OPERAs is a European research project that is helping to put cutting edge ecosystem science into practice. Composed of scientists, researchers and practioners from 27 different organisations the project seeks to help stakeholders to apply the ecosystem services and natural capital concept into practice.
OPERAs has produced 6 Policy Briefs to provide stakeholders with knowledge and practical advice to apply ecosystem services science in their field of work.
How to link ecosystem services knowledge, tools and practice?
How is ecosystem services included in policy?
The sixth in this series of webinars, 'How to engage citizens in applying the ecosystem services approach?' took place on Monday 16 October 2017, at 1pm CET.
You can view the recording on Oppla's news page.
The fifth in this series of webinars, 'What should the EU consider to move towards No Net Loss (NNL)?' took place on Thursday 12 October 2017, at 1pm CET.
You can view the recording on Oppla's news page.
You can view the questions from the webinar and add your own comments or questions via Ask Oppla.
The fourth in this series of webinars, 'How do you take into account trade-offs between ecosystem services in land management decision making?' took place on Monday 2 October 2017, at 1pm CET.
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You can view the questions from the webinar and add your own comments or questions via Ask Oppla.
The third in this series of webinars, 'How do you include non monetary values in decision making?' took place on Monday 25 September 2017, at 1pm CET.
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The second in this series of webinars, 'How is ecosystem services included in policy?' took place on Monday 18 September 2017, at 1pm CET.
You can view the recording on Oppla's news page.
You can view the questions from the webinar and add your own comments or questions via Ask Oppla.
The first in this series of webinars, 'How to link ecosystem services knowledge, tools and practice?' took place on Monday 11 September 2017, at 1pm CET.
You can view the recording on Oppla's news page.
You can view the questions from the webinar and add your own comments or questions via Ask Oppla.
Thinking in terms of ecosystem services and natural capital explicitly acknowledges our dependence on nature, and therefore the need to better protect and manage natural resources. For this reason these concepts have been adopted by policy, but the use of the concepts in practice is still in its infancy. Working across 27 organisations over a five year period, the OPERAs project has explored how and under what conditions these concepts can move beyond the academic domain towards practical implementation in support of sustainable ecosystem management.
A series of webinars are...
