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 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 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 !