| Title | Abstract | Case study(ies) |
|---|---|---|
| Approval for environmental terms for implementation of forest hydroeconomy works in mountainous areas in part of the river basin of Xiropotamos | The retention measures include afforastation and planting as well as construction of small scale dams to decrease the stream gradient in order to decrease soil erosion and flood events. | Increasing water retention through afforestation, landscaping and reducing the stream gradient in Xiropotamos River Basin, Greece |
| Les Marais Communaux du Marais Poitevin | Website presenting the project, with links to newsletters | Flood meadows in the Marais Poitevin, France |
| River Basin Management Plan Prut-Barlad | General presentation of the basin, Characterization, Identification of the protected areas, Monitoring, Environmenatl objectives, Economic analysis, programme of Measures, etc. | Wetland restoration in Ciobarciu, Romania |
| Case study:The Babina Restoration Project | Until the 20th century vast areas of the Danube Delta faced only minimal human impacts through extensive fishery and reed harvesting. Since then the Danube Delta has undergone multiple human impacts like embankment, channelization and drainage. Moreover, large areas were diked and the polders used for agriculture. The Babina polder (2.100 ha) was reconnected to the Danube in 1994 and recovery has been monitored by the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development. Within a few years a redevelopment of the site-specific biodiversity occurred and ecosystem services like nutrient retention and fish recruitment became obvious. Additionally, the reconnected polder enable reed harvesting, grazing, fishing and ecotourism. | Babina Restoration Project, Romania |
| Tuning the tide: creating ecological conditions for tidal marsh development in a controlled inundation area. Hydrobiologia 588, 31-43. | The Schelde estuary, characterised as a turbid, polluted and eutrophic system, has nowadays reached a turning point in the restoration of its water quality. During the past century, human activities have reduced the intertidal areas, essential in the estuarine ecosystem for nutrient cycling and the self-cleaning capacity. Today, in combination with a master plan to protect the population from storm surges, an opportunity rises to restore areas with a tidal influence. One specific option of combining safety and ecology is the creation of flood control areas (FCA) under the influence of a controlled reduced tide (CRT). These specific areas will differ in many ways from fully tidal areas. However, these areas can fulfill important ecological functions with effects on aeration, nitrification, denitrification, sedimentation and primary production in the estuary. Opportunities for ecological development within a CRT have been investigated for a specific case. The ecology within a CRT showed to be very case specific, depending e.g. on the morphology of the area, the sluice design and the local water quality. Depending on the sluice design, water quality can be improved and sedimentation can be influenced. Possible measures to design a CRT with a rich habitat variation are discussed. | Lippenbroek Regulated Tidal Exchange Scheme, Belgium |
| Preparation of a Management Plan for the Oroklini Lake (in Greek) | The ecological, socioeconomic, human activities, land use, biotic and abiotic characteristics, flora and fauna and dangers are assessed. A Management Plan of the area †œOroklini Lake† under the NATURA (CY 6000011) and a monitoring plan is developed. | Oroklini wetland restoration in Cyprus |
| Run-off treatment of highly fluctuating waters with subsurface vegetated drainage ditch and river bed with meanders | Current research suggests using vegetated drainage ditch as an additional practice in the mitigation of surface water pollution. The paper discusses the prototype of vegetated drainage system Glinscica (VDSG) composed of a vege-tated drainage ditch (VDD) and a new river bed with me-anders (RBM) | Pollution Treatment on the Glinščica, Slovenia |
| Tolka Valley Greenway opening speech by Lord Mayor | Speech thanking participants and giving site overview | River Tolka constructed wetland and enhancements, Ireland |
| Ecoremediation of degraded soils and sediments | Advantages of ecoremendiation of degraded soils and contaminated sediments | LIMNOTOP: Eco-remediation near Ormoz, Slovenia |
| The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve | The presentation on Danube Delta | Fortuna Restoration Project in the Danube Delta, Romania |
| Rainfall interception by Sacramento, Urban Forest. | A rainfall interception study was conducted in Oakland, California to determine the partitioning of rainfall and the chemical composition of precipitation, throughfall, and stemflow. Rainfall interception measurements were conducted on a gingko (Ginkgo biloba) (13.5 m tall deciduous tree), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) (8.8 m tall deciduous), and lemon tree (Citrus limon) (2.9 m tall broadleaf evergreen). The lemon, ginkgo, and sweet gum intercepted 27.0%, 25.2% and 14.3% of gross precipitation, respectively | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga | Factsheet filled with data from Natura 2000 data set | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Preclassification of Ecological Quality in the Odelouca catchment area and its use in restoration guidelines | The demands of the Water