General National Id Bulgaria_10 Summary Executive Forest Agency (EFA) is the coordinating beneficiary and together with the international conservation organization WWF work on a project that protects and restores the 11 habitat types rivers and wetlands in the forests on an area of 21 thousand ha in 10 Bulgarian nature parks - Bulgarka , Vitosha, Vratsa Balkan, Golden Sands Park, Rila Monastery, Ruse Lom, Blue Rocks, Strandja, Shumen Plateau. Light or indepth? Light Transboundary 0 Data provider REC Source(s) Riparian Habitats in BG - Conservation and Restoration of 11 Natura 2000 Riparian and Wetland Habitats in 10 Bulgarian Forests WWF Bulgaria NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Forest riparian buffers Site information Type Case Study Info Vegetation class Riparian forests Design & implementations Application scale Region Installation date 2014-06 Area (ha) 21000 Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha) 0,800000011920929 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments National water authority State Forestry Agency WWF Bulgaria Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons Restoration of the riparian forests requires careful selection of reproduction material (origin of seedlings and preparatory care). Integration of the measures in forestry planning documents is necessary to guarantee long term preservation of the restored habitats. Follow-up cares for the young forests and removal of invasive species are necessary. Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Financing Financing type Comments EU-funds: LIFE+ Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Financing share Financing share type Share Comments European funds 49,7400016784668 View Policy, general governance and design targets Policy target Target purpose 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 Costs total 1236834 Full Context Collection(aka Doorway or Gallery) Case Studies Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL