Case study:LIFE Charcos - Conservação de Charcos Temporários na Costa Sudoeste de Portugal (Conservation of Med Temporary Ponds in SW Portugal)

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Location: 37° 21' 19.61" N, 8° 49' 45.52" W

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://lifecharcos.lpn.pt/en/
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Monitoring
Country	Portugal
Main contact forename	Rita
Main contact surname	Alcazar
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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

LIFE Charcos

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The Project LIFE CHARCOS aims to promote the conservation of a priority habitat – the Mediterranean Temporary Ponds (MTP) (priority habitat 3170* of the Annex I of EU Habitats Directive) - which is increasingly threatened due to its ecological fragility and by a lack of knowledge regarding its natural value. Moreover, in the last two-decades, land management options, such as modern industrialised agriculture and tourism have caused a steep decline in the condition of this habitat in the N2000 site. This project involves a strong partnership that allies the experience in implementing concrete conservation management measures (LPN), scientific knowledge (UÉvora, UAlg and CCMAR) and local stakeholders dealing with land management (ABM and CMO), which will contribute decisively to the successful implementation of conservation actions. The project consists in a well structured frame of actions that aims to tackle CTM conservation issues posed in the Costa do Sudoeste SCI. Preparatory actions will consolidate scientific knowledge as hidrogeological functioning (A3) and biological survey (A1). Compilation of this information and its integration in a GIS (A2) will support management decisions (actions B and C). The project intends to establish conservation status evaluation criteria (A4) and define CTM management guidelines (A5). The project team will work close with landowners (B1, B2), either for conservation and restoration of ponds (C2, C3), as well as, to promote extensive grazing and habitat connectivity (C1, C6). Seed bank is intended as a repository of native germoplasm (C4) to be used in the restoration actions of the project. Restoration actions will focus on restoring hydrology and hydroperiod, taking into account the basin topography. Removal of exotic and upland scrubby plant species will be done. The restoration of a specific temporary pond will be devoted for public awareness (C5).

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Southwest Coast SCI – Portugal (Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo and Vicentina Coast (PNSACV). 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 Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest 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 2013/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2017/12/31 Total cost category Total cost (k€) 19774651,977,465 k€ <br />1,977,465,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources LIFE PROGRAMME 1, 483, 098 Euro (= 75.00% of total eligible budget) 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 Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other conservation and restoration of ponds Non-structural measures Management interventions CTM management guidelines Social measures (incl. engagement) conservation and restoration of ponds for public awareness Other 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