Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking

Project Information

ESMERALDA

Grant agreement ID: 642007

DOI 10.3030/642007

Project closed

EC signature date 5 December 2014

Start date 1 February 2015

End date 31 July 2018

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Total cost € 3 133 306,00

EU contribution € 3 002 166,00

Coordinated by

GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER
Germany

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (6)

Dissemination and communication activities 3

Dissemination and communication activities (press releases, e-newsletter, social network broadcasting, factsheets, policy brief, report cards, final brochure)

Project branding

Project branding and promotional materials (logo, leaflet, poster, templates), website, online Libraries, data management plan

Public project presentation

Public project presentation; i.e. contents for leaflet; public website, media

Dissemination and communication activities 1

Dissemination and communication activities (press releases, e-newsletter, social network broadcasting,factsheets, policy brief, report cards, final brochure)

Dissemination and communication activities 2

Dissemination and communication activities (press releases, e-newsletter, social network broadcasting,factsheets, policy brief, report cards, final brochure)

Integration of results in large information hubs

Integration of results in large information hubs (BISE, ESP mapping tool, etc.)

Documents, reports (15)

Report 2 on the use of CICES

Report on the use of CICES to identify and characterise the biophysical, social and monetary dimensions of ES assessments

Action 5 Implementation Plan
Report 2 on multifunctional assessment methods and the role of map analysis

Report on multifunctional assessment methods and the role of map analysis

Report on Social Mapping and Assessment methods

"Report on Social Mapping and Assessment methods - initial D3.1 ""Report on Social Mapping methods"" and D4.6 ""Report on social assessment methods and applications; final"" merged into one Deliverable (D3.1), integrating mapping and assessment methods. - Submission date of D3.1 moved from month 39 to montrh 36."

Report on Biophysical Mapping methods
Glossary public

Glossary for ES mapping and assessment terminology (internal agreement M04, final to feed into online stakeholder infrastructure and others M40)

Report 1 on the use of CICES

Report on the use of CICES to identify and characterise the biophysical, social and monetary dimensions of ES assessments

Stocktaking

Final stocktaking of EU member state needs

Guidelines and recommendations to support the application of the final methods by policy and decision makers as well business and public sectors
Overview of gaps

Overview of gaps and recommendations to overcome them

Guidance Report

Guidance report on a multi-tiered flexible methodology for mapping ecosystem services integrating social, economic and biophysical value domains at different spatial and temporal scales

Report illustrating the application of the final methods in policy and decision-making
Clustering

Clustering of all 28 EU member states according to their prerequisites and needs to perform ES mapping and assessment

Report on Econonomic Mapping and Assessment methods

"Report on Economic Mapping and Assessment methods - initial D3.2 ""Report on Economic Mapping methods"" and D4.4 ""Report on economic assessment methods and applications; final"" merged into one Deliverable (D3.2), integrating mapping and assessment methods. - Submission date of D3.2 moved from month 39 to montrh 36."

Interim report on the results of testing

Interim report on the results of testing the methodology across Europe and across themes, including proposals for improvement

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (37)

Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES): Highlights and uncertainties of a science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Author(s): Joachim Maes
Published in: Ekonomia i Środowisko (Environmental policy and management), Issue 4 (59), 2016, Page(s) 52-64, ISSN 0867-8898
Publisher: Fundacja Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych

How Essential Biodiversity Variables and remote sensing can help national biodiversity monitoring

Author(s): Petteri Vihervaara, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Laura Mononen, Markus Törmä, Petri Ahlroth, Saku Anttila, Kristin Böttcher, Martin Forsius, Jani Heino, Janne Heliölä, Meri Koskelainen, Mikko Kuussaari, Kristian Meissner, Olli Ojala, Seppo Tuominen, Markku Viitasalo, Raimo Virkkala
Published in: Global Ecology and Conservation, Issue 10, 2017, Page(s) 43-59, ISSN 2351-9894
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.01.007

Pollination services mapping and economic valuation from insect communities: a case study in the Azores (Terceira Island)

Author(s): Ana Picanço, Artur Gil, François Rigal, Paulo A.V. Borges
Published in: Nature Conservation, Issue 18, 2017, Page(s) 1-25, ISSN 1314-3301
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.18.11523

Review of decision support tools to operationalize the ecosystem services concept

Author(s): Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Elina Sirén, Sibyl Hanna Brunner, Bettina Weibel
Published in: Ecosystem Services, Issue 26, 2017, Page(s) 306-315, ISSN 2212-0416
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.10.012

