Title Abstract Case study(ies)
The role of ancillary benefits on the value of agricultural soils carbon sequestration programmes: Evidence from a latent class approach to Andalusian olive groves. The research assesses society's willingness to pay using a discrete choice analysis for a soil management programme in Andalusian olive groves identifying different groups based on preference heterogeneity. The results show that soil carbon sequestration in olive groves provides net social value and can be a cheap and cost-effective way of combating climate change. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
Foro del Agua de Navarra. Documento Técnico para la Participacion Publica en la Cuenca del Aragon. Documentacion previa para su análisis. Pamplona, marzo 2007 El objetivo de este documento es servir como base para la participación pública en torno a la gestión del agua y de sus principales problemas en la cuenca del Arga. De esta forma, se promueve el proceso de participación exigido por la Directiva Marco del Agua (2000/60) para la elaboración del Plan Hidrológico de la cuenca del Ebro, que tiene que ser aprobado en diciembre de 2009. Este plan va a suponer la revisión del plan hidrológico que se aprobó en 1998 y además, la incorporación de los requerimientos establecidos por la DMA. Por otro lado, la “estrategia para la gestióny el uso sostenible del agua en Navarra” también promueve estos procesos de participación pública, fundamentales para que el público en general y los afectados más directamente por el tema puedan participar en el proceso de la toma de decisiones. Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
Improvement of the navigation conditions on the Danube between Calarasi and Braila KM 375-KM 175 Improvement of the navigation conditions on the Danube between Calarasi and Braila , by
ensuring the minimum depths of 2.5 m of the
fairway recommended by the Danube
Commission during the entire year, including the dry season. 		Improvement of the navigation conditions on the Danube between Calarasi and Braila, Romania
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
LIFE Projekt Auenverbund Obere Drau Detailed project description of the former LIFE project on the river Drau. We needed basic information on the region e.g. rainfall, temperature, runoff Revitalization of the upper Drau River in Austria
NWRMs experience from Austria characterization of Austria's landcover, population density, topography and the traditional flood protection
National laws and technical rules for near-natural flood protection, principles of passive flood protection, critical lessons learned 		Revitalization of the upper Drau River in Austria
Natural water retention for combined outcomes - the Arga-Aragon case study (Spain) Presentation from Fernando Magdaleno Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
Lugares de importancia comunitaria: Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga List of important places for biodiversity in Navarra Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
Telephone Interview with Norbert Sereinig (project responsible) discussion on financial aspects, details of the monitoring programme and governmental aspects Revitalization of the upper Drau River in Austria
Application of the water erosion prediction project (WEPP) in olive orchards on Vertic soil with different management conditions The WEPP model was evaluated using monthly runoff and erosion data collected from an experiment in an olive orchard on a Vertic soil during four hydrological years, comparing three different soil management systems: no tillage with bare soil (NT), conventional tillage (CT), and cover crop (CC). These three systems differed greatly in average annual runoff and soil losses. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
RESTORE Database Description of the interventions River restoration of the lower Aurino in Italy
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
Changes in the functioning of wetlands along environmental gradients One of the prevalent gradients in wetlands is the continuum of depth and frequency of flooding. While much emphasis has been placed on the importance of hydrology as a driving force for wetlands, few other perspectives have emerged to demonstrate unifying patterns and principles. In contrast to the wetness continuum, the functioning of wetlands can be separated into two broad categories: (1) landscape-based transitions that occur within a wetland or group of similar wetland types and (2) resource-based transitions that allow comparisons of the flow of water and processing of nutrients among very different wetland types. Landscape-based continua include the transition from upstream to downstream in riverine wetlands and between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within a wetland. Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
conserving soil treatment systems- trials in Lower Austria Summary of several field trials in Lower Austria
Comparison of conventional tillage, mulchseeding and no tillage regarding Mykotoxins, yield,erosion etc. 		No Tillage Field Trials in lower Austria
Effect of meander restoration on macroinvertebratebiodiversity: the case of the Borová stream(Blanskí½ Les, Czech Republic) This study brings a view on the effects of restoration of a formerly channelized small submontane stream situated in the Blanský Les Protected Landscape Area (South Bohemia, Czech Republic) on macroinvertebrate assemblages as an indicator group. The restoration project was carried out during two stages (1998 and 2000). It consisted of excavating a new channel to restore the historic meandering pattern. The evaluation of this project is primarily based on the comparison of composition between pre-restoration (1995) and post-restoration (2000–2003) macroinvertebrate samples focusing on species richness, species composition, and representation of rare Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera species. The analyses showed a substantial increase in species richness that was especially prominent shortly after the restoration intervention. This increase was not only due to the creation of lentic habitats, but was even observed at every single sampling site of the stream. The DCA ordination of species composition of the pre- and post-restoration sites indicated a considerable increase in the between-site diversity. This was apparently caused mainly by the establishing of lentic habitats, whereas diversity of lotic sites showed only a slight increase, which was most prominent during the last year of the sampling period. The shift in the species composition was profound for lotic sites as well. Although the restoration intervention considerably increased species richness and markedly changed species composition, there was no detectable increase of rare or vulnerable Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera species. Revitalisation of the Borova stream, Czech Republic
Francia Martí­nez, J. R., Durán Zuazo, V. H., & Martí­nez Raya, A. (2006). Environmental impact from mountainous olive orchards under different soil-management systems (SE Spain). Soil erosion, runoff and nutrient-loss patterns over a two-year period (1999-2000) were monitored in erosion plots on a mountainside with olive (Olea europaea cv. Picual) trees under three different types of soil management: (1) non-tillage with barley (Hordeum vulgare) strips of 4 m width (BS); (2) conventional tillage (CT); (3) non-tillage without plant strips (NT). The erosion plots, located in Lanjaron (Alpujarras) on the southern flank of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in south-eastern Spain, had 30% slope Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
Projectbrochure Vallei van de Grote Nete The NWRM aims at restoring the natural flow of the river whilst increasing the possibility to buffer the water. Floodplain reconnection in the Vallei van de Grote Nete, Belgium
Linking floodplain hydraulics and sedimentation patterns along arestored river channel: River Odense, Denmark The links between floodplain hydraulics and deposition of sediment,organic matter and phosphorus were investigated along a 6 km re-meandered channel section of RiverOdense, Denmark. A 2D dynamic river and floodplain model was set up for the investigated floodplainarea. The flow model was validated against in situ measurements of flow velocities and depths duringa one-day field campaign in January 2012. The predicted duration of inundations, distances to inflow, flow velocities, and informationon microtopography were compared with sedimentation patterns on the floodplain. Three distinct flowregimes were predicted by the hydraulic model and were classified as small, medium and large inundation events according to spatial extent and inundation depth. The model predicts spatially and temporally changing zones of confluence on the floodplain due to variations in inundation depth. Restoration of the Odense river, Denmark
Minimum Tillage Field Trials in Lower Austria Project on several testing sides: application of directseeding, mulchseeding and conventional tillage. No Tillage Field Trials in lower Austria
Phone interview Interview with Caterina Ghiraldo (Autonomous Province of Bozen) in charge of managing the implementation of measures River restoration of the lower Aurino in Italy
TERRITORIO VISÓN - Recuperacion ambiental del Territorio Fluvial; espacio vital del vison europeo (Mustela lutreola) - LIFE09 NAT/ES/000531 El proyecto LIFE+ TERRITORIO VISÓN es un proyecto financiado por la Comisión Europea a través del Programa LIFE+ 2009 “Naturaleza y Biodiversidad”. Tiene por objeto la recuperación de los hábitats fluviales y la mejora de la biodiversidad de los tramos bajos de los ríos Arga y Aragón, lugares de importancia comunitaria (LIC) incluidos en la Red Natura 2000, y la zona de mayor densidad de población de visón europeo (Mustela lutreola) en Europa occidental, a la vez que optimiza la defensa contra inundaciones. Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
Sigmaplan - Vallei van de Grote Nete In de Vallei van de Grote Nete tussen Nijlen en Geel, krijgt de kronkelende rivier opnieuw meer ruimte, via een combinatie van de aanleg van een winterbedding en gecontroleerde waterbuffergebieden. Dat zijn GOG's zonder ringdijk. De winst is dubbel: de kans op overstromingen is kleiner en geleidelijk kan er weer natte natuur groeien, in de vorm van waardevol wetland.
