Joint nature-based preservation of climate change/humans-threatened urban LV-LT cross-border wetlands umbrella biodiversity by innovative solutions, reintroduction and joint management

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Latvia-Lithuania
Date of latest update: 2025-12-16

Description

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Project outputs: Joint innovative Sustainable Wetland Management System created(EN)
Two local public authorities cooperating across
borders(EN)

Thematic information


Priority: (VI-A_Lv-Lt_2) Priority 2 Green, resilient and sustainable development

Priority specific objective: RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldība

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 90000077325

Department: N/A

Address: Krišjāņa Valdemāra street, LV-5401 Daugavpils, Latvia

Department address: Krišjāņa Valdemāra street, LV-5401 Daugavpils, Latvia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.daugavpils.lv

Total budget: EUR 468 058.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 374 446.40

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 93 611.60

Zarasų rajono savivaldybės administracija

Name: Zarasų rajono savivaldybės administracija

Department: Investment and Development Department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 188753461

Address: Seliai sq., LT-32110 Zarasai, Lithuania

Department address: Seliai sq., LT-32110 Zarasai, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.zarasai.lt

Total budget: EUR 281 296.25

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 225 037.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 56 259.25

Contractors:

  • Name: UAB Auditorių profesinė bendr
    VAT registration or tax identification number: LT829206515

Summary

Project name (EN): Joint nature-based preservation of climate change/humans-threatened urban LV-LT cross-border wetlands umbrella biodiversity by innovative solutions, reintroduction and joint management

Project acronym: UrbUmbrella

Project ID: LL-00232

Project start date: 2025-04-01

Project end date: 2027-03-31

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 749 354.25

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 599 483.40

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%

Co-financing sources:

  • ERDF: Amount, EUR 599 483.40. Co-financing rate, 80.00%.


Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Infrastructure investments:

  • I2.2 - Improvement and adaptation of wetland in Zarasai - EUR 223 850.00 - country: Lietuva (LT), town: Zarasai, street: Salos, 3, postal_code: 32104, Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas (LT02), Utenos apskritis (LT029)

Deliverables:

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Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

  • EUStrategyBalticSeaRegion Project UrbUmbrella contributes to the EUSBSR objectives: saving the sea and connecting the region. Through the activities that aim for better nature protection and preservation, as well as reducing human affect on the biodiversity of umbrella key species apmhibians and reptiles, mitigating climate change, reducing carbon emissions, removing nutrients, project will positively contribute to the state of wetlands in both Zarasai (LT) and Daugavpils (LV). These wetlands are part of one water system - the catchment basin of river Daugava, that enters Baltic sea. Thus, the project will contribute to the cleaner water in Baltic Sea, as well.
  • Cross border cooperation and all the joint activities implemented will enhance better connection between people in the regions, thus improving global competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region.

Deliverable (other than infrastructural investment) areas:

  • Latvija (LV), Area adjacent to Daugava River, LV-5400

Programme Common Output Indicator:

  • RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
  • RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:

Programme Common Result Indicator:

  • RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
  • RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSBSR

EUSBSR Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:

EUSBSR Degree of compliance:

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Latvia-Lithuania

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2025-12-16

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

67 / 67 (100%)

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

235 / 235 (100%)

Notes on the data