People and Projects Solving Freshwater Restoration Challenges

EcoAdvance European Project

People and Projects Solving Freshwater Restoration Challenges in GERMANY:

GERMANY

GERMANYDr Twan Stoffers

Postdoctoral researcher fish ecology  

Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Aquaculture & Fisheries group at Wageningen University and Research

Scientists & Researchers

  • Floodplain restoration
  • Ecological evaluation
  • Monitoring
  • Fish conservation

The IGB is Germany’s largest and one of the world's leading research centers for inland waters. It is also one of the oldest institutions in this field. The IGB collaborates closely with numerous national and international universities, as well as other partners from science and society.

GERMANYHeike Garbe-Nowak

Head of department for river restauration and wetland protection , state office for the environment Brandenburg, Germany (LfU)

EC / PolicyMakers / Funders / Government

  • You need (wo)man power and money
  • You need available area
  • You need acceptance for the project
  • Talk early to all athorities

Head of the Department for River Restoration and Wetland Protection at the State Office for the Environment in Brandenburg, Germany (LfU). Heike works as a scientific expert and regulatory authority in the fields of nature conservation, water management, and technical environmental protection.

GERMANYTorsten Heyer

Senior Researcher / Dr.-Ing. - TUD Dresden University of Technology; Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics

Scientists & Researchers

  • Management of Invasive species
  • Trapping (Construction, Operation, Maintenance)
  • Handling of catches
  • Generalisation and Transferability

GERMANYManuel Wewer

TU Dresden (Hydraulic Engineering)

Restoration Engineers / Consultants / Practitioners

  • Waterway Management (WFD, Flood protection)
  • Sustainable Land Use

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