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View article: Mapping and assessing ecosystem services in the EU - Lessons learned from the ESMERALDA approach of integration
Mapping and assessing ecosystem services in the EU - Lessons learned from the ESMERALDA approach of integration Open
The European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action ESMERALDA aimed at developing guidance and a flexible methodology for Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) to support the EU member states in th…
View article: Towards a feasible and representative pan-African research infrastructure network for GHG observations
Towards a feasible and representative pan-African research infrastructure network for GHG observations Open
There is currently a lack of representative, systematic and harmonised greenhouse gas (GHG) observations covering the variety of natural and human-altered biomes that occur in Africa. This impedes the long-term assessment of the drivers of…
View article: Participatory Climate Change Impact Assessment in Three Czech Cities: The Case of Heatwaves
Participatory Climate Change Impact Assessment in Three Czech Cities: The Case of Heatwaves Open
Cities are complex socioecological systems that are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and are also exposed to other trends, such as urbanization and population aging. Due to the changing climate, days with extreme te…
View article: Methodological aspects of ecosystem service valuation at the national level
Methodological aspects of ecosystem service valuation at the national level Open
Ecosystem service valuations focusing on the assessment of ecosystem service values in space and time have recently been receiving considerable attention. Ecosystem service valuation data are critical for developing national ecosystem acco…
View article: Application of participatory method World Café in the area of global environmental problems
Application of participatory method World Café in the area of global environmental problems Open
Participativni metody ziskavaji stale větsi popularitu v oblasti udržitelneho rozvoje a životniho prostředi. Důvodem je nejenom ziskani informaci od expertů ci klicových akterů v dane oblasti, ale rovněž aspekt participace a vzdělavani. V …
View article: Aplikace participativních metod v oblasti globálních problémů životního prostředí
Aplikace participativních metod v oblasti globálních problémů životního prostředí Open
Participatory methods gain increasing popularity in the area of sustainable development and environmental change. The reason is not only to get information from experts or key actors in the area, but also the aspect of participation and ed…
View article: Economic value of ecosystem services in Protected Landscape Areas in the Czech Republic
Economic value of ecosystem services in Protected Landscape Areas in the Czech Republic Open
This study aims to explore spatially explicit economic values of ecosystem services provided by ecosystems and habitats in 25 Protected Landscape Areas (PLAs) in the Czech Republic, with a more detailed overview of three selected PLAs (Bes…
View article: Ecosystem management in transition in central and eastern europe: the need for a vision
Ecosystem management in transition in central and eastern europe: the need for a vision Open
It is well established that in current human‐dominated world, environmental change is closely coupled with socioeconomic factors, and this is reflected in conceptual frameworks of important policies (Díaz et al. 2015). Humans are adversely…
View article: Assessing impact of land use and climate change on regulating ecosystem services in the czech republic
Assessing impact of land use and climate change on regulating ecosystem services in the czech republic Open
Ecosystem services, defined as benefits provided by ecosystem functioning to society, are essential to human well‐being. Due to global environmental change and related anthropogenic drivers, ecosystems are often degraded, which hinders the…