European Fundend Projects

  • ID:
    projects-640
  • fiwar:
    LIFE15 ENV/DE/000162
  • Project_Acronym:
    LIFE+ - Isobel
  • Project_Name:
    Isobel - Integrated SOlutions for BEd Load management
  • Funding Authority:
    LIFE
  • Call for proposals:
    Environment
  • Focus Area:
    River basin management
  • Begin Date:
    2016-07-01
  • End Date:
    2019-12-31
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Budget:
    € 001 812 231.00
  • Description:
    The LIFE+ ISOBEL project would continue with the conventional approach at one barrage and demonstrate innovative and environmentally-friendly approaches at two other barrages to revitalise the free flowing parts of the river Iller and its fish bypasses, and to reach the good ecological status of all water bodies requested by the Water Framework Directive. The fourth barrage has a natural bed load contribution and remains untreated as base line. The project’s integrated bed load management system would be accompanied by guidelines for its implementation in rivers throughout Europe. The main added value of the proposed system would be its much higher effectiveness and reduced negative environmental impacts (transport, noise, energy). The project aimed to: Define the ‘good ecological status’ for the targeted water body; Establish suitable near-natural varied water structures and create missing habitats for the flora and fauna (e.g. spawning and nursery grounds) by replacing existing rock mountings by flat riverside structures; Connect river, river banks and alluvial zones; Develop and implement a target-orientated, minimally invasive, bed load management; Implement bed load management in a systematic way with protecting structures, which reduce drifting at high water levels; Make the ecosystem more robust and climate resilient; Evaluate the water structure development, the effects on biodiversity and socio-economic impacts; and Develop guidelines to boost replication and transferability of project results.
  • Resource:
    https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE15-ENV-DE-000162/isobel-integrated-solutions-for-bed-load-management
  • Inland water types:
    Rivers and estuaries'