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

Biophysical impacts

Water quality overall improvements:

Not relevant for this application

Soil quality overall soil improvements:

Not relevant for this application

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):

Type	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.
	main factor

Financing:

Type	Comments
EU-funds: LIFE+
Local funds
Private funds

Barrier:

Type	Role	Comments
Expected maintenance needs	main barrier	Lack of maintenance
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.
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.

Driver:

Type	Role	Comments
Organisation committed to it	main driver

Financing share:

Share type	Share	Comments
European funds	75

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

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 pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Improved Biodiversity
Increase Water Storage
Peak-flow reduction

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:

Design consultation activity:

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

Design land use change:

Design authority:

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

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