Experience with mapping of GI/ecologically valuable areas in the BSR. Anda Ruskule Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

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1 Experience with mapping f GI/eclgically valuable areas in the BSR Anda Ruskule Ministry f Envirnmental Prtectin and Reginal Develpment

2 Baltic Scpe experiance Map indicating areas f high eclgical value, identified by aggregatin f different data sets n distributin f benthic habitats, birds, fish and seals nrmalized in relative scale between

3 Existing natinal attempts fr mapping f eclgically valuable r sensitive areas Estnia: Latvia: Aggregated envirnmental value (EMI) Aggregated benthic sensitivity (EMI) Map f bilgically valuable areas(liae) Maps f matine ecsystem service supply (BEF & LIAE) Pland: Map f valuable natural areas (MIG) Map f the distributin f animal species (fish, birds, mammals) (MIG) Map f the distributin f birds and natural habitats (MOS) Natural cnditins f spatial planning in Plish sea areas including the Natura 2000 netwrk - Valrisatin f natural habitats f selected fragments f Plish sea areas (several research insitutes) 3

4 Existing natinal attempts fr mapping f eclgically valuable r sensitive areas Germany: Natinwide Green Infrastructure (BfN) Htspts f bidiversity in Germany (BfN). Marine mnitring maps fr seabirds and prpise (BfN) Imprtant areas fr benths/avifauna/marine mammals (IOW, FTZ, ITAW) Sweden: Green Map III (SwAM) MOSAIC (SwAM) Finland: Cnservatin value (VELMU data and mdelling) (SYKE) Plan4Blue: Marine and Castal Vulnerability prfile (SYKE & EMI) Åland: Map f eclgical valuable areas (Åland Gvernment, Åb Akademi University and The Gelgical Survey f Finland) Map f sensitive marine areas (Åland Gvernment + ther institutins) Green infrastructure map (Åland Gvernment) 4

5 First results f the stcktaking Marine ecsystem features used t define the eclgical/ bilgical value (n=15) Benthic habitats Bird species Gelgical features Marine mammals Fish species Others

6 First results f the stcktaking Criteria used fr defining the eclgical/bilgical value (n=15) Bilgical diversity Rarity Aggregatin Imprtance fr threatened species/ habitats Vulnerability, fragility, sensitivity Prprtinal significance Naturalness Bilgical prductivity Special imprtance fr life-histry stages f species Uniqueness Other

7 First results f the stcktaking Applicatin f the mapping results MSP Research MPA designatin Other 7

8 Examples: Germany Natinwide GI Cncept, 2017 (BfN) Htspts f bidiversity in Germany (BfN) Marine mnitring maps fr seabirds and prpise (BfN) Geseaprtal FABENA: Imprtant areas fr benths/avifauna/marine mammals cming sn Natinwide GI Sediment mapping as a basis fr upcming mapping f habitats (BSH & BfN) 8

9 Example: Finland VELMU The Finish Inventry Prgramme f the Underwater marine envirnment ( ) Ca pint bservatins f species and habitats benths samples 1800 Gulf-lines beach seine areas fr fish larvae km echsunding underwater phts 9

10 Example: Finland VELMU end prducts Bidiversity htspts, rare species, new species Nvel infrmatin n the envirnment: e.g. Hypxia mdel Habitat mapping data fr MSP Applicatin f the Znatin prgramme fr MPA designatin Field data n species Data & mdels n envirnment species distributin and abundance mdels 10

11 Examples: Estnia Aggregated envirnmental value (EMI) Aggregated benthic sensitivity (EMI) Field data: Snar: ~ 300 km2 Bimas samples: : 6300, ~ 160 m : , ~ 290 m2 Snar Bimas samples 11

12 Sampling Snar measurements Depth Snar data analysis Backscatter Slpe Rughness Spatial mdelling Maps f species and habitats

13 Examples: Estnia 13

14 Examples: Latvia Mapping f bilgical values Species richness Annual algae cverage Perrannual algea cverage Eclgicaly significant species Area imprtant fr birds Fish spawnin g grunds Imprtant fishing areas Alien species Prprtinal cverage f bitpe 14

15 Examples: Latvia Ecsystem service mapping Benthic habitat mapping: gelgical and bilgical data analysis (HELCOM HUB) Ecsystem services mapping: Regulating services (based n benthic habitats) Prvisining services (fish, algae) Cultural services (recreatin) 15

16 Examples: Latvia Ecsystem service mapping Eutrphicatin cntrl: denitrificatin Strage f pllutants Nursery sites fr fish Eutrphicatin cntrl: strage f nutrients Filtratin f nutrients by mussels Carbn strage Sum f regulating services per grid cell 16

17 EBSA: Eclgically r Bilgically Significant Marine Areas EBSAs: special areas in the cean that serve imprtant purpses, in ne way r anther, t supprt the healthy functining f ceans and the many services that it prvides. A cncept develped within the framewrk f the UN Cnventin n Bilgical Diversity (CBD). Baltic Sea EBSA wrkshp, Organised by CBD and HELCOM Secretariats ~30 participants frm 7 HELCOM cuntries and NGOs 17

18 THANK YOU!