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Connecting with Nature
Date du début: 1 févr. 2015, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2015,
...uence of this is that people in general, and youth in particular, are loosing their connection with nature.
According to a study published in 2013 by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), children and youth who are not connected to nature show lower achievement at school, poorer mental and physical health and/or under-developed social skills.
Through this project, we wanted to hel ...
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Conservation of major breeding sites and implementation of innovative and demonstrative actions for the French Corncrake (Life + Râle des genets)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,
... is also considered a priority species for funding under the LIFE programme (highlighted by the Ornis Committee). Previous studies on this species include a LIFE project from 1994-96 by the UKâs Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), with activities in the UK and in France. A European Action Plan was prepared in 1996 and an international single species action plan was prepared in 2006 ...
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The Alde-Ore Estuary - Securing a sustainable future for wildlife (Alde-Ore )
Date du début: 1 avr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2014,
...-Ore estuary to sustain and enhance the habitats and species of European significance. The proposed actions built on conservation work already carried out on these sites by the National Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the two largest nature conservation charities in the UK and Europe. The actions also further developed the nature conservation work supported by previous LIF ...
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Handbook for Actions to Promote Bittern in Europe (Handbook Bittern)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2004, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2006,
...s and know-how of Bittern EU-LIFE Projects. The project is run in close co-operation between three projects partners from Germany, the UK and France: the Brandenburg State Office for Environment, the Royal Society for Protecting of Birds and the Ligue Royale pour la protection des Oiseaux. It is the first time that the wealth of experience from across Europe is brought together and made easily acc ...
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Recovering and securing the future of the globally Near Threatened black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) in the UK (LIFE blackwit UK)
Date du début: 1 août 2016, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2021,
Background
The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is categorised as ânear threatenedâ in the IUCN Red List, and is one of the fourteen UK breeding birds that are of global conservation concern. It is classified as âvulnerableâ in Europe and âendangeredâ in the EU â making it one of only 27 bird species that are âendangeredâ or âcritic ...
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MoorLIFE 2020 (MoorLIFE2020)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2021,
Background
The South Pennine Moorsâ 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 ...
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Improving the conservation prospects of the priority species roseate tern throughout its range in the UK and Ireland (LIFE14 Roseate Tern)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2020,
Background
Listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, the roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is classed as âRare in Europeâ by BirdLife International and is a Species of European Conservation Concern. It breeds in just two areas of Europe, namely the Azores and the far northwest. The northwest metapopulation is spread across a small number of sites in Fra ...
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LIFE Arcipelagu Garnija - Securing the Maltese islands for the Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan (LIFE Arcipelagu Garnija)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 31 août 2020,
Background
The Yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), which is endemic to the Central and Eastern Mediterranean region, is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive and Annex II of the Bern Convention, and accordingly receive special conservation measures across Europe. Due to drastic population declines the status of the Yelkouan shearwater was recently ...
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Conserving the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) in northern England and southern and eastern Scotland (LIFE hen harriers)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2014, Date de fin: 30 juin 2019,
Background
The hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a species of European conservation concern and is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. After several decades of recovery in the UK, the population is currently declining. While the reason for this is not fully understood, it is clear that illegal persecution associated with commercial shooting of red gro ...
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Protecting and restoring the Shiant Isles SPA through rat removal, and safeguarding other seabird island SPAs in the UK (LIFE Shiants)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2014, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2018,
Background
The Shiant Isles Natura 2000 network site is a key site for seabirds. However, the site faces several threats, including the presence of invasive rats that predate important seabird colonies. When conditions were last assessed in 2008, both of the seabirds covered by the assessment â razorbill (Alca torda) and common guillemot (Uria aalge) â ...
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Implementation of integrated habitat networks to improve ecological coherence across the CSGN (EcoCo LIFE Scotland)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2014, Date de fin: 1 sept. 2018,
Background
Habitat fragmentation is recognised as one of the major challenges facing the conservation of habitats and species in a changing climate. The EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy highlights that many ecosystems within the EU have been degraded by habitat fragmentation. Fragmented habitats are often less biodiverse and of poorer quality, with a larger ...
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Improving the conservation status of the little tern in the UK through targeted action at the most important colonies (LIFE Little Terns)
Date du début: 2 sept. 2013, Date de fin: 31 août 2018,
Background
The decline in the population of the little tern (Sterna albifrons) in the UK since the 1990s is a cause for concern. The principal threat to this shore nesting species is from human disturbance. After a decline between the 1930s and 1960s, the population recovered through protection and surveillance by wardens of breeding sites. However, in re ...
