Wetland Restore
Full project name: Ecological Network Impact Assessment for Wetland Ecosystem Revitalisation in Three Pilot Areas
Project duration: Jun 2019 – Dec 2021
My role: Team Leader
My assignment: May 2021 – Sep 2021
Project overview:
WetlandRestore promoted cross-border cooperation between Croatia and Serbia to restore and protect wetland and floodplain ecosystems in the Middle Danube region. Building on earlier cooperation initiatives, the project addressed habitat degradation, biodiversity loss and gaps in knowledge and coordination through joint ecological monitoring, restoration planning for six pilot areas and small-scale restoration interventions in Zasavica, Serbia, and the Čarna sidearm, Croatia. It brought together nature conservation organisations, water management authorities and protected-area institutions to strengthen restoration capacity, engage stakeholders and raise public awareness of wetland benefits. Within this framework, the Faculty of Biology was contracted by the Nature Conservation Movement of Sremska Mitrovica to assess the impacts of proposed wetland revitalisation interventions on the ecological network in three pilot areas in Serbia.
My contribution:
Contracted by: Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade / Innovation Center of the Faculty of Biology
Geographical coverage: Serbia
Led the ecological network impact assessment supporting wetland ecosystem revitalisation in three protected areas in Serbia: Zasavica Special Nature Reserve, Jegrička Nature Park and Bara Trskovača Protected Habitat.
My responsibilities included:
Assessment coordination: Leading the expert team in conducting ecological network impact assessments for the proposed wetland revitalisation activities across the three pilot areas.
Study preparation: Coordinating and contributing to the preparation of three site-specific studies: the Main Ecological Network Impact Assessment for Zasavica Special Nature Reserve, Jegrička Nature Park and Bara Trskovača Protected Habitat.
Selected results:
Prepared the Main Ecological Network Impact Assessment for wetland revitalisation in Zasavica Special Nature Reserve.
Prepared the Main Ecological Network Impact Assessment for wetland revitalisation in Jegrička Nature Park.
Prepared the Main Ecological Network Impact Assessment for wetland revitalisation in Bara Trskovača Protected Habitat.