What we want

Our goal is to improve the quality of nature in alkaline fens, petrifying springs and calcareous fens and create the prerequisites for these habitats to spread through the Natura 2000 areas.

The prognosis for preservation of alkaline fens, petrifying springs and calcareous fens is unfavorable in all the project areas.

The project will contribute to:

  • Making the prognosis of preservation develop to favorable over time.
  • Redeem the objective of the Natura2000 plans to increase the area of calcareous fens in Tuerne and Gammellung on Sjælland with a total of 4,5 ha.
  • Redeem the objective of the Natura2000 plans to increase the area of petrifying springs in a number of project areas with a total of 7,0 ha.
  • Redeem the objective of the Natura2000 plans to increase the area of alkaline fens in most of the project areas with a total of 75,0 ha.

 

There are a number of vulnerable and/or rare animal species that need help too.

We want to:

  • Ensure breeding sites for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus).
  • Improve feeding and breeding possibilities for the moor frog (Rana arvalis), in order to increase the number of breeding active adults by 50% by the end of the project.
  • Ensure that the nature area Vaserne in northeastern Zealand will remain one of the best and most important breeding sites for the water beetle (Graphoderus bilineatus) and the dragonfly large white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia pectoralis) in Denmark.

 

Background

The European Union has set a goal of preserving the most valuable, rare and endangered species and habitats in Europe. The formal framework of the objective is the Bird directive and Habitat directive.

It has been central for the achievement of the objective to establish the network of the Natura2000 areas. The Habitat directive obliges the member states to provide the necessary contribution to ensure or restore rare and/or endangered habitats and species. In Denmark the Naturstyrelsen has devised Natura 2000 plans with objectives and action guidelines for each Natura 2000 area. The municipalities must try to implement the plans on non-state areas.

 

Funding

LIFE-Natur is a system of subsidies in the European Union with the purpose of contributing to the protection of endangered species and habitats described in the Habitat directive. In 2009 Denmark got its first unified/master plan for nature, environment and agriculture – Grøn Vækst / Green Growth.

LIFE-Natur supports the project with 27,8 mio. kr., Styrelsen for Vand- og Naturforvaltning (SVANA) supports with18,3 mio. Kr. from Grøn Vækst means and the participating municipalities including Naturstyrelsen Fyn contributes with 0,2 mio. Kr. to the project, which has an overall budget of 46,3 mio. Kr.