LIFE FALKON
Fostering the breeding rAnge expansion of central-eastern Mediterranean Lesser Kestrel pOpulations
Timespan Countries involved
| 07/2018 12/2022 | Belgium, Greece, Italy |
Funded by SDGs
| LIFE Programme | 13, 15 |
At a glance
The LIFE FALKON project focuses on biodiversity and conservation of the Lesser Kestrel.
What is the Lesser Kestrel? It is a diurnal raptor of European conservation priority whose breeding population stronghold is located in the Mediterranean region.
Why is important to take action? The conservation status of the Lesser Kestrel is currently slightly improving however, ongoing climate change is expected to result in range contraction in the southern breeding range and expansion towards north-east soon. The central-eastern Mediterranean region plays a crucial role in any future northward expansion.
Objectives
• Fostering the resilience of the central-eastern European population to climate change;
• Improving foraging and nesting habitat quality in intensive farmland areas and SPAs where the species breeds in the project areas;
• Establishing a collaborative international network;
• Promoting public awareness concerning the lesser kestrel and biodiversity conservation;
• Obtaining an accurate assessment of the conservation status of those populations crucial for the northward breeding expansion.
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LIFE FALKON
Timespan Countries involved
| 07/2018 12/2022 | Belgium, Greece, Italy |
Founded by SDGs
| LIFE Programme | 13, 15 |
At a glance
The LIFE FALKON project focuses on biodiversity and conservation of the Lesser Kestrel.
What is the Lesser Kestrel? It is a diurnal raptor of European conservation priority whose breeding population stronghold is located in the Mediterranean region.
Why is important to take action? The conservation status of the Lesser Kestrel is currently slightly improving however, ongoing climate change is expected to result in range contraction in the southern breeding range and expansion towards north-east soon. The central-eastern Mediterranean region plays a crucial role in any future northward expansion.
Objectives
• Fostering the resilience of the central-eastern European population to climate change;
• Improving foraging and nesting habitat quality in intensive farmland areas and SPAs where the species breeds in the project areas;
• Establishing a collaborative international network;
• Promoting public awareness concerning the lesser kestrel and biodiversity conservation;
• Obtaining an accurate assessment of the conservation status of those populations crucial for the northward breeding expansion.