Paulo ALD Nunes

ESPA Annual Science Conference 2015
Success Stories in Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services into Macro‐economic Policy and Land Use Planning: Evidence from Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Viet Nam
Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI)
UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ)
Objective
valuation and mainstreaming of ecosystem services into macro economic policy design and land use planning within the larger ambit of sustainable development (WWW.PROECOSERV.ORG) Components of ProEcoServ
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Development and application of multi‐scale and locally valid tools and decision‐support models; Support application of ecosystem service management approaches at national/international levels; Strengthen science‐policy interface
Pilot countries and Partners
VIETNAM
TRINIDAD
TOBAGO
Implemented by
Univ. W. Indies
• Nariva Swamp
• Northern Range
• Buccoo Reef
CHILE
Implemented by
ISPONRE
• Ca Mau
Province,
mangrove
forests
S.AFRICA
LESOTHO
Implemented by
CEAZA
Implemented by
CSIR
• San Pedro
Atacama, Salt
flat closed
watershed in
the Andes
• Eden District
• Olifants
Grasslands
Cathment
Pilot countries and Partners
VIETNAM
TRINIDAD
TOBAGO
Implemented by
Univ. W. Indies
• Nariva Swamp
• Northern Range
• Buccoo Reef
CHILE
Implemented by
ISPONRE
• Ca Mau
Province,
mangrove
forests
S.AFRICA
LESOTHO
Implemented by
CEAZA
Implemented by
CSIR
• San Pedro
Atacama, Salt
flat closed
watershed in
the Andes
• Eden District
• Olifants
Grasslands
Cathment
Implementation Arrangement
• National Teams – Main Partner Organizations
– The Centre for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA), Chile
– The Council for Scientific Research (CSIR), South Africa
– University of West Indies (UWI), Trinidad and Tobago – The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), VietNam
• Global Steering Committee
– Guidance and advice on technical work of the project;
– Guidance to link the project to Ecosystem Services developments and initiatives – Support dissemination of project outputs
Project Management & Partnership ProEcoServ Activities
Data collection
Modelling, Valuation, Natural Capital Accounting
Capacity Building
Consensus Building
Dissemination
Vietnam
Ca Mau province
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Total area: 62,436 ha, Largest
mangrove area in the country
Mui Ca Mau National Park was
approved by UNESCO to become
Mui Ca Mau International
Biosphere Reserve on
26/05/2009.
It was recognized as the 5th
Ramsar of Viet Nam and the
2088th of the world on 13/12/2012
Intervention strategy
• Quantification of ecosystems
– Modeling to understand the potential changes in the ecosystem services
• Valuation of Ecosystem Services
– Determining the economic value of ecosystem services
• Linking Ecosystem with Development
– Creating feedback mechanism at national and sub‐national levels. Ecosystem: forest mangroves
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Valuation of Ecosystem Services provided by mangroves
Market‐based approach
Replacement cost
Contingent Valuation
Travel cost method
Estimation results
Mainstreaming Process
• Party Resolution no. 24NQ/TW on responding to
Climate Change, natural
resources management and
environmental protection
• The National Strategy for
Green Growth
• National Strategy for
Environmental Protection
to 2020
Mainstreaming Process
Joint Ministerial Statement, Greater Mekong Subregion 4th Environment Ministers’ Meeting
“We recognize that the natural capital/resources lie at the heart of economic development, underpins inclusive and sustainable development and sustains the livelihoods and wellbeing of all people in the GMS, especially the rural poor”
Trinidad and Tobago
1. Introduced GIS‐based ES maps and an associated Decision Support System into Spatial Development Planning in T&T
• National Spatial Development Strategy
2. Introduced Natural Capital Accounting into the T&T National Accounts
• Land use and land cover, water, carbon, biodiversity
3. Developed a pilot Eco‐finance scheme (e.g. PES)
•
T&T Green Fund
Case study approach
Case study approach
Valuation Methods
Plum Mitan
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Value of agricultural output attributable to insect pollination
Nariva Swamp
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Social cost of carbon
Northern Range
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Replacement cost
Southwest Tobago
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Damage cost avoided
Natural Capital Accounting
Step 1
• Method: Proposed Approach to Development of Natural Capital Accounting in T&T
Step 2
• Demonstration Exercise (banking on the estimation values)
Step 3
• Scoping Study: Feasibility of Implementing Natural Capital Accounts in T&T
At each pilot: intervention strategy
Chile: Local Scale
San Pedro de Atacama Municipality
Two ES: Water provisioning & Ecotourism
Work strategy (1)
Work strategy (2)
South Africa
Implementation Approach: Multiscale
South Africa
National policy and planning
Olifants catchment
Catchment level planning & management
Eden District
Local level planning & management
South Africa: creation of jobs
South Africa: policy uptake
Involved Events and Initiatives (e.g. 2013)
Ca Mau Workshop
12/13
2nd SC meeting
ESP Workshop
08/13
Vantage Workshop
12/13
IWR Workshop
2013
ELD Workshop
06/2013
Involved Events and Initiatives (e.g. Viet Nam)
 May 2014 (Hanoi): Policy Dialogue on
Mainstreaming Natural Capital into
Development
Decision
(ISPONRE,
UNEP, GEF, ADB, HSF)
 December 2014 (Hanoi): Workshop on
GMS Natural Capital Partnership
(ISPONRE & ADB/CEP)
 January 2015 (Naypyidaw): GMS
Environment Ministers Meeting
(ADB/CEP)
For better linking and coordinating on-going and
future work on Natural Capital (Accounting) in Viet
Nam, a national level Natural Capital Partnership
has been recently proposed by ISPONRE.
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Next:
• Maximize the impact and visibility
of the work's contribution towards the implementation of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals, where the linkages between ecosystems, human health and human wellbeing are explicitly accepted by the decision makers. This activity is not only confined to the four‐pilot countries but also extended to other countries exploring the potential for a follow‐up ProEcoServ work, including the Project Concept Note: Building Development and Finance Planning Frameworks for Effective Management of Ecosystem Services that the ESEU is submitting to the GEF; Next:
Develop coherent follow‐up plan exploring inter alia the role of: (1) the creation of private‐public‐partnerships
aimed at having a sustainable impact on ecosystem management; (2) natural capital and ecosystem services as part of ecological infrastructure (i.e. policy instrument) in National Development Plan; (3) information on the economic value of selected ecosystem services (e.g. shore protection and carbon sequestration) in the development of market based mechanisms notably Payment for Ecosystem Services; (4) new data ecosystem services in building consensus among the different stakeholders in the region/country and therefore in the alignment of their positions.
Next:
Bringing partnerships in place with similar global intentions to develop policy up‐take of the work, including the identification of the road to upscale towards National/Regional scales the findings of the work as well as bringing the actions from a pilot based implementation towards a global, systematic approach in the implementation and mainstreaming of NCA and ES valuation policy, and this way facilitating us in transitioning towards a green economy and the implementation of the sustainable development goals.
Thank you