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OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Classification of ecosystem services

Author/Contact:

Roy Haines-Young (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Roy.Haines-Young@Nottingham.ac.uk

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Resource description:

OpenNESS provides the opportunity to test and refine the classification so that it can be used more generally as we move towards operationalisation. In general terms some standardisation of definitions and terminology would be helpful so that cross-comparisons of ecosystem outputs would be possible; it is also valuable in the context of many application areas, such as planning, where clarity is especially important.

Requirements:

  • This product can be viewed online requiring an internet connection or it can be downloaded as a pdf.

Advantages:

  • The classification of ecosystem services is challenging both conceptually and technically. It is also urgently needed to facilitate the applications of the ideas in decision making (both policy and management) and (to some extent) in research.

Constraints:

  • Synthesis papers are not meant to be a full review on the topic but represent an agreed basis for taking the work of the project forward.

Licence:

  • Free, no licence

Development stage:

  • Full, working product
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