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Cross-border protection of the Great Bustard in Central Europe (LIFE Great Bustard)

Start date: Jul 11, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2023,

Background Austria and Hungary have undertaken efforts to protect and enlarge the habitat of great bustards, a bird species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. They have focused on active habitat management and on the maintenance of large areas dedicated to non-intensive farming. But the problem of overhead power lines remains great, causing fatal c...
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The wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) of Finland: Conservation and recovery of historic range (WildForestReindeerLIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 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 and restoration of alluvial forests and bog woodland in Brandenburg (LIFE Feuchtwälder)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2022,

Background The 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 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 ...
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Towards integrated management of freshwater Nature 2000 sites and habitats (FRESHABIT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2022,

Background Freshwater habitats are among the most threatened habitat types globally. In the 2007-2012 conservation status assessment of the EU Habitats Directive (Article 17), none of the freshwater, coastal, and groundwater dependent wetland habitats in Europe fully met favourable conservation status, and most are in unfavourable conservation status. Alm...
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Control stRategies Of Alien invasive Amphibians in France (LIFE CROAA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2022,

Background The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) and the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) are two invasive amphibian species that have been introduced to France, elsewhere in Europe and to other continents. They are a major threat for wetlands because of their disruptive impact on autochtonous communities (competition, predation, transmissio...
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Bright Future for Black Vulture in Bulgaria (Vultures back to LIFE)

Start date: Jul 16, 2015, End date: Jul 15, 2022,

Background The most serious problem for vultures in Bulgaria today is the critically low number of populations and their isolation. In spite of two decades of conservation efforts, the WWF Greece Dadia project showed that the number of breeding pairs is not increasing and remains around 20 pairs. Another threat is unsuitable livestock breeding practices r...
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Conservation of the eastern imperial eagle by decreasing human-caused mortality in the Pannonian Region (PannonEagle Life)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 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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Restoration and management of Danube floodplain habitats (LIFE Danube floodplains)

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2022,

Background In 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 ...
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Raised bogs in Denmark (LIFEraisedbogs)

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2021,

Background Article 17 of the Habitats Directive obliges Member States to report on the conservation status of priority of species and habitats. Active raised bogs (7110*), along with associated invertebrates, is unfavourable in the geographical areas targeted by the project. At present the project areas and associated vulnerable habitat types face several...
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Conservation arrangements for Lesser Spotted Eagle in Latvia (LIFE AQPOM)

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 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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COLLECTIVE ACTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE EU SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS (LIFE EUROTURTLES)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 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)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 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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Reduction of CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland (LIFE Peat Restore)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 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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Re-creating habitat complexity for semi-aquatic fauna (SemiAquaticLife)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Background Freshwater ecosystems are vital for biodiversity and human wellbeing. Wetlands harbour multiple organisms that are at least partially dependent on freshwaters for completing their lifecycle. Amphibians and invertebrates are key components of wetlands, and these groups contain numerous endangered species. The semi-aquatic lifecycle of these grou...
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The rescue of endemic priority plant species Minuartia smejkalii (Life for Minuartia)

Start date: Jul 7, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Background Minuartia smejkalii is a postglacial flowering plant that is endemic to the Czech Republic. A type of sandwort, M. smejkalii is nowadays only found in two Natura 2000 network sites in the country. However, its population has undergone a 65% decline in the last five years and in some parts of the project sites it is already extinct. The main cau...
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Sustainable protection of lower Danube sturgeons by preventing and counteracting poaching and illegal wildlife trade (LIFE FOR DANUBE STURGEONS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 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)

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 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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LIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DRY GRASSLANDS IN EASTERN SLOVENIA (LIFE TO GRASSLANDS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Background Dry grasslands – semi-natural dry grasslands on calcareous substrates (6210) and species-rich Nardus grasslands on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (6230) – have a bad/unfavourable conservation status in Slovenia. Overgrowth resulting from land abandonment is a critical threat for these habitat types. Additionally in the past few dec...
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Awareness Raising, Training and Measures on Invasive alien Species in forests (LIFE ARTEMIS)

Start date: Jul 7, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Background In 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 ...
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Promoting awareness of wildlife crime prosecution and liability for biodiversity damage in NATURA 2000 areas in Crete. (LIFE Natura Themis)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Background In Crete there is a lack of prosecution of wildlife crime and measures for remediation of damage to biodiversity in Natura 2000 sites. The EU, however, introduced the Environmental Liability Directive in 2014 to remediate biodiversity damage and establish wildlife crime as a separate area of prosecution. Local communities have a role to play in...
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Conservation and restoration of Mire Habitats (LIFE Mires Estonia)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Background The 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 favo...
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Restoration and sustainable management of Imperial Eagle’s foraging habitats in key Natura 2000 sites in Bulgaria (LAND for LIFE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Background The EU breeding population of the imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is small (possibly as low as 230 pairs). Its numbers dropped drastically from 1970 to 1990 and are probably still declining. The main threats to the species are destruction and alteration of breeding and feeding habitats, shortages of prey species (particularly the souslik), elec...
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Coastal Habitat Conservation in Nature Park 'Piejura' (LIFE CoHaBit)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Background Piejūra 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 biodiver...
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Improving Human-Bear Coexistence Conditions in Municipality of Amyntaio (LIFE AMYBEAR)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

