Resource description:
EU public policies are central to scaling up freshwater restoration and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across Europe. This review highlights opportunities to strengthen NbS support, improve cross-sector coordination, and mainstream effective approaches from MERLIN case studies. It also points to upcoming EU policy review cycles up to 2030 as key moments to embed freshwater restoration into policy and practice. this is relevant for policy makers at the regional scale
Author/Contact:
Created as part of the MERLIN project
Ellis Penning (Deltares), Christopher Wittmann (Deltares), Giannis Alexiou (WWF-GR), Simon Barreau (Oieau), Anna Bérczi-Siket (WWF-HU), Paul Brotherton (Wetlands International), Laurence Carvalho (NIVA), Chloé Dechelette (Oieau), Alejandro Dussaillant (UKCEH), Benoit Fribourg-Blanc (Oieau), Nicolas Grondard (WUR), Phoebe King (Leibniz Universität Hannover), Maja Koprivsek (ARSO), Christian Albert (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
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Uses of this resource:
Policy cycle stage: Implementation
