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Aims & Measures

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River restoration and rehabilitation projects are implemented to achieve given objectives which are translated in the physical environment into Aims for improving hydromorphological and/or ecological conditions in the river system. The methods or activities used to achieve these Aims are usually called Measures. For example: Aim: Longitudinal connectivity improvement Measure: Installation of a fish pass

In this web-based tool information from sixty restoration and rehabilitation measures have been compiled from the River Basin Management Plans of the countries represented in the FORECASTER consortium and information provided by the Environment Agency of England and Wales^[2].

The measures have been organized according to their aims into the 9 measure groups indicated below as Subcategories. Click in the subcategory to see the measures contained in it. The complete list of measures is presented at the bottom of the page under Pages in category "Measures"

References:

1. ↑ Environmental Issues, Dams and Fish migration. Neste River, France
2. ↑ Royal Haskoning. 2007. Hydromorphology and the Water Framework Directive, Work package 6 of the Environment Agency WFD Hydromorphology Project