Direct benefits information:
Benefits are:
- Flood security and protection: reduction of flood damages in urban areas (houses, school, roads...)
- creation of a touristic area for the inhabitants of Geneve canton. The area now benefits from a positive image which has a positive impact on tourism.
- landscape conservation
Ancillary benefits information:
Indirect benefits are:
- benefit for farmers by selling products on their farm from this increasing number of visitors
- employment (agritourism, works)
Costs capital information:
Investments financed by specific laws on renaturation
Costs land acquisition unit:
Costs land acquisition information:
This amount was transferred from the renaturation department to the regional,agriculture promotion fund in order to finance compensations linked to losses of agricultural lands
Costs operation maintenance:
Costs operation maintenance:
Including:
15 million € for works financed by Cantonal renaturation fund
22 million € for functioning
Compensations scheme information:
Compensation schema: farm owners and farmers have received financial compensation, either for selling their land or keeping it and managing it respecting a †œnature contract†. The payment was function of the number of concerned hectares. Moreover, punctual compensations have been done, for instance during works periods and for a loss of three year yields during when land was leveled. Farmers also beneficiated for tax advantages.
The State also created a fund for regional agriculture promotion, beneficiating for land sales. The renaturation department transferred 1,6million € to this fund.
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity:
Seymaz renaturation have recreated a wetland habitat which acts as a refuge for fauna and is a resting place for migratory birds. Flora such as rubanier dressé, laí®che faux souchet, scrofulaire auriculée, samole de Valerand and lagratiole officinale can now be observed in the wetland. Such species are priority in Switzerland and concerned by specific action palns. Farm plants such as bleuet, épiaire annuelle, véronique luisante, linaire élatine, linaire bâtarde, renoncule scélérate and bident triparti are also observed. Seymaz river is also recognized as a nesting site for amphibians.
Ecosystem provisioning services:
Ecosystem impact climate regulation:
Ecosystem erosion control:
Information on Ecosystem erosion control:
Infiltration in riverbeds is higher. Erosion is limited but enough for ecosystems.