LLI – 472, Joint Management of Urban Wetland Areas in border region Latvia-Lithuania / Pilsētvides mitrāju pārvaldība Latvijas – Lietuvas pārrobežu reģionā / Urb-Area

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Project title: “Joint Management of Urban Wetland Areas in border region Latvia-Lithuania”

Project acronym: Urb-Area

Project number: LLI – 472

Project partners:

Lead partner: Daugavpils City Municipality, Latvia

Project partner: Anyksciai District Municipality Administration, Lithuania

Aim and objectives:

Project's aim is to develop the innovative integrated and efficient approach for joint cross-border management of urban wetlands. Project's objectives are restoration of green infrastructure, improvement of eco-services of urban wetlands, decreasing of environmental risks and creating of not-invasive management approach for urban wetlands in cross-border region Latvia-Lithuania.

Cross border challenge of the project - the lack of integrated efficient management of urban wetlands of cross-border region Latvia-Lithuania, lack of cooperation between representatives of cross-border municipalities and low eco-awareness of inhabitants of cross - border region.

Planned Activities:

1) Development of Joint Action Plan, Creating of Joint on-line management system

Within the project it is planned to create a Joint on-line managment system for Latgale Zoo (Latvia) and Anykščiai Green Pond area (Lithuania).

2) Eco-educational and awareness raising activities.

3) Small scale works on improvement of wetlands' green infrastructure and wetlands' adjusted territories.

Project objects: Latgale Zoo (LP), Vienības street 27, Daugavpils, Latvia

Anykščiai Green Pond area (PP2), Sodų / Vytauto street crossing, Anykščiai, Lithuania

Planned results:

Project's outputs are efficient wetlands' environmental resource management and improved urban wetlands' ecosystems in cross-border region Latvia-Lithuania. Project's results are implemented joint on-line management system, restored biodiversity of urban wetlands, decreased environmental risks, raised eco-awareness of inhabitants of cross-border region Latvia-Lithuania.

ERDF funding: 319 719.36 EUR

Lead partner’s contact person: Olga Tolmacova, olga.tolmacova@daugavpils.lv, mob. +371 20089634

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Program is funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The total ERDF funding for the Program for project funding is EUR 69 600 000.

The contents are the sole responsibility of Daugavpils City Council and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

Program website www.latlit.eu

Official EU website www.europa.eu

DEVELOPMENT OF DAUGAVPILS WETLAND AFTER PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:

A new tourism and nature attraction is being developed in the Esplanade wetland in Daugavpils, thanks to which Daugavpils residents and visitors will be able to explore the diversity of the wetland, get to know the birds and enjoy an unusual corner of nature almost in the very centre of the city. Daugavpils City Municipality in cooperation with the State Regional Development Agency is implementing the investment project "Construction of the tourism and nature educational object "Latgale wetland biodiversity" in the Esplanade wetland". The project currently includes the construction of wooden footbridges, viewing platforms and hideaways for observing animals and the wetland. Two unique, educational and exciting walking routes will be created in the Esplanade Wetland - the "Ornithologists' Trail", where visitors will be able to observe birds and learn more about the bird species that live in the wetland, and the "Herpetologists' Trail", where visitors will be able to see and learn about the reptiles and amphibians that live there.

AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE TRAIL IS BEING CREATED IN ESPLANADE WETLAND IN DAUGAVPILS

POST-PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

14.05.2024. Olga Tolmačova, Head of the Investment and International Relations Department of the Development Department of the Daugavpils City Municipality institution "Daugavpils Municipality Central Administration", gave a presentation on Urb-Area's activities within the EU Erasmus+ Intensive Combined Programme "The Green Transition: Thinking and Acting Green to Mitigate Climate Change and Environmental Degradation" to foreign students of DU partner universities. The foreign students came from Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy in Lithuania, Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland and University of Rijeka in Croatia.

Daugavpils City Municipality Development Department in cooperation with the Education Department, Ltd. “AADSO”, as well as Latgale Zoo on 20.09. organized an event within the ESDW 2023 students from grades 6-7 The aim of the event was to educate pupils about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and to inform both children and teachers about the BALTIPLAST and Urb-area projects and the educational materials developed within them, which can be used by schools in the learning process. The teams had to perform different tasks in the form of an educational game, which allowed them to learn more about ecological problems and how each one of us can contribute to solving them. The children were enthusiastic about the tasks and eager to broaden their horizons.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Video shared on social media of Daugavpils municipality, Latgale Planning Region, Daugavpils University

Web site created within the project - https://urbanwetland.eu/

Electronic catalogue of spiecies found in Daugavpils and Anyksciai urban wetlands

LLI-472 PROJECT STRUCTURE

External experts recommendations on pond cleaning

Partner workshop March 9th-10th 2021 "Urban wetlands in cross border region Latvia-Lithuania: challenges of improvement of eco systems and services" AGENDA presentations

Joint Action Plan - Daugavpils and Anyksciai urban wetlands management plan

Partner workshop August 24th-25th 2021 "Urban wetlands in cross border region Latvia-Lithuania: challenges of managing the semi-natural urban wetland ecosystem" - AGENDA

presentation_Skaidrė Lakačiauskienė
presentation_Jolanta Rimšaite_Aušrys Balevičius
presentation_Uldis Valainis_Māris Nitcis part1 part2
presentation_Krišs Smildzers_Rihards Borskis

Content for e-catalogue of Daugavpils and Anyksciai wetlands biodiversity

Round table discussions 10th-11th November 2021 "Presentation of the joint action plan for the management of Daugavpils and Anykščiai urban wetlands. Practical application of recommendations" - AGENDA

Methodological materials and interactive games for ecological education

Round table discussions 20th-21st April 2022 "Integration of the Joint Action Plan for the Management of Daugavpils and Anykščiai Urban Wetlands in the Municipal Planning Documents - Urban wetlands biodiversity and possibilities of its preservation and restoration as well as raise awareness raising of environmental risks" AGENDA

presentation_Olga Tolmačova
presentation_Aivars Rimicāns
presentation_Aušrys Belevičius

Final report on monitoring of urban wetlands in Daugavpils and Anykščiai

Daugavpils urban WETLAND video

Watch Daugavpils urban wetland online:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM1OGRbTEl_ZQNG1Rak2e1g

Improvement of Daugavpils Wetland territory was carried out within the project

Pond improvement works were implemented in the territory of the Esplanade to enhance the green infrastructure of Daugavpils urban wetland - mowing of trees and shrubs, thinning of shrubs, creation of an open water system and pond system. Also Latgale Zoo territory was improved by following - arranged sidewalks, driveways and footpaths, landscaped lawn, planted trees and shrubs. In the territory benches, rubbish bins and bicycle stand were installed. A video surveillance system has been installed, as well as a visitor counter.