Research
CEM Projects related to Ecosystem Services – overview
Current Projects
- ESMERALDA: Enhancing Ecosystem Service Mapping from policy and Decision Making. (funded by H2020), Deputy Coordinator and WP4 leader “Assessment Methods”, 2/2015 – 7/2018 - Flyer
- OpenNESS: Operationalisation of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services: From Concepts to real-world Applications. (funded by EU FP7 Collaborative Project, WP1 leader "Ecosystem Service Concepts”, 12/2012-5/2017)
- Common International Classification for Ecosystem Services (CICES) – funded by EEA - Report and update
- Policy Impact and Future Options for Countryside Survey – funded by Defra (12/2011 – 11/2012) - Report
- Valuing Nature Network – funded by NERC (12/2010 - 11/2012) (VNN)
- Interdisciplinary quantitative ecosystem service Team (INQUEST), scoping study (12/2011 – 11/2012)
- Indian Ecosystem Service Initiative to Promote Sustainable Livelihoods (IndES) – funded by ESPA/LWEC (10/2010 – 7/2011)
- UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA) funded by Defra
- Phase I 2/2010 – 2/2011) Scenario Building - see working papers, Scenario Chapter
- Follow up Phase II (2/ 2012 - 10/ 2013) -
- Scenarios (lead) and
- Cultural Ecosystem Services.
- People or Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast (PEGASO) – funded by the EC FP7, 2/2010 – 1/2014) - Reports on: The Ecosystem Approach, LEAC, Scenarios - Reports
- Environmental limits, ecosystem resilience and supporting services. Pilot Review funded by NERC/LWEC – Report
- Catchment Planning and the Ecosystem Approach: progress towards application. Pilot Review funded by NERC/LWEC – Report
- Regional Bodies and Payments for Ecosystem Services – models (funded by EMDA, 11/2008-7/2009)
- An Analysis of methodologies for defining ecosystem service (funded by JNCC, 12/2008-4/2009) - Report
- Implementation of Ecosystem Accounting (funded by European Environment Agency, 2008-2011) – overview
- Valuation of Natural Resources" (scoping study funded by NERC) - Report (March 2009)
- Upland Ecosystem Services (funded by Natural England, 12/2007-3/2008) - overview - Final Report - Follow-up report
- Delivering environmental services through agri-environment programmes: a scoping study (funded by Countryside Council for Wales, 2-5/2008) - Final Report
- Transdisciplinary Seminar Series “Framing Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being (FRESH)” funded by NERC/ESRC, September 2007 – August 2009 - overview - Special Issue in Progress in Physical Geography
- Defra/UK funded projects under their Natural Value Programme:
- Embedding an Ecosystems Approach in Decision Making: Measuring the Added Value (EMBED) – funded by Defra (11/2009 – 7/2011, NR0135) Report
- The Resilience of Ecosystems to Environmental Change (RECCE) (2-7/2010, Defra NR0134) - Final Reports (overview, full technical)
- Scoping the Benefits for a MA-style Assessment for England (11/2007-3/2008, Defra NR0118) – overview - Final Reports (overview, full technical)
- England’s terrestrial ecosystem services and the rationale for an Ecosystem Approach, (9/2006-9/2007, NR0107) - Final Reports (overview, full technical)
- The Parrett Catchment: A Case study to develop tools and methodologies to deliver an Ecosystem Approach (9/2006-2/2008, NR0111)- Final Reports (overview, full technical)
- Defining and Identifying Environmental Limits for Sustainable Development: Scoping Study (Thresholds), (9/2005-2/2006, NR0102) - overview - Final Reports (overview, full technical)
- Development of a Forecasting Framework and Scenarios to Support the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (Forescene), EU 6th Framework, STREP 2006-2008 – overview
- Sustainability Impact Assessment Tools for Environmental Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Regions (SENSOR), EU 6th Framework Integrated Project, 2005-2008 ndash; overview - CEM deliverable of "Sustainability Choice Space".
- Ecological Thresholds for Reshaping Ecosystem Networks: Ameliorating landscapes Driven by Economic development (EcoTRADE). European Science Foundation, 2006-2008 - overview
- Land Use and Ecosystem Accounting funded by the European Environment Agency (EEA), 2005-2006. Final Report
- Countryside Quality Counts (CQC) funded by the UK Countryside Agency, 2003 – ongoing (Report on www.countryside-quality-counts.org.uk/)