Resource

AlpES - Alpine Ecosystem Services

Resource description:

The AlpES project's overall objective is to introduce ecosystem services as a regional/transnational environmental governance framework and train and support the AlpES target groups in understanding, valuing and managing them.

Author/Contact:

Leadpartner

EURAC - European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano/IT
Caroline Pecher | +39 0471 055 321 |

caroline.pecher@eurac.edu

Publication date:

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Requirements:

  • Ecosystems and their services go beyond national borders and need a transnational approach for their dynamic protection, sustainable use, management and risk prevention. As a basis for joint action, public authorities, policy makers, NGOs, researchers and

Advantages:

  • More than 20 key stakeholders from the Alpine Space will be involved personally in the project development in order to enter into a mutually profitable dialogue, including assistance in practically applying the ecosystem services concept.
  • AlpES lasts from December 2015 to December 2018

Constraints:

  • N/A

Development stage:

  • Full, working product