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Integrating Human Wellbeing in the Open StandardsGuidance and Innovations
Presenters: Daniel Hayden (Rare) and Caroline Stem (FOS)
CCNet Rally, April 30, 2013
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Agenda and OutcomesAgenda• Background on human well being• Broad Overview of What’s In the
Open Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group
Activity• Speed Round Presentations
Outcomes:• Participants will gain an understanding
of the concepts in the CMP guidance on human wellbeing targets
• Participants will practice with and learn how to apply the guidance
• Participants will learn about real-world application of the guidance, what worked, what didn’t, and what teams learned in applying it
• Organizers will solicit commitments from participants to test the guidance and share feedback to improve and adapt it over time
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Agenda
• Background• Broad Overview of What’s In the Open
Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group Activity• Speed Round Presentations
Cross Organizational Collaboration
• CMP working group from Summit 2010 • Working group follow up in September 2011
(FOS staff, Judy Boshoven, and Judy Braus)
• FOS lab meeting – October 2011 (Amielle DeWan, Cristina Lasch, Estuardo Secaira, John Morrison, Judy Boshoven, Tess Present & FOS)
• Working group from Measures Summit 2011 Produced revisions to OS (accepted May 2012), developed guidance (accepted June 2012)
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What People Have Been Saying
• There is no way we can work here without addressing or recognizing human needs
• We have to prove to our constituency that there is a benefit to them beyond biodiversity
• Open Standards do not work in complex social situations
How We Have Dealt with ItClarified how strategies are often social in nature and done in service of conservation
Ecosystem Services as factors between conservation and human wellbeing targets
How We Have Dealt with It
Ad hoc Approaches Are Not Sufficient
• Repeated requests for greater clarity about relationships between conservation and human wellbeing targets
• Funding sources are increasingly insisting upon a link between people and nature
• Not making strong cases across stakeholders
• Opportunities for strengthening projects
• Clarity of language and concepts• Strengthening of the Open Standards• Opportunities for learning across
projects
Opportunity through Consistency
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Topics
• Background• Broad Overview of What’s In the Open
Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group Activity
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1. Explicit recognition and definition of Human Wellbeing within OS
2. Link to conservation targets via ecosystem services
3. Socially beneficial results and human wellbeing targets are not the same
4. Parameters for HWT goals
What Is in OS Version 3.0Four Key Elements Clarifying Links
The OS does not proscribe that you do human wellbeing, but if you do it proscribes how to do it
1. Explicit recognition and definition of Human Wellbeing within OS
Human wellbeing target definition: Aspects of human wellbeing that the project chooses to focus on. In the context of a conservation project, human wellbeing targets focus on those components of human wellbeing affected by the status of conservation targets. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment defines human wellbeing as including:
1) Necessary material for a good life2) Health3) Good social relations4) Security5) Freedom and choice
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1. (continued) Explicit recognition and definition of Human Wellbeing within OS
If adding HWT, do so in Step 1D, Complete Situation Analysis
Human wellbeing is achieved via ecosystem services provided by functioning conservation
targets Services that intact, functioning ecosystems, species, and habitats provide and that can benefit people
2. Link to conservation targets via ecosystem services
3. Socially beneficial results and HWTs are not the same
Result directly benefiting humans
Specific Example
General Relationship
Loggers get more money for
certified products
Eco-certification of timber harvesting
Case 1: HWB enhanced via socially-oriented strategy
Ecosystem service results contributing to human wellbeing
Case 2: HWB enhanced via ecosystem services
General Relationship
Specific ExamplePatrolling happens…
Illegal loggers caught & fined
Access to timber over long term
Illegal logging declines
Improved filtering capacity
Availability of clean water
Forestry livelihoods
Strengthening of law
enforcement
Human health
Forest conserved
3. Socially beneficial results and HWTs are not the same
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4. (continued) Parameters for Human Wellbeing Goals• If a team sets HWT goals, they should be clearly
dependent upon the status of the conservation target(s) and/or the ecosystem services they provide
• So, NO to goals related to reducing HIV infection or decreasing cholesterol levels
• But, YES to goals related to access to food sources because conserved biological targets are improving crop pollination services
If it matters, measure it. If you don’t manage it, don’t measure it.
