Problems with the reconciliation of good ecological status and public participation in the Water Framework Directive

Valinia, Salar; Hansen, Hans Peter; Bishop, Kevin; Bishop, Kevin; Sriskandarajah, Nadarajah; Fölster, Jens

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.087

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“…They showed that by comparing local knowledge with data from fish and water chemistry monitoring, as well as paleolimnological reconstructions of water quality, local citizens' knowledge corresponded well with the historical data, helping to deliver a more detailed picture of the present state of the lake. This local knowledge enabled a better assessment of the water quality and could thus contribute to developing a better scientific foundation for regulation [63]. And this is not all.…”

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“…The earlier inclusion of (local) citizens can further strengthen the scientific foundation for addressing an environmental problem. Valinia et al [63] discussed how the inclusion of local citizens' knowledge about a Swedish lake could improve the scientific foundation for assessing the anthropogenic impact on the water quality. The authors argued that local citizens possessed historical knowledge, which they used to conceptualize reference conditions in regard to the environmental state of the lake [63].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Valinia et al [63] discussed how the inclusion of local citizens' knowledge about a Swedish lake could improve the scientific foundation for assessing the anthropogenic impact on the water quality. The authors argued that local citizens possessed historical knowledge, which they used to conceptualize reference conditions in regard to the environmental state of the lake [63]. They showed that by comparing local knowledge with data from fish and water chemistry monitoring, as well as paleolimnological reconstructions of water quality, local citizens' knowledge corresponded well with the historical data, helping to deliver a more detailed picture of the present state of the lake.…”

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Risk perception has a significant impact on how society reacts to a given risk. There have been cases where a mismatch between the actual risk and the perception of it has led to poor decisions on societal initiatives, such as inappropriate regulatory measures. It is therefore important that the perception of risk is based on an informed foundation acknowledging the biases and drivers that inevitably go with risk perception. Plastic pollution differs in regard to other classical risks, such as those posed by chemicals or genetically modified organisms (GMOs), since the pollution is more visible and already has a significant magnitude. At the same time, everyone is familiar with using plastic, and our daily lives are highly dependent on the use of plastic. This offers some potential to strengthen the societal risk perception and subsequently implement effective measures to address the pollution.In this chapter, we define eight risk perception drivers (voluntariness, control, knowledge, timing, severity, benefit, novelty, and tangibility) and relate these drivers to plastic pollution. We discuss the process in which plastic pollution has been recognized as an important environmental problem by scientists, the public, and policy makers and elaborate on how the eight risk drivers have influenced this process. Plastic pollution has several of the characteristics that can enhance people's perception of the risk as being important and which has generated great awareness of the problem. The chapter finally discusses how risk perception can be improved by greater stakeholder involvement and utilization of citizen science and thereby improve the foundation for timely and efficient societal measures.

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“…A system in baseline condition expresses attributes within the range of natural variation in the absence of human activity. However, as climate change intensifies and systems evolve beyond historic analogues, the concepts of baseline condition and natural range of variation are no longer useful or even desirable as management objectives (e.g., [80,81]). With accelerated anthropogenic and global stressors, we are increasingly moving our ecosystems outside of the range of natural variation.…”

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Managing Forests for Water in the Anthropocene—The Best Kept Secret Services of Forest Ecosystems

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Water and forests are inextricably linked. Pressures on forests from population growth and climate change are increasing risks to forests and their aquatic ecosystem services (AES). There is a need to incorporate AES in forest management but there is considerable uncertainty about how to do so. Approaches that manage forest ecosystem services such as fiber, water and carbon sequestration independently ignore the inherent complexities of ecosystem services and their responses to management actions, with the potential for unintended consequences that are difficult to predict. The ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard is a standardized framework to assess risks to forest AES and to prioritize management strategies to manage risks within tolerable ranges. The framework consists of five steps: establishing the management context, identifying, analyzing, evaluating and treating the risks. Challenges to implementing the framework include the need for novel models and indicators to assess forest change and resilience, quantification of linkages between forest practice and AES, and the need for an integrated systems approach to assess cumulative effects and stressors on forest ecosystems and AES. In the face of recent international agreements to protect forests, there are emerging opportunities for international leadership to address these challenges in order to protect both forests and AES.

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“…Moreover, the findings were useful for policy makers to develop and set a policy on sustainable water use. Valinia, Hansen, Futter, Bishop, Sriskandarajah, and Folster (2012) indicated that the cooperation of agencies and organizations had an important role in water management, especially the cooperation of related organizations, scientists who studied water, and general public. This study proposed the water management guideline "Water Framework Directive (WFD)."…”

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Problems with the reconciliation of good ecological status and public participation in the Water Framework Directive

Cited by 28 publications

References 28 publications

Risk Perception of Plastic Pollution: Importance of Stakeholder Involvement and Citizen Science

Risk Perception of Plastic Pollution: Importance of Stakeholder Involvement and Citizen Science

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History of Water Resources Development and Water Resources Management in Thailand

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