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1 st workshop on Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services, 21-22/11/12, Brussels

This workshop aims to inform Member States and stakeholders about the progress and relevance of the MAES working group. It will discuss how MAES can be further supported and strengthened at the EU and MS level. The workshop will include discussions on the need for methodological guidance, access to relevant information, and the consolidation of environmental legislation implementation. Participants will also explore potential support from the EU and MS, such as methodological guidance, tools, research projects, and access to national data.

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1 st workshop on Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services, 21-22/11/12, Brussels

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  1. 1st workshop on Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services, 21-22/11/12, Brussels Essential outputs and follow-up

  2. Objective • To inform MS and stakeholders of progress and relevance of MAES WG work • To discuss how MAES canbefurthersupported and strengthenedat EU and MS level

  3. Participation • About 100 participants over 2 days • Representatives from 20 Member States + stakeholder groups + EC services • Good balance of technical and policy expertise

  4. Main conclusions • MAES is needed and scope is broader than support to Target 2 • MAES process needs to be more prominent, politically supported and widely communicated • MAES should help consolidate the implementation of environmental legislation • MAES will require access to relevant information and knowledge, including from other sectors • Need for methodological guidance, experience sharing, and for a phased and adaptive approach

  5. What support can EU and MS offer to MAES? • Methodological support (JRC, EEA, contracts) • Tools for MS (guides, indicators, BISE) • Streamlining EU data and knowledge • EU storyline (policy relevant) • EU researchprojects (e.g. OPEN-NESS, OPERA) • EU high-levelscientificadvisoryboard(RTD) • MAES national working groups • Case-studies (national, regionalscale) • Expertise (champions) • Access to national data • Strengthening interface with science

  6. Thematic Pilots for 2013 • Nature (Article 17) data to assess condition of ecosystems and services • Forest ecosystems and services • Agro-ecosystems (cropland, grassland) • Freshwater (rivers, lakes, wetland) in relation to ecological status • Marine environment (MSFD, EU maritime policy) • Natural capital accounting (exploratory work)

  7. Required support/contribution • Application of conceptual model • Identification of relevant data sources at EU & MS level • Identification of gaps • Identification of trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services • Identification of services • Policy questions Towards a work programme

  8. Target 2 Roadmap

  9. Next steps • MAES WG follow-up of MAES Workshop • Finalisation of Analytical framework, January 2013 • Mapping contract workshop 19-20 March • Nature Reporting Expert Group 20 March 2013 • MAES WG feedback to CGBN 21 March 2013 • CGBN recommendations to NDM, 2-3 May 2013 • Restoration Prioritisation Framework workshop, May 2013 • MAES-Marine workshop, June 2013 (ENVD2) • Fifth meeting MAES WG 18 September 2013 • CGBN 19-20 September or 14-15 November 2013 • 2nd MAES workshop, end 2013

  10. Scientific outreach: • ALTER-Net Conference on science support to EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, April 2013 • EPBRS workshop, 11-12 April 2013 (RTD) • EPBRS Presidency Conference on EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy Targets 1 and 2, 15-17 May 2013

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