg is an EU-funded programme, IIIB deals with transnational co-operation involving national, regional and local authorities] project (“Waterwaysnet”) to allow the awareness-raising and habitat investigation actions to continue.\nThe broad awareness-raising campaign has reached women’s associations, schoolchildren (12 schools, 1 500 students in 2000-2001), the general public, farming and fishing unions, sports associations (cavers), tourism-related institutions. In all, some 35 institutions have been informed about the project. Technical studies were completed, authorisations obtained and management plans were prepared for the three sites.\nA total of 25 Cantabrian chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica parva) were reintroduced and seven young were born, bringing the total to 32 animals present at the end of the project.\nSome 62 ha of land was bought (34 plots) and reforested with beech (Fagus silvatica) forest, and agreements were signed for the reforestation on an additional 23 ha. An agreement to lease 30 ha of holm oak forest was obtained. Agreements with hunting associations to lease hunting rights and create no-hunting zones were signed for 4 226 ha within the SCIs. Forestry management included planting of trees, protecting trees with photodegradable guards, creating fire breaks, and scrub clearance. As a result of this project work, monitoring showed that numbers of the following species had increased: wolf, European hare (Lepus europaeus), Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) and Golden eagle (Aguila chrysaetos). Fencing was erected at the entrance to a cave, which was being used for sheltering livestock, to reduce disturbance to several colonies of two Habitats Directive Annex II bat species (Rinolophus ferrumequinum and R. hipposideros). Since its installation, the colonies have increase from 12 to 22. Three dams were to be removed on the Asón river – but this was revised to the building of fish passes instead. These were not established in the project duration although the necessary permissions were obtained. After an environmental impact assessment and hydrological studies, 12.5 ha of the Montehano salt marsh was re-flooded and 13 ha of exotic species, such as Eucalyptus, were removed. Surveillance patrols managed fire risk and hunting, as well and ecological monitoring. An interpretive centre was set up and outreach included school children, farmers, fishermen, hunters, tourists and cavers. In addition to the land the project purchased, a further 63 ha were ceded by councils and associations for restoration and conservation.\nAt the end of the project, the Foundation obtained an Interreg IIIB [Interreg is an EU-funded programme, IIIB deals with transnational co-operation involving national, regional and local authorities] project (“Waterwaysnet”) to allow the awareness-raising and habitat investigation actions to continue.\nThe broad awareness-raising campaign has reached women’s associations, schoolchildren (12 schools, 1 500 students in 2000-2001), the general public, farming and fishing unions, sports associations (cavers), tourism-related institutions. In all, some 35 institutions have been informed about the project.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006333\nAcronym: Cuenca del Asón\nStart Date: 01/05/1999\nEnd Date: 01/11/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 616,953 €\nProject Location: Cantabria\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Fundación Naturalez y Hombre\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: C/ 18 de Julio, 25, 39610, El Astillero,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    controlled hunting zone\n    introduction of animal species\n    renaturation\n    public awareness campaign\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    river basin development\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1130 - Estuaries\n    1140 - Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide\n    1310 - Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand\n    1320 - Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae)\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nFundación Naturalez y Hombre ","Spain",null,1999,2004,66,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-05-01","2004-11-01"]
[586,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-E-006325/land-acquisition-of-strategic-areas-in-donana-district",null,"LIFE99 NAT/E/006325",null,"Land acquisition of strategic areas in Doñana district","\nLand acquisition of strategic areas in Doñana district\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006325 | Acronym: Doñana\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nDoñana is a unique natural area in Europe thanks to the richness and variety of habitats and species of Community interest it holds. Marshes, lagoons, dunes and scrublands give shelter to important fauna and flora populations: more than 6 million migratory birds and some of the most threatened species of Europe such as the Iberian Lynx and the Imperial Eagle. Because of its extreme importance, this area has been declared a National Park and is proposed to integrate the Natura 2000 Network both as a Special Protection Area for birds and Site of Community Importance.\n\nAlthough Doñana has management mechanisms that guarantee the preservation of habitats and species inside its borders, outside these, several threats remain. These are associated with social tensions and soil use and result in practices non-compatible with nature conservation that affect the habitats’ dynamics and the survival of some priority species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis Life project aimed to contribute in a significant way to the consolidation of nature conservation in Doñana and its surroundings. It foresaw the purchase of several private properties in the surroundings of the protected area that were a source of conflict. Some of these areas were of key importance to control the threats upon habitats and species, and are essential to the adequate management of water.\n\nAfter the acquisition of the land, their management would become compatible with the objectives of the conservation of a natural area of such importance. Those areas would then become part of the protected area and would also be proposed to integrate the Natura 2000 Network.\n\nThis action would provide Doñana with boundaries more adequate to an effective management and conservation of its fauna, flora and habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\nNature-conservation wise, the project objectives were largely accomplished, since public control was gained over the site’s northern surroundings known as “Triángulo Norte” with the acquisition of “Los Mimbrales” and “Najarsa” estates.\n\nThe Aznalcóllar mining spill occurred in 1998 required extremely rapid action, and this did not allow for effective coordination of the Basin Authority and the National Park’s Authority for the purchase and restoration of “Los Mimbrales” to remain in the project, although the restoration was made in keeping with the principles set in the LIFE proposal. The beneficiary was only able to acquire the plots remaining private in “Najarsa”, and the purchase of plots in “La Rocina”, a very conflictive sector, remained as a challenge for the future after failing to fulfil it within the LIFE project. Technically, the project execution only reached 14% of the budget foreseen.\n\nThe project entailed direct benefits for the Natura 2000 site and the habitats and species targeted. Although not completely achieved within the project, public ownership over the “Triángulo Norte” sector ensures the control of threats over a strategic area for the site’s conservation. The lands were entirely devoted to nature conservation and the first restorations undertaken in “Los Mimbrales”, directed by the beneficiary, were very well performed and proved very positive for the overall ecological coherence of the site’s hydrological system and habitats.\n\nIndeed, the functionality of the brooks “Soto Grande”, “Soto Chico” and “La Arenilla” towards the overall ecosystem was reinstated. The riparian habitats, of which some relicts remained in the estate, underwent restoration and other habitats completely replaced by croplands when the estate was transformed are also recovering. The agricultural recent, and fortunately short, past was scarcely perceived soon after restoration.\n\nThe commitment to enlarge the Natura 2000 site to include the land acquired is progressing. A 3.400-ha enlargement (8%) that included the purchased land was approved by the National Park’s Steering Committee in January 2004 and then went on for approval by Council of Ministers. A parallel process to be undertaken by the regional government (Junta de Andalucía) will lead to the enlargement of the pSCI/SPA.\n\nThe acquisition of land in the National Park and its buffer zone was one of the management priorities in the site before the project start, and will remain as such in the long-term. However, the particular circumstances in which the project was implemented, in parallel with the large-scale restoration –many times linked to compulsory purchase processes- required after the Aznalcóllar mining spill prevented the full realisation of any incentive or pump-priming effects for the project.\n\nHowever, the contribution of the LIFE support to enlarging the site towards areas essential for its long-term conservation, despite small, is valuable, and has become part of important foundations for future, more ambitious enlargements. Indeed, the 3.400-ha enlargement promoted by the beneficiary to include the purchased land in the National Park was followed by a 7.000-ha enlargement proposal by the regional government co-managing the site (Junta de Andalucía) to include two remarkable locations of strategic importance for the long-term conservation of Doñana: the ecological corridor key for Iberian lynx, “La Rocina”, and “Doñana Beach”, where remarkable sand dune habitats had been threatened for a long time by urban development linked to tourism.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006325\nAcronym: Doñana\nStart Date: 01/10/1999\nEnd Date: 30/09/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 755,316 €\nProject Location: Andalucía\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Gran Vía de San Francisco, 4, 28071, Madrid,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    migratory species\n    natural park\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    biodiversity\n    nature conservation\n    land purchase\n    endangered species\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2230 - Malcolmietalia dune grasslands\n    2250 - Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.\n    2260 - Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3120 - \"Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals generally on sandy soils of the West Mediterranean, with Isoetes spp.\"\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    3290 - Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9320 - Olea and Ceratonia forests\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n\nSPECIES\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nOrganismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales ","Spain",null,null,2023,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-10-01","2003-09-30"]
[587,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE20 NAT/ES/000021",null,"CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MEDITERRANEAN ALDER FORESTS PRIORITY HABITAT IN WESTERN INTERNATIONAL TAJO RIVER BASIN","Large scale restoration activities for alluvial forests in Spanish region.","Spain",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2021-09-01","2025-08-31"]
[588,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-E-000078/improvement-of-the-natura-2000-habitats-and-species-found-in-banyoles-a-demonstration-project",null,"LIFE08 NAT/E/000078",null,"Improvement of the Natura 2000 habitats and species found in Banyoles: a demonstration project.","\nImprovement of the Natura 2000 habitats and species found in Banyoles: a demonstration project.\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/E/000078 | Acronym: PROYECTO ESTANY\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSpain’s Lake of Banyoles is the second largest lake in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a unique Mediterranean wetland, designated as an Natura 2000 network site (SCI), which hosts several valuable EU-listed habitats, some of them priority habitats for conservation. Four species of Community Interest resident in the Estany de Banyoles SCI (ES5120008) have been identified as being at risk and in a critical situation. These are: European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis), Mediterranean turtle (Mauremys leprosa), Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis) and Unio elongatulus. Alien fish species, most of which had been introduced to encourage angling, have thrived, and thus the populations of most of the lake’s autochthonous fish species have fallen in numbers – or even disappeared. Thus, the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) died out in the area at the beginning of the past century, while the Mediterranean barbel and Squalius laietanus could only be found in a few small streams. Only the freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis) and the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) survived in the lake, albeit in very small numbers. The alien species have also provoked changes in the ecology of the lake, namely, a fall in the water quality of the main and satellite lakes, alterations in underwater plant communities, and a gradual disappearance of autochthonous fauna, above all amphibians and freshwater mussels. In addition, autochthonous species of terrapin have to compete with invasive alien species, as the continuous release of the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in the area over recent years has pushed the local populations of autochthonous terrapins to the brink of extinction. The proximity of streets, gardens and agricultural areas has enabled alien invasive plant species to proliferate around Lake Banyoles. The following species represent the greatest threat: Pyracantha or scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha crenatoserrata), Chinese or glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera). In addition, the giant cane (Arundo donax) is also present in the area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objectives of the PROYECTO ESTANY project were to stabilise species and habitats of Community Interest in the Natura 2000 Network site “Estany de Banyoles”. Actions aimed to control invasive species and strengthen the conservation status of the European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis), Mediterranean turtle (Mauremys leprosa), Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis) and Unio elongatulus. Captive breeding and/or restocking with stock from other nearby healthy populations was planned as well as work to restore the quality of priority habitats and/or extending wetland habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe PROYECTO ESTANY project reached its main objectives, namely combating, slowing down, and reversing the decline of species of Community interest caused by alien species. Over its four-year duration, the project developed and conducted a comprehensive campaign to eradicate invasive alien fauna (fish and terrapins) and flora. The project applied two different strategies. On the one hand, it used a variety of techniques (electric fishing, netting and trapping) in order to control the lake’s main alien fish species, including the large-mouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides), pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), carp (Cyprinus carpio), European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and zander (Sander lucioperca). The fishing campaigns were designed to be both long and intense enough to have a lasting impact on the invasive fish populations – above all on the large predators (Micropterus salmoides and Sander lucioperca) – in order to provide the lake’s autochthonous species with a chance to recover and restore a balance in the lake’s fish communities. The project successfully improved techniques and methods for controlling alien fish species in a large lake, removing over 100 000 individual fish. This drastically reduced the population density of alien fish species, above all of largemouth black bass (75%) and carp (90%). On the other hand, the project released over 20 000 autochthonous fish (75% Mediterranean barbel) and established new breeding sites for Mediterranean barbel around the lake. It also achieved an increase in the density of host fish of the freshwater mussels (e.g. 95% increase in freshwater blenny). A number of different actions targeted alien invasive terrapins in the lake in order to reduce their populations and strengthen the populations of the endemic European pond terrapin. The project removed about 580 alien terrapins of seven different species from the project areas (achieving an 80% reduction). All 130 native terrapins released during the project’s duration came from the breeding centre Centre de Reproducció de Tortugues de l’Albera, where European pond terrapins have been reared since the 1990s from an original stock of a dozen terrapins from the basin of the river Ter (which includes the Banyoles lake). The released terrapins measured 7–11 cm and had been implanted with a subcutaneous microchip that identified each animal and/or had a radio transmitter attached to their carapace. In this way, the movement of individual terrapins could be studied, along with their adaptation to the habitat, which has been excellent to date. The monitored terrapins show good growth rates (size and weight) and bright colours. They have adapted well to the release sites. 40% of the released specimens were re-captured and the minimum mortality rate was estimated at 4%. What is more, the project confirmed the presence of a small population of the Mediterranean turtle (Mauremys leprosa). Before the beginning of the project, Pyracantha or scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea), Chinese or glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) were especially common in two parts of the wetland: around the Estanyol d’Ordis to the north of the main lake, and around Estanyols de la Puda to the south. Eradication works were carried out on private land with the permission of the owners and on public land (12 ha in all). One of the most important actions was the purchase of agricultural land on the right bank of a stream, Riera de Can Morgat (2 750 m2). Here, the giant canes were eliminated, the stream was widened and autochthonous species of riparian plants were planted (400 specimens). In parallel, the project worked to reinforce the freshwater mussel populations. These efforts included a captive breeding programme for freshwater mussels, for which the project set up a specialised laboratory according to established protocols. This essential part of the project achieved extremely good results, rearing of large numbers of juvenile mussels. Work on the installations, which include indoor aquariums and outdoor tanks for fish and mussels, began in February 2010. By spring 2011, 10 000 mussel larvae had been bred thanks to breeding and rearing techniques that improved with time. The installations were initially designed to last just for the length of the project only, but could continue work for a further four years. The project was the first in Europe to successfully breed and rear such a large numbers of juvenile mussels. 132 918 juveniles were born between 2011 and 2013. At the end of the project, 2 622 juveniles between 2 and 1 years old and an estimation of 6 000 juveniles (survivors of the 57 100 born in 2013) are kept in captivity (in the laboratory and in the cages in the lake). High mortality rates during the first days of juvenils life has been observed. After the release of the juvenile mussels (born in 2011 and grown up in the laboratory) into the lake and its associated watercourses, the population of U. mancus increased by at least 40% (release of 278 individuals). The population of U. ravoisieri increased by over 200% (release of 224 individuals). In general, the problem of invasive alien species (IAS) and the negative effects that they have on habitats and autochthonous species is poorly understood by the wider public. Hence, the project conducted a number of different awareness raising actions directed at both local and regional residents as well as at the scientific community and, above all, at schoolchildren. The project consortium applied a variety of strategies including appearances on television and radio and in the printed press as well as giving talks at conferences. The project published didactic material and organised leisure activities in and around the lake. Besides, the website of the Consortium for Lake Banyoles (http://www.estanyespainatural.net) allowed people to find out more about certain areas of the project and the actions carried out there. To create an impact within the scientific and technical community, the project published all of its reports and protocols online and participated in numerous congresses and workshops.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/E/000078\nAcronym: PROYECTO ESTANY\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,020,352 €\nEU Contribution: 510,176 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorci de l'Estany\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Edifici del Museu Darder - Plaça dels Estudis, 2, 17820, Banyoles,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Fish\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    lake\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2013) 620 final “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species  (09.09.2013)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n    Barbus meridionalis\n    Mauremys leprosa\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Unio elongatulus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n \nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorci de l'Estany \tCoordinator\nAjuntament de Banyoles, Spain \tParticipant\nAjuntament de Porqueres, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2022,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2013-12-31"]
[589,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE10-NAT-DE-000010/river-and-floodplain-improvement-emmericher-ward-within-the-eu-bird-area-unterer-niederrhein",null,"LIFE10 NAT/DE/000010",null,"River and floodplain improvement Emmericher Ward within the EU Bird Area Unterer Niederrhein","\nRiver and floodplain improvement Emmericher Ward within the EU Bird Area Unterer Niederrhein\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000010 | Acronym: Emmericher Ward\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis project will focus on measures to improve habitats along the Lower Rhine, near Emmerich (Germany), adjacent to the Dutch border. The Emmerich floodplain has been disconnected from the river Rhine since 1850. The area is characterised by some remnants of typical habitats of floodplains of large rivers, such as small areas of alluvial forests, natural river shorelines and various other associated aquatic and dry habitats. The site faces a number of problems including: The very small areas of alluvial forest; reduced connectivity between the river stretch and river floodplain; negative impacts of river navigation (e.g. through effect of waves on the embankment); and limited options for regular flooding events because of dykes.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project intends to construct a secondary channel to reconnect the river with its floodplain, near Emmerich, and to combine this with the establishment of a new area of floodplain forest. The works concern three Natura network sites: NSG Emmericher Ward; Rhein-Fischschutzzonen zwischen Emmerich und Bad Honnef; and Unterer Niederrhein. Extensive intensive co-operation with the river authority and other stakeholders is foreseen.\n\nSpecific objectives are:\n\n    To establish a river stretch with natural dynamic river flow and bank structures, and to initiate a great variety of depth, currents, sediments and sediment dynamics;\n    To protect the new river habitats from the negative impact of the swell caused by passing boats;\n    To improve the ecological and hydrological connection between the river and its floodplain as well as of the amphibian transition zone between the river and floodplain;\n    To restablish the priority habitats alluvial forests and mixed floodplain forest, which are almost extinct in the Lower Rhine region, across an area of 22 ha (integrating 5 ha of existing floodplain forest);\n    To minimise the barrier effect of the forest in the event of flooding by integrating forest aisles, with the side-channel compensating for the remaining barrier effect. \n\nExpected results:\n\n    An opened-up river side-channel, (2.2 km long, 25 m wide) reconnecting the river for at least 270 days/year. The channel will have different depths and riverbed sediments, moderate morphologic and sediment dynamics, wide shallow water zones with flowing and stagnant waters and amphibian zones;\n    Improved ecological and hydrological connection between the river and its floodplain, as well as an improvement of the amphibian transition zone between the river and the floodplain. These will be achieved by establishing wide, shallow water zones and channels that will stop the ongoing silting-up and ecological degradation of the river banks; Restoration of spawning ground and breeding habitats for the priority (Habitats Directive) fish species, Coregonus oxyrhynchus, and breeding and resting habitats for several migratory fish species and fish associated with fast-moving waters (Annex II, Habitats Directive);\n    Development of shallow banks of different sediment types, including for the Habitats Directive-listed habitats: “Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention”; “Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains”; and “Water courses of plain to montane altitudes with the Ranunculion fluitantis and CallitrichoBatrachion vegetation”;\n    Conservation and increase of the Cobitis taenia population, the breeding habitat for Luscinia svecica (Annex I, Birds Directive) and Luscinia megarhynchos, as well as for Alcedo atthis (Annex I); and\n    The experience gained in construction and maintenance of side-channels can be used elsewhere, as this is an important part of the revitalisation of river and floodplain habitats of community interest along the river Rhine.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE10 NAT/DE/000010\nAcronym: Emmericher Ward\nStart Date: 01/01/2012\nEnd Date: 31/12/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,278,135 €\nEU Contribution: 1,538,877 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: NABU-Naturschutzstation e.V.\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Bahnhofstrae 15, 47559, Kranenburg,\nContact Person: Klaus MARKGRAF-MAUé\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Luscinia svecica\n    Alosa alosa\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Coregonus oxyrhynchus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNSG Emmericher Ward \tDE4103302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein' \tDE4203401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nRhein-Fischschutzzonen zwischen Emmerich und Bad Honnef \tDE4405301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNABU-Naturschutzstation e.V. \tCoordinator\nMinisterium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany","Germany",null,null,null,119,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2012-01-01","2021-12-31"]
[590,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-UK-005431/wet-woods-restoration-project",null,"LIFE98 NAT/UK/005431",null,"Wet Woods Restoration Project","\nWet Woods Restoration Project\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/UK/005431 | Acronym: Wet Woods\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nScotland does not immediately conjure up images of vast tracts of native woodlands, yet it does harbour important proportions of a number of priority forest habitat types listed in the Habitats Directive. Two such habitats - bog woodland and residual alluvial forests - have become particularly rare in recent times. This project took a comprehensive approach towards their conservation by targeting all three of the remaining bog woodland sites in Scotland and two of the three residual alluvial forest sites. Despite the fact that these five sites are the best examples of these priority habitat types in Scotland, all have experienced interference with the hydrological systems upon which they depend. Bog woodland sites have been drained for agricultural and forestry use whilst land uses within their immediate water catchment have affected the quality of the water coming into the bog. Residual alluvial forests have been more heavily affected by engineering works to prevent flooding. Also, water use and drainage upstream has altered the water quality and seasonal flooding patterns. On top of that, many areas have been cleared for arable farming and grazing or planted with commercial trees. The project, through collaboration between public agencies and land owners, was to encourage the reinstatement of more natural hydrological systems at these sites. Appropriate land management was to be promoted on adjacent areas through the restructuring of surrounding plantation forests and the creation of buffer zones of native woodlands. Exotic shrubs were to be removed or controlled to allow the regeneration of natural communities. Grazing pressure was to be reduced by stock fencing. Management agreements with landowners would enable the reclamation of key demonstration floodplain sites for conservation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective for the project was: To restore significant areas of wet wood habitat to a more favourable condition on or adjacent to sites that are candidate Special Areas of Conservation; To undertake scientific research to inform restoration, management and monitoring plans for wet wood habitats; To disseminate the information gained throughout the project through the existing network of partner institutions by demonstration and promotion to encourage an integrated approach to the conservation of wet woods; and To support the ongoing work of developing partnerships between public agencies & private landowners. The project was expected to provide guidance and examples of best practice to promote the management of these habitats in Scotland and within the rest of Europe. To further this aim, a series of open days would be held and a Europe-wide seminar organised on the practical management aspects of these habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved 98% of the target for hydrological restoration (363 ha at six sites) and well over the target for habitat restoration (180 % -329 ha at six sites). Hydrological restoration was aimed at the restoration of the natural water table and included the filling in of plough lines and the construction of dams. Woodland habitat restoration involved clear-felling, removal of non-native trees and thinning. An additional 214ha of bog woodland habitat was submitted to the European Commission as additions to the Monadh Mor and Cairngorms cSACs in 2001. Part of the success has to be attributed to the use of Local Operational Planning Teams (LOPTs) to coordinate action at a local level; this brings the project much closer to the people and the sites. The other main contributing factor has been the technical support the project work received from the array of research studies that were coordinated by a Research Working Group. This has increased the overall level of knowledge of these poorly understood habitats and has helped to draw up precise management prescriptions for each site, as well as condition monitoring protocols for the habitat. The research reports are all available on the project web-site. The key reports included hydrological reports for the sites at Monadh Mor, Inshriach, Abernethy and Pitmaduthy which aimed to assess the condition of the bog woodland and identify short, medium and long-term management scenarios. These studies examined whether the management actions to be undertaken were sound and they were therefore useful studies to inform and support management. Two studies were commissioned to undertake the complex subject of bog wood classification. A further study addressed the age structure of Scots pine woodland. The project also supported a more targeted approach to monitoring with a ‘baseline survey of potential bog woodland habitats following removal of lodgepole pine and Sitka spruce plantation at Mondhuie, Abernethy Forest Reserve’. This survey sets out a detailed methodology for assessing re-vegetation. Dissemination was essentially to a professional audience and, because wet woods alone might not have attracted sufficient interest from foresters, a joint conference was staged with the Atlantic Oakwoods LIFE project. Its proceedings have been published with an eye to raising awareness of the more marginal wooded habitats in Scotland. The project helped to raise the profile of bog woodland as special ‘pockets’ within the wider wooded landscape and the potential value of the sites within an overall mosaic. For alluvial woodlands the project helped to stress the value of these natural habitats within the context of river catchment and fisheries management. Raising general public awareness of the specific value of wet woods is not easy as the specific sites are generally part of a wider mosaic of habitats. However the proximity of long distance walking routes, footpaths and cycle-ways to some sites gave an opportunity to create ‘stopping places’ to encourage visitors to stop, look and think. This has been achieved at Monadh Mor where views have been opened up so that visitors can look into an area of bog woodland. An interpretive display has been provided at the Forestry Commission Glenmore Visitor Centre. A web-site www.wetwoods.org was established and contains all the relevant background information and outputs from the project. The site contains a photo-gallery. 95% of the project area lies within land owned by Forest Enterprise, Scottish Natural Heritage or the RSPB and therefore is covered by existing commitments to manage these areas for nature conservation. With the initial restoration works undertaken, it is likely that the longer term management will be much more low-key – sometimes to the point of non-intervention. Although the changes brought by LIFE are visually dramatic, the full development of the habitats to favourable condition will be after the project. These habitats are dynamic, whether in response to river floods or water level changes in bog ecosystems, and may follow a pattern of cyclical development. Achieving the full conservation potential of these habitats may thus take several woodland cycles.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/UK/005431\nAcronym: Wet Woods\nStart Date: 01/10/1998\nEnd Date: 31/05/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 502,588 €\nProject Location: North East Scotland\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Scottish Natural Heritage\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 12, Hope Terrace, EH9 2AS, Edinburgh,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    research project\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nConon Islands \tUK0013575 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nMonadh Mor \tUK0013618 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPitmaduthy Moss \tUK0013619 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nCairngorms \tUK0016412 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nScottish Natural Heritage \tCoordinator\nRSPB \tParticipant\nForestry Commission \tParticipant\nHighland Birchwoods Ltd \tParticipant\nForest Enterprise \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,43,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"1998-10-01","2002-05-31"]
[592,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-DE-000091/conservation-and-restoration-of-alluvial-forests-and-bog-woodland-in-brandenburg",null,"LIFE13 NAT/DE/000091",null,"Conservation and restoration of alluvial forests and bog woodland in Brandenburg","\nConservation and restoration of alluvial forests and bog woodland in Brandenburg\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/DE/000091 | Acronym: LIFE Feuchtwälder\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe LIFE project is located in the north, north-west and south of Berlin and takes in 10 Natura 2000 sites located within three riverine systems. Bog woodlands and alluvial forest are important stepping stones and hotspots of biodiversity habitats within the otherwise rather species-low environment. The limited occurrence of this habitat hinders its functionality and endangers its existence. During the last century the alluvial forests and bog woodlands in the valleys have been endangered by agriculture and commercial forestry activities. In addition, the modification of normal water flows has negatively influenced the natural hydrological dynamics and flood conditions in these wetland habitats.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s main aim focused on securing and restoring floodplains that included habitats of bog woodlands and alluvial forests, in three riverine systems in Brandenburg.\n\n \n\nAs the moorlands of bog woodlands and also the alluvial forests depend heavily upon the stabilisation and re-establishment of natural hydrologic conditions, the project sought to re-establish a near-natural water regime within the alluvial areas and forests, as well as the associated waterways.\n\n \n\nTo improve the conservation status of these alluvial forests, the project also aimed to stabilise and increase the interdependence between the watercourse and its floodplain. Ultimately this caused the riverbed to rise and lead to a more natural frequency of flood overflows, which better sustained the habitat’s long-term integrity.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been successful in achieving its objectives. The restoration and stabilisation of bog woodlands, initially targeted at 25 hectares, has been successfully achieved over an area of 62 hectares. Similarly, the restoration and stabilisation of alluvial forests have exceeded the initial target of 130 hectares, with a total of 145 hectares achieved. The restoration of grasslands to initiate the development of new alluvial forests was planned for 16 hectares and has been accomplished over an area of 17.2 hectares. In addition to these restoration efforts, nature trails for visitors have been created. A book for children has been published to raise awareness about the importance of these habitats. Measures have been put in place to guide visitors who are canoeing through these areas. Furthermore, information materials and boards have been produced to provide more details about these conservation efforts.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/DE/000091\nAcronym: LIFE Feuchtwälder\nStart Date: 01/07/2014\nEnd Date: 31/12/2023\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,118,408 €\nEU Contribution: 3,838,806 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Stiftung NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Heinrich-Mann-Allee 18/19, D-14473, Potsdam,\nContact Person: Michael ZAUFT\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    forest ecosystem\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHainholz an der Stepenitz \tDE2738301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStepenitz \tDE2738302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGroßer Horst \tDE2838301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStechlin \tDE2844301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRuppiner Schweiz Ergänzung \tDE2942304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2016\nRheinsberger Rhin und Hellberge \tDE2943302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRhin zwischen Zippelsförde und Fristow \tDE3043302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSkabyer Torfgraben \tDE3748305 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMahnigsee Dahmetal \tDE3848302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nStreganzsee-Dahme und Bürgerheide \tDE3848306 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nStiftung NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg \tCoordinator\nNABU(NABU-Stiftung Nationales Naturerbe), Germany \tParticipant\nEuroNatur(EuroNatur - Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe (European Nature Heritage Fund)), Germany \tParticipant\nLUGV(Landesamt für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Brandenburg), Germany \t","Germany",null,2014,2011,113,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2014-07-01","2023-12-31"]
[593,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE95-NAT-DK-000216/restoration-of-large-areas-of-natural-forest-for-the-benefit-of-endangered-birds-plants-and-biotopes",null,"LIFE95 NAT/DK/000216",null,"Restoration of large areas of natural forest for the benefit of endangered birds; plants and biotopes","\nRestoration of large areas of natural forest for the benefit of endangered birds, plants and biotopes\n\nReference: LIFE95 NAT/DK/000216 | Acronym: Restoration forest\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs our knowledge of endangered fauna and flora improves, it is becoming increasingly clear that natural broad-leaved forests are tremendously important for safeguarding Europe's biological diversity. However, throughout Europe, and especially in Denmark, these natural forests have been disappearing at a constant and rapid rate over the centuries, originally, to make way for agricultural land but, more recently, to be replaced by highly productive commercial forest plantations. Today, only around 34 000 ha of Denmark's natural forest remains, representing less than 1% of its territory. Yet, despite their scattered and fragmented state, these forests are still of high conservation value. Amongst others, they hold eight priority habitat types under the Habitats Directive and numerous Annex I species under the Birds Directive. This importance is reflected in the number of candidate forest SAC sites put forward by Denmark. Their conservation is however far from easy, especially when they are in private ownership, as they are of considerable commercial value. Moreover, in state forests as well as in private forests, any change in management practices for conservation benefit, even with little or no economic impact, requires understanding and acceptance by the foresters themselves.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nWith these considerations in mind, the Danish Government launched, in 1992, an ambitious 50-year National Strategy for Denmark's Natural Forests. The present LIFE project is designed to help implement that part of the programme relating specifically to the conservation of eight of the most strategically located and important candidate SAC forest sites. Thus, approximately 154 ha of priority natural forest will be purchased; management agreements will be negotiated on 200-250 ha of private land; and urgent management work undertaken on 50 ha of land within two state forests. Finally, if the National Strategy is to succeed, there must also be a change in perception amongst the foresters themselves. Thus, an essential component of the project will be the running of a nationwide conservation training course for foresters, as well as other public awareness initiatives.\n\nRESULTS\n\n155 ha of land was purchased (some of this was outside the target areas but was swapped for priority sites) and 743ha of management agreements were achieved. This 898ha is almost 10% of the target of 9,000ha of natural forests to be protected in Denmark until year 2000, according to the National Strategy.\nAlluvial forests were represented at six of the eight project sites;\nHabitat management work was undertaken on 42 ha. This included removal of non-native conifer trees and removal of Sitka spruce;\nAt the Bolderslev Forest site, a Nature Protection Order was lodged for the conservation of the area;\nAnother of the project sites, 489 ha of forest at Maribo Lakes, is the single largest block of forest under management agreement in Denmark;\nThe long-term protection of the Habitats Directive-listed hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) at one site was assured but without a management agreement;\nThe management agreements put in place prohibit a series of actions including forestry. Where the sites have commercial plantations or exotics there are various agreements for their removal (mostly perpetuity agreements); and\nA series of 13 practical seminars for State Forest employees were held. They (a) informed the foresters about the Forest Strategy; (b) informed them about the concept of sustainable forestry; and (c) trained them in techniques and mechanisms for maintaining or enhancing these values. Each trainee was presented with a book covering such issues as general forest ecology, interactions between plants and animals, nature protection in forests and sustainable forestry.\nIncreased protection status for Danish natural forests with Habitats Directives habitats could not have been achieved so rapidly without the support from LIFE Nature.155 ha of land was purchased (some of this was outside the target areas but was swapped for priority sites) and 743ha of management agreements were achieved. This 898ha is almost 10% of the target of 9,000ha of natural forests to be protected in Denmark until year 2000, according to the National Strategy.\nAlluvial forests were represented at six of the eight project sites;\nHabitat management work was undertaken on 42 ha. This included removal of non-native conifer trees and removal of Sitka spruce;\nAt the Bolderslev Forest site, a Nature Protection Order was lodged for the conservation of the area;\nAnother of the project sites, 489 ha of forest at Maribo Lakes, is the single largest block of forest under management agreement in Denmark;\nThe long-term protection of the Habitats Directive-listed hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) at one site was assured but without a management agreement;\nThe management agreements put in place prohibit a series of actions including forestry. Where the sites have commercial plantations or exotics there are various agreements for their removal (mostly perpetuity agreements); and\nA series of 13 practical seminars for State Forest employees were held. They (a) informed the foresters about the Forest Strategy; (b) informed them about the concept of sustainable forestry; and (c) trained them in techniques and mechanisms for maintaining or enhancing these values. Each trainee was presented with a book covering such issues as general forest ecology, interactions between plants and animals, nature protection in forests and sustainable forestry.\nIncreased protection status for Danish natural forests with Habitats Directives habitats could not have been achieved so rapidly without the support from LIFE Nature.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE95 NAT/DK/000216\nAcronym: Restoration forest\nStart Date: 01/04/1995\nEnd Date: 30/09/1999\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,215,400 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministry of Environment and Energy - National Forest and Nature Agency\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Haraldsgade 53, 2100, Copenhagen Ø,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    forestry\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    endangered species\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMinistry of Environment and Energy - National Forest and Nature Agency \tCoordinator","Denmark",null,null,null,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,null,"1995-04-01","1999-09-30"]
[594,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-S-005370/protection-of-deciduous-forests-in-northern-gotaland",null,"LIFE98 NAT/S/005370",null,"Protection of deciduous forests in northern Götaland","\nProtection of deciduous forests in northern Götaland\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/S/005370 | Acronym: SEPA: Forests in N-Götaland\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nDeciduous forests, and primarily broadleaved deciduous forests, are characteristic and biologically important features of the landscape in southern and central Sweden. Sites where elements of the natural forests are preserved, such as old trees or dead wood, have a particularly high biological diversity and, as a consequence, act as refuges for several rare and threatened species: insects, snails, fungi, bryophytes and lichens, amongst others. At some places, the conservation value of the site is also linked to old-time agriculture practices, such as grazing, hay-making or pollarding. Because of the high timber value of the trees, broadleaved deciduous forests are still today heavily affected by commercial forestry and, as a result, very little truly natural forest remains. It is for this reason that these habitat types are now listed in the Habitats Directive. The present project concentrates specifically on the priority habitats, such as Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broadleaved deciduous forests (found only in Sweden and Finland within the EU) and Tilio-Acerion ravine forests which together cover approximately 75% of the woodland area in the project.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\n12 deciduous forest sites (ranging from 16 - 159 ha in size) in northern Götaland were targeted. Each one had its own particular characteristics depending on its location and history, but all contain significant proportions of priority habitats (sometimes up to five) making this project of strategic importance both on a national and European scale for these rare natural forests. The principal action was purchase of land or compensation to land-owners for not felling the trees, as this was the only effective means of obtaining long-term protection of the habitat. The main project objective was thus the acquisition and formal protection of 644 ha dominated by broad-leaved deciduous forest habitats, including Fennoscandian broad-leaved deciduous forests (*9020), Tilio-Acerion forests (*9180), Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests (9110), Fennoscandian wooded pastures (9070) and residual alluvial forests (*91E0). Thereafter, most of the areas would be left to develop naturally, although some restoration, e.g. felling and removal of planted spruce trees, would be done at three sites and grazing, hay-making or pollarding would be re-introduced at four sites.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe final result, in terms of land acquired by end of project, was: · 342 ha in nine sites, i.e. 53 % of the original project objective of 644 ha in 12 sites, was acquired during the LIFE project. Two sites were cancelled due to delayed negotiations (Älgön, Hulebo), and one site because of an appeal against the nature reserve decision (Ålleberg). · With reference to the nature conservation and Natura 2000 value, the final representation of priority habitats was 52 % of total area acquired, i.e. very close to the level of 51 % foreseen at project start. · Basically, the sites have been left for passive management after end of project, although further removal of planted spruce trees and grazing will be done at some of them. Although around 65 % of the land surface of Sweden is covered by forests, the bulk is coniferous forests and most of it is characterised by commercial forestry. In south and central Sweden, during the 20th century much of the deciduous forests were transferred to coniferous forest plantations, while the remaining deciduous forests are to a large extent also characterised by commercial forestry. Estimates by SEPA indicates that less than 2% of the original distribution of deciduous forests are still intact, in terms of natural forest dynamics. In the perspective that deciduous forests with natural forest characteristics, such as high proportions of dead and decaying wood, hollow trees etc, have suffered from serious decline in most parts of Europe, any input of sites with high nature conservation value is a valuable contribution to the Natura 2000 network. Some of the project sites, such as Fårdala-Kleven, Västerplana Storäng and Gullmarsberg, are key sites for this kind of habitat, as well as for the bryophyte, fungi and lichen flora connected to them. Others, like Molla Bokskog, represents natural beech forests at the northern limit of the European distribution of Fagus sylvatica, considering that most of the beech forest found in more northern locations are plantations. The final result, in terms of land acquired by end of project, was: · 342 ha in nine sites, i.e. 53 % of the original project objective of 644 ha in 12 sites, was acquired during the LIFE project. Two sites were cancelled due to delayed negotiations (Älgön, Hulebo), and one site because of an appeal against the nature reserve decision (Ålleberg). · With reference to the nature conservation and Natura 2000 value, the final representation of priority habitats was 52 % of total area acquired, i.e. very close to the level of 51 % foreseen at project start. · Basically, the sites have been left for passive management after end of project, although further removal of planted spruce trees and grazing will be done at some of them. Although around 65 % of the land surface of Sweden is covered by forests, the bulk is coniferous forests and most of it is characterised by commercial forestry. In south and central Sweden, during the 20th century much of the deciduous forests were transferred to coniferous forest plantations, while the remaining deciduous forests are to a large extent also characterised by commercial forestry. Estimates by SEPA indicates that less than 2% of the original distribution of deciduous forests are still intact, in terms of natural forest dynamics. In the perspective that deciduous forests with natural forest characteristics, such as high proportions of dead and decaying wood, hollow trees etc, have suffered from serious decline in most parts of Europe, any input of sites with high nature conservation value is a valuable contribution to the Natura 2000 network. Some of the project sites, such as Fårdala-Kleven, Västerplana Storäng and Gullmarsberg, are key sites for this kind of habitat, as well as for the bryophyte, fungi and lichen flora connected to them. Others, like Molla Bokskog, represents natural beech forests at the northern limit of the European distribution of Fagus sylvatica, considering that most of the beech forest found in more northern locations are plantations.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/S/005370\nAcronym: SEPA: Forests in N-Götaland\nStart Date: 01/02/1998\nEnd Date: 30/06/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 867,394 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Naturvårdsverket, 106 48, Stockholm,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    conflict of interests\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSwedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) \tCoordinator\nLänsstyrelsen i Östergötlands län (Östergötland County Administrative Board) \tParticipant\nLänsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län (Västra Götaland County Administrative Board) \tParticipant","Sweden",null,1998,2002,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"1998-02-01","2002-06-30"]
[595,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-GR-005276/conservation-of-gypaetus-barbatus-in-greece",null,"LIFE98 NAT/GR/005276",null,"Conservation of Gypaetus barbatus in Greece","\nConservation of Gypaetus barbatus in Greece\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/GR/005276 | Acronym: Gypaetus/Greece\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nGreece holds the 3rd most important breeding population of Gypaetus barbatus in Europe, which is also the only one left in the Balkan Peninsula. G. barbatus, (commonly called \"Bearded vulture\" or \"Lammergeier\") is the rarest species of vulture in Europe. It feeds mainly on carcass bones, is monogamous, and is highly territorial (i.e. individuals occupy specific territories, with an average surface of 350 km2). The largest part of the Greek population is now concentrated in Crete (4 pairs and 18 individuals, sharing a total of 14 territories) while there are only extremely few lone individuals left in continental Greece. The population in continental Greece is very near extinction, since the latest data in 2001 indicate the presence of only one individual in North-western Greece, in Mount Tzena, a site outside the project area (but included in the 7 SPAs of the NAGREF LIFE-Nature project) and another one in North-eastern Greece, in Dadia.\n\nThe species faced a dramatic decline in the last two decades. The main threats against it are the disturbance during the breeding period, which is directly related to the existence of a large network of uncontrolled forest roads, indirect poisoning aimed at large carnivores in mainland Greece and wasps and feral dogs in Crete, illegal shooting and secondarily, the shortage of food and the change in traditional pastoral practices. Conservation of Gypaetus barbatus is a challenging and difficult issue since the species uses broad areas where different negative factors interact and legal protection is difficult to implement. A first LIFE-Nature project on the Bearded vulture was undertaken in Crete by the NGO \"Immediate Intervention for the Protection of Nature\" in 1995 and 1996. The main purpose was to collect data on the species’ distribution and to propose core areas for SPA designation.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe central objective of the project was to eliminate the adverse factors responsible for the species’ decline and to promote the recovery of the existing population. The means used were a series of urgent actions (support of traditional grazing methods, closure of mountain roads, purchase of wasp traps to be given to stock breeders, safeguarding of sensitive areas, public awareness campaigns), monitoring of the species and elaboration of legal tools (i.e. actions that are largely based on the recommendations of the European Action Plan). The expected results were:\nProtection of all areas where the species exists\nStudy and definition of the breeding status of the species and of the feasibility of its reintroduction in specific areas\nImplementation of a series of actions aiming at the long term support of the conservation strategy (training of local people as guards, elaboration of management plans, and Specific Environmental Studies)\n\nIt was also foreseen to share the experiences gained in this project and some of the communication material produced with the other three 1998 LIFE projects on the Bearded vulture (Alps, Corsica, Spain) in the context of the \"Bearded vulture network\".\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project started with a very limited knowledge on the species’ status and distribution and made significant progress in terms of knowledge, monitoring and protection of the species, even if its situation is still very critical. Data available from the previous LIFE Bearded vulture project and from the Standard Data forms made reference to 12 pairs in Greece (9 in Crete and 3 in mainland Greece). The monitoring efforts of the project showed that these data were highly outdated: Indeed, the species no longer existed in the three project sites in mainland Greece, whereas in Crete there were only 4 pairs. The project arrived too late in mainland Greece. Consequently, very few actions were undertaken there and the assessment of the species' eventual reintroduction led to the conclusion that it was not feasible since many of the reasons for the species' extinction (e.g. poaching, poisoning) still exist. In Crete, the project managed to:\nControl habitat alterations in SPAs where the species occurs: The permanent presence of project staff in bearded vulture areas and their constant co-operation with the local authorities work as a deterrent for certain legal and illegal activities that could have negative impacts on the species’ habitats. In other cases the project’s interventions actually led to the stopping of detrimental actions, such as the opening of new roads.\nPromote regular breeding and increase juvenile survival: The continuous feeding of breeding pairs and the provision of special food for chicks were actions undertaken extensively throughout the project, and had significant impact on the species' survival. The four remaining pairs bred regularly from year to year throughout the project, even though only two were successful. The artificial feeding is very likely to have contributed to the re-establishment of breeding activity for one pair, which had ceased its activity for five consecutive years prior to the project.\nPromote management proposals for the restoration of wild ungulate populations: Wild ungulates are present only in one site. In all other areas, ungulates are either domestic or semi-feral. This objective was dealt with indirectly, through the creation of wildlife refuges, and the proposals for the maintenance of extensive pastoralism presented in the management plans/Specific Environmental Studies.\nControl hunting pressure: A major achievement of the project was the promotion of the establishment of wildlife refuges in all core areas of the Bearded vulture. In terms of hunting pressure control, the designation of wildlife refuges is of particular importance, since it provides the legal tool for the prohibition of hunting and the possibility to impose penalties and fines to poachers. In addition, the beneficiary also undertook a quite dynamic strategy (mass media campaigns, legal actions, lobbying competent authorities, public awareness actions) in order to reduce this threat.\nEliminate mortality due to secondary poisoning: The project focused on poisoning related to feral dogs and wasps. The beneficiary undertook an extensive awareness campaign and distributed special wasp traps to beekeepers, that were particularly welcome.\nMinimise disturbance by uncontrolled access to breeding and roosting sites: Despite the recognition that disturbance from uncontrolled access is a key threat to the species and despite the initial identification of the most detrimental roads, the project did not manage to address satisfactorily this threat. Out of the 25 roads that were foreseen to be closed with barriers (allowing the entrance of only those who would have a special key, such as forest service staff, livestock breeders and project staff), only 8 roads were finally closed.\nIncrease social group awareness with activities within the species' home range: The project undertook a very successful awareness campaign. Particular emphasis was given to raising awareness among upland communities. Furthermore, a specific campaign was developed to address the problem of illegal shooting that proved to be crucial.\nIncrease awareness of competent authorities: A close collaboration was set between the beneficiary, the national authorities, the regional authorities and forest services. They were regularly informed about the project, the species and its status. The designation of wildlife refuges and new SPAs is a proof that this collaboration was fruitful, and that the beneficiary managed to pass on some key messages on the species. A major accomplishment of the project was indeed the promotion of the designation/enlargement of SPAs to cover all the Bearded vulture core areas. At the beginning of the project, out of the 14 core areas only 6 were related to a SPA, while at its end, all 14 core areas were related to a SPA. This was achieved thanks to the data gathered through the project and the continuous lobbying actions of the beneficiary and his partner.\nA network was created between four LIFE-Nature Bearded vulture projects and allowed them to exchange know-how and experience and to produce some common communication and technical material. The Greek project benefited a lot from the network, since they were the newcomers in the field of the bearded vulture’s conservation. The species is still critically endangered, and most actions will have to carry on, in order to secure its survival. The main actions that need to continue are supplementary feeding, monitoring of the species, wardening and closure of forest roads. All these actions have been included in the 2nd phase of the project, approved in 2002.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/GR/005276\nAcronym: Gypaetus/Greece\nStart Date: 01/10/1998\nEnd Date: 28/02/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 968,671 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Natural History Museum of Crete\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Heraklion, 71409, Crete,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    controlled hunting zone\n    research project\n    public awareness campaign\n    monitoring system\n    emergency plan\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n    population dynamics\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    9260 - Castanea sativa woods\n    9290 - Cupressus forests (Acero-Cupression)\n    92C0 - Platanus orientalis and Liquidambar orientalis woods (Platanion orientalis)\n    9320 - Olea and Ceratonia forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Gypaetus barbatus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n","Greece",null,1998,2015,40,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"1998-10-01","2002-02-28"]
[596,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-D-008456/re-wetting-of-the-western-dummer-fen-area",null,"LIFE02 NAT/D/008456",null,"Re-wetting of the Western Dümmer fen area","\nRe-wetting of the Western Dümmer fen area\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/D/008456 | Acronym: Westliche Dümmerniederung\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Dümmer lowland in the northwest German plain consists of extensive marshes and wet grassland that are flooded in winter. It is key habitat for resident and migrating birds, including long-billed shorebirds. However the creation of a dyke in 1953, prevented the Dümmer from flooding and affected the habitats of the corncrake (Crex crex) and the shy bittern (Botaurus stellaris), among other species, e.g. Meadow birds. The drained ground became as hard as concrete when dry, making food supplies ever scarcer and less accessible.\n\nA rehabilitation plan Dümmer was introduced in 1987, and district, regional and federal authorities have built an attractive lay-by: Leader II and 5b funds were used to co-finance construction of shallow ponds and water retention measures, land purchase and visitor management. In addition, two LIFE projects were set up to restore 2 500 ha Dümmer bird resting area (4 650 ha). This project (LIFE02/NAT/D/008456) is in the western part of the Dümmer area, while another project (LIFE98/NAT/D/005085) took place in the southern part. Local residents even decided that a revived Dümmer deserved its own foundation that engages not only local authorities and municipalities, nature protection associations and water and land management boards, but also local banks and industrial companies. A sheep farm was set up to ensure grazing management of specific grassland habitats.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to stop the drying of the peaty soil, or at least slow the process down, through the use of adjustable weirs to modulate water levels. The LIFE project would provide the funds to make it possible to purchase the remaining land sections still needed in the western Dümmer for the overall restoration, while the necessary weirs and ditch closures are largely were to be built with the beneficiary’s own funds.\n\nThe successful co-operation between the previous LIFE project and local agriculture would be continued. A lease-back arrangement for conservation land with land-use stipulations permits the wetlands to be exploited economically (for hay production and grazing) while improving their ecological value. The current LIFE project will provide the farmers with the proper machinery for use on such wet soils. Without such long-term care through haying, these areas would eventually become overgrown by scrubby alder woodlands that are less favoured by migratory birds.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nAfter rewetting of 1 000 ha in the first project this project rewetted 1 200 ha of land which corresponds to the target set in the proposal. In addition, 28 adjustable weirs and 14 overflow weirs were installed. As a result of the project, the water levels in the 43.5 km of drainage ditches can be controlled and adjusted to levels that were typical for the area before dykes were built. Peat mineralisation (which has led to a decline of the peat soil of 1-2 cm per year before the re-wetting of the soils) can now be stopped.\n\nMoreover, the first positive effects on breeding and resting birds have been detected. The populations of migratory birds including the rare black tern have increased, and some bird species (for example, the osprey), which have not been recorded for a long time, have now returned. Several wading (black-tailed godwits, redshanks, snipes and lapwings) and meadow bird species are also increasing in number in the breeding season. In winter the meadows are covered in shallow water, and in summer the water is allowed to recede slowly so that the meadows and pastures can be farmed extensively. In this way, the farmers in the region can actively engage in nature conservation at Lake Dümmer. Intensive co-operation with more than 140 local farmers is a key result of the project. Local participation is a prerequisite for the restoration and further development of suitable habitats for water, wading and meadow bird species.\n\nBlocking access to 20.7 km of pathways in the southern part of the project area has created more than 1 000 ha of \"quiet zone\" that protects bird species that are sensitive to disturbance and contributes to the area's conservation value. The pathways, however, are closed only when necessary (usually winter). More than 100 km of fences have been installed and special machinery, such as a baler and a baler trailer, were acquired. Local farmers can borrow these machines without charge. This has substantially raised the acceptance of the project among the farmers.\n\nA conference to highlight the successes of the restoration work attracted more than 140 participants in 2007. A key aim of the conference was to exchange knowledge and experience of wet grassland management with other conservation projects. It included a one-day excursion.\n\nOther dissemination activities included the production of a DVD illustrating the objectives and the measures of the LIFE-project in a German and an English version. Monitoring of bird populations is continuing in the Dümmer region.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). Disclaimer : This « results » section should be considered as a draft until the Commission has completed its evaluation . This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/D/008456\nAcronym: Westliche Dümmerniederung\nStart Date: 01/06/2002\nEnd Date: 30/04/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,551,500 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Umweltministerium Niedersachsen\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Archivstrasse, 2, 30169, Hannover,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Grasslands\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    land use planning\n    migratory species\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    soil degradation\n    site rehabilitation\n    hydrographic basin\n    integrated management\n    environmentally friendly product\n    public-private partnership\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    rural development\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    flood protection\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    drainage system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUmweltministerium Niedersachsen \tCoordinator","Germany",null,null,null,58,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2002-06-01","2007-04-30"]
[597,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-NAT-CZ-000452/trans-boundary-restoration-of-mires-for-biodiversity-and-landscape-hydrology-in-sumava-and-bavarian-forest",null,"LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000452",null,"TRANS-BOUNDARY RESTORATION OF MIRES FOR BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE HYDROLOGY IN SUMAVA AND BAVARIAN FOREST","\nTRANS-BOUNDARY RESTORATION OF MIRES FOR BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPE HYDROLOGY IN SUMAVA AND BAVARIAN FOREST\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000452 | Acronym: LIFE for MIRES\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe National Park of šumava and the Bavarian Forest are together an important wetland area in the Central European region. The whole area is rich in mires and other wetland habitats that are a priority for conservation within the Natura 2000 network. Natural hydrology and water accumulation are key factors for mire stability. However, more than a half of the mire and other wetland habitats have been negatively impacted both by drainage and peat extraction in the past. This has resulted in reduced biodiversity and unbalanced landscape hydrology, exacerbated by progressive climatic change impacts (extreme drought and floods). One of the most endangered species in the area is the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix). The local population is estimated at only 100-150 birds, as a result of loss of habitats (mires, wet meadows). The population decline of the species is critical and there is an urgent need for conservation measures.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE for MIRES project aims to improve degraded mires and other wetland habitats of the Habitats Directive, and their underlying landscape hydrology, in the National Park šumava and the Bavarian Forest, through transboundary collaboration between partners in the Czech Republic and Germany.\n\nSpecific objectives are:\nRestoration and improvement toward the natural state of all types of wetlands covering an area of 1 672 ha, of which the targeted Natura 2000 habitats ‘Active raised bogs’, ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, ‘Bog woodland, ‘Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration’, and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’ cover 1 428 ha;\nRestoration of landscape hydrology to improve water retention;\nMaintenance and improvement of the population of Tetrao tetrix by restoring its habitats; and\nIncrease of public awareness and support of key landowners to restore mires and landscape hydrology.\n\nThe project implements the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. It also contributes to the Water Framework Directive, EU Biodiversity Strategy, German National Strategy on Biological Diversity, Strategy for Preservation of Biological Diversity in Bavaria, and the State Programme of Nature and Landscape Conservation in the Czech Republic.\n\nExpected results:\nImproved state of previously drained habitats, particularly two priority habitats (‘Active raised bogs’ and ‘Bog woodland’) and three other wetland habitats (‘Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration’, ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’ and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’) listed in the Habitats Directive, on an area of at least 1 185 ha;\nRestored hydrology on an area of over 1 300 ha;\nRegeneration initiated on bogs previously mined for peat on 17 ha;\nImproved habitats for Tetrao tetrix (152 ha), including ‘Bog woodland’, ‘Active raised bogs’, ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, ‘Bog woodland’ and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’ (42 ha);\nRestoration of landscape hydrology over 427 ha, to improve ‘Transition mires and quaking bogs’, ‘Bog woodland’ and ‘Acidophilous Picea forests’ habitats on 136 ha; and\nRestored wetlands near settlements (21 ha), including ‘bog woodland’ habitat (8 ha).\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/CZ/000452\nAcronym: LIFE for MIRES\nStart Date: 01/08/2018\nEnd Date: 31/12/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,845,002 €\nEU Contribution: 3,507,002 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Správa Národního parku šumava\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1. maje 260, 38501, Vimperk,\nContact Person: Sabina Flahou Navrátilová\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tetrao tetrix\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBischofsreuter Waldhufen \tDE7148301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nŠumava \tCZ0314024 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNationalpark Bayerischer Wald \tDE6946301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMoore bei Finsterau und Philippsreuth \tDE7148302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSpráva Národního parku Šumava \tCoordinator\nBUND Naturschutz in Bayern e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nNationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald, Germany \tParticipant\nJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,2018,2024,76,5845002,3507002,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,null,"2018-08-01","2024-12-31"]
[598,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-F-007273/for-a-conservatory-management-of-the-laricio-pine-habitats",null,"LIFE00 NAT/F/007273",null,"For a conservatory management of the laricio pine habitats","\nFor a conservatory management of the laricio pine habitats\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/F/007273 | Acronym: Pin laricio\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nCorsican forests of Pinus nigra laricio, a priority habitat, are found at an altitude of between 1000 and 1800 m in the island’s ranges. This mountain ecosystem also shelters two other types of priority habitat: woods of Corsican yew (Taxus baccata) and stands of incense juniper (Juniperus thurifera), as well as several species of Community interest, some of them endemic, such as Discoglossus montalentii, Salmo macrostigma and the mouflon. Two species listed in the Birds Directive, the Corsican nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) and the goshawk (Accipiter gentilos arrigoni))(an endemic subspecies which is a priority for LIFE funding), are also characteristic of these forest stands. Locally, overgrazing is an obstacle to regeneration and may damage fragile environments, especially wetlands. Also, previous forestry management has favoured pure stands of Corsican pine, often to the detriment of the mosaics of associated habitats. Finally, poaching continues to be a threat to the survival of isolated populations of the trout by Salmo macrostigma in certain watercourses as well as impeding the spread of mouflon.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project objective is to restore and conserve forests of Corsican pine and associated habitats and species in its 9 subsites (which are pSCI and SPA). Afterwards the project results will be collated and integrated into the prescriptions for all the stands managed and exploited by the National Forestry Office. The project will compile a typology of Corsican pine forests and inventories of bats, amphibians and birds (nuthatch and goshawk) in order to elaborate management recommendations which will be taken into account in forest management plans. Restoration work will include beefing up yew woods through planting programmes. Undergrowth will be cleared to encourage regeneration of the incense juniper trees. Fences will be installed to protect rare plant habitats from overgrazing. As well as organising anti-poaching patrols, the project intends to train technicians, publish a guide to the forestry management of the Corsican pine and lay out nature trails.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/F/007273\nAcronym: Pin laricio\nStart Date: 01/04/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 414,814 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Office National des Forêts\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Rés.\"La Pietrina\", Av. de la Gde Armée, 20000, Ajaccio,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    3290 - Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Accipiter gentilis arrigonii\n    Sitta whiteheadi\n    Ovis gmelini musimon\n    Myotis myotis\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Rhinolophus euryale\n    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum\n    Rhinolophus hipposideros\n    Salmo macrostigma\n    Botrychium simplex\n    Discoglossus montalentii\n    Discoglossus sardus\n    Buxbaumia viridis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMassif montagneux du Cinto \tFR9400576 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRivière et vallée du Fango \tFR9400577 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif du Rotondo \tFR9400578 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMonte d'Oro / Vizzavona \tFR9400579 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêt de l'Ospedale \tFR9400583 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRivière de la Solenzara \tFR9400603 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMassif du Renoso \tFR9400611 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêt Territoriale de Rospa-Sorba (partie sud-est) \tFR9402002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêt territoriale du Fium'Orbu (partie sud-est) \tFR9402003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCommune de Corscia \tParticipant\nCommune d'Asco \tParticipant\nParc Naturel Régional de Corse \tParticipant\nGroupe Chiroptères de Corse \tParticipant\nUniversité de Gênes \tParticipant\nOffice National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage \tParticipant","France",null,null,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1099,AD1099,\"m\")","v":56},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2005-12-31"]
[599,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-F-005243/restoration-and-preservation-of-the-haguenau-forest-habitats",null,"LIFE98 NAT/F/005243",null,"Restoration and Preservation of the Haguenau Forest habitats","\nRestoration and Preservation of the Haguenau Forest habitats\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/F/005243 | Acronym: Forêt de Haguenau\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Town of Haguenau and the State of France are joint owners of one of the biggest lowland forests in Europe, covering 13,472 ha. The natural composition of this forest is mixed conifer and deciduous, which is unique in the French lowlands. Scots pines were originally restricted to the dune and peat bog areas within the site, but have spread to cover half of the forest, to the detriment of oaks and beeches. Furthermore, exotic tree species were introduced and a drainage system was laid out while forest regeneration is often a case of planting rows of trees. These factors all severely threatened the fragments of bog woodlands as well as the residual alluvial forest and the stands of original deciduous woodlands. The most representative forest habitats out of the 6 listed in the Habitats Directive have been suggested to be part of the Natura 2000 network. They host 9 species listed on Annex II: bats, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. The future Natura 2000 site thus consists of several smaller nuclei within the greater forest.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed at: - Increasing the habitat and species knowledge of the forest under the Habitats Directive and producing a detailed map of those elements. - Producing a management plan for the six nuclei making up the pSCI, applying the national prescriptions for Natura 2000. It was foreseen to quantify the economic consequences of the management changes. - Experimenting the renaturalisation of Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) bog woodland on 5 ha. The project also foresaw the acquisition of a 1,5 ha enclave of residual alluvial forest. Following the management plan, information to the public was to be provided in the forest (using panels) and in the surrounding municipalities (exhibition, brochure…)\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main objective of the project was to produce the \"document d’objectifs\" for the Haguenau forest Natura 2000 site. This is a specific management plan designed for Natura 2000 sites and validated by national authorities. The project was unable to produce this document as the pSCI perimeter was modified during the project and some administrative procedures were delayed. Instead, a classic management guide was produced. It is planned to use this as a basis for the production of the real \"document d’objectifs\" by the beneficiary who was officially appointed by national authorities. The document should serve as a working basis for new areas of the pSIC sheltering the same habitat types, and it should facilitate the discussions during the local consultation. In addition, this management guide provides an evaluation of the economic consequences of implementating Natura 2000 in this site. Costs are low (around 6€ per year and per hectare) as the main forest management modifications (irregular stands and islets of ageing) were decided following the December 1999 storm which destroyed a large part of the forest. This disaster led to the implementation of new practices, favourable to the habitats and species of community interest. The management guide was based on the numerous studies carried out by the project (on amphibians, insects, bats and woodland habitats). The mapping of the woodland habitats and their conservation status was also realised, based on an intensive field survey (3500 samples on 830 ha). Most of the habitats (75%) were found to be in a satisfactory to excellent conservation state, except for the bog woodlands were degraded. The studies greatly increased the knowledge of the wildlife on the site. A species listed in the annex II of the habitats directive was discovered on the site for the first time: the moss Dicranum viride. The restoration of Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) bog woodland (code 91D0) was also carried out (spruce exportation and hydraulic restoration). As it was too early at the end of the project to evaluate the impact of this work, the beneficiary plans to continue to monitor the evolution of the habitat and, if necessary, to continue the restoration after the end of the project. The LIFE project enabled attention to be focused on this highly interesting habitat which was severely degraded before the restoration work began. As planned, a 1,5 ha enclave of residual alluvial forest was purchased during the project. With this acquisition, the State of France and the town of Haguenau are now owners of the whole project site. Some communication and public awareness actions were also carried out. The Natura 2000 site perimeters were delimited on the field and information panels installed.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/F/005243\nAcronym: Forêt de Haguenau\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 173,527 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Office National des Forêts\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Cité Admin. 14, rue du Maréchal Juin, 67084, Strasbourg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    cartography\n    biodiversity\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMassif forestier de Haguenau \tFR4201798 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nOffice National des Forêts \tCoordinator\nVille de Haguenau \tParticipant","France",null,1998,2002,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2002-12-31"]
[600,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-F-006314/forests-and-linked-habitats-in-burgundy",null,"LIFE99 NAT/F/006314",null,"Forests and linked habitats in Burgundy","\nForests and linked habitats in Burgundy\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006314 | Acronym: Forêts Bourgogne\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe 11,000 ha covered by the nine proposed sites of Community interest (pSCI) involved in the project include 7,500 ha of public forests (beech, oak, maple, box and juniper pioneer vegetation, etc.) and associated open habitats (calcareous grasslands and meadows, scree, limestone pavements, etc.). The area contains 20 types of habitat of Community interest, six of which have a priority status, and 17 species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, including the plants Cypripedium calceolus and Liguria sibirica and the insect Callimorpha quadripunctaria. These woodland environments are struggling against economic demands resulting from the intensification and standardisation of forestry production techniques or, conversely, suffer from neglect. Therefore, in order to conserve at least some of these environments' natural habitats, changes must be made to the forestry management methods employed, in order to nurture all the stages of plant growth, in both time span and area, through actions ranging from the maintenance of open habitats to the preservation of old trees.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to define and implement sustainable methods of managing woodland and grassland environments by striking a balance between the economic, social and environmental functions. It was based on a close partnership between the public authority responsible for managing public forests in France (the ONF) and a regional NGO (Conservatoire des Sites Naturels Bourguignons). The work had to be carried out in the nine pSCIs involved in the project, and led to the development of a sustainable forest management strategy which can also be used for private forests. Over 500 ha of private forest habitats of special interest need to be included to facilitate this management strategy. Forest management plans and grassland restoration work programmes will be drawn up for all these sites in order to apply the aforementioned strategy. Arrangements will be made to compensate private owners for any operating constraints. Limits on public use will be imposed. Finally, it is anticipated that regulations will be drawn up to protect those forests and grasslands with the most outstanding features.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThanks to an active cooperation between the forestry service, the beneficiary and an NGO, Conservatoire des Sites Naturels Bourguignons, the project has globally achieved its objectives and most of the expected results. The \"Office National des Forêts\" was directly responsible for actions related to forest habitats and species and the \"Conservatoire\" was in charge of actions on dry grasslands sites. However, there was an interesting knowledge transfer as regards various subjects. Among annexe II species, the knowledge of the isolated populations of Cypripedium calceolus and Liguria sibirica increased considerably and has been used to develop an appropriate managment for them. For example, foresters now know the best level of tree clearing to apply that will maintain and improve the ecological conditions for the lady’s slipper, and a new reserve has been proposed for these species in the Forêt Domaniale de Chatillon. The knowledge of dry grasslands has also significantly improved. The inventory performed covers 1700 of the 3000 ha of this habitat type in Burgundy, which allowed the project to identify the global trends and make conservation proposals at a regional scale. Detailed studies were undertaken to prepare the management and restoration of each site. While the land purchase proved more difficult than foreseen, with only 25 ha purchased instead of 120 ha, this was largely compensated by land leases covering 180 ha and agreements with 17 municipalities covering 1230 ha. Some 70% of the grasslands of the 9 pSCIs are now covered by these agreements, assuring their correct conservation management. Moreover, the project carried out the removal of invasive scrubs on 35 sub-sites. Various types of scrubs were tackled and different techniques were experimented. Grazing was reintroduced on 420 ha on 21 sites, allowing degraded grassland to be brought back to a favourable condition. In forest habitats, the project carried out pilot trials and developed new guidelines on how to manage and maintain a nucleus of older trees, in order to favour the biodiversity linked to dead wood. These pilot measures are now implemented and endorsed in public forests, and the guidelines will shortly be distributed the owners and managers of all public and private forest. The comprehensive restoration and management activities had also a positive effect on the inhabitants and stakeholders, who are now directly involved in the conservation of their sites which are now more attractive. A number of sites, for example, are now part of local tourist circuits. The project also stabilised the job of one local shepherd and helped 9 additional shepherds to develop their activities. Finally, the project has drawn up five management plans for its Natura 2000 sites ('documents d’objectifs'). Together with the mobilisation of local stakeholders this has strongly reinforced the implementation of Natura 2000 at the regional scale.\"\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006314\nAcronym: Forêts Bourgogne\nStart Date: 01/05/1999\nEnd Date: 31/12/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,024,300 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Direction Régionale de l'Office National des Forêts de Bourgogne\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 29 rue de Talant, 21000, Dijon,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    public-private partnership\n    land purchase\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    5110 - Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion p.p.)\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8160 - Medio-European calcareous scree of hill and montane levels\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cypripedium calceolus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nCombes de la Côte dijonnaise \tFR2600956 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMilieux forestiers, pelouses et marais des massifs de Moloy, La Bonière et Lamargelle \tFR2600958 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nMilieux forestiers du Châtillonnais avec marais tufeux et sites à sabot de Vénus \tFR2600959 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nCôte châlonnaise \tFR2600971 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPelouses calcicoles du Mâconnais \tFR2600972 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLes habitats naturels de l'arrière côte de Beaune \tFR2600973 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPelouses, forêts et habitats à chauve-souris du sud de la vallée de l'Yonne et de ses affluents \tFR2600974 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nForêts, pelouses, éboulis de la vallée du Rhoin et du ravin d'Antheuil \tFR2601000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nForêt de ravin à la source tufeuse de l'Ignon \tFR2601002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDirection Régionale de l'Office National des Forêts de Bourgogne \tCoordinator\nConservatoire des Sites Naturels Bourguignons \tParticipant","France",null,null,2021,55,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1999-05-01","2003-12-31"]
[601,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-F-006318/the-management-of-the-xerothermic-habitats-of-the-north-harth",null,"LIFE99 NAT/F/006318",null,"The management of the xerothermic habitats of the North Harth","\nThe management of the xerothermic habitats of the North Harth\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006318 | Acronym: Hardt Nord\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Hardt region of Alsace in north-eastern France, is subject to a particularly dry sub-continental climate. The absence of natural watercourses, the nature of the soil and the lack of groundwater accentuate the dry arid nature of the environment. As a result, the open clearings scattered through the region’s oak-hornbeam forests typically support dry grasslands characterised by a range of specialist xero-themophilic plants and insects. However, these clearings are no longer maintained by grazing and this together with changes in woodland management practices is resulting in their gradual disappearance, and they can close over in just a few decades. In fact, at the start of the project (1999), the surface area of the numerous small clearings scattered through the forests totalled only 21.8 ha.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to restore the clearings of dry grassland that remained through direct intervention and to find a permanent solution for their long-term survival. It also proposed to identify forestry practices that best favour the conservation of the biological interest of the oak-hornbeam forests and the open habitats within them, while still accommodating economic objectives in the most productive areas.\nThe following specific measures were envisaged to achieve this objective:\n1. Habitat restoration.\nA series of clearings would be restored by scrub clearance or mowing to increase the surface area by 15 ha. In addition, 25 km of open corridors would be created to link isolated sites to allow pollinating insects to move freely between sites.\n2. Biological studies and surveys.\n(i) A study would be undertaken on the impact and role of large mammals (deer, wild boar) on the development of the vegetation in the clearings;\n(ii) A series of surveys would be carried out to complete existing information on the plants, birds, bats, and insects present to ensure that the most appropriate measures to maintain biodiversity are employed in future habitat management plans. Particular reference would be given to three insects listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive: the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo), the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) and the moth (Eriogaster catax);\n(iii) Monitoring undertaken to follow the evolution of the sites following restoration work.\n3. Re-introduction of 10 threatened plant species.\nAttempts would be made to grow from seed in a botanic garden 10 of the 34 threatened plant species present on the site. Plants raised in this way would be replanted in suitable clearings. The species concerned were: Adonis vernalis, Filago pyramidata, Hypochoeris maculata, Hieracium recemosum, Anemone sylvestris, Allium carinatum, Veronica prostrata, Euphorbia seguieriana, Gentiana ciliata, Allium rotumdum.\n4. Development of management guidelines for the site integrating ecological and economic aspects.\nA study would be undertaken to define a management framework adapted to the specific requirements of the site.\n5. Dissemination of results.\nThe main findings from the various studies and surveys would be published.\n6. Raising public awareness and support\nThis would be achieved through a mobile exhibition, information boards and a series of educational footpaths.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully achieved nearly all of its specific objectives. Habitats were successfully restored and the site owner, the national forest service (ONF), is now equipped with the scientific information, appropriate tools and know-how for maintaining the biological diversity of Hardt Nord.\nThis project’s specific achievements are as follows:\n1. Habitat restoration.\nBoth targets for re-opening clearings and the creation of a network of interconnecting corridors were exceeded. A total of 16.2 ha of clearings were restored by scrub clearance and mowing, increasing the total area from 21.8 ha to 38 ha. At the same time, 32.2 km of interconnecting corridors were re-opened, linking 160 of the known 271 clearings in 26 distinct units.\n2. Biological studies and surveys\n(i) The study on the influence of large wild mammals showed that in the absence of grazing, they play an important substitute role in seed dispersal and breaking up the sward;\n(ii) A series of biological surveys were successfully completed, and has increased our knowledge of the site. Only two of the three insects listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive: the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) and the moth (Eriogaster catax) were located, but no sign was found of the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo). However, another Annex II species, the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), previously unrecorded from the site was discovered during the surveys;\n(iii) Monitoring after restoration measures enabled the evaluation of different restoration techniques and identification of additional measures required to maximise their benefit (e.g. spreading hay cuttings from neighbouring grasslands to aid the recolonisation of grassland species).\n3. Re-introduction of 10 threatened plant species.\nOnly three of the 10 species were raised and replanted into the wild during the project period. The three species are: broad-leaved cudweed (Filago pyramidata) spotted cats-ear (Hypochoeris maculate) and the speedwell (Veronica prostrate). At the end of the project it was too early to say whether this measure had been successful.\n4. Management guidelines integrating ecological and economic aspects.\nThe conclusion of this study was to manage the forest as a coppice with standards to best maintain its biological interest. However, this method is only economically viable if it includes a high proportion of valuable timber species.\n5. Dissemination of results.\nStudies on five topics (forest and plants, site management and evolution, birds, bats and insects) were to be published.\n6. Raising public awareness and support.\nFour educational footpaths, including information panels were created. A promotional leaflet was developed and distributed and a mobile exhibition set up and used at the inauguration of the newly opened footpaths.The project successfully achieved nearly all of its specific objectives. Habitats were successfully restored and the site owner, the national forest service (ONF), is now equipped with the scientific information, appropriate tools and know-how for maintaining the biological diversity of Hardt Nord.\nThis project’s specific achievements are as follows:\n1. Habitat restoration.\nBoth targets for re-opening clearings and the creation of a network of interconnecting corridors were exceeded. A total of 16.2 ha of clearings were restored by scrub clearance and mowing, increasing the total area from 21.8 ha to 38 ha. At the same time, 32.2 km of interconnecting corridors were re-opened, linking 160 of the known 271 clearings in 26 distinct units.\n2. Biological studies and surveys\n(i) The study on the influence of large wild mammals showed that in the absence of grazing, they play an important substitute role in seed dispersal and breaking up the sward;\n(ii) A series of biological surveys were successfully completed, and has increased our knowledge of the site. Only two of the three insects listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive: the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) and the moth (Eriogaster catax) were located, but no sign was found of the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo). However, another Annex II species, the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), previously unrecorded from the site was discovered during the surveys;\n(iii) Monitoring after restoration measures enabled the evaluation of different restoration techniques and identification of additional measures required to maximise their benefit (e.g. spreading hay cuttings from neighbouring grasslands to aid the recolonisation of grassland species).\n3. Re-introduction of 10 threatened plant species.\nOnly three of the 10 species were raised and replanted into the wild during the project period. The three species are: broad-leaved cudweed (Filago pyramidata) spotted cats-ear (Hypochoeris maculate) and the speedwell (Veronica prostrate). At the end of the project it was too early to say whether this measure had been successful.\n4. Management guidelines integrating ecological and economic aspects.\nThe conclusion of this study was to manage the forest as a coppice with standards to best maintain its biological interest. However, this method is only economically viable if it includes a high proportion of valuable timber species.\n5. Dissemination of results.\nStudies on five topics (forest and plants, site management and evolution, birds, bats and insects) were to be published.\n6. Raising public awareness and support.\nFour educational footpaths, including information panels were created. A promotional leaflet was developed and distributed and a mobile exhibition set up and used at the inauguration of the newly opened footpaths.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/F/006318\nAcronym: Hardt Nord\nStart Date: 01/04/1999\nEnd Date: 30/11/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 343 €\nProject Location: Alsace\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Office National des Forêts (ONF) - Direction Régionale Alsace\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 14 rue du Maréchal Juin, 67084, Strasbourg Cédex,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    arid land ecosystem\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    survey\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Eriogaster catax\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHardt nord \tFR4201813 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nOffice National des Forêts (ONF) - Direction Régionale Alsace \tCoordinator","France",null,null,null,67,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"1999-04-01","2004-11-30"]
[602,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-FR-000087/conservation-of-the-most-remarkables-habitats-and-species-of-the-poitevin-marshes",null,"LIFE04 NAT/FR/000087",null,"Conservation of the most remarkables habitats and species of the Poitevin Marshes","\nConservation of the most remarkables habitats and species of the Poitevin Marshes\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/FR/000087 | Acronym: LIFE Marais\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSpanning two regions in western France, the Poitevin Marshes ('Marais Poitevin') area is listed as a wetland of international importance according to the Ramsar convention. Some 68 023 ha of marsh is designated as a pSCI and 62 115 ha as an SPA.\n\nOnce contiguous, the marsh is now divided into three main areas because of the spread of intensive agriculture. The coastal zone is characterised by mud flats, salt meadows and dunes, the core area by flooded salt meadows (wet marshes), non-flooded salt meadows (dried marshes) and an important network of waterways. “Green Venice” is an area under exclusive fresh water influence, characterised by alluvial forests and hedged farmlands with ash-alder stands, and locally alkaline fens and bogs.\n\nThe site is seriously endangered by intensive agriculture, lack of adequate water management and the absence of traditional management of meadows, alluvial forests and streams. Typical species are threatened by disturbance and (in the case of the European otter – Lutra lutra - collision with vehicles.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of this LIFE Nature project was to improve the conservation status of the Marais de Poitevin Natura 2000 site, and of its species and habitats, through the following actions:\n\n    Restoring 317 ha of natural grasslands and 10.28 km of the hydrographic network;\n    Purchasing 65 ha of land to carry out specific species/habitat restoration works;\n    Improving knowledge of the marsh and its species, in order to improve management techniques;\n    Drawing up a management plan for 1 700 ha of marshes used as a collective pasture;\n    Setting-up a technical protocol to convert cultivated lands into grasslands;\n    Implementing an existing action plan for the European otter; and\n    Carrying out an awareness campaign at local, national and European level about the ecological value of the site.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nMost of the initial objectives were met:\n\n    The project restored 384 ha of habitats (wetlands, reed beds, sand dunes, humid forest) and 13 km of ditches. The restoration works have already had an impact on some species, e.g. nesting birds were found in greater numbers on some wetlands following the restoration activities;\n    Ecological inventories were carried out across 3 515 ha of land, leading to an improved knowledge of the species as well as an assessment of the effects of the management activities carried out throughout the LIFE project. The project demonstrated the significant value of grazing and of maintaining water in wetlands;\n    A technical protocol was developed to assist farmers with arable reversion;\n    The project contributed to the implementation of action plan for the European Otter with the identification of locations where road casualties occur most and the construction of two otter ledges in order to reduce the number of otters killed on roads;\n    A significant campaign was carried out to raise awareness among local inhabitants, school children and other stakeholders: 47 information and communication tools and documents were developed, 43 display boards were erected. In total, the beneficiary estimates that more than 14 000 people took part in communication activities (school activities, training courses, open days etc.);\n    The project extended and strengthened the partnership among local stakeholders, with the involvement of 80 different organisations (associations, universities, local councils); and\n    The project acquired 54.47 ha of land with LIFE support (plus an additional 5.4 ha bought with other funding), including 6 ha of humid forest and 48 ha of wetlands.\n\nOverall, the work carried out showed local stakeholders what was possible in terms of restoration and management techniques that are beneficial to biodiversity. The project developed some innovative tools and methods. Some of the work done will be continued or transferred to other sites.\n\nEven though the project has successfully achieved most of its objectives, its scale was limited since it did not cover the whole Marais Poitevin wetland: only 3 000 ha out of 100 000 ha were targeted. One of the main ongoing challenges is the maintenance of grasslands, with the project only covering some 2 000 ha of the 27 000 ha of grasslands found within the Marais Poitevin. Maintaining grasslands will depend on the implementation of national policies such as agri-environment measures (MAEt) or water management systems (SAGE). Some of these policies (such as MAEt) have already shown limitations in meeting the challenges that the Marais Poitevin faces.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/FR/000087\nAcronym: LIFE Marais\nStart Date: 15/07/2004\nEnd Date: 30/11/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,106,322 €\nEU Contribution: 1,553,161 €\nProject Location: Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Syndicat Mixte du Parc Interrégional du Marais Poitevin\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 2, rue de l'Eglise, F - 79510, Coulon (Deux Sèvres),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Mammals\n    Freshwater\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    biotope network\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grazing\n    site rehabilitation\n    cartography\n    cultural heritage\n    public awareness campaign\n    rural area\n    wetland\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    conflicting use\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    monitoring\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSyndicat Mixte du Parc Interrégional du Marais Poitevin \tCoordinator\nLigue de Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) \tParticipant\nUnion des Marais Mouillés \tParticipant\nAssociation de Défense de l'Environnement en Vendée (ADEV) \tParticipant\nConservatoire d'Espaces Naturels et des Sites de Poitou Charentes (CREN) \tParticipant\nWorld Wild Fund for Nature - World Wild Fund for Nature - France (WWF) \tParticipant","France",null,2004,2017,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2004-07-15","2008-11-30"]
[603,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007246/restoration-of-the-soltarico-oxbow-lake",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007246",null,"Restoration of the Soltarico oxbow Lake","\nRestoration of the Soltarico oxbow Lake\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007246 | Acronym: Soltarico\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Soltarico oxbow natural reserve, proposed as a Site of Community Interest, was created when the river Adda flooded in 1976. It is the largest oxbow lake in Italy. The area is an important feeding ground for nesting herons in the middle stretch of the Adda. In the absence of suitable nearby wetlands, such as the ricefields to which most of the Po basin heron communities are connected, the Soltarico oxbow has strategic value for the protection of local heron populations. The oxbow is characterised by a widespread cover of water plants, including nymphaea alba and nuphar luteum, while along the banks are hygrophilous forests of alder and willow. There are also strips of mesophilous oakwood dominated by common oak, elm and poplar. As the oxbow lake has been cut off from the main river channel, the area is currently threatened by phenomena such as silting and anoxia. These phenomena, together with the deterioration of the natural woods and the expansion of intensive farming, have altered the original ecosystem and harmed existing ecological balances. Accordingly, the project aims to restore a large part of the area by reconnecting the lake to the river Adda to encourage hydrological exchange by reconstituting the primary riverine forests.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe purpose of the project was to upgrade part of the Soltarico oxbow lake by restoring the inflow and outflow of water and renaturalising hygrophilous communities and stretches of riverine hygrophilous forest. The removal of sediment in the riverbed, where it impedes sufficient water flow, and the remodeling of the banks were planned. This restoration work was intended to reestablish the former hydrological balance of the river, to reduce the anoxia process and to increase the biodiversity of the wetlands. In addition, measures to renaturalise the primary riverine vegetation were to be carried out through reafforestation with native species and elimination of invasive species in order to reestablish the structure and composition of flora of the hygrophilous forest stands.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved only a very small part of its foreseen objectives. In fact, the beneficiary realised that the key measure, i.e. the reconnection of the oxbow with the main stream of the river Adda, was technically not possible. Only two field measures were successfully completed:\nremoval of the false indaco amorpha fruticosa, with a positive impact for the potential recovery of the priority habitat *91E0 “Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and fraxinus excelsior (alno-Padion, alnion incanae, salicion albae)”,\ncreation/restoration of four pools would benefit amphibians recorded in the SCI where the project took place, like rana latastei(annex II and IV), hyla intermedia (annex IV, under hyla arborea) and, possibly, *pelobates fuscus insubricus. The beneficiary also carried out studies on flora and fauna. Additionally some dissemination actions were developed, such as publishing a booklet and a video and organising a final meeting.The project achieved only a very small part of its foreseen objectives. In fact, the beneficiary realised that the key measure, i.e. the reconnection of the oxbow with the main stream of the river Adda, was technically not possible. Only two field measures were successfully completed:\nremoval of the false indaco amorpha fruticosa, with a positive impact for the potential recovery of the priority habitat *91E0 “Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and fraxinus excelsior (alno-Padion, alnion incanae, salicion albae)”,\ncreation/restoration of four pools would benefit amphibians recorded in the SCI where the project took place, like rana latastei(annex II and IV), hyla intermedia (annex IV, under hyla arborea) and, possibly, *pelobates fuscus insubricus. The beneficiary also carried out studies on flora and fauna. Additionally some dissemination actions were developed, such as publishing a booklet and a video and organising a final meeting.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007246\nAcronym: Soltarico\nStart Date: 01/06/2001\nEnd Date: 31/05/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 118,221 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Parco Regionale Adda-Sud\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Viale Dalmazia n.10, 26900, Lodi,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    reforestation\n    wetland\n    habitat restoration\n    land purchase\n    alien species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLanca di Soltarico \tIT2090007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nParco Regionale Adda-Sud \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,null,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-06-01","2004-05-31"]
[604,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007258/integrated-management-of-insubric-prealpine-habitats",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007258",null,"Integrated management of insubric-prealpine habitats","\nIntegrated management of insubric-prealpine habitats\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007258 | Acronym: Monte Barro\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in north western Italy, the Monte Barro Regional Park covers a mountainous area between Brianza and Lecco, close to Lake Como. Its ecological and scientific importance justified its inclusion in the Natura 2000 network as a Site of Community Interest. The area features a high diversity of habitat and a great number of indigenous species. The park’s Insubric meadows contain a wide variety of flowering species and support many migratory birds which are attracted to the large number of invertebrates that live in the meadows.\n\nThreats to the meadow habitats and their wildlife had been detected and restoration actions were identified as necessary. The abandonment of traditional agricultural grassland management techniques had led to a gradual reforestation of the area. Other knock-on effects from the changing land use patterns led to water supplies in the park starting to silt up and fire risks were increasing. In addition, the park’s bats populations were a species noted as needing special attention because human interference in caves had altered the bats’ micro habitats.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nCore objectives for this LIFE project therefore involved: improving the condition of natural and semi-natural meadow habitats; preserving petrifying springs; replanting forest areas that had previously been damaged by fires; and restoring the natural character of caves in order to boost the conservation status of local bat populations.\n\nInitial work would produce a baseline of species in the area and also identify the necessary management inputs required to meet the aforementioned habitat improvement objectives. A series of educational and awareness-raising activities would complement the practical habitat works to help secure long-term local support for the Natura site’s wildlife.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll of the project’s objectives have been achieved. Good working relationships between the partners and stakeholders were considered as a key success factor for the results which included:\nRestoring 44 ha of grasslands habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive;\nRehabilitating 4 petrifying springs habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive;\nReinstating 6 ha of forest habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive;\nCreating 1 artificial cave to improve the conservation status of bats species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive; and\nEx-situ conservation actions successfully targeted 56 plants species (including one orchid species).\n\nSome 7000 plant seedlings were used for restocking and monitoring information emerging from the project site continues to help Lombardy Region comply with its legislative requirements for updating Natura 2000 Standard Data Forms.\nAll of the project’s objectives have been achieved. Good working relationships between the partners and stakeholders were considered as a key success factor for the results which included:\nRestoring 44 ha of grasslands habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive;\nRehabilitating 4 petrifying springs habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive;\nReinstating 6 ha of forest habitats listed in Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive;\nCreating 1 artificial cave to improve the conservation status of bats species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive; and\nEx-situ conservation actions successfully targeted 56 plants species (including one orchid species).\n\nSome 7000 plant seedlings were used for restocking and monitoring information emerging from the project site continues to help Lombardy Region comply with its legislative requirements for updating Natura 2000 Standard Data Forms.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007258\nAcronym: Monte Barro\nStart Date: 01/05/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 350,283 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio Parco Monte Barro\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: via Bertarelli 11, 23851, Galbiate,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Rocky and Caves\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    migratory species\n    protected area\n    integrated management\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6170 - Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMonte Barro \tIT2030003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio Parco Monte Barro \tCoordinator\nUniversità dell'Insubria, Varese \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2022,43,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-05-01","2004-12-31"]
[605,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-IT-005037/v-curone-v-s-croce-protection-priority-habitats",null,"LIFE98 NAT/IT/005037",null,"V. Curone - V. S. Croce : protection priority habitats","\nV. Curone - V. S. Croce : protection priority habitats\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005037 | Acronym: Curone/S. Croce\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Valle San Croce - Valle del Curone area, 30 km from Milan, is a sliver of woodland penetrating the Milan industrial conurbation, connecting it to the landscapes of the pre-Alpine foothills and mountains. The site contains habitats of Community interest such as alluvial forests with Alnion glutinoso-incanae, petrifying springs and steppic grasslands with Festuco-Brometalia, and species of Community interest like Leuciscus souffia, Rana latastei. In recent decades the transformation of the area for residential building and agricultural purposes has significantly altered site hydrology. These changes can cause irreversible alterations to the equilibria underpinning the petrifying springs, threatening the integrity of the Alnion forests (which are already much reduced). Visitor pressure is creating disturbance for the bird populations. Agriculture is threatening the existence of the Festuco-Brometalia, now in a delicate phase of succession dynamics.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nAmong the main objectives there were a detailed study of site hydrology, a survey pin-pointing the exact location of the petrifying springs and a census of the populations of Rana latastei and Leuciscus souffia, to be used as a basis for elaborating specific action plans targeting the restoration of the priority habitats and improvement of the conservation status of the species of Community interest. Measures to stabilise hydrology, reduce visitor pressure and increase the stability of the forest ecosystem were also foreseen in the petrifying springs and the Alnion formations. Another product foreseen, relative to the conservation of Festuco-Brometalia was the definition of a management model, so as to casts conservation in economically sustainable terms, taking into account of the avifauna associated with this habitat type. All measures were to be accompanied by information work, aimed at farmers and foresters, at residents and at visitors, explaining the importance of conserving the habitats in the area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has carried out all the foreseen actions, adopting a holistic approach to recover the environmental balance of the floristic and faunistic communities that characterised the pSCI within the Curone Park. Actions to restore the hydro geological balance of the Curone river, forestry work to improve the wood structures of the priority habitats and creation of reproductive sites for the amphibians species have been considered in parallel. Studies and monitoring activities on the targeted habitats and species have been prepared, in particular those relative to petrifying springs with Cratoneurion and to amphibian species of EU interest, namely Rana latastei. Actions carried out and achieved results were the following:\nStudy on the petrifying springs allowed the localization of nuclei with Cratoneurion in several sites within the pSCI, evidencing a wider distribution than expected.\nStudy on vegetation dynamics of \"Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia)(*important orchid sites)\". About 30 ha of this priority habitat were identified in the northern part of the pSCI, together with the presence of several orchids, i.e. Ophrys apifera, Ophrys holoserica, Orchis spp. and Serapias spp.\nElaboration of an action plan for the management of the Festuco-Brometalia.\n3 reproductive sites of Rana latastei, with a total population of about 200 individuals, have been recorded. A re-colonisation of other amphibians of EU importance (Triturus carnifex and Bombina variegata)was also observed.\nStudy of the hydrological situation and analyses of water quality assessed the good quality of the water and the lack of signs of dangerous pollution.\nMaintenance and restoration of the hydro-graphical network and of the basin that supplies the petrifying springs were finalised at consolidating the river banks. Several small pools suitable as reproductive sites for Rana latastei were created.\nRearrangement and re-naturalisation of the primary and secondary hydro-graphic network relative to the habitats Alno-Padion/Alnion glutinoso-incanae were realized on 50.5 ha.\nForestry works to improve the stability of the habitats of the petrifying spring and of the Alno-Padion/Alnion glutinoso-incanae were realized on a 60 ha surface.\nRestoration of Festuco-Brometalia consisted in cutting and mowing on a total surface of 15 ha (5 ha more than foreseen). Amiatini donkeys have been also used, as a form of controlled grazing.\nA total of 1,5 km of the pathway system was rearranged to reduce the impact of excessive trampling on the Festuco-Brometalia priority habitat.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005037\nAcronym: Curone/S. Croce\nStart Date: 01/06/1997\nEnd Date: 31/05/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 127,267 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio di gestione Parco Naturale di Montevecchia e Valle del Curone\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: via Donzelli, 9, Montevecchia (LC),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    natural park\n    survey\n    environmental impact of tourism\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Leuciscus souffia\n    Rana latastei\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValle S. Croce e Valle del Curone \tIT2030006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio di gestione Parco Naturale di Montevecchia e Valle del Curone \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-06-01","2001-05-31"]
[606,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007266/petrifying-springs-and-seminatural-dry-grasslands-in-valle-s-croce-e-valle-del-curone",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007266",null,"Petrifying springs and seminatural dry grasslands in Valle S. Croce e Valle del Curone","\nPetrifying springs and seminatural dry grasslands in Valle S. Croce e Valle del Curone\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007266 | Acronym: Curone II\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Site of Community Interest comprising Valle San Croce and Valle del Curone, situated 30 km to the north of Milan, is characterised by a high degree of biodiversity due to the presence of various types of soil and exposure. Covered mainly with woods, the area links the industrial plateau of the Milanese hinterland to pre-Alpine hilly and mountainous districts. The site is important for its habitats and species of Community interest, including alluvial forests, petrifying springs and steppic grasslands.\n\nIn recent decades, however, these habitats have deteriorated due to water abstraction which has depleted the springs, the ever-increasing presence of non-native plants and the resumption of intensive farming in areas where the steppic grasslands were slowly beginning to recover. Increased frequentation by hikers is also becoming a serious threat due to disturbance of the wild animals living there.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis project carried on from a previous, similar 1998 LIFE project (LIFE98 NAT/IT/005037). It aimed to protect and conserve the steppic grassland habitats of the Valle San Croce and Valle del Curone.\n\nIt planned to draw up a management plan for the steppic grasslands and a programme of operations, including land purchase to restore the petrifying springs. Actions were foreseen to improve the hydro-geological conditions of the catchment areas concerned.\n\nA key element of the project was to be the involvement of local farmers in integrating actions to conserve the steppic grasslands into their current agricultural practices. These measures were planned to be accompanied by public information campaigns to raise awareness of these important but little-known habitats.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully carried out most of its planned actions. It created a management plan for restoring semi-natural dry grasslands and petrifying springs, and engaged local stakeholders in their conservation.\n\nThe project elaborated a complete hydro-geological characterisation of the project area. It identified 17 water abstraction points along the petrifying spring. This enabled the team to create a blueprint for interventions for the hydro-geological and forestry restoration of the basin. A specific technical document elaborated plans for the re-naturalisation of the springs with captation, also taking into account a census of molluscs and amphipods in the project area carried out externally to the LIFE project.\n\nThe team drafted a management programme for semi-natural dry grasslands (Festuco-Brometalia). The programme took into account the importance of agriculture in the project area and identified priority actions for preservation of the habitat. Specific agreements were made for the management of Festuco-brometalia and petrifying springs with three private farms with a combined surface area of nearly 30 ha.\n\nThe project purchased a total of 8.38 ha of land with petrifying springs, whilst the Region also bought some further relevant land with its own funds. Restoration interventions on the land included the elimination of two captation points through the demolition of old structures and consolidation of any instability. The demolition of these structures generated an increase in water flow in the river.\n\nFurther interventions included the restoration of shrubs over 5.6 ha through cutting and grazing donkeys and the further use of donkeys to maintain 9.9 ha of Festuco-Brometalia. Naturalistic engineering interventions were undertaken over a total of 25.6 ha to restore forestry and hydro-geological conditions.\n\nTo raise awareness of the project, the project produced on-site panels and equipped trails, as well as leaflets and a website. It also conducted educational activities with 30-40 school classes per year, organised a seminar on petrifying spring habitats and networked with the LIFE Nature project “Monte Barro” (LIFE00 NAT/IT/007258) to exchange information.\nThe project successfully carried out most of its planned actions. It created a management plan for restoring semi-natural dry grasslands and petrifying springs, and engaged local stakeholders in their conservation.\n\nThe project elaborated a complete hydro-geological characterisation of the project area. It identified 17 water abstraction points along the petrifying spring. This enabled the team to create a blueprint for interventions for the hydro-geological and forestry restoration of the basin. A specific technical document elaborated plans for the re-naturalisation of the springs with captation, also taking into account a census of molluscs and amphipods in the project area carried out externally to the LIFE project.\n\nThe team drafted a management programme for semi-natural dry grasslands (Festuco-Brometalia). The programme took into account the importance of agriculture in the project area and identified priority actions for preservation of the habitat. Specific agreements were made for the management of Festuco-brometalia and petrifying springs with three private farms with a combined surface area of nearly 30 ha.\n\nThe project purchased a total of 8.38 ha of land with petrifying springs, whilst the Region also bought some further relevant land with its own funds. Restoration interventions on the land included the elimination of two captation points through the demolition of old structures and consolidation of any instability. The demolition of these structures generated an increase in water flow in the river.\n\nFurther interventions included the restoration of shrubs over 5.6 ha through cutting and grazing donkeys and the further use of donkeys to maintain 9.9 ha of Festuco-Brometalia. Naturalistic engineering interventions were undertaken over a total of 25.6 ha to restore forestry and hydro-geological conditions.\n\nTo raise awareness of the project, the project produced on-site panels and equipped trails, as well as leaflets and a website. It also conducted educational activities with 30-40 school classes per year, organised a seminar on petrifying spring habitats and networked with the LIFE Nature project “Monte Barro” (LIFE00 NAT/IT/007258) to exchange information.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007266\nAcronym: Curone II\nStart Date: 01/04/2001\nEnd Date: 31/12/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 151,200 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio di Gestione Parco Regionale di Montevecchia e Valle del Curone\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Donzelli, 9, 23874, Montevecchia (LC),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    social participation\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValle S. Croce e Valle del Curone \tIT2030006 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio di Gestione Parco Regionale di Montevecchia e Valle del Curone \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,2036,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2004-12-31"]
[607,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-NAT-IT-000989/enhancing-biodiversity-by-restoring-source-areas-for-priority-and-other-species-of-community-interest-in-ticino-park",null,"LIFE15 NAT/IT/000989",null,"Enhancing Biodiversity by Restoring Source Areas for Priority and Other Species of Community Interest in Ticino Park","\nEnhancing Biodiversity by Restoring Source Areas for Priority and Other Species of Community Interest in Ticino Park\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/IT/000989 | Acronym: LifeTicinoBiosource\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project targets a range of fauna species found in Ticino Park - 15 species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive and Annex II, IV and V of the Habitats Directive. The park acts as a source of biodiversity for the whole Padana Plain, hosting most of the species of conservation interest related to this geographic area. Currently, it is the main ecological corridor connecting the Apennines and the Alps, amplifying its role as a source area of biodiversity. Many species, however, are threatened by the loss or degradation of their habitats, especially areas suitable for reproduction and feeding activities.\n\nIntensification of agriculture has played a significant role in the decline of typical species found in open habitats. Of particular concern are the loss and degradation of wetlands and the degradation of streams, springs and secondary water courses. In the past few years, the ‘dry’ cultivation of rice, which creates unsuitable habitats for foraging, has become a major threat. A further threat is the introduction of invasive alien species (IAS).\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the LifeTicinoBiosource project was to preserve and increase the biodiversity heritage of Ticino Park. The project would target more than 15 species for which the park hosts the most important known populations or is even the only site where they are found. These include the Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii), whose only naturally breeding population occurs in the River Ticino, and Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), whose breeding population in the park is one of the most numerous in Italy.\n\nThe project would carry out the following species and habitat conservation actions:\n\n      Designation of a new Natura 2000 network site to protect the only known spawning area for the Adriatic sturgeon;\n      Active defence of this spawning area by establishing and training a task force of stakeholders;\n      Reintroduction of European sturgeon (Huso huso) in the River Ticino (and therefore in the Po basin);\n      Ecological restoration of springs and little streams for the conservation of fish species of Community interest typical of these habitats;\n      Restoration and creation of wetland habitats for breeding, migratory and wintering birds at Motta Visconti and Bernate Ticino;\n      Establishment of rafts with marsh vegetation for creating new sites for breeding, migrating and wintering birds;\n      Management of lowland wet meadows habitats in favour of birds and butterflies; and\n      Actions for the conservation of riparian forest habitats included in Annex I of Habitat Directive at Motta Visconti and Bernate Ticino.\n\nThe project also aimed to increase awareness about the project actions and its aims among the local population, creating nature trails, school packages and informative leaflets.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LifeTicinoBiosource project was implemented in six sites of the Natura 2000 network and contiguous areas in the Lombardia Region of Italy, located along the course of the Ticino River, the most important ecological corridor between the Alps and the Apennines. Through the implementation of different actions, the project restored or created five different habitats and improved the conservation of 17 species belonging to different fauna groups, from insects (Lepidoptera) to vertebrates (fish, birds and amphibians).\n\n \n\nThe project created a new Special Area of Conservation to protect the “Spawning area of Acipenser naccarii” (233 ha), and carried out activities to defend this sturgeon species from poaching with the involvement of 10 fishermen volunteers trained by the project. A total of 68 volunteer fishers were involved in the containment of wels catfish (Silurus glanis) through 42 electrofishing campaigns, with a total average yield of about 3.3 tons of catfish removed.\n \n\nA total of 891 European sturgeon (Huso huso) were reintroduced in the Ticino River, 50 years after it disappeared from the Po basin. Some specimens, followed with telemetry, revealed a strong instinct to head towards the sea (46 individuals recorded in 230 km of monitored rivers). The project team installed 808 rafts in the Arno stream (of total surface area around 4 000 m2) to favour nesting and migrating aquatic birds (Aythya nyroca, Himantopus himantopus, Aythya ferina, Aythya fuligula, Fulica atra atra, Anas strepera).\n\n \n\nThe project team carried out habitat restoration and created new habitats:\n\n    12 ha of riparian mixed forest (habitat 91F0) in the I Geraci site (SAC IT2080002 and SPA IT2080301) and 12 ha in Bernate Ticino (SAC IT2010014);\n    3 ha of habitat 91E0* in I Geraci and 4 ha in Bernate Ticino;\n    6 500 m2 of wetlands (habitat 3150) in Bernate Ticino and 6 500 m2 of new ponds (habitat 3150), 7 400 m2  of new reedbeds and 8 600 m2 of new wetland for bird species in I Geraci;\n    2 ha of dry meadows (habitat 6210) in I Geraci;\n    5.7 ha of natural water habitats for target fish species in three sites.\n\n \n\nA total of 178 birds of Community interest were monitored. The number of species recorded was more than doubled thanks to the project. Project staff recorded 85 large copper (Lycaena dispar) individuals, and 50 other butterfly species.  In all intervention sites the target amphibian species (Rana latestei, Hyla arborea) were detected after the project’s work. Thanks to the involvement of 43 farmers, the project restored a traditional agricultural practice that enables flooding of meadows in winter, autumn and spring, favouring the stopover of both target hibernating and migratory birds.\n\n \n\nThe project’s campaign of environmental education involved local primary and secondary schools (more than 10 000 students), fishers’ associations (through the establishment of a taskforce of volunteers), farmers (through training courses for the management of lowland meadows), and bird-watching and butterfly-watching enthusiasts (through training courses and citizen science activities for the publication of the Butterfly Atlas). The project produced many relevant products for awareness raising and for replication purposes.\n\n \n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE15 NAT/IT/000989\nAcronym: LifeTicinoBiosource\nStart Date: 01/10/2016\nEnd Date: 31/07/2021\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,877,000 €\nEU Contribution: 2,326,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: PARCO LOMBARDO DELLA VALLE DEL TICINO\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Via Isonzo, 1, 20013, Pontevecchio di Magenta,\nContact Person: Francesco MAGNA\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Freshwater\n    Fish\n    Forests\n    Birds\n    Amphibians\n    Invertebrates\n    Awareness raising - Information\n    Species reintroduction\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    amphibian\n    animal corridor\n    bird species\n    butterfly\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    migratory species\n    river\n    wetland\n    voluntary work\n    Reintroduction\n    restoration measure\n    fish farming\n    environmental education\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Lullula arborea\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Ixobrychus minutus\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Ardea purpurea\n    Himantopus himantopus\n    Lethenteron zanandreai\n    Cottus gobio\n    Huso huso\n    Acipenser naccarii\n    Sabanejewia larvata\n    Hyla arborea\n    Rana dalmatina\n    Rana latastei\n    Lycaena dispar\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBoschi di Vaccarizza \tIT2080019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTurbigaccio, Boschi di Castelletto e Lanca di Bernate \tIT2010014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasso corso e sponde del Ticino \tIT2080002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBoschi della Fagiana \tIT2050005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBoschi Siro Negri e Moriano \tIT2080014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBoschi del Ticino \tIT2080301 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSiti riproduttivi di Acipenser naccarii \tIT2080026 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPARCO LOMBARDO DELLA VALLE DEL TICINO \tCoordinator\nG.R.A.I.A. srl - Gestione e Ricerca Ambientale Ittica Acque, Italy \tParticipant\nFondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2020,57,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2016-10-01","2021-07-31"]
[609,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007159/conservation-of-austropotamobius-pallipes-in-two-sic-sites-of-lombardy",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007159",null,"Conservation of Austropotamobius pallipes in two SIC sites of Lombardy","\nConservation of Austropotamobius pallipes in two SIC sites of Lombardy\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007159 | Acronym: Austropot. lombardo\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThough white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) have a range covering the entire Italian peninsula, they are confined to the least polluted watercourses. Once also quite widespread in the Po basin, the numbers of this crustacean have fallen steeply. Its decline can be largely explained by the degradation of water quality caused by wastewater discharge and uncontrolled abstraction. In addition, the recent spread of two species of non-native crustaceans has had a negative effect on the crayfish population and has led to an outbreak of a serious fungal infection which devastated the remaining populations. The crayfish are now found in isolated groups that face a high risk of local extinction and loss of genetic diversity. Residual populations remain in the Po Valley, the River Pegorino Valley and the Ticino Valley in Lombardy, but their expansion is limited by poor water quality and the presence of non-native competitors.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Lambro Valley Nature Park proposed to create a stable population of white-clawed crayfish by reintroducing breeding stock to the Pegorino and Ticino rivers and improving the environmental conditions of these two watercourses. To meet this objective, the first step was to eliminate the uncontrolled abstraction of water for irrigation and the illicit disposal of waste. The non-native crustaceans would be removed and any white-clawed crayfish found will be checked for pathogens. Finally, the project planned to set up a crustacean farm that would make it possible to release at least 3,000 breeding crayfish, which will help to constitute a local population. Parallel to these measures, the quality of the waters, and the presence of crayfish would be monitored.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the aims of the project for the restoration of the native crayfish were reached. In total 3,006 individuals collected from nature (Oltrepo and Lecco province) were released in the two pSCIs from 2001 to 2004, 1,980 of which in the low course of the Ticino river and 1,026 in the Rio Pegorino. Genetic and sanitary analyses were undertaken to choose the source populations. All reintroduced animals were permanently marked in order to facilitate monitoring activity. Monitoring before and at the end of the project has shown the extent of the naturalisation of the reintroduced population. The presence of newborns and the overall dispersal patterns of the animals released were observed in both pSCIs. However, further monitoring activities should be carried out in the following years in order to confirm its long-term success. A population of crayfish was also introduced in a pool of the Ticino Park, and it has been farmed in semi-natural condition. This population will be used as a source for future reintroductions. Water analyses were carried out in the watercourses selected for the reintroductions. Meetings with the citizen of the area near the project site and activities with schools were organised in order to increase the knowledge of this species.All the aims of the project for the restoration of the native crayfish were reached. In total 3,006 individuals collected from nature (Oltrepo and Lecco province) were released in the two pSCIs from 2001 to 2004, 1,980 of which in the low course of the Ticino river and 1,026 in the Rio Pegorino. Genetic and sanitary analyses were undertaken to choose the source populations. All reintroduced animals were permanently marked in order to facilitate monitoring activity. Monitoring before and at the end of the project has shown the extent of the naturalisation of the reintroduced population. The presence of newborns and the overall dispersal patterns of the animals released were observed in both pSCIs. However, further monitoring activities should be carried out in the following years in order to confirm its long-term success. A population of crayfish was also introduced in a pool of the Ticino Park, and it has been farmed in semi-natural condition. This population will be used as a source for future reintroductions. Water analyses were carried out in the watercourses selected for the reintroductions. Meetings with the citizen of the area near the project site and activities with schools were organised in order to increase the knowledge of this species.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007159\nAcronym: Austropot. lombardo\nStart Date: 01/10/2001\nEnd Date: 30/09/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 224,729 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio Parco Regionale della Valle del Lambro\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via Vittorio Veneto, 19, 20050, Triuggio (MI),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    monitoring\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    2330 - Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValle del Rio Pegorino \tIT2050003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBasso corso e sponde del Ticino \tIT2080002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio Parco Regionale della Valle del Lambro \tCoordinator\nValle del Ticino Regional Park Consortium, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2001,2014,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-10-01","2004-09-30"]
[610,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE14-NAT-UK-000070/moorlife-2020",null,"LIFE14 NAT/UK/000070",null,"MoorLIFE 2020","\nMoorLIFE 2020\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/UK/000070 | Acronym: MoorLIFE2020\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe South Pennine Moors’ Natura 2000 site is important for the EU priority habitat, active blanket bog. The conservation status of the site has, over the years, been unfavourable and under threat due to almost two centuries of heavy sulphate and nitrate pollution, leading to the destruction or severe depletion of the essential sphagnum cover of these moors. Fire damage has thus led to extreme levels of erosion that are now so widespread that not only is it difficult for sphagnum to become re-established but even those areas which have managed to retain sphagnum cover remain under continued threat of further erosion and new fires.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the MoorLIFE2020 project is to conserve and protect the priority active blanket bog habitat within the South Pennine Moors’ Natura 2000 site and the ecosystem services it provides. It will protect the integrity of around 9 500 ha of the target habitat by:\nStopping the erosion of the peat body by re-vegetating 837 ha of bare peat and ensuring the positive trajectory of a further 2 030 ha;\nRaising water tables to reduce chemical peat erosion by blocking 50 402 m of grips and 57 582 m of erosion gullies;\nReducing wildfire risk and increasing habitat resilience by diversifying 4 640 ha of homogenous vegetation;\nImproving the hydrological integrity of the blanket bog and reducing wildfire risk and severity by delivering and further developing sphagnum reintroduction methods; and\nReducing erosion of the peat body and raising water tables by trials of blocking peat pipes.\n\nThe project will moreover increase the resilience of 8 500 ha of the targeted habitat by introducing appropriate plant species in 1 400 ha of species-poor habitat and by controlling invasive species on 1 800 ha. It will also safeguard the bog habitats through the promotion of appropriate land management and by reducing the threat of wildfires.\n\nExpected results:\n2 040 ha of damaged ground improved (43 ha of bare and eroding peat) within a mosaic of 10 453 ha of active blanket bog;\nInstallation of 8 226 gully blocks along 57 582 m of gullies;\nInstallation of 7 172 grip blocks along 50 204 m of grips;\nBest practice techniques for management of peat pipes, application of sphagnum at a landscape scale and re-establishment of sphagnum;\nSphagnum applied to 970 ha of cut Calluna, Molinia and Eriophorum dominated blanket bog;\n1.36 ha of established rhododendron plants removed;\n1 800 ha of invasive woody seedlings cleared;\nCreation of ‘Restoration trajectories’;\nUp-to-date map of vegetation cover;\nHigh-resolution mapping of capital works sites, using remote sensing technology to enable planning;\nEvidence carbon budget in project delivery and carbon benefits of the capital works programme;\nLand management materials and code of practice for sustainable moorland management;\nJunior MoorLIFE established, giving young people the chance to attend a Euro Parks youth ranger congress;\n80 events organised to reach local community; and\nProject information boards installed.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE14 NAT/UK/000070\nAcronym: MoorLIFE2020\nStart Date: 01/10/2015\nEnd Date: 30/09/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 15,996,416 €\nEU Contribution: 11,984,887 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Peak District National Park Authority\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Aldern House, Baslow Road, DE45 1AE, Bakewell,\nContact Person: Diarmuid CREHAN\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    water monitoring\n    wetland\n    erosion control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    91A0 - Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSouth Pennine Moors \tUK0030280 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPeak District National Park Authority \tCoordinator\nRSPB(The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nPP(The Southern Pennines Rural Regeneration Company Pennine Prospects), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nNT(National Trust), United Kingdom \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,2025,83,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2015-10-01","2022-09-30"]
