Project Title: Lost "Paradeis” - "Dynamic Danube side-channel restoration in Austria”
Project budget: 300.000,00 €
Funded by: Open Rivers Programme
Project duration: September 2024 – November 2026
Summary:
The project Lost "Paradeis" will restore a free-flowing hind-channel, improving the longitudinal connectivity through the removal of 9 groynes currently obstructing the section between the Paradeis island and the left bank of the Danube, located in Donau Auen National Park. The actions will be enhanced through the removal of the adjacent embankment provided within the synergetic DANUBE4all Horizon Europe project.
The new side arm will improve fish habitats, providing protection from wave stress and offering a mosaic of diverse micro-habitats including shallow waters and gravel banks.
The restoration of the hind channel will contribute to improved resilience and flood protection and will counteract problematic deepening of the riverbed. It aims to improve the ecological framework and hydrological conditions, supporting the unique riparian ecosystem services.
Objectives:
1. Restoration of a free-flowing hind-channel
2. Removal od 9 groynes between Paradeis island and the left bank of the Danube