Framework Directive over the next few years imply considerable effort in the conservation and restoration of river reaches based upon the reliable classification of river corridor conservation status that discloses information on causes of degradation. Using an adaptation of the KT Method, originally developed as part of the National Water Plan, a Map of River Corridor Conservation Status was drawn up for the River Odelouca catchment area that included the definition of existing fluvial reaches using geographic and hydrogeomorphological variables which were then assessed according to the presence of anthropogenic pressures | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Interventi estesi di riqualificazione fluviale lungo gli affluenti del medio corso del Fiume Dese | The Veneto Region, through the †œPlan for diffuse pollution prevention and restoration of water in the draining basins of the Venice Lagoon† financed measures of re-calibration of riverbeds aimed at the renaturation of the hydraulic web, to increase the time of permanence of water and phytodepuration processes in the draining basin. In this framework, the Consorzio Acque Risorgive implemented a series of extended interventions on the area under its responsibility. This case study was implemented as part of these interventions. In particular, it aimed at re-structuring the effluents of the mid course of the Dese river (Rio S. Martino, Rio S. Ambrogio and Scolo Desolino). Such effluents are mostly draining channels, draining water from agricultural fields to the Dese river. The primary objective was the reduction of the amount of N and P reaching the Venice lagoon through phytodepuration. However, at the same time the project carried out the restoration of the draining channel web aimed at reducing flooding issues affecting the area. The following measures were implemented: †¢ Riparian buffer zones †¢ Creation of wetlands †¢ River bed enlargement †¢ Creation and reconnection of floodplain and new buffer strips †¢ Channel naturalization, creation of new meandering channel |
Restructuring the effluent web in Italy |
| Salt of Life - Urgent Measures to Restore and Secure Long-term Preservation of the Atanasovsko Lake Coastal Lagoon | Restore habitats, roosting and breeding sites by dykes and barriers repair | Restoration of Atanasovsko Lake, Bulgaria |
| Ciobarciu Wetland Pilot Project on ecological Reconstruction | Prezentation of the pilot project at the Final Wetlands Workshop of UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project | Wetland restoration in Ciobarciu, Romania |
| Evaluating the Response of Biological Assemblages as Potential Indicators for Restoration Measures in an Intermittent Mediterranean River. | Bioindicators are essential for detecting environmental degradation and for assessing the success of river restoration initiatives. River restoration projects require the identification of environmental and pressure gradients that affect the river system under study and the selection of suitable indicators to assess habitat quality before, during and after restoration. We assessed the response of benthic macroinvertebrates, fish, bird and macrophyte assemblages to environmental and pressure gradients [...] | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Odense Å ved Brobyværk | De fleste af vores vandløb er i større eller mindre grad reguleret af menneskets hånd. Denne strækning af Odense Å og Tørring Bæk blev i årene 1944-1950 udrettet og forkortet med 2200 m på en 11,2 km lang strækning. I den forbindelse fik åen et bredt, trapezformet forløb, der lå op til 1,2 m dybere end det tidligere forløb. Udløbet fra Tørring Bæk til Odense Å blev samtidigt flyttet. Arealerne op til åen var desuden drænede for at sikre landbrugsdriften. | Restoration of the Odense river, Denmark |
| Hydrogeological studies previous to the artificial recharge of Los Arenales aquifer, Duero basin (Spain) | The intensive rate of groundwater exploitation in several areas of aquifer (Duero basin, Spain) during last four decades has originated a remarkable descent of water heads. As a consequence of this problem, the ministry of Agriculture of Spanish Government (MAPA) began several studies and inquiries based on artificial superficial recharge in order to minimize environmental impacts. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Méthode standard d'analyse de la qualité de l'habitat aquatique à l'échelle de la station : l’IAM | Restoration of the Gentioux peat bog by clearing and aerial skidding | |
| Restauration des prairies humides le long de l'Ernz Blanche entre Altinster et Larochette | Feasibility study of a re-meandring project of the Ernz Blanche river. | Restoration of the Ernz Blanche river, Luxemburg |
| A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach | Here a framework for applying a CSE approach to the catchment is shownin a step by step guide to implementing mitigation measures in the Belford Burn catchment. The framework is based around engagement with catchment stakeholders. | Rural runoff attenuation in the Belford catchment, UK |
| Bodrog demonstration Project - Component 2 - UNDP/GEF Tisza MSP - Making space for water in the Bodrog River Basin | Reconstruction of the existing floodgate in confluence of dying bypass channel with Ziarovnicky stream and its ensuring to supply wetlands by water during the dry period and in case of flood events to facilitate the elimination of flood impact on this territory. | Floodgate reconstruction, Slovakia |
