Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies

Evangelia G. Drakou; Charlène Kermagoret; Camino Liquete; Ana Ruiz-Frau; Kremena Burkhard; Ana I. Lillebø; Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven; Johanna Ballé-Béganton; João Garcia Rodrigues; Emmi Nieminen; Soile Oinonen; Alex Ziemba; Elena Gissi; Daniel Depellegrin; Kristina Veidemane; Anda Ruskule; Justine Delangue; Anne Böhnke-Henrichs; Arjen Boon; Richard Wenning; Simone Martino; Berit Hasler; Mette Termansen; Mark Rockel; Herman Hummel; Ghada El Serafy; Plamen Peev

doi:10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330

Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies

Evangelia G. Drakou^*, Charlène Kermagoret, Camino Liquete, Ana Ruiz-Frau, Kremena Burkhard, Ana I. Lillebø, Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven, Johanna Ballé-Béganton, João Garcia Rodrigues, Emmi Nieminen, Soile Oinonen, Alex Ziemba, Elena Gissi, Daniel Depellegrin, Kristina Veidemane, Anda Ruskule, Justine Delangue, Anne Böhnke-Henrichs, Arjen Boon, Richard WenningSimone Martino, Berit Hasler, Mette Termansen, Mark Rockel, Herman Hummel, Ghada El Serafy, Plamen Peev

^*Corresponding author for this work

28 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We compared and contrasted 11 European case studies to identify challenges and opportunities toward the operationalization of marine and coastal ecosystem service (MCES) assessments in Europe. This work is the output of a panel convened by the Marine Working Group of the Ecosystem Services Partnership in September 2016. The MCES assessments were used to (1) address multiple policy objectives simultaneously, (2) interpret EU-wide policies to smaller scales and (3) inform local decision-making. Most of the studies did inform decision makers, but only in a few cases, the outputs were applied or informed decision-making. Significant limitations among the 11 assessments were the absence of shared understanding of the ES concept, data and knowledge gaps, difficulties in accounting for marine social-ecological systems complexity and partial stakeholder involvement. The findings of the expert panel call for continuous involvement of MCES ‘end users’, integrated knowledge on marine social-ecological systems, defining thresholds to MCES use and raising awareness to the general public. Such improvements at the intersection of science, policy and practice are essential starting points toward building a stronger science foundation supporting management of European marine ecosystems.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management
Volume	13
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	51-67
Number of pages	17
ISSN	2151-3732
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bottom-up approach
Data gaps
Ocean literacy
Pan-European approach
Policy relevance
Uncertainty

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330

Cite this

Drakou, E. G., Kermagoret, C., Liquete, C., Ruiz-Frau, A., Burkhard, K., Lillebø, A. I., van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Ballé-Béganton, J., Rodrigues, J. G., Nieminen, E., Oinonen, S., Ziemba, A., Gissi, E., Depellegrin, D., Veidemane, K., Ruskule, A., Delangue, J., Böhnke-Henrichs, A., Boon, A., ... Peev, P. (2017). Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, 13(3), 51-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330

Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies. / Drakou, Evangelia G.; Kermagoret, Charlène; Liquete, Camino et al.
In: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2017, p. 51-67.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Drakou, EG, Kermagoret, C, Liquete, C, Ruiz-Frau, A, Burkhard, K, Lillebø, AI, van Oudenhoven, APE, Ballé-Béganton, J, Rodrigues, JG, Nieminen, E, Oinonen, S, Ziemba, A, Gissi, E, Depellegrin, D, Veidemane, K, Ruskule, A, Delangue, J, Böhnke-Henrichs, A, Boon, A, Wenning, R, Martino, S, Hasler, B , Termansen, M, Rockel, M, Hummel, H, El Serafy, G & Peev, P 2017, 'Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies', International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 51-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330

@article{71b198fb353e4bf7a669fb3c8842b068,

title = "Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies",

abstract = "We compared and contrasted 11 European case studies to identify challenges and opportunities toward the operationalization of marine and coastal ecosystem service (MCES) assessments in Europe. This work is the output of a panel convened by the Marine Working Group of the Ecosystem Services Partnership in September 2016. The MCES assessments were used to (1) address multiple policy objectives simultaneously, (2) interpret EU-wide policies to smaller scales and (3) inform local decision-making. Most of the studies did inform decision makers, but only in a few cases, the outputs were applied or informed decision-making. Significant limitations among the 11 assessments were the absence of shared understanding of the ES concept, data and knowledge gaps, difficulties in accounting for marine social-ecological systems complexity and partial stakeholder involvement. The findings of the expert panel call for continuous involvement of MCES {\textquoteleft}end users{\textquoteright}, integrated knowledge on marine social-ecological systems, defining thresholds to MCES use and raising awareness to the general public. Such improvements at the intersection of science, policy and practice are essential starting points toward building a stronger science foundation supporting management of European marine ecosystems.",

