Learning from LIFE – best practice for nature conservation in Europe

The first LIFE Nature ‘best practice’ conference took place in Brussels on 17-19 November 2008. "Protecting Europe’s Nature: Learning from LIFE" examined the role of the Nature component of the EU's LIFE programme as an instrument to support the implementation of the EU birds and habitats directives and the Natura 2000 network, encompassing the Commission Communication on "Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – and beyond".

For more information, read the LIFEnews article "LIFE long learning and nature conservation".

Programme and press release

Presentations

A series of eight workshops allowed participants to discuss ‘best practice’ approaches to practical and policy based actions.

On the following pages you will find the presentations given during the following sessions:

Best practice for conserving EU’s habitats

• Session 1: Forests
• Session 2: Marine
• Session 3: River
• Session 4: Grassland

The LIFE Nature programme and the biodiversity strategy

• Session 5: Climate change
• Session 6: Invasive and alien species
• Session 7: Species conservation
• Session 8: International cooperation

A compilation of abstracts on the presentations and biographies of the conference speakers is also available online.