1. Joint Research Centre Activities on Ecosystem Services Mapping, Modelling and Valuation 2011 - 2012

2. A three steps assessment
Biophysical mapping of ecosystem services to provide spatially explicit information on where ecosystem services are produced in Europe
Scenario analyses (policy, land use, climate) to assess how and where ecosystem services are affected by changes
Quantification of values and an estimation of economic impacts of changes under baseline and scenario conditions
from TEEB (2008)

3. A multi-scale challenge
A multi-scale testing of the three steps at European and country/regional scales
Test models, evaluate associated uncertainties and provide best practices for mapping of ecosystem services
Establish links with decision makers in country-regions to assess potential trade-offs and synergies and improve the  policy relevance of the maps
PRESS
PEER Research on EcoSystem Services
Towards a digital Atlas of Ecosystem Services

4. Recreational ecosystem services
Supply
Degree of naturalness of ecosystems
Presence of protected areas
Presence of water/coastline
Bathing water quality
Accessibility
Remoteness
Availability of tourism facilities (e.g. biking/hiking trails, birdwatching towers)
Demand
Travel time/distance
Visitors in protected areas
Hunting./fishing licenses
Recreational activities (i.e. bird watching, berry picking)
Tourism fluxes in natural areas and fruition from resident population
Recreational ecosystem services
fruition ~ capacity x accessibility

5. Water purification services
Mapping of spatial variation in nitrogen removal as a result of river retention in Europe per sub-catchment. Annually, the European river network is estimated to remove 1.5 million ton of nitrogen.

6. Pollination services
The relative pollinator abundance is calculated in each cell (excluding densely urbanised areas), considering elements which have an impact on species, on nesting suitability and floral availability
Europe split in 20 tiles for processing at 25 m of resolution

7. Provision of food
Food is provided by modified ecosystems that receive external energy. The relationship between inputs received and benefits provided (3F: Food / Feed / Fuel) will be assessed through an analysis of the amount of energy which:
is input in the agricultural system through labour, machinery, irrigation, fertilisation
is collected through the yields
would be naturally provided by ecosystems
EU level analysis at a high spatial detail will provide a baseline against which valuating the service provided and analysing trade-offs with other ecosystem services

8. Coastal protection ecosystem services
Coastal Protection: defence of the coastal zone against flooding and erosion from waves, storms or sea level rise
Spatial indicators based on the combination of different factors affecting the provision of the service, e.g. coastal geomorphology, topography, bathymetry, habitats, population density, infrastructures