Highlights
from ARIES applications around the worldWhile work continues on ARIES’ web-based infrastructure that will enable more its independent use, ARIES is being used by researches and practitioners to quantify, map, and evaluate a broad spectrum of ecosystem services and beneficiaries in case studies across the globe. We have partnered with government agencies, universities, NGOs, and other stakeholders to develop data and models that are relevant to resource management, producing high-quality knowledge and understanding to support decision making. The case studies highlighted here were designed using local, high-resolution spatial datasets whenever available to populate models that account for a broad range of ecosystem services in a variety of ecological and socio-economic settings. The map below highlights some of the projects where ARIES has been used. Click a pin on the map to review the details for individual case studies.
Ridge to reef ecosystem services in Hawaii, USA
The social dynamics of water in Madagascar
Mapping capacity and flows of ecosystem services in the Puget Sound, WA, USA
Fresh water access for pastoral livelihoods in the Ruaha River watershed, Tanzania
Comparing ecosystem services modeling approaches for the San Pedro River Watershed, AZ, USA
Forest ecosystem services in Satoyama, Japan
Food security and rural livelihood strategies in the Zomba region
Mapping biophysical and cultural ecosystem services in the Rocky Mountains, USA
Trade-offs from agricultural production in Alava, Basque Country, Spain
Flood risk analysis in the Zurich metro area
An assessment of cultural ecosystem services in the Kailash Region
Ecosystem Services from pastureland in Trentino
Training - Metro Vancouver
Analysis of transboundary water ecosystems and green/blue infrastructures in the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean Andalusia (Spain) – Morocco (IBRM)
Visual resource management and minerals development under the Moab Master Leasing Plan, Moab, UT, USA
Improving integrated management of Natura 2000 sites in the Vouga River
Trade-offs in ecosystem-based fisheries management in the North Sea aimed at achieving Biodiversity Strategy targets
Modelling dependency on ES from the beneficiaries' perspective







