GrassBirdHabitats: Information material and press

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In the project's information material collection, you can find valuable material on our initiative focused on conserving grassland breeding birds and their habitats. Explore videos, roll-ups and reports about the bird-friendly measures implemented across our project areas.

Further down, you can find a press kit that you can use to report about our project.
At the bottom of this page, you will find all of our press releases so far.

People sitting in front of information roll-ups of the project LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats. — LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats presents its conservation activities using the project roll-ups. Photo: Janina Ahrendt-Hitzegrad/NLWKN

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Expand the lists below to download our information material. Further material will be available soon.

Roll-ups and posters

Roll-up set: Presentation of the project (English)

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Roll-up set: Presentation of the project (German)

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Poster: Godwit habitat use in Senegal

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Video introduction

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Introductory video on the occasion of the start of the project. It combines general information and statements from all partners with beautiful animal scenes and landscape shots.

Press

Our project in the media

GrassBirdHabitats has been featured in many local and national media outlets.
A selection of press releases can be found at the bottom of this page. The full list of press mentions will be uploaded soon.

Press kit

A press kit is available for download below. Please use the offered material to report about the project. For further requests feel free to contact us.
The press kit includes logos, high-resolution photos and project information.

Logos: Project & project partners

All project logos

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High-resolution photos

A selection of high-resolution images is available for editorial purposes, with the request to use image credits for ‘GrassBirdHabitats’. Image authors and further information can be found in the metadata.

Photo selection: Employees in action

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Five people stand in a pasture and look into the distance. One of the people is pointing... — NLWKN site managers observe birds during a meeting in the project area Unterelbe. Photo: J. Ahrendt-Hitzegrad/NLWKN

Two people talking are standing in front of a tractor. — Cooperation with regional farmers is crucial for extensive farming, and thus successful conservation measures. Photo: U. Andreas

Two people are standing on a meadow and operating a rack together. — In order to safely monitor their clutches, a bird trap is used to briefly capture Black-tailed Godwits at their nesting sites. Photo: J. Ahrendt-Hitzegrad/NLWKN

One person holding up a Black-tailed Godwit in the background and another person writing... — Employees of BIO-CONSULT OS and NLWKN are tagging a Black-tailed Godwit. The Black-tailed Godwit is also being weighed. All information is recorded and later entered into a database. Photo: H. Lemke/NLWKN

Five people stand with their backs to the camera and look into the landscape. — The international project partners visit the project areas Butjadingen and Marschen am Jadebusen, together with the external monitoring team. Photo: NLWKN

Around 10 persons standing on a dirt road surrounded by grassland. Most of them use... — Meeting of the NLWKN site managers in the project area Diepholzer Moorniederung. Photo: S. Haack/NLWKN

About 10 people are standing in grassland. In the background are wet grassland areas. — Meeting of the NLWKN site managers in the project area Unterelbe. Photo: J. Ahrendt-Hitzegrad/NLWKN

Close-up of the back of a bird. Two cropped people attach a small electronic device to... — Close-up of the installation of a GPS transmitter for a Black-tailed Godwit. The transmitters are used for monitoring the migration routes of individual birds. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

Two men in bright orange jackets stand on a road between fields. One of them is... — The data of this drone flight was used to create a digital terrain model of this area in the Rheiderland. Afterwards, the terrain model was used to develop rewetting measures. Photo: S. Haack/NLWKN

Photo selection: Our meadow birds

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A bird standing in shallow water. Patches of grass emerge from the water. — Adult Black-tailed Godwit on wet grassland. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A small bird sitting in high vegetation. — Common Snipe in high vegetation in the project area Dümmer. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A brown bird walking on a green meadow with flowers. On its back a small technical device... — Eurasian Curlew with visible GPS transmitter on its back. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A large group of Black-tailed Godwits stands in shallow water. Some fly above. — A large group of Black-tailed Godwits in their wintering grounds in West Africa. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN

Close-up of four greenish bird eggs lying in the grass of a meadow. — Black-tailed Godwit clutch. Meadow birds usually lay four eggs. Photo: J. Ahrendt-Hitzegrad

A bird stands on a post with six coloured rings on its legs. — Black-tailed Godwit portrait with clearly visible colour rings. The rings are used for individual identification. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

