Mainstreaming freshwater restoration requires supporting multiple economic sectors to collaborate

Kerry Waylen; Kirsty Blackstock; Sebastian Birk; Anna Berczi-Siket; Esther Carmen; Silke-Silvia Drexler; Rebecca Gray; Alhassan Ibrahim; Solen Le Clec'h

Mainstreaming freshwater restoration requires supporting multiple economic sectors to collaborate

Kerry Waylen
, Kirsty Blackstock
, Sebastian Birk
, Anna Berczi-Siket
, Esther Carmen
, Silke-Silvia Drexler
, Rebecca Gray
, Alhassan Ibrahim
, Solen Le Clec'h

University of Duisburg-Essen

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Abstract

Achieving the restoration of freshwater ecosystems at pace and scale depends on the active involvement of many societal groups including a range of economic sectors. We thus need to ‘mainstream’ working with nature across all sectors of society. This brief explores opportunities and challenges to achieve mainstreaming. It highlights a need to strengthen coordination and collaboration between economic sectors and shows how to enable this through existing institutions and approaches.

Original language	English
Type	A policy brief
Publisher	EU H2020 MERLIN project
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - Feb 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Nature-based solutions
Mainstreaming in Economic sectors
Catchment Management
collaboration
Restoration
Private sector

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Mainstreaming freshwater restoration requires supporting multiple economic sectors to collaborate

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