Project member Francesco Marcone with the landowner Gigliola MaglioccoThe Agriturismo il Casale del Pettirosso is an old rural farmhouse made from local stone in the municipality of Sonnino in the Lazio region. Inhabited since the early 1900s and recently restored by the owners, the farmhouse welcomes guests from all over the world. As well as …

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Which legal tools do exist at European level to protect nature voluntarily on private land? The answer to this question is of importance to achieve the 30 by 30 target of the European Biodiversity Strategy and the objectives of the fore coming nature restoration law. On the 2nd of June project partner the Xarxa per …

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On the 3rd and 4th of June, the first 24-hour BioBlitz organized by the Latvian Fund for Nature took place at the “Drubazas” farm on the shore of river Abava (Latvia), which is located in Ancient valley of Abava nature park. The participants of the event, together with experts of various species groups, got to …

BioBlitz in Drubazas observed 577 species Read More »

In May 2023, Adept and Fundación Artemisan organized the workshop “Voluntary labels for nature conservation in private land”, within the scope of the LIFE ENPLC projectThe event was held at ELO’s headquarters in Brussels, and a total of 11 participants and speakers took part, including members of the LIFE ENPLC.The workshop started with the main …

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Up to 80 attendees took part in the Bioblitz of Mas Castellar de Pontós, Saturday 3 June, a naturalist meeting where people of all ages learned more about the diversity of fauna and flora that inhabits the place, while contributing with very valuable data to get to know the biodiversity of the space (through iNaturalist …

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On the 27th of May the LIFE ENPLC project hosted under the lead of Natuurpunt a Bioblitz on the property of a private landowner. We were able to observe numerous species in this relatively unknown reserve.Although we didn’t quite reach the goal of 500 species in 24 hours, the event significantly boosted our knowledge of …

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