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The Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme


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Compensation channel Hahnöfer Nebenelbe

Impact on ecosystem services





  • From the ES assessment it is concluded that this measure generates both a slightly negative and a slightly positive on various ES. This is the consequence of transforming one estuarine habitat type into another.
    • Slightly positive expected impact:
      • Water quality regulation: transport of pollutants and excess nutrients
      • Water quantity regulation: dissipation of tidal and river energy
      • Food: Animals
      • Opportunities for recreation & tourism
    • Slightly negative expected impact:
      • “Biodiversity”
      • Erosion and sedimentation regulation by biological mediation
      • Water quantity regulation: landscape maintenance
      • Climate regulation: Carbon sequestration and burial
      • Regulation extreme events or disturbance: Wave reduction
      • Regulation extreme events or disturbance: Flood water storage
      • Aesthetic information
  • The expected impact on the development target (“Biodiversity”) is slightly negative.
  • The expected impact for the different beneficiary groups is overall neutral, but slightly positive for future use.
The expected impact for the different beneficiary groups is overall positive, with a positive to very positive expected impact for indirect and future use and for local and region use.



The screening of the ecosystem services (ESS) that were affected by the measure `Hahnöfer Nebenelbe` showed more negative than positive effects on the ESS that were generated by implementing this measure. This is caused by the transformation of mudflats, which already delivered a certain amount of ecosystem services, into shallow water area.


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