A training package for local biodiversity planning Valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity
Biodiversity = total diversity and complexity of life on Earth © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE
© Olivier Brosseau, METL-MEDDE What is the value of nature?
Biodiversity underpins wide range of life support functions © Olivier Chatté, METL MEDDE
Life support functions and ecosystem services and goods have economic value © Laurent Mignaux – METL-MEDDE
Economic value of nature is new way to communicate with different stakeholders (especially economic sectors)
Caution: what about rare and sensitive species and habitats that have no direct economic value? © Thierry Degen, METL-MEDDE
MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005): Ecosystem services represent more than just a financial value © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE
Ecosystem valuation helps visualise trade-offs in decision making © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE
TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. 2 to 4 trillion USD worth of natural capital lost annually © Bernard Suard, METL-MEDDE
When did the bees last sent you an invoice for pollination? (TEEB, 2010) © Oliver Brosseau, METL-MEDDE
TEEB in the City: Apeldoorn
Green Economy Initiative (UNEP) © Thierry Degen, METL-MEDDE
© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE
How to consider the value of nature? Uses values Non-use values © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE
© Oliver Brosseau, METL-MEDDE
Stated preference methods Revealed preference methods © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE
Shortcomings of the methods © Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE
Total Economic Value © Oliver Brosseau, METL-MEDDE
© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE
Bruges © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE
© Fabrice Roger, METL-MEDDE