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Workshop on G lobal Change and the Future of Ecosystems in Europe 10 - 11 June 2004, Copenhagen

Strengthening capacity to manage ecosystems for human wellbeing – lessons learned from the sub-global assessments. Workshop on G lobal Change and the Future of Ecosystems in Europe 10 - 11 June 2004, Copenhagen AVEC-EEA-MA

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Workshop on G lobal Change and the Future of Ecosystems in Europe 10 - 11 June 2004, Copenhagen

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  1. Strengthening capacity to manage ecosystems for human wellbeing – lessons learned from the sub-global assessments Workshop on Global Change and the Future of Ecosystems in Europe 10 - 11 June 2004, Copenhagen AVEC-EEA-MA Lisen Schultz, PhD student in Natural Resource Management,Centre for transdisciplinary environmental research, Stockholm university

  2. Global Assessment Users Regional Development Banks, etc. Regional National Government National Local Community Local Why a Multi-Scale Assessment? • Definition of the problem differs at different scales • Different drivers, impacts and responses • Relevance and reliability of findings enhanced • Assessments at different scales favor different stakeholders (choice of scale is political)

  3. Northern Wisconsin Sub-global assessments around the world

  4. Preliminary findings (conditions and trends) • People everywhere rely on ecosystems and their services, for human well-being and poverty reduction. • Despite their importance, ecosystem services are in decline in many places around the world.

  5. Preliminary findings (responses) • Multilevel governance tends to enhance the diversity of response options. • Often, responses grow and breed other responses.

  6. Preliminary findings (the SG component) • Management occurs at all levels • User engagement enhance the legitimacy and impact of many SGAs • Stakeholders have different worldviews and can contribute different knowledge to the assessment. • The interaction between knowledge systems becomes increasingly important at smaller scales.

  7. The Swedish assessments • Focus on governance and other social drivers • Urban components • Trans-disciplinary team • Resilience theory Stockholm Kristianstad

  8. Kristianstads Vattenrike (”water realm”)

  9. Ecological Knowledge Vision and goals Networks Declining values Percieved by individuals Window-of -opportunity Continued decline (?) Kristianstads Vattenrike Adapted from Olsson et al (in press)

  10. Strategies: Adaptive co-management • Strategic collaboration with actors on different levels • Collaborative learning, monitoring and response • Networks tailored to each project Adapted from Hahn et al (manus)

  11. Lessons learned • Build on existing initiatives • Connect ecosystem management to human wellbeing • Multi-level governance • Importance of trust and leadership • Allow for self-organization, encourage good initiatives

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