1. Agenda item 3 Progress on MAES since January and planning ahead
MAES Working Group
5th meeting – 26/04/13
Agenda item 3 Progress on MAES since January and planning ahead

2. MAES
Analytical Framework for ecosystem assessment, finalised and published, April 2013
Participation in MAES Thematic Pilots
- To take note of the state of progress, discuss preliminary outcomes and planning ahead to strengthen the added value and relevance of the process
MAES supporting contract workshop, March
To take note of preliminary results, next steps and synergies with pilots
Nature Directors meeting, 2-3 May 2013
MAES Pilots brainstorming, 4 June 2013 (tbc)
Future planning (inc. MAES High-Level event, 22 May 2014 and 2015 Mid-Term report event)
- To take note of the future planning and to provide comments

3. MAES thematic pilots (March – September 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 SK UK
Stakeholders
CEEweb
ELO
FACE
Forest Europe
WWF
Coastwatch
Oceana

4. MAES Pilots Background note for 6 thematic pilots, 28/01/13
Common framework for 4 ecosystem cases
4-step approach
CICES Table (1) to map and assess ecosystem services provided by each ecosystem at EU and National level
Support from MAES-Marine workshop, 19 June 2013 (ENV.B2, ENV.D2, JRC, EEA)
Support from and input to country case-studies from MESEU contract
Fifth meeting MAES WG 18 September 2013

5. 4-step approach

6. CICES Table 1 reporting structure
Ecosystem types
Ecosystem services
CICES v4.3 group†
Rivers and lakes
Wetlands
Provisioning services
Biomass [Nutrition]
Biomass (Materials from plants, algae and animals for agricultural use)
Water (for drinking purposes) [Nutrition]
total available surface water supply per unit area (m3) (LISFLOOD model
SWAT model
population density and water use/demand of different sectors (m3)
EUROSTAT data on water use
Water (for non-drinking purposes) [Materials]
Biomass (fibres and other materials from plants, algae and animals for direct use and processing)
Biomass (genetic materials from all biota)
Biomass based energy sources
Mechanical energy (animal based)

7. MESEU case-studies EU Member States Austria Belgium (RW, VG)
Netherlands (marine)
Spain
UK (Wales)
Non-EU countries
Switzerland
Balkans (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia)

8. MAES and IPBES

9. EU and global biodiversity reporting schedule
End 2014
MAY 2014
EU Art.17 Report
2015
MAES Event
EU Mid-Term Report
MAES EU
2015
2020
2018
2016
2015
2013
2014
EEA SOER
Global
March 2014 SCBD
GBO/IPBES Assessment
5NR
Oct CoP12
MAY 2015
MDG
GBO4
Mid-Term Review Strategic Plan

10. Thanks for your attention