River Parsęta, Poland

Project: LIFE24-NAT-PL-LIFE-for-RIVERS/101216284

Start date: 1 October 2025 

Project duration: 84 months (7 years) 

End date: 30 September 2032

Summary

The project titled LIFE for RIVERS (Project ID: 101216284) is a LIFE Nature & Biodiversity project focused on Poland (NAT-PL) and will implement nature-based solutions (NBS) and adaptive management methods to restore the multidirectional connectivity of watersheds. The project aims to improve biodiversity and enhance adaptation to climate change by restoring natural river flow, habitats, and ecological processes within Polish river systems.

Key Activities

• Watershed Connectivity Restoration: Focuses on restoring the natural flow of rivers, especially by addressing barriers to fish migration and aquatic fauna movement.  
• Adaptive Management: Utilizes adaptive management methods to adjust strategies based on monitoring and feedback, ensuring effective restoration.  
• Nature-Based Solutions (NBS): Applies sustainable, nature-focused approaches to river restoration, such as increasing habitat heterogeneity and natural floodplain access.  
• Biodiversity Improvement: Aims to enhance the health and diversity of aquatic ecosystems, supporting species and improving the overall ecological quality of water bodies.  
• Climate Change Adaptation: Implements solutions that help river ecosystems and surrounding communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.  

Participants

1. ZMIGDP Zwiazek Miast i Gmin Dorzecza Parsety PL 928692066 – Coordinator
2. OEE Lipie OSRODEK EDUKACJI EKOLOGICZNEJ WLIPIU PL 888422516 
3. PGW WP Szczecin PANSTWOWE GOSPODARSTWO WODNEWODY POLSKIE PL 920778418 
4. NIFRI INSTYTUT RYBACTWA SRODLADOWEGO IM STANISTAWA SAKOWICZA PL 939443061 
5. WWF PL FUNDACJA WWF POLSKA PL 939106471 
6. UVIGO UNIVERSIDADE DE VIGO ES 999630494  
7. BRF STICHTING BLUE RIVERS NL 885155556 
8. IO-PAN INSTYTUT OCEANOLOGII POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK PL 999488971 
9. SGGW SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO PL 999865137 
10. RDOŚ Szczecin Regionalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Srodowiska Szczecinie PL 888955919