Publishable Summary of First Periodic Report 2017-2018

The BONUS RETURN project aims to increase the adoption of eco-technologies in the Baltic Sea Region to reduce emissions and enhance nutrient/carbon reuse. In its first year (2017-2018), the project established a broad definition of 'eco-technologies' following a systematic review of literature, identified potential technologies in agriculture and wastewater sectors, and began baseline environmental modelling in three river basins: Vantaanjoki (Finland), Słupia (Poland), and Fyrisån (Sweden). It also launched an innovation competition and established stakeholder platforms to support the commercialization and implementation of these technologies.

• The BONUS RETURN project aims to increase the adoption and efficiency of eco-technologies in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). Its specific goals include supporting innovation and market uptake, reducing knowledge gaps regarding policy performance and costs/benefits, improving stakeholder involvement, supporting commercialization, and creating a user-driven knowledge platform.
• A systematic review of 77 articles on carbon and nutrients revealed a lack of consensus on the meaning of 'ecotechnology', with nearly half of the articles using the term as a 'buzzword' in titles, abstracts, or keywords. From 49 explicit definitions, the project identified 38 themes clustered into 9 groups, ranging from 'hard technology' (equipment/machinery) to 'soft technology' (processes/behaviours).
• The BONUS RETURN project has adopted a specific broad definition of eco-technologies: they are human interventions in social-ecological systems involving practices or biological, physical, and chemical processes intended to minimize environmental harm and provide societal value.
• During its first year (May 2017- May 2018), the project conducted a search of agriculture and wastewater treatment sectors, reviewing nearly 35,000 records to shortlist 500 articles. Additionally, 'The Nutrients and Carbon Reuse Challenge' innovation competition attracted 15 European applicants and identified three winning innovations for which pre-commercialization plans will be developed.
• The project is implementing its objectives in three specific river basins: the Vantaanjoki in Finland, the Słupia in Poland, and the Fyrisån in Sweden. Initial work in these areas included establishing stakeholder platforms and collecting data (such as meteorological data and land use soil maps) for SWAT modelling to determine baseline total phosphorus (Ptot) and total nitrogen (Ntot) loadings.

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@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018publishable, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Publishable Summary of First Periodic Report 2017-2018}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/yearly-report-publishable-summary2017-2018.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }