Internal state of the art report on ecosystem services evaluation

Resource type: 
Business
EU project stamp: 
Yes
Main entity: 
Ecologic Institut GmbH
Type of entity: 
Research centre/University
Funding: 
EU
Key themes: 
Business
Finance
Societal challenges: 
Biodiversity Enhancement
New Economic Opportunities & Green Jobs and Participatory Planning and Governance
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

This document provides a state-of-the-art review to support the conceptual and practical development of the DESSIN ESS Evaluation Framework. It briefly presents the state of affairs regarding the measurement of changes in ESS, including description of existing classification systems, analytical frameworks and economic valuation methodologies. The challenges associated with spatial and temporal variations of ESS are considered and an approach to define and measure sustainability is presented. Finally, the next steps in the work plan of Work Area 1 are outlined.

Language: 
EN