Post on 24-Mar-2020
ESPA Valuation workshop
May 2011
NERC Valuing Nature Network
A 2 year interdisciplinary network for valuing biodiversity, ecosystem services and
natural resource use Management team:
• Ian Bateman (CSERGE, UEA); PI and Network Leader • Steve Albon (James Hutton Institute); Network Administrator • Roy Haines-Young (Nottingham) • Rosie Hails (NERC-CEH, NCI) • Georgina Mace (Imperial) • David Raffaelli (York)
Network Themes
Better valuation methods
Developing a trans-disciplinary framework for the valuation of stocks of natural capital and flows of ecosystem and natural resource services.
Addressing knowledge gaps and agenda setting
Characterising the socio-ecological system knowledge required to properly capture the value of biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural resources.
Bridging research disciplines & engaging stakeholders
NERC Valuing Nature Network
NERC Valuing Nature Network
May 2011: Scoping Workshops
o Abiotic (atmospheric scientists, biogeochemists, etc) o Biotic (ecologists: terrestrial / freshwater & marine) o Economists (environmental, agricultural, etc. ) o Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) o Health and the environment o Modellers (statistical, deterministic, etc) o Social sciences (human geography, etc.)
See www.valuing-nature.net
• Decision making involves trade-offs – especially in times of austerity.
• Government and business decisions formalise this by looking at the benefits and costs of each possible use of resources.
• The valuation of benefits and costs might be monetary or non-monetary, quantitative or qualitative
• However, biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural resources are often left without valuations and are consequently over-used or under supplied.
• There is ongoing interest from the policy sector: from TEEB to the Green economy.
Why do Valuation?
Ecosystem Services: Building on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Based on B
. Fisher et al 2009
ES contribution to well-being
Non monetised
Primary production
Decomposition
Soil formation
Nutrient cycling
Water cycling
Weathering
Climate regulation
Pollination
Evolutionary processes
Ecological interactions
Crops, livestock, fish
Water availability
Trees
Peat
Wild species diversity
Drinking water Food
Fibre
Energy
Equable climate
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Final ecosystem services Goods
Value of goods...
..of which ES value
Primary & intermediate processes
Physical and chemical inputs Other capital inputs
Natural enemies
Detoxification
Local climate
Waste breakdown
Purified water
Stabilising vegetation
Meaningful places
Wild species diversity
Flood control
Natural medicine
Pollution control
Disease control
Good health
Recreation
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Regulating
Supporting
Provisioning
Cultural
From ecosystem services to their value NEA Terminology
Based on B. Fisher et al 2009
Spatial Economic Implications of Two Storylines
Individual wellbeing values
Collective shared wellbeing values
Drivers of Change Policy & management
Socio-economic Environmental
(including external pressures)
Air, land, water, biodiversity Natural Resources
Environmental Services (Supporting, Regulating, Provisioning, Cultural)
Goods for people
VNN Conceptual Framework
Governance
Global, EU, State, Private sector and other actors
Non-monetary assessments (quantitative & qualitative)
Monetary valuation of market & non-market goods
Individual wellbeing values
Collective shared wellbeing values
Economic (£) Health (+/-) Shared social
values (/)
Drivers of Change Policy & management
Socio-economic Environmental
(including external pressures)
Air, land, water, biodiversity Natural Resources
VALUATION
Environmental Services (Supporting, Regulating, Provisioning, Cultural)
Governance
Global, EU, State, Private sector and other actors
Goods for people
Scale, place and time sensitive
VNN Conceptual Framework
Decisions
Non-monetary assessments (quantitative & qualitative)
Monetary valuation of market & non-market goods
Individual wellbeing values
Collective shared wellbeing values
Economic (£) Health (+/-) Shared social
values (/)
Drivers of Change Policy & management
Socio-economic Environmental
(including external pressures)
Air, land, water, biodiversity Natural Resources
Decisions
VALUATION
Environmental Services (Supporting, Regulating, Provisioning, Cultural)
Governance
Global, EU, State, Private sector and other actors
Goods for people
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Scale, place and time sensitive
VNN Conceptual Framework
ESPA Research Framework
Summary of research themes from all VNN workshops
1. Improving valuation (all methods) to incorporate the complexity of socio-ecological systems
2. Stocks, flows and sustainability 3. Scale 4. From science through values to decisions
See www.valuing-nature.net
Summary of findings from ESPA workshop
1. Valuation of what for whom? Who decides what to value and how?
2. How to approach unravelling the science in such complex systems?
3. Measures and monitoring. What is wellbeing? What is poverty?
4. Understanding the importance of history and context.
5. Understanding the different drivers and incentives across actors and scales (spatial and temporal)