Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Sustainable ecosystem management Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) is one of the 'four challenges' for ecosystem services (ES) addressed by OpenNESS; the others relate to huma...
Image: Tool Assessor Tool Assessor is the UK's online resource on analytical tools that link the environment and society A wide range of tools for analysing ecosystem ...
Image: The Health and Social Benefits of Nature and Biodiversity Protection Protecting nature and biodiversity is helping to tackle urgent health and social challenges across Europe. This IEEP study shows how urban, suburba...
Flood -Turning Disaster to Market Losing crops is very common with food and other things in a natural disaster. This age, we are all facing this; so why not use the disaster as opti...
Image: Natural Capital & Ecosystem Services: an introduction to the concepts (video) Dr. Anne Guerry, Chief Strategy Officer and Lead Scientist for the Natural Captial Project, introduces the concepts of natural capital and ecosyste...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Ecosystem services: a gender perspective The issue of gender and sustainability has mainly been approached from two different perspectives: the different role of women and men in contribut...
Image: Policy Brief: EU bioenergy policies at the crossroad The policy brief summarizes policy messages on bioenergy production in the EU...
Image: Does woodland expansion offer nature-based solutions for Scotland? Woodland expansion offers a wide range of nature-based solutions for Scotland, but in most cases these benefits will depend on the characteristics ...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies Despite its popularity, the intuitive definition of 'ES trade-offs' and its antonym 'ES synergies' lack conceptual clarity. When moving from theore...
Image: Nature-based Solutions to address global societal challenges - IUCN publication This report has been prepared as part of an effort by IUCN to define its position on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and plan for future work to advan...