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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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Cross-border Protection of the Great Bustard in Austria - continuation (LIFE+ Großtrappe)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Background The great bustard is one of Europe’s largest breeding bird species. Its population in central Europe, however, is under threat from intensive farming and collision with power lines. A 2005 LIFE project aimed to address these problems and successfully created undivided open spaces in the Westliches Weinviertel SPA. These habitat improvements h ...
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Umsetzung von Maßnahmen entlang des Alpen-Karpaten-Korridors und Implementierung in der Centrope-Region (AKK Centrope)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

Der Alpen-Karpaten-Korridor verbindet diese Gebirge und ermöglicht damit den unverzichtbaren Austausch von Genmaterial zwischen Wildtierpopulationen. Diesetraditionelle Wanderroute quert heute eine der wirtschaftlich dynamischsten RegionenEuropas.Mit der Grundlagen-Arbeit im Projekt AKK basic liegt erstmals eine fundierte Basis für die Umsetzung von Maßnahmen vor. Diese sollen in den zentralen Ber ...
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Grundlagen zur Schaffung eines Alpen-Karpaten-Korridors (AKK Basic)

End date: Jun 29, 2012,

Die Alpen und die Karpaten bilden wertvolle Großräume mit reicher Artenvielfalt. Mit fortschreitender Zersiedelung und Flächeninanspruchnahme wird der Austausch zwischen Wildtierpopulationen immer stärker unterbunden. Ziel des Projektes ist die Planung von Maßnahmen zur Schaffung von für Wildtiere durchlässigen Korridoren im Grenzgebiet Slowakei – Österreich.Ziele:• Durchführung von sektorübergrei ...
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Cross-border Protection of the Great Bustard in Austria (Grosstrappe)

Start date: Aug 1, 2005, End date: Jul 31, 2010,

Background Great bustards (Otis tarda) are protected by the Birds Directive and the Austrian breeding population of this bird forms part of the West Pannonian great bustard population. A significant proportion of the West Pannonian great bustards spends the winter in Austria, where power lines have caused high mortality levels. Collision with power lines ...
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Pannonic Steppes and Dry Grasslands (Steppen)

Start date: Jun 1, 2004, End date: Nov 30, 2008,

Background In the north-eastern corner of Austria, the warm continental climate supports arable crops, orchards and vineyards on gently undulating hills. On steeper slopes and ridges, extreme conditions generated by dry conditions, minimal development of soil and barren surfaces has favoured highly specialised animal and plant communities. Unfortunately, ...
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