EEA work on ecosystems assessments support to MAES. Annemarie Bastrup-Birk, Markus Erhard (EEA) Dania Abdul Malek (ETC/SIA)

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1 EEA work on ecosystems assessments support to MAES Annemarie Bastrup-Birk, Markus Erhard (EEA) Dania Abdul Malek (ETC/SIA) MAES Forests 2 nd December 2014

2 Overall approach Body of evidence (existing) Analytical framework Assessment Ecosystem condition

3 Target 2 Action 5 4 steps 1. Biophysical baseline mapping and assessment of the state of major ecosystems (EEA) 2. Biophysical baseline mapping and assessment of defined ecosystem services (JRC) 3. Alignment of ecosystem service assessments with scenarios of future changes (JRC) 4. Valuation of ecosystem services for baseline and contrasting scenarios and integration into environmental and economic accounting (EEA+JRC)

4 HR-layers 2012 JRC Forest Map VHRL riparian areas CLC *100 m EUNIS L2 Geometric refinement CLC / EUNIS crosswalk DEM 100*100 m Env. regions HANTS ECRINS surface water SLF (ESA) draft ES map 2006 ammended crosswalk Thematic refinement slope altitude Potential Natural Vegetatio n EU SEAMAP Soil map Geology map Art. 17 Indic. WFD Indic. Likelihood maps ES map 2006 Upper tree line Landform MSFD Indic. State indicators Quality assessment LUCAS 2*2 km ES map + quality 2006

5 European Ecosystem Map EUNIS Habitat Land cover Reference Data Source: ETC/SIA Dec 2013;

6 Step 1.2: Assess ecosystem pressure Habitat change Climate change Invasive species Land use management Pollution & nutrient enrichment Main data gaps for ecosystems assessment

7 Main pressures of ecosystem change State Habitat change Climate change Land use management IAS Forests Naturalness CLC CLC ESPON (HNV) SEBI010: IAS in EU European Alien Species Network Forest map Hants NDVI Forest fires Nutrient accounts (EASIN) Pollution and nutrient enrichment Critical levels of ozone Naturalness (HNV) Fragmentation and connectivity C accounts on timber extraction ALL IUCN assessments Birdlife IUCN European assessments accounting for habitats and species of ECI Environmental sensitivity to climate change Birdlife LEAC tools Extreme events Habitats and species CLC changes GIO land HRL SEBI017: Sustainable forest management Growing stock Exceedance of critical loads for eutrophication by nitrogen EEA implem. biodiversity and species accounts Data availability Low Moderate High Very High

8 Pressure on forest ecosystems Methodology development forests Example Output map N-Deposition to forests Source: ETC/SIA, 2013

9 Step 1.3: Assess ecosystem condition Indicator Data/proxy General forest biodiversity Art. 17 Forest quality ABG Biomass Forest structure Extent, density, core forest Forest vitality PNV, EFT Source: ETC/SIA, 2014

10 Next steps : 3. Assess ecosystem services 4. Integrated assessment How do pressure/condition relate to service provision? Ecosystem pressure/condition x ecosystem services How do various ecosystem types interact with their services (synergies and trade-offs)

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13 MAES approach

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15 Database Spatial information provided Water framework Directive (2000+) Characterization of river catchment areas, River basin management plans ( ) Prevention of groundwater pollution from diffuse and local soil contamination, Ecological status of water bodies in Europe, status, pressures, impacts EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy Designated areas and habitats, change in ecosystems, EU Habitat directive Natura2000 (1992+), 2010 target Coherent integrated biological information, fragmentation, spatial development EU Birds directive (2009+) Common Agriculture Policy (agri- environmental Regulation; Landscape diversity and management, New guidelines for Rural Development; CAP evaluations Agriculture habitats, mapping rural area Community Structural Policies Natural assets, land use conflicts, (European Spatial Development Perspective Territorial Cohesion Physical planning, territorial development Follow up European Strategy for ICZM Land use and land cover change coastal zones European Thematic Strategy on Urban Environment and sustainable land use Urban sprawl, rural-urban relationships European Thematic Strategy on Soil Protection Soil degradation, Soil protection, soil sealing Marine Strategy Framework Directive Marine environmental status, Physical and ecological characteristics of the marine space, Ecological criteria and indicators The Green Infrastructure Strategy Location of GI networks in Europe High quality nature areas, healthy ecosystems Small landscape features, Land take Multi-functional zones providing ecosystem s goods and services INSPIRE (2003+) General framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Support to environmental policies / Harmonization of Information services Integration of systems at different levels into a coherent spatial data infrastructure Directive on Air quality Air pollutant concentrations / air pollutant deposition The Nitrates Directive (1991) Protection of water quality across Europe by preventing nitrates from agricultural sources polluting ground and surface waters and by promoting the use of good farming practices. Forest Europe process / EU forest action plan Classifications of forest types, Assessment of species, EU forest strategy 2020 Indicators on dead wood, forest areas, growing stock, tress species compositions, naturalness, age structure, and diameter distribution

16 Driver of habitat change Habitat change Climate change Land use management Invasive alien species Pollution and nutrient enrichment PRESSURES DATASET/INDICATOR Year Spatial delimitation and accounting for species of European conservation importance Developing an accounting method for species of European Conservation importance Assessment of LU change LEAC tools 2006 Land use change CLC 1990, 2000, 2006, and upcoming , 2000, 2006, 2012 (upcoming) Phenological changes change appreciation in , 16- HANTS NDVI specific ecosystems day period Species threat and trends IUCN European assessments Bird species threat and trends Birdlife international database Fragmentation Landscape fragmentation 2009 Forest fragmentation or forest connectivity change Degradation due to climate change Forest Landscape in Europe: Pattern, Fragmentation and Connectivity Environmental sensitivity to climate change - ESPON climate Extreme events: fires Forest fires JRC Pressure on agriculture, forest and grassland ecosystem 2010 Nutrient accounts Overexploitation of timber and non-wood products C accounts on timber extraction Non-sustainable forest management SEBI indicator Pan-European map on growing stock Growing stock and above-ground woody biomass for coniferous and 2000 broad leaved forests Pressure on agriculture, forest and grassland ecosystem Carbon accounts on grazing livestock Invasive alien species Air pollution and environmental contamination: Eutrophication and acidification, ozone, compounds that poison animals, plants, habitat Invasive alien species in Europe (SEBI 010) Exceedance of critical loads for eutrophication due to the deposition of nutrient nitrogen damage assessment to forests, <

17 Main pressures Methodology development forests Example Output map N-Deposition to forests

18 Timber extraction intensity 2012 Source (left: VOLANTE; right: ETC/SIA 2013)