Why We Should Use a Common Approach to Address Human Wellbeing• Create clarity about relationship between
conservation and human wellbeing and about what teams are trying to achieve
• Improves the Open Standards• Speak a common language, compare across
projects, and learn from one another• Prove that we are not misanthropes
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Topics
• Background• Broad Overview of What’s In the Open
Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group Activity
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Human Wellbeing – How To in Four Essential Steps
Address within Situation Analysis (Step 1D)1. Determine whose wellbeing you are interested in2. Identify ecosystem services affected by conservation target
status (MA categories) and link to conservation targets3. Identify human wellbeing targets and link to ecosystem services4. Be clear about socially beneficial results and human wellbeing
targets5. If relevant, identify key attributes of human wellbeing and set
human wellbeing goals6. If relevant, identify indicators for ecosystem services and/or
human wellbeing
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1. Determine Whose Wellbeing
• Whose wellbeing are we actually targeting? • Thematic (example: all parties along a
particular supply chain?) • Geographic (example: all people that live
within the Scope of the project? Wider? Global?)
• What about future generations?
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2. Identify Ecosystem ServicesType Definition Examples
Provisioning Products obtained from ecosystems Food, fuelwood, water, minerals, pharmaceuticals, biochemicals, energy
Regulating Benefits obtained from regulation of ecosystem processes
Carbon sequestration, climate regulation, waste decomposition, water/air purification, crop pollination, pest control
Supporting Services necessary for production of all other ecosystem services
Nutrient dispersal & cycling, seed dispersal, soil formation
Cultural Non-material benefits obtained from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation, and aesthetic experiences
Cultural diversity, spiritual & religious values, knowledge systems, educational values, inspiration
Framework is for brainstorming! Actual categories do not matter – just clarity on what an ecosystem service is
Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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2. Identify Ecosystem Services
Identifying your ecosystem services and human wellbeing targets is often a parallel and iterative process
Timber sources & productsEucalyptus
Woodlands
Eucalyptus Woodlands
Fringing Shrublands
Blue Billed Ducks
Permanent Lakes
Water flow regulation
Populations of ducks for viewing
Water for drinking
Regulating
Regulating
Provisioning
Cultural
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• Necessary material for a good life: including secure and adequate livelihoods, income and assets, enough food at all times, shelter, furniture, clothing, and access to goods;
• Health: including being strong, feeling well, and having a healthy physical environment;
• Good social relations: including social cohesion, mutual respect, good gender and family relations, and the ability to help others and provide for children;
• Security: including secure access to natural and other resources, safety of person and possessions, and living in a predictable and controllable environment with security from natural and human-made disasters; and
• Freedom and choice: including having control over what happens and being able to achieve what a person values doing or being
3. Identify Human Wellbeing Targets
Again, framework is for brainstorming! Actual categories do not matter – just clarity on what a human wellbeing target is
Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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Timber sources & productsEucalyptus
Woodlands
Eucalyptus Woodlands
Fringing Shrublands
Blue Billed Ducks
Permanent Lakes
Unpredictable water flow regulation
Limited populations of
ducks for viewing
Pollutants in water
Spiritual health
Forestry dependent livelihoods
Security from
natural disasters
Tourism dependent livelihoods
Physical health
3. Identify Human Wellbeing Targets
Necessary material
Necessary material
Security
Health
Health
4. Be clear about socially beneficial results and human wellbeing targets
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Result directly benefiting humans
Specific Example
General Relationship
Loggers get more money for
certified products
Eco-certification of timber harvesting
Case 1: HWB enhanced via socially-oriented strategy
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Conservation Strategy Results benefiting humans (and necessary for achieving conservation)
Alternative livelihoods Increased incomeDiversified income sources
Eco-certification Access to niche marketsIncreased income
Sustainable resource management/ extraction
