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The EU Member States represented on the LIFE Committee, together with the LIFE Unit, have identified the 23 Best LIFE-Nature projects completed during 2009.
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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 2008-2009. 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 23 "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 2008-2009 | |
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Scottish Salmon Conservation of Atlantic salmon in Scotland web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Scottish Natural Heritage (United Kingdom) |
| The 18 "Best" LIFE Nature Projects 2008-2009 |
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| CRETAPLANT A pilot network of plant micro-reserves in Western Crete web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: National and Kapodistrian University of AthensSpecial Account for Research (Greece) |
| BALTRIT Protection of Triturus cristatus in Eastern Baltic Region web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: The Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Estonia |
| ASPEA Action for sustaining the population of Euphydryas aurinia web summary | website| layman's report Beneficiary: Danish Forest and Nature Agency (Denmark) |
| BIARMICUS Protection of habitats and raptors in M. Labbro and Upper Albegna Valley web summary | website| layman's report Beneficiary: Comunità Montana Amiata Grossetano (Italy) |
| EAGLELIFE Arrangement of spotted eagles and black stork conservation in Estonia web summary | website| layman's report Beneficiary: Estonian Ornithological Society (Estonia) |
| Anser-Eur Conservation of Anser erythropus on European migration route web summary | website| layman's report Beneficiary: WWF Finland |
| AQUILA HELIACA Conservation of Aquila heliaca in the Carpathian basin web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Raptor Protection of Slovakia |
| IBA MARINAS IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS FOR SEABIRDS (Marine Ibas) IN SPAIN web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Sociedad Española de Ornitología, SEO/BirdLife (Spain) |
| IBAMarinha Important bird areas for seabirds in Portugal web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (Portugal) |
| ZEPAS de Aragón Adaptation of the electric power lines in the SPA of Aragón web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Dirección General de Desarrollo Sostenible y Biodiversidad. Gobierno de Aragón (Spain) |
| Albuera Extremadura Conservation and management of the SPA for Birds site of Community interest wetland "La Albuera" in Extremadura web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Dirección General de Medio Ambiente. Consejería de Industria, Energía y Medio Ambiente (Spain) |
| Donau-Ybbs Donau- Ybbs Linkage web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abt Wasserbau (Austria) |
| MEDPONDS Actions for the conservation of Mediterranean temporary ponds in Crete web summary | website | layman's report Beneficiary: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Inland Waters (Greece) |
| RRBI Restoring raised bogs in Ireland web summary | website Beneficiary: Coillte Teoranta (Ireland) |
| Vattajan dyyni LIFE Restoration of dune and coastal habitats in the Vattaja Military Area web summary Beneficiary: The Natural Heritage Services of the National Board of Forestry (Finland) |
| Forest-Alp NATURA 2000 Priority forest, sub-alpine and alpine habitats in Romania web summary | website Beneficiary: Universitatea Transilvania din Barsov (Romania) |
| GreenBelt Natural Forests and mires in the "Green Belt" of Koillismaa and Kainuu web summary | website Beneficiary: Metsähallitus, Pohjanmaan luontopalvelut (Finland) |
| Comanacy Conservation management in Natura 2000 sites of Cyprus web summary | website| layman's report Beneficiary: Environment Service, Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment (Cyprus) |
Scoring of completed LIFE-Nature projects began in 2007, using a set of criteria developed by the Commission. These criteria include: improvement of the conservation status of the species/habitats targeted at project sites; the short-term leverage effect of the project (ie additional resources mobilised during the project); the extent to which the species/habitats targeted at project sites have attained long-term sustainability and fully favourable conservation status; the long-term leverage effect (ie resources and support mobilised to maintain and reinforce the improvements of conservation status in the long-term); regional/national/international impact.
All completed projects are initially assessed by the LIFE Unit’s external monitoring team (the Astrale consortium). The monitors rank all the projects that end during the reference period to produce a first list of 20-25 "Best" projects. The final selection is undertaken by the Member States, each "Best" project being further evaluated by at least two Member States, and an average score is established (also taking into account the monitors' evaluation). The 5 top-scoring projects are the 5 "Best of the Best" projects.