Case Studies

This project combined several natural water retention measures: restoration of meadows and pastures, reduced tillage, reduced stocking density, and

The main objective of the project is to conserve the biodiversity, the natural habitats, the wild species of flora and fauna and to assure an effic

A linking canal with a lock, constructed in 1994, restored the hydrological connection between Srebarna Lake and the Danube, enabling an annual inf

The restoration of the Kuresoo bog aimed to re-establish the natural water regime and typical bog vegetation in a severely drained area within Soom

Between 1990 and 2005, the River Quaggy programme in southeast London combined river restoration and flood management to address growing urban floo

The case study lies in the draining basin of the Venice Lagoon, an intensively farmed area crossed by a dense network of drainage channels.

Located in Chêne-Bougeries (Geneva canton), this 1995 retention pond demonstrates NWRM in a dense urban plot.

In Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes (Hautes-Alpes), a ski slope stripped by 2015 remodeling linked with works around the upstream Libouze snowmaking reservo

The Scarpe in Arras (long canalised) was renatured (2009–2012) to balance navigation, recreation and ecology.

Restoration of the length of the Borova stream, increased by 6.3 km a shallow meandering stream bed, where sections of speedily running water alter

At three different sections of the Austrian Drau the river bed was enlarged and restoration works have taken place.

Restoration and conservation of riparian forests along the Maritsa in the protected area “Reka Maritsa” (Natura 2000 BG0000578).

Along the Ill between Colmar and Strasbourg, a basin-wide programme combines classical flood protection (dykes, optimisation/automation of barrages

The maintained reserve “Dolna Topchiya” (Natura 2000 BG0000195 “Reka Tundzha 2”) was restored by RIEW–Stara Zagora through a diversion weir and a ~

This case study focuses on the restoration of the Aurino stream as part of a 20-year management plan (1999–2020), during which several interventio

The River Tolka runs through Dublin, Ireland.

This flagship of the national Room for the River programme at Nijmegen set back the dyke at Lent and excavated the Spiegelwaal side channel, creati

Measures to attenuate runoff were installed in the small Belford catchment, in northeast England, in order to reduce the risk of flooding to the vi

During recent years the construction of sediment capture ponds as a part of the drainage system has become a good practice measure in the forests m

The Slowing the Flow at Pickering project (2009–2015) set out to reduce flood peaks in Pickering, North Yorkshire, by harnessing natural processes

The measures implemented at two river within the city of Hamburg (Germany) included the restoration of rivers and ponds (N1), the revitalization of

Forest ecosystems in Poland have long suffered from drought and rapid surface water runoff.

At Orup in Skåne, Sweden, SoilCare tested whether loosening a naturally compacted subsoil could improve rooting and yields.

Fornebu is a brownfield development project with a focus on sustainable stormwater management and green infrastructure.