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The wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) of Finland: Conservation and recovery of historic range (WildForestReindeerLIFE)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2023,

Background The Finnish forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) is a subspecies of the large and widespread reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) population. The (sub)speciation took place during the last ice age, and since then, there have been major changes in the Finnish forest reindeer’s range. Once commonplace in Fennoscandia and North-western Russia, b ...
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Conservation of the eastern imperial eagle by decreasing human-caused mortality in the Pannonian Region (PannonEagle Life)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 31 mars 2022,

Background Thanks to conservation efforts started in the 1980s, the Hungarian population of the eastern imperial eagle has come back from the brink of extinction, reaching 160 pairs by 2014. The Pannonian biogeographical region (which includes all of Hungary and parts of Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia and Ukraine) now holds some 220 pa ...
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Reintroduction of lynxes (Lynx lynx carpathicus) in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve (LIFE Luchs Pfälzerwald)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2021,

Background The Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx carpathicus) disappeared from the Rhineland-Palatinate area in the 18th century. Nowadays the closest population of lynx to the Pfälzerwald/Palatinate Forest is a French population in the southern Vosges. Monitoring in the Pfälzerwald has periodically identified individual lynxes. These are expected to originate ...
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COLLECTIVE ACTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE EU SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS (LIFE EUROTURTLES)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2021,

Background The project focuses on areas that are pivotal for the conservation of the two sea turtle species occurring in the EU and listed as priority species in Annex II of the Habitats Directive, the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). In the EU, the loggerhead turtle has major nesting sites in Greece and Cyprus, a ...
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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,

Background European black vultures (Aegypius monachus)and griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) are considered as umbrella species whose conservation will also substantially benefit other raptor species sharing the main diet of carrion as well as breeding and foraging habitats. These species are also an indicator of healthy, intact, natural habitats. The conserv ...
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Urgent actions for the recovery of European Bison populations in Romania (LIFE RE-Bison)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2016, Date de fin: 31 mars 2021,

Background The European bison (Bison bonasus) or wisent, is Europe’s largest wild land mammal. It once roamed all across the continent. However, it was hunted to near extinction by 1927, when only 54 individuals remained, all in captivity. A slow but successful breeding and reintroduction effort in Central and Eastern Europe helped to re-establish a wil ...
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Sustainable protection of lower Danube sturgeons by preventing and counteracting poaching and illegal wildlife trade (LIFE FOR DANUBE STURGEONS)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2020,

Background According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), sturgeons are the most threatened fish species worldwide. Of the five surviving sturgeon species in the Danube basin, the IUCN Red List categorises four as “critically endangered” and one as “vulnerable”. Population trends for all five are decreasing. Within the EU, ...
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DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management (DRAVA LIFE)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2015, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2020,

Background River 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 riv ...
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Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE (Light & Fire -LIFE)

Date du début: 1 août 2014, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2020,

Background Under 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. The Finnish country report for the period 2001-2006 assessed the overall conservation status of 18 out of 19 Annex I natural habit ...
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Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers (AMBER)

Date du début: 1 juin 2016, Date de fin: 31 mai 2020,

Rivers rank among some of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, and are the focus of costly restoration programmes that cost billions to taxpayers. Much of Europe depends on water from rivers for drinking, food production, and the generation of hydropower, which is essential for meeting the EU renewable energy target. Yet only half the EU surface waters have met the WFD’s 2015 target of goo ...
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Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas (MERCES)

Date du début: 1 juin 2016, Date de fin: 31 mai 2020,

The project MERCES is focused on the restoration of different degraded marine habitats, with the aim of: 1) assessing the potential of different technologies and approaches; 2) quantifying the returns in terms of ecosystems services and their socio-economic impacts; 3) defining the legal-policy and governance frameworks needed to optimize the effectiveness of the different restoration approaches. ...
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Ground Truth 2.0 - Environmental knowledge discovery of human sensed data (Ground Truth 2.0)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2019,

Ground Truth 2.0 delivers the demonstration and validation of six scaled up citizen observatories in real operational conditions both in the EU and in Africa. It will strengthen the full feedback-loop in the information chain from citizen-based data collection to knowledge sharing for joint decision-making and cooperative planning. The project focuses on environmental indicators in urban and rural ...
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Using marine mammals for making science education and science careers attractive for young people (Marine Mammals)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2019,

The Marine Mammals proposes to create a European consortium of education and research institutions, alongside small to medium enterprises, to promote STEM subjects and students’ interest in science careers. All project partners are internationally renowned experts in their field of work. Together with teachers and educational scientists they will form expert groups who will develop teacher trainin ...
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Restoration and conservation of riparian forests of habitat type *91Е0 in Natura 2000 sites and model areas in Bulgaria (LIFE Riparian Forests)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2014, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2019,

Background The project targets the priority habitat type of Community Interest 91Е0*: Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinusexcelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae). Even though this habitat is found all over Bulgaria, its total area accounts for only 0.5% of the country’s overall forest area. These marginal and riparaian f ...
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Science, Technology, and Society Initiative to minimize Unwanted Catches in European Fisheries (MINOUW)

Date du début: 1 mars 2015, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2019,

The complexity of the problem of banning discards and bringing all unwanted catches to land makes it necessary to follow a multi-actor approach, whereby scientists, fisheries technologists, fish producers and NGOs work collaboratively to provide the scientific and technical basis to achieve the gradual elimination of discards in European marine fisheries. The project’s overall objective is to mini ...
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Partnership for New Energy Leadership 2050 (PANEL 2050)

Date du début: 1 mars 2016, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2019,

The aim of PANEL 2050 project is to create durable and replicable sustainable energy networks at local (municipality/community) level, where relevant local stakeholders collaborate for the creation of a local energy visions, strategies and action plans for the transition towards low carbon communities in 2050. The PANEL 2050 project will focus on the creation of these sustainable local energy netw ...
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Improvement and Long-Term Safeguarding of the Natura 2000 Site “Dessau-Wörlitz Elbe Floodplain” (Elbauen bei Vockerode)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2018,

Background Flood prevention is not only a technical task; rather, it is a far reaching, multi- disciplinary and border-crossing undertaking. Floodwater provision is an important component of a flood protection concept and plan. According to the Flood Risk Management Guidelines of the EU, all floodplain areas with risk of flooding are required to have a fl ...
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"Measures for the conservation of Bonelli's eagle, Egyptian vulture and Lanner falcon in Sicily" (LIFE ConRaSi)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2018,

Background Sicily represents a key area for three species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive: Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) and lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus). It hosts 100% of the confirmed nesting population of Egyptian vulture, and 65% of the Italian population as a whole and 65% of the national la ...
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Ticking boxes, or marking success? - Maximising the potential of the EU’s Monitoring Mechanism Regulation for LIFE (LIFE MaxiMiseR)

Date du début: 4 janv. 2016, Date de fin: 3 juil. 2018,

Background The European Union has endorsed the objective of reducing Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80-95%, compared to 1990 levels, by 2050. A pivotal point has been reached in its climate and energy policy development, with debates on the number, nature and level of targets for 2030. Equally important, is the development of mechanisms that ...
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Transboundary cooperation for revitalization of riverine habitat complex in Drava region within Natura 2000 sites (LIFE Old-Drava)

Date du début: 1 juin 2014, Date de fin: 31 mai 2018,

Background 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 ecol ...
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Improved communication, cooperation and capacity building for preserving biodiversity in Natura 2000 forests (LIFEinFORESTS)

Date du début: 1 juil. 2014, Date de fin: 31 mars 2018,

Background Around 833 000 ha of forests (41% of all forested areas) can be found on Natura 2000 sites in Hungary. This includes 412 000 ha forests under national protection as well. Most of the state-owned forests are managed by state forest companies; only a minor part is in the trusteeship of national park directorates. Because of the unique biogeograph ...
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Implementation of Sustainable Development based on Socially Responsible Transformation (LIFE_WZROST_PL)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2016, Date de fin: 31 mars 2018,

