Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Nature-based solutions The idea of 'nature-based solutions' (NbS) is now being used to reframe policy debates on biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and ...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Ecosystem services and human health Synthesis paper on ecosystem services and human health. There may be scope for OpenNESS to demonstrate a benefit of the ecosystem services and nat...
Image: Integrated backcasting modeling system BackES Advancing optimal management practices and designing relevant policy interventions for maintaining ecosystem services (ES) that satisfy local deman...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Effectiveness The ultimate goal for managing ecosystem services is contributing to human well-being. To analyse how this goal can effectively be achieved is a ma...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Good governance Governance of ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital (NC) is one of the four major challenges addressed by OpenNESS. The term governance indic...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Competitiveness Understanding how the sustainable management of ecosystem services and natural capital relates to EU competitiveness at local, national and global ...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is a general framework for supporting complex decision-making situations with multiple and often conflictin...
Image: Carbon Sequestration from a Greenhouse Gas Value perspective - Study and online application Terrestrial ecosystems regulate climate by their exchange of greenhouse gases with the atmosphere. The "Greenhouse Gas Value"(GHGV) is a measure fo...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Green infrastructure Considering the overall goals of the OpenNESS project and its variety of case studies, it is important to have a clear idea about how the concept o...
Image: OpenNESS Synthesis paper: Stakeholder involvement Stakeholder involvement is not only regarded as an essential element in environmental management and decision making, but also considered critical ...
