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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, perennial meadows and pastures are constantly declining as cattle take their place and the structure of the fields is changing. The increased use of pesticides on birds in the field has led to a decrease in natural foods: invertebrate seeds and wild plants, which are very important for birds in the cold season.
Environmentalists recognize that birds, being agile and sensitive to environmental change, are among the best indicators of the overall state of biodiversity.
Evaluating these trends, the Ministry of the Environment warns that the situation will not improve by itself, the degradation of ecosystems is already affecting the national economy, so it urgently calls for balanced measures, more environmentally friendly agricultural practices with the environment and a much more active promotion of agriculture. -environmental measures.
“Given the deteriorating situation in Lithuania, it is necessary to change some agricultural regulations and supporting practices to make them more environmentally friendly.
For example, ensuring grasslands and rangelands are not reduced, encouraging farmers to restore lost landscape features, using as few chemicals as possible, removing pesticide-free areas to allow wildlife to settle, supporting restoration of lost wetlands and proper management of existing ones. “- says Algirdas Klimavičius, Head of the Nature Protection Policy Group of the Ministry of the Environment.
Member States of the European Union and many other countries around the world are controlling the abundance of common rural bird species. Unified monitoring data allows for the objective and scientific monitoring and evaluation of changes in the abundance of bird populations. The parties agreed to calculate a biological indicator of environmental quality: the Rural Landscape Bird Indicator (KPPI).
In the European Union, this indicator is used to assess the benefits of the Common Agricultural Policy for birds and biodiversity in general. It is published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the EU statistical agency Eurostat.
In Lithuania it has been calculated since 1994. Annual population monitoring data for 14 bird species are used for this purpose: white stork, beetle, dash quail, barn swallow, ground squirrel, yellowtongue, meadow warbler, porcupine, ninja brown, woodcock, woodpecker, woodpecker, woodpecker.
Compared to 2000, the populations of these bird species have almost doubled in the last 21 years (49.1%) compared to 2014. – about a third (31%). The extent of its decline has accelerated significantly over the past 7 years compared to the 21-year period, by 4.4 and 2.3 percent, respectively. points per year.
