]> 2026-04-17T02:23:37+00:00 Case study:Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo 500 en WWF-Bulgaria Directorate "National park Rusenski Lom" Approved 2 - 5 m more than 50 m Inconclusive Fish: Species composition,,,,,,Inconclusive Fish: Species composition WWF Danube Carpathian programme Bulgaria Pontic Province WWF Germany DBU Yes No Yes true Inconclusive Structure & condition of riparian/ lake shore zones,,,,,,Inconclusive Structure & condition of riparian/ lake shore zones Before restoration.JPG Information board.jpg Before restoration Information board 1 - 10 k€ 43.6983700674,25.9797448607 Ivan WWF Danube Carpathian programme Bulgaria Hristov ,, ,,, Less than 1 k€ 1484 Less than 1 k€ 2008-03-01Z 2454526.5 Complete The project was implemented in 2009 by the Russenski Lom Nature Park Directorate, Club „Friends of Russenski Lom” and WWF with the support of the Ministry of Culture and was funded by WWF and the German Federal Ecological Foundation DBU The main issues are the following: •In the mid 20th century most of the lower flow of Russenski Lom River was fully diverted;•High water floods the road;•When water overflows the dike it can no longer go back into the river;•The flood in 2006 washed away the bridge and the alcoves on the island once again;•In this case, the water itself suggested the solution to the problem;•It is the first example in Bulgaria for application of the principle “more space for the river – more safety for people”, proven yet in mid 20th century. Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo restoration of rusenski lom river near ivanovo Rusenski Lom River Danube Rusenski Lom rusenski lom EU - Special Protected Area Protected area "Lomovete" protected area "lomovete" 1 - 10 k€ Less than 100 m Rusenski Lom Hydromorphology 10 - 50 k€ BGTR2 BG1RL120R013 1 - 10 k€ 2009-03-01Z 2454891.5 2008-09-01Z 2454710.5 2012-09-18T07:19:32Z 2456188.8052315 2013-09-06T10:37:42Z 2456541.9428472 Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo]] [[Subcatchment title::Rusenski Lom]] Restoration of Rusenski Lom River near Ivanovo# QUERY44aa4e38ae4a6e481d265b05753d3aa9