The beautiful mountainous basin of the Steyr River is situated in the south-east of Upper Austria within the Eastern Limestone Alps. (credit: SPARE)
Mountain river landscape Dora Baltea (Photo: SPARE)
Recreation at the Inn in Engadine (Credit: SPARE)
The region offers spectacular river stretches in their natural state. (Photo: SPARE)
Mountain river landscape Dora Baltea (Credit: SPARE)
Revitalization projects are increasing and are often related to flood protection measures. (Photo: SPARE)
With the improvement of water quality, recreational activities such as canyoing have been possible for the past 10 years. (Credit: SPARE)
The Soča basin is composed of numerous heterogeneous landscapes with very diverse characteristics. (Photo: Andrej Bašelj)
a beautiful river in the Southern Alps (Credit: SPARE)
The SPARE (Strategic Planning for Alpine River Ecosystems) project aims at contributing to a further harmonization of human use requirements and protection needs. Nine project partners from six Alpine countries show how strategic approaches for the protection and management of rivers can be improved across administrative and disciplinary borders, and promote awareness of the services provided by Alpine rivers, as well as their vulnerability. SPARE lasts from December 2015 to December 2018 and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Alpine Space programme.
This platform compiles policy relevant findings and outputs of the project. Further information and resources can be found at the SPARE project website.
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