Future simulation of the provision of multiple ecosystem services under scenarios of landscape development in Switzerland until 2060

This dataset is a preliminary product of ongoing research, it was created for the purpose of analysis for the final report of the ValPar.CH project and should not be relied upon for formal analysis. It will be updated and expanded upon in upcoming publications because of this access is contingent upon request to the data creators. 

The dataset consists of simulated maps of the provision of 8 ecosystem services for the years 2020 and 2060 under 5 different scenarios of Land Use and Land cover (LULC) change. The maps covering the extent of Switzerland and are presented as 100m resolution raster data. 

The ecosystem services were calculated using models adpated from the work of Külling et al. 2024:  

Külling, Nathan, Antoine Adde, Audrey Lambiel, Sergio Wicki, Antoine Guisan, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, and Anthony Lehmann. 2024. ‘Nature’s Contributions to People and Biodiversity Mapping in Switzerland: Spatial Patterns and Environmental Drivers’. Ecological Indicators 163 (June):112079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112079.The scenarios of LULC change were taken from the work of Black et al. 2024: 

Black, Benjamin, Antoine Adde, Daniel Farinotti, Antoine Guisan, Nathan Külling, Manuel Kurmann, Caroline Martin, et al. 2024. ‘Broadening the Horizon in Land Use Change Modelling: Normative Scenarios for Nature Positive Futures in Switzerland’. Regional Environmental Change 24 (3): 115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02261-0.

THe README file provides further details of the ecosystem services and land use scenarios.