Reporting template for HELCOM Recommendation 18-4-1997 Managing Wetlands and Freshwater Ecosystems for Retention of Nutrients

Reporting template for HELCOM Recommendation 18/4/1997 Managing Wetlands and Freshwater Ecosystems for Retention of Nutrients
Action in Recommendation
Guiding question for national assessment
National assessment (Accomplished, ongoing, not accomplished, no information, not applicable)
Supporting information for national assessment (free text)
increased nutrient retention in wetland and freshwater systems should be considered through, e.g.:
(i) restoration of shallow lakes and wetlands;
(ii) large-scale restoration of natural water regimes in drained fens and bogs;
(iii) encouragement of low intensity farming practices on fens and bogs used for agricultural purposes (i.e. preservation or re-establishment of natural or high water regimes, renunciation of fertilization
and ploughing);
(iv) allowing natural and re-establishing of the meandering of watercourses, inter alia, taking into account the infrastructure, by means of a combination of green fallowing and the restoration of watercourses;
(v) introduction of environmentally sound practices for maintenance of watercourses;
(vi) programmes should be developed and action taken to implement the above mentioned measures and to report on the effect of these measures or any other measures taken to reduce nutrient discharges, action taken by the Contracting Parties, e.g. economic incentives,
recommendations, regulations, agricultural advice, should be reported to the Commission in 1999 and thereafter every three years.

Have programmes been developed and action taken to increase nutrient retention in wetland and freshwater systems, e.g.
(i) restoration of shallow lakes and wetlands;
(ii) large-scale restoration of natural water regimes in drained fens and bogs;
(iii) encouragement of low intensity farming practices on fens and bogs used for agricultural purposes
(i.e. preservation or re-establishment of natural or high water regimes, renunciation of fertilization
and ploughing);
(iv) allowing natural and re-establishing of the meandering of watercourses, inter alia, taking into
account the infrastructure, by means of a combination of green fallowing and the restoration of
watercourses;
(v) introduction of environmentally sound practices for maintenance of watercourses;

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
Please provide information on the actions taken e.g. links to programmes, economic incentives,
recommendations, regulations, agricultural advice