 Floodplain reconnection in the Vallei van de Grote Nete, Belgium
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
El agua en navarra La política del agua está viviendo un profundo proceso de renovación en Europa. Esta política se fundamenta en los principios de la Directiva Marco del Agua, que obliga a una nueva planificación hidrológica. Los ejes de esta planificación pretenden favorecer el buen estado de las aguas al tiempo que garantizan su disponibilidad y su uso sostenible. Navarra está adaptando sus políticas al nuevo modelo europeo de gestión y administración del agua. Avanzar hacia una gestión más sostenible del agua requiere el compromiso y la corresponsabilidad de los diferentes agentes institucionales y sociales. Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
Phone interview Italy Phone interview: Paolo Cornelio is the person in charge of implementing NWRMs in the Consorzio's area of intervention Restructuring the effluent web in Italy
EU policies for olive farming. Unsustainable on all counts Olive farming could be a model for sustainable land-use in the Mediterranean region, producing highly-valued foodstuffs and environmental benefits, while helping to maintain populations in marginal areas. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
Vandtillbageholdelse i vådområder: Odense Å case område Water detention through temporary flooding of wetlands can play a significant role in cutting of flow peaks, and thereby decreasing water levels and floodrisk in downstream towns and villages during incidents of extreme precipitation. Restoration of the Odense river, Denmark
Evaluating the demand for carbon sequestration in olive grove soils as a strategy toward mitigating climate change Estimation of the economic value of carbon sequestration in olive grove soils derived from the implementation of different agricultural management systems. Carbon sequestration is considered jointly with other environmental co-benefits, such as enhanced erosion prevention and increased biodiversity. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
www.symasol.fr The website presents all the projects the SYMASOL is responsible for, particularly the Contrat de rivière in which frame this precise measure take place. Restoration of river Hermance, France
Curve number values for olive orchards under different soil management A physically based runoff model for olive orchards at a hillslope scale was used to generate rainfall†“runoff relationships for different scenarios of soil type (four), tree size (two), tree spacing (two), antecedent soil moisture (three), and soil management (11) for a 140-m-long and 5% steep hillslope. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
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
Phone interview Interview with Andrea Goltara, member of CIRF and part of the RESTORE project River restoration of the lower Aurino in Italy
Piano di Gestione Basso Aurino †“ Relazione sintetica degli interventi realizzati in localití  Rienzfield, Gatzaue e Molini di Tures (2002-2011) River restoration measures were implemented along the Aurino stream as part of the Aurino management plan. Interventions were grouped in Work Packages and were implemented in different moments within the years 2003-2011. The objectives were flood protection and, secondarily, the improvement of the natural environment. Different interventions were implemented to widen the river bed, such as for example: (i) forests were cleared in the relevant areas, to add space to the river bed; (ii) (artificial) river banks were lowered and enlarged; (iii) re-activation or creation of lateral river branches; (iv) measures to raise the river bed†™s level. River restoration of the lower Aurino in Italy
Publicaciones sobre restauración fluvial Publications concerning watercourse restoration Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
Medidas beneficiosas para las aves ligadas a medios agrí­cola - Sugerencias para su diseño y aplicación en NATURA 2000, en el marco de la programación de desarrollo rural 2007-2013 Para avanzar en la línea marcada por las directrices europeas de desarrollo rural respecto a la conservación de la biodiversidad, lo más idóneo hubiera sido establecer desde la base, en el Plan Estratégico nacional, los sistemas prioritarios para la conservación ligados a medios agrícolas en España, orientando la elaboración de los programas regionales de desarrollo rural, y garantizando así la preservación de estos agrosistemas en el conjunto del territorio. En opinión de SEO/BirdLife, en lo que se refiere a biodiversidad de la avifauna, estos sistemas prioritarios serían las zonas pseudoesteparias de agricultura de secano, los pastizales, las dehesas y los arrozales costeros. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
Flankerend landbouwbeleid: Begeleiding van actieve landbouwers in Sigmagebieden. Presents an overview of the agricultural impact assessment for the Sigmaplan as a whole Floodplain reconnection in the Vallei van de Grote Nete, Belgium
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
www.tullstorpsan.se website describing the Tullstorpsån project. The website has many additional documents about the project. Tullstorpsån rural development project in Sweden
