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The international environmetrics community introduced to OpenNESS

Wed, 12/06/2013 - 10:41

This week Alaska hosted the 23rd Annual Conference of the International Environmetrics Society. During a technical session entitled ‘The evidence base for ecosystem management decisions’ Jan Dick from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) presented work examining different ecosystem service indicators. She compared indictor selected by local land manager’s with data derived from pan-European databases or modelled output. Read more »

Photo: Jan Dick introducing the environmetrics community to OpenNESS, © Ron Smith, CEH

Nature is at the heart of the OpenNESS case study site in the Cairngorms

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 16:28

A new partnership aimed at driving forward conservation projects in the Cairngorms National Park (UK) to ensure it is in good shape for future generations, was launched by the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment on 18 May 2013. This partnership will also function as the ‘Case study Advisory Board’ (CAB) in OpenNESS. Read more »

Photo: Hamish Trench (CNPA Strategic Land Use Director) shows his son the outline of the CNPA in the QuickScan tool © George Macdonald, Scottish Gamekeepers Association and Charitable Trust

Witnessing the benefits of ecosystem services

Thu, 09/05/2013 - 13:35

The benefits of a rich biodiversity and a healthy, functioning, ecosystem are not always obvious. However, that wasn’t the case at Loch Leven, Kinross, Scotland, this week when the largest brown trout in more than 100 years was landed. This historic event coincided perfectly with the OpenNESS - OPERAs meeting at the site to discuss the benefits of ecosystem services. Read more »

Photo: http://lochlevenfisheries.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/loch-leven-record-smashed/

OpenNESS officially started during a two-day meeting in snowy Helsinki

Mon, 18/03/2013 - 12:37

On 12 and 13 March 2013, OpenNESS celebrated its official kick-off in Helsinki, Finland. Almost 100 participants from the consortium consisting of 25 research institutes and 10 SMEs from 22 European and four non-European countries were hosted at the Helsinki House of the Estates by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the OpenNESS coordinating body. Read more »

Photo: The OpenNESS kick-off participants © Riku Lumiaro, SYKE

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