University of Crete, Heraklion – LIFE+ Biodiversity Project
The University of Crete – Natural History Museum of Crete has joined forces with other environmental organisations in Greece, Spain and Portugal – Arcturos, the Fundaciο΄n Gypaetus, Quercus and the Centro de Estudos da Avifauna Ibérica (CEAI) – in the fight for the eradication of the illegal use of poisoned baits, the main cause of non-natural death for a number of highly endangered species in the European Union. This international LIFE+ biodiversity project, titled ‘Innovative Actions Against Illegal Poisoning in EU Mediterranean Pilot Areas’, implemented through the period October 2010 – September 2015 and co-financed by the A. G. Leventis Foundation. The project aims to evaluate and spread the effectiveness of several innovative actions based on voluntary agreements with the main rural groups associated with the issue of illegal poisoned baits (municipalities, hunters, stockbreeders, etc.).
Grants given:
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
