lifelineMDD Protecting and restoring ecological connectivity in the Mura-Drava-Danube river corridor through cross-sectoral cooperation
Mura, Drava and Danube (MDD) form the lifeline of one of the most valuable river corridors in the Danube Basin. However, connectivity within the corridor is reduced due to human-made changes to rivers and their natural processes. While DTP-project coopMDD established a living cooperation between Protected Area managers and a Transboundary Management Programme for the planned 5-country Biosphere Reserve MDD, the knowledge base and transboundary cross-sectoral cooperation stays insufficient. This leads to unused opportunities for synergies between multiple aims in river management.
lifelineMDD addresses these issues with a cross-sectoral partnership, aiming to improve connectivity and biodiversity within the MDD river corridor by restoration of natural river dynamics. The development of a strategic integrated approach to river restoration in the transboundary bio-corridor will be based on scientific studies of bio-indicators fish and river birds and abiotic framework conditions sediment transport and climate change. A cross-sectoral learning process between nature protection and water management authorities based on pilot restoration actions will raise institutional competences and cooperation between key stakeholders. Involvement of NGOs, local and national policy levels will ensure sustainability of results by awareness raising in the local population and development of lasting stakeholder platforms.
By providing an integrated transboundary strategic framework for river restoration based on research, pilot restoration and joint learning, lifelineMDD will strongly contribute to the DTP objective of protecting and restoring ecological corridors and raise cooperation between main actors. The project contributes to close connectivity gaps defined in the EUSDR study “Ecological Connectivity in the Danube Region”, e.g. research gaps on complex ecological processes, cooperation gap between nature protection and other sectors, geographic gap on tributary rivers.
- Start date
- 01-07-2020
- End date
- 31-12-2022
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 2987789.19
- ERDF Contribution: 2277239.14
- IPA Contribution: 262381.65
- ENI Contribution: 0
- Call number
- Call 3
- Priority
- Environment and culture responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors
Library
| Filename | Date of upload | |
|---|---|---|
| lifelineMDD leaflet | 21-12-2020 09:04:48 | |
| HR_lifelineMDD leaflet | 21-12-2020 10:10:01 | |
| SRB_lifelineMDD leaflet | 21-12-2020 10:38:27 | |
| HU_lifelineMDD leaflet | 11-02-2021 11:49:35 | |
| DE_lifelineMDD leaflet | 11-02-2021 11:50:17 | |
| SLO_lifelineMDD leaflet | 11-02-2021 11:50:45 | |
| ENG_lifelineMDD leaflet | 11-02-2021 11:51:10 | |
Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Wide Fund for Nature Austria - WWF Austria | Lead partner | kerstin.boeck@wwf.at | Austria |
| University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna | ERDF partner | helmut.habersack@boku.ac.at | Austria |
| Regional Management SO | ERDF partner | meier@vulkanland.at | Austria |
| Office of the Styrian Government – Department 14 Water Management, Resources and Sustainability | ERDF partner | tanja.schriebl@stmk.gv.at | Austria |
| Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation | ERDF partner | aleksander.koren@zrsvn.si | Slovenia |
Project News
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lifelineMDD - Mura festival 2021
- 11-10-2021
In 2021, the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation organised a series of awareness-raising and educational events in the scope of the Mura Festival. We've held six events at six different locations, within the Mura...
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lifelineMDD - MIGRATORY BIRDS FACING RISKS WITHIN THE TBR MDD AREA
- 08-10-2021
Wetlands in the 5-country biosphere reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (TBR MDD) area are under increasing threat, leaving migratory birds and human communities at growing risk. Slowly but surely, the wetlands that serve as critical stepping stones along...
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lifelineMDD - UNESCO declared world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve Mura-Drava-Danube!
- 16-09-2021
With the world facing climate and nature crises, UNESCO’s designation of the Mura-Drava-Danube as the world’s first ‘5-country biosphere reserve’ represents a historic step towards a new era for people and nature in Europe as well as an...
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lifelineMDD - Living cooperation for ecological connectivity
- 01-09-2021
Our first lifelineMDD video premiered at the end of June and you can watch it below or on our YouTube channel! Subtitles are available in English, German, Slovenian, Hungarian, Croatian and Serbian. Video produced by Filmofil.
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lifelineMDD - International workshop Participation of the Local Population and Stakeholders in European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
- 31-08-2021
Workshop Participation of the Local Population and Stakeholders in European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves was organized from 5th to 8th of July 2021 at Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve, Lenzen (Germany) by Michael Succow Stiftung....
