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Cycleau; integrating research and decision-making
for whole river basin management
LOVEDAY JENKIN & DAVID WATKINS
Cornwall County Council, Natural Environment Service, St Clement Building,
Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY, UK
Abstract The Cycleau project is a large and complex EU-funded project that links regions in Britain, Ireland and France with similar environmental and social issues. It aims to develop a more holistic, generic approach and methodology to whole catchment management by promoting understanding of issues affecting the whole river basin and estuary, and working in partnership with all stakeholders to plan and deliver environmental improvements. It will collate quantitative information from a variety of sources and at a variety of scales in order to inform decision-making within catchments. The first step is to interpret and present scientific data in order to inform the community and management of the area. The achievement of long-term sustainable outputs as outlined in the Water Framework Directive will require an integrated approach to presentation of scientific data and true partnership-working to involve the whole community in the decision-making process. Several examples of demonstration projects in Cornwall are presented.
Key
words catchment
management; decision making; Fal; Fowey; habitats; Helford; physical processes;
pollution; Red River; water framework directive