The 5-year project, which runs from October 2022 to September 2027, is financed by the European LIFE fund. The leading partner of the project is WWF Italy, and 7 Italian and 2 Slovenian partners participate in the project (in addition to the KPSS, the KP Ljubljansko barje).
The project is aimed at the conservation and repopulation of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) by implementing activities aimed at improving the natural habitats of the European pond turtle and by removing invasive non-native species from nature and raising public awareness.
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23.02.2023
As the presentation boards in the Lerá Visitor Centre present the content in only three language versions (SLO, ITL, ANG) and as it is impossible to present the content in new language versions, we have decided to add audio presentations of the content in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian.
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20.02.2023
Thursday, February 16, and Friday, February 17 were important days for the LIFE URCA PROEMYS project. On Thursday, the first visit of the project supervisor took place at the University of Florence, which was attended by all partners.
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16.01.2023
Last week we started with the works for the renaturalization of the area and the improvement of the living conditions of the pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the area of Rudnik-Korea. The works are carried out within the LIFE UrCA PROEMYS project.
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10.11.2022
At today's official kick-off meeting of the project in Genoa, all project partners are gathered. The 5-year project, which runs from October 2022 to September 2027, is financed by the European LIFE fund. The leading partner of the project is WWF Italy, and 7 Italian and 2 Slovenian partners participate in the project (in addition to the KPSS, the KP Ljubljansko barje).
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22.12.2021
We wish you happy holidays and a successful and satisfied year 2022!
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February each year is World Wetlands Day, the Convention's annual campaign day.
2014 is the UN International Year of Family Farming – so the Ramsar Convention chose Wetlands & Agriculture as the World Wetlands Day theme for 2014. And what a great theme for Ramsar, given that wetlands are so often intimately linked with agriculture. Our slogan? Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners for Growth, placing a focus on the need for the wetland and agricultural sectors (and the water sector too of course) to work together for the best shared outcomes.
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