Fernando Santos-Martín Socio-ecological system lab

Autonomous University of Madrid

Socio-Ecological system lab

Why MAES was created?

EU, 2011

What MAES has developed?

What MAES has developed?

Maes, 2013

What MAES has developed?

MAES, 2013

What MAES has developed?

Conceptual framework for EU wide ecosystem assessment

MAES, 2013

What MAES has developed?

MAES, 2014

What MAES has developed?

Operational assessment framework for the ecosystem pilot

(1) Map ecosystems

(2) Assess the conditions of ecosystems

(3) Assess ES delivery

(4) Integrated ecosystems assessment

What MAES has developed?

(1) Map the typology of ecosystems for EEA 39

EEA, 2016

What MAES has developed?

(2) Indicator database to map and assess the condition of ecosystems pilots

MAES, 2014

What MAES has developed?

Assess the condition of Ecosystems: Mapping major drivers and pressures

EEA, 2016

DPSIR

What MAES has developed?

(3) Mapping Ecosystem Services: High resolutions ES maps

JRC, 2011

What MAES has developed?

(3) Mapping Ecosystem Services: Multiple methods (tier approach)

MAES, 2014

What MAES has developed?

(3) Mapping Ecosystem Services: ES maps Visualization Tool

ESP, 2014

What MAES has developed?

(4) Integrated Ecosystem assessment: No yet developed

Maes J. 2016

What MAES has developed?

EU funded projects with contribution MAES

Maes, 2016

How to link MAES with NEA?

UK NEA, 2011 Portugal NEA, 2007 Spanish NEA, 2013

How can MAES help MS?

How did we organized the work?

How can MAES help MS?

A few examples…

How can MAES help MS?

(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good shape to continue delivering essential services to society?

We identified and mapped 14 ecosystem types

(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good condition?

Identification of ES delivered by ecosystems

(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good condition?

Key messages about ecosystem condition

(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good condition?

Temporal dynamics of ecosystem condition

Santos-Martin et al, 2013 &2016

(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good condition?

Mapping Ecosystem Services (Biophysical) Provisioning Services

Crop production Livestock production Timber production Freshwater supply

Regulating Services Water infiltration Soil fertility Carbon storage

Cultural Services

Nature recreation

Drivers of change

Land use intensity Protected areas Pollution Human population

Santos-Martín F et al., 2106

(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good condition?

Santos-Martín F et al., 2106

Mapping Ecosystem Services Synergies & Trade-offs

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Ecosystem services synergies Ecosystem services trade-offs

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(1) Are Spanish Ecosystems in good condition?

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PRESSURELanduseintensity Demographic

DRIVERS

RESPONSES

IMPACTSONEcosystemservices

Provisioning

Regula ng

Cultural

Protectedareas

Provisioning

Mapping Ecosystem Condition

Santos-Martín F et al., 2106

Can we value the flow of ES?

(2) Can we value the flow of ES from ecosystems to society?

Can we value the flow of ES?

Integrated conceptual framework based on Biophysical, Socio-cultural and Economic methods

Martín-López et al, 2013

Can we value the flow of ES?

Socio-cultural assessment: Ecosystem Services preference assessment

Martín-López et al, 2013

Can we value the flow of ES?

Palomo et al, 2013

Socio-cultural Mapping: Spatial representation of ES preferences and perceptions of stakeholders via PGIS

Can we value the flow of ES?

Water provisioning Water depuration

Recreational activities Natural hazards regulation

Mapping economic values of ES using market based methods

Food provisioning

Santos-Martín et al, 2016

Can we value the flow of ES?

Mapping economic values of ES using stated preferences methods (choice modelling)

Spatial representation of willing to pay (WTP)

WTP for water quality services

WTP agua

29.9€ - 30.8€

30.8€ - 31.6€

31.6€ - 32.5€

32.5€ - 33.3€

33.3€ - 34.2€

150 0 15075 Kilometers Deterioro del agua

0 - 1

1 - 1.9

1.9 - 2.5

2.5 - 2.7

2.7 - 3

Social concern over the

deterioration of water quality

García-Llorente et al., 2016

Can we value the flow of ES?

Integration of Socio-cultural and Economic valuation results

Socio-cultural assessment

Economic assessment

Can we value the flow of ES?

Results integration and available information from the Spanish NEA

What are the main challenges to the implementation of NEA in MAES

What are the main challenges?

1. Identifying which which are your policy/society/ business questions

Maes, 2013

What are the main challenges?

2. Identifying different stakeholders in prioritising which ecosystem and services to map and assess

What are the main challenges?

3. Identifying what type of data are available or needed

What are the main challenges?

3. Identifying what type of data are available or needed

National International

What are the main challenges?

3. Identifying is the quality of the data

Demand

What are the main challenges?

4. Identifying what integrative conceptual frameworks are most appropriate

DPSIR

What are the main challenges?

5. Helping implement other actions of the EU Biodiversity Strategy

Green infrastructure Natural accounting

What are the main challenges?

6. Guiding the use of information on ES in other policies

Maes, 2014

What are the main challenges?

7. Linking biodiversity, ecosystem condition to ecosystem services and human well-being

Spanish NEA, 2011

Food for thoughts