TY - CHAP A1 - Wätzold, Frank A1 - Herzog, F. A1 - Messner, Frank A1 - Klauer, Bernd A1 - Kindler, A. A1 - Horsch, Helga A1 - Geyler, S. T1 - Landnutzung, Ressourcenschutz und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung im ländlichen Raum: Fallstudie aus einer Region mit großräumigen Trinkwasserschutzgebieten Y1 - 1998 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Mewes, Melanie A1 - Wätzold, Frank A1 - Apeldoorn, Rob van A1 - Varjopuro, Riku A1 - Chmielewski, Tadeusz Jan A1 - Veeneklaas, Frank A1 - Kosola, Marja-Leena T1 - Cost-effectiveness of managing Natura 2000 sites: An exploratory study for Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-010-9825-x ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schöttker, Oliver A1 - Hütt, Christoph A1 - Jauker, Frank A1 - Witt, Johanna A1 - Bareth, Georg A1 - Wätzold, Frank T1 - Monitoring costs of result-based payments for biodiversity conservation: Will UAV-based remote sensing be the game-changer? T2 - MPRA paper Y1 - 2022 UR - https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/112942/ ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wätzold, Frank A1 - Jauker, Frank A1 - Komainda, Martin A1 - Schöttker, Oliver A1 - Horn, Juliane T1 - Harnessing virtual fencing for more effective and adaptive agri-environment schemes to conserve grassland biodiversity T2 - Biological Conservation Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110736 SN - 0006-3207 IS - 297 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schöttker, Oliver A1 - Hütt, Christoph A1 - Jauker, Frank A1 - Witt, Johanna A1 - Bareth, Georg A1 - Wätzold, Frank T1 - Monitoring costs of result-based payments for biodiversity conservation: Will UAV-assisted remote sensing be the game-changer? T2 - Journal for Nature Conservation Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126494 SN - 1617-1381 SN - 1618-1093 VL - 76 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Raab, Thomas A1 - Hinz, Christoph A1 - Letmathe, Peter A1 - Leuchner, Michael A1 - Roß-Nickoll, Martina A1 - Rüde, Thomas A1 - Trachte, Katja A1 - Wätzold, Frank A1 - Lehmkuhl, Frank T1 - Perspectives of lignite post‑mining landscapes under changing environmental conditions: what can we learn from a comparison between the Rhenish and Lusatian region in Germany? T2 - Environmental Sciences Europe N2 - Background The decision of the German federal government to cease lignite mining until 2038 or—if possible— already earlier until 2030, will cause manifold transition processes in the remaining lignite mining districts of Germany. The two largest districts are located in geographically opposite regions: The Rhineland in the western part and Lusatia in the east of Germany. As particularly these two mining districts will experience severe changes in their socioeconomic as well environmental conditions, the federal government has adopted comprehensive economic support measures. However, the environmental changes will also cause altered ecosystem functions and services to be provided by the future post-mining landscapes. Results In this paper, the two main lignite-producing regions of Germany are compared with regard to their natural and cultural settings. The economic situation and its history are reflected and differences are outlined. Part of the disparities in the cultural development can be explained by very different natural conditions, especially edaphic factors and climatic situation. Because of dissimilar geological settings, different mining technologies were developed and are in use in the two regions with distinct effects on the resulting post-mining landscapes. Conclusion The long-standing and manifold lignite mining activities have radically restructured the landscapes in Lusatia and the Rhineland. With the ongoing decline of the mining industry and its complete cessation, presumably within the next decade, both regions will alter their faces significantly. These changes offer both challenges but also opportunities with respect to the post-mining landscapes and their ecosystem services they are going to provide. The prerequisites for a positive socioeconomic development and for sustainable land-use concepts that also consider ecological aspects are different for both regions. However, or especially because of these differences, the knowledge exchange and experience transfer between both mining regions are pivotal for the success of this extensive transformation process. KW - Lignite mining KW - Ecosystem services KW - Post-mining landscapes KW - Transformation processes Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00738-z SN - 2190-4715 VL - 35 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Lehmkuhl, Frank A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Raab, Thomas A1 - Birkhofer, Klaus A1 - Hinz, Christoph A1 - Letmathe, Peter A1 - Leuchner, Michael A1 - Roß-Nickoll, Martina A1 - Rüde, Thomas R. A1 - Trachte, Katja A1 - Wätzold, Frank T1 - Perspectives for the lignite post-mining landscapes of the lignite mining landscapes under changing environmental conditions - what can we learn from a comparison between the Rhenish and the Lusatian regions in Germany? : EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria & Online | 14–19 April 2024 N2 - The German government's decision to phase out lignite mining by 2038 or earlier, as recently 2030 has been agreed for the Rhineland, will trigger a number of transition processes in Germany's remaining lignite mining areas. The two largest lignite mining areas are located in geographically different regions: Rhineland in the west and Lusatia in the east. As the socio-economic and environmental conditions in these two mining areas are set to change dramatically, the German government has adopted extensive economic support measures. However, the environmental changes will also lead to changes in the ecosystem functions and services provided by the future post-mining landscapes. Gerwin et al. (2023) compare the two main lignite producing regions of Germany in terms of their natural and cultural environments. The economic situation and its history are reflected and differences are outlined. Part of the differences in cultural development can be explained by the natural conditions, especially the edaphic factors and the climatic situation. Because of the specific geological settings, tailored mining technologies were developed and used in the two regions, with different effects on the resulting post-mining landscapes. We conclude that the landscapes of Lusatia and the Rhineland have been radically restructured by the long and varied history of lignite mining. Both regions will change significantly as the mining industry continues to decline and is expected to cease altogether within the next decade. These changes in the post-mining landscapes and the ecosystem services will provide both challenges and opportunities. The preconditions for positive socio-economic development and for sustainable land use concepts that also consider ecological aspects are different for the two regions. The exchange of knowledge and experience between the two mining regions is crucial to the success of this major transformation process, despite, or perhaps because of, these differences. Gerwin, W., Raab, T., Birkhofer, K., Hinz, C., Letmathe, P., Leuchner, M., Roß-Nickoll, M., Rüde, T., Trachte, K., Wätzold, F., Lehmkuhl, F. (2023): Perspectives of lignite post-mining landscapes under changing environmental conditions: what can we learn from a comparison between the Rhenish and Lusatian region in Germany? Environmental Sciences Europe 35:36. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00738-z Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-2791 PB - Copernicus GmbH ER - TY - GEN A1 - Svarstad, Hanne A1 - Petersen, Lars K. 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