Mainstreaming ecosystem services in EU decision making processes requires a solid conceptual and
methodological framework for mapping and assessing ecosystem services that serve the multiple
objectives addressed by policies. The PRESS-2 study (PEER Research on EcoSystem Services – Phase
2) provides such an analytical framework which enables the operationalization of the present scientific
knowledge base of environmental data and models for application by the EU and Member States for
mapping and assessment of ecosystem services. This study is structured along three strands of work:
policy and scenario analysis, mapping and valuation. Linking maps of ecosystem services supply to
monetary valuation allows an analysis of the expected impact of policy measures on benefits derived
from ecosystem services
