Sečovlje Salina Nature Park participates in the new LIFE project - LIFE UrCA PROEMYS

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).

The project is aimed at the conservation and repopulation of the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) by carrying out activities aimed at improving the natural habitats of the marsh bowler and by removing invasive non-native species from nature and raising public awareness.