In 6 February 2018, the second steering group meeting for the site management plan of Augstroze Nature Reserve was held in Limbaži. It was attended by the stakeholders involved in the development of the plan: local municipalities, relevant governmental institutions, JSC “Latvian State Forests”, the landowners, and LIFE Peat Restore project team. The coordinator of … read more
Within the LIFE Peat Restore project, the local management plan for fen restoration in Lake Engure Nature Park is being developed. Lake Engure Nature Park is one of the project areas and is also among the most valuable sites for conservation of alkaline fens in Latvia. By developing a local management plan, the LIFE Peat … read more
In December 2017 post-conference materials from the conference entitled FOREST WETLANDS HABITATS AS OASIS OF BIODIVERSITY were published, including an article by Katarzyna Bociąg and others “Peatlands as carbon sinks – peatlands’ restoration project in Słowiński National Park”. In April 2017, in Rogów, the 13th Conference from the series of Active methods of nature protection in … read more
On November 6 2017, Tom Kirschey, NABU’s head of International Peatland and Southeast Asia projects, and Letícia Jurema, project manager of LIFE Peat Restore, took part in the COP 23. NABU/LIFE Peat Restore, in collaboration with the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation conducted a successful side event at the German Pavilion: ‘Towards a new Compact … read more
Lake Engure Nature Park is one of the most important areas for conservation of alkaline fens in Latvia. The area is selected as one of the LIFE Peat Restore action sites where hydrological restoration will be carried out. The alkaline fens are suffering both from drainage and lack of traditional management leading to spread of … read more
From 6 to 17 November 2017 the international Climate Change Conference will take place in Bonn. The annual Conference of Parties (COP) is the highest body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At the same time, it is the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the 2nd … read more
In October 18, 2017, the first steering group meeting for the site management plan of Augstroze Nature Reserve was held in Limbaži municipality. There was a variety of participants: representatives from different governmental institutions, local municipality, JSC “Latvian State Forests”, local journalist, experts involved with the elaboration of the plan and LIFE Peat Restore representatives. … read more
On 23 and 22 August 2017, a meeting between representives of two Polish LIFE projects and Latvian and Polish representatives of LIFE Peat Restore project was held in Latvia. Poland was represented by a non-governmental organisation Klub Przyrodnikow (Naturalists’ Club) which currently implements two LIFE projects aimed at restoring alkaline fens: Conservation and restoration of alkaline … read more
In 1–2 June and 29–30 July 2017, several photographers gathered in the Latvian project areas, Engure Lake Nature Park and Augstroze Nature Reserve, to catch the moments of colourful orchid blossom, miraculous sunset atmosphere in raised bog, unforgettable sceneries of Augstroze Lake, and many other aspects of the mire beauty. The photo trips were initiated … read more
Project team from Tallinn University completed vegetation analyses on their large (over 3000 hectares) restoration site at Suursoo – Leidissoo fen complex. Vegetation analyses were made on 14 transects crosswise ditches, each 200 to 500 metres long. The length of transect and the number of study plots on transect depends on vegetation pattern. On one … read more
