Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: why, how, who, and for whom?

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cg.contributor.affiliationGeosciences and Environmental Change Science Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Researchen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMcGill Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationRothamsted Researchen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNagoya Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationGlobal Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationFlemish Institute for Technological Research NV (VITO)en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationHarokopio University of Athensen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Monetary Funden_US
cg.contributor.affiliationOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited Nations Statistics Divisionen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationHUN-REN Centre for Ecological Researchen_US
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Space Agencyen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101705en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053640en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041625000099/pdfft?md5=e8cb6c7d4c03b2f78713deb61a0ecd8e&pid=1-s2.0-S2212041625000099-main.pdfen_US
cg.issn2212-0416en_US
dc.contributor.authorBagstad, K. J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBalbi, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdamo, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAthanasiadis, I. N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAffinito, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWillcock, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMagrach, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHayashi, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHarmackova, Z. V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNiamir, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSmets, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBuchhorn, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDrakou, E. G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlfieri, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEdens, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMorales, L. G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVari, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSanz, M.-J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVilla, F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-28T10:17:36Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-03-28T10:17:36Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173916en_US
dc.titleInteroperability for ecosystem service assessments: why, how, who, and for whom?en_US
dcterms.abstractDespite continued, rapid growth in the literature, the fragmentation of information is a major barrier to more timely and credible ecosystem services (ES) assessments. A major reason for this fragmentation is the currently limited state of interoperability of ES data, models, and software. The FAIR Principles, a recent reformulation of long-standing open science goals, highlight the importance of making scientific knowledge Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Critically, FAIR aims to make science more transparent and transferable by both people and computers. However, it is easier to make data and models findable and accessible through data and code repositories than to achieve interoperability and reusability. Achieving interoperability will require more consistent adherence to current technical best practices and, more critically, to build consensus about and consistently use semantics that can represent ES-relevant phenomena. Building on recent examples from major international initiatives for ES (IPBES, SEEA, GEO BON), we illustrate strategies to address interoperability, discuss their importance, and describe potential gains for individual researchers and practitioners and the field of ES. Although interoperability comes with many challenges, including greater scientific coordination than today’s status quo, it is technically achievable and offers potentially transformative advantages to ES assessments needed to mainstream their use by decision makers. Individuals and organizations active in ES research and practice can play critical roles in creating widespread interoperability and reusability of ES science. A representative community of practice targeting interoperability for ES would help advance these goals.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBagstad, K. J.; Balbi, S.; Adamo, G.; Athanasiadis, I. N.; Affinito, F.; Willcock, S.; Magrach, A.; Hayashi, K.; Harmackova, Z. V.; Niamir, A.; Smets, B.; Buchhorn, M.; Drakou, E. G.; Alfieri, A.; Edens, B.; Morales, L. G.; Vari, A.; Sanz, M.-J.; Villa, F. 2025. Interoperability for ecosystem service assessments: why, how, who, and for whom?. Ecosystem Services, 72:101705. [doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101705]en_US
dcterms.issued2025-03-04en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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