Mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services (MAES) is a key EU initiative to
synthesise vital environmental information and facilitate balanced policy decisions. As …

A broad array of methods have been developed and applied to map ecosystem services and
their values at various geographic scales. For example, the ESMERALDA project developed …

Identifying and applying the appropriate method for ecosystem services mapping and
assessment is not trivial. To provide guidance in this task, this paper describes the creation …

As the concept of ecosystem services is being operationalised and implemented in policies,
a better guidance on the selection of suitable methods for ecosystem services mapping and …

This short communication presents an ecosystem assessment framework developed within
ESMERALDA; a Horizon2020-funded EU project aimed at delivering a 'flexible …

Plurality in ecosystem service definitions and applications has resulted in a wide variety of
methods to assess and map ecosystem services (ES). Although this helped the field to …

In the EU, the mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services, abbreviated to
MAES, is seen as a key action for the advancement of biodiversity objectives, and also to …

Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) are central to the EU
Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. Action 5 of the Strategy's second target asks all EU member …

Although the concept of ecosystem services (ES) has thrived over the last ten years, its
operationalization is still in its infancy. A major challenge in operationalizing ES is the …

Abstract Backed by the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030, numerous 'Mapping and
Assessment of Ecosystem Services'(MAES) projects have been completed in recent years in …