Objective To establish and implement a demonstration project under the Life centre for river restoration on restoration of stream headwaters and their close connection to the riparian areas with special emphasis on nature conservation, resulting in a restoration of highly important habitats in an area of the utmost national importance.The demonstration project will be carried out during a 3-year period and will include a physical and a monitoring part. The physical work will raise the groundwater table and change the present straight headwater channel back to a meandering stream thereby restoring the stream, its springs, and its riparian areas. The monitoring part includes the establishment of a biological basic survey before and after the construction phase to monitor the biological and environmental impact of the restoration. A cost-benefit analysis of the project will be carried out. Information and knowledge gained will be reported through the centre for river restoration during and after the project in both a scientific as well as a more popular form. Programme(s) ENV-LIFE 1 - Regulation (EEC) establishing a financial instrument for the environment (LIFE), 1992-1995 Topic(s) A25 - Protection and conservation of areas of fresh ground water and fresh surface water Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinator National Environmental Research Institute EU contribution No data Address Vejlsøvej 25 8600 Silkeborg Denmark See on map Total cost No data
