"This paper quantifies both demand and supply of pollination in the European Union (EU) at a relatively high spatial resolution, allowing an analysis of the match between demand and supply. Firstly, a crop area requiring pollination for optimal production (demand) and both bee habitat and...
To upscale existing case-study insights to the European level, it was conducted a meta-analysis on the effects of agroforestry on ecosystem service provision and on biodiversity levels. From 53 publications we extracted a total of 365 comparisons that were selected for the meta-analysis. Results revealed...
This study proposes a methodological framework that combines Geographic Information System and participatory methods (Delphi method and Analytic Hierarchy Process) to map recreation and ecotourism at the municipality level. Attributes selected were singular natural resources, scenic beauty, accessibility, tourism attraction capacity, and tourism use aptitude, which...
This study provides a conceptual framework for coastal systems, based on the schematic characterisation of benefits and threats between coastal tourism (CT), other human activities (HA) and coastal ecosystem services (CES). Here we consider the study in the North Adriatic Sea, where impacts and pressures...
On November 8, from 09:30 to 13:45 pm (CET), will take place the hybrid event "Measuring what matters. Impacts and dependencies upon natural capital of the Spanish energy sector," co-organized by por Azentúa and Ecoacsa –company that promotes the Natural Capital Factory (Spanish hub of...
A new World Bank Group (WBG) report ‘Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature’ looks at the current state of play for private finance for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The report argues that the financial sector, has a critical role to play in addressing the global biodiversity...
Investing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) pays off. This is the conclusion of an investigation into the benefits of Mediterranean marine reserves for the economy and wider society, commissioned by the Marilles Foundation and developed in collaboration with Ecoacsa, the Balearic Center for Applied...
“The Economic Case for Nature” is part of a series of papers by the World Bank that lays out the economic rationale for investing in nature and recognizes how economies rely on nature for services that are largely underpriced. This report presents a first-of-its-kind global...
“The Economic Case for Nature”, is part of a series of reports that lays out the economic rationale for investing in nature. Led by the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy (ENB) Global Practice at the World Bank, the series aims to provide analytical insights...
The United Nations and the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) have launched an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it easier for countries to measure the contributions of nature to their economic prosperity and well being. Developed by the Statistics Division...
