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Purpose of a coherent catalogue on NSWRM
The OPTAIN project relies on the selection and combination of clearly delineated ecosystem based technologies called Natural Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRM). To foster measure implementation, it is necessary to present the knowledge in an easy to use and meaningful manner. This allow framing the measures and their distinct characteristics, as well as collect and organise data and information on each of them. To gather and organise the knowledge on NSWRM that is collected and created by OPTAIN, this deliverable aimed at the development of a catalogue of NSWRM. It presents each NSWRM considered in the project and contains all the associated information. The objective is to make qualitative and quantitative information on each specific measure available to all end users and NSWRM implementers. It enables them to select, design and implement one or more NSWRM on their farm (or territory), or extract specific data and information they need for supporting the development and promotion of NSWRM use. The NSWRM will be integrated in the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) Global Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Database (WOCAT, 2022) and linked to the Natural Water Retention Measure (NWRM) catalogue (NWRM, 2019). This integration into the two long-standing databases ensures the dissemination of OPTAIN knowledge beyond the project consortium and the project lifetime. Without additional resources, the documented NSWRM will be available through WOCAT for the global SLM community and through the NWRM Platform for the European NWRM experts and implementers. All the information collected will finally be integrated into the OPTAIN Learning Environment, where all NSWRM can be accessed through various access points. The aim of the Learning Environment is to gather the OPTAIN products and results and provide it in a flexible and meaningful manner to the different end-users, from the scientific community to farmers and a wide set of stakeholders.