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MAIA at the European Business & Nature Summit 2021

20 December 2021
MAIA's coordinator Prof. Lars Hein (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) presented the project during the European Business & Nature Summit 2021, which took place between 30 November and 1 December 2021.  During the event, during the sessions “How businesses can benefit from public sector ecosystem accounts”, Prof. Hein introduced to the audience the goals and objectives of MAIA, as well as the project's online viewer and analytical tool. More about the event you can find here.

Second National Ecosystem Accounting Germany Conference in Hannover

15 November 2021
Between 8 and 9 November 2021, the second National Ecosystem Accounting Germany Conference took place in Hannover, Germany as a cooperation between MAIA, the Leibniz University Hannover, the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and the Federal Statistical Office.  On the first Conference day, the newly adapted SEEA EA standard and its implication for the German Ecosystem Accounting were the focus of discussion. Ongoing...

MAIA has been featured in a press release by two leading science communication platforms

11 November 2021
A recent press release, available in the two leading science communication platforms EurekAlert! and Alpha Galileo, highlights the MAIA fact sheets. The publications showcase the MAIA collection of ten fact sheets that inform on the current state of affairs on natural capital accounting (NCA) in European countries. Specifically designed to serve as an intuitive tool for the user, the facts sheets inform on the policy priorities for further developing NCA and the pilot accounts in the MAIA-ass...

MAIA published a new research article on ecosystem accounting to support the Common Agricultural Policy

19 October 2021
A recent research article that investigates the ecosystem accounting to support the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is now available in the Ecological Indicators journal. The study has been conducted by MAIA’s coordinator Prof. Lars Hein (Wageningen University, the Netherlands), project manager Nicolas Grondard (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) and project member Dr. Lenny G.J. Van Bussel (Wageningen University, the Netherlands). MAIA’s experts have focused on the Netherlands, for whi...

Job Vacancy Announcement

19 October 2021
MAIA's partners at NINA Oslo are looking for a Researcher in ecological economics for a permanent position. However, should you have recently received your PhD, NINA may consider offering a post-doc position. The requirement for a doctoral degree may also be deviated from. It is an advantage to have knowledge of and /or experience from Norwegian nature management, but this is not a condition. Tasks and Job specifications:  The position will be linked to research on economic instrument...

Job Vacancy: Trinity College Dublin is looking for a researcher in natural capital accounting

30 September 2021
Trinity College Dublin is seeking a highly motivated, collaborative researcher, with expertise in Natural Capital Accounting, to join the interdisciplinary Farm Zero C project. Farm Zero C is an SFI-funded collaboration between industry and academia, which aims to deliver a range of strategies to help to create a more sustainable and resilient dairy sector. The ultimate aim of the project is to develop a replicable net zero emissions model for dairy farmers. The Farm Zero C team is...

#MAIAfactsheets: The MAIA fact sheets in a nutshell

29 September 2021
In pursuit to maximise the visibility of the MAIA fact sheets which summarise the state of affairs on natural capital accounting (NCA) in the connected to the project countries, MAIA is conducting a targeted social media campaign, which aims to showcase the most important highlights of the fact sheets. The campaign is portraying the MAIA-conducted focused interviews with the national coordinators of the associated with the project countries in an engaging and user-friendly manner in the form...

The MAIA project explained: an interview with the Project Coordinator Prof. Lars Hein

20 September 2021
During the MAIA technical workshop, which took place between 15 to 17 August 2021 in Varna, Bulgaria, an extensive interview has been carried out with the project's coordinator Prof. Lars Hein (Wageningen University, The Netherlands).  Throughout the talk, Prof. Hein explained in a detail the main goals and objectives of MAIA, as well as the current progress of the project. He also emphasised that despite of the present COVID-19 restrictions and limitations, the MAIA consortium has manag...
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