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- Site information
- Design & implementations
- Lessons, risks, implications...
- Policy, general governance and design targets
- Socio-economic
- Biophysical impacts
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
Light or indepth?
Light
NUTS Code
Bratislavský kraj
RBD code
SK30000
Transboundary
0
Data provider
REC
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
17.2261
Latitude
48.2394
Site information
Climate zone
warm temperate moist
Mean rainfall
600
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
10
Average runoff coefficient
0,25
Type
Case Study Info
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
1
Design contractual arrangement
| Arrangement type | Responsibility | Role | Comments | Name |
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Design consultation activity
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Publications
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APOP has published postcards, leaflets, stickers and posters arround the municipal information centers
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Education trail
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The main purpose is to show the treasure of the Sur
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Design land use change
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Design authority
| Authority type | Role | Responsibility | Name | Comments |
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NGO
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APOP Association of Indutry and Nature Conservation
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Local water authority
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Municipality of Svaty Jur
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Slovak Water Managemtn enterprise SVP-OZ
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Slovak Land Fund SPF
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State nature Conservancy of the Slovak republic SOP SR
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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 |
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Successful coordination between authorities
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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. |
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main factor
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Financing
| Financing type | Comments |
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EU-funds: LIFE+
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Local funds
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Private funds
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Barrier
| Barrier type | Barrier role | Comments |
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Expected maintenance needs
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main barrier
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Lack of maintenance
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Other
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secondary barrier
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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.
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Lacking financing sources
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secondary barrier
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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.
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Driver
| Driver type | Driver role | Comments |
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Organisation committed to it
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main driver
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Financing share
| Financing share type | Share | Comments | |
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European funds
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75
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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
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Improved Biodiversity
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Increase Water Storage
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Peak-flow reduction
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Policy pressure
| Pressure directive | Relevant pressure |
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Policy area
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Policy impact
| Impact directive | Relevant impact |
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Policy wider plan
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Policy requirement directive
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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