The 1st MAES Stakeholders workshop took place on 21-22 November 2012 at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels.
Participants: 2 Representatives per Member State with both policy and technical/scientific expertise, EU stakeholders and selected experts.
Objectives: The objective of the workshop was to allow all Member States and stakeholders to be updated on what the Working Group on Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) has achieved so far and discuss how this process could be supported and strengthened at EU and national level.
More specifically, the workshop provided an opportunity to:
- 1-Inform all Member States about the MAES working group and its first results
- 2-Discuss how Member States can contribute to MAES and also how MAES can support the work and priorities of the MS
- 3-Collect priorities for MAES from the national perspectives for the coming years
- 4-Discuss and identify the type of support needed from institutions at national and EU level for the implementation of MAES
- 5-Discuss and identify co-benefits of MAES at EU level with other policy sectors and with stakeholders.
These objectives were addressed through plenary talks and presentations and through interactive round table discussions in break-out groups. These discussions engaged diverse stakeholders particularly at European level to include their perspective and thus better understand potential uses of MAES.
The complete list of topics discussed during this workshop are available online.
For more information on this meeting, please contact Dr Hans Keune.