Background Throughout the Polish media and in political debates, the dominant opinion expressed is that the national economy should be based on the use of the country’s coal resources. Advocates for coal claim that it remains the most abundant and the cheapest source of energy in Poland. As a result, topics such as climate change, greenhouse gas (GHG) e ...
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Developing Sustainable Energy Investment (SEI) metrics, benchmarks, and assessment tools for the financial sector (SEI Metrics)

Date du début: 1 mars 2015, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2018,

The challenge we aim to address in this project is the lack of investment in sustainable energy and energy-efficient assets from public and private financial institutions. The core approach of the project is to define what a sustainable asset and a sustainable investment portfolio is, and to develop an assessment framework in order to allow financial institution to measure their ‘performance’ and ...
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Conservation of priority natural values in ‘Turjánvidék’ Natura 2000 site southern unit (HUTURJAN)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,

Background The Turjánvidék Natura 2000 site (SCI) covers 9 740 ha, of which 5 304 ha is the southern area, and the target area of the project. The project will also target 2 022 ha of a recently designated Natura 2000 site, bordering the existing site to the south. The Turjánvidék site is one of the most extensive and continuously humid sand habitat s ...
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Recovering the historic distribution range of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Spain and Portugal (Iberlince)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,

Background Up until the 19th century, the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) could be found in all the regions of Spain and Portugal. Since then, and particularly in the last decades of the 20th century, its population and distribution area have suffered an alarming decline. The species is the most threatened carnivorous mammal in Europe. There are currently on ...
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Best practice actions for wolf conservation in Mediterranean-type areas (MED-WOLF)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2017,

Background Wolf populations in Spain, Portugal and Italy face the possibility of local extinction. The Iberian wolf population is c. 2 500 individuals, the largest in Western Europe (and 26% of the total EU population of wolves). The most endangered nucleus is located south of the Duero River – where the population is fragmented and probably does not ...
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Operational Potential of Ecosystem Research Applications (OPERAs)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2017,

Human use and exploitation of the biosphere is increasing at such a pace and scale that the sustainability of major ecosystems is threatened, and may not be able to continue to function in ways that are vital to the existence of humanity. Re-framing environmental resource use has led to the emergence of the concepts of ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital (NC). This discourse indicates not ...
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Conservation and restoration of Natura 2000 rheophilic fish species and their migratory routes in key SCIs in Bulgaria (LIFE FREE FISH)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2013, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2017,

Background The biggest threat to Bulgaria's rivers and their dependent species is fragmentation caused by the construction of artificial barriers, such as hydropower plants, bridges and erosion control features. Bulgaria has no national requirements for river infrastructure works to take into account the protection of river habitats by allowing for the ...
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Delivery of the Water Framework Directive through collaborative action between civil society and the private sector (LIFE WaterLIFE)

Date du début: 1 juil. 2014, Date de fin: 30 juin 2017,

Background Freshwater ecosystems provide a vital service for people, economies and nature. Throughout Europe they are under pressure due to pollution, morphological change, increasing water consumption, climate change and other factors. The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) was introduced in 2000 to impose firm timetables for reversing the long-term decl ...
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CYCLADES "Integrated monk seal conservation in Northern Cyclades" (CYCLADES Life)

Date du début: 1 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 30 juin 2017,

Background The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a priority species for conservation, according to Annex II of the Habitats Directive. It is also designated as a “critically endangered” species under the IUCN Red List; and is included in Annex III of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive – as a key indicator of the status of the marin ...
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Safeguarding the lesser white-fronted goose fennoscandian population in key wintering and staging sites within the European flyway (Safeguard LWfG)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2017,

