The Common Agricultural Policy can strengthen biodiversity and ecosystem services by diversifying agricultural landscapes
“The Common Agricultural Policy can strengthen biodiversity and ecosystem services by diversifying agricultural landscapes” is based on the combined results of the FARMLAND, APPEAL, CONNECT, EC21C and ECODEAL projects, funded by BiodivERsA and FACCE-JPI. This 4-page brief presents key
Bridges to Local Economies
Based on some five years of European research within the TURAS program on transitions, resilience and sustainability, “Bridges to Local Economies” is a handbook looking at the role of the ‘bridging actor’ in facilitating resilient and sustainable local economies. While the book has a focus on
Ecosystem Services Card Game Factsheet
The ecosystem services card game is a method developed to capture the sociocultural values related to ecosystem services. This method specifically focuses on exploring and understanding human preferences and perceptions on ecosystem services (Fontaine et al., 2013). The ecosystem services card
Method Factsheet - Quickscan
The QUICKScan software and QUICKScan tool (http://QUICKScan.pro) encompasses a modelling environment with functionalities to assess societal and environmental conditions, diagnose patterns and interactions, implement alternative responses and evaluate the impacts of those responses. The QUICKScan
CIC! - Guidelines for setting up a non-profit resident-run enterprise for managing community assets
Guidelines for setting up a non-profit resident-run enterprise for managing community assets, applying an adaptive PPP approach.
EPIC WebGIS Portugal
EPIC WebGIS is an interactive spatial data infrastructure, which provides georeferenced cartography at a national scale, using data visualization tools.
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Mapping to support REDD+ planning and secure multiple benefits: toolbox and tutorials for QGIS and ArcGIS
GIS training materials and tools have been developed for use in planning REDD+ activities that deliver multiple benefits. These resources are designed to assist technical staff to undertake spatial analysis to identify areas suitable for specific REDD+ policies and measures, and which are likely to
mulino Decision Support System tool (mDSS)
The mDSS software is a generic indicator-based Decision Support System (DSS) developed to assist decision makers in the participatory management of environmental problems by applying several Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods and Group Decision Making. Specifically, it supports Decision/Policy Makers
Flood Damage Assessment
Methodology for assessing direct and indirect flood based economic losses to allow prioritisation and evaluation of adaptation measures.
Study on specific design elements of biodiversity offsets: Biodiversity metrics and mechanisms for securing long term conservation benefits
The EU's biodiversity strategy specifies a target to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2020. A No Net Loss initiative is an important component of the EU's strategy to achieve this. In accordance with the mitigation hierarchy, it will seek to strengthen efforts to first avoid, then
Participatory Network Analysis and Planning
CoKnow Consulting is offering facilitation and training to build capacity for inter- and transdisciplinary processes, by supporting you and your stakeholders to co-produce knowledge and co-design solutions for sustainability. One tool which has proven to be particularly helpful is the Net-Map tool
Transdisciplinarity and Knowledge Co-Production
CoKnow Consulting is building capacity for inter- and transdisciplinary processes and supports you and your stakeholders to co-produce knowledge and co-design solutions for sustainability. Together we co-develop the right approaches, e.g.: • Design inter- and transdisciplinary processes tailored
TESSA - Toolkit for Ecosystem Services Site-based Assessment
The TESSA toolkit provides practical guidance for measuring ecosystem services at the site scale.It effectively communicates the results to aid decision-making on a local level,which is an area existing tools have had limited applicability.TESSA provides scientifically robust information and a
Europe’s Natural Treasures – an illustrated ecosystem services map
Europe is full of natural treasures that provide endless inspiration, excitement, and enjoyment as well as supporting much of our economy. These benefits we get from nature sometimes referred to as ecosystem services, that are provided by Europe's natural capital. This map provides a rich
A concise guideline to economic valuation and social cost-benefit analysis
In this guideline we give a concise overview of economic valuation methods for measuring ecosystem service values, and their pros and cons. We also discuss essential elements of social cost-benefit analyses that aim to incorporate ecosystem service values.
OPERAs D4.4 and 4.6: Report on new and enhanced Ecosystem Services Tools
The primary goal of the OPERAs project is to operationalise (i.e. put into practice) ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital (NC) concepts and incorporate them into policy and decision-making. This report focuses on the development of new tools, and the enhancement of existing ones, completed
OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Thresholds, tipping points and limits
In the ecological literature the terms "threshold" and "tipping points" are often used synonymously. It is suggested to make a difference between the two here. The question of how different types of thresholds are related and how they can be detected or determined first requires
Making green economy happen: Integration of ecosystem services and natural capital into sectoral policies
The integration of ecosystem services and natural capital into the functioning of economic sectors provides a concrete means to initiate a shift towards green economy. This process starts with the integration of ecosystem services and natural capital into the policies governing the different
Virtual Landscape Theatre
The Virtual Landscape Theatre (VLT) is a mobile curved screen projection facility, in which people can be 'immersed' in computer models of their environment to explore landscapes of the past, present and future. This facility is the first mobile unit of its kind in the UK, and is used for
PSS Toolkit
Workshop facilitation toolkit for the generation of business ideas/models linked to product service systems at the scale of urban agglomerations.
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