Background The Brown bear (Ursus arctos) is listed in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive. There are estimated to be at least 500 brown bears in Greece, of which around a quarter are found in the project area, the municipality of Amyntaio in the Western Macedonia region of north-west Greece. This bear population is affected by bottleneck phenomena ...
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Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE (Light & Fire -LIFE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 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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Large scale grazing management of steppe lakes in the Hortobágy (Steppe lake grazing)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Jul 1, 2020,

Background Salt-affected soils started to form in the Hortobágy area in the Pleistocene era as mineral-rich sediments were deposited by two rivers. Later the area was cut off by the river Tisza and prolonged dry periods became normal. Since that time, large ungulates have been continuously present in the area, and thus a grass-dominated landscape with Pa...
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Conservation of habitats and species of bocage landscapes of the Fagne and Famenne (Bocages)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background The conservation status of extensively managed hay meadows in Belgium’s Wallonia region has been assessed as 'unfavourable' under the Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive. Changing land use patterns continue to present risks to the wildlife that depend on these agricultural landscapes. Wallonia’s 'bocages' are also considered under th...
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Connectivity of the Natura 2000 network across the Belgian-Dutch borders in the Meuse basin (LIFE Pays mosan)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background This project’s area contains 40 Natura 2000 sites (covering 24 566 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. But these habitats have become extremely fragmented and ar...
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Future DiverCities - Creativity in an Urban Context

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2020,

FUTURE DIVERCITIES creates an economically, socially and artistically sustainable future for creativity across Europe and beyond. This 4 year project will establish a European network of creators to encourage and support creativity, innovation and art production, support and develop emerging talent and assist the creation, distribution and monetisation of art.Our focus will be on creativity in an ...
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Restoring the Pontine Archipelago ecosystem through management of rats and other invasive alien species (LIFE PonDerat)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

Background The breeding success of bird species with unfavourable conservation status, such as Scopoli’s 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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Biodiversity in Standards and Labels for the Food Industry (LIFEBioStandards)

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

Background The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 underlines the importance of motivating the corporate sector to reduce its negative impacts on biodiversity. Intensive agriculture is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss, through the use of heavy machinery, pesticides and synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, land consolidation, drainage, etc. Therefore, ...
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SUSTAINABLE FARMING IN SPAs OF CASTILLA-LA MANCHA FOR STEPPE BIRDS CONSERVATION (LIFE STEPPE FARMING)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background Founded in 1993, Fundación Global Natura (FGN) is a private national charitable organisation dedicated to the conservation, protection and management of the environment. FGN projects contribute to maintaining and restoring habitat and endangered species, technological innovation and recovery of traditional farming activities through land stewa...
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Priority actions for grasslands and meadows in Southern Lorraine and the Ardenne (Herbages)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background The latest Habitats Directive Article 17 report on the conservation status of habitats and species highlights the particularly 'unfavourable' conservation status of grasslands. Belgium’s Lorraine and southern Ardennes areas are important regions for the conservation of semi-natural grasslands types listed in the annexes of the Habitat Directi...
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Energy in the land - power lines and conservation of priority bird species in Natura 2000 sites (LIFE ENERGY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background The problem of collisions with electricity power lines has been identified as a significantly negative threat to endangered bird species, including the lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus), eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) and Saker falcon (Falco cherrug), in Slovakia. Prevention of such collisions has not been part of any conse...
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Sustainable adaptation of typical EU farming systems to climate change (LIFE AGRI ADAPT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Background The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted in its 2014 report that climate change would have negative impacts on agriculture for the rest of this century, even in temperate zones such as in Europe. Integration of adaptation measures into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Cohesion Policy can increase the resilience of ...
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MAinSTreaming Experiences at Regional and local level for adaptation to climate change (LIFE MASTER ADAPT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

Background Within the EU, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean basin in particular, will be most affected by global climate change. Strategies and plans for adaption to climate change are developed at national and regional level in the EU. Italy launched its National Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change (SNAC) in 2014, and officially adopted it in June...
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Learning from Innovation and Networking in STEM

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The LINKS project (Learning from Innovation and Networking in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics) aims at improving inquiry-based STEM teaching through the continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers and their educators, both at primary and secondary levels. The project is carried by a partnership composed of 9 institutions involved in STEM CPD of teachers and their ...
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Ground Truth 2.0 - Environmental knowledge discovery of human sensed data (Ground Truth 2.0)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 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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Sustainable and responsible management and re-use of degraded peatlands in Latvia (LIFE REstore)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 30, 2019,

Background Peatland drainage was carried out in Latvia throughout the Soviet era, up to the 1990s. This contributed to the degradation of natural ecosystems and resulted in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from areas that previously stored large amounts of carbon (carbon sinks). According to unofficial studies, in 1991, there were about 55 000 ha of peat ex...
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Restoration of wetlands in dune habitats (REWETDUNE-LIFE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2019,

Background The 30 km long Skagen Odde in northern Denmark is one of the World’s largest headlands. On a national and European level, the headland contains one of the largest coherent areas of grey dunes and dune heath. This pristine nutrient poor and vulnerable headland forms an important part of Denmark’s natural heritage. However, the area faces a n...
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