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Protecting Europe’s Nature: Learning from LIFE

2009 - 66 pages

This 66-page publication is based on the proceedings of the LIFE Nature thematic conference, “Protecting Europe’s Nature: Learning from LIFE”, which took place in November 2008, in Brussels.

Organised within the framework of the EU LIFE programme, the conference sough to identify ‘best practice’ approaches to the conservation of forest, marine, river and grassland habitats, as well as focusing on climate change and invasive alien species. It also examined LIFE experience in international cooperation on biodiversity protection and the challenges linked to ensuring a favourable conservation status for Europe’s species.

This follow-up publication introduces these topics, presents LIFE project responses and the lessons and best practices identified during the conference.

Download: Protecting Europe’s Nature: Learning from LIFE
(~12 MB) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/publications/lifepublications/lifefocus/documents/best_nat.pdf