The Life+ project "Forests, forest glades and their valleys at the Steigerwald edge near Iphofen"
What is the Life+ project "Forests, forest glades and their valleys at the Steigerwald edge near Iphofen"?
The objective of the "Forests, forest glades and their valleys at the Steigerwald edge near Iphofen" project is the protection of the project area (approximately 3,000 hectares) as a centre of biodiversity and as a centre for management and cultivation of the coppiced woodland.
What is Life+?
Life+ is an EU promotional programme to provide financial support for projects intended to protect the environment and Nature. Support for FFH areas and bird sanctuaries (the "Natura 2000" network) is particularly important. The project is 50% co-financed by the EU.
Facts and figures
The following have joined forces as project partners:
- Project partners: The City Iphofen, Markt Einersheim, Bavarian State Forests, the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Health
- Co-financing: The Bavarian Foundation for the Protection of Nature
- period: 1st October 2010 to 31st December 2014
- Total budget: € 1,631,786 Euro
- Project area size: 3,142 hectares