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At the same time, the state of biodiversity in all rural areas is deteriorating, the Ministry of the Environment reported.
Compared to 2000, the population of observed bird species decreased by 49.1 percent, compared to 2014, by 31 percent.
Their rate of decline has accelerated by 4.4% and 2.3% over the past seven years, respectively, over a 21-year period. point per year.
In Lithuania, the populations of 14 bird species are monitored annually: white stork, beetle, quail script, swallow swallow, ground squirrel, yellow tongue, meadow warbler, pig, nine-voiced chestnut, common woodpecker, crow, woodpecker and woodpecker.
According to the Ministry of the Environment, the rapid decline of birds is associated with the decline of mixed farming, the excessive use of fertilizers and phytosanitary products, the recovery of land, the increase in the area of cultivated fields and the decrease in the crop diversity. crops.
According to data from the Lithuanian Ornithological Society, the populations of white stork, script quail, barn swallow, woodpecker and woodpecker are declining more drastically, and the status of the pemp, meadow and sucker populations is declining. deteriorating.
“In our country, as livestock takes its place, the perennial meadows and pastures are constantly diminishing and the structure of the fields is changing. The increase in the use of pesticides in birds in the field has led to a decrease in natural foods: invertebrates and seeds of wild plants, which are very important for birds in the cold season, ”says the report.
The Environment Ministry says it is necessary to change some agricultural regulations and supporting practices to make them more environmentally friendly.
“For example, ensuring grasslands and pastures are not reduced, encouraging farmers to restore lost landscape features, using as few chemicals as possible, removing more pesticide-free areas to allow wildlife to settle, support the restoration of lost wetlands and the proper management of existing ones, “said Algirdas Klimavičius, Head of the Nature Protection Policy Group at the Ministry of the Environment.
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