BISE platform on Ecosystem assessments
EIONET Biodiversity NRC – European CHM network
5-6-7 November 2012, Copenhagen, EEA
Valérie LAPORTE
The need for an information platform on ecosystem assessment in Europe
EEA 2010 Survey (targeting 38 countries, feedback from 22):http://biodiversity.europa.eu/ecosystem-assessments/events-1/eureca-meetings/workshop-ecosystem-assessments-europe-12-13-october-2010/documents/final-report.doc
• Variety of approaches, local contexts
• Different understandings of the concepts, different categorising of ecosystem services
• Ecosystem assessments are often undertaken in isolation, with sectoral approaches, limited sharing of experiences
• Absence of clearly defined policy goals
• Civil society and private stakeholders are largely absent,& implementing agencies largely confined to academic institutions
BISE platform on Ecosystem assessmentshttp://biodiversity.europa.eu/ecosystem-assessments
Belgium
Spain
Portugal
UK
European: MAES
Global: MA, TEEB, IPBES, CBD, …
Process & Governance
Conceptual framework
Status of ecosystems & ecosystem services
Valuation
Scenarios
Policies
Case-studies & EventsConcepts and approaches
Country survey on ecosystem-based management
Czech Republic
FranceGermany, Norway…
Example of country case study
Information on “MAES” European initiative
The need for a virtual library
The information on the platform: not up-to-date, far from sufficient
A virtual library is needed to provide a more comprehensive and indexed collection of documents
Populated by multiple experts
Collect key documents with mandatory information on their content
Tools will be available for Uploading documents with mandatory information
Searching for documents (based on the information provided)
A questionnaire on the scope of the virtual library
Your needs• Issues: mapping, valuation, scenarios, policy analyses…?
• Geographic area: national, local, regional, global?
• Medium: reports, events, tools, presentations?
• Type: assessment, research, policy?
Your contributions?
Online: http://projects.eionet.europa.eu/ecosystem-assessments-virtual-library/library/survey
Thank you
Policy developments
• Emphasise the importance of ecosystem services for the economy and human well-being & call for new policy tools and instruments “to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth”
EU Biodiversity strategy to 2020
RE flagship initiative
• Call for examination of all existing environment related targets and their interrelations to build more coherence in future actions
roadmap to a resource efficient Europe,
recent Parliament report on 6th EAP
recent initiative by Directors of Nature and water
The management of human activities for a sustainable development that does not jeopardize essential ecosystem functions and services
Single species
Single issue
Single activity
Short term perspective
Local scale
Ecology
Sociology
Economy
Long term perspective
Across spatial scales
An integrated approach Focus approach
Ecosystem-based management
Envisaged outcomes
• An analytical report “Resource efficiency in Europe” (Oct 2011) reflecting on trends, similarities and differences in policy responses
• Detailed ‘country profiles’ available on the EEA website
Why a country survey on Ecosystem-based management?http://projects.eionet.europa.eu/survey-ecosystem-based-management-2012/
• EBM is not a new concept…
• Objectives of the survey:
• Capture and disseminate country experiences
• Expand the knowledge base on ecosystems and their services in Europe, by providing up-to-date policy information on national approaches, strategies, targets and instruments
• Provide inputs to support the policy processes at national, EU and international level
Environmental policies
Nature,
Water,
Marine...Cross-cutting issues
Spatial planning
Climate change
Resource efficiency
Risks and disasters
Human health...
Sectors
Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries
Energy
Industry
Transport
Construction &
Housing Tourism…
More information on the survey:http://projects.eionet.europa.eu/survey-ecosystem-based-management-2012/
• Country coordinators for 26 countries:
• 23 EEA member countries
• 3 EEA collaborating countries
• Answers expected in early december
Matrix approach to streamline information
Terrestrial Freshwater Marine Atmosphere
Provisioning
Nutrition Material Energy
Regulating
Waste
Flow regulation
Physical environment
Biotic environment
Cultural
Symbolic
Intellectual & experiential
Conservation