Ecological river restoration
Ecological river restoration refers to a large variety of measures aiming at restoring the natural state and functioning of the river and the riverine environment. By restoring natural conditions and processes, river restoration aims at providing the framework for the sustainable multifunctional use of rivers.
ECRR's opinion is that the embedding of river restoration into an appropriate policy context is crucial to decision-making processes and implementation practices towards reaching defined results. In Western Europe, policy such as the Water Framework Directive (WFD) creates obvious good opportunities, but also some threats with respect to an effective joined implementation of both river restoration measures and the EU directives.