Project’s name: LIFE2RIVERS – Stimulating rivers restoration to enhance the quality of life
Acronym: LIFE23-GIE-SI-LIFE2RIVERS
Project’s duration: 2. 9. 2024–1. 9. 2028 (48 months)
Project’s value: €2.245.101
Co-funders: The EU through the LIFE Programme, Ministry of Public Administration, and Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy.
EU contribution (LIFE Programme): up to €1,347,061 (60 % of eligible costs)
Project partners: Inštitut za ihtiološke in ekološke raziskave Zavod Revivo (Inštitut REVIVO) – coordinator, Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo (NIB), Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije (DOPPS), Inštitut za ekologijo (IE), PIC – Pravni center za varstvo človekovih pravic in okolja
Despite the ambitious goals of water-related legislation, traditional engineering approaches, urbanization, agriculture, and excessive water use continue to degrade river ecosystems and lead to biodiversity loss. Recent events in Slovenia have shown that engineering alone is often insufficient to prevent floods caused by climate change.
The LIFE2RIVERS project aims to initiate a transformation in the way Slovenian rivers are perceived, managed, and protected. By applying the concept of co-creating river stewardship, we will support the objectives of the European Green Deal and related legislation.
We will strengthen collaboration through trainings and seminars on nature-based solutions (NBS) and river restoration , field excursions, and the creation of the Ecological Assembly (Ekološka zbornica). In addition, we will raise public awareness through EcoAdventure Days and a themed educational board game for schools.
