conservation at the EU level. Up to 2003 LIFE-Nature has invested 367 million Euros in projects targeting threatened bird species …Since its inception in 1992 LIFE-Nature has played a key role in the EUu0092s strategy for bird conservation by … supporting many conservation actions for Europeu0092s most threatened bird species. The aim of this report is to give an overview …

Europe's coastal and marine ecosystems. The EU objective of halting biodiversity loss by 2010 has not been met in either the … coastal or the marine environment. Recognising the need for an integrated ecosystem-based approach to reduce pressures, the EU … policy efforts include the EU Water Framework Directive and other freshwater legislation, and the Habitats and Birds …

associated with declines in bird abundance in the United States. We show that an air pollution regulation limiting ozone … precursors emissions has delivered substantial benefits to bird conservation. Our estimates imply that air quality improvements … over the past four decades have stemmed the decline in bird populations, averting the loss of 1.5 billion birds …