PONDERFUL will assess scenarios of pondscape management in seven European (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK) and one CELAC (Uruguay) countries representing three bioclimatic regions in northern and southern hemisphere, where PONDERFUL ideas will be tested in a network of demonstration (DEMO) sites.
Each DEMO site comprises one to three pondscapes where benefits of pond creation, restoration and management for biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as for climate change adaptation and mitigation are assessed.
Specifically, up to 8 DEMO sites, comprising 20 DEMO pondscapes and more than 500 ponds have been selected. Furthermore, additional ponds (up to 30 ponds per site) located in similar regions as those in the DEMO sites are surveyed in a stratified sampling).
SEE DEMO-SITES| Site name | Country and Project Lead | Bio-climatic zone | Land use | Number of Ponds | Nature Based Solution | Nature’s Contributions to People (IPBES) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New pond creation | Former pond restoration e.g. creation, ghost ponds | Pond management (e.g. digging, vegetation clearing) | Regulation of hazards: floods | Create, maintain habitats | Regulation water quantity | Regulation water quality | Regulation of climate | Physical/ psychol. experience | Learning, inspiration | ||||||
| 1 | Pikhakendonk (Boortmeerbeek) Demo | Belgium (KUL) | Atlantic | Grassland | 12 | x | x | x | ? | ||||||
| 2 | Gete Vallei, Tienen Demo | Belgium (KUL) | Grassland/ arable land | 16 | x | x | x | x | ? | ||||||
| 3 | Tommelen, Hasselt Demo | Belgium (KUL) | Nature reserve | 22 | x | x | ? | ||||||||
| 4 | Pinkhill Meadows complex, Oxford Demo | UK (FHT) | Floodplain | 50-60 | x | x | x | ? | x | x | |||||
| 5 | Water Friendly Farming, Leicester Demo | UK (FHT) | Farmland | 120 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ? | x | x | ||
| 6 | Bois de Jussy, Geneva Demo | Switzerland (HES-SO) | Continental | Woodland | 25 | x | x | x | x | ? | x | x | |||
| 7 | Rhône de Verbois, Geneva Demo | Switzerland (HES-SO) | Intensive grass/arable | 40 | x | x | x | x | x | ? | x | x | |||
| 8 | Fyn Islands, Odense Demo | Denmark (AU) | Pasture/ arable | > 30 | x | x | x | x | ? | x | x | ||||
| 9 | Lystrup, Aarhus Demo | Denmark (AU) | Suburban/ arable | > 14 | x | x | x | x | x | ? | x | x | |||
| 10 | Schöneiche, Berlin Demo | Germany (IGB) | Agriculture | 12 | x | x | x | x | x | x | ? | ? | x | x | |
| 11 | La Pletera,Torroella de Montgrí (Girona) Demo | Spain (UVic) | Mediterranean | Coastal marshes | 20 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 12 | Albera, Figueres Demo | Spain (UVic) | Mediterranean Scrub | 23 | x | x | x | ? | x | x | |||||
| 13 | Laguna Garzón, Maldonado – Rocha Demo | Uruguay (UDELAR) | Subtropical/ temperate-humid | arable/extensive grazing cattle/afforestation | 18 | x | ? | x | x | ? | x | ||||
| 14 | Sierra del Caracol, Maldonado Demo | Uruguay (UDELAR) | extensive grazing cattle | 10 | x | x | ? | x | x | ? | ? | x | |||
| 15 | San Carlos, San Carlos Demo | Uruguay (UDELAR) | extensive grazing cattle/ agriculture/ semi urban | 17 | x | x | ? | ? | x | ? | x | ||||
| 16 | Laguna de Rocha, Rocha Demo | Uruguay (UDELAR) | extensive grazing cattle / agriculture/ regenerative grazing cattle | 11 | x | x | ? | x | x | ? | x | x | |||
| 17 | Maldonado, Maldonado Demo | Uruguay (UDELAR) | Peri-urban | 6 | x | x | ? | ? | ? | x | x | ||||
| 18 | Lake Mogan Pondscape, Ankara Demo | Turkey (METU) | Central-Anatolian arid-cold steppe climate | Urban | 10 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 19 | Imrahor River Valley, Çankaya, Ankara Demo | Turkey (METU) | Urban | 12 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 20 | Gölbasi Düzlügü Pondscape, Ankara Demo | Turkey (METU) | Urban | 50 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||