The operational level involved mainly farmers who executed the
action plan, and the consultancy that assisted farmers with both
practical and administrative support in realizing the creation of
wetlands and buffer zones. The participation was strictly voluntary
and started with the dissemination ofinformation aboutthe project
to all farmers. Interested farmers then replied and an evaluation on
site at the farm was performed assisted by the consultancy. A negotiation
of municipal leasing contract of the land to be converted to
wetland and appropriate compensation for the construction cost
were the next step in reaching an agreement of the realization of
the wetland. The outcome of the Kävlinge River Project was considered
successful since the creation of wetlands and buffer zones
even exceeded the goals and also lead to improvements in recreation
and biodiversity (see Table 2). Hence, the project managed to
involve local stakeholders and resulted in the implementation of
measures to reduce nutrient leakage.