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Biodiversity restoration and conservation of remarkable military lands in southeast France (Life Défense Nature 2 MIL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Background France’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) manages 250 000 ha of public land, of which 42 000 ha host habitats and species that are classified in the EU Habitats Directive and Birds Directive. A lack of nature-based management approaches to dry grasslands owned by the MoD threatens these habitats, which are becoming overgrown with shrubs. In additi ...
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Preservation of the heathlands, peatlands and bats of Montselgues (Life plateau de Montselgues)

Start date: Oct 1, 2005, End date: May 30, 2010,

Background The Plateau de Montselgue in Ardèche is a 4 000 ha French Natura 2000 site. Located in the Rhône Alpes region, the site is home to four bat species and four habitats of European importance including the priority habitat “active raised bogs”. The main threat to these heathlands and peatlands is afforestation mainly with conifers. Conifers ...
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Programme for the conservation of the Rhône-Apron (Zingel asper) and its habitats (Apron II)

Start date: Apr 1, 2004, End date: Mar 31, 2010,

Background The apron (Zingel asper) is a small, nocturnal bottom-dwelling fish listed in Annex II of the Habitats Directive. It only occurs in the Rhône river basin. It is about 15 to 20 cm in size and thrives in clear, oxygen-rich waters with clean gravel bottoms. The apron's behaviour is sedentary and territorial. At daytime, it remains hidden among r ...
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Nature and territories in the Rhône-Alpes Region (Rhône-Alpes)

Start date: Jul 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2008,

Background Before starting this project, the development of the Natura 2000 network in this region – or elsewhere in France - was not as successful as was initially hoped. There was a tendency amongst stakeholders to reject it both because of a lack of knowledge of the overall objectives and because of misunderstandings concerning the tools to be used ...
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Conservation of 3 cave-dwelling bats in Southern France (CHIROFRSUD)

Start date: Apr 1, 2004, End date: May 1, 2008,

Background In Europe, bats are considered as good indicators of optimal biodiversity. They are also among the most endangered mammals. Of the 33 French bat species, 31 are present in the most southern part of the country, pointing to the great richness of this area. However, as in all the other parts of the world, a spectacular decline of the bat populat ...
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Conservation of the habitats created by the fluvial dynamics of the lower Ain river (RIVIER D'AIN)

Start date: Jun 1, 2002, End date: Dec 31, 2006,

Background The Lower Ain Valley is one of France's best preserved large river corridors. It forms a huge natural delta where it joins the Rhône. It hosts a wide variety of aquatic environments, alluvial forests and dry grasslands of Community importance which are closely interwoven. These habitats are home to many Annex II species, notably the otter (Lu ...
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