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Maintaining and enhancing the Isles of Scilly SPA through the removal of rats from two key islands (Scilly rat removal)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2012, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2017,
Background
The Isles of Scilly lie at the centre of a large network of Natura 2000 sites covering 26 851 ha. The archipelago is home to the following habitats and species: sandbanks that are slightly covered by seawater all of the time; mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide reefs; shore dock (Rumex rupestris), grey seal (Halichoerus g ...
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Securing the future of the stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) throughout its range in the UK (Securing the stone-curlew)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mars 2017,
Background
The stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, categorised as âvulnerableâ in the IUCN European Red List, and classified by BirdLife International as a âSpecies of European Conservation Concernâ. It occurs across much of Europe, but its total population is comparatively small (46 000-78 000 pairs). I ...
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Urgent measures to secure survival of the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in Bulgaria and Greece (Return of the Neophron)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,
Background
In 2002, an action plan for the ârecovery and conservation of vultures on the Balkan Peninsula and adjacent regionsâ was drafted, as a joint effort of national and international NGOs. The plan is promoted by the Vulture Conservation Foundation and the Frankfurt Zoological Society; and is supported by, among others, by BirdLife International ...
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Creating an inventory of Marine IBAs for Puffinus Yelkouan, Calonectris diomedea and Hydrobates pelagicus in Malta (MALTA SEABIRD PROJECT)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 30 juin 2016,
Background
The LIFE Yelkouan Shearwater project (LIFE06 NAT/MT/000097) set a precedent for undertaking seabird research and conservation in Malta, with intensive fieldwork undertaken to ascertain key feeding and rafting areas for the Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) breeding colony at Rdum tal-Madonna, the largest of its kind in Malta. The research ...
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Restoring Mineral Sites for Biodiversity. People and the Economy across North West Europe (RESTORE)
Date du début: 10 mai 2011, Date de fin: 29 sept. 2015,
The 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 Infrastruc ...
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anache-Réseau d'aire marines protégées sur l'ensemble de l'écosystème de la Manche (PANACHE)
Date du début: 10 juil. 2011, Date de fin: 29 juin 2015,
The PANACHE project aims at networking Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Channel area, in order to determine common assessment and management methods, taking into consideration the ecological coherence of those cross-border marine areas. The project also provides for the development of joint strategies for protecting birds in those coastal areas. ...
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Conservation of the wintering population of the globally threatened red-breasted goose (branta ruficollis) in Bulgaria (Safe Ground Redbreasts)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mai 2015,
Background
An important part of BSPBâs work is dedicated to conserving globally threatened species, such as the red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis). The BSPB has monitored the red-breasted goose for 17 consecutive years, constituting the most continuous monitoring of any key species in Bulgaria. It was also one of the organisations that initiated the ...
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5
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Futurescapes : promoting the development of green infrastructure in 34 priority areas throughout the UK (Futurescapes)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,
Background
Despite the existence of the Natura 2000 network, there is an ongoing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services throughout Europe. An important reason for this loss is the continued degradation of the âwider countrysideâ outside protected areas. There is therefore an increasing need to ensure that landscapes surrounding protected areas ar ...
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Facilitating Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) habitat management through sustainable systems of biomass use (Biomass use for Aquatic W)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,
Background
The aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is Europeâs rarest migratory songbird and a globally threatened species (its IUCN status is âvulnerableâ). Some 99% of its population is confined to Europe, with Poland accounting for around 25%. The aquatic warbler is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive and has been identified as a prior ...
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4
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Ensuring Conservation of Priority Bird Species and Coastal Habitats at the Bourgas Natura 2000 Wetland Sites (LIFE FOR THE BOURGAS LAKE)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,
Background
The coastal wetlands around the city of Burgas provide important breeding, wintering and migration habitats for a significant number of bird species. The area is an important migration stop over point for hundreds of thousands of birds flying on the East European migratory route, Via Pontica. The coastal wetlands are situated in very close prox ...
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Carbon reduction in protected nature and landscape areas (Carelands)
Date du début: 30 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 30 août 2014,
This cluster will work on carbon reduction and the use of renewable energies in protected nature and landscape areas. The partnership will also identify businesses who want to be engaged in carbon reduction.
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Conserving machair habitats and species in a suite of Scottish Natura sites (Scottish machair)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2014,
Background
Machair is a unique coastal habitat listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive that is found only on the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland. Formed by calcium rich sand being blown onto acidic soil, the habitat has been keenly influenced by land management practices among the traditional crofting and farming communities, with extensive grazin ...
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Conservation of imperial eagle and saker falcon in key Natura 2000 sites in Bulgaria (BSPB LIFE+ SAVE THE RAPTORS)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2013,
Background
With its three bio-geographical regions and geographic position, Bulgaria is one of richest countries in Europe in terms of species and habitats. More than 30% of the country's territory is included in the Natura 2000 network. Nevertheless many species and habitats are threatened by rapid development throughout the country. Two such species are ...
