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Policy tools to manage synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services
The brief on “Policy tools to manage synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services” presents how the results from the BiodivERsA-funded CONNECT, REGARDS, TALE and VITAL projects use optimization and participatory tools to quantify synergies and trade-offs between multiple ecosystem services,
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- Guidance
Nitrogen pollution and climate change reduce carbon storage and biodiversity of peatlands
A “win-win” between biodiversity-conservation and climate-change-combat is illustrated by the "Nitrogen pollution and climate change reduce carbon storage and biodiversity of peatlands" policy brief. It focuses on the farless recognized and 'unseen' threats to peatlands: air
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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Effectiveness
The ultimate goal for managing ecosystem services is contributing to human well-being. To analyse how this goal can effectively be achieved is a major task in OpenNESS.
- Training
ESLab services test and demonstration site
The test and demonstration version of ESLab services provide 1) visualization of municipal greenhouse gas budgets in Finland, and 2) High resolution carbon budget data for a pilot study region in southern Finland.
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GIZ ValuES - Synthesis Report of 19 ecosystem service assessments for different purposes
This case study analysis describes experiences on the ground with ecosystem service assessments and the way they are used in decision making processes. The overall aim was to better understand the role of such assessments and to distil lessons in relation to their effectiveness in supporting policy
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- Guidance
Sprawl Monitor
Toolkit for monitoring urban sprawl and evaluating threats to sustainability.
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- Guidance
Wildlife diseases on the increase
The "Wildlife diseases on the increase" policy brief focuses on Wildlife diseases, highlighting their increase and the threat they pose to Europe’s biodiversity, and proposing policy recommendations using the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus as an example. The 4-page brief is
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Approaches to financing nature-based solutions in cities
Prepared in the framework of the Horizon 2020 project GrowGreen (http://growgreenproject.eu/), this working document presents an overview of financing approaches that can be used to deliver nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban areas. It includes a typology of financing mechanisms from the
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Podcast: Creating Green Cities
Creating Green Cities is a podcast on urban-nature based solutions, explained through stories of inspiring innovators from across Europe who have used their passion and creativity to make cities greener. We talk to guests from Barcelona, Budapest, Malmö and Utrecht to find out why green roofs are
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Establishment of Community-based Models for Biodiversity Protection in Ecological Corridors in the Southern Caucasus (Armenia)
Establishment of Community Based Conservation Areas (CBCA) will help counteract the negative effects of unsustainable use of natural resources. CBCA models will be set up based on ecosystem services that result in biodiversity conservation and additional income for local communities via well-
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Study Design and Synthesis Protocol: The blueprint protocol
Welcome to the Blueprint protocol for ecosystem services studies. The aims of the protocol are twofold: - to act as a thinking tool, at the onset of projects, to help researchers design their studies - to synthesise complex research projects into a common framework. Hence, it is more than a
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Integrated Assessment and Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Guidelines and Experiences
As the ecosystem service concept has become more widely recognised, so the number of biophysical, socio-cultural and monetary methods available to assess ecosystem services has increased. There is relatively little guidance on how to select and combine these methods into hybrid approaches that
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Implementation Model Database (IM-DB)
Nature4Cities project developed the Web-based database which allows to check different kinds of implementation models for NBS and NBS related pioneer projects. The database groups urban projects at different scales and in different European countries, using NBS.
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- Guidance
Conservation of threatened insects in Europe
The "Conservation of threatened insects in Europe" policy brief is focusing on the conservation of threathened and vulnerable insects in the context of changing land use and climate. This brief builds on the BiodivERsA-funded CLIMIT project, lead by Dr. Josef Settele. The brief gives
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Deliberative mapping of ecosystem services within and around Donana National Park (SW Spain) in relation to land use change
The establishment of protected areas is one of the main strategies for preserving biodiversity from land use transformation. However, a great number of protected areas are becoming isolated due to land use changes in their surroundings.
- Dataset
European Long-Term Ecosystem and Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure (eLTER H2020)
The overall aim of the eLTER project is to advance the European network of Long-Term Ecosystem Research sites and socio-ecological research platforms to provide highest quality services for multiple use of a distributed research infrastructure.
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Hydro Profi Line®
A unique new type of proven planter system for greening of impervious surfaces. Solitary containers/flower pots as well as areal. Horizontal as well as vertical. Indoors as well as outdoors. Reducing water consumption by up to 80% and enabling possibility for exchange of all species and sices (up
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GIZ ValuES - Method Profile: Assessing flood prevention potential of wetlands
Wetlands can absorb excess water in cases of river flooding. This method can be used to estimate the retention capacity of wetlands for flood mitigation and thereby protecting downstream inhabitants. For this, the impact of water detention on peak flows is considered, as well as the extent and
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Policy Brief: EU bioenergy policies at the crossroad
The policy brief summarizes policy messages on bioenergy production in the EU
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OPERAS D4.5 Good practice guidelines for instrument choice and tutorials for instrument application
About “Guidance on choice and application of instruments” Task 4.5 coordinates the work and information flow across WP4 Instruments and produced an overall synthesis of the operational potential of ES/NC instruments, a road map for their application and practice guidance for choice and use of ES/
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