Description
Constantly occurring changes in the environment and its negative impact on conservation of biodiversity cause climatic changes. This phenomenon reduces the extent of species prevalence, affects the reproductive cycles, vegetation and interactions with the environment. The objective of the project is to raise environmental awareness about biodiversity, how the change of climate affects it, and the economic value of the ecosystems in Nature 2000 areas. The project will improve the effectiveness of management and monitoring of Nature 2000 areas, develop social attitudes and pro-ecological behavior, and increase people’s involvement in environment protection. The project includes activities for children, young people and adults. The project involves creating a website promoting the Nature 2000 campaign, competitions and educational workshops, creation of three natural paths, organization of the event called “Under the wings of Nature 2000”, production of a nature film, and organization of three national conferences. The project will benefit people living in the Nature 2000 areas and the immediate vicinity, and the inhabitants of the Lubelszczyzna.
Summary of project results
Project completed, the indicators have been achieved. Results of implementation of the entire project: Increasing environmental awareness and public awareness of biodiversity and the impact of climate change on ecosystems (Number of people who have participated in educational activities and promoting the conservation of biodiversity: 450696); development of social attitudes and ecological behavior and increase public involvement in the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems; reducing the biodiversity disappearance in the Natura 2000 sites in the region; improvement of the environment. Within the project the following activities were implemented: creation of the three natural and educational paths within the Natura 2000 area in the Lublin region, organization of nature picnics, publication of the a brochure promoting the project and guides on educational and natural pathways, preparation of five scenarios of educational activities, organization of: three conferences, competitions, educational workshopsand a publication of the website (
www.natura2000.mircze.com) Thanks to the carried out activities, the complex facilities will be for an active environmental education on biodiversity in particular for the region's residents, due to the existence of, among others, educational pathways accessible for all interested parties. It guarantees the sustainability of the project in terms of content.
Summary of bilateral results