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River restoration: report of a major EU Life demonstration project

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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
291 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
1052-7613

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✦ Synopsis

  1. In 1993 the EU Life Programme granted funds to establish a demonstration project on river and catchment restoration. The aim is to improve understanding of ecosystem diversity, the impact on biodiversity of human activities, and the restoration of natural functions and biodiversity. The total cost of the project will be approximately E5m up to the beginning of 1997.

  2. The demonstration project covers three different types of rivers and geology in the UK and Denmark. The three damaged rivers and their floodplains have been restored on stretches of several kilometres.

  3. A comprehensive monitoring programme has been set up to examine the physical, chemical and biological effects of restoration for integrated catchment management, nature conservation, water quality, river hydrology, flood prevention and amenity.

  4. The project will also produce reports, videos, a river restoration handbook and other material on the development, implementation and results of the project. An EU network of contacts with organizations, river managers and others with interests in river restoration will be established.

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