LIFE Lech set out to reverse biodiversity decline and natural habitat damage caused by decades of human intervention in Austria's Lech River. Thirteen river engineering measures allowed the river to rediscover its natural dynamics. Three hundred and twenty...
LIFE IAS Free Habitats restored territories of two of Bulgaria's most vulnerable forest and two grassland habitats in three Natura 2000 zones. The project team made a breakthrough in the restoration of the Greek juniper, an ancient species that is very difficult to...
LIFE Luchs Pfälzerwald established a population of Eurasian lynx in the Palatinate Forest in southwest Germany three centuries after this species disappeared from the area. Twenty lynx from Switzerland and Slovakia were introduced into the forest and monitored to...
As the Mediterranean Sea is the world’s most overfished sea, it also has the highest sea turtle by-catch rate. TARTALIFE reduced the numbers of sea turtles being caught up in fishing nets along 15 Italian coastal areas. They encouraged 1 290 local fishermen to use...
LIFE RE-Vultures protected the griffon and black vultures in Bulgaria and north-eastern Greece. The team tagged and monitored the birds to establish migration routes and reasons for dying. They also set up a geographic information system and developed maps showing the...
LIFE Roseate Tern improved breeding conditions for Europe’s rarest breeding seabird at core colonies in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The team enhanced nesting habitat by clearing vegetation and building terraces, nest boxes and floating rafts. They also protected...
LIFE-KEDROS improved the conservation status and resilience of cedar forests at risk from climate change in a Cyprus Natura 2000 site. The team undertook silvicultural treatments for the first time and reduced competition between mature and young cedar trees. They...
LIFE for Minuartia saved the Minuartia smejkalii flowering plant from extinction in two Czech Natura 2000 sites. To help the flower thrive, the team introduced regular mowing and grazing. They also removed plant overgrowth and thinned the surrounding forest. And they...
As the Mediterranean Sea is the world’s most overfished sea, it also has the highest sea turtle by-catch rate. TARTALIFE reduced the numbers of sea turtles being caught up in fishing nets along 15 Italian coastal areas. They encouraged 1 290 local fishermen to use...
Around 85% of the EU’s peatland habitats are threatened. Despite their high environmental, economic and social importance, as well as their potential to curb climate change, peatland degradation continues. To counter this decline, LIFE Lille Vildmose worked to restore...