Copernicus for ecosystem assessment and mapping

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1 Copernicus for ecosystem assessment and mapping Cristian MOISE / Alexandru BADEA / Florian BODESCU / Ion NEDELCU ROMANIAN SPACE AGENCY Context Conceptual framework for EU wide ecosystem assessment Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 calls Member States to map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory with the assistance of the European Commission The mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services is a necessary condition to use ecosystems and their services as key parameters for informing, planning, develop processes and decision making. 1

2 MAES process in Romania (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services) Actual state of MAES process Implemented national projects: EEA grants -Biodiversity and ecosystem services RO02 Implemented European partnership projects: OPERAs openness ESMERALDA OPENESS/ OPERA ESMERALDA EEA grants Biodiversity and ecosystem services MAES process in Romania EEA grants - Biodiversity and ecosystem services RO02 pre-defined project Demonstrating and promoting natural values in support of decision-making processes in Romania (N4D) Feb Apr Project activities are implemented by: 1. National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) 2. Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) 3. WWF-Romania (WWF) 4. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Main activities : Elaboration of mapping and assessment frameworks and procedures as basis to perform MAES in Romania Data management and data analysis for the MAES process Mapping and biophysical assessment of selected ecosystems 2

3 Input datasets: - non-spatial habitats classification database (EUNIS) - CORINE Land Cover - LPIS - Ortho-imagery - SPOT 6/7 imagery - various DTMs - National soils and geology maps - WorldClim Global Climate Data - EuroVegMap& Forest Type Map - Natura2000 datasets - Etc. Country-wide ecosystems mapping Policy analysis Selection of priority ecosystems and ES Parametrization of indicators and methods Data availability Country matrix Quantificati on of indicators SPOT 6/7 VHR images covering 20% of the country SENTINEL 2A HR images full national coverage WorldDEM DTM TSX data EO satellite data for ecosystems evaluation Mapping of ecosystems Location Map Semiquantitative assessment Assessment methods EO satellite data Quantitative assessment Assessment Map Trends in ecosystem changes Country-wide ecosystems mapping CLC level 3 classes - (EUNIS E1.1) habitat 6120 potentially overlaps CLC class pastures LPIS classes increase the detail degree at local level (LPIS class pastures correlates well with the parameters defining (EUNIS E1.1) habitat

4 Main technical outcomes EUNIS Code 110 ecosystems types based on EUNIS level 3 habitats Country Location Map Main technical outcomes Indicators and corresponding services EUNIS 3 <=> CICES matrix of indicators for ecosystem services assessment CLASS TYPE A B C D E F G H I J Cultivated crops Reared animals and their outputs Wild plants, algae and their outputs Wild animals and their outputs Plants and algae from in-situ aquaculture 1 1 Animals from in-situ aquaculture 1 1 Surface water for drinking 1 Ground water for drinking Fibres and other materials from plants, algae and animals for direct use or processing Materials from plants, algae and animals for agricultural use Genetic materials from all biota Surface water for non-drinking purposes 1 1 Ground water for non-drinking purposes 1 1 Plant-based energy resources Animal-based energy resources 1 Animal-based energy 1 1 Bio-remediation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals Filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals Filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation by ecosystems Dilution by atmosphere, freshwater and marine ecosystems Mediation of smell/noise/visual impacts Mass stabilisation and control of erosion rates Buffering and attenuation of mass flows Hydrological cycle and water flow maintenance Flood protection Storm protection 1 1 Ventilation and transpiration Pollination and seed dispersal Maintaining nursery populations and habitats Pest control Disease control Weathering processes Decomposition and fixing processes Chemical condition of freshwaters Chemical condition of salt waters Global climate regulation by reduction of greenhouse gas concentrations Micro and regional climate regulation Experiential use of plants, animals and land-/seascapes in different environmental settings Physical use of land-/seascapes in different environmental settings Scientific Educational Heritage, cultural Entertainment Aesthetic Symbolic Sacred and/or religious Existence Bequest Country Specific Matrix 415 indicators identified 4

5 415 indicators identified EU environmental policy implementation Administrative decision stakeholders ANCPI RO-MAES - DSS ANAR EU CAP implementation ANM APIA Research units: INS ICPA ICAS INCDD Beneficiary\DSS Management Validation of data aggregation models Collaboration protocols data provisioning\access Access of the civil society at the public information 5

6 Decision Support System (DSS) - Provide access to a set of tools allowing simplified as well as complex analysis in by means of standard GIS interface and predefined reports; - Use thematic and reference data published as web services(ogc Compliant) by mandated organizations participating in the National SDI; - Core information represented by the Country Location and Assessment Maps developed in the N4D project - Architecture and technology enabling further extension and scaling given considering existing and future categories of users Decision Support System (DSS) 6

7 Draft conclusions - The link between science and policy should be strengthened and more support provided to policy-relevant research. - Data sharing capabilities need to be enhanced in Europe and in particular, data coming from long-term ecological research sites. - Several conceptual issues remain unresolved and require dedicated action: - the typology of marine ecosystems of Black Sea - which not have a direct correspondence in EUNIS typology - the role of agro-ecosystems in delivering provisioning ecosystem services in relation to energy inputs that are required to harvest agricultural products. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! 7