Management of the Lubana Wetland Complex, Latvia

Lubāna Wetland is an area of 480.2 km2 around the greatest Latvian Lake – Lubāns. The objective of the project was to introduce and implement a rational management of the area of Lubāns Wetland, based on the international nature protection requirements, national legislation and the interests of the parties involved in the management, creating a permanent and effective wetland management structure, limiting degradation and extinction of habitats of European significance, as well as improving the living environment of specially protected bird species and waterfowl through organizing monitoring of water level and implementing the program of habitat conservation. It was scheduled to raise public interest in the implementation of nature protection measures, to explain the importance of habitats and species met in the area.

Project implementation: year 2004 – 2006

Contact information:

Project coordinator: Dace Āriņa

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: +371 29294245