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) 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 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 Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name 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 Land use change type 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 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 Successful coordination between authorities main factor Financing Financing type Comments EU-funds: LIFE+ Local funds Private funds Barrier Barrier type Barrier 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 Driver type Driver role Comments Organisation committed to it main driver Financing share Financing share type Share Comments European funds 75 View 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 Target purpose Improved Biodiversity Increase Water Storage Peak-flow reduction Policy pressure Pressure directive Relevant pressure Policy area Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments Policy impact Impact directive Relevant impact Policy wider plan Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments Policy requirement directive Requirement directive Specification 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 Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL