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The European Green Belt is an ecological backbone of Europe, running through much of the continent from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea and following the route the former iron curtain. The Green Belt initiative started as a grassroots movement when the former military blocks collapsed. The aim was to save the natural assets that had grown alongside the iron curtain. The Baltic Green Belt project ...

Background The deeply indented coastline of Estonia includes several coastal habitat types supporting a rich biodiversity. The key habitats targeted by the project include Nordic alvars, Baltic islets, Baltic coastal meadows, semi-natural dry grasslands (important orchid sites) and coastal lagoons. Dependent on the maintenance of the open character of th ...