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Background The Cyprus cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is an evergreen long-lived coniferous tree that is endemic to Cyprus. Its natural distribution is very limited: it occurs only in a small area at the peak of Tripylos mountain, in the Paphos forest, in fragmented, scattered stands, over six separate geographical areas, mostly within the Koilada Kedron-Kampos ...
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Improving lowland forest habitats for Birds in Cyprus (LIFE-FORBIRDS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Background Conservation efforts for birds have been very infrequent in Cyprus to date. The project, however, will develop a new cooperation between the Game and Fauna Service, which is the competent authority for bird conservation, and the Department of Forests. The project addresses 11 Annex I species of the Birds Directive, through management measures i ...
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Background The Natura 2000 site, Rizoelia National Forest Park, covers only 0.001% of the surface area of Cyprus, yet it is a reservoir of threatened plants (a so called ‘biodiversity hot spot’). The site contains four habitat types that are protected under the Habitats Directive, three of which are priority habitats (1520 * Iberian gypsum vegetation ...
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Background Endemic forests with Juniperus spp. is listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive as a priority habitat for conservation. In Cyprus, there is currently no documented evidence that active conservation measures have ever been implemented for the protection and restoration of this habitat, which is threatened by natural regeneration, fire, fragme ...
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