Transactional Environmental Support System Design: Global Solutions

摘要

The pollution and the degradation of the environment either because of agricultural malpractices (e.g. extensive use of chemicals and fertilizers) or elimination of significant environmental areas (e.g. forests, lakes and rivers) are obvious around us. Moreover, intensive use of the agricultural land, lead to the cultivation of few crop species across Europe. Among the most significant side effects of these human activities is the loss of biodiversity. The Transactional Environmental Support System (TESS) project has been a Pan-European collaboration and its objective was to design a transactional environmental Decision Support System (DSS) for conserving and restoring Europe's biodiversity.