A future task in good hands

- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation -

Katharina Dietrich Division I 2.1: Legal Affairs, Economics and Ecologically Sound Regional Development

8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation

Berlin, Germany | 17-19 June 2015

Natural Capital Germany - TEEB DE: Ecosystem Services in the City -

Protecting Health and Enhancing Quality of Life Contents & Processes

Photo: Lennart Kümper-Schlake Photo: Alice Schröder Photo : Jens Schiller

Natural Capital Germany - TEEB DE

Awareness Raising - collect evidence on social and economic importance of ecosystem

goods and services

Promoting Good Practice - stimulate mutual learning via case studies of biodiversity conservation

and ecosystem management

Connecting People - facilitate knowledge exchange between science & policy

Showcase the Benefits of ES-concept - mainstream ES-concept in policy sectors other than nature

conservation

TEEB Germany is neither a national ecosystem service assessment nor a

comprehensive economic valuation study

Objectives &

expectations

TEEB DE:

Approach

TEEB DE:

Report on ES in

the City

Increase acceptance for biodiversity policy and enhance accounting

for biodiversity and ES in legislation, planning, programs and projects

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TEEB DE: Project structure Coordination- Exchange - Reports

Input Input Input Input Input Input Input Input Input

Workshops – Call for Evidence – BfN-projects – Expert Network – etc.

Report 1 co-ordinator

Natural Capital and

Climate Policy –

Synergies &Conflicts

Report 2 co-ordinator

Report 3 co-ordinator

Synthesis Report

Natural Capital Germany: New

Policy options - A synthesis

Peer review

Capturing the

Values of Ecosystem Services in Rural Areas

Introduction brochure

The value of nature for

economy and society

Study leader and scientific co-ordination team

Co-ordination group Advisory Committee/

Ambassadors Project Advisory Group (PAG)

ES in the city – protecting health and enhancing

quality of life Business brochure

The

Businesses perspective

2012 2017

TEEB DE:

Open Architecture - Challenges

Report Coordinator & Author Teams

each report coordinated by distinguished experts;

multidisciplinary, independent author teams contributing voluntarily

broad legitimacy vs. efficient process (hard to pursue the

timetable)

scientific independence vs. general aim of TEEB DE

Development & Mainstreaming of TEEB DE reports

community building, workshops, evaluation etc.

report coordinators, authors, advisory committee & ambassadors,

project advisory group (PAG)

reaching stakeholders beyond nature conservation turns

out to be difficult

valuation focus vs. integration of ecosystem service values in

decision making and policy instruments

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Objectives &

expectations

TEEB DE:

Approach

TEEB DE:

Report on ES in

the City

TEEB DE: Report on ES in the City

Report on Ecosystem Services in the City

- Protecting Health and Enhancing Quality of Life

Why Cities?

urban nature and ES are not adequately accounted for

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EXAMPLE: Leipzig (2012)

Municipal Assets 3.9 bn €

- undeveloped property and equivalent rights

(grasslands, fields, forests, woods, waters…)

196.5 bn €

~ 5 %

→ production costs only

→ no ES benefits calculated

Berlin, 18 June 2015, 8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation –Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE, by K. Dietrich, BfN

Objectives &

expectations

TEEB DE:

Approach

TEEB DE:

Report on ES in

the City

TEEB DE – Cities: Contents

Slide 6 of 9

Valuation of Urban ES (qualitative & quantitative

approaches of economic,

ecologic, social sciences)

Supply by Urban Nature (drinking water, food, wood)

Nature Experience and

Environmental

Education

Implementation Approaches & Recommendations (provide information, participation, planning, incentives)

Urban Nature Enhances

Good Living Conditions (climate, air, soils, water)

Urban Nature as

Locational Factor (property values, economy)

Report Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ingo Kowarik

(TU Berlin)

Environmental Justice

Short Report

for Politicians Scientific Report

Urban Nature Promotes

Social Cohesion and

Health

Berlin, 18 June 2015, 8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation –Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE, by K. Dietrich, BfN

TEEB DE – Cities: Process

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BfN

UFZ

Work-shops

Kick-off

Compilation by Authors & Report Coordinator

Internal Review

TU Berlin

BMUB

ToA

LA TU

Berlin

UFZ External Experts

Launch

External Review

TEEB DE

City Team

LA: Leading Author ToA: Teams of Authors

TU: Technical University

2013 2016

Work-shops

Scientific Report

Berlin, 18 June 2015, 8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation –Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE, by K. Dietrich, BfN

Objectives &

expectations

TEEB DE:

Approach

TEEB DE:

Report on ES in

the City

Scientific Report

TEEB DE – Cities: Process

Slide 7 of 9

BfN

UFZ

Work-shops

Kick-off

Compilation by Authors & Report Coordinator

Internal Review

TU Berlin

BMUB

ToA

LA TU

Berlin

UFZ External Experts

AllianceMfB

Launch

External Review

TEEB DE

City Team

LA: Leading Author ToA: Teams of Authors

TU: Technical University MfB: Municipalities for Biodiversity

2013 2016

Work-shops

Berlin, 18 June 2015, 8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation –Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE, by K. Dietrich, BfN

Objectives &

expectations

TEEB DE:

Approach

TEEB DE:

Report on ES in

the City

TEEB DE – Cities: Next Steps

Scientific Report

external review closed

revision starting now

Short Report for Policy Makers

draft outline based on scientific report

compilation starting in summer 2015

Launch

spring 2016

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Photo: Andreas Huth

Photo: Alice Schröder

Berlin, 18 June 2015, 8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation –Natural Capital Germany – TEEB DE, by K. Dietrich, BfN

Objectives &

expectations

TEEB DE:

Approach

TEEB DE:

Report on ES in

the City

A future task in good hands A future task in good hands

- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation -

Katharina Dietrich Division I 2.1: Legal Affairs, Economics and Ecologically Sound Regional Development

8th Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation

Berlin, Germany | 17-19 June 2015

Thank you

for your kind attention!

谢谢

Photo: Lennart Kümper-Schlake Photo: Alice Schröder Photo : Jens Schiller