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The Zorrotzaurre project is an urban renewal project to promote the sustainable restoration of a currently derelict site in the Zorrotzaurre peninsula, northwest of the city centre. The plan is to create a new quarter that is well-connected to the rest of the city, with affordable housing, environmentally-friendly business areas, social and cultural facilities, and spacious green areas for recreation. The Master Plan was designed by the architect Zaha Hadid, and includes the conversion of the current Zorrotzaurre peninsula into an island by opening up the Deusto Canal. The plan foresees a total surface of 673 000 m2 and includes flood... more
"Former floodplains in many European countries increasingly suffer from serious floods due to intensified human activity. These floods have caused safety and ecological problems as well as they have resulted in economic losses in agricultural used watersheds. In this context, the influence of the management practice of forest transformation in forested areas on soil hydraulic properties is presented and discussed as a means of preventing such disasters at a reasonable cost and during a foreseeable period."
"It is concluded that for the approximate duration of one century the practice of forest transformation does not contribute to flood... more
The water authority improved the ecological situation of the Attel b creating a permanently flowed side arm, with a altering shore line and slope angles. Natural structure elements implemented in the riverbed produce flow diversity and improve the habitat quality for fish. The created retention area contributes to reduce flood peaks.
Technical and capacity development measures are applied in watersheds threatened by climate change. Relevant professionals are supported in vulnerability assessments. Inclusion of population is ensured through the involvement in stakeholder platforms. Innovative EbA approaches like the “living weir” approach are based on local knowledge and initiatives and are implemented for demonstration purposes. Innovative technical methods, such as drones, were used to evaluate and monitor the project area before, during and after the activities. This approach recently received the International Drone Pioneer Award 2017 for visionary drone applications... more
Strong drainage, intensification of use and abandonment of use have severely degenerated the Felmer Moos. The BUND Naturschutz was able to acquire 12.5 hectares in the Felmer Moos and has renaturalized it according to the requirements of climate and species protection.
In the 1920s and 1930s the originally strongly branched course of the Isar river between Bad Tölz and Lenggries was forced into a single, slightly curved riverbed. Cylindrical gabions and large hydraulich construction stones have been securing the banks. Due to these actions impiortant habitats for flora and fauna were lost. To restore these habitats the river bank protection and the cylindrical gabions were removed. This allows the Isar to widen naturally and new habitats can develop. Additonal depth erosion can be prevented by the new load budget.
The main objectives of the actions implemented in the upper estuary of the Oka River are: (i) Improve the resilience of the estuarine ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise and changes in the water regime; (ii) Increase local biodiversity thanks to the recovery of part of the ecosystem's functionality; (iii) Increase the sustainable public use of the natural space of the Urdaibai Biosphere reserve.
Restoration activities aiming to recover the previously existing marshland have been implemented in the upper estuary of the Oka River, including the permanent flooding of the Barrutibaso area part of the upper... more
The chapter Hohenpeißenberg and Peiting of the BUND Naturschutz were involved in the past in the restoration of the nature reserve Schwarzlaichmoor. The black spawn bog was used for peat extraction over many decades, which is why there are particularly extensive peat cutting sites here. These had to be wetted again. The large dams were effectively built with excavators in 2006, the smaller ones by hand. In total, well over 100 dams with a wetting area of around 20 hectares have been built so far.
"Traditional land use (agriculture and forestry) is being abandoned in the Alps due to socioeconomic changes, while an increasingly larger area is being used for tourism and infrastructure, which requires protection from natural hazards.
Forests provide permanent protective functions, but only if they are properly and sustainably managed. There has been a general decline in forest management in Europe and in the Alps in particular, where it is difficult to achieve positive economic returns.
Climate change has increased the frequency of extraordinary weather phenomena, which causes higher risk from natural hazards and weakening of forest... more
In Irsee, the BUND Naturschutz was able to purchase a large stream and meadow biotope in the middle of the forest a few years ago. Due to the extensive use, the beaver was able to resettle at the Irsee brook. By its created dams and ponds it provides new habitats for animals and plants and thus contributes significantly to the preservation of biodiversity. The chapter Ostallgäu / Kaufbeuren of the BUND is planning to set up a beaver nature trail in cooperation with the Irsee municipality.