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Reinforcement and conservation of Lesser Kestrel populations in Aude (FR) and Extrémadure (ES) (LIFE TRANSFERT)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2005, Date de fin: 31 août 2009,
Background
The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small bird of prey, 27â33 cm in length with a 63â72 cm wingspan. The species breeds from the Mediterranean across Asia. It is a summer migrant, often wintering in Africa. It is rare to find the bird north of its breeding range.
Both the population and range of the lower kestrel is declining in Europ ...
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Improving wintering conditions for Branta ruficollis at Techirghiol (Branta ruficollis Techirghiol)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2004, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2007,
...arated from the sea by a narrow belt of sand. It is a key winter roosting site for the red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis), one of the rarest goose species in the world, included in Annex I of the Birds Directive and considered a priority for LIFE funding.
Branta ruficollis nests in tundra and currently 80-90% of birds winter at five roosting sites on the Black Sea, in Bulgaria and Romania, in ...
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Important bird areas for seabirds in Portugal (IBAMarinha)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2004, Date de fin: 1 oct. 2008,
Background
Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are sites that are essential to ensure the long-term viability of bird populations, particularly of those species that are of conservation concern. BirdLife Internationalâs IBA inventories are used, amongst others, to analyse whether the EUâs current SPA network is adequate or not.
Whereas the terrestrial breed ...
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From degraded to active raised bogs pSCI Bargerveen (Bargerveen)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2003, Date de fin: 1 nov. 2006,
...e Sphagnum pulchrum, and habitats such as Rhynchosporion (type 7150), wet heaths with Erica tetralix (type 4010) and European dry heaths (type 4030). Additionally, the area is of great importance for birds, including 15 species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive.
Large areas of the Boertangerveen were drained in the past, so that the residual bog now lies like an island above the sur ...
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Restoration of Latvian floodplains for EU priority species and habitats (Meadows)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2004, Date de fin: 30 juin 2008,
...s in the country, including 50% of the national resource of Fennoscandian wooded meadows, and over 6530 ha of alluvial forests. They also host Latvia's highest breeding densities of the LIFE priority bird species Crex crex (400-685 individuals) and Aquila pomarina (59-120 individuals), as well as a third of the Latvian Gallingo media population (59-120 individuals).
The main threat to these flood ...
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IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS FOR SEABIRDS (Marine Ibas) IN SPAIN (IBA MARINAS)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2004, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2009,
Background
Important Bird Areas (IBAs) are sites that are essential to ensure the long-term viability of bird populations, particularly of those species that are of conservation concern. BirdLife Internationalâs IBA inventories are used, amongst others, to analyse whether the current SPA network is adequate or not.
Whereas the terrestrial breeding col ...
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Arrangement of spotted eagles and black stork conservation in Estonia (EAGLELIFE)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2004, Date de fin: 31 mai 2009,
Background
This project focuses on three bird species listed as priorities under Annex I of the Birds Directive: the black Stork (Ciconia nigra); the lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina); and the greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), one of the most endangered species in Europe.
The forests and wetlands of Estonia are home to important European popula ...
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Integration of spatial environmental information across different themes, scales, resolutions and uses : added value of facilitating mechanisms (ENVIFACILITATE)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2004, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2006,
.... The tools allow maps and databases to be overlaid to give a clear representation of the spatial data with dozens of alternative data layers available. For example, a direct link to the databases of Bird Life Finland enables any user to see the most topical bird observations over selected map layers.
The Spatial Data Lending Facility delivers spatial data sets to interested users from 20 diff ...
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Conserving Acrocephalus paludicola in Poland and Germany (Aquatic Warbler project)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2005, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2011,
Background
Aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is the rarest passerine bird species found in mainland Europe. With a very small world population, of around only 12 000 to 20 500 pairs, it is classified as vulnerable on the Red List of Endangered Species. The aquatic warbler depends on habitats such as fen mires and wet meadows, and is extremely susc ...
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Conservation of the Roseate Tern in Brittany (Dougall)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2005, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2010,
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The main objective of the project was to enhance the breeding rate of Roseate Tern on Lâîle aux Dames and to re-attract this sea bird to four other neighbouring islands (la Colombière, Trevorcâh, lâîle aux Moutons and Petit Veizit).
The project had two specific objectives:
Increase the population by stabilising and optimising productivit ...
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Conservation and development of the inland salt marshes of Northern Thuringia (Binnensalzstellen Thüringen)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2003, Date de fin: 31 août 2008,
...llow for particularly close control of water levels in important salt meadows.
The project led to visible benefits for prioritised halophyte fauna and flora species. Important meadow bird species profited from the restoration actions, notably the common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) and northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Some beetles and insects that were previously classified as extinct in Thur ...
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Conservation of Senne and Medzibodrozie SPAs in Slovakia (SENNERESTSK)
Date du début: 15 nov. 2005, Date de fin: 14 mai 2011,
...sed on two SPAâs located in eastern Slovakia â Senne SPA and Medzibodrozie â 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.
