Military Training Areas programme - Protecting biodiversity on military used land

In 2006 CEEweb started an international project to preserve outstanding natural values in military managed areas in the CEE/SEE countries.

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News from CEE

Green Network to Supervise Slunj Military Training Grounds

The Green Network (Zelena Mreza) of Karlovac District started the project for monitoring of the "Eugen Kvaternik" military training grounds in Slunj. The project attempts to reduce the negative impact of the military manoeuvres on nature and environment in Slunj area, which has been exposed to the effects of the military training for years. Read more>>

Publications

LIFE Focus / LIFE, Natura 2000 and the military
European Communities, 2005
(with extended list of links, publications, websites etc. in Annex I.)

Sanctuary, the UK Ministry of Defence Conservation Magazine

Events

Workshop Wildlife and Live Firing - Natura 2000 on Military Training Areas
7-8November 2007, Vienna, Austria
Programme and report

International conference "Nature conservation in military training areas"
4-7 June, 2007, Cesis, Latvia

International scientific colloquium NATURE in DEFENCE
19 -22 September 2005, Castle of Ham Steenokkerzeel, Belgium

Websites

Military Training Area Allentsteig, Austria

Military Training Area Boletice, Czech Republic: info on the website of RNDr. Alena Vydrová and Wikipedia

LIFE project DANAH in military areas in Flanders

Conservation website of the UK Ministry of Defence

LIFE Nature project in the Vattaja Military Area, Finland

Meeting reports, presentations

Presentations from the first WG meeting, Moravský Svätý Ján, Slovakia, 17-19 May 2007.

Dr. Kerstin Höntsch: Conservation on active and abandoned Military Areas in Germany
Urszula Biereznoj: Military Training Areas in Poland
Jaromír ŠÍBL: Nature Conservation and NATURA 2000 on Military Training Area "Záhorie"
Ieva Rove: Active Military Training Area Adaži