📋 Tender Overview
Start Date: 01/09/2022
End Date: 31/12/2027
Total Eligible Budget: 9,445,068 €
EU Contribution: 6,328,196 €
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
This project was prepared in response to rapid declines (average 5-8% per year) of wet grassland wader species in Poland. The main goal of this project is to improve the conservation status of the wet grassland wader populations in six Natura 2000 areas by achieving a 50% increase of breeding numbers in 10 reserves and on surrounding private land on a target area of 7,805 ha. The project will improve habitats through purchase of 220 ha of land (WP2), rewetting of 920 ha, restoration of 298 ha of abandoned meadows and introduction of grazing on 429 ha (WP3). Furthermore, the project will increase reproduction rates of all priority species by achieving a representative average lapwing and black-tailed godwit breeding success rate of at least 0.7 fledged young / pair within predation fences on 262 ha, protection of at least 350 nests outside fences on 3,317 ha and predator control on 5,226 ha (WP4). Project impacts will be measured by integrated monitoring of population parameters, habitat conditions, ecosystem services and socio-economic impacts (WP5). Replication actions (WP6) include development of active protection projects in strategic areas, including targeted, large-scale deployment of agri-environmental schemes in 12 Natura 2000 sites. Also, introduction of agri-environmental programs on at least 150 ha of private land through collaboration with farmers in the target area of 3,768 ha, resulting in mobilising additional EUR 490,000 over a period of 5 years for the targeted wader bird conservation.