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Balancing nature and recreation in peri-urban and rural areas (BALANCE)
Date du début: 31 mai 2009, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2013,
The 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 a ...
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Promoting the importance of the EU Birds Directive in conservation management on farmland (Birds Directive )
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,
Background
Around 75% of the UKâs land area is farmed. Long-term data on bird populations show that a large number of species that are dependent on farmland have declined significantly. In addition to species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, such as stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), corncrake (Crex crex) and chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), ...
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Natura People: engaging with people to build a sustainable future for natural heritage of Natura 2000 sites (Natura People)
Date du début: 31 mars 2010, Date de fin: 29 juin 2013,
The Natura People project aims to ensure the long-term protection of the natural environment throughout the programme area by demonstrating the economic value that Natura 2000 (N2000) sites bring to local communities. The partners are all involved in managing coastal N2000 sites, with each of these sites at different stages of development as attractive, vibrant visitor attractions, in parallel wit ...
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The Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment (FAME)
Date du début: 3 avr. 2010, Date de fin: 7 avr. 2013,
Although the AA is characterised by its marine biodiversity, action to protect the marine environment still requires further development, considering both the potential and the fragility that characterise this environment. One aspect that is still in its initial study and implementation phase is the creation of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in some of the Member States participating in the project. ...
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Tackling Climate Change-Related Threats to an Important Coastal SPA in Eastern England (TaCTICS)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2012,
Background
Englandâs eastern coast is rich in birdlife but under considerable pressure from climate-induced sea-level rise. This leads to âcoastal squeezeâ where intertidal habitats are prevented from migrating landwards due to the presence of sea walls. Government policy on shoreline management now tends to favour management solutions that respect ...
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URBAN HABITATS
Date du début: 31 janv. 2008, Date de fin: 29 juin 2012,
The aim of Urban Habitats is to improve availability and quality of urban natural spaces and enhance awareness and engagement of urban nature by local communities. This space is essential for the quality of the urban living environment, offering outdoor recreation possibilities and contributing to conservation of nature and biodiversity in urbanised areas.The partnership is composed of four actors ...
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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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Restoring active blanket bog in the Berwyn and Migneint SACs in Wales (Active blanket bog in Wales)
Date du début: 1 août 2006, Date de fin: 31 mars 2011,
Background
The project focused on the Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains SAC and the Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt SAC, which are two of the most important SACs for blanket bog in the UK. Most of the former site and the entirety of the latter site are also designated as SPAs for their breeding upland bird populations.
Some of the blanket bog within the project ...
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SPA Site and Sea Actions Saving Puffinus yelkouan in Malta (GARNIJA-MALTIJA)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2006, Date de fin: 30 juin 2010,
Background
Council Directive 79/409/EEC and its amending acts aim at providing long-term protection and conservation of all bird species naturally living in the wild within the European territory of Member States (except Greenland).
Species of high priority, in need of urgent protection, are listed in Annex 1 of the Directive. One such species is the Ye ...
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Azores bullfinch habitat recovery in Pico da Vara/Ribeira do Guilherme SPA (PRIOLO)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2003, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2008,
Background
The east of São Miguel Island (Azores) is a unique place in the world. The seeds, flower buds and fleshy fruit of the once-thriving laurel forests provide food for the 100 remaining pairs of the critically endangered Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina).
However, the laurel forest is fighting a losing battle against invading alien plant species ...
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Conservation measures of Falco eleonorae in Greece (FALCO ELEONORAE)
Date du début: 1 mars 2003, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2007,
Background
Eleonoraâs Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is one of the most characteristic birds of the Aegean Sea. It is a migrating falcon that breeds in colonies on uninhabited islets or remote cliffs of inhabited islands. It is named as a priority bird species under LIFE.
With the exception of a few hundred pairs in the North African coast, Cyprus and Croati ...
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Restoring active blanket bog of European importance in North Scotland (Blanket bog)
Date du début: 1 mars 2001, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2006,
Background
The Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands are the largest and most intact areas of active blanket bog found in the UK, and one of the largest in the world. In 1998, 143,538 ha were proposed as pSCI under the Habitats Directive. They were also classified as an SPA in view of their value for a diverse range of Annex I birds, such as the red-throated ...
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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,
Background
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
Unfortunat ...
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Developing a strategic network of SPA reedbeds for Botaurus stellaris (Bittern)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2002, Date de fin: 30 juin 2006,
Background
The bittern (Botaurus stellaris)is a secretive bird found most often in marshes and extensive stands of reedbed. The evocative booming call of the male during the breeding season is often the only sign of its presence. Over the last century, the species has been in steady decline throughout Europe, principally due to the loss of suitably large ...
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