1. Mapping of ecosystems and their services in the EU and its Member States
ENV.B.2/SER/2012/0016
Leon C. Braat, Alterra, Wageningen, The Netherlands

2. THE RESEARCH TEAM

3. (Additional) ALTER-Net Partner (Additional) Ispra Workshop Contact
Mapping in EUROPE Research team Advisors
(Additional)
ALTER-Net
Partner
(Additional)
Ispra
Workshop
Contact
WG MAES
Advisors

4. The aim of the MAES – EU project
to provide assistance,- on behalf of and in cooperation with the Commission-, to the Member States in the context of Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, ....
on the mapping and assessment of the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory, ....
making best use of studies and work already undertaken at EU and MS levels.

5. The Objective of the MAES –EU project
to compare and test EU methods on pilot cases from Member States
in order to identify possible commonalities and facilitate cross-linkages
between national/sub-national assessments and the work carried out at EU level.

6. OVERALL APPROACH

7. BROAD EUROPEAN SURVEY (1)
TO DEVELOP “STATE OF THE ART” DATABASE & REPORT INCLUDING:
Mapping projects, on-going and planned
Maps of and ecosystem services, benefits and economic value in various degrees of completion (GIS, other)
Classifications, indicators, scales/ resolutions used
Modeling tools
Coverage of Member State
Expertise and capacity available;
Organisation of the Target 2 Action 5

8. BROAD EUROPEAN SURVEY (2)
Step 1: December – February 2013
Approach WG MAES Members / MAES Workshop Participants VIA Digital Questionnaire
Approach Experts in Member States as identified VIA Digital Questionnaire for follow- up via / phone to assess Technical State of the Art
Step 2: June – September 2013
Consultation of experts about recommendations / guidance document(s)
Consultation of WG MAES Members / MAES Workshop Participants about draft reports

9. Flowchart of the project

10. SPECIAL ISSUE:
Mapping Ecosystem
Services
2013