| Komplex élőhelyrehabilitációs tevékenység az Őrségi Nemzeti Park Igazgatóság működési területén.Complex habitat reconstruction in the Őrség National Park | There are three measures applied in the national park area primarily for nature rehabilitation, but all measures have water retention aspects. (1) Creating ponds in the forest where run off from forestry roads are collected. The main goal is to create safe breeding ground for reptiles instead of temporary sumps on the roads. 50 ponds created with the total surface 1,100m2. (2) Re-vegetating shelterbelts (groves, wetlands) in agricultural land where 50 years ago these landscape elements were destroyed for agro efficiency reasons. 12 areas of revegetation, their total cover 12,000m2 in an area of 153 ha. (3) Building closures in the drainage channels to enable the flooding of the alder (Alnus) forest and wet meadow to improve their natural quality an important site in the ecological corridor along the stream Csörnöc. The drainage channel's watershed is 42 ha. |
Diverse Habitat Reconstructions in the Őrség National Park in Hungary |
| Natural Park of the Lower Prut Floodplain - Project LIFE 05 NAT/RO /000155 | Description of the project. | Ecological Restoration of Mata Radeanu, Romania |
| The Tolka catchment - fulfilling multiple roles: local government perspectives | Presentation on Tolka Valley Park, showing ecological measures and effects | River Tolka constructed wetland and enhancements, Ireland |
| GreenBorders | LIFE Nature project "Transboundary conservation of the Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Aythya nyroca in Romanian and Bulgarian key sites"; Objectives: is to ensure living conditions for the two species by: nesting and feeding areas' reconstruction; implementing the best practices for fisheries management; | Green Borders: Transboundary conservation activities in Romania and Bulgaria |
| Directirces y recomendaciones técnicas para la conservacion del vison Europeo y sus hábitats | "Technical recommendations and guidelines for the conservation of the European mink and its habitats" Restoration actions carried out to restore the river habitats of interest to conservation | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Pilootprojecten Stroomgebied Voer | This presentation gives a short graphical overview of two executed NWRM's on the Horstergrub river less than one on the Belgian side of the border, one on the Dutch side of the border. The NWRM on the Belgian side of the border is the discussed NWRM. | Horstergrub sediment management, Belgium |
| Réseau expérimental sur la réhabilitation de zones humides du Finistère. Prairie humide de Coat Carriou, St Evarzec. Bilan 2014-2016. | Removal of drainage ditches on wet meadow on Coat Carriou | |
| El Proyecto de mejora ecologica del río Órbigo (tramo I) | Article on the restoration project | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Weigall Road and Sutcliffe park | Site description and details of dimensions of NWRM measures | Restoring the River Quaggy in London, UK |
| Exemple d’une cogestion réussie sur un marais breton | Restoration of the Black Marsh of Saint-Coulban | |
| ES2200035 -Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga | Natura 2000 data set for lower reaches of the Aragon and Arga Rivers | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Stratégie locale de gestion des risques inondations, territoire à risque important d’inondation d’Annecy | Functional restoration of the valley of Saint Ruph-Glière-Eau Morte | |
| National River Flow Archive | Data and catchment characteristics for Pickering Beck gauging station 27056 - Pickering Beck at Ings Bridge | Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK |
| DANUBE FORESTS - Conservation and management of Danube floodplain forests | Measures for the control and elimination of invasive plant species, the promotion of natural regeneration and selective tree cuttin | Preservation of floodplain forests, Slovakia |
| Biodiversity GEF Project | The annual cycle of flows in the Morava River and its tributaries was to be restored in three sites leading to restoration of the wetland biotic complexes and movements between fragments of habitat isolated by land use. The project restored 4 oxbows and over 19km of floodplain. | Restoration of oxbows and floodplains on the Morava River, Slovakia |
| Case study:Restoration of Vesselina River | Restore the connection of Vesselina River, a tributary of Yantra, with its former meander. | Restoration of the Vesselina river, Bulgaria |
| Initial changes in hydrology and water quality following restoration of a shallow degraded peatland in the South west | Presentation at Upland Hydrology in the UK conference, 10th March 2014, the University of Leeds | Exmoor Mires peatland restoration, UK |
| Dijkteruglegging Lent | In the vicinity of Lent the existing dike is moved land inwards and in this new area a new trench is dug. This will widen the river bend between Nijmegen and Lent and will assure better water flow off during high tide situations. The estimated drop in water levels in extreme situation is up to 35 cm. | Room for the River: Nijmegen dike relocation, Netherlands |
