DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management

The river Drava © Goran Šafarek

The flood on the river Drava in 2014 © Zdenko Kereša

The embankment of the river Drava © Arno Mohl

The fishermen on the river Drava © Goran Šafarek

The common tern on the Drava gravel banks © Goran Šafarek

About the project

The “DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management” project uses an innovative river management approach and aims to create a best practice example of river restoration in Croatia and the region.

The main goal of the project is to improve the Drava’s ecosystem in Croatia, which will be achieved through the implementation of river restoration activities, carried out in cooperation with water management and nature protection authorities, as well as NGOs. The restoration activities will enormously benefit endangered habitats and species within the Natura 2000 sites, they will also contribute to better flood protection of inhabited areas along the Drava River and will increase the recreational value of the area for local people.

310

RIVER KILOMETRES OF THE DRAVA RIVER (RKM 322,8 – 15)

NATURA 2000 SITES

67.8

THOUSAND HECTARES IN 5 COUNTRIES

RESTORATION SITES

1000

METERS OF DYNAMIC RIVER BANKS RESTORED AND PRESERVED

Restoration of missing river plants to the natural habitats of the Drava river

At several locations along the Drava River in Varaždin County, organized by the Public Institution Nature of Varaždin County, a dozen river enthusiasts carried out another action to reintroduce disappeared native wild species into nature. This involves an attempt to repopulate river plants, specifically a renewed effort to introduce the strictly protected and critically endangered […]

Work has commenced on the first of six renovation locations as part of the DRAVA LIFE project

At the branch of the Drava River near Legrad, a public presentation marked the commencement of work on the first of six planned restoration sites under the DRAVA LIFE – Integrated River Management project. This ambitious initiative aims to safeguard the natural heritage of the Drava, one of Europe’s last semi-natural rivers, and enhance its […]

About a hundred students and their teachers participated in the activities of the “DRAVA LIFE” project in the area where the Mura meets the Drava

On October 27, 2023, representatives from the association Zeleni Osijek, alongside members of the Public Institution for the Management of Protected Areas of Nature in Koprivnica-Križevačka County, conducted educational activities as part of the DRAVA LIFE project. The event took place at the confluence of the Mura and Drava rivers in Legrad. These activities were […]

Educational workshop about the protection of the little tern

An educational workshop took place in Koprivnica on July 19, 2023, focusing on raising awareness about the sensitivity of terns, little terns, and other gravel bar breeders during the crucial period of the breeding season. The workshop was hosted by the courtesy of the Public institution for the management of protected natural values in Koprivnica-Križevci County […]

DRAVA LIFE project partners meet for the 39th time!

On 13th and 14th of December 2022 DRAVA LIFE partners met for the 39th time in Hrvatske vode department in Varaždin in a hybrid form. Project partners used the meeting to update each other on the current activities and discuss details of the upcoming restoration activities. Most progress has been made towards the implementation of […]

German tamarisk successfully reallocated on the natural habitats on Drava River

Fifteen river enthusiasts from, High school Arboretum Opeka, Hrvatske vode, State Institute for Environment and Nature Protection for and State Inspectorate led by Public Institution for Management of Protected Natural Areas in Varaždin County have joined their efforts on Friday the 9th of December 2022 in an action of reallocation of 30 plants from the […]

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