Good Ecological Potential – A Credible Objective for Water Management?

It is notable that of the environmental objectives of the Water Framework Directive ( wfd ), good ecological potential has been given less attention. The Weser case has made it possible to establish a more detailed understanding of ‘ecological potential’. An analysis indicates that the main approach to implementing ‘ecological potential’, the non- wfd mitigation-measure approach, creates discontinuity among the environmental objectives, which...