Youth and Environment Europe

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BALTA DABA

Project team of BALTA DABA

Results of local actions - Nesting places for birds

What has been achieved? Was the problem solved?

During the project we renovated 53 bird houses and constructed 204 new bird houses (for different bird species: European Pied Flycatcher/Ficedula hypoleuca, Great Tit/Parus major, Tawny Owl/Strix aluco, Ural Owl/Strix uralensis, Eurasian Pygmy-owl/Glaucidium Passerinum and others). All activities were organised with involvement of children and young people who took part in creation of those bird houses in order to get knowledge about birds protection.

Will you work on it more? How will you follow-up on the problem?

It is very important not just to create new bird houses year by year but even more valuable is to control and maintain the existing ones in order to provide safe nesting obstacles for birds. That is why it is our obligation to take care about bird houses we created and birds that are using them. We have long term plans for monitoring nesting success in our project sites and continue our activities in future.

Results of local actions - Biodiversity documentation in Jaunpiebalga and Gulbene municipality

What has been achieved? Was the problem solved?

During the project we organised activities for young people in order to collect data about biodiversity in Jaunpiebalga and Gulbene municipality. Collected data (4128 entries) were uploaded in national level biodiversity data platform: www.dabasdati.lv. Based on our discoveries postcards with different species were created in order to promote our project and biodiversity of our municipality.

Will you work on it more? How will you follow-up on the problem?

During our activities we have documented a lot of nature values (noble trees, rare and protected species). Collected data will be submitted to responsible authorities in order to ensure proper protection measures. We will organize regular outdoor activities and continue our discoveries in nature.

Nesting places for birds

What is the issue: Lack of old trees where birds can nest. Holes in trees for certain bird species are places for reproducing. Creation of artificial nesting places provide ability for birds to reproduce in places where natural conditions are not good enough. Other problem is maintenance of birdhouses. Many birdhouses are built but are not safe anymore. We need to check them and renew if necessary in order to make those birdhouses effective for longer period.

What should be done:

1) Identification of concrete bird species which need help.

2) Identification of existing birdhouses and restoration.

3) Building birdhouses and placing them in appropriate places.

4) Monitoring and maintaining those places.

Expected results:

1) Renovated birdhouses (50);

2) Constructed new birdhouses (200).

Biodiversity documentation in Jaunpiebalga municipality

What is the issue: During spatial planning procedures we found out that there is not available information about biodiversity in our municipality. We have many nature values to be proud of but they are not documented. If they are not documented, we can not protect them. More and more forests are cut and agricultural land are ploughed. If we know most valuable places - we can protect them.

What should be done:

1) Regular field visits to document biodiversity.

2) Submission of data to dabasdati.lv.

3) Involvement of local community in biodiversity documentation.

4) Searching for protected bird nests and proposals of micro reserves (if needed).

5) Submission of data to local municipality.

Expected results:

1) Collected data (at least 3000 entries) are submitted to dabasdati.lv.

2) Local young people are involved in data collection (at least 15 young people).

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