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LIFE-Nature-2005
Restoration of the Wetlands of Zahorie Lowland
prepared by: Jaromír ŠÍBL – project manager
Beneficiary and partners
State Nature Conservancy of SR
Slovak Water Management Enterprise
BROZ
Duration + budget
start: February 2005
end: December 2008
total budget: 624,000 EURO
EC contribution: 50%
Objectives
General: development of NATURA 2000 network
Specific:
improve habitat conditions of wetlands degraded by drainage
reach / maintain favourable conservation status of species and habitats targeted
public awareness on wetlands conservation / restoration
NATURA 2000
- 8 proposed Sites of Community Importance
Habitats: semi-natural pine, oak, birch and alder forests pine monucultures inland sand dunes dry grasslands and heaths wetlands meadows running waters
Species (all species recorded): higher plants - more than 500 fish - 30 amphibians - 13 reptiles - 6 birds - 48 mammals - 24
Species of Community interest (Annex II of Habitats Directive)
higher plants - 1 beetles - 6 butterflies - 3 dragonflies - 4 cyclostomes and fish - 7 amphibians - 1 mammals - 7 birds (Annex I of Birds Directive) - 48
Threats
drainage of wetlands, regulations of watercourses
unsustainable forest management (clearcuts, pine monocultures)
fish migration obstacled by weir at Rudava River
lack of management of meadows
lack of awareness
Problems - Consequences
Lack of scientific information on MTA´s biodiversity (inventories)
Unsustainable forest management (in terms of biodiversity)
- large scale clear-cuts - planting pine monocultures - increased danger of forest fires – loss of biodiversity Deterioration of water regime - drainage of wetlands,
stream regulations - interruption of fish migration routes (barriers)- loss of biodiversity - loss of retention capacity of the
landscape – increased danger of climatic extremes (drought, floods)
Actions
A.1. Management Plans for 8 project sites elaborated
deadline: 31/12/2007
status: on-going
outputs:- botanical and zoological inventories carried- GIS database developed- draft Management plans elaborated for 4 project
sites
A.2. Education and training of project personnel
deadline: 31/07/2007
status: on-going
outputs:- study visit to Czech repulic (2 persons) acomplished - study visit to Poland (11 persons) acomplished
A.3. Amendments to forest management plans for 7 project sites
deadline: 31/12/2006
status: on-going
outputs:- proposals elaborated for 3 project sites,- draft proposals elaborated for 4 project sites
C.1. Implementation of specific restoration and management measures
deadline: 31/03/2008
status: on-going
outputs:- Bahno - dead trees removed from 2,8 ha (100%)- Vanišovec - 140 m of drainage canals filled (100%)- Zelienka - 90 m of drainage canals filled (60%)- Jasenácke - 20 m of drainage canals filled (50%)- Kotlina - restoration works start in September 2006
C.2. Construction of the fish by-pass at Rudava River
deadline: 30/11/2007
status: on-going
outputs:
- the technical documentation for the construction project revised, construction budget updated
C.3. Restoration of lowland hay meadows along Rudava River
deadline: 30/09/2008
status: on-going
outputs:
- base line survey carried on the butterfly species targeted
- restoration works started at the area of 12 ha
E.1. Produce educational materials on the project for general public and for media
deadline: 31/10/2008 status: on-going
outputs:- 5 articles published, 1 press release, 3 TV and 1 radio broadcasts released- interim project website established, new website
under preparation- film/video/DVD producer selected
E.2. Workshops and public meetings
deadline: 31/10/2008 status: on-going
outputs:- 1 public meeting prepared
F.1. Project management + monitoring
status: on-going
F.2. Bookkeeping
status: on-going
F.3 Auditing
status: pending
F.4 After LIFE - Conservation Plan
status: pending
Project focus in 2006
Management Plans + Restoration Projects Forest management plans
wetland restoration - filling the drainage ditches and canals) at 4 project sites
documentation for construction permit of fish by-pass at Rudava River
restoration of degraded meadows at pSCI Rudava
Thank you for your attention !