Project Coordinator
Voldemar Rannap
Estonian Ministry of Environment
Tel: +372 53 411 962

Events gallery

Inventory of the great crested newt breeding ponds.

Approximately 500 small water bodies in Estonia, 205 in Denmark and 28 in Finland were inventoried over the period of 2004-2005. Read more..

The numbers of the great crested newt have entered into a rapid decline due to the disappearance of suitable breeding ponds. Read more..

Restoration of breeding ponds is one of the most large-scale actions of this LIFE project. Read more..

A training day was held at Piusa at the beginning of the summer of 2004.Read more..

As the project actions take place to a large extent on private land, there are numerous meetings with landowners. Read more..

In June of 2005, an international seminar was organised in Estonia with 53 participants from 9 countries. Read more..

For the purpose of introducing this LIFE-Nature project and its actions, the project sites were provided with information stands. Read more ..

The restored great crested newt breeding ponds at Härämäe can now be accessed via a hiking trail beginning at Hallimäe. Read more ...