C

CoE

Community of Excellence

Community of Excellence

A network of engaged and active stakeholders, making use of the tools, instruments and research provided by OPERAs.

E

ecosystem services

Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as disease and flood control; cultural services such as spiritual and recreational benefits; and supporting services such as nutrient cycling, that maintain the conditions for life on Earth.

ES

Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as disease and flood control; cultural services such as spiritual and recreational benefits; and supporting services such as nutrient cycling, that maintain the conditions for life on Earth.

N

natural capital

Natural capital is the extension of the economic notion of capital to goods and services relating to the natural environment. Natural capital is thus the stock of natural ecosystems that yields a flow of valuable ecosystem goods or services into the future.

NC

Natural capital is the extension of the economic notion of capital to goods and services relating to the natural environment. Natural capital is thus the stock of natural ecosystems that yields a flow of valuable ecosystem goods or services into the future.

O

OPERAs

Operational Potential of Ecosystem Research Applications

operationalisation

The act of putting into operation or use.

operationalise

Put into operation or use.

Oppla

Oppla is the name of the now fully functional resource hub which can be accessed here 

P

perennity

Lasting and remaining active.

R

resource hub

The resource hub will be an online platform to assist a broad range of users to find, share, and contribute knowledge, information and resources for innovative, interdisciplinary, ecosystem-based management. 

S

SMEs

Small and medium enterprises