Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

VUA brings expertise in biodiversity, nature restoration, land-use modelling, spatial planning, ecosystem-service assessment and plural valuation. Its researchers work at the interface between environmental change, land-use decisions and societal outcomes.

VUA contributes to understanding how restoration choices affect landscapes and societies, including how different types of value can be considered when assessing restoration options.

VUA coordinates the project and leads the work on restoration targets, indicators and valuation, as well as the synthesis of evidence into the NatuRISE decision-support approach.

• Project coordination
• WP4 — Targets, Indicators and Measures
• WP8 — Total Valuation and Decision Support
• Enhanced land-use modelling, including CLUMondo and GLOBIOM
• Plural valuation methodologies
• Social cost-benefit and multi-criteria analysis
• Assessment of territorial distribution of impacts
• Research contribution to Case Study 1