Southern Baltic coastal biodiversity
dune habitat restoration and development of good management practices
101147278 – LIFE23-NAT-PL-LIFE for Dunes PL
Why is this project so important?
The conservation status of coastal dune habitats on the southern Baltic coast is unsatisfactory (U2) and continues to deteriorate. Due to increasing anthropogenic pressure and climate change, the situation will continue to deteriorate, and the spread of invasive species is changing the structure of white and gray dune communities. Without immediate action, the resources of these unique habitats will be severely limited in the future.
Project objective:
To improve the conservation status of key dune habitats and develop sustainable tools for their further protection along the entire 242-kilometer Polish section of the Baltic Sea coast, and ultimately along the entire southern coast.
This will enable the dunes to better protect both nature and us from the effects of storms and erosion.
Funding and budget structure of the project
The LIFE for Dunes PL project is implemented under the European Union’s LIFE Program, the EU’s largest financial instrument dedicated to environmental and climate projects. The total budget for the project is €12,841,723.39, making it one of the largest renaturation projects on the Polish coast.
The financing model reflects the international nature of environmental challenges in Europe, where effective protection of dunes requires coordinated action across national borders. The co-financing structure is based on a model of joint participation of European Union funds and national support from project partners:
European Union grant
Polish contribution - NFOŚiGW
Lithuanian contribution - Agency for Environmental Project Management under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
Project partners
The project is being implemented by an international consortium consisting of nine main partners and four associated partners from Poland, Germany, and Lithuania.
🇵🇱 Uniwersytet Gdański – koordynator projektu
🇱🇹 Klaipeda University – Instytut Badań Morskich (Beneficjent Projektu)
🇩🇪 The Coastal Union Germany e.V (Beneficjent Projektu)
🇵🇱 Uniwersytet Szczeciński (Beneficjent Projektu)
🇵🇱 Instytut Budownictwa Wodnego Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Gdańsku (Beneficjent Projektu)
🇵🇱 Słowiński Park Narodowy (Beneficjent Projektu)
🇵🇱 Województwo Pomorskie – Pomorski Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych (Beneficjent Projektu)
🇵🇱 Urząd Morski w Gdyni (UMGDY) (Partner Stowarzyszony)
🇱🇹 Park Narodowy Mierzei Kurońskiej (Partner Stowarzyszony)
🇵🇱 Instytut Botaniki im. W. Szafera Polskiej Akademii Nauk (Partner Stowarzyszony)
🇩🇪 Uniwersytet w Greifswaldzie (Partner Stowarzyszony)
🇵🇱 Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) (Partner Stowarzyszony)
Project Management Team
Magdalena Lazarus
+48 58 523 61 76
magdalena.lazarus@ug.edu.pl
Katarzyna Bociąg
+48 58 523 61 76
katarzyna.bociag@ug.edu.pl
Katarzyna Wszałek-Rożek
+48 58 523 61 37
katarzyna.wszalek-rozek@ug.edu.pl
Beata Plebanek
+48 58 526 60 02
beata.plebanek@ug.edu.pl
Project coordinators
Martynas Bučas
+370 46 398878
martynas.Bucas@ku.lt
Katarzyna Dziendziela
+48 727 660 064
k.dziendziela@pomorskieparki.pl
Małgorzata Bielecka
+48 58 522 29 11
m.bielecka@ibwpan.gda.pl
Nardine Stybel
+49 381 5196422
stybel@eucc-d.de
Project team
Maciej Markowski
+48 58 523 65 32
maciej.markowski@ug.edu.pl
Piotr Rutkowski
+48 58 523 61 62
piotr.rutkowski@ug.edu.pl
Cezary Bogus
+48 58 523 61 68
cezary.bogus@ug.edu.pl
Bartłomiej Hajek
+48 58 523 60 22
bartlomiej.hajek@ug.edu.pl
Paulina Kozina
+48 58 523 61 80
paulina.kozina@ug.edu.pl
Anna Wróblewska
+48 58 523 61 77
a.wroblewska@ug.edu.pl
Maurycy Czajka
+48 58 523 60 61
maurycy.czajka@ug.edu.pl
Renata Afranowicz-Cieślak
+48 58 523 61 77
renata.afranowicz-cieslak@ug.edu.pl
Zbigniew Trusewicz
+48 58 523 65 22
zbigniew.trusewicz@ug.edu.pl