Case Studies

In the 1950s–60s, the Alzette floodplain was straightened for intensive agriculture, reducing water retention and ecological value.

The Alzette river restoration at “Am Brill” (Schifflange) reversed earlier channelisation that had uniformised the river and impoverished habitats.

Aquifer recharge with highly polished treated effluents.

The Babina polder (~2,100 ha) was reconnected to the Danube in 1994, with recovery monitored by the Danube Delta National Institute.

This is a traditional practice in the Baixo Vouga Lagunar Area (Aveiro District, Vouga River Estuary, Portugal), since 19th century in order to pro

The case is in the Padrťské rybníky area on the Klabava stream, inside the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czechia.

Low-tech regeneration of functional processes in waterways and wetlands based on beaver ecology and differentiated management of driftwood and wood

The Aa of Weerijs pilot tests how Nature-based Solutions can build drought resilience in a flat, sandy catchment between Flanders and Noord-Brabant

Groundwork London, with Hammersmith & Fulham Council, delivered the LIFE+ “Climate-Proofing Social Housing Landscapes” programme (2013–Sep 2016

Liberty Island (Szabadság-sziget) lies north of Mohács on the Danube’s left bank; it is ~3 km long, 150–200 m wide and 47 ha, strictly protected wi

The BIOMURA project (LIFE06 NAT/SI/000066, 2006–2011) focused on conserving four Annex I habitat types along the Mura River in eastern Slovenia.

The project aimed to create suitable conditions for protecting and conserving species and habitats at Lake Cerknica, Slovenia’s largest intermitten

On the Lower Danube between Silistra and Brăila, the LIFE project RESTOREWETLANDS (LIFE06 NAT/RO/000172) ran from 2006–2011 (eligible budget €1,017

Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) implemented Bulgaria’s first constructed wetland in Vidrare (Pravets) to treat domestic wastewater from

The intensive urban development of the Bezannes joint development zone (ZAC), near Reims, has led to the artificialization of 172 hectares of land,

This case study documents applied research in Flanders that tested and scaled controlled drainage and simple adjustable weirs on arable land.

The LIVEDRAVA project, funded by the LIFE programme, transformed 61 ha of former wastewater basins at the Ormož sugar factory into semi-natural wet

Three measures were implemented in the Őrség National Park to rehabilitate habitats, all with water retention benefits.

The project, part of a wider pollution-reduction programme, restored key habitats for bird conservation by improving lagoon water circulation, remo

In the framework of the large-scale nature conservation project "Lenzener Elbtalaue", a dyke along the river Elbe (in Germany) has been relocated.

Kretinga is located 12 km east of the popular Baltic Sea resort town of Palanga, and about 25 km north of Lithuania's 3rd largest city and principa

Gerai (Balta Geraiului), a Danube floodplain between Gârcov and Islaz, was restored under the LIFE+ “Green Borders” project.

The project’s objective was to improve the conservation status of aquatic bird species in Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park (Galați County, RO) th

The project’s objective was to improve the conservation status of aquatic bird species in Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park (Galați County, RO) th