Have your say and shape the future of the Salaca river basin!

A river is not just a landscape – it is our shared living space. To better understand the needs, experience and views of local residents and landowners, a survey of residents has been launched within the European Union LIFE programme project “LIFE IS SALACA”. We invite everyone who cares about the fate of the Salaca, Svētupe and Korģe to share their views, so that together we can successfully improve water quality, preserve biodiversity and restore the riverbanks.

The questionnaire includes questions about residents’ everyday habits by the river in both summer and winter, their personal observations on the riverbanks, and their willingness to get involved, practically or with ideas, in improving river management. The data and information obtained will be used in an assessment of socio-economic impact. Your views will help scientists and planners make decisions that will directly affect local quality of life and how the area of the “Salacas ieleja” (Salaca Valley) Nature Park will be managed in the coming years.

Filling in the questionnaire takes about 10 minutes. It is completely anonymous, and the data will only be used in aggregated form for research purposes. You can fill in the survey here (in Latvian): https://ej.uz/77fja

The project “Integrated river basin management to improve habitat and water quality in the Salaca basin” (LIFE22-NAT-LV-LIFE IS SALACA) is implemented with financial support from the European Union’s LIFE programme and the State Regional Development Agency. Its aim is to introduce an innovative and integrated approach to river basin management, reconciling the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive and Habitats Directive. The project started in 2023 and is due to end in 2029. The lead partner of the project is the Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, and it is carried out in close cooperation with the Nature Conservation Agency, the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, the state limited liability company “Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre” and Limbaži Municipality. The project is supported by, and implemented with the participation of, public and non-governmental organisations in the Limbaži and Valmiera region.

Let’s be active and shape the future of the Salaca basin together!