LIFE CB SI project team visited last week representatives of three »Best of the Best« LIFE projects. The key information for us was their experience with preparation of project proposal, since they all successfully applied for more than one LIFE project. The visit enabled us to gain new knowledge, exchange experience and contacts, which will…
In September, the Notranjska Regional Park, together with the DOPPS-Birdlife Slovenia, The Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation and the company Hidrotehnik started the implementation of the project LIFE STRŽEN.
The project team LIFE DINALP BEAR estimated the number of bears in Slovenia by genetic analysis. More than 1,000 participants contributed to the results, which collected 2,472 samples in the life span of the brown bear in the first three months of the year 2015. Compared with the measurements carried out in 2007, it was…
Background South European nase (Protochondrostoma genei) is a fish species that inhabits northern Italy and western Slovenia, where it is considered close to extinction. All its populations across its entire range are in drastic decline. A preparatory study was performed in 2015-2016, following IUCN guidelines for reintroduction, with a multidisciplinary approach and including a genetic…
In the light of the current EU goals for establishing a circular economy and clean technologies, we will demonstrate in the project LIFE for Acid Whey several innovative approaches for further whey processing. The primary focus will be on demonstrating the separation process of individual whey proteins (e.g., lactoferrin). In pilot experiments, we will also…
Biodiversity counts! It is a fantastic variety of life, one of the most valuable and most noble features of our planet. It is a key element of ecosystem services, on which we all depend of. Slovenia possesses one of the highest biodiversity in Europe, which is not sufficiently recognized and therefore not appreciated enough. To…
Forest owners and volunteers, the LIFE ARTEMIS project team (Awareness, training and measures on invasive alien species in forests) invites you to training for participation in an early warning system and rapid response to alien species in the forest – the ZOHO system. The trainings will be held in 14 places in Slovenia in September…
In the lobby of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, the exhibition of bears and wolves, created within the framework of the LIFE Programme, is being held by the end of October. The international photography exhibition “Life with bears” was created as part of the LIFE DINALPBEAR project. The project LIFE SloWolf (which…
Slovenia is a part of the international community with a mission to prevent negative consequences of climate changes and to hold the rise of average temperature below 2°C. »LIFE ClimatePath2050« is designed to monitor the progress and plan further climate actions to reduce green house gasses (GHG) in building, traffic, industry, agriculture, waste and forestry…
Project objectives are: Improved conservation status of priority habitat type Turloughs (HT 3180*) by the restoration of the former Stržen riverbed; Established ‘quiet zone’ in the Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) breeding habitat; Reduced negative impact of visitors through redirection of visitors and awareness raising; Long-term recognisability and support of the project among the general public and…
