NaturaConnect - Designing a resilient and coherent Trans-European Network for Nature and People

Información del proyecto

NaturaConnect

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 101060429

DOI

10.3030/101060429

Fecha de la firma de la CE 7 Junio 2022

Fecha de inicio 1 Julio 2022

Fecha de finalización 30 Junio 2026

Financiado con arreglo a

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Coste total

€ 9 709 202,75

Aportación de la UE

€ 9 709 202,75

Coordinado por

INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE
Austria

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Documents, reports (7)

Guidelines for connectivity conservation and planning in Europe with supporting web-based inventory and databases

This guidelines will be the product of tasks 6.1 and 6.2In 6.1 we will co-design a framework for multi-scale connectivity assessment and planning together with stakeholders from MS administrations, EU policy bodies and other relevant EU programs and platforms: LIFE projects, EuropaBON, KCBD, EEA, etc. This framework will be published in the connectivity guidelines together with the output of task 6.2 which include a synthesis report of the input data, statistical models and predictions of species dispersal kernels using agent-based models.

Review and synthesis of best practices in governance and land-use policies to implement TEN-N

We will review and synthesize information on existing land-use planning and land management policy and guidance for GI management across countries and administrative levels. We will then compile best practices which will be made available as a report in English and a selected number of languages for the 6 case studies

Factsheets on public, private, and blended financial support options for TEN-N and recommendations for each case study

These fact-sheets will be the result of a review and synthesis of the existing and emerging public and private financial mechanisms and funding opportunities, with a dedicated section “how to”, to help practitioners understanding the financial landscape and identify the best funding opportunities

Scenario framework for TEN-N, translation of NFF storylines into indicators and scenario settings

The report will document the methods for the production of scenarios and the storylines of these scenarios using the IPBES Nature Futures Framework.

Report on the stakeholder analysis including evaluation of engagement, training needs, and capacity building

We will develop the preliminary stakeholder analysis, to familiarise all actors, with the project’s purpose and outcomes, identify their needs, and more thoroughly map the engagement process. This will be done within the first 6 months of the project through an in-person structured and facilitated conversational process between work package teams and key stakeholders in small groups. Such a large scale, but intensive activity will enable information to be captured efficiently at an early juncture in the project, also helping to identify and address any gaps in the stakeholder representation early in the process.The stakeholder analysis will be concluded with an evaluation of engagement and capacity building activities in month 22.

Report and data on the biodiversity, protected areas and environmental and socio-economic data available for the project. Including data gap analysis

One dataset will include all distribution data collected for terrestrial species groups (plants, vertebrates, invertebrates).An additional dataset will feature vegetation type data. We will also inventorize and harmonize trait data. A fifth daset wil include all environmental and socio-economic spatial variables, including earth observation (land cover at 100-m resolution) and climate data from Copernicus (bioclimatic indicators), soil data, land-use and other socio-economic variables (distance to cities, infrastructure, human population density, etc) from various sources (e.g. EEA, SoilGrids). The report instead will include the results of our investigation of gaps in knowledge in biodiversity data for Europe to provide measures of uncertainty, at the same time, highlighting (geographically and thematically) the areas/habitats/bioregions with monitoring and integration needs.

Report on network problem formulations, targets and preferences, including guidance and data on targets and optimal TEN-N design criteria

This deliverable is the output of task 7.1 and 7.2This include methods for and estimate of quantitative and qualitative targets for species, habitats and their services as well as objective functions, constraints and design criteria for maximizing coherence, adequacy and resilience of conservation networks

Other (1)

Current and future natural capital and ES

We will release model code and data from task 4.2.This entails developing novel quantitative models of the demand for natural capital and ES in both urban and non-urban areas. ES demand will be modelled based on policy requirements and people’s socio-economic characteristics indicative of i) the amount of consumption (of provisioning services), ii) the need for risk prevention (of regulating services), and iii) individuals’ needs for well-being and preferences. The selection of ES to be modelled will be made in consultation with key stakeholders (T1.1) and aligned to the narrative scenarios (T5.1). Current and future ES demand will serve as input for establishing ES targets and benefit functions in the network design (T7.1).

