WP6: Public awareness, dissemination and networking

Specific objective: Ensure the involvement of local community in the conservation actions.

• Expected results: 5 habitat management workshops (1 on ponds, 1 on canals; 3 focused on landowners of private agriculture parcels in Natura 2000 with M. rivulata), 5 short term volunteer actions (at least 50 volunteers included), 1 educational program - The pond keeper: 1 picture book (500 distributed), 1 documentary book (500 re-print), 3 games (2700 distributed)

Specific objective: Ensure the continuing networking and dissemination with other experts.

• Expected result: 5 habitat management workshops (1 on ponds, 1 on canals; 3 focused on landowners of private agriculture parcels in Natura 2000 with M. rivulata) at least 100 stakeholders reached; 3 workshops for ex situ management (at least 50 stakeholders reached), 3 workshops on sustainable agriculture at nesting sites at Mediterranean wetland days (at least 20 owners reached);

Specific objective: Raise awareness about Mauremys rivulata, Natura 2000 network, and importance of biodiversity.

• Expected results: 3 seminars (at Mediterranean wetland days, at least 500 people reached); 1 educational program (The pond keeper: 1 picture book (500 distributed), 1 documentary book (500 re-print), 3 games (2700 distributed), 1 traveling exhibition 30 schools visited with at least 2000 children reached), 1 volunteer program,5- short term volunteer actions, at least 50 volunteers included

Specific objective: Ensure communicating about biodiversity, Natura 2000 project and Mauremys rivulata to international audience.

• Expected result: Improve the tourist offer with biodiversity-oriented content, in particular through Mauremys days in ZOO (4 during the project), and Mediterranean wetland days (3 during the project) with at least 8000 people reached total, English language posts on web page and social media (1 per month), some of the promotional material printed in English.

TASKS:

• T6.1. Project visibility materials and dissemination. (HYLA, other project partners)
• T6.2. Educational events, programs, locations and materials. (ZOO, other project partners)
• T6.3. Networking with other LIFE and/or non-LIFE projects. (FAZ, other project partners)