… Restoration The aim of river restoration is to return rivers and streams to their natural state and to improve their ecological status. Potential actors for river … new habitats for animals and plants, and new opportunities for people to experience nature. Those seeking recreation can use the foot and cycle paths along the restored … interests with other departments and stakeholders (e.g. flood protection, nature conservation) can be utilised. Source: CC BY 4.0 Umweltbundesamt 2019 Download …