FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Guidance for stakeholder consultation to support national ecosystem services assessment: A case study from French marine assessment BT AF Scemama, Pierre Mongruel, Remi Kermagoret, Charlene Bailly, Denis CARLIER, Antoine LE MAO, Patrick Vaschalde, Diane AS 1:1;2:1;3:1,2;4:3;5:4;6:5;7:2; FF 1:PDG-RBE-EM;2:PDG-RBE-EM;3:PDG-RBE-EM;4:;5:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;6:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERBN;7:; C1 IFREMER, Univ Brest, CNRS, UMR AMURE, Rue Dumont d'Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France Service usages et gestion de la biodiversité, Direction acteurs et citoyens, Office français de la biodiversité, Antenne de Brest, France University of Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, UMR 6308, AMURE, Unité d’Economie Maritime, IUEM, F-29280, Plouzané, France Ifremer, Centre de Bretagne, DYNECO - Laboratoire d’écologie benthique côtière, ZI de la Pointe du Diable - CS 10070, Plouzané 29280, France Ifremer, Lab Environm & Ressources Bretagne Nord, 38 Rue Port Blanc, BP 80108, F-35801, Dinard, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE OFB, FRANCE UBO, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST DINARD SE PDG-RBE-EM PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERBN UM AMURE IN WOS Ifremer UPR WOS Ifremer UMR WOS Cotutelle UMR copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 7.6 TC 1 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00748/85997/91265.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;National ecosystem assessment;Marine and coastal ecosystem services;Participative approach;Strategic evaluation AB In line with international frameworks and following the example of other countries, France conducted a national ecosystem services (ES) assessment in 2012. National assessments are intended to be both comprehensive and useful. In practice, these objectives are conflicting and difficult to reach, leading the experts in charge of the assessment to allocate effort according to their own priorities. In the case of the marine part of the French ES assessment, we consulted stakeholders at the national scale to better connect the assessment to the interest of the end-users. We implemented a participatory approach based on a combination of workshops and online questionnaires. We collected stakeholder’s perception of (i) ES bundle; (ii) hierarchization of issues; (iii) specific issues of concern; and (iv) research needs for different types of marine ecosystems and groups of species. The results of the consultation assisted the assessment process in selecting key issues that necessitate in-depth analysis, and identifying discrepancies between stakeholders’ perceptions and the scientific knowledge that need to be addressed. Stakeholders’ perceptions were also mobilized as an additional source of data to inform decision-makers regarding the state of ecosystems and their ES. In the end, this work underlines the importance of stakeholder’s consultation to support ES assessment and provides guidance for its implementation in the future. Our results can also inform research needs to support the conservation of marine ecosystems. PY 2022 PD APR SO Ecosystem Services SN 2212-0416 PU Elsevier BV VL 54 UT 000788738600009 DI 10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101408 ID 85997 ER EF