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"Measures for the conservation of Bonelli's eagle, Egyptian vulture and Lanner falcon in Sicily" (LIFE ConRaSi)
Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2018,
Background
Sicily represents a key area for three species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive: Bonelliâs 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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Zelkov@zione - Urgent actions to rescue Zelkova sicula from extinction (Zelkov@zione)
Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2017,
Background
The Sicilian Zelkova (Zelkova sicula) is an endemic and very rare tree species of south-eastern Sicily. First recognised by the scientific community in 1991, it is a relict species (surviving remnant) of the European Tertiary Flora, belonging to a group of species that disappeared from the whole of continental Europe during the last ice age.
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Resilience to Climate change in Mediterranean forests (RESILFORMED)
Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2017,
Background
Climate change is affecting Europe's forest ecosystems. Southern Europe, where lack of water is a limiting factor for vegetation growth, is particularly affected by climate change, which is causing prolonged droughts, rising temperatures and longer periods of unsettled and windy weather. As a result, fires are becoming more frequent and severe, ...
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SPIN Strategy for the Implementation of Natura 2000 in Sicily (SPIN4LIFE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,
Background
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean, and its geographic isolation, proximity to Africa, and the geomorphological diversity of its mountains, plains, rivers, dunes, estuaries and islets, mean that its biodiversity is among the most varied in Europe. Sicily has 238 Natura 2000 sites, which are threatened by fire, grazing, erosion, l ...
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