Different projects in Kemeri National Park
In order to preserve and further evolve the unique nature values in Kemeri National Park there is needed much effort and investments. In 2002 -2006 administration of KNP implemented an EU Life-Nature project "Conservation of wetlands in Kemeri National Park", LIFE2002NAT/LV/8496. Project per 75% was financed by the EU LIFE program. Total costs of the project - 1 925 468 EUR.
Main goal of the project was in start-up of management activities in diverse valuable wetlands - floodplain meadows, rised bogs and mires, seaside lagoon lakes. As a result of project activities, conditions for many rare bird species, including globally threatened Corncrake, Great Snipe and Lesser spotted Eagle, has improved.
EU Structural Funds ERDF project "Development of Nature Protection Infrastructure in Kemeri National Park" was implemented by the administration of Kemeri National Park from January 2005 till the end of 2006. Its main activity was reconstruction of the administration building of Kemeri National Park "Meža māja".
In the scope of European Voluntary Service (EVS), a EU-funded programme, two new volunteers arrived in Kemeri National Park on the 15th April.
Working in close co-operation with the NGO Radi Vidi Pats, this is the second time we receive volunteers from abroad.
This time they are: Catarina Crisostomo from Portugal and Béline Joye from France.
They will stay to help in KNP's multiple activities until October, so come on and meet them!
Read more here.
Last year, KNP welcomed EVS volunteers for the first time. They were David from Spain and Krzysztof from Poland. They were actively engaged in the work of KNP information center, monitoring visitors in main tourist objects, helping in habitat management and participated in several pedagogical activities. Description of their work
can be read here.
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