LIFE Bonelli EastMed – Conservation & Management of the Bonelli's eagle population in east Mediterranean (LIFE17 NAT/GR/000514)
Assignment Authority :European Union/University of Crete
Year :2018-2025
Project area:Attica, Peloponnese, Cyclades, Dodecanese, Crete, Cyprus
Project description
The aim of the project is the long-term maintenance of the Bonelli’s eagle’s good conservation status in the Eastern Mediterranean by addressing the most critical threats that this species faces in Greece and Cyprus. The main actions of the project concern the improvement of knowledge about Bonelli’s eagle and the threats it faces, the reduction of its mortality, the improvement of its reproduction, the improvement of the technical and operational capabilities of the parties involved, and the creation of a network for the species in order to transfer expertise and experience on these issues in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Partners: University of Crete, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Cyprus Ministry of Interior, Hellenic Ornithological Society, NCC