Activities

Monitoring of the Impact of Population Reinforcement The goal of this action is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of lynx reinforcement on the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population. This will help us evaluate whether we have reached our main goal – stopping and reversing genetic and demographic deterioration of the population. Special attention will be made to quantify the impacts of the reinforcement on the demographic and...

Monitoring of the Project Impact on Viability of Lynx in the Dinaric Mountains and South Eastern Alps, and Establishing Guidelines for Ensuring Long Term Viability The goal of this action is to track the project’s impact on the long-term viability of the Dinaric – SE Alpine lynx population and determine how the population should be managed in the long run.  We will use stochastic demographic/genetic computer models in a population...

Project Visibility and Public Acceptance of Lynx and Lynx Conservation Our goal in this action is to document and evaluate potential changes in public attitudes and knowledge about lynx over the course of project implementation, thus providing an additional tool for fine-tuning activities over the course of the project. The results will also provide insight into people’s willingness to accept lynx in the project area over the duration...

Assessment of Socio-economic Impacts of the Project Actions on Local Economy and Communities Measuring, evaluating and clearly demonstrating the impacts of conservation interventions on the socio-economic environment is critical for management, accountability, and lesson-learning. This is particularly important for projects that consist of community-based activities or have the potential to impact local livelihoods in positive or...

Assessment of Project’s Impacts on Ecosystem Functions Measuring, evaluating, and clearly demonstrating the direct connections between project activities and key ecosystem services is important for assessing wider impacts of the project and for lesson-learning. In order to develop the relevant indicators, we will consult the Mapping and Assessing Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) guidelines. According to the MAES guidelines and...

Promotion of the Lynx Population Reinforcement and Long-term Conservation Through Local Consultative Groups Within this multidisciplinary and complex project, we aim to build and maintain public support for lynx recovery and its long-term conservation by ensuring early and sustained public participation in the project activities. Key stakeholders, such as hunters, farmers, municipality and environmental association representatives and...

Hunter Participation Through Partnerships The overall goal of this action is to ensure the active engagement of hunters throughout the evolution of the project, especially in activities where they are directly involved. We will educate hunters about lynx ecology, biology, and conservation and promote and value the role of hunters as key partners in the LIFE Lynx project for sustaining long-term lynx recovery. Hunters will be educated...

Documentary Film Series: The Role of Hunters as Conservationists, Lynx Reinforcement, and Short Video Clips on Project Activities We will produce a two-part documentary film focused on hunter involvement in historic lynx reintroduction efforts in the 1970s (Part I) and chronicle their role and the role of other beneficiaries and stakeholders in the current reinforcement effort (Part II). The overall goals of the two-part film(s)...

Targeted Education Campaign About Lynx Conservation Through Active Involvement of Local Schools The goal of this action is to increase knowledge about lynx conservation among younger generations and school teachers. Teachers will be offered educational seminars where they will receive educational school kits about lynx conservation. By providing them with interesting and up-to-date information about lynx, we will encourage them to use...

Active Engagement of Stakeholders and Target Groups through Customized Events, Personal Communication and Networking For long-term acceptance of the lynx, it is important to gain and to maintain the support of the most important stakeholders and target groups-local hunters, journalists, environmentalists, local communities, etc. Through a variety of organized events and activities, we will keep stakeholders closely informed about our...

General Communication Support for Lynx Reinforcement and Importance of Natura 2000 Network The goal of this action is to increase knowledge and awareness about lynx conservation among stakeholders and general public across participating countries. Outputs of this action are primarily one-way communication tactics that can stand alone or provide a framework for other approaches in this broad information and awareness raising campaign...