LIFE BaltCoast
Threats to Natura 2000
• Coastal lagoons: eutrophication, drying out and
overgrowing
• Coastal meadows and connected coastal habitat
types are negatively affected by lack of grazing,
overgrowing and bad hydrology caused
by draining
• Problems with invasive species
• Lack of suitable habitats for rare end threatened
species (meadow birds, amphibians and plant species)
ANFUG
Annita Svendsen
Januar 2007
September 2008
LIFE BaltCoast
Methods to address the threats I
• Detailed management plans
• “Holistic view” of habitat types and species
• Looking at historical data and potentials for
the different sites
• Expert group
• Knowledge about habitat requirement
of the different species
ANFUG
Annita Svendsen
Januar 2007
September 2008
LIFE BaltCoast
Methods to address the threats II
• Improving hygrologi
• Making shallow floodings
• Digging and improving shallow ponds
• Cutting down overgrown parts of the vegetation
- hereby invasive species
• Improving of the grazing regimen with robust cattle
• Shearing knowledge through workshops and
networking with landowners and authorities
• Information about the project to the public
• Making a best practise guide
ANFUG
Annita Svendsen
Januar 2007
September 2008
LIFE BaltCoast
Challenges
• Work and communication across borders
of different countries / authoritative systems
– but also the big value of our project
• Working with the complex of habitat types
and different species
ANFUG
Annita Svendsen
Januar 2007
September 2008
LIFE BaltCoast
Findings of relevance
•
Strategies and methods for managing
the complex of coastal habitats and
connected species
• Danish programme for renting robust cattle
to manage project sites
• Networking with landowners and authorities pass on our experiences
• Information to the public about the project
ANFUG
Annita Svendsen
Januar 2007
September 2008