Publishable Summary of First Periodic Report 2017-2018

The BONUS RETURN project focuses on the implementation of eco-technologies in three river basins: Vantaanjoki (Finland), Słupia (Poland), and Fyrisån (Sweden). During its first year, the project established a broad definition of 'eco-technologies' as "human interventions in social- ecological systems in the form of practices and/or biological, physical, and chemical processes designed to minimise harm to the environment and provide services of value to society." Key activities included a systematic review of 77 articles to define the term, a search of nearly 35,000 records to identify existing technologies in agriculture and wastewater treatment, and the establishment of stakeholder platforms in the three catchment areas. Additionally, the project launched the 'Nutrients and Carbon Reuse Challenge', attracting 15 European applicants and selecting three winning innovations for pre-commercialization planning. Technical work included collecting data for SWAT modelling to establish baseline phosphorus (Ptot) and nitrogen (Ntot) loadings in the case study areas.

• 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 (i.e. in titles, abstracts or keywords only)".
• The project established a working definition of eco-technologies as "human interventions in social- ecological systems in the form of practices and/or biological, physical, and chemical processes designed to minimise harm to the environment and provide services of value to society."
• A comprehensive search of nearly 35,000 scientific and grey literature records resulted in a shortlist of approximately 500 articles regarding eco-technologies used in the wastewater treatment and agriculture sectors.
• The 'Nutrients and Carbon Reuse Challenge' innovation competition attracted 15 applicants from various European countries and identified three winning innovations for which the project will develop pre-commercialization plans.
• Baseline conditions for total nitrogen (Ntot) and total phosphorus (Ptot) loadings were established for the three case study catchment areas using SWAT modelling data, including meteorological data, land and soil maps, and digital elevation (DEM).

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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} }