1. Sustainable use of ecosystem services in Europe’s regions
contact persons: Philippe Monfort (REGIO) Joachim Maes, Carlo Lavalle (JRC)

2. 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

3. 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)

4. LUMP: Land Use Modelling Platform

5. 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