Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany

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Authors

  • Christian Albert
  • Carsten Neßhöver
  • Matthias Schröter
  • Heidi Wittmer
  • Aletta Bonn
  • Benjamin Burkhard
  • Jens Dauber
  • Ralf Döring
  • Christine Fürst
  • Karsten Grunewald
  • Dagmar Haase
  • Bernd Hansjürgens
  • Jennifer Hauck
  • Mandy Hinzmann
  • Thomas Koellner
  • Tobias Plieninger
  • Sven Erik Rabe
  • Irene Ring
  • Joachim H. Spangenberg
  • Ulrich Stachow
  • Henry Wüstemann
  • Christoph Görg

External Research Organisations

  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
  • Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health
  • Leipzig University
  • Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
  • Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
  • Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER)
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
  • CoKnow Consulting - Coproducing Knowledge for Sustainability
  • Ecologic Institute
  • University of Bayreuth
  • University of Copenhagen
  • ETH Zurich
  • Technische Universität Dresden
  • Technische Universität Berlin
  • Alpen-Adria-Universitat Klagenfurt (AAU)
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-33
Number of pages7
JournalGAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
Volume26
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Abstract

We present options for a National Ecosystem Assessment in Germany (NEA-DE) that could inform decision-makers on the state and trends of ecosystems and ecosystem services. Characterizing a NEA-DE, we argue that its cross-sectoral, integrative approach would have the advantages of increased scientific understanding, addressing specific policy questions and creating science-policy dialogues. Challenges include objections against a utilitarian perspective, reservations concerning power relations, and responsibilities concerning the funding.

Keywords

    Assessment, Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Science-policy dialogue, Transdisciplinary approach

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Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany. / Albert, Christian; Neßhöver, Carsten; Schröter, Matthias et al.
In: GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2017, p. 27-33.

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Albert, C, Neßhöver, C, Schröter, M, Wittmer, H, Bonn, A, Burkhard, B, Dauber, J, Döring, R, Fürst, C, Grunewald, K, Haase, D, Hansjürgens, B, Hauck, J, Hinzmann, M, Koellner, T, Plieninger, T, Rabe, SE, Ring, I, Spangenberg, JH, Stachow, U, Wüstemann, H & Görg, C 2017, 'Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany', GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 27-33. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.26.1.8
Albert, C., Neßhöver, C., Schröter, M., Wittmer, H., Bonn, A., Burkhard, B., Dauber, J., Döring, R., Fürst, C., Grunewald, K., Haase, D., Hansjürgens, B., Hauck, J., Hinzmann, M., Koellner, T., Plieninger, T., Rabe, S. E., Ring, I., Spangenberg, J. H., ... Görg, C. (2017). Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany. GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 26(1), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.26.1.8
Albert C, Neßhöver C, Schröter M, Wittmer H, Bonn A, Burkhard B et al. Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany. GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 2017;26(1):27-33. doi: 10.14512/gaia.26.1.8
Albert, Christian ; Neßhöver, Carsten ; Schröter, Matthias et al. / Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany. In: GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 2017 ; Vol. 26, No. 1. pp. 27-33.
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