Who does not know St Paul’s Cathedral in London? The cathedral is one of the most famous and recognisable sights of England. Its dome, surrounded by the spires of other city churches, has dominated London’s skyline for over 300 years. But did you know that St Paul’s recently won a Gold Eco Church Award, issued …
MONTIS International Work Camp (IWC), “Supporting Nature”, took place between the 18th and 27th of AugustThis IWC, which was supported by the project LIFE ENPLC, IPDJ and the Pampilhosa da Serra Municipal Council, had 12 participants of various nationalities, who helped us with the land management of MONTIS properties in Pampilhosa da Serra. The first …
On the 28th and 29th of September, took place the International Workshop organized by MONTIS within the scope of the LIFE ENPLC (European Networks for Private Land Conservation) project. With the title “Working on Private Land Conservation – Moving forward”, the workshop took place in Fajão, Pampilhosa da Serra and had the support of the …
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Jacopo and Chiara manage two different areas in Tuscany and Umbria in the name of Italian style. What could be better than a yoga lesson in a Tuscan Natura 2000 forest or going truffle hunting in an Umbrian forest? Two new members of the Italian network showed it to us, in a visit held by …
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Last summer, our focus was on promoting volunteering work camps organised by various organisations within the ENPLC consortium. These camps, led by European conservation NGOs, often go unnoticed by foreign volunteers. We suspected that the ones closely tied to local communities may not be reaching the attention of volunteers from abroad. To address this, the …
Last Thursday, Francesco Marcone and Stefano Picchi of WWF paid a special visit to the Ninasco Farm, a fledgling enterprise that embraces not only agriculture but also a private coastal natural area, located between Tuscany and Latium border. The farm, with aspirations to integrate into the network of Italian private natural areas developed through WWF’s …
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Immersed in the lush Umbrian woods at the foot of Mont’Arale in the municipality of Montegabbione, Tenuta di Poggiolame is home to Artis Umbria. Surrounded by 88 hectares of oak forests at an altitude of 600 meters, there are unique environments with pastures, ponds, and streams, where it is easy to come across traces of …
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Approximately a hundred forest owners and individuals connected to forestry convened at a conference arranged by the Estonian Private Forestry Union (EEML) in Estonia in November 2023. Their central query revolved around the optimal approach to nature conservation: should it remain under strict governmental regulations and mandates, or could it be more effectively managed by …
LIFE ENPLC is eager to exchange knowledge and practices around private land conservation from anywhere, as biodiversity protection and stewardship are global complex topics for which magic solutions do not exist. Beautiful, bountiful, rare and endangered: protecting global Mediterranean habitats in the US and around the world. With that magnificent title XCN presented private land …
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The LIFE ENPLC project is hosting the workshop in Fajão, Pampilhosa da Serra, an area known for its dark skies and biodiversity, in the middle of Portugal from 28.09.2023 until 29.09.2023. The area is frequently affected by wildfires. Project partner MONTIS started working in this area in 2019 after having bought 11 ha of land through a …
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