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WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2022 - INTERNAL VERSION - version 1.8, Mar 2025

The dataset contains information on the European river basin districts, the river basin district sub-units, the surface water bodies and the groundwater bodies delineated for the 3rd River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) as well as the European monitoring sites used for the assessment of the status of the above mentioned surface water bodies and groundwater bodies. This data set is available only for internal use of the European Commission and the European Environment Agency. Please enter the publicly available version to access data: https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bce2c4e0-0dad-4c42-9ea8-a0b82607d451 The information was reported to the European Commission under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) reporting obligations. The dataset compiles the available spatial data related to the 3rd RBMPs due in 2022 (hereafter WFD2022). See http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/780 for further information on the WFD2022 spatial reporting. Note: * This dataset has been reported by the member states. The subsequent QC revealed some problems caused by self-intersections elements. Data in GPKG-format should be processed using QGIS.

Nitrate in groundwater (2000-2022)

This indicator shows concentrations of nitrate in groundwater bodies. The indicator can be used to illustrate geographical variations in current nutrient concentrations and temporal trends.

Ökonomische und ökologische Nachhaltigkeit durch naturgemäße Waldwirtschaft

Floods Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Floods Directive

The Floods Directive (FD), implemented in November 2007 addresses the rising threat of catastrophic and frequent floods in Europe due to socioeconomic development and climate change. Its purpose is to establish a framework for assessing and managing flood risks within the European Union, with the goal of reducing adverse impacts on human health, the environment, cultural heritage, and economic activity.

Late-Glacial and Holocene vegetational stability of southern South America

This project focuses on the long-term stability (or otherwise) of vegetation, based on a series of multi-proxy records in southern South America. We will build a network of sites suitable for high-resolution reconstructions of changes in vegetation since the Last Glacial Maximum, and use these to test a null hypothesis that changes in vegetation over the past 14,000 years are driven by internal dynamics rather than external forcing factors. The extent to which the null hypothesis can be falsified will reveal the degree to which we can expect to be able to predict how vegetation is affected by external events, including future climate change. The southern fringes of the South American landmass provide a rare opportunity to examine the development of moorland vegetation with sparse tree cover in a wet, cool temperate climate of the Southern Hemisphere. We present a record of changes in vegetation over the past 17,000 years, from a lake in extreme southern Chile (Isla Santa Inés, Magallanes region, 53°38.97S; 72°25.24W; Fontana, Bennett 2012: The Holocene), where human influence on vegetation is negligible. The western archipelago of Tierra del Fuego remained treeless for most of the Lateglacial period. Nothofagus may have survived the last glacial maximum at the eastern edge of the Magellan glaciers from where it spread southwestwards and established in the region at around 10,500 cal. yr BP. Nothofagus antarctica was likely the earlier colonizing tree in the western islands, followed shortly after by Nothofagus betuloides. At 9000 cal. yr BP moorland communities expanded at the expense of Nothofagus woodland. Simultaneously, Nothofagus species shifted to dominance of the evergreen Nothofagus betuloides and the Magellanic rain forest established in the region. Rapid and drastic vegetation changes occurred at 5200 cal. yr BP, after the Mt Burney MB2 eruption, including the expansion and establishment of Pilgerodendron uviferum and the development of mixed Nothofagus-Pilgerodendron-Drimys woodland. Scattered populations of Nothofagus, as they occur today in westernmost Tierra del Fuego may be a good analogue for Nothofagus populations during the Lateglacial in eastern sites. Climate, dispersal barriers and/or fire disturbance may have played a role controlling the postglacial spread of Nothofagus. Climate change during the Lateglacial and early Holocene was a prerequisite for the expansion of Nothofagus populations and may have controlled it at many sites in Tierra del Fuego. The delayed arrival at the site, with respect to the Holocene warming, may be due to dispersal barriers and/or fire disturbance at eastern sites, reducing the size of the source populations. The retreat of Nothofagus woodland after 9000 cal. yr BP may be due to competitive interactions with bog communities. Volcanic disturbance had a positive influence on the expansion of Pilgerodendron uviferum and facilitated the development of mixed Nothofagus-Pilgerodendron-Drimys woodland.

WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2022

The dataset contains information on the European river basin districts, the river basin district sub-units, the surface water bodies and the groundwater bodies delineated for the 3rd River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) as well as the European monitoring sites used for the assessment of the status of the above mentioned surface water bodies and groundwater bodies. The dataset compiles the available spatial data related to the 3rd RBMPs due in 2022 (hereafter WFD2022). See http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/780 for further information on the WFD2022 spatial reporting.

Member States' use of revenues from the auctioning of EU ETS allowances, 2020-2023

This dataset contains information on how EU Member States spend the revenues from auctioning EU ETS emission allowances in one calendar year. More information on the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) can be found here. The revenues from the auctioning of these allowances represent an increasing income source for Member States. This data is being collected under Article 19 of the Governance Regulation. The Regulation’s aim is to help the EU reach its 2030 climate and energy targets by setting common rules for planning, reporting and monitoring. The Regulation also ensures that EU planning and reporting are synchronised with the ambition cycles under the Paris Agreement. Reporting is mandatory for EU Member States. Some information is only mandatory to report if the data is available.

