Heike Garbe-Nowak

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

EC / PolicyMakers / Funders / Government

My Projects
My Focus & Approach
My Journey

My Projects

Water development – measures for the future

Moors and moorland protection

What impact did these projects have on biodiversity, if any?
The answer can be given in 10 years.
What work challenges did you face and what approach did you take to solve them?
The main challenge is to buy or get enough area for the restauration corridor.
What lessons learned are transferable to other places/projects?
FFH and water frame directive do not always have the same goals.
What is your biggest barrier and what are you trying to do about it?
It is necessary to talk very early not only with owners and stakeholders but also with official nature conservation departments.

My Focus and Approach

Lessons Learnt - Some recommendations for others?
1. What’s most important:
  
  That is totally specific to the region and project.

My Journey

My journey:
I have been working for 30 years for the state office for the environment Brandenburg
My Education:
- Diploma biology
Favourite part of the work I do:
Working with many very engaged people.

Interview

Language: German

Key Topics:

Key Topics

These relate to specific topics (e.g. technical solutions; restoration activities etc.) addressed within the showcase materials.

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

Prone2Success Factors Demonstrated:

Prone2Success Factors Demonstrated

These are the Prone2Success checklist factors which are highlighted within this showcase. More information on the Prone2Success checklist can be found here.

Measurable goals to improve ecological status
Supports WFD, NRL and other restoration policy goals
Communicate/engage with stakeholders from the outset
Engage with the local community from the outset
Obtain sufficient finance for all project stages
Local planning processes are transparent / clearly understood
Include adaptive management approaches (combined with monitoring)
Ensure stakeholder understanding / education of restoration goals & benefits
Demonstrate specific ecological improvements/legal compliance / communicating results during and after the project
Take climate change into account

NRL Restoration Categories:

NRL Restoration Categories

These are the restoration categories (listed under Annex VII of the European Nature Restoration Law (NRL) which are relevant to this showcase.

[2] Improve hydrological conditions
[5] Re-establish river meandering
[6] Remove obsolete barriers
[7] Re-naturalise river beds
[8] Restore natural sedimentation
[9] Establish riparian buffers
[12] Assist migration of provenances and species
[22] Improve connectivity across habitats
[26] Restore fish spawning / nursery areas

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