[611,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-PL-000038/protection-of-valuable-natural-habitats-in-ponidzie",null,"LIFE13 NAT/PL/000038",null,"Protection of valuable natural habitats in Ponidzie","\nProtection of valuable natural habitats in Ponidzie\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/PL/000038 | Acronym: ZSiNPK_Kielce_LIFE_PL\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in the central part of the Niecka Nidzianska area of southeastern Poland, the Ponidzie region contains a differentiated geological structure and unique natural habitats. There are three landscape parks in the area (Nadnidzianski, Szaniecki and Kozubowski) and three sites protected within the Natura 2000 network: Ostoja Nidzianska, Ostoja Kozubowska and Stawiany. Social and economic changes, however, have led to the abandonment of farming and the subsequent degradation of valuable habitats and species.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main aim of the project is to improve the conservation status of habitats in the Ponidzie region, especially those priority habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive: xerotherm turfs, thermophilic inland sand turfs, thermophilic oakwoods, and inland halophilic salty meadows, pastures and reed. The restoration and preservation of ecosystem mosaics will benefit populations of threatened plants and animals, including species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. A particular focus of the project will be on the flowering plant Serratula lycopifolia and the endemic thistle species Carlina onopordifolia. Another important aim of the project is to create a genetic reserve of the threatened plant species typical of the region. An indirect aim will be the restitution of pastures, which have not been cultivated in the area for several decades. This will allow not only the preservation of valuable habitats, but also a gradual improvement in the economic exploration of natural resources and restoration of some cultural patterns relating to grazing. The project should also raise the awareness of local communities of the need to protect the valuable ecosystems of the Ponidzie region.\n\nExpected results:\nProper conservation status achieved on 52.47 ha of xerotherm turfs, on 1.13 ha of thermophilic inland sand turfs, on 0.21 ha of inland halophilic salty meadows, pastures and reed, and on 7.7 ha of thermophilic oakwoods;\nTwo stands of Serratula lycopifolia and four stands of Carlina onopordifolia will be preserved;\nHuman pressure on valuable habitats will be reduced by streamlining the tourist traffic, as well as by preventative actions such as patrols by authorities in the landscape parks; and\nPublic awareness of local communities will increase through educational meetings, conferences and the dissemination of project results.\n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nZSiNPK_Kielce_LIFE_PL resulted in the comprehensive protection of four dry grassland and steppe priority habitat types of the EU Habitats Directive, as well as habitats of grassland plants, including two plant species listed in Annex II of the Directive (Carlina onopordifolia and Serratula lycopifolia).\n\n \n\nThe project team achieved the following results:  \n\n    Conservation status improved on 55.35 ha of ‘Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates’ (habitat type 6210).\n    Conservation status improved on 3.92 ha of ‘Xeric sand calcareous grasslands’ (6120).\n    Conservation status improved on 0.16 ha of ‘Inland salt meadows’ (1340).\n    Conservation status improved on 7.7 ha of ‘Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.’ (91I0).\n    The preservation of one stand of Serratula lycopifolia and four stands of Carlina onopordifolia.\n    Reduction of human pressure on valuable habitats by streamlining tourist traffic, as well as by preventative actions such as patrols by authorities in the landscape parks.\n    Increased public awareness in local communities of the importance of the target habitats, through educational meetings, workshops, conferences and the dissemination of project results.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman's report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/PL/000038\nAcronym: ZSiNPK_Kielce_LIFE_PL\nStart Date: 01/06/2014\nEnd Date: 01/12/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,161,649 €\nEU Contribution: 580,824 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Wojewdztwo Swietokrzyskie dla Zespolu Swietokrzyskich i Nadnidzianskich Parkw Krajobrazowych\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ldzka 244, 25-655, Kielce,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Grasslands\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    endemic species\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    natural park\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1340 - Inland salt meadows\n    6120 - Xeric sand calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    91I0 - Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Carlina onopordifolia\n    Serratula lycopifolia\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nOstoja Nidziańska \tPLH260003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOstoja Kozubowska \tPLH260029 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOstoja Stawiany \tPLH260033 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWojewdztwo Swietokrzyskie dla Zespolu Swietokrzyskich i Nadnidzianskich Parkw Krajobrazowych, Poland \tCoordinator\nLP Pinczów (Lasy Panstwowe Nadlesnictwo Pinczów), Poland \tParticipant","Poland",null,2014,2018,54,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2014-06-01","2018-12-01"]
[612,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-NAT-PL-000018/renaturalisation-of-inland-delta-of-nida-river",null,"LIFE17 NAT/PL/000018",null,"Renaturalisation of inland delta of Nida River","\nRenaturalisation of inland delta of Nida River\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/PL/000018 | Acronym: LIFE4DELTA_PL\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe unique inland delta of the Nida River in central Poland is one of the richest areas in Europe in terms of biodiversity. Unfortunately, due to ill-considered land drainage carried out over many years, the condition of habitat types of EU importance has deteriorated significantly, which also threatens the conservation status of many characteristic species of the area. Therefore, it is necessary to improve water conditions of this area. This will contribute to the restoration of unique natural values, with respect to the Birds and Habitats Directives.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE4DELTA_PL project aims at improving the water conditions of the inland delta of the Nida River in Poland; thereby contributing to the restoration of the area’s unique ecosystems and mosaic of habitats, and the conservation status of its charateristic species.\n\nSpecific objectives are to:\nCreate ‘gene reserves’ to conserve plant species typical of the region that are threatened with extinction;\nRestore pastures, abandoned in the 1980s, to improve the conservation status of meadow habitats and species, and also help create new jobs and restore cultural patterns related to pastureland;\nRaise the awareness of the local community about the threats and the need to protect the most valuable ecosystems of the region, as well as to educate a wider audience; and\nAssess the socioeconomic effect of the activities carried out, to increase their replicability potential.\n\nExpected results:\nImproved water conditions in the inland Nida River delta and Pińczów forest complex by building 8 hydroengineering facilities, and restoring old river beds over 16 km, drainage ditches over 28 km and eutrophic water bodies on 6 ha;\nPurchase of 110 ha of land for conservation actions;\nImproved habitat conservation status of Alluvial forests on 98 ha, Lowland hay meadows on 193 ha, and Molinia meadows on 28 ha;\nInitiation of pasturing by 60 cows at five grazing stations on 232 ha;\nImproved habitat conditions for six bird species on 285 ha;\nConstruction of 10 nests for white stork (Ciconia ciconia) and a nesting platform for white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with an existing one strengthened;\nReintroduction of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at one site;\nRestoration of thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) by establishing at least 20 shoals, reintroduction of the freshwater snail Anisus vorticulus on four sites,fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) on six sites, northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus) on two sites, and Desmoulin's whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana) on 20 microsites;\nMaintenance of the gene pool of plant species, including the reconstruction of 0.6 ha of semi-natural dry grassland and scrubland habitat and the establishment of a substitute site for the plants Serratula lycopifolia, Carlina onopordifolia, Dorycnium germanicum and Linum flavum;\nReduced risk of human impacts on the inland delta of the River Nida through measures that channel tourist traffic and construct visitor infrastructure (e.g. 3 110 m of educational pathways and a birdwatching tower and a platform), along with increased awareness of environmental protection and Nature 2000; and\nImproved economic status of the local community by providing them with new opportunities to earn money.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/PL/000018\nAcronym: LIFE4DELTA_PL\nStart Date: 01/01/2019\nEnd Date: 31/12/2024\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,473,145 €\nEU Contribution: 3,283,888 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Wojewdztwo witokrzyskie - Zesp witokrzyskich i Nadnidziaskich Parkw Krajobrazowych w Kielcach\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: dzka 244, 25-655, Kielce,\nContact Person: Tomasz Hałatkiewicz\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n    Grasslands\n    Species reintroduction\n    Reptiles\n    Invertebrates\n    Amphibians\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    restoration measure\n    grazing\n    river\n    environmental awareness\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Crex crex\n    Circus pygargus\n    Ciconia ciconia\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Angelica palustris\n    Carlina onopordifolia\n    Serratula lycopifolia\n    Bombina bombina\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Vertigo moulinsiana\n    Anisus vorticulus\n    Unio crassus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nDolina Nidy \tPLB260001 \tSPA \tv.2021\nOstoja Nidziańska \tPLH260003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nInstytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauk in Kraków, Poland \tParticipant\nWojewdztwo witokrzyskie - Zesp witokrzyskich i Nadnidziaskich Parkw Krajobrazowych w Kielcach \tCoordinator\nUniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja in Kraków, Poland \tParticipant\nLasy Państwowe - Nadleśnictwo Pińczów, Poland \tParticipant","Poland",null,2019,2024,71,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,"2019-01-01","2024-12-31"]
[613,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-IT-007147/conservation-of-habitats-and-species-of-the-sic-bosco-della-mesola",null,"LIFE00 NAT/IT/007147",null,"Conservation of habitats and species of the SIC Bosco della Mesola","\nConservation of habitats and species of the SIC Bosco della Mesola\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007147 | Acronym: Mesola\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Mesola Forest is a coastal plain forest that has grown on fossil dunes since the 15th century. It comprises of mainly a holm oak wood (Quercus ilex) (the largest in northern Italy) on the dune chains while in the hollows between the dunes, there is a mesophilic forest of common oak, ash, hornbeam and oriental hornbeam. The site is of exceptional importance for the conservation of plain and coastal forest habitats; it is the only sizeable forest formation in the area. The considerable habitat diversity ensures a wide variety of animal and plant species, including the only native population of deer on the Italian peninsula. Major threats are the variation in the ground-water level and consequent salinisation of the soil (aggravated by subsidence in the area) and the large population of fallow deer which, apart from competing with the native deer population, inhibits the natural renovation of the forest.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project's main objective was to safeguard the habitats of Community Interest found at the site (two of which are priority) by implementing and monitoring the effects of a water distribution scheme that manages water levels while avoiding salinisation of the soil. This project forms part of a conservation programme for the Po Delta area that is being carried out by LIPU, a bird and conservation NGO that has implemented a previous LIFE project in the area. The project planned to:\n\n    Set up network to measure the water table;\n    Introduce instruments to analyse water quality parameters;\n    Design a model to simulate the behaviour of the water table;\n    Improve the circulation of the water in the ecosystem; and\n    Manage water circulation on the basis of objective parameters.\n\nGround-water levels and water quality would be periodically monitored and ditches maintained to keep the system operating properly. Actions were also planned to safeguard fauna, such as the creation of small wetlands for amphibians and temporary enclosures for the capture and management of fallow deer. The project also intended to produce information and publicity materials.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project tried to reach a better management of the ground- and surface-water and a limitation of the pressure of the fallow deer population through the following actions:\n\n    Implementation of a network of points to measure the level of ground-water and surface water (41 points were created in total) to collect data for the creation of a hydrological model to evaluate the impact of the dry periods on the water budget of the area;\n    Improvement of about 8000 m of the hydrological network through the restoration of old closed channels, the re-modelling of the section of the secondary channels for a better water-flow, the reactivation of the barrier system for a better distribution of the water in specific area of the reserve;\n    Subdivision of 955 ha of the natural reserve into four areas with the aim to reduce, over the coming years, the number of the fallow deer by shooting. The decrease of the fallow deer number will favour the expansion of the holm oak wood through its natural regeneration by seeds and sprouts;\n    Creation of three new ponds and restoration of eight existing ones to protect and increase the population of European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) and several other Amphibians species including common spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus), Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex), European tree frog (Hyla arborea) and the agile frog (Rana dalmatina).\n    Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).The project tried to reach a better management of the ground- and surface-water and a limitation of the pressure of the fallow deer population through the following actions:\n        Implementation of a network of points to measure the level of ground-water and surface water (41 points were created in total) to collect data for the creation of a hydrological model to evaluate the impact of the dry periods on the water budget of the area;\n        Improvement of about 8000 m of the hydrological network through the restoration of old closed channels, the re-modelling of the section of the secondary channels for a better water-flow, the reactivation of the barrier system for a better distribution of the water in specific area of the reserve;\n        Subdivision of 955 ha of the natural reserve into four areas with the aim to reduce, over the coming years, the number of the fallow deer by shooting. The decrease of the fallow deer number will favour the expansion of the holm oak wood through its natural regeneration by seeds and sprouts;\n        Creation of three new ponds and restoration of eight existing ones to protect and increase the population of European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis) and several other Amphibians species including common spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus), Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex), European tree frog (Hyla arborea) and the agile frog (Rana dalmatina).\n        Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/IT/007147\nAcronym: Mesola\nStart Date: 01/09/2001\nEnd Date: 31/08/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 205,000 €\nProject Location: Emilia-Romagna\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministero per le Politiche Agricole e Forestali - Corpo Forestale dello Stato\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Carducci, 5, 00187, Roma,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    water quality improvement\n    soil erosion\n    coastal management\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    3170 - Mediterranean temporary ponds\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMinistero per le Politiche Agricole e Forestali - Corpo Forestale dello Stato \tCoordinator\nAgenzia Regionale Prevenzione Ambiente dell’Emilia-Romagna, Italy \tParticipant\nConsorzio Parco Regionale del Delta del Po, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2001,2015,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2001-09-01","2005-08-31"]
[614,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE09 NAT/SI/000374",null,"WETMAN - Conservation and management of freshwater wetlands in Slovenia","EGP Suport - Sustainable management of Pohorje","Slovenia",null,null,null,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,"2011-02-01","2015-02-01"]
[615,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-IT-006252/restore-the-alluvial-forests-regional-natural-reserve-naviglio-di-melotta",null,"LIFE99 NAT/IT/006252",null,"Restore the alluvial forests - Regional Natural Reserve Naviglio di Melotta","\nRestore the alluvial forests - Regional Natural Reserve Naviglio di Melotta\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006252 | Acronym: Naviglio di Melotta\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Naviglio di Melotta Nature Reserve, proposed site of Community importance under the Habitats Directive, is in Lombardy at the foot of the pre-Alps, in an area which is given over chiefly to farming. The area includes various habitats of Community interest like the residual alluvial forests of Alnion glutinoso-incanae, the Salix and Populus alba riparian galleries and the mixed Quercus, Ulmus and Fraxinus woods. The area of forest has been reduced by excessive cutting-back, fires and clearing of the original trees, before the area was first designated as a nature reserve. As a result, general conditions have deteriorated. Moreover, the consequent invasion of the woods by exotic plants like the false acacia and the Japanese honeysuckle, are threatening the survival of habitats of Community interest.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Province of Cremona, which is the beneficiary, has set as its chief objective restoration of the original forest cover in the pSCI, in accordance with the management plan, which has been prepared for the nature reserve. Allowing the various types of vegetation to recover will restore biological diversity - botanical and zoological - providing shelter and food for the animals, which depend on certain species of flora, and nesting for birds. Some three hectares of land were to be acquired in order to extend the area of Alnion glutinoso-incanae, by replanting with indigenous species those areas adjacent to the alder woods, which at the start of the project did not have vegetation. These areas will be maintained in order to ensure that the new plants thrive. Another measure which was foreseen was the widespread removal of exotic species, especially the false acacia, in order to encourage the regrowth of all types of forest of Community interest. A third action consisted in the restoration of the mixed woodland so as to give over those areas which should never have been coppiced to tall trees.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the objectives set by the project have been obtained. The plots of land purchased through the project were more than was originally planned, at no extra costs for LIFE. The Province now owns about 10 ha of land along the river, the most important area in terms of biodiversity and habitats/species of EU interest. Also the foreseen non-recurring actions, have achieved more than originally foreseen. The book realised on the proposed Site of Community Importance and natural reserve is of good quality, both in terms of content and graphics. The main achievements of the project consisted in:\nLand purchase The number of ha which have been obtained by the beneficiary totals 8,34, out of which 3,54 ha with woods and 4,80 where restoration actions were carried out. The purchased plots of land total 5,1ha, while the total of plots obtained through a 99 years bail (in comodato) amount to 3,24 ha. The land obtained included areas dominated by the priority habitat “Alluvial forest with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus.\nReforestation of acquired land: A total of 2500 arboreal species seedlings and 1500 shrub species seedlings, obtained by provincial plant nurseries, have been planted. The 4.80 ha acquired have been re-naturalised through planting of specimens, which characterises the priority habitat “Alluvial forest with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior “. After 3 years of restoring interventions, the ecology of the forestry community can be considered recovered, even though it will take a longer time to recover the original ecological/naturalistic status.\nInterventions of environmental improvement: Forestry interventions have interested a total of 4.65 ha (out of the 3 foreseen), 1.5 of which characterized by the priority habitat with Alnus glutinosae and 3.15 ha characterized by the habitat of EU interest with Quercus communities. According to the beneficiary positive results have been already been noticed in terms of improvement of forestry structure and of increase of native species biodiversity. Elimination of exotic species (Robinia pseudoacacia, Acer negundo and Phytolacca americana) and containment of invasive ones (Lonicera japonica and Rubus ulmifolius) have favoured the development of the native species such as Quercus robur, Carpinus betulus, Ulmus minor and Prunus avium.\nPublic awareness The publication on the LIFE project (which was not paid by LIFE because it was completed after the end of the project) is one of the most complete publications on a LIFE project and a Site Of Community Importance realized in Italy.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006252\nAcronym: Naviglio di Melotta\nStart Date: 01/01/1999\nEnd Date: 30/06/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 129,114 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Provincia di Cremona ( Area IV Ecologica-Ambientale)\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Bellarocca, 7, 26100, Cremona,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Invasive species\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature reserve\n    biodiversity\n    forestry\n    land purchase\n    mountainous area\n    pest control\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2310 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Genista\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNaviglio di Melotta \tIT20A0002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProvincia di Cremona ( Area IV Ecologica-Ambientale) \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,null,41,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-01-01","2002-06-30"]
[616,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE95-ENV-IT-000157/development-and-implementation-of-a-pilot-fire-system-in-the-high-basin-of-magra-river",null,"LIFE95 ENV/IT/000157",null,"Development and implementation of a pilot fire system in the high basin of Magra river","\nDevelopment and implementation of a pilot fire system in the high basin of Magra river\n\nReference: LIFE95 ENV/IT/000157 | Acronym: Lunigiana LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs one of the least polluted areas in Italy, the high basin of the Magra River is very important from an environmental perspective. In particular, the area is noted for the quality of its waters and its soils, for the integral state of its flora and fauna and for the limited impact of human activity. The primary source of environmental decay is due to forest fires. The LIFE LUNIGIANA pilot project attempted to address this problem through the installation of a control and prevention system based on the integration of innovative technologies applied to a remote sensing system and multimedia technologies applied to a communication system. The complete system (BSDS: Bright Spots Detection System) consists of a peripheral station and a command and control central station. The peripheral station, which is the \"eye\" of the system, is equipped with two video cameras: one contains an automated optical electronic device which is sensitive to infra-red radiation emitted by fire; the other is a conventional video camera system. The former will recognise the source of a fire even when visibility is poor (night time, widespread smoke). The command and control station, which manages the remote sensing stations, set off fire alarms and runs the territorial information system and modelling. Infrared images are converted into digital signals which can be processed by a computer. Each time a light signal goes over the threshold limit, the computer enters into a pre-alarm mode, and 2 minutes later the alarm signal is trigged. The innovative aspect of the project included the radical departure from existing fire defence systems, which are based on the repression of fires. The LIFE project presents a strategy for prevention, whereby every intervention costs significantly less than any restoration action.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project is to prevent forest fires, which are the main cause of environmental damage in the Magra River basin. The project involves a radical departure from existing fire defensive system, to a system that facilitates greater environmental protection and safety, thereby optimising the use of available resources.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe implementation of this project has brought about a complete revolution in the philosophy of dealing with forest fires. The project presents a workable alternative to the old intervention concept of acting once the damage has been done, by substituting it with a new approach based on preventative intervention. The most important outcome of the project has been the setting up of a complementary system of voluntary activities and interventions aimed at the prevention of forest fires and environmental protection and safety. The various project implementation steps also brought to the beneficiary's attention the difficulties in transmitting data through high-speed telephone lines, since the area’s complexities forced the signal to be transmitted via analogue-digital telephone exchanges, thus creating technical problems impossible to solve at present. The solution to this problem was to adopt a GSM system. The development and the management of a project of this type will, in the longterm, make available a large amount of data which will be of value in future development of these systems, both in terms of highly technological data and in terms of system management. The potential for transferability is good due to the fact that the system has specifications that can be easily used in other areas or other sectors. The methodology used by Lunugiana LIFE is being used by other bodies, i.e. the firm CODRA Mediterranea (Partner in the LIFE 98 ENV/IT/00171 – “Cilento LIFE” project) for the equipment of fire-spotting towers.The implementation of this project has brought about a complete revolution in the philosophy of dealing with forest fires. The project presents a workable alternative to the old intervention concept of acting once the damage has been done, by substituting it with a new approach based on preventative intervention. The most important outcome of the project has been the setting up of a complementary system of voluntary activities and interventions aimed at the prevention of forest fires and environmental protection and safety. The various project implementation steps also brought to the beneficiary's attention the difficulties in transmitting data through high-speed telephone lines, since the area’s complexities forced the signal to be transmitted via analogue-digital telephone exchanges, thus creating technical problems impossible to solve at present. The solution to this problem was to adopt a GSM system. The development and the management of a project of this type will, in the longterm, make available a large amount of data which will be of value in future development of these systems, both in terms of highly technological data and in terms of system management. The potential for transferability is good due to the fact that the system has specifications that can be easily used in other areas or other sectors. The methodology used by Lunugiana LIFE is being used by other bodies, i.e. the firm CODRA Mediterranea (Partner in the LIFE 98 ENV/IT/00171 – “Cilento LIFE” project) for the equipment of fire-spotting towers.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE95 ENV/IT/000157\nAcronym: Lunigiana LIFE\nStart Date: 02/02/1996\nEnd Date: 31/05/1998\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 166,424 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Amministrazione Provinciale di Massa Carrara\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: P.zza Aranci Palazzo Ducale , 54100, Massa,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Natural risks (Flood - Forest fire - Landslide)\n    Forest management\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest fire\n    hydrographic basin\n    remote sensing\n    risk management\n    voluntary work\n    preventive measure\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAmministrazione Provinciale di Massa Carrara \tCoordinator\nENEA-IT,Consorzio FISIA/TELETRON-IT \tParticipant","Italy",null,1996,2019,27,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1996-02-02","1998-05-31"]
[617,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-IT-008572/toce-river-conservation-of-riparian-habitats-in-favour-of-breeding-and-migratory-birds",null,"LIFE02 NAT/IT/008572",null,"Toce River: conservation of riparian habitats in favour of breeding and migratory birds","\nToce River: conservation of riparian habitats in favour of breeding and migratory birds\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/IT/008572 | Acronym: Fiume Toce\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nRunning through a broad river valley between the municipalities of Domodossola and Pieve Vergonte, the river Toce in the Alps is the next largest tributary of Lake Maggiore after the river Ticino. It has been proposed as a site of Community interest: it is a very important site for nesting birds and especially migrating birds including the priority species, the corncrake (Crex crex), is prominent. The broad river reaches of this geographical location at the heart of the Val d’Ossola fulfil a vital role as an ecological corridor across the Alps during bird migration. The site is characterised mainly by environments comprising stretches of gravel river bed, accompanied by riverbank willow, white poplar and alder woods. The other elements of the river ecosystem, such as the relict wetlands and river beds, arid grasslands and hay meadows testify to the changed route of the watercourse over time and its seasonal variation in size. Like most Italian rivers, the Toce has been subject to various forms of human disturbance. Flooding has exacerbated such problems as bank erosion, silting of wetlands and the loss of native riverbank vegetation. Further threats to the site are posed by the reduction of areas suitable for fish reproduction, vehicular access to riverbank meadowland and the presence of overhead electricity lines. The project area at \"Greto del fiume Toce\" contains 29 birds (12 breeding), 5 fishes (of which Trota marmorata and Lampreda padana are endemic of northern Italy) and 11 bats priority species live in this site. Five habitats included in Annex I of Habitat Directive are present: Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition – type vegetation (3150); Alpine rivers and their ligneus vegetation with Salix eleagnos (3240); water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion (3260); lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) (6510); alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Salicion albae (Fraxinus excelsior) (91E0).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to help the conservation, rehabilitation and extension of the river and riverbank habitats along a stretch of the river Toce. The riverbank vegetation would be re-established by means of forestry planting operations and the accompanying removal of non-native species, while the riverbed work would mainly comprise the removal of excess sediment in order to combat silting. The sediment removed could be partially recycled to build banks preventing off-road vehicles from entering the meadowlands. In addition, breeding refuges will be constructed to encourage fish reproduction, and nesting boxes would be set up for bats. Furthermore, the overhead electricity lines would be equipped with bird flight diverters to reduce the risk of large birds flying into them.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved some relevant results: - the creation of an area with different water levels down to a maximum depth of 1 m, thus favouring amphibians and birds in the locality of Prata (Municipality of Vogogna); - the restoration of river banks and of the artificial embankments to reduce the erosion; - the reduction of the presence of invasive exotic trees and shrubs in termophilous shrub habitats; - the maintenance of suitable habitat for nesting birds in the lowland hay meadows through specific management intervention consisting in mowing; - the creation of new alluvial forests due to plantations of seedlings of Alnus glutinosa, Populus alba, Quercus robur, Salix alba, Populus nigra, Salix fragilis, Salix purpurea, Sambucus nigra, Cornus mas, Rhamnus frangula, Euonymus europaeus; - the conservation of dry grassland due to closure of roads; - the creation of fish refugees. The results of the monitoring survey started in 2003 revealed an increase of some bird species using the restored habitats as nesting, feeding and hunting (raptors) areas as a positive consequence of the interventions, especially in the lowland hay meadows and in the dry scrublands. The major project impacts on the birds can be described as follows: • One or two breeding couples of the woodlark (Lullula arborea) are present from 2003 in the SCI/SPA, while before they were only been seen during migration. • Denser breeding population of the nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) finding food in the mowed grassland affected by the project. • Significant growth of the population of red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) in all the areas where actions have been performed to support that species. • A new couple of short-tailed eagle (Circaetus gallicus)nested and hunted in parts of the SCI/SPA where alloctonous invasive vegetation has been cut. • Creation of more suitable habitats for Lethentheron zanandreai, Salmo marmoratus, Barbo meridionalis, Leuciscus souffia and Cottus gobio. Moreover the Beneficiary had the capacity to involve the four municipalities, where the SCI/SPA is located, in the future management of the site until the end of 2008, and the AIPS (fishermen’s association) in the management of the fish refugees. On the opposite there was a very low level of colonization of the bat box in three years, and the beneficiary demonstrated very scarce capacity of involvement of the stakeholders in the plantation of hedges and of the shepherds in the sheep grazing. Finally, a very good activity campaign to improve public awareness about Natura 2000, SCI/SPA, habitats was carried. The project produced five leaflets, a map of trail paths, a CD-Rom and a website. It also organised 18 public events with visitors and local inhabitants. Finally, a very good activity campaign to improve public awareness about Natura 2000, SCI/SPA, habitats was carried. The project produced five leaflets, a map of paths, a CD-Rom and a website. It also organised 18 public events with visitors and local inhabitants.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/IT/008572\nAcronym: Fiume Toce\nStart Date: 01/01/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 266,354 €\nProject Location: Piemonte\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via dell'Industria, 25, 28924, Verbania Fondotoce,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProvincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2003-01-01","2006-12-31"]
[618,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-IT-000213/restoration-of-bacchiglione-springs-and-habitat-of-spa-it3220013-and-sci-it3220040",null,"LIFE09 NAT/IT/000213",null,"RESTORATION OF BACCHIGLIONE SPRINGS AND HABITAT OF SPA IT3220013 AND SCI IT3220040","\nRESTORATION OF BACCHIGLIONE SPRINGS AND HABITAT OF SPA IT3220013 AND SCI IT3220040\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/IT/000213 | Acronym: SORBA\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Bosco Dueville SPA and Bosco Dueville SCI include 19 ha that was formerly used as a fish farm. Previous fish farming activities have adversely affected freshwater habitats, particularly levels of Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation. Land use changes in the SPA and SCI area have also affected other habitats, such as: Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils and Lowland hay meadows; and alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior as well as related species, such as the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis). The latter is further threatened by invasive alien species, whilst poaching in the SPA and SCI continues to pose problems for fish species such as the European bullhead (Cottus gobio).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe area where the project will be implemented is located within the SPA IT322013 « Bosco Dueville » and the SCI IT322040 « Bosco Dueville and nearby springs ». Therein lies an area (19 ha) currently used as a fish farm, but now not in use, that was purchased by the Public Body Provincia di Vicenza (PVI) and will be subsequently recovered through the restoration and the increasing of habitats 91E0*, 3260, lying within the site. The PVI will also purchase a land whose surface is about 4 ha, located outside the area dedicated to fish farming, but always inside the SCI ; this area will serve as ecological corridor needed to connect the other biotope « Bosco del Centro Idrico di Novoledo », which has a surface of nearly 20 ha and is located North from the fish farm. Also this area will be restored through the creation of habitat 91E0*, 3260, 6410, 6510 present in its surroundings.\n\nExpected results:\nSome 4 ha, located outside the former fish farm but still inside the SCI, will be purchased to establish an ecological corridor connecting the restored area of the farm with the nearby “Bosco del Centro idrico di Novoledo” biotope;\nA total of 6 ha of alluvial forest habitats, 2.4 ha of fresh water habitats, 1.2 ha of meadows and 1.2 ha of lowland hay meadows will be restored in the ecological corridor;\n*\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/IT/000213\nAcronym: SORBA\nStart Date: 01/01/2011\nEnd Date: 31/12/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,224,000 €\nEU Contribution: 612,000 €\nProject Location: Vicenza\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: PROVINCIA DI VICENZA\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: CONTRA’ GAZZOLLE, 1., 36100, Vicenza,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Nycticorax nycticorax\n    Circus cyaneus\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Egretta garzetta\n    Barbus plebejus\n    Cottus gobio\n    Chondrostoma genei\n    Leuciscus souffia\n    Rana latastei\n    Emys orbicularis\n    Natrix tessellata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBosco di Dueville \tIT3220013 \tSPA \tv.2021\nBosco di Dueville e risorgive limitrofe \tIT3220040 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nPROVINCIA DI VICENZA \tCoordinator\nConsorzio di Bonifica Medio Astico Bacchiglione, Italy \tParticipant\nRegione Veneto-Servizio Forestale Regionale di Vicenza, Italy \tParticipant\nVeneto Agricoltura, Italy \tParticipant\nCentro Idrico di Novoledo, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2011,2013,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2011-01-01","2013-12-31"]
[619,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE04 NAT/IE/000121",null,"Restoring raised bogs in Ireland","This project is carried out by the Irish Forestry Board (Coillte Teoranta). Peat land was once a typical feature of Ireland. From once 310,000 ha raised bog habitats in Ireland are 18000 left. “Most of the loss has been through the harvesting of peat for household fuel, electricity production and the manufacture of horticultural products. Afforestation has also resulted in habitat loss, but on a smaller scale, with about 2% of the original area planted.” One of the objectives of the Irish Forestry Board is that 15 % of its estate is managed for biodiversity. Within a project area of 571 ha an area of 450 ha of forest plantations and bog drains will be removed. “The project will build on the restoration techniques pioneered in earlier LIFE-Nature projects in the UK and Ireland (including LIFE02NAT/IRL/8490) and, as the largest single raised bog restoration project to be undertaken in Ireland, it will have a key demonstration element. Two sites will be used as demonstration sites for restoration techniques and for general awareness raising.”","Ireland",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2008-09-30"]
[620,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-FIN-004090/biodiversity-recreation-and-maintenance-of-wooded-meadows-aland",null,"LIFE97 NAT/FIN/004090",null,"Biodiversity: \"Recreation and maintenance of wooded meadows; Aland\"","\nBiodiversity: \"Recreation and maintenance of wooded meadows, Aland\"\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/FIN/004090 | Acronym: Aland\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Åland Islands, at the junction of the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia, belong to Finland but form an autonomous province completely populated by Swedish-speaking people. The archipelago is covered by calcareous soil with comparatively high pH and this has, coupled to the influence of traditional agriculture, allowed species-rich wooded meadows, groves, open pastures and heaths to develop. Many of the islands are essential nesting spots for numerous species of gulls and other birds such as the corncrake (Crex crex), and also the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) uses the area as a breeding site. Overgrowth of the valuable meadow habitat types was the main threat to the Natura 2000 sites in the Islands. Particularly the wooded meadows were common in the Åland landscape until the beginning of the 20th century, when they slowly started to disappear because of changes in agriculture; grazing cattle and the use of wooded meadows decreased. So the main target of this LIFE project was to overcome this trend and to restore these wooded meadows, open pastures, groves and other man-made habitat types, because of their outstanding biodiversity.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed at restoring wooded meadows, wooded pastures and other semi-natural habitats which depend on continuous management (mowing, grazing) for their long-term sustainability. It would clear away overgrowth, so that the seed bank is reactivated, and do the required investments (equipment, fencing) to allow regular management of restored grasslands. Measures were carried out at seven sites scattered through the Åland archipelago, three on isolated islands away from the Åland mainland. They included clearing and logging trees on 64 ha, fencing of 130 ha, haymaking on 14 ha and thinning the tree canopy at three sites. The LIFE project intended to take advantage of all four seasons when restoring its seven sites. In winter trees would be cleared and thinned and the work plans for the coming seasons would be made. In spring fallen branches would be removed, while in summer the sites would be managed by grazing, mowing and haymaking. The autumn would be used for fence building and other construction work. Because the area is also popular for outdoor recreation, the project would channel visitors by laying out trails and providing information on how to avoid disturbance of sensitive zones.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project objectives were fully met, even with a small over-delivery in terms of size of restored area. The seven subsites where work was carried out were Natö, Espholm, Södra Järsö, Björkör, Herrö, Idö and Östra Langskär-Sandskär. This project, like several other LIFE-Nature projects, had a pattern of a labour-intensive restoration phase, i.e. restoring habitats dependent on traditional land-use (wooded meadows, open pastures, groves etc) to a favourable conservation status, followed by the establishment of a long-term recurring management (hay-making and/or grazing). The LIFE-Nature support was necessary in order to get enough resources together for a large-scale restoration effort of heavily overgrown semi-natural habitats. • Over a total 65 ha trees were logged and cleared. • In 21 ha, the tree canopies were thinned. • Grazing, mowing and haymaking was done on 15,5 ha. • Fences were erected around 143,5 ha (including reparation and maintenance of already existing fences) • On 8 ha, ditches were cleared of overgrowth During the project, vegetation surveys were carried out to assess the results. Contacts were laid with the similar LIFE-Nature projects Stora Alvaret in Sweden and Archipelago National Park in Finland. Five FFH habitats were represented in the seven sites: Baltic esker islands; boreal Baltic coastal meadows; Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands; Fennoscandian wooded meadows; Fennoscandian wooded pastures. Particularly for the Fennoscandian wooded pastures (FFH code *6530), the project brought a clear benefit. Positive effects were also recorded for Orchis mascula and Dactylorhiza sambucina after clearing of wooded meadows and pastures, and for the Annex I birds Crex crex and Lanius collurio. Lessons learned during the project were: young trees and shrubs must not be totally removed from areas cleared in order to secure long-term recruitment and a mixed age structure of woody plants; canopies of ash and elm can be thinned year-round but birch and alder only in August and September; burning has positive ecological effects. To channel visitors, 13 picnic sites were built and two nature trails (on Björkör and on Södra Järsö). Existing information boards were updated. A general brochure covering all sites was printed as well as specific leaflets for Espholm and Södra Järsö. The project contributed to an increase of the general interest and understanding among the public. The project has led to some general reflections about the reference framework for restoration projects. For meadow, pasture and grassland habitats, the nature conservation values are often linked to a land use with little or no economic incentive today. The Åland project was strongly linked to the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage, e.g through the use of old-time techniques and using old maps and photographs as references for the desired outcome. This \"unspoken\" reference to the cultural heritage and traditional land-use was quite apparent in the project. Setting targets included deciding between conflicting issues, e.g. to go for a high grazing pressure to favour a species-rich flora or less intensive grazing in order to favour other nature conservation values. The wooded meadow and pasture habitats are highly dependent on grazing and/or mowing for the long term preservation of their favourable conservation status. The LIFE project mainly restored land in public ownership and the beneficiary used own funds and staff for grazing and mowing, but considered that recurring management by farmers would be better (staff are expensive and have fixed worked schedules, whereas the work is highly dependent on seasons and weather). Availability of grazers as well as technical skills competence to do the work in the field were additional challenges. The experience of this project led the beneficiary to formulate some ideas for a general agricultural policy to provide better incentives for farmers to integrate small-scale grazing in habitats of high conservation value. The long-term recurring management was thus the most important challenge for the future with reference to the maintenance of the nature conservation benefits achieved during the LIFE project. Control of overgrowth and a satisfactory grazing pressure are crucial. The maintenance of competence and \"know-how\" for this type of land management among the local farmers might become a challenge.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/FIN/004090\nAcronym: Aland\nStart Date: 01/01/1998\nEnd Date: 01/01/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 170,620 €\nProject Location: Mariehamn\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Aland landskapsstyrelse\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: PB 60, 22101, Mariehamn,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    cultural heritage\n    environmental awareness\n    policy integration\n    island\n    restoration measure\n    agricultural method\n    protected area\n    recreational area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAland landskapsstyrelse \tCoordinator\nMariehamns Stad (City of Mariehamn) \tParticipant","Finland",null,1998,2005,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"1998-01-01","2001-01-01"]
[621,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004163/conservation-acts-for-apennine-abies-alba-and-picea-excelsa-forests-and-apennine-beech-forests-with-abies-alba",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004163",null,"Conservation acts for Apennine Abies alba and Picea excelsa forests and Apennine beech forests with Abies alba","\nConservation acts for Apennine Abies alba and Picea excelsa forests and Apennine beech forests with Abies alba\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004163 | Acronym: abetaie appenniniche\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Alta Val Parma e Alta Val Cedra Regional Park contains several nuclei of the silver fir (Abies alba ), spruce fir (Picea excelsa ) and yew (Taxus baccata ). These are remnants of ancient, more extensive stands, now much reduced on account of forestry practices, which in the past were oriented towards favouring beech trees at the expense of other forest species.Forestry was more regulated and oriented towards sustainable exploitation. The impact of past forestry practice has been very severe, so that it was still necessary to intervene with targeted and specific actions to restore a favourable ecological state.\n\nThe first measures, data collection and habitat restoration, were carried out thanks to a previous LIFE project (1995, Conservation of endangered trees in the Apennines) and this project was its logical continuation. The preceding project has produced good results. Thus it revealed that the Emilian populations of silver fir and spruce fir are genetically differentiated amongst each other, and in comparison to the populations in the Alps and southern Apennines.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe new LIFE project intended to continue and amplify the conservation measures initiated by its predecessor. Characterisation and study of surviving trees is carried out using genetic analysis, with assistance from Parma University. Collections of selected saplings have been built up in nurseries, where the saplings are separated according to the parent trees from which they stem and screened in genetic terms. These collections are the source material from which the specimens used for re-forestation are selected. Once these saplings have been chosen, the re-forestation is carried out in a carefully targeted manner.\n\nThe project foresaw ex situ and in situ actions. The former would allow the reserves of selected saplings held in nurseries to be integrated and augmented; the latter would aim at reconstituting and expanding nuclei of the tree species in question in suitable habitats by means of re-forestation, using the saplings from the nursery.\n\nA national co-ordination scheme has been established for this work; the managers of this project were to carry out genetic analysis for all other LIFE-Nature projects concerning silver firs and yew in the Apennines.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll foreseen actions were completed successfully. The actions carried out will have long term effect on the structure of the priority habitats Appenine Abies alba and Picea excelsa forests.\n\nAmong the main achievements of the project there were:\nThe project has reached its objectives: the germplasm of autochthonous silver firs and spruce firs has been conserved ex situ, in three local plant nursery, and in situ through the plantation of more than 10.000 seedlings within the beech forest.\nThe project established which fir nuclei allowing to identify only the appropriate \"mother\" plants for restocking purposes. Moreover, the study on the ecology of the Abies alba and Picea excelsa facilitated a methodology to create the suitable conditions for the expansion of the existing nuclei of firs and for the reintroduction of new groups of these plants.\nThe conservation status of 20 ha of beech forest has been improved through sylvicultural interventions and the area of woodland with silver and spruce fir is expected to increase as soon as the seedlings become established.\nThe beneficiary standardised technique for the collection of the seeds and for the cultivation of the silver and spruce fir that have already been \"exported\" and utilised in other 2 Italian LIFE-Nature projects on the same species, B4-3200/96/529 (Abetine 1) and 99/6260 (Abetine 2).\nThe seminar organised by the beneficiary to illustrate the project was very successful and many experts, coming from Italy and Europe participated. A network between various LIFE-Nature projects has been promoted.\nActions started with the first phase to reduce negative impacts on the species of EU interest were continued and completed. They included the construction of fences around 100 groups of plants, grazing restrictions on 3 ha, re-naturalisation on 5.000 m2;\nThe beneficiary managed to involve a number of public administrations and parks in actions aimed at the savegurad of the silver fir forests within their territory.\n\nAll foreseen actions were completed successfully. The actions carried out will have long term effect on the structure of the priority habitats Appenine Abies alba and Picea excelsa forests.\n\nAmong the main achievements of the project there were:\nThe project has reached its objectives: the germplasm of autochthonous silver firs and spruce firs has been conserved ex situ, in three local plant nursery, and in situ through the plantation of more than 10.000 seedlings within the beech forest.\nThe project established which fir nuclei allowing to identify only the appropriate \"mother\" plants for restocking purposes. Moreover, the study on the ecology of the Abies alba and Picea excelsa facilitated a methodology to create the suitable conditions for the expansion of the existing nuclei of firs and for the reintroduction of new groups of these plants.\nThe conservation status of 20 ha of beech forest has been improved through sylvicultural interventions and the area of woodland with silver and spruce fir is expected to increase as soon as the seedlings become established.\nThe beneficiary standardised technique for the collection of the seeds and for the cultivation of the silver and spruce fir that have already been \"exported\" and utilised in other 2 Italian LIFE-Nature projects on the same species, B4-3200/96/529 (Abetine 1) and 99/6260 (Abetine 2).\nThe seminar organised by the beneficiary to illustrate the project was very successful and many experts, coming from Italy and Europe participated. A network between various LIFE-Nature projects has been promoted.\nActions started with the first phase to reduce negative impacts on the species of EU interest were continued and completed. They included the construction of fences around 100 groups of plants, grazing restrictions on 3 ha, re-naturalisation on 5.000 m2;\nThe beneficiary managed to involve a number of public administrations and parks in actions aimed at the savegurad of the silver fir forests within their territory.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004163\nAcronym: abetaie appenniniche\nStart Date: 01/01/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 229,083 €\nProject Location: Emilia Romagna\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regione Emilia Romagna\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via Aldo Moro, 52, 40127, Bologna,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    forest ecosystem\n    survey\n    mountainous area\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4070 - Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n    9510 - Southern Apennine Abies alba forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegione Emilia Romagna \tCoordinator","Italy",null,1998,2009,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1998-01-01","2001-12-31"]
[623,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-IT-000370/spin-strategy-for-the-implementation-of-natura-2000-in-sicily",null,"LIFE12 NAT/IT/000370",null,"SPIN Strategy for the Implementation of Natura 2000 in Sicily","\nSPIN Strategy for the Implementation of Natura 2000 in Sicily\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/IT/000370 | Acronym: SPIN4LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nSicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean, and its geographic isolation, proximity to Africa, and the geomorphological diversity of its mountains, plains, rivers, dunes, estuaries and islets, mean that its biodiversity is among the most varied in Europe. Sicily has 238 Natura 2000 sites, which are threatened by fire, grazing, erosion, logging, hunting and agriculture pressure, industrial activities, improper water management, urbanisation and uncontrolled human access. Consequently, an integrated regional strategy needs to be developed to improve the management of conservation actions and the implementation of buffering measures.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of this project is to prepare, on the basis of the approach of the Priority Action Frameworks (PAFs), concrete and operational measures for the Natura 2000 network.\n\nSpecific objectives include:\nPutting in place a programme to restore sites, habitats and species to a favourable conservation status, and to ensure their long-term management, taking account of all potential sources of EU, national and regional funding. This will include the establishment of a list of priority actions to be carried out in the next decade;\nImproving the resilience of sites and their capacity to cope with environmental change by applying a range of practical measures within and around sites;\nImproving the quality and condition of the island’s Natura 2000 sites through management or restoration activities and the establishment of buffer zones;\nIncreasing the participation of stakeholders, including private land owners and civil society organisations, in nature conservation (relating to agricultural, fisheries and forestry areas);\nAchieving nature conservation via an integrated approach to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change, in line with European Commission objectives.\n\nExpected results: The project will provide:\nA realistic overview of the value of the Natura 2000 network in Sicily, from an environmental and a socio-economic perspective;\nImproved multi-sectoral management of the island’s Natura 2000 network;\nIncreased mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change at regional level;\nIncreased public awareness about the benefits of Natura 2000 and ecosystem services, as a result of the production of a strategic communication plan for the next decade;\nMore green jobs opportunities.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe SPIN4LIFE project failed in its objectives and was closed according to the Art. 18 of the Common Provisions.The SPIN4LIFE project failed in its objectives and was closed according to the Art. 18 of the Common Provisions.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/IT/000370\nAcronym: SPIN4LIFE\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 30/11/2016\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,630,150 €\nEU Contribution: 1,315,075 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: REGIONE SICILIANA - Assessorato del Territorio e dell'Ambiente - Dipartimento Regionale dell'Ambiente (DRA)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Via Ugo La Malfa, 169, 90146, Palermo,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Grasslands\n    Forests\n    Heath and Scrublands\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    biodiversity\n    management plan\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1170 - Reefs\n    3290 - Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nREGIONE SICILIANA - Assessorato del Territorio e dell'Ambiente - Dipartimento Regionale dell'Ambiente (DRA) \tCoordinator\nComunità Ambiente Srl, Italy \tParticipant\nDipartimento Regionale degli Interventi Strutturali per l’Agricoltura, Italy \tParticipant\nAssociazione Centro Turistico Studentesco e Giovanile, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,null,38,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2016-11-30"]
[624,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004171/monitoring-and-management-of-the-wetlands-included-in-the-natura-2000-program",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004171",null,"Monitoring and management of the wetlands included in the NATURA 2000 program","\nMonitoring and management of the wetlands included in the NATURA 2000 program\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004171 | Acronym: Val d'Aoste\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis project targeted the conservation of six tiny wetlands, protected at the regional level as nature reserves, in the Valle d¿Aosta region. These sites are important as refuges, in particular for migrating birds, within the Alpine massifs. Furthermore, they contain habitats and species of Community interest (amongst which the bittern, listed as a priority for LIFE funding) but are threatened by a number of developments, principally of a hydrological nature. Some, such as the Morgex wetland, lie in areas heavily modified by human interventions, with gravel pits and hydro-electric dams.\n\nThe main problems are associated with variations in water levels caused by the different uses to which the water is put, and with possible conflicts with the agricultural activities carried out in adjoining areas. The reduced dimensions of the biotopes further increase the risk of environmental damage to these six sites.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe principal objective of the project was to define a coordinated and homogeneous management model for this type of wetland in order to safeguard its function as biological reserve.\n\nAs a first step, basic information was to be acquired on the hydrological characteristics of the sites and on the effects of water use on each locality. A system of qualitative and quantitative environmental monitoring was to be set up, so as to provide the foundations for the elaboration of the management model and for its application by the project managers and the competent municipal authorities. Locally, small-scale conservation engineering works were to be implemented to improve habitats.\n\nThe project was to be backed up by awareness measures, principally directed at those engaged in economic activities in the areas bordering the sites, with the aim of involving them in the sustainable management of these resources. Dissemination of the project and the management model in scientific circles was also foreseen.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved a relevant part of the foreseen objectives.\n\nAmong the actions carried out and the achievements obtained there were:\nDemolition and restoration of an old canal (140 m) in the site \"Lago Villa\", in order to create a suitable area for amphibians.\nCleaning of canals and restoration of the local irrigation network in the site \"Lago di Lolair\".\nRemoval of alluvial waste and consolidation interventions (excavation of a 500 m hole) were carried out in the site \"Les Iles di Saint Marcel\".\nRealization of a canal in order to increase the water flow in the site \"Lago di Lozon\".\nActivation of a monitoring network for water fluxes and outputs and of meteorological data.\nMeteorological stations to estimate water temperature, water level, air temperature, humidity and rainfall, were placed in all sites interested by the project.\nThe periodical monitoring of the water quality evidenced that no signs of pollution, linked to agriculture (i.e. presence of Ammonia and of total Phosphorous) were recorded. The rate of the Oxygen, Nitrogen ad Phosphorous present in the water was also calculated. Data collected were transmitted to the data centre of the Region.\nInterventions to maintain the viability of existing paths, cleaning and cutting of invasive plants and consolidation of the wooden structures of the paths.\nClearing and disposal of natural and urban waste in the project's area.\n\nThe project achieved a relevant part of the foreseen objectives.\n\nAmong the actions carried out and the achievements obtained there were:\nDemolition and restoration of an old canal (140 m) in the site \"Lago Villa\", in order to create a suitable area for amphibians.\nCleaning of canals and restoration of the local irrigation network in the site \"Lago di Lolair\".\nRemoval of alluvial waste and consolidation interventions (excavation of a 500 m hole) were carried out in the site \"Les Iles di Saint Marcel\".\nRealization of a canal in order to increase the water flow in the site \"Lago di Lozon\".\nActivation of a monitoring network for water fluxes and outputs and of meteorological data.\nMeteorological stations to estimate water temperature, water level, air temperature, humidity and rainfall, were placed in all sites interested by the project.\nThe periodical monitoring of the water quality evidenced that no signs of pollution, linked to agriculture (i.e. presence of Ammonia and of total Phosphorous) were recorded. The rate of the Oxygen, Nitrogen ad Phosphorous present in the water was also calculated. Data collected were transmitted to the data centre of the Region.\nInterventions to maintain the viability of existing paths, cleaning and cutting of invasive plants and consolidation of the wooden structures of the paths.\nClearing and disposal of natural and urban waste in the project's area.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004171\nAcronym: Val d'Aoste\nStart Date: 01/08/1997\nEnd Date: 31/12/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 231,657 €\nProject Location: Valle d'Aosta\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Assessorato Agricoltura e Risorse Naturali, Dipartimento Risorse Naturali\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Località Amérique, 127/a, 11020, Quart - Ao,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    nature reserve\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    water quality improvement\n    monitoring system\n    management plan\n    mountainous area\n    lake\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAssessorato Agricoltura e Risorse Naturali, Dipartimento Risorse Naturali \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,2025,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-08-01","2001-12-31"]
[625,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-CP-NL-000006/dissemination-of-ecological-knowledge-and-practical-experiences-for-sound-planning-and-management-in-raised-bogs-7110-7120-7140-7150-91d0-3160-and-sea-dunes-2110-2120-2130-2140-2150-2160-2170-2180-2190-3110",null,"LIFE03 NAT/CP/NL/000006",null,"Dissemination of ecological knowledge and practical experiences for sound planning and management in raised bogs (7110*; 7120; 7140; 7150; 91D0*; 3160) and sea dunes (2110; 2120; 2130*; 2140*; 2150*; 2160; 2170; 2180; 2190; 3110)","\nDissemination of ecological knowledge and practical experiences for sound planning and management in raised bogs (7110*, 7120, 7140, 7150, 91D0*, 3160) and sea dunes (2110, 2120, 2130*, 2140*, 2150*, 2160, 2170, 2180, 2190, 3110)\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/CP/NL/000006 | Acronym: Co-op bogs and dunes\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nDrainage, eutrophication, acidification and habitat fragmentation are major threats to natural habitats and their wild flora and fauna in Europe. LIFE-Nature projects, as well as other conservation and restoration projects, include measures to combat these threats. The successes, as well as the failures, of restoration projects and their research have resulted in a better understanding of the factors and processes involved in the decline and recovery of Europe’s vulnerable ecosystems. However, it can be difficult for project managers to stay abreast of the latest developments and experiences in all relevant disciplines, especially concerning developments on an international scale. Moreover, it is often quite difficult to integrate all available information on the ecological consequences of measures on vegetation, vertebrates and invertebrates and to apply this information to a specific project area with its specific characteristics. Consequently, project managers may have difficulty in determining the proper measures and the 'fine-tuning' necessary to bring about the desired habitat conservation or restoration in their project area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE Co-op project focused on the vulnerable systems of coastal dunes and raised bogs. In order to help optimise conservation and restoration measures across Europe, the project sought to facilitate the exchange of experiences and latest scientific knowledge of different disciplines among European managers of nature reserves. This would be done by the organisation of two international coastal dunes and raised bogs workshops. These would target current and (hoped-for) future LIFE-Nature project beneficiaries and their teams. In addition, a freely-accessible interactive decision support system, would be developed in order to provide nature reserve managers with some practical guidelines for conservation and restoration measures.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully met its objectives and completed all actions. The beneficiary developed and delivered the promised decision support system. Entitled the PROMME approach, this process provides a checklist of six essential steps for setting up nature restoration projects, as well as practical guidelines for nature restoration and conservation measures. It is available on the project website at: www.barger.science.ru.nl/life/. Also as foreseen two, very successful international workshops were organised. The first was held on 5-8 October 2004 in Aalden, the Netherlands; and the second workshop was held on 22-26 August 2005 in Latvia and Estonia. Together these events attracted more than 140 participants from 13 European countries. Workshop presentations and reports on these events can be viewed at the project website. The practical implications of the project for nature conservation and restoration are difficult to assess at this point, as it remains to be seen to what extent users will make use of them. However, the project partners were successful in bringing people together, and in stimulating discussion and international cooperation between site managers and scientists. The beneficiary has already received responses from organisations and projects that are interested in, or who use the PROMME concept in their work. For instance, as a direct result of the LIFE co-op project, the County of Northern Jutland (Denmark) has organised a PROMME meeting for a sound preparation of mire restoration at Lille Vildmose. The project successfully met its objectives and completed all actions. The beneficiary developed and delivered the promised decision support system. Entitled the PROMME approach, this process provides a checklist of six essential steps for setting up nature restoration projects, as well as practical guidelines for nature restoration and conservation measures. It is available on the project website at: www.barger.science.ru.nl/life/. Also as foreseen two, very successful international workshops were organised. The first was held on 5-8 October 2004 in Aalden, the Netherlands; and the second workshop was held on 22-26 August 2005 in Latvia and Estonia. Together these events attracted more than 140 participants from 13 European countries. Workshop presentations and reports on these events can be viewed at the project website. The practical implications of the project for nature conservation and restoration are difficult to assess at this point, as it remains to be seen to what extent users will make use of them. However, the project partners were successful in bringing people together, and in stimulating discussion and international cooperation between site managers and scientists. The beneficiary has already received responses from organisations and projects that are interested in, or who use the PROMME concept in their work. For instance, as a direct result of the LIFE co-op project, the County of Northern Jutland (Denmark) has organised a PROMME meeting for a sound preparation of mire restoration at Lille Vildmose.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/CP/NL/000006\nAcronym: Co-op bogs and dunes\nStart Date: 01/04/2004\nEnd Date: 31/03/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 152,000 €\nEU Contribution: 98,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Nijmegen University\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: PO box 9010, 6500, GL NIJMEGEN,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    decision making support\n    restoration measure\n    coastal management\n    sensitive area\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (\"grey dunes\")\n    2140 - Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum\n    2150 - Atlantic decalcified fixed dunes (Calluno-Ulicetea)\n    2160 - Dunes with Hippophaë rhamnoides\n    2170 - Dunes with Salix repens ssp. argentea (Salicion arenariae)\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    2190 - Humid dune slacks\n    3120 - \"Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals generally on sandy soils of the West Mediterranean, with Isoetes spp.\"\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNijmegen University \tCoordinator\nFaculty of Biology-University of Latvia \tParticipant\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tParticipant\nNigula Nature Reserve Administration, Estonia \tParticipant\nNordjyllands Amt/Northern Jutland County, Denmark \tParticipant\nSkov-og Naturstyrelsen (SNS), Thy Skovdistrikt , Denmark \tParticipant\nEnglish Nature, United Kingdom \tParticipant\nVereniging Natuurmonumenten, Netherlands \tParticipant\nStaatsbosbeheer, Netherlands \tParticipant\nDutch Foundation for the Conservation of Irish Bogs, Netherlands \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2004,2019,23,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2004-04-01","2006-03-31"]
[626,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE19 CCM/IT/001201 ","LIFE CO2PES&PEF","Promotion and Enhancement of Forest System through different Ecosystem Services aimed to increased Carbon Stock","Forests are an essential factor if the EU is to reach its climate goals. Forest management is the main means to improve their ecosystem services; as well as to increase their resilience to climate change. These objectives can be specifically reached by increasing the carbon stocks of forests; and reducing the impacts of the supply chain for wood products through the development of incentives and credit trading schemes for companies in the wood sector.","Italy",null,null,null,42,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2020-06-03","2023-12-31"]
[627,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-D-005938/restoration-of-the-river-country-sude-schaale",null,"LIFE99 NAT/D/005938",null,"Restoration of the river country Sude-Schaale","\nRestoration of the river country Sude-Schaale\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/D/005938 | Acronym: Sude-Schaale\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe 460 ha project area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lies in an erstwhile channel of the river Elbe; now the site is the confluence of the river Schaale and the river Sude, which meets the Elbe a few kilometres further west. This area, part of the Flußlandschaft Elbe ('Elbe River Landscape') biosphere reserve, is locally known as the Blücher Polder, which - as the name implies - is by no means an untouched natural area. The landscape underwent a drastic transformation in 1963 when the lower course of the Schaale was channelled and shortened by 800 metres. A summer dyke was built around the floodplain, which almost entirely eliminated the river's dynamics. This made intensive grassland and in some cases even arable farming possible. Since then, the site was only inundated by river water as a flood prevention measure. Despite all these changes, a few natural features remained, such as Cnidium (Cnidion dubii) riverside meadows. Otters and corncrakes were regular inhabitants and the site was also a popular staging and wintering site for geese and swans. All this gave rise to the expectation that the former rich floodplain environment would be restored once the barriers to fluviatile dynamics were removed.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project was designed to re-create an untrammelled river landscape with natural flood dynamics over a 460 ha area. To achieve this, the summer dykes along the Sude and Schale were to be breached, the Blücher pumping station dismantled and the Schaale river restored to its original meandering course. Ending intensive land use was a prerequisite and this entailed land purchase and compensation and agreements with local farms. Once the measures would be implemented, it was planned to leave the permanently waterlogged land to its own devices, so that reedbeds could begin to form and birds like the bittern would be given a chance to recolonise the site. Appropriate recurring management of the intermittently flooded areas would provide new opportunities for Cnidium grasslands and meadow-breeding birds to flourish.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAfter a long and difficult consultation process in which a series of objections and fears about the impact of the hydrological measures was raised by a number of local inhabitants, the beneficiary successfully obtained a permit in Dec. 2004 to carry out the planned works which would allow natural flooding to be restored to the project site. However, an appeal to the court in Feb. 2005 against this permit meant that its implementation was suspended until the court reached a verdict. The LIFE project duration ended on June 30 2005, before any progress had been made in the court case. The necessary land purchase had already been completed successfully: 270 ha, all the sections targeted, had been brought into public ownership. A management plan was drawn up. Under its terms, the land was converted to extensive grassland farming, which already represents an improvement in conservation status. The LIFE project area will, pending the final court decision, be integrated into a large-scale grazing scheme in the region.After a long and difficult consultation process in which a series of objections and fears about the impact of the hydrological measures was raised by a number of local inhabitants, the beneficiary successfully obtained a permit in Dec. 2004 to carry out the planned works which would allow natural flooding to be restored to the project site. However, an appeal to the court in Feb. 2005 against this permit meant that its implementation was suspended until the court reached a verdict. The LIFE project duration ended on June 30 2005, before any progress had been made in the court case. The necessary land purchase had already been completed successfully: 270 ha, all the sections targeted, had been brought into public ownership. A management plan was drawn up. Under its terms, the land was converted to extensive grassland farming, which already represents an improvement in conservation status. The LIFE project area will, pending the final court decision, be integrated into a large-scale grazing scheme in the region.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/D/005938\nAcronym: Sude-Schaale\nStart Date: 01/04/1999\nEnd Date: 30/06/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,079,848 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Staatliches Amt für Umwelt und Natur Schwerin\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Pampower Straße 66-68, 19061, Schwerin,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grassland ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    social participation\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    biosphere reserve\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Crex crex\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nNiedersächsische Mittelelbe \tDE2832401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nElbeniederung zwischen Schnackenburg und Geesthacht \tDE2528331 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSchaaletal mit Zuflüssen und nahegelegenen Wäldern und Mooren \tDE2531303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSude mit Zuflüssen \tDE2533301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nElbtallandschaft und Sudeniederung bei Boizenburg \tDE2630303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMecklenburgisches Elbetal \tDE2732473 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nStaatliches Amt für Umwelt und Natur Schwerin \tCoordinator\nNaturparkverwaltung Mecklenburgisches Elbetal www.naturpark-mecklenburg-elbetal.de \tParticipant\nUmweltministerium des Landes Mecklenburg Vorpommern www.um.mv-regierung.de \tParticipant\nWasser- und Bodenverband Boize-Sude-Schaale http://www.wbv-mv.de/Verbande/verbande.html \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,74,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"1999-04-01","2005-06-30"]
[628,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-ENV-S-000601/demonstration-of-opportunities-on-forest-land-to-support-the-implementation-of-the-water-framework-directive",null,"LIFE03 ENV/S/000601",null,"Demonstration of opportunities on forest land to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive","\nDemonstration of opportunities on forest land to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive\n\nReference: LIFE03 ENV/S/000601 | Acronym: ForestForWater\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nForest land covers a significant proportion of the total EU land area (over 35%) and such a prominent land user offers important opportunities to contribute to the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) goals. An integrated approach to forest management is required to facilitate these contributions which will be based on effective cooperation between key stakeholders in the environmental, forestry and NGO sectors at national, regional and local levels.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of this LIFE-ENV project was to demonstrate how forestry in Europe could contribute to the implementation of the WFD and achievement of its goals. National Forest Authorities from three partner countries (Sweden, France and United Kingdom) combined forces to extend their existing knowledge in this area. LIFE-ENV support was harnessed to progress a package of new development activities aimed at improving integrated management of forest and water resources in different geographic, institutional and economic conditions. This involved the following interventions:\nresearch regarding the effect of forestry actions on the quality of groundwater and surface water;\ncomparative analysis of forestry practices in different countries;\npreparation of material for a handbook on river basin management planning;\nanalysis of public participation models adapted to different spatial scales;\nintroduction of forest management methods for good ecological status;\nestablishment of different monitoring frameworks; and\ndemonstration of potential methodologies for forest area protection.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE-ENV activities were carried out within pilot watersheds which were carefully chosen to represent different geographical zones (Mediterranean, Alpine, Atlantic, southern and northern Boreal landscapes) as well as institutional management structures. The project was successful in demonstrating that forest management techniques can help mitigate climate change impacts on the freshwater environment. For example, the use of using riparian shade was able to reduce thermal stress on freshwater organisms and planting floodplains with woodland species was used to alleviate downstream flood risks. New monitoring programmes were established at pilot sites to examine longer term impacts of different forest activities on water quality. Forestry was identified as the main anthropogenic disturbance in all of the areas examined. Mitigation measures were introduced and the monitoring systems are anticipated to continue informing the project partners’ activities in the future. This represents a sustainable benefit from the LIFE-ENV project results. Analysis of existing approaches to participation was carried out within the pilot areas and across the national institutions. These identified the benefits from incorporating forestry interests during the planning and control of water basin management systems. The project also looked at ways of strengthening the participatory process from a forestry perspective by establishing stakeholder groups at all levels and this helped to ensure an inclusive, relevant set of outcomes. Participatory approaches were noted as time consuming but worthwhile, generating added value and long term benefits. Participation was recognised as essential during development of large scale integrated river basin plans that crossed regional or national borders. The project demonstrated how forest management could make useful contributions to the restoration of water habitats for ecological and socio-economic purposes. Participation was highlighted during this process as important in resolving potential conflicts between different stakeholders. Results confirmed that forest companies still concentrate their efforts on maximising timber production and this approach fails to recognise the important socio-economic benefits from integrated forest and water management, such as angling or rural tourism opportunities. All of the lessons learnt during the LIFE-ENV project have been collated within a report which will be used to inform river basin management handbook materials. Results of the project are also featured within training programmes that form part of the After LIFE communication plan. LIFE-ENV activities were carried out within pilot watersheds which were carefully chosen to represent different geographical zones (Mediterranean, Alpine, Atlantic, southern and northern Boreal landscapes) as well as institutional management structures. The project was successful in demonstrating that forest management techniques can help mitigate climate change impacts on the freshwater environment. For example, the use of using riparian shade was able to reduce thermal stress on freshwater organisms and planting floodplains with woodland species was used to alleviate downstream flood risks. New monitoring programmes were established at pilot sites to examine longer term impacts of different forest activities on water quality. Forestry was identified as the main anthropogenic disturbance in all of the areas examined. Mitigation measures were introduced and the monitoring systems are anticipated to continue informing the project partners’ activities in the future. This represents a sustainable benefit from the LIFE-ENV project results. Analysis of existing approaches to participation was carried out within the pilot areas and across the national institutions. These identified the benefits from incorporating forestry interests during the planning and control of water basin management systems. The project also looked at ways of strengthening the participatory process from a forestry perspective by establishing stakeholder groups at all levels and this helped to ensure an inclusive, relevant set of outcomes. Participatory approaches were noted as time consuming but worthwhile, generating added value and long term benefits. Participation was recognised as essential during development of large scale integrated river basin plans that crossed regional or national borders. The project demonstrated how forest management could make useful contributions to the restoration of water habitats for ecological and socio-economic purposes. Participation was highlighted during this process as important in resolving potential conflicts between different stakeholders. Results confirmed that forest companies still concentrate their efforts on maximising timber production and this approach fails to recognise the important socio-economic benefits from integrated forest and water management, such as angling or rural tourism opportunities. All of the lessons learnt during the LIFE-ENV project have been collated within a report which will be used to inform river basin management handbook materials. Results of the project are also featured within training programmes that form part of the After LIFE communication plan.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 ENV/S/000601\nAcronym: ForestForWater\nStart Date: 01/09/2003\nEnd Date: 30/06/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,999,112 €\nEU Contribution: 1,499,556 €\nProject Location: Sweden and France\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Skogsstyrelsen\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Vallg 8, 55183, Jönköping,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    River basin management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forestry\n    comparison\n    land use planning\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Water\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nSkogsstyrelsen \tCoordinator\nForestry Commission, United Kingdom \tParticipant\nOffice National des Forêts, France \tParticipant\nCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Délégation Rhône-Alpes, France \tParticipant\nWWF, Sweden \tParticipant\nCounty Administration Board of Jonkooping, Sweden \tParticipant\nThe Forestry Research Institute of Sweden \tParticipant\nThe Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU/Sweden \tParticipant\nCounty Administration Board of Vasterbotten/Sweden \tParticipant\nSyndicat Mixte d’Aménagement de l’Arve et de ses Abords(SM3A)/France \tParticipant\nSyndicat intercommunal de l’Ouveze/France \tParticipant\nUnion Régionale des Associations des Communes Forestières de Rhône-Alpes/France \tParticipant\nCommunauté de Communes du Val de Drome – CCVD/France \tParticipant\nUniversité Lumière Lyon 2, France \tParticipant\nUniversité Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France \tParticipant","Sweden",null,2003,2019,45,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,"2003-09-01","2007-06-30"]
[629,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-SK-000112/restoration-of-wetlands-at-zahorie-lowland",null,"LIFE05 NAT/SK/000112",null,"Restoration of Wetlands at Zahorie Lowland","\nRestoration of Wetlands at Zahorie Lowland\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/SK/000112 | Acronym: WETREST\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Slovakia, wetlands are among the most seriously threatened natural ecosystems. They represent unique habitats for many plant and animal species. They are important for biodiversity conservation and for stabilising the water regime of the landscape. They retain water from rain and snow, only releasing the water slowly through natural processes of evaporation and out-flow.\n\nDuring the preceding two decades, the total wetland area in Slovakia had declined dramatically and the vast majority of remaining natural and semi-natural wetlands were seriously threatened by human activities. The main cause of the decline were changes in the natural water regime, brought about by extensive drainage, peat extraction and land-reclamation schemes - mostly to provide more agricultural land, but also as part of intensification of forest management.\n\nThe changes had led to a decline in habitats and species associated with the wetlands and a reduction of the retention capacity of the areas concerned. Many species that were once common - such as amphibians or storks - had become rare, some of them even locally extinct. One of the most valuable remaining wetlands is located in the Zahorie Lowland, which is also one of the most important regions in Slovakia for biodiversity in general.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of the project was to contribute to the development of the Natura 2000 network in Slovakia and the conservation of habitats and species at national level. The project aimed to restore eight proposed Sites of Community Interest (pSCI) in the Zahorie Lowland, within which are found a network of mountain rivers and ponds, bogs, dunes, and riparian and alder forests.\n\nThe project aimed to restore the original water conditions at the eight project sites to enhance the quality of the river and adjacent habitats. It planned to do this by restoring river banks, installing five small weirs and filling in over a kilometre of drainage ditches. It also planned to construct a system of fish bypasses. These actions targeted improvement of the conservation status of some 1800 ha, as well as benefitting a number of species.\n\nThe project planned to re-establish traditional use on 165 ha of lowland hay meadows to restore their ecosystem functions. This would involve management through regular mowing and grazing To respond to the lack of appropriate long-term management, the team aimed to elaborate long-term restoration and management plans and amend existing forest management plans through a process involving extensive stakeholder participation.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe WETREST project succeeded in improving the conservation status of the habitats and species at eight Sites of Community Importance (SCIs).\n\nThe project comprehensively analysed the threats and challenges facing each of the SCIs using existing data and botanical and zoological surveys on the project sites. On this basis, it developed long-term Management Plans for each respective SCI. The plans were due to be officially approved after the end of the project. It also submitted amendments to seven official Forest Management Plans, with an acceptance ratio of 74% to 100%.\n\nA total of two training courses - with 26 and 19 participants - and four study visits with around a dozen participants each were organised for project personnel, as well as five additional short study visits with just two or three key personnel at a time Restoration plans were made for non-recurring restoration and management activities in each of the project sites. In implementing these activities, the project exceeded its target of filling one kilometre of drainage ditches across all sites and also cleared dead trees from a targeted site. The project constructed one large weir and a fish by-pass on the Rudava River. The project also restored meadows along the Rudava River, removing woody vegetation and herbaceous weeds from 178.4ha. The actions were deemed to have improved the conservation status of the areas with noticeable improvements in the water regimes. The habitat improvements should enable wetland tree species such as the European alder (Alnus glutinosa) to prosper at the expense of pine in the long run. The beneficiary already noticed higher numbers of wetland species of orchid (Liparis loeselii), dragonfly (Leucorrhinia pectoralis), butterfly (Maculinea teleius; Lycaena dispar), beaver (Castor fiber) and stork (Ciconia nigra).\n\nThere are good prospects for the continuation of the project management plans, however at the same time, further threats to the vulnerable habitats from policies in areas of forestry, hunting and tourism are increasing. The project produced information in various printed and electronic formats as well as erecting information posts, holding public events and meetings, and engaging actively with the media to build public support for the protection of the sites.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).The WETREST project succeeded in improving the conservation status of the habitats and species at eight Sites of Community Importance (SCIs).\n\nThe project comprehensively analysed the threats and challenges facing each of the SCIs using existing data and botanical and zoological surveys on the project sites. On this basis, it developed long-term Management Plans for each respective SCI. The plans were due to be officially approved after the end of the project. It also submitted amendments to seven official Forest Management Plans, with an acceptance ratio of 74% to 100%.\n\nA total of two training courses - with 26 and 19 participants - and four study visits with around a dozen participants each were organised for project personnel, as well as five additional short study visits with just two or three key personnel at a time Restoration plans were made for non-recurring restoration and management activities in each of the project sites. In implementing these activities, the project exceeded its target of filling one kilometre of drainage ditches across all sites and also cleared dead trees from a targeted site. The project constructed one large weir and a fish by-pass on the Rudava River. The project also restored meadows along the Rudava River, removing woody vegetation and herbaceous weeds from 178.4ha. The actions were deemed to have improved the conservation status of the areas with noticeable improvements in the water regimes. The habitat improvements should enable wetland tree species such as the European alder (Alnus glutinosa) to prosper at the expense of pine in the long run. The beneficiary already noticed higher numbers of wetland species of orchid (Liparis loeselii), dragonfly (Leucorrhinia pectoralis), butterfly (Maculinea teleius; Lycaena dispar), beaver (Castor fiber) and stork (Ciconia nigra).\n\nThere are good prospects for the continuation of the project management plans, however at the same time, further threats to the vulnerable habitats from policies in areas of forestry, hunting and tourism are increasing. The project produced information in various printed and electronic formats as well as erecting information posts, holding public events and meetings, and engaging actively with the media to build public support for the protection of the sites.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/SK/000112\nAcronym: WETREST\nStart Date: 01/02/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 104,160 €\nEU Contribution: 312,000 €\nProject Location: Malacky\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Tajovského 28B, 97401, Banská Bystrica,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    forest management\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Castor fiber\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Leucorrhinia pectoralis\n    Lycaena dispar\n    Maculinea teleius\n    Maculinea nausithous\n    Osmoderma eremita\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nBahno \tSKUEV0115 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nJasenacke \tSKUEV0120 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRudava \tSKUEV0163 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOrlovske vrsky \tSKUEV0169 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMesterova luka \tSKUEV0170 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nZelienka \tSKUEV0171 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKotlina \tSKUEV0173 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVanisovec \tSKUEV0226 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nState Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic \tCoordinator\nSlovak Water Management Enterprise, Department Bratislava, Slovakia \tParticipant\nRegional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development (BROZ), Slovakia \tParticipant","Slovakia",null,null,null,46,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2005-02-01","2008-12-31"]
[630,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE04 NAT/SK/000244",null,"Conservation of habitat diversity in Slovensk&yacute; Raj National Park","The Slovak Paradise National Park or Slovenský Raj National Park is situated in the Western Carpathians. The Slovensky Raj National Park was founded in 1988, to protect the exceptional rich and aesthetic landscape and nature. Typical feature of the area is the mattock. Streams have created narrow canyons, which are visited by a huge amount of visitors every day. Another typical feature are the forest – 895 are covered with forests consisting mainly of conifers (spruce, fir and on mattock outcrops pine and Polish lark). Beech is also present. The lower and warmer places are covered with Durmast oak. The park needs presently a new management plan to handle with diverse problems. All relevant stakeholders shall participate in creating this new plan (local landowners and –users, NGOs, municipalities, the Slovak Scouting. The plan shall focus on restoration and sustainable management of forest habitats, grassland management, visitor guidance and the production of information material to promote the conservation of the habitats and species inside the Natura 2000 site. Land managers will be trained to increase their awareness of sustainable land management practices and to make them familiar with the possible EU funds. Brochures, leaflets, mobile exhibition on Natura 2000 will highlight and explain the new conservation actions associated with Natura 2000.","Slovakia/Slovenia",null,null,null,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia,Slovenia",null,null,null,"2004-09-01","2008-12-15"]
[631,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-D-000053/rosenheimer-master-basin-bogs",null,"LIFE05 NAT/D/000053",null,"Rosenheimer master basin bogs","\nRosenheimer master basin bogs\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000053 | Acronym: ROSTAM\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nEurope’s pre-alpine moorlands contain priority habitats like active raised bogs, calcareous fens, bog woodland, and alluvial forests. Land use changes in some of these habitats have had an adverse affect on the habitats’ functionality. For example, peat extraction and drainage can lead to land becoming dry and overgrown. Habitat connectivity can also be disrupted as a result of such land use changes.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall aim of this project was to improve the conservation status of priority habitats on pre-alpine moorland in Germany’s Bavaria region. Two Natura 2000 sites: ‘Hochrunstfilze’ and ‘Auer Weidmoos mit Kalten und Kaltenaue’ were targeted for LIFE support to restore active raised bogs, calcareous fens, bog woodland, and alluvial forests. Habitat actions foreseen included removal of intrusive shrubs, reintroduction of appropriate hydrological conditions and stakeholder awareness raising. The project area covered a total of 1 100 ha and actions were focused on around 400 ha. LIFE’s support here was planned to add value to a similar and parallel (State-funded) conservation project titled ‘Rosenheimer Stammbeckenmoore’.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project successfully achieved its objectives and is considered to demonstrate best practices that could be replicated by other habitat conservation projects dealing with the large-scale restoration of raised bogs.\n\nSome 400 ha of raised bogs were restored via habitat measures that increased water levels and cleared intrusive vegetation (trees and shrubs). Altogether, 15 km of dams and peat walls were built and some 200 drainage ditches were filled. Results increased water levels in the raised bog and stimulated the development of typical bog vegetation. Trees and shrubs were removed on a total area of 116 ha (compared to 105 ha foreseen). Most of the removal of wood was carried out by the local population without costs for the LIFE project.\n\nVegetation monitoring at the project sites indicates that natural regeneration of typical bog flora like Sphagnum mosses is possible in the long term. Creation of additional wetland areas has led to new habitats for water fowl and wading birds (including Common Teal, Black-necked Grebe and Little ringed Plover). The new wetlands have made important contributions to the project area’s overall conservation value.\n\nPublic awareness actions reached a high number of people and have generated beneficial levels of support for the project goals. Two information stations were built to present interpretation material about the moorland habitats, the species they support and the management requirements involved in maintaining these wildlife assets. Visitor numbers at the stations were high with around 12 750 people accessing the Nicklheim site.\n\nLong-term sustainability of the project is ensured, since the hydrological conditions are now established and relatively self-sufficient. Ongoing actions by the beneficiary will include controlling the dams and continuing the ecological monitoring.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).The project successfully achieved its objectives and is considered to demonstrate best practices that could be replicated by other habitat conservation projects dealing with the large-scale restoration of raised bogs.\n\nSome 400 ha of raised bogs were restored via habitat measures that increased water levels and cleared intrusive vegetation (trees and shrubs). Altogether, 15 km of dams and peat walls were built and some 200 drainage ditches were filled. Results increased water levels in the raised bog and stimulated the development of typical bog vegetation. Trees and shrubs were removed on a total area of 116 ha (compared to 105 ha foreseen). Most of the removal of wood was carried out by the local population without costs for the LIFE project.\n\nVegetation monitoring at the project sites indicates that natural regeneration of typical bog flora like Sphagnum mosses is possible in the long term. Creation of additional wetland areas has led to new habitats for water fowl and wading birds (including Common Teal, Black-necked Grebe and Little ringed Plover). The new wetlands have made important contributions to the project area’s overall conservation value.\n\nPublic awareness actions reached a high number of people and have generated beneficial levels of support for the project goals. Two information stations were built to present interpretation material about the moorland habitats, the species they support and the management requirements involved in maintaining these wildlife assets. Visitor numbers at the stations were high with around 12 750 people accessing the Nicklheim site.\n\nLong-term sustainability of the project is ensured, since the hydrological conditions are now established and relatively self-sufficient. Ongoing actions by the beneficiary will include controlling the dams and continuing the ecological monitoring.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/D/000053\nAcronym: ROSTAM\nStart Date: 01/07/2005\nEnd Date: 30/10/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 18,740 €\nEU Contribution: 937,007 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Gesundheit\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925, München,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Castor fiber\n    Myotis myotis\n    Myotis emarginatus\n    Barbastella barbastellus\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Apium repens\n    Myosotis rehsteineri\n    Bombina variegata\n    Euphydryas aurinia\n    Vertigo angustior\n    Unio crassus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAuer Weidmoos mit Kalten und Kaltenaue \tDE8138371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Gesundheit \tCoordinator\nUmwelt-, Kultur- und Sozialstiftung im Landkreis Rosenheim, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,63,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2005-07-01","2010-10-30"]
[632,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE09-NAT-DE-000005/woodlands-and-river-valleys-on-the-steigerwald-slopes-near-iphofen",null,"LIFE09 NAT/DE/000005",null,"Woodlands and river valleys on the Steigerwald slopes near Iphofen","\nWoodlands and river valleys on the Steigerwald slopes near Iphofen\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/DE/000005 | Acronym: Steigerwaldrand Iphofen\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area encompasses a Natura 2000 site of more than 3 000 ha, located on the western slopes of the wooded hills of Steigerwald in Bavaria. It includes the municipality of Iphofen. The Steigerwald hills have been used as coppiced woodland and as pasture land for centuries, resulting in oak-hornbeam woods with specific and diverse structures. Traditional land-uses (farming and forestry) have helped to conserve the area’s valuable natural habitats, including species rich hay meadows, hydrophilous grassland and petrifying springs with tufa formation, hedgerows, and dry grasslands in the river valleys and outside the large forests. Boasting a wide variety of habitat types, occurring over a relatively small area, the area around Iphofen is one of the most species-rich in Bavaria. To date, more than 1 200 plant and animal species have been recorded there with birds, amphibians, bats, wood-dwelling beetles, butterflies and moths being particularly well-represented. The project area is also a European “Prime Butterfly Area” (PBA), i.e. where conservation measures for butterflies are considered a high priority. As such, it contributes significantly to the conservation of biological diversity. Unfortunately, this traditional landscape is increasingly under threat from human pressures notably from modern farming and forestry practices, with their intensive land-use, tourism and a lack of public awareness of the area’s high nature value. In the municipal forest of Iphofen, the coppiced woodland (mainly for grazing) has dropped from 1 000 ha 50 years ago, to just 380 ha today. More generally, urgent conservation action is required to secure this valuable and diverse landscape for the future.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project’s main aim is to conserve the Steigerwald hills Natura 2000 site near Iphofen. In addition, the project area will be developed as a demonstration area for traditionally-managed landscapes and for coppiced woodland in Germany and Central Europe. Improvements in the conservation status of the various habitat types and species of the Habitats and Birds Directives are also foreseen. An additional objective will be to improve the awareness of local people and of landowners of the types of the land-use practices necessary for the conservation of these valuable species and habitats.\n\nSpecific project objectives are:\nThe conservation of eleven habitat types listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive;\nThe conservation of (partial) habitats supporting 13 species listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. These include the scarce fritillary (Euphydryas maturna), the moth Eriogaster catax, thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus), great crested newt (Triturus cristatus), yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegate) and the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus). The restoration of areas for stag beetles will be carried out by the installation of loggeries (piles of the beetle’s preferred dead wood habitat). Meanwhile, the Rehberggraben brook will be restored in order to improve the conservation status of the thick shelled river mussel population. Existing ponds will be improved and new spawning ponds created for the targeted amphibians;\nThe conservation of 11 species of breeding birds listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive in woodland and open or semi-open areas. Targeted species include: the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), middle spotted woodpecker (Picoides medius), and Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana). Ideal habitats for the Ortolan bunting will be created by planting of traditionally structured vineyards, orchards and fields; and\nThe creation of the necessary conditions to ensure a long-term and sustainable future for the targeted habitats and species. This is envisaged by actions to increase the acceptance of the project’s conservation measures and the necessary extensive land use practices. Awareness of the high conservation value of the landscape should be increased by awareness-raising actions including the creation of an information centre in the Limpurg Forest.\n\nExpected results:\nThe conservation of 63 ha of (partly coppiced) woodland consisting of Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam and other semi-natural woodlands with large amounts of old and dead wood;\nThe development of some 14 ha of transitional areas between woodland and open countryside containing hedgerows, wood edges, dry stone walls, orchards, ponds and hygrophilous vegetation;\nThe securing and creation of pasture woodland with oaks (habitat type 9170) and a high amount of old and dead wood on 13.5 ha and the development of a guide for the restoration of pasture woodland;\nThe improvement of the conservation status of petrifying springs with tufa formation in the Moorseebach river valley, by wood removal on some 0.5 ha;\nThe purchase of 25 ha of agricultural and forested area for the conservation of eight targeted habitat types;\nThe conservation and connection of habitats supporting populations of species that are characteristic of coppice woodland; and\nThe improvement and connection of habitats (ponds, creeks, spawning open waters and pools) to help to stabilise and increase the populations of thick shelled river mussel crested newt and yellow-bellied toad.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE09 NAT/DE/000005\nAcronym: Steigerwaldrand Iphofen\nStart Date: 01/10/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,631,786 €\nEU Contribution: 815,893 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2-, 81925, München,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Myotis bechsteinii\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Eriogaster catax\n    Hypodryas maturna\n    Unio crassus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSüdlicher Steigerwald \tDE6327471 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKalktuffquellen zwischen Willanzheim und Markt Einersheim \tDE6327302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVorderer Steigerwald mit Schwanberg \tDE6327371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBayerisches Staatsministerium fürUmwelt und Gesundheit \tCoordinator\nStadt Iphofen, Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Markt Einersheim, Germany \tParticipant\nBayerische Staatsforsten, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1131,AD1131,\"m\")","v":50},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2010-10-01","2014-12-31"]
[633,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-DE-000091/heathland-alliance-biodiversity-and-habitat-network-in-nrdlinger-ries-and-in-the-wrnitz-valley",null,"LIFE12 NAT/DE/000091",null,"Heathland alliance: Biodiversity and habitat network in Nrdlinger Ries and in the Wrnitz Valley","\nHeathland alliance: Biodiversity and habitat network in Nrdlinger Ries and in the Wrnitz Valley\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/DE/000091 | Acronym: LIFE Heide-Allianz\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area comprises calcareous and extensively used grassland and meadows, and woodland across 3 554 ha in the Nördlinger Ries and the Wörnitz river valley. It is situated in the transition area from the Franconian Jura to the Swabian Jura mountains and is a reduced and isolated part of the network of dry habitats at national and international levels. The area is thus of Europe-wide importance. Dispersal routes for many plant and animal species overlap here, resulting in the co-occurrence of species with western/Mediterranean, eastern/Continental and alpine distributions. These factors render the project area a biodiversity hotspot.\n\nAlthough there have been numerous stakeholder activities, habitats and species in the area remain threatened. Dry, open habitats and the species dependent on them are maintained by regular low-intensity grazing, traditionally by large, semi-nomadic sheep flocks. This kind of pastoral activity is at risk of being abandoned for economic reasons, resulting in the overgrowth of open habitats. In addition, within the region, there is a greater density of biogas plants than anywhere else in Central Europe, resulting in incentives for intensified land use. There is also very strong competition for agricultural land, and sheep farmers and other farmers using low-productivity land (e.g. land for cattle rearing) often cannot compete economically.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Heide-Allianz project aimed to restore the region as an internationally important habitat corridor and a biodiversity hotspot. Specifically, it aimed to:\nPurchase of land for the restoration of calcareous grassland and hay meadow habitats, and development of areas for grazing;\nRestore calcareous grassland hay meadows and fens (6410, 7230);\nRestore shallow areas in water bodies that are habitats for the dusky large blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche nausithous) and other species characteristic of river valleys;\nSecure spawning habitats for the great crested newt and yellow-bellied toad;\nCarry out tree and scrub removal (including the removal of invasive neophyte plant species) from dry open grassland habitats and prepare these areas for grazing in order to permanently secure their open character;\nImprove native woodland and their avifauna by increasing the amount of mature trees and deadwood in forest habitats;\nOptimise and create woodland edge vegetation for the integration of open and wooded habitats; and\nInstall signs to direct visitors and provide targeted information about the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE Heide-Allianz project.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Heide-Allianz project achieved its overall objectives to improve the status of calcareous and extensively used grassland, meadows and woodland, to improve the grazing facilities for shepherds, to enable grazing as an important management tool and to largely improve the interconnection between valuable grassland and grazing areas. It moreover helped ensure that the region can function as an internationally important habitat corridor and biodiversity hotspot. The project also succeeded in restoring grazing and improving infrastructure for sheep farming – i.e. by improving the options for transferring sheep from grazing sites and drinking troughs. It thus made it easier from sheep farmers to benefit economically from their activities, with working conditions improved by the removal of trees and shrubs and the consequent creation of suitable grasslands. A cook book promoting regional lamb was produced.\n\nSpecifically, the project achieved the following results:\n130 ha of habitat types calcareous grasslands (5130), natural grasslands (6110), semi-natural dry grasslands (6210 and 6230) improved, with 90 ha restored and 40 ha newly created;\n20.6 ha of mesophile grasslands (habitat type 6510) developed or under development;\n0.2 ha of Molinia meadows habitat type 6410 developed and alkaline fens (habitat type 7230) enlarged by 0.8 ha;\n0.2 ha of alkaline fens (habitat type 7230) restoration started with further mowing needed;\n0.17 ha of freshwater habitat type 3150 restored where it had disappeared completely; and\n211 old or dead trees preserved.\n\nFurthermore, an old quarry was developed as habitat for great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegate), while the toad’s conservation status was significantly improved in three additional areas. By clearing covering material and vegetation from eight large rocks and a large rock face stretching 210 m, the rocky habitat types 8210 and 8220 were improved and the landscape made more attractive. The beneficiary also acquired sites outside of the Natura 2000 network, leading to the enlargement of areas at Heroldinger Burgberg and Trockenverbund am Rand des Nördlinger Rieses.\n\nHayseed activities – such as the analysis and preparation of the soil, the composition of the hayseed and further treatment – were well documented, which could serve as a valuable resource when the long-term results of these activities become apparent.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/DE/000091\nAcronym: LIFE Heide-Allianz\nStart Date: 01/08/2013\nEnd Date: 30/09/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,508,469 €\nEU Contribution: 1,254,234 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925, Mnchen,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6110 - Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Bombina variegata\n    Triturus cristatus\n    Maculinea nausithous\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRiesalb mit Kesseltal \tDE7229471 \tSPA \tv.2021\nTrockenverbund am Rand des Nördlinger Rieses \tDE7128371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHeroldinger Burgberg \tDE7130302 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nOberlauf der Ussel bis Itzing \tDE7130372 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMausohrkolonien in der südlichen Frankenalb \tDE7136303 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKesseltal mit Kessel, Hahnenbach und Köhrlesbach \tDE7229371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nDonauwörther Forst mit Standortübungsplatz und Harburger Karab \tDE7230371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz \tCoordinator\nBund Naturschutz e.V., Germany \tParticipant\nSchutzgemeinschaft Wemdinger Ried e. V., Germany \tParticipant\nRieser Naturschutzverein e. V., Germany \tParticipant\nLandkreis Donau-Ries, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2022,61,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2013-08-01","2018-09-30"]
[634,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE18-NAT-DE-000132/life-restoration-of-structure-and-dynamic-of-the-city-of-augsburgs-forest-creeks-and-their-reconnection-to-river-lech",null,"LIFE18 NAT/DE/000132",null,"LIFE Restoration of structure and dynamic of the city of Augsburgs forest creeks and their reconnection to river Lech","\nLIFE Restoration of structure and dynamic of the city of Augsburgs forest creeks and their reconnection to river Lech\n\nReference: LIFE18 NAT/DE/000132 | Acronym: LIFE Stadt - Wald - Bche\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project area is located west of the river Lech within the city of Augsburg, federal state of Bavaria, Germany. It comprises 2 251 ha of the Lech floodplains and the forest owned largely by the city of Augsburg, which is managed by the citys Forestry Department for nature conservation, the protection of drinking water and recreation purposes.\n\nExtensive forests (riparian, pre-alpine pine, and nature-oriented managed forests) and numerous small creeks characterise the area, along with a unique complex of springs, small water bodies and extensive lime-dry grasslands on gravel banks, all contributing to an extraordinarily high biodiversity. Consequently, this area is a designated protected area (Stadtwald Augsburg) and part of the Lechauen zwischen Koenigsbrunn und Augsburg Natura 2000 network site (SAC). Water and floodplain biotopes were heavily affected by hydro-engineering interventions during the 20th century. Regulation actions, such as bank reinforcement, pipework, rerouting of the water courses and the separation of the creeks from the river Lech, resulting in groundwater recession. This has severely restricted access to and movement through water courses for fish and other aquatic organisms. The riparian forest character of the area has been almost entirely lost.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Stadt Wald Baeche project aims at the stabilisation and improvement of the conservation status of four habitat types (Annex I of the Habitats Directive) and six species (Annex II of the Habitats Directive) in water and alluvial habitats in the city of Augsburg, Germany. These habitat types will be restored on a large scale and developed in a coherent network of sites.\n\nThe overarching goal of the LIFE project is the improvement of the river Lech floodplains in the Augsburg city forest, as an important component within the Lech valley and its function as a bridge for flora and fauna within the European biotope network. Key aspects are city (Stadt), forest (Wald) and creeks (Baeche), with a focus on their biodiversity potential and recreation function.\n\nSpecific goals are:\nrestoration of the city forest creeks and their connection to the Lech in order to support the fish species Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) and bullhead (Cottus gobio);\nenrichment of structures, renaturation and restoration of dynamics of the city forest creeks to create, optimise and connect water courses with floating water vegetation and to provide spawning habitat for the Danube salmon and the bullhead;\noptimising the ecological contact zone between the creeks and the adjacent floodplains, particularly development of accompanying alluvial softwood forests;\ncreation and optimisation of habitats for Green gomphid dragonfly (Ophiogomphus cecilia) and creeping marshwort (Apium repens);\nrenaturation and optimisation of spring gullies in order to develop alkaline fens and hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of stonewort;\nsupport for acceptance of the Natura 2000 network as well as for European nature conservation policies by the various stakeholders and political decision-makers;\nawareness raising and environmental education of the citys inhabitants and visitors, for the city forest as a Natura 2000 site with Europe-wide protected species and habitats; and\nconnection to other European cities and LIFE projects regarding the topic Protection of ecosystem services through participative cooperation in an urban Natura 2000 site.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nregained ecological connectivity of the city forest creeks over a total length of 70 km through remodelling of 16 ducts and bridges as well as 22 groundsills;\nreconnection of the creeks to the river Lech;\nimproved structure of the water courses of the creeks over a total length of ca. 25 km (6 ha), with a positive effect on the whole creek system over 70 km expected;\nincreased flow rate in the creek system of about 0.5 m/sec from currently about 1.5 m/sec to 2 m/sec;\nsimulation of natural water dynamics in creeks by regulating inflow and discharge systems (impact on 70 km total water course length);\nrestoration of Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation (2.5 ha creek length) and Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) (17 ha);\noptimised spawning habitats for Danube salmon and bullhead;\nnew and optimised habitats for Green gomphid and creeping marshwort: in total 6 km water course length, distributed over several sections;\noptimised and newly created hydrophilic and lime-rich oligotrophic biotope complexes: 4.2 km of exposed and 0.5 ha newly shaped spring brooks;\nincreased acceptance by the local public and visitors for the city forest regarding its status as a Natura 2000 site (ca. 3-4 million visitors/year);\nincreased acceptance for Natura 2000 by at least 25 different stakeholder groups (municipal committees and political decision-makers, public services, hydropower operator Uniper, NGOs);\npropagation of project results through training (min. 50 education professionals, teachers, staff, guides); and\ndissemination of project results through 30 events, at regional, national and international levels.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE18 NAT/DE/000132\nAcronym: LIFE Stadt - Wald - Bche\nStart Date: 01/10/2019\nEnd Date: 31/01/2027\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,642,605 €\nEU Contribution: 3,985,562 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayerisches Staatsministerium fr Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz(Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection)\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925, Mnchen,\nContact Person: Andreas Laudensack\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Fish\n    Invertebrates\n    Mammals\n    Plants\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    river\n    restoration measure\n    recreational area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAUGSBURG(Stadt Augsburg), Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2023,87,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2019-10-01","2027-01-31"]
[635,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-D-005372/lower-inn-with-riparian-woodland",null,"LIFE98 NAT/D/005372",null,"Lower Inn with riparian woodland","\nLower Inn with riparian woodland\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/D/005372 | Acronym: Unterer Inn\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Inn valley straddling the German-Austrian border is one of the most important ports of call for waterfowl in central Europe. Four lakes created here when hydro dams were built across the Inn River, are, thanks to their strategic location at the foot of the Alps, now top-of-the-bill habitats for voyaging avifauna. Under the influence of the Inn's riverine dynamics, these artificial bodies of water developed into virtually natural lacustrine systems exhibiting valuable habitat associations of extensive sandbanks with white willow alluvial forests, Chenopodion and Nanocyperion communities, broad zones of open water and reedbeds, where waders find ideal staging opportunities in spring and autumn. Among nesting birds, the numerous ducks and herons deserve special emphasis - the site is famous for its colony of over 100 nesting couples of night herons (Nyccticorax nycticorax). This bird paradise is framed, behind the river dykes, by fragments of alluvial forest dominated by grey alders or oak-elm-ash associations and rich in old and dead timber. However, by the late 1990s there was growing awareness that in the longer term it is in danger. The enormous quantities of sediment that were naturally brought down by the Inn were causing an accelerating terrestrialization of the dynamic pioneer stages among the site's habitats. This means its significance as biotope, staging point and wintering site for waders and waterfowl was declining slowly but steadily. Disturbance from angling, recreation and hunting, subject to different regulations on the Austrian and German sides of the river, came on top of this.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE project's objective was to find ways to maintain the enormous ornithological value of the hydro lakes and to conserve habitats for fauna and flora of European significance. Like a similar LIFE project at the Alviano dam in Italy, a pilot scheme would examine and test hydrological engineering works in order to selectively restore the erstwhile lake dynamics. Close cooperation with the electricity companies, who were project partners, and all affected interest groups in both regions, would help guarantee success and make it possible to mutually align resource use on both sides of the Inn. Collaboration with an Interreg II project elaborating a transboundary, integrated zoning concept for tourism and the local economy, as well as with other EU and regional funds, would ensure that a holistic approach was taken to site management. Thus not only rare birds and vegetation forms would be protected, but sustainable, nature-compatible resource use would also be promoted.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project’s actions can be grouped into three headings: • restoring hydrological dynamics of floodplain habitats • restoring terrestrial habitats in the floodplain (forests, meadows, wetlands) • negotiations with stakeholders, public awareness, visitor guidance The action ‘restoring hydrological dynamics of floodplain habitats’ aimed at re-initiating erosion and sedimentation processes within the floodplain of the Inn to restore early-succession habitat types, which would otherwise progressively fill with fine sediments and evolve towards mature reedbeds and alluvial forests. Restoring a dynamic of erosion and sedimentation should lead to a regular creation of open mudflats, important feeding areas for many bird species. Because of the potential risks this action involved (erosion of flood-protection dykes), preparatory planning was long and onerous and required a detailed mathematical flow model. The hydrological model required to prepare the works and to assess their potential risk broke new ground scientifically. Even though specifically targeting the Hagenauer Bucht, the model can also be applied to other areas of the Inn floodplain in the future. By the end of the project (March 2002), the Austrian partner had carried out a pilot project to open a section of the river dyke 100 metres long, so that water could flow permanently into the Hagenauer Bucht, a wetland area of ca. 2km2, between the main river and its stopbanks, and the flood-protection dykes further inland. This work is experimental and the long-term conservation benefit of such creation of semi-natural controlled floodplain dynamics is unknown. The Upper Austrian Government financed a 5-year monitoring programme after LIFE. Concerning the action 'restoring terrestrial habitats in the floodplain', 108 ha land was purchased to carry out these habitat restoration actions. This included 73 ha forests where after purchase, 10.2 ha of non-native trees was removed. The forests were then left to natural succession to either become alluvial oak-elm-ash forests (91F0) or grey alder forests (91E0). On 1.7 ha, traditional coppicing management of grey alders was reinstated. 22 ha arable land was bought and converted to grey alder forest. Various techniques were tested to speed up alder growth. On the remainder of the purchased land, ‘biotope complexes’ consisting of a mosaic of hay meadows, ponds, sedge wetlands, dunes and gravel flats were created. This involved scraping off and removing nutrient-rich topsoil and sowing seed collected from carefully selected species-rich meadows in the vicinity. Other habitat restoration works co-financed by LIFE: • 6 ha of ‘Brennen’ (dry species-rich grassland patches within the floodplain forests), scattered over 10 sites, were restored by cutting overgrowth. • Along 3.2 km of the river dyke, scrub was removed to promote calcareous grassland which will be managed by mowing. Sheep grazing was reinstated along another 10 km of dyke. • 6 new pools for amphibians were excavated. Wild carp (Cyprinus carpio) were released to re-establish a population of this species. • A channel 85 metres long, 10 m wide and 1.8 metres deep was dug across purchased land to reconnect two sections of a cut-off river meander at Aufhausener Au. • Topsoil was removed from a 0.8 km section of the river dyke covering 0.5 ha, to restore a former breeding site of Sterna hirundo. Local farmers and foresters were hired to do much of the above work, besides specialist contractors. Negotiations with stakeholders, public awareness, visitor guidance: The project carried out inventories of breeding birds and fish with analysis of trends and recommendations for action. Both inventories were used to develop a series of proposals for harmonising, between Bavaria and Upper Austria, the regulations regarding pedestrian access, pleasure boat traffic and hunting on both sides of the river Inn within the transboundary Natura 2000 area. Uncontrolled landing of boats was disturbing waterfowl; as a result of the project, two official boat landing places have been designated and equipped, while the river is subdivided into three zones of ascending sensitivity, with appropriate limits for boat traffic for each. Hunters’ associations voluntarily agreed to stop duck shooting in the Natura 2000 area and restrict it in a buffer zone. The new legal protection statute for the Upper Austrian part of the Natura 2000 area adopted in 2003 formalises the project recommendations on pedestrian access, boating and hunting. Much media work was undertaken, resulting in 65 press articles about the project. In addition, there were 12 public lectures in the villages, an exhibition touring the schools and municipalities, an information sheet and two brochures. A seminar was held in Oct. 2001 on restoring floodplain dynamics. A LIFE project calendar was published. Two visitor platforms, one observation tower and 5 information panels were erected in order to guide and channel visitors.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/D/005372\nAcronym: Unterer Inn\nStart Date: 01/07/1998\nEnd Date: 31/03/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,911,470 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Bayer. Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925, München,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    hunting\n    renaturation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    border\n    land use planning\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 85/337 - Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (27.06.1985)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3240 - Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSalzach und Inn \tDE7744471 \tSPA \tv.2021\nDonau von Kachlet bis Jochenstein mit Inn- und Ilzmündung \tDE7447371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nInn und Untere Alz \tDE7742371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSalzach und Unterer Inn \tDE7744371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nBayer. Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz \tCoordinator\nOberösterreichische Landesregierung \tParticipant\nLandkreis Rottal-Inn \tParticipant\nLandkreis Passau \tParticipant\nÖsterreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG \tParticipant\nE.ON Wasserkraft GmbH \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2024,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"1998-07-01","2002-03-31"]
[636,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-FIN-000036/karelian-mires-and-virgin-forests-pearls-in-the-chain-of-geohistory",null,"LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000036",null,"Karelian mires and virgin forests - pearls in the chain of geohistory","\nKarelian mires and virgin forests - pearls in the chain of geohistory\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000036 | Acronym: Karelian Mires\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe boreal old-growth forests of northern Karelia have a particularly important role to play in the survival of many forest species across the EU. This is because they are located in the border region with Russia, and as such act as ’stepping stones’ for species between Russian forests and other forests within Finland. The mires are equally important since they make up the transition zone between aapa mires and active raised bogs.\n\nFor the forests to fully realise this potential however, they have to be brought back up to a favourable state of conservation. Like so many other boreal forests in this region, they have suffered from a range of commercial forest activities which altered their structures and ecological functions. Northern Karelia is also of increasing interest for tourism. This may create much needed new employment opportunities for forest workers. This also creates an opportunity to raise the profile of these habitats, while channelling visitor pressure away from the most sensitive areas.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objectives were the protection of boreal forests and their species, the production of information material on the EU’s easternmost Natura 2000 sites, the planning of the management and utilisation of these sites, as well as the restoration of habitats to their natural state.\n\nThe project aimed to complement the work of an earlier (2001-05) LIFE Nature project (LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007062), located in the same region, by working on a further nine Natura 2000 sites, which cover a total of around 13 000 ha.\n\nThe project would begin by drawing up management plans for all the project sites, using a ‘participatory planning approach’ so that local community interests could be taken fully into account. Through participatory planning, local communities would be encouraged to develop small-scale tourism initiatives around these forests and mires, which in turn would help to diversify the local economy.\n\nThe project would then begin to implement the plans. Some 300 ha of boreal old-growth forest would be restored, improving their structure through increasing the amount of decaying wood and/or burning small areas in order to reproduce the effects of lightning and storms. A further 300 ha of mires would also be restored, through ditch blocking. Some 50 ha of privately-owned old forests would also be acquired, in order to restore former commercial forest.\n\nPublic awareness of Natura 2000 areas and natural habitats would be promoted, as well as of the natural processes underlying the development of the unique eskers, gorges, mires and forests of the EU’s easternmost point. One of the objectives of the information material would be the promotion of sustainable nature tourism through for example, site brochures, nature trails and information panels and signposts.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project met all its objectives. Indeed, some targets were surpassed for several actions.\n\nHabitat and species inventories\n\nThe project carried out habitat and species inventories covering approximately 13 000 ha (e.g. for birds, mire and esker butterflies and beetles). The data was used to compile the management and restoration plans for all nine project areas areas and six mire/forest restoration plans. As foreseen, a ‘participatory approach’ was adopted and local people were actively involved in the planning process - participating in the planning group, public meetings and in media work. Although time consuming, this approach helped to ensure common agreement on the future management of the area. This was important, as especially at the start of the project, the overall perception of Natura 2000 in north Karelia, was not particularly positive. By ensuring the local community was involved in the management planning, the project was able to improve attitudes towards N2000 and to nature conservation in general. Three of the nine management plans are not yet approved, but their approval process is on-going.\n\nLand acquisition\n\nThe land acquisition target of the project was already reached in the early stages of the project: 76 hectares in Paiholan metsä were protected (with project funding), 105 ha of land were acquired for the state for conservation purposes and 65 ha of Natura 2000 sites were protected (with other funding).\n\nMires and forest restoration\n\nThe restoration of mires and forests within the project sites was carried out according to the plans drawn up by the project:\n373.5 ha of forests were restored by controlled burning, increasing decaying wood, increasing the variability of the forests by creating small openings to facilitate the development into mixed forests, and also reproducing storm effects. The restored forests will develop into valuable boreal forests within few decades. Several threatened and rare species were found in the controlled burning areas such as the beetle species Aradus montandoni, which was found the first time in Finland\n479.1 ha of mires were restored by blocking and filling approximately 125 km of ditches. As a result of these actions the water level in the restored mires has increased facilitating the recovery of mire vegetation and species such as mire butterflies and birds.\n\nNature tourism\n\nFive nature trails were constructed in Savijärvi, Petkeljärvi-Putjelanharju, Kolvananuuro, Pitkävaara and Koitajoki). Permanent information boards were also placed in other project areas.\n\nMonitoring\n\nMonitoring of the restoration results (for mire vegetation and butterflies, birds, beetles, forest regeneration and restoration success) was published for the Koitajoki, Viklinrimpi and Petkeljärvi-Putkelanharju sites. Due to the relatively short monitoring period and short period since the restoration actions were carried out. It is too early yet to assess the implications for species. However, the increased water level of the restored mires showed indicative increase in mire vegetation and butterflies. Also their importance for migrating birds in spring and autumn was increased. The most promising results were yielded from the beetle inventories.\n\nDissemination\n\nThe project promoted the project area, LIFE and nature conservation in general by carrying out a wide range of dissemination actions. For example, 16 public events and 17 expert events were organised. Site brochures were also produced for three areas (Koitajoki, Kolvananuuro, Petkeljärvi-Putkelanharju). Thematic web pages were also produced for ravines and geomorphology, mires, boreal forests and eskers. Media work included the production of16 press releases, which resulted in 45 press articles about the project.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section) This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/FIN/000036\nAcronym: Karelian Mires\nStart Date: 01/11/2002\nEnd Date: 31/01/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,461,628 €\nEU Contribution: 719,121 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: North Karelia Regional Environment Centre\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Torikatu 36 A, PL 69, 80101, Joensuu,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    tourist facility\n    forestry\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    conflicting use\n    recreational area\n    information system\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3110 - Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9060 - \"Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers\"\n    9080 - Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNorth Karelia Regional Environment Centre \tCoordinator\nMetsähallitus luonnonsuojelu Itä Suomen luontopalvelut, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus metsätalous Itä Suomen alue, Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2023,50,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2002-11-01","2007-01-31"]
[637,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-ES-000064/restoration-of-juniperus-spp-forests-on-tenerife-",null,"LIFE04 NAT/ES/000064",null,"Restoration of Juniperus spp. forests on Tenerife ","\nRestoration of Juniperus spp. forests on Tenerife\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000064 | Acronym: Juniperus Tenerife\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThermophilous forests once covered vast areas on the Canary Islands, Spain. The forests include several priority habitats listed in the EU Habitats Directive, including Macaronsian juniper woods, which is the Canaries’ variety of the priority habitat *9560. The habitat is also important for some bird species such as the rare laurel pigeon, (Columba junoniae), which is endemic to the isles. The unique habitats were once deforested to provide farmland, and more recently cut down for use in contemporary interiors/ exteriors (e.g. for furniture), or used for urban buildings. The sparse remaining areas with juniper woodlands on the island of Tenerife had become degraded due to human activity and overgrazing. Today, only a few remains of this special forest are still found on Tenerife, barely reaching 1% of their original extent. As well as the deforestation, the main threats to the habitat are from erosion risk and from invasive alien species. Conservation actions through a restoration plan were urgently needed in order to increase the remaining forest cover.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main project’s objective was to begin the restoration of the priority habitat, Juniperus thermophilous forest, establishing a pilot experience and generating the necessary capacity for the continuation of a forest recovery programme after the end of the project. The targeted area for restoration actions was 53.5 hectares of land within the Teno nature park, an SCI (site of Community importance) within the Natura 2000 network on the island of Tenerife. As well as practical restoration measures, studies would be carried out to assess the composition and structure of the habitat, and plant reproduction. A monitoring plan would be implemented, best practice guidelines published. These measures would be complemented by various dissemination activities.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project’s main objective i.e. to lay the foundations for the restoration of the Juniperus thermophilous forest was met. Key actions included: 1. A preliminary study of the endemic Juniperus forest of the Teno park was carried out at the start of the project. It established the potential area of the thermophilous forest in the park; defined restoration guidelines; evaluated the ecological structure, dynamic and specific composition of the forest in Teno; assessed the status of the thermophilous forest in the project area; and included a list of the alien species to be removed.\n\n2. The production of vegetal material to be used in the ecological restoration – seed collection and the growing of seedlings in the nursery. At the end of the project, 14 850 young plants had been produced.\n\n3. Ecological restoration of the area: (i) Alien plants were removed over 1 000 m2 to allow space recovery for reforestation and reduce the risk of colonization by alien species); (ii) Experimental reforestation was carried out (planting seedlings from the tree nursery. The first test involved 350 specimens [245 individuals of ‘sabina’ (Juniperus turbinata subsp. canariensis) and 105 individuals of ‘acebuche’ (Olea europaea subsp. guanchica)]. The second phase included the manual planting of 700 specimens of eight different species (among others, 194 were specimens of ‘sabina’ and 126 specimens of ‘acebuche’) over an area of 1 ha and afterwards (March 2007) the reforestation of the rest of the plot i.e. 9 635 specimens (among others, 4 069 were ‘sabina’ and 186 were of ‘acebuche’). The total number of plant replacements was 4 635.\n\n4. Vegetation monitoring – tests for example, were carried out to determine the survival and growth of young plants after planting by comparing with the control plots; determining the Juniperus age, age pattern, and growth rates; analysis of the nutrient levels of the soil in the project area etc.\n\n5. Monitoring of bird species in the project area – compiling details of bird fauna characteristic of thermophilous forests, particularly Juniperus woodlands; monitoring in particular, protected birds, after restoration and in the surrounding areas. Data was also compared with the control plots in the Juniperus woodlands of Afur in Anaga, Tenerife and Tamargada in Vallehermoso onb the island of La Gomera).\n\nThese practical restoration measures were complemented by various dissemination activities including the publication of a book, “Thermophilous woodlands in the Canary Islands”, leaflets and posters etc., aimed at furthering knowledge gained through the project and increasing support for the conservation of the habitat.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000064\nAcronym: Juniperus Tenerife\nStart Date: 01/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 373,295 €\nEU Contribution: 279,971 €\nProject Location: Canarias\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Exmo. Cabildo de Tenerife. Area de Medio Ambiente y Paisaje. Servicio Técnico de Gestión Territorial y Ambiental\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: c/ Las Macetas s/n - Pabellón Polideportivo Santiago Martín - Los Majuelos, E-38108, LA LAGUNA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal damage\n    arid land ecosystem\n    endemic species\n    introduction of plant species\n    island ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    rural area\n    soil erosion\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nExmo. Cabildo de Tenerife. Area de Medio Ambiente y Paisaje. Servicio Técnico de Gestión Territorial y Ambiental \tCoordinator\nUniversity of La Laguna, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain ",null,null,null,"2005-01-01","2008-12-31"]
