ID:
projects-612
fiwar:
LIFE03 NAT/D/000005
Project_Acronym:
Binnensalzstellen Thüringen
Project_Name:
Conservation and development of the inland salt marshes of Northern Thuringia
Funding Authority:
LIFE
Call for proposals:
Nature
Focus Area:
Grasslands,Coastal
Begin Date:
2003-09-01
End Date:
2008-08-31
Status:
Completed
Budget:
€ 002 440 050.00
Description:
This LIFE Nature project sought to improve, enlarge and conserve the major inland or ‘continental’ salt marsh habitats. Its target was to expand their area to 110 ha by the end of the project. To achieve its overall objective, the project aimed to regain control over the water regime in the groundwater-dominated Esperstedter Ried basin in central Germany. Foreseen activities included the clearing of ditches and the construction or renovation of weirs. Such measures, and the construction of a connecting channel, would allow the development of saline habitats of varying humidity and conditions over a larger area. A preliminary measure required for these actions would be the purchase of land. After these interventions extensive grazing would need to be continued or introduced over the project area. Similarly, broad dissemination work would be needed to make the local population, tourists and guests of the nearby health resort aware of this very special habitat type.
Resource:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-NAT-D-000005/conservation-and-development-of-the-inland-salt-marshes-of-northern-thuringia
Inland water types:
Wetlands', 'Groundwater'
