Transcript MAES - CIRCABC

Mapping and Assessment of
Ecosystems and their Services
(MAES)
Update on MAES
in the marine domain
ENV.B.2 – Biodiversity
MAES marine workshop, 19 June
• Raising awareness of experts and stakeholders on
the importance of the mapping and assessment
of ecosystem services in the marine environment
• Highlighting links between MAES and MSFD,
marine Natura 2000
• Discussing availability and suitability of data from
different sources (EU env’t legislation, CFP/IMP,
RSCs, ICES, NGOs, …)
• Full report available on CIRCABC
Marine pilot
 Lead: JRC + FR; contributing also: PT, BE, EE,
UK, IUCN, Oceana, Coastwatch
 Marine “MAES matrix” and explanatory document
close to finalisation
 Matrix already used for assessment of subecosystem costal lagoons by PT (with input from
FP7 projects LAGOONS, ARCH)
THEMATIC PILOT 5
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
MARINE INLETS AND TRANSITIONAL
WATERS
COASTAL WATERS
SHELF WATERS
OPEN OCEAN
Indicators
Data sources, proxies, models
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MAES Matrix
Ecosystem mapping____
Ecosystem assessment (status)____
Ecosystem biodiversity assessment
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Section
Division
Provisioning
Nutrition
Materials
Energy
Regulation &
Maintenance
Mediation of waste, toxics and
other nuisances
Mediation of flows
Maintenance of physical,
chemical, biological conditions
Cultural
Physical and intellectual
interactions with biota,
ecosystems, and land/seascapes [environmental
settings]
Spiritual, symbolic and other
interactions with biota,
ecosystems, and land/seascapes [environmental
settings]
Marine + coastal ecosystem services and
indicators suggested for the Mediterranean Sea
Category
Ecosystem services
Indicators
Spatial distribution and trend
a) Biomass by species
Provision
1. Food provision
1. Water purification
Regulating
2. Life cycle maintenance
3. Climate regulation
Cultural
1. Recreation and tourism
2. Spiritual and aesthetic value
b) Biodiversity
c) Trophic level of catch
d) Catch by species
a) Biomass of jellyfish
a) Seagrass extent
b) Trophic levels of community
c) Biodiversity
a) Seagrass biomass as proxy for organic C stock and
primary production as proxy for organic C uptake
a) Recreational Fishing (both species biomass and
catch)
b) whale watching (biomass of marine mammals)
c) MPAs (area size)
a) Existence of whales (B)
C. Liquete et al. (2013), Current Status and Future Prospects for the Assessment of
Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Systematic Review, in: PLoS ONE 8, 7
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Remaining pilot tasks for 2013
Tasks
Timing
1. Presentation of pilots’ work progress Done (WG MAES, 18 Sept.)
2. Finalisation of individual pilots' work
Mid-November
3. JRC « All Pilots Workshop »
18-19 November
4. Finalisation of all pilots' consolidated November
report
5. Publication on BISE* with
supporting documents on CIRCA
December
* Biodiversity Information System for Europe -- http://biodiversity.europa.eu/
Ecosystem
service
Level
Supra-national
National
Source: MAES working paper, table 4, pg 31
Regional
Local
Proposed 2014 work programme –
main items
Proposals
Timing
1. Pilots to continue
Throughout 2014
2. "Hands-on" workshops for MS to map &
assess ecosystems & services (JRC-MESEU)
First quarter
5. MAES High-level Conference
22 May 2014
8. MAES first delivery (EU and MS) on BISE
End 2014