Maximising the value of research on ecosystem services: knowledge integration and guidance tools mediating the science, policy and practice interfaces

Pérez-Soba, Marta; Verweij, Peter; Saarikoski, Heli; Harrison, Paula A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9873-3338; Barton, David N.; Furman, Eeva. 2018 Maximising the value of research on ecosystem services: knowledge integration and guidance tools mediating the science, policy and practice interfaces [in special issue: SI: Synthesizing OpenNESS] Ecosystem Services, 29 (C). 599-607. 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.012

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.012

Abstract/Summary

Progress towards sustainable development ultimately depends on policy makers’ and practitioners’ capacities to protect Natural Capital (NC) stocks so that they are not exploited beyond Earth’s capability to renew them. This involves a sound understanding of the benefits and values derived by society from NC and ecosystem services (ES). Scientific evidence to support this understanding is growing rapidly, but access to the data, methods, tools and expertise that underpins this evidence base is fragmented, particularly at the science – policy – practice interfaces. Two large EU research projects have therefore developed a joint knowledge platform – called Oppla – aimed at providing access to a wide range of resources on NC and ES. This new approach in the EU Research Area aims not only at integrating knowledge into one single platform, but also at making this knowledge operational amongst communities of science, policy and practice. Furthermore, it fosters the more efficient use of research funds by providing an open and freely available platform in which existing and new NC and ES projects can integrate their outcomes. This paper focuses on the knowledge integration and some guidance tools within Oppla to help users to find research outcomes.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.012
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2212-0416
Additional Keywords:	ecosystem services, knowledge transfer, assessment tools and methods, case study finder, web-platform
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	19 Dec 2017 15:19 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518739

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.012

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

2212-0416

Additional Keywords:

ecosystem services, knowledge transfer, assessment tools and methods, case study finder, web-platform

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment