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Swedish aquatic ecosystem restoration initiatives

Overview

Environmental restoration efforts are progressing across Sweden to improve aquatic habitats and remove migration barriers. In the Sundsvall region, a project to restore the Stångån river is underway to remove the final remaining dams. This initiative, a collaboration involving Sundsvall Municipality, Torrsjö Kraft, and Sportfiskarna, aims to reopen a 30-kilometer stretch of the river for species such as trout and salmon by 2027.

On a broader scale, Sweden has launched the Improve Aquatic LIFE program, described as Europe’s largest aquatic ecosystem restoration project. This seven-year initiative involves over 500 activities across nine southern provinces, including the removal of a 200-ton concrete tunnel from the Pjältån River in Östergötland. The program is supported by approximately 400 million Swedish krona in funding from the European Union, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Entities

Sundsvall Municipality · Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management · Sportfiskarna · Sven-Åke Westman · Torrsjö Kraft

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Sweden launches major aquatic ecosystem restoration project

    Sweden has launched the Improve Aquatic LIFE project, a 400 million krona initiative to restore aquatic ecosystems across nine provinces, starting with the removal of a massive concrete tunnel in Pjältån.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Stångån river restoration project to remove dams near Sundsvall

    The Stångån river restoration project in Sweden aims to remove the final dams by 2027, reopening a 30km stretch for fish migration for the first time since the 1600s.

Sources

cafef.vn · kenh14.vn