A5049853568- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Plant and animal studies
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Rural development and sustainability
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
University of Kassel
2024-2025
Leibniz University Hannover
2018-2024
Backed by the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030, numerous 'Mapping Assessment of Ecosystem Services' (MAES) projects have been completed in recent years member states European Union, with substantial results insights accumulated. The experience from different approaches is a valuable source information for developing assessment processes further, especially regard their uptake into policy more recently, ecosystem accounting. Systematic towards best practices lessons learned national...
This paper analyses and compares a set of case studies on ecosystem services (ES) mapping assessment with the purpose formulating lessons learned recommendations. Fourteen were selected during EU Horizon 2020 “Coordination Support Action” ESMERALDA to represent different policy- decision-making processes throughout European Union, across wide range themes, biomes scales. The analysis is based framework that addresses key steps an ES process, namely policy questions, stakeholder...
The European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action ESMERALDA aimed at developing guidance a flexible methodology for Mapping Assessment of Ecosystems their Services (MAES) to support the EU member states in implementation Biodiversity Strategy’s Target 2 5. ESMERALDA’s key tasks included network creation, stakeholder engagement, enhancing ecosystem services mapping assessment methods across various spatial scales value domains, work case studies MAES implementation. Thus...
Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) are highly context-specific and inherently linked to local identity, which challenges their assessment. Participatory methods have proven capture the multiple values aspects of CES for communities. This paper presents an attempt understand different dimensions in Saint-Philippe municipality, Réunion Island, France. We applied a tiered, participatory approach that utilises knowledge co-creation processes over period 3 years. First, we co-created aim research...
The obligations of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 create a need for mapping and assessment state biodiversity, ecosystems their services in all European member states. Europe’s nine Outermost Regions (ORs) 25 Overseas Countries Territories (OCTs) are mainly islands, scattered around globe. These territories contain unique flora fauna encompass diverse ecosystems, from coral reefs to rainforests. highly provide multiple relevant ecosystem local global scale. To date, concept has so far...
Modelling ecosystem services (ES) has become a new standard for the quantification and assessment of various ES. Multiple ES model applications are available that spatially estimate supply on basis land-use/land-cover (LULC) input data. This paper assesses how different LULC datasets affect modelling mapping case study Terceira Island, Azores (Portugal), namely: (1) EU-wide CORINE LULC, (2) Region official map (COS.A 2018) (3) remote sensing-based vegetation Island using Sentinel-2 satellite...
Current environmental resource management policies acknowledge the need to manage and conserve biodiversity. Sustaining good ecosystem conditions services (ES) is imperative at across multiple spatial scales. The ES concept a valuable tool communicate benefits that nature provides people. In Guiana Shield, neighbouring countries share landscapes ecosystems, therefore also they supply. This study presents first assessments territorial level for Suriname French Guiana. Expert-based supply...
Against the backdrop of aggravating environmental challenges, effective ecosystem services (ES) management is crucial for biodiversity conservation, livelihood support, and economic growth. Including citizens, stakeholders societies in research gaining popularity as a suitable tool both informed decision-making enhanced community resilience. Our study explores application knowledge co-creation methodologies to improve ES management. The French Outermost Region La Réunion, situated...
Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems their Services (MAES) has been widely applied on the European Union (EU) mainland, whereas EU Overseas entities still bear potential for implementation. This paper presents novel applications MAES procedure in Outermost Regions Countries Territories ("EU Overseas"). Eight case studies from different geographical areas were analysed through a comparative assessment by applying an established framework following key steps process, order to stipulate lessons...
Islands are hotspots of biological and cultural diversity, which, compared to mainlands, more vulnerable environmental degradation, climate change, uncontrolled land use changes financial or societal crises. Particularly when combined, these factors can increasingly impact the socioeconomic services in many such isolated ecosystems communities. Atmospheric warming, ocean acidification other abrupt directly biodiversity islands surrounding water bodies, associated Ecosystem Services and,...
Modelling and mapping water-related ecosystem services (ES) are getting more important in the scientific community decision making contexts. Especially straightforward, easy to operate ES model suites that based on Land Use / Cover (LULC) data have gained popularity realm, including but not limited InVEST Model Suits. sensitivity input factors has been widely assessed. However, little attention given effect modelled distribution by user decisions such as selection of LULC dataset. These...
<p>The Maroni River in the Guiana Shield marks border between  French and Suriname. In Basin, as many transboundary river basins of world, socio-political borders criss-cross through natural ecosystems hence intersect ecological boundaries. As neighbouring countries share ecosystems, they also inherent ecosystem processes, functions and, hence, services (ES) that these areas provide. However, life land uses are changing basin. A growing need for land, urbanization,...