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Mehr Aufmerksamkeit für gewässerökologische Maßnahmen

Umweltbundesamt startet Online-Informationsplattform zu Renaturierung von Fließgewässern

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Lamberty G., Kemper M., Wagner F., Zumbroich T. und Naumann S. 2020: Mehr Aufmerksamkeit für gewässerökologische Maßnahmen. In: KW - Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, Jg. 2020, Heft 4, Seiten 209-213.

This article introduces the German Federal Environment Agency's online information platform on river restoration. It was designed, compiled and implemented between 2017 and 2020 by Ecologic Institute, Planungsbüro Zumbroich and IGF Jena. The information platform provides basic knowledge on the restoration of rivers and serves to gain acceptance for restoration measures. It addresses towns and municipalities, water management authorities, water bodies associations, fishing associations and citizens' groups.

Raising awareness of aquatic environmental measures: Federal Environment Agency launches online information platform on the restoration of rivers

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German
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Georg Lamberty (Planungsbüro Zumbroich)
Falko Wagner (Institut für Gewässerökologie und Fischereibiologie Jena)
Thomas Zumbroich (Planungsbüro Zumbroich)
Stephan Naumann (Umweltbundesamt)
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Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft
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5 pp.
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1865-9926
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restoration, watercourse, towns, municipalities, water management authorities, water bodies associations, fishing associations, citizens' groups
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German Environment Agency (ed.) 2019: Renaturierung von Fließgewässern. Internetportal compiled by Kemper M., Lamberty G., Wagner F. and Zumbroich T. on behalf of the German Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau. URL: www.uba.de/renaturierung

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Measures for River Restoration

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CC BY-ND 4.0 Umweltbundesamt 2019

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Source URL: https://www.ecologic.eu/17347