EU-wide methodology to map and assess ecosystem condition
Towards a common approach consistent with a global statistical standard
The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 calls for developing an EU-wide methodology to map, assess and achieve good condition of ecosystems, so they can deliver benefits to society through the provision of ecosystem services. The EU-wide methodology presented in this report addresses this methodological gap.
The EU-wide methodology has adopted the System of Environmental Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) as reference framework. The SEEA EA is an integrated framework for organizing biophysical information about ecosystems, adopted as a global statistical standard by the United Nations. The SEEA EA is also the reference framework under the proposal for the amendment of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts.
Building on previous work done within the MAES initiative, the EU-wide methodology presents useful insights to operationalise the SEEA EA at EU level by integrating different EU data streams in a consistent way with this global statistical standard to consistently map and assess ecosystem condition in the EU across all ecosystem types. The adoption of the SEEA EA framework offers the flexibility to integrate different data flows, leveraging the use of available EU data, such as data reported by MS under EU legislation and EU geospatial data. The EU-wide methodology.
The implementation of the EU-wide methodology, making use of available data, will provide the scientific knowledge base to support a range of policies and legal instruments.
VALLECILLO RODRIGUEZ Sara;
MAES Joachim;
TELLER Anne;
BABI ALMENAR Javier;
BARREDO CANO Jose Ignacio;
TROMBETTI Marco;
ABDUL MALAK Dania;
PARACCHINI Maria-Luisa;
CARRÉ Aurelien;
ADDAMO Anna;
CZUCZ Balint;
ZULIAN Grazia;
MARANDO Federica;
ERHARD Markus;
LIQUETE GARCIA Maria Del Camino;
ROMAO Carlos;
POLCE Chiara;
PARDO VALLE Adara;
JONES Arwyn;
ZURBARAN-NUCCI Mayra;
NOCITA Marco;
VYSNA Veronika;
DE JESUS CARDOSO Ana;
GERVASINI Eugenio;
MAGLIOZZI Chiara;
BARITZ Rainer;
BARBERO Mirco;
ANDRE Viviane;
KOKKORIS Ioannis P;
DIMOPOULOS Panayotis;
KOVACEVIC Vujadin;
GUMBERT Andreas;
2022-09-28
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC130782
978-92-76-57029-5 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31226 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-226-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC130782,
10.2760/13048 (online),
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