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The costs of pricing nature: The implications of payment for ecosystem services in Europe Bethany Squire & Alexandra Bosbeer Quaker Council for European
The costs of pricing nature: The implications of payment for
ecosystem services in Europe Bethany Squire & Alexandra Bosbeer
Quaker Council for European Affairs
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Outline 1.Problem: Trends in ecosystem change in Europe 2.One
solution: Overview of EU initiatives in payment for ecosystem
services (PES) 3.Does it work? Main concerns 4.What to do? Other
solutions Quaker Council for European Affairs [email protected]
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Source: European Environment Agency 2000 - 2006 Quaker Council
for European Affairs [email protected]
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Degraded ecosystem services Service Agro- ecosystems Fores t
Grass- land Heath/ scrubWetlands Lakes and rivers Crops/timbermixed
Livestock Wild foodsdegraded Water Genetic Pollination Climate
regulation Pest regulation Erosion regulation Water
regulationenhanced Recreation Aesthetic Status 1990-2010, based on
EEA 2010 (Rubicode)
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Alien species increasing Source: European Environment Agency
Quaker Council for European Affairs [email protected]
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EU initiatives: Soils and water Quaker Council for European
Affairs [email protected]
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Biodiversity Targets 2010 : halt the loss of biodiversity 2020
: halt the loss of biodiversity Target 2: Maintain and restore
ecosystems and their services: Member States to map and assess
state of ecosystems and services by 2014, assess the economic value
of such services, &, by 2020, promote integration of these
values into accounting at EU & national levels. Quaker Council
for European Affairs [email protected]
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Weaknesses Provisioning services easiest to value Integration:
CAP and CFP Market is not amenable to reflecting complexities
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Case study: Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Left to market
demand assumed 2005 = 40 2013= 4 Managing emissions credits =
fast-growing sector of financial services Halting emission of CO 2
=> secondary objective Quaker Council for European Affairs
[email protected]
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Problems & opportunities Market public interest Business as
usual Exacerbating scarcity to maximize profits Behavioural
economics Social justice issues Exporting land demand Human
well-being Quaker Council for European Affairs [email protected]
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Potential solutions Raising awareness of values vs valuing
Public decision-making Wider picture Non-provisioning services
Mainstreaming Combination of methods: regulation and pricing Quaker
Council for European Affairs [email protected]
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