General information about the project
Full project title: Strategic Planning for Alpine Riverine Ecosystems – Integrating protection and development
Slovenian project title: Strategic planning and coordination in the field of conservation and restoration of Alpine riverine ecosystems
Project acronym: SPARE
Project code: ASP170
Programme: Interreg Alpine Space Transnational Programme
With a view to improving the living environment in the Alpine region, the SPARE project was launched in early 2016 as part of the Interreg Alpine Space transnational programme – Strategic Planning and Coordination for the Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Riverine Ecosystems (SPARE – Strategic Planning for Alpine Riverine Ecosystems – Integrating protection and development) was launched in early 2016 as part of the Interreg Alpine Space Transnational Programme. The main objective of the project for Slovenia is, in accordance with regulations and strategic guidelines on water management and nature conservation, to provide methodological and procedural support for decision-making on priorities for the conservation or restoration of riverine ecosystems, as well as for justifying deviations from environmental objectives due to the use of water and water spaces or protection against the harmful effects of water.
Key tasks of the SPARE project are:
- reviewing good practices (in the Alpine region and beyond) and organising a workshop with invited experts on selected good practices
- analysing and testing selected appropriate methodological approaches for identifying priority sections of watercourses for conservation (establishing criteria for assessing the vulnerability of the aquatic environment, the possibility of introducing the concept of ecosystem services) and analysing the suitability of watercourses for water use and water-related activities (criteria for assessing needs and attractiveness)
- implementation of a participatory process, analysis and decision-making amongst stakeholders responsible for achieving the objectives of good water status, and stakeholders responsible for achieving objectives related to the use of water and water space and protection against the harmful effects of water.
Project duration
16 December 2015 – 15 December 2018
Related content
News
21 November 2016 Invitation to Soča Day
3 December 2016 Soča Day: Rivers are connecting – what about us?
7 March 2017 Invitation to complete a questionnaire on water management
Internal newsletters
December 2016 – Rivers are connecting – what about us? – 1st SPARE project newsletter
March 2017 – Rivers are connecting – what about us? – 2nd SPARE project newsletter
August 2017 – Rivers are connecting – what about us? – 3rd SPARE project newsletter
April 2018 – Rivers are connecting – what about us? – 4th SPARE project newsletter
December 2018 – Rivers (are) connecting – what about us? – 5th SPARE project newsletter
Information Centre
INFOGRAPHIC ON THE SOČA RIVER (English)
INFOGRAPHIC ON THE SOČA RIVER (Slovene)
VISUAL PRESENTATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE (English)
VISUAL PRESENTATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE (Slovene)
THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS (English)
THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS (Slovene)
SPARE project outputs
GUIDE TO INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE ALPS (Slo)
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSING PRACTICES (Slo)
GUIDE TO INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE ALPS (eng)
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSING PRACTICES (English)
STAKEHOLDER AWARENESS TOOL (eng)
ANIMATED FILM ON ACTIVITIES IN THE SOČA RIVER BASIN
FINAL VIDEO ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SPARE PROJECT
SPARE ONLINE APPLICATION FOR DECISION-MAKING SUPPORT
Partners
BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (A, lead partner), ARPA VDA – Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of the Aosta Valley (I), IzVRS – Water Research Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (SI), IRSTEA – National Institute for Research in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (F), ARPAV – Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection of Veneto (I), Water Management Planning Upper Austria – State of Upper Austria (A), SMRD – Syndicat Mixte de la Rivière Drôme et de ses affluents (F), CIPRA – International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (LI), PTE – Fundaziun Pro Terra Engiadina (CH).
Slovenian project observers
Slovenian Environment Agency, Slovenian Fisheries Institute, Soča Foundation, Soča Power Stations Nova Gorica, Water Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia.
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About the project
Total project value
EUR 1,964,142.06
Co-financing – ERDF (85%)
EUR 1,669,520.75
Own contribution (15%)
EUR 294,621.31
Value of IzVRS in the project
EUR 306,825.01
Co-funding – ERDF (85%)
EUR 260,801.26
Own contribution – MOP (15%)
EUR 46,023.75
Project team leader
Dr Sašo Šantl
Project team members
Klemen Šavli
Uroš Robič
Urška Kocijančič
Aleksandra Aubreht
Contact
Uroš Robič
003861 47 75 328
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