Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive

Carvalho, Laurence; B. Mackay, Eleanor; Cristina Cardoso, Ana; Baattrup‐Pedersen, Annette; Birk, Sebastian; Blackstock, Kirsty; Borics, Gábor; Borja, Ángel; K. Feld, Christian; Teresa Ferreira, María; Globevnik, Lidija; Grizzetti, Bruna; Hendry, Sarah; Hering, Daniel; Kelly, Martyn; Langaas, Sindre; Meissner, Kristian; Panagopoulos, Yiannis; Penning, Ellis; Rouillard, Josselin; Sabater, Sergi; Schmedtje, Ursula; M. Spears, Bryan; Venohr, Markus; van de Bund, Wouter; Lyche Solheim, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.255

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Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive

Published in The Science of The Total Environment • Dec 18, 2018

Authors:

Laurence Carvalho

Eleanor B. Mackay

Ana Cristina Cardoso

Abstract

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a pioneering piece of legislation that aims to protect and enhance aquatic ecosystems and promote sustainable water use across Europe. There is growing concern that the objective of good status, or higher, in all EU waters by 2027 is a long way from being achie...

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Water Framework Directive

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Environmental planning

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