Data sets, microdata, etc (3)

Spatial data for land-use and climate scenarios including TEN-N options and constraints

This deliverable is the product of task 5.2We will run high-resolution (1km) spatial land-use models that quantify potential land-use change and land management changes consistent with developed storylines (T5.1). The European spatial land-use model (CLUMondo) will be parametrized using economic modelling results and European SSP scenarios as input (see 1.2.3). We will assess contextual conditions of land-use, helping to ensure that the TEN-N is efficient and resilient in both the short to mid-term (2030-2040) and the long term (2050-2070) time scales.

Spatial opportunities and constraints for green infrastructure network design

The datasets will include spatially explicit data representative of socio-economic and land-use opportunities and constraints for creating or modifying GI. This includes all protected areas, relevant remotely sensed variables (from Copernicus) and proxies of farmland management intensity, which allows to delineate potential high nature value as well as high-intensity farmlands (which are unlikely to be taken out of production). We will also map direct and indirect threats to biodiversity (e.g., hunting pressure) and proxies for opportunity costs, such as land value, and human population density.

Final species and habitat distributions for current and future state

The datasets will be the final deliverable of task 3.3 and will include the following:Species distribution under present and future environmental conditions. Present and future potential distirbution of EUNIS habitat classes, but also primary and old-growth forests

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

NaturaConnect Moodle with all capacity building and training materials

All capacity building sessions, material and media will be housed in an online NaturaConnect Moodle which will host online tutorials, demo recording, presentations. The Moodle will complement live and interactive training sections, delivered online or in-person.

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (43)

Potential sources of time lags in calibrating species distribution models

Autores: Franz Essl, Adrián García‐Rodríguez, Bernd Lenzner, Jake M Alexander, César Capinha, Pierre Gaüzère, Antoine Guisan, Ingolf Kühn, Jonathan Lenoir, David M Richardson, Sabine B Rumpf, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Wilfried Thuiller, Damaris Zurell, Stefan Dulli
Publicado en: Journal of Biogeography, Edición 51, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14726

Are threatened species important for glueing interaction networks together?

Autores: Pamela González-del-Pliego, Núria Galiana, Juan David González-Trujillo, Frederico Mestre, Miguel Bastos Araújo, Vinicius A.G. Bastazini
Publicado en: Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, Edición 22, 2024, ISSN 2530-0644
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.PECON.2024.11.003

Modelling the regional potential for reaching carbon neutrality in Finland: Sustainable forestry, energy use and biodiversity protection.

Autores: Mäkelä, Annikki, Francesco Minunno, Heini Kujala, Anna-Kaisa Kosenius, Risto K. Heikkinen, Virpi Junttila, Mikko Peltoniemi, and Martin Forsius.
Publicado en: Ambio, Edición 52, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01860-1

Narratives for Positive Nature Futures in Europe

Autores: A D'Alessio, C Fornarini, N Fernandez, AS Namasivayam, P Visconti, J Dertien, M Hällfors, M Jung, F Moreira, L O’Connor, M Osti, L Quintero-Uribe, MM Viti, A Lauta, HM Pereira, PH Verburg, C Rondinini
Publicado en: Environmental Management, 2025, ISSN 0364-152X
Editor: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/S00267-025-02123-3

A comprehensive framework to assess multi‐species landscape connectivity

Autores: Marie‐Caroline Prima, Julien Renaud, Isabelle Witté, Léa Suarez, Paul Rouveyrol, Martina Fernando, Andrea Sacchi, Francesca Cosentino, Luca Santini, Luigi Maiorano, Francisco Moreira, Jeremy Dertien, Néstor Fernández, Wilfried Thuiller
Publicado en: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Edición 15, 2024, ISSN 2041-210X
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.14444

Identifying ‘climate keystone species’ as a tool for conserving ecological communities under climate change

Autores: Marjakangas, Emma‐Liina, Andrea Santangeli, Heini Kujala, Stefano Mammola, and Aleksi Lehikoinen
Publicado en: Diversity and Distributions, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13764

Expanding European protected areas through rewilding

Autores: Miguel B. Araújo, Diogo Alagador
Publicado en: Current Biology, Edición 34, 2024, ISSN 0960-9822
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CUB.2024.07.045

Mapping current and future European potential vegetation to support restoration planning

Autores: Jung, M.
Publicado en: Earth ArXiv, 2024, ISSN 2331-8422
Editor: California Digital Library (CDL)
DOI: 10.31223/X59H71

