Seite 1 ValuES Methods for integrating ecosystem services into policy, planning and practice on behalf of

Seite 2 ValuES: Methods for integrating ecosystem services into policy, planning and practice Funding German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,Nuclear Safety and Construction (BMUB) through the International Climate Initiative (ICI) Implementation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Scientific partner Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) GmBH Timeframe 01 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2017 ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services

Seite 3 Why ValuES? ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services  Several targets of the CBD Strategic Plan call for mainstreaming the value and benefits of ecosystem services, and the development of the capacity to do so.  Need to create evidence, improve negotiations and increase the quality and impacts of policies and measures  Practitioners have difficulties to access, select and use ESAV methods at practical level.  ESAV results are rarely integrated into decision making and political processes at the national or local level.

Seite 4 What is this side event all about … ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services Welcome Some words about ValuES (Project) Take a short trip and navigate the Inventory of Methods Some experiences of working together with: - Namibia - Mexico Some time to discuss and wrap up

Seite 5 An ecosystem services approach seeks to integrate ecosystem services into decision-making by We need to look beyond particular species and consider the functioning of an ecosystem as a whole (systems thinking). (a)Understanding people’s dependence and impact on the services provided by ecosystems and (b) applying policy mechanisms that incorporate ecosystem service values into decision-making at all levels. 30 November 2015 Ecosystem services approach

Seite ValuES is based on GIZ IES Approach and provides detailed information on methods and instruments step 1 Defining the scope of assessment and setting the stage step 2 Screening and prioritizing ecosystem services step 3 Identifying ecosystem service conditions, trends and trade-offs step 4 Appraising the institutional and cultural framework step 5 Preparing better decision-making step 6 Implementing change ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services

Seite Provide practitioners and decision makers in environment-related ministries and organisations with the skills needed to select and effectively use biophysical and/or economic assessment methods and instruments to identify, prioritize, valuate, assess and integrate ecosystem services into politics, planning and practice. ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services ValuES - project objective

Seite 8 ValuES-Tasks – Analysis of existing experience related to ecosystem service assessment 2 – Inventory of methods and tools for practioners and decision makers 3 – Advisory services to partner countries (policies and projects) 4 – Capacity building on the selection and application of methods and tools 5 – Support to networks and international exchange platforms ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services

Seite 9 ValuES-Role ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services Technical Advisor Facilitate Processes Support Information exchange Development of trainings and products

Seite 10 in cooperation with bilateral GIZ projects and partner institutions Exchange at national level Global exchange ValuES-processes Practice- oriented inventory of methods & tools Review of experiences & advisory services re ES assessment & integration of ES into practice Peer -to-peer coaching and knowledge exchange through existing networks ? Brazil Costa Rica Kazahstan Mexico Vietnam Namibia ValuES – Methods for integrating ecosystem services Capacity development

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