The project
About the project
- Creation of 21,000 ha of optimal habitat for wet grassland breeding birds in the Netherlands and Germany
- Sustainable capacity building in an international framework (Germany, Netherlands, Senegal)
- Increase ERDF and EAFRD funding for wet grassland management from currently less than 10 million euros to 353 million euros, including 50 million euros for land purchase
- Development of a Strategic Conservation Plan for the Atlantic region to sustainably restore meadow bird populations
- Development of an agricultural business model for wet grassland bird habitats
- Implementation of the Dutch and German PAFs (Prioritised Action Frameworks), the EU Birds Directive, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and green infrastructure
- Reduction of the density of mammalian predators and eradication of invasive alien species
- In Senegal: Development and testing of rice cropping systems that are profitable for both birds and farmers
Quelle: Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (NLWKN), Staatliche Vogelschutzwarte
URL: https://www.grassbirdhabitats.eu/the-project/about-the-project/expected-results
