| Country |
Estonia |
| Natura
2000 site location |
Saare
county |
| Nearest
urban settlement |
Kuresaare |
| Natura
2000 site name |
Laidevahe
nature reserve |
| Size
of site (hectares) |
2442
ha |
| Key
Habitat types |
523
/ 4111 / 3241 / 521 / 321 |
| Key
Species types |
Dunlin
Calidris alpina / Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis / Little Crake Porzana
parva |
Key
management issues |
Restaration
and management of semi-natural grasslands, reed management, nature education
and tourism management, forestry and fish protection. |
| Organising
at least one Green Days event per year |
National
wetlands day held in 2003. Several nature education projects for local
school children over the years. 5 voluneer camps held since 2001 with
Estonian Fund for Nature. |
| Promoting
Natura 2000 at the local level |
Promoting
and greating undestanding of the Natura 2000 is a big part of everyday
work. It's done by having day-to-day dialogue and several meetings
a year with local stakeholders. As Saarema was a hot spot to migrate
during the II WW, many of the landowners now live abroad and it doesn't
make it always so easy. |
| Involving
local stakeholders in the management planning process - creating a
local area partnership |
The
management plan for area is not passed in state level jet. Local stakeholders
are not only involved in management of the area, but where actively
involved also in greating the management plan. As many stakeholders
do not live in the area, mutch of the land is rented to local farmers.
Manageing semi-natural grassland is donated by state. |
| Involved
in a natural site 'Twinning' / networking / knowledge exchange at
the European level? |
Several
study-days are organized a year by Matsalu and Vilsandi national park.
Members of MTÜ Laidevahe Loodus have also participated in several
project based knowledge exchange programs. |
| Branding
of Natura 2000 |
Not
officially as yet, although meat from the reserve is labelled "from
the natural grasslands" wicth in case of Estonia means, that
animals have been grazed on Natura 2000 sites. |
| Agreeing
to become an NNi ambassador |
Kalev
Au is an NNi Ambassador (contact via siim(a)elfond.ee) |
