Enhancement of Green Infrastructure in the Landscape of Lowland Rivers

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The common challenge faced by the project partners is to ensure efficient management of green infrastructure created by lowland rivers of the bordering region, where the status of river ecosystems and landscapes is not fully satisfactory. Project aims to enhance river-based green infrastructure by integrating ecosystem and landscape concepts in to the planning and integrated management of the lowland rivers at local and regional scale. This will be achieved by strengthening cooperation between public authorities and stakeholders and supporting local and regional authorities with know-how by implementing measures and practices to enhance river based green infrastructure. The project will establish cooperation via the Stakeholder Panel and training components on landscape and green infrastructure planning and management; elaborate Methodology for Regional Landscape and Green Infrastructure Planning in Lowland Areas; Develop four Landscape and Green Infrastructure Plans (Zemgale Planing region, Bauska municipality, Svete catchment; Biržai Town); implement different type measures/actions for enhancing green infrastructure at different locations in the cross border area. A variety of communication products and involve local stakeholders in the project public activities will be prepared and disseminated. As the results partners and targeted stakeholders will have cooperated in developing and testing a new ecosystem and landscape-based approach for integrated planning and management of the lowland rivers.

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