[638,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-ES-000766/improving-connectivity-of-natura-2000-network-in-mountain-areas",null,"LIFE12 NAT/ES/000766",null,"Improving connectivity of Natura 2000 network in mountain areas","\nImproving connectivity of Natura 2000 network in mountain areas\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000766 | Acronym: LIFE Econnect\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAlto Campoo lies at the top of the valley formed by the Cordel and Híjar mountain ranges, and crowned by the Tres Mares peak (2 200 m), in northern Spain. This high mountain area contains a wide diversity of ecosystems and priority habitats and includes two Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and one Special Protected Area (SPA).\n\nThe development of a ski resort has resulted in a general degradation of the area and has reduced species diversity through the destruction of vegetation and the loss and compaction of soil, which prevents recolonisation by native vegetation.\n\nThe decline in habitat quality for wildlife due to landscape fragmentation and the colonisation of opportunistic species has also reduced wildlife populations. Variations in livestock grazing pressure have resulted in soil loss and harm to peat lands, while in other areas, overgrowth of heather has reduced the breeding habitat of such bird species as partridge and hen harrier.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE Econnect project was to improve connectivity between two SACs and a SPA in a high mountain area through management, habitat restoration and the improvement of soil permeability at a ski resort. The restoration process focused on the regeneration of vegetation through seeding, transplantation, improving soil permeability, and water retention. Features such as cattle fences would also be removed or visibly identified.\n\nThe specific objectives were to:\n\n    Strengthen the eastern extreme population of the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in Cantabria;\n    Guarantee the quality of habitats of the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus);\n    Reduce erosion by improving moorlands, pastures and riparian habitats;\n    Improve soil permeability in the Alto Campoo ski station;\n    Develop tourism and livestock management models that are compatible with the Natura 2000 network;\n    Raise awareness among users of the fragility and vulnerability of high mountain habitats.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Econnect project aimed to improve connectivity between Natura 2000 sites (two SACs and a SPA) in a high mountain area around a Spanish ski resort, through land management and habitat restoration. The restoration process focused on the regeneration of vegetation through seeding, translocating soil sods, transplantation, improved soil permeability, and mulching and other techniques to improve water retention. Features such as cattle fences were removed and infrastructure was visibly identified to reduce mortality due to collisions.\n\nThe project strengthened the eastern extreme population of grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in Cantabria and guaranteed the quality of habitats used by hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). According to the results of the last censuses of both species, in the spring of 2017, 3.17 pairs of grey partridge/100 ha were estimated (versus 1.14 pairs/100 ha in the spring of 2014); while in the 2017 breeding season, 3 pairs of hen harrier were observed (versus 1 pair in 2014). Conservation actions to improve the habitats of these species included the clearing of shrub, planting suitable tree species characteristic of heath and grassland, and installing anti-collision devices.\n\nProject actions reduced erosion and improved soil and water quality, by facilitating drainage that avoids laminar flows, installing soil traps, supplying mulch in eroded areas, and applying bioengineering techniques. Improved soil permeability of the Alto Campoo ski station facilities was achieved by restoration of degraded areas and making linear infrastructures more visible, to reduce bird collisions, over a total length of 1 300 m.\n\nThe project team developed tourism and livestock management models that are compatible with the Natura 2000 network. Two management plans were drafted, the Grazing Management Plan and the Management Plan to favour the biodiversity in the ski resort of Alto Campoo. These were endorsed by the competent authorities (CANTUR and town council of Hermandad de Campo Suso).\n\nThe project contributed to the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive, Birds Directive, Natura 2000, and the objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy.\n\nThe project’s dissemination activities aimed to raise awareness of the fragility and vulnerability of high mountain habitats. The project team created and signposted four circular walking routes, and during the summer season organised 40 guided visits and three voluntary work camps. They organised several talks aimed at local livestock breeders and inhabitants; a workshop with the participation of experts in ecological restoration in mountain areas; and a workshop on ski resorts and biodiversity conservation.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/ES/000766\nAcronym: LIFE Econnect\nStart Date: 01/09/2013\nEnd Date: 31/08/2017\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,930,712 €\nEU Contribution: 965,356 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejera de Medio Ambiente, Ordenacin del Territorio y Urbanismo del Gobierno de Cantabria\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Calle Lealtad n 24, 39002, Santander,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Ecological coherence\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    mountainous area\n    animal corridor\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    4060 - Alpine and Boreal heaths\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    6130 - Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae\n    6140 - Siliceous Pyrenean Festuca eskia grasslands\n    6160 - Oro-Iberian Festuca indigesta grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Perdix perdix hispaniensis\n    Circus cyaneus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValles altos del Nansa y Saja y Alto Campoo \tES1300021 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de Híjar \tES0000250 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSierra del Cordel y cabeceras del Nansa y del Saja \tES0000251 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejera de Medio Ambiente, Ordenacin del Territorio y Urbanismo del Gobierno de Cantabria \tCoordinator\nSociedad Regional Cantabra de Promocion Turistica S.A., Spain \tParticipant\nSociedad Española de Ornitología, Spain \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2022,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"2013-09-01","2017-08-31"]
[639,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-IT-006212/biodiversity-of-iseo-peat-moss-conservation-and-management",null,"LIFE99 NAT/IT/006212",null,"Biodiversity of Iseo peat-moss : conservation and management","\nBiodiversity of Iseo peat-moss : conservation and management\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006212 | Acronym: Torbiere d'Iseo\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe peat-bogs of the Iseo lake, in Lombardy, are part of the marshland belt that runs along the foothills of the Alps. It is a landscape, very different from the surrounding area, resulting from centuries of peat extraction. For this reason, this proposed Site of Community Importance is not only of tremendous biological interest but also of great importance for its industrial archeology aspects. The area includes two priority habitats, areas of Cladium mariscus and hygrophilous woods of Alno-Padion and Salicion albae, and at least 66 species of birds of Community interest, many of them priority species. The main problems facing the Iseo peat-bogs are the large number of non-indigenous plant species, the natural silting up of the marshland, and the excessive growth of cane-breaks. Another problem is the collapse of the river banks, due to the weight of the trees growing on them, which blocks the flow of water between different sectors of the bog.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project objectives were wide-ranging and targeted both the physical and biological environments. Also social and human activities management aspects were to be addressed by the project. Considerable resources were allocated to the work on the physical environment, including several hydraulic and excavation works, designed to control waters and improve their quality, to deepen canals and to reinforce the river banks. Work on the biological environment was designed to control non-indigenous species of fishes and plants that have invaded the area. Restoration of the habitat aimed at enlarging the species diversity and increasing the bird populations, which were to be regularly monitored. The beneficiary also foresaw to set up a regional information system to be used also for the planning of acivities and the management of the pSCI. Public awareness and information measures included the setting up of a visitor's centre within the reserve, to be used by primary and early secondary students of the Province of Brescia.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has reached all the main objectives, even though some problems have been encountered on specific actions.\nThe beneficiary has been able to obtain positive results in terms of water regulation and circulation, which will benefit all the species present in the area. Seven new outlets, to allow for water communication between the different sections of the lake, have been opened up. An agreement has been obtained with a land reclamation consortium (Consorzio dell’Oglio) which utilizes the waters of the swamp basin, using a water pumping machine. In the past the consortium pumped the water out of the swamp basin, in particular during the dry summer season, without taking into consideration the minimum water level needed by the swamp. On the contrary when water was abundant, the extra water was discharged in the Iseo basin. The agreement fixes a maximum minimum level of water in the peat moss. The water scooping machine will start operating only when the level raises above the level. This should block irregular variations of the water level in the swamp. Five counting points have been established to monitor the exact level of water. Elimination of Nymphaea alba was carried out over an area of 80.000 m². The Nymphaea alba , which has increased its presence as a result of higher water temperature, is partly responsible for the eutrophication of the basin’s waters.\nMowing has been carried out on 5 ha of reed bed (Phragmitetum).\nOne of the actions icluded mowing of invasive reeds in order to protect Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus (over an area of 2.000 m²). A total of 25 tons of Amorpha fruticosa, an invasive exotic plant, have been cut from paths, islets and dikes, in order to recover the original landscape and habitats of Community interest (over an area of 50.000 m²).\nA census of 1.181 trees has been completed. Analyses to assess the tree stability and the status of the wooden structure have been carried out. Interventions, consisting mainly in cutting and pruning, are needed on 47% of the censed trees. The remainder 53% of trees has been found in a normal status. Tree cutting has been carried out for Robinia and Ailanthus and diseased trees (183 trees cut, trimming of another 98 trees).\nPlanting of native plants, among which Alnus glutinosa, Ulmus laevis , Populus nigra, Frangula alnus, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior , Salix alba,has been completed. In conclusion good results have been obtained in terms of conservation of Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of Caricion davalliane, Mediterranean tall humid herb grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion and Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty.\nRestocking of native fish species has been carried out: Esox lucius, Perca fluviatils, Tinca tinca, have been re-introduced in the Lame. Removal of invasive fish species was carried out throughout the project duration\nA wooden platform for bird-watching (4mx5mx3m) has been realised and placed within the area of Lama. The maintenance of the paths has been carried out on a total area of 17 ha.\nTwo meteorological stations have been purchased and placed within the areas of Lama and Lametta. Interventions on forest vegetation to improve and stabilize its structure have been apparently positive and the increase of knowledge of the forest structure will certainly improve future management actions. Among the problems, the cost for the elimination of Nymphaea alba was much higher than originally foreseen and will not be repeated unless the reserve management authority finds the financial resources to buy a small boat properly equipped. Moreover, planting of “characteristic” species has not been, according to the final results, really successful, probably due also to the climatic conditions during the project implementation. The removal of Silurus glanis seems to have had only a temporary effect but has not solved the problem of the presence of this invasive fish species. A very important step forward in terms of capacity building has been the employment of the first full time official by the Reserve administration. Two more full time jobs were secured through a contract with a cooperative. The lack of a stable management structure had been identified as one of the key problems. The results of the LIFE project have set the foundation on which the responsible authorities can futhre build to secure the long term management of the site.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/IT/006212\nAcronym: Torbiere d'Iseo\nStart Date: 01/10/1999\nEnd Date: 31/10/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 362,403 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio per la Gestione della Riserva delle Torbiere d'Iseo\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Monastero, 3, 25050, Provaglio d'Iseo (BS),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    site rehabilitation\n    water quality improvement\n    wetland\n    eutrophication\n    lake\n    pest control\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTorbiere d'Iseo \tIT2070020 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio per la Gestione della Riserva delle Torbiere d'Iseo \tCoordinator","Italy",null,1999,2005,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-10-01","2003-10-31"]
[640,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-FIN-008468/management-of-urban-nature-2000-areas-in-sw-finland",null,"LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008468",null,"Management of Urban Nature 2000 areas in SW Finland","\nManagement of Urban Nature 2000 areas in SW Finland\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008468 | Acronym: Urban Natura 2000 (Turku)\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThis project took place in the hemiboreal zone, a narrow strip along Finland's southern coast close to the cities of Turku, Kaarina and Salo. These areas have a growing population, related to increasing economic activity. Nokia, for example, is a major employer in Salo. Population growth has both direct and indirect impacts on the Natura 2000 sites in the area. In addition, coastal uplift, eutrophication and changes in traditional land use are causing rapid changes. The island of Ruissalo, to the south-west of Turku, has experienced considerable human impact. Ruissalo is both a location for more than half of all the virgin oak stands in Finland, sheltering the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita), and an important outdoor recreation area for Turku, with a spa resort hotel, a camping area, a golf course, and the annual Ruisrock Festival. The island is long and narrow with only one bridge to the mainland, and traffic pollution concentrated on the main road is a burden for the entire island.\n\nThree of the other project areas are bays with valuable bird life; nesting birds include the corncrake (Crex crex) and bittern (Botaurus stellaris). Threats include increasing recreational use, overgrowth of meadows, increasing spruce-dominance and the lack of dead trees, and alien species such as the mink and raccoon dog.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to prepare and implement management plans for the areas within its scope. The project also planned to reduce car traffic to the island of Ruissalo by building a parking place before the bridge. Construction work was also planned to protect coastal meadows from wave erosion caused by passing shipping traffic. Further aims were to channel visitors via nature trails, to provide information panels and bird observation towers, and to move jetties or construct new ones so as to relieve pressures on the area. The project also planned to acquire land for restoration of meadow (80 hectares) and forest (30 hectares) habitats. Open water areas in the bays, used by birds, were to be extended by dredging. In Salo, it was planned to restore disused wastewater plant ponds so that they could be used as nesting and staging places for birds. Finally, the project planned to develop an innovative mobile nature guide map.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project had mixed results; the project plan was ambitious and it proved unable to meet all of the objectives that the project originally set for itself. The project fell short in particular in terms of acquisition of land for restoration and conservation. The project reached 40 percent of the land acquisition target, much of which was acquired from a public body.\n\nNevertheless, the project restored and managed almost 200 hectares of coastal meadows and dry meadows, though the meadow restoration targets were reached only in some sites. The project also restored around eight hectares of herb-rich forest, though this was considerably less than the 30 hectares foreseen.\n\nThe project also carried out work to create recreational facilities (nature trails, bird platforms/hides/towers, jetties, information points, shelters and boards), though these were also less extensive than foreseen, especially on Ruissalo island. Other results achieved by the project were as follows:\nInventories of several species groups were completed (bats, birds, plants, molluscs, beetles, bracket fungi) in the project areas, and part of the results were published. Several rare and threatened beetles were found in the herb-rich forests.\nBat protection was enhanced (preparation of the bat protection plan for Ruissalo, placement of bat boxes and renovation of a cellar for critically endangered Myotis natterii and other bat species).\nRestoration and management plans were prepared for meadows and forests, and recreational plans were drafted for all project areas, though several plans were not finalised.\n12 hectares of land was acquired for nature protection, though the accompanying restoration actions were not completed during the project period.\nArtificial nests were built for Circus aeroginosus and Pandion haliaetus and breeding islets were constructed for gulls and terns.\nBreakwaters were built to reduce the erosion of the coastline of Ruissalo, and a waterbus jetty was built (more than 6 500 people used the waterbus in 2006).\nRecreational facilities were enhanced with new nature trails, bird hides/platforms/towers, a look-out tower in Vaarniemi, parking areas, and removal of the Friskala jetty to a site where boat traffic causes less disturbance.\nA comprehensive GIS nature map was prepared for Ruissalo.\nMore than 100 guided nature trips were arranged. Bat observation trips in particular were very popular.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). The project had mixed results; the project plan was ambitious and it proved unable to meet all of the objectives that the project originally set for itself. The project fell short in particular in terms of acquisition of land for restoration and conservation. The project reached 40 percent of the land acquisition target, much of which was acquired from a public body.\n\nNevertheless, the project restored and managed almost 200 hectares of coastal meadows and dry meadows, though the meadow restoration targets were reached only in some sites. The project also restored around eight hectares of herb-rich forest, though this was considerably less than the 30 hectares foreseen.\n\nThe project also carried out work to create recreational facilities (nature trails, bird platforms/hides/towers, jetties, information points, shelters and boards), though these were also less extensive than foreseen, especially on Ruissalo island. Other results achieved by the project were as follows:\nInventories of several species groups were completed (bats, birds, plants, molluscs, beetles, bracket fungi) in the project areas, and part of the results were published. Several rare and threatened beetles were found in the herb-rich forests.\nBat protection was enhanced (preparation of the bat protection plan for Ruissalo, placement of bat boxes and renovation of a cellar for critically endangered Myotis natterii and other bat species).\nRestoration and management plans were prepared for meadows and forests, and recreational plans were drafted for all project areas, though several plans were not finalised.\n12 hectares of land was acquired for nature protection, though the accompanying restoration actions were not completed during the project period.\nArtificial nests were built for Circus aeroginosus and Pandion haliaetus and breeding islets were constructed for gulls and terns.\nBreakwaters were built to reduce the erosion of the coastline of Ruissalo, and a waterbus jetty was built (more than 6 500 people used the waterbus in 2006).\nRecreational facilities were enhanced with new nature trails, bird hides/platforms/towers, a look-out tower in Vaarniemi, parking areas, and removal of the Friskala jetty to a site where boat traffic causes less disturbance.\nA comprehensive GIS nature map was prepared for Ruissalo.\nMore than 100 guided nature trips were arranged. Bat observation trips in particular were very popular.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/FIN/008468\nAcronym: Urban Natura 2000 (Turku)\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 857,550 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: City of Turku, Turun kaupunki, ympäristösuojeluosasto\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Puolalankatu 5,, 20100, Turku,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    aquatic ecosystem\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    island ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n    periurban space\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    urban area\n    tourist facility\n    policy integration\n    residential area\n    local authority\n    sustainable development\n    development planning\n    forest management\n    touristic zone\n    information service\n    land restoration\n    land purchase\n    environmental impact of transport\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    coastal management\n    conflicting use\n    pest control\n    recreational area\n    information system\n    environmentally responsible behaviour\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Recommendation 2002/413 EC - \"Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe\" (30.05.02)\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1160 - Large shallow inlets and bays\n    1220 - Perennial vegetation of stony banks\n    1230 - Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCity of Turku, Turun kaupunki, ympäristösuojeluosasto \tCoordinator\nLounais-Suomen ympäristökeskus (Environment Centre of SW Finland), Finland \tParticipant\nKaarinan kaupunki (City of Kaarina, partly with the municipality of Piikkiö), Finland \tParticipant\nHalikon kaupunki (City of Halikko), Finland \tParticipant\nSalon kaupunki (City of Salo), Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2024,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2006-12-31"]
[641,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-IT-000191/conservation-of-apennine-beech-forests-with-abies-alba-sic-pigelleto-m-amiata",null,"LIFE04 NAT/IT/000191",null,"Conservation of Apennine beech forests with Abies alba SIC Pigelleto - M. Amiata","\nConservation of Apennine beech forests with Abies alba SIC Pigelleto - M. Amiata\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000191 | Acronym: TUCAP\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nApennine beech forests with Abies alba once covered an area from Monte Amiata to the Maremma plain in western Italy. Today, in Tuscany the habitat is limited to small isolated areas, at altitudes of between 600 and 900 metres. A proposed Site of Community Importance (SCI) in the area, the Foreste del Siele e Pigetello di Piancastagnaio is the location for one of the remaining beech forests with autochthonous silver fir and beech forests with Taxus baccata and Ilex aquifolium, another habitat that is rare in the Apennines. However, lack of maintenance of the beech forests with Abies alba allowed the diffusion of pathogen fungi, such as Heterobasidium and Armillaria, which affected the conifers and reduced their natural regeneration. In addition, the presence of exotic silver firs, recently planted in the area, created a serious risk of genetic erosion of the relict autochthonous population of this species. The habitat was also threated by over-exploitation of the beech woods. Finally, the Salamandrina terdigitata, one of the amphibians listed in the Habitats Directive, has been recently recognised in the area, where it is threatened by the reduction of its breeding habitat.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project had three main objectives for the project area (a site near Monte Amiata at an altitude of 600-969 metres mainly covered by deciduous woodlands, where indigenous Abies alba can be observed at a low altitude):\nConservation of the autochthonous silver fir inside the beech wood by implementing specific silvicultural works, aimed at the elimination of diseased plants, at the reduction of the risk of further infections and at the restoration of suitable conditions to favour the natural renovation of the species. At the same time, the exotic silver fir population was to be gradually eliminated to reduce the risk of genetic pollution.\nIncrease the prevalence of the yew inside the beech forests. This was to be done through the ex situ reproduction of at least 3 000 yew plants, and their subsequent planting inside the wood.\nConservation of the spectacled salamander and the increase of its population inside the SCI. For this purpose, the beneficiary planned to implement small works to slow down water flow in the streams of the area, and to restore abandoned old drinking troughs and springs. In order to guarantee long-term maintenance of habitats and species targeted by the project, management plans were to be prepared for the targeted woodlands.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved all the aims foreseen in the application; the Province of Siena declared the zone with the autochtonous Abies alba a Special Conservation Area (SCA). A management plan for the sites where actions are needed was elaborated and approved by the Comunità Montana. The plan includes details of actions to be carried out until 2027.\n\nThe project carried out the following activities:\nCollection of naturalistic information on the SCI, genetic analysis for checking the origin of silver fir, creation of a management plan covering the areas involved in the project.\nPurchase of seven hectares of mature forest with autochthonous silver fir and mesophilous broadleaved woodland, making it possible to support more effectively the creation of a reserve subject to special protection within the SCI.\nSylvicultural interventions aimed at improving the Apennine beech forest with Abies alba across a 36.7 hectare area, reconstitution of 32 hectares of Apennine beech forest with Abies alba, renaturalisation of 18 hectares of artificial conifers stands with allochthonous Abies alba, and restoration of 20 hectares of Apennine beech woods with Taxus and Ilex with the plantation of 3 000 European yew seedlings of European yew and 3 000 broadleaf tree saplings obtained by agamic reproduction.\nRe-creation of eight habitats suitable for Salamandrina terdigitata using low-cost techniques.\nProvision of information to local people about these issues and promoted the results on a website (www.lifepigelleto.it), at which location can be found the final technical report; proceedings of the workshop held in April 2005; reports on the naturalistic survey and on the genetic survey on the autochthonous population of silver fir; the naturalistic survey database; summary reports in Italian and English; and a summary of the technical-scientific aspects of the project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nAn ex-post visit, carried out in May 2017 by the LIFE external monitoring team, ten years after the project closed, concluded that the project had changed the approach of the provincial and regional authorities (Province of Siena and Toscana Region) to forest management. This was due to the development of new techniques and interventions, both at the planning and forest works stages, with some new practices becoming accepted regular practices. The project’s network of sample plots is enabling the ongoing monitoring of interventions (e.g. thinning, selective felling and plantation of seedlings of various species to increase biodiversity and natural regeneration in stands). The Vegetation Conservation Reserve (\"zona di conservazione vegetazionale\"), established by Siena Province at the end of the project, remains in force. The project’s environment impact was rated as very high, because the conservation status of target habitats was improved, and the actions initiated were extended to other sites thanks to the follow-on RESILFOR (LIFE08 NAT /IT/000371) project. In particular, the number of autochthonous Abies alba at the start of the TUCAP project was about 60, while the ex-post visit reported that this number had increased to over 1 000 with a predicted positive trend for the next 10 years. The ongoing monitoring has helped decrease illegal poaching, tree cutting and waste dumping. The target salamander species (Salamandra tergiditata) has increased in number and distribution, due to cost-effective and easily-implemented actions to restore reproductive sites. The ex-post report noted that the project improved knowledge of the Natura 2000 site’s flora and fauna, and the genetics of Abies alba. Capacity was built by improving specific forest intervention skills. The project established good ongoing relationships with stakeholders. Universities have benefitted (e.g. Siena, Firenze, Viterbo, Innsbruck) from using the project plots for ongoing research; private companies, such as associated beneficiary, by establishing useful contacts with research institutes and a social cooperative; and the nursery Floramiata saved on propagation costs by adopting the project’s new micropropagation protocol for the agamic reproduction of yew seedlings. Dissemination actions increased the awareness of the local population about the importance of the Pigelleto Natural Reserve, and its habitats and species. Thanks to TUCAP, the number of visitors in the Pigelleto area increased, to the benefit of the local economy. The project has contributed directly to the implementation of the Habitats and Birds directives.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/IT/000191\nAcronym: TUCAP\nStart Date: 01/10/2004\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 700,000 €\nEU Contribution: 350,000 €\nProject Location: Toscana\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comunità Montana Amiata Val d'Orcia\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via Grossetana 209, 53025, Piancastagnaio (SI),\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature conservation\n    land purchase\n    mountainous area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    9210 - Apeninne beech forests with Taxus and Ilex\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Salamandrina terdigitata\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nForeste del Siele e del Pigelleto di Piancastagnaio \tIT5190013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComunità Montana Amiata Val d'Orcia \tCoordinator\nAbies Alba scrl, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,2004,2014,38,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2004-10-01","2007-12-31"]
[642,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE12-NAT-LV-000509/improving-of-the-conservation-status-of-specially-protected-bird-species-in-natura-2000-site-adazi",null,"LIFE12 NAT/LV/000509",null,"Improving of the conservation status of specially protected bird species in Natura 2000 site Adazi","\nImproving of the conservation status of specially protected bird species in Natura 2000 site Adazi\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/LV/000509 | Acronym: LIFE Birds in Adazi\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLatvia's Adazi Natura 2000 site has been largely shaped by military activities. However, a decline in the intensity of military activities at the time of the project has led to overgrowth of open habitats, most notably dry sand heaths with heather (Calluna) and crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), which are nesting, foraging and/or mating sites for the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix), European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), European roller (Coracias garrulus), woodlark (Lullula arborea), tawny pipit (Anthus campestris) and other bird species.\n\nThe reduced activity at the site will eventually lead to the formation of scrubland/tree cover, which will have little conservation value and will lead to a significant or total loss of both the qualifying habitat types and the listed bird species at the site. The habitats for birds breeding and foraging in open landscapes need to be restored through controlled burning and cutting of trees and bushes, mowing and sod cutting.\n\nDrainage within the territory has also had a negative impact on several habitat types: rivers, floodplain meadows, wet forests, and most notably, raised bog (Rampa Bog), which has been degraded to the point where natural raised bog vegetation has been replaced by vegetation not characteristic for this habitat, including trees and bushes, with potential loss of bog function. This has had a negative impact on the bird species breeding in the bog, though a small breeding population of wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) remains. A larger population of crane (Grus grus) can be attributed to the greater ecological adaptability of the species.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project's objectives were:\n\n    To restore in the Adazi Natura 2000 site, the breeding and/or foraging habitats of Birds Directive Annex I bird species and Habitats Directive listed heathland and bog habitat types;\n    To enhance conditions for the long-term sustainability of the Natura 2000 designated features within the site through comprehensive conservation and management planning, taking into account the needs and capacity of land owners and managers, and including awareness raising programmes for these owners and managers, as well as visitors to the site;\n    To promote cooperation and international networking with other managers of military Natura 2000 sites and institutions working with similar species and habitats. \n\n \n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Birds in Adazi project restored 1 135 ha of dry sand heaths, 500 ha of degraded raised bogs and 27 ha of Western taiga. Monitoring of the impact of the project’s work on species and habitats showed that overall the management actions had the desired effect on bird populations:\n\n    In heath habitat, populations of black grouse and woodlark are increasing, while populations of European nightjar and tawny pipit were increasing up to 2018;\n    Populations of European roller match the overall species trend in Latvia and Europe and are decreasing despite the project’s efforts. A national species protection plan is needed to provide the basis for drawing up recommendations for future conservation actions in Latvia; and\n    In bog habitat, populations of black grouse, common crane and wood sandpiper are increasing, while those of European nightjar were increasing up to 2018.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE12 NAT/LV/000509\nAcronym: LIFE Birds in Adazi\nStart Date: 01/11/2013\nEnd Date: 31/08/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,537,988 €\nEU Contribution: 768,994 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: State Centre for Defence Military Objects and Procurement\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Ernestines iela 34, LV-1046, Riga,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n    disused military site\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    2320 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tringa glareola\n    Lanius collurio\n    Grus grus\n    Tetrao tetrix\n    Lullula arborea\n    Coracias garrulus\n    Caprimulgus europaeus\n    Anthus campestris\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAdazi \tLV0600800 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nState Centre for Defence Military Objects and Procurement \tCoordinator\nLatvian Ornithological Society, Latvia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Seja District, Latvia \tParticipant\nNational Armed Forces, Latvia \tParticipant\nJSC “State Forests of Latvia” , Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,null,2022,57,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2013-11-01","2018-08-31"]
[643,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-ENV-IT-000097/environmental-restoration-of-woods-in-veneto-region-mountain-areas",null,"LIFE99 ENV/IT/000097",null,"Environmental restoration of woods in Veneto region mountain areas","\nEnvironmental restoration of woods in Veneto region mountain areas\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/IT/000097 | Acronym: Enerwood\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nPrivate forestry, which cover about 55% of the total forest area in Europe, show widespread degradation due to man's desertion. Such degradation limits their role in protecting and preserving biodiversity, erases the historical evidence of man's presence and threatens various charasteristic of the environment and landscape. The proposed solutions concern the joint management of forest operations and an exploitation of biomass to produce energy. This involves the development of demonstration plants and yards, and the running of courses of vocational training in a 'family-school'. The project is an example of how environment restoration of the forest can be achieved by means of a new management approach and a new plan for the exploitation of biomass. The benefits to the environment include: more effective hydrogeological security, the exploitation of biomass for energy production, the presence of the operators in the mountains and the preservation of biodiversity and the landscape.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was the constitution of a cooperative for the development of the forest-wood-energy chain. The intended outcomes included a forest management model and a demonstrative handbook and/or video. The results were to be disseminated through the press, newsletters, popular manuals, a WEB site, workshops, guided visits to the yards and the observation of work-in-progress. A new approach to forest management was proposed and its main aim was to activate the social dynamism through the co-operation of the local forest owners and the administration. To allow for proper forest management and environmental restoration, it was necessary to involve the local mountain population, offering them economical convenient activities, as alternatives to those of other productive sectors. The main obstacles to a revival of the private forestry sector were seen as: · a high fragmentation of private forests (the mean surface covers 0.5 ha) · the low value of wood fuel and difficulties associated with its use. Nevertheless, it was recognised that : · forests produce an important energy source · there is a renewed interest in the energy value of wood, thanks to the growing market for high efficiency thermal installations. The project also aimed to develop and apply modern wood combustion technology, which would facilitate better exploitation of wood and biomass production. Technical courses were also to be organised in order to improve the knowledge of the mountain population. The overall objectives of the project were therefore: · to limit the abandonment of private forests by encouraging their commercial exploitation and private cooperation. · to recover environmental functions and water security. · to preserve biodiversity and the natural antropic landscape.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe results of the project include: · a new social union between forest owners and greater awareness among the mountain population of the environmental restoration of woodland. · the successful completion of technical courses on the forest-energy chain and environmental protection. · the definition of a forest management plan, which also highlights the most suitable markets for wood products; · the developemnt of small wood products obtained from private forests and the organisation of joint management and distribution ; · technological innovations directed at achieving greater efficiency in forestry activites and equipment ; · the installation of different combustion systems, which are automatically supplied by wood chip biomass ; · information dissemination within, and outside the territory. The results of the project include: · a new social union between forest owners and greater awareness among the mountain population of the environmental restoration of woodland. · the successful completion of technical courses on the forest-energy chain and environmental protection. · the definition of a forest management plan, which also highlights the most suitable markets for wood products; · the developemnt of small wood products obtained from private forests and the organisation of joint management and distribution ; · technological innovations directed at achieving greater efficiency in forestry activites and equipment ; · the installation of different combustion systems, which are automatically supplied by wood chip biomass ; · information dissemination within, and outside the territory.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 ENV/IT/000097\nAcronym: Enerwood\nStart Date: 22/11/1999\nEnd Date: 22/11/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 364,358 €\nProject Location: Provincia di Belluno\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Azienda Regionale delle Foreste del Veneto\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via Roma 34, 35020, Legnaro (PD),\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental awareness\n    forestry\n    vocational training\n    wood\n    biomass energy\n    mountainous area\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 2080/92 - Community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture (30.06.1992)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAzienda Regionale delle Foreste del Veneto \tCoordinator\nAmbiente Italia (an institute for research, services and advice) IT-20129 Milano \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Belluno - IT-Belluno \tParticipant\nPaulownia Italia S.r.l. - IT-30171 Mestre (VE) \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2020,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-11-22","2002-11-22"]
[644,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-NAT-DE-000087/riverscape-lower-inn-an-ecological-perspective-for-riverscape-management-in-the-floodplains-of-the-lower-inn",null,"LIFE19 NAT/DE/000087",null,"Riverscape Lower Inn - An ecological perspective for riverscape management in the floodplains of the Lower Inn","\nRiverscape Lower Inn - An ecological perspective for riverscape management in the floodplains of the Lower Inn\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/DE/000087 | Acronym: LIFE Riverscape Lower Inn\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project is located at the border between Germany and Austria in the SACs Salzach und Unterer Inn (DE7744371), Unterer Inn (AT3105000) and \"Auwlder am unteren Inn\" (AT3119000) as well as in the SPAs Salzach und Inn (DE7744471) and \"Unterer Inn\" (AT3105000). The site comprises a heavily altered river-floodplain system with several specific attributes that give it a high conservation value but also pose challenges for its management:\nThe area is one of the most important breeding, resting, and wintering areasin Central Europe, with over 130 proven breeding bird species;\nThe Inn river provides habitat for several protected fish species;\nKey fluvial habitats for the rheophilic fish fauna are largely missing;\nTwo hydropower plants pose a barrier for fish and other aquatic organisms;\nHabitats and species once typical for (dry) barren sand- and gravel habitats are limited to secondary habitat-sites such as the flood protection dykes;\nRiparian forests (91E0*) are over-aged due to missing rejuvenation, many stocks are dominated by allochthonous trees and shrubsand;\nMany small aquatic waters have disappeared over the past few decades due to siltation and terrestrialisation having an adverse impact on amphibian and other fauna and flora of temporary water bodies; and\nHuman uses such as recreation, fishing, and hunting may disturb the breeding birds.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE Riverscape Lower Inn project aims to improve site-specific habitats and their connectivity in one of the largest coherent river-floodplain systems of the River Inn. The complex framework conditions call for a systemic, large-scale approach to secure the ecological value of the site over the long term. The project has thus been designed as part of a comprehensive management strategy for the River Inn, its floodplains and the dam system. The measures also complement previously realised projects in the impoundments of the hydropower plants Ering and Egglfing as well as previous LIFE projects. Additional to the objectives listed in the FFH and Bird Directives, the project will help to meet the requirements of the Ramsar Convention and the Water Framework Directive. Measures will help achieve good ecological potential and good ecological status as specified in the River Management Plans. Specifically, the project aims to:\nImprove habitat conditions and conservation status for breeding, resting and wintering bird species including Alcedo atthis, Nycticorax nycticorax, and all species of waders and waterfowl;\nImprove habitat conditions and conservation status for the endangered rheophilic fish guild, including Hucho hucho, Romanogobio uranoscopus, R. vladykovi, and L.souffia agassizi;\nImprove habitat conditions and conservation status for the typical wetland fauna and flora including 91E0*, amphibians and insects;\nImprove habitat conditions and conservation status of dryland species and habitats, to benefit particularly the habitat types 6510, 6210/6210* and Lanius collurio;\nThese main goals can be broken down into the following specific feasible objectives:\nCreate of high-quality fluvial habitats such as shallow banks, gravel bars, riffles and steep erosional banks;\nCarry out de-sedimentation measures to create high-quality habitats such as oxbows, shallow banks and mud flats;\nCreate high-quality habitats in the mouth of tributaries;\nCreate natural, unfortified river banks;\nConnect fluvial habitats to allow rheophilic fish access to upstream section, tributaries, and large floodplain areas;\nInterlink highly productive floodplain habitats;\nImplement a vegetation management to foster vegetation types of European importance; and\nImplement a visitor management\nThe project aims at a hydromorphological/connectivity impact remediated in more than 83 waterbodies followed by natural recovery.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nCreation of two large bypass rivers and the interlinking of different river sections;\n- Migration of more than 40 fish species through the bypass rivers including nine FFH-Annex II species; - Unhindered migration within the River Inn between Passau (rkm 0; mouth of the Danube) and Rosenheim HPP (rkm 185.5) and into the Danube; - Unhindered migration into the Salzach River, the main tributary of the Inn, and one of the largest rivers in Austria. Thereby more than 140 km of the Salzach will be accessible to the fish including more than 60 km of free flowing habitat downstream; and - Unhindered migration into the tributaries Mhlheimer Ache, Enknach and Stampfbach, thereby making accessible valuable spawning and nursery grounds;\nCreation of new fluvial habitats through the construction of two large bypass rivers with a total length of around 9 km (around 14 ha)\n- Increase of functional gravel bars (spawning, breeding, nurseries) by 4.2 ha; - Spawning of several lithophilous fish species including Hucho hucho; - Breeding grounds for Actitis hypoleucos and Charadrius dubius; and - Habitat type 91E0: 1.2 ha along the banks of the bypass system;\nRiver bank restoration (9 km)\n- Support of 9 fish species listed in the standard data form including Hucho hucho - Alcedo atthis: 0.4 to 0.7 breeding pairs per kilometre, i.e. 4 to 7 new breeding pairs; and - Create 18 ha potential area for the habitat types 3220, 3240, and 91E0*;\nDe-sedimentation measures (around 20 ha)\n- Support three fish species listed in the SDF; - Support 56 bird species of the SDF (waders and waterfowl); and - Create macrophyte-dominated waters to foster diving ducks and the habitat types 3220, 3240, and habitat type 91E0* on the banks;\nIslands, backwaters and ponds\n- Provide nurseries for larvae drifting from the spawning grounds in the bypass channel as well as resting, breeding, and feeding grounds for water fowl; and - Small ponds will provide habitats for amphibians and aquatic invertebrates;\nTributaries - Provide flood refuges and spawning areas for river fish;\n- Create potential area for the habitat types 3220, 3240, and 91E0* on the banks;\nMeadow management\n- Foster habitat types 6510 and 6210/6210* and significantly enhance their conservation status and their area by around 100 ha; and - Double the population of Lanius collurio;\nForest management\n- Improve conservation status of 91E0* in areas purchased in the LIFE project Lower Inn with riparian Woodland\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 NAT/DE/000087\nAcronym: LIFE Riverscape Lower Inn\nStart Date: 01/09/2020\nEnd Date: 31/08/2028\nTotal Eligible Budget: 14,980,720 €\nEU Contribution: 8,239,396 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Innwerk AG\nLegal Status: PCO\nAddress: Schulstrasse 2, 84533, Stammham,\nContact Person: Roland Schmalfuss\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    River basin management\n    Birds\n    Fish\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    river\n    wetland\n    international river basin\n    river management\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Alcedo atthis\n    Charadrius dubius\n    Actitis hypoleucos\n    Lanius collurio\n    Eudontomyzon spp.\n    Cottus gobio\n    Aspius aspius\n    Hucho hucho\n    Rutilus virgo\n    Romanogobio vladykovi\n    Rhodeus amarus\n    Telestes souffia\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nUnterer Inn \tAT3105000 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSalzach und Inn \tDE7744471 \tSPA \tv.2021\nAuwälder am Unteren Inn \tAT3119000 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSalzach und Unterer Inn \tDE7744371 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nÖBK(Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG), Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,null,95,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2028-08-31"]
[645,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE05 NAT/IRL/000182",null,"Restoring Priority Woodland Habitats in Ireland","This project targeted the restoration of 550.8 hectares of four priority woodland types in Ireland; owned by Coillte. Priority woodland habitats are recognised under the EU Habitats Directive as being critically rare; not just in Ireland; but across Europe.\n\nThe restoration was jointly funded by the European Union DG-Environment and Coillte Teoranta (The Irish Forestry Board) under the EU LIFE-Nature Programme and ran from 2006 to 2009.\n\nThe 4-year project has concluded.","Ireland",null,null,null,47,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,"2006-01-01","2009-12-31"]
[646,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-D-000013/improvement-and-long-term-safeguarding-of-the-natura-2000-site-dessau-wrlitz-elbe-floodplain",null,"LIFE08 NAT/D/000013",null,"Improvement and Long-Term Safeguarding of the Natura 2000 Site Dessau-Wrlitz Elbe Floodplain","\nImprovement and Long-Term Safeguarding of the Natura 2000 Site Dessau-Wrlitz Elbe Floodplain\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/D/000013 | Acronym: Elbauen bei Vockerode\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nFlood protection is a technical challenge that requires cross-border and multi-disciplinary cooperation. According to the Flood Risk Management Guidelines of the EU, all floodplain areas at risk of flooding are required to be subject to a flood risk management plan. Natural flood management is an important component of any such plan that sets priorities for action. Through the project Elbauen bei Vockerode,the conditions will be met to establish a favourable conservation status of the unique riverine landscape of the Natura 2000 site \"Dessau-Wrlitzer Elbauen\" and will result in the improvement and long-term safeguarding of this middle Elbe river basin site. The project planned to connect the natural conservation functions inherent in riparian dynamics and floodplain development with aspects of flood protection\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project Elbauen bei Vockerode was to enable natural succession dynamics on the entire area and to ensure a unique floodplain landscape and a favourable conservation status. The dyke relocation would result in extra retention areas and enhance the preventative values of ecological flood protection. Thus, the project would also allow the approval process of the dyke relocation to integrate natural flood retention planning. It therefore aimed to set a precedent for the restoration of large river systems in central Europe. Furthermore, the project aimed touse natural protective measures in this floodplain area to provide necessary future flood protection. The project measures aimed to restore a natural dynamic floodplain landscape with site specific habitat types. In certain locations the goal was to prevent the forest from being transformed by invasive species, such as the American green ash, while promoting endemic species listed in the Annexes of the Habitats Directive. Floodplain ecosystem would also be revitalised, for example, by the creation of new oxbows, thereby improving habitat conditions for some species in the area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Elbauen bei Vockerode project added new flooding area covering 210 ha as a result of opening a dyke. It also transformed 60 ha of arable land, converting areas to meadows, forests and wetlands. The project moreover established 21 ha of the lowland hay meadows habitats), far higher than the target of 5 ha, along with the initiation or improvement of 59 ha of alluvial forests. These measures led to the observation of typical amphibian species (Pelobates fuscus, Hyla arborea and Bombina bombina) and bird species (Emberiza calandra, Alauda arvensis and Lanius collurio) at the project sites.\n\nA range of activities will ensure the long-term impact of the project, including the continuation of monitoring, forest and grassland management and public awareness raising. Reducing the length of the dyke from 3.8 km to 1.8 km has resulted in annual maintenance cost savings of around 20 000.\n\nThe project served as a best practice example in the drawing up of the 2020 flood protection plan of the German region of Saxony-Anhalt, Mehr Raum fr unsere Flsse (more space for our rivers). The regional environmental ministry says that the project site will serve as a demonstration area for 27 other sites and its results will help develop sustainable river policies that combine flood protection with nature protection. The WWF is also continuing to highlight the project as an example of the benefits of adopting an integrated approach to flood management. The project showed the feasibility of combining an infrastructure project, the construction of a new dyke with funds outside LIFE, with a nature conservation project financed through LIFE. Indeed, the conservation project was only possible with the creation of the dyke. It demonstrated that environmental objectives are compatible with socio-economic benefits, such an improved flood protection and reduced maintenance costs.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/D/000013\nAcronym: Elbauen bei Vockerode\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,297,770 €\nEU Contribution: 1,092,456 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF Deutschland\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Friedenplatz 8, 06844, Dessau,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n    Forests\n    Air quality monitoring\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river\n    landscape protection\n    restoration measure\n    Covenant of Mayors\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6440 - Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91F0 - \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Misgurnus fossilis\n    Bombina bombina\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nMittlere Elbe einschließlich Steckby-Lödderitzer Forst \tDE4139401 \tSPA \tv.2021\nDessau-Wörlitzer Elbauen \tDE4140304 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Deutschland \tCoordinator\nLandesbetrieb für Hochwasserschutz und Wasserwirtschaft Sachsen-Anhalt (LHW), Germany \tParticipant\nBiosphärenreservatsverwaltung (BR) Mittelelbe, Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2022,107,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2018-12-31"]
[647,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-E-006402/habitats-restoration-of-alto-tajo-sierra-de-ayllon-and-quejigares-de-brihuega",null,"LIFE99 NAT/E/006402",null,"Habitats restoration of Alto Tajo; Sierra de Ayllón and Quejigares de Brihuega","\nHabitats restoration of Alto Tajo, Sierra de Ayllón and Quejigares de Brihuega\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006402 | Acronym: Alto Tajo/Ayllón/Brihuega\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nCastile-La Mancha, at the heart of the Iberian Peninsula, is well endowed with wooded pastures. Many of the habitats which they contain are of Community interest. The Upper Tagus, for example, with its unique landscapes including heathland, juniper, lime, almond, pine and oak is representative of the diversity of vegetation in the Manchego system. The altitude of the Ayllón massif in the Central and Eastern System provides the conditions for Alpine and Atlantic plant communities such as beech, oak sapling and birch forests. Finally, in Brihuega, the Alcarria, the plains and valleys of the River Tajuña basin support large holm oak and gall oak stands.\n\nThe main threats to these patchworks of woodland and pasture stem from the replacement of traditional uses and methods of managing woodland by others which fail to take account of the habitats of Community interest there.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of this project was to contribute to re-establishing the natural habitats in three areas - Upper Tagus, Ayllón and Brihuega - which had been proposed for inclusion in the Natura 2000 network. To this end, the target to restore a total of 187 hectares of woodland with 75 000 saplings of 30 different species was foreseen. At the same time, the monitoring of the use of aid from the Common Agricultural Policy in these three areas was planned so as to prevent likely adverse impacts on the natural habitats. The project had the support of the environmental authorities in Castile-La Mancha, which also guarantee the long-term conservation of the project site.\n\nDisseminating information on the importance of the Natura 2000 network was another important objective of the project, that also aimed to encourage public participation in the various activities foreseen, from seed collection to planting.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project objective was achieved to a considerable extent. The main results attained in the porject were the following:\nA total of 145 hectares out of the 187 hectares foreseen were repopulated with 64 326 saplings (75 000 foreseen) of 50 different species (30 foreseen).\nThe restorations done contributed to improving the habitats targeted and to raising awareness on the concept of forestry restoration versus forestry plantations.\nAs regards the species targeted, significant knowledge was gained through the project about native plant production and germination. About 96 different native species were grown on which exhaustive information was provided. The most remarkable successes concern difficult-growing species such as Amelanchier ovalis, Atropa baetica, Daphne gnidium, Ilex aquifolium, Juniperus sp., and Phyllirea aungustifolia, among others.\nThe project represented an effort to improve the conservation status of several forest habitats in 21 project locations within three pSCIs. Most of these –like the Quercus faginea ones– were in bad conservation status and some of the species were even endangered with extinction –like Atropa baetica, a priority species with only 39 individuals in the area. Nevertheless, the success of the restorations done will be known in a few years, as soon as the saplings grow sufficiently. The commitment acquired with regional government to monitor the restorations done will contribute to attaining the objective foreseen.\nThe beneficiary actively participated in the promotion of the management plans for the three pSCIs.\n\nThe cooperation between the beneficiary and the regional government of Castile-La Mancha during the project was very good. The regional government itself suggested some of the areas to be restored, like the 'Cuevas Labradas' terraces, and complemented the restorations in some other areas (e.g. pine plantations in Mazarete). It is also expected that the work done through the project and the promotion of the concept of forestry restoration versus the classical forestry plantation with a single species will contribute to render future initiatives.\n\nThe demonstration value of this LIFE project was reflected in the approval of similar initiatives in three Spanish National Parks, where the Ministry of the Environment granted the means for WWF/Adena to carry out this type of forestry restorations with volunteers. Furthermore, different institutions contacted the beneficiary in the Castile-La Mancha region and showed interest in the implementation of similar schemes. The project was also selected for presentation as a case study in the Expert Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration in the Mediterranean Region, organised by IUCN in Italy in May 2003.\n\nAs regards the innovation value, it is worth mentioning the promotion of the forestry restoration concept by an NGO, which contributed to showing the viability of this approach with the implementation of this project. According to the beneficiary, the support from the EU was a very valuable presentation card.\n\nThis experience was very ambitious in its initial objectives of involving the local population in the conservation of their natural environment. The collaboration of the local population was obtained in all the project phases; for example, their participation in the management plans and in the selection of the areas to be restored was searched, and their active involvement was targeted in the informative sessions and in the environmental education activities. But problems for their real participation arose owing to the social circumstances in the areas targeted, which are highly depopulated (2.3 inhabitants per km2) and mostly include ageing population as a consequence of the migration of youth to the industrial areas of Madrid and Guadalajara. In some occasions, the target groups or even specific activities had to be changed due to the lack of participation or low response by the locals. This was the case, for instance, with the informative sessions foreseen, two of which had to be replaced by other events like social consultation. This also posed problems for the employment of brigades, which had to be recruited outside the project areas.\n\nThe project contributed to job creation with the employment of 7 people, 5 full-time and 2 part-time. It was expected that the continuation of the project strategy in 3 National Parks would maintain part of this staff. The participation of more than 3 000 volunteers in the implementation of some of the project actions was noteworthy and showed the capacity of this NGO to mobilise people for volunteering in nature conservation actions.\n\nAs regards the continuity of the project actions in the future, the beneficiary itself will keep some works in the project areas during the next three years with the aid of volunteers and the local WWF group in Guadalajara. These mainly consist of the reposition of gaps and the recovery of Atropa baetica. The competent authorities (regional and local) also committed to monitor and maintain the plantations made by WWF/Adena.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/E/006402\nAcronym: Alto Tajo/Ayllón/Brihuega\nStart Date: 01/07/1999\nEnd Date: 30/04/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 299,574 €\nProject Location: Castilla-La Mancha\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF/Adena\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Gran Vía de San Francisco, 8, esc. D, E-28005, Madrid,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    landscape protection\n    monitoring system\n    financial instrument\n    population dynamics\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    9240 - Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis Iberian woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n    9380 - Forests of Ilex aquifolium\n    9530 - (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines\n    9560 - Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.\n    9580 - Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSierra de Ayllón \tES0000164 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSierra de Ayllón \tES4160019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nQuejigares de Barriopedro y Brihuega \tES4240014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAlto Tajo \tES4240016 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF/Adena \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Spain",null,null,2022,45,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,null,"1999-07-01","2003-04-30"]
[648,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-FIN-007067/restoration-and-management-of-meadows-in-finland-sweden-and-estonia",null,"LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007067",null,"Restoration and management of meadows in Finland; Sweden and Estonia","\nRestoration and management of meadows in Finland, Sweden and Estonia\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007067 | Acronym: Meadow restoration (WWF-Fin)\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nTraditional semi-natural biotopes are particularly species-rich natural habitat types and are important features of the landscape. They are the result of traditional land use procedures such as mowing, grazing and leaf fodder collection, so that the upkeep of such biotopes requires constant work. Over the years the traditional land use practices have had to be abandoned because of the efficiency requirements of agriculture. Many traditional biotopes have already disappeared or are in danger of disappearing, which has in turn led to the decline of many species, in particular the impoverishment of insect species, and to changes in the landscape. It has been estimated that in Finland about 28% of nationally endangered plant and animal species occur in traditional semi-natural biotopes. Of the 138 butterfly species classified as endangered in Finland, 57% are traditional biotope species. In Sweden the corresponding figures for butterflies are 172 species and 67%, and in Estonia 12 species and 23%.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe 17 subsites covered by this LIFE project are located on the Baltic coast and island areas of Finland, Sweden and Estonia. Within them, the project aimed to restore and manage four priority natural habitat types and three other natural habitat types, improving the living conditions for the species found in these habitats over a total of 307 hectares. The butterfly species dependent on the traditional biotopes would be taken as the indicators for the success of the restoration and management, in conjunction with the monitoring of plant species. The project would also develop cooperation between Finnish, Swedish and Estonian authorities and associations in order to pool traditional biotope management experience and know-how. The aim was also to build on existing approaches to long-term management of traditional biotopes as well as to develop new ones. Local people would be employed by the project. In addition, labour-intensive parts of the work, such as clearing, would be done by volunteers. The project would also carry out communications activities such as organising a seminar, building nature trails and producing leaflets.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis LIFE-Nature project included 14 sites in Finland, 7 subsites in Sweden and 2 in Estonia. It targeted 21 different habitat types of the Habitats Directive. Seven of these are priority habitat types. All sites targeted were managed by farmers in earlier days, but overgrown after traditional management by grazing or mowing had stopped. Most of the habitats are meadow habitat types; some were already forest habitat types after a long period of overgrowing. Thus the restoration and management by the project changed the quality of some forested habitat areas like broad-leaved deciduous forests (9020, 9050) to wooded pastures (9070). Wooded pasture was in fact the main habitat type targeted in this project (148 ha restored by the end of the project). All main restoration targets were achieved or even exceeded. Over 200 ha of overgrown meadows have been restored and well over 300 ha was under recurring management at project end, mainly by grazing with agri-environment support. The project managed to incite much positive interest among cattle and sheep farmers, as well as finding other kinds of solution for the long-term management of meadows. It tackled the long-term management of the sites restored by the project mainly by finding farmers who were interested to apply for agri-environment support, which it promoted. Most of the restored project sites will be managed until 2007-2009 through agri-environment support. Only some small areas will be managed by volunteer camps. This is significant as the sites in question are small areas and often difficult to access (they include small islands). The publicity, momentum and finance provided by the LIFE project played an important role here. Media work has been very active; especially the volunteer camps attracted publicity in national/local TV and radio stations. This project gained a lot of positive publicity in the media in all three countries it covered. Because of this publicity, many cattle owners in Finland contacted the project and were interested in bringing their animals to meadows restored by LIFE. One farmer brought his beef cattle from 170 km away to graze 3 project sites. In some project sites the cattle returned after a long break; for example in the Hanko peninsula sites in Finland the last cows were there in the 1960s. In Finland the project was involved in developing a GIS-based database storing information about farmers interested in grazing semi-natural grasslands, plus present and future grazing areas in protected areas. This will make it easier to combine two things: farmers seeking more grazing land and grasslands in need of grazing. This is innovative at the Finnish level. Butterflies were chosen for monitoring, because they are directly dependent on semi-natural grasslands and thus excellent indicators of the state of semi-natural grasslands. The project beneficiary underlined the importance of taking butterflies as well as plants into account in management planning. On the basis of inventories, a limited number of butterfly species was selected for monitoring (best possible indicator species). In summer 2002, the new butterfly inventory method based on indicator plant species (caterpillar food plants) was tested to further improve the quality of the butterfly data and reduce weather effects. Knowing the food plant of the caterpillar gives vital information for the timing of management actions. This action improved co-operation between butterfly experts and management planners at the sites, which could have positive consequences for future management of meadows in all 3 project countries. Two project sites in Hankoniemi, Finland, are considered to be very good demonstration sites for meadow management and will be used for example during university courses. In total 86 persons worked for the LIFE project, for a total 282 working months. Some persons continued working after the LIFE project in the organisations where they were hired. The project organised 21 volunteer restoration camps: 16 in Finland, 4 in Estonia and one in Sweden. Some camps were international ones, e.g. a camp organised in summer 2003 in Sweden, Rävsten. The project also organised some volunteer camps in Tvärminne subsite, Finland, where people from the environment department of Nokia LTD participated. Long-term unemployed people participated in the restoration of meadows in Uusimaa region in Finland. The volunteer camps restored about 50 ha of meadows. The total number of volunteers in the restoration camps and courses was 415. Finally, the project produced a booklet (Katso maalaismaisemaa) with material for teachers about changes in the landscape and its future in terms of biodiversity, with a a separate workbook for pupils.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/FIN/007067\nAcronym: Meadow restoration (WWF-Fin)\nStart Date: 01/04/2001\nEnd Date: 31/03/2004\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 906,889 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF Finland\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Lintulahdenkatu 10, 00550, Helsinki,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    grassland ecosystem\n    grazing\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    monitoring\n    site rehabilitation\n    research project\n    cartography\n    environmentally friendly product\n    indicator\n    sustainable development\n    social participation\n    evaluation method\n    rural development\n    land restoration\n    voluntary work\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    coastal management\n    management contract\n    information system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1110 - Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    1230 - Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    1640 - Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2180 - \"Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region\"\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6280 - Nordic alvar and precambrian calcareous flatrocks\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9070 - Fennoscandian wooded pastures\n    9190 - Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitäjänlahden merensuojelualue \tFI0100005 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTulliniemen linnustonsuojelualue \tFI0100006 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSipoonkorpi \tFI0100066 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHoutskärin lehdot \tFI0200046 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIniön saaret \tFI0200047 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÅvensorin lehto \tFI0200052 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLenholm \tFI0200063 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÄngsö \tSE0110041 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nBergbofjärden-Häverö Prästäng \tSE0110078 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRiddersholm \tSE0110113 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nFagerön \tSE0210052 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKallriga \tSE0210220 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÄngskär, Bondskäret \tSE0210222 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEriksdal-Lönnholmen \tSE0210251 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRävsten \tSE0210257 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Finland \tCoordinator\nMetsähallitus \tParticipant\nLounais-Suomen ympäristökeskus \tParticipant\nUudenmaan ympäristökeskus \tParticipant\nSuomen ympäristökeskus \tParticipant\nYrkeshögskolan Sydväst \tParticipant\nUpplandsstiftelsen \tParticipant\nWWF Sweden \tParticipant\nNorrtälje Naturskyddsfond \tParticipant\nUppsala County Administrative Board \tParticipant\nStockholm County Administrative Board \tParticipant\nSkärgards stiftelsen i Stockholms län \tParticipant\nEestimaa Looduse Fond (ELF) \tParticipant","Finland",null,2001,2004,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2001-04-01","2004-03-31"]
[649,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE96-NAT-IT-003169/conservation-of-priority-habitats-with-abies-alba-in-natura-2000-sites-in-central-and-southern-italy",null,"LIFE96 NAT/IT/003169",null,"Conservation of priority habitats with Abies alba in Natura 2000 Sites in central and southern Italy.","\nConservation of priority habitats with Abies alba in Natura 2000 Sites in central and southern Italy.\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/IT/003169 | Acronym: Abete bianco\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Italian range of the silver fir Abies alba stretches southward along the Appennines of Abruzzo, Molise and Basilicata, where remnant patches of this species have been holding out since the last Ice Age.\n\nIn recent years the species has been brought to the brink of extinction as a result of woodland management which favours the spread of the beech. The significance of the silver fir populations present in these woods resides in the fact that they are genetically different from those in the Alps and northern Appennines.\n\nFor the central-southern Appennines, a preliminary survey has identified four remnant stands of the silver fir, each characterized by a rich associated wildlife community (wolves, the spectacled salamander Salamandrina tergiditata, and numerous woodpecker species). Three of the stands have been, or are being, acquired by WWF-Italy while a fourth constitutes the regional nature reserve of Laurenzana.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nDrawing up a management plan for each stand and applying it, in order to ensure the preservation and active management according to conservation criteria, of these particular biotopes, which are classed as priority habitats by Directive 92/43/EEC.\n\nAmong the main actions on the ground there was the acquisition of cutting rights so as to transform the areas in integral nature reserves, putting an end to production-oriented activities such as timber cutting and planting of beech and transforming the area in sites in which the typical Appennine fauna and flora could be observed in their natural state.\n\nThe project included the purchase of young silver fir trees of indigenous stock, raised in nurseries, to be planted in the sites wherever beech trees had been chopped down. A system of permanent surveillance of the four sites was to be launched, involving the restoration of four trails through the sites and the hiring of four wardens, one per site. Preparation of management plans was be accompanied by an information and awareness campaign around the theme 'forest biodiversity'.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been carried out in a professional way, obtaining good results both in terms of nature conservation and in terms of creation of new jobs.\n\nThe main positive outcome of the project was the promotion of safeguard measures of the last nuclei of Abies alba in central Apennines, through the establishment of one regional reserve and one oasis, directed specifically at the safeguard of this species. These reserves have been created as a direct result of this project.\n\nThe project has also contributed in preventing cutting of Abies alba , which had already been programmed. Moreover the project gave a significant contribution in the creation of new occupation, linked to new activities connected with tourism.\n\nAmong the actions completed there were:\nThe elaboration of a study and a management plan for the four areas involved in the project. involving 4 Sites of Community Importance.\nThe purchase of cutting rights on 30 ha of land. Acquisition of cut rights and payment of claims, has allowed the safeguard of individuals of Abies alba and Acer lobelii and the preservation of the decomposing individuals.\nSurveillance throughout the duration of the project carried out by 5 guards full time supported by 3 volunteers . It was aimed at avoiding illegal cutting, picking of mushrooms and truffles and the capture of Austropotamobius pallipes and to prevent poaching.\nThe realisation of 8 km of trails have been and of 162 signposts with LIFE logos.\nA widespread public awareness campaign including the organization of two public meeting in Rosello and Laurenzana with the presence of silver fir experts, the publication of brochures and leaflets, of a didactic program which involved 1.500 students for 3 consecutive years, of guided visits, creation of a website.\n\nThe LIFE project was the starting point of several initiatives, involving local municipalities, linked to the safeguard of the environment. Among them:\nthe realisation of a fish nursery for the production of autochthonous Salmo trutta fario , to be reintroduced in the streams of the area (Provincial funds);\nthe realisation of a museum on fluvial habitats (European funds for the “Patto territorriale Sangro-Aventino”);\nthe realisation of a survey on the status of conservation of the entire Sangro river basin (European funds for the “Patto territorriale Sangro-Aventino”).\n\nThe areas in the Abruzzo region in which the project was carried out are scarcely populated and there is a high percentage of youth unemployment and most of the employment comes from agriculture and local woodcrafts. The ten people involved in the LIFE project represented an important contribution to a new perception of nature conservation activities and sustainable development.\n\nIn addition to the occupation created directly by the LIFE project, a number of local initiatives creating employment have been carried out as a result of the LIFE project: i.e. creation of visitor centre and of a multifunctional centre. The cultural and environmental value of the sites, and in particular those in the Abruzzo region, were not well known and/or appreciated by local population before the start of the LIFE project. The intense public awareness campaign of WWF has as given a significant contribution to the promotion of the sites, also as a potential attraction for tourism, both at the regional and the national level.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE96 NAT/IT/003169\nAcronym: Abete bianco\nStart Date: 01/01/1997\nEnd Date: 31/12/1999\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 269,638 €\nProject Location: Abruzzo-Molise-Basilicata\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF Italia\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Via Po 25/c, 00198, Roma,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    botanical conservatory\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    environmental impact of forestry\n    forest ecosystem\n    nature reserve\n    public awareness campaign\n    employment\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3220 - Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks\n    9220 - Apennine beech forests with Abies alba and beech forests with Abies nebrodensis\n    9510 - Southern Apennine Abies alba forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Salmo salar\n    Austropotamobius pallipes\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAbetina di Castiglione Messer Marino \tIT7140121 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAbetina di Laurenzana \tIT9210005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAbetina di Rosello e Cascate del Rio Verde \tIT7140212 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF Italia \tCoordinator","Italy",null,1997,2016,35,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1997-01-01","1999-12-31"]
[650,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-UK-000044/restoration-of-the-core-ravine-woodlands-of-england-wales",null,"LIFE03 NAT/UK/000044",null,"Restoration of the Core Ravine Woodlands of England & Wales","\nRestoration of the Core Ravine Woodlands of England & Wales\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/UK/000044 | Acronym: Core ravine woodlands\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe remaining natural Tilio-acerion woodland of the British Isles includes mosaics of woodland habitats associated with steep-sided limestone valleys. The project focused on two such sites, the Wye Valley Woodlands cSAC along the border of England and Wales and the Peak District Dales cSAC in northern England, due to their size and complex conservation requirements.\n\nThese woodlands suffer from a range of threats, not least from their fragmentation into different ownerships and a lack of an overall strategy for management, but also from a wide range of progressively negative trends. Action is urgently required to combat woodland fragmentation, the degradation of woodland structure, the decline of woodland species and the lack of community involvement in management.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed to protect, restore and defragment the two ravine woodland complexes, to bring them under co-ordinated management and to find innovative solutions to ensure their long-term viability.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project, which was managed by a partnership of competent organisations, achieved almost all of its targets, with many being exceeded. The overall aim to protect, restore and de-fragment two Ravine Woodland complexes in the UK, to bring these areas under coordinated management plans and to find innovative solutions to ensure their long-term viability was achieved.\n\nOther highlights of the project included the drawing up of management plans for more than 2 000ha and the gathering of data for a management plan covering a further 94ha. The project also collated GIS data to provide a GIS planning tool for long-term management for two SAC areas covering around 3 200ha within the two project areas. Moreover, it carried out 26 surveys to gather ecological, geological and historical data for sites to guide long-term management.\n\nThe project also conducted research to further understanding of sycamore management within UK Tilia-Acerion habitats and published these findings in a sycamore management handbook. It implemented management actions to secure the long-term ecological viability of nearly 3 000ha of SAC woodland and closely linked non-woodland habitats. Operations completed included:\n17.5km of stock fencing\n.\n11.3km of deer fencing\n.\ndeer management\n.\ngrazing management\n.\n24.1ha coppicing.\nthinning including the control of non-native species over 587.5ha.\ndead wood management of 771 trees.\n13.6ha scrub management.\n4 100m of access improvement.\n\nThough he project Identified only limited opportunities for generating income from woodland conservation management operations, it highlighted the considerable indirect economic value of the SAC woodlands. It also raised awareness of ravine woodland and SAC habitats among local communities and stakeholders, holding 19 events, attracting 66 mentions in the media, creating a project website that received more than 500,000 visits and publishing three Project newsletters and five leaflets.\n\nAnother important aspect of the project was the engagement with private landowners of SAC woodlands within the project areas. It approached 37 landowners and negotiated agreements to enable conservation management work to be implemented on sites covering 670ha in total. A further 94ha of ground was purchase, and is in the process of being designated as a National Nature Reserve.\n\nFinally, the project shared knowledge and experience with landowners and land managers elsewhere in the UK and Europe through site visits. While the formal project partnership dissolved with the close of the project, the relationships and networks developed, along with wide-ranging management plans and a comprehensive After-LIFE Conservation Plan, should ensure the ongoing conservation of these important woodland habitats.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/UK/000044\nAcronym: Core ravine woodlands\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 30/06/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,041,178 €\nEU Contribution: 1,132,854 €\nProject Location: Peak district and Wye Valley\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF UK\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Panda House Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, GU7 1XR, Godalming,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal damage\n    biotope network\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    landscape conservation policy\n    monitoring\n    reforestation\n    management plan\n    pest control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6130 - Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    8210 - Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8310 - Caves not open to the public\n    9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91A0 - Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    91J0 - Taxus baccata woods of the British Isles\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nWye Valley Woodlands/ Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy \tUK0012727 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPeak District Dales \tUK0019859 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF UK \tCoordinator\nCountryside Council for Wales, United Kingdom \tParticipant\nDerbyshire Wildlife Trust, United Kingdom \tParticipant\nEnglish Nature (Peak District), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nEnglish Nature (Wye Valley), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nForest Enterprise (Dean), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nNational Trust (Peak District), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nWoodland Trust (Wye Valley), United Kingdom \tParticipant\nWye Valley AONB Office (Wye Valley), United Kingdom \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2007-06-30"]
[651,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-CCA-SK-001276/climate-smart-forest-management-for-central-and-eastern-europe",null,"LIFE19 CCA/SK/001276",null,"Climate-Smart Forest Management for Central and Eastern Europe","\nClimate-Smart Forest Management for Central and Eastern Europe\n\nReference: LIFE19 CCA/SK/001276 | Acronym: CLIMAFORCEELIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nForests of Central and Eastern Europe represent an important natural resource. Their importance will likely increase in the near future. This is not just because of increasing demand for wood (for energy production, construction, bioplastics, etc.), but also due to increasing societal awareness about the ecosystem services provided by forests. However, ecosystem services are now threatened by climate change. Current forest management will need to be adapted to climate change, to reduce its negative impacts, such as drought, increased water run-off causing flooding and soil erosion, and also to increase the resilience of forests to climate change in the long term.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall goal of the CLIMAFORCEELIFE project is to improve management of forests in Central and Eastern Europe by fostering the transition to climate-smart forestry for the benefit of people and nature.\n\nSpecific project objectives include:\nReview (proofing) of selected forest management models currently used in Central and Eastern European from the viewpoint of climate change;\nDemonstrate application of the climate-smart forestry measures in 3 countries in Central and Eastern Europe (Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary) and test their economic feasibility and environmental impact comparing to the conventional forestry methods;\nFoster inclusion of climate-smart forestry measures into relevant planning documents related to forest management and/or nature conservation on local to national level (such as forest management plans, nature management plans) as well as into programming documents for EU Regional Funds;\nIncrease awareness of climate-smart forestry methods among professional foresters and other relevant professional groups (researchers, conservationists) in Central and Eastern Europe;\nTransfer experience from project demonstration sites to and replicate climate-smart forestry methods in other areas in Central and Eastern Europe (including neighbouring countries such as Ukraine); and\nGain public support for climate-smart forestry by increasing awareness about forests and climate change.\n\n \n\nThe project is fully in line with the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change, and also national climate adaptation policies. It contributes to EU policy aiming to increase forest resilience to climate change, as project measures may significantly decrease pest outbreaks, fire risk, and mitigate the effects of prolonged drought. In addition, some sites are located in Natura 2000 network sites, so project measures may benefit the conservation status of habitats and species protected under the Birds and Habitats directives.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results:\nProject plans applied and demonstrated for climate-smart forestry measures in Slovakia and Bulgaria on 1 793 ha;\nSmall-scale shelter wood cutting and selective cutting in pine forests on sand dunes instead of clear-cutting tested on 48 ha. In addition, pre-commercial thinning in pine sand dune forests on 450 ha and clearings on 240 ha to increase resilience of forest stands and support natural regeneration. Gradual reconstruction of spruce monocultures into more stabile and diverse forests implemented on a total area of 55 ha;\nIn Bulgaria, 1 000 ha of coniferous plantation of Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra thinned with non-traditional methods and modern technology to avoid their complete deterioration;\n10 ha of seed production gardens and experimental plantations of drought resistant species (e.g. Quercus pubescens, Quercus coccifera, Pinus brutia, etc.) created to increase theresilience of the forests in the areas of the SWSFE (South-western Bulgaria) most vulnerable to climate change;\nHandbook on climate-smart forestry measures relevant for Central and Eastern Europe;\nManagement plans and programming documents in project countries revised to include climate-smart forestry measures;\nThree replication cases on at least 200 ha assisted;\nRemote sensing system for the observation of forest health established on the area managed by SWSFE partner;\nWater retention measures to improve forest resilience applied on 140 ha in the forests of atn forest enterprise (part of FSR partner);\nSeven study tours, three technical workshops, two conferences and about 20 events for private owners in Hungary organised for forestry professionals from CEE region; and\n10 trips for public and 10 media events will be organised, 50 papers published and two project videos elaborated.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE19 CCA/SK/001276\nAcronym: CLIMAFORCEELIFE\nStart Date: 01/09/2020\nEnd Date: 31/12/2027\nTotal Eligible Budget: 5,398,563 €\nEU Contribution: 2,969,208 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: WWF Slovensko\nLegal Status: PNC\nAddress: Meden 101/5, 81102, Bratislava,\nContact Person: Milan Janak\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Natural resources and ecosystems\n    Forest management\n    Forests\n    Awareness raising - Information\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    monitoring\n    public awareness campaign\n    forestry\n    forest ecosystem\n    forest management\n    nature conservation\n    climate change adaptation\n    climate resilience\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2013)216 - EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change (16.04.2013)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nWWF BG(WWF Bulgaria), Bulgaria \tParticipant\nSWSFE(Southwestern State Forest Enterprise), Bulgaria \tParticipant\nCULS(Czech University of Life Sciences Prague), Czech Republic \tParticipant\nFSR(LESY Slovenskej republiky, štátny podnik), Slovakia \tParticipant\nMEGOSZ(Magán Erdőtulajdonosok és Gazdálkodók Országos Szövetsége), Hungary \tParticipant\nWWF RO(WWF Romania), Romania \tParticipant\nWWF HU(WWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország Alapítvány), Hungary \tParticipant","Slovakia",null,2020,2007,87,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,null,"2020-09-01","2027-12-31"]
[652,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-FIN-006247/deciduous-western-taigas-and-herb-rich-forests-in-pohjois-savo",null,"LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006247",null,"Deciduous Western Taigas and Herb-rich Forests in Pohjois-Savo","\nDeciduous Western Taigas and Herb-rich Forests in Pohjois-Savo\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006247 | Acronym: Pohjois-Savo\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nDeciduous herb-rich forests account for a mere 1% of Finland's forest area. Remaining stands are threatened by intensive forestry as well as by the natural spreading and planting of spruce. Especially in southern Finland, most herb-rich forests have been cleared for farmland and pasture owing to their fertile soil. Most of Finland's surviving deciduous western taiga is in the northern and eastern parts of the country. Boreal forests comprise no less than seven different sub-habitats. This LIFE project focused on old-growth forests in which deciduous species predominate. The deciduous forests in the eastern parts of the country differ from other similar old forests in that slash-and-burn farming was practised in them for centuries. The predominant species is birch, and the forests are characterized by ample light, providing a propitious environment for species such as the white-backed woodpecker (Drendrocopos leucotos) and flying squirrel (Pteromys volans). Even here, however, the shade-loving spruce was gaining sway, reducing the diversity of tree species and undergrowth.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThis LIFE project sought to preserve the characteristic features of western taiga and herb-rich forests by removing spruce (220 ha) to prevent them from spreading, leaving rotting trees in the forest (140 ha) and burning woodland on a small scale in order to restore former burnt-over areas. The project covered nine sub-areas, two of which (Puijo and Kolmisoppi-Neulamäki) are just outside the city of Kuopio (population 90,000). Both are major recreational areas, Puijo being renowned for its scenery, vegetation and winter sports contests. The project involved the drafting and implementation of management plans for each of the nine sub-areas, taking into account environmental protection requirements as well as the needs of local residents, tourists and other user groups. This \"something for everyone\" approach was dictated by the fact that Puijo houses a sports complex of World Cup standard, a hotel and a lookout tower visited by 150,000 people every year. The City of Kuopio and the Kuopio Nature Society provided some of the funding for the project. Worn vegetation in the Puijo and Kolmisoppi-Neulamäki areas were to be restored and new paths laid out. Small wetland areas and meadows near the forests would also be rehabilitated (by mowing the grass and blocking the ditches).\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis project finished succesfully. Land acquisition progressed smoothly and 273 ha was acquired. The City of Kuopio protected an additional 290 ha, without compensation, parallel to the LIFE acquisitions. It protected 229.3 ha in subsite Kolmisoppi-Neulamäki (basically the whole subsite), 42 ha in subsite Puijo and 19.3 ha in subsite Halmejoki. A win-win outcome: The owner of Turulanvaara site, Suomen Metsäosuus Oy, is part of a big Finnish forest industry company. It remained the owner of the forest, because the LIFE-Nature project only paid the value of timber which can not be used any more, and used the fact that a certain % of its forests was now nature conservation area for sustainability certification purposes. The project produced 6 restoration plans and 3 management plans. The implementation of all management plans started during the project; for restoration plans implementation was completed within the project. The only delay was the management plan for Puijo, which was not adopted until 21.6.2004. It took more time than foreseen, because of the site’s complexity (popular recreation area for citizens of Kuopio, with ski facilities, lookout tower and a small hotel with a restauraunt; covered by boreal forests, herb-rich forests and hosts 5 Annex II FFH species). Public consultation on Puijo continued after the project end and the beneficiary did the necessary adjustments before adopting the plan. However, the implementation of this plan already started within the project. The project removed spruce from 150 ha, increased decayed wood on 80 ha and restored 2 mires (7 ha in total). The biotope management measures were implemented in all 9 subsites as foreseen and most of them do not need further measures within the near future. Much experience was gained on the management of boreal forests and Fennoscandian herb-rich forests and the monitoring of these activities in the future should bring more new information. The success of the restoration measures is being monitored, but definitive results of the project biotope management measures can be better known only after several years. Conservation benefits for the Natura 2000 site and species/habitats targeted: The project area was 830 ha; all sites are pSCI and 3 are also SPA. The size of the sites ranged from 14 ha to 232 ha. The main target was conservation of *boreal forests and Fennoscandian herb-rich forests and species related to them, but also other habitat types benefited directly, like *bog woodlands and Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands. Additionally 5 other habitat types benefited indirectly. An Annex II species directly benefiting was the flying squirrel, Pteromys volans, from the restoration activities in overgrown herb-rich forests. Plant species which have benefited from project restoration actions were Cypripedium calceolus, Cinna latifolia, Diplazium sibiricum, Plagiomnium drummondii and Herzogiella turfacea. Plagiomnium drummondii exists only in Finland within the EU-15 and of the 40 Finnish occurrences, 25 % are in Puijo subsite. Herb-rich forest restoration in Huosiaisniemi, the best lady’s slipper site in southern Finland, improved habitat conditions for Cypripedium calceolus. As for Annex I species of the Birds Directive, protection and management actions of the project certainly improved the living conditions of several species. Conservation techniques: Using explosives to increase decayed wood was an innovative method in Finland and Fennoscandia. The beneficiary compared the expected results and costs between different methods for increasing decaying wood. Costs for using explosive were about 550-733 EURO/ha; pushing trees down with a machine 412 EURO/ha, but the two methods can not always replace each other. The monitoring of Kolmisoppi-Neulamäki included an interesting study on the risk of increasing bark beetles by increasing decayed wood, because this discussion cropped up during the implementation of the project actions. The results showed that “dangerous” bark beetles like Ips typographus and Pityogenes chalcophragus did not increase much, probably because 1) work was done in winter, 2) microclimate in small-scale openings is not favourable to Ips typographus and 3) natural enemies of bark beetles increased at the same time. This study gave good arguments to continue with this type of biotope management measure in other Natura 2000 areas as well. Project results were disseminated elsewhere, e.g. in Italy (LIFE-Nature seminar “Strategies for the Conservation and Restoration of European Forests”, Parma, 7-9.6.2001), in Estonia (seminar about restoration possibilities to protect biodiversity in Estonia 4.12.2001) and at the Italian LIFE-Nature Bosco Fontanella project seminar in Mantova in May 2003 (Dead wood – a key element to biodiversity). The project coordinator, hired via LIFE on a temporary basis, got a permanent position at the Environment Centre of Pohjois-Savo at project end.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/FIN/006247\nAcronym: Pohjois-Savo\nStart Date: 01/06/1999\nEnd Date: 28/02/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 999,333 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: North-Savo Regional Environment Centre\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Sepänkatu 2B, PL 1049, 70100, Kuopio,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    periurban space\n    environmental impact assessment\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    protected area\n    recreational area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPuijo \tFI0600001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHalmejoki-Karhonsaari-Potkunsaari \tFI0600007 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nJuurikkaselän metsä \tFI0600009 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKonnevesi-Kalaja-Niinivuori \tFI0600032 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLähemäen metsä \tFI0600043 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKolmisoppi-Neulamäki \tFI0600062 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPisa-Kypäräinen \tFI0600076 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTurulanvaara \tFI0600080 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSavuniemi ja Kipansalo \tFI0600086 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nNorth-Savo Regional Environment Centre \tCoordinator\nKuopio Naturalist Society \tParticipant\nKuopion kaupunki (City of Kuopio) \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus \tParticipant","Finland",null,1999,2018,44,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"1999-06-01","2003-02-28"]
[653,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE06-NAT-FIN-000129/from-ancient-to-the-present-estuary-kokemaenjoki-wetland-chain",null,"LIFE06 NAT/FIN/000129",null,"From Ancient to the Present Estuary; Kokemäenjoki Wetland Chain","\nFrom Ancient to the Present Estuary, Kokemäenjoki Wetland Chain\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/FIN/000129 | Acronym: Kokemäenjoki-LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAreas along the River Kokemäenjoki in Southwest Finland, from the river's ancient estuaries to the present estuary, including Lake Puurijärvi, Preiviikinlahti and Kokemäenjoen suisto, are among the most important for bird protection in Finland. They have been assessed as internationally valuable wetlands in many contexts. A number of species included in the Bird Directive's Annex I, or classified as nationally-threatened species, inhabit these areas, including bittern (Botaurus stellaris), marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus), corncrake (Crex crex) and white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Two of the few existing breeding sites of dunlin (Calidris alpina subsp. schinzii) can be found in the project areas. There are also priority natural habitat types and priority species, such as Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), listed in the Habitat's Directive. To best protect these areas, improved management plans, to facilitate the co-existence of human populations with nature, and improvements to degraded habitats are necessary.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe Kokemäenjoki-LIFE project aimed to produce management plans for eight areas along the River Kokemäenjoki in Southwest Finland, covering 12 303 ha in total, including lake, river, mire, semi-natural grassland and forest target habitats. These project areas are also very important for recreational use, so the aim was to include the views of visitors and landowners in the planning process. In particular, the project set out to restore key habitats, such as the river’s estuary where sediments have been polluted by hazardous substances and flood protection measures are in need of improvement. The project also aimed to restore the overgrown Puurijärvi lake by raising the water level. Other objectives included mire and forest area restoration in the Puurijärvi-Isosuo area; the building of small islands for breeding birds in the Preiviikinlahti area; the establishment of safe feeding grounds for wading birds in protected areas in Raijalanjärvi; the mowing of overgrown meadows to enhance breeding conditions for Dunlin; and increasing public awareness of nature conservation by enhancing the recreational facilities in the project areas.\n\nRESULTS\n\nManagement plans were produced for all Kokemäenjoki-LIFE project Natura 2000 sites, covering 12 303 hectares, with landowners, visitors and other stakeholders taking part in the planning process. Supplementary inventories of wildlife (e.g., dragonflies) were also produced for the management plans, while monitoring of target bird species, aquatic vegetation and land fauna was carried out in key habitats.\n\nAs part of the management plan for Kokemäenjoen suisto estuary Natura 2000 site, hazardous substances in the sediments were analysed and the information was used in the planning of restoration work. The estuary is part of the potential flooding area for Pori city and its surrounds, with a population of about 15 000 people, so flood protection was taken into consideration as part of management planning, with research conducted during the project contributing to proposed flood prevention measures.\n\nThe restoration of the overgrown 440 ha Puurijärvi lake was successfully completed. This was the largest wetland restoration project ever done in Finland and the experience gained has benefited similar projects. The water level in the southern part of the lake was raised by about 10 cm, which produced a new open water area of about 30 ha. In the northern part, an open water area of about 17 ha was excavated and dredged. In the Puurijärvi-Isosuo area, mire areas (156 ha) were restored by building dams and filling drainage ditches and forest habitats (40 ha) were restored by clearing coniferous trees; in Enäjärvi lake, in the Preiviikinlahti area, three small islands for breeding birds were built; and in Raijalanjärvi five small ponds and mud depressions were dug for the project targeted waders species. The project established safe feeding grounds for the in protected areas in Raijalanjärvi. In several project areas, overgrown meadows were mowed and cleared, and ditches filled, to enhance breeding conditions for dunlin.\n\nNew possibilities for recreational use were developed in the project areas, with five bird-watching towers and platforms, access paths and walking trails, and information boards being built. These were necessary constructions for diminishing the disturbance effects of nature tourism, but they also helped raise awareness and create positive attitudes towards nature conservation.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan(see \"Read more\" section).\nManagement plans were produced for all Kokemäenjoki-LIFE project Natura 2000 sites, covering 12 303 hectares, with landowners, visitors and other stakeholders taking part in the planning process. Supplementary inventories of wildlife (e.g., dragonflies) were also produced for the management plans, while monitoring of target bird species, aquatic vegetation and land fauna was carried out in key habitats.\n\nAs part of the management plan for Kokemäenjoen suisto estuary Natura 2000 site, hazardous substances in the sediments were analysed and the information was used in the planning of restoration work. The estuary is part of the potential flooding area for Pori city and its surrounds, with a population of about 15 000 people, so flood protection was taken into consideration as part of management planning, with research conducted during the project contributing to proposed flood prevention measures.\n\nThe restoration of the overgrown 440 ha Puurijärvi lake was successfully completed. This was the largest wetland restoration project ever done in Finland and the experience gained has benefited similar projects. The water level in the southern part of the lake was raised by about 10 cm, which produced a new open water area of about 30 ha. In the northern part, an open water area of about 17 ha was excavated and dredged. In the Puurijärvi-Isosuo area, mire areas (156 ha) were restored by building dams and filling drainage ditches and forest habitats (40 ha) were restored by clearing coniferous trees; in Enäjärvi lake, in the Preiviikinlahti area, three small islands for breeding birds were built; and in Raijalanjärvi five small ponds and mud depressions were dug for the project targeted waders species. The project established safe feeding grounds for the in protected areas in Raijalanjärvi. In several project areas, overgrown meadows were mowed and cleared, and ditches filled, to enhance breeding conditions for dunlin.\n\nNew possibilities for recreational use were developed in the project areas, with five bird-watching towers and platforms, access paths and walking trails, and information boards being built. These were necessary constructions for diminishing the disturbance effects of nature tourism, but they also helped raise awareness and create positive attitudes towards nature conservation.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan(see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE06 NAT/FIN/000129\nAcronym: Kokemäenjoki-LIFE\nStart Date: 01/08/2006\nEnd Date: 31/07/2012\nTotal Eligible Budget: 3,408,558 €\nEU Contribution: 1,704,279 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Centre of Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for South-western Finland\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Lemminkäisenkatu 14-18 B, PL 523, 20101, Turku,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    3210 - Fennoscandian natural rivers\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6450 - Northern boreal alluvial meadows\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Larus minutus\n    Haliaeetus albicilla\n    Crex crex\n    Circus aeruginosus\n    Calidris alpina schinzii\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Grus grus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nPuurijärvi - Isosuo \tFI0200149 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPreiviikinlahti (SPA) \tFI0200151 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPuurijärvi-Isosuo \tFI0200001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPirilänkoski \tFI0200045 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVanhakoski \tFI0200049 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKokemäenjoen suisto \tFI0200079 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPreiviikinlahti \tFI0200080 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKokemäenjoki \tFI0200148 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCentre of Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for South-western Finland \tCoordinator\nSatakunta prison-Huittinen unit, Finland \tParticipant\nBirdLife Finland \tParticipant\nUniversity of Turku-Satakunta Environmental Research Institute and Department of Geology, Finland \tParticipant\nFinnish Road Administration-Turku district, Finland \tParticipant\nMetsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Southern Finland \tParticipant\nFinnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland \tParticipant\nGeological Survey of Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,2021,71,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2006-08-01","2012-07-31"]
[655,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-LV-000082/protection-and-management-of-the-northern-gauja-valley",null,"LIFE03 NAT/LV/000082",null,"Protection and management of the Northern Gauja Valley","\nProtection and management of the Northern Gauja Valley\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/LV/000082 | Acronym: N Gauja\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project focused on the middle section of the river Gauja in Latvia close to the Estonian border. The total project area (Ziemelgauja) consisted of more than 140km of extensive river valley and about 19 000 hectares of outstanding importance for a wide range of species and habitats. Due to the light sedimentary rocks, many bends have formed in the river as well as oxbow lakes and meandering floodplains. In this area, 17 habitats (seven priority) listed in the Habitats Directive can be found, including grasslands, wooded meadows, western taiga, Tilio acerion forests, alluvial forests, bog woodland. The area is equally important for a large number of species (at least 45 listed in Birds and Habitats Directives), such as the corncrake (Crex crex) (250-350 pairs) and the rare hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita).\n\nDue to particular geomorphologic circumstances, water flow and regular floods, natural succession is still taking place in some parts of the riverbanks. Forests and meadows -- more than a half of them semi-natural – are characterised by very high biological diversity. The old protection regimes of the previous century have played an important role in ensuring this diversity, but today only 6% of the project area is protected. Moreover, during the last decades the natural habitats and species have become increasingly threatened by a lack of management (which has led to the dramatic overgrowth of the floodplain meadows) and by intensive forest cutting, particularly on private lands.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to assign the most appropriate national protection status to the project area and create the basis for including the site in the Natura 2000 network. In order to achieve this result, a complete survey of the area’s conservation values would be carried out. Based on inventory results, management and zoning plan would be produced for the whole territory in close collaboration with the key stakeholders. Draft regulations would be prepared for the assignation of legal protection status to the area and a management body would be set up to secure its long-term administration and control. Practical on-site actions would include the restoration and active management of around 350ha of grasslands for the corncrake and the management and restoration of around 300ha of priority forests. In addition, micro-reserves would be set up for forests of particularly high conservation value; inter alia through the payment of compensation to private landowners. In order to raise awareness and gain the support of local communities, the outcomes of the project would be publicised through the production of information booklets, seminars and videos.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main achievement of the project was the drawing up of the management plan and the new individual regulations on the protection and use of the project area. These documents created the basis for the sustainable long-term management and conservation of this site, thus ensuring favourable conservation status for the habitats and species of EU importance.\n\nMore than 300ha of grassland habitats – including such priority habitat types as species-rich Nardus grasslands on siliceous substrates, Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands and Fennoscandian wooded meadows – have been restored and nearly 500ha were maintained by grazing, mostly using argi-environmental schemes. The project activities have significantly facilitated the elaboration, improvement and use of agri-environmental schemes for the maintenance of biologically valuable grasslands in the project area. As a result of the project, agri-environmental plans have been drawn up for 56 individual farms, which cover around 990ha of agricultural land. This provides new economic benefits for local farmers and also demonstrates long-standing meadow management. Agri-environmental schemes included in the new Rural Development Plan for Latvia for the time period of 2007-13 will be the main financial tool for the maintenance of grassland habitats.\n\nAlso within the scope of the project, around 380ha of forest habitats – including the priority forest habitat, Western taiga, the forest stands with old oaks (as a habitat for Osmoderma eremita) and Tetrao urogallus lek sites – have been successfully managed/restored. Additionally, the project ensured the establishment of 84 micro-reserves with a total area of around 240ha necessary for the effective strict protection of forest habitats in the project area. The first monitoring results showed that such management actions have been effective.\n\nProject dissemination activities markedly raised general public awareness of the importance of the conservation of the areas and its unique value, as well as the profile of the Natura2000 network and available compensation schemes. The project played an important role in demonstrating nature-friendly habitat management. Such raised awareness is crucial for the further sustainability and After-LIFE continuation of the project objectives.\n\nThe NEEMO external monitoring team carried out ex-post follow-up visits in May and June 2016, eight years after the project closed, and found that management activities were continuing in the project areas through EU Rural Development Programme agri-environmental funding schemes established by the project. Grazing and mowing is still ongoing in 99% of the project’s pilot areas, and also in other territories covering in total 67% of the target grasslands within the Natura 2000 network site. These activities are crucial for maintaining several Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitats in the protected landscape area of \"Ziemelgauja\" (Northern Gauja). The ex-post noted that the creation of the Rural Partnership for this area has contributed to a greater sense of local ownership. All the equipment purchased within the project for the Information centre was passed to the Rural Partnership, to support the further management of the area. The project’s agri-environmental schemes for the maintenance of the target grasslands has provided new economic benefits for local farmers, such as ecotourism, and also demonstrated to a wider public how meadow management can be done successfully and continuously. Its success has encouraged other farmers in the region to apply for the agri-environmental payments. The farmers contacted confirmed that the agri-environmental plans developed within the project were important for raising farmers' awareness about the value of nature on their land and in helping them to plan their actions. An analysis of species' diversity and changes in the environmental conditions done in 2015 showed that in all the assessed areas, the grassland renewal is being successful, with regeneration processes clearly evident. All involved parties agreed that the project still has a considerable impact on the project area. The most tangible impact is for farmers, who are still maintaining the herds grown from the animals given by the project and still continuing management of the biologically-valuable grasslands; which according to the farmers and project management, would not have been done to the current extent without the LIFE project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/LV/000082\nAcronym: N Gauja\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,526,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,142,974 €\nProject Location: Protected landscape area 'Noth Gauja', Latvia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Latvian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Mazcenu aleja 3, Jaunmarupe, Marupes pagasts, LV-2166, Riga rajons,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    cartography\n    geographic information system\n    public awareness campaign\n    hydrographic basin\n    integrated management\n    environmental training\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    information system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nLatvian State Forests \tParticipant\nZaubes Cooperative, Latvia \tParticipant\nVides Filmu Studija, Latvia \tParticipant\nVidzeme Development Agency, Latvia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Gaujiena, Latvia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Vireši, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia",null,2003,2007,50,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2003-10-01","2007-12-31"]
[656,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE16-NAT-GR-000606/conservation-of-priority-species-and-habitats-of-andros-island-protected-area-integrating-socioeconomic-considerations",null,"LIFE16 NAT/GR/000606",null,"Conservation of priority species and habitats of Andros Island protected area integrating socioeconomic considerations","\nConservation of priority species and habitats of Andros Island protected area integrating socioeconomic considerations\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/GR/000606 | Acronym: LIFE Andros Park\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAndros is the northernmost island of the Cyclades (Greece). Its mountains cause high local precipitation, while the lowlands have very dry summers typical of the Cyclades. These diverse climatic conditions, combined with non-limestone substrates and small rivers crossing the mountain valley, result in a great diversity of habitats, including alluvial forests - a priority habitat for conservation in the Habitats Directive. The marine area around Andros is one of Greece’s most important areas for seabirds and marine mammals. The coastline has numerous partially or totally submerged marine caves - another priority habitat - which are important for Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), a priority species in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. The rocky coasts and 16 adjacent uninhabited islets are important nesting and roosting areas for Mediterranean shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii), Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii) and Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae): all in Annex I of the Birds Directive. The main terrestrial threats to these species include road construction, garbage disposal, wetland degradation, overgrazing, heavy flooding, soil erosion, the abandonment of traditional farming practices and electricity generation infrastructure. The main marine threats include overfishing, illegal and unsustainable fishing, marine debris and abandoned fishing gear (‘ghost fishing’).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall objective of LIFE Andros Park is to implement conservation and restoration actions to significantly restore and improve the conservation status of the Habitats Directive Annex I priority terrestrial habitat, alluvial forests (91E0*), as well as the priority marine species, Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus ), and the priority coastal seabirds, Mediterranean shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii ) and Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii ). The ultimate aim is to establish a holistic management scheme for the Andros Natura 2000 network sites and their protection zones, as adopted by the relevant ministerial decree for Andros Island Park. The main specific project objectives include: protection of alluvial forests habitat from the threats of overgrazing, soil erosion, river flooding and wild fires; and introduction of an effective management system to protect priority marine species from harmful marine debris. The project intends to involve local stakeholders and volunteers actively in the planning and the implementation of project interventions.\n\nExpected results:\nImproved conservation status of 100% (29 ha) of the alluvial forests habitat (91E0*) in the Andros Natura 2000 SAC site and 100% of the local Mediterranean monk seal, Mediterranean shag and Audouin’s gull populations;\nUpdated baseline information for the target priority habitat and species and their associated conservation problems/threats;\nTechnical plans to address erosion, flooding, fire and grazing problems, and to remove marine plastic debris and derelict fishing gear;\nProtection of selected sites within the alluvial forests habitat through measures to mitigate against erosion and flooding (e.g. restoration of 6 km of stone walls along streams), fires (10 water tanks and repair of 5 km of stone walls) and grazing (1.8 km of fencing), as well as targeted interventions to eradicate invasive giant reed;\nRestoration of about 11 ha of destroyed/deteriorated alluvial forest habitat and creation of an 800 m2 plant nursery;\nRemoval of marine plastic debris and derelict fishing gear from at least 6 marine caves, 20 km2 of offshore marine areas, 10 km of coastline, and 10 islets that are vital for marine priority species;\nImplementation of fishing spatial planning for effective mitigation of local fishermen’s reactions against protection measures for Mediterranean monk seal (involving at least 50% of local professional fisheries);\nAn Andros brand for value-added fisheries products established and to boost promotion of fishing tourism;\nReduction of seal and seabird mortality due to marine debris and negative interactions with fisheries, by 50% and 40% respectively;\nGermplasm collection and a seed bank created for essential plant and alder-associated macrofungi species for an effective ex-situ conservation of plant species; and\nA botanical garden created for the preservation of a living plant collection from the targeted habitat and for promoting ex-situ conservation and various educational and public awareness activities.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE16 NAT/GR/000606\nAcronym: LIFE Andros Park\nStart Date: 01/09/2017\nEnd Date: 30/09/2022\nTotal Eligible Budget: 2,343,329 €\nEU Contribution: 1,754,918 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: IERA ODOS 75, 11855, Athens,\nContact Person: Georgios Zervakis\nEmail: Send Email\nWebsite: Visit Website\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Mammals\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    grazing\n    tourism\n    coastal area\n    nature conservation\n    marine environment\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    flood protection\n    fire protection\n    erosion control\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 2007/60 - Assessment and management of flood risks (23.10.2007)\n    COM(2006)231 - “Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection” (22.09.2006)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2009/147 - Conservation of wild birds - Birds Directive (codified version of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) (30.11.2009)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Larus audouinii\n    Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii\n    Monachus monachus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nANDROS: ORMOS VITALI KAI KENTRIKOS OREINOS OGKOS \tGR4220001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nANDROS: KENTRIKO KAI NOTIO TMIMA, GYRO NISIDES KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI \tGR4220028 \tSPA \tv.2021\nTHALASSIA ZONI ANDROU \tGR4220035 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS \tCoordinator\nKaireios Library, Greece \tParticipant\nMOm/ Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal, Greece \tParticipant\nFundación CBD para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad y su Habitat, Spain \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Andros, Greece \tParticipant\nNature Conservation Consultants Ltd, Greece \tParticipant\nHellenic Agricultural Organization - Demeter, Greece \tParticipant","Greece",null,2017,2017,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2017-09-01","2022-09-30"]
[657,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE20 CCA/IT/001630","LIFE VAIA","LIFE VAIA","Ongoing Valuing Afforestation of damaged woods with Innovative Agroforestry; adaptation of forest areas to extreme meteorological events; the promotion of fast responses to negative effects produced by such events; the acceleration of natural regeneration processes; targeting stable ecosystems with high biodiversity levels; and the generation of economic benefits to compensate the loss of income from timber exploitation.","France/Italy/Spain",null,null,null,62,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain,France,Itlay",null,null,null,"2021-07-15","2026-09-30"]
[658,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE94-NAT-UK-000580/scotlands-caledonian-forest",null,"LIFE94 NAT/UK/000580",null,"SCOTLAND'S CALEDONIAN FOREST","\nSCOTLAND'S CALEDONIAN FOREST\n\nReference: LIFE94 NAT/UK/000580\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs the native woodland of Scotland, Caledonian Pine Forests were once a common sight across the Scottish landscape. A distinctive feature of these mature forests is the 'granny pines' with their thick knarled trunks and large canopies, some of which are over 400 years old. Unlike the commercial pine plantations we see nowadays, these ancient forests support a very rich diversity of animals and plants which makes them a priority habitat under the EU Directive. However, the forests have, over the centuries, sustained a massive reduction through a combination of socio-economic and natural causes and, today continue to suffer from overgrazing, burning and mismanagement. High populations of red deer, in particular, are a serious obstacle to their natural regeneration. With no more than 1% of their original range left and much of this is in a degraded, senescent and isolated state of low regenerative capacity, a concerted effort of both government and non-governmental organisations is vital if the remaining stands are to be brought back to a level that makes them viable in the long term.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe first step in this process is to have an accurate picture of where the remaining sites are and what their conservation status is. At present, there is a dearth of survey information which is a significant constraint on the preparation of comprehensive management plans for sites and prevents any large scale coordinated actions from being taken. The purpose of this project is therefore fourfold. (1) It will undertake a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the Caledonian resource, (2) evaluate the impact of the red deer population on its continued degradation and (3) carry out emergency restoration activities on areas within the Glen Affric Forest reserve. (4) Experimental methods of artificial propagation will also be tried out. Within (3), actions will involve the development, testing and promotion of restoration techniques for particularly fragile sites which can then be applied elsewhere. The emergency restoration programme in Glen Affric shall involve: (a) updating the management plan for the whole Glen Affric Caledonian Forest Reserve; (b) carrying out a deer census and determining, in collaboration with interested parties, the cull targets with the aim of reducing significantly the hind numbers; (c) non-recurring biotope management actions including fencing, clearance of exotics and/or planting of native species with priority areas in the Glen Affric Reserve to be determined by the Management Committee.\n\nRESULTS\n\n(1) The total inventory covered approximately 450 10km² squares identifying Caledonian forest areas and their respective conservation status. Due to the large area covered, it did not go into in great ecological detail. Instead, it was set up so that information complied by other organisations could being fed into the system. It was anticipated that the survey work would be used by the Forestry authority to review any applications for semi-natural woodland grants to ensure that the best areas are targeted. This was an important positive move as the Caledonian Forest's future lies in its ability to provide a commercial gain through sensitive management rather than through untouchable reserves. (2) The assessment of the red deer populations and browsing pressure at 18 study sites revealed that the optimum number for regeneration was low, in the order of 3 deer per 100 ha. Further work about the distribution densities and population fluctuations were co-ordinated with other groups involved in this issue. (3) Regarding habitat restoration on Glen Affric, the details of the work required for each of four sites have was identified and discussed at the Steering Groups meetings and a series of pilot restoration trials was undertaken. The management plan for the whole nature reserve was also revised. (4) Concerning the part of the project dealing with artificial propagation techniques, five relict pinewoods were identified and experimental trials were undertaken. This element of the project proved to be more expensive and difficult than envisaged at the outset of the project. A project leaflet describing the LIFE project and the importance of conserving Caledonian forests was widely distributed and well received.(1) The total inventory covered approximately 450 10km² squares identifying Caledonian forest areas and their respective conservation status. Due to the large area covered, it did not go into in great ecological detail. Instead, it was set up so that information complied by other organisations could being fed into the system. It was anticipated that the survey work would be used by the Forestry authority to review any applications for semi-natural woodland grants to ensure that the best areas are targeted. This was an important positive move as the Caledonian Forest's future lies in its ability to provide a commercial gain through sensitive management rather than through untouchable reserves. (2) The assessment of the red deer populations and browsing pressure at 18 study sites revealed that the optimum number for regeneration was low, in the order of 3 deer per 100 ha. Further work about the distribution densities and population fluctuations were co-ordinated with other groups involved in this issue. (3) Regarding habitat restoration on Glen Affric, the details of the work required for each of four sites have was identified and discussed at the Steering Groups meetings and a series of pilot restoration trials was undertaken. The management plan for the whole nature reserve was also revised. (4) Concerning the part of the project dealing with artificial propagation techniques, five relict pinewoods were identified and experimental trials were undertaken. This element of the project proved to be more expensive and difficult than envisaged at the outset of the project. A project leaflet describing the LIFE project and the importance of conserving Caledonian forests was widely distributed and well received.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE94 NAT/UK/000580\nStart Date: 01/01/1995\nEnd Date: 31/12/1996\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 600,000 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Highland Birchwoods\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Littleburn, Munlochy, IV8 8NN, ROSS SHIRE,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    survey\n    emergency plan\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    0 - Non applicable (i.e.species project)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nStrathglass Complex \tUK0014739 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nHighland Birchwoods \tCoordinator","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,23,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"1995-01-01","1996-12-31"]
[659,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-UK-004244/restoration-of-atlantic-oakwoods",null,"LIFE97 NAT/UK/004244",null,"Restoration of Atlantic Oakwoods","\nRestoration of Atlantic Oakwoods\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/UK/004244 | Acronym: Atlantic Oakwoods\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nMoss and lichen-rich old oak woodlands are an Annex I habitat type restricted to Britain and Ireland where this is the climax 'temperate rainforest' community of Europe's Atlantic coast. In Britain it is restricted to sites in the west of the country, many of which have been subject to management - including forestry practices - which have degraded their nature conservation interest. Underplanting and replacement of broadleaved deciduous species by exotic conifers; invasive plants like rhododendron; increasing pressure from deer browsing which reduces natural regeneration; and in some areas high visitor numbers, are among the key threats to these ancient oak woodlands. The project was concerned with improving the habitat condition in seven of the most extensive Atlantic woodlands in Britain, ranging from Loch Maree in the far north-west of Scotland, through the popular Loch Lomond woodlands within easy reach of Glasgow, to Borrowdale woods in the Lake District and Meirionnydd oakwoods in north-west Wales. Together they cover nearly 4,900 ha of Atlantic oakwood habitat. At each site, a set of management targets was to be established based on the most important perceived threats. Actions would target the clearance of around 690 ha of exotic conifers and broadleaves, treatment of around 405 ha to eradicate rhododendron, and treatment of a further area of over 370 ha to control bracken. Another important activity would be controlling grazing - particularly by sheep, deer and feral goats through a mixture of stock fencing - over 60 km - and deer culling. The effectiveness of the various measures was to be monitored and assessed and the results disseminated on a web-site.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project objectives were: To restore a significant proportion of the Atlantic oakwood habitat within candidate Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in the United Kingdom to 'favourable condition' To undertake scientific research to underpin the development of strategies for the management of grazing with Atlantic oakwoods. To establish standardised integrated management and monitoring plans for each SAC which will ensure the maintenance of favourable condition in the future. To disseminate the information and expertise gained through the project to the widest possible audience to assist in the development of an integrated approach to woodland habitat conservation.\n\nRESULTS\n\nLIFE funding provided the incentive for this project's wide-ranging, co-ordinated and strategic approach to the restoration of a large proportion of the priority Atlantic oakwoods resource in the UK. The project focused on seven sites: Sites in Scotland Loch Etive Woods (1691 ha) Loch Lomond Woods (1458 ha) Loch Maree complex (223 ha) Loch Sunart Woodlands (3161 ha) Taynish Woods (385 ha) Site in Wales Meirionnydd Woodlands (461 ha) Site in England Borrowdale Woodland Complex (668 ha) The project pioneered the use of Local Operational Planning Teams to ensure that the wider issues of designation and condition monitoring of Natura 2000 sites were combined with the more local issues of woodland management and the economy. In terms of restoration work carried out on the seven sites, the overall targets set in the project application were generally exceeded. The final results were: Removal of exotic conifers from 688 ha at 7 sites Eradication of invasive Rhododendron ponticum scrub from 405 ha at 5 sites and follow-up spraying over 557 ha at the same sites Bracken control over 373 ha at 4 sites Regeneration measures undertaken over 35 ha at 3 sites Re-structuring operations over 14 ha on 2 sites Grazing control by over 61 km of deer fencing on 3 sites and over 14 km of stock fencing on 6 sites Erection of 148 ha of deer-proof exclosures on 4 sites Integrated deer management implemented at 5 sites and deer management strategies prepared for 4 sites Almost 8 km of roads and tracks constructed at 3 sites to protect the habitat during restoration operations and 3 km of new footpath constructed at 1 site to protect the habitat Some additional actions were completed at two Scottish sites. The practical works were supported by the production of Site Management Statements, condition assessments, management plans, surveys, deer management strategies and applied research. The applied research helped reveal some of the complexities about oakwood habitats. At many sites the current interest (for which the sites have been designated) is not in fact natural but the product of selection over several centuries. The use of oakwoods for charcoal burning and for oak products has tended to favour oak and some ‘natural’ oakwoods have been found to have been planted. This will have important management consequences, as ‘hands off’ conservation in favour of predominantly oak-based habitats may not be the best approach in the long term A series of research publications were produced and are available as PDF files on the project website www.caledonian-partnership.org.uk As regards the complex issue of deer management in Scotland, the project has made a significant contribution to the debate over the long-term reduction of deer numbers in Scottish SACs but has not been in a position to provide a definitive policy for resolving this problem. This will need to be done through the Deer Commission for Scotland working in partnership with the Forestry Commission and Scottish Natural Heritage. The deer management strategies produced by the project identify best practice for the future regardless of current constraints and short-term solutions and are backed up by a document ‘Deer Management Requirements for the Delivery of Natura 2000 Objectives in Atlantic Oakwoods’. An intensive programme of deer fencing and culling on 4 of the sites was undertaken. The most significant progress was at Loch Lomond where the deer cull brought numbers down from 39/km² to 10/km² and at Loch Sunart where the deer management strategy is the most advanced. This helped to support the cost of putting up over 40km of fencing over the whole SAC with the cooperation of private landowners. The project tackled the large scale removal of Rhododendron ponticum. Through the project the rhododendron problem has been largely addressed at a number of sites and only mopping-up exercises should be required to consolidate this work. The project has helped to develop new funding packages within the Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme to be launched in 2003. Higher rates of grant will be available for work in Natura 2000 sites. Regarding the long-term effect of the project actions, the work will be maintained and consolidated through 10-year management and monitoring plans for all the sites and sub-sites covered. This will provide the necessary framework for future management. The project held a final conference in partnership with the Wet Woods LIFE Project (B4-3200/98/516) in October 2001 and the proceedings 'Restoring Natura Forest Habitats' was published by the Caledonian Partnership in 2003.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/UK/004244\nAcronym: Atlantic Oakwoods\nStart Date: 01/04/1997\nEnd Date: 31/08/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,703,258 €\nProject Location: Ross-shire\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Caledonian Partnership, Highland Birchwoods Ltd\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Littleburn, Munlochy, IV8 8NN, Ross-shire,\n\n\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of forestry\n    forest ecosystem\n    research project\n    restoration measure\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4010 - Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix\n    91A0 - Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles\n    91C0 - Caledonian forest\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTaynish and Knapdale Woods \tUK0012682 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nBorrowdale Woodland Complex \tUK0012745 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nLoch Etive Woods \tUK0012750 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nLoch Lomond Woods \tUK0013573 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nLoch Maree Complex \tUK0013597 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nCoedydd Derw a Safleoedd Ystlumod Meirion/ Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites \tUK0014789 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nSunart \tUK0019803 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2019\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nCaledonian Partnership, Highland Birchwoods Ltd \tCoordinator\nForestry Authority \tParticipant\nForest Enterprise \tParticipant\nScottish Natural Heritage \tParticipant\nInstitute of Terrestrial Ecology \tParticipant\nEnglish Nature \tParticipant\nForest Research \tParticipant\nThe National Trust \tParticipant\nCountryside Council for Wales \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,1997,2001,52,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"1997-04-01","2001-08-31"]
[660,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE18-IPE-EE-000007/adaptive-community-based-management-of-forest-and-farming-landscapes-to-improve-the-conservation-status-of-natura-2000-habitats-and-species-",null,"LIFE18 IPE/EE/000007",null,"Adaptive community based management of forest and farming landscapes to improve the conservation status of Natura 2000 habitats and species \n","\nAdaptive community based management of forest and farming landscapes to improve the conservation status of Natura 2000 habitats and species\n\nReference: LIFE18 IPE/EE/000007 | Acronym: LIFE-IP ForEst&FarmLand\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn Estonia, half of the mainland territory is covered by forests and about one fourth is covered by agricultural land. About half of the protected EU habitats and species in Estonia, based on the last Article 17 report of the Habitats Directive, are considered to be in favourable conservation status. With regards to bird species, in the EU, almost 50% of grassland-related bird species are declining or are in unfavourable status, and the situation is the same in Estonia. The assessments also show a declining number of pollinators. The main pressures and threats to forest and farmland species and habitats have been changing forestry and agricultural practices, the decline of traditional and extensive land-use, climate change, changes to natural hydrological regimes, and urbanisation. More and more people have moved to the bigger cities and rural areas are sparsely populated, mainly by elderly people who are relatively inactive. Farmlands are used by bigger companies or farmers who are using large areas for growing monocultures that are managed intensively with the goal of making as much profit as possible. Small farming is not so popular and necessary any more. Therefore, there is a need for a common management approach and cross-sectoral cooperation in the field of nature conservation, to improve common understanding and implementation of different guidelines and actions. As one third of Estonian Natura 2000 network sites are located on private land, better involvement of landowners is crucial in achieving nature conservation objectives.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the LIFE-IP ForEst&FarmLand project is to implement the most critical part of the Estonian Prioritised Actions Framework (PAF) for Natura 2000 relating to forests and agricultural land. The management of Natura 2000 sites has so far been based on mostly bans and restrictions, which creates a negative image of nature conservation. One goal of this project will be to change the management of Natura 2000 sites towards more adaptive conservation measures/practices.\n\nLIFE-IP ForEst&FarmLand aims to:\nimprove the conservation status of forest and farmland habitats and species to achieve results that benefit whole ecosystems;\nimprove conservation practices and collaboration between administrative authorities; and\nraise awareness and capacity of main stakeholders and general public, including the use of innovative tools and solutions.\n\nIn addition to the IP budget itself, the project will facilitate the coordinated use of over 70 000 000 of complementary funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), EU Cohesion Funds, Horizon 2020, European Economic Area and Norwegian Financial Mechanism, State Funding and other financial programmes.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nExpected results: The implementation of the LIFE-IP ForEst&FarmLand project is expected to result in the adoption and promotion of best practices for the management of the Natura 2000 network in Estonia, as well as the development and introduction of a versatile range of conservation tools and methods.\n\nThe main outcomes will include:\ndeveloped action plans for different types of habitats and pollinator species;\nupdated subsidy system for semi-natural habitats;\nimplemented range of effective biodiversity-friendly measures + CAP support;\ntraining system developed 4 study trips organised for 40 people;\nparticipatory planning processes, including at least 30 farmers/farming companies;\ncompleted restoration projects for wet and dry forest habitats and for 20 coastal areas (restored forest habitats on 4 000 ha);\nrestoration of 3 500 ha of wet forest habitats;\nimproved forest structure and composition by cuttings and planting on 500 ha of dry forest habitats;\nrestoration of 1 000 ha of semi-natural grasslands, including 20 pilot sites in coastal areas;\nrestoration or creation of 100 small water bodies in agricultural landscapes;\neradication of invasive alien species - Fallopia spp. in 12, Solidago spp. in eight, Symphoricarpos albus in 12 and Sorbaria sorbifolia in 12 pilot plots;\nat least 500 ha purchased and dedicated to conservation; and\nEstonian PAF for Natura 2000 prepared for the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) period 2028+.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE18 IPE/EE/000007\nAcronym: LIFE-IP ForEst&FarmLand\nStart Date: 01/01/2020\nEnd Date: 31/12/2029\nTotal Eligible Budget: 19,561,784 €\nEU Contribution: 11,611,434 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Ministry of Climate\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122, Tallinn,\nContact Person: Voldemar Rannap\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n    Forests\n    Forest management\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    agricultural method\n    forest ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    protected area\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nEnvironmental Board under the Ministry of Environment-Estonia \tParticipant\nInformation Technology Centre of the Ministry of the Environment-Estonia \tParticipant\nState Forest Management Centre-Estonia \tParticipant\nMinistry of Rural Affairs of Republic of Estonia \tParticipant\nEstonian Private Forest Union-Estonia \tParticipant\nUniversity of Tartu-Estonia \tParticipant\nTallinn University-Estonia \tParticipant\nPrivate Forest Center-Estonia \tParticipant\nEesti Ornitoloogiaühing/ Birdlife Estonia \tParticipant","Estonia",null,null,null,119,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,null,"2020-01-01","2029-12-31"]
