«ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY» PROJECT SELECTED AS GOOD PRACTICE BY THE INTERREG EUROPE BID-REX PROJECT
The Ecosystem Services of the Basque Country project has been selected (among other European initiatives) as good practice by the Interreg Europe BID-REX project.
BID-REX aims to enhance natural value preservation through improved regional development policies by creating/reinforcing the link between relevant biodiversity data and conservation decision-making processes. More specifically, it aims to facilitate the use of biodiversity information and increase the impact of ERDF allocation in the preservation of European natural heritage by providing decision-making processes with appropriate biodiversity information.
The UNESCO Chair, represented by its coordinator Miren Onaindia, took part in the seminar on “Information needs for decision makers” in Wallonia (Belgium) in February 2017. The results of the Ecosystem Services Assessment of the Basque Country and its applications in more sustainable decision making were presented at the seminar.
Other good practice identified by Interreg BID-REX:
| Partner in charge of GP’s submission | Good Practice identified (GP) | GP’s owner |
| CTFC | Cartography of habitats in Catalonia at different scales | Estela Illa (Grup de Geobotànica i Cartografia de la Vegetació, Universitat de Barcelona) |
| CTFC | Use of BD data in decision making: The SITxell project | Carles Castell Puig (DIBA) |
| Government of Catalonia | SISEBIO. Global Monitoring Program of Biodiversity in Catalonia | Pau Sainz de la Maza Marsal. (Government of Catalonia) |
| Public Service of Wallonia | Monitoring of agroenvironmental scheme in Wallonia : data management and sharing | Julien Piqueray (Natagriwal asbl) |
| Public Service of Wallonia | Of birdsand high voltage overhead lines: How feedback from decision makers is helping data provider | Johan Mortier (ELIA) & Jean-Yves Paquet (Natagora) |
| UEA | The Biodiversity Audit Approach | Paul Dolman (UEA) |
| NCC | Data: Collection to Use – ALERC | Tom Hunt (ALERC) |
| Basque Government | Nature Information System of the Basque Country | Marta Iturribarria (Basque Government)] |
| Basque Government | Ecosystem Services Assessment in the Basque Country | Miren Onaindia (University of the Basque Country) |