Assessment of ecosystem services for climate change adaptation in the Alps under the European Nature Restoration Law scenario
Assigned Session: FS 3.146: Assessing the impacts of environmental drivers on natural capital, ecosystem condition and services, and human well-being in mountain areas
Abstract ID: 3.10816 | Not reviewed | Requested as: Talk | TBA | TBA
Titouan Dubo (1)
Ignacio, Palomo (1); Alberto, González-García (2); Sandra, Lavorel (2)
(1) Univ. Grenoble-Alpes, IRD, CNRS, Grenoble INP, INRAE, IGE, 38000, Grenoble, France
(2) Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, UMR 5553, CNRS–UGA-USMB, CS 40700, 38058, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Abstract
The European Commission’s recent adoption of the Nature Restoration Law aims to restore at least 20% of the degraded ecosystems within the European Union (EU) by 2030. While the law impact assessment highlights its general potential for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation, its specific outcomes and co-benefits, especially in mountain region such as the Alps, remain unclear. To address this gap, we assessed the potential outcomes of achieving specific targets of the law within the Alpine Space – a region experiencing rapid global change. Specifically, we identified optimal areas for the implementation of the EU Law and evaluated the ecosystem services that the implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) would provide in the Alps if several law targets are met. Finally, we performed a cost benefit analysis taking into account the cost of interventions and their benefits. Our findings emphasize the importance of comprehensively evaluating the multifunctionality of NbS and the diverse benefits of the Nature Restoration Law to guide future decision-making processes.
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