Novel community data in ecology-properties and prospects

Autores: Hartig, F., Abrego, N., Bush, A., Chase, J. M., Guillera-Arroita, G., Leibold, M. A., Ovaskainen, O., Pellissier, L., Pichler, M., Poggiato, G., Pollock, L., Si-Moussi, S., Thuiller, W., Viana, D. S., Warton, D. I., Zurell, D., Yu, D. W.
Publicado en: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Edición 3, 2024, ISSN 1872-8383
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.TREE.2023.09.017

Introduction to deep learning methods for multi‐species predictions

Autores: Hu Y., Si‐Moussi S., Thuiller W.
Publicado en: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2025, ISSN 2041-210X
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.14466

The exposure of the world’s mountains to global change drivers

Autores: Dragonetti, Chiara; Daskalova, Gergana; Di Marco, Moreno
Publicado en: iScience, 2024, ISSN 2589-0042
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-3008744/V1

The road to success and the fences to be crossed: considering multiple infrastructure in landscape connectivity modelling

Autores: Botting, Isla, Fernando Ascensão, Laetitia M. Navarro, Maria Paniw, Zulima Tablado, Jacinto Román, Eloy Revilla, and Marcello D'Amico
Publicado en: Wildlife Biology, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/wlb3.01187

Prioritizing global land protection for population persistence can double the efficiency of habitat protection for reducing mammal extinction risk

Autores: Nicholas H Wolff, Piero Visconti, Heini Kujala, Luca Santini, Jelle P Hilbers, Hugh P Possingham, James R Oakleaf, Christina M Kennedy, Joseph Kiesecker, Joseph Fargione, Edward T Game
Publicado en: One Earth, Edición 6, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.001

Input data resolution affects the conservation prioritization outcome of spatially sparse biodiversity features

Autores: Tanhuanpää, Topi, Ninni Mikkonen, Heini Kujala, Einari Heinaro, Janne Mäyrä, and Timo Kumpula.
Publicado en: Ambio, Edición 52, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Springer Netherlands
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01885-6/

Integrating food webs in species distribution models improves ecological niche estimation and predictions

Autores: Poggiato, Giovanni, Jérémy Andréoletti, Laura Shirley, and Wilfried Thuiller.
Publicado en: Ecography, 2025, ISSN 1600-0587
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/ECOG.07546

Using the Nature Futures Framework as a lens for developing plural land use scenarios for Europe for 2050

Autores: Dou, Yue, Cecilia Zagaria, Louise O'Connor, Wilfried Thuiller, and Peter H. Verburg.
Publicado en: Global Environmental Change, Edición 83, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: ScienceDirect
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102766

Trends in Ecology and Ecolution

Autores: Dansereau, G., Braga, J., Ficetola, G. F., Galiana, N., Gravel, D., Maiorano, L., Montoya, J. M., O'Connor, L., Pollock, L. J., Thuiller, W., Poisot, T., Barros, C.
Publicado en: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2025, ISSN 0169-5347
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.32942/X23P73

Land‐use intensity influences European tetrapod food webs

Autores: Christophe Botella, Pierre Gaüzère, Louise O'Connor, Marc Ohlmann, Julien Renaud, Yue Dou, Catherine H. Graham, Peter H. Verburg, Luigi Maiorano, Wilfried Thuiller
Publicado en: Global Change Biology, Edición 30, 2024, ISSN 1354-1013
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/GCB.17167

Predict first–assemble later versus assemble first–predict later: Revisiting the dilemma for functional biogeography

Autores: Deschamps, Gabrielle, Giovanni Poggiato, Philipp Brun, Clovis Galiez, and Wilfried Thuiller
Publicado en: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Edición 14, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Wiley (society journal run by BES)
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.14203

Global relationships between crop yield and pollinator abundance

Autores: Liam Vezzani; Aafke M. Schipper; Wilfried Thuiller; Peter H. Verburg; Henrik G. Smith; Alexandra Marques
Publicado en: Journal of Applied Ecology, 2025, ISSN 1365-2664
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.70042

Potential sources of time lags in calibrating species distribution models

Autores: Essl, F., García-Rodríguez, A., Lenzner, B., Alexander, J. M., Capinha, C., Gaüzère, P., Guisan, A., Kühn, I., Lenoir, J., Richardson, D. M., Rumpf, S. B., Svenning, J.-C., Thuiller, W., Zurell, D., & Dullinger, S.
Publicado en: Journal of Biogeography, 2024, ISSN 1365-2699
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/JBI.14726

