But it is important to keep in mind that although there are many similarities across Nordic countries, they are highly diverse with respect to natural resources and their uses. The ESMERALDA project (funded by Horizon 2020) is aimed at supporting EU Member States in the MAES process. This methodology will build on existing ES projects and databases (e.g. MAES, Open-NESS, OPERAs, national studies), the Millennium Assessment (MA) and TEEB. For further information see the Rules of Procedure section, and regarding IPBES and indigenous and local knowledge systems see Box 5 in Annex 7).