Case study:LIFE GREENCHANGE (LIFE17 NAT/IT/000619) – Construction of green infrastructures in the Fondazione Caetani farm – Restoration of the Fosso Epitaffio

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Location: 41° 31' 42.11" N, 12° 55' 50.06" E

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Status	Planned
Project web site	http://lifegreenchange.eu/en/
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydropower
Country	Italy
Main contact forename	Simonetta
Main contact surname	Dario
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation	Confagricoltura Latina
Contact organisation web site	http://www.confagricolturalatina.it
Partner organisations	Provincial di Latina; U-space s.r.l.; MIEMA; Poliedra
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

LIFE GREENCHANGE (LIFE17 NAT/IT/000619)

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This intervention is part of the project LIFE GREENCHANGE “GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES FOR INCREASING BIODIVERSITY IN AGRO PONTINO AND MALTESE RURAL AREAS” (LIFE17 NAT/IT/000619). In line with the objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and with the Communication from the Commission on Green Infrastructures, LIFE GREENCHANGE intends to contribute to halting the loss of biodiversity and to enhance the ecological value of the agricultural systems of the Agro Pontino and of the northern region of Malta, by planning and implementing Green Infrastructures and multifunctional actions in rural, semi-natural and natural areas. This intervention is part of the Action 5 “Construction of green infrastructures in the Fondazione Caetani farm”. The action consists in the implementation of demonstration projects aimed at increasing biodiversity in the Caetani Foundation farm without loss in terms of productivity. The farm is involved in the construction, management and maintenance of the interventions through the signing of land stewardship agreement.

In particular, it consists of the Sub-action 5.1. “Restoration of the Fosso Epitaffio”. The Fosso Epitaffio is located inside the Fondazione Caetani farm crossing it diagonally from north to south, and is also the main hydraulic line belonging to the secondary network of the Agro Pontino Reclamation Consortium. - remodeling and extension of the river bank and creation of a riparian arboreous shrubland; - planting of hygrophilous shrub species, and a first band of elophytes (Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia) and a second with shrubby and planar shrubby and arboreal species (Salix spp, Populus spp, Ulmus minor, Quercus robur).  - remodeling also some sections of the riverbed for the creation of different conditions of the river flow speed and morpho-bathymetric heterogeneity functional to fauna, especially amphibious. Multi-wire formations are foreseen, combining rows of only helophyte shrubs, and trees managed with coppice. Plantings of 2 ml were used for shrub species, 5 meters for tree species managed by coppice. The distance between the rows is at least 5 meters for tree species. The average hydraulic section is considerably enlarged by the remodeling action, thus not prejudicing the liquid transport capacity of the rod. The distances between the rows and on the row will be maintained even if they are used in the planting, a provision that is closest to the natural one, both as regards the species and the position. The work will have a linear development of 1,300 ml for a total width of 10 ml. The creation of the vegetated strip will affect approximately 5m only on the left bank of the ditch, allowing the reconstitution of a transversal and longitudinal river continuum to the watercourse capable of performing important naturalistic, landscape and mitigation of the percolating polluting load. The remodeling will allow to obtain also different conditions of current velocity and morpho-bathymetric heterogeneity functional to the above all amphibian fauna.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Middle Appenines River basin Rio Martino Subcatchment River name Fosso Epitaffio Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Ecoregion Dominant land cover Intensive agriculture (arable) Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Fondazione Caetani Farm (Municipality of Latina) 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 Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Intensive agriculture (arable) 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) 13001,300 m <br />1.3 km <br />130,000 cm <br /> Project started 2019/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 10 - 50 k€ Total cost (k€) 5050 k€ <br />50,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources EU financial contribution ERDF (LIFE PROGRAMME) and Provincia di Latina contribution 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 Riparian development Hydromorphology Flow velocities, Freshwater flow regime Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Agriculture Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Remodeling and extension of the river bank; Remodeling also some sections of the riverbed for the creation of different conditions of the river flow speed and morpho-bathymetric heterogeneity functional to fauna, especially amphibious. Floodplain / River corridor Creation of a riparian arboreous shrubland; Planting of hygrophilous shrub species, and a first band of elophytes (Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia) and a second with shrubby and planar shrubby and arboreal species (Salix spp, Populus spp, Ulmus minor, Quercus robur).  Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Landsteward agreement Social measures (incl. engagement) 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