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Valuation of Biodiversity & Ecosystem services

Examples from urban areas.

Holger Robrecht,

Deputy Regional Director

ICLEI European Secretariat

Leopoldring 3

79098 Freiburg

6th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation, 15-18 July, Bonn


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� Gobal network of local

governments and regional

authorities dedicated to the

concept of sustainable

development

� Working with a

regional/continental approach –

European Secretariat, Freiburg

Germany


Urban Biodiversity

Urban biodiversity is the variety and richness of living organisms

(including genetic variation) and habitat diversity found in and on

the edge of human settlements. This biodiversity ranges from the

rural fringe to the urban core. At the landscape and habitat level it

includes:

� Remnants of natural landscapes (e.g. leftovers of primeval forests).

� Traditional agricultural landscapes (e.g. meadows, areas of arable land).

� Urban–industrial landscapes (e.g. city centers, residential areas, industrial parks,

railway areas, formal parks and gardens, brownfields). (CBO, 2012)


Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem services

Benefits that humans obtain from ecosystem functions or as direct

and indirect contributions from ecosystems to human well-being.

� such as clean air, food, water filtration, flood prevention, noise reduction,

recreation, climate regulation, and nature education (used by URBES project)


●© Russell Galt●PROVISIONING ●CULTURAL ●SUPPORTING●REGULATING

The TEEB-take on Ecosystem Services


Values of Ecosystem Services

Economic values: Direct or indirect monetary alues provided by ecosystems

Ecological values: Environmental outputs, which have value for humans

Socio-cultural values: Moral, spiritual, ethic, and values associated to urban biodiversity and ecosystem services

Health values: Health benefits obtained from urban green spaces

Insurance values: Contribution of green infrastructure and ecosystem services to increased resilience and

reduced vulnerability to shocks

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Multiple Benefits: Enhancing Citizens’ quality of life

Estimating the value of the Greenbelt for the City

of Toronto:

The greenbelt around Toronto offers $ 2.7 billion

worth of non-market ecological services with an

average value of $ 3, 571 / ha.

Toronto, Greenbelt

Ecosystem Valuation

Benefits

Annual Value

(2005, CDN $)

Carbon Values 366 million

Air Protection Values 69 million

Watershed Values 409 million

Pollination Values 360 million

Biodiversity Value 98 million

Recreation Value 95 million

Agricultural Land

Value

329 million


� Local Authority planted 400 000 trees to

generate a wealth of benefits:

� regulate the climate

� reduce air pollution

� reduce energy costs

� sequester carbon

� slow runoff / reduce flooding

● Value assessments can:

� inform planning and budgeting

� Contribute to the provision of

healthy urban environment

� Identify savings for the city

● 2008-2012 value of ecosystem service:

● US$ 20-67m

Canberra, Australia


� Local NGO used economic argument to

persuade policy makers to establish

“Hoge Kempen National Park”

� 400 jobs created

� Private investment stimulated

Value assessments can:

� Foster political support for protected

areas

� Demonstrate how natural assets create

jobs

� Make the case for sustainable

development strategies

Limburg, Belgium


Beijing, China

� Miyun Reservoir main source for drinking water of

Beijing (ca. 80 %)

� Payments for Ecosystem Services – Environmental

Forest Compensation Fund

� Manage forest resources and

prevent the siltation and pollution of the reservoir

� Every year 120,000 $ from the city of Beijing and

48,000 $ form the city of Tianjin and fee for water

consumption


The ICLEI political Agendas

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BiodiverCities Advisory Committee: High-level coordination group

On invitation: outstanding cities and selected organisations.

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Technical

Support

Policy

Consultation

Cities in Biodiversity

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Profiling

Tools & Resources

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Guidebook

TEEB Report &

Manual

Guidelines &

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LBSAPs

Durban

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and more...www.iclei.org/biodiversity

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The goal of the BiodiverCities Programme is to guide, support, capacitate and

motivate local governments and their partners to integrate biodiversity and

ecosystem-based planning into all aspects of policy, decision making and

implementation activities to result in enhanced biodiversity conservation and

more sustainable local economic development. Acknowledgement of accountability and responsibility for the health and well-being of

communities and recognition of biodiversity and essential ecosystem services as the foundation

of our existence are core components of the goal.

BiodiverCities Programme


URBES

URBIS

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Local Action for Biodiversity(LAB)

an ICLEI / IUCN Partnership Initiative


●1 ●Local Biodiversity Assessment: Biodiversity Report

●Political Commitment: Durban Commitment

●Planning: Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (LBSAP)

●Council Commitment

●Local Action: implementation of 3 projects

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LABs Approach


●© Russell Galt

Section 1:

An introduction to ecosystem

services and cities

Section 2:

How to include ecosystem

services in decision making

and policy – The TEEB

stepwise approach

Section 3:

Applying the TEEB stepwise

approach within city

management

TEEB Manual for Cities


TEEB Manual for Cities

●© Russell Galt


●© Russell Galt

TEEB Manual for Cities:The “TEEB Stepwise Approach”

1. Specify and agree on the problem or policy issue with stakeholders

2. Identify which ecosystem services are most relevant

3. Determine what information is needed and select assessment methods

4. Assess (future changes in) ecosystem services

5. Identify and assess management/policy options

6. Assess the impact of the policy options on the rang e of stakeholders


URBES

URBIS

Certified URBES Training Session

12-14 November 2013, Barcelona

www.urbesproject.org


Thank you for your attention!

[email protected] Regional Director

European Secretariat

Leopoldring 3

79098 Freiburg

www.iclei-europe.org

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