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Natura 2000 Award - News (41)
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This long-standing initiative has successfully reintroduced cinereous vulture populations and connected previously isolated populations in Spain and France.
![Taula Custody in Formentera](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-03/190423_II_Taula_Custodia_Formentera.jpg?h=1f43d1e0&itok=PooG8GgL)
This initiative outlines an innovative voluntary partnership mechanism, the Marine Stewardship Board, engaging numerous stakeholders to guarantee both development and nature conservation objectives for marine protected areas.
![Discoglossus galganoi](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-03/Discoglossus_galganoi_jpg_0.jpg?h=ddf4781c&itok=geB6lvw1)
Habitat restoration, larvae rescue and ex-situ breeding in the ‘Sierra de Guadarrama’ Natura 2000 site have led to the natural recolonisation of 40 interconnected wetlands by various amphibian species.
![Natura 2k awards ceremony WTN group picture](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/_HP_5537.jpeg?h=ea95bb15&itok=w7PPi8wU)
The Wild Atlantic Nature project has delivered an extremely convincing demonstration of how farmers can be paid fairly and effectively to protect Natura 2000 sites and habitats.
![De Millingerwaard. river](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-03/De_Millingerwaard.jpg?h=792c59a9&itok=1BPJid5l)
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 demonstrated an economical, long-lasting and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional rodent pest control in agricultural lands, through providing support to birds of prey.
![Danube Flood plains](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-03/Danube_Floodplains.jpg?h=6dade3ba&itok=KjtWj4oH)
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.
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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.
![Parc G Valbon aerial view Jean-Louis BELLURGET partement de Seine-Saint-Denis](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-02/Parc_G_Valbon_vue_aerienne___Jean-Louis_BELLURGET__D_partement_de_Seine-Saint-Denis.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=lJYSNcd4)
An exceptional case of how to successfully balance safeguarding biodiversity and managing visitor access in an urban Natura 2000 site, through education, awareness raising and visitor control measures.
![Natura 2k awards ceremony conm group picture](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/_HP_5693.jpeg?h=ea95bb15&itok=pr1VfwCw)
Ocean Alive, a Portuguese NGO, has actively and collaboratively engaged the local fishing community, decision-makers and scientists in conserving and restoring threatened seagrass meadows and salt marshes.