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Conservation arrangements for Lesser Spotted Eagle in Latvia (LIFE AQPOM)
Date du début: 1 août 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2021,
Background
The total population of lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) in Latvia at the end of the previous century was estimated at 2 800 to 5 200 breeding pairs. This represented roughly 45% of the total EU population and 24% of the population for the whole European continent.
Unfortunately, the number of breeding pairs has decreased since 2000. Dur ...
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Reduction of CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland (LIFE Peat Restore)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2016, Date de fin: 30 juin 2021,
Background
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 ...
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Restoring the hydrological regime of the Kemeri National Park (HYDROPLAN)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2018,
Background
Ķemeri 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 proce ...
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Restoration of Corncrake habitats in Dviete floodplain Natura 2000 site (DVIETE)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2015,
Background
Corncrakes are rare birds of humid grasslands. Considered ânear threatenedâ worldwide and included in Annex 1 of the EU Birds Directive, the corncrake (Crex crex) breeds in alluvial meadows, lowland marshes, and drier parts of fens and bogs as well as in grasslands where vegetation is removed annually by mowing.
The Dviete floodplain, a s ...
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Forest Habitat Restoration within the Gauja National Park (FOR-REST)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 août 2015,
Background
The 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 (Gauja NP). 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 leng ...
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Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia (Raised Bogs)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 août 2013,
Background
Active raised bogs are one of Europeâs rarest and most threatened habitats. They are classified as a priority for conservation in Annex I of the Habitats Directive, along with associated bog woodland habitat. Raised bogs occur throughout Latvia, where they are an important habitat for many bird species. However, in recent decades they have be ...
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