On September 25, the third meeting of the LIFE CoHaBit Steering Group of the Carnikava Municipal Alternative Care Center "Pīlādzis" took place, where project leaders and partners informed the steering group members of the project's progress and future work. After the meeting, the participants went on a field visit to the pilot areas of the project to restore wooded and open dunes.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the Carnikava District Council, Carnikava Utility Service, Association “Baltic Shore”, Nature Conservation Agency, JSC Latvian State Forests, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund Administration, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development.
Topics discussed during the meeting were the progress and course of the project, as well as further works – project implementation activities. The participants discussed the work done, completed and still to be done on the control of alien plant species, measures against coastal erosion, preservation and restoration of coastal dune habitats in Garciems, Carnikava and Lilaste.
After the meeting, the participants went on a field visit to the pilot areas of the project to preserve and restore the Carnikava coastal dune habitats. During the field visit, the planned work sites in the forest dunes were visited, taking a look also at the reed and pine fences crafted on the Carnikava coast, as well as the work done so far on the restoration of gray dune sites.
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Projekts LIFE CoHaBit (Nr. LIFE15 NAT/LV/000900) „Piekrastes biotopu aizsardzība dabas parkā “Piejūra”” tiek ieviests ar Eiropas Komisijas LIFE programmas un Valsts reģionālās attīstības aģentūras Latvijas vides aizsardzības fonda administrācijas finansiālu atbalstu.
