HELCOM - 13-та зустріч Групи зі сталого ведення сільського господарства

Coalition Clean Baltic & Natura 2000 Platform of European Commission organised the expert workshop 'Natural river processes as a base for river-related protected areas and river restoration' that was held on April 20-22, 2023 in Poland.

The workshop had discussions directly linked with the “10% of strict protection target” and helped experts better submit rivers to the national pledges in the biogeographic process. Also, it was linked with “25k km of free-flowing rivers restored” target (part of them may be restored by natural processes under strict protection; others may be one-off restored and then left to natural processes as strictly protected). The workshop concerned continental and boreal biogeographical regions and the importance of the Baltic Sea basin.


Picture by Przemek Nawrocki

PRESENTATIONS FROM THE LECTURES
- Introductory by Ewa Leś.
- Rivers protection restoration EU Strategy2030 NRL by Przemysław Oginski.
- Risk management can support nature conservation river restoration by Andrea Nardini.
- Legal protection Free Flowing Rivers by Tobias Schaefer.
- River self maintenance concept by Przemysław Nawrocki.
- Is recreational fishing compatible with strict protection by Marina Piria.
- LIFE Ecostreams by Mattias Sundqvist.
- Rivers of LIFE by Elin Gotzman.
- Protected areas and river restoration Germany by Nancy Wolf.
- Experience Estonian rivers restoration protection by Kaja Lotman.
- Passive river protection Drawa by Ilona Biedron and Paweł Pawlaczyk.
- Passive river protection in National Programme SurfaceWater Restoration Poland by Ilona Biedron and Paweł Pawlaczyk.
- Kahovska Harmonization WFD HD Latvia by Lauma Kahovska Vizule.
- BiDi Strategy Latvia by Zanda Segliņa.
- Drawa National Park by Aleksandra_Gancarczyk.


DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE EVENT
- Flyer with Background, aim, questions, expected results of the Workshop
- Summary Report of the event and more information available here.

PRACTICALITIES

Registrations
We invited max of 30 people on-site and the event was hybrid on April 20, 2023.
Participants were recruited from the EU and the Baltic Sea region countries. Decision-makers, water-related institutions, river managers, and protected areas managers with practical experience in the application of strict protection, River University participants, nature conservation authorities, and experts responsible for monitoring were welcome!

Language
English

Where
Poland, Drawa National Park area, Pestkownica - Residence by the Lake, in the middle of the amazing Drawa Forest.


Participation and its costs
- The workshop was free of charge
- Coffee breaks, lunch & joint dinner during the 2nd day were covered by the organizers; on the other days, lunches & dinners were at own costs and could be ordered on-site in the restaurant,
- Accommodation (with breakfast and food service) at Pestkownica were at own costs (Price/person/night in double room + breakfast: 150pln)
Several rooms were pre-booked by CCB at a favourable price.

Field trip
During our field trip outdoor clothes & boots, as well as raincoats, were suggested to be prepared for various weather conditions.

Gallery
Credit: Ewa Leś



Contact person
Ewa Leś, CCB Working Group Leader on Eutrophication
+48661252079
ewa.les@ccb.se

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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.