Experience exchange: PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 Nissovo, Bulgaria This project promotes and supports land managers who help us sustain the benefits that we all get from nature

Shorter title Secondary information can go here XX-XX Month, Year Additional information can run Underneath if neccessary What is this workshop about? PES in international river basins02 April, 2012 The Danube PES Project

PES in international river basins02 April, 2012 Expectations towards this workshop Meeting each other Share experience Feedback on PES/ sustainable financing schemes Look for the answer of the following questions: Do we face the same challenges? Can we use each other’s experience? How can we improve the mainstreaming of funds to support ES? How do we communicate ecosystem services? Is there a common future? The Danube PES Project PES in international river basins02 April, 2012

The Danube PES project Experience exchange: PES in international river basins 02 April, 2012 Nissovo, Bulgaria This project promotes and supports land managers who help us sustain the benefits that we all get from nature

PES in international river basins02 April 2012 The objectives  To demonstrate and promote PES and other sustainable financing schemes in the Lower Danube river basin.  To derive lessons of relevance for the Danube basin at large and for other international watersheds The Danube PES project General overview

PES in international river basins02 April 2012 The Danube PES project General overview Timeframe: Jan 10 – Dec13 Scope: Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine

Our process  Evaluate PES needs  Implement feasibility studies  Develop PES/ SF schemes  Build the capacity of stakeholders  Share the experience and lessons learnt The Danube PES project General overview PES in international river basins02 April, 2012PES in international river basins02 April, 2012PES in international river basins

Lessons learnt & issues  Institutional support is highly needed  SF is needed in the Danube basin BUT optimisation of budgets and fiscal transfers necessary  Businesses see opportunities in PES BUT need case-specific examples & scenarios  PES experience differs BUT some issues are the same  We speak about PES BUT imply different contexts The Danube PES project General overview 02 April, 2012PES in international river basins

Target GroupPart of the society RoleNeedsWho can support Decision- makers, incl. local governments PolicyProvide the political and financial framework to protect ecosystems Create enabling conditions Practical examples and expertise to design, launch and monitor public-funded schemes Clear environmental benefits NGOs Business Implementation agencies PolicyAllocate public funds and monitor the results Clear procedures and rules Capacity building NGOs CompaniesBusinessUse ecosystem services Provide funds Understanding Clear benefits Business cases Policies NGOs Decision- makers

Target Group Part of the society RoleNeedsWho can support CompaniesBusinessProvide ESUnderstanding Clear rules Award schemes Capacity building NGOs Implementa tion agencies CitizensCivilDemand and use ES Pay for ES Understanding of the ecosystem services Transparent PES schemes NGOs Businesses NGOsCiviliansPromote ES Demonstrate PES Provide ES Act as an intermediary Develop political framework Capacity Partnership Networking Businesses Decision- makers citizents

Thank you Project Steering CommitteeDate 01 st June 2011

Project Steering CommitteeDate 01 st June 2011 WWF IN SHORT WWF is in over 100 countries, on 5 continents +100 WWF was founded In WWF is in over 100 countries, on 5 continents WWF has over 5 million supporters +5M The Danube PES project after the start General overview