The NERC Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Services Directorate is launching an online survey of how
ecosystem services are being mapped. With funding from Natural England, the
project will develop a searchable online resource to provide a single gateway to
the plethora of ecosystem service mapping activities being carried out across
England.
This will bring together a range of information, including which
services are being mapped, at what spatial scales, and how the information is
being used. Having a single, searchable site will help decision-makers
understand how different ecosystem services are delivered across a landscape and
contribute to strategic national and local environmental planning, including the
development of Nature Improvement Areas and Local Nature Partnerships. You can
contribute to the survey by clicking on this
link or contact Zoë Austin at the University of York (zoe.austin@york.ac.uk). If you know of
anyone else involved in mapping ecosystem services, please pass on this link.
