Presentations
4-5 Juy 2011
Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Monday, 4 July 2011 | ||
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Name of Presenter | Title | ENG |
Session 1: Opening | ||
Sibylle Vermont | ||
Nick Bertrand | ||
Session 2: Introduction | ||
Paola Deda | Presentation of the background paper | |
Patrick ten Brink | Key relevant findings from “The Economics for Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Rewarding benefits through payments and markets” | |
Joshua Bishop | International Payments for Ecosystem Services | |
Session 3: Valuation of forest ecosystem services / Valuing natural capital | ||
Robert Mavsar | Overview of the importance and valuation of forest goods and services, and the application of compensation payments in the EU | |
Pat Snowdon | Presentation of UK review of valuation studies | |
Lucilla Spini | Valuing the health benefits of forests | |
James Griffiths | How to measure the value of their ecosystems and determine more cost-effective ways of doing business? | |
Session 4: Exchange of experience on exploring towards forest and water-related PES | ||
UNECE Recommendations on PES in Integrated Water Resources Management - Implementing the guidance through pilot projects: | ||
Benjamin Zaqaryan | Armenia | |
Nataliia Zakorchevna | Ukraine | |
Maya Todorova | WWF Danube Carpathian Programme “Promoting PES and other relevant sustainable financing schemes in the Danube river basin” | |
Session 5: Introduction to case studies: overviews | ||
Katia Karousakis | Case study overview from the region | PDF5-Prokofieva |
Irina Prokofieva | Case studies from the Mediterranean region | |
Evan Mercer | United States: overview presentation of forest related PES | |
Tuesday, 5 July 2011 | ||
Session 6: Case Studies | ||
Example of public payment schemes | ||
Petteri Vihervaara | Finnish Forest Conservation Programme METSO | |
Tove Thomasson | Swedish forest conservation Programme KOMET | |
Pat Snowdon | UK case study “from waste to woodlands" | |
Ivana Pesut | Croatia company tax to fund sustainable natural resource management activities | |
Jean Gault | Example of 2 cities securing their water provision through forest management (and agriculture): Munich (Germany), Santa Fe (USA) | |
François-Xavier Nicot | Transboundary project Alpeau | |
Example of a trading scheme | ||
Michele Pisetta | Afforestation with hazelnut plantations in Western Georgia | |
Session 7: Rountable Discussions | ||
moderation by David Huberman IUCN | ||
Session 8: Wrap-up: Expanding PES in the context of a Green Economy | ||
Nick Bertrand, UNEP | What role do and can PES play for facilitating the transition to a green economy? | |
Sibylle Vermont | The road ahead | |
