Let's clean the waters of Virumaa!
LIFE IP CleanEST is an integrated water management project that is focused on improving the status of water bodies in Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru Counties.
The project was launched by the Ministry of the Environment in 2019. Within a space of ten years, the project will focus on the measures of the existing water management plan, as well as on potential new solutions. For example, remote monitoring solutions are being developed and ecosystem services are being mapped.
In total, the project covers an area of 240,000 hectares, involving a total of 574 km of bodies of watercourses and almost 160,000 hectares of coastal water bodies. As an integrated project, the water bodies of Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru Counties are dealt with as a whole, taking into consideration diffuse and point sources of pollution, pressure factors, as well as ecological condition.
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From Rio de Janeiro to Estonia: International Knowledge for Advancing Sustainable Water Management
Henry Linnard, LIFE IP CleanEST communication manager
In June, the INBO World Basin Summit took place in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together water management experts from around the world to discuss integrated water resources management in the face of climate change and increasing human pressures. A central theme throughout the conference was the "One Water" approach, which promotes managing water as a single, interconnected resource while strengthening cooperation across different sectors.
We Brought the Waters of Virumaa to the Stage in Front of 30,000 People in Poland
Henry Linnard, LIFE IP CleanEST communication manager
"I just want to swim peacefully upstream..." thought a fish from the waters of Virumaa.
But along the way, it encountered a curious crayfish, a watchful seagull, a hungry seal, and several other characters. And, as in life, the greatest challenges are not always those with teeth or claws, but often the ones humans have left behind in nature.
Püssi pais
Purtse jõel asuvat Püssi paisu on tarvis kohalikule tehasele, mis saab paisjärvest vajaliku jahutus- ja tulekustutusvee.