Descrizione del progetto
Cambiamenti climatici: gli stagni in soccorso
Anche gli stagni più piccoli possono svolgere un ruolo importante nella lotta ai cambiamenti climatici. In gran parte trascurati e generalmente sottovalutati, gli stagni sono in realtà molto importanti per la conservazione della biodiversità. Il progetto PONDERFUL, finanziato dall’UE, studierà come gli stagni possono essere utilizzati come soluzioni basate sulla natura (NBS) per i cambiamenti climatici. Valuterà l’interazione e le reazioni tra biodiversità, servizi ecosistemici e clima negli stagni. PONDERFUL svilupperà anche scenari futuri per gli stagni nell’UE, negli Stati dell’America Latina e dei Caraibi (CELAC), dove effettuerà dei test. I risultati di questi test saranno utilizzati per sviluppare una guida alla finanza e agli investimenti sostenibili per l’attuazione delle NBS proposte. Inoltre, sensibilizzerà i politici sull’impiego degli stagni per la conservazione della biodiversità.
Obiettivo
Ponds and “pondscapes” (networks of ponds) are crucial for biodiversity conservation and their multiple societally beneficial ecosystem services (ES) provide the means to play a crucial role in mitigating and adapting to climate change. However, ponds are largely neglected in water- and nature-related policies and there is insufficient knowledge on how to manage and restore ponds to maximize their role as nature-based solutions (NBS) to increase resilience of ecosystems and society to climate change (CC). The overarching aim of PONDERFUL is to facilitate improved implementation of ponds NBS for CC mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation and delivery of ES through generating and integrating biodiversity, ecosystems, social, economic and policy knowledge and providing evidence-based guidance and tools for pond NBS implementation. To achieve this, PONDERFUL will: 1) evaluate the interactions and feedbacks between biodiversity, ES and climate in pondscapes at multiple spatial scales; 2) together with stakeholders, develop future scenarios for pondscapes in EU and CELAC in the context of CC, land use change, and changed policies; 3) develop and test the implementation of effective multifunctional NBS in close collaboration with the stakeholders using DEMOnstration sites in EU and CELAC countries; 4) develop a sustainable finance and investment guide for NBS, in collaboration with local stakeholders; 5) assess the potential for large-scale implementation of the proposed NBS in relation to existing barriers, enabling factors, financing and as economic viability, as well as social perceptions of benefits from pond NBS. Ultimately, the stakeholder-oriented approach adopted by PONDERFUL will ensure that the scientific knowledge produced on the benefits of using pondscapes as ecosystems delivering multiple ES is explicitly considered in decision making from local management to EU policies.
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5.1. - Fighting and adapting to climate change
- H2020-EU.3.5.2. - Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems
Argomento(i)
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H2020-LC-CLA-2019-2
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
08500 Vic Barcelona
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