Pirkanmaa ecosystem services 2015

The Pirkanmaa Ecosystem Services project was completed in 2015. The project identified ecosystem services produced by natural ecosystems in Pirkanmaa, their location and production potential. The spatial dataset describes the production potential and economic value of ecosystem services together. The project also investigated the production potential of separate ecosystem service groups, such as regulation and maintenance services. The ecosystem services defined in the study are based on the CICES (Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services, 2013). The methods used to identify ecosystem services were, among other things, crowding out data from residents, data mining from social media and data analysis based on spatial data sets. The results of the project were reported in the report and presented in a spatial data format. The evidence is suitable for various uses, e.g. business development and research and official work. The evidence also provides information on biodiversity important areas.