Case study:Improvement of the River Varde at the Wadden Sea estuary

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Location: 55° 27' 47.83" N, 8° 18' 40.17" E

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity
Country	Denmark
Main contact forename	Jørn
Main contact surname	Jensen
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Contact organisation	The Nature Agency, Danish Ministry of the Environment.
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Partner organisations	Ribe Amt (Ribe County) Landbrugscenter Varde (Varde Farmers' Union) Strukturdirektoratet (Directorate of Agricultural Structure of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fishery)
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The overall objective of the project was to improve the conditions for the habitats and species by raising water levels in the area, ending the use of pesticides and fertilisers and extensifying agricultural production. The project area of 2,700 ha involved around 436 landowners and was divided into 13 sections.

By the end of the project, 2,488 ha of land was restored to a natural hydrological condition, and subsequently entered into 20-year management agreements. This involved just over 250 farmers and covered 92 % of the initial target of 2,700 ha. The foremost conservation benefit of the project is that the area is secured for conservation-friendly management over at least the next 20 years.

The long-term monitoring planning includes a general survey during 2017-2022, when the current 20-year agreements expire.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Ribe amt WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology coastal 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 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 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) 1,739.13628 €1.739 k€ <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources European Community, Danish Nature Agency 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 Supplementary funding information The project started in 01/01/1999 and was completed in 31/12/2002 EU contribution 713,036.46 € 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 Non-structural measures Management interventions 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 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n proj id=402&docType=pdf LIFE Nature Wadden Sea Web summary Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information