Assessing ecosystem services for evidence-based nature-based solutions

Resource type: 
Research
EU project stamp: 
Yes
Main entity: 
Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology
Type of entity: 
Research centre/University
Funding: 
EU Horizon 2020
Societal challenges: 
All
Scope: 
Europe
Focus: 
Malta
Description: 

This paper provides an overview of the recent work mapping and assessing ecosystem service in Malta and the implications for decision-making. Research has focused on the identification and mapping of ecosystems, and ecosystem condition, the capacity to deliver key ecosystem services and the actual use (flow) of these services by local communities leading to benefits to human well-being.

Date: 
2021
Journal: 
Quantitative Biology
Language: 
EN