Objective Human use and exploitation of the biosphere is increasing at such a pace and scale that the sustainability of major ecosystems is threatened, and may not be able to continue to function in ways that are vital to the existence of humanity. Re-framing environmental resource use has led to the emergence of the concepts of ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital (NC). This discourse indicates not only a change in our understanding of planetary functions at the ecosystem scale, but also a fundamental shift in how we perceive the relationship between people and the ecosystems on which they depend. OPERAs (OPERATIONAL POTENTIAL OF ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH APPLICATIONS) aims to improve understanding of how ES/NC contribute to human well-being in different social-ecological systems in inland and coastal zones, in rural and urban areas, related to different ecosystems including forests and fresh water resources. The OPERAs research will establish whether, how and under what conditions the ES/NC concepts can move beyond the academic domain towards practical implementation in support of sustainable ecosystem management. OPERAs will use a meta-analysis (systematic review) of existing ES/NC practice to identify knowledge gaps and requirements for new policy options and instruments. New insights, and improved or novel tools and instruments, will be tested in practice in exemplar case studies in a range of socio-ecological systems across locales, sectors, scales and time. Throughout this iterative process, available resources and tools will be brought together in a ‘Resource Hub’, a web-based portal that will be co-developed by scientists and practitioners representing different interests and perspectives on the development, communication and implementation of the ES/NC concepts. The Resource Hub will provide the main interface between OPERAs and a ‘Community of Excellence’ (CoE) for continued practice that will benefit from OPERAs outcomes. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologybiospheranatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2012.6.2-1 - Exploration of the operational potential of the concepts of ecosystem services and natural capital to systematically inform sustainable land, water and urban management Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2012-two-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Address Old college, south bridge EH8 9YL Edinburgh United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Alan Kennedy (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 484 742,50 Participants (28) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all STICHTING VU Netherlands EU contribution € 894 250,00 Address De boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Verburg (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 503 439,00 Address Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Natascha Kindsvogel (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ Germany EU contribution € 147 454,50 Address Permoserstrasse 15 04318 Leipzig See on map Region Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig Administrative Contact Annette Schmidt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LUNDS UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 630 154,50 Address Paradisgatan 5c 22100 Lund See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lennart Olsson (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE Finland EU contribution € 628 862,00 Address Yliopistokatu 6 b 80100 Joensuu See on map Region Manner-Suomi Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Pohjois-Karjala Administrative Contact Mark Pilbeam (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PROSPEX BVBA Belgium EU contribution € 416 500,00 Address Vlugestal 6 3140 Keerbergen See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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