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Nature’s Benefits
STABLE FISHERIES
CLEAN BEACHES
HEALTHY SEAFOOD
VIBRANT COASTAL
COMMUNITIES
ABUNDANT WILDLIFE
PROTECTION FROM
STORMS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GOOD JOBS
Multiple services. Not sector by sector.
H e l p p e o p l e u n d e r s ta n d b e n e f i t s f r o m n a t u r e U s e t h a t u n d e r s ta n d i n g to i n fo r m d e c i s i o n s
Our Mission
1. Science: Develop new ES research and tools
2. Evidence: Demonstrate viability of ecosystem service approaches globally
3. Influence: Engage with leaders to advance policy change
Diverse Team
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• e c o l o g i s t s • o c e a n o g r a p h e r • f i s h e r i e s s c i e n t i s t • c o a s t a l e n g i n e e r s • h y d r o l o g i s t s
• g e o g r a p h e r s • c o m p u t e r s c i e n t i s t s • p o l i c y & c o m m u n i c a t i o n s p e c i a l i s t s • e c o n o m i s t s
InVEST • Multiple services and biodiversity • Scenario-based analysis • Biophysical and economic currencies • Applicable globally with minimal data
It’s free & open source! http://natura lcapita lproject .org
Harvested Biomass
Landed Biomass
Visitation Rate
Avoided Area
Recreation
Fishery
Aquaculture
Coastal Protection
Habitat type
Species distribution
Bathymetry & Topography
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Carbon Carbon
Sequestered
Oceanography
Value of carbon
sequestered
Expenditures due to
recreation activity
Net present
value of
finfish and
shellfish
Value of avoided damages Habitat
Risk
Water Quality
Population density
Property values
Aquaculture operation costs
BIO-PHYSICAL
Demographics
TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS
ES Values/ Human well-being
(examples)
Ecosystem state – function - service (examples)
Input Data Scenario
Inputs
• Demographic
• Socio- economic
• Institutional information
• Policies
Conceptual Approach
Climate regulation
Clean Beaches
Food security
& nutrition
Shelter
W e l l - b e i n g m e t r i c s
M O N E Y H E A L T H S E C U R I T Y H A P P I N E S S * S E R V I C E S H E D
*changes in flow and distribution of well-being
B i o p h y s i c a l U n i t s
M o n e t a r y U n i t s
What Exactly Are We Visualizing?
Harvested Biomass
Landed Biomass
Visitation Rate
Avoided Area
Carbon Sequestered
Value of carbon
sequestered
Expenditures due to recreation
activity
Net present value of
finfish and shellfish
Value of avoided damages
Marine & Terrestrial Ecosystem Services
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Coastal Protection
Recreation
Wave Energy
Carbon Sequestration
Habitat Quality
Aesthetic Quality
Water Quality
Water purification
Sediment retention
Crop pollination
Hydropower
Agricultural prod’n
Irrigation water
NTFPs Flood control
Commercial timber
A Tiered Approach
Low Model Complexity
Local, fine
Global, coarse
High
InVEST
0 1 2
• simple parameterization • designed for data-limited areas • easy to apply • first-cut estimates
• complex process-based models • designed for data-rich areas • substantial time to apply • more reliable and refined estimates
Data Availability
Different Decision-Contexts
Decision Context Geography
Spatial Planning Tanzania, Indonesia, British Columbia,
Hawaii, China, Belize
Ecosystem-based management (terrestrial-marine links)
USA (Puget Sound, Galveston & Chesapeake Bays)
Climate adaptation USA (Galveston & Monterey Bays)
Payments for ecosystem services Colombia (water funds), Indonesia
(REDD), Borneo, Tanzania
Impact assessment, permitting, licensing Colombia (mining)
Multilateral development bank investments
World Bank in Malawi
Corporate strategy Lafarge in Michigan, USA