Showcase 05

Small wetlands water bodies to maintain biodiversity and water resilience around Lake Constance, Germany

A network of around 100 small water bodies in the western Lake Constance region maintained for biodiversity, buffering, and drought resilience.

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This showcase covers a network of smaller water bodies in the western Lake Constance cultural landscape, maintained by partners including the Heinz Sielmann Foundation and the Landscape Conservation Association of Western Hegau (FOE). Ponds are distributed across the Lake Constance basin, Linzgau hills, and Western Hegau, originating from the INTERREG project 'Small Waterbodies for the Lake Constance Region' (2015–2019). Interventions include pond excavation, natural shorelines, shallow zones with reeds, sediment removal, vegetation management, buffer strips, grazing, and water-level regulation to support amphibians, dragonflies, reed warblers, and other wetland species.

Socio-economic monitoring shows how people access, use, perceive, and engage with this showcase. It combines partner-uploaded social indicators and accessibility analyses.

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S1A Time accessibilityS1B Wetland visitors

Configured indicators (Socio-economic)

Code	Indicator	What it measures	Source	Frequency	Status
S1A	Time accessibility	Population or travel-time access to the wetland	Partner upload / External Data Analysis	Annual	Awaiting data
S1B	Wetland visitors	Number of visitors per year	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting data
S1C	Users accessibility	Potential users per km²	Partner upload / External Data Analysis	Annual	Awaiting data
S3A	Public involvement	Participation in wetland-related activities	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting data
S3B	Virtual engagement	Online or digital engagement level	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting data
S3C	Social contribution to science	Number or percentage of public contributions	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting data

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Small wetlands water bodies to maintain biodiversity and water resilience around Lake Constance, Germany

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Reader takeaway

What this tells us

This section helps readers understand how accessible, used, and socially valued this showcase is.

Early reading

Once 2025 data is available, the dashboard will show whether this showcase is easy to reach, actively visited, and perceived positively by local users and visitors.

Why it matters

These indicators help compare social impact across showcases and identify places that may need better access, communication, or community engagement.

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Field images and visual material

Images help communicate site context, monitoring activities, and nature-based solution interventions.

Pond network map — Lake Constance region

Wetland habitat supporting biodiversity

Regional pond network in Western Hegau

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