How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin Irene Lucius, WWF DCP Regional Conservation Director With contribution by Dr Franz Kohl, Austrian Anglers Association April, 2016 How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin
Danube Salmon in the Upper Danube basin Wachau AUSTRIA Vienna How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
Restoration Projects in Lower Austria Specific features: Long-term and consistent effort: • S tarted 1985 with very small project Latest step runs 2015 – 2020 Large geographic coverage: • Danube + side arms + small tributaries • Huge organisational & financial effort 6 LIFE projects, total of 50 mio EUR Last, not least: • Initiated, promoted and part-financed by Austrian anglers !! How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
Reasons for Success Integrated and multi-stakeholder approach involving - Anglers - Navigation sector (via donau) - Hydropower sector - Construction sector (gravel) - Administration - Farmers - Nature conservation sector How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
Upscaling ICPDR / Danube River ICPDR / Danube River • • Basin District Management Basin District Management Plan prioritises and Plan prioritises and promotes ecosystem promotes ecosystem restoration and trans- restoration and trans- national cooperation national cooperation April 2016 How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin
What is the ICPDR? ICPDR – International Commission ICPDR – International Commission for the Protection of the Danube for the Protection of the Danube River: River: • • coordinate sustainable and equitable coordinate sustainable and equitable water management, incl. conservation water management, incl. conservation in trans-national context (EU and non- in trans-national context (EU and non- EU countries) EU countries) • • EU WFD implementation EU WFD implementation Sturgeon as flagship species, Danube Sturgeon as flagship species, Danube • • Salmon also important Salmon also important How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
The Danube River Basin 19 countries sharing the Danube basin, 14 countries + EU Commission working together under the ICPDR How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
Upscaling Use Austrian example as Use Austrian example as • • model for effective model for effective stakeholder involvement stakeholder involvement Use lessons for Use lessons for • • restoration of habitat of restoration of habitat of other freshwater species, other freshwater species, e.g. sturgeons (Danube e.g. sturgeons (Danube basin flagship species) basin flagship species) How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
Upscaling … even better: working with … even better: working with • • nature to prevent expensive nature to prevent expensive investment in restoration at investment in restoration at later stage later stage How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin April, 2016
Thank you for your kind attention! Thank you for your kind attention! Irene Lucius Irene Lucius ilucius@wwfdcp.org ilucius@wwfdcp.org Mob.: +43 676 842728215 Mob.: +43 676 842728215 Dr. Franz Kohl (ÖKF) Dr. Franz Kohl (ÖKF) franz.kohl@chello.at, oekf@fishlife.at franz.kohl@chello.at, oekf@fishlife.at April, 2016 How the Danube Salmon and other freshwater species can profit from integrated, participatory river basin management in the Danube basin
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