The Se ...
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Intermittent Cerknica Lake (Cerknisko Jezero)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2007, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2009,
...rains away through underground caves or sinkholes in the bottom of the lake. In the terrestrial phase, the bottom consists of different habitat types that are favourable for the nesting of endangered bird species listed in Annex II of the Birds Directive and for various amphibians or butterflies.
Steps have been taken historically to either improve the lakeâs drainage or flood the lake to suit ...
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Conservation, restoration and durable management in Small Island of Braila, Romania (RESTOREWETLANDS)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2006, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2011,
Background
Small 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 ...
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Urgent measures for the recovery of Bugio's petrel, Pterodroma feae, and its habitat (SOS Freira do Bugio )
Date du début: 1 févr. 2006, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2010,
...tion of the rare Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae) (173-258 specimens). The Natura 2000 site is classified as an SPA and also as a pSCI, due to its important biodiversity. It possesses a large number of birds listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, several of them breeding on the islands, and plants and mammals from the Annex II of the Habitats Directive. The main threats to the species are the dis ...
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Restoration of Biological Diversity in Military Training Area and Natura 2000 site "Adazi" (ADAZI)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2006, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2009,
...r inland dunes with open grey hair-grass (Corynephorus canescens) and bent grass (Agrostis spp.). Two plant, three fish, and one invertebrate species listed in Annex II are present , as well as 21 bird species included in Annex I Bird Directive. The territory was also selected as a site due to its potential for raising public awareness on the importance of combining nature protection with land use ...
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Rehabilitation of heaths and mires on the Hautes-Fagnes Plateau (PLTHautes-Fagnes)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2007, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2012,
...inia 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 ...
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Large-scale Habitat Restoration in "Turnhouts Vennengebied" (LIFE Turnhouts Vennengebied)
Date du début: 1 août 2006, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2011,
...cent years. Extensive 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 found include the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) and black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius).The presence of the habitats and ...
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Life in Upper Drau River (LIFE Obere Drau II)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2006, Date de fin: 31 août 2011,
... 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 âObere Drauâ and nominate it as a bird reserve.
The 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, ri ...
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Conservation of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) in Lithuania (White Stork Conservation)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 mars 2013,
...ation. Specific Natura 2000 network sites have not been designated for this species in Lithuania because it is so widespread, but the number of breeding pairs in SPAs established for other species of birds is unknown. Therefore, species-based conservation measures should be implemented for the white stork.
Objectives
The ...
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Wetlands Moroccan Centre
Date du début: 1 sept. 2002, Date de fin: 31 août 2005,
...ometres of coastal zones, and a network of rivers stretching for 10,000 kilometres. These humid zones are crucial for conserving biodiversity. The majority of them are, for example, used by migratory birds. However, these zones are suffering losses in their ecological, economic, and socio-cultural value. Despite conservation efforts, their situation is becoming increasingly worrying due to a lack ...
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...annel eco-tourism, especially featuring internationally and nationally-important, coastal, wetland and coastal river sites.The main objective is to create two joint tourism products: an international bird and nature festival, and a programme of wetland discovery that includes the improvement of facilities. These two tourism products will permit the exchange of ideas, experience and people across ...
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Improved accessibility of the Baltic Sea Region by air transport (BALTIC BIRD)
Date du début: 8 juin 2011, Date de fin: 7 mars 2013,
...bligations Manual, Tourism Destination Development Check List. Based on a best practice approach, those instruments shall be jointly developed and implemented during the project execution. The BALTIC BIRD (BB) partnership will also analyse how to reduce extensive detours flights via Oslo and Stockholm to the benefit of less fuel consuming direct flights, connecting locations in the northern part o ...
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Mink control to protect important birds in SPAs in the Western Isles (Mink control)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2001, Date de fin: 30 juin 2006,
... The Western Isles of Scotland are of particularly high national and international nature conservation importance for their breeding populations of several species of wader and other water birds. Consequently, 5 SPAs covering almost 150 km² have been designated to protect the vast assemblages of breeding birds present in the islands
Unfortunately, these extraordinary sites have been t ...
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Egyptian Vulture and Bonelliâs Eagle Conservation in Douro/Duero Canyon (LIFE Rupis)
Date du début: 16 juil. 2015, Date de fin: 15 juil. 2019,
...ation represents 10% of the total population of the peninsula. For Portugal, the area is the last stronghold of the Egyptian vulture and the red kite in the country.
The populations of all these birds of prey are declining nationally and in the wider EU. In the project area/SPAs these populations are still high, though breeding rates have declined and adult mortality rates increased as a result o ...
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Conservation of Black and Griffon vultures in the cross-border Rhodopes mountains (LIFE RE-Vultures)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2016, Date de fin: 30 juin 2021,
...from electricity infrastructure by identifying all dangerous electricity poles in the project Natura 2000 network sites (SPAs) in Bulgaria, insulating more than 120 power poles and the mounting of bird diverters on 2.5 km of power lines;
Increased awareness and support from key stakeholders, including local businesses, by organising excursions for stakeholders and community leaders to vulture-wat ...
