short review on aw situation in lithuania
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New conservation perspectives for the Aquatic Warblers in Lithuania and Latvia Žydrūnas Preik š a, Žymantas Morkvėnas Biebrza 2010. Stable population for last 3 years – around 150 singing males, but big decrease since 1995. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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New conservation perspectives for the Aquatic Warblers in
Lithuania and Latvia
Žydrūnas Preikša, Žymantas MorkvėnasBiebrza 2010
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Short review on AW situation in Lithuania
• Stable population for last 3 years – around 150 singing males, but big decrease since 1995.
• Currently there are 3 regular breeding areas – along the Curonian Lagoon, in Nemunas delta and Zuvintas lake environs.
• All most important breeding sites are protected, but it does not ensure species protection.
• Main threats – overgrowth of meadows with reeds/bushes or accumulation of thick litter layer due to abandonment, intensive land use.
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Project applied to LIFE+ 2009
Project status: to be proposed for short listing.
Duration: 2010 Sept. – 2015, Budget: 2.1 mln. euro
Title: Baltic Aquatic Warbler“Securing sustainable farming to ensure conservation of globally threatened bird species in agrarian landscape”
Project area: Lithuania and Latvia
Partners: Baltic Environmental Forum – LithuaniaLatvian Fund for NatureJSC GoldengrassKretinga State Forest EnterpriseŽuvintas Biosphere Reserve
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Project sites
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Short info about project sitesSite No in
2001-2004No in 2005-2009
% of national population
Main threats
LT-Tyrai 100-160 35-80 50 Overgrowth with reeds
LT-Tulkiarage
0 0 0 Overgrowth with reeds
LT-Sysa 100-110 35-60 33 Early mowing, abandonment
LT-Zuvintas 10-15 2-7 3 Overgrowth with bushes
LV-Lake Pape*
0 0 0 Overgrowth with reeds and bushes
LV – Lake Liepaja
1-3 0 100 Overgrowth with reeds and bushes
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Project Strategy
• Restore currently abandoned habitat for AW (total app. 1300 ha) to favorable conditions;
• Setup preconditions ensuring interest and motivation to continuously manage the areas maintaining favorable conditions for AW;
• Demonstrate how economic and social aspects can be well harmonized with AW conservation needs by infrastructure investments and gathering experience from other countries;
• Maintaining close dialogue with local stakeholders (farmers, PA administrations etc.)
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Key activities• Restoration of currently abandoned habitats (~1300 ha
total);
• Land purchase (only 15 ha) in Žuvintas BR;
• Testing different management measures;
• Introduction of new agri-env. measure for Nemunas delta, setting up more favorable conditions for management of AW areas;
• Promotion of late-cut biomass usage (learning from Biebrza)
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Other important actions• Study visits for stakeholders to learn know-how
experience and networking with other projects for experience exchange and joining forces for AW conservation;
• Rather wide awareness raising activities;
• Recommendation/handbook publications for AW conservation measures and application of agro-env. measures;
• Intensive dialogue process with farmers and landowners in the sites;
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Additional project benefit for species
• Porzana porzana. 40-60 pairs - 4 % of LT population.• Crex crex. 100-200 pairs - 0.5 % of LT population.• Gallinago media. 20-40 pairs - 12 % of LT population.• Calidris alpina schinzii. 5-10 pairs - 27 % of LT
population.• Philomachus pugnax. 20-40 pairs – 20 % of LT
population.• 6 types of natural habitats of the Community Importance.
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Other ongoing initiatives on AW conservation
• In frame of setting up “demonstration farms” – depends on negotiations with farmers some areas for AW will be restored (outside LIFE project areas);
• Site management plans (outside LIFE project areas) targeted AW conservation in preparation and legal adoption process;
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