keywords = "Bottom-up approach, Data gaps, Ocean literacy, Pan-European approach, Policy relevance, Uncertainty",

author = "Drakou, {Evangelia G.} and Charl{\`e}ne Kermagoret and Camino Liquete and Ana Ruiz-Frau and Kremena Burkhard and Lilleb{\o}, {Ana I.} and {van Oudenhoven}, {Alexander P.E.} and Johanna Ball{\'e}-B{\'e}ganton and Rodrigues, {Jo{\~a}o Garcia} and Emmi Nieminen and Soile Oinonen and Alex Ziemba and Elena Gissi and Daniel Depellegrin and Kristina Veidemane and Anda Ruskule and Justine Delangue and Anne B{\"o}hnke-Henrichs and Arjen Boon and Richard Wenning and Simone Martino and Berit Hasler and Mette Termansen and Mark Rockel and Herman Hummel and {El Serafy}, Ghada and Plamen Peev",

year = "2017",

doi = "10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330",

language = "English",

volume = "13",

pages = "51--67",

journal = "International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management",

issn = "2151-3732",

publisher = "Taylor & Francis",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus

T2 - Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies

AU - Drakou, Evangelia G.

AU - Kermagoret, Charlène

AU - Liquete, Camino

AU - Ruiz-Frau, Ana

AU - Burkhard, Kremena

AU - Lillebø, Ana I.

AU - van Oudenhoven, Alexander P.E.

AU - Ballé-Béganton, Johanna

AU - Rodrigues, João Garcia

AU - Nieminen, Emmi

AU - Oinonen, Soile

AU - Ziemba, Alex

AU - Gissi, Elena

AU - Depellegrin, Daniel

AU - Veidemane, Kristina

AU - Ruskule, Anda

AU - Delangue, Justine

AU - Böhnke-Henrichs, Anne

AU - Boon, Arjen

AU - Wenning, Richard

AU - Martino, Simone

AU - Hasler, Berit

AU - Termansen, Mette

AU - Rockel, Mark

AU - Hummel, Herman

AU - El Serafy, Ghada

AU - Peev, Plamen

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - We compared and contrasted 11 European case studies to identify challenges and opportunities toward the operationalization of marine and coastal ecosystem service (MCES) assessments in Europe. This work is the output of a panel convened by the Marine Working Group of the Ecosystem Services Partnership in September 2016. The MCES assessments were used to (1) address multiple policy objectives simultaneously, (2) interpret EU-wide policies to smaller scales and (3) inform local decision-making. Most of the studies did inform decision makers, but only in a few cases, the outputs were applied or informed decision-making. Significant limitations among the 11 assessments were the absence of shared understanding of the ES concept, data and knowledge gaps, difficulties in accounting for marine social-ecological systems complexity and partial stakeholder involvement. The findings of the expert panel call for continuous involvement of MCES ‘end users’, integrated knowledge on marine social-ecological systems, defining thresholds to MCES use and raising awareness to the general public. Such improvements at the intersection of science, policy and practice are essential starting points toward building a stronger science foundation supporting management of European marine ecosystems.

AB - We compared and contrasted 11 European case studies to identify challenges and opportunities toward the operationalization of marine and coastal ecosystem service (MCES) assessments in Europe. This work is the output of a panel convened by the Marine Working Group of the Ecosystem Services Partnership in September 2016. The MCES assessments were used to (1) address multiple policy objectives simultaneously, (2) interpret EU-wide policies to smaller scales and (3) inform local decision-making. Most of the studies did inform decision makers, but only in a few cases, the outputs were applied or informed decision-making. Significant limitations among the 11 assessments were the absence of shared understanding of the ES concept, data and knowledge gaps, difficulties in accounting for marine social-ecological systems complexity and partial stakeholder involvement. The findings of the expert panel call for continuous involvement of MCES ‘end users’, integrated knowledge on marine social-ecological systems, defining thresholds to MCES use and raising awareness to the general public. Such improvements at the intersection of science, policy and practice are essential starting points toward building a stronger science foundation supporting management of European marine ecosystems.

KW - Bottom-up approach

KW - Data gaps

KW - Ocean literacy

KW - Pan-European approach

KW - Policy relevance

KW - Uncertainty

U2 - 10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330

DO - 10.1080/21513732.2017.1417330

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85045853442

SN - 2151-3732

VL - 13

SP - 51

EP - 67

JO - International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

JF - International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management

IS - 3

ER -

Marine and coastal ecosystem services on the science-policy-practice nexus: Challenges and opportunities from 11 European case studies

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this