OpenNESS aims to translate the concepts of Natural Capital (NC) and Ecosystem Services (ES) into operational frameworks that provide tested, practical and tailored solutions for integrating ES into land, water and urban management and decision-making. It examines how the concepts link to, and support, wider EU economic, social and environmental policy initiatives and scrutinizes the potential and limitations of the concepts of ES and NC.

 

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_{05 SEPTEMBER 2013}

   Setting up an online ecosystem services platform

At a joint brainstorm session by the OpenNESS and OPERAs projects, plans for a common online platform for ecosystem services and natural capital were discussed. Researchers of both projects met in the Amsterdam public library, a perfect setting for discussing a platform for knowledge exchange. The intention to create a single platform jointly by both research projects was confirmed and responds to the wish of the funder, the European Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation. Read more »

Image: OPERAs homepage

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_{23 AUGUST 2013}

   OpenNESS prepares for its first cross work package workshop

The first OpenNESS cross work package meeting will be held at Loch Leven, Kinross, Scotland from 21 to 24 October 2013. It will focus on the interaction of the Open-NESS case studies with its methodological work packages (WP1-4). The problems defined in the case studies will be matched to the methods. Read more »

Image: Scheme illustrating the overall methodological approach