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EU Green Week 2022 News (638)
RSSThis cross-border collaboration between organisations from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany developed innovative tools for the effective control and management of two high-priority invasive alien mammals: the coypu and the muskrat.
This effective cross-border approach to aquatic invasive species has introduced efficient river management strategies in Natura 2000 sites in Portugal and Spain, and its online detection system is applicable across Europe.
This initiative demonstrated an economical, long-lasting and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional rodent pest control in agricultural lands, through providing support to birds of prey.
This initiative brought government agencies, water management companies, nature conservation NGOs and water sports associations together to ensure decision-making that respects the Natura 2000 values of the Danube floodplains.
The Nature Guardians project successfully addressed ineffective environmental law enforcement in Spain and Portugal, resulting in an increase in conviction rates and fines imposed for illegal activities in Natura 2000 sites.
A practical approach for reducing conflicts with wolves in a highly populated area: the Wolf Fencing Team provides has led to a change in attitudes and a reduction in wolf attacks in project areas.
This partnership of public and private entities has successfully reconciled different interests to allow the conversion of intensively farmed land into a large-scale nature development to provide flood protection.
This initiative is the first time that voluntary mechanisms for biodiversity conservation have been put into practice for private lands in Latvia. Its results are expected to be incorporated into national policy.
The pioneering BlueLab project supports the competent authorities in their conservation efforts and promotes community management in an area of great conservation interest: the L’Albera marine Natura 2000 site in Catalonia.
This project has successfully improved more than 1,400 hectares of oak habitat across 30 Natura 2000 sites in Sweden, benefiting numerous oak-dependent species, and raising awareness in local communities about their outstanding conservation value.