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Conservation and restoration of alluvial forests and bog woodland in Brandenburg (LIFE Feuchtwälder)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2022,

Background The LIFE project is located in the north, north-west and south of Berlin and takes in 10 Natura 2000 sites located within three riverine systems. Bog woodlands are important stepping stones and hotspots of biodiversity habitats within the otherwise rather species-low environment. The limited occurrence of this habitat hinders its functionality ...
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LIFE sand grasslands in the area Dahme-Seengebiet (LIFE Sandrasen)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

Background Though Brandenburg is home to large areas of xeric sand calcareous grasslands, these are among the most endangered habitat types in the region. Several key areas of development of xeric sand calcareous grasslands are found in Dahme-Seengebiet in the administrative districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree. This project aims to protect and res ...
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Improvement of the breeding and feeding habitats for the Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), as well as for the Corn Crake (Crex crex) and the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) in the SPA “Schorfheide-Chorin”. (Schreiadler Schorfheide)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Background The presence of the lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) in Schorfheide-Chorin, northeast Germany, is of great significance. The species can be found 25 km away from the project area, but it has very complex habitat requirements. As a result its numbers are in decline in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, where there is increasing lo ...
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Preservation and restoration of base-rich to alkaline fens (”brown moss fens”, NATURA 2000 habitat type 7230) in Brandenburg (Kalkmoore Brandenburgs)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Background Brown moss fens were once common in Brandenburg, however, near-natural base-rich or calcareous percolation mires and spring mires have now virtually vanished because of drainage. Only three near-natural base-rich fens of lacustrine origin (terrestrialisation mires) still exist. Furthermore, there are many moderately degraded fens that are in ne ...
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Conservation and development of the inland salt marshes of Brandenburg (Binnensalzstellen Brandenburg)

Start date: Aug 1, 2005, End date: Jun 30, 2010,

Background Inland salt marshes are created where saline ground water rises to the surface. The salts come primarily from the Zechstein formation which came into being around 250 million years ago when a sea covered today's Central Europe. Normally, thick layers of clay prevent the rise of saline water into the freshwater near the surface. In places where ...
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