- Lead organisation: Consorzio del Parco Regionale del Delta del Po dell’Emilia-Romagna.
- Other partners: Consorzio del Parco Naturale Regionale Molentargius-Saline, Parc naturel régional de Camargue, Tour du Valat, Green Balkans NGO, Compagnie des Salins du Midi et des Salines de l’Est.
- Brief description: The overall objective is the restoration and conservation of coastal wetlands inside 5 sites (10 Natura 2000 perimeters) located in Italy, France and Bulgaria. The project will target 7 habitats (including coastal lagoons) and 16 bird species (including Greater Flamingo and a range of colonial waterbirds). Other objectives include the elaboration of a management model for saltworks.
- Time schedule: October 2011 to March 2016.
- Current status: Project is under way with activities in most sites. Propositions on hydrological restoration have been finalised in order to launch authorisation requests for engineering work. 3D modelling work to identify the best locations for creating colonial bird breeding islets is being finalised.
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