1. Communication activities of the EU LIFE+ project “Birds in Adazi”
ʺImproving of the conservation status of specially protected bird species in Natura 2000 site ʺAdazi ʺʺ
Communication activities of the EU LIFE+ project “Birds in Adazi”
Ilze Ķuze, project communication specialist

2. Main communication activities of the LIFE+ project ʺBirds in Adaziʺ
Website and live translation from the European Roller’s nestbox
Annual Environment Day of the Adazi military training area
Two educational documentaries
CD ʺNature sounds of the Adazi military training areaʺ
Information stands in Adazi military training area
Other events

3. Website www.putniadazos.lv
Protected landscape area ʺAdaziʺ, focus species and habitats
Project’s main tasks and results achieved
News, photo, audio and video galleries
LV and ENG
Number of visitors: ~ 400 / month
Countries: Latvia (90%), UK, USA, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania

4. Website www.putniadazos.lv
Live stream from the nest of European Roller from May till August 2016
Forum – nature observations portal Dabasdati.lv
Unique visitors
in May 2016 – 5936

8. Website
Live stream from
the nest of European Roller
in the Science and Technology Reading Room of National Library of Latvia

9. Annual Environment Day of the Adazi military training area
Themes covered: protected species or habitat, military equipment
Lectures and excursions in the military training area
More than 100 participants each year - youthguard, local inhabitants, journalists, representatives of environmental and military organisations
Heath – August 26, 2014
European Roller and Large Blue butterfly – May 19, 2015
Western taiga and controlled burning– September 30, 2016

14. Annual Environment Day of the Adazi military training area
Promotional materials

15. Two educational documentaries
Documentary ʺGreen soldierʺ (2016) – environmental protection
Under the guidance of hardened Latvian soldier the film tells about:
“Adazi” nature values and their protection,
environmentally friendly gathering of camouflage materials and digging entrenchments,
driving in the area,
action in the case of spill and chemical emergency,
sorting of waste,
daily saving of energy and water resources.
Introductory words are said by Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis.
For soldiers participating in the military training in Adazi training area
Running time: 27:42; Latvian audio / Latvian and English subtitles

16. Two educational documentaries
More than 6000 views in the YouTube channel on Latvian Army
Mainly positive feedback

17. Two educational documentaries
Documentary ʺBirds in Trenchesʺ (2017) – nature values and their conservation
The film tells about the protected landscape area
"Adazi" nature values – the unique nature complex,
which has formed in the area by continuous military
training – and site management.
European Roller, Black Grouse, Tawny Pipit, Natterjack
Toad, Pasque Flower and many other European
protected species are found in the mosaic of open
heath and inland dunes, clean lakes and old forests.
Running time: 16:41
Latvian audio / Latvian and English subtitles

18. Album "Nature sounds in Adazi military training area"
Voices of the project’s "target" species - Woodlark, Tawny Pipit, European Nightjar, Black Grouse and European Roller - all especially protected in Europe, as well as other birds, amphibians and insects found in "Adazi" – 27 recordings.
All field recordings were made in the Adazi military training area. The tracks contain no internal cuts or mixes with other sounds. No playback used to alter behavior of animals, and any disturbance was kept to a minimum.
Running time: 69:01
1000 copies, distributed in the events of LIFE+ project "Birds in Adazi" and Ministry of Defence

19. 10 of the new boards - horizontal, A1 size, inside the area
Information boards
Updating information on 30 existing information boards (1,5 x 2 m large)
20 new boards– similar to the existing, mark the border of the protected landscape area "Adazi "
10 of the new boards - horizontal, A1 size, inside the area
Vertical stand
Horizontal stand
Border of N2000
Existing border of MTA
New border of MTA

24. Other events and cooperation with media
Education of the soldiers (at least 42 soldiers involved in the planning of the everyday training in the MTA Adazi)
Lectures in the local schools (6 lectures)
Excursions for the local schools (4 excursions)
Informative meetings for the beekeepers (4 meetings)
Articles in the local media (8 articles)
TV broadcasts (8 broadcasts)
Articles in military magazine «Tevijas sargs» (16 articles)