Wetland management on the Burgas lakes, Bulgaria

General

National Id:

Bulgaria_05

Site name:

Atanassovsko Lake

Summary:

The "Life for the Burgas lakes" is supported by the financial intrument of the EU LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity. Project aims to secure the long-term conservation of the five bird species included in Annex I of the Birds Directive and the sustainable management of their wetland habitats around the city of Burgas. With a duration of 4 years it was carried out in coordination with Bourgas Municipality, Chernomorsk sonitsi JSC, BBF and RSPB.

NUTS Code:

Югоизточен (Yugoiztochen)

RBD code:

BG2000

Transboundary:

Data provider:

REC

Source(s):

LIFE FOR THE BOURGAS LAKE - Ensuring Conservation of Priority Bird Species and Coastal Habitats at the Bourgas Natura 2000 Wetland Sites

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Lake restoration

Longitude:

27.454

Latitude:

42.5775

Site information

Climate zone:

warm temperate dry

Mean rainfall:

560

Mean rainfall unit:

mm/year

Type:

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?:

Light

Average slope range:

0.0

Vegetation class:

reed and bulrush, grasslands and marsh plants

Monitoring maintenance

Monitoring impacts effects:

Administrative annual costs:

13825,3798828125

Administrative annual cost information:

13,825.38/2013. Ensure effective national and international media coverage of the project.

Monitoring parameters:

Monitoring of specific species inhabiting protected areas; Monitoring of visitors to protected areas.

Performance

Performance impact estimation information:

With new data 2013 are prepared maps for the potential and recorded breeding sites of importance for and distributions of the Bittern and the Ferruginous duck.

Biophysical impacts

Retained water:

3,20000004768372

Retained water unit:

mio m3/year

Increased water storage:

80000

Increased water storage unit:

m3/year

Runoff reduction:

80000

Runoff reduction unit:

m3/year

Water quality overall improvements:

Positive impact-WQ improvement

Soil quality overall soil improvements:

Neutral impact-no change in SQ status

Lessons, risks, implications...

Key lessons:

Implementation of large and complex restoration project requires significant efforts to ensure coordination and support from various authorities at early stage. Sometimes the legal procedures for coordination may take years. Adequate monitoring should be in place not only on the biodiversity conservation targets but also on other related benefits from the NWRM (economic uses, water quality, tourism and recreational value of the site, etc.)

Success factor(s):

Type	Role	Comments
Attitude of decision makers	main factor
Attitude of relevant stakeholders	main factor
Existing staff and consultant knowledge	main factor
Financing possibilities	secondary factor

Financing:

Type	Comments
EU-funds: LIFE+

Barrier:

Driver:

Type	Role	Comments
Organisation committed to it	main driver
Availability of subsidies	main driver

Financing share:

Share type	Share	Comments
European funds	75

Socio-economic

Costs investment:

200000

Costs investment information:

Budget of the actual restoration works

Costs total:

1775006

Costs total information:

Total budget

Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

Observed 318 bird species, 241 vascular plants (Salicronia, Sea Wormwood, Typha, Suaeda, etc). Orchid. Endanger species like Otter. Salty part with micro scopic brine shrimp which give pink color to the water.

Ecosystem provisioning services:

Information on Ecosystem provisioning services:

The quantity of produced salt depends of the brine shrimp and the existence of the brine shrimp depends on the good management of the lake. The lake also provides medical mud and lye.

Ecosystem impact climate regulation:

No information available

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description:

Improved habitats for target bird species

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Pollutants Removal
Improved Biodiversity
Oher Societal Benefits

Design & implementations

Application scale:

Region

Installation date:

2012-12

Age:

Performance timescale:

5 - 10 years

Area (ha):

10600

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

Size:

12285

Size unit:

Design capacity description:

4 ha (actual area of the restoration works)

Constraints:

Difficult access for mechanization; Soft soils

Favourable preconditions:

Deepening of existing wetland

Public consultation:

Design contractual arrangement:

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

Authority type	Role	Name
Local water authority		Municipality of the city of Bourgas
NGO	Initiation of the measure	Bulgarian Society for the protection of birds
NGO		Royal Society for the Protection of Birds/BirdLife
NGO		Biodiversity Foundation
Private property owners	Implementation	Chernomorski solnici JSC

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