5 December 2023 An event was held at the Visitor Centre of the State Service for Protected Areas (hereinafter – SSPA) to present the results of five years of work
On 22 November, scientists from Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) presented the updated recommendations for the management of natural forest habitats of European Community (EC) importance in the BBSF. The presenters
The restoration works of the Užpelkiai Telmological Reserve in Zemaitija National Park (ZNP), within the framework of the Natura 2000 project, are gaining momentum and are already showing the first
On 20 October, three ambassadors of the “Good Farmer” championship – farms working in harmony with nature – were awarded, as well as the municipalities that have contributed the most
In January this year, 12.8 hectares of naturally valuable lowland dunes were opened in Dzūkija National Park along the Marcinkoniai-Varėna road, after the clearing of a plantation forest for economic
On 1 August 2023, the new Description of Procedures for the Preparation of Strategic Planning Documents (SPDs) for Protected Areas came into force, aimed at the protection and management of
12-14 September Naturalit project representatives took part in the Nordic-Baltic LIFE platform meeting to discuss land-use planning processes and challenges, and examples of successful nature management. The event, which took
The volunteering initiative of the partners of the conservation project “Naturalit” (the Environmental Project Management Agency, the State Service for Protected Territories and the Directorates of Protected Territories) has been
On 4-5 and 11-12 July, specialists (ecologists) from the Directorates of Protected Areas (PAs) took part in internships on monitoring of Birds of Prey and Black Stork. Traineeships are a
An international conference on the conservation and restoration of wooded meadows took place on 12-14 June in Estonia, near Parnu, with the participation of Naturalit project representatives from the Environmental
On 28 February, the LIFE Integrated Project “Naturalit” team organized a seminar on “Soil, its importance, ecology and sustainable use”. Speakers included PhD. Jonas Volungevičius, associate professor at Vilnius University
The team of the LIFE integrated project “Naturalit” participated in international practical training on forest fire suppression organized by the Independent Firefighters Association of Poland from May 26th to 28th.
From May 15th to 17th, a visit of LIFE projects’ representatives from Metsahallitus (the main state environmental organization in Finland) took place in Lithuania. During the visit, many topics of
On March 21st, the team of the LIFE integrated project “Naturalit” held a seminar titled “Human and Forest Relationship, Use and Protection” in which anthropologist Eunice Blavascunas (having Lithuanian roots)
Lithuanian nature conservation experts and scientists have published the results of five years of research on thirty-three plant and animal species that have been little studied in Lithuania and are
Estonian LIFE integrated project „ForEst&FarmLand“ team visited Lithuania during 13-16 September. They came to gain experience from LIFE integrated project „Naturalit“, which is being implemented for already five years. Both