Soil management effects on runoff, erosion and soil properties in an olive grove of Southern Spain. Rainfall, runoff and soil loss from 6 m × 12 m plots were recorded during 7 years (2000†“2006) in an experiment in which three different soil management systems were compared in a young olive grove installed on a heavy clay soil, near Cordoba, Southern Spain. No-tillage (NT) system, kept weed-free with herbicides, cover crop (CC) of barley, and conventional tillage (CT). Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)
Contrat de rivières transfrontalier du sud-ouest lémanique 2006-2012, Etude, bilan, évaluation et prospective, phase 1: état des lieux initial et final The report presents the results of the Contrat de rivière project, which includes Heramnce restoration project. It details initial state and final state regarding indicators linked to water quality, hydromorphological status etc Restoration of river Hermance, France
Project Nieuwsbrief - Vallei van de Grote Nete Eén van de hoekstenen van het hedendaagse waterbeleid is het principe ‘vasthouden-bergen-afvoeren’ zoals ook blijkt uit het bekkenbeheerplan. Door water maximaal vast te houden aan de bron of ter plaatse te laten infiltreren, wordt wateroverlast niet langer afgewenteld op stroomafwaarts gelegen gebieden. Diezelfdestrategie moet ook voor een oplossing zorgen in de strijd tegen verdroging die in het licht van een mogelijke klimaatsverandering wel eens belangrijk zou kunnen worden. Floodplain reconnection in the Vallei van de Grote Nete, Belgium
Effect of land development and forest management on hydrologic response in southeastern coastal wetlands: a review Land development activities such as agriculture, clear cutting, peat mining, and the planting of forest plantations on wetlands can affect the hydrologic behavior of these ecosystems by affecting their water storage and release patterns on the landscape. The effects of these development activities on hydrologic fluxes in peatlands (Typic Medisaprists) were compared to the effects of forest management practices in North Carolina using a field-tested hydrologic simulation model (DRAINMOD). Simulations revealed that natural peat-based (Histosol) pocosin systems lose 66% (80 cm) of the 123 cm of average annual rainfall by evapo-transpiration (ET) and 34% (42 cm/yr) via annual runoff. Annual runoff values were 63 cm/yr for peat mining areas, 48 cm/yr for cleared peatlands, 46 cm/yr for peatlands converted to agriculture and 34 cm/yr for pine plantations, once the forest canopy is closed. Thus, these wetland alterations, except for forestry, significantly increased runoff and decreased ET compared to the natural ecosystem. Forest pine plantation management decreased runoff and increased ET. A case study of the effects of forest management practices was reviewed for a 15-year-old drained loblolly pine plantation growing on fine sandy loam soils (Thermic Typic umbraquults) in the coastal plains of North Carolina. Forestry activities such as thinning (i.e., reduced leaf area index by 50%) decreased ET and canopy interception and nearly doubled drainage loss (38 cm/yr to 60 cm/yr). Commonly applied forest practices, such as drainage, increased the average number of flow events with flows > 5 mm/day to 86 days per year from 26 days per year under natural conditions. Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain
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
Telephone -Interview with PhD Josef Rosner Telephone interview given by PhD Josef Rosner on Monday 28/04/2014 No Tillage Field Trials in lower Austria
Bruno Boz was actively involved in the design and implementation of these measures, as well as the other applications implemented by the Consorzio Phone Interview Restructuring the effluent web in Italy
Economic aspects of mulch and direct seeding- reduction of soil treatment, which changes in the operational result have to be expected? comparison of different soil treating systems (conventional tillage, mulchseeding and direct seeding). By reducing tillage savings are possible. This is shown for different crops. No Tillage Field Trials in lower Austria
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
Modelprojekt Holter-Hammrich As a secondary result of structures and buildings of flood water protection, NWRMs aiming at nature conservation can be implemented in the Holter-Hammrich Area. Holter-Hammrich Area - Flood Protection and Nature Conservation, Germany
Case study:Borova Stream and its Revitalisation Restoration of the length of the stream, increased by 6.3 km a shallow meandering stream bed, where sections of speedily running water alternated with sections of a slow stream were created Revitalisation of the Borova stream, Czech Republic
The influence of cover crops and tillage on water and sediment yield, and on nutrient, and organic matter losses in an olive orchard on a sandy loam soil Rainfall, runoff, sediments, nutrient and organic carbon losses from 8 × 60 m plots were measured during four hydrological years (2002†“2007) in a field trial, in which two different soil management systems were used to confirm this hypothesis: a cover crop (CC), and conventional tillage (CT) near Seville, southern Spain. Cover Crops and No-Tillage in an Olive Grove (Andalusia, Spain)