Biodiversity modeling advances will improve predictions of nature’s contributions to people

Autores: Kass, Jamie M.; Fukaya, Keiichi; Thuiller, Wilfried; Mori, Akira S.
Publicado en: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Edición 4, 2024, ISSN 1872-8383
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.TREE.2023.10.011

The accelerating exposure of European protected areas to climate change

Autores: Cimatti, M., Mezzanotte, V., Heikkinen, R. K., Hällfors, M. H., Karger, D. N., Di Marco, M.
Publicado en: Global Change Biology, 2025, ISSN 1365-2486
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/GCB.70261

An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects

Autores: Martin Jung; Vanessa M. Adams; Diogo Alagador; Jorge G. Álvarez‐Romero; Miguel B. Araujo; Anni Arponen; Maria Beger; Jutta Beher; Silvia B. Carvalho; Sylvaine Giakoumi; Jeffrey O. Hanson; Virgilio Hermoso; Kerstin Jantke; Heini Kujala; Jennifer McGowan; Anna Metaxas; Louise O'Connor; Jose Salgado‐Rojas; Richard Schuster; Bob Smith; Piero Visconti
Publicado en: Conservation Science and Practice, 2025, ISSN 2578-4854
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/CSP2.70097

The Role of Brownfields and Their Revitalisation for the Functional Connectivity of the Urban Tree System in a Regrowing City

Autores: Manuel Wolff; Dagmar Haase; Jörg Priess; Tobias Leander Hoffmann
Publicado en: land, Edición 12, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: mdpi
DOI: 10.3390/land12020333

Dependence of Europe's most threatened mammals on movement to adapt to climate change

Autores: Diogo Alagador
Publicado en: Conservation Biology, Edición 39, 2025, ISSN 0888-8892
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/COBI.14315

Ecological Indicators

Autores: Manuel Wolff; Benjamin Labohm; Dagmar Haase; Erik Andersson
Publicado en: Ecological Indicators, 2024, ISSN 1470-160X
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.18452/32865

An assessment of the state of conservation planning in Europe

Autores: Martin Jung; Diogo Alagador; Melissa Chapman; Virgilio Hermoso; Heini Kujala; Louise O'Connor; Rafaela Schinegger; Peter H. Verburg; Piero Visconti
Publicado en: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Edición 1902, 2024, ISSN 1471-2970
Editor: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/RSTB.2023.0015

Transnational conservation to anticipate future plant shifts in Europe

Autores: Yohann Chauvier-Mendes; Laura J. Pollock; Peter H. Verburg; Dirk N. Karger; Loïc Pellissier; Sébastien Lavergne; Niklaus E. Zimmermann; Wilfried Thuiller
Publicado en: Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023, ISSN 2397-334X
Editor: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-2599463/V1

Integrating carbon sequestration and biodiversity impacts in forested ecosystems: Concepts, cases, and policies

Autores: Alam, Syed Ashraful, Sonja Kivinen, Heini Kujala, Topi Tanhuanpää, and Martin Forsius.
Publicado en: Ambio, Edición 52, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Springer Netherlands
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01931-3

Gradual or abrupt? An algorithm to monitor urban vegetation dynamics in support of greening policies

Autores: Cortinovis, Chiara, Dagmar Haase, and Davide Geneletti
Publicado en: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Edición 86, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Urban & Fischer
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128030

Ten steps towards integrated decision making for ecological restoration in cities: Rewilding the European beaver (Castor fiber) in Berlin, Germany

Autores: Sophia Rouella Edejer, Dagmar Haase, Matthew Dennis, Annegret Larsen
Publicado en: MethodsX, Edición 13, 2024, ISSN 2215-0161
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.MEX.2024.102827

Biodiversity modeling advances will improve predictions of nature’s contributions to people

Autores: Kass, Jamie M., Keiichi Fukaya, Wilfried Thuiller, and Akira S. Mori
Publicado en: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.10.011

