Reconstruction within the Sur Fen Nature Reserve, Slovakia

General

National Id

Slovakia_05

Site name

Sur Fen National Reserve

Summary

Reconstruction of dams and sluice gates, blocking of drainage ditches and creation of a hydrological network to allow water coming from the Little Carpathians to flow through the Sur Fen Nature Reserve, in Slovakia. Funded by LIFE+ program

NUTS Code

Bratislavský kraj

RBD code

SK30000

Transboundary

Data provider

REC

Source(s)

SUR FEN NATURE RESERVE - Restoration of Water Regime in Sur Fen Nature Reserve

Guide to Sur - Restoration of Water Regime in National Nature Reserve Sur

Restoration of Wetland Sur: Conflict between urban planning and water planning

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study

Wetland restoration and management

Longitude

17.2261

Latitude

48.2394

Site information

Climate zone

warm temperate moist

Mean rainfall

600

Mean rainfall unit

mm/year

Average temperature

Average runoff coefficient

0,25

Type

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?

Light

Vegetation class

Natural alder swamp forest and Thermophile oak Panonian Grove

Design & implementations

Application scale

Field Scale

Installation date

2007-01

Area (ha)

1100

Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha)

991

Constraints

Antrophogenic impacts: Drainage of streams out of Sur, illegal dumps, massive urbanization, weak management (results of botanic and zoology research never applied in strategy documents), weak enforcement of legislation, no compensation of landowners, no transparent financing of restoration activities and absence of public awareness campaigns.

Favourable preconditions

The locality is designated a national nature reserve

Public consultation

Design contractual arrangement

Arrangement type	Responsibility	Role	Comments	Name

Design consultation activity

Activity stage	Key issues	Name	Comments
		Publications	APOP has published postcards, leaflets, stickers and posters arround the municipal information centers	View
		Education trail	The main purpose is to show the treasure of the Sur	View

Design land use change

Land use change type

Design authority

Authority type	Name
NGO	APOP Association of Indutry and Nature Conservation	View
Local water authority	Municipality of Svaty Jur	View
	Slovak Water Managemtn enterprise SVP-OZ	View
	Slovak Land Fund SPF	View
	State nature Conservancy of the Slovak republic SOP SR	View

Lessons, risks, implications...

Key lessons

Land use planning should be a significant component in the implementation plan; Consequences of water management decisions in other economic sectors should be an integral part of the analyses made during the planning process; Stakeholders need to get to know each other to understand and interpret concepts

Success factor(s)

Success factor type	Success factor role	Comments
Successful coordination between authorities		The proposed zoning of the Sur Fen National Nature Reserve and identification of conservation measures in each protected zone and buffer zones provides a solid basis for transparent determination of competencies of public institutions and private landowners as well.	View
	main factor		View

Financing

Financing type	Comments
EU-funds: LIFE+		View
Local funds		View
Private funds		View

Barrier

Barrier type	Barrier role	Comments
Expected maintenance needs	main barrier	Lack of maintenance	View
Other	secondary barrier	4 000 new houses will be built in the direct vicinity of the site. It is planned that by 2010, the 1 700 inhabitants of the southern part of the reserve will increase to as many as 20 000 inhabitants. Consequently substantial effects on the immediately adjacent Nature 2000 site may be expected.	View
Lacking financing sources	secondary barrier	Despite the fact that the locality is designated a national nature reserve, the protection and management is not adequate due to low public awareness and insufficient financial and technical maintenance.	View

Driver

Driver type	Driver role	Comments
Organisation committed to it	main driver		View

Financing share

Financing share type	Share	Comments
European funds	75		View

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description

Lack of water, dry-up forest, threat and extinction of protected species and loss of function of wetland (flood protection,retain water in the landscape)

Policy target

Target purpose
Improved Biodiversity	View
Increase Water Storage	View
Peak-flow reduction	View

Policy pressure

Pressure directive	Relevant pressure

Policy area

Policy area type	Policy area focus	Name	Comments

Policy impact

Impact directive	Relevant impact

Policy wider plan

Wider plan type	Wider plan focus	Name	Comments

Policy requirement directive

Requirement directive	Specification

Socio-economic

Direct benefits information

Threats regarding the inappropriate use of non-forest land in the Nature 2000 site and the lack of awareness of the public were mitigated.

Costs total

400000

Ecosystem impact climate regulation

Not relevant for the specific application

Biophysical impacts

Water quality overall improvements

Not relevant for this application

Soil quality overall soil improvements

Not relevant for this application

Reconstruction within the Sur Fen Nature Reserve, Slovakia

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