Improved ability to manage resources sustainablyIncreased yields (in some cases)
Improving governance Increased ability to influence decision makingEmpowerment
Capacity building, technical assistance
Improved technical skillsImproved ability to manage
Environmental education Increased knowledge and awareness
4. Be clear about socially beneficial results and human wellbeing targets
Case 1: HWB enhanced via socially-oriented strategy
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4. Be clear about socially beneficial results and human wellbeing targets
Case 2: HWB enhanced via ecosystem services
General Relationship
Specific Example
Boat owners educated;
Clean boats after each outing
Fish available for sports fishing
Reduction in introduction/ spread of NZ
mudsnail
Fish available for consumption
Tourism livelihoods
Prevention of New Zealand
mudsnail introduction
Human health
Freshwater fish &
invertebrates
Ecosystem service results contributing to human wellbeing
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Result directly benefiting humans
4. Be clear about socially beneficial results and human wellbeing targets
Case 3: HWB enhanced via multiple avenues
General Relationship
Specific Example
Loggers get more money for
certified products
Eco-certification
of timber harvesting
Result also contributing to human wellbeing
Access to timber over long term
Improved filtering capacity
Availability of clean water
Human health
Forestry livelihoods
Ecosystem service results contributing to human wellbeing
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Choose one of the following 2 slides for goals (or add your own):
For both, I would make the point that your goal has to be directly related to an ecosystem service provided that improves HWB. What do you all think? If we use Slide 42, is it useful to have 2 examples? I’m on the fence, but I lean toward keeping 2 just to give people more examples of what this looks like
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We’re not covering goals, but keep in mind…
• Reliable access to natural areas/wildlife in good condition
• Supply of tourists interested in nature tourism• Access to markets, right contacts• Good business acumen
• Access to clean water in sufficient quantity• Access to clean air • Access to areas for recreation• Access to good quality health care
XX X
X
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Goals:
By 2030 and thereafter, fewer than 10 cases of water-borne diseases are
recorded annually within the region
By 2030 and thereafter, damage to homes and farms from drought and
flooding has decreased by at least 75%, compared to 2010 levels
We’re not covering goals, but keep in mind…
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Take-Away Points
• Human wellbeing targets achieved via ecosystem services provided by functioning conservation targets
• BUT conservation strategies can also directly improve human wellbeing
Loggers get more money for certified
products
Eco-certification of
timber harvesting
Increased stocks of commercial
fish
Fish. Depdt LivelihoodsSalmon
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Take-Away Points
• If relevant, add HWT during your situation analysis
• It doesn’t matter what framework you use for brainstorming ecosystem services or HWTs – but, be clear about the difference and relationships
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Topics
• Background• Broad Overview of What’s In the Open
Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group Activity
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Topics
• Background• Broad Overview of What’s In the Open
Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group Activity
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Working Group Activity• Objective: Practices by using human wellbeing targets through an actual
example• Output: Human wellbeing targets incorporated into a results chain• Process:
– Review Concept model– Create Results Chains– Discuss:
• Why you chose to present human wellbeing this way• What are the consequences of this approach (pro/cons)• Implications for your conservation project
• Time: 100 Min– 30 Concept model– 60 Results chains– 10 min reflections
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Agenda
• Background• Broad Overview of What’s In the Open
Standards• So, What Now??• Question and Answer• Description of Working Group Activity• Speed Round Presentations
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Did We Achieve Our Desired Outcomes?
Participants will gain an understanding of the concepts in the CMP guidance on human wellbeing targets
Participants will practice with and learn how to apply the guidance
Participants will learn about real-world application of the guidance, what worked, what didn’t, and what teams learned in applying it
Organizers will solicit commitments from participants to test the guidance and share feedback to improve and adapt it over time