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The EU Member States represented on the LIFE Committee, together with the LIFE Unit, have identified the 26 Best LIFE-Nature projects completed during 2007 and 2008.
This Best LIFE-Nature Projects is a new award in 2009 that aims to recognise some of the best LIFE Nature projects that completed their work during the reference period 2007-2008. All projects completed within the reference period were initially technically assessed by the LIFE Unit’s External Assistance Team to produce a first list of Best Projects. The final selection was undertaken by the Member States. From the 26 "Best" projects, 5 projects were selected as being "Best of the Best" projects. These are, in no particular order:
| The 5 "Best of the Best" LIFE Nature Projects 2007 -2008 | |
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Lince Andalucía Population recovery of Iberian Lynx in Andalusia web summary | website Beneficiary: Regional government of Andalusia (Spain) |
| The 21 "Best" LIFE Nature Projects 2007-2008 |
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| Westliche Dümmerniederung Re-wetting of the Western Dümmer fen area web summary | website Beneficiary: Land Niedersachsen (Germany) |
| Caretta Reduction of mortality of Caretta caretta in the Greek seas web summary | website Beneficiary: Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece |
| GERVE Ecosystemic management of rivers with European mink web summary | website Beneficiary: Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra, S.A. (Spain) |
| Olvassuo Protection of aapa mire wilderness in Ostrobothnia and Kainuu web summary | website Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Ostrobothnia-Kainuu (Finland) |
| Freira da Madeira Conservation of Zino's Petrel through restoration of its habitat web summary | website Beneficiary: Parque Natural da Madeira - Autoridade Governamental (Portugal) |
| Pearl mussels Conservation of habitats of pearl mussels in Belgium web summary | website Beneficiary: Ministere de la Region Wallone represented by the Centre de Recherche de la Nature, des Forêts et du Bois (Belgium) |
| Pietrosul Rodnei Restoration forest habitats from Pietrosul Rodnei biosphere reserve web summary | website Beneficiary: ICAS-Forest Research and Management Institute (Romania) |
| FALCO ELEONORAE Conservation measures of Falco eleonorae in Greece web summary | website Beneficiary: Hellenic Ornithological SocietyBirdLife Greece |
| Aapa & Avi Protection and usage of aapa mires with a rich avifauna web summary | website Beneficiary: Lapland Regional Environment Centre (Finland) |
| Blanket bog Restoring active blanket bog of European importance in North Scotland web summary | website Beneficiary: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (United Kingdom) |
| Saint Hubert Rehabilitation of peat and wet habitats on the Saint-Hubert Plateau web summary | website Beneficiary: Unité de Gestion Cynégétique du Massif Forestier de St-Hubert ASBL (Belgium) |
| 10GEMETEN Tiengemeten, restoration of freshwater tidal area in the Haringvliet estuary, the Netherlands web summary | website Beneficiary: Dienst Landelijk Gebied (The Netherlands) |
| Karelian Mires Karelian mires and virgin forests - pearls in the chain of geohistory web summary | website Beneficiary: North Karelia Regional Environment Centre (Finland) |
| RIVIERE D'AIN Conservation of the habitats created by the fluvial dynamics of the lower Ain river web summary | website Beneficiary:SIVU du Bassin Versant de la Basse Vallée de l'Ain (France) |
| 3 Bossen Vlaamse Ardennen Action Plan for conservation and restoration of three woods in the Flemish Ardennes web summary | website Beneficiary: World Wide Fund for Nature (Belgium) |
| Crex Slovenia Establishing long-term protection of Crex crex in Slovenia web summary | website Beneficiary: DOPPSBirdLife Slovenia |
| Bande rhénane Preservation and restoration of the Rhine's valley habitats web summary | website Beneficiary: Région Alsace, DAFTE (France) |
| Donauufer Restoration of Danube river banks web summary | website Beneficiary: Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH (Austria) |
| LIFE to Koli LIFE to Koli - Restoration of the forests and meadows in the nature park web summary | website Beneficiary: Metsäntutkimuslaitos (Finland) |
| Peneireiro Re-establishment of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Portugal web summary | website Beneficiary: Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (Portugal) |
| Söderaasen Restoration of deciduous forest in Söderåsen National Park web summary | website Beneficiary: Länsstyrelsen i Skåne Län / Söderåsens Nationalpark (Sweden) |
Scoring of completed LIFE-Nature projects began in the summer of 2004. The system was introduced by the Commission, following an initiative taken by Sweden and the Netherlands. A set of ‘best practice’ criteria was developed in collaboration with the Member States. These criteria included: projects’ contribution to immediate and long-term environmental, economic and social improvements; their degree of innovation and transferability; their relevance to policy and their cost-effectiveness. In view of the importance of these aspects to project success, project beneficiaries are also required to provide an After-LIFE Communication Plan and an Analysis of the long-term benefits of the project with their final report. This information forms an integral part of the evaluation process.
All completed projects were initially technically assessed by the LIFE Unit’s external monitoring team (the Astrale consortium). The monitors ranked all the projects that ended during the reference period (summer 2008 to spring 2009), to produce a first list. The final selection was undertaken by the Member States.
