Sustainable use of ecosystem services in Europe’s regions contact persons: Philippe Monfort (REGIO) Joachim Maes, Carlo Lavalle (JRC)
Objectives Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services at regional scale How can investments in ecosystem restoration result in benefits and increased well-being. How can we balance the use natural resources including ecosystem services with the needs for preservation of biodiversity and the needs for regional development
Integrated sustainability assessment platform Integrated modelling approach for ex ante and ex post scenario assessments relative to a reference scenario Indicators for biodiversity and ecosystem services are coupled to a dynamic land use model (LUMP)
LUMP: Land Use Modelling Platform
sparsely vegetatedland First assessments urban cropland grassland forest and woodland heathland and shrub sparsely vegetatedland wetland rivers and lakes water regulation in soils x water quality regulation air quality regulation recreation valuation