TY - JOUR AU - Brummer, Vasco AU - Roth, Sandra AU - Röhl, Markus AU - Herbes, Carsten PY - 2017/12/06 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nature Conservation Against All? Aquatic Macrophyte De-Weeding – Cut or Conserve? A Stakeholder Analysis JF - Landscape Online JA - Landsc. Online VL - IS - SE - Research Article DO - 10.3097/LO.201754 UR - https://www.landscape-online.org/index.php/lo/article/view/LO.201754 SP - 54 AB - <p>De-weeding of streams and lakes occurs in Germany on a widespread level, mostly to ensure water runoff and to provide flood protection. But de-weeding also affects a range of stakeholders, who have their own reasons to support or oppose it. For the list of stakeholders identified, see chapter 4. As part of a project analysing the feasibility of using water plant biomass as a substrate for biogas production, we conducted a multi-method stakeholder analysis to evaluate stakeholders’ opinions about de-weeding. The results show a preference of all stakeholders, except those identifying with nature conservation, for aquatic de-weeding. Our findings also point to a lack of communication between stakeholders, resulting in biased opinions of the stakeholders against other stakeholders and starting points for conflict.</p> ER -