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World Resources Institute Corporate Ecosystem Services Review Training Case Study: Syngenta
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World Resources Institute Case study: Syngenta
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World Resources Institute 1. Select the scope Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
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World Resources Institute Mixed Forest Evergreen Needleleaf Forest Evegreen Broadleaf Forest Deciduous Needleleaf Forest Deciduous Broadleaf Forest Savanna Shrubland/Grassland Shrubland Grassland Cropland/Woodland Cropland/Grassland Irrigated Cropland Dry Cropland & Pasture Target States: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Step 1. Scope: south India
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World Resources Institute 2. Identify priority ecosystem services 1. Select the scope Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
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3. Analyze trends in priority services 2. Identify priority ecosystem services 1. Select the scope Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
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World Resources Institute Step 3. Trends analysis – Freshwater 1. Condition and trends Draws increasingly unsustainable Quality declining (surface & ground) 2. Direct drivers Dams, tanks and pumps construction Seawater intrusion in groundwater Industrial & urban discharges degrading quality Climate change decreasing water availability 4. Activities of others Industry/cities increasing draws Hydroelectric plants are consumers and suppliers 3. Company activities Seed technology improving efficiency, drought, and saturation tolerance (+) Extension spreading best practices (+) 5. Indirect drivers Subsidies discouraging efficient water use Water user associations, et. al. improving management (+) Gov’t management of protected areas and effluents lacking
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Average daily flow storage capacity by basin Source: Briscoe, John 2006. “Water: Bracing for a Turbulent Future,” World Bank, October, 2005, Washington, DC Step 3. Trends analysis – Water regulation
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World Resources Institute Siltation of the Sriram Sagar Project, Andhra Pradesh Step 3. Trends analysis – Erosion regulation
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World Resources Institute Step 3. Trends analysis – Pollination Kodagu, Kerala
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World Resources Institute 4. Identify business risks and opportunities 3. Analyze trends in priority services 2. Identify priority ecosystem services 1. Select the scope Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
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World Resources Institute Step 4. Risks and opportunities Priority ecosystem service Potential risks Potential opportunities Freshwater Water Regulation Erosion regulation Pest Regulation Pollination
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World Resources Institute Step 4. Risks and opportunities Priority ecosystem service Potential risks Potential opportunities Freshwater Irrigation difficulties Develop products that use less water, are drought-tolerant, and reduce erosion. Water Regulation Erosion regulation Loss of topsoil Pest Regulation Increasing pest populations reducing yields Offer Integrated Pest Management product packages and services Pollination Declining pollinator populations reducing yields Sell native seed mixes, offer pollinator stewardship assistance through extension services
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World Resources Institute 5. Develop strategies 4. Identify business risks and opportunities 3. Analyze trends in priority services 2. Identify priority ecosystem services 1. Select the scope Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
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World Resources Institute Step 5. Categories of strategies Internal changes Sector or stakeholder engagement Policy-maker engagement Operations Product strategy Market strategy Procurement strategy Land management Etc. Industry peer collaboration Cross-sector collaboration NGO collaboration Transactions with stakeholders Etc. Tax incentives Subsidy reforms Protected areas ZoningEtc.
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World Resources Institute Step 5: Strategies Invest in— Ecosystem services data Pollination projects Extension services
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