[662,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE13-NAT-LV-000578/conservation-and-management-of-priority-wetland-habitats-in-latvia",null,"LIFE13 NAT/LV/000578",null,"Conservation and Management of Priority Wetland Habitats in Latvia","\nConservation and Management of Priority Wetland Habitats in Latvia\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/LV/000578 | Acronym: LIFE_Wetlands\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nActive raised bogs are highly important in the maintenance of global biodiversity, the storage of water and carbon, and the world’s climate system. Nevertheless, around half of all Latvian raised bogs have been negatively affected by human activities and invasive alien species. This includes bogs that are now located within specially protected nature areas, such as those covered by this project.\n\nHuman activities that have been particularly damaging to the raised bogs have been drainage, peat extraction, forest planting and land reclamation for agricultural and other uses. These interventions have tended to dry out the land and destroy the bog habitats. Fallen trees also damage the sites if not managed appropriately.\n\nThe invasion of the alien species Heracleum sosnowskii has particularly affected areas of the priority habitat Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) in the project area. The invasive species negatively impacts on the growth of bryophytes – such as Palustrella commutata and Cratoneuron filicinum – which naturally characterise this habitat.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe LIFE_Wetlands project aims to secure a favourable conservation status for priority bog habitats in protected sites in Latvia. It seeks to diminish the threats that cause problems for the habitats and restore conditions for their natural regeneration. It will also introduce good practices for the long-term protection and management of the sites.\n\nThe project will restore the site hydrology of areas negatively affected by drainage and land reclamation interventions. It will principally block ditches with the aim of securing consistent waterlogging of the sites. It will also seek to guarantee their long-term maintence and introduce specific management of the priority habitat Transition mires and quaking bogs.\n\nRestoration of hydrology aims to enable the natural regeneration of raised bog habitats in the long-term. To facilitate this process, the project will work to re-establish colonisation of the wetland area with essential Sphagnum species.\n\nThe project will engage local stakeholders with the the restoration and management activities and objectives. It will also promote good practice in the management of wetland habitats to an interested European audience.\n\nExpected results:\nRestoration of site hydrology over 501 ha of bog areas affected by drainage;\nAn overall significant and sustained improvement in the condition of the active raised bog habitat (7110*);\nConservation and management of 15 ha of Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) (7220*) and Fennoscandian mineral rich springs and spring fens (7160);\nManagement of Transition mires and quaking bogs (7140) over 7 ha;\nImprovement in knowledge of best practice for management and restoration of active raised bog and petrifying springs with tufa formation habitats in the EU; and\nPractical involvement of local stakeholders, including schoolchildren and teachers in raised bog restoration.\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE13 NAT/LV/000578\nAcronym: LIFE_Wetlands\nStart Date: 02/06/2014\nEnd Date: 30/11/2018\nTotal Eligible Budget: 983,649 €\nEU Contribution: 590,189 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: University of Latvia\nLegal Status: PAT\nAddress: Raina Blvd.19, LV-1050, Riga,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    wetland\n    nature conservation\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7150 - Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion\n    7160 - Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens\n    7220 - Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Liparis loeselii\n    Drepanocladus vernicosus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nZiemelu purvi \tLV0000130 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nGaujas nacionalais parks \tLV0200100 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRaunas Staburags \tLV0503300 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nUniversity of Latvia \tCoordinator\nELF(Estonian Fund for Nature (SA Eestimaa Looduse Fond)), Estonia \tParticipant\nE-Buv(E Buvvadiba LTD), Latvia \tParticipant\nRIDemo(RIDemo), Latvia \tParticipant\nBUND(BUND Diepholzer Moorniederung), Germany \tParticipant","Latvia",null,2014,2010,53,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,null,"2014-06-02","2018-11-30"]
[663,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE97-NAT-IT-004134/restoration-of-alluvial-woods-and-oak-woods-along-the-ticino-river",null,"LIFE97 NAT/IT/004134",null,"Restoration of alluvial woods and oak woods along the Ticino River","\nRestoration of alluvial woods and oak woods along the Ticino River\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004134 | Acronym: Valle del Ticino\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn the Ticino valley the decline of traditional woodland management methods, based on the manual extraction of forest products, the collection of firewood and the maintenance of wetlands for hunting purposes, coupled with clear-felling and the building speculation in the 1960s and 70s, has severely damaged the woodland ecosystems. The forests along the Ticino river are very fragile. Wherever broad corridors and clearings have been opened up, the dominant tree species such as the oak (Quercus robur), black alder (Alnus glutinosa) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) are rapidly replaced by a scrub of exotic species consisting of a dense undergrowth of American cherry (Prunus serotina), false acacia (Robinia pseudacacia), tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and red oak (Quercus rubra).\n\nThe establishment of a nature park has stopped building abuse, uncontrolled exploitation of the forest undergrowth and motorised traffic crossing the site, but the problem of controlling exotic invaders and restoring the original forest remained.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project sought to preserve the structural stability of the priority Alnion glutinosae forest habitats, under attack from the American cherry and other exotic trees, and to re-establish the Stellario-Carpinetum oak woods. To do this, invading species had to be removed from the most threatened clearings. A four-year management plan had to be elaborated and applied with the overall aim of guiding and accelerating the natural evolution of the woodlands by means of sylvicultural interventions designed to allow formation of an oak-hornbeam forest of tall trees (Querceto-Carpinetum).\n\nThe park administration intended to tackle 231 ha of woods with measures to re-forest and to cut out undesirable elements. In view of the scale of the work required and the long time a forest takes to evolve, the park administration has committed itself to continuing the measures to control invasive species beyond the duration of the LIFE project.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was concluded obtaining positive results.\n\nAmong the main actions carried out and achievements obtained there were:\nElaboration of forestry management plan. The plan included a complete list of flora species with qualitative information and of EU priority habitats in the project’s area. Among these there were \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-pandion, Alnion incanae and Salicion albae)\", \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers\",\"Pseudosteppe with grasses and annuals (Thero-brachypodietea)\" and \"Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\".\nReforestation using autochthonous species and removal of infesting species such as Prunus serotina, Robinia psedoacacia, and Ailanthus altissimo.According to the beneficiary, the elimination of the exotic species improved the stability and quality of the targeted habitats of EU interest, such as “Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosae and Fraxinus excelsior, Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior, along the great rivers” and “Sub atlantic and medio-european oak or oak-hornbeam of the Carpinion betuli. The elimination of invasive species will have a positive effect also on zoological groups . Chemical elimination of Prunus serotina was experimented on 2 ha, with a positive result. EVADE product was used for two years. No Negative impact on the surrounding vegetation and on fauna was observed.\nThe project was carried out with the involvement of 16 local landowners in the implementation of the forestry practices, over an area of almost 200 ha. The involvement of the landowners would allow them to continue the forestry work and monitoring also after the project conclusion.\nA public awareness campaing, including an environmental program involving local schools.\n\nThe project was concluded obtaining positive results.\n\nAmong the main actions carried out and achievements obtained there were:\nElaboration of forestry management plan. The plan included a complete list of flora species with qualitative information and of EU priority habitats in the project’s area. Among these there were \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-pandion, Alnion incanae and Salicion albae)\", \"Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers\",\"Pseudosteppe with grasses and annuals (Thero-brachypodietea)\" and \"Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands\".\nReforestation using autochthonous species and removal of infesting species such as Prunus serotina, Robinia psedoacacia, and Ailanthus altissimo.According to the beneficiary, the elimination of the exotic species improved the stability and quality of the targeted habitats of EU interest, such as “Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosae and Fraxinus excelsior, Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior, along the great rivers” and “Sub atlantic and medio-european oak or oak-hornbeam of the Carpinion betuli. The elimination of invasive species will have a positive effect also on zoological groups . Chemical elimination of Prunus serotina was experimented on 2 ha, with a positive result. EVADE product was used for two years. No Negative impact on the surrounding vegetation and on fauna was observed.\nThe project was carried out with the involvement of 16 local landowners in the implementation of the forestry practices, over an area of almost 200 ha. The involvement of the landowners would allow them to continue the forestry work and monitoring also after the project conclusion.\nA public awareness campaing, including an environmental program involving local schools.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE97 NAT/IT/004134\nAcronym: Valle del Ticino\nStart Date: 01/04/1997\nEnd Date: 31/03/2001\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 173 €\nProject Location: Parco Regionale Valle del Ticino\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consorzio Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: via Isonzo, 1, 20013, Pontevecchio di Magenta (MI,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invasive species\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest management\n    management plan\n    pest control\n    protected area\n    reforestation\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTurbigaccio, Boschi di Castelletto e Lanca di Bernate \tIT2010014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsorzio Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino \tCoordinator\nAutorità di Bacino del Fiume Po-IT \tParticipant\nAGIP DICR-IT \tParticipant","Italy",null,1905,1905,{"$f":"(M1160-M1160)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1905-06-19","1905-06-23"]
[664,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE08-NAT-FIN-000596/restoring-the-natura-2000-network-of-boreal-peatland-ecosystems-boreal-peatland-life",null,"LIFE08 NAT/FIN/000596",null,"Restoring the Natura 2000 network of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems 'Boreal Peatland Life'","\nRestoring the Natura 2000 network of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems \"Boreal Peatland Life\"\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/FIN/000596 | Acronym: Boreal Peatland Life\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nAccording to the recent international assessment on peatlands, biodiversity and climate change, peatlands are critical for biodiversity conservation; they support many specialised species and unique habitat types, and may provide a refuge for species that are suffering as a result of climate change. Moreover, peatlands are the most efficient terrestrial ecosystems that can act as carbon sinks. Within the European Union, the great majority of boreal peatlands are found in Finland.\n\nThe greatest threats for the Natura 2000 peatlands of Finland are related to ecological degradation, habitat destruction and lack of social appreciation. On a global scale, degradation of peatlands is recognised as a major and growing source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. In Finland drainage is the major cause of ecological degradation of peatland habitats and drainage for forestry has affected almost two thirds of the original peatland area. Habitat degradation has been most intensive in southern and central Finland where only 25% of all peatlands remain intact. Peatland drainage fundamentally changes the water table levels, flow paths of the waters, peat accumulation, acidity and nutrient conditions. These changes have decreased the representativeness and diversity of species in the Natura 2000 habitat types. Moreover, according to a recent national assessment, drainage is the most common threat to peatland habitat types in Finland. Drainage and habitat degradation are also major threats for many Habitats Directive Annex II, IV and V, and Birds Directive Annex I species. These include peat producing Sphagnum species, a plant species Saxifraga hirculus, bird species Grus grus, Philomachus pugnax, Pluvialis apricaria, Tringa glareola, Tetrao tetrix tetrix and large carnivore species Canis lupus, Ursus arctos and Gulo gulo. Along with many other priority species, these can be found in the project areas.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the Boreal Peatland Life project was to enhance the habitat quality of 54 Natura 2000 sites in the unique Finnish peatland network. In total, these Natura 2000 sites cover 211 260 hectares. Eight of the sites are designated National Parks. Within each of these Natura 2000 sites the project would choose a project area. The total area of the project is 7704.55 hectares. The focus would be on the prioritised habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive. The three most abundant prioritised habitat types [Aapa mires* (7310), Bog woodlands* (91D0), Active raised bogs* (7110)] cover altogether 77% (6 597 ha) of the project area.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Boreal Peatland Life project achieved or exceeded all of its objectives. It drew up 35 restoration plans (29 were foreseen) and three management plans. A total of 596 ha of land in six Natura 2000 areas were acquired permanently for nature conservation, exceeding the target of at least 371 ha.\n\nAn important aspect of the project was the filling and damming of drainage ditches – 1 183 527 m in total at 51 project sites. As a result, the hydrology was restored on 4 790 ha (exceeding the objectives of 4 279 ha through 1 078 696 m of ditches) Other conservation measures included the removal of trees at 46 sites on an area of 3 313 ha – of which 1 295 ha was tree cutting and 2018 ha was clearing of ditch lines. (The objective was 3 143 ha.)\n\nFurthermore, dead wood was created at six project sites in an area of 103.2 ha, exceeding the target of 61 ha, and 3 590 m of forest roads were demolished with excavators at three sites (the distance foreseen was 2 100 m at 2 sites). The beneficiary and its partners’ experience of carrying out restoration measures in a cost-efficient way was crucial to the success of the project.\n\nIn order to foster understanding of the project actions, duckboards and a bird-watching tower were renovated and information boards were installed at Kilpisuo. Additionally, a media campaign was carried out consisting of 24 press releases and 11 media excursions. An exhibition about mire restoration was opened during the project and was scheduled to continue to tour nature centres across Finland until 2016. Tours of the peatland were also organised: 21 for disabled attracting 405 people and 102 for children reaching 3 558 children. The project also produced a DVD in Finnish and English that was shown at nature centres and uploaded in segments on YouTube where it has been watched nearly 3000 times by the end of the project. Also, a mire restoration guidebook was published in Finnish and English, a picture database produced and mire-related quizzes devised.\n\nThe successful outcomes of the project were monitored, recording its positive impact on vegetation, hydrology, butterflies, dragonflies, golden plover and rich fens. Analysis of monitoring data showed that natural habitats are already beginning to recover as a result of the restoration activities. Though the monitoring period was too short to make long-term assessments, it can be assumed that the flora and fauna will continue to improve in the project sites.\n\nIn general, the project represents a good demonstration of how to implement the Birds and Habitats Directives. Its results have also made a significant contribution to implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, especially the target of restoring at least 15% of degraded ecosystems. Furthermore, the project played a role in drawing up a new Peatland Protection Programme in Finland by providing data on the cost and effectiveness of restoration actions and expert opinion on setting conservation priorities. It also facilitated the Boreal Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process, which is being led by Finland.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE08 NAT/FIN/000596\nAcronym: Boreal Peatland Life\nStart Date: 01/01/2010\nEnd Date: 31/12/2014\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,726,614 €\nEU Contribution: 3,363,307 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metshallitus, Natural Heritage Services\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: PO Box 36, 40101, Jyvskyl,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    COM(2011) 244 final “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020” (03.05.2011)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    7310 - Aapa mires\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nKytäjän-Usmin metsäalue \tFI0100051 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPetkelsuo \tFI0100053 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHimmaistenrahka \tFI0200008 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKukilankeidas \tFI0200017 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPitkäsuo \tFI0200019 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHaapakeidas \tFI0200021 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNukinrahka - Hirvilamminsuo \tFI0200096 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKoskeljärvi \tFI0200097 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIso-Hölö \tFI0200099 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHelvetinjärvi \tFI0341003 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKolovesi - Vaaluvirta - Pyttyselkä \tFI0500001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nEitikansalon suot \tFI0600077 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHukkasuo \tFI0600082 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLauhanvuori \tFI0800001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKauhaneva-Pohjankangas (SPA) \tFI0800002 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPohjoisneva \tFI0800012 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPirjatanneva \tFI0800028 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPässilänvuori \tFI0800070 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAittosuo-Leppäsuo-Uitusharju \tFI0900005 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSaarisuo-Valleussuo-Löytösuo-Hirvilampi \tFI0900043 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLaihistenneva-Härkäneva-Vahvasenjoki \tFI0900055 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPyhä-Häkin alue \tFI0900069 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKilpisuo \tFI0900140 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSalamajärvi \tFI1001013 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetshallitus, Natural Heritage Services \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1161,AD1161,\"m\")","v":59},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2010-01-01","2014-12-31"]
[665,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-IT-008556/habitat-restoration-and-conservation-of-ardeidae-on-lake-trasimeno",null,"LIFE02 NAT/IT/008556",null,"Habitat restoration and conservation of Ardeidae on Lake Trasimeno","\nHabitat restoration and conservation of Ardeidae on Lake Trasimeno\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/IT/008556 | Acronym: Trasimeno\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nLocated in the province of Perugia in Umbria, Trasimeno, with a surface area of 124 km², is the largest lake in peninsular Italy. The basin, characterised by an average depth of scarcely five metres, is threatened by drought and anoxia, periodic events with a serious impact on fish populations and on the stability of the food chains of the lake ecosystem. The wetland woods once present around the lakeshore have now been almost entirely replaced by intensive farming, which also occupies the surrounding area. The lake, which features one of the main reedbeds of central Italy in terms of size and continuity, is important mainly because of the presence of approximately 80 species of nesting birds. A few of those included in Annex I of the Birds Directive are squacco heron, little egret, night heron and purple heron. Tens of thousands of wintering birds are also found there, especially coot, wigeon and pochard. The bittern - a priority species - is found on Lake Trasimeno both as a wintering species with 1-10 individuals and during the spring and autumn migration periods. This is why, in addition to being protected as a regional park, the site is a Special Protection Area.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of the project was to restore alluvial forests - ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) - on 12 ha of land along the shore of the lake. To facilitate the restoration of this priority habitat, which had virtually disappeared from the area, some farmland was to be purchased and some leased by the State. Typical wetland tree species and around 450 metres of hedges would then be planted. Covering approximately three hectares close to the cane thicket, five feeding basins were to be created for the Ardeidae/herons, filled with fish species of strictly local origin. This would seek to encourage heron populations, and particularly bitterns, to nest and breed in the area. Specifically, it aimed at the creation of new colonies of Ardeola ralloides, Nycticorax nycticorax and Egretta garzetta, breeding of Botaurus stellaris, increases in number of Ardea purpurea and Ixobrychus minutus and breeding of Milvus migrans on the lake sides. The project made provisions for monitoring the flora and fauna in the area and for a multi-faceted information and awareness campaign.\n\nRESULTS\n\nMany difficult discussions and meetings were held between different stakeholders to reach political agreement on the protection of the important land around the Trasimeno Lake for environmental purposes. This enabled the purchase of six hectares of agricultural land, the planting of 12.25 ha of hygrophilous riparian wood and the establishment of five artificial basins for the feeding of Ardeidae species at three sites. Basins were created between 10 and 80 cm deep at San Savino, ‘La Valle’ Oasis – one basin each- and at the former airport site at Castiglione del Lago – three basins. Herons were seen to frequent them immediately and, importantly, they attracted significant numbers of the recovering Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus). The project planted 4.5 ha of hygrophilous riparian wood at San Savino and 7.75 ha at Castiglione del Lago. A total of 1,652m of mixed hedging was used to line pedestrian paths and the edges of the five wetland sites. Three new nests of Purple heron (Ardea Purpurea) were found at Castiglione del Lago. Gadwalls (Anas streper), Common pochards (Aythya farina) and Ferruginous ducks (Aythya nyroca) were spotted. Egretta garzetta and Ardea cinerea were found to be nesting and in a very particular way - in the ilex trees (Quercus ilex). This encourages the belief that the rehabilitation of the favourable environment will encourage future nesting. There is commitment from project partners to continue the monitoring activities, but they also worked to increase the sustainable access and interest of the local population. A viewing tower was restored at San Savino and viewing huts created at each of the other four feeding basins. Information panels in Italian and English were installed at each of the sites. The project carried out research on the opinions and existing awareness of local citizens and held meetings with community groups. Further communication work included a website and the publication of specific technical-informative brochures, guides, multi-media products and articles for regional and national parks, cultural and environmental associations, environmental protection authorities, schools and the media. Many difficult discussions and meetings were held between different stakeholders to reach political agreement on the protection of the important land around the Trasimeno Lake for environmental purposes. This enabled the purchase of six hectares of agricultural land, the planting of 12.25 ha of hygrophilous riparian wood and the establishment of five artificial basins for the feeding of Ardeidae species at three sites. Basins were created between 10 and 80 cm deep at San Savino, ‘La Valle’ Oasis – one basin each- and at the former airport site at Castiglione del Lago – three basins. Herons were seen to frequent them immediately and, importantly, they attracted significant numbers of the recovering Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus). The project planted 4.5 ha of hygrophilous riparian wood at San Savino and 7.75 ha at Castiglione del Lago. A total of 1,652m of mixed hedging was used to line pedestrian paths and the edges of the five wetland sites. Three new nests of Purple heron (Ardea Purpurea) were found at Castiglione del Lago. Gadwalls (Anas streper), Common pochards (Aythya farina) and Ferruginous ducks (Aythya nyroca) were spotted. Egretta garzetta and Ardea cinerea were found to be nesting and in a very particular way - in the ilex trees (Quercus ilex). This encourages the belief that the rehabilitation of the favourable environment will encourage future nesting. There is commitment from project partners to continue the monitoring activities, but they also worked to increase the sustainable access and interest of the local population. A viewing tower was restored at San Savino and viewing huts created at each of the other four feeding basins. Information panels in Italian and English were installed at each of the sites. The project carried out research on the opinions and existing awareness of local citizens and held meetings with community groups. Further communication work included a website and the publication of specific technical-informative brochures, guides, multi-media products and articles for regional and national parks, cultural and environmental associations, environmental protection authorities, schools and the media.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/IT/008556\nAcronym: Trasimeno\nStart Date: 01/01/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2005\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 319,775 €\nProject Location: Umbria\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Comunità Montana \"Monti del Trasimeno\"\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Viale Dante Alighieri 2, 06063, Maggione (PG).,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    lake\n    protected area\n    forest management\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nLago Trasimeno \tIT5210018 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nComunità Montana \"Monti del Trasimeno\" \tCoordinator\nLegambiente, Italy \tParticipant\nProvincia di Perugia, Italy \tParticipant\nParco Regionale del Lago Trasimeno, Italy \tParticipant","Italy",null,null,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1162,AD1162,\"m\")","v":47},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"2002-01-01","2005-12-31"]
[666,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE19 NAT/BG/000986","Life REforest","Enhancing the restoration; climate resilience and biodiversity value of priority forest habitats within Natura 2000 SCIs","LIFE REFOREST project aims to enhance the restoration of damaged forest habitats within six Natura 2000 sites (SCIs) in south-west Bulgaria; by demonstrating best practices; incorporating modern methodologies for climate modelling and assessment of future effects on forest habitats; improving national forestry policies; involving key stakeholders; and replicating the best practices.\nSpecific project objectives are to:\nRestore a total of 275 ha in five Annex I priority forest habitat types of the Habitats Directive in a way that will increase the coverage of priority forest habitats; improve their conservation status and resilience to climate change; and increase biodiversity;\nEnhance the development and implementation of adequate restoration approaches for forest habitats in Bulgaria\n","Bulgaria",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1163,AD1163,\"m\")","v":51},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria ",null,null,null,"2020-09-02","2024-12-31"]
[669,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE19 NAT/BG/001013",null,"Eradication of IAS; recreation and conservation of priority forest habitats within Nature 2000 network in NE Bulgaria","NA","Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria"]
[670,"EU","EU LIFE Programme",null,null,"LIFE17 NAT/FI/000181",null,"Beetles LIFE ","One small step for a man; one giant leap for the charismatic flagship species","Finland",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1165,AD1165,\"m\")","v":59},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2018-08-01","2023-07-31"]
[671,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE17-NAT-FI-000544/restoring-the-baltic-coastal-habitat-networks",null,"LIFE17 NAT/FI/000544",null,"CoastNET LIFE - Restoring the Baltic coastal habitat networks","\nRestoring the Baltic coastal habitat networks\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/FI/000544 | Acronym: CoastNet LIFE\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe conservation status of a number of coastal and archipelagic habitats in Finland and Estonia requires improvement. Of those listed in the EU's Habitats Directive, 23 in Finland and seven in Estonia are classed as unfavourable-bad or unfavourable-inadequate.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nCoastNet LIFE aims to improve the conservation status of Natura 2000 sites along the Baltic coastal zone. To achieve this, it plans to carry out restoration work on four types of habitat: boreal Baltic islets and small, open habitats; mosaics of herb-rich, broad-leaved forests and semi-natural habitats; sun-lit habitats; as well as large coastal meadows and new forests on previously uncolonised land.\n\nThe project's work should help increase the populations of numerous species by giving them new areas to colonise. It will also help to combat the effects of habitat fragmentation and isolation, as well as boosting the populations' resilience to climate change. Several species covered by the Birds Directive will benefit from improvements to their nesting habitats and those on their migration routes.\n\nExpected results:\nEstablishment of nature conservation areas (covering 80 ha) in south-west Finland;\nAcquisition of 30 ha of land for nature conservation in south-west Finland;\nRestoration of 725 ha of semi-natural habitats, with almost 70 km of fences built;\nOver 110 ha of islets and small, open areas in the outer archipelago restored;\nRestoration of habitat (50 ha) for the Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo), whose population is expected to grow threefold;\nMore than 280 ha of forest habitats restored;\nRestoration of 140 ha of sun-lit habitats;\nOver 300 occurrences of rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa) and other invasive alien species combated (17 sites, over 140 ha);\nCompletion of lagoon restoration (over 70 ha);\nMore than 3 ha of wetland created;\nRestoration of over 180 ha of river habitat, and breeding of 7 200 freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera); and\nCompletion of three permanent and one moveable nature trails, and construction of a bird watching tower (with 150 000 visitors to the sites).\n\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE17 NAT/FI/000544\nAcronym: CoastNet LIFE\nStart Date: 01/08/2018\nEnd Date: 31/03/2025\nTotal Eligible Budget: 8,681,176 €\nEU Contribution: 5,208,706 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Metshallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Opastinsilta 12 C , 00520, Helsinki,\nContact Person: Kimmo Kurkko\nEmail: Send Email\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    tourist facility\n    coastal area\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n    Regulation 1143/2014 - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (22.10.2014)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1230 - Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts\n    1610 - \"Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and sublittoral vegetation\"\n    1620 - Boreal Baltic islets and small islands\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    9020 - \"Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytes\"\n    9050 - Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Tringa totanus\n    Sylvia nisoria\n    Lanius collurio\n    Osmoderma eremita\n    Parnassius apollo\n    Parnassius mnemosyne\n\nRED LIST SPECIES\n\n    LANIIDAE Lanius collurio\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nTammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitäjänlahden merensuojelualue \tFI0100005 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTulliniemen linnustonsuojelualue \tFI0100006 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPreiviikinlahti (SPA) \tFI0200151 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSaaristomeri \tFI0200164 \tSPA \tv.2021\nRaahen saaristo \tFI1104600 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nTapelsåsen-Lindöviken-Heimlax \tFI0100002 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKarkali, Suuriniemi ja Mailan alueet \tFI0100012 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKalkkimäki ja Laukmäki \tFI0100014 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMeiko-Lappträsk \tFI0100021 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLohjanjärven alueet \tFI0100036 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLemmenlaakson lehto \tFI0100044 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHoutskärin lehdot \tFI0200046 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nIniön saaret \tFI0200047 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLemulanrinne \tFI0200048 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nHulaholmi - Kluuvi \tFI0200053 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRuissalon lehdot \tFI0200057 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRauvolanlahti \tFI0200060 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSeilin saaristo \tFI0200064 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPakinaisten saaristo \tFI0200065 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nUntamala \tFI0200066 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKeistiön fladat \tFI0200071 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nUudenkaupungin saaristo \tFI0200072 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRauman saaristo \tFI0200073 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPreiviikinlahti \tFI0200080 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSaaristomeri \tFI0200090 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nParaisten harjusaaret \tFI0200111 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nSödra Stadsfjärden-Söderfjärden-Öjen \tFI0800057 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLapuanjokisuisto-Bådaviken \tFI0800064 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nMerenkurkun saaristo \tFI0800130 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLuodon saaristo \tFI0800132 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nUudenkaarlepyyn saaristo \tFI0800133 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKristiinankaupungin saaristo \tFI0800134 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nNärpiön saaristo \tFI0800135 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPERÄMEREN KANSALLISPUISTO \tFI1300301 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPerämeren saaret \tFI1300302 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPaljassaare \tEE0010170 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKolga lahe \tEE0010171 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nLahemaa \tEE0010173 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nAegna saare \tEE0010188 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nKatanpää \tFI0200172 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nUutiskuuva \tFI0200186 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nVuorelanmäki \tFI0200192 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nÖrö \tFI0200193 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nMetshallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland \tCoordinator\nEnvironmental Department of Tallinn, Estonia \tParticipant\nEnvironmental Department of Tallinn, Estonia \tParticipant\nCity of Raahe, Finland \tParticipant\nMaailman Luonnon Säätiö - World Wide Fund For Nature, Suomen Rahasto sr., Finland \tParticipant\nCity of Turku, Finland \tParticipant\nUniversity of Turku, Finland \tParticipant\nCentre for Economic Development, Transport and Environment for Southwest Finland, Finland \tParticipant\nCity of Rauma, Finland \tParticipant","Finland",null,null,null,79,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,"2018-08-01","2025-03-31"]
[672,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE00-NAT-F-007277/preservation-and-restoration-of-the-rhines-valley-habitats",null,"LIFE00 NAT/F/007277",null,"Preservation and restoration of the Rhine's valley habitats","\nPreservation and restoration of the Rhine's valley habitats\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/F/007277 | Acronym: Bande rhénane\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe alluvial forests of the Rhine valley (located in France and Germany) are among the most important in Europe. The project site, which covers 16 000 ha and extends along the whole of the French side of the Rhine, comprises more than 10 400 ha of alluvial forest including 3200 ha of priority habitat (alluvial forest of Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior). These alluvial environments shelter about twenty Annex II species, in particular Dicranum viride, a very rare moss found in France, which is a particularly good bio-indicator of the quality of the forest. The forest is also home to a population of around 150 European beaver. However, water management projects carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries, which consisted in canalising the river to straighten its course, have had two major impacts on the landscape : 1) the former branches cut off from the river by the canal works were threatened with extinction since sufficient quantities of Rhine water no longer reached them. 2) regular flooding preserved the meadowlands by preventing the growth of trees and shrubs. With no more floods, the meadows were condemned to disappear. The natural habitats linked to the river (gravel banks, oxbow lakes, meadowlands and forests etc.) were threatened by their separation from the Rhine. They had dried up and suffered a loss of biodiversity due to the channelling of the Rhine. It had become urgent to restore this unique ecosystem in Europe.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the \"Living Rhine\" project was to preserve and restore natural habitats covering 16,000 hectares on the French bank of the Rhine. Most of the actions aimed to join the former branches of the Rhine up to the river water again and introduce controlled flooding in certain forest areas. The project also aimed to develop methods of conserving these important habitats.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe objectives of the \"Living Rhine\" project, which was very ambitious both technically and financially, have been achieved and even surpassed. The project site covers 16000 ha and is part of the 24000 ha-wide Natura 2000 site called Rhin-Ried-Bruch. A global programme of actions was carried out to restore the habitats and conserve the exceptional biodiversity of the area. Moreover, strong links have been established with German and Swiss partners. A series of nature studies were carried out during the project (cartography, historical survey, survey of the distribution tree species specific to the banks of the Rhine, map of obstacles preventing the free movement of salmon, bullheads, lamprey and beavers etc.). These studies were used to draft technical documents detailing the conservation and restoration of the habitats under threat. A key achievement of the project was the official validation of the management plan (Document d'objectifs - DOCOB) for the whole Natura 2000 site of Rhin-Ried-Bruch (24 000 ha) and the Natura 2000 chart. The restoration work enabled the return of water to nearly 20 km of the former branches of the Rhine and as a result an increase in the biodiversity has been observed on certain sites. Controlled flooding in certain forests along the Rhine was introduced. The flooding was very localised in nature and was conducted with the consent of the municipalities concerned. The main actions undertaken were as follows: - Alluvial forest of the Sauer delta: Letting the water circulate once more in the oxbow lake (Fahrgiessen), removing mud deposits, removing fallen timber, selective cutting of trees on the bank. - Alluvial forest of Offendorf: Restoring the Rossmoerder in the Offendorf forest by bringing in water, removing mud deposits and preserving the flora along the banks of the water courses. -Alluvial forest of Strasbourg: Increasing the diversity of habitats in the Neuhof forest for the various species there by restoring on the water course called Altenheimerkopf. - Alluvial forest of La Wantzenau: Bringing new life to the water courses in the Wantzenau forest by supplying water from the counter canal of the Rhine. - Alluvial forest of Rhinau: supplying water to the Altwasser in the Rhinau-Daubensand forest from the counter canal; fostering the self-cleansing of the water courses on Rhinau island and accentuating the flooding phenomenon in the forest by modifying the water supply from the Vieux-Rhin. - Restoring an old branch of the Rhine: In Obersaasheim forest, restoring the Giessen (an old branch of the Rhine) and rare humid areas by creating small ponds favouring the development of batrachians and selecting tree species on the banks of the water course. Restoring forest habitats: In the forests of Geiswasser, Vogelgrun and Fessenheim, trees that were not characteristic of the Rhine forest (pine, poplar and locust trees) were eliminated. Preserving dry grasslands favourable to orchids: increasing the surface area of zones where orchids can flourish by clearing plants artificially introduced (34ha); preserving existing orchid grasslands by late mowing and eliminating colonising shrubs (155 ha). The wide range of communication and awareness raising activities carried out during the project included a tri-lingual internet site, the \"Living Rhine\" DVD, bilingual panels on the different sites, discovery trails and guidebook, thematic postcards, school visits and educational guidebook, and the final \"Living Rhine\" exhibition. This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE00 NAT/F/007277\nAcronym: Bande rhénane\nStart Date: 01/01/2002\nEnd Date: 30/06/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 2,785,304 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Région Alsace, DAFTE\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: 1 Place du Wacken, B.P. 91006, 67070, Strasbourg Cedex,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Awareness raising - Information\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    river\n    forest management\n    management plan\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    3140 - Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Cobitis taenia\n    Rhodeus sericeus amarus\n    Lampetra planeri\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSecteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Bas-Rhin \tFR4201797 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRégion Alsace, DAFTE \tCoordinator\nRégion Alsace, France \tParticipant\nCG 67, France \tParticipant\nCG 68, France \tParticipant\nCommune d'Offendorf, France \tParticipant\nCommune de Rhinau, France \tParticipant\nVille de Strasbourg, France \tParticipant\nCommune La Wantzenau, France \tParticipant\nCommunauté de communes delta de la Sauer, France \tParticipant\nONF, France \tParticipant\nCSA, France \tParticipant\nARIENA, France \tParticipant","France",null,2002,2007,65,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2002-01-01","2007-06-30"]
[673,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-NL-000202/tiengemeten-restoration-of-freshwater-tidal-area-in-the-haringvliet-estuary-the-netherlands",null,"LIFE04 NAT/NL/000202",null,"Tiengemeten; restoration of freshwater tidal area in the Haringvliet estuary; the Netherlands","\nTiengemeten, restoration of freshwater tidal area in the Haringvliet estuary, the Netherlands\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/NL/000202 | Acronym: 10GEMETEN\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nTiengemeten is an island estuary of the rivers Rhine and Meuse, just south of Rotterdam. Since the last embankment in 1860, Tiengemeten consists of 700 ha arable land and 300 ha reedbeds. As a result of the construction of a dam in 1970, the tidal ebb and flow in the estuary practically ceased. The effect has had serious consequences for the vegetation and fauna of the Haringvliet, including the island of Tiengemeten. The intertidal surface area with its characteristic mud flats and salt marshes had shrunk as the ecological gradients disappeared.\n\nIn 1990 the Dutch government decided to incorporate Tiengemeten in the Ecological Main Structure (EHS), the network of existing and new nature reserves in the Netherlands. In more than one way a radical decision: for the benefit of the rare freshwater tidal habitats, but also radical for the six farming families that had to leave the island to make room for nature.\n\nPreviously, there had been plans for all sorts of uses for the island, including a dredge depot, a nuclear energy facility, and an amusement park. The island was also mentioned in plans made by the municipality of Rotterdam for large-scale developments in the area to expand its harbour; in these plans, an airport was to be built on the island. But of all these choices, the island was ultimately designated a natural area.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe restoration project would focus on the 700ha agricultural area of the island. The LIFE-Nature part of the project would aim to create a 660ha large freshwater tidal landscape.\n\nThree spheres would be created, where nature, recreation and the cultural remains of the history all have their place. Nature dominates the largest part called ‘the Wilderness’ (Wildernis). The central and easily accessible part demonstrates the richness of the ecology called ‘the Wealth’ (Weelde). These two spheres were part of the LIFE-project. Parallel to the LIFE project, the eastern part of the island would have been restored to its original state, traditional farmland. This part of the island (about 40 ha) is called ‘the landscape of Nostalgia’ (Weemoed).\n\nThe largest part of Tiengemeten, the Wilderness, is now directly connected with the Haringvliet estuary by a large tidal creek. The surrounding dyke is lowered and at one point pierced to connect the polder with the Haringvliet. High and low tide will give rise to expansive areas of reed beds scrub and smaller creeks.\n\nBy nature the middle part of the island is a little lower than the rest and the soil is pretty impervious. Here is the Wealth-part. The surface level of the Midden- and Benedenpolder would have been lowered even more here and there. Shallow marshes can now develop: dry in the late summer, but one large, open stretch of water in the winter. Thousands of geese, widgeons and other ducks have already come here to rest undisturbed. In the spring, mud banks would gradually come clear of the water. A favourite foraging habitat for spoonbills, egrets and thousands of waders.\n\nTargeted species are the root vole (Microtus oeconomus). Additional target species of the project were the sturgeon (Acipenser sturio – to be re-introduced at a later stage), the corncrake (Crex crex) and the bittern (Botaurus stellaris).\n\nTiengemeten was intended to become an island for nature-based recreation, popular in Rotterdam and the southern Netherlands. LIFE-Nature has also contributed to the visitor’s centre that is now operating in this large Natura 2000 site.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project was highly successful and achieved all its goals. Its main successes were the construction of the new visitor's centre, the completion of the opening of the dams (and securitisation of the human settlements) and efficient flooding of the island, and the social acceptance of the transformation of the 700ha of farmland into tidal ecosystems.\n\nThe project is expected to lead to the increase of rare and endangered species in the site, which will also affect their status at a European level. There is a real possibility to observe in the future an increase in the populations of bittern at European level as many other projects have been implemented for this bird directly or indirectly in other countries (Belgium, France, UK etc.).\n\nThe project forms part of the wider Deltanatuur initiative to restore and create thousands of hectares of valuable habitats in the estuary and create an ‘ecological main structure’ in order to enhance or restore connectivity between large areas of nature. The Deltanatuur project aimed also to restore a more natural and important natural tidal regime. The specific target on Tiengemeten was the restoration of freshwater tidal habitats, an important goal owing to their rarity in Europe.\n\nAfter the disastrous floods of 1953, the Delta Works were constructed in The Netherlands. Dykes were strengthened and storm barriers were built to keep the sea out. The land is now well protected, but the tidal nature that was common in the south-west part of the Netherlands has almost disappeared, also along the Haringvliet estuary. Before the Haringvliet was closed off from the open sea, there was a two-metre difference between high and low tide and the environment was saline. Since the closure the tidal range has shrunk to 30 centimetres and there is now a freshwater environment. Numbers of estuarine and marine species have declined dramatically. Migratory fish, such as shad, have all but disappeared. The Haringvliet floodgates will be opened up gradually the coming years, allowing the tidal range to increase and allowing more exchange of salt and fresh water. This is a long-term project. The final scenario is not yet fixed but eventually the tidal range will go up to 60 cm and the ratio of salt to fresh water will increase. Fish are expected to benefit from this.\n\nTiengemeten will remain a fresh water tidal area, though. The salt sea water itself will not reach the islands’ tidal creek, but the tidal range will increase, improving the conditions for Wilderness to develop.\n\nThe management of such an extended area (1000ha) will continue to face costing issues. The chosen options of spontaneous evolution (influence of the tides) and extensive grazing have a good potential.\n\nThe active involvement of public authorities and the owner, Natuurmonumenten, a very big NGO, are positive factors for the future. A future management plan, ‘Maatregelenplan Tiengemeten 2007-2024’, was drawn up as a ‘After Life conservation plan’.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section). This project has been selected as one of the 26 \"Best\" LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/NL/000202\nAcronym: 10GEMETEN\nStart Date: 01/11/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 6,378,552 €\nEU Contribution: 1,722,209 €\nProject Location: Haringvliet\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Dienst Landelijk Gebied\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Postbus 19275, 2500 CG, Den Haag,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    periurban space\n    tourist facility\n    touristic zone\n    land restoration\n    restoration measure\n    coastal management\n    recreational area\n    river management\n    ecotourism\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    forest ecosystem\n    introduction of animal species\n    island ecosystem\n    landscape conservation policy\n    reforestation\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    wildlife sanctuary\n    site rehabilitation\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Recommendation 2002/413 EC - \"Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe\" (30.05.02)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1130 - Estuaries\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nHaringvliet \tNL1000015 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nDienst Landelijk Gebied \tCoordinator\nRijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands \tParticipant\nNatuurmonumenten, The Netherlands \tParticipant\nProvincie Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands \tParticipant\nDeltanatuur, The Netherlands \tParticipant","France",null,null,null,49,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,null,"2003-11-01","2007-12-31"]
[674,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-D-008462/optimisation-of-the-blitzenreuter-seenplatte-biosphere",null,"LIFE02 NAT/D/008462",null,"Optimisation of the Blitzenreuter Seenplatte biosphere","\nOptimisation of the Blitzenreuter Seenplatte biosphere\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/D/008462 | Acronym: Blitzenreuter Seenplatte\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe rolling hills of upper Swabia against the imposing backdrop of the Alps are a natural beauty, enclosing such environmentally valuable regions as the Blitzenreuter Seenplatte – a mosaic of Molinia meadows and lime-rich oligotrophic marshes/peat depressions set in rich green bog woods. Another important area is the uncommon Schnegglisande (coarse-grained limnic lime deposits with calcified blue-green algae). Though human activities have traditionally tended and fostered these habitats, intensive practises introduced in the past century have deprived the area of nourishing water. Consequently, Annex II species like the fen orchid (Liparis loeselli) and slender green feather-moss (Hamatocaulis vernicosus) are under pressure.\n\nThe beneficiary is a limited company whose shareholders are the Ravensburg district in association with regional and local stakeholder associations. Its task is the 'development of the landscape', which includes nature conservation projects. It is carrying out this LIFE project in association with a range of partners, requiring significant advance co-ordination involving both land-users, and local authorities and associations.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to restore the ecological value of the Blitzenreuter Seenplatte, above all by rewetting the raised bogs (active or degenerated). To ensure that the required water is available and stays where it belongs, 18 weirs were planned to be built across the various man-made drainage ditches linking the sites. An adjustable weir would be built to reconcile the conflicting claims of the various land-users and the conservation objectives. Before this hydrological work can be done, land which will be flooded (53.5 ha) would need to be purchased.\n\nIn order to integrate the four Annex I habitats targeted, which are scattered over 400ha, into a single coherent entity, the connections between them would be ecologically upgraded. The modification of a stream over a distance of 1.2km would play a central role in achieving this aim.\n\nVisitor management measures were also planned to ensure that the sensitive habitats and their species would be respected after the end of the project. Nutrients infiltrating from the immediate surroundings also represent a serious threat, but they would also be managed by accompanying measures parallel to LIFE.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project achieved its main objective of rewetting a raised bog (138ha), which has for many decades suffered the effects of drainage, the inflow of nutrients and afforestation. It achieved this aim by building pile walls and raising the public awareness for the specific habitats and species of the project sites and the need for their restoration.\n\nConsiderably larger pile walls (Spundwände) than foreseen (up to 125m large) needed to be installed, and additional funds of around €300 000 were provided by the Regierungspräsidium Tübingen. A year-and-a-half after the rewetting measures, positive effects are noticeable. Typical plant species of raised bogs (as Sphagnum-mossess, Utricularia sp.) are spreading and a high number of spruce trees have already died. The nature trail was completed in June 2007 thanks to the significant involvement of local people.\n\nThe beneficiary reported that a detailed hydrological survey was very important in order to define the appropriate conservation measures for the rewetting of the target area. One of the lessons learnt was that it would have been better if the nature trail had been created earlier, since the nature trail has considerably increased the acceptance of the LIFE project in the region. It has provided clear benefits to local people and is very well used.\n\nThe hydrological monitoring and the control of the pile walls will be continued by regional authorities in order to ensure the long-term conservation of the mire.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).The project achieved its main objective of rewetting a raised bog (138ha), which has for many decades suffered the effects of drainage, the inflow of nutrients and afforestation. It achieved this aim by building pile walls and raising the public awareness for the specific habitats and species of the project sites and the need for their restoration.\n\nConsiderably larger pile walls (Spundwände) than foreseen (up to 125m large) needed to be installed, and additional funds of around €300 000 were provided by the Regierungspräsidium Tübingen. A year-and-a-half after the rewetting measures, positive effects are noticeable. Typical plant species of raised bogs (as Sphagnum-mossess, Utricularia sp.) are spreading and a high number of spruce trees have already died. The nature trail was completed in June 2007 thanks to the significant involvement of local people.\n\nThe beneficiary reported that a detailed hydrological survey was very important in order to define the appropriate conservation measures for the rewetting of the target area. One of the lessons learnt was that it would have been better if the nature trail had been created earlier, since the nature trail has considerably increased the acceptance of the LIFE project in the region. It has provided clear benefits to local people and is very well used.\n\nThe hydrological monitoring and the control of the pile walls will be continued by regional authorities in order to ensure the long-term conservation of the mire.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/D/008462\nAcronym: Blitzenreuter Seenplatte\nStart Date: 01/07/2002\nEnd Date: 30/06/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 694,110 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ProRegio Oberschwaben Gesellschaft f. Landschaftsentwicklung GmbH\nLegal Status: PRIVATE\nAddress: Frauenstrasse 4, 88212, Ravensburg,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Agriculture - Forestry\n    Bogs and Mires\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of recreation\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    eutrophication\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    renaturation\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    public awareness campaign\n    water quality improvement\n    tourist facility\n    public-private partnership\n    local authority\n    pollution prevention\n    agricultural pollution\n    social participation\n    rural development\n    touristic zone\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    water resources management\n    diffuse pollution\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    recreational area\n    drainage system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 2000/60 - Framework for Community action in the field of water policy (23.10.2000)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3160 - Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds\n    6410 - \"Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)\"\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    7110 - Active raised bogs\n    7120 - Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nProRegio Oberschwaben Gesellschaft f. Landschaftsentwicklung GmbH \tCoordinator\nGemeinde Wolpertswende, Germany \tParticipant\nStaatliches Forstamt Bad Waldsee, Germany \tParticipant\nGemeinde Fronreute, Germany \tParticipant\nRegierungspräsidium Tübingen (Referat 56), Germany \tParticipant","Germany",null,null,2027,59,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,"2002-07-01","2007-06-30"]
[675,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE02-NAT-GR-008491/conservation-management-in-strofylia-kotychi",null,"LIFE02 NAT/GR/008491",null,"Conservation management in Strofylia-Kotychi","\nConservation management in Strofylia-Kotychi\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/GR/008491 | Acronym: Strofylia-Kotychi\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Kotychi-Strofylia site, part of which is classified as a wetland of international importance (RAMSAR), is located on the west coast of the Peloponnese. It is a special complex of habitats with sand banks and dunes, coastal pine forests, lagoons, marshes, water meadows, reed beds and agricultural land. It encompasses the Kotychi lagoon, the largest remaining lagoon in the Peloponnese, the Prokopos lagoon and the very important Strofilia coastal forest with its native stone pine (Pinus pinea). This forest is the most extensive of the three of its kind in Greece and one of the biggest in Europe. Apart from its outstanding habitats, the region is particularly important for reptiles and birds: species threatened with global extinction such as the bittern (Botaurus stellaris) and the ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), can be found here. In fact, 63 species listed in Annex I to the EU Birds Directive have been encountered in the area. The ecological integrity of the area has been threatened by degradation of the lagoons (increased sedimentation, pollution of the water by agricultural activities, overuse of water resources), erosion of sand dunes, limited natural regeneration of the stone pine forest, degradation of breeding and feeding grounds for birds, lack of systematic ecological data regarding water quality, habitats and species, and lack of understanding and appreciation of the conservation value of the site by the inhabitants and visitors.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe main objective of this multi-faceted project was to improve the conservation status of the most important ecological features of the Kotychi-Strofylia site, i.e. lagoons, dunes, pine forests and 14 species of protected birds and four species of reptiles which are listed in the Community directives. Specific objectives were to restore the two lagoons, create a system for monitoring water, rehabilitate the sand dunes, enhance the natural regeneration of pine forests and improve bird nesting and feeding areas. To attain these objectives, technical work was to be carried out to reduce sedimentation, manage the aquatic vegetation, install water monitoring equipment, plant stone pines (Pinus pinea), rehabilitation of the sand dunes to control access to the site, improve the bird habitats, wardening of the site as well as a public awareness-raising campaign.\n\nRESULTS\n\nTo address the threats to the complex ecosystem of lagoons and coastal stone pine forests in the Kotychi-Strofylia wetlands, the project has been successful in achieving the following: Wetland management Four automatic monitoring stations were opened in Kotychi and in Prokopos lagoon in order to monitor water parameters. The aquatic plant communities were studied since they are critical indicators of the conservation status of the lagoons. A canal was opened in south Kotychi. The dredgings were laid on Kotychi islet thus raising it to a height of 40 cm, thereby rendering the site dry for the nesting period of birds. Two large canals were opened inside Kotychi lagoon and Lamia marsh to improve water circulation and create new valuable bird habitats. Umbrella (stone) pine forest enhancement The forest was intensively studied through 20 experimental plots to produce management guidelines. A significant part of the forest was fenced and thus relieved from grazing pressure and vehicle trespassing. 4,000 young trees of Umbrella Pines were planted and fenced. With the assistance of the forest service, many illegal roads were permanently blocked. Coastal Dune Restoration Restoration fences were placed alongside the most affected parts of the dunes and were successful in achieving dune \"rebuilding\" and sand accumulation. Parking lots, swimmer access points were delimited, information signs were placed and sensitive dune habitats were fenced. Bird and Reptile Conservation A Monitoring Plan for birds and reptiles/amphibians was compiled and applied for four years. New nesting and feeding habitats were created. An electric fence was constructed and placed in Metochi mudflats to protect the nesting colony of Collared Pratincoles from cow trampling. Floating rafts were installed in Kotychi and Procopos lagoons to support the nesting of terns. Artificial nesting boxes were placed in old houses of Lehena town to offer nesting sites for the Lesser Kestrel. Public awareness, environmental education, and consensus building The project organised many events and consulted widely with the local and national authorities, stakeholders and interest groups. Information material, including the website, leaflets, posters, T-shirts and a DVD documentary, was produced. Four educational nature trails were established and signposted, and an educational package on the priority species and habitats of the site was produced and distributed to schools at a national level. The collaboration and mutual support of the Management Body of the Kotychi-Strofylia wetlands was invaluable throughout the project. This body was expected to carry on the work after the project in order to safeguard this outstanding piece of Greek nature. Funding was also expected to come from the structural funds and the following actions were planned to continue: wardening of the site, operation of the information centre, technical support and scientific monitoring, as well as management actions.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE02 NAT/GR/008491\nAcronym: Strofylia-Kotychi\nStart Date: 01/09/2002\nEnd Date: 31/12/2006\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,513,431 €\nProject Location: Western Greece (and Peloponissos)\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Tedk of Achaia County\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Al. Ypsilantou str. 114-116, 262 25, Patra,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    protected area\n    wetland\n    restoration measure\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes\n    2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (\"white dunes\")\n    2270 - Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster\n    9540 - Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nTedk of Achaia County \tCoordinator\nPrefecture of Ilia, Greece \tParticipant\nOIKOS-Nature Management Ltd., Greece \tParticipant","Greece",null,2002,2012,51,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"2002-09-01","2006-12-31"]
[676,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE99-NAT-GR-006475/conservation-management-of-amvrakikos-wetlands",null,"LIFE99 NAT/GR/006475",null,"Conservation management of Amvrakikos wetlands","\nConservation management of Amvrakikos wetlands\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/GR/006475 | Acronym: Amvrakikos\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe wetland of Amvrakikos is a complex ecosystem consisting of the shallow marine waters of Amvrakikos gulf, the deltas of Louros and Arachtos rivers, and a lagoon system composed of 3 large lagoons (Logarou, Tsoukalio, Rodia) and many smaller ones, and the largest marsh in Greece (Rodia). The mosaic is completed by mudlands, forested hills, wet meadows, extensive reedbeds and agricultural fields. The area, which is an pSCI, a SPA and a Ramsar site, hosts at least 82 bird species listed in Annex I, including Pelecanus crispus, Aythya nyroca, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus, Botaurus stellaris, Aquila clanga, Aquila pomarina and Numenius tenuirostris whereas the gulf is also used for feeding by the priority species Caretta caretta. The main threats for the lagoons are increased salinity and insufficient water circulation. These factors have led to the degradation of various habitat types important for the aforementioned bird species. Other activities that have a negative impact on wetland quality are logging, poisoning to control predators, and overgrazing. Two problems directly threatening bird populations are human disturbance and illegal hunting. The local population of C. caretta is threatened by incidental catch and intentional killings, mainly by fishermen.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aims at a) the restoration of the lagoons’ characteristics, b) the protection and management of 6 priority bird species (Pelecanus crispus, Aythya nyroca, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus, Botaurus stellaris, Aquila clanga, Aquila pomarina) and their habitats and c) the protection of sea turtles in the marine area. The specific objectives (expected results) are the following:\nRestoration of appropriate abiotic conditions and habitat structure in the 3 main lagoons.\nRestoration of appropriate habitat structure in marshland, water grassland and woodland for the benefit of the targeted bird species (with the exception of the Pelicans).\nConservation and long-term increase of Pelecanus crispus breeding population.\nDecrease of the loggerhead mortality in the marine part of the site.\nEffective safeguarding of the site against illegal activities and reduction of disturbance to priority bird species.\nIncrease of the local population's appreciation of the site, its conservation values and its potential economic benefits. The project is based on the management proposals included in the Specific Environmental Study submitted to the Ministry of Environment prior to the project. The main action foreseen for lagoon restoration is the control and regulation of water quality through the construction and operation of a sluice and ditch system; their operation is based on a water management plan and on continuous monitoring of water quality through automatic monitoring stations. Habitat rehabilitation is foreseen through reed bed management with water-buffaloes, and reforestation. Actions aiming directly at the protection of birds are the creation of artificial islets and wardening. C. caretta individuals will be tagged and their movements will be followed with satellite telemetry, while a genetic analysis will try to identify their connection with other important sea turtle populations. Finally, awareness campaigns will be undertaken, targeting fishermen, hunters, visitors and local authorities.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThis LIFE-Nature project was of particular importance for the following reasons: 1) The site is of exceptional ecological and conservation importance; in fact the LIFE-Nature project not only confirmed this but also discovered new elements (like the breeding of B. stellaris) which add further value to the site. 2) Despite the site’s importance, the project was one of the first cases within the context of LIFE-Nature in Greece which involved the integrated management of habitats and species (being both a pSCI and a SPA), with advanced habitat restoration actions. 3) The project fitted within the local Development Agency's general strategy for the sustainable development of the area. Regarding the specific objectives of the project, as set out in the approved proposal, the following actions were carried out: Restoration of appropriate abiotic conditions and habitat structure in the 3 main lagoons:\nThe sluice and channel system that was created through the project reproduces the functions of the old Louros river bed, which used to guarantee freshwater input in the lagoons of Rodia and Tsoukalio. The freshwater inflow right after the end of the construction works proved to have very positive effects on the salinity and vegetation structure in both lagoons, and also in the Rodia marsh. No similar works were foreseen in the context of the project for the 3rd large lagoon, Logarou, but the management plan that was created through the project did foresee a set of required measures in order to increase freshwater flow into that lagoon as well, and the beneficiary has almost definitely secured funding for the implementation of these works. The setting up, testing and operation of a water monitoring system was used in order to monitor water quality continuously in all three lagoons, and to assist the water management decision-making process. Fortunately, during the project no \"emergencies\" were detected.\nAs far as habitat structure is concerned, the freshwater inflow had a great positive impact: in the couple of months following the sluice and channel system operation, the vegetation structure evolved (expansion of Hydrocharis ramna-nasus), and the freshwater is also expected to benefit the calcareous fen Cladium mariscus.\nRestoration of appropriate habitat structure in marshland, humid grassland and woodland for the benefit of the targeted bird species (with the exception of the Pelicans). The aforementioned works (sluices and ditches) and the resulting freshwater inflow had a direct positive effect on the Rodia marshland, which is the largest one in Greece and which constitutes a particularly important habitat for many bird species in Amvrakikos. Additional measures taken by the beneficiary (e.g. reedbed management with buffaloes) in Rodia marsh led to important changes of vegetation structures: parts of the dense reedbed were transformed into wet meadows, a particularly valuable habitat for certain birds and fish species. The monitoring that followed showed that all those changes in vegetation structures attracted various species (fish and birds).\nAs far as woodland is concerned, the project undertook planting actions in two key areas: the remnants of the Louros riparian forest and the hill of Mavrovouni. The reforestation success rate was very high (about 80% in both cases): however, the benefits of those measures for the bird species will become evident only after many years, when trees will be much older (i.e. a minimum of 15-20 yrs). The project also provided maintenance (irrigation and creation of water reservoir) for reforestation measures undertaken in the Profitis Ilias hill by the Monastery of Profitis Ilias with non-LIFE funds, so as to increase the reforestation success rate in this area as well, since this hill may also serve as a foraging and roosting area for raptors that are hosted in the wider Amvrakikos area. Conservation and long-term increase of Pelecanus crispus breeding population The artificial islets that were created in Tsoukalio lagoon were adopted by the Pelicans, even though not for breeding. However, the fact that there is now more ample space that the Pelicans can use is a good guarantee for their breeding success in the area. This action was implemented for the first time in Greece, and the experience gained is very important. Despite the fact that disturbance from humans continues to occur occasionally, the breeding population in Amvrakikos has increased (also as a result of better wardening) from 32 pairs (data in Natura 2000 SDF of 1998) to 92 pairs (observations in 2003). Decrease of the loggerhead mortality in the marine part of the site The project confirmed the importance of Amvrakikos as a feeding and resting area for sea turtles (also for the Green turtle, Chelonia mydas), and implemented actions related to sea turtles in the Amvrakikos bay for the first time. Some of those actions (satellite tracking) were implemented for the very first time in Greece, and provided really interesting results (e.g. the tracking of a turtle from Amvrakikos all the way down to Crete, Syria, then Turkey). A good collaboration scheme was set up with local fishermen, which provided a good insight on the fishermen-sea turtles conflict, while the public awareness activities sensitised the population with regards to the target species. Even though there is no evidence to support whether Caretta's mortality did actually decrease as a result of those efforts, the actions undertaken by Archelon (who plans to continue them after the project’s end) set a good basis for the reduction of mortality. Effective safeguarding of the site against illegal activities and reduction of disturbance of priority bird species The project set up a good wardening system, with 6 local people who were specially trained and equipped. The permanent patrolling of these wardens in the project area worked as a deterrent for perpetrators, and this has reduced illegal activities and disturbance to priority bird species. However, the fact that the project wardens did not have the right to arrest perpetrators or to confiscate equipment was a problem; for that reason, the collaboration with Forest Service staff and the wardens of the Hunting Association was of prime importance. Disturbance was yet limited thanks to public awareness activities, which increased awareness among the local population on some issues, such as the importance of certain habitats and species, and the effects of disturbance on the species (and particularly their breeding). Increase local peoples’ appreciation of the site, its conservation values & its potential economic benefits The local reputation of the beneficiary, the permanent presence of project staff in the project area, the organisation of various events, the involvement of key target groups in the decision-making process, the setting up of two information centres and the extensive media work undertaken guaranteed the good acceptance of the project by local stakeholders, and increased the local population's and visitors' appreciation of the site’s unique conservation value. Both information centres were important poles of attraction for visitors (tourists, schoolchildren, etc.), thus allowing locals to realise that the conservation value of the site can also bring about financial benefits to the local population. As far as financial benefits are concerned, the project works (sluices and ditches) had a direct positive impact on the fish stocks, a key financial resource, which increased as a result of the decrease in salinity in both lagoons.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE99 NAT/GR/006475\nAcronym: Amvrakikos\nStart Date: 01/11/1999\nEnd Date: 30/09/2003\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 1,676,139 €\nProject Location: Western Greece\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: ETANAM - Development Agency for Amvrakikos Gulf S.A.\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Laskaratou Periohi Ydragogeiou PO box 19, 48100, Preveza,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n    Mammals\n    Coastal\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    marine ecosystem\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    environmental awareness\n    policy integration\n    coastal area\n    information service\n    restoration measure\n    ecotourism\n    endangered species\n    protected area\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1150 - Coastal lagoons\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Pelecanus crispus\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Aquila pomarina\n    Aquila clanga\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n    Botaurus stellaris\n    Caretta caretta\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nAMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, DELTA LOUROU KAI ARACHTHOU (PETRA, MYTIKAS, EVRYTERI PERIOCHI, KATO POUS ARACHTHOU, KAMPI FILIPPIADAS) \tGR2110001 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nETANAM - Development Agency for Amvrakikos Gulf S.A. \tCoordinator","Greece",null,1999,2012,46,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,null,"1999-11-01","2003-09-30"]
[677,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","NA",null,"LIFE+\nNAT/H/00320",null,"Restoration of the Liberty Islan and ist side-arm on the Danube","NA","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary"]
[680,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-IT-005044/naturalistic-management-in-the-bitto-valley-of-gerola",null,"LIFE98 NAT/IT/005044",null,"Naturalistic management in the Bitto Valley of Gerola","\nNaturalistic management in the Bitto Valley of Gerola\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005044 | Acronym: Bitto di Gerola\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Bitto di Gerola valley lies within the Alpi Orobie, whose crest marks the border with Switzerland. Surrounded by mountain slopes largely covered in deciduous woods which alternate with Alpine meadows, it is much frequented by tourists and mountaineers. Two priority habitats occur Nardus grasslands on siliceous substrates and Tilio-Acerion forests, which host a priority species of beetle, Rosalia alpina, besides a rich avifauna characteristic for Alpine environments (ptarmigans, capercaillies, woodpeckers and partridges).\n\nThere is also a small lake, the Lago del Culino, surrounded by >Isoetes and Nanocyperetalia vegetation.\n\nHowever, the site is hydrogeologically at risk because of the nature of the terrain, which favours erosion. Detritus washed down into the valley from the highlands, above all from the meadows, obstructs its outflow, altering the hydrogeological balance of the valley. The occurrence of long periods of winter drought has in addition increased the risk of wildfires which would spread over large areas and be difficult to get under control.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project's objectives were the restoration and improvement of habitats of Community interest with the implementation of measures to be used as a model for the management of natural and semi-natural habitats in the Orobie Valtellinesi park.\n\nReversing the degeneration of the high-altitude meadows was to be realised by using the most advanced conservation techniques and by regulating livestock grazing. The measures to be realised were to be aimed at reducing erosion and at helping herbivorous birds, by increasing the food resources available to them. Human pressure and consequently the risk of fire was to be reduced by closing and riverting paths to nature. Allowing beech stands to evolve into forests of tall trees, besides aiding the recovery of the Vaccinio-Picetea forest, would help increase the biotope suitable for Rosalia alpina. Finally, to allow lakeshore habitats to be conserved, the project foresaw the construction of dams to regulate water flowing in and out of Lago del Culino.\n\nRESULTS\n\nAll the activities have been completed successfully. Positive results in terms of improvement of structure within forestry habitat types and in terms of species biodiversity, both for fauna and flora, have been registered, even though consolidated data will be available only within 5-10 years. The main achievements of the project are listed below.\nThe studies completed lead to the identification of the most important areas for fauna and forest vegetation, reported in the specific maps. The results of the monitoring activity within the proposed Site of Community Importance showed an improvement of fauna status of conservation, resulting both from a more effective monitoring activity and from cutting interventions carried out in the ecotone areas.\nThe inventory of fauna considered the following faunistic groups: Birds, Mammals and in particular Carnivores. 6 species have been used as index-species to assess the impact/results of the interventions carried out within the project; 20 sample areas have been identified within the forestry communities, close to the interventions sites. The comparative results obtained have been used to draw up a map of the suitable area for fauna within the pSCI. The results showed that fauna of the pSCI “Valle del Bitto di Gerola” is characterised by a high level of biodiversity, due to the presence of a mosaic of communities which range from wild mountain communities to plots of land modified by agriculture practices. A total of 110 species of Vertebrate, listed in a checklist enclosed in the final report, have been found in the Bitto di Gerola site. One species of the Habitats Directive, Lynx lynx, and 22 bird species included in the Birds Directive have been monitored.\nA management plan of the proposed Site of Community Importance was elaborated and approved. According to the plan, 85% of the pSCI’s surface is enclosed within the Park of Orobie Valtellinesi. Consequently this management plan integrates the “Territorial coordination plan” of the Park of the Orobie Valtellinesi of May 1999.The remainder 15% is within the Forestry Regional Property and the Regional Forestry law 80/1989 regulates it.\nElaboration of maps and GIS.\nLand purchase: 15 ha, characterized by one habitat of EU interest, acidophilus forest of Vaccinio-Picetea and by the presence of the following species of EU interest: Bonasa bonasia, Tetrao tetrix tetrix, Tetrao urogallus, Bubo bubo, Myotis blythi, Lynx lynx (traces of one specimen found) and Coronella austriaca.\nForestry actions, mainly consisting in cutting interventions and in creating clearings, directed at conserving the ecotone spaces (45 ha), have been carried out in the valley between Alpe Tagliata and Monte Olano, in Plan of Corte, in Culino Forest, in Alpe Cioff/Foppe, in Alpe Combana and in Alpe Grasso\nCensus of the \"monumental trees\" has been carried out in the entire area of the pSCI. A number of 8 monumental trees have been identified, such as Larix decidua and Abies alba.\nInterventions to reduce the hydro-geological instability, measures to recover the vegetation layer and to fill up the erosion gaps have been carried out in the natural pools of Olano and Lago del Culino.\nRestoration and cutting of vegetation in grazing areas (30 ha),sylvicultural interventions on beech forest (12 ha),forestry actions on the beech forest (Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests) for conversion of coppices in long truncked forests, sylvicultural actions on conifers (80 ha).\nRealisation public awareness activities: public meetings with local residents, educational activities with local schools, publication of a brochure and printing of posters.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005044\nAcronym: Bitto di Gerola\nStart Date: 01/01/1999\nEnd Date: 30/06/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 322,401 €\nProject Location: Lombardia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regione Lombardia-Azienda delle Foreste\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Via A. Ponchielli 2/4, 20129, Milano,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Forests\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    forest ecosystem\n    grazing\n    natural park\n    forest fire\n    biodiversity\n    soil erosion\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    fire protection\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3130 - Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea\n    6520 - Mountain hay meadows\n    9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)\n    9420 - Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nValle del Bitto di Gerola \tIT2040027 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegione Lombardia-Azienda delle Foreste \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,2025,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1173,AD1173,\"m\")","v":41},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1999-01-01","2002-06-30"]
[681,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE98-NAT-IT-005066/springs-of-the-river-stella-project",null,"LIFE98 NAT/IT/005066",null,"Springs of the river Stella project","\nSprings of the river Stella project\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005066 | Acronym: Stella\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe “Risorgive dello Stella” pSCI includes the most extensive wetland in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region. Lying between 10 and 30 metres above sea level, the area is marked by the emergence of the groundwater table in the form of springs welling up into alkaline fens and feeding the streams which flow away from these sources. The landscape is characterised by wetland habitats, two of which are priorities under the Habitats Directive (Alnion glutinoso-incanae alluvial forests and calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and Carex davalliana) in which numerous wildlife species of Community interest find a refuge.\n\nChanges in the flow and level of surface water has lead to lowering of the water table and a reduction in the size of natural habitats. On top of this comes water pollution caused by the percolation of the fertilisers and pesticides used in agriculture and the fragmentation of remaining habitats, which makes genetic exchange between populations difficult.\n\nFinally, there is a lack of awareness, at local and regional level, of the high conservation value of the springs. All these factors together explain the significance and urgency of actions to preserve these ecosystems.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project aimed at preserving the wetland habitats and improving conditions for the rare and endemic species, taking into consideration the various threats and ecological dynamics acting on the area. It also aimed at sustaining and fostering the genetic integrity of the fauna and flora populations in the pSCI by restoring a series of ecological corridors.\n\nTo achieve these goals, the beneficiary planned to purchase the areas most suited to restoration to the pre-agricultural situation. This would give a new lease of life to those species most sensitive to a reduction in the water table. These actions were accompanied by measures to restore previous surface water flows and levels, to substitute those agricultural activities harmful to nature conservation and to inform the local community.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project has been well managed and successfully completed without particular problems. All activities - initial collection of data, preparation of general studies, conservation measures directed at habitat types of EU interest, monitoring of habitats and species, public awareness and production of information - have been carried out with great care and professionality. The main results of the project are :\nThe beneficiary has obtained enlargement of the pSCI “Risorgive dello Stella” (code IT 33200026) from 614 ha to 793 ha. The area includes additional EU listed habitat types on which actions were carried out.\nA management plan of the protected area “Risorgive dello Stella” has been prepared with the goal of facilitating administrative procedures for the identification and designation of Regional Natural Biotopes within the enlarged pSCI. The procedures for the designation of the natural biotopes have been completed.\nPlots of land (total 36,3 ha) were expropriated. The beneficiary, Regional Forestry Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia, will manage this additional area according to nature conservation practice.\nConservation measures concerned the following habitat types: riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis, and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior, or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers, alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa , and Fraxinus excelsior, Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clay silt laden soils (Molinion Caeruleae), *calcareous fenses with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae, and alkaline fens and semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) important orchid sites. The actions - cutting and mowing vegetation in the bogs system, restoring of natural habitats in plots of land previously used for agriculture, reforestation of areas of natural forest areas, were successfully completed and contributed to improve biodiversity and the structure of the plant communities.\nEnvironmental restoration, carried out on 20 ha of agricultural land, consisted of sowing of indigenous species typical of water meadows, control of invasive species and creation of a wetland. It has halted invasion by shrubs of the habitat of EU interest (Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clay silt laden soils (Molinion Caeruleae).\nMowing of water meadows and bogs lead to an increase in indigenous species, such as Armeria helodes (a priority listed species) and Erucastrum palustre.\nRecreation of natural forest has been carried out on 14 hectares. Actions to retain old woodland and fell planted woods in order to restore water meadows were successful. Improvement of the biological structure and species diversity within habitat types, both for fauna and flora, have been registered.\nLocal administrations, people and school children have been successfully involved in public meetings and events organised during the project. According to the beneficiary, the local administrations considered positively the actions to restore and conserve the natural heritage. The local branches of national agricultural associations, among which Coldiretti, also supported the nature conservation initiatives.\n\nFuture management of the habitat types based on the procedures tested during the project will be continued also after the project conclusion, as well as collection of data, monitoring and survey of habitats/species of EU interest. According to beneficiary meetings and events to present LIFE project results will be continued, together with distribution of elaborated products.\n\nThe full results of the field actions carried out will only be known after 5 to 10 years. Indicator species and sample areas have been identified, close and within the intervention sites, to monitor at short and at long term the effects of the conservation measures applied to habitats of EU interest.\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE98 NAT/IT/005066\nAcronym: Stella\nStart Date: 01/02/1998\nEnd Date: 31/12/2002\nTotal Eligible Budget: 0 €\nEU Contribution: 435,330 €\nProject Location: Friuli-Venezia Giulia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Direzione Regionale dei Parchi\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Via di Toppo, 41, 33100, Udine,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    animal corridor\n    conservation of genetic resources\n    research project\n    biodiversity\n    land purchase\n    management plan\n    restoration measure\n    endemic species\n    protected area\n    river\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6420 - Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion\n    7210 - Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae\n    7230 - Alkaline fens\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nRisorgive dello Stella \tIT3320026 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Direzione Regionale dei Parchi \tCoordinator","Italy",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1174,AD1174,\"m\")","v":58},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,"1998-02-01","2002-12-31"]
[682,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE05-NAT-RO-000155/ecological-restoration-of-the-lower-prut-floodplain-natural-park",null,"LIFE05 NAT/RO/000155",null,"Ecological restoration of the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park","\nEcological restoration of the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/RO/000155 | Acronym: Lower Prut Floodplain\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park is the entrance of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. It lies on the flyway route of hundreds of migratory birds. It is the nesting site for more than a hundred bird species, and also a resting/wintering place for many of the passing migratory birds. More than 50 of these birds are listed in the EU Birds Directive and in the Bern Convention. The target area of the project furthermore comprises three priority habitats under the Habitats Directive. The ecological importance of the park is recognised nationally and internationally. For example, it is included in the Lower Danube Green Corridor programme, which was developed with the support of WWF and signed by representatives of Romania, Bulgaria, Moldavia and Ukraine in 2000. In 1999-2000 a PHARE scheme project to rehabilitate nature and manage international wetlands was implemented in the park. The natural park is home to a few small rural settlements whose populations are declining. Local economic is mostly related to fishing and agriculture.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project objective was to improve the conservation status of 13 priority and more than 50 non-priority bird species listed in the Birds Directive and present in the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park. A main aim was to resolve the environmental problems caused by human activities such as agriculture, pasturage, pisciculture and tourism in and around the park. To deal with the degradation of hydrological structures, the project also aimed to re-establish the ecological balance of the lakes, including improvement of the water level and its maintenance.\n\nThe project planned a series of strategic interventions involving scientific inventory, monitoring activities, site restoration, awareness raising activities, implementation of a park management plan and the designation of four Special Protected Areas (SPAs). These SPAs would be part of the Romanian Natura 2000 sites when Romania entered the EU.\n\nThe first phase of the project focused on the establishment of park administrative structures and the preparation of an integrated management plan to be approved by the local authorities. This plan would guide the conservation activities to be implemented and would consider the protection needs of target habitats and species of the project. A number of actions were also foreseen to address and engage the local community. These included information dissemination, consultation of every village in the area and their active participation in the production of educational materials. The project would take into account that there is a relatively high illiteracy in the area and will address stakeholders in a wide variety of ways, including picture books, nature trails, six annual environment days with expeditions into the area, children's exhibitions and birdwatching towers.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe Lower Prut Floodplain project improved the conservation status of the aquatic species in the natural park by carrying out a series of strategic interventions: scientific inventory, monitoring activities, site restoration, awareness raising and the designation of Natura 2000 sites. The implementation of the park management plan was partly achieved. Despite experiencing unfavourable weather and governmental and legislative problems, the project carried out all the foreseen actions, though some were delayed or reduced in scale.\n\nThe achievements of the project include:\nSeven bird watching facilities for monitoring of birds populations, education of different visitors, tourists and wardens of the natural park;\nA dynamic GIS system that fully integrates GIS analysis with a database management system for storing digital data;\nInventory of the ecological potential of the natural park and socio-economic evaluation that provides detailed up-to-date information;\nEcological restoration of channels at two sites – Prut River to Vlăscuţa Lake, and Prut River to Pochina – in order to ensure the water balance of the lake, re-establish habitats for aquatic birds and improve the trophic status and the water oxygenation of the lakes through the input of the water from the Prut River;\nRebuilding of dykes in Mata lakes area; and\nPublic awareness work, such as the wide distribution of dissemination products.\n\nAt the end of the project, the establishment of a park administration was pending approval by the Romanian environment ministry. However, national legislation has declared the designated Natura 2000 sites as protected areas.\n\nTourism and other such activities could bring economic and social benefits to local communities near the park.\n\nLong-term monitoring will continue to evaluate the biodiversity of the sites, especially changes in quantity and quality of species, habitats and the bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides in birds. Water quality and quantity will also be regularly monitored along with land use and public awareness through questionnaires.\nThe Lower Prut Floodplain project improved the conservation status of the aquatic species in the natural park by carrying out a series of strategic interventions: scientific inventory, monitoring activities, site restoration, awareness raising and the designation of Natura 2000 sites. The implementation of the park management plan was partly achieved. Despite experiencing unfavourable weather and governmental and legislative problems, the project carried out all the foreseen actions, though some were delayed or reduced in scale.\n\nThe achievements of the project include:\nSeven bird watching facilities for monitoring of birds populations, education of different visitors, tourists and wardens of the natural park;\nA dynamic GIS system that fully integrates GIS analysis with a database management system for storing digital data;\nInventory of the ecological potential of the natural park and socio-economic evaluation that provides detailed up-to-date information;\nEcological restoration of channels at two sites – Prut River to Vlăscuţa Lake, and Prut River to Pochina – in order to ensure the water balance of the lake, re-establish habitats for aquatic birds and improve the trophic status and the water oxygenation of the lakes through the input of the water from the Prut River;\nRebuilding of dykes in Mata lakes area; and\nPublic awareness work, such as the wide distribution of dissemination products.\n\nAt the end of the project, the establishment of a park administration was pending approval by the Romanian environment ministry. However, national legislation has declared the designated Natura 2000 sites as protected areas.\n\nTourism and other such activities could bring economic and social benefits to local communities near the park.\n\nLong-term monitoring will continue to evaluate the biodiversity of the sites, especially changes in quantity and quality of species, habitats and the bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides in birds. Water quality and quantity will also be regularly monitored along with land use and public awareness through questionnaires.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE05 NAT/RO/000155\nAcronym: Lower Prut Floodplain\nStart Date: 01/11/2005\nEnd Date: 30/10/2010\nTotal Eligible Budget: 69,428 €\nEU Contribution: 412,355 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Regional Environmental Protection Agency Galati\nLegal Status: OTHER\nAddress: Regiment 11 Siret No.2, 800322, Galati,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Freshwater\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    environmental impact of tourism\n    protected area\n    public awareness campaign\n    integrated management\n    wetland\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3270 - Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation\n    6240 - Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Mustela lutreola\n    Lutra lutra\n    Triturus dobrogicus\n    Bombina bombina\n    Callimorpha quadripunctaria\n    Testudo graeca\n    Emys orbicularis\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nRegional Environmental Protection Agency Galati \tCoordinator\nRomanian Ornithological Society, Romania \tParticipant\nGalaţi Forestry District, Romania \tParticipant\nUniversity of Bucharest – Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, Romania \tParticipant","Romania",null,null,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1175,AD1175,\"m\")","v":59},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,null,"2005-11-01","2010-10-30"]
[694,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE07-NAT-RO-000681/cross-border-conservation-of-phalacrocorax-pygmeus-and-aythya-nyroca-at-key-sites-in-romania-and-bulgaria",null,"LIFE07/NAT/RO/000681",null,"Green borders - cross-border conservation of Phalacrocorax Bulgaria in the EU (2007)\npygmeus and Aythya nyroca in key sites in Romania and Bulgaria","\nCross-border conservation of Phalacrocorax pygmeus and Aythya nyroca at key sites in Romania and Bulgaria\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/RO/000681 | Acronym: GREEN BORDERS\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Pigmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) and the Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) are two species of birds that are commonly found in Europe but whose numbers are steadily declining. This decline, which has led them to be considered priority species, is due to the destruction of their habitat and the loss of wetland caused by the disruption of hydrological regime and conversion to arable land. The unsustainable management of fishponds and the shooting by fishermen are also important factors in the population decline of these two species. The Phalacrocorax pygmeus and the Aythya nyroca particularly need protection along the lower Danube in Romania and Bulgaria where sustainable conservation measures are not considered a priority. The project identified 11 key Natura 200 sites along the lower Danube where degradation, restriction and disturbance of the breeding, feeding and wintering areas are critical threats.\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe objective of the LIFE Green Border project was to achieve and maintain favourable conservation status for both the Phalacrocorax pygmeus and the Aythya nyroca in Romania and Bulgaria. The pygmy cormorant and the ferruginous duck get some protection within the Danube Delta’s biosphere reserve but are not protected throughout the rest of its range along the lower Danube. They use the inland wetlands for breeding, feeding and wintering, and are dependent on the conservation of this natural habitat.\n\nSpecifically the project sought to coordinate the conservation efforts for the two target priority species on both sides of the Danube and to increase the knowledge about the species status and their ecological needs. The key aim of the project was to improve breeding and feeding conditions for the species at key sites and ensure that they were disturbance free. To achieve this it implemented best management practices for fishponds, reedbeds, forests and wetlands and improved the ecological status of the wetlands used as breeding and feeding sites.\n\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe LIFE Green Border project successfully achieved its objective of improving and maintaining the favourable conservation status for the two priority bird species in Romania and Bulgaria by implementing best management practices for fishponds, reedbeds, forests and wetlands. It achieved this by better coordinating the conservation efforts for the two species through improved cross-border management of the Natura 2000 network along the lower Danube and by raising awareness among stakeholders in both countries of the need to improve the species status and respects their ecological needs. Four key breeding sites have seen the mortality rate for the pygmy cormorant and the ferruginous duck due to hunting and fishing stop totally thanks to the awareness raising work carried out by the project.\n\nThe project achieved even more than what it had set out to do. For example, the following results were reached:\nThe beneficiary (WWF) took over custody of 4 Natura 2000 sites;\nThree transboundary RAMSAR sites were designated;\nFour management guidelines were finalised in Romania and 3 in Bulgaria;\nTwo feasibility studies for wetland restoration works have been elaborated;\n4.5h of willow and poplar have been planted;\n1 200 ha of open water are now available at key feeding sites (Balta Geraiului, Ferma Rotunda and Kaikusha marsh);\nTwo information centres were established, communication material was produced and distributed, information session were organised for hunters and fishermen and four training seminars were organised for Natura 2000 site custodians and administrators.\n\nThe project improved the conservation status for 11 Natura 2000 sites covering some 75.066 ha and contributed to the nature conservation and environmental protection of a region that includes many of Europe’s most spectacular remaining wilderness areas.\n\nThe project also contributed to the implementation of the Fisheries Operational Programme in Romania and Bulgaria while the wetland restoration work was used both to demonstrate the importance of flood plains as non-structural measures under the Flood Directive and to improve water quality as called for by the Water Directive. The project contributed to the Partnership Agreement between Romania and Bulgaria with the EU for the next programming period by ensuring a better integration of synergies between different programmes focused on biodiversity conservation measures for preventing/mitigating the negative impacts of investments on biodiversity and Natura 2000 sites.\n\nThanks to Green Borders, those working in fish farms are now aware that environmentally-friendly fishing is not only just as profitable but is also better in the long term than intensive fishing.\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE07 NAT/RO/000681\nAcronym: GREEN BORDERS\nStart Date: 01/01/2009\nEnd Date: 30/06/2013\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,305,390 €\nEU Contribution: 979,042 €\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Asociatia WWF Programul Duncare Carpati Romania\nLegal Status: NGO\nAddress: Ioan Voda Caragea, no.26, RO-010537, Bucharest,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    protected area\n    management plan\n    border\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aythya nyroca\n    Phalacrocorax pygmeus\n\nNATURA 2000 SITES\nCode \tName \tType \tVersion\nSrebarna \tBG0000241 \tSPA and SCI/SAC \tv.2021\nPersina \tBG0000396 \tSCI/SAC \tv.2021\nRibarnitsi Orsoya \tBG0002006 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKompleks Belenski ostrovi \tBG0002017 \tSPA \tv.2021\nKompleks Kalimok \tBG0002030 \tSPA \tv.2021\nNikopolsko plato \tBG0002074 \tSPA \tv.2021\nSvishtovsko-Belenska nizina \tBG0002083 \tSPA \tv.2021\nOstrov Lakat \tBG0002091 \tSPA \tv.2021\nBistreț \tROSPA0010 \tSPA \tv.2021\nBlahnița \tROSPA0011 \tSPA \tv.2021\nConfluența Olt - Dunăre \tROSPA0024 \tSPA \tv.2021\nGruia - Gârla Mare \tROSPA0046 \tSPA \tv.2021\nIezerul Călărași \tROSPA0051 \tSPA \tv.2021\nValea Alceului \tROSPA0103 \tSPA \tv.2021\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nAsociatia WWF Programul Duncare Carpati Romania \tCoordinator\nEnvironment Protection Agency Teleorman, Romania \tParticipant\nEnvironment Protection Agency Olt, Romania \tParticipant\nSC Mediator Trans SRL, Romania \tParticipant\nRomanian Ornithological Society, Romania \tParticipant\nAssociation WWF Danube Carpathian Programme, Bulgaria \tParticipant\nPersina Nature Park Directorate, Bulgaria \tParticipant","Romania",null,null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania"]
[695,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-E-000057/conservation-of-endangered-arthropods-of-extremadura-",null,"LIFE03 NAT/E/000057",null,"Conservation of endangered arthropods of Extremadura ","\nConservation of endangered arthropods of Extremadura\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/E/000057 | Acronym: Artrpodos Extremadura\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nInvertebrates, and particularly insects, are an essential and often forgotten element of nature that deserve further attention. Insects play an extremely important role in our ecosystems and economies. They fascinate us with their graceful flights and the amazing complexity of their lifecycles. The need for their protection is recognised in the Habitats Directive. A LIFE project in the region of Extremadura was set up to protect EU-listed insects for which conservation problems have been identified. These include two beetles (Cerambyx cerdo and Lucanus cervus), four dragonflies (Coenagrion mercuriale, Macromia splendens, Oxygastra curtisii and Gomphus graslini) and a butterfly (Graellsia isabelae).\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe project took place on a network of seven Natura 2000 sites covering about 35 500ha in northern Extremadura. Its aim was to protect two beetles (Cerambyx cerdo and Lucanus cervus), four dragonflies (Coenagrion mercuriale, Macromia splendens, Oxygastra curtisii and Gomphus graslini) and a butterfly (Graellsia isabelae). Loss of habitat quality due to water pollution, changes in land use or poor river bank and forest management were addressed.\n\nManagement plans would be drawn up to establish a regulatory basis for long-term protection of the species. The plans would be based on the latest knowledge of populations and their ecological requirements. A series of restoration measures would be implemented to reverse the degradation of the dragonflies’ habitats (mainly rivers and river banks) and a surveillance team would be hired to protect sites against further disturbance. One of the main actions of the project was an information campaign to raise awareness of this group of fauna. A major challenge was the integration of the conservation needs of insects into economic activities (forestry and farming) in Extremadura. Such actions would be supported by the production of good practice manuals and the incorporation of the project results into relevant policies.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe project met most of its targets and objectives. The scientific studies, which were carried out, yielded precise knowledge of the current distribution of species (on average ten times larger than initially estimated) and of biological features of these species in Extremadura. Factors affecting the species have also been analysed and suitable measures proposed. To this end a set of management guidelines publications have been edited and distributed to relevant interested parties. All the information compiled has been added to a GIS that is now used as a reference tool when assessing projects that may affect any of the species targeted.\n\nThe survey was by far the largest and most comprehensive survey ever conducted in the region, and as a result, there are now sufficient management tools to protect and monitor the target species. Management, conservation or recovery plans were drafted and approved for the four species of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) and, though the official publication in the regional bulletin is pending, the plans can be considered as politically endorsed.\n\nThe project has also made it possible to enlarge the SCIs and revise the degree of threats listed in the regional catalogue. The implementation of the project has also prompted the start up of surveys for the edition of an Atlas of odonates in Extremadura and the revision of taxonomy for some of the species. Another result of the project was the purchasing of plots covering a total of 5.85ha of land rich in biodiversity.\n\nWith regards to management actions, the restoration of ditches proved effective for the establishment of Coenagrion mercuriale and this type of measure is now promoted through grants to landowners. The re-vegetation of the river margins was a more complex operation due to the recurring swelling of the river. The effectiveness of the action will only be appraised in the long term. The eradication of invasive alien species, however, was successfully concluded.\n\nThe project also carried out surveillance activities in order to control damage to the river quality and the species. Such activities were also necessary for the dissemination of the project’s results to landowners and tourists and themselves. Awareness-raising tasks have helped shift the attitude of relevant stakeholders, such as farmers and landowners. Universities, research institutes, local people and tourists were also targeted through specific educational materials, talks, games, interpretative panels and TV and press appearances. A website was created, and some of the project products are downloadable. The project also produced an interactive CD. Other dissemination actions included a well-attended seminar, which led to the publication of a book and the organisation of a follow-up event.\n\nThe project was effectively co-ordinated, establishing an outstanding system of collaboration with environmental agents that have actively participated in the project. Project results have been incorporated into relevant policies.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/E/000057\nAcronym: Artrpodos Extremadura\nStart Date: 01/01/2004\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,063,060 €\nEU Contribution: 531,530 €\nProject Location: Extremadura\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejera de Industra, Energa y Medio Ambiente\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Avenida de Portugal s/n, E-06800, MRIDA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Invertebrates\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    survey\n    land purchase\n    restoration measure\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    4020 - Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix\n    4030 - European dry heaths\n    4090 - Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse\n    5120 - Mountain Cytisus purgans formations\n    5210 - Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6160 - Oro-Iberian Festuca indigesta grasslands\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    6310 - Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp.\n    7130 - Blanket bogs (* if active bog)\n    8130 - Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    8230 - Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii\n    91B0 - Thermophilous Fraxinus angustifolia woods\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n    9230 - Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica\n    9260 - Castanea sativa woods\n    92A0 - Salix alba and Populus alba galleries\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n    9330 - Quercus suber forests\n    9340 - Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Graellsia isabellae\n    Cerambyx cerdo\n    Lucanus cervus\n    Coenagrion mercuriale\n    Oxygastra curtisii\n    Macromia splendens\n    Gomphus graslinii\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejera de Industra, Energa y Medio Ambiente \tCoordinator\nNone \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2004,2015,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1177,AD1177,\"m\")","v":47},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2004-01-01","2007-12-31"]
[696,"EU","EU LIFE Programme","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE04-NAT-ES-000035/conservation-of-aphanius-iberus-genetic-stocks-murcia",null,"LIFE04 NAT/ES/000035",null,"Conservation of Aphanius iberus genetic stocks (Murcia)","\nConservation of Aphanius iberus genetic stocks (Murcia)\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000035 | Acronym: Fartet Murcia\nPROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe Iberian toothcarp (Aphanius iberus) – a priority species for conservation according to the Habitats Directive – is a very rare, small fish species (< 5cm) that is found only in or around Spanish coastal waters occurring in two quite different populations, one around the Mediterranean coast (from northern Catalonia to Almería) and the other in the Atlantic west of the Gibraltar Strait. The Mediterranean population, thought to be a single species, is made up of several subpopulations with different genetic identities.\n\nThe overall population, as well as the regional populations with different genetic identities, has declined by around 40% in recent years (from estimated nuclei of just 30) dividing the species’ range into smaller and smaller subpopulations. The main threats in the Murcia region (project location) as elsewhere across its distribution range are: the destruction of its favoured natural habitats, or the implementation of unsuitable land uses and practices; the proliferation of exotic species that compete or act as predators; and an absence of knowledge about the extremely rare species - which has impeded proper management and also awareness raising.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe overall project aim was the recovery and preservation of Aphanius iberus subpopulations within the Murcia region (i.e. covering its entire regional distribution range). Both ‘in situ’ and ‘ex situ’ conservation measures were foreseen. The ‘in situ’ measures would involve habitat management actions and the eradication of competing alien fish species in the Upper Chícamo river, and the restoration of some important natural habitats such as ‘salt pans’ (salt pools/ lakes) for the toothcarp. For the ‘ex situ’ conservation, the aim was to secure a good population in captivity to allow its reintroduction into its natural habitats, if necessary. Training courses for managers and awareness raising activities for stakeholders would complement a species’ recovery plan – helping to safeguard the continuity of this conservation programme in the future.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe following preparatory documents were drawn up by the project to help achieve a favourable conservation status for the endangered Iberian toothcarp (Aphanius iberus) in the Murcia region:\na species recovery plan, including management plans for the species in the Marchamalo and Rasall salt pans;\na management plan for the ‘Humedal de Ajauque y Rambla Salada’ and ‘Río Chícamo’ SCIs (sites of Community importance according to the Habitats Directive) within the Natura 2000 network; and\nguidelines for breeding and maintenance of the species in captivity.\n\nOne-off (non-recurring) management actions: In the Upper Chícamo river, new ponds were constructed and existing ponds were restored. Two bridges were also built to replace crossings where previously vehicles had damaged the river bed. A pilot programme was started to increase the habitat available for the Chícamo river’s genetic stock by maintaining small groups in irrigation ponds. In the Marchamalo salt pans, the sides of some ponds were restored to encourage the entry area of water from the “Mar Menor” sea. A side-channel was also constructed to enlarge the species’ habitat and provide water to the restored ponds.\n\nSpecimens were released following the guidelines drawn up at the start of the project. A monitoring programme will continue to assess success or failure of these releases. Further interventions may be carried out if necessary.\n\nTwo lines of breeding in captivity were developed – one from the Chícamo river and the other from the Marchamalo salt pans. These are housed in separate locations to avoid problems of genetic contamination. Besides laboratory breeding, individual specimens were added to external ponds to keep them under conditions of semi-captivity.\n\nRecurrent management actions (i.e. continuing over the course of the project): Monitoring and biological assessments were carried out in each of the target areas of the project. Studies were carried out on the population status (structure and abundance) at the locations of the site actions. Monitoring was carried out on the habitat (assessing physical and chemical parameters, habitat evolution, uses and preferences of the species). Other studies included monitoring of restored habitats (re-stocked) and of new populations.\n\nA programme was implemented to control exotic species (mainly Gambusia or topminnows and American red crab) in the Chícamo river and the Rambla Salada salt pans. In addition, guidelines were drawn up for eradication of gambusia in the two target areas.\n\nAnother programme was developed covering guidelines and implementation of breeding in captivity – considered essential for long-term conservation and recovery of the species. This provided several studies e.g. of various physicochemical parameters, photoperiod, substrate types and optimum proportion of aquarium breeding for captive breeding. Other studies analysed the diet, especially of young fish, as a method of increasing their survival rates. These results were good with a high (70% average) the percentage of hatched eggs and survival of larvae and the young fish. Genetic studies on the captive ‘fartet’ population was also undertaken.\n\nFinally, a programme of awareness raising actions was carried out. The project organised stakeholder meetings, published guidelines and manuals etc. In addition, in association with the Museum of Science and Water and the Murcia nature centre’s network, an exhibition of the captive ‘fartet’ population was presented accompanied by talks and guided visits.\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE04 NAT/ES/000035\nAcronym: Fartet Murcia\nStart Date: 01/01/2005\nEnd Date: 31/12/2008\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,148,668 €\nEU Contribution: 574,334 €\nProject Location: Murcia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Consejería de Agricultura y Agua\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: c/ Catedrático Eugenio Ubeda, 3 - 3° pl., E-30071, MURCIA,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Fish\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    river\n    nature conservation\n    endangered species\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    1210 - Annual vegetation of drift lines\n    1410 - Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)\n    1420 - Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)\n    1430 - Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea)\n    1510 - Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia)\n    3280 - Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Paspalo-Agrostidion species and hanging curtains of Salix and Populus alba\n    5330 - Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub\n    6220 - Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea\n    92D0 - Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae)\n\nSPECIES\n\n    Aphanius iberus\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nConsejería de Agricultura y Agua \tCoordinator\nUniversidad de Murcia, Spain \tParticipant\nMuseo de la Ciencia y del Agua de la Ciudad de Murcia, Spain \tParticipant","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2005,2014,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1178,AD1178,\"m\")","v":47},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"United Kingdom",null,null,null,"2005-01-01","2008-12-31"]
[684,"EU","EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7-People)","https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/104009/brief/en",null,null,"ESFFORES","Evaluating Success of Floodplain Forest Restoration)","\nBetter ways to restore river forests\n\nAn EU team defined success criteria for and studied the effectiveness of river forest restoration programmes. The team recommended broadened assessment, and in the American case found that restored sites had lower native species abundance.\n\nRiver floodplain forests provide numerous invaluable services for humans; yet, what little remains of such ecosystems is poorly functional and fragmented. River forest restoration began in the 1980s, yet most such efforts suffer from unclear focus and lack of criteria for evaluating success or failure.\n\nThe EU-funded ESFFORES (Evaluating success of floodplain forest restoration) project assessed the effectiveness of hitherto unevaluated programmes. The team also derived a set of universal success criteria. The criteria allowed determination of suitable indicators and the factors contributing to success or failure. Such an approach helped researchers to consider a wider range of spatial scales and times since restoration than conventionally would have been possible.\n\nUsing a literature review, the team first examined restoration cases around the world in order to find improvements. Cases fell into five main categories, of which the most important was control of grazing. Indicators of success included biodiversity, structure and processes.\n\nResearchers confirmed that the published evaluations had been local and covered less than 5-6 years. The directions of change had been more frequently assessed than comparisons with controls. The team recommended broadening the assessment to obtain more informative comparisons.\n\nProject members also examined the case of the invasive Tamarix trees in southwestern United States river systems. ESFFORES joined a large collaborative study that monitored the vegetation response to control efforts. Results suggested that the control methods reduced dominance of the exotic species, more through weed control than the fostering of natives. The abundance of native river species was much lower in restored sites than in reference conditions, indicating an excessive focus on weed control instead of hydrology.\n\nResearchers assessed vegetation response to various restoration strategies at the Ebro river in Spain and the Garonne river in France. Channel widening produced plant communities similar to those in natural gravel bars, including new recruits of keystone species. However, floodplain excavation produced degraded states quite unlike pristine conditions. In both rivers, restorations similar to natural reference conditions resulted from hybrid poplars being allowed to resprout after clear-cutting.\n\nESFFORES results have improved understanding of the dynamics of restoring riverine forests, which will support restoration programmes.\nKeywords\n\nRiver forests, forest restoration, floodplain, ESFFORES, vegetation response, weed control\nProject Information\nESFFORES\nGrant agreement ID: 299044\nProject closed\nStart date 1 May 2013\nEnd date 30 April 2016\nFunded under Specific programme \"People\" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)\n\nTotal cost € 268 555,20\nEU contribution € 268 555,20\n\nCoordinated by\nCENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS\nFrance ","France",null,2013,2003,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1179,AD1179,\"m\")","v":35},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France,USA",null,null,null,"2013-05-01","2016-04-01"]
[685,"EU","EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7-SME)","https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/111028/brief/en",null,null,"SUSTAFFOR","Bridging Effectiveness and Sustainability in Afforestation/Reforestation in a Climate Change Context: New Technologies for Improving Soil Features and Plant Performance","\nEnvironment friendly soil conditioners and groundcovers restore forests\n\nScientists have developed a range of plantation techniques that can improve tree survival while avoiding the need for tending.\nClimate Change and Environment icon Climate Change and Environment\n© Míriam Piqué\n\nA significant number of the 100 million trees planted yearly in Europe die because of drought and competition from weeds. Current reforestation techniques to combat these threats rely heavily on the recurrent use of herbicides, water and fossil fuels, which come at a high economic and environmental cost.\n\nThe aim of the EU-funded project SUSTAFFOR (Bridging effectiveness and sustainability in afforestation / reforestation in a climate change context: new technologies for improving soil features and plant performance) was to conceive, produce, develop and thoroughly evaluate new technologies for reforestation projects.\n\nProject partners developed prototypes of soil conditioners, including water-absorbent polymers among other 22 ingredients to improving conditions at micro-site level. They also developed 4 prototypes of groundcovers with the intention of impeding weed establishment and reducing soil water evaporation near the tree.\n\nOf these mulches, 3 were 100 % biodegradable and composed of new biopolymers or woven jute fibres treated with bio-resin. The fourth mulch was made of recycled rubber thereby enabling its reuse in successive plantations.\n\nRigorous field and laboratory tests were conducted before producing commercial prototypes for international marketing and sale. Results showed a 90 % tree survival rate, with 50 % growth increase in the early stages with respect to untreated trees.\n\nThe new soil conditioner and the new biodegradable groundcovers are of particular use in sites located far from populated areas and/or in uneven land or steep slopes, where repeated application of traditional treatments are expensive to apply.\n\nThey can also help minimise the use of machinery thereby minimising noise and protecting vulnerable soil and vegetation. Other positive environmental-social impacts of SUSTAFFOR include reducing considerably carbon emissions and harmful by-products currently produced by the use of herbicides, irrigation, mechanical weeding and petrol-based mulches.\n\nHence the techniques developed by the consortium have been shown to outperform conventional methods when considering economic and environmental aspects together. In addition, all of them have areas of application where they are economically cheaper than conventional techniques. Therefore, a gap in the market exists where these approaches can be promoted.\nKeywords\n\nPlantation, tree survival, SUSTAFFOR, afforestation, reforestation, soil conditioners, mulches, biodegradable, bio-resin, groundcover, forest restoration, tree planting, sustainability\nProject Information\nSUSTAFFOR\nGrant agreement ID: 606554\nProject closed\nStart date 1 October 2013\nEnd date 31 December 2015\nFunded under\n\n    Specific Programme \"Capacities\": Research for the benefit of SMEs\n\nTotal cost € 1 428 766,40\nEU contribution € 1 086 999,80\n1 086 999,80\n341 766,60\nCoordinated by\n\nCONSORCI CENTRE DE CIENCIA I TECNOLOGIA FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA\nSpain\n\n\nObjective\nThe acknowledgment of the importance of floodplain forests and their vulnerability to human impacts has raised them as an increasing focus of interest by the environmental legislation in Europe and across the globe. As a result, huge amounts of money are being invested worldwide in their restoration. However, very few studies have reviewed the success or failure of those efforts, which raises alarming uncertainties about their effectiveness and seriously jeopardizes the fulfillment of legislation objectives. The aim of this project is to develop tools to evaluate the success of past floodplain forest restoration projects according to ecologically-based quantitative criteria, with the ultimate purpose of giving experience-based prescriptions to land managers to optimize the resources devoted to the implementation of the current environmental legislation. To achieve this goal, a multi-scale field observation approach is proposed. Data on environmental, management and vegetation variables will be recorded in a series of restored, degraded and reference sites distributed across 2 semi-arid eco-regions of Western US and Southern Europe, with paired climatic gradients that cover different reaches of 6 large river basins (Middle Rio Grande, Arkansas, Upper Colorado, Tagus, Ebro and Garonne). For these sites, the capacity of abiotic variables as success predictors will be assessed on the base of different criteria representing ecological functionality, using cutting-edge multivariate statistical techniques. Leading scientists in the field of riparian restoration ecology will supervise the project in Europe and the US, within the context of well established research institutions well-suited to support the work. Given Dr. Eduardo González’s strong background and history of success, there is no doubt that with IOF fellowship support, the proposed project will greatly enrich his career, positioning him to make substantial contributions to environmental sustainability in Europe.\n                            ","Belgium/Spain/France/Poland",null,null,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1180,AD1180,\"m\")","v":26},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium,Spain,France,Poland",null,null,null,"2013-10-01","2015-12-01"]
[776,"national","Explore projects - explorer.land","Explore projects - explorer.land",null,null,null,"Territorio AlVelAl","The Altiplano Estepario is a semi-arid steppe that act as a transition zone between desert and Mediterranean forest. There’s too little rain for a forest to grow but the soil is too moist for deserts. So, on this high plateaued landscape, water is and always has been scarce, posing challenges for people living here. Yet there is the potential to restore 1,000,000 hectares of land based on sustainable business cases. Since 2014, AlVelAl have been using the 4 Returns Framework to bring together local farmers, conservationists, government and entrepreneurs to create a common vision for the landscape. AlVelAl now has more than 400 members and three regenerative businesses in operation: an almond and olive cooperative and a food platform. AlVelAl is building a movement to change the perspective of rural life in the region. By combining cultural and natural heritage, farmers working with AlVelAl are developing traditional techniques to create a regenerative future for the territory. Alongside facilitating regenerative farming and developing 4 Returns businesses, AlVelAl is actively restoring natural zones and creating biodiversity hotspots on farms in order to connect the region's natural parks. AlVelAl's goal is for the Altiplano to become a prosperous region, with a strengthened economy and rich in biodiversity and resources with a large-scale approach based on the philosophy of the 4 returns. Return of inspiration: By reversing desertification and rural abandonment, living conditions will improve, the landscape will be beautified and the perspective for the future will grow. Social Return: By creating jobs, developing skills through workshops and courses, and creating professional networks, migration is avoided and cultural and historical heritage is strengthened. Natural Return: By reducing erosion and increasing soil quality and restoring water balance, improving biodiversity and ecosystem functionality. Financial Return: By increasing and making the income of producers and entrepreneurs sustainable, the region is revalued.","Spain",null,2014,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"37.359608372137814, -2.8129498854417703",null,2014,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1000000,null,null,null,null,null,"AlVelAl, Commonland"]
[211,"national","explorer.land","https://ecotree.green/en/           ",null,null,null,"Ecosystem Restoration in Europe",null,"France",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",2021,null,"from the preservation of the environment and habitats, through the creation of new habitats and new food resources.","restoration, protection"]
[339,"national","explorer.land","https://www.urwaldprojekt.org",null,null,null,"Forest conservation project",null,"Germany",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2017,null,"establishment of protected areas","protection"]
[593,"national","explorer.land","https://www.lifeterra.eu/en/",null,null,null,"Life Terra planting in 's-Hertogenbosch","Life Terra works together with the municipality of Den Bosch ('s-Hertogenbosch) to add new forest in the municipality.","Netherlands",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"51.704279187764904, 5.304434563492386",null,2020,null,null,"afforestation"]
[647,"national","explorer.land",null,null,null,null,"Restore Nature in Southern Portugal",null,"Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Restore Nature Foundation"]
[799,"national","explorer.land","https://www.alvelal.net",null,null,null,"Territorio AlVelAl",null,"Spain",null,2014,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Ongoing",2014]
[800,"national","explorer.land","http://www.peterplank.nl",null,null,null,"Cal Tut - A cooperative regenerating 70 hectares of forest and agricultural land","We are a cooperative of people living and working on 70 hectares of vulnerable forest- and agricultural land. We use regenerative practices to safeguard this beautiful space for the current and next generations. A place where working and living go hand in hand again. Where we can put our skills to work as a community to give this piece of land what it desperately needs.","Spain",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Ongoing",2021]
[870,"national","explorer.land","https://explorer.land/x/project/swedish_lapland/\n\nhttps://rewildingeurope.com/rew-project/lapland-rewilding-area/",null,null,null,"Rewilding the Swedish Laplands","Rewilding Europe is working with Rewilding Sweden to secure and restore free-flowing rivers. This, in turn, will support the migration and breeding of salmon, trout and other species, connecting mountains with the sea through so-called bluegreen corridors. The main focus is on the Råne River, which has a catchment area of over 4,200 km2 and is one the wildest (least impacted) large rivers in Europe.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Lapland",null,null,null,null,null,"Conservation, reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"3.548.735,52 ha",305480350,null,null,null,null,null,"Rewilding Sweden"]
[312,"national","Explorer-land.org","https://explorer.land/x/project/urwaldprojekt/; https://www.urwaldprojekt.org ",null,null,null,"Forest conservation project","24 sites, We protect ancient deciduous forests in Germany. These are particularly valuable ecologically and will be safely protected by our project for the next 50 years. In doing so, we work closely with the forest owners. The protection is legally secured through lease agreements and entries in the land register.","Germany",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Eifel",null,"Ongoing",2017,null,null,"forest conservation"]
[871,"national","Explorer-land.org",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden"]
[686,"EU","FEDER-INTERREG","https://reinfforce.iefc.net/en/",null,null,"REINFFORCE","Resource INFrastructure for monitoring, adapting and protecting European Atlantic FORests unde Changing climatE","A unique network of 38 climate change arboreta;  41 demonstration sites to test adaptive management methods; A network of 11 partners, 4 countries, committed for 15 years ","France/Spain/Portugal/United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain,France,UK,Portugal"]
[177,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi",null,null,null,"Metsäisten elinympäristöjen hoito luonnonsuojelualueilla ja virkistysalueella","The treatment of wooded habitats in nature reserves and recreational areas","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"improved management"]
[178,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi",null,null,null,"Metsä-, puro-, ranta- ja suoluonnon monimuotoisuuden sekä vesiensuojelun ja ilmastonmuutoksen hillinnän edistäminen","Promoting diversity of forest, stream, beach and saline, water protection and climate change mitigation","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"improved management"]
[179,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Home - Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation (luonnonperintosaatio.fi)",null,null,null,"Luontohelmet kuntoon","Nature beads to fit","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"improved management"]
[182,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi",null,null,null,"Ketojen ja jalopuumetsien hoitohanke Turussa","Keto and Jalopets Care Project in Turku","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration"]
[185,"national","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi","Grant for Municipal- and Organisation-Helmi programme - Suomi.fi",null,null,null,"Gåsörenin palauttaminen hakamaaksi ja metsälaitumeksi","Returning Gåsören to Hakamaa and Forest Pier","Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration"]
[687,"EU","H2020","https://project-merlin.eu/deliverables.html",null,null,"MERLIN ","MERLIN ","17 case-studies: https://project-merlin.eu/cs-portal.html \n\n7 on peatland",null,null,{"$f":"AC1197","v":2021},{"$f":"AD1197","v":2025},{"$f":"(M1197-L1197)*12","v":48},22034617.5,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2021,2025,null,null,22034617.5]
[688,"EU","H2020","https://www.oneforest.eu/",null,101000406,"ONEforest","ONEforest","ONEforest offers A Multi-Criteria Decision Support System For A Common Forest Management to Strengthen Forest Resilience, Harmonise Stakeholder Interests and Ensure Sustainable Wood Flows.\nONEforest will provide solutions for harmonizing various Forest Ecosystem Services. Thus, forest owners will be able to assess which way of forest management is advantageous for their objectives under current and future ecological and economic conditions.",null,null,{"$f":"AC1198","v":2021},{"$f":"AD1198","v":2024},{"$f":"(M1198-L1198)*12","v":36},5241423.75,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2021,2024,null,null,"5 241 423,75"]
[396,"national","https://drnagyistvan.hu","https://orszagfasitas.hu/",null,null,null,"TELEPÜLÉSFÁSÍTÁSI PROGRAM ","Settlements which have a population less than 10,000 can request trees for afforestation in order to contribute to the government’s aim of increasing Hungary’s tree-covered area to 27% by 2030.","Hungary",null,2020,2023,{"$f":"(M1199-L1199)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"ongoing",2020,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Managing Authority of the Rural Development Program",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Országos Erdészeti Egyesület"]
[175,"national","https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/en","https://luonnonperintosaatio.fi/en/the-finnish-natural-heritage-foundation-receives-a-forest-from-aura/ ",null,null,null,"Tapsunkolkka","The Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation has received a forest from Southwest Finland, which will be renamed Tapsunkolkka. The fourteen-hectare area formerly known as Sepänpelto is located in Aura, 25 kilometres northeast of Turku.","Finland",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,"60.65567524318757, 22.297019502884638","Ongoing",2022,null,"turn forest areas into protected areas","Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,14,null,null,null,null,null,"LUONNONPERINTÖ­­SÄÄTIÖ, FINNISH NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION "]
[395,"national","https://merce.hu","https://hatvanezerfa.hu/",null,null,null,"Hatvanezer fa Békéscsabán","Independent association with a long term afforestation actions in Békéscsaba.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Southern Great Plain",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,22,null,null,null,null,null,"Hatvan ezer fa egyesület"]
[495,"national","https://peatlands.org/peatlands/","https://www.epa.ie/publications/research/biodiversity/research-236.php",null,null,"NEROS ","NEROS:  Network Monitoring Rewetted and Restored Peatlands/Organic Soils for Climate and Biodiversity Benefits","1) The current state of degradation of Irish peat soils will only deteriorate further without intervention – this will lead to further loss of ecosystem services including the regulating services (climate (C sequestration and C storage), water regulation as well as erosion protection), the cultural services (recreational, aesthetic, spiritual and educational) and the supporting services (biodiversity, soil formation, nutrient cycling)\n2) Re-wetting and restoring peatlands and organic soils are co-benefit measures, complementary to nature conservation and protection which can enhance biodiversity and restore biogeochemical functions that are vital for the delivery of ecosystem services and a sustainable environment\n3) By fully exploiting the synergy potential of the climate change-biodiversity nexus, re-wetting and restoring peatlands and organic soils will facilitate Ireland’s legal requirements under EU Directives and national legislation (Habitats Directive, Birds Directive, Flora Protection Orders, the CBD, Water Framework Directive and Landscape Directive)","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EPA Environmental Protection Agency Ireland"]
[496,"national","https://peatlands.org/peatlands/","https://www.ucd.ie/auger/",null,null,"AUGER","AUGER: Peatland properties influencing greenhouse gas\nemissions and removal","Peatlands have played an important role in climate regulation over the past 10,000 years. Pristine peatlands in Ireland are currently a small C sink (absorbing CO2 while emitting CH4) but represent less than 20% of the current national resource. Anthropogenic disturbances, mainly in the form of drainage (for agriculture and forestry) and peat extraction result in increased CO2 and N2O emissions, and reduced CH4 emissions. There are two options for mitigating GHG emissions from peatlands: avoiding new or recurrent drainage and reducing emissions on the existing drained areas. Climate policy instruments involving mitigation on peat soils are not being implemented in Ireland due to lack of basic information on the peatland resource and in particular its properties. This knowledge gap should be addressed in order to fully quantify the role of human activities on the climate footprint of Irish peatlands. Therefore the main objective of this project is to carry out a nationwide survey to document the properties of various types of peatlands and peat soils, how they are affected by various management options and how this influences the C and GHG dynamics of these systems, thereby quantifying the role of human activities on the climate footprint of Irish peatlands.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EPA Environmental Protection Agency Ireland"]
[497,"national","https://peatlands.org/peatlands/","https://www.epa.ie/publications/research/land-use-soils-and-transport/bogland-sustainable-management-of-peatlands-in-ireland-final-report.php",null,null,null,"BOGLAND: Sustainable Management of Peatlands in Ireland","This large-scaled integrated study, informally known as the ‘BOGLAND project’ was funded as a 4-year ‘sustainable development’ project by the National Development Plan through the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation (ERTDI) research programme. Its overall objective was to develop guidance in the development of strategies for the sustainable future management of peatlands in Ireland. To this effect, this report aims to provide a synthesis of knowledge on this key natural resource, the important functions and roles that peatland ecosystems perform, their various utilisation, and how attitudes and policies affect them. This report presents recommendations on the development and the planning of peatland management that could be used as an information source in drafting laws and regulations and ultimately a peatland policy for Ireland. Finally, but not least, it is hoped that this report can communicate the reality of Irish peatlands to the public and Irish Government as well as academia in a clear and unambiguous fashion.","Ireland",null,null,2011,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,"Completed",null,2011,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EPA Environmental Protection Agency Ireland"]
[92,"national","https://www.fld.czu.cz","https://www.fld.czu.cz/en/r-9417-projects-and-partnerships/r-11062-projects/r-12135-external-projects/r-18573-national-research-projects/r-18575-ongoing-projects/r-19212-prognosis-of-bark-beetle-outbreak-and-innovative-approaches-to-its-management/prognosis-of-bark-beetle-outbreak-and-innovative-approaches-.html",null,null,"NAZV ZEMĚ Program 2","Prognosis of bark beetle outbreak and innovative approaches to its management at the level of state and forest owners","This project addresses the ongoing bark beetle outbreak in Czechia and high risk of similar events in the future, particularly in relation to climate change. The objectives are to (i) assess the situation in Czechia in a broader context and quantify effects of the adopted measures, (ii) develop a system for short-to-medium-range outbreak prognoses and the calamity ‘traffic lights’ for spatial and temporal management optimization, (iii) assess the preparedness of different owners, (iv) and formulate basis of a ’forest protection emergency’, an economically viable combination of public procurements of harvester technologies with the state-owned resources. This aims to increase the Czech forestry`s preparedness to calamity events, which are likely to be increasingly frequent in the future.","Czech Republic",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M1205-L1205)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"50.13037541456005, 14.369771817866674","ongoing",2023,2025,null,"research, resilience",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) - Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences"]
[392,"national","https://www.oee.hu","https://parkerdo.hu/",null,null,null,"City Forest Development Program","Long-term strategic project. the most important goals of which are to increase the ecological value of the Budapest and agglomeration forests it cares for, and to strengthen their climate protection and recreational functions.","Hungary",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Central Hungary",null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt."]
[234,"national","https://www.reforestaction.com","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/projects/3149",null,null,null,"TODO: add details",null,"France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation"]
[235,"national","https://www.reforestaction.com","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/projects/1590",null,null,null,"TODO: add details\n\nERROR NOT FOUND",null,"France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation"]
[236,"national","https://www.reforestaction.com","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/projects/1931",null,null,null,"TODO: add details\n\nERROR NOT FOUND",null,"France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"reforestation"]
[518,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/corporate/articles/bosco-ferrari-initiative-launched",null,null,null,"BOSCO FERRARI","Bosco Ferrari is part of the Italian National Forest Campaign (CNFI), promoted by Rete Clima in\npartnership with Coldiretti (the Italian Farmers’ Association) and PEFC (the Programme for\nEndorsement of Forest Certification). It has also received endorsements from Italy’s Ministry of\nEcological Transition (MITE) and the Ministry of Farming, Food and Forestry (MIPAAF).","Italy",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","PROVINCE OF MODENA",null,null,2022,null,null,"planting by funding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,30,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima, Ferrari"]
[522,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/dhl-go-green/",null,null,null,"DHL Tree Planting",null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy"]
[523,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/bosco-della-csr/",null,null,null,"\"Bosco della CSR\" (Forest of CSR)",null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy"]
[524,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/penso-in-verde/",null,null,null,"\"Penso in Verde\" (I think in green)",null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy"]
[526,"national","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti","https://www.reteclima.it/progetti/protezione-foreste-italiane-gestione-forestale-sostenibile-gfs/",null,null,null,"\"Gestione Forestale Sostenibile\" - Sustainable Forest Management","Sorgenia supports the Sustainable Forest Management (GFS) of Italian forests that have received forest certification with PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes).\n\nThrough the Climate Network, in spring 2021 Sorgenia has in fact activated a pilot project of forest management active in the Brescia mountains, aimed at environmental conservation and forest protection through support for their ecosystem services.\n\nThe intervention is located within the Pizzo Badile Forest Consortium, at the Plain of the Gaver in the Municipality of Breno (BS), falling between the sites of the Natura 2000 network (IT 2070006 “Pascoli di Crocedomini – Alta Val Caffaro”).\n\nIt is a particularly interesting area both from the botanical / forest point of view and from the point of view of tourist use, but classified by the Lombardy Region as an area at \"high risk of fires\".\n\nThe support plan of Sorgenia is oriented to the realization of fire-fighting interventions at the expense of the mountain pecceta of Piana del Gaver (peeling is a forest formation with prevalence of spruce), with parallel cleaning of the undergrowth, for the maintenance and promotion of forest ecosystem services.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Breno, Province of Brescia","45.92819594724557, 10.45723944066429",null,null,null,null,"Sustainable Forest Management for fire risk reduction",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150,"NA",null,"Unit de Gestion Cyngtique du Massif Forestier de St-Hubert ASBL/\nCentre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forêts et du Bois (DGRNE), Belgium","Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x"]
[514,"national","https://www.reterurale.it/foreste","https://gonewton.it/",null,null,"NEWTON ","NEWTON - NEtWork for agroforestry in TOscaNa","Agroforestry is the set of agricultural systems in which trees are grown in association with arable land and/or pasture in the same unit of area. It was a widespread practice in the past that, in recent years, is gaining popularity again in view of its greater environmental sustainability, social and economic than traditional agriculture. Among the main benefits: increased productivity, diversification of production, increased biodiversity, reduced erosion of soil, sequestration of greenhouse gases, improvement of microclimate, enhancement of the landscape, increased employment at the local scale. \n\nRecently, the NEWTON project - NEtWork for agroselviculture in TOscaNa, funded by the RDP submeasure 1.1 and 1.2 of the Tuscany Region, studied 2 particularly interesting silvopastoral systems. \n(a) The Paganico Estate, in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, a few kilometers from Grosseto, has an extension of 1,500 hectares divided into forests, pastures, olive groves and vineyards surrounded by a nature rich in wildlife such as roe deer, hares and porcupines. The heart of the estate is extensive organic farming in the wild state in pastures and woods of turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) of Maremmani cattle and Cinta Senese. \n(b) The Pietratonda Farm, conducted in organic farming, has about 100 ha of land arable land cultivated with cereals and fodder crops, and 100 ha of arboreal pastures, of which 35 ha are cork trees (Quercus suber L.). Traditionally used for raising beef cows of the AUBRAC breed in the wild and stable state.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Azienda di Pietratonda, Grosseto, Toscana",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1600]
[513,"national","https://www.reterurale.it/pfs2020","http://www.co2marche.it/il-progetto/",null,null,"CO2 S.Fo.Ma. MARCHE","co2marche - CO2 STORED in FOREST MANAGEMENT MARCHE -Calculation and certification of carbon sequestration in managed forests","Forests certified according to Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) are able to store a greater share of Carbon than unmanaged (i.e., uncut) and untended forests; contribute to climate change mitigation; prevent natural and environmental hazards such as forest fires, hydrogeological disruptions, soil erosion, etc.; protect biodiversity and landscape; and offer tourist-recreational attractions and forest products and by-products, along with culture, traditions, and work for skilled forestry workers.\n\nWe are a team of forestry professionals and researchers, doctors of natural sciences, biologists, environmental engineers, Società Agricole Forestali (SAF) of Marche, Tronto and Monti Azzurri, Trade Associations (CIA Ancona) and consortia of local forestry firms (Consorzio Marche Verdi), and with rigor we have identified a method of counting storable Carbon in the Forest of Marca certified GFS.\n\nWe would like to connect supply and demand for sustainability credits from certified forests, including in other parts of Italy, in a voluntary market for trading tons of carbon, stored with additionality criteria (i.e., not included in the Italian government's counts according to the Kyoto and Paris agreements).","Italy",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Marche",null,null,2019,null,null,"promotion and funding of sustainable forest management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10000,null,null,null,null,null,"SAF (Società Agricolo Forestali)"]
[653,"national","https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Oesterr-Bundesforste-div-Publikationen_12_0001.pdf",null,null,null,null,"Modellprojekt Überlingmoos","After the First World War, the Überlingmoos was drained and used as cattle pasture. It is traversed by a network of drainage ditches, the peat soil is compacted due to grazing and the vegetation is damaged. In a first renaturation step, the forestry company removed the grazed, degenerated parts of the moor south-east of the Überlinghütte from grazing use and fenced in 8 hectares of moor. Employees of the University of Vienna set levels in order to be able to compare the groundwater level with that after the project was completed. The ditches were surveyed, the depth of the peat was probed, base maps were drawn up and the position, width and depth of the wooden embankments were calculated. The actual renaturation measures began on August 16, 2000 after the nature conservation permit had been obtained. The employees of the forest company built a test dam, after which a further 73 dams were built. The dam depths were 1 to 2 m, the widths varied between 1.5 and 4.5 m. Most of the wooden dams were erected by hand by the three forestry workers.\n\nThe work lasted about three weeks, including interruptions due to the weather. After only three working days, the wooden dams had dammed the rainwater from the nightly rains in the ditches at moor level, only the excess water flowed away. In the course of rewetting, it became apparent that an additional 17 dams were necessary. These were erected by the ÖBf employees between October 4th and 17th, 2000. At the same time, they reinforced individual sheet piling walls that had been erected beforehand, in front of which large water dams had formed. Around 11 m3 of larch wood posts were required for the 91 wooden sheet piling walls, each 4 cm thick with milled tongue and groove. In all construction measures, the greatest possible consideration was given to the moor. This complex project not only aroused great interest in the media, but also attracted the attention of international peatland experts. Follow-up checks are currently ongoing, and repair work will be carried out if necessary. Already in 2001 stronger peat moss growth was registered. The compacted bog pasture begins to develop back into a full-fledged bog.","Austria",null,2000,2001,12,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Moor südöstlich\nÜberlinghütte",null,"Completed",2000,2001,null,"peatland restration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8,null,null,null,null,null,"Forstbetrieb Tamsweg"]
[664,"national","https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Oesterr-Bundesforste-div-Publikationen_12_0001.pdf",null,null,null,null,"Wasenmoos am Paß Thurn","There were grazing rights in the internationally important Wasenmoos, and the forestry operation first had to make replacement areas available for the farmers. Only then could the overgrazed moor area be fenced off. In the middle of the moor complex is an old, overgrown peat pit. The entire moor area is criss-crossed by a network of drainage ditches. Due to the high gradient, 132 dams and an additional 35 so-called ground sills, which are wooden dams that do not reach the moor surface, were necessary. The implementation of the major project started in October 2002. The main ditch in the Wasenmoos has already been deepened a few meters so that only ground sills could be built. The width of the dams varied between 2 and 8 m. The ÖBf employees used larch posts with a width of around 30 cm. As a result, fewer posts were needed, but they were significantly more difficult to hammer in. A wooden mallet was used to avoid splitting the posts. In addition, an excavator flattens the edge of the branch trough.","Austria",null,null,2002,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Completed",null,2002,null,"peatland restration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,25420,null,"Dirección General de Medio Ambiente, Ayuntamiento de Cartagena, ANSE, FSM, Universidad de Murcia","Mediterranean Forest","x","Forstbetrieb Mittersill"]
[675,"national","https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Oesterr-Bundesforste-div-Publikationen_12_0001.pdf",null,null,null,null,"Moore am Naßköhr","The karst quarry basin (Polje) Naßköhr includes, in addition to the nationally important Capellarowiese and Zerbenwiese mountain pine moors, a total of 22 moors and is classified as internationally important in its entirety, which absolutely justifies its designation as a Ramsar area. Both bogs have been severely damaged by overgrazing in the Capellaro meadow and peat cutting in the Zerben meadow. The Neuberg forestry company has built 43 larch wood dams on the Capellaro meadow and 79 on the Zerben meadow. Of these 122 dams in total, 5 to 6 m wide dams were also built. A surprise thunderstorm destroyed these large dams before they could be reinforced with transoms. The ÖBf employees repaired and strengthened these wider dams. Thus, the Nassköhr project was one of the most complex renaturation projects within the scope of the cooperation.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Capellarowiese 3,5 ha\nZerbenwiese 13 ha, Stmk.",null,"Completed",null,null,null,"peatland restration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,16.5,"16,5",null,null,null,null,null,"Forstbetrieb\nNeuberg an der Mürz"]
[686,"national","https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Oesterr-Bundesforste-div-Publikationen_12_0001.pdf",null,null,null,null,"Hochmoor am Dientner Sattel","This complex of high moor and low moor lies at the foot of the Hochkönig. In 2001, the employees of the St. Johann forestry company built 47 wooden dams to close the network of drainage ditches. The work was completed in November 2001. The measures not only improve the habitat of the endangered dwarf birch, but also the moor on the Dientner Saddle is of national importance. On May 27, 2003, the state of Salzburg awarded the forestry company the Council of Europe diploma “European Biogenetic Reserve.”","Austria",null,null,2001,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Salzburg",null,"Completed",null,2001,null,"peatland restration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Umweltorganisation WWF Central and Eastern Europe\n\nAddress: Ottakringer Strasse 114-116, 1160 Vienna, Austria\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: http://www.panda.org/cee\n\nTotal budget: EUR 368 231.15\n\nERDF budget: EUR 312 996.48\n\nСдружение \"Черноморска мрежа на неправителствените организации\"\n\n    Name: Сдружение \"Черноморска мрежа на неправителствените организации\"\n\n    Address: Dr- L. Zamenhof 2, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.bsnn.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 99 600.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 84 660.00\nБългарска Фондация Биоразнообразие\n\n    Name: Българска Фондация Биоразнообразие\n\n    Address: Triaditza 6, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Total budget: EUR 97 525.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 82 896.25\nAsociatia WWF Romania\n\n    Name: Asociatia WWF Romania\n\n    Address: Bulevardul Tudor Vladimirescu 29 3rd floor, 011536 Bucharest, Romania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.wwf.ro/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 270 282.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 229 739.91\nAsociatia Zarand\n\n    Name: Asociatia Zarand\n\n    Address: Mihai Viteazul no. 44/63/E/10, 500187 Brasov, Romania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.zarand.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 248 935.75\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 211 595.39\nWWF Slovensko\n\n    Name: WWF Slovensko\n\n    Address: Medená 101/5, 81102 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://slovakia.panda.org/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 246 900.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 209 865.00\nUmweltbundesamt GmbH\n\n    Name: Umweltbundesamt GmbH\n\n    Department: Biodiversity and Nature Conservation\n\n    Address: Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 237 404.67\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 201 793.97\nCEEweb a Biológiai sokféleségért\n\n    Name: CEEweb a Biológiai sokféleségért\n\n    Address: Széher út 40, 1021 Budapest, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.ceeweb.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 224 330.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 190 680.50\nCentrum dopravního výzkumu, v.v.i.\n\n    Name: Centrum dopravního výzkumu, v.v.i.\n\n    Department: Department of Transportation and Environment (O22)\n\n    Address: Líšeňská 33a, 636 00 Brno, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.cdv.cz/en\n\n    Total budget: EUR 198 841.45\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 169 015.23\nMagyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem\n\n    Name: Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem\n\n    Department: Department of Aquaculture & Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development\n\n    Address: Páter K. 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://uni-mate.hu\n\n    Total budget: EUR 194 597.18\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 165 407.60\nHnutí DUHA Olomouc\n\n    Name: Hnutí DUHA Olomouc\n\n    Address: Dolní náměstí 38, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://olomouc.hnutiduha.cz/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 194 431.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 165 266.56\nSlovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave - SPECTRA Centrum excelencie EÚ\n\n    Name: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave - SPECTRA Centrum excelencie EÚ\n\n    Address: Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.stuba.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 153 250.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 130 262.50\nEPC Consultanţă de mediu SRL ",null,null,"Forstbetrieb\nSt. Johann im Pongau"]
[989,"national","Hungarian Workshop","https://oakprotection.eu/en/about-project",null,null,"Oak protection","Protectin of the English oak in the crossborder area","Project motivation\n\nThe role forests play in environmental protection has increased significantly over the past decades, thus the EU lays great emphasis on protecting forests, biodiversity and soil (vid. EU Forestry Strategy & AP).\nProtecting forests’ ecosystem presents an increasingly serious challenge for forestries, as the climate change causes a significant problem in the field of forest management. E.g.: winters becoming milder and precipitation patterns more extremist year by year, thus soil water balance and microclimates are changing, and forest zones sometimes are shifting. Consequently many invasive species have appeared in the project area, which are more resistant to circumstances (e.g.: the lack of rainfall). As a new tendency, native species die off as their habitats are steadily declining.\nThe above mentiond problems exist the area of Mecsekerdő Zrt. and Forestry of Nasice too, but in different degree and in a different weight. The lack of drough and groundwater are a major source of concern in the area of operation of both companies. 10 thousand m3 English Oak registered to die off in the Forestry of Koska per year (in Croatia). Among the native species, the most affected and most sensitive one is the English Oak, with significant natural and economic values. However  the tan, ash and beech are also at risk on the Hungarian side. In addition to the lack of water it is a great new problem that invasive species drown native species in this habitat (e.g.: acacia, amorpha, tree of haeven). In the entire field of operation of the Mecsekerdő Zrt., an estimate based has registered more than 400 hectares of infected areas. The infected part of the project area is 155.17 hectares and the most common species is the amorpha.\nBased on similar professional challenges, geographical proximity and existing working relationships decided the two Forestry that they are common trying to find a solution to the problem.\n\nBiotic damage and invasive plant species on the Drava Plan:\nDifficulties in afforestation in Croatia (drought and flood damage):  ","Croatia/Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary,Croatia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Mecsekerdő Zrt."]
[49,"national","IKI","https://www.procjenaprirode.ba/kontakt/",null,null,null,"PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI","Značaj projekta. Projekat i dokument Procjene stanja prirode i upravljanja prirodnim resursima je od esencijalne važnosti za Bosnu i Hercegovinu, jer predstavlja značajan korak prema održivom upravljanju prirodom. Generalno je poznata činjenica da u Bosni i Hercegovini postoji evidentiran manjak naučnih podataka relevantnih za održivo upravljanje prirodom. Rezultati relevantnog naučnog rada su samo djelomično publicirani, javno dostupni i korišteni za potrebe upravljanja prirodom. U cilju uvida u stanje biodiverziteta i ekosistemskih servisa, uvida u stepen direktnih (fizičkih) i indirektnih (društvenih) pritisaka na prirodu, uvida u postojeće opcije upravljanja i buduće scenarije koji proističu iz utvrđenih podataka, danas je neophodno analizirati i integrisati informaciju iz svih dostupnih izvora (objavljeni i neobjavljeni rezultati naučnih istraživanja, tehnički izvještaji, kao i izvori tradicionalnih znanja).","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bosnia-Herzegowina","Bosnia-Herzegowina",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"IKI"]
[977,"national","IKI","https://www.international-climate-initiative.com/projekt/erhalt-von-besonders-schuetzenswerten-primaerwaeldern-und-altbestaenden-in-ausgewaehlten-nationalparks-der-ukrainischen-karpaten-19-iv-086-ukr-a-karpatenwaelder/",null,null,null,"Erhalt von besonders schützenswerten Primärwäldern und Altbeständen in ausgewählten Nationalparks der ukrainischen Karpaten","Die ukrainischen Karpaten gehören zu den wenigen Orten in Europa, an denen noch sehr alte Wälder und sogar Urwälder zu finden sind. Allerdings sind diese Wälder von großflächiger Abholzung bedroht. Das Projekt unterstützt die Erweiterung von fünf bereits bestehenden Schutzgebieten, wodurch etwa 44.119 Hektar zusätzlich unter Schutz gestellt werden. Um eine effektive Naturschutzarbeit zu gewährleisten, erhalten die Mitarbeitenden der Schutzgebiete moderne Ausrüstung, Weiterbildung und technische Unterstützung, beispielsweise bei der Entwicklung von Managementplänen und Monitoringsystemen. Die lokale Bevölkerung profitiert dabei auf vielfältige Weise: das Projekt beinhaltet Entwicklungspläne und Finanzhilfen für die Gemeinden, direkte Unterstützung kleiner Unternehmen, die im Einklang mit den Naturschutzzielen arbeiten, sowie eine groß angelegte Informationskampagne zu Umweltthemen, die etwa 64.200 Menschen in 49 Dörfern erreichen wird.","Ukraine",null,2019,2025,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1223,AD1223,\"m\")","v":71},null,3980304.87,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Ukraine",null,null,"Ongoing","2019-07-01","2025-06-30",null,"protection, management",null,"3.980.304,87€",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Frankfurt Zoological Society",null,null,null,"IKI"]
[156,"national","InNovaSilva","https://innovasilva.com/bornholm-2/",null,null,null,"InNovaSilva: Poulsker Plantage on̊ Bornholm (11 ha)","Demonstration of new methods and species in practice\nNew methods that point in the direction of future needs and\nadaptability for forest and nature management must be demonstrated in\nlarge and practice-relevant scale. This happens with the possibility to also\ncompared to current common methods. \nThe possibilities and perspectives are convincingly described by WWF and David Attenborough. This emphasizes the need for us to use more wood in the greener and more sustainable society of the future - and at the same time to take an active approach to where all that wood must come from. The need for a green transition is presented in the light of the obvious and simultaneous need to free modern society from the almost total dependence on fossil fuels. Wood is among the most sustainable and climate-friendly materials, which we have at our disposal in significant quantities, and of which we have the cost-effective possibility – through active forestry and afforestation – to produce much more; if we want.\n\nParadoxically, active management of forests and nature has been met with ever-increasing skepticism in recent decades - especially in relation to the quality of forests as a habitat for species and thus biodiversity. The headwind also arises in relation to managing forests as a partial production apparatus, with the extraction of timber and residual wood for biomass and energy production in particular. ","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.02396887468247, 15.037538037143024","ongoing",2022,null,"-research demonstration areas","The Resilient Future Forests Lab (RFFL) offers a platform for forestry and forest restoration research to support innovative solutions and strengthen the science-practice linkage. It is implemented and hosted by IUFRO and its member-organizations.\nThe core experiments are operational scale demonstration experiments supported by smaller and more focused experiments.  \n\nThe treatment groups of the experiments are: \n\n    Do nothing (for example natural regeneration). \n    Business-As-Usual (BAU) for purpose of comparison with innovative treatments and across RFFL locations. \n    Innovative treatments.  \n\nInnovative treatments demonstrate and document for example: \n\n    Increased productivity, carbon sequestration, adaptation to climate change by new mixtures of species and genetic material and/or new management systems. \n    Conversion of monoculture plantations to native or mixed species stands. \n    New stock types and regeneration techniques to improve the root systems of planted stock and gain better drought and storm tolerance.  \n    New silvicultural techniques to reduce impact of domestic grazers or wild ungulates.\n\n\n\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"InNovaSilva"]
[689,"EU","Interreg","https://keep.eu/projects/20073/Crossborder-Habitat-Network-EN/\n\nhttp://www.at-cz.eu/",null,null,"ConNat AT-CZ ","Crossborder Habitat Network and Management - Connecting Nature AT-CZ","The mutual landscape between the regions of Lower Austria Mostviertel, Waldviertel, Weinviertel and between the regions South Bohemia, Vysocina and South Moravia in the Czech Republic are increasingly cut by obstruction, roads and intensive use. Wildlife migration corridors are being interrupted. Important protected areas and natural landscapes (core habitats) such as the national parks Thayatal and Podyji or the Ramsar areas and moores of the Waldviertel and South Bohemia are isolated and by a lack of species exchange affected in their biodiversity. Besides the segregation, there are further impairments in the core habitats, e.g. by peat extraction or drainage. The overarching project goal is, in line with the EU Green Infrastructure Strategy, to maintain the large-scale habitat networking between the Lower Austrian Alps, the Bohemian Forest, the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the Lower Austrian Alps and the Carpathians, to join them across the border and to maintain the core habitats through coordinated management measures. The aim is to implement Natura 2000 conservation objectives, to ensure biodiversity, further landscape ecosystem services and an attractive recreational area for the population. 5 cross-border mechanisms will secure habitat connections, animal-corridors, to protect the moors and Contribute to enhance the wild population and will bring management concepts for the forest habitats and flora of the national parks Thayatal and Podyji. The establishment of a cross-border working group at the implementation level of the protected area management makes it possible for the first time to regularly exchange common practical questions. In addition, 2 elements of the Green Infrastructure will be established in the form of revitalized Moore and local networks of natural landscape elements. Awareness-raising measures are undertaken for stakeholders, the regional population and others. This is to introduce visitors to the value of natural heritage and to create understanding for the actions of the project.\nFor this purpose, a broad partnership with 11 partners (5 CZ, 6 AT) was formed with scientific and practical experience in nature conservation, wildlife ecology and space and regional planning in regions, small regions and others communities. The national parks Thayatal and Podyji use the outputs directly in their management plans and implementation. The ÖBF (Austrian Federal Forest Headquarter) are partners for the implementation. Their direct participation of the regions South Bohemia and Vysocina and the Lower Austrian Nature Conservation Department will link ideally their expertise and the subsequent use of the outputs. The findings are exemplary for other project areas. The project follows on from experiences (CZ Habitat Model, Alpine-Carpathian Corridor Project), but adapts them to the different circumstances. It considers measures not sectorally but in the context of large-scale networking across state borders. It thus contributes to improving the trans-regional green infrastructure, ecosystem services and sustainable development of the region.\n\nSummary\nProject name (EN): Crossborder Habitat Network and Management - Connecting Nature AT-CZ\n\nProject acronym: ConNat AT-CZ\n\nProject start date: 2017-10-01\n\nProject end date: 2021-06-30\n\nProject status: closed\n\nTotal budget/expenditure: EUR 2 171 069.07\n\nTotal EU funding (amount): EUR 1 845 408.71\n\nCo-financing sources:\n\n    ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 845 408.71. ","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",{"$f":"AC1225","v":2017},{"$f":"AD1225","v":2021},{"$f":"(M1225-L1225)*12","v":48},2171069.0699999998,1845408.71,null,null,"Landscape fragmentation/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/drainage/Overharvesting","Creation of wildlife crossings/management and planning and opimization","Increase landscape connectivity/improve or maintain biodiversity/To promote tree or plant regeneration",11,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,2017,2021,null,null,"2.171.069,07","1.845.408,71",null,null,null,"271.51,62",null,null,null,"NA",null,null,"National Parks Thayatal/Podyji/Austrian Federal Forests/Lower Austrian Nature Conservation Department","Forest-Ecosystem/Broadleaf Forest"]
[690,"EU","Interreg","https://www.innsieme.org/ueber-uns/",null,null,"INNsieme I","INNsieme I - Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit für den Inn","In all three project countries, there have been activities for species protection on the Inn River for more than 25 years. This work has resulted in numerous studies on the renaturation potential of various sections of the river. What has been missing so far is a holistic concept for the entire course of the river, which also sufficiently takes into account the continuity and sequence of the largely punctual measures (stepping stone concept). Therefore, within the framework of INNsieme, we want to develop a holistic model for the Inn that defines an ideal state in which the Inn is fully functional as a living ecosystem and the habitat conditions meet the specialized requirements of the native species. This is also associated with the definition of suitable recommendations for action that mitigate existing negative influences on the Alpine river and improve the living conditions for flora and fauna.","Austria/Germany/Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria,Germany,Switzerland"]
[691,"EU","Interreg","https://rivercorridor.com",null,null,null,"Alpen-Karpaten Flusskorridor","The Carpathians and the Alps belong to the most important natural areas in Europe. The designation of the Alpine-Carpathian Corridor ensured that the ecological link between these large areas is guaranteed. Habitat connectivity for aquatic organisms in the Austrian-Slovakian border region should also now be protected and improved within the framework of the Alpine Carpathian River Corridor. The large protected areas (Donau-Auen, Zahorie, Wienerwald, Morava) in the metropolitan area of Vienna-Bratislava are of outstanding importance for nature conservation and local recreation. However, they can only achieve their protection goals if they remain connected through habitat corridors. The network of waterways plays an important role in this protection. Regulations, transversal structures, weak structure of Low Riparian Forests and intensive agriculture in the surrounding area affect their multi-functionality. Cross-border protection and care concepts for selected rivers (Rudava, Malina, Myjava, Mociarka in Slovakia, Schwechat and Fischa in Austria) are being developed jointly by experts from both countries. Pilot revitalization measures improve the habitat quality of the rivers and contribute to flood protection in the region. The success of the implemented project measures is documented based on selected species (Kingfisher, Common Nase, Dice Snake, Ukrainian Brook Lamprey). The involvement of neighboring communities, interested parties and schools in the project activities should make the rivers in the Austrian-Slovak border region more tangible again and rekindle the enthusiasm for the river habitat.","Austria/Slovenia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria,Slovenia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Interreg Alps Carpathian River Corridor forms a platform for the cooperation of numerous institutions of various levels (NGOs, protected area administrations, municipalities, cities, Office of the regional government, ministries); Joint development of strategic documents: exchange of experience in the field of riverine management, establishment of common standards, formulation of common future development goals, strategic anchoring of the Alpine Carpathian River Corridor at regional, national, bilateral level as well as in the relevant macro-regional strategies; Implementation of 13 River Revitalization Measures with exemplary character: to improve the quality of the habitat, to strengthen the habitat network and to ensure the experience; Documentation and presentation of the results of the project based on key types: monitoring and evaluation of project success, involvement of the public and species protection measures together with schools, communities, associations."]
[692,"EU","Interreg","https://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/refocus",null,null,"REFOCuS","REFOCUS-Resilient riparian forests as ecological corridors in the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve","Riparian forests of the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve are important ecological corridors but at the same time are in unfavourable condition due to various reasons. For instance, these are increasing incidence of pests and diseases, unsustainable human activities and lack of guidance on how to manage riparian forest, especially when natural regeneration fails. On the other side, these forests are important for society in general due to provision of many services and benefits. REFOCuS will than fight to counteract this decline by boosting riparian forest resilience. In order to achieve this goal, REFOCuS will: come up with novel silvicultural methods for forest management and conservation, increase availability of appropriate planting material to be used when natural regeneration fails.","Austria/Slovenia/Croatia/Hungary/Serbia",null,{"$f":"AC1228","v":2018},{"$f":"AD1228","v":2021},{"$f":"(M1228-L1228)*12","v":36},1503076.78,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia,Austria,Croatia,Hungary,Serbia",null,null,null,2018,2021,null,null,"1503076,78"]
[693,"EU","Interreg","https://plurifor.iefc.net/",null,null,"Plurifor","Transnational Plans for the Management of Forest Risks - Cross-border collaboration to develop regional and transnational risk management plans for forest areas susceptible to biotic and abiotic hazards","Project Objectives\n\nPLURIFOR aims to help with the development of regional and transnational risk management plans for forest areas susceptible to biotic and abiotic hazards.\n\nThe project will focus on the risks posed by:\nChestnut gall wasp\nEucalyptus weevil\nFusarium\nPinewood Nematode\nEmerging pests and diseases\nForest fire\nSoil degradation\nStorms\n\nThe project comprises 11 partners and 21 associate partners, uniting research institutes, universities, forest related organisations (unions, associations, services) and regional governments and councils from the Interreg Sudoe countries of Portugal, Spain and France.\n\nThe focus is on incorporating the latest scientific understanding of hazards to forests in the south-west of Europe into the civil planning mechanisms for dealing with these hazards and their impacts. It involves a direct transfer of knowledge between partner countries and partner institutions working alongside each other to develop evidence-based and up to date risk management plans.\n\nThe Planted Forests Facility (formerly EFIATLANTIC, the Atlantic European regional office of the European Forest Institute), is providing guidance and direction for the project, having previously coordinated the Interreg Sudoe IV project FORRISK on forest risk management.\n\nPLURIFOR kicked off with a meeting in Pierroton, France, on 12th July 2016 and will last until June 2019.\n\nPlurifor Project\nBackground\n\nForests cover more than 30% of the area of France, Spain and Portugal. Their conservation is vital, not only in terms of biodiversity and quality of life of society, but also in terms of the diverse economic activities associated with them.\n\nThey are regularly subject to a variety of biotic and abiotic hazards, such as insect and fungal attack in the former case, and storms, fire and soil alteration in the latter. These cause increasing damage as a result of global change, which goes beyond administrative borders.\n\nThe project therefore aims to help the project regions prepare for these increasing risks and to facilitate cooperation between the various organisations in each administrative area that is in charge of risk prevention and management. It will do this by continuing the work of FORRISK and improve existing or create new forest risk management tools and plans.\nApproach\n\nThe project started by identifying the needs of partners from regional forest services in terms of risk management and transnational workshops are organised in order to complete this information.\n\nIn collaboration with the project’s associate partners, the partners will develop tools (cartography, insect traps, surveillance methods, management techniques, etc.), which will then be integrated into existing risk management plans or new plans will be created to accommodate them.\n\nThese new or improved plans will then be tested validated and presented to technical staff who will apply them between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019.  As soon as the first versions are available, citizens will be invited to consult and comment on the proposed plans.\n\nAs a result of these actions and tools, each participant region will benefit from the experience, means and knowledge reaped and pooled transnationally in South-West Europe."]
[699,"EU","LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-LV-000082/protection-and-management-of-the-northern-gauja-valley",null,"LIFE03 NAT/LV/000082","N Gauja ","Protection and management of the Northern Gauja Valley","PROJECT DESCRIPTION\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe project focused on the middle section of the river Gauja in Latvia close to the Estonian border. The total project area (Ziemelgauja) consisted of more than 140km of extensive river valley and about 19 000 hectares of outstanding importance for a wide range of species and habitats. Due to the light sedimentary rocks, many bends have formed in the river as well as oxbow lakes and meandering floodplains. In this area, 17 habitats (seven priority) listed in the Habitats Directive can be found, including grasslands, wooded meadows, western taiga, Tilio acerion forests, alluvial forests, bog woodland. The area is equally important for a large number of species (at least 45 listed in Birds and Habitats Directives), such as the corncrake (Crex crex) (250-350 pairs) and the rare hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita).\n\nDue to particular geomorphologic circumstances, water flow and regular floods, natural succession is still taking place in some parts of the riverbanks. Forests and meadows -- more than a half of them semi-natural – are characterised by very high biological diversity. The old protection regimes of the previous century have played an important role in ensuring this diversity, but today only 6% of the project area is protected. Moreover, during the last decades the natural habitats and species have become increasingly threatened by a lack of management (which has led to the dramatic overgrowth of the floodplain meadows) and by intensive forest cutting, particularly on private lands.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\n\nThe aim of the project was to assign the most appropriate national protection status to the project area and create the basis for including the site in the Natura 2000 network. In order to achieve this result, a complete survey of the area’s conservation values would be carried out. Based on inventory results, management and zoning plan would be produced for the whole territory in close collaboration with the key stakeholders. Draft regulations would be prepared for the assignation of legal protection status to the area and a management body would be set up to secure its long-term administration and control. Practical on-site actions would include the restoration and active management of around 350ha of grasslands for the corncrake and the management and restoration of around 300ha of priority forests. In addition, micro-reserves would be set up for forests of particularly high conservation value; inter alia through the payment of compensation to private landowners. In order to raise awareness and gain the support of local communities, the outcomes of the project would be publicised through the production of information booklets, seminars and videos.\n\nRESULTS\n\nThe main achievement of the project was the drawing up of the management plan and the new individual regulations on the protection and use of the project area. These documents created the basis for the sustainable long-term management and conservation of this site, thus ensuring favourable conservation status for the habitats and species of EU importance.\n\nMore than 300ha of grassland habitats – including such priority habitat types as species-rich Nardus grasslands on siliceous substrates, Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands and Fennoscandian wooded meadows – have been restored and nearly 500ha were maintained by grazing, mostly using argi-environmental schemes. The project activities have significantly facilitated the elaboration, improvement and use of agri-environmental schemes for the maintenance of biologically valuable grasslands in the project area. As a result of the project, agri-environmental plans have been drawn up for 56 individual farms, which cover around 990ha of agricultural land. This provides new economic benefits for local farmers and also demonstrates long-standing meadow management. Agri-environmental schemes included in the new Rural Development Plan for Latvia for the time period of 2007-13 will be the main financial tool for the maintenance of grassland habitats.\n\nAlso within the scope of the project, around 380ha of forest habitats – including the priority forest habitat, Western taiga, the forest stands with old oaks (as a habitat for Osmoderma eremita) and Tetrao urogallus lek sites – have been successfully managed/restored. Additionally, the project ensured the establishment of 84 micro-reserves with a total area of around 240ha necessary for the effective strict protection of forest habitats in the project area. The first monitoring results showed that such management actions have been effective.\n\nProject dissemination activities markedly raised general public awareness of the importance of the conservation of the areas and its unique value, as well as the profile of the Natura2000 network and available compensation schemes. The project played an important role in demonstrating nature-friendly habitat management. Such raised awareness is crucial for the further sustainability and After-LIFE continuation of the project objectives.\n\nThe NEEMO external monitoring team carried out ex-post follow-up visits in May and June 2016, eight years after the project closed, and found that management activities were continuing in the project areas through EU Rural Development Programme agri-environmental funding schemes established by the project. Grazing and mowing is still ongoing in 99% of the project’s pilot areas, and also in other territories covering in total 67% of the target grasslands within the Natura 2000 network site. These activities are crucial for maintaining several Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitats in the protected landscape area of \"Ziemelgauja\" (Northern Gauja). The ex-post noted that the creation of the Rural Partnership for this area has contributed to a greater sense of local ownership. All the equipment purchased within the project for the Information centre was passed to the Rural Partnership, to support the further management of the area. The project’s agri-environmental schemes for the maintenance of the target grasslands has provided new economic benefits for local farmers, such as ecotourism, and also demonstrated to a wider public how meadow management can be done successfully and continuously. Its success has encouraged other farmers in the region to apply for the agri-environmental payments. The farmers contacted confirmed that the agri-environmental plans developed within the project were important for raising farmers' awareness about the value of nature on their land and in helping them to plan their actions. An analysis of species' diversity and changes in the environmental conditions done in 2015 showed that in all the assessed areas, the grassland renewal is being successful, with regeneration processes clearly evident. All involved parties agreed that the project still has a considerable impact on the project area. The most tangible impact is for farmers, who are still maintaining the herds grown from the animals given by the project and still continuing management of the biologically-valuable grasslands; which according to the farmers and project management, would not have been done to the current extent without the LIFE project.\n\nFurther information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see \"Read more\" section).\n\nADMINISTRATIVE DATA\n\nReference: LIFE03 NAT/LV/000082\nAcronym: N Gauja\nStart Date: 01/10/2003\nEnd Date: 31/12/2007\nTotal Eligible Budget: 1,526,000 €\nEU Contribution: 1,142,974 €\nProject Location: Protected landscape area 'Noth Gauja', Latvia\nCONTACT DETAILS\n\nCoordinating Beneficiary: Latvian Fund for Nature\nLegal Status: PUBLIC\nAddress: Mazcenu aleja 3, Jaunmarupe, Marupes pagasts, LV-2166, Riga rajons,\n\n\nLIFE Project Map\nENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED\nTHEMES\n\n    Birds\n\nKEYWORDS\n\n    ecological assessment\n    environmental education\n    environmental impact of agriculture\n    forest ecosystem\n    freshwater ecosystem\n    grassland ecosystem\n    land use planning\n    landscape conservation policy\n    wetlands ecosystem\n    site rehabilitation\n    cartography\n    geographic information system\n    public awareness campaign\n    hydrographic basin\n    integrated management\n    environmental training\n    social participation\n    forest management\n    management plan\n    informal negotiation\n    restoration measure\n    conflicting use\n    management contract\n    information system\n\nTARGET EU LEGISLATION\n\n    Regulation 1257/1999 - Support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (17.05.1999)\n    COM(2001)162 -\"Biodiversity Action Plan for the conservation of natural resources (vol. I & II)\" (27.03.2001)\n    COM(98)42 -\"Communication on a European Community Biodiversity Strategy\" (05.02.1998)\n    COM(95) 189 - \"Communication on the judicious use and conservation of wetlands\" (12.12.1995)\n    Decision 93/626 - Conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity (25.10.1993)\n    Directive 92/43 - Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora- Habitats Directive (21.05.1992)\n    Directive 79/409 - Conservation of wild birds (02.04.1979)\n\nTARGET HABITAT TYPES\n\n    3150 - Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation\n    3260 - Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation\n    5130 - Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands\n    6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)\n    6230 - \"Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)\"\n    6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands\n    6430 - Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels\n    6510 - \"Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)\"\n    6530 - Fennoscandian wooded meadows\n    7140 - Transition mires and quaking bogs\n    8220 - Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation\n    9010 - Western Taïga\n    9160 - Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli\n    9180 - \"Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines\"\n    91D0 - Bog woodland\n    91E0 - \"Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)\"\n\nSPECIES\n\n    None or non applicable\n\nPARTNERSHIPS\nName \tType\nLatvian Fund for Nature \tCoordinator\nLatvian State Forests \tParticipant\nZaubes Cooperative, Latvia \tParticipant\nVides Filmu Studija, Latvia \tParticipant\nVidzeme Development Agency, Latvia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Gaujiena, Latvia \tParticipant\nMunicipality of Vireši, Latvia \tParticipant","Latvia","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas/Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2003,2020,48,1526000,1142974,"NA","international funds/LIFE (EU)","Non-management/Overharvesting/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","agro-forestry/Full protection - Restriction of all active management/Retention and protection of individual trees and tree groups including habitat and wildlife trees/monitoring/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/management and planning and opimization","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/cooperation or networking/education or science",7,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,620,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[340,"EU","LIFE","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-CCM-DE-000138/reduction-of-co2-emissions-by-restoring-degraded-peatlands-in-northern-european-lowland",null,"LIFE15 CCM/DE/000138 ","LIFE Peat Restore","Reduction of CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland"," Some 25-30% of carbon stored in ecosystems is found in peatlands, twice as much carbon as is stored in forests. Peatland degradation, however, leads to the decomposition and mineralisation of peat and consequently to the release of the stored carbon in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2). According to Wetlands International, there are at least 500 000 km2 of degraded peatlands worldwide, releasing some 2 billion tonnes/yr of CO2 worldwide, a figure that is estimated to be increasing by 2% per year. Degraded peatlands are estimated to account for some 5-6% of all CO2 emissions from anthropogenic activities and around 30% of CO2 emissions caused by land use and its transformation.\n\nThe post-2020 international climate agreement of 2013 obliges signatories to report emissions and removals from peatland drainage and rewetting and to create national greenhouse gas inventories. This is an important step, but there is still a need for a comprehensive and unified strategy for restoring degraded peatlands that would form part of an EU-wide climate policy. ","Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany",null,2016,2022,{"$f":"(M1231-L1231)*12","v":72},5943535,5943535,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,Germany",null,null,null,2016,2022,null,null,5943535,3549480,null,null,null,null,null,null,"4.092 ha",40920]
[812,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"22128528: Föryngring av ek i brynzoner","The 6 selected areas will be planted by 300. 3-year-old forest plants of Swedish origin, with provenance from Uppland. A cage of game nets, with fine mesh down at the bottom is attached to a post to serve as grazing protection for each oak plant. The cage has a height of 2 meters. When the plants reached about 15 years of age, the cage is removed.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Haninge",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,300,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[813,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"22128397: Restaurering Östra Ekedal","Thinning/clearing of young forest in objects 64, 70, 81, 99, 100 (see Appendices 2 and 3) to benefit leaves and pine. The majority of the material is run out. High stumps and lying dead wood are created. Payment of oak, pine and ash in objects 32.55, 71 and 119 consisting of former grazed tree -clad pasture land. Galking of spruce in parties to create gaps for rejuvenation of pine and oak and benefit Hasselsnok in object 66 (see Appendices 2 and 3). In object 12, the unusual and threatened species rhyme grows (one). The species is linked to open and lean pine forests and has disappeared from most of its plant sites on Värmdö. Today it is only left in three places. In order to improve the prerequisite for the species, even sparse pine forests should be created near the plant site. This is done through gaps created by thinning mainly spruce and also pine.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Värmdö",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200000]
[814,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"22128370: Tallinsekter","Deployment of flames from exploitation projects, precipitation of pines, clearing in the environment to avoid shading, veteranization of standing trees. Results of measures are sunlit pine and veteranian pine. Payment of coarse pines. Sun -lit pines that make up, among other things, substrate for relic goat.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Värmdö",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,25]
[815,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21207609: Sågcrona-Steglinge, Höganäs, tätortsnära grönområde","Thinning 4 ha to benefit oak and hawthorn","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Höganäs",null,"Confirmed"]
[816,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21197660: Naturvårdande röjning","Conservation clearing","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Älmhult",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1]
[817,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21157549: Restaurering och skapande av brynzoner","The supply of dead wood if it is not possible to create from existing trees in the brow or if more needs to be added and dead wood signs that can be set up where there are a lot of people. Clearing in brows. Implement measures such as clearing away sly, freely chop, create tabs, broaden brows, leave dead wood, create high stumps.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Motala",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,120,"NA",null,"Instituto Lucense de Desarrolo Economico y Social, Conselleria de medio ambiente-Xunta de Galicia, Spain","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x"]
[819,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21127768: Holmviksskogen naturreservat 1","Selective thinning and clearing alternative conservation burning according to developed maintenance plan. Target image describes the different areas of the maintenance plan. Furthermore, Raggbock that has been observed in the vicinity of the area will benefit from the measures. Payment of coarse trees. The results of the measures will be sunlit coarse pine, oaks and asparagus.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Värmdö",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,40000]
[820,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21127768: Holmviksskogen naturreservat 2","In selected Hällmars areas, the tree layer should be spaled out, so that a high degree of sun exposure is obtained. An irregular structure should then be sought, with alternating denser and sparse parts and with larger areas that are completely tree and bush-free and with completely open stoves to the south.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Värmdö",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3000,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[821,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21127727: Friställa ekar","Payment of coarse oaks and other deciduous trees","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Värmdö",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,55,null,null,"Fundación CTIM, Associação Florestal de Portugal, Universidade de Aveiro, HIFAS da Terra S.L., INDUTEC INGENIEROS S.L.U, Asociación Forestal de Galicia, Tratamientos Ecológicos del Noroeste S.L.","Mediterranean Forest","word search"]
[822,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"21107415: Aspbo naturreservat - ökad tillgänglighet o naturvårdsinsatser","Conservation efforts through free -cutting trees (13 ha).","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Östhammar",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,130000,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[823,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"20207046: Ljung-Bee-Hed • Gynna pollinatörer och återskapa kulturmarkerna på Ljungbyheds golfbana och flygplats","Restore old enskog","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Klippan",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1]
[824,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"20206741: Björka skog naturreservat","Preparation of reserve, thinning and clearing, birdhouses, educational elements.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Helsingborg",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1]
[825,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"20186689: Naturvårdsåtgärder Galgberget 1","Forest measures such as free chopping of coarse oaks and the extension of stone walls. Begin the innovation of natural values ​​in Ungskog, including future eternity trees. Highlight large tree species variation, including bearing and flowering trees and shrub vegetation. Measures will be implemented in 8 stocks/maintenance areas on Galgberget. (The maintenance plan comprises a total of 40 care areas.)","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Halmstad",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8]
[826,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"20186689: Naturvårdsåtgärder Galgberget 2","Targeted measures to increase the biodiversity of the area. Creation of dead wood through tests of different methods. Set of hollow for, for example, bats and birds. Measures will take place in 8 stocks/maintenance areas. Measures against invasive species, primarily German pay/sewing salaries, in connection with other conservation measures in the area.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Halmstad",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Kurzemes plānošanas reģions\n\nAddress: Avotu 12, LV-3801 Saldus, Latvia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.kurzemesregions.lv\n\nTotal budget: EUR 97 963.15\n\nERDF budget: EUR 83 268.68\n\nSaldus novada pašvaldība\n\n    Name: Saldus novada pašvaldība\n\n    Address: Striķu 3, LV-3801 Saldus, Latvia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.saldus.lv\n\n    Total budget: EUR 51 594.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 43 854.90\nSkrundas novada pašvaldība\n\n    Name: Skrundas novada pašvaldība\n\n    Address: Raiņa 11, LV-3326 Skrunda, Latvia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.skrundasnovads.lv\n\n    Total budget: EUR 40 487.15\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 34 414.08\nKuldīgas novada pašvaldība\n\n    Name: Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība\n\n    Address: Baznīcas 1, LV-3301 Kuldīga, Latvia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.kuldiga.lv\n\n    Total budget: EUR 185 955.82\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 158 062.45\nTelšių rajono savivaldybės administracija\n\n    Name: Telšių rajono savivaldybės administracija\n\n    Department: Strategic Planning and Investment division\n\n    Address: Žemaitės 14, LT-87133 Telšiai, Lithuania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.telsiai.lt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 221 576.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 188 339.60\nKlaipėdos rajono savivaldybės administracija\n\n    Name: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybės administracija\n\n    Address: Klaipedos str. 2, 96130 Gargzdai, Lithuania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): http://www.klaipedos-r.lt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 54 175.95\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 46 049.56\nKauno miesto savivaldybės administracija\n\n    Name: Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija\n\n    Address: Laisvės ave. 96, 44251 Kaunas, Lithuania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.kaunas.lt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 144 772.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 123 056.20\nVšĮ Kauno regiono plėtros agentūra\n\n    Name: VšĮ Kauno regiono plėtros agentūra\n\n    Address: Laisvės Ave. 46, LT-44246 Kaunas, Lithuania\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.krda.lt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 69 400.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 58 990.00\nVentspils novada pašvaldība "]
[827,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"20146650: Kommunicera och frihugga skyddsvärda träd","Freely chop about 20 pieces of protected trees on municipal land. An inventory of which trees are to be freely carried.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Vaggeryd",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,20]
[828,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"20037157: Pollineringsmyller i Jämtland","5 dead trees should be shipped and laid out and and drilled small holes in. Mixed 2 mm and up to 9 mm.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Krokom",null,"Completed"]
[829,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"19156014: Inventering av död ved i kommunala skogar","Create dead wood in the municipal -owned forests.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Linköping",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5]
[831,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"19116220: Frihuggning av ekar i Tomtaklintskogens naturreservat","Free chopping of oaks, including the parts of arborist consultation and planning proposals and free -cutting with two arborists as well as two conservationists. The oaks are gradually free for three years.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Trosa",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"SYNDICAT OF THE MAURENIAN COUNTRIES\n\nOther beneficiaries\n\nCittà metropolitana di Torino\n\nCC Briançonnais\n\nGAL Escarton Valli Valdesi\n\nCC Porte de Maurienne\n\nCittà di Pinerolo\n\nCC Ecrins\n\nCNA Torino\n\nCC Maurienne Galibier\n\nUnioncoop Torino",null,"word search"]
[833,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18134843: Skyddsvärda träd - Åtgärder","Free chopping, glowing of trees and neglect in forest areas with giant trees (former pastures). Partly mechanical exit. Dead wood is left. It refers to forests in Diseröd (8 hectares), Munkegärde-Olseröd (4 hectares) and Fontin (0.5 hectares). Comprises a total of 12.5 hectares, ie 125000 m2. Cost is based, among other things. a at a procured arborist award.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Kungälv",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,125000]
[834,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18124907: Skog för alla i Roslagen – utveckling av hyggesfritt skogsbruk genom dialog, utbildning och praktiska åtgärder","Forestry measures. Support for forestry measures in objects that can be good examples. The goal is to implement efforts in at least three areas.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Norrtälje",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3]
[836,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18075396: Reliktbock - en ansvarsart i Karlstads kommun","Biotope care measures in the form of elderly pines are carried out around at least 50 pines in at least 10 different areas.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Karlstad",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,6500,null,"Department of Forests, Frederick University, Cyprus Forest Association","Mediterranean Forest","x"]
[837,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18074616: Naturvårdsbränning i skogslandskap","Conservation burning. Chosen fire objects can be on Ö which is a nature reserve and N2000 area. Dense dialogue with the county administrative board, the Forest Board and the emergency services provide the basis for safe burning for humans, plants and animals. Fire, communication and security plan, is carried out. Long period of time to hit the appropriate time for implementation. At least 3 ha conservation -burned forest on the municipality's forest holdings.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Karlstad",null,"SR Reported",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,30000]
[838,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18066151: Lokal utveckling genom natur- och kulturvård i Marmaverken","The park-nature and cultural conservation through careful adapted clearing where a large part is placed on securing regrowth and secure so not valuable trees, shrubs and herbs is suffocated by overgrowth. Measurement value 20 working days.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Söderhamn",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,20]
[839,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18055002: Utveckling av grön infrastruktur i Säter","Ress of spruce, etc. in deciduous forest environments.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Säter",null,"Confirmed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3]
[840,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"18024833: Naturvårdsåtgärder och naturinformation i Arboretum Norr","Motormanual harvesting trees for the creation of high stumps and dead wood. The goal is to fold 100-150 large trees in the area and in all cases create high stumps of varying height, which should increase the already large volumes of dead wood in the geographical areas by 5-10 m3sk per hectare.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Umeå",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100]
[842,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"17074451: Mindre hackspett - en ansvarsart i Karlstads kommun","Within parts of the deciduous forests at Ölman, maintenance measures will be implemented to benefit leaves. It will mainly be about clearing/cutting out spruce with the aim of maintaining the leaf dominance. Care measures must be implemented within at least 5 hectares.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Karlstad",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50000]
[843,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"17064460: Naturinformation i stan - Sandviken","Conservation measures (ring -bark trees, set up birdhouses and insect holes, form fauna pools)","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Sandviken",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3]
[847,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"16203703: Åtgärder för ökad biologisk mångfald på Eslövs golfbana","450 planted bushes and trees.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Eslöv",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,450,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[849,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"16053927: Uvbergets naturreservat","Ring barking or other measures to weaken certain trees and create more dead wood (standing and lying).","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Säter",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,100000]
[851,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"15203440: Björka skog","About 30 free -chopped coarse trees.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Helsingborg",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,30,null,null,"Environmental Protection Agency Calarasi \tCoordinator\nWorld Wide Fund for nature – Danube Carpathian Programme (WWF-DCP) \t,\nNational Forest Authority ROMSILVA – Calarasi Forest Directorate (CFD), Romania \t,\nForest Research and Management Institute (ICAS), Romania \t,\nRomanian Ornithological Society (SOR), Romania \t,","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search"]
[853,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"15123513: Upprustning Farstanäs naturreservat","Forest measures cut out noble deciduous trees shaded by spruces and asparagus. About 50 objects. Chop safety cutting - trees leaning against plots and the camping area (especially reddish trees). Cut and moved into the forest as dead wood.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Södertälje",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,50,1000,null,"Biologische Station Aachen, Ministry for Climate Protection NRW","Broadleaf Forest","x"]
[854,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"15113245: Stadens biologiska mångfald: åtgärder och information","The biodiversity of the tree. By pruning, preserve 10 protected trees in the city center that are not owned by the municipality. There may be trees that pose safety risk and harvest otherwise.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Nyköping",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: FORESTS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC\n\nAddress: Námestie SNP, 975 66 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: www.lesy.sk\n\nTotal budget: EUR 370 594.86\n\nERDF budget: EUR 315 005.61\n\nNational Agricultural and Food Center\n\n    Name: National Agricultural and Food Center\n\n    Address: Hlohovecká, 951 41 Lužianky, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.nppc.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 68 424.10\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 58 160.48\nAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY HUGON KOŁŁĄTAJ IN KRAKOW ",null,"word search"]
[858,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"13072626: Skyddsvärda träd i Eda kommun","Practical work out in fields with trained work teams that reveal selected protected trees identified in the inventory. The five sample trees are prioritized for measures. Photo documentation is done with follow -up before and after action. Info material is available at the municipality's example trees. Agreements are signed with the landowners concerned.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Eda",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10]
[859,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"12152085: Skötsel av värdefulla träd, del 2","Micro burning of 3 items (single trees, smaller tree groups)","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Linköping",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: VLM (Vlaamse Landmaatschappij)\n\nAddress: 9000 Gent, Belgium\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nProvincie Zuid-Holland\n\n    Name: Provincie Zuid-Holland\n\n    Address: 3000 AV Rotterdam, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)\n\n    Name: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)\n\n    Address: EX1 INT Exeter, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nSuffolk County Council (Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB)\n\n    Name: Suffolk County Council (Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB)\n\n    Address: IP12 1PE Woodbridge, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nKent County Council "]
[862,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"11152095: Skötsel av tätortsnära värdefulla träd","Micro burning is performed on 4 objects (single trees or smaller tree groups).","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Linköping",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4]
[863,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"11052719: Solbergatjärn","Create the conditions for the species of deciduous forests. Modified forestry and forest management","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Leksand",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1]
[864,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"11040120: Friställning av hasselbestånd på Döviksberget","Harvesting, winning, rice drawing and scouting to release hazel bushes within a 6 hectare area.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Sundsvall",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6,null,null,"Partners (4)\n\nLead Partner: Università degli Studi di Catania\n\nDepartment: Dipartimento di Scienze biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali\n\nAddress: Via Empedocle 58, 95128 Catania, Italy\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.unict.it\n\nTotal budget: EUR 713 150.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 606 177.50\n\nMinistry for Gozo\n\n    Name: Ministry for Gozo\n\n    Department: EcoGozo Regional Development Directorate\n\n    Address: St Francis Square, VCT 1335 Gozo , Malta\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website (not verified): www.gozo.gov.mt; www.ecogozo.com\n\n    Total budget: EUR 331 629.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 281 884.65\nUniversity of Malta\n\n    Name: University of Malta\n\n    Department: Argotti Botanic Gardens and Resource Centre\n\n    Address: University of Malta Section Floriana, FRN 1553 Msida, Malta\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: www.um.edu.mt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 486 800.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 413 780.00\nRegione Siciliana "]
[865,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"10200073: Kultur- och naturstigen","About 20 trees hamlas, top cut or veteranized, about 5 mulm holes, about 5 fauna pipes","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Hörby",null,"Completed"]
[866,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"10150124: Naturvårdsåtgärder för dårgräsfjärilen i Linköpings kommun","Clearing, thinning","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Linköping",null,"Completed"]
[867,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"10130029: Ströms natur- och friluftslivsområde åtgärd 2-5, 7, 9-10,","Conservation Galling of trees throughout the area. Conservation clearing of the area towards the lock area and Göta Älv","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Lilla Edet",null,"Completed"]
[869,"national","Local Nature Conservation Programme (LONA)",null,null,null,null,"10070211: Silbodalsälven – en tätortsnära naturstig","Nature conservation forest measures are implemented in accordance with the attached forestry plan. The goal is to create a leafy forest with high natural values. A total of about 10 ha is remedied.","Sweden",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden","Årjäng",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,19,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Natuurpunt Beheer vzw\n\nDepartment: Management and Research\n\nAddress: Coxiestraat 11, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: https://natuurpunt.be\n\nTotal budget: EUR 1 933 917.80\n\nERDF budget: EUR 1 160 350.68\n\nLancashire Wildlife Trust\n\n    Name: Lancashire Wildlife Trust\n\n    Address: Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, PR5 6BY Preston, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.lancswt.org.uk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 444 030.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 266 418.00\nManchester Metropolitan University\n\n    Name: Manchester Metropolitan University\n\n    Address: All Saints, M15 6BH Manchester, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 503 577.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 302 146.35\nNational University of Ireland Galway\n\n    Name: National University of Ireland Galway\n\n    Department: School of Geography and Archaeology and Insight Centre for Data Analytics\n\n    Address: University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/index.html\n\n    Total budget: EUR 1 134 490.13\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 680 694.08\nVereniging Natuurmonumenten\n\n    Name: Vereniging Natuurmonumenten\n\n    Address: Noordereinde 60, 1243 JJ s-Graveland, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.natuurmonumenten.nl\n\n    Total budget: EUR 1 590 727.02\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 954 436.21\nCentre national de la recherche scientifique\n\n    Name: Centre national de la recherche scientifique\n\n    Department: Earth Science Institute\n\n    Address: Rue de la Ferollerie 1A, 45071 Orleans, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.cnrs.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 204 091.90\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 122 455.14\nNorth Wales Wildlife Trust\n\n    Name: North Wales Wildlife Trust\n\n    Address: Llys Garth, Garth Road, LL57 2RT Gwynedd, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 207 506.51\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 124 503.91\nBureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières\n\n    Name: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières\n\n    Address: Avenue Claude-Guillemin 3, 45060 Orleans Cedex 2, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.brgm.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 264 780.08\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 158 868.05\nUniversité d’Orléans\n\n    Name: Université d’Orléans\n\n    Address: Avenue du parc Floral BP 6749, 45067 Orleans Cedex 2, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.univ-orleans.fr\n\n    Total budget: EUR 387 354.04\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 232 412.42\nVan Hall Larenstein\n\n    Name: Van Hall Larenstein\n\n    Address: Larensteinselaan 26a, 6882 CT Velp, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 69 306.01\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 41 583.61\nUniversité de Rennes 1\n\n    Name: Université de Rennes 1\n\n    Address: Rue du Thabor 2, 35065 Rennes, France\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 85 403.03\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 51 241.82\nEurosite ",null,"word search"]
[204,"national","MobBiodiv'Restauration",null,null,null,null,"Jura Nature Environnement","Trees, hedges and local flora in the service of biodiversity","France",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Bourgogne-Franche-Comté",null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,"restoration"]
[1027,"national","mossy earth","https://www.mossy.earth/projects/oak-woodland-restoration",null,null,null,"Oak Woodland Restoration","Working alongside our local partner, Montis, we restore native oak woodlands and combat dominant Portuguese Broom and Portugal's summer wildfires. Our vision is to have a dense native oak woodland within 15 years, where the canopy shade manages the shrub overgrowth, fuel availability is lower, and biodiversity is higher.\nProject Timeline\nSpring 2020\n\nRe-planting of 2017/18 season trees lost to hot summers and wild boar.\nAutumn 2018 - Winter 2019\n\nPlanting continues in Baldio de carvalhais and Vieiro continued.\nThe Ecosystem\n\nTree species\n\nWe plant Portuguese oak (Quercus faginea), English oak (Quercus robur), holm oak (Quercus ilex), cork oak (Quercus suber), Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), hazel (Corylus avellana), lourel (Prunus lusitanica), elder (Sambucus nigra) and elm (Ulmus minor).\n\nPriority species\n\nGrey wolf (Canis lupus), common genet (Genetta genetta), Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata), and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) are all present in the area.\nAn oak sapling glows orange against a backdrop of black ash\nWe plant a variety of oak species to restore the native oak woodlands\nA Harsh Landscape\n\nSurviving Portugal's wildfires\n\nTo reduce the severity of Portugal's wildfires, the team uses controlled burns to reduce fuel load. This also serves to accelerate the forest regrowth. In an ecosystem adapted to fires, the root systems of many species can survive and the trees can benefit from the extra nutrients in the soil. Controlled burns also clear the area of overgrown shrubs and vegetation, allowing us to replant native oak trees.\nA controlled burn moves across a landscape of shrub\nA controlled burn at our project area helps reduce fuel load and prevent Portugal's wildfires.\nThe Return of Biodiversity\n\nNew life from the ashes\n\nAfter the first controlled burn, a few immediate positive impacts were visible. The ashes improved the nutrition of the soil. The few young oaks that dotted the intervention area sprung back to life much faster than other plants. Finally, an increase in young shoots and small flowers has led to an increase in rabbit populations and insect biodiversity.\nAn oak tree recovers with lush leaves after a controlled fire.\nThe native species here are fire adapated and can regrow from the ground and surviving stems\nThe Threats\n\nFarmland abandonment and a lack of native grazers has allowed the Portuguese broom (Cytisus striatus) to take over the mountainside. In the summer, this tall shrub dries up and becomes the perfect fuel for Portugal's wildfires. In a landscape that deals with the reality of regular fires, with a natural wildfire expected every 8-12 years, this poses a very real threat to local populations. It also hinders the regeneration of the fire resistant oak woodlands.\n\nThe native oak trees are more resistant to these wildfires, and could ultimately spread across the mountainside, but the process would take too long, around 100 – 150 years. The current shrub vegetation that covers the landscape burns intensely fast, which makes it impossible for firemen to manage. This means wildfires can quickly get out of control and pose a threat to local people.","Portugal","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Fires"]
[697,"EU","Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020","https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/croatia/landmines-cleared-from-protected-areas-in-croatia\n\nhttps://naturavita-project.eu/en/naturavita-en/",null,"OPCC","NATURAVITA ","NATURAVITA - mine clearance, regeneration and protection of forest and forest land in protected areas and Natura 2000 sites in the Danube-Drava region","Through the project more than 25 km² of protected and Natura 2000 forest will be cleared of landmines and other explosive remnants of the Croatian Homeland War. This will grant safe access to visitors and nature protection stakeholders, allowing implementation of forest and Natura 2000 management plans, biological restoration of more than 1 000 hectares of forest, construction of forest fire-fighting infrastructure and establishment of a water and groundwater monitoring system that are extremely important for the conservation of the biodiversity-rich Danube-Drava wetland areas.\n\nNaturavita is also restoring 1 021 hectares of forest and wetland, including by replacing 441 hectares of alien species with five indigenous types of forest species and by revitalising 100 hectares of rare wetland grass. In addition, the project is limiting the negative effects of biotic and abiotic factors on local ecosystems.","Croatia",null,null,null,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1275,AD1275,\"m\")","v":99},49577107,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,null,"2015-06-23","2023-09-23",null,null,"49 577 107 €",null,null,null,"41 334 125 €",null,null,null,null,2500]
[358,"national","personal contact","https://www.chance7.org/projekt/",null,null,null,"chance7 - wir fördern Heimat","Ende 2010 hat der Rhein-Sieg-Kreis die Trägerschaft für ein großes und langfristig angelegtes Naturschutzprojekt übernommen. Unter dem Titel \"chance7 - wir fördern Heimat\" sollen Natur- und Landschaftsräume in Teilen des Rhein-Sieg-Kreis und der Bundesstadt Bonn so verbessert werden, dass die Qualität der Landschaft und seltene Arten mit z.T. bundesweiter Bedeutung erhalten werden. Dies soll in den meisten Fällen auch für die Menschen der Region erlebbar sein. Zusammen mit Naturschutzorganisationen, Vereinen, Kommunen und der Bürgerschaft, welche alle aktiv eingebunden werden, sind wir dabei das Projekt in der Region erfolgreich umzusetzen.\n\nVon 2015 bis 2025 befindet sich das Projekt in der Umsetzungsphase. Nun sollen verschiedene Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung von Natur und Landschaft in der Region umgesetzt werden. Alle Maßnahmen beruhen auf dem Prinzip der Freiwilligkeit, das heißt, kein Grundstücksbesitzer, Landwirt, Forstwirt oder andere werden \"gezwungen\" ihre Grundstücke für Maßnahmen zur Verfügung zu stellen.","Germany",null,2015,2025,{"$f":"(M1276-L1276)*12","v":120},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Rhein-Sieg-Kreis",null,"ongoing",2015,2025,null,"habitat improvement",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"VALUE(AP1276)","v":11000},11000,null,null,null,null,null,"Rhein-Sieg-Kreis"]
[153,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Growing trees: Skævinge Folkeskov ","The purpose of Growing Trees Network is afforestation on land owned by municipalities, churches, the Danish Nature Agency or private people in Denmark and abroad to secure ground water, climate protection and CO2 reduction, and furthermore:","Denmark",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.92167453691926, 12.222868153284903","Ongoing",2018,null,"-forest establishment (532ha)","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,532,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[459,"national","plant for the planet","https://www.sealrescueireland.org/2020/03/14/glen-aoibhinn-restoration/",null,null,null,"Courtown Watershed Restoration",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[503,"national","plant for the planet","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/rocciaviva?site=site_PNI0jgoIRzEl7LR\n\nhttps://www.rocciavivamatera.it/",null,null,null,"Camp Rocciaviva","Camp Rocciaviva sits on 73 hectares of hilly land and is nestled in a valley located close to the rustic town of Salandra (Italy). While the northern slopes of the hills are covered by the remaining of the ancient oak forests that gave the name to this region (Lucania = from the Latin word 'lucus', 'sacred wood'), the Southern slopes have been severely over-exploited over the centuries due to intensive agriculture and animal grazing. The agricultural exploitation degraded the soil and turned this area into barren land. The soil is left uncovered and exposed to the elements and, year after year, the summer heat and the sun are further deteriorating it. These once forest-covered and biodiverse lands are now turning into a desert where the land doesn't have the capacity to capture and store any water. ","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,5220,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Italy","Salandra ","40.508488021831354, 16.325338618428493",null,null,null,null,null,null,5220,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,73,"NA","Ecosystem Restoration Camps","Biologische Station im Kreis Dren e.V., Biologische Station Städteregion Aachen e.V., Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Ecosystem Restoration Camps"]
[623,"national","plant for the planet","https://trefadder.no/",null,null,null,"Carbon capture with Norwegian climate forest","Trefadder produces biological carbon capture by building Norwegian climate forests in cooperation with local farms. Trefadder's carbon capture becomes carbon quotas for companies that have to offset emissions that cannot currently be reduced. Carbon capture is documented with climate certificates for companies. We have so far planted and sown over 600,000 trees. Our ambition is to plant millions of trees every year, which over time will bind millions of tons of CO2.","Norway",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Norway",null,null,null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Trefadder",null,null,null,"Trefadder AS"]
[492,"national","plant-for-the-planet.org","http://www.easytreesie.com/",null,null,null,"A million trees for Ireland","A million schoolchildren on the island of Ireland. A million trees to be planted by 2023 to reach the “Plant-for-the-Planet” challenge. Join us, it’ll be easy as 1, 2, Tree! Send us a tree-mail! We organise children to plant trees. Our aim is for every child in Ireland to plant a tree and to sponsor one in the Global South. A million trees by December 2023. Easy Treesy.","Ireland",null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,2023]
[1012,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/maryfield-banchory-scotland?site=site_l6t1NIZEbZ0aGcp",null,null,null,"Maryfield, Banchory, Scotland","About Project\n23,352 Trees donated \nProviding a fantastic opportunity to support the reforestation of a multi-purpose native woodland, the project will in time allow the farm to diversify its business while supporting the local environment and biodiversity. Native silver birch will eventually be thinned and coppiced, providing a supply for fuelwood for both the farm and surrounding houses. Sycamore will be managed on a continuous cover basis, with occasional trees felled to provide a source of hardwood timber for local mills. All the other species in this woodland will help to enhance regional biodiversity and increase the connectivity of forest habitats in a highly agricultural part of Scotland. On top of this, the trees themselves will sequester close to 4,000 tonnes of CO2e during their growing lifetime. The project will be managed under the UK government's Woodland Carbon Code which ensures it is independently monitored and verified.","United Kingdom (UK)","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)"]
[1013,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/uk-community-tree-planting-programme?site=site_OuVm0zvGS7VIy3h",null,null,null,"UK Community Tree Planting Programme","About Project\nSince 2000, this programme has supported 200 UK community groups to achieve their tree planting ambitions in their local areas. Focusing on small-scale, publicly-accessible projects, we help to give people access to nature and put communities at the heart of local landscape decision-making. At ITF we believe that access to nature (trees in particular) is essential for mental well-being. During the COVID-19 crisis, we all learned just how important is access to green spaces, particularly trees, woodlands and forests. However, the UK currently has one of the lowest rates of woodland cover in Europe, just 13%. The subsequent loss of wildlife and natural areas has meant that many communities are without easy access to trees or areas of forest, and children are not learning the benefits and wonder of forests. We see tree planting as having multiple benefits: not only does it provide valuable habitat for many threatened species, but it also absorbs carbon, helps control downstream flooding, stabilises and enriches soils, all the while giving people the access to trees and nature that is good for the nation’s mental health. Most recently, funds brought in through Plant for the Planet have been spent supporting tree planting at Middleton Wood Meadow in Milton Keynes. This is fantastic project that sees the restoration of a public green space in the heart of this growing city. Already we're seeing a fantastic uptick in biodiversity and community engagement with the space. On top of this, during our monitoring visits, we've found really tremendous tree survival rates - all testament to the ongoing hard work of the local community volunteers. Thanks to everyone who has donated and got involved!\n\nMain Challenge\nThe main challenge is unpredicatble rainfall - even in the UK this is hampering many good tree planting initiatives.\nMain Interventions\nEnrichment Planting,Maintenance,Planting Trees,Soil Improvement\nSite Ownership\nPublic Property · since 2022\nVarious - all publicly-accessible.\nCause of Degradation\nLong-term degradation, due to population increase, industrial land-use (farming)\nWhy this site?\nAll planting takes place on public or publicly-accessible sites. This ensures that local people involved in the planting will have continued access to the trees and the chance to stay engaged in the project as the trees grow.\nLong Term Plan\nThese trees will be cared for and protected (from rabbits, deer, etc) for the first 3 years of their growth. Commnuity members will water these trees and mulch annually.","United Kingdom (UK)","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2022,null,36,279000,279000]
[1014,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/mgnus-lucus-it?site=site_f2DywyXFmlqKA5L",null,null,null,"Magnus Lucus","About Project\nOur group purchased a 4 hectares land and we have the desire to turn this place in our pole site where we plan to concentrate our work, research and host volunteers. Thanks to our experience we plan to restore with different techniques: - Management of water (keylines and swales) with restoration of ponds and water retention sistema - Reforestation of endemic forest, - Establishment systems of agroforestry for food production. Since 2019, we have been planting about 12,000 trees, restoring over 7 hectares of badly degraded and desertifying land. In addition to the 8,000 trees planted at Masseria La Fiorita (Matera), 3,000 trees were planted on 2 hectares of land (Campo Scalzo) in Oppido Lucano, and 1,000 trees on 1 hectare in Gravina (Puglia). A total of 2000 extra trees and plants have been donated to the territories we are already partnering with to kick off our cooperation. As a geenral overview, the species to be planted will be distributed accross the following ratio of species: - Big canopy - 30% (Oaks, fagacea, oleacea families, conifers etc...) - Small canopy - 40% (Wild fruit trees etc ...) - Bushes - 30% (Aromatic plants etc...) We are experts in organising courses, workshops and open-day events for tree-planting. All the results were made possible by the support of a large group of volunteers (respectively 20 people in 2019, 150 in 2020 and 200 respectively in 2021 and 2022), and everything was entirely achieved on a voluntary basis. In this phase, after having consolidated a solid network of partners and opportunities both locally and internationally, we are working to ensure that the organization grows exponentially from an organizational point of view. All the donations for the plants include the management and maintenence process of the same species and apart from the Land you see above, we build up a network of land owners willing to collaborate with us and regenerate their lands and ecosystems.\n\nMain Challenge\nOver-exploitation (logging, intensive agriculture of wheat and other cereals with monocultures and livestock grazing) by man over the past 40 years has caused land to erode and become almost a desert. The waters have disappeared and all the heavy rains carry the nutrients downstream.\nMain Interventions\nPlanting Trees,Direct Seeding,Soil Improvement\nSite Ownership\nPrivate Property · since 2023\nNGO Rocciaviva\nCause of Degradation\n- Agriculture and livestock- Dams and hydrology- Deforestation\nWhy this site?\nThe region of Basilicata is an example of deforestation in Europe, losing around 150.000 ha of forests during the last century. Intensive agricultural exploitation resulted in major issues such as the high rate of aridity.\nLong Term Plan\nThree year old seedlings (maximum height of 50 cm) are selected for outplanting. We prune seasonally, and fertilize with organic material up to three years after the outplanting.","Italy","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2023]
[1015,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/www-natuurpunt-be-bos-voor-iedereen?site=site_gxs4SZqjPrK21YP",null,null,null,"Natuurpunt creates 700 hectares of natural forest","About Project\nPlanting trees in Flanders (Belgium) with Natuurpunt Who is Natuurpunt? Natuurpunt is a Flemish NGO dedicated to nature conservation for more than half a century. We specialise in creating and managing nature reserves. We manage 26.000 ha of nature in Flanders at this moment. To do this we can count on several professional field teams and on many thousands of volunteers, who make out the very heart of our organisation. We organise courses, field trips, walks; we study nature and gather scientific information; we give nature a voice when talking to local and national politicians and other organisations. We have gathered a lot of experience in what we do. The government and even the European Commission see us as a reliable partner. They grant us subsidies and projects. 123.000 families are member of our organization and pay an annual contribution to support our work. Urgency Forests everywhere in the world are having a difficult time. Flanders is the less wooded region in Europe. Only 11% of our region is wooded. The existing woods are getting smaller and less biodiverse. That is a problem because woods can play an important part in tackling climate change. They capture carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, retain water and regulate temperature. That is why Natuurpunt has made the commitment to create 700 ha of woods in Flanders by 2024. That means 1.750.000 trees! Half of it will be planted, the other half will be natural regeneration. Quality forests We do not want the plant trees, but woods. A wood is ecosystem with a diversity of plants and animals. We choose the right trees and plants for the right soils. That is where our knowhow on ecology comes in handy. We choose plants that are typical for our region, not exotic plants. Our woods are open for everybody to enjoy them for walking, cycling, sporting, soft recreation, … Planting trees In order to realise our goals we have set up a Fund ‘Woods for everyone.’ In that fund we collect donations and contributions from individuals and companies or organisations. With those financial means and the government grants we can buy terrains and plant trees. We always try to own the land on which we plant so we can guarantee that the new wood will always stay a wood. We also take care of the wood in the year following the planting. We ask for the necessary authorisations, we order the correct trees and then we organise a planting day. We invite people to come and help us with the planting: neighbours, volunteers, donors, schools, youth organisations, companies, …\n\nMain Challenge\nPrice of the land\nMain Interventions\nPlanting Trees\nSite Ownership\nOwned by Owner · since 2021\nNatuurpunt\nCause of Degradation\nIntense land use for farming\nWhy this site?\nPart of natural reserve\nLong Term Plan\nNatuurpunt owns this land, So we can ensure that this will stay a forest. Our local volunteers check it regularly and monitor the growth.","Belgium","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2019]
[1016,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/wald-liebe?site=site_FItBguFvjeGMP7f",null,null,null,"Waldliebe Forest Protection","About Project\nTHE AREA The Taunus is a mountain range in the center of Germany, located north of Frankfurt. THE CHALLENGE As in many other areas, heat, storm damage and the bark beetle have caused some terrible damage to the Taunus forests in the past years. More than a million trees have been lost and need to be replaced by new ones able to cope with the changing climatic conditions. The biggest challenge, however, is the necessary change of awareness for the many roles of the forest beyond the function as timber provider. THE ANSWER The WaldLiebe is an officially recognized nonprofit organization (“Gemeinnütziger Verein”) and meets these challenges as a holistic multidimensional project for the future of our native forest. It is absolutely neutral regarding politics, religion and special interest groups and led by an elected board. It works very closely with the local authorities representing the community as owner of the forest but remains strictly independent of any influence on its decision making. WaldLiebe is based on the close integration of its members, individual citizens, associations, schools & daycare centers, businesses and the Neu-Anspach city administration for a common goal. It organizes many different activities like tree planting and protection, establishing a new tree nursery unique to the region, renaturation of water sources, an art hiking trail, tree sculptures, bee trees and other activities to provide active help and protection for the forest and to increase awareness for the many different functions of the forest. The project continues to develop dynamically and has developed into an integration point for the local population. Activities are led by forest and marketing professionals and supported by scientific advisors.\n\nMain Challenge\nThe project is very well organized and getting a lot of media attention. It has grown very quickly and enjoys a good level of awareness. The main challenge is to get financial support and we hope, that Plant for the planet will collect some donations to accelerate the planting initiative.\nMain Interventions\nPlanting Trees\nCause of Degradation\nHeat, droughts, storm damage and the bark beetle have caused terrible damage to the Taunus forests in the past few years. Around one quarter of the forest area has already been de-forested over the last 3 years. WaldLiebe meets these challenges as a holistic multidimensional project for the future of the native forest.\nWhy this site?\nThe Taunus Nature Park is one of the award-winning quality nature parks in Germany. It’s an important recreation area for the people of the whole Rhine-Main area and crucial for the climate of this part of Germany. WaldLiebe aims to protect the forests in this region and we expect it to become a blueprint for other parts of the country.\nLong Term Plan\nGiven the nature of forest protection and the time it takes for trees to grow, WaldLiebe has been designed and established as a 50 year project – minimum. Long-term projects to ensure a sustainable success are: • Re-planting and re-shaping the forest into a sustainable forest for future climatic conditions. • Scientific projects together with universities, local experts, interns and students. • Water retention and management projects within the forest • Associated events and activities to develop integration and grow awareness for the forest","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2019]
[1017,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/wiederaufforstung-deutschland?site=site_6ebiKPX5iIaBh7u",null,null,null,"Reforestation of our forests in Germany","About Project\nThe state of our forests is becoming increasingly critical. Climate change and monocultures are endangering our livelihoods in the long term. With our campaigns, we want to provide information and raise awareness for the forest and the environment. Our Spessart is the largest contiguous area of mixed deciduous forests in Germany and we want to keep it that way. The tree species suitable for adapting the forests to climate change should be ecologically and economically well integrated or integrable into our forests. This means that both native and alternative tree species can be used. The focus here is particularly on close relatives of native species from the European-Asian contact area. In particular, the origin of the propagation material is of decisive importance for adaptability and successful cultivation. (Excerpt from the Bavarian Forestry Administration's guideline for the selection of tree species in climate change) In practical implementation, the priority is to strengthen rare native species. The following were selected from the range of rare native tree species: Sweet chestnut, field maple, slippery elm, cherry, small-leaved lime, wild pear, Norway maple, yew, hazel, copper beech and hornbeam. The first planting campaign took place in Mainaschaff on October 30, 2021, marking the start of a great collaboration. Our next goal is now 300,000 new trees for our Spessart, Aschaffenburg, Alzenau, Mainaschaff and the surrounding area. Our biggest partner is Salesforce, together we want to plant 1 million trees in Germany by 2030 - you can find more information here: https://www.salesforce.com/de/blog/vanessa-weber-stiftung-partnerschaft/\n\nAbandonment\n\nApprox. 2020\nRestoration Started\nSeptember 16, 2021\nPlanting Density\n1,000-5,000 trees per ha\nEmployees\n\n20\nDegradation Year\n\n2020\nRestoration Seasons\nMarch, October, February and November.\nMain Challenge\nTo preserve and increase the forest in the long term. In particular, the damaging events of recent years, especially the drought, have left extensive traces in our forests. With your support, we can actively introduce climate-adapted mixed tree species.\nMain Interventions\nPlanting Trees\nSite Ownership\nPublic Property · since 2020Communal Land · since 2020\nCause of Degradation\nThe main cause is the drought, in some cases in conjunction with very high temperatures and, as a result, weakened and damaged trees without sufficient resistance to insects (bark beetles) and fungal infestation (Dyplodia).\nWhy this site?\nThe area is well developed and is therefore regularly visited by those looking for relaxation. There is therefore a high level of public effectiveness at this point.\nLong Term Plan\nEstablishment of a climate-stable mixed forest of cherry, sycamore maple, small-leaved lime, hickory, field maple and oak and others","Germany","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2021]
[1018,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/home-for-trees?site=site_qkCvXn2Ynql9HmY",null,null,null,"Home for Trees","About Project\nWe plant new forests all over the Czech republic where the climate changes (bark beatle) harm trees the most. \nMain Challenge\nBark Beatles\nCause of Degradation\nBark Beatles\nWhy this site?\nBecause private owners who had lost their forests have no money to reforest those locations by themselves and it has to be done by the law. Those forests are for all of us no matter who owns it. We have a deal with each owner to let new forest grow. It is not for industrial purpose.","Czech Republic","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2019]
[1019,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/permanent-plantation-station-ejulve?site=site_RWc2psY47ROqFpe",null,null,null,"Permanent Plantation Station","About Project\nRegeneration of forest area burned in 2009, with the creation and strengthening of the Local Network of Plant for the Planet Ambassadors and the generation of local economic opportunities related to the reforestation initiative and education associated. Plant-for-the-Planet Spain Foundation is tax deductible in Spain! \n\nAbandonment\n\nApprox. 2009\nRestoration Started\nJanuary 7, 2017\nRestoration Seasons\nJanuary, November and December.\nMain Challenge\nRegeneration of forest area burned in 2009, with the creation and strengthening of the Local Network of Plant-for-the-Planet Ambassadors and the generation of local opportunities related to the reforestation initiative and education associated.\nSite Ownership\nPrivate Property\nCause of Degradation\nForest fire\nWhy this site?\nThis area suffered a big forest fire on 2009","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Fires"]
[1020,"national","plants for the planet","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/donana-restoration-project-phase-i?site=site_rsgKa1hprmUOi9W",null,null,null,"Donnana Restoration Project","About Project\nDoñana Natural Park is one of Spain's most emblematic biodiversity hot spots and one of the most important protected natural areas in Europe. A crucial hub for migratory birds travelling between Africa and Europe and the last refuge for numerous endangered species. In 2017 a fire caused vast damage to almost 10.000 ha of forest lands. Over several project phases Plant-for-the-Planet is restoring affected areas in collaboration with local authorities to help the flora and fauna recover. The first project phase aims to restore 431ha with 65.000 new trees until the end of 2021. Doñana Reforestation is part of the project „One Million Trees for Andalusia. One Billion Trees for the Planet“. Further your contributions in our project in Doñana also support the empowerment of children, the development of the App and our worldwide campaign \"Stop talking. Start planting.\"","Spain","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Fires"]
[321,"national","reforestation-europe","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/projects/3151",null,null,null,"The Hermer 2 project","Project summary\nThis Spruce forest in the Sauerland region of western Germany has been completely destroyed by the European spruce bark beetle. A storm also further weakened the stand. The emphasis here is on stand diversification to avoid further damage from climatic and biotic hazards, but also to increase the resilience of the forest cover to climate disruption. In the long term, the restored stand will promote biodiversity and the planted trees will store carbon, thereby helping to combat climate change.\nTotal number of species :8\nArea: 12,92 ha\nNb of Trees: 38,200","Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Sauerland ",null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"planting of forest after disturbance",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,12.92,null,null,null,null,null,"Reforest'Action"]
[74,"national","Response LIFE NCP Croatia","https://www.sumfak.unizg.hr/en/science-and-international-cooperation/projects/hrzz-projekt-utjecaj-gospodarenja-i-klimatskih-promjena-na-dinamiku-rasta-stabala-i-sastojina-jele-dinarskog-podrucja-hrvatske/",null,null,"FirGroDin","Utjecaj gospodarenja i klimatskih promjena na dinamiku rasta stabala i sastojina jele Dinarskog područja Hrvatske - HRZZ projekt","Common fir (Abies alba Mill.) is a key tree species in maintaining the high biodiversity of forest ecosystems and an important regulator of the ecological and functional stability of European forests. Out of a total of about 2 million hectares of forests, mixed beech forests are the most important forest type of dinarides. Within the southeastern edge range within the Croatian Dinarides there are parts that are optimal for eating, but also localities that make up the edges of arrival and that are most exposed to adverse influences of environmental factors. Today, the forests of ordinary fir are most often associated with the approach of the productive way of management, which is closest to the approach to the nature of close management as a general trend of forestry in Europe and the world. The fact is that over the past 100 years or more, several ways of managing fir forests in the Dinarides have changed, from single-time through group and stable management to \"freestyle forest\" management. Recent research has shown that the dynamics and changes in the structure of fir stands in the Dinarides are characterized by an increase in the share of overripe trees, difficult rejuvenation and demise of fir, an increase in the share of beech and accumulated wood stock, as a result of adverse impacts of environmental factors and different approaches and management regimes. The fact is that the food is associated with the concept of forest degradation, which has recorded the first symptoms of death in southern Germany since the middle of the last century. The indicators characteristic of tree death have eaten loss of vitality, decreased growth and an increase in mortality. The latest and generally accepted theory of fir decay is the association between growth disorders and increased mortality with air pollution especially SO2 emissions in complex interaction with climate and biotic factors. In addition to environmental factors, management procedures can also be the cause of fir decay and death. The recovery processes of individual fir trees after a period of intense effects of adverse environmental impacts indicate the need for constant monitoring of the state of fir stands and adjustment of management. Numerous projects and initiatives in Europe for systematic monitoring of ecological stability, diversity and adaptation of forest ecosystems to climate change testify to the need for long-term monitoring of forest ecosystems in conditions of disruption of their stability. In Croatia, there are generally no examples of comprehensive and systematic research and monitoring of forest ecosystems in the wider area. Due to the aforementioned importance and changes due to the impact of management and environmental factors of dinaric area fir forests at the national and European level, this project has been proposed with the aim of establishing and implementing a comprehensive and consistent system of monitoring and research of fir forests throughout the Croatian Dinarides. On the basis of 80 permanent experimental surfaces, research and monitoring of the long-standing and existing impact of climate and environmental factors and management regimes on the condition and dynamics of fir trees and stands would be carried out. A limited sample of surfaces covering climate gradient, pollution and range impacts, and habitat and economic features have been consistently integrated into the system of permanent surfaces and trees for detailed monitoring and research. The results will serve as a useful basis for adaptations to the management and design of the stand structure resistant to assumed changes and environmental factors in fir forests of the Dinarides. The exchange of results and experiences of the researched issues and the affirmation of the research group and the consequent involvement in research projects at the international level is the final expected result of this project.","Croatia",null,2018,2022,{"$f":"(M1292-L1292)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"completed",2018,2022,null,"monitoring"]
[77,"national","Response LIFE NCP Croatia","https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.4888126 ",null,null,null,"Phenotypic and Epigenetic Response to Drought Stress and Adaptability of Quercus robur L. Populations along a Latitudinal Gradient","Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) is one of the economically most valuable European forest tree species. It is the keystone climax species of forests which harbour high biodiversity and consequently has priceless ecological and social value. Survival of the specie’s populations in southern and southeastern Europe is endangered by predicted climate extremes such as prolonged drought. These populations are the “rear edge” of the species distribution range and their phenotypic response and adaptive capacity to climate change have not been well studied. Research will be carried out on progenies and plant samples derived from European populations sampled along a latitudinal environmental gradient. The focus of the research will be placed on populations from the southern and southeastern part of the specie’s distribution range. We aim to compare adaptability, epigenetic and phenotypic responses to drought stress of southernmost populations with the populations from the central and northern part of the specie’s distribution range.The main scientific objectives of the proposed project are to determine: 1) neutral genetic diversity and structure of selected pedunculate oak populations along a latitudinal gradient; 2) their epigenetic diversity and structure; 3) their epigenetic response to long-term drought stress; 4) their physiological, phenological, morphological, biochemical and growth (i.e. phenotypic) response to drought stress; 5) their adaptive genetic variability, differentiation and plasticity; 6) current ecological niche preferences and main environmental variables driving its distribution 7) its future distribution under climate change scenarios based on ecological niche modelling and which parts of the contemporary distribution will suffer from decreased habitat suitability induced by climate change; 8) levels of the studied populations adaptability by comparing their adaptive genetic variability, plasticity and epigenetic response.\n","Croatia",null,2015,2019,{"$f":"(M1293-L1293)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia",null,null,"completed",2015,2019,null,"research"]
[750,"national","Response LIFE NCP from Slowenia","https://www.bohinj.si/en/prireditev/lecture-on-quiet-areas-and-gates-in-pokljuka-vrh-julijcev-project-in-slovenian-language/",null,null,null,"Vrh Julijcev","no english","Slovenia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,null,null,null,null,null,"This project aims to improve the status of selected species and habitats in the Triglav National Park. In the forestry sector, measures to improve the status of the capercaillie and hazel grouse are taking place. These include planting pioneer tree species and fruit-bearing trees and shrubs to restore habitats suitable for these birds. To improve the condition of the three-toed woodpecker, certain forest zones will be left out of management to develop an old-growth character."]
[751,"national","Response LIFE NCP from Slowenia","https://pohorka.si/",null,null,null,"Pohorka","no english description - Pohorje Vision 2030: Improving grassland, aquatic and minor forest habitats and providing quiet zones in Pohorje - POHORKA.","Slovenia",null,2019,2023,{"$f":"(M1295-L1295)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia","Pohorje","46.326552598416455, 15.98599118278051","ongoing",2019,2023,null,"This project works in the Pohorje region and aims to restore certain forest habitats and species tied to them to a good state. The undertaken measures include establishing “eco-cells” (senescence patches), protecting young sapling to improve forest regeneration, maintaining a natural forest edge, and establishing quiet zones for species.",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"RDA Koroška, regional development agency for Carinthia, d. o. o."]
[754,"national","Response LIFE NCP from Slowenia","http://goformura.gozdis.si/",null,null,null,"GoForMura","Governance of forest habitat types and species in the selected Natura 2000 sites alongside Mura river, Prekmurje, Slovenia.","Slovenia",null,null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,"46.476787792890356, 16.59166219744447",null,null,2017,null,"This project adressed two forest habitat types along the Mura river that are in a degraded state. The purpose was to examine the factors affecting those habitat types and obtain information on the status of selected species. It also included some restoration measures, such as planting oak and poplar, restoring potential beaver sites, and removing invasive tree species."]
