Project
ETC Biodiversity
In the ETC BD consortium, which acts on behalf of the European Environment Agency, Wageningen Environmental Research supports the development of spatial information linking flora, fauna, vegetation and habitat information from both in situ and remote sensing information; carries out assessments relating to Natura 2000, modelling species and ecosystems at European level, concerning fragmentation and connectivity and species-environment relationships as well as High Nature Value farming and forestry.
The presence of Wageningen Environmental Research within the consortium provides a conduit for Dutch knowledge and practical experience into Europe, but is also a means for two-way communication and the collection of intelligence and information about the key biodiversity related issues at any given moment. Through Wageningen Environmental Research involvement in the national biodiversity agenda, we are able to input to national issues and problem solving and to contribute significantly to many of the critical issues of the moment.
Publications
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Processing European habitat probability maps for EUNIS Forest (T), Heathland, scrub and tundra (S) and Grassland (R) habitat types based on vegetation relevés, environmental data and Copernicus land cover
European Environment Agency (EEA) (ETC/BD Technical paper 2/2019) -
Producing European habitat probability maps for wetlands and coastal habitats based on in-situ vegetation plots, environmental data and Copernicus land cover
ETC/BD (ETC/BD internal report ) -
Ecological coherence: Transboundary forest corridors and planning : A case study for the TEN-N in Strasbourg area
Paris, France: European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity c/o Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (ETC/BD Technical paper 1/2022) -
Feasibility study for the integration of our current European distribution and habitat maps for wall-to-wall habitat mapping
ETC/BD (ETC/BD internal report ) -
Revision of the EUNIS inland surface water habitat group: finalisation of level 3 and outlook to level 4
Kopenhagen: European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity c/o Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Technical paper 2/2022) -
Nature positive transitions: 4-years of societal impact
Wageningen: Wageningen University & Research