Water Management in Baltic Forests - Tool box

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-06-16

Description

Description (EN):

WAMBAF Tool Box is based on results and experience from the regular project WAMBAF. WAMBAF Tool Box will implement solutions for forestry to reduce the inflow of nutrients and hazardous substances to the regional and coastal waters of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). The project will deal with challenges connected to the forestry operations carried out along streams in the BSR. If forestry is not performed in the best possible way, nutrients and hazardous substances (e.g. mercury) will be exported from forests to streams, lakes and the Baltic Sea. This leads to eutrophication, decreased biodiversity and to poisonous levels of mercury in fish, that greatly exceeds what is recomended by the EU. Good water protection practices for maintenance of drainage systems and management of riparian forests and beaver populations were jointly developed and implemented in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden during the WAMBAF project. The results are improving the sustainability of forestry and the water quality in the BSR. Experience from WAMBAF and feedback from our target group show there is a need for additional work and further implementation. The aim of this project is to: - Upscale and adapt the tools, which were developed in WAMBAF - Implement the tools to a wider target group There are 5 main outputs that will be upscaled and adapted: - Machine learning wet area maps - can tell us where to drive and where not to drive in the forest, to avoid negative impact on water quality. - Beaver impact maps at catchment scale - can serve as a decision support, concerning beaver ponds on landscape level connected to water quality and climate change. - Blue Targeting - the tool will be adapted to NW Russia, and made into a digital version, for easier implementation. - Translated films - the films about forestry operations with good water consideration, will be translated to local languages to make them easier to understand. - Manual for forest drainage - will be a practical help for the machine operators to perform drainage operations. The target group is: forest enterprises, including forest machine operators, forest managers, forest planners and contractors; land owners; authorities; and hunters. The project will implement these tools to a wider audience. This will be done by training courses, by establishing one new demo area, and by arranging meetings for new target groups, e.g. policy makers and participants from Estonia and Russia. The expected change is to reach the key persons that work with forestry in the BSR. This is essential since it is the people's knowledge and changed behaviour, that will make change - leading to reduced inflow of nutrients and hazardous substances in the regional and coastal water, a lower level of eutrophication and toxic in the Baltic Sea. The project will actively contribute to this via the training courses, a new demo area and easy-to-use tools.

Achievements (EN):

The project WAMBAF Tool Box brought together public authorities, non-governmental organisations, forest enterprises and research institutions to continue implementing solutions to reduce the release of nutrients and highly toxic methylmercury concentrations to the Baltic Sea. The partner organisations from Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Poland created a toolkit that covers maps, guidelines, manuals, planning tools and educational films. Comprehensive toolbox released: The partners developed wet area maps for four countries that help to improve water quality by ensuring better land-use management. For Sweden, the partners published a machine-learned wet area map, combining the information of many maps into one. While for Finland, Latvia and Poland, depth-to-water maps were produced. For good use of wet area maps for practical forestry and for improved environmental planning, the project also provided a guide. The material is mainly for forestry enterprises and agencies who need support while planning their forest harvest operations. The maps can be found here. In addition, the previously developed planning tool for best management practice for forestry along small streams, so-called “Blue targeting”, has been digitalised. The blue targeting tool is a checklist that can be filled in while walking alongside a stream in the forest. It provides an assessment of how wide the riparian buffer zone must be in order to ensure ecosystem services. It is adapted to natural given circumstances in Finland, Poland and the Baltic countries. It is now available in a more practical format as an app on Google play, in 7 languages. Enhanced skills through training: The participating organisations and external partners set up training courses that reached about 500 participants. The training targeted forestry professionals (e.g., forest machine operators, forest managers, forest planners and contractors) landowners, authorities, hunters and non-governmental organisations and was organised in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Russia. The purpose of the training was to present, test and get feedback on the sustainable forest management tools developed during the WAMBAF project. The courses mostly took the form of webinars but site visits and face-to-face training were introduced. Some of the latter took place in a new demonstration area selected by the project and suitable for showcasing sustainable forest management (i.e., the demo site Kupittaansuo which is a part of state-owned forests in southern Finland). https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/wambaf-tool-box/

Website: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Delivered Outputs (EN): Machine Learning Wet Area Maps Beaver impact maps at catchment scale Upscaled and digitalized Blue Targeting version Translated films Manual for forest drainage New demo site in southern Finland

Thematic information

Water management

Specific Objective: ‘Clear waters’: To increase efficiency of water management for reduced nutrient inflows and decreased discharges of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea and the regional waters based on enhanced capacity of public and private actors dealing with water quality issues

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: SKOGSSTYRELSEN

Department: District Gothenburg

Address: Bryggaregatan 19-21, 50338 Borås, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.skogsstyrelsen.se

Total budget: EUR 195 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 146 250.00

Luonnonvarakeskus

Name: Luonnonvarakeskus

Department: Natural Resources

Address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.luke.fi

Total budget: EUR 140 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 105 000.00

Metsähallitus

Name: Metsähallitus

Department: Sustainable Development

Address: P.O. Box 94 (Vernissankatu 4), FI-01301 Vantaa, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://ww.metsa.fi

Total budget: EUR 50 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 37 500.00

Latvijas valsts mežzinātes institūts Silava

Name: Latvijas valsts mežzinātes institūts Silava

Department: Forest Ecology and Silviculture

Address: Rigas 111, LV-2169 Salaspils, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.silava.lv

