{"id":39251,"date":"2022-12-01T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/broz.sk\/launching-the-life-4-steppe-birds-project\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:42:17","slug":"launching-the-life-4-steppe-birds-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broz.sk\/en\/launching-the-life-4-steppe-birds-project\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Launching the LIFE 4 STEPPE BIRDS Project!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re proud to announce the start of our new LIFE project, <\/span><b>LIFE21-NAT-SK-LIFE 4 STEPPE BIRDS \u2013 Conservation and Return of Steppe Bird Species to the Lowlands of Slovakia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ambitious nature conservation project aims to improve the condition of nine Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in southern Slovakia by restoring traditional land use practices, especially livestock grazing.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOS\/BirdLife Slovakia is the coordinating beneficiary, with BROZ (Bratislava Regional Association for Nature Conservation) as an associated partner.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project addresses areas that have long been neglected in terms of effective nature protection. 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