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Table 2 Organisational Remit for the Management of the Elbe estuary
¹ The Chambers of Agriculture are both: stakeholders and agricultural authorities with official duties.
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Legislative Drivers & Sectoral Plan Review of TIDE Estuaries
Table of content
- 1. Introduction
- 1a. Overview
- 1b. Methodology
- 2. Management Drivers
- 2a. Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) & Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
- 2b. Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)
- 2c. Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)
- 2d. Flood Risk Management Directive (2007/60/EC)
- 3. Key Players and Management Structures
- 3a. Humber Estuary
- 3b. Elbe Estuary
- 3c. Weser Estuary
- 3d. Scheldt Estuary
- 4. Management Plans & SWOT Analysis
- 4a. Management Plans
- 4b. SWOT Analysis
- 4c. SWOT Tables
- 5. Conclusions
- 5a. Environmental Drivers
- 5b. Best Practice
- 5c. SWOT
Authors:
By: Boyes, S., Cutts, N.D. & Elliott, M.
Supported by: Wild-Metzko S., Knüppel J., Saathoff S., Hürter D., Kress J., Roose F., Geerts L.
By: Boyes, S., Cutts, N.D. & Elliott, M.
Supported by: Wild-Metzko S., Knüppel J., Saathoff S., Hürter D., Kress J., Roose F., Geerts L.
3b. Elbe Estuary
Table 2 shows the many organisations with responsibility for the management for the Elbe estuary. As the estuary lies at the intersection of three federal states (“Bundesländer” Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony), this creates challenges for its management. Several working groups have been formed from the three regions to coordinate the implementation of management measures relating to the Water Framework Directive, the Flood Risk Management Directive and Natura 2000. Each state is in charge of measures for its territory, making it difficult to achieve agreements between them. Despite that, the states together with the Federal Administration for Waterways and the Hamburg Port Authority have now issued one Natura 2000 management plan for the whole estuary which is now to be implemented. In parallel, the Senat of Hamburg established the foundation “Stiftung Lebensraum Elbe” in 2010 with the mandate to improve the ecological situation in the Tidal River Elbe through different measures. The foundation is led by a steering committee of different stakeholders as well as organisations with management responsibilities like Hamburg Ministry for Environmental Affairs, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), the Federal Waterways Administration (WSV) and others, provided with an endowment of 10 Million € and an income of 7.5 Million € within the following 10 years. Most of the money stems from the Port of Hamburg and port dues. At the beginning of 2012, the foundation is still listing possible measures, however there has been no final agreement on either of these different lists of measures proposed for the Tidal River Elbe. The finances will also require further clarification.Table 2 Organisational Remit for the Management of the Elbe estuary
ELBE |
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Area of Responsibility |
Group/Organisation |
Basis to Management |
| Water Quality | State Ministries
|
Statutory |
State Agencies
|
Statutory | |
| Water Companies | Duty of Care | |
| Nature Conservation | State Ministries
|
Statutory |
State Agencies and Companies
|
Statutory | |
| Wadden Sea National Parks of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Hamburg - Administration | Statutory | |
Nature conservation NGOs, e.g.
|
Stakeholder, protected sites management, contracts, landowner, lobby | |
| Shipping and ports | Federal Waterways Administration (WSV), consisting of Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) and local offices of Hamburg and Cuxhaven. | Statutory |
State Ministries
|
Statutory | |
| Hamburg Port Authority | Statutory | |
| Niedersachsen Ports (N-Ports) Brunsbüttel Ports |
Statutory | |
| Ship-owner associations and terminal operators | Lobby | |
| Regional Development | State Ministries
|
Statutory |
| Local and regional Planning Authorities (with stakeholder input), | Statutory | |
|
Statutory | |
| Associations (entrepreneurs, trade, industry) | Lobby | |
| Flood Protection | State Ministries
|
Statutory |
State Agencies
|
Statutory | |
| Water and Land Communities, Drainage Boards | Statutory | |
| Niedersachsen Ports (N-Ports) | Statutory | |
| Local Landowners | Stakeholders | |
| Recreation, Tourism |
|
Promotion |
Cities and communities along the Elbe
|
Statutory | |
Water sports association
|
Lobby | |
| Fishery | Private fishing clubs
|
Lobby, site management |
Fishery Administration
|
Statutory | |
| Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, Department Fishery | Statutory | |
| Private fishing clubs (DAV) | Lobby | |
| Agriculture | State Ministries
|
Statutory |
Chamber of Agriculture¹
|
Statutory | |
Agricultural Associations
|
Lobby | |
| Forestry | Niedersächsische Landesforsten (NLF)
|
Landowner, statutory |
| Hunting | Hunters Associations
|
Land management, game keeping, lobby |
¹ The Chambers of Agriculture are both: stakeholders and agricultural authorities with official duties.
Important to know
Reports / Measures / Tools
| Report: | Management measures analysis and comparison |
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Management issues
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