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The breeding range of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in the central-eastern Mediterranean area is shifting northwards due to climate change. LIFE FALKON is fostering resilience by improving the conservation status of the population at the north-eastern edge of its breeding range in Italy and Greece. The project will provide increased nesting opportunities, including nest boxes and towers, promote favourable rural development and building renovation practices, and establish a network of conservationists focused on populations crucial for the species’ northward breeding expansion.
The Project
Latest News
LIFE FALKON at the VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ONLINE ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE LESSER KESTREL
2 July 2021
Between the 29 June and the 2 July the VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE LESSER KESTREL took place online, hosted by the General Directorate for ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON brochure and postcards are now available!
30 June 2021
LIFE FALKON brochure and postcards are now available in English for download and consultation! In the brochure you will find general information regarding project objectives and activities, as well as scientific ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON is back to school!
17 May 2021
Among the main objective of any LIFE project there is to increase the awareness about nature conservation of people living in the project areas. Educational activities of LIFE FALKON began in 2019 in both Greece and Italy and were partially suspended due to ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON at 3rdNatura 2000 seminar!
13 May 2021
Between the 4th and 7th May the 3rd Seminar of Natura 2000 for the Mediterranean Region took place online, hosted by the Italian Regione Calabria and the Sila National Park. The Seminar is part of the Natura 2000 Biogeographic Process, launched in 2011 by ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON meets DEMA PRIMILLA!
6 May 2021
On 5th May, LIFE FALKON hosted an online networking event, with the participation of Spanish non-profit organization DEMA PRIMILLA. DEMA is an NGO that has been working over the last 30 years on studying and protecting the Lesser Kestrel. Indeed, DEMA ...
Read more >Field monitoring visits in the Po Plain!
4 May 2021
On the 23rd of April a field monitoring visit took place in the Italian project areas located in the Emilia Romagna region. Michelangelo Morganti from CNR-IRSA, lead partner of LIFE Falkon, welcomed the project ...
Read more >LIFE FALKON as project of the month!
30 March 2021
Since 2017, the Ministry of Ecological Transition has dedicated a column to all Italian LIFE projects of the 2014-2020 period, called the “Project of the Month“, which can be consulted on the Ministry’s website. The column aims to ...
Read more >New homes for the Lesser Kestrels in Komotini (Greece)
26 March 2021
HOS installs nest-boxes to welcome back home the endangered falcons! Spring marks the return of the Lesser Kestrels in the plain of Komotini, northeastern Greece. The Hellenic Ornithological Society / BirdLife Greece ...
Read more >Setting up of the nesting towers in the Po Plain
28 February 2021
The LIFE FALKON staff, guided by the project partner ISPRA, has concluded a three-days rush of works to set up the nesting towers in the Po Plain. Built during the winter, the three towers (two more are still in ...
Read more >Networking for the Lesser Kestrel in Greece!
28 February 2021
Educational activities for the Lesser Kestrel in Lemnos, Ioannina and Komotini While Lesser Kestrels are preparing for their return to the Mediterranean, educators from all levels of education are working to make sure ...
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Upcoming Events
20 April 2021
LIFE FALKON meets DEMA primilla
online meeting
22 December 2019
Winter conference at the SOM: LIFE FALKON among the invited speakers!
Mirandola (MO)
26 November 2019
Communications webinar for LIFE beneficiaries
26 August 2019
LIFE FALKON at the European Congress of Ornithology
Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
10 September 2019
Technical meeting – Projecting the nesting towers for Lesser Kestrels of the Po Plain
ISPRA - Ozzano dell'Emilia (Bologna)
