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Ecosystem services and EU regulatory frameworks: Experiences from real-world decision-making'

2 February 2017

The OpenNESS workshop 'Ecosystem services and EU regulatory frameworks: Experiences from real-world decision-making' hosted in Brussels was a great opportunity for Oppla to share knowledge and to be involved in the latest thinking on nature-based solutions. Christoph Görg opened the workshop...

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Ecosystem Services: Shared, Plural and Cultural Values

Ecosystem Services journal - Special edition: Shared, Plural and Cultural Values

27 January 2017

15 cutting edge publications building on the UK National Ecosystem Assessment have been brought togehter in a special edition of Ecosystem Services journal, ‘Shared, Plural and Cultural Values’, edited by Dr Jasper Kenter, Principal Investigator in Ecological Economics at the Scottish...

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Will 'nature-based solutions' catch on?

16 January 2017

A phrase which encapsulates the Oppla community's jargon heavy interest areas including ecosystem services and natural capital is tough! But the emerging term nature-based solutions seems to tick the box. Abbreviated to NbS, it is a catch-all term which seems to effectively communicate...

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Climate Smart Agriculture Booster from Climate-KIC

16 December 2016

Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, has launched the CSA Booster. It brings together an ecosystem of partners to identify, assess, demonstrate and implement CSA solutions at scale and aims to be the leading platform in promoting innovation and investment in CSA technologies...

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Oppla all set to serve European projects

8 December 2016

Brussels

There’s a great need in European projects on ecosystem services and nature-based solutions for sharing good practice, working examples and quantifiable evidence. With the concept of nature-based solutions gaining increasing attention from policy, practice and research there’s a...

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Blue-Green Factor Calculator Android App

28 November 2016

The Blue-Green Factor (BGF) can now be implemented in an Android compatible App, downloadable from Playstore under “ BGF calculator ”. BGF Calculator lets you calculate the blue-green factor for a property using a method developed for Future Cities – Fremtidens Byer. The blue green factor is a...

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New Panorama web platform

19 November 2016

Panorama documents and promotes examples of inspiring, replicable solutions across a range of conservation and development topics, enabling cross-sectoral learning and inspiration. Panorama has several thematic chapters, including the protected areas portal, and showcases almost 250 solutions...

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The Antwerp Declaration: We must now deliver societal impact

15 November 2016

The Antwerp Declaration brings together the views of academic researchers, policymakers, practitioners and business leaders from the wider ecosystem services community, and sets out three clear calls to action for the framework to deliver societal impact. The Declaration was launched on the 23rd...

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Welcome to the new Oppla!

20 September 2016

It’s here. The first full version of the Oppla platform has now been launched.

New features

Browse the Oppla Marketplace: a ‘knowledge supermarket’ where you can obtain guidance, software, data and other useful resources - as well as promote the outputs of your own project or network....

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EKLIPSE Project Calls

16 August 2016

The EKLIPSE project has announced three open calls. Oppla members are invited to respond.

First EKLIPSE Call for Requests to identify topics or evidence needs relating to biodiversity and ecosystem services requiring in-depth analysis and a consolidated view from science and other knowledge...

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