Perennierende Pflanzen für innerstädtische Versickerungsmulden - Low-Tech-Konzepte mit Stauden zur Versickerung und zur Förderung der Biologischen Vielfalt

Zielsetzung/Anlass: Städtische Agglomerationen leiden besonders unter den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels. Den schon bestehenden Urban Heat Island Effect verstärken immer höhere Durchschnittstemperaturen, was Urban Heat Waves zu Folge haben kann. Aber auch Starkregen und in der Folge Überflutungen werden häufiger. Solche extremen und gegensätzlichen Wetterphänomene, wie Dürreperioden und Starkregen, stellen Städte und ihre Bewohner*innen vor neue Herausforderungen. Somit sind Klimaadaptionsstrategien gefragt, die ausgleichend wirken, um an heißen Tagen zu kühlen und bei heftigen Regen überschüssiges Wasser aufzunehmen und es vor Ort zu versickern. Die Vegetation trägt durch ihre aktive Rolle (Verdunstung, Rückhalt, Speicherung, Reinigung) entscheidend zur Pufferung von Wasser-Extremsituation auf Freiflächen bei. Deshalb wird ein gezielter Einsatz von Pflanzen weiter an Bedeutung zunehmen. Grüne Infrastruktur leistet somit einen entscheidenden Beitrag zum Wasserhaushalt der Stadt. Insbesondere linearere Resträume, wie Vegetationsstreifen entlang von Wegen, Straßen und anderen Trassen können genutzt werden, um Maßnahmen des integrierten Regenwassermanagements umzusetzen. Solche dezentralen Regenwasseraufnahmebereiche zeichnen sich hinsichtlich Funktion, Herstellung und Wartung durch Einfachheit und Robustheit (Low-Tech Prinzip) aus. Bei Versickerungsmulden wird Regenwasser oberflächlich eingeleitet, kurzfristig zwischengespeichert (maximale Einstauhöhe 30 cm) und dann versickert. Bislang wurden solche Mulden fast ausschließlich mit Rasen bepflanzt. Doch sie bieten ein großes Potential, um das städtische Umfeld aufzuwerten und die Biodiversität zu fördern. Allerdings ist über eine geeignete Auswahl an Pflanzen nur wenig bekannt. Auch weiß man nicht, wie sich diese auf die Tierwelt, insbesondere die Bestäuber, auswirkt. Zielsetzung: Ziel ist es Erkenntnisse über die Entwicklung und Dynamik von Stauden in Versickerungsmulden zu sammeln. Der Stand des Wissens ist auf internationaler Ebene verstärkt auf hydraulische und hydrologische Fähigkeiten der Mulde ausgelegt und beschäftigt sich nur am Rande mit der Vegetation selbst, obwohl diese eine Schlüsselfunktion einnimmt. Gerade durch tiefgehende oder intensive Wurzeln ist die Vegetation in der Lage die Leistung der Versickerungsmulde zu verbessern. Es kann mehr Niederschlag aufgenommen, sowie auch mehr verdunstet werden, was der Umgebung zur Kühlung der Quartiere zu Gute kommt. Außerdem fördern artenreiche Pflanzungen die Biodiversität und können die Lebensqualität in Städten verbessern. Dies gelingt nur, wenn die Pflanzen an diesem extremen Standort vital sind. Es ist eine große Herausforderung, da die Pflanzen sehr gegensätzlichen Stressfaktoren ausgesetzt sind: sie müssen (mitunter sehr lange) Trockenperioden überdauern aber auch tolerant gegen zeitweise bzw. länger anhaltende Überstauung durch Wasser (nach Regelwerk max. 24h) sein. Deshalb gibt es bislang eine große Unsicherheit im Umgang mit solchen Standorten. Üblicherweise werden Versickerungsmulden mit Rasen bepflanzt. In Berlin existieren einige wenige Bepflanzungen mit Bäumen und Sträuchern, nicht aber mit Stauden. Solche Gehölze sind in Versickerungsmulden zwar aus stadtklimatischer Sicht erwünscht, in Berlin und anderen Städten aber bis 2021 nicht erlaubt gewesen. Zudem wird es nicht immer möglich sein, Bäume zu setzen (geringer Platz, geringe Bodenauflage, Problem der Verschattung). Daher existiert ein großes, stadtweites und städteübergreifendes Potential für die Verwendung von Stauden in Versickerungsmulden.

[EU SDG 06_60] Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+)

The WEI+ provides a measure of total water consumption as a percentage of the renewable freshwater resources available for a given territory and period. The WEI+ is an advanced geo-referenced version of the WEI. It quantifies how much water is abstracted monthly or seasonally and how much water is returned before or after use to the environment via river basins (e.g. leakages, discharges by economic sectors). The difference between water abstractions and water returns is regarded as ‘water consumption’.

Floods Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Floods Directive - version 3.0, Mar. 2025

The Floods Directive (FD) was adopted in 2007 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32007L0060). The purpose of the FD is to establish a framework for the assessment and management of flood risks, aiming at the reduction of the adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity associated with floods in the European Union. ‘Flood’ means the temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. This shall include floods from rivers, mountain torrents, Mediterranean ephemeral water courses, and floods from the sea in coastal areas, and may exclude floods from sewerage systems. This reference spatial dataset, reported under the Floods Directive, includes the areas of potential significant flood risk (APSFR), as they were lastly reported by the Member States to the European Commission, and the Units of Management (UoM).

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