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LIFE Project Number LIFE09 ENV/FI/000569 FINAL Report Covering the project activities from 1/10/2010 to 30/9/2013 Reporting Date 30/12/2013 Participatory monitoring, forecasting, control and socio- economic impacts of eutrophication and algal blooms in River Basin Districts (GisBloom) Data Project Project location Helsinki, Finland Project start date: 01/10/2010 Project end date: 30/09/2013 Total Project duration 36 months (in months) Total budget 3 060 856 € EC contribution: 1 503 638 € (%) of total costs 49,12 % (%) of eligible costs 49,25 % Data Beneficiary Name Beneficiary Suomen ympäristökeskus (SYKE) Contact person Dr Olli Malve Postal address P.O.Box 140, FI-00260 Helsinki Visit address Mechelininkatu 34a, 00260 Helsinki Telephone + 358 295 251 401, direct n° + 358 400 148 826 Fax: + 358 9 5490 2190, direct n° + 358 9 5490 2391 E-mail [email protected] Project Website http://www.syke.fi/en- US/Research__Development/Research_and_development_projects/Projects /Tools_for_evaluation_and_management_of_eutrophication_GisBloom 1 1. List of content 1. List of content .............................................................................................................................. 2 2. Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 3 3. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6 4. Administrative part ...................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Description of management system ............................................................................. 8 4.2 Evaluation of Management system ............................................................................ 14 5. Technical part ............................................................................................................................ 28 5.1 Task by task - description .......................................................................................... 28 Action 2. Collation, analysis and demonstration of algal blooms ........................................ 28 Action 3 Demonstration of eutrophication and algal bloom responses to management and restoration measures and socio-economic impacts ............................................................... 64 Action 4 Demonstration of tools to river basin districts and local management projects .... 92 5.2 Evaluation ................................................................................................................ 112 5.3 Analysis of long-term benefits ................................................................................ 122 5.4 Dissemination issues ................................................................................................ 128 5.4.1 Dissemination: overview per activity .................................................................. 128 5.4.2 Layman's report .................................................................................................... 131 5.4.3 After-LIFE Communication plan ......................................................................... 131 6. Comments on the financial report ................................. Virhe. Kirjanmerkkiä ei ole määritetty. 6.1. Costs incurred .................................................................. Virhe. Kirjanmerkkiä ei ole määritetty. 6.2. Accounting system .......................................................... Virhe. Kirjanmerkkiä ei ole määritetty. 6.3. Partnership arrangements .............................................. Virhe. Kirjanmerkkiä ei ole määritetty. 6.4. Auditor's report/declaration ........................................... Virhe. Kirjanmerkkiä ei ole määritetty. 7. Annexes .......................................................................................................................... 132 2 2. Executive Summary The objective of GisBloom project was to demonstrate new innovative tools - that is data, models and interactive map services designed for the participatory monitoring and management of eutrophication and algal blooms in river basins, lakes and coastal areas. We monitored the efficiency of the tools and compared it to the the efficiency of existing methodologies and tools. Demonstrations showed that nutrient loading to surface waters and the resulting eutrophication and algal blooms will be mitigated and managed using these tools in a more cost efficiently and participitary manner. While delivering these direct environmental benefits, GISBLOOM project contributed to the achievement of the environmental objectives of EU Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) and Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) by building capacity for river basin management under climate change. The main delivarables included in the graphical presentation, models and tools to evaluate ecological and economic impacts. The modelling tools included real time prediction of eutrophication and algal blooms, the scenario analysis of management measures and climate change, the estimation of lake or estuary specific Maximum Permissible Nutrient Load (MPNL) and the identification of costs, benefits and the efficient programme of measures in a river basin to achieve MPNL. Web based map services www.jarviwiki.fi and www.vesinetti.fi were implemented to facilitate the participatory monitoring and management and for the demonstration and dissemination of project results. The target audience of demonstrations was river basin managers and stakeholder groups in selected pilot areas. In the end, demonstrated tools were evaluated based on the feedback from pilot areas and the added value compared to the state of the art of river basin management was estimated. In summary, project management, the data collation, analysis and modeling were completed according to the plans. The demonstration of the tools was realized and the feedback from pilot areas was gathered and analyzed. Results were dissiminated in national and European Scale. The key outputs of the project were: - Complete analysis of nation wide data on hydrology, land use, nutrient loading, water quality, etrophication and algal blooms. - Implementation of tools and models for the monitoring and management of etrophication and algal blooms in river basins, lakes and estuaries. - Increased public awareness about eutrophication and algal blooming. - Web based map services and interactive portals (www.jarviwiki.fi and www.vesinetti.fi) aimed at the dissemination of information and viewpoints, educational purposes, and participatory river basin management - The integrated WSFS-VEMALA-LAKESTATE model which simulates hydrology, phosphorus and nitrogen and algal blooms in river basins and in about 48 000 Finnish lakes on the daily basis. - Eutrophication and algal bloom scenarios as a function of climate and land use changes. - The cost and benefit evaluations of programme of measures in the eight pilot areas. - The identification of feasible and cost-efficient combinations of measures in the pilot areas. - The demonstration of developed and introduced tools and methods. - Dissemination of project results. 3 - The monitoring and evaluation of demonstration character of methods and tools demonstrated and the guidance of their use in river basin management. - A seminar for national stakeholders and training courses for stakeholders and experts. - The active exchange of information between the European projects and organizations, which produce information for the implementation of WFD programmes of measures. The feedback from the pilot areas was mainly affirmative. In particular, the integration of data and models into the interactive web based map services www.vesinetti.fi and www.jarviwiki.fi received a positive response. In addition, the models of cost and benefits and the tools for the identification of cost effective programmes of measures were noticed with pleasure. However, the analysis of feedback from demonstrations revealed some shortcomings in our tools and a short list of shortcomings was compiled to be considered in the fine-tuning to fulfil the special needs of river basin managers and stakeholders. In the end, it was concluded ● In the planning of river bainmanagement, there is a demand for systematic evaluation of ecological and economic efficiency of mitigation measures of nutrient loads. ● Consultancy services for end users ought to be tailored and provided. ● Models need to be further automated and integrated. ● Uncertainty analysis should be introduced into each model. ● The web based map services www.jarviwiki.fi and www.vesinetti.fi are useful in dissemination, educations and in participatory monitoring and management of river basins. ● Lake or estuary specific Maximum Permissible Nutrient Loads (MPNL) estimated using LLR model were sometimes difficult or impossible to achieve using present measures. ● New management measures are needed or timetables Water Framework Directive must be postponed. ● More emphasis should be placed on the estimation of the economic benefits. The start-up of a new consultancy service inside SYKE was among the main outcomes of these demonstrations. This service supports local Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in using the the tools in the planning of river basin management. In chapter 3 (Introduction), the background, objectives,

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