Case study:LIFE Saramugo

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Location: 38° 5' 32.76" N, 7° 10' 41.03" W

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://lifesaramugo.lpn.pt/en/life-saramugo-conclui-mais-uma-acao-de-reabilitacao-fluvial
Themes	Habitat and biodiversity
Country	Portugal
Main contact forename	Sonia
Main contact surname	Fragoso
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Contact organisation	Liga para a Protecção da Natureza – LPN (Nature Protection League)
Contact organisation web site	http://www.lpn.pt
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Work on the refurbishment of a section of the Safareja stream has been successfully completed.

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The European Commission has approved the LIFE+ Project “Conservation of the Saramugo (Anaecypris hispanica) in the Guadiana basin (Portugal)” (LIFE13 NAT/PT/000786), whose acronym is LIFE Saramugo, coordinated by the Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) in partnership with public and private institutions, namely the Universidade de Évora (UÉvora), the Instituto para a Conservação da Natureza e Florestas (ICNF) and the company Aqualogus – Engenharia e Ambiente, Lda. The main aim of the project is the enhancement of the saramugo’s populations by improving their habitat especially in three sub-basins of the Guadiana river (Xévora, Ardila and Vascão) located in 3 different Sites of Community Importance (SCI) of the European Natura 2000 Network (namely Guadiana, Moura/Barrancos and São Mamede). The LIFE Saramugo Project focuses the reduction of the negative effects of the major threats to the survival of this small Iberian fish (namely of the degradation of water quality and riparian habitats, the invasion by non-native species and extreme climate events) and raising awareness and environmental education are also some of the project’s priorities. To improve habitat suitability, in order to promote the species abundance and its expansion, the project develops different types of hydromorphological river requalification interventions, such as silt removal (especially in “pools” areas), recovery of the riparian vegetation through planting and / or cuttings, and rehabilitation of slopes with consequent improvement of the riparian curtain. For this purpose natural engineering techniques were applied, such as Salix wattle fences, vegetated crib walls and live single slope gratings.

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LIFE Saramugo

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district C.H.Guadiana River basin Guadiana Subcatchment River name Guadiana river Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 222 m0.222 km <br />22,200 cm <br /> Dominant geology Siliceous Ecoregion Ibero-Macaronesian Dominant land cover Intensive agriculture Waterbody ID Other case studies in this subcatchment: River restoration in the irrigation area Lobón (Badajoz), VALAGUA (Valorização ambiental e gestão integrada da água e dos habitats no Baixo Guadiana transfronteiriço) Site Edit site Name Guadiana river (Xévora, Ardila and Vascão) WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation EU - Special Area of Conservation Local/regional site designations Sites of Community Importance (SCI) of the European Natura 2000 Network (namely Guadiana, Moura/Barrancos and São Mamede). Protected species present Yes Invasive species present Yes Species of interest Saramugo (Anaecypris hispanica) Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started 2014/07/01 Works started 2016/10/21 Works completed 2019/10/31 Project completed 2019/12/31 Total cost category Total cost (k€) 14536641,453,664 k€ <br />1,453,664,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources COMMUNITY FUNDING: LIFE-Nature Programme of the European Commission (50%). NATIONAL FUNDING: SOMINCOR Sociedade Mineira de Neves-Corvo, S.A. a subsidiary of Lundin Mining; FUNDO AMBIENTA Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Biology Fish, Fish: Disturbance-sensitive species Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Minimize the impact of cattle on watercourses, Rehabilitation of the aquatic environment and hidromorfologic requalification Planform / Channel pattern Removal of exotic fish species Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Implementation of a Nature Custody network for the Saramugo, Manual of good practices for the conservation and rehabilitation of the saramugo habitat Social measures (incl. engagement) Environmental education activities with local schools, Environmental awareness and promotion activities, Awareness-raising campaign for fishermen and agropecuary producers Other Monitoring Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information