[456,"national","Response NCP Ireland","https://www.coillte.ie/coillte-nature/ourprojects/wildwesternpeatlands/",null,null,null,"WILD WESTERN PEATLANDS","The Wild Western Peatlands project will see Coillte Nature restore and rehabilitate approximately 2,100 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and wet heath that is currently planted with commercial spruce and pine forests.\nThe Wild Western Peatlands project will see Coillte Nature restore and rehabilitate approximately 2,100 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and wet heath that is currently planted with commercial spruce and pine forests.\n\n    “These areas were planted to create rural employment at a time when the importance of peatlands for carbon storage and biodiversity was not well understood. The Wild Western Peatlands project will allow us to rehabilitate a rare habitat of international importance. Learnings from this project will help us to develop a range of solutions for rehabilitating other similar areas.”\n    - Coillte Nature Director, Dr Ciarán Fallon\n\nWe will take an ecological approach to rehabilitating these sensitive landscapes, restoring bog and wet heath where possible, and taking other options into account where this is not feasible such as establishing native woodlands. Each site will be different and will have a management plan prepared to suit its particular characteristics.\n\nhttps://www.coillte.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WWP-Stakeholder-Update.pdf ","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Derryclare in Co. Galway",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"transform plantation forest (spruce and pine) into  Atlantic blanket bog and wet heath",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"2,100.0",2100,null,null,null,null,null,"Coillite"]
[457,"national","Response NCP Ireland","https://www.coillte.ie/coillte-nature/ourprojects/restoringhazelwood/",null,null,null,"RESTORING HAZELWOOD","This is funding the ‘Restoring Hazelwood’ project which has seen the removal of dense thickets of invasive species (e.g.rhododendron), enabling the natural regeneration of the alluvial habitat. Biodiversity of the wider woodland is being enhanced by thinning areas of existing woodland to encourage the natural regeneration of native species and to improve structural diversity. Furthermore, some areas of non-native conifers have been replaced with a native woodland mix following harvesting.","Ireland",null,2020,2024,{"$f":"(M1298-L1298)*12","v":48},null,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Co. Sligo, on the shores of Lough Gill",null,"Ongoing",2020,2024,null,"Coillte Nature has been undertaking a major project to remove invasive rhododendron, laurel and dogwood species from 30 hectares of the alluvial woodlands, close to the area already cleared under the earlier EU LIFE Project. This will improve the biodiversity of the site by providing space and light for lots of different species of ground flora to grow and allow the woodland to regenerate naturally. We will also improve the habitat by felling some non-native conifers (Norway spruce, western hemlock) and non-native broadleaves (beech, horse chestnut and sycamore) that have spread into the area. Coillte Nature will carefully select and remove a small number of mature non-native trees in order to allow more light to fall on the forest floor, using a Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) approach. In some cases, native trees will grow naturally in the gaps. Where they don’t, we’ll plant them and protect them from animals (like deer) that might eat them. This will make the forest multi-generational, improve its structural diversity and enhance its resilience to climate change.replanted this area in 2020 with native woodlands with a species mix that mimics the adjacent alluvial woodland community. It comprises alder, grey willow, downy birch, Scots pine, holly, hazel and guelder rose.",null,"500,000.0",null,null,null,null,"State",null,null,130,"NA",null,"Amministrazione Provinciale di Piacenza, AIPO (Magistrato per il Po), Italy","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Coillite"]
[458,"national","Response NCP Ireland","https://naturavita-project.eu/en/about-project/;\n\nhttps://www.coillte.ie/coillte-nature/ourprojects/midlandsnativewoodland/",null,null,null,"MIDLANDS NATIVE WOODLAND\n","Cutaway bog","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Co. Kilkenny and Co. Tipperary",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"Speed up natural regeneration of woodland on dry areas by sowing seeds, planting cuttings and young saplings in areas of the cutaways that can’t be rewetted",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Coillite"]
[637,"national","Responses from NCP Poland",null,null,null,null,"Development of the rules of silviculture and protection measures in the 1st and 2nd generation of forest stands on post-agricultural land (2019 – 2021)","In recent decades, there has been an increased decay of stands on post-agricultural land. This phenomenon is a natural disaster and contributes to major ecological and economic losses. At the same time, combating the destruction of stands and their reconstruction require a considerable financial effort on the part of the State Forests. Therefore, it was urgent to establish new rules for silvicultural and protective treatments in endangered and dying stands of the 1st and 2nd generation on post-agricultural lands.","Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"To this end, surveys were conducted in 1st and 2nd generation forest stands on postagricultural land in 5 regional directorates of State Forests and in 31 forest districts in 2019- 2020. As a results, models of silviculture and protective treatments for 1st and 2nd generation stands on post-agricultural land were developed, as well as variant models for silviculture management of threatened and decaying stands. An important conclusion for practice is that the majority of subsequent silvicultural cuts in stands on post-agricultural land should end with careful protection of stumps with preparations based on Phlebiopsis gigantea (Fr.) Jülich. "]
[39,"national","Restor","https://restor.eco/de/sites/83f73029-1282-4f00-949a-184d7364f903/?lat=44.57634333640199&lng=17.732143870000012&zoom=19",null,null,null,"Biljeg","Agroforestry","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,"44.57622903444378, 17.732253356169046","ongoing",2023,null,null,"Agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.77,0.77]
[93,"national","RESTOR","krajina.maweb.eu ",null,null,null,"Zhejral national nature heritage site and reserve","Habitat complex: dry and semi-dry, extensively grazed grasslands in a valuable complex with significant remnants of the old peat bog. The peat body itself is closely connected to the Zhejral pond. Area of exceptional natural beauty in the heart of the granite massif = Jihlavské vrchy (Czech-Moravian Highlands). The area is (formally) fully protected by law, but still requires substantial hydrological rehabilitation on site.","Czech Republic",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"regeneration"]
[94,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Vintirov_city",null,"Czech Republic",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"50 (planned)","5,3"]
[96,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Kamenný vrch 1",null,"Czech Republic",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.15,"3,15"]
[97,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Fruit Orchard and Pear Alley in Hrusky","Originally this site was arable land affected by water and wind erosion. Green manure has been applied to improve it. 191 different fruit trees were planted in the orchard and 74 pear trees in the alley. A strip of native shrub species was planted around the orchard to increase biodiversity.","Czech Republic",null,2022,2023,{"$f":"(M1305-L1305)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"completed",2022,2023,null,"afforestation, agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.86,"3,86"]
[99,"national","RESTOR","www.farmarjezek.cz ",null,null,null,"Cholupice Agroforestry field","Originally degraded grassland transformed into a multifunctional agroforestry system. It consists of - a meadow, - herb field with fruit shrubs, - alley cropping (mostly Cydonia oblonga) - bee hives - water retention pools (field road runoff) - planned","Czech Republic",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"agroforestry"]
[101,"national","RESTOR","Úvod / Brutal Assault",null,null,null,"Brutal Forest - U pomniku","Brutal Forest is new planted forest which is reducing carbon track of Brutal Assault Festival. The first part have planted at Černá studánka 2020, the second at locality U pomníku 2021. The event is supported by volunteers and fans of the festival and in cooperation with Lesy České republiky.","Czech Republic",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation"]
[208,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Colombier",null,"France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[260,"national","RESTOR","www.wilderinderweiden.de",null,null,null,"Wilde Rinder Weiden","Smal private restoring area. Holisticaly Managed (Alan Savory). Extensive grazing by Heckrind and Aubrac.","Germany",null,2008,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2008,null,null,"sustainable agriculture"]
[262,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Weleda Farm",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"sustainable agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,51.43,"51,43"]
[264,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Wedel Bullenseedamm","30.10.2021: 3400 m2, 2500 trees and bushes planted during a public event, 150 helpers. The place was a former forest with Picea which was detroyed by drought and bark beetle. The stumps of the fores were removed and the ground was deeply ploughed.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"completed",null,null,null,"reforestation"]
[268,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Tiny Farms - Buchholz",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"sustainable agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.86,1.86]
[269,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Schwabisch_Gmund-Radelstetten",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,"\t",null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.53,0.53]
[272,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Quickborn","1. Standort: Der Ort ist Ackerland mit feuchtem Boden. Aufgrund der Nähe zu Moorgebieten weist der Boden einen hohen Gehalt an organischem Material auf.\n2. Standort: Ökologisch: Wiederaufforstung mit vielfältigen Pflanzenarten, keine Nadelbäume.\n3. Fläche: 400 Quadratmeter\n4. Pflanzen: 1200 Sträucher und Bäume verschiedener Arten.\n5. Anlagentermin: 13.11.2021, öffentliche Veranstaltung mit 150 Personen.\n6. Sponsor: CF\n7. Boden:","Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,177,"NA",null,"Land Oberösterreich, Landkreis Passau, Stadt Passau, Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern, Naturschutzbund Oberösterreich","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Mixed Forest","x"]
[273,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"North_Rhine-Westphalia",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5.92,"5,92"]
[274,"national","RESTOR","www.esz-baddueben.de/",null,null,null,"Naturpark Dübener Heide",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"planning",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.91,"4,91"]
[275,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Natural Buxus sempervirens woodland and thorn forest biotops","Part of FFH European Union Flora-Fauna-Habitat protected area lower Mosel slope and side valley biotopes","Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.6900000000000004,"4,69"]
[277,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Nationalpark Harz",null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[278,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Mespelbrunn/Weiberbruun_Bavaria",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.57999999999999996,0.57999999999999996,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[279,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Mecklenburg-Basedow",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,15.6,"15,6"]
[280,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Mecklenburg_-_Larz",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,29.56,"29,56"]
[281,"national","RESTOR","www.lifeterra.eu/",null,null,null,"Life Terra - Klimawald","number of trees planted in the site are 19500. The numebr of species are 16.","Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.22,"4,22"]
[282,"national","RESTOR","www.lifeterra.eu/",null,null,null,"Life Terra - Ehreshoven","Number of trees planted in the site are 20175. The numebr of species are 5.","Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"3.548.735,52 ha","22,33"]
[283,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"KSH_Allgäu1",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"sustainable agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,14.51,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Commonwealth of Sustainable Municipalities of Cantabria\n\nAddress: Santoña, Spain\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nClimatological Association of the Middle Garonne and South West - ACMG (FR)\n\n    Name: Climatological Association of the Middle Garonne and South West - ACMG (FR)\n\n    Address: Estillac, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nDordogne Chamber of Agriculture (FR)\n\n    Name: Dordogne Chamber of Agriculture (FR)\n\n    Address: PERIGEUX CEDEX 9, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nJunta de Andalucía Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Environmental Information and Evaluation Service. Andalusia Environmental Information Network (ES)\n\n    Yam: Junta de Andalucía Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Environmental Information and Evaluation Service. Andalusia Environmental Information Network (ES)\n\n    Address: Cádiz, Spain\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nAssociation for the Development of the Alagón Valley - Adesval (ES)\n\n    Yam: Association for the Development of the Alagón Valley - Adesval (ES)\n\n    Address: CORIA, Spain\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nIberian Association of Municipalities Riberen~os del Duero - AIMRD (ES)\n\n    Yam: Iberian Association of Municipalities Riberen~os del Duero - AIMRD (ES)\n\n    Address: Duero Lagoon – Valladolid, Spain\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nUniversity of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro - UTAD - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - ECVA Research Center for Agro-Environmental and Biological Technologies - CITAB (PT)\n\n    Name: University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro - UTAD - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - ECVA Center for Research and Agro-Environmental and Biological Technologies - CITAB (PT)\n\n    Address: Vila Real, Portugal\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nXunta de Galicia Technical Directorate of Constructions Galician Housing and Soil Institute - IGVS (ES)\n\n    Name: Xunta de Galicia Technical Directorate of Constructions Galician Housing and Soil Institute - IGVS (ES)\n\n    Address: Santiago de Compostela, Spain\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nBasque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development - NEIKER (ES) ",null,"word search"]
[286,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Fruit Farm \"OaSe\"Obsthof am stainberg, Elzach",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.95,1.95]
[288,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Federal_State:_Hesse",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.55,"3,55"]
[289,"national","RESTOR","www.kuhproklima.de/en",null,null,null,"Farm C - KUHproKLIMA project","The pastures show some signs of overuse. The form of fertilizer is slurry. We want to try out to what extent compost extract affects soil life. In addition, we want to change the vegetation stock through location-adapted grazing with sufficient recovery times for the plants. Our goal is to increase the root depth and increase biodiversity. The western edge of the pastureland is bordered by a stand of spruce. However, this has no function with regard to ecosystem services. We want to establish a natural edge of the forest to increase biodiversity, as well as to achieve wind protection and erosion reduction. This edge of the forest will fulfil several functions through various native trees and shrubs. Individual trees along the main pasture should provide shade and stimulate the water and nutrient balance in the areas. About Project KUHproKLIMA/OG-Grünland: Eight farms in the pre-alpine region dare to take new steps in the direction of environmentally friendly dairy farming. Grassland management shall be adapted to the grassland ecosystem; thus, all ecological, economic and social aspects will be monitored. The main aim of the project is to investigate how nature-based grassland management can improve ecosystem processes and services which will contribute to climate and resource protection. The focus lies on a holistic grazing management adapted to the location as well as the precise promotion of active soil life. That includes initial analyses of each site, herd, type of vegetation and infrastructure. These local conditions play an important role in management. Grasslands and grazing animals have coevolutionary developed. By observing this interrelation, conclusions can be drawn for resilient pasture management. The influence of moving herds will promote processes of root growth and soil life, as well as plant and accordingly insect diversity. Longer regeneration phases ensure that various herbs reach maturity and increased belowground biomass. This again supports carbon sink function and the system stability during increased dry periods. Knowledge and experience are conveyed through workshops and field days. An online platform for ongoing documentation as well as exchange between farmers is provided. The outcomes, jointly developed by scientists and farmers, will be presented in a practical guideline at the end of the project. It aims to present many different local site conditions so that interested farmers can recognize themselves in the case studies. KUHproKLIMA project is supported by the EU-Program “European Innovation Partnership EIP-Agri and the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry.","Germany",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,null,null,"improved pasture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,17.100000000000001,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds\n\nAddress: The Lodge, Potton Road, SG19 2DL Sandy, United Kingdom\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nInstitut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklingsforschung GmbH\n\n    Name: Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklingsforschung GmbH\n\n    Address: Bruederweg 22-24, 44135 Dortmund, Germany\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nVlaamse Landmaatschappij (VLM)\n\n    Name: Vlaamse Landmaatschappij (VLM)\n\n    Address: Gulden Vlieslaan 72, 1060 Brussels, Belgium\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nStichting Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij ENCI-Gebied\n\n    Name: Stichting Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij ENCI-Gebied\n\n    Address: Lage Kanaaldijk 115, 6212NA Maastricht, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nProvincie Limburg\n\n    Name: Provincie Limburg\n\n    Address: Limburglaan 10, 6229 GA Maastricht, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nStichting Instandhouding Kleine Landschapselementen in Limburg (IKL)\n\n    Name: Stichting Instandhouding Kleine Landschapselementen in Limburg (IKL)\n\n    Address: Godsweerderstraat 2, 6041 GH Roermond, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nSurrey County Council ",null,"word search"]
[290,"national","RESTOR","www.kuhproklima.de/en",null,null,null,"Farm B - KUHproKLIMA project","The pastures show some signs of overuse. The form of fertilizer is liquid manure, this is enhanced by more rock. We want to try out to what extent compost extract affects soil life. In addition, we want to change the vegetation stock through a location-adapted grazing with sufficient recovery times for the plants. Our goal is to increase the root depth and increase biodiversity. In the long term, this is intended to store carbon. Some areas are leaner and therefore more species-rich. These should be preserved through the same management. There is hardly any shade for the herd in the pastures. The risk of erosion is also increased. We want to establish a 1-2-row row of trees across the main pasture areas in order to increase the biodiversity, as well as to achieve wind protection and erosion reduction. In addition, elongated rows of trees and bushes should provide additional shade on the pastures. The aim is to stabilize the grassland ecosystem. Fungi in the soil are also increased by the trees and contribute to an active soil life. Individual groups of bushes should also offer protection for birds and stimulate the water and nutrient balance in the areas. The general ecosystem services are thereby increased. About Project KUHproKLIMA/OG-Grünland: Eight farms in the pre-alpine region dare to take new steps in the direction of environmentally friendly dairy farming. Grassland management shall be adapted to the grassland ecosystem; thus, all ecological, economic and social aspects will be monitored. The main aim of the project is to investigate how nature-based grassland management can improve ecosystem processes and services which will contribute to climate and resource protection. The focus lies on a holistic grazing management adapted to the location as well as the precise promotion of active soil life. That includes initial analyses of each site, herd, type of vegetation and infrastructure. These local conditions play an important role in management. Grasslands and grazing animals have coevolutionary developed. By observing this interrelation, conclusions can be drawn for resilient pasture management. The influence of moving herds will promote processes of root growth and soil life, as well as plant and accordingly insect diversity. Longer regeneration phases ensure that various herbs reach maturity and increased belowground biomass. This again supports carbon sink function and the system stability during increased dry periods. Knowledge and experience are conveyed through workshops and field days. An online platform for ongoing documentation as well as exchange between farmers is provided. The outcomes, jointly developed by scientists and farmers, will be presented in a practical guideline at the end of the project. It aims to present many different local site conditions so that interested farmers can recognize themselves in the case studies.","Germany",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,null,null,"improved pasture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,57.36,null,null,"Lapland Regional Environment Centre, Metsähallitus Perä-Pohjolan, Metsähallitus-Laatumaa","Riparian, alluvial Forests","word search"]
[291,"national","RESTOR","www.kuhproklima.de/en",null,null,null,"Farm A - KUHproKLIMA project","The farmers officially took over the Oberallgäu mountain farm at the end of 2003. With the conversion to organic farming, a new farm concept was successfully developed (organic grass-fed milk, direct marketing, breeding of dual-purpose breeds). Only the soil and plant development remained unsatisfactory with standard farming methods and after the application of various grazing systems. Neither the conversion to organic farming nor the extensification of pasture land was successful. Due to the unfavourable location of the farm site (inaccessible steep slope, terminal moraine), the increasing weather extremes respectively their negative effects (erosion, plant stock, yield) as well as the lack of land and resources at the beginning, new solutions were sought. Only the occupation with the pasture management of Allan Savory (Holistic Planned Grazing) and the intensive examination of the topic \"soil life\" and \"ecosystems\" quickly led to visible successes. The numerous enquiries from interested farms about the newly adopted regenerative concepts show that there is a need for other approaches. About Project KUHproKLIMA/OG-Grünland: Eight farms in the pre-alpine region dare to take new steps in the direction of environmentally friendly dairy farming. Grassland management shall be adapted to the grassland ecosystem; thus, all ecological, economic and social aspects will be monitored. The main aim of the project is to investigate how nature-based grassland management can improve ecosystem processes and services which will contribute to climate and resource protection","Germany",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,null,null,"improved pasture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,13.63]
[292,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Erbach_1",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.39]
[294,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Bremetsrain No.01",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.7,0.7,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[295,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Boule Planetenstrasse",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,37,null,null,"Executive Forestry Agency, WWF Bulgaria","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","word search"]
[296,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Betzen",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,11.19]
[297,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Bavaria_-_Mespelbrunn",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.63,1.63]
[299,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Area_01",null,"Germany",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"sustainable agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"4.092 ha","261,92"]
[301,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Alfter-Gielsdorf",null,"Germany",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"goal: 40,000","9,52"]
[353,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Wilhelm","Mixed area of plenta managed forest (60%) and organic pasture (40%). We aim to diversify the forest away from the currently dominating spruce - with a target of 30% deciduous trees and other confer species (larch, pine) by 2040. For the pasture areas, we seek the establishment of a wetland alder community on the souther most patch, and an increased presence of islands off hedges and scrubs (1 per ha).","Austria",null,2021,2040,{"$f":"(M1337-L1337)*12","v":228},"NA","NA",null,null,"Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation/Enrichment planting or sowing","improve or maintain biodiversity/Increase landscape connectivity",null,null,null,"Austria",null,"47.1372291408794, 15.11455291022036","Ongoing",2021,2040,null,"diversification",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,62,"NA",null,"North-Savo Regional Environment Centre, Metsähallitus, Varpaisjärven kunta, Rautavaaran kunta","Boreal Forests (Taiga)/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","word search","private"]
[386,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Török-Szatmári Home",null,"Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[388,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"RLNDS_HU","Development project. I bought this piece of land and wish to turn it into an ecosystem that will provide food and shelter for me and my animals, with respect for the excisting wildlife. I'm planning to create a shallow pond where animals can drink. I'm planning to remove the fences and replace them with natural hedges, plant trees for fruits and firewood and to create an area to grow crops. 2021-11-21 The back part of the land has been plowed. It's too late in the season to sow the black radish as a green manure.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"planning"]
[389,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Ranch Cs",null,"Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"planning"]
[442,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Haukagil: Main ecological projects under the auspices of the State Forestry Agency","Main actions:Protected for grazing, sowing birch seeds Ecological objectives:Recovery of birch forest","Austria",null,1927,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,null,null,"improved management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Ábúendur á Haukagili"]
[464,"national","RESTOR","www.wien.gv.at/kontakte/ma49/index.html",null,null,null,"Forest active 2",null,"Austria",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"completed",2021,null,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.95,null,null,null,"Not Forest"]
[532,"national","RESTOR","https://restor.eco/de/sites/978b636b-8806-4dd2-9b28-4d5c4e2042ce/?gclid=CjwKCAiA0syqBhBxEiwAeNx9N9dHt4OKNu7cJSs8ZNHv66diygNdTDFocvWguQCO6EctPARgBGHubxoCY0QQAvD_BwE&lat=42.977655433535034&lng=21.071406395000004&zoom=18.817651689979826",null,null,null,"Afforestation in different areas","Afforestation with Fagus sylvatica","Kosovo",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,12000,null,null,null,null,"word search"]
[662,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Tibor Robert Topai",null,"Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"planning"]
[663,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Southern_Carpathians",null,"Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania"]
[665,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Rezervatia Albina","an orchard surrounded by untched natural grow enviroment","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[666,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"POLYGON_1",null,"Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[667,"national","RESTOR","www.pivnitabunicii.com",null,null,null,"Pivnita Bunicii Orchard","The orchard had not been managed since 1991 when the Saxon owners moved to Germany. A neighbour had been growing maize in the field until 2018 when we bought the property. The apple trees according to our neighbour were planted many years ago and mostly before grafting became common. The trees have been numbered and so far we have identified: 1. Jonathan, 2. Golden, 6. Starkrimson, 9. Jonathan, 15. Golden Delicious, 17. Gravenstein, 21. Poinic, 23. Jonathan, 24. Jonathan, 25. Golden, 27. Golden). Village orchards are an important aspect of the landscape but have been neglected for many years and our efforts are a small step to reverse this trend.","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[682,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Danube_Delta, Rewilding Europe",null,"Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"not mentioned"]
[683,"national","RESTOR",null,null,null,null,"Andrada Andreianu","rebuild the natural bio-diversity","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"planning"]
[745,"national","RESTOR","https://www.pralesy.sk/",null,null,null,"Protection and restoration of primary and natural forests","Old growth forest mapping, The Government of the Slovak Republic approved establishment of the nature reserve on 3 November, 2021. The Old Growth Forest of Slovakia nature reserve will become a reality on 1 December, 2021. It will include 76 state owned forest localities in various parts of Slovakia with a total area of 6,462.42 hectares ","Slovakia",null,2009,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia","Slovakia",null,"ongoing",2009,null,null,"Maintanance",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10578,null,null,null,null,null,"Prales OZ"]
[778,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-reserva-biologica-campanarios-de-azaba",null,null,null,"Reserva Biológica Campanarios de Azaba (Salamanca)","Dehesas are systems of agrosilvopastoral use, which, if well managed, represent an integrated management model that is very close to the sustainability of natural resources. They are systems where the conservation of natural values is reconciled with obtaining quality products, while preserving a traditional system and generating employment in rural areas.  The territorial scope of application of the project is centered on the Campanarios de Azaba Biological Reserve. This Reserve has more than 522 hectares and is located between the municipalities of La Alamedilla and Espeja, both located in the province of Salamanca. It constitutes an exceptional fauna and flora reservoir, in which species such as the black vulture, the black stork or the golden eagle come together.  The Reserve is located in the Western Iberia, one of the global hotspots for biodiversity, representing a splendid example of a Mediterranean forest on an international scale. Most of this great natural area of Western Iberia is part of the Natura 2000 Network, both in Spain, in the communities of Castilla y León and Extremadura, and in Portugal, leaving the Campanarios de Azaba Biological Reserve fully integrated into the Site of Community Importance \"LIC - Campo de Azaba\". However, the Reserve is not exempt from the main threats of the Spanish Dehesas: intensive use in the past, loss of biodiversity, lack of connectivity, little natural regeneration or risk of desertification, in addition to the threats of forest fires and climate change. In addition, in recent years, the dehesas are being affected by the \"Seca\", deterioration and death of oaks and cork oaks caused by a combination of biotic and abiotic factors. We have collaborated with Naturaleza y Hombre Foundation.","Spain",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"40.50258586536353, -6.758452628309492","Ongoing",2018,null,null,"Agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10.84,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[779,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-peralta-de-calasanz",null,null,null,"Peralta de Calasanz (Huesca)","The target area corresponds to the area called Monte Farrera, owned by the municipality and affected by a Great Forest Fire in 2006 that devastated a total area of 1,436 hectares.  After the forest fire, the pyrophytic behavior of the Pinus halepensis pine forests of artificial origin has favored the high density of natural regeneration compared to that of the native vegetation (holm oak) that tries to recover its potential habitat. The high density of pine leads to a serious danger for the spread of a possible future forest fire that is increased due to the null use of some pine forests.  The objective of this project, in collaboration with Aragón Government and Local Government (Peralta de la Sal), is to increase the area of native forest while generating a forest mass that is more resistant and resilient to the spread of forest fire.","Spain",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"42.014400906139954, 0.38815949945810674","Ongoing",2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,75.010000000000005,null,null,"SIVU du Bassin Versant de la Basse Vallée de l'Ain, Conservatoire Rhône-Alpes des Espaces Naturels, Fédération des Chasseurs de l'Ain, MEDD, Conseil Régional Rhône-Alpes, Conseil Général de l'Ain, Agence de l'Eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","WWF"]
[780,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-soto-de-las-juntas",null,null,null,"Parque Regional del Sureste. Soto de las Juntas (Madrid)",null,"Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[781,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-san-martin-de-la-vega",null,null,null,"Parque Regional del Sureste. San Martín de la Vega (Madrid)",null,"Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[783,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-parque-natural-del-garraf",null,null,null,"Parque Natural del Garraf (Barcelona)","The area where the project is developed, in collaboration with Barcelona Council, is located in the Garraf Natural Park (Barcelona) protected under the planning instrument called Plan de Espacios de Interés Natural (PEIN) and located to the southwest of the Catalan coastal mountain range.  This space was created with the aim of preserving a high landscape and environmental diversity against an accelerated urban development. In addition, the area of interest has been within the ZEC Sierras del Litoral Central since 2014. The objective of this project is to contribute to the improvement of the environmental conditions of the Garraf Natural Park and its surroundings, favoring the conservation of kermes oak forests. For this, forestry actions are being carried out (thinning, pruning, etc.) that favor the height growth of this species, while reducing the risk of fire in the park.","Spain",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"41.28121302318443, 1.8770729721440909","Ongoing",2019,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5.77,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság\n\nAddress: Pécs, Hungary\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nHrvatske vode, Pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama\n\n    Name: Hrvatske vode, Pravna osoba za upravljanje vodama\n\n    Address: Zagreb, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nZajednica športsko ribolovnih društava, Osijek\n\n    Name: Zajednica športsko ribolovnih društava, Osijek\n\n    Address: Osijek, Croatia\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nOpćina Ernestinovo-općinsko poglavarstvo ",null,null,"WWf"]
[787,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-finca-castillejos-(guadalajara)",null,null,null,"Finca Castillejos (Guadalajara)","The area where the project is being developed, in collaboration with Local Government (Guadalajara), is called Finca Castillejos and is located on the banks of the Henares river. It is an area which has been municipally owned since 1984 and its use is intended for public and social interest utility services, always related to the rustic nature of the land, which contribute to greater knowledge, education and defence of the ecology and agricultural activities, as well as the leisure and recreation of the citizens.  Today, part of the estate is under the \"ZEC Ribera del Henares\" protection status, which was created with the aim of maintaining the riparian forests and aquatic habitats in a good state of conservation. The land is in a relatively good state of conservation despite its proximity to urban areas. However, there is a clear degradation of the landscape due to the multiple uses it has been exposed to and the impacts of visitors.  Since 2011, WWF has carried out different afforestation actions with the intention of recovering the typical vegetation cover of this area, as well as awareness and environmental education activities to promote the importance of the riparian forests in this area.","Spain",null,2011,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"40.686277957936966, -3.164289100801181","Ongoing",2011,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,8.5299999999999994,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[789,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-parque-natural-de-donana.-arroyo-de-las-penuelas",null,null,null,"Espacio Natural de Donana- Arroyo de las Penuelas (Huelva)","In June 2017, the great forest fire of Las Peñuelas occurred. Started in Moguer (Huelva) due to a negligence, the wind blew the fire towards the Doñana Natural Area with terrible severity. More than 8,000 hectares were burned, including sensitive areas for endangered species such as the lynx, and thousands of people had to be evacuated.  The objective of the project, in collaboration with National Park Government an Huelva University, is to help recover some of the areas affected by the fire. In this case, we have worked to introduce junipers without regeneration after the fire.","Spain",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"37.07489611733041, -6.654318324407792","Ongoing",2019,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,11.69,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Mesto Stupava\n\nAddress: Hlavná 1/24, 900 31 Stupava, Slovakia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nTotal budget: EUR 698 192.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 593 463.20\n\nWUK - Verein zur Schaffung offener Kultur- und Werkstättenhäuser, Kurzbezeichnung: WUK Werkstätten- und Kulturhaus\n\n    Name: WUK - Verein zur Schaffung offener Kultur- und Werkstättenhäuser, Kurzbezeichnung: WUK Werkstätten- und Kulturhaus\n\n    Address: Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Wien, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 100 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 85 000.00\nWeinviertel Tourismus GmbH\n\n    Name: Weinviertel Tourismus GmbH\n\n    Address: Wiener Straße 1, 2170 Poysdorf, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 90 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 76 500.00\nMarch.Raum. Ökotourismus und Förderung regionaler nachhaltiger Produkte in den March-Auen und im Marchfeld\n\n    Name: March.Raum. Ökotourismus und Förderung regionaler nachhaltiger Produkte in den March-Auen und im Marchfeld\n\n    Address: Hauptplatz 30, 2293 Marchegg, Austria\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Total budget: EUR 155 750.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 132 387.50\nBROZ - Bratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie\n\n    Name: BROZ - Bratislavské regionálne ochranárske združenie\n\n    Address: Na Riviere 7/A, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Total budget: EUR 120 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 102 000.00\nMesto Gbely\n\n    Name: Mesto Gbely\n\n    Address: Námestie slobody 1261, 908 45 Gbely, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 200 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 170 000.00\nMestská časť Bratislava – Devínska Nová Ves\n\n    Name: Mestská časť Bratislava – Devínska Nová Ves\n\n    Address: Novoveská 17/A, 843 10 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 300 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 255 000.00\nMarktgemeinde Hohenau an der March\n\n    Name: Marktgemeinde Hohenau an der March\n\n    Address: Rathausplatz 1, 2273 Hohenau an der March, Austria\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 765 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 650 250.00\nTrnavský samosprávny kraj\n\n    Name: Trnavský samosprávny kraj\n\n    Address: Starohájska 10, 917 01 Trnava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 180 000.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 153 000.00\nNÖ.Regional.GmbH ",null,null,"WWF"]
[790,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-espacio-natural-de-donana.-polinizadores",null,null,null,"Espacio Natural de Donana (Huelva)","In recent years, the rapid decline in pollinator populations worldwide has become especially important. Bees, wasps, butterflies, flies, beetles and most pollinators are in serious decline.  However, pollination is an essential process on which terrestrial biodiversity largely depends. Pollinating insects contribute to the pollination of almost three-quarters of the world's plants.  That is why WWF has launched, in collaboration with the Doñana Natural Area, the Botanical Gardens Network of Andalusia and the University of Cordoba, a project to recover a burned area in an emblematic place such as the Doñana Natural Area, promoting attractive flora for pollinating insects as a tool to promote biodiversity and wealth.","Spain",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"37.130968820550734, -6.784819643952965","Ongoing",2021,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,28.2,"28,20",null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[793,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-chandebrito",null,null,null,"Chandebrito (Pontevedra)","In October 2017, several simultaneous forest fires started in Galicia and destroyed nearly 42,400 hectares in just three days. The province of Ourense was the most affected by the fire, with approximately 20,000 hectares completely devastated. However, the largest fire was recorded in Pontevedra, in the municipality of Pazos de Borbén, where 8,700 hectares were affected by this wave of fires.  In the context of this great forest fire, WWF identified an area of interest in collaboration with the Mancomunidad de Montes de Chandebrito. The main goal of the actions is to contribute to the recovery of some of the areas affected by the 2017 forest fire in the town of Chandebrito.  As a consequence of the fire, some species have reduced their presence due to lack of regeneration. In these cases, its reintroduction through plantations has been considered appropriate. It has also been an opportunity to replace some productive species with other native species that are more resilient to future large fires. We are collaborating with the local owners and Vigo University.","Spain",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"42.168556669674096, -8.769593286324925","Ongoing",2018,null,null,"Plantations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5.45,null,null,"CIHEAM - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (coordinator )\nMediterranean Plant Conservation Unit\n(CIHEAM – MAICh)\nCrete, Greece\nhttp://www.maich.gr\n\nUniversity of Cagliari\nCentre for Conservation of Biodiversity\n(UNICA - CCB)\nSardinia, Italy\nhttp://www.ccb-sardegna.it\n\nSaint Joseph University\nLaboratory for Seed Germination and Conservation\n(USJ)\nLebanon\nhttp://www.usj.edu.lb\n\n \nRegional Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development\nCentre for Forest Applied Research\n(CIEF)\nValencia, Spain\nhttp://www.citma.gva.es/web/medio-natural/cief\n\n\nNational Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry\nLaboratory of Management and Valorisation of Forest Resources\n(INRGREF)\nAriana, Tunisia\nwww.inrgref.agrinet.tn\n\n \n ",null,null,"WWF"]
[796,"national","RESTOR","https://www.restor.eco/map/site/wwf-espana-tembleque",null,null,null," Templeque (Toledo)","The large forest formations of the plateaus and the fertile inland river valleys of Spain have practically disappeared at the expense of the development of agricultural activities. In this way, in the plains of La Mancha region there are not so much forest redoubts, patches of vegetation or island forests of what were once large areas of native forests.  The agricultural intensification experienced in the last half of the 20th century brought with it an increase in food production, but simultaneously it has generated important effects on nature. Nowadays, Toledo's forests are practically on the verge of extinction if we compare their current area with their potential, in this region barely 9% of the original forests remain.  WWF recognizes the importance of agricultural activities in the economy that produce goods and services for society, such as the production of food and raw materials, and even of certain environmental and social values. However, intensive production systems have been one of the main causes of landscape simplification, loss of biodiversity and water resources.  The project's general objective is to promote sustainable development of rural areas by carrying out activities for the conservation and recovery of the natural environment and the participation of the local population. We are collaborating with Castilla-La Mancha Government and local government (Tembleque).","Spain",null,2011,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,"39.65140832109547, -3.4693891170598685","Ongoing",2011,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,7.38,null,null,"Directorate of Agricultural, Natural, Forest and Mountain Resources of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia",null,null,"WWF"]
[650,"national","restor.eco","Restor | Globale Plattform für die Wiederherstellung und den Schutz der Natur",null,null,null,"Herdade de São Luís - Porcus Natura","Regenerative production in the Alentejo region, Portugal. Another way to grow multiple species in the Montado system.  Our way is to create a self-sufficient model of agro-forestry system that we can share with future generations. Integrate people, nature and livestock so they can live on the same frequency, creating a true holistic world.  - 650 hectares of cork and holm oak forests. - 50 hectares for the cultivation of cereals or intercrops, 25 of which are irrigated. - 8 hectares of agroforestry where we plant 1000 trees of 8 different species. - Several water lines with very rich riparian galleries.  An ideal agrosilvopastoral model for the integration of different livestock species.  We have a unique pig production model integrated with nature for the maternal system, developed 20 years ago.  Next goals: - Create the perfect balance between different species, - Plant 10 hectares of olive grove - Regenerate the soil through the influence of different animal species, increase carbon sequestration and increase grazing efficiency. - Reach the final customer with meat of the highest quality and nutritional density, with maximum animal welfare and a regenerative effect on the entire ecosystem.\n","Portugal",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,"38.58594413860948, -8.212252417432232",null,2022,null,null,"Agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"below 50 hectares","704,46",null,null,null,null,null,"Orgo | Regenerative Biology Management"]
[652,"national","restor.eco","Restor | Globale Plattform für die Wiederherstellung und den Schutz der Natur",null,null,null,"AIGP Ribeira de Mega","The main species in this area is Eucalyptus globulus (88%). We want to create a resilient forest with an intervention in the landscape to improve ecosystem services.","Portugal",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,"40.00025091370972, -8.161699506581897",null,2021,null,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1949,null,null,null,null,null,"Pedrógão Grande City Hall"]
[56,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3534",null,null,402,"Vultures' Return - Recovery of the Populations of Large European Vultures In Bulgaria",null,"Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Other land with tree cover (Other land with tree cover)",2010,2015,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1364,AD1364,\"m\")","v":60},1332328,666164,0,null,"Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem","(Re)introduction of animal species/Installation of wildlife refuges/knowledge increase/management and planning and opimization/stakeholder engagement","increase awareness/cooperation or networking/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species",null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"Completed","2010-01-01","2015-01-06",null,null,null,"1.332.328","1.332.328",0,null,null,"International body; Government; Foundation","German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU); Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS); EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA","NA"]
[322,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4081",null,null,223,"LIFE Rund ums Heckengäu - Habitat Improvement for Endangered Animals and Plants in the NATURA 2000 Areas of Stromberg, Heckengu and Schnbuch","The overall objective of LIFE rund ums Heckengäu was to improve the conservation status of the rare or endangered animal and plant species found in Natura 2000 network sites in Stromberg, Heckengäu and Schönbuch (Germany). Specific goals included improving and extending open landscape habitat types (e.g. Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands, semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates partly rich in orchids, lowland hay meadows, as well as calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation); in combination with habitat optimisation for species under the Birds and Habitats Directive, including smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) and sand lizard (Lacerta agilis). Among its main specific objectives, the project aimed to construct hibernation sites and increase knowledge of bat species listed in Annex II and IV of the Habitats Directive; optimise the occurrence of the dusky large blue (Maculinea nausithous) and the scarce large blue (Maculinea teleius) butterflies; and improve open orchard areas as habitats for several species listed in the Birds Directive.\n\n","Germany",null,2011,2016,59,null,1819460,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Böblingen",null,"Completed","2011-01-09","2016-01-08",null,"restoration",null,"1.819.460","1.819.460",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Regional Council of Stuttgart; Ministry of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection, Germany; EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA"]
[384,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=6332",null,null,294,"Oakey LIFE - Multilevel and Multisite Complex Restauration of Key Ecosystem Services of the Calcareous sand Forest Steppe Habitat",null,"Hungary",null,2017,2022,60,null,2685478,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"Ongoing","2017-01-08","2022-01-12",null,null,null,"2.685.478","2.685.478",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary; EU LIFE Programme","963 ha ecosystem services improved; 51.5 ha dung beetle habitat restored",1014.5]
[573,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://sgp.undp.org/spacial-itemid-projects-landing-page/spacial-itemid-project-search-results/spacial-itemid-project-detailpage.html?view=projectdetail&id=25050",null,null,122,"Landscape Conservation in the Meadow of Dniester River from Telita village",null,"Moldova",null,2017,2019,23,null,32414,16743,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Moldova",null,null,"Completed","2017-01-05","2019-01-01",null,null,null,32.414000000000001,15.670999999999999,16.742999999999999,null,null,"International body","GEF Small Grants","NA","NA"]
[633,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4868",null,null,411,"ZSiNPK Kielce LIFE PL - Protection of Valuable Natural Habitats in Ponidzie",null,"Poland",null,2014,2018,48,null,1161649,58082,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Poland",null,null,"Completed","2014-01-06","2018-01-12",null,null,null,"1.161.649","1.103.567",58.082000000000001,null,null,"International body; Government","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, Warsaw; EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA"]
[661,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://www.endangeredlandscapes.org/projects/carpathian-mountains-romania/",null,null,51,"Creating a New Wilderness Reserve in the Southern Carpathian Mountains",null,"Romania",null,2018,2023,60,null,4166546,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,null,"Ongoing","2018-01-01","2023-01-01",null,null,null,"4.166.546","4.166.546","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)","Restore 500 ha of clear-cut forest; restoration of 200 ha of spruce monoculture; Reinstate natural processes on at least 200 ha of degraded alpine grasslands; Increase ungulate and carnivore populations by 25 per cent; reintroduce bison and beaver",900]
[700,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://rewildingeurope.com/areas/danube-delta/",null,null,286,"Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve",null,"Moldova/Ukraine/Romania",null,2016,2024,96,null,2100000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania,Ukraine,Moldova",null,null,"Ongoing","2016-01-01","2024-01-01",null,null,null,"2.100.000","2.100.000","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)","NA","NA",null,null,null,null,null,"Rewilding Europe"]
[737,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4099",null,null,290,"Natura 2000 BA - Restoration of Natura 2000 Sites in Cross-border Bratislava Capital Region",null,"Slovakia",null,2012,2018,72,null,3490059,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia",null,null,"Completed","2012-01-01","2018-01-03",null,null,null,"3.490.059","3.490.059",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic; EU LIFE Programme","15000 ha new management plan; 460 ha forest habitat",15460]
[771,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5082",null,null,256,"LIFE+ Garajonay Vive - Ecological Restoration Garajonay National Park and its Surroundings",null,"Spain",null,2014,2018,48,null,1511494,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Completed","2014-01-09","2018-01-12",null,null,null,"1.511.494","1.511.494",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Vallehermoso City Council; Valle Gran Rey City Council; General Directorate of Nature Protection of the Canary Islands Government; Garajonay National Park; EU LIFE Programme; Cabildo de La Gomera","NA","NA"]
[873,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5343 ",null,null,362,"Semi Aquatic LIFE - Re-creating Habitat Complexity for Semi-aquatic Fauna",null,"Denmark/Sweden/Germany",null,2016,2020,48,null,5805123,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sweden,Denmark,Germany",null,null,"Ongoing","2016-01-01","2020-01-12",null,null,null,"5.805.123","5.805.123",0,null,null,"International body; Government; Foundation","The Scanian Landcsape Foundation; Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; Municipality of Vordingborg; Municipality of Vellinge; Municipality of Slagelse; Municipality of Næstved; EU LIFE Programme; City of Malmö; City of Lund; City of Copenhagen","NA","NA"]
[920,"EU","restorationfunders.com","http://www.summit2sea.wales/",null,null,374,null,null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,2018,2023,60,null,3823460,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,"Ongoing","2018-01-01","2023-01-01",null,null,null,"3.823.460","3.823.460","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)",{"$f":"VALUE(AP1374)","v":10000},10000]
[959,"EU","restorationfunders.com","https://restoreourplanet.org/uk-project/houndtor-and-wray-ancient-broadleaf-woodland-restoration/",null,null,105,"Houndtor and Wray Ancient Broadleaf Woodland Restoration","Once purchased work began to restore these coniferised ancient woods to native broadleaf species, in order to reconstitute a substantial area of ancient woodland and protect and develop the natural heritage and biodiversity of the wider area, known as the Bovey Valley Woods. Houndtor (65acres) forms part of a woodland area now covering 720 acres and Wray (56acres) forms part of a contiguous area now covering 700 acres.\n\nThe project also had specific biodiversity benefits. The now protected rivers and brooks provide micro-climates for bryophytes, ferns and lichens; archaeological features provide niche habitats for fungi and lichens. The woods provide homes for a wide range of wildlife including rare fritillary butterflies, dormice and wood ants believed to be present in both the acquired woods.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Bovey Tracey\n","50.592746715805255, -3.662604985164522","Ongoing",null,null,null,"woodland restoration",null,"No data available","No data available","No data available",null,null,"Private","Restore Our Planet","Houndtor (65acres) and Wray (56acres)",121,null,null,null,null,null,"Restore Our Planet\n"]
[362,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4304",null,null,86,"For Open Forests - Conservation of Priority Forests and Forest Openings in Ethnikos Drymos Oitis and Oros Kallidromo of Sterea Ellada",null,"Greece",null,2012,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1376,AD1376,\"m\")","v":84},null,1750840,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece",null,null,"Completed","2012-01-09","2019-01-11",null,null,null,"1.750.840","1.750.840",0,null,null,"International body; Government","Municipality of Molos-Agios Konstantinos; EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA"]
[501,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://rewildingeurope.com/areas/central-apennines/",null,null,387,"The Central Apennines","The Central Apennines are characterized by a rich diversity of ecosystems and wildlife. Among the most important habitats are its beech woods, open hillsides and alpine grasslands.\nThe Apennines is the second main mountain range of Italy and stretches for hundreds of kilometers from the north to the south along the spine of the country.\n\nLarge beech forests, many of which are centuries-old and probably among the oldest in Europe, cover the mountain slopes in many areas. Among the huge trees and their mossy stems live large populations of wild herbivores like red deer, roe deer and wild boar. These species in many places share their habitats with large herds of unfenced horses and cattle and together represent the main prey for the wolves, whose density in some Apennine areas is possibly the highest in Europe.\nThe most charismatic and famous inhabitant of the mountain forests here is the Marsican brown bear, an endemic subspecies to the region.\n\nThe objective of our groundbreaking European Rewilding Network (ERN) is to bring these initiatives closer together, empowering each network member with the information and tools to be more successful in their rewilding endeavours. We want to establish a living network of myriad rewilding initiatives, supporting them and facilitating the adoption of best rewilding practices and methodologies.","Italy",null,2015,2019,48,null,"NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Central Appennines",null,"Completed","2015-01-01","2019-01-01",null,null,null,"No data available","No data available","No data available",null,null,"International body","Rewilding Europe","Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park and Sirente-Velino Regional Park"]
[541,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4074",null,null,87,"For-Rest - Forest Habitat Restoration within the Gauja National Park",null,"Latvia",null,2011,2015,47,null,823243,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia",null,null,"Completed","2011-01-09","2015-01-08",null,null,null,823.24300000000005,823.24300000000005,0,null,null,"International body; Government","Latvian Environmental Protection Fund; EU LIFE Programme","No data available","NA"]
[572,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://www.climaeast.eu/clima-east-activities/pilot-projects/pilot-project-in-moldova",null,null,377,"Sustainable Management of Pastures and Community Forests in Moldova","https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Ferc.undp.org%2Fevaluation%2Fdocuments%2Fdownload%2F10385&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK","Moldova",null,2013,2017,48,null,535,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Moldova",null,"47.30374805222384, 28.979376464389855","Completed","2013-01-01","2017-01-01",null,"restoration",null,535,535,0,null,null,"International body","European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)",null,150,null,null,null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[641,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://rewildingeurope.com/areas/western-iberia/",null,null,404,"Western Iberia",null,"Portugal",null,2019,2024,60,null,2600000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,"Ongoing","2019-01-01","2024-01-01",null,null,null,"2.600.000","2.600.000","No data available",null,null,"Foundation","Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)","No data available","NA"]
[643,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/renature-monchique/",null,null,320,"Renature Monchique",null,"Portugal",null,2019,2020,12,null,250,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,"Ongoing","2019-01-03","2020-01-04",null,null,null,250,250,"No data available",null,null,"Private","Ryanair","No data available","NA"]
[772,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://oppla.eu/casestudy/17283",null,null,20,"Barcelona - Nature-based Solutions (NBS) Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change","Implementation of Tree Master Plan and urban green corridors","Spain",null,2013,2035,264,null,9400000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain","Barcelona","41.38722958693789, 2.1731454172244096","Ongoing","2013-01-01","2035-01-01",null,null,null,"9.400.000","9.400.000","No data available",null,null,"Government","City of Barcelona","13 ha urban parks; 8300 ha in Collserola natural park",8313]
[966,"national","restorationfunders.com","http://cairngormsconnect.org.uk/",null,null,41,"Cairngorms Connect",null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,2018,2023,60,null,13258050,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Scotland","Cairngorms National Park",null,"Ongoing","2018-01-01","2023-01-01",null,"woodland restoration, afforestation, wetland restoration",null,"13.258.050","7.231.664","No data available",null,null,"Foundation; Government","Scottish Government; Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cairngorms Connect"]
[973,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://restoreourplanet.org/uk-project/woodland-creation-in-the-vale-of-glamorgan/",null,null,408,"Woodland Creation in The Vale of Glamorgan","Restore Our Planet has helped support the linking and buffering of some very special ancient woodland sites: In The Casehill Wood extension, a few miles to the west of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan Restore Our Planet helped fund the purchase of 21 hectares of pasture in order to plant 50,000 trees (all of native stock) to link and buffer two separate areas of semi-natural ancient woodland – already owned by the Woodland Trust: Pen-y-Turnpike and Cwm Gorge woods.\n\nThis is providing exceptional nature conservation value with the site now under the Trust’s management plan, which is significantly increasing and enhancing local biodiversity value by creating and maintaining the area as a continuous woodland complex of over 8 hectares.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Wales","Vale of Glamorgan",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,"No data available","No data available","No data available",null,null,"Private","Restore Our Planet",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Restore Our Planet\n"]
[975,"national","restorationfunders.com","https://sgp.undp.org/spacial-itemid-projects-landing-page/spacial-itemid-project-search-results/spacial-itemid-project-detailpage.html?view=projectdetail&id=23227",null,null,318,"Rehabilitation of Forests Affected by the Armed Conflict in Lugansk Region","Military actions in the Eastern region of Ukraine led to damage and destruction of a huge forest array, which may cause dangerous water and wind erosion of land. The objective of the project is to combat negative environmental consequences in the region through renovation of forests and agroforestry activities, and to establish the basis for environmentally sustainable management of forests. The project is implemented in Novoaidar district damaged by combat actions. To achieve project objectives pine trees are planted on the area of 40 hectares to protect lands of Lugansk region from wind and water degradation, improve general well-being of local residents, raise their awareness in forest management and involve them in renovation of the affected regions.","Ukraine",null,2015,2015,{"$f":"(M1385-L1385)*12","v":0},null,90761,46958,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Ukraine",null,"48.57722078848503, 39.3294924129833","Completed","2015-01-04","2015-01-12",null,"reforestation",null,90.760999999999996,43.802999999999997,46.957999999999998,null,null,"International body","GEF Small Grants",null,null,null,"UNDP, Municipality",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[769,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.quarrylifeaward.com/download-final-report/312/es-61_creacion_de_habitats_en_la_cantera_ivonne_english.pdf",null,null,null,"Habitat Creation for Biodviersity Promotion in the Ecological Restoration of Ivonne's Quarry",null,"Spain",null,2012,"NA","NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain",null,null,"Completed","2012-01-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"CREAF"]
[942,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/riverlands-how-we-keep-our-rivers-flowing",null,null,null,"Riverlands","As part of our project to bring riverlands back to life we're starting with some of the UK’s most precious rivers, ranging from the Derwent in Cumbria to the steep, narrow streams of Porlock Vale in Somerset. The work includes helping to slow the flow of water and alleviate flooding, repairing banks, creating new habitats and tackling the rise of invasive non-native species.\n\nWe’re also working with local communities to help them rediscover and reconnect with their rivers – as spaces for leisure and activity, to socialise, or simply take a walk beside the water and clear their minds.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK","UK",null,null,null,"2025-01-01",null,"riparian restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"National Trust"]
[943,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/181023%20Beaver%20Brochure_WEB.pdf",null,null,null,"River Otter Beaver Trial","Beavers were released in 5 different project areas.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK","UK",null,null,null,"2020-01-01",null,"rewilding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wildlife Trust"]
[947,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/",null,null,null,"The Carbon Landscape - Restoring Great Manchester Wetlands to the Community",null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,2017,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1389,AD1389,\"m\")","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Leigh",null,"Ongoing","2017-01-01","2022-01-01",null,"wetland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Carbon Landscape"]
[955,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.greatfen.org.uk/",null,null,null,"The Great Fen","The landscape is being restored and transformed for the benefit both of wildlife and of people.\n\nIn a landmark moment for the Great Fen and as a part of our Peatland Progress project, our next step has been to purchase and ultimately restore a pivotal area of land called Speechly's Farm. This 120 hectares completes a fenland jigsaw; for the first time since drainage in the 1850s, it will create a continuous corridor of natural wet fenland between Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen National Nature Reserves. In March 2023, you helped us raise the £400,000 deposit needed to unlock more than £4m of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in our biggest appeal to date. Thank you!\n\n","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2010,2050,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1390,AD1390,\"m\")","v":480},null,4400000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Great Fen",null,"Ongoing","2010-01-01","2050-01-01",null,"wetland restoration",null,"4,4 Mio £",null,null,null,null,null,"National Lottery Heritage Fund,\nprivate",null,120,"NA",null,"Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, WWF Österreich, Bundeswasserbauverwaltung, Forsttechnischer Dienst für Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung Tirol","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Great Fen"]
[965,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/land-and-sea-management/carbon-management/restoring-scotlands-peatlands",null,null,null,"Restoring Scotland's Peatlands","Peatland ACTION is helping to restore damaged peatlands across Scotland. We have knowledgeable and dedicated project officers who can help you with your proposed Peatland ACTION project or Feasibility Study.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2012,"NA","NA",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Scotland","Scotland",null,"Ongoing","2012-01-01",null,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NaturScot"]
[972,"national","restorationfunders.com2","https://www.quarrylifeaward.com/projects/united-kingdom/padeswood-biodiversity-park",null,null,null,"Padeswood Biodiversity Park","The project will investigate the feasibility of converting a redundant Cement Kiln Dust  landfill cell (constructed in 2007 and unused because of a plant process change) and its associated land (c.3.5 Ha) into a biodiversity park for the benefit of the wider community.  The prime objective of the survey work  will be to generate an educational (first school to doctoral), scientific and relaxational resource from an abandoned industrial site, whilst maintaining the benefits of existing biodiversity on the site.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2012,"NA",{"$f":"(M1392-M1392)*12","v":{"$error":"#VALUE!"}},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Wales","Flintshire",null,"Ongoing","2012-01-01",null,null,"unsealing of buildings"]
[639,"national","ser-rrc.org","Portugal: TerraSeixe: environmental stewardship in southwestern Portugal",null,null,null,"Portugal: TerraSeixe: environmental stewardship in southwestern Portugal","This is a landscape-based project, using the Seixe River basin (watershed/catchment) as the unit for analysis. Nature Conservation Instruments, a protected area, 2 Natura 2000 network sites and an Important Bird and Biodiversity area overlap to provide protection for 93% of the project area. Ecologically this is an area of high biodiversity, which has legal protection but little, to no, actual protection in place. Socially, around 50% of the area is used for eucalyptus plantations (pulp and...","Portugal",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal"]
[701,"national","ser-rrc.org","Russia: Restoring Mountain Birch Seedlings in a Heavily Polluted Industrial Barren on the Kola Peninsula",null,null,null,"Russia: Restoring Mountain Birch Seedlings in a Heavily Polluted Industrial Barren on the Kola Peninsula","Denuded landscapes adjacent to big polluters represent an extremely harsh environment for plants due to a unique combination of soil toxicity and physical stress. A 5-year experiment conducted at two barren sites near the Severonikel nickel-copper smelter at Monchegorsk, northwestern Russia tested whether the survival and performace of seedlings of Mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) can be enhanced by physical sheltering and how large the supposed benefits to survival and...","Russia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Russia"]
[768,"national","ser-rrc.org","Spain: Quercus Restoration on Abandoned Agricultural Fields",null,null,null,"Spain: Quercus Restoration on Abandoned Agricultural Fields","In abandoned Mediterranean croplands, establishment and growth of woody plants are limited by high radiation and low water availability during summer, and weeds are strong competitors for resources, particularly water. This project was conducted as a 3-year experiment in central Spain to study the response of three Quercus species (Q. coccifera, Q. ilex and Q. faginea) that differ in their habitat requirements under treatment ï¬\u0081eld conditions which were resulting from the combination of...","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[25,"national","Sugi Website","https://www.sugiproject.com/projects/greek-oak-restoration",null,null,null,"SUGi","10 small afforestation projects in Belgium\n\nThe Miyawaki Method of afforestation allows for the rapid creation of urban pockets of forest.","Belgium",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium","Belgium",null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SUGi"]
[694,"national","Sugi Website","https://www.sugiproject.com/projects/university-forest",null,null,null,"University Forest","With more than 41,000 students in 2015, the Babeș-Bolyai University is the largest university in Romania.  Our future forest will grow at an extension faculty in a town called Saint George.\n\nWe have chosen this site in particular to introduce the Miyawaki Method to the environmental engineers and scientists. Together with the students of the Babeș-Bolyai University we will be creating the first university forest in Romania!","Romania",null,2015,2015,{"$f":"(M1397-L1397)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania",null,"45.86078267388362, 25.775346514576473",null,2015,2015,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SUGi ",null,null,null,"SUGi "]
[953,"national","Sugi Website","https://www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/",null,null,null,"URBAN RESTORATION\nCastle Green Forest","Castle Green Forest will act directly on its local environment. This area is heavily polluted and an urban biodiversity desert. The denseness of the Miyawaki method allows maximum potential Co2 drawdown and pollution mitigation. The trees chosen will also be the ones that have evolved to live and even thrive in the urban environment.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England",null,"51.533130, 0.119597",null,2021,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SUGi Project",null,null,null,"SUGi Project"]
[1000,"national","Sugi Website","https://www.sugiproject.com/forests/miniselva",null,null,null,"Rewilding degraded and unused agricultural land into a thriving forest.","The MiniSelva project is happening in Llucmajor, just outside Palma, the capital of Mallorca.\n\nMallorca island will be deeply affected by climate change and the best protection for many parts of the island is to recreate diverse protective forests around and inside Mallorcan villages and cities.\n\nMiniSelva will enable an educational project for neighboring landowners to learn how the Miyawaki Method is creating impressive and long-term results concerning reforestation and land regeneration.\n\nForest Maker\nMiniBig Forest España","Spain"]
[419,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Vistheimt á vegum Norðurlandsskóga: Gautlönd í Mývatnssveit ","Chapter 8 - Gautlönd í Mývatnssveit \nChapter 8 - Litla Búrfell, A-Húnavatnssýslu\nOverview\nNorðurlandskógar started operations in 2000 and manages farm forestry in Norðurland. A total of 156 plots of land have a contract with Norðurlandsskógi and 8,459 hectares are under contract. One of the goals of the project is to restore forests on deforested land, and for this purpose all the species that are believed to be able to reach maturity here are used. If we only look at domestic species, it can be seen that birch is about 20% of the total number of plants planted in Norðurlandskógir. More than two million birch trees have been planted, which could cover over 700 hectares. More than seventy thousand rowan trees have been planted, which is about 0.8% of the total number of plants. These plants have spread to most of the plots within the project. Two plots aim to plant only native species. There are the lands Gautlönd in Mývatnsveit and Litla-Búrfell in Austur Húnavatnssýslá, and a more detailed account of them will be given here.\n\nChapter 8 - Litla Búrfell, A-Húnavatnssýslu\n65°32'N, 20°03'W, 142 ha, altitude 140-250 m\nThe area is about 17 km from the sea and at an altitude of about 140-250 m above sea level. The height is highest in the northeast corner of the area and it can be said that it slopes all the way to the southwest, down to Svínavtni. Up in the country, the soil is rather shallow and not very fertile, but as you get closer to the water, the fertility increases and the growth increases. There are low hills around the town, but in the middle of the area there is a large swamp area that is outside the forestry agreement. Apart from that, the land is mostly heather and heather. Above, there is something about tursarskeggsmos and various well-grown mela. On the border between bogs and bogs, there are usually patches of grass a few meters wide that sometimes extend into the peatland. Below a ditch that cuts the area in two is a large paddy field that is rather wet in parts. As you get closer to the lake, the grass grows more and the occasional willow has begun to reach for the sky.\nObjectives: To restore a birch forest that blends well with the land. It will sequester carbon, improve water management and increase soil fertility. In addition, the forest will increase the value of the area for outdoor activities all year round with the diversity and shelter that the forest provides.\nActions: The land was pacified in 2005. In the years 2007-2017, it is planned to plant 287,000 birch saplings and 4,800 redwood saplings. During that time, up to 97% of the incurred costs are paid. \nFollow-up, monitoring and performance evaluation: The quality of the plantings is monitored each year and assessments are made of the survival of plants in the area several years after planting. It is expected to remap the area 10-15 years after the last planting and then make plans for the use of the forest and possible carbon sequestration. In addition, the area can be included in the assessment system of the National Forestry Agency, which makes more detailed growth measurements. As the project has only been started for a short time, it is not possible to draw much conclusions about its success. However, it can be seen that the protection alone means that a lot of willow plants are sprouting up in watery areas, and especially closer to the lake. Plantings generally seem to have been successful; survival has been measured in four points and was 84%. The farmer himself took care of the planting and got some income and satisfaction from it.\n\nChapter 8 - Gautland in Mývatnsveit \nDescription of the area\n 65°33'N, 17°06'W 35 ha About 290 m \nInitial conditions: The area is about 51 km from the sea and slopes slightly towards the west. The area is well vegetated, mainly peatland with deep soil, but there is also considerable mela. Soil is prone to swelling. \nObjectives: The goal of forestry is to restore a birch forest that blends well with the country. It will sequester carbon, improve water management and increase soil fertility. In addition, the forest will increase the value of the area for outdoor activities all year round with the diversity and shelter that the forest provides. \nActions: The land was protected in 2001. Estimated planting 2002-2012: 65,500 birch saplings, 3,000 redwood, 4,000 yellow willow and 4,000 willow saplings. During that time, Norðurlandskógar pays up to 97% of the costs incurred. Follow-up, monitoring and performance evaluation: The quality of the plantings is monitored each year and assessments are made of the survival of plants in the area several years after planting. It is expected to remap the area 10-15 years after the last planting and then make plans for the use of the forest and possible carbon sequestration. In addition, the area can be included in the assessment system of the Norwegian Forestry Agency, which makes more detailed growth measurements. As the project has only been started for a short time, it is limited to say about its success. Survival has been measured at one point and it was 75%.\n","Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,35]
[421,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Vaglaskógur og Hálsmelar","Chapter 17 - Vaglaskógur og Hálsmelar\n\nLocation Size Height above sea level\n65°43'N, 17°54'W 705 ha 90-300 m\nInitial conditions\nVaglaskógur is on the lower eastern slopes of Fnjóskadal, and most of it is on a small slope to the west. Substrate is that\nmost sediments, i.e. sand and gravel, which the melting lake carried with it from the mountain slopes down to the lake that filled Fnjóskadal during the late glacial period.\nNecklaces are mostly relatively flat. They are old streams that formed where a glacier flowed from Ljósavatns pass\nflowed into the lake in Fnjóskadal.\nÞorvalður Thoroddsen mentions in his travel book that the farmer in Våglar did everything to destroy the forest, with the aim of improving and\nexpand pasture.6 The forest was therefore very badly damaged and completely destroyed in large areas at the turn of the century. Vaglaskógur was\nnevertheless, among the largest forest remnants in the country, but not considered to live up to the name as a forest. In 1906 he was classified\nas kjarr (d: krat) by A. F. Kofoed-Hansen, but then a large part of Hallormsstað forest was classified as forest even though the highest\ntrees were usually no more than 8 m high. 5 In a few places there were patches in the forest, but for the most part the area was overgrown and rather little eroded\nin progress other than water erosion at streams and banks of Fnjóskár. Before conservation, the forest was in decline and heavily cut down as well\nwas used for winter grazing of sheep.\nBefore conservation, Hálsmelar was approx. half inflated and the other half consisted of two huge areas of peatland\nsurrounded by switchboards. There are sources that forest covered Hálsmela in the first half of the 18th century, but that Jón Þorgrímsson, priest\non Hálsi in the middle of the 18th century, had the forest cut down almost completely and swelling followed as a result.3 The peat mosses were\nblueberry heather bogs and still are for the most part.\nObjectives\nTo pacify and protect the forest goes hand in hand with sustainable wood use, increasing the size of the trees and the spread of the forest; make up Halsmela\nto the forest.\nActions\nHáls- og Vaglaskógur was protected in 1909 with a 378 ha fence. The management of the forest changed so that logging remained\nthis is done with single felling and not clear felling. Necklaces were protected in two phases. In 1946 it was fenced off\nthe then national road in Hálsmel and a 100 ha area protected, mostly disturbed land, no forest. A new fence was built in 1989\nwhen the exit to the current highway no. 1. With that, all of Hálsmela was protected, an area of ​​227 ha, most of it disturbed land.\nIn Hálsmel, experiments were carried out with grass seeding and direct seeding of birch in the middle of the century, but they yielded little, visible\nsuccess. A birch has been planted in the mela. However, lupine, larch and rock pine were also planted in the small mela river\nseveral places.\nFollow-up and care Monitoring and performance evaluation\nVagla forest has also been used for wood production\nsingle drop since 1909.\nAt Hálsmelar, only areas that have been planted have been planted\ndid not grow into a forest despite conservation for many years and\ninoculations.\nVaglaskóður was first measured in 1906. Field map due to planting,\nwere made in the years 1960-1980. The entire area was mapped\nand analyzed according to forests and other vegetation in the years 1995 and\n1996 and revised in 2005. In addition, the forest was taken out in\nbirch forest surveys in 1973 and again around 1990.","Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland"]
[422,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Þórsmörk og Goðaland - ","Chapter15 - Description of area\nLocation Size Height above sea level\n63°40'N, 19°30'W 4,000 ha 200-500 m\nInitial conditions\nÞórsmörk and Godaland have been overgrown with birch forest for a millennium, and the forest remained there longer than in many other places. There\nare several reasons for this, for example the isolation of the area, the weight of snow that protected trees from winter grazing and that usable birch forests\ngrew for a long time in the adjacent areas of Þórsmörk, such as in Þórólfsfell and on Langanes. In the later centuries, however, the forest was severely\ndamaged, and at the beginning of the 19th century, soil erosion threatened Þórsmörk, Goðalandi and the nearby pastures. What remained were bitten\nforest-turfs with low-growing bushes. With a concerted forest protection effort by farmers, that trend was stopped and the forest grew back. In Einar\nHelgason's assessment from 1898, the tallest trees in Þórsmerkur were almost 5 m and most of the forest was scrub. Again, however, on the side of\nmisfortune. In 1908, Einar E. Sæmundsen, later a forester in the South, and Árni Einarsson, a farmer in Múlakoti, went on a tour of Þórsmörk. Their\nconclusion was that the forest was in immediate danger. At the same time as the forest disappeared, land blew up and vegetation and soil were destroyed\nin large areas. When the protection and recovery operations began, only the vanishing remnants of the ancient ecosystem that once ruled Þórsmörk\nand Goðaland remained.\nObjectives\nRestoration of vegetation and soil. Restoration of birch forest.\nActions\nIn 1919, an agreement was made with the farmers in Fljótshlíð that the National Forest Service would undertake the conservation of Þórsmerkurskógi\nand that they would give up grazing rights in the area. In the years 1923-25, fortifications were built around Þórsmörk and Godaland. In 1927,\nagreements were made with Breiðabólstaðar church about the protection of Godaland, and Forestry was entrusted with managing the area's forests.\nWinter grazing was completely stopped around that time. As a result of the grazing conservation, forests began to sprout up and spread over the\nforest-free areas, as well as other vegetation took over. Although this conservation turned out to be imperfect and a few dozen bucks grazed inside\nthe fence in summer, it led to the spread of forests (Figure 15.1) and greatly reduced soil erosion. In 1986 and 1988, Landgræðsla ríksinan made\nagreements with farmers under the Vestur-Eyjafjölls, first on the limitation of grazing and later in 1990 on temporary grazing conservation in the\nÞórsmerkur area. Landgræðslan built a fence from Gígjökli to Markarfljót and then stopped sheep grazing in the area. The agreement should last\nfor at least 10 years. As a result, cooperation began on replanting the area. After 1990, more effort was put into fertilizing, planting and restoring\nvegetation in Þórsmörk and in Goda-land. It was a collaborative project between the landowners, the Forestry Authority, the Land Conservation\nAuthority, tourism providers in the area, as well as various organizations (Figure 15.2).\n\nFollow-up and care Monitoring and performance evaluation\nFences in the area have been maintained and sheep grazing has\nbeen greatly reduced. A reclamation area was carried out, birch,\nwillow and redwood were planted. Little was planted of foreign tree\nspecies in the area until the middle of the 20th century. Lupins were\nalso spread in limited areas around 1980-90. The planting and\nsowing of foreign species in the area was stopped about 20 years\nago.\n\nMonitoring and performance evaluation\nVaglaskóður was first measured in 1906. Field map due to planting, were made in the years 1960-1980. The entire area was mapped and analyzed according to of forest and other vegetation in the years 1995 and 1996 and revised in 2005. In addition, the forest was taken out in the birch forest surveys in 1973 and again in the 1990s.","Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland"]
[432,"national","Vistheimt á Íslandi","https://landvernd.is/english/","http://land.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vistheimt-%C3%A1-%C3%8Dslandi.pdf",null,null,"Helstu vistheimtarverkefni á vegum Skógræktar ríkisins 9","9 - Vistheimt á vegum Votlendisnefndar (Conservation by the Wetland Committee)\nOverview \nIn 1996, Guðmundur Bjarnason, the Minister of Agriculture and the Environment at the time, appointed a committee on behalf of the Bird Conservation Society of Iceland, which had the task of experimenting with and presenting proposals on where and how to restore wetlands. The committee's first task was to fill in a ditch in Hestmýr in Borgarfjörður in the fall of 1996 and to follow up on that project with research. In a ten-year period, 1996-2005, the committee was responsible for or participated in the restoration of fifteen wetland areas in all parts of the country. Swamps, ponds and lakes were restored by filling ditches, building dams and dikes. These areas vary in size, from ponds of a few hectares to vast marshes tens of hectares in size. During its term of office, the committee provided education through a website on wetland restoration2 and the creation of an information brochure, which was sent widely, including to all rural towns in the country. At the same time, she hosted educational meetings and brought a foreign expert on wetland restoration to the country. The committee also played a role in the fact that developers have increasingly been required to restore wetlands instead of those disturbed during construction.\n\nConservation by the Wetlands Committee: The main result of the committee's work, in addition to the restoration of the areas, is increased knowledge and awareness of the importance of wetlands and their restoration. During its tenure, the committee restored quite a few areas (table 9.1). As the table shows, the commission's tasks varied greatly, both in terms of regions and actions, but also in terms of partners. Most of the projects were successful, but it should be mentioned that the restoration of Hestmýra failed in part, as the top-in drainage was washed away from part of the canals during a heavy storm in the fall of 1998. The restoration of Dagmálatjarn has also been slow, as the dam in the outlet has repeatedly failed. in part. The purpose of the committee was to experiment with restoration, and therefore it is natural that some part of the construction work was not fully successful. Overall, the committee's work was successful and it demonstrated that the restoration of wetlands is simple, possible and successful in most cases. The Wetlands Committee completed its work in 2006 and then published a summary report on its work.1 To promote the increased restoration of wetlands in Iceland, the committee suggested that a clear public policy be drawn up for the protection and restoration of wetlands. In that regard, the committee pointed out the following points: • Wetland areas must not be disturbed unless absolutely necessary. • Clear rules for the restoration of wetlands will be formulated. • Wetland restoration will be greater than the amount of annual wetland disturbance. • Possibilities of using wetland restoration as an action to meet the nation's obligations towards the Kyoto protocol will be examined. • The government is pushing for the restoration of wetlands to be one of the options for landowners in terms of green payments in agriculture.","Iceland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"National funds",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Iceland","Þjórsárdalur"]
[631,"national","waldgeschichten.com","https://www.waldsetzen.jetzt/",null,null,null,"Waldsetzen.jetzt","Companies donate working time to save local forests\n\nDie Initiative waldsetzen.jetzt fördert die Zusammenarbeit von Waldbesitzenden mit Unternehmen, Bildungseinrichtungen und Vereinen: Freiwillige setzen im Rahmen von Aktionstagen klimafitte, enkeltaugliche Mischwälder und tragen so zur weiteren Entwicklung heimischer Wälder bei. Nur nachhaltig bewirtschaftete Wälder können die für uns alle so wichtige Funktion als CO2-Senke in vollem Umfang erfüllen. Das Projekt stellt die Verbindung von Waldbesitzenden und Freiwilligen her und fördert so Bewusstseinsbildung und Kommunikation. Zahlreiche Menschen haben keinen direkten Bezug zum Wald und was es heißt, ihn zu bewirtschaften. Mit waldsetzen.jetzt werden Brücken zwischen Waldbesitzenden und Nicht-Waldbesitzenden, Wirtschaft und Landwirtschaft geschaffen. Die Mitarbeitenden von Unternehmen aller Art bekommen einen Einblick in die Arbeitswelt der Waldbesitzenden und die Aufgaben des Waldes. Sie erleben einen Tag außerhalb des gewohnten Arbeitsumfeldes, stärken durch den gemeinsamen Pflanzerfolg den Zusammenhalt im Team und verbessern zusätzlich das Arbeitsklima.","Austria",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2020,null,"-reforestation (75,075 trees planted by 2023)","reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"nono-profit, donation-based",null,null,null,"volunteers"]
[356,"national","waldklimafonds","https://www.undekade-restoration.de/projekte/hydroformix/; about:blank",null,null,null,"HydroForMix","Due to their ecological and hydrological peculiarities, the management of forests on wet sites is very demanding in terms of silviculture and technology. Species numbers are naturally very high in these forest communities due to small-scale site changes. Soils affected by groundwater or waterlogging have a balancing effect on the landscape water balance. Against the background of climate change, they form an important water reservoir. Furthermore, the carbon sequestration of these soils is significantly greater than that of non-groundwater-influenced soils. Due to possible soil compaction, they must therefore be managed with particular sensitivity. Tree species selection here must be particularly ecophysiologically sound, as the species must be able to cope with fluctuating groundwater levels. Ash, for a long time the most important economic tree species of these sites, has almost completely failed due to ash shoot dieback. English oak in particular would have the potential to bring larger portions of these sites into stocking. However, the goal of sustainable management should not be to plant this tree species in pure stands, as has often been done with ash. Rather, the oak must be mixed ecologically sensibly with other tree species at the same time in order to reduce the risk of failure, to use positive mixing effects and to increase ecological diversity. In our project we want to collect the information to manage the sites in an ecologically, hydrologically but also economically advantageous way. The investigations will be carried out in existing pure and mixed stands of English oak in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where we want to highlight the special features of mixed stands. In addition, new plots will also be established in the project to investigate currently unrealized tree species mixes. To communicate the gained knowledge to stakeholders in a practical way is a core element of our project.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Germany","Mecklenburg-Vorpommern",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Landesforste MV",null,null,null,"FNR - Fachnagentur für Nachwachsende Ressourcen"]
[357,"national","waldklimafonds","https://www.fnr.de/index.php?id=11150&fkz=2218WK49A1; https://www.undekade-restoration.de/projekte/mooresax/ ",null,null,null,"MooReSax","The project comprises the compilation and provision of expert information on forest peatland sites, the development of optimal variants of peatland revitalization for different categories of overlapping protective functions in peatlands or their catchment areas (fact sheets, in particular for the planning and approval process), the establishment of vegetation ecology monitoring and the evaluation of the ecosystem services that can be achieved through peatland revitalization. As an assessment approach especially for greenhouse gases, the GEST approach existing for lowland peatlands will be adapted for forest peatland sites in low mountain regions. The merged peatland knowledge will be implemented in 10 peatland bodies in the state forest of the Westerzgebirge model region. This means that concrete measures for peatland revitalization are planned, implemented and documented here. This holistic approach is being developed as an example for transfer to other forest ownerships or other low mountain regions in Germany or Central Europe (model project).","Germany",null,2021,2025,{"$f":"(M1406-L1406)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,2025]
[324,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=22WA409601",null,null,null,"MoorWaldBilanz","Kohlenstoffbilanzen bei der Renaturierung von Moorwäldern am Beispiel des Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald","Germany",null,2016,2019,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Completed",2016,2019,"regeneration","regeneration"]
[327,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=22WB102301",null,null,"SILVITI ","Silvicultura statt Viticultura, Waldbau statt Weinbau",null,"Germany",null,2014,2016,24,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Completed",2014,2016,null,"restoration, agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Fakultät für Forst- und Umweltwissenschaften - Waldbau-Institut"]
[329,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2218WK49A1",null,null,"MooReSax","Moorwissen umsetzen - Moorrevitalisierung in der Modellregion Westerzgebirge/Sachsen","The project comprises the compilation and provision of expert information on forest peatland sites, the development of optimal variants of peatland revitalization for different categories of overlapping protective functions in peatlands or their catchment areas (fact sheets, in particular for the planning and approval process), the establishment of vegetation ecology monitoring and the evaluation of the ecosystem services that can be achieved through peatland revitalization. As an assessment approach especially for greenhouse gases, the GEST approach existing for lowland peatlands will be adapted for forest peatland sites in low mountain regions. The merged peatland knowledge will be implemented in 10 peatland bodies in the state forest of the Westerzgebirge model region. This means that concrete measures for peatland revitalization are planned, implemented and documented here. This holistic approach is being developed as an example for transfer to other forest ownerships or other low mountain regions in Germany or Central Europe (model project).","Germany",null,2021,2025,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,2025,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst - Kompetenzzentrum für Wald und Forstwirtschaft"]
[332,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2220WK66X4",null,null,"WAIKLIM","Waldbau im Klimawandel: Verfahren der Überführung bestehender Bestände zu klimawandeltauglichen Wäldern","Climate change, and here in particular prolonged droughts, heat waves and strong storms, require new concepts for silviculture. The overall objective of this project is therefore to develop silvicultural recommendations for a climate change-adapted transition of different initial stands to forests that are adapted to the changed environmental conditions. This should create the conditions to meet both current needs and future challenges for ecosystem services and climate stability of forests during the transition to the next forest generation. This project focuses on the interactions of upper stand and regeneration in relation to water balance, but also considers storm-worm risk in old-growth stands. Artificial regeneration of pedunculate oak, beech, Douglas-fir, and silver fir will be introduced into experimentally heterogeneously thinned beech and pine stands, as well as foothill forests, where intensive site analyses will then be conducted. The loosening of the existing stand should lead to an improvement of the water balance and thus to more favorable growing conditions for the regeneration plants. The development of the regeneration plants will be recorded as a function of soil water availability. In addition, the changing radiation and soil properties as well as the species composition and density of the vegetation will be taken into account. Using a simulation tool, wind flow conditions are also calculated. By means of an optimization procedure, this information is finally used to derive the best possible water supply for regeneration plants while minimizing the storm risk to old-growth stands. As a result, the optimization procedure provides stem distribution plans for sample stands that can be considered optimal in the course of silvicultural transfer.","Germany",null,2022,2027,60,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,2027,null,"research, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Technische Universität Dresden - Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften - Fachrichtung Forstwissenschaften - Institut für Waldbau und Waldschutz - Professur für Waldbau"]
[334,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2220WK20X4",null,null,"Hainbuche","Die Hainbuche eine Alternativbaumart im Klimawandel - Initiierung eines Herkunftsversuchs","The two dry years of 2018 and 2019 have pushed some of our native tree species to their limits. Coniferous stands of spruce and pine show large-scale damage due to lack of precipitation, high temperatures and biotic pests. However, even the red beech, which has often been seen as a beacon of hope, is experiencing dramatic losses in vitality throughout Germany (BMEL 2019). In view of this, alternatives to the current tree species portfolio are needed. In forest conversion, but also for the stocking of damaged areas, secondary tree species are coming into focus for which there is little scientific knowledge to date. One of these is the hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), which is said to have a high drought tolerance. From a silvicultural point of view, it has so far had little economic significance and is mainly cultivated as a service tree species for the maintenance of oak shanks. Ecologically, however, it has extremely valuable characteristics: it is shade-tolerant and is extremely well suited as a mixed tree species in both hardwood and softwood, it forms a deep root system and its easily decomposable litter has a meliorating effect. An increasing share of hornbeam in the stand structure requires the active introduction of plants by forestry. Existing stands are usually too small and too sporadically distributed to achieve appreciable increases in the proportion of tree species through natural regeneration. Therefore, the focus of this project is the recording of the genetic and phenotypic variation of hornbeam as well as the identification of high-quality and adaptable source material by means of an origin experiment. The use of this propagation material contributes to the establishment of biologically stable, structurally and yield-rich as well as economically advantageous stands.","Germany",null,2021,2025,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,2025,null,"research, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei - Institut für Forstgenetik"]
[335,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2220WK16A4",null,null,"MetaEiche","Evidenz mehltauresistenter Eichen für die Waldverjüngung im Klimawandel; Teilvorhaben 1: Waldbau und Physiologie in kleinflächigen Eichen-Naturverjüngungen unter Berücksichtigung der Mehltauinfektion","In view of climate change, pedunculate oaks and sessile oaks (Quercus robur L. and Q. petraea Liebl.) should be increasingly involved in forest development primarily by way of small-scale natural regeneration due to their heat and drought tolerance. The small-scale natural regeneration of oak is dependent on the plants asserting themselves against the accompanying vegetation with subyear-old shoots already in the first years of life. Nowadays, however, this possibility is reduced by oak powdery mildew (Erysiphe alphitoides), which causes the young plants to lag behind in growth or even die. In the future, warmer winters will further favor the disease. Against this background, many forest owners refrain from the actually required small-scale natural regeneration with oak. On the other hand, there are repeated observations of individual infestation-free plants in the regeneration. Such observations could be based on random or site-related effects, or could be an expression of resistance of oaks to powdery mildew. Certainty in this matter would be an important factor in advancing small-scale natural regeneration of oaks as desired in a changing climate. However, systematic observations on this matter have been lacking. Therefore, the goal of the proposed project is to review the silvicultural, physiological, cytological, and molecular evidence of powdery mildew resistant oaks, identify adaptive provenances where appropriate, and communicate the findings to silvicultural practitioners on demonstration plots. In particular, the goal of the communication is to demonstrate how managers can more strongly advance oak-dominated mixed forests on the basis of marginal oak proportions by means of light-cone or large-femel cutting through targeted promotion of mildew-resistant individuals.","Germany",null,2021,2024,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2021,2024,null,"research, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz (FAWF) - Zentralstelle der Forstverwaltung"]
[336,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=2218WK30X4",null,null,"KlimaQuer","Erhalt trockenstresstoleranter und biodiverser Wälder mittels natürlicher Verjüngung der Traubeneiche (Quercus petraea)","The predicted accumulation of dry periods and weather extremes as a result of global climate change lead us to expect losses in the stability and vitality of our forests. In order to maintain their diverse functions, the preservation and spread of drought-tolerant tree species is necessary for the adaptation of forests at many sites. Sessile oak in particular is seen as the tree species of the future in this context. However, regeneration of sessile oak is often associated with significant silvicultural problems and costs. These include competition from shade-tolerant companion tree species, browsing by game, and high maintenance requirements. The goal of this project is to provide recommendations to silvicultural practitioners regarding the minimum size of canopy openings and the timing and extent of maintenance activities. These guidelines will ensure that harvesting measures in mature mixed oak-dominated forests lead to the safe establishment of sessile oak-dominated regeneration. This should enable the natural regeneration of sessile oak while exploiting natural processes at reasonable cost, thereby maintaining and expanding the current proportion of oak. Within the framework of the project, growth and competitiveness of sessile oak regeneration as a function of available radiation will be investigated over a representative site gradient using light-ecological measurement methods. In addition, a relationship between height growth and vigor of oak regeneration and the size of silviculturally created canopy openings will be derived. The scientific knowledge gain of the research project lies especially in the coverage of the entire radiation range; the quantification of competitive vegetation over many developmental stages of regeneration and the analysis of the importance of light spots for oak regeneration as well as the responsiveness of root growth after release.","Germany",null,2019,2023,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Ongoing",2019,2023,null,"research, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Fakultät für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen - Institut für Forstwissenschaften - Professur für Waldbau"]
[337,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=22WC406901",null,null,"BuTaKli","Buchen-Tannen-Mischwälder zur Anpassung von Wirtschaftswäldern an Extremereignisse des Klimawandels","Against the background of climate change, which is characterized among other things by increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events, such as drought, heat or heavy precipitation, the management of forests faces major challenges. Already, significant forest damage is occurring as a result of drought and heat in combination with mass propagation of bark beetles as well as new diseases. It is therefore necessary to increase the resistance and resilience of many forests in the sense of active adaptation through forest conversion measures. In addition to the cultivation of other tree species and origins, mixed stands are at the center of forestry adaptation strategies. Mixed stands not only allow risk to be spread if one or more tree species fail, but can also increase the resistance and resilience of ecosystems in terms of providing diverse ecosystem services through positive interactions between tree species. This is where the collaborative project BuTaKli started with the assumption that the mixture of a deep-rooted and therefore relatively drought-stress tolerant native coniferous species, silver fir, with the most important deciduous tree species in terms of area, beech, increases ecological and economic stability compared to pure stands of the respective species. Therefore, a collaborative project was conducted using interdisciplinary research approaches to investigate the suitability of mixed beech-fir stands as an element of forestry adaptation strategies to climate change. At the University of Freiburg, particular attention was paid to a) the water balance (under experimental desiccation and rewetting) and the consequences for tree N nutrition, b) the drought stress tolerance of growth, c) economic aspects of managing the mixtures, d) the influence of tree species on volatile hydrocarbon emissions and radiation balance, and e) the potential for mixed beech-fir stands in the landscape.","Germany",null,2015,2019,48,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Completed",2015,2019,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Fakultät für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen - Institut für Forstwissenschaften - Professur für Waldbau"]
[338,"national","waldklimafonds DB","https://www.waldklimafonds.de/index.php?id=13913&fkz=22WB404201",null,null,"Buchensaatgut","Forstliches Management in zugelassenen Erntebeständen der Buche (Fagus sylvatica L.) zur Erzeugung von genetisch hochwertigem und anpassungsfähigem Vermehrungsgut","In the forest regeneration phase, special attention must be paid to adaptation to climate change by using source material with high performance potential but also with sufficient genetic variation. Currently, silvicultural treatment of approved stands is hardly oriented towards the yield of high quality seed, but rather focuses on timber yield. Target-strength harvesting, which removes the fastest-growing trees, leaves the remaining, often lower-performing trees to continue producing seed. This can be contrasted with selective thinning, which aims for seed production from only the best trees. In a project of the Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, the genetic consequences of selective thinning with strong reduction of population size and density in a beech harvest stand and comparison with a reference plot with conventional management are investigated. Progeny testing is planned to monitor phenotypic traits. A suitable harvest stand will be provided by fsb Oerrel and maintained during the project. The NW-FVA (Dept. Forest Growth) will provide a yield assessment of the variants. The project aims to evaluate the genetic consequences of the reduction in population size and to allow recommendations for the management of harvest stands to produce genetically high quality reproductive material. Work package (WP) 1 includes all practical work in the seed stand, WP 2 includes the genetic analyses of the parent and progeny as well as the population genetic evaluation and modeling of pollination ratios, WP 3 includes the progeny testing and recording of phenotypic traits, WP 4 refers to an economic evaluation of the management forms and WP 5 refers to the summary evaluations and conclusions with participation of all partners.","Germany",null,2014,2017,36,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"completed",2014,2017,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei - Institut für Forstgenetik"]
[344,"national","web search","https://anw-deutschland.de/eip/pages/dauerwald-projekt.php",null,null,null,"Projekt \"Dauerwald\"","Through the project Dauerwald (\"Permanent Forest\"), the ANW would like to find out on a scientific basis for the most important forestry sites, what the economic and ecological consequences of the respective nature-friendly forest management are. The sampling results of the approximately 10 hectares of permanent observation plots are a basis for a redirection, or retention of the previously practiced silvicultural practice. In the overall assessment over several decades, the effects of climate change are included in the analysis and future planning.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ANW Deutschland"]
[346,"national","web search","https://anw-deutschland.de/eip/pages/biowild-projekt.php",null,null,null,"BioWild-Projekt","The effects of different levels of cloven-hoofed game on herbaceous and woody ground vegetation (floristic biodiversity) at different sites are being investigated in an open-ended manner. ANW Germany launched the 6-year research and implementation project in 2016 to become vocal on this topic as well, against the backdrop of looming extensive forest damage due to climate change. Objective data are decisive, not assumptions or subjective impressions.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,2620000,580000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Baden-Würthemnerg, Nordrhein-Westphalen, Saarland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen ",null,"Completed",null,null,null,null,null,"2,62 Mio","2,04 ","0,58",null,null,null,"Bundesprogramms Biologische Vielfalt mit Mitteln des Bundesumweltministeriums",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ANW Deutschland"]
[349,"national","web search","https://www.bergwaldprojekt.de/projekte/sonderprojekte/zukunftswald-unterschoenau",null,null,null,"Zukunftswald Unterschönau\n\n","The environmental foundation Greenpeace and the Bergwaldprojekt e.V. jointly acquired a 200-hectare forest area in Unterschönau, Thuringia, at the end of 2020. Most of the areas have so far been characterized by spruce monocultures, the soil is heavily trafficked and the stocks have been threateningly thinned out due to excessive logging. The environmental foundation Greenpeace and the Bergwaldprojekt e.V. want to manage the acquired area on the southwestern edge of the Thuringian Forest with the Unterschönau Future Forest project with a near-natural forest use modeled on the Lübeck city forest.\nThe last drought years have dramatically shown that the climate crisis is picking up speed and posing huge problems for our forest ecosystems. Against the background of global challenges such as species extinction and the climate crisis, it is evident that unnatural forests do not represent a viable form of economy. With the commitment to the forest of the future in Unterschönau, the pressing problems of the forest should be actively counteracted. The management model is suitable for being a future model for sustainable and ecological forest management for other communal and private forest owners who have been damaged by climate change.\n\nThis year we have again planned a few volunteer weeks in the forest of the future Unterschönau. We look forward to your registration.","Germany",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Thuringia","50.72172, 10.57888","ongiong",2020,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,200,"NA",null,"Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Castilla y León","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Mediterranean Forest","x","Bergwaldprojekt e.V."]
[350,"national","web search","https://www.bergwaldprojekt.de/einsatzorte",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V.",null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany"]
[351,"national","web search","https://www.bergwaldprojekt.de/projekt/2195/Nationalpark%20Jasmund/1574",null,null,null,"NATIONALPARK JASMUND","The mountain forest project has been working in the smallest German national park since 2017. In the Jasmund National Park, which is only 3.003 hectares in size, Bergwaldprojekt is busy rewetting rare glacial moors. The once complex moors partly drained with clay pipes and a deep ditch system, were mainly used agriculturally to acquire winter fodder (hay). By closing the ditches with wooden structures and backfilling the ditches, the climate-relevant and ecologically valuable moors will be rewetted by 2023.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,"54.518, 13.6333","ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V."]
[463,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/ardan-wood/",null,null,null,"Ardan Wood","Woodlands like Ardan are vital wildlife refuges. There is an established badger sett on site. Common and Soprano Pipistrelle bats have been recorded on the site too, with plenty of potential bat roosting sites in the trees. Pedunculate Oak is the dominant species in the woodland canopy.\nThe understorey is mostly made up of holly, hazel, spindle, bramble and wild rose but there have been records of rarer species like buckthorn, wild crab apple, wild privet and Irish whitebeam.\nThere is varied ground flora throughout the year. Early spring is typified by carpets of wood anemone and bluebells. Other notable flowers include, enchanter’s nightshade, early purple orchid, yellow pimpernel, wild strawberry and pink anemone.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Ardan, Sonnagh, Co. Westmeath","53.35733738716558, -7.4350173227467105","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[465,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/blessington/",null,null,null,"Blessington","The Blessington reserve was acquired in 2010 and 16.5 acres situated in County Wicklow, on the shoreline on the Blessington reservoir, and a wetland area in the centre of the site. The public access to the site is from the new greenway out of Blessington at the lakeshore.\nSome of the oldest trees on site are non-native beech planted around 200 years ago as part of the local landlords estate, Russborough House.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Russborough, Co. Wicklow","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[466,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/camcor/",null,null,null,"Camcor","The trust’s site in Camcor is 21 acres of a larger forested area, in the foothills of the Slieve Blooms mountains in Co. Offaly. Camor is an aluvial woodland, referring to the soil sediment deposit from the river’s natural flooding, which is a rare habitat type in Ireland.\n\nThe currently pristine Camcor River runs through it. The river houses a unique species of fish, the Croneen Trout, is only found in the Camcor River. The braided river results in small wooded islands filled with ancient hazel trees. There is a wide variety of ground in the woods and in the grasslands outside. Buzzards, dippers, siskins, jays and fieldfares are among the birds recorded here.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Camcor Wood, Co Offaly","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[467,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/coill-na-luise/",null,null,null,"Coill na Luise","Coill na Luise, meaning “wood of the rowan” is a twenty acre site situated in County Wicklow, outside the village of Laragh, overlooking Annamoe, and boasts fantastic views. It is situated beside the Wicklow Way.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Laragh, Co Wicklow","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[468,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/farnaght-2/",null,null,null,"Farnaght","Farnaght was the first green field site acquired by the Trust for the creation of new woodland. It is seven acres of former agricultural land in a quiet, rural area on the Leitrim side of the Longford-Leitrim border. A small area is occupied by three ancient Hawthorn trees, believed to be several hundred years old.\nTrees of no commercial value, which are not being planted as part of new woodlands in Ireland – such as Elm and Black Poplar – will be included. The woodland will then be allowed to regenerate naturally and provide a safe haven for wildlife and people alike – in perpetuity. A small portion of the site will be kept as a flower meadow, as species such as Yellow Rattle and Early Purple Orchid are already found here.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,"tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation, natural regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[469,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/grace-dieu/",null,null,null,"Grace Dieu","The Grace Dieu reserve is a 7.5 acre site created during construction work for the Waterford city bypass. It is bounded by the River Suir and the N25. It is elevated from the river and there has been some evidence of otters on site.\nThere is a line of willow and ash on the boundary of the site and willow has begun to spread naturally. The Grace Dieu site is not currently open to visits until safe access is improved.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Gracedieu Community Woodland Reserve, Waterford","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation, natural regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[470,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/girley-wood/",null,null,null,"Girley Wood","The land for Girley Wood was acquired in late 2013, as part of a joint preservation project around the land of Girley Bog in Co. Meath. Other groups that have become landowners and custodians are the Irish Peatlands Conservation Council (IPCC) and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Girley Bog, Co Meath","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation, natural regeneration, planting f alder, birch, hawthorn, oak and rowan ",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[471,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/humphreystown/",null,null,null,"Humphreystown","Humphreystown Wood was donated to the Trust in 2019 after having been planted and managed by a dedicated farmer for many years. The seven and a half acre site sits south of Blessington lakes. The majority of trees are ash, birch, alder and oaks. A natural stream feeds into large man-made ponds which saw huge numbers of frogs in the spring.\n\nOtters, pine martens, badgers, foxes and red squirrels have all been seen on this site. The stream also contains white-clawed crayfish, an endangered species that we are putting biosecurity measures in place to protect. This small site is such a vital refuge for so many sensitive species that it is currently not open to the public.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Humphreystown Wood, Blessington","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation, natural regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[472,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/lecarrow/",null,null,null,"Lecarrow","The Native Woodland Trust acquired site across the public road from St John’s Wood in Roscommon, believed to be one of Ireland’s few remaining ancient woodlands. The site is made up of some newer woodland and formerly agriculture fields.\nThe “big field” by the entrance to the secondary site is being maintained as a wildflower meadow because of the diversity of plant species found there.\nThere is also space at the entrance for the creation of another tree nursery dedicated to cultivating seeds from the old seed stock of St John’s Wood, where we have been granted a license to collect seeds. There are ruins on site including a brilliant preserved old road way with stone walls and stiles.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Lecarrow, Roscommon","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation, seed orachards",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[473,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/st-johns-wood/",null,null,null,"St John’s Wood","St. John’s Wood in Roscommon is one of Ireland’s largest surviving ancient woodlands, over 260 acres 70% of which is owned and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).\nThe Native Woodland Trust acquired 11 acres of the ancient woodlands. It’s believed that St. John’s Wood is one of Ireland’s few primary ancient woodlands, meaning it has never been fully cleared so that there has been woodland consistently on this site since the last Ice Age.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","St John’s Wood, Roscommon","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[474,"national","web search","https://www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie/toradh/",null,null,null,"Toradh","The most recent reserve acquired by the Trust is our Donegal site, Toradh Wood. It’s situated by Lough Toradh above Glen Lough in the north of the county. Land-use over the 21.77 acres has been varied over time, with evidence of recent sheep grazing which has effected the vegetation. Eared willow, grey willow, and downy birch form stands along boundaries of the sites and down the centre.\nThere is ash, hawthorn, holly and rowan present. Ground flora includes herb-robert, germander speedwell, and common dog violet, as well as a range of ferns and mosses.\nThe Trust intends to allow these wooded areas to expand and diversify the species mix, with perhaps scots pines and sessile oaks.\nSome ground species diversity will return naturally with the exclusion of grazing. Butterflies, green-veined whites and speckled wood, and birds, like ravens, willow warblers, chaffinches, and blue tits, are all present but improved tree mix could increase the breeding bird list.\n\n \n\nTwo invasive species that will need management on the site on rhododendron ponticum and sycamore.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Toradh Wood, Donegal","tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"preservation, natural regeneration, diversification by planting of Scots pine and sessile oaks, invasive species management (rhododendron ponticum and sycamore) ",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,"21.77",21.77,null,null,null,null,null,"Native Woodland Trust"]
[477,"national","web search","https://www.hometree.ie/wild-atlantic-rainforest-project",null,null,null,"Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project","8 sites with about 250 acres per site","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,11800000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,"tbd","Ongoing",null,null,null,"facilitate natural regeneration, fencing off pockets of forests, planting trees",null,"11,800,000",null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,4000,null,"Hometree",null,null,null,"Hometree"]
[479,"national","web search","https://www.hometree.ie/illaun-site",null,null,null,"\nIllaun Restoration Site","In 2020 Hometree purchased an old plantation forest; on a sixteen-acre farm near Miltown Malbay, West Clare. The site consists of two conifer blocks separated by a small ash plantation. Typically of much plantation forestry of its era, it was never really managed, and when it was purchased, it bore all the hallmarks. The spruce trees were over-matured and the ash plantation has been badly affected by ash dieback disease. \n\nHometree is managing and slowly restoring the Illaun site using a method called Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) with the long-term aim of creating a beautiful, biodiverse native woodland.","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Ireland","Miltown Malbay, West Clare",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"convert spruce forest into woodland:\nreplacing a proportion of the existing spruce with native saplings and made changes to increase the biodiversity and ecological condition throughout the site; The spruce plantation has now been thinned slightly and underplanted with holly and hazel. Birch, alder and oak have been planted elsewhere on site. \nNatural regeneration after dying ashes",null,null,null,null,null,null,"public donations",null,null,16,null,"Hometree","\n\nLead Partner: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald\n\nDepartment: Institute for Botany and Landscape Ecology\n\nAddress: Domstraße 11, 17489 Greifswald, Germany\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.uni-greifswald.de\n\nTotal budget: EUR 12 760.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 10 846.00\n\nOgólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków (OTOP)\n\n    Name: Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków (OTOP)\n\n    Address: ul. Odrowąża 24, 05-270 Marki k. Warszawy, Poland\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.otop.org.pl\n\n    Total budget: EUR 10 080.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 8 568.00\nBaltijos aplinkos forumas\n\n    Name: Baltijos aplinkos forumas\n\n    Address: Uzupio str. 9/2-17, 01202 Vilnius, Lithuania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.bef.lt\n\n    Total budget: EUR 10 910.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 9 273.50\nMichael Succow Stiftung ","Not Forest",null,"Hometree"]
[481,"national","web search","https://www.coillte.ie/site/Lough-key-Forest-park/",null,null,null,"Lough Key Forest Park","recreational park","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"recreation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Coillite"]
[482,"national","web search","https://www.coillte.ie/site/avondale-forest-park/",null,null,null,"Avondale Forest Park","recreational park","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"recreation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Coillite"]
[483,"national","web search","https://www.coillte.ie/site/Cavan-Burren-Park/",null,null,null,"Cavan Burren Park","recreational park","Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"recreation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Coillite"]
[484,"national","web search","https://www.nationalparks.ie/connemara/",null,null,null,"Glenveagh National Park",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Glenveagh National Park"]
[485,"national","web search","https://www.nationalparks.ie/killarney/",null,null,null,"Killarney National Park",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Killarney National Park"]
[486,"national","web search","https://www.nationalparks.ie/wild-nephin/",null,null,null,"Wild Nephin National Park",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland"," Ballycroy Village, Co. Mayo",null,null,null,null,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wild Nephin National Park"]
[488,"national","web search","https://www.nationalparks.ie/wicklow/",null,null,null,"Wicklow National Park",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wicklow National Park"]
[489,"national","web search","https://www.nationalparks.ie/connemara/",null,null,null,"Connemara National Park",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Connemara National Park"]
[490,"national","web search","https://www.nationalparks.ie/burren/",null,null,null,"Burren National Park",null,"Ireland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ireland","Corofin,\nCo Clare,",null,null,null,null,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Burren National Park"]
[555,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Schaan (Matona)","The main work is protective forest care, path construction, fence construction and maintenance.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Liechtenstein",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Liechtenstein",null,"47.167115239508995, 9.509817714212671","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"protection forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[875,"national","web search","https://www.wsl.ch/en/forest/biodiversity-conservation-and-primeval-forests/natural-forest-reserves.html",null,null,null,"Monitoring Swiss Natural Reserves","As part of this project, a standardised, practicable method has been developed for a Swiss natural forest monitoring system. A large area of the ETH reserves is still under observation; a portion has been discontinued in order to enable incorporating additional reservesto the observation programme, which will complement it appropriately. There are now 49 reserves under observation which cover the vegetation types throughout Switzerland.\n\nThe objectives of the research project are:\n1.      Scientific monitoring of forest development in a network of natural forest reserves\n\n2.      Evaluate the collected data and publicate the findings\n\n3.      Provide natural forest indicators for the environmental monitoring programmes of the Confederation","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Switzerland","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WSL,\nETH Zurich,\nFOEN",null,null,null,"WSL"]
[876,"national","web search","https://www.myclimate.org/en/get-active/climate-protection-projects/detail-climate-protection-projects/landuse-switzerland-7823-006/",null,null,null,"Restoration of peatland in the state forest Teufimatt","Rewetting is the only thing that guarantees that a drained peatland once again becomes a long-term carbon storage facility.\nThe raised bog areas in the canton of Lucerne are located in the Teufimatt state forest, which was declared a special forest reserve in 2008. Since then, nature conservation goals have been pursued in management, including the regeneration of drained former raised bogs and the promotion of capercaillie habitat. Despite legal protection, some peatlands are still in a drained state due to lack of funding. The climate protection project closes this financing gap and is thus co-decisive for the renaturation project. The project was co-financed by cantonal (Lucerne) and federal contributions. The renaturation work will be carried out in 2021.","Switzerland",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Switzerland","Kanton Lucerne",null,null,2021,null,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forest Administration Lucerne",null,null,null,"Forest Administration Lucerne"]
[877,"national","web search","https://restor.eco/sites/55572119-8efd-47c5-8a3b-0600d33230d8/?lat=46.11110016325141&lng=7.106221990000012&zoom=18.83244917714754",null,null,null,"Martigny - there-for-trees\n","Together with two school classes (40 pupils) we planted 22 high tree trunks + about 100 shrubs.","Switzerland",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.111088, 7.106304",null,2023,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.05,1.05,null,null,null,null,"word search","Restor"]
[878,"national","web search","https://restor.eco/de/platform/sites/f6bae30b-26d8-4c05-a89d-20d70019f9f2/",null,null,null,"Permaculture Food Forest\n","Permaculture food forest to produce food for the family while restoring as much biodiversity as possible.","Switzerland",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.214336, 6.031770",null,2022,null,null,"food forest",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.19,0.19]
[879,"national","web search","https://restor.eco/de/platform/sites/5e5f35f2-5ceb-435c-9299-e7ec3801456c/",null,null,null,"Founex, There-for-Trees Project","Together with hunters, a total of 750 trees and shrubs (29 different species) were planted as part of the there-for-trees project.","Switzerland",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.338528, 6.196993",null,2023,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.88,0.88]
[880,"national","web search","https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2019/07/wie-baeume-das-klima-retten-koennten.html",null,null,null,"Wie Bäume helfen könnten, das Klima zu retten","The researchers calculated that under current climatic conditions, the Earth could be covered with around 4.4 billion hectares of forest. That is 1.6 billion more than the 2.8 billion hectares that currently exist. Of these 1.6 billion hectares, 0.9 billion hectares meet the criterion of not being used by humans. Currently, therefore, an area the size of the USA would be available for afforestation. Once grown, these new forests could store 205 billion tonnes of carbon. That is about two-thirds of the 300 billion tonnes of carbon that have been released into the atmosphere since the industrial revolution caused by humans.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland","Zurich",null,null,null,null,null,"research on afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ETH Zürich,\nCrowther Lab"]
[882,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Jaun","The main work in Jaun is the clearing of rockfall barriers and loose stones, maintenance of young forests and construction of paths.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.610339, 7.285632","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"protection forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt CH",null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[883,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Urnäsch","In the Urnäsch project, younger stands are thinned out, felled areas are cleared and paths are built. In addition, clearing work is carried out.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.316681, 9.281533","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[884,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Crap Maria","In the Crap Maria project, mainly forestry work is carried out to keep the area open. Hazel bushes, gorse, juniper and bracken are carefully pruned and smaller trees are felled. The forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.\n\nherd of goats\nThe dry site is grazed with local goats in spring and autumn. The approximately 200 to 300 animals are kept in a large fence, where they make a valuable contribution to opening up the overgrown areas. The grazing takes place under the management of the mountain forest project. Those responsible for the mountain forest project look after the animals together with the volunteers and build the 2km long wire fence.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"45.872065, 8.988652\n","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"meadow restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[885,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Haslen","In the Haslen project, the protective forest is maintained, game protection fences are maintained, mowed and planted, and walkways are created and maintained.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.369532, 9.367192","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[886,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Bedretto\n","Two types of work are planned: keeping the larch pasture forest in the valley floor free and clearing the alpine pasture from the consequences of a debris flow. Mainly spruces, green alders, junipers, willows and birches are felled or sawn off and piled up in large piles away from the good grazing areas. There they gradually decompose and offer insects, birds and other small animals a welcome habitat. Heaps of stones are formed on the pasture and the small shrubs are pushed back.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.505438, 8.510350","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[887,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt St. Stephan\n","The main work is pasture care, road construction, stream control and maintenance of watercourses.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.505726, 7.402243","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"watercourse restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[888,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Disentis","The main work is plants. In addition, wildlife protection fences are being erected and repaired.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.705061, 8.852248","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[889,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Montreux\n","The main work is forest edge and hedge maintenance, forest maintenance, road construction and clearing of fields.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.431223485498975, 6.910722118403048","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[890,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Pfyn-Finges Nature Park (Pfynwald)\n","Maintenance work is carried out in the Pfynwald. Sub-areas threatened by ingrowth are reopened, the cut material is piled up.\n\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.29683189819919, 7.601670648821779","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[891,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Blonay – St-Légier","The main work is forest edge and hedge maintenance, forest maintenance, road construction and clearing of fields.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.49020245267562, 6.920410222157599","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[893,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Naters\n","The focus is on removing small shrubs, clearing fields and occasionally felling smaller trees. The forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.324391558748054, 7.992979831080774","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[895,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Trin Winterwald\n","In the project, the volunteers take care of young forests with hand saws and axes, they tend forest edges and hedges, build wildlife protection fences and much more.\n\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.82924461689439, 9.361335660800574","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[896,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Grabs","The main work since 2003 has been plants, fence construction and maintenance, wildlife browsing measures, clearing of fields and path maintenance. In the foreground is the creation of a healthy mixed forest, despite the high game pressure.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,2003,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.18240768405921, 9.444107037938982","yearly repeating project weeks",2003,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[897,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt  Faido","In the \"Bosco di Frisc\", a deciduous forest dominated by chestnut trees above the cantonal road and the railway line, care interventions are being carried out to maintain the protective function of the forest. Trees will also be planted and a wooden bridge renovated.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.47841432496017, 8.799148763119435","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[898,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Soazza","The main work in Soazza is fence construction, plants, road construction and field clearance.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.36498407930758, 9.222026252796406","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[900,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Alpprojekt Aion\n","The focus of the work lies in the opening of the ingrown larch pasture forest and in the care of the alpine pastures. In addition, the volunteers support the Alpteam in their work with the animals, shepherding or fencing. Everyone also helps out in the household and with the cooking.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.33554064070466, 9.122240492100433","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"alm restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[901,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Habkern","In order to promote the blueberry, which is the basis of food for the capercaillie, clearings are carried out after targeted timber use. Maintenance work is also being carried out in the cultural landscape to keep it open.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.72680827628168, 7.864902184299701","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[903,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Val Müstair\n","In the Val Müstair project, various work is being carried out to keep the valuable dry site open. In places, emerging spruce and larch trees and bushes are removed. The spreading bracken is mowed or pulled up. Measures are also being taken to ensure grazing. These are the installation of water pipes to water troughs and the creation of fences.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.60606825390025, 10.380672136472725","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[904,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Val Medel\n","The work in Val Medel is varied. Together with the forestry service, wildlife protection fences are built, measures are taken to maintain protective forests, and access paths are built and renovated.\n\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.632306500841715, 8.828896887559573","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[905,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Wägital","The main work in the Wägital is tending pastures, building tripods, maintaining avalanche barriers and building paths.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"47.10701461961749, 8.903592969757632","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[906,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Biasca","The forestry work includes thinning out pasture forests, maintaining forest edges and keeping Alpine pastures open and de-bushing them. A historical path is also maintained.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.35774728053356, 8.96971856094594","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[907,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Elm\n","In the Elm project, maintenance work is carried out in the protective forest and paths are built and maintained. Furthermore, poor meadows are mown by hand with a scythe and overgrown open areas are cleared of bushes. The forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.92062881720369, 9.172166027991903","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[908,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Tujetsch","The main work is keeping the pastures clear by removing bushes or maintaining forest edges. Mainly spruce, Alpine alder “Draussa” and birch are felled and piled up in large piles away from good pasture areas. There they gradually decay and provide a welcome biotope for insects and small animals. The pastures are also cleared of avalanche wood.\n\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.67939505663265, 8.775917057565804","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[909,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Avers","The forestry work includes thinning out pasture forests, maintaining forest edges and keeping Alpine pastures open and de-bushing them.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.44548889322479, 9.577427411538796","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[910,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Uri","The main work in Uri is wildlife biotope maintenance, protective forest maintenance, path construction, field clearance and neophyte control.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.78175315155083, 8.666693886108117","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[911,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Champéry (Planachaux)\n","The main work in the Champéry project is young forest care, pasture care and path construction to open up the areas.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.176872639312684, 6.831677922934472","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[912,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Engi","The main work in the project is bush clearance work and protective forest maintenance. Alpine alders are cut and smaller trees are felled using scissors and saws. Wildlife protection fences and tripods are also being built.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.99826097483172, 9.116751684873377","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[913,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Trient\n","The main work in Trent is biotope maintenance and field clearance.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.056096806017116, 6.995959489274516","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[914,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Val Medel\n","The work in Val Medel is varied. Together with the forestry service, wildlife protection fences are built, measures are taken to maintain protective forests, and access paths are built and renovated.\n\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. A situation and weather-related adjustment of the work is possible at any time.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.632697186063794, 8.829417344050727","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[915,"national","web search","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/aktiv-werden/einzelpersonen/",null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt Entlebuch","The main work consists of protective forest maintenance, the creation of footpaths and the construction and maintenance of wildlife protection fences.\nThe forestry work is always carried out under the guidance of experienced project managers and group leaders. The work can be adjusted at any time depending on the situation and the weather.","Switzerland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Switzerland",null,"46.99202732381382, 8.06431673319225","yearly repeating project weeks",null,null,null,"protection forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekt CH"]
[8,"national","websearch","https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/1215/Spendenoption_Alpenmoore_StatistikAustria.pdf",null,null,null,"Nature Conservation Project \"Alpine Moors\"","in the Alps and promoting biodiversity. Which moors are part of the nature conservation project? Blanket bogs on the Gerzkopf, Salzburg The special feature of the Gerzkopf is the many small areas of bog, which are a particularly rare form known as blanket bogs. The European nature reserve on the Gerzkopf, which covers 91 hectares, is also a popular hiking area and  numerous paths lead into the area. The increased number of visitors in recent years has led to increased damage to the sensitive areas and the water balance of neighbouring moorland areas. To counteract this, a visitor guidance concept is to be implemented. Measures: - Visitor guidance concept - Renovate existing paths - Create wooden walkways (‘Knüppelwege’) - Fence off individual moor areas - Monitoring and renaturalisation measures Hüttelmoos, Tyrol The seven-hectare moor was renaturalised in 2006/07. Over time, tall grasses, shrubs and small trees have colonised the moor area. As a result, the moor is now heavily overgrown with bushes and should be restored to its original state through maintenance measures. The current vegetation has a negative impact on the water balance and removing it will give the moorland a breathing space for regeneration. Measures: - Maintenance measures - Removal of small trees and shrubs - Mowing work - Monitoring and renaturalisation measures - Examination of the state of the water balance by experts - Possible implementation of remediation measures in the moor area (e.g. improving existing dams) Hahnbodenmoor, Tyrol The moor is located in the Wilder Kaiser Ramsar site and covers an area of around one hectare. There are currently eight artificial drainage ditches in this area, which make renaturalisation measures necessary to rewet the impaired moor areas (e.g. building dams). Measures: - Realisation of renaturation measures to improve the water balance of the moorland area - building dams","Austria","Waterbodies, including peatland, swampy areas",2022,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"climate change/drainage/Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem/human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Hydrological interventions/improved tourism /management and planning and opimization/Fencing/Removal of current vegetation","CO₂ capture/Sustainable Hydrological management/Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)",2,null,null,"Austria","Deckenmoore am Gerzkopf, Salzburg;\nHüttelmoos, Tirol;\nHahnbodenmoor, Tirol",null,"Ongoing",2022,null,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,99,null,null,"Statistik Austria/Österreichische Bundesforste/99","Non Forest-Ecosystem",null,"Statistik Austria,\nÖBF  Österreichische Budsforste"]
[24,"national","websearch","https://www.treesforfuture.be/le-projet/localisation-des-parcelles/",null,null,null,"Forest arboretums\n","At the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019, we selected, on the basis of specifications comprising various technical parameters (type of soil, area, slope, etc.), the plots on which our \"forest arboretums\" will be planted. Eventually, 25 to 30 different sites will be planted across the country. Each site hosts 1 to 5 different species to test. Each species is represented by 2 or 3 different origins and is planted on at least 3 sites, the most contrasting possible in terms of climate.\n\n","Belgium",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Belgium","Belgium",null,"ongoing",2018,null,null,"afforestation, aboretum, research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Trees for Future"]
[30,"national","websearch","https://www.wwf.de/fileadmin/fm-wwf/Publikationen-PDF/EU-Forest-Crime-Initiative-Slovakia-GAP-Analysis.pdf",null,null,null,"EU Forest Crime Initiative","Illegal logging accounts for as much as 10–30 % of the total logging worldwide, with some estimates as high as 20–50 %1 when laundering of illegal wood is included, with a growing involvement of organized crime. A significant proportion of forestry crime is now carried out by organized criminal networks utilising an international network of quasi-legitimate businesses and corporate structures to hide their illegal activities, which include creative accounting to launder criminal proceeds or collusion with senior government officials. Organized forest crime continues to evolve and develop new methods to conduct forestry crime operations and launder illegal timber. Although the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force in 2013 to stop illegal wood and paper products being placed on the European market, the EUTR and national laws in Slovakia against forestry crime have up to now not been implemented with full effect due to different gaps and obstacles. The project “EU Forest Crime Initiative” aims to enable effective law enforcement by stimulating networks that are able to detect forestry crime and respond to it. The project is carried out in 6 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. Part of the project is a comprehensive analysis to better understand forestry crime in the different countries by analyzing gaps, identifying challenges along the enforcement chain but also opportunities to identify more cases and support forest governance and enforcement frameworks necessary to combat forestry crime. For the gap analysis in Slovakia, a target group of key stakeholders was identified to fill in a survey and to attend a workshop in Bratislava in January 2020. Their answers to the survey and outcomes of discussions during the workshop constitute the basis of this gap analysis, on top of which WWF made a complementary assessment.","Belgium/Bulgaria/France/Slovakia/Romania/Ukraine",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Belgium,Bulgaria,France,Romania,Slovakia,Ukraine",null,null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,"guidlines and laws",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF",null,null,null,"WWF Slovakia"]
[32,"national","websearch","https://issuu.com/euronatur/docs/publication_beech_forests_along_agb",null,null,null,"Nature Conservation and Sustainable Developement at the Green Belt Albania","Protection of biodiversity and sustainable rural development in two areas along the Albanien Green Belt (core Zone Rrajca of the Shebenik-Jabllanica NP, strict nature Reserve Lumi i Gashit). The project was undertaken in cooperation with local Agencies and focused on restoring beech forests and increasing awareness in two pilot areas","Albania",null,2015,2017,{"$f":"(M1483-L1483)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Albania",null,null,"completed",2015,2017,null,"regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"EuroNatur, PPNEA",null,null,null,"EuroNatur Foundation"]
[41,"national","websearch","https://issuu.com/zoienvironment/docs/unep-gef-western-balkans_en",null,null,null,"Expanding protected areas network and enhancing biodiversity conservation","The project added 40000ha of proteced areas in the country. The project has improved effective management via training, and overall improved forest status.","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2016,2022,{"$f":"(M1484-L1484)*12","v":72},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina",null,null,"completed",2016,2022,null,"protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UNEP, GEF",null,null,null,"UNEP, GEF"]
[43,"national","websearch","http://www.cnvp-eu.org/eng/project.php?mv=11&id=650",null,null,null," Forests for Local Economic Development","The four-year Forests for Local Economic Development project in Albania (http://fled-project.info/) is being implemented by CNVP with financial support from Swedish Development Cooperation through Sida.\n\nThe main objective of the project is: 'Improved decentralised and sustainable Communal Forestry providing increased production, service and income to rural communities'. There are five specific focus areas:\n\nOutcome 1: Land tenure and property rights for communal forestry\nOutcome 2: Structure and functioning of the communal forestry organisations; the FPUAs, and their regional and national Federations\nOutcome 3: Value chain development for forest products and the related associations and producer groups\nOutcome 4: Sustainable Forest Management and practices within communal forestry\nOutcome 5: Sharing and influencing policy and institutions for communal forestry based on the issues addressed","Albania",null,2010,2014,{"$f":"(M1485-L1485)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Albania",null,null,"completed",2010,2014,"-Land tenure and property rights for communal forestry\n-Structure and functioning of the communal forestry organisations; the FPUAs, and their regional and national Federations\n-Value chain development for forest products and the related associations and producer groups\n-Sustainable Forest Management and practices within communal forestry\n-Sharing and influencing policy and institutions for communal forestry based on the issues addressed","management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sida- CNVP",null,null,null,"CNVP"]
[47,"national","websearch","https://letsfoodideas.com/en/initiative/ds-slm-project-sustainable-soil-management-in-bosnia-herzegovina/",null,null,null,"DS-SLM project: sustainable soil management in Bosnia-Herzegovina","A number of projects have been set up throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina to showcase innovative ways of growing crops in areas where the soil has been severely degraded. In the north of the Republic of Srpska, a region that suffered catastrophic flooding in 2014, a series of projects has led to significant improvements in agricultural production and water management:The installation of an irrigation system on the fields of the Napredak agricultural company, allowing the irrigation of a total of 80 ha and a yield between 35% and 40% more efficient, in the municipality of Pelagićevo ;\nDevelopment of the Bosnia river bed and construction of defensive dykes;\nRehabilitation and extension of drainage channels (in Tinja, Tolisa, Kladik, Eginovac, Brvnik, Kosnice and Grebnice);\nDevelopment of natural watercourses. The southern part of the Republic of Srpska is considered to be a highly vulnerable area, with the Trebinje region and surrounding areas being priority areas in terms of environmental risks, requiring very special attention. The region is frequently subject to droughts and forest fires, and the vegetation is very sparse. The introduction of sustainable soil management through afforestation of barren land has been an important step for the region, raising awareness of the issues it faces. A number of measures have been put in place to improve understanding of the situation: A campaign to raise awareness among local stakeholders of the importance of plant cover and protection against forest fires;\nThe active inclusion of local communities in sustainable land management, by bringing together decision-makers from the forestry sector;\nAwareness that the Trebinje region is an environmental \"hotspot\", requiring additional funding for afforestation and the development of techniques that take into account the specific characteristics of the area. ","Bosnia and Herzegovina",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina","Republika Srpska",null,"ongoing",2018,null,null,"afforestation, agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"University of Banja Luka, WOCAT",null,null,null,"University of Banja Luka"]
[48,"national","websearch","https://www.feasee.org/projects-23/regional-action-for-combating-forest-crime-and-corruption",null,null,null,"Regional action for combating forest crime and corruption","fea is a proud partner and part of the project \"Regional action for combating forest crime and corruption\". The project started on 1st December 2018, and is in the process of implementation for almost two years in four Western Balkan countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. The project partners are CNVP Foundation and Green Home, with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Overall objective of the project is to achieve good governance in the forestry sector and combat forest crime and corruption, by increased transparency and networking. The most significant results of the project achieved so far are: - Regional network is established and exchange of knowledge and experiences of regional network members (stakeholders) is enabled \n- Network is alive and two regional workshops were organized (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia)\n- Development of digitalised maps of forest devastations (illegal logging)\n- Development of guidelines for the relevant institutions how to use and manage existing data with an aim to enable monitoring and displaying illegal forest activities using the GIS environment\n- Development of GIS Forestry Database for 4 countries including different relevant factors (types and categories of forests, altitudes, openness of forests, proximity to larger settlements, high-value forests, protected forests, certified forests, mined areas)\n","Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia/North Macedonia/Montenegro",null,2018,2021,{"$f":"(M1487-L1487)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Bosnia- Herzegovina,Serbia,North Macedonia,Montenegro",null,null,"completed",2018,2021,null,"protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway",null,null,null,"FEA",null,null,null,"FEA"]
[58,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestore_riparian_floodplain_habitats_maintained_in_reserve_%22Dolna_topchia%22_and_run_off_on_his_sleeve_%22Malka_Tundzha%22",null,null,null,"Restore riparian floodplain habitats maintained in reserve \"Dolna topchia\" and run off on his sleeve \"Malka Tundzha\"","Design and construction of hydraulic structures on river Tundzha for recovery of riparian wetland biotopes maintained in reserve \"Dolna topchia\" and run off on his sleeve \"MalkaTundzha.\" The main objective of the project is to restore the conditions necessary for the maintenance of riparian biotopes. Main habitat is riparian floodplain forest - habitat code 91F0. There is good population of spring snowflake. The target of the project area is maintained reserve category \" Dolna topchia \" and is part of the Natura 2000 network –protected area \"Reka Tundzha 2.\" To achieve the objective was built weir on the Tundzha river and channel with length of 900 m. The water intake includes the diversion weir, stilling, primitive channel, fish passage and water intake facility. Through the construction of channel and water intake facility is carried out gravity connection between the river and sleeve \" MalkaTundzha\" by drainage channel along an existing irrigation canal that expanding, allowing hydration of 467.6 ha of habitat 91F0. The channel is lined and the bed of the \"MalkaTundzha” will supply the groundwater in the area of the reserve. After the feedback between \" MalkaTundzha \" and river along the southern border of the reserve \"Dolna topchia\" will be implemented consistent circulation of water in reserve.","Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,300000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"42.230000, 26.566389\n","completed",null,null,"-channel construction","wetland restoration",null,"100 - 500 k€\n",null,null,null,null,null,"Enterpise for Management of Environmental Protection Activities\n",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Stara Zagora\n"]
[63,"national","websearch","https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ARestoration_of_Rusenski_Lom_River_near_Ivanovo",null,null,null,"Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo","The project was implemented in 2009 by the Russenski Lom Nature Park Directorate, Club „Friends of Russenski Lom” and WWF with the support of the Ministry of Culture and was funded by WWF and the German Federal Ecological Foundation DBU The main issues are the following: •In the mid 20th century most of the lower flow of Russenski Lom River was fully diverted;•High water floods the road;•When water overflows the dike it can no longer go back into the river;•The flood in 2006 washed away the bridge and the alcoves on the island once again;•In this case, the water itself suggested the solution to the problem;•It is the first example in Bulgaria for application of the principle “more space for the river – more safety for people”, proven yet in mid 20th century.","Bulgaria",null,2008,2009,12,null,30000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,"43.698333, 25.979722\n","completed",2008,2009,null,"river restoration",null,"10 - 50 k€",null,null,null,null,null,"WWF Germany, DBU",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF Danube Carpathian programme Bulgaria\n"]
[68,"national","websearch","https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/forests_practice/?356076/WWF-Bulgaria-afforestation-mondi",null,null,null,"Restoring a natural riparian forest near our mill in Bulgaria","On November 21, the WWF-Bulgaria conservation team, the Stamboliyski Municipality, local businesses and groups of enthusiastic volunteers will plant twelve thousand saplings and seeds of tree species adapted to the local environment, and breathe new life into the 28000 m² riverside area near Stamboliyski. White willow, black and white poplar, ash, black alder, elm, Old World sycamore and oak will be planted over a 1-month period along the Maritza River. Dozens of nature lovers already responded to WWF-Bulgaria’s call last week to prepare the site, clearing the terrain of 120 bags of garbage.","Bulgaria",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M1490-L1490)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria","Stamboliyski",null,"completed",2019,2019,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.8,"2,8",null,null,null,null,null,"WWF-Bulgaria\n\nMondi Group"]
[71,"national","websearch","https://www.pirin.bg/?page_id=2900",null,null,null,"improving the nature protection status of species and types of natural habitats on the territory of Protected Zone BG0000209 \"Pirin\" for the protection of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna","The need that will be satisfied through the implementation of the project is to preserve and improve the ecological condition of the National Park by implementing a package of measures aimed at reducing the harmful impact of anthropogenic activity (related, for example, to the significant tourist flow), and also to the influence of a number of natural pests. In addition, prerequisites will be created for better implementation of tasks and measures to protect the state of flora and fauna, the harmful effects of fires and poaching will be reduced.","Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,6294117,761422.80756400002,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,"-Improvement of the condition of forest habitat 9410 – Picea acidophile forests in the mountain to alpine belt (Vaccinio-piceetea) in the protected area BG0000209 \"Pirin\", on the territory of Pirin National Park, through the implementation of activities to control pests on branches and stems – bark beetles\"\n-\"Improving the conservation status of oligotrophic lakes (habitat 3130 – Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of Littorelletea unifloare and/or Isoeto-Nanojuncetea) and dystrophic lakes (habitat 3160 – Natural dystrophic lakes) in the protected area BG0000209 \"Pirin\", on the territory of Pirin National Park, through geodetic surveying of water mirrors (to track possible changes of the water mirror), study of the hydrobiological status and preparation of methodologies for monitoring eutrophication in the target lakes, analysis of the results of field activities and observations, and preparation of a system of measures to combat eutrophication in oligotrophic and dystrophic lakes, subsequently implementation of these measures and restriction of access for grazing – enclosure with electric fence of Spanopolski Lakes, Prevalsko, Tevno and Bashliysko Lakes.\n-Investment design and construction for sites \"Improving the condition of natural habitat 9410 by regulating the movement of people and vehicles on certain sections of the road infrastructure in SPA \"Pirin\" and \"Improving the conservation status of habitats through rehabilitation of sections of part of the tourist routes in SPA \"Pirin\"\n-Improving the conservation status of natural habitats and species in the Pirin SPA BG0000209 by preventing and fighting fires\n-Improving the conservation status of the species of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) by building a shot registration system in a protected area BG0000209 Pirin on the territory of Pirin National Park\n-Improving the conservation status of species and natural habitats by developing a mobile electronic application with information about the regulated routes for the territory in a protected area BG0000209 Pirin, on the territory of Pirin National Park","restoration",null,"BGN 6,294,117.64","BGN 5,349,999.99","BGN 944,117.65",null,null,null,"European Regional Development Fund, co-funding by state",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Pirin National Park"]
[72,"national","websearch","https://rilanationalpark.bg/%d0%b4%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%86%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%bf-%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b0/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%82%d0%b8/%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%be%d1%81-2014-2020-%d1%83%d1%81%d1%82%d0%be%d0%b9%d1%87%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be-%d1%83%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%ba-%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b0-2-%d1%80%d0%b0-%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b0/%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-1.html",null,null,null,"OPE 2014-2020 \"Sustainable management of Rila National Park Phase 2\"","General objective to improve the condition of animal species and types of natural habitats, subject to protection in the protected areas of the \"Natura 2000\" network, on the territory of the NP \"Rila\" and achieve of compliance with Directive 92/43/EEC, Directive 2009/147/EC and EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 (Objective 1 and 2).\nSpecific objective of the project:\nImprovement of the nature protection status in the following types of natural habitats: 95А0 – Forests of white and black mulberry; 9110 – Beech forests of the Luzulo-Fagetum type; 9170 - Oak-hornbeam forests of the Galio-Carpinetum type; 91BA - Mysia forests of common fir; 91CA - Rilo-Rhodope and Staroplanina white pine forests; 6520 Mountain hay meadows; 3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic stagnant waters with vegetation of Littorelletea uniflorae and/or Isoeto – Nanojuncetea;\nAnd the following species: directly 1371 Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica and indirectly by creating favorable conditions for the development of: 1324 Great night bat (Myotis myotis), 1308 Broad-eared bat (Barbastella barbastellus), 1087 Alpine rosalia (Rosalia alpina), 1089 Large beech woodpecker (Morimus asper funereus) and 1093 Brook crayfish (Austropotamobius torrentium) in protected area BG0000495 Rila, on the territory of NP \"Rila\";","Bulgaria",null,2014,2020,{"$f":"(M1492-L1492)*12","v":72},null,11994781,1451054.1167639999,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed",2014,2020,null,"restoration",null,"BGN 11,994,781.47","BGN 10,195,564.24","BGN 1,799,217.23",null,null,null,"European Regional Development Fund, co-funding by state",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rila National Park"]
[76,"national","websearch","https://gembalkans.org/",null,null,null,"GeMBalkans: Integrating water aspects in forest management","The project aims to bring together expertise (practitioners, politicians and other stakeholders) from forestry, agriculture and water management and economics around pilot areas to improve the effectiveness of forest ecosystem services for water and monetization of ecosystem services. To address the challenges in protection of surface waters and groundwater reserves the project proposes planning models for sustainable forest and watershed management in North Macedonia and Albania. Also, it  provides best practices and examples that will ensure forest and watershed management complement to the site conditions and in same time protecting the physical environment and ensuring sustainability of the nature as a whole. Through an approach of networking and regional cooperation the project focuses on disseminating these practices within the region and all relevant stakeholders. Overall goal of the project is to improve the planning practices in forestry by integrating water aspects in the forest management practices in North Macedonia, Albania.","Albania/North Macedonia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Albania,North Macedonia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,"-",null,"improved planning practices",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt",null,null,null,"CNVP",null,null,null,"CNVP"]
[81,"national","websearch","https://compensatingbyplanting.com/en/",null,null,null,"CO2MPENSATING BY PLANTING","This project is organized by the Association of Scouts of Croatia, Croatian Forests, and the HEARTH agency, with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Office of the European Parliament in Croatia, the Representation of the European Commission in Croatia, the US Embassy, and the Canadian Embassy.\n\nIn 13 locations throughout Croatia, foresters planted over 100,000 new seedlings, mainly oak, in areas where forest stands were partially or completely destroyed by the effects of climate change. ","Croatia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Croatia","Croatia (mapped project)",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hearth thinking&doing d.o.o."]