Total budget: EUR 80 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 68 000.00

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miško mokslų centras (LAMMC)

Name: Lietuvos agrarinių ir miško mokslų centras (LAMMC)

Department: Institute of Forestry, Lithuanian Research Centre for Africulture and Forestry (LRCAF)

Address: Instituto alėja 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai dirstrict, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lammc.lt/en/

Total budget: EUR 70 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 59 500.00

Всемирный фонд природы

Name: Всемирный фонд природы

Department: Arkhangelsk branch

Address: Severnoy Dviny Emb. 55B - 507, 163000 Arkhangelsk, Russia

Legal status: private

Website: https://wwf.ru/regions/the-barents-branch/

Total budget: EUR 65 000.00

ENI budget: EUR 55 250.00

Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa (IBL)

Name: Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa (IBL)

Department: Department of Forest Resources Management and Department of Forest Ecology

Address: Braci Leśnej 3, 05-090 Sękocin, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ibles.pl

Total budget: EUR 70 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 59 500.00

Skogforsk (Skogsbrukets forskningsinstitut)

Name: Skogforsk (Skogsbrukets forskningsinstitut)

Department: Silviculture and environment

Address: Uppsala Science Park , 751 83 Uppsala, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.skogforsk.se

Total budget: EUR 80 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 60 000.00

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet

Name: Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet

Department: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

Address: Box 7050, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.slu.se

Total budget: EUR 249 315.00

ERDF budget: EUR 186 986.25

Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Федеральный исследовательский центр "Карельский научный центр Российской академии наук" (КарНЦ РАН)

Name: Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Федеральный исследовательский центр "Карельский научный центр Российской академии наук" (КарНЦ РАН)

Department: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KarRC RAS)

Address: 11 Pushkinskaya Street , 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.krc.karelia.ru

Total budget: EUR 59 810.00

ENI budget: EUR 50 838.50

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The Swedish Forest Agency, SFA

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Natural Resources Institute Finland

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Metsähallitus

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Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava

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Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry LAMMC

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World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia)

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Forest Research Institute (IBL)

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Skogforsk (The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden)

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KarRC RAS)

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Summary

Project name (EN): Water Management in Baltic Forests - Tool box

Project acronym: WAMBAF Tool Box

Project start date: 2019-08-01

Project end date: 2021-07-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 059 125.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 828 824.75

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 78.30%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 722 736.25.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 106 088.50.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Books

Manual for constructing water protection structures at ditch network maintenance sites and for water retention in forests

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/projects/

Publication date: 2022-11-11

Document date: 2020-12-31

Languages: en, fi

Attachment file: Download

Reports

A guide to using wet area maps in forestry

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/projects/

Publication date: 2022-11-11

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en, sv

Attachment file: Download

WAMBAF – Good Practices for Ditch Network Maintenance to Protect Water Quality in the Baltic Sea Region (Short version)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2018-11-13

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Good practices for management of beavers and beaver ponds in the Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Beaver Population Management in the Baltic Sea Region - A Review of Current Knowledge, Methods and Areas for Development

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action plan for Water management in Baltic forests

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Flodpärlmusslans (M. margaritifera) förekomst och täthet genom NPK+ och blå målklassning / OCCURRENCE AND DENSITY OF FRESHWATER PEARL MUSSEL (M. MARGARITIFERA) THROUGH CISA AND BLUE TARGETING

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2020-06-30

Languages: en, sv

Attachment file: Download

Forest drainage and water protection in the Baltic Sea Region countries – current knowledge, methods and areas for development

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2017-03-13

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

WAMBAF Tool Box - Skogsstyrelsen

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/wambaf-tool-box/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Blue Targeting – Manual. How to do Blue Targeting for best management practice (BMP) for forestry along small streams

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-05-18

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

CISA – Assessment of Conservation values, Impact, Sensitivity and Added value of streams

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

A guide to using wet area maps in forestry / En guide för hur man kan använda markfuktighetskartor i skogsbruket

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2020-12-31

Languages: en, sv

Attachment file: Download

Good practices for forest buffers to promote good surface water quality in the Baltic Sea region ― A handbook

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2018-11-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Management of riparian forests for good water quality in the Baltic Sea Region countries – current knowledge, methods and areas for development

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2017-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

WAMBAF – Good Practices for Ditch Network Maintenance to Protect Water Quality in the Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2018-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Beaver Tool - a decision support and/or assessment tool for balancing beneficial and detrimental effects of beaver dams against each other

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2019-01-26

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Beaver as a renewable resource - A beaver dam handbook for the Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Forest buffers in the Baltic sea region (English version)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2019-02-14

Languages: en, sv

Ditch cleaning in the Baltic sea region (English version)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2019-02-14

Languages: en

Beavers in the Baltic sea region (English version)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2019-03-21

Languages: en

Audio materials / podcasts

Blue targeting – Apps on Google Play

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Audio material / podcast

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lv.ces.silava.bluetargeting

Maps

Vengasoja forest buffers

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://metsakeskus.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=409d5d6175ff46488c82a265e5581cc1

Vengasoja forest buffers

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://metsakeskus.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=409d5d6175ff46488c82a265e5581cc1

Balsjö the story

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/en/wambaf/

Publication date: 2022-11-13

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=4f8d919f27464191b780a0a8f7780b59

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

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2023-06-16

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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