The River Avon Restoration Programme (RARP) was set up to restore the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to a naturally functioning river system to meet government's obligations under the Water Framework Directive and Habitats Directives.

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This document provides the blueprint how to move ahead and makes 20 recommendations for policy makers and practtioners to promote and improve river restoration.

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ECRR will present a short report on the European River Symposium held in Vienna in March this year, titled Building Partnerships in Integrated River Basin Management.

The works will be in English, French and Spanish.

Registration is free but compulsory!

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The book consits of two parts:

Part A provides an overview of the history and evolution of river restoration, it sets out a framework for planning and implementing river restoration, and it adresses some key principles, issues, and methods for restoring rivers in the wider context of water resource management and river basin planning.

Part B includes more detailed discussions of techniques and approaches to river restoration, including...