Background The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is an Annex I species of the Birds Directive, classified as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN Red List. The global population trend for the species has shown rapid decline (30-49%) during the period 1998-2008, accompanied by breeding range fragmentation. The wild population of the goose in the Fennos ...
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Celtic Seas Partnership (CSP) – stakeholder driven integrated management of the Celtic Seas Marine Region. (CSP)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 mars 2017,

Background The Celtic Seas Marine Region (CSMR) encompasses the western seaboard of the UK and Republic of Ireland, the coasts and territorial waters to the north of Scotland and south to Brittany in northern France. The European Atlas of the Seas describes this area as a very windy stretch of water that has long been a busy shipping area with intensive f ...
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Improving the Conservation Status of Species-rich Habitats (Species-rich LIFE)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,

Background One of the main threats to natural habitats in Finland is the drastic change in forests caused by modern forestry management practices. According to the Finnish assessment of the conservation status of the habitats of the Habitats Directive, 70% of forest habitat types are threatened. Most of the herb-rich forest habitat types were evaluated as ...
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Youth Water Camp 2016: Sensing the City

Date du début: 1 mai 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2016,

The Berlin youth camp seeks to strengthen the youth voice in the huge effort of European Water conservation – by bringing young people together & giving them tools to interact with other voices from politics, administration and civil society. Via a focal point on water in the city – water quality and the rediscovery of urban rivers, ecological continuity of the river, new challenges linked to cli ...
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A Decarbonisation Platform for Citizen Empowerment and Translating Collective Awareness into Behavioural Change (DecarboNet)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2013, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2016,

A lack of collective awareness negatively impacts perceived personal efficacy, which hampers efforts to address societal problems. DecarboNet is a multidisciplinary effort to tackle this problem by identifying determinants of collective awareness, translating awareness into behavioural change, and providing novel methods to analyse and visualise the underlying processes. The project's core innovat ...
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MAKING PUBLIC GOODS PROVISION THE CORE BUSINESS OF NATURA 2000 (MAKING GOOD NATURA)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 15 juin 2016,

Background Natura 2000 network sites provide a wide range of ecosystems services. Efficient management of the sites is essential for their conservation and to ensure the continued delivery of ecosystems services. However, conservation activities come with an administrative and management cost, and, in many cases, management plans cannot be implemented bec ...
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Multi-Objective Decision Making Tools through Citizen Engagement (Consensus)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2013, Date de fin: 31 mars 2016,

Every real-world planning problem, especially in governance and policy-making, possesses several objectives that are typically subject to inherent conflicts with underlying tradeoffs to be discovered. Policy makers are in need of proper tools that will utilize an overall analytical process, that is, assist in modelling the real-world planning process, automatically obtain the best attainable trade ...
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The creation of a Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere (Protecting Europe's Lifeline)

Date du début: 31 déc. 2010, Date de fin: 30 mars 2016,

The Danube, Drava and Mura Rivers, an area of more than 800,000 ha represent the unique natural and cultural heritage of five countries: Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia. The rivers are rich in biological values and natural resources. In order to preserve this European Lifeline, WWF and his partner organisations pushes for a Trans-Boundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; this would bring b ...
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Wetland Restoration in the Mura-Drava-Danube area

Date du début: 30 juin 2012, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2015,

ObjectivesThe Danube has lost 80 percent of its former floodplains, and with them the most biologically productive areas and essential ecosystem services, from flood protection to water purification. This project will contribute to WWF goal to be achieved by 2020: 1.5 million ha of floodplains on 1,500 km of free-flowing river sections are protected and connected to the river system in order to su ...
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Strategic Hubs for the Analysis and Acceleration of the Mediterranean Solar Sector (SHAAMS)

Date du début: 8 nov. 2012, Date de fin: 7 nov. 2015,

The project in brief The last decades have witnessed a growing interest for solar energy initiatives in the Mediterranean region, coupled with a growing pressure to ensure an actual shift from traditional energies towards a more efficient energy system. While many successful national and regional projects have been implemented in order to develop market, policy and technical actions, the transitio ...
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