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January 2012

Biophysical Assessment and Monetary Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Scenario Analysis for the Case of Water Purification in Europe

European Commission
This study presents a framework for the valuation of ecosystem services related to conservation policies, both theoretically and practically, in order to make an economic case for the conservation of biodiversity. Theoretically, it is shown that the application of monetary valuation techniques is instrumental to the outcomes of models. Practically, the case study covers the valuation of water purification in the Northern Mediterranean region.
December 2016

Using Ecosystem Service Trade‐offs to Inform Water Conservation Policies and Management Practices

This case study quantifies ecosystem services in several land use scenarios, relative to actual land use change, over a nine-year period. These scenarios were developed in an effort to maintain agricultural production while improving water quality and increasing water quantity in the watershed of the Miyun Reservoir—the only source of surface water currently available for domestic use in Beijing, China.
December 2016

Integrated Valuation of a Nature-based Solution for Water Pollution Control: Highlighting Hidden Benefits

This study assesses multiple benefits (environmental, social, and economic) provided by a multi-purpose green infrastructure (a series of constructed wetlands surrounded by a park) in a peri-urban area and compare it with the alternative grey infrastructure and with the previous situation (a poplar plantation). The study area is located in Gorla Maggiore, a small municipality in northern Italy. A multi-criteria analysis was applied as a basis for integrated valuation.
9 May 2019
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OECD Green Talks Live: Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Enhancing measurability to track progress at global and national level

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
On 9 May (4:00 PM CEST/10:00 AM EDT) the OECD is holding a webinar on "Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Enhancing measurability to track progress at the global and national level".
November 2018

Forests and Water: Valuation and payments for forest ecosystem services

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Forests play an important role in producing and regulating freshwater flows, and forested watersheds are essential for sustaining freshwater supply. Forests and Water: Valuation and payments for forest ecosystem services assesses the governance, design and funding sources of various payments for watershed services (PWS) schemes, and promotes the understanding of a wide range of values related to watershed services of forests and its co-benefits, such as carbon mitigation.
May 2014

South-South trade in renewable energy: a trade flow analysis of selected environmental goods

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

This study analyses trends and opportunities for trade among developing countries (i.e.

September 2010

Paying for Biodiversity: Enhancing the Cost-Effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Biodiversity and ecosystem services provide tangible benefits for society, such as food provisioning, water purification, genetic resources or climate regulation. These services provide critical life support functions and contribute to human health, well being and economic growth.

February 2014

The Value of Forests: Payments for Ecosystem Services in a Green Economy

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) describes the situation where the user of an environmental service, such as water purification, pays the landowners who provide that service.

ESAForD Video - Ecosystem Services Accounting for Development

Environment for Development Initiative (EfD)
The ESAForD project is a seven-country ecosystem service valuation project developed in collaboration with the Environment for Development (EfD) centers in Costa Rica, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, and Sweden. The project aims to contribute to the development of ecosystem service accounting by enhancing the knowledge and empirical experience around valuing ecosystem services.
January 2020

Linking Accounts for EcoSystem Services and Benefits to the Economy Through Bridging (LISBETH)

European Commission (EC)
The acronym LISBETH stands for LInking accounts for ecosystem Services and Benefits to the Economy THrough bridging. This report expands on the concept of LISBETH, which is based on INCA (Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounting) and provides three practical examples to explain its application.

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