Technical-biological Bank Protection

Within a joint research projects, the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) and the Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, BfG) are investigating for the first time the applicability of technical-biological bank protection measures along waterways with regard to technical, ecological and nature conservancy aspects.

For more information please visit the project website https://ufersicherung-baw-bfg.baw.de/.

Contact Person

Inland Waterways

Earthworks and Bank Protection (G4)
Petra Fleischer
Project management
Phone: +49-(0)721-9726-3570
E-mail: petra.fleischer@baw.de

Vegetation Studies, Landscape Management (U3)
Dr. Andreas Sundermeier
Phone: +49-(0)261-1306-5151
E-mail: sundermeier@bafg.de, ag-ufersicherung@bafg.de

Estuaries

BAW – Coastal Engineering (K1)
Dr. Gregor Melling
Phone: +49 (0)40 81908-431
E-mail: gregor.melling@baw.de

BfG – Vegetation Studies, Landscape Management (U3)
Kathrin Schmitt
Phone: +49 (0)261 1306 5962
E-mail: kathrin.schmitt@bafg.de, ufersicherung.aestuare@bafg.de