Authors: Vadász, Csaba; Tormáné Kovács, Eszter;Fejes, Zsófia;Hajagos, Gabriella;

The OKAEYLIFE LIFE-Nature project targets the conservation of key habitats/species and the restauration of key ecosystem services (ES) in Peszér-forest, Central Hungary. Representatives of the main stakeholders (state forestry company, national park directorate, nature conservation NGO, local municipality, local hunting association, in total 17 persons) were involved in face-to-face interviews and in a two-round online questionnaire survey to identify differences in declared relative importance of certain ESs. Stakeholders were asked to explain why the forest is valuable and what it provides to local inhabitants/whole society (an indirect way to name ESs which they consider the most valuable). These ESs were grouped following the MAES protocol, and then stakeholders were asked to add other ESs they were aware of. Finally, the stakeholders were asked to rate the relative importance of all ESs listed. Analysing the rate scores, we could identify ESs not known by certain stakeholders (e.g. possibilities for scientific research); mutually highly rated ESs (e.g. climate regulating ESs); conflicting ESs (e.g. hunting possibilities vs. forest resilience/natural regeneration); differently rated but not conflicting ESs (e.g. recreation). Via identifying not conflicting ESs, modifications have been applied in forest management that can lead to more efficient conservation/restoration of ESs provided by the forest.