Long-term land management enabled extensive restoration of the river Nebel in Mecklenburg. In the lowland areas, construction measures were necessary because there is not enough flow velocity for a self-dynamic development. Restoration also increased ecosystem services such as carbon storage and landscape cooling.
This video explains restoration measures at the river Nebel. The actors share their experiences in interviews. The video is part of a series of ten videos on river restoration projects in Germany, which were created for the information portal river restoration of the German Federal Environment Agency (uba.de/renaturierung).
With removing river bank protection and connecting five old branches formerly separated from the water body, the course of the Alte Nebel could be extended and thus offers new habitats.
