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Wageningen International

Sava Stakeholder Meeting

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Ecological network, land use and biodiversity

• River Basin Management and Biodioversity

• Ecological Networks

• Agriculture and biodiversity

• Land use working group



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Sava River

=

Backbone of the

Pan European Ecological Network



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Overall objective of the project

protect and manage the unique landscape and biodiversity along the Sava River through:

a) identify, protect and manage floodplain areas of importance for the landscape and biodiversity

b) design a coherent transboundary ecological network of the core areas, bufferzones and corridors,

c) identify floodplain areas capable of storing floods

d) introducing land use practices that support the protection of the landscape and biodiversity



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Integrated River Basin Management :

Integration of land use management into River Basin Management Planning.

River Basin



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EU Policies- The Water Framework Directive

Categorise, define and delineate each water body in river basin

Assess Ecological Status for each water body

Compare status of each WB with Reference Conditions / Maximum Ecological Potential

Set measures for each WB to meet Good Ecological Status / Good Ecological Potential



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EU Policies – Habitats Directive

Identify and delineatee Natura 2000 habitat types and species’ habitats

Assess Conservation Status for each Natura 2000 habitat type and

species

Evaluate importance of the habitat types and species for the site

Set measures to secure Favourable Conservation Status

of the Natura 2000 habitat types and species



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Elements of ecological networks

It is a simple system, consisting of:• core areas• buffer zones• corridors• restoration areas

Core area

Restoration area

Stepping stone corridor

Linear corridor

Bufferzone

Landscape corridor

Core area

Core area



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A typology of corridors

Line Corridor

Line Corridor with nodes

Stepping stone corridor

Landscape corridor



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Agriculture and Biodiversity

Agriculture shaped 60-70% of the landscape

Agriculture added to the landscape and biodiversity

large % of the bird and plant species live outside of protected areas, including endangered ones

Land abandonment and intensification; two opposite processes



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Intake to the SOS canal

Odransko Polje

Prevlaka inlet sluice

Cesma river

Trebež I outlet sluice

Palanjek inlet weir

Dike1972: Trebež II outlet sluice

Evaluation of the flood retention system



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Conclusions Modelling Lonjsko Polje

•The inlet capacity is crucial for effective lowering of flood levels

• Effective management of floodplain biodiversity and effective flood management requires flooding with limited duration

•Timing of flood discharge requires insight in the time of flood waves of tributaries.

• Combining flood retention and biodiversity protection is possible but requires balancing between site and basin interests



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Continuation of extensive land-use is criticalThe impact of land use overrules the impact of floods



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Common Agricultural Policy

First Pilar Second Pilar

Market Rural Developent

Food production

Environmental function

Rural function

multi functional agriculture



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Pilar two - Agri-Environment Measures

•N-2000 sites, National Ecological Network or PEEN

•Supports species and habitats specific for the bio-geographical region

•Areas that host rare, endangered or threatened species (red list)

•Cultural historic areas (hedges, pastures)

•Educational and awareness raising aspects

•Linkage with other measures (water-management; erosion)

•Introduction of ecological agriculture



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Land use working group

Develop a strategy for sustainable land use and rural economic development to support biodiversity and landscape protection and to reduce nutrient emission.

Identify and describe actual and traditional land use practises and their relevance for maintaining the landscape and biodiversity of the floodplains

Activities

Assess market conditions and product chains for regional agricultural products



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Activities land use group (2)

Identify opportunities for developing agro- and nature tourism and for establishing a coordinated network of nature trails and facilities (cycling trails, hiking etc) along the Sava River

Develop action plan to sustain traditional extensive land use, especially livestock grazing, and to develop close-to-nature forestry practises for important forest areas

Develop recommendations for setting up support scheme for continuing traditional land use practises and introducing new land use practises through EU and national policies and funding schemes



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