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The project is approaching completion. Steering group will meet last time on 20th of December.
LIFE Happyriver project is successfully implemented! What will happen in the future?
Macrophyte communities were observed and sampled at eighth river sites in late summer 2018.
This year was an excellent opportunity to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the LIFE programme and Natura 2000 network with the festive opening of the revived River Laeva.
This year the International Wetlands Day conference was very popular. About 200 experts, officials, decision-makers and nature friends received information from practitioners of different nature conservation activities.
A conference, celebrating the international Wetlands Day, is taking place on 2nd of February in Tartu.
The successfull re-introduction of Asps was presented in national TV specialized programme Ozone.
After two years of intense and complex work we have achieved the goals of the asp re-introduction activity. First group - 3000 specimen - of this years summerlings have been released into the restored Laeva river.
Henn Timm from the University of Life Sciences of Estonia has conducted a survey of the macroinvertebrates.
This year Europe is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Habitats Directive, Natura 2000 network and LIFE programme!
The restored Laeva River section, flowing through the Älevi meadow, is re-opened again. It is good to have look on the outcomes from the air. The meandering river is beautiful even in wintertime, when the water flows between the r..
The leaflet is important dissemination material among the people, interested in Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve and rivers in particular.
The overview about the project's development was given in electronic form.
WILDLIFE ESTONIA
NGO Wildlife Estonia is established in 2000. Our aim is to protect rivers and other aquatic habitats. We care about the nature, biodiversity and fish in particular.
HABITATS
Springs, rivers and lakes are our common treasure. The more natural status they have the more precious they are.
COMPETENCE
Successful application and implementation of river restoration and fish population status improvement projects. Scientific ichthyology studies with traditional and modern bio-telemetric methods.
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