What kind of aquatic nature-based solutions we ...

Nature-based solutions (NBS, or NbS) are expected to provide multiple ecosystem services (ES) and support biodiversity (BD) (Franzeskaki et al. 2019, European Union 2021). In many European cities, the implementation of NBS in aquatic ecosystems (“aquaNBS”) through the restoration or construction of new habitats has become an important policy goal. While it is assumed that aquaNBS such as wetlands, stormwater ponds, or streams provide multiple ES and enhance local biodiversity, our knowledge of the biodiversity of urban aquaNBS and its linkages with ES provision in cities is limited (Pinho et al. 2021). One of our key research objectives of our project is to understand the links between the biodiversity and the ES in aquaNBS, taking into account the social, ecological and technological factors that influences ecological quality of aquaNBS. We will conduct in-situ empirical research to study biodiversity and ecosystem services in aquaNBS in BiNatUr. [...]