1. General objectives of the meeting Anne Teller, DG ENV.B2
MAES All Pilots Workshop, Ispra,
18-19/11/13
General objectives of the meeting Anne Teller, DG ENV.B2

2. MAES Thematic Pilots Scope of the pilot:
The essential task of the pilot is to identify available knowledge at EU and MS level that can be used to map ecosystems and assess their condition and the services they provide.

3. MAES thematic pilots (March – December 2013)
Nature 2
Agriculture 3
Forest 4
Freshwater 5
Marine 6
Natural Capital Accounting
EU Lead
ENV
JRC
EEA
MS Lead LT BE SE PT FR BG
EU members
AGRI
ESTAT
MARE
RTD
ESTAT RTD
MS members EE FI HU AT DE ES SK UK
Stakeholders
CEEweb
ELO
FACE
IUCN
Forest Europe
WWF
Coastwatch
Oceana

4.
Tasks
Deadline
Finalisation of Pilots' consolidated report & publication on BISE
November–December 2013
Pilots continue
2014
"Hands-on" JRC-MESEU workshops on mapping of ecosystems & services with volunteer countries
First quarter 2014
MAES High-level Conference
22 May 2014
MAES first delivery on BISE
December 2014
Final MAES delivery including valuation and integration in accounting & reporting systems
2020

5. Supra-national National Regional Local Level Ecosystem service
Source: MAES working paper, table 4, pg 31

6. The RADAR project will develop innovative solutions for the detection of toxins and pollutants. The Commission's Joint Research Centre is a key partner in the FP7-funded RADAR research project, which was launched in January 2011 and will run for four years. RADAR stands for "RAtionally Designed Aquatic Receptors integrated in label-free biosensor platforms for remote surveillance of toxins and pollutants". The project aims to develop a portable device – a highly sensitive biosensor platform allowing spot measurements and on-line monitoring of toxins and pollutants, to be used in food production processes and in the aquatic environment. The platform will be based on two key innovations:
- bio-engineered receptors derived from aquatic organisms that will provide sensitive and specific biological recognition elements;
- a label-free, remotely-controllable and portable biosensor platform.
The integration of label-free detection sensors with an on-line automated sample handling and a wireless communication system will provide a portable biosensor platform for detection of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) in difficult operating conditions.

7. JRC's ecosystem service mapping tool to allow for uploading and downloading ecosystem services maps (ESP, Bali, 2013)
Alpha version