Meeting European Union biodiversity targets under future land-use demands

Autores: Melissa Chapman; Martin Jung; David Leclère; Carl Boettiger; Andrey L. D. Augustynczik; Mykola Gusti; Leopold Ringwald; Piero Visconti
Publicado en: Nature Ecology & Evolution, Edición 9, 2025, ISSN 2397-334X
Editor: Nature Springer
DOI: 10.31219/OSF.IO/YNQFX_V2

Role of data uncertainty when identifying important areas for biodiversity and carbon in boreal forests

Autores: Kujala, Heini, Francesco Minunno, Virpi Junttila, Ninni Mikkonen, Annikki Mäkelä, Raimo Virkkala, Anu Akujärvi, Niko Leikola, and Risto K. Heikkinen
Publicado en: Ambio, Edición 52, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01908-2

A practical approach to constructing a knowledge graph for soil ecological research

Autores: Le Guillarme, N., and W. Thuiller
Publicado en: European Journal of Soil Biology, Edición 117, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103497

An assessment of the state of conservation planning in Europe

Autores: Jung, Martin, Diogo Alagador, Melissa Chapman, Virgilio Hermoso, Heini Kujala, Loiuse O'Conoor, Rafaela Schinegger, Peter Verburg, and Piero Visconti
Publicado en: OSF Preprints, 2024
Editor: OSF Preprints
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0015

Linking biodiversity, ecosystem function, and Nature’s contributions to people: a macroecological energy flux perspective

Autores: Ana Carolina Antunes, Emilio Berti, Ulrich Brose, Myriam R. Hirt, Dirk N. Karger, Louise M.J. O’Connor, Laura J. Pollock, Wilfried Thuiller, Benoit Gauzens
Publicado en: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Edición 39, 2024, ISSN 1872-8383
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.TREE.2024.01.004

Habitat Suitability of European Land Systems for Terrestrial Vertebrates

Autores: Louise M. J. O'Connor, Julien Renaud, Yue Dou, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, Luigi Maiorano, Peter H. Verburg, Wilfried Thuiller
Publicado en: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Edición 33, 2025, ISSN 1466-822X
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/GEB.13903

Generation length of the world's amphibians and reptiles

Autores: G. Mancini; L. Santini; V. Cazalis; F. Ficetola; S. Meiri; U. Roll; S. Silvestri; D. Pincheira-Donoso; M. Di Marco
Publicado en: Ecography, 2025, ISSN 1600-0587
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.23.595540

Navigating the integration of biotic interactions in biogeography

Autores: Thuiller, Wilfried, Irene Calderón‐Sanou, Loïc Chalmandrier, Pierre Gaüzère, Louise MJ O'Connor, Marc Ohlmann, Giovanni Poggiato, and Tamara Münkemüller.
Publicado en: Journal of Biogeography, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14734

2030 conservation targets for European terrestrial mammals using the favourable conservation status concept

Autores: Alessandra D’Alessio; Marco Davoli; Carlo Rondinini; Michela Pacifici
Publicado en: Scientific Data, 2025, ISSN 2052-4463
Editor: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/S41597-025-04878-0

Vulnerability of terrestrial vertebrate food webs to anthropogenic threats in Europe

Autores: Louise M. J. O'Connor, Francesca Cosentino, Michael B. J. Harfoot, Luigi Maiorano, Chiara Mancino, Laura J. Pollock, Wilfried Thuiller
Publicado en: Global Change Biology, Edición 30, 2024, ISSN 1354-1013
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/GCB.17253

Conference proceedings (1)

Designing a resilient and coherent Trans-European conservation Network for Nature and People

Autores: Visconti, P.; Jung, M.; Beher, J.; Osti, M.; Fernandez, N.; Pereira, H.; Fernandez, M.
Publicado en: 2022, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: No publisher

Other (2)

State of play and future steps for the EU Biodiversity Strategy (EU BDS) dashboard

Autores: Robuchon, M., Liquete Garcia, M.D.C., Dubois, G., Petri, E., Braz, P., Dalla Costa, S., Borg, J., Grizzetti, B., Paracchini, M. and Visconti, P.
Publicado en: 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: European Commission

Standardized reference grids for spatial analyses at various grain sizes

Autores: Jung, M.
Publicado en: 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Editor: No publisher

Thesis and dissertations (1)

Ecological Connectivity and Habitat Banking in Doñana, Spain

Autores: Ingvarsson, M.
Publicado en: 2024
Editor: N/A