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The project's third monitoring meeting took place in mid-December. During this meeting, the project is audited by the EU from a technical perspective.…

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A man stands in front of a dyke and holds a bird in his hand.

Johannes Melter, co-founder of our project partner BioCon, long-standing partner of Lower Saxony's LIFE projects for meadow bird conservation, a great…

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In the framework of the LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats and LIFE Wiesenvögel NRW projects, we are announcing an exciting postdoc vacancy at the University…

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A bird with a long beak and an orange head stands in shallow water. Grass is reaching out of...

Wet grasslands are vital ecosystems, home to iconic bird species like the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa limosa), Eurasian Curlew (Numenius…

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Between Hamburg and Bremen lies the fascinating river landscape of the Wümme lowlands – a unique complex of protected areas with diverse habitats. Of…

Ten persons walk through a grassland area, away from the camera.

The animated film “The bar-tailed godwit's dangerous journey”, produced as part of the Norwegian project Våtmarksløftet, traces the long and dangerous…

A bar-tailed godwit, drawn in coloured pencil style, stands in front of a lake.

Project member Georgette Lagendijk (University of Groningen) and eleven contributors, of which many are also associated with the LIFE IP…

Two fluffy bird chicks stand on muddy grassland.

In the framework of the LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats, we are announcing two exciting PhD vacancies to contribute to meadow bird conservation in West…

Two men stand in front of shallow water. Each of them has a tripod with a spotting scope.

On the first weekend of February, LIFE Godwit Flyway project members Afonso Rocha and José Alves led and were joined by international colleagues for a…

Two men standing in shallow water putting fake birds in the water.

Migratory birds rely on a network of sites throughout their annual cycles, making them particularly vulnerable to changing environmental conditions,…

Various birds are standing in shallow water.

The Senegal River Delta is a hotspot for migratory birds flying along the East Atlantic Flyway. It is the first major resting area for migratory…

Vast area that is relatively dry and that has scattered shrubby vegetation.

The European Union subsidizes farmers that adopt practices that benefit biodiversity and ecosystem services. These subsidies, called agri-environment…

Two separate bar charts. The upper one (A) shows that most Godwits are on fields with site...

Last Friday, the German/French TV channel ARTE released a 45-minute film on the conservation of the Black-tailed Godwit, for whose conservation the…

Black-tailed Godwit standing on a wooden post in front of a meadow.

It was a special appointment in a special place that Heinrich Belting was able to experience last Thursday (14 November). At the invitation of the…

Two men and a woman are standing in a room. The woman presents the man in the centre with a...

News

News blog

What's new?

Mid-term review at the monitoring meeting

Mourning for Johannes Melter

Postdoc position on agroecological assessment of farm business models

A Strategic Conservation Plan for Wet-Grassland Breeding Birds in Germany

Field trip to the Wümme lowlands

Presentation, excursion and discussions on meadow bird conservation

The fascinating journey of the Bar-tailed Godwit

An animated film by the Norwegian project Våtmarksløftet shows children and young people the importance of safe wetlands

What do meadow bird chicks eat?

New study gives an insight into the diet of Godwit and Lapwing chicks

Two PhD vacancies for meadow bird research

Join our meadow bird conservation team

Tracking the flyway

Bird ringing success in the Tagus ricefiels

Insights into their flyway: How transnational collaboration unlocks information on migratory birds

Over 10,000 Black-tailed Godwits studied across 46 countries

Restoration of the Mbawar wetland in Senegal

Recovering biodiversity in and around the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

Evaluation of agri-environment schemes in the Netherlands

New study published

Documentary on Black-tailed Godwit conservation

ARTE shows powerful film on Black-tailed Godwits, the project and the NLWKN

Project manager Heinrich Belting honoured

Nature Conservation Award from the Haarmann Foundation for Environment and Nature