SubsidieMeestersConservation of Europe's Rarest Continental Passerine: A Transboundary Initiative for Aquatic Warbler Population Recovery
The LIFE4AquaticWarbler project aims to recover Europe's rare Aquatic Warbler by restoring habitats and translocating birds across five countries to expand its breeding range.
Projectdetails
Introduction
The project „Conservation of Europe's Rarest Continental Passerine: A Transboundary Initiative for Aquatic Warbler Population Recovery“ (acronym: LIFE4AquaticWarbler) aims at halting the ongoing range contraction of Europe´s rarest passerine bird - the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) - a species protected by the EU Birds Directive.
Project Area
The project area encompasses the major part of the breeding range of the species, which is at present left with less than 50 breeding populations globally.
Objectives
The aim of the project is to stop the declining trend of the subpopulations in Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, and Ukraine and to restore the Aquatic Warbler’s breeding range to an area larger than 1,500 km² by facilitating the re-occupation of at least 6 abandoned breeding sites.
Restoration and Translocation
To reach this ambitious goal, the project will:
- Restore 3,910 ha of breeding habitat.
- Translocate 760 birds from donor populations in Poland and Ukraine to recipient sites in Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Hungary.
Historical Context
During the last 30 years, the international Aquatic Warbler Conservation Team (AWCT) has successfully improved and restored many deteriorated breeding habitats of the species in various countries. The translocation strategy of the project is a logical next step for bringing back the species to these habitats across its former breeding range.
Collaboration
A particularity of this project is the intensive cooperation of the project partners from four EU member states with an NGO from the accession candidate state Ukraine. The partners include:
- The Baltic Environmental Forum (Lithuania)
- EuroNatur
- Förderverein Naturschutz im Peenetal e.V.
- Landschaftspflegeverband Uckermark-Schorfheide (all from Germany)
- Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków (Poland)
- Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Birds (Ukraine)
- Hortobágy Természetvédelmi Egyesület (Hungary)
The project foresees cooperation in the fields of nature protection, rural economy, and EU legislation. It is planned to last for nine years.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 10.395.160 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 13.860.214 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-10-2024 |
| Einddatum | 30-9-2033 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2024 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- BALTIJOS APLINKOS FORUMAS VSIpenvoerder
- EURONATUR-STIFTUNG EUROPAISCHES NATURERBE
- FORDERVEREIN NATURSCHUTZ IM PEENETAL EV
- LANDSCHAFTSPFLEGEVERBAND UCKERMARK SCHORFHEIDE
- OGOLNOPOLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO OCHRONY PTAKOW
- UKRAYINSKE TOVARYSTVA OKHORONY PTAKHIV
- HORTOBAGY TERMESZETVEDELMI EGYESULET
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The LIFE AWOM project aims to create a climate-resilient flyway site network for the endangered aquatic warbler across multiple countries, enhancing habitat management and conservation strategies.
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Project LIFE Tršca aims to enhance the conservation of turloughs and protect priority bird species through habitat restoration, agri-environmental schemes, and community engagement.
Curlew in danger - protection of the Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata in Poland
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Conservation and return of steppe birds to lowlands of Slovakia
The project aims to reverse the decline of 10 rare steppe bird species in southern Slovakia through habitat restoration, sustainable management, and community engagement, enhancing biodiversity and carbon sequestration.