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Copernicus for ecosystem

assessment and mapping

Cristian MOISE / Alexandru BADEA / Florian BODESCU / Ion NEDELCU

ROMANIAN SPACE AGENCY

The inter-service brainstorming workshop on Copernicus and the CAP – 17th March 2017, JRC Ispra - Italy

“Action 5 of the EU

Biodiversity Strategy to

2020 calls Member States

to map and assess the

state of ecosystems and

their services in their

national territory with the

assistance of the

European Commission”

ContextConceptual framework for EU wide ecosystem assessment

http://biodiversity.europa.eu/maes

The mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services is a

necessary condition to use ecosystems and their services as key

parameters for informing, planning, develop processes and decision

making.


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MAES process in Romania

(Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services)

• Actual state of MAES process

– Implemented national projects:

• EEA grants - Biodiversity

and ecosystem services

RO02

– Implemented European

partnership projects:

• OPERAs

• openNESS

• ESMERALDA

EEA grants

Biodiversity and ecosystem

services

OPENESS/

OPERA

ESMERALDA


EEA grants - Biodiversity and ecosystem services RO02 pre-defined project

Demonstrating and promoting natural values in support of decision-making

processes in Romania (N4D)

Feb. 2015 – Apr. 2017

MAES process in Romania

Project activities are implemented by:

1. National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)

2. Romanian Space Agency (ROSA)

3. WWF-Romania (WWF)

4. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)

Main activities :

• Elaboration of mapping and assessment frameworks and

procedures as basis to perform MAES in Romania

• Data management and data analysis for the MAES process

• Mapping and biophysical assessment of selected ecosystems


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Country-wide ecosystems mapping

Input datasets:

- non-spatial habitats

classification database

(EUNIS)

- CORINE Land Cover

- LPIS

- Ortho-imagery

- SPOT 6/7 imagery

- various DTMs

- National soils and

geology maps

- WorldClim – Global

Climate Data

- EuroVegMap & Forest

Type Map

- Natura2000 datasets

- Etc.

EO satellite data

Country

matrix

Parametrization

of indicators

and methods

Data

availability

Quantificati

on of

indicators

Policy

analysis

Trends in

ecosystem

changes

Semi-

quantitative

assessment

Selection of

and ES

Selection of

priority

ecosystems

and ES

Quantitative

assessmentLocation

Map

Location

Map

Assessment

Map

Assessment

Map

Mapping of

ecosystems

Assessment

methods

EO satellite data for

ecosystems evaluation

SPOT 6/7 VHR images covering 20% of the country

SENTINEL 2A HR images full national coverage

WorldDEM DTM TSX data


Country-wide ecosystems mapping

CLC level 3 classes - (EUNIS E1.1) habitat 6120

potentially overlaps CLC class 321 - pastures


LPIS classes increase the detail degree at local

level (LPIS class pastures correlates well with the

parameters defining (EUNIS E1.1) habitat 6120

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110 ecosystems types

based on EUNIS level

3 habitats

Country Location Map

EUNIS Code


Main technical outcomes

CLASS TYPE A B C D E F G H I J

Cultivated crops 1 1 1 1

Reared animals and their outputs 1 1 1 1

Wild plants, algae and their outputs 1 1 1 1

Wild animals and their outputs 1 1 1

Plants and algae from in-situ aquaculture 1 1

Animals from in-situ aquaculture 1 1

Surface water for drinking 1

Ground water for drinking 1 1 1

Fibres and other materials from plants, algae and animals for direct use or processing 1 1 1 1 1

Materials from plants, algae and animals for agricultural use 1 1 1

Genetic materials from all biota 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Surface water for non-drinking purposes 1 1

Ground water for non-drinking purposes 1 1

Plant-based energy resources 1 1 1 1 1

Animal-based energy resources 1

Animal-based energy 1 1

Bio-remediation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals 1 1 1 1 1 1

Filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation by ecosystems 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Dilution by atmosphere, freshwater and marine ecosystems 1 1 1

Mediation of smell/noise/visual impacts 1 1 1 1

Mass stabilisation and control of erosion rates 1 1 1 1

Buffering and attenuation of mass flows 1 1 1 1

Hydrological cycle and water flow maintenance 1 1 1 1

Flood protection 1 1 1 1 1

Storm protection 1 1

Ventilation and transpiration 1 1 1 1 1

Pollination and seed dispersal 1 1 1 1 1

Maintaining nursery populations and habitats 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Pest control 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Disease control 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Weathering processes 1 1 1 1 1

Decomposition and fixing processes 1 1 1 1 1 1

Chemical condition of freshwaters 1 1 1 1

Chemical condition of salt waters 1 1 1

Global climate regulation by reduction of greenhouse gas concentrations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Micro and regional climate regulation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Experiential use of plants, animals and land-/seascapes in different environmental settings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Physical use of land-/seascapes in different environmental settings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Scientific 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Educational 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Heritage, cultural 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Entertainment 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Aesthetic 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Symbolic 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sacred and/or religious 1 1 1

Existence 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Bequest 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Indicators and corresponding services


Main technical outcomes

Country Specific Matrix

EUNIS 3 <=> CICES matrix of indicators for ecosystem services assessment

415 indicators identified

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415 indicators identified


ANCPI

ANAR

ANM

APIA

RO-MAES - DSS

Research units:

INS

ICPA

ICAS

INCDD

Administrative decision stakeholders

Beneficiary\DSS Management

Validation of data aggregation models

Collaboration protocols – data provisioning\access

Access of the civil society at the public information

EU CAP

implementation

EU environmental

policy implementation

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- Provide access to a set of tools allowing simplified as well as

complex analysis in by means of standard GIS interface and

predefined reports;

- Use thematic and reference data published as web services (OGC

Compliant) by mandated organizations participating in the

National SDI;

- Core information represented by the Country Location and

Assessment Maps developed in the N4D project

- Architecture and technology enabling further extension and

scaling given considering existing and future categories of users

Decision Support System (DSS)

Decision Support System (DSS)

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Draft conclusions

- The link between science and policy should be strengthened and more

support provided to policy-relevant research.

- Data sharing capabilities need to be enhanced in Europe and in

particular, data coming from long-term ecological research sites.

- Several conceptual issues remain unresolved and require dedicated

action :

- the typology of marine ecosystems of Black Sea - which not have a

direct correspondence in EUNIS typology

- the role of agro-ecosystems in delivering provisioning ecosystem

services in relation to energy inputs that are required to harvest

agricultural products.


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