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Completion of the bird observation tower “LIFE+ Great Bustard Andau”. The bird observation tower is available to the numerous visitors of the SPA “Waasen – Hanság” seeking to observe the Great Bustards (Action “LIFE 20th anniversary”)

Representatives of the European Commission and the EU monitoring team visited the project areas “Parndorfer Platte – Heideboden“ and “Sandboden und Praterterrasse“(Action E.1: General project implementation)

Opening of the bird observation tower “LIFE+ Great Bustard Andau“ within the framework of the “LIFE 20th anniversary” by BM Niki Berlakovich (Lebensministerium - Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management), member of the government of Burgenland Andreas Liegenfeld, Kurt Kirchberger (head of the National Park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel), Bgm. Reinhold Reif (Austrian Society for Great Bustard Conservation) and Mag. Rainer Raab (Central European bustard coordinator and bustard supervisor) in the SPA “Waasen – Hanság“ under participation of over 50 regional stakeholders (Action “LIFE 20th anniversary”)

Members of the committee meeting of the BBK Hollabrunn visiting the Bustard project in the project area “Westliches Weinviertel” (Action D.7: raising awareness among stakeholders in WWV and SPT)

Project day for pupils of primary school in Nickelsdorf on the topic Great Bustard with excursion in the project area “Parndorfer Platte – Heideboden“ (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

Excursion for members of the “Naturkundlichen Gesellschaft Mostviertel” in the project areat „Waasen – Hanság“ by R. Raab (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

Further education sessions for chosen farmers with bustards protection fields in the project area " Sandboden und Praterterrasse " within the frame of nature conservation plan or for training of monitoring on behalf of the office of the Lower Austrian government, department of nature conservation in Lassee (A) from R. Raab; presentation and a connected excursion to bustard area for the presentation of the Natura 2000 area under special consideration of Great Bustard in small groups of about 20 to 40 persons (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

Project visit by board members of AWP in the project areas „Waasen – Hanság“ and „Parndorfer Platte – Heideboden“(Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)

Further education sessions for chosen farmers with bustards protection fields in the project area "Westliches Weinviertel" within the frame of nature conservation plan or for training of monitoring on behalf of the office of the Lower Austrian government, department of nature conservation in Sitzendorf (A) from R. Raab; presentation and a connected excursion to bustard area for the presentation of the Natura 2000 area under special consideration of Great Bustard in small groups of about 20 to 40 persons (Action D.2: Information sessions for public relations and board meetings of the project)