BONUS SOILS2SEA

Sustainable Ecosystem Governance under Changing Climate and Land Use in the Baltic Sea Region – 3rd BONUS Symposium

Event: Conference
Date: 14 - 16 March 2018
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Speaker: Dr. Nico Stelljes

Dr. Grit Martinez

The conference will introduce results of four BONUS projects ending in 2018: BONUS BALTICAPP, BONUS GO4BALTIC, BONUS MIRACLE and BONUS SOILS2SEA. Novel approaches for managing nutrients, as well as governance approaches for the Baltic Sea region will be presented for discussion. Analyses of scenarios for future development will be based on advanced, well-integrated modelling, from field level to the entire Baltic Sea region. The results and their use will be reflected on relevant policies and their implementation in the Baltic Sea region. All scientists and stakeholders with a vested interest in sustainable ecosystem-based governance in the Baltic Sea region are invited to join the conference. Ecologic Institute is part of the project BONUS SOILS2SEA and will present research results in oral and poster presentations.

Visit the 3rd BONUS Symposium website bonus2018.eu and register!

Final Conference of the BONUS SOILS2SEA project in Gdansk, 14-16 March, 2018.

Opportunities and Barriers for Water Co-Governance

A Critical Analysis of Seven Cases of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture in Europe, Australia and North America

Year 2018

Event:Workshop

The Baltic Sea is among the most polluted water bodies in the world because of poor land and water management in the basin. In many cases, water resources in the Baltic Sea region are transboundary and flow across national borders linking neighbours in management and development challenges. After many years of silence amongst Polish and Russian authorities, a meeting between regional water authorities from Olsztyn in Poland and Kaliningrad Oblask in Russia was arranged in eastern Poland with the support of Ecologic Institute. The event slides are available for download.

A Pledge for Improving Transboundary Water Management Practices amongst Polish and Russian Authorities

15 October 2017
Olztyn, Poland

Publication:Document

Stelljes, N., McGlade, K., Martinez, G., BONUS SOILS2SEA Deliverable 6.4. Results from stakeholder workshops on governance concepts. Ecologic Institute, Berlin, December 2017, www.soils2sea.eu

Results from Stakeholder Workshops on Governance Concepts

Year 2017

Publication:Report

Stelljes, N, Albrecht, S, Martinez, G., McGlade, K. BONUS SOILS2SEA Deliverable 6.2. Proposals for new governance concepts and policy options. Ecologic Institute, Berlin, May 2017, www.Soils2Sea.eu

Proposals for New Governance Concepts and Policy Options

Year 2017

Event:Workshop

The second BONUS Soils2Sea workshop in the Swedish case study region brought together project partners from BONUS Soils2Sea, as well as an engaged group of Polish and Swedish farmers, representatives from the community Mykanow, a representative from a fishing association, the Länsstyrelsen Skåne (The County Administrative Board Skåne), and Havs- och vattenmyndigheten (Swedish Marine and Water Authority). Highlights of the workshop were a film screening of a Soils2Sea documentary recently shot in Poland, presentations on the Tullstorp river restoration project, and a world cafe stakeholder discussion on different governance scenarios to regulate nutrients. The workshop was followed by a field trip to the Tullstorp river, where the different restoration measures and the recently created wetlands could be experienced hands-on.

Soils2Sea: Future Governance Approaches for Reducing Excess Nutrients at Local Farm Scale

15 - 16 November 2016
Jordberga, Sweden

Publication:Video

The documentary film "Soils2Sea: Reducing nutrient loadings into the Baltic Sea" illustrates the societal story of implementing the EU's nitrate directive at regional realities in the EU member states, and in particularly in the Kocinka catchment area in south central Poland. The movie was developed and produced by Dr. Grit Martinez (Ecologic Institute) and Anne Berrini (berrini films) with support from Dr. Przemysław Wachniew (AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow) and is available via Ecologic Institute's YouTube channel.

Soils2Sea: Reducing Nutrient Loadings into the Baltic Sea

Year 2016

Event:Discussion

On 14 October 2016, the documentary film "Soils2Sea: Reducing nutrient loadings into the Baltic Sea" premiered in Poland. Developed and produced by Dr. Grit Martinez (Ecologic Institute) and Anne Berrini (berrini films) with support from Dr. Przemyslaw Wachniew (AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow), the movie illustrates the societal story of implementing the EU's nitrate directive at regional realities in the EU member states, particularly in the Kocinka catchment area in south central Poland. The 35-minute film will be available soon on Ecologic Institute's website.

Soils2Sea: Reducing Nutrient Loadings Into the Baltic Sea – Film Premiere

12 October 2016
Mykanow, Poland

Project

Both the Baltic Sea Action Plan and the EU Water Framework Directive require substantial further reductions of nutrient loads (N and P) to the Baltic Sea during the coming years. Achievements of these goals will only be possible by the implementation of fundamental changes in agricultural practices and land use. To this end, a team of researchers from eight institutions across the EU and Russia, will investigate the introduction of additional new and innovative measures to reduce nutrient loads.

Reducing Nutrient Loadings from Agricultural Soils to the Baltic Sea via Groundwater and Streams (Soils2Sea)

Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

Funding: BONUS Secretariat (EEIG) (BONUS Secretariat), International
Organizer: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark

Ecologic Institute, Germany

Aarhus University (AU), Denmark

University of Helsinki, Finland

Stockholm University, Sweden

Linköping University (LiU), Sweden

POMInnO, Poland
Speaker: Dr. Nico Stelljes

Dr. Grit Martinez
Team: Dr. Nico Stelljes

Dr. Grit Martinez

Katriona McGlade
Date: 14 - 16 March 2018
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Language: English
Project: Reducing Nutrient Loadings from Agricultural Soils to the Baltic Sea via Groundwater and Streams (Soils2Sea)
Project ID: 2259
Keywords: Adaptation

Agriculture

Coastal + Marine

Culture + Ecology

Events

Land Use

Water

Agriculture, Nutrients, Retention

Baltic Sea, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Russia

Further Links

PublicationVideoSoils2Sea: Reducing Nutrient Loadings into the Baltic Sea

Berrini Films, Ecologic Institute and AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow 2016: Soils2Sea: Reducing nutrient loadings into the Baltic Sea. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/LUouES4SeJk.