Blogs
Operas general meeting- positives from Lisbon
Shrina Kurani and Marius von Essen attended the OPERAs full team meeting in
Lisbon this May, and share a glimpse of their experience from the work
package sessions to the field visit in the Montado cork region.
Update on OPERAs activities in Scotland
Anja Liski takes a look at recent ecosystem services work that the OPERAs project is engaging in within Scotland.
OPERAs Full Team Meeting - Lisbon
The OPERAs full team meeting has taken place in Lisbon, Portugal at The University of Lisbon. The meeting placed focus upon gaining an understanding of activities occuring across the project, with 'flash presentations' from project partners.
Do we speak the same language?
Evaluating a blueprint protocol and its use in the application of the ecosystem services concept.
The role of Stakeholders in operationalising
Marc Metzger, OPERAs Deputy Co-ordinator outlines the importance of stakeholders to the OPERAs project and their role in the 'operationalisation' of the ecosystem services and natural capital.
OPERAs Userboard
“The Ecosystem Services Discourse” Part II
IPBES - some (good) rules for engagement - capturing knowledge and values around Ecosystem Services
Deirdre Joyce, lead for the OPERAs Dublin Case Study Exemplar, poses that the recommended “Rules for engagement” under the IPBES – are also relevant to OPERAs procedures for stakeholder consultation and participation.
What do we mean by ‘operationalisation’ of the ecosystem services and natural capital concepts?
Professor Mark Rounsevell uses the example of a woodland to discuss what is meant by ‘operationalising’ the concepts of ecosystems services and natural capital and highlights how these concepts could aid decision-making for sustainable resource management.