Remote Sensing & Geo-Information Systems Transdisciplinary Assessment & Implementation Framework Decision Making Process & Implementation Area Identification Ecosystem Functioning & Biophysical Processes Stakeholders, Livelihoods & Networks Scoping Policy & Institutional Arrangements Ecosystem Goods, Services & Valuation Ecological ValuationSocio-Cultural ValuationEconomic Valuation Analysis of Opportunities and Constraints Multi-Functional Use Financing, Payments & Reward Mechanisms Environmental Impact Assessment Policy & Institutional Measures Adaptive Management & Organisational Learning Communication & Dissemination Implementation Strategy Development Stakeholder & Social Preferences Synergies & Trade-offs Scenario Development & Options (SWOT) Stakeholder and Expert Consultation Stakeholder and Expert Participation Monitoring, Management E ffectiveness & Evaluation Source: EarthCollective (eds) (2007b) Testing the SELS framework with respect to: restoration of ecosystem/landscape services (understanding the trade-offs with land-use changes) transdisciplinarity & integration of concepts effective stakeholder engagement (how does the framework answer the right questions for the right people?) bridging research-implementation gap Contribution to scientific understanding of values, perceptions, trade-offs, management & financing across institutional & geographical scales.
‘Water’ Hydrological & Watershed Services ‘Fire’ Managing for biodiversity outcomes ‘Wind’ C0 2 & GHGs Carbon Sequestration ‘Earth’ Biodiversity Soil Quality & Erosion Ctrl Payments for Water Services Upstream/Downstream willingness to pay/accept; Sale of water rights; ‘Working for Water’ & ‘Working for Wetlands’ Carbon Market Voluntary and CDM; ‘Working for Woodlands’ Landschapsveiling: Fund fire management ‘Working on Fire’ Landschapsveiling: Bundling various ES & biodiversity outcomes ‘Restourism’ Tourism & restoration
K. Janssen ‘Wind’ Carbon sequestration
Restoring of Wetlands and Floodplains (how) Picture of work on piet farm (restoring flood plains), picture of the work in the Kromme (gabions) picture’s of resembles ecosystems good & service what will improved natural grazing livestock farming tourism Soil retention (dam) Biodiversity basis flow water availability picture of people working in nursery & planting (employment not ecosystem services but important) In partnership with LNV – WUR (Alterra & LEI) (Pending Partnership with Working for Wetlands) ‘Water’ Hydrological & Watershed Services
2 Scientific Publications in progress Zylstra, M. (in press) ‘Lessons Learned from applying the Ecosystem Approach: The Baviaanskloof’. Chapter in IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) Publication Zylstra & Van den Broeck (in press) ‘Elemental Equity: An intuitive interface for mainstreaming payments for ecosystem services (PES)?’ 7 Scientific Presentations / Papers / Posters Results presented/disseminated at: Interfaces (Arid Zones & Fynbos) Forum: Aug. 08 South African Thicket Forum: Aug. 08 South African Wildlife Management Association (SAWMA): Sept. 08 IUCN World Conservation Congress: Oct.08 WUR-ESA Lunch Presentation: Oct. 08 Baviaanskloof Research-Implementation Coordination Workshop: Oct.08
+/- 10 WUR MSc thesis reports 2 Scientific Publications 1-2 PhD position proposals 1 PRESENCE Workshop (multi-stakeholder) 1 Landscape Auction (Landschapsveiling) 2 Participatory planning workshops (scientists, implementers and stakeholders) 1 Ecosystem Management Workshop (with IUCN-CEM) 1-2 Presentations at the Conference on Economics in Natural Resource Management (Cape Town, SA) and Water Management Conference (Port Elizabeth) Reporting to SELS & WUR Chair Groups
- Haider Ali Javed - Lennart van der Burg - Ignacio de la Flor - Kim Janssen - Eliska Lorencova - Emmanuelle Noirtin - Janneke Spekreijse - Gamtoos Irrigation Board - R3G & its members / advisors - Eastern Cape Parks - CSIR - PRESENCE platform partners WUR (ESA, ENP, ENR, GRS, SOQ, LEI, Alterra, WUR (ESA, ENP, ENR, GRS, SOQ, LEI, Alterra, SELS) CSIR, RU, ASSET Research... - All willing & patient ‘stakeholders’...