One of the major scientific challenges posed by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the de-sign of a decision support process that meets the directive's requirement to achieve good status using a cost-effective combination of measures. This paper presents BASINFORM, a new decision tool for...

In Deutschland wie auch in vielen anderen europäischen Ländern werden jedes Jahr erhebliche Summen für Agrarumweltprogramme ausgegeben (vgl. Kom 2011), mit denen Landwirte und andere Landnutzer dafür kompensiert werden, dass sie für sie mit Kosten verbundene Maßnahmen zum Schutz...

Biodiversity loss in Europe is caused to a large extent by agricultural intensification. To halt this loss and to support species and habitat types in agricultural areas, agri-environment schemes have been introduced in Europe to compensate farmers for (costly) conservation measures. Currently,...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan faces a severe water crisis. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) in Jordan estimated the annual per capita share of water for domestic uses at 147 cubic meters in 2010 and 126 cubic meters in 2015 indicating a continuous decline in the ability of Jordan's...