Aim of the project is to re-establish the active raised bog habitats and site hydrology in the areas that are influenced by drainage and to protect the raised bog habitats, plants and animals of European and Latvian importance.

Steering Group Meeting 04/08/2010 00:00

Steering group meeting of the LIFE 08 NAT/LV/000449 EC LIFE project "Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia" will take place on August 19th in Olaine Museum of History and Art, Zemgale Street 33, Olaine.

We invite all interested to participate! Please apply for the meeting till August 16th, sending an e-mail to daiga.brakmane@lu.lv.

Program
10:30 Arrival, morning coffee.

11:00 to 11:20 Māra Pakalne, University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, the project manager. An overview of the results of the LIFE project "Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia". 

11:20 to 11:40 Aija Dēliņa, University of Latvia, Faculty of Geography, hydrologist. Hydrological studies in the project sites. 

11:40 to 12:00 Valda Baroniņa, Latvian Fund for Nature, Nature Management Plan development manager. Current results on Nature Management Plan development.

12:00 to 12:20 Daiga Brakmane, University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, the project information coordinator. Public information activities for the project. 

12:20 to 12:40 Kaspars Goba, ELM MEDIA. Information on the project film progress.

12:40 to 12:45 Aivars Slišāns, University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, the project assistant. Overview of project finances.

12:45 Discussions.


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Raised Bogs – LIFE08 NAT/LV/000449

Project duration: 01.02.2010.- 31.08.2013.
Funding: European Commission LIFE+ programme
Beneficiary: University of Latvia
Partners: Latvian Fund for Nature, Foundation ELM MEDIA
Co-funding: Ministry of the Environment of Latvia, Ltd. Rīgas meži

Exhibition

 

Exhibition "Secrets of Mires" is traveling around! It is made by Ogre Photo Club. 

Project film "Mires Uncovered"