Contact: Yvonne Blombäck
WWF Sweden is to start a nature conservation project to restore marine habitats and reduce eutrophication in three bay areas along the Swedish coast – the High Coast (Höga Kusten) in Ångermanland; Stockholm archipelago; and Kristianstad’s water kingdom in Skåne (the Hanö bay), with support from the Swedish Postcode Lottery. In our three project areas, extra measures need to be put in place to recreate habitats and strengthen ecosystems. And they can serve as models and inspiration for more areas along the Baltic coast.
The Baltic Sea project will focus on marine conservation efforts in shallow bays. It will aim to recreate wetlands, remove barriers for fish, restore seagrass meadows and beach-close habitats, and construct artificial reefs to prevent erosion damage from ship traffic. The conservation measures will be run in parallel in the three project areas with our partners. It gives us the opportunity to highlight how the whole contributes to restoring the Baltic Sea’s vitality.
It is intended to engage and engage people of all ages. As part of the project, the public will be asked to report what they see to the researchers – “citizen science” in action.
The Postcode Lottery surplus of over 1 billion SEK was distributed in February to 57 organizations working for better conditions for people, animals and nature. In addition to funds from the Postcode Lottery Fund, WWF was awarded a Dream Project grant for the project “Recovering the Baltic Sea’s livelihood”, an unrestricted fund of 20 million SEK.
This article is part of the WWF Baltic Newsletter – May 2020
