Last updated: June 2024
The project is part of the Environmental Billion project (of the City of Stockholm). The aim is to increase biodiversity, mainly linked to the landscape and also to increase the accessibility for visitors to the Kräppladalen (which is also known as Rågsved’s recreation/outdoors area) and make it more of an attractive area to visit. Also, the project aims to develop a programme and work documents that show how the purpose is to be achieved and also to perform restoration and accessibility measures in accordance with these documents. (Ref 1, 2) Rågsved's nature reserve is the city's latest reserve and was inaugurated in 2018. It contains a mosaic of open meadows, wetlands, moist deciduous forests, deciduous environments and coniferous forests. (Ref. 7)
Rågsveds naturreservat
https://parker.stockholm/naturreservat/ragsved/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Blue infrastructure
- In-land wetlands, peatlands, swamps, and moors
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Conversion of former industrial areas
Focus
Protection of natural ecosystems, Transformation of previously derelict areas
Project objectives
The aim is to increase biodiversity, mainly linked to the landscape and also to increase the accessibility for visitors to the Kräppladalen (which is also known as Rågsved’s recreation/outdoors area) and make it more of an attractive area to visit.
“ To have performed restoration and accessibility measures according to working documents (including meadows with animals, walkways and springs around the new stormwater facility).
To increase the area of cultivation land.
To increase the number of meeting points/seats.
To increase the distance of accessible walkways.
The overall environmental impact of implementation is expected to be increased biodiversity, increased outdoor value and increased accessibility.” (Ref. 2)
Implementation activities
"By 2009: cultivation land area has been increased from 3 hectares to 11.59 hectares.
14 natural and cultural signs, 4 orientation signs have arrived, 4 seats with a bench and table have been set up." (Ref. 1).
The Rågsved leisure area also houses the Snösätra industrial area. The southern part of the area will be part of the nature reserve and there, with the help of biological remediation of existing pollutants, the land will be restored to natural land. (Ref. 8)
The protected area is a combination of wetland and deciduous forest ecosystems home to a wide range of plant, animal, bird, and fungi species. (Ref.7)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Preserve and strengthen habitat connectivity
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Means for conservation governance
- Manage biological resources for conservation and sustainable use
Biodiversity restoration:
- Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
“Project organization: Special steering group was not appointed, but the project has been anchored in the respective management (eg Exploitation Office, City Planning Office, Environmental Management) continuously.
Other included are e.g. Stockholm Water (Stockholm Vatten) and Huddinge Municipality, as well as reference group (e.g. local residents and dedicated groups in the area, about 10 hours per person), consultants (Ekologigruppen AB, about 135 hours) and Entrepreneurs.” (Ref. 2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(“The project's results are in relation to the objectives of the Stockholm Environment Programme. E.g. The objective: Ecological care. Kräppladalen is completely in line with the environmental objectives, meaning the sub-objective nr 4.5 ‘The city shall work to protect the biodiversity of parks and natural parks’.” (Ref. 1, 2). )
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased number of protection areas
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Reduced biodiversity loss
- Increased number of species present
- Increased protection of threatened species
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No
References
Ref. 1 Stockholms Stad (2009) Återskapande av kulturmarker/utveckling av friluftsområde i Kräppladalen, Rågsved. Slutrapport nr B39. Exploateringskontoret, Stockholm. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 2. Stockholms Stad (2007) Slutrapport för projekt inom Miljömiljarden, Stockholms Stad. B39, Återskapande av öppna kulturmarker/utveckling av friluftsområde. Stockholm. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 3. Stockholms Stad (n.d.) Biologisk Mångfald: B39 Återskapande av öppna kulturmarker. Miljömiljarden. Information obtained: 2017-06-08. [Website not available in 2020]
Ref. 4. Tyresån (n.d.) Kräppladalen. Vattenvård i Tyresån. Information obtained: 2017-06-08. Source: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 5. Stockholms Stad (2011) Stockholms Stads - Miljömiljard. Stockholm. Information obtained: 2017-06-08. [Website not available in 2020]
Ref. 6. Stockholms Stad (2013) Startpromemoria för planläggning av delar av Älvsjö I:I i stadsdelen Rågsved. Stadsbyggnadskontoret, planavdelningen, Stockholm. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 7. Stockholm Stad. (2020) Rågsveds naturreservat. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 8. PressMachine (2018) Rågsveds friområde blir naturreservat – Snösätra blir kulturell mötesplats. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 2. Stockholms Stad (2007) Slutrapport för projekt inom Miljömiljarden, Stockholms Stad. B39, Återskapande av öppna kulturmarker/utveckling av friluftsområde. Stockholm. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 3. Stockholms Stad (n.d.) Biologisk Mångfald: B39 Återskapande av öppna kulturmarker. Miljömiljarden. Information obtained: 2017-06-08. [Website not available in 2020]
Ref. 4. Tyresån (n.d.) Kräppladalen. Vattenvård i Tyresån. Information obtained: 2017-06-08. Source: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 5. Stockholms Stad (2011) Stockholms Stads - Miljömiljard. Stockholm. Information obtained: 2017-06-08. [Website not available in 2020]
Ref. 6. Stockholms Stad (2013) Startpromemoria för planläggning av delar av Älvsjö I:I i stadsdelen Rågsved. Stadsbyggnadskontoret, planavdelningen, Stockholm. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 7. Stockholm Stad. (2020) Rågsveds naturreservat. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]
Ref. 8. PressMachine (2018) Rågsveds friområde blir naturreservat – Snösätra blir kulturell mötesplats. URL: Source link [Accessed on 20 August 2020]