Cross-REalm modelling and assessment of Aquatic ecosystem services:Towards a science-based design of nature-based solutions to tackleEutrophication

Abstract

CREATE aims at tackling several of the knowledge gaps currently hamperingthe efficient implementation of NBS targeting eutrophication in the BalticSea catchment area. The project will identify, assess, and map keyprovisioning, supporting, and regulating ES that are impacted byeutrophication processes, therefore unveiling interlinkages between ES andeutrophication. Subsequently, CREATE will target and prioritizeeutrophication-mitigating NBS tailored for the Baltic Sea area environmentalreality while ensuring spatial coherence with ES supply. Spatial prioritizationwill be driven by ES supply optimization algorithms, seeking to minimize EStrade-offs and enhance ES synergies. Ultimately, the project will ensurepolicy uptake of the proposed NBS by promoting their integration intomanagement practices across the freshawater-coastal-marine continuum.