LIFE Managing Habitats for Birds
LIFE managing habitats for birds LIFE Nature Environment LIFE NATURE | LIFE MANAGING HABITATS FOR BIRDS EUROPEAN COMMISSION ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL LIFE (“The Financial Instrument for the Environment”) is a programme launched by the European Commission and coordinated by the Environment Directorate-General (LIFE Units - E.3. and E.4.). The contents of the publication “LIFE managing habitats for birds” do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the institutions of the European Union. Authors: João Pedro Silva (Nature expert), Justin Toland, Wendy Jones, Jon Eldridge, Ed Thorpe, Eamon O’Hara, Joanne Potter, Rikke Albrechtsen, Christophe Thévignot (AEIDL, Communications Team Coordinator) Managing Editor: Angelo Salsi (European Commission, DG Environment, LIFE Unit). LIFE Focus series coordination: Simon Goss (DG Environment, LIFE Communications Coordinator), Valérie O’Brien (DG Environment, Communications Coordinator). The following people also worked on this issue: Maja Mikosinska, Micheal O’Briain, Frank Vassen (DG Environment), Aixa Sopeña, Donald Lunan, Alberto Cozzi, Ieva Mardega, Felix Bergmann, Manu Harchies, Kaia Treier, Cornelia Schmitz, Katerina Raftopoulou (Astrale EEIG). Production: Monique Braem. Graphic design: Daniel Renders, Anita Cortés (AEIDL). Photos database: Sophie Brynart. Acknowledgements: Thanks to all LIFE project beneficiaries who contributed comments, photos and other useful material for this report. Photos: Unless otherwise specified; photos are from the respective projects. Cover photo: LIFE07 NAT/P/000654 - Lesser Kestrel - Rui Cunha. HOW TO OBTAIN EU PUBLICATIONS Free publications: • via EU Bookshop (http://bookshop.europa.eu); • at the European Commission’s representations or delegations. You can obtain their contact details on the Internet (http://ec.europa.eu) or by sending a fax to +352 2929-42758.
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