THE AIM OF THE PROJECT

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THE AIM OF THE PROJECT

• The main aim of the project is to find new
  sustainable environmental approaches as
  ecoremediation method in order to significantly
  reduce the pollution of the Mediterranean sea and
  coast, protect the biodiversity, ecosystems and
  landscape, and create recreational-educational
  opportunities.

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Working with nature to protect the environment
LIMNOS Company fo Applied Ecology
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ECOREMEDIATION METHODS FOR INTEGRATED WATER
MANAGEMENT IN MEDITERRANEAN REGION

• Dr. Tjaa Bulc
• Prof.dr. Danijel Vrhovek

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OBJECTIVES

• Ecosystems have large buffer, accumulation and
  decomposition capabilities, and are able to
  decompose, store and neutralize many pollutants.
  Therefore, the eco-remediation can contribute to
  the sustainable management of the environment
  (especially of waters and coastal areas), as well
  as to the development of ecosystems and
  biodiversity.

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ECOREMEDIATION

• Eco-remediation presents a sustainable use of
  natural and creation of artificial ecosystems for
  environmental protection and restoration with a
  specially importance for the Mediterranean
  environment, due to its seasonal pollution
  patterns, and lack of fresh water.

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ECOREMEDIATION INCLUDES

• Constructed wetlands
• Co-naturally settled wetlands
• Vegetation stripes
• Buffer zones
• Revitalisation of waterstreams, grains, clay
  pits, channels
• Woodland establishment on landfill sites...

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THE ROLE OF ECOREMEDIATION

• They offer efficient protection of the sensitive
  environment like
• lakes,
• watercourses,
• groundwater
• and from the pollution of
• settlements,
• landfill sites,
• industries,
• agricultural run-off
• highway run-off

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MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ECOREMEDIATION

• Efficient in purification
• Simple in concept, inexpensive and easy to place
  in operation
• No mechanical nor electrical equipment is needed
• Are easy to maintain with low operation costs
• High buffering capacity
• Water retention
• Are built as a part of the local
  environment-habitat creation
• Biodiversity

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EXAMPLE OF ECOREMEDIATIONREVITALISTAION OF
WATERCOURSE
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CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
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CONSTRUCTION PHASES
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LANDFILL SITE RECLAMATION
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DEVELOPMENT PHASES

• Survey, prefeasibility studies
• Pilot plants or demonstrative systems
• Monitoring and evaluation of the systems
• Optimisation
• Implementation.

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THE ROLE OF THE PARTICIPANTS

• The main role of the participants is the regional
  coordination, development, optimisation
  (monitoring) and application of the
  eco-remediation systems for particular cases in
  their region, and extending the eco-remediation
  methods in Mediterranean region.
• The project is open for co-operation.

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PARTNERS - FUNDS

• PARTNERS
• BieCo, Rijeka, Croatia
• Joanneum Research, Institute of Environmental
  Geology and Ecosystems Research, Graz, Austria
• Univ. of Zagreb, Faculty of Natural Sc. And
  Mathematics, Dept. of Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
• SEM Institute for Climate Change, Izola, Slovenia
  
• FUNDS
• Global Water Partnership
• EUREKA
• Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science and
  Sport, Slovenian Ministry of Economy

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SEARCHED FUNDS

• World Bank, Environmental Founds, METAP, REC, EU
  Investment Bank, 6th FWP, Phare, CBC, Phare
  Eco-Adria, INCO-Mediteran, Life

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EXPECTED RESULTS

• The proposed project could contribute to several
  EU and International conventions e.g.
  -Convention for the Protection of the
  Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona
  Convention) Convention on biological diversity
  (Río de Janeiro) -Convention on the Conservation
  of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern
  Convention) -Convention on the Conservation of
  Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn
  Convention) -Convention on Wetlands of
  International Importance Especially as Waterfowl
  Habitat (Ramsar Convention) -Directive on the
  Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild
  Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive)

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Limnos present status

• From 1989 till 2002 more than 80 ecoremediation
  systems were designed or constructed in Slovenia,
  Italy, and Croatia.
• In Slovenia 28 CWs were constructed for treatment
  of different kind of wastewaters.
• Awards
• Lillehammer Award 2001 in EUREKA program for
  innovative technology
• Environmetal technolgy of the year 2001-Slovenia
• The ecological product of the year 1995
• SPIM 1993 Sliver medal for innovation

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The proposed technology presents a highly
cost-effective solution and one of the most
environmentally beneficial and aesthetically
pleasing option for rehabilitation of water
ecosystems.