To support smart decisions, which consider and integrate the long-term ecological sustainability with the current and future human needs, BONUS ROSEMARIE carries out systematic reviews of the Baltic Sea ecosystem services, their impact on human health and well-being and how monetary and non-monetary valuation methods can help in decision making.
BONUS ROSEMARIE works closely with government, business and civil society organization representatives to identify their evidence needs. The aim is to produce relevant and reliable results that are likely to lead into action.
BONUS ROSEMARIE delivers three high-quality scientific review papers. The work will follow the systematic review guidelines and standards that Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) has developed for the evidence synthesis.
The preliminary working titles of the syntheses papers are:
- Synthesis on the state and future of the intermediate and final Baltic Sea ecosystem services
- Synthesis on the importance of the Baltic Sea ecosystem on the human health and well-being
- Synthesis on suitable valuation methods to guide smart decisions to achieve sustainable use of the Baltic Sea ecosystem services
Each of these syntheses papers will be accompanied by a policy brief that is produced together with the end-users. For the general public the project results will be summarized in an animation.
Publications and presentations
Articles
Policy Briefs
- BONUS ROSEMARIE science-policy brief 1 Scientific evidence on marine and coastal ecosystem services in the Baltic Sea (pdf, 482 KB)
- BONUS ROSEMARIE science-policy brief 2 What evidence exists for the impact of Baltic Sea ecosystems on human health and well-being (pdf, 521 KB)
- BONUS ROSEMARIE science-policy brief 3 Scientific evidence on the use of non-monetary and monetary valuation methods in the Baltic Sea management (pdf, 591 KB)
Final seminar
- BONUS FUMARI, BONUS DESTONY and BONUS ROSEMARIE - "Baltic Sea Science Synthesized – Time to Take Evidence-based Actions for the Well-being of the Sea and People" was held 16th of June 2020.
- Final seminar of BONUS ROSEMARIE, BONUS FUMARI and BONUS DESTONY projects (pdf, 3 MB)
Videos
Synthesis
1. Ecosystem services
The state and future of the intermediate and final Baltic Sea ecosystem services
Ecosystem service research in the Baltic Sea region
This systematic map identifies, collates and describes the evidence base on ecosystem service research and application in the Baltic Sea in peer-reviewed publications. The mapping procedure is based on the primary question: “What scientific evidence exist on the supply of marine and coastal ecosystem services in the Baltic Sea?”
2. Human health and well-being
The importance of the Baltic Sea ecosystem on the human health and well-being
Read more about the synthesis in this article:
3. Valuation methods
Suitable valuation methods to guide smart decisions to achieve sustainable use of the Baltic Sea ecosystem services
Monetary and non-monetary valuation of marine ecosystem services in the Baltic Sea region
This systematic map identifies, collates and describes the evidence base on marine ecosystem service valuation research and application in the Baltic Sea in peer-reviewed publications. The mapping procedure is based on the primary question: “Which value descriptions are used in monetary and non-monetary valuation studies on benefits from ecosystem services in the Baltic Sea?”