Which questions drive the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services under Action 5 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy?

By

Maes, Joachim
Liekens, Inge
Brown, Claire, 1974-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-5-18

Original Publication

One ecosystem : ecology and sustainability data journal

Volume

3

Pages

1--13

Subjects

Biodiversity , Business questions , ecosystem services , Management , mapping and assessment , Policy questions , Societal questions

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.3.e25309

 

Abstract

Action 5 of the European Union's Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 asks that Member States map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory. Policymakers and stakeholders of these countries frequently ask why this work is necessary. This article shows that this question can be broken down into a number of specific questions which, in turn, bring specific requests for knowledge and guidance to the surface. This paper develops a typology of questions and identifies the following five categories: knowledge requests, policy support questions, questions on resources and responsibilities, application questions and technical and methodological guidance questions. Next, this typology of questions is framed in an adaptive policy cycle and coupled to a set of available solutions.