[90,"national","websearch","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_1702/",null,null,null,"Agricultural terraces with dry-stone walls","Dry-stone terraces built to create agricultural land, minimise soil erosion and retain soil moisture on steep mountain slopes.\nDry-stone terraces consist of a series of nearly levelled platforms built along contour lines at suitable intervals. These structures characterise a large part of the landscape in Cyprus, and especially in communities around Troodos Mountains where large areas have been converted to agricultural terraces. The typical terraces found in the study-area are narrow (1-3 m) to medium-base (3-6 m) bench terraces, constructed by cutting and filling in slopes between 20-40%. The terraces are supported by walls, whereby stone is the only construction material without any binding mortar.","Cyprus",null,2015,2019,{"$f":"(M1495-L1495)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Cyprus","Nicosia",null,"completed",2015,2019,null,"agriculture",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Cyprus Institute"]
[107,"national","websearch","https://prosilvabohemica.cz/demonstracni-objekty-2/demonstracni-porosty/",null,null,null,"ProSilva Demonstration sites","In this section, we are gradually creating and adding to the database of demonstration objects of non-trapping management (DONH) . A smaller but representative demonstration area (DP) is located within each DPNH and is the subject of detailed investigations.\n\nDONH are gradually established according to the methodology developed within the framework of a project supported by the Ministry of the Interior. Previously established demonstration objects (DO) processed according to a different methodology are published here: http://prosilvabohemica.cz/demonstracni-objekty","Czech Republic",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic","18+ different sites",null,"ongoing",2017,null,null,"Research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ProSilva Bohemica"]
[108,"national","websearch","http://chapter.ser.org/europe/files/2012/12/Ecological-Restoration-in-the-Czech-Republic1.pdf",null,null,null,"Conversion of pine monocultures to mixed deciduous forests in Podyjí\nNational Park","Objectives\nThe end goal of our conversion e0orts is structurally differentiated\nmixed deciduous forest with a ,ner structure and more ragged edges.\nIn its main aspects the tree species composition should approach the\npotential composition.\n1. The main part of these forest stands will be le- to spontaneous\ndevelopment.\n2. The stands located in the Buffer Zone of the NP will be continually managed. In these stands special attention is paid to the presence of admixed species (Prunus avium, Pyrus communis, Sorbus\nspp., etc.). Trees of the target species which have naturally died are\nle- in situ to decompose in the forest","Czech Republic",null,1992,2008,312,null,23424,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"48.875556, 15.890278","completed",1992,2008,null,"Research, Forest Restoration",null,"€240/ha",null,null,null,null,null,"Landscape management programmes, operational budget of the Podyjí NP Authority",null,96]
[110,"national","websearch","http://chapter.ser.org/europe/files/2012/12/Ecological-Restoration-in-the-Czech-Republic1.pdf",null,null,null,"Can fire and secondary succession assist in the regeneration of forests in a\nnational park?","Most of the area (approx. 13.5 ha) was fenced to prevent damage by game and to restrict direct access to the plot by National Park\nvisitors. *is enclosure was sampled by means of a regular network\n(approx. 30 × 30 m) of permanent sample plots (PSPs) to monitor the\ncourse of succession. Since 2007 regeneration has been studied and\nmeasured annually in 135 square PSPs of 1.5 × 1.5 m","Czech Republic",null,2007,null,null,null,2470,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"50.855278, 14.401944","ongoing",2007,null,null,"Research, Forest Restoration",null,2470,null,null,null,null,null,"Bohemian Switzerland NP Authority",null,13.5]
[113,"national","websearch","https://www.sazimelesynovegenerace.cz/",null,null,null,"Leas Restoration Day 2022\n(Ministry of Agriculture)","Six and a half thousand people took part in the Day for Forest Renewal 2022, who planted 34 thousand saplings of oaks, beeches, lindens, firs and other trees. Thank you!","Czech Republic",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,"yearly repeating",2022,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Leas Restoration Day 2022\n(Ministry of Agriculture)",null,null,null,"Forests of the Czech Republic, sp"]
[115,"national","websearch","https://www.npsumava.cz/bezzasahove-plochy-v-boubinskem-pralese-se-mohou-rozsirit-nove-poznatky-potvrdily-pralesovite-zbytky-i-mimo-oplocene-jadro-rezervace/",null,null,null,"Herwart 3","Boubin Forest reserve for primeval forest, Role of strong disturbances in old-growth forest dynamics at Boubin Reserve ","Czech Republic",null,2021,2023,{"$f":"(M1500-L1500)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Czech Republic",null,"49.046622538730496, 13.511142564256858","ongoing",2021,2023,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening",null,null,null,"Správa Národního parku Šumava"]
[118,"national","websearch","https://www.sazimestromy.cz/cs",null,null,null,"PLANTING TREES THEREWHERE NO ONE WOULD DROP THEM OFF","Since 2014, we have managed to plant 24,599 trees and 18,474 shrubs. We would like to thank 20,193 volunteers for this. It doesn't matter if we plant ten trees with a school or eighty with a company. What is important is the good feeling that people leave with. This is a joy and motivation for us in our further work (Cooperation with companies, municipalities and individuals)","Czech Republic",null,2014,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,"ongoing",2014,null,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sázíme stromy",null,null,null,"Sázíme stromy"]
[120,"national","websearch","https://myforestarmenia.org/reforestation/",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia's Afforestation Areas:  Shirakmut Community","The initial goal of our organization is to plant 400.000 trees, or about 120 hectares of new forest every year. Having reached that goal in 2021/2022, we are now aiming to plant 800.000 trees yearly or about 240 hectares of a new forest by 2025.","Armenia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,86,null,"My Forest Armenia",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia NGO/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[121,"national","websearch","https://www.vulhm.cz/en/project/forest-management-in-areas-affected-by-long-term-drought/",null,null,null,"Forest Management in Areas Affected by Long Term Drought","The aim of the project is to work out forest regeneration and stand tending practices of forest stands endangered by drought. Utilization of tolerant populations included. Impact of drought in context of outbreak of pests will be evaluated. Optimalization of forest protection methods against phloeophagous insects and rodents and evaluation of relevant long-term pronance plots will be carry out. Evaluated will be connection between long-term periods of drought and negative impacts on produce and vitality of forest stands","Czech Republic",null,2018,2021,{"$f":"(M1503-L1503)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Czech Republic","Czech Republic",null,"completed",2018,2021,null,"Management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, NAZV",null,null,null,"Forestry and Game Management Research Institute"]
[125,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Svinninge Folkeskov\n","Svinninge Folkesov is a 6 hectare forest consisting of 24,000 trees located just outside Svinninge. The forest is donated by the local company WATTS A/S","Denmark",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"55.721325, 11.439230\n","completed",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[126,"national","websearch","https://www.growingtrees.dk/en/locations/",null,null,null,"Nysted Folkeskov\n","Nysted Folkeskov was created with funding from TV2 and DN's fundraising show Denmark Plants Trees, which was held on 14 September 2019. In this Folkeskov, 14,520 trees will be planted in the spring of 2021.","Denmark",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,"54.657576, 11.743694","completed",null,2021,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Growing Trees Network Foundation S/I"]
[131,"national","websearch","https://myforestarmenia.org/reforestation/",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia's Afforestation Areas:  \nNORTH BAZUM","The initial goal of our organization is to plant 400.000 trees, or about 120 hectares of new forest every year. Having reached that goal in 2021/2022, we are now aiming to plant 800.000 trees yearly or about 240 hectares of a new forest by 2025.","Armenia",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3000,null,"My Forest Armenia",null,null,null,"My Forest Armenia NGO/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[132,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Øster Jølby on Mors\n","Area: 6.5 ha\n\nCollaborating partner: Morsø Municipality\n\nProject start: May 2022\n\nGoal: CO2 fixation. In addition, climate adaptation in the municipality and the establishment of recreational opportunities.\n\nProject content: The area is former agricultural land that has been unused for a period of time. Forests are now being planted with mainly native hardwood species, which will be managed according to natural principles. In connection with the afforestation project, the municipality and the utility will establish rainwater basins of a total of around 9 ha.\n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 2,760 tonnes of CO2e incl. buffer.","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6.5,"6,5",null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[136,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Vallensved near Næstved\n","Area: 5.3 hectares\n\nCollaboration partner:  Allan and Christine Jensen, Næstved \n\nProject start:  March 2023\n\nGoal: CO2 fixation. In addition, the area is a special focus area for drinking water. \n\nProject content: A mixed oak forest and an area with beech are planted. The afforestation takes place in connection with nature that is already protected nature and on an area that has been designated as of special interest in protecting drinking water. \n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 1703 tonnes of CO2e","Denmark",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2023,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"527.8","5,3",null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[138,"national","websearch","https://www.klimaskovfonden.dk/vores-projekter/projekter",null,null,null,"Ejby by Middelfart\n","Area: 6.2 ha\n\nCollaboration partner: Middelfart Municipality\n\nProject start: May 2022\n\nGoal:  CO2 fixation. In addition, expansion of the existing forest area as well as support for biodiversity and recreational opportunities.\n\nProject content: The area has previously been used for conventional agriculture. Forests are now being planted, especially with deciduous trees such as oak, hornbeam and hornbeam, and the forest will be managed according to natural principles. The new forest lies between the urban area and the existing Vestermoseskov, which was erected in 1997-99.\n\nExpected CO2 reduction over 100 years: 3,720 tonnes of CO2e incl. buffer.","Denmark",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"ongoing",2022,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"60.2","6,2",null,null,null,null,null,"Klimaskovfonden"]
[148,"national","websearch","https://eng.naturstyrelsen.dk/nature-protection/nature-projects/anebjerg-forest/",null,null,null,"Anebjerg forest - afforestation near Skanderborg","The Nature Agency - Søhøjlandet and Skanderborg Municipality are collaborating on establishing a new forest close to the town of Skanderborg.\n\nThe objective is to establish a large public forest and nature area, linked to a new urban suburb known as Anebjerg, north-east of Skanderborg.\n\nIn time the forest will be about 325 ha. and it will offer extensive recreational opportunities for Skanderborg Municipality. The forest will also protect the groundwater for the Fredensborgværket and the Gramværket waterworks, which together account for around 60% of the municipal water supply for Skanderborg. At the same time, run-off of nutrient salts into the lake, Skanderborg Sø, which is part of the Gudenå river system, will be reduced to comply with the Water Framework Directive.\n\nIn addition, the forest will add considerable landscape and natural value because the area is part of a larger green corridor linked to the Gudenå river system from Mossø lake via Alken Enge and Illerup Ådal to Skanderborg Sø, with the listed areas near Båstrup, and on via the Pilbrodalen valley, Stilling Sø lake and Solbjerg Sø lake to the new state-owned forest areas at Solbjerg.","Denmark",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"planned",null,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,325,null,null,null,null,null,"The Nature Agency - Søhøjlandet, \n\nSkanderborg Municipality"]
[150,"national","websearch","https://naturstyrelsen.dk/lokale-enheder/lokale-nyheder/2022/oktober/naturstyrelsen-genskaber-gammelgaard-soe-gaa-en-tur-paa-den-kommende-soebund-og-hoer-om-projektet/ \n\nhttps://naturstyrelsen.dk/naturbeskyttelse/naturprojekter/gammelgaard-soe-lavbundsprojekt-realisering/ ",null,null,null,"Gammelgård Lake shallow project\n","The area at Gammelgård Sø/Søballe Sø has, since the beginning of the 1900s, been drained and pumped dry several times in order to cultivate the area. With changes in agriculture's need for cultivation in such areas and with increasing focus on nature, environment and climate effects, over the past 30 years there has been a desire and attempt to recreate the lake in the area. The Danish Nature Agency has now reached an agreement with the landowners in the area, and if all goes according to plan, the lake will be recreated in the spring of 2023.","Denmark",null,2021,2023,{"$f":"(M1511-L1511)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,"completed",2021,2023,null,"recreation of a lake",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,44,null,null,"Stiftung Naturschutzfonds Brandenburg, Landesamt für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Brandenburg","Other Forests","word search","Danish Nature Agency"]
[168,"national","Websearch","https://welzecoland.com/aufforstung-und-entwaesserungskanaele-in-estland/?lang=en",null,null,null,"Afforestation and drainage channels in Estonia","rehabilitated the old ditch system in the WWForest Management forests on an area of about 700 hectares. This is the best basis for healthy growth in our forests. To ensure that we remain true to our claim of felling less than the annual growth in timber, we have again planted 20,000 new trees in the first half of 2018.","Estonia",null,2018,2018,{"$f":"(M1512-L1512)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Estonia",null,null,"completed",2018,2018,null,"Afforestation and drainage system",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,700,null,"Welz Eco Land",null,null,"word search","Welz Eco Land"]
[197,"national","websearch","https://innoforest.eu/innovation-in-focus/habitat-bank-finland/",null,null,null,"InnoForEst Project","The overarching objective of InnoForESt is to steer policies and businesses through the establishment of new actor alliances and payment schemes in the forestry sector demonstrating the feasibility of alternative income streams from forest ecosystem services not yet harnessed by traditional markets. InnoForESt has established four specific objectives to be targeted.","Finland",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,"ongoing",2017,null,null,"Restoration"]
[212,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-guemene-penfao-44/",null,null,null,"Forest of Guéméné-Penfao","Species: deciduous trees\n and conifers\n\nThis forest is full of surprises! You can walk there and at the bend of a path, you will walk along the pond which crosses this wooded area. Covered with water lilies, from May to September, you can admire the pink and white flowers. A space of biodiversity, our challenge is to preserve it...","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Chemin de la Rouaudière, GUEMENE","47.589110, -1.881809\n","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6,null,null,null,null,null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[214,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-d-etampes-91/",null,null,null,"Forest of Etampes","Species: deciduous trees\n and conifers\n\nNo description (Coming soon)\n\n","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"no coordinates","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,19,null,null,null,null,null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[215,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-vienne-86/",null,null,null,"Maumulon Forest","Species: Birches, Oaks, Chestnuts, etc.\n\nNo description (Coming soon)","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"46.119260, 0.450480","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10,null,null,null,null,null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[216,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-dordogne-24/",null,null,null,"Ginestet Forest","Species: Birches, Oaks, Ashes, Chestnuts, Hornbeams, etc.\n\nNo description (Coming soon)","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"44.916608, 0.434307","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,17,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Westcountry Rivers Trust\n\nDepartment: Catchment Management\n\nAddress: Westcountry Rivers Trust, Rain-Charm House, Kyl Cober Parc, PL17 8PY Stoke Climsland, United Kingdom\n\nLegal status: private\n\nDepartmental Federation of Island Hunters and Vilaine\n\n    Name: Departmental Federation of Island Hunters and Vilaine\n\n    Address: Departmental Federation of Hunters of Ille et Vilaine Beauregard Hunting House, 35630 Saint Symphorien, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nChamber of Agriculture of Finistère\n\n    Name: Chamber of Agriculture of Finistère\n\n    Address: Rue Jean Monnet BP 220, 29834 Carhaix Cedex, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nChamber of Agriculture of Morbihan\n\n    Name: Chamber of Agriculture of Morbihan\n\n    Address: Avenue du Général Borgnis Besbordes, 56009 Vannes, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nMorbihan Federation for Fishing and Protection of the Aquatic Environment\n\n    Name: Morbihan Federation for Fishing and Protection of the Aquatic Environment\n\n    Address: 3 rue Marcel Dassault , 56890 Saint ave , France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nWildlife and sustainable development\n\n    Name: Wildlife and sustainable development\n\n    Address: 6 rue du Château Gaillard, 35260 Cancale, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nMixed Union Pays de Ploermel Heart of Brittany\n\n    Name: Mixed Union Pays de Ploermel Heart of Brittany\n\n    Address: Ronsouze Activity Center, BP 30555, 56805 Ploermel Cedex, France\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nSouth West Water\n\n    Name: South West Water\n\n    Address: Peninsula House Rydon Lane , EX27HR Exeter , United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nEnvironment Agency - South West\n\n    Name: Environment Agency - South West\n\n    Address: South West Regional Office, Manley House, Kestrel Way, EX2 7LQ Exeter, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nAssociation of Rivers Trusts ","Not Forest",null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[217,"national","websearch","https://www.magrandeforet.fr/les-forets/foret-de-pontivy-56/",null,null,null,"Forest of Pontivy","Species: Pedunculate oaks, chestnut trees, beech trees, fir trees, hornbeams, etc.\n\nNo description (Coming soon)","France",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France",null,"no coordinates","ongoing",null,null,"forest sponsorships","preservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,28,null,null,null,null,null,"MA GRANDE FORET SAS"]
[223,"national","websearch","http://envol-vert.org/pro/vallees-glaciaires/",null,null,null,"Vallées Glaciaires","Envol Vert in partnership with the Conservatoire d’Espaces Natures d’Auvergne participated in the Haut Forez glacial valleys project. Participation suspended in 2015. Located in the Livradois Forez Regional Natural Park, these valleys are rich in biodiversity. Although the ecological role of forests in these valleys is found on small areas, they are at risk.\nForests with a natural nature\n\nThe Haut-Forez is known for these landscapes of heaths of valleys dotted with peat bogs, which constitute a set of great ecological interest. The landscape is in the form of a plateau, with undulating reliefs, dug by ancient glacial valleys.\n\nThe slopes are occupied by forests of a very natural character: rumen rubies in the bottom of the valleys occupied by wetlands, then beech groves and herbal beech beech in the slopes, leading to the “battle areas” at the limit of the heaths, occupied by the sorbiers.\n\nAlthough they represent relatively small areas, these forests are ecologically interesting in a predominantly “open” landscape and by the ecological continuum they represent along these valleys.\nA rich biodiversity\n\nThe alternation of these environments (belays and herbal beech, thatched, peat and grasslands, etc.) creates a natural and landscaped diversity that promotes the presence of interesting mountain animal species: Tengmalm owl, gel, forest cat ... The diversity in butterflies is also to be noted with, for example, a rare species Satyrion ... On the peaks of many birds have found.\n\nAs a result of the slopes, the forest sectors are very little exploited and are slowly ageing. The presence of dead wood is an indicator of this “non-exploitation” and favours the presence of specific species, including sapreoxylic invertebrates (feeding dead wood and thus participating in the recycling of organic matter).\n\nThe valleys are also the source of several rivers. The Ance River is still home to a large population of pearl mollusc mollusc in Europe. In wet areas, there are plants such as the round-leaved Droserra, the two-colored Saul, the large-leaved Grassette and the Canneberge.\n\nThe old-growth forests covered by this project are high-stakes areas, with a great biological richness and important for carbon storage. Their role in these valleys is of age and they offer particular landscapes, linked to the presence of tortuous trees and dead trees, conducive to the birth of tales and legends. These still “wild” forests are threatened by increasing exploitation. The objective of the programme is therefore to ensure that these forest sites are owned in order to allow free changes in the environments thus identified from any economic stakes, the only lasting guarantee of preservation.\n\nBut it has a significant cost, which is why the Conservatory of Natural Spaces of Auvergne and Envol Vert called on the generosity of the public to carry out these actions. Thanks to the support of many contributors, more than 124 people joined the action, 20 ha will be able to be acquired in the first half of 2014 in Chavanon and Bas-Alagnon. And more than 21 ha are being negotiated at the four project sites. Thank you for your financial and moral support, which strengthens our daily efforts to preserve biodiversity as the common heritage of mankind.","France",null,2012,2015,{"$f":"(M1519-L1519)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Chavanon and Bas-Alagnon","45.60916144190541, 3.808849263503058","completed",2012,2015,"To improve the scientific knowledge that needs to be carried out urgently in order to be able to prioritise protection actions in the valleys of Fossat, Reblats and Bois du Goulets (or Bois de Pégrol) – municipality of Valcivières- Puy de Dôme,\n\nCarry out land prospecting (monitoring and negotiation) in order to evaluate opportunities for site acquisition,\n\nEstablish a site management plan prioritizing the protection approaches to be carried out.","monitoring, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"20 (+20)",40,null,"Envol vert",null,null,null,"envol vert"]
[224,"national","websearch","http://envol-vert.org/pro/projet-seve/",null,null,"SEVE","Project \"SEVE\"- sylviculture equitable vivante et engagee (living and committed fair trade silviculture)",null,"France",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"France","Saint-Pons-de-Thomières","43.49074263303521, 2.758298845757075","ongoing",2021,null,"The creation and animation of a group of volunteer forest owners to enhance the value of their forests, both economically and for the other services – social, environmental and educational – that they can offer,\nSupporting the artisanal wood sector to make it more accessible to future builders and to enhance its value,\n\nThe creation and support of a Citizen Forest Group in participatory governance. The financial assistance and training provided will enable the purchase and sustainable management of forest plots,\n\nRaising awareness among the general public and schoolchildren by organising activities to discover and preserve the forest: educational walks, meetings with wood professionals, workshops, etc.","education, restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Envol vert",null,null,null,"envol vert"]
[232,"national","websearch","https://prosilva.fr/forets-reference",null,null,null,"Reference forests","Between 2015 and 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry (MAAF) entrusted Pro Silva France with a series of technical studies, including the popularization of technical and economic data from forests formerly managed in irregular treatment.\n\nThis work of summarizing inventory data, wood sales and ecological data has made it possible to establish summary sheets in the first 5 \"reference forests\", processed according to the principles of Pro Silva for several decades.","France",null,2015,2017,{"$f":"(M1521-L1521)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"France","Grand Est,\nFranche-Comté",null,"Completed",2015,2017,null,"reference forests",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Pro Silva France"]
[239,"national","websearch","https://iki-small-grants.de/k1project/community-based-sustainable-forest-management-in-pshavi-forest-georgia/",null,null,null,"Community based sustainable forest management","The project uses a combined approach of awareness raising for climate change impacts and practical application of climate-efficient technologies. It involves the population at different stages in information and education campaigns as well as decision-making processes. In the first step, the project provides training and information material on the local effects of climate change countermeasures such as sustainable forest- and pasture management and sustainable energy. In addition, it establishes local participation opportunities in the form of a coordination council. The local government is involved in all activities. The project further cooperates with the local government to develop a plan for the sustainable use of the mountain forest. In order to increase outreach and transparency, the information and activities are also mediated and shared in various audio and video formats.\nThese information and participation campaigns are complemented by the direct application and implementation of climate-efficient technologies in the population. The project equips 40 model households with renewable and energy-efficient technologies. This includes the use of energy-efficient stoves, solar water heaters, fruit dryers, and biomass bricks. Replacing firewood with renewable energy resources and energy efficient technologies reduces wood consumption and with that greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing the living conditions in these rural areas.\n\nIn addition, the project conducts target group-oriented workshops and environment education measures on the use of climate-smart technology and their socio-economic benefits, helping both to combat the impacts of climate change and to reduce poverty.","Georgia",null,2021,2022,12,null,48000,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Georgia",null,"42.24618988485216, 44.84716109383469","completed",2021,2022,null,"sustainable managment",null,48000,null,null,null,null,null,"Friedrich Ebert Stiftung",null,null,null,"Friends of the Earth",null,null,null,"Friends of the Earth Georgia"]
[243,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/georgia/projects/machakhela-forest-management",null,null,null,"Renewable energy for sustainable forest managemet and community resilience","The Colchic rainforests and wetlands, known as a ‘slice of the Amazon in Eurasia’, is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion located along the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. Machakhela National Park is one of the protected areas in Ajara created to conserve the unique Colchic rainforests that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.\n\nWith funding from the Government of Japan, UNDP helps protect the globally unique Colchic forest ecosystem in the Machakhela Protected Areas and reduce the risk of forest degradation caused by fuelwood over-exploitation, climate change and global human security challenges. \n\nThe initiative contributes to Georgia’s commitment under its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - increasing the carbon capturing capacity of forests by 10% by 2030 compared to the 2015 level and reducing 50-57% of its total GHG emissions with international support by 2030 compared to 1990.\n\nThe project is part of UNDP's flagship Climate Promise initiative and addresses its global pillars:\n\nClean energy and net zero pathways, promoting investments in clean energy and providing communities with biofuels from sustainably managed forests. \nScaling up adaptation, resilience and disaster risk reduction tools to leave no one behind.\nWHAT WE DO\nIn close partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Ajara Autonomous Republic and Khelvachauri Municipality, the project aims to enhance the protection of the forests, reduce climate change-associated risks and enable access to clean and affordable energy. \n\nWith assistance from Japan, the initiative will introduce and promote solar energy technologies to over 1,300 direct beneficiaries from households of the Machakhela Protected Landscape with the primary target audience of local women as household caretakers.  ","Georgia",null,2023,2024,12,null,545000,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.467158278141184, 41.843702149342995","Ongoing",2023,2024,null,"protection",null,545000,null,"Japan",null,null,null,"UNDP",null,null,null,"Government",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[246,"national","websearch","https://forestry.gov.ge/En/Projects/Details/8?menuId=29",null,null,null,"Forest of Bakhmaro restoration project",null,"Georgia",null,2019,2019,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.854482679178474, 42.3224364625646","completed",2019,2019,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,16.8,null,"Government","\n\nLead Partner: WWF\n\nAddress: 507, Northern Dvina Emb. 55B, 163000 Arkhangelsk, Russia\n\nLegal status: public\n\nTotal budget: EUR 385 904.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 144 714.00\n\nENI budget: EUR 144 714.00\n\nSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)\n\n    Name: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)\n\n    Address: Almas Allé 8, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 325 552.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 81 388.00\n\n    ENI budget: EUR 81 388.00\nSwedish Forest Agency\n\n    Name: Swedish Forest Agency\n\n    Address: Vallgatan , 55183 Jönköping, Sweden\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Total budget: EUR 85 744.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 21 436.00\n\n    ENI budget: EUR 21 436.00\nLapland district of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation\n\n    Name: Lapland district of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation\n\n    Address: Kansankatu 8, 96100 Rovaniemi, Finland\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Total budget: EUR 155 047.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 58 142.50\n\n    ENI budget: EUR 58 142.50\nJSC Ilim Group ","Boreal Forests (Taiga)","word search","National Forestry Agency"]
[250,"national","websearch","https://forestry.gov.ge/En/Projects/Details/13?menuId=29",null,null,null,"Forest restoration","Natural renovation support project in Tsalka-Tetritskaro forest district Khrami forestry quarter N49, Lit. N14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 34 on territory of 60 ha.","Georgia",null,2019,2019,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"41.61105182152986, 44.49638053405943","completed",2019,2019,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,60,null,"Government","Metsähallitus, Kaakkois-Suomen ympäristökeskus, Kaakkois-Suomen tiepiiri, Parikkalan kunta","Not Forest/Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","National Forestry Agency"]
[251,"national","websearch",null,null,null,null,"PROJECT OF SUPPORT FOREST NATURAL RENOVATION IN KHELEDI FORESTRY LENTEKHI FOREST DISTRICT","For forest natural renovation project was selected 6.5 ha territory of Racha-Lechkhumi forestry service, Lentekhi forest district, Kheledis forestry.","Georgia",null,2019,2019,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Georgia",null,"42.79354171514046, 42.7183627426793","completed",2019,2019,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,6.5,null,"Government","\n\nLead Partner: Agenzia Veneta per l'innovazione nel settore primario - Veneto Agricoltura\n\nDepartment: ITH35\n\nAddress: Viale dell'Università 14, 35020 Legnaro , Italy\n\nLegal status: public\n\nWebsite: http://www.venetoagricoltura.org\n\nTotal budget: EUR 187 500.00\n\nERDF budget: EUR 159 375.00\n\nBSC, Poslovno podporni center, d.o.o., Kranj\n\n    Name: BSC, Poslovno podporni center, d.o.o., Kranj\n\n    Department: SI022\n\n    Address: Cesta Staneta Žagarja 37, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.bsc-kranj.si\n\n    Total budget: EUR 127 800.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 108 630.00\nUniverza v Ljubljani (Biotehniška Fakulteta)\n\n    Name: Univerza v Ljubljani (Biotehniška Fakulteta)\n\n    Department: SI021\n\n    Address: Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: https://www.uni-lj.si/\n\n    Total budget: EUR 127 725.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 108 566.25\nPolo Tecnologico di Pordenone ScPA\n\n    Name: Polo Tecnologico di Pordenone ScPA\n\n    Department: ITH41\n\n    Address: Via Roveredo 20/B, 33170 Pordenone , Italy\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.polo.pn.it\n\n    Total budget: EUR 122 300.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 103 955.00\nUniversità degli Studi di Udine – Dipartimento di Scienze AgroAlimentari Ambientali e Animali ",null,null,"National Forestry Agency"]
[253,"national","websearch","https://balkangreenenergynews.com/statkraft-seeks-afforestation-services-provider/",null,null,null,"Afforestation","Devoll Hydropower Sh. A. (DHP), Albanian company ultimately owned by the Norwegian company Statkraft AS, closed its invitation for expression of interest or prequalification for afforestation services as the deadline expired on June 22. The endeavour in Banje hydropower plant area, part of Devoll project, covers 255.3 hectares in five sections and includes maintenance of standard forest species, the company’s website said.","Albania",null,2015,2015,0,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Albania",null,"40.96613288775896, 20.06729164410893","completed",2015,2015,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,255,"NA","Statkraft","Lithuanian Fund for Nature/\nŽuvintas Biosphere Reserve (ŽBR), Lithuania/\nVeisiejai Regional Park (VRP), Lithuania/\nMeteliai Regional Park (MRP), Lithuania/\nPólnocnopodlaskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków (PTOP) (Poland)/\nBiałowieski Park Narodowy (BNP), Poland/\nKlub Przyrodników (Klub Prz), Poland/\nArbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Artenschutz e.V. (Agena e.V.), Germany /\nLandschaftsförderverein (LFV) Oberes Rhinluch e.V., Germany/\nGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen (AGUG), Germany","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)","x","Devoll Hydropower Sh. A."]
[254,"national","websearch","https://shen.am/environmental-protection",null,null,null,"Green Communities","One of the objectives of the Green Communities project is to plant trees on the roadsides, in the nearby areas of schools, kindergartens, and community and art centres. According to the contracts signed with the communities, the village municipalities and Community Action Groups are obliged to protect and maintain the trees. We follow up on the progress of that project through our regional offices.\n\nIn 2006 we launched a new initiative to support the beneficiary communities to become clean and green. Since 2010 within the framework of the Green Communities project, we have donated forest and ornamental trees from our nursery to about 40 villages in Kotayk, Aragatsotn, and Gegharkunik marzes. As the annual monitorings show, most of the trees are properly taken care of, thus making the communities beautiful.\n\nIn 2010 the Yalkezian Foundation started to take part in these endeavours. With the support of the Foundation, we annually provide  over 1,000 trees to our beneficiary villages all over the country. All involved communities carry out the necessary construction and renovation of irrigation networks.","Armenia",null,2006,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Armenia","Armenia",null,"ongoing",2006,null,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SHEN, locals",null,null,null,"SHEN/  Forest Alliance of Armenia"]
[257,"national","websearch","https://www.wwfcaucasus.org/our_work/all_initiatives/creation_of_guria_national_park_in_georgia/",null,null,null,"CREATION OF GURIA NATIONAL PARK","The mountain landscapes of western Georgia’s Guria Province are one of the few areas in the South Caucasus where old-growth forests are still well represented. The habitats and species associated with these forests–and the pastures and hay meadows adjacent to them–led to the region being delineated as one of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in WWF’s Ecoregional Conservation Plan (ECP) for the Caucasus. Called the Bakhmaro Key Biodiversity Area, this area represents an important part of the ECP’s Western Lesser Caucasus Conservation Landscape extending in an arc over northeastern Turkey and southwestern Georgia. The decision to create a new national park was prompted by these characteristics and WWF-Caucasus is working towards the creation of Guria National Park in close cooperation with the Georgian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and through financial support from the Sweden. ","Georgia","TODO wetland, peatland, birch forest",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Georgia",null,null,null,null,null,null,"protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,30000,null,"WWF, Ministry of Environmental protection",null,null,null,"WWF"]
[258,"national","websearch","https://www.entwicklung.at/en/projects/detail-en/sustainable-development-of-the-area-of-aragvi-protected-landscape-and-the-local-communities",null,null,null,"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA OF ARAGVI PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES","Georgia’s Aragvi – a newly established protected landscape area (PLA) of almost 100,000 hectares – is located in three separate valleys about 80 km north of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. “We are working in an area with harsh winters, sultry summers and herds of thousands of cattle. The area has a long history of settlement. Evidence of this can be seen in the fruit trees, which are scattered even at high altitudes, or the head trees, which are individuals whose branches were regularly cut to provide fodder or fuel for the local people. We know of similar tree shapes in our country, for example in the dowsing willows, but in Aragua these are mostly beeches or hornbeams. The steep slopes are covered with a varied mix of native broadleaf species, sometimes turning into grassland or rhododendron stands. The forests, which cover about 42 % of the area, occur at altitudes ranging from about 840 to 2 000 metres above sea level,” said Pavel Peška from the Institute of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocenology.\n\nScientists across the region took over 200 vegetation records of existing forest and shrubland. As part of the vegetation survey, they conducted typological assessments on most plots, including soil probes from which they collected samples. “From this data, the main basic vegetation units for the whole MPA were extracted, characterised and mapped using statistical methods. To reconstruct the potential vegetation and historical tree composition, we have chosen a pedoanthracological method using the carbon accumulated in the soil after forest fires. The great diversity of native tree species in the area is evidenced by the fact that we recorded a total of 32 tree species in the tree and 74 in the shrub layer in the surveyed areas,” said Veronika Kalníková from the Agency for Nature and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic, Administration of the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.\n\nThe inventory of the forests in Aragua had to be carried out in view of the very rugged and sometimes inaccessible terrain using a method in which the inventory plots are concentrated in clusters of three areas 150 metres apart. “The centres of the plots are fixed, which allows the inventory to be repeated in the future and changes in space and time to be assessed. Especially from the Caucasus, one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, we should have data on ecosystem dynamics. Based on this inventory, we will now prepare a forest management plan,” commented Tadeáš Štěrba from the Institute for Forest Management in Brno on the Caucasus forest inventory. The four-year forestry-focused foreign development cooperation project is part of a comprehensive programme entitled “Sustainable development of the ARAGVI Protected Landscape Area and local communities”. The project is implemented by the Institute for Forest Management Brandýs nad Labem, in cooperation with Lesprojekt East Bohemia, AgoraCe and with the support of MENDELU. The main partners of the project in Georgia are the public law legal entities National Forestry Agency and Agency of Protected Areas, Dusheti Municipality, Agricultural University of Georgia.","Georgia",null,2021,2025,{"$f":"(M1530-L1530)*12","v":48},null,700000,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Georgia","Aragvi Protected Landscape",null,"ongoing",2021,2025,null,"restoration",null,700000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Institute for Forest Management Brandýs nad Labem, Lesprojekt East Bohemia, AgoraCe,  MENDELU",null,null,null,"Austrian development Agency"]
[287,"national","websearch","https://www.raed.am/images/pdf/GEF_FD241219.pdf",null,null,null,"Sustainable Land Management for Increased Productivity in Armenia(SLMIP)","The GEFTF project “Sustainable Land Management for Increased Productivity in Armenia” \n(SLMIP) builds on the IRFSP baseline programme and is fully blended with it, in order to \nintegrate soil and water conservation measures in the development of the targeted high \nvalue agroforestry and vegetable crops, and restore the resilience to land degradation and \nclimate-risks of the agro-ecosystems and the rural population in the project communal \nlands. The overall objective of the SLMIP project is “to enhance the overall resilience of ru\u0002ral communities living in risk-prone areas of Armenia”, while the specific objective is “to \nincrease income and assets generated by smallholder farmers through investments in sus\u0002tainable land management systems and technologies”.","Armenia",null,2014,2023,{"$f":"(M1531-L1531)*12","v":108},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"completed",2014,2023,null,"Agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"IFAD",null,null,null,"GEFTF"]
[298,"national","websearch","https://vallexgroup.am/en/public-tree-planting-in-teghout/",null,null,null,"Reforestation","foreseen to realize afforestation works in 714 ha total area (which is the double of the area to be deforested).","Armenia",null,2009,2012,{"$f":"(M1532-L1532)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Armenia",null,"41.111187753980765, 44.850783030669476","completed",2009,2012,null,"reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,714,null,"Vallex Group",null,null,"word search","Vallex Group"]
[309,"national","websearch","https://www.wwf.am/en/our_work/forests/forest_conservation/",null,null,null,"Mitigation of Climate Change Impact by Rehabilitation of Forest Landscapes in the Southern Caucasus","onsidering the social, economic and nature conservation importance of forest area rehabilitation, WWF Armenia realized the Project on \"Mitigation of Climate Change Impact by Rehabilitation of Forest Landscapes in the Southern Caucasus\" in 2008-2011. The main goal of the Project was to restore forest eco-systems in selected pilot areas aimed to increase carbon storage and to mitigate climate changes. The Project was implemented jointly with HayAntar SNCO and Armenia Tree Project (ATP) Charitable Foundation and resulted n the forestation of an area of about 630 hectares in the Lori region.","Armenia",null,2008,2011,{"$f":"(M1533-L1533)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"completed",2008,2011,null,"Restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,630,null,"WWF, HayAntar, ATP",null,null,null,"WWF"]
[320,"national","websearch","https://www.wwf.am/en/our_work/forests/forest_conservation/",null,null,null,"Increased Resilience of Forest Ecosystems against Climate Change in the Southern Caucasus through Forest Transformation","The Regional Project on “Increased Resilience of Forest Ecosystems against Climate Change in the Southern Caucasus through Forest Transformation” implemented by WWF Armenia in 2011-2015 was also aimed at mitigating adverse impacts caused by climate changes. Main project goals included improved resilience of forest ecosystems in Armenia with respect to climate change impacts, improved biodiversity and living standards of local population, and assistance rendered to the forest administration body in the transformation of uniform forest stands.\n\nAs a result of project implementation, uniform forest stands with an area of about 150 ha under the Gougark and Noyemberyan forestries of HayAntar SNCO were transformed into more sustainable mixed stands, the \"Forest Transformation Guide\" and the training manual on \"Climate Change and Forest Transformation in the Southern Caucasus\" were published.","Armenia",null,2011,2015,{"$f":"(M1534-L1534)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Armenia",null,null,"completed",2011,2015,null,"diversification",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,150,"NA","WWF, HayAntar, ATP","Arbeitskreis Wachau - Regionalentwicklung/\nVia Donau, Austria/\nLANIUS , Austria/\nGemeinde Dürnstein, Austria/\nGemeinde Emmersdorf, Austria/\nGemeinde Rossatz-Arnsdorf, Austria/\nGemeinde Spitz, Austria","Mountain Forest","x","WWF"]
[343,"national","websearch","https://www.kreisforst.de/ruheforst/",null,null,null,"RuheForst Herzogtum Lauenburg / Fredeburg","The RuheForst Duchy of Lauenburg / \nFredeburg is located in the middle of the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park. \nThis almost untouched forest with its old tree population and its \nprotective dense canopy of leaves offers a unique place of tranquility.\n Far away from any hustle and bustle, beech and oak trees majestically rise their \ncrowns majestically towards the sky.\nFor the execution of mourning ceremonies\n and for silent remembrance there are two places of worship. An old \nand a large erratic boulder serve as a pedestal and altar. \naltar.\nThe RuheForst Duchy of Lauenburg / Fredeburg was inaugurated on April 28, 2009.","Germany",null,2009,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany","Lauenburg (Schleswig-Holstein)",null,null,2009]
[377,"national","websearch","https://fedexcares.com/stories/community-engagement/planting-trees-greece-fedex-cares",null,null,null,"Planting trees in Greece for FedEx Cares","Last summer, devastating wildfires left parts of Greece treeless and blackened. Precious woodlands were destroyed and team members were eager to take action for a greener future. That’s just what they did on April 18 – when a team of 80 colleagues, friends and families volunteered to plant 400 trees in Athens.\nOur colleagues in Greece were enthusiastic about getting together to help the forest regain its natural place after last summer’s fires. The work they did is part of our broader FedEx Cares collaboration with non-profit organisations Arbor Day Foundation and We4all to plant 3,000 trees in Athens and on Evia island.","Greece",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","Athens",null,null,null,null,null,"afforestation after fire",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"FedEx,\nWe4All,\nArbor Day Foundation"]
[379,"national","websearch","https://regenerativefarminggreece.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Incubator-2024-RFG-nB.pdf",null,null,null,"R E G E N E R A T I V E\nF A R M I N G\nI N C U B A T O R\nG R E E C E\n\nW A T E R W A Y S A N D S E A","This program aims to support farmers\nworking on lands located close to\nwaterways and to the coast of the\nMediterranean Sea, to transition to\nregenerative agricultural practices. This will\nprotect and restore our precious\nwaterways, increase biodiversity and\ncontribute to climate change mitigation.\nBuilding up on our work in Greece to move\nthe transition towards regenerative farming\npractices forward, this program focuses on\nfarmers working on lands with a high\nimmediate impact on waterways and the\nsea.\nNutrient leaching into rivers, soil erosion,\nand occupying land directly next to rivers\nwithout riparian buffers, is highly\nnegatively impacting biodiversity in the\noverall ecosystem both on land and in the\nsea.\nIn Greece the importance of this program\nis especially high, since it has the 13th\nlongest coastline of all countries in the\nworld.\n","Greece",null,2024,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","coastal areas",null,null,2024,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Southern Lights\nnon profit organization"]
[380,"national","websearch","https://regenerativefarminggreece.org/market-garden-pilot-farm/",null,null,null,"MARKET GARDEN PILOT FARM","The almond orchard will be diversified and transformed into a successional agroforestry operation including market gardens, fruit trees and bushes, grazing poultry, as well as support species. The agroforestry products will be commercialized primarily in the local area. One of the main focus is to increase soil organic matter as to reduce water needs. We will achieve this by using compost tea, effective micro-organisms, and other amendments as to boost soils fertility. Soil health will be reflected on nutrient dense food production.","Greece",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","Nessonas, Larissa",null,null,2021,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1.6,null,null,null,null,null,"The Southern Lights non profit association"]
[381,"national","websearch","https://regenerativefarminggreece.org/grains-legumes-pilot-farm/",null,null,null,"GRAINS AND LEGUMES + MARKET GARDEN PILOT FARM","The grain and legumes production will be converted into an alley cropping system, meaning that tree lines consisting of timber, fruit trees or support species will be added into the fields as to increase overall production and ecological impact. Wind breaks and hedgerows will be planted to protect from wind stress. The added biodiversity will support the system overall through attracting beneficial insects and other animals. Different strategies for increasing the soil fertility will be proposed and we will focus on increasing the organic matter content of the soil.\nTheir market garden operation will be converted into a system inspired by syntropic agriculture following natural successions that lead a simple system into a forest consisting of different layers of plants.","Greece",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","Trikala",null,null,2021,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.5,"3,5",null,null,null,null,null,"The Southern Lights non profit association"]
[382,"national","websearch","https://regenerativefarminggreece.org/pomegranates-pilot-farm/",null,null,null,"PILOT FARM POMEGRANATES\n","The pomegranate and olive cultivation of this farm will be converted into a complex agroforestry system by adding other crop producing plants and support species to the tree lines, complementing the existing trees. Further a market garden operation will be added between the tree lines, diversifying his farm and adding economic and ecological resilience to his farming operation. The soil fertility and water infiltration will be supported through subsoiling and the applying of self-produced biofertilizer and seeding of green manure like lugume species, grasses and taproot plants.","Greece",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Greece","Sparta",null,null,2021,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.5999999999999996,"4,6",null,null,null,null,null,"The Southern Lights non profit association"]
[475,"national","websearch","https://www.lenzing.com/newsroom/press-releases/press-release/lenzing-launches-sustainable-reforestation-project-in-albania",null,null,null,"Sustainable reforestation project ","As part of its sustainability strategy “Naturally positive”, the Lenzing Group strives to ensure an intact environment and the protection of forests as an important part of the ecosystem. Against this backdrop, Lenzing initiated a project in Albania designed to promote sustainable forestry and improve local living conditions. As a best practice example, 20 hectares of degenerated land will be recultivated with forest and fruit trees in cooperation with the local population and various NGOs. Moreover, concepts for sustainable forestry will be developed with local schools. There is a great need to take action in the Ana e Malit region in North Albania. 50 percent of the official forest areas do not contain any forest vegetation. The results are erosion and annual floods, which in turn make life hard for the local population, who primary earn a living from agriculture. For this reason, 3,660 fruit, deciduous and conifer trees were planted in the western part of the Municipality of Shkodra at the foot of the Tarboshi Mountains and in close proximity to the Buna and Drni rivers. In addition, erosion protection measures were installed such as stone walls and double fences.","Albania",null,2019,2022,{"$f":"(M1541-L1541)*12","v":36},null,200000,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Albania",null,"42.03593415759192, 19.458606197685715","completed",2019,2022,null,"reforestation",null,200000,null,null,null,null,null,"Austrian Developement Agency",null,20,null,"Lenzing, local schools, NGOs, Austrian Developement Agency","\n\nLead Partner: Provincie Fryslân\n\nAddress: P.O.Box 20120, Tweebaksmarkt 52, NL-8900 HM Leeuwarden, Netherlands\n\nLegal status: n/a\n\nPROCLAM, West Vlaanderen\n\n    Name: PROCLAM, West Vlaanderen\n\n    Address: Ieperseweg 87, 8800 Rumbeke-Beitem, Belgium\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nWater Board of Oldenburg & East Frisia (OOWV)\n\n    Name: Water Board of Oldenburg & East Frisia (OOWV)\n\n    Address: Georgstraße 4, 26919 Brake, Germany\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nTelemark Forskning\n\n    Name: Telemark Forskning\n\n    Address: Telemarksforsking-Bø, Box 4, N-3833 BØ Telemark, Norway\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nFarming & Wildlife Advisory Group\n\n    Name: Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group\n\n    Address: Stoneleigh Park, CV8 2RX Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nProvincie Drenthe\n\n    Name: Provincie Drenthe\n\n    Address: 9405 BJ Assen, Netherlands\n\n    Legal status: n/a\nBritish Trust for Ornithology ","Not Forest","word search","Lenzing"]
[505,"national","websearch","https://www.reterurale.it/FOR_ITALY",null,null,"For.Italy","For.Italy","6 demonstration sites in Italy for the training of private forestry practices","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Agriculture, Foof Sovereighty and Forests"]
[507,"national","websearch","https://www.alberitalia.it/p/un-bosco-dalla-cenere.html",null,null,null,"AlberItalia: Un bosco dalla cenere (A forest with ashes)","At the end of September 2018 a large fire destroyed over 1200 ha. ha of woodland, in the area of Monte Pisano in Tuscany.\n\nThe project “Un Bosco dalla Cenere” aims to restore the plant cover of one of the areas covered by the fire through the plantation of native arboreal and shrub species that, thanks to the design of the plant and the very nature of the species used, reduce the risk of propagation of future fires, creating a forest more resilient towards the possible effects of the climate crisis. All this working closely with local communities through awareness-raising and communication activities aimed at involving in the rebirth of their forest.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Monte Pisano in Tuscany",null,"Ongoing",null,null,null,"planting after fire",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"AlberItalia"]
[510,"national","websearch","https://www.forestaitalia.it/",null,null,null,"Foresta Italia (Forest Italy)","It is a concrete planning, aimed at companies that want to plant trees by engaging in the environmental field both for the improvement of the quality of the urban territory, perhaps close to their headquarters (or even at their headquarters), and to counteract climate change.\nAn opportunity for external and internal communication, to decline in a concrete way the objectives of the company's environmental policies, to increase brand awareness, to consolidate the company reputation, to involve the corporate stakeholders, to build green marketing campaigns.\n\nForesta Italia is the national campaign that perfects, reorganizes and expands the ten-year design experience of Rete Clima in favor of national forests, involving companies in CSR and sustainability projects oriented to the development and protection of national forests.\n\nForests that, also considering their wide diffusion in Italy, constitute an important part of Italian natural capital.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,"urban forestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Rete Clima"]
[511,"national","websearch","https://www.mase.gov.it/notizie/ambiente-al-il-programma-sperimentale-la-riforestazione-urbana",null,null,null,"Experimental Program for Urban Reforestation","18 million euros have been allocated for the year 2021 to finance the project proposals that will be presented by the metropolitan cities. Each metropolitan city can present up to a maximum of 5 projects, which it draws up or selects, taking into account, in addition to the eligibility requirements, in particular, the environmental and social value of the same, the level of redevelopment and usability of the area object of the intervention, the air quality levels and the location in the areas subject to Community infringement procedures. For the purposes of locating the interventions, the territories of the metropolitan cities included in the areas affected by the infringement procedures are considered preferential areas of implementation.","Italy",null,2021,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1545,AD1545,\"m\")","v":11},null,18000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy","Italy",null,null,"2021-01-01","2021-12-01",null,"funding",null,"18 Mio",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of the envirnment and energy security"]
[512,"national","websearch","https://www.kilometroverde.info/",null,null,null,"Kilometro verde Lucca (green kilometer)","A complete and articulated forestry project, which runs along the A11 Florence-Mare including activities of new forestation on farmland today bare, together with activities for improving existing wooded areas but of current limited forest and ecosystem value.\n\nA project created by the will of Cartiere Carrara and the Carrara family, as part of the “kilometroverde” project of Rete Clima, consisting of a linear forestry of 1 kilometer along the southern stretch of the A11 between the exits of Lucca Est and Capannori.","Italy",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Italy",null,"43.823246934356895, 10.581360392268872"]
[528,"national","websearch","https://nfg.no/forestry-sector-programme-in-kosovo/",null,null,null,"Forestry Sector Programme – Further development of GIS in forest management planning and development of cost-efficient methods in Forest Management Planning","The project is developing a method for forest management planning with the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Main counterpart is the Kosovo Forest Agency, which is responsible for the preparation of forest management plans. Foresters are trained in forest management, inventory and planning, as well as use of digital ortophoto and maps within a GIS to produce thematic maps. GPS and handheld PDA for efficient handling of field data are used. Included in the project is the production of practical manuals and handbooks for planning and conducting silviculture operations. A second national forest inventory is incorporated, as well. Kosovo is about 10 800 km2. The population is some 1,8 million. In 2008, Kosovo’s independence was recognized by most Western-European countries, but it is not endorsed by the UN. In 2002 Norwegian Forestry Group and FAO implemented the first nation-wide Kosovo forest inventory. Approximately 460 000 ha (42 %) of the total area is classified as forest. Some 32 % of this area is small privately owned properties.","Kosovo",null,2005,2013,{"$f":"(M1547-L1547)*12","v":96},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,"Completed",2005,2013,null,"Management and inventory",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norskog, Kosovo Forest Agency",null,null,null,"Norwegian Forestry Group"]
[529,"national","websearch","http://www.cnvp-eu.org/eng/project.php?mv=11&id=712",null,null,null,"Support to Private and Decentralized Forestry in Kosovo and its Region","The Project \"Support to Private and Decentralized Forestry in Kosovo and its Region\" has been implemented from January 2009 to March 2014. The implementation started by SNV Netherland Development Organization which was continued in 2012 by CNVP through the legal demerger. The project is financial supported by Sida.\n\nThe project included the following components:\n- Support sustainable private and  decentralized  forestry in Kosovo\n- Strengthening regional networking on private and  decentralized  forestry in Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia\n- Support Sustainable Alpine Development in the Peja region of Kosovo\n\nThe overall goal of the project is:  Sustainable  managed private forest and decentralized forest provide proper products and services to citizens and society and thus improve the socio-economic well being of Kosovo.","Kosovo",null,2009,2014,{"$f":"(M1548-L1548)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,"completed",2009,2014,null,"management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sida- CNVP",null,null,null,"CNVP"]
[531,"national","websearch","https://www.bundesforste.at/leistungen/naturraum-management/foerderprojekte/forststrassen-als-lebensraum.html",null,null,null,"Forest roads as habitat - biodiversity, planning and maintenance","As part of the nationwide LE 14-20 project (rural development) \"Forest Roads as Habitats\", which was implemented with the support of the European Union, the federal government and the states from 2017 to 2020, forest roads as habitats as well as their embankments have been brought into focus. These small habitats provide special structures for various groups such as insects, plants, amphibians and reptiles.\n\nThe implementation of this project was carried out by the Österreichische Bundesforste AG and the collection of scientific biodiversity data was done in cooperation with the project partners grünes handwerk - büro für angewandte ökologie and Ökoteam - Institut für Tierökologie und Naturraumplanung. The evaluation and analysis of the data was done in cooperation with V.I.N.C.A..\n\nThe aim was to take a closer look at this special site and the biodiversity present there, as well as to prepare this subject area for the first time in a scientifically sound and practice-oriented manner. The Best-Practice-Guideline, based on the results of the surveys, shall show the best possible development of site potentials as well as the minimization of ecological risks on forest roads during planning, construction and maintenance.\n\n\nThe Best Practice Guide \"Biodiversity on Forest Roads in Planning, Construction & Maintenance\" is available for free download here! \nhere for free download! (only available online)","Austria",null,2017,2020,{"$f":"(M1549-L1549)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Completed",2017,2020,null,"management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"LE-Projekt 14-20 ",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Forests - Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf)"]
[533,"national","websearch","https://www.slkosova.org/mosemerrmalin-welcome",null,null,null,"#MoseMerrMalin","Join our #MoseMerrMalin campaign\n●      Plant 8 trees to grow with every child born, see here the list of native trees.\n●      Adopt a tree! Contact us to learn how to do it.\n●      Suggest your solution and share it with us.","Kosovo",null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Kosovo",null,null,"ongoing",2021,null,null,"reforestation, regeneration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Companies, governments, private",null,null,null,"Sustainable Leadership Kosovo"]
[536,"national","websearch","https://n1info.rs/english/news/sbb-foundation-plants-500-black-pine-seedings-in-central-kosovo/",null,null,null,"Tree Planting","It added that a total of 500 black pine seedlings were planted on the land plot Padaliste.\n\nGracanica is the fourteenth location where the afforestation action was carried out, as part of the ‘Don’t Litter, No Excuse’ initiative, launched by the SBB Foundation in 2015. So far, over 11,000 trees have been planted throughout Serbia as part of the afforestation project.","Kosovo",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Kosovo","Gracanica","42.60163412600512, 21.19183528566939",null,2022,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SBB, JKP Komunalac",null,null,null,"SBB, JKP Komunalac"]
[553,"national","websearch","https://www.bundesforste.at/leistungen/naturraum-management/foerderprojekte/neobiota-management.html",null,null,"RU5\u001cS\u001c883/002\u001c2010","Neobiota Management in the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve","the Austrian Federal Forests together with their project partners\nwith their project partners Federal Environment Agency and Biosphärenpark Wienerwald\nManagement within the framework of the present nature conservation project.\ntopic both on a theoretical and, above all, on a practical level.\nThe main objective of the project was to test on selected ÖBf areas different\nmethods for the control of invasive neophytes on selected ÖBf areas in order to\nto find out how the selected areas can be freed most efficiently from these\nspecies and the financial costs associated with the activities.\nactivities are associated with. Furthermore, relevant\ninformation events and excursions were organized for interested and affected\ncommunities, landowners and the interested public. The\nneobiota strategy for the region of the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve, which was derived from the\nThe neobiota strategy for the region of the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve, derived from the project experiences, formed the conclusion of the project.\n\nDer Wienerwald ist eines der größten Laubwaldgebiete Mitteleuropas, verzahnt\nmit einem strukturreichen „Offenland\" aus Äckern und Wiesen. Die besondere\nnaturschutzfachlicher Bedeutung des Wienerwalds liegt in der Vielfalt an\nKlimatypen, Gesteinsformen (Kalk\u001c und Flysch) und der daraus resultierenden\nhohen Lebensraumvielfalt für Tier\u001c und Pflanzenarten. Im Jahr 2005 wurde das\nGebiet mit einer Ausdehnung von 1.005 km² in 51 Niederösterreichischen\nGemeinden und sieben Wiener Gemeindebezirken durch die UNESCO als\nBiosphärenpark anerkannt. Die ÖBf betreuen etwa ein Drittel des Biosphärenpark\nWienerwald. Teile des Biosphärenparks sind auch Natura 2000 Gebiet.","Austria",null,2011,2015,{"$f":"(M1552-L1552)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Wienerwald",null,"completed",2011,2015,"-research on best practice;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -educational outreach","management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Forests - Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf)"]
[554,"national","websearch","A look back at 2019 | Latvian Forest Owners Association (mezaipasnieki.lv)",null,null,null,"Winner of \"Golden Cone\" in Tidy Forest Competition 2018","Our big challenge is to convince the owners to switch from eucalyptus to native species.","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvia","Latvia",null,null,null,null,null,"drainage optimizing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvian Forest Owner Association (MIB)"]
[558,"national","websearch","Ancient Woods Foundation (sengiresfondas.lt)",null,null,null,"restoration and conservation of old-growth forests","The main objectives for 2022 were: • To select and purchase another 20-30 hectares (49-74 acres) of the most valuable old-growth forests. • Continue monitoring the forests already under protection and initiate biological research in them; • Continue public education; • Seek cooperation with businesses, Lithuanian expats, and environmental organisations","Lithuania",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,"ongoing",2018,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,57.08,null,null,"Správa Národního parku Šumava, BUND Naturschutz Bayern, Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald, Jihočeská univerzita","Peatland (bogs,mires,swamps)/Other Forests","x","Acient Wood Foundation"]
[559,"national","websearch","AM: Opportunities to receive support for improving the quality of private forests have been expanded according to the published call",null,null,null,"Opportunities to receive support for improving the quality of private forests have been expanded according to the published call","The Ministry of the Environment reminds that forest owners (natural and legal entities) who transform thinned and economically insignificant stands or thickets into productive and resistant to climate change grants are awarded and encourages applications. For this, the state budget provides 15 million. euros.","Lithuania",null,2023,null,null,null,15000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,2023,null,null,"restoration",null,"15 000 000",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry for environment"]
[561,"national","websearch","https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/forest_fact_sheet_june_11_1.pdf",null,null,null,"Side by side for people and planet","The project aims to drive responsible forest management by supporting promotion of FSC certification among companies in the timber sector and private forest owners. The project will maintain and develop the two privately owned demonstration forests. These forests will be used for training and education also including students and children with the aim to demon\u0002strate responsible small scale forest management","Lithuania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF, IKEA"]
[563,"national","websearch","https://peatlands.org/assets/uploads/2019/06/ipc2008p513-515-ruseckas-forest-regeneration-in-cutovers.pdf",null,null,null,"Forest regeneration in cutovers on drained fens in Lithuania","The objective of this study is to identify direct and indirect factors causing weak forest regeneration and poor growth of young trees on cutovers in drained fens, and suggest measures to improve forest regeneration on wetland. Forest regeneration success was assessed in fresh and 10-years-old cutovers on undrained and drained fens by the aid of a network of 10 × 10 m sample plots (172 sample plots in total). The results showed that during the years of normal humidity, high water table depth, which at the beginning of the growth period lies at a depth of 30 cm or more, is one of the main factors inhibiting natural regeneration of forest on peat soils of drained fens. Forest regeneration in fens is also affected by coverage of grass vegetation (r = –0.60), hydrolytic acidity of the upper soil layer (r = –0.34). Variation in these factors explained 56% of the variation in the density of natural regenera","Lithuania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Lithuanian Forest Research Institute"]
[564,"national","websearch","https://www.np-thayatal.at/de/pages/waldmanagement-41.aspx",null,null,null,"Forest Management Thayaltal","Spruce and Douglas fir are not tree species that occur naturally in the Thaya Valley. The relatively dry climate is not for them. Nevertheless, they were deliberately planted and used for forestry in more easily accessible places before the national park was established.\nIf such forests were simply left to themselves, one would have to wait many decades or hope for the assistance of storms, fire, bark beetles and co. to bring dynamics into this monotonous system. In order for the wilderness to return more quickly, man is helping the forest to get back on its feet.\n\nIn the Thayatal, this has been done in recent years with targeted renaturation measures. The spruces have been successively removed and space has been created so that the tree and plant species that have their natural habitat here without human influence can reappear of their own accord. Almost 30% of the forest area has been transformed into semi-natural mixed deciduous forests since the establishment of the National Park. The main tree species are various oaks, hornbeam and copper beech, in some valley areas also maple and linden. As conifers, red pines, firs, yews and junipers occur sporadically.\n\nNaturally grown forests are not only more beautiful to look at than \"militarily\" planted forests, they also offer a number of advantages. They are more stable against climatic extremes, diseases and mass propagation of insect pests. With their diverse herbaceous and shrub layer and greater proportion of dead wood, they also provide significantly more food and habitat for a wide range of plants, fungi and animals. Conveniently, wildlife damage to young trees is also reduced. That's killing several birds with one stone!","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,"48.84462610656358, 15.86004163845713","Completed",null,null,"-spruces have been successively removed and space has been created so that the tree and plant species that have their natural habitat here without human influence can reappear of their own accord;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -Almost 30% of the forest area has been transformed into semi-natural mixed deciduous forests since the establishment of the National Park (main tree species are various oaks, hornbeam and copper beech, in some valley areas also maple and linden. As conifers, red pines, firs, yews and junipers occur sporadically)","diversification",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NP",null,null,null,"Nationalpark Thayaltal"]
[575,"national","websearch","https://www.bundesforste.at/die-bundesforste/forschung.html",null,null,null,"Forest areas for the tree dormouse (Baumschläfer)","As its name suggests, the tree dormouse is a characteristic animal of deciduous and mixed forests. It prefers to climb in the branches and belongs to the dormouse family, also known as sleepers. Its survival is inextricably linked to the forest habitat. The tree dormouse is protected throughout Europe, but data on its distribution are scarce. Where in Austria is it still found?\n\nWith its black eye mask it looks like a superhero in action, but in fact it spends a large part of the year in hibernation, as is typical for dormice. Even during his active season, he leads a hidden life between twigs or snuggled in his nest. It is rarely seen, and it is not easy to prove its presence in an area. Even among foresters and forest regulars, the tree dormouse is little known. Through a nationwide search from the Danube floodplains to the mountains of the Alps, we want to find out more about the little climber and its habitat needs. We welcome support in our field research! There are numerous ways to get involved in \"SOKO Baumschläfer\". Become a Citizen Scientist and help us in our search!","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null,"-nationwide search from the Danube floodplains to the mountains of the Alps;                                                                                                                           -installed a total of 600 specially made nesting boxes in the provinces of Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Burgenland, Salzburg, Styria and Carinthia;                                                                                                           -In addition, we use camera traps and tracking tunnels to detect our native dormice.","research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Forests - Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf)"]
[578,"national","websearch","https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/-/in-moldova-shelter-belt-forests-build-rural-livelihoods-and-protect-against-climate-change-impacts",null,null,null,"In Moldova, shelter belt forests build rural livelihoods and protect against climate change impacts","This dramatic change came about after Mihail received a grant from the IFAD-financed Rural Resilience Project (RRP), via IFAD’s flagship ASAP initiative, to plant a protective shelter belt.\n\nShelter belts are an agroforestry technique that turns degraded land into carefully managed forests of diverse native trees and plants. They reduce soil erosion, safeguard water resources, protect against storm damage, act as windbreaks, and even capture carbon – in short, they’re an ideal way to help rural communities adapt to climate change and its effects, including extreme weather events.\n\nWhat’s more, a well-planned shelter belt helps increase rural incomes by creating the conditions for better agricultural yields in the surrounding fields, along with forest products like Mihail’s honey. The resulting boost to local economies fosters a sense of stability and creates economic opportunities that, among other effects, provide decent jobs for young people and give them another option besides leaving home in search of work.\n\nWorking with staff from ICAS, the research institute of Moldova’s forestry agency, Mihail chose trees that would flourish at different times of year: linden, mahaleb cherry, cornelian cherry and, most importantly, acacia – which grows fast and which bees love.","Moldova",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Moldova",null,"46.668857378038425, 28.330972103269882","ongoing",2022,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"private, IFAD",null,null,null,"IFAD"]
[581,"national","websearch","https://www.undp.org/moldova/projects/conservation-and-sustainable-management-wetlands-focus-high-nature-value-areas-prut-river-basin",null,null,null,"Conservation and sustainable management of wetlands with focus on high-nature value areas in the Prut River basin","To achieve ecological integrity of key floodplain wetlands ensuring positive status of biodiversity, land and water resources, as well as ecosystem services;\nTo contribute to an improved regulatory framework and to ensure conservation and sustainable management of wetlands biodiversity;\nTo improve protection of Key Biodiversity Areas through increasing management effectiveness of existing wetlands protected areas and by promoting participatory approaches and local communities’ participation into the local natural resources’ management;\nTo support local communities in the Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve to develop and implement local initiatives, improving their livelihoods;\nTo increase the awareness at local and national levels on issues related to wetlands management and their local communities.","Moldova",null,2022,2027,{"$f":"(M1561-L1561)*12","v":60},null,868582.63971599995,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Moldova","Prut River basin",null,"ongoing",2022,2027,null,"reforesttion",null,"$913,242",null,null,null,null,null,"GEF",null,null,null,"UNDP, Ministry of Environment, local authorities",null,null,null,"UNDP"]
[582,"national","websearch","https://proiecte.undp.md/?&go=projects&n=832&new_language=0",null,null,null,"Afforestation of a 10 ha degraded area in Nisporeni","Afforestation by locals and Nisporeni LPA","Moldova",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1562,AD1562,\"m\")","v":11},null,23709,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Moldova",null,"47.07543353993547, 28.17666988500585","completed","2022-01-01","2022-12-01",null,"afforestation",null,23709,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,10,null,null,null,null,null,"UNDP, local authority"]
[585,"national","websearch","https://www.total-montenegro-news.com/lifestyle/4856-eur-280-000-for-afforestation",null,null,null,"EUR 280,000 for Afforestation in Montenegro","The Forest Administration intends to spend EUR 280,000 on afforestation in five Montenegrin cities. Just over 460.000 pieces of black and white pine and spruce seedlings will be afforested for these funds. The largest number will be afforested in the territory of Pljevlja - more than 330.000 pieces, while there will be 36.000 in Berane, 31.800 in Mojkovac, 30.000 in Bijelo Polje, and 26.400 in Nikšić. This job also requires preparatory work, which involves the mechanical and manual removal of unburned wood and shrubs and collecting them in piles at a distance of 20 meters.","Montenegro",null,null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Montenegro",null,null,null,null,2019,null,"Afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Forest Administration"]
[586,"national","websearch","https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/news/natural-resources-development-albania-supporting-participatory-forest-management",null,null,null,"The Albania Forestry Project","The Albania Forestry Project (1996-2003), supported by a World Bank IDA credit and funding from Governments of Italy and Switzerland, was designed on a participatory planning platform. The project was piloted in 30 communes and supported the transfer of user rights and forest and pasture management from Government to local communities. Degraded state-owned forest and pasture zones were restored through promotion of sustainable management and use. Protected areas were enhanced and the foundations were laid for conservation of natural forest ecosystems. The positive practical outcomes and wide community support resulting from the project urged the Government to seek additional support to extend this approach on the national scale.","Albania",null,1996,2003,84,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albania",null,null,"completed",1996,2003,null,"regeneration. legal framework",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Municipalities, World Bank",null,null,null,"World Bank"]
[587,"national","websearch","https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/nationalpark/",null,null,null,"Nationalpark Donau-Auen (Danube Floodplains National Park)","The Lobau, as part of the Danube Floodplain National Park, is managed by the Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49) in accordance with national park requirements. Special measures are designed to ensure the sustainable ecological functioning and natural development of the floodplain ecosystem. The most important goals are the preservation of valuable habitats and comprehensive protection of animal and plant species.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",null,null," preservation of valuable habitats and comprehensive protection of animal and plant species.","maintanance",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49)"]
[588,"national","websearch","https://www.total-montenegro-news.com/lifestyle/2631-afforestation",null,null,null,"One tree for each citizen of Montenegro","During autumn, the afforestation plan is to plant 630,000 seedlings of autochthonous species throughout Montenegro. In the framework of numerous activities for preserving and improving forest resources, the Government has committed 200,000 EUR for this particular segment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Milutin Simović, has also participated in the implementation of this action in Bijelo Polje. During this afforestation campaign, Minister Simović concluded that “the action of afforestation - 630 thousand seedlings - One tree for each citizen, aims to awaken the widest social energy and, with concrete action, to show shared care and responsibility for preserving precious natural resources such as forests”.","Montenegro",null,null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Montenegro",null,null,null,null,2018,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro and the Forestry Department",null,null,null,"The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro and the Forestry Department"]
[589,"national","websearch","https://en.vijesti.me/news/society/411001/The-Montenegrin-army-started-reforesting-Sinjajevina",null,null,null,"reforesting Sinjajevina","ne hundred and fifty members of the Army of Montenegro planted 3.000 pine and spruce seedlings in Sinjajevina today, the Ministry of Defense announced.","Montenegro",null,null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Montenegro",null,"42.96345307270507, 19.33267156991422",null,null,2019,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Military",null,null,null,"The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro and the Forestry Department"]
[591,"national","websearch","https://www.hercegnovi.travel/images/pdf/Herceg-Novi-Montenegro-IPA-Interreg-EU-and-regional-projects.pdf",null,null,null,"Thinking Green","Specific Objective 1: Establishment of fire protection through the creation of 4-branch hydrant networks in the Savinska Dubrava. Specific objective 2: Increasing security for all those who reside in the forest for recreation, education, tourism, religious and other reasons. The hydrant network will be 500 m long with 4 hydrants at different locations within Dubrava location. Installing the hydrant network will raise the level of\nfire safety, which is now very low, since neither the most frequent micro locations nor paths are provided. On a daily basis, especially in the drought\nperiods of the year, people who spent time in the wood are endangered by potential fires as well as people who lives in the nearby of the wood","Montenegro",null,2019,null,null,null,15000,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Montenegro","Herceg Novi","42.457112535983754, 18.531787356893766",null,2019,null,null,"Wild fire protection",null,15000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Municipality, EPCG",null,null,null,"EPCG"]
[594,"national","websearch","https://explorer.land/x/project/reforestationinitaly/site/nLWypy/about",null,null,null,"The Lenze project in Markelo","The project is located in a forest area with the objective to progressively reconstitute and diversify a forest strongly decimated by the bark beetle during the summer of 2020.\n\nThanks to the diversification of the species and the renaturalization of the forest, the plantation will contribute to increasing the ecosystem services of the forest and will provide it with better resilience. This approach, even if limited, towards diversification is appreciable in a region where the economic monoculture remains very grounded in the mentalities. Moreover, the forest and even the entire domain, although private, are entirely open to the public.\n\nThe preparation will start in November 2022 and the plantation of 1000 trees is carried out between January and April 2023. Over their lifetime, these trees will capture around 200 tons of CO2.\n\nTree species:\n\nPinus sylvestris\nQuercus Robur","Netherlands",null,2022,2023,{"$f":"(M1569-L1569)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"52.211027, 6.622082",null,2022,2023,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.28999999999999998,0.28999999999999998,null,null,null,null,"word search","explorer.land"]
[599,"national","websearch","https://www.staatsbosbeheer.nl/wat-we-doen/werk-in-uitvoering/oostvaardersplassen-natuurontwikkeling-hollandse-hout",null,null,null,"Construction of a rift in Hollandse Hout\n","Staatsbosbeheer is constructing a slenk (a water channel) in the Hollandse Hout. This creates a water-rich forest where dragonflies, kingfishers and reed birds, but also the grass snake and beaver, feel at home. The gradual forest edges are also attractive to butterflies, songbirds and (small) mammals.","Netherlands",null,2016,2021,{"$f":"(M1570-L1570)*12","v":60},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"52.462807, 5.437106",null,2016,2021,null,"forest restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Staatsbosbeheer,\nVan der Wiel Transport BV (excavation)",null,null,null,"Staatsbosbeheer"]
[600,"national","websearch","https://www.ivn.nl/aanbod/tiny-forest/onze-bossen/",null,null,null,"Tiny Forests Netherlands","A Tiny Forest is a dense, native forest the size of a tennis court, where local residents discover Dutch nature. Together we make the Netherlands a bit wilder!","Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Netherlands","Netherlands\n>50 locations",null,null,null,null,null,"tiny forest",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"IVN Netherlands\n",null,null,null,"IVN Netherlands\n"]
[601,"national","websearch","https://rewildingeurope.com/rew-project/slikken-van-de-heen/",null,null,null,"Slikken van de Heen\n","Slikken van de Heen is part of Krammer-Volkerak, a Natura 2000 site which was connected with the North Sea until 1987. Today it is a large freshwater lake supporting huge numbers of water birds, while the area is also home to animals such as a breeding pair of white-tailed eagles, a spoonbill colony and pine martens. Grazing former coastal salt marsh without any additional food or water, the reserve’s European bison and other large herbivores help to preserve the semi-open landscape and prevent the botanically rich grassland from being taken over by trees, non-native invasive species and bracken.\n\nOne unique aspect of natural grazing at Slikken van de Heen is that the European bison are thriving in relatively wet conditions (swampy vegetation and willow forests on top of rich clay). While the European bison is primarily known as a forest dweller, reserves such as Slikken van de Heen and Kraansvlak (also in the Netherlands) are demonstrating that they can live in more open, wetter landscapes without any support. This means the number of areas where bison could be reintroduced in Europe is potentially far greater.","Netherlands",null,2019,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"51.62294957489159, 4.190320900000581","ongoing",2019,null,null,"rewilding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,600,null,"Het Zeeuwse Landschap Foundation",null,null,null,"Het Zeeuwse Landschap Foundation"]
[602,"national","websearch","https://rewildingeurope.com/rew-project/european-bison-introduction-to-veluwe/",null,null,null,"European bison in Veluwe\n","The bison reintroduction project in the Veluwe area is an initiative of the foundation ‘Wisent op de Veluwe’, in partnership with the State Forest Service and ARK Nature. The bison is introduced to rewild the Veluwe area as an additional large herbivore species to support natural grazing as a key ecological process. It is also meant to support wildlife-based economic activities such as bison-watching through guided excursions.\n\nThe Veluwe area, some 100,000 hectares in size, already holds good numbers of red and roe deer, wild boar, pine marten, badger and has an interesting birdlife, including the largest raven population in the country. A lot of nature bridges were built over the last decades to ensure connectivity between the different parts that are separated by roads and motorways. Bringing the European bison to this area is an important step towards a more diverse vegetation as the species opens up areas by its grazing, browsing, sand bathing and debarking of trees – thereby facilitating other species to benefit or colonize this wider variety of habitats.","Netherlands",null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Netherlands",null,"52.086450897184065, 5.830220000698586","ongoing",2016,null,null,"rewilding",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,400,null,"foundation ‘Wisent op de Veluwe’,\nState Forest Service,\nARK Nature\"",null,null,null,"foundation ‘Wisent op de Veluwe’,\nState Forest Service,\nARK Nature"]
[604,"national","websearch","https://nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/forest-soil-boost-for-iconic-dutch-national-park",null,null,null,"Forest soil boost for iconic Dutch national park","A major trial is underway in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, one of the Netherlands' most iconic nature areas. More than 40,000 trees are being planted, with the aim of restoring the vitality of the forest. The forest soil plays a key role. The trial has a four-year running period. In total, 43,200 saplings are being planted in 432 fenced plots at eight sites throughout the park. Half those sites have poor soil, the other half have somewhat richer soil.  The plots are also divided over sites without any vegetation and sites where there is some Scots pine but with little or no undergrowth.\n\nThe different treatments - rock dust and transplanted soil - are applied separately in some plots and combined in other plots, to determine which is most effective and for which tree species. After the four years, the trees will continue to be monitored as they develop - hopefully - into a handsome deciduous forest with a fully restored, healthy soil.","Netherlands",null,2023,2026,{"$f":"(M1574-L1574)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Netherlands","Hoge Veluwe National Park","52.08147004880735, 5.8317120134003595","ongoing",2023,2026,null,"afforestation, soil transplantation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NIOO",null,null,null,"NIOO"]
[605,"national","websearch","https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/",null,null,null,"Trees for All","35 projects in Netherlands\n\nTrees for All is an organisation that collects funds to support local afforestation projects.","Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Netherlands","35 projects in Netherlands",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Trees for All",null,null,null,"Trees for All"]
[606,"national","websearch","https://urbanstreetforest.com/",null,null,null,"Urban Street Forest","Urban Street Forest is an organisation that collects funds to support urban forest projects.","Netherlands",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Netherlands","Amsterdam,\nArnhem,\nRotterdam",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"Urban forests",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Urban Street Forest",null,null,null,"Urban Street Forest"]
[609,"national","websearch","https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/quellenschutzwaelder/aufgaben.html",null,null,null,"Quellenschutzwälder der Stadt Wien (spring protection forests of the city of Vienna)","In order to ensure the supply of safe drinking water for the Viennese, water protection and sanctuary areas were established in the catchment areas of the I. and II. Water protection and sanctuary areas were established in the catchment areas of the I. and II. high spring pipelines.\n\nThe Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49) manages a total area of around 33,000 hectares of forests, alpine pastures, meadows and water bodies in the Rax and Schneeberg regions and in the Hochschwab massif.\n\nThese source protection forests of the City of Vienna are managed by the Forestry Administration Source Protection.\n\nAll land uses, such as forestry, tourism, hunting and fishing, are coordinated with spring protection. Many processes in and around the forest are closely related to the protection of spring water. Therefore, the Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department and the Vienna Water Department (MA 31) cooperate intensively.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,"48.20872846860925, 16.361804013553034","Ongoing",null,null,"-protection forests are to create and maintain of an optimal soil condition and an appropriate forest structure for the protection of water as a raw material and food;                                                                    -special forest management (no clear-cutting is carried out, trees are only removed individually or over a small area, the forest is allowed to rejuvenate naturally, ecologically valuable tree species and special sites such as wetland biotopes, dry grasslands and rough pastures are promoted, and groups of old trees are deliberately left standing);                                                                                                                                    -conversion of monocultures","reforestation, management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49)"]
[612,"national","websearch","https://www.unep.org/regions/europe/our-projects/leveling-national-biodiversity-conservation-north-macedonia",null,null,null,"Leveling up national biodiversity conservation in North Macedonia","The overall project objective is to help expand the national protected areas system and enable biodiversity conservation to be effectively managed and mainstreamed into the production landscape. The goal of the project is to promote biodiversity conservation by supporting North Macedonia to increase the proportion of its territory covered by national protected areas, to create a good policy and capacity environment, and to enhance land use planning, management, pilot testing and inclusion of local stakeholders throughout the process. In this way, the project will enable the national laws and policies to be implemented, and relevant strategic documents to be produced. This will contribute towards the implementation of the Convention Biological Diversity Global Strategic Plan for biodiversity 2011-2020 and UN Convention to Combat Desertification strategic plan.","North Macedonia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"protected areas",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UNEP, ",null,null,null,"UNEP"]
[613,"national","websearch","https://www.unep.org/regions/europe/our-projects/building-shield-against-flooding-vulnerable-areas-north-macedonia",null,null,null,"Building a shield against flooding in vulnerabe areas of North Macedonia","The project objective is to develop and strengthen national policy and institutional capacity for sustainable land management, and to contribute to achieving the national land degradation neutrality target with integrated landscape management in the north-western mountainous ecosystems of North Macedonia.The project also aims to reduce the effects of land degradation and land-use pressures on natural resources in the mountain landscapes. ","North Macedonia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UNEP, Ministry of Environment and Pysical Planning ",null,null,null,"UNEP"]
[614,"national","websearch","https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/North-Macedonia/North-Macedonia-expanding-protected-areas-208785",null,null,null,"North Macedonia, expanding protected areas","North Macedonia is set to protect some of its main mountain ranges, such as Shar, Osogovo and Vodno, which are now increasingly threatened by exploitation of soil, water, and forests. Illegal logging is one of the biggest threats to the forests of Shar Mountain, since it impairs the quality, structure, and potential for tree regeneration and negatively affects the conservation of biodiversity. The region is also threatened by unregulated and uncontrolled urbanisation. Osogovo and Vodno are facing similar problems: endangered water resources, declining forests, and increased urbanisation. In particular, Vodno Mountain is crucial for the quality of the air and the environment in Skopje – also due to its location, which makes natural ventilation extremely difficult, the Macedonian capital is among the most polluted cities in Europe. The drastic reduction of the forests and natural diversity in Vodno has contributed to the high air pollution levels in Skopje. Part of the Osogovo Mountain – 48,807.16 hectares – should also be declared a protected area due to its biodiversity, geodiversity, hydrological characteristics, and landscapes as well as to preserve the specific interaction between people and nature. The government's decision to take measures comes after a long battle led by environmental associations after the beginning of the construction of the gas distribution network, which goes through Vodno to the western part of the country, towards Tetovo and Gostivar.","North Macedonia",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,null,"completed",null,2021,null,"protected areas",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,103000,null,"Government",null,null,"word search","Government of North Macedonia"]
[615,"national","websearch","https://balkaninsight.com/2009/11/13/macedonia-in-massive-reforestation-effort/",null,null,null,"Reforestation effort","To aid the effort, the government has called Friday a public holiday, in order to help people plant a record 7.5 million seedlings. Members of the police and the army are also included in the forestation efforts. ","North Macedonia",null,null,2009,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,null,"completed",null,2009,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Government",null,null,null,"Government of North Macedonia"]
[616,"national","websearch","https://balkansfoundation.org/projects/#1642458986396-0ecad0f3-d560",null,null,null,"Identification, Inventory, Promotion and Protection of the Trees Monuments of Nature and the Old-Growth Trees Important for Biodiversity on the Maleshevo Mountains","The project was implemented by the Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development, on the territory of the municipalities of Berovo and Pehchevo. The main objective of the project was to preserve the nature and biodiversity of the Maleshevo Mountains. The specific goals of the project are related to the protection of trees, monuments of nature and old-growth trees and which are of great importance for the biodiversity of the Maleshevo Mountains through the implementation of the following activities: From the work done so far and the achieved results, it is evident that in the Maleshevo Mountains there are a large number of old-growth trees that are important for biodiversity and that have the characteristics of natural monuments. Therefore, more detailed field research is needed to identify and record them, which will further help to promote and preserve them. ​- 35 old trees have been identified and registered;\n\n-The necessary measurements were performed on all registered trees, which are recorded in the identification forms;\n\n-Digital positioning of trees in the field was performed by determining their coordinates and digital mapping in the OruxMap software package;\n\n-30 trees have been selected, which are appropriately marked with information boards and entered on a map;\n\n-A brochure has been prepared which provides photos and basic parameters for 30 oldest and most important trees in the Maleshevo Mountains in terms of biodiversity, which you can see at the following link: Brochure: Old-growth trees in the Maleshevo Mountains;\n\n-An orthophoto map was made, which marked the locations of the 30 oldest and most important trees in the Maleshevo Mountains.","North Macedonia",null,2016,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,"41.73335644353357, 22.88463689114992","completed",2016,null,null,"Conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (SDC) / HELVETAS / FARMAHEM",null,null,null,"NGO",null,null,null,"Balkan Foundation for sustainable development"]
[617,"national","websearch","https://balkansfoundation.org/projects/#1642458005034-cd68adb1-bec8",null,null,null,"Old-Growth Trees in Malesh and Pijanec","The aim of the project was greater promotion of the old-growth trees on the territory of Malesh and Pijanec through their protection and bringing their high natural values ​​closer to all interested persons. With the implementation of this project, the old growth-old trees in the regions Malesh and Pijanec project were identified, promoted and protected, and their natural values were included ​​in the tourist attractions of the municipalities of Berovo, Pehchevo and Delchevo, as a unique tourist offer. The region of Malesh and Pijanec is located in the far eastern part of the Republic of North Macedonia and covers an area of 1 414 km2. It is rich with numerous natural values, among which are the forest tree species and the various forests which make the region particularly interesting for visitors. The old-growth trees found in this region are long-standing plant organisms that represent a long life and development period, as well as living memorials that can only be created and shaped by nature through its overall biochemical and historical influences. Total 45 old-growth trees are identified, described and marked in several localities such as: Paruca, Goten, Govedarnik,Chengino Kale, Dimlivo Prisoe, Kosevica, Vratislavci, Svinjo Brdo, Selnik and Dulica. These trees have invaluable significance for the biodiversity and stability of forest ecosystems and contribute to the overall natural ambient of the forest as a whole. The information and data they contain in terms of the genuine genetic resources of the species, climate change and other influences are very important and are of great interest to the science and society. ​- 45 old-growth trees have been identified, registered, and their age was determined among which the oak tree with the age of 630 years near the locality Vrtislavci as the oldest trees in the region.\n\n-The necessary measurements were performed on all registered trees, which are recorded in the identification forms;\n\n-Digital positioning of trees in the field was performed by determining their coordinates and digital mapping in the OruxMap software package;\n\n-45 old-growth trees have been selected, which are appropriately marked with information boards and entered on a map;\n\n-A mobile Android application has been prepared and uploaded on Google Play Store which provides map, photos and basic parameters for 45 old-growth and most important trees on the territory Malesh and Pijanec, which you can download from Google Play Store at the following link: Old-Growth Trees.","North Macedonia",null,2018,2019,{"$f":"(M1583-L1583)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,"41.76210780919993, 22.95939869266407","completed",2018,2019,null,"Conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (SDC) / HELVETAS / FARMAHEM",null,null,null,"NGO",null,null,null,"Balkan Foundation for sustainable development"]
[618,"national","websearch","https://treebanks.com/#about",null,null,null,"Planting a tree for every booking","Treebanks is a simple but powerful concept. With each booking you make through our partners we plant a tree for free. It does not cost a dime and yet you help fight the pollution and C02 on the long run. To date 15253 trees planted","North Macedonia",null,2018,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"North Macedonia",null,null,"ongoing",2018,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Company, Volunteers",null,null,null,"Treebank"]
[625,"national","websearch","https://www.nina.no/V%C3%A5re-fagomr%C3%A5der/Prosjekter/ECOREAL",null,null,null,"ECOREAL: Societal barriers to forest management at ecosystem level","To understand why this is so, we need to identify problems in the existing forest management regime in Norway. ECOREAL aims to identify knowledge gaps and map institutional, social, legal and economic barriers that make it difficult to manage forests at ecosystem level. To get there, we first need to find out why there are problems in achieving the more modest environmental objectives that apply today. Identifying barriers is a first step towards achieving national goals for the conservation of biodiversity and functional ecosystems in Norwegian forests. In connection with the project, an international advisory group has been established with experienced researchers in forest management. We have organised a broad-based dialogue forum to discuss alternative forms of forestry operations, with participation from various interest groups, enterprises and administrative bodies. The next dialogue forum will address the challenges of safeguarding the totality of natural goods from forests, not just timber. ECOREAL will conclude with a broader conference around the turn of the year 2023/24.","Norway",null,2023,null,null,null,1006800,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Norway",null,null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,"1 006 800,00",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NINA",null,null,null,"Norwegian Institute for Nature Research"]
[629,"national","websearch","https://www.skog.no/42-omrader-vernet-frivillig/",null,null,null,"42 areas protected voluntarily","On Tuesday 20 June, Kjørmslia and 41 other forest areas were protected as nature reserves through the voluntary protection of forest scheme. In total, the areas comprise approximately 71.8 square kilometres of new protected area, of which approximately 42.9 square kilometres is productive forest. Thus, 5.2 per cent of the Norwegian forest is now protected.","Norway",null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norway","Norway",null,null,2023,null,null,"protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Skog"]
[632,"national","websearch","https://www.skogfroverket.no/skogplanteforedling/",null,null,null,"Reforestation","Forest plant breeding will develop genetically improved regeneration material so that the production forest grows better, provides good quality wood, binds more CO2 and is well adapted to environmental and climate variation. Breeding includes genetic selection through offspring testing, and production of processed seeds in seed plantations for the executive forestry. The processing can also produce base material for vegetative propagation of plants. New seed plantations are planted with individuals that have been offspring tested in field trials in varying forest environments both within and outside the expected area of use. The processing work follows the Forest Seed Plant's strategy for forest plant\nbreeding. The picture below shows the main features of a typical breeding program for trees. The program starts with the selection of a base material that is usually the trees that appear best in the natural forest, so-called plus trees. These are crossed so that offspring can be tested in offspring experiments. The experiments are measured, and statistical analyses are performed to calculate the genetic value (breeding value) before selection for a new breeding cycle and new seed plantations is carried out. The genetic breeding work takes place in the breeding population, while the seed plantations produce the processed seed for forestry.","Norway",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Norway",null,null,null,null,null,null,"seed bank, reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Skogfroverket"]
[654,"national","websearch","Oak Woodland Restoration (mossy.earth)",null,null,null,"Oak Woodland Restoration","Working alongside our local partner, Montis, we restore native oak woodlands and combat dominant Portuguese Broom and Portugal's summer wildfires. Our vision is to have a dense native oak woodland within 15 years, where the canopy shade manages the shrub overgrowth, fuel availability is lower, and biodiversity is higher.","Portugal",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,"40.80599153057227, -8.120495117173064",null,2017,null,null,"Reforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Mossy Earth"]
[656,"national","websearch","Portugal’s National Forestry Accounting Plan 2021-2025 (apambiente.pt)",null,null,null,"National Forestry Accounting Plan","The 2030 climate and energy framework includes EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period from 2021 to 2030. It’s key targets for 2030 are:  At least 40% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)  At least 32% share for renewable energy  At least 32.5% improvement in energy efficiency In order to achieve the emission reduction cuts of 40%, several legal instruments have been agreed, including a Regulation on the contribution of the land-sector to this overall target. Regulation (EU) 2018/841 sets out the commitments of EU Member States for the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector that contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction target of the Union for the period from 2021 to 2030. The Regulation also lays down the rules for the accounting of emissions and removals from LULUCF and for checking the compliance of Member States with those commitments. Its article 8 determines that accounting for the emissions and removals resulting from managed forest land, is to be calculated as the emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five of the forest reference level (FRL). The ‘Forest Reference Level’ is defined as an estimate, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, of the average annual net emissions, and is to be based on the criteria set out in Section A of Annex IV of the Regulation. The FRL is proposed by each Member State in a National Forestry Accounting Plan, which contains all the elements listed in Section B of Annex IV of the Regulation. This document presents the Portuguese National Forestry Accounting Plan and the proposal for a “Forest Reference Level” to be used for accounting of managed forests in Portugal and in the period 2021-2025. Land and forests are an integral part of the Portuguese strategy on addressing the challenges of climate change, and this much has been reflected in the recently submitted National Energy and Climate Plan 2030 and the National Long-Term Strategy RNC2050.","Portugal",null,2021,2025,{"$f":"(M1589-L1589)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Portugal",null,null,null,2021,2025,null,"Afforestation, improved forest management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry for environment"]
[688,"national","websearch","https://www.mossy.earth/projects/reforesting-the-southern-carpathians",null,null,null,"The Southern Carpathians\nHealing clear-cuts in Europe's last remaining wilderness","ur goal is to restore the barren clear cuts that threaten these forests. In partnership with Foundation Conservation Carpathia we are working to restore clear cuts in the Romania's Southern Carpathian Mountains.","Romania",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Romania","Southern Carpathians\n(differents sites - see map on website)","45.59851208162281, 24.833425176018405","ongoing",2022,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Mossy Earth,\nFoundation Conservation Carpathia",null,null,null,"Mossy Earth,\nFoundation Conservation Carpathia"]
[689,"national","websearch","https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?361036/deadwood",null,null,null,"New WWF-Romania Project Promotes Deadwood to Increase Forest Resilience to Climate Change\n","The project will develop a cross-border network of researchers and experts in Maramures and Suceava (Romania), and Ivano Frankivsk and Zakarpattia (Ukraine) to ensure long-term cooperation in the field of responsible forest management. This network will conduct scientific forest research to support deadwood as a key element in maintaining, or even increasing biodiversity. Deadwood also helps ensure the productivity of forests by providing “food for wood,” nutrients and energy for the forest ecosystem.\n \nThe project (January 2020 - June 2021) is funded by the European Community through the European Neighborhood Instrument, Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine 2014-2020.","Romania",null,2020,2021,{"$f":"(M1591-L1591)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Romania","Romania",null,null,2020,2021,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"\"WWF-Romania,\nUniversity of Suceava,\nForestry Research Institute\"",null,null,null,"WWF-Romania,\nUniversity of Suceava,\nForestry Research Institute"]
[690,"national","websearch","https://wwf.ro/paduri/romania-isi-va-tripla-suprafetele-strict-protejate/",null,null,null,"Romania will triple its strictly protected areas\n","Romania has started identifying the areas that will be strictly protected in order to reach the 10% target, according to the European Strategy for Biodiversity 2030.\n\nWWF was actively involved from the beginning in the whole process, and our proposal for the strategic approach and identification criteria, developed through a participatory process, was the starting point in outlining the overall methodology for identifying potential areas of protection. A consortium of experts, selected by the Ministry of the Environment, has the task of outlining this methodology in the next two months, and the complete map of the forests that will be protected will be completed by December 2025.","Romania",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M1592-L1592)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania","Romania",null,null,2023,2025,null,"forest conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF-Romania, Ministry",null,null,null,"WWF-Romania, Ministry"]
[692,"national","websearch","https://pnrr.mmap.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ghid-specific-PNRR_2022_C2-I.1.A_22.11.2022_APROBAT_MO.pdf",null,null,null,"The guide to financing afforestation through PNRR","National, EU funded programm to support large scale afforestation in Romania.","Romania",null,2023,2026,{"$f":"(M1593-L1593)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Romania","Romania",null,"ongoing",2023,2026,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests\n"]
[693,"national","websearch","https://padureademaine.ro/",null,null,null,"Pădurea de Mâine Foundation","The mission of the Pădurea de Maine Foundation is to contribute to the expansion, protection and responsible management of forests, as well as to the strengthening of communities, so that Romania can manage the fight against the effects of climate change.","Romania",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Romania","Romania",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,281,"NA","Pădurea de Mâine Foundation","Natuurpunt Beheer v.z.w., Vlaamse Landmaatschappij, Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos-Buitendienst Vlaams-Brabant","Broadleaf Forest","x","Pădurea de Mâine Foundation"]
[697,"national","websearch","https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P089061",null,null,null,"Natural Resource Developement Project","The project development objective is to establish or maintain sustainable, community-based natural resource management in about 218 communes in upland and mountainous erosion-prone lands. This will lead to enhanced productivity and incomes derived from sustainable resource management, reduced soil degradation, improved water management, conservation of biodiversity, and strengthened public sector management of these resources.\n","Albania",null,2005,2011,72,null,5000000,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Albania",null,null,"completed",2005,2011,null,"regeneration, legal framework",null,5000000,null,null,null,null,null,"GEF",null,null,null,"Municipalities, World Bank",null,null,null,"World Bank"]
[736,"national","websearch","https://www.iucn.org/our-work/region/eastern-europe-and-central-asia/our-work/adapt-nature-based-solutions-western",null,null,null,"ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions in the Western Balkans","Nature-based Solutions are defined as actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. Their use in response to societal challenges remains underexplored in the Western Balkans and the benefits compared to conventional engineered solutions undervalued. The application of approaches that integrate ecosystems and nature more broadly into climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction measures are still insufficient and fragmented. Beyond the positive impact they would have on societies and improved management of disaster risks, Nature-based solutions would benefit ecosystem functions and biodiversity as well as support climate change mitigation and adaptation. Increase knowledge and awareness of nature-based disaster risk reduction solutions among decision makers, natural resource managers and local communities;\nIntegrate Nature-based solutions and equitable climate-smart planning into adaptation and disaster reduction policy; and\nImplement Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction and their scale-up.","Albania/Serbia/North Macedonia",null,2019,2023,{"$f":"(M1596-L1596)*12","v":48},null,2480202,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Serbia,Albania,North Macedonia",null,null,"ongoing",2019,2023,null,"restoration, nature-based solutions",null,"2.480.202,00",null,null,null,null,null,"SIDA",null,null,null,"IUCN, SIDA",null,null,null,"IUCN"]
[742,"national","websearch","https://www.eureporter.co/environment/2021/11/05/old-growth-forests-in-slovakia-will-be-protected-in-newly-established-nature-reserve-thanks-to-ngos-prales-and-wwf-slovakia/",null,null,null,"Old Growth Forests in Slovakia will be protected in newly established nature reserve thanks to NGOs Prales and WWF Slovakia","Old growth forests mapping lasted from 2009 to 2015 and had proven that 10,180 hectares remained in Slovakia out of which one third is unprotected or insufficiently protected. Therefore, NGO PRALES and WWF Slovakia prepared a proposal for establishment of a nature reserve in 2018 and after several negotiations with the Forests of Slovak Republic state enterprise (LESY SR) gained a public commitment that foresters will not intervene in the localities identified as parts of the proposed nature reserve until the final decision about the proposal is made. In 2020 the 30,759 people signed petition organized by WWF Slovakia and Prales supporting the declaration of the new nature reserve Old Growth Forests of Slovakia.\n\nThe Government of the Slovak Republic approved establishment of the nature reserve on 3 November, 2021. The Old Growth Forest of Slovakia nature reserve will become a reality on 1 December, 2021. It will include 76 state owned forest localities in various parts of Slovakia with a total area of 6,462.42 hectares","Slovakia",null,null,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3,null,null,"Slovakia","Slovakia",null,"finished",null,2021,null,"conservation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF Slovakia,\nPrales,\nMinistry",null,null,null,"WWF Slovakia"]
[743,"national","websearch","https://www.wildeurope.org/new-slovak-government-unveils-potent-support-for-wilderness/",null,null,null,"New Slovakian government unveils potent support for wilderness","The programme presented by Prime Minister Igor Matovic introduces three measures of particular importance:\n\nIn national parks at least 50% of land will be left unmanaged, promoting fullest re-establishment of natural ecosystem processes and resilience through a land use zonation system.\nAdministration of protected areas will be unified under the Ministry of Environment, a move long requested by the conservation movement\nIncreased public scrutiny of forest operations will be encouraged. A mobile phone app will be available for mass use to monitor logging and timber transport, and full forest management programmes with logging data are to be publicly available.","Slovakia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Slovakia","Slovakia",null,null,null,null,null,"regulation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environment",null,null,null,"Ministry of Environment"]
[748,"national","websearch","http://www.carpathianconvention.org/projects_three-networks-two-macroregions-one-visions/",null,null,null,"Three Networks, two macroregions, one visions - development of Green Infrastructure to foster ecological connectivity between Danube, Carpathians and Apls\n","Mountain regions in the Alps and the Carpathians as well as the Danube floodplain represent some of the most important (semi) natural areas in Central and South-East Europe. Economic development is increasing constantly in this area, causing growing impact of habitat fragmentation and making genetic exchange between wildlife populations difficult.\n\nThe richness in bio-geographic regions qualifies Central and South-East Europe as model for corridor functionality and the establishment of Trans-European Network for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G). Facing the leading role of Protected Areas to foster habitat connectivity, in 2016, the Protected Area\nNetworks (DANUBEPARKS, ALPARC, CNPA) formed the “ADC Net”. Their MoC – elaborated under the patronage of EUSDR PAC6 and EUSALP AG7, signed under the Alpine Convention – aims for the realization of common actions towards ecological networks in and among their respective regions, but still waiting for consequent implementation.\n\n\n“Three Networks, two macro-regions, one vision” is now to:\n– strengthen this strategic cooperation\n– anchor ADC Net better on policy level\n– identify joint best-practice actions to improve ecological connectivity\n– elaborate an Interreg-project proposal to better connect the Alps and the Carpathians through the Danube\n– qualify the Networks for future leading roles in the main project\n– deliver good practice for cooperation among the EU-macro regions: on site, on operational and on policy level\n\n\nTwo Protected Areas at the linkage of Danube and Alps, respectively, Danube and Carpathians, are responsible for the operational implementation.\nThe project set-up and implementation involve both EUSDR PAC6 and EUSALP AG7.\n\nActivities relevant for the WG Biodiversity:\n\nHarmonization of the approach of ALPARC, CNPA, DANUBEPARKS\ndevelopment of transnational tools on eco-connectivity (e.g. Jecami)\ndefinition of pilot regions at the interface of the tree bio-regions: tributary rivers could serve as model for Green Infrastructure to connect the Alps and the Carpathians with the Danube (most larger tributary rivers are cross-border riverine corridors, a transnational management approach should be developed)\nstrengthen Protected Areas and Natura 2000 as core sites within trans-European eco-corridors: contribution to ongoing political discussions to establish new Protected Areas, often located at Alpine/Carpathian tributary rivers (e.g. 3rd National Park in Bavaria including Isar mouth; Podunajsko National Park (SVK) at the Danube and cross-border river Morava; ROM/UK/MD: trilateral biosphere reserve at the Prut, coop MDD)\nPolicy work: boost TEN-G, jointly by the PA Networks, PAC6, AG7, EU commission working group on TEN-G","South-East Europe/Central Europe/Slovakia",null,2018,2019,{"$f":"(M1599-L1599)*12","v":12},null,45830122,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovakia,\nCentral and South-East Europe","Central and South-East Europe",null,"finished",2018,2019,null,"networking",null,"€ 45.830,122",null,null,null,null,null,"European Regional Development Fund",null,null,null,"Carpathian Convention",null,null,null,"Carpathian Convention"]
[749,"national","websearch","https://www.remoteforests.org/project.php",null,null,null,"REMOTE (REsearch on MOuntain TEmperate) Primary Forests project","The REMOTE (REsearch on MOuntain TEmperate) Primary Forests project is a long-term international collaboration based on a network of permanent sample plots in the forests of central, eastern, and southeastern Europe. Since 2010, our international team has developed a system for monitoring select remaining primary forests in the region. These primary forests play a key role in providing habitat for many rare species and other important ecosystem functions. From our network of systematic permanent inventory plots, we collect extensive data on forest structure and long-term dynamics of individual trees. Dendroecological analyses, that is analyses of past tree growth based on tree rings from individual trees across tree, stand, and landscape levels, are a key part of our work. We have built one of the largest dendroecological databases in the world including thousands of individual trees. Our overall goal is to contribute to the long-term scientific understanding of those unique remaining primary forests. At the same time, we hope to contribute to the protection of those remaining primary forests because they are threatened from many sides.","Albania/Slovakia/Germany/Slovenia/Croatia/Romania/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Ukraine/Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Slovakia,Germany,Slovenia,Croatia,Romania,Bosnia-Herzegovina,Albania,Ukraine,Bulgaria",null,null,null,null,null,null,"research",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Czech University of Life Sciences Prague",null,null,null,"Czech University of Life Sciences Prague"]
[757,"national","websearch","https://www.ljubljana.si/assets/Uploads/Strategija-razvoja-gozdovi-A5-ENG-web.pdf",null,null,null,"URBAN FOREST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2020 – 2045","The strategy sets seven priorities for management of Ljubljana’s urban forests: 1) ensuring a healthy living environment, 2) providing opportunities for leisure activities and recreation, as well as the promotion of sustainable tourism, 3) providing opportunities for education and lifelong learning, 4) nature and cultural heritage conservation, 5) creating a stimulating environment for forest owners, 6) promoting a circular economy and 7) the development of comprehensive governance.","Slovenia",null,2020,2045,{"$f":"(M1601-L1601)*12","v":300},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia","Ljubljana","46.05980517296457, 14.519723356471204","ongoing",2020,2045,null,"restoration and afforerstation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2.1,"2,1",null,null,null,null,null,"City of Ljubljana"]
[758,"national","websearch","https://www.mojaobcina.si/miren-kostanjevica/dogodki/vseslovensko-pogozdovanje-na-cerju.html",null,null,null,"Pan-Slovenian afforestation on Cerje","Afforestation campaign","Slovenia",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M1602-L1602)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Slovenia",null,"45.87261881206685, 13.616487081598194",null,2023,2023,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Municipality Mire-Kostanjevica"]
[798,"national","websearch","https://www.landcoalition.org/es/newsroom/albanian-farmers-are-looking-after-forests-so-who-taking-care-them/",null,null,null,"Poplar seed planting against erosion","It’s also offering technical support to farmers like Florian and neighboring communities to learn how to more effectively plant seedlings, including for acacia and nut trees, medicinal plants, and non-timber forest products, as well as increase the bee population of the area. Together with the municipalities, the local community and the support of GEF Albania, 7000 poplar seedlings were planted close to the main river bank of Devoll, to protect it from erosion and flooding.","Albania",null,2020,2020,{"$f":"(M1603-L1603)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Albania","Devoll River",null,"completed",2020,2020,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Municipalities, GEF",null,null,null,"International Land Coalition"]
[899,"national","websearch","https://una.city/nbs/tirana/tirana-orbital-forest",null,null,null,"Tirana Orbital Forest","The Orbital Forest of Tirana is an innovative urban forest that as a green belt forms a natural growth boundary for the City. Tirana has experienced rapid development in the past decades that led to population growth challenging municipal services and infrastructure, while climate change also posed extensive pressures to the urban area with intense flooding, precipitation, urban heat and degrading environment (1, 4). The Orbital Forest is a ring on the periphery of the City that connects 14,000 ha of Tirana’s parks, agricultural fields, and forests, maintaining the ecosystem and supporting biodiversity. (3, 4) The NBS aims to increase urban greenery through the plantation of 2 million trees that fit well to the existing ecosystem while also creating a natural boundary to halt urban sprawl (1,4,5). The afforestation of the Orbital Forest has been done through the “Donate a Tree For Tirana” campaign started in 2017 where citizens, businesses and international organisations can plant a tree adding to the green belt. As of 2021, more than 440,700 trees in the framework of the \"Donate a Tree\" campaign are also bringing urban nature closer to residents (3).","Albania",null,2017,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,null,null,"Albania","Tirana","41.346574391428916, 19.792768769924212","Ongoing",2017,null,"- Establishment of the \"Donate a Tree' campaign through which individuals, corporations and companies can also take part in the tree planting activity.                            - Creation of a tree cadastre to see where and what kind of trees should be planted                                                                                                                                                    - Tree planting through the \"Donate a Tree\" scheme following the guidelines in the tree cadastre (440,700 by 2021)","afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,14000,null,"Government, NGOs, private, companies",null,null,null,"Urban Nature Atlas"]
[918,"national","websearch","https://www.forestlandscaperestoration.org/case-studies/",null,null,null,"National Afforestation and Erosion Control Mobilization Action Plan","During these five years, Turkey achieved afforestation of 210,169 hectares; soil protection afforestation across 315,889 hectares; and private afforestation in 49,385 hectares. The action plan also helped rehabilitate some 1.75 million hectares of degraded forest and 37,880 hectares of rangeland.\n\nAdditionally, trees were planted on 8,135 km of highways and 2,262 km of village road; in 27,000 school yards, 1,095 health centres and hospital orchards and 9,826 sanctuaries and cemeteries. School orchards are also being planted and green belt afforestation has been achieved around cities.\n\nEach year of the plan, 300,000 people were employed for seed and seedling production, afforestation, rehabilitation and erosion control work. To conserve biodiversity, only local tree species were used and existing wild fruit trees in the rehabilitation sites were protected.","Turkey",null,2008,2012,{"$f":"(M1605-L1605)*12","v":48},null,1800000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Turkey","Turkey",null,null,2008,2012,null,"afforestation",null,"1,8 billion $",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs"]
[932,"national","websearch","https://llaisygoedwig.org.uk/resources-and-links/",null,null,null," Dewis Gwyllt","Since 2020, The Woodland Trust has partnered with Llais y Goedwig’s Dewis Gwyllt project to deliver the CommuniTree Project, which continues this year (2022) with support from The People’s Postcode Lottery. CommuniTree has supported:\n\nIn-depth surveys to ascertain interest, experience and resources within community and private woodlands in Wales. We currently have a database of almost 100 small scale nursery practitioners with different areas of expertise and experience who share information/skills and progress via events and workshops","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Llais y Goedwig"]
[933,"national","websearch","https://longwood-lampeter.co.uk/",null,null,null,"Longwood community woodland","Longwood Community Woodland is a 325-acre area of mixed woodland habitat types located close to the market town of Lampeter, Ceredigion in West Wales.\n\nThe aim of Longwood Community Woodland is to restore the non-native plantation areas of the woods to native broadleaved species whilst managing the woodlands as a  community resource.\n\nLongwood is entirely owned by the community and is managed as a limited company on a not for profit basis. All profits from commercial activities are used to further the improvement of this community leisure resource.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Longwood Community Woodland"]
[934,"national","websearch","https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/woodland-creation-and-ecological-networks-wren-project/",null,null,null,"Woodland Creation and Ecological Networks (WrEN) Project","WrEN is a long-term, large-scale ‘natural experiment’ which is studying biodiversity in a chronsequence of woodlands created in UK landscapes over the past 160 years.\n\nThis project aims to test the relative impact of different site and landscape attributes on key species groups, ranging from plants, lichens and insects to small mammals, bats and birds.\n\nResults from the WrEN project will help to develop recommendations on the design of future site and landscape conservation strategies for a range of woodland species.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Forestry Commission"]
[941,"national","websearch","https://www.charteredforesters.org/not-manage-forests-better-nature",null,null,null,"close-to-nature silviculture in a changing world",null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK"]
[948,"national","websearch","https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/research-site-tours/",null,null,null,"Littlehempston site","\"This 10.7 acre site near Totnes was acquired in 2011.\n\nOur plant nursery has moved here. Initial work in 2011 consisted of groundworks and erection of two poyltunnels and agricultural shed.\n\nThe first of two new demonstration forest gardens was started in the winter of 2011/12 with the main canopy trees planted for a small (400 sq metre) forest garden,\n\nA second, 2000 sq metre (half acre) forest garden was started in 2012/13, along with other tree-based trials.\n\nIn 2016/17 a new glasshouse was erected which is becoming a forest garden greenhouse – see here for more details.\"","United Kingdom (UK)",null,2011,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Littlehempston ",null,null,2011,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4.4000000000000004,null,null,"\n\nLead Partner: Umweltorganisation WWF International Donau-Karpaten Programm\n\nAddress: Ottakringer Strasse 114-116, 1160 Vienna, Austria\n\nLegal status: private\n\nWebsite: http://www.panda.org/dcpo\n\nTotal budget: EUR 414 924.61\n\nERDF budget: EUR 352 685.92\n\nSPECTRA Centrum excelencie EÚ – Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave\n\n    Name: SPECTRA Centrum excelencie EÚ – Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave\n\n    Address: Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.stuba.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 381 696.25\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 324 441.81\nWWF Programul Dunare Carpati, Romania\n\n    Name: WWF Programul Dunare Carpati, Romania\n\n    Address: Dumitru Zosima Str 38, 11536 Bucharest, District 1, Romania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.wwf.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 336 490.34\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 286 016.79\nŠtátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Name: Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky\n\n    Address: Tajovského 28B, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.sopsr.sk\n\n    Total budget: EUR 247 302.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 210 207.12\nCEEweb a Biológiai sokféleségért\n\n    Name: CEEweb a Biológiai sokféleségért\n\n    Address: Szeher ut 40, 1021 Budapest, Hungary\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.ceeweb.org\n\n    Total budget: EUR 232 700.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 197 795.00\nAsociația Grupul Milvus\n\n    Name: Asociația Grupul Milvus\n\n    Address: Crinului str. 22Targu Mures, Romania\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.milvus.ro\n\n    Total budget: EUR 200 992.50\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 170 843.62\nHnutí DUHA Olomouc\n\n    Name: Hnutí DUHA Olomouc\n\n    Address: Dolní náměstí 38, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: private\n\n    Website: http://www.olomouc.hnutiduha.cz\n\n    Total budget: EUR 189 098.57\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 160 733.78\nCentrum dopravního výzkumu, v.v.i.\n\n    Name: Centrum dopravního výzkumu, v.v.i.\n\n    Address: Líšeňská 33a, 636 00 Brno, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.cdv.cz\n\n    Total budget: EUR 182 920.00\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 155 482.00\nAgentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České Republiky\n\n    Name: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České Republiky\n\n    Address: Kaplanova 1931/1, 148 00 Prague 11, Czech Republic\n\n    Legal status: public\n\n    Website: http://www.ochranaprirody.cz\n\n    Total budget: EUR 128 962.10\n\n    ERDF budget: EUR 109 617.78\nNárodná diaľničná spoločnosť ",null,null,"Agroforestry Research Trust"]
[949,"national","websearch","https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/research-site-tours/",null,null,null,"Forest Garden at Dartington\n","This is the first of two projects taking place on the Dartington Estate in South Devon. A 2.1 acre field has been converted since 1994 into a demonstration forest garden comprising many different levels of trees, shrubs and ground covers, all coexisting and producing useful products such as fruits, nuts, medicinal products etc.\n\nThe forest garden is self-sustaining, containing a very diverse number of species and thus very resilient to pests, diseases and the vagaries of the climate. It provides a wide variety of fruits, nuts, edible leaves, medicinal plants, poles, fibres for tying etc.\n\nIt is self-fertilising by the use of specific plants which supply nutrients: nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs (particularly Alders and Elaeagnus) which can utilise nitrogen directly from the air and make it available to other plants; and dynamic accumulators (particularly coltsfoot, comfrey, sorrel) – deep-rooting plants which tap phosphate and potash sources deep in the subsoil, raise them into the topsoil layer and make them available to other plants.\n\nAround 140 different species of tree and shrub crops has been used to form the ‘canopy’ layer of tallest trees and shrubs. These range from common species like apples, pears and plums, to less common ones like azaroles, chinkapins, cornelian cherries, highbush cranberries, honey locusts, Japanese pepper trees, medlars, mulberries, persimmons, quinces, strawberry trees, and sweet chestnuts. An area of basketry willows has been planted in a wet area of the site.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,1994,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,England","Littlehempston ",null,null,1994,null,null,"agroforestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0.8,0.8,null,null,null,null,null,"Agroforestry Research Trust"]
[970,"national","websearch","https://thegreattrossachsforest.co.uk/great-forest-restored/great-forest-restored/",null,null,null,"Great Forest restored","In 200 years, it will stretch over 160 square km at the heart of Scotland’s Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. This unique landscape-scale project is one of the most significant native woodland projects in the UK for a generation. It is also one of the UK's largest National Nature Reserves.\nThis is a ‘forest in the making’: over 160 square kilometres where habitats are being restored to create a continuous area managed for the benefit of wildlife and people.\n\nFor many people, a ‘forest’ conjures images of fairly dense trees, but a native Scottish forest is made up of wooded and more open areas. It is this ‘mosaic‘ of habitats which invertebrates, mammals, birds and other wildlife need to thrive.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"UK,Scotland","Trossachs National Park",null,null,null,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Trossachs National Park, Forestry Commission Scotland, Woodland Trust Scotland, RSPB Scotland and the multi-national company BP",null,null,null,"Trossachs National Park"]
[980,"national","websearch","https://wwf.ua/?11979966/forests-in-Polissia-received-a-protected-status",null,null,null,"At the initiative of WWF-Ukraine, more than 22 hectares of forests in Polissia received conservation status","In Polissia, 22.9 hectares of forest plots were recognized as natural forests. The corresponding conclusion was approved by  the State Enterprise \"Forests of Ukraine\" in response to the appeal of WWF-Ukraine.\n\nAreas of old-growth pine forests with an admixture of birch and oak of the Zakusylivka forestry were protected. They were part of operational forests, i.e. those intended for industrial logging. From now on, these territories have a nature conservation status with a complete ban on forestry activities. In the future, such forest areas can be recognized as primeval forest natural monuments and become a full-fledged part of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine. \n\nIdentification and conservation of virgin forests and other valuable  forests of Ukraine is one of the key tasks for WWF-Ukraine, on which a team of experts has been systematically working for more than 10 years. Together with thousands of Ukrainians, we take into account their value, so we contribute to ensuring that as many old-growth forests as possible receive enhanced protection status.\n\nNatural forests are ecosystems in which human influence has manifested itself locally and temporarily, but the forest area will recover naturally within a short time to the state of primeval forest ecosystems. According to WWF, 1/3 of the virgin forests and untouched forests of Central and Eastern Europe are located in Ukraine, which makes our country a unique European center of wildlife and inviolability. \n\nThe creation of new objects of the nature reserve fund is especially important in the context of the destruction of nature as a result of Russian military aggression. Recently, the largest cluster of virgin forests was taken under protection in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which was identified by WWF-Ukraine experts. We invite you to read more about the results of WWF-Ukraine's work for the conservation of virgin forests and other old-growth forests at the link. ","Ukraine",null,null,2023,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Ukraine","Polissia","50.62632712150763, 26.823211743395262",null,null,2023,null,"protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF, Government",null,null,null,"WWF"]
[985,"national","websearch","https://restor.eco/de/sites/6243aaed-735c-4f9a-916e-a75296624a84/?lat=49.007271077625205&lng=22.53997351499999&surfaceAreaRanges=LARGE%7CX_LARGE&zoom=17.14278354181235",null,null,null,"Stinská","The site is located near the state border with Ukraine on the northwestern slopes of Stinská Hill (1093 m above sea level). Remains of the jungle of homogeneous beech forests have been preserved here, and sycamore maple is also only rarely found. The altitude at the site varies between 970 and 1030 m above sea level. What is typical for the place is that it is located in the transition zone between the Eastern and Western Carpathians, which is particularly evident in the flora, which also includes Eastern Carpathian endemics. It is interesting that traces of trenches from the First World War can still be clearly seen in the area near the upper edge of the site. The location borders on mountain meadows (currently no longer maintained), so it cannot be ruled out that there was also a certain influence of pastoral farming here in the past. The entire area is part of the Stinská NPR, which was declared in 1986 and has the 5th level of protection. There is no hiking trail leading through the area. However, it is accessible via a forest road.","Ukraine",null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,5,null,null,"Ukraine",null,"49.008304972669, 22.545408041750335","ongoing",2022,null,null,"conservation, protection",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"PORALES",null,null,null,"PRALES"]
[987,"national","websearch","https://www.ari.ad/en/projects/conectfor",null,null,null,"ConnectFor","Forests of High Ecological Value (BAVE) are the last testimonies of the almost natural evolution of our territories and a challenge for the preservation of European biodiversity. They are areas of great heritage value. They provide us with ecosystemic services such as soil protection and water control, while at the same time playing a fundamental role in the face of climate change. Furthermore, the BAVEs and their ecological continuity are key elements of green infrastructure, yet they do not necessarily benefit from adequate protection or management. In this context, the CONECTFOR project aims to promote the emergence of a cross-border strategy to preserve the biodiversity and ecological continuity of these forests by strengthening knowledge, developing management recommendations, and carrying out tests in pilot sites, and transferring acquired knowledge to stakeholders.\n\nDifferent regions have developed methodological approaches to the BAVEs and there is a large amount of local experience on the conservation and development of these forest areas. Up to now, the analysis has been largely based on biological or ecological criteria linked to the habitats of each territory, without integrating the past that connects them or the wide range of actors affected into a general vision. However, their characterisation requires consultation - based on solid scientific knowledge - between the different actors responsible for their management and preservation, to achieve a shared acceptance of their interest and their inclusion in the planning instruments of the Pyrenean territories. Their conservation necessarily implies the integration of the former in the management and the reinforcement of collaboration between the latter.\n\nThe main objective of the project is to develop, test and implement forest management recommendations aimed at owners, managers of natural areas and administrations involved, through a dynamic of agreement, based on a better characterization of ecosystems. of high ecological value and of the network that guarantees its connectivity. That is why the project aims to:\n\nTo characterise the Forests of High Ecological Value at the scale of the Pyrenean territories involved (based on existing work) as well as the connectivity between these biodiversity reserves to allow the proper functioning of the ecological processes that take place there.\nTo support decision making by managers, owners, and institutions regarding the management of these forest areas and the ecological corridors that connect them.\nTo develop a network of \"demonstration areas\" that will be the basis for territorial energizing and specific awareness-raising on the importance of the management and conservation of this Pyrenean green infrastructure.\nThe results of the project should protect and improve the quality of transboundary ecosystems and contribute to improving the management of BAVEs through knowledge on the definition, distribution, and connectivity of BAVEs on both sides, with joint methods of characterization, particularly in pilot sites.\n\nFinally, it is expected that the results can be integrated into forest management policies, strengthening participatory management.\n\nIt is a European project co-financed 65% by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the framework of the Interreg V-A Spain-France-Andorra Program (POCTEFA) 2014-2020.","Andorra",null,2019,2022,{"$f":"(M1615-L1615)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Andorra",null,null,"completed",2019,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"ANDORRA Research and Innovation"]
[990,"national","websearch","https://ovationdmc.com/monaco-one-of-europes-smallest-nations-is-going-green/",null,null,null,"Eco-friendly district","Completion of the offshore extension project to the right of Portier Cove is part of the Principality of Monaco’s urban strategy.  The new strategy has three strands. The first strand is developing programmes on land reserves. Next Monaco aims to rebuild the city by demolishing aging buildings of no heritage value. Finally, it hopes to extend the country into the sea. This latest project will see the creation of a six-hectare eco-friendly district, with strong ambitions on the sustainable development and environmental protection front. Measures such as real-time monitoring will ensure the construction of this new extension complies with the very demanding environmental specifications. These measures are in place in order to protect the natural environment.\n\n \n\nThe design and civil engineering for the project have adopted an eco-friendly approach. The goal is to promote the natural environment and colonisation of species. Finally, an environmental monitoring committee of scientists and experts will aim to improve environmental efforts and limit the impact.\n\n \n\n40% of consumption in the new district will be powered will by renewable energy. Ocean thermal energy will supply about 80% of heating and cooling consumption. An oceanic thermal energy network will be created to supply this district and the main buildings in the waterfront district of Larvotto. In addition, solar power will supply about 80% of public lighting.","Monaco",null,2023,2025,{"$f":"(M1616-L1616)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Monaco",null,null,"ongoing",2023,2025,null,"afforestation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development"]
[703,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_500/",null,null,null,"New patented technology of raising forest and orchards in the extremely unfavorable environmental conditions","The technological process of complete mulching with specific materials (P 2013 – 0555) has a positive impact on the development, e.g. the growth intensity and the growth time of the cultivated plant species. This technology allows to grow plants without additional irrigation in rather poor habitat conditions (high temperature, insolation, etc.).","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia"]
[761,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_1679/",null,null,null,"Prescribed fire","Prescribed burns are considered as the intentional ignition of grass, shrub, or forest fuels for specific purposes according to predetermined conditions. Its objectives are fuel reduction, regeneration of plant species, and control of diseases.","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[762,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_1649/",null,null,null,"Multi-specific plantation of semiarid woody species on terraces with stone walls in ravines and gullies","Plantation of native semiarid woody species on small terraces with stone walls on ravines and gullies","Spain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Spain"]
[1022,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/technologies/view/technologies_4367/",null,null,null,"Best Practice: Participatory cost-sharing restoration programme [Iceland]","Participatory cost-sharing restoration programme [Iceland]\nCollaboration between farmers and a governmental institute on rangeland restoration and improved land management\n2.2 Detailed description of the Approach\nDetailed description of the Approach:\nAims / objectives: FHL is a governmental cost-sharing programme operated by the SCSI and run at national level. The FHL programme has been ongoing since 1990. It started as an experimental programme in Northeast Iceland, but couple of years later it was extended nationwide. It builds on voluntary participation of farmers who want to restore damaged rangelands in the lowland. The programme was established foremost to ease cooperation and strengthen social bonds between the SCSI and sheep farmers. Nevertheless, increased rangeland restoration and improved grazing management were also key targets underpinning the establishment of the FHL initiative, and formed the backbone of its prime policy.\n\nMethods: The FHL programme is run by the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland (SCSI) and targets large-scale rangeland restoration, primarily among sheep farmers. The programme builds on voluntary approaches and uses direct and indirect incentives to motivate its participants. Farmers who want to participate apply for membership of the SCSI. The SCSI evaluates the condition of potential restoration areas and decides if they meet requirements. Each participant receives, annually, a fixed subsidy to purchase fertilizer and if needed, commercial grass seeds. Participants in the FHL project are visited approximately biannually by a regional SCSI advisor that estimates the restoration progress, discusses next steps and consults the participants on rangeland management related issues. Usually, each restoration area is treated for a couple of years before it is considered to have passed the first level of the restoration process. The restoration areas are mapped, and based on the maps participants asked to make a 3-5 year long implementation plan.\n\nRole of stakeholders: As land stewardship plays a vital role in this programme, the role of the primary stakeholders (the farmers) is fundamental. They indeed drive the programme, although they get professional guidance and support from the extension offices of the SCSI. They are responsible for all implementation and land management on a local scale, within their own holdings.\n\nOther important information: no further information\n2.3 Photos of the Approach\nMedia Gallery\n\n2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied\nCountry:\n\nIceland\nRegion/ State/ Province:\n\nRangarthing Ytra\nFurther specification of location:\n\nRangarvellir\n2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach\nIndicate year of initiation:\n\n1990\n2.7 Type of Approach\n\n    recent local initiative/ innovative\n\n2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach\n\nThe Approach focused mainly on SLM with other activities (rangeland restoration, sustainable land management, participatory approaches, stakeholder involvement)\n\nTo improve the ecological condition of the degraded rangelands for future generations. To facilitate behavioral changes toward more sustainable rangeland management.\n\nThe SLM Approach addressed the following problems: The main problems to be addressed by the approach were severe soil and vegetation degradation that substantially reduced biomass productivity, lack of financial support and local advisory system\n2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach\nsocial/ cultural/ religious norms and values\n\n    hindering\n\nTreatment through the SLM Approach:\navailability/ access to financial resources and services\n\n    hindering\n\nthe approach provides subsidies to participants\n\nTreatment through the SLM Approach:\ninstitutional setting\n\n    hindering\n\nEstablishment of extension offices that provide advisory service on restoration and SLM technologies and approaches, free of charge to all land users.\n\nTreatment through the SLM Approach:\nlegal framework (land tenure, land and water use rights)\n\n    hindering\n\nTreatment through the SLM Approach:\nknowledge about SLM, access to technical support\n\n    hindering\n\nEstablishment of extension offices that provide advisory service on restoration and SLM technologies and approaches, free of charge to all land users.\n\nTreatment through the SLM Approach:\nworkload, availability of manpower\n\n    hindering\n\nTreatment through the SLM Approach:\n3. Participation and roles of stakeholders involved\n3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles\n\n    local land users/ local communities\n\nMain actors - voluntary work, mostly at their own expenses\n\n    SLM specialists/ agricultural advisers\n\n    local government\n\nProvide small scale funding\n\n    national government (planners, decision-makers)\n\nMain funding contributor - advisory system - local support\n\n    international organization\n\n3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach\n\tInvolvement of local land users/ local communities \tSpecify who was involved and describe activities\ninitiation/ motivation \tself-mobilization \t\nplanning \tinteractive \t\nimplementation \tself-mobilization \t\nmonitoring/ evaluation \tpassive \t\nResearch \tnone \t\n3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies\nSpecify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:\n\n    mainly SLM specialists, following consultation with land users\n\nExplain:\n\nDecisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by mainly by land users supported by SLM specialists\n4. Technical support, capacity building, and knowledge management\n4.1 Capacity building/ training\nWas training provided to land users/ other stakeholders?\n\nYes\nSpecify who was trained:\n\n    land users\n    field staff/ advisers\n\n    Researchers\n\nForm of training:\n\n    on-the-job\n    farmer-to-farmer\n    demonstration areas\n    public meetings\n    courses\n\nForm of training:\n\n    local advisors that visit/contact all participants\n\nSubjects covered:\n\nE.g. the role of ecosystem services for human well-being, ecosystem resilience and natural hazards, the importance of proper grazing management and the importance of merging local and external knowledge to secure more effective long-term social-ecological progress.\n4.2 Advisory service\nDo land users have access to an advisory service?\n\nYes\nDescribe/ comments:\n\nAdvisory service is very adequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities\n4.4 Monitoring and evaluation\nIs monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?\n\nYes\nComments:\n\nbio-physical aspects were regular monitored by project staff through observations; indicators: visual estimation\n\nbio-physical aspects were ad hoc monitored by other through measurements; indicators: Researchers of the SCSI\n\ntechnical aspects were ad hoc monitored by project staff through observations; indicators: Researchers in collaboration with the SCSI\n\nsocio-cultural aspects were ad hoc monitored by other through measurements; indicators: Researchers in collaboration with the SCSI\n\neconomic / production aspects were ad hoc monitored by other through observations\n\narea treated aspects were monitored by project staff through observations\n\nThere were no changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation\n\nThere were few changes in the Technology as a result of monitoring and evaluation: Reduced amount of fertilizer and seed when restoration areas are treated\n4.5 Research\nWas research part of the Approach?\n\nYes\nSpecify topics:\n\n    sociology\n    ecology\n\nGive further details and indicate who did the research:\n\nResearch was carried out both on station and on-farm\n5. Financing and external material support\n5.1 Annual budget for the SLM component of the Approach\nIf precise annual budget is not known, indicate range:\n\n    100,000-1,000,000\n\nComments (e.g. main sources of funding/ major donors):\n\nApproach costs were met by the following donors: government: 78.0%; local government (district, county, municipality, village etc): 2.0%; local community / land user(s): 20.0%\n5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users\nDid land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?\n\nYes\n5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)\n\n    agricultural\n\nSpecify which inputs were subsidised \tTo which extent \tSpecify subsidies\nfertilizers \tpartly financed \tUp to 85% of the cost of the fertilizer\nIf labour by land users was a substantial input, was it:\n\n    voluntary\n\nComments:\n\nVoluntary but also subsidies for purchasing inorganic fertilizer\n6. Impact analysis and concluding statements\n6.1 Impacts of the Approach\nDid the Approach help land users to implement and maintain SLM Technologies?\n\n    No\n    Yes, little\n    Yes, moderately\n    Yes, greatly\n\nDid other land users / projects adopt the Approach?\n\n    No\n    Yes, little\n    Yes, moderately\n    Yes, greatly\n\nDid the Approach lead to improved livelihoods / human well-being?\n\n    No\n    Yes, little\n    Yes, moderately\n    Yes, greatly\n\n6.2 Main motivation of land users to implement SLM\n\n    increased production\n\n    increased profit(ability), improved cost-benefit-ratio\n\n    payments/ subsidies\n\n    rules and regulations (fines)/ enforcement\n\n    prestige, social pressure/ social cohesion\n\n    affiliation to movement/ project/ group/ networks\n\n    environmental consciousness\n\n    aesthetic improvement\n\n    well-being and livelihoods improvement\n\n6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities\nCan the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?\n\n    yes\n\n6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach\nStrengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view\nBuilds up trust between farmers and governmental officials. Awareness raising and can facilitate discussions on improved rangeland management\n6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them\nWeaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view \tHow can they be overcome?\ngovernement pays the most \tawareness rising farmers to restore the land\ngovernment has to trust that the farmer is doing the job \tchecking in the field (but number of used material difficult to count afterwards und the right time in the spring) ","Iceland","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)",2015,2020]
[1023,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/unccd/view/unccd_122/",null,null,null,"Best Practice: Restoration and sustainable management of forest eco-systems on the territory of Natural Viosha Park [Bulgaria]","\nGeneral Information\nTitle of best practice:\n\nRestoration and sustainable management of forest eco-systems on the territory of Natural Viosha Park\nCountry:\n\nBulgaria\nReporting Entity:\n\nBulgaria\nProperty Rights\nClarify if the technology described in the template, or a part of it, is covered by property rights:\n\nNo\nClassification\nPrevailing land use in the specified location\n\n    Woodland\n\nSpecify:\n\nThe basic objective of the Project is to contribute to the restoration and the sustainable management of the forest eco-systems on the territory of the National Vitosha Park.\nContribution to Desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) measures\n\n    Mitigation\n    Rehabilitation\n\nLinkages with the other best practice themes\n\n    Capacity-building and awareness-raising\n    Knowledge management and decision support\n    Policy, legislative and institutional framework\n    Participation, collaboration and networking\n\nSpecifications\nSection 1. Context of the best practice: frame conditions (natural and human environment)\nShort description of the best practice\n\nA total of 19.45 ha of forest areas affected by the mass dissemination of spruce woodworms (calamity) were restored on the territory of the National Vitosha Park within the framework of the Project. In parallel with the afforestations made, care (growing and filling up) was taken of the created new forests by Initiative Group\n(IG) Vitosha. Sowing material was yieled aimed at the provision of planting material from valuable local geno-types for the restoration of the forest eco-systems in the park, from which 38 000 two-year saplings were already grown up. The needed care measures (clearing, digging up, lighting, filling up and so on) were undertaken fpr each of the afforested areas for two years. This guaranteed the optimal development of the young forest and the sustainability of the plantations in the future. Growing related measures were undertaken for the overall duration of the Project in more than 40 ha on the territory of National Vitosha Park. |\nLocation\n\nNatural Viosha Park - Vitosha is the first national park not only in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula.It is surrounded by Sofia Valley from the north, southwest and Pernik Smokovskata the southeast.|\nIf the location has well defined boundaries, specify its extension in hectares:\n\n311, 28 sq. km.|\nBrief description of the natural environment within the specified location.\n\nVitosha is unique! For it is written, many with admiration and respect! However, visiting her, every time we find something new and unknown. The longest cave in Bulgaria, the vast plant diversity, unique stone rivers, abundance of water proximity to the capital explain the interest in it. Fully law-here is the first manifestation of organized tourism in the country, prompted by patriotic Aleko Konstantinov. Today the mountain enjoys the largest flow of tourists in our country.|\nIn the past, are listed dominated deciduous forests, which have climbed more than today, and birch was the most - greater participation. Beech and coniferous forests were not yet available. The next historical stage are formed with vertical forest belts gorskodarvesen composition similar to today. Following intensive human activity, Vitosha has changed considerably more than our other mountains.\nMountain is located in the center of southwestern Bulgaria between the Balkan and Rila-Rhodopes. It is the only mountain bowl at home, and the ridge is formed by the highest and located close to each other peaks - Black Peak and Reznyovete. Typical of it are stone rivers formed by the weathering of rocks and slowly move towards the valleys due to gravity of the flowing water.|\nPrevailing socio-economic conditions of those living in the location and/or nearby\n\nAction\nPlan for the restoration and the preservation of the forest eco-systems on the territory of National Vitosha Park was developed within the framework of the Project. GIS model was\nelaborated for the affected spruce forests in National Vitosha Park as well.\nThe project bears no tangible benefits but create successful partnerships were created as a reset of the implementation of the Project amonit the state institutions, the business, NGOs and the public for the preservation of nature.|\nA total of 19.45 ha of forest areas affected by the\nOn the basis of which criteria and/or indicator(s) (not related to The Strategy) the proposed practice and corresponding technology has been considered as 'best'?\n\nEssential criteria:\n- Restoring and maintaining sustainable forest ecosystems;\nSection 2. Problems addressed (direct and indirect causes) and objectives of the best practice\nMain problems addressed by the best practice\n\nno information\nOutline specific land degradation problems addressed by the best practice\n\nIf destroyed forests were not recovered, would arise a serious problem with land degradation in arid forest teritriy.|\nSpecify the objectives of the best practice\n\n- Recovered from woodworms dead spruce forests in the park;\n- Prevention of land degradation in affected forest areas in the park;\n- Developed plan for restoration and conservation of forest ecosystems in the park;\n- Created a GIS model for affected spruce forests in the National park Vitosha;\n- Built informatsinnen portal aimed at providing current information about the condition of forests in a park Vitosha;\n- Distributed a large number of information materials - newsletters, stickers, flyers.|\nSection 3. Activities\nBrief description of main activities, by objective\n\nA total of 19.45 ha of forest areas affected by the mass dissemination of spruce woodworms (calamity) were restored on the territory of the National Vitosha Park within the framework of the Project.\nThe needed care measures (clearing,digging up, lighting, filling up and so on) were undertaken fpr each of the afforested areas for two years. This guaranteed the optimal development of the young forest and the sustainability\nof the plantations in the future.|\nIn parallel with the afforestationsmade, care (growing and filling up) was taken of the created new forests by  initiative Group (IG) Vitosha. |\nSowing material was yieled aimed at the provision of planting material from valuable local geno-types for the restoration of the forest eco-systems in the park, from which 38 000 two-year saplings were already grown up.|\nSection 4. Institutions/actors involved (collaboration, participation, role of stakeholders)\nName and address of the institution developing the technology\n\n\"Initiative group Vitosha\"|Sofia\nSt. „Neofit Rilski” N 56, ap. 1\ne-mail: t.todorov@pdm-services.org\nwww.vitoshagroup.org\nWas the technology developed in partnership?\n\nYes\nList the partners:\n\nSuccessful partnerships were created as a reset of the implementation of the Project amonit the state institutions, the business, NGOs and the public for the preservation of nature.|\nSpecify the framework within which the technology was promoted\n\n    National initiative – non-government-led\n    Programme/project-based initiative\n\nSpecify:\n\nAction Plan for the restoration and the preservation of the forest eco-systems on the territory of National Vitosha Park was developed within the framework of the Project. GIS model was elaborated for the affected spruce forests in National Vitosha Park as well.\nWas the participation of local stakeholders, including CSOs, fostered in the development of the technology?\n\nYes\nList local stakeholders involved:\n\nWith the participation of businesses, NGOs and the public about conservation.|\nFor the stakeholders listed above, specify their role in the design, introduction, use and maintenance of the technology, if any.\n\nTheir role in the project: deployment, use and maintenance of technology.|\nWas the population living in the location and/or nearby involved in the development of the technology?\n\nNo\nAnalysis\nSection 5. Contribution to impact\nDescribe on-site impacts (the major two impacts by category)\n\nno\nRestoration of dry forest areas in the Vitosha National Park, which with its vast plant diversity, unique stone rivers, abundance of water and proximity to the capital is a unique place for tourism, recreation and sport.|\nA total of 19.45 ha of forest areas affected by the\nmass dissemination of spruce woodworms (calamity) were restored on the territory of the National Vitosha Park within the framework of the Project.\nSowing material was yieled aimed at the provision of planting material from valuable local geno-types for the restoration of the forest eco-systems in the park, from which 38 000 two-year saplings were already grown up. |\nSowing material was yieled aimed at the provision of planting material from valuable local geno-types for the restoration of the forest eco-systems in the park, from which 38 000 two-year saplings were already grown up.|\nDescribe the major two off-site (i.e. not occurring in the location but in the surrounding areas) impacts\n\nno\nThe project implementation has a positive effect on stabilizing the ecosystem of the region through preservation and maintenance of biodiversity.\nImpact on biodiversity and climate change\nExplain the reasons:\n\nImplementation of the project has an indirect impact on climate change and adaptation.\nThe project implementation has a positive effect on stabilizing the ecosystem of the region through preservation and maintenance of biodiversity, by planting 19.45 ha of forest areas affected by the mass dissemination of spruce woodworms (calamity) were restored on the territory of the National Vitosha Park within the framework of the Project.|\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\n\nNo\nSection 6. Adoption and replicability\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\n\nNo\nWere incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?\nWere incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?\n\nYes\nSpecify which type of incentives:\n\n    Policy or regulatory incentives (for example, related to market requirements and regulations, import/export, foreign investment, research & development support, etc)\n    Financial incentives (for example, preferential rates, State aid, subsidies, cash grants, loan guarantees, etc)\n\nCan you identify the three main conditions that led to the success of the presented best practice/technology?\n\nThe strong motivation of participants to preserve the biological wealth in Vitosha Nature Park and to protect the environment as a whole.\nTechnology to be applied in other affected forest territory.\nPolitical and financial support.\nReplicability\nIn your opinion, the best practice/technology you have proposed can be replicated, although with some level of adaptation, elsewhere?\n\nYes\nAt which level?\n\n    Local\n    Sub-national\n    National\n\nSection 7. Lessons learned\nRelated to human resources\n\nYes, there is strong motivation for young ecologists of civil, scientific and NGO organizations.|\nRelated to financial aspects\n\nThe funds are very limited and minimized in terms of the economic crisis.\nRelated to technical aspects\n\nYes, there are good technical opportunities for implementing projects.|","Bulgaria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)"]
[1024,"national","WOCAT","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/unccd/view/unccd_71/",null,null,null,"Best Practice: Afforestation of degraded lands","Afforestation of degraded lands\nIdentification and approval of degraded lands that are subject to afforestation is made by a local committee, involving all relevant stakeholders. Financing of expenditures for feasability studies/technical projects and afforestation works is made from the National Fund for Land Reclamation and/or from specially earmarked budgetary allocations. The local forestry agencies (inspectorates) are in charge with the procedure of procurement of public works and the verification of financing claims. The plantations are established in accordance with the applicable forestry norms (i.e., Norms for afforestation of degraded lands, Ministry of Waters, Forest and Environmental Protection, 2000), following, as far as practicable, the natural type of forest. After the acknowledgment of plantation success (i.e., 5 years from establishment), afforested areas are assigned forest land use category, and are suubject to forest management plans and the forestry regime.\nThis is the programme on which basis, in the years 2005-2006, more than 5,000 ha of degraded lands were afforested yearly. The price of afforestation (including plantation maintenance) is up to 5,000 euro/ha.\nThe ammount of funding and the corresponding afforested areas decreased seriously in 2008-2009 (ca. 2.500 ha in 2008, 1,000 ha in 2009), in line with the economic recession. However, this is expected to increase significantly from 2010 on, due to the launching of two new afforestation programmes: Measure 221 NPRD 2007-2013 and the afforestation measure financed from the Environment Special Fund.\nThe afforested areas also count for the Afforestation/Reforestation (AR) activities reported under KP-LULUCF. |\nLocation\n\nRomania, \"perimeters for land reclamation\"|\nIf the location has well defined boundaries, specify its extension in hectares:\n\n3500.0\nBrief description of the natural environment within the specified location.\n\nEven though the altitude is usually low (plains or foothills), the slope is usually high, favouring soil erosion generated by unsustainable use practices (e.g., overgrazing, unsuitable ploughing). Most often, degraded lands assigned for afforestation are former forests, which suffered, during the last centuries, chqnge in land use category from forest to agriculture. |\nAreas affected by afforestation works on degraded lands are characterised by warm-temperate climate, low-elevated, with significvant water deficit in the summer (arid) |\nThe layer of fertile soil is usually shallow. Soils have high-clay activities, are often destructured, compacted, and sustain a low vegetal production. Sometimes there is no vegetation on these degraded lands, even under favourable rainfall.|\nPrevailing socio-economic conditions of those living in the location and/or nearby\n\nDegraded lands eligible for financing through the national programme of afforestation (financed from the Budget and/or Land Reclamation Fund) are public lands belonging to central government (undertaken by the National Forest Administration) or communes/municipalities.\nAfforestation of private degraded lands are supported, from 2010 on, by funding from two other programmes: 1. Measure 221 NRDP 2007-2013; 2. Afforestation measure supported by the National Environmental Fund.|\nRural communities in Romania are usually highly dependent on the agricultural production (crops and livestock). Rural communities whose lands are significanlty degraded degradation (e.g., erosion, salinization, etc.) are definitely in a less favourable position than communities succceeding to keep land productivity at high level.  |\nAgriculture\nLocal public administration\nSmall enterprises, handicrafts, etc.|\nOn the basis of which criteria and/or indicator(s) (not related to The Strategy) the proposed practice and corresponding technology has been considered as 'best'?\n\n- characteristics of SLM technology and investment on the ground, directly related to DLDD mitigation;\n- volume of works achieved during the last years;\n- funding mobilized;\n- expected results, of which some are already visible. |\nSection 2. Problems addressed (direct and indirect causes) and objectives of the best practice\nMain problems addressed by the best practice\n\n- Rehabilitation of degraded lands, i.e., regaining the productivity of lands currently unsuitable for any use;\n- Improvement of local environmental conditions, including the protection of water resource, agricultural crops, support for nutrient cycle, soil generation, etc.;\n- C sequestration in wood and other forest pools (soil, litter, underground biomass), accounted under the Kyoto Protocol;\n- On long-run, additional source of wood and income for the local population.|\nOutline specific land degradation problems addressed by the best practice\n\n- regaining fertility by lands currently unuitable for other uses;\n- improvement of soil structure and parameters (pH, humus content, clay activity, compactness, etc.);\n- increase of vegetal production and local communities' income;\n- response to the decreasing livestock in rural communities and consequent decrease of demand for fodder and grazzing land (i.e., land use adaptation).  |\nSpecify the objectives of the best practice\n\nAfforestation of degraded lands, unsuitable for other uses, and their integration into the national forest area, through public support for territorial-administrative units (communes) and the National Forest Administration. |\nSection 3. Activities\nBrief description of main activities, by objective\n\n- inclusion of land into \"reclamation perimeter\";\n- financing request to the ministry;\n- verification of claim;\n- submission of tehnical documents;\n- aproval;\n- execution of works;\n- reimbursement;\n- control and financing of maintenance work;\n- inclusion of the plantation in the national forest area\nShort description and technical specifications of the technology\n\nPlantations are made in spring or in autumn, following an appropriate preparation of the soil (usually on the plantation spot). Extensive ploughing and the use of lime ammendments and fertilizers are the exceptions, not the rule (C leakage/emissions from the AR project is therefore unlikely). Seedlings used are usually 2-3 years old, belong to the natural forest type, have a density of at least 5,000/ha and follow closely the plantation scheme/formula provisioned by the forestry norms. These plantation usually occurs on degraded grazzing lands. Maintenance works (i.e., weeds removal) is made 1-2 times a year, until the plantation reaches the closed forest stage (5-7 years). The land reclamation perimeter is protected against game, livestock and other biotic/abiotic factors by fence and other means (i.e., repelant substances, guard). The greatest natural hazard, particularly during the first years, is the drought in summer. |\n\"Technical norms for afforestation of degraded lands\", Ministry of Environment and Forests, 2000. |\nSection 4. Institutions/actors involved (collaboration, participation, role of stakeholders)\nName and address of the institution developing the technology\n\n\n- Ministry of Environment and Forests\n- National Forest Administration\n- Institute of Forest Research and Management Planning|www.mmediu.ro\nwww.rosilva.ro\nwww.icas.ro\nWas the technology developed in partnership?\n\nNo\nSpecify the framework within which the technology was promoted\n\n    National initiative – government-led\n\nWas the participation of local stakeholders, including CSOs, fostered in the development of the technology?\n\nYes\nList local stakeholders involved:\n\nAfforestation are popular initiatives of the public at large, promoted at most during the \"Forest Month\" 15 March-15 April. The territorial branches of the Forestry Department and the National Forest Administration have key role in the promotion of afforestation programme .|\nFor the stakeholders listed above, specify their role in the design, introduction, use and maintenance of the technology, if any.\n\n- awareness on the role of forests and forest ecosystems;\n- promotion of afforestation works during the \"Forest Month\";\n- technical support for the implementation of afforestation projects.\nWas the population living in the location and/or nearby involved in the development of the technology?\n\nNo\nAnalysis\nSection 5. Contribution to impact\nDescribe on-site impacts (the major two impacts by category)\n\nSoil generation\nAssisgnment of a given use category to a waste land\nIncreased vegetal production\nIncreased soil fertility, on long run|\nWood production, on long run|\nCarbon sequestration\nLandscape improvement\nWater protection\nDescribe the major two off-site (i.e. not occurring in the location but in the surrounding areas) impacts\n\nShared benefits for the local communities: wood and non-wood forest products, working places, landscape, etc. |\nProtection of downstream environment components (water sources, agricultural crops, etc.)|\nImpact on biodiversity and climate change\nExplain the reasons:\n\n- Established plantation follow, on the rule, the natural type of forest existing originally on that piece of land. |\nCarbon sequestration in all carbbon pools:\n- above ground bbiomass;\n- below ground biomass;\n- dead organic matter;\n- litter;\n- soil.\nThis capacity of C sequestration of lands affected by afforestation activities has been reflected in the recently submitted KP-LULUCF reporting.\nBiodiversity is better preserved (and in particular conditions enhanced) in forest, compared to wastelands (degraded lands with low vegetal production and biological activity)|\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\nHas a cost-benefit analysis been carried out?\n\nYes\nSpecify:\n\nCost-benefit analysis is intrinsic part of the feasability studies, required by the national regulations on public procurement. |\nSection 6. Adoption and replicability\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\nWas the technology disseminated/introduced to other locations?\n\nYes\nWhere?\n\nRomania\nWere incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?\nWere incentives to facilitate the take up of the technology provided?\n\nYes\nSpecify which type of incentives:\n\n    Policy or regulatory incentives (for example, related to market requirements and regulations, import/export, foreign investment, research & development support, etc)\n    Financial incentives (for example, preferential rates, State aid, subsidies, cash grants, loan guarantees, etc)\n\nCan you identify the three main conditions that led to the success of the presented best practice/technology?\n\nAvailability of funding through the Special Fund on Land Reclamation and earmarked budgetary allocations, in the context of a steady economic growth, high profile of afforestation in the political debate and committed management at the level of the ministry responsible for forestry (particularly from 2005-2008)|\nPositive feedbaack and support on behalf of the population at large and the relevant CSOs\nInvolvement of forestry specialists, expertise, and the use of forestry norms for the establishment of plantations |\nReplicability\nIn your opinion, the best practice/technology you have proposed can be replicated, although with some level of adaptation, elsewhere?\n\nYes\nSection 7. Lessons learned\nRelated to human resources\n\n- specialised unit within the ministry has been established;\n- specialised inspectors within the subordinated forestry agencies are are now acquaited with the activity;\n- specialised institutes for technical documents and specialised companies for afforestation works are readily available.\nRelated to financial aspects\n\nFunding from two distinct sources, used to be secured in the past, but is decreasing nowadays. This decrease in available funding in the last years is projected to increase from 2010 on, with the implementation of the Measure 221 NRDP 2007-2013 and the afforestation measure supported from the Special Environmental Fund. |\nRelated to technical aspects\n\n- the costliness of afforestation measures;\n- the importance of sustainable land management;\n- the bad past practice of extentind agricultural production preponderantly on the expense of forestry (instead of agricultural technnologies, such as the \"green revolution\" in the 1950's); |","Romania","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)"]
[922,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/old-wood-skellingthorpe/",null,null,null,"Old Wood: Ancient woodland restoration",null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust, Woodland Management Programm"]
[923,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/wentwood/",null,null,null,"Wentwood: Ancient woodland restoration",null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust, Woodland Management Programm"]
[926,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/england/lost-woods/",null,null,null,"Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs","We're bringing life back to the forgotten and fragmented ancient woods in Sussex. Working with our partners and the local community, we'll transform the landscape to boost biodiversity and revitalise traditional woodland management.","United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust"]
[974,"national","woodland trust website","https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/coed-hafod-y-llyn/",null,null,null,"Coed Hafody-Llyn: Ancient woodland restoration",null,"United Kingdom (UK)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"UK,Wales","Maentwrog ",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Wodland Trust, Woodland Management Programm"]
[352,"national","workshop GER","https://www.lwf.bayern.de/boden-klima/baumartenwahl/263859/index.php\nhttps://www.waldwissen.net/de/waldwirtschaft/waldbau/forstliche-planung/analog-waldzukunft-zum-anfassen#c107850",null,null,"Projekt C 43","ANALOG","In recent years, the effects of climate change on forests in Bavaria have become increasingly apparent. Extreme heat periods, dry years and increased pest occurrence are particularly hard on spruce and pine. But even more robust tree species such as beech are reaching their ecological limits.\n\nIn order to maintain the diverse services of our forests, a climate-appropriate forest conversion is indispensable. This must already take place today and take into account future climate developments. In Germany, 48% of the forest is privately owned, of which about half is small forest with less than 20 ha.\n\nFor an area-wide \"climate stabilization\" of the forests, it is therefore essential to reach these forest owners and to communicate the need for action.","Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Germany",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) within the framework of the Forest Climate Fund (Waldklimafond) coordinated  by the Agency of Renewable Resources (Fachagentur für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe - FNR)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"FNR, LWF ( Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft)"]
[705,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.zasadidrvo.rs/",null,null,null,"ZASADI DRVO","The largest afforestation project in Serbia with over 350 locations and 600,000 planted trees. \nThe focus is on the connection and mutual influence of society and nature, and the primary goal remains changing the habits of citizens.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia",null,null,"ongoing"]
[708,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.srbobran.rs/",null,null,null,"Afforestation of habitats with autochthonous species in the degraded area of the municipality of Srbobran","Old forest complex was revitalized on the outskirts of the city ","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,41800,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,41800,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection, Srbobran municipality"]
[710,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.ekourbapv.vojvodina.gov.rs/",null,null,null,"Nedelja za zeleniju Vojvodinu",null,"Serbia",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M1630-L1630)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2019-12-02","2019-12-06"]
[711,"national","workshops and websearch","http://ilfe.org/",null,null,null,"Za novi zasad","The action was carried out in accordance with the \"Green Cities\" program of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in which the City of Novi Sad participates.","Serbia",null,2019,"NA",{"$f":"(M1631-M1631)*12","v":{"$error":"#VALUE!"}},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2019-12-01"]
[712,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.vojvodinasume.rs/",null,null,null,null,"\"As much wood is cut, as many new plants are planted. As the Special Reserve is under the protection regime, logging is done only in the third, and a small part in the second, while the first is completely under protection. Autochthonous species from the first level of protection are maintained, so it is not a rare case of century-old and older trees that are only maintained in their natural state.\"","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina"]
[713,"national","workshops and websearch","https://fruskac.net/",null,null,null,"UMESTO DEPONIJE, ŠUMICA ZA PČELE","At the site of the old landfill in the village of Erdevik in Fruška Gora, on the way to Lake Moharač, activists of the citizens' association \"Fruškać\" and volunteers planted honey trees and plants during the weekend and thus transformed approximately one hectare of land.","Serbia",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"(M1633-L1633)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2019-11-26","2019-11-27"]
[714,"national","workshops and websearch","https://fruskac.net/en",null,null,null,null,"Activists of the citizens' association \"Fruškać\" and volunteers planted trees in the village Divoš in Fruska Gora mountain.","Serbia",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M1634-L1634)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2022-12-07","2022-12-07"]
[715,"national","workshops and websearch","https://pticesrbije.rs",null,null,null,"Da šume bude više. Da se lepše diše!","\"Through the action of afforestation, we contribute to cleaner air, preventing the negative effects of climate change, the disappearance of habitats of endangered species and reaching the European average of afforestation by 2030, which is important for the successful fight in environmental protection.\"","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia"]
[716,"national","workshops and websearch","https://posumimovojvodinu.rs/",null,null,null,"Suma zove na dijalog","Posumimo Vojvodinu network is a network of associations and citizen movements, with the aim of preserving and improving existing forests and increasing the area under forests in AP Vojvodina.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina"]
[717,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.jkpzelenilo.co.rs/",null,null,null,"Zeleni vetrozaštitni pojas",null,"Serbia",null,2015,2021,72,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed",2015,2021,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection"]
[718,"national","workshops and websearch","http://ekoszitiste.rs/",null,null,null,"Afforestation and greening of the municipality of Žitište",null,"Serbia",null,2023,null,"Ongoing",null,29000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"planning","2023-10-01",null,null,null,null,29000,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection"]
[721,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.komunalacpirot.rs/",null,null,null,"Afforestation of degraded areas and bare areas on the territory of the city Pirot","The project refers to the afforestation of the \"Sarlah\" locality, where 9,532 black pine seedlings are planned to be planted.","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,6625,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Jablanica",null,"planning",null,null,null,null,null,6625]
[722,"national","workshops and websearch","https://timokodrzavanje.rs/",null,null,null,"Afforestation of forest park \"Kraljevica\"","The project aims to rehabilitate and recultivate the degraded area, change the use of that area to forest land, increase the degree of forest cover, protect the soil from erosion, increase the general useful functions of forests and preserve the diversity of the area.","Serbia",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M1640-L1640)*12","v":0},null,11400,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Timocka Krajina",null,"completed","2022-11-14","2022-11-25",null,null,null,11400,null,null,null,null,null,"Ministry of Environmental Protection and the city of Zajecar"]
[723,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.nptara.rs",null,null,null,"Vratimo šume, pošumimo požarišta","Afforestation project in Tara National Park on a location that was destroyed in a fire in 2012, where about 10,000 hectares of forest burned, which represents about 1% of Serbia's forests.","Serbia",null,2019,2019,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1641,AD1641,\"m\")","v":6},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Raska",null,"completed","2019-04-01","2019-10-01"]
[724,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.sfb.bg.ac.rs/",null,null,null,"Afforestation action in the Goč-Gvozdac teaching base",null,"Serbia",null,2022,2022,{"$f":"(M1642-L1642)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Raska",null,"completed","2022-11-04","2022-11-04"]
[725,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.sfb.bg.ac.rs/",null,null,null,"Akcija-rekultivacija","Afforestation project of the association \" Tvoj život su tvoja dela\" on the area that was once used by the defunct Brezak mine. The lake into which waste water from the mine entered devastated the land. A special type of willow – Salix viminalis significantly improves the physico-chemical properties of the soil, and the same land that was in the rank of unproductive (V – VIII cadastral class) turns into productive land of the cadastral class II – IV.","Serbia",null,2023,2023,{"$f":"(M1643-L1643)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Šumadija",null,"completed","2023-04-02","2023-04-02",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SBB Foundation, Balkan energy and forestry trend (BEFT), GIZ"]
[726,"national","workshops and websearch","https://pticesrbije.rs",null,null,null,"Sad za budućnost","Afforestation project of the Society for the Protection and Study of Birds of Serbia. Aim is to build groves that will become real habitats for many wild species. The Society emphasizes that their priorities are bird habitats outside populated areas, especially in the territory of Vojvodina. 11 different locations in Vojvodina, 7 in Central and Eastern Serbia, 5 in the Belgrade District and Šumadija, 600 saplings of oak were planted.","Serbia",null,2020,2021,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1644,AD1644,\"m\")","v":3},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia",null,null,"completed","2020-12-23","2021-04-07"]
[727,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.srbobran.rs/",null,null,null,"Afforestation of Beljanska bara","Afforestation action in Nature Park Beljanska bara. \"The goal of this action is to preserve and improve the environment, as well as to directly involve our fellow citizens in solving this complex multi-decade problem, where we all fight together to maintain nature and help it in the fight against climate change.\"","Serbia",null,2020,2020,{"$f":"(M1645-L1645)*12","v":0},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed","2020-01-02","2020-01-02"]
[728,"national","workshops and websearch","https://zelenaoaza.rs/",null,null,null,null,"Organization on a voluntary basis. \"Our goal is to arrange neglected and unused spaces. To make Subotica green for us, for every neighborhood to have its own green island, its own lungs.\"","Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina"]
[732,"national","workshops and websearch","https://serbiabusinessrun.com/",null,null,null,"Trka za šume","\"We want to plant a hundred thousand trees by the end of 2025 and thereby significantly change the ecological image of our country.\"","Serbia",null,2022,2025,{"$f":"(M1647-L1647)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia",null,null,"ongoing",2022,2025]
[733,"national","workshops and websearch","https://jpsumegoc.rs/",null,null,null,"Reforestation of Goc mountain",null,"Serbia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Raska",null,"ongoing"]
[734,"national","workshops and websearch","https://vodevojvodine.com/",null,null,null,"Afforestation of the banks of the Hidrosystem DTD canal","Afforestation of part of Vojvodina which is the least forested in Serbia (barely one percent).","Serbia",null,2021,2022,{"$f":"(M1649-L1649)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia","Autonomous Province of Vojvodina",null,"completed",2021,2022]
[735,"national","workshops and websearch","https://www.ekologija.gov.rs/lat",null,null,null,"Srbija sadi","\"Across Serbia, we have started an action as part of which more than 50,000 seedlings will be planted in 30 cities and municipalities.\"","Serbia",null,null,2022,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Serbia",null,null,"completed",null,2022]
[54,"national","WWF","https://www.wwfadria.org/what_we_do/all_initiatives/big_win/ ",null,null,null,"BIG WIN I ANII FOR DINARIC ARC","In 2008 six countries of the Dinaric Arc Ecoregion (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) joined forces to protect their rich natural heritage by building an effective network of protected areas.\n\nThis major commitment originates in the recognition that the natural and cultural wealth of the Dinaric Arc region is a critical asset on which social and economic development can be based, and also in the awareness that protecting this natural and cultural wealth can only be achieved with close cooperation among the Dinaric countries.\n\nHosted by the Slovenian Government, at that time also holding the European Union Presidency, and the Dinaric Arc Initiative partners (WWF, IUCN, UNESCO BRESCE, UNDP, Council of Europe, FAO, UNEP, SNV, and Euronatur), the Big Win for Dinaric Arc high-level event occurred during the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 9) in Bonn, Germany, on 29 May. Paolo Lombardi, Director of WWF Mediterranean Programme and the Chairman of the event, welcomed the governmental delegations, donors, representatives of international institutions and other guests by introducing the joint statement and national priorities in delivering on the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA). \n\nNational ministers signed the statement by which they recognized that a joint and coordinated effort is needed in efficient delivery of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas obligations, for safeguarding the Dinaric Arc ecoregion’s exceptional natural and cultural values. The joint statement of the six governments’ representatives is a major highlight of this historic event at which 5 ministers and 1 State Secretary agreed to mutual cooperation, exchange of experiences, and coordinated actions in the sustainable management of the Dinaric Arc ecoregion. ","Albania/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia/Montenegro/Serbia/Slovenia",null,2008,2020,144,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albania,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Montenegro,Serbia,Slovenia","Dinaric Arc",null,"completed",2008,2020,"-increased focus on improving biodiversity data, better stakeholder engagement at a local level and continued efforts in strengthening transboundary collaboration.\n-need to recognize, demonstrate and integrate the value of natural capital into policy making.                                                                                                                                  -Recognizing the contribution of protected areas to national economies, and the integration of nature conservation goals into sectoral developmental plans and cross sectoral cooperation","management and legislation",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[571,"national","WWF","https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/forests_practice/forest_publications_news_and_reports/forest_reports/?329710/WWF-Field-Series-Experiences-in-Forest-Landscape-Restoration-FLR ",null,null,null,"FLR programme in Madagascar",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Madagaskar",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF France"]
[51,"national","WWF Bulgaria Forest","https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/krairechnite_gori_brochure_en_low_res.pdf",null,null,null,"RIPARIAN FORESTS RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ALONG THE DANUBE RIVER ON KOZLODUY, ESPERANTO AND MASATA ISLANDS, BULGARIA",null,"Bulgaria",null,2006,2007,12,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bulgaria",null,null,"completed",2006,2007,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,3.5]
[978,"national","WWF Bulgaria Forest","https://wwf.ua/?4106366/Tataru-island-study",null,null,null,"Tataru island to remove dykes and re-introduce\nUkrainian cattle to control invasive species, Ukraine (2003-2005)",null,"Ukraine",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ukraine",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"WWF"]
[698,"EU",null,"https://invest4nature.eu/",null,null,"invest4nature","invest4nature",null,"Denmark",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Denmark",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Latvian Fund for Nature Coordinator/\nLatvian State Forests /\nZaubes Cooperative, Latvia/\nVides Filmu Studija, Latvia/\nVidzeme Development Agency, Latvia/\nMunicipality of Gaujiena, Latvia/\nMunicipality of Vireši, Latvia","Riparian, alluvial Forests/Broadleaf Forest"]
[3,"national",null,"https://www.bpww.at/de",null,null,null,"Wienerwald","The Vienna Woods cover an area of about 135,000 hectares (1,350 square kilometers) in the west of Vienna. About 90 percent of the Vienna Woods are in Lower Austria, 10 percent in Vienna\n\nIn the \"Wienerwald Millennium Year\" 2002, the provinces of Vienna and Lower Austria commissioned a feasibility study to clarify how the Wienerwald could be better protected in the future and how the various utilization demands of the Wienerwald region could be harmoniously and sustainably reconciled.\n\nThe study showed that the most appropriate protection status for the Vienna Woods is a biosphere reserve, as this concept takes into account both man and nature. Vienna and Lower Austria have since worked together on the implementation, planning and UNESCO recognition of the biosphere park, which covers a total area of over 105,645 hectares.\nConcept of a biosphere park\n\nThe protection program for biosphere parks was launched by UNESCO in 1976. Biosphere parks protect areas that are characterized by natural and cultural landscapes and that provide the people in the region with the necessary framework conditions for resource-conserving and sustainable economic activity. Nature conservation, sustainable economic and social development of the region and the preservation of cultural values are important.\n\nBiosphere parks must fulfill the following functions:\n\n    Protection function\n    Development function\n    Research and educational function\n\nTo fulfill these functions, biosphere parks are divided into 3 zones:\n\n    Core zones\n    Maintenance zones\n    Development zones","Austria","Forest, including temporarily deforested land (forest definition)/Grassland",2002,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"Overharvesting/Regeneration problems","Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management/Full protection - Restriction of all active management","improve or maintain biodiversity/cultural heritage preservation",2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"ongoing",2002,null,null,"urban forestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,105645,null,null,"Stadt Wien/Provinz Niederösterreich","Broadleaf Forest/Riparian, alluvial Forests/Mixed Forest",null,"Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49)"]
[4,"national",null,"https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/wienerwald/norbert-scheed-wald.html",null,null,null,"Norbert-Scheed-Wald","Norbert Scheed Forest\nThe Wienerberg recreation area was created by the City of Vienna in the 1980s following an urban planning ideas competition and a landscape plan:In Vienna's most populous district, a characteristic and ecologically important biotope was created.It fulfills both nature conservation tasks and the population's need for recreation.\n\nA growing Vienna also needs new green and recreational areas. The city will create 15 million square metres over the next few years. The Norbert Scheed Forest in Donaustadt will play a central role in this, covering an area of around 1,000 hectares. The north-east of Vienna is particularly poor in green spaces.\nVisualisation of a hiking trail with lake, fields and trees\n\nThe Norbert Scheed Forest will create a recreational space of special quality: a contemporary urban recreational space that can be used in many ways and uniquely combines ecology, nature conservation, agriculture, recreation, leisure, mobility and climate protection.\n\nNatural living, learning and recreational space\n\nWith a vision for the future of the Norbert Scheed Forest adopted in April 2015, the city has set out in concrete terms what the project of the century will look like. The aim is to create new, high-quality recreational areas for the population. Existing bodies of water will gradually be made accessible. Cycle paths will be extended. The colourful diversity of sparse forests, steppes, meadows, fields and bodies of water can be explored in future via new hiking trails. A connection to the Aspern Nord underground station (U2) will ensure access to public transport.\nPlan of the Norbert Scheed Forest with icons\n\nPlan in large version: 220 KB JPG\n\nA new signage system will provide orientation and point out special features from the animal and plant kingdoms, as well as providing interesting information on the history and utilisation of the area. Recreation seekers will thus find space for relaxation and nature-friendly activities. Whether walking, sitting by the water or having a picnic, jogging, cycling or horse riding, walking nature trails, observing animals, harvesting or looking over the shoulders of farmers at work: many things are possible side by side and together.\n\nSelective reforestation and wooded strips create new habitats for animals, dry grasslands are protected and expanded. New green corridors will connect the current green spaces and expand the habitat of wild animals. The Norbert Scheed Forest will thus become a natural living, learning and recreational space and a central element in the network of leisure and green spaces for all Viennese.\nNorbert Scheed: source of ideas, driving force and namesake\n\nThe idea for the Wienerwald Nordost future project in Donaustadt came from Norbert Scheed, the district head of Donaustadt who died unexpectedly in July 2014 and after whom the forest was named. Norbert Scheed's vision was to create a green lung for Vienna's largest district and for the whole of Vienna and to secure it for future generations.\nReforestation at the ‘Forest of the Young Viennese’\n\nTo mark the 30th anniversary of the ‘Young Viennese Forest’ campaign, children and young people from Vienna began reforesting on 17 and 18 October 2014. More than 16,000 trees and shrubs have already been planted this weekend.\nGreen belt under protection since 1905\n\nThe gradual reforestation of parts of the north-east of Donaustadt could close another section of the green belt around Vienna. In 1905, the Vienna City Council made the important decision to place around 6,000 hectares of land under protection as a forest and meadow belt for the remaining forest areas, particularly in the Vienna Woods and in the south of Vienna. The Norbert Scheed Forest is comparable to this seminal decision from 1905 and is a true project of the century.","Austria","Urban land/Other wooded land (other wooded land definition)",2015,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Urban expansion/climate change","improved tourism /Enrichment planting or sowing/Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","Human health & wellbeing",1,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"ongoing",1980,null,"-establishment of a biosphere reserve","urban forestry",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1000,null,null,"Stadt Wien","Other Forests",null,"Climate, Forestry and Agriculture Department (MA 49)"]
[5,"national",null,"https://www.viadonau.org/unternehmen/projektdatenbank/petroneller-au",null,null,null,"Revitalisierung Petroneller-Au","Revitalisation of the Petroneller-Au\nMore water for nature and people\n\nThe Donau-Auen National Park, EVN Wasser and viadonau have agreed on the joint development of the Petronell tributary system in order to achieve ecological and water management improvements and enable the expansion of the well field.\nAbout the project\n\nThe Petronell tributary system (maximum extent: Danube river km 1894.40 to 1887.25, right bank) is one of the most important tributaries of the Danube in the free-flowing section east of Vienna. The tributary was separated from the main stream in the course of the Great Danube Regulation (around 1890), so that today the water body is only connected to the Danube on a few days per year. Flow only occurs during floods. The result is a slow but steady sedimentation process, which has been further accelerated by the deepening of the bed in the main stream. Due to the loss of water dynamics, valuable floodplain habitats have been and continue to be lost. These developments also have negative consequences for EVN Wasser's well field. By strengthening the connection of the tributary system to the Danube, it is possible to achieve a year-round flow of the watercourse and thus a dynamisation of the floodplain. At the same time, the available groundwater flow in the area of the well field will increase.\nWatercourse connectivity\n\nThe ecological potential of the Petroneller Au is significant. The extension of the national park in 2018 to include this area was therefore an important step in the development of the protected area (the area between the main arm and the Danube). The planned connection of the tributary system will result in the dynamisation of this floodplain landscape and will create more typical floodplain habitats. By significantly increasing the duration of the connection and the flow rate in the tributary system, natural dynamics will be restored and a fish habitat connected to the Danube will be created. To this end, year-round connections below low water level to the Danube are to be made at two locations. Additional inflow/outflow areas will provide additional flow at higher water levels. \n\nThe restoration measures will relieve the river bed of the Danube by means of flow division and cross-section widening and thus also counteract the deepening of the Danube bed. A programme to preserve evidence will be carried out for the sulphur springs in Bad Deutsch Altenburg.\n\nviadonau will be the project applicant for the reinforced connection of the Petronell tributary system.\nIncreasing the flow rate in the well field\n\nThe EVN Wasser well field is located on the right bank of the Petronell tributary. Due to the positive effects of the revitalisation of the Petroneller Au on the accompanying groundwater flow, the increase in pumping volume can be achieved without the construction of additional well systems or construction work. \n\nThe project applicant for the expansion of the well field will be EVN Wasser.\nMiscellaneous\n\nThe project area is largely privately owned; outside the national park it is used for forestry, fishing and hunting. Both landowners agree to the development of the two projects.\nPlanned process\n\nAn agreement was reached between the Donau-Auen National Park, EVN Wasser and viadonau on the joint development of the Petronell tributary system. The agreement stipulates that the partner organisations will carry out both sub-projects hand in hand. The planning of the waterway network and the expansion of the well field were jointly tendered and awarded.\n\nThe official submission is expected in 2023.","Austria",null,2023,"NA","NA","NA","NA",null,null,"human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)/Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)/Erosion","Hydrological interventions/riverbank restoration (gravelbank)","Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)/Sustainable Hydrological management",3,null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2023,null,null,"hydrological improvement",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,null,"Donau-Auen Nationalpark/EVN Wasser/viadonau","Riparian, alluvial Forests",null,"EVN Wasser GmbH\nNationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH\nvia donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH: "]
[6,"national",null,"https://forschung.boku.ac.at/fis/suchen.projekt_uebersicht?sprache_in=de&menue_id_in=300&id_in=15481",null,null,"CEDRUS4clim","The cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani A. RICH.) as an alternative tree species to compensate for the consequences of climate change in Austria","In the face of climate change, Austrian forests and forestry are facing major challenges. Drought events are increasingly causing large-scale forest damage and raising the question of whether local tree populations can adapt quickly enough to changing climate conditions.\nThe cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) is characterized by a high degree of ecological integration and can tolerate long periods of drought in summer. In its natural range, it usually occurs in mixed stands, being associated with both light and shade tree species. With a few exceptions, this forest tree species has not yet been cultivated in Central Europe.\n\nTo date, several studies have pointed out differences between certain occurrences at the morphological, phenotypic and molecular levels. In addition, first origin tests in France, Italy and Turkey show clear differences between the individual origins in terms of mortality, ecological plasticity and growth performance. The choice of origin for afforestation in Austria is therefore decisive for the forestry and forest ecological success.","Austria",null,2022,2026,43,"NA","NA",null,null,"climate change/drought","Enrichment planting or sowing/knowledge increase","Change in species composition/Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)","NA",null,null,"Austria",null,null,"Ongoing",2022,2025,"-To examine the origins of Cedrus libani for their future suitability for cultivation in Austria by means of provenance tests and climate modelling.\n-To take precautions for a long-term security of the seed supply with Cedrus libani.\n-Parallel to this, genetic marker sets are to be established (SSRs); (a) to investigate the genetic diversity of the populations examined and (b) as a basis for future controls of origin (seed trade)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NA",null,null,"Institut für Waldbau/Boku/Institut für Waldbau/Boku/Landeslandwirtschaftskammer für Oberösterreich/Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft (BFW)/Amt der Burgenländischen Landesregierung","Mixed Forest",null,"BOKU - waldfonds"]
[31,"national",null,"https://www.unep.org/regions/europe/our-projects/breathing-life-back-degraded-land-albania",null,null,null,"Promoting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Albania through Integrated Restoration of Ecosystems","This project aims to strengthen the capacities and skills of national and local government institutions and other stakeholders in Albania to manage land sustainably. The project aims to enhance Albania’s institutional and legislative environment to effectively mitigate the causes and negative impacts of land degradation","Albania",null,2017,2022,{"$f":"(M1660-L1660)*12","v":60},null,9670000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albania","Kolonja Municipality","40.33444065733112, 20.597069761736975","Completed",2017,2022,null,"rehabilitation",null,9670000,null,"UNEP",null,null,null,"GEF",null,120,"NA",null,"Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung, Abteilung 20-Unterabteilung Naturschutz, Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung, Abt. 17B - Brückenbau","Mountain Forest","x"]
[65,"national",null,"https://aifm.org/en/our-actions/rescom-project/",null,null,"RESCOM ","RESCOM - Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems in the Mediterranean","It aims to promote the conservation and sustainable management of coastal, marine and island territories as well as wetlands and forests and to contribute to the preservation of this exceptional biodiversity for the benefit of present and future communities.\n\nIt is implemented with the beneficiary countries, by the Mediterranean Biodiversity Consortium (MCB). This partnership work will provide common mechanisms and tools for capacity building, communication and intervention in the most vulnerable natural areas. The RESCOM project will thus be an opportunity to put forward a new collaborative approach, combining the networks and know-how of each member of the Consortium (technical expertise, accompaniment of the process …)","Albania/Montenegro",null,2023,2027,{"$f":"(M1661-L1661)*12","v":48},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Albania,Montenegro",null,null,"ongoing",2023,2027,"-Development and implementation of a regional capacity building program based on nature-based adaptation and resilience building solutions.\n\n-Establishment of mechanisms for the CMB to act at different levels (local, national, regional) to promote the ownership and implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in the Mediterranean.\n\n-Design and implementation of NBS in pilot territories in cooperation with national and local actors. (The Divjaka-Karavasta National Park, The Tivatska Solila Special Nature Reserve)","restore and improve ecological functioning",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"The French Fund for Global Environment (FFEM) and the MAVA Foundation for Nature are co-financiers of the project.",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Mediterranean Biodiversity Consortium "]
[170,"national",null,"http://www.econnectproject.eu/cms/",null,null,null,"ECONNECT - Restoring the web of life","\nThe Alps are one of the best-known mountain ranges as well as being one of the richest in biodiversity, it is, however, also one of the most densely populated. The traditional tool used to conserve biodiversity and the natural environment has always been the creation of protected areas, however it has become increasingly obvious that a majorly important aspect in the conservation process is to connect protected areas to one another to allow the migration of species across the entire alpine range. Genetic flow across the whole alpine range is important particularly to help species to adapt to the environmental transformations brought about by Climate Change. To successfully protect biodiversity across the whole alpine range a coordinated and transnational approach is needed in accordance with the legal framework provided by the Alpine Convention.\nThe ECONNECT project aims at the enhancement of ecological connectivity across the Alpine range. The project involves International umbrella organisations linked to the Alpine Convention, scientific institutions and local implementation partners. All these entities have joined forces to demonstrate the need for connectivity across the Alps as well as exploring the best options for coordinated action and the development of innovative tools to promote ecological connectivity.","Whole Europe",null,2008,2011,{"$f":"(M1662-L1662)*12","v":36},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Europe",null,null,"completed",2008,2011,"Information gathering:\nharmonise geographical data across participating countries\nanalyse existing physical and legal barriers to the establishment of ecological corridors\ndefine migration corridors between high value biodiversity areas in the Alps and links to other ecoregions\n\nAction on the ground:\ncreate, approve and test a methodological approach for the establishment of ecological corridors and promote this procedure across the alpine region\nstrengthen the cooperation between relevant institutions\napply concepts and action to pilot regions of high biodiversity value\n\nCommunication:\nraise awareness about the importance of ecological connectivity\nspread results of the process being carried out","education, capacity building"]
[186,"national",null,"https://excursionmap.fi/",null,null,null,"Ecological restoration and\nmanagement in boreal forests\n– best practices from Finland",null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Finland",null,null,null,null,null,null,"restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Metsähallitus"]
[397,"national",null,"https://www.knp.hu/hu/",null,null,null,"Forest management activities in the National Park","The experts of the national park are working to transform non-native forests into forests of native tree species that are home to rich wildlife, which is called forest structure transformation in the technical language.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Southern Great Plain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,70,"NA",null,"WWF Világ Természeti Alap Magyarország Alapitvány /\nDanube-Drava National Park Directorate, Hungary /\nLower Danube Valley Environmental and Water Affairs Directorate, Hungary/\nTrans-Danubian Regional Water Supplier, Hungary","Riparian, alluvial Forests","x","Kiskunság National Park"]
[399,"national",null,"https://gyulajzrt.hu/",null,null,null,"National Afforestation Program","Gyulaj Erdzesti és Vadászati ​​Zrt. is contributing to the expansion of forest areas in Tolna county with 260,000 saplings in the National Afforestation Program of the Ministry of Agriculture .","Hungary",null,2019,2020,{"$f":"DATEDIF(AC1665,AD1665,\"m\")","v":5},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Southern Transdanubia",null,"completed","2019-11-01","2020-04-01",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,33,null,null,"Kreis Soest \tCoordinator\nHochsauerlandkreis, Germany \t,\nNaturschutzzentrum/Biologische Station Hochsauerlandkreis e.V., Germany \t,\nArbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer Umweltschutz im Kreis Soest e.V., Germany \t,\nLandschaftsinformationszentrum Wasser und Wald Möhnesee e.V., Germany \t,","Riparian, alluvial Forests",null,"Gyulaj Erdészeti és Vadászati Zrt."]
[400,"national",null,"https://orszagfasitas.hu/",null,null,null,"ÚJSZÜLÖTTEK ERDEJE","With the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture, the \"Forest of Newborns\" Program was launched within the framework of which, according to the commitment made in the Climate and Nature Protection Action Plan, by 2030, ten or at least one million trees per year will be planted for every child born in Hungary.","Hungary",null,2020,2030,{"$f":"(M1666-L1666)*12","v":120},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"ongoing",2020,2030,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Országos Erdészeti Egyesület"]
[401,"national",null,"https://orszagfasitas.hu/",null,null,null,"Vidékfejlesztési Program","The aim of the Ministry of Agriculture in the Rural Development Program is to make afforestation in low-yielding agricultural areas an economically competitive alternative for farmers, which is why in 2019 the support for afforestation was significantly increased.","Hungary",null,2014,2020,{"$f":"(M1667-L1667)*12","v":72},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,"completed",2014,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Országos Erdészeti Egyesület"]
[402,"national",null,"https://verteserdo.hu/erdogazdalkodas/",null,null,null,null,"The primary goal of Vérteserdő Zrt., in addition to maximum consideration of nature conservation interests, is the maintenance of sustainable forest management based on natural processes and the dignified preservation of our built national heritage in our forests.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Central transdanubia",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Vérteserdő Zrt."]
[404,"national",null,"http://www.kefag.hu/index.php/hu/",null,null,null,null,"This company is owned by Ministry of Agriculture. The company and its predecessors have been tending the forests of the Danube-Tisza Interfluve for six decades. In the last decade, more than 6 300ha were planted by KEFAG Zrt for private owners in Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád and Pest counties.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"KEFAG"]
[410,"national",null,null,null,null,null,null,"Non profit organization with afforestation activities in Budapest","Hungary",null,2021,"NA",{"$f":"(M1670-M1670)*12","v":{"$error":"#VALUE!"}},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Central Hungary",null,"ongoing","2021-04-08",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Woodapest"]
[411,"national",null,"https://www.nefag.hu/",null,null,null,null,"Company's afforestation activities as part of the national afforestation program","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Northern Great Plain",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Nefag Zrt."]
[413,"national",null,"https://erdorezervatum.hu/Koszonto",null,null,null,null,"The Hungarian network of 63 forest reserves with conservation actions and natural forest management with an accent on spontaneous regeneration and the natural structure of forests. Natura2000 monitoring.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ökológiai Kutatóközpont\n"]
[414,"national",null,"http://www.anp.hu/",null,null,null,null,"The National park Aggteleki has a forest reserve program with maintaining a natural structure and species composition in order to allow natural processes to prevail undisturbed in the long term without human intervention.","Hungary",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Hungary","Northern Hungary",null,"ongoing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Aggteleki Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság"]
[415,"national",null,"https://www.bp-erdo.hu/",null,null,null,"Afforestation in Gyál","\"In connection with the National Afforestation Program announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, our company is carrying out afforestation in Gyál.\"","Hungary",null,2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,null,null,"Hungary","Central Hungary",null,"ongoing",2020,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,45,"NA","Budapesti Erdőgazdaság Zrt.","Gestión y Planeamiento Territorial, Cabildo de Gran Canaria","Mediterranean Forest","x","Budapesti Erdőgazdaság Zrt."]
[487,"national",null,"https://www.bundesforste.at/leistungen/naturraum-management/foerderprojekte/moorrenaturierung-und-lebensraumverbesserung.html",null,null,null,"Moorrenaturierung und lebensraumverbessernde Maßnahmen (Peatland restoration and habitat improvement measures)","The Federal Forests have set themselves the goal of making a significant contribution to the implementation of the national biodiversity strategy 2020+.\n\nAfter nine bogs have already been successfully restored in the Inner Salzkammergut forestry operation, a new project is now focusing on two bogs in the Traun-Innviertel forestry operation: the Laudachseemoor and the Wildmoos at Mondseeberg. The construction of sheet pile walls is intended to stop the progressive shrinkage of the moors. Another goal of the project is to preserve and promote ecologically valuable habitats and regional biodiversity. Therefore, for example, several ponds will be created, tufa springs will be improved by clearing, meadows will be made more attractive for bees, and pipegrass meadows will be preserved. The measures are accompanied by scientific studies.\n\nThe implementation of the project \"Peatland revitalization and habitat enhancement measures in the Traun-Innviertel and Inner Salzkammergut forestry operations\" is taking place as part of an LE 14-20 project with the support of the EU and the province of Upper Austria. The measures are to be implemented by the end of 2019.","Austria",null,2017,2019,{"$f":"(M1675-L1675)*12","v":24},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria","Salzkammergut",null,"completed",2017,2019,null,"peatland restoration",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Federal Forests - Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf)"]
[509,"national",null,"https://www.netzwerk-naturwald.at/index.php/en-GB/",null,null,null,"Netzwerk Naturwald","The project „Network Natural Forests“ has been initiated by Kalkalpen National Park (in the province of Upper Austria) in collaboration with Gesäuse National Park (in the province of Styria) and the Dürrenstein Wilderness Area (in the province of Lower Austria). Each of these protected areas is a natural jewel with its unique natural habitats.\n\nIn between there lies the Styrian Eisenwurzen Nature & Geopark which will work also on th econnectivity of the three protected areas.\n\nFor long term preservation of biodiversity natural interchange between populations of wild animals and plants is necessary. The project shall ensure this interchange – via connecting habitats.\n\nBoth inhabitants and visitors in the long grown cultural landscape shall benefit also from the planned compound of biotopes – finding ways together.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,2,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,"-Intensified cooperation between the project teams of the protected areas offers even more insight into the dynamic processes of nature;                 -Stepping stones consisting of natural forests shall connect the habitats in the future;                                                                                                               -support the landowners to implement a sustainable form of forestry.","connectivity and ecological forest management",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NGO, NP",null,null,null,"Nationalpark Kalkalpen"]
[916,"national",null,"https://tulip.ogm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Tulip.aspx",null,null,null,null,"Turkey Resilient Landscape Integration Project (TULIP)\nTULIP will support the efforts of Turkey in addressing the multitude of environmental and socio-economic challenges facing the Bolaman basin in the Eastern Black Sea and the Cekerek basin in Central Anatolia while enhancing the livelihood security and resilience of local communities against the risks and impacts of climate-induced landslides, flooding, and drought.","Turkey",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Turkey",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[917,"national",null,"https://www.idop.com.tr/",null,null,null,null,"It is to strengthen institutional capacity for integrated fire management and to increase the resilience of forests and people to wildfires and climate change in targeted areas of Türkiye","Turkey",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Turkey",null,null,"Ongoing"]
[979,"national",null,"https://www.nabu.de/natur-und-landschaft/moore/weltweit/chorne-bagno-ukraine/index.html",null,null,null,"Chorne Bagno \"Enchanted Land\"","In 2021, NABU started a project to restore a near-natural water balance in the Chorne Bagno bog in the Zacharovanyj Kraj National Park. The areas are located in the Irshava district in the Ukrainian region of Transcarpathia in the west of the country.","Ukraine",null,2021,2022,{"$f":"(M1679-L1679)*12","v":12},null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Ukraine","Region Irschawa ",null,null,2021,2022,null,null,null,null,"VGP Stiftung",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"NABU"]
[994,"national",null,"https://www.deepl.com/translator#de/en/Unser%20Projektgebiet%20ist%20die%20Feichtaualm%20im%20Nationalpark%20Kalkalpen%20auf%201.420%20m%20Seeh%C3%B6he%20in%20der%20Gemeinde%20Molln%20in%20Ober%C3%B6sterreich.%20Wir%20werden%20in%20dem%20weitl%C3%A4ufigen%20Almgebiet%20die%20Almbauern%20kr%C3%A4ftig%20unterst%C3%BCtzen.%20Es%20stehen%20dringende%20Arbeiten%20zur%20Weidepflege%20an%2C%20wie%20z.B.%20Astwerk%20r%C3%A4umen%2C%20Ampfer%20stechen%20und%20Unkraut%20m%C3%A4hen.%20Auch%20sollen%20Holzz%C3%A4une%20repariert%20und%20neue%20Tr%C3%A4nkestellen%20f%C3%BCr%20das%20Vieh%20angelegt%20werden.%20Auch%20Waldpflegearbeiten%2C%20wie%20R%C3%A4umen%20von%20Windwurfholz%20sind%20am%20Programm.%20Wir%20sind%20in%20der%20Selbstversorgerh%C3%BCtte%20der%20%C3%96AV-Sektion%20Molln%20untergebracht%20und%20werden%20von%20den%20Almbauern%20verpflegt.%20Vegane%20Verpflegung%20ist%20nicht%20m%C3%B6glich.",null,null,null,"Feichtaualm","Our project area is the Feichtaualm in the Kalkalpen National Park at 1,420 m above sea level in the municipality of Molln in Upper Austria. We will provide strong support to the alpine farmers in the extensive alpine pasture area. There is urgent pasture maintenance work to be done, such as clearing branches, cutting dock and mowing weeds. Wooden fences are also to be repaired and new drinking troughs created for the cattle. Forest maintenance work, such as clearing windthrown timber, is also on the agenda. We are accommodated in the self-catering hut of the ÖAV Molln section and are catered for by the alpine farmers. Vegan food is not possible.\n\nTranslated with DeepL.com (free version)","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[995,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index_detail.php?veranstaltung_id=9bde99cc-ec9c-450d-b29c-3780ee66c85d",null,null,null,"Schutzwald Spitaler Alm","We will maintain the protective forest of the Kaltenbachgraben on the Spitaler Alm on the Stuhleck. The healthy trees need space to root and grow. Retreat areas for wild animals are just as important as a healthy, light-flooded forest floor with erosion-inhibiting undergrowth. In the name of nature and landscape conservation, we will refrain from using heavy machinery and carry out the necessary work as gently and manually as possible with tools such as axes, zappers, chainsaws, log splitters and hand-operated winches - under expert guidance, of course. Our base, the Karl Lechner Haus (1,450 m above sea level) of the Stuhlecker Alpine Club, is located in the immediate vicinity of the work area.","Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Austria",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Bergwaldprojekt e.V. "]
[1001,"national",null,"https://www.alpenverein-akademie.at/Volunteer-und-Praktika/Bergwaldprojekte-Umweltbaustellen/Bergwaldprojekte-abgelaufen.php?pageId=1#list_7479f554",null,null,null,"Berwaldprojekte Österreich"]
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["ID","objectives","restoration method","degradation causes or signs","countries"]
[2,"Increase species population (e.g. increase the number of individuals of certain plant or animal species by acting directly, through introduction, or indirectly, by acting on habitat conditions) OR expand the distribution of a species","Termination of degrading action or factor","Cattle or wildlife grazing, browsing","Albania"]
[3,"Change in species composition","Promoting natural regeneration","Lack of key species in the balance of the ecosystem","Andorra"]
[4,"To promote tree or plant regeneration","Planting of sowing for reforestation or afforestation","Pests and diseases","Armenia"]
[5,"Improve structural diversity (gaps, uneven-aged structure, dead wood, large or veteran trees, etc.)","Enrichment planting or sowing","Fires","Austria"]
[6,"Increase microhabitat abundance or diversity (tree wounds, tree hollows, etc.)","(Re)introduction of animal species","Snowstorms, windstorms, avalanches…","Azerbaijan"]
[7,"Promote habitats of interest (e.g. riparian forests, gaps in the forest that increase biodiversity, areas of dense scrub that serve as a refuge for wildlife, old growth patches, etc.)","Changing animal or plant population size","Cessation of prescribed burning","Belarus"]
[8,"Increase the resilience of the ecosystem (against pests, drought, etc.)","Regulation of wildlife or ungulate populations to reduce herbivory","Species poorly adapted to current climatic conditions","Belgium"]
[9,"Increase landscape complexity","Predator control (hunting)","Erosion","Bosnia and Herzegovina"]
[10,"Increase landscape connectivity","Control or removal of (invasive) species","Agriculture","Bulgaria"]
[11,"Improve provision of non-timber products","Pest and disease control","Overharvesting","Croatia"]
[12,"Erosion protection","Pesticide application","Illegal logging","Cyprus"]
[13,"Soil improvement","Herbicide application","Non-management","Czech Republic"]
[14,"Water provisioning (considering both surface water and groundwater)","Weeding","Excess density or competition","Denmark"]
[15,"Water quality","Fire prevention interventions","Mining","Estonia"]
[16,"Sustainable Hydrological management","Clearing of ground vegetation, grazing","Incomplete forest cover","Finland"]
[17,"Foster wood or biomass production","Emulation of natural disturbances (e.g., prescribed burning, patch creation)","Urban expansion","France"]
[18,"CO₂ capture","Management for old-growth forest attributes (e.g., girdling, thinning, felling and leaving downed logs)","Tree mortality","Georgia"]
[19,"Local climate regulation (e. g. cooling)","Logging","Low tree growth","Germany"]
[20,"Pollution mitigation","Thinning","Regeneration problems","Greece"]
[21,"Improvement of other ecological functions not previously mentioned.","Removal of non-adapted tree species","Low biodiversity","Hungary"]
[22,"Human health & wellbeing","Removal of current vegetation","Excessive homogeneity of the forest","Iceland"]
[23,"education or science","Soil preparation","Landscape fragmentation","Ireland"]
[24,"cooperation or networking","Watering, Irrigation","Previous (re)forestation failed or not completely successful","Italy"]
[25,"capacity building","Mulching","Air pollution","Kazakhstan"]
[26,"improve or maintain biodiversity","Fertilizing","Eutrophication","Kosovo"]
[27,"increase awareness","Soil amendments (to bind or dilute contaminants or restore fertility)","Acidification","Latvia"]
[28,null,"Hydrological interventions","contamination, fertilizer, pesticides","Liechtenstein"]
[29,"<empty>","Structural complexity enhancement","Missing habitat (Degradation or loss of previous habitats whose absence prevents the survival or expansion of certain species)","Lithuania"]
[30,null,"Landscape level planning to increase landscape connectivity","Lack of food (for one or more animal species important in the ecosystem)","Luxembourg"]
[31,null,"Landscape level planning to increase landscape complexity","Invasive alien species","Malta"]
[32,null,"Fencing","climate change","Moldova"]
[33,null,"Restricting the passage of people","drainage","Monaco"]
[34,null,"Installation of wildlife refuges","human disturbances (tourism, energy,…)","Montenegro"]
[35,null,"Creation of wildlife crossings","flooding","Netherlands"]
[36,null,"Full protection - Restriction of all active management","waste and debris accumulation","North Macedonia"]
[37,null,"Partial protection – Partial restriction of active management",null,"Norway"]
[38,null,"Retention and protection of individual trees and tree groups including habitat and wildlife trees",null,"Poland"]
[39,null,"Protection of patches of old-growth","<empty>","Portugal"]
[40,null,"Protection of patches for development of old-growth characteristics",null,"Romania"]
[41,null,"knowledge increase",null,"Russia"]
[42,null,"decision making tools",null,"San Marino"]
[43,null,"trainings or workshops or education",null,"Serbia"]
[44,"Others","management and planning and opimization","Others","Slovakia"]
[9999,"NA","political strategy","NA","Slovenia"]
[null,null,"stakeholder engagement",null,"Spain"]
[null,null,"improved tourism ",null,"Sweden"]
[null,null,"monitoring",null,"Switzerland"]
[null,null,"riverbank restoration (gravelbank)",null,"Turkey"]
[null,null,"cleanup, waste removal",null,"Ukraine"]
[null,null,"deadwood increase",null,"United Kingdom (UK)"]
[null,null,"land purchase",null,"Whole EU"]
[null,null,"Agroforestry or Paludiculture",null,"Whole Europe"]
[null,null,"Others",null,"Eastern Europe"]
[null,null,"NA",null,"South-East Europe"]
[null,null,null,null,"Central Europe"]
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["Date added","URL","Name","in Restor?","nb of projects in Europe","Projects related Countries","Added to SUPERB project DATA?","comments"]
["2024-02-10","https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/search/advanced","Webgate ","no",">500","Europe","yes","Advanced project search on LIFE public database"]
["2024-02-10","https://keep.eu/projects/","keep.eu","no","~100","Europe","yes","official EU INTERREG project database: Keep.eu serves all professional audiences in need of aggregated data regarding projects and beneficiaries of European Union cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation programmes among the member States, and between member States and neighbouring or pre-accession countries."]
["2023-08-22","https://restor.eco/de/?lat=26&lng=14.23&zoom=3","Restor","yes","> 2.000","Europe","only small parts ","partnership with RESTOR was going to gets us projects, but in the end didnt, we just ran soma analysis on the projects in restor and published it in the Deliverable 3.3"]
["2023-10-30","https://restorationfunders.com/ecosystem-restoration","restoration funders","no","ca. 30","Europe: Hungary, Poland, Moldavia, Spain, Belarus, Latvia","yes","filters only national donors, and forest ecosystems"]
["2023-08-22","https://www.sugiproject.com/projects","SUGi","yes, partly","ca. 50","Romainia, Spain, Belgium, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, Greece, Kazakhstan","only partly (n=6)","greening cities and remaining urban life - urban forests"]
["2023-08-22","https://compensatingbyplanting.com/en/map/","CO2MPENSATING BY PLANTING","no","ca.15","Croatia","No","program in Croatia and the region that offsets carbon footprint by planting trees, big coopertaions as partners"]
["2023-08-24","https://tree-nation.com/de/projekte","Tree-Nation","no",{"$f":"\"6-12\"","v":"6-12"},"Portugal, Spain, France, United Kingdom","No","volunteer and donation based planting, carbon footprint minimization, big coorporations, filtered by: Europe, status:finished"]
["2023-08-24","https://www.trilliontreecampaign.org/","Trillion Tree Campaigne","?","ca. 30","Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Ukraine, Ireland","No","volunteer-based, difficult to filter, only in German (?), nearly identical content as plant-for-the-planet"]
["2023-09-06","https://www.bergwaldprojekt.de/projekte","Bergwaldprojekt GER","no","ca. 80","Germany","partly","volunteer-based restoration, calls for acticities for citizens"]
["2023-09-06","https://bergwaldprojekt.ch/english/#","Bergwaldprojekt CH","no","ca. 20","Switzerland","partly","volunteer-based restoration"]
["2023-09-06","https://www.alpenverein.at/akademie/volunteer_praktika/umweltbaustellen-bergwaldprojekte/bergwaldprojekte/index.php","Bergwaldprojekt AUT","no","ca. 4","Austria","yes","volunteer-based restoration, calls for acticities for citizens, ongoing and past (planting) events where people, groups and schools can participate"]
["2023-09-06","https://www.projecteboscos.cat/inscripcions","Bergwaldprojekt ESP","no","~4","Spain","No","volunteer-based restoration"]
["2023-09-07","https://reforestation.app/explore?search=%22%22&sort=%22context%22","Mongaway Database for forest restoration projects","?","ca. 50","World, mostly tropical & global south","No","volunteer-based restoration database, filtered by country, donor, purpose, lead organization etc.: \"Tree-planting projects and initiatives are more popular than ever, with hundreds of projects across the globe led by private companies, nonprofits, institutions, governments, and communities. So how can an investor or donor decide what projects to support? What kinds of questions should we be asking to assess tree-planting projects and ensure they deliver the results they promise?\""]
["2023-09-27","https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/","Trees for All","?","ca.40","Netherlands, Spain, UK, Portugal","No","supported by donations (companies, businesses, private), community tree planting"]
["2023-09-27","https://www.mossy.earth/projects","Mossy Earth","yes","40-50","Spain, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia","No (except Romania)"]
["2024-06-05","https://www.reforestaction.com/en/projects","reforestation europe","no","200 + 800","FRANCE over 700 projects","no, no download possibility","thousands of small interventions"]
["2024-06-05","https://explorer.land/x/projects","explorer land","no",10,"Germany, Italy, Cyprus","partly"]
["2023-09-27","http://dataservices.efi.int/biodiversity/","EFI database","no",20,"Germany, Finnland, Greece, Sweden","yes","filter: national, restoration, login with E-Mail address necessary"]
[null,"https://www.suomi.fi/services/grant-for-municipal-and-organisation-helmi-programme-ely-centre/a3ad3386-c84e-49c4-a5b3-0718a706d58a","Suomi ","no",10,"Finnland","yes","list of projects sent to us from Suomi, government Grant, no information on the website anymore"]
["2023-04-02","https://web.plant-for-the-planet.org/en","plant-for-the-planet","partly",20,"World","partly - only large restoration sites","supported by donations, community tree planting, nearly the same website and projects as for trillion-tree-campaign"]
["2023-05-21","https://ser-rrc.org/restoration-database/","SER platform","no",20,"Europe: Russia, Spain, Finland, Portugal","yes","filtered by forest biomes, Regions (Europe) and keywords"]
["2024-01-22","https://qcat.wocat.net/en/wocat/","WOCAT","no",15,"World","yes","Global database on suystainable land management: great potential for best practices, filter for \"restoratin\" and \"forest\" and \"UNCCD PRAIS practices\" (restoration)"]
["2023-04-30","https://opendata-woodlandtrust.hub.arcgis.com/search","woodland trust","no",12,"UK","yes","member-based, active restoration on woodlands"]
["2025-04-02","https://kohesio.ec.europa.eu/en/projects","kohesio","partly",null,"Europe","no","Eufunded projects, European projects from EC, overlapping with INTERREG, but not entirely"]
["2022-11-20","https://www.naturvardsverket.se/en","LONA (Local Nature Conservation Programme)","no",60,"Sweden","yes","no links, only tables with basic infos; contacted agency directly to get project list, no public links provided"]
["2023-02-20","https://landvernd.is/english/","Landvernd – Icelandic Environment Association","no",30,"Iceland","yes","download links for project descriptions dont work anymore (2024)"]
["2022-06-20","https://afr100.org/","Afr100","no",0,"Africa","no"]
["2022-06-20","https://restorationbarometer.org/","Restoration Barometer","no",0,"no European country","no","no European country has entries, yet. General resssources and information on restoration knowledge ane politics, company reports in partnership with 1t.org (pledges)"]
["2022-06-20","https://ferm.fao.org/search/initiatives","Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM)","no",0,"World","no","FAO Framework for ecosystem restoration monitoring, includes best Practices and Initiatives from: SER, GoProFor, WOCAT Databases"]
["2022-06-20","https://www.lifegoprofor.eu/en/","GoProFor","no",282,"Europe","yes","LIFE project with the result of a \"LIFE THE GOOD PRACTICES DATABASE\" for forest restoration, Ecosystem: Forests, region:Europe"]
["2022-06-20","https://initiative20x20.org/restoration-projects","Initiative 20x20","no",0,"Latin America","no","Country-led initiatve following the Bonn challenge 2030"]
["2022-06-20",null,"The Economics of Ecosystem Restoration (TEER) initiative","no",0,null,"no","Database planned by FAO for ecosystem restoration 2022 - ?? not realized?"]
["2022-06-20","https://www.terramatch.org/","Terra Match","no",0,"Africa","no","Supports Restoration Project Developers by: Applying funding, finding support, reposrting and monitoring"]
["2022-06-20","https://www.wri.org/initiatives/global-restoration-initiative","WRI Global Restoration Initiative","no",0,"no European country","no","WRI's work on forests focuses on a number of specific initiatives, including Global Forest Watch, Forest Legality and Forest and Landscape Restoration. Tree Cover Lost and Restoration Potential Maps"]
["2024-05-22","https://www.weforest.org/programmes/all-projects-a-z/","WeForest","no",0,"Africa, South-America, Asia","no","NGO promoting nature-based climate solutions, donation-based"]
["2024-05-22","https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/knowledge/tools/case-study-explorer","Climate-ADAPT",null,null,"Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden","no","case study catalogues and good practices per country for climate adaptation, filtered for forestry, biodiversity --> not in form of projects"]