LIFE INSECTS FOR LIFE
LIFE INSECTS FOR LIFE
Project name: Conservation of Selected Natura Insect Species in Transboundary Area (CZ-SK) of Western Carpathian Mountains
Acronym: Life for insects (Ze života hmyzu)
Program: LIFE Nature and Biodiversity
Project no: LIFE16 NAT/CZ/000731
Project Coordinator: Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (NCA CR)
Agentura pro ochranu přírody a krajiny České republiky (AOPK ČR)
Project Beneficiaries: infinity-progress z.s, VIS Bílé Karpaty, ZO ČSOP Bílé Karpaty, ČSOP Salamandr, BROZ (SK)
Project Summary:
The project objective is conservation of selected NATURA 2000 insect species and enhancing their populations through their habitats restoration in transboundary area (CZ-SK) of Western Carpathians and interconnection of species metapopulation in this area.
Target species: Lucanus Cervus, Parnassius Mnemosyne, Maculinea Arion, Maculinea Nausithous, Maculinea Teleius, Colias Myrmidone and Euplagia Quadripunctaria.
Their habitats are: wet grasslands, pastures, coppiced and open-canopy forests.
Specific Aims:
- Cooperation with other beneficiaries, organizations and experts active in the field of nature protection
- Enlightenment, cooperation with the land-owners, stakeholders and public
Aims for NGO infinity-progress.:
- Czech-Slovak festival „Life for Insects“ (2018-2021)
- Production of Intellectual Outputs:
- Training programs : the aim is to get acquainted the target groups with the particular species of Arions, the significance of butterflies biotopes´ protection, their significance for ecosystems. Verification programme will be prepared for 750 children (Kindergartens, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools)
- Terrain trips and Research in the area of Lomná and its surroundings: the participatns will get acquainted with the butterfly biotopes, particular species of insects in the mapped out localities.
- Production of didactics tools
Production of interactive tools for the exposition