General information about the project
Full project title: Hydromorphological assessment and management at basin scale for the conservation of Alpine rivers and related ecosystem services
Slovenian project title: Hydromorphological assessment and management of river basins for the conservation of Alpine watercourses and associated ecosystem services
Project acronym: HYMOCARES
Project code: ASP445
Programme: Interreg Alpine Space Transnational Programme
In line with the objective of improving the hydromorphological status of watercourses in the Alpine region, the HyMoCARES project was launched in early 2017 as part of the Interreg Alpine Space transnational programme – HydroMorphological assessment and management at basin scale for the Conservation of Alpine Rivers and related Ecosystem Services – was launched in early 2017 under 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 improve the hydromorphological status of watercourses by introducing the concept of ecosystem services, such as, for example, improved flood protection, optimised renewable energy production, the conservation of biodiversity and, last but not least, bringing watercourses closer to users from the perspectives of culture, education and tourism.
The key tasks and expected outcomes of the HyMoCARES project are:
- to develop a set of methods and tools for a more accurate assessment of the scope of ecosystem services provided by a specific river ecosystem and their current status,
- developing a framework for monitoring the effects and benefits of specific measures planned to improve sediment transport connectivity and the ecological status of Alpine rivers,
- the development of a framework for assessing the impacts of various activities and measures on individual ecosystem services and their interrelationships;
- preparing the foundations for planning optimal scenarios for action and development (planning the use of water and riparian areas, management, restoration of river ecosystems, etc.) with an optimal impact on the availability of ecosystem services,
- promoting the results to target groups (primarily experts and decision-makers in the field of achieving good water status and nature conservation) for their incorporation into the implementation processes of EU directives and national regulations.
We will test the implementation of the above in Slovenia in a pilot area – the section of the River Drava between the Zlatoličje and Formin hydroelectric power stations.
Project duration
1 November 2016 – 30 October 2019
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Partners
Agency for Civil Protection – Agency for Civil Protection (I, lead partner), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (A), Adige River Basin Authority (I), Italian Centre for River Restoration (I), Department of the Hautes-Alpes – Natural Resources and Risks Service (F), Federal Office for Water Management, Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Hydrometric Testing (A), Water Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (SI), Autonomous Province of Trento (I), Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (D), National Institute for Research in Environmental and Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (F), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology – ETH Zurich (SUI), Bavarian State Fisheries Association (D), Watercourses Office (I).
Slovenian project observers
Water Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian Fisheries Institute, Dravske elektrarne Maribor, Slovenian Society for the Observation and Study of Birds, Environment Agency of the Republic of Slovenia.
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Total project value
EUR 2,474,627.50
Co-financing – ERDF (85%)
EUR 2,103,433.38
Own contribution (15%)
EUR 371,194.13
Value of IzVRS in the project
EUR 221,400.00
Co-funding – ERDF (85%)
EUR 188,190.00
Own contribution – MOP (15%)
EUR 33,210.00
Project team leader
Luka Javornik, MA
Project team members
Dr Sašo Šantl
Klemen Šavli
Peter Suhadolnik
Urška Kocijančič
Contact
Luka Javornik, MA
00386 1 47 75 364
Dr Sašo Šantl
00386 1 47 75 367
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