The LIFE project initiated by EPIDOR, the public territorial establishment for the Dordogne river basin, is implementing an action program on an unprecedented scale to restore the natural aquatic and alluvial habitats of the Dordogne river. This experience is feeding into a national debate led by the OFB on hydro-morphological river management strategies.

Project website: www.life-dordogne.eu

Dowload the project article: A pilot project for the restoration of large waterways 

Case study references Dordogne River Restoration ECRR and CIREF formed a work teamled by the University of of the Baque Country, with participation from the University of Zaragoza and the University of Santiago de Compostela. The team's apprach was to collect case studies with similar problems and challenges to those of the Dordogne. One of the main characteristics of the studies rivers was that the had similar hydro-morphologica; conditions to the Dordogne and interesting sediment mangement  experiences that could be replicable.

Out of a long list of 98 projects across Europe, focusing on case studies, 8 were chosen to make summary sheets from that could be used for making and implementing plans for the restoration of the Dordogne river. These sheet are added below.

1. Summary Aragon 2. Summary Danube 3. Summary Dee 4. Summary Drava 

5. Summary Isar 6. Summary Meuse 7. Summary Orbigo  8. Summary Sweden

Workshop presentations. Furthermore a workshop was held to discuss these references together with the managers from these rivers fir fure projects and menagement of the river. Two presentations of this workshop are presented here:

1. Presentation LIFE Dordogne case studies 2. Presentation LIFE Dordogne future