Close-up of a bird on a post. — Common Redshank portrait. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A small brown bird standing in green vegetation. — Corncrake in high vegetation. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN

A group of birds standing widely spread on a meadow. — Adult and juvenile Black-tailed Godwits on a mown meadow. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A young bird standing in grassland. On its back a small technical device is visible. — Juvenile Black-tailed Godwit with visible colour rings and the antenna of its GPS transmitter. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A bird standing on grass. In the background there is a body of water out of focus. — Northern Lapwing portrait. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

A Black-tailed Godwit standing in grassland. A long antenna emerges from its back. — Black-tailed Godwit with clearly visible colour rings and the antenna of its GPS transmitter. Photo: C. Marlow/NLWKN

Photo selection: Project areas and measures

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Aerial view of an open grassland with bodies of water. — Open rewetted landscape with extensive grassland in the Dümmer project area – habitat for meadow birds. Photo: O. Lange/NLWKN

Several people look at an information board in a national park. One person points to the... — International collaboration with the Djoudj National Park in Senegal. Meadow birds migrate to West Africa to spend the winter there. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN

Excavator working in a ditch next to a field. — This ditch in the Butjadingen project area is being cleared and prepared for the installation of a weir. Weirs are used to retain water in the project areas. Photo: S. Haack/NLWKN

A flat grassland landscape from a bird's eye view. There are multiple flooded areas... — Open rewetted landscape with extensive grassland – habitat for meadow birds. In the Unterelbe project area, water levels are regulated by using wind pumps. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN.

Aerial view of an excavator and a tractor working in a field next to a river. — A tidal pond is being recreated in the Unterelbe project area. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN

Aerial view of a tidal pond next to a river. — Aerial view of a recreated tidal pond in the Unterelbe project area. Photo: L. Ludwig/NLWKN

A small wind water pump next to a body of water. The body of water is surrounded by... — In multiple project areas, wind pumps are used for regulating water levels. Photo: J. Ludwig/NLWKN

Background information on the LIFE Integrated Project "GrassBirdHabitats" (LIFE19 IPE/DE/000004)

The protection of meadow birds such as Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing and Curlew and their habitats is the focus of this project, funded by the European Union as part of the LIFE programme. The aim is to create and connect optimal breeding areas. To this end, land use must be extensified and water levels optimised. A Strategic Conservation Plan for meadow bird habitats in Western Europe is being developed in order to network activities more closely in the future and coordinate measures for successful meadow bird conservation.

The total budget for the ten-year project is around 27 million euros, including 12 million euros from the State of Lower Saxony. The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, as the project organiser, has commissioned the State Agency for Bird Conservation of the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal and Nature Protection Agency (NLWKN) to implement the project. Partners in Lower Saxony are the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Administration and the planning office BIO-CONSULT OS. Project partners in the Netherlands are the Province of Fryslân, the University of Groningen, the agricultural collective Collectief Súdwestkust and the nature conservation organisation Bond Friese VogelWachten.

Press releases

Our project's press releases are usually sent out by our project partner NLWKN. Previous published press releases are linked below. Original press releases are currently only available in German.

2024

Rotes Dixi-Klo in den Huntewiesen erregt Aufsehen | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Baggern für die Bekassine | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Weltzugvogeltag 2024 in Ostfriesland: Wie schützen wir Zugvögel bei uns in der Region? | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Weltzugvogeltag 2024 in Südwest-Niedersachsen: Wie schützen wir Zugvögel bei uns in der Region? | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz

Weltzugvogeltag 2024 im Landkreis Diepholz: Wie schützen wir Zugvögel bei uns in der Region? | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Weltzugvogeltag 2024 in der Region Wolfsburg: Wie schützen wir Zugvögel bei uns in der Region? | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Geschlüpft am Dümmer – geschossen in Frankreich | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Projektbeginn des EU-Projekts „LIFE Godwit Flyway“ in Portugal | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

Gehölzpflegemaßnahmen für Uferschnepfe und Co. | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)

2023

Projekt GrassBirdHabitats: 27-mal Wiesenvogelschutz in Niedersachsen | Nds. Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (niedersachsen.de)