| Hochwasser: Rückverlegung des Deichs bewährt sich | Eine renaturierte Auenlandschaft mit großer Artenvielfalt und ein wirksamer Schutz vor Hochwasser – das sind die Ergebnisse des Naturschutzgroßprojekts „Lenzener Elbtalaue“. Unter der Leitung des Biologen Dr. Christian Damm vom KIT wurde der Elbdeich bei Lenzen (Brandenburg) ins Hinterland verlegt. Das bis jetzt größte Rückdeichungsprojekt Deutschlands hat nun eine wichtige Bewährungsprobe bestanden: Beim Elbe-Hochwasser 2013 hat die Überflutungsfläche zwischen altem und neuem Deich das Umland vor Schäden bewahrt.Eine renaturierte Auenlandschaft mit großer Artenvielfalt und ein wirksamer Schutz vor Hochwasser – das sind die Ergebnisse des Naturschutzgroßprojekts „Lenzener Elbtalaue“. Unter der Leitung des Biologen Dr. Christian Damm vom KIT wurde der Elbdeich bei Lenzen (Brandenburg) ins Hinterland verlegt. Das bis jetzt größte Rückdeichungsprojekt Deutschlands hat nun eine wichtige Bewährungsprobe bestanden: Beim Elbe-Hochwasser 2013 hat die Überflutungsfläche zwischen altem und neuem Deich das Umland vor Schäden bewahrt. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| Ecological restoration in Czech Republic | Restoration of a raised bog almost completely destroyed by industrial peat mining. Establishment of wetland communities and peatforming vegetation with possible return of relict peatbog species | Restoration of the Sumava peatbog, Czech Republic |
| Plan Nacional de Restauracion de Ríos | Este Ministerio está desarrollando, en consonancia con la Directiva marco del agua y la Directiva de evaluación y gestión de los riesgos de inundación, la Estrategia Nacional de Restauración de Ríos, un conjunto de actuaciones con el fin de conservar y recuperar el buen estado de nuestros ríos, minimizar los riesgos de inundación, potenciar su patrimonio cultural, fomentar el uso racional del espacio fluvial e impulsar el desarrollo sostenible del medio rural. |
Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| The Órbigo River Restoration Project and its implications in flood risk prevention | WGF Thematic Workshop: Stakeholder Involvement in Flood Risk Management. 17, 18 April, 2012. Bucharest-Romania Session 4: Working with institutional stakeholders and other sectors, in particular in land use |
Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Attenuation capacity of a coastal aquifer under managed recharge by reclaimed wastewater | Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is becoming an increasingly attractive water management option, especially in semiarid areas. Nevertheless, field studies on the fate and transport of priority substances, heavy metals and pharmaceutical products within the recharged aquifer are rare. Based on the above, the objective of this project is to study the hydrological conditions of the coastal aquifer of Ezousa (Cyprus) and its ability to attenuate pollutants. The Ezousa riverbed is a locally important aquifer used for a MAR project where treated effluent from the Paphos Waste Water Treatment Plant is recharged into the aquifer through a number of artificial ponds along the riverbed. Additionally, groundwater is pumped for irrigation purposes from wells located nearby. The hydrological conditions of the area are unique due to the construction of the Kannaviou dam in 2005 that reduced natural recharge of the Ezousa aquifer significantly, inducing the saltwater intrusion phenomenon. A three-dimensional finite element model of the area was constructed using the FEFLOW software to simulate the groundwater flow conditions and transport of Phosphorous and cooper in the subsurface from the recharge process. The model was calibrated using hydraulic head and chemical data for the time period of 2002-2011. The groundwater model was coupled with a geochemical model PHREEQC attempting to evaluate nitrate and Copper processes. Inverse modeling calculation was used to determine sets of moles transfers of phases that are attributed to the water composition change in groundwater between the mixture of natural groundwater and reclaimed wastewater and the final water composition. © (2013) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only. | Ezousas artificial groundwater recharge of treated effluent in Cyprus |
| DINA-MAR. La gestión de la recarga artificial de acuíferos en el marco del desarrollo sostenible. Desarrollo tecnológico. |
The publication shows the results of the years of aquifer recharged financed through the DINA MAR Project (from 2007 to 2010) | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Interview with Micha Bunusevac | Interview | Restoration of the Ernz Blanche river, Luxemburg |
| Contrat de rivières transfrontalier du sud-ouest lémanique 2006-2012, Etude, bilan, évaluation et prospective, phase 2: bilan technique et financier | The reports presents the technical and financial results of the Contrat de rivière project | Restoration of river Hermance, France |
| Hierarchical spatial patterns and drivers of change in benthic macro invertebrate communities in an intermittent Mediterranean river. | 1. The imminent damming of the Odelouca River, an intermittent Mediterranean river situated in the south-west Algarve region of Portugal with valuable stands of riparian vegetation, has called for the compulsory implementation of compensatory measures. 2. In order to assess the primary environmental and human factors that drive change in the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of the Odelouca, and the spatial scale at which they occur, 30 sites were sampled for benthic macroinvertebrates and extensively surveyed. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |