The Endangered Landscapes Programme is building a future in which landscapes are enriched with biodiversity, establishing resilient, more self-sustaining ecosystems that benefit both nature and people
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Extensive and ethereal, Białowieża (Beloveshskaya Pushcha) is one of Europe’s last great primary forests. The outstanding biodiversity value of this UNESCO World Heritage Site includes one-quarter of the world’s European bison among 59 mammal species plus an astonishing 12,000 invertebrate species. Following decades of exploitation and drainage in the Belarus part of the forest and recent controversial logging in Poland, however, Białowieża is under threat.
Building on experience from Belarus, the project will plan landscape-level restoration of the forest’s hydrology. It intends to adopt a transboundary approach to address the international stalemate over Poland’s intensive logging. The project envisages that returning groundwater to near-natural levels should enable the rewetting of forests, up to 20,000 ha of drained mires and formerly straightened riverbeds.
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The Tarutino Steppe Festival took place at the end of September in the Ukrainian Danube Delta. Showcasing local nature, culture and rewilding efforts, the event will help local communities by enhancing the area’s tourism value. Community context Key to the work the ELP funds is the recognition that local communities will always be critical to…
13th October 2021
The Open Rivers Programme is officially launching today, 8th October 2021, thanks to a €42.5 million investment over six years…
October 8, 2021
David Thomas, the ELP’s Director, and Nancy Ockendon, Science Manager, made a recent visit to the Danube Delta, one of…
October 6, 2021
Two batches of three young eagle owls have just been released in the Danube Delta project area in Ukraine. Their…
September 15, 2021
