1. Development of a methodological framework (EEA contributions)
Second Meeting of the Working Group on Mapping and Assessments of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES)
18 June 2012
Markus Erhard, European Environment Agency (EEA)

2. Outline Conceptual framework Progress in classifications Next steps
Conclusions

3. From Baseline 2010…

4. …biophysical baseline Target 2, Action 5

5. Filling the matrix – Work flow
‘Filling the Matrix - EU & Member States‘
BISE / ES-ESS Web platform
Target 2 Action 5
EU level assessment
Ecosystem assessment
Art17 reporting
SEBI indicators
Atlas Ecosystem Services (JRC)
CLC / EUNIS ... ES mapping
Ecosystem classes
CICES classification
Consistency check ES vs. ESS mapping
Drivers / Pressures
Air quality, GHG...
Env. reporting WFD, MSFD, Forest, CAP, etc.
Accounting, Quickscan
Priority Ecosystem Service Assessment
Green Infra-structure Projects DG-Env, DG-Regio ....
Guidelines
Reporting
Targets
Scenarios
Policy Process
Member States assessments
MEA update

6. CICES proposal for version 4 (June 2012)

7. Ecosystem classification (Europe) Towards biophysical mapping of major ecosystems
12 classes (Corine, EUNIS, HD)
1km x 1km reference grid (Europe)
Full coverage for European ecosystems
Typological not regional
Scalable aggregation to regional classes compatible with national ‘sub-classifications’

8. Ecosystem classification (Europe) Towards biophysical mapping of major ecosystems

9. Filling the matrix – EEA‘s next steps
Background paper on ecosystem classification (June 2012)
Report ‘European wide data and methods’ (end 2012) WFD, MFSD, Fishery, Agri, Forest, CC monitoring / reporting CBD reporting, green infrastructure, resource efficiency, environmental accounting …
First results ecosystem accounting (Sep 2012)
Technical workshop marine ecosystem / ecosystem service assessment (end Nov 2012)
Questionnaire on policy instruments for ecosystem based management
BISE ecosystem platform update
First results ecosystem accounts in September meeting

10. Linking Ecosystem – Ecosystem Service Assessment

11. Linking Ecosystem – Ecosystem Service Assessment
Drivers agriculture, forestry, water management, transport, industry, tourism, etc.
Impacts
loss of ecosystem functions
Pressures pollution, climate change, land take
State ecosystem
state and quality
Response maintaining ecosystem functioning
Ecosystems
Ecosystem Services

12. Linking Ecosystem – Ecosystem Service Assessment
UK-NEA Approach

13. Filling the matrix – conclusions and next steps
Classifications on the way towards consolidation Conceptual framework requires both common framework (‘guidance‘) and flexibility
Definition and use of ecosystem service concept triggers conceptual framework
More focus on prioritization of services and implementation of assessments in-line with the policy framework 12 ES x 43 ESS ~ 400 boxes (out of 516 in total)