1. Introduction & Objectives
In order to analyze trade-offs in use and availability of ecosystem services caused by land use change, and to optimize sustainable ecosystem management, dynamic ecosystem services models are essential. There is a rapidly growing amount of data and (spatial and dynamic) models on ecosystem services scattered in many different places and stages of development. The ES-Partnership will provide quick access to the main available modeling initiatives and will actively contribute to improve the state-of-the-art.
Objective: The objective of this Thematic Working Group is to develop tools, guidelines and standards for improving dynamic analysis of ecosystem services and the representation in modeling tools (in close collaboration with TWG4 on Mapping Ecosystem Services).
2. Lead Team & Members
- Stoyan Nedkov (co-Chair), NIGGG, Bulgaria
- Kremena Burkhard (co-Chair), Ludwig Franzius Institute of Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover
- Bart de Knegt, Wageningen Environmental Research, the Netherlands
- Thomas Elliot, Department of Sustainability and Planning, The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Life Cycle Sustainability, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Paula Harrison, Centre for Ecology & Hydrlology, United Kingdom
- Zuzana Harmáčková, Czech Globe, Czech Republic
If you are interested in becoming a member of this working group or joining the lead team, please contact the current lead team members. If you don’t hear back from the lead team, please contact the secretariat at [email protected].
3. More Information
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