Project objectives

1. To improve the conservation status of Corncrake Crex crex in Latvia.
2. To restore breeding habitats for Corncrake in a degraded and abandoned section of Dviete river floodplain.
3. To demonstrate and promote use of complex restoration methods of Corncrake habitats in degraded floodplain grasslands.
4. To increase the participation and awareness of land-owners and local municipality on management of Dviete floodplain Natura 2000 site for the species of EU importance, in particular, the Corncrake.