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Conservation measures to assist the adaptation of Falco eleonorae* to climate change (LIFE ElClimA)
Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2018,
Background
Eleonoraâs falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a migratory falcon breeding in the Mediterranean (Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey) and Atlantic islands off the northwest coast of Africa (Canary Islands, Morocco). The global population size is estimated at around 15 000 breeding pairs, with the vast majority â 12 36 ...
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Demonstration of good practices to minimize impacts of wind farms on biodiversity in Greece (LIFE WINDFARMS & WILDLIFE)
Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,
Background
A significant percentage of Europeâs wind energy potential is found in Greece, and this is expected to help the country meet its target of producing 35% of its power from renewable sources by 2020.
A significant increase in the number of wind farms in Greece is required, however, and the impact of this on biodiversity needs to be carefully a ...
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Conservation and Management of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni*) at three Greek SPA sites (Lesser Kestrel Thessaly)
Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,
Background
Three SPA sites in Greece account for more than 75% of the countryâs total population of the lesser kestrel and 6% of the estimated EU population. In Thessaly, however, the species is threatened, mainly due to the degradation of foraging areas, which in turn reduces the amount of food and, therefore, breeding success. Its prey is also declini ...
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