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Restoring the Pontine Archipelago ecosystem through management of rats and other invasive alien species (LIFE PonDerat)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 31 mars 2020,
Background
The breeding success of bird species with unfavourable conservation status, such as Scopoliâs shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and Yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), is seriously threatened by the black rat (Rattus rattus), as demonstrated by international scientific literature. This negative trend is occurring in several Mediterranean ...
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DRAVA LIFE â Integrated River Management (DRAVA LIFE)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2015, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2020,
... The 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:
Increase pristine, dynamic river habitats â Dynamic river habitats (gravel, sand and steep banks) are extremely rare ...
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Protection and usage of aapa mires with a rich avifauna (Aapa & Avi)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2000, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2005,
... 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), 4 ...
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Restoration project 'Galenbecker See' for priority species (Galenbecker See)
Date du début: 1 mai 2001, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2007,
...ater has also become eutrophic and partly silted up, due to a permanent input of nutrients from agriculture and fish farming.
The lake is still an important staging post for at least 80 migratory bird species, and together with the adjacent fen, it has been registered at UNESCO as a "wetland area of international importance" (according to the RAMSAR Convention) as well as declared an EU special p ...
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Conservation actions for priority bird life in Lake Salso Oasis (LIFE+ AVIFAUNA DEL LAGO SALSO)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2015,
...of Capitanata - and a Special Protection Area (SPA) â the Mires in the Gulf of Manfredonia. These are two of the most important natural areas in the whole of the Mediterranean basin for water birds.
They provide important resting sites during migration, as well as wintering and feeding areas for birds, including the four priority bird species: pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus); great bitt ...
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Conservation of Aquila heliaca in the Carpathian basin (Aquila heliaca)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2002, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2005,
Background
The imperial eagle is a rare and declining bird species, cited as a priority species by a number of international conventions. Its last remaining stronghold in Europe outside the former Soviet Union is the Carpathian Basin of Hungary and Slovakia. 55 pairs were known to breed in Hungary in 2001.
The imperial eagle nests in both forested moun ...
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Conservation of priority bird species in Lake Mikri Prespa, Greece (Mikri Prespa)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2002, Date de fin: 30 juin 2007,
... Republic of Macedonia, and Greece. The lake has been classified as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention and has been designated as a special protection area under the EU Birds Directive. A total of 261 species of birds have been observed there (including 164 nesting birds), 81 of them listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. The region boasts the world's largest bree ...
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Habitat Management and Raptor Conservation in Nestos Delta and Gorge (Nestos)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2002, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2006,
...hich is home to many raptors, including the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus).
The 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 nati ...
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Conservation of the aquatic warbler in the ZEPA 'La Nava-Campos' (CarricerÃn Nava-Campos)
Date du début: 1 juin 2002, Date de fin: 31 mai 2006,
...s rarest warbler. It breeds in temperate eastern Europe (Poland; Hungary, Germany, the Baltic States, the Ukraine and Belarus) and has an estimated population of 15,000 pairs. This small passerine bird is found in wetlands with sedge and similarly structured marshy habitats. Drainage of such wetlands and destruction of the habitat has meant that this species has declined rapidly.
For many years, ...
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Restoration forest habitats from Pietrosul Rodnei biosphere reserve (Piedrosul Rodnei)
Date du début: 1 juin 2003, Date de fin: 1 juin 2007,
...sons, 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. Whe ...
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Implementation of management measures at the Agras wetland (AGRAS WETLAND)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2003, Date de fin: 1 juil. 2007,
...), 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 ...
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Conservation of Cory's shearwater on the Hyères islands (HYERILES)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2003, Date de fin: 1 sept. 2007,
...(Levant, Port-Cros and Porquerolles) and 6 small islets. These islands, which extend over 3000 ha, are covered with dense forests and scrub. Coastal cliffs favorise the presence of Mediterranean seabirds such as the Cory's shearwater ( Calonectris diomedea diomedea ), the Mediterranean Shearwater ( Puffinus yelkouan ) and the storm petrel ( Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis ). These birds belong to ...
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Recovery plan for the Egyptian Vulture in South-Eastern France (VAUTOUR)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2003, Date de fin: 1 mai 2008,
...range and is now considered âendangeredâ in the IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature - May 2007).
In Europe, the population numbers have declined dramatically. The bird used to inhabit the entire range of the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean area and the Rhone Valley up to Switzerland and there were still between 160 and 185 breeding pairs in 1935. However, the European po ...
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International programme for the Bearded vulture in the Alps (GYPAETE)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2003, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2007,
Background
The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is a large bird of prey, which feeds mainly on bones taken from the carcasses of wild or domestic ungulates. With recent population estimates showing less than 120 couples, it is a very rare species in the EU. The vulture is in a high position in the food chain and has a slow reproductive cycle, making it ...
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