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Stepping stones towards ensuring long-term favourable conservation status of Aquatic warbler in Lithuania (LIFEMagniDucatusAcrola)

Start date: Jul 7, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2023,

Background The aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is Europe’s rarest migratory songbird and a globally threatened species (listed as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN and included in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive). It has very specific habitat requirements, being found only on fen mires or wet meadows on peaty soil covered by sedges. The water lev ...
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Restoration of proper hydrological conditions in Amalva and Kamanos bogs (WETLIFE 2)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

Background The Kamanos and Amalva mires in Lithuania provide habitats for a significant number of threatened and rare species. Important habitats found within the two mires include active raised bog, bog woodland and fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods. Both sites are protected as parts of sites of Community importance (SCIs) under the European Habitats D ...
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Securing Sustainable Farming to Ensure Conservation of Globally Threated Bird Species in Agrarian Landscape (Baltic Aquatic Warbler)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

Background The Aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is the rarest migratory songbird in Europe, and the only globally threatened passerine bird found in mainland Europe. It is listed as “vulnerable” in the IUCN Red List of globally threatened species. In Lithuania and Latvia, aquatic warblers are found in habitats that depend on human management ...
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Restoring Hydrology in Amalvas and Žuvintas Wetlands (WETLIFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

Background Žuvintas biosphere reserve is situated in the southern part of the central Lithuanian lowlands, formed in a depression of the oval limnoglacial swampy plain. The Žuvintas and Amalvas mires dominate the area. Žuvintas mire (6 847 ha) is the largest in Lithuania and consists of bogs (71 %), transitional mires (17%) and fens (12%). There are th ...
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Protection of Emys orbicularis and amphibians in the north European lowlands (NELEAP)

Start date: Jan 8, 2005, End date: Dec 31, 2009,

Background Populations of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) and the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) are declining throughout the North European lowlands, while the decline of the great crested new (Triturus cristatus) has been observed in Denmark, Estonia, Finland and Germany and is suspected in Lithuania and Poland. Considerable knowledge h ...
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Bird rich wetlands of international importance, nature reserves and cultural landscapes as resources for sustainable developments in rural areas (BIRD)

Start date: Aug 14, 2004, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

The main focus in the BIRD project was to increase rural development in areas with attractive bird rich wetlands, nature reserves and cultural landscapes. 35 joining partners in 6 Baltic countries have localized areas where a quality secured eco tourism has good assumptions to expand. The six joining countries and numbers of partners are: Estonia (5), Finland (5), Germany (1), Latvia (2), Lithuani ...
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