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Mediterranean monk seal conservation in Madeira and development of a conservation status surveillance system (LIFE Madeira Monk Seal)
Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 30, 2018,
Background
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a critically endangered species. With less than 600 individuals throughout its distribution range, it is considered one of the most endangered mammals in the world. It is priority species of Community interest listed in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
The species has two clearly d ...
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Recovery and conservation of species and habitats on the Madeiran Central Massif (LIFE Maciço Montanhoso)
Start date: Jul 2, 2012, End date: Oct 2, 2017,
Background
In August 2010, a large wildfire destroyed approximately 2 800 ha, or 80% of the SPA, Maciço Montanhoso Oriental (MMO) (PTZPE0041), on the island of Madeira. This SPA is part of the Natura 2000 site, Maciço Montanhoso Central (MMC) (PTMAD0002). Understandably, the recovery of the natural environment has been slow, and the spread of several ag ...
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Recovery of the species and land habitats of the Natura 2000 sites Ponta de São Lourenço and Desertas Islands. (LIFE RECOVER NATURA)
Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,
Background
The Natura 2000 sites Desertas Islands (located in Deserta Grande and Ilhéu Chão) and Ponta de São Lourenço on the Madeira archipelago are home to unique habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive: vegetated sea cliffs with endemic flora of the Macaronesian coasts and low formations of euphorbia close to cliffs.
These areas consi ...
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Halt the loss of European Biodiversity through the recovery of habitats and species of the islets of Porto Santo and surrounding marine area. (Life Ilhéus do Porto Sant)
Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2015,
Background
The Porto Santo Islets are a group of small Portuguese islands located within the Madeira archipelago, 43 km northeast of Madeira. Administratively, the islands are part of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The largest of the islands is Porto Santo Island, which is about 11 km long and 6 km wide.
The project targets the Natura 2000 site of the ...
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Communicating for the sustainability of socio economic activities, human use and biodiversity in Natura 2000 network sites in Madeira Archipelago (ECO-COMPATÃVEL)
Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2015,
Background
Madeira and Porto Santo, the two small, rugged inhabited islands of the Madeira Archipelago are relatively densely populated (250 000 inhabitants). This can create potential conflicts between nature conservation aims and the need for sustainable regional development.
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Urgent measures for the recovery of Bugio's petrel, Pterodroma feae, and its habitat (SOS Freira do Bugio )
Start date: Feb 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2010,
Background
The Desertas Islands (Madeira), Portugal, holds 90% of the breeding population of the rare Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae) (173-258 specimens). The Natura 2000 site is classified as an SPA and also as a pSCI, due to its important biodiversity. It possesses a large number of birds listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive, several of them breeding ...
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