General National Id Slovakia_01 Site name Morava floodplain, Tatras forests, and Eastern Carpathians Summary The annual cycle of flows in the Morava River, south of Bratislava, and its tributaries were modified in three sites leading to restoration of the wetland biotic complexes and movements between fragments of habitat isolated by land use. Thanks to Biodiversity Protection project, funded by the Global environmental Trust Fund and national funds, 4 oxbows and over 19km of floodplain were restored. Light or indepth? Light NUTS Code Bratislavský kraj RBD code SK40000 Transboundary 0 Data provider REC Source(s) Biodiversity GEF Project NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Re-meandering Longitude 17.207 Latitude 48.0575 Site information Climate zone cool temperate moist Mean rainfall 600 Mean rainfall unit mm/year Average temperature 10,8000001907349 Average runoff coefficient 0,25 Type Case Study Info Vegetation class floodplain forests Monitoring maintenance Administrative annual cost information 435000USD: Computerization, monitoring and Data management Design & implementations Application scale Field Scale Installation date 1998-06 Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha) 250 Constraints Some stretches of natural river beds and fluvial processes remain especially in the Morava River and its tributary, the Rudava. Favourable preconditions The area is theoretically protected at this time as national parks, nature reserves or landscape protected areas Contractural arrangements 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Contractual agreement between Slovak Republic (the Recipient) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT TRUST FUND GRANT AGREEMENT Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Design phase Workshops in the slovak Republic with management and research personnel and the Slovak ministry of environment Department of Nature and Landscape conservation. Designed to provide key interventios and develop institutional capacieities and the focus of activity will be on three areas. Design land use change Land use change type Permanently irrigated land Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments National water authority Initiation of the measure Department of Nature and Lndscape Conservation; Ministry of Environment National water authority Czech Republic Authority National water authority Austrian Auhority NGO WWF Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons Institutional stability is a key condition for project success; professional development is a vital step in building human capacity; explicit targets help managers identify the success, cost-effectiveness and basic usefulness of most components throughout implementation; involving NGOs during implementation were key to success. Financing mechanism 1 Financing mechanism information The project funded as well the professional development and training needed to secure the restored ecosystems. Financing difficulties 1 Financing difficulties information Project co-funding from Austrian EcoFund (363250e) never materialized and caused re-organization of Project components and budgets Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Other main factor Other secondary factor Attitude of decision makers secondary factor Existing staff and consultant knowledge secondary factor Financing Financing type Comments Other Global Environmental Trust Fund Other MacArthur Foundation National funds Austrian EcoFund National funds Slovak Government Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Other main barrier The project came in the first year of on-going changes in legislative, administrative and institutional arrangements in Slovakia Other secondary barrier Ongoing re-privatization of land prevented forest restoration activities Other secondary barrier Frequent changes in high positions in the Ministry of Environment officials in Nature conservation section Other secondary barrier Some leakage of trainees occurs because of salary inequities. Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Organisation committed to it main driver Financing share Financing share type Share Comments National funds 3 View European funds 72,5500030517578 View Policy, general governance and design targets Policy description Biodiversity degradation through pollution, overuse by visitors and complex impacts from adjacent land uses. The forests have been cut, water table reduced, and spring floods interrupted and the native meadows have been converted to cropland. The floodplain forests have been reduce. the water table has dropped and spring floods have been interrupted. Large areas of meadow were ploughed up and converted in to arable fields. the once continuous flood plain area has been transformed into a mosaic of remnant natural areas and areas of intensive management. Part of wider plan 1 Policy target Target purpose Improved Biodiversity 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 To protect ecological zones of substantial international importance, reduce loss of species, restore ecosystems and maintain a high level of diversity. Forested innovation by integration of various levels of biological diversity to address issues in conservation planning. The project will complement other activities such a Bank-financed forestry development loan and GEF-supported protection activities. Components of the project are also directed to integrating planning outside the strictly protected areas in consultation with affected communities and interests. Ancillary benefits information Trough research and monitoring in these areas, knowledge will be gained as to how human activities have affected, and are affecting, different types of ecosystems and habitats, and how this actions can be changed to keep these areas and the societies that depend on them, healthy. Costs total 2326658 Costs total information 2300000(GEF Project Grant)+870000(Co-financing Total)= 3170000 USD Restoration-Morava: 256000USD --> 187972 € Information on Economic costs - income loss 70000USD Ecosystem improved biodiversity 1 Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity Restoration of riparian vegetation, fish and breeding birds Information on Ecosystem provisioning services N/A info Ecosystem impact climate regulation Not relevant for the specific application Biophysical impacts Information on retained water N/A info Information on increased water storage Arable lands now are meadows where water stay for longer periods of time. Water quality overall improvements N/A info Information on Water quality overall improvements N/A info Soil quality overall soil improvements N/A info Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements N/A info Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL