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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Water Framework Directive

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Water Framework Directive The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Water Framework Directive TRISTAN HATTON-ELLIS Countryside Council for Wales, Maes-y-Ffynnon, Ffordd Penrhos, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DW, UK In Douglas Adams’ comedy novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a civilization wanted to know the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything. They built Deep Thought, an enormous computer that, after seven and a half million years of detailed calculations, produced the answer: 42. The scientists then realized that although Deep Thought had given them the ultimate answer, they did not know the ultimate question. For all scientists, asking and answering the correct questions is fundamental to the development and application of knowledge. However, for conservation scientists there is the additional complication of translating the knowledge gained into effective policy and legislative mechanisms. These rely on effective communication and partnership working. The EC Water Framework Directive (WFD; European Commission, 2000) is an ambitious instrument of Europe-wide legislation that aims to set minimum ecological standards for surface water (including coastal waters) and groundwater by providing a unified policy approach. Unlike almost all previous legislation in the UK and elsewhere, standards are derived with respect to ecological quality rather than physico-chemical thresholds. Individual water bodies http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN
1052-7613
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1099-0755
DOI
10.1002/aqc.947
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Water Framework Directive TRISTAN HATTON-ELLIS Countryside Council for Wales, Maes-y-Ffynnon, Ffordd Penrhos, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DW, UK In Douglas Adams’ comedy novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a civilization wanted to know the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything. They built Deep Thought, an enormous computer that, after seven and a half million years of detailed calculations, produced the answer: 42. The scientists then realized that although Deep Thought had given them the ultimate answer, they did not know the ultimate question. For all scientists, asking and answering the correct questions is fundamental to the development and application of knowledge. However, for conservation scientists there is the additional complication of translating the knowledge gained into effective policy and legislative mechanisms. These rely on effective communication and partnership working. The EC Water Framework Directive (WFD; European Commission, 2000) is an ambitious instrument of Europe-wide legislation that aims to set minimum ecological standards for surface water (including coastal waters) and groundwater by providing a unified policy approach. Unlike almost all previous legislation in the UK and elsewhere, standards are derived with respect to ecological quality rather than physico-chemical thresholds. Individual water bodies

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems – Wiley

Published: Mar 1, 2008

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