Application of the marine ecosystem services approach in the development of the maritime spatial plan of Latvia

Author(s): Kristina Veidemane, Anda Ruskule, Solvita Strake, Ingrida Purina, Juris Aigars, Sandra Sprukta, Didzis Ustups, Ivars Putnis, Andris Klepers
Published in: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, Issue 13/1, 2017, Page(s) 398-411, ISSN 2151-3732
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2017.1398185

Mapping and assessment of urban ecosystem condition and services using integrated index of spatial structure

Author(s): Stoyan Nedkov, Miglena Zhiyanski, Stelian Dimitrov, Bilyana Borisova, Anton Popov, Ivo Ihtimanski, Rositsa Yaneva, Petar Nikolov, Svetla Bratanova-Doncheva
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 2, 2017, Page(s) e14499, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.2.e14499

Practical solutions for bottlenecks in ecosystem services mapping

Author(s): Ignacio Palomo, Louise Willemen, Evangelia Drakou, Benjamin Burkhard, Neville Crossman, Chloe Bellamy, Kremena Burkhard, C. Sylvie Campagne, Anuja Dangol, Jonas Franke, Sylwia Kulczyk, Solen Le Clec'h, Dania Abdul Malak, Lorena Muñoz, Vytautas Narusevicius, Sam Ottoy, Jennifer Roelens, Louise Sing, Amy Thomas, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Peter Verweij
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e20713, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e20713

Where concepts meet the real world: A systematic review of ecosystem service indicators and their classification using CICES

Author(s): Bálint Czúcz, Ildikó Arany, Marion Potschin-Young, Krisztina Bereczki, Miklós Kertész, Márton Kiss, Réka Aszalós, Roy Haines-Young
Published in: Ecosystem Services, Issue 29, 2018, Page(s) 145-157, ISSN 2212-0416
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.018

One Ecosystem: Innovation in ecology and sustainability research publishing

Author(s): Pavel Stoev, Benjamin Burkhard, Joachim Maes, Davide Geneletti, Lyubomir Penev
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 1, 2016, Page(s) e9255, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.1.e9255

Capability of the Polish legal system to introduce the ecosystem services approach into environmental management

Author(s): Małgorzata Stępniewska, Iwona Zwierzchowska, Andrzej Mizgajski
Published in: Ecosystem Services, Issue 29, 2018, Page(s) 271-281, ISSN 2212-0416
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.02.025

An operational framework for integrated Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES)

Author(s): Benjamin Burkhard, Fernando Santos-Martin, Stoyan Nedkov, Joachim Maes
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e22831, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e22831

Ecosystem services are inclusive and deliver multiple values. A comment on the concept of nature's contributions to people

Author(s): Joachim Maes, Benjamin Burkhard, Davide Geneletti
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e24720, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e24720

Mapping of nutrient regulating ecosystem service supply and demand on different scales in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Author(s): Sabine Bicking, Benjamin Burkhard, Marion Kruse, Felix Müller
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e22509, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e22509

May the matrix be with you! Guidelines for the application of expert-based matrix approach for ecosystem services assessment and mapping

Author(s): C. Sylvie Campagne, Philip Roche
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e24134, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e24134

Which questions drive the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services under Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy?

Author(s): Joachim Maes, Inge Liekens, Claire Brown
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25309, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25309

On the importance of a broad stakeholder network for developing a credible, salient and legitimate tiered approach for assessing ecosystem services

Author(s): Bettina Weibel, Sven-Erik Rabe, Benjamin Burkhard, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25470, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25470

Methodological aspects of ecosystem service valuation at the national level

Author(s): David Vačkář, Ioanna Grammatikopoulou, Jan Daněk, Eliška Lorencová
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25508, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25508

Assessing urban recreation ecosystem services through the use of geocache visitation and preference data: a case-study from an urbanised island environment

Author(s): Mario V Balzan, Iain Debono
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e24490, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e24490

Revision of the Common International Classification for Ecosystem Services (CICES V5.1): A Policy Brief

Author(s): Roy Haines-Young, Marion Potschin-Young
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e27108, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e27108

Towards integrated mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services in Bulgaria: The Central Balkan case study

Author(s): Stoyan Nedkov, Bilyana Borisova, Boian Koulov, Miglena Zhiyanski, Svetla Bratanova-Doncheva, Mariyana Nikolova, Julia Kroumova
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25428, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25428

Hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services: the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union

Author(s): Ina Maren Sieber, Paulo Borges, Benjamin Burkhard
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e24719, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e24719

Mapping Control of Erosion Rates: Comparing Model and Monitoring Data for Croplands in Northern Germany

Author(s): Bastian Steinhoff-Knopp, Benjamin Burkhard
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e26382, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e26382

Assessment and valuation of recreational ecosystem services of landscapes

Author(s): Johannes Hermes, Derek Van Berkel, Benjamin Burkhard, Tobias Plieninger, Nora Fagerholm, Christina von Haaren, Christian Albert
Published in: Ecosystem Services, Issue 31, 2018, Page(s) 289-295, ISSN 2212-0416
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.04.011

Mapping and assessing ecosystem services to support urban planning: A case study on brownfield regeneration in Trento, Italy

Author(s): Chiara Cortinovis, Davide Geneletti
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25477, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25477

Identifying representative case studies for ecosystem services mapping and assessment across Europe

Author(s): Davide Geneletti, Blal Adem Esmail, Chiara Cortinovis
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25382, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25382

Creating an operational database for Ecosystems Services Mapping and Assessment Methods

Author(s): Fernando Santos-Martin, Arto Viinikka, Laura Mononen, Luke Brander, Petteri Vihervaara, Inge Liekens, Marion Potschin-Young
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e26719, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e26719

National scale mapping of ecosystem services in Israel – genetic resources, pollination and cultural services

Author(s): Alon Lotan, Reuven Kost, Yael Mandelik, Yoav Peled, David Chakuki, Shiri Zemah Shamir, Yael Ram
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25494, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25494

Mapping and assessment of cultural ecosystem services of Latvian coastal areas

Author(s): Anda Ruskule, Andris Klepers, Kristina Veidemane
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25499, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25499

Glossary of ecosystem services mapping and assessment terminology

Author(s): Marion Potschin-Young, Benjamin Burkhard, Bálint Czúcz, Fernando Santos-Martín
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e27110, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e27110

A multitiered approach for grassland ecosystem services mapping and assessment: The Viva Grass tool

Author(s): Miguel Villoslada, Ivo Vinogradovs, Anda Ruskule, Kristina Veidemane, Olgerts Nikodemus, Raimonds Kasparinskis, Kalev Sepp, Justas Gulbinas
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e25380, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e25380

A new method for fine-scale assessments of the average urban Heat island over large areas and the effectiveness of nature-based solutions

Author(s): Dirk Lauwaet, Ton De Nijs, Inge Liekens, Hans Hooyberghs, Els Verachtert, Wouter Lefebvre, Koen De Ridder, Roy Remme, Steven Broekx
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e24880, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e24880

Economic valuation and mapping of Ecosystem Services in the context of protected area management (Natural Park of Serra de São Mamede, Portugal)

Author(s): Cristina Marta-Pedroso, Lia Laporta, Ivo Gama, Tiago Domingos
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e26722, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e26722

How to design a transdisciplinary regional ecosystem service assessment: a case study from Romania, Eastern Europe

Author(s): Bálint Czúcz, Ágnes Kalóczkai, Ildikó Arany, Katalin Kelemen, Judith Papp, Krisztina Havadtői, Krisztina Campbell, Márton Kelemen, Ágnes Vári
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e26363, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e26363

Mapping and assessing ecosystem services in the EU - Lessons learned from the ESMERALDA approach of integration

Author(s): Benjamin Burkhard, Joachim Maes, Marion Potschin-Young, Fernando Santos-Martín, Davide Geneletti, Pavel Stoev, Leena Kopperoinen, Cristian Adamescu, Blal Adem Esmail, Ildikó Arany, Andy Arnell, Mario Balzan, David N. Barton, Pieter van Beukering, Sabine Bicking, Paulo Borges, Bilyana Borisova, Leon Braat, Luke M Brander, Svetla Bratanova-Doncheva, Steven Broekx, Claire Brown, Constantin Cazacu,
Published in: One Ecosystem, Issue 3, 2018, Page(s) e29153, ISSN 2367-8194
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e29153

Assessing the capacity and flow of ecosystem services in multifunctional landscapes: Evidence of a rural-urban gradient in a Mediterranean small island state

Author(s): Mario V Balzan, Julio Caruana, Annrica Zammit
Published in: Land Use Policy, Issue 75, 2018, Page(s) 711-725, ISSN 0264-8377
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.025

Island ecosystem services: insights from a literature review on case-study island ecosystem services and future prospects

Author(s): Mario V. Balzan, Marion Potschin-Young, Roy Haines-Young
Published in: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, Issue 14/1, 2018, Page(s) 71-90, ISSN 2151-3732
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2018.1439103

Comparison of techniques for eliciting views and judgements in decision-making

Author(s): Nibedita Mukherjee, Aiora Zabala, Jean Huge, Tobias Ochieng Nyumba, Blal Adem Esmail, William J. Sutherland
Published in: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Issue 9/1, 2018, Page(s) 54-63, ISSN 2041-210X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12940

Conference proceedings (5)

Assessing the capacity and flows of ecosystem services in multi-functional landscapes

Author(s): Mario V Balzan
Published in: AgroMed International Conference 2016 (December 1-2, 2016 ), 2016
Publisher: AgroMed International Conference 2016

Mapping of ecosystems in Bulgaria based on MAES typology

Author(s): Stoyan Nedkov, Svetla Doncheva, Boris Markov
Published in: Chankova, S., et al. (Eds.) Seminar of Ecology - 2016 with international participation, Proceedings. 21-22 April 2016, 2017, Page(s) 61-67
Publisher: Bulgaria Academy of Sciences

Ecology for the city: analysing the role of green infrastructure in creating liveable cities

Author(s): Balzan, MV
Published in: The Fourth Valletta 2018 Annual International Conference - Living Cities, Liveable Spaces: Placemaking & Identity., Issue 1, 2018
Publisher: Valletta 2018: European Capital of Culture
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1165152

Kartierung und Bewertung von Ökosystemen und ihren Leistungen im Rahmen der EU-Biodiversitätsstrategie 2020

Author(s): Burkhard, Benjamin; Klug, Hermann; Müller, Felix
Published in: AGIT ‒ Journal für Angewandte Geoinformatik, Issue 2-2016, 2016, Page(s) 5
Publisher: Wichmann
DOI: 10.14627/537622064

Mapping of carbon storage in urban ecosystems: a Case study of Pleven District, Bulgaria

Author(s): Stoyan Nedkov, Miglena Zhiyanski, Mariyana Nikolova, Alexander Gikov, Petar Nikolov, Leonid Todorov
Published in: Proceedings of scientific conference “Geographical aspects of land use and planning under climate change”, Varshets 23-25.09.2016, 2016, Page(s) 223-233, ISBN 978-619-90446-1-2
Publisher: Bulgarian Geographical Society

Other (2)

Ökosystemleistungen von Küsten und Meeren

Author(s): Döring, R., Angeli, D., Bertram, C, Burkhard, B., Fischer, C., Günther, W., Kannen, A., Meyerhoff, B., Müller, A., Müller F. Rehdanz, K.
Published in: Naturkapital Deutschland - TEEB DE: Ökosystemleistungen in ländlichen Räumen – Grundlage für menschliches Wohlergehen und nachhaltige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, Issue 2, 2016, Page(s) 180 – 205, ISBN 978-3-944280-25-7
Publisher: Leibniz Universität Hannover, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ. Hannover, Leipzig

National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Service Mapping Pilot for a Suite of Prioritised Services

Author(s): Neil Parker, Elsa-Kristin Naumann, Katie Medcalf, Roy Haines-Young, Marion Potschin, Conor Kretsch, Jacqueline Parker and Benjamin Burkhard
Published in: Irish Wildlife Manuals, Issue 95, 2016, Page(s) 1-164, ISSN 1393-6670
Publisher: National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Ireland.

Monographic books (1)

Mapping Ecosystem Services

Author(s): Benjamin Burkhard, Joachim Maes
Published in: Advanced Books, 2017, Page(s) 1-376, ISBN 978-954-642-830-1
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/ab.e12837

Book chapters (2)

Assessment and Mapping of aesthetic ecosystem services in the city of Varna, Bulgaria

Author(s): Nikolova, M., Nedkov., S., Kiryakova, M.
Published in: Contemporary tourism - traditions and innovations, 2018, ISBN 978-1-5275-0829-3
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Assessment and Mapping of aesthetic ecosystem services in the city of Varna, Bulgaria

Author(s): Nikolova, M., Nedkov., S., Kiryakova, M.
Published in: Traditions and Innovations in Contemporary Tourism, 2018
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing