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Despite of considerable development of research on ecosystem services (ES), their application to environmental management in Poland is still inhibited. The challenge is adaptation of the existing knowledge for Polish conditions and transposition of knowledge into operational one. The needs involve integration of developed scientific knowledge with the interest and competences of officials, as well as the increasing of skills of experts participating in the procedures of environmental management.
The project addresses existing challenges by: selection relevant ecosystem services (ES) and their indicators for main ecosystem types in Poland; mapping and assessment of ES in national, regional and local scale; cross-cutting analysis of ecological, cultural and economic values of ES; identification of significant ES synergies and trade-offs and relevant ES bundles; dissemination and exchange of knowledge.
The project aims in increasing the scientific potential and the ability of administration and interested social groups to implement ecosystem services approach in environmental management.
Scientists – by increasing the scientific capacity. Administration, interested social groups – by developing awareness of the political, social and ecological potential of ES approach.
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research will contribute to experience-sharing and training-related activities by preparing and presentation of Norwegian experiences during project kick-off meeting as well as workshops devoted to individual ecosystem types. Moreover, the Project Partner will prepare comments on delivered maps of main ES values for individual ecosystem types. The Partner will also prepare and present the comparative study on state of the art in Norway and Poland after the project finalization.