ABOUT THE PROJECT

Our Vision

SELINA will provide guidance for evidence-based decision-making that supports the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of our environment. Through a collaboration of experts from 50 partner organisations from all 27 EU member states, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, and the United Kingdom, SELINA will set new standards for international cooperation to promote Ecosystem Services (ES) and Biodiversity (BD) conservation and enhance Ecosystem Conditions (EC).

Providing robust practical information and recommendations to stakeholders from both the public and private sectors, SELINA will pave the way towards the transformative societal change required to achieve the ambitious goals of the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the Green Deal.

Our Mission

What: Identify BD, EC, and ES factors that can be successfully integrated into public and private sectors' decision-making processes
How: Facilitate and harness knowledge-sharing and co-production via EU-wide workshops and multi-disciplinary Communities of Practice
What: Develop, test, and integrate new and existing knowledge, including methodological approaches to improve BD, EC, and ES information uptake by decision-makers
How: Build a fit-for-purpose knowledge base about mapping and assessing terrestrial and aquatic EC, their ES, and links between them that apply to various decision-making contexts
What: Demonstrate how enhanced collaboration between science, private, and public stakeholders facilitates BD, EC, and ES integration in evidence-based decision-making
How: Organise Demonstration Projects on BD, EC, and ES integration in decision-making and co-create a Compendium of Guidance with representatives from science, society, and the public and private sectors

What makes SELINA unique

A multinational transdisciplinary network of professionals ranging from ecologists, economists, and social scientists to decision-makers of all levels
A compilation of the most complete and up-to-date knowledge base on ES, integrating new and existing knowledge built through various EU projects and global initiatives
Practical, fit-for-purpose recommendations with real-world applications in policy making and business decisions
An unprecedented opportunity for smart, cost-effective and nature-based solutions to historic societal challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security

Project structure

WP1

Coordination & project integration

WP2

Stakeholder networking & decision-making processes

WP3

Ecosystem type, biodiversity & condition mapping and assessment

WP4

Ecosystem services mapping and assessment

WP5

Ecosystem accounting

WP6

Integrated assessment

WP7

Dissemination and knowledge sharing

WP8

Supporting evidence-based public decision-making

WP9

Supporting evidence-based private decision-making

WP10

Science-Policy-Society Platform for guidance development

WP11

Ethics requirements