CICS.NOVA

Researcher in Charge:	Carlos Pereira da Silva
Reference:	LIFE13 NAT/PT/000458
Team:	Catarina Fonseca Maria José Roxo Ricardo Mendes Rui Pedro Julião
Applicant Entity:	Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA)
Funding Entity:	Comissão Europeia
Keywords:	Endangered species; Endemic species; Coastal area; Management plan.
Goals:	The project aims to establish a legally binding management plan with clear and measurable actions and targets for defined sites in the Atlantic coastal archipelago. Three key project phases are planned: first, understanding the main threats affecting seabird populations and endemic plant species on land and at sea (for seabirds) and defining actions to minimise/eradicate them, including a long-term monitoring scheme; second, promoting sustainable use of the recently created Berlengas Natura 2000 site (SPA), focusing on its three main economic activities (fisheries, recreational activities and tourism); and third, confirming the necessary monitoring framework for the completion and approval of the management plan.
Partnerships:	SPEA, Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves; Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas; Câmara Municipal de Peniche
Starting Date:	2014
Ending Date:	2018
Website:	http://www.berlengas.eu/