Key Tasks
Main tasks of ESManage Project:
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Literature review of the state of knowledge of ES in freshwaters (available online (opens in a new window)here)
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Provide a synthesis of current knowledge on the Irish freshwater resource in the context of ecosystem services and select key ES for analysis and valuation (completed – currently in press)
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Scenario analysis to show how changes in drivers (land-use) affect inputs to rivers and associated physical and chemical water quality stressors.
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Analyse existing and new biological data to investigate biological responses to stressors/drivers and links to selected ecosystem services. Combine with Obj. 3 to illustrate change in ecological condition/ES provision.
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Estimate the economic impact of future changes to the provision of key aquatic ecosystem services in Irish rivers.
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Recommend how the ecosystem services approach can